摘要:
Method of, and apparatus for, providing a group query. An Interrogator Process provides an interface to a requesting user and formulates appropriate queries. Queries may be of the form of a single user query, a multiple user query, a group query, or a physical area query. A group is a collection of users who share a common characteristic. This common characteristic may be the same department, the same surname, the same job title, using the same device, executing the same process or application, etc.
摘要:
Objects on a data processing system are provided to a multimedia presentation device for presentation purposes. Each object is provided with one or more attributes. These attributes are registered before the presentation. When an object is selected for presentation, the object is transformed into a presentable format in accordance with its attributes. Such attributes include whether the object is restricted for display, the particular presentation device or devices that will present the object, the types of transforms to be performed on the object to ready the object for presentation, whether the object should be segmented into plural segments and if so, then the manner in which the segments are presented. After the transformation, the object is provided to the appropriate presentation device.
摘要:
A method and apparatus for optical identification an unknown character among a plurality of known characters. Each character is color coded and comprised of at least one geometric feature, a predominate color, and a nonpredominant color. A probability of a first identity among a number known characters for the unknown character is generated in response to an examination of at least one geometric feature of the unknown character is generated. A probability of a second identity among the known characters for the unknown character is generated in response to an examination of the predominate color and nonpredominant color of the unknown character. A predicted identity for the unknown character is then determined utilizing the greater of the probability of the first identity and the probability of the second identity.
摘要:
A method and apparatus for optical identification an unknown character among a plurality of known characters. Each character is color coded and comprised of at least one geometric feature, a predominate color, and a nonpredominant color. A probability of a first identity among a number known characters for the unknown character is generated in response to an examination of at least one geometric feature of the unknown character is generated. A probability of a second identity among the known characters for the unknown character is generated in response to an examination of the predominate color and nonpredominant color of the unknown character. A predicted identity for the unknown character is then determined utilizing the greater of the probability of the first identity and the probability of the second identity.
摘要:
A method and system which permits a user to selectively manipulate a display of a full motion video presentation within a data processing system, wherein the full motion video presentation is comprised of a number of frames containing picture elements arranged in rows and columns. The video presentation frames are sequentially displayed within the data processing system. Thereafter, a region of interest within each of a selected number of the frames of the full motion video presentation are designated. The picture elements contained within the region of interest within each of the selected frames are stored. Then, the picture elements from the region of interest within the plurality of frames may be independently manipulated during a sequential display of the frames of the full motion video presentation within the data processing system, wherein a display of a region of interest within a full motion video presentation may be independently manipulated.
摘要:
A method is disclosed for efficiently transferring documents stored within a data processing system. An identifying reference is created and associated with a particular document within the data processing system, the identifying reference including identifying information and at least a location wherein the document is stored. Thereafter, the identifying reference may be selectively transmitted to selected users. In one embodiment of the present invention an originator of a document may identify a first group of users to receive only the identifying reference and a second group of users to receive the document. Upon the identification of the first and second groups of users, the identifying reference is automatically transmitted to the first group of users while the document is automatically transmitted to the second group of users. The originator of an identifying reference may also assign different levels of access authority to the selected users. The access authority levels are preferably transmitted with the identifying reference. In another embodiment of the present invention, the originator of an identifying reference may also request notification when the intended recipient user accesses a document designated by the identifying reference. This notification requirement is stored with a document and is referred to each time the document is accessed to generate a notification signal. Thereafter, upon access of the document the originator is automatically notified.