Method and system for providing a peripheral service to a host computing device
    1.
    发明授权
    Method and system for providing a peripheral service to a host computing device 有权
    用于向主机计算设备提供外围服务的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US07043572B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-05-09

    申请号:US10456406

    申请日:2003-06-06

    IPC分类号: G06F13/00

    CPC分类号: H04L67/125

    摘要: Disclosed is a method for one computing device (the “provider”) to provide peripheral services to another device (the “host”). A user directly runs the host. The host accesses the provider as if the provider were a set of peripheral devices attached to the host. In this way, the host and provider become, in effect, one device with the combined capabilities of both devices. The provider switches between two modes: In standalone mode, the provider acts as an individual device; upon switching to auxiliary mode, the provider provides peripheral services to the host but can still run applications and present an input/output interface to its own user. When the peripheral device provided to the host is a display screen, the host can map the provided screen into the host's own video memory, thus hiding implementation details from applications that use the screens. One device can simultaneously act as provider and host.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于一个计算设备(“提供商”)向另一设备(“主机”)提供外设服务的方法。 用户直接运行主机。 主机访问提供商,就像提供者是连接到主机的一组外围设备一样。 以这种方式,主机和提供商实际上成为具有两个设备的组合能力的一个设备。 提供商在两种模式之间切换:在独立模式下,提供者作为单独的设备; 在切换到辅助模式时,提供商向主机提供外设服务,但仍然可以运行应用程序并向其自己的用户呈现输入/输出接口。 当提供给主机的外围设备是显示屏幕时,主机可以将提供的屏幕映射到主机自己的视频存储器中,从而隐藏来自使用屏幕的应用的实现细节。 一个设备可以同时充当提供商和主机。

    Method and system for phone-number discovery and phone-number authentication for mobile communications devices
    2.
    发明授权
    Method and system for phone-number discovery and phone-number authentication for mobile communications devices 有权
    用于移动通信设备的电话号码发现和电话号码认证的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US07610056B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-10-27

    申请号:US11732508

    申请日:2007-04-02

    IPC分类号: H04W4/00 H04M1/66

    摘要: Methods and systems by which a client application program running on a mobile communications device can determine the telephone number associated with the mobile device and communicate the telephone number to a remote computing entity in a secure and verifiable fashion are presented herein. In one embodiment, a client application program running on a mobile device sends an SMS message to a remote server, allowing the remote server to determine the telephone number associated with the mobile device and return the determined number to the client application program in a SMS response message. A client application program running on a mobile device may also prove to a remote computing entity that the program is running on the device. The client program and remote entity may exchange information in SMS messages, and the client program may transmit information obtained from the remote entity to the remote server via WAP-based communications.

    摘要翻译: 这里呈现了在移动通信设备上运行的客户端应用程序可以确定与移动设备相关联并且以安全和可验证的方式将电话号码传送到远程计算实体的方法和系统。 在一个实施例中,在移动设备上运行的客户端应用程序向远程服务器发送SMS消息,允许远程服务器确定与移动设备相关联的电话号码,并将确定的号码以SMS响应返回给客户端应用程序 信息。 在移动设备上运行的客户端应用程序也可向远程计算实体证明该程序正在该设备上运行。 客户机程序和远程实体可以在SMS消息中交换信息,并且客户端程序可以通过基于WAP的通信将从远程实体获得的信息发送到远程服务器。

    System and method for allowing a user to opt for automatic or selectively sending of media
    3.
    发明授权
    System and method for allowing a user to opt for automatic or selectively sending of media 有权
    允许用户选择自动或选择性地发送媒体的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US09049243B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-06-02

    申请号:US12569313

    申请日:2009-09-29

    摘要: The present invention is directed to a system and method which allows for the seamless integration of the sending mechanism with the media acquiring mechanism of a portable device. In this manner the end-user has instant access to media sharing with complete control over how the media is shared. This integration is accomplished by presenting to the user a series of screens that are available directly from the media creation applications (e.g. cameras or audio recorders) and media viewing applications (e.g. photo galleries or screen savers) on the device. When a photo (or other media) is captured or viewed, a series of pre-established processing options, including on-device uses for the media, internet services and accounts, email addresses and/or phone numbers to which the media can be sent are presented to the user. Some options require no further user interaction. Defaults are also available which require no user interaction at all, combining together the manual selection of certain processing options or destinations with the automatic selection of other processing options or destinations. Thus, the sending process becomes essentially a selection process allowing the user to override defaults by either selecting from choices tailored to the user including already known address information of potential recipients or to allow the media to be automatically sent to a previously identified location according to the current “default” user preferences. In the situation where a new address or phone number is desired, the user can add such information in a simple and straight-forward manner.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及允许发送机构与便携式设备的媒体获取机构的无缝集成的系统和方法。 以这种方式,最终用户可以即时访问媒体共享,并完全控制媒体如何共享。 通过向用户呈现可从设备上的媒体创建应用(例如,照相机或音频记录器)和媒体查看应用(例如照片画廊或屏幕保护程序)直接获得的一系列屏幕来实现该集成。 当拍摄或观看照片(或其他媒体)时,可以一系列预先建立的处理选项,包括用于媒体,互联网服务和帐户的设备使用,电子邮件地址和/或电话号码,媒体可以向其发送 被呈现给用户。 一些选项不需要进一步的用户交互。 还可以使用默认值,根本不需要用户交互,将某些处理选项或目的地的手动选择与自动选择其他处理选项或目的地组合在一起。 因此,发送过程基本上是选择过程,允许用户通过从针对用户的定制的选择中选择包括潜在接收者的已知地址信息来选择默认值,或允许媒体根据所述的方式自动发送到先前识别的位置 当前的“默认”用户首选项。 在需要新的地址或电话号码的情况下,用户可以以简单且直接的方式添加这些信息。

    System and method for managing media files
    5.
    发明授权
    System and method for managing media files 有权
    用于管理媒体文件的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US09424270B1

    公开(公告)日:2016-08-23

    申请号:US12785061

    申请日:2010-05-21

    IPC分类号: G06F17/30

    摘要: Systems and methods are presented which allow a user's device to accept media from a variety of sources, process those media items based on their characteristics, and deliver the captured media to a pre-established variety of diverse locations with minimal or no user interaction. These systems and methods can also make media items available to a plurality of internet web sites without actually creating and delivering copies of files. In one embodiment, the diverse locations can each have individual delivery protocols (for example, login and formats) and when a number of media are available at the user's device for delivery to storage locations the media can be delivered to pre-established locations with a single user command without regard to the individual location delivery requirements. In another embodiment, processing, delivery, and access to new media items is handled automatically based on pre-established criteria and analysis of the data and metadata of the media items themselves. While unobtrusive user feedback is displayed during media processing, no user attention or intervention is required as long as no changes to the default settings are desired.

    摘要翻译: 呈现了系统和方法,其允许用户的设备接受来自各种来源的媒体,基于其特征来处理这些媒体项目,并且通过最少或没有用户交互将捕获的媒体传送到预先建立的各种不同的位置。 这些系统和方法还可以使媒体项可用于多个互联网网站,而不实际地创建和传送文件的副本。 在一个实施例中,不同的位置可以各自具有单独的递送协议(例如,登录和格式),并且当用户设备上有多个媒体可用于传送到存储位置时,媒体可以被传送到预先建立的位置 单用户命令,不考虑个别位置传送要求。 在另一个实施例中,基于预先建立的标准和媒体项目本身的数据和元数据的分析来自动处理对新媒体项目的处理,传送和访问。 虽然媒体处理期间显示不明显的用户反馈,但只要不需要更改默认设置,就不需要用户关注或干预。

    System and method for automatic transfer of data from one device to another

    公开(公告)号:US09009265B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-04-14

    申请号:US11877845

    申请日:2007-10-24

    摘要: The present invention is directed to a system and method which allows for the transfer of data captured by one device to be processed and moved to another location in accordance with pre-established criteria without requiring user interaction at the time of data capture. In one embodiment, images from a camera-equipped phone are transferred to a personal computer through a file server in accordance with pre-established guidelines. The camera-equipped phone generates a digital image, for example by taking a digital photo with a built-in or attached camera, and transmits the digital image over a standard wireless network, for example the cellular GSM/GPRS network, to a file server. The file server receives the digital data from the camera-equipped phone and forwards the data to a pre-identified location, such as the user's personal computer (or to an image processing facility) through the Internet. In one embodiment, the incoming data to the user's PC is directed to specific applications as opposed to simply storing the data in a storage location. In other embodiments, the intermediate server interprets the data and redirects both the location to which the data is delivered as well as the function to be performed on the data at the redirected location.

    Methods and systems for internet distribution of aggregated media actions

    公开(公告)号:US09760916B1

    公开(公告)日:2017-09-12

    申请号:US12780535

    申请日:2010-05-14

    IPC分类号: G06Q30/06

    摘要: One aspect of the concepts presented herein is aggregation and presentation of useful actions for digital media in general and photographs in particular, coupled with federated distribution of this collection of media actions such as printing and storing. In one embodiment, code is provided for use on any website such that media content on supported professional websites, amateur blogs, or even the entire Internet, is presented with an expanded and consistent set of options that the viewing user can exercise. With a minor update to the code for a particular website, website owners can offer a full suite of media actions and immediately begin earning revenue generated from the use of these actions. The code is set such that sites that offer media services over the Internet can obtain instant distribution and additional consumers for their services. The code is, in one embodiment, distributed by a service that makes this all possible by allowing for account management, measurement of usage, reporting, and control of the presentation so that the Internet image interface continues to improve in terms of end user benefit thereby increasing revenue for website hosts, content owners, and the service provider (such as printing) company as well.

    Dynamic card system and method
    8.
    发明授权
    Dynamic card system and method 有权
    动态卡系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08062120B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-11-22

    申请号:US11379766

    申请日:2006-04-21

    IPC分类号: A63F1/00

    摘要: A dynamic entertainment playing card having a flexible electronic display and a processor is configured to change state during a card game based on input received by the card during the card game and applied to a set of game rules by the processor. The card display is configured to display changing images on the face of the card during game play according to the changing card state.

    摘要翻译: 具有柔性电子显示器和处理器的动态娱乐扑克牌被配置为基于纸牌游戏期间由卡接收的输入来改变纸牌游戏期间的状态,并且由处理器应用于一组游戏规则。 卡片显示器被配置为根据卡片状态在游戏过程中在卡片的脸部上显示改变的图像。

    System and method for automatic transfer of data from one device to another
    9.
    发明申请
    System and method for automatic transfer of data from one device to another 有权
    将数据从一个设备自动传输到另一个设备的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20090037515A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-02-05

    申请号:US11877845

    申请日:2007-10-24

    IPC分类号: G06F15/163 G06F17/30 H04N5/76

    摘要: The present invention is directed to a system and method which allows for the transfer of data captured by one device to be processed and moved to another location in accordance with pre-established criteria without requiring user interaction at the time of data capture. In one embodiment, images from a camera-equipped phone are transferred to a personal computer through a file server in accordance with pre-established guidelines. The camera-equipped phone generates a digital image, for example by taking a digital photo with a built-in or attached camera, and transmits the digital image over a standard wireless network, for example the cellular GSM/GPRS network, to a file server. The file server receives the digital data from the camera-equipped phone and forwards the data to a pre-identified location, such as the user's personal computer (or to an image processing facility) through the Internet. In one embodiment, the incoming data to the user's PC is directed to specific applications as opposed to simply storing the data in a storage location. In other embodiments, the intermediate server interprets the data and redirects both the location to which the data is delivered as well as the function to be performed on the data at the redirected location.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种系统和方法,其允许根据预先建立的准则将由待处理的一个设备捕获的数据传送到另一个位置,而不需要在数据捕获时进行用户交互。 在一个实施例中,来自配备有相机的电话的图像根据预先建立的指导原则通过文件服务器被传送到个人计算机。 相机配备的手机生成数字图像,例如通过使用内置或连接的相机拍摄数字照片,并通过标准无线网络(例如蜂窝GSM / GPRS网络)将数字图像发送到文件服务器 。 文件服务器从配备有相机的电话接收数字数据,并通过因特网将数据转发到预先识别的位置,例如用户的个人计算机(或图像处理设施)。 在一个实施例中,到用户PC的输入数据被定向到特定应用,而不是简单地将数据存储在存储位置。 在其他实施例中,中间服务器解释数据并重定向数据被传递到的位置以及要在被重定向位置处对数据执行的功能。

    Virtual desktop manager
    10.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US07010755B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-03-07

    申请号:US10117856

    申请日:2002-04-05

    IPC分类号: G06F3/00

    摘要: A method for a user to preview multiple virtual desktops in a graphical user interface is described. The method comprises receiving an indication from a user to preview the multiple virtual desktops and displaying multiple panes on the display. Each pane contains a scaled virtual desktop having dimensions that are proportionally less than the dimensions of a corresponding full-size virtual desktop. Each scaled virtual desktop displays with one or more scaled application windows as shadows if the corresponding full-size virtual desktop has one or more corresponding application windows that are active.