公开(公告)号：US07537158B1

公开(公告)日：2009-05-26

申请号：US12145295

申请日：2008-06-24

申请人： Jason A. Cox ,  Pamela A. Nesbitt ,  Lydia M. Do ,  Lisa A. Seacat

发明人： Jason A. Cox ,  Pamela A. Nesbitt ,  Lydia M. Do ,  Lisa A. Seacat

IPC分类号： G06F19/00

CPC分类号： G06F17/50 ,  G06Q30/0603

摘要： A method for identifying product compatibility comprises retrieving product information for a plurality of products, the plurality of products, storing the product information for the plurality of products on at least one of a first storage device and a second storage device, identifying a first product and a second product as members of a collection of compatible products, aggregating the design codes of each of the members of the collection of compatible products, creating a collection code for the collection of compatible products, assigning the collection code to all members of the collection of compatible products, comparing the first product to the second product, determining whether the first product and the second product are members of the collection of compatible products, and providing a result of the determining whether the first product and the second product are members of the collection of compatible products.

摘要翻译： 一种用于识别产品兼容性的方法包括：检索多个产品的产品信息，所述多个产品，将多个产品的产品信息存储在第一存储装置和第二存储装置中的至少一个上，识别第一产品和 作为兼容产品集合的成员的第二个产品，聚合兼容产品集合的每个成员的设计代码，创建收集兼容产品的收集代码，将收集代码分配给收集的所有成员 将第一产品与第二产品进行比较，确定第一产品和第二产品是否是兼容产品的收集的成员，并且提供确定第一产品和第二产品是否是收集品的结果 的兼容产品。

公开(公告)号：US08228170B2

公开(公告)日：2012-07-24

申请号：US11971943

申请日：2008-01-10

申请人： Lydia M. Do ,  Pamela A. Nesbitt ,  Lisa A. Seacat

发明人： Lydia M. Do ,  Pamela A. Nesbitt ,  Lisa A. Seacat

IPC分类号： G08B5/22 ,  H04Q5/22 ,  H03K17/94 ,  G01J5/02

CPC分类号： G06F17/30879

摘要： Mechanisms are provided for identifying an object placed on a clear surface. An indication is received that an object has been placed on the surface. A plurality of physical characteristics are identified that are associated with the object. Using the plurality of physical characteristics, a data structure is searched to determine the existence of a single object with physical characteristics that matches the plurality of physical characteristics. Responsive to a match, a determination is made as to whether the single object has an associated presentation. Responsive to an existence of the associated presentation, the associated presentation is presented to a user through the clear surface on which the object has been placed.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于识别放置在透明表面上的物体的机构。 接收到一个对象已被放置在表面上的指示。 识别与对象相关联的多个物理特征。 使用多个物理特征，搜索数据结构以确定具有与多个物理特性匹配的物理特性的单个对象的存在。 响应于匹配，确定单个对象是否具有相关联的呈现。 响应于相关呈现的存在，相关联的呈现通过已放置对象的清晰表面呈现给用户。

公开(公告)号：US08149241B2

公开(公告)日：2012-04-03

申请号：US11953699

申请日：2007-12-10

申请人： Lydia M. Do ,  Pamela A. Nesbitt ,  Lisa A. Seacat

发明人： Lydia M. Do ,  Pamela A. Nesbitt ,  Lisa A. Seacat

IPC分类号： G06T13/00

CPC分类号： A63F13/42 ,  A63F13/12 ,  A63F13/79 ,  A63F2300/537 ,  A63F2300/5553 ,  A63F2300/65

摘要： Systems are disclosed herein that allow a participant to be associated with an avatar and receive a transmission from the participant in response to a participant activated transmission. The transmission can include a participant selectable and time delayed mood and/or activity command which can be associated with a user configurable command to avatar activity conversion table. The associated avatar activity table can provide control signal to the VU system controlling the participant's avatar for extended time periods, where the activity commands allow the avatar to exhibit a mood and to conduct an activity. The preconfigured time controlled activity commands allow the user to control their avatar without being actively engaged in a session with a virtual universe client or logged on and the control configuration can be set up such that a single mood/activity control signal can initiate moods and activities that occur over an extended period of time.

摘要翻译： 本文公开了允许参与者与化身相关联并且响应于参与者激活的传输从参与者接收传输的系统。 传输可以包括参与者可选择的和时间延迟的心情和/或活动命令，其可以与用户可配置的命令相关联到化身活动转换表。 相关联的化身活动表可以向控制参与者的头像的VU系统提供控制信号，延长的时间段，其中活动命令允许化身呈现心情并进行活动。 预配置的时间控制活动命令允许用户控制他们的头像，而不主动参与与虚拟宇宙客户端的会话或登录，并且可以设置控制配置，使得单个心情/活动控制信号可以启动情绪和活动 发生在一段较长的时间内。

公开(公告)号：US20090213067A1

公开(公告)日：2009-08-27

申请号：US12035428

申请日：2008-02-21

申请人： Lydia M. Do ,  Steven M. Miller ,  Pamela A. Nesbitt ,  Lisa A. Seacat

发明人： Lydia M. Do ,  Steven M. Miller ,  Pamela A. Nesbitt ,  Lisa A. Seacat

IPC分类号： G09G5/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/017 ,  G06F3/0421 ,  G06F3/043 ,  G06F3/04883

摘要： Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to user interfaces and provide a novel and non-obvious system for interacting with a computer via a projected image. In one embodiment of the invention, the system includes a projector for generating a projected image onto a surface, wherein the projected image corresponds to a first image on a display of the computer. The system further includes a sensor for sensing a human interaction with the projected image and generating a first information representing the human interaction and a transmitter for transmitting the first information to the computer. The system further includes a program on the computer that receives the first information and translates it into a second information representing a human interaction with the first image.

摘要翻译： 本发明的实施例解决了与用户界面有关的技术缺陷，并且提供了一种用于经由投影图像与计算机进行交互的新型且非显而易见的系统。 在本发明的一个实施例中，该系统包括用于在表面上生成投影图像的投影仪，其中投影图像对应于计算机的显示器上的第一图像。 该系统还包括用于感测与投影图像的人类交互并产生表示人类交互的第一信息的传感器，以及用于将第一信息发送到计算机的发射器。 系统还包括计算机上接收第一信息并将其转换成代表与第一图像的人交互的第二信息的程序。

公开(公告)号：US20090160780A1

公开(公告)日：2009-06-25

申请号：US11962346

申请日：2007-12-21

申请人： NICOLE M. ARNOLD ,  Lydia M. Do ,  Pamela A. Nesbitt ,  Lisa A. Seacat

发明人： NICOLE M. ARNOLD ,  Lydia M. Do ,  Pamela A. Nesbitt ,  Lisa A. Seacat

IPC分类号： G06F3/041

CPC分类号： G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0418

摘要： A method, system, and computer program product for determining a level of cleanliness of a multi-touch screen display, characterizing objects that make contact with the screen, and initiating a specific maintenance action on the screen, based on screen cleanliness and the object(s) characterization(s). A screen diagnostic and maintenance (SDM) utility initiates a number of procedures to determine the type of object(s) and a set of characteristics of object(s) that make contact with the touch screen. Based on the results of the procedures, the SDM utility characterizes/identifies the object(s). In addition, the SDM utility initiates maintenance screen check(s) based on information stored in maintenance configuration file(s). Based on the results of the maintenance check(s), configuration file(s) data and type and characterization of the object(s) that have made contact with the screen, the SDM utility determines the type of maintenance that is performed and the timing/schedule of the maintenance action(s).

摘要翻译： 一种用于确定多触摸屏显示器的清洁度的方法，系统和计算机程序产品，表征与屏幕接触的对象，以及基于屏幕清洁度和对象（在屏幕上启动特定维护动作） s）表征。 屏幕诊断和维护（SDM）实用程序启动许多程序来确定与触摸屏接触的对象的类型和对象的一组特征。 根据程序的结果，SDM实用程序表征/识别对象。 此外，SDM实用程序根据存储在维护配置文件中的信息启动维护屏幕检查。 根据与屏幕接触的维护检查，配置文件数据和对象的类型和特征，SDM实用程序确定执行的维护类型和时间 /维护行动的时间表。

公开(公告)号：US20090091539A1

公开(公告)日：2009-04-09

申请号：US11868766

申请日：2007-10-08

申请人： Lydia M. Do ,  Pamela A. Nesbitt ,  Lisa A. Seacat

发明人： Lydia M. Do ,  Pamela A. Nesbitt ,  Lisa A. Seacat

IPC分类号： G06F3/041

CPC分类号： G06F1/1632 ,  G06F3/0425 ,  G06F3/04883 ,  G06F3/04886 ,  G06F2203/04109

摘要： Methods, apparatus, and products are disclosed for sending a document for display to a user of a surface computer, the surface computer comprising a surface, surface computer capable receiving multi-touch input through the surface and rendering display output on the surface, that include: registering at least two users with the surface computer, the users including a sender and a receiver; allocating to each registered user a portion of the surface for interaction between the registered user and the surface computer; receiving, from the sender, a user selection specifying a document; receiving, from the sender, a sending instruction to send the selected document to the receiver for display; and rendering, in response to receiving the sending instruction, contents of the selected document on the receiver's allocated portion of the surface.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于向表面计算机的用户发送用于显示的文档的方法，装置和产品，所述表面计算机包括能够通过表面接收多点触摸输入并且在表面上渲染显示输出的表面计算机，其包括 ：表面计算机至少注册两个用户，用户包括发送者和接收者; 向每个注册用户分配表面的一部分用于注册用户和表面计算机之间的交互; 从发送者接收指定文档的用户选择; 从发送方接收发送指令以将所选择的文档发送到接收者进行显示; 以及响应于接收到所述发送指令，在所述接收机的所述表面的分配部分上呈现所选择的文档的内容。

公开(公告)号：US09134904B2

公开(公告)日：2015-09-15

申请号：US11868474

申请日：2007-10-06

申请人： Lydia M. Do ,  Pamela A. Nesbitt ,  Lisa A. Seacat

发明人： Lydia M. Do ,  Pamela A. Nesbitt ,  Lisa A. Seacat

IPC分类号： G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06Q10/10

CPC分类号： G06F3/04886 ,  G06Q10/10

摘要： Methods, apparatus, and products are disclosed for displaying documents to a plurality of users of a surface computer, the surface computer comprising a surface, surface computer capable of receiving multi-touch input through the surface and rendering display output on the surface, that include: registering a plurality of users with the surface computer, the plurality of users including a moderator and a plurality of participants; assigning, to each registered user, a portion of the surface for interaction between that registered user and the surface computer; selecting, by the moderator for sharing with the plurality of participants, a document stored in the surface computer; rendering contents of the document on the moderator's assigned portion of the surface; and rendering the contents of the document on each of the participants' portions of the surface.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于向表面计算机的多个用户显示文档的方法，装置和产品，所述表面计算机包括能够通过表面接收多点触摸输入并在表面上呈现显示输出的表面计算机，其包括 ：表面计算机注册多个用户，所述多个用户包括主持人和多个参与者; 向每个注册用户分配用于在该注册用户和表面计算机之间交互的表面的一部分; 由所述主持人选择与所述多个参与者共享存储在所述表面计算机中的文档; 将文档的内容呈现在主持人指定的表面部分; 以及在表面的每个参与者的部分上呈现文档的内容。

公开(公告)号：US20090109180A1

公开(公告)日：2009-04-30

申请号：US11924461

申请日：2007-10-25

申请人： Lydia M. Do ,  Pamela A. Nesbitt ,  Lisa A. Seacat

发明人： Lydia M. Do ,  Pamela A. Nesbitt ,  Lisa A. Seacat

IPC分类号： G06F3/041

CPC分类号： G06F21/35 ,  G06F3/0416 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F21/31 ,  G06F21/32

摘要： Arrangements to identify, in some form, multiple participants by an interactive surface system utilizing multi-touch technology are disclosed. The interactive surface system could identify authorize and allocate space on a surface for a participant based on identifying at least one attribute of the participant such as an object associated with the participant. The method can include searching for a first distinctive attribute of the entity and assigning an identifier to the attribute and storing the identifier for future use the operating the interactive surface based on the participant's identity and location. Other embodiments are also disclosed.

摘要翻译： 公开了通过利用多点触摸技术的交互式表面系统来以某种形式识别多个参与者的安排。 交互式表面系统可以基于识别参与者的至少一个属性（例如与参与者相关联的对象）来识别参与者的表面上的授权和分配空间。 该方法可以包括搜索实体的第一个不同属性，并为该属性分配一个标识符，并存储该标识符以供将来使用，基于参与者的身份和位置来操作交互式表面。 还公开了其他实施例。

公开(公告)号：US08719920B2

公开(公告)日：2014-05-06

申请号：US11924461

申请日：2007-10-25

申请人： Lydia M. Do ,  Pamela A. Nesbitt ,  Lisa A. Seacat

发明人： Lydia M. Do ,  Pamela A. Nesbitt ,  Lisa A. Seacat

IPC分类号： G06F21/00 ,  H04L9/32 ,  G06F21/35 ,  G06F3/0488

CPC分类号： G06F21/35 ,  G06F3/0416 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F21/31 ,  G06F21/32

摘要： Arrangements to identify, in some form, multiple participants by an interactive surface system utilizing multi-touch technology are disclosed. The interactive surface system could identify, authorize, and allocate space on a surface for a participant based on identifying at least one attribute of the participant such as an object associated with the participant. The method can include searching for a first distinctive attribute of the participant, assigning an identifier to the attribute, and storing the identifier for future use. Other embodiments are also disclosed.

摘要翻译： 公开了通过利用多点触摸技术的交互式表面系统来以某种形式识别多个参与者的安排。 交互式表面系统可以基于识别与参与者相关联的对象的至少一个属性来识别，授权和分配参与者的表面上的空间。 该方法可以包括搜索参与者的第一个不同属性，为该属性分配一个标识符，并存储该标识符以备将来使用。 还公开了其他实施例。

公开(公告)号：US08525796B2

公开(公告)日：2013-09-03

申请号：US11962346

申请日：2007-12-21

申请人： Nicole M. Arnold ,  Lydia M. Do ,  Pamela A. Nesbitt ,  Lisa A. Seacat

发明人： Nicole M. Arnold ,  Lydia M. Do ,  Pamela A. Nesbitt ,  Lisa A. Seacat

IPC分类号： G06F3/041

CPC分类号： G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0418

摘要： A method, system, and computer program product for determining a level of cleanliness of a multi-touch screen display, characterizing objects that make contact with the screen, and initiating a specific maintenance action on the screen, based on screen cleanliness and the object(s) characterization(s). A screen diagnostic and maintenance (SDM) utility initiates a number of procedures to determine the type of object(s) and a set of characteristics of object(s) that make contact with the touch screen. Based on the results of the procedures, the SDM utility characterizes/identifies the object(s). In addition, the SDM utility initiates maintenance screen check(s) based on information stored in maintenance configuration file(s). Based on the results of the maintenance check(s), configuration file(s) data and type and characterization of the object(s) that have made contact with the screen, the SDM utility determines the type of maintenance that is performed and the timing/schedule of the maintenance action(s).