Apparatus and method using compressed codes for scheduling broadcast information recording
    92.
    发明授权
    Apparatus and method using compressed codes for scheduling broadcast information recording 有权
    用于调度广播信息记录的压缩码的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07239798B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-07-03

    申请号:US10737347

    申请日:2003-12-16

    IPC分类号: H04N7/00 H04N5/91

    摘要: Digital compressed codes, associated with advertisements enable a user to selectively record additional information, which would be broadcast on a television channel at a later time. The advertisement could be print advertisement or broadcast advertisement on television or radio. The user enters the digital code (I code) associated with an advertisement into a unit with a decoding means which automatically converts the code into CTL (channel, time and length). The unit within a twenty four hour period activates a VCR to record information on the television channel at the right time for the proper length of time. The decoded channel, time and length information can be communicated directly to a VCR and used by the VCR directly to automatically activate the VCR to record a given television information broadcast corresponding to the communicated channel, time and length. Alternately, the channel, time and length information can be decoded directly in a remote control unit and only start record, stop record and channel selection commands sent to the VCR at the appropriate times. Algorithms for decoding the I codes can be a function of time to ensure security of the decoding method. A method is included for use of the I codes with cable channels.

    摘要翻译: 与广告相关联的数字压缩代码使得用户能够选择性地记录将在稍后时间在电视频道上广播的附加信息。 该广告可以是电视或广播上的打印广告或广播广告。 用户将与广告相关联的数字代码(I代码)输入到具有自动将代码转换成CTL(频道,时间和长度)的解码装置的单元中。 二十四小时内的单位激活录像机,以在适当的时间在电视频道上记录适当时间长度的信息。 解码的信道,时间和长度信息可以直接传送到VCR并由VCR直接使用以自动激活VCR以记录对应于所传送的信道的给定电视信息广播,时间和长度。 或者,信道,时间和长度信息可以直接在遥控单元中解码,并且只在合适的时间开始发送到VCR的记录,停止记录和频道选择命令。 用于解码I码的算法可以是确保解码方法的安全性的时间的函数。 包括有线通道使用I代码的方法。

    Internet-based auction method
    93.
    发明授权
    Internet-based auction method 失效
    基于互联网的拍卖方式

    公开(公告)号:US07024376B1

    公开(公告)日:2006-04-04

    申请号:US09607606

    申请日:2000-06-30

    申请人: Henry C. Yuen

    发明人: Henry C. Yuen

    IPC分类号: G06F17/60

    CPC分类号: G06Q30/08 G06Q30/0623

    摘要: A method and system enable users to purchase goods and services at an optimal price using a reverse auction process. The preferred approach incorporates two phases: first, the process determines the most favorable advertised price for the item sought, based on a search and review of multiple vendors offering the item for sale. Second, the process negotiates a sale price lower than the most favorable advertised price by soliciting bids from multiple vendors of the item, where each bid represents an offer for sale of the item at a price lower than the most favorable advertised price. The purchaser selects a bid received from the pool of vendors, and the process generates a purchase order to the vendor corresponding to the selected bid for the item.

    摘要翻译: 一种方法和系统使用户能够使用反向拍卖过程以最优的价格购买商品和服务。 首选方法包括两个阶段:首先,根据对提供该待售项目的多个供应商的搜索和审查,该过程确定所寻求的项目的最佳广告价格。 第二,该过程通过从该项目的多个供应商处索取投标来谈判低于最有利的广告价格的销售价格,其中每个投标代表以低于最优惠广告价格的价格出售该项目的报价。 购买者选择从供应商池接收的出价,并且该过程根据所选项目的出价生成与供应商相对应的采购订单。

    Smart agent based on habit, statistical inference and psycho-demographic profiling
    94.
    发明授权
    Smart agent based on habit, statistical inference and psycho-demographic profiling 有权
    智能代理基于习惯,统计推理和心理人口统计学分析

    公开(公告)号:US07003792B1

    公开(公告)日:2006-02-21

    申请号:US09449887

    申请日:1999-11-30

    申请人: Henry C. Yuen

    发明人: Henry C. Yuen

    IPC分类号: H04N51/995 G06F3/00 G06F13/00

    摘要: A smart agent (SA) is provided which resides locally in a local client device and by iterative means integrates the habit, statistics and psycho-demographic information of a user to infer the user's preferences. The SA may also utilize the preferences to filter information delivered to the local device. The invention further discloses a means of collecting, combining, integrating and inferring information from the user to arrive at a psycho-demographic profile of the user, and a means of utilizing such psycho-demographic profile to select or filter information delivered to the user, thereby achieving targeting. The invention also discloses a means of classifying and identifying the information delivered so that it can be matched, filtered or selected.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种智能代理(SA),其驻留在本地客户端设备中,并且通过迭代方式集成了用户的习惯,统计学和心理人口统计信息来推断用户的偏好。 SA还可以利用偏好来过滤传送到本地设备的信息。 本发明还公开了一种收集,组合,整合和推断来自用户的信息以获得用户的心理人口统计资料的手段,以及利用这种心理人口统计资料来选择或过滤传递给用户的信息的手段, 从而实现定位。 本发明还公开了一种对所传送的信息进行分类和识别以便匹配,过滤或选择的方式。

    Method of adding titles to a directory of television programs recorded
on a video tape
    98.
    发明授权
    Method of adding titles to a directory of television programs recorded on a video tape 失效
    将标题添加到记录在录像带上的电视节目目录的方法

    公开(公告)号:US06125231A

    公开(公告)日:2000-09-26

    申请号:US916618

    申请日:1997-08-22

    摘要: A method for recording on video tape and indexing programs carried by a television signal. The title of some, but not all, of the programs is embedded real time in the television signal. A video tape cassette is loaded in a VCR for recording. A data file corresponding to a plurality of television program listings is stored in memory. The data file includes the channel and start time of each program listing, and the title if available. The program listings are displayed on a video monitor. One of the displayed program listings is selected for recording. The data corresponding to the program listing selected for recording is transferred from the data file to a VCR recording stack so the VCR records the program represented by the program listing selected for recording. A directory of programs recorded on the video tape, including program titles and tape locations, is created. If the title of the program being recorded is embedded real time in the television signal, it is added to the directory as the program title. If the title of the program being recorded is not embedded real time in the television signal, the title from the data file corresponding to the program listing selected for recording is added to the directory as the program title. The tape location of the video tape in the VCR at the beginning of the recording of the program represented by the program listing selected for recording is measured and added to the directory.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于在电视信号携带的录像带和索引节目上进行记录的方法。 一些但不是全部的节目的标题被实时嵌入电视信号。 录像带装载在VCR中用于记录。 对应于多个电视节目列表的数据文件被存储在存储器中。 数据文件包括每个程序列表的通道和开始时间,以及可用的标题。 程序列表显示在视频监视器上。 显示的程序列表之一被选择用于记录。 与所选择的用于记录的程序列表相对应的数据从数据文件传送到VCR记录堆叠,以便VCR记录由选择用于记录的程序列表表示的程序。 创建录制在录像带上的程序目录,包括节目标题和磁带位置。 如果正在录制的节目的标题被实时嵌入电视信号中,则将其作为节目标题添加到目录中。 如果正在记录的节目的标题没有实时地嵌入在电视信号中,则将与所选择的用于记录的节目列表相对应的数据文件的标题作为节目标题添加到目录中。 在由录制节目列表表示的程序记录开始时录像机中录像带的磁带位置被测量并添加到目录中。