公开(公告)号：US07818412B2

公开(公告)日：2010-10-19

申请号：US12147551

申请日：2008-06-27

申请人： Ranier Andreas Krause ,  Eric Horvitz ,  Aman Kansal ,  Feng Zhao

发明人： Ranier Andreas Krause ,  Eric Horvitz ,  Aman Kansal ,  Feng Zhao

IPC分类号： G06F15/16 ,  G06F12/00

CPC分类号： H04W8/22 ,  G06Q10/04 ,  H04L29/08072 ,  H04L41/142 ,  H04L41/147 ,  H04L41/22

摘要： A system that facilitates selecting a sensor from amongst a plurality of sensors from which to request data is described. The system includes a receiver component that receives a value of information for data that corresponds to a segment of a phenomenon model that models a phenomenon. The receiver component also receives user-defined preferences regarding sharing data from at least one sensor. The system further includes a selector component that selects the at least one sensor from amongst a plurality of sensors based at least in part upon the value of information and the preferences. The determination of the value ascribed to sensors may include considerations of the utilitarian benefit of reduction of uncertainty to a population of people.

摘要翻译： 描述了一种有助于从要求数据的多个传感器中选择传感器的系统。 该系统包括接收器组件，该接收器组件接收对应于对现象进行建模的现象模型的段的数据的信息的值。 接收器组件还接收关于从至少一个传感器共享数据的用户定义的偏好。 该系统还包括选择器部件，其至少部分地基于信息和偏好的值从多个传感器中选择至少一个传感器。 确定传感器的价值可能包括考虑到将人们的不确定性降低到功利主义的好处。

公开(公告)号：US07685160B2

公开(公告)日：2010-03-23

申请号：US11191118

申请日：2005-07-27

申请人： Eric Horvitz ,  Corin Ross Anderson

发明人： Eric Horvitz ,  Corin Ross Anderson

IPC分类号： G06F17/00

CPC分类号： G06F17/30873 ,  G06F17/30867 ,  G06Q30/0256 ,  Y10S707/99948

摘要： The present invention relates to a system and methodology to assist users with data access activities and that includes such activities as routine web browsing and/or data access applications. A coalesced display or montage of aggregated information is provided that is focused from a plurality of sources to achieve substantially one-button access to user's desired web or data source information/destinations in order to mitigate efforts in retrieving and viewing such information. Past web or other type data access patterns can be mined to predict future browsing sites or desired access locations. A system is provided that builds personalized web portals for associated users based on models mined from past data access patterns. The portals can provide links to web resources as well as embed content from distal (remote) pages or sites producing a montage of web or other type data content. Automated topic classification is employed to create multiple topic-centric views that can be invoked by a user.

公开(公告)号：US20090327478A1

公开(公告)日：2009-12-31

申请号：US12147551

申请日：2008-06-27

申请人： Rainer Andreas Krause ,  Eric Horvitz ,  Aman Kansal ,  Feng Zhao

发明人： Rainer Andreas Krause ,  Eric Horvitz ,  Aman Kansal ,  Feng Zhao

IPC分类号： G06F15/173

CPC分类号： H04W8/22 ,  G06Q10/04 ,  H04L29/08072 ,  H04L41/142 ,  H04L41/147 ,  H04L41/22

摘要： A system that facilitates selecting a sensor from amongst a plurality of sensors from which to request data is described. The system includes a receiver component that receives a value of information for data that corresponds to a segment of a phenomenon model that models a phenomenon. The receiver component also receives user-defined preferences regarding sharing data from at least one sensor. The system further includes a selector component that selects the at least one sensor from amongst a plurality of sensors based at least in part upon the value of information and the preferences. The determination of the value ascribed to sensors may include considerations of the utilitarian benefit of reduction of uncertainty to a population of people.

摘要翻译： 描述了一种有助于从要求数据的多个传感器中选择传感器的系统。 该系统包括接收器组件，该接收器组件接收对应于对现象进行建模的现象模型的段的数据的信息的值。 接收器组件还接收关于从至少一个传感器共享数据的用户定义的偏好。 该系统还包括选择器部件，其至少部分地基于信息和偏好的值从多个传感器中选择至少一个传感器。 确定传感器的价值可能包括考虑到将人们的不确定性降低到功利主义的好处。

公开(公告)号：US20090006324A1

公开(公告)日：2009-01-01

申请号：US11769666

申请日：2007-06-27

申请人： Meredith June Morris ,  Eric Horvitz ,  Daniel Scott Morris

发明人： Meredith June Morris ,  Eric Horvitz ,  Daniel Scott Morris

IPC分类号： G06F7/00

CPC分类号： G06F16/951

摘要： A technique for the creation of synthesized results from multi-query, multi-party and multi-monitor searches to provide more relevant information to the user in a more useful format and to discard or reduce in relevancy information that is not so useful. It also provides mechanisms for supporting exploratory searches including: saving/restoring search context; search-specific query history; a “keepers” bin for storing useful results; elimination of redundant results; re-ranking of common search results; integration of searching with navigation; pivoting on search results; collaboration among multiple searchers; user-generated content; generation of hypotheses; re-executing queries and executing standing queries; multi-monitor searching and automatic preparation of search summaries.

摘要翻译： 一种用于从多查询，多方和多监视器搜索创建合成结果的技术，以更有用的格式向用户提供更多的相关信息，并丢弃或减少不那么有用的相关性信息。 它还提供支持探索性搜索的机制，包括：保存/恢复搜索环境; 搜索专用查询记录; 用于存储有用结果的“管理员”仓; 消除冗余结果; 共同搜索结果重新排序; 搜索与导航的整合; 在搜索结果上转动; 多个搜索者之间的协作; 用户生成内容; 一代假设; 重新执行查询并执行常规查询; 多监视搜索和自动准备搜索摘要。

公开(公告)号：US20080126533A1

公开(公告)日：2008-05-29

申请号：US11557071

申请日：2006-11-06

申请人： Johannes Klein ,  Ruston John David Panabaker ,  Eric Horvitz

发明人： Johannes Klein ,  Ruston John David Panabaker ,  Eric Horvitz

IPC分类号： G06F15/173 ,  G08B13/00

CPC分类号： G06K9/00979 ,  G06K9/00624 ,  G08B13/19608 ,  G08B13/19641 ,  H04L41/0816 ,  H04L41/12 ,  H04L67/12

摘要： A method and system is provided for managing or controlling a network of federated devices. In one example, the devices in the network capture data corresponding to an object or entity of interest. The captured data is sent to a server component such as a hub or backend processor which further processes the data. Based on the received data, the hub or backend processor generates commands or instructions for the network or devices in the network. The commands/instructions are sent to the network to modify network behavior or to controlling device behavior.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于管理或控制联合设备的网络的方法和系统。 在一个示例中，网络中的设备捕获对应于感兴趣的对象或实体的数据。 捕获的数据被发送到诸如集线器或后端处理器的服务器组件，其进一步处理数据。 基于所接收的数据，集线器或后端处理器为网络中的网络或设备生成命令或指令。 命令/指令被发送到网络以修改网络行为或控制设备行为。

公开(公告)号：US20080120401A1

公开(公告)日：2008-05-22

申请号：US11561853

申请日：2006-11-20

申请人： Ruston John David Panabaker ,  Eric Horvitz ,  Gregory Baribault ,  Michael Sinclair ,  Alexander Frank ,  Scott C. Forbes

发明人： Ruston John David Panabaker ,  Eric Horvitz ,  Gregory Baribault ,  Michael Sinclair ,  Alexander Frank ,  Scott C. Forbes

IPC分类号： G06F15/173

CPC分类号： H04L67/125 ,  H04L63/104 ,  Y10S707/99931 ,  Y10S707/99945 ,  Y10S707/99948

摘要： A method and apparatus is provided for managing a plurality of devices in a federated network and a sub-network within the federated network. The devices in the sub-network may have a functional capability of performing a function associated with the federated network. For example, the federated network may include devices for providing data content such as media content and the sub-network may include devices for controlling the presentation of the data content. In addition, a constellation of devices is provided that may share data content such as media data. At least some of the devices in the constellation may form a sub-network.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于管理联合网络中的多个设备和联合网络内的子网络的方法和装置。 子网中的设备可以具有执行与联合网络相关联的功能的功能性能。 例如，联合网络可以包括用于提供诸如媒体内容的数据内容的设备，并且子网络可以包括用于控制数据内容呈现的设备。 此外，提供了可以共享诸如媒体数据之类的数据内容的设备的星座。 星座中的至少一些设备可以形成子网络。

公开(公告)号：US20080118184A1

公开(公告)日：2008-05-22

申请号：US11561378

申请日：2006-11-17

申请人： Ruston John David Panabaker ,  Eric Horvitz ,  Johannes Klein ,  Gregory Baribault ,  Feng Zhao

发明人： Ruston John David Panabaker ,  Eric Horvitz ,  Johannes Klein ,  Gregory Baribault ,  Feng Zhao

IPC分类号： G06K9/32 ,  G06K9/00

CPC分类号： G06T11/00 ,  G06F17/30265 ,  H04N1/3876 ,  H04N5/781 ,  H04N9/8205 ,  H04N21/4788 ,  H04N21/84 ,  H04N2201/3214 ,  H04N2201/3215 ,  H04N2201/3253

摘要： A method and apparatus is provided for collecting data and generating synthesized data from the collected data. For example, a request for an image may be received from a requestor and at least one data capture device may be identified as capable of providing at least a portion of the requested image. A request may be sent to identified data capture devices to obtain an image corresponding to the requested image. Multiple images may be received from the data capture devices and may further be connected or stitched together to provide a panoramic, 3-dimensional image of requested subject matter.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种收集数据并从收集的数据产生合成数据的方法和装置。 例如，可以从请求者接收对图像的请求，并且可以将至少一个数据捕获设备识别为能够提供所请求的图像的至少一部分。 可以向识别的数据捕获设备发送请求以获得与所请求的图像相对应的图像。 可以从数据采集设备接收多个图像，并且可以进一步连接或缝合在一起以提供所请求主题的全景，三维图像。

公开(公告)号：US20080072284A1

公开(公告)日：2008-03-20

申请号：US11468039

申请日：2006-08-29

申请人： Eric Horvitz ,  Ruston John David Panabaker ,  William Jefferson Westerinen ,  Alexander Frank ,  Johannes Klein

发明人： Eric Horvitz ,  Ruston John David Panabaker ,  William Jefferson Westerinen ,  Alexander Frank ,  Johannes Klein

IPC分类号： H04L9/32 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G06F15/16 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G06F7/04 ,  G06F7/58 ,  G06K19/00

CPC分类号： G06F21/6245 ,  G06F17/30241 ,  G06F17/50

摘要： The present invention includes entity tracking, privacy assurance, and zone policy administration technologies allowing for the creation of zone policies, including the definition of zones and managed entities, the zone policies including rules that apply to the managed entities within or in relation to the zones, and privacy policies assuring privacy of sensitive data. The technologies also provide for the definition of sensors, rule event objects, and default event objects, and for the establishment of associations between rules and managed entities, sensors, and rule event objects so as to create zone policies. Event objects may generate zone policy events or actions upon compliance with or violation of various rules of zone policy. Managed entities are defined as entities associated with mobile devices capable of location tracking and communication with zone policy servers. Entities may be persons, vehicles, animals, or any other object for which tracking and zone policy administration is of value. Zone policy may include privacy policy that may restrict access to or set access conditions for data or information. Privacy policies may be used to ensure individual managed entities and their data remain anonymous to a desired degree and that sensitive data is appropriately protected.

摘要翻译： 本发明包括实体跟踪，隐私保护和区域策略管理技术，允许创建区域策略，包括区域和被管理实体的定义，区域策略包括适用于区域内或与区域相关联的管理实体的规则 ，隐私政策保证敏感数据的隐私。 这些技术还提供传感器，规则事件对象和默认事件对象的定义，以及建立规则和被管实体，传感器和规则事件对象之间的关联，以创建区域策略。 事件对象可能会根据或违反区域策略的各种规则生成区域策略事件或动作。 管理实体被定义为与能够进行位置跟踪和与区域策略服务器通信的移动设备相关联的实体。 实体可以是人员，车辆，动物或跟踪和区域政策管理有价值的任何其他对象。 区域策略可能包括可能限制对数据或信息的访问或设置访问条件的隐私策略。 可以使用隐私政策来确保个人管理实体及其数据在所需程度上保持匿名，并且敏感数据得到适当保护。

公开(公告)号：US07292956B1

公开(公告)日：2007-11-06

申请号：US11561855

申请日：2006-11-20

申请人： Shai Guday ,  Ruston John David Panabaker ,  Eric Horvitz ,  Michael Sinclair ,  William Jefferson Westerinen ,  Feng Zhao

发明人： Shai Guday ,  Ruston John David Panabaker ,  Eric Horvitz ,  Michael Sinclair ,  William Jefferson Westerinen ,  Feng Zhao

IPC分类号： G06F3/01

CPC分类号： G06F19/3418 ,  G06F19/00 ,  G16H15/00

摘要： A method and system is provided for management of medical data from a network of devices. The network of devices may include federated sensors that collect and forward medical data pertaining to an individual or biological specimen. The federated sensors or a central or remote device may further process the medical data and assign a priority value to the medical data. Processing can also include the analysis of the data for sensor error, local fusion of multiple sensors into higher-level interpretations, and the summarization or abstraction of the data into information that people are more comfortable with sharing than they might be with transmittal of the base data. The medical data may be transported to a healthcare provider or other endpoints based on the priority value and the authorization of recipient.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于从设备网络管理医疗数据的方法和系统。 设备网络可以包括联合传感器，其收集和转发属于单个或生物样本的医学数据。 联合传感器或中央或远程设备可以进一步处理医疗数据并为医疗数据分配优先级值。 处理还可以包括对传感器错误数据的分析，将多个传感器局部融合到更高层次的解释中，以及将数据总结或抽象为人们比共享传播更为舒适的信息。 数据。 医疗数据可以基于接收者的优先权值和授权被传送到医疗保健提供者或其他端点。

公开(公告)号：US20070214228A1

公开(公告)日：2007-09-13

申请号：US11749508

申请日：2007-05-16

申请人： Eric Horvitz ,  David Hovel ,  Andrew Jacobs ,  Carl Kadie

发明人： Eric Horvitz ,  David Hovel ,  Andrew Jacobs ,  Carl Kadie

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： G06Q10/107

摘要： The present invention relates to a system and methodology to enable a variety of information associated with one or more notification sources to be directed to one or more notification sinks via a notification platform architecture. The architecture includes a context analyzer for determining a user's state such as location and attentional focus, wherein the user's state is employed by a notification manager to make decisions regarding what, when and how information generated by the notification sources should be forwarded to the notification sinks, for example. These decisions can include a cost benefit analysis wherein considerations are given as to whether the benefits of notifying the user are outweighed by the costs of disrupting the user. Decision-theoretic policies and/or somewhat less formal heuristic policies can be employed to enable the decision-making process within the notification manager.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种使得能够通过通知平台架构将与一个或多个通知源相关联的各种信息定向到一个或多个通知汇的系统和方法。 该架构包括用于确定用户的状态（例如位置和注意焦点）的上下文分析器，其中，通知管理器使用用户的状态来做出关于通知源生成的信息何时以及如何被转发到通知汇的决定 ， 例如。 这些决定可以包括成本效益分析，其中考虑到通知用户的益处是否超过了中断用户的成本。 可以采用决策理论政策和/或一些较不正式的启发式策略来使通知管理器内的决策过程成为可能。