公开(公告)号：US20070166687A1

公开(公告)日：2007-07-19

申请号：US11398354

申请日：2006-04-04

申请人： Chris Bell ,  Alan Ward ,  Colin Meldrum ,  Timothy Benjamin Martin

发明人： Chris Bell ,  Alan Ward ,  Colin Meldrum ,  Timothy Benjamin Martin

IPC分类号： G09B3/00

CPC分类号： H04N5/44543 ,  G06F17/30011 ,  G06F21/31 ,  G06Q30/06 ,  H04N21/4143 ,  H04N21/4316 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/81

摘要： Improved graphical user interfaces and techniques for providing remote media content to users are disclosed. According to one aspect, an application window display on a display device can expose a user not only to local media content but also to remote media content that is associated with the local media content. The local media content is stored locally, while the remote media content is stored remotely and available from a remote media server. According to another aspect, the remote media content to be displayed can be determined in a manner that is dependent on a user interaction with the local media content. According to still a further aspect, the manner by which the remote media content is displayed can be dependent on the availability of remote media content at the remote media server.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于向用户提供远程媒体内容的改进的图形用户界面和技术。 根据一个方面，显示设备上的应用窗口显示器不仅可以使用户不仅可以暴露于本地媒体内容，而且可以暴露与本地媒体内容相关联的远程媒体内容。 本地媒体内容存储在本地，而远程媒体内容远程存储并可从远程媒体服务器获得。 根据另一方面，要显示的远程媒体内容可以以取决于用户与本地媒体内容的交互的方式来确定。 根据另一方面，远程媒体内容的显示方式可以取决于远程媒体服务器上的远程媒体内容的可用性。

公开(公告)号：US20070028120A1

公开(公告)日：2007-02-01

申请号：US11190735

申请日：2005-07-26

申请人： Christopher Wysocki ,  Alan Ward

发明人： Christopher Wysocki ,  Alan Ward

IPC分类号： G06F12/14 ,  G06F11/30 ,  H04L9/32

CPC分类号： H04L63/0435 ,  G06F21/10 ,  G06F2221/0744 ,  G06F2221/2107 ,  H04L63/061 ,  H04L67/34

摘要： Improved techniques to update software in electronic devices that are already in use are disclosed. In one embodiment, software can be updated in a secure and controlled manner using cryptography. The authenticity of the updated software as well as its appropriateness for the particular electronic device can be confirmed prior to update. The software can also be updated on a per module basis. In one embodiment, a server hosts software updates for various electronic devices, and supplies the appropriate software update to the electronic devices via a data network.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于更新已经在使用的电子设备中的软件的改进的技术。 在一个实施例中，可以使用密码学以安全和受控的方式更新软件。 可以在更新之前确认更新的软件的真实性以及其对于特定电子设备的适用性。 软件也可以在每个模块的基础上更新。 在一个实施例中，服务器托管各种电子设备的软件更新，并且经由数据网络向电子设备提供适当的软件更新。

公开(公告)号：US20100281369A1

公开(公告)日：2010-11-04

申请号：US12835584

申请日：2010-07-13

申请人： Chris Bell ,  Alan Ward ,  Colin Meldrum ,  Timothy Beniamin Martin

发明人： Chris Bell ,  Alan Ward ,  Colin Meldrum ,  Timothy Beniamin Martin

IPC分类号： G06F3/048

CPC分类号： H04N5/44543 ,  G06F17/30011 ,  G06F21/31 ,  G06Q30/06 ,  H04N21/4143 ,  H04N21/4316 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/81

摘要： Improved graphical user interfaces and techniques for providing remote media content to users are disclosed. According to one aspect, an application window display on a display device can expose a user not only to local media content but also to remote media content that is associated with the local media content. The local media content is stored locally, while the remote media content is stored remotely and available from a remote media server. According to another aspect, the remote media content to be displayed can be determined in a manner that is dependent on a user interaction with the local media content. According to still a further aspect, the manner by which the remote media content is displayed can be dependent on the availability of remote media content at the remote media server.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于向用户提供远程媒体内容的改进的图形用户界面和技术。 根据一个方面，显示设备上的应用窗口显示器不仅可以使用户不仅可以暴露于本地媒体内容，而且可以暴露与本地媒体内容相关联的远程媒体内容。 本地媒体内容存储在本地，而远程媒体内容远程存储并可从远程媒体服务器获得。 根据另一方面，要显示的远程媒体内容可以以取决于用户与本地媒体内容的交互的方式来确定。 根据另一方面，远程媒体内容的显示方式可以取决于远程媒体服务器上的远程媒体内容的可用性。

公开(公告)号：US20070208583A1

公开(公告)日：2007-09-06

申请号：US11366321

申请日：2006-03-01

申请人： Alan Ward

发明人： Alan Ward

IPC分类号： G06Q10/00 ,  G06Q30/00

CPC分类号： G06Q10/00 ,  G06Q30/02

摘要： Computing the popularity of a source of serial online content based upon a number of subscriptions to the source of serial online content is disclosed. In some embodiments, upon receiving an indication that a subscription to a source of serial online content has been requested, a popularity score for the source of serial online content is computed based at least in part on a decayed count of subscriptions to the source of serial online content over a prescribed time period. In some embodiments, the computation of the popularity score includes time decaying the count of subscriptions by multiplying by a decay factor at prescribed time intervals. In some embodiments, the popularity scores of a plurality of sources of serial online content are sorted and ranked, to generate, for example, a listing of the most popular sources of serial online content.

摘要翻译： 公布了基于对串行在线内容源的订阅数量的串行在线内容源的流行度。 在一些实施例中，在接收到已经请求对串行在线内容源的订阅的指示之后，至少部分地基于对串行在线内容的源的订阅的衰减计数来计算串行在线内容的源的流行度得分 在线内容超过规定的时间段。 在一些实施例中，流行度分数的计算包括通过以规定的时间间隔乘以衰减因子而使订阅计数衰减。 在一些实施例中，将多个串行在线内容源的受欢迎程度排序和排序，以产生例如最流行的串行在线内容源的列表。

公开(公告)号：US20060061068A1

公开(公告)日：2006-03-23

申请号：US10945062

申请日：2004-09-20

申请人： Krista Nash ,  Alan Ward ,  Mark Bunker ,  Jeff Morley ,  Merle Ricks

发明人： Krista Nash ,  Alan Ward ,  Mark Bunker ,  Jeff Morley ,  Merle Ricks

IPC分类号： B60R21/16

CPC分类号： B60R21/2037

摘要： A vibration damper gasket is provided for a vibration damper gasket mounting an airbag inflator within an airbag module such that the airbag inflator may serve as a vibration damper for the vehicle. The vibration damper gaskets include a mounting ring sized and designed to fit about the edge of an airbag inflator flange. The mounting ring generally includes upper and lower retention arms and an adapter groove positioned between the retention arms for receiving the edge of the airbag inflator flange. The mounting ring also has a compression column provided on an outside surface of the mounting ring to allow the gasket to be compression-mounted within a vehicle. The vibration damper gaskets of the invention additionally include at least one inflator ground extending along an inside surface of the mounting ring from at least an upper contact surface of the upper retention arm continuously across the adapter groove to a lower contact surface of the lower retention arm. This inflator ground serves to ground the airbag inflator and prevent unintentional initiation of the inflator which may be caused by built-up electrical charges.

摘要翻译： 为安全气囊充气机安装在气囊模块内的振动阻尼器垫片提供了一种振动阻尼器垫片，使得气囊充气机可以用作车辆的减震器。 振动阻尼器垫圈包括一个安装环，其尺寸设计成适合安全气囊充气机凸缘的边缘。 安装环通常包括上和下保持臂和位于保持臂之间的适配器槽，用于容纳气囊充气机凸缘的边缘。 安装环还具有设置在安装环的外表面上的压缩柱，以允许垫圈被压缩安装在车辆内。 本发明的振动阻尼器垫片还包括至少一个充气机接地，其沿安装环的内表面从上保持臂的至少上接触表面延伸穿过适配器槽至下保持臂的下接触表面 。 该充气机地面用于对气囊充气机进行研磨，并防止可能由积聚的电荷引起的充气机的无意启动。

公开(公告)号：US08782521B2

公开(公告)日：2014-07-15

申请号：US12835584

申请日：2010-07-13

申请人： Christopher L. Bell ,  Alan Ward ,  Colin Meldrum ,  Timothy Benjamin Martin

发明人： Christopher L. Bell ,  Alan Ward ,  Colin Meldrum ,  Timothy Benjamin Martin

IPC分类号： G06F3/00 ,  H04N5/445 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G06F21/31

CPC分类号： H04N5/44543 ,  G06F17/30011 ,  G06F21/31 ,  G06Q30/06 ,  H04N21/4143 ,  H04N21/4316 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/81

摘要： Improved graphical user interfaces and techniques for providing remote media content to users are disclosed. According to one aspect, an application window display on a display device can expose a user not only to local media content but also to remote media content that is associated with the local media content. The local media content is stored locally, while the remote media content is stored remotely and available from a remote media server. According to another aspect, the remote media content to be displayed can be determined in a manner that is dependent on a user interaction with the local media content. According to still a further aspect, the manner by which the remote media content is displayed can be dependent on the availability of remote media content at the remote media server.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于向用户提供远程媒体内容的改进的图形用户界面和技术。 根据一个方面，显示设备上的应用窗口显示器不仅可以使用户不仅可以暴露于本地媒体内容，而且可以暴露与本地媒体内容相关联的远程媒体内容。 本地媒体内容存储在本地，而远程媒体内容远程存储并可从远程媒体服务器获得。 根据另一方面，要显示的远程媒体内容可以以取决于用户与本地媒体内容的交互的方式来确定。 根据另一方面，远程媒体内容的显示方式可以取决于远程媒体服务器上的远程媒体内容的可用性。

公开(公告)号：US08677430B2

公开(公告)日：2014-03-18

申请号：US12241376

申请日：2008-09-30

申请人： Hiro Mitsuji ,  Alan Ward ,  Mihailo Despotovic ,  Sam Gharabally

发明人： Hiro Mitsuji ,  Alan Ward ,  Mihailo Despotovic ,  Sam Gharabally

IPC分类号： H04N7/173

CPC分类号： H04N21/6334 ,  H04N7/1675 ,  H04N21/2541 ,  H04N21/25816 ,  H04N21/25875 ,  H04N21/26613 ,  H04N21/63345 ,  H04N21/8355

摘要： A content rental system includes one data store for storing rental content. The content rental system also includes a content server for transferring content to one viewing device based upon a received request. The content server is further configured to authorize the transfer of the content from the viewing device to another viewing device.

摘要翻译： 内容租赁系统包括一个用于存储租赁内容的数据存储。 内容租赁系统还包括基于接收到的请求将内容传送到一个观看设备的内容服务器。 内容服务器还被配置为授权将内容从观看设备传送到另一观看设备。

公开(公告)号：US20100185655A1

公开(公告)日：2010-07-22

申请号：US12356474

申请日：2009-01-20

申请人： Payam Mirrashidi ,  Neale Patton ,  Colin Meldrum ,  David Neumann ,  Alan Ward ,  Hiro Mitsuji

发明人： Payam Mirrashidi ,  Neale Patton ,  Colin Meldrum ,  David Neumann ,  Alan Ward ,  Hiro Mitsuji

IPC分类号： G06F17/30 ,  G06F15/16

CPC分类号： G06F21/10

摘要： Improved techniques that enable users to download digital media assets are disclosed. According to one aspect, digital media assets that a user has acquired from a remote media repository can be authorized for download multiple times. This, for example, allows a user to subsequently re-downloaded digital media assets that the user previously acquired. In one embodiment, digital media assets that a user previously downloaded to a user client device from a remote media repository can be made available to the user for subsequent re-download. Advantageously, a remote media repository can, in effect, provide users with a remote backup for previously acquired digital media assets.

摘要翻译： 公开了改进的技术，使用户能够下载数字媒体资产。 根据一个方面，用户从远程媒体存储库获取的数字媒体资产可以被授权多次下载。 例如，这允许用户随后重新下载用户先前获取的数字媒体资产。 在一个实施例中，用户先前从远程媒体存储库下载到用户客户端设备的数字媒体资产可以使用户可用于随后的重新下载。 有利地，远程媒体库可以实际上为用户提供用于先前获取的数字媒体资产的远程备份。

公开(公告)号：US20050125783A1

公开(公告)日：2005-06-09

申请号：US10731766

申请日：2003-12-09

申请人： Reid Tatge ,  Alan Davis ,  Alan Ward

发明人： Reid Tatge ,  Alan Davis ,  Alan Ward

IPC分类号： G06F9/445 ,  G06F9/45

CPC分类号： G06F8/54 ,  G06F8/443

摘要： In some embodiments, a code generating system comprises a compiler that receives source code written in a high-level programming language and generates object code and intermediate code. In addition, the code generating system comprises a linker that receives the object code and the intermediate code and sends the intermediate code to a code optimizer that is coupled to the compiler. In some embodiments, the intermediate code generated by the compiler is stored in a magnetic storage device before being sent to the linker. In other embodiments, the intermediate code is stored in non-volatile memory before being set to the linker.

摘要翻译： 在一些实施例中，代码生成系统包括接收以高级编程语言编写的源代码并生成目标代码和中间代码的编译器。 此外，代码生成系统包括接收目标代码和中间代码的链接器，并将中间代码发送到耦合到编译器的代码优化器。 在一些实施例中，由编译器生成的中间代码在发送到链接器之前被存储在磁存储设备中。 在其他实施例中，中间代码在设置到链接器之前被存储在非易失性存储器中。

公开(公告)号：US09075882B1

公开(公告)日：2015-07-07

申请号：US11249173

申请日：2005-10-11

申请人： Alan Ward ,  Patrice Olivier Gautier ,  Garrick Nadim Toubassi

发明人： Alan Ward ,  Patrice Olivier Gautier ,  Garrick Nadim Toubassi

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06Q30/0631 ,  G06F17/30867

摘要： Recommending content items is disclosed. In some embodiments, determining an item to recommend includes receiving an indication that a first item is of interest and selecting a second item to recommend based at least in part on a degree of similarity of the second item to the first item as determined based at least in part on a number of other instances in which both the first item and the second item have been of interest and a first decayed popularity of the first item. In some embodiments, the degree of similarity of the second item to the first item is determined based in addition on a second decayed popularity of the second item.

摘要翻译： 公布了推荐内容。 在一些实施例中，确定要推荐的项目包括：至少部分地基于第二项目与第一项目的相似程度，至少基于至少 部分地是在第一项和第二个项目都感兴趣的第一个项目的第一个衰减的普及程度的其他一些实例中。 在一些实施例中，第二项目与第一项目的相似度是基于第二项目的第二衰减流行程度来确定的。