公开(公告)号：US07970712B2

公开(公告)日：2011-06-28

申请号：US10323567

申请日：2002-12-19

申请人： Joann Ruvolo ,  Andrew L. Schirmer ,  Marijane M. Zeller

发明人： Joann Ruvolo ,  Andrew L. Schirmer ,  Marijane M. Zeller

IPC分类号： G06Q10/00

CPC分类号： G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q50/01

摘要： The invention provides method of displaying strengths of social relationships between users of a computerized network. The invention evaluates network information, such as network communications, between one user of the network and other users of the network to produce metrics. The invention then normalizes the metrics from the perspective of the viewing user to produce relationship values representing strengths of social relationships between the viewing user and the other users. The invention classifies the relationship values into different groups, and optionally assigns context commands to each of the groups. The invention places each of the other users in one of the groups (according to their relationship value) and then displays a listing of the other users and their associated group identifications. The invention can assign different indicators to each of the groups, wherein the display links corresponding indicators to each of the other users to graphically identify the group in which each of the other users was placed. The display can utilize numbers, characters, sizes, fonts, character sets, icons, graphic features, colors, motions, speeds, and/or directions to graphically distinguish and identify the group in which each of the other users was placed. The displaying is primarily directed to and for use by the viewing user, but other users can use the invention to study relationships of a particular individual.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了显示计算机化网络的用户之间的社会关系强度的方法。 本发明评估网络的一个用户和网络的其他用户之间的网络信息，例如网络通信，以产生度量。 然后，本发明从观看用户的角度对指标进行标准化，以产生表示观看用户和其他用户之间的社交关系强度的关系值。 本发明将关系值分类为不同的组，并且可选地将上下文命令分配给每个组。 本发明将每个其他用户置于其中一个组中（根据它们的关系值），然后显示其他用户的列表及其相关联的组标识。 本发明可以为每个组分配不同的指示符，其中显示器将对应的指示符链接到每个其他用户以图形地标识其中每个其他用户被放置的组。 显示器可以使用数字，字符，尺寸，字体，字符集，图标，图形特征，颜色，运动，速度和/或方向来图形地区分和识别其中每个其他用户被放置的组。 显示主要针对观看用户并供观看用户使用，但是其他用户可以使用本发明来研究特定个人的关系。

公开(公告)号：US07930205B2

公开(公告)日：2011-04-19

申请号：US11931577

申请日：2007-10-31

申请人： Reiner Kraft ,  Joann Ruvolo

发明人： Reiner Kraft ,  Joann Ruvolo

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06Q10/109 ,  G06Q10/063116 ,  G06Q10/06315 ,  G06Q10/1097 ,  G06Q30/016 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/0201 ,  G06Q30/0241 ,  G06Q30/0601

摘要： Sales associated with service providers is increased using an opportunistic approach based on an unexpected change in a schedule or services (time, location). Windows of opportunity (time, physical location) are automatically identified, and once such a window of opportunity is detected, the people affected directly from the change of a schedule are identified. This information is then used by services providers to act quickly, in order to enhance sales. Heuristics to determine a window of opportunity are based only on schedule changes (which are associated with a rule database), and without knowing who the affected people are or what their preferences (profile data) are.

摘要翻译： 使用基于计划或服务（时间，位置）的意外更改的机会主义方法来增加与服务提供商相关的销售。 机会的窗口（时间，物理位置）被自动识别，一旦检测到这样的机会窗口，就会识别直接影响日程安排的人员。 这些信息随后被服务提供商用来迅速采取行动，以增加销售。 确定机会窗口的启发式仅基于计划更改（与规则数据库相关联），并且不知道受影响的人是谁还是他们的偏好（个人资料数据）。

公开(公告)号：US07337125B2

公开(公告)日：2008-02-26

申请号：US09768458

申请日：2001-01-25

申请人： Reiner Kraft ,  Joann Ruvolo

发明人： Reiner Kraft ,  Joann Ruvolo

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06Q10/109 ,  G06Q10/063116 ,  G06Q10/06315 ,  G06Q10/1097 ,  G06Q30/016 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/0201 ,  G06Q30/0241 ,  G06Q30/0601

摘要： Sales associated with service providers is increased using an opportunistic approach based on an unexpected change in a schedule or services (time, location). Windows of opportunity (time, physical location) are automatically identified, and once such a window of opportunity is detected, the people affected directly from the change of a schedule are identified. This information is then used by services providers to act quickly, in order to enhance sales. Heuristics to determine a window of opportunity are based only on schedule changes (which are associated with a rule database), and without knowing who the affected people are or what their preferences (profile data) are.

摘要翻译： 使用基于计划或服务（时间，位置）的意外更改的机会主义方法来增加与服务提供商相关的销售。 机会的窗口（时间，物理位置）被自动识别，一旦检测到这样的机会窗口，就会识别直接影响日程安排的人员。 这些信息随后被服务提供商用来迅速采取行动，以增加销售。 确定机会窗口的启发式仅基于计划更改（与规则数据库相关联），并且不知道受影响的人是谁还是他们的偏好（个人资料数据）。

公开(公告)号：US06938170B1

公开(公告)日：2005-08-30

申请号：US09617460

申请日：2000-07-17

申请人： Reiner Kraft ,  Jussi Petri Myllymaki ,  Joann Ruvolo

发明人： Reiner Kraft ,  Jussi Petri Myllymaki ,  Joann Ruvolo

IPC分类号： G06F7/00 ,  G06F17/21 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G06F21/00 ,  H04L9/32

CPC分类号： G06F21/50 ,  G06F17/3089 ,  G06F21/62 ,  G06F2221/2119 ,  Y10S707/99935

摘要： A protection system and associated method prevent the automatic crawler access to a company's web-based data, without impacting the ability of an interactive user, such as a consumer, to access the data and to conduct regular business transactions. In one embodiment, the protection system will not prevent the crawler from downloading data; rather, the data will be rendered non-extractable by the crawler. In another embodiment, the protection system will prevent crawler access to the data. To this end, the protection system uses any one or a combination of the following six transcoding techniques: Transcoding technique that changes the web page structure; transcoding technique that changes the web page content; transcoding technique that selectively changes web page variable names; transcoding technique that selectively converts text to images in the web page; transcoding technique that alters form values when executed; and/or transcoding technique that generates a substantial portion of, or the entire web page when executed.

摘要翻译： 保护系统和相关联的方法防止自动爬取程序访问公司的基于Web的数据，而不会影响诸如消费者之类的交互式用户访问数据和进行常规业务交易的能力。 在一个实施例中，保护系统不会阻止爬行器下载数据; 相反，数据将被爬网程序无法提取。 在另一个实施例中，保护系统将阻止爬虫访问数据。 为此，保护系统使用以下六种转码技术中的任何一种或组合：改变网页结构的转码技术; 转码技术，改变网页内容; 选择性地改变网页变量名称的代码转换技术; 代码转换技术，其选择性地将文本转换成网页中的图像; 执行时改变表单值的代码转换技术; 和/或代码转换技术，其在执行时产生大部分或整个网页。

公开(公告)号：US07953815B2

公开(公告)日：2011-05-31

申请号：US12138602

申请日：2008-06-13

申请人： James H. Kaufman ,  Reiner Kraft ,  Joann Ruvolo

发明人： James H. Kaufman ,  Reiner Kraft ,  Joann Ruvolo

IPC分类号： G06F15/16 ,  G01C21/00 ,  H04W24/00

CPC分类号： G06Q10/08 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  G08G1/20

摘要： A method for providing location dependent information to a user for selective colleague assistance. The method on a Client Wireless Component includes the steps of receiving location data from a plurality of Global Positioning System GPS satellites and transmitting the location data to an Active Calendar Component. The method further includes on an Active Calendar Component the steps of receiving Client Wireless Component location data and determining if within a threshold distance a Colleague item list exists for user completion.

摘要翻译： 一种用于向用户提供与位置相关的信息以选择性的同事辅助的方法。 客户端无线组件上的方法包括从多个全球定位系统GPS卫星接收位置数据并将位置数据发送到活动日历组件的步骤。 该方法还在活动日历组件上包括接收客户端无线组件位置数据并确定是否在阈值距离内存在用于用户完成的同事项目列表的步骤。

公开(公告)号：US20060230012A1

公开(公告)日：2006-10-12

申请号：US11094031

申请日：2005-03-30

申请人： Joann Ruvolo ,  Stefan Edlund ,  Vikas Krishna ,  Justin Lessler ,  Carl Kraenzel

发明人： Joann Ruvolo ,  Stefan Edlund ,  Vikas Krishna ,  Justin Lessler ,  Carl Kraenzel

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F17/30702

摘要： Described are a dynamic interest profile (DIP) system and method for dynamically tracking interests of a user based on personal information. The DIP system obtains electronic documents of the user from a document stream and processes the documents to obtain certain information therefrom. Based on the information obtained from the documents, the DIP system identifies terms, people, documents, and collections that are of importance to the user. These items of importance become part of a dynamic interest profile of the user. The dynamic interest profiles persist in a database. The DIP system also provides an application program interface (API) for accessing DIPs in the database. Application programs can employ this API to customize program behavior to the particular interests of the user executing those programs.

摘要翻译： 描述了一种基于个人信息动态跟踪用户兴趣的动态兴趣简档（DIP）系统和方法。 DIP系统从文档流中获取用户的电子文档，并处理文档以从中获取某些信息。 根据从文件获得的信息，DIP系统识别对用户重要的条款，人员，文档和集合。 这些重要的项目成为用户的动态兴趣情景的一部分。 动态兴趣配置文件保留在数据库中。 DIP系统还提供用于访问数据库中DIP的应用程序接口（API）。 应用程序可以使用该API来根据执行这些程序的用户的特定兴趣定制程序行为。

公开(公告)号：US07100204B1

公开(公告)日：2006-08-29

申请号：US10118491

申请日：2002-04-05

申请人： Jussi Petri Myllymaki ,  Joann Ruvolo

发明人： Jussi Petri Myllymaki ,  Joann Ruvolo

IPC分类号： G06F12/14 ,  H04L9/32

CPC分类号： H04W8/16 ,  H04L29/12009 ,  H04L61/00 ,  H04L67/18 ,  H04W4/02

摘要： A computer program product is provided as a system for use with the Internet to determine the physical location of IP addresses. The system of the invention includes a locator broker and various databases. The locator broker is the intermediary between the locator sources that estimate the physical location of an IP address and the online sites requesting the physical location of the IP address. The locator broker aggregates and validates the results from its location queries of the locator sources then returns to the online site the most likely location for a given IP address. The locator broker also tracks the reliability of each locator source and thus targets its location queries to those services most likely to provide an accurate result. The locator broker digests location data from multiple geolocation services and presents a coherent view of the location data to the online site. The locator broker also provides value-added localization data to the online site based on the resulting location of the IP address including useful suggestions to the online site for tailoring data to the online user based on the user's physical location. The locator broker acts on a contract from the online site, which specifies the IP address for which a location is desired. The contract allows the online site to dictate the type of location desired (e.g., city, state), the accuracy desired, and the time frame in which the request must be satisfied. The locator broker bills the online site only when it satisfies the contract for time and accuracy.

摘要翻译： 提供计算机程序产品作为与因特网一起使用以确定IP地址的物理位置的系统。 本发明的系统包括定位器代理和各种数据库。 定位器代理是估计IP地址的物理位置的定位器源和请求物理位置IP地址的在线站点之间的中介。 定位器代理从其定位器源的位置查询中聚合并验证结果，然后将给定IP地址的最可能位置返回到在线站点。 定位器代理还跟踪每个定位器源的可靠性，从而将其位置查询定位到最有可能提供准确结果的那些服务。 定位器代理从多个地理位置服务中抽取位置数据，并将位置数据的一致视图呈现给在线站点。 定位器代理还根据所产生的IP地址的位置，向在线站点提供增值本地化数据，包括根据用户的物理位置向在线用户定制数据的在线站点的有用建议。 定位器代理从在线站点执行合同，该合同规定了所需位置的IP地址。 合同允许在线站点指定所需位置的类型（例如，城市，州），期望的精度以及请求必须满足的时间范围。 只有当时间和准确性满足合同时，定位人经纪人才会对网站进行账单。

公开(公告)号：US20050210079A1

公开(公告)日：2005-09-22

申请号：US10802321

申请日：2004-03-17

申请人： Stefan Edlund ,  Joann Ruvolo ,  Justin Lessler ,  Sesha Baratham

发明人： Stefan Edlund ,  Joann Ruvolo ,  Justin Lessler ,  Sesha Baratham

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F17/30174

摘要： Described is a method for synchronizing a client with a server. A document score is calculated for each document in a server database. The document score indicates the importance of the respective document to the client. Documents are transferred from the server to the client if their document scores exceed a threshold value. The calculation of the document score can be determined from time the document was created, the number of times the document has been read, the time the document was last accessed, the author of the document and one or more terms in the document. Relationships between the document and other documents on the server database can also affect the document score.

摘要翻译： 描述了一种使客户端与服务器同步的方法。 为服务器数据库中的每个文档计算文档分数。 文件分数表示相应文件对客户端的重要性。 如果文档的分数超过阈值，文档将从服务器传输到客户端。 文档分数的计算可以从创建文档的时间，文档读取次数，文档上次访问的时间，文档的作者和文档中的一个或多个术语来确定。 文档和服务器数据库上的其他文档之间的关系也会影响文档分数。

公开(公告)号：US06938068B1

公开(公告)日：2005-08-30

申请号：US09607289

申请日：2000-06-30

申请人： Reiner Kraft ,  Joann Ruvolo

发明人： Reiner Kraft ,  Joann Ruvolo

IPC分类号： G06F15/16 ,  G06Q10/00

CPC分类号： G06Q10/10

摘要： A question management system for an expert advice web site maintains a database of experts in different subject matter categories. Ranking scores associated with each expert are continually updated based on the timeliness of answers provided by the experts and answer rating feedback received from the question poser. According to another aspect of the invention, method and computer readable medium is disclosed for carrying out the above method.

摘要翻译： 专家咨询网站的问题管理系统维护不同主题类别的专家数据库。 根据专家提供的答案的及时性和从问题提供者收到的答复评价反馈，不断更新与每个专家相关的排名分数。 根据本发明的另一方面，公开了用于执行上述方法的方法和计算机可读介质。

公开(公告)号：US06604079B1

公开(公告)日：2003-08-05

申请号：US09531017

申请日：2000-03-20

申请人： Joann Ruvolo ,  Stefan B. Edlund ,  Daniel Alexander Ford

发明人： Joann Ruvolo ,  Stefan B. Edlund ,  Daniel Alexander Ford

IPC分类号： G06F1760

CPC分类号： G06Q10/063114 ,  G06Q10/107

摘要： Calendar entries provide for a wealth of information. For example, for a meeting, information such as the start date, subject, attendees, and location are provided. Yet, when writing a follow up e-mail, that's exactly the information a user has to copy/or cut and paste from the calendar entries to the e-mail. Significant time is saved by automatically finding the relevant calendar entry(ies), extracting the known information, and augmenting that information into the e-mail and sending it via a server.

摘要翻译： 日历条目提供了大量信息。 例如，对于会议，提供诸如开始日期，主题，参加者和位置之类的信息。 然而，在撰写后续电子邮件时，这正是用户必须从日历条目复制/剪切并粘贴到电子邮件的信息。 通过自动查找相关日历条目，提取已知信息，并将该信息扩展到电子邮件中并通过服务器发送，节省了大量时间。