公开(公告)号：US5839905A

公开(公告)日：1998-11-24

申请号：US550976

申请日：1995-10-31

申请人： Peter M. Redford ,  Donald S. Stern

发明人： Peter M. Redford ,  Donald S. Stern

IPC分类号： G06F17/30 ,  A63F13/06 ,  B42D1/00 ,  G06F3/02 ,  G06F3/048 ,  G06F3/06 ,  G06F9/24 ,  G06F9/445 ,  G06F13/00 ,  G09B5/06 ,  G11B19/02 ,  G11B27/00 ,  G11B27/10 ,  G11B27/34 ,  H04N1/00 ,  H04N1/21 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N7/173 ,  H04Q9/00 ,  G09B5/00

CPC分类号： G06F9/445 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0658 ,  G06F3/0677 ,  G06F9/44505 ,  G06Q30/0242 ,  G06Q30/0601 ,  G09B5/065 ,  G11B19/02 ,  G11B27/002 ,  G11B27/102 ,  G11B27/105 ,  G11B27/34 ,  H04N1/00127 ,  H04N1/2166 ,  H04N5/44582 ,  H04N7/17318 ,  G11B2220/213 ,  G11B2220/2545 ,  G11B2220/41

摘要： In accordance with this invention, a remote control for an interactive media can include a printed publication and/or a storage media and/or a data button. One embodiment of a remote control includes a printed publication (such as a book, magazine or a catalog) and one or more buttons physically attached to the printed publication to allow users to remotely control use of associated electronic content by a host device. Another embodiment of a remote control has a housing capable of removably holding a storage media encoded with electronic content associated with a button of the remote control. Yet another embodiment of a remote control has at least one data button which permits the user to select the data to be displayed by the host device. An autostart driver in the host device detects insertion of a storage media into a peripheral and automatically starts an application. The application interprets button codes transmitted by the remote control and displays the results or initiates other events. An application development system allows an author to quickly create interactive media applications.

摘要翻译： 根据本发明，用于交互式媒体的遥控器可以包括印刷出版物和/或存储介质和/或数据按钮。 遥控器的一个实施例包括印刷出版物（例如书籍，杂志或目录）以及物理上连接到印刷出版物的一个或多个按钮，以允许用户远程控制主机设备对相关电子内容的使用。 遥控器的另一实施例具有壳体，其能够可移除地保持编码有与遥控器的按钮相关联的电子内容的存储介质。 遥控器的另一实施例具有至少一个数据按钮，其允许用户选择要由主机设备显示的数据。 主机设备中的自动启动驱动程序检测将存储介质插入外设并自动启动应用程序。 应用程序解释遥控器发送的按钮代码，并显示结果或启动其他事件。 应用程序开发系统允许作者快速创建交互式媒体应用程序。

公开(公告)号：US5795156A

公开(公告)日：1998-08-18

申请号：US551686

申请日：1995-11-01

申请人： Peter M. Redford ,  Donald S. Stern

发明人： Peter M. Redford ,  Donald S. Stern

IPC分类号： G06F17/30 ,  A63F13/06 ,  B42D1/00 ,  G06F3/02 ,  G06F3/048 ,  G06F3/06 ,  G06F9/24 ,  G06F9/445 ,  G06F13/00 ,  G09B5/06 ,  G11B19/02 ,  G11B27/00 ,  G11B27/10 ,  G11B27/34 ,  H04N1/00 ,  H04N1/21 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N7/173 ,  H04Q9/00 ,  G09B19/00

CPC分类号： G06F9/445 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0658 ,  G06F3/0677 ,  G06F9/44505 ,  G06Q30/0242 ,  G06Q30/0601 ,  G09B5/065 ,  G11B19/02 ,  G11B27/002 ,  G11B27/102 ,  G11B27/105 ,  G11B27/34 ,  H04N1/00127 ,  H04N1/2166 ,  H04N5/44582 ,  H04N7/17318 ,  G11B2220/213 ,  G11B2220/2545 ,  G11B2220/41

摘要： In accordance with this invention, a remote control for an interactive media can include a printed publication and/or a storage media and/or a data button. One embodiment of a remote control includes a printed publication (such as a book, magazine or a catalog) and one or more buttons physically attached to the printed publication to allow users to remotely control use of associated electronic content by a host device. Another embodiment of a remote control has a housing capable of removably holding a storage media encoded with electronic content associated with a button of the remote control. Yet another embodiment of a remote control has at least one data button which permits the user to select the data to be displayed by the host device. An autostart driver in the host device detects insertion of a storage media into a peripheral and automatically starts an application. The application interprets button codes transmitted by the remote control and displays the results or initiates other events. An application development system allows an author to quickly create interactive media applications.

公开(公告)号：US5711672A

公开(公告)日：1998-01-27

申请号：US497177

申请日：1995-06-30

申请人： Peter M. Redford ,  Donald S. Stern

发明人： Peter M. Redford ,  Donald S. Stern

IPC分类号： G06F17/30 ,  A63F13/06 ,  B42D1/00 ,  G06F3/02 ,  G06F3/048 ,  G06F3/06 ,  G06F9/445 ,  G06F13/00 ,  G09B5/06 ,  G11B19/02 ,  G11B27/00 ,  G11B27/10 ,  G11B27/34 ,  H04N1/00 ,  H04N1/21 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N7/173 ,  H04Q9/00 ,  G09B5/00

CPC分类号： G06F9/445 ,  G06F3/0601 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0658 ,  G06F3/0677 ,  G09B5/065 ,  G11B19/02 ,  G11B27/002 ,  G11B27/102 ,  G11B27/105 ,  G11B27/34 ,  H04N1/00127 ,  H04N1/2166 ,  H04N5/44582 ,  H04N7/17318 ,  G06F2003/0697 ,  G11B2220/213 ,  G11B2220/2545 ,  G11B2220/41

摘要： One embodiment of an autostart driver in the host device detects insertion of a storage media into a peripheral, searches for a file of a predetermined name in the storage media and automatically starts an application listed in instructions in the file. Another embodiment of the autostart driver looks for a file of the predetermined name in the host devices' permanently installed storage media prior to searching in the inserted storage media. When a previously inserted removable storage media is removed from the peripheral, the autostart driver ends the started application, restores the operator interface screens to a state existing prior to insertion and releases portions of random access memory that were used by the ended application. In one embodiment the autostart driver can automatically copy a new version of autostart driver software or other new software, such as word processors into the permanently installed storage media.

摘要翻译： 主机设备中的自动启动驱动程序的一个实施例检测存储介质插入到外围设备中，在存储介质中搜索预定名称的文件，并自动启动文件中指令中列出的应用程序。 自动启动驱动程序的另一实施例在搜索插入的存储介质之前在主机设备的永久安装的存储介质中查找预定名称的文件。 当从外围设备移除先前插入的可移动存储介质时，自动启动驱动程序结束启动的应用程序，将操作员界面屏幕恢复到插入之前存在的状态，并释放由终端应用程序使用的随机存取存储器的部分。 在一个实施例中，自动启动驱动程序可以将新版本的自动启动驱动程序软件或诸如文字处理器的其他新软件自动复制到永久安装的存储介质中。

公开(公告)号：US5650608A

公开(公告)日：1997-07-22

申请号：US359306

申请日：1994-12-19

申请人： Peter M. Redford ,  Donald S. Stern

发明人： Peter M. Redford ,  Donald S. Stern

IPC分类号： A63F13/06 ,  G01C9/06 ,  G01C9/36 ,  G01D5/26 ,  G05G9/047 ,  G06F3/02 ,  G06F3/023 ,  G06F3/033 ,  G06F3/042 ,  G09B9/04 ,  G09B9/28 ,  H01H9/02 ,  H03F3/08 ,  H01J40/14

CPC分类号： G01C9/06 ,  A63F13/06 ,  A63F13/213 ,  G01C9/36 ,  G01D5/26 ,  G05G9/047 ,  G06F3/021 ,  G06F3/0231 ,  G06F3/033 ,  G09B9/04 ,  G09B9/28 ,  H03F3/08 ,  A63F2300/1006 ,  A63F2300/1037 ,  A63F2300/1043 ,  H01H9/0235

摘要： A ratiometric sensor is formed of a first photodiode connected in series with an electronic component, such as a second photodiode or a resistor, between a source of first voltage and a source of second voltage. The ratiometric sensor supplies a "ratiometric voltage" on a ratiometric sensor output line that is connected to a junction between the first photodiode and the electronic component. The ratiometric voltage is proportional to the ratio of the equivalent resistance of the first photodiode to the sum of the equivalent resistances of the first photodiode and the electronic component. A ratiometric sensor that uses a photodiode and a resistance has a large dynamic range because the ratiometric voltage can vary between the first voltage and the second voltage. A ratiometric sensor that uses two photodiodes is less sensitive to noise than a conventional circuit that uses a single photodiode, because noise can get canceled from the numerator and denominator of the ratio. The ratiometric signal can be digitized by an analog-to-digital converter that can include, for example, a 555 timer, a Darlington transistor or a combination of a resistor and a capacitor.

摘要翻译： 比率传感器由在第一电压源和第二电压源之间的电子部件（例如第二光电二极管或电阻器）串联连接的第一光电二极管形成。 比例传感器在连接到第一光电二极管和电子部件之间的连接处的比例传感器输出线上提供“比例电压”。 比例电压与第一光电二极管的等效电阻与第一光电二极管和电子元件的等效电阻之和的比例成比例。 使用光电二极管和电阻的比例传感器具有大的动态范围，因为比例电压可以在第一电压和第二电压之间变化。 使用两个光电二极管的比例传感器比使用单个光电二极管的常规电路对噪声的敏感性较低，因为噪声可以从该比率的分子和分母中消除。 比例信号可以由模数转换器数字化，模数转换器可以包括例如555定时器，达林顿晶体管或电阻器和电容器的组合。