公开(公告)号：US08233530B2

公开(公告)日：2012-07-31

申请号：US12259856

申请日：2008-10-28

申请人： Jeffrey D. Amsterdam ,  Gregory J. Boss ,  Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Kulvir S. Bhogal ,  Brian M. O'Connell ,  Keith R. Walker

发明人： Jeffrey D. Amsterdam ,  Gregory J. Boss ,  Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Kulvir S. Bhogal ,  Brian M. O'Connell ,  Keith R. Walker

IPC分类号： H04N5/77

CPC分类号： G11B27/034 ,  G11B27/10

摘要： A method, system and computer program provide a mechanism for smoothing the transition back from a virtual (computer generated) scene to a related video stream. An event such as a user input or timeout is received triggering a return to display of the video stream from a virtual scene related to content of the video stream. A number of time points and/or camera angles are either presented to the user or are automatically searched for the best match. The list may be presented in order according to an automatically detected matching criteria. The virtual scene may a scene constructed locally within a computer or digital video recorder (DVR) and the matching performed locally based on angle and time information provided from a content provider such as a server, or the virtual scene generation and matching may be performed at a remote location such as the content server.

摘要翻译： 方法，系统和计算机程序提供了用于平滑从虚拟（计算机生成的）场景到相关视频流的转换的机制。 接收到诸如用户输入或超时的事件触发从与视频流的内容相关的虚拟场景返回显示视频流。 将多个时间点和/或摄像机角度呈现给用户或自动搜索以获得最佳匹配。 该列表可以根据自动检测的匹配标准按顺序呈现。 虚拟场景可以是在计算机或数字视频记录器（DVR）内部本地构造的场景，并且基于从诸如服务器的内容提供商提供的角度和时间信息本地执行的匹配，或者虚拟场景生成和匹配可以在 诸如内容服务器的远程位置。

公开(公告)号：US08219281B2

公开(公告)日：2012-07-10

申请号：US12329118

申请日：2008-12-05

申请人： Gregory J. Boss ,  Peter G. Finn ,  Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Brian M. O'Connell ,  James W. Seaman ,  Keith R. Walker

发明人： Gregory J. Boss ,  Peter G. Finn ,  Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Brian M. O'Connell ,  James W. Seaman ,  Keith R. Walker

IPC分类号： G06F7/00 ,  G06F17/00 ,  G06F19/00

CPC分类号： F02N11/101 ,  F02N2300/30 ,  F02N2300/302

摘要： A system, method, and program product controls an operation of a vehicle based on the presence of one or more foreign objects within one or more monitored zones about the vehicle. One or more transceivers receive information about the one or more foreign objects. Based on the received information and the one or more corresponding zones, one or more controllers identify a response, which may include notifying the user about the foreign object and/or generating a signal that inhibits the ignition from turning on. The system, method, and program product also control an operation of a vehicle based on the absence of an object of the vehicle. Likewise, the one or more controllers identify a response, which may include notifying the user about the missing object and/or generating a signal that inhibits the ignition from turning on.

摘要翻译： 系统，方法和程序产品基于在关于车辆的一个或多个监视区域内的一个或多个异物的存在来控制车辆的操作。 一个或多个收发器接收关于一个或多个异物的信息。 基于接收到的信息和一个或多个对应的区域，一个或多个控制器识别响应，其可以包括通知用户关于异物和/或产生阻止点火开启的信号。 系统，方法和程序产品还基于没有车辆的对象来控制车辆的操作。 类似地，一个或多个控制器识别响应，其可以包括向用户通知丢失的对象和/或产生禁止点火开启的信号。

公开(公告)号：US08140873B2

公开(公告)日：2012-03-20

申请号：US12147932

申请日：2008-06-27

申请人： Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Brian M. O'Connell ,  Clifford A. Pickover ,  Keith R. Walker

发明人： Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Brian M. O'Connell ,  Clifford A. Pickover ,  Keith R. Walker

IPC分类号： G06F1/32

CPC分类号： G06F1/3203

摘要： Web application users are able to specify power constraints for remote web servers. These may be based on individual performance needs and energy-conservation desires. They enable the user to exercise control over the amount of energy that the web server expends in serving the needs of the user. The invention may employ such features as vertical scaling using power capacity on demand (CUoD) type functionality. The method includes providing a user-interactive interface to enable the user to indicate a preference for power restrictions with respect to its web requests. The user then instructs the web site provider to reduce power consumption in response to the user's request. The user specifies a reduction in overall power consumption for the user's needs, such as instructing the web service provider to use an energy-conserving server to handle the user's web requests, or specifying a acceptable delay or fulfilling the user's web requests.

摘要翻译： Web应用程序用户能够为远程Web服务器指定电源约束。 这些可能是基于个人的业绩需求和节能愿望。 它们使得用户能够控制web服务器在满足用户的需求时花费的能量。 本发明可以使用这样的特征，例如使用功率容量按需（CUoD）类型功能的垂直缩放。 该方法包括提供用户交互界面以使得用户能够指示关于其web请求的功率限制的偏好。 然后，用户响应于用户的请求，指示网站提供商降低功耗。 用户指定用户需求的总体功耗的降低，例如指示web服务提供商使用节能服务器来处理用户的web请求，或指定可接受的延迟或满足用户的web请求。

公开(公告)号：US08140213B2

公开(公告)日：2012-03-20

申请号：US12245834

申请日：2008-10-06

申请人： Gregory J. Boss ,  Peter G. Finn ,  Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Brian M. O'Connell ,  James W. Seaman ,  Keith R. Walker

发明人： Gregory J. Boss ,  Peter G. Finn ,  Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Brian M. O'Connell ,  James W. Seaman ,  Keith R. Walker

IPC分类号： G01M17/00 ,  G07C5/02 ,  G07C5/08

CPC分类号： G07C5/0816 ,  G07C5/008 ,  G07C5/085

摘要： Details relating to the operation of a vehicle under adverse conditions are recorded and collected. This data is particularly useful to forestall catastrophic failures, and to provide valuable information for potential buyers of used vehicles. Among the operating conditions that are considered are high levels of air contaminants, operation in extreme hot or cold temperatures, hauling heavy loads, as well as hard braking, turning and acceleration. In addition to the detection and recording of data, prorated maintenance schedules are recalculated and adjusted to accommodate for the operation of the vehicle under these adverse or less than ideal conditions. Typically, the data is stored in the on-board computers present in most vehicles. Periodic off loading of the data to the dealer and service providers is also provided.

公开(公告)号：US20120066290A1

公开(公告)日：2012-03-15

申请号：US12882829

申请日：2010-09-15

申请人： Jeffrey D. Amsterdam ,  Brian W. Jensen ,  Brian M. O'Connell ,  Keith R. Walker

发明人： Jeffrey D. Amsterdam ,  Brian W. Jensen ,  Brian M. O'Connell ,  Keith R. Walker

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04L67/1008 ,  H04L67/148

摘要： A computer implemented method, system, and computer program product for managing client connections to a server among a plurality of clients. A messaging server detects, by a first server, an attribute of a client connection that exceeds a threshold, wherein the attribute is a select write operation. The messaging server selects a client that connects to a server, responsive to detecting the attribute of the client exceeding the threshold of select write calls. The messaging server selects a connect mechanism of a second server, responsive to selecting the client. The messaging server transmits a migrate message to the client, the migrate message comprising at least a uniform resource identifier (URI).

摘要翻译： 一种用于在多个客户端中管理到服务器的客户端连接的计算机实现的方法，系统和计算机程序产品。 消息收发服务器由第一服务器检测超过阈值的客户端连接的属性，其中该属性是选择写入操作。 响应于检测到客户端的属性超过选择写入呼叫的阈值，消息收发服务器选择连接到服务器的客户端。 响应于选择客户端，消息收发服务器选择第二服务器的连接机制。 消息收发服务器向客户端发送迁移消息，迁移消息至少包括统一的资源标识符（URI）。

公开(公告)号：US08135787B2

公开(公告)日：2012-03-13

申请号：US12485470

申请日：2009-06-16

申请人： Ravi P. Bansal ,  Brian M. O'Connell ,  Esteban Poll ,  Keith R. Walker

发明人： Ravi P. Bansal ,  Brian M. O'Connell ,  Esteban Poll ,  Keith R. Walker

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04L51/04

摘要： Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture embodied as computer program products for facilitating the avoiding of sending a message to an unintended recipient. In some embodiments of the invention, in an instant messaging (IM) environment, the relatedness of a first entry in a first IM session to previous entries in the first IM session is determined. In response to the entry not meeting a first pre-determined relatedness threshold, an alert is issued. In one embodiment, the relatedness of the first entry to previous entries in a second IM session is determined, in response to the entry meeting a second pre-determined relatedness threshold, an alert is issued. In one implementation, relatedness is determined based on a matching of keywords between the first entry and the previous entries. In another implementation, relatedness is determined based on a matching of topics associated with one or more IM sessions, which topics can be associated with keywords.

摘要翻译： 体现为计算机程序产品的系统，方法和制品便于避免向非预期接收者发送消息。 在本发明的一些实施例中，在即时消息收发（IM）环境中，确定第一IM会话中的第一条目与第一IM会话中的先前条目的相关性。 响应于该条目不符合第一预定关联阈值，则发出警报。 在一个实施例中，响应于该条目满足第二预定相关性阈值，确定第一个入口到第二IM会话中的先前条目的相关性，发出警报。 在一个实现中，基于第一条目和先前条目之间的关键字的匹配来确定相关性。 在另一实现中，相关性是基于与一个或多个IM会话相关联的主题的匹配来确定的，哪些主题可以与关键字相关联。

公开(公告)号：US08056129B2

公开(公告)日：2011-11-08

申请号：US11737452

申请日：2007-04-19

申请人： Carl P. Gusler ,  Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Brian M. O'Connell ,  Keith R. Walker

发明人： Carl P. Gusler ,  Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Brian M. O'Connell ,  Keith R. Walker

IPC分类号： H04L9/32

CPC分类号： H04L63/1466 ,  G06F21/316 ,  G06F2221/2101 ,  G06F2221/2103 ,  H04L63/083

摘要： Systems, methods and program codes are provided wherein an analyzer analyzes input from a terminal device; ascertains human-like behavior; and terminates an active session, generates a time-out warning, manipulates an idle session timer or presents a challenge in response to a humanness likelihood determination or to a challenge result. In one aspect a keystroke analyzer and a command sequence analyzer determine whether the terminal device input is likely from a human user or from an automaton. In another aspect a Completely Automated Public Turing Test to tell Computers and Humans Apart challenge is presented. Timing characteristics include maximum generation rate, burstiness, and keystroke sequence delays, and command characteristics include a no-action-required characteristic and a query characteristic. A command sequence analyzer may have an affinity for a command line interface. Weighting algorithms or artificial intelligence routines may be applied to humanness likelihood outputs.

摘要翻译： 提供了系统，方法和程序代码，其中分析器分析来自终端设备的输入; 确定人类行为; 并且终止活动会话，产生超时警告，操纵空闲会话计时器或响应于人为可能性确定或挑战结果呈现挑战。 在一个方面，击键分析器和命令序列分析器确定终端设备输入是否可能来自人类用户或自动机。 在另一方面，提出了一种完全自动化的公共图灵测试来告诉计算机和人类。 时序特征包括最大发生速率，突发性和击键序列延迟，命令特性包括无作用要求特征和查询特性。 命令序列分析器可能对命令行界面具有亲和力。 权重算法或人工智能程序可以应用于人为似然输出。

公开(公告)号：US08056121B2

公开(公告)日：2011-11-08

申请号：US11924769

申请日：2007-10-26

申请人： Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  James R. Kozloski ,  Brian M. O'Connell ,  Clifford A. Pickover ,  Keith R. Walker

发明人： Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  James R. Kozloski ,  Brian M. O'Connell ,  Clifford A. Pickover ,  Keith R. Walker

IPC分类号： H04L9/32 ,  H04L9/00 ,  G06F7/04

CPC分类号： H04L67/22 ,  H04L67/306

摘要： A protection mechanism(s) for a virtual universe account maintains integrity of the virtual universe account as well as the virtual universe. An avatar associated with a virtual universe account may be misappropriated and/or used inappropriately by a non-comporting user against the wishes or without the knowledge of the virtual universe account owner. A non-comporting user (i.e., a user not authorized to use the virtual universe account, an authorized user who misuses a virtual universe account, etc.) can use an avatar to perform potentially damaging and/or damaging activities in the virtual universe (e.g., destroy property, impact reputation associated with the virtual universe account, reduce value of the virtual universe account, etc.) Embodiments of the inventive subject matter detect when a user misappropriates and/or misuses a virtual universe account (i.e., detects a non-comporting user), and attempts to restore state of the virtual universe prior to the misuse and/or misappropriation.

摘要翻译： 虚拟Universe帐户的保护机制维护虚拟Universe帐户以及虚拟Universe的完整性。 与虚拟Universe帐户相关联的头像可能被非合法用户不适当地盗用和/或被不当地用于愿望或者没有虚拟世界帐户所有者的知识。 非合并用户（即，未被授权使用虚拟Universe帐户的用户，滥用虚拟Universe帐户的授权用户等）可以使用化身在虚拟世界中执行潜在的破坏性和/或破坏性活动（ 例如，破坏属性，影响与虚拟Universe帐户关联的信誉，减少虚拟Universe帐户的价值等）。本发明的实施例检测用户何时盗用和/或滥用虚拟世界帐户（即， - 运送用户），并尝试在滥用和/或盗用之前恢复虚拟世界的状态。

公开(公告)号：US08051462B2

公开(公告)日：2011-11-01

申请号：US12117866

申请日：2008-05-09

申请人： Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Brian M. O'Connell ,  Clifford A. Pickover ,  Anne R. Sand ,  Keith R. Walker

发明人： Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Brian M. O'Connell ,  Clifford A. Pickover ,  Anne R. Sand ,  Keith R. Walker

IPC分类号： G06F7/00

CPC分类号： H04L63/0428

摘要： The present invention is directed to a system, method and program product for providing secure communications in a virtual universe. A system is disclosed that includes a system for allowing a first avatar to request a secure communication mode and for allowing a second avatar to accept the secure communication mode. Once accepted, a secure session is initiated within the virtual universe between the first avatar and the second avatar and at least one feature of the virtual universe is altered to effectuate the secure communication mode.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种用于在虚拟宇宙中提供安全通信的系统，方法和程序产品。 公开了一种系统，其包括用于允许第一化身要求安全通信模式并允许第二化身接受安全通信模式的系统。 一旦接受，在第一化身和第二化身之间的虚拟宇宙内启动安全会话，并且改变虚拟宇宙的至少一个特征以实现安全通信模式。

公开(公告)号：US08031595B2

公开(公告)日：2011-10-04

申请号：US11842214

申请日：2007-08-21

申请人： Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Neil A. Katz ,  Brian M. O'Connell ,  Keith R. Walker

发明人： Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Neil A. Katz ,  Brian M. O'Connell ,  Keith R. Walker

IPC分类号： H04L12/26

CPC分类号： H04W64/00 ,  G01S5/0284 ,  G01S5/0294 ,  H04M3/42357 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W4/029 ,  H04W4/21

摘要： A computer-implemented method of predicting a future location of a mobile node can include determining a current location of a first mobile node, determining a location of at least a second mobile node, wherein the second mobile node is associated with the first mobile node via a social network, and generating a list including at least one candidate destination determined, at least in part, according to the location of the first mobile node and the location of the second mobile node. For each candidate destination on the list, a probability that the first mobile node is in route to that candidate destination location can be calculated. A candidate destination can be selected, according to the probabilities, from the list as a predicted future location of the first mobile node. The predicted future location of the first mobile node can be output.

摘要翻译： 一种用于预测移动节点的未来位置的计算机实现的方法可以包括确定第一移动节点的当前位置，确定至少第二移动节点的位置，其中第二移动节点经由 社交网络，并且至少部分地根据第一移动节点的位置和第二移动节点的位置生成包括至少一个候选目的地的列表。 对于列表中的每个候选目的地，可以计算出第一移动节点在到该候选目的地位置的路由中的概率。 可以根据概率从列表中选择候选目的地作为第一移动节点的预测未来位置。 可以输出第一移动节点的预测未来位置。