Method and system for grouping user devices based on dual proximity
    51.
    发明授权
    Method and system for grouping user devices based on dual proximity 失效
    基于双重邻近分组用户设备的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US08260873B1

    公开(公告)日:2012-09-04

    申请号:US12255710

    申请日:2008-10-22

    IPC分类号: G06F15/16

    摘要: A method and system for grouping user devices based on dual proximity. Avatars in a virtual environment are determined to be in virtual world proximity of one another. User devices associated with the avatars are determined to be in communications proximity of one another, and the user devices are grouped into a client cluster. One of the user devices is designated as a master client and the other user devices are designated as slave clients. Communications between the user devices in the client cluster and a server are handled by the master client. Lag and jitter are reduced or eliminated and network utilization is decreased.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于基于双重邻近对用户设备进行分组的方法和系统。 虚拟环境中的头像被确定为处于虚拟世界中彼此的邻近。 与化身相关联的用户设备被确定为彼此通信接近,并且用户设备被分组为客户端群集。 其中一个用户设备被指定为主客户端,其他用户设备被指定为从客户端。 客户端群集中的用户设备与服务器之间的通信由主客户端处理。 减少或消除延迟和抖动,降低网络利用率。

    Method and system for providing data streams in a virtual environment
    52.
    发明授权
    Method and system for providing data streams in a virtual environment 有权
    在虚拟环境中提供数据流的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US08051195B1

    公开(公告)日:2011-11-01

    申请号:US12477987

    申请日:2009-06-04

    摘要: A method and system for providing content in a virtual environment. A host computer hosting a region in a virtual environment provides an event stream including a plurality of event data segments identifying activity occurring in the virtual environment to a client computer participating in the virtual environment. The host computer receives a request to provide virtual environment content including imagery data associated with the virtual environment to the client computer, and provides a content stream including a plurality of content data segments containing virtual environment content at a content stream bandwidth based on an event stream bandwidth associated with the event stream to the client computer.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于在虚拟环境中提供内容的方法和系统。 托管虚拟环境中的区域的主机提供包括将虚拟环境中发生的活动识别到参与虚拟环境的客户端计算机的多个事件数据段的事件流。 主计算机接收向客户计算机提供包括与虚拟环境相关联的图像数据的虚拟环境内容的请求,并且基于事件流提供包含内容流带宽的包含虚拟环境内容的多个内容数据段的内容流 与客户端计算机的事件流相关联的带宽。

    System and method for adaptive segment prefetching of streaming media
    53.
    发明授权
    System and method for adaptive segment prefetching of streaming media 有权
    流媒体自适应段预取的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08028081B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-09-27

    申请号:US12126169

    申请日:2008-05-23

    IPC分类号: G06F15/16

    摘要: Systems and methods are provided for obtaining look-ahead segments for a streaming media item during playback such that the viewer can easily skip to the look-ahead segments without experiencing any substantial interruption or delay in playback. In general, a streaming media source begins streaming a media item to a streaming media client for playback. In one embodiment, the streaming media client selects one or more segments of the media item as one or more look-ahead segments to prefetch from the streaming media source. Then, while the media item is being streamed to the streaming media client for playback, the streaming media client prefetches the one or more look-ahead segments of the media item from the streaming media source. The look-ahead segments are thereafter utilized to enable the viewer to skip ahead in playback without experiencing a substantial interruption or delay in playback.

    摘要翻译: 系统和方法被提供用于在播放期间获得用于流媒体项目的预先段,使得观看者可以容易地跳到预览段而不会在播放中经历任何实质的中断或延迟。 通常,流媒体源开始将媒体项流送到流媒体客户端进行播放。 在一个实施例中,流媒体客户机将媒体项目的一个或多个片段选择为从流媒体源预取的一个或多个预览片段。 然后,当媒体项目被流传输到流媒体客户端以进行播放时,流媒体客户端从流媒体源预取媒体项目的一个或多个预先段。 此后,先行片段用于使观众能够在播放中跳过,而不会在播放中出现实质的中断或延迟。

    Interactive content representations enabling content sharing
    54.
    发明授权
    Interactive content representations enabling content sharing 有权
    支持内容共享的交互式内容表示

    公开(公告)号:US07849420B1

    公开(公告)日:2010-12-07

    申请号:US11678813

    申请日:2007-02-26

    IPC分类号: G06F3/048

    摘要: A system and method providing interactive content representations enabling content sharing are disclosed. In general, a content representation that is descriptive of content made accessible by a hosting user is presented in association with a content representation host representing the hosting user. The content representation host may be, for example, an avatar in a virtual environment, a custom webpage of the hosting user, an identifier of the hosting user in a peer-to-peer (P2P) network, an identifier of the hosting user in a mobile network, or the like. Based on the content representation, a viewing user can determine whether content of interest is accessible from the hosting user. The viewing user may interact with the content representation to further explore the content made accessible by the hosting user and, if desired, initiate transfer of at least some of the content to a client device associated with the viewing user.

    摘要翻译: 公开了提供能够进行内容共享的交互式内容表示的系统和方法。 通常,与代表托管用户的内容表示主机相关联地呈现描述由托管用户访问的内容的内容表示。 内容表示主机可以是例如虚拟环境中的化身,主机用户的定制网页,对等(P2P)网络中的主机用户的标识符,主机用户的标识符 移动网络等。 基于内容表示,观看用户可以确定是否可以从主持用户访问感兴趣的内容。 观看用户可以与内容表示进行交互,以进一步探索由主机用户可访问的内容,并且如果需要,启动将至少一些内容传送到与观看用户相关联的客户端设备。

    PROVIDING ADVANCE CONTENT ALERTS TO A MOBILE DEVICE DURING PLAYBACK OF A MEDIA ITEM
    55.
    发明申请
    PROVIDING ADVANCE CONTENT ALERTS TO A MOBILE DEVICE DURING PLAYBACK OF A MEDIA ITEM 审中-公开
    在播放媒体项目期间向移动设备提供预警内容提醒

    公开(公告)号:US20090288131A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-11-19

    申请号:US12119625

    申请日:2008-05-13

    IPC分类号: H04N7/173 H04M3/42

    摘要: Systems and methods are disclosed for providing advance content alerts during playback of a media item. In one embodiment, the advance content alerts are provided to a mobile device, such as a mobile telephone, of an associated user. More specifically, a user registers his or her mobile device with a media player and configures the types of content for which the user would like to receive advance content alerts. Thereafter, during playback of a media item, the media player identifies upcoming content for which the user desires an advance content alert. In response, the media player generates an advance content alert and sends the advance content alert to the mobile device of the user via, for example, a local wireless communication link.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于在回放媒体项目期间提供提前内容警报的系统和方法。 在一个实施例中,将提前内容警报提供给相关用户的移动设备,例如移动电话。 更具体地,用户向媒体播放器注册他或她的移动设备,并且配置用户希望接收到提前内容警报的内容的类型。 此后,在播放媒体项目期间,媒体播放器识别用户期望提前内容警报的即将到来的内容。 作为响应,媒体播放器生成提前内容警报,并且经由例如本地无线通信链路将提前内容警报发送到用户的移动设备。

    CONTEXT-AWARE SHARED CONTENT REPRESENTATIONS
    56.
    发明申请
    CONTEXT-AWARE SHARED CONTENT REPRESENTATIONS 审中-公开
    背景知识共享的内容表示

    公开(公告)号:US20090037822A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-02-05

    申请号:US11831196

    申请日:2007-07-31

    IPC分类号: G06F3/01

    CPC分类号: G06Q10/00 H04L67/36 H04L67/38

    摘要: Systems and methods for providing context-aware content representations are disclosed. In general, the context-aware content representations are visual representations presented in association with a content representation host representative of a user or, alternatively, some other entity. The context-aware content representations are indicative of content made accessible by the user or of interest to the user and are additionally influenced by context. The context may be, for example, topics of social interactions such as text-based or voice-based conversations, device information descriptive of a device on which the accessible content is stored or through which the content is accessible, physical location, location within a virtual world, content access information related to content accessed by the user or entity represented by the content representation host or accessed by another user through the content representation host, or the like.

    摘要翻译: 公开了提供上下文感知内容表示的系统和方法。 通常,上下文感知内容表示是与代表用户或替代地,其他实体的内容表示主机相关联地呈现的视觉表示。 上下文感知内容表示指示由用户访问或用户感兴趣的内容,并且另外受上下文的影响。 上下文可以是例如社交交互的主题,例如基于文本或基于语音的会话,描述可存储可访问内容的设备的设备信息,或者可访问内容的设备信息,物理位置, 虚拟世界,与由内容表示主机表示的用户或实体访问的内容相关的内容访问信息,或者由另一用户通过内容表示主机访问的内容访问信息等。

    Gesture-to-password translation
    57.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10223517B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-05

    申请号:US14251639

    申请日:2014-04-13

    申请人: Kunal Kandekar

    发明人: Kunal Kandekar

    IPC分类号: G06F21/32 G06F21/36 H04L29/06

    摘要: Systems and methods related to advanced user experiences and interactions with devices are disclosed, specifically, for translating gesture inputs to text manipulation actions to facilitate password input on mobile devices. In one embodiment, a device detects the presence of a password input field on a user interface; receives user inputs from means such as a touchscreen; recognizes gestures based on the user inputs; determines text manipulation actions associated with recognized gestures; and applies the determined text manipulation actions to the contents of the password input field for each recognized gesture.

    METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR SCRAMBLED COMMUNICATION OF DATA TO, FROM, OR OVER A MEDIUM

    公开(公告)号:US20170338945A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-11-23

    申请号:US15670987

    申请日:2017-08-07

    摘要: The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer readable medium for scrambled communication of data to, from, or over a medium. According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a method for communicating data in scrambled form to or over a medium. The method includes receiving analog or digital data to be transmitted to or over a medium. The method further includes modulating samples representing at least signal using the analog or digital data to produce data modulated signal samples. The method further includes scrambling the data modulated signal samples using a predetermined scrambling algorithm. The method further includes transmitting the scrambled data modulated signal samples to or over the medium. The method further includes descrambling samples received from the medium using the inverse of the predetermined scrambling algorithm to obtain the unscrambled modulated signal samples, which can then be demodulated to retrieve original data.

    Home theater component for a virtualized home theater system
    59.
    发明授权
    Home theater component for a virtualized home theater system 失效
    用于虚拟化家庭影院系统的家庭影院组件

    公开(公告)号:US08477950B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-07-02

    申请号:US12694580

    申请日:2010-01-27

    IPC分类号: H04R5/00

    摘要: The present disclosure relates to a Wide Area Network (WAN) based home theater system. In one embodiment, a home theater at a subscriber premises includes multiple home theater components, which include multiple audio playback components and a video playback component. Each home theater component is enabled to receive data from and send data to a virtualized home theater service via a WAN. In operation, each home theater component receives an appropriate media content stream for the home theater component from the virtualized home theater service via the WAN and provides playback of the media content stream according to the absolute playback timestamps for the media content stream.

    摘要翻译: 本公开涉及基于广域网(WAN)的家庭影院系统。 在一个实施例中,用户住宅处的家庭影院包括多个家庭影院组件,其包括多个音频回放组件和视频播放组件。 每个家庭影院组件都能够通过WAN接收数据并将数据发送到虚拟家庭影院服务。 在操作中,每个家庭影院组件经由WAN从虚拟家庭影院服务接收家庭影院组件的适当媒体内容流,并根据媒体内容流的绝对重放时间戳提供媒体内容流的播放。

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INITIATING COMMUNICATIONS WITH CONTACTS BASED ON A COMMUNICATION SPECIFICATION
    60.
    发明申请
    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INITIATING COMMUNICATIONS WITH CONTACTS BASED ON A COMMUNICATION SPECIFICATION 有权
    基于通信规范启动联系通信的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20120135718A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-05-31

    申请号:US12962705

    申请日:2010-12-08

    IPC分类号: H04M3/42

    摘要: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for initiating communications with contacts based on a communication specification. According to an aspect, a method may include receiving a communication specification. The communication specification may include identification of one or more contacts, a communication persistence parameter, a geographic location, an event, a date, and a communication channel. The method may also include determining one or more contacts based on the communication specification. Further, the method may include initiating multiple communications with the contacts via at least one communication channel. A communication channel may be a telephone call, an email, a text message, an instant message, and the like.

    摘要翻译: 本文公开了基于通信规范来启动与联系人的通信的方法和系统。 根据一方面,一种方法可以包括接收通信规范。 通信规范可以包括一个或多个联系人的标识,通信持久性参数,地理位置,事件,日期和通信信道。 该方法还可以包括基于通信规范确定一个或多个联系人。 此外,该方法可以包括经由至少一个通信信道与联系人发起多个通信。 通信信道可以是电话呼叫,电子邮件,文本消息,即时消息等。