公开(公告)号：US08271475B2

公开(公告)日：2012-09-18

申请号：US12127174

申请日：2008-05-27

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

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

IPC分类号： G06F7/00 ,  G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F17/30702 ,  G06F17/3066

摘要： An approach that applies user context to searches in a virtual universe is described. In one embodiment, there is an enhanced virtual universe search tool that includes a receiving component configured to receive a query from an avatar that is online in the virtual universe. A scanning component is configured to scan a collection of avatar data describing attributes that are relevant to behavioral, search and informational needs of the avatar. A resource search component is configured to return search results for the query that are in accordance with the scanned collection of avatar data.

摘要翻译： 描述了将用户上下文应用于虚拟Universe中的搜索的方法。 在一个实施例中，存在增强的虚拟宇宙搜索工具，其包括被配置为从虚拟宇宙中联机的化身接收查询的接收组件。 扫描组件被配置为扫描描述与化身的行为，搜索和信息需求相关的属性的头像数据的集合。 资源搜索组件被配置为返回与扫描的化身数据集合相一致的查询的搜索结果。

公开(公告)号：US20120221194A1

公开(公告)日：2012-08-30

申请号：US13467529

申请日：2012-05-09

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

CPC分类号： G07C5/006 ,  G06Q10/20 ,  G07C5/085

摘要： Radio frequency identification is used in cooperation with the computer system aboard a motor vehicle to track service and maintenance activities relating to the vehicle. Each component or part of the vehicle that may require maintenance is provided with a unique passive identification tag. The output data from the tag is read by a reader placed in proximity to the tag, and the data is transmitted to an on-board computer module where it is processed, and the service record is updated. A data stream converter may be used to process the information read by the reader into a format that is acceptable to the on-board computer. The data from the on-board computer is stored in a device external to the computer. Provisions are included for notification to the user, the auto dealer or service other agency as needed.

摘要翻译： 射频识别与机动车辆上的计算机系统配合使用，以跟踪与车辆有关的服务和维护活动。 可能需要维护的车辆的每个部件或部件都具有唯一的被动识别标签。 来自标签的输出数据由放置在标签附近的读取器读取，数据被传送到车载计算机模块处理，并更新服务记录。 数据流转换器可以用于将读取器读取的信息处理为车载计算机可接受的格式。 车载计算机的数据存储在计算机外部的设备中。 包括用于通知用户，汽车经销商或服务其他机构的规定。

公开(公告)号：US08248404B2

公开(公告)日：2012-08-21

申请号：US12122887

申请日：2008-05-19

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： G06T15/00

CPC分类号： G06N3/006

摘要： An approach that determines events in a virtual universe is described. In one embodiment, there is a method for automatically determining an occurrence of an event in a virtual universe. The method includes monitoring a plurality of regions within the virtual universe and determining an occurrence of an event within at least one of the plurality of regions according to locations of avatars that are on-line in the virtual universe and fields of view that the avatars have from each of the locations.

摘要翻译： 描述了一种确定虚拟宇宙中的事件的方法。 在一个实施例中，存在用于自动确定虚拟宇宙中的事件的发生的方法。 所述方法包括监视所述虚拟宇宙内的多个区域，并且根据所述虚拟宇宙中的在线虚拟空间和所述化身所具有的视场的位置来确定所述多个区域中的至少一个区域内的事件的发生 从每个位置。

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：US20120188278A1

公开(公告)日：2012-07-26

申请号：US13437413

申请日：2012-04-02

申请人： Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Paul A. Moskowitz ,  Brian M. O'Connell ,  Clifford A. Pickover ,  James W. Seaman

发明人： Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Paul A. Moskowitz ,  Brian M. O'Connell ,  Clifford A. Pickover ,  James W. Seaman

IPC分类号： G09G5/00

CPC分类号： G06T19/20 ,  A63F2300/534 ,  A63F2300/535 ,  A63F2300/5533 ,  A63F2300/5593 ,  G06F2009/4557 ,  G06K9/00671 ,  G06T19/00 ,  G06T2200/04 ,  G06T2210/36 ,  H04N21/2405

摘要： Described herein are processes and devices that coalesced and/or collapse areas in a region of a virtual universe to conserve computing resources. Some embodiments are directed to detecting an indication to reduce usage of a computing resource in the virtual universe and, in response, determining the first area of the virtual universe for coalescing and collapsing into the second area of the virtual universe. In some embodiments, the first area comprises a plurality of virtual universe objects. Some embodiments are further directed to selecting a first set of the plurality of virtual universe objects for moving from the first area into the second area, coalescing the first set of the plurality of virtual universe objects into the second area from the first area, and, in response, collapsing the first area of the virtual universe.

摘要翻译： 这里描述了合并和/或折叠虚拟宇宙区域中的区域以节省计算资源的过程和设备。 一些实施例涉及检测减少虚拟宇宙中的计算资源的使用的指示，并且作为响应，确定虚拟宇宙的第一区域以便合并和折叠到虚拟宇宙的第二区域。 在一些实施例中，第一区域包括多个虚拟宇宙对象。 一些实施例进一步涉及选择多个虚拟宇宙对象的第一组，用于从第一区域移动到第二区域，将第一组多个虚拟宇宙对象合并到第一区域的第二区域中， 作为响应，折叠虚拟宇宙的第一个区域。

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：US20120113127A1

公开(公告)日：2012-05-10

申请号：US13352266

申请日：2012-01-17

申请人： Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Paul A. Moskowitz ,  Brian M. O'Connell ,  Clifford A. Pickover ,  James W. Seaman

发明人： Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Paul A. Moskowitz ,  Brian M. O'Connell ,  Clifford A. Pickover ,  James W. Seaman

IPC分类号： G06T1/00

CPC分类号： G06Q10/10

摘要： Described herein are some embodiments that use smart objects in a virtual universe to conserve computing resources. Some embodiments describe a first object that detects an indication to reduce resource usage of a computing resource that supports a virtual universe. Some embodiments further describe reducing, based on detection of the indication to reduce resource usage, display quality of the first virtual object according to an order of degrees of display quality reduction that corresponds to one or more degrees of resource reduction required for the computing resource. Some embodiments further describe reducing the display quality of the first virtual object based on the first virtual object being a first category. Further, some embodiments describe a second virtual object that is not reduced in display quality while simultaneously the first virtual object is reduced in display quality. The second virtual object is second category different from the first category.

摘要翻译： 这里描述了使用虚拟世界中的智能对象来节省计算资源的一些实施例。 一些实施例描述了检测减少支持虚拟宇宙的计算资源的资源使用的指示的第一对象。 一些实施例进一步描述了根据对减少资源使用的指示的检测，根据对应于计算资源所需的一个或多个资源减少度的显示质量降低的程度的顺序来减少第一虚拟对象的显示质量。 一些实施例进一步描述了基于作为第一类别的第一虚拟对象来降低第一虚拟对象的显示质量。 此外，一些实施例描述了不降低显示质量的第二虚拟对象，同时第一虚拟对象在显示质量下降。 第二个虚拟对象是与第一个类别不同的​​第二个类别。

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：US20110302144A1

公开(公告)日：2011-12-08

申请号：US12793286

申请日：2010-06-03

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

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

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06Q10/00 ,  G06F17/30867

摘要： A system for analyzing social networks includes a memory storing a social network data structure, a correlation engine, a trigger function module, and a reporting module. The social network data structure includes a plurality of attributes, a plurality of nodes, each of the nodes corresponding to an entity and having at least one of the attributes associated with the entity, and at least one connection connecting at least two of the nodes. The system also includes at least one processor, coupled to the memory. The at least one processor is operative to execute the correlation engine to examine at least one of the nodes as a subject node. The subject node is coupled to at least one other one of the nodes, comprising a data node, by at least the at least one connection. The examination by the correlation engine is carried out to determine at least one of the attributes comprising a related attribute of the subject node and the at least one other one of the nodes, comprising the data node. The at least one processor is also operative to execute the trigger function module to determine if the reporting module should be executed to provide the report. Further, responsive to determining that the reporting module should be executed, the at least one processor is operative to execute the reporting module to provide a report indicating a correlation assessment to the subject node, the correlation assessment being related to the at least one related attribute. A method, apparatus, and computer program product are also provided.

摘要翻译： 用于分析社交网络的系统包括存储社交网络数据结构的存储器，相关引擎，触发功能模块和报告模块。 社交网络数据结构包括多个属性，多个节点，每个节点对应于一个实体并且具有与该实体相关联的至少一个属性，以及连接至少两个节点的至少一个连接。 该系统还包括耦合到存储器的至少一个处理器。 所述至少一个处理器用于执行所述相关引擎以将所述节点中的至少一个作为对象节点进行检查。 至少该至少一个连接，该主节点通过至少一个其他节点（包括数据节点）耦合。 执行相关引擎的检查以确定包括主题节点和包括数据节点的节点中的至少另一个的相关属性的属性中的至少一个。 所述至少一个处理器还可操作以执行触发功能模块以确定是否应执行报告模块以提供报告。 此外，响应于确定应该执行报告模块，所述至少一个处理器可操作以执行报告模块，以向所述主体节点提供指示相关性评估的报告，所述相关性评估与所述至少一个相关属性相关联 。 还提供了一种方法，装置和计算机程序产品。