公开(公告)号：US20080005105A1

公开(公告)日：2008-01-03

申请号：US11427305

申请日：2006-06-28

申请人： Stephen Lawler ,  Eric J. Horvitz ,  Joshua T. Goodman ,  Anoop Gupta ,  Christopher A. Meek ,  Eric D. Brill ,  Gary W. Flake ,  Ramez Naam ,  Surajit Chaudhuri ,  Oliver Hurst-Hiller

发明人： Stephen Lawler ,  Eric J. Horvitz ,  Joshua T. Goodman ,  Anoop Gupta ,  Christopher A. Meek ,  Eric D. Brill ,  Gary W. Flake ,  Ramez Naam ,  Surajit Chaudhuri ,  Oliver Hurst-Hiller

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F17/30256 ,  G06F17/3002 ,  G06F17/30026 ,  G06F17/30038 ,  G06F17/30047 ,  G06F17/30864

摘要： A system that can analyze a multi-dimensional input thereafter establishing a search query based upon extracted features from the input. In a particular example, an image can be used as an input to a search mechanism. Pattern recognition and image analysis can be applied to the image thereafter establishing a search query that corresponds to features extracted from the image input. The system can also facilitate indexing multi-dimensional searchable items thereby making them available to be retrieved as results to a search query. More particularly, the system can employ text analysis, pattern and/or speech recognition mechanisms to extract features from searchable items. These extracted features can be employed to index the searchable items.

公开(公告)号：US07260257B2

公开(公告)日：2007-08-21

申请号：US10178443

申请日：2002-06-19

申请人： Zhengyou Zhang ,  Ross Cutler ,  Zicheng Liu ,  Anoop Gupta ,  Li-wei He

发明人： Zhengyou Zhang ,  Ross Cutler ,  Zicheng Liu ,  Anoop Gupta ,  Li-wei He

IPC分类号： C06K9/00

CPC分类号： G06F17/30843 ,  G06Q10/1095 ,  G11B27/105 ,  G11B27/28 ,  G11B27/34 ,  H04N5/77 ,  H04N9/806

摘要： A system that captures both whiteboard content and audio signals of a meeting using a digital camera and a microphone. The system can be retrofit to any existing whiteboard. It computes the time stamps of pen strokes on the whiteboard by analyzing the sequence of captured snapshots. It also automatically produces a set of key frames representing all the written content on the whiteboard before each erasure. The whiteboard content serves as a visual index to efficiently browse the audio meeting. The system not only captures the whiteboard content, but also helps the users to view and manage the captured meeting content efficiently and securely.

摘要翻译： 使用数码相机和麦克风捕获会议的白板内容和音频信号的系统。 该系统可以改装任何现有的白板。 它通过分析捕获的快照的顺序来计算白板上笔划的时间戳。 它也会在每次擦除之前自动产生代表白板上所有写入内容的一组关键帧。 白板内容作为视觉索引，有效地浏览音频会议。 该系统不仅可以捕获白板内容，还可以帮助用户有效，安全地查看和管理所捕获的会议内容。

公开(公告)号：US07111009B1

公开(公告)日：2006-09-19

申请号：US09396702

申请日：1999-09-15

申请人： Anoop Gupta ,  David M Bargeron

发明人： Anoop Gupta ,  David M Bargeron

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F17/241 ,  G06F17/30053 ,  G11B27/034 ,  Y10S707/914 ,  Y10S707/916 ,  Y10S707/917 ,  Y10S707/99943 ,  Y10S707/99945 ,  Y10S707/99948

摘要： A plurality of user-selected annotations are used to define a playlist of media segments corresponding to the annotations. The user-selected annotations and their corresponding media segments are then provided to the user in a seamless manner. A user interface allows the user to alter the playlist and the order of annotations in the playlist. The user interface identifies each annotation by a short subject line.

公开(公告)号：US07096271B1

公开(公告)日：2006-08-22

申请号：US09538624

申请日：2000-03-29

申请人： Nosakhare D. Omoigui ,  Anoop Gupta

发明人： Nosakhare D. Omoigui ,  Anoop Gupta

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04L29/06027 ,  H04L65/4092 ,  H04L65/604

摘要： In a client/server network system, multimedia content is streamed from one or more servers to the client. The multimedia content includes multiple media streams that can be streamed to the client from the same server or from different servers. The user is able to modify the playback speed of the multimedia content, allowing the playback to be either speeded up or slowed down.

摘要翻译： 在客户端/服务器网络系统中，多媒体内容从一个或多个服务器流传输到客户端。 多媒体内容包括可以从同一服务器或不同服务器流式传输到客户端的多个媒体流。 用户能够修改多媒体内容的播放速度，允许播放速度加快或减慢。

公开(公告)号：US20060147018A1

公开(公告)日：2006-07-06

申请号：US11276424

申请日：2006-02-28

申请人： Anoop Gupta ,  Li-Wei He ,  Nosakhare Omoigui

发明人： Anoop Gupta ,  Li-Wei He ,  Nosakhare Omoigui

IPC分类号： H04M3/42

CPC分类号： G06F17/30053 ,  G06F17/30017 ,  G11B27/105 ,  G11B27/34 ,  H04N7/17318 ,  H04N21/23439 ,  H04N21/26258 ,  H04N21/4621 ,  H04N21/4825 ,  H04N21/6377 ,  H04N21/658 ,  H04N21/6587 ,  H04N21/8455 ,  H04N21/8456 ,  H04N21/8549

摘要： A skimmed or preview version of multimedia content is provided to a client computer by a server computer using playlists. The skimmed version of multimedia content can be presented to a user of a client computer in less time than presenting the entire multimedia content would require. The server computer maintains skimming information that identifies particular segments of the multimedia content corresponding to the skimmed version. The server computer uses the skimming information to generate a playlist, which in turn is used by the server computer to access the appropriate segments of the multimedia content and provide the segments to the client computer.

摘要翻译： 由服务器计算机使用播放列表向客户端计算机提供多媒体内容的撇去或预览版本。 可以在比呈现整个多媒体内容所需的时间更短的时间内将多媒体内容的撇掉版本呈现给客户端计算机的用户。 服务器计算机维护识别与撇去版本对应的多媒体内容的特定段的撇号信息。 服务器计算机使用撇号信息来生成播放列表，该播放列表又由服务器计算机使用以访问多媒体内容的适当段，并将该片段提供给客户端计算机。

公开(公告)号：US07065553B1

公开(公告)日：2006-06-20

申请号：US09644321

申请日：2000-08-23

申请人： Harry R. Chesley ,  Greg Kimberly ,  Anoop Gupta ,  Manuel Vellon ,  Steven M. Drucker

发明人： Harry R. Chesley ,  Greg Kimberly ,  Anoop Gupta ,  Manuel Vellon ,  Steven M. Drucker

IPC分类号： G06F9/00

CPC分类号： A63F13/79 ,  A63F13/12 ,  A63F13/335 ,  A63F13/358 ,  A63F13/822 ,  A63F2300/534 ,  A63F2300/5553 ,  A63F2300/807

摘要： A database of objects is distributed between a server computer and multiple client computers as an object oriented virtual world environment (VWE) with multimedia presentation features. A primary database is maintained on the server and includes at least one entry for each object disposed within the VWE. In one implementation a presentation virtual world environment has a multi-user virtual presentation room object (ShowRoom) in which presentation or information element objects (ShowItems) are presented from a server to multiple viewers at multiple client computers. The presentation room object and presentation element objects are global objects in that they are provided from server to client computers as part of a presentation VWE. The presentation element objects provide a model representing a presentation in the presentation VWE. Interface objects at the client computers provide a view of the presentation, with user interface and control elements, which view is separate from the model provided by the presentation element objects.

摘要翻译： 对象的数据库分布在服务器计算机和多个客户端计算机之间，作为具有多媒体演示特征的面向对象的虚拟世界环境（VWE）。 在数据库服务器上维护主数据库，并为VWE中的每个对象包含至少一个条目。 在一个实现中，呈现虚拟世界环境具有多用户虚拟展示室对象（ShowRoom），其中呈现或信息元素对象（ShowItems）在多个客户端计算机上从服务器呈现给多个观看者。 演示室对象和表示元素对象是全局对象，因为它们作为演示VWE的一部分从服务器到客户端计算机提供。 演示元素对象提供表示演示文稿VWE中的演示文稿的模型。 客户端计算机上的接口对象提供演示视图，具有用户界面和控制元素，该视图与演示元素对象提供的模型分开。

公开(公告)号：US20060080598A1

公开(公告)日：2006-04-13

申请号：US11288800

申请日：2005-11-29

申请人： David Bargeron ,  Alice Jane Brush ,  Anoop Gupta

发明人： David Bargeron ,  Alice Jane Brush ,  Anoop Gupta

IPC分类号： G06F17/24

CPC分类号： G06F17/241

摘要： Annotations are robustly anchored to content. The robust anchoring allows annotations to be associated with the content independently of the format used to store the content. The annotations can be re-anchored to the content after the content has been modified, including modifications to the format used to store the content.

摘要翻译： 注释强力地锚定到内容。 强大的锚定允许注释与内容相关联，而与用于存储内容的格式无关。 在修改内容之后，可以将注释重新锚定到内容，包括修改用于存储内容的格式。

公开(公告)号：US20050280700A1

公开(公告)日：2005-12-22

申请号：US11193976

申请日：2005-07-29

申请人： Yong Rui ,  Anoop Gupta ,  Johnathan Cadiz ,  Ross Cutler

发明人： Yong Rui ,  Anoop Gupta ,  Johnathan Cadiz ,  Ross Cutler

IPC分类号： H04N7/14 ,  H04N7/15

CPC分类号： H04N7/142 ,  H04N7/147 ,  H04N7/15

摘要： An automated system and method for broadcasting meetings over a computer network. The meeting is filmed using an omni-directional camera system and capable of being presented to a viewer both live and on-demand. The system of the present invention includes an automated camera management system for controlling the camera system and an analysis module determining the location of meeting participants in the meeting environments. The method of the present invention includes using the system of the present invention to broadcast an event to a viewer over a computer network. In particular, the method includes filming the event using an omni-directional camera system. Next, the method determines the location of each event participant in the event environment. Finally, a viewer is provided with a user interface for viewing the broadcast event. This user interface allows a viewer to choose which event participant that the viewer would like to view.

摘要翻译： 一种用于通过计算机网络广播会议的自动化系统和方法。 会议是使用全方位摄像系统拍摄的，可以呈现给观众，包括现场和点播。 本发明的系统包括用于控制相机系统的自动相机管理系统和确定会议环境中的会议参与者的位置的分析模块。 本发明的方法包括使用本发明的系统通过计算机网络向观看者广播事件。 特别地，该方法包括使用全向摄像机系统拍摄该事件。 接下来，该方法确定事件环境中每个事件参与者的位置。 最后，向观众提供用于观看广播事件的用户界面。 该用户界面允许观看者选择观看者想要观看的哪个事件参与者。

公开(公告)号：US20050120126A1

公开(公告)日：2005-06-02

申请号：US11016628

申请日：2004-12-17

申请人： Anoop Gupta ,  Li-Wei He ,  Nosakhare Omoigui

发明人： Anoop Gupta ,  Li-Wei He ,  Nosakhare Omoigui

IPC分类号： G06F13/00 ,  G06F15/16 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G11B27/10 ,  G11B27/34 ,  H04N7/173 ,  H04N7/24

CPC分类号： G06F17/30053 ,  G06F17/30017 ,  G11B27/105 ,  G11B27/34 ,  H04N7/17318 ,  H04N21/23439 ,  H04N21/26258 ,  H04N21/4621 ,  H04N21/4825 ,  H04N21/6377 ,  H04N21/658 ,  H04N21/6587 ,  H04N21/8455 ,  H04N21/8456 ,  H04N21/8549

摘要： A skimmed or preview version of multimedia content is provided to a client computer by a server computer using playlists. The skimmed version of multimedia content can be presented to a user of a client computer in less time than presenting the entire multimedia content would require. The server computer maintains skimming information that identifies particular segments of the multimedia content corresponding to the skimmed version. The server computer uses the skimming information to generate a playlist, which in turn is used by the server computer to access the appropriate segments of the multimedia content and provide the segments to the client computer.

摘要翻译： 由服务器计算机使用播放列表向客户端计算机提供多媒体内容的撇去或预览版本。 可以在比呈现整个多媒体内容所需的时间更短的时间内将多媒体内容的撇掉版本呈现给客户端计算机的用户。 服务器计算机维护识别与撇去版本对应的多媒体内容的特定段的撇号信息。 服务器计算机使用撇号信息来生成播放列表，该播放列表又由服务器计算机使用以访问多媒体内容的适当段，并将该片段提供给客户端计算机。

公开(公告)号：US06868440B1

公开(公告)日：2005-03-15

申请号：US09498439

申请日：2000-02-04

申请人： Anoop Gupta ,  Li-Wei He ,  Nosakhare D. Omoigui

发明人： Anoop Gupta ,  Li-Wei He ,  Nosakhare D. Omoigui

IPC分类号： G06F13/00 ,  G06F15/16 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G11B27/10 ,  G11B27/34 ,  H04N7/173 ,  H04N7/24

CPC分类号： G06F17/30053 ,  G06F17/30017 ,  G11B27/105 ,  G11B27/34 ,  H04N7/17318 ,  H04N21/23439 ,  H04N21/26258 ,  H04N21/4621 ,  H04N21/4825 ,  H04N21/6377 ,  H04N21/658 ,  H04N21/6587 ,  H04N21/8455 ,  H04N21/8456 ,  H04N21/8549

摘要： A skimmed or preview version of multimedia content is provided to a client computer by a server computer using playlists. The skimmed version of multimedia content can be presented to a user of a client computer in less time than presenting the entire multimedia content would require. The server computer maintains skimming information that identifies particular segments of the multimedia content corresponding to the skimmed version. The server computer uses the skimming information to generate a playlist, which in turn is used by the server computer to access the appropriate segments of the multimedia content and provide the segments to the client computer.