公开(公告)号：US20100162136A1

公开(公告)日：2010-06-24

申请号：US12339412

申请日：2008-12-19

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

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

IPC分类号： G06F3/048

CPC分类号： G06Q30/00 ,  G06F3/04815 ,  H04L67/38

摘要： An invention that degrades avatar appearances in a virtual universe is provided. In one embodiment, there is a degradation tool, including a visual obstruction component configured to: identify an object in the virtual universe as an object of interest, and determine whether a set of avatars within the virtual universe is likely to cause a visual obstruction of the object of interest to an avatar. The degradation tool further comprises a modification component configured to degrade an appearance of at least one of the set of avatars within the virtual universe if the set of avatars within the virtual universe is likely to cause a visual obstruction of the object of interest to the avatar.

摘要翻译： 提供了降低虚拟宇宙中的化身外观的发明。 在一个实施例中，存在降级工具，包括视觉障碍部件，其被配置为：将虚拟宇宙中的对象识别为感兴趣的对象，并且确定虚拟宇宙内的一组化身是否可能导致视觉障碍 化身的兴趣对象。 降级工具还包括修改组件，该修改组件被配置为如果该虚拟世界中的该组头像很可能导致该虚拟世界中感兴趣的对象的视觉障碍，则该虚拟宇宙中该组头像中的至少一个化身的外观会劣化 。

公开(公告)号：US20100150250A1

公开(公告)日：2010-06-17

申请号：US12333358

申请日：2008-12-12

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

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

IPC分类号： H04N5/445 ,  H04N7/24

CPC分类号： H03M7/30 ,  H04N5/44508 ,  H04N21/235 ,  H04N21/435 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/84 ,  H04N21/85403

摘要： Methods, including service methods, articles of manufacture, systems, articles and programmable devices are provided for providing digital media content as a function of embedded environmental impact data. When a digital multimedia item is received, an embedded environmental impact value is decoded and the item is utilized as a function of the decoded embedded environmental impact value. Some methods further comprise accounting for amounts and types of energy used in creating the item to calculate an environmental impact value for the item, and the calculated environmental impact value embedded within digital data of the item.

摘要翻译： 提供了包括服务方法，制造品，系统，文章和可编程设备在内的方法，以提供作为嵌入式环境影响数据的函数的数字媒体内容。 当接收到数字多媒体项目时，嵌入的环境影响值被解码，并且该项目被用作解码的嵌入式环境影响值的函数。 一些方法还包括计算用于创建项目的能量的数量和类型，以计算该项目的环境影响值，以及嵌入在该项目的数字数据内的所计算的环境影响值。

公开(公告)号：US20100107171A1

公开(公告)日：2010-04-29

申请号：US12257584

申请日：2008-10-24

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

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

IPC分类号： G06F9/50 ,  B01D53/46 ,  G06F9/46

CPC分类号： G06Q10/06 ,  G06F11/3409 ,  Y02D10/34 ,  Y02P90/84

摘要： Methods, systems, services and program products are provided for implementing carbon offset computing. During performance of a specified computing task data concerning resource consumption regarding that specified computing task is gathered and stored. Upon completion of the specified computing task, the amount of carbon offset required to compensate for resource consumption associated with performance of the completed specified computing task is calculated based upon stored or known resource consumption data. The calculated amount of carbon offset information may be transmitted to a carbon offset function provider, and a carbon offset function provider implements the specified amount of carbon offset based upon the calculated amounts communicated for the completed specified computing task.

摘要翻译： 为实现碳抵消计算提供了方法，系统，服务和程序产品。 在执行指定的计算任务期间，收集并存储关于涉及该计算任务的资源消耗的数据。 在完成指定的计算任务之后，基于存储的或已知的资源消耗数据来计算补偿与完成的指定计算任务执行相关联的资源消耗所需的碳抵消量。 计算出的碳补偿信息量可以传送到碳抵消函数提供者，并且碳抵消函数提供者基于为完成的指定计算任务传送的计算量来实施指定量的碳抵消。

公开(公告)号：US20100106982A1

公开(公告)日：2010-04-29

申请号：US12257627

申请日：2008-10-24

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

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

IPC分类号： G06F1/28

CPC分类号： H02J3/14 ,  G06F1/3209 ,  Y02B70/3225 ,  Y04S20/222 ,  Y04S20/224

摘要： Methods, including service methods, articles of manufacture, systems, articles and programmable devices are provided for adapting the power consumption of a computational device in response to environmental conditions. Operating environmental condition data relevant to the generation of electric power is acquired from an operating environment feed and analyzed to determine a high electric power demand indication. If the analyzing determines a high electric power demand indication, then a computational device automatically reduces an amount of electric power consumption.

摘要翻译： 提供了包括服务方法，制品，系统，物品和可编程设备在内的方法，用于根据环境条件来适应计算设备的功耗。 从操作环境馈送获取与产生电力相关的操作环境条件数据，并进行分析以确定高电力需求指示。 如果分析确定高电力需求指示，则计算设备自动减少电力消耗量。

公开(公告)号：US20100092160A1

公开(公告)日：2010-04-15

申请号：US12249728

申请日：2008-10-10

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

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

IPC分类号： H04N7/26

CPC分类号： G11B27/034

摘要： A method and system for managing multiple user locks and deletion requests on a digital video recorder (DVR) is disclosed. Files associated with the DVR can be protected from deletion by allowing users to lock a recorded file utilizing a number of locking strategies. The recorded file can also be locked by multiple users and the recording can be deleted when the users specifically remove the lock. A simpler interface for each user can be provided to prevent other users from deleting recorded files, which have not yet been viewed. Such an approach allows for an administrative override to prevent users from locking recordings and never unlocking in order to prevent the DVR exhausting disk space.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于在数字录像机（DVR）上管理多个用户锁和删除请求的方法和系统。 通过允许用户使用许多锁定策略来锁定记录的文件，可以保护与DVR相关联的文件免于删除。 记录的文件也可以被多个用户锁定，当用户特别删除锁定时，记录可以被删除。 可以提供每个用户更简单的界面，以防止其他用户删除尚未查看的记录文件。 这种方法允许管理覆盖以防止用户锁定记录，并且永远不会解锁，以防止DVR耗尽磁盘空间。

公开(公告)号：US20100087985A1

公开(公告)日：2010-04-08

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 ,  G07C5/00 ,  B60Q1/00 ,  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.

摘要翻译： 记录和收集有关在不利条件下运行车辆的细节。 这些数据对于防止灾难性故障特别有用，并为二手车的潜在买家提供有价值的信息。 在所考虑的运行条件中有高水平的空气污染物，在极端的热或低温下运行，拖运重载以及硬制动，转弯和加速。 除了检测和记录数据之外，按比例维修计划重新计算和调整，以适应车辆在这些不利或不太理想的条件下的运行。 通常，数据存储在大多数车辆中存在的车载计算机中。 还提供定期向数据库和服务提供商的数据的加载。

公开(公告)号：US20100085155A1

公开(公告)日：2010-04-08

申请号：US12245825

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： H04Q5/22

CPC分类号： H04Q9/00 ,  H04Q2209/30 ,  H04Q2209/43 ,  H04Q2209/75

摘要： Methods, systems and program products are provided for monitoring an article for fluid exposure. A plurality of liquid sensors is incorporated into an article beneath an outer layer in a furnishing installation. In response to a fluid-detected or no-fluid-detected state, polling the sensors and sometimes other data, a processor component determines fluid exposure, sensor failure and tampering events and stores event data in a memory. Pairs of the sensors are sometimes provided within expected liquid exposure saturation footprint areas. GPS coordinate, weather condition data and structural component positioning data may also be associated with event data.

摘要翻译： 提供方法，系统和程序产品用于监测用于流体暴露的物品。 多个液体传感器被并入在家具装置的外层下方的制品中。 响应于流体检测或无流体检测状态，轮询传感器和有时其他数据，处理器组件确定流体暴露，传感器故障和篡改事件并将事件数据存储在存储器中。 传感器对有时在预期的液体曝光饱和足迹区域内提供。 GPS坐标，气象条件数据和结构分量定位数据也可以与事件数据相关联。

公开(公告)号：US20100067718A1

公开(公告)日：2010-03-18

申请号：US12211435

申请日：2008-09-16

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

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

IPC分类号： H03G3/00

CPC分类号： A63F13/30 ,  A63F13/12 ,  A63F13/54 ,  A63F13/87 ,  A63F2300/6081 ,  A63F2300/64 ,  G10L21/00 ,  H04L65/604 ,  H04L67/38

摘要： A system and method to modify audio communications in an online environment and, in particular, to modifying audio communications using one or more parameters. The system includes a module configured to detect one or more parameters applicable to an incoming audio communication and a weighing engine configured to weigh the one or more parameters and obtain a weighted volume. The system further includes a module configured to transmit the weighted volume to a user participating in a virtual universe. The method determines whether one or more parameters apply to an incoming communication, weighs the incoming communication based on the one or more parameters to determine a weighted volume of the incoming communication, and transmits the incoming communication to a user at the weighted volume.

摘要翻译： 一种在在线环境中修改音频通信的系统和方法，特别是使用一个或多个参数修改音频通信。 该系统包括被配置为检测适用于输入音频通信的一个或多个参数的模块和被配置为权衡一个或多个参数并获得加权音量的称重引擎。 系统还包括被配置为将加权的卷发送给参与虚拟宇宙的用户的模块。 该方法确定一个或多个参数是否适用于传入通信，基于一个或多个参数对进入的通信进行加权，以确定进入通信的加权音量，并以加权音量将输入通信发送给用户。

公开(公告)号：US20100057478A1

公开(公告)日：2010-03-04

申请号：US12198145

申请日：2008-08-26

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： G06Q30/00 ,  G06F21/00 ,  G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04L63/1416 ,  G06F17/30985 ,  G06F21/51 ,  G06F21/554 ,  G06F21/564 ,  G06F21/566 ,  G06Q10/087 ,  G06Q20/401 ,  G06Q30/0643 ,  H04L63/1441

摘要： A system and method in a virtual universe system for triggering scans of virtual items and inventories of virtual items and for scanning the virtual items and inventories wherein the scans may be triggered by an avatar moving or teleporting from one region to another, or by an avatar picking up, dropping off, or accepting or purchasing an item. The degree of scanning may depend upon factors such as location where these scan triggers occur. The signature of the item may be identified by the scan process. The item signature may be compared against signatures of known malicious items stored in an inventory item signatures database and a summary of the signature comparison may be sent to a resident and stored in the resident's inventory.

摘要翻译： 虚拟宇宙系统中的系统和方法，用于触发虚拟物品的扫描和虚拟物品的清单，并用于扫描虚拟物品和清单，其中扫描可以由从一个区域移动或传送到另一个区域的化身或通过化身 拿起，放下，或接受或购买物品。 扫描的程度可能取决于诸如这些扫描触发发生的位置等因素。 项目的签名可以通过扫描过程来识别。 可以将项目签名与存储在库存项目签名数据库中的已知恶意项目的签名进行比较，并且签名比较的摘要可以被发送给居民并存储在居民的库存中。

公开(公告)号：US20100050180A1

公开(公告)日：2010-02-25

申请号：US12196498

申请日：2008-08-22

申请人： Jeffrey D. Amsterdam ,  Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Brian M. O'connell ,  Clifford A. Pickover ,  Keith R. Walker

发明人： Jeffrey D. Amsterdam ,  Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Brian M. O'connell ,  Clifford A. Pickover ,  Keith R. Walker

IPC分类号： G06F9/46

CPC分类号： G06F9/5027 ,  G06F9/5094 ,  Y02D10/22

摘要： Systems, methods, devices and program products are provided for enabling users of a computing system to measure and compare the green efficiency of a set of resources used in a computing task. With the use of this information, the user can select a desired set of resources to be employed in the computing task to minimize the environmental impact of computing tasks in relation to requirements. In some embodiments, the invention creates metrics for measuring the greenness of a computing task. The metrics are calculated through analysis of the resource computation, energy consumption, consequence of computation, and dimensional characteristics of a computing task. The metrics could be beneficial or other metrics that permit the user or a processing system to make scheduling and execution decisions.

摘要翻译： 提供了系统，方法，设备和程序产品，使计算系统的用户能够测量和比较计算任务中使用的一组资源的绿色效率。 通过使用该信息，用户可以选择要在计算任务中使用的期望的一组资源，以最小化与需求相关的计算任务的环境影响。 在一些实施例中，本发明创建用于测量计算任务的绿色度量。 通过资源计算，能量消耗，计算结果和计算任务的维度特征的分析计算度量。 这些指标可能是有益的或允许用户或处理系统进行调度和执行决策的其他指标。