Method and apparatus for striping data onto a plurality of disk drives
    71.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for striping data onto a plurality of disk drives 有权
    用于将数据分割到多个磁盘驱动器上的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US07308602B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-12-11

    申请号:US11017976

    申请日:2004-12-21

    申请人: Robert G. Dandrea

    发明人: Robert G. Dandrea

    IPC分类号: G06F11/00

    摘要: A method and apparatus for reconstructing lost data from a failed disk drive in a disk array. The disk drive array formed into at least one parity group including data extents divided into data segments and parity segments that are generated from the data segments. The method includes providing access to the array, identifying a failed drive and failed parity group associated with the failed drive, and retrieving the parity segments from operative drives in a parity group containing the failed drive in an instance data is being read from the failed parity group. Parity information is reconstructed for the failed disk drive from the parity segments on the operative disk drives, and data segments of the extent associated with the failed disk drive is reconstructed from the reconstructed parity information, and the parity segments and data segments on the operative disk drives of the failed parity group.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于从磁盘阵列中的故障磁盘驱动器重建丢失数据的方法和装置。 形成至少一个奇偶校验组的磁盘驱动器阵列包括分割成从数据段生成的数据段和奇偶校验段的数据扩展区。 该方法包括提供对阵列的访问,识别与故障驱动器相关联的故障驱动器和失败的奇偶校验组,以及从包含故障驱动器的奇偶校验组中的操作驱动器检索奇偶校验段,从奇偶校验 组。 对于故障磁盘驱动器从操作盘驱动器上的奇偶校验段重建奇偶校验信息,并且从重构的奇偶校验信息重建与故障盘驱动器相关联的盘区的数据段,并且操作盘上的奇偶校验段和数据段 驱动器失败的奇偶校验组。

    Encoding optimization techniques for encoding program grid section of server-centric interactive programming guide
    73.
    发明授权
    Encoding optimization techniques for encoding program grid section of server-centric interactive programming guide 有权
    编码优化技术编码方案网格部分以服务器为中心的交互式编程指南

    公开(公告)号:US07254824B1

    公开(公告)日:2007-08-07

    申请号:US09583388

    申请日:2000-05-30

    IPC分类号: H04N7/10

    摘要: An interactive program guide (IPG) may include a program grid section and a multimedia section. The program grid section typically contains program information organized in a grid with a time axis and a channel axis. The multimedia section may include video for advertisement, previews, and other purposes. Such an IPG may be rendered and encoded at a server and distributed to client terminals in the form of compressed bit streams.For certain IPGs, the program grid section may comprise alternating stripes of background with different shades (lighter/darker) or different colors. Typically, the alternating background stripes may be used to visually separate text information into timeslots or channels.Blank areas of the background may be “skip” encoded to “save” a portion of the bit rate. Meanwhile, the quantizer stepsize for encoding that section may be lowered so as to utilize the saved bits to improve the viewing quality of the program grid section. Additionally or alternatively, the quantization matrix for encoding the program grid section may be optimized for encoding text (rather than being, for example, a standard quantization matrix).Encoding may be performed on the program grid section such that encoded macroblocks do not cross a border between two stripes. In other words, each encoded macroblock in the program grid section may be within a single stripe. Additionally or alternatively, low-pass frequency filtering may be applied on the background stripes. Such low-pass filtering reduces visual defects due to ringing from edges between stripes.

    摘要翻译: 交互式节目指南(IPG)可以包括节目网格部分和多媒体部分。 节目网格部分通常包含组织在具有时间轴和频道轴的网格中的节目信息。 多媒体部分可以包括用于广告,预览和其他目的的视频。 这样的IPG可以在服务器处呈现和编码,并以压缩比特流的形式分发给客户终端。 对于某些IPG,程序网格部分可以包括具有不同色调(较亮/较暗)或不同颜色的背景的交替条纹。 通常,交替的背景条纹可用于将文本信息视觉上分离成时隙或信道。 背景的空白区域可以被编码为“保存”比特率的一部分的“跳过”。 同时,用于编码的量化器步骤可以降低该部分,以便利用保存的比特来改善节目网格部分的观看质量。 附加地或替代地,用于编码节目网格部分的量化矩阵可以被优化用于编码文本(而不是例如是标准量化矩阵)。 可以在节目网格部分上执行编码,使得编码的宏块不跨越两个条纹之间的边界。 换句话说,程序网格部分中的每个编码的宏块可以在单个条带内。 另外或替代地,低通滤波可以应用在背景条纹上。 这种低通滤波减少了由于条纹之间的边缘的振铃导致的视觉缺陷。

    Method and system for selective advertisement display of a subset of search results
    75.
    发明授权
    Method and system for selective advertisement display of a subset of search results 有权
    选择性广告显示搜索结果子集的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US07225234B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-05-29

    申请号:US09798337

    申请日:2001-03-02

    申请人: Shamim A. Naqvi

    发明人: Shamim A. Naqvi

    IPC分类号: G06F15/16 G06Q30/00

    摘要: A method and system are provided for delivering content items to online users. The content items are to be displayed on user operated devices in response to a specified query. Subsets of items are generated from a set of content items responsive to the specified query. The subsets are selected to generally satisfy delivery requirements associated with each item. A different one of the subsets is delivered to each user making the query.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种方法和系统,用于将内容项目传送给在线用户。 响应于指定的查询,内容项目将显示在用户操作的设备上。 从一组响应于指定查询的内容项目生成项目的子集。 选择这些子集以一般满足与每个项目相关联的递送要求。 将不同的一个子集传递给进行查询的每个用户。

    Method and system for enabling detection of signals in the presence of noise
    76.
    发明授权
    Method and system for enabling detection of signals in the presence of noise 有权
    用于在存在噪声的情况下检测信号的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US07212252B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-05-01

    申请号:US10306360

    申请日:2002-11-27

    IPC分类号: H04N5/50

    CPC分类号: G08C23/04

    摘要: A method for transmitting data to a receiver comprises the steps of transmitting a pre-conditioning signal to the receiver, and beginning to transmit at least one data packet to the receiver within a given period after beginning transmission of the pre-conditioning signal. The preconditioning signal is separate from a leader of the data packet to be transmitted.

    摘要翻译: 用于向接收机发送数据的方法包括以下步骤:向接收机发送预处理信号,并且在开始传送预处理信号之后的给定时间段内开始向接收机发送至少一个数据分组。 预处理信号与要发送的数据包的前导分开。

    Method and apparatus for identifying unique client users from user behavioral data
    77.
    发明申请
    Method and apparatus for identifying unique client users from user behavioral data 有权
    用于从用户行为数据识别唯一客户端用户的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20070094208A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-04-26

    申请号:US11504366

    申请日:2006-08-14

    申请人: Dean Cerrato

    发明人: Dean Cerrato

    IPC分类号: G06N5/02

    摘要: A method and system are provided for identifying a current user of a terminal device from a group of possible users. The method includes providing a database containing multiple user input pattern profiles of prior user inputs to the terminal device. Each of the possible users of the group are associated with at least one of the user input pattern profiles. Current input patterns from use of the terminal device are detected. The current input patterns are combined and then dynamically matched with one of the user input pattern profiles, and the possible user associated with the matched user input pattern profile is selected as the current user. The system for identifying a current user of a terminal device from a group of possible users includes a database containing multiple user input pattern profiles of prior user inputs to the terminal device. Each of the possible users is associated with at least one of the user input pattern profiles. The system detects current input patterns from use of the terminal device, and then combines the patterns and dynamically matches the patterns with one of the user input pattern profiles. The system selects the possible user associated with the matched user input pattern profiles as the current user.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于从一组可能的用户识别终端设备的当前用户的方法和系统。 该方法包括提供一个数据库,该数据库包含先前用户输入到终端设备的多个用户输入模式简档。 组中的每个可能的用户与至少一个用户输入模式简档相关联。 检测到使用终端设备的当前输入模式。 当前输入模式被组合,然后与用户输入模式简档中的一个动态匹配,并且选择与匹配的用户输入模式简档相关联的可能用户作为当前用户。 用于从一组可能的用户识别终端设备的当前用户的系统包括包含对终端设备的先前用户输入的多个用户输入模式简档的数据库。 每个可能的用户与至少一个用户输入模式简档相关联。 系统使用终端设备检测当前输入模式,然后组合模式,并将模式与用户输入模式配置文件之一动态匹配。 系统选择与匹配的用户输入模式配置文件相关联的可能用户作为当前用户。