公开(公告)号：US20060218114A1

公开(公告)日：2006-09-28

申请号：US11089328

申请日：2005-03-25

申请人： Christopher Weare ,  Ashley Feniello ,  Randy Kern

发明人： Christopher Weare ,  Ashley Feniello ,  Randy Kern

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F16/9537

摘要： A system and method for performing geographic based document searching. A grid of location tiles is constructed corresponding to a desired geographic area. A location tag is assigned to each location tile. Documents are searched to identify a geographic location. The documents are associated with one or more location tags based on the location tiles corresponding to the identified geographic location. The geographic location of a search query is also identified. The search query is modified to include one or more location tags corresponding to the location of the search query. The search query is then matched to documents associated with location tags contained in the search query.

摘要翻译： 一种用于执行基于地理的文档搜索的系统和方法。 对应于期望的地理区域构造位置瓦片的网格。 位置标签被分配给每个位置图块。 搜索文档以识别地理位置。 基于与所识别的地理位置相对应的位置瓦片，文档与一个或多个位置标签相关联。 还会识别搜索查询的地理位置。 搜索查询被修改为包括与搜索查询的位置相对应的一个或多个位置标签。 然后将搜索查询与包含在搜索查询中的位置标签相关联的文档进行匹配。

公开(公告)号：US20060206475A1

公开(公告)日：2006-09-14

申请号：US11078590

申请日：2005-03-14

申请人： Ramez Naam ,  Christopher Weare

发明人： Ramez Naam ,  Christopher Weare

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F17/30864 ,  G06F17/3097 ,  Y10S707/99935

摘要： A system and related techniques generate alternative search terms derived from a set of search results. A user may input a set of search terms such as keywords or other inputs, and receive a set of search results back, for instance in rank order of estimated relevance to the user's search terms and search intention. In addition to the hyperlink or other results may have associated with them a set of selectable alternative search links, for instance indicating “show me more with titles like this” when for instance a Web page title contains the user's search terms. Other results may present other attributes, depending on the evaluated distinctiveness potential alternative information content of attributes of that Web page or other result, which attributes may further include, for example, the presence of image files, PDF™ files, audio or video files or attachments, Web pages or other hits indicating certain date ranges, or other attributes or characteristics. In embodiments an attribute or attribute of a result may be assessed for inclusion as an alternative search attributes or limiter based on the attribute's deviation in an attribute space from an average of the attributes of the original set of search results, or otherwise. A user may click or otherwise select the alternative search suggestion, for instance indicating “show me more PDFs” and be presented with an updated set of search results containing Web pages or other hits, links or results each of which is, contains or has attached a file or content of that type. Users may thus receive categories of search results more closely aligned with their search intent when characteristic attributes may be a factor in desired content.

摘要翻译： 系统和相关技术产生从一组搜索结果导出的替代搜索词。 用户可以输入一组搜索项，例如关键词或其他输入，并且例如按照与用户的搜索词和搜索意图的估计相关性的排序顺序接收一组搜索结果。 除了超链接或其他结果可能与它们相关联的一组可选择的替代搜索链接，例如当例如网页标题包含用户的搜索词时，例如指示“显示更多与这样的标题”。 其他结果可以呈现其他属性，这取决于所评估的特征潜力替代信息内容的该网页或其他结果的属性，哪些属性可进一步包括图像文件，PDF（TM）文件，音频或视频的存在 文件或附件，网页或指示某些日期范围的其他命中，或其他属性或特征。 在实施例中，可以基于属性空间中的属性偏差与原始搜索结果集的属性的平均值或其他方式来评估结果的属性或属性作为替代搜索属性或限制器。 用户可以单击或以其他方式选择替代搜索建议，例如指示“显示更多的PDF”，并且呈现包含网页或其他匹配，链接或结果的更新的一组搜索结果，每个搜索结果包含或已附加 该类型的文件或内容。 因此，当特征属性可能是期望内容的因素时，用户可以接收与其搜索意图更紧密地对齐的搜索结果的类别。

公开(公告)号：US07523109B2

公开(公告)日：2009-04-21

申请号：US10746627

申请日：2003-12-24

申请人： Christopher Weare

发明人： Christopher Weare

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06Q10/10 ,  Y10S707/99931 ,  Y10S707/99932 ,  Y10S707/99935 ,  Y10S707/99936 ,  Y10S707/99937 ,  Y10S707/99942 ,  Y10S707/99943

摘要： A method and a system for dynamically updating information including captive data for publication. ‘Captive data’ is defined as data accompanied by or associated with an identifying tag such as a caption. The captive data may include image, audio or visual data, among other types of data. Documents and other information having common characterizing features are grouped together. Captive data accompanied by identifying tags having characterizing features in common with a grouping of documents or other information are assigned to the grouping. The information obtained in the grouping step is used to determine how to publish the information contained in a cluster based on a customer request for information.

摘要翻译： 一种用于动态更新信息的方法和系统，包括用于发布的捕获数据。 “识别数据”被定义为伴随着标识标签的数据或与标题相关联的数据。 俘获数据可以包括图像，音频或视觉数据以及其他类型的数据。 具有共同特征的文件和其他信息被分组在一起。 附带识别具有与文档或其他信息分组相同的特征特征的标签的识别数据被分配给分组。 在分组步骤中获得的信息用于根据客户的信息请求确定如何发布包含在集群中的信息。

公开(公告)号：US20060294071A1

公开(公告)日：2006-12-28

申请号：US11168582

申请日：2005-06-28

申请人： Christopher Weare ,  Stephen Ciccarelli

发明人： Christopher Weare ,  Stephen Ciccarelli

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06Q30/02 ,  G06F16/951

摘要： A method includes determining a facet from a web page to be indexed for searching, indexing the web page with the facet in a search index, augmenting a user's web search query with the facet, searching the search index for the facet-augmented query, and presenting to the user, as a search result, the web page based on a correlation of the query and the facet. Another method includes receiving a user's web search query, augmenting the query with a facet, and transmitting the augmented query to a search engine. A further method includes agreeing with an advertiser to associate a web page with a facet, and indexing the web page with the facet in a search index.

摘要翻译： 一种方法包括从要索引的网页中确定一个小平面，用于搜索，用搜索索引中的小平面对网页进行索引，用小平面增强用户的网络搜索查询，搜索搜索索引以进行增量查询，以及 基于查询和小平面的相关性向用户呈现作为搜索结果的网页。 另一种方法包括接收用户的网页搜索查询，用小平面扩充查询，以及将增强查询发送到搜索引擎。 另一种方法包括同意广告主将网页与小平面相关联，并且将网页与搜索索引中的小平面进行索引。

公开(公告)号：US20060111801A1

公开(公告)日：2006-05-25

申请号：US11324828

申请日：2006-01-03

申请人： Christopher Weare ,  Jeffrey Hoekman

发明人： Christopher Weare ,  Jeffrey Hoekman

IPC分类号： G06F17/00

CPC分类号： G06F16/683 ,  G06F16/634 ,  G06F16/635 ,  G06F16/639

摘要： In connection with a classification system for classifying media entities that merges perceptual classification techniques and digital signal processing classification techniques for improved classification of media entities, a system and methods are provided for automatically classifying and characterizing melodic movement properties of media entities. Such a system and methods may be useful for the indexing of a database or other storage collection of media entities, such as media entities that are audio files, or have portions that are audio files. The methods also help to determine media entities that have similar, or dissimilar as a request may indicate, melodic movement by utilizing classification chain techniques that test distances between media entities in terms of their properties. For example, a neighborhood of songs may be determined within which each song has similar melodic movement properties.

摘要翻译： 结合用于对感知分类技术进行分类的媒体实体分类系统和用于改进媒体实体分类的数字信号处理分类技术，提供了一种用于自动分类和表征媒体实体的旋律运动属性的系统和方法。 这样的系统和方法可能对于媒体实体的数据库或其他存储集合的索引（例如作为音频文件的媒体实体或具有音频文件的部分）是有用的。 这些方法还有助于通过利用分类链技术来确定具有与请求相似或不相似的媒体实体的旋律运动，该分类链技术根据媒体实体的属性来测试媒体实体之间的距离。 例如，可以确定每首歌曲具有相似的旋律运动属性的歌曲附近。

公开(公告)号：US20050149473A1

公开(公告)日：2005-07-07

申请号：US10746627

申请日：2003-12-24

申请人： Christopher Weare

发明人： Christopher Weare

IPC分类号： G06Q10/00 ,  G06F7/00

CPC分类号： G06Q10/10 ,  Y10S707/99931 ,  Y10S707/99932 ,  Y10S707/99935 ,  Y10S707/99936 ,  Y10S707/99937 ,  Y10S707/99942 ,  Y10S707/99943

摘要： A method and a system for dynamically updating information including captive data for publication. ‘Captive data’ is defined as data accompanied by or associated with an identifying tag such as a caption. The captive data may include image, audio or visual data, among other types of data. Documents and other information having common characterizing features are grouped together. Captive data accompanied by identifying tags having characterizing features in common with a grouping of documents or other information are assigned to the grouping. The information obtained in the grouping step is used to determine how to publish the information contained in a cluster based on a customer request for information.

摘要翻译： 一种用于动态更新信息的方法和系统，包括用于发布的捕获数据。 “识别数据”被定义为伴随着标识标签的数据或与标题相关联的数据。 俘获数据可以包括图像，音频或视觉数据以及其他类型的数据。 具有共同特征的文件和其他信息被分组在一起。 伴随识别具有与文档或其他信息分组相同的特征特征的标签的识别数据被分配给分组。 在分组步骤中获得的信息用于根据客户的信息请求确定如何发布包含在集群中的信息。

公开(公告)号：US20050097075A1

公开(公告)日：2005-05-05

申请号：US10986975

申请日：2004-11-12

申请人： Jeffrey Hoekman ,  Christopher Weare

发明人： Jeffrey Hoekman ,  Christopher Weare

IPC分类号： G06F17/30 ,  G06F7/00

CPC分类号： G11B27/105 ,  G06F17/30038 ,  G06F17/30743 ,  G06F17/30758 ,  G06F17/30761 ,  G06F17/30772 ,  G10L17/26 ,  G10L25/48 ,  G11B27/28 ,  Y10S707/99931 ,  Y10S707/99932 ,  Y10S707/99934

摘要： In connection with a classification system for classifying media entities that merges perceptual classification techniques and digital signal processing classification techniques for improved classification of media entities, a system and methods are provided for automatically classifying and characterizing musical consonance properties of media entities. Such a system and methods may be useful for the indexing of a database or other storage collection of media entities, such as media entities that are audio files, or have portions that are audio files. The methods also help to determine media entities that have similar consonance by utilizing classification chain techniques that test distances between media entities in terms of their properties. For example, a neighborhood of songs may be determined within which each song has a similar consonance.

摘要翻译： 结合用于对感知分类技术进行分类的媒体实体分类系统和用于改进媒体实体分类的数字信号处理分类技术，提供了一种系统和方法，用于自动分类和表征媒体实体的音乐协调属性。 这样的系统和方法可能对于媒体实体的数据库或其他存储集合的索引（例如作为音频文件的媒体实体或具有音频文件的部分）是有用的。 这些方法还有助于通过利用分类链技术来确定具有类似协调性的媒体实体，这些分类链技术根据媒体实体的属性来测试媒体实体之间的距离。 例如，可以确定每首歌曲具有相似的一致性的歌曲附近。

公开(公告)号：US09176214B2

公开(公告)日：2015-11-03

申请号：US13207299

申请日：2011-08-10

申请人： Doug Berrett ,  Mike Albee ,  Cory Cirrincione ,  Sean Kollenkark ,  Joseph McClanahan ,  Michael Patten ,  Christopher Weare

发明人： Doug Berrett ,  Mike Albee ,  Cory Cirrincione ,  Sean Kollenkark ,  Joseph McClanahan ,  Michael Patten ,  Christopher Weare

IPC分类号： H04B7/00 ,  G01S5/00 ,  H04W4/02 ,  A63F13/40 ,  A63F13/30 ,  H04W76/02

CPC分类号： H04W4/023 ,  A63F13/10 ,  A63F13/12 ,  A63F13/216 ,  A63F13/32 ,  A63F13/79 ,  A63F2300/204 ,  A63F2300/404 ,  A63F2300/5573 ,  A63F2300/6063 ,  G01S5/0072 ,  H04W76/10

摘要： Systems and methods for detecting whether or not two devices are proximate to one another in order to provide a shared computing experience are provided. The method includes broadcasting audio from a first computing device; receiving the broadcast audio at a second computing device; and processing the received audio to identify a unique audio signature within the broadcasted/received audio. The unique audio signature uniquely identifying the first computing device. The method may further include determining that the first computing device and the second computing device are proximate to one another based on the broadcast audio; and providing a shared computing experience at one or both of the first computing device and the second computing device, where the shared computing experience is not provided in the event that it is determined that the first and second computing devices are non-proximate to one another.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于检测两个设备是否彼此靠近以提供共享计算体验的系统和方法。 该方法包括从第一计算设备广播音频; 在第二计算设备处接收广播音频; 以及处理所接收的音频以识别广播/接收的音频内的唯一音频签名。 唯一的音频签名唯一地标识第一个计算设备。 该方法还可以包括基于广播音频确定第一计算设备和第二计算设备彼此接近; 以及在所述第一计算设备和所述第二计算设备的一个或两个上提供共享计算体验，其中在确定所述第一和第二计算设备彼此不相邻的情况下未提供所述共享计算体验 。

公开(公告)号：US08640163B2

公开(公告)日：2014-01-28

申请号：US12242601

申请日：2008-09-30

申请人： Christopher Weare ,  Chad Gibson ,  Jessica Zahn

发明人： Christopher Weare ,  Chad Gibson ,  Jessica Zahn

IPC分类号： H04N7/025

CPC分类号： G06F17/30035 ,  G11B27/105 ,  H04N21/252 ,  H04N21/4667 ,  H04N21/6582

摘要： The determination of similarities between users in an online entertainment environment is disclosed. For example, one disclosed embodiment comprises a method of operating an entertainment server, wherein the method includes receiving user information that comprises user demographic information and user media selection information from each user of a plurality of users. For a current user, a plurality of similarity values are determined that each quantifies a similarity of the current user to another user based upon similarities between the user information of the current user and the user information of the other user. Then, the method comprises determining a list of other users to present to the current user based upon the similarity values determined, and sending the list of other users to the current user.

摘要翻译： 披露了在线娱乐环境中用户之间相似度的确定。 例如，一个公开的实施例包括操作娱乐服务器的方法，其中该方法包括从多个用户的每个用户接收包括用户人口统计信息和用户媒体选择信息的用户信息。 对于当前用户，确定多个相似性值，其基于当前用户的用户信息和另一用户的用户信息之间的相似性来量化当前用户与另一用户的相似性。 然后，该方法包括基于所确定的相似度值确定要呈现给当前用户的其他用户的列表，并将其他用户的列表发送给当前用户。

公开(公告)号：US20130040572A1

公开(公告)日：2013-02-14

申请号：US13207299

申请日：2011-08-10

申请人： Doug Berrett ,  Mike Albee ,  Cory Cirrincione ,  Sean Kollenkark ,  Joseph McClanahan ,  Michael Patten ,  Christopher Weare

发明人： Doug Berrett ,  Mike Albee ,  Cory Cirrincione ,  Sean Kollenkark ,  Joseph McClanahan ,  Michael Patten ,  Christopher Weare

IPC分类号： H04B7/00

CPC分类号： H04W4/023 ,  A63F13/10 ,  A63F13/12 ,  A63F13/216 ,  A63F13/32 ,  A63F13/79 ,  A63F2300/204 ,  A63F2300/404 ,  A63F2300/5573 ,  A63F2300/6063 ,  G01S5/0072 ,  H04W76/10

摘要： Systems and methods for detecting whether or not two devices are proximate to one another in order to provide a shared computing experience are provided. The method includes broadcasting audio from a first computing device; receiving the broadcast audio at a second computing device; and processing the received audio to identify a unique audio signature within the broadcasted/received audio. The unique audio signature uniquely identifying the first computing device. The method may further include determining that the first computing device and the second computing device are proximate to one another based on the broadcast audio; and providing a shared computing experience at one or both of the first computing device and the second computing device, where the shared computing experience is not provided in the event that it is determined that the first and second computing devices are non-proximate to one another.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于检测两个设备是否彼此靠近以提供共享计算体验的系统和方法。 该方法包括从第一计算设备广播音频; 在第二计算设备处接收广播音频; 以及处理所接收的音频以识别广播/接收的音频内的唯一音频签名。 唯一的音频签名唯一地标识第一个计算设备。 该方法还可以包括基于广播音频确定第一计算设备和第二计算设备彼此接近; 以及在所述第一计算设备和所述第二计算设备的一个或两个上提供共享计算体验，其中在确定所述第一和第二计算设备彼此不相邻的情况下未提供所述共享计算体验 。