公开(公告)号：US09727936B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-08

申请号：US12633832

申请日：2009-12-09

申请人： Daniel A. Ford ,  Sondra R. Renly

发明人： Daniel A. Ford ,  Sondra R. Renly

IPC分类号： G06Q50/00 ,  G06Q10/00 ,  G06Q50/22 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  G06Q50/24

CPC分类号： G06Q50/22 ,  G06F19/00 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  G06Q50/24

摘要： A computer-implemented method receives, into a computerized system, routine electronic transmissions such as a clinician order entry (CPOE) order message relating to a patient. The order message is used to identify one of a number of pre-established templates to create an individualized wellness plan. The method identifies data variables that need to be supplied for the wellness plan and identifies patient documentation related to the wellness plan. The method supplies the data variables and combines patient documentation into the wellness plan. The method identifies and includes dependency-awareness of tasks, reminders, and appointments within and across wellness plans. The method can customize the wellness plan according to clinician preferences and patient preferences, and can restrict access and content of the wellness plan. The method provides the wellness plan to the patient through their preferred interactive calendar application and obtains the remaining data variables, performs across plan dependency checks, and obtains the patient preferences from the patient through the interactive calendar application. This allows the method to provide the patient a list of tasks, reminders, and appointments through the interactive calendar application and enables both clinician and patient to track plan progress and completion.

公开(公告)号：US07761341B2

公开(公告)日：2010-07-20

申请号：US11782028

申请日：2007-07-24

申请人： Stefan B. Edlund ,  Daniel A. Ford ,  Reiner Kraft

发明人： Stefan B. Edlund ,  Daniel A. Ford ,  Reiner Kraft

IPC分类号： G06Q30/00

CPC分类号： G06Q30/08 ,  G06Q30/0601 ,  G06Q40/025 ,  G06Q40/04 ,  G06Q50/188

摘要： A system and method of automating and managing bids within the context of an Internet auction is disclosed. The present invention permits continuous monitoring and verification of auctions on the Internet based on criterion such as highest bid on an item, maximum permissible bid, and a restriction on the number of successful bids in the auctions by any given participant (0109). The present invention permits embodiments incorporating an auction profile database (0101) that is generated by an auction profile configuration tool (0102) to act as input to an item search manager (0104) that takes data from an item database (0105) and control from an item selector (0103) to then interact with an auction bid controller (0106) that communicates with the remote auction site via an auction command interface (0107).

摘要翻译： 公开了在互联网拍卖的上下文中自动化和管理投标的系统和方法。 本发明允许基于对项目的最高出价，最大允许出价以及任何给定参与者的拍卖中的成功投标数量的限制等标准，连续地监视和验证因特网上的拍卖（0109）。 本发明允许包含由拍卖配置文件配置工具（0102）生成的拍卖简档数据库（0101）作为从项目数据库（0105）获取数据的项目搜索管理器（0104）的输入的实施例， 项目选择器（0103），然后通过拍卖命令界面（0107）与与远程拍卖站点通信的拍卖出价控制器（0106）进行交互。

公开(公告)号：US20090209228A1

公开(公告)日：2009-08-20

申请号：US12416560

申请日：2009-04-01

申请人： Daniel A. Ford ,  Reiner Kraft ,  Jussi P. Myllymaki

发明人： Daniel A. Ford ,  Reiner Kraft ,  Jussi P. Myllymaki

IPC分类号： H04M11/04 ,  H04W24/00

CPC分类号： H04W4/90 ,  H04W76/50

摘要： A method and system for providing personal and emergency service hailing. A profile database stores profiles with individualized distance thresholds for each of a number of wireless devices. A wireless message proximity request is received from a requesting wireless device. Distances between a location of the requesting wireless device and locations of each of other wireless communications devices is computed and compared to individualized distance thresholds stored for the requesting wireless communications device. A set of wireless devices consisting of wireless devices that satisfy the individualized distance thresholds for the requesting wireless communications device is identified and a wireless message proximity response is sent to the requesting wireless communications device. The wireless message proximity response identifies the set of wireless communications devices that satisfy the at least one individualized distance threshold.

摘要翻译： 提供个人和紧急服务的方法和系统。 配置文件数据库存储针对多个无线设备中的每一个的个性化距离阈值的简档。 从请求的无线设备接收无线消息接近请求。 计算请求无线设备的位置与每个其他无线通信设备的位置之间的距离，并将其与为请求无线通信设备存储的个性化距离阈值进行比较。 识别由满足请求无线通信设备的个性化距离阈值的无线设备组成的一组无线设备，并且向请求无线通信设备发送无线消息接近响应。 无线消息接近响应识别满足至少一个个体化距离阈值的一组无线通信设备。

公开(公告)号：US5497457A

公开(公告)日：1996-03-05

申请号：US324428

申请日：1994-10-17

申请人： Daniel A. Ford

发明人： Daniel A. Ford

IPC分类号： G06F3/06 ,  G06F11/10 ,  G06F11/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/1076 ,  G06F2211/1014

摘要： A redundant array of independent data storage libraries of dismountable media units includes parity logging and unique parity update reintegration techniques to improve system performance by reducing the number of media mounts. The media units are arranged into redundancy groups that store the data as sets or parity groups of data blocks and a corresponding parity block. When new data is to be written parity updates are computed and stored in a parity log in nonvolatile storage, such as a magnetic fixed disk drive. The new data blocks are then written onto the media units, but the corresponding new parity blocks are not written if the media units containing the old parity blocks are not mounted at the time the parity updates are computed. If a media unit containing an old parity block is already mounted at the time the parity update is computed, then a new parity block is computed based on the parity update and the new parity block is written to the media unit without logging the parity update. When the media unit containing the old parity block is later mounted on a drive for doing a read or write operation, then the parity update is retrieved from the parity log and the new parity block computed and written to that media unit. The reintegration of parity updates is enhanced by parity pursuit striping wherein successive striping increments of data blocks are mapped across the media units such that a striping increment is located on the same media unit that contains the parity block corresponding to the prior striping increment.

摘要翻译： 可拆卸媒体单元的独立数据存储库的冗余阵列包括奇偶校验记录和独特的奇偶校验更新重新集成技术，通过减少媒体安装的数量来提高系统性能。 媒体单元被布置成将数据存储为数据块的集合或奇偶校验组以及对应的奇偶校验块的冗余组。 当要写入新数据时，计算奇偶更新并将其存储在诸如磁性固定磁盘驱动器的非易失性存储器中的奇偶校验日志中。 然后将新的数据块写入媒体单元，但是如果在计算奇偶校验更新时没有安装包含旧奇偶校验块的媒体单元，则不写入相应的新奇偶校验块。 如果在计算奇偶更新时已经安装了包含旧奇偶校验块的媒体单元，则基于奇偶更新来计算新的奇偶校验块，并且新的奇偶校验块被写入到媒体单元而不记录奇偶校验更新。 当包含旧奇偶校验块的媒体单元稍后被安装在用于进行读或写操作的驱动器上时，从奇偶校验日志和计算并写入该媒体单元的新奇偶校验块中检索奇偶校验更新。 奇偶校验更新的重新集成通过奇偶校验追踪条带增强，其中数据块的连续条带化增量被映射到媒体单元，使得条带增长位于包含与先前条带化增量相对应的奇偶校验块的相同媒体单元上。

公开(公告)号：US5440686A

公开(公告)日：1995-08-08

申请号：US171571

申请日：1993-12-22

申请人： Kirby G. Dahman ,  Kenneth F. Day, III ,  Alfredo M. Diaz ,  Daniel A. Ford

发明人： Kirby G. Dahman ,  Kenneth F. Day, III ,  Alfredo M. Diaz ,  Daniel A. Ford

IPC分类号： G06F12/08 ,  G06F12/12 ,  G11B27/00 ,  G11B27/36 ,  G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F12/121 ,  G11B27/002 ,  G11B27/36 ,  G06F12/0804 ,  G06F12/0866 ,  G11B2220/20 ,  G11B2220/41

摘要： A record media (optical disk) automatic library (back store) houses a plurality of record media for selective mounting in any one of a plurality of media drives (front store). Each record medium has one or more addressable recording surfaces termed data units. Record media currently mounted in said media drives may be replaced by other record media (demounted) only if the individual data unit has been idle (not accessed) for a time longer than a predetermined horizon time (demount eligibility threshold). If the current idle times for all mounted media are less than the respective horizon times, then no media can be demounted. Then, all proposed record media mounts are delayed until one of the currently mounted record media becomes eligible for demounting. If a plurality of mounted record media are eligible for demounting, then a least recently used one of the data units is demounted. The idle time of each mounted data unit is separately timed.

摘要翻译： 记录介质（光盘）自动库（后台）容纳多个记录介质，用于选择性地安装在多个介质驱动器（前存储器）中的任何一个中。 每个记录介质具有称为数据单元的一个或多个可寻址记录表面。 仅当各个数据单元已经空闲（未被访问）超过预定的水平时间（卸载资格阈值）的时间时，目前安装在所述介质驱动器中的记录介质可以被其它记录介质（拆卸）替代。 如果所有安装介质的当前空闲时间小于相应的水平时间，则不能拆卸介质。 然后，所有提出的记录媒体安装将被延迟，直到当前安装的一个记录介质有资格进行拆卸。 如果多个安装的记录介质有资格进行拆卸，则卸下最近最少使用的一个数据单元。 每个安装的数据单元的空闲时间是单独定时的。

公开(公告)号：US20080172262A1

公开(公告)日：2008-07-17

申请号：US11622705

申请日：2007-01-12

申请人： Lianjun An ,  Stephen John Buckley ,  Ching-Hua Chen-Ritzo ,  Pawan Raghunath Chowdhary ,  Thomas Robert Ervolina ,  Daniel A. Ford ,  Igor Frolow ,  Naveen Lamba ,  Young Min Lee ,  Prakaah Mukkarmala ,  Dharmashankar Subramanian

发明人： Lianjun An ,  Stephen John Buckley ,  Ching-Hua Chen-Ritzo ,  Pawan Raghunath Chowdhary ,  Thomas Robert Ervolina ,  Daniel A. Ford ,  Igor Frolow ,  Naveen Lamba ,  Young Min Lee ,  Prakaah Mukkarmala ,  Dharmashankar Subramanian

IPC分类号： G06Q10/00

CPC分类号： G06Q40/08 ,  G06Q10/0637 ,  G06Q10/06375 ,  G06Q10/0639

摘要： The present invention provides a method and system making it possible to reduce a description of the impact of a disaster on the world at large to measurable, firm-specific operational and financial implications. This makes it possible to bridge the divide between disaster prediction and business planning by facilitating the translation of physical and other effects of a disaster on a business into a dollars-and-cents impact. The present invention also allows a user to evaluate the costs and benefits of various disaster mitigation plans and/or policies and to understand the combined effects of multiple mitigation plans.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种方法和系统，使得可以将对灾难对世界的影响的描述减少到可衡量的，具体的业务和财务影响。 这有可能弥合灾难预测与业务规划之间的鸿沟，促进灾难对企业的物理和其他影响的翻译成美元和影响。 本发明还允许用户评估各种减灾计划和/或策略的成本和收益，并且了解多个缓解计划的综合影响。

公开(公告)号：US07400711B1

公开(公告)日：2008-07-15

申请号：US09513646

申请日：2000-02-25

申请人： Daniel A Ford ,  Reiner Kraft ,  Gaurav Tewari

发明人： Daniel A Ford ,  Reiner Kraft ,  Gaurav Tewari

IPC分类号： H04M1/64 ,  H04M15/00 ,  H04N7/025

CPC分类号： H04M3/56 ,  G10L15/26 ,  H04M3/20 ,  H04M3/4878 ,  H04M2201/40

摘要： A method, system and program storage device are provided for interjecting messages into a real-time isochronous discourse (such as a telephone call) between a plurality of callers wherein the method, system and device accesses the call between the callers, monitors the discourse to determine if the discourse relates to a system message desired to be communicated to the caller, chooses and communicates the system message to the callers when the discourse is determined to be relevant to the system message and continues the above accessing, monitoring and communicating steps until the call being accessed between the callers is terminated. The interjected messages are primarily related to advertising and can be introduced to one or more callers, or, separate messages in different languages can be introduced to one or more callers depending on the caller's accessing the telephone. Caller subscribers of the system will typically have the cost of the call partly or totally subsidized by the method and system.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种方法，系统和程序存储设备，用于将消息插入到多个呼叫者之间的实时等时话音（例如电话呼叫）中，其中方法，系统和设备访问呼叫者之间的呼叫，监视话音 确定话语是否与期望传送给呼叫者的系统消息相关，当话语被确定为与系统消息相关时，选择并传送系统消息给呼叫者，并继续上述访问，监视和传送步骤直到 在呼叫者之间访问的呼叫被终止。 插入的消息主要与广告相关，并且可以被引入到一个或多个呼叫者，或者根据呼叫者访问电话，可以将不同语言的单独消息引入一个或多个呼叫者。 系统的来电者用户通常将通过方法和系统部分或完全补贴电话的成本。

公开(公告)号：US5530850A

公开(公告)日：1996-06-25

申请号：US142534

申请日：1993-10-25

申请人： Daniel A. Ford ,  Robert J. T. Morris

发明人： Daniel A. Ford ,  Robert J. T. Morris

IPC分类号： G06F3/06 ,  G06F12/12 ,  G11B20/18 ,  G11B27/00 ,  G11B27/11 ,  G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F3/0601 ,  G11B20/1833 ,  G11B27/002 ,  G11B27/11 ,  G06F12/123 ,  G06F2003/0697 ,  G11B2220/20 ,  G11B2220/41 ,  G11B2220/415 ,  G11B2220/90 ,  Y10S707/99957

摘要： A data storage library system, preferably arranged in an array of independent libraries, uses a log-structured file (LSF) data architecture and assigned roles for the individual storage devices in the library. Each library includes a plurality of storage devices, such as optical disk drives, and a store of removable media units, such as optical disks, that are mounted and dismounted from the storage devices. The log-structured library is similar to fixed media systems having LSF data architectures in that it employs a directory to map the local address of a data set to its physical storage location, but is different in that it divides the jobs of reading and writing (log accesses) and garbage collection among the different storage devices of the library. As required, the dismountable media units are moved from the storage area and mounted on a device assigned the appropriate role. The roles assigned to the storage devices are flexible and can change as needed. The system allows both log accesses and garbage collection to occur simultaneously. The garbage collection process segregates the data into "hot" and "cold" segments, according to the age of the data. This allows all the cold data to be located on the same media units, which can then be exported from the library for off-line storage and replacement with new media units.

摘要翻译： 数据存储库系统优选地被布置在独立库的阵列中，使用日志结构文件（LSF）数据架构，并为库中的各个存储设备分配角色。 每个库包括多个存储装置，例如光盘驱动器，以及从存储装置安装和拆卸的诸如光盘的可移动介质单元的存储。 日志结构库类似于具有LSF数据架构的固定媒体系统，因为它采用目录将数据集的本地地址映射到其物理存储位置，但不同之处在于它划分读写作业（ 日志访问）和垃圾回收在库的不同存储设备之间。 根据需要，可拆卸介质单元从存储区域移动并安装在分配有适当角色的设备上。 分配给存储设备的角色是灵活的，可以根据需要进行更改。 系统允许日志访问和垃圾回收同时发生。 垃圾收集过程根据数据的年龄将数据分为“热”和“冷”段。 这允许所有冷数据位于相同的介质单元上，然后可以从库导出，以便使用新的介质单元进行离线存储和更换。

公开(公告)号：US06606644B1

公开(公告)日：2003-08-12

申请号：US09511846

申请日：2000-02-24

申请人： Daniel A. Ford ,  Reiner Kraft ,  Gaurav Tewari

发明人： Daniel A. Ford ,  Reiner Kraft ,  Gaurav Tewari

IPC分类号： G06F1516

CPC分类号： H04L12/1831 ,  G06F17/30864 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L67/02 ,  H04L67/20 ,  H04L69/22 ,  Y10S707/99933 ,  Y10S707/99943

摘要： A method and apparatus for automatically gathering, summarizing, and indexing real-time information derived from real-time communication on the Internet, such as Internet chat sessions, or any other comparable form of real-time communication on the Internet. The present invention provides live information selection and analysis and provides basic functionality of crawling, indexing and summarizing chat room data, as well as generating messages, such as advertisements, responsive to the subject matter of the communication.

摘要翻译： 一种用于自动收集，汇总和索引来自因特网上的实时通信的实时信息的方法和装置，例如因特网聊天会话或互联网上任何其他可比较的实时通信形式。 本发明提供实时信息选择和分析，并且提供爬行，索引和总结聊天室数据的基本功能，以及响应于该通信的主题而生成诸如广告的消息。

公开(公告)号：US06515857B2

公开(公告)日：2003-02-04

申请号：US09858751

申请日：2001-05-15

申请人： Daniel A. Ford ,  James H. Kaufman ,  Owen R. Melroy ,  Cameron S. Miner ,  Kevin P. Roche

发明人： Daniel A. Ford ,  James H. Kaufman ,  Owen R. Melroy ,  Cameron S. Miner ,  Kevin P. Roche

IPC分类号： G06F120

CPC分类号： G06F1/203

摘要： Attractive heat sinks are used to cool the central processing unit and other solid state electronic components in electronic devices such as computers. In preferred embodiments, heat sinks snap onto one or both sides of a laptop computer to provide cooling. The heat sinks may consist of one or more sealed tubes of various cross sections containing a fluid mixture or solution. Preferred embodiments of the heat sinks rely on the principle of Rayleigh-Benard convection to provide a visually attractive “bubble lamp” display, “glitter lamp” display, or other convective fluid lamp display.

摘要翻译： 有吸引力的散热器用于冷却电子设备（如计算机）中的中央处理单元和其他固态电子元件。 在优选实施例中，散热器卡在笔记本电脑的一侧或两侧以提供冷却。 散热器可由包含流体混合物或溶液的各种横截面的一个或多个密封管组成。 散热器的优选实施例依赖于瑞利 - 贝纳德对流的原理来提供视觉吸引人的“气泡灯”显示器，“闪光灯”显示器或其它对流液体灯显示器。