公开(公告)号：US08774471B1

公开(公告)日：2014-07-08

申请号：US12969885

申请日：2010-12-16

申请人： William T. Laaser ,  Gerald B. Huff ,  Arien C. T. Ferrell ,  Michael J. Graves

发明人： William T. Laaser ,  Gerald B. Huff ,  Arien C. T. Ferrell ,  Michael J. Graves

IPC分类号： G06K9/00

CPC分类号： G06K9/00912 ,  G06K9/00013 ,  G06K9/00892

摘要： The disclosed embodiments relate to a system that recognizes a personal object in an image and facilitates providing a related financial service. During operation, the system receives an image of an object associated with a user, where the image includes environmental features associated with the user. Next, the system extracts content from the image by processing the image (and the included environmental features) using an image-processing technique. The system then associates the extracted content with information in a pre-existing data structure, where the pre-existing data structure includes financial information associated with the object. Next, the system facilitates a financial service associated with the object based on the information. For example, the system may generate an insurance appraisal for the object based on the information.

摘要翻译： 公开的实施例涉及识别图像中的个人对象并有助于提供相关金融服务的系统。 在操作期间，系统接收与用户相关联的对象的图像，其中图像包括与用户相关联的环境特征。 接下来，系统通过使用图像处理技术处理图像（和包括的环境特征）从图像中提取内容。 然后，系统将提取的内容与预先存在的数据结构中的信息相关联，其中预先存在的数据结构包括与对象相关联的财务信息。 接下来，系统基于该信息促进与对象相关联的金融服务。 例如，系统可以基于该信息生成对象的保险鉴定。

公开(公告)号：US5760506A

公开(公告)日：1998-06-02

申请号：US472667

申请日：1995-06-07

申请人： Harlow G. Ahlstrom ,  Michael Chapman ,  Michael J. Graves ,  Thomas S. Luhman ,  Thomas D. Martin ,  Paul D. Nedervelt

发明人： Harlow G. Ahlstrom ,  Michael Chapman ,  Michael J. Graves ,  Thomas S. Luhman ,  Thomas D. Martin ,  Paul D. Nedervelt

IPC分类号： H02K7/02 ,  H02K7/09

CPC分类号： H02K7/09 ,  F16C32/0438 ,  H02K7/025 ,  Y02E60/16

摘要： A flywheel system suitable for storing energy when demand for energy from a power plant is low, and from which energy can be retrieved when energy demand increases. The flywheel includes (a) a circular composite or metallic glass ring with a radial width limited to less than about 30 percent of the ring's outer radius, and (b) at least one spoke extending along a diameter of the ring, and attached to the ring at either end. The spoke has sufficient radial extendability due to either bending and elastic radial elongation, or only elastic elongation so that, when the flywheel rotates at operating speed, the spoke extends radially to match the radial growth of the ring, without subjecting the flywheel to significant tension at points of attachment of the spoke to the ring. In one embodiment, both flywheel ring and spoke are made of oriented high strength fibers embedded in a thermoplastic resin. Also provided are a magnetic bearing and motor/generator system that are of an axial-gap design so that magnets are held in a substantially fixed position relative to each other, as the flywheel expands radially under centrifugal forces. Further, both motor/generator and flywheel bearings utilize a system of permanent magnets alternating with a high magnetic permeability composition in order to produce highly uniform magnetic fields in the bearing to reduce magnetic drag and improve efficiency, and to produce high torque in the motor generator. The flywheel bearing assembly includes a bulk high temperature superconductive magnet that provides lateral stability to the flywheel.

摘要翻译： 一种飞轮系统，适用于在来自发电厂的能量需求时储存能量，并且当能量需求增加时能够从中获取能量。 飞轮包括（a）圆形复合材料或金属玻璃环，其径向宽度限制在小于环的外半径的约30％，和（b）至少一个沿着环的直径延伸的辐条，并附接到 在任一端环。 由于弯曲和弹性径向伸长率，或者仅弹性伸长率，轮辐具有足够的径向延伸性，使得当飞轮以运行速度旋转时，轮辐径向延伸以匹配环的径向生长，而不会使飞轮承受明显的张力 在辐条与环的连接点。 在一个实施例中，飞轮环和辐条均由嵌入在热塑性树脂中的取向的高强度纤维制成。 还提供了一种磁轴承和电动机/发电机系统，其具有轴向间隙设计，使得磁体在离心力下径向膨胀时相对于彼此保持在基本上固定的位置。 此外，电动机/发电机和飞轮轴承都使用与高磁导率组合物交替的永磁体系统，以便在轴承中产生高度均匀的磁场，以减少磁阻并提高效率，并且在电动发电机中产生高扭矩 。 飞轮轴承组件包括向飞轮提供横向稳定性的体高温超导磁体。

公开(公告)号：US07970658B1

公开(公告)日：2011-06-28

申请号：US11961786

申请日：2007-12-20

申请人： Todd M. Fitch ,  Michael J. Graves

发明人： Todd M. Fitch ,  Michael J. Graves

IPC分类号： G06Q30/00

CPC分类号： G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/04 ,  G06Q30/0601 ,  G06Q30/0641 ,  G06Q40/04 ,  G06Q40/10 ,  G06Q40/123

摘要： In various embodiments, sellers and buyers may interact with a price determination application and/or electronic marketplace to buy/sell items for tax deductions to increase the tax deduction benefit for the sellers and buyers. For example, donating an item may have a tax benefit to a seller that is less than the tax benefit to a higher income bracket buyer. The electronic marketplace may facilitate a sale of the items to the buyer who may then donate the items for the tax benefit. In some embodiments, an item distribution service may sell items from multiple sellers to buyers according to a calculated price/distribution to increase the tax benefit to the sellers/buyers. In some embodiments, the items may not be delivered to the buyer by the seller, but may instead be routed to a charitable organization for donation in the buyer's name after ownership is transferred to the buyer.

摘要翻译： 在各种实施例中，卖方和买方可以与价格确定应用程序和/或电子市场进行交互，以购买/出售用于减免税款的物品，以增加卖方和买方的扣税利益。 例如，捐赠物品可能对卖方的税收优惠小于对较高收入阶层买家的税收优惠。 电子市场可以促进将物品出售给买方，然后可以为该税收的物品捐赠物品。 在一些实施例中，物品分配服务可以根据计算的价格/分布将多个卖家的商品出售给买方以增加卖方/买方的税收优惠。 在一些实施例中，卖方可能不会将这些物品交付给买方，而是可以将所有权转让给买方之后，以买方名义将其转交给慈善组织捐赠。

公开(公告)号：US20090253494A1

公开(公告)日：2009-10-08

申请号：US12061003

申请日：2008-04-02

申请人： Todd M. Fitch ,  Michael J. Graves ,  Arien C. Ferrell

发明人： Todd M. Fitch ,  Michael J. Graves ,  Arien C. Ferrell

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： A63F13/85 ,  A63F13/12 ,  A63F2300/575

摘要： Some embodiments of the present invention provide a system that facilitates exchanging assets between online virtual worlds. During operation, the system receives a first asset from a representative of a first player who controls the first asset in a first virtual world, and receives a second asset from a representative of a second player who controls the second asset in the second virtual world. Next, the system provides the first asset to a representative of the second player in the first virtual world, and provides the second asset to a representative of the first player in the second virtual world.

摘要翻译： 本发明的一些实施例提供一种便于在线虚拟世界之间交换资产的系统。 在操作期间，系统从控制第一虚拟世界中的第一资产的第一玩家的代表接收第一资产，并从控制第二虚拟世界中的第二资产的第二玩家的代表接收第二资产。 接下来，系统向第一虚拟世界中的第二玩家的代表提供第一资产，并且将第二资产提供给第二虚拟世界中的第一玩家的代表。

公开(公告)号：US5873107A

公开(公告)日：1999-02-16

申请号：US625486

申请日：1996-03-29

申请人： Richard D. Borovoy ,  Michael J. Graves ,  Nagabhushan Rao Machiraju ,  Sunil Vemuri

发明人： Richard D. Borovoy ,  Michael J. Graves ,  Nagabhushan Rao Machiraju ,  Sunil Vemuri

IPC分类号： G06F17/27 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G06F17/21

CPC分类号： G06F17/30719 ,  G06F17/276 ,  G06F17/30637 ,  Y10S707/99933

摘要： Text entry and information retrieval are combined in such a way as to automatically offer an author continuous retrieval of information potentially relevant to the text he is authoring. The author enters text in one portion of the user interface. Keywords are extracted from the text as the author enters them and are used as query words for an information retrieval mechanism to a document collection. Those queries return relevant information from the document collection in a second portion of the user interface. The user can then read or ignore the returned information or he can select the returned information to view the full context from which it came.

摘要翻译： 文本输入和信息检索的组合方式可以自动提供作者连续检索与他正在创作的文本潜在相关的信息。 作者在用户界面的一部分中输入文本。 关键字从作者输入的文本中提取出来，并被用作文档收集信息检索机制的查询词。 这些查询在用户界面的第二部分中从文档集合返回相关信息。 然后，用户可以读取或忽略返回的信息，或者他可以选择返回的信息来查看来自其的完整上下文。

公开(公告)号：US5842009A

公开(公告)日：1998-11-24

申请号：US723793

申请日：1996-09-30

申请人： Richard D. Borovoy ,  Michael J. Graves ,  Nagabhushan Rao Machiraju

发明人： Richard D. Borovoy ,  Michael J. Graves ,  Nagabhushan Rao Machiraju

IPC分类号： G06F17/30 ,  G06Q10/10

CPC分类号： G06Q10/109 ,  Y10S707/99931 ,  Y10S715/963

摘要： Portable electronic devices containing user's calendars have proliferated. Similarly, files, web pages, databases and information sources have become commonplace. The present invention combines knowledge of the current date and time with knowledge of entries in the user's calendar to automatically generate queries against those files, databases and information sources. The results of those queries are then made available to the user in order to provide the user with additional information about the subject of the meeting, the other attendees, their employers, etc. The present invention connects multiple devices together in a passive information retrieval model, leveraging off of mobile, desktop, and server systems, context data and search and retrieval technology. The present invention is thus an automatic search and retrieval system providing its user with relevant information to a scheduled meeting or event.

摘要翻译： 包含用户日历的便携式电子设备已经增加。 类似地，文件，网页，数据库和信息源已经变得司空见惯。 本发明将当前日期和时间的知识与用户日历中的条目的知识相结合，以自动生成针对这些文件，数据库和信息源的查询。 然后将这些查询的结果提供给用户，以向用户提供关于会议主题，其他与会者，雇主等的附加信息。本发明将被动信息检索模型中的多个设备连接在一起 利用移动，桌面和服务器系统，上下文数据和搜索和检索技术。 因此，本发明是一种自动搜索和检索系统，其向其用户提供与预定的会议或事件相关的信息。

公开(公告)号：US08763105B1

公开(公告)日：2014-06-24

申请号：US12620492

申请日：2009-11-17

申请人： Gilbert W. Clark ,  Michael J. Graves

发明人： Gilbert W. Clark ,  Michael J. Graves

IPC分类号： G06F21/34

CPC分类号： H04L63/08 ,  G06F21/335 ,  G06F21/41 ,  G06Q20/382

摘要： A token generator such as a keyfob is used to access the computer of an authentication entity different from the authentication entity that issued the token generator. The token generator stores authentication entity identification information identifying the authentication entity that issued the token generator. The token generator causes a user computer to transmit an authentication request including such authentication entity identification information together with a token generated in synchronization with the authentication entity issuing the token generator, so that the authentication request can be routed to the appropriate authentication entity that issued the keyfob for validation. The authentication request can be sent directly to the authentication entity that issued the token generator. The authentication request can also be sent to the authentication entity that issued the token generator via another authentication entity to which the user computer attempts to access.

摘要翻译： 诸如密钥对的令牌生成器用于访问与发出令牌生成器的认证实体不同的认证实体的计算机。 令牌生成器存储识别发出令牌生成器的认证实体的认证实体标识信息。 令牌生成器使得用户计算机发送包括这种认证实体标识信息的认证请求以及与发出令牌生成器的认证实体同步地生成的令牌，使得认证请求可以被路由到适当的认证实体 密码匙进行验证。 认证请求可以直接发送给发出令牌生成器的认证实体。 认证请求也可以被发送到通过用户计算机尝试访问的另一认证实体发出令牌生成器的认证实体。

公开(公告)号：US08538824B1

公开(公告)日：2013-09-17

申请号：US12846701

申请日：2010-07-29

申请人： Phillip J. McKay ,  Michael J. Graves

发明人： Phillip J. McKay ,  Michael J. Graves

IPC分类号： G06Q30/00

CPC分类号： G06Q30/0264

摘要： Systems, methods and computer program products for identifying recurring purchases of the same good or service based upon item-level electronic transaction data. Item-level electronic transaction data is analyzed to determine a purchase interval of a good or service. A consumer is reminded to purchase the good or service based on the determined purchase interval by receiving an electronic message at a consumer computer or mobile communication device, e.g., in the form of an electronic shopping list. Purchase intervals of different items may be determined such that a list generated at one time may include certain goods and services but a list generated at another time may include other goods and services due to the variable time between purchasing different goods and services.

摘要翻译： 系统，方法和计算机程序产品，用于根据物品级电子交易数据识别同一品牌或服务的定期购买。 分析物品级电子交易数据以确定商品或服务的购买间隔。 通过在消费者计算机或移动通信设备（例如以电子购物清单的形式）接收电子消息，提醒消费者基于确定的购买间隔来购买商品或服务。 可以确定不同项目的购买间隔，使得一次生成的列表可以包括某些商品和服务，但是由于购买不同商品和服务之间的时间可变，在另一时间产生的列表可能包括其他商品和服务。

公开(公告)号：US20120110565A1

公开(公告)日：2012-05-03

申请号：US12916144

申请日：2010-10-29

申请人： Joseph J. O'Sullivan ,  Ricardo Marquez ,  Michael J. Graves

发明人： Joseph J. O'Sullivan ,  Ricardo Marquez ,  Michael J. Graves

IPC分类号： G06F9/445

CPC分类号： G06F8/60 ,  G06F8/61 ,  G06F8/70 ,  G06F8/71 ,  G06F9/4451

摘要： The disclosed embodiments provide a system that facilitates application usage. During operation, the system obtains a user context associated with a first user, wherein the user context includes at least one of a location of the first user, profile data for the first user, device data associated with a computing device for the first user, and data types associated with existing applications on the computing device. Next, the system obtains a first set of new applications matching the user context. Finally, the system provides the first set of new applications to the first user for installation and use by the first user.

摘要翻译： 所公开的实施例提供了便于应用使用的系统。 在操作期间，系统获得与第一用户相关联的用户上下文，其中用户上下文包括第一用户的位置，第一用户的简档数据，与第一用户的计算设备相关联的设备数据中的至少一个， 以及与计算设备上的现有应用相关联的数据类型。 接下来，系统获得与用户上下文匹配的第一组新应用。 最后，系统向第一个用户提供第一组新的应用程序，供第一个用户安装和使用。

公开(公告)号：US20100250148A1

公开(公告)日：2010-09-30

申请号：US12410838

申请日：2009-03-25

申请人： Kimberly D. Meredith ,  Michael J. Graves ,  Gary E. Georgeson ,  Russell L. Keller ,  Everett A. Westerman

发明人： Kimberly D. Meredith ,  Michael J. Graves ,  Gary E. Georgeson ,  Russell L. Keller ,  Everett A. Westerman

IPC分类号： G06F19/00 ,  G01M5/00

CPC分类号： G01M5/0033 ,  B64F5/10 ,  B64F5/40 ,  B64F5/60

摘要： A deterministic non-destructive evaluation system for composite damage assessment and repair includes structure of interest, non-destructive evaluation data and strength test data obtained on the structure of interest, finite element analysis performed on a structural model modified by the non-destructive data and the strength test data, a strength-to-indication correlation based on the finite element analysis and deterministic non-destructive evaluation predictions and recommendations based on the strength-to-indication correlation.

摘要翻译： 复合损伤评估和修复的确定性非破坏性评估系统包括感兴趣结构，非破坏性评估数据和感兴趣结构获得的强度测试数据，对由非破坏性数据修改的结构模型进行的有限元分析;以及 强度测试数据，基于有限元分析的强度指示相关性和基于强度指示相关性的确定性非破坏性评估预测和建议。