公开(公告)号：US20130055032A1

公开(公告)日：2013-02-28

申请号：US13217590

申请日：2011-08-25

申请人： Gary L. Cole ,  Michael J. Howland ,  Paul E. Rogers

发明人： Gary L. Cole ,  Michael J. Howland ,  Paul E. Rogers

IPC分类号： G06F11/34

CPC分类号： G06F11/3476 ,  G06F11/0778 ,  G06F11/0781 ,  G06F11/3636 ,  G06F2201/86

摘要： A method for priority buffering of trace data in a computing system includes receiving instances of trace data by a priority assignment module, the trace data being generated by events that occur during execution of computer software in the computing system; assigning a priority to each instance of trace data, wherein the priority is assigned based on the event that generated the instance of trace data; and inserting the instances of trace data into a plurality of priority buffers based on their respective assigned priorities.

摘要翻译： 用于在计算系统中优先缓冲跟踪数据的方法包括：通过优先级分配模块接收跟踪数据的实例，所述跟踪数据由计算系统中的计算机软件执行期间发生的事件产生; 为跟踪数据的每个实例分配优先级，其中基于生成跟踪数据的实例的事件来分配优先级; 并且基于它们各自分配的优先级将跟踪数据的实例插入到多个优先级缓冲器中。

公开(公告)号：US08271956B2

公开(公告)日：2012-09-18

申请号：US12027469

申请日：2008-02-07

申请人： Michael J. Howland ,  Paul E. Rogers

发明人： Michael J. Howland ,  Paul E. Rogers

IPC分类号： G06F9/44 ,  G06F9/45

CPC分类号： G06F11/3466 ,  G06F2201/86

摘要： A method, system and program product for dynamically adjusting trace buffer capacity based on execution history. The method includes receiving, by a module configured to trace, a plurality of traces pertaining to one or more trace events generated during execution of a program being traced, the trace events generated including panel data and sequence data. The method further includes determining, using trace data captured from the plurality of traces received, whether or not a path for a trace event is a new path. If the path for the trace event is determined to be a new path, the method includes dynamically adjusting, by the module, an initial size of a trace buffer configured to store the trace data captured, such that, the module increases the initial size of the trace buffer upon making a determination that the trace event is a new trace event based on execution history.

摘要翻译： 一种基于执行历史动态调整跟踪缓冲区容量的方法，系统和程序产品。 该方法包括通过被配置为跟踪属于正在跟踪的程序的执行期间生成的一个或多个跟踪事件的多个跟踪的模块来接收生成的跟踪事件，包括面板数据和序列数据。 该方法还包括使用从所接收的多个迹线捕获的跟踪数据来确定跟踪事件的路径是否为新路径。 如果跟踪事件的路径被确定为新路径，则该方法包括由模块动态地调整配置为存储所捕获的跟踪数据的跟踪缓冲器的初始大小，使得该模块增加初始大小 基于执行历史确定跟踪事件是新的跟踪事件的跟踪缓冲区。

公开(公告)号：US09087311B2

公开(公告)日：2015-07-21

申请号：US12116557

申请日：2008-05-07

申请人： Martin H. Bartoy ,  Michael L. Gregor ,  Michael J. Howland ,  Kenneth D. King ,  Paul E. Rogers

发明人： Martin H. Bartoy ,  Michael L. Gregor ,  Michael J. Howland ,  Kenneth D. King ,  Paul E. Rogers

IPC分类号： G06Q10/06

CPC分类号： G06Q10/06316 ,  G06Q10/06

摘要： The invention resides in a method, system and program product for grouping related program sequences for performing a task. The method includes establishing, using a first code for grouping, one or more groups that can be formed between one or more related group-elements obtained from a plurality of groupable program flow documents, and executing, using a group program sequence engine, the groupable program flow documents, wherein each group-element considered an ancestor group-element of a group established and validated by the first code is executed before executing a related group-element obtained from the group, and wherein the related group-element of the group is executed only once during execution of the groupable program flow documents for performing the task. In an embodiment, the establishing step includes identifying a name attribute specified in the one or more related group-elements for establishing the one or more groups.

摘要翻译： 本发明在于一种用于分组用于执行任务的相关程序序列的方法，系统和程序产品。 该方法包括：使用第一代码进行分组，可以在从多个可分组程序流文档获得的一个或多个相关组元素之间形成一个或多个组，并使用组程序序列引擎执行可分组 程序流文档，其中在执行从组获得的相关组元素之前执行被认为是由第一代码建立和验证的组的祖先组元素的每个组元素，并且其中该组的相关组元素 在用于执行任务的可分组程序流文档的执行期间仅执行一次。 在一个实施例中，建立步骤包括识别在一个或多个相关组元素中指定的用于建立一个或多个组的名称属性。

公开(公告)号：US20080255838A1

公开(公告)日：2008-10-16

申请号：US12141450

申请日：2008-06-18

申请人： Patrick Callaghan ,  Stephen V. Feustel ,  Michael J. Howland ,  Steven M. Pritko

发明人： Patrick Callaghan ,  Stephen V. Feustel ,  Michael J. Howland ,  Steven M. Pritko

IPC分类号： G10L15/00

CPC分类号： G06F17/243 ,  G06F3/167 ,  G06F17/2247 ,  G06Q10/10

摘要： A method of synchronizing an audio and visual presentation in a multi-modal browser. A form is transmitted over a network having at least one field requiring user supplied information to a multi-modal browser. Blank fields within the form are filled in by user who provides either verbal or tactile interaction, or a combination of verbal and tactile interaction. The browser moves to the next field requiring user provided input. Finally, the form exits after the user has supplied input for all required fields. The method also provides a synchronized verbal and visual presentation by said browser by having the headings for the fields to be filled out and typing in what the user says.

摘要翻译： 一种在多模式浏览器中同步音频和视觉呈现的方法。 通过具有至少一个要求用户提供的信息的场的网络传送表单到多模式浏览器。 表单中的空白字段由提供语言或触觉交互的用户填写，或者是口头和触觉交互的组合。 浏览器移动到需要用户提供的输入的下一个字段。 最后，在用户为所有必填字段提供输入后，表单退出。 该方法还提供了所述浏览器的同步口头和视觉呈现，其中通过使字段的标题被填写并输入用户所说的内容。

公开(公告)号：US07406657B1

公开(公告)日：2008-07-29

申请号：US09668212

申请日：2000-09-22

申请人： Patrick Callaghan ,  Stephen V. Feustel ,  Michael J. Howland ,  Steven M. Pritko

发明人： Patrick Callaghan ,  Stephen V. Feustel ,  Michael J. Howland ,  Steven M. Pritko

IPC分类号： G06F15/00

CPC分类号： G06F17/243 ,  G06F3/167 ,  G06F17/2247 ,  G06Q10/10

摘要： A method of synchronizing an audio and visual presentation in a multi-modal browser. A form having at least one field requiring user supplied information is provided to a multi-modal browser. Blank fields within the form are filled in by user who provides either verbal or tactile interaction, or a combination of verbal and tactile interaction. The browser moves to the next field requiring user provided input. Finally, the form exits after the user has supplied input for all required fields.

摘要翻译： 一种在多模式浏览器中同步音频和视觉呈现的方法。 具有至少一个要求用户提供的信息的场的形式被提供给多模式浏览器。 表单中的空白字段由提供语言或触觉交互的用户填写，或者是口头和触觉交互的组合。 浏览器移动到需要用户提供的输入的下一个字段。 最后，在用户为所有必填字段提供输入后，表单退出。

公开(公告)号：US07240006B1

公开(公告)日：2007-07-03

申请号：US09670646

申请日：2000-09-27

申请人： Larry A. Brocious ,  Michael J. Howland ,  Steven M. Pritke

发明人： Larry A. Brocious ,  Michael J. Howland ,  Steven M. Pritke

IPC分类号： G10L15/22

CPC分类号： G06F17/30896 ,  G10L2015/228

摘要： A generic way of encoding information needed by an application to register voice commands and enable a speech engine are used to tell a browser what to present to the user and what options are available to the user to interact with an application. This is accomplished by enhancements to a markup language which register and enable voice commands that are needed by an application to the speech engine, and provide an audio context for the page scope command by adding a context option to make the page much more flexible and usable. The action of the application can be altered based on the current audio context by adding a context option. The application remains independent of the browser and separate from interaction with the speech engine. The application can accommodate both verbal and visual interactions by registering the verbal commands and identifying to what those commands will translate.

摘要翻译： 用于编码应用程序注册语音命令和启用语音引擎所需的信息的通用方式用于告诉浏览器向用户呈现什么以及用户可以与应用程序交互的选项。 这是通过增强标注语言来实现的，该标记语言注册和启用语音引擎所需的语音命令，并且通过添加上下文选项来提供用于页面范围命令的音频上下文以使得页面更加灵活和可用 。 通过添加上下文选项，可以基于当前音频上下文来更改应用程序的动作。 应用程序保持独立于浏览器，与语音引擎的互动分开。 该应用程序可以通过注册口头命令并识别这些命令将转换来适应语言和视觉交互。

公开(公告)号：US06745163B1

公开(公告)日：2004-06-01

申请号：US09670800

申请日：2000-09-27

申请人： Larry A. Brocious ,  Stephen V. Feustel ,  James P. Hennessy ,  Michael J. Howland ,  Steven M. Pritko

发明人： Larry A. Brocious ,  Stephen V. Feustel ,  James P. Hennessy ,  Michael J. Howland ,  Steven M. Pritko

IPC分类号： G10L1300

CPC分类号： G10L13/00

摘要： A system and method for a multi-modal browser/renderer that simultaneously renders content visually and verbally in a synchronized manner are provided without having the server applications change. The system and method receives a document via a computer network, parses the text in the document, provides an audible component associated with the text, simultaneously transmits to output the text and the audible component. The desired behavior for the renderer is that when some section of that content is being heard by the user, that section is visible on the screen and, furthermore, the specific visual content being audibly rendered is somehow highlighted visually. In addition, the invention also reacts to input from either the visual component or the aural component. The invention also allows any application or server to be accessible to someone via audio instead of visual means by having the browser handle the Embedded Browser Markup Language (EBML) disclosed herein so that it is audibly read to the user. Existing EBML statements can also be combined so that what is audibly read to the user is related to, but not identical to, the EBML text. The present invention also solves the problem of synchronizing audio and visual presentation of existing content via markup language changes rather than by application code changes.

摘要翻译： 提供了同时以同步方式呈现视觉和口头内容的多模式浏览器/渲染器的系统和方法，而不改变服务器应用。 系统和方法通过计算机网络接收文档，解析文档中的文本，提供与文本相关联的可听组件，同时发送以输出文本和可听组件。 渲染器的期望行为是当用户听到该内容的某些部分时，该部分在屏幕上可见，此外，可视化呈现的特定视觉内容以某种方式以视觉方式突出显示。 此外，本发明还对来自视觉部件或听觉部件的输入进行反应。 本发明还允许通过使浏览器处理本文公开的嵌入式浏览器标记语言（EBML）而使用户可听见的任何应用或服务器通过音频而不是视觉方式来访问。 现有的EBML语句也可以组合起来，使得用户可听见的内容与EBML文本有关，但与EBML文本不相同。 本发明还解决了通过标记语言改变而不是通过应用程序代码改变同步现有内容的音频和视觉呈现的问题。

公开(公告)号：US08719641B2

公开(公告)日：2014-05-06

申请号：US13217590

申请日：2011-08-25

申请人： Gary L. Cole ,  Michael J. Howland ,  Paul E. Rogers

发明人： Gary L. Cole ,  Michael J. Howland ,  Paul E. Rogers

IPC分类号： G06F11/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/3476 ,  G06F11/0778 ,  G06F11/0781 ,  G06F11/3636 ,  G06F2201/86

摘要： A method for priority buffering of trace data in a computing system includes receiving instances of trace data by a priority assignment module, the trace data being generated by events that occur during execution of computer software in the computing system; assigning a priority to each instance of trace data, wherein the priority is assigned based on the event that generated the instance of trace data; and inserting the instances of trace data into a plurality of priority buffers based on their respective assigned priorities.

摘要翻译： 用于在计算系统中优先缓冲跟踪数据的方法包括：通过优先级分配模块接收跟踪数据的实例，所述跟踪数据由计算系统中的计算机软件执行期间发生的事件产生; 为跟踪数据的每个实例分配优先级，其中基于生成跟踪数据的实例的事件来分配优先级; 并且基于它们各自分配的优先级将跟踪数据的实例插入到多个优先级缓冲器中。

公开(公告)号：US07793299B2

公开(公告)日：2010-09-07

申请号：US11214604

申请日：2005-08-30

申请人： Melissa K. Howland ,  Michael J. Howland

发明人： Melissa K. Howland ,  Michael J. Howland

IPC分类号： G06F9/46 ,  G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F9/485 ,  G06F9/4825 ,  G06F9/4881

摘要： A system for scheduling tasks for execution includes a queue of tasks ordered by scheduled time for execution. A timer thread monitors status of tasks in the queue and selectively dispatches tasks. A guard thread monitors status of tasks in the queue and selectively creates timer threads. The guard thread is responsive to a next task in the queue becoming ready for execution while a first timer thread is still processing a prior task to create a new timer thread to dispatch the next task and mark the first timer thread for closure. Thereafter, the first timer thread closes responsive to the prior task completing.

摘要翻译： 用于执行执行任务的系统包括按预定执行时间排序的任务队列。 定时器线程监视队列中任务的状态并选择性地调度任务。 警戒线程监视队列中任务的状态并选择性地创建定时器线程。 保护线程响应于队列中的下一个任务准备好执行，而第一计时器线程仍在处理先前任务以创建新的定时器线程以分派下一个任务并标记第一定时器线程以进行闭包。 此后，第一计时器线程响应于先前的任务完成而关闭。

公开(公告)号：US6018741A

公开(公告)日：2000-01-25

申请号：US955101

申请日：1997-10-22

申请人： Michael J. Howland ,  Steven M. Pritko

发明人： Michael J. Howland ,  Steven M. Pritko

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F17/30961 ,  Y10S707/99943

摘要： A method and system for managing an index tree structure. The index tree structure has a root node and a plurality of child nodes. Each one of the root and child nodes has at least one attribute. Each child node is assigned to a respective parent node in the index tree structure. A request is received for the value of one of the attributes of one of the child nodes; the one attribute is not defined locally within the one child node. The current value of the corresponding attribute of the parent node of the one child node is provided, in response to the request.

摘要翻译： 一种用于管理索引树结构的方法和系统。 索引树结构具有根节点和多个子节点。 每个根节点和子节点都具有至少一个属性。 每个子节点被分配给索引树结构中的相应父节点。 接收到其中一个子节点的其中一个属性的值的请求; 一个属性在一个子节点内不在本地定义。 响应于该请求，提供一个子节点的父节点的相应属性的当前值。