公开(公告)号：US08626135B1

公开(公告)日：2014-01-07

申请号：US13654140

申请日：2012-10-17

申请人： William Noah Schilit ,  Roy Want ,  Robert Douglas Fritz, III

发明人： William Noah Schilit ,  Roy Want ,  Robert Douglas Fritz, III

IPC分类号： H04L29/06

CPC分类号： H04L69/14 ,  G06Q20/123 ,  G06Q20/3278 ,  H04W4/80

摘要： In general, techniques for using short range communication, such as near-field communication (NFC), to redirect the communication of a computing device to receive digital items selected at a kiosk may include receiving, by a computing device and from a kiosk computing device via a first communication pathway comprising short-range wireless communication, a device identifier associated with the kiosk computing device, wherein the kiosk computing device is operable to receive a selection of a digital item. The techniques may further include sending, by the computing device, a request for access to the digital item based at least in part on the device identifier associated with the kiosk computing device. The techniques may further include receiving, by the computing device via a second communication pathway, access to the digital item based at least in part on the device identifier.

摘要翻译： 一般来说，使用诸如近场通信（NFC）的短距离通信来重定向计算设备的通信以接收在信息站中选择的数字项的技术可以包括由计算设备和信息亭计算设备 经由包括短距离无线通信的第一通信路径，与所述信息亭计算设备相关联的设备标识符，其中所述信息亭计算设备可操作以接收数字项目的选择。 所述技术可以进一步包括至少部分地基于与信息亭计算设备相关联的设备标识符，由计算设备发送对数字项目的访问请求。 这些技术可以进一步包括至少部分地基于设备标识符，经由第二通信路径由计算设备接收数字项目的访问。

公开(公告)号：US08565791B1

公开(公告)日：2013-10-22

申请号：US13611983

申请日：2012-09-12

申请人： William Noah Schilit ,  Roy Want ,  Yang Li

发明人： William Noah Schilit ,  Roy Want ,  Yang Li

IPC分类号： H04W24/00

CPC分类号： H04W64/00 ,  G01S5/02 ,  G01S5/0263 ,  G01S5/0284

摘要： In general, techniques and systems for retrieving supplemental information associated with visual media are described. In one example, a method includes obtaining, by a computing device, position information from a position device using near-field communication (NFC), wherein the position information identifies a position of the position device in relation to a portion of visual media associated with the position device. The method may also include receiving, by the computing device, supplemental information that is provided by a networked device based at least in part on the position information, wherein the supplemental information comprises additional information related to the portion of the visual media. In some examples, the position device is included within an array of position devices mounted behind the visual media.

摘要翻译： 一般来说，描述用于检索与视觉媒体相关联的补充信息的技术和系统。 在一个示例中，一种方法包括由计算设备从使用近场通信（NFC）的位置设备获取位置信息，其中所述位置信息识别所述位置设备相对于与 位置装置。 该方法还可以包括由计算设备至少部分地基于位置信息来接收由网络设备提供的补充信息，其中补充信息包括与视觉媒体的该部分有关的附加信息。 在一些示例中，位置装置包括在安装在视觉介质后面的位置装置的阵列内。

公开(公告)号：US20080154874A1

公开(公告)日：2008-06-26

申请号：US11614519

申请日：2006-12-21

申请人： William Noah Schilit ,  Barbara Rosario

发明人： William Noah Schilit ,  Barbara Rosario

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F16/3338

摘要： A system, apparatus, and method to receive information from a device on a network and use the information to modify a query or an answer to the query with the information are described herein.

摘要翻译： 这里描述了一种用于从网络上的设备接收信息并且使用该信息来修改查询或使用该信息对该查询的回答的系统，装置和方法。

公开(公告)号：US09071282B1

公开(公告)日：2015-06-30

申请号：US13612166

申请日：2012-09-12

申请人： Roy Want ,  Richard Carl Gossweiler, III ,  William Noah Schilit

发明人： Roy Want ,  Richard Carl Gossweiler, III ,  William Noah Schilit

IPC分类号： H04B5/00 ,  H04Q5/22 ,  G08B13/14

CPC分类号： H04B5/0031 ,  H04B5/02

摘要： In general, techniques and systems for selecting a read rate for short-range communication with a computing device are described. In one example, a method includes detecting, by a computing device, a trigger event. The method may also include, responsive to the detection of the trigger event, changing a near-field communication (NFC) read rate from a first read rate to a second read rate by multiplying the first read rate by a predetermined value. The method may also include generating, by the computing device, NFC signals at the second read rate. In some examples, the trigger event may include an acceleration or velocity of the computing device exceeding a threshold, detecting the computing device within a predetermined geographical location, or detecting an ambient light intensity exceeding a threshold.

摘要翻译： 一般来说，描述了用于选择与计算设备进行短距离通信的读取速率的技术和系统。 在一个示例中，一种方法包括由计算设备检测触发事件。 该方法还可以包括响应于触发事件的检测，通过将第一读取速率乘以预定值来将近场通信（NFC）读取速率从第一读取速率改变为第二读取速率。 该方法还可以包括由计算设备以第二读取速率生成NFC信号。 在一些示例中，触发事件可以包括计算设备的加速度或速度超过阈值，检测预定地理位置内的计算设备，或检测超过阈值的环境光强度。

公开(公告)号：US09002930B1

公开(公告)日：2015-04-07

申请号：US13452297

申请日：2012-04-20

申请人： Roy Want ,  William Noah Schilit

发明人： Roy Want ,  William Noah Schilit

IPC分类号： G06F15/16 ,  H04L29/04

CPC分类号： H04L29/04 ,  H04L67/1097

摘要： A first application, operating on a first client device, may perform a task. As part of performing the task, the first application may generate a message that includes a command, data, and a list of client devices suitable for invoking the command. The first client device may determine whether the first client device is in the list. If the first client device is in the list, the first client device may transmit the message to a local application on the first client device, to further perform the task by invoking the command on the data. If the first client device is not in the list, the first client device may select a second client device from the list, and transmit, via a server device, the message to the second client device.

摘要翻译： 在第一客户端设备上运行的第一应用可以执行任务。 作为执行任务的一部分，第一应用可以生成包括命令，数据和适合于调用命令的客户端设备的列表的消息。 第一客户端设备可以确定第一客户端设备是否在列表中。 如果第一客户机设备在列表中，则第一客户端设备可以将消息发送到第一客户端设备上的本地应用，以通过调用数据命令来进一步执行该任务。 如果第一客户端设备不在列表中，则第一客户端设备可以从列表中选择第二客户端设备，并且经由服务器设备将消息发送到第二客户端设备。

公开(公告)号：US20130179306A1

公开(公告)日：2013-07-11

申请号：US13612386

申请日：2012-09-12

申请人： Roy Want ,  William Noah Schilit

发明人： Roy Want ,  William Noah Schilit

IPC分类号： G06F17/00 ,  H04B5/00 ,  G06Q20/32

CPC分类号： G06Q20/3278

摘要： A multi-dimensional function presented on a visual media including a plurality of tags associated with a plurality of parameters of the function is electronically executed using a mobile computing device. Each of the tags is interpretable by the mobile computing device. The mobile computing device interacts with two or more of the tags of the visual media to select values for two or more of the parameters of the function. The function is executed according to the selected values for the two or more parameters.

摘要翻译： 使用移动计算设备电子地执行在包括与功能的多个参数相关联的多个标签的视觉介质上呈现的多维度功能。 每个标签可由移动计算设备解释。 移动计算设备与可视媒体的两个或多个标签交互以选择功能的两个或多个参数的值。 该功能根据两个或多个参数的选定值执行。

公开(公告)号：US06658623B1

公开(公告)日：2003-12-02

申请号：US08929426

申请日：1997-09-15

申请人： William Noah Schilit ,  Morgan N. Price ,  Gene Golovchinsky ,  Mark David Weiser

发明人： William Noah Schilit ,  Morgan N. Price ,  Gene Golovchinsky ,  Mark David Weiser

IPC分类号： G06F700

CPC分类号： G06F17/30014 ,  G06F17/3061

摘要： The document reading system passively analyzes a document to generate margin or end notes of references to other documents that relate to annotated passages in the document or to the entire document. The invention is responsive to the annotation of a document to passively generate a query that retrieves documents that have similar content to the annotated passage. The retrieved documents are available to the reader through selectable links placed in the margin near the annotation. Additionally, the invention provides end notes with links to documents that are similar in content to the overall content of the annotated document. The invention assists the reader by passively generating selectable links to related documents to assist the user in relating the new document to previously read material.

摘要翻译： 文件阅读系统被动地分析文档以产生与文档或整个文档中的注释段落相关的其他文档的引用的边距或结尾。 本发明响应于文档的注释以被动地生成检索具有与注释的段落具有相似内容的文档的查询。 检索的文档可通过放置在注释附近的边距中的可选链接向读者提供。 此外，本发明提供了终端笔记，其中链接到与注释文档的整体内容相似的内容的文档。 本发明通过被动地产生对相关文件的可选链接来辅助读者帮助用户将新文档与先前阅读的材料相关联。

公开(公告)号：US06370551B1

公开(公告)日：2002-04-09

申请号：US09059204

申请日：1998-04-14

申请人： Gene Golovchinsky ,  Morgan N. Price ,  William Noah Schilit

发明人： Gene Golovchinsky ,  Morgan N. Price ,  William Noah Schilit

IPC分类号： G06F1730

CPC分类号： G06F17/30014

摘要： An electronic document reader supplements a new document with selectable links that reference portions of previously read documents that have content similar to a passage of the new document. The portions of the previously read documents may be previously identified and stored in a memory to expedite processing. The portions of previously read documents are identified by annotations or explicitly by a user. The identified portions are indexed, clustered and are used as proxies for topics. This invention segments a new document into passages and matches the passages to the stored topics based on the similarity of the content. The topics that exceed a content similarity threshold cause corresponding selectable links to be displayed in the display of the new document near the corresponding passage. The user of this invention can then choose to follow the selectable link to learn more about the topic of the corresponding segment. In this manner, this invention aids a reader in connecting material in the new document with material in previously read documents.

摘要翻译： 电子文档读取器用可选择的链接补充新文档，该链接引用了具有与新文档的通过相似的内容的先前读取的文档的部分。 先前读取的文档的部分可以被预先识别并存储在存储器中以加速处理。 先前读取的文档的部分由注释或用户明确地标识。 识别的部分被索引，聚类并用作主题的代理。 本发明基于内容的相似性将新文档分成段落并将段落与存储的主题相匹配。 超过内容相似性阈值的主题会使相应的可选链接显示在相应段落附近的新文档的显示中。 然后，本发明的用户可以选择跟随可选择的链接来了解关于相应段的主题的更多信息。 以这种方式，本发明有助于读者将新文件中的材料与先前阅读的文件中的材料相连接。

公开(公告)号：US08705707B1

公开(公告)日：2014-04-22

申请号：US13619979

申请日：2012-09-14

申请人： William Noah Schilit ,  Roy Want

发明人： William Noah Schilit ,  Roy Want

IPC分类号： H04M1/64

CPC分类号： H04M1/72572 ,  H04M1/274583 ,  H04M2250/60

摘要： A method comprising determining that a phone call has been answered, missed, or terminated, generating an indication of the phone call being answered, missed, or terminated at a graphical user interface, and determining one or more contextual identifiers associated with the phone call. The contextual identifiers may include metadata associated with the phone call, and may be based on data associated with at least one of data generated indications and data received by the computing device from a first input at the graphical user interface associated with the computing device. The method further includes storing the contextual identifiers in association with the indication of the phone call in a data structure that includes other contextual identifiers associated with other indications of phone calls. The contextual identifiers and the other contextual identifiers included in the data structure are searchable.

摘要翻译： 一种方法，包括确定电话呼叫已被应答，丢失或终止，生成在图形用户界面处应答，丢失或终止的电话呼叫的指示，以及确定与该电话呼叫相关联的一个或多个上下文标识符。 上下文标识符可以包括与电话呼叫相关联的元数据，并且可以基于与由计算设备从与计算设备相关联的图形用户界面处的第一输入接收的数据生成指示和数据中的至少一个相关联的数据。 该方法还包括将电话呼叫的指示与包括与电话呼叫的其他指示相关联的其他上下文标识符的数据结构相关联地存储。 包含在数据结构中的上下文标识符和其他上下文标识符是可搜索的。

公开(公告)号：US08638190B1

公开(公告)日：2014-01-28

申请号：US13612427

申请日：2012-09-12

申请人： Roy Want ,  Yang Li ,  William Noah Schilit

发明人： Roy Want ,  Yang Li ,  William Noah Schilit

IPC分类号： G05B19/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/017 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  G06F3/046 ,  G06F3/04883 ,  G06F2203/04101

摘要： In general, techniques and systems for defining a gesture with a computing device using short-range communication are described. In one example, a method includes obtaining position information from an array of position devices using near-field communication (NFC) during a movement of the computing device with respect to the array, wherein the position information identifies unique positions within the array for each position device from which position information was obtained. The method may also include determining sequence information associated with the position information, wherein the sequence information is representative of an order in which the position information was obtained from each position device, and performing, by the computing device, an action based at least in part on the position information and the sequence information, wherein the position information and the sequence information are representative of a gesture input associated with the movement of the computing device.

摘要翻译： 一般来说，描述了使用短程通信用计算设备定义手势的技术和系统。 在一个示例中，一种方法包括在计算设备相对于阵列的运动期间使用近场通信（NFC）从位置设备的阵列获取位置信息，其中位置信息针对每个位置识别阵列内的唯一位置 获得位置信息的装置。 该方法还可以包括确定与位置信息相关联的序列信息，其中序列信息表示从每个位置设备获取位置信息的顺序，并且由计算设备至少部分地执行动作 关于位置信息和序列信息，其中位置信息和序列信息表示与计算设备的移动相关联的手势输入。