公开(公告)号：US08355678B2

公开(公告)日：2013-01-15

申请号：US12574757

申请日：2009-10-07

申请人： Alfredo C. Issa ,  Richard J. Walsh ,  Michael W. Helpingstine

发明人： Alfredo C. Issa ,  Richard J. Walsh ,  Michael W. Helpingstine

IPC分类号： H04B7/00

CPC分类号： H04L67/24 ,  H04M1/642 ,  H04M1/663 ,  H04M3/42365 ,  H04M3/436 ,  H04M3/53308

摘要： A gatekeeper function is employed to control communications intended for a target user, who is associated with an electronic reader (e-reader) device. The gatekeeper function detects an attempt for an originating user to communicate with the target user. Upon detecting the attempt to communicate with the target user, the gatekeeper function determines a communication processing action that controls how to handle the communication attempt based on e-reader session information that is collected while the target user is engaged in an e-reader session. The gatekeeper function will then effect the communication processing action to control how the communication attempt is to be handled.

摘要翻译： 采用关守功能来控制与电子阅读器（e-reader）设备相关联的目标用户的通信。 网守功能检测始发用户与目标用户通信的尝试。 在检测到与目标用户通信的尝试时，网守功能确定通信处理动作，其基于在目标用户参与电子阅读器会话期间收集的电子阅读器会话信息来控制如何处理通信尝试。 网守功能将进行通信处理动作，以控制如何处理通信尝试。

公开(公告)号：US20110107206A1

公开(公告)日：2011-05-05

申请号：US12611242

申请日：2009-11-03

申请人： Richard J. Walsh ,  Alfredo C. Issa ,  Michael W. Helpingstine

发明人： Richard J. Walsh ,  Alfredo C. Issa ,  Michael W. Helpingstine

IPC分类号： G06F17/24 ,  G06F3/14

CPC分类号： G06F17/2785 ,  G06F17/2795

摘要： A computerized system and method for changing the textual length of an electronic text content while maintaining the meaning of the electronic text content is disclosed. The system includes an electronic reader, or e-reader, device having an electronic touch screen for displaying an electronic text content and for receiving a user touch gesture for identifying a portion of the electronic text content targeted for a textual length change, and a semantic server programmed to receive requests for a semantic text alternative for a targeted electronic text content identified by way of the e-reader device and to determine a semantic alternative electronic text content for the targeted electronic text content, wherein the determined semantic alternative electronic text has a different textual length than the targeted electronic text content, and for replacing the targeted electronic text content displayed by the e-reader device with the determined semantic alternative electronic text content.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于在保持电子文本内容的意义的同时改变电子文本内容的文本长度的计算机化系统和方法。 该系统包括具有用于显示电子文本内容的电子触摸屏的电子阅读器或电子阅读器设备，并且用于接收用于识别针对文本长度变化的电子文本内容的一部分的用户触摸手势，以及语义 服务器被编程为接收针对通过电子阅读器设备识别的目标电子文本内容的语义文本替代的请求，并且为目标电子文本内容确定语义备选电子文本内容，其中所确定的语义备选电子文本具有 与目标电子文本内容不同的文本长度，以及用所确定的语义替代电子文本内容替换由电子阅读器设备显示的目标电子文本内容。

公开(公告)号：US20110081867A1

公开(公告)日：2011-04-07

申请号：US12574757

申请日：2009-10-07

申请人： Alfredo C. Issa ,  Richard J. Walsh ,  Michael W. Helpingstine

发明人： Alfredo C. Issa ,  Richard J. Walsh ,  Michael W. Helpingstine

IPC分类号： H04B7/00

CPC分类号： H04L67/24 ,  H04M1/642 ,  H04M1/663 ,  H04M3/42365 ,  H04M3/436 ,  H04M3/53308

摘要： A gatekeeper function is employed to control communications intended for a target user, who is associated with an electronic reader (e-reader) device. The gatekeeper function detects an attempt for an originating user to communicate with the target user. Upon detecting the attempt to communicate with the target user, the gatekeeper function determines a communication processing action that controls how to handle the communication attempt based on e-reader session information that is collected while the target user is engaged in an e-reader session. The gatekeeper function will then effect the communication processing action to control how the communication attempt is to be handled.

摘要翻译： 采用关守功能来控制与电子阅读器（e-reader）设备相关联的目标用户的通信。 网守功能检测始发用户与目标用户通信的尝试。 在检测到与目标用户通信的尝试时，网守功能确定通信处理动作，其基于在目标用户参与电子阅读器会话期间收集的电子阅读器会话信息来控制如何处理通信尝试。 网守功能将进行通信处理动作，以控制如何处理通信尝试。

公开(公告)号：US08365059B2

公开(公告)日：2013-01-29

申请号：US12611242

申请日：2009-11-03

申请人： Richard J. Walsh ,  Alfredo C. Issa ,  Michael W. Helpingstine

发明人： Richard J. Walsh ,  Alfredo C. Issa ,  Michael W. Helpingstine

IPC分类号： G06F17/00

CPC分类号： G06F17/2785 ,  G06F17/2795

摘要： A computerized system and method for changing the textual length of an electronic text content while maintaining the meaning of the electronic text content is disclosed. The system includes an electronic reader, or e-reader, device having an electronic touch screen for displaying an electronic text content and for receiving a user touch gesture for identifying a portion of the electronic text content targeted for a textual length change, and a semantic server programmed to receive requests for a semantic text alternative for a targeted electronic text content identified by way of the e-reader device and to determine a semantic alternative electronic text content for the targeted electronic text content, wherein the determined semantic alternative electronic text has a different textual length than the targeted electronic text content, and for replacing the targeted electronic text content displayed by the e-reader device with the determined semantic alternative electronic text content.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于在保持电子文本内容的意义的同时改变电子文本内容的文本长度的计算机化系统和方法。 该系统包括具有用于显示电子文本内容的电子触摸屏的电子阅读器或电子阅读器设备，并且用于接收用于识别针对文本长度变化的电子文本内容的一部分的用户触摸手势，以及语义 服务器被编程为接收针对通过电子阅读器设备识别的目标电子文本内容的语义文本替代的请求，并且为目标电子文本内容确定语义备选电子文本内容，其中所确定的语义备选电子文本具有 与目标电子文本内容不同的文本长度，以及用所确定的语义替代电子文本内容替换由电子阅读器设备显示的目标电子文本内容。

公开(公告)号：US20100014825A1

公开(公告)日：2010-01-21

申请号：US12175733

申请日：2008-07-18

申请人： Scott Curtis ,  Alfredo C. Issa ,  Michael W. Helpingstine

发明人： Scott Curtis ,  Alfredo C. Issa ,  Michael W. Helpingstine

IPC分类号： H04N5/91

CPC分类号： G11B27/10 ,  H04N21/4316 ,  H04N21/4781 ,  H04N21/4828

摘要： A system and method are provided for utilizing a secondary device to overlay disassociated media elements onto video content presented to a user via a primary device. In general, an overlay control function of a secondary device provides an overlay input to a primary device playing video content. The overlay input includes one or more media elements forming the overlay as well as information defining a desired position of the overlay. In response, an overlay rights enforcement function of the primary device obtains overlay access rights and determines whether the overlay is permitted based on overlay access rights. If the overlay is permitted, the overlay formed by the one or more media elements provided in the overlay input received from the secondary device is overlaid on top of the video content being played by the primary device.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种系统和方法，用于利用辅助设备将解除关联的媒体元素覆盖到经由主设备呈现给用户的视频内容上。 通常，辅助装置的重叠控制功能为播放视频内容的主要装置提供重叠输入。 覆盖输入包括形成覆盖层的一个或多个媒体元素以及定义覆盖层的期望位置的信息。 作为响应，主设备的重叠权限执行功能获得覆盖访问权限，并根据覆盖访问权限确定是否允许覆盖。 如果覆盖是允许的，则由从次设备接收的覆盖输入中提供的一个或多个媒体元素形成的叠加覆盖在由主设备播放的视频内容的顶部上。

公开(公告)号：US09183881B2

公开(公告)日：2015-11-10

申请号：US12457428

申请日：2009-06-10

申请人： Alfredo C. Issa ,  Kunal Kandekar ,  Richard J. Walsh

发明人： Alfredo C. Issa ,  Kunal Kandekar ,  Richard J. Walsh

IPC分类号： H04N5/91 ,  G11B27/00 ,  H04N5/783 ,  H04N9/79 ,  H04N21/214

CPC分类号： G11B27/005 ,  H04N5/783 ,  H04N9/79 ,  H04N21/214 ,  H04N21/435 ,  H04N21/47217 ,  H04N21/84

摘要： A semantic based trick play method and system in a media player is provided in which a semantic trick play command is received from a user while the user is experiencing a current content of a media item. Metadata is detected with respect to a current playback position of the media item, and at least one further playback position is determined in the current content of the media item or a related content in another media item. The further playback position is semantically related to the metadata of the current playback position. Playback is then moved to the at least one further playback position, so that the user experiences a media content of the at least one further playback position.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种媒体播放器中的基于语义的特技播放方法和系统，其中在用户正在经历媒体项目的当前内容时从用户接收到语义特技播放命令。 相对于媒体项的当前播放位置检测元数据，并且在媒体项目的当前内容或另一个媒体项目中的相关内容中确定至少一个另外的播放位置。 另外的播放位置在语义上与当前播放位置的元数据相关。 然后将播放移动到至少一个另外的播放位置，使得用户体验至少一个另外的播放位置的媒体内容。

公开(公告)号：US08358579B1

公开(公告)日：2013-01-22

申请号：US11466648

申请日：2006-08-23

申请人： Richard J. Walsh ,  Alfredo C. Issa ,  Sid Stafford ,  James Evans

发明人： Richard J. Walsh ,  Alfredo C. Issa ,  Sid Stafford ,  James Evans

IPC分类号： H04W4/00 ,  G06F15/16 ,  G06F15/173 ,  H04M11/00

CPC分类号： H04L67/322 ,  G06Q10/00 ,  H04M3/42059 ,  H04M11/04

摘要： A system and method are provided for controlling Quality of Service (QoS), content quality, or both QoS and content quality in a content sharing network based on user relationships. More specifically, QoS, content quality, or both QoS and content quality may be controlled based on a relationship of a user of a network node requesting content and either a user of a network node hosting the requested content or an owner of the requested content, a relationship between the user of the network node requesting the content and the content, or any combination thereof.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种基于用户关系在内容共享网络中控制服务质量（QoS），内容质量或QoS和内容质量两者的系统和方法。 更具体地，可以基于请求内容的网络节点的用户与托管所请求的内容的网络节点的用户或所请求的内容的所有者之间的关系来控制QoS，内容质量或QoS和内容质量两者， 请求内容的网络节点的用户与内容之间的关系，或其任何组合。

公开(公告)号：US08291017B1

公开(公告)日：2012-10-16

申请号：US13289000

申请日：2011-11-04

申请人： Alfredo C. Issa ,  Richard J. Walsh ,  James Evans

发明人： Alfredo C. Issa ,  Richard J. Walsh ,  James Evans

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： G06Q10/10 ,  G06Q10/00

摘要： A system and method are provided for creating communities based on a semantic understanding of content requested by a number of user devices. More specifically, a mediating server operates to interconnect a number of user devices to destination servers. In operation, the mediating server routes requests from the user devices to the appropriate destination servers. The mediating server examines the responses from the destination servers to gain a semantic understanding of the content requested by the user devices. Thereafter, the mediating server establishes communities for the user devices based on the semantic understanding of the content requested by the user devices. For example, the mediating server may invite users of the user devices that have requested semantically similar content to join a chat session around a common topic.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种基于对多个用户设备所请求的内容的语义理解来创建社区的系统和方法。 更具体地，中介服务器操作以将多个用户设备互连到目的地服务器。 在操作中，中介服务器将来自用户设备的请求路由到适当的目的地服务器。 中介服务器检查来自目的地服务器的响应，以获得对用户设备请求的内容的语义理解。 此后，中介服务器基于对用户设备请求的内容的语义理解，为用户设备建立社区。 例如，中介服务器可以邀请已经请求语义上类似的内容的用户设备的用户围绕公共主题加入聊天会话。

公开(公告)号：US20120072611A1

公开(公告)日：2012-03-22

申请号：US13216517

申请日：2011-08-24

申请人： Kunal Kandekar ,  Richard J. Walsh ,  Alfredo C. Issa ,  Ravi Reddy Katpelly

发明人： Kunal Kandekar ,  Richard J. Walsh ,  Alfredo C. Issa ,  Ravi Reddy Katpelly

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04N7/17318 ,  H04N21/23406 ,  H04N21/4331 ,  H04N21/6587

摘要： Systems and methods are provided for obtaining look-ahead segments for a streaming media item during playback such that the viewer can easily skip to the look-ahead segments without experiencing any substantial interruption or delay in playback. In general, a streaming media source begins streaming a media item to a streaming media client for playback. In one embodiment, the streaming media client selects one or more segments of the media item as one or more look-ahead segments to prefetch from the streaming media source. Then, while the media item is being streamed to the streaming media client for playback, the streaming media client prefetches the one or more look-ahead segments of the media item from the streaming media source. The look-ahead segments are thereafter utilized to enable the viewer to skip ahead in playback without experiencing a substantial interruption or delay in playback.

摘要翻译： 系统和方法被提供用于在播放期间获得用于流媒体项目的预先段，使得观看者可以容易地跳到预览段而不会在播放中经历任何实质的中断或延迟。 通常，流媒体源开始将媒体项流送到流媒体客户端进行播放。 在一个实施例中，流媒体客户机将媒体项目的一个或多个片段选择为从流媒体源预取的一个或多个预览片段。 然后，当媒体项目被流传输到流媒体客户端以进行播放时，流媒体客户端从流媒体源预取媒体项目的一个或多个预先段。 此后，先行片段用于使观众能够在播放中跳过，而不会在播放中出现实质的中断或延迟。

公开(公告)号：US08116732B2

公开(公告)日：2012-02-14

申请号：US12535874

申请日：2009-08-05

申请人： Alfredo C. Issa ,  Richard J. Walsh

发明人： Alfredo C. Issa ,  Richard J. Walsh

IPC分类号： H04M1/66

CPC分类号： H04M1/72572 ,  H04M3/42348

摘要： Systems and methods are disclosed for routing mobile users to safe, or secure, locations. In one embodiment, based on threat information obtained from one or more source, a threat level is determined for a location of a user of a mobile device. The threat level is indicative of physical safety and/or network safety at the location of the user of the mobile device. The threat level may be a function of a transaction type of a transaction being performed or desired to be performed by the user of the mobile device. If the location is unsafe, a safe location is identified, and the user of the mobile device is routed to the safe location.

摘要翻译： 公开了将移动用户路由到安全或安全的位置的系统和方法。 在一个实施例中，基于从一个或多个源获得的威胁信息，为移动设备的用户的位置确定威胁级别。 威胁级别表示在移动设备的用户的位置处的身体安全性和/或网络安全性。 威胁级别可以是由移动设备的用户执行或期望执行的事务的事务类型的函数。 如果位置不安全，则确定安全位置，并将移动设备的用户路由到安全位置。