公开(公告)号：US20100318293A1

公开(公告)日：2010-12-16

申请号：US12484089

申请日：2009-06-12

申请人： Alice Jane Brush ,  James W. Scott ,  Galen C. Hunt ,  Raman K. Sarin ,  Andrew W. Jacobs ,  Barry C. Bond ,  Oscar E. Murillo ,  Amy Karlson

发明人： Alice Jane Brush ,  James W. Scott ,  Galen C. Hunt ,  Raman K. Sarin ,  Andrew W. Jacobs ,  Barry C. Bond ,  Oscar E. Murillo ,  Amy Karlson

IPC分类号： G01C21/00 ,  G01C21/34

CPC分类号： G01C21/20 ,  G01C21/165

摘要： Techniques for creating breadcrumbs for a trail of activity are described. The trail of activity may be created by recording movement information based on inferred actions of walking, not walking, or changing floor levels. The movement information may be recorded with an accelerometer and a pressure sensor. A representation of a list of breadcrumbs may be visually displayed on a user interface of a mobile device, in a reverse order to retrace steps. In some implementations, a compass may additionally or alternatively be used to collect directional information relative to the earth's magnetic poles.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于创建行踪踪迹的面包屑的技术。 活动的轨迹可以通过记录运动信息来创建，这些信息是基于推测的步行，而不是步行或改变楼层的动作。 可以用加速度计和压力传感器来记录运动信息。 面包屑列表的表示可以以可逆显示的方式显示在移动设备的用户界面上，以相反的顺序回溯步骤。 在一些实施方案中，罗盘可以附加地或替代地用于收集相对于地球磁极的方向信息。

公开(公告)号：US07113747B2

公开(公告)日：2006-09-26

申请号：US11305615

申请日：2005-12-16

申请人： Joseph K. Ollis ,  Andrew W. Jacobs

发明人： Joseph K. Ollis ,  Andrew W. Jacobs

IPC分类号： H04B5/00 ,  H04B7/00 ,  H04M1/00

CPC分类号： H04W4/06 ,  H03J1/0025 ,  H04L69/18 ,  H04M1/7253 ,  H04M2250/02 ,  H04M2250/64 ,  H04W4/18 ,  H04W40/02

摘要： A source wireless device is capable of transmitting items over a wireless network using a number of different wireless transfer mechanism such as, for example, Infra-Red (IR) or Bluetooth. Several potential destination wireless devices may be capable of receiving the item using at least one of the different wireless transfer mechanisms. The user selects one or more destination wireless devices to send items to using a unified user interface that lists the various potential destination wireless devices. After a user selects items to transfer as well as the destination wireless device(s), the wireless transfer mechanism appropriate for transfer to each device is then automatically identified without requiring user selection of the particular wireless transfer mechanism.

公开(公告)号：US06657643B1

公开(公告)日：2003-12-02

申请号：US09312996

申请日：1999-05-17

申请人： Eric Horvitz ,  Andrew W. Jacobs

发明人： Eric Horvitz ,  Andrew W. Jacobs

IPC分类号： G06F314

CPC分类号： G06Q10/109 ,  H04M1/72547 ,  H04M1/72566

摘要： Modulating the behavior of an agent for directing automated services such as for messaging and scheduling is disclosed. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method inputs an action probability. The action probability has a location within a region corresponding to an option that in one embodiment can be one of: (1) inaction, (2) automatic action, and (3) engaging the user in a dialog about the user's desire for automated action, followed by action pending receipt of user approval. The method then modulates the behavior of the agent depending on the location of the action probability within the region. In one embodiment, the region in which the action probability is located is divided into two or more sub-regions, such that the behavior of the agent is modulated based on which sub-region in which it lies. In another embodiment, a continuous function is imposed onto the region in which the probability is located, where the function yields a confidence level based on the location of the action probability within the region, such that the behavior of the agent is modulated based on this confidence level.

摘要翻译： 公开了调整用于引导诸如消息传递和调度的自动化服务的代理的行为。 在一个实施例中，计算机实现的方法输入动作概率。 动作概率具有对应于选项的区域内的位置，在一个实施例中，该选项可以是以下之一：（1）不行动，（2）自动动作，和（3）使用户参与关于用户对自动化动作的期望的对话 ，然后在收到用户批准之前采取行动。 然后，该方法根据该区域内的动作概率的位置来调制代理的行为。 在一个实施例中，将动作概率所在的区域划分为两个或更多个子区域，使得代理人的行为基于其所在的哪个子区域进行调制。 在另一个实施例中，连续功能被施加到概率所位于的区域，其中该功能基于该区域内的动作概率的位置产生置信水平，使得基于此的代理的行为被调制 置信水平。

公开(公告)号：US06505167B1

公开(公告)日：2003-01-07

申请号：US09295146

申请日：1999-04-20

申请人： Eric Horvitz ,  Andrew W. Jacobs

发明人： Eric Horvitz ,  Andrew W. Jacobs

IPC分类号： G06F1760

CPC分类号： G06Q10/109 ,  G06Q10/06314 ,  G06Q10/06375 ,  G06Q10/1097 ,  H04M1/72547 ,  H04M1/72566

摘要： Directing automated services for messaging and scheduling. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method first determines a message to analyze. The method then determines the probability that the user would like to review a calendar or to schedule an appointment based on information in the message, based on the message, and based on the scheduling probability, selects one of the following options: (1) inaction, (2) automatic action, or (3) suggested action with user approval. Upon the method selecting either the (1) automatic action option or the (2) suggested action with user approval option—the latter also in conjunction with receiving actual user approval—the method performs a scheduling action based on the message in a manner that takes into consideration the precision and confidence of the scheduling action.

摘要翻译： 引导消息和调度的自动化服务。 在一个实施例中，计算机实现的方法首先确定要分析的消息。 该方法然后基于消息确定用户想要查看日历或基于消息中的信息安排约会的概率，并且基于调度概率，选择以下选项之一：（1）不作为 ，（2）自动动作，或（3）用户批准建议的动作。 当方法选择（1）自动动作选项或（2）建议动作与用户批准选项 - 后者也结合接收实际用户批准 - 该方法基于该消息以采取的方式执行调度动作 考虑到调度动作的精度和置信度。

公开(公告)号：US07293013B1

公开(公告)日：2007-11-06

申请号：US10968211

申请日：2004-10-19

申请人： Eric J. Horvitz ,  Andrew W. Jacobs ,  Gregory P. Baribault

发明人： Eric J. Horvitz ,  Andrew W. Jacobs ,  Gregory P. Baribault

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06Q10/107 ,  Y10S707/99932 ,  Y10S707/99933 ,  Y10S707/99935 ,  Y10S707/99936 ,  Y10S707/99945

摘要： A system and method for personalizing an information classifier is provided. The system includes a default or universal classifier that is pre-trained with features that have relatively universal discriminatory relationships for multiple people and that is operable to produce a measure that a message is classified as having one of several characteristics. The system further includes a second classifier that is constructed and personalized through training via a more general search through the space of potentially discriminatory features. The second classifier, after personalization, is intended to classify information at a level exceeding that of the first classifier based on the specific preferences, habits, and desires of the user who personalizes the second classifier. The system further includes a weighting component that facilitates a combining component producing an integrated measure based on input from both the first classifier and the second classifier.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于个性化信息分类器的系统和方法。 该系统包括默认的或通用的分类器，其具有对于多个人具有相对通用的歧视关系的特征的预训练，并且可操作地产生消息被分类为具有若干特征之一的度量。 该系统还包括第二分类器，其通过在潜在的歧视特征空间中的更一般的搜索通过训练构建和个性化。 第二分类器在个性化之后，旨在基于个性化第二分类器的用户的具体偏好，习惯和期望，将信息分类到超过第一分类器的级别。 该系统还包括加权组件，其有助于组合组件基于来自第一分类器和第二分类器的输入产生集成度量。

公开(公告)号：US07243130B2

公开(公告)日：2007-07-10

申请号：US10220419

申请日：2001-03-16

申请人： Eric J. Horvitz ,  David O. Hovel ,  Andrew W. Jacobs ,  Carl M. Kadie

发明人： Eric J. Horvitz ,  David O. Hovel ,  Andrew W. Jacobs ,  Carl M. Kadie

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04L29/06 ,  G05B19/404 ,  H04L51/04 ,  H04L51/24 ,  H04L51/26 ,  H04L51/36 ,  H04L67/16 ,  H04L67/18 ,  H04L67/24 ,  H04L67/26 ,  H04L67/306 ,  H04L67/322 ,  H04L67/325 ,  H04L67/327 ,  H04L67/36 ,  H04L69/329

摘要： The present invention relates to a system (10) and methodology (170, 173, 180, 400, 600, 1000) to enable a variety of information associated with one or more notification sources (26-28) to be directed to one or more notification sinks (36-38) via a notification platform architecture (10). The architecture (10) includes a context analyzer (22) for determining a user's state such as location and attentional focus, wherein the user's state is employed by a notification manager (24) to make decisions regarding what, when and how information generated by the notification sources (26-28) should be forwarded to the notification sinks (36-38), for example. These decisions can include a cost benefit analysis wherein considerations are given as to whether the benefits of notifying the user are outweighed by the costs of disrupting the user. Decision-theoretic policies (177, 180) and/or somewhat less formal heuristic policies (177) can be employed to enable the decision-making process within the notification manager (24).

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种系统（10）和方法（170,173,180,400,600,1000），以使得能够将与一个或多个通知源（26-28）相关联的各种信息指向一个或多个 通知池（36-38）通过通知平台架构（10）。 架构（10）包括用于确定诸如位置和注意焦点之类的用户状态的上下文分析器（22），其中，所述用户的状态由通知管理器（24）采用来做出关于由 通知来源（26-28）应该转发到通知汇（36 - 38）。 这些决定可以包括成本效益分析，其中考虑到通知用户的益处是否超过了中断用户的成本。 可以采用决策理论政策（177,180）和/或一些不那么正式的启发式政策（177）来实现通知管理器（24）内的决策过程。

公开(公告)号：US07130585B1

公开(公告)日：2006-10-31

申请号：US11397089

申请日：2006-04-04

申请人： Joseph K. Ollis ,  Andrew W. Jacobs

发明人： Joseph K. Ollis ,  Andrew W. Jacobs

IPC分类号： H04B5/00 ,  H04B7/00 ,  H04M1/00

CPC分类号： H04W28/18 ,  H04M1/72527 ,  H04M2250/02 ,  H04M2250/64 ,  H04W48/18 ,  H04W84/18 ,  H04W88/06

摘要： A source wireless device is capable of transmitting items over a wireless network using a number of different wireless transfer mechanism such as, for example, Infra-Red (IR) or Bluetooth. Several potential destination wireless devices may be capable of receiving the item using at least one of the different wireless transfer mechanisms. The user selects one or more destination wireless devices to send items to using a unified user interface that lists the various potential destination wireless devices. After a user selects items to transfer as well as the destination wireless device(s), the wireless transfer mechanism appropriate for transfer to each device is then automatically identified without requiring user selection of the particular wireless transfer mechanism.

公开(公告)号：US06601012B1

公开(公告)日：2003-07-29

申请号：US09596364

申请日：2000-06-17

申请人： Eric J. Horvitz ,  David O. Hovel ,  Andrew W. Jacobs ,  Carl M. Kadie

发明人： Eric J. Horvitz ,  David O. Hovel ,  Andrew W. Jacobs ,  Carl M. Kadie

IPC分类号： G06F300

CPC分类号： H04L51/14 ,  G06Q10/107 ,  H04L12/1895 ,  H04L51/24 ,  H04L67/16 ,  H04L67/18 ,  H04L67/24 ,  H04L67/26 ,  H04L67/306 ,  H04L67/322 ,  H04L67/325 ,  H04L67/327 ,  H04L67/36 ,  H04L69/329

摘要： Determination of the current context of the user, such as the user's current location and attentional state, is disclosed. The determined context can be used to assist determination as to whether, when and how notifications intended for the user should be conveyed to him or her. In varying embodiments of the invention, the context is determined via one or more of: direct specification by the user; direct measurement using one or more sensors; a user-modifiable profile indicating context; one or more potentially user-modifiable rules that indicate context; and, and inferential analysis utilizing a model, such as a Bayesian network or other statistical model.

摘要翻译： 公开了用户的当前上下文的确定，例如用户的当前位置和注意状态。 确定的上下文可用于帮助确定是否，何时以及如何向用户传达针对用户的通知。 在本发明的不同实施例中，上下文通过用户的直接指定中的一个或多个来确定; 使用一个或多个传感器进行直接测量; 用户可修改的表示上下文的配置文件; 指示上下文的一个或多个潜在的用户可修改规则; 以及使用诸如贝叶斯网络或其他统计模型的模型的推理分析。

公开(公告)号：US07975015B2

公开(公告)日：2011-07-05

申请号：US11749508

申请日：2007-05-16

申请人： Eric J. Horvitz ,  David O. Hovel ,  Andrew W. Jacobs ,  Carl M. Kadie

发明人： Eric J. Horvitz ,  David O. Hovel ,  Andrew W. Jacobs ,  Carl M. Kadie

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： G06Q10/107

摘要： The present invention relates to a system and methodology to enable a variety of information associated with one or more notification sources to be directed to one or more notification sinks via a notification platform architecture. The architecture includes a context analyzer for determining a user's state such as location and attentional focus, wherein the user's state is employed by a notification manager to make decisions regarding what, when and how information generated by the notification sources should be forwarded to the notification sinks, for example. These decisions can include a cost benefit analysis wherein considerations are given as to whether the benefits of notifying the user are outweighed by the costs of disrupting the user. Decision-theoretic policies and/or somewhat less formal heuristic policies can be employed to enable the decision-making process within the notification manager.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种使得能够通过通知平台架构将与一个或多个通知源相关联的各种信息定向到一个或多个通知汇的系统和方法。 该架构包括用于确定用户的状态（例如位置和注意焦点）的上下文分析器，其中，通知管理器使用用户的状态来做出关于通知源生成的信息何时以及如何被转发到通知汇的决定 ， 例如。 这些决定可以包括成本效益分析，其中考虑到通知用户的益处是否超过了中断用户的成本。 可以采用决策理论政策和/或一些较不正式的启发式策略来使通知管理器内的决策过程成为可能。

公开(公告)号：US07519676B2

公开(公告)日：2009-04-14

申请号：US11047210

申请日：2005-01-31

申请人： Eric J. Horvitz ,  Carl M. Kadie ,  Andrew W. Jacobs

发明人： Eric J. Horvitz ,  Carl M. Kadie ,  Andrew W. Jacobs

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： G06Q10/109

摘要： A system and method are provided to learn and infer the time until a user will be available for communications, collaboration, or information access, given evidence about such observations as time of day, calendar, location, presence, and activity. The methods can be harnessed to coordinate communications between parties via particular modalities of interaction. The system includes a user state identifier that determines a user's state from background knowledge, the flow of time, or one or more context information sources. A data log can be employed to store information about user state changes and observational evidence to accumulate statistics and build inferential models of the availability and unavailability of users for different kinds of communication, collaboration, and information access. A forecaster is constructed from the accumulated statistics and/or learned models to enable a determination of a user's likely return, or, more generally, the probability distribution over a user's likely return to particular states of availability. The forecaster can be employed to cache information for offline access, drive displays of availability and unavailability, to send messages that include availability forecasts, and to automatically perform scheduling or rescheduling of communications.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种系统和方法，用于了解和推断直到用户可用于通信，协作或信息访问的时间，给出有关诸如时间，日历，位置，存在和活动之类的观察的证据。 可以利用这些方法通过特定的交互方式协调各方之间的通信。 该系统包括从背景知识，时间流或者一个或多个上下文信息源确定用户状态的用户状态标识符。 可以使用数据日志来存储关于用户状态变化和观察证据的信息，以累积统计信息，并构建用于不同种类的通信，协作和信息访问的可用性和不可用性的推理模型。 预测者是由累积的统计学和/或学习模型构成的，以便确定用户的可能回报，或者更一般地说，用户可能返回特定可用状态的概率分布。 可以使用预测器缓存信息以进行离线访问，驱动显示可用性和不可用性，以发送包括可用性预测的消息，并自动执行调度或重新安排通信。