Automatic characterization of a television signal
    1.
    发明授权
    Automatic characterization of a television signal 失效
    自动表征电视信号

    公开(公告)号:US6064449A

    公开(公告)日:2000-05-16

    申请号:US961711

    申请日:1997-10-31

    摘要: A method and apparatus in a client processing system are provided for characterizing an input television signal as broadcast television or cable television and, if the signal is cable television, as IRC cable, HRC cable, or standard cable. The client processing system includes processing circuitry configured to receive hypertext pages from a remote server and to display the hypertext pages on a display device, such as a conventional television set. The client system further includes a television tuner for receiving either cable television or broadcast television signals. When a television signal is initially provided to the client system, the client system executes a routine to automatically characterize the received television signal as broadcast, HRC cable, IRC cable, or standard cable. The characterization is made based upon one or more frequencies at which the incoming television signal is detected.

    摘要翻译: 提供客户处理系统中的方法和装置,用于表征作为广播电视或有线电视的输入电视信号,并且如果信号是有线电视,则作为IRC电缆,HRC电缆或标准电缆。 客户处理系统包括处理电路,其被配置为从远程服务器接收超文本页面并且在诸如常规电视机的显示设备上显示超文本页面。 客户系统还包括用于接收有线电视或广播电视信号的电视调谐器。 当最初向客户端系统提供电视信号时,客户端系统执行一个例程,以便将广播,HRC电缆,IRC电缆或标准电缆自动表征所接收的电视信号。 基于检测到输入电视信号的一个或多个频率进行表征。

    Method and apparatus for providing help information to users of computers
    2.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for providing help information to users of computers 失效
    向计算机用户提供帮助信息的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US5287448A

    公开(公告)日:1994-02-15

    申请号:US36216

    申请日:1993-03-24

    IPC分类号: G06F9/44 G06F3/14 G06F15/40

    CPC分类号: G06F9/4446

    摘要: A method for presenting help messages to a user in an interactive computer environment in which a help mode operates concurrently with other programs operating in the computer system. The user receives information about an icon by positioning a pointer on the computer's video display over the icon about which more information is desired. The computer then retrieves an appropriate help message based upon user sophistication from a database of help messages stored in its memory and displays it in a graphic bubble on the video display. The graphic bubble is placed so as to not overlap the object about which more help is requested. The graphic bubble is removed as soon as the pointer is moved away from the object.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于在交互式计算机环境中向用户呈现帮助消息的方法,其中帮助模式与在计算机系统中操作的其他程序同时运行。 用户通过将计算机的视频显示器上的指针定位在需要更多信息的图标上,来接收关于图标的信息。 然后,计算机基于来自存储在其存储器中的帮助消息的数据库的用户复杂度来检索适当的帮助消息,并将其显示在视频显示器上的图形气泡中。 图形气泡被放置成不与需要更多帮助的对象重叠。 一旦指针离开对象,图形气泡即被移除。