公开(公告)号：US07761447B2

公开(公告)日：2010-07-20

申请号：US10820947

申请日：2004-04-08

申请人： Eric D. Brill ,  Jesper B. Lind ,  Marc A. Smith ,  Wensi Xi ,  Duncan L. Davenport

发明人： Eric D. Brill ,  Jesper B. Lind ,  Marc A. Smith ,  Wensi Xi ,  Duncan L. Davenport

IPC分类号： G06F7/00

CPC分类号： G06F17/30675

摘要： The present invention provides systems and methods that rank search results. Such ranking typically includes determining a relevance of individual search results via one or more feature-based relevance functions. These functions can be tailored to users and/or applications, and typically are based on scoped information (e.g., lexical), digital artifact author related attributes, digital artifact source repository attributes, and/or relationships between features, for example. In addition, relevance functions can be generated via training sets (e.g., machine learning) or initial guesses that are iteratively refined over time. Upon determining relevance, search results can be ordered with respect to one another, based on respective relevances. Additionally, thresholding can be utilized to mitigate returning results likely to be non-relevant to the query, user and/or application.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了对搜索结果进行排序的系统和方法。 这种排名通常包括通过一个或多个基于特征的相关性功能来确定各个搜索结果的相关性。 这些功能可以针对用户和/或应用而定制，并且通常基于例如范围限定的信息（例如，词汇），数字人工制品相关属性，数字工件源存储库属性和/或特征之间的关系。 此外，可以通过随时间迭代地改进的训练集（例如，机器学习）或初始猜测来生成相关函数。 在确定相关性之后，可以基于相应的相关性来相对于彼此订购搜索结果。 此外，可以利用阈值来减轻可能与查询，用户和/或应用程序不相关的返回结果。

公开(公告)号：US07143135B2

公开(公告)日：2006-11-28

申请号：US10071575

申请日：2002-02-08

申请人： Marc A. Smith ,  Duncan L. Davenport

发明人： Marc A. Smith ,  Duncan L. Davenport

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04L29/06 ,  H04L67/30 ,  H04L69/329

摘要： Information is provided about the histories of authors in a computer mediated persistent conversation such as a newsgroup. The information may include any or all of how long an author has been active in the group, in what other newsgroups the author participates, to what other threads of conversation the author contributes, and which other participants the author most often engages in discussion. This information may be obtained as an aggregation of data obtained from the groups or communities automatically. The information about any selected user or group is then made available or otherwise provided to any other users so that they can decide whether the selected user or group is likely to provide helpful or useful information. Also, particular message type indicators may be applied to messages when they are posted by users. The message type indicators may also be obtained as an aggregation of data obtained from the groups or communities automatically.

公开(公告)号：US07519682B2

公开(公告)日：2009-04-14

申请号：US10608240

申请日：2003-06-27

申请人： Marc A. Smith ,  Duncan L. Davenport

发明人： Marc A. Smith ,  Duncan L. Davenport

IPC分类号： G06F15/16 ,  G06K7/10

CPC分类号： H04L67/327

摘要： A wireless programmable user interaction system allows a user to interact with networked services relating to physical objects that have associated machine-readable tags. The system includes a portable interaction device in wireless communication with a local computer network. The portable interaction device includes a portable computing device, such as a hand-held computer, and an associated machine-readable tag reader (e.g., a bar code reader). An interaction system catalog in the portable computing device stores tag format information that correlates the tag identity information with an identity information category and related information. The interaction system catalog can indicate the types of information, interactions, or other computer network services that are available and relevant to the physical object. Upon selection of a desired network service by a user, a functional payload is delivered to the portable computing device over the wireless network connection to be executed. The functional payload may originate from the local network with which the wireless communication takes place or from any payload server located anywhere on the public global computer network.

摘要翻译： 无线可编程用户交互系统允许用户与与具有相关联的机器可读标签的物理对象相关联的联网服务进行交互。 该系统包括与本地计算机网络无线通信的便携式交互设备。 便携式交互装置包括诸如手持计算机的便携式计算装置和相关联的机器可读标签读取器（例如，条形码阅读器）。 便携式计算设备中的交互系统目录存储将标签身份信息与身份信息类别和相关信息相关联的标签格式信息。 交互系统目录可以指示可用且与物理对象相关的信息，交互或其他计算机网络服务的类型。 在由用户选择期望的网络服务之后，通过无线网络连接将功能有效载荷传送到便携式计算设备以执行。 功能有效载荷可以来自于发生无线通信的本地网络或者位于公共全球计算机网络上任何地方的任何有效负载服务器。

公开(公告)号：US20080115050A1

公开(公告)日：2008-05-15

申请号：US11559794

申请日：2006-11-14

申请人： Nuria M. Oliver ,  Marc A. Smith ,  Scott J. Counts

发明人： Nuria M. Oliver ,  Marc A. Smith ,  Scott J. Counts

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G01C21/20 ,  G06F19/3418

摘要： Space-time trails are annotated automatically and/or manually with meaningful information. Mechanisms are provided for receipt of implicit and/or passive data (e.g., provided by sensors) as well as explicit and/or active data (e.g., provided by users). Extraction techniques are provided to either or both types of data to produce useful information to annotate or otherwise interpret data associated with a space-time trail. Persisted annotated trails can subsequently be employed to glean valuable information. Furthermore, goal-directed recommendations can be generated with respect to annotated trails, among other things.

摘要翻译： 空间时间轨迹是通过有意义的信息自动和/或手动注释的。 提供用于接收隐式和/或被动数据（例如，由传感器提供）以及显式和/或活动数据（例如由用户提供）的机制。 提供技术提供给任何一种或两种类型的数据，以产生用于注释或以其他方式解释与时空踪迹有关的数据的有用信息。 随后可以使用持续注解的小径来收集有价值的信息。 此外，除了别的以外，还可以针对注释的路径生成针对目标的建议。

公开(公告)号：US07830359B2

公开(公告)日：2010-11-09

申请号：US11350189

申请日：2006-02-08

申请人： Alice Jane B. Brush ,  Brian R. Meyers ,  Marc A. Smith ,  Steven M. Drucker

发明人： Alice Jane B. Brush ,  Brian R. Meyers ,  Marc A. Smith ,  Steven M. Drucker

IPC分类号： G09G5/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/011

摘要： Methods and systems for using a foot-based interface to interact with a computer are described. An application program from a plurality of application programs is executed on an operating system of a personal computer. The application program is configured to receive user input via a foot-based interface. Further, user input is received from the foot-based interface and mapped into a command. Moreover, the command controls an application program function. Also, the command is executed and an output corresponding to the execution of the command is generated. Additionally, the output is displayed to the user.

摘要翻译： 描述了使用基于脚的界面与计算机交互的方法和系统。 来自多个应用程序的应用程序在个人计算机的操作系统上执行。 应用程序被配置为通过基于脚的接口接收用户输入。 此外，从基于脚的接口接收用户输入并映射到命令中。 此外，该命令控制应用程序功能。 此外，执行命令，并且生成与执行命令相对应的输出。 此外，输出显示给用户。

公开(公告)号：US06792448B1

公开(公告)日：2004-09-14

申请号：US09483707

申请日：2000-01-14

申请人： Marc A. Smith

发明人： Marc A. Smith

IPC分类号： G06F1516

CPC分类号： H04L67/36 ,  H04L12/1827 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L69/329

摘要： A threaded text discussion or chat system includes a client graphical user interface that is rendered on display screens of user computers. In one implementation, the user interface includes a threaded discussion message pane and a social accounting pane that are rendered simultaneously adjacent each other on the display screen. Within the threaded discussion message pane, messages or turns are rendered or listed in a threaded or tree structure. The social accounting pane displays identifying information about each past and current member of a discussion.

摘要翻译： 线程文本讨论或聊天系统包括呈现在用户计算机的显示屏幕上的客户端图形用户界面。 在一个实现中，用户界面包括在显示屏幕上彼此相邻呈现的线程讨论消息窗格和社交记帐窗格。 在线程讨论消息窗格中，消息或转弯被渲染或列出为线程或树结构。 社会会计窗格显示关于每个过去和当前讨论成员的标识信息。

公开(公告)号：US07668691B2

公开(公告)日：2010-02-23

申请号：US11846818

申请日：2007-08-29

申请人： Scott J. Counts ,  Marc A. Smith ,  Andrew W. Jacobs

发明人： Scott J. Counts ,  Marc A. Smith ,  Andrew W. Jacobs

IPC分类号： G01C9/00

CPC分类号： G01C21/20

摘要： Systems and methods that infer and classify user activity based in part on routing data. A storage medium can store raw data collected, and such acquired data can be subsequently be analyzed or distilled to generate abstract qualities about the raw data (e.g., velocity of user during route, level of difficulty, and the like). Various machine learning techniques, artificial intelligence methodologies, decision trees, and/or statistical methods can be employed to supply inference regarding the acquired raw data and/or the abstract qualities.

摘要翻译： 部分基于路由数据推断和分类用户活动的系统和方法。 存储介质可以存储所收集的原始数据，并且随后可以分析或蒸馏这样的获取的数据，以产生关于原始数据的抽象质量（例如，路由中的用户速度，难度等等）。 可以采用各种机器学习技术，人工智能方法，决策树和/或统计方法来提供关于获取的原始数据和/或抽象品质的推论。

公开(公告)号：US07509411B1

公开(公告)日：2009-03-24

申请号：US09483469

申请日：2000-01-14

申请人： Marc A. Smith

发明人： Marc A. Smith

IPC分类号： G06F15/16 ,  G06F15/173

CPC分类号： G06F15/16

摘要： A real-time computer chat or discussion system includes a social accounting system that persistently maintains summary information regarding user participation in the chat system and displays the information at user computers as a social accounting pane. In one implementation, the social accounting pane is rendered simultaneously adjacent a discussion message pane in which discussion messages are rendered. The social accounting pane displays identifying information about each member of a discussion such as, for example, a user name and an email address. Members currently involved in or logged into the discussion are indicated with an attendance field. An entered field and an exit field indicate when each member last entered the discussion and, if not present, when the member last exited the discussion. The social accounting pane may also list a session field indicating the number of sessions or times each member has entered the discussion. Thread, question, answer and comment fields may indicate the numbers of thread, question, answer and comment messages the member has posted.

摘要翻译： 实时计算机聊天或讨论系统包括一个社会会计系统，其持续地维护有关用户参与聊天系统的简要信息，并将用户计算机上的信息显示为社会会计窗格。 在一个实现中，社会记帐窗格被呈现在与其中呈现讨论消息的讨论消息窗格的同时。 社交会计窗格显示关于讨论的每个成员的标识信息，例如用户名和电子邮件地址。 正在参加或登录讨论的成员出席了会议场。 输入的字段和退出字段表示每个成员最后进入讨论的时间，如果不存在，则该成员最后退出讨论。 社会会计窗格还可以列出表示每个会员进入讨论的会话数或次数的会话字段。 线程，问题，答案和评论字段可能表示会员发布的线程，问题，答案和评论消息的数量。

公开(公告)号：US20090063099A1

公开(公告)日：2009-03-05

申请号：US11846818

申请日：2007-08-29

申请人： Scott J. Counts ,  Marc A. Smith ,  Andrew W. Jacobs

发明人： Scott J. Counts ,  Marc A. Smith ,  Andrew W. Jacobs

IPC分类号： G06F15/00

CPC分类号： G01C21/20

摘要： Systems and methods that infer and classify user activity based in part on routing data. A storage medium can store raw data collected, and such acquired data can be subsequently be analyzed or distilled to generate abstract qualities about the raw data (e.g., velocity of user during route, level of difficulty, and the like). Various machine learning techniques, artificial intelligence methodologies, decision trees, and/or statistical methods can be employed to supply inference regarding the acquired raw data and/or the abstract qualities.

摘要翻译： 部分基于路由数据推断和分类用户活动的系统和方法。 存储介质可以存储所收集的原始数据，并且随后可以分析或蒸馏这样的获取的数据，以产生关于原始数据的抽象质量（例如，路由中的用户速度，难度等等）。 可以采用各种机器学习技术，人工智能方法，决策树和/或统计方法来提供关于获取的原始数据和/或抽象品质的推论。

公开(公告)号：US07720916B2

公开(公告)日：2010-05-18

申请号：US11363885

申请日：2006-02-28

申请人： Danyel A. Fisher ,  Alice Jane Bernheim Brush ,  Andrew W. Jacobs ,  Marc A. Smith ,  Carman G. Neustaedter

发明人： Danyel A. Fisher ,  Alice Jane Bernheim Brush ,  Andrew W. Jacobs ,  Marc A. Smith ,  Carman G. Neustaedter

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： G06Q10/107

摘要： A unique system, method, and user interface that facilitate ordering personal items based on past personal interaction between a user and the user's correspondents are provided. In particular, the system provides alternative views of information, such as messages, that is organized around people using an ordering based on the history of communication between the recipient and sender. Social metrics can be calculated based on social metadata associated with the messages, for example. Metrics can be used to configure how or which messages are viewed and their order in one or more pane views. Each pane view can present different orderings of messages—which are displayed by the recipient or sender of the message. So for instance, instead of viewing messages in chronological receipt date, they can be viewed by the message's sender and ordered by the number of messages previously sent to the user.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种独特的系统，方法和用户界面，其便于基于用户和用户的记者之间的过去个人交互来订购个人物品。 特别地，系统提供了基于在接收者和发送者之间的通信历史的使用基于人的人群组织的诸如消息之类的信息的备选视图。 例如，可以基于与消息相关联的社会元数据来计算社交指标。 度量标准可用于配置在一个或多个窗格视图中查看哪些消息和哪些消息及其顺序。 每个窗格视图都可以呈现消息的不同顺序 - 消息的接收者或发送者显示消息。 所以，例如，不是按时间顺序收到消息，而是可以通过消息的发送者查看消息，并按先前发送给用户的消息数排序。