公开(公告)号：US20070006889A1

公开(公告)日：2007-01-11

申请号：US11319784

申请日：2005-12-29

申请人： Gerd Kobal ,  Henry Dante ,  Rangaraj Sundar ,  Peter Lipowicz ,  William Sweeney ,  Ashok Solanky

发明人： Gerd Kobal ,  Henry Dante ,  Rangaraj Sundar ,  Peter Lipowicz ,  William Sweeney ,  Ashok Solanky

IPC分类号： A24F25/00

CPC分类号： A24F47/002 ,  G06T11/60 ,  G06T13/60 ,  G06T19/006 ,  G06T19/20

摘要： A virtual or augmented reality smoking system is provided herein. A smoker using the system can experience a virtual reality of smoking by puffing on a cigarette shaped article and experiencing the taste or aroma from the article while simultaneously viewing a generated image of a burning cigarette and exhaled and sidestream smoke. Additionally, the room environment may be simulated to give the experience of smoking in a setting of the smoker's choice (virtual reality) or the image of a burning cigarette and smoke may be superimposed on a live or natural image of the smoker's environment (augmented reality).

摘要翻译： 本文提供虚拟或增强现实吸烟系统。 使用该系统的吸烟者可以通过在香烟形状的物品上膨化并体验来自物品的味道或香气而同时观察燃烧的香烟和呼出和侧流烟雾的产生的图像来体验吸烟的虚拟现实。 另外，可以模拟房间环境以在吸烟者的选择（虚拟现实）的设置中给予吸烟的经验，或者燃烧的香烟和烟雾的图像可以叠加在吸烟者的环境的活的或自然的图像上（增强的现实 ）。

公开(公告)号：US20070016655A1

公开(公告)日：2007-01-18

申请号：US11534441

申请日：2006-09-22

申请人： Brian Goodman ,  John Rooney ,  Ramesh Subramanian ,  William Sweeney

发明人： Brian Goodman ,  John Rooney ,  Ramesh Subramanian ,  William Sweeney

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04L67/104 ,  H04L63/08 ,  H04L67/1068 ,  H04L69/329

摘要： A peer-to-peer network propagates searches from client to client. Resources within each client are selectively searched in response to authentication and authorization processes. Authentication information may be included in a search request or may be performed by an authentication process external to the client. Authorization is performed by a process external to the client. Only after authentication or authorization may resources of any particular client be accessed. The system allows for secure propagated searches and resource access in a peer-to-peer network environment. The network may further include a server for maintaining a list of clients connected to the peer-to-peer network in order to more efficiently facilitate peer-to-peer communications.

摘要翻译： 对等网络将搜索从客户端传播到客户端。 响应于认证和授权过程选择性地搜索每个客户端内的资源。 认证信息可以被包括在搜索请求中，或者可以通过客户机外部的认证过程来执行。 授权由客户端外部的进程执行。 只有在认证或授权之后，才能访问任何特定客户端的资源。 该系统允许在对等网络环境中进行安全的传播搜索和资源访问。 网络还可以包括用于维护连接到对等网络的客户端列表的服务器，以便更有效地促进对等通信。

公开(公告)号：US08903981B2

公开(公告)日：2014-12-02

申请号：US12115257

申请日：2008-05-05

申请人： Richard A. Alimi ,  William Sweeney ,  Nianjun Zhou

发明人： Richard A. Alimi ,  William Sweeney ,  Nianjun Zhou

IPC分类号： G06F15/173 ,  G06F9/50 ,  G06F9/46 ,  G06F11/00

CPC分类号： G06F9/5072 ,  G06F2209/5019

摘要： A system, method and computer program product for distributing task assignments on a computer network comprising a client grid having at least one server coupled to at least one client node and a plurality of client computers coupled to the client node through a plurality of monitoring agents. Each monitoring agent collects data regarding the resources a particular client computer makes available to the grid and transmits the data to the grid server when the client computer requests a grid task. The system generates a resource probability distribution based on the historical computing resource data and employs a scheduling algorithm to distribute grid tasks to the client computers using at least the probability distribution.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在计算机网络上分发任务分配的系统，方法和计算机程序产品，包括具有耦合到至少一个客户端节点的至少一个服务器的客户端网格和通过多个监视代理耦合到客户机节点的多个客户端计算机。 每个监视代理收集有关特定客户端计算机可用于网格的资源的数据，并在客户端计算机请求网格任务时将数据发送到网格服务器。 系统基于历史计算资源数据生成资源概率分布，采用调度算法，使用至少概率分布将网格任务分配给客户端计算机。

公开(公告)号：US20070207239A1

公开(公告)日：2007-09-06

申请号：US11601622

申请日：2006-11-20

申请人： Bruce Neidle ,  Kenneth Newman ,  William Sweeney ,  Cynthia Hayes ,  Robert Mitten ,  Danielle Crawford

发明人： Bruce Neidle ,  Kenneth Newman ,  William Sweeney ,  Cynthia Hayes ,  Robert Mitten ,  Danielle Crawford

IPC分类号： B65B29/02

CPC分类号： B65D85/804 ,  A23G3/48 ,  A23G3/50 ,  A23G3/563 ,  A23L27/30 ,  A23L27/70 ,  A23L27/72 ,  A23L27/74 ,  A23V2002/00 ,  A24B15/283

摘要： A flavor pouch includes a porous covering that encloses a carrier having a flavorant. The carrier may be solid or particulate. Flavorants may be one or more of tea, coffee, rose hips, honey, royal jelly, fruit extracts, mint, sweeteners, ginger, pepper extract, exotic flavors, ethnic flavors and the like. Where the carrier comprises a plurality of beads, the beads may have randomly dissolvable encapsulation to extend the time duration of flavor release. To use the flavor pouch, it is placed in the mouth and masticated or exposed to saliva to thereby release the flavorant.

摘要翻译： 风味袋包括包围具有香料的载体的多孔覆盖物。 载体可以是固体或颗粒。 调味剂可以是茶，咖啡，玫瑰果，蜂蜜，蜂王浆，水果提取物，薄荷，甜味剂，姜，胡椒提取物，异国风味，民族风味等中的一种或多种。 当载体包含多个珠子时，珠子可以具有随机可溶的包封以延长香味释放的持续时间。 为了使用香料袋，将其置于口中并咀嚼或暴露于唾液中，从而释放食用香料。

公开(公告)号：US20070122526A1

公开(公告)日：2007-05-31

申请号：US11601640

申请日：2006-11-20

申请人： William Sweeney ,  Danielle Crawford

发明人： William Sweeney ,  Danielle Crawford

IPC分类号： B65B29/02

CPC分类号： B65B9/08 ,  A23F5/46 ,  A23L27/10 ,  A23L27/20 ,  A23L27/72 ,  A23L27/74 ,  B65B9/067 ,  B65B9/073 ,  B65B29/02 ,  B65B61/005

摘要： A method of manufacturing a flavor pouch containing flavorant selected from one or more of tea, coffee, rose hips, honey, royal jelly, fruit extracts, mint, sweeteners, exotic flavors, and the like includes feeding a strip of fabric along a feed path, placing preselected amounts of flavorant material at spaced apart locations along the strip, forming flavor pouches by sealing portions of the strip together to enclose each preselected amount of flavorant material, and separating the flavor pouches from the strip. The pouches can have various shapes including crescent and oval shapes.

摘要翻译： 一种制造含有选自茶，咖啡，玫瑰果，蜂蜜，蜂王浆，水果提取物，薄荷，甜味剂，异味香料中的一种或多种的香料的香料袋的方法包括沿着进料路径 将预选量的食用香料材料沿着条带放置在间隔开的位置，通过将条带的一部分密封在一起形成风味袋，以包围每个预选量的调味剂材料，并将香料袋与条带分离。 袋可以具有各种形状，包括新月形和椭圆形。

公开(公告)号：US20090012856A1

公开(公告)日：2009-01-08

申请号：US11825216

申请日：2007-07-03

申请人： William Sweeney

发明人： William Sweeney

IPC分类号： G06Q30/00

CPC分类号： G06Q30/0251 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/0277

摘要： A method of marketing local products and/or services includes establishing a database of providers of local products and/or services, wherein the providers are classified into one or more business categories and each provider is certified prior to inclusion. User requests are received for information about providers of local products and/or services in a specified business category, and a list of providers classified in the specified business category is displayed to the user in response to the request. The list has a limited number of providers to avoid an excessive number of choices.

摘要翻译： 营销本地产品和/或服务的方法包括建立本地产品和/或服务提供商的数据库，其中提供者被分类为一个或多个商业类别，并且每个提供者在包含之前被认证。 收到用户请求以获取关于指定业务类别中的本地产品和/或服务的提供者的信息，并且响应于该请求向用户显示分类在指定业务类别中的提供商的列表。 该列表的数量有限，以避免过多的选择。

公开(公告)号：US20060176239A1

公开(公告)日：2006-08-10

申请号：US11051723

申请日：2005-02-04

申请人： William Sweeney

发明人： William Sweeney

IPC分类号： G09G5/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/147 ,  G09G2330/02 ,  G09G2380/06

摘要： Systems and methods for providing personalized information are provided. Based on an identification of a customer and/or a product, the personalized information is produced and wirelessly provided to a display such as a wireless display. A wireless information reader is used to gather the identification and the personalized information and transmit power and data to the display.

摘要翻译： 提供了提供个性化信息的系统和方法。 基于客户和/或产品的识别，产生个性化信息并将其无线地提供给诸如无线显示器的显示器。 无线信息阅读器用于收集标识和个性化信息，并将功率和数据传输到显示器。

公开(公告)号：US20050006467A1

公开(公告)日：2005-01-13

申请号：US10446791

申请日：2003-05-29

申请人： William Sweeney

发明人： William Sweeney

IPC分类号： G06Q30/00 ,  G07G1/14 ,  G06G1/12 ,  G06F17/60 ,  G06K15/00

CPC分类号： G06Q20/201 ,  G06Q20/202 ,  G06Q30/06 ,  G07G1/145

摘要： A system and method for distribution of product price and/or sales data in a retail establishment. Product price and/or sales data is stored locally, either in a central computer or master electronic cash register (ECR) or remotely at a master computer. The product price data is stored in the form of a price look-up (PLU) table. The price data can be pushed from the master ECR, local or master computers to and ECR emulation hub to an ECR emulation hub. Similarly, the ECR emulation hub can request product price data from the master ECR, local or master computers. Once the product price data arrives at the ECR emulation hub, it can be processed and sent to a display, which will be located near the appropriate product. The ECR emulation hub can also record and/or transmit prices actually charged for products over time to allow for automatic auditing of promotional pricing offers such as those made by manufacturers of the product. The ECR emulation hub acts like an ECR, thereby requiring no special software or hardware modifications to existing pricing display systems that already support ECRs.

摘要翻译： 用于在零售企业中分发产品价格和/或销售数据的系统和方法。 产品价格和/或销售数据在本地存储在中央计算机或主电子收银机（ECR）中或远程存储在主计算机上。 产品价格数据以价格查询（PLU）表的形式存储。 价格数据可以从主ECR，本地或主计算机推送到ECR仿真集线器到ECR仿真集线器。 类似地，ECR仿真中心可以从主ECR，本地或主计算机请求产品价格数据。 一旦产品价格数据到达ECR仿真集线器，它可以被处理并发送到显示器，显示器将位于相应的产品附近。 ECR仿真中心还可以记录和/或传输产品实际收取的价格随时间推移的价格，以便对产品制造商制作的促销定价提供自动审核。 ECR仿真集线器的作用就像ECR，从而不需要对已经支持ECR的现有定价显示系统进行特殊的软件或硬件修改。

公开(公告)号：US20090276519A1

公开(公告)日：2009-11-05

申请号：US12115257

申请日：2008-05-05

申请人： Richard A. Alimi ,  William Sweeney ,  Nianjun Zhou

发明人： Richard A. Alimi ,  William Sweeney ,  Nianjun Zhou

IPC分类号： G06F15/173

CPC分类号： G06F9/5072 ,  G06F2209/5019

摘要： A system, method and computer program product for distributing task assignments on a computer network comprising a client grid having at least one server coupled to at least one client node and a plurality of client computers coupled to the client node through a plurality of monitoring agents. Each monitoring agent collects data regarding the resources a particular client computer makes available to the grid and transmits the data to the grid server when the client computer requests a grid task. The system generates a resource probability distribution based on the historical computing resource data and employs a scheduling algorithm to distribute grid tasks to the client computers using at least the probability distribution.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在计算机网络上分发任务分配的系统，方法和计算机程序产品，包括具有耦合到至少一个客户端节点的至少一个服务器的客户端网格和通过多个监视代理耦合到客户机节点的多个客户端计算机。 每个监视代理收集有关特定客户端计算机可用于网格的资源的数据，并在客户端计算机请求网格任务时将数据发送到网格服务器。 系统基于历史计算资源数据生成资源概率分布，采用调度算法，使用至少概率分布将网格任务分配给客户端计算机。

公开(公告)号：US20060175400A1

公开(公告)日：2006-08-10

申请号：US11049871

申请日：2005-02-04

申请人： William Sweeney ,  Ken Forster ,  Joe Amado ,  Quazi Islam

发明人： William Sweeney ,  Ken Forster ,  Joe Amado ,  Quazi Islam

IPC分类号： G06K15/00

CPC分类号： G07G1/01 ,  G07G1/009

摘要： Systems and methods for providing discreet messaging are provided. Based on an identification of a customer and/or a product to be purchased, a message is selectively produced and provided in a discreet manner to the customer. The message can be visible and/or audible. The customer can be identified using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags. The product to be purchased can be identified using scanned bar code information and/or RFID tags.