公开(公告)号：US06263411B1

公开(公告)日：2001-07-17

申请号：US08718279

申请日：1996-09-20

申请人： Ibrahim Kamel ,  Walid G. Aref ,  Rafael Alonso

发明人： Ibrahim Kamel ,  Walid G. Aref ,  Rafael Alonso

IPC分类号： G06F1200

CPC分类号： H04N21/2182 ,  H04N21/2315 ,  H04N21/2326 ,  H04N21/8456

摘要： A process is presented for supporting simultaneous disk read and write requests in a video server environment. Read requests are the result of movie viewing, while write requests are the result of video clip editing or movie authoring procedures. Due to real-time demands of movie viewing, read requests have to be fulfilled within certain deadlines, otherwise they are considered lost. Since the data to be written into disk is stored in main memory buffers, write requests can be postponed until critical read requests are processed. However, write requests still have to be proceeded within reasonable delays and without the possibility of indefinite postponement. This is due to the physical constraint of the limited size of the main memory write buffers. The new process schedules both read and write requests appropriately, to minimize the amount of disk reads that do not meet their presentation deadlines, and to avoid indefinite postponement and large buffer sizes in the case of disk writes.

摘要翻译： 提出了一种在视频服务器环境中支持同时进行磁盘读写请求的过程。 读取请求是电影观看的结果，而写入请求是视频剪辑编辑或电影创作过程的结果。 由于电影观看的实时需求，读取请求必须在一定的期限内完成，否则被认为是丢失的。 由于要写入磁盘的数据存储在主存储器缓冲区中，所以可以推迟写入请求，直到处理关键的读取请求为止。 但是，写入请求仍然需要在合理的延迟之内进行，并且不会无限期地推迟。 这是由于主存储器写入缓冲器的有限大小的物理约束。 新进程适当地调度读取和写入请求，以最大程度地减少不符合其演示截止时间的磁盘读取量，并避免在磁盘写入情况下无限期推迟和大型缓冲区大小。

公开(公告)号：US5875300A

公开(公告)日：1999-02-23

申请号：US791112

申请日：1997-01-30

申请人： Ibrahim Kamel ,  Rafael Alonso

发明人： Ibrahim Kamel ,  Rafael Alonso

IPC分类号： H04N5/765 ,  H04H20/76 ,  H04L12/801 ,  H04L12/911 ,  H04N5/781 ,  H04N7/173 ,  H04N21/2318

CPC分类号： H04N7/17336

摘要： A data organization scheme for movies stored on a video server. The method utilizes the available bandwidth and space in the I/O system to avoid the data contention in the ATM. Basically, parts of the hot movies are replicated on the server unit. Most of the requests to the hot movie are directed to this unit. But if the server unit can not deliver the required video object within the required time limit (because of the large queue length) the video object is transported from the other server units through the ATM network. All the requests that are fulfilled locally by the server unit will not go through the network. Thus, the traffic through the ATM decreases on the expense of increasing the disk utilization.

摘要翻译： 存储在视频服务器上的电影的数据组织方案。 该方法利用I / O系统中的可用带宽和空间来避免ATM中的数据争用。 基本上，部分热电影在服务器单元上复制。 大多数对热门电影的要求都是针对本机的。 但是，如果服务器单元无法在所需的时间限制内传送所需的视频对象（由于队列长度较长），则视频对象通过ATM网络从其他服务器单元传输。 服务器单元在本地完成的所有请求都不会通过网络。 因此，通过ATM的流量以增加磁盘利用率为代价降低。

公开(公告)号：US20100078902A1

公开(公告)日：2010-04-01

申请号：US12239245

申请日：2008-09-26

申请人： Morris Lee ,  Rafael Alonso ,  John G. McGill ,  John C. Peiffer ,  Ken Shirilla

发明人： Morris Lee ,  Rafael Alonso ,  John G. McGill ,  John C. Peiffer ,  Ken Shirilla

IPC分类号： B62D39/00

CPC分类号： B62B5/00 ,  B62B5/0006 ,  B62B5/0096

摘要： A housing for mounting an identification tag to a shopping carrier is disclosed. An example housing includes a base for mounting the housing to the shopping carrier and a guard cover for protecting the identification tag. The guard cover includes a plurality of sidewalls extending from the base plate and a top wall extending between the sidewalls, the sidewalls and the top wall bounding an interior having an opening. The identification tag is mounted at least partially inside the interior of the guard cover.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于将识别标签安装到购物车的外壳。 示例性壳体包括用于将壳体安装到购物车的基座和用于保护识别标签的防护罩。 护罩包括从基板延伸的多个侧壁和在侧壁之间延伸的顶壁，侧壁和顶壁限定具有开口的内部。 识别标签至少部分地安装在防护罩的内部。

公开(公告)号：US07911347B2

公开(公告)日：2011-03-22

申请号：US12239245

申请日：2008-09-26

申请人： Morris Lee ,  Rafael Alonso ,  John G. McGill ,  John C. Peiffer ,  Ken Shirilla

发明人： Morris Lee ,  Rafael Alonso ,  John G. McGill ,  John C. Peiffer ,  Ken Shirilla

IPC分类号： G08B13/14

CPC分类号： B62B5/00 ,  B62B5/0006 ,  B62B5/0096

摘要： A housing for mounting an identification tag to a shopping carrier is disclosed. An example housing includes a base for mounting the housing to the shopping carrier and a guard cover for protecting the identification tag. The guard cover includes a plurality of sidewalls extending from the base plate and a top wall extending between the sidewalls, the sidewalls and the top wall bounding an interior having an opening. The identification tag is mounted at least partially inside the interior of the guard cover.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于将识别标签安装到购物车的外壳。 示例性壳体包括用于将壳体安装到购物车的基座和用于保护识别标签的防护罩。 防护罩包括从基板延伸的多个侧壁和在侧壁之间延伸的顶壁，侧壁和顶壁限定具有开口的内部。 识别标签至少部分地安装在防护罩的内部。

公开(公告)号：US5848406A

公开(公告)日：1998-12-08

申请号：US707214

申请日：1996-09-03

申请人： Viswanthan Subra Mani ,  Rafael Alonso

发明人： Viswanthan Subra Mani ,  Rafael Alonso

IPC分类号： G06F3/048 ,  G06F3/14 ,  G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F17/30392 ,  G06F17/30554 ,  Y10S707/99932 ,  Y10S707/99935

摘要： A method for presenting information on display devices of varying sizes. The method processes a query of a database and determines which tables are most likely to contain information which the user wishes to primarily view. The join relationships between tables of the database are used to determine the priority for displaying tables. Those join relationships which were used more frequently in previous queries are accorded higher weight scores and correspondingly have a greater chance of being prioritized to be displayed on the computer screen. Also, a user may select a particular table to be focused upon. In that situation, the method displays not only the focused table but also the tables with a direct relationship to it.

摘要翻译： 一种在不同尺寸的显示装置上呈现信息的方法。 该方法处理数据库的查询，并确定哪些表最有可能包含用户希望主要查看的信息。 数据库表之间的连接关系用于确定显示表的优先级。 在以前的查询中更频繁地使用的那些连接关系被赋予更高的权重分数，并且相应地在计算机屏幕上被优先显示的机会更大。 此外，用户可以选择要聚焦的特定表。 在这种情况下，该方法不仅显示聚焦表，而且显示与它有直接关系的表。

公开(公告)号：US5551023A

公开(公告)日：1996-08-27

申请号：US286709

申请日：1994-08-05

申请人： Rafael Alonso

发明人： Rafael Alonso

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F17/30362 ,  Y10S707/99938

摘要： A priority scheme is used to control concurrent access to a database. The priority scheme takes advantage of the usual delay in a process after a first full set of data is accessed in order to improve the overall impression of the speed of the system. Access to the database is granted on the basis of priority. In the disclosed exemplary embodiment of the invent ion, three priorities are established: a first priority for fast-response type transactions which have not yet accessed a set of data, a second priority for fast-response transactions which have accessed a set of data, and a third priority for batch transactions. When a fast-response transaction is initiated, it is given the first priority. Once a predefined number of data values have been obtained from the database, enough to produce a full screen display, the transaction receives the second priority. A transaction may be assigned the first priority periodically, when it needs to access a further set of data. A first priority transaction can block a second priority transaction and can kill a third priority transaction. A first priority transaction can only block a second priority transaction. A second priority transaction is not necessarily given priority over a third priority transaction, however.

摘要翻译： 优先级方案用于控制对数据库的并发访问。 优先权方案利用访问第一整套数据后的过程中的通常延迟，以改善系统速度的总体印象。 在优先级的基础上授予访问数据库的权限。 在本发明的公开的示例性实施例中，建立了三个优先级：对尚未访问一组数据的快速响应类型事务的第一优先级，已访问一组数据的快速响应事务的第二优先级， 并且是批处理交易的第三优先级。 当启动快速响应事务时，它被赋予第一优先级。 一旦从数据库中获得了预定数量的数据值，足以产生全屏显示，则事务接收第二优先级。 当需要访问另一组数据时，可以周期性地将交易分配给第一优先级。 第一优先级事务可以阻止第二优先级事务并且可以杀死第三优先级事务。 第一优先事务只能阻止第二优先事务。 然而，第二优先事务不一定优先于第三优先事务。

公开(公告)号：US06184878B2

公开(公告)日：2001-02-06

申请号：US08997269

申请日：1997-12-23

申请人： Rafael Alonso ,  John C. Pearson

发明人： Rafael Alonso ,  John C. Pearson

IPC分类号： H04N710

CPC分类号： H04N21/4331 ,  H04N7/10 ,  H04N7/17318 ,  H04N21/26283 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/4722 ,  H04N21/4782 ,  H04N21/6125 ,  H04N21/8133 ,  H04N21/8586

摘要： A method and concomitant apparatus for interactively accessing information from a computer network, such as a TCP/IP network, suitable for use in an interactive information distribution system, illustratively a cable television system or a video on demand system.

摘要翻译： 一种用于交互地访问适于在交互式信息分发系统中使用的诸如TCP / IP网络的计算机网络的信息的方法和伴随装置，示例性地是有线电视系统或视频点播系统。