公开(公告)号：US08260728B1

公开(公告)日：2012-09-04

申请号：US12333773

申请日：2008-12-12

申请人： Richard J. Walsh ,  James Evans ,  Kunal Kandekar ,  Alfredo C. Issa

发明人： Richard J. Walsh ,  James Evans ,  Kunal Kandekar ,  Alfredo C. Issa

IPC分类号： G06N5/00

CPC分类号： A63F13/358 ,  A63F13/5375 ,  A63F13/69 ,  A63F2300/534 ,  A63F2300/535 ,  A63F2300/5553 ,  A63F2300/5593 ,  G06F11/3409 ,  G06F11/3423 ,  G06F11/3466 ,  G06F2201/815 ,  G06F2201/865 ,  G06F2201/875

摘要： A system and method for influencing behavior in a virtual environment. A virtual environment identifies a hotspot of activity that is, or may, cause lag in the virtual environment. An influencing event is determined and is presented into the virtual environment. The influencing event is configured to influence a control entity associated with a virtual object to avoid the hotspot.

摘要翻译： 一种影响虚拟环境行为的系统和方法。 虚拟环境识别虚拟环境中或可能导致滞后的活动的热点。 影响事件被确定并呈现给虚拟环境。 影响事件被配置为影响与虚拟对象相关联的控制实体以避免热点。

公开(公告)号：US08424075B1

公开(公告)日：2013-04-16

申请号：US12644219

申请日：2009-12-22

申请人： Richard J. Walsh ,  James Evans ,  Kunal Kandekar

发明人： Richard J. Walsh ,  James Evans ,  Kunal Kandekar

IPC分类号： G06F9/00

CPC分类号： H04L63/0263 ,  H04L63/0218 ,  H04L63/168

摘要： A virtual environment firewall receives a message having a request from a virtual environment entity intended for a virtual environment controller. The virtual environment firewall determines whether the request complies with one or more governance rules of the virtual environment controller. If the request does not comply with the one or more governance rules, the virtual environment firewall processes the message to prevent the request from being processed by the virtual environment controller.

摘要翻译： 虚拟环境防火墙从虚拟环境实体接收具有来自虚拟环境控制器的虚拟环境实体的请求的消息。 虚拟环境防火墙确定请求是否符合虚拟环境控制器的一个或多个治理规则。 如果请求不符合一个或多个治理规则，虚拟环境防火墙将处理消息，以防止虚拟环境控制器处理该请求。

公开(公告)号：US07953083B1

公开(公告)日：2011-05-31

申请号：US11609514

申请日：2006-12-12

申请人： James Evans ,  Richard J. Walsh ,  Kunal Kandekar

发明人： James Evans ,  Richard J. Walsh ,  Kunal Kandekar

IPC分类号： H04L12/56

CPC分类号： H04L67/104 ,  H04L12/1886 ,  H04L67/1068 ,  H04L67/1072 ,  H04L67/1089 ,  H04L67/1093 ,  H04L67/2828 ,  H04L67/2833 ,  H04L67/303

摘要： A multicast query propagation scheme for a Peer-to-Peer (P2P) network is provided. A number of first level (L1) peer nodes are associated with a second level (L2) peer node to form an L1 peer group. The L2 peer node operates as a super peer node for the L1 peer group and allocates two Source-Specific Multicast (SSM) channels operating as a control and query channel for the L1 peer group. Similarly, a number of other L1 peer groups are formed. An L2 peer group is formed by a third level (L3) peer node and the L2 peer nodes. The L3 peer node operates as a super peer node for the L3 peer group and allocates two SSM channels operating as a control and query channel for the L2 peer group. Using the control and query channels of the L1 and L2 peer groups, queries are propagated throughout the P2P network.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种对等（P2P）网络的组播查询传播方案。 多个第一级（L1）对等节点与第二级（L2）对等节点相关联以形成L1对等体组。 L2对等节点作为L1对等体组的超级对等节点，分配两个源特定组播（SSM）信道，作为L1对等体组的控制和查询信道。 类似地，形成了许多其他L1对等体组。 L2对等体组由第三级（L3）对等节点和L2对等节点组成。 L3对等节点作为L3对等体组的超级对等体节点，分配两个SSM信道作为L2对等体组的控制和查询信道。 使用L1和L2对等体组的控制和查询通道，查询遍及整个P2P网络。

公开(公告)号：US09058090B1

公开(公告)日：2015-06-16

申请号：US12131353

申请日：2008-06-02

申请人： Richard J. Walsh ,  Kunal Kandekar ,  James Evans

发明人： Richard J. Walsh ,  Kunal Kandekar ,  James Evans

IPC分类号： G06F3/00 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  A63F13/30

CPC分类号： G06F3/04815 ,  A63F13/30 ,  A63F13/35 ,  A63F13/5372 ,  A63F13/5375 ,  G06F3/011

摘要： A system and method are provided for enabling information sharing in a distributed virtual world. In general, a virtual world client associated with a user participating in a virtual world operates to obtain one or more annotations associated with virtual world constructs identified as being of interest to the user. The virtual world constructs of interest to the user may be identified by the user or identified automatically by the virtual world client. In one embodiment, the one or more annotations are defined by other users participating in the virtual world. Once the one or more annotations are obtained, the virtual world client may, for example, present the one or more annotations to the user, present a portion of the one or more annotations to the user, notify the user that the one or more annotations are available, or the like.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于在分布式虚拟世界中实现信息共享的系统和方法。 通常，与参与虚拟世界的用户相关联的虚拟世界客户端操作以获得与被识别为用户感兴趣的虚拟世界结构相关联的一个或多个注释。 用户感兴趣的虚拟世界构造可以由用户识别或由虚拟世界客户端自动识别。 在一个实施例中，一个或多个注释由参与虚拟世界的其他用户定义。 一旦获得了一个或多个注释，虚拟世界客户端可以例如向用户呈现一个或多个注释，将一个或多个注释的一部分呈现给用户，通知用户该一个或多个注释 可用等等。

公开(公告)号：US08886803B1

公开(公告)日：2014-11-11

申请号：US11858276

申请日：2007-09-20

申请人： Kunal Kandekar ,  Richard J. Walsh ,  James Evans

发明人： Kunal Kandekar ,  Richard J. Walsh ,  James Evans

IPC分类号： G06F15/173

CPC分类号： H04L69/28 ,  H04L67/1068 ,  H04L67/107

摘要： A dynamic query response scheme for a distributed network is provided. In one embodiment, the distributed network is a peer-to-peer (P2P) network including a number of peer nodes. In general, peer nodes delay their query responses, address their query responses, or both delay and address their query responses dynamically to avoid feedback implosion. In one embodiment, the peer nodes delay their query responses, address their query responses, or both delay and address their query responses based on one or more quality metrics calculated for their query responses.

摘要翻译： 提供了分布式网络的动态查询响应方案。 在一个实施例中，分布式网络是包括多个对等节点的对等（P2P）网络。 一般来说，对等节点延迟他们的查询响应，解决他们的查询响应，或者同时延迟并且动态地寻址他们的查询响应以避免反馈内爆。 在一个实施例中，对等节点基于为其查询响应计算的一个或多个质量度量延迟其查询响应，寻址他们的查询响应或两者延迟并寻址他们的查询响应。

公开(公告)号：US09392228B2

公开(公告)日：2016-07-12

申请号：US13216517

申请日：2011-08-24

申请人： Kunal Kandekar ,  Richard J. Walsh ,  Alfredo C. Issa ,  Ravi Reddy Katpelly

发明人： Kunal Kandekar ,  Richard J. Walsh ,  Alfredo C. Issa ,  Ravi Reddy Katpelly

IPC分类号： G06F7/00 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G06F15/16 ,  H04N7/173 ,  H04N21/234 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/6587

CPC分类号： H04N7/17318 ,  H04N21/23406 ,  H04N21/4331 ,  H04N21/6587

摘要： Systems and methods are provided for obtaining look-ahead segments for a streaming media item during playback such that the viewer can easily skip to the look-ahead segments without experiencing any substantial interruption or delay in playback. In general, a streaming media source begins streaming a media item to a streaming media client for playback. In one embodiment, the streaming media client selects one or more segments of the media item as one or more look-ahead segments to prefetch from the streaming media source. Then, while the media item is being streamed to the streaming media client for playback, the streaming media client prefetches the one or more look-ahead segments of the media item from the streaming media source. The look-ahead segments are thereafter utilized to enable the viewer to skip ahead in playback without experiencing a substantial interruption or delay in playback.

摘要翻译： 系统和方法被提供用于在播放期间获得用于流媒体项目的预先段，使得观看者可以容易地跳到预览段而不会在播放中经历任何实质的中断或延迟。 通常，流媒体源开始将媒体项流送到流媒体客户端进行播放。 在一个实施例中，流媒体客户机将媒体项目的一个或多个片段选择为从流媒体源预取的一个或多个预览片段。 然后，当媒体项目被流传输到流媒体客户端以进行播放时，流媒体客户端从流媒体源预取媒体项目的一个或多个预先段。 此后，先行片段用于使观众能够在播放中跳过，而不会在播放中出现实质的中断或延迟。

公开(公告)号：US08806516B2

公开(公告)日：2014-08-12

申请号：US12193844

申请日：2008-08-19

申请人： Kunal Kandekar ,  Richard J. Walsh ,  Hugh Svendsen

发明人： Kunal Kandekar ,  Richard J. Walsh ,  Hugh Svendsen

IPC分类号： H04H60/33 ,  H04N5/445

CPC分类号： G06F17/30722 ,  G06F17/30017 ,  G06F17/30244 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  H04H60/31 ,  H04H60/46 ,  H04H60/65 ,  H04H60/80 ,  H04L65/4084 ,  H04L67/22 ,  H04L67/30 ,  H04N7/163 ,  H04N21/44204 ,  H04N21/44222 ,  H04N21/4661 ,  H04N21/4756 ,  H04N21/8113

摘要： A method and system for constructing and presenting a consumption profile, a rating profile, or both a consumption profile and a rating profile for a media item are provided. In general, consumption of a media item by a number of first users is tracked. Thereafter, before and/or during playback of the media item by a second user, a consumption profile for the media item is constructed and presented to the second user. In addition to or as an alternative to tracking consumption of the media item by the first users, ratings for the media item may be obtained from all or a subset of the first users. Thereafter, before and/or during playback of the media item by the second user, a rating profile for the media item is constructed and presented to the second user.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于构建和呈现用于媒体项目的消费简档，评级简档或消费简档和评级简档的方法和系统。 通常，跟踪多个第一用户的媒体项目的消费。 此后，在由第二用户重放媒体项目之前和/或期间，构建媒体项目的消费简档并将其呈现给第二用户。 除了作为第一用户跟踪消费媒体项目的替代方案之外，媒体项目的评级可以从第一用户的全部或一部分获得。 此后，在由第二用户重放媒体项目之前和/或期间，构建媒体项目的评级简档并将其呈现给第二用户。

公开(公告)号：US08307395B2

公开(公告)日：2012-11-06

申请号：US12107203

申请日：2008-04-22

申请人： Alfredo C. Issa ,  Richard J. Walsh ,  Kunal Kandekar ,  Gregory M. Evans ,  Scott Curtis

发明人： Alfredo C. Issa ,  Richard J. Walsh ,  Kunal Kandekar ,  Gregory M. Evans ,  Scott Curtis

IPC分类号： H04N5/445

CPC分类号： H04N21/2541 ,  G06F17/30817 ,  G06F17/30828 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  G11B27/105 ,  H04L67/104 ,  H04L67/1063 ,  H04L67/1065 ,  H04L67/20 ,  H04L67/22 ,  H04N21/252 ,  H04N21/4331 ,  H04N21/435 ,  H04N21/44008 ,  H04N21/454 ,  H04N21/4788 ,  H04N21/632 ,  H04N21/812 ,  H04N21/84

摘要： Systems and methods for obtaining key frames of video content items being viewed by first users and publishing the key frames of the video content items to second users are provided. In general, either prior to playback of a video content item by a first user or during playback of the video content item by the first user, key frame information providing, referencing, or identifying key frames of the video content item is obtained. Each key frame is representative of a segment of the video content item. The key frame information for the video content item is then published such that each key frame is presented to one or more second users while the first user views the corresponding segment of the video content item.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于获得第一用户正在观看的视频内容项的关键帧并将视频内容的关键帧发布给第二用户的系统和方法。 通常，在由第一用户播放视频内容项之前或者在第一用户重放视频内容项之前，获得提供，参考或识别视频内容项的关键帧的关键帧信息。 每个关键帧代表视频内容项的一部分。 然后发布用于视频内容项目的关键帧信息，使得每个关键帧被呈现给一个或多个第二用户，同时第一用户查看视频内容项目的相应片段。

公开(公告)号：US08301797B1

公开(公告)日：2012-10-30

申请号：US13285329

申请日：2011-10-31

申请人： Kunal Kandekar ,  Richard J. Walsh

发明人： Kunal Kandekar ,  Richard J. Walsh

IPC分类号： G06F15/16 ,  G06F15/173 ,  G06F17/00

CPC分类号： A63F13/358 ,  A63F2300/534 ,  A63F2300/8082 ,  H04L47/18 ,  H04L47/263 ,  Y02D50/10

摘要： A method and system for providing content in a virtual environment. A host computer hosting a region in a virtual environment provides an event stream including a plurality of event data segments identifying activity occurring in the virtual environment to a client computer participating in the virtual environment. The host computer receives a request to provide virtual environment content including imagery data associated with the virtual environment to the client computer, and provides a content stream including a plurality of content data segments containing virtual environment content at a content stream bandwidth based on an event stream bandwidth associated with the event stream to the client computer.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在虚拟环境中提供内容的方法和系统。 托管虚拟环境中的区域的主机提供包括将虚拟环境中发生的活动识别到参与虚拟环境的客户端计算机的多个事件数据段的事件流。 主计算机接收向客户计算机提供包括与虚拟环境相关联的图像数据的虚拟环境内容的请求，并且基于事件流提供包含内容流带宽的包含虚拟环境内容的多个内容数据段的内容流 与客户端计算机的事件流相关联的带宽。

公开(公告)号：US08265658B2

公开(公告)日：2012-09-11

申请号：US12477275

申请日：2009-06-03

申请人： Alfredo C. Issa ,  Kunal Kandekar ,  Scott Curtis ,  Richard J. Walsh

发明人： Alfredo C. Issa ,  Kunal Kandekar ,  Scott Curtis ,  Richard J. Walsh

IPC分类号： H04H40/00

CPC分类号： H04W4/023 ,  H04H20/57 ,  H04H20/61 ,  H04H20/91 ,  H04H60/51 ,  H04H60/53 ,  H04W4/029 ,  H04W4/60

摘要： Systems and methods relating to location-based applications, such as widgets, are disclosed. In general, in one embodiment, a mobile device obtains a list of applications associated with a current or anticipated location of the mobile device from a centralized or distributed application service. One or more desired applications to be activated are either manually or automatically selected from the list of applications associated with the current location or the anticipated location of the mobile device. The mobile device then activates the one or more desired applications. Optionally, for each desired application that has been activated, the desired application may be deactivated once one or more deactivation criteria are satisfied.

摘要翻译： 公开了与基于位置的应用相关的系统和方法，例如小部件。 通常，在一个实施例中，移动设备从集中式或分布式应用服务获得与移动设备的当前或预期位置相关联的应用的列表。 要激活的一个或多个期望应用程序是从与当前位置相关联的应用程序列表或移动设备的预期位置手动或自动选择的。 移动设备然后激活一个或多个期望的应用。 可选地，对于已经被激活的每个期望的应用，一旦满足一个或多个去激活标准，就可以停用期望的应用。