公开(公告)号：US06230167B1

公开(公告)日：2001-05-08

申请号：US08749747

申请日：1996-11-15

申请人： James S. Lipscomb ,  William Louis Luken ,  Jai P. Menon ,  Bengt-Olaf Schneider

发明人： James S. Lipscomb ,  William Louis Luken ,  Jai P. Menon ,  Bengt-Olaf Schneider

IPC分类号： G06F300

CPC分类号： G06T15/205

摘要： In a panoramic scene represented by a first environment map comprising a plurality of elements each associated with a color value representing color of the corresponding element, hotlink areas in the scene are defined by a second environment map comprising a plurality of elements. The elements of the second environment map correspond to the elements of said first environment map according to a mapping function. At least one element of the second environment map is associated with hotlink data identifying an action to be performed upon user selection of at least one element of the first environment map that correspond to the at least one element of the second environment map. Preferably, the hotlink data associated with the at least one element of the second environment map includes a color value associated with the element of said second environment map and an entry in a table associating the color value with data identifying the action to be performed upon selection of the at least one element of the first environment map. The hotlink areas defined by the second environment map are displayed by identifying the at least one element of the second environment map, modifying the color value of the elements of the first environment that correspond to the at least one element of the second environment, thereby producing a modified first environment map. The modified first environment map is then rendered for display.

摘要翻译： 在由包括与表示相应元素的颜色的颜色值相关联的多个元素的第一环境地图表示的全景场景中，场景中的热链接区域由包括多个元素的第二环境地图来定义。 第二环境地图的元素根据映射函数对应于所述第一环境地图的元素。 第二环境地图的至少一个元素与识别在用户选择对应于第二环境地图的至少一个元素的第一环境地图的至少一个元素时要执行的动作的热链接数据相关联。 优选地，与第二环境地图的至少一个元素相关联的热链接数据包括与所述第二环境地图的元素相关联的颜色值和表中的条目，其将颜色值与识别选择时要执行的动作的数据相关联 的第一环境地图的至少一个元素。 通过识别第二环境地图的至少一个元素来修改由第二环境地图定义的热链接区域，修改与第二环境的至少一个元素对应的第一环境的元素的颜色值，由此产生 修改后的第一个环境地图。 然后将修改的第一环境地图呈现以进行显示。

公开(公告)号：US6031541A

公开(公告)日：2000-02-29

申请号：US723969

申请日：1996-09-27

申请人： James S. Lipscomb ,  William Louis Luken ,  Jai P. Menon

发明人： James S. Lipscomb ,  William Louis Luken ,  Jai P. Menon

IPC分类号： G06T15/20 ,  G06T17/00

CPC分类号： G06T15/205

摘要： A computer system generates a cylindrical environment map comprising a plurality of elements and associated information pertaining to images of a panoramic scene by storing in memory information associated with elements of a side image of the panoramic scene and information associated with elements of a top image and/or bottom image of the panoramic scene. For at least one element of the cylindrical environment map, if the element of the cylindrical environment map corresponds to an element of the side image, the information corresponding to the element of the side image is associated with the element of the cylindrical environment map. However, if the element of the cylindrical environment map corresponds to an element of the top image (or bottom image), the information corresponding to the element of the top image (or bottom image) is associated with the element of the cylindrical environment map. The information associated with elements of the side image, top image and/or bottom image may be color of the panoramic scene at the element, depth of the panoramic scene at the element, or an action related to the element. Also presented is a computer system that renders a view of such a cylindrical environment map for display.

摘要翻译： 计算机系统通过存储与全景场景的侧面图像的元素相关联的存储器信息和与顶部图像的元素相关联的信息来生成包括与全景场景的图像有关的多个元素和相关信息的圆柱形环境地图和/ 或全景场景的底部图像。 对于圆柱形环境图的至少一个元素，如果圆柱形环境图的元素对应于侧面图像的元素，则与侧面图像的元素相对应的信息与圆柱形环境图的元素相关联。 然而，如果圆柱形环境图的元素对应于顶部图像（或底部图像）的元素，则与顶部图像（或底部图像）的元素相对应的信息与圆柱形环境图的元素相关联。 与侧面图像，顶部图像和/或底部图像的元素相关联的信息可以是元素处的全景场景的颜色，元素处的全景场景的深度或与元素相关的动作。 还提出了一种计算机系统，其呈现用于显示的这种圆柱形环境图的视图。

公开(公告)号：US5912670A

公开(公告)日：1999-06-15

申请号：US723970

申请日：1996-09-27

申请人： James S. Lipscomb ,  William Louis Luken ,  Jai P. Menon ,  Bengt-Olaf Schneider

发明人： James S. Lipscomb ,  William Louis Luken ,  Jai P. Menon ,  Bengt-Olaf Schneider

IPC分类号： G06T15/10 ,  G06T17/00

CPC分类号： G06T15/10

摘要： The computer system of the present invention generates a view of a scene by storing in memory color values associated with elements of an environment map representing the scene and color values associated with elements of a bit map image that is separate from the environment map. The bit map image is orientated with respect to the coordinate system of the environment map. The environment map is projected onto a view window that comprises an array of pixels. For at least one pixel of the view window covered by the bit map image, the element of the bit map image that corresponds to the pixel of the view plane is determined and a color value of the pixel is derived based upon the color value of the corresponding element of the bit map image. The derived color value of the pixel of the view window is stored for display. The computer system may also store in memory depth values associated with the elements of the bit map image and depth values associated with pixels of the view window. In this scenario, when the depth value associated with the pixel and a depth value associated with the element indicate that the element of the bit map image is nearer to the view point than the pixel of the view window, the computer system derives a color value of the pixel of the view window based upon color value of the corresponding element of the bit map image and stores the derived color value of the pixel for display.

摘要翻译： 本发明的计算机系统通过存储与表示场景的环境地图的元素相关联的颜色值和与环境地图分离的位图图像的元素相关联的颜色值来存储场景的视图。 位图图像相对于环境图的坐标系定向。 环境地图被投影到包括像素阵列的视窗上。 对于由位图图像覆盖的视图窗口的至少一个像素，确定与图像像素的像素相对应的位图图像的元素，并且基于像素的颜色值导出像素的颜色值 位图图像的相应元素。 视图窗口的像素的导出颜色值被存储以供显示。 计算机系统还可以存储与位图图像的元素相关联的存储器深度值和与视图窗口的像素相关联的深度值。 在这种情况下，当与像素相关联的深度值和与元素相关联的深度值指示位图图像的元素比视图窗口的像素更靠近视点时，计算机系统导出颜色值 基于位图图像的相应元素的颜色值来存储视图窗口的像素，并存储用于显示的像素的导出颜色值。

公开(公告)号：US08255512B2

公开(公告)日：2012-08-28

申请号：US10392055

申请日：2003-03-19

申请人： Sih-Pin Subrina Chang ,  Shu-Chen Jeane S. Chen ,  Keeranoor G. Kumar ,  James S. Lipscomb ,  Jai Menon ,  Sreedhar Rochan ,  Arun Ramchandra ,  Liang-Jie Zhang

发明人： Sih-Pin Subrina Chang ,  Shu-Chen Jeane S. Chen ,  Keeranoor G. Kumar ,  James S. Lipscomb ,  Jai Menon ,  Sreedhar Rochan ,  Arun Ramchandra ,  Liang-Jie Zhang

IPC分类号： G06F15/173

CPC分类号： H04L67/20 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L67/22 ,  H04L67/26 ,  H04L67/306 ,  H04L69/329

摘要： A multi-media information system enables tracking of user interactions to media presentations. A content creation phase enables a creator to specify presentation events or user interactions that can be tracked. A token(s) is introduced into the content by the creator to represent each piece of information to be tracked. A deployment delivery phase delivers the presentation to a web page for a user experience phase and interaction. Trackable information is communicated by the user to the tracking server at different instances of time. Each pre-authored trackable information can be flagged to be “real-time” or otherwise at the granularity of the token or at the granularity of each trackable context. When trackable information is not “real-time”, the information is put into one of several information clusters of different priority. When each cluster achieves a critical mass, the cluster moves to a ready state for transmission to the tracking server.

摘要翻译： 多媒体信息系统能够跟踪用户与媒体演示的交互。 内容创建阶段使创建者能够指定可以跟踪的演示事件或用户交互。 由创建者将令牌引入内容以表示要跟踪的每条信息。 部署交付阶段将演示文稿交付给用户体验阶段和交互的网页。 跟踪服务器可以在不同的时间将跟踪信息传达给跟踪服务器。 每个预先创作的可跟踪信息可被标记为“实时”，或以令牌的粒度或以每个可跟踪上下文的粒度来标记。 当可追踪信息不是“实时”时，信息被放入不同优先级的几个信息集群之一中。 当每个集群达到临界质量时，集群移动到就绪状态以传输到跟踪服务器。

公开(公告)号：US06907563B1

公开(公告)日：2005-06-14

申请号：US09572894

申请日：2000-05-18

申请人： Keeranoor G. Kumar ,  Sih-Pin Subrina Chang ,  Shu-Chun Jeane Chen ,  James S. Lipscomb ,  Jai Menon ,  Arun Ramchandra ,  Liang-Jie Zhang

发明人： Keeranoor G. Kumar ,  Sih-Pin Subrina Chang ,  Shu-Chun Jeane Chen ,  James S. Lipscomb ,  Jai Menon ,  Arun Ramchandra ,  Liang-Jie Zhang

IPC分类号： G09G5/00 ,  G06G17/00

CPC分类号： G06F17/30056

摘要： A system and method composes heterogeneous media components into a unified environment for rich spatio-temporal hotlink authoring and action enablement in low-bandwidth presentations. The media client master coupled to the server receives a first heterogeneous media file. The master parses the file to identify the various media tracks in the file, their types, and the object which would render them. When the master encounters a media frame, an internal table is checked to verify whether a media object has been instantiated to handle the corresponding media track. If not, the master fetches the appropriate object from the server and instantiates the object in the media track. The master verifies the frame to determine if an action enablement kernel has been created. If not, the master fetches the appropriate object from the server and instantiates the object in the frame, to activate an action enabler for display of the action.

摘要翻译： 系统和方法将异构媒体组件组合成统一的环境，用于在低带宽呈现中进行丰富的时空热链接创作和行动实现。 耦合到服务器的媒体客户端主机接收第一异构媒体文件。 主人解析文件以识别文件中的各种媒体轨道，它们的类型和将呈现它们的对象。 当主机遇到媒体帧时，会检查内部表格以验证是否已将媒体对象实例化为处理相应的媒体轨道。 如果没有，则主机从服务器中获取适当的对象并实例化媒体轨道中的对象。 主机验证帧以确定是否已创建动作启用内核。 如果没有，主从服务器获取适当的对象并实例化框架中的对象，以激活操作启动器来显示操作。

公开(公告)号：US06856331B2

公开(公告)日：2005-02-15

申请号：US09438493

申请日：1999-11-12

申请人： Sih-Pin Subrina Chang ,  Shu-Chen Jeane S. Chen ,  Keeranoor G. Kumar ,  James S. Lipscomb ,  Jai Menon ,  Liang-Jie Zhang

发明人： Sih-Pin Subrina Chang ,  Shu-Chen Jeane S. Chen ,  Keeranoor G. Kumar ,  James S. Lipscomb ,  Jai Menon ,  Liang-Jie Zhang

IPC分类号： G06F7/00 ,  H04N7/24 ,  G06F12/30

CPC分类号： H04N21/4725 ,  H04N21/234318 ,  H04N21/4402 ,  H04N21/84

摘要： Techniques are provided for enriching a non-linkable media representation presentable at a user terminal. In an illustrative embodiment, a hotlink canvas receives a hot link composition from an action enabling kernel and displays hotlinks in the hotlink canvas by overlaying a transparent panel on top of the non-linkable media whereby the non-linkable media becomes interactive and hyperlinkable. The hotlink canvas provides the following functions: query media current position and state; forward media position and state to the action enabling kernel; receive contending hotlink candidates from the action enabling kernel; pick one hotlink among a set of hotlink candidates; compose hotlinks by receiving hotlinks meta data from the action enabling kernel; display range contours of hotlinks on the media object by overlaying a hotlink canvas; perform an action specified; request the action enabling kernel to handle an action; and decouple hotlinks in otherwise linkable media.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于丰富在用户终端可呈现的不可链接媒体表示的技术。 在说明性实施例中，热链接画布从动作启动内核接收热链接组合，并且通过在不可链接媒体的顶部覆盖透明面板来显示热链接画布中的热链接，由此不可链接媒体变得交互式且可超链接。 hotlink画布提供以下功能：查询媒体当前位置和状态; 将媒体的位置和状态转移到启用内核的动作; 从启动内核的动作中接收竞争热链接候选人; 选择一个热门链接候选人之一; 通过从启动内核的动作接收热链接元数据组成热链接; 通过覆盖热链接画布来显示媒体对象上热链接的轮廓; 执行指定的动作 请求使内核处理动作的动作; 并在可链接的媒体中解耦热链接。

公开(公告)号：US07616113B2

公开(公告)日：2009-11-10

申请号：US11619637

申请日：2007-01-04

申请人： Naga A. Ayachitula ,  Stephen Brady ,  Shu-Ping Chang ,  James S. Lipscomb ,  Frank L. Stein

发明人： Naga A. Ayachitula ,  Stephen Brady ,  Shu-Ping Chang ,  James S. Lipscomb ,  Frank L. Stein

IPC分类号： G08B1/08

CPC分类号： H01Q21/28 ,  G01S7/4021 ,  G01S13/878 ,  H01Q1/2208

摘要： An embodiment of the invention is a method of accurately determining the spatial location of an RFID tag in two-dimensions or three-dimensions. The method utilizes a plurality of RFID readers to make a plurality of distance, direction, and or time-of-flight determinations. Such determinations are made by sending a request signal from one of the plurality of RFID readers and listening for a response signal from an RFID tag received at each of the plurality of RFID readers. Correction factors are then determined and the time-of-flight factors adjusted. The adjusted time-of-flight factors are then used to determine more accurately the distances between the RFID tag and each of the plurality of RFID readers. These more accurate distance measurements are then used to determine the spatial location of the RFID tag.

摘要翻译： 本发明的一个实施例是精确地确定二维或三维的RFID标签的空间位置的方法。 该方法利用多个RFID读取器来进行多个距离，方向和/或飞行时间确定。 通过从多个RFID读取器之一发送请求信号并从在多个RFID读取器中的每一个处接收的RFID标签收听响应信号来进行这种确定。 然后确定校正因子并调整飞行时间因素。 随后调整的飞行时间因素用于更准确地确定RFID标签与多个RFID阅读器中的每一个之间的距离。 然后使用这些更准确的距离测量来确定RFID标签的空间位置。

公开(公告)号：US20080168432A1

公开(公告)日：2008-07-10

申请号：US11620102

申请日：2007-01-05

申请人： Naga Arun Kumar Ayachitula ,  Andrew J. Bradfield ,  Shu-Ping Chang ,  James S. Lipscomb

发明人： Naga Arun Kumar Ayachitula ,  Andrew J. Bradfield ,  Shu-Ping Chang ,  James S. Lipscomb

IPC分类号： G06F9/45

CPC分类号： G06F8/4434

摘要： A system and method for automatic code generation includes parsing source code in a source program to automatically generate reliability, accessibility and serviceability (RAS) code in response to the source code. The automatically generated code is executed in a check in stage. All, a portion or none of the automatically generated code is selectively removed during a check out stage to keep the source program clean and focused.

摘要翻译： 用于自动代码生成的系统和方法包括解析源程序中的源代码以自动生成响应于源代码的可靠性，可访问性和可服务性（RAS）代码。 自动生成的代码在执行阶段执行。 在检出阶段，全部，部分或全部自动生成的代码被选择性地删除，以保持源程序清洁和聚焦。

公开(公告)号：US07385942B2

公开(公告)日：2008-06-10

申请号：US10792329

申请日：2004-03-03

申请人： Stephen Brady ,  Shu-Ping Chang ,  James S. Lipscomb

发明人： Stephen Brady ,  Shu-Ping Chang ,  James S. Lipscomb

IPC分类号： G01R31/08 ,  H04B7/185

CPC分类号： G06F17/30578 ,  G06F11/1662

摘要： In a networked system having a protected central server network connected to one or more satellite servers, the central server includes master data, and each satellite system includes replicated data derived from the master data. A corruption of at least a portion of the replicated data in one of the satellite servers is determined. Responsive to determining the corruption, at least the corrupted portion of the replicated data is replaced in the satellite server with data derived from the master data of the central server.

摘要翻译： 在具有连接到一个或多个卫星服务器的受保护的中央服务器网络的联网系统中，中央服务器包括主数据，并且每个卫星系统包括从主数据导出的复制数据。 确定卫星服务器之一中至少一部分复制数据的损坏。 响应于确定损坏，至少在卫星服务器中使用从中央服务器的主数据导出的数据来替换被复制数据的损坏部分。

公开(公告)号：US07039933B1

公开(公告)日：2006-05-02

申请号：US09725009

申请日：2000-11-28

申请人： Shu-Chun Jeane Chen ,  James S. Lipscomb ,  Lurng-Kuo Liu ,  Jai Menon ,  Liang-Jie Zhang

发明人： Shu-Chun Jeane Chen ,  James S. Lipscomb ,  Lurng-Kuo Liu ,  Jai Menon ,  Liang-Jie Zhang

IPC分类号： H04N7/25 ,  H04N7/10

CPC分类号： H04N21/23424 ,  H04N21/2221 ,  H04N21/235 ,  H04N21/2368 ,  H04N21/4341 ,  H04N21/435 ,  H04N21/44008 ,  H04N21/44016 ,  H04N21/812 ,  H04N21/8455 ,  H04N21/858 ,  H04N21/8586

摘要： A system, method and program product uses tags as markers for incorporating local content in a communications stream, e.g., TV broadcast, cable transmission. A transmitter generates a communication stream including program content for transmission to a receiver. The transmitter includes an authoring tool for generating two types of tags for incorporation into the program content. The receiver captures the program content and stores the tags in tables. One type of tag initiates local action in the program content in the communication stream. A second type of tag is capable of modifying the first type of tag in the tables. When the time for a local action according to a first type of tag is detected, the program content is interrupted by splicing or inserting the local content.

摘要翻译： 系统，方法和程序产品使用标签作为将本地内容并入通信流中的标记，例如TV广播，电缆传输。 发射机产生包括用于发射到接收机的节目内容的通信流。 发射机包括用于生成用于并入节目内容的两种类型的标签的创作工具。 接收器捕获程序内容并将标签存储在表中。 一种类型的标签在通信流中的节目内容中发起本地动作。 第二种类型的标签能够修改表格中的第一种类型的标签。 当检测到根据第一类型的标签的本地动作的时间时，通过拼接或插入本地内容来中断节目内容。