Modifications of audio communications in an online environment
    1.
    发明授权
    Modifications of audio communications in an online environment 有权
    修改在线环境中的音频通信

    公开(公告)号:US08315409B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-11-20

    申请号:US12211435

    申请日:2008-09-16

    IPC分类号: H03G3/00

    摘要: A system and method to modify audio communications in an online environment and, in particular, to modifying audio communications using one or more parameters. The system includes a module configured to detect one or more parameters applicable to an incoming audio communication and a weighing engine configured to weigh the one or more parameters and obtain a weighted volume. The system further includes a module configured to transmit the weighted volume to a user participating in a virtual universe. The method determines whether one or more parameters apply to an incoming communication, weighs the incoming communication based on the one or more parameters to determine a weighted volume of the incoming communication, and transmits the incoming communication to a user at the weighted volume.

    摘要翻译: 一种在在线环境中修改音频通信的系统和方法,特别是使用一个或多个参数来修改音频通信。 该系统包括被配置为检测适用于输入音频通信的一个或多个参数的模块和被配置为权衡一个或多个参数并获得加权音量的称重引擎。 系统还包括被配置为将加权的卷发送给参与虚拟宇宙的用户的模块。 该方法确定一个或多个参数是否适用于传入通信,基于一个或多个参数对进入的通信进行加权,以确定进入通信的加权音量,并以加权音量将输入通信发送给用户。

    Calculating and communicating level of carbon offsetting required to compensate for performing a computing task
    2.
    发明授权
    Calculating and communicating level of carbon offsetting required to compensate for performing a computing task 有权
    计算和传达补偿执行计算任务所需的碳补偿水平

    公开(公告)号:US08214841B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-07-03

    申请号:US12257584

    申请日:2008-10-24

    IPC分类号: G06F9/46

    摘要: Methods, systems, services and program products are provided for implementing carbon offset computing. During performance of a specified computing task data concerning resource consumption regarding that specified computing task is gathered and stored. Upon completion of the specified computing task, the amount of carbon offset required to compensate for resource consumption associated with performance of the completed specified computing task is calculated based upon stored or known resource consumption data. The calculated amount of carbon offset information may be transmitted to a carbon offset function provider, and a carbon offset function provider implements the specified amount of carbon offset based upon the calculated amounts communicated for the completed specified computing task.

    摘要翻译: 为实现碳抵消计算提供了方法,系统,服务和程序产品。 在执行指定的计算任务期间,收集并存储关于涉及该计算任务的资源消耗的数据。 在完成指定的计算任务之后,基于存储的或已知的资源消耗数据来计算补偿与完成的指定计算任务执行相关联的资源消耗所需的碳抵消量。 计算出的碳补偿信息量可以传送到碳抵消函数提供者,并且碳抵消函数提供者基于为完成的指定计算任务传送的计算量来实施指定量的碳抵消。

    System and method to modify audio components in an online environment
    4.
    发明授权
    System and method to modify audio components in an online environment 有权
    在线环境中修改音频组件的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US09529423B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-12-27

    申请号:US12331650

    申请日:2008-12-10

    IPC分类号: G06F3/048 G06F3/01

    CPC分类号: G06F3/011

    摘要: A system and method to modify audio components in an online environment based on avatar characteristics and/or inventory items. The system includes a component to allow one or more audio modification algorithms to be selected. The system also includes a component to identify one or more avatar characteristics and a component to identify one or more avatar inventory items. The system further comprises a component to modify an audio communication in a virtual universe based on at least one of the one or more audio modification algorithms, the one or more avatar characteristics, and the one or more avatar inventory items.

    摘要翻译: 一种基于化身特征和/或库存项目来修改在线环境中的音频组件的系统和方法。 该系统包括允许选择一个或多个音频修改算法的组件。 该系统还包括用于识别一个或多个化身特征的组件和用于识别一个或多个化身库存物品的组件。 该系统还包括基于一个或多个音频修改算法,一个或多个化身特征和一个或多个化身库存项目中的至少一个来修改虚拟世界中的音频通信的组件。

    Green computing interchange switching function
    6.
    发明授权
    Green computing interchange switching function 有权
    绿色计算交换切换功能

    公开(公告)号:US08230439B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-07-24

    申请号:US12196498

    申请日:2008-08-22

    IPC分类号: G06F9/46 G06F9/455

    摘要: Systems, methods, devices and program products are provided for enabling users of a computing system to measure and compare the green efficiency of a set of resources used in a computing task. With the use of this information, the user can select a desired set of resources to be employed in the computing task to minimize the environmental impact of computing tasks in relation to requirements. In some embodiments, the invention creates metrics for measuring the greenness of a computing task. The metrics are calculated through analysis of the resource computation, energy consumption, consequence of computation, and dimensional characteristics of a computing task. The metrics could be beneficial or other metrics that permit the user or a processing system to make scheduling and execution decisions.

    摘要翻译: 提供了系统,方法,设备和程序产品,使计算系统的用户能够测量和比较计算任务中使用的一组资源的绿色效率。 通过使用该信息,用户可以选择要在计算任务中使用的期望的一组资源,以最小化与需求相关的计算任务的环境影响。 在一些实施例中,本发明创建用于测量计算任务的绿色度量。 通过资源计算,能量消耗,计算结果和计算任务的维度特征的分析计算度量。 这些指标可能是有益的或允许用户或处理系统进行调度和执行决策的其他指标。

    Calculating and communicating level of carbon offsetting required to compensate for performing a computing task
    7.
    发明授权
    Calculating and communicating level of carbon offsetting required to compensate for performing a computing task 有权
    计算和传达补偿执行计算任务所需的碳补偿水平

    公开(公告)号:US08671412B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-03-11

    申请号:US13418462

    申请日:2012-03-13

    IPC分类号: G06F9/46

    摘要: During performance of a specified computing task data concerning resource consumption regarding that specified computing task is gathered and stored. Upon completion of the specified computing task, the amount of carbon offset required to compensate for resource consumption associated with performance of the completed specified computing task is calculated based upon stored or known resource consumption data. The calculated amount of carbon offset information may be transmitted to a carbon offset function provider, and a carbon offset function provider implements the specified amount of carbon offset based upon the calculated amounts communicated for the completed specified computing task.

    摘要翻译: 在执行指定的计算任务期间,收集并存储关于涉及该计算任务的资源消耗的数据。 在完成指定的计算任务之后,基于存储的或已知的资源消耗数据来计算补偿与完成的指定计算任务执行相关联的资源消耗所需的碳抵消量。 计算出的碳补偿信息量可以传送到碳抵消函数提供者,并且碳抵消函数提供者基于为完成的指定计算任务传送的计算量来实施指定量的碳抵消。

    Video scene matching on return from virtual rendering in a consumer digital video recording device
    8.
    发明授权
    Video scene matching on return from virtual rendering in a consumer digital video recording device 有权
    在消费者数字视频录像设备中从虚拟渲染返回的视频场景匹配

    公开(公告)号:US08233530B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-07-31

    申请号:US12259856

    申请日:2008-10-28

    IPC分类号: H04N5/77

    CPC分类号: G11B27/034 G11B27/10

    摘要: A method, system and computer program provide a mechanism for smoothing the transition back from a virtual (computer generated) scene to a related video stream. An event such as a user input or timeout is received triggering a return to display of the video stream from a virtual scene related to content of the video stream. A number of time points and/or camera angles are either presented to the user or are automatically searched for the best match. The list may be presented in order according to an automatically detected matching criteria. The virtual scene may a scene constructed locally within a computer or digital video recorder (DVR) and the matching performed locally based on angle and time information provided from a content provider such as a server, or the virtual scene generation and matching may be performed at a remote location such as the content server.

    摘要翻译: 方法,系统和计算机程序提供了用于平滑从虚拟(计算机生成的)场景到相关视频流的转换的机制。 接收到诸如用户输入或超时的事件触发从与视频流的内容相关的虚拟场景返回显示视频流。 将多个时间点和/或摄像机角度呈现给用户或自动搜索以获得最佳匹配。 该列表可以根据自动检测的匹配标准按顺序呈现。 虚拟场景可以是在计算机或数字视频记录器(DVR)内部本地构造的场景,并且基于从诸如服务器的内容提供商提供的角度和时间信息本地执行的匹配,或者虚拟场景生成和匹配可以在 诸如内容服务器的远程位置。

    COMPUTING TASK CARBON OFFSETING
    9.
    发明申请
    COMPUTING TASK CARBON OFFSETING 有权
    计算任务碳离子

    公开(公告)号:US20100107171A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-04-29

    申请号:US12257584

    申请日:2008-10-24

    IPC分类号: G06F9/50 B01D53/46 G06F9/46

    摘要: Methods, systems, services and program products are provided for implementing carbon offset computing. During performance of a specified computing task data concerning resource consumption regarding that specified computing task is gathered and stored. Upon completion of the specified computing task, the amount of carbon offset required to compensate for resource consumption associated with performance of the completed specified computing task is calculated based upon stored or known resource consumption data. The calculated amount of carbon offset information may be transmitted to a carbon offset function provider, and a carbon offset function provider implements the specified amount of carbon offset based upon the calculated amounts communicated for the completed specified computing task.

    摘要翻译: 为实现碳抵消计算提供了方法,系统,服务和程序产品。 在执行指定的计算任务期间,收集并存储关于涉及该计算任务的资源消耗的数据。 在完成指定的计算任务之后,基于存储的或已知的资源消耗数据来计算补偿与完成的指定计算任务执行相关联的资源消耗所需的碳抵消量。 计算出的碳补偿信息量可以传送到碳抵消函数提供者,并且碳抵消函数提供者基于为完成的指定计算任务传送的计算量来实施指定量的碳抵消。

    METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GREEN COMPUTING INTERCHANGE SWITCHING FUNCTION
    10.
    发明申请
    METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GREEN COMPUTING INTERCHANGE SWITCHING FUNCTION 有权
    绿色计算交换切换功能的方法与系统

    公开(公告)号:US20100050180A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-02-25

    申请号:US12196498

    申请日:2008-08-22

    IPC分类号: G06F9/46

    摘要: Systems, methods, devices and program products are provided for enabling users of a computing system to measure and compare the green efficiency of a set of resources used in a computing task. With the use of this information, the user can select a desired set of resources to be employed in the computing task to minimize the environmental impact of computing tasks in relation to requirements. In some embodiments, the invention creates metrics for measuring the greenness of a computing task. The metrics are calculated through analysis of the resource computation, energy consumption, consequence of computation, and dimensional characteristics of a computing task. The metrics could be beneficial or other metrics that permit the user or a processing system to make scheduling and execution decisions.

    摘要翻译: 提供了系统,方法,设备和程序产品,使计算系统的用户能够测量和比较计算任务中使用的一组资源的绿色效率。 通过使用该信息,用户可以选择要在计算任务中使用的期望的一组资源,以最小化与需求相关的计算任务的环境影响。 在一些实施例中,本发明创建用于测量计算任务的绿色度量。 通过资源计算,能量消耗,计算结果和计算任务的维度特征的分析计算度量。 这些指标可能是有益的或允许用户或处理系统进行调度和执行决策的其他指标。