公开(公告)号：US20070266318A1

公开(公告)日：2007-11-15

申请号：US11622954

申请日：2007-01-12

申请人： Kenneth Abbott ,  Dan Newell ,  James Robarts ,  Joshua Freedman

发明人： Kenneth Abbott ,  Dan Newell ,  James Robarts ,  Joshua Freedman

IPC分类号： G06F3/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/038 ,  G06F1/163 ,  G06F3/011 ,  G06F3/016 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F16/40 ,  G06F21/00 ,  G06F2221/2149 ,  G06N20/00 ,  G09G2358/00 ,  G09G2360/121 ,  G09G2370/022 ,  G09G2370/042 ,  Y10S707/99943

摘要： Techniques are described for providing information about a current state that is represented with multiple attributes. In some situations, the providing includes a first computer receiving indications of multiple characterization modules, each characterization module executing on a computer to model an aspect of a current state related to that computer; receiving an indication of one of the multiple attributes of the represented current state; determining multiple of the characterization modules whose modeled aspects are related to the indicated one attribute; and gathering information about the modeled aspects related to the indicated one attribute from the determined characterization modules so that a value for the indicated one attribute can be generated based on the gathered information.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于提供关于由多个属性表示的当前状态的信息的技术。 在一些情况下，提供包括接收多个表征模块的指示的第一计算机，每个表征模块在计算机上执行以对与该计算机相关的当前状态的一个方面进行建模; 接收所表示的当前状态的多个属性之一的指示; 确定其模拟方面与指示的一个属性相关的表征模块的多个; 以及从所确定的表征模块中收集关于与指示的一个属性相关的建模方面的信息，使得可以基于所收集的信息生成所指示的一个属性的值。

公开(公告)号：US20070043459A1

公开(公告)日：2007-02-22

申请号：US11490540

申请日：2006-07-19

申请人： Kenneth Abbott ,  Dan Newell ,  James Robarts

发明人： Kenneth Abbott ,  Dan Newell ,  James Robarts

IPC分类号： G06F17/00

CPC分类号： G06F17/30997 ,  G06F17/30017 ,  Y10S707/99945 ,  Y10S707/99948

摘要： A system for computer-based storing of information about a current state so that later recall of the information can augment human memories. In particular, when information about a current event of interest is to be stored, a variety of current state information of different types (e.g., video, audio, and textual information) about the environment and about a user can be acquired via sensors and other input devices. The variety of state information can then be associated together as a group and stored for later retrieval. Other information can also be associated with the group, such as one or more recall tags that facilitate later retrieval of the group, or one or more annotations to provide contextual information when the other state information is later retrieved and presented to the user. When information about a past event is to be recalled, one or more identifying recall tags can be received that are used to identify one or more state information groups that match the identifying tags. Some or all of the previously-acquired state information for the identified state information groups can then be presented to the user on appropriate output devices. Other information, such as annotations, can also be presented to the user in order to describe the state information and thus assist the user's recollection of the previous state when the information was stored.

摘要翻译： 一种用于基于计算机存储关于当前状态的信息的系统，以便后来的信息召回可以增加人类的记忆。 特别地，当要存储关于当前感兴趣的事件的信息时，可以通过传感器等获取关于环境和关于用户的不同类型（例如，视频，音频和文本信息）的各种当前状态信息 输入设备。 然后可以将各种状态信息作为一组关联在一起并存储以供稍后检索。 其他信息还可以与组相关联，诸如一个或多个有助于稍后检索该组的回调标记，或者一个或多个注释，以便在其后状态信息被稍后检索并呈现给用户时提供上下文信息。 当关于过去事件的信息被召回时，可以接收一个或多个识别召回标签，用于识别与识别标签相匹配的一个或多个状态信息组。 然后可以在适当的输出设备上向用户呈现用于所识别的状态信息组的先前获取的状态信息中的一些或全部。 还可以向用户呈现诸如注释的其他信息，以便描述状态信息，并且因此当存储信息时辅助用户对先前状态的回忆。

公开(公告)号：US20070168502A1

公开(公告)日：2007-07-19

申请号：US11567902

申请日：2006-12-07

申请人： Kenneth Abbott ,  Dan Newell ,  James Robarts ,  Ken Swapp ,  Joshua Freedman

发明人： Kenneth Abbott ,  Dan Newell ,  James Robarts ,  Ken Swapp ,  Joshua Freedman

IPC分类号： G06F15/173

CPC分类号： G06Q10/06

摘要： Techniques for providing information about a current state modeled with multiple attributes is described. The providing of information can include receiving from a first source an indication of an ability to supply values for one of the state attributes of the modeled current state, and supplying to a client a value for the one attribute received from the first source. After the supplying of the value, the providing can include receiving from a second source a value supplying ability for the one attribute and supplying of a value for the one attribute based on values received for the one attribute from the first and second sources. After the supplying of that value, the providing can include receiving from the first source an indication of a value supplying inability for the one attribute and supplying a value for the one attribute received from the second source.

摘要翻译： 描述用于提供关于利用多个属性建模的当前状态的信息的技术。 信息的提供可以包括从第一来源接收对建模的当前状态的状态之一提供值的能力的指示，以及向客户端提供从第一源接收到的一个属性的值。 在提供该值之后，提供可以包括从第二源接收针对一个属性的值提供能力并且基于从第一和第二源接收到的一个属性的值来提供该属性的值。 在提供该值之后，提供可以包括从第一来源接收提供对该属性的不能提供的值的指示，并提供从第二源接收到的一个属性的值。

公开(公告)号：US20070130524A1

公开(公告)日：2007-06-07

申请号：US11559854

申请日：2006-11-14

申请人： Kenneth Abbott ,  Joshua Freedman ,  Dan Newell ,  James Robarts

发明人： Kenneth Abbott ,  Joshua Freedman ,  Dan Newell ,  James Robarts

IPC分类号： G06F17/00

CPC分类号： H04L43/04 ,  G06F1/163 ,  G06F3/011 ,  G06F3/016 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F17/30017 ,  G06F17/30032 ,  G06F17/30041 ,  G06F17/30044 ,  G06F21/00 ,  G06F2221/2149 ,  G06N99/005

摘要： Techniques are described for providing information about a current state that is modeled with multiple state attributes. In some situations, the providing includes receiving from a module a request related to the modeling of the current state with the multiple state attributes. In such situations, the providing further includes, without further intervention related to the request by the module, determining that the request cannot currently be satisfied, and indicating to the module that the request cannot currently be satisfied, monitoring at later times after the indicating to determine whether the request can be satisfied, and indicating to the module that the request can be satisfied if it is determined at one of the later times that the request can currently be satisfied.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于提供关于用多个状态属性建模的当前状态的信息的技术。 在某些情况下，提供包括从模块接收与具有多个状态属性的当前状态的建模有关的请求。 在这种情况下，该提供还包括：无需进一步干预与该模块的请求相关的确定该请求当前不能被满足，并且向该模块指示该请求当前不能被满足，在该指示之后的稍后时间监视 确定是否可以满足请求，并且如果在稍后的一个时间确定请求可以当前被满足，则向模块指示该请求可以被满足。

公开(公告)号：US20070022384A1

公开(公告)日：2007-01-25

申请号：US11450971

申请日：2006-06-08

申请人： Kenneth Abbott ,  Joshua Freedman ,  Dan Newell ,  James Robarts ,  Johnson Apacible

发明人： Kenneth Abbott ,  Joshua Freedman ,  Dan Newell ,  James Robarts ,  Johnson Apacible

IPC分类号： G06F9/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/011 ,  G06F1/163 ,  G06Q30/00

摘要： Techniques are disclosed for creating, modifying, categorizing, modeling, distributing, purchasing, selling, and otherwise using themes and theme-related information. Themes can represent various types of contextual aspects or situations, and can model high-level concepts of activities or states not reflected in individual contextual attributes that each model a single aspect of the state of a user, their computing device, the surrounding physical environment, and/or the current cyber-environment. Such themes specify inter-relationships among a set of contextual attributes, and can have associated theme-related information such as theme-specific attributes, theme layouts used to present information and functionality, CSes that provide theme attribute values, and CCs that process theme information. Disclosed techniques can identify one or more themes that currently match the modeled context, select one of the matching themes as a current theme, and provide an appropriate response (e.g., by presenting appropriate information and/or providing appropriate functionality) based on the current theme.

摘要翻译： 披露了用于创建，修改，分类，建模，分发，采购，销售以及以其他方式使用主题和主题相关信息的技术。 主题可以表示各种类型的上下文方面或情况，并且可以模拟未反映在各个上下文属性中的高级概念的活动或状态，每个上下文属性模拟用户的状态的单个方面，其计算设备，周围的物理环境， 和/或当前的网络环境。 这样的主题指定一组上下文属性之间的相互关系，并且可以具有相关联的主题相关信息，例如主题特定属性，用于呈现信息和功能的主题布局，提供主题属性值的CSS以及处理主题信息的CC 。 公开的技术可以识别当前与建模的上下文相匹配的一个或多个主题，选择一个匹配主题作为当前主题，并且基于当前主题提供适当的响应（例如，通过呈现适当的信息和/或提供适当的功能） 。

公开(公告)号：US20060277474A1

公开(公告)日：2006-12-07

申请号：US11435326

申请日：2006-05-16

申请人： James Robarts ,  Dan Newell ,  Kenneth Abbott

发明人： James Robarts ,  Dan Newell ,  Kenneth Abbott

IPC分类号： G06F17/00

CPC分类号： G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  G06Q10/107 ,  H04L51/12

摘要： A system filters received messages (e.g., unsolicited advertisements) to determine if they are appropriate for a user based on the non-static, constantly evolving, context of the user. The system can track the user's context by monitoring various environmental parameters, such as related to the user's physical, mental, computing and data environments, and can model the current context of the user based at least in part on the monitoring. The system selects a set of one or more filters to apply to incoming messages based on the user's context, and the selected filters can be updated as the user's context changes. Messages that survive the filters are then evaluated against the user's context to determine whether they should be presented immediately or stored for delayed presentation.

公开(公告)号：US20050278741A1

公开(公告)日：2005-12-15

申请号：US10686984

申请日：2003-10-16

申请人： James Robarts ,  David Byrne ,  Steve Fluegel ,  Gabe Newell ,  Dan Newell ,  Kenneth Abbott

发明人： James Robarts ,  David Byrne ,  Steve Fluegel ,  Gabe Newell ,  Dan Newell ,  Kenneth Abbott

IPC分类号： G06F17/30 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N5/765 ,  H04N5/775 ,  H04N5/781 ,  H04N5/782 ,  H04N5/85 ,  H04N7/16 ,  H04N7/20 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/431 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/434 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/443 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/462 ,  H04N21/466 ,  H04N21/475 ,  H04N21/4782 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/61 ,  H04N21/84 ,  H04N21/858 ,  H04H9/00

CPC分类号： H04N21/466 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N5/765 ,  H04N5/775 ,  H04N5/781 ,  H04N5/782 ,  H04N5/85 ,  H04N7/163 ,  H04N7/165 ,  H04N21/25891 ,  H04N21/4314 ,  H04N21/4331 ,  H04N21/4332 ,  H04N21/4334 ,  H04N21/434 ,  H04N21/44222 ,  H04N21/4438 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/4661 ,  H04N21/4668 ,  H04N21/4751 ,  H04N21/4755 ,  H04N21/4756 ,  H04N21/4782 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/4821 ,  H04N21/4826 ,  H04N21/4828 ,  H04N21/6143 ,  H04N21/6175 ,  H04N21/84 ,  H04N21/858 ,  H04N21/8586

摘要： An electronic program guide (EPG) organizes and presents programming information to the viewer and allows for creation of queries to facilitate both simple and complex searches of the programming information. According to one aspect, the EPG is configured to automatically identify programs that a viewer is likely to prefer. The EPG collects viewing preferences of a viewer and, based upon the these viewing preferences, automatically develops queries for identifying programs that the viewer is likely to want to watch. The EPG further enables multiple viewers to merge their individual queries into one composite query or to run queries in background to periodically check for programs and notify the viewer when a program is identified. Queries are saved in an EPG database in a hierarchic structure with directories and sub-directories to make it easy for a viewer to organize and retrieve queries. Another aspect concerns creating queries for a channel, network name or program name using a 10-key keypad. The viewer enters digits in the number or name, one digit at a time. With each entry, the viewer might intend to enter a number or letter. The EPG is configured to interpret the data as representing all possible choices, including the number and letters associated with the key. For instance, when a viewer depresses the key with number “5,” the EPG interprets that data to mean “5” or “j” or “k” or “1.” The EPG identifies all programs, channels, and networks which begin with the number or letters. As the viewer continues to enter data, the list of programs, channel, and networks dynamically narrows so that after a few button presses, the viewer is presented with a short list of possible choices.

摘要翻译： 电子节目指南（EPG）向观众组织并呈现节目信息，并允许创建查询以促进对节目信息的简单和复杂的搜索。 根据一个方面，EPG被配置为自动识别观看者可能喜欢的节目。 EPG收集观看者的观看偏好，并且基于这些观看偏好，自动开发用于识别观看者可能想要观看的节目的查询。 EPG还允许多个观看者将其各自的查询合并为一个复合查询，或者在后台运行查询以定期检查程序，并在识别出程序时通知查看者。 查询以具有目录和子目录的分层结构保存在EPG数据库中，以便查看者组织和检索查询。 另一方面涉及使用10键小键盘创建对频道，网络名称或节目名称的查询。 观众输入数字或名称，每次一位数字。 对于每个条目，查看者可能打算输入一个数字或字母。 EPG被配置为将数据解释为表示所有可能的选择，包括与该键相关联的数字和字母。 例如，当观众按下具有数字“5”的键时，EPG将该数据解释为“5”或“j”或“k”或“1”。 EPG识别所有以数字或字母开头的节目，频道和网络。 当观众继续输入数据时，程序，频道和网络列表动态变窄，以便在按下几个按钮之后，向观众呈现可能选择的简短列表。

公开(公告)号：US20050066282A1

公开(公告)日：2005-03-24

申请号：US10981941

申请日：2004-11-05

申请人： Kenneth Abbott ,  Joshua Freedman ,  Dan Newell ,  James Robarts

发明人： Kenneth Abbott ,  Joshua Freedman ,  Dan Newell ,  James Robarts

IPC分类号： G06F1/00 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/00 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/042 ,  G06F15/18 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G06F21/00 ,  G06F15/16 ,  G06F15/167 ,  G06F15/173

CPC分类号： G06F3/0481 ,  G06F1/163 ,  G06F3/011 ,  G06F3/016 ,  G06F17/30017 ,  G06F21/00 ,  G06F2221/2149 ,  G06N99/005

摘要： Techniques are described for providing information about a current state that is modeled with multiple state attributes. In some situations, the providing includes receiving from first and second sources indications of an ability to supply values for, respectively, an indicated one of the state attributes and another of the state attributes. In such situations, the providing also includes, in response to receiving a request from a first client for a value of the indicated one attribute, determining that the first source is available to supply the value, obtaining the value from the first source, and supplying a value obtained from the first source to the first client.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于提供关于用多个状态属性建模的当前状态的信息的技术。 在某些情况下，提供包括从第一和第二来源接收指示分别为所指示的一个状态属性和另一个状态属性提供值的能力。 在这种情况下，提供还响应于接收到来自第一客户端的针对所指示的一个属性的值的请求，确定第一源可用于提供该值，从第一源获得该值并提供 从第一个源到第一个客户端获得的值。

公开(公告)号：US20050066281A1

公开(公告)日：2005-03-24

申请号：US10979570

申请日：2004-11-02

申请人： Kenneth Abbott ,  Dan Newell ,  James Robarts ,  Ken Swapp

发明人： Kenneth Abbott ,  Dan Newell ,  James Robarts ,  Ken Swapp

IPC分类号： G06F1/00 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/00 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/042 ,  G06F15/18 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G06F21/00 ,  G06F15/16 ,  G06F15/167 ,  G06F15/173

CPC分类号： G06N99/005 ,  G06F1/163 ,  G06F3/011 ,  G06F3/016 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F17/30032 ,  G06F21/00 ,  G06F2221/2149

摘要： Techniques are described for providing information about a current state that is modeled with multiple state attributes. In some situations, the providing of information includes receiving from first and second sources indications of ability to supply values for, respectively, an indicated one of the state attributes and another of the state attributes. In such situations, after receiving an indication of the indicated attribute from a first client, the providing of information further includes determining that the first source is available to supply a value for the indicated attribute, obtaining from the first source an indication of the value and information describing the indicated value, determining based at least in part on the descriptive information whether the indicated value is appropriate to be supplied to the client, and supplying the indicated value to the client when it is determined that the indicated value is appropriate.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于提供关于用多个状态属性建模的当前状态的信息的技术。 在某些情况下，信息的提供包括从第一和第二来源接收指示分别为所指示的一个状态属性和另一个状态属性提供值的指示。 在这种情况下，在从第一客户端接收到指示属性的指示之后，提供信息还包括确定第一源可用于提供所指示的属性的值，从第一源获得该值的指示，以及 描述指示值的信息，至少部分地基于描述信息来确定所指示的值是否适于提供给客户端，以及当确定所指示的值是适当的时候将指示的值提供给客户端的信息。

公开(公告)号：US20070156891A1

公开(公告)日：2007-07-05

申请号：US11567695

申请日：2006-12-06

申请人： Kenneth Abbott ,  Joshua Freedman ,  Dan Newell ,  James Robarts

发明人： Kenneth Abbott ,  Joshua Freedman ,  Dan Newell ,  James Robarts

IPC分类号： G06F15/173

CPC分类号： G06Q30/02

摘要： Techniques are described for providing information about a current state that is modeled with multiple state attributes. In some situations the providing includes receiving from a first client an indication of an interest in receiving values for an indicated one of the state attributes of the modeled current state, receiving from a second client an indication of an interest in receiving values for another of the state attributes of the modeled current state, and, in response to receiving a value for the indicated one attribute from a first source, determining that the first client has an interest in receiving the received value and supplying the received value to the first client.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于提供关于用多个状态属性建模的当前状态的信息的技术。 在某些情况下，提供包括从第一客户端接收关于为所建模的当前状态的所指示的一个状态属性接收值的兴趣的指示，从第二客户端接收对接收另一个的另一个的值的兴趣的指示 所述建模的当前状态的状态属性，以及响应于从第一源接收到所指示的一个属性的值，确定所述第一客户端有兴趣接收所接收的值并将所接收的值提供给所述第一客户端。