METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CREATING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A USER
    1.
    发明申请
    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CREATING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A USER 审中-公开
    用于为用户创建建议的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20130124310A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-05-16

    申请号:US13810307

    申请日:2011-07-14

    IPC分类号: G06Q30/06

    CPC分类号: G06Q30/0631 G06Q30/02

    摘要: A method and apparatus for creating recommendations for a user is described. A user input relating to an item is received (step 200). A hierarchy of categories is determined from the metadata of the item (step 204). A rating of at least one category within any one level of the hierarchy is received (step 208). Recommendations for the user are created based on at least the received rating of the at least one category (step 210).

    摘要翻译: 描述了一种用于为用户创建推荐的方法和装置。 接收与项目相关的用户输入(步骤200)。 从项目的元数据确定类别的层次(步骤204)。 接收到层次结构的任何一个级别中的至少一个类别的等级(步骤208)。 至少基于所接收到的至少一个类别的评级来创建对用户的建议(步骤210)。

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPLACING AN ADVERTISEMENT
    2.
    发明申请
    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPLACING AN ADVERTISEMENT 审中-公开
    替代广告的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20130117102A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-05-09

    申请号:US13810242

    申请日:2011-07-08

    IPC分类号: G06Q30/02

    CPC分类号: G06Q30/0244 G06Q30/02

    摘要: A method and apparatus (100) for replacing an advertisement is described. A negative input regarding a current advertisement is received (step 200). At least one feature of the current advertisement is identified which is hypothezied to have caused the received negative input (step 204). A new advertisement that differs to the current advertisement in respect of the identified at last one feature is selected )step 210). The current advertisement is replaced with the selected new advertisement (step 212).

    摘要翻译: 描述用于替换广告的方法和装置(100)。 接收关于当前广告的负输入(步骤200)。 识别当前广告的至少一个特征,其被假定为已经导致接收到的负输入(步骤204)。 选择与针对所识别的最后一个特征的当前广告不同的新广告)步骤210)。 当前广告被所选择的新广告替换(步骤212)。

    User aware audio playing apparatus and method
    3.
    发明授权
    User aware audio playing apparatus and method 有权
    用户感知的音频播放设备和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07613531B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-11-03

    申请号:US10579414

    申请日:2004-11-08

    IPC分类号: G06F17/00

    摘要: An audio player apparatus (1) and method (2). The audio player apparatus comprises input means (10), such as buttons (11, 12, 13, 14) or soft-buttons on a touch screen, for inputting the presence of at least one user at a location of said audio player apparatus. The player apparatus (1) further has input means (20) for preferred audio-preferences. Thus audio being reproduced by said audio player apparatus (1) is adapted to the current audio taste and/or mood of users present at the location of the audio player apparatus (1).

    摘要翻译: 一种音频播放装置(1)和方法(2)。 音频播放器装置包括诸如按钮(11,12,13,14)或触摸屏上的软按钮的输入装置(10),用于在所述音频播放器装置的位置处输入至少一个用户的存在。 播放器装置(1)还具有用于优选音频偏好的输入装置(20)。 因此,由所述音频播放器装置(1)再现的音频适用于存在于音频播放器装置(1)的位置处的用户的当前音频味道和/或心情。

    Power saving method for portable streaming devices
    6.
    发明授权
    Power saving method for portable streaming devices 失效
    便携式流媒体设备的省电方法

    公开(公告)号:US07283443B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-10-16

    申请号:US10539029

    申请日:2003-12-03

    IPC分类号: G11B5/09

    摘要: A method (2) of controlling memory usage in a portable streaming device (100), a portable streaming device (100) and a computer readable medium (110). The portable streaming device (100) comprises at least one memory (102), at least one processing unit (101), and at least one storage device (103) being operatively connected with said memory (102) under control of said processing unit (101). The size of a disk scheduler buffer memory within said memory in said portable streaming device is adaptively maximised by said method (2) at all times. Free memory available within the portable streaming device is continuously allocated (50) and at least a portion of said allocated free memory is designated as disk scheduler buffer memory (60). Thus results improved solid state memory utilisation of the portable streaming device, and due to larger available disk buffer memory size, less start-stop-cycles of the storage device are initiated, which leads to a longer life-cycle of said portable streaming device.

    摘要翻译: 一种控制便携式流媒体设备(100),便携式流媒体设备(100)和计算机可读介质(110)中的存储器使用的方法(2)。 便携式流媒体设备(100)包括至少一个存储器(102),至少一个处理单元(101)和至少一个存储设备(103),在所述处理单元的控制下与所述存储器(102)可操作地连接 101)。 在所述便携式流媒体设备的所述存储器内的磁盘调度器缓冲存储器的大小由所述方法(2)始终自适应地最大化。 在便携式流式传输设备内可用的空闲内存被连续分配(50),并且所述分配的可用存储器的至少一部分被指定为磁盘调度器缓冲存储器(60)。 因此,结果改善了便携式流媒体设备的固态存储器利用率,并且由于更大的可用磁盘缓冲存储器大小,启动了较少的存储设备的启动 - 停止周期,这导致所述便携式流媒体设备的更长的生命周期。

    Method and arrangement for searching for strings
    7.
    发明授权
    Method and arrangement for searching for strings 失效
    用于搜索字符串的方法和布置

    公开(公告)号:US07756847B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-07-13

    申请号:US10547328

    申请日:2004-02-25

    IPC分类号: G06F17/30

    CPC分类号: G06F17/30985

    摘要: This invention relates to methods of searching for a final number of result strings (30-33) having a partial or an exact match with a query string (34) in a database (80) comprised of many long strings or a long string, said method includes the steps of partitioning the query string in a first number of input query strings (35, 36, 37); determining a second number of neighboring strings (38-41, 42-45, 44-49, respectively) for each string in said first number of input query strings, wherein each string in said second number of neighboring strings has a predetermined first number of errors; searching the database for a third number of exact matches (50-61, 70-74) for each string in said second number of neighboring strings based on a search method; concatenating said searched exact matched strings from the database into a fourth number of intermediate strings (29, 30, 32, 33, 34) wherein said searched exact matched strings (50-61, 70-74) comprised in each of said intermediate strings are in succession to one another in said database; and determining the final number of result strings (30-33) based in said fourth number of intermediate strings, wherein each string in the final number of result strings has a maximum of predetermined second number of errors compared to said query string (34). This enables for a perfect match or a partial match containing only minor errors with respect to said query string, and for a fast search in larger databases with a relative low use of processing power.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及在包括许多长字符串或长字符串的数据库(80)中搜索具有与查询字符串(34)的部分或精确匹配的最终数量的结果字符串(30-33)的方法,所述数据库 方法包括以下步骤:在第一数量的输入查询字符串(35,36,37)中划分查询字符串; 为所述第一数量的输入查询串中的每个字符串确定第二数量的相邻串(38-41,42-45,44-49),其中所述第二数量的相邻串中的每个字符串具有预定的第一数量 错误; 基于搜索方法在所述第二数量的相邻串中搜索所述数据库中的每个字符串的第三数量的精确匹配(50-61,70-74); 将所述搜索到的完全匹配的字符串从数据库连接成第四数量的中间字符串(29,30,32,33,34),其中包括在每个所述中间字符串中的所述所搜索的精确匹配字符串(50-61,70-74)是 在所述数据库中彼此相继; 以及基于所述第四数量的中间字符串确定结果串(30-33)的最终数量,其中最终数量的结果串中的每个字符串与所述查询字符串(34)相比具有预定的第二数量的错误的最大值。 这使得能够完全匹配或仅包含相对于所述查询字符串的次要错误的部分匹配,以及对于处理能力较低的较大数据库中的快速搜索。

    Power saving method and system
    8.
    发明授权
    Power saving method and system 有权
    省电方式和系统

    公开(公告)号:US07702940B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-04-20

    申请号:US10581117

    申请日:2004-11-22

    IPC分类号: G06F1/00 G06F1/32

    摘要: The present invention relates to reduction of power consumption of electronic mass storage devices, and more particularly to such a reduction of power consumption in mobile infotainment products. These devices are equipped with a subsystem comprising a mass storage device (48) and a buffer memory (43, 44). The size of the buffer memory (43, 44) is adapted in such a way that optimally low power consumption is achieved. This accomplishment by activating or deactivating memory banks (45) comprised in the buffer memory chips. The amount of memory banks (45) activated is determined by operating characteristics of the subsystem, e.g. a desired bit-rate to be achieved for transmissions to/from the mass storage device (48).

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及电子大容量存储装置的功耗的降低,更具体地说,涉及移动信息娱乐产品的功耗的降低。 这些装置配备有包括大容量存储装置(48)和缓冲存储器(43,44)的子系统。 缓冲存储器(43,44)的大小被适配成使得能够实现最佳的低功耗。 这通过激活或去激活包含在缓冲存储器芯片中的存储体(45)来实现。 存储器组(45)的激活量由子系统的操作特性决定。 要传送到大容量存储设备(48)的传输所需要的比特率。

    Pointing device for use on an interactive surface
    10.
    发明授权
    Pointing device for use on an interactive surface 有权
    指向设备用于交互式表面

    公开(公告)号:US08816961B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-08-26

    申请号:US12935611

    申请日:2009-03-27

    IPC分类号: G09G5/08

    摘要: A pointing device (10, 50, 70, 90) is provided for use on an interactive surface (21). The pointing device (10, 50, 70, 90) comprises a grip portion (11, 51, 71, 91) and a shapeable part (12, 52, 72, 92). The grip portion can be manipulated into different positions by a user. The shapeable part (12, 52, 72, 92) has a contact surface for making contact with the interactive surface (21). The grip portion (11, 51, 71, 91) is coupled to the shapeable part (12, 52, 72, 92) in such a way that the manipulation of the grip portion (11, 51, 71, 91) causes a footprint (30, 60, 80, 100) of the contact surface on the interactive surface (21) to take a shape corresponding to the respective different positions of the grip portion (11, 51, 71, 91).

    摘要翻译: 指示设备(10,50,70,90)被提供用于在交互式表面(21)上使用。 指示装置(10,50,70,90)包括握持部分(11,51,71,91)和可成形部分(12,52,72,92)。 把手部分可以由使用者操纵到不同的位置。 可成型部分(12,52,72,92)具有用于与交互表面(21)接触的接触表面。 握持部分(11,51,71,91)以可操作部分(12,52,72,92)的方式联接,使得握持部分(11,51,71,91)的操纵引起足迹 (21)上的接触表面的相对于所述握持部分(11,51,71,91)的各个不同位置的形状(30,60,80,100)。