Instant contact searching and presentation by category
    4.
    发明授权
    Instant contact searching and presentation by category 有权
    按类别即时联系搜索和呈现

    公开(公告)号:US08370349B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-02-05

    申请号:US11712855

    申请日:2007-02-28

    IPC分类号: G06F7/00 G06F17/00 G06F17/30

    CPC分类号: G06Q10/10

    摘要: A device, system, and method are directed towards enabling a mobile device user to perform a federated search across a plurality of disparate contact data stores, including a phone directory, IM store, an email address book, a buddy list, a social networking group, a SMS list, or any of a variety of other communication contact data stores. When a user inputs a character, a dynamic search is performed across the various contact data stores. The results of the search may be repeatedly updated based on additional input characters. The results of the search may be displayed on the mobile device organized by categories of the contact data stores and/or a preferred communication mechanism. The results may also indicate a preferred mechanism for communicating with the displayed name.

    摘要翻译: 一种设备,系统和方法旨在使得移动设备用户能够跨越多个不同的联系人数据存储来执行联合搜索,包括电话簿,IM存储,电子邮件地址簿,好友列表,社交网络组 ,SMS列表或各种其他通信联系人数据存储中的任何一个。 当用户输入字符时,跨各种联系人数据存储进行动态搜索。 可以基于额外的输入字符重复地更新搜索的结果。 搜索的结果可以显示在由联系人数据存储和/或优选通信机制的类别组织的移动设备上。 结果还可以指示与所显示的名称通信的优选机制。

    Contextual mobile local search based on social network vitality information
    5.
    发明授权
    Contextual mobile local search based on social network vitality information 有权
    基于社交网络活力信息的语境移动本地搜索

    公开(公告)号:US08005906B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-08-23

    申请号:US12117575

    申请日:2008-05-08

    IPC分类号: G06F15/16

    摘要: A system, apparatus, and method are directed to managing contextual based mobile searches. A context oriented user interface interprets inputs from a mobile user based on vitality information. In one embodiment, the input may be interpreted as a request to perform a context-based search over a network using at least some of the vitality information. Vitality information may include a location of the mobile device, a time of day, an event, information from the mobile user's calendar, past behavior of the mobile user, weather, social networking data, aggregate behaviors, or even information about proximity of a social contact. By employing vitality information to perform a mobile search, better search results and a richer user experience may be provided that includes a sense of community, a sense of presence (e.g., a sense of “here-ness.”). In one embodiment, the mobile user may provide comments to others regarding the search results.

    摘要翻译: 系统,装置和方法旨在管理基于上下文的移动搜索。 面向上下文的用户界面基于活力信息解释来自移动用户的输入。 在一个实施例中,输入可被解释为通过网络使用至少一些活力信息来执行基于上下文的搜索的请求。 活动信息可以包括移动设备的位置,一天的时间,事件,来自移动用户日历的信息,移动用户的过去行为,天气,社交网络数据,聚合行为,甚至关于社交的接近度的信息 联系。 通过使用活力信息来执行移动搜索,可以提供更好的搜索结果和更丰富的用户体验,其包括社区感,存在感(例如,“这里的感觉”)。 在一个实施例中,移动用户可以向其他人提供关于搜索结果的评论。

    Subscription control panel
    6.
    发明授权
    Subscription control panel 有权
    订购控制面板

    公开(公告)号:US07412534B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-08-12

    申请号:US11346847

    申请日:2006-02-02

    IPC分类号: G06F15/16 G06F12/00

    CPC分类号: G06Q10/00

    摘要: Systems and methods are provided for centrally managing subscriptions to feeds accessible at different locations on a network. A subscription server is provided that a user can log in to from any of the user's rendering devices and use to manage subscriptions to feeds, including subscribing to feeds, listening to episodes of feeds, downloading episodes to a rendering device, and rating and reviewing episodes. The user's history of actions with respect to feeds is tracked and stored on the subscription server. The user can then access this history via user interfaces generated by the subscription server to determine what actions the user has performed in the past.

    摘要翻译: 提供了系统和方法,用于集中管理对网络上不同位置可访问的订阅的订阅。 提供订阅服务器,用户可以从任何用户的呈现设备登录,并用于管理订阅订阅源,包括订阅供稿,收听供稿,下载节目到呈现设备,以及评级和审阅剧集 。 在订阅服务器上跟踪和存储用户关于订阅源的操作历史记录。 然后,用户可以通过订阅服务器生成的用户界面访问此历史记录,以确定用户过去执行了哪些操作。

    Podcast search engine
    7.
    发明授权
    Podcast search engine 有权
    播客搜索引擎

    公开(公告)号:US08108378B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-01-31

    申请号:US11346777

    申请日:2006-02-02

    IPC分类号: G06F7/00 G06F17/30

    CPC分类号: G06F17/3089 G06F17/30864

    摘要: Systems and methods are provided for subscribing to podcast feeds from a single location. A server-based search engine is provided that identifies podcasts located throughout a network that are available to a user's rendering device and presents the user with a user interface from which the user can search for podcasts, subscribe to an identified podcast, listen to an identified podcast, or obtain additional information related to an identified podcast.

    摘要翻译: 提供系统和方法用于从单个位置订阅播客提要。 提供了基于服务器的搜索引擎,其识别位于整个网络中的可用于用户的呈现设备的播客,并向用户呈现用户可以搜索播客的用户界面,订阅所识别的播客,收听所识别的播客 播客,或获得与所识别的播客相关的其他信息。

    APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A PERSON'S STATUS
    8.
    发明申请
    APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A PERSON'S STATUS 审中-公开
    提供个人状态的手段和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20080141138A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-06-12

    申请号:US11567335

    申请日:2006-12-06

    IPC分类号: G06F3/00

    CPC分类号: G06Q10/107 H04L67/24

    摘要: Disclosed are apparatus and methods for providing and reading status. In general, a user may select from a wide variety of status indicators so as to define his/her current status. The status indicators may correspond to any combination of the user's mood or location, as well as location at a specific time. A status indicator may also promote an item, business, or concept for the user. A status indicator may also be automatically selected based on a particular action of the user. Mechanisms for posting one or more portions of a particular status-providing user's current status indicator to another user's device may also be provided. The status-providing user may also select permission settings for one or more other users to receive specific portions of the status-providing user's status indicator so that a requesting user only receives the portions of the status-providing user's status indicator to which he/she is authorized.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于提供和读取状态的装置和方法。 通常,用户可以从各种各样的状态指示器中进行选择,以便定义他/她的当前状态。 状态指示符可以对应于用户的心情或位置以及特定时间的位置的任何组合。 状态指示器还可以促进用户的项目,业务或概念。 还可以基于用户的特定动作来自动选择状态指示符。 还可以提供将特定状态提供用户的当前状态指示符的一个或多个部分发布到另一个用户的设备的机制。 状态提供用户还可以为一个或多个其他用户选择许可设置以接收状态提供用户状态指示符的特定部分,使得请求用户仅接收他/她的状态提供用户的状态指示符的部分 被授权。

    Method and systems for managing playlists
    9.
    发明授权
    Method and systems for managing playlists 有权
    用于管理播放列表的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US08176058B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-05-08

    申请号:US11565359

    申请日:2006-11-30

    IPC分类号: G06F7/00 G06F17/30

    CPC分类号: G06F17/30029 G06F17/30053

    摘要: The present invention relates to a computerized method and systems for managing feeds so that a user's playlists may be automatically updated in accordance with a user's desired media preferences.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及用于管理馈送的计算机化方法和系统,使得用户的播放列表可以根据用户期望的媒体偏好被自动更新。