Task distribution processing system and the method for subscribing
computers to perform computing tasks during idle time
    1.
    发明授权
    Task distribution processing system and the method for subscribing computers to perform computing tasks during idle time 失效
    任务分配处理系统和用于订阅计算机以在空闲时间期间执行计算任务的方法

    公开(公告)号:US6112225A

    公开(公告)日:2000-08-29

    申请号:US50608

    申请日:1998-03-30

    IPC分类号: G06F9/50 G06F15/16 G06F15/173

    CPC分类号: G06F9/5066 G06F9/5072

    摘要: A computer executable "aggregate" task is processed by dividing it into subtasks and distributing the subtasks "on demand" to remotely located subscribing computers via a computer network. The aggregate task originates at a coordinating computer, coupled to one or more peripheral computers by appropriate communications links. The coordinating computer divides the aggregate task into multiple independent subtasks. Each peripheral computer begins to "subscribe" to the coordinating computer's aggregate task by obtaining an "idle time activation program" from the coordinating computer, and then installing the program locally. The idle time activation program which may include a screen saver, activates automatically when the subscribing computer is inactive. Continuing the subscription process, each peripheral computer requests a subtask from the coordinating computer. In response, the coordinating computer distributes different subtasks among the subscribing computers, completing the subscription process. The subscribing computers automatically work on their respective subtasks whenever they are idle, as directed by the local idle time activation program. When a subscribing computer completes its subtask, it transmits results back to the coordinating computer. When results of all subtasks have been received from subscribing computers, the coordinating computer compiles and stores these results, concluding the aggregate task.

    摘要翻译: 通过将计算机可执行“聚合”任务划分为子任务并通过计算机网络“按需”将子任务分配到远程定位的订阅计算机来处理。 聚合任务起始于协调计算机,通过适当的通信链路耦合到一个或多个外围计算机。 协调计算机将聚合任务分成多个独立子任务。 每个外围计算机通过从协调计算机获得“空闲时间激活程序”,然后在本地安装程序,开始“订阅”到协调计算机的聚合任务。 可以包括屏幕保护程序的空闲时间激活程序在订阅计算机不活动时自动激活。 继续订阅过程,每个外围计算机从协调计算机请求一个子任务。 作为响应,协调计算机在订阅计算机之间分配不同的子任务,完成订阅处理。 按照本地空闲时间激活程序的指示,订阅计算机每当空闲时自动工作在它们各自的子任务上。 当订阅计算机完成其子任务时,它会将结果发送回协调计算机。 当从订阅计算机接收到所有子任务的结果时,协调计算机编译并存储这些结果,从而结束聚合任务。

    Graphical user interface to query music by examples
    2.
    发明授权
    Graphical user interface to query music by examples 失效
    图形用户界面,通过示例查询音乐

    公开(公告)号:US06674452B1

    公开(公告)日:2004-01-06

    申请号:US09543218

    申请日:2000-04-05

    IPC分类号: G06F1730

    摘要: A According to the invention, a music search system includes a music player, music analyzer, a search engine and a sophisticated user interface that enables users to visually build complex query profiles from the structural information of one or more musical pieces. The complex query profiles are useful for performing searches for musical pieces matching the structural information in the query profile. The system allows the user to supply an existing piece of music, or some components thereof, as query arguments, and lets the music search engine find music that is similar to the given sample by certain similarity measurement.

    摘要翻译: 根据本发明,音乐搜索系统包括音乐播放器,音乐分析器,搜索引擎和复杂的用户界面,使得用户能够从一个或多个音乐作品的结构信息可视地构建复杂的查询配置文件。 复杂查询配置文件对于执行与查询配置文件中的结构信息匹配的音乐作品的搜索很有用。 该系统允许用户提供现有的音乐片段或其一些组件作为查询参数,并且使得音乐搜索引擎通过某种相似性度量来找到与给定样本类似的音乐。

    System for creating structured fields on electronic forms
    3.
    发明授权
    System for creating structured fields on electronic forms 失效
    在电子表格上创建结构化领域的系统

    公开(公告)号:US6137488A

    公开(公告)日:2000-10-24

    申请号:US124565

    申请日:1998-07-29

    摘要: A computer system enables a user to conveniently fill-out, configure, and submit a structure of interrelated data fields, where the order and type of linking between the fields is user selected. A graphical user interface presents a field template having one or more data fields. The user may extend the electronic form by selecting an expand form field; in response to selection of the expand field, the user interface adds a second field template and a connective field to the display. This second template, like the first, includes one or more data fields. Using a connective field, the user identifies a logical relationship between the first field template and the second field template. For instance, the user may select from Boolean or other connective terms to construct a form having a complex format of interrelated fields. As each new field template is added with its corresponding connective field, the user interface also presents a nesting icon, allowing the user to establish a logical hierarchy between the various field templates.

    摘要翻译: 计算机系统使得用户能够方便地填写,配置和提交相关数据字段的结构,其中字段之间的链接的顺序和类型被用户选择。 图形用户界面呈现具有一个或多个数据字段的字段模板。 用户可以通过选择展开表单字段来扩展电子表单; 响应于扩展字段的选择,用户界面向显示器添加第二字段模板和连接字段。 第二个模板,如第一个模板,包含一个或多个数据字段。 使用连接字段,用户识别第一个字段模板和第二个字段模板之间的逻辑关系。 例如,用户可以从布尔或其他连接术语中选择构造具有相关字段的复杂格式的形式。 当每个新的字段模板添加其对应的连接字段时,用户界面还呈现嵌套图标,允许用户在各种字段模板之间建立逻辑层次结构。

    System for directly accessing fields on electronic forms
    4.
    发明授权
    System for directly accessing fields on electronic forms 失效
    直接访问电子表格领域的系统

    公开(公告)号:US6084585A

    公开(公告)日:2000-07-04

    申请号:US124635

    申请日:1998-07-29

    CPC分类号: G06F17/243 G06F3/04895

    摘要: A computer system provides a graphical user interface (GUI) to assist a user in completing electronic forms. The computer includes components such as a processor, user interface, and video display. Using the video display, the processor presents a row entry template including a menu field and an associated data field. The user completes the menu field by selecting a desired menu entry from a list of predefined menu entries. The user completes the data field by entering data into the data field. This format is especially useful when the data entry provides data categorized by the menu entry, explains the menu entry, or otherwise pertains to the menu entry. Each time the GUI detects activation of a form expand key, it presents an additional row entry template for completion by the user. Upon selection of a submit key, data of the completed form is sent to a predefined destination, such as a linked list, table, database, or another computer. Thus, by planned selection of menu entries, the user can limit his/her completion of an electronic form to blanks applicable to that user, avoiding the others. Nonetheless, the form can be easily expanded row by row to accommodate as many different blanks as the user wishes to complete. The invention may be implemented by a host sending a remote computer machine-executable instructions which the remote computer executes to provide the GUI, where the remote computer ultimately returns the completed form data to the host.

    摘要翻译: 计算机系统提供图形用户界面(GUI)以帮助用户完成电子表单。 计算机包括诸如处理器,用户接口和视频显示器的组件。 使用视频显示器,处理器呈现包括菜单字段和相关联的数据字段的行条目模板。 用户通过从预定义菜单条目的列表中选择所需的菜单条目来完成菜单字段。 用户通过将数据输入数据字段来完成数据字段。 当数据条目提供由菜单条目分类的数据,解释菜单条目或与菜单项相关时,此格式特别有用。 每次GUI检测到表单展开键的激活时,它会显示一个附加的行条目模板,供用户完成。 在选择提交密钥时,将完成的表单的数据发送到预定义的目的地,诸如链表,表,数据库或另一计算机。 因此,通过计划选择菜单条目,用户可以将其完成的电子表格限制为适用于该用户的空白,避免其他用户。 尽管如此,该表单可以容易地逐行扩展,以容纳与用户希望完成的许多不同的空白。 本发明可以由主机发送远程计算机执行以提供GUI的远程计算机机器可执行指令来实现,其中远程计算机最终将完成的表单数据返回给主机。

    Method and apparatus for music summarization and creation of audio summaries
    5.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for music summarization and creation of audio summaries 失效
    用于音乐汇总和创建音频摘要的方法和设备

    公开(公告)号:US06225546B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-05-01

    申请号:US09543715

    申请日:2000-04-05

    IPC分类号: A63H500

    摘要: A method and system for generating audio summaries of musical pieces receives computer readable data representing the musical piece and generates therefrom an audio summary including the main melody of the musical piece. A component builder generates a plurality of composite and primitive components representing the structural elements of the musical piece and creates a hierarchical representation of the components. The most primitive components, representing notes within the composition, are examined to determine repetitive patterns within the composite components. A melody detector examines the hierarchical representation of the components and uses algorithms to detect which of the repetitive patterns is the main melody of the composition. Once the main melody is detected, the segment of the musical data containing the main melody is provided in one or more formats. Musical knowledge rules representing specific genres of musical styles may be used to assist the component builder and melody detector in determining which primitive component patterns are the most likely candidates for the main melody.

    摘要翻译: 用于产生音乐作品的音频摘要的方法和系统接收表示乐曲的计算机可读数据,并从中产生包括乐曲的主旋律的音频摘要。 组件构建器生成表示乐曲的结构元素的多个复合和原始组件,并创建组件的分层表示。 检查组成中代表笔记的最原始组件,以确定复合组件内的重复模式。 旋律检测器检查组件的分层表示,并使用算法来检测哪些重复模式是组合的主旋律。 一旦检测到主旋律,则包含主旋律的音乐数据的片段以一种或多种格式提供。 可以使用表示音乐风格的特定类型的音乐知识规则来帮助组件构建器和旋律检测器确定哪些原始组件模式是主旋律最可能的候选者。