公开(公告)号：US20120114311A1

公开(公告)日：2012-05-10

申请号：US12769948

申请日：2010-04-29

申请人： Harold Sutherland ,  Sean T. Purdy

发明人： Harold Sutherland ,  Sean T. Purdy

IPC分类号： H04N7/26

CPC分类号： H04N21/4542 ,  G11B20/10527 ,  G11B27/105 ,  G11B2020/10537 ,  H04N5/76 ,  H04N5/765 ,  H04N9/7921 ,  H04N21/4135 ,  H04N21/4325 ,  H04N21/4334 ,  H04N21/43615 ,  H04N21/4363 ,  H04N21/44016 ,  H04N21/440218 ,  H04N21/4583

摘要： A method for recording a media item. A first media controller records a first portion of a media item. The first media controller receives a request to view a second media item. The first media controller directs a second media controller to record a second portion of the media item, and couples the first portion to the second portion.

摘要翻译： 一种用于记录媒体项目的方法。 第一媒体控制器记录媒体项目的第一部分。 第一媒体控制器接收到查看第二媒体项目的请求。 第一媒体控制器指示第二媒体控制器记录媒体项目的第二部分，并将第一部分耦合到第二部分。

公开(公告)号：US20120066303A1

公开(公告)日：2012-03-15

申请号：US13027756

申请日：2011-02-15

申请人： Sean T. Purdy

发明人： Sean T. Purdy

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04L51/20 ,  G06F16/1734 ,  G06F16/1805 ,  G06F16/1834 ,  G06F16/40 ,  G06F16/9537 ,  G06Q50/01 ,  H04L51/32 ,  H04L67/22 ,  H04L67/306

摘要： Systems and methods are disclosed in which a location update for a user is utilized as a location update for the user and one or more additional users that have been location-synchronized to the user. In general, a location update is received for a first user. One or more second users that have been location-synchronized to the first user are then identified. A location reported by the location update for the first user is recorded, or stored, as a current location of the first user and a current location of each of the one or more second users that have been location-synchronized to the first user. A location-based service, such as a social location-based service, may then be provided based on the current locations of the first and one or more second users.

摘要翻译： 公开了系统和方法，其中用户的位置更新被用作用户的位置更新和已经与用户位置同步的一个或多个附加用户。 通常，为第一用户接收位置更新。 然后识别与第一用户位置同步的一个或多个第二用户。 由第一用户的位置更新报告的位置被记录或存储为第一用户的当前位置和已经与第一用户位置同步的一个或多个第二用户中的每一个的当前位置。 然后可以基于第一和一个或多个第二用户的当前位置来提供基​​于位置的服务，诸如基于社会位置的服务。

公开(公告)号：US20120064919A1

公开(公告)日：2012-03-15

申请号：US12859837

申请日：2010-08-20

申请人： Sean T. Purdy

发明人： Sean T. Purdy

IPC分类号： H04W64/00

CPC分类号： H04W4/08 ,  G06Q50/01 ,  H04W4/21

摘要： Systems and methods for creating new crowds of users are disclosed. In one embodiment, a number of geographically relevant Points of Interest (POIs) within a geographic bounding region in which the new crowd is to be created are identified. A POI for the new crowd is then selected from the geographically relevant POIs based on a crowd profile defined for the new crowd. Users to attract to the new crowd at the POI selected for the new crowd are selected based on the crowd profile defined for the new crowd, and the selected users are then attracted to the new crowd at the POI selected for the new crowd.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于创建新的用户群体的系统和方法。 在一个实施例中，识别在其中要创建新人群的地理范围区域内的多个地理上相关的兴趣点（POI）。 然后根据为新人群定义的群体简介，从地理上相关的POI中选出新群众的POI。 根据为新人群定义的群体资料，选择吸引新人群的新人群的新用户，然后将所选择的用户吸引到新群众选择的POI中。

公开(公告)号：US08495065B2

公开(公告)日：2013-07-23

申请号：US12645535

申请日：2009-12-23

申请人： Steven L. Petersen ,  Scott Curtis ,  Kenneth Jennings ,  Sean T. Purdy

发明人： Steven L. Petersen ,  Scott Curtis ,  Kenneth Jennings ,  Sean T. Purdy

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： H04L41/0893 ,  G06F21/6227 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  H04L67/18 ,  H04L67/22 ,  H04L67/24 ,  H04L67/306 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W4/021 ,  H04W4/029 ,  H04W64/00

摘要： A system and method are provided for maintaining a historical record of anonymized user profile data for mobile device users. In one embodiment, a central system, which includes one or more servers, operates to obtain current locations and user profiles for users of mobile devices. The central system processes the current locations and the user profiles of the users over time to maintain a historical record of anonymized user profile data by location. By anonymizing the user data, privacy of the users of the mobile devices is maintained. The central system may then use the historical record of anonymized user profile data to respond to historical requests. The historical requests may be made by users of the mobile devices, subscribers, and/or third-party services.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于维护用于移动设备用户的匿名用户简档数据的历史记录的系统和方法。 在一个实施例中，包括一个或多个服务器的中央系统操作以获得移动设备的用户的当前位置和用户简档。 中央系统随时间处理用户的当前位置和用户简档，以按位置维护匿名用户简档数据的历史记录。 通过匿名用户数据，维护移动设备的用户的隐私。 然后，中央系统可以使用匿名用户简档数据的历史记录来响应历史请求。 历史请求可以由移动设备，订户和/或第三方服务的用户进行。

公开(公告)号：US20130034042A1

公开(公告)日：2013-02-07

申请号：US13651881

申请日：2012-10-15

申请人： Gregory M. Evans ,  Scott Curtis ,  Sean T. Purdy ,  Alfredo C. Issa

发明人： Gregory M. Evans ,  Scott Curtis ,  Sean T. Purdy ,  Alfredo C. Issa

IPC分类号： H04W4/06 ,  H04L12/56

CPC分类号： H04L65/4076 ,  H04L65/607 ,  H04L65/80 ,  H04N19/30 ,  H04N21/43637 ,  H04N21/47202 ,  H04N21/631 ,  H04N21/632

摘要： A system and method for bandwidth sharing in a distributed wireless client application using inverse multiplexing termination. The system includes: a group of collocated client playback devices having wide area network (WAN) and local area network (LAN) connectivity, and a centralized inverse multiplexing (IMUX) server which optimizes shared bandwidth of both the WAN via inverse multiplexing and the LAN using either broadcast or multicast of all virtual multiplexing paths to all other client playback devices of the group of collocated client playback devices. Other embodiments are disclosed.

摘要翻译： 一种使用反向多路复用终端的分布式无线客户端应用中带宽共享的系统和方法。 该系统包括：具有广域网（WAN）和局域网（LAN）连接性的一组并置的客户端重放设备，以及通过逆多路复用和LAN优化WAN两者的共享带宽的集中式反向复用（IMUX）服务器 使用所有虚拟多路复用路径的广播或多播来到并置客户回放设备组的所有其他客户端回放设备。 公开了其他实施例。

公开(公告)号：US08289997B2

公开(公告)日：2012-10-16

申请号：US12656528

申请日：2010-02-02

申请人： Gregory M. Evans ,  Scott Curtis ,  Sean T. Purdy ,  Alfredo C. Issa

发明人： Gregory M. Evans ,  Scott Curtis ,  Sean T. Purdy ,  Alfredo C. Issa

IPC分类号： H04L12/56 ,  H04J1/16

CPC分类号： H04L65/4076 ,  H04L65/607 ,  H04L65/80 ,  H04N19/30 ,  H04N21/43637 ,  H04N21/47202 ,  H04N21/631 ,  H04N21/632

摘要： A system and method for bandwidth sharing in a distributed wireless client application using inverse multiplexing termination. The system includes: a group of collocated client playback devices having wide area network (WAN) and local area network (LAN) connectivity, and a centralized inverse multiplexing (IMUX) server which optimizes shared bandwidth of both the WAN via inverse multiplexing and the LAN using either broadcast or multicast of all virtual multiplexing paths to all other client playback devices of the group of collocated client playback devices. Other embodiments are disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US09763048B2

公开(公告)日：2017-09-12

申请号：US12840579

申请日：2010-07-21

申请人： Scott Curtis ,  Steven L. Petersen ,  Sean T. Purdy

发明人： Scott Curtis ,  Steven L. Petersen ,  Sean T. Purdy

IPC分类号： H04W4/02

CPC分类号： H04W4/025

摘要： Systems and methods are disclosed for obtaining secondary indications of locations of users for use by a location-based service. In one embodiment, a secondary indication of a location of one or more users is obtained from a source of secondary indications of locations of users. The secondary indication includes a location of the one or more users and timing information defining when the one or more users were or will be located at the location. The secondary indication of the location of the one or more users is then stored and utilized to provide the location-based service. In one embodiment, the secondary indication is utilized to store historical aggregate user profile data by location and/or to provide aggregate user profile data for crowds of users formed via a spatial crowd formation process.

公开(公告)号：US08554770B2

公开(公告)日：2013-10-08

申请号：US12764150

申请日：2010-04-21

申请人： Sean T. Purdy

发明人： Sean T. Purdy

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F17/30595 ,  G06Q30/0204 ,  G06Q50/01 ,  H04L51/32 ,  H04W4/029 ,  H04W8/16 ,  H04W12/02

摘要： Systems and methods are disclosed for creating a user profile for a subject user based on historical aggregate profile data for locations at which the subject user was previously located. In one embodiment, one or more location and time period pairs are determined for the subject user. Each location and time period pair defines a previous location of the subject user and a time period during which the subject user was at the previous location. Historical aggregate profile data is obtained for the location and time period pairs. For each location and time period pair, the historical aggregate profile data is generally an aggregation of user profiles of a number of users relevant to the location and time period pair. A user profile for the subject user is then created based on the historical aggregate profile data for the one or more location and time period pairs.

摘要翻译： 公开的系统和方法用于基于用户所在的位置的历史聚合简档数据为主题用户创建用户简档。 在一个实施例中，为主题用户确定一个或多个位置和时间段对。 每个位置和时间段对定义主体用户的先前位置和主体用户处于前一位置的时间段。 获取位置和时间段对的历史汇总资料数据。 对于每个位置和时间段对，历史聚合简档数据通常是与位置和时间段对相关的多个用户的用户简档的聚合。 然后基于用于一个或多个位置和时间段对的历史聚合简档数据来创建主题用户的用户简档。

公开(公告)号：US20100197318A1

公开(公告)日：2010-08-05

申请号：US12645539

申请日：2009-12-23

申请人： Steven L. Petersen ,  Kenneth Jennings ,  Sean T. Purdy

发明人： Steven L. Petersen ,  Kenneth Jennings ,  Sean T. Purdy

IPC分类号： H04W24/00

CPC分类号： H04L41/0893 ,  G06F21/6227 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  H04L67/18 ,  H04L67/22 ,  H04L67/24 ,  H04L67/306 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W4/021 ,  H04W4/029 ,  H04W64/00

摘要： A system and method for tracking crowds of users are provided. In one embodiment, a central system, which includes one or more servers, operates to obtain current locations for users of mobile devices. Based on the current locations of the users, the central system forms crowds of users. As a result of movement of the users and corresponding location updates, the crowds move and change over time. In order to track at least some of the crowds, crowd snapshots for those crowds are created over time and stored. The crowd snapshots preferably maintain anonymity of the users in the crowd at the time the crowd snapshots are created. Thereafter, the crowd snapshots may be used to generate crowd tracking data for select crowds.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于跟踪用户群体的系统和方法。 在一个实施例中，包括一个或多个服务器的中央系统操作以获得移动设备的用户的当前位置。 基于用户的当前位置，中央系统形成用户群体。 由于用户的移动和相应的位置更新，人群随着时间的推移而移动和改变。 为了跟踪至少一些人群，这些人群的群集快照随着时间的推移而被创建并存储。 在创建人群快照时，人群快照最好保持人群中的用户的匿名性。 此后，人群快照可用于为选择的人群生成人群跟踪数据。

公开(公告)号：US20100094820A1

公开(公告)日：2010-04-15

申请号：US12250019

申请日：2008-10-13

申请人： Sean T. Purdy

发明人： Sean T. Purdy

IPC分类号： G06F17/00

CPC分类号： G06F16/4387 ,  G06F16/435

摘要： Methods and systems are disclosed for affecting a score of a media item in a playlist of scored media items. In one embodiment, a playlist of scored media items that is sorted based on score is provided. An associated user is enabled to adjust the score of a media item in the playlist by moving the media item up or down in the playlist. In another embodiment, a playlist of scored media items is provided. The associated user is enabled to directly adjust the score of a media item in the playlist via a score adjustment control. In yet another embodiment, media items in a playlist are scored based on one or more user preferences of the associated user. The playlist may or may not be sorted based on score. Adjustments are made to the user preferences based on detected user events such as, for example, score adjustment events.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于影响打分媒体项目的播放列表中的媒体项目的得分的方法和系统。 在一个实施例中，提供了基于分数排序的得分媒体项目的播放列表。 使相关用户能够通过在播放列表中上下移动媒体项来调整播放列表中的媒体项的分数。 在另一个实施例中，提供了打分媒体项目的播放列表。 相关联的用户能够通过分数调整控制直接调整播放列表中的媒体项目的分数。 在另一个实施例中，播放列表中的媒体项目基于相关用户的一个或多个用户偏好进行评分。 播放列表可能会或可能不会根据分数进行排序。 基于检测到的用户事件（例如分数调整事件）对用户偏好进行调整。