公开(公告)号：US08255512B2

公开(公告)日：2012-08-28

申请号：US10392055

申请日：2003-03-19

申请人： Sih-Pin Subrina Chang ,  Shu-Chen Jeane S. Chen ,  Keeranoor G. Kumar ,  James S. Lipscomb ,  Jai Menon ,  Sreedhar Rochan ,  Arun Ramchandra ,  Liang-Jie Zhang

发明人： Sih-Pin Subrina Chang ,  Shu-Chen Jeane S. Chen ,  Keeranoor G. Kumar ,  James S. Lipscomb ,  Jai Menon ,  Sreedhar Rochan ,  Arun Ramchandra ,  Liang-Jie Zhang

IPC分类号： G06F15/173

CPC分类号： H04L67/20 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L67/22 ,  H04L67/26 ,  H04L67/306 ,  H04L69/329

摘要： A multi-media information system enables tracking of user interactions to media presentations. A content creation phase enables a creator to specify presentation events or user interactions that can be tracked. A token(s) is introduced into the content by the creator to represent each piece of information to be tracked. A deployment delivery phase delivers the presentation to a web page for a user experience phase and interaction. Trackable information is communicated by the user to the tracking server at different instances of time. Each pre-authored trackable information can be flagged to be “real-time” or otherwise at the granularity of the token or at the granularity of each trackable context. When trackable information is not “real-time”, the information is put into one of several information clusters of different priority. When each cluster achieves a critical mass, the cluster moves to a ready state for transmission to the tracking server.

摘要翻译： 多媒体信息系统能够跟踪用户与媒体演示的交互。 内容创建阶段使创建者能够指定可以跟踪的演示事件或用户交互。 由创建者将令牌引入内容以表示要跟踪的每条信息。 部署交付阶段将演示文稿交付给用户体验阶段和交互的网页。 跟踪服务器可以在不同的时间将跟踪信息传达给跟踪服务器。 每个预先创作的可跟踪信息可被标记为“实时”，或以令牌的粒度或以每个可跟踪上下文的粒度来标记。 当可追踪信息不是“实时”时，信息被放入不同优先级的几个信息集群之一中。 当每个集群达到临界质量时，集群移动到就绪状态以传输到跟踪服务器。

公开(公告)号：US06856331B2

公开(公告)日：2005-02-15

申请号：US09438493

申请日：1999-11-12

申请人： Sih-Pin Subrina Chang ,  Shu-Chen Jeane S. Chen ,  Keeranoor G. Kumar ,  James S. Lipscomb ,  Jai Menon ,  Liang-Jie Zhang

发明人： Sih-Pin Subrina Chang ,  Shu-Chen Jeane S. Chen ,  Keeranoor G. Kumar ,  James S. Lipscomb ,  Jai Menon ,  Liang-Jie Zhang

IPC分类号： G06F7/00 ,  H04N7/24 ,  G06F12/30

CPC分类号： H04N21/4725 ,  H04N21/234318 ,  H04N21/4402 ,  H04N21/84

摘要： Techniques are provided for enriching a non-linkable media representation presentable at a user terminal. In an illustrative embodiment, a hotlink canvas receives a hot link composition from an action enabling kernel and displays hotlinks in the hotlink canvas by overlaying a transparent panel on top of the non-linkable media whereby the non-linkable media becomes interactive and hyperlinkable. The hotlink canvas provides the following functions: query media current position and state; forward media position and state to the action enabling kernel; receive contending hotlink candidates from the action enabling kernel; pick one hotlink among a set of hotlink candidates; compose hotlinks by receiving hotlinks meta data from the action enabling kernel; display range contours of hotlinks on the media object by overlaying a hotlink canvas; perform an action specified; request the action enabling kernel to handle an action; and decouple hotlinks in otherwise linkable media.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于丰富在用户终端可呈现的不可链接媒体表示的技术。 在说明性实施例中，热链接画布从动作启动内核接收热链接组合，并且通过在不可链接媒体的顶部覆盖透明面板来显示热链接画布中的热链接，由此不可链接媒体变得交互式且可超链接。 hotlink画布提供以下功能：查询媒体当前位置和状态; 将媒体的位置和状态转移到启用内核的动作; 从启动内核的动作中接收竞争热链接候选人; 选择一个热门链接候选人之一; 通过从启动内核的动作接收热链接元数据组成热链接; 通过覆盖热链接画布来显示媒体对象上热链接的轮廓; 执行指定的动作 请求使内核处理动作的动作; 并在可链接的媒体中解耦热链接。

公开(公告)号：US06954196B1

公开(公告)日：2005-10-11

申请号：US09444317

申请日：1999-11-22

申请人： James S. Lipscomb ,  Sih-Pin Subrina Chang ,  Shu-Chun Jeane Chen ,  Keeranoor G. Kumar ,  Jai Menon ,  Arun Ramchandra ,  Liang-Jie Zhang ,  Robert C. Plotkin ,  Eric H. Hoffman

发明人： James S. Lipscomb ,  Sih-Pin Subrina Chang ,  Shu-Chun Jeane Chen ,  Keeranoor G. Kumar ,  Jai Menon ,  Arun Ramchandra ,  Liang-Jie Zhang ,  Robert C. Plotkin ,  Eric H. Hoffman

IPC分类号： G06F9/44 ,  G09G5/00

CPC分类号： G06F9/451

摘要： The present invention is directed to a system and method of reconciling multiple control inputs to a processor and controlling an output in an interface. The method provides a degraded output response when the control inputs are asserted simultaneously, and provides an increased output response when the inputs act individually and alternately. This system and method acts to provide feedback to the operator or operators controlling the inputs so as to encourage the operator(s) to assert the inputs individually, and discourage the operator(s) from asserting the inputs simultaneously.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种将多个控制输入与处理器协调并控制接口中的输出的系统和方法。 当控制输入同时置位时，该方法提供了降级的输出响应，并且当输入单独和交替地提供输出响应。 该系统和方法用于向控制输入的操作者或操作者提供反馈，以便鼓励操作者单独地声明输入，并且阻止操作者同时断言输入。

公开(公告)号：US06693649B1

公开(公告)日：2004-02-17

申请号：US09569875

申请日：2000-05-12

申请人： James S. Lipscomb ,  Sih-Pin Subrina Chang ,  Shu-Chun Jeane Chen ,  Keeranoor G. Kumar ,  Jai Menon ,  Arun Ramchandra ,  Edward C. Snible ,  Liang-Jie Zhang

发明人： James S. Lipscomb ,  Sih-Pin Subrina Chang ,  Shu-Chun Jeane Chen ,  Keeranoor G. Kumar ,  Jai Menon ,  Arun Ramchandra ,  Edward C. Snible ,  Liang-Jie Zhang

IPC分类号： G06F314

CPC分类号： H04N9/3185 ,  H04N9/3147

摘要： A system and method for unifying hotspot subject to non-linear transformation and interpolation in heterogeneous media representations includes a content creator for creating Rich Media, e.g. stills, animation, panorama and a delivery system including an action handler for responding to a hotspot in the Rich Media when selected by a user interacting with a projected image display. The hotspot is expressed in the media as an area defined in terms of a Euclidean, rectangular coordinate system for transformation and mapping of the media image hotspot coordinates into corresponding coordinates of a hotspot location in the projected image display. Unfortunately, the image coordinates in the media do not necessarily map directly into corresponding coordinates in the projected image. Flat media images can be linearly transformed to projected image coordinates. However, panorama media require non-linear transformation of media coordinated to projected image coordinates. The coordinates for the media hotspot are stored in a centralized action handler independent of the non-linearities in the media. As a result of a user selecting or picking a hotspot in the projected image, the pick may fall outside of the corresponding hotspot in the case of non-linear media. The hotspot in the media and the projected image may be unified by increasing the number of points in the area geometry which makes more reliable that a pick in the projected image hotspot will fall within the hotspot area in the media. When the projected image hotspot is picked by a mouse or other input device, a signal is transmitted to the media indicating the coordinates of the input device with respect to the media. The media transforms the input coordinates and queries the action handler for a stored hotspot at the location of the input device. The action handler returns the hotspot, if any at the queried location The media displays the hotspot, if any at the location and the input device location on the media. When the pick falls within the media hotspot area and is actuated, the action handler initiates events associated with the picked hotspot in the projected image.

公开(公告)号：US06907563B1

公开(公告)日：2005-06-14

申请号：US09572894

申请日：2000-05-18

申请人： Keeranoor G. Kumar ,  Sih-Pin Subrina Chang ,  Shu-Chun Jeane Chen ,  James S. Lipscomb ,  Jai Menon ,  Arun Ramchandra ,  Liang-Jie Zhang

发明人： Keeranoor G. Kumar ,  Sih-Pin Subrina Chang ,  Shu-Chun Jeane Chen ,  James S. Lipscomb ,  Jai Menon ,  Arun Ramchandra ,  Liang-Jie Zhang

IPC分类号： G09G5/00 ,  G06G17/00

CPC分类号： G06F17/30056

摘要： A system and method composes heterogeneous media components into a unified environment for rich spatio-temporal hotlink authoring and action enablement in low-bandwidth presentations. The media client master coupled to the server receives a first heterogeneous media file. The master parses the file to identify the various media tracks in the file, their types, and the object which would render them. When the master encounters a media frame, an internal table is checked to verify whether a media object has been instantiated to handle the corresponding media track. If not, the master fetches the appropriate object from the server and instantiates the object in the media track. The master verifies the frame to determine if an action enablement kernel has been created. If not, the master fetches the appropriate object from the server and instantiates the object in the frame, to activate an action enabler for display of the action.

摘要翻译： 系统和方法将异构媒体组件组合成统一的环境，用于在低带宽呈现中进行丰富的时空热链接创作和行动实现。 耦合到服务器的媒体客户端主机接收第一异构媒体文件。 主人解析文件以识别文件中的各种媒体轨道，它们的类型和将呈现它们的对象。 当主机遇到媒体帧时，会检查内部表格以验证是否已将媒体对象实例化为处理相应的媒体轨道。 如果没有，则主机从服务器中获取适当的对象并实例化媒体轨道中的对象。 主机验证帧以确定是否已创建动作启用内核。 如果没有，主从服务器获取适当的对象并实例化框架中的对象，以激活操作启动器来显示操作。

公开(公告)号：US06968366B1

公开(公告)日：2005-11-22

申请号：US09570063

申请日：2000-05-12

申请人： Liang-Jie Zhang ,  Jai Menon ,  James S. Lipscomb ,  Keeranoor G. Kumar ,  Shu-Chun Jeane Chen ,  Sih-Pin Subrina Chang

发明人： Liang-Jie Zhang ,  Jai Menon ,  James S. Lipscomb ,  Keeranoor G. Kumar ,  Shu-Chun Jeane Chen ,  Sih-Pin Subrina Chang

IPC分类号： G06F15/16 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G06Q30/00

CPC分类号： G06Q30/06 ,  G06F17/30017 ,  G06F17/30038 ,  G06F17/30244

摘要： Techniques are provided for managing the creation, storage, search and delivery of rich media optimized for e-commerce in a distributed information network, e.g., the Internet. In an illustrative embodiment, a content creation phase generates rich media content in a single multimedia file in the format of a HotMedia file for delivery to a Rich Media Build Engine (RMBE). Rich media content is extracted from the file using pluggable and modular extractors providing an input to a commerce-based search engine and a full-text search engine. The outputs of the search engine are combined as a search result from which a searchable database directory is created. The output is stored in a conventional database, e.g., DB2. A web client is coupled to the search system through a web server providing a search query to the rich media database and receiving an output from the search engine.

摘要翻译： 提供技术来管理在分布式信息网络（例如因特网）中为电子商务优化的富媒体的创建，存储，搜索和传递。 在说明性实施例中，内容创建阶段以单个多媒体文件的形式，以HotMedia文件的格式生成富媒体内容，以传送到富媒体构建引擎（RMBE）。 使用可插拔和模块化提取器从文件中提取丰富的媒体内容，为基于商业的搜索引擎和全文搜索引擎提供输入。 搜索引擎的输出被组合为搜索结果，从中创建可搜索的数据库目录。 输出存储在常规数据库中，例如DB2。 网络客户端通过网络服务器耦合到搜索系统，网络服务器向富媒体数据库提供搜索查询并从搜索引擎接收输出。

公开(公告)号：US06848004B1

公开(公告)日：2005-01-25

申请号：US09447585

申请日：1999-11-23

申请人： Sih-Pin Subrina Chang ,  Shu-Chen Jeane Chen ,  Keeranoor G. Kumar ,  James S. Lipscomb ,  Jai Menon ,  Liang-Jie Zhang

发明人： Sih-Pin Subrina Chang ,  Shu-Chen Jeane Chen ,  Keeranoor G. Kumar ,  James S. Lipscomb ,  Jai Menon ,  Liang-Jie Zhang

IPC分类号： G06F15/16 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04N5/00 ,  H04N7/24

CPC分类号： H04L29/06027 ,  H04L65/607 ,  H04L65/80 ,  H04N21/2662 ,  H04N21/44209 ,  H04N21/4437 ,  H04N21/4621 ,  H04N21/85406 ,  H04N21/8545

摘要： A network implementing HotMedia architecture provides real time measurement and prediction of bandwidth for adaptive content delivery of rich media according to available user bandwidth. The rich media file created at the creation station is transmitted by the delivery station to the client station in steaming Java applets having a framework including a thumbnail frame and a media frame. In real-time, the client station detects the bandwidth used by the Java applet; predicts the available bandwidth for next media delivery based on the detected bandwidth and fetches the corresponding sensitive bandwidth media fame from a web server according to a linear or non-linear prediction algorithm resulting in bandwidth sensitive rich media content delivery from the delivery station to the client station for display and user interaction.

摘要翻译： 实现HotMedia架构的网络根据可用的用户带宽提供对富媒体的自适应内容传送的带宽的实时测量和预测。 在创建站创建的富媒体文件由传送站发送到具有包括缩略图帧和媒体帧的框架的蒸汽Java小程序中的客户站。 客户端实时检测Java Applet使用的带宽; 基于检测到的带宽预测下一个媒体传送的可用带宽，并根据线性或非线性预测算法从Web服务器获取相应的敏感带宽媒体名称，从而将带宽敏感的富媒体内容从传送站传送到客户端 站点用于显示和用户交互。

公开(公告)号：US07039933B1

公开(公告)日：2006-05-02

申请号：US09725009

申请日：2000-11-28

申请人： Shu-Chun Jeane Chen ,  James S. Lipscomb ,  Lurng-Kuo Liu ,  Jai Menon ,  Liang-Jie Zhang

发明人： Shu-Chun Jeane Chen ,  James S. Lipscomb ,  Lurng-Kuo Liu ,  Jai Menon ,  Liang-Jie Zhang

IPC分类号： H04N7/25 ,  H04N7/10

CPC分类号： H04N21/23424 ,  H04N21/2221 ,  H04N21/235 ,  H04N21/2368 ,  H04N21/4341 ,  H04N21/435 ,  H04N21/44008 ,  H04N21/44016 ,  H04N21/812 ,  H04N21/8455 ,  H04N21/858 ,  H04N21/8586

摘要： A system, method and program product uses tags as markers for incorporating local content in a communications stream, e.g., TV broadcast, cable transmission. A transmitter generates a communication stream including program content for transmission to a receiver. The transmitter includes an authoring tool for generating two types of tags for incorporation into the program content. The receiver captures the program content and stores the tags in tables. One type of tag initiates local action in the program content in the communication stream. A second type of tag is capable of modifying the first type of tag in the tables. When the time for a local action according to a first type of tag is detected, the program content is interrupted by splicing or inserting the local content.

摘要翻译： 系统，方法和程序产品使用标签作为将本地内容并入通信流中的标记，例如TV广播，电缆传输。 发射机产生包括用于发射到接收机的节目内容的通信流。 发射机包括用于生成用于并入节目内容的两种类型的标签的创作工具。 接收器捕获程序内容并将标签存储在表中。 一种类型的标签在通信流中的节目内容中发起本地动作。 第二种类型的标签能够修改表格中的第一种类型的标签。 当检测到根据第一类型的标签的本地动作的时间时，通过拼接或插入本地内容来中断节目内容。

公开(公告)号：US06356921B1

公开(公告)日：2002-03-12

申请号：US09268537

申请日：1999-03-12

申请人： Keeranoor Kumar ,  James Lipscomb ,  Jai Menon ,  Arun Ramchandra

发明人： Keeranoor Kumar ,  James Lipscomb ,  Jai Menon ,  Arun Ramchandra

IPC分类号： G06F1730

CPC分类号： G06F17/30905 ,  H04N7/17318 ,  H04N21/234327 ,  H04N21/23439 ,  H04N21/262 ,  H04N21/4621 ,  Y10S707/99943 ,  Y10S707/99945

摘要： A single file contains all information for a complete presentation. Each presentation file contains both data and software for the presentation. It includes both the data and software provided to the user and that retained by the server for the performance of the presentation. The basic building block for a presentation is a frame. The presentation file can contain a file header frame and multiple media frames, and one or more meta data frame. Of the frame types, the file header frame is the only one whose presence is mandatory in the presentation file format. The file header frame identifies the subject matter and contents of the presentation file providing information on the media types and total length of the file. The most degenerate yet useful version of a presentation file would have the file header frame followed by a media frame containing a thumbnail description. A thumbnail description may constitute a simple still picture or written description of the subject matter. Other media frames can be animated or full motion descriptions of the subject matter. Meta data frames are frames that contain non-media specific data file level behavior and user information. Meta data frames are presented only in cases where non-fault behavior and configuration are desired or in cases where actions and abstract navigational semantics are to be incorporated.

摘要翻译： 单个文件包含完整演示文稿的所有信息。 每个演示文稿文件都包含演示文稿的数据和软件。 它包括提供给用户的数据和软件以及由服务器保留以用于演示的演示。 演示的基本构建块是一个框架。 呈现文件可以包含文件头帧和多个媒体帧以及一个或多个元数据帧。 在帧类型中，文件头帧是唯一一个在呈现文件格式中必须存在的帧。 文件头帧标识呈现文件的主题和内容，提供关于文件的媒体类型和总长度的信息。 呈现文件中最简单但有用的版本将具有文件标题框，后面是包含缩略图描述的媒体帧。 缩略图描述可以构成主题的简单静止图片或书面描述。 其他媒体帧可以是主题的动画或全动态描述。 元数据帧是包含非媒体特定数据文件级别行为和用户信息的帧。 仅在需要非故障行为和配置的情况下或在要并入动作和抽象导航语义的情况下才会呈现元数据帧。

公开(公告)号：US07024635B1

公开(公告)日：2006-04-04

申请号：US09990011

申请日：2001-11-21

申请人： Jai Menon ,  Donna Hodges

发明人： Jai Menon ,  Donna Hodges

IPC分类号： G06F3/00 ,  G06F9/00 ,  G06F17/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0481 ,  Y10S715/969

摘要： A method for modeling a computing architecture is provided. Computing layers of the computing architecture are identified, wherein each computing layer represents a functional layer of the computing architecture. Computing systems of the computing system are identified. Computing layers implemented by the computing system are identified. Stacked bars are displayed to represent the computing layers. Second bars orthogonal to the stacked bars are displayed to represent the computing systems, wherein each second bar extends through a portion of the stacked bars an amount corresponding to the computing layers implemented by the computing system represented by the second bar.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于建模计算架构的方法。 识别计算架构的计算层，其中每个计算层表示计算架构的功能层。 识别计算系统的计算系统。 识别由计算系统实现的计算层。 堆叠条显示为表示计算层。 显示与堆叠条相垂直的第二条表示计算系统，其中每个第二条延伸穿过堆叠条的一部分，与由第二条表示的计算系统实现的计算层对应的数量。