公开(公告)号：US08364023B2

公开(公告)日：2013-01-29

申请号：US12050283

申请日：2008-03-18

申请人： Stephen B. Boston ,  David E. Blaschke ,  Michael W. Brown ,  Andrew D. Hately ,  Michael A. Paolini

发明人： Stephen B. Boston ,  David E. Blaschke ,  Michael W. Brown ,  Andrew D. Hately ,  Michael A. Paolini

IPC分类号： H04N5/76

CPC分类号： G11B19/00 ,  H04N5/76 ,  H04N5/775 ,  H04N5/781 ,  H04N5/85 ,  H04N5/907 ,  H04N9/8042 ,  H04N9/8047 ,  H04N21/4147 ,  H04N21/4335 ,  H04N21/440263 ,  H04N21/44029 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/4751

摘要： Automated personal video recording for multi-user personal video recorders having a multiplicity of registered users, each user having allocated storage space on the PVR which allocated storage space for each user includes storage space upon which shows are recorded and storage space upon which shows have not been recorded (free space), including recording for a borrower a show owned by the borrower, the show having a storage space requirement exceeding the borrower's free space by a deficit amount; selecting, in dependence upon the deficit amount, one or more lenders, wherein the lenders are users, registered on the PVR, having free space; and borrowing, in dependence upon the deficit amount, from the lenders for the borrower, at least one loan amount of storage space. Embodiments include returning from the borrower to the lender the deficit amount after displaying the show to the borrower or upon repossession by a lender.

摘要翻译： 具有多个注册用户的多用户个人视频记录器的自动个人视频记录，每个用户在PVR上分配了为每个用户分配存储空间的存储空间，包括记录了显示的存储空间和显示没有的存储空间 被记录（自由空间），包括为借款人录制借款人所拥有的展示，该展示的存货空间要求超过借款人的可用空间赤字金额; 根据赤字金额，选择在PVR上注册的具有可用空间的一个或多个放贷人，其中贷款人是用户; 根据赤字金额，从借款人的借款人借款至少一笔贷款量的存放空间。 实施方案包括从借款人向贷款人退还借款人展示展示之后的赤字金额或贷款人收回的赤字金额。

公开(公告)号：US08412783B2

公开(公告)日：2013-04-02

申请号：US12127922

申请日：2008-05-28

申请人： Stephen B. Boston ,  Michael W. Brown ,  Andrew D. Hately ,  Michael A. Paolini

发明人： Stephen B. Boston ,  Michael W. Brown ,  Andrew D. Hately ,  Michael A. Paolini

IPC分类号： G06F15/16 ,  G06F15/167 ,  G06F15/173

CPC分类号： H04N5/76 ,  H04N5/775 ,  H04N5/781 ,  H04N5/782 ,  H04N5/85 ,  H04N5/907 ,  H04N9/8042

摘要： Machine learning for control of a personal video recorder (“PVR”), including providing records of transmissions of messages; identifying a message point in operation of a PVR; selecting, in dependence upon the message point, a message to be transmitted; and determining in dependence upon the records of transmissions of messages whether to transmit the selected message. Embodiments include determining whether to transmit the selected message in dependence upon a frequency with which the message is transmitted to a user. Embodiments include transmitting to users messages prompting for responses identifying commands; storing records of transmissions of messages, including storing records of responses; and selecting a message to be transmitted in dependence upon the records of responses to messages. Embodiments include structuring the selected message in dependence upon the records of responses to messages, including inserting in the selected message choices for a set of sequenced commands.

摘要翻译： 用于控制个人录像机（PVR）的机器学习，包括提供消息传输记录; 识别PVR操作中的消息点; 根据消息点选择要发送的消息; 以及根据消息的传输的记录来确定是否传送所选择的消息。 实施例包括根据发送给用户的频率来确定是否发送所选择的消息。 实施例包括向用户发送提示识别命令的响应的消息; 存储消息传输的记录，包括存储响应的记录; 以及根据对消息的响应的记录来选择要发送的消息。 实施例包括根据对消息的响应的记录来构造所选择的消息，包括在所选择的消息选择中插入一组排序的命令。

公开(公告)号：US08396352B2

公开(公告)日：2013-03-12

申请号：US12276984

申请日：2008-11-24

申请人： Stephen B. Boston ,  Michael W. Brown ,  Michael A. Paolini

发明人： Stephen B. Boston ,  Michael W. Brown ,  Michael A. Paolini

IPC分类号： H04N5/74

CPC分类号： G11B19/00 ,  H04N5/76 ,  H04N5/765 ,  H04N5/775 ,  H04N5/781 ,  H04N5/782 ,  H04N5/85 ,  H04N5/907 ,  H04N9/8042

摘要： Automated personal video recording comprising scheduling a show for a user having allocated storage space on a personal video recorder (“PVR”), wherein the show has a storage space requirement that exceeds the user's free space, and the PVR is coupled for data communications to a storage space provider; and transmitting to the storage space provider an order to record the show through the storage space provider in storage space on a remote PVR that is coupled for data communications to the storage space provider. Receiving in a storage space provider from a personal video recorder (“PVR”) an order to record a show on a remote PVR, the order comprising an identification of a show and a schedule for recording the show; selecting a remote PVR; and recording the show, in dependence upon the show identification and the schedule for recording the show, in storage space on the selected remote PVR.

摘要翻译： 自动个人视频录制包括对在个人录像机（PVR）上分配有存储空间的用户进行节目安排，其中节目具有超过用户可用空间的存储空间要求，并且PVR被耦合用于数据通信到存储 空间提供者 以及向所述存储空间提供商发送命令，以通过所述存储空间提供者将所述节目记录在与所述存储空间提供商进行数据通信的远程PVR上的存储空间中。 在个人录像机（PVR）的存储空间提供商中接收在远程PVR上记录节目的命令，该命令包括节目的标识和用于记录节目的日程表; 选择远程PVR; 并且根据所选择的远程PVR上的存储空间，根据表示标识和记录节目的时间表来录制节目。

公开(公告)号：US07596285B2

公开(公告)日：2009-09-29

申请号：US10787981

申请日：2004-02-26

申请人： Michael W. Brown ,  Michael A. Paolini ,  Newton J. Smith

发明人： Michael W. Brown ,  Michael A. Paolini ,  Newton J. Smith

IPC分类号： G06K9/32 ,  G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04L51/08 ,  G06Q10/107 ,  H04L51/066 ,  H04L51/26

摘要： A method and an apparatus for providing a portion of an electronic mail message having a reduced resolution are presented. The method includes determining whether it is desirable to provide less than all of an electronic mail message, selecting a portion of the electronic mail message, and reducing a resolution of the selected portion of the electronic mail message. The method also includes providing the portion of the electronic mail message with reduced resolution.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于提供具有降低的分辨率的电子邮件消息的一部分的方法和装置。 该方法包括确定是否希望提供小于全部的电子邮件消息，选择电子邮件消息的一部分，以及减少电子邮件消息的所选部分的分辨率。 该方法还包括以降低的分辨率提供电子邮件消息的部分。

公开(公告)号：US07512658B2

公开(公告)日：2009-03-31

申请号：US10788022

申请日：2004-02-26

申请人： Michael W. Brown ,  Michael A. Paolini ,  Newton J. Smith, Jr.

发明人： Michael W. Brown ,  Michael A. Paolini ,  Newton J. Smith, Jr.

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： G06Q10/107 ,  H04L51/063 ,  H04L51/066 ,  H04L51/26

摘要： A method and an apparatus for providing a portion of an electronic mail message based upon a transfer rate, a message size, and a file format are presented. The method includes determining whether it is desirable to provide less than all of an electronic mail message and determining a format associated with the electronic mail message in response to determining that it is desirable to provide less than all of the electronic mail message. The method also includes selecting a portion of the electronic mail message using the determined format and providing the selected portion of the electronic mail message.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种基于传送速率，消息大小和文件格式提供电子邮件消息的一部分的方法和装置。 该方法包括确定是否希望提供少于全部的电子邮件消息，并且响应于确定希望提供少于所有电子邮件消息来确定与电子邮件消息相关联的格式。 该方法还包括使用确定的格式选择电子邮件消息的一部分并提供电子邮件消息的所选部分。

公开(公告)号：US08144850B2

公开(公告)日：2012-03-27

申请号：US12237067

申请日：2008-09-24

申请人： Michael W. Brown ,  Joseph H. McIntyre ,  Michael A. Paolini ,  James M. Weaver ,  Scott L. Winters

发明人： Michael W. Brown ,  Joseph H. McIntyre ,  Michael A. Paolini ,  James M. Weaver ,  Scott L. Winters

IPC分类号： H04M15/00

CPC分类号： H04M15/44 ,  H04M3/2218 ,  H04M3/385 ,  H04M3/387 ,  H04M3/42059 ,  H04M3/42068 ,  H04M3/42102 ,  H04M2201/40 ,  H04M2203/2038 ,  H04M2215/0104 ,  H04M2242/22

摘要： A method, system, and program for logging calls according to call context are provided. A context for a call is detected, where the context include information such as the parties to a call, whether a backup party is accessed, where the call is on behalf of another, the locations of the parties to the call, the subject matter of the call, tariffs applied during the call, billing for telephone services accessed during the call, and orders placed during the call. At least one context based logging request valid for the context for the call is accessed from among multiple context based logging requests stored for multiple parties. Parties requesting logging may include parties to the call, on behalf of parties, third parties, and guardians. The context is logged according to the context based logging request.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种根据呼叫上下文记录呼叫的方法，系统和程序。 检测到呼叫的上下文，其中上下文包括诸如呼叫的各方的信息，是否访问备份方，呼叫代表另一个的呼叫，呼叫的各方的位置，主题 呼叫期间应用的电费，在通话期间接入的电话服务的计费以及在通话期间发出的订单。 从为多方存储的多个基于上下文的日志请求中访问至少一个对呼叫的上下文有效的基于上下文的日志请求。 要求采伐的缔约方可以包括缔约方，代表缔约方，第三方和监护人。 根据上下文记录请求记录上下文。

公开(公告)号：US08296438B2

公开(公告)日：2012-10-23

申请号：US11776241

申请日：2007-07-11

申请人： Michael W. Brown ,  Brian K. Howe ,  Radhakrishnan Sethuraman ,  Manuel Silveyra

发明人： Michael W. Brown ,  Brian K. Howe ,  Radhakrishnan Sethuraman ,  Manuel Silveyra

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04L67/1008 ,  H04L61/2015 ,  H04L67/1002 ,  H04L67/1014 ,  H04L67/1021

摘要： Provided is a method for assigning a domain host configuration protocol (DHCP) server from a list of available DHCP servers based upon user selected criteria. When a network router receives a request for an IP address from a computer, or “client,” connected to a network, the request is analyzed for information related to both the client and the available DHCP servers. The analysis may be based upon a number of factors such as the number of previous requests to a particular DHCP server and the proximity of the servers to the computer requesting the IP address. Once the router determines an appropriate DHCP server for a particular IP address request, the client request is forwarded to that DHCP server. The process is completely transparent to both the requesting client and to the selected DHCP server.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种基于用户选择的标准从可用DHCP服务器的列表中分配域主机配置协议（DHCP）服务器的方法。 当网络路由器从连接到网络的计算机或客户端接收到对IP地址的请求时，将分析与该客户端和可用DHCP服务器相关的信息的请求。 分析可以基于许多因素，例如先前对特定DHCP服务器的请求数量以及服务器与请求IP地址的计算机的接近程度。 一旦路由器为特定的IP地址请求确定了适当的DHCP服务器，客户机请求将被转发到该DHCP服务器。 该过程对于请求的客户端和所选的DHCP服务器都是完全透明的。

公开(公告)号：US20110087987A1

公开(公告)日：2011-04-14

申请号：US12900737

申请日：2010-10-08

申请人： Michael W. Brown

发明人： Michael W. Brown

IPC分类号： G06F3/048

CPC分类号： H05B6/6435 ,  F24C7/082

摘要： An appliance includes a user interface and a controller. The user interface comprises a plurality of selector buttons. Each selector button respectively comprises a display and a touch sensitive input area. The display can render an image thereupon for the selector button. Further, the display of the selector button can be separate from disparate displays of disparate selector buttons of the user interface. Moreover, the touch sensitive input area can be operable to receive an input selection that corresponds to the image rendered by the display of the selector button. The input selection received by the touch sensitive input area can cause the display of the selector button to change the image rendered thereupon and/or the disparate displays to change corresponding respective images rendered thereupon. The controller can respectively choose images rendered upon a plurality of displays and control operation of the appliance in response to the input selection.

摘要翻译： 设备包括用户界面和控制器。 用户接口包括多个选择按钮。 每个选择按钮分别包括显示器和触敏输入区域。 显示器可以为选择器按钮渲染图像。 此外，选择器按钮的显示可以与用户界面的不同选择器按钮的不同显示分开。 此外，触摸敏感输入区域可以用于接收与通过选择器按钮的显示呈现的图像相对应的输入选择。 由触敏输入区域接收到的输入选择可导致选择器按钮的显示改变其上呈现的图像和/或不同的显示以改变在其上呈现的对应的各自的图像。 控制器可以分别响应于输入选择来选择在多个显示器上呈现的图像并且控制设备的操作。

公开(公告)号：US20100088367A1

公开(公告)日：2010-04-08

申请号：US12465107

申请日：2009-05-13

申请人： Michael W. Brown ,  Orlin Vesselinov Stoev

发明人： Michael W. Brown ,  Orlin Vesselinov Stoev

IPC分类号： G06F15/16 ,  H04M3/42

CPC分类号： G06F8/60 ,  H04L67/02 ,  H04L67/04 ,  H04L67/34

摘要： A mobile wireless communications system may include a mobile wireless communications device(s) configured to wirelessly communicate via a carrier network, and a application storage server(s) configured to store a plurality of mobile device applications for use by the mobile wireless communications device(s). The system may further include an application catalog server configured to provide an interface for uploading at least one mobile device application identification file from the carrier network identifying approved mobile device applications. The application catalog server may be further configured to generate a list of the approved mobile device applications to be presented on the mobile wireless communications device(s) based upon the at least one mobile device application identification file, and to direct the mobile wireless communications device(s) to the at least one application storage server to download and install a mobile device application selected from the list of approved mobile device applications.

摘要翻译： 移动无线通信系统可以包括被配置为经由运营商网络进行无线通信的移动无线通信设备和被配置为存储多个移动设备应用以供移动无线通信设备使用的应用存储服务器（ s）。 该系统还可以包括应用程序目录服务器，其被配置为提供用于从识别已批准的移动设备应用的运营商网络上传至少一个移动设备应用识别文件的接口。 应用目录服务器还可以被配置为基于至少一个移动设备应用识别文件来生成待呈现在移动无线通信设备上的经批准的移动设备应用的列表，并且引导移动无线通信设备 （s）到所述至少一个应用存储服务器以下载和安装从所述批准的移动设备应用的列表中选择的移动设备应用。

公开(公告)号：US07693871B2

公开(公告)日：2010-04-06

申请号：US11696252

申请日：2007-04-04

申请人： John W. Barrs, II ,  Michael W. Brown ,  Paul S. Williamson ,  Scott L. Winters

发明人： John W. Barrs, II ,  Michael W. Brown ,  Paul S. Williamson ,  Scott L. Winters

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F17/30017 ,  G06F21/10 ,  G06F21/105 ,  G06F21/85 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  H04L63/10 ,  H04L2463/101 ,  Y10S707/99948

摘要： Storing, by an owner of a digital media product, the product in a distributed media library, the library including information describing the modifiable part of the digital media product and a digital grant of rights to modify and distribute the product; producing, from users' digital expressions of preferences, information describing a user community preference for replacing the modifiable part of the digital media product with a replacement part; retrieving the digital media product and the digital grant of rights to modify and distribute the digital media product; receiving at least one replacement part, a digital grant of rights to use the replacement part to modify the digital media product, and a digital grant of rights to distribute the replacement part with the digital media product; and replacing, in accordance with the information describing the user community preference and the digital grants of rights, the modifiable part with the replacement part.

摘要翻译： 存储数字媒体产品的所有者，将该产品存储在分布式媒体库中，该图书馆包括描述数字媒体产品的可修改部分的信息以及数字授予修改和分发产品的权利; 从用户的数字表达偏好中产生描述用户社区偏好的信息，以便用替换部分替换数字媒体产品的可修改部分; 检索数字媒体产品和数字授权修改和分发数字媒体产品的权利; 接收至少一个替换部件，使用替换部件修改数字媒体产品的数字授权，以及数字授予使用数字媒体产品分发替换部件的权利; 并根据描述用户社区偏好和数字授权的信息，替换部分的可修改部分。