公开(公告)号：US06295556B1

公开(公告)日：2001-09-25

申请号：US08972666

申请日：1997-11-18

申请人： Stephen R. Falcon ,  Michael C. Miller

发明人： Stephen R. Falcon ,  Michael C. Miller

IPC分类号： G06F1300

CPC分类号： H04L67/34 ,  Y10S707/99937 ,  Y10S707/99939 ,  Y10S707/99944

摘要： A method and system for configuring computers to connect to networks using network connection objects. For each connection to a network, configuration information for connecting to that network is maintained within a connection object. Such configuration information may include device, protocol, and other computer and network property information along with binding information therefor. Connection objects may be stored as files or the like independent of a running network configuration, and be applied to the running configuration to change the network configuration. Also included is a process to reconcile networking components identified in a connection object with those available on a given system.

摘要翻译： 一种用于配置计算机以使用网络连接对象连接到网络的方法和系统。 对于与网络的每个连接，连接到该网络的配置信息保持在连接对象内。 这样的配置信息可以包括设备，协议和其他计算机和网络属性信息及其绑定信息。 连接对象可以独立于运行的网络配置存储为文件等，并且应用于正在运行的配置以改变网络配置。 还包括将连接对象中识别的网络组件与给定系统上可用的组件进行协调的过程。

公开(公告)号：US07506270B1

公开(公告)日：2009-03-17

申请号：US09638658

申请日：2000-08-14

申请人： Richard St. Clair Bailey ,  Stephen R. Falcon

发明人： Richard St. Clair Bailey ,  Stephen R. Falcon

IPC分类号： G06F3/048

CPC分类号： G06F3/0418 ,  G06F3/038

摘要： Methods and arrangements are provided that allow for a gradual visual correction between a user's input and a selected object within a graphical user interface (GUI) environment. For example, if an offset exists between a user's input and an object's preferred contact area, then, as the user manipulates the object (e.g., moves the object within the GUI environment) the magnitude of the offset is selectively and incrementally altered in a manner that is nearly imperceptible to the user. This corrective process is continued, until the user's input and the object's preferred contact area falls within a defined tolerance. Consequently, the correction process tends to be more pleasing and in some instances more realistic than an immediate correction or maintenance of a continued offset.

摘要翻译： 提供了允许在图形用户界面（GUI）环境内在用户输入和所选对象之间逐渐视觉校正的方法和布置。 例如，如果在用户的输入和对象的首选联系区之间存在偏移，则当用户操纵对象（例如，在GUI环境中移动对象）时，偏移的大小以某种方式选择性地和渐进地改变 这对用户来说几乎不可察觉。 这种纠正过程将继续进行，直到用户的输入和对象的首选接触面积落入规定的公差内。 因此，校正过程往往更加令人愉快，并且在某些情况下比立即校正或维持持续的偏移更为现实。

公开(公告)号：US07522065B2

公开(公告)日：2009-04-21

申请号：US10966481

申请日：2004-10-15

申请人： Stephen R. Falcon

发明人： Stephen R. Falcon

IPC分类号： H04M1/60 ,  H03G3/20 ,  G09G5/00

CPC分类号： H04M1/605 ,  H03G3/3026 ,  H04M2250/12

摘要： A portable electronic device that automatically detects its mode of use and alters a characteristic of its user interface to match the mode of use. A mobile telephone is described as an example of a portable electronic device. The telephone is equipped with a proximity sensor that may indicate whether the telephone is held close or far from the user's face. Based on the proximity to the user's face, gains in the audio interface are adjusted. The gain is reduced when the device is held close to a user's face and increased when the device is moved away from the user's face. This approach is well suited for use in connection with portable devices that use voice command interfaces.

摘要翻译： 一种便携式电子设备，其自动检测其使用模式并改变其用户界面的特征以匹配使用模式。 移动电话被描述为便携式电子设备的示例。 电话机配有接近传感器，可以指示电话是否靠近或远离用户的脸部。 基于用户面部的接近度，调整音频接口的增益。 当设备保持靠近用户的脸部并且当设备从用户的脸部移开时增加时，增益降低。 这种方法非常适用于使用语音命令接口的便携式设备。

公开(公告)号：US06993615B2

公开(公告)日：2006-01-31

申请号：US10295305

申请日：2002-11-15

申请人： Stephen R. Falcon

发明人： Stephen R. Falcon

IPC分类号： G06F13/00

CPC分类号： H04M1/6083 ,  G06F1/1626 ,  G06F9/451 ,  G06F2200/1614 ,  H04L67/34 ,  H04L69/329 ,  H04M1/6091

摘要： In accordance with one aspect, a portable computing device determines a type of an appliance in which the portable computing device is docked. The portable computing device identifies, based on the type of the appliance, a user interface configuration for the portable computing device, and configures the user interface of the portable computing device in accordance with the identified user interface configuration. In accordance with another aspect, a car stereo includes a docking station into which an off-the-shelf handheld computer can be docked. The car stereo also includes an input/output (I/O) component that allows the car stereo to communicate with the handheld computer when the handheld computer is docked in the docking station of the car stereo. In accordance with another aspect, an appliance in which a portable computing device can be docked is an integrated vehicle stereo and portable computing device docking station.

公开(公告)号：US06925497B1

公开(公告)日：2005-08-02

申请号：US09670981

申请日：2000-09-26

申请人： Vellore T. Vetrivelkumaran ,  Raju Gulabani ,  Stephen R. Falcon ,  Neel Malik

发明人： Vellore T. Vetrivelkumaran ,  Raju Gulabani ,  Stephen R. Falcon ,  Neel Malik

IPC分类号： G06F15/16 ,  G06F15/173 ,  H04L12/26 ,  H04L29/06 ,  G66F15/173

CPC分类号： H04L63/0236 ,  G06Q10/0875 ,  H04L63/10

摘要： Systems and methods for controlling the number of clients that can access a server in a server-client network are described. A communications filter driver resides on the server and monitors network communications to determine a unique network address of each client that attempts to access the server. A table of clients that have accessed the server is stored at the server. When a client attempts to access the server, the server allows the client to access the server if the network address of the client is listed in the table. If the network address of the client is not listed in the table, the server determines if a client limit has been met or exceeded. If the limit has not been met, the client is allowed to access the server and the Internet address of the client is added to the table.If the limit has been reached, the server determines if the client is a client that has previously accessed the server under a different network address. This is accomplished by sending a signal to each network address listed in the table and requesting a response. If a response is not received from a client, then the network address for that client is removed from the table and the client attempting to access the server is allowed to access the server. The network address for this client is then added to the table. If a response is received from all network addresses, a signal indicating that a client limit has been exceeded is sent to the client attempting to access the server and access to the server is denied to that client.

摘要翻译： 描述用于控制可以访问服务器 - 客户端网络中的服务器的客户端的数量的系统和方法。 通信过滤器驱动程序驻留在服务器上并监视网络通信，以确定尝试访问服务器的每个客户端的唯一网络地址。 已访问服务器的客户端表存储在服务器上。 当客户端尝试访问服务器时，如果客户端的网络地址列在表中，则服务器允许客户端访问服务器。 如果客户端的网络地址未列在表中，则服务器确定客户端限制是否已满足或超过。 如果没有满足限制，客户端被允许访问服务器，客户端的Internet地址被添加到表中。 如果达到限制，则服务器确定客户端是否是以前在不同网络地址上访问服务器的客户端。 这是通过向表中列出的每个网络地址发送信号并请求响应来实现的。 如果没有从客户端收到响应，则该客户端的网络地址从表中删除，并且允许尝试访问服务器的客户端访问服务器。 然后将该客户端的网络地址添加到表中。 如果从所有网络地址接收到响应，则会向客户端发送指示客户端限制的信号，尝试访问服务器，并拒绝对该客户端的访问。

公开(公告)号：US06285374B1

公开(公告)日：2001-09-04

申请号：US09055372

申请日：1998-04-06

申请人： Stephen R. Falcon

发明人： Stephen R. Falcon

IPC分类号： G06T1100

CPC分类号： G06F3/04842

摘要： A system controls acquisition of visual targets with a cursor in a visual display displaced on a screen. A coordinate system is provided which is associated with the screen. A pointer is also provided which is associated with the cursor and which comprises a plurality of points in the coordinate system which define a cursor hot spot. The pointer is moved within the coordinate system based on position information from a user input device. A target region is provided in the coordinate system. The target region corresponds to a visual target and is acquired when at least one of the points in the cursor hot spot coincides with the target region.

摘要翻译： 系统通过在屏幕上移动的视觉显示器中的光标来控制对视觉目标的获取。 提供与屏幕相关联的坐标系。 还提供了与光标相关联并且包括定义光标热点的坐标系中的多个点的指针。 基于来自用户输入设备的位置信息，在坐标系内移动指针。 在坐标系中提供目标区域。 目标区域对应于视觉目标，并且当光标热点中的至少一个点与目标区域一致时获取。

公开(公告)号：US07516228B2

公开(公告)日：2009-04-07

申请号：US10997239

申请日：2004-11-24

申请人： Stephen R. Falcon ,  Vellore T. Vetrivelkumaran ,  Raju Gulabani ,  Neel Malik

发明人： Stephen R. Falcon ,  Vellore T. Vetrivelkumaran ,  Raju Gulabani ,  Neel Malik

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04L63/0236 ,  G06Q10/0875 ,  H04L63/10

摘要： Systems and methods for controlling the number of clients that can access a server in a server-client network are described. A communications filter driver resides on the server and monitors network communications to determine a unique network address of each client that attempts to access the server. A table of clients that have accessed the server is stored at the server. When a client attempts to access the server, the server allows the client to access the server if the network address of the client is listed in the table. If the network address of the client is not listed in the table, the server determines if a client limit has been met or exceeded. If the limit has not been met, the client is allowed to access the server and the Internet address of the client is added to the table.

摘要翻译： 描述用于控制可以访问服务器 - 客户端网络中的服务器的客户端的数量的系统和方法。 通信过滤器驱动程序驻留在服务器上并监视网络通信，以确定尝试访问服务器的每个客户端的唯一网络地址。 已访问服务器的客户端表存储在服务器上。 当客户端尝试访问服务器时，如果客户端的网络地址列在表中，则服务器允许客户端访问服务器。 如果客户端的网络地址未列在表中，则服务器确定客户端限制是否已满足或超出。 如果没有满足限制，客户端被允许访问服务器，客户端的Internet地址被添加到表中。

公开(公告)号：US07142678B2

公开(公告)日：2006-11-28

申请号：US10304152

申请日：2002-11-26

申请人： Stephen R. Falcon

发明人： Stephen R. Falcon

IPC分类号： H03G3/00 ,  G06F17/00

CPC分类号： H04S7/00 ,  H04S2400/13

摘要： In accordance with one aspect of the dynamic volume control, an indication that a user desires to input oral data to a system through one or more microphones of the system is received. In response to receipt of the indication, a volume level for audible signals output by one or more speakers of the system is automatically adjusted. In accordance with another aspect of the dynamic volume control, an indication that a communications source is about to output data through one or more speakers of a system is received. In response to receipt of the indication, a volume level for audible signals output by the one or more speakers is automatically adjusted based at least in part on a current volume setting. The volume level for the audible signals can be determined based on one or more of a variety of different parameters.

摘要翻译： 根据动态音量控制的一个方面，接收用户期望通过系统的一个或多个麦克风向系统输入口头数据的指示。 响应于接收到该指示，系统的一个或多个扬声器输出的可听信号的音量水平被自动调整。 根据动态音量控制的另一方面，接收通信源将要通过系统的一个或多个扬声器输出数据的指示。 响应于接收到该指示，至少部分地基于当前音量设置来自动调整由一个或多个扬声器输出的可听信号的音量水平。 可以基于各种不同参数中的一个或多个来确定可听信号的音量级别。

公开(公告)号：US06704032B1

公开(公告)日：2004-03-09

申请号：US09699898

申请日：2000-10-27

申请人： Stephen R. Falcon ,  Richard St. Clair Bailey ,  Dan Banay

发明人： Stephen R. Falcon ,  Richard St. Clair Bailey ,  Dan Banay

IPC分类号： G06F1300

CPC分类号： G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/04847

摘要： Improved methods and arrangements provide user interface platforms that are capable of meeting the unique requirements of manufacturers, while also advantageously supporting the development of independently designed software applications. In accordance with certain aspects of the present invention, methods and arrangements are provided whereby certain key events are defined and operatively associated with the hardware suite. These key events, which are essentially virtual events, can be invoked or otherwise implemented by the manufacturers and independent software vendor (ISV) applications. These key events are categorized as being either determinate events or indeterminate events, and their functionality can be based on different behavior models. The behavior models consider the notion that the user interface will most likely include various focusing (e.g., function selection) and/or editing (e.g., parameter modifying) capabilities. As such, the methods and arrangements can support several different behavior models, including, for example, a full-focus mode, a focus-free mode, and an edit-free mode.

摘要翻译： 改进的方法和布置提供了能够满足制造商的独特需求的用户界面平台，同时还有利地支持开发独立设计的软件应用。 根据本发明的某些方面，提供了方法和装置，其中某些关键事件被定义并且与硬件套件可操作地相关联。 这些基本上是虚拟事件的关键事件可以由制造商和独立软件供应商（ISV）应用程序调用或以其他方式实现。 这些关键事件被分类为确定事件或不确定事件，其功能可以基于不同的行为模型。 行为模型考虑用户界面将很可能包括各种聚焦（例如，功能选择）和/或编辑（例如参数修改）能力的概念。 因此，方法和布置可以支持几种不同的行为模型，包括例如全焦点模式，无焦点模式和无编辑模式。

公开(公告)号：US06593955B1

公开(公告)日：2003-07-15

申请号：US09084527

申请日：1998-05-26

申请人： Stephen R. Falcon

发明人： Stephen R. Falcon

IPC分类号： H04N714

CPC分类号： H04N7/147

摘要： A process, software and apparatus for eliminating from a video telephony signal information that is extraneous to the user's head, and replacing it with a monotonous data for transmission to the other end of the videophone link, is disclosed. The resulting video stream looks better upon subsequent viewing, and can be more efficiently transmitted and/or compressed for transmission or recording. Furthermore, the system provides for background setting replacement in video telephony encoding and decoding, wherein an image stored on the receiving end of the videophone link can be used to replace the monotonous data. Furthermore, the system provides for a sliding viewport that allows a user to position or adjust the source camera to provide a wide field of view, but ensures that the user's head will be automatically centered within the transmitted video signal. Thus, the user's need to adjust the position of his head or the camera, in order to ensure that the proper image is being transmitted or recorded, is reduced. Furthermore, the process also reduces lateral movement of the users head in the transmitted image, thereby providing more efficient transmission and/or compression of video data, as well as a better looking image upon later viewing.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于从视频电话信号中消除与用户头部无关的信息并用单调数据替换以传输到可视电话链路的另一端的过程，软件和装置。 所得到的视频流在后续观看时看起来更好，并且可以更有效地传输和/或压缩以进行传输或记录。 此外，系统提供视频电话编码和解码中的背景设置替换，其中存储在可视电话链路的接收端的图像可以用于替换单调数据。 此外，该系统提供滑动视口，其允许用户定位或调整源摄像机以提供广阔的视场，但是确保用户的头部将自动居中在所发送的视频信号内。 因此，为了确保正确的图像被传送或记录，用户需要调整其头部或相机的位置。 此外，该过程还减少用户头部在传输图像中的横向移动，从而提供视频数据的更有效的传输和/或压缩以及稍后观看时的更好的图像。