公开(公告)号：US06446200B1

公开(公告)日：2002-09-03

申请号：US09276452

申请日：1999-03-25

申请人： Steven Ball ,  Darryl P. Black ,  Donald Opperman ,  Kevin Farrell

发明人： Steven Ball ,  Darryl P. Black ,  Donald Opperman ,  Kevin Farrell

IPC分类号： G06F9445

CPC分类号： H04L12/14 ,  H04L12/1403 ,  H04L12/1485 ,  H04L41/5003 ,  H04L41/5029 ,  H04L41/5038 ,  H04L41/5054 ,  H04L41/5061 ,  H04L43/026 ,  H04L43/045 ,  H04L43/062 ,  H04L43/0829 ,  H04L43/106 ,  H04L43/12 ,  Y02D50/30

摘要： A system for collecting and aggregating data from network entities for a data consuming application is described. The system includes a data collector layer to receive network flow information from the network entities and to produce records based on the information. The system also includes a flow aggregation layer fed from the data collection layer and coupled to a storage device. The flow aggregation layer receiving records produced by the data collector layer and aggregates received records. The system can also include an equipment interface layer coupled to the data collector layer and a distribution layer to obtain selected information stored in the storage device and to distribute the select information to a requesting, data consuming application.

摘要翻译： 描述用于从数据消费应用的网络实体收集和聚合数据的系统。 该系统包括数据收集器层，用于从网络实体接收网络流信息，并根据该信息产生记录。 该系统还包括从数据收集层馈送并耦合到存储设备的流聚合层。 流聚合层接收由数据收集器层产生的记录并聚合接收的记录。 该系统还可以包括耦合到数据收集器层的设备接口层和分布层，以获得存储在存储设备中的选定信息并将选择信息分发到请求的数据消耗应用。

公开(公告)号：US06751663B1

公开(公告)日：2004-06-15

申请号：US09276309

申请日：1999-03-25

申请人： Kevin Farrell ,  Steven Ball ,  Daniel O. Mahoney, II

发明人： Kevin Farrell ,  Steven Ball ,  Daniel O. Mahoney, II

IPC分类号： G06F15173

CPC分类号： H04L63/08 ,  H04L63/104

摘要： A system for collecting and aggregating data from network entities for a data consuming application is described. The system includes a data collector layer to receive network flow information from the network entities and to produce records based on the information. The system also includes a flow aggregation layer fed from the data collection layer and coupled to a storage device. The flow aggregation layer receiving records produced by the data collector layer and aggregates received records. The system can also include an equipment interface layer coupled to the data collector layer and a distribution layer to obtain selected information stored in the storage device and to distribute the select information to a requesting, data consuming application.

摘要翻译： 描述用于从数据消费应用的网络实体收集和聚合数据的系统。 该系统包括数据收集器层，用于从网络实体接收网络流信息，并根据该信息产生记录。 该系统还包括从数据收集层馈送并耦合到存储设备的流聚合层。 流聚合层接收由数据收集器层产生的记录并聚合接收的记录。 该系统还可以包括耦合到数据收集器层的设备接口层和分布层，以获得存储在存储设备中的选定信息并将选择信息分发到请求的数据消耗应用。

公开(公告)号：US06405251B1

公开(公告)日：2002-06-11

申请号：US09276201

申请日：1999-03-25

申请人： William Carter Carroll Bullard ,  Kevin Farrell ,  Steven Ball ,  Daniel O. Mahoney, II

发明人： William Carter Carroll Bullard ,  Kevin Farrell ,  Steven Ball ,  Daniel O. Mahoney, II

IPC分类号： G06F1300

CPC分类号： G06Q30/04 ,  G06Q30/06 ,  H04L43/026 ,  H04L43/0811 ,  H04L43/0829 ,  H04L43/106 ,  H04L43/12 ,  Y02D50/30

摘要： A system for collecting and aggregating data from network entities for a data consuming application is described. The system includes a data collector layer to receive network flow information from the network entities and to produce records based on the information. The system also includes a flow aggregation layer fed from the data collection layer and coupled to a storage device. The flow aggregation layer receiving records produced by the data collector layer and aggregates received records. The system can also include an equipment interface layer coupled to the data collector layer and a distribution layer to obtain selected information stored in the storage device and to distribute the select information to a requesting, data consuming application.

摘要翻译： 描述用于从数据消费应用的网络实体收集和聚合数据的系统。 该系统包括数据收集器层，用于从网络实体接收网络流信息，并根据该信息生成记录。 该系统还包括从数据收集层馈送并耦合到存储设备的流聚合层。 流聚合层接收由数据收集器层产生的记录并聚合接收的记录。 该系统还可以包括耦合到数据收集器层的设备接口层和分布层，以获得存储在存储设备中的选定信息并将选择信息分发到请求的数据消耗应用。

公开(公告)号：US20060265661A1

公开(公告)日：2006-11-23

申请号：US11134150

申请日：2005-05-20

申请人： Steven Ball

发明人： Steven Ball

IPC分类号： G06F9/00

CPC分类号： G06F9/4415

摘要： Rich device metadata describing detailed attributes of peripheral devices can be used to provide device-oriented user interfaces for realistically and accurately displaying, visualizing, controlling or managing devices. Vendors of personal computers, electronics devices, or peripheral devices can provide standardized rich device metadata. An intermediary service or system can, via a network, collect the rich device metadata, validate it, and store it. User computers to which peripheral devices are connected can pull rich device metadata for their peripheral devices. The rich device metadata can then be used to manage the devices and/or to provide more realistic virtualizations of the peripheral devices. Realistic representations of the devices can be displayed. Attributes such as controls and connectors on the device can be represented in the metadata and displayed and possibly interacted with. Devices can be nested in the metadata. Rich device metadata can be extended over time. If a user does not know exactly which device is connected then a fuzzy search including possibly a fuzzy image matching process can be used to obtain a match or narrow a search to contain a list of possible devices that the user can select from.

摘要翻译： 描述外围设备详细属性的丰富的设备元数据可用于提供面向设备的用户界面，以便实时，准确地显示，可视化，控制或管理设备。 个人计算机，电子设备或外围设备的供应商可以提供标准化的丰富设备元数据。 中介服务或系统可以通过网络收集富装置元数据，对其进行验证并存储。 连接外围设备的用户计算机可以为其外围设备提供丰富的设备元数据。 然后可以使用丰富的设备元数据来管理设备和/或提供更真实的外围设备的虚拟化。 可以显示设备的现实表示。 设备上的控件和连接器等属性可以在元数据中显示，并可能与之进行交互。 设备可以嵌套在元数据中。 丰富的设备元数据可以随着时间的推移而被扩展。 如果用户不知道连接哪个设备，则可以使用包括可能的模糊图像匹配过程的模糊搜索来获得匹配或缩小搜索以包含用户可以从中选择的可能设备的列表。

公开(公告)号：US20060156237A1

公开(公告)日：2006-07-13

申请号：US11034136

申请日：2005-01-12

申请人： Shane Williams ,  Steven Ball

发明人： Shane Williams ,  Steven Ball

IPC分类号： G11B27/00

CPC分类号： G11B27/34 ,  G06F16/447

摘要： The subject invention provides a unique system and method that facilitates management and navigation of various data objects by making use of a unique time-line based navigation tool. In particular, objects can organized into a plurality of bands based on their respective subject matter. Each band can be created to designate a particular topic. Objects are organized within the appropriate bands based in part on a time parameter such as a time or date that the object was created, for example. The navigation tool allows a user to navigate or browse through the bands and objects according to a desired time parameter or range of time. Zooming and other browsing options are available to the user to view objects of interest at varying levels of detail. The objects are represented as ASCII thumbnails that are operational. Thus, the content of any object can be modified directly via the thumbnail.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种独特的系统和方法，其通过利用独特的基于时间线的导航工具来促进各种数据对象的管理和导航。 具体地，可以基于它们各自的主题将对象组织成多个频带。 可以创建每个乐队来指定一个特定的主题。 部分地基于时间参数（例如，创建对象的时间或日期）将对象组织在适当的频带内。 导航工具允许用户根据期望的时间参数或时间范围来导航或浏览频带和对象。 缩放和其他浏览选项可供用户以不同的细节级别查看感兴趣的对象。 对象被表示为可操作的ASCII缩略图。 因此，可以通过缩略图直接修改任何对象的内容。

公开(公告)号：US06858717B1

公开(公告)日：2005-02-22

申请号：US09719978

申请日：1999-06-16

申请人： Steven Ball

发明人： Steven Ball

IPC分类号： C12N9/10 ,  C12N15/31 ,  C12N15/54 ,  C12N15/82 ,  A01H5/00 ,  C12N15/52

CPC分类号： C12N9/1051 ,  C12N15/8245

摘要： The invention concerns a method for obtaining plants producing modified polysaccharides (such as starch or glycogen), said modified polysaccharides extracted from said plants and the products prepared from said modified polysaccharides. The invention also concerns a method for obtaining modified starch or modified glycogen which consists in contacting a starch or a glycogen with an α-1,4 glucanotransferase enzyme.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种用于获得生产改性多糖（如淀粉或糖原）的植物的方法，所述植物提取的所述改性多糖和由所述改性多糖制备的产品。 本发明还涉及一种获得改性淀粉或改性糖原的方法，其包括使淀粉或糖原与α-1,4葡聚糖转移酶接触。

公开(公告)号：US20070245883A1

公开(公告)日：2007-10-25

申请号：US11740139

申请日：2007-04-25

申请人： Steven Ball

发明人： Steven Ball

IPC分类号： G10H7/00

CPC分类号： G10H1/0025 ,  G10H2240/085

摘要： A transport control, e.g., for use with an audio content playing device, the transport control for initiating play of dynamically rendered audio content selections that are rarely, if ever, played the same way twice is provided. The transport control includes a play indicator, e.g., a play button or the like, and a control indicator, for instance, a rotatable knob. The control indicator is linearly mapped to an interactive music engine having a plurality of component engines, each of which is controlled by the control indicator. Accordingly, the control indicator is referred to herein as a “multi-purpose” indicator. Upon altering this single multi-purpose control indicator, multiple components and music elements of the output can be affected. Thus, a transport control that permits a user to initiate play of dynamically rendered music selections with little input and/or decision-making is also provided.

摘要翻译： 提供了例如用于音频内容播放设备的传输控制，用于发起动态呈现的音频内容选择的传输控制，其很少（如果有的话）以相同的方式播放两次。 传送控制包括播放指示器，例如播放按钮等，以及控制指示器，例如可旋转旋钮。 控制指示器线性映射到具有多个组件引擎的交互式音乐引擎，每个组件引擎由控制指示器控制。 因此，控制指示器在本文中被称为“多用途”指示器。 在改变这个单一的多用途控制指示器时，可能会影响输出的多个组件和音乐元素。 因此，还提供允许用户以少量输入和/或决策来发起动态呈现的音乐选择的播放的传输控制。

公开(公告)号：US20060156245A1

公开(公告)日：2006-07-13

申请号：US11033684

申请日：2005-01-12

申请人： Shane Williams ,  Steven Ball

发明人： Shane Williams ,  Steven Ball

IPC分类号： G06F3/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0485 ,  G06F17/30994 ,  G06F2203/04806 ,  Y10S707/99933 ,  Y10S707/99943

摘要： The subject invention provides a unique system and method that facilitates management and navigation of various data objects by making use of a unique time-line based navigation tool. In particular, objects can organized into a plurality of bands based on their respective subject matter. Each band can be created to designate a particular topic. Objects are organized within the appropriate bands based in part on a time parameter such as a time or date that the object was created, for example. The navigation tool allows a user to navigate or browse through the bands and objects according to a desired time parameter or range of time. Zooming and other browsing options are available to the user to view objects of interest at varying levels of detail. The objects are represented as ASCII thumbnails that are operational. Thus, the content of any object can be modified directly via the thumbnail.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种独特的系统和方法，其通过利用独特的基于时间线的导航工具来促进各种数据对象的管理和导航。 具体地，可以基于它们各自的主题将对象组织成多个频带。 可以创建每个乐队来指定一个特定的主题。 部分地基于时间参数（例如，创建对象的时间或日期）将对象组织在适当的频带内。 导航工具允许用户根据期望的时间参数或时间范围来导航或浏览频带和对象。 缩放和其他浏览选项可供用户以不同的细节级别查看感兴趣的对象。 对象被表示为可操作的ASCII缩略图。 因此，可以通过缩略图直接修改任何对象的内容。

公开(公告)号：US20060291666A1

公开(公告)日：2006-12-28

申请号：US11170286

申请日：2005-06-28

申请人： Steven Ball ,  Annette Crowley ,  Frank Yerrace ,  Mitchell Rundle ,  Patrick Baudisch ,  Elliot Omiya ,  Stephen Smith

发明人： Steven Ball ,  Annette Crowley ,  Frank Yerrace ,  Mitchell Rundle ,  Patrick Baudisch ,  Elliot Omiya ,  Stephen Smith

IPC分类号： H04R29/00

CPC分类号： H04R29/008 ,  G06F3/165

摘要： A volume control may be provided with some integrated graphical indication of the presence and/or level of an audio signal that it controls. For example, a slider-type volume control may be provided with a signal meter within the slider itself. A volume control may be provided with a mechanism for showing the non-mute volume control level of a volume when the volume control is muted. For example, a slider-type volume control may display a ghosted slider tab at the level of volume control in effect before muting while at the same time displaying a regular slider tab at a muted level. A user may be able to glance at a volume control and quickly and intuitively understand aspects of the volume control's state such as the level and condition of the signal that is flowing through or blocked by (if muted) the control.

摘要翻译： 可以向音量控制器提供其控制的音频信号的存在和/或等级的一些集成的图形指示。 例如，滑块式音量控制可以在滑块本身内设置有信号计。 音量控制可以具有用于在音量控制静音时显示音量的非静音音量控制电平的机构。 例如，滑块式音量控制可以在静音之前显示在音量控制水平上的重影滑块选项卡，同时在静音级别显示常规滑块选项卡。 用户可能能够浏览音量控制，并快速且直观地了解音量控制状态的方面，例如通过（如果静音）流过或阻止的信号的电平和状况。

公开(公告)号：US20060155757A1

公开(公告)日：2006-07-13

申请号：US11034402

申请日：2005-01-12

申请人： Shane Williams ,  Steven Ball

发明人： Shane Williams ,  Steven Ball

IPC分类号： G06F17/00

CPC分类号： G06F17/30061 ,  G06F17/30064 ,  G06F17/30253 ,  Y10S707/915

摘要： The subject invention provides a unique system and method that facilitates management and navigation of various data objects by making use of a unique time-line based navigation tool. In particular, objects can organized into a plurality of bands based on their respective subject matter. Each band can be created to designate a particular topic. Objects are organized within the appropriate bands based in part on a time parameter such as a time or date that the object was created, for example. The navigation tool allows a user to navigate or browse through the bands and objects according to a desired time parameter or range of time. Zooming and other browsing options are available to the user to view objects of interest at varying levels of detail. The objects are represented as ASCII thumbnails that are operational. Thus, the content of any object can be modified directly via the thumbnail.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种独特的系统和方法，其通过利用独特的基于时间线的导航工具来促进各种数据对象的管理和导航。 具体地，可以基于它们各自的主题将对象组织成多个频带。 可以创建每个乐队来指定一个特定的主题。 部分地基于时间参数（例如，创建对象的时间或日期）将对象组织在适当的频带内。 导航工具允许用户根据期望的时间参数或时间范围来导航或浏览频带和对象。 缩放和其他浏览选项可供用户以不同的细节级别查看感兴趣的对象。 对象被表示为可操作的ASCII缩略图。 因此，可以通过缩略图直接修改任何对象的内容。