公开(公告)号：US20060149628A1

公开(公告)日：2006-07-06

申请号：US11029150

申请日：2005-01-04

申请人： Thomas Chefalas ,  Steven Mastrianni ,  Ajay Mohindra ,  Clifford Pickover

发明人： Thomas Chefalas ,  Steven Mastrianni ,  Ajay Mohindra ,  Clifford Pickover

IPC分类号： G06Q30/00

CPC分类号： G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/0216 ,  G06Q30/0222 ,  G06Q30/0234 ,  G06Q30/0235 ,  G06Q30/0236 ,  G06Q30/0239

摘要： A system and method for implementing a customer incentive program that conditionally rewards a customer based upon the customer's movement through a shopping area and/or responses to questions which refer to the shopping area, sections of the shopping area and/or products located in the shopping area. While moving through a shopping area, a customer is monitored using a customer tracking system and/or presented with questions using a customer interface device. The customer is rewarded based upon the nature of the customer's movements and/or the nature of the customer's responses. The customer incentive program is designed to expose a customer to particular sections of a shopping area or specified products in the shopping area in order to motivate customer impulse buying.

摘要翻译： 一种用于实施客户奖励计划的系统和方法，该客户激励程序根据客户通过购物区域的移动有条件地奖励客户，和/或响应涉及购物区域，购物区域和/或位于购物区域的产品的问题 区。 在通过购物区移动时，使用客户跟踪系统监视客户和/或使用客户接口设备呈现问题。 客户根据客户运动的性质和/或客户回应的性质进行回报。 客户奖励计划旨在将客户暴露在购物区的特定区域或购物区域中的指定产品，以激发客户冲动购买。

公开(公告)号：US20050038766A1

公开(公告)日：2005-02-17

申请号：US10639098

申请日：2003-08-12

申请人： David Bantz ,  Thomas Chefalas ,  David Frank ,  Steven Mastrianni ,  Ajay Mohindra ,  Vijay Naik ,  Norbert Vogl

发明人： David Bantz ,  Thomas Chefalas ,  David Frank ,  Steven Mastrianni ,  Ajay Mohindra ,  Vijay Naik ,  Norbert Vogl

IPC分类号： G06F17/30 ,  G06F7/00

CPC分类号： G06F16/10

摘要： This invention provides systems, apparatus and methods for object management, employing agents for all personal computer objects. Personal objects survive in direct proportion to the degree to which they possess attributes that give them a competitive advantage in the use of the computing systems storage and name spaces. It employs an important competitive attribute of future utility. Since it is not always possible to accurately predict future utility, assessment of competitive advantage is based on secondary attributes that can be computed and that correlate with future utility, to a greater or lesser degree. It uses a ‘coordinating mechanic’ that monitors and controls relationships between personal objects and their agents. The term “object management” applies to computer systems, but is not necessarily limited to computer entities

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了用于对象管理的系统，装置和方法，使用所有个人计算机对象的代理。 个人物品与他们拥有属性的程度成正比地生存，使他们在使用计算机系统存储和名称空间方面具有竞争优势。 它采用了未来效用的重要竞争优势。 由于并不总是可以准确地预测未来的效用，所以竞争优势的评估基于可以计算的次要属性，或者与未来效用相关，或多或少的程度。 它使用“协调机制”来监视和控制个人对象及其代理之间的关系。 术语“对象管理”适用于计算机系统，但不一定限于计算机实体

公开(公告)号：US20050065778A1

公开(公告)日：2005-03-24

申请号：US10669835

申请日：2003-09-24

申请人： Steven Mastrianni ,  Dennis Shea ,  Ajay Mohindra ,  Thomas Chefalas ,  David Bantz ,  Alexei Karve

发明人： Steven Mastrianni ,  Dennis Shea ,  Ajay Mohindra ,  Thomas Chefalas ,  David Bantz ,  Alexei Karve

IPC分类号： G10L21/02 ,  H04M1/19 ,  H04M1/68 ,  H04M1/725 ,  G10L19/00

CPC分类号： H04M1/19 ,  G10K11/175 ,  G10K11/178 ,  G10K2210/108 ,  G10L21/0208 ,  H04K1/04 ,  H04K1/06 ,  H04K3/42 ,  H04K3/43 ,  H04K3/825 ,  H04K2203/12 ,  H04M1/68 ,  H04M1/72519

摘要： A method, apparatus and computer product for masking speech. The system includes a signal acquiring apparatus for generating an electrical signal representative of the speech; a processing apparatus for using the electrical signal to provide an audio signal which cancels the speech; and a signal generator, also referred to as a babble generator, for providing a speech masking signal to mask any speech not canceled. The masking signal is generated by processing the speech in one of several ways so that its content is not intelligible.

摘要翻译： 一种用于掩蔽语音的方法，设备和计算机产品。 该系统包括用于产生代表语音的电信号的信号获取装置; 一种处理装置，用于使用该电信号来提供消除语音的音频信号; 以及信号发生器，也称为混音发生器，用于提供语音屏蔽信号以掩蔽未被取消的任何语音。 通过以几种方式之一处理语音来产生掩蔽信号，使得其内容不可理解。

公开(公告)号：US20050081252A1

公开(公告)日：2005-04-14

申请号：US10686284

申请日：2003-10-14

申请人： Thomas Chefalas ,  Steven Mastrianni ,  Ajay Mohindra

发明人： Thomas Chefalas ,  Steven Mastrianni ,  Ajay Mohindra

IPC分类号： G06F15/00 ,  G06F17/00 ,  G06F17/21 ,  G06F17/24 ,  H04N7/025 ,  H04N7/10 ,  H04N7/16

CPC分类号： H04N21/4331 ,  H04N7/163 ,  H04N21/23424 ,  H04N21/44016 ,  H04N21/812 ,  H04N21/8455

摘要： A device 60 for time-shifting a first signal set with respect to a second signal set, as compared to the time sequence in which they were received, includes a receiver 44B, 46B, a storage means 44C, 46C, 70, a central processing unit 66, and a user interface 72. The first signal set 38 bears a cache marker 34 that directs the CPU to store it in a local storage. The second signal set 40 bears a recall marker 36 that uniquely identifies the first signal set 38 through the cache marker 34, and that determines a sequence in which the first and second signal sets are to be output. The CPU uses the recall marker and cache marker to sequence the first and second signal sets relative to one another in time that differs from the timed relation in which they were received. By storing the first signal set in a local storage, it need be broadcast or transmitted only once, eliminating the need to re-broadcast recurring commercial advertisements and conserving bandwidth.

摘要翻译： 与其接收的时间序列相比，用于相对于第二信号集合对第一信号集合进行时移的装置60包括接收器44B，46B，存储装置44C，46C，70，中央处理 单元66和用户接口72.第一信号组38具有指示CPU将其存储在本地存储器中的高速缓存标记34。 第二信号组40具有通过高速缓存标识器34唯一地识别第一信号组38并且确定要在其中输出第一和第二信号组的序列的调用标记36。 CPU使用召回标记和高速缓存标记来对时间上的第一和第二信号组相对于它们被接收的定时关系进行排序。 通过将第一信号集合存储在本地存储器中，需要仅广播或传输一次，从而不需要重新播放经常性商业广告并节省带宽。

公开(公告)号：US20050131996A1

公开(公告)日：2005-06-16

申请号：US10736802

申请日：2003-12-16

申请人： Steven Mastrianni ,  James Rubas ,  Ajay Mohindra ,  Thomas Chefalas ,  Norbert Vogl

发明人： Steven Mastrianni ,  James Rubas ,  Ajay Mohindra ,  Thomas Chefalas ,  Norbert Vogl

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04L67/1095 ,  Y10S707/99953

摘要： A method, apparatus and computer product that, in a system having a client computer, and apparatus for connecting the client computer to a network having a server for backing up the client computer, enables transferring data from the client computer to the server, by connecting the client computer to the network; backing up data on the client computer to a storage device attached to the network when the client computer is connected to the network; and transferring the data from the storage device to the server, preferably at a time determined by the server.

摘要翻译： 一种在具有客户计算机的系统中的方法，装置和计算机产品以及用于将客户计算机连接到具有用于备份客户端计算机的服务器的网络的装置，使得能够通过连接将数据从客户端计算机传送到服务器 客户端计算机到网络; 当客户端计算机连接到网络时，将客户端计算机上的数据备份到连接到网络的存储设备; 并且优选地在由服务器确定的时间将数据从存储设备传送到服务器。

公开(公告)号：US20070006321A1

公开(公告)日：2007-01-04

申请号：US11173111

申请日：2005-07-01

申请人： David Bantz ,  Thomas Chefalas ,  Steven Mastrianni ,  Clifford Pickover

发明人： David Bantz ,  Thomas Chefalas ,  Steven Mastrianni ,  Clifford Pickover

IPC分类号： H04L9/32

CPC分类号： G06F21/6218 ,  G06F2221/2141

摘要： The present invention concerns methods and apparatus for implementing context-dependent security for files and other computer system resources. In particular, methods and apparatus of the present invention implement context-based permissions that are used in context-dependent file security. In examples of the present invention, the context-based permissions may allow access to a file only when an attempt to access the file is made at a certain time of day, or from an authorized computer system, or from a computer having a certain application program installed. In general terms, the context-based permissions may specify time, location and application information that either alone or in combination may be used to restrict access to a file.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及用于为文件和其他计算机系统资源实现上下文相关安全性的方法和装置。 特别地，本发明的方法和装置实现了在上下文相关文件安全性中使用的基于上下文的权限。 在本发明的示例中，基于上下文的许可只允许在一天中的特定时间或从授权的计算机系统或具有特定应用的计算机进行访问文件时访问文件 程序安装。 一般而言，基于上下文的权限可以指定时间，位置和应用程序信息，这些信息可以单独使用或组合使用来限制对文件的访问。

公开(公告)号：US20060149656A1

公开(公告)日：2006-07-06

申请号：US11027974

申请日：2005-01-04

申请人： Thomas Chefalas ,  Steven Mastrianni ,  Clifford Pickover ,  Robert Wisniewski

发明人： Thomas Chefalas ,  Steven Mastrianni ,  Clifford Pickover ,  Robert Wisniewski

IPC分类号： G06Q40/00

CPC分类号： G06Q30/08 ,  G06Q40/04

摘要： Systems and method for providing an auction. A computer server has a searchable database of items offered for sale by a plurality of sellers. The database is accessible by a plurality of sellers and a plurality of buyers. A conglomeration agent running on the server identifies related items for sale as a single conglomeration and stores the conglomeration in the database. The buyer may view both individual items for sale and conglomerations of items for sale, and place a bid on a conglomeration of such items or the individual item. If the bid matches the conditions set forth by the sellers, the sale of either a conglomeration or an individual item is completed. The system also generates a performance metric for both buyers and sellers which are also made available to buyer and sellers and may be used to assess the desirability of dealing with certain buyers or sellers.

摘要翻译： 提供拍卖的系统和方法。 计算机服务器具有可由多个卖方出售的物品的可搜索数据库。 数据库可由多个卖家和多个购买者访问。 在服务器上运行的集团代理将相关物品作为一个集团进行销售，并将该集团存储在数据库中。 买方可以查看出售物品的个人物品和出售物品的集合，并对这些物品或个别物品的集合进行投标。 如果出价符合卖方规定的条件，则销售集团或个别物品即可完成。 该制度还为买方和卖方制定了一种绩效指标，这些指标也可供买卖双方使用，并可用于评估与某些买卖双方交易的可取性。

公开(公告)号：US20060156406A1

公开(公告)日：2006-07-13

申请号：US11035337

申请日：2005-01-13

申请人： David Bantz ,  Thomas Chefalas ,  Steven Mastrianni ,  Clifford Pickover

发明人： David Bantz ,  Thomas Chefalas ,  Steven Mastrianni ,  Clifford Pickover

IPC分类号： G06F12/14

CPC分类号： G06F21/85 ,  G06F21/10 ,  G06F21/56 ,  G06F21/57 ,  G06F21/6218 ,  G06F21/71 ,  G06F21/76 ,  G06F21/84 ,  G06F2221/2113 ,  G06F2221/2137

摘要： Methods and devices for securely providing personalities to reconfigurable hardware. Reconfigurable hardware is provided with one or more domains. At least one domain serves as a gatekeeper domain and another domain serves as a task domain. A service provider provides an authentication and security personality to the gatekeeper domain. The hardware is shipped to the user. A user then accesses the service provider via a network connection and downloads a task personality into the task domain, but only if the personality in the gatekeeper domain allows the download to take place. Once the task personality completes a task, the user may download another task personality into the task domain, if permitted by the personality loaded in the gatekeeper domain. The domains and personalities are managed and made available by the service provider.

摘要翻译： 用于安全地为可重构硬件提供个性的方法和设备。 可重配置硬件提供有一个或多个域。 至少一个域用作网守域，另一个域用作任务域。 服务提供商向网守域提供认证和安全个性。 硬件发送给用户。 用户然后通过网络连接访问服务提供商，并将任务个性下载到任务域中，但是仅当网守域中的个性允许下载发生时。 一旦任务个性完成任务，用户可以将其他任务个性下载到任务域中，如果被加载在网闸域中的个性允许的话。 域和个性由服务提供商管理和提供。

公开(公告)号：US20070169089A1

公开(公告)日：2007-07-19

申请号：US11333064

申请日：2006-01-17

申请人： David Bantz ,  Thomas Chefalas ,  Steven Mastrianni ,  Clifford Pickover

发明人： David Bantz ,  Thomas Chefalas ,  Steven Mastrianni ,  Clifford Pickover

IPC分类号： G06F9/44

CPC分类号： G06F9/4484

摘要： The present invention concerns methods and apparatus for controlling software patching activity in, for example, computer systems. Methods and apparatus of the present invention may implement a software shell and institute a patching policy to control patching activities. When implemented, the software shell acts as a barrier which permits patching of the underlying software only when the patching activity would be in accordance with the instituted patching policy. Various patching policies can be instituted in embodiments of the present invention. For example, patching may be done when convenient; or just before when the software requiring the patch is needed; or patching may be blocked to prevent unwanted software characteristics and/or behavior. In other circumstances, patching may be delayed until confidence has been established in a new patch so as to avoid disrupting a computer system that is already functioning in an acceptable manner. In still further circumstances, a particular software action may be blocked so as to avoid the necessity of having to patch software, particularly when the action may interrupt the orderly function of a computer system.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及用于控制例如计算机系统中的软件补丁活动的方法和装置。 本发明的方法和装置可以实现软件外壳并且制定修补策略来控制修补活动。 当实施时，软件shell作为屏障，只有当修补活动符合建立的修补策略时，才能修补底层软件。 可以在本发明的实施例中提出各种修补策略。 例如，可以在方便时进行修补; 或者在需要补丁需要的软件之前; 或者修补可能被阻止，以防止不必要的软件特性和/或行为。 在其他情况下，修补可能会延迟，直到在新补丁中建立置信度，以避免中断已经以可接受的方式运作的计算机系统。 在另外的情况下，可能会阻止特定的软件动作，以避免必须对软件进行补丁，特别是当该动作可能中断计算机系统的有序功能时。

公开(公告)号：US20060265711A1

公开(公告)日：2006-11-23

申请号：US11134750

申请日：2005-05-20

申请人： David Bantz ,  Thomas Chefalas ,  Steven Mastrianni ,  Clifford Pickover

发明人： David Bantz ,  Thomas Chefalas ,  Steven Mastrianni ,  Clifford Pickover

IPC分类号： G06F9/455

CPC分类号： G06F9/451 ,  G06F9/45533

摘要： The present invention concerns methods and apparatus for managing multiple virtual machines simultaneously operative in a computing environment. The methods and apparatus of the present invention provide an integrated work environment—for example, a desktop—which incorporates graphical and control elements from multiple virtual machines. In embodiments of the present invention, application programs and resources available in multiple virtual machines can be accessed from a single desktop. Methods and apparatus of the present invention provide visual cues for associating control elements and resources with particular virtual machines. In embodiments of the present invention, multiple virtual machines operative in a computing environment can comprise a plurality of collaborative virtual machines, or a private virtual machine and one or more collaborative virtual machines.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及用于管理在计算环境中同时操作的多个虚拟机的方法和装置。 本发明的方法和装置提供了集成的工作环境，例如桌面，它集成了来自多个虚拟机的图形和控制元素。 在本发明的实施例中，可以从单个桌面访问多个虚拟机中可用的应用程序和资源。 本发明的方法和装置提供用于将控制元素和资源与特定虚拟机相关联的视觉提示。 在本发明的实施例中，在计算环境中操作的多个虚拟机可以包括多个协作虚拟机，或私有虚拟机和一个或多个协作虚拟机。