公开(公告)号：US06487196B1

公开(公告)日：2002-11-26

申请号：US09093838

申请日：1998-05-29

申请人： William Verthein ,  Stanley T. Naudus

发明人： William Verthein ,  Stanley T. Naudus

IPC分类号： H04M1253

CPC分类号： H04M3/323 ,  H04M1/2535 ,  H04M7/129

摘要： A system and method in a network-based telephone system for simulating a typical plain old telephone system (POTS) connection by generating sounds in response to conditions in the telephone connection that simulate POTS sounds that occur during the typical POTS connection. Telephones in a network-based telephone system are connected to a wide-area network (WAN) such as the Internet via an Internet telephony gateway. A calling telephone connects to the local exchange carrier to permit a user to connect to a calling Internet telephony gateway by dialing an access telephone number. The calling Internet telephony gateway receives access information and the destination telephone number and uses the destination telephone number to determine the Internet telephony gateway that is closest to the called telephone with the destination telephone number. The calling Internet telephony gateway connects to the called Internet telephony gateway which connects to the called telephone number. During the setup of the connection, the calling Internet telephony gateway generates dialing sounds to the calling telephone. The Internet telephony gateway may also generate busy signals, fast busy signals, click sounds and comfort noise sounds to provide the caller with a POTS feel.

摘要翻译： 基于网络的电话系统中的系统和方法，用于通过响应于模拟在典型POTS连接期间发生的POTS声音的电话连接中的条件产生声音来模拟典型的普通老式电话系统（POTS）连接。 基于网络的电话系统中的电话通过因特网电话网关连接到诸如因特网的广域网（WAN）。 呼叫电话连接到本地交换运营商，以允许用户通过拨打接入电话号码连接到呼叫的因特网电话网关。 呼叫Internet电话网关接收接入信息和目的地电话号码，并使用目的地电话号码来确定最接近具有目的地电话号码的被叫电话的因特网电话网关。 呼叫的因特网电话网关连接到连接到被叫电话号码的被叫的因特网电话网关。 在建立连接期间，呼叫Internet电话网关向呼叫电话生成拨号声音。 互联网电话网关还可以产生忙信号，快忙信号，点击声和舒适噪声声，以向呼叫者提供POTS感觉。

公开(公告)号：US08830188B2

公开(公告)日：2014-09-09

申请号：US13165270

申请日：2011-06-21

申请人： William Verthein ,  Josh Watson ,  Stephen Lee

发明人： William Verthein ,  Josh Watson ,  Stephen Lee

IPC分类号： G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/01

CPC分类号： G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/016 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/04847

摘要： An interactive wall provides tactile feedback based on detected touch and displayed content on the wall surface. Upon detecting a touch on the wall surface, the interactive wall provides real time tactile feedback corresponding to the touch employing one or more actuators. The interactive wall itself may serve as projection surface for the display or a wall-size display be affixed to the wall trans-conducting tactile feedback to the user.

摘要翻译： 交互式墙壁基于检测到的触摸和在墙壁上显示的内容提供触觉反馈。 当检测到壁表面上的触摸时，交互壁提供与使用一个或多个致动器的触摸相对应的实时触觉反馈。 交互壁本身可以用作显示器的投影表面，或者墙壁尺寸的显示器被固定到墙壁上，以传递给用户的触觉反馈。

公开(公告)号：US20140032679A1

公开(公告)日：2014-01-30

申请号：US13561917

申请日：2012-07-30

申请人： Ankit Tandon ,  William Verthein ,  Senthil Velayutham ,  Ross Cutler

发明人： Ankit Tandon ,  William Verthein ,  Senthil Velayutham ,  Ross Cutler

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04L12/1827 ,  H04N7/141 ,  H04N7/15

摘要： Provided herein are systems, methods, and software for facilitating collaboration environments. In at least one implementation, a presentation of an initial view of a collaboration scene is presented within a collaboration environment. A portion of the collaboration scene is identified that corresponds to an object of interest selected for separate viewing. A separate presentation within the collaboration environment is initiated related to the portion of the scene corresponding to the object of interest.

摘要翻译： 本文提供的是用于促进协作环境的系统，方法和软件。 在至少一个实现中，在协作环境中呈现协作场景的初始视图的呈现。 识别出与所选择的用于单独观看的感兴趣对象相对应的协作场景的一部分。 开始协作环境中的单独表现与与感兴趣对象相对应的场景的部分相关。

公开(公告)号：US20120200660A1

公开(公告)日：2012-08-09

申请号：US13021341

申请日：2011-02-04

申请人： William Verthein ,  Jingyu Qiu

发明人： William Verthein ,  Jingyu Qiu

IPC分类号： H04N7/15 ,  H04N5/225

CPC分类号： H04N7/15 ,  H05B37/0218 ,  H05B37/0245 ,  Y02B20/46

摘要： Techniques to provide active lighting control for video teleconferencing systems are described. In an embodiment, a video teleconferencing (TVC) device receives lighting data from cameras in a room where a VTC is taking place. The VTC device may access lighting profiles for the lights in the room from a lighting control system. The VTC device may compare the current lighting conditions to a target model. The VTC device may use the lighting profiles to select lights to turn on or off via the lighting control system to improve the lighting. The VTC device may monitor the lighting conditions during the conference and may re-adjust the lights if a large change occurs. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

摘要翻译： 描述了为视频电话会议系统提供主动照明控制的技术。 在一个实施例中，视频电话会议（TVC）设备从正在进行VTC的房间中的照相机接收照明数据。 VTC设备可以从照明控制系统访问房间中的灯的照明配置文件。 VTC设备可以将当前的照明条件与目标模型进行比较。 VTC设备可以使用照明配置文件来选择通过照明控制系统打开或关闭灯光以改善照明。 VTC设备可以在会议期间监视照明条件，如果发生大的变化，可以重新调整灯光。 描述和要求保护其他实施例。

公开(公告)号：US09053456B2

公开(公告)日：2015-06-09

申请号：US13073448

申请日：2011-03-28

申请人： William Verthein ,  Jingyu Qiu

发明人： William Verthein ,  Jingyu Qiu

IPC分类号： H04N7/15 ,  H04L12/16 ,  G06F15/16 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  H04L12/18

CPC分类号： G06Q10/10 ,  G06F17/30386 ,  H04L12/1822 ,  H04L12/1827 ,  H04N7/152

摘要： Techniques for conference system location awareness and provisioning are described. An apparatus may comprise a room detection component operative to determine a room identifier of a room which a conference system is in, a database component operative to determine one or more room properties of the detected room by querying a database of room properties using the room identifier, and a conference configuration component operative to configure one or more conference elements using the room properties. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

摘要翻译： 描述了会议系统位置感知和配置的技术。 设备可以包括房间检测组件，其可操作以确定会议系统所在的房间的房间标识符，数据库组件可操作以通过使用房间标识符查询房间属性的数据库来确定所检测到的房间的一个或多个房间属性 以及会议配置组件，用于使用房间属性配置一个或多个会议元件。 描述和要求保护其他实施例。

公开(公告)号：US06678284B1

公开(公告)日：2004-01-13

申请号：US09844174

申请日：2001-04-25

申请人： William Verthein ,  Daniel L. Schoo ,  Todd Landry

发明人： William Verthein ,  Daniel L. Schoo ,  Todd Landry

IPC分类号： H04L1228

CPC分类号： H04L12/4612 ,  H04M11/066 ,  H04Q1/028 ,  H04Q1/03 ,  H04Q2201/802

摘要： A communication access chassis having a general purpose computing platform provides communication access between remote users and computer network via the public telephone network. The general purpose computing platform is connected to an internal chassis bus complex transmitting incoming calls between a telephone line interface and a signal conversion system and between the signal conversion system and a local area network interface. The computing platform has a conventional microprocessor and local or peripheral memory storage devices and implements a commercially available open network operating system such as Windows NT™. By virtue of the ability of the general purpose computing platform to run network server programs locally, i.e., in the communication chassis, server functionality that has been provided only by remote computers on a local area network in the prior art is incorporated into the communications chassis itself, providing for improved network management, increased network security and reduced access and processing time, all in a manner transparent to the remote user.

摘要翻译： 具有通用计算平台的通信接入机箱通过公共电话网络提供远程用户与计算机网络之间的通信接入。 通用计算平台连接到内部机箱总线复合体，用于在电话线路接口和信号转换系统之间以及信号转换系统与局域网接口之间传输呼叫。 计算平台具有传统的微处理器和本地或外围存储器存储设备，并且实现了市售的开放式网络操作系统，例如Windows NT TM。 由于通用计算平台本地运行网络服务器程序的能力，即在通信机箱中，现有技术中仅由局域网上的远程计算机提供的服务器功能被并入通信机箱 本身提供改进的网络管理，增加网络安全性并减少访问和处理时间，这些都以对远程用户透明的方式。

公开(公告)号：US06249527B1

公开(公告)日：2001-06-19

申请号：US08813173

申请日：1997-03-07

申请人： William Verthein ,  Daniel L. Schoo ,  Todd Landry

发明人： William Verthein ,  Daniel L. Schoo ,  Todd Landry

IPC分类号： H04J322

CPC分类号： H04Q1/03 ,  H04Q1/028 ,  H04Q2201/802

摘要： A communication access chassis having a general purpose computing platform provides communication access between remote users and computer network via the public telephone network. The general purpose computing platform is connected to an internal chassis bus complex transmitting incoming calls between a telephone line interface and a signal conversion system and between the signal conversion system and a local area network interface. The computing platform has a conventional microprocessor and local or peripheral memory storage devices and implements a commercially available open network operating system such as Windows NT™. By virtue of the ability of the general purpose computing platform to run network server programs locally, i.e., in the communication chassis, server functionality that has been provided only by remote computers on a local area network in the prior art is incorporated into the communications chassis itself, providing for improved network management, increased network security and reduced access and processing time, all in a manner transparent to the remote user.

摘要翻译： 具有通用计算平台的通信接入机箱通过公共电话网络提供远程用户与计算机网络之间的通信接入。 通用计算平台连接到内部机箱总线复合体，用于在电话线路接口和信号转换系统之间以及信号转换系统与局域网接口之间传输呼叫。 计算平台具有传统的微处理器和本地或外围存储器存储设备，并且实现了市售的开放式网络操作系统，例如Windows NT TM。 由于通用计算平台本地运行网络服务器程序的能力，即在通信机箱中，现有技术中仅由局域网上的远程计算机提供的服务器功能被并入通信机箱 本身提供改进的网络管理，增加网络安全性并减少访问和处理时间，这些都以对远程用户透明的方式。

公开(公告)号：US09813255B2

公开(公告)日：2017-11-07

申请号：US13561917

申请日：2012-07-30

申请人： Ankit Tandon ,  William Verthein ,  Senthil Velayutham ,  Ross Cutler

发明人： Ankit Tandon ,  William Verthein ,  Senthil Velayutham ,  Ross Cutler

IPC分类号： G06F15/16 ,  H04L12/18 ,  H04N7/14 ,  H04N7/15

CPC分类号： H04L12/1827 ,  H04N7/141 ,  H04N7/15

摘要： Provided herein are systems, methods, and software for facilitating collaboration environments. In at least one implementation, a presentation of an initial view of a collaboration scene is presented within a collaboration environment. A portion of the collaboration scene is identified that corresponds to an object of interest selected for separate viewing. A separate presentation within the collaboration environment is initiated related to the portion of the scene corresponding to the object of interest.

公开(公告)号：US08665310B2

公开(公告)日：2014-03-04

申请号：US13021341

申请日：2011-02-04

申请人： William Verthein ,  Jingyu Qiu

发明人： William Verthein ,  Jingyu Qiu

IPC分类号： H04N7/15

CPC分类号： H04N7/15 ,  H05B37/0218 ,  H05B37/0245 ,  Y02B20/46

摘要： Techniques to provide active lighting control for video teleconferencing systems are described. In an embodiment, a video teleconferencing (TVC) device receives lighting data from cameras in a room where a VTC is taking place. The VTC device may access lighting profiles for the lights in the room from a lighting control system. The VTC device may compare the current lighting conditions to a target model. The VTC device may use the lighting profiles to select lights to turn on or off via the lighting control system to improve the lighting. The VTC device may monitor the lighting conditions during the conference and may re-adjust the lights if a large change occurs. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

摘要翻译： 描述了为视频电话会议系统提供主动照明控制的技术。 在一个实施例中，视频电话会议（TVC）设备从正在进行VTC的房间中的照相机接收照明数据。 VTC设备可以从照明控制系统访问房间中的灯的照明配置文件。 VTC设备可以将当前的照明条件与目标模型进行比较。 VTC设备可以使用照明配置文件来选择通过照明控制系统打开或关闭灯光以改善照明。 VTC设备可以在会议期间监视照明条件，如果发生大的变化，可以重新调整灯光。 描述和要求保护其他实施例。

公开(公告)号：US20120326989A1

公开(公告)日：2012-12-27

申请号：US13165270

申请日：2011-06-21

申请人： William Verthein ,  Josh Watson ,  Stephen Lee

发明人： William Verthein ,  Josh Watson ,  Stephen Lee

IPC分类号： G06F3/041

CPC分类号： G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/016 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/04847

摘要： An interactive wall provides tactile feedback based on detected touch and displayed content on the wall surface. Upon detecting a touch on the wall surface, the interactive wall provides real time tactile feedback corresponding to the touch employing one or more actuators. The interactive wall itself may serve as projection surface for the display or a wall-size display be affixed to the wall trans-conducting tactile feedback to the user.

摘要翻译： 交互式墙壁基于检测到的触摸和在墙壁上显示的内容提供触觉反馈。 当检测到壁表面上的触摸时，交互壁提供与使用一个或多个致动器的触摸相对应的实时触觉反馈。 交互壁本身可以用作显示器的投影表面，或者墙壁尺寸的显示器被固定到墙壁上，以传递给用户的触觉反馈。