公开(公告)号：US20060224993A1

公开(公告)日：2006-10-05

申请号：US11096615

申请日：2005-03-31

申请人： Curtis Wong ,  David Huynh ,  Patrick Baudisch ,  Steven Drucker

发明人： Curtis Wong ,  David Huynh ,  Patrick Baudisch ,  Steven Drucker

IPC分类号： G06F9/00

CPC分类号： G06F17/30274

摘要： The present subject matter describes a browser for efficiently presenting and browsing a large digital photograph collection. The browser includes a graphical interface—referred to as a time quilt—that combines a wrappable timeline with a space filling layout. Thumbnails representing individual images or clusters of images are laid out chronologically in columns, from top to bottom. When the bottom of a column is reached, a new column is started to the right of the existing column(s). Semantic zooming is used wherein zooming in on a thumbnail image that represents a cluster renders thumbnails of images in the cluster when the thumbnails of the images can be rendered in a legible size. Tiered zooming is also described, which is semantic zooming on multiple levels—representative thumbnails give way to clusters of representative thumbnails that each represent an image or a cluster of images.

摘要翻译： 本主题描述了一种用于有效地呈现和浏览大型数字照片集的浏览器。 浏览器包括一个图形界面 - 被称为时间被套 - 将可包装的时间轴与空格填充布局相结合。 代表单个图像或图像群集的缩略图按照从上到下的列按时间顺序排列。 当到达列的底部时，将在现有列的右侧启动一个新列。 使用语义缩放，其中当图像的缩略图可以以可读的大小渲染时，放大表示簇的缩略图的缩略图呈现簇中的图像的缩略图。 还描述了分层缩放，其是在多个级别上的语义缩放 - 代表性的缩略图使得能够代表每个代表图像或一组图像的代表性缩略图的集群。

公开(公告)号：US07673315B1

公开(公告)日：2010-03-02

申请号：US09650375

申请日：2000-08-29

申请人： Curtis Wong ,  Steven Drucker

发明人： Curtis Wong ,  Steven Drucker

IPC分类号： H04N5/445 ,  H04N7/173 ,  H04N7/16 ,  H04N7/00 ,  H04N9/00

CPC分类号： H04N9/79 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N5/44591 ,  H04N5/76 ,  H04N5/765 ,  H04N5/775 ,  H04N5/781 ,  H04N5/85 ,  H04N9/8042 ,  H04N21/21 ,  H04N21/23 ,  H04N21/4227 ,  H04N21/4334 ,  H04N21/43622 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/47214 ,  H04N21/482

摘要： A system and method are disclosed for providing program criteria representing a plurality of audio and/or visual programs. A plurality of tokens are stored in a database of one or more computers, each token having an identifier for identifying a predetermined audio and/or visual program. Each token may be a universal program identifier that represents a specific program in a global programming environment (e.g., the token may identify a program across multiple tuning spaces). Alternatively or additionally, a token may be a tuning-space specific program identifier that represents program criteria associated with a specific program for particular tuning space. The server is programmed to provide at least one token to a remote computer based on selection criteria.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于提供表示多个音频和/或视觉节目的节目标准的系统和方法。 多个令牌存储在一个或多个计算机的数据库中，每个令牌具有用于识别预定音频和/或视觉节目的标识符。 每个令牌可以是表示全局编程环境中的特定程序的通用程序标识符（例如，令牌可以标识跨多个调整空间的程序）。 或者或另外，令牌可以是表示与用于特定调谐空间的特定程序相关联的程序标准的调谐空间特定程序标识符。 服务器被编程为基于选择标准向远程计算机提供至少一个令牌。

公开(公告)号：US20070067447A1

公开(公告)日：2007-03-22

申请号：US11464081

申请日：2006-08-11

申请人： Curtis Wong ,  Steven Drucker ,  Craig Mundie

发明人： Curtis Wong ,  Steven Drucker ,  Craig Mundie

IPC分类号： G06F15/173

CPC分类号： H04H60/73 ,  H04H20/93 ,  H04L12/1831 ,  H04L67/02 ,  H04L67/26 ,  H04N21/235 ,  H04N21/435 ,  H04N21/84

摘要： A system and method are disclosed which enable a user to locate target data from a temporal broadcast of data. The system includes a transportable identifier that represents the target data. The identifier further includes metadata that provides sufficient information about the broadcast of the target data such that the target data can be acquired when broadcast. The transportable identifier further may be sent to one or more other users to enable such users to locate the broadcast of the target data. As a result, one or more users may employ identifiers to locate the broadcast of the target data and, in turn, monitor and/or store the target data from the temporal broadcast.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种使得用户能够从数据的时间广播定位目标数据的系统和方法。 系统包括表示目标数据的可移动标识符。 标识符还包括提供关于目标数据的广播的足够信息的元数据，使得可以在广播时获取目标数据。 可传送标识符还可以发送到一个或多个其他用户，以使得这些用户能够定位目标数据的广播。 结果，一个或多个用户可以使用标识符来定位目标数据的广播，并且依次从时间广播监视和/或存储目标数据。

公开(公告)号：US20050267994A1

公开(公告)日：2005-12-01

申请号：US11177724

申请日：2005-07-08

申请人： Curtis Wong ,  Steven Drucker

发明人： Curtis Wong ,  Steven Drucker

IPC分类号： G06F7/00 ,  G06F13/00 ,  G06F15/16 ,  H04N7/173

CPC分类号： H04N7/17318 ,  H04N5/765 ,  H04N5/782 ,  H04N21/42204 ,  H04N21/4668 ,  H04N21/47214 ,  H04N21/6581 ,  H04N21/8352 ,  Y10S707/99933

摘要： A system and method to facilitate selection and programming of at least one of audio and visual program are disclosed. A first computer is operative to connect to a second computer for filtering through a plurality of audio and/or visual programs based on selection criteria to provide a filtered representation of programs. A program from the filtered representation of programs may be selected at the first computer so as to cause a token indicative of the selected program to be assigned to a recipient operative to receive the token. The recipient may be a user at the first computer, a third computer, or an entertainment appliance. The token represents the selected program with sufficient particularity to program an entertainment system based on the token to record the program represented by the token.

公开(公告)号：US20110013885A1

公开(公告)日：2011-01-20

申请号：US12684763

申请日：2010-01-08

申请人： Curtis Wong ,  Steven Drucker

发明人： Curtis Wong ,  Steven Drucker

IPC分类号： H04N5/76 ,  H04N5/445

CPC分类号： H04N9/79 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N5/44591 ,  H04N5/76 ,  H04N5/765 ,  H04N5/775 ,  H04N5/781 ,  H04N5/85 ,  H04N9/8042 ,  H04N21/21 ,  H04N21/23 ,  H04N21/4227 ,  H04N21/4334 ,  H04N21/43622 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/47214 ,  H04N21/482

摘要： A system and method are disclosed for providing program criteria representing a plurality of audio and/or visual programs. A plurality of tokens are stored in a database of one or more computers, each token having an identifier for identifying a predetermined audio and/or visual program. Each token may be a universal program identifier that represents a specific program in a global programming environment (e.g., the token may identify a program across multiple tuning spaces). Alternatively or additionally, a token may be a tuning-space specific program identifier that represents program criteria associated with a specific program for particular tuning space. The server is programmed to provide at least one token to a remote computer based on selection criteria.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于提供表示多个音频和/或视觉节目的节目标准的系统和方法。 多个令牌存储在一个或多个计算机的数据库中，每个令牌具有用于识别预定音频和/或视觉节目的标识符。 每个令牌可以是表示全局编程环境中的特定程序的通用程序标识符（例如，令牌可以标识跨多个调整空间的程序）。 或者或另外，令牌可以是表示与用于特定调谐空间的特定程序相关联的程序标准的调谐空间特定程序标识符。 服务器被编程为基于选择标准向远程计算机提供至少一个令牌。

公开(公告)号：US20060253685A1

公开(公告)日：2006-11-09

申请号：US11124856

申请日：2005-05-09

申请人： Curtis Wong ,  James Kajiya ,  Steven Drucker

发明人： Curtis Wong ,  James Kajiya ,  Steven Drucker

IPC分类号： G06F15/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/3423 ,  G06F9/4843

摘要： Systems and methods directed at providing flow computing. An application configured with flow computing capabilities can determine possible results that are intended by a user based on one or more user-initiated actions. The application identifies idling computing resources in the computing device that are available and automatically performs other actions to produce the possible results using the idling computing resources. The application caches the results and provides at least one of the cached results in an interactive data stream. The user directs the data stream by selecting pre-generated choices to achieve the desired outcome.

摘要翻译： 针对提供流量计算的系统和方法。 配置有流计算能力的应用可以基于一个或多个用户发起的动作来确定用户想要的可能的结果。 应用程序识别计算设备中的空闲计算资源，并使用空闲计算资源自动执行其他操作以产生可能的结果。 应用程序缓存结果，并将缓存结果中的至少一个提供给交互式数据流。 用户通过选择预先生成的选择来指导数据流以实现期望的结果。

公开(公告)号：US20060161867A1

公开(公告)日：2006-07-20

申请号：US11384690

申请日：2006-03-20

申请人： Steven Drucker ,  Curtis Wong ,  Steve Glenner ,  Asta Glatzer ,  Steven DeMar

发明人： Steven Drucker ,  Curtis Wong ,  Steve Glenner ,  Asta Glatzer ,  Steven DeMar

IPC分类号： G06F17/00

CPC分类号： G06F17/30011 ,  G06F17/30274 ,  G06F17/30749 ,  G06F17/30775 ,  G06F17/30817 ,  G06F17/30849 ,  Y10S715/974

摘要： The present invention provides a unique system and method for facilitating browsing, sorting, clustering, and filtering any number of media objects grouped together in a quick and easy manner. In particular, the invention involves annotating the media objects, which have been clustered, sorted, and/or filtered en masse rather than individually, with metadata. The media objects may be selected by a user and annotated with a plurality of metadata as desired by a user in order to optimize utilization of the media objects. The media objects may also be combined and/or mixed in any number of ways to create new media objects. Media objects may include an audio component, a visual component, a portion thereof, and/or any combination thereof.

公开(公告)号：US20070033220A1

公开(公告)日：2007-02-08

申请号：US11537763

申请日：2006-10-02

申请人： Steven Drucker ,  Curtis Wong ,  Asta Glatzer

发明人： Steven Drucker ,  Curtis Wong ,  Asta Glatzer

IPC分类号： G06F7/00

CPC分类号： G06F17/3002 ,  G06F17/30038 ,  G06F17/30058

摘要： The present invention provides a unique method and user interface that facilitates accessing and browsing objects in which a user begins with a center object (e.g., one or a few focal objects) displayed on a screen and related objects are populated on the screen as well. The related objects can be further organized into clusters whereby each cluster or grouping of objects expands on a particular attribute of the center object. The attributes correspond to metadata. Thus, the objects are populated based upon the metadata of the center object. According to one aspect, the user can access one or more specific objects having a plurality of attributes and then relax at least one of the attributes to see what other objects share at least one attribute with the center object. According to another aspect, the object having the closest match to a search request can be centrally displayed with other close matches arranged by their respective metadata.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种独特的方法和用户界面，其便于访问和浏览用户以屏幕上显示的中心对象（例如，一个或几个焦点对象）开始的对象，并且相关对象也被填充在屏幕上。 可以将相关对象进一步组织成群集，由此每个群集或对象组在中心对象的特定属性上展开。 属性对应于元数据。 因此，基于中心对象的元数据填充对象。 根据一个方面，用户可以访问具有多个属性的一个或多个特定对象，然后放松至少一个属性，以查看哪些其他对象与中心对象共享至少一个属性。 根据另一方面，具有与搜索请求最匹配的对象可以通过其各自的元数据排列的其他紧密匹配集中显示。

公开(公告)号：US06968364B1

公开(公告)日：2005-11-22

申请号：US09650167

申请日：2000-08-29

申请人： Curtis Wong ,  Steven Drucker

发明人： Curtis Wong ,  Steven Drucker

IPC分类号： G06F7/00 ,  G06F13/00 ,  G06F15/16 ,  H04N7/173 ,  H04N7/16

CPC分类号： H04N7/17318 ,  H04N5/765 ,  H04N5/782 ,  H04N21/42204 ,  H04N21/4668 ,  H04N21/47214 ,  H04N21/6581 ,  H04N21/8352 ,  Y10S707/99933

摘要： A system and method to facilitate selection and programming of at least one of audio and visual program are disclosed. A first computer is operative to connect to a second computer for filtering through a plurality of audio and/or visual programs based on selection criteria to provide a filtered representation of programs. A program from the filtered representation of programs may be selected at the first computer so as to cause a token indicative of the selected program to be assigned to a recipient operative to receive the token. The recipient may be a user at the first computer, a third computer, or an entertainment appliance. The token represents the selected program with sufficient particularity to program an entertainment system based on the token to record the program represented by the token.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于促进音频和视频节目中的至少一个的选择和编程的系统和方法。 第一计算机可操作以连接到第二计算机，用于基于选择标准通过多个音频和/或可视程序进行过滤以提供程序的滤波表示。 可以在第一计算机处选择来自程序的滤波表示的程序，以便使指示所选程序的令牌被分配给接收操作来接收令牌的接收者。 收件人可以是第一计算机，第三计算机或娱乐装置的用户。 令牌表示所选择的程序，具有足够的特殊性，以基于令牌对娱乐系统进行编程，以记录由令牌表示的程序。

公开(公告)号：US20050192924A1

公开(公告)日：2005-09-01

申请号：US10893064

申请日：2004-07-17

申请人： Steven Drucker ,  Curtis Wong ,  Asta Roseway ,  Steven Glenner ,  Steven DeMar

发明人： Steven Drucker ,  Curtis Wong ,  Asta Roseway ,  Steven Glenner ,  Steven DeMar

IPC分类号： G06F3/033 ,  G06F3/048 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G06F7/00

CPC分类号： G06F17/30265 ,  G06F3/0483 ,  G06F3/0485 ,  Y10S707/99937

摘要： Described is a system and method including a user interface to manage sets of digital data (e.g., files) such as digital photographs or email messages. The system and method comprise a rapid sort mechanism and an underlying support mechanism that associates metadata with each set of digital data, including annotation metadata obtained from the sort mechanism. As the user scrolls through images that represent the sets of digital data and categorizes them, metadata as to its particular categorization or lack of categorization is implicitly obtained and associated with each set of digital data. Grouping of sets of digital data into clusters is also provided, with a visual indication as to which cluster a set of digital data belongs. With respect to digital photography, the system and method makes annotating and classifying digital photographs significantly easier and faster than contemporary photograph management mechanisms.

摘要翻译： 描述了一种系统和方法，其包括用于管理诸如数字照片或电子邮件消息的数字数据（例如，文件）的集合的用户界面。 该系统和方法包括快速分类机制和底层支持机制，其将元数据与每一组数字数据相关联，包括从分类机制获得的注释元数据。 当用户滚动表示数字数据集的图像并对它们进行分类时，隐含地获得关于其特定分类或缺乏分类的元数据并与每组数字数据相关联。 还提供了将数字数据集合分组到集群中，并提供了一组数字数据属于哪个集群的视觉指示。 对于数字摄影，系统和方法使数字照片的注释和分类比现代照片管理机制更容易和更快。