| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7672438 |
Providing multiple line functionality using alternative network telephony |
March 2, 2010 |
| Providing multiple line functionality using alternative network telephony is disclosed. A local telephone installation comprises a first local telephone equipment associated with a first local node, a second telephone equipment associated with a second local node, and local telephone |
| 7661116 |
Auction for targeted content |
February 9, 2010 |
| Displaying personalized content to content observers by content providers (e.g., advertisers) who disseminate content over a network is disclosed. In particular, enabling the display of targeted content to television viewers is disclosed. Identification of the content observer(s) observi |
| 7634008 |
Low cost video compression using fast, modified Z-coding of wavelet pyramids |
December 15, 2009 |
| An entropy efficient video coder for wavelet pyramids approaches the entropy-limited coding rate of video wavelet pyramids, is fast in both hardware and software implementations, and has low complexity (no multiplies) for use in ASICs. It uses a modified Z-coder to code the zero/non- |
| 7586397 |
Interactive radio frequency tags |
September 8, 2009 |
| Interactive radio frequency tags that are responsive to external stimuli to change state are disclosed. The tags preferably include a passive radio frequency transponder, having an antenna, an interface for receiving an external stimulus, and one or more integrated circuits responsiv |
| 7567702 |
Data processing system and method |
July 28, 2009 |
| A powerful, scaleable, and reconfigurable image processing system and method of processing data therein is described. This general purpose, reconfigurable engine with toroidal topology, distributed memory, and wide bandwidth I/O are capable of solving real applications at real-time s |
| 7565681 |
System and method for the broadcast dissemination of time-ordered data |
July 21, 2009 |
| A stream of time-ordered data, such as a movie, is divided into multiple fragments of equal length, which are repetitively transmitted at different respective repetition rates. The fragments are reordered for transmission so that those which occur near the beginning of the original d |
| 7545359 |
Computerized interactor systems and methods for providing same |
June 9, 2009 |
| A computerized interactor system uses physical, three-dimensional objects as metaphors for input of user intent to a computer system. When one or more interactors are engaged with a detection field, the detection field reads an identifier associated with the object and communicates the |
| 7519271 |
Low attention recording with particular application to social recording |
April 14, 2009 |
| The invention enables "low attention recording," i.e., recording that need not appreciably affect interaction of a recorder (i.e., a person in control of a recording unit according to the invention) or others with the environment in which the recording is taking place. The low attention |
| 7486311 |
Moving imager camera for track and range capture |
February 3, 2009 |
| A precision motion platform carrying an imaging device under a large-field-coverage lens enables capture of high resolution imagery over the full field in an instantaneous telephoto mode and wide-angle coverage through temporal integration. The device permits automated tracking and s |
| 7480446 |
Variable rate video playback with synchronized audio |
January 20, 2009 |
| The invention enables the apparent display rate of an audiovisual display to be varied. The invention can modify an original set of audio data in accordance with a target display rate, then modify a related original set of video data to conform to the modifications made to the audio data |
| 7348935 |
Attention manager for occupying the peripheral attention of a person in the vicinity of a displa |
March 25, 2008 |
| An attention manager presents information to a person in the vicinity of a display device in a manner that engages at least the peripheral attention of the person. The information is embodied by one or more sets of content data (e.g., video or audio data). Each set of content data is for |
| 7317830 |
Background estimation and segmentation based on range and color |
January 8, 2008 |
| Segmentation of background and foreground objects in an image is based upon the joint use of range and color data. Range-based data is largely independent of color image data, and hence not adversely affected by the limitations associated with color-based segmentation, such as shadows an |
| 7266771 |
Video stream representation and navigation using inherent data |
September 4, 2007 |
| An MPEG compressed bit stream representing video information is associated with supplemental information such as motion, audio, scene cut, and editorial information. The motion information is identified and processed to determine characteristics of the video information. Motion informati |
| 7257506 |
Position detecting system and method |
August 14, 2007 |
| A position detection system for locating an object including a magnetic field generator is disclosed. The position detection system also includes an array of parallel conductors responsive to a magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generator and a plurality of receivers each |
| 7206399 |
Failsafe configuration for alternative network telephony |
April 17, 2007 |
| A failsafe configuration for alternative network telephony is disclosed. An indication as to whether an alternative network telephony call processing system is available to process calls from an associated piece of telephone equipment is received automatically and transparently to a |
| 7194549 |
Multicast system using client forwarding |
March 20, 2007 |
| A system and method are disclosed for multicasting information to a set of clients that includes transmitting the information to a primary client from a server and instructing the primary client to forward the information to a secondary client. |
| 7194186 |
Flexible marking of recording data by a recording unit |
March 20, 2007 |
| The invention enables a recorder to mark a recording as an event is being recorded. The invention can enable the specification of a mark so that the mark is associated with recording data obtained at a time other than the time at which the mark is specified ("non-contemporaneous marking" |
| 7191401 |
Pushbutton user interface with functionality preview |
March 13, 2007 |
| A pushbutton user interface enables a user to preview the effect of activating a pushbutton of the interface before the pushbutton is activated. The pushbutton user interface can be implemented so that an input (preview input) to the pushbutton that does not produce an activation of |
| 7177954 |
Interface system using hotspots |
February 13, 2007 |
| A system and method for providing interaction between a user and a computer system is disclosed. A computer system has a sensor configured to read and interpret a content hotspot and to read and interpret a context hotspot, and a processor configured to perform an operation that is b |
| 7158656 |
Three dimensional object pose estimation which employs dense depth information |
January 2, 2007 |
| Dense range data obtained at real-time rates is employed to estimate the pose of an articulated figure. In one approach, the range data is used in combination with a model of connected patches. Each patch is the planar convex hull of two circles, and a recursive procedure is carried out |
| 7155735 |
System and method for the broadcast dissemination of time-ordered data |
December 26, 2006 |
| A stream of time-ordered data, such as a movie, is divided into multiple fragments of equal length, which are repetitively transmitted at different respective repetition rates. The fragments are reordered for transmission so that those which occur near the beginning of the original d |
| 7143047 |
Time-scale modification of data-compressed audio information |
November 28, 2006 |
| A data-compressed audio waveform is temporally modified without requiring complete decompression of the audio signal. Packets of compressed audio data are first unpacked, to remove scaling that was applied in the formation of the packets. The unpacked data is then temporally modified, |
| 7130351 |
Storage reduction during compression |
October 31, 2006 |
| Decompressing compressed video information using relatively less temporary storage is disclosed. A compressed bit stream of video information including a compressed portion is received. A reverse combination in the transform domain is performed on the compressed portion to produce two |
| 7119789 |
Haptic interface including clutch control |
October 10, 2006 |
| A user can selectively engage some part or all of the haptic display of a haptic interface device to produce an enhanced interaction with an environment with which the user interacts using the haptic interface device. Further, the haptic interface device can be implemented so that th |
| 7089292 |
Interface including non-visual display for use in browsing an indexed collection of electronic c |
August 8, 2006 |
| The invention facilitates browsing of an indexed collection of electronic content by displaying information identifying a current location within the collection of electronic content using a non-visual display (e.g., audio display and/or haptic display). The information identifying the |
| 7016416 |
Low cost video compression using fast, modified Z-coding of wavelet pyramids |
March 21, 2006 |
| Encoding/decoding a stream of bits is disclosed. An encoding unit uses a modified Z-coder to code the zero/non-zero significance function and Huffman coding for the non-zero coefficients themselves. The encoding unit includes a significance function generator that receives coefficien |
| 7003134 |
Three dimensional object pose estimation which employs dense depth information |
February 21, 2006 |
| Dense range data obtained at real-time rates is employed to estimate the pose of an articulated figure. In one approach, the range data is used in combination with a model of connected patches. Each patch is the planar convex hull of two circles, and a recursive procedure is carried out |
| 6996244 |
Estimation of head-related transfer functions for spatial sound representative |
February 7, 2006 |
| The estimation of an HRTF for a given individual is accomplished by means of a coupled model, which identifies the dependencies between one or more images of readily observable characteristics of an individual, and the HRTF that is applicable to that individual. Since the HRTF is highly |
| 6993245 |
Iterative, maximally probable, batch-mode commercial detection for audiovisual content |
January 31, 2006 |
| Identification of starting and ending times of commercial breaks and commercials within those commercial breaks found in audiovisual content is disclosed. A solution to a "batch optimization" problem is used in which commercial locations within a set of audiovisual content are detect |
| 6989816 |
Methods and systems for providing human/computer interfaces |
January 24, 2006 |
| Providing interaction between a user with remote data stored on a network is disclosed. A physical medium has at least one hot spot encoded with linking data enabling access to remote data. The linking data is encoded according to a spectral encoding scheme. At least part of the linking |
| 6983124 |
Radio frequency-controlled telecommunication device |
January 3, 2006 |
| Provided are telecommunications devices and systems which incorporate and use radio frequency (RF) tag technology. Telecommunications devices in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention incorporate RF transceivers (readers) which are configured to read associated RF tr |
| 6976215 |
Pushbutton user interface with functionality preview |
December 13, 2005 |
| A pushbutton user interface enables a user to preview the effect of activating a pushbutton of the interface before the pushbutton is activated. The pushbutton user interface can be implemented so that an input (preview input) to the pushbutton that does not produce an activation of |
| 6968565 |
Detection of content display observers with prevention of unauthorized access to identification |
November 22, 2005 |
| The invention enables and/or facilitates the display of personalized content to content observers by content providers (e.g., advertisers) who disseminate content over a network. The invention enables identification of particular content observers at a content display site using analysis |
| 6967678 |
Moving imager camera for track and range capture |
November 22, 2005 |
| A precision motion platform carrying an imaging device under a large-field-coverage lens enables capture of high resolution imagery over the full field in an instantaneous telephoto mode and wide-angle coverage through temporal integration. The device permits automated tracking and s |
| 6965371 |
Manual interface combining continuous and discrete capabilities |
November 15, 2005 |
| A manual interface combines continuous and discrete control and display capabilities. The manual interface can be embodied by combining a haptic interface providing continuous control and display capabilities with one or more of multiple discrete selectors (such as tagged objects) provid |
| 6956497 |
Method and apparatus for sending presence messages |
October 18, 2005 |
| An intentional presence system in accordance with the present invention includes a transmitting device at a first physical location that is responsive to a command intentionally initiated by a first individual at the first physical location to develop a presence signal intended for a |
| 6952196 |
Methods and systems for providing programmable computerized interactors |
October 4, 2005 |
| A computerized interactor system uses physical, three-dimensional objects as metaphors for input of user intent to a computer system. When one or more interactors are engaged with a detection field, the detection field reads an identifier associated with the object and communicates the |
| 6940486 |
Computerized interactor systems and methods for providing same |
September 6, 2005 |
| A computerized interactor system uses physical, three-dimensional objects as metaphors for input of user intent to a computer system. When one or more interactors are engaged with a detection field, the detection field reads an identifier associated with the object and communicates the |
| 6891561 |
Providing visual context for a mobile active visual display of a panoramic region |
May 10, 2005 |
| A visual display of a panoramic region is provided in which a static context display is provided for an active display displayed in a mobile display window. Active images are sequentially generated and displayed from temporally sequential frames of visual data that each represent an |
