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A system and method for enhancing the experience of a user using a communication program over the Internet or other network. The system and method according to one embodiment utilizes a user's status indicator in a communication program to share content such as music or videos among users. One system and method according to the present invention allows a user to display an indicator and to set an actionable status message which indicates to other users the media content that the first user is experiencing. In another embodiment, a user is given the ability to access content that other users are listening to or viewing at that time. The system and method in an alternate embodiment broadcast metadata about the user's content to other users and the other users are able to utilize that metadata to receive and experience the same or similar content that the first user is experiencing.

Educational materials are presented in the format of games such as role-playing where participants progress through game storylines within a game environment. Each game participant is assigned a game character having attributes that can be modified as the character progresses through the game storylines. The character encounters challenges and participates in game actions that require the participant to answer questions corresponding to educational materials that are sometimes contextually unrelated to the game storylines. The character also passes through portals to different worlds that are thematically related to different learning materials and where different learning experiences and testing occurs.

An embodiment of the present invention is directed to a method and system for electronic sensing of string instrument input. The method includes receiving a first signal from a peak detection circuit. The peak detection circuit is operable to sense string activation. A second signal is received from one or more capacitive sensors. The second signal may include finger placement information. The method further includes processing the first and the second signals to generate an audio signal and outputting the audio signal.

A signal is transmitted into a computer in response to an image on a display screen of the computer such that the computer operates in response to the signal; this includes moving a scanner in optical communication with the display screen such that the scanner detects an image (for example, a bar code) displayed on the screen and generates the signal in response. One or more computers may be used, and this may be used for vending a product or other purposes. With or without such scanning, a portion of a store environment may be displayed on a screen of a computer, including showing images of actual products for sale at the store, in which images of actual products are accessed via the computer from a database containing in-store images recorded in the store during a period of non-existent or minimal customer presence in the store. A vending system is also disclosed.

The present disclosure relates to display devices, external storage devices and methods of operating the same. In some embodiments, a display device that detects a coupling with an external media device is provided. Before device coupling, the display device displays a video signal from a first source. In response to the detected coupling, the display device may mix or superimpose a video signal received from the external storage device with the video signal from the first source. In some embodiments, a multi-mode external storage device that provides a file download mode, a video menu mode, and a content display mode is disclosed. The external storage device is operative to couple with different types of hosts via a multi-use device port. In response to a detected coupling with a host display device, the external storage device adopts the menu mode, which allows a user to select a given content item for display and/or playback.

Methods and systems are provided for triggering a social match analysis. A user device such as a network connected device scans for one or more entity identifiers via camera, microphone, or wireless signal receiver and initiates a request to a social matching system. The social matching system retrieves attribute information for each of the identified entities and performs a match analysis, scoring the potential matches and noting common attributes. A match analysis report is generated and returned to the originating requesting user device.

A user bandwidth notification method is disclosed, where the method includes: detecting, by a network side, available bandwidth of a user and a bandwidth requirement of a service currently used by the user; comparing, by the network side, the available bandwidth of the user and the bandwidth requirement of the service currently used by the user; and notifying, by the network side, the user of a bandwidth condition according to a comparison result. By using the present invention, the user can explicitly know that current poor service experience is caused by a mismatch between a user bandwidth condition and a current service bandwidth requirement and may further take an appropriate measure for handling and solving the problem.

The present invention relates to a map display method and apparatus. The method comprises: acquiring position information of each user terminal and position information of a local terminal; according to the position information of the local terminal, acquiring a map to be displayed; and displaying the map and according to the position information of the user terminals, labeling geographic positions of the user terminals on the map. According to the present invention, the terminal shares the respective position information, so that a speed that the terminal acquires the position information of other terminals can be improved, and thus, map display efficiency is obviously improved; and the terminal can more rapidly label the geographic position of each user terminal on the map, so that real-time road condition information is more accurate and user experience is good.

The invention provides a media display method and a terminal. The method comprises the steps of collecting target call voice; acquiring at least one target media display image matched with the targetcall voice; and playing and displaying the at least one target media display image via a display interface. According to the scheme provided by the invention, the call process can be accompanied by the virtual video image, so that the call process is more alive and flexible, the communication effect is enhanced, and the communication fun is increased.

A method (200, 300) of controlling a luminaire (50) adapted to generate a light output (60) in a controllable direction with a user interface device (10) is disclosed. The method comprises determining (207) a relative orientation of the user interface device to the luminaire; receiving (219) a light output positioning instruction on a user interface (20) of the user interface device, said light output positioning instruction including directional information for the positioning of the light output in a specified location; converting (221) the light output positioning instruction by transforming the directional information based on the determined relative orientation; and transmitting (223) the converted light output positioning instruction to the luminaire. A computer program product, user interface device and lighting system employing this method are also disclosed.

A content streaming system and method are provided. A method at a client-side user device includes receiving a first content stream from a first content source via a communication network. The first content stream includes a sequence of content segments and the user device outputs the first content stream for consumption by a user. Responsive to receiving a change instruction associated with a user preference, output of the first content stream is paused and output of a replacement content item is commenced. The replacement content item is obtained from a second content source. Output of the first content stream is automatically recommenced. In one embodiment, the replacement content item has a limited duration and output of the first content stream is automatically recommenced upon completion of output of the replacement content item.

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a volume adjusting method, system, apparatus and computer storage medium. In one aspect, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the audio signal in the environment where the terminal lies is acquired, and then the volume of the information output by the terminal is adjusted according to the attributes of the audio signal. Hence, technical solutions provided by embodiments of the present disclosure can automatically adjust the volume of the information output by the terminal, lower volume adjustment operation costs and improve the volume adjusting efficiency.

The invention discloses a display control method and device and a storage medium. The method comprises the steps of controlling display equipment to display a graphical user interface, and displayinga first graphic object representing an unmovable unit of a first camp and the route making the first graphic object connected with a preset position; displaying a second graphic object representing amovable unit of the first camp in the graphical user interface, and controlling the second graphic object to move starting from the first graphic object along the route; displaying an operation optionin the graphical user interface, responding to first operation on the operation option, and displaying a third graphic object representing a movable unit of a second camp in the graphical user interface; when second operation on the third graphic object is monitored, determining a moving target point in the graphical user interface, and controlling the third graphic object to move to the moving target point; when it is detected that the first graphic object or the second graphic object is located in the attack range of the third graphic object, controlling the third graphic object to attack the graphic object, and modifying the attribute value of the graphic object.

The present invention discloses a method for interchanging date between the 3D shopping platform and the external platform is disclosed. The advantageous effects of this invention are but not limited to, 3D models are adopted to present the street blocks which arranges kinds of stores in mobile terminal, which is easy for user to choose store and buy goods due to intuitive vision and easy operation. Meanwhile, it enriches the function of the online shopping platform and accomplishes a closer information exchange with external platform so as to assist to prompt the shopping experience of the consumers.