121 results about "Collaborative interaction" patented technology

A method of collaborative interactions with billboards includes receiving a request, by a billboard network manager, from an advertisement company to display synchronized interactive advertisements and video games on billboards in an area, inviting users in the area to participate in the advertisements and video games through the billboards and mobile devices of the users via a network, checking registration of the users to participate in the collaborative interactions with billboards, and checking a volume of the users in the area for appropriate synchronized advertisements and video games. If the volume of users is appropriate for synchronized advertisements and video games, then the billboard network manager displays the synchronized advertisements and video games, and continues to track the volume of the users in the area. If the volume of users is not appropriate for synchronized advertisements and video games, then the billboard network management reconfigures synchronized billboard content for more appropriate advertisements and video games by one of randomly changing a content, and propagating and extending through synchronized billboards a particular content of some billboard section that brought more interest from the users.

The invention discloses a collaborative interaction method for an unmanned plane cluster and a visual navigation system of an unmanned plane. The collaborative interaction method for the unmanned plane cluster comprises the following steps of: determining unmanned planes satisfying a collaborative condition in a communication coverage area of a certain unmanned plane by the unmanned plane in the unmanned plane cluster, and establishing an unmanned plane collaboration group according to the unmanned planes satisfying the collaborative condition; determining inter-plane routes of multiple unmanned planes in the unmanned plane collaboration group; allocating collaborative tasks to multiple unmanned planes in the unmanned plane collaboration group according to link state information of the inter-plane routes; and evaluating the link state according to the motion state of multiple unmanned planes in the unmanned plane collaboration group, and updating unmanned planes in the unmanned plane collaboration group and the collaborative task of each unmanned plane according to an evaluation result. The collaborative interaction method for the unmanned plane cluster is good in real-time, strong in reliability and high in communication quality, and can better adapt to an unmanned plane cluster communication environment during visual navigation.

An apparatus for enabling provision of collaboration of remote and on-site users of indirect augmented reality may include at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code. The at least one memory and the computer program code may be configured, with the processor, to cause the apparatus to perform at least selecting a stored image including a virtual representation of a real world location based on position information and orientation information of a mobile terminal, causing provision of first visual content to be displayed at the mobile terminal based on the virtual representation, causing provision of second visual content to be displayed at a remote device based on the virtual representation, and enabling collaborative interaction between a user of the mobile terminal and a user of the remote device with respect to the first visual content and the second visual content. A corresponding method and computer program product are also provided.

An indexable media player for providing various forms of communications in synchronized form from a remote host. The media player includes a video window, a content window and interactive windows to allow a user to communicate with the remote host. The media player also includes an indexable menu to allow users to select a desired segment for communication. An interactive component also allows collaborative interaction between the users and host of the media communication.

A method for facilitating the creation of a digital communications network by collaborative interaction among users at computer interfaces, the method comprising, at a terminal in a digital communications network: receiving question data; collecting answer data, collaboration data, and selection data relating to the terminal; transmitting the collected answer data to at least one first remote terminal; receiving answer data from the at least one first remote terminal responsive to identical question data as the received question data; receiving collaborative data from the first remote terminal; one or more of storing and displaying the question data and responsive answer data; and displaying answer data from the at least one first remote terminal in accordance with whether the at least one first remote terminal is assigned to a same predetermined first-tier group as the terminal in an answer data driven device hierarchy. A terminal, system and computer-readable medium are also disclosed.

Embodiments of the invention are directed to a computer-implemented interactive account management system operated in cooperation with a financial institution on behalf of multiple account holders. The interactive account management system may include a financial networking engine implemented by a processor for defining a financial network for each account holder and for identifying each member of an account holder financial network based on stored account information and account holder input. The system may additionally include interactive processing components for processing information to provide collaborative interaction between the members of the account holder financial network defined by the financial networking engine and user interface presentation tools for displaying financial guidance and collaborative interaction interfaces and inviting active participation from the financial network members.

A method for allowing multiple users to interact utilising a common user interface, the method comprising the steps of: for each user, receiving input data from said user and displaying said input in a user interface portion associated with the user, and, on receiving an instruction from the user, transferring the input data to a common interface portion viewable by the multiple users.

The present invention teaches methods for applying network graphing to visualization of all types of data and to human collaborative interaction. This method overcomes several limitations of prior art by allowing interactive manipulation and editing of large graphs in their entirety, by allowing rich content including video and text, by allowing real-time collaboration by a plurality of users, and by including Undo / Redo functionality. The entirety of the disclosure may be applied to hierarchically-structured graphs and data, non-hierarchically-structured graphs and data, free-form graphs and data, or any combination thereof. In addition, the present invention teaches methods for numerous user interface enhancements for editing, viewing and manipulation of graphical depictions of data.

Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are herein provided for saving and resuming a state of a collaborative interaction session between devices based on the positional relationship of the devices. A method may include determining, in an instance in which a first device and at least one second device are engaged in a collaborative interaction session, a first positional relationship. The method may further include receiving an indication of termination of the collaborative interaction session, determining the collaborative interaction session state and causing that state to be stored. The method may further include determining a second positional relationship and causing the collaborative interaction session to resume at the stored collaborative interaction session state based upon a relationship between the first positional relationship and the second positional relationship. Corresponding apparatuses and computer program products are also provided.

Described are a system and method for encouraging communication over a network between participants engaged in a learning activity. A communication channel is opened over the network between participants. An objective shared by the participants is presented. Cooperative interaction between the participants is required to complete the objective. Content related to the objective is displayed to each participant of the learning activity. Messages are exchanged in real-time between the participants over the communication channel to allow the participants to progress cooperatively towards completing the objective. Input from one of the participants of the learning activity is received. The input represents an action taken in response to the exchanged messages. The content displayed to the participants is dynamically updated based on the action taken by one of the participants during the learning activity, to depict progress towards the objective.

A method and system for using an asset based business architecture having components to operate a business, implementing collaborative interactions between the components by using control structures granular to the level of the corresponding asset based components. To respond to a business opportunity components are assembled into a collaborative network, and the assembled components are configured to the business opportunity. Additional or modified control structures are employed in the collaborative network as needed. Preferably, the collaborative network operates in a business control domain. The components may be adapted from a component business model (CBM) map developed for an industry within which the business competes.

Embodiments of a system, a method, and a computer-program product (e.g., software) that facilitates collaborative interaction with content by multiple users are described. In this system, users of a distributed group of dedicated electronic devices provide signals that indicate their current actions as they view the content. Using these signals, the system provides additional signals for display on the group of electronic devices. These additional signals provide an environment that includes the content and the current user actions, which allows the users to collaboratively interact with the content and with each other. Moreover, the multiple users may be dynamically aggregated based on their actions, which allows a social network to be established and dynamically maintained based on user activities and interests.

Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to task management in an instant messenger and provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and computer program product for task assignment and progress monitoring in an instant messaging session. In one embodiment of the invention, a method of task assignment and progress monitoring in an instant messaging session can be provided. The method can include maintaining an instant messaging session between first and second collaborators, assigning a task to the second collaborator on request of the first collaborator from within the instant messaging session, the task specifying a third collaborator external to the instant messaging session, and providing subsequent notice to the first collaborator of collaborative interactions between the second and third collaborators in respect to the assigned task.

The invention belongs to the technical field of system simulation and particularly relates to an I / O intensive collaborative interactive simulation method for a cross-heterogeneity operation system. The method comprises the steps of (1) determining of the development environment in collaborative simulation interaction of the cross-heterogeneity operation system; (2) determining of a collaborative simulation interaction operation source code bank; (3) determining of a collaborative simulation interaction operation application programming interface (API); (4) the information collaborative interaction step; (5) mounting and configuring of the collaborative interactive simulation environment in the Linux operation system; (6) CMakeLists.txt programming; (7) storage of executable files providing collaborative interaction services in the usr / bin directory after the engineering compiling succeeds, so that the executable files can be called successfully in Linux; (8) establishing of an InfiniBand high-speed network system to serve as the collaborative interactive simulation network environment; (9) controlling of the operation of cross-heterogeneity operation system collaborative interactive simulation software under the InfiniBand system through an IP network and IB network combined IPoIB system; (10) an InfiniBand system based cross-heterogeneity operation system I / O intensive collaborative interactive simulation interaction communication method; (11) InfiniBand system based cross-heterogeneity operation system collaborative interaction processes.

The invention provides a transmission method and presentation method of a progressive picture based on the XMPP. The transmission method comprises steps: 1) obtaining binary data of a picture file by a picture transmitting end according to a format of a to-be-transmitted picture, and recoding the obtained binary data according to a JPEG progressive encoding mode; 2) recoding the binary data of the JPEG picture after compression through a Base64 method, and converting the binary data into text data; and 3) ordering segmenting the text data after going through Base64 recoding to form a text flow, defining a sending sequence of the text flow through an ID value, and then converting the text data into an ordered xml flow file. In cross-terminal collaborative interaction equipment based on the XMPP, the cross-terminal collaborative interaction is achieved, split-screen presentation and cross-terminal operation of businesses are supported, and then a lot of picture files can be rapidly transmitted in different equipment terminals.

Embodiments of the invention are directed to a computer-implemented interactive account management system operated in cooperation with a financial institution on behalf of multiple account holders. The interactive account management system may include a financial networking engine implemented by a processor for defining a financial network for each account holder and for identifying each member of an account holder financial network based on stored account information and account holder input. The system may additionally include interactive processing components for processing information to provide collaborative interaction between the members of the account holder financial network defined by the financial networking engine and user interface presentation tools for displaying financial guidance and collaborative interaction interfaces and inviting active participation from the financial network members.

The invention discloses a simulation system and a test method. According to the method, a radio frequency semi-physical simulation system is built; a digital virtual multi-missile collaborative simulation scene is built; collaborative interaction between a digital virtual scene and the semi-physical system is realized; and a multi-missile collaborative semi-physical simulation test method is provided. According to the method, simulation verification of a multi-missile collaborative complex combat scene is achieved; and the problems that a traditional radio frequency semi-physical simulation system only aims at the verification of single missile design, cannot simulate the multi-missile collaborative complex combat scene, and cannot effectively verify the influence of a later missile on thedetection of a front missile and interference between inter-missile detection signals are solved.

The invention discloses a method for realizing electric equipment maintenance multi-task multi-role collaborative interaction and relates to the technical field of electric equipment maintenance three-dimension simulation interaction practical training. The method includes: an electric equipment maintenance three-dimension simulation interaction system is mounted on each client and a server, when one client modifies shared resources, the corresponding system sends a request to the server, when the server agrees the request, the server feeds back each client connected to the server, each server modifies the corresponding resources after receiving the instruction sent by the server, the server can customize maintenance tasks, the clients can used to select corresponding maintenance work types so as to complete the maintenance tasks appointed by teachers, and multiple students can participate in the same work type. The method has the advantages that under an uniform transformer substation, real-time interaction operations of students is achieved, and related shared resources and variable parameters can be updated in real time.

Embodiments of the invention are directed toward a computer-implemented interactive diagnostic medical records system operated in conjunction with at least one user device. Interactive processing components provide collaborative interaction between a user and at least one database, the collaboration including deployment of a search module in response to a query associated with the user device, and a diagnostic inquiry module comprising an interactive sequence of at least two linked inquiries transmitted to the user device. In one embodiment, the diagnostic inquiry module is operable to assign a value or “weight” to the user responses to the interactive sequence of at least two linked inquiries. User interface tools may further be associated with the user device for accepting input from the diagnostic inquiry module and correspondingly displaying output as determined by the interactive processing components.

A method for allowing multiple users to interact utilising a common user interface, the method comprising the steps of: for each user, receiving input data from said user and displaying said input in a user interface portion associated with the user, and, on receiving an instruction from the user, transferring the input data to a common interface portion viewable by the multiple users.

The present system allows for online collaborative interaction(s) of various engagement types, without the need for all collaborators to necessarily be registered to or using an identical collaboration application. An interface for engaging in a collaborative environment may allow for identical functionality or a reduced set of functionality that ensures the ability to engage in fundamental online collaborative activities related to the environment. The shared collaborative environment may be accessed from a variety of different computing devices, including various mobile devices. The entire shared collaborative environment may also be embedded an a variety of other platforms and applications that benefit from the added functionality and benefits that the invention provides.

As uses of interne based social networks have become broader, the potential for collaborative interaction has remained restricted by the effectiveness of voting methods. The application of cross-inhibitive-voting in social networks enables improved quality in the outcome of voting processes, and inclusion of greater numbers of voters by employing repetitive voting, quorum detection, reciprocal-time-weighting of votes, and the determination of a single best-of-N, or top-x-of-N ranking of alternatives determined by the number of in-favor votes minus the number of in-opposition votes.

The invention belongs to the field of teaching application of a virtual reality technology, and provides a virtual learning environment multi-channel fusion display method for field practice teaching,which comprises three steps of content generation, audio-visual channel fusion and multichannel interaction design. According to the characteristics of teaching contents in a VR learning environment,a set of generation method from data acquisition, knowledge organization and scene switching is established; synchronous updating of audio-visual channels is realized through a space rendering mode;the input and output priorities of each interaction channel are evaluated, and the multi-sensory collaborative interaction of learners in the VR learning environment is completed. Through adding of auditory cues and multi-channel user interaction discrimination modes, the VR learning environment fusion display is realized, the sense of reality of a learning environment can be improved, and the immersion experience of participants is improved.

The invention provides an industrial robot collaborative interaction method and system. The industrial robot collaborative interaction method comprises the following steps that an industrial robot kinematics and dynamics model is established, and a base force-torque measuring coordinate system is determined; length parameters and mass distribution characteristic parameters of connecting rods of anindustrial robot are bound; joint motion parameters of the industrial robot are measured, and filtering processing is carried out; according to the joint motion parameters of the robot, motion parameters of all the connecting rods of the industrial robot are solved; according to the motion parameters of all the connecting rods of the industrial robot and the mass characteristic parameters of theconnecting rods of the industrial robot, the free motion reaction couple of all the connecting rods are calculated, and the reaction couple which is transmitted to a robot base is solved; the fixed reaction of the base is measured, and filtering processing is carried out; the projection of the interaction external force under the coordinate system of the base is calculated; and the interaction motion of the industrial robot is controlled. The method and the system can be applied to all the robots with series structures, and through three sub modes set in the method, the basic interaction capability requirement in the human-machine cooperation process can be met on the premise of ensuring the human-machine safety.

The invention discloses a cross-domain collaborative interaction system based on a collaborative gateway. The method comprises the steps that a collaborative gateway, a collaborative service connectedwith the collaborative gateway and a plurality of collaborative clients connected with the collaborative service are arranged in a plurality of working domains respectively, wherein the collaborativegateway is used for managing and scheduling system instructions among the working domains in a unified mode; the collaborative service is used for establishing connection with an opposite side through the collaborative gateway of the domain when cross-domain collaboration occurs so as to complete interaction between services; a collaborative support environment is provided for a plurality of collaborative clients in the domain, and collaborative instructions in the domain are processed and distributed; and the collaborative clients are used for providing a collaborative operation interface for a user.

The invention discloses a distributed Internet of Things equipment collaboration method and system based on multimodal interaction. The method comprises the steps as follows: each piece of distributedInternet of Things sub-equipment respectively collects a voice signal in real time via a microphone to perform voice wakeup judgment; on equipment waken up via voice, a camera is started to collect ahuman face image in real time to perform face detection, and a face detection result is sent to an interaction center control via network communication; the interaction center control performs arbitration and collaboration according to a voice wakeup result and the face detection result reported by each piece of sub-equipment; the equipment really responding to wakeup of a user is determined, voice commands are continuously monitored, and meanwhile wakeup information of the other sub-equipment is eliminated; and after the voice commands of the user are processed in real time, the corresponding control commands and voice reply content are issued to the Internet of Things sub-equipment responding to the wakeup. According to the method and system provided by the invention, arbitration and collaboration are performed according to a multimodal result via the distributed Internet of Things equipment and the interaction center control, and accuracy of collaborative interaction and response of the distributed Internet of Things equipment is improved.

An implementation method for collaborative interaction of civil aviation airport apron scene monitoring and electronic process comprises the steps that an application module is built, and the application module comprises a process data interaction assembly, a sign assembly, a sliding line interaction assembly and a message communication assembly; a process data interaction assembly transmits a flight plan process list to an airport apron scene monitoring system through a message communication assembly; a signboard assembly is used for displaying and configuring the flight plan process list bythe apron scene monitoring system and pushing the flight plan process list to the electronic process list system through the message communication assembly; a taxiing line interaction assembly transmits aircraft taxiing lines distributed by the electronic process list system to the apron scene monitoring system through the message communication assembly. According to the invention, through an informatization means, the interactive control experience is improved, the coordination seat and the control seat work have collaboration, the scene feeling and the picture feeling of control command areenhanced, the workload of a controller is fundamentally reduced, the work flow is optimized, and the control efficiency is improved. The airport apron scene monitoring system can also quantify data and push and present various early warnings after comprehensive analysis.

The invention discloses a visual collaborative application system of simulation data on the basis of cloud environment. The system comprises a dynamic perception module, a data processing module, a data visualization module and a collaborative application module, wherein the dynamic perception module is used for receiving the simulation data requirements of a user, and classifying the simulation data requirements according to the structure type of simulation data; the data processing module is used for matching a corresponding processing process for the simulation data according to each type of simulation data requirement obtained by classification; the data visualization module is used for carrying out real-time loading and visual sharing on the corresponding simulation data; and the collaborative application module is used for realizing the collaborative interaction of multiple working spaces of the simulation data. The invention simultaneously discloses a visual collaborative application method of the simulation data on the basis of the cloud environment. By use of the method and the system, the real-time and interactive diagram form visual display of various types of heterogeneous simulation data can be realized, the collaboration, the sharing and the application of allopatric multiple working spaces can be realized, and simulation efficiency and simulation effects based on the cloud environment can be improved.

The invention provides a full-field product node system dynamic fusion and growth method. For cognitive decision-making requirements for fine-grained emerging fields in the economic development process of the regional industry, on the basis of an existing authoritative product classification system, product concept nodes are continuously mined from massive internet semi-structured and non-structured heterogeneous data sources by using natural language processing such as concept acquisition, relationship discrimination and attribute fusion and a knowledge graph technology, and product concepts are represented by using a text embedding technology; and the relation between the product concept and the original product system nodes is judged, fused and hooked, so that the content of the node system is continuously expanded, and a set of full-field product node system capable of dynamically fusing and growing is formed. In addition, according to the method, the authority and the accuracy of a full-field product node system can be ensured in a man-machine collaborative interaction process in the system construction and updating process.