820 results about "Communications software" patented technology

The system, method, and program of the invention captures actual physical gestures made by a participant during a chat room or instant messaging session or other real time communication session between participants over a network and automatically transmits a representation of the gestures to the other participants. Image processing software analyzes successive video images, received as input from a video camera, for an actual physical gesture made by a participant. When a physical gesture is analyzed as being made, the state of the gesture is also determined. The state of the gesture identifies whether it is a first occurrence of the gesture or a subsequent occurrence. An action, and a parameter for the action, is determined for the gesture and the particular state of the gesture. A command to the API of the communication software, such as chat room software, is automatically generated which transmits a representation of the gesture to the participants through the communication software.

An Internet (or World-Wide-Web or other such public or private network) based business card and contact management system capable of conveying and managing advertising as well as traditional and other non-traditional business contact information. The invention is a system that: (1) accepts a Universal Contact Locator (UCL) as encoded on a business card in man and / or machine readable format and, when the Universal Contact Locator (UCL) is entered into a client program running on a client computer, (2) causes a web browser (or like program) and associated communications software to establish a communications session with a remote server computer which (3) accesses the stored contact and advertisement and news information of the card issuer associated with the Universal Contact Locator and (4) downloads the business contact and / or personal contact information and targeted advertisements and news items associated with the Universal Contact Locator to a client program running on a client computer which (5) loads the contact data into the Contact Management or Personal Information Management (PIM) system of the users choosing running on the users client computer and (6) stores the advertisements and news items downloaded from the server computer on the client computer's secondary storage device (i.e. hard disk) and (7) causes the advertisements and news items stored on the client computer's secondary storage device to be displayed to the user on a predetermined schedule in a portion of the client computer's output device (i.e. CRT or LCD panel).

An agent accessory tool which enables integration of a Web-type application operating within a browser area and general application operating outside browser area is provided. The agent accessory tool includes an agent program interlocking by HTTP incorporated in a personal computer (hereinafter referred to as PC) of each of a plurality of clients, and a Web server having a CGI interface for executing communication software and an external application of the HTTP concerned to each client PC through a communication line. In this agent accessory tool interlocking with the integrated application on the Web server by the HTTP, the agent program accesses various data of a CGI program through the Web server under input conditions, and music and images to each client. When, as a result, the data are updated from previous access data or in conformity to predetermined conditions, an accessory tool including an avatar (digital actor) is caused to appear on the display of the PC of the client, and is also caused to conduct a predetermined action / reaction so as to transmit the existence of information, the non-conformity to the predetermined conditions, and music and images to each client. As a result, the agent accessory tool operates integrally with the Web application by accessing the Web server, without booting the browser software.

Some embodiments of the present invention are directed to a system that enables filtered application-to-application communication in a server farm in a multi-channel reliable hardware environment (e.g. InfiniBand). The system may also improve the performance of application-to-application communication between servers in the farm. The implementation of multi-channel reliable communication hardware may reduce the number of communication software layers above.

A system for facilitating email communications. The system includes a first mechanism for monitoring when emails are sent and / or how often the emails are sent to different email addresses and providing a signal in response thereto. A second mechanism selectively displays a list of most recently used email addresses and / or most frequently used email addresses based on the signal and based on user input. In a specific embodiment, the first mechanism includes email address usage-tracking software that interfaces with email communications software. Email address sorting software communicates with the email address usage-tracking software and employs a data structure that contains priorities associated with a predetermined number of email addresses. The predetermined number of email addresses is user-configurable via a user-interface to the email address sorting software. The email address sorting software sorts email addresses in a data structure according to priority values assigned to each email. The priority values are based on both user-input to the email address sorter and the signal. The second mechanism includes an additional mechanism that displays a sorted drop-down list or menu of email addresses selected from the data structure and sorted according to the priority values.

A home health point-of-care and administration system and method that has at least one mobile device that is adapted to establish bi-directional communication with a server system is provided. Tracking and data communication software are associated with the mobile device in various embodiments. One or more input components of the mobile device allow for input of information from a user (such as a visiting home healthcare staff member) and the mobile device is adapted for receipt of instructional and other information from the server system to build a dynamic visit record. The record provides detailed information related to off-site visits such as tasks performed by the visiting staff member using the mobile device. Start and finish times of the visit may also be recorded. A global positioning system (GPS) application operating in conjunction with the communication device and server system may be employed to monitor the actions of the visiting staff member. Such information is provided in individual visit records transmitted to the remote server system and may be used for administrative purposes.

The present invention includes a network having a plurality of communication buses, at least two of the plurality of buses utilizing different communication bus protocols; a plurality of computer devices, at least one of the plurality of computer devices coupled to at least one of the plurality of communication buses and containing computer device software having an architecture including bus communication software for communicating with at least one of the plurality of communication buses; and an abstraction layer in communication with the bus communication software and capable of abstracting messages from the communication bus protocols, the plurality of computer devices including at least one gateway computer device coupled to multiple of the plurality of communication buses and containing computer device software having an architecture further including a gateway in communication with the abstraction layer and capable of routing the abstracted messages between computer devices coupled to the multiple communication buses to which the at least one gateway computer device is coupled.

A system to monitor and report the use of communication software applications in a computing environment including an instant messaging system, that provides local users with information describing detected uses of communication software applications by remote users. The monitored communication applications may include, for example, electronic mail, voice over IP applications, on-line meetings, and other specific types of communication applications, as well as instant messaging activities. The system potentially stores specific information regarding each use of the monitored communication applications, and sends the communication application information to one or more server process that stores the information in association with a user identifier provided with the information. The stored communication application information is then broadcast by the server process to client processes that have registered with the server process to receive communication application information associated with that user identifier.

It will be well known that a so-called object-oriented approach to computer programming has become widespread over the past few years and applications such as large multiplayer games are no exception. A number of approaches to allowing objects to communicate with one another have been developed. One set of these approaches relate to allowing so-called distributed objects, which is to say objects distributed over a client / server system, to communicate with one another. With reference to applications such as large multiplayer games, dynamic real time distributed communications between mobile objects must be considered. Present day techniques, involving the use of simple TCP / IP or UDP / IP, CORBA or DCOM are unable to provide such real time dynamic performance. According to one aspect of the invention a method of providing communication between two or more application software elements is provided comprising associating each application software element with a communication software element through which to send and / or receive messages, holding the communication state of the associated application software element in each communication software element, allowing each application software element to communicate with other application software elements by sending and receiving messages through the respectively associated communication software elements and allowing each application software element and associated communication software element to move. Holding the communication state in the communication software element associated with each application software element allows the application software element and communication software element assembly to communicate and move in particularly dynamic fashion. Messaging consequently enabled, carried out on a per software element basis, allows for continuity of communication between objects even if they move in a dynamic fashion.

A computer peripheral device used for communication and computing input is provided comprising a digital medium for storing data and software, a processor for controlling computing functions, a power source, a motion detection sensor, communication software residing on and executable from the digital medium, computing input device software residing on and executable from the digital medium, a user interface for enabling user control and task performance, and a wireless transceiver for enabling wireless communication.

Emergency remote control communications systems and methods provide remote access to, activation of, deactivation of, monitoring of, communications with, and / or otherwise management of a Voice-Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) communications device (and / or another peripheral communications device) in response to an emergency communication originating from the VoIP communications device. An emergency remote control communications software product detects an emergency communications signal, and, in response, generates an emergency remote control communications signal for communication to the VoIP communications device via a communications network.

Methods and systems provide for sharing information between computer networks in which the information to be shared is required at one location (e.g. for the provision of a data-processing service) but is only available at a separate location. The information may be deliberately absent (e.g. for privacy reasons) or may be unavailable as an artifact of the computer network(s) involved. For the provision of a data-processing service, where several different devices on one network may service contiguous requests from a client device on another network according to a load-balancing strategy, data is propagated once only through the service network. Network communication software is subsequently amended to provide the minimal information necessary for a device on the service network to retrieve the information pertinent to the client device and necessary for its service. Therefore, a web-based single sign-on scheme can operate over HTTP to authorize data-processing services, such as web-filtering services.

The present invention discloses a method of logging on a third party server through instant communication software. In the method, when the user logs on the instant communication IM server through a single-point logging-on SSI server, the client acquires the authority certificate information of the user to log on the third party server from the SSI server, according to the operating command of the user, and then transmits the login request information with the authority certificate information to the third party server; the authority certificate information is encrypted by a first secret key corresponding to the third party server; the third party server deciphers the authority certificate information in the login request information according to the first secret key; the user logs on after the identity of the user is confirmed at the client. The user can log on the IM server through the client, and can visit all the mutually trusting application systems only by inputting the name and the password of the user once. Therefore, the method simplifies the operating processes of the user, and improves the experience of the user to certain extent.

A method for monitoring medical data is disclosed, the method being applicable to a system comprising a portable medical device, a mobile communications device, and, optionally, a medical care server. The portable medical device and the mobile communications device each comprise at least one interface for data transfer. The method comprises a step of establishing a download link between the mobile communications device and a download server. The method comprises a step of selecting an appropriate communication software package from a plurality of communication software packages for controlling data transfer between the mobile communications device and the portable medical device from the download server. Further, the method comprises a download step for downloading communication software packages from the download server to the mobile communications device and a step of installation of the communication software package on the mobile communications device.

Disclosed herein is a computer implemented method and system that securely aggregates and manages user related data in an online environment while maintaining privacy of a user. The user provides access credentials at a client device for each of multiple data sources. The access credentials are transformed to an unreadable format at the client device using a public key transmitted by a web server. The transformed access credentials in the unreadable format are stored locally on the client device. A communicating software agent on the client device communicates the stored access credentials to the web server. The web server transforms the communicated access credentials to a readable format using a private key and retrieves the user related data by accessing the data sources using the access credentials in the readable format. The web server presents the retrieved user related data to the user in one or more presentation modes.

An approach for providing multi-user access to a packet switched network via a shared Ethernet-based local area network (LAN) is disclosed. Multiple end user stations are connected to the LAN, in which each of end user stations executes a communication software. The communication software is based upon a communication protocol (e.g., Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)) that establishes a point-to-point communication session. The end user stations generate packets based upon the communication protocol. In addition, each of the end user stations selectively encapsulates the communication protocol packets using the Ethernet-based LAN protocol. Further, attached to the LAN is a customer premise equipment (CPE), which transmits the encapsulated packets to a line terminating equipment, which according to one embodiment is a digital subscriber line (DSL) access multiplexer that is located in a central office. The line terminating equipment transports the multiple PPP sessions to a multiplexer / demultiplexer, which is located within a regional carrier's network. In one embodiment, the multiplexer / demultiplexer is an Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) switch, which simultaneously transports the multiple PPP sessions over a single permanent virtual circuit (PVC); VPI / VCIs (Virtual Path Identifier / Virtual Connection Identifier) are mapped to the multiple PPP sessions. The multiple PPP sessions are terminated at a remote access server, which recovers and forwards the packets to a backbone router. Thereafter, the backbone router forwards the packets to the packet switched network.

A computerized vending machine comprising a micro-controller, a network interface and a large touch screen is provided. The machine is further part of a larger networked system. The system is administrated with the use of a computer network linked by modem or other communication means, comprising a server and its database, administration and communication software. The vending machines are equipped with computer systems allowing for remote inventory management and methods to put products on the market which are offered via a vending machine including medical or other supplies. The display screen acts as interface between a user and the machine and can also be used for multimedia presentation such as advertisement.

A web browser interface for visualizing realtime network communications in spatial communication environments allows communicants to interact with other communicants in an immersive spatial communication environment without having to install any specialized communication software and without requiring special proxies or firewall additions or exceptions.

The method includes following steps: establishing association relation between at least two account numbers, and saving the relation to server; using an account number from at least two account numbers to log on client end of instant communication software (ICS); the said client end transfers information of the account number to the server; obtaining information of account number associated to the logged on account number, the server returns communication information of the logged on account number and associated account numbers to the client end of ICS. The invention also discloses system of ICS with log on function from multiple account numbers. The invention does not influence on reaction rate of client end, and does not request user to memorize multiple account numbers and corresponding cipher codes so that it is convenient for user to use, and to raise experiences.

The invention relates to a remote distributed control system and a distributed control method based on the Internet. The system comprises a remote operation station, a field control station and the Internet, wherein the remote operation station comprises a control strategy configuration software module, a database configuration software module, a man-machine interface configuration software module and a client end communication software module, the field control station comprises a local server, a server end communication software module, a control station and field equipment, and a client end and the server end communication software module are connected through the Internet. The method comprises the steps that: 1, control configuration is accomplished in the configuration software of the remote operation station; 2, data communication is established between the remote operation station and the field control station; 3, corresponding control logic configuration is carried out by the field control station, the field equipment is driven to operate, and real-time data is acquired and updated; and 4, real-time monitoring and debugging on control configuration are accomplished through the configuration software of the remote operation station. The control system and the control method have advantages of good control effects, high real-time performance and wide application scope.

In a data communication method and a data communication system, a session control message designating a destination server with identification information unique to application is transferred to the destination via a session management server. When an application program or encrypted communication software on a client issues a connection request designating a destination with identification information unique to application, the client or the session management server automatically converts the identification information into a desired resource identifier identifiable a domain to thereby determine a domain as the destination of the received connection request message.

Computers, particularly personal computers, have become everyday communications devices, nearly as common as telephones and televisions. A big reason for this is the expansion of computer networks, such as the Internet, which allow sending and receiving information, including audio and video information, from one computer to one or more other computers. Communicating audio and video information between computers can be problematic because users have to wait for the information to be fully downloaded before viewing or hearing it and because different computers sometimes communicate using incompatible communications protocols, which prevents comprehension. Accordingly, the inventors devised new methods, software, and computer systems that support interactive data streaming (real-time exchange of multimedia data) and full-duplex communications, for example, network conferencing, using more than one communications protocol.

A computerized 2 and 4 cycle internal combustion engine control and optimization / tuning system is disclosed, wherein fuel injector control is optimized to increase horsepower and fuel economy. The system is comprised of an on-board engine controller with communications software allowing technicians to change external sensors via an external computer. The technician may tune engine parameters on the fly as the engine is running. The engine control system displays engine-operating parameters in real time. Fuel mapping can be for the operator's choices of acceleration, maximum speed, gas mileage, altitude of operation and / or engine temperature.

The invention provides a group message reading feedback method in instant communication software. The group message reading feedback method comprises the following steps that: after a group message sender publishes an important group message in a group, the important group message can be displayed on a user interface to prompt a user to read in a specific manner; after the important group message is read by one receiver, the receiver can send reading feedback to the group message sender; and the read state of the important group message is updated on the interface of the group message sender. The invention further provides a server and a client side device. According to the reading feedback method, the server and the client side device provided by the invention, correct judgement of the group message sender to group message reading can be facilitated; fine control of a group message sender terminal is realized; and thus, the instant communication experience effect of the group message sender terminal is improved.

The invention discloses a method and a device for realizing screen capture based on instant communication software. The method comprises the steps of: triggering a screen capture option starting function control preset in the instant communication software; receiving a photographing keying event triggered by a user, determining the operation to be long-pressing photographing keying event operation, storing the current screen picture of a mobile terminal, and switching to the screen capture operation interface of the instant communication software; arranging the stored screen picture in the screen capture operation interface as a background, and arranging a screen capture area on the background; receiving an instruction of dragging the screen capture area of the user, dragging the arranged screen capture area to select the content in the screen picture, cutting the screen capture area corresponding to the screen picture after receiving the confirmation information of the user, and generating and storing the screen capture picture. The method and the device disclosed by the invention can meet the requirement of the user on personalized screen capture, and the user experience is promoted.

The invention discloses a method and an apparatus for playing instant message sound on a vehicle-mounted terminal. The method comprises the steps of when instant communication software installed on the vehicle-mounted terminal receives an instant message, starting a message sound channel to play instant message sound corresponding to the instant message; when the instant message sound corresponding to the instant message is played through the message sound channel, if the vehicle-mounted terminal receives any one type of broadcast content, invoking a prestored sound channel control rule according to the broadcast content; and the vehicle-mounted terminal controlling working states of the message sound channel and the sound channel for playing the broadcast content according to the sound channel control rule, so as to enable the instant message sound and the broadcast content to be played in turn, in sequence or in hybrid. Through adoption of the method, the vehicle-mounted terminal provided with the instant communication software can play the instant message sound corresponding to the instant communication software accurately.

A computerized password verification system and associated method is disclosed for discreet recognition and reporting of a duress transaction being imposed upon a user at an ATM or other remote cash-dispensing terminal. The inventive system utilizes conventional ATM hardware including a card reader, keypad and display together with its associated operating and communications software required for transaction processing, and further comprises the programmed generation and display screen of a list of transaction acceptance passwords (TAPs) with a prompt to the user for a TAP selection to confirm the validity of the immediate transaction. The prompted display of the TAP list appears following the initial acceptance of the user's personal identification number (PIN) and requires the ATM user to select the TAP from the list that is currently registered to the user. While selection of the user's current TAP from the prompted list verifies the immediate transaction, the selection of any other TAP from the displayed list would constitute a “panic” TAP that triggers the generation of a silent alert signal to the authorities.

A method for a covert communication system comprising a pair of flash memory devices having encrypted boot instructions and communication software thereon whereby the flash memory devices once plugged into a computer's USB ports and the computer is powered on, the flash memory boot load tests for the presence of a flash memory device dongle having an encrypted key that that once validated starts the encrypted communication software designed to create, edit, send and receive a report comprising data files forming a data package, which can only be transmitted by restarting the computer.