38 results about "Media space" patented technology

A method for facilitating the trading of media space includes collecting, by a server node, an offer of an ad avail from a seller and a request for an ad avail by a buyer. The offer is in effect for a fixed time period and includes a first price at the commencement of the fixed time period and a second price at the end of the fixed time period. A price-time relationship for the ad avail is specified by the seller such that the price of the ad avail varies over the fixed time period. The server node matches the request to the offer at time t1 during the fixed time period and the server node computes a price for the ad avail based on t1 using the price-time function.

In a watermarking system, an embedder embeds one of several alternative watermark patterns that represent the source message using side information to improve robustness. A detector uses normalized correlation to test all of the patterns, indicating that the source message is present if any one of the patterns is detected. The detection process results in a detection region that is the union of several disjoint cones, or a cone-forest, in media space.

A media distribution system and method, such as an advertising system and method, allows a user to quickly create, manage and publish digital media at numerous media sites using web-based tools. The system also includes a web-based media space search and selection tool that enables a user to select the media outlets (e.g., advertising sites) in which media is placed. Media outlets may include local, satellite and cable television, Internet sites, local networks, and other systems capable of presenting digital signage. The web-based tools of the present invention permit the creation and placement of media on non-digital media, such as in newspapers or magazines.

A system to conduct a public-initiated opinion poll on a media space or in a consumer space is discussed. Simple activation of software- or hardware-based buttons or otherwise by speaking into or tapping on a device are provided and enables the public to express its likes / dislikes about anything, anyone, anywhere, anytime and merely when he / she decides to do so. Hence, this system replaces the current survey-based paradigm in which the surveyor decides when to ask what, and how from the public.

The embodiments provide methods of selecting relevant advertisement to target users by utilizing the knowledge of friends or acquaintance of the target users. The target users and friends or acquaintances of the target users belong to the same on-line communities, groups, or circles. In an exemplary embodiment, a method for providing advertising content for display in a personal media space of an Internet networking tool of a user is provided. The method includes defining the personal media space in a display region of a graphical user interface window. The personal media space being controlled by the user in terms of content. The method also includes selecting an advertisement content unit to be added to the personal media space for display by the user. The method further includes establishing a communication session between the user and another user. The communication session includes an interaction space for enabling communication between the user and the other user. The interaction space is displayed in the graphical user interface window along with the personal media space and the advertising content unit selected by the user to be displayed in the personal media space.

A system to conduct a public-initiated opinion poll on a media space or in a consumer space is discussed. Simple activation of software- or hardware-based buttons or otherwise by speaking into or tapping on a device are provided and enables the public to express its likes / dislikes about anything, anyone, anywhere, anytime and merely when he / she decides to do so. Hence, this system replaces the current survey-based paradigm in which the surveyor decides when to ask what, and how from the public.

A single enclosure loudspeaker system projects multi-channel surround sound into a listener's room, and so replaces multiple conventional surround channel loudspeakers. The loudspeaker system includes a pair of opposing multi transducer arrays oriented laterally toward walls or reflecting surfaces (relative to the viewing axis) within the media space. The multi-element arrays are housed in a single self-powered loudspeaker enclosure along with a single (or multiple) low-frequency electro-acoustical drive element(s). In one embodiment of the invention, surround channel program material is pre-processed by an integrated wireless transmission device that performs certain digital signal processing and channel mixing steps in advance of wireless surround signal broadcast to a receiver.

A method and system divides a media space, such as found in a hard drive or other mass storage device, into a portion directly accessible by all software and a portion inaccessible by all software except host Basic Input Output System (BIOS) code. A special procedure to access media space may include a special instruction or instruction set with or without a password to allow hard drive support for READ ONLY partitions, READ ONLY CD-ROM emulation, and other READ ONLY hard drive access requirements. The special procedure may user an expanded ATA command set, an expanded BIOS command set with System Management Mode, or code to temporarily unprotect at least a portion of the portion normally inaccessible by the software other than host BIOS code.

A system for trading media space includes a server node which receives requests for media space from buyers and offers of media space from sellers. The server node includes a set of rules for matching one of the requests and one of the offers to form a matched request and offer pair. A delivery system is connected to said server node for facilitating delivery of media content between the buyer and seller of the matched pair.

Embodiments of the present invention fill the need of displaying relevant advertisements to members of targeted online groups (or online community groups), whose group members share common interests. The relevant advertisements are provided by advertisers who promote goods and / or services that the targeted online groups are likely to have an interest. The advertisers choose the targeted online groups based on the description of the common interests, focus or background of the online groups, or based on the categories that the online groups are associated. In one embodiment, moderators of the online groups may screen the advertisements before they are displayed on the online group media spaces. By matching interests, focus or background of online groups with products and / or serviced promoted by the advertisers and by moderators screening advertisements, the advertisements displayed would be more likely to be relevant to the members of the online groups.

A controller having proximity sensors associated with a trigger, such as beam sensors, configured to generate proximity data as a function of where each beam is broken along its span. A variety of control signals are be generated, whereby each beam can be configured to be spatially controlled and mapped to mimic other controllers, such as those of a DJ controller or other entertainment device. MIDI messages may be generated in response to positioning a member in a beam as detected by the proximity sensors. Each beam may be configured into a plurality of proximity zones, where a different MIDI message is generated when the member is positioned in the respective proximity zone.

The embodiments provide methods of selecting relevant advertisement to target users by utilizing the knowledge of friends or acquaintance of the target users. The target users and friends or acquaintances of the target users belong to the same on-line communities, groups, or circles. In an exemplary embodiment, a method for providing advertising content for display in a personal media space of an Internet networking tool of a user is provided. The method includes defining the personal media space in a display region of a graphical user interface window. The personal media space being controlled by the user in terms of content. The method also includes selecting an advertisement content unit to be added to the personal media space for display by the user. The method further includes establishing a communication session between the user and another user. The communication session includes an interaction space for enabling communication between the user and the other user. The interaction space is displayed in the graphical user interface window along with the personal media space and the advertising content unit selected by the user to be displayed in the personal media space.

A software-driven method for the initialization of re-writable optical media is provided. Embodiments include a software-driven method for the formatting of re-writable optical media to include defining a file system and writing a UDF reader to the optical media to enable implementation on a plurality of optical media devices in a plurality of operating system environments. The re-writable optical media is initialized using either user data or initialization patterns in a background operation to allow user interaction with the optical media during initialization. Methods are provided for multi-track capabilities of the optical media. Prior to initialization of the entire media space of an optical media, a session can be closed to enable compatibility of a partially initialized media in a ROM device. Further methods are provided to re-open a closed session to complete initialization of the media space.

A software driven method for recording data to optical media is provided. Embodiments include a software-driven method for writing multi-session optical media that is compliant with UDF Revision 1.02 standards and specifications. An optical media with one or more sessions recorded to the media space is received for recording a subsequent session. The start of the first partition space in a first session is located and a sector is determined for the start of the subsequent session. Data is prepared for recording to the subsequent session, and the partition space of the subsequent session is defined to start at the sector of the start of the first partition space in the first session on the optical media. File identification and file entry structures are imported into the subsequent session, and the subsequent session is written in compliance with UDF Revision 1.02, and providing access to all user data recorded to the multi-session optical media space.

An apparatus for culturing and / or transporting embryos, oocytes or other cellular structures, comprising a housing (12) having a gas space (28) and a media space (18) for a liquid medium separated from one another by a barrier (16) having one or more gas permeable regions to allow gas diffusion from the gas space to the media space, and an essentially gas-tight gas closure means (14) adapted to restrict the passage of gas into the container from the exterior environment, and liquid closure means (14, 16) adapted to engage with the housing to form a liquid-tight seal for retaining liquid in the media space. The barrier preferably comprises an at least partly gas-permeable insert (16) that when inserted into the housing forms together with the housing a gas space (28) and a liquid media space (18) in gas communication with one another via diffusion through the insert. The insert may be at least partly porous, the pores of the insert comprising at least part of the gas space.

A controller having proximity sensors associated with a trigger, such as beam sensors, configured to generate proximity data as a function of where each beam is broken along its span. A variety of control signals are be generated, whereby each beam can be configured to be spatially controlled and mapped to mimic other controllers, such as those of a DJ controller or other entertainment device. MIDI messages may be generated in response to positioning a member in a beam as detected by the proximity sensors. Each beam may be configured into a plurality of proximity zones, where a different MIDI message is generated when the member is positioned in the respective proximity zone.

A system for trading media space includes a server node which receives requests for media space from buyers and offers of media space from sellers. The server node includes a set of rules for matching one of the requests and one of the offers to form a matched request and offer pair. A delivery system is connected to said server node for facilitating delivery of media content between the buyer and seller of the matched pair.

Methods, kits and devices for separating phospholipids and proteins from small molecules in biochemical samples can feature an apparatus having a wetting barrier, at least one fit and a separation media. For example, an apparatus can include at least one wall defining a chamber having an exit and an entrance; a wetting barrier disposed between the exit and entrance, so as to define a separation media space located between the wetting barrier and the exit and a sample receiving area located between the wetting barrier and the entrance; and a separation media disposed adjacent to the wetting barrier and having a specific affinity for phospholipids. The wetting barrier is adapted to (i) retain the liquid sample and a protein precipitating agent in the sample receiving area under a first force, thereby facilitating the formation of a protein precipitate and a processed sample, and (ii) flow the processed sample through the wetting barrier and separation media under a second force, wherein the second force is greater than the first force, thereby retaining the protein precipitate in the sample receiving area, retaining phospholipids in the separation media, and eluting small molecules.

A computer-driven method for the initialization of re-writable optical media is provided. Embodiments include a method for the formatting of optical media to include defining a file system and writing a UDF reader to the optical media to enable implementation on a plurality of optical media devices in a plurality of operating system environments. The optical media is initialized using either user data or initialization patterns in a background operation to allow user interaction with the optical media during initialization. Prior to initialization of the entire media space of an optical media, a session may be closed to enable compatibility of a partially initialized media. Further methods are provided to re-open a closed session to complete initialization of the media space.

A method is provided for operating an internet web site for facilitating social networking. The method includes an operation that provides a plurality of on-line advertisements in a first viewable location. Each on-line advertisement is represented by an icon having a link to additional detail regarding the on-line advertisement. The method also includes an operation that receives a selection of at least one of the plurality of on-line advertisements. The selection indicates a liking of the on-line advertisement by a first user. In response to receiving the selection, the method moves the icon of the selected on-line advertisement to a second viewable location. The method also include an operation that detects selection of the on-line advertisement by a second user when the icon is at the second viewable location and an operation that provides a reward in response to the detected selection associated with the icon.

A single enclosure loudspeaker system projects multi-channel surround sound into a listener's room, and so replaces multiple conventional surround channel loudspeakers. The loudspeaker system includes a pair of opposing multi transducer arrays oriented laterally toward walls or reflecting surfaces (relative to the viewing axis) within the media space. The multi-element arrays are housed in a single self-powered loudspeaker enclosure along with a single (or multiple) low-frequency electro-acoustical drive element(s). In one embodiment of the invention, surround channel program material is pre-processed by an integrated wireless transmission device that performs certain digital signal processing and channel mixing steps in advance of wireless surround signal broadcast to a receiver.

The invention realizes the common operation mode and the method between mobile intelligent devices and servers. Through wireless or wired communication link to servers being built, the mobile intelligent devices download automatically or add control interface and program. Also, based on the indicator of the default item contained in the controlled interface downloaded, the enabled control interface is popped up, the default item in the control interface is focused and selected and the default program is executed. Thus, with the single key being operated, the intelligent device can use the various services providing by servers in service areas. When leaving the service area, the intelligent device deletes temporary control interface and program automatically without occupying the storage media space for long time.

A system for trading media space includes a server node which receives requests for media space from buyers and offers of media space from sellers. The server node includes a set of rules for matching one of the requests and with a composite offer including a plurality of media spaces from a plurality of sellers which collectively meet the requirements of the one of the buyers. A delivery system is connected to said server node for facilitating delivery of media content between the buyer and seller of the matched pair.

The invention discloses a method for recording media data, which includes the following steps: (a) recording a first part of the media data to a storage media with a first code bit rate in the first time interval; (b) judging whether the first time interval is larger than a specified time; (c) determining whether to transcode the first code bit rate of the first part of the media data stored in the storage media in the step (a) to a second code bit rate or not according to the judging result of the step (b). The method for recording media data of the invention can achieve effective storage media management in a limited storage media space through management recording mode according to requirements of users, which also provides a humanized recording management mechanism.

A media reservation system and method for secure, dependable, real-time reservation of media space on a plurality of media distribution channels. The system and method include transporting media to the location from which the media will enter a media distribution channel and the placement of the media in the media distribution channel. This permits media to be placed easily from any place in the world to any other place in the world.

Embodiments of the present invention fill the need of displaying relevant advertisements to members of targeted online groups (or online community groups), whose group members share common interests. The relevant advertisements are provided by advertisers who promote goods and / or services that the targeted online groups are likely to have an interest. The advertisers choose the targeted online groups based on the description of the common interests, focus or background of the online groups, or based on the categories that the online groups are associated. In one embodiment, moderators of the online groups may screen the advertisements before they are displayed on the online group media spaces. By matching interests, focus or background of online groups with products and / or serviced promoted by the advertisers and by moderators screening advertisements, the advertisements displayed would be more likely to be relevant to the members of the online groups.

A system to conduct a public-initiated opinion poll on a media space or in a consumer space is discussed. Simple activation of software- or hardware-based buttons or otherwise by speaking into or tapping on a device are provided and enables the public to express its likes / dislikes about anything, anyone, anywhere, anytime and merely when he / she decides to do so. Hence, this system replaces the current survey-based paradigm in which the surveyor decides when to ask what, and how from the public.

The invention relates to a storage device with an independent memory space and the code protecting method thereof. In the multisection storage device with code protection, an application system is connected with a control unit through system-end interface, the control unit is connected with a storage medium through storage medium interface; and the total storage space of the storage medium comprises: plural independent storage sections and special sections, and the control unit is provided with plural special instruction sets and control method. The invention can divide a storage space in a storage device into plural independent storage spaces and improves the stored data protection.

The management system and method of the virtual library stored the data in the specific area can manage the knowledge data effectively as well as ensure the consistency of the knowledge data. One database stores all knowledge data in multiple libraries in the invention. One database management module is utilzied to monitor and manage the database as well as control and manage the storing, reading, updating, up and down loading the knowledge data. Thus, the method provides the advantages of saving lot of space of the storage media, keeping the consistency of the knowledge data and speeding up the distribution of the knowledge data.

A turbine valve actuator (100) controls a valve unit of a media-operated consumer unit, such as a steam or gas turbine, and has an actuating part drive (102) with a movable actuating part (104), a first media space (106) and a second media space (108). A pressure build up in the first media space (106) attempts to cause a movement of the actuating part (104) in a first direction (R). A pressure build-up in the second media space (108) attempts to cause a movement of the actuating part (104) in an opposing second direction (GR). The first media space (106) can be supplied with a fluid in predeterminable amounts by a supply (110). The second media space (108) is acted upon by a hydraulic accumulator (112) provided with a preload pressure and permanently connected to the second media space (108).