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Method, system, and program for ordering search results using an importance weighting
InactiveUS6718365B1Simple processData processing applicationsWeb data indexingObservation dataInternet users
Disclosed is a technique for providing, accessing, and using bookmark data to supplement information in a search engine database. The bookmark data indicates saved user selected network addresses, e.g., URLs, that are capable of being selected to access observable data, e.g., a page of text, images, sound file, movie file, etc., at the selected network address. A user computer receives user modifications to bookmark data and transmits the modifications to the bookmark data to a server over a network. A server gathers bookmark data indicating saved user selected network addresses that the user is capable of selecting to access observable data at the selected network address. A search engine server receives bookmark data gathered from multiple Internet users and determines an importance rating for at least one network address from the received bookmark data. The determined importance rating is included in the search engine index. Further, when executing a search query against the index to determine at least one search result, the search engine server presents the search results ordered according to their importance rating.
Owner:GOOGLE LLC
Method, apparatus, and system for clustering and classification
ActiveUS20060095521A1Multiple digital computer combinationsData switching networksLearning machineData stream
The invention provides a method, apparatus and system for classification and clustering electronic data streams such as email, images and sound files for identification, sorting and efficient storage. The inventive systems disclose labeling a document as belonging to a predefined class though computer methods that comprise the steps of identifying an electronic data stream using one or more learning machines and comparing the outputs from the machines to determine the label to associate with the data. The method further utilizes learning machines in combination with hashing schemes to cluster and classify documents. In one embodiment hash apparatuses and methods taxonomize clusters. In yet another embodiment, clusters of documents utilize geometric hash to contain the documents in a data corpus without the overhead of search and storage.
Owner:SYSXNET
Media delivery platform
InactiveUS20030033214A1Prevent intellectual propertyAccurate methodModulated-carrier systemsPayment architectureCorrection algorithmMediaFLO
An improved method for delivery and play back of sound and image files is provided. This new method includes the use of sound and / or image clips, which can be snippets or full files, as alerts for a variety of electronic devices or for playing on a handheld device, and for use as a promotion to sell items associated with the files. A collection or library of uniquely selected and / or edited clips may also be provided to the consumer in a manner far more conveniently on conventional telephone equipment than previously available. Algorithms are provided for the delivery, storage and playback of the sound files, including a delivery method algorithm (500), a parametric optimization and compression algorithm (1500), and an error correction algorithm. In contrast to the conventional ring tones or musical chimes used to ring cellular phones currently on the market, the current invention provides a method for ringing cellular phones and landline telephones with real sound recordings including real music, which may be songs lifted from copyright registered CD tracks, and may comprise human voice, various instrument sounds, and other sound effects of a high quality. A software based system for encoding the hardware of existing cellular phones at the time of manufacturing with delivery, storage, and playback capabilities in accordance with the present invention is provided, such that additional hardware is not required.
Owner:SKKY
Method, apparatus, and system for clustering and classification
The invention provides a method, apparatus and system for classification and clustering electronic data streams such as email, images and sound files for identification, sorting and efficient storage. The inventive systems disclose labeling a document as belonging to a predefined class though computer methods that comprise the steps of identifying an electronic data stream using one or more learning machines and comparing the outputs from the machines to determine the label to associate with the data. The method further utilizes learning machines in combination with hashing schemes to cluster and classify documents. In one embodiment hash apparatuses and methods taxonomize clusters. In yet another embodiment, clusters of documents utilize geometric hash to contain the documents in a data corpus without the overhead of search and storage.
Owner:SYSXNET
Localized voice over internet protocol communication
InactiveUS7286521B1Add supportHandled more elegantlyInterconnection arrangementsSpecial service for subscribersShortest distanceSound file
An approach to abstracting the circuit switched nature of the public switched telephone network (PSTN) by using VoIP to provide voice actuated services is disclosed. By carrying a telephone call using VoIP technology for a short distance (frequently within a server room) significant benefits to call handling and capacity management can be obtained. Specifically, a PSTN-to-IP gateway is used to receive (and place) calls over the PSTN and route those calls internally to servers over an IP network in a packet switched format. A number of computer systems can receive and handle the calls in the IP format, including: translating the packets into an audio format suitable for speech recognition and creating suitable packets from computer sound files for transmission back over the PSTN.
Owner:MICROSOFT TECH LICENSING LLC
Method and system of enhanced messaging
Methods and apparatus for providing rich media for enhancing user interaction with a messaging program. The rich media includes user perceptible content and content specific information. User perceptible content may include a small animated picture with an embedded sound file that messaging program users can send to each other during a messaging session. Content specific information may include a description of the perceptible content, context menu items including universal resource identifiers that link to information related to the content and information related to other messaging program content. In addition computer code is provided to allow communication between the rich media and the messaging program so that the messaging program and the rich media can interoperate.
Owner:VERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC
System and method for delivering expert information by computer
InactiveUS6026148AAutomatic call-answering/message-recording/conversation-recordingManual exchangesModem devicePersonal computer
A computer-based system facilitates exchange of information between users and expert respondents. The users post questions on a topic to a computer bulletin board or forum, using a telephone and modem connection to a remote server. The respondents contact the server by telephone, and receive a list of questions that have been posted. The respondents then dictate answers orally, by telephone, and the answers are recorded and stored by the server as sound files. The stored answers can later be played back by users who connect to the server through their personal computers. The answers can also be transcribed into text files for viewing by the users. Thus, a user can both hear the recorded voice of the respondent and see the stored text of the respondent's answer. The system makes it easy for respondents to answer questions, or provide comments, especially in cases where a respondent is not familiar with computer technology, or where a respondent is not conveniently located near a computer.
Owner:HANGER SOLUTIONS LLC
Method and system for presenting customized call alerts in a service for internet caller identification
InactiveUS6718021B2Picture reproducers using cathode ray tubesPicture reproducers with optical-mechanical scanningIntelligent NetworkThe Internet
An advanced intelligent network (AIN) based system and method that allows a subscriber connected to the Internet to receive customized call alerts and caller identification information concerning an incoming telephone call. Using client software, the subscriber associates telephone numbers to sound files. Then, when an incoming call with caller identification information is received, the client software determines whether the incoming telephone number points to a sound file. If so, the client software directs the sound file to play.
Owner:SBC KNOWLEDGE VENTURES LP
Recording medium having a data structure for managing sound data and recording and reproducing methods and apparatus
InactiveUS20050149214A1Record information storageUsing detectable carrier informationGraphicsData file
In the data structure of recording medium for managing sound data associated with graphic information, an interactive composition segment is provided. The interactive composition segment includes sound management information. The sound management information is associated with a graphic item and provides an identifier of a sound data in sound file, separate from a main data file, to reproduce in association with the graphic item.
Owner:LG ELECTRONICS INC
MP3 doorbell chime system
InactiveUS20070008081A1Level of customizationSound producing devicesElectric/electromagnetic audible signallingMicrocontrollerDoorbell
A door chime system includes a microcontroller having a processor and a data memory for storing digital sound files. The microcontroller includes an input and an output representative of digital sound files; a door chime actuator having an output responsive to the depression of the doorbell electrically connected to the input of said microcontroller and an amplifier stage for converting a one of said digital sound files into sound. The output from the microcontroller representative of a digital sound file is supplied to the input of the amplifier stage responsive to the door chime output.
Owner:HEATH & CO LTD
Polyphonic Doorbell Chime System
InactiveUS20100225455A1Increase volumeSmall sizeElectric/electromagnetic audible signallingDoorbellMicrocontroller
A door chime system includes a microcontroller having a polyphonic MIDI music processor and a data memory for storing MIDI format sound files. The microcontroller includes an input for accepting signals from door chime actuators or pushbuttons and an output representative of distinct MIDI sound files.
Owner:HEATH & CO LTD
Radio signal relaying apparatus
A radio signal relaying device has a PDA and a wireless modulating module connected to the PDA. The PDA is provided with multiple ports of different specifications such as a memory card slot, a USB interface or a serial port. The wireless modulating module is selectively linked to one of the ports to modulate music files stored in the PDA. The modulated sound files can be transmitted in the form of radio waves and then be demodulated and played by any radio receiving device.
Owner:UNICATION
Media delivery platform
InactiveUS7548875B2The process is convenient and fastEasy accessModulated-carrier systemsPayment architectureCorrection algorithmComputer hardware
Owner:SKKY
Portable high speed internet access device with encryption
InactiveUS6928461B2Low costSecure deliveryDigital data information retrievalMultiple digital computer combinationsThe InternetSound file
Owner:TULI RAJA SINGH MR
Systems, Methods, and Apparatus for Assigning Three-Dimensional Spatial Data to Sounds and Audio Files
Embodiments of the disclosure can include systems, methods, and apparatus for assigning three-dimensional spatial data to sounds and audio files. In one embodiment, a method can include receiving at least one audio signal, receiving sonic spatial data, associating the sonic spatial data with the at least one audio signal, associating the at least one audio signal and sonic spatial data with a time code, and storing the sonic spatial data, the at least one audio signal, and time code in an encoded sound file.
Owner:STRUBWERKS
Searching and sorting media clips having associated style and attributes
A style identifier is associated with each of a plurality of media clips stored in a database, based on a subjective evaluation of various characteristics of each media clip by an expert. The style represented by the style identifier corresponds to an impression on the expert regarding various qualities of the media clip and is not constrained by the subject of the media clip. Media clips with which style identifiers are associated can be any form of digital media, such as clip art files, sound files, photographs, animation files, fonts, etc. Also associated with each media clip in the database is an absolute ranking value for each of a plurality of different attributes based on a subjective evaluation of each media clip by an expert. A user can search the database for media clips associated with a specific style identifier and can sort the media clips that were identified by a search, based upon the absolute ranking value for a selected attribute. In one application of this invention, the database is maintained at a web site accessible over the Internet, and users can browse or search the database based upon a selected category, a keyword, or a style. The results of browsing or searching the database can be selectively sorted in regard to a selected attribute. Thus, with this invention, a user can more readily identify an appropriate media clip that is suitable for an intended use.
Owner:MICROSOFT TECH LICENSING LLC
Method and apparatus for constructing and viewing a multi-media patient summary
InactiveUS20050114179A1Medical communicationPatient personal data managementPatient summaryPatient demographics
The present technique provides a novel method and apparatus for generating a multi-media patient summary which integrates patient information including a wide range of information having disparate formats and originating from isolated systems. The multi-media may be delivered to care providers and patients for use in medical diagnosis and care. The contents of the multi-media patient summary may be tailored to meet the needs of the specific care provider, and may include, for example, clinical data, patient demographics, and reference materials. The summary may be a digital file that encapsulates patient information having formats, such as text, images, sound files, video, waveforms, hypertext links, and so forth. The file may be encrypted and require a proprietary or non-proprietary reader to view. Additionally, the flow of information may be bi-directional between the multi-media patient summary and users of the summary.
Owner:GE MEDICAL SYST INFORMATION TECH
Eeg feedback controlled sound therapy for tinnitus
An automated method for treating tinnitus by habituation through use of neurological feedback, comprising the steps of connecting a subject through a set of attached headphones to an electronic sound player that is connected to a PC workstation presenting sound examples by software to the subject who can refine them by manipulating a series of controllers on the player, making an electronic recording of the sound in a digital music format, storing the recording in the computer, transferring a copy of the electronic sound file to the subject's electronic music player, generating an EEC signature of the subject's brain activity in response to the presented sound, sound using the customized sound to stimulate the auditory system while the brain activity is recorded, wherein the computer continuously monitors for the feedback signatures and drives the sound stimuli appropriately.
Owner:RGT UNIV OF CALIFORNIA
Sampling playback doorbell system
InactiveUS20060038663A1Quality improvementEasy constructionSound producing devicesElectric/electromagnetic audible signallingDocking stationDoorbell
A digital sampling playback doorbell system has two or more doorbell buttons and a central unit with solid state memory storage for multiple digitally sampled sound files. User assignment means are provided for assigning a particular sound file to a particular doorbell button. The digital sampling playback doorbell has computer interface of RS-232, or USB, or infrared wireless connection type and relies on computer installed software to download digitally sampled sound files stored in the computer hard drive to the memory of the digital sampling playback doorbell system central unit. The digitally sampled sound files stored in the computer hard drive are obtained by accessing a web site through the Internet or capturing sound through an audio computer connection to a microphone, CD player, radio broadcast or mass music storage device using software resident in the computer. Alternatively, an IPOD can be used as a source for sounds that can be transferred or sent to play on the doorbell. Such sound transfer can take place via a blue tooth communication link, or by a docking station that resides on the doorbell. Taking advantage of the intelligence contained within the IPOD, one can then select sounds or files that have been previously converted by either the IPOD or the computer that the IPOD was previously attached to, and send them to the doorbell.
Owner:PREDOMINANCE
Apparatus and method for controlling music play in mobile communication terminal
InactiveUS20060060068A1Enhance interestIncrease freedomElectrophonic musical instrumentsDevices with sensorInformation controlSound sources
Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for controlling music play in a mobile communication terminal. The apparatus includes a motion recognition sensor unit for detecting a motion of the mobile communication terminal and outputting detection signals, a sound source chip for outputting sound, and a controller for receiving the detection signals from the motion recognition sensor unit, calculating motion values of the mobile communication terminal, and controlling the sound source chip to output sounds dependent on the calculated motion values. The apparatus includes a user interface required for the music play, a display unit for displaying music to be played, a motion recognition sensor unit for detecting a motion of the mobile terminal, a sound file storage unit including an area for storing at least one music information, a controller for controlling corresponding music to be played according a motion of the mobile terminal, and a speaker for outputting sounds of the played music.
Owner:SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
Global localization and customization system and process
InactiveUS20060156278A1Software maintainance/managementExecution for user interfacesGraphicsGraphical user interface
A global localization and customization system and process comprising a graphical user interface, database, and table driver for collectively creating accurate and appropriate text, image, movie, video and sound file concatenation for localization and / or customization of a selected application for presentation of same in any world language, dialect and / or sub-customized language.
Owner:REAGER SUE ELLEN
Real-time network attack detection and mitigation infrastructure
The invention features systems and methods for detecting and mitigating network attacks in a Voice-Over-IP (VoIP) network. A server is configured to receive information related to a mitigation action for a call. The information can include a complexity level for administering an audio challenge-response test to the call and an identification of the call. The server also generates i) a routing label based on the identification of the call, and ii) a script defining a plurality of variables that store identifications of a plurality of altered sound files for the audio challenge-response test. Each altered sound file is randomly selected by the server subject to one or more constraints associated with the complexity level. The server is further configured to transmit the script to a guardian module and the routing label to a gateway.
Owner:RIBBON COMM OPERATING CO INC
System and method for monitoring and handling telecommunication activity via a computer network
ActiveUS7184527B1Reduce restrictionsTelephone data network interconnectionsSpecial service for subscribersGraphicsGraphical user interface
A configurable PSTN call-handling (CPC) service enables monitoring and custom responses to calls received over multiple subscriber lines associated with a user. A CPC Client Program runs on a computer and presents a graphical user interface (GUI) that allows the user to associate call-handling options with call characteristics, such as caller, date, or time. The GUI also allows the user to customize the notification signals provided and to provide custom responses to certain callers, by associating call characteristics with various GUI appearances, sound files, or images. The CPC relieves the communications network of performing certain call-handling functions, such as call forwarding, by moving decision-making processes to the user's PC. The user can remotely monitor any subscriber line associated with the user from any browser, because the communications network sends notifications directly to an IP address specified by the user, rather than to the IP address associated with the subscriber line.
Owner:BELLSOUTH INTPROP COR
Portable high speed internet access device with encryption
InactiveUS20020099766A1Digital data information retrievalMultiple digital computer combinationsSound fileColor depth
The invention discloses a portable remote device that allows the user to access the Internet and World Wide Web. The portable device connects to a cellular telephone, thus providing wireless connection to the internet via a host computer which runs a browser, that takes information received from the Internet or other sources and renders it onto a virtual display in its memory. This information is directed to software, which reduces the color depth of the information to a lower depth color image. This reduced image is then compressed and encrypted by another software and sent to the portable device of the invention, which decrypts and decompresses it for displaying to the user. The browser may also reduces the color depth and compress the image without need for further software. Thus, the user views a bit map or raster image of a Web page, which is stored into memory. The portable device further comprises methods of pointing and clicking on text and images which represent links to other pages. Web pages with links may also be sent to the portable device, which stores them into memory to facilitate off-line viewing from the memory of the device. The user may also select desired links to each web page. Email messages may be retrieved manually or automatically at programmed times. Video frames and sound files may also be displayed on the portable device, with the aid of a buffer memory to facilitate uninterrupted playback.
Owner:TULI RAJA SINGH MR
System and Method for Monitoring and Handling Telecommunication Activity Via A Computer Network
InactiveUS20070140448A1Reduce restrictionsTelephone data network interconnectionsSpecial service for subscribersGraphicsGraphical user interface
A configurable PSTN call-handling (CPC) service enables monitoring and custom responses to calls received over multiple subscriber lines. A CPC Client Program runs on a computer and presents a graphical user interface (GUI) that allows the user to associate call-handling options with call characteristics. The GUI also allows the user to customize the notification signals provided and to provide custom responses to certain callers, by associating call characteristics with various GUI appearances, sound files, or images. The CPC relieves the communications network of performing certain call-handling functions, such as call forwarding, by moving decision-making processes to the user's PC. The user can remotely monitor any subscriber line associated with the user from any browser, because the communications network sends notifications directly to an IP address specified by the user. The IP address associated with a computer connected to the subscriber line need not be the IP address specified by the user.
Owner:AT&T INTPROP I L P
Dummy scene roaming method and system based on spatial index cube panoramic video
InactiveCN101055494AQuality improvementImprove drawing speedInput/output processes for data processingGraphicsGraphic card
A virtual scene roams method based on spatial index cube panoramic view video and a system thereof are disclosed. The system includes a motion control engine unit, a panoramic view video protract unit, a sound protract unit, a mapping unit and a text display unit, wherein the motion control engine unit is connected to an external input device and receives the spatial index cube panoramic view video signal input from external, the corresponding sound file of the roam paths, control map and text information. The invention executes fine model building for the virtual scene by existing three-dimensional tools, pre-protracts the required high quality image sequence, and compresses the panoramic view video data and improves the protracting speed by choosing the spatial index cube panoramic view video as input and using the compressing method supported by a three-dimension graphics card. The user can conveniently interact with the system by external instruments such as game handle; mouse and keyboard to obtain high quality roam experience.
Owner:上海虚拟谷数码科技有限公司
Method and device for sound simulation and sound production of electric vehicle
The invention discloses a method and a device for sound simulation and sound production of an electric vehicle. The method includes sound mode selection, real-time vehicle information acquisition, signal processing of a control unit and sound file play. The control unit is connected with a signal acquisition unit, a sound mode selection switch and an in-vehicle sound player; the control unit is used for receiving signals of a rotational speed sensor, a throttle sensor and a vehicle speed sensor, and selecting a signal transmitted from a movement mode switch or a comfort mode according to a driver and passengers to control the in-vehicle sound player so as to enable the in-vehicle sound player to produce sound. By the method and the device, driving sound of a motorized vehicle under the same state can be simulated accurately, sound types are selected individually, and the problems of low noise in the vehicle, single sound and unpleasant driving feeling of the electric vehicle are solved.
Owner:BEIJING CHANGAN AUTOMOBILE ENG TECH RES
Method and apparatus for processing a table and displaying multimedia cell data
PCT No. PCT / JP96 / 03039 Sec. 371 Date Jun. 13, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Jun. 13, 1997 PCT Filed Oct. 21, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO97 / 15892 PCT Pub. Date May 1, 1997A method and apparatus for processing a table, in which image data is stored as cell data of table data, so that an operation and procedure for processing the image data as cell data (e.g., an image process of the image data or an output of the image data to a designated cell) can be simple. In a table data output process, it is discriminated whether the type of a designated cell is numerical, character, image or sound data, and the corresponding data is read from a table data file, an image file or a sound file in accordance with the discriminated cell type. The read data is then output to an output region of the designated cell.
Owner:CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD
Download management of audio and visual content, product method and system
InactiveUS20100255890A1Simple methodInput/output for user-computer interactionNetwork traffic/resource managementCorrection algorithmComputer hardware
An improved method for delivery and play back of sound and image files is provided as exemplary embodiments. This method may include the use of sound and / or image clips, which can be snippets or full files, as alerts for a variety of electronic devices or for playing on a handheld device, and for use as a promotion to sell items associated with the files. A collection or library of uniquely selected and / or edited clips may also be provided to the consumer in a manner far more conveniently on conventional telephone equipment than previously available. Exemplary embodiments may provide algorithms for the delivery, storage and playback of the sound files, including a delivery software system (500), a parametric optimization and compression algorithm (1600), and an error correction algorithm. In contrast to the conventional ring tones or musical chimes used to ring cellular phones currently on the market, the current invention provides a method for ringing cellular phones, electronic devices, and landline telephones with real sound recordings including real music, which may be songs sampled from copyright registered CD tracks, and may comprise human voice, various instrument sounds, and other sound effects of a high quality. A software based system for encoding the hardware of existing cellular phones at the time of manufacturing with delivery, storage, and playback capabilities in accordance with the exemplary embodiments may be provided, such that additional hardware may not be required.
Owner:SKKY
Searching, sorting, and displaying video clips and sound files by relevance
A documents database has a plurality of documents, including but not limited to text files, video clips and sound files. Each document is associated with at least one category of a plurality of categories in a categories database, and each category has at least one keyword. A search request having at least one search term is received from a user, and a categories database is searched for categories having a keyword corresponding to the user search term to identify first level categories. The other keywords from the identified first level categories are retrieved and the documents database is searched for documents having a user search term or a retrieved keyword. The identified documents are then ranked and presented to the user. Other search expansion techniques, and display techniques, are also discussed.
Owner:RELEVANT HLDG LLC
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