632 results about "User oriented" patented technology

Systems and methods for providing hands-free reading of content comprising: identifying a plurality of data items for presentation to a user, the plurality of data items associated with a domain-specific item type and sorted according to a particular order; based on the domain-specific item type, generating a speech-based overview of the plurality of data items; for each of the plurality of data items, generating a respective speech-based, item-specific paraphrase for the data item based on respective content of the data item; and providing, to a user through the speech-enabled dialogue interface, the speech-based overview, followed by the respective speech-based, item-specific paraphrases for at least a subset of the plurality of data items in the particular order.

User interface devices are disclosed. The device can include a body that can be held in a user's hand. The body has an outer surface that can be gripped by fingers of the user's hand to facilitate translation and rotation of the body by the user's hand. The device can include one or snore sensors disposed within the body. In some embodiments, the one or more sensor can provide one or both of position and orientation information of the body to a control system. The body can provide feedback to the user via the exterior surface of the body that is gripped by the user's fingers and / or can receive control inputs from the user via one or more of translation of the body, rotation of the body, pressing of the outer surface with the user's fingers, and changing of the angular orientation of the longitudinal axis of the body. Methods of using a user interface device are also provided.

Computer-implemented processes are disclosed for clustering items and improving the utility of item recommendations. One process involves applying a clustering algorithm to a user's collection of items. Information about the resulting clusters is then used to select items to use as recommendation sources. Another process involves displaying the clusters of items to the user via a collection management interface that enables the user to attach cluster-level metadata, such as by rating or tagging entire clusters of items. The resulting metadata may be used to improve the recommendations generated by a recommendation engine. Another process involves forming clusters of items in which a user has indicated a lack of interest, and using these clusters to filter the output of a recommendation engine. Yet another process involves applying a clustering algorithm to the output of a recommendation engine to arrange the recommended items into cluster-based categories for presentation to the user.

A frequency and protocol agile wireless communication product, and chipset for forming the same, including a frequency agile transceiver, a digital interface circuit for interconnecting the radio transceiver with external devices, protocol agile operating circuit for operating the radio transceiver in accordance with one of the transmission protocols as determined by a protocol signal and an adaptive control circuit for accessing a selected wireless communication network and for generating the frequency control signal and the protocol control signal in response to a user defined criteria Among the possible user defined criteria would be (1) the cost of sending a data message, (2) the quality of transmission link (signal strength, interference actual or potential), (3) the potential for being bumped off of the system (is service provider at near full capacity), (4) the security of transmnission, (5) any special criteria which the user could variably program into his omni-modal wireless product based on the user's desires or (6) any one or more combinations of the above features that are preprogrammed, changed or overridden by the user. The disclosed invention allows wireless service providers to broadcast electronically as part of any “handshaking” procedure with a omni-modal wireless product information such as (1) rate information and (2) information regarding system operating characteristics such as percent of system capacity in use and / or likelihood of being dropped. The disclosed invention creates a user oriented source enrollment and billing service in the wireless data market by establishing uniform standard for “handshakes” to occur between cell service providers and omni-modal wireless products. In addition, the disclosed invention can be implemented on a standard chip or chipset including a radio transceiver specifically designed to be used in all types of omni-modal wireless products.

A mobile terminal and a method of displaying human contact data are provided. Human contact data corresponding to a human contact event is created when a human contact event is generated. A name tag is displayed in a standby screen corresponding to the created human contact data. Accordingly, a user may easily identify human contact data through log data displayed in a user-oriented method.

The invention relates to a java server page (JSP) template-based intelligent table system capable of being defined freely, which controls a table through system configuration under the driving of a table engine to complete various service functions on the basis of data modeling. The (JSP) template-based intelligent table system provides implementing mechanisms of data modeling, service configuration, table drawing, table editing and the like and can realize user-oriented free customization of the table, and a user can realize most service logics by configuring various parameters through pages, thereby greatly improving the flexibility and extensibility of the intelligent table system. In the system, the JSP file is used as a template of the table, and various configuration information controlling the table and the table template are connected through the table engine, thus that the effect that the table service comes into effect as long as configured can be realized. In the part of table editing, the system can realize automatic calculation of table attribute, addition and delete of sub-table rows, secondary authority control of the table, service implementation and control of the table and the like.

Data constructs and architectures are disclosed for providing a foundation for an application-building system for enabling a non-technical user to perform discrete tasks to build a complete network-based application and maintain the same user experience throughout the application development. A data model having an extensible underlying structure that can be used in a user-oriented application development system having a task-based architecture is defined. The data model is capable of allowing for extensible attributes such that the addition of a new data attribute can be made without changing the underlying structure of the data model. Multiple applications making up the user-oriented application development system can access data from the data model. Data stored in a database having the data model as an underlying structure can be reused by the task-based architecture for various applications.

Computer-implemented processes are disclosed for clustering items and improving the utility of item recommendations. One process involves applying a clustering algorithm to a user's collection of items. Information about the resulting clusters is then used to select items to use as recommendation sources. Another process involves displaying the clusters of items to the user via a collection management interface that enables the user to attach cluster-level metadata, such as by rating or tagging entire clusters of items. The resulting metadata may be used to improve the recommendations generated by a recommendation engine. Another process involves forming clusters of items in which a user has indicated a lack of interest, and using these clusters to filter the output of a recommendation engine. Yet another process involves applying a clustering algorithm to the output of a recommendation engine to arrange the recommended items into cluster-based categories for presentation to the user.

A method and apparatus for constructing a dynamic menu for a user interface are provided. An application-related map is prepared on the basis of all executable applications. All applications connected with a currently running application are searched for on the application-related map at the request of a user to construct and display the dynamic menu. Thereby, a user-oriented interface is realized.

The invention relates to an intelligent storage system (cloud storage cabinet system) for storing customer information and a cabinet position to a cloud platform and dynamically binding the customer information and the cabinet position under the condition of networking a storage cabinet. The intelligent storage system mainly comprises a front-end storage cabinet subsystem, a cloud storage platform and an application management subsystem, and a terminal storage cabinet subsystem comprises three portions. By the aid of the front-end storage cabinet subsystem, a dispatcher stores dispatch goods in a centralized manner, and a user picks up the dispatch goods in a self-service manner. The cloud storage platform mainly offers distributed data storage and centralized request receiving service, and the application management subsystem is used for managing the storage cabinet under the condition of leaving the cabinet, and realizing user-oriented application related to remote cabinet opening. By the aid of the intelligent storage system, dispatches are conveniently stored and taken out, and flexibility, diversity and convenience of storage and fetch modes of the user are improved.

The invention discloses a user-oriented information search engine system and a method. The system comprises eight modules of a search term pushing module, a user initiating search module, a user concern updating module, a primary search module, a user interest deducing module, a user concern result word segmentation module, a search word refactoring module and a secondary search module. The method includes analyzing and pushing user selectable search words, performing user initiating search, updating user concerns, executing the primary search, deducing user interests, performing word segmentation for user concern results, refactoring the search words and executing the secondary search. Accordingly, the system has the advantages of being complete in inquiring range and high in inquiring accuracy. Besides, by means of the system, the select input and automatic sequencing of the search words can be achieved, the accuracy of following inquiring results can be improved through the interactive operation, and a flexible, convenient and intelligent interactive interface is provided for the user to execute information search.

The invention discloses a user-oriented cloud storage data integrity protection method. The method includes the steps of 1, uploading, wherein a user side segments and numbers a file to generate intra-block redundancy check codes, the hash value of each file block is calculated and saved as a range-based 2-3 tree, the hash values are linked into one value and signed with private keys, and inter-block redundancy check codes are generated and encrypted with stream substitution secret keys; 2, verification, wherein a cloud management node sends a verification request to a corresponding cloud storage server, corresponding original data and algebraic signatures of the inter-block redundancy check codes corresponding to the original data are calculated and returned to the user side for data integrity verification, and the step 3 is executed if data destruction is found; 3, recovery, wherein the user side acquires all the file blocks on corresponding branch trees from a cloud side according to tree information and performs error recovery on the file blocks through erasure codes of the file blocks. According to the method, integrity verification and recovery are performed on the dynamic data stored in the cloud side from the user perspective.

Computer-implemented processes are disclosed for clustering items and improving the utility of item recommendations. One process involves applying a clustering algorithm to a user's collection of items. Information about the resulting clusters is then used to select items to use as recommendation sources. Another process involves displaying the clusters of items to the user via a collection management interface that enables the user to attach cluster-level metadata, such as by rating or tagging entire clusters of items. The resulting metadata may be used to improve the recommendations generated by a recommendation engine. Another process involves forming clusters of items in which a user has indicated a lack of interest, and using these clusters to filter the output of a recommendation engine. Yet another process involves applying a clustering algorithm to the output of a recommendation engine to arrange the recommended items into cluster-based categories for presentation to the user.

A complex user-facing computer application often has run-time dependencies on other computer applications. The other computer applications may, in turn, have run-time dependencies on still other applications. A supporting application might run on multiple hosts and a particular host might be chosen by a higher-level application in order to meet requirements such load balancing or reliability. In order to facilitate intelligent choices by higher-level applications in the system, each server in the system is responsible for generating a performance capability or health score that reflects the health of local components and the health of all servers on which the given server has a direct run-time dependency. A particular server's generated health score is advertised to any other server that has a direct run-time dependency on the particular server. Decisions about which of alternative lower-level servers to use in a servicing a client request are made using a routing or hop-at-a-time approach.

A system and method are described that enable users to navigate on the web according to use's own keyword definition on web site, keyword extraction and processing from user's visiting website, user's selection on keyword categories, and mapping between E-mail address and URL. The user's own keyword definition on web site is user-driven keyword naming scheme is opposite) method of the keyword domain services which were service company-driven method. The user's selection on keyword categories provides users choice on keyword categories and group. The keyword extraction and processing from user's visiting web site provides keyword extraction from the page and arranges for related keywords in order to prepare for anticipated search and navigation from the user's current web site and keyword. The mapping system between E-mail and URL provides conversion of E-mail address into URL, in order to use as domain name.

The invention discloses an adaptive access network selection device and an adaptive access network selection method, which belong to the technical field of communication. Own macro and micro characteristics of a terminal are sensed, a service sensitivity variable is determined according to a user application status and preference analysis, network application priorities and quality of service (QoS) sensitivity priorities are sequenced based on information such as the characteristics of the terminal, application needs, network statuses and the like, adaptive modeling is performed on different networks according to historical data, the QoS characteristics of a user terminal accessing the networks are acquired, an access network is judged according to the guidance information of an intelligent information management module and the actual output of an intelligent network simulation module and inter-network switching is performed. By the device and the method, heterogeneous networks are accessed adaptively optimally and selectively to effectively realize the user transparency orientation of heterogeneous properties of the access network and the terminal universality orientation of application service characteristics.

The invention relates to micro distributed solar-driven combined cooling heating and power system belonging to field of energy technology. The invention includes: solar collection system, organic Rankine cycle thermal power generation system, adsorption refrigeration system, heating and hot water system, hot water distribution system, control system, secondary combustion device. The solar collection system is connected to the pipe of the hot water distribution and control system via the secondary combustion device, and the organic Rankine cycle thermal power generation system and the adsorption refrigeration system and the heating and hot water system are parallel connected to downstream of the hot water distribution and control system via pipes. The invention provides hot water by employing the vacuum tube solar water heater, and provides electricity by using ORC generation system, and provides cold water used by air conditioner and hot water by using the adsorption refrigeration system; the regulation and control on the hot water distribution system is user-oriented, and the system generates electricity, refrigerates, heats based on user requirement, and the system prepares the secondary combustion device to suffice the requirement when illumination is inadequate or user requirement is overlarge.

The present invention relates to a method of combining unified elements in a personal workspace and a computer program product and a system applying the method. The method of the present invention includes: (i) providing at least one element converter to a personal workspace; the at least one element converter is used to obtain at least one unified information unit corresponding to at least one original information from at least one information source and / or at least one unified tool corresponding to at least one original tool; (ii) providing the at least one unified information unit and / or the at least one unified tool to the personal workspace using the at least one element converter ; (iii) performing a task by using the at least one unified tool and / or the at least one unified information unit. The invention provides a user-oriented unified personal work space for the lack of data and information freedom limited by the independence and incompatibility of websites, operating systems and application programs in the prior art.

In some implementations, a system adaptively adapts engagement between a user and an application based on prior user interactions and context data associated with the user. A performance category for which performance is tracked for a user of the application is initially identified. Context data indicating a current context of the user is received from a client device associated with the user. One or more responsiveness scores indicating actions of the user with respect to the performance category following the previous communications through the application are determined. A communication is then selected from among communications of multiple types based on the context data for the user and the one or more responsiveness scores for the user. A time to provide the communication to the user is determined based on the context data. The selected communication is finally provided for output by the client device at the determined time.

A method and a system of online shopping using a digital storefront. For example, a digital storefront having multiple touchscreen display surfaces presents a plurality of tiles to a user, where one or more tiles display images of items for sale and at least one hunch question which may be related to the environment. In further examples, a response is received from the user to one or more hunch questions, and items are recommended for the user and presented to the user in one or more updated tiles on a touchscreen display surface.

The invention belongs to the technical field of agricultural product data processing, and discloses a safe and trusted block chain of data in a traceability system and a management method, wherein a user layer is a user-oriented interface and performs human-machine interface information interaction with agricultural product consumers; the user layer outputs the block chain service to other resource layers; a management / service layer provides uniform access and management service of nodes of participant parties of agricultural product traceability; a core layer is the core functional layer of the block chain system and provides reliable and efficient service capability for the safety traceability system; a basic layer provides the basic operation environment and components required by normal operation of the block chain system; a cross-layer functional layer provides service for the communication and infrastructure of the agricultural product traceability system. The system transplant the secure communication systems of the block chain into a platform and allows for faster and more transparent information sharing. The specification information communication is the encryption mechanism of strong security, and the asymmetric encryption system / public key system is used to ensure the information interaction security.

The invention discloses a process scheduling method and a process scheduling device for preventing the screen jam of a user interface in an operating system. The method comprises the following steps of: 1) setting a first threshold value; 2) determining a central processing unit (CPU) resource occupancy rate, and executing a step 3) when the current CPU occupancy rate of the operating system is more than the first threshold value; 3) acquiring user-oriented experience processes, namely taking the processes corresponding to a program which is in the top-level window of the user interface currently, a program which has an input focus window, and other user-concerned programs as the user-oriented experience processes; and 4) adjusting the user-oriented experience processes, namely improving the relative priorities of the user-oriented experience processes in operating system task scheduling. The device comprises a task scheduler (1), a main engine (2), and a kernel information detector (3), a priority follower (4), a preset program configurator (5) and a window process correlating device (6) which are connected with the main engine (2) respectively. The invention has the advantages of smooth user experience, fair and rational resource allocation, low software overhead and wide application range.

A method and apparatus are set forth for defining and validating feature policies in an execution system, such as a communication system. The method includes entering user policies described in a straightforward manner (e.g. using a Web browser and user-understandable language) in such a way that they can be translated into a formal executable language. The user policies are then translated into an executable feature language such as the IETF's CPL. The user is then either compelled or provided with an option to validate the overall feature set before it is uploaded to the execution system. If validation is selected, the features are translated from CPL into another format, such as FIAT, from which it is possible to detect common feature specification errors. The FIAT detected errors are then analyzed in a manner that is aware of the expectations and common errors of naive users, and interpreted to determine possible errors as errors that are common to naive users. These errors are reported to the user (e.g. via the Web interface) in terms that are understandable to naive users and compatible with how the policies were originally described. The user is provided with options to either accept the interactions as they are, repair them manually or to accept a recommendation of an automatic correction. Unlike conventional systems, where feature interactions are solved in the same way for all users, the selected resolution is personalized in the present invention to satisfy the end-user's intentions, independently of how others solve similar conflicts. The features are uploaded to the execution system.

An open distributed processing structured robot control software architecture is enclosed, which makes it possible to manufacture a user-oriented robot through combination of independent heterogeneous functional modules. The invention involves an open software framework for integrated operation and production of distributed software of the modules, and an autonomous robot control architecture suitable for distributed environments. The software framework indicates underlying software components for robot control and service creation. The invention makes it possible to mass-produce autonomous robots in units of interoperable functional modules. It is also possible to meet various demands of consumers, achieve specialization, and accelerate technology development since the development procedures are specialized in an independent manner and are suitable for manufacturing a wide variety of robot products in small quantities.

The invention discloses a social-label-based method for optimizing a personalized recommendation system. In the method, social label similarity and score similarity are adopted and applied to calculation of a user-and-project oriented K-nearest neighbor model, and then a user and a project of a K-nearest neighbor are used for calculating a prediction score of the project by the user at the same time. Because the label similarity and the score similarity are adopted in the method at the same time, so that the K-nearest neighbor calculation of the user and the project is more accurate, the recommendation accuracy is obviously higher than that obtained by singly adopting the score similarity, and a cold-start problem based on a label similarity model can be solved. Therefore, a data sparsityproblem can be solved by using a user-and-project oriented recommendation model, and the recommendation accuracy is also obviously higher than that of a conventional user-oriented recommendation model and a project-oriented recommendation model.

A method of announcing a description of a media session, for example a multimedia conference, that is to take place over multicast capable links is provided in networks configured for Internet Protocol operation. A modular method of announcing media sessions includes: (a) generating a first base module having a first data structure having user oriented data relevant to the media session; (b) generating at least one media module having a second data structure with media oriented data necessary for a user to receive a respective media stream of the media session; (c) providing a link between the first base module and the at least one media module; and, (d) announcing the media session by making at least the first base module available to potential recipients of the media session.

A control device with a touch screen and motion sensors is held in one hand with the screen facing the user. Preferably, thumb motion of the hand holding the control device on the touch screen sensor of the control device is the input to control the motion and animations of an avatar, wherein the avatar motion is displayed on the control device touch screen or, in an embodiment, on an external display device. An important aspect of the present invention is tilting the control device, causing an angular rotation velocity, which can trigger a game event such as throwing, kicking, shooting or other action of the game.

A menu controller responds to a general user's login, by displaying a general user oriented menu frame including menu items accessible for selection by a general user, to a managing user's login, by displaying a manager oriented normal menu frame including in an initial state thereof a combination of menu items accessible for selection by a general user, and a menu item accessible for selection for reconfirmation of the managing user's login, and to a selection of the menu item for reconfirmation, by displaying menu items accessible for selection by a managing user.

A distributed software integration service method for open robot development based on the Internet is disclosed, which makes it possible to manufacture a user-oriented robot through combination of independent heterogeneous modules. The invention involves a robot development procedure and a new robot development environment / tool for providing user-oriented services and for integrated operating of distributed software installed in the modules over the Internet. The robot development procedure includes three independent specialized development stages, i.e., a platform development stage, a module development stage, and a user-oriented robot development / user service development stage. The invention makes it possible to mass-produce autonomous robots in units of interoperable functional modules. It is also possible to meet various demands of consumers, achieve specialization, and accelerate technology development since the development procedures are specialized in an independent manner and are suitable for manufacturing a wide variety of robot products in small quantities.