64 results about "Electronic library" patented technology

A method and system of generation, organization and presentation of web pages or computer graphic user interfaces on computer, computer peripheral devices, electronic equipment, digital processing systems, and other information resources are disclosed. Modeling physical books, bookshelves and libraries, Visual Library comprises Visual Bookshelves, while Visual Bookshelf comprises Visual Book Covers that represent and link to Visual Books, and Visual Books comprise a set of Visual Navigation Tabs that represent and link a set of web pages or a set of graphic user interfaces. With look-and-feel, the linked Visual Library, Visual Bookshelves and Visual Books in hierarchical structures provide a friendly environment in which the documents, contents can be well organized and easily navigated.

A system, method, and apparatus for retrieving trouble codes from an equipment under diagnosis and retrieving only relevant diagnostic information relative to the returned codes from one or more remote diagnostic libraries. An electronic diagnostic library contains diagnostic vehicle information tagged with trouble code identification ID's at a first location, and a diagnostic tool at a second location requests only relevant diagnostic information from the electronic library that is tagged with trouble code identification ID's corresponding to the retrieved trouble codes and information identifying the equipment under diagnosis. The diagnostic tool receives the specific diagnostic vehicle information at the first location and may store the specific vehicle information locally prior to displaying an index to the information to a repair technician.

This disclosure discloses various technical features for creating robotic humanoid movements, actions, and interactions with tools and the instrumented environment by automatically building movements for the humanoid; actions and behaviors of the humanoid based on a set of computer-encoded robotic movement and action primitives. The primitives are defined by motions / actions of articulated degrees of freedom that range in complexity from simple to complex, and which can be combined in any form in serial / parallel fashion. These motion-primitives are termed to be minimanipulations and each has a clear time-indexed command input-structure and output behavior / performance profile that is intended to achieve a certain function. Minimanipulations comprise a new way of creating a programmable-by-example platform for robots. The minimanipulation electronic libraries provide a large suite of higher-level sensing-and-execution sequences that are common building blocks for complex tasks, such as cooking, taking care of the infirm, or other tasks performed by robots.

A system for capturing and transmitting analyte data pertaining to an unknown analyte. The system includes a device manager (102) and a processor manager (202). The device manager (102) is coupled to a number of module including a data capture module (104), a data formatting module (106) and a first input / output (I / O) module (108). The data capture module (104) is coupled to the device manager (102) for capturing the data for the unknown analyte at a first geographic location. The first data formatting module (106) is coupled to the device manager (102) for formatting or encoding the captured analyte data into a transmissible format before the captured analyte data are transmitted. The first I / O module (106) is coupled to the device manager for transmitting the captured analyte data via a computer network to a processor at a second geographic location. The processor manager (202) is also coupled to a number of modules including a data acquisition process (204), a second data formatting module (206), an analysis module (208), a second I / O module (210) and a database interface module (210). The data acquisition module (204) is coupled to the processor manager (202) for receiving encoded analyte data from the device manager (102). The second data formatting module (206) is coupled to the processor manager (202) for decoding the encoded analyte data received by the data acquisition module (204) so as to permit analysis to be performed. The database interface module (212) is coupled to the processor manager (202) for retrieving data of known analytes from an electronic library before the decoded captured analyte data are analyzed. In addition, the database interface module (212) can be used for updating the electronic library with the decoded captured analyte data. The analysis module (208) is coupled to the processor manager (202) for performing analysis on the decoded captured analyte data using data from the electronic library and generating an analysis result. The second I / O module (210) is coupled to the processor manager (202) for managing communications between the processor manager (202) and other entities such as the device manager (102) and the electronic library. Depending upon the embodiment, other modules can also exist.

A system which enables electronic communication, coordination and dissemination of color-related designs, specifications and products. Color production and maintenance in a simultaneous fashion is provided between a plurality of disparate parties in substantially “real time.” The present integrated color-production is capable of importing electronic output from many diverse instruments, including color production-related hardware and software, and further uses the output to automatically deliver product data to and from a plurality of geographically disbursed parties. The present invention also provides an electronic library comprising colors and textures to be used for accurately matching a color sample and / or specification. The integrated, on-line color-related production system of the present invention enables parties to operate at peak efficiency, producing high sales and customer satisfaction.

A phonics training system provides immediate, audible and virtual answers to questions regarding various images such as objects, animals and people, posed by a user when the user views such images on a video display terminal of the system. The system can provide virtual answers to questions without the need for an instruction or teacher and includes a computer having a video output terminal and an electronic library containing common answers to basic questions. This system can also include an artificial intelligence system.

The invention provides an intelligent railcar and laneway vehicle interface structure applied in the close rack stack, comprising an intelligent railcar and laneway vehicle interface, an intelligent railcar runs between the upper railway and the lower railway, a laneway vehicle interface is arranged on at the tail end of a close rack bookshelf, the intelligent railcar is in the frame construction, an intelligent railcar walking driving mechanism is arranged at the bottom terminal of the frame, the intelligent railcar is formed in the way that the prior structure of six groups of book taking and returning manipulators is improved to the structure with a laneway vehicle storing cabin and a rotatable unidirectional book taking and returning manipulator, correspondingly, the laneway vehicle interface structure is changed into an elevating translational carrier structure corresponding to the laneway vehicle storing cabin structure, which is matched with the interface book pushing mechanism to realize the book inlet and outlet action, the improvement of the invention makes the whole manipulator more flexible, the improved rear laneway vehicle storing cabin structure makes the books transferred in batch to improve the efficiency of the device, moreover, the improved intelligent railcar controlled system is simpler, has lower cost and is suitable for the establish of the large-sized electronic library.

The present invention generally relates to data acquisition, analysis, and management system for professionals and organizations of all sizes across many different industries. Specifically, the present invention provides systems and methods for tracking, billing, logging, reporting, archiving, searching, and mining on- and off-line user interactions. Not only does the present invention provide methods that simplify business and / or academic research activities, but provides an easy way to build and manage a scalable and secure e-library system. The present invention includes a unique log, report, search, and annotation engines, plus personalization and customization features. Sophisticated data acquisition, analysis, and management modules are hidden behind a simple toolbar embedded in the Network browser on a client computer. A backend, which consists of a scalable database system, is able to build itself into a hierarchical e-library system and software comprised of unique log, report, search, and annotation engines, plus personalization and customization features.

A dialogical information search system is realized by comprehensively utilizing different kinds of ontologies: a library classification system and a Wikipedia category.A new information search infrastructure is thus realized by comprehensively utilizing the different ontologies of library classification system and Wikipedia category. By virtue of this, a new information search paradigm can be promoted to the world: an in-depth search is realized by utilizing a library with the Web as a clue. This, as a result, contributes to improving literacy of the whole society, and conduces to rediscovering the significance of existence of libraries and further to realizing electronic libraries.

A computer implemented method for managing display of a plurality of media items on an electronic display device screen. An electronic library of media items stored in an electronic database, including collections of media items saved in the electronic data base as groups or channels of pluralities of media items, is accessed by a user, and one or more groups or channels of media items saved in the electronic database are selected and arranged in a playlist for sequential display of a media item from each selected group or channel and any selected individual media items in the playlist. Playlists are arranged in a player program on an electronic database, and a media player driving an electronic display device screen is configured by the saved player program, wherein each channel and / or group in each playlist is programmed such that the media player is configured by the player program to play a different media item from the channel and / or group relative to the media item played the previous time the channel and / or group is played in the player program as a player program loop repeats.

The invention relates to a food cooking device (300) having a plurality of heating means (301 a-301 d) for heating a respective food item. The device is provided with control means (302) arranged to individually control energy supply to each of the heating means (301 a-301 d). According to the invention the device (300) includes a microprocessor (303) with downloading means (304) arranged to download a set of food cooking process data. The control means (302) is arranged to control the energy supply in response to the downloaded set of food cooking process data. The invention also relates to an electronic library (600) having a plurality of information units, which are arranged to be downloadable from external users. According to this aspect of the invention each information unit includes a set of food cooking process data. Each set includes at least two food item cooking instructions. Each food item instruction includes data defining a food item and one or more groups of operation parameters. Each group of operation parameters includes energy supply data and related time duration data for heating means in a cooking device. The invention also relates to a method for cooking food and to a method for providing food cooking support.

The invention relates to a food cooking device (300) having a plurality of heating means (301a-301d) for heating a respective food item. The device is provided with control means (302) arranged to individually control energy supply to each of the heating means (301a-301d). According to the invention the device (300) includes a microprocessor (303) with downloading means (304) arranged to download a set of food cooking process data. The control means (302) is arranged to control the energy supply in response to the downloaded set of food cooking process data. The invention also relates to an electronic library (600) having a plurality of information units, which are arranged to be downloadable from external users. According to this aspect of the invention each information unit includes a set of food cooking process data. Each set includes at least two food item cooking instructions. Each food item instruction includes data defining a food item and one or more groups of operation parameters. Each group of operation parameters includes energy supply data and related time duration data for heating means in a cooking device. The invention also relates to a method for cooking food and to a method for providing food cooking support.

The invention is a method to compose interconnected pages in local computers, network computers, network servers and digital devices / systems, and its character: it simulates the organized structure s and visual environments of a library, bookshelfs and systems of book: there are visual covers standing for visual books set on one or a series of visual bookshelfs, where the hyperlinks of these visual covers point to the visual books they stand for; all the visual books have a series of visual browse labels, which stand for and connect to a series of pages so as to compose a structural whole; the set of visual bookshelfs compose a visual library. The visual library, bookshelfs and books are interconnected up and down, providing a clear-layered, visual and orderly user interface and implementing effective file and content management, network sharing and electronic publication.

An assessment system and method configured to automatically assess an individual and an associated job using a computing device. The system includes a benchmark module that stores a benchmark associated with a job. The benchmark includes both minimum threshold scores and maximum threshold scores associated with particular characteristics. The system includes an electronic library of questions associated with an array of characteristics. The system includes a survey module functionally coupled to the electronic library and the benchmark module that automatically performs an assessment by automatically selecting questions from the electronic library based on the benchmark and applying such questions to an individual using a user interface module.

A electronic library management system and its method, which comprises three main advantages: A. collecting booklists automatically: which can break through the traditional technology of manual controlling, connect to each network bookstore by using single window connecting way so as to collect and excerpt the booklists; B. checking duplicate automatically: also break through the traditional technology of manual controlling, which can connected the collected booklists to the ERP system of the library so as to check the duplicate; C. replied automatically: also break through the traditional technology of manual controlling, which can replied to the recommender automatically during purchasing and after being entered the library. By the above-mentioned advantages, and through the Internet so as to recommend, manage and maintain the books, thus replacing the traditional technology of manual controlling, and reducing the wasting of manpower and improving the processing pace, and creating the three win aspect of reporter, recommender and the books supplier.

The present invention relates to a computer program product or code in memory for detecting and transmitting sensory data from a portable field device 10 to a processor 12 via a computer network 10 for analytic purposes. The product includes a code directed to capturing analyte data pertaining to an unknown analyte using a field device 10. The product further includes a code directed to encoding the captured analyte data and transmitting the encoded analyte data via a computer network 18 to a processor 12 for analysis. The product also includes a code directed to performing an analysis of the captured analyte data at a remote location by the processor 12 using data of known analytes retrieved from an electronic library 14. This code and others can be used with the present invention to perform the functionality described herein as well as others.

The invention discloses a digital audio-video library maintenance monitoring method. A website maintenance system is used for managing websites accessing an electronic library, distributing unique bar code identifiers to all hardware equipment in the websites and recording the unique bar code identifiers in a hardware equipment management list, theft-proof protection is performed on the equipment in the websites through embedded equipment, and an equipment monitoring strategy is set; a website homepage is defined by a cloud management system, and the cloud management system inputs new resources, automatically sends an update notification to the website maintenance system and automatically generates an upgrade packet; the website maintenance system provides an optical disk burning interface for off-line users and runs the upgrade packet to perform selective resource upgrade, and a client automatically updates new resource information in a website server after running.

The invention provides a Uygur medicine ancient-book resource network retrieval platform. The Uygur medicine ancient-book resource network retrieval platform comprises an input interface, an output interface, a database and a platform server. The platform server is inserted into a Uygur medicine ancient-book network reading system, a Uygur medicine ancient-book image and text comparison reading system and a search engine; the database comprises a Uygur medicine ancient-book text electronic library and a Uygur medicine ancient-book image electronic library; the Uygur medicine ancient-book text electronic library comprises multiple Uygur medicine ancient-book text electronic sublibraries divided according to characteristics of ancient books. By means of datamation, informatization, networking and the like, Uygur medicine ancient-book resources are shared, reading of the Uygur medicine ancient-book resources is facilitated for people, and research, development and utilization of the Uygur medicine ancient-book resources are promoted.

A method and educational system includes circuitry that is configured to post assignments and grades. Graded assignments include one or more links or embedded tutorials pertinent to the graded assignments. The circuitry is also configured to advertise tutoring services and individual tutoring sessions, and stream educational events. The circuitry is also configured to link a jobs database to a job counseling center, host a private lesson platform, and link to one or more internal or external electronic libraries. The circuitry is also configured to provide a classroom viewing in session, and provide an evaluation platform for a student or an instructor.

The present invention relates to a method for establishing a personal database, using which after a member of a website, that is functioning as a portal website, had provided one's personal information on paper to a website administrator of the website and the paper-based personal information is digitalized to be used for establishing an personal electronic file and personal database relating to the member, the member after logging into the website is authorized to obtain an online reading service or file downloading service from the website. Moreover, by the service provided by the website for rapidly digitalizing paper-based documentations, a corporate user of the website can easily build an electronic library as required that is managed by the administrators of the website.

The invention provides a digital audio and video library system which comprises a database layer, a standard interface layer and a business layer. The standard interface layer is used for verifying user information or mobile terminal information, after being acquired, the user information or the mobile terminal information is compared to user information or mobile terminal information which are stored in the database layer, and the database layer permits a user or a mobile terminal to access corresponding electronic library resource information in the database layer according to user authority or mobile terminal authority after the user information or the mobile terminal information successfully passes verification; the business layer comprises an electronic library maintenance staff system, and the electronic library maintenance staff system is used for managing the user information, the user authority, the mobile terminal information and the mobile terminal authority, and storing the user information, the user authority, the mobile terminal information and the mobile terminal authority into the database layer. The digital audio and video library system which is an electronic library management system has the advantage that access to digital book resources can be efficiently managed.

The present invention is directed to a system, method and program product for identifying and downloading broadcast programming. Systems are disclosed that include a media device structured to receive and sample broadcast programming, and an identification service including an electronic library. The media device may include a receiver operable to receive the broadcast programming and media device information; a memory operable to save the received broadcast programming and media device information; a sampling device operable to replay and sample the received broadcast programming; and a transmitter operable to transmit the sampled broadcast programming and the media device information. The identification service may be structured to receive the sampled broadcast programming and the media device information, compare the sampled broadcast programming and the media device information with library information stored in the electronic library, and retrieve at least one of a matching broadcast programming and identification information about the broadcast programming.

The invention discloses an E-library self-help reading system comprising a registration or login unit, a library management unit, a library database unit, and a user management unit. The registration or login unit is used for inputting user names and passwords. The library management unit comprises a book type selection module, a book lending time selection module, and a book fees settlement module. The book type selection module includes book type, book name search and keyword search. The book fees settlement module is used for settling fees paid by users for overdue lent books and fees paid for paid reading of books. The user management unit includes lent books and lent book deadlines. Therefore, the E-library self-help reading system is convenient to operate, allows users to lend and return the books anytime so that utilization rate of a library is increased, and provides learners with great convenience.