279 results about "Information space" patented technology

A device allows easy and unencumbered interaction between a person and a computer display system using the person's (or another object's) movement and position as input to the computer. In some configurations, the display can be projected around the user so that that the person's actions are displayed around them. The video camera and projector operate on different wavelengths so that they do not interfere with each other. Uses for such a device include, but are not limited to, interactive lighting effects for people at clubs or events, interactive advertising displays, etc. Computer-generated characters and virtual objects can be made to react to the movements of passers-by, generate interactive ambient lighting for social spaces such as restaurants, lobbies and parks, video game systems and create interactive information spaces and art installations. Patterned illumination and brightness and gradient processing can be used to improve the ability to detect an object against a background of video images.

A system and method for organizing information in a personal information space. The personal information space includes at least one data source holding at least a portion of the personal information space. The system includes an agent for the data source which provides interaction information regarding data in the data source; and a interaction evaluation engine including one or more weighting characteristics for each interaction, and providing an output reflecting a weighting of one or more characteristics of the interaction. The method may comprise the steps of determining when an interaction between a contact on one of the contact data sources occurs; analyzing one or more characteristics of the interaction event to determine a at least one trait about the interaction; and generating a result based on said step of analyzing.

Techniques for arranging operations performable on information in an information processing system are provided. In a system having a plurality of information producers and a plurality of information subscribers, paths are identified over which information traverses, and within which the information is subject to select and / or transform operations. The present invention optimizes the system by reorganizing the sequence of select and transform operations so that transforms follow select operations; and by combining multiple select and transform operations into single select and transform operations, respectively. Using these optimizations, the processing resources of the system can be reorganized, and / or information flow graphs describing the system can be designed, so that the select operations are "pushed" toward the producers, and transform operations are "pushed" toward the subscribers. Efficient content-based routing systems can then be used to implement the select operations.

A method for presenting content on a display screen is provided. The method initiates with presenting first content on the display screen, the first content being associated with a first detected viewing position of a user that is identified in a region in front of the display screen. At least part of second content is presented on the display screen along with the first content, the second content being progressively displayed along a side of the display screen in proportional response to a movement of the user from the first detected viewing position to a second detected viewing position of the user.

A method for transferring public information to a private information store maintained by a private information space manager. The method may include the steps of selecting public information from a public information source; initiating a sync request by selecting a sync request button on the public information web site; and identifying the private information space were the public information is to be stored. In a further aspect, the invention comprises a system for synchronizing public content from a public information web site to a private information store. The system may include a sync enable button on the public information web site; a pop-up window provided by a private information store provided responsive to the sync enable button on the public information web site; and a sync interface transfer button on the pop-up window initiating transfer of the public information to the private information store. In a further aspect, the public information web site is provided by an affiliate server and said affiliate server includes code enabling said sync button by directing a client web browser to the private information store provider. The system may further include at least one synchronization routine synchronizing the public information data with the private information space.

A large information space is divided into many smaller information extents. These extents are annotated with statistics about the information they contain. When a search for information includes a restriction based on value, the desired value ranges can be compared to the value ranges of each extent. If the desired value range lies outside the range of the extent, then the extent cannot hold the desired value and does not need to be included in the search.

The present invention relates to the field of information system technology. More particularly, the present invention relates to methods and systems for Real-Time information processing, including Real-Time Data Warehousing, using Real-Time in-formation aggregation (including calculation of the performance indicators and the like) based on continuous homomorphic processing, thus preserving the linearity of the underlying structures. The present invention further relates to a computer program product adapted to perform the method of the invention, to a computer-readable storage medium comprising said computer program product and a data processing system, which enables Real-Time information processing according to the methods of the invention.

A method (and visual user interface) of evaluating and selecting suppliers for procurement, includes structuring supplier information on a visual interface of a display, and providing an analysis capability for facilitating evaluation and selection of one or more suppliers for buying goods and services. The visual interface allows a user to directly manipulate data points in the visual interface to explore an information space of potential suppliers and to discover patterns, anomalies, and trends in support of the evaluation.

Files such as musical pieces are represented in symbols such as a star, and are clustered based on the attribute of each file so as to be allocated in an information space. An impression, such as “refreshing”, on the musical piece corresponding to the file is represented and given in the form of emotion. The initial search for a file is carried out by roughly cutting out a marked-out space. When narrowed down, the file is linearly developed so as to support a user selection.

Files such as musical pieces are represented in symbols such as a star, and are clustered based on the attribute of each file so as to be allocated in an information space. An impression, such as “refreshing”, on the musical piece corresponding to the file is represented and given in the form of emotion. The initial search for a file is carried out by roughly cutting out a marked-out space. When narrowed down, the file is linearly developed so as to support a user selection.

A method and system for processing of media items includes a separator system feeding a series of media items onto a transport system. The separator system is controlled to feed onto the transport system groups of sequential media items having similar information and to separate and feed onto the transport system sequential media items having dissimilar information spaced apart on said transport system from the group of media items having similar destination information. The separator system may be controlled to limit the thickness of each group of media items not to exceed a predetermined thickness. The separator system may also be controlled to separate and feed onto the transport system any subsequent media items which would cause said group of media items to exceed the predetermined thickness. In one arrangement, a series of media items are fed onto the transport system transport path for sortation into two or more sortation bins. The separator is controlled such that adjacent media items destined for the same sortation bin are transported along said transport path as a group of media items to the same sortation bin and such that adjacent media items destined for different sortation bins are separated for separate transport along the transport path to the different sortation bins. The order of the media items within groups created by said separator system may be controlled by an order diverter such that subsequent sortation of groups of media items will further differentiate the media items by media item order sequence of media items in each of the groups of media items. Additional controllable separators may be connected to the media item transport. The system may group media items for unescorted transport on a sorter or may group media items for escorted transport such as by being place in a carrier.

A mobile device server includes a flexible architecture having a plurality of components for allowing various mobile devices and protocols to communicate with each other and to receive data from various information spaces. Interface devlets send and receive messages in respective protocols. Access infolets utilize respective access methods to provide an abstract view of various information spaces. Logic applets implement service and / or application logic by processing information from one or more infolets. A further component referred to as a let engine communicates with the devlets, infolets, and applets, and maintains user and device profile information to provide a flexible framework for the mobile device server that can readily support new devices and protocols.

The invention discloses a control method for the manufacturing process of key parts of a marine diesel engine based on digital twin. The method comprises the following steps: (1) creating a manufacturing service platform for the key parts; (2) performing real-time data acquisition; (3) establishing a digital twin model system; (4) performing quality prediction; and (5) performing synchronous execution and control of the manufacturing process. Through quality control for key part manufacturing of the marine diesel engine, the quality data of workpiece processing and manufacturing based on a digital twin technology can be monitored dynamically and visually in real time. Process parameters are optimized by real-time simulation of a digital twin model, and an actual processing process is controlled with optimized parameters. Meanwhile, real mapping of an information space and a physical space is utilized effectively, and real-time and full-cycle management and control of the quality of thekey parts and the stability of processing resources and equipment in the manufacturing process are realized. The method is of great significance to improve the quality of the key parts and the utilization rate of resources, as well as to improve the production efficiency.

A method for tracking motion and shape changes of a deformable model in a volumetric image sequence. The method is operable to predict the surface of a space from a 3D image, such as cardiac structures from a 3D ultrasound. The shape and position of a deformable model is predicted for each frame of an ultrasound image. Edge detection is then performed for each predicted point on the deformable model perpendicular to the model surface. The distances between the predicted and measured edges for the deformable model are measurements for a Kalman filter. The measurements are coupled with noise values that specify the spatial uncertainty of the edge detection. The measurement data are subsequently summed together in information space and combined with the prediction in the Kalman filter to estimate the position and deformation for the deformable model. The deformable model is then updated to generate an updated surface model.