534 results about "User environment" patented technology

Apparatus and accompanying methods for use therein for implementing an integrated, virtual office user environment, through an office server(s), through which a remotely stationed user can access typical office network-based applications, including e-mail, file sharing and hosted thin-client programs, through a remotely located network, e.g., WAN, connected web browser. Specifically, a front end, namely a service enablement platform (SEP), to one or more office servers on a LAN is connected to both the WAN and LAN and acts both as a bridge between the user and his(her) office applications and as a protocol translator to enable bi-directional, web-based, real-time communication to occur between the browser and each such application. During initial operation, the SEP, operating under a default profile, establishes, over an analog connection to the WAN, a management session with the site to obtain customer WAN access information, then tears down the analog connection and establishes a broadband WAN connection through which the SEP re-establishes its prior session and obtains a client certificate and its customized profile. The SEP then re-initializes itself to that particular profile.

A fluid infusion system as described herein includes a number of local “body network” devices, such as an infusion pump, a handheld monitor or controller, a physiological sensor, and a bedside or hospital monitor. The body network devices can be configured to support communication of status data, physiological information, alerts, control signals, and other information between one another. In addition, the body network devices can be configured to support networked communication of status data, physiological information, alerts, control signals, and other information between the body network devices and “external” devices, systems, or communication networks. Such external communication allows the infusion system to be extended beyond the traditional short-range user environment.

For disaster recovery of a file server at an active site, the files that define the user environment of the file server are replicated to a virtual server at a disaster recovery site. To switch over user access from the active site to the disaster recovery site, the disaster recovery system determines whether there are sufficient network interfaces and file system mounts at the disaster recovery site. If so, the required resources are reserved, and user access is switched over. If not, an operator is given a list of missing resources or discrepancies, and a choice of termination or forced failover. Interruptions during the failover can be avoided by maintaining a copy of user mappings and a copy of session information at the disaster recovery site, and keeping alive client-server connections and re-directing client requests from the active site to the disaster recovery site.

A predictive goal interface providing apparatus and a method thereof are provided. The predictive goal interface providing apparatus may recognize a current user context by analyzing data sensed from a user environment condition, may analyze user input data received from the user, may analyze a predictive goal based on the recognized current user context, and may provide a predictive goal interface based on the analyzed predictive goal.

The present invention provides systems and methods for secure transaction management and electronic rights protection. The invention is a software permission control wrapper that is used to encrypt and encapsulate digital information for the purpose of enforcing discretionary access control rights to the data contained in the wrapper. The permission control wrapper enforces rules associated with users, and their rights to access the data. Those rights are based on deterministic security behavior of the permission wrapper based on embedded security policies and rules contained therein and that are based, in part, on the user type, network connectivity state, and the user environment in which the data is accessed.

A fluid infusion system as described herein includes a number of local “body network” devices, such as an infusion pump, a handheld monitor or controller, a physiological sensor, and a bedside or hospital monitor. The body network devices can be configured to support communication of status data, physiological information, alerts, control signals, and other information between one another. In addition, the body network devices can be configured to support networked communication of status data, physiological information, alerts, control signals, and other information between the body network devices and “external” devices, systems, or communication networks. Such external communication allows the infusion system to be extended beyond the traditional short-range user environment. One particular system embodiment includes a network router device that functions as a centralized storage, processing, and routing unit for data received from the body network devices. The network router device is configured to generate HTML documents (web pages) to facilitate Internet-based setup, management, and control.

Apparatus and accompanying methods for use therein for implementing an integrated, virtual office user environment, through an office server(s), through which a remotely stationed user can access typical office network-based applications, including e-mail, file sharing and hosted thin-client programs, through a remotely located network, e.g., WAN, connected web browser. Specifically, a front end, namely a service enablement platform (SEP), to one or more office servers on a LAN is connected to both the WAN and LAN and acts both as a bridge between the user and his(her) office applications and as a protocol translator to enable bi-directional, web-based, real-time communication to occur between the browser and each such application. During initial operation, the SEP, operating under a default profile, establishes, over an analog connection to the WAN, a management session with the site to obtain customer WAN access information, then tears down the analog connection and establishes a broadband WAN connection through which the SEP re-establishes its prior session and obtains a client certificate and its customized profile. The SEP then re-initializes itself to that particular profile.

For disaster recovery of a file server at an active site, the files that define the user environment of the file server are replicated to a virtual server at a disaster recovery site. To switch over user access from the active site to the disaster recovery site, the disaster recovery system determines whether there are sufficient network interfaces and file system mounts at the disaster recovery site. If so, the required resources are reserved, and user access is switched over. If not, an operator is given a list of missing resources or discrepancies, and a choice of termination or forced failover. Interruptions during the failover can be avoided by maintaining a copy of user mappings and a copy of session information at the disaster recovery site, and keeping alive client-server connections and re-directing client requests from the active site to the disaster recovery site.

A spatial database interface for generally managing assets in a graphical user environment is disclosed, in the particular context of a CAOM office management software solution for managing office facilities inclusive of office layouts (equipment, furniture, information technology assets and other assets) and basic human resources within a physically-defined office space. The software is a web-based custom map application that links a relational database to an SVG or browser rendering format layout map that shows physical locations and relationships among people, rooms and other assets. It imposes a graphical user interface for point-and-click identification of the assets, reporting and reconfiguration (for “what-if” scenarios), and drag-and-drop manipulation of the assets. The software is resident on a web-enabled server hosted by an application service provider. The assets are associated with asset data stored in a web-enabled database and are linked to corresponding visual icons represented on the layout map by embedded HTML elements such as IFrames. All asset data is stored in the database, and robust searching, analysis and reporting capabilities are provided to employ the data.

An electronic receiver comprises a nonlinear distortion modeling circuit and a nonlinear distortion compensation circuit. The nonlinear distortion modeling circuit is operable to determine a plurality of sets of nonlinear distortion model parameter values, where each of the sets of nonlinear distortion model parameter values representing nonlinear distortion experienced by signals received by the electronic receiver from a respective one a plurality of communication partners. The nonlinear distortion compensation circuit is operable to use the sets of nonlinear distortion model parameter values for processing of signals from the plurality of communication partners. Each of the sets of nonlinear distortion model parameter values may comprises a plurality of values corresponding to a plurality of signal powers. The sets of nonlinear distortion model parameters may be stored in a lookup table indexed by a signal strength parameter.

A fluid infusion system as described herein includes a number of local “body network” devices, such as an infusion pump, a handheld monitor or controller, a physiological sensor, and a bedside or hospital monitor. The body network devices can be configured to support communication of status data, physiological information, alerts, control signals, and other information between one another. In addition, the body network devices can be configured to support networked communication of status data, physiological information, alerts, control signals, and other information between the body network devices and “external” devices, systems, or communication networks. Such external communication allows the infusion system to be extended beyond the traditional short-range user environment.

An expandable system architecture comprising a self-configuring handheld device that dynamically generates different user environments with secondary devices with displays of various form factors is described. In one embodiment, the handheld device includes an operating system, a user environment, which includes a graphical user interface generated by the operating system, and a display that displays at least a portion of the user environment. The handheld device also has an interface that communicates with a secondary device with a second display, wherein the operating system enables a different second user environment, which in one embodiment includes a different second graphical user interface, that is transmitted across the interface for display at least partially on the second display based upon a configuration of the secondary device.

A client terminal presents a graphical user interface (GUI) to a distributed computing environment. A first interface is configured to receive data of a portable storage medium. The data includes a key authentication signal and user settings. The key authentication signal identifies an authorized user of the distributed computing environment. A second interface is configured to communicate with an operably linked server. A controller is operative to verify the key authentication signal provided to the first interface in accordance with a distributed computing instruction set, and, upon verification, establishing communication with the operably linked server via the second interface. In this way, the server executes server side applications accessed by a user from the client terminal in accordance with the user settings.

A portable computer system enables a comfortable (more ergonomic) user environment without surrendering portability. The portable computer system includes a main body, a keyboard unit, and a display unit. The keyboard unit is attached to an upper surface of the main body and is structurally and operationally separated along a central axis into a left keyboard half and a right keyboard half, with the respective halves rotating on first and second hinges and being coupled to the main body at a rearward upper surface thereof. The display unit is mounted via a hinge unit to a rear side surface of the main body and is slidably detachable therefrom via a recess for receiving a portion of the hinge unit.

A content provider, such as a document publisher or distributor, provides, for example, protected content to a user, for consumption within a trusted user environment. By providing integrity certification and verification services, the authenticity of the content consumption environments can be verified. The content provider forwards to the user a protected version of the digital content which includes, for example, a license agreement and an integrity profile identification. The profile includes, for example, the applications and system components that are allowed to be used in conjunction with the protected content. Additionally, the content provider initiates a request for an integrity profile. This request for the integrity profile is forwarded to an integrity certification and verification device. The integrity certification and verification device can, for example, if an integrity profile does not already exist for the requested applications and / or systems components, query a content consumption system / application provider, who, for example, has supplied the system components to the user. The content consumption system / application provider returns to the integrity certification and verification device authentication information about the particular applications or system components. The authentication information allows a comparison, or integrity verification, to be made between an application and / or system component on a user's system, and the original application or system component as distributed by the content consumption system / application provider.

Systems and methods for interacting with virtual objects in a three-dimensional space using a wearable system are disclosed. The wearable system can be programmed to allow a user to interact with virtual objects using a user input device and poses. The wearable system can also automatically determine contextual information such as layout of the virtual objects in the user's environment and switch the user input mode based on the contextual information.

Apparatus and accompanying methods for use therein for implementing an integrated, virtual office user environment, through an office server(s), through which a remotely stationed user can access typical office network-based applications, including e-mail, file sharing and hosted thin-client programs, through a remotely located network, e.g., WAN, connected web browser. Specifically, a front end, namely a service enablement platform (SEP), to one or more office servers on a LAN is connected to both the WAN and LAN and acts both as a bridge between the user and his(her) office applications and as a protocol translator to enable bi-directional, web-based, real-time communication to occur between the browser and each such application. The SEP translates user input originating from the browser into application-specific protocols and applies a result to a corresponding office application server.

A fluid infusion system as described herein includes a number of local “body network” devices, such as an infusion pump, a handheld monitor or controller, a physiological sensor, and a bedside or hospital monitor. The body network devices can be configured to support communication of status data, physiological information, alerts, control signals, and other information between one another. In addition, the body network devices can be configured to support networked communication of status data, physiological information, alerts, control signals, and other information between the body network devices and “external” devices, systems, or communication networks. Such external communication allows the infusion system to be extended beyond the traditional short-range user environment.

A network system installed within a residence provides digital media and simulates a user environment. State devices located throughout a residence generate state data indicative of operation. A state device may be a digital media adapter to allow a non-IP enabled device to receive and play digital media. A server communicates with the state devices to deliver digital media content and to receive state data. The server includes simulation applications that generate a simulated model of the home environment and predict likely events. The server conveys commands to the state devices to take actions to improve the environment for users.

This invention discloses a system for determining whether a purported or alleged authorized user is in fact the authorized user, by comparing new data on a real-time basis against probability distribution representations including an authorized user probability distribution representation and a global or wide population probability distribution representation, to provide a probability as to whether the purported authorized user is the authorized user. This invention may utilize keyboard dynamics or data, or X-Y device data, or other data from similar measurable characteristics, to determine the probability that the new data from the purported authorized user indicates or identifies that user as the authorized user. This invention identifies the user continuously as the user interacts with the system and to identify a change in situation in the environment of the user. This invention provides a means to identify an anonymous user by matching the continuous recorded behaviormetrics or a characteristic of the anonymous user with the behaviormetrics of known users.

A system for personalizing a user experience on a mobile computing device is provided. The system includes a user environment component associated with the mobile computing device. The user environment component is operable for generating a navigational data associated with interactions with the mobile computing device by the user. The system includes a server in communication with the mobile computing device and has an associated user environment manager component. The user environment manager component is operable for processing the navigational data and cache information associated with the user interactions. The server is operable for using the navigational data and other user information to select content to be provided to the user environment component.

A system for displaying three-dimensional (3-D) content and enabling a user to interact with the content in an immersive, realistic environment is described. The system has a display component that is non-planar and provides the user with an extended field-of-view (FOV), one factor in the creating the immersive user environment. The system also has a tracking sensor component for tracking a user face. The tracking sensor may include one or more 3-D and 2-D cameras. In addition to tracking the face or head, it may also track other body parts, such as hands and arms. An image perspective adjustment module processes data from the face tracking and enables the user to perceive the 3-D content with motion parallax. The hand and other body part output data is used by gesture detection modules to detect collisions between the user's hand and 3-D content. When a collision is detected, there may be tactile feedback to the user to indicate that there has been contact with a 3-D object. All these components contribute towards creating an immersive and realistic environment for viewing and interacting with 3-D content.

A system and method is provided here that allow computer user to create a temporary guest running space for application without switching user environment. This unique method allows user to run trusted applications in regular running space while keeping a separate working space for applications that uses or visit non trusted data sources.Proposed method provides a safe execution environment while application running in guest space can't temper or alter data information stored in regular running space. A set of policy rules dictates how information will be exchanged between applications running in two separate working spaces transparently.The proposed system also make sure program files can't be altered or modified without proper need and suspicious call to modify program files or alter execution environment is blocked.

A computer system and method allows customization of a desktop of a user in a multiple user environment, such as a windows type operating system. Configuration files trigger a program to execute upon the invocation of the operating system by the user and install or delete elements. The program has a list associated with the program wherein if the list contains at least one element, the program checks whether the at least one element in the list has been executed on a desktop of a user; and if the elment has not been executed for the user, the program executes the at least one element. The at least one element may include custom desktop components. Configuration files may include a registry.

Augmenting reality for a user including creating a model of a region of the user's environment in a direction of the user's field of vision; determining, in dependence upon the model of the region of the user's environment, that an object located within the user's environment is invisible to the user; determining, in dependence upon the direction of the user's field of vision, the object's location, and the model of the region of the user's environment, a location to display a representation of the object on a transparent display in front of the user's field of vision; and displaying the representation of the object at the determined location on the transparent display in front of the user's field of vision.

The invention discloses a positioning method and user terminal supporting multiple positioning modes. The method comprises the following steps: the user terminal responds to user environment change and / or user requirement change information and sets and / or regulates a positioning mode, wherein the positioning mode comprises a positioning pattern and / or a positioning type; and the user terminal carries out a positioning operation in accordance with the set and / or regulated positioning mode. By using the technical scheme provided by the invention, the positioning or navigation precision can be improved, and the positioning technology can be adapted to the changes of user environments and user requirements, thereby achieving the purpose of meeting the positioning requirements of users under various conditions and the requirements for continuous navigation and positioning in the process of moving in a board space.

An apparatus for generating content program recommendations comprises a meta-data processor (209) which provides characterising data for a plurality of content programs. A context processor (215) provides first context data for a user and a time window processor (213) determines a content consumption time window for the user in response to the first context data. The content consumption time window represents an estimated time window available to the user for consuming content. A recommendation unit (207) then generates a content program recommendation comprising in response to the content consumption time window and the characterising data. The invention may be particularly advantageous for mobile content program distribution services, such as a mobile television service, as recommendations may be generated that take into account the particular characteristics of the mobile user environment. Specifically, the recommendation can take into account the increased probability of a disruption to the consumption experience caused by external factors.

A secondary device is described comprising a display and an interface in which communication is established with a handheld device with its own display and user environment, wherein the secondary device provides its configuration to the handheld device over the interface and receives a second user environment from the handheld device over the interface. In one embodiment, the secondary device with display receives the second user environment, which includes a graphical user interface that is different than the user environment and graphical user interface of the handheld device, and displays the second user environment at least partially on the second display.

The present disclosure provides an augmented reality mobile communication device and a method and system thereof, which can provide digital content items to individual users by reflecting a user preference associated with user circumstances in the provision of augmented reality. The augmented reality mobile communication device includes: a context inference unit that receives sensory information and predicts a user context regarding a user of a mobile communication device based on the sensory information; a transmission unit that transmits user context data to a server; a receiving unit that receives a personalized content item from the server, the personalized content item being generated based on user profile data and user preference data corresponding to user context data; and an augmented reality content renderer that overlays the received personalized content item on an image captured by a camera.