AS Pseudo Claim Charting Due Diligence US8165867B1

Purpose: Invalidity Analysis

Patent: US8165867B1
Filed: 2000-09-15
Issued: 2012-04-24
Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Fish Robert D (Current Assignee) Cedar Lane Technologies Inc
Inventor(s): Robert D. Fish

Title: Methods for translating a device command

Abstract: An item of information is transmitted to a distal computer, translated to a different sense modality and/or, language and in substantially real time, and the translation is transmitted back to the location from which the item was sent. The device sending the item is preferably a wireless device, and more preferably a cellular or other telephone. The device receiving the translation is also preferably a wireless device, and more preferably a cellular or other telephone, and may advantageously be the same device as the sending device. The item of information preferably comprises a sentence of human speech having at least ten words, and the translation is a written expression of the sentence. All of the steps of transmitting the item of information, executing the program code, and transmitting the translated information preferably occurs in less than 60 seconds of elapsed time.

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Ground	Reference	Owner of the Reference	Title	Semantic Mapping	Basis	Anticipation	Challenged Claims
Ground	Reference	Owner of the Reference	Title	Semantic Mapping	Basis	Anticipation	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	10	12	14	15	16	17
1	US6080972A (Leonhard May, 2000)	(Original Assignee) May; Leonhard	Remotely operated universal programmable oven controller	▪ second device ≈ executing programs ▪ first electronic device, first device ≈ direct interface, state drive ▪ second electronic device, second electronic devices ≈ ic card	▪ 35 U.S.C. 103(a)	▪ teaches an electronic communication system for the deaf comprising a video apparatus for observing and digitizing the…	X	X	X	X	X				X	X	X		X
2	US4829554A (Michael Barnes, 1989)	(Original Assignee) Harris Corp (Current Assignee) MLMC Ltd	Cellular mobile telephone system and method	▪ second electronic devices ≈ radio frequency channels, reduced bandwidth ▪ distal computer system ≈ communicating means ▪ device command executable ≈ address signals ▪ device command translation service provider ≈ include means ▪ first device ≈ said sub			X				X				X
3	EP1014277A1 (Paul M. Brennan, 2000)	(Original Assignee) Nortel Networks Ltd; Northern Telecom Ltd; Nortel Networks Corp (Current Assignee) Nortel Networks Ltd	Communication system and method employing automatic language identification	▪ distal computer ≈ speech module ▪ first electronic device, first device ≈ one second	▪ 35 U.S.C. 103(a) ▪ 35 U.S.C. 102(e)	▪ teaches pairing multiple language results with query search terms in col… ▪ teaches wherein the computing device further comprises a capturing module configured to capture a language of… ▪ teaches the invention substantially as claimed including a… ▪ discloses translating message to a different language than the sender language prior to presenting…	X	X		X	X				X				X
4	EP0984430A2 (Jean-Claude Junqua, 2000)	(Original Assignee) Panasonic Corp (Current Assignee) Panasonic Corp	Small footprint language and vocabulary independent word recognizer using registration by word spelling	▪ human language ≈ training examples ▪ device command executable ≈ said memory	▪ 35 U.S.C. 103(a) ▪ 35 U.S.C. 102(b)	▪ teaches a telephone monitoring system that contains a monitoring system… ▪ discloses conversion of phonetic word units into simple grapheme script units at col… ▪ discloses a method for evaluating the performance of most confusable speech utterances column… ▪ teaches a machine translation system for translation from one language to another abstract and including only the…	X					X	X	X
5	GB2342802A (Steven L Potts, 2000)	(Original Assignee) PictureTel Corp (Current Assignee) PictureTel Corp	Indexing conference content onto a timeline	▪ second electronic device ≈ video recordings ▪ second device, device command ≈ elapsed time ▪ first electronic device ≈ one source			X	X	X	X						X	X		X
6	EP0946032A2 (Syed S. Ali, 1999)	(Original Assignee) Nokia of America Corp (Current Assignee) Nokia of America Corp	Apparatus and method for regrouping voice messages for convenient playback	▪ telephone function ≈ incoming call ▪ device command executable ≈ said memory	▪ 35 U.S.C. 103(a) ▪ 35 U.S.C. 102(e)	▪ discloses housing including a plug receptacle operably coupled to pronged plug for receiving an appliance pronged plug… ▪ teaches the user how to adjust the setting of the ETR s controls… ▪ teaches marking each of the plurality of client records that include a logical identification that matches the… ▪ discloses a telecommunications system comprising a wireless local area network…	X												X
7	JP2000163031A (Satoshi Nehashi, 2000)	(Original Assignee) Seiko Epson Corp; セイコーエプソン株式会社	Portable information devices and information storage media	▪ second device ≈ 少なくとも ▪ device command executable, device command ≈ performing			X									X	X		X
8	JP2000134407A (Toyotaka Egami, 2000)	(Original Assignee) Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd; 松下電器産業株式会社	ファクシミリ装置	▪ second electronic device, distal computer system ≈ 行うこと ▪ device command translation service provider ≈ する手段 ▪ second device ≈ モード ▪ second electronic devices ≈ ダンス			X		X	X	X					X	X		X
9	WO9916181A1 (Anette Wagner, 1999)	(Original Assignee) Sun Microsystems, Inc.	Graphical user interface for a portable telephone	▪ telephone function ≈ comprises i ▪ first electronic device, first device ≈ time t	▪ 35 U.S.C. 103(a) ▪ 35 U.S.C. 102(b) ▪ 35 U.S.C. 102(e)	▪ teaches sensors may include those for monitoring physiological parameters such as heart rate body temperature brain… ▪ teaches icon depending of media related image depending on choice of user interface… ▪ discloses the first display screen displaying a list of music files and the second display screen… ▪ discloses the mobile wireless communications device of claim…	X	X		X					X				X
10	EP0867860A2 (Imre Varga, 1998)	(Original Assignee) Deutsche Thomson Brandt GmbH (Current Assignee) Deutsche Thomson Brandt GmbH	Method and device for voice-operated remote control with interference compensation of appliances	▪ device command translation service provider, device command executable ≈ control commands ▪ telephone function ≈ remote control	▪ 35 U.S.C. 103(a) ▪ 35 U.S.C. 102(b)	▪ discloses at least one microphone array includes a plurality of directional microphones pointing in different directions… ▪ discloses a voice detection subsystem receiving voice activity signals that include information of human voicing… ▪ teaches the vicinity of a wide band noise source of the vehicle the vehicle generates wide band noise for the device… ▪ teaches an adaptive filter comprising a filter circuit comprising a plurality of weighted filter elements each…	X												X
11	US6119087A (Thomas Murray Kuhn, 2000)	(Original Assignee) Nuance Communications Inc (Current Assignee) Nuance Communications Inc	System architecture for and method of voice processing	▪ second electronic device, second device ≈ managing unit ▪ first electronic device, first device ≈ time t	▪ 35 U.S.C. 103(a) ▪ 35 U.S.C. 102(e)	▪ discloses that once a match between the digitized voice command signal and a known template is made either the template… ▪ discloses server based speech recognition user interface for wireless devices title and teaches that the symbolic data… ▪ teaches that the client device may perform part of the speech recognition col… ▪ teaches recording speech presented by a user using a resident capture facility…	X	X	X	X					X	X	X		X
12	WO9833111A1 (Martin T. King, 1998)	(Original Assignee) Tegic Communications, Inc.	Reduced keyboard disambiguating system	▪ device command ≈ associated text ▪ telephone function ≈ remote control ▪ first electronic device, first device ≈ time t	▪ 35 U.S.C. 103(a) ▪ 35 U.S.C. 102(b) ▪ 35 U.S.C. 102(e)	▪ teaches a predictive keyboard wherein depending on the previous character entered the dynamic keyboard will change… ▪ teaches using a different frequency of use ie average relative frequency of occurrence and assigning the frequency of… ▪ teaches obtaining user input via a mobile communication device in column… ▪ teaches a thumbwheel auxiliary input device which serves to input a scrolling function to the device…	X	X		X					X				X
13	JPH10320169A (Hiroshi Isomura, 1998)	(Original Assignee) Fujitsu Ltd; 富士通株式会社	情報電子装置	▪ second device ≈ 少なくとも ▪ second electronic device, distal computer system ≈ 行うこと ▪ second electronic devices ≈ ダンス			X		X	X	X					X	X		X
14	US6052563A (William J. Macko, 2000)	(Original Assignee) Motorola Solutions Inc (Current Assignee) Google Technology Holdings LLC	Communication device controlled by appointment information stored therein, and method therefor	▪ second electronic devices ≈ to display information ▪ telephone function ≈ comprises i	▪ 35 U.S.C. 103(a) ▪ 35 U.S.C. 102(b)	▪ teaches that the predetermined interval is any time ie either a… ▪ discloses a method operable at a mobile communication dexice communication dexice… ▪ discloses a control information ie program stored in the memory and con gured to automatically establish the wireless… ▪ teaches that the appointment book ie phonebook is capable of storing for at least one of the appointment book entries…					X								X
15	JPH116743A (Masanobu Yamashita, 1999)	(Original Assignee) Toyota Motor Corp; トヨタ自動車株式会社	移動端末装置及びそのための音声出力システム	▪ second electronic device, distal computer system ≈ 行うこと ▪ second device ≈ 交差点			X		X	X	X					X	X		X
16	US6049602A (Mark Jeffrey Foladare, 2000)	(Original Assignee) AT&T Corp (Current Assignee) AT&T Corp	Virtual call center	▪ device command translation service provider, device command executable ≈ control commands ▪ telephone function ≈ transfer command, incoming call	▪ 35 U.S.C. 103(a) ▪ 35 U.S.C. 102(e) ▪ 35 U.S.C. 102(b)	▪ teaches that the information gathered and displayed can be related to the entire call center single bay of the call… ▪ teaches observing a network throughput status of the agent this reads on statistics… ▪ teaches a virtual call center that monitors activities and transaction occurring between agents and callers… ▪ teaches the feature of remotely monitoring and a virtual ACD…	X												X
17	WO9817032A1 (Ronald W. Borgstahl, 1998)	(Original Assignee) Motorola Inc.	Capability addressable network and method therefor	▪ second electronic device, second electronic devices ≈ receiving input data ▪ first device ≈ common node, said sub	▪ 35 U.S.C. 103(a) ▪ 35 U.S.C. 102(e)	▪ teaches a registration protocol may be used by the monitoring module and the remote site in generating the message… ▪ discloses a system method apparatus and computerreadable medium for intermediating between multiple… ▪ discloses a wireless communication system comprising a plurality of wireless devices said wireless devices together… ▪ discloses wherein at user s selection operation of the wireless network is automatically initiated through very low…	X		X		X				X
18	JPH10105324A (Suthirug Num Pisutha-Arnond, 1998)	(Original Assignee) Motorola Inc; モトローラ・インコーポレイテッド	直感的なジェスチャ方式のグラフィカル・ユーザ・インタフェース	▪ device command translation service provider ≈ インタフェース ▪ second device ≈ 少なくとも, 記方法	▪ 35 U.S.C. 103(a) ▪ 35 U.S.C. 102(e)	▪ teaches contact lists and also teaches storing photo images and using icon it would have been obvious to one of… ▪ discloses the information communication terminal according to claim… ▪ discloses having a facial recognition software that will help the user to sort and collect images from the stored… ▪ discloses the claimed aspect wherein a finger drag or swipe gesture results in vertical horizontal or diagonal direction…	X									X	X		X
19	US6018782A (Alfred C. Hartmann, 2000)	(Original Assignee) Advanced Micro Devices Inc (Current Assignee) Advanced Micro Devices Inc	Flexible buffering scheme for inter-module on-chip communications	▪ first electronic device ≈ other processor ▪ device command executable ≈ said memory	▪ 35 U.S.C. 103(a)	▪ discloses an integrated circuit comprising a plurality of functional modules… ▪ teaches a system that covers substantially all limitations of the parent claim… ▪ discloses using at least one receive buffer which can be set to…	X	X		X									X
20	WO9749044A1 (Nicholas Hector Edwards, 1997)	(Original Assignee) British Telecommunications Public Limited Company	Network based access system	▪ device command translation service provider, device command executable ≈ control commands ▪ first electronic device, second electronic device ≈ control output ▪ telephone function ≈ remote control			X	X	X	X					X				X
21	US5995119A (Eric Cosatto, 1999)	(Original Assignee) AT&T Corp (Current Assignee) AT&T Corp	Method for generating photo-realistic animated characters	▪ device command executable ≈ said memory ▪ telephone function ≈ comprises i			X												X
22	US5953693A (Tomoko Sakiyama, 1999)	(Original Assignee) Hitachi Ltd (Current Assignee) Hitachi Ltd	Sign language generation apparatus and sign language translation apparatus	▪ device command translation service provider ≈ sampling time ▪ first device ≈ n storage	▪ 35 U.S.C. 103(a) ▪ 35 U.S.C. 102(e)	▪ teaches that input device includes but is not limited to keyboard such as a computer keyboard chorded keyboard or… ▪ teaches determining the distance or location of the user s hand to the camera… ▪ discloses machine translated text to sign language HORII HIROYUK US… ▪ discloses converting input text into a talking head and using morphing techniques to get smooth transitions between…	X								X
23	WO9741654A1 (George James Tsoukas, 1997)	(Original Assignee) Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson	Telecommunications information dissemination system	▪ second electronic device, second electronic devices ≈ receiving requests ▪ first device, first electronic device ≈ said sub, time t	▪ 35 U.S.C. 103(a) ▪ 35 U.S.C. 102(e) ▪ 35 U.S.C. 102(b)	▪ teaches the status report transmitted from the mobile unit to the user interface unit according to one of SMTP POP… ▪ teaches a detection component coupled to the processor wherein the detection component comprises a sensor for… ▪ teaches the memory storing the status report for a predefined length of time after the status report is transmitted to… ▪ discloses changing the presence information to inactive if the message is queued and accepted by the user…	X	X	X	X	X				X				X
24	JPH1040100A (Joshua Seth Auerbach, 1998)	(Original Assignee) Internatl Business Mach Corp <Ibm>; インターナショナル・ビジネス・マシーンズ・コーポレイション	暗号エンベロープの作成方法	▪ telephone function ≈ ハッシュ ▪ second device ≈ 記方法	▪ 35 U.S.C. 103(a) ▪ 35 U.S.C. 102(b) ▪ 35 U.S.C. 102(e)	▪ teaches storing encrypted data and selectively decrypting the data… ▪ discloses administering registration of a personal information in a database in a manner tending to assure integrity of… ▪ discloses a cryptographic envelope wherein the cryptographic envelope is used to provide access to digital data to… ▪ discloses a method and system for electronically initiating and managing contracts with the concept of an electronic…	X									X	X		X
25	US5838926A (Yoichi Yamagishi, 1998)	(Original Assignee) Canon Inc (Current Assignee) Canon Inc	Data processing apparatus and method in a network system for connecting a plurality of terminals	▪ second electronic devices ≈ to display information ▪ first device ≈ n storage	▪ 35 U.S.C. 103(a) ▪ 35 U.S.C. 102(b) ▪ 35 U.S.C. 102(e)	▪ discloses the process for distributing documents as claimed in claim… ▪ discloses generating an XML schema for providing to the client system for collecting said input data and providing to… ▪ teaches the original content includes audio data or video data… ▪ discloses the feature even when a data connection does not exist between the wireless communication device and the…	X				X				X
26	WO9732251A1 (Drummond Shattuck Reed, 1997)	(Original Assignee) Intermind Corporation	An automated communications system and method for transferring informations between databases in order to control and process communications	▪ telephone function ≈ controlling communication ▪ device command ≈ predetermined value ▪ first device, first electronic device ≈ one second, time t ▪ distal computer system ≈ receiving port	▪ 35 U.S.C. 103(a) ▪ 35 U.S.C. 102(b) ▪ 35 U.S.C. 102(e)	▪ teaches a similar control system wherein the external control device comprises a storage duration management device… ▪ discloses the system for electronically exchanging messages of claim… ▪ teaches that data exchange event initiated either manually by the consumer or automatically column… ▪ teaches a computing device further comprising one or more events that are configured to receive information concerning…	X	X		X	X				X				X
27	WO9729614A1 (Brett Stewart, 1997)	(Original Assignee) Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.	Directional microphone utilizing spaced-apart omni-directional microphones	▪ first device ≈ first microphone signal ▪ device command translation service provider ≈ sampling time	▪ 35 U.S.C. 103(a) ▪ 35 U.S.C. 102(b)	▪ discloses customizable weighting values that can be controlled by the user… ▪ discloses a microphone enabledisable switch which controls a plurality of microphones to be selectively turned on and… ▪ teaches a data processing device having a rst operational mode and a second operational mode the data processing… ▪ teaches an actuation switch that triggers the applications associated with each screen orientation…	X								X
28	US5889845A (Leven E. Staples, 1999)	(Original Assignee) Data Race Inc (Current Assignee) Data Race Inc	System and method for providing a remote user with a virtual presence to an office	▪ telephone function ≈ processing logic, comprises i ▪ device command executable ≈ said memory	▪ 35 U.S.C. 103(a) ▪ 35 U.S.C. 102(e) ▪ 35 U.S.C. 102(b)	▪ discloses a method for determining a presence status of a user comprising obtaining… ▪ teaches and describes a system and method that relates to a system and method which provides connectivity between one… ▪ discloses an invention wherein the implementation of a protocol that embeds packets is made sensitive to the type of… ▪ teaches information specifying the tones for the client software…	X												X
29	US5862325A (Drummond Shattuck Reed, 1999)	(Original Assignee) Intermind Corp (Current Assignee) Intermind Corp	Computer-based communication system and method using metadata defining a control structure	▪ telephone function ≈ controlling communication, reference values ▪ second electronic device ≈ identity information ▪ device command ≈ predetermined value ▪ first device ≈ second information, monitoring means ▪ first electronic device ≈ retrieval means	▪ 35 U.S.C. 103(a) ▪ 35 U.S.C. 102(b) ▪ 35 U.S.C. 102(e)	▪ teaches a similar control system wherein the external control device comprises a storage duration management device… ▪ discloses the system for electronically exchanging messages of claim… ▪ teaches that data exchange event initiated either manually by the consumer or automatically column… ▪ teaches a computing device further comprising one or more events that are configured to receive information concerning…	X	X	X	X					X				X
30	US5905777A (Mark Jeffrey Foladare, 1999)	(Original Assignee) AT&T Corp (Current Assignee) AT&T Corp	E-mail paging system	▪ device command executable ≈ third interface ▪ first electronic device ≈ matches one	▪ 35 U.S.C. 103(a) ▪ 35 U.S.C. 102(b) ▪ 35 U.S.C. 102(e)	▪ teaches the memory storing the status report for a predefined length of time after the status report is transmitted to… ▪ teaches a detection component coupled to the processor wherein the detection component comprises a sensor for… ▪ teaches the status report transmitted from the mobile unit to the user interface unit according to one of SMTP POP… ▪ teaches receiving an email at the user s PC host system via LAN…	X	X		X									X
31	US5754778A (Kenichi Shoujima, 1998)	(Original Assignee) Sharp Corp (Current Assignee) Sharp Corp	Electronic mail system	▪ human readable message ≈ memory control ▪ telephone function ≈ storage memory	▪ 35 U.S.C. 103(a) ▪ 35 U.S.C. 102(e)	▪ discloses disclose the priority scheme includes an indication received from the assistant that particular ones of the… ▪ discloses a method for initiating a session wherein if at least a portion of the capability information of the device… ▪ teaches a communications management apparatus comprising a networked… ▪ teaches a mobile device requesting synchronization for a folder in which messages are located pg…										X			X
32	JPH1031497A (Akio Amano, 1998)	(Original Assignee) Hitachi Ltd; 株式会社日立製作所	音声対話制御方法および音声対話システム	▪ second device ≈ 少なくとも ▪ second electronic devices ≈ ダンス			X				X					X	X		X
33	WO9733421A1 (David Matthew Pepe, 1997)	(Original Assignee) Bell Communications Research, Inc.	Personal communications internetworking	▪ telephone function ≈ personal digital assistant ▪ first electronic device ≈ personal communications ▪ distal computer ≈ outgoing communication	▪ 35 U.S.C. 103(a) ▪ 35 U.S.C. 102(b) ▪ 35 U.S.C. 102(e)	▪ teaches transferring emails from a user home account to a wireless device… ▪ discloses a tangible article of manufacture as defined in claim… ▪ teaches wherein the lowlevel descriptor language is extensible markup language XML column… ▪ teaches sending information via the wireless local area network information representative of a internet web page user…	X	X		X	X								X
34	US6044205A (Drummond Shattuck Reed, 2000)	(Original Assignee) Intermind Corp (Current Assignee) Intermind Corp	Communications system for transferring information between memories according to processes transferred with the information	▪ telephone function ≈ controlling communication ▪ first device ≈ monitoring means ▪ first electronic device ≈ retrieval means	▪ 35 U.S.C. 103(a) ▪ 35 U.S.C. 102(b) ▪ 35 U.S.C. 102(e)	▪ discloses the system for electronically exchanging messages of claim… ▪ teaches a similar control system wherein the external control device comprises a storage duration management device… ▪ discloses selecting the objects from the palette includes dragging the objects from the palette to the window ieThe… ▪ teaches a method and apparatus for storing data as object constructing customized data retrieval and data processing…	X	X		X					X				X
35	US5758354A (Chu-Yi Huang, 1998)	(Original Assignee) Intel Corp (Current Assignee) Intel Corp	Application independent e-mail synchronization	▪ second electronic device, second device ≈ unique identifiers ▪ device command executable ≈ said memory	▪ 35 U.S.C. 103(a) ▪ 35 U.S.C. 102(e) ▪ 35 U.S.C. 102(b)	▪ teaches the status report transmitted from the mobile unit to the user interface unit according to one of SMTP POP… ▪ teaches a detection component coupled to the processor wherein the detection component comprises a sensor for… ▪ teaches the memory storing the status report for a predefined length of time after the status report is transmitted to… ▪ discloses the mobile device application platform as claimed in claim…	X		X		X					X	X		X
36	WO9619064A2 (Dennis M. Crumpler, 1996)	(Original Assignee) Xcellenet, Inc.	Systems and methods for automatically sharing information among remote/mobile nodes	▪ first device ≈ second information ▪ human readable message ≈ second remote	▪ 35 U.S.C. 103(a) ▪ 35 U.S.C. 102(e)	▪ teaches the listing is created and transmitted automatically on a periodic basis eg col… ▪ teaches causing a thread to release a semaphore when use of a resource is completed col… ▪ teaches recording information by settingupdating the bits in the branch history information paragraph… ▪ discloses use of a service data channel for transmission of transaction data fro a data transaction server at…	X								X	X			X
37	US5757901A (Norimichi Hiroshige, 1998)	(Original Assignee) Fujitsu Ltd (Current Assignee) Fujitsu Ltd	Call transfer system and electronic mail transfer system	▪ telephone function ≈ controlling section ▪ second device, device command ≈ elapsed time ▪ first device ≈ n storage	▪ 35 U.S.C. 103(a) ▪ 35 U.S.C. 102(e)	▪ discloses networkbased multimedia communications and directory system and method of operation… ▪ teaches wherein said delivery con rmation message indicates the status of the delivery attempt of said voice mail… ▪ teaches a network that transmits information securely using PEM or public key see col… ▪ teaches receiving a first message including a voice component and an other component see column…	X								X	X	X		X
38	JPH0918585A (Takafumi Suzuki, 1997)	(Original Assignee) Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd; 松下電器産業株式会社	ボイスメールシステム	▪ device command translation service provider ≈ インタフェース ▪ second electronic devices ≈ ダンス							X
39	JPH08137776A (G Lamming Michael, 1996)	(Original Assignee) Rank Xerox Ltd; ランクゼロックスリミテッド	電子文書にアクセスし又は電子文書を配布する携帯式装置	▪ device command translation service provider ≈ インタフェース, する手段 ▪ second device ≈ 少なくとも	▪ 35 U.S.C. 103(a) ▪ 35 U.S.C. 102(e)	▪ describes how the arts would have been combined at the time of the invention… ▪ discloses an available printer fax etc to print out documents from the portable electronic device adding at the mobile… ▪ discloses various options for the document including transfer to other TAB devices and different ways to print the… ▪ teaches using rangelimited signals IR to transfer electronic documents…	X									X	X		X
40	US5630060A (Hien Tang, 1997)	(Original Assignee) Canon Inc (Current Assignee) Canon Inc	Method and apparatus for delivering multi-media messages over different transmission media	▪ human readable text ≈ facsimile delivery ▪ device command executable ≈ said memory	▪ 35 U.S.C. 103(a) ▪ 35 U.S.C. 102(e) ▪ 35 U.S.C. 102(b)	▪ discloses o presenting a list of withheld communications that have taken place in a chat room while operating in the… ▪ teaches a receiver for receiving positioning data from satellites allowing the processor to use the positioning data… ▪ teaches the memory storing the status report for a predefined length of time after the status report is transmitted to… ▪ teaches a communication system comprising A mobile unit having a processor a memory and a wireless modem for…	X											X
41	US5675507A (II Charles R. Bobo, 1997)	(Original Assignee) Bobo, Ii; Charles R. (Current Assignee) Advanced Messaging Technologies Inc	Message storage and delivery system	▪ second electronic devices ≈ signal processor ▪ first electronic device, first device ≈ time t	▪ 35 U.S.C. 103(a) ▪ 35 U.S.C. 102(e) ▪ 35 U.S.C. 102(b)	▪ teaches wherein the lowlevel descriptor language is extensible markup language XML column… ▪ teaches that the description information is information of a rst page of facsimile information transmitted through the… ▪ describes a process where a message storage and delivery system MSDS stores facsimile voice and data messages… ▪ discloses an apparatus for delivering a document to a receiving station over a network comprising a server system…	X	X		X	X				X				X
42	US5819284A (James M. Farber, 1998)	(Original Assignee) AT&T Corp (Current Assignee) AT&T Corp	Personalized real time information display as a portion of a screen saver	▪ first device ≈ said second portion, second program ▪ telephone function ≈ information signals ▪ second electronic devices ≈ first portion ▪ device command executable ≈ said memory			X				X				X				X
43	US5742905A (David Matthew Pepe, 1998)	(Original Assignee) Telcordia Technologies Inc (Current Assignee) Access Co Ltd	Personal communications internetworking	▪ telephone function ≈ personal digital assistant, incoming call ▪ first electronic device ≈ personal communications ▪ first device ≈ said sub	▪ 35 U.S.C. 103(a) ▪ 35 U.S.C. 102(b) ▪ 35 U.S.C. 102(e)	▪ teaches forwarding of emails to the wireless device in column… ▪ teaches a system and method for delivering a message to a mobile communications subscriber including email or voice… ▪ teaches that a priority alert signal is a regular call waiting tone column… ▪ discloses the claimed invention except that the error is determined to be an application failure if the response is…	X	X		X					X				X

US8165867B1 Filed: 2000-09-15 Issued: 2012-04-24 Methods for translating a device command (Original Assignee) Fish Robert D (Current Assignee) Cedar Lane Technologies Inc Robert D. Fish	US6080972A Filed: 1998-07-27 Issued: 2000-06-27 Remotely operated universal programmable oven controller (Original Assignee) May; Leonhard Leonhard May
US8165867B1 CLAIM 1 . A method of using a first electronic device (direct interface, state drive, time t) to operate a second electronic device (ic card) in real time , while the second device (executing programs) is not physically connected to the first device (direct interface, state drive, time t) , and is only intermittently local to the first device , comprising : using a first device to (a) obtain visual or auditory information from external to the first device where the information comprises a human-understandable device command directed toward an operation of the second device , (b) manipulate the obtained information , and (c) transmit the manipulated information to a distal computer system ; the distal computer system operating as a remote human-to-device command translation service provider using at least a portion of the manipulated information to translate the human-understandable device command into a formatted device command executable by the second device ; transmitting the formatted device command to the second device ; and the second device executing the formatted device command having received the formatted device command from the distal computer system , while the second device is local to the first device .	US6080972A CLAIM 2 . A universal programmable oven system according to claim 1 , wherein the oven includes a main heater , a quartz heater array and a plurality of solid state drive (first electronic device, first device) rs to regulate a current flowing to said main heater and quartz heater array ; and , wherein the oven temperature control is governed by temperatures sensed by said first and second temperature sensors for input through the microprocessor to the drivers forward of the main heater and the quartz heater array . US6080972A CLAIM 7 . The universal programmable oven system according to claim 6 , wherein the second means for self-analyzing further comprises a means for retaining the time and duration of a power interruption , as well as recording the temperature at the time of interruption and the temperature at the time t (first electronic device, first device) hat power is resumed . US6080972A CLAIM 9 . A universal programmable oven system according to claim 8 , further comprising a remote operator console in communication with the oven controller for executing programs (second device) and cooking sequences to the oven via the remote computer . US6080972A CLAIM 14 . A universal programmable oven system according to claim 1 , wherein the oven and a cooking sequence thereof is controlled by direct interface (first electronic device, first device) with the oven control board for instantaneous operation , diagnostic review of operation , programming and reprogramming in real time . US6080972A CLAIM 17 . The universal programmable oven system of claim 10 , wherein the computer includes a magnetic card (second electronic device, second electronic devices) reader having an associated card with a programmed cooking sequence stored therein , for transmittal of the stored cooking sequence to the oven controller by swiping the card through the reader .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device (direct interface, state drive, time t) comprises a telephone .	US6080972A CLAIM 2 . A universal programmable oven system according to claim 1 , wherein the oven includes a main heater , a quartz heater array and a plurality of solid state drive (first electronic device, first device) rs to regulate a current flowing to said main heater and quartz heater array ; and , wherein the oven temperature control is governed by temperatures sensed by said first and second temperature sensors for input through the microprocessor to the drivers forward of the main heater and the quartz heater array . US6080972A CLAIM 7 . The universal programmable oven system according to claim 6 , wherein the second means for self-analyzing further comprises a means for retaining the time and duration of a power interruption , as well as recording the temperature at the time of interruption and the temperature at the time t (first electronic device, first device) hat power is resumed . US6080972A CLAIM 14 . A universal programmable oven system according to claim 1 , wherein the oven and a cooking sequence thereof is controlled by direct interface (first electronic device, first device) with the oven control board for instantaneous operation , diagnostic review of operation , programming and reprogramming in real time .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the second electronic device (ic card) is not a telephone .	US6080972A CLAIM 17 . The universal programmable oven system of claim 10 , wherein the computer includes a magnetic card (second electronic device, second electronic devices) reader having an associated card with a programmed cooking sequence stored therein , for transmittal of the stored cooking sequence to the oven controller by swiping the card through the reader .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device (direct interface, state drive, time t) is wirelessly connected to the distal computer system .	US6080972A CLAIM 2 . A universal programmable oven system according to claim 1 , wherein the oven includes a main heater , a quartz heater array and a plurality of solid state drive (first electronic device, first device) rs to regulate a current flowing to said main heater and quartz heater array ; and , wherein the oven temperature control is governed by temperatures sensed by said first and second temperature sensors for input through the microprocessor to the drivers forward of the main heater and the quartz heater array . US6080972A CLAIM 7 . The universal programmable oven system according to claim 6 , wherein the second means for self-analyzing further comprises a means for retaining the time and duration of a power interruption , as well as recording the temperature at the time of interruption and the temperature at the time t (first electronic device, first device) hat power is resumed . US6080972A CLAIM 14 . A universal programmable oven system according to claim 1 , wherein the oven and a cooking sequence thereof is controlled by direct interface (first electronic device, first device) with the oven control board for instantaneous operation , diagnostic review of operation , programming and reprogramming in real time .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein both of the first and second electronic devices (ic card) are wirelessly coupled to the distal computer system .	US6080972A CLAIM 17 . The universal programmable oven system of claim 10 , wherein the computer includes a magnetic card (second electronic device, second electronic devices) reader having an associated card with a programmed cooking sequence stored therein , for transmittal of the stored cooking sequence to the oven controller by swiping the card through the reader .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the command cannot be directly understood and executed by the first device (direct interface, state drive, time t) .	US6080972A CLAIM 2 . A universal programmable oven system according to claim 1 , wherein the oven includes a main heater , a quartz heater array and a plurality of solid state drive (first electronic device, first device) rs to regulate a current flowing to said main heater and quartz heater array ; and , wherein the oven temperature control is governed by temperatures sensed by said first and second temperature sensors for input through the microprocessor to the drivers forward of the main heater and the quartz heater array . US6080972A CLAIM 7 . The universal programmable oven system according to claim 6 , wherein the second means for self-analyzing further comprises a means for retaining the time and duration of a power interruption , as well as recording the temperature at the time of interruption and the temperature at the time t (first electronic device, first device) hat power is resumed . US6080972A CLAIM 14 . A universal programmable oven system according to claim 1 , wherein the oven and a cooking sequence thereof is controlled by direct interface (first electronic device, first device) with the oven control board for instantaneous operation , diagnostic review of operation , programming and reprogramming in real time .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 14 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the command instructs the second device (executing programs) to display or print a human readable message .	US6080972A CLAIM 9 . A universal programmable oven system according to claim 8 , further comprising a remote operator console in communication with the oven controller for executing programs (second device) and cooking sequences to the oven via the remote computer .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 15 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the command instructs the second device (executing programs) to display or print a color .	US6080972A CLAIM 9 . A universal programmable oven system according to claim 8 , further comprising a remote operator console in communication with the oven controller for executing programs (second device) and cooking sequences to the oven via the remote computer .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 17 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device (direct interface, state drive, time t) includes a telephone function , the obtained information includes a visual image , and the command instructs the second device (executing programs) to display or print a human readable message .	US6080972A CLAIM 2 . A universal programmable oven system according to claim 1 , wherein the oven includes a main heater , a quartz heater array and a plurality of solid state drive (first electronic device, first device) rs to regulate a current flowing to said main heater and quartz heater array ; and , wherein the oven temperature control is governed by temperatures sensed by said first and second temperature sensors for input through the microprocessor to the drivers forward of the main heater and the quartz heater array . US6080972A CLAIM 7 . The universal programmable oven system according to claim 6 , wherein the second means for self-analyzing further comprises a means for retaining the time and duration of a power interruption , as well as recording the temperature at the time of interruption and the temperature at the time t (first electronic device, first device) hat power is resumed . US6080972A CLAIM 9 . A universal programmable oven system according to claim 8 , further comprising a remote operator console in communication with the oven controller for executing programs (second device) and cooking sequences to the oven via the remote computer . US6080972A CLAIM 14 . A universal programmable oven system according to claim 1 , wherein the oven and a cooking sequence thereof is controlled by direct interface (first electronic device, first device) with the oven control board for instantaneous operation , diagnostic review of operation , programming and reprogramming in real time .

US8165867B1 Filed: 2000-09-15 Issued: 2012-04-24 Methods for translating a device command (Original Assignee) Fish Robert D (Current Assignee) Cedar Lane Technologies Inc Robert D. Fish	US4829554A Filed: 1985-01-31 Issued: 1989-05-09 Cellular mobile telephone system and method (Original Assignee) Harris Corp (Current Assignee) MLMC Ltd Michael Barnes, Kenneth L. Hagstrom, David F. Hayes, George Helm, Anthony Keane, Roger Pawlowski, Christopher Percival, Peter J. Poggi, Richard E. Rzepkowski, William Skiba
US8165867B1 CLAIM 1 . A method of using a first electronic device to operate a second electronic device in real time , while the second device is not physically connected to the first device (said sub) , and is only intermittently local to the first device , comprising : using a first device to (a) obtain visual or auditory information from external to the first device where the information comprises a human-understandable device command directed toward an operation of the second device , (b) manipulate the obtained information , and (c) transmit the manipulated information to a distal computer system (communicating means) ; the distal computer system operating as a remote human-to-device command translation service provider using at least a portion of the manipulated information to translate the human-understandable device command into a formatted device command executable (address signals) by the second device ; transmitting the formatted device command to the second device ; and the second device executing the formatted device command having received the formatted device command from the distal computer system , while the second device is local to the first device .	US4829554A CLAIM 42 . A cellular mobile radio telephone system for connecting mobile radio telephone units to a public telephone network comprising : a central control station adapted to be connected through the public telephone network via trunk circuits for receiving calls therefrom and placing calls thereto , said station placing call requests from mobile units for connection to the public network ; and at least one cell station connected through voice and data lines to said central control station for receiving said call requests and for placing call requests from mobile units to the central control station for connection to the public network ; sub-cell station including a plurality of radio frequency communications channels , at least one of such channels being operative as a control channel for initially establishing radio frequency communications with the mobile units ; and a plurality of said channels being operative as communication channels for establishing and maintaining communications with the mobile units after communication is established over a control channel ; each of said channels including separate control circuits responsive to control signals from said central control station over said data lines and responsive to control signals from the mobile units over said radio frequency communication for independently establishing and maintaining both control and communications between the mobile unit and the data and voice lines of said sub (first device) -cell station .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein both of the first and second electronic devices (radio frequency channels, reduced bandwidth, signal processor) are wirelessly coupled to the distal computer system (communicating means) .	US4829554A CLAIM 32 . A cell station for a cellular mobile radio telephone system for establishing and maintaining communications between a telephone switch and a plurality of mobile radio telephone units over radio frequency channels (second electronic devices) within the cell station range of operation , the cell station comprising : a plurality of radio frequency channels of different frequencies , each radio frequency channel including a separate transceiver connected between transmit and receiver antenna means common to all of the channels , each channel having a separate control circuit that is adapted to control the operation of its associated transceiver to complete radio frequency communication paths to mobile units as instructed by the telephone switch ; means in each of said control circuits for receiving instructions from said telephone switch for presetting the operation mode of said control circuit as a control channel used to establish initial communications with a mobile unit or as a voice channel over which continuous communication is maintained with the mobile unit once an initial communication path is established ; and means in each of the said control circuits for processing voice signals and converting data signals into form to be communicated between the telephone switch and an associated transceiver . US4829554A CLAIM 37 . The cell station as defined in claim 36 wherein the synchronization circuit means includes : a digital phase lock loop , and control means for a modifying the bandwidth of said digital phase lock loop circuit so that said phase lock loop circuit operates with a preset bandwidth in the acquisition mode in attempting to synchronize timing pulses with that of the signals received from the mobile unit , and operates with a reduced bandwidth (second electronic devices) once synchronization has been achieved , so that the digital phase lock loop follows the receiver signals with a significantly narrower bandwidth than said preset bandwidth . US4829554A CLAIM 38 . The cell station as defined in claim 32 wherein said means for processing voice signals includes : received signal processor (second electronic devices) means for receiving audio signals from the associated transceiver and converting the audio signals to a form suitable for transmission to said telephone switch ; and transmit signal processor means for receiving audio signals from the telephone switch and converting the audio to a form suitable for transmission by the associated transceiver to said mobile units .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the command cannot be directly understood and executed by the first device (said sub) .	US4829554A CLAIM 42 . A cellular mobile radio telephone system for connecting mobile radio telephone units to a public telephone network comprising : a central control station adapted to be connected through the public telephone network via trunk circuits for receiving calls therefrom and placing calls thereto , said station placing call requests from mobile units for connection to the public network ; and at least one cell station connected through voice and data lines to said central control station for receiving said call requests and for placing call requests from mobile units to the central control station for connection to the public network ; sub-cell station including a plurality of radio frequency communications channels , at least one of such channels being operative as a control channel for initially establishing radio frequency communications with the mobile units ; and a plurality of said channels being operative as communication channels for establishing and maintaining communications with the mobile units after communication is established over a control channel ; each of said channels including separate control circuits responsive to control signals from said central control station over said data lines and responsive to control signals from the mobile units over said radio frequency communication for independently establishing and maintaining both control and communications between the mobile unit and the data and voice lines of said sub (first device) -cell station .

US8165867B1 Filed: 2000-09-15 Issued: 2012-04-24 Methods for translating a device command (Original Assignee) Fish Robert D (Current Assignee) Cedar Lane Technologies Inc Robert D. Fish	EP1014277A1 Filed: 1999-12-17 Issued: 2000-06-28 Communication system and method employing automatic language identification (Original Assignee) Nortel Networks Ltd; Northern Telecom Ltd; Nortel Networks Corp (Current Assignee) Nortel Networks Ltd Paul M. Brennan, Martin S. Cohen, Richard A. Weiss
US8165867B1 CLAIM 1 . A method of using a first electronic device (one second) to operate a second electronic device in real time , while the second device is not physically connected to the first device (one second) , and is only intermittently local to the first device , comprising : using a first device to (a) obtain visual or auditory information from external to the first device where the information comprises a human-understandable device command directed toward an operation of the second device , (b) manipulate the obtained information , and (c) transmit the manipulated information to a distal computer (speech module) system ; the distal computer system operating as a remote human-to-device command translation service provider using at least a portion of the manipulated information to translate the human-understandable device command into a formatted device command executable by the second device ; transmitting the formatted device command to the second device ; and the second device executing the formatted device command having received the formatted device command from the distal computer system , while the second device is local to the first device .	EP1014277A1 CLAIM 2 The system of claim 1 , further comprising a translation module for translating said communication from said source language to at least one second (first electronic device, first device) ary language . EP1014277A1 CLAIM 3 The system of claim 1 wherein said communication is in text form , and said system further comprises a text-to-speech module (distal computer) for converting said communication to speech form based on said source language .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device (one second) comprises a telephone .	EP1014277A1 CLAIM 2 The system of claim 1 , further comprising a translation module for translating said communication from said source language to at least one second (first electronic device, first device) ary language .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device (one second) is wirelessly connected to the distal computer (speech module) system .	EP1014277A1 CLAIM 2 The system of claim 1 , further comprising a translation module for translating said communication from said source language to at least one second (first electronic device, first device) ary language . EP1014277A1 CLAIM 3 The system of claim 1 wherein said communication is in text form , and said system further comprises a text-to-speech module (distal computer) for converting said communication to speech form based on said source language .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein both of the first and second electronic devices are wirelessly coupled to the distal computer (speech module) system .	EP1014277A1 CLAIM 3 The system of claim 1 wherein said communication is in text form , and said system further comprises a text-to-speech module (distal computer) for converting said communication to speech form based on said source language .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the command cannot be directly understood and executed by the first device (one second) .	EP1014277A1 CLAIM 2 The system of claim 1 , further comprising a translation module for translating said communication from said source language to at least one second (first electronic device, first device) ary language .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 17 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device (one second) includes a telephone function , the obtained information includes a visual image , and the command instructs the second device to display or print a human readable message .	EP1014277A1 CLAIM 2 The system of claim 1 , further comprising a translation module for translating said communication from said source language to at least one second (first electronic device, first device) ary language .

US8165867B1 Filed: 2000-09-15 Issued: 2012-04-24 Methods for translating a device command (Original Assignee) Fish Robert D (Current Assignee) Cedar Lane Technologies Inc Robert D. Fish	EP0984430A2 Filed: 1999-08-23 Issued: 2000-03-08 Small footprint language and vocabulary independent word recognizer using registration by word spelling (Original Assignee) Panasonic Corp (Current Assignee) Panasonic Corp Jean-Claude Junqua
US8165867B1 CLAIM 1 . A method of using a first electronic device to operate a second electronic device in real time , while the second device is not physically connected to the first device , and is only intermittently local to the first device , comprising : using a first device to (a) obtain visual or auditory information from external to the first device where the information comprises a human-understandable device command directed toward an operation of the second device , (b) manipulate the obtained information , and (c) transmit the manipulated information to a distal computer system ; the distal computer system operating as a remote human-to-device command translation service provider using at least a portion of the manipulated information to translate the human-understandable device command into a formatted device command executable (said memory) by the second device ; transmitting the formatted device command to the second device ; and the second device executing the formatted device command having received the formatted device command from the distal computer system , while the second device is local to the first device .	EP0984430A2 CLAIM 14 The speech recognizer of claim 1 wherein said phoneticizer includes a memory for storing spelling-to-pronunciation data comprising : a decision tree data structure stored in said memory (device command executable) that defines a plurality of internal nodes and a plurality of leaf nodes , said internal nodes adapted for storing yes-no questions and said leaf nodes adapted for storing probability data ; a first plurality of said internal nodes being populated with letter questions about a given letter and its neighboring letters in said spelled word input ; a second plurality of said internal nodes being populated with phoneme questions about a phoneme and its neighboring phonemes in said spelled word input ; said leaf nodes being populated with probability data that associates said given letter with a plurality of phoneme pronunciations .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the obtained information is not a spoken or written human language (training examples) .	EP0984430A2 CLAIM 16 The speech recognizer of claim 1 wherein said hybrid units are represented as phone similarity parameters based on an average similarity derived from a plurality of training examples (human language) .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the obtained information does not comprise a spoken or written human language (training examples) .	EP0984430A2 CLAIM 16 The speech recognizer of claim 1 wherein said hybrid units are represented as phone similarity parameters based on an average similarity derived from a plurality of training examples (human language) .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the obtained information comprises a verbally spoken command in a human language (training examples) .	EP0984430A2 CLAIM 16 The speech recognizer of claim 1 wherein said hybrid units are represented as phone similarity parameters based on an average similarity derived from a plurality of training examples (human language) .

US8165867B1 Filed: 2000-09-15 Issued: 2012-04-24 Methods for translating a device command (Original Assignee) Fish Robert D (Current Assignee) Cedar Lane Technologies Inc Robert D. Fish	GB2342802A Filed: 1999-07-13 Issued: 2000-04-19 Indexing conference content onto a timeline (Original Assignee) PictureTel Corp (Current Assignee) PictureTel Corp Steven L Potts, Peter L Chu
US8165867B1 CLAIM 1 . A method of using a first electronic device (one source) to operate a second electronic device (video recordings) in real time , while the second device (elapsed time) is not physically connected to the first device , and is only intermittently local to the first device , comprising : using a first device to (a) obtain visual or auditory information from external to the first device where the information comprises a human-understandable device command (elapsed time) directed toward an operation of the second device , (b) manipulate the obtained information , and (c) transmit the manipulated information to a distal computer system ; the distal computer system operating as a remote human-to-device command translation service provider using at least a portion of the manipulated information to translate the human-understandable device command into a formatted device command executable by the second device ; transmitting the formatted device command to the second device ; and the second device executing the formatted device command having received the formatted device command from the distal computer system , while the second device is local to the first device .	GB2342802A CLAIM 3 . The method claimed in claim 2 , wherein capturing the still image includes making a video recording of the conference and capturing a video image of the conference participant producing the sound from a segment of the associated video recording of the conference , and further comprising : using the GUI to select a portion of a specific audio segment for replaying portions of the audio and video recordings (second electronic device) on a playback monitor . GB2342802A CLAIM 8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising : storing time elapsed from a start of the conference with the audio segment and the still image , wherein the timeline is generated by an indexing engine matching the elapsed time (second device, device command) associated with the audio segment and the still image . GB2342802A CLAIM 18 . A system for indexing the content of a conference with at least one participant , said system comprising : a sound recording mechanism which records sound created by a conference participant ; at least one source (first electronic device) locator for identifying the location . of a conference participant , wherein the source locator generates signals corresponding to the location of the conference participant ; a camera assembly including a camera and a camera movement device , which , in response to the signals generated by said source locator , moves the camera to point at the conference participant ; an image capture unit for capturing an image of the conference participant ; an image storage device for storing images captured by said image capture unit ; a processor for associating the image captured by the camera to the sound recorded by the sound recording mechanism and to create a timeline comprising images and indicators of presence of associated sound ; and a graphical user interface which allows access to the stored sound , images , and timeline .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device (one source) comprises a telephone .	GB2342802A CLAIM 18 . A system for indexing the content of a conference with at least one participant , said system comprising : a sound recording mechanism which records sound created by a conference participant ; at least one source (first electronic device) locator for identifying the location . of a conference participant , wherein the source locator generates signals corresponding to the location of the conference participant ; a camera assembly including a camera and a camera movement device , which , in response to the signals generated by said source locator , moves the camera to point at the conference participant ; an image capture unit for capturing an image of the conference participant ; an image storage device for storing images captured by said image capture unit ; a processor for associating the image captured by the camera to the sound recorded by the sound recording mechanism and to create a timeline comprising images and indicators of presence of associated sound ; and a graphical user interface which allows access to the stored sound , images , and timeline .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the second electronic device (video recordings) is not a telephone .	GB2342802A CLAIM 3 . The method claimed in claim 2 , wherein capturing the still image includes making a video recording of the conference and capturing a video image of the conference participant producing the sound from a segment of the associated video recording of the conference , and further comprising : using the GUI to select a portion of a specific audio segment for replaying portions of the audio and video recordings (second electronic device) on a playback monitor .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device (one source) is wirelessly connected to the distal computer system .	GB2342802A CLAIM 18 . A system for indexing the content of a conference with at least one participant , said system comprising : a sound recording mechanism which records sound created by a conference participant ; at least one source (first electronic device) locator for identifying the location . of a conference participant , wherein the source locator generates signals corresponding to the location of the conference participant ; a camera assembly including a camera and a camera movement device , which , in response to the signals generated by said source locator , moves the camera to point at the conference participant ; an image capture unit for capturing an image of the conference participant ; an image storage device for storing images captured by said image capture unit ; a processor for associating the image captured by the camera to the sound recorded by the sound recording mechanism and to create a timeline comprising images and indicators of presence of associated sound ; and a graphical user interface which allows access to the stored sound , images , and timeline .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 14 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the command instructs the second device (elapsed time) to display or print a human readable message .	GB2342802A CLAIM 8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising : storing time elapsed from a start of the conference with the audio segment and the still image , wherein the timeline is generated by an indexing engine matching the elapsed time (second device, device command) associated with the audio segment and the still image .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 15 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the command instructs the second device (elapsed time) to display or print a color .	GB2342802A CLAIM 8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising : storing time elapsed from a start of the conference with the audio segment and the still image , wherein the timeline is generated by an indexing engine matching the elapsed time (second device, device command) associated with the audio segment and the still image .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 17 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device (one source) includes a telephone function , the obtained information includes a visual image , and the command instructs the second device (elapsed time) to display or print a human readable message .	GB2342802A CLAIM 8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising : storing time elapsed from a start of the conference with the audio segment and the still image , wherein the timeline is generated by an indexing engine matching the elapsed time (second device, device command) associated with the audio segment and the still image . GB2342802A CLAIM 18 . A system for indexing the content of a conference with at least one participant , said system comprising : a sound recording mechanism which records sound created by a conference participant ; at least one source (first electronic device) locator for identifying the location . of a conference participant , wherein the source locator generates signals corresponding to the location of the conference participant ; a camera assembly including a camera and a camera movement device , which , in response to the signals generated by said source locator , moves the camera to point at the conference participant ; an image capture unit for capturing an image of the conference participant ; an image storage device for storing images captured by said image capture unit ; a processor for associating the image captured by the camera to the sound recorded by the sound recording mechanism and to create a timeline comprising images and indicators of presence of associated sound ; and a graphical user interface which allows access to the stored sound , images , and timeline .

US8165867B1 Filed: 2000-09-15 Issued: 2012-04-24 Methods for translating a device command (Original Assignee) Fish Robert D (Current Assignee) Cedar Lane Technologies Inc Robert D. Fish	EP0946032A2 Filed: 1999-03-16 Issued: 1999-09-29 Apparatus and method for regrouping voice messages for convenient playback (Original Assignee) Nokia of America Corp (Current Assignee) Nokia of America Corp Syed S. Ali, Joseph M. Cannon, James A. Johanson, Joseph A. Sopko
US8165867B1 CLAIM 1 . A method of using a first electronic device to operate a second electronic device in real time , while the second device is not physically connected to the first device , and is only intermittently local to the first device , comprising : using a first device to (a) obtain visual or auditory information from external to the first device where the information comprises a human-understandable device command directed toward an operation of the second device , (b) manipulate the obtained information , and (c) transmit the manipulated information to a distal computer system ; the distal computer system operating as a remote human-to-device command translation service provider using at least a portion of the manipulated information to translate the human-understandable device command into a formatted device command executable (said memory) by the second device ; transmitting the formatted device command to the second device ; and the second device executing the formatted device command having received the formatted device command from the distal computer system , while the second device is local to the first device .	EP0946032A2 CLAIM 6 A voice messaging system comprising : a memory adapted to store a plurality of call related information associated with any one of a plurality of groups ; a call related information receiver adapted to receive call related information with respect to an incoming call ; and a processor adapted to compare said received call related information with said respective call related information entries stored in said memory (device command executable) to associate one of said plurality of groups with a voice message , and to reorder a playback of voice messages based on said plurality of groups .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 17 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device includes a telephone function (incoming call) , the obtained information includes a visual image , and the command instructs the second device to display or print a human readable message .	EP0946032A2 CLAIM 1 A voice messaging system comprising : a memory ; a call related information receiver adapted to receive call related information with respect to an incoming call (telephone function) ; a voice recorder/playback circuit adapted to record and playback voice messages ; and a processor adapted to control a playback order of voice messages based on said received call related information .

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Filed: 2000-09-15 Issued: 2012-04-24

Methods for translating a device command

(Original Assignee) Fish Robert D (Current Assignee) Cedar Lane Technologies Inc

Robert D. Fish

EP0946032A2

Filed: 1999-03-16 Issued: 1999-09-29

Apparatus and method for regrouping voice messages for convenient playback

(Original Assignee) Nokia of America Corp (Current Assignee) Nokia of America Corp

Syed S. Ali, Joseph M. Cannon, James A. Johanson, Joseph A. Sopko

US8165867B1
CLAIM 1 . A method of using a first electronic device to operate a second electronic device in real time , while the second device is not physically connected to the first device , and is only intermittently local to the first device , comprising : using a first device to (a) obtain visual or auditory information from external to the first device where the information comprises a human-understandable device command directed toward an operation of the second device , (b) manipulate the obtained information , and (c) transmit the manipulated information to a distal computer system ;

the distal computer system operating as a remote human-to-device command translation service provider using at least a portion of the manipulated information to translate the human-understandable device command into a formatted device command executable (said memory) by the second device ;

transmitting the formatted device command to the second device ;

and the second device executing the formatted device command having received the formatted device command from the distal computer system , while the second device is local to the first device .

EP0946032A2
CLAIM 6 A voice messaging system comprising : a memory adapted to store a plurality of call related information associated with any one of a plurality of groups ;
a call related information receiver adapted to receive call related information with respect to an incoming call ;
and a processor adapted to compare said received call related information with said respective call related information entries stored in said memory (device command executable) to associate one of said plurality of groups with a voice message , and to reorder a playback of voice messages based on said plurality of groups .

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CLAIM 17 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device includes a telephone function (incoming call) , the obtained information includes a visual image , and the command instructs the second device to display or print a human readable message .

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CLAIM 1 A voice messaging system comprising : a memory ;
a call related information receiver adapted to receive call related information with respect to an incoming call (telephone function) ;
a voice recorder/playback circuit adapted to record and playback voice messages ;
and a processor adapted to control a playback order of voice messages based on said received call related information .

US8165867B1 Filed: 2000-09-15 Issued: 2012-04-24 Methods for translating a device command (Original Assignee) Fish Robert D (Current Assignee) Cedar Lane Technologies Inc Robert D. Fish	JP2000163031A Filed: 1998-11-25 Issued: 2000-06-16 Portable information devices and information storage media (Original Assignee) Seiko Epson Corp; セイコーエプソン株式会社 Satoshi Nehashi, Yasuhiro Nomura, Yoshiiku Sendai, Yoichi Wakai, 芳郁千代, 聡根橋, 洋一若井, 靖浩野村
US8165867B1 CLAIM 1 . A method of using a first electronic device to operate a second electronic device in real time , while the second device (少なくとも) is not physically connected to the first device , and is only intermittently local to the first device , comprising : using a first device to (a) obtain visual or auditory information from external to the first device where the information comprises a human-understandable device command (performing) directed toward an operation of the second device , (b) manipulate the obtained information , and (c) transmit the manipulated information to a distal computer system ; the distal computer system operating as a remote human-to-device command translation service provider using at least a portion of the manipulated information to translate the human-understandable device command into a formatted device command executable (performing) by the second device ; transmitting the formatted device command to the second device ; and the second device executing the formatted device command having received the formatted device command from the distal computer system , while the second device is local to the first device .	JP2000163031A CLAIM 1 【請求項１】地図画像を表示可能な表示部を含む携帯情報機器であって、地図画像が表示された表示部に接触させた指の移動履歴を検出する指動作検出手段と、前記指の移動履歴にもとづき、地図画像の回転、拡大、縮小及びスクロールの少なくとも (second device) １つの操作が入力されたと判断する操作内容判断手段と、前記判断に基づき、表示部に表示された地図画像に回転、拡大、縮小及びスクロールの少なくとも１つの操作を施した地図画像を生成する地図画像生成手段とを含むことを特徴とする携帯情報機器。 1 . A portable information device including a display unit capable of displaying a map image , comprising : a finger motion detection unit configured to detect a movement history of a finger touching the display unit on which the map image is displayed ; Based on the movement history , rotation , enlargement , Operation content determining means for determining that at least one operation of reduction and scroll has been input ; and a map obtained by performing (device command executable, device command) at least one operation of rotation , enlargement , reduction and scroll on a map image displayed on the display unit based on the determination . A portable information device comprising : a map image generating means for generating an image .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 14 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the command instructs the second device (少なくとも) to display or print a human readable message .	JP2000163031A CLAIM 1 【請求項１】地図画像を表示可能な表示部を含む携帯情報機器であって、地図画像が表示された表示部に接触させた指の移動履歴を検出する指動作検出手段と、前記指の移動履歴にもとづき、地図画像の回転、拡大、縮小及びスクロールの少なくとも (second device) １つの操作が入力されたと判断する操作内容判断手段と、前記判断に基づき、表示部に表示された地図画像に回転、拡大、縮小及びスクロールの少なくとも１つの操作を施した地図画像を生成する地図画像生成手段とを含むことを特徴とする携帯情報機器。 1 . A portable information device including a display unit capable of displaying a map image , comprising : a finger motion detection unit configured to detect a movement history of a finger touching the display unit on which the map image is displayed ; Based on the movement history , rotation , enlargement , Operation content determining means for determining that at least one operation of reduction and scroll has been input ; and a map obtained by performing at least one operation of rotation , enlargement , reduction and scroll on a map image displayed on the display unit based on the determination . A portable information device comprising : a map image generating means for generating an image .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 15 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the command instructs the second device (少なくとも) to display or print a color .	JP2000163031A CLAIM 1 【請求項１】地図画像を表示可能な表示部を含む携帯情報機器であって、地図画像が表示された表示部に接触させた指の移動履歴を検出する指動作検出手段と、前記指の移動履歴にもとづき、地図画像の回転、拡大、縮小及びスクロールの少なくとも (second device) １つの操作が入力されたと判断する操作内容判断手段と、前記判断に基づき、表示部に表示された地図画像に回転、拡大、縮小及びスクロールの少なくとも１つの操作を施した地図画像を生成する地図画像生成手段とを含むことを特徴とする携帯情報機器。 1 . A portable information device including a display unit capable of displaying a map image , comprising : a finger motion detection unit configured to detect a movement history of a finger touching the display unit on which the map image is displayed ; Based on the movement history , rotation , enlargement , Operation content determining means for determining that at least one operation of reduction and scroll has been input ; and a map obtained by performing at least one operation of rotation , enlargement , reduction and scroll on a map image displayed on the display unit based on the determination . A portable information device comprising : a map image generating means for generating an image .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 17 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device includes a telephone function , the obtained information includes a visual image , and the command instructs the second device (少なくとも) to display or print a human readable message .	JP2000163031A CLAIM 1 【請求項１】地図画像を表示可能な表示部を含む携帯情報機器であって、地図画像が表示された表示部に接触させた指の移動履歴を検出する指動作検出手段と、前記指の移動履歴にもとづき、地図画像の回転、拡大、縮小及びスクロールの少なくとも (second device) １つの操作が入力されたと判断する操作内容判断手段と、前記判断に基づき、表示部に表示された地図画像に回転、拡大、縮小及びスクロールの少なくとも１つの操作を施した地図画像を生成する地図画像生成手段とを含むことを特徴とする携帯情報機器。 1 . A portable information device including a display unit capable of displaying a map image , comprising : a finger motion detection unit configured to detect a movement history of a finger touching the display unit on which the map image is displayed ; Based on the movement history , rotation , enlargement , Operation content determining means for determining that at least one operation of reduction and scroll has been input ; and a map obtained by performing at least one operation of rotation , enlargement , reduction and scroll on a map image displayed on the display unit based on the determination . A portable information device comprising : a map image generating means for generating an image .

US8165867B1 Filed: 2000-09-15 Issued: 2012-04-24 Methods for translating a device command (Original Assignee) Fish Robert D (Current Assignee) Cedar Lane Technologies Inc Robert D. Fish	JP2000134407A Filed: 1998-10-29 Issued: 2000-05-12 ファクシミリ装置 (Original Assignee) Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd; 松下電器産業株式会社 Toyotaka Egami, Shinya Hiroki, Keitoku Ikeguchi, 晋也広木, 豊隆江上, 佳徳池口
US8165867B1 CLAIM 1 . A method of using a first electronic device to operate a second electronic device (行うこと) in real time , while the second device (モード) is not physically connected to the first device , and is only intermittently local to the first device , comprising : using a first device to (a) obtain visual or auditory information from external to the first device where the information comprises a human-understandable device command directed toward an operation of the second device , (b) manipulate the obtained information , and (c) transmit the manipulated information to a distal computer system (行うこと) ; the distal computer system operating as a remote human-to-device command translation service provider using at least a portion of the manipulated information to translate the human-understandable device command into a formatted device command executable by the second device ; transmitting the formatted device command to the second device ; and the second device executing the formatted device command having received the formatted device command from the distal computer system , while the second device is local to the first device .	JP2000134407A CLAIM 3 【請求項３】インターネット網に接続されたＥメールサーバに公衆回線にて接続されたファクシミリ装置において、情報の入力及び各種操作に使用する入力装置と、Ｅメール通信であることを指示するためのＥメールボタンと、送信を指示するための送信ボタンと、電話回線に接続するための回線制御部と、多周波選択信号を検知する手段と、多周波選択信号を送出する手段と、表示装置とを備え、Ｅメールサーバとの間の通信を多周波選択信号を用いて行うこと (second electronic device, distal computer system) を特徴とするファクシミリ装置。 JP2000134407A CLAIM 4 【請求項４】インターネット網に接続されたＥメールサーバに公衆回線にて接続されたファクシミリ装置において、データ等を蓄積するための記憶部と、各種操作に使用する入力装置と、電話回線に接続するための回線制御部と、表示装置と、Ｅメール機能を指示するＥメールボタンと、情報入手の開始を指示するＳＴＡＲＴボタンと、受信した画像情報を印字する印字装置と、スピーカとを備え、使用者が前記Ｅメールボタンを操作した上で音声サービス設定を行ない、前記ＳＴＡＲＴボタンを操作すると、それに従ってＥメール機能を備えたサーバに接続する為の発呼を行ない、サーバとの間で認証がとれたらスピーカホンモード (second device) に切り替わり、サーバからの音声ガイダンスを前記スピーカより出力させ、使用者のボタン操作情報を多周波選択信号によってサーバへ送出し、サーバから送られてきた画像情報を前記印字装置によって印字するよう制御する制御手段を備えた事を特徴とするファクシミリ装置。
US8165867B1 CLAIM 3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the second electronic device (行うこと) is not a telephone .	JP2000134407A CLAIM 3 【請求項３】インターネット網に接続されたＥメールサーバに公衆回線にて接続されたファクシミリ装置において、情報の入力及び各種操作に使用する入力装置と、Ｅメール通信であることを指示するためのＥメールボタンと、送信を指示するための送信ボタンと、電話回線に接続するための回線制御部と、多周波選択信号を検知する手段と、多周波選択信号を送出する手段と、表示装置とを備え、Ｅメールサーバとの間の通信を多周波選択信号を用いて行うこと (second electronic device, distal computer system) を特徴とするファクシミリ装置。
US8165867B1 CLAIM 4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device is wirelessly connected to the distal computer system (行うこと) .	JP2000134407A CLAIM 3 【請求項３】インターネット網に接続されたＥメールサーバに公衆回線にて接続されたファクシミリ装置において、情報の入力及び各種操作に使用する入力装置と、Ｅメール通信であることを指示するためのＥメールボタンと、送信を指示するための送信ボタンと、電話回線に接続するための回線制御部と、多周波選択信号を検知する手段と、多周波選択信号を送出する手段と、表示装置とを備え、Ｅメールサーバとの間の通信を多周波選択信号を用いて行うこと (second electronic device, distal computer system) を特徴とするファクシミリ装置。
US8165867B1 CLAIM 5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein both of the first and second electronic devices (ダンス) are wirelessly coupled to the distal computer system (行うこと) .	JP2000134407A CLAIM 1 【請求項１】インターネット網に接続されたＥメールサーバに公衆回線にて接続されたファクシミリ装置において、使用者が端末からサーバに接続後、サーバの音声ガイダンス (second electronic devices) に沿って使用者が端末のダイヤルキー等を押し、多周波選択信号で応答するように構成した事を特徴とするファクシミリ装置。 JP2000134407A CLAIM 3 【請求項３】インターネット網に接続されたＥメールサーバに公衆回線にて接続されたファクシミリ装置において、情報の入力及び各種操作に使用する入力装置と、Ｅメール通信であることを指示するためのＥメールボタンと、送信を指示するための送信ボタンと、電話回線に接続するための回線制御部と、多周波選択信号を検知する手段と、多周波選択信号を送出する手段と、表示装置とを備え、Ｅメールサーバとの間の通信を多周波選択信号を用いて行うこと (second electronic device, distal computer system) を特徴とするファクシミリ装置。
US8165867B1 CLAIM 14 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the command instructs the second device (モード) to display or print a human readable message .	JP2000134407A CLAIM 4 【請求項４】インターネット網に接続されたＥメールサーバに公衆回線にて接続されたファクシミリ装置において、データ等を蓄積するための記憶部と、各種操作に使用する入力装置と、電話回線に接続するための回線制御部と、表示装置と、Ｅメール機能を指示するＥメールボタンと、情報入手の開始を指示するＳＴＡＲＴボタンと、受信した画像情報を印字する印字装置と、スピーカとを備え、使用者が前記Ｅメールボタンを操作した上で音声サービス設定を行ない、前記ＳＴＡＲＴボタンを操作すると、それに従ってＥメール機能を備えたサーバに接続する為の発呼を行ない、サーバとの間で認証がとれたらスピーカホンモード (second device) に切り替わり、サーバからの音声ガイダンスを前記スピーカより出力させ、使用者のボタン操作情報を多周波選択信号によってサーバへ送出し、サーバから送られてきた画像情報を前記印字装置によって印字するよう制御する制御手段を備えた事を特徴とするファクシミリ装置。
US8165867B1 CLAIM 15 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the command instructs the second device (モード) to display or print a color .	JP2000134407A CLAIM 4 【請求項４】インターネット網に接続されたＥメールサーバに公衆回線にて接続されたファクシミリ装置において、データ等を蓄積するための記憶部と、各種操作に使用する入力装置と、電話回線に接続するための回線制御部と、表示装置と、Ｅメール機能を指示するＥメールボタンと、情報入手の開始を指示するＳＴＡＲＴボタンと、受信した画像情報を印字する印字装置と、スピーカとを備え、使用者が前記Ｅメールボタンを操作した上で音声サービス設定を行ない、前記ＳＴＡＲＴボタンを操作すると、それに従ってＥメール機能を備えたサーバに接続する為の発呼を行ない、サーバとの間で認証がとれたらスピーカホンモード (second device) に切り替わり、サーバからの音声ガイダンスを前記スピーカより出力させ、使用者のボタン操作情報を多周波選択信号によってサーバへ送出し、サーバから送られてきた画像情報を前記印字装置によって印字するよう制御する制御手段を備えた事を特徴とするファクシミリ装置。
US8165867B1 CLAIM 17 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device includes a telephone function , the obtained information includes a visual image , and the command instructs the second device (モード) to display or print a human readable message .	JP2000134407A CLAIM 4 【請求項４】インターネット網に接続されたＥメールサーバに公衆回線にて接続されたファクシミリ装置において、データ等を蓄積するための記憶部と、各種操作に使用する入力装置と、電話回線に接続するための回線制御部と、表示装置と、Ｅメール機能を指示するＥメールボタンと、情報入手の開始を指示するＳＴＡＲＴボタンと、受信した画像情報を印字する印字装置と、スピーカとを備え、使用者が前記Ｅメールボタンを操作した上で音声サービス設定を行ない、前記ＳＴＡＲＴボタンを操作すると、それに従ってＥメール機能を備えたサーバに接続する為の発呼を行ない、サーバとの間で認証がとれたらスピーカホンモード (second device) に切り替わり、サーバからの音声ガイダンスを前記スピーカより出力させ、使用者のボタン操作情報を多周波選択信号によってサーバへ送出し、サーバから送られてきた画像情報を前記印字装置によって印字するよう制御する制御手段を備えた事を特徴とするファクシミリ装置。

US8165867B1 Filed: 2000-09-15 Issued: 2012-04-24 Methods for translating a device command (Original Assignee) Fish Robert D (Current Assignee) Cedar Lane Technologies Inc Robert D. Fish	WO9916181A1 Filed: 1998-09-24 Issued: 1999-04-01 Graphical user interface for a portable telephone (Original Assignee) Sun Microsystems, Inc. Anette Wagner, Jeffrey Herman, Herbert Jellinek, Susan Booker
US8165867B1 CLAIM 1 . A method of using a first electronic device (time t) to operate a second electronic device in real time , while the second device is not physically connected to the first device (time t) , and is only intermittently local to the first device , comprising : using a first device to (a) obtain visual or auditory information from external to the first device where the information comprises a human-understandable device command directed toward an operation of the second device , (b) manipulate the obtained information , and (c) transmit the manipulated information to a distal computer system ; the distal computer system operating as a remote human-to-device command translation service provider using at least a portion of the manipulated information to translate the human-understandable device command into a formatted device command executable by the second device ; transmitting the formatted device command to the second device ; and the second device executing the formatted device command having received the formatted device command from the distal computer system , while the second device is local to the first device .	WO9916181A1 CLAIM 35 . A method of allowing a user to transmit a message in a portable telephone , the portable telephone including a display device , the method comprising the steps of : receiving previously requested data from a remote source ; displaying information representative of the previously requested data on the display device ; in response to a user input initiating a transmission mode , automatically selecting a form for a message to be transmitted based on a content of the displayed information at the time t (first electronic device, first device) he user input is received .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device (time t) comprises a telephone .	WO9916181A1 CLAIM 35 . A method of allowing a user to transmit a message in a portable telephone , the portable telephone including a display device , the method comprising the steps of : receiving previously requested data from a remote source ; displaying information representative of the previously requested data on the display device ; in response to a user input initiating a transmission mode , automatically selecting a form for a message to be transmitted based on a content of the displayed information at the time t (first electronic device, first device) he user input is received .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device (time t) is wirelessly connected to the distal computer system .	WO9916181A1 CLAIM 35 . A method of allowing a user to transmit a message in a portable telephone , the portable telephone including a display device , the method comprising the steps of : receiving previously requested data from a remote source ; displaying information representative of the previously requested data on the display device ; in response to a user input initiating a transmission mode , automatically selecting a form for a message to be transmitted based on a content of the displayed information at the time t (first electronic device, first device) he user input is received .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the command cannot be directly understood and executed by the first device (time t) .	WO9916181A1 CLAIM 35 . A method of allowing a user to transmit a message in a portable telephone , the portable telephone including a display device , the method comprising the steps of : receiving previously requested data from a remote source ; displaying information representative of the previously requested data on the display device ; in response to a user input initiating a transmission mode , automatically selecting a form for a message to be transmitted based on a content of the displayed information at the time t (first electronic device, first device) he user input is received .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 17 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device (time t) includes a telephone function (comprises i) , the obtained information includes a visual image , and the command instructs the second device to display or print a human readable message .	WO9916181A1 CLAIM 30 . A wireless portable telephone according to claim 27 , wherein the telephone is configured to receive messages using the transceiver and to store the messages , and wherein the scrolled information comprises i (telephone function) nformation indicating the presence of a received message . WO9916181A1 CLAIM 35 . A method of allowing a user to transmit a message in a portable telephone , the portable telephone including a display device , the method comprising the steps of : receiving previously requested data from a remote source ; displaying information representative of the previously requested data on the display device ; in response to a user input initiating a transmission mode , automatically selecting a form for a message to be transmitted based on a content of the displayed information at the time t (first electronic device, first device) he user input is received .

US8165867B1 Filed: 2000-09-15 Issued: 2012-04-24 Methods for translating a device command (Original Assignee) Fish Robert D (Current Assignee) Cedar Lane Technologies Inc Robert D. Fish	EP0867860A2 Filed: 1998-03-14 Issued: 1998-09-30 Method and device for voice-operated remote control with interference compensation of appliances (Original Assignee) Deutsche Thomson Brandt GmbH (Current Assignee) Deutsche Thomson Brandt GmbH Imre Varga
US8165867B1 CLAIM 1 . A method of using a first electronic device to operate a second electronic device in real time , while the second device is not physically connected to the first device , and is only intermittently local to the first device , comprising : using a first device to (a) obtain visual or auditory information from external to the first device where the information comprises a human-understandable device command (control commands) directed toward an operation of the second device , (b) manipulate the obtained information , and (c) transmit the manipulated information to a distal computer system ; the distal computer system operating as a remote human-to-device command translation service provider using at least a portion of the manipulated information to translate the human-understandable device command into a formatted device command executable (control commands) by the second device ; transmitting the formatted device command to the second device ; and the second device executing the formatted device command having received the formatted device command from the distal computer system , while the second device is local to the first device .	EP0867860A2 CLAIM 1 System for the voice-operated remote control of appliances (TV) which emit audio signals via at least one loudspeaker (L1 , L2) , which has a microphone (MIC) or a plurality of microphones (MIC1 , MIC2 , MIC3) for converting voice commands into electrical signals and has a voice-detection unit (SREC) for converting these electrical signals into control commands (device command translation service provider, device command executable, device command) , characterized in that the microphone signal can be composed of voice commands , audio signals and other background noises , and in that a sound-compensation unit (SCOMP) is provided in which the audio signals emitted by the appliance are estimated at the location of the microphone or the microphones by modelling the transmission paths in the space between the loudspeakers and the microphones , and are used to correct the microphone signal .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 17 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device includes a telephone function (remote control) , the obtained information includes a visual image , and the command instructs the second device to display or print a human readable message .	EP0867860A2 CLAIM 1 System for the voice-operated remote control (telephone function) of appliances (TV) which emit audio signals via at least one loudspeaker (L1 , L2) , which has a microphone (MIC) or a plurality of microphones (MIC1 , MIC2 , MIC3) for converting voice commands into electrical signals and has a voice-detection unit (SREC) for converting these electrical signals into control commands , characterized in that the microphone signal can be composed of voice commands , audio signals and other background noises , and in that a sound-compensation unit (SCOMP) is provided in which the audio signals emitted by the appliance are estimated at the location of the microphone or the microphones by modelling the transmission paths in the space between the loudspeakers and the microphones , and are used to correct the microphone signal .

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Filed: 2000-09-15 Issued: 2012-04-24

Methods for translating a device command

(Original Assignee) Fish Robert D (Current Assignee) Cedar Lane Technologies Inc

Robert D. Fish

EP0867860A2

Filed: 1998-03-14 Issued: 1998-09-30

Method and device for voice-operated remote control with interference compensation of appliances

(Original Assignee) Deutsche Thomson Brandt GmbH (Current Assignee) Deutsche Thomson Brandt GmbH

Imre Varga

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CLAIM 1 . A method of using a first electronic device to operate a second electronic device in real time , while the second device is not physically connected to the first device , and is only intermittently local to the first device , comprising : using a first device to (a) obtain visual or auditory information from external to the first device where the information comprises a human-understandable device command (control commands) directed toward an operation of the second device , (b) manipulate the obtained information , and (c) transmit the manipulated information to a distal computer system ;

the distal computer system operating as a remote human-to-device command translation service provider using at least a portion of the manipulated information to translate the human-understandable device command into a formatted device command executable (control commands) by the second device ;

transmitting the formatted device command to the second device ;

and the second device executing the formatted device command having received the formatted device command from the distal computer system , while the second device is local to the first device .

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CLAIM 1 System for the voice-operated remote control of appliances (TV) which emit audio signals via at least one loudspeaker (L1 , L2) , which has a microphone (MIC) or a plurality of microphones (MIC1 , MIC2 , MIC3) for converting voice commands into electrical signals and has a voice-detection unit (SREC) for converting these electrical signals into control commands (device command translation service provider, device command executable, device command) , characterized in that the microphone signal can be composed of voice commands , audio signals and other background noises , and in that a sound-compensation unit (SCOMP) is provided in which the audio signals emitted by the appliance are estimated at the location of the microphone or the microphones by modelling the transmission paths in the space between the loudspeakers and the microphones , and are used to correct the microphone signal .

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CLAIM 17 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device includes a telephone function (remote control) , the obtained information includes a visual image , and the command instructs the second device to display or print a human readable message .

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CLAIM 1 System for the voice-operated remote control (telephone function) of appliances (TV) which emit audio signals via at least one loudspeaker (L1 , L2) , which has a microphone (MIC) or a plurality of microphones (MIC1 , MIC2 , MIC3) for converting voice commands into electrical signals and has a voice-detection unit (SREC) for converting these electrical signals into control commands , characterized in that the microphone signal can be composed of voice commands , audio signals and other background noises , and in that a sound-compensation unit (SCOMP) is provided in which the audio signals emitted by the appliance are estimated at the location of the microphone or the microphones by modelling the transmission paths in the space between the loudspeakers and the microphones , and are used to correct the microphone signal .

US8165867B1 Filed: 2000-09-15 Issued: 2012-04-24 Methods for translating a device command (Original Assignee) Fish Robert D (Current Assignee) Cedar Lane Technologies Inc Robert D. Fish	US6119087A Filed: 1998-03-13 Issued: 2000-09-12 System architecture for and method of voice processing (Original Assignee) Nuance Communications Inc (Current Assignee) Nuance Communications Inc Thomas Murray Kuhn, Matthew Lennig, Peter Christopher Monaco, David Bruce Peters
US8165867B1 CLAIM 1 . A method of using a first electronic device (time t) to operate a second electronic device (managing unit) in real time , while the second device (managing unit) is not physically connected to the first device (time t) , and is only intermittently local to the first device , comprising : using a first device to (a) obtain visual or auditory information from external to the first device where the information comprises a human-understandable device command directed toward an operation of the second device , (b) manipulate the obtained information , and (c) transmit the manipulated information to a distal computer system ; the distal computer system operating as a remote human-to-device command translation service provider using at least a portion of the manipulated information to translate the human-understandable device command into a formatted device command executable by the second device ; transmitting the formatted device command to the second device ; and the second device executing the formatted device command having received the formatted device command from the distal computer system , while the second device is local to the first device .	US6119087A CLAIM 8 . A system for efficiently distributing data over a telephone network using speech recognition , the system comprising : a) a voice recognition unit capable of receiving call data and assigning the voice call data a grammar type ; b) a processing resource coupled to the voice recognition device for processing the voice call data , the processing resource comprising a plurality of processors ; c) a resource managing unit (second electronic device, second device) coupled to the voice recognition device and the processing resource , wherein the resource manager measures load numbers indicative of a number of processing requests issued each of the plurality of processors , wherein the resource managing unit is capable of storing processor histories for each processor within the plurality of processors and based on the processor histories and the load numbers directs the voice call data to a preferred processor within the plurality processors . US6119087A CLAIM 13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the each processor station is assigned a usage number for the each grammar type , wherein the usage number is a measure of time t (first electronic device, first device) he each processor is required to process its associated grammar type .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device (time t) comprises a telephone .	US6119087A CLAIM 13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the each processor station is assigned a usage number for the each grammar type , wherein the usage number is a measure of time t (first electronic device, first device) he each processor is required to process its associated grammar type .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the second electronic device (managing unit) is not a telephone .	US6119087A CLAIM 8 . A system for efficiently distributing data over a telephone network using speech recognition , the system comprising : a) a voice recognition unit capable of receiving call data and assigning the voice call data a grammar type ; b) a processing resource coupled to the voice recognition device for processing the voice call data , the processing resource comprising a plurality of processors ; c) a resource managing unit (second electronic device, second device) coupled to the voice recognition device and the processing resource , wherein the resource manager measures load numbers indicative of a number of processing requests issued each of the plurality of processors , wherein the resource managing unit is capable of storing processor histories for each processor within the plurality of processors and based on the processor histories and the load numbers directs the voice call data to a preferred processor within the plurality processors .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device (time t) is wirelessly connected to the distal computer system .	US6119087A CLAIM 13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the each processor station is assigned a usage number for the each grammar type , wherein the usage number is a measure of time t (first electronic device, first device) he each processor is required to process its associated grammar type .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the command cannot be directly understood and executed by the first device (time t) .	US6119087A CLAIM 13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the each processor station is assigned a usage number for the each grammar type , wherein the usage number is a measure of time t (first electronic device, first device) he each processor is required to process its associated grammar type .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 14 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the command instructs the second device (managing unit) to display or print a human readable message .	US6119087A CLAIM 8 . A system for efficiently distributing data over a telephone network using speech recognition , the system comprising : a) a voice recognition unit capable of receiving call data and assigning the voice call data a grammar type ; b) a processing resource coupled to the voice recognition device for processing the voice call data , the processing resource comprising a plurality of processors ; c) a resource managing unit (second electronic device, second device) coupled to the voice recognition device and the processing resource , wherein the resource manager measures load numbers indicative of a number of processing requests issued each of the plurality of processors , wherein the resource managing unit is capable of storing processor histories for each processor within the plurality of processors and based on the processor histories and the load numbers directs the voice call data to a preferred processor within the plurality processors .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 15 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the command instructs the second device (managing unit) to display or print a color .	US6119087A CLAIM 8 . A system for efficiently distributing data over a telephone network using speech recognition , the system comprising : a) a voice recognition unit capable of receiving call data and assigning the voice call data a grammar type ; b) a processing resource coupled to the voice recognition device for processing the voice call data , the processing resource comprising a plurality of processors ; c) a resource managing unit (second electronic device, second device) coupled to the voice recognition device and the processing resource , wherein the resource manager measures load numbers indicative of a number of processing requests issued each of the plurality of processors , wherein the resource managing unit is capable of storing processor histories for each processor within the plurality of processors and based on the processor histories and the load numbers directs the voice call data to a preferred processor within the plurality processors .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 17 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device (time t) includes a telephone function , the obtained information includes a visual image , and the command instructs the second device (managing unit) to display or print a human readable message .	US6119087A CLAIM 8 . A system for efficiently distributing data over a telephone network using speech recognition , the system comprising : a) a voice recognition unit capable of receiving call data and assigning the voice call data a grammar type ; b) a processing resource coupled to the voice recognition device for processing the voice call data , the processing resource comprising a plurality of processors ; c) a resource managing unit (second electronic device, second device) coupled to the voice recognition device and the processing resource , wherein the resource manager measures load numbers indicative of a number of processing requests issued each of the plurality of processors , wherein the resource managing unit is capable of storing processor histories for each processor within the plurality of processors and based on the processor histories and the load numbers directs the voice call data to a preferred processor within the plurality processors . US6119087A CLAIM 13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the each processor station is assigned a usage number for the each grammar type , wherein the usage number is a measure of time t (first electronic device, first device) he each processor is required to process its associated grammar type .

US8165867B1 Filed: 2000-09-15 Issued: 2012-04-24 Methods for translating a device command (Original Assignee) Fish Robert D (Current Assignee) Cedar Lane Technologies Inc Robert D. Fish	WO9833111A1 Filed: 1998-01-22 Issued: 1998-07-30 Reduced keyboard disambiguating system (Original Assignee) Tegic Communications, Inc. Martin T. King, Dale L. Grover, Clifford A. Kushler, Cheryl A. Grunbock
US8165867B1 CLAIM 1 . A method of using a first electronic device (time t) to operate a second electronic device in real time , while the second device is not physically connected to the first device (time t) , and is only intermittently local to the first device , comprising : using a first device to (a) obtain visual or auditory information from external to the first device where the information comprises a human-understandable device command (associated text) directed toward an operation of the second device , (b) manipulate the obtained information , and (c) transmit the manipulated information to a distal computer system ; the distal computer system operating as a remote human-to-device command translation service provider using at least a portion of the manipulated information to translate the human-understandable device command into a formatted device command executable by the second device ; transmitting the formatted device command to the second device ; and the second device executing the formatted device command having received the formatted device command from the distal computer system , while the second device is local to the first device .	WO9833111A1 CLAIM 11 . The system of Claim 10 , wherein the length of the pre-determined time t (first electronic device, first device) hreshold is automatically adjusted to be a multiple of the running average of the time interval between successive pairs of contacts on the same key , when said time intervals are less than the pre-determined threshold and the unambiguous textual interpretation of the input sequences containing said pairs of contacts is selected by the user for output . WO9833111A1 CLAIM 37 . The word-disambiguating system of Claim 34 , wherein the processor automatically selects an object having a highest frequency of use as the phonetic (kana) interpretation of the ambiguous input sequence upon detecting the manipulation of the user input device to an unambiguous input means , causing the display to display one or more textual interpretations associated with the selected object , said one or more textual interpretations being one or more of hiragana , katakana , kanji or kanji plus furigana , one or more of said textual interpretations associated with one or more of the plurality of input means , wherein activation of the corresponding input means selects the associated text (device command) ual interpretation for output as a textual interpretation of the ambiguous input sequence .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device (time t) comprises a telephone .	WO9833111A1 CLAIM 11 . The system of Claim 10 , wherein the length of the pre-determined time t (first electronic device, first device) hreshold is automatically adjusted to be a multiple of the running average of the time interval between successive pairs of contacts on the same key , when said time intervals are less than the pre-determined threshold and the unambiguous textual interpretation of the input sequences containing said pairs of contacts is selected by the user for output .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device (time t) is wirelessly connected to the distal computer system .	WO9833111A1 CLAIM 11 . The system of Claim 10 , wherein the length of the pre-determined time t (first electronic device, first device) hreshold is automatically adjusted to be a multiple of the running average of the time interval between successive pairs of contacts on the same key , when said time intervals are less than the pre-determined threshold and the unambiguous textual interpretation of the input sequences containing said pairs of contacts is selected by the user for output .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the command cannot be directly understood and executed by the first device (time t) .	WO9833111A1 CLAIM 11 . The system of Claim 10 , wherein the length of the pre-determined time t (first electronic device, first device) hreshold is automatically adjusted to be a multiple of the running average of the time interval between successive pairs of contacts on the same key , when said time intervals are less than the pre-determined threshold and the unambiguous textual interpretation of the input sequences containing said pairs of contacts is selected by the user for output .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 17 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device (time t) includes a telephone function (remote control) , the obtained information includes a visual image , and the command instructs the second device to display or print a human readable message .	WO9833111A1 CLAIM 11 . The system of Claim 10 , wherein the length of the pre-determined time t (first electronic device, first device) hreshold is automatically adjusted to be a multiple of the running average of the time interval between successive pairs of contacts on the same key , when said time intervals are less than the pre-determined threshold and the unambiguous textual interpretation of the input sequences containing said pairs of contacts is selected by the user for output . WO9833111A1 CLAIM 47 . The word-disambiguating system of Claim 1 , wherein the user input device is a TV remote control (telephone function) with a reduced keyboard for text input .

US8165867B1 Filed: 2000-09-15 Issued: 2012-04-24 Methods for translating a device command (Original Assignee) Fish Robert D (Current Assignee) Cedar Lane Technologies Inc Robert D. Fish	JPH10320169A Filed: 1997-12-19 Issued: 1998-12-04 情報電子装置 (Original Assignee) Fujitsu Ltd; 富士通株式会社 Hiroshi Isomura, 博司磯村
US8165867B1 CLAIM 1 . A method of using a first electronic device to operate a second electronic device (行うこと) in real time , while the second device (少なくとも) is not physically connected to the first device , and is only intermittently local to the first device , comprising : using a first device to (a) obtain visual or auditory information from external to the first device where the information comprises a human-understandable device command directed toward an operation of the second device , (b) manipulate the obtained information , and (c) transmit the manipulated information to a distal computer system (行うこと) ; the distal computer system operating as a remote human-to-device command translation service provider using at least a portion of the manipulated information to translate the human-understandable device command into a formatted device command executable by the second device ; transmitting the formatted device command to the second device ; and the second device executing the formatted device command having received the formatted device command from the distal computer system , while the second device is local to the first device .	JPH10320169A CLAIM 1 【請求項１】少なくとも (second device) 情報を記憶する記憶手段を有する情報電子装置であって、情報の選択命令を入力するための入力手段と、選択された情報を読み上げる音声に合成する音声合成手段と、前記音声合成手段で音声に合成された情報を出力する音声出力手段とを備え、前記音声出力手段から出力される音声ガイダンスに基づいて前記入力手段により情報を選択可能にしたことを特徴とする情報電子装置。 JPH10320169A CLAIM 7 【請求項７】前記音声ガイダンスは、順に項目を読み上げていき、目標とする項目を読み上げている間、あるいは直後に前記入力手段により項目の決定指示を行うこと (second electronic device, distal computer system) により項目が選択されることを特徴とする請求項１に記載の情報電子装置。
US8165867B1 CLAIM 3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the second electronic device (行うこと) is not a telephone .	JPH10320169A CLAIM 7 【請求項７】前記音声ガイダンスは、順に項目を読み上げていき、目標とする項目を読み上げている間、あるいは直後に前記入力手段により項目の決定指示を行うこと (second electronic device, distal computer system) により項目が選択されることを特徴とする請求項１に記載の情報電子装置。
US8165867B1 CLAIM 4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device is wirelessly connected to the distal computer system (行うこと) .	JPH10320169A CLAIM 7 【請求項７】前記音声ガイダンスは、順に項目を読み上げていき、目標とする項目を読み上げている間、あるいは直後に前記入力手段により項目の決定指示を行うこと (second electronic device, distal computer system) により項目が選択されることを特徴とする請求項１に記載の情報電子装置。
US8165867B1 CLAIM 5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein both of the first and second electronic devices (ダンス) are wirelessly coupled to the distal computer system (行うこと) .	JPH10320169A CLAIM 1 【請求項１】少なくとも情報を記憶する記憶手段を有する情報電子装置であって、情報の選択命令を入力するための入力手段と、選択された情報を読み上げる音声に合成する音声合成手段と、前記音声合成手段で音声に合成された情報を出力する音声出力手段とを備え、前記音声出力手段から出力される音声ガイダンス (second electronic devices) に基づいて前記入力手段により情報を選択可能にしたことを特徴とする情報電子装置。 JPH10320169A CLAIM 7 【請求項７】前記音声ガイダンスは、順に項目を読み上げていき、目標とする項目を読み上げている間、あるいは直後に前記入力手段により項目の決定指示を行うこと (second electronic device, distal computer system) により項目が選択されることを特徴とする請求項１に記載の情報電子装置。
US8165867B1 CLAIM 14 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the command instructs the second device (少なくとも) to display or print a human readable message .	JPH10320169A CLAIM 1 【請求項１】少なくとも (second device) 情報を記憶する記憶手段を有する情報電子装置であって、情報の選択命令を入力するための入力手段と、選択された情報を読み上げる音声に合成する音声合成手段と、前記音声合成手段で音声に合成された情報を出力する音声出力手段とを備え、前記音声出力手段から出力される音声ガイダンスに基づいて前記入力手段により情報を選択可能にしたことを特徴とする情報電子装置。
US8165867B1 CLAIM 15 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the command instructs the second device (少なくとも) to display or print a color .	JPH10320169A CLAIM 1 【請求項１】少なくとも (second device) 情報を記憶する記憶手段を有する情報電子装置であって、情報の選択命令を入力するための入力手段と、選択された情報を読み上げる音声に合成する音声合成手段と、前記音声合成手段で音声に合成された情報を出力する音声出力手段とを備え、前記音声出力手段から出力される音声ガイダンスに基づいて前記入力手段により情報を選択可能にしたことを特徴とする情報電子装置。
US8165867B1 CLAIM 17 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device includes a telephone function , the obtained information includes a visual image , and the command instructs the second device (少なくとも) to display or print a human readable message .	JPH10320169A CLAIM 1 【請求項１】少なくとも (second device) 情報を記憶する記憶手段を有する情報電子装置であって、情報の選択命令を入力するための入力手段と、選択された情報を読み上げる音声に合成する音声合成手段と、前記音声合成手段で音声に合成された情報を出力する音声出力手段とを備え、前記音声出力手段から出力される音声ガイダンスに基づいて前記入力手段により情報を選択可能にしたことを特徴とする情報電子装置。

US8165867B1 Filed: 2000-09-15 Issued: 2012-04-24 Methods for translating a device command (Original Assignee) Fish Robert D (Current Assignee) Cedar Lane Technologies Inc Robert D. Fish	US6052563A Filed: 1997-12-10 Issued: 2000-04-18 Communication device controlled by appointment information stored therein, and method therefor (Original Assignee) Motorola Solutions Inc (Current Assignee) Google Technology Holdings LLC William J. Macko
US8165867B1 CLAIM 5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein both of the first and second electronic devices (to display information) are wirelessly coupled to the distal computer system .	US6052563A CLAIM 11 . The portable communication device of claim 10 , wherein the controller is further programmed to display information (second electronic devices) in the journal , including information for actions performed for a completed appointment .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 17 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device includes a telephone function (comprises i) , the obtained information includes a visual image , and the command instructs the second device to display or print a human readable message .	US6052563A CLAIM 16 . A method for synchronizing operations of a portable communication device with an appointment book stored therein , the method comprising steps of : storing in a communication device information representing the appointment book wherein the information comprises i (telephone function) nformation defining appointment types and corresponding actions to be taken by the portable communication device ; storing configuration information specifying actions to be taken by the portable communication device for each appointment , wherein the actions to be taken including at least one of : transmitting a conditional response message , transmitting an unconditional outgoing message , changing an operational mode of the communication device or executing a stored application ; and performing an action in synchronization with the appointment book .

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Filed: 2000-09-15 Issued: 2012-04-24

Methods for translating a device command

(Original Assignee) Fish Robert D (Current Assignee) Cedar Lane Technologies Inc

Robert D. Fish

US6052563A

Filed: 1997-12-10 Issued: 2000-04-18

Communication device controlled by appointment information stored therein, and method therefor

(Original Assignee) Motorola Solutions Inc (Current Assignee) Google Technology Holdings LLC

William J. Macko

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CLAIM 5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein both of the first and second electronic devices (to display information) are wirelessly coupled to the distal computer system .

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CLAIM 11 . The portable communication device of claim 10 , wherein the controller is further programmed to display information (second electronic devices) in the journal , including information for actions performed for a completed appointment .

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CLAIM 17 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device includes a telephone function (comprises i) , the obtained information includes a visual image , and the command instructs the second device to display or print a human readable message .

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CLAIM 16 . A method for synchronizing operations of a portable communication device with an appointment book stored therein , the method comprising steps of : storing in a communication device information representing the appointment book wherein the information comprises i (telephone function) nformation defining appointment types and corresponding actions to be taken by the portable communication device ;
storing configuration information specifying actions to be taken by the portable communication device for each appointment , wherein the actions to be taken including at least one of : transmitting a conditional response message , transmitting an unconditional outgoing message , changing an operational mode of the communication device or executing a stored application ;
and performing an action in synchronization with the appointment book .

US8165867B1 Filed: 2000-09-15 Issued: 2012-04-24 Methods for translating a device command (Original Assignee) Fish Robert D (Current Assignee) Cedar Lane Technologies Inc Robert D. Fish	JPH116743A Filed: 1997-12-03 Issued: 1999-01-12 移動端末装置及びそのための音声出力システム (Original Assignee) Toyota Motor Corp; トヨタ自動車株式会社 Masanobu Yamashita, Takashi Yanagisawa, 雅信山下, 崇柳澤
US8165867B1 CLAIM 1 . A method of using a first electronic device to operate a second electronic device (行うこと) in real time , while the second device (交差点) is not physically connected to the first device , and is only intermittently local to the first device , comprising : using a first device to (a) obtain visual or auditory information from external to the first device where the information comprises a human-understandable device command directed toward an operation of the second device , (b) manipulate the obtained information , and (c) transmit the manipulated information to a distal computer system (行うこと) ; the distal computer system operating as a remote human-to-device command translation service provider using at least a portion of the manipulated information to translate the human-understandable device command into a formatted device command executable by the second device ; transmitting the formatted device command to the second device ; and the second device executing the formatted device command having received the formatted device command from the distal computer system , while the second device is local to the first device .	JPH116743A CLAIM 2 【請求項２】請求項１に記載の装置において、音声出力のための処理対象となる言葉のうち、よく使用される言葉についての音声データを蓄積した蓄積手段と、テキストデータにより表現された単語について、テキスト合成で音声出力するテキスト合成手段と、を有し、蓄積手段からの音声データと、テキスト合成手段からの音声データとを合成して音声出力を行うこと (second electronic device, distal computer system) を特徴とする移動端末装置。 JPH116743A CLAIM 23 【請求項２３】車両が案内交差点 (second device) に接近したときに、地理的名称を読み上げて、音声で経路案内を行う音声出力システムにおいて、車両側からセンターへ車両の目的地に関するデータを送信し、前記センターは、受信したデータに基づいて前記地理的名称についての音声データを用意し、これらを車両に送信し、前記車両は受信した音声データを利用して音声による経路案内を行うことを特徴とする音声出力システム。
US8165867B1 CLAIM 3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the second electronic device (行うこと) is not a telephone .	JPH116743A CLAIM 2 【請求項２】請求項１に記載の装置において、音声出力のための処理対象となる言葉のうち、よく使用される言葉についての音声データを蓄積した蓄積手段と、テキストデータにより表現された単語について、テキスト合成で音声出力するテキスト合成手段と、を有し、蓄積手段からの音声データと、テキスト合成手段からの音声データとを合成して音声出力を行うこと (second electronic device, distal computer system) を特徴とする移動端末装置。
US8165867B1 CLAIM 4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device is wirelessly connected to the distal computer system (行うこと) .	JPH116743A CLAIM 2 【請求項２】請求項１に記載の装置において、音声出力のための処理対象となる言葉のうち、よく使用される言葉についての音声データを蓄積した蓄積手段と、テキストデータにより表現された単語について、テキスト合成で音声出力するテキスト合成手段と、を有し、蓄積手段からの音声データと、テキスト合成手段からの音声データとを合成して音声出力を行うこと (second electronic device, distal computer system) を特徴とする移動端末装置。
US8165867B1 CLAIM 5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein both of the first and second electronic devices are wirelessly coupled to the distal computer system (行うこと) .	JPH116743A CLAIM 2 【請求項２】請求項１に記載の装置において、音声出力のための処理対象となる言葉のうち、よく使用される言葉についての音声データを蓄積した蓄積手段と、テキストデータにより表現された単語について、テキスト合成で音声出力するテキスト合成手段と、を有し、蓄積手段からの音声データと、テキスト合成手段からの音声データとを合成して音声出力を行うこと (second electronic device, distal computer system) を特徴とする移動端末装置。
US8165867B1 CLAIM 14 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the command instructs the second device (交差点) to display or print a human readable message .	JPH116743A CLAIM 23 【請求項２３】車両が案内交差点 (second device) に接近したときに、地理的名称を読み上げて、音声で経路案内を行う音声出力システムにおいて、車両側からセンターへ車両の目的地に関するデータを送信し、前記センターは、受信したデータに基づいて前記地理的名称についての音声データを用意し、これらを車両に送信し、前記車両は受信した音声データを利用して音声による経路案内を行うことを特徴とする音声出力システム。
US8165867B1 CLAIM 15 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the command instructs the second device (交差点) to display or print a color .	JPH116743A CLAIM 23 【請求項２３】車両が案内交差点 (second device) に接近したときに、地理的名称を読み上げて、音声で経路案内を行う音声出力システムにおいて、車両側からセンターへ車両の目的地に関するデータを送信し、前記センターは、受信したデータに基づいて前記地理的名称についての音声データを用意し、これらを車両に送信し、前記車両は受信した音声データを利用して音声による経路案内を行うことを特徴とする音声出力システム。
US8165867B1 CLAIM 17 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device includes a telephone function , the obtained information includes a visual image , and the command instructs the second device (交差点) to display or print a human readable message .	JPH116743A CLAIM 23 【請求項２３】車両が案内交差点 (second device) に接近したときに、地理的名称を読み上げて、音声で経路案内を行う音声出力システムにおいて、車両側からセンターへ車両の目的地に関するデータを送信し、前記センターは、受信したデータに基づいて前記地理的名称についての音声データを用意し、これらを車両に送信し、前記車両は受信した音声データを利用して音声による経路案内を行うことを特徴とする音声出力システム。

US8165867B1 Filed: 2000-09-15 Issued: 2012-04-24 Methods for translating a device command (Original Assignee) Fish Robert D (Current Assignee) Cedar Lane Technologies Inc Robert D. Fish	US6049602A Filed: 1997-09-18 Issued: 2000-04-11 Virtual call center (Original Assignee) AT&T Corp (Current Assignee) AT&T Corp Mark Jeffrey Foladare, Shelley B. Goldman, David Phillip Silverman, Shaoqing Q. Wang, Roy Philip Weber, Robert S. Westrich
US8165867B1 CLAIM 1 . A method of using a first electronic device to operate a second electronic device in real time , while the second device is not physically connected to the first device , and is only intermittently local to the first device , comprising : using a first device to (a) obtain visual or auditory information from external to the first device where the information comprises a human-understandable device command (control commands) directed toward an operation of the second device , (b) manipulate the obtained information , and (c) transmit the manipulated information to a distal computer system ; the distal computer system operating as a remote human-to-device command translation service provider using at least a portion of the manipulated information to translate the human-understandable device command into a formatted device command executable (control commands) by the second device ; transmitting the formatted device command to the second device ; and the second device executing the formatted device command having received the formatted device command from the distal computer system , while the second device is local to the first device .	US6049602A CLAIM 1 . A method of providing call center functionality at a representative station , the representative station including a computer and a telephone , said method comprising the steps of : establishing a data communications link between a system computer and the station computer ; receiving computer log-in information from the station computer via the data communications link ; establishing a voice communications link between the station telephone and a telecommunications switch ; receiving telephone log-in information from the station telephone via the voice communications link ; establishing a link between the system computer and the switch such that call control commands (device command translation service provider, device command executable, device command) provided from the station computer are transmitted to the switch via the system computer to control telephone calls that are received at the switch .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 17 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device includes a telephone function (transfer command, incoming call) , the obtained information includes a visual image , and the command instructs the second device to display or print a human readable message .	US6049602A CLAIM 10 . The method of claim 1 and further comprising the steps of : receiving an incoming call (telephone function) at the switch ; selecting the station to receive the received call ; routing the call to the selected station for processing . US6049602A CLAIM 24 . The method of claim 22 wherein said call control commands include one or more commands from the list consisting of : an answer command instructing the switch that the telephone call should be connected to the station telephone ; a hang-up or terminate command instructing the switch that the telephone call should be terminated ; a transfer command (telephone function) instructing the switch that the telephone call should be transferred to another party ; a conference command instructing the switch to conference in another party for the telephone call ; a hold command instructing the switch to place the call on hold ; one or more speed dial commands instructing the switch to transfer the call to a party specified by the speed dial button ; and a break request/break return command instructing the switch that the representative is unavailable on break/or has returned from break and is now available to receive calls , respectively .

US8165867B1

Filed: 2000-09-15 Issued: 2012-04-24

Methods for translating a device command

(Original Assignee) Fish Robert D (Current Assignee) Cedar Lane Technologies Inc

Robert D. Fish

US6049602A

Filed: 1997-09-18 Issued: 2000-04-11

Virtual call center

(Original Assignee) AT&T Corp (Current Assignee) AT&T Corp

Mark Jeffrey Foladare, Shelley B. Goldman, David Phillip Silverman, Shaoqing Q. Wang, Roy Philip Weber, Robert S. Westrich

US8165867B1
CLAIM 1 . A method of using a first electronic device to operate a second electronic device in real time , while the second device is not physically connected to the first device , and is only intermittently local to the first device , comprising : using a first device to (a) obtain visual or auditory information from external to the first device where the information comprises a human-understandable device command (control commands) directed toward an operation of the second device , (b) manipulate the obtained information , and (c) transmit the manipulated information to a distal computer system ;

the distal computer system operating as a remote human-to-device command translation service provider using at least a portion of the manipulated information to translate the human-understandable device command into a formatted device command executable (control commands) by the second device ;

transmitting the formatted device command to the second device ;

and the second device executing the formatted device command having received the formatted device command from the distal computer system , while the second device is local to the first device .

US6049602A
CLAIM 1 . A method of providing call center functionality at a representative station , the representative station including a computer and a telephone , said method comprising the steps of : establishing a data communications link between a system computer and the station computer ;
receiving computer log-in information from the station computer via the data communications link ;
establishing a voice communications link between the station telephone and a telecommunications switch ;
receiving telephone log-in information from the station telephone via the voice communications link ;
establishing a link between the system computer and the switch such that call control commands (device command translation service provider, device command executable, device command) provided from the station computer are transmitted to the switch via the system computer to control telephone calls that are received at the switch .

US8165867B1
CLAIM 17 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device includes a telephone function (transfer command, incoming call) , the obtained information includes a visual image , and the command instructs the second device to display or print a human readable message .

US6049602A
CLAIM 10 . The method of claim 1 and further comprising the steps of : receiving an incoming call (telephone function) at the switch ;
selecting the station to receive the received call ;
routing the call to the selected station for processing .

US6049602A
CLAIM 24 . The method of claim 22 wherein said call control commands include one or more commands from the list consisting of : an answer command instructing the switch that the telephone call should be connected to the station telephone ;
a hang-up or terminate command instructing the switch that the telephone call should be terminated ;
a transfer command (telephone function) instructing the switch that the telephone call should be transferred to another party ;
a conference command instructing the switch to conference in another party for the telephone call ;
a hold command instructing the switch to place the call on hold ;
one or more speed dial commands instructing the switch to transfer the call to a party specified by the speed dial button ;
and a break request/break return command instructing the switch that the representative is unavailable on break/or has returned from break and is now available to receive calls , respectively .

US8165867B1 Filed: 2000-09-15 Issued: 2012-04-24 Methods for translating a device command (Original Assignee) Fish Robert D (Current Assignee) Cedar Lane Technologies Inc Robert D. Fish	WO9817032A1 Filed: 1997-09-16 Issued: 1998-04-23 Capability addressable network and method therefor (Original Assignee) Motorola Inc. Ronald W. Borgstahl, Jeffrey Martin Harris, Ernest Earl Woodward, David G. Leeper
US8165867B1 CLAIM 1 . A method of using a first electronic device to operate a second electronic device (receiving input data) in real time , while the second device is not physically connected to the first device (common node, said sub) , and is only intermittently local to the first device , comprising : using a first device to (a) obtain visual or auditory information from external to the first device where the information comprises a human-understandable device command directed toward an operation of the second device , (b) manipulate the obtained information , and (c) transmit the manipulated information to a distal computer system ; the distal computer system operating as a remote human-to-device command translation service provider using at least a portion of the manipulated information to translate the human-understandable device command into a formatted device command executable by the second device ; transmitting the formatted device command to the second device ; and the second device executing the formatted device command having received the formatted device command from the distal computer system , while the second device is local to the first device .	WO9817032A1 CLAIM 8 . A method of operating a subject peer node in a capability addressable peer-to-peer data communication network comprising the steps of : a) identifying physical proximity to other peer nodes operating in said network ; b) identifying an event which signifies a need for service at said sub (first device) ject peer node ; c) when said event has been identified and one of said other nodes has been determined to be proximate , establishing a setup connection between said subject peer node and said one of said other nodes ; d) receiving information describing a network capability provided by said one of said other peer nodes ; and e) forming a service connection between said subject peer node and said one other peer node when said capability information indicates a capability compatible with said need . WO9817032A1 CLAIM 13 . An apparatus for interactively coupling one appliance to another appliance into a network , said apparatus including in combination : a receiver for receiving input data (second electronic device, second electronic devices) ; a transmitter for transmitting output data ; and apparatus for interactively coupling said one appliance to said another , said interactive coupling apparatus coupled to said receiver and to said transmitter to effect data communication therewith , said interactive coupling apparatus for : initiating a setup connection between said one appliance and said another appliance of said network ; evaluating needs and capabilities of said one appliance and said another appliance ; and selectively processing a service connection in response to said evaluating step . WO9817032A1 CLAIM 22 . An integrated circuit for interactively coupling one or more communication nodes in a common network , said integrated circuit including in combination : a receiver for receiving input data ; a transmitter for transmitting output data ; and a processor , coupled to said receiver and transmitter for interactively coupling a first common node (first device) to a second common node , said processor including means for activating a communications link between said first and second common nodes when said first and second common nodes are within a predetermined distance from each other and when needs and capabilities of said first and second common nodes overlap .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the second electronic device (receiving input data) is not a telephone .	WO9817032A1 CLAIM 13 . An apparatus for interactively coupling one appliance to another appliance into a network , said apparatus including in combination : a receiver for receiving input data (second electronic device, second electronic devices) ; a transmitter for transmitting output data ; and apparatus for interactively coupling said one appliance to said another , said interactive coupling apparatus coupled to said receiver and to said transmitter to effect data communication therewith , said interactive coupling apparatus for : initiating a setup connection between said one appliance and said another appliance of said network ; evaluating needs and capabilities of said one appliance and said another appliance ; and selectively processing a service connection in response to said evaluating step .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein both of the first and second electronic devices (receiving input data) are wirelessly coupled to the distal computer system .	WO9817032A1 CLAIM 13 . An apparatus for interactively coupling one appliance to another appliance into a network , said apparatus including in combination : a receiver for receiving input data (second electronic device, second electronic devices) ; a transmitter for transmitting output data ; and apparatus for interactively coupling said one appliance to said another , said interactive coupling apparatus coupled to said receiver and to said transmitter to effect data communication therewith , said interactive coupling apparatus for : initiating a setup connection between said one appliance and said another appliance of said network ; evaluating needs and capabilities of said one appliance and said another appliance ; and selectively processing a service connection in response to said evaluating step .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the command cannot be directly understood and executed by the first device (common node, said sub) .	WO9817032A1 CLAIM 8 . A method of operating a subject peer node in a capability addressable peer-to-peer data communication network comprising the steps of : a) identifying physical proximity to other peer nodes operating in said network ; b) identifying an event which signifies a need for service at said sub (first device) ject peer node ; c) when said event has been identified and one of said other nodes has been determined to be proximate , establishing a setup connection between said subject peer node and said one of said other nodes ; d) receiving information describing a network capability provided by said one of said other peer nodes ; and e) forming a service connection between said subject peer node and said one other peer node when said capability information indicates a capability compatible with said need . WO9817032A1 CLAIM 22 . An integrated circuit for interactively coupling one or more communication nodes in a common network , said integrated circuit including in combination : a receiver for receiving input data ; a transmitter for transmitting output data ; and a processor , coupled to said receiver and transmitter for interactively coupling a first common node (first device) to a second common node , said processor including means for activating a communications link between said first and second common nodes when said first and second common nodes are within a predetermined distance from each other and when needs and capabilities of said first and second common nodes overlap .

US8165867B1 Filed: 2000-09-15 Issued: 2012-04-24 Methods for translating a device command (Original Assignee) Fish Robert D (Current Assignee) Cedar Lane Technologies Inc Robert D. Fish	JPH10105324A Filed: 1997-09-08 Issued: 1998-04-24 直感的なジェスチャ方式のグラフィカル・ユーザ・インタフェース (Original Assignee) Motorola Inc; モトローラ・インコーポレイテッド Suthirug Num Pisutha-Arnond, サシラグ・ナム・ピササ−アーノンド
US8165867B1 CLAIM 1 . A method of using a first electronic device to operate a second electronic device in real time , while the second device (少なくとも, 記方法) is not physically connected to the first device , and is only intermittently local to the first device , comprising : using a first device to (a) obtain visual or auditory information from external to the first device where the information comprises a human-understandable device command directed toward an operation of the second device , (b) manipulate the obtained information , and (c) transmit the manipulated information to a distal computer system ; the distal computer system operating as a remote human-to-device command translation service provider using at least a portion of the manipulated information to translate the human-understandable device command into a formatted device command executable by the second device ; transmitting the formatted device command to the second device ; and the second device executing the formatted device command having received the formatted device command from the distal computer system , while the second device is local to the first device .	JPH10105324A CLAIM 1 【請求項１】スクリーンを有する電子装置用の、マイクロプロセッサ制御された直感的なジェスチャ方式のグラフィカル・ユーザ・インタフェースを提供する方法であって：Ａ）前記スクリーン上でスクリーン・オブジェクトを表示する段階（９１０）；Ｂ）前記スクリーン・オブジェクトの選択に対応するユーザ入力を受信し（９２０）、前記ユーザ入力がマニュアル選択に対応するか、あるいはジェスチャ入力に対応するかを調べる段階（９３０）；Ｃ）前記ユーザ入力がマニュアル選択に対応する場合（９３３）、以下の段階：１）前記スクリーン上で方向パレットを自動的に提示する段階（９４０）であって、前記方向パレットは少なくとも一つのパレット・ボタンを有し、各少なくとも (second device) 一つのパレット・ボタンは独自のコンパス方向と、独自の機能識別とを有する、段階（９４０）；および２）前記少なくとも一つのパレット・ボタンの選択に対応する次のユーザ入力を受信する段階（９５０）；を実行する段階；によって構成されることを特徴とする方法。 JPH10105324A CLAIM 2 【請求項２】前記方法 (second device) は：Ｄ）前記ユーザ入力がジェスチャ選択に対応する場合（９３５）、以下の段階：１）前記ジェスチャ選択を確認するユーザ・フィードバックを与える段階（９７０）；２）前記ユーザ入力が機能呼出かどうかを判定する段階（９６０）；３）前記ユーザ入力が機能呼出の場合（９６５）、機能を実行する段階（９８０）；および４）前記ユーザ入力が機能呼出でない場合（９６３）、前記スクリーン上で方向パレットを自動的に提示する段階（９４０）（段階Ｃの１）に戻る段階；を実行する段階をさらに含んで構成されることを特徴とする請求項１記載の、スクリーンを有する電子装置用の、マイクロプロセッサ制御された直感的なジェスチャ方式のグラフィカル・ユーザ・インタフェースを提供する方法。
US8165867B1 CLAIM 14 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the command instructs the second device (少なくとも, 記方法) to display or print a human readable message .	JPH10105324A CLAIM 1 【請求項１】スクリーンを有する電子装置用の、マイクロプロセッサ制御された直感的なジェスチャ方式のグラフィカル・ユーザ・インタフェースを提供する方法であって：Ａ）前記スクリーン上でスクリーン・オブジェクトを表示する段階（９１０）；Ｂ）前記スクリーン・オブジェクトの選択に対応するユーザ入力を受信し（９２０）、前記ユーザ入力がマニュアル選択に対応するか、あるいはジェスチャ入力に対応するかを調べる段階（９３０）；Ｃ）前記ユーザ入力がマニュアル選択に対応する場合（９３３）、以下の段階：１）前記スクリーン上で方向パレットを自動的に提示する段階（９４０）であって、前記方向パレットは少なくとも一つのパレット・ボタンを有し、各少なくとも (second device) 一つのパレット・ボタンは独自のコンパス方向と、独自の機能識別とを有する、段階（９４０）；および２）前記少なくとも一つのパレット・ボタンの選択に対応する次のユーザ入力を受信する段階（９５０）；を実行する段階；によって構成されることを特徴とする方法。 JPH10105324A CLAIM 2 【請求項２】前記方法 (second device) は：Ｄ）前記ユーザ入力がジェスチャ選択に対応する場合（９３５）、以下の段階：１）前記ジェスチャ選択を確認するユーザ・フィードバックを与える段階（９７０）；２）前記ユーザ入力が機能呼出かどうかを判定する段階（９６０）；３）前記ユーザ入力が機能呼出の場合（９６５）、機能を実行する段階（９８０）；および４）前記ユーザ入力が機能呼出でない場合（９６３）、前記スクリーン上で方向パレットを自動的に提示する段階（９４０）（段階Ｃの１）に戻る段階；を実行する段階をさらに含んで構成されることを特徴とする請求項１記載の、スクリーンを有する電子装置用の、マイクロプロセッサ制御された直感的なジェスチャ方式のグラフィカル・ユーザ・インタフェースを提供する方法。
US8165867B1 CLAIM 15 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the command instructs the second device (少なくとも, 記方法) to display or print a color .	JPH10105324A CLAIM 1 【請求項１】スクリーンを有する電子装置用の、マイクロプロセッサ制御された直感的なジェスチャ方式のグラフィカル・ユーザ・インタフェースを提供する方法であって：Ａ）前記スクリーン上でスクリーン・オブジェクトを表示する段階（９１０）；Ｂ）前記スクリーン・オブジェクトの選択に対応するユーザ入力を受信し（９２０）、前記ユーザ入力がマニュアル選択に対応するか、あるいはジェスチャ入力に対応するかを調べる段階（９３０）；Ｃ）前記ユーザ入力がマニュアル選択に対応する場合（９３３）、以下の段階：１）前記スクリーン上で方向パレットを自動的に提示する段階（９４０）であって、前記方向パレットは少なくとも一つのパレット・ボタンを有し、各少なくとも (second device) 一つのパレット・ボタンは独自のコンパス方向と、独自の機能識別とを有する、段階（９４０）；および２）前記少なくとも一つのパレット・ボタンの選択に対応する次のユーザ入力を受信する段階（９５０）；を実行する段階；によって構成されることを特徴とする方法。 JPH10105324A CLAIM 2 【請求項２】前記方法 (second device) は：Ｄ）前記ユーザ入力がジェスチャ選択に対応する場合（９３５）、以下の段階：１）前記ジェスチャ選択を確認するユーザ・フィードバックを与える段階（９７０）；２）前記ユーザ入力が機能呼出かどうかを判定する段階（９６０）；３）前記ユーザ入力が機能呼出の場合（９６５）、機能を実行する段階（９８０）；および４）前記ユーザ入力が機能呼出でない場合（９６３）、前記スクリーン上で方向パレットを自動的に提示する段階（９４０）（段階Ｃの１）に戻る段階；を実行する段階をさらに含んで構成されることを特徴とする請求項１記載の、スクリーンを有する電子装置用の、マイクロプロセッサ制御された直感的なジェスチャ方式のグラフィカル・ユーザ・インタフェースを提供する方法。
US8165867B1 CLAIM 17 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device includes a telephone function , the obtained information includes a visual image , and the command instructs the second device (少なくとも, 記方法) to display or print a human readable message .	JPH10105324A CLAIM 1 【請求項１】スクリーンを有する電子装置用の、マイクロプロセッサ制御された直感的なジェスチャ方式のグラフィカル・ユーザ・インタフェースを提供する方法であって：Ａ）前記スクリーン上でスクリーン・オブジェクトを表示する段階（９１０）；Ｂ）前記スクリーン・オブジェクトの選択に対応するユーザ入力を受信し（９２０）、前記ユーザ入力がマニュアル選択に対応するか、あるいはジェスチャ入力に対応するかを調べる段階（９３０）；Ｃ）前記ユーザ入力がマニュアル選択に対応する場合（９３３）、以下の段階：１）前記スクリーン上で方向パレットを自動的に提示する段階（９４０）であって、前記方向パレットは少なくとも一つのパレット・ボタンを有し、各少なくとも (second device) 一つのパレット・ボタンは独自のコンパス方向と、独自の機能識別とを有する、段階（９４０）；および２）前記少なくとも一つのパレット・ボタンの選択に対応する次のユーザ入力を受信する段階（９５０）；を実行する段階；によって構成されることを特徴とする方法。 JPH10105324A CLAIM 2 【請求項２】前記方法 (second device) は：Ｄ）前記ユーザ入力がジェスチャ選択に対応する場合（９３５）、以下の段階：１）前記ジェスチャ選択を確認するユーザ・フィードバックを与える段階（９７０）；２）前記ユーザ入力が機能呼出かどうかを判定する段階（９６０）；３）前記ユーザ入力が機能呼出の場合（９６５）、機能を実行する段階（９８０）；および４）前記ユーザ入力が機能呼出でない場合（９６３）、前記スクリーン上で方向パレットを自動的に提示する段階（９４０）（段階Ｃの１）に戻る段階；を実行する段階をさらに含んで構成されることを特徴とする請求項１記載の、スクリーンを有する電子装置用の、マイクロプロセッサ制御された直感的なジェスチャ方式のグラフィカル・ユーザ・インタフェースを提供する方法。

US8165867B1 Filed: 2000-09-15 Issued: 2012-04-24 Methods for translating a device command (Original Assignee) Fish Robert D (Current Assignee) Cedar Lane Technologies Inc Robert D. Fish	US6018782A Filed: 1997-07-14 Issued: 2000-01-25 Flexible buffering scheme for inter-module on-chip communications (Original Assignee) Advanced Micro Devices Inc (Current Assignee) Advanced Micro Devices Inc Alfred C. Hartmann
US8165867B1 CLAIM 1 . A method of using a first electronic device (other processor) to operate a second electronic device in real time , while the second device is not physically connected to the first device , and is only intermittently local to the first device , comprising : using a first device to (a) obtain visual or auditory information from external to the first device where the information comprises a human-understandable device command directed toward an operation of the second device , (b) manipulate the obtained information , and (c) transmit the manipulated information to a distal computer system ; the distal computer system operating as a remote human-to-device command translation service provider using at least a portion of the manipulated information to translate the human-understandable device command into a formatted device command executable (said memory) by the second device ; transmitting the formatted device command to the second device ; and the second device executing the formatted device command having received the formatted device command from the distal computer system , while the second device is local to the first device .	US6018782A CLAIM 31 . The system of claim 29 , wherein each of said plurality of modules that is not said processor or said memory (device command executable) is selected from a group including another processor (first electronic device) , another memory , an I/O controller , an inter-chip network bridge , a task-specific hybrid , and a task-general hybrid .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device (other processor) comprises a telephone .	US6018782A CLAIM 31 . The system of claim 29 , wherein each of said plurality of modules that is not said processor or said memory is selected from a group including another processor (first electronic device) , another memory , an I/O controller , an inter-chip network bridge , a task-specific hybrid , and a task-general hybrid .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device (other processor) is wirelessly connected to the distal computer system .	US6018782A CLAIM 31 . The system of claim 29 , wherein each of said plurality of modules that is not said processor or said memory is selected from a group including another processor (first electronic device) , another memory , an I/O controller , an inter-chip network bridge , a task-specific hybrid , and a task-general hybrid .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 17 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device (other processor) includes a telephone function , the obtained information includes a visual image , and the command instructs the second device to display or print a human readable message .	US6018782A CLAIM 31 . The system of claim 29 , wherein each of said plurality of modules that is not said processor or said memory is selected from a group including another processor (first electronic device) , another memory , an I/O controller , an inter-chip network bridge , a task-specific hybrid , and a task-general hybrid .

US8165867B1 Filed: 2000-09-15 Issued: 2012-04-24 Methods for translating a device command (Original Assignee) Fish Robert D (Current Assignee) Cedar Lane Technologies Inc Robert D. Fish	WO9749044A1 Filed: 1997-06-17 Issued: 1997-12-24 Network based access system (Original Assignee) British Telecommunications Public Limited Company Nicholas Hector Edwards, Martin Russ, Paul Garner
US8165867B1 CLAIM 1 . A method of using a first electronic device (control output) to operate a second electronic device (control output) in real time , while the second device is not physically connected to the first device (control output) , and is only intermittently local to the first device , comprising : using a first device to (a) obtain visual or auditory information from external to the first device where the information comprises a human-understandable device command (control commands) directed toward an operation of the second device , (b) manipulate the obtained information , and (c) transmit the manipulated information to a distal computer system ; the distal computer system operating as a remote human-to-device command translation service provider using at least a portion of the manipulated information to translate the human-understandable device command into a formatted device command executable (control commands) by the second device ; transmitting the formatted device command to the second device ; and the second device executing the formatted device command having received the formatted device command from the distal computer system , while the second device is local to the first device .	WO9749044A1 CLAIM 4 . A system according to Claim 1 , 2 or 3 , wherein the system further compπses a display control output (first electronic device, second electronic device, first device) for use in displaying the file containing the link to be activated . WO9749044A1 CLAIM 5 . A system according to Claim 4 , wherein the system is further provided with a user input for display control commands (device command translation service provider, device command executable, device command) , and control means to receive such control commands and to control the display in accordance with said control commands .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device (control output) comprises a telephone .	WO9749044A1 CLAIM 4 . A system according to Claim 1 , 2 or 3 , wherein the system further compπses a display control output (first electronic device, second electronic device, first device) for use in displaying the file containing the link to be activated .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the second electronic device (control output) is not a telephone .	WO9749044A1 CLAIM 4 . A system according to Claim 1 , 2 or 3 , wherein the system further compπses a display control output (first electronic device, second electronic device, first device) for use in displaying the file containing the link to be activated .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device (control output) is wirelessly connected to the distal computer system .	WO9749044A1 CLAIM 4 . A system according to Claim 1 , 2 or 3 , wherein the system further compπses a display control output (first electronic device, second electronic device, first device) for use in displaying the file containing the link to be activated .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the command cannot be directly understood and executed by the first device (control output) .	WO9749044A1 CLAIM 4 . A system according to Claim 1 , 2 or 3 , wherein the system further compπses a display control output (first electronic device, second electronic device, first device) for use in displaying the file containing the link to be activated .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 17 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device (control output) includes a telephone function (remote control) , the obtained information includes a visual image , and the command instructs the second device to display or print a human readable message .	WO9749044A1 CLAIM 4 . A system according to Claim 1 , 2 or 3 , wherein the system further compπses a display control output (first electronic device, second electronic device, first device) for use in displaying the file containing the link to be activated . WO9749044A1 CLAIM 20 . A system according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the selection means comprises a remote control (telephone function) device , tor instance based on infra-red transmission .

US8165867B1 Filed: 2000-09-15 Issued: 2012-04-24 Methods for translating a device command (Original Assignee) Fish Robert D (Current Assignee) Cedar Lane Technologies Inc Robert D. Fish	US5995119A Filed: 1997-06-06 Issued: 1999-11-30 Method for generating photo-realistic animated characters (Original Assignee) AT&T Corp (Current Assignee) AT&T Corp Eric Cosatto, Hans Peter Graf
US8165867B1 CLAIM 1 . A method of using a first electronic device to operate a second electronic device in real time , while the second device is not physically connected to the first device , and is only intermittently local to the first device , comprising : using a first device to (a) obtain visual or auditory information from external to the first device where the information comprises a human-understandable device command directed toward an operation of the second device , (b) manipulate the obtained information , and (c) transmit the manipulated information to a distal computer system ; the distal computer system operating as a remote human-to-device command translation service provider using at least a portion of the manipulated information to translate the human-understandable device command into a formatted device command executable (said memory) by the second device ; transmitting the formatted device command to the second device ; and the second device executing the formatted device command having received the formatted device command from the distal computer system , while the second device is local to the first device .	US5995119A CLAIM 38 . A method for developing information to enable a program to generate an animated image comprising the steps of : defining a base face and storing the definition of said base face in a memory ; decomposing said base face into facial parts ; for at least one of said facial parts , developing a plurality of different realizations of said at least one of said facial parts , and storing said different realizations in said memory (device command executable) ; where some of said different realizations of said at least one of said facial parts correspond to different visemes .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 17 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device includes a telephone function (comprises i) , the obtained information includes a visual image , and the command instructs the second device to display or print a human readable message .	US5995119A CLAIM 6 . The method of claim 3 , wherein said photographic extraction step further comprises i (telephone function) nterpolation between reference views .

US8165867B1

Filed: 2000-09-15 Issued: 2012-04-24

Methods for translating a device command

(Original Assignee) Fish Robert D (Current Assignee) Cedar Lane Technologies Inc

Robert D. Fish

US5995119A

Filed: 1997-06-06 Issued: 1999-11-30

Method for generating photo-realistic animated characters

(Original Assignee) AT&T Corp (Current Assignee) AT&T Corp

Eric Cosatto, Hans Peter Graf

US5995119A
CLAIM 38 . A method for developing information to enable a program to generate an animated image comprising the steps of : defining a base face and storing the definition of said base face in a memory ;
decomposing said base face into facial parts ;
for at least one of said facial parts , developing a plurality of different realizations of said at least one of said facial parts , and storing said different realizations in said memory (device command executable) ;
where some of said different realizations of said at least one of said facial parts correspond to different visemes .

US5995119A
CLAIM 6 . The method of claim 3 , wherein said photographic extraction step further comprises i (telephone function) nterpolation between reference views .

US8165867B1 Filed: 2000-09-15 Issued: 2012-04-24 Methods for translating a device command (Original Assignee) Fish Robert D (Current Assignee) Cedar Lane Technologies Inc Robert D. Fish	US5953693A Filed: 1997-05-09 Issued: 1999-09-14 Sign language generation apparatus and sign language translation apparatus (Original Assignee) Hitachi Ltd (Current Assignee) Hitachi Ltd Tomoko Sakiyama, Eiji Oohira, Hirohiko Sagawa, Masaru Ohki, Kazuhiko Sagara, Kiyoshi Inoue, Yasunari Obuchi, Yuji Toda, Masahiro Abe
US8165867B1 CLAIM 1 . A method of using a first electronic device to operate a second electronic device in real time , while the second device is not physically connected to the first device (n storage) , and is only intermittently local to the first device , comprising : using a first device to (a) obtain visual or auditory information from external to the first device where the information comprises a human-understandable device command directed toward an operation of the second device , (b) manipulate the obtained information , and (c) transmit the manipulated information to a distal computer system ; the distal computer system operating as a remote human-to-device command translation service provider using at least a portion of the manipulated information to translate the human-understandable device command into a formatted device command executable by the second device ; transmitting the formatted device command to the second device ; and the second device executing the formatted device command having received the formatted device command from the distal computer system , while the second device is local to the first device .	US5953693A CLAIM 1 . A sign language generation apparatus comprising : sign language word computer graphics pattern storage (first device) means for storing sign language words in the form of computer graphics patterns , said sign language words constituting time series data representative of motion of the hand and fingers ; and means for generating a human body model in the form of computer graphics which performs sign language by determining hand position and direction based on said computer graphics patterns of corresponding sign language words from said sign language word computer graphics pattern storage means , and calculating elbow position from said hand position in accordance with constraint conditions determined by said hand position and shoulder position of said human body model .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the command cannot be directly understood and executed by the first device (n storage) .	US5953693A CLAIM 1 . A sign language generation apparatus comprising : sign language word computer graphics pattern storage (first device) means for storing sign language words in the form of computer graphics patterns , said sign language words constituting time series data representative of motion of the hand and fingers ; and means for generating a human body model in the form of computer graphics which performs sign language by determining hand position and direction based on said computer graphics patterns of corresponding sign language words from said sign language word computer graphics pattern storage means , and calculating elbow position from said hand position in accordance with constraint conditions determined by said hand position and shoulder position of said human body model .

US8165867B1

Filed: 2000-09-15 Issued: 2012-04-24

Methods for translating a device command

(Original Assignee) Fish Robert D (Current Assignee) Cedar Lane Technologies Inc

Robert D. Fish

US5953693A

Filed: 1997-05-09 Issued: 1999-09-14

Sign language generation apparatus and sign language translation apparatus

(Original Assignee) Hitachi Ltd (Current Assignee) Hitachi Ltd

Tomoko Sakiyama, Eiji Oohira, Hirohiko Sagawa, Masaru Ohki, Kazuhiko Sagara, Kiyoshi Inoue, Yasunari Obuchi, Yuji Toda, Masahiro Abe

US8165867B1
CLAIM 1 . A method of using a first electronic device to operate a second electronic device in real time , while the second device is not physically connected to the first device (n storage) , and is only intermittently local to the first device , comprising : using a first device to (a) obtain visual or auditory information from external to the first device where the information comprises a human-understandable device command directed toward an operation of the second device , (b) manipulate the obtained information , and (c) transmit the manipulated information to a distal computer system ;

the distal computer system operating as a remote human-to-device command translation service provider using at least a portion of the manipulated information to translate the human-understandable device command into a formatted device command executable by the second device ;

transmitting the formatted device command to the second device ;

and the second device executing the formatted device command having received the formatted device command from the distal computer system , while the second device is local to the first device .

US5953693A
CLAIM 1 . A sign language generation apparatus comprising : sign language word computer graphics pattern storage (first device) means for storing sign language words in the form of computer graphics patterns , said sign language words constituting time series data representative of motion of the hand and fingers ;
and means for generating a human body model in the form of computer graphics which performs sign language by determining hand position and direction based on said computer graphics patterns of corresponding sign language words from said sign language word computer graphics pattern storage means , and calculating elbow position from said hand position in accordance with constraint conditions determined by said hand position and shoulder position of said human body model .

US8165867B1
CLAIM 12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the command cannot be directly understood and executed by the first device (n storage) .

US8165867B1 Filed: 2000-09-15 Issued: 2012-04-24 Methods for translating a device command (Original Assignee) Fish Robert D (Current Assignee) Cedar Lane Technologies Inc Robert D. Fish	WO9741654A1 Filed: 1997-04-29 Issued: 1997-11-06 Telecommunications information dissemination system (Original Assignee) Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson George James Tsoukas, Andrew George Mclorinan
US8165867B1 CLAIM 1 . A method of using a first electronic device (said sub, time t) to operate a second electronic device (receiving requests) in real time , while the second device is not physically connected to the first device (said sub, time t) , and is only intermittently local to the first device , comprising : using a first device to (a) obtain visual or auditory information from external to the first device where the information comprises a human-understandable device command directed toward an operation of the second device , (b) manipulate the obtained information , and (c) transmit the manipulated information to a distal computer system ; the distal computer system operating as a remote human-to-device command translation service provider using at least a portion of the manipulated information to translate the human-understandable device command into a formatted device command executable by the second device ; transmitting the formatted device command to the second device ; and the second device executing the formatted device command having received the formatted device command from the distal computer system , while the second device is local to the first device .	WO9741654A1 CLAIM 10 . A system for disseminating information to subscribers of a telecommunications network comprising : a message distribution centre connected to or including at least one information source containing data which is updated substantially continuously or at intervals ; a database of stored customer-defined profiles of subscribers of the network ; wherein the message distribution centre includes service processing means for accessing the database of stored customer- defined profiles and arranged to process data from said at least one information source to generate information messages for a particular subscriber in accordance with the customer-defined profile of said sub (first device, first electronic device) scriber ; and message processing means for transmitting the information messages to the subscribers . WO9741654A1 CLAIM 26 . Apparatus according to any one of claims 22 to 25 wherein the apparatus includes an interface for receiving requests (second electronic device, second electronic devices) from subscribers and the service processing means is arranged to generate information messages for transmission in response to a request from a particular subscriber on information from said at least one information source . WO9741654A1 CLAIM 32 . A system according to claim 31 wherein the information messages are transmitted in response to requests from particular subscribers on information associated with the location of the particular subscriber at the time t (first device, first electronic device) he request is made .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device (said sub, time t) comprises a telephone .	WO9741654A1 CLAIM 10 . A system for disseminating information to subscribers of a telecommunications network comprising : a message distribution centre connected to or including at least one information source containing data which is updated substantially continuously or at intervals ; a database of stored customer-defined profiles of subscribers of the network ; wherein the message distribution centre includes service processing means for accessing the database of stored customer- defined profiles and arranged to process data from said at least one information source to generate information messages for a particular subscriber in accordance with the customer-defined profile of said sub (first device, first electronic device) scriber ; and message processing means for transmitting the information messages to the subscribers . WO9741654A1 CLAIM 32 . A system according to claim 31 wherein the information messages are transmitted in response to requests from particular subscribers on information associated with the location of the particular subscriber at the time t (first device, first electronic device) he request is made .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the second electronic device (receiving requests) is not a telephone .	WO9741654A1 CLAIM 26 . Apparatus according to any one of claims 22 to 25 wherein the apparatus includes an interface for receiving requests (second electronic device, second electronic devices) from subscribers and the service processing means is arranged to generate information messages for transmission in response to a request from a particular subscriber on information from said at least one information source .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device (said sub, time t) is wirelessly connected to the distal computer system .	WO9741654A1 CLAIM 10 . A system for disseminating information to subscribers of a telecommunications network comprising : a message distribution centre connected to or including at least one information source containing data which is updated substantially continuously or at intervals ; a database of stored customer-defined profiles of subscribers of the network ; wherein the message distribution centre includes service processing means for accessing the database of stored customer- defined profiles and arranged to process data from said at least one information source to generate information messages for a particular subscriber in accordance with the customer-defined profile of said sub (first device, first electronic device) scriber ; and message processing means for transmitting the information messages to the subscribers . WO9741654A1 CLAIM 32 . A system according to claim 31 wherein the information messages are transmitted in response to requests from particular subscribers on information associated with the location of the particular subscriber at the time t (first device, first electronic device) he request is made .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein both of the first and second electronic devices (receiving requests) are wirelessly coupled to the distal computer system .	WO9741654A1 CLAIM 26 . Apparatus according to any one of claims 22 to 25 wherein the apparatus includes an interface for receiving requests (second electronic device, second electronic devices) from subscribers and the service processing means is arranged to generate information messages for transmission in response to a request from a particular subscriber on information from said at least one information source .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the command cannot be directly understood and executed by the first device (said sub, time t) .	WO9741654A1 CLAIM 10 . A system for disseminating information to subscribers of a telecommunications network comprising : a message distribution centre connected to or including at least one information source containing data which is updated substantially continuously or at intervals ; a database of stored customer-defined profiles of subscribers of the network ; wherein the message distribution centre includes service processing means for accessing the database of stored customer- defined profiles and arranged to process data from said at least one information source to generate information messages for a particular subscriber in accordance with the customer-defined profile of said sub (first device, first electronic device) scriber ; and message processing means for transmitting the information messages to the subscribers . WO9741654A1 CLAIM 32 . A system according to claim 31 wherein the information messages are transmitted in response to requests from particular subscribers on information associated with the location of the particular subscriber at the time t (first device, first electronic device) he request is made .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 17 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device (said sub, time t) includes a telephone function , the obtained information includes a visual image , and the command instructs the second device to display or print a human readable message .	WO9741654A1 CLAIM 10 . A system for disseminating information to subscribers of a telecommunications network comprising : a message distribution centre connected to or including at least one information source containing data which is updated substantially continuously or at intervals ; a database of stored customer-defined profiles of subscribers of the network ; wherein the message distribution centre includes service processing means for accessing the database of stored customer- defined profiles and arranged to process data from said at least one information source to generate information messages for a particular subscriber in accordance with the customer-defined profile of said sub (first device, first electronic device) scriber ; and message processing means for transmitting the information messages to the subscribers . WO9741654A1 CLAIM 32 . A system according to claim 31 wherein the information messages are transmitted in response to requests from particular subscribers on information associated with the location of the particular subscriber at the time t (first device, first electronic device) he request is made .

US8165867B1 Filed: 2000-09-15 Issued: 2012-04-24 Methods for translating a device command (Original Assignee) Fish Robert D (Current Assignee) Cedar Lane Technologies Inc Robert D. Fish	JPH1040100A Filed: 1997-03-25 Issued: 1998-02-13 暗号エンベロープの作成方法 (Original Assignee) Internatl Business Mach Corp <Ibm>; インターナショナル・ビジネス・マシーンズ・コーポレイション Joshua Seth Auerbach, Chee-Seng Chow, Jeffrey Charles Crigler, Marc Adam Kaplan, ジェフリー・チャールズ・クリグラー, ジョシュア・セス・オーバック, チー＝セン・チョウ, マーク・アダム・カプラン
US8165867B1 CLAIM 1 . A method of using a first electronic device to operate a second electronic device in real time , while the second device (記方法) is not physically connected to the first device , and is only intermittently local to the first device , comprising : using a first device to (a) obtain visual or auditory information from external to the first device where the information comprises a human-understandable device command directed toward an operation of the second device , (b) manipulate the obtained information , and (c) transmit the manipulated information to a distal computer system ; the distal computer system operating as a remote human-to-device command translation service provider using at least a portion of the manipulated information to translate the human-understandable device command into a formatted device command executable by the second device ; transmitting the formatted device command to the second device ; and the second device executing the formatted device command having received the formatted device command from the distal computer system , while the second device is local to the first device .	JPH1040100A CLAIM 7 【請求項７】暗号エンベロープ内のコンテンツ・データへのアクセスをもたらす方法において、ａ．前記暗号エンベロープのパーツへのアクセス要求であり、前記パーツを暗号化するために使用されたキーの公開キー暗号化である暗号化パーツ暗号化キーを少なくとも含んでいる要求をユーザからのサーバに伝送するステップと、ｂ．前記要求に応じて、前記サーバから前記ユーザへ、前記暗号化パーツ暗号化キーの変形物である応答を伝送するステップとを備えており、前記変形物が前記公開キーに関連づけられた秘密キーを使用して前記暗号化パーツ暗号化キーを暗号解読し、第２の公開キーを使用して前記パーツ暗号化キーを暗号化し、前記変形化キーを前記秘密キーを使用して、前記パーツ暗号化キーに暗号解読することによって生成され、前記の選択したパーツが前記パーツ暗号化キーを使用して平文テキストに暗号解読され、これによって前記ユーザにアクセスを与える前記方法 (second device) 。
US8165867B1 CLAIM 14 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the command instructs the second device (記方法) to display or print a human readable message .	JPH1040100A CLAIM 7 【請求項７】暗号エンベロープ内のコンテンツ・データへのアクセスをもたらす方法において、ａ．前記暗号エンベロープのパーツへのアクセス要求であり、前記パーツを暗号化するために使用されたキーの公開キー暗号化である暗号化パーツ暗号化キーを少なくとも含んでいる要求をユーザからのサーバに伝送するステップと、ｂ．前記要求に応じて、前記サーバから前記ユーザへ、前記暗号化パーツ暗号化キーの変形物である応答を伝送するステップとを備えており、前記変形物が前記公開キーに関連づけられた秘密キーを使用して前記暗号化パーツ暗号化キーを暗号解読し、第２の公開キーを使用して前記パーツ暗号化キーを暗号化し、前記変形化キーを前記秘密キーを使用して、前記パーツ暗号化キーに暗号解読することによって生成され、前記の選択したパーツが前記パーツ暗号化キーを使用して平文テキストに暗号解読され、これによって前記ユーザにアクセスを与える前記方法 (second device) 。
US8165867B1 CLAIM 15 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the command instructs the second device (記方法) to display or print a color .	JPH1040100A CLAIM 7 【請求項７】暗号エンベロープ内のコンテンツ・データへのアクセスをもたらす方法において、ａ．前記暗号エンベロープのパーツへのアクセス要求であり、前記パーツを暗号化するために使用されたキーの公開キー暗号化である暗号化パーツ暗号化キーを少なくとも含んでいる要求をユーザからのサーバに伝送するステップと、ｂ．前記要求に応じて、前記サーバから前記ユーザへ、前記暗号化パーツ暗号化キーの変形物である応答を伝送するステップとを備えており、前記変形物が前記公開キーに関連づけられた秘密キーを使用して前記暗号化パーツ暗号化キーを暗号解読し、第２の公開キーを使用して前記パーツ暗号化キーを暗号化し、前記変形化キーを前記秘密キーを使用して、前記パーツ暗号化キーに暗号解読することによって生成され、前記の選択したパーツが前記パーツ暗号化キーを使用して平文テキストに暗号解読され、これによって前記ユーザにアクセスを与える前記方法 (second device) 。
US8165867B1 CLAIM 17 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device includes a telephone function (ハッシュ) , the obtained information includes a visual image , and the command instructs the second device (記方法) to display or print a human readable message .	JPH1040100A CLAIM 1 【請求項１】複数のユーザに任意に配布でき、情報パーツの集合体であるディジタル文書である暗号エンベロープを作成する方法において、ａ．前記情報パーツの１つをパーツ暗号化キーによって暗号化して、前記エンベロープに収められる暗号化パーツを作成するステップと、ｂ．前記パーツ暗号化キーを第１の公開キーによって暗号化して、前記暗号エンベロープに収められる暗号化パーツ暗号化キーを作成するステップと、ｃ．前記エンベロープに収められているパーツのリストであって、該リストの各エントリがパーツ名と該命名パーツの機密ハッシュ (telephone function) とを含んでおり、該リストも前記エンベロープに収められるパーツのリストを作成するステップと、ｄ．前記リストに第１の秘密キーによって署名して、前記エンベロープに収められる署名を作成するステップとを備えており、前記リストの完全性を前記第１の秘密キーに関連づけられた第２の公開キーによって調べて、前記署名を検証することができ、前記エンベロープのいずれか１つのパーツの完全性を該１つのパーツの第２の機密ハッシュを計算し、かつ該第２のハッシュを前記リスト内の対応するハッシュと比較することによって調べることができ、前記暗号エンベロープの情報コンテンツが開示から保護され、前記パーツ暗号化キーによってのみ復元することができ、前記パーツ暗号化キーが前記第１の公開キーに対応する第２の秘密キーを使用して前記暗号化パーツ暗号化キーを暗号解読することによってのみ復元できる、暗号エンベロープを作成する方法。 JPH1040100A CLAIM 7 【請求項７】暗号エンベロープ内のコンテンツ・データへのアクセスをもたらす方法において、ａ．前記暗号エンベロープのパーツへのアクセス要求であり、前記パーツを暗号化するために使用されたキーの公開キー暗号化である暗号化パーツ暗号化キーを少なくとも含んでいる要求をユーザからのサーバに伝送するステップと、ｂ．前記要求に応じて、前記サーバから前記ユーザへ、前記暗号化パーツ暗号化キーの変形物である応答を伝送するステップとを備えており、前記変形物が前記公開キーに関連づけられた秘密キーを使用して前記暗号化パーツ暗号化キーを暗号解読し、第２の公開キーを使用して前記パーツ暗号化キーを暗号化し、前記変形化キーを前記秘密キーを使用して、前記パーツ暗号化キーに暗号解読することによって生成され、前記の選択したパーツが前記パーツ暗号化キーを使用して平文テキストに暗号解読され、これによって前記ユーザにアクセスを与える前記方法 (second device) 。

US8165867B1 Filed: 2000-09-15 Issued: 2012-04-24 Methods for translating a device command (Original Assignee) Fish Robert D (Current Assignee) Cedar Lane Technologies Inc Robert D. Fish	US5838926A Filed: 1997-03-10 Issued: 1998-11-17 Data processing apparatus and method in a network system for connecting a plurality of terminals (Original Assignee) Canon Inc (Current Assignee) Canon Inc Yoichi Yamagishi
US8165867B1 CLAIM 1 . A method of using a first electronic device to operate a second electronic device in real time , while the second device is not physically connected to the first device (n storage) , and is only intermittently local to the first device , comprising : using a first device to (a) obtain visual or auditory information from external to the first device where the information comprises a human-understandable device command directed toward an operation of the second device , (b) manipulate the obtained information , and (c) transmit the manipulated information to a distal computer system ; the distal computer system operating as a remote human-to-device command translation service provider using at least a portion of the manipulated information to translate the human-understandable device command into a formatted device command executable by the second device ; transmitting the formatted device command to the second device ; and the second device executing the formatted device command having received the formatted device command from the distal computer system , while the second device is local to the first device .	US5838926A CLAIM 9 . A computer readable program , stored in storage (first device) medium , for controlling a data process apparatus in a network system capable of connecting a plurality of terminals , said program comprising : a request step of requesting a data process ; a judgment step of judging ability necessary for the data process requested in said request step ; a sorting step for sorting the plurality of terminals based on respective setting positions ; a display step of causing a display unit to display information representing the plurality of terminals sorted by the sorting step and having the ability judged in said judgment step within the network system ; and an indication step of indicating the terminal corresponding to the information displayed in said display step , to perform the data process .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein both of the first and second electronic devices (to display information) are wirelessly coupled to the distal computer system .	US5838926A CLAIM 1 . A data process apparatus in a network system capable of connecting a plurality of terminals , said apparatus comprising : judgment means for judging a setting position of said data process apparatus within the network system ; request means for requesting a data process ; sorting means for sorting the plurality of terminals based on the setting position judged by said judgment means : display means for causing a display unit to display information (second electronic devices) representing the plurality of terminals , sorted by said sorting means , within the network system which terminal should perform the data process requested by said request means ; and indication means for indicating the terminal corresponding to the information displayed on the display unit by said display means , to perform the data process .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the command cannot be directly understood and executed by the first device (n storage) .	US5838926A CLAIM 9 . A computer readable program , stored in storage (first device) medium , for controlling a data process apparatus in a network system capable of connecting a plurality of terminals , said program comprising : a request step of requesting a data process ; a judgment step of judging ability necessary for the data process requested in said request step ; a sorting step for sorting the plurality of terminals based on respective setting positions ; a display step of causing a display unit to display information representing the plurality of terminals sorted by the sorting step and having the ability judged in said judgment step within the network system ; and an indication step of indicating the terminal corresponding to the information displayed in said display step , to perform the data process .

US8165867B1 Filed: 2000-09-15 Issued: 2012-04-24 Methods for translating a device command (Original Assignee) Fish Robert D (Current Assignee) Cedar Lane Technologies Inc Robert D. Fish	WO9732251A1 Filed: 1997-02-28 Issued: 1997-09-04 An automated communications system and method for transferring informations between databases in order to control and process communications (Original Assignee) Intermind Corporation Drummond Shattuck Reed, Peter Earnshaw Heymann, Steven Mark Mushero, Kevin Benard Jones, Jeffrey Todd Oberlander, Dan Banay
US8165867B1 CLAIM 1 . A method of using a first electronic device (one second, time t, retrieval means) to operate a second electronic device in real time , while the second device is not physically connected to the first device (one second, time t, retrieval means) , and is only intermittently local to the first device , comprising : using a first device to (a) obtain visual or auditory information from external to the first device where the information comprises a human-understandable device command (predetermined value) directed toward an operation of the second device , (b) manipulate the obtained information , and (c) transmit the manipulated information to a distal computer system (receiving port) ; the distal computer system operating as a remote human-to-device command translation service provider using at least a portion of the manipulated information to translate the human-understandable device command into a formatted device command executable by the second device ; transmitting the formatted device command to the second device ; and the second device executing the formatted device command having received the formatted device command from the distal computer system , while the second device is local to the first device .	WO9732251A1 CLAIM 1 . A computer-based communication system comprising : a memory storing information including data , metadata , and instructions ; a communications channel connected to the memory for transmitting and receiving port (distal computer system) ions of said information ; association means for creating association metadata representing associations between said data , metadata , and instructions in said memory to control transmission and reception of said portions of said information from and to said memory in said communications channel ; and communications processing means for processing said association metadata to transmit and receive said portions of said information on said communications channel . WO9732251A1 CLAIM 8 . The computer-based communication system of claim 1 , wherein said association metadata includes user preference metadata representing associations between said information and user defined actions to occur in connection with associated information of predetermined value (device command) s ; and wherein said communications processing means includes : preference control means for processing said user preference metadata to execute said user defined actions when said information has said predetermined values . WO9732251A1 CLAIM 16 . The computer-based communication system of claim 15 , wherein said association metadata represents associations between response information received on said communication channel relating to a first one of said users and at least one second (first device, first electronic device) user ; and wherein said communication processing means includes means for processing said association metadata to provide access by said at least one second user to said response information . WO9732251A1 CLAIM 22 . The computer-based communication system of claim 19 , wherein said second information includes a communications network server address and polling control data , and wherein said second association metadata includes an association between said network server address , polling control data and said second information ; and wherein said transfer control means includes : polling trigger means for processing said polling control data to trigger update processing , instruction retrieval means (first device, first electronic device) for retrieving transfer instructions from said memory based upon said polling control data , access means for accessing a server at said network server address to request transfer of said updated second information according to the transfer instructions retrieved from said memory ; and reception means for receiving said updated information transferred by said server in response to a request and for storing said updated information in said memory . WO9732251A1 CLAIM 58 . The computer-based communications system of claim 57 , wherein said acknowledgment metadata includes an association between a transfer of said information and a maximum time t (first device, first electronic device) o receive an acknowledgment , and wherein said acknowledgment means retransmits said portion of said information if an acknowledgment is not received within the maximum time .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device (one second, time t, retrieval means) comprises a telephone .	WO9732251A1 CLAIM 16 . The computer-based communication system of claim 15 , wherein said association metadata represents associations between response information received on said communication channel relating to a first one of said users and at least one second (first device, first electronic device) user ; and wherein said communication processing means includes means for processing said association metadata to provide access by said at least one second user to said response information . WO9732251A1 CLAIM 22 . The computer-based communication system of claim 19 , wherein said second information includes a communications network server address and polling control data , and wherein said second association metadata includes an association between said network server address , polling control data and said second information ; and wherein said transfer control means includes : polling trigger means for processing said polling control data to trigger update processing , instruction retrieval means (first device, first electronic device) for retrieving transfer instructions from said memory based upon said polling control data , access means for accessing a server at said network server address to request transfer of said updated second information according to the transfer instructions retrieved from said memory ; and reception means for receiving said updated information transferred by said server in response to a request and for storing said updated information in said memory . WO9732251A1 CLAIM 58 . The computer-based communications system of claim 57 , wherein said acknowledgment metadata includes an association between a transfer of said information and a maximum time t (first device, first electronic device) o receive an acknowledgment , and wherein said acknowledgment means retransmits said portion of said information if an acknowledgment is not received within the maximum time .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device (one second, time t, retrieval means) is wirelessly connected to the distal computer system (receiving port) .	WO9732251A1 CLAIM 1 . A computer-based communication system comprising : a memory storing information including data , metadata , and instructions ; a communications channel connected to the memory for transmitting and receiving port (distal computer system) ions of said information ; association means for creating association metadata representing associations between said data , metadata , and instructions in said memory to control transmission and reception of said portions of said information from and to said memory in said communications channel ; and communications processing means for processing said association metadata to transmit and receive said portions of said information on said communications channel . WO9732251A1 CLAIM 16 . The computer-based communication system of claim 15 , wherein said association metadata represents associations between response information received on said communication channel relating to a first one of said users and at least one second (first device, first electronic device) user ; and wherein said communication processing means includes means for processing said association metadata to provide access by said at least one second user to said response information . WO9732251A1 CLAIM 22 . The computer-based communication system of claim 19 , wherein said second information includes a communications network server address and polling control data , and wherein said second association metadata includes an association between said network server address , polling control data and said second information ; and wherein said transfer control means includes : polling trigger means for processing said polling control data to trigger update processing , instruction retrieval means (first device, first electronic device) for retrieving transfer instructions from said memory based upon said polling control data , access means for accessing a server at said network server address to request transfer of said updated second information according to the transfer instructions retrieved from said memory ; and reception means for receiving said updated information transferred by said server in response to a request and for storing said updated information in said memory . WO9732251A1 CLAIM 58 . The computer-based communications system of claim 57 , wherein said acknowledgment metadata includes an association between a transfer of said information and a maximum time t (first device, first electronic device) o receive an acknowledgment , and wherein said acknowledgment means retransmits said portion of said information if an acknowledgment is not received within the maximum time .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein both of the first and second electronic devices are wirelessly coupled to the distal computer system (receiving port) .	WO9732251A1 CLAIM 1 . A computer-based communication system comprising : a memory storing information including data , metadata , and instructions ; a communications channel connected to the memory for transmitting and receiving port (distal computer system) ions of said information ; association means for creating association metadata representing associations between said data , metadata , and instructions in said memory to control transmission and reception of said portions of said information from and to said memory in said communications channel ; and communications processing means for processing said association metadata to transmit and receive said portions of said information on said communications channel .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the command cannot be directly understood and executed by the first device (one second, time t, retrieval means) .	WO9732251A1 CLAIM 16 . The computer-based communication system of claim 15 , wherein said association metadata represents associations between response information received on said communication channel relating to a first one of said users and at least one second (first device, first electronic device) user ; and wherein said communication processing means includes means for processing said association metadata to provide access by said at least one second user to said response information . WO9732251A1 CLAIM 22 . The computer-based communication system of claim 19 , wherein said second information includes a communications network server address and polling control data , and wherein said second association metadata includes an association between said network server address , polling control data and said second information ; and wherein said transfer control means includes : polling trigger means for processing said polling control data to trigger update processing , instruction retrieval means (first device, first electronic device) for retrieving transfer instructions from said memory based upon said polling control data , access means for accessing a server at said network server address to request transfer of said updated second information according to the transfer instructions retrieved from said memory ; and reception means for receiving said updated information transferred by said server in response to a request and for storing said updated information in said memory . WO9732251A1 CLAIM 58 . The computer-based communications system of claim 57 , wherein said acknowledgment metadata includes an association between a transfer of said information and a maximum time t (first device, first electronic device) o receive an acknowledgment , and wherein said acknowledgment means retransmits said portion of said information if an acknowledgment is not received within the maximum time .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 17 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device (one second, time t, retrieval means) includes a telephone function (controlling communication) , the obtained information includes a visual image , and the command instructs the second device to display or print a human readable message .	WO9732251A1 CLAIM 16 . The computer-based communication system of claim 15 , wherein said association metadata represents associations between response information received on said communication channel relating to a first one of said users and at least one second (first device, first electronic device) user ; and wherein said communication processing means includes means for processing said association metadata to provide access by said at least one second user to said response information . WO9732251A1 CLAIM 22 . The computer-based communication system of claim 19 , wherein said second information includes a communications network server address and polling control data , and wherein said second association metadata includes an association between said network server address , polling control data and said second information ; and wherein said transfer control means includes : polling trigger means for processing said polling control data to trigger update processing , instruction retrieval means (first device, first electronic device) for retrieving transfer instructions from said memory based upon said polling control data , access means for accessing a server at said network server address to request transfer of said updated second information according to the transfer instructions retrieved from said memory ; and reception means for receiving said updated information transferred by said server in response to a request and for storing said updated information in said memory . WO9732251A1 CLAIM 58 . The computer-based communications system of claim 57 , wherein said acknowledgment metadata includes an association between a transfer of said information and a maximum time t (first device, first electronic device) o receive an acknowledgment , and wherein said acknowledgment means retransmits said portion of said information if an acknowledgment is not received within the maximum time . WO9732251A1 CLAIM 101 . A computer-based communication system comprising : a provider memory storing provider information including data , metadata , and instractions ; the information including provider response information for controlling communication (telephone function) s with the provider memory ; a consumer memory storing consumer information ; transfer means for transferring said provider information from said provider memory to said consumer memory ; and response means , associated with the consumer memory , for processing said provider response information to transfer said consumer information to said provider memory .

US8165867B1 Filed: 2000-09-15 Issued: 2012-04-24 Methods for translating a device command (Original Assignee) Fish Robert D (Current Assignee) Cedar Lane Technologies Inc Robert D. Fish	WO9729614A1 Filed: 1997-01-23 Issued: 1997-08-14 Directional microphone utilizing spaced-apart omni-directional microphones (Original Assignee) Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Brett Stewart
US8165867B1 CLAIM 1 . A method of using a first electronic device to operate a second electronic device in real time , while the second device is not physically connected to the first device (first microphone signal) , and is only intermittently local to the first device , comprising : using a first device to (a) obtain visual or auditory information from external to the first device where the information comprises a human-understandable device command directed toward an operation of the second device , (b) manipulate the obtained information , and (c) transmit the manipulated information to a distal computer system ; the distal computer system operating as a remote human-to-device command translation service provider using at least a portion of the manipulated information to translate the human-understandable device command into a formatted device command executable by the second device ; transmitting the formatted device command to the second device ; and the second device executing the formatted device command having received the formatted device command from the distal computer system , while the second device is local to the first device .	WO9729614A1 CLAIM 9 . A sound processing system comprising : a computer ; a sound processing unit connected to the computer ; a display connected to the computer ; a first microphone positioned at the top left corner of the display and connected to a first analog to digital converter to produce a first microphone signal (first device) ; a second microphone positioned at the top right corner of the display and connected to a second analog to digital converter to produce a second microphone signal ; a third microphone positioned at the bottom right corner of the display and connected to a third analog to digital converter to produce a third microphone signal ; a fourth microphone positioned at the bottom left corner of the display and connected to a fourth analog to digital converter to produce a fourth microphone signal ; a first tapped delay line connected to the first microphone signal , wherein said first tapped delay line comprises a plurality of taps at adjustable time delays , each tap multiplied by an adjustable weight factor , and each tap added to a subsequent weight adjusted tap to produce a first microphone output signal , a second tapped delay line connected to the second microphone signal , wherein said second tapped delay line comprises a plurality of taps at adjustable time delays , each tap multiplied by an adjustable weight factor , and each tap added to a subsequent weight adjusted tap to produce a second microphone output signal , a third tapped delay line connected to the third microphone signal , wnerem said third tapped delay line comprises a plurality of taps at adjustable time delays , each tap multiplied by an adjustable weight factor , and each tap added to a subsequent weight adjusted tap to produce a third microphone output signal ; a fourth tapped delay line connected to the fourth microphone signal , wherein said fourth tapped delay line comprises a plurality of taps at adjustable time delays , each tap multiplied by an adjustable weight factor , and each tap added to a subsequent weight adjusted tap to produce a fourth microphone output signal ; a direction setting element responsive to an external signal to set said adjustable time delays and said adjustable weight factors to steer a beam in a direction specified by the external signal ; and an output of the signal processing unit comprising the sum of the first , second , third , and fourth microphone output signals connected to the sound processing unit .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the command cannot be directly understood and executed by the first device (first microphone signal) .	WO9729614A1 CLAIM 9 . A sound processing system comprising : a computer ; a sound processing unit connected to the computer ; a display connected to the computer ; a first microphone positioned at the top left corner of the display and connected to a first analog to digital converter to produce a first microphone signal (first device) ; a second microphone positioned at the top right corner of the display and connected to a second analog to digital converter to produce a second microphone signal ; a third microphone positioned at the bottom right corner of the display and connected to a third analog to digital converter to produce a third microphone signal ; a fourth microphone positioned at the bottom left corner of the display and connected to a fourth analog to digital converter to produce a fourth microphone signal ; a first tapped delay line connected to the first microphone signal , wherein said first tapped delay line comprises a plurality of taps at adjustable time delays , each tap multiplied by an adjustable weight factor , and each tap added to a subsequent weight adjusted tap to produce a first microphone output signal , a second tapped delay line connected to the second microphone signal , wherein said second tapped delay line comprises a plurality of taps at adjustable time delays , each tap multiplied by an adjustable weight factor , and each tap added to a subsequent weight adjusted tap to produce a second microphone output signal , a third tapped delay line connected to the third microphone signal , wnerem said third tapped delay line comprises a plurality of taps at adjustable time delays , each tap multiplied by an adjustable weight factor , and each tap added to a subsequent weight adjusted tap to produce a third microphone output signal ; a fourth tapped delay line connected to the fourth microphone signal , wherein said fourth tapped delay line comprises a plurality of taps at adjustable time delays , each tap multiplied by an adjustable weight factor , and each tap added to a subsequent weight adjusted tap to produce a fourth microphone output signal ; a direction setting element responsive to an external signal to set said adjustable time delays and said adjustable weight factors to steer a beam in a direction specified by the external signal ; and an output of the signal processing unit comprising the sum of the first , second , third , and fourth microphone output signals connected to the sound processing unit .

US8165867B1

Filed: 2000-09-15 Issued: 2012-04-24

Methods for translating a device command

(Original Assignee) Fish Robert D (Current Assignee) Cedar Lane Technologies Inc

Robert D. Fish

WO9729614A1

Filed: 1997-01-23 Issued: 1997-08-14

Directional microphone utilizing spaced-apart omni-directional microphones

(Original Assignee) Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

Brett Stewart

US8165867B1
CLAIM 1 . A method of using a first electronic device to operate a second electronic device in real time , while the second device is not physically connected to the first device (first microphone signal) , and is only intermittently local to the first device , comprising : using a first device to (a) obtain visual or auditory information from external to the first device where the information comprises a human-understandable device command directed toward an operation of the second device , (b) manipulate the obtained information , and (c) transmit the manipulated information to a distal computer system ;

the distal computer system operating as a remote human-to-device command translation service provider using at least a portion of the manipulated information to translate the human-understandable device command into a formatted device command executable by the second device ;

transmitting the formatted device command to the second device ;

and the second device executing the formatted device command having received the formatted device command from the distal computer system , while the second device is local to the first device .

WO9729614A1
CLAIM 9 . A sound processing system comprising : a computer ;
a sound processing unit connected to the computer ;
a display connected to the computer ;
a first microphone positioned at the top left corner of the display and connected to a first analog to digital converter to produce a first microphone signal (first device) ;
a second microphone positioned at the top right corner of the display and connected to a second analog to digital converter to produce a second microphone signal ;
a third microphone positioned at the bottom right corner of the display and connected to a third analog to digital converter to produce a third microphone signal ;
a fourth microphone positioned at the bottom left corner of the display and connected to a fourth analog to digital converter to produce a fourth microphone signal ;
a first tapped delay line connected to the first microphone signal , wherein said first tapped delay line comprises a plurality of taps at adjustable time delays , each tap multiplied by an adjustable weight factor , and each tap added to a subsequent weight adjusted tap to produce a first microphone output signal , a second tapped delay line connected to the second microphone signal , wherein said second tapped delay line comprises a plurality of taps at adjustable time delays , each tap multiplied by an adjustable weight factor , and each tap added to a subsequent weight adjusted tap to produce a second microphone output signal , a third tapped delay line connected to the third microphone signal , wnerem said third tapped delay line comprises a plurality of taps at adjustable time delays , each tap multiplied by an adjustable weight factor , and each tap added to a subsequent weight adjusted tap to produce a third microphone output signal ;
a fourth tapped delay line connected to the fourth microphone signal , wherein said fourth tapped delay line comprises a plurality of taps at adjustable time delays , each tap multiplied by an adjustable weight factor , and each tap added to a subsequent weight adjusted tap to produce a fourth microphone output signal ;
a direction setting element responsive to an external signal to set said adjustable time delays and said adjustable weight factors to steer a beam in a direction specified by the external signal ;
and an output of the signal processing unit comprising the sum of the first , second , third , and fourth microphone output signals connected to the sound processing unit .

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CLAIM 12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the command cannot be directly understood and executed by the first device (first microphone signal) .

US8165867B1 Filed: 2000-09-15 Issued: 2012-04-24 Methods for translating a device command (Original Assignee) Fish Robert D (Current Assignee) Cedar Lane Technologies Inc Robert D. Fish	US5889845A Filed: 1996-11-01 Issued: 1999-03-30 System and method for providing a remote user with a virtual presence to an office (Original Assignee) Data Race Inc (Current Assignee) Data Race Inc Leven E. Staples, W. B. Barker, Kenneth L. Witt
US8165867B1 CLAIM 1 . A method of using a first electronic device to operate a second electronic device in real time , while the second device is not physically connected to the first device , and is only intermittently local to the first device , comprising : using a first device to (a) obtain visual or auditory information from external to the first device where the information comprises a human-understandable device command directed toward an operation of the second device , (b) manipulate the obtained information , and (c) transmit the manipulated information to a distal computer system ; the distal computer system operating as a remote human-to-device command translation service provider using at least a portion of the manipulated information to translate the human-understandable device command into a formatted device command executable (said memory) by the second device ; transmitting the formatted device command to the second device ; and the second device executing the formatted device command having received the formatted device command from the distal computer system , while the second device is local to the first device .	US5889845A CLAIM 27 . A system which provides a remote user with access capabilities to a corporate office , comprising : a user telephony communications device physically located remotely from the corporate office , wherein the user telephony communications device is operated by the remote user , wherein the user telephony communications device is adapted for coupling to a transmission medium , wherein the user telephony communications device transmits communications to the corporate office on the transmission medium , wherein said communications include identification information ; a telephony server located at the corporate office , wherein the telephony server controls a plurality of telephones , wherein the corporate office includes a first telephone number associated with the remote user , wherein the first telephone number is used to access the remote user at the corporate office ; and a virtual presence server located at the corporate office and coupled to said telephony server , wherein the user telephony communications device is operable to connect to the virtual presence server , wherein the virtual presence server includes : at least one input for coupling to the transmission medium , wherein said at least one input receives communications from said user telephony communications device on the transmission medium ; a memory for storing said identification information received from said user telephony communications device ; and a communication device coupled to said memory (device command executable) and to said at least one input for communicating with the user telephony communications device on the transmission medium ; wherein the virtual presence server is operable to perform a call forwarding operation to forward telephone calls made to said first telephone number which are intended for the user at the corporate office to said virtual presence server ; wherein the virtual presence server is operable to route said telephone calls made to said first telephone number and forwarded to said virtual presence server to the user telephony communications device on the transmission medium ; wherein the virtual presence server is operable to communicate telephony control information with the user telephony communications device on the transmission medium , wherein said telephony control information enables the user telephony communications device to behave as an extension to the telephony server at the corporate office ; and wherein the virtual presence server is operable to perform said call forwarding operation and communicate said telephony control information in response to the user telephony communications device connecting to the corporate office and providing said identification information .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 17 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device includes a telephone function (processing logic, comprises i) , the obtained information includes a visual image , and the command instructs the second device to display or print a human readable message .	US5889845A CLAIM 30 . The system of claim 27 , wherein said virtual presence server further includes : processing logic (telephone function) for accessing said identification information received from said user telephony communications device ; and call forwarding logic for performing said call forwarding operation using said identification information . US5889845A CLAIM 60 . The method of claim 58 , wherein said performing a call forwarding operation to call forward telephone calls made to said second number to said virtual presence server comprises i (telephone function) nstructing a telephone company central office to forward telephone calls made to the second telephone number to the virtual presence server at the corporate office .

US8165867B1

Filed: 2000-09-15 Issued: 2012-04-24

Methods for translating a device command

(Original Assignee) Fish Robert D (Current Assignee) Cedar Lane Technologies Inc

Robert D. Fish

US5889845A

Filed: 1996-11-01 Issued: 1999-03-30

System and method for providing a remote user with a virtual presence to an office

(Original Assignee) Data Race Inc (Current Assignee) Data Race Inc

Leven E. Staples, W. B. Barker, Kenneth L. Witt

US5889845A
CLAIM 27 . A system which provides a remote user with access capabilities to a corporate office , comprising : a user telephony communications device physically located remotely from the corporate office , wherein the user telephony communications device is operated by the remote user , wherein the user telephony communications device is adapted for coupling to a transmission medium , wherein the user telephony communications device transmits communications to the corporate office on the transmission medium , wherein said communications include identification information ;
a telephony server located at the corporate office , wherein the telephony server controls a plurality of telephones , wherein the corporate office includes a first telephone number associated with the remote user , wherein the first telephone number is used to access the remote user at the corporate office ;
and a virtual presence server located at the corporate office and coupled to said telephony server , wherein the user telephony communications device is operable to connect to the virtual presence server , wherein the virtual presence server includes : at least one input for coupling to the transmission medium , wherein said at least one input receives communications from said user telephony communications device on the transmission medium ;
a memory for storing said identification information received from said user telephony communications device ;
and a communication device coupled to said memory (device command executable) and to said at least one input for communicating with the user telephony communications device on the transmission medium ;
wherein the virtual presence server is operable to perform a call forwarding operation to forward telephone calls made to said first telephone number which are intended for the user at the corporate office to said virtual presence server ;
wherein the virtual presence server is operable to route said telephone calls made to said first telephone number and forwarded to said virtual presence server to the user telephony communications device on the transmission medium ;
wherein the virtual presence server is operable to communicate telephony control information with the user telephony communications device on the transmission medium , wherein said telephony control information enables the user telephony communications device to behave as an extension to the telephony server at the corporate office ;
and wherein the virtual presence server is operable to perform said call forwarding operation and communicate said telephony control information in response to the user telephony communications device connecting to the corporate office and providing said identification information .

US8165867B1
CLAIM 17 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device includes a telephone function (processing logic, comprises i) , the obtained information includes a visual image , and the command instructs the second device to display or print a human readable message .

US5889845A
CLAIM 30 . The system of claim 27 , wherein said virtual presence server further includes : processing logic (telephone function) for accessing said identification information received from said user telephony communications device ;
and call forwarding logic for performing said call forwarding operation using said identification information .

US5889845A
CLAIM 60 . The method of claim 58 , wherein said performing a call forwarding operation to call forward telephone calls made to said second number to said virtual presence server comprises i (telephone function) nstructing a telephone company central office to forward telephone calls made to the second telephone number to the virtual presence server at the corporate office .

US8165867B1 Filed: 2000-09-15 Issued: 2012-04-24 Methods for translating a device command (Original Assignee) Fish Robert D (Current Assignee) Cedar Lane Technologies Inc Robert D. Fish	US5862325A Filed: 1996-09-27 Issued: 1999-01-19 Computer-based communication system and method using metadata defining a control structure (Original Assignee) Intermind Corp (Current Assignee) Intermind Corp Drummond Shattuck Reed, Peter Earnshaw Heymann, Steven Mark Mushero, Kevin Benard Jones, Jeffrey Todd Oberlander, Dan Banay
US8165867B1 CLAIM 1 . A method of using a first electronic device (retrieval means) to operate a second electronic device (identity information) in real time , while the second device is not physically connected to the first device (second information, monitoring means) , and is only intermittently local to the first device , comprising : using a first device to (a) obtain visual or auditory information from external to the first device where the information comprises a human-understandable device command (predetermined value) directed toward an operation of the second device , (b) manipulate the obtained information , and (c) transmit the manipulated information to a distal computer system ; the distal computer system operating as a remote human-to-device command translation service provider using at least a portion of the manipulated information to translate the human-understandable device command into a formatted device command executable by the second device ; transmitting the formatted device command to the second device ; and the second device executing the formatted device command having received the formatted device command from the distal computer system , while the second device is local to the first device .	US5862325A CLAIM 4 . The computer-based communication system of claim 1 , wherein said information includes user identity information (second electronic device) representing a plurality of users , and wherein said metadata includes multiuser metadata describing associations between said user identity information and said associated information ; and wherein said processing means includes multiuser means for processing said multiuser metadata to control associations between each of said users and said associated information . US5862325A CLAIM 6 . The computer-based communication system of claim 1 , wherein said information includes at least one communications network casting address , and wherein said transfer metadata includes casting metadata describing associations between said casting address and said associated information ; and wherein said processing means includes monitoring means (first device) for processing said casting metadata to monitor said at least one communications network casting address from said consumer memory to retrieve said updated information , and reception means for receiving said updated information from said at least one communications network casting address and storing said updated information in said consumer memory . US5862325A CLAIM 22 . The computer-based communication system of claim 1 or claim 20 , wherein said instructions are stored in a third memory separate from said consumer memory and said provider memory , and wherein said information includes instruction link information and said metadata includes instruction link metadata describing associations between said instruction link information and said instructions ; and wherein said processing means includes instruction retrieval means (first electronic device) for processing said instruction link metadata to retrieve said instructions from said location . US5862325A CLAIM 46 . The system of claim 45 wherein said associated information includes predetermined value (device command) s for the information . US5862325A CLAIM 49 . The computer-based communication system of claim 48 , further comprising : value determining means coupled to said consumer memory for determining said preference values based upon second information (first device) in said consumer memory .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device (retrieval means) comprises a telephone .	US5862325A CLAIM 22 . The computer-based communication system of claim 1 or claim 20 , wherein said instructions are stored in a third memory separate from said consumer memory and said provider memory , and wherein said information includes instruction link information and said metadata includes instruction link metadata describing associations between said instruction link information and said instructions ; and wherein said processing means includes instruction retrieval means (first electronic device) for processing said instruction link metadata to retrieve said instructions from said location .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the second electronic device (identity information) is not a telephone .	US5862325A CLAIM 4 . The computer-based communication system of claim 1 , wherein said information includes user identity information (second electronic device) representing a plurality of users , and wherein said metadata includes multiuser metadata describing associations between said user identity information and said associated information ; and wherein said processing means includes multiuser means for processing said multiuser metadata to control associations between each of said users and said associated information .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device (retrieval means) is wirelessly connected to the distal computer system .	US5862325A CLAIM 22 . The computer-based communication system of claim 1 or claim 20 , wherein said instructions are stored in a third memory separate from said consumer memory and said provider memory , and wherein said information includes instruction link information and said metadata includes instruction link metadata describing associations between said instruction link information and said instructions ; and wherein said processing means includes instruction retrieval means (first electronic device) for processing said instruction link metadata to retrieve said instructions from said location .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the command cannot be directly understood and executed by the first device (second information, monitoring means) .	US5862325A CLAIM 6 . The computer-based communication system of claim 1 , wherein said information includes at least one communications network casting address , and wherein said transfer metadata includes casting metadata describing associations between said casting address and said associated information ; and wherein said processing means includes monitoring means (first device) for processing said casting metadata to monitor said at least one communications network casting address from said consumer memory to retrieve said updated information , and reception means for receiving said updated information from said at least one communications network casting address and storing said updated information in said consumer memory . US5862325A CLAIM 49 . The computer-based communication system of claim 48 , further comprising : value determining means coupled to said consumer memory for determining said preference values based upon second information (first device) in said consumer memory .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 17 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device (retrieval means) includes a telephone function (controlling communication, reference values) , the obtained information includes a visual image , and the command instructs the second device to display or print a human readable message .	US5862325A CLAIM 22 . The computer-based communication system of claim 1 or claim 20 , wherein said instructions are stored in a third memory separate from said consumer memory and said provider memory , and wherein said information includes instruction link information and said metadata includes instruction link metadata describing associations between said instruction link information and said instructions ; and wherein said processing means includes instruction retrieval means (first electronic device) for processing said instruction link metadata to retrieve said instructions from said location . US5862325A CLAIM 49 . The computer-based communication system of claim 48 , further comprising : value determining means coupled to said consumer memory for determining said preference values (telephone function) based upon second information in said consumer memory . US5862325A CLAIM 78 . A computer-based communication method , comprising operating one or more computers to communicate by performing the steps of : in a provider memory , storing information including provider information ; in a consumer memory , storing information including consumer information ; creating metadata describing associations with portions of said information and defining a control structure which is processed at least at said consumer memory to associate one or more processes for controlling communication (telephone function) s of said associated information , said metadata including update metadata associating a process for determining when said associated information has been updated and transfer metadata associating a process for transferring at least a portion of the updated information ; transferring said information , including said metadata defining said control structure , from said provider memory to said consumer memory ; and processing said metadata to execute instructions external to said control structure to perform said processes .

US8165867B1 Filed: 2000-09-15 Issued: 2012-04-24 Methods for translating a device command (Original Assignee) Fish Robert D (Current Assignee) Cedar Lane Technologies Inc Robert D. Fish	US5905777A Filed: 1996-09-27 Issued: 1999-05-18 E-mail paging system (Original Assignee) AT&T Corp (Current Assignee) AT&T Corp Mark Jeffrey Foladare, Shelley B. Goldman, David Phillip Silverman, Roy Philip Weber, Robert S. Westrich
US8165867B1 CLAIM 1 . A method of using a first electronic device (matches one) to operate a second electronic device in real time , while the second device is not physically connected to the first device , and is only intermittently local to the first device , comprising : using a first device to (a) obtain visual or auditory information from external to the first device where the information comprises a human-understandable device command directed toward an operation of the second device , (b) manipulate the obtained information , and (c) transmit the manipulated information to a distal computer system ; the distal computer system operating as a remote human-to-device command translation service provider using at least a portion of the manipulated information to translate the human-understandable device command into a formatted device command executable (third interface) by the second device ; transmitting the formatted device command to the second device ; and the second device executing the formatted device command having received the formatted device command from the distal computer system , while the second device is local to the first device .	US5905777A CLAIM 1 . In a communications system including an E-Mail server coupled to an E-Mail network , the server having a database storing a plurality of records , each record being for an E-Mail recipient and including an alert signal address in an alert network in a radio communications medium , coupled to the E-Mail server , a method comprising the steps of : a) storing in a recipient' ; s record in the database identities of selected E-Mail senders and a forwarding destination for E-Mail sent to the recipient ; b) receiving at the E-Mail server an E-Mail message including the recipient' ; s identity and a received identity of a sender ; c) accessing the recipient' ; s record in response to receiving the E-Mail message ; d) comparing the received identity of the sender with the selected sender identities in the recipient' ; s record ; e) sending an alert signal to the E-Mail recipient over the alert network if the received identity of the sender matches one (first electronic device) of the selected sender identities ; f) receiving a response signal in the radio communications medium from the E-Mail recipient in response to the alert signal ; and g) forwarding the E-Mail message to the forwarding destination in response to the response signal . US5905777A CLAIM 17 . The system according to claim 14 , further comprising : said database storing in the recipient' ; s record a forwarding destination for E-Mail sent to the recipient ; said second interface receiving a response signal from the E-Mail recipient in response to the alert signal ; and a third interface (device command executable) in said E-Mail server coupled to a forwarding network , forwarding the E-Mail message to the forwarding destination over the forwarding network in response to the response signal .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device (matches one) comprises a telephone .	US5905777A CLAIM 1 . In a communications system including an E-Mail server coupled to an E-Mail network , the server having a database storing a plurality of records , each record being for an E-Mail recipient and including an alert signal address in an alert network in a radio communications medium , coupled to the E-Mail server , a method comprising the steps of : a) storing in a recipient' ; s record in the database identities of selected E-Mail senders and a forwarding destination for E-Mail sent to the recipient ; b) receiving at the E-Mail server an E-Mail message including the recipient' ; s identity and a received identity of a sender ; c) accessing the recipient' ; s record in response to receiving the E-Mail message ; d) comparing the received identity of the sender with the selected sender identities in the recipient' ; s record ; e) sending an alert signal to the E-Mail recipient over the alert network if the received identity of the sender matches one (first electronic device) of the selected sender identities ; f) receiving a response signal in the radio communications medium from the E-Mail recipient in response to the alert signal ; and g) forwarding the E-Mail message to the forwarding destination in response to the response signal .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device (matches one) is wirelessly connected to the distal computer system .	US5905777A CLAIM 1 . In a communications system including an E-Mail server coupled to an E-Mail network , the server having a database storing a plurality of records , each record being for an E-Mail recipient and including an alert signal address in an alert network in a radio communications medium , coupled to the E-Mail server , a method comprising the steps of : a) storing in a recipient' ; s record in the database identities of selected E-Mail senders and a forwarding destination for E-Mail sent to the recipient ; b) receiving at the E-Mail server an E-Mail message including the recipient' ; s identity and a received identity of a sender ; c) accessing the recipient' ; s record in response to receiving the E-Mail message ; d) comparing the received identity of the sender with the selected sender identities in the recipient' ; s record ; e) sending an alert signal to the E-Mail recipient over the alert network if the received identity of the sender matches one (first electronic device) of the selected sender identities ; f) receiving a response signal in the radio communications medium from the E-Mail recipient in response to the alert signal ; and g) forwarding the E-Mail message to the forwarding destination in response to the response signal .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 17 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device (matches one) includes a telephone function , the obtained information includes a visual image , and the command instructs the second device to display or print a human readable message .	US5905777A CLAIM 1 . In a communications system including an E-Mail server coupled to an E-Mail network , the server having a database storing a plurality of records , each record being for an E-Mail recipient and including an alert signal address in an alert network in a radio communications medium , coupled to the E-Mail server , a method comprising the steps of : a) storing in a recipient' ; s record in the database identities of selected E-Mail senders and a forwarding destination for E-Mail sent to the recipient ; b) receiving at the E-Mail server an E-Mail message including the recipient' ; s identity and a received identity of a sender ; c) accessing the recipient' ; s record in response to receiving the E-Mail message ; d) comparing the received identity of the sender with the selected sender identities in the recipient' ; s record ; e) sending an alert signal to the E-Mail recipient over the alert network if the received identity of the sender matches one (first electronic device) of the selected sender identities ; f) receiving a response signal in the radio communications medium from the E-Mail recipient in response to the alert signal ; and g) forwarding the E-Mail message to the forwarding destination in response to the response signal .

US8165867B1 Filed: 2000-09-15 Issued: 2012-04-24 Methods for translating a device command (Original Assignee) Fish Robert D (Current Assignee) Cedar Lane Technologies Inc Robert D. Fish	US5754778A Filed: 1996-08-02 Issued: 1998-05-19 Electronic mail system (Original Assignee) Sharp Corp (Current Assignee) Sharp Corp Kenichi Shoujima
US8165867B1 CLAIM 14 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the command instructs the second device to display or print a human readable message (memory control) .	US5754778A CLAIM 6 . The electronic mail system as defined in claim 1 wherein the terminal further includes receiving memory control (human readable message) means for erasing from the receiving memory at least one portion stored in the receiving memory , which is received and already displayed .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 17 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device includes a telephone function (storage memory) , the obtained information includes a visual image , and the command instructs the second device to display or print a human readable message (memory control) .	US5754778A CLAIM 1 . An electronic mail system , comprising : a terminal including display means , receiving means for receiving electronic mail , and a receiving memory for storing the received electronic mail ; and a mail server including a storage memory (telephone function) for storing the electronic mail , dividing means for dividing the electronic mail , and sending means for sending the electronic mail to the terminal , wherein the terminal informs the mail server of an empty capacity of the receiving memory , and the electronic mail is divided into a plurality of portions by the dividing means of the mail server in accordance with the empty capacity of the receiving memory , the portions being sequentially sent to the terminal from the sending means of the mail server and sequentially displayed on the display means of the terminal . US5754778A CLAIM 6 . The electronic mail system as defined in claim 1 wherein the terminal further includes receiving memory control (human readable message) means for erasing from the receiving memory at least one portion stored in the receiving memory , which is received and already displayed .

US8165867B1

Filed: 2000-09-15 Issued: 2012-04-24

Methods for translating a device command

(Original Assignee) Fish Robert D (Current Assignee) Cedar Lane Technologies Inc

Robert D. Fish

US5754778A

Filed: 1996-08-02 Issued: 1998-05-19

Electronic mail system

(Original Assignee) Sharp Corp (Current Assignee) Sharp Corp

Kenichi Shoujima

US8165867B1
CLAIM 14 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the command instructs the second device to display or print a human readable message (memory control) .

US5754778A
CLAIM 6 . The electronic mail system as defined in claim 1 wherein the terminal further includes receiving memory control (human readable message) means for erasing from the receiving memory at least one portion stored in the receiving memory , which is received and already displayed .

US8165867B1
CLAIM 17 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device includes a telephone function (storage memory) , the obtained information includes a visual image , and the command instructs the second device to display or print a human readable message (memory control) .

US5754778A
CLAIM 1 . An electronic mail system , comprising : a terminal including display means , receiving means for receiving electronic mail , and a receiving memory for storing the received electronic mail ;
and a mail server including a storage memory (telephone function) for storing the electronic mail , dividing means for dividing the electronic mail , and sending means for sending the electronic mail to the terminal , wherein the terminal informs the mail server of an empty capacity of the receiving memory , and the electronic mail is divided into a plurality of portions by the dividing means of the mail server in accordance with the empty capacity of the receiving memory , the portions being sequentially sent to the terminal from the sending means of the mail server and sequentially displayed on the display means of the terminal .

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CLAIM 6 . The electronic mail system as defined in claim 1 wherein the terminal further includes receiving memory control (human readable message) means for erasing from the receiving memory at least one portion stored in the receiving memory , which is received and already displayed .

US8165867B1 Filed: 2000-09-15 Issued: 2012-04-24 Methods for translating a device command (Original Assignee) Fish Robert D (Current Assignee) Cedar Lane Technologies Inc Robert D. Fish	JPH1031497A Filed: 1996-07-18 Issued: 1998-02-03 音声対話制御方法および音声対話システム (Original Assignee) Hitachi Ltd; 株式会社日立製作所 Akio Amano, Nobuo Hataoka, Toshiyuki Odaka, Zuhaeru Toraberushi, ズハエルトラベルシ, 明雄天野, 俊之小高, 信夫畑岡
US8165867B1 CLAIM 1 . A method of using a first electronic device to operate a second electronic device in real time , while the second device (少なくとも) is not physically connected to the first device , and is only intermittently local to the first device , comprising : using a first device to (a) obtain visual or auditory information from external to the first device where the information comprises a human-understandable device command directed toward an operation of the second device , (b) manipulate the obtained information , and (c) transmit the manipulated information to a distal computer system ; the distal computer system operating as a remote human-to-device command translation service provider using at least a portion of the manipulated information to translate the human-understandable device command into a formatted device command executable by the second device ; transmitting the formatted device command to the second device ; and the second device executing the formatted device command having received the formatted device command from the distal computer system , while the second device is local to the first device .	JPH1031497A CLAIM 2 【請求項２】前記請求項１記載の音声対話制御方法において、前記コマンドは、少なくとも (second device) 「違います」「違う」「いいえ」「取消」「キャンセル」などの否定あるいは取消を意味する単語を含み、前記判定結果が該否定あるいは取消を意味する単語である場合に、前記キーワード保持手段に最新のキーワードを１つ削除するように指示し、同時に前記タスク管理手段に１つ前の要求項目の内容が取り消されたことを通知することを特徴とする音声対話制御方法。
US8165867B1 CLAIM 5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein both of the first and second electronic devices (ダンス) are wirelessly coupled to the distal computer system .	JPH1031497A CLAIM 1 【請求項１】タスク管理手段の管理している対話の進行上における次のアクションを促すガイダンス (second electronic devices) 内容と、キーワード保持手段が保持している前段階の認識結果である最新のキーワードを用いて、対話の進行上における次のアクションを促すガイダンス文の中に、前記最新のキーワードを含めた応答文を応答生成手段で生成し、出力させると共に、認識語彙補足手段において、タスク管理手段の管理している対話の進行上における次の場面での認識語彙に、タスクから独立なコマンドを表す単語を補足し、その補足後の認識語彙の範囲内で、音声認識手段において利用者の発話した音声を認識させ、キーワード判定手段において、その認識結果が前記タスクから独立なコマンドか、それ以外のタスクに依存したキーワードかを判定し、その判定結果がコマンドである場合は、各コマンドに対する処理を行い、さらに前記判定結果が前記キーワードである場合は、該判定結果であるキーワードを新たに最新のキーワードとしてキーワード保持手段へ保持させると同時に、さらに該判定結果であるキーワードをタスク管理手段へ通知する、以上を繰り返すことにより音声を進行させることを特徴とする音声対話制御方法。
US8165867B1 CLAIM 14 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the command instructs the second device (少なくとも) to display or print a human readable message .	JPH1031497A CLAIM 2 【請求項２】前記請求項１記載の音声対話制御方法において、前記コマンドは、少なくとも (second device) 「違います」「違う」「いいえ」「取消」「キャンセル」などの否定あるいは取消を意味する単語を含み、前記判定結果が該否定あるいは取消を意味する単語である場合に、前記キーワード保持手段に最新のキーワードを１つ削除するように指示し、同時に前記タスク管理手段に１つ前の要求項目の内容が取り消されたことを通知することを特徴とする音声対話制御方法。
US8165867B1 CLAIM 15 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the command instructs the second device (少なくとも) to display or print a color .	JPH1031497A CLAIM 2 【請求項２】前記請求項１記載の音声対話制御方法において、前記コマンドは、少なくとも (second device) 「違います」「違う」「いいえ」「取消」「キャンセル」などの否定あるいは取消を意味する単語を含み、前記判定結果が該否定あるいは取消を意味する単語である場合に、前記キーワード保持手段に最新のキーワードを１つ削除するように指示し、同時に前記タスク管理手段に１つ前の要求項目の内容が取り消されたことを通知することを特徴とする音声対話制御方法。
US8165867B1 CLAIM 17 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device includes a telephone function , the obtained information includes a visual image , and the command instructs the second device (少なくとも) to display or print a human readable message .	JPH1031497A CLAIM 2 【請求項２】前記請求項１記載の音声対話制御方法において、前記コマンドは、少なくとも (second device) 「違います」「違う」「いいえ」「取消」「キャンセル」などの否定あるいは取消を意味する単語を含み、前記判定結果が該否定あるいは取消を意味する単語である場合に、前記キーワード保持手段に最新のキーワードを１つ削除するように指示し、同時に前記タスク管理手段に１つ前の要求項目の内容が取り消されたことを通知することを特徴とする音声対話制御方法。

US8165867B1 Filed: 2000-09-15 Issued: 2012-04-24 Methods for translating a device command (Original Assignee) Fish Robert D (Current Assignee) Cedar Lane Technologies Inc Robert D. Fish	WO9733421A1 Filed: 1996-03-06 Issued: 1997-09-12 Personal communications internetworking (Original Assignee) Bell Communications Research, Inc. David Matthew Pepe, Lisa B. Blitzer, James Joseph Brockman, William Cruz, Dwight Omar Hakim, Michael Kramer, Dawn Diane Petr, Josefa Ramaroson, Gerardo Ramirez, Yang-Wei Wang, Robert G. White
US8165867B1 CLAIM 1 . A method of using a first electronic device (personal communications) to operate a second electronic device in real time , while the second device is not physically connected to the first device , and is only intermittently local to the first device , comprising : using a first device to (a) obtain visual or auditory information from external to the first device where the information comprises a human-understandable device command directed toward an operation of the second device , (b) manipulate the obtained information , and (c) transmit the manipulated information to a distal computer (outgoing communication) system ; the distal computer system operating as a remote human-to-device command translation service provider using at least a portion of the manipulated information to translate the human-understandable device command into a formatted device command executable by the second device ; transmitting the formatted device command to the second device ; and the second device executing the formatted device command having received the formatted device command from the distal computer system , while the second device is local to the first device .	WO9733421A1 CLAIM 5 . A method for personal communications (first electronic device) internetworking , comprising the steps of : (a) storing a subscriber profile containing message routing commands for a subscriber ; (b) receiving any of an electronic mail , a facsimile , and a voice mail message addressed to the subscriber from either of a wireless and a wireline network ; (c) consulting the subscriber profile for instructions for routing the received message ; and (d) routing die received message to any of a wireless or wireline network according to the instructions in the subscriber profile . WO9733421A1 CLAIM 15 . The communications apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the communication information includes incoming communication delivery and outgoing communication (distal computer) origination information .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device (personal communications) comprises a telephone .	WO9733421A1 CLAIM 5 . A method for personal communications (first electronic device) internetworking , comprising the steps of : (a) storing a subscriber profile containing message routing commands for a subscriber ; (b) receiving any of an electronic mail , a facsimile , and a voice mail message addressed to the subscriber from either of a wireless and a wireline network ; (c) consulting the subscriber profile for instructions for routing the received message ; and (d) routing die received message to any of a wireless or wireline network according to the instructions in the subscriber profile .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device (personal communications) is wirelessly connected to the distal computer (outgoing communication) system .	WO9733421A1 CLAIM 5 . A method for personal communications (first electronic device) internetworking , comprising the steps of : (a) storing a subscriber profile containing message routing commands for a subscriber ; (b) receiving any of an electronic mail , a facsimile , and a voice mail message addressed to the subscriber from either of a wireless and a wireline network ; (c) consulting the subscriber profile for instructions for routing the received message ; and (d) routing die received message to any of a wireless or wireline network according to the instructions in the subscriber profile . WO9733421A1 CLAIM 15 . The communications apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the communication information includes incoming communication delivery and outgoing communication (distal computer) origination information .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein both of the first and second electronic devices are wirelessly coupled to the distal computer (outgoing communication) system .	WO9733421A1 CLAIM 15 . The communications apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the communication information includes incoming communication delivery and outgoing communication (distal computer) origination information .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 17 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device (personal communications) includes a telephone function (personal digital assistant) , the obtained information includes a visual image , and the command instructs the second device to display or print a human readable message .	WO9733421A1 CLAIM 3 The personal communication internetworking of claim 1 , further including a personal digital assistant (telephone function) having a wireless data network interface connected to exchange message routing parameters and an application designed to communicate with the interface to receive , update , and transmit the message routing parameters . WO9733421A1 CLAIM 5 . A method for personal communications (first electronic device) internetworking , comprising the steps of : (a) storing a subscriber profile containing message routing commands for a subscriber ; (b) receiving any of an electronic mail , a facsimile , and a voice mail message addressed to the subscriber from either of a wireless and a wireline network ; (c) consulting the subscriber profile for instructions for routing the received message ; and (d) routing die received message to any of a wireless or wireline network according to the instructions in the subscriber profile .

US8165867B1 Filed: 2000-09-15 Issued: 2012-04-24 Methods for translating a device command (Original Assignee) Fish Robert D (Current Assignee) Cedar Lane Technologies Inc Robert D. Fish	US6044205A Filed: 1996-02-29 Issued: 2000-03-28 Communications system for transferring information between memories according to processes transferred with the information (Original Assignee) Intermind Corp (Current Assignee) Intermind Corp Drummond Shattuck Reed, Peter Earnshaw Heyman, Steven Mark Mushero, Kevin Benard Jones, Jeffrey Todd Oberlander, Dan Banay
US8165867B1 CLAIM 1 . A method of using a first electronic device (retrieval means) to operate a second electronic device in real time , while the second device is not physically connected to the first device (monitoring means) , and is only intermittently local to the first device , comprising : using a first device to (a) obtain visual or auditory information from external to the first device where the information comprises a human-understandable device command directed toward an operation of the second device , (b) manipulate the obtained information , and (c) transmit the manipulated information to a distal computer system ; the distal computer system operating as a remote human-to-device command translation service provider using at least a portion of the manipulated information to translate the human-understandable device command into a formatted device command executable by the second device ; transmitting the formatted device command to the second device ; and the second device executing the formatted device command having received the formatted device command from the distal computer system , while the second device is local to the first device .	US6044205A CLAIM 3 . The computer-based communication system of claim 1 , wherein said control structure is associated with a communications network server address and polling control data , and wherein said control structure includes an association between said communications network server address , polling control data , and said associated portion ; and wherein said transfer control means includes : (a) polling trigger means for processing said polling control data to trigger update processing at the consumer memory based upon the process defined by the control structure , (b) instruction retrieval means (first electronic device) for retrieving transfer instructions from said consumer memory based upon said polling control data , (c) access means for accessing a server at said communications network server address to request transfer of a copy of said updated information according to the transfer instructions retrieved from said consumer memory , and (d) reception means for receiving said updated information transferred by said server in response to a request and for storing said updated information in said consumer memory . US6044205A CLAIM 5 . The computer-based communication system of claim 1 , wherein said control structure includes a communications network casting address , and wherein said control structure includes an association between said casting address and said associated portion ; and wherein said transfer control means includes : (a) provider instruction retrieval means for retrieving , based upon the process defined by the control structure , transfer instructions associated with said associated portion from said provider memory , (b) transfer means for transferring said associated portion to said casting address according to the transfer instructions retrieved from said provider memory as updated information , (c) consumer instruction retrieval means for retrieving based upon the process defined by the control structure said transfer instructions associated with said associated portion from said consumer memory , (d) monitoring means (first device) for monitoring said casting address from said consumer memory to retrieve said updated information based upon said transfer instructions , and (e) reception means for receiving said updated information from said casting address and for storing said updated information in said consumer memory .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device (retrieval means) comprises a telephone .	US6044205A CLAIM 3 . The computer-based communication system of claim 1 , wherein said control structure is associated with a communications network server address and polling control data , and wherein said control structure includes an association between said communications network server address , polling control data , and said associated portion ; and wherein said transfer control means includes : (a) polling trigger means for processing said polling control data to trigger update processing at the consumer memory based upon the process defined by the control structure , (b) instruction retrieval means (first electronic device) for retrieving transfer instructions from said consumer memory based upon said polling control data , (c) access means for accessing a server at said communications network server address to request transfer of a copy of said updated information according to the transfer instructions retrieved from said consumer memory , and (d) reception means for receiving said updated information transferred by said server in response to a request and for storing said updated information in said consumer memory .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device (retrieval means) is wirelessly connected to the distal computer system .	US6044205A CLAIM 3 . The computer-based communication system of claim 1 , wherein said control structure is associated with a communications network server address and polling control data , and wherein said control structure includes an association between said communications network server address , polling control data , and said associated portion ; and wherein said transfer control means includes : (a) polling trigger means for processing said polling control data to trigger update processing at the consumer memory based upon the process defined by the control structure , (b) instruction retrieval means (first electronic device) for retrieving transfer instructions from said consumer memory based upon said polling control data , (c) access means for accessing a server at said communications network server address to request transfer of a copy of said updated information according to the transfer instructions retrieved from said consumer memory , and (d) reception means for receiving said updated information transferred by said server in response to a request and for storing said updated information in said consumer memory .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the command cannot be directly understood and executed by the first device (monitoring means) .	US6044205A CLAIM 5 . The computer-based communication system of claim 1 , wherein said control structure includes a communications network casting address , and wherein said control structure includes an association between said casting address and said associated portion ; and wherein said transfer control means includes : (a) provider instruction retrieval means for retrieving , based upon the process defined by the control structure , transfer instructions associated with said associated portion from said provider memory , (b) transfer means for transferring said associated portion to said casting address according to the transfer instructions retrieved from said provider memory as updated information , (c) consumer instruction retrieval means for retrieving based upon the process defined by the control structure said transfer instructions associated with said associated portion from said consumer memory , (d) monitoring means (first device) for monitoring said casting address from said consumer memory to retrieve said updated information based upon said transfer instructions , and (e) reception means for receiving said updated information from said casting address and for storing said updated information in said consumer memory .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 17 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device (retrieval means) includes a telephone function (controlling communication) , the obtained information includes a visual image , and the command instructs the second device to display or print a human readable message .	US6044205A CLAIM 1 . A computer-based communication system comprising : a provider memory storing information ; a consumer memory ; association means for creating metadata and storing said metadata at said provider memory , said metadata describing association with at least a portion of said information and defining a control structure which is processed at least at the consumer memory to define a process for determining an update of an associated portion of said information in the provider memory associated with said control structure and for controlling communication (telephone function) of said associated portion to said consumer memory when said associated portion is updated ; transfer means for transferring and storing a copy of said associated portion and said control structure , from said provider memory to said consumer memory ; update determining means for processing said information , including said control structure , to determine when said associated portion in said provider memory has been updated ; transfer control means for processing said information , including said control structure , to transfer a copy of said associated portion from said provider memory to said consumer memory when said update determining means determines that said associated portion has been updated . US6044205A CLAIM 3 . The computer-based communication system of claim 1 , wherein said control structure is associated with a communications network server address and polling control data , and wherein said control structure includes an association between said communications network server address , polling control data , and said associated portion ; and wherein said transfer control means includes : (a) polling trigger means for processing said polling control data to trigger update processing at the consumer memory based upon the process defined by the control structure , (b) instruction retrieval means (first electronic device) for retrieving transfer instructions from said consumer memory based upon said polling control data , (c) access means for accessing a server at said communications network server address to request transfer of a copy of said updated information according to the transfer instructions retrieved from said consumer memory , and (d) reception means for receiving said updated information transferred by said server in response to a request and for storing said updated information in said consumer memory .

US8165867B1 Filed: 2000-09-15 Issued: 2012-04-24 Methods for translating a device command (Original Assignee) Fish Robert D (Current Assignee) Cedar Lane Technologies Inc Robert D. Fish	US5758354A Filed: 1995-12-28 Issued: 1998-05-26 Application independent e-mail synchronization (Original Assignee) Intel Corp (Current Assignee) Intel Corp Chu-Yi Huang, Michael Man-Hak Tso
US8165867B1 CLAIM 1 . A method of using a first electronic device to operate a second electronic device (unique identifiers) in real time , while the second device (unique identifiers) is not physically connected to the first device , and is only intermittently local to the first device , comprising : using a first device to (a) obtain visual or auditory information from external to the first device where the information comprises a human-understandable device command directed toward an operation of the second device , (b) manipulate the obtained information , and (c) transmit the manipulated information to a distal computer system ; the distal computer system operating as a remote human-to-device command translation service provider using at least a portion of the manipulated information to translate the human-understandable device command into a formatted device command executable (said memory) by the second device ; transmitting the formatted device command to the second device ; and the second device executing the formatted device command having received the formatted device command from the distal computer system , while the second device is local to the first device .	US5758354A CLAIM 1 . An apparatus for synchronization of a first set of mail with a second set of mail at a mail message or folder level , said apparatus comprising : a memory which contains , a pseudo unique identification generator generating an identification for each said mail message or folder , an event log generator generating an event for an event log for each said mail message or folder with said identification , said event log generator coupled to said pseudo unique identification generator , a synchronization mechanism making said first set of mail and said second set of mail equivalent and generating the same synchronization results regardless of whether one or both of said first and second sets of mail are modified prior to synchronization , said synchronization mechanism coupled to said event log generator ; and a processor coupled to said memory (device command executable) , said processor running said event log generator , said pseudo unique identification generator and said synchronization mechanism . US5758354A CLAIM 4 . The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a change existing mail mechanism coupled to said error correction mechanism said change existing mail mechanism for correctly identifying a mail message or folder to update or delete without requiring said mail message or folder in said first and second sets of mail to contain system assigned unique identifiers (second electronic device, second device, second electronic devices) .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the second electronic device (unique identifiers) is not a telephone .	US5758354A CLAIM 4 . The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a change existing mail mechanism coupled to said error correction mechanism said change existing mail mechanism for correctly identifying a mail message or folder to update or delete without requiring said mail message or folder in said first and second sets of mail to contain system assigned unique identifiers (second electronic device, second device, second electronic devices) .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein both of the first and second electronic devices (unique identifiers) are wirelessly coupled to the distal computer system .	US5758354A CLAIM 4 . The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a change existing mail mechanism coupled to said error correction mechanism said change existing mail mechanism for correctly identifying a mail message or folder to update or delete without requiring said mail message or folder in said first and second sets of mail to contain system assigned unique identifiers (second electronic device, second device, second electronic devices) .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 14 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the command instructs the second device (unique identifiers) to display or print a human readable message .	US5758354A CLAIM 4 . The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a change existing mail mechanism coupled to said error correction mechanism said change existing mail mechanism for correctly identifying a mail message or folder to update or delete without requiring said mail message or folder in said first and second sets of mail to contain system assigned unique identifiers (second electronic device, second device, second electronic devices) .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 15 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the command instructs the second device (unique identifiers) to display or print a color .	US5758354A CLAIM 4 . The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a change existing mail mechanism coupled to said error correction mechanism said change existing mail mechanism for correctly identifying a mail message or folder to update or delete without requiring said mail message or folder in said first and second sets of mail to contain system assigned unique identifiers (second electronic device, second device, second electronic devices) .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 17 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device includes a telephone function , the obtained information includes a visual image , and the command instructs the second device (unique identifiers) to display or print a human readable message .	US5758354A CLAIM 4 . The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a change existing mail mechanism coupled to said error correction mechanism said change existing mail mechanism for correctly identifying a mail message or folder to update or delete without requiring said mail message or folder in said first and second sets of mail to contain system assigned unique identifiers (second electronic device, second device, second electronic devices) .

US8165867B1 Filed: 2000-09-15 Issued: 2012-04-24 Methods for translating a device command (Original Assignee) Fish Robert D (Current Assignee) Cedar Lane Technologies Inc Robert D. Fish	WO9619064A2 Filed: 1995-11-21 Issued: 1996-06-20 Systems and methods for automatically sharing information among remote/mobile nodes (Original Assignee) Xcellenet, Inc. Dennis M. Crumpler, Robert B. Estes, Kirby Bryan Jackson, Jr.
US8165867B1 CLAIM 1 . A method of using a first electronic device to operate a second electronic device in real time , while the second device is not physically connected to the first device (second information) , and is only intermittently local to the first device , comprising : using a first device to (a) obtain visual or auditory information from external to the first device where the information comprises a human-understandable device command directed toward an operation of the second device , (b) manipulate the obtained information , and (c) transmit the manipulated information to a distal computer system ; the distal computer system operating as a remote human-to-device command translation service provider using at least a portion of the manipulated information to translate the human-understandable device command into a formatted device command executable by the second device ; transmitting the formatted device command to the second device ; and the second device executing the formatted device command having received the formatted device command from the distal computer system , while the second device is local to the first device .	WO9619064A2 CLAIM 2 . An automatic information sharing method according to Claim 1 further comprising the steps of : placing a second information (first device) form on said server ; linking said second information form to said information form ; assigning said form distribution list to said second form to identify said users corresponding to first remote/mobile nodes ; establishing remote/mobile communications links to said first remote/mobile nodes ; transferring said second form to said first remote/mobile nodes ; disconnecting said remote/mobile communications links from said first remote/mobile nodes ; creating an instance of said second form at a fourth remote/mobile node selected from said third remote/mobile nodes ; establishing a remote/mobile communications link between said fourth remote/mobile node and said server ; transferring said instance of said second form to said server ; disconnecting said remote/mobile communications link between said fourth remote/mobile node and said server ; establishing remote/mobile communications links between said server and said third remote/mobile nodes ; transferring said instance of said second form from said server to said third remote/mobile nodes ; and disconnecting said remote/mobile communications links between said server and said third remote/mobile nodes .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the command cannot be directly understood and executed by the first device (second information) .	WO9619064A2 CLAIM 2 . An automatic information sharing method according to Claim 1 further comprising the steps of : placing a second information (first device) form on said server ; linking said second information form to said information form ; assigning said form distribution list to said second form to identify said users corresponding to first remote/mobile nodes ; establishing remote/mobile communications links to said first remote/mobile nodes ; transferring said second form to said first remote/mobile nodes ; disconnecting said remote/mobile communications links from said first remote/mobile nodes ; creating an instance of said second form at a fourth remote/mobile node selected from said third remote/mobile nodes ; establishing a remote/mobile communications link between said fourth remote/mobile node and said server ; transferring said instance of said second form to said server ; disconnecting said remote/mobile communications link between said fourth remote/mobile node and said server ; establishing remote/mobile communications links between said server and said third remote/mobile nodes ; transferring said instance of said second form from said server to said third remote/mobile nodes ; and disconnecting said remote/mobile communications links between said server and said third remote/mobile nodes .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 14 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the command instructs the second device to display or print a human readable message (second remote) .	WO9619064A2 CLAIM 1 . A method for automatically sharing information among a plurality of remote/mobile data processing nodes which are temporarily and intermittently linked to a data processing server for communication therebetween , said automatic information sharing method comprising the steps of : placing an information form on said server ; identifying said form as being sharable ; assigning a form distribution list to said form to identify users corresponding to first remote/mobile nodes ; establishing remote/mobile communications links to said first remote/mobile nodes ; transferring said form to said first remote/mobile nodes ; disconnecting said remote/mobile communications links from said first remote/mobile nodes ; creating an instance of said form at a second remote (human readable message) /mobile node selected from said first remote/mobile nodes ; assigning an instance distribution list to said instance of said form to identify users corresponding to third remote/mobile nodes selected from said first remote/mobile nodes ; establishing a remote/mobile communications link between said second node and said server ; transferring said instance of said form to said server ; disconnecting said remote/mobile communications link between said second node and said server ; establishing remote/mobile communications links between said server and said third remote/mobile nodes ; transferring said instance from said server to said third remote/mobile nodes ; and disconnecting said remote/mobile communications links between said server and said third remote/mobile nodes .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 17 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device includes a telephone function , the obtained information includes a visual image , and the command instructs the second device to display or print a human readable message (second remote) .	WO9619064A2 CLAIM 1 . A method for automatically sharing information among a plurality of remote/mobile data processing nodes which are temporarily and intermittently linked to a data processing server for communication therebetween , said automatic information sharing method comprising the steps of : placing an information form on said server ; identifying said form as being sharable ; assigning a form distribution list to said form to identify users corresponding to first remote/mobile nodes ; establishing remote/mobile communications links to said first remote/mobile nodes ; transferring said form to said first remote/mobile nodes ; disconnecting said remote/mobile communications links from said first remote/mobile nodes ; creating an instance of said form at a second remote (human readable message) /mobile node selected from said first remote/mobile nodes ; assigning an instance distribution list to said instance of said form to identify users corresponding to third remote/mobile nodes selected from said first remote/mobile nodes ; establishing a remote/mobile communications link between said second node and said server ; transferring said instance of said form to said server ; disconnecting said remote/mobile communications link between said second node and said server ; establishing remote/mobile communications links between said server and said third remote/mobile nodes ; transferring said instance from said server to said third remote/mobile nodes ; and disconnecting said remote/mobile communications links between said server and said third remote/mobile nodes .

US8165867B1 Filed: 2000-09-15 Issued: 2012-04-24 Methods for translating a device command (Original Assignee) Fish Robert D (Current Assignee) Cedar Lane Technologies Inc Robert D. Fish	US5757901A Filed: 1995-10-11 Issued: 1998-05-26 Call transfer system and electronic mail transfer system (Original Assignee) Fujitsu Ltd (Current Assignee) Fujitsu Ltd Norimichi Hiroshige
US8165867B1 CLAIM 1 . A method of using a first electronic device to operate a second electronic device in real time , while the second device (elapsed time) is not physically connected to the first device (n storage) , and is only intermittently local to the first device , comprising : using a first device to (a) obtain visual or auditory information from external to the first device where the information comprises a human-understandable device command (elapsed time) directed toward an operation of the second device , (b) manipulate the obtained information , and (c) transmit the manipulated information to a distal computer system ; the distal computer system operating as a remote human-to-device command translation service provider using at least a portion of the manipulated information to translate the human-understandable device command into a formatted device command executable by the second device ; transmitting the formatted device command to the second device ; and the second device executing the formatted device command having received the formatted device command from the distal computer system , while the second device is local to the first device .	US5757901A CLAIM 4 . A call transfer system comprising : an information Processing system accommodating a plurality of terminals each having input means ; a telephone exchanging system accommodating a plurality of telephones preliminarily interrelated to the respective terminals ; the information processing system monitoring an input operation Performed by the input means of each of the terminals , and transmitting information indicative of the input operation to the telephone exchanging system ; the telephone exchanging system controlling a call transfer operation . based on the information on the input operation transmitted from the information processing system , to transfer a call received by a telephone to a predetermined transfer destination if no input operation is performed at a terminal corresponding to the telephone , and not to transfer the call if an input operation is performed at the terminal ; and wherein the telephone exchanging system includes : a telephone monitoring section for monitoring an input operation performed at each of the telephones ; a first subscriber presence/absence managing section for performing subscriber presence/absence management in the telephone exchanging system ; a call transfer controlling section for controlling a transfer operation of a call received by a telephone ; and wherein the information processing system includes : a terminal monitoring section for monitoring an input operation performed at each of the terminals ; a second subscriber presence/absence managing section for performing subscriber presence/absence management in the information processing system ; an electronic mail processing section for controlling a transfer operation of an electronic mail to be transferred between the terminals ; a status managing section for managing the statuses of the telephones and the terminals based on subscriber presence/absence information obtained from the first and second subscriber presence/absence managing sections ; and an information storage (first device) section for storing therein the subscriber presence/absence information and data of transfer conditions including a transfer destination . US5757901A CLAIM 7 . A call transfer system as set forth in claim 4 , wherein the status managing section comprises : timer means for measuring an elapsed time (second device, device command) after receiving the information indicative of the possibility of the subscriber absence from the second subscriber presence/absence managing section ; and registration means for registering information , the registration means preliminarily registering a plurality of transfer destination data corresponding to preset lengths of time elapsed in the information storage section , wherein the status managing section selects transfer destination data to be transmitted to the first subscriber presence/absence managing section , depending on the length of the elapsed time measured by the timer means .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the command cannot be directly understood and executed by the first device (n storage) .	US5757901A CLAIM 4 . A call transfer system comprising : an information Processing system accommodating a plurality of terminals each having input means ; a telephone exchanging system accommodating a plurality of telephones preliminarily interrelated to the respective terminals ; the information processing system monitoring an input operation Performed by the input means of each of the terminals , and transmitting information indicative of the input operation to the telephone exchanging system ; the telephone exchanging system controlling a call transfer operation . based on the information on the input operation transmitted from the information processing system , to transfer a call received by a telephone to a predetermined transfer destination if no input operation is performed at a terminal corresponding to the telephone , and not to transfer the call if an input operation is performed at the terminal ; and wherein the telephone exchanging system includes : a telephone monitoring section for monitoring an input operation performed at each of the telephones ; a first subscriber presence/absence managing section for performing subscriber presence/absence management in the telephone exchanging system ; a call transfer controlling section for controlling a transfer operation of a call received by a telephone ; and wherein the information processing system includes : a terminal monitoring section for monitoring an input operation performed at each of the terminals ; a second subscriber presence/absence managing section for performing subscriber presence/absence management in the information processing system ; an electronic mail processing section for controlling a transfer operation of an electronic mail to be transferred between the terminals ; a status managing section for managing the statuses of the telephones and the terminals based on subscriber presence/absence information obtained from the first and second subscriber presence/absence managing sections ; and an information storage (first device) section for storing therein the subscriber presence/absence information and data of transfer conditions including a transfer destination .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 14 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the command instructs the second device (elapsed time) to display or print a human readable message .	US5757901A CLAIM 7 . A call transfer system as set forth in claim 4 , wherein the status managing section comprises : timer means for measuring an elapsed time (second device, device command) after receiving the information indicative of the possibility of the subscriber absence from the second subscriber presence/absence managing section ; and registration means for registering information , the registration means preliminarily registering a plurality of transfer destination data corresponding to preset lengths of time elapsed in the information storage section , wherein the status managing section selects transfer destination data to be transmitted to the first subscriber presence/absence managing section , depending on the length of the elapsed time measured by the timer means .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 15 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the command instructs the second device (elapsed time) to display or print a color .	US5757901A CLAIM 7 . A call transfer system as set forth in claim 4 , wherein the status managing section comprises : timer means for measuring an elapsed time (second device, device command) after receiving the information indicative of the possibility of the subscriber absence from the second subscriber presence/absence managing section ; and registration means for registering information , the registration means preliminarily registering a plurality of transfer destination data corresponding to preset lengths of time elapsed in the information storage section , wherein the status managing section selects transfer destination data to be transmitted to the first subscriber presence/absence managing section , depending on the length of the elapsed time measured by the timer means .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 17 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device includes a telephone function (controlling section) , the obtained information includes a visual image , and the command instructs the second device (elapsed time) to display or print a human readable message .	US5757901A CLAIM 4 . A call transfer system comprising : an information Processing system accommodating a plurality of terminals each having input means ; a telephone exchanging system accommodating a plurality of telephones preliminarily interrelated to the respective terminals ; the information processing system monitoring an input operation Performed by the input means of each of the terminals , and transmitting information indicative of the input operation to the telephone exchanging system ; the telephone exchanging system controlling a call transfer operation . based on the information on the input operation transmitted from the information processing system , to transfer a call received by a telephone to a predetermined transfer destination if no input operation is performed at a terminal corresponding to the telephone , and not to transfer the call if an input operation is performed at the terminal ; and wherein the telephone exchanging system includes : a telephone monitoring section for monitoring an input operation performed at each of the telephones ; a first subscriber presence/absence managing section for performing subscriber presence/absence management in the telephone exchanging system ; a call transfer controlling section (telephone function) for controlling a transfer operation of a call received by a telephone ; and wherein the information processing system includes : a terminal monitoring section for monitoring an input operation performed at each of the terminals ; a second subscriber presence/absence managing section for performing subscriber presence/absence management in the information processing system ; an electronic mail processing section for controlling a transfer operation of an electronic mail to be transferred between the terminals ; a status managing section for managing the statuses of the telephones and the terminals based on subscriber presence/absence information obtained from the first and second subscriber presence/absence managing sections ; and an information storage section for storing therein the subscriber presence/absence information and data of transfer conditions including a transfer destination . US5757901A CLAIM 7 . A call transfer system as set forth in claim 4 , wherein the status managing section comprises : timer means for measuring an elapsed time (second device, device command) after receiving the information indicative of the possibility of the subscriber absence from the second subscriber presence/absence managing section ; and registration means for registering information , the registration means preliminarily registering a plurality of transfer destination data corresponding to preset lengths of time elapsed in the information storage section , wherein the status managing section selects transfer destination data to be transmitted to the first subscriber presence/absence managing section , depending on the length of the elapsed time measured by the timer means .

US8165867B1 Filed: 2000-09-15 Issued: 2012-04-24 Methods for translating a device command (Original Assignee) Fish Robert D (Current Assignee) Cedar Lane Technologies Inc Robert D. Fish	JPH0918585A Filed: 1995-07-03 Issued: 1997-01-17 ボイスメールシステム (Original Assignee) Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd; 松下電器産業株式会社 Takafumi Suzuki, 隆文鈴木
US8165867B1 CLAIM 5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein both of the first and second electronic devices (ダンス) are wirelessly coupled to the distal computer system .	JPH0918585A CLAIM 1 【請求項１】ボタン電話機と音声やデータの通信を行う電話機インタフェース部と、前記ボタン電話機からのボタン操作によるＤＴＭＦ（多周波信号）／ＤＰ（ダイヤル・パルス）信号を検出するＤＴＭＦ／ＤＰ検出回路と、予めボイスメールの操作案内等の音声ガイダンス (second electronic devices) を格納する音声ガイダンスメモリと、前記音声ガイダンスメモリの音声ガイダンスを再生する音声ガイダンス再生手段と、前記ボタン電話機による通話音声やメッセージを録音及び再生するメッセージ録音／再生手段と、前記通話音声やメッセージ及びその録音日時を格納するメッセージ蓄積メモリと、前記ボタン電話機のボタン操作により前記メッセージ蓄積メモリに格納されるメッセージの保存期間を設定するメッセージ保存期間設定部と、現在の日時を示す時計手段と、前記時計手段の現在の日時と前記メッセージ蓄積メモリに格納されたメッセージの日時とを比較し、その差が前記メッセージ保存期間設定部で設定した保存期間を越えたか判定するメッセージ保存期間比較部と、前記メッセージ保存期間比較部がメッセージの保存期間を越えたことを判定した時に該メッセージのボックス番号に対応する電話機に発呼して該長期保存メッセージを前記メッセージ蓄積メモリから前記メッセージ録音／再生手段により再生して前記電話機に送出し長期保存メッセージの存在を通知するとともに前記音声ガイダンス再生手段を作動させて長期保存メッセージの消去確認の音声ガイダンスを通知する制御手段と、前記長期保存メッセージを確認した後に前記ボタン電話機のボタン操作により前記長期保存メッセージを前記メッセージ蓄積メモリから消去するメッセージ消去手段とを備えてなるボイスメールシステム。

US8165867B1

Filed: 2000-09-15 Issued: 2012-04-24

Methods for translating a device command

(Original Assignee) Fish Robert D (Current Assignee) Cedar Lane Technologies Inc

Robert D. Fish

JPH0918585A

Filed: 1995-07-03 Issued: 1997-01-17

ボイスメールシステム

(Original Assignee) Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd; 松下電器産業株式会社

Takafumi Suzuki, 隆文鈴木

US8165867B1
CLAIM 5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein both of the first and second electronic devices (ダンス) are wirelessly coupled to the distal computer system .

JPH0918585A
CLAIM 1 【請求項１】ボタン電話機と音声やデータの通信を行う電話機インタフェース部と、前記ボタン電話機からのボタン操作によるＤＴＭＦ（多周波信号）／ＤＰ（ダイヤル・パルス）信号を検出するＤＴＭＦ／ＤＰ検出回路と、予めボイスメールの操作案内等の音声ガイダンス (second electronic devices) を格納する音声ガイダンスメモリと、前記音声ガイダンスメモリの音声ガイダンスを再生する音声ガイダンス再生手段と、前記ボタン電話機による通話音声やメッセージを録音及び再生するメッセージ録音／再生手段と、前記通話音声やメッセージ及びその録音日時を格納するメッセージ蓄積メモリと、前記ボタン電話機のボタン操作により前記メッセージ蓄積メモリに格納されるメッセージの保存期間を設定するメッセージ保存期間設定部と、現在の日時を示す時計手段と、前記時計手段の現在の日時と前記メッセージ蓄積メモリに格納されたメッセージの日時とを比較し、その差が前記メッセージ保存期間設定部で設定した保存期間を越えたか判定するメッセージ保存期間比較部と、前記メッセージ保存期間比較部がメッセージの保存期間を越えたことを判定した時に該メッセージのボックス番号に対応する電話機に発呼して該長期保存メッセージを前記メッセージ蓄積メモリから前記メッセージ録音／再生手段により再生して前記電話機に送出し長期保存メッセージの存在を通知するとともに前記音声ガイダンス再生手段を作動させて長期保存メッセージの消去確認の音声ガイダンスを通知する制御手段と、前記長期保存メッセージを確認した後に前記ボタン電話機のボタン操作により前記長期保存メッセージを前記メッセージ蓄積メモリから消去するメッセージ消去手段とを備えてなるボイスメールシステム。

US8165867B1 Filed: 2000-09-15 Issued: 2012-04-24 Methods for translating a device command (Original Assignee) Fish Robert D (Current Assignee) Cedar Lane Technologies Inc Robert D. Fish	JPH08137776A Filed: 1995-06-26 Issued: 1996-05-31 電子文書にアクセスし又は電子文書を配布する携帯式装置 (Original Assignee) Rank Xerox Ltd; ランクゼロックスリミテッド G Lamming Michael, J Flynn Michael, ジーラーミングマイケル, ジェイフリンマイケル
US8165867B1 CLAIM 1 . A method of using a first electronic device to operate a second electronic device in real time , while the second device (少なくとも) is not physically connected to the first device , and is only intermittently local to the first device , comprising : using a first device to (a) obtain visual or auditory information from external to the first device where the information comprises a human-understandable device command directed toward an operation of the second device , (b) manipulate the obtained information , and (c) transmit the manipulated information to a distal computer system ; the distal computer system operating as a remote human-to-device command translation service provider using at least a portion of the manipulated information to translate the human-understandable device command into a formatted device command executable by the second device ; transmitting the formatted device command to the second device ; and the second device executing the formatted device command having received the formatted device command from the distal computer system , while the second device is local to the first device .	JPH08137776A CLAIM 1 【請求項１】電子文書にアクセスし又は電子文書を配布するためのシステムにおいて、電子文書及びそれに対応する文書参照から成るデーターベースと、複数のオブジェクトとを有し、前記オブジェクトの少なくとも (second device) １つが携帯式であって移動性があり、前記オブジェクトの各々は、相互に及びユーザーインタフェースに通信する手段と、前記電子文書の１つに対応する文書参照を受信し、記憶し、または送信する手段を備えていることを特徴とするシステム。
US8165867B1 CLAIM 14 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the command instructs the second device (少なくとも) to display or print a human readable message .	JPH08137776A CLAIM 1 【請求項１】電子文書にアクセスし又は電子文書を配布するためのシステムにおいて、電子文書及びそれに対応する文書参照から成るデーターベースと、複数のオブジェクトとを有し、前記オブジェクトの少なくとも (second device) １つが携帯式であって移動性があり、前記オブジェクトの各々は、相互に及びユーザーインタフェースに通信する手段と、前記電子文書の１つに対応する文書参照を受信し、記憶し、または送信する手段を備えていることを特徴とするシステム。
US8165867B1 CLAIM 15 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the command instructs the second device (少なくとも) to display or print a color .	JPH08137776A CLAIM 1 【請求項１】電子文書にアクセスし又は電子文書を配布するためのシステムにおいて、電子文書及びそれに対応する文書参照から成るデーターベースと、複数のオブジェクトとを有し、前記オブジェクトの少なくとも (second device) １つが携帯式であって移動性があり、前記オブジェクトの各々は、相互に及びユーザーインタフェースに通信する手段と、前記電子文書の１つに対応する文書参照を受信し、記憶し、または送信する手段を備えていることを特徴とするシステム。
US8165867B1 CLAIM 17 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device includes a telephone function , the obtained information includes a visual image , and the command instructs the second device (少なくとも) to display or print a human readable message .	JPH08137776A CLAIM 1 【請求項１】電子文書にアクセスし又は電子文書を配布するためのシステムにおいて、電子文書及びそれに対応する文書参照から成るデーターベースと、複数のオブジェクトとを有し、前記オブジェクトの少なくとも (second device) １つが携帯式であって移動性があり、前記オブジェクトの各々は、相互に及びユーザーインタフェースに通信する手段と、前記電子文書の１つに対応する文書参照を受信し、記憶し、または送信する手段を備えていることを特徴とするシステム。

US8165867B1 Filed: 2000-09-15 Issued: 2012-04-24 Methods for translating a device command (Original Assignee) Fish Robert D (Current Assignee) Cedar Lane Technologies Inc Robert D. Fish	US5630060A Filed: 1995-05-01 Issued: 1997-05-13 Method and apparatus for delivering multi-media messages over different transmission media (Original Assignee) Canon Inc (Current Assignee) Canon Inc Hien Tang, Randy A. Cwikowski, Alistair Egan
US8165867B1 CLAIM 1 . A method of using a first electronic device to operate a second electronic device in real time , while the second device is not physically connected to the first device , and is only intermittently local to the first device , comprising : using a first device to (a) obtain visual or auditory information from external to the first device where the information comprises a human-understandable device command directed toward an operation of the second device , (b) manipulate the obtained information , and (c) transmit the manipulated information to a distal computer system ; the distal computer system operating as a remote human-to-device command translation service provider using at least a portion of the manipulated information to translate the human-understandable device command into a formatted device command executable (said memory) by the second device ; transmitting the formatted device command to the second device ; and the second device executing the formatted device command having received the formatted device command from the distal computer system , while the second device is local to the first device .	US5630060A CLAIM 8 . Apparatus for delivering a multi-media message to a remote site over a sender-specified one of different transmission media , the multi-media message having plural components of differing types , said apparatus interfacing to a voice telephone transmission medium , a facsimile transmission medium , and a modem transmission medium , said apparatus comprising : a memory having a first section for storing the multi-media message and having a second section for storing process steps ; and a processor for executing the process steps stored in the second section of said memory (device command executable) ; wherein said process steps include process steps to (a) allow a sender to specify a delivery medium for delivering the components of the multi-media message , to the remote site , (b) obtain , for each component of the multi-media message whose type is incompatible with the said sender-specified delivery medium , an equivalent component whose type is compatible , (c) form a delivery schedule which selectively schedules an original multi-media component or its equivalent component in accordance with which is compatible with said sender-specified delivery medium , and (d) deliver the multi-media message to the remote site in accordance with the delivery schedule .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 16 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the command is not human readable text (facsimile delivery) .	US5630060A CLAIM 15 . A method for delivering a multi-media message to a remote site over a sender-specified one of plural different delivery media , the multi-media message having plural components including an image-type component deliverable via a facsimile delivery (human readable text) medium and a sound-type component deliverable over a voice telephone delivery medium and a text-type component deliverable over a modem delivery medium , the method comprising the steps of : allowing a sender to specify a delivery medium for delivering the plural components of the multi-media message ; retrieving each of the plural components of the multi-media message ; determining , for each of the plural components of the multi-media message , whether the component is of a type which is compatible with the sender-specified delivery medium ; obtaining , for each component of the multi-media message which was determined in said determining step to be incompatible with the sender-specified delivery medium , an equivalent component whose type is compatible with the sender-specified delivery medium ; forming a delivery schedule for delivering the multi-media message , the delivery schedule selectively scheduling an original multi-media message component or its equivalent component in accordance with compatibility with the sender-specified delivery medium ; establishing remote communication over the sender-specified delivery medium ; and delivering the multi-media message in accordance with the delivery schedule .

US8165867B1

Filed: 2000-09-15 Issued: 2012-04-24

Methods for translating a device command

(Original Assignee) Fish Robert D (Current Assignee) Cedar Lane Technologies Inc

Robert D. Fish

US5630060A

Filed: 1995-05-01 Issued: 1997-05-13

Method and apparatus for delivering multi-media messages over different transmission media

(Original Assignee) Canon Inc (Current Assignee) Canon Inc

Hien Tang, Randy A. Cwikowski, Alistair Egan

US5630060A
CLAIM 8 . Apparatus for delivering a multi-media message to a remote site over a sender-specified one of different transmission media , the multi-media message having plural components of differing types , said apparatus interfacing to a voice telephone transmission medium , a facsimile transmission medium , and a modem transmission medium , said apparatus comprising : a memory having a first section for storing the multi-media message and having a second section for storing process steps ;
and a processor for executing the process steps stored in the second section of said memory (device command executable) ;
wherein said process steps include process steps to (a) allow a sender to specify a delivery medium for delivering the components of the multi-media message , to the remote site , (b) obtain , for each component of the multi-media message whose type is incompatible with the said sender-specified delivery medium , an equivalent component whose type is compatible , (c) form a delivery schedule which selectively schedules an original multi-media component or its equivalent component in accordance with which is compatible with said sender-specified delivery medium , and (d) deliver the multi-media message to the remote site in accordance with the delivery schedule .

US8165867B1
CLAIM 16 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the command is not human readable text (facsimile delivery) .

US5630060A
CLAIM 15 . A method for delivering a multi-media message to a remote site over a sender-specified one of plural different delivery media , the multi-media message having plural components including an image-type component deliverable via a facsimile delivery (human readable text) medium and a sound-type component deliverable over a voice telephone delivery medium and a text-type component deliverable over a modem delivery medium , the method comprising the steps of : allowing a sender to specify a delivery medium for delivering the plural components of the multi-media message ;
retrieving each of the plural components of the multi-media message ;
determining , for each of the plural components of the multi-media message , whether the component is of a type which is compatible with the sender-specified delivery medium ;
obtaining , for each component of the multi-media message which was determined in said determining step to be incompatible with the sender-specified delivery medium , an equivalent component whose type is compatible with the sender-specified delivery medium ;
forming a delivery schedule for delivering the multi-media message , the delivery schedule selectively scheduling an original multi-media message component or its equivalent component in accordance with compatibility with the sender-specified delivery medium ;
establishing remote communication over the sender-specified delivery medium ;
and delivering the multi-media message in accordance with the delivery schedule .

US8165867B1 Filed: 2000-09-15 Issued: 2012-04-24 Methods for translating a device command (Original Assignee) Fish Robert D (Current Assignee) Cedar Lane Technologies Inc Robert D. Fish	US5675507A Filed: 1995-04-28 Issued: 1997-10-07 Message storage and delivery system (Original Assignee) Bobo, Ii; Charles R. (Current Assignee) Advanced Messaging Technologies Inc II Charles R. Bobo
US8165867B1 CLAIM 1 . A method of using a first electronic device (time t) to operate a second electronic device in real time , while the second device is not physically connected to the first device (time t) , and is only intermittently local to the first device , comprising : using a first device to (a) obtain visual or auditory information from external to the first device where the information comprises a human-understandable device command directed toward an operation of the second device , (b) manipulate the obtained information , and (c) transmit the manipulated information to a distal computer system ; the distal computer system operating as a remote human-to-device command translation service provider using at least a portion of the manipulated information to translate the human-understandable device command into a formatted device command executable by the second device ; transmitting the formatted device command to the second device ; and the second device executing the formatted device command having received the formatted device command from the distal computer system , while the second device is local to the first device .	US5675507A CLAIM 44 . The message storage and delivery system as set forth in claim 31 , wherein said message comprises an audio message and said network server transmits all of said message to said user , said system further comprising means for playing said audio message in real time t (first electronic device, first device) o said user as said message is received by said user .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device (time t) comprises a telephone .	US5675507A CLAIM 44 . The message storage and delivery system as set forth in claim 31 , wherein said message comprises an audio message and said network server transmits all of said message to said user , said system further comprising means for playing said audio message in real time t (first electronic device, first device) o said user as said message is received by said user .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device (time t) is wirelessly connected to the distal computer system .	US5675507A CLAIM 44 . The message storage and delivery system as set forth in claim 31 , wherein said message comprises an audio message and said network server transmits all of said message to said user , said system further comprising means for playing said audio message in real time t (first electronic device, first device) o said user as said message is received by said user .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein both of the first and second electronic devices (signal processor) are wirelessly coupled to the distal computer system .	US5675507A CLAIM 32 . The message storage and delivery system as set forth in claim 31 , wherein said central processor comprises a pulse/tone decoder for detecting said address signal and a digital signal processor (second electronic devices) for detecting said message .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the command cannot be directly understood and executed by the first device (time t) .	US5675507A CLAIM 44 . The message storage and delivery system as set forth in claim 31 , wherein said message comprises an audio message and said network server transmits all of said message to said user , said system further comprising means for playing said audio message in real time t (first electronic device, first device) o said user as said message is received by said user .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 17 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device (time t) includes a telephone function , the obtained information includes a visual image , and the command instructs the second device to display or print a human readable message .	US5675507A CLAIM 44 . The message storage and delivery system as set forth in claim 31 , wherein said message comprises an audio message and said network server transmits all of said message to said user , said system further comprising means for playing said audio message in real time t (first electronic device, first device) o said user as said message is received by said user .

US8165867B1 Filed: 2000-09-15 Issued: 2012-04-24 Methods for translating a device command (Original Assignee) Fish Robert D (Current Assignee) Cedar Lane Technologies Inc Robert D. Fish	US5819284A Filed: 1995-03-24 Issued: 1998-10-06 Personalized real time information display as a portion of a screen saver (Original Assignee) AT&T Corp (Current Assignee) AT&T Corp James M. Farber, Bruce Lowell Hanson, Kenneth M. Huber, David Richard Morehead, Marina L. Roesler
US8165867B1 CLAIM 1 . A method of using a first electronic device to operate a second electronic device in real time , while the second device is not physically connected to the first device (said second portion, second program) , and is only intermittently local to the first device , comprising : using a first device to (a) obtain visual or auditory information from external to the first device where the information comprises a human-understandable device command directed toward an operation of the second device , (b) manipulate the obtained information , and (c) transmit the manipulated information to a distal computer system ; the distal computer system operating as a remote human-to-device command translation service provider using at least a portion of the manipulated information to translate the human-understandable device command into a formatted device command executable (said memory) by the second device ; transmitting the formatted device command to the second device ; and the second device executing the formatted device command having received the formatted device command from the distal computer system , while the second device is local to the first device .	US5819284A CLAIM 1 . A server system comprising : a first memory storing information received from a plurality of information sources ; a second memory maintaining a user profile containing preferences for information content expressed by a user of a remotely located electronic device having a visual display , said device being coupled to a communication network , wherein said user profile further contains information identifying said device so that said information content may be transmitted thereto in a format appropriate for display thereon ; an interface coupled to the communication network ; and a processor , coupled to said memory (device command executable) and said interface , for controlling the transmission of signals to said remote device in accordance with said user profile , said signals representing at least a portion of said information content and being displayable as a screen saver on the remote display of said device . US5819284A CLAIM 11 . A computer readable medium having a computer program encoded thereon , comprising : a first portion of said medium having a first program segment for facilitating the selection of preferences for information content to be displayed as part of a screen saver ; a second portion of said medium having a second program (first device) segment for receiving over a communication network information from at least one service provider in accordance with said selected preferences ; a third portion of said medium having a third program segment for facilitating electronic storage of said information ; and a fourth portion of said medium having a fourth program segment for displaying at least a portion of said information as a screen saver . US5819284A CLAIM 16 . The medium of claim 11 wherein said program segment of said second portion (first device) of said medium facilitates receiving information over said communication network in a format conforming to a formatting language used for the world wide web .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein both of the first and second electronic devices (first portion) are wirelessly coupled to the distal computer system .	US5819284A CLAIM 11 . A computer readable medium having a computer program encoded thereon , comprising : a first portion (second electronic devices) of said medium having a first program segment for facilitating the selection of preferences for information content to be displayed as part of a screen saver ; a second portion of said medium having a second program segment for receiving over a communication network information from at least one service provider in accordance with said selected preferences ; a third portion of said medium having a third program segment for facilitating electronic storage of said information ; and a fourth portion of said medium having a fourth program segment for displaying at least a portion of said information as a screen saver .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the command cannot be directly understood and executed by the first device (said second portion, second program) .	US5819284A CLAIM 11 . A computer readable medium having a computer program encoded thereon , comprising : a first portion of said medium having a first program segment for facilitating the selection of preferences for information content to be displayed as part of a screen saver ; a second portion of said medium having a second program (first device) segment for receiving over a communication network information from at least one service provider in accordance with said selected preferences ; a third portion of said medium having a third program segment for facilitating electronic storage of said information ; and a fourth portion of said medium having a fourth program segment for displaying at least a portion of said information as a screen saver . US5819284A CLAIM 16 . The medium of claim 11 wherein said program segment of said second portion (first device) of said medium facilitates receiving information over said communication network in a format conforming to a formatting language used for the world wide web .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 17 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device includes a telephone function (information signals) , the obtained information includes a visual image , and the command instructs the second device to display or print a human readable message .	US5819284A CLAIM 18 . The medium of claim 11 wherein said second portion of said medium comprises a program segment facilitating the receipt of information signals (telephone function) reflecting updated information from said service provider .

US8165867B1 Filed: 2000-09-15 Issued: 2012-04-24 Methods for translating a device command (Original Assignee) Fish Robert D (Current Assignee) Cedar Lane Technologies Inc Robert D. Fish	US5742905A Filed: 1994-09-19 Issued: 1998-04-21 Personal communications internetworking (Original Assignee) Telcordia Technologies Inc (Current Assignee) Access Co Ltd David Matthew Pepe, Lisa B. Blitzer, James Joseph Brockman, William Cruz, Dwight Omar Hakim, Michael Kramer, Dawn Diane Petr, Josefa Ramaroson, Gerardo Ramirez, Yang-Wei Wang, Robert G. White
US8165867B1 CLAIM 1 . A method of using a first electronic device (personal communications) to operate a second electronic device in real time , while the second device is not physically connected to the first device (said sub) , and is only intermittently local to the first device , comprising : using a first device to (a) obtain visual or auditory information from external to the first device where the information comprises a human-understandable device command directed toward an operation of the second device , (b) manipulate the obtained information , and (c) transmit the manipulated information to a distal computer system ; the distal computer system operating as a remote human-to-device command translation service provider using at least a portion of the manipulated information to translate the human-understandable device command into a formatted device command executable by the second device ; transmitting the formatted device command to the second device ; and the second device executing the formatted device command having received the formatted device command from the distal computer system , while the second device is local to the first device .	US5742905A CLAIM 5 . A method for providing personal communication services to a called subscriber who can receive any of an electronic mail , facsimile , and a voice mail message under a single address regardless of the format of the message from a calling subscriber who can send messages in more than one format and on either a wireless or a wireline network , said method comprising the steps of : storing in a service provider database common to a plurality of subscribers and connected to both the wireless and wireline networks and responsive to inputs from the subscribers a called subscriber profile for each of said sub (first device) scribers , said profile containing message routing commands for each called subscriber depending on the format of the message ; receiving any of an electronic mail , a facsimile , and a voice mail message addressed to a particular called subscriber at said particular called subscriber' ; s single address from a calling subscriber on either of the wireless and wireline networks ; determining from the stored called subscriber profile the message routing commands for routing the received message to the particular called subscriber dependent on the format of the message ; responsive to a message routing command , converting the received message from the received format to a different format ; and routing the received message in said different format to any of a wireless or a wireless network according to the message routing commands in the called subscriber profile . US5742905A CLAIM 7 . The personal communications (first electronic device) internetwork of claim 6 further including a server connected to said means for storing a profile for each subscriber , said server including a processor and said processor including an interface with at least a plurality of said means for storing a profile , a wireless data network , an alphanumeric paging network , a telephone network switch , and a text-to-speech voice peripheral .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device (personal communications) comprises a telephone .	US5742905A CLAIM 7 . The personal communications (first electronic device) internetwork of claim 6 further including a server connected to said means for storing a profile for each subscriber , said server including a processor and said processor including an interface with at least a plurality of said means for storing a profile , a wireless data network , an alphanumeric paging network , a telephone network switch , and a text-to-speech voice peripheral .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device (personal communications) is wirelessly connected to the distal computer system .	US5742905A CLAIM 7 . The personal communications (first electronic device) internetwork of claim 6 further including a server connected to said means for storing a profile for each subscriber , said server including a processor and said processor including an interface with at least a plurality of said means for storing a profile , a wireless data network , an alphanumeric paging network , a telephone network switch , and a text-to-speech voice peripheral .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the command cannot be directly understood and executed by the first device (said sub) .	US5742905A CLAIM 5 . A method for providing personal communication services to a called subscriber who can receive any of an electronic mail , facsimile , and a voice mail message under a single address regardless of the format of the message from a calling subscriber who can send messages in more than one format and on either a wireless or a wireline network , said method comprising the steps of : storing in a service provider database common to a plurality of subscribers and connected to both the wireless and wireline networks and responsive to inputs from the subscribers a called subscriber profile for each of said sub (first device) scribers , said profile containing message routing commands for each called subscriber depending on the format of the message ; receiving any of an electronic mail , a facsimile , and a voice mail message addressed to a particular called subscriber at said particular called subscriber' ; s single address from a calling subscriber on either of the wireless and wireline networks ; determining from the stored called subscriber profile the message routing commands for routing the received message to the particular called subscriber dependent on the format of the message ; responsive to a message routing command , converting the received message from the received format to a different format ; and routing the received message in said different format to any of a wireless or a wireless network according to the message routing commands in the called subscriber profile .
US8165867B1 CLAIM 17 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device (personal communications) includes a telephone function (personal digital assistant, incoming call) , the obtained information includes a visual image , and the command instructs the second device to display or print a human readable message .	US5742905A CLAIM 3 . The personal communication internetwork of claim 1 , further including a personal digital assistant (telephone function) having a wireless data network interface connected to exchange message routing parameters and an application designed to communicate with the interface to receive , update , and transmit the message routing parameters . US5742905A CLAIM 7 . The personal communications (first electronic device) internetwork of claim 6 further including a server connected to said means for storing a profile for each subscriber , said server including a processor and said processor including an interface with at least a plurality of said means for storing a profile , a wireless data network , an alphanumeric paging network , a telephone network switch , and a text-to-speech voice peripheral . US5742905A CLAIM 9 . A method for personal communications comprising the steps of : storing a subscriber profile containing message routing commands for a subscriber : receiving any of an electronic mail , a facsimile , and a voice mail message addressed to the subscriber from either of a wireless and a wireline network ; consulting the subscriber file for instructions for routing the received message ; and routing the received message to any of a wireless or wireline network according to the instructions in the subscriber profile ; and wherein said step of receiving a voice mail message addressed to the subscriber further includes the steps of : receiving from an originating voice mail system an incoming voice mail message call at a network , said voice mail message call including identification information ; extracting the identification information from the message to determine the origin of the voice mail message ; consulting a profile contained in the network to determine routing instructions , said routing instructions including one of : (i) routing the incoming call (telephone function) to a preselected telephone number ; and (ii) sending a notification to the subscriber of the incoming call via a medium other than a telephone call ; routing the received voice mail message according to the routing instructions in the profile ; said step of consulting further comprising determining if the identification of the originator indicates that the originator is also the subscriber ; if the originator is the subscriber , said step of routing further comprises the steps of : (i) not forwarding the voice mail message ; and (ii) extracting header information from the identification information and transmitting a notification to the subscriber containing the header information ; and if the originator is not the subscriber , said step of routing further comprises the steps of : (i) if the message exceeds predetermined length , rejecting the message ; and (ii) if the message is less than or equal to the predetermined length , accepting and routing the message .