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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6934461 | Low attention recording, with particular application to social recording The invention enables “low attention recording,” i.e., recording that need not appreciably affect interaction of a recorder (i.e., a person in control of a recording unit according to the invention) or others with the environment in which the recording is taking... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6880171 | Browser for use in navigating a body of information, with particular application to browsing information represented by audiovisual data The invention facilitates and enhances review of a body of information, such as a set of audio, video and text data or some combination thereof, enabling the body of information to be quickly reviewed so to obtain an overview of the content of the body of informatio... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6842735 | Time-scale modification of data-compressed audio information A data-compressed audio waveform is temporally modified without requiring complete decompression of the audio signal. Packets of compressed audio data are first unpacked, to remove scaling that was applied in the formation of the packets. The unpacked data is then t... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6838872 | Position detecting system and method A system and method for detecting the position of an object are disclosed. A position detection system for locating an object including a resonator comprises an array of parallel conductors responsive to the magnetic field from the resonator, and a plurality of rece... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6825875 | Hybrid recording unit including portable video recorder and auxillary device The invention enables “low attention recording,” i.e., recording that need not appreciably affect interaction of a recorder (i.e., a person in control of a recording unit according to the invention) or others with the environment in which the recording is taking... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6803924 | Flexible variation of haptic interface resolution A haptic interface device is disclosed. The haptic interface device comprises a haptic display and a resolution input device. The haptic display is configured to provide a haptic sensation to a user in response to an interaction with an environment by the user. The ... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6788314 | Attention manager for occupying the peripheral attention of a person in the vicinity of a display device An attention manager presents information to a person in the vicinity of a display device in a manner that engages at least the peripheral attention of the person. The information is embodied by one or more sets of content data (e.g., video or audio data). Each set ... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6757682 | Alerting users to items of current interest Disseminating to a participant an indication that an item accessible by the participant via a network is of current interest is disclosed. An indication that the item is of current interest is received in real time. The indication is processed. The participant is in... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6754546 | Electronic audio connection system and methods for providing same The electronic audio connection system of the present invention provides an experience much like sharing a room with several involved parties, even though the parties are physically separated. Speech enhancement and speech emphasis processing functions ensure partie... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6728678 | Variable rate video playback with synchronized audio The invention enables the apparent display rate of an audiovisual display to be varied. The invention can modify an original set of audio data in accordance with a target display rate, then modify a related original set of video data to conform to the modifications ... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6720876 | Untethered position tracking system The invention can enable the position (i.e., location and/or orientation) of one or more untethered objects to be tracked. One or more transmitters, each of which has a fixed and known positional relationship to a corresponding object, each emit a sequence of positi... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6721744 | Normalizing a measure of the level of current interest of an item accessible via a network Normalizing a measure of the level of current interest of an item that is based on indications of interest received from one or more users of a network via which the item is accessible is disclosed. In one embodiment, an intensity value is determined for each succes... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6360202 | Variable rate video playback with synchronized audio The invention enables the apparent display rate of an audiovisual display to be varied. The invention can modify an original set of audio data in accordance with a target display rate, then modify a related original set of video data to conform to the mod... | 03/19/2002 |
