Audio/video apparatus for use with a cable television network

An apparatus for transmitting multimedia data to a set-top box for distribution to a headend of a cable television. The apparatus includes an input for a signal containing multimedia data. The apparatus has a module for compressing the multimedia data and also a packetizing module. The packetizing module adds a header. Since the headend is the only destination of the multimedia data, a destination address is unnecessary in the header, but the header does include an indicator as to source and an order identifier for each of the packets. The headend can then receive the packets, re-order the packets and decompress the multimedia data. The data may then be processed by a processor at the headend that is assigned at the beginning of an interactive session.

Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for generating computer-mediated reality display data

Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for generating computer-mediated reality display data based on user instantaneous motion data. A system includes at least one sensor, a mediated reality data source, and a mediated reality display generator that generates displayable mediated reality scene data based on (a) current reality data of the system from the at least one sensor; (b) mediated reality data from the mediated reality data source; and (c) instantaneous motion data of the system from the at least one sensor. In one example the mediated reality display generator generates the displayable mediated reality scene data by generating displayable mediated reality frame data based on the current reality data and the mediated reality data. The operations further include selecting a portion of the displayable mediated reality frame data as the displayable mediated reality scene data based on the instantaneous motion data. The portion that is selected is offset from a center ...

Distribution of interactive information content within a plurality of disparate distribution networks

An interactive information platform and method for distribution of interactive information content is shared by a plurality of disparate distribution networks. The interactive information platform includes a plurality of assignable sessions processors that render and encode the information content into a format capable of being decoded by a digital decoder associated with a television on any of the disparate distribution networks. The interactive information platform also includes an operation manager that receives requests for interactive television content from one or more digital decoders in one of a plurality of disparate distribution networks such as a cable television network, a telephone network, or a wireless network. The operation manager establishes an interactive session with the requesting digital decoder and assigns one of the sessions processors to the interactive session.

Weapon fire location systems and methods involving mobile device and/or other features

Systems and methods are disclosed for processing information associated with weapon fire. In one exemplary embodiment, there is provided a method of processing information associated with weapon fire, including identifying a weapon fire incident, determining positional information regarding a source location of the weapon fire, and processing positional information regarding a device within a particular proximity of the source location of the weapon fire. Moreover, exemplary methods may include providing information for displaying the positional information of the source location of the weapon fire and the device together on a display. Other exemplary embodiments may include performing processing that provides one or more of source location of the weapon fire, device location information and/or other information related to the device for various uses.

Acoustic detection of weapons near transportation centers

Systems and methods are disclosed for determining location of a weapon firing incident. In one exemplary embodiment, there is provided a system for determining the location of a weapon firing incident in proximate position to a region traversed by vehicles. The system includes a first set of sensors associated with a first sub-region of the region, for detecting the weapon firing incident and for generating an output, and a processing component that determines a location of the weapon firing incident based upon the output. Moreover, the system may also include a second set of sensors arranged to detect the weapon firing incident along the travel path traversed by the vehicles and for generating a second output. Other exemplary embodiments may include arrangements of the sensors in patterns is associated with sub-regions and/or travel path as well as weapon fire location processing features.

SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR GENERATING COMPUTER-MEDIATED REALITY DISPLAY DATA

Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for generating computer-mediated reality display data based on user instantaneous motion data. 1. A computer-mediated reality system comprising:at least one sensor;a mediated reality data source; and current reality data of the system from the at least one sensor;', 'mediated reality data from the mediated reality data source; and', 'instantaneous motion data of the system from the at least one sensor,, 'a mediated reality display generator that generates displayable mediated reality scene data based onwherein the mediated reality display generator generates the displayable mediated reality scene data by:generating displayable mediated reality frame data based on the current reality data and the mediated reality data; andselecting a portion of the displayable mediated reality frame data as the displayable mediated reality scene data based on the instantaneous motion data.2. The system of claim 1 , wherein:the current reality data of the system is provided to the mediated reality display generator from a first sensor of the at least one sensor; andthe instantaneous motion data of the system is provided to the mediated reality display generator from a second sensor of the at least one sensor.3. The system of claim 1 , wherein a center of the selected portion is offset from a center of the displayable mediated reality frame data based on the instantaneous motion data.4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the current reality data of the system is indicative of the current location of the system.5. The system of claim 4 , wherein:the current reality data of the system is provided to the mediated reality display generator from a first sensor of the at least one sensor;the first sensor comprises a global positioning system sensor.6. The system of claim 4 , wherein the mediated reality data of the system is indicative of information that is both related to the current location of the system and useful to a user of the ...

Peripheral unit for upstream cable television system communication

A device and method for an interactive cable television system is described. A hardware peripheral device is associated with a modem in communication with a computer network. The peripheral device receives data from a user for communication via the computer network to a cable television network head end to control a television information signal delivered from the cable television network directly to a user television.

System for interactive television

An interactive television system, for providing interactive television service. The interactive television system has an information source available at a remote location for supplying a plurality of information services and an information network in communication with the remote location for delivering the information services to subscriber televisions. The interactive television system includes a plurality of home interface controllers. One of the home interface controllers is associated with a subscriber television. The home interface controller includes a data transceiver that is in communication with the remote location, and a selection input for receiving signals from a subscriber selection device. The home interface controller also has an interactive mode. The interactive television system also includes a node that is disposed at the remote location and provides information signals for transmission via the information network, so that when a given one of the home interface controllers ...

HOME PHOTOTHERAPY DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS

A home phototherapy system for producing vitamin D via skin exposure and associated methods are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the system includes a UV-emitting device that includes a housing and a UV light assembly carried by the housing. The UV light assembly can include an array of UVB light emitters and an optical component that, together, emit phototherapeutic UV radiation from an active side of the housing to promote vitamin D production in skin (e.g., a human torso) exposed to the UVB light. The system also includes a dose controller operably coupled to the UV light assembly that can create a dosing protocol for the UV light assembly and specific to the user. The dose controller can be implemented on an application in a mobile device, within the UV-emitting device, and/or a cloud server.

Systems, Methods, and Computer-Readable Media for Generating Computer-Mediated Reality Display Data

Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for generating computer-mediated reality display data based on user instantaneous motion data. A system includes at least one sensor, a mediated reality data source, and a mediated reality display generator that generates displayable mediated reality scene data based on (a) current reality data of the system from the at least one sensor; (b) mediated reality data from the mediated reality data source; and (c) instantaneous motion data of the system from the at least one sensor. In one example the mediated reality display generator generates the displayable mediated reality scene data by generating displayable mediated reality frame data based on the current reality data and the mediated reality data. The operations further include selecting a portion of the displayable mediated reality frame data as the displayable mediated reality scene data based on the instantaneous motion data. The portion that is selected is offset from a center of the displayable mediated reality frame data and is less than a frame size of the displayable mediated reality frame data and the offset is selected based on said instantaneous motion. 1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-readable instructions recorded thereon for:displaying mediated reality scene data;determining a current reality of a computer-mediated reality display system;determining a current instantaneous motion of the computer-mediated reality display system; andvirtually altering the frame rate of the displayed mediated reality scene data by moving the field of view of the mediated reality scene data with respect to the determined current reality of the system based on the determined current instantaneous motion.2. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the determined current instantaneous motion comprises a derivative of the current acceleration of the computer-mediated reality display system.3. The non-transitory ...

Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for generating computer-mediated reality display data

Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for generating computer-mediated reality display data based on user instantaneous motion data.

Social messaging system having multiple number, dual mode phone support

A social messaging hub provides communication services for a data enabled device having Internet network access capabilities. The social messaging hub communicates with the data enabled device over the Internet or cellular data networks, and interfaces with a message infrastructure including mobile carriers, message aggregators, message exchanges and various specialized social messaging services to enable bi-directional messaging communication. The user is given a registered phone number and unique IP addressable identification which serve as a source and destination identifier of the associated data enabled device. Messages may originate in or be delivered to other users' mobile telephones or in similarly equipped and provisioned IP data enabled devices. An application operating on the IP enabled device determines in conjunction with the social messaging hub a mode of transmission as a function of parameters including device location and destination of a message.

LIGHT-ADMITTING HELIOSTAT

A heliostat optimized to be positioned near a skylight or other aperture is disclosed. The heliostat comprises a plurality of reflective elements arranged in a substantially planar array, each element being mounted so as to be rotatable about a longitudinal axis of rotation. A first motor rotates the array about an axis substantially perpendicular to the plane of the array; and a second motor rotates the reflective elements about their respective axes of rotation. A processor provides control signals to operate the first motor as required to orient the array such that the respective axes of rotation of the reflective elements are substantially perpendicular to an azimuth to the sun and to operate the second motor as required to rotate the reflective elements about their respective axes of rotation to position the reflective element to reflect the sun's light to a target area. 1. A heliostat , comprising:a housing;a plurality of reflective elements arranged in a substantially planar array, each element mounted in the housing so as to be rotatable about a first axis of rotation of the element, the respective first axes of rotation being substantially in parallel and lying substantially in a plane or substantially parallel to a plane of the array, and each reflective element being of a shape and size such that a distance from the first axis of rotation to an outer edge of the reflective element is less than a distance at which the heliostat is configured to be placed on a light egress side of a fixed light-admitting aperture oriented at an arbitrary pitch and direction;a first motor configured to rotate the array about an axis substantially perpendicular to the plane of the array;a second motor configured to rotate each of one or more of said reflective elements about its respective first axis of rotation; anda control circuitry configured to provide control signals, determined by a processor based at least in part on the pitch and direction of the light-admitting ...

SIGNATURE CONTROL FOR SMS

A social messaging hub provides communication services for a data enabled device having Internet network access capabilities. A user is given a registered phone number and unique IP addressable identification which serve as a source and destination identifier of the associated data enabled device. User signatures can be appended onto SMS messages and using resources on the social messaging hub a user can control when the signatures are appended. 1. A method for controlling signatures appended to Short Message Service/Multimedia Messaging Service/Enhanced Messaging Service (SMS/MMS/EMS) communications comprising: 'associating the unique identifier with a data enabled device identifier;', 'assigning to a user of a data enabled device a unique identifier;'}registering the unique identifier to data enabled device identifier association in a database;receiving a sender signature;receiving a sender defined signature control criterion including an interval for appending the signature onto the SMS message;maintaining a sender-recipient history;determining whether to append the signature onto an SMS message as a function of the sender defined signature control criterion and the sender-recipient history; andproviding the SMS message to a message service for delivery to a message recipient indicated by an SMS destination identifier.2. (canceled)3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sender defined signature control criterion further specifies that the criterion is to be applied to a message thread.4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determination whether to append the signature is made remotely from the data enabled device.5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the signature is stored remote from the data enabled device.6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the signature is stored on a social media hub.7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the signature is stored in a cloud storage system.8. A social messaging hub for controlling signatures appended to Short Message Service/ ...

SOCIAL MESSAGING SYSTEM HAVING MULTIPLE NUMBER, DUAL MODE PHONE SUPPORT

A social messaging hub provides communication services for a data enabled device having Internet network access capabilities. The social messaging hub communicates with the data enabled device over the Internet or cellular data networks, and interfaces with a message infrastructure including mobile carriers, message aggregators, message exchanges and various specialized social messaging services to enable bi-directional messaging communication. The user is given a registered phone number and unique IP addressable identification which serve as a source and destination identifier of the associated data enabled device. Messages may originate in or be delivered to other users' mobile telephones or in similarly equipped and provisioned IP data enabled devices. An application operating on the IP enabled device determines in conjunction with the social messaging hub a mode of transmission as a function of parameters including device location and destination of a message. 1. A social messaging hub for Short Message Service/Multimedia Messaging Service/Enhanced Messaging Service (SMS/MMS/EMS) communications comprising:an SMS provider;an inbound service coupled to the SMS provider;a database coupled to the inbound service and a web server;a Hub application operating on the web server and comprising a plurality of message services; anda transmission mode selector, wherein the transmission mode selector comprises an ad controller.214. The social messaging hub of claim , wherein the database stores a plurality of user criteria which is used by transmission mode selector to select a network for transmission , and a delivery address to process a message to be delivered to a data enabled device mobile device.315. The social messaging hub of claim , wherein the database stores a plurality of user criteria which is used by transmission mode selector to select a phone origin to process a message received from data enabled device mobile device.415. The social messaging hub of claim ...

Interactive home information system

An interactive videotex system with distributed processing and storage of video picture information in nodes disposed throughout a cable television distribution system. The nodes are coupled to the feeder cable of the cable distribution system. Each node in the system receives a substantially identical copy of the interactive video picture information and related data from a regional processing center. The users at home televisions associated with a particular node interact directly with the video picture information in that node, rather than with the information stored in the regional processing center or some other remote location, which enables the system to quickly display photographic quality images and complex graphics, as well as sound, at the user's televisions in response to commands received by the users.

Interactive home information system

A system in some embodiments achieves distribution of conventional cable services in traditional manners while providing interactive television information services on a demand basis using a switching arrangement, and it does so while permitting both types of service to be accessed, as in the past, by the single action of channel selection. In a preferred embodiment, an interactive television information system, providing interactive cable television service when coupled to a cable television system, has (i) an information source available at a headend (11) for supplying a plurality of information services and (ii) an information service distribution (68b) network for delivering the information services to subscriber televisions. Various architectures are provided.

Bullet casing illumination module and forensic analysis system using the same

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for a forensic imaging apparatus for documentation, forensic analysis, and reporting of bullet casings. In one aspect, an assembly includes an adaptor for attaching the assembly to a user device, a housing defining a barrel extending along an axis and attached to the adaptor and having an opening that is sufficiently large to receive a firearm cartridge casing, and a holder for holding the firearm cartridge casing at an illumination plane within the barrel. Light sources are arranged within the housing and to direct light to illuminate the illumination plane, the light sources including a first light source arranged to illuminate the illumination plane at a first range of glancing incident angles.

Interactive home information systems

Peripheral unit for upstream cable television system communication

A device and method for an interactive cable television system is described. A hardware peripheral device is associated with a modem in communication with a computer network. The peripheral device receives data from a user for communication via the computer network to a cable television network head end to control a television information signal delivered from the cable television network directly to a user television.

Messaging system having multiple number, dual mode phone support

A social messaging hub provides communication services for a data enabled device having Internet network access capabilities. The social messaging hub communicates with the data enabled device over the Internet or cellular data networks, and interfaces with a message infrastructure including mobile carriers, message aggregators, message exchanges and various specialized social messaging services to enable bi-directional messaging communication. The user is given a registered phone number and unique IP addressable identification which serve as a source and destination identifier of the associated data enabled device. Messages may originate in or be delivered to other users' mobile telephones or in similarly equipped and provisioned IP data enabled devices. An application operating on the IP enabled device determines in conjunction with the social messaging hub a mode of transmission as a function of parameters including device location and destination of a message.

Interactive home information system

A system in some embodiments achieves distribution of conventional cable services in traditional manners while providing interactive television information services on a demand basis using a switching arrangement, and it does so while permitting both types of service to be accessed, as in the past, by the single action of channel selection. In a preferred embodiment, an interactive television information system, providing interactive cable television service when coupled to a cable television system, has (i) an information source available at a headend (11) for supplying a plurality of information services and (ii) an information service distribution (68b) network for delivering the information services to subscriber televisions. Various architectures are provided.

INTERACTIVE DOMESTIC INFORMATION SYSTEM

Systems and methods of automated correlation of weapon fire data with monitored persons-of-interest/location data

Systems and methods are disclosed for processing information associated with monitoring persons/devices and weapon fire location information. In one exemplary implementation, a weapon fire location system is used to characterize and locate impulsive events and these locations are correlated with the positions of monitoring persons or devices, such as monitoring anklets placed on offenders or other persons of interest. Further, various information can be plotted on map, display, or for other graphical output to assist in the process of handling a weapon fire event. For example, when a monitoring device, whose position can be provided by GPS or alternate methods is found nearby a gunshot location, then associated graphical information can be presented on the output of the weapon fire location system or an associated display used by those monitoring the offenders.

Messaging system having multiple number, dual mode phone support

A social messaging hub provides communication services for a data enabled device having Internet network access capabilities. The social messaging hub communicates with the data enabled device over the Internet or cellular data networks, and interfaces with a message infrastructure including mobile carriers, message aggregators, message exchanges and various specialized social messaging services to enable bi-directional messaging communication. The user is given a registered phone number and unique IP addressable identification which serve as a source and destination identifier of the associated data enabled device. Messages may originate in or be delivered to other users' mobile telephones or in similarly equipped and provisioned IP data enabled devices. An application operating on the IP enabled device determines in conjunction with the social messaging hub a mode of transmission as a function of parameters including device location and destination of a message.

Virtual lan printing over interactive cable television system

In an interactive television information system having a processor at a headend in communication with subscriber televisions through an information service distribution network, at least one printer is coupled to an interface controller connected to a data communication link. Each subscriber television is in communication access with a home interface controller. A selection input in a home interface controller permits a subscriber to request printing wherein a print command is generated in the home interface controller and sent to the processor at the headend. Information for printing is provided from the headend and transmitted over the data communication link to the interface controller coupled to a printer. The print command may include designation of which printer on the information service distribution network the printing information is to be sent to.

User interface for selecting television information services through pseudo-channel access

A cable system in which a plurality of non-interactive channels (42a) occupy a first group of carrier frequencies and a plurality of pseudo-channels (42b), each assigned to an information service from a plurality of information services, are carried by a second group of carrier frequencies. A tuner is controlled by a processor in response to a channel selector. If the selected channel number represents a non-interactive channel the tuner is set to that channel. If the selected channel number is a pseudo-channel representing an interactive service, the tuner is set to an assigned carrier frequency in the second group of carrier frequencies. The assigned carrier frequency is provided from a cable control mode to a data receiver at the subscriber's television interface controller. Channels are selected from a single numerical sequence of channel numbers.

Weapon fire location systems and methods involving mobile device and/or other features

Systems and methods are disclosed for processing information associated with weapon fire. In one exemplary embodiment, there is provided a method of processing information associated with weapon fire, including identifying a weapon fire incident, determining positional information regarding a source location of the weapon fire, and processing positional information regarding a device within a particular proximity of the source location of the weapon fire. Moreover, exemplary methods may include providing information for displaying the positional information of the source location of the weapon fire and the device together on a display. Other exemplary embodiments may include performing processing that provides one or more of source location of the weapon fire, device location information and/or other information related to the device for various uses.

INTERACTIVE HEMINFORMATIONSSYSTEM.

Interaktives hausinformationssystem

Modulo de iluminacion de casquillo de bala y sistema de analisis forense utilizando el mismo.

Métodos, sistemas y aparatos, incluyendo programas de computadora codificados en un medio de almacenamiento de computadora, para un aparato de formación de imagen forense para documentación, análisis forense, y reporte de casquillos de bala. En un aspecto, un ensamblaje incluye un adaptador para unir el ensamblaje a un dispositivo de usuario, una carcasa que define un cañón que se extiende a lo largo de un eje y unida al adaptador y teniendo una abertura que es lo suficientemente grande para recibir un casquillo de cartucho de arma de fuego, y un sujetador para sujetar el casquillo de cartucho de arma de fuego en un plano de iluminación dentro del cañón. Fuentes de luz están acomodadas dentro de la carcasa y para dirigir luz con el fin de iluminar el plano de iluminación, las fuentes de luz incluyendo una primera fuente de luz acomodada para iluminar el plano de iluminación en un primer rango de ángulos incidentes oblicuos.

Метод и система за предаване на итерактивна видеоинформация

Home phototherapy devices and associated systems and methods

A home phototherapy system for producing vitamin D via skin exposure and associated methods are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the system includes a UV-emitting device that includes a housing and a UV light assembly carried by the housing. The UV light assembly can include an array of UVB light emitters and an optical component that, together, emit phototherapeutic UV radiation from an active side of the housing to promote vitamin D production in skin (e.g., a human torso) exposed to the UVB light. The system also includes a dose controller operably coupled to the UV light assembly that can create a dosing protocol for the UV light assembly and specific to the user. The dose controller can be implemented on an application in a mobile device, within the UV-emitting device, and/or a cloud server.

Bullet casing illumination module and forensic analysis system using the same

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for a forensic imaging apparatus for documentation, forensic analysis, and reporting of bullet casings. In one aspect, an assembly includes an adaptor for attaching the assembly to a user device, a housing defining a barrel extending along an axis and attached to the adaptor and having an opening that is sufficiently large to receive a firearm cartridge casing, and a holder for holding the firearm cartridge casing at an illumination plane within the barrel. Light sources are arranged within the housing and to direct light to illuminate the illumination plane, the light sources including a first light source arranged to illuminate the illumination plane at a first range of glancing incident angles.

Home phototherapy devices and associated systems and methods

Processor-controlled light-admitting heliostat

A heliostat optimized to be positioned near a skylight or other aperture is disclosed. The heliostat comprises a plurality of reflective elements arranged in a substantially planar array, each element being mounted so as to be rotatable about a longitudinal axis of rotation. A first motor rotates the array about an axis substantially perpendicular to the plane of the array; and a second motor rotates the reflective elements about their respective axes of rotation. A processor provides control signals to operate the first motor as required to orient the array such that the respective axes of rotation of the reflective elements are substantially perpendicular to an azimuth to the sun and to operate the second motor as required to rotate the reflective elements about their respective axes of rotation to position the reflective element to reflect the sun's light to a target area.