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CD Repair Shop

Posted on July 16, 2000 | Leave a comment

The CDDB provides the identification of CD content based on track set characteristics. This is how your Winamp program can provide you with the CD track titles when you put a CD in your computer and are connected to the internet. CDs get scratched and damaged, and are cumbersom to travel with. With a large single centralized database of CDDB data and the associated MP3 files, a CD could act as a key to gain access to a set of MP3 files – available from anywhere. A user account could store a list of authorized CDs for any user. Each account would not require additional storage of MP3s – rather, simply a list of unique keys. Even damaged CDs could be converted to high quality (undamaged) MP3 files in less than a few seconds with this system. Barrier to entry is high, but marginal costs for volume users is low. User accounts would provide users with access to their CD libraries from any networked device.

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Remote Storage and Analysis of Sensory Logs

Posted on February 3, 2000 | Leave a comment

Wireless connectivity can solve the problem of local storage constraints for PDAs and other portable devices (including wearables). In addition, external processing greatly increases the breadth and depth of analysis that can be performed on the data. For example:

  • Journaling
  • trend analysis and advice
  • recommendations of – media, medical, communications, reminders,
  • Statistical analysis of log data forecasts user reactions to new voice and other input.

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Object Oriented XML Standards for Definitions for Virtual Objects

Posted on January 20, 2000 | Leave a comment

Object oriented (inheriting) definitions are elegant and increadibly powerful for describing 3D virtual objects. Descriptive fields can be stored in XML (with a standard for the required and optional descriptive fields). Objects would be defined within classes that would inherit descriptors from parent classes. For example, this apple would be described uniquely, and inherit traits from apples in general, which in turn would inherit from fruit in general, etc. Classes could have multiple parents in addition to multiple children. This standard would offer very good characteristics for the open creation, interaction, extensibility, and transfer of virtual environments and the objects within them.

8/10/2000 – The storage of tangibles as independent files allows for the distributed development of compatible and upgradable virtual environments. Additionally, this approach saves on storage, and creates a classification system to enable the automated recognition of – and contextual understanding of – objects within the environment (including Virtual Earth).

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Self-Improving Image Recognition System

Posted on June 20, 1999 | 1 comment

As image recognition is used and result sets are offered to users, the user selects the best fit result – and in doing so, indicates new data for future recognition. New angles, characteristics, and items could become recognizable with open training. Open training would consist of running the image recognition system on all available images (starting with web content, then uploadable images, then synchronization with networked cameras) and allowing any web user to click through the images by selecting the most appropriate result (or typing their own). After initial training, the system would be appropriate for many image recognition applications – with flexible adaptation to multiple specialized applications.

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Voice Interaction Automation

Posted on April 25, 1999 | Leave a comment

Recording input of words from others and self, use statistical modeling to forecast reactions to new input. Over time, this system could act as an auto-responder for FAQs of all types, and be linked to other data sources to extend functionality. A corporate system could be used for ongoing automated training and assistance purposes. Personal systems could act as a front-line to reply to e-mail.

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