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| 20080204447 | METHOD FOR MODELING AND ANIMATING OBJECT TRAJECTORIES IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL SPACE - A method for modeling and animating an object trajectory in three-dimensional (3D) space. The trajectory includes at least one course which represents a 3D model mesh. A course includes at least one segment which is a display unit of the 3D model mesh. A segment includes two 3D points. Multiple vertices are generated for a first 3D point of the segment to specify a plane such that a normal vector of the specified plane is parallel to a vector directed from the first 3D point of the segment to a second 3D point of the segment. The generated vertices are added to the 3D model mesh so that the generated vertices can be subsequently displayed as an extension of the 3D model mesh. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20090235318 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SWITCHING MEDIA STREAMS IN A CLIENT SYSTEM AS DIRECTED BY A CONTROL SYSTEM - A method and system for switching media streams of a video in a client system. The media streams are made available to the client system by a content providing system. A first media stream received from the content providing system is played in a SHOW mode in the client system. A command is received from a control system to execute a procedure for deciding whether to switch from playing the first media stream to playing a second media stream which has a different media stream bandwidth than the first media stream. The executed procedure decides to make the switch. The switch is made to playing the second media stream in the SHOW mode as the second media stream is being received from the content providing system in response having been requested from the content providing system. The switching preserves content continuity of the video. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20100107047 | PREVENTING NOT FOUND ERROR (404) RESPONSES ON DYNAMICALLY LOADED MISSING IMAGES - A mechanism for determining if images exist before publishing to a web server, and replacing missing images with temporary images for the purpose of providing alternate content while eliminating web server error responses, which prevents needless alerts to site administrators. Upon detecting a modification to a web page, a determination is made as to whether the modification includes a link to an image that does not exist at a location specified by a path in the link to the image. Responsive to a determination that the modification includes a link to an image that does not exist at the location, an image placeholder is created for the image at the location. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100107091 | PUBLISHING REQUESTS FOR DYNAMICALLY LOADED MISSING IMAGES - A mechanism for determining if images exist before publishing to a web server, and replacing missing images with temporary images for the purpose of providing alternate content while publishing a request for a replacement image. Upon detecting a modification to a web page, a determination is made as to whether the modification includes a link to an image that does not exist at a location specified by a path in the link to the image. Responsive to a determination that the modification includes a link to an image that does not exist at the location, an image placeholder is created for the image at the location. A request is then published for a replacement image for the image placeholder. Responsive to receiving a replacement image for the image placeholder, the image placeholder is replaced with the replacement image at the location. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100251337 | SELECTIVE DISTRIBUTION OF OBJECTS IN A VIRTUAL UNIVERSE - A method, product, and system are directed to selective distribution of a virtual universe in a virtual universe. In one embodiment, permission is granted to access the virtual universe, whereby a user navigates to a region. Metadata is detected in a user's profile. A virtual universe object is detected in the region. The virtual universe object includes a tag, which includes one or more fields. The tag and the metadata are compared. A level of similarity is detected between the tag and the metadata in the user's profile. Responsive to detecting the level of similarity between the fields included with the tag and the metadata in the user's profile, the virtual universe object is presented to the user. Either an acceptance or a rejection of the virtual universe object is received. Responsive to receiving an acceptance, the virtual universe object is included in the user's inventory. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100299445 | SWITCHING MEDIA STREAMS IN A CLIENT SYSTEM BASED ON ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES - A process for switching media streams of a video in a client system. The media streams are made available to the client system by a content providing system. A first media stream received from the content providing system is played in a SHOW mode in the client system. An environmental change in an environment within or adjacent to the client system is detected, resulting in executing a procedure for deciding whether to switch from playing the first media stream to playing a second media stream differing from the first media stream. The executed procedure decides to make the switch. The switch is made to playing the second media stream in the SHOW mode as the second media stream is being received from the content providing system in response having been requested from the content providing system. The switching preserves content continuity of the video. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20110131596 | VIDEO STREAM MEASUREMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM - A video stream measurement method and system. The method includes receiving by a computing system, a video stream comprising plurality of timestamps located at specified intervals of the video stream. The computing system broadcasts the video stream for a user and decodes a first time stamp broadcasted during a first time period. The computing system monitors a user interaction function performed by the user and associated with the video stream. The computing system generates and transmits a report comprising a description associated with the user interaction function. The computing system receives an analysis associated with the report. | 06-02-2011 |
