Forbes, WA
John Forbes, Redmond, WA US
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20150067346 | DIGITAL FINGERPRINTING TRACK AND TRACE SYSTEM - Methods and systems for tracking a physical object to identify or authenticate it utilizing digital fingerprints which are based on natural features extracted from a digital image of the object. Digital fingerprints do not require or rely on any labels, tags, integrated materials, unique identification characters, codes or other items that may be added to the object specifically for the purpose of identification. Consequently, the disclosed digital fingerprint techniques help to detect or prevent unauthorized alterations of documents, apparel, drugs and pharmaceuticals, etc. Further digital fingerprints can be used to better track and trace a wide variety of objects throughout the distribution chain to demonstrate their provenance and to detect counterfeit objects. | 03-05-2015 |
John B. Forbes, Seattle, WA US
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20090157617 | Methods for enhancing digital search query techniques based on task-oriented user activity - Methods for using task-related information to enhance digital searching are provided. A task-oriented user activity system maintains task-related information about resources accessed by a user and current user task. This task-related information is used to enhance search queries to include task-related search criteria that improve relevance of search results. The task-related information can also be used to include task-related metadata in search engine index, e.g., by storing the metadata in the index or by storing it in resources which are subsequently indexed. Task-related information can also be used to enhance search results by filtering and ranking results to increase relevance with respect to a user's current task. | 06-18-2009 |
20090157653 | Methods for enhancing digital search results based on task-oriented user activity - Methods for using task-related information to enhance digital searching are provided. A task-oriented user activity system maintains task-related information about resources accessed by a user and current user task. This task-related information is used to enhance search results by filtering and ranking results to increase relevance with respect to a user's current task. The task-related information can also be used to include task-related metadata in search engine index, e.g., by storing the metadata in the index or by storing it in resources which are subsequently indexed. Task-related information can also be used to enhance search results by enhancing search queries to include task-related search criteria. | 06-18-2009 |
20090157729 | Methods for generating search engine index enhanced with task-related metadata - Methods for using task-related information to enhance digital searching are provided. A task-oriented user activity system maintains task-related information about resources accessed by a user and current user task. This task-related information is used to include task-related metadata in search engine index, e.g., by storing the metadata in the index or by storing it in resources which are subsequently indexed. Task-related information can also be used to enhance search results by filtering and ranking results to increase relevance with respect to a user's current task and/or to enhance search queries to include task-related search criteria. | 06-18-2009 |
Jonathan Forbes, Bellevue, WA US
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20120096001 | AFFINITIZING DATASETS BASED ON EFFICIENT QUERY PROCESSING - Embodiments of the present invention relate to systems, methods, and computer-storage media for affinitizing datasets based on efficient query processing. In one embodiment, a plurality of datasets within a data stream is received. The data stream is partitioned based on efficient query processing. Once the data stream is partitioned, an affinity identifier is assigned to datasets based on the partitioning of the dataset. Further, when datasets are broken into extents, the affinity identifier of the parent dataset is retained in the resulting extent. The affinity identifier of each extent is then referenced to preferentially store extents having common affinity identifiers within close proximity of one other across a data center. | 04-19-2012 |
Michael Scott Forbes, Seattle, WA US
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20120321210 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THEMATIC MAP CREATION - This invention relates generally to systems and methods thematic map creation. In one embodiment, a method includes, but is not limited to, receiving at least one indication of at least one region associated with at least one image; determining at least one parameter value for the at least one region; and providing at least one enhancement for the at least one region based on the at least one parameter value. | 12-20-2012 |
Ron Forbes, Seattle, WA US
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20120218395 | USER INTERFACE PRESENTATION AND INTERACTIONS - Embodiments are disclosed that relate to push and/or pull user interface elements in a user interface with which a user interacts via a depth camera. One embodiment provides a computing device configured to display an image of a user interface comprising one or more interactive user interface elements, receive from a depth camera one or more depth images of a scene including a human target, and display a rendering of a portion of the human target as a cursor positioned within the user interface and also provide to the display a rendering of a shadow of the cursor cast on one or more of the interactive user interface elements. The computing device is further configured to translate movement of the human target hand to the cursor such that movement of the human target hand causes corresponding actuation of a selected interactive user interface element via the cursor. | 08-30-2012 |
20130102387 | CALCULATING METABOLIC EQUIVALENCE WITH A COMPUTING DEVICE - A method for estimating a metabolic equivalent of task for use with a computing device is provided herein. The method includes receiving input from a capture device of a user; and tracking a position of each of the plurality of joints of the user. The method further includes determining a distance traveled for each of the plurality of joints between a first frame and a second frame; and calculating a horizontal velocity and a vertical velocity for each of the plurality of joints based on the distance traveled and an elapsed time between the first and second frames. The method further includes estimating a value for the metabolic equivalent of task using a metabolic equation including a component for the horizontal velocity and a component for the vertical velocity for each of the plurality of joints; and outputting the value for display. | 04-25-2013 |
Ronald Forbes, Seattle, WA US
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20140237587 | Managed Biometric Identity - A computing system such as a game console maintains and updates a biometric profile of a user. In one aspect, biometric data of the user is continuously obtained from a sensor such as an infrared and visible light camera, and used to update the biometric profile using a machine learning process. In another aspect, a user is prompted to confirm his or her identify when multiple users are detected at the same time and/or when the user is detected with a confidence level which is below a threshold. A real-time image of the user being identified can be displayed on a user interface with user images associated with one or more accounts. In another aspect, the biometric profile is managed by a shell on the computing system, where the shell makes the biometric profile available to any of a number of applications on the computing system. | 08-21-2014 |
Ronald O. Forbes, Seattle, WA US
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20090319938 | Displaying a User's Default Activities in a New Tab Page - In one or more embodiments, a Web browser is configured to enable a user to open a new tab and, responsively, display one or more activities in a new tab page for the user. The user can then select, from the new tab page, one or more activities to be performed. In at least some embodiments, a user can select an object in a first tab page, open a new tab page, and select an activity on the new tab page that is to be performed relative to the selected object. | 12-24-2009 |
Scott C. Forbes, Seattle, WA US
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20140328219 | SECURED COMMUNICATION VIA LOCATION AWARENESS - A method and system for collecting and verifying the location information of a calling party and a device of the calling party is provided. More specifically, a method and system is provided for determining whether the identity of the calling party can be confirmed, via evaluating location information, with an acceptable degree of certainty. The location information may be provided by the calling party or obtained from various sources over a digital communication channel. Some of the provided location information which can be accidentally or intentionally altered is identified and evaluated to determine its accuracy as part of the verification process of the caller's identity. | 11-06-2014 |
Scott C. Forbes, Redmond, WA US
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20090003309 | CAPABILITY OR ROLE-BASED ROUTING - The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates enhancing incoming data communication connectivity within a network. An analyzer component can evaluate a portion of an incoming data communication targeted for a network to identify a context associated with the data communication. A transfer component can direct the incoming data communication to a cluster within the network based at least in part upon the identified context, wherein the cluster includes a physical entity with pre-existing knowledge of the identified context. | 01-01-2009 |
20090003569 | VIRTUAL CONTACT IDENTIFIER - The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates enhancing connectivity associated with data communications. An interface can receive a portion of communication state data, wherein the communication state data is related to at least one of a data communication mode and a user context state. A routing component can evaluate the portion of communication state data to identify an optimized data communication mode, wherein the optimized data communication mode is dynamically linked to a virtual contact identifier. Moreover, the routing component can automatically and seamlessly employ an optimized communication session utilizing the dynamically identified optimized data communication mode based upon an activation of the virtual contact identifier. | 01-01-2009 |
20090006193 | Digital Voice Communication Advertising - Techniques for providing third party incentivized communications sessions are described. In some embodiments, a Voice over IP (VoIP) conversation is sampled for audio information such as a word, phrase, utterance, or phoneme that may be associated with an advertisement in a database. The database may be searched for the audio information, or in some embodiments a text equivalent of the audio information, and the associated advertisement may be served to a participant in the VoIP communication session. In some implementations, data from or about the conversation may be compiled for analysis. | 01-01-2009 |
20090006589 | CONTROL OF SENSOR NETWORKS - A method and apparatus is provided for generating an index and creating a network of devices based on the index. Information and data may be provided via the network. In one example, a request may be received from a user at a service. The service may maintain an index containing characteristics of devices. Any number or type of devices may be selected to participate in the network. Also, the network may be subsequently modified by the addition or removal of any device from the network. Information or data received from the network devices may be returned to the user requesting the information via the service. | 01-01-2009 |