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| 20090271365 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF GENERATING 3D USER INTERFACE FOR PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT - One embodiment of the application provides a method of generating a 3D user interface (UI) in a controller for an appliance in a physical environment. The method includes: abstracting the appliance to obtain to a appliance functionality description having variables of the appliance, operations of the state variables, and relationship among the state variables; converting the state variables into corresponding 3D widgets in the controller, wherein the state variable are mapped respectively into the 3D widgets; laying out the 3D widgets to form the 3D UI in the controller; constructing communication objects in the controller from the state variables, the state variables being mapped into the communication objects; and providing interaction between the 3D UI and the appliance by a communication protocol integrated with the appliance. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20100057354 | Method of Route Retrieval - A method of route retrieval is provided comprising initializing a first weighted graph, converting a blueprint of an area into a weighted graph, updating the weighted graph in real time, and calculating an optimal route in the area. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100058247 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF A USER INTERFACE - One embodiment of the application provides a method including segmenting a 3D polygon mesh into a plurality of widgets, defining a state variable for each widget, defining a behavior for each widget, and assembling a three-dimensional user interface from the widgets, the state variables, and the behaviors. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100102983 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF TRANSLATING DEVELOPING CONDITIONS IN SPATIAL GEOMETRIES INTO VERBAL OUTPUT - A verbal language based output system includes data defining a geometrical region, such as a building, configuration data relative to various detectors in the region, and a plurality of event inputs associated with the detectors. Verbal language generation software, in response to the data and the event inputs, produces verbal descriptions of developing events. Such verbal descriptions can be audibly output for use by personnel needing to enter the region to address the events. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20110057929 | MODEL DRIVEN 3D GEOMETRIC MODELING SYSTEM - A method and system of generating a 3D geometric object model for a domain. The method includes: extracting basic geometric elements from an input source; converting the basic geometric elements into domain elements according to a domain model, wherein the domain elements preserve semantic information of their attributes and relationships defined by the domain model; and constructing a 3D geometric model, including 3D geometric objects, from the domain elements by geometric operators according to the domain model, wherein the 3D geometric objects maintain the semantic information of the domain elements, and the semantic information is allowed to be defined in a level of the objects. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110082643 | LOCATION ENHANCEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD BASED ON TOPOLOGY CONSTRAINTS - A method for enhanced location sensing based on topology constraints. A potential position value and a corresponding probability value with respect to an observed position data of an object within a structure can be calculated utilizing a normal probability distribution function. Thereafter, an optimal route between adjacent observed time periods may be calculated utilizing a heuristic search algorithm. The potential position value and the optimal route can be calculated by accessing a pre-installed topology data associated with the structure. An optimization problem can then be solved to refine the observed position data. The position between a pair of observed time periods can be interpolated and the position of the object before a next observed time can be predicted by interpolation based on the spatial constraints. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110209081 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONSTRUCTING MULTI-DIMENSIONAL DATA MODELS FOR DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS - Methods, systems, and computer-readable medium are provided for constructing multi-dimensional data models for distribution networks. Geometric features are extricated from a 2D representation of a distribution network comprising a plurality of objects having a relationship to each other within a network. Distribution network elements are generated from the geometric elements according to a network distribution model. The distribution network elements comprise objects and components of the network and include semantic information on associated attributes and relationships thereof. The distribution network element(s) can be validated using rules to detect errors in the generation of the distribution network element(s). The distribution networks element(s) can be refined and a multi-dimensional digital model constructed from the distribution network elements according to the distribution network model. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110218777 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A BUILDING INFORMATION MODEL - In an embodiment, a computer implemented method and system obtains a floor plan in a vector image format. Template driven searching is performed by a computer system to extract basic building structures. In another embodiment, a CAD-based vector image is received into a computer processor. An object is recognized and extracted from the vector image. The object is exported into a building information model compliant to ISO/PAS 16739 (Industry Foundation Classes) or OmniClass™. | 09-08-2011 |
