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Book
01 Jan 2002
TL;DR: A user interface is that portion of an interactive computer system that communicates with the user as mentioned in this paper. User interfaces include any aspect of the system that is visible to the user, such as a keyboard, mouse, or display.
Abstract: A user interface is that portion of an interactive computer system that communicates with the user. Design of the user interface includes any aspect of the system that is visible to the user. Once, all computer users were specialists in computing, and interfaces consisted of jumper wires in patch boards, punched cards (q.v.) prepared offline, and batch printouts. Today a wide range of nonspecialists use computers, and keyboards, mice, and graphical displays are the most common interface hardware. The user interface is becoming a larger and larger portion of the software in a computer system--and a more important portion, as broader groups of people use computers. As computers become more powerful, the critical bottleneck in applying computer-based systems to solve problems is more often in the user interface rather than in the computer hardware or software.

2,234 citations


Patent
04 Jan 2002
TL;DR: In this paper, the system includes a voice recognition unit and a speech processing server that work together to enable users to interact with the system using voice commands guided by navigation context sensitive voice prompts, and provide user-requested data in a verbalized format back to the users.
Abstract: A system and method for providing access to CRM data via a voice interface. In one embodiment, the system includes a voice recognition unit and a speech processing server that work together to enable users to interact with the system using voice commands guided by navigation context sensitive voice prompts, and provide user-requested data in a verbalized format back to the users. Digitized voice waveform data are processed to determine the voice commands of the user. The system also uses a “grammar” that enables users to retrieve data using intuitive natural language speech queries. In response to such a query, a corresponding data query is generated by the system to retrieve one or more data sets corresponding to the query. The user is then enabled to browse the data that are returned through voice command navigation, wherein the system “reads” the data back to the user using text-to-speech (TTS) conversion.

1,188 citations


Journal ArticleDOI
TL;DR: The Raw microprocessor research prototype uses a scalable instruction set architecture to attack the emerging wire-delay problem by providing a parallel, software interface to the gate, wire and pin resources of the chip.
Abstract: Wire delay is emerging as the natural limiter to microprocessor scalability. A new architectural approach could solve this problem, as well as deliver unprecedented performance, energy efficiency and cost effectiveness. The Raw microprocessor research prototype uses a scalable instruction set architecture to attack the emerging wire-delay problem by providing a parallel, software interface to the gate, wire and pin resources of the chip. An architecture that has direct, first-class analogs to all of these physical resources will ultimately let programmers achieve the maximum amount of performance and energy efficiency in the face of wire delay.

1,087 citations


Patent
03 Jun 2002
TL;DR: In this article, a digital rights manager for enforcing a set of externally supplied restrictions associated with the received audio and/or video data is incorporated, with a cryptographic processor for selectively cryptoprocessing audio and video data in dependence on said rights manager being provided to limit access to the audio and or video data content.
Abstract: An intelligent media device, comprising a packet data communications interface; a media communication interface for receiving audio and/or video data; a digital memory for persistently storing received audio and/or video data; and an intelligent server for generating a virtual interface for controlling the media communication interface and the digital memory through said packet data communications interface. The intelligent server may be adaptive. A variety of devices may be interfaced through the packet data communications interface, including telephony, imaging, videoconferencing, security, alarm, environmental control, vehicular, illumination system, domestic appliance; fluid and handling systems, as well as consumer electronic devices. A digital rights manager for enforcing a set of externally supplied restrictions associated with the received audio and/or video data may be incorporated, with a cryptographic processor for selectively cryptoprocessing audio and/or video data in dependence on said rights manager being provided to limit access to the audio and/or video data content.

781 citations


Journal ArticleDOI
TL;DR: A brain-computer interface that can help users to input phone numbers based on the steady-state visual evoked potential (SSVEP), which has noninvasive signal recording, little training required for use, and high information transfer rate.
Abstract: This paper presents a brain-computer interface (BCI) that can help users to input phone numbers. The system is based on the steady-state visual evoked potential (SSVEP). Twelve buttons illuminated at different rates were displayed on a computer monitor. The buttons constituted a virtual telephone keypad, representing the ten digits 0-9, BACKSPACE, and ENTER. Users could input phone number by gazing at these buttons. The frequency-coded SSVEP was used to judge which button the user desired. Eight of the thirteen subjects succeeded in ringing the mobile phone using the system. The average transfer rate over all subjects was 27.15 bits/min. The attractive features of the system are noninvasive signal recording, little training required for use, and high information transfer rate. Approaches to improve the performance of the system are discussed.

765 citations


Patent
15 Apr 2002
TL;DR: In this paper, a network device including a plurality of communication interfaces, including a telephone line interface, a computer data interface, and a broadband network interface; a processor; a machine-readable storage medium which during use stores a call processing application and service profiles, and which stores executable instructions to mediate communications between the plurality of communications interfaces, the instructions causing the network device to detect network signaling events or trigger points in a telephone call and invoke the call-processing application in response to the detected network signalling events and trigger points, operating according to parameters defined in the service profiles.
Abstract: A network device including a plurality of communication interfaces, including a telephone line interface, a computer data interface, and a broadband network interface; a processor; a machine-readable storage medium which during use stores a call processing application and service profiles, and which stores executable instructions to mediate communications between the plurality of communication interfaces, the instructions causing the network device to detect network signaling events or trigger points in a telephone call and invoke the call processing application in response to the detected network signaling events or trigger points, the call processing application operating according to parameters defined in the service profiles.

593 citations


Patent
TL;DR: A hand-held ultrasound system includes integrated electronics within an ergonomic housing as mentioned in this paper, which communicate with a host computer using an industry standard high speed serial bus, and allows a user to gather ultrasonic data on a standard user computing device such as a PC and employ the data so gathered via an independent external application without requiring a custom system, expensive hardware modifications, or system rebuilds.
Abstract: A hand-held ultrasound system includes integrated electronics within an ergonomic housing. The electronics includes control circuitry, beamforming and circuitry transducer drive circuitry. The electronics communicate with a host computer using an industry standard high speed serial bus. The ultrasonic imaging system is operable on a standard, commercially available, user computing device without specific hardware modifications, and is adapted to interface with an external application without modification to the ultrasonic imaging system to allow a user to gather ultrasonic data on a standard user computing device such as a PC, and employ the data so gathered via an independent external application without requiring a custom system, expensive hardware modifications, or system rebuilds. An integrated interface program allows such ultrasonic data to be invoked by a variety of such external applications having access to the integrated interface program via a standard, predetermined platform such as visual basic or c++.

503 citations


Patent
09 Dec 2002
TL;DR: A business method utilizing a system comprising one or more distributed computers, application software, off-the-shelf peripheral components including keyboard-and-mouseless data entry (KDE) devices, business processes, human and KDE device readable data, related information on removable data storage media or available from external databases, and existing communications systems for speeding and improving: 1) personal or business automation, efficiency and productivity, goal attainment; 2) improving, speeding and automating the person-computer interface; 3) selection, acquisition, and tracking usage of items acquired from an existing
Abstract: A business method utilizing a system comprising one or more distributed computers, application software, off-the-shelf peripheral components including keyboard-and-mouseless data entry (KDE) devices, business processes, human and KDE device readable data, related information on removable data storage media or available from external databases, and existing communications systems for speeding and improving: 1) personal or business automation, efficiency and productivity, goal attainment; 2) improving, speeding and automating the person-computer interface; 3) selection, acquisition, and tracking usage of items acquired from an existing supply chain; 4) marketing items and retaining customers buying the products, controlling their usage, and disseminating information about the products.

456 citations


Patent
30 Apr 2002
TL;DR: In this paper, a method and apparatus for transferring data between IP devices (including, but not limited to, Gigabit Ethernet devices) and SCSI or Fibre Channel devices is presented.
Abstract: A method and apparatus for transferring data between IP devices (including, but not limited to, Gigabit Ethernet devices) and SCSI or Fibre Channel devices. The device interfaces may be either SCSI, Fibre Channel or IP interfaces such as Gigabit Ethernet. Data is switched between SCSI and IP, Fibre Channel and IP, or between SCSI and Fibre Channel. Data can also be switched from SCSI to SCSI, IP to IP and FC to FC. The port interfaces provide the conversion from the input frame format to an internal frame format, which can be routed within the apparatus. The amount of processing performed by each port interface is dependent on the interface type. The processing capabilities of the present invention permit rapid transfer of information packets between multiple interfaces at latency levels meeting the stringent requirements for storage protocols. The configuration control can be applied to each port on a switch and, in turn, each switch on the network, via an SNMP or Web-based interface, providing a flexible, programmable control for the apparatus.

456 citations


Patent
07 Feb 2002
TL;DR: A system for transferring data into and out of medical devices wherein a personal data manager (PDM) is used in a web-based network is disclosed in this paper, where the PDM co-operates with a programmer to enhance remote monitoring of implanted medical devices on a chronic basis to deliver clinical therapy in real time.
Abstract: A system for transferring data into and out of medical devices wherein a personal data manager (PDM) is used in a web-based network is disclosed. The PDM co-operates with a programmer to enhance remote monitoring of implanted medical devices on a chronic basis to deliver clinical therapy in real time. The PDM is handheldable and mobile and expands the reach of the programmer by storing and forwarding data from the programmer to web-based network constituting a medical environment. The PDM is also implemented to store and forward information to PCs and similar peripheral equipment. In a specialized application, the PDM is configured to exchange data with the unregulated operational/functional segments of the IMD.

441 citations


01 Jan 2002
TL;DR: This paper describes the unique aspects of one MPI implementation, the standard library definition for messagepassing communication, and its goals, which justify an MPI design that may at first seem burdensome.
Abstract: LAM is a parallel software environment with a history. The most recent episode is MPI (Message-Passing Interface) [1], the standard library definition for messagepassing communication. A standard is long overdue as many new programmers discover that explicit data transfer with clear synchronization can be an effective way to get something done with parallel computers. MPI anticipates the day when libraries (probably refitted as objects) exploiting multiple computing resources will be ubiquitous. Delivering potentially complex, well behaved and portable parallel software requires more than functions to send and receive a message. These goals justify an MPI design that may at first seem burdensome. This paper does not pursue an MPI design review but instead describes the unique aspects of one implementation.

Patent
30 Sep 2002
TL;DR: In this paper, an interface device is connected to a host by an I/O bus and provides hardware and processing mechanisms for accelerating data transfers between a network and a storage unit, while controlling the data transfers by the host.
Abstract: An interface device is connected to a host by an I/O bus and provides hardware and processing mechanisms for accelerating data transfers between a network and a storage unit, while controlling the data transfers by the host. The interface device includes hardware circuitry for processing network packet headers, and can use a dedicated fast-path for data transfer between the network and the storage unit, the fast-path set up by the host. The host CPU and protocol stack avoids protocol processing for data transfer over the fast-path, freeing host bus bandwidth, and the data need not cross the I/O bus, freeing I/O bus bandwidth. The storage unit may include RAID or other multiple drive configurations and may be connected to the INIC by a parallel channel such as SCSI or by a serial channel such as Ethernet or Fibre Channel. The interface device contains a file cache that stores data transferred between the network and storage unit, with organization of data in the interface device file cache controlled by a file system on the host. Additional interface devices may be connected to the host via the I/O bus, with each additional interface device having a file cache controlled by the host file system, and providing additional network connections and/or being connected to additional storage units.

Patent
15 Jul 2002
TL;DR: In this article, an overlay Wireless Location System (WLSS) is presented, where an Abis interface is monitored to obtain information used to locate GSM phones (S116).
Abstract: In an overlay Wireless Location System, an Abis interface is monitored to obtain information used to locate GSM phones (S116). Signaling links of the Abis interface are passively monitored to obtain certain information, such as control and traffic channel assignment, called number, and mobile identification, which is not available from the GSM air interface of the reverse channel (S110-S116). This approach also applies to IDEN and can be broadened to include CDMA systems where the GSM architecture has been used and the system includes a separated BTS to BSC interface.

Patent
02 May 2002
TL;DR: In this article, a personal shopping system for combined use in both the home of a user and a shopping establishment is presented, which includes a host computer which is coupled to a host modem and, optionally, to at least one wireless multiaccess point.
Abstract: The present invention relates to a personal shopping system for combined use in both the home of a user and a shopping establishment. The system includes a host computer which is coupled to a host modem and, optionally, to at least one wireless multi-access point. At least one shopping establishment kiosk cradle is employed to interface with a portable terminal which is also part of the system. The portable terminal can be used in both the shopping establishment and the home of the user. It is configured to read bar codes associated with items related to shopping, and includes a memory, a bar code reader, a wireless transceiver, and a data interface. The data interface of the terminal communicates with a data interface of the shopping establishment kiosk cradle. A home cradle for the portable terminal is also provided and is adapted to remain in the home of the user. It includes a home portable terminal-receiving station and a home data interface to communicate with the data interface of the portable terminal. A home data transfer circuit is also included to permit data exchange between the home data interface and the modem coupled to the host computer. The portable terminal can be provided with unique identifying indicia so that the terminal can serve as a form of identification for a user of the system. Database management of shopping lists for multiple establishments, including customer preferences, can be performed.

Patent
20 Dec 2002
TL;DR: In this paper, a system comprises an equipment service vehicle and an off-board computer system, which is coupled to the power source by way of the power transmission link and are interconnected to each other by means of a communication network.
Abstract: A system comprises an equipment service vehicle and an off-board computer system. The equipment service vehicle further includes a power source, a power transmission link, a plurality of input devices, a plurality of output devices, and an on-board computer system. The on-board computer system further includes a plurality of microprocessor-based interface modules and a communication network. The plurality of interface modules are coupled to the power source by way of the power transmission link and are interconnected to each other by way of the communication network. Each of the plurality of interface modules is coupled to respective ones of the plurality of input devices and the plurality of output devices by way of respective dedicated communication links. The on-board computer system stores I/O status information for the plurality of input devices and the plurality of output devices. The on-board computer system transmits at least some of the I/O status information by way of a wireless radio-frequency communication link to the off-board computer system.

Book
01 Jan 2002
TL;DR: New interaction techniques for direct pen-based interaction on the Interactive Mural, a large high resolution (64 dpi) display, are described, which minimizes the amount of attention demanded and interruption due to the mechanics of the interface.
Abstract: This paper describes new interaction techniques for direct pen-based interaction on the Interactive Mural, a large (6′x3.5′) high resolution (64 dpi) display. They have been tested in a digital brainstorming tool that has been used by groups of professional product designers. Our "interactive wall" metaphor for interaction has been guided by several goals: to support both free-hand sketching and high-resolution materials, such as images, 3D models and GUI application windows; to present a visual appearance that does not clutter the content with control devices; and to support fluid interaction, which minimizes the amount of attention demanded and interruption due to the mechanics of the interface. We have adapted and extended techniques that were developed for electronic whiteboards and generalized the use of the FlowMenu to execute a wide variety of actions in a single pen stroke, While these techniques were designed for a brainstorming tool, they are very general and can be used in a wide variety of application domains using interactive surfaces.

Journal ArticleDOI
01 Mar 2002
TL;DR: The Zoltan library simplifies the load-balancing, data movement, unstructured-communication, and memory usage difficulties that arise in dynamic applications such as adaptive finite-element methods, particle methods, and crash simulations.
Abstract: The Zoltan library is a collection of data management services for parallel, unstructured, adaptive, and dynamic applications that is available as open-source software. It simplifies the load-balancing, data movement, unstructured-communication, and memory usage difficulties that arise in dynamic applications such as adaptive finite-element methods, particle methods, and crash simulations. Zoltan's data-structure-neutral design also lets a wide range of applications use it without imposing restrictions on application data structures. Its object-based interface provides a simple and inexpensive way for application developers to use the library and researchers to make new capabilities available under a common interface.

Patent
11 Jun 2002
TL;DR: In this paper, a personal gaming device is adapted to present a game to a player, including displaying game video information on the display, using a wireless communication interface associated with the device.
Abstract: The present invention comprises a personal gaming device. The personal gaming device of the invention is adapted to present a game to a player. In one embodiment, the gaming device includes a display screen (34), a processing unit including a processor, and a memory, and a wireless communication interface associated with the processing unit. The wireless communication interface is adapted to receive data and provide it to the processing unit, and is adapted to transmit data provided by the processing unit. In one embodiment, the personal gaming device is associated with a gaming system including a game data server. The processing unit receives game data from a remote location, such as the game data server, via the wireless communication interface and utilizes the game data to present a game to the player, including presenting game video information on the display. In one embodiment, the gaming device includes a player input device, and the processing unit receives player input from the input device and transmits said input to a remote location via the wireless communication interface.

Patent
TL;DR: An implantable medical device communication system as mentioned in this paper consists of an implantable device, a medical information management system, and a module interface apparatus for facilitating communication therebetween, which includes at least a computer processing unit and a display unit.
Abstract: An implantable medical device communication system includes an implantable medical device, a medical information management system, and a module interface apparatus for facilitating communication therebetween. The implantable medical device includes transmitter/receiver circuitry coupled to a device antenna. The medical information management system includes at least a computer processing unit and a display unit. The module interface apparatus includes interface receiver/transmitter circuitry coupled to an interface antenna to communicate with the device transmitter/receiver circuitry via the device antenna. Further, the module interface apparatus includes interface circuitry operable to adapt data (e.g., programming commands) received from the medical information management system for transmittal to the implantable medical device and adapt data received from the implantable medical device (e.g., device data including operational data, physiological parameter data, analyzed data, diagnostic data, etc.) such as to communicate such information to the medical information management system.

Patent
11 Jan 2002
TL;DR: In this paper, a control system for operating and integrating automated applications in a small building environment is described, which includes a plurality of application controllers (14, 16, 18) that control the operation of various automated applications, such as HVAC, lighting, access control and security.
Abstract: A control system for operating and integrating automated applications in a small building environment. The control system includes a plurality of application controllers (14, 16, 18) that control the operation of various automated applications, such as HVAC, lighting, access control and security. The control system further includes a local control interface (12) that integrates and coordinates/controls operation of the various application controllers (14, 16, 18). The local control interface (12) is reprogrammed with profiles for each of the different types of application controllers (14, 16, 18) designed to operate with the system, but also is able to acquire new profiles from new or custom application controllers that are unknown to the local control interface at the time of installation. The profiles include control variable definitions for each of the control variables supported by the corresponding application controller. This information permits self-configuration of the application controllers. The control interface and application controllers communicate with explicit messages using explicit addressing. The structure of the explicit messages is preferably preprogrammed into the control interface and the application controllers.

Proceedings ArticleDOI
06 Jul 2002
TL;DR: This work describes a multimodal application architecture which combines finite-state multimodAL language processing, a speech-act based multimodals dialogue manager, dynamic multimodale output generation, and user-tailored text planning to enable rapid prototyping of multimodality interfaces with flexible input and adaptive output.
Abstract: Mobile interfaces need to allow the user and system to adapt their choice of communication modes according to user preferences, the task at hand, and the physical and social environment. We describe a multimodal application architecture which combines finite-state multimodal language processing, a speech-act based multimodal dialogue manager, dynamic multimodal output generation, and user-tailored text planning to enable rapid prototyping of multimodal interfaces with flexible input and adaptive output. Our testbed application MATCH (Multimodal Access To City Help) provides a mobile multimodal speech-pen interface to restaurant and sub-way information for New York City.

Journal ArticleDOI
09 Jan 2002
TL;DR: A prototype spatial audio user interface for a Global Positioning System (GPS) designed to allow mobile users to carry out location tasks while their eyes, hands or attention are otherwise engaged is described.
Abstract: In this paper we describe a prototype spatial audio user interface for a Global Positioning System (GPS). The interface is designed to allow mobile users to carry out location tasks while their eyes, hands or attention are otherwise engaged. Audio user interfaces for GPS have typically been designed to meet the needs of visually impaired users, and generally, though not exclusively, employ speech-audio. In contrast, our prototype system uses a simple form of non-speech, spatial audio. This paper analyses various candidate audio mappings for location and distance information. A variety of tasks, design considerations, design trade-offs and opportunities are considered. The findings from pilot empirical testing are reported. Finally, opportunities for improvements to the system and for future evaluation are explored.

Patent
14 May 2002
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a system and method whereby a local application (1-3) may interface with a single API (1)-3 and be automatically connected to the appropriate source of terminal location information.
Abstract: In one embodiment of the invention there is provided a system and method whereby a local application (1-3) may interface with a single API (1-3) and be automatically connected to the appropriate source of terminal location information. In another embodiment of the invention there is provided a system and method whereby a remote application (1-3) and/or web service may interface with a single API (1-3) and be automatically connected to the appropriate source of terminal location information. In another embodiment of the invention there is provided a system and method whereby a user can specify his privacy preferences to one database and be assured that his preferences would be adhered to by all location providing sources, thereby allowing the user to exact direct control over which applications (1-1) and web services have access to data concerning the location of his mobile.

Patent
22 Oct 2002
TL;DR: A programmable and expandable building automation and control system (10) includes a system platform that supports interchangeable smart card (12), security card (22), power supply card (24), telephone/voice/modem card (26), HVAC relay control (62), auxiliary relay control(66), power (80), telephone interface (30), sensor analog inputs (32), smoke detector interface (54), siren/strobe output (80) tamper loop (52), protected peripheral power supply (72), PLC communication protocol interface (18), RS 232 communication interface (
Abstract: A programmable and expandable building automation and control system (10)includes a system platform supports interchangeable smart card (12), security card (22), power supply card (24), telephone/voice/modem card (26), HVAC relay control (62), auxiliary relay control (66), power (80), telephone interface (30), sensor analog inputs (32), smoke detector interface (54), siren/strobe output (80), tamper loop (52), protected peripheral power supply (72), switched peripheral power supply (74), PLC communication protocol interface (18), RS 232 communication interface (14), RS 485 communication interface (16), touchscreen user interface (28), and 'smart' key interface (34) via 'smart' key (104). In addition to touchscreen and smart key interface, user-interface with system (10) is accommodated via telephone, personal computer or personal digital assistant, or through infrared or radio frequency transmission.

Patent
24 Jun 2002
TL;DR: In this paper, a centralized diagnostics management tool for supervisory process control and manufacturing information applications is presented, which facilitates centralized monitoring of distributed components of a supervisory processes control system.
Abstract: A centralized diagnostics management tool is disclosed that facilitates centralized monitoring of distributed components of a supervisory process control and manufacturing information application. The centralized diagnostics management tool includes a diagnostics management console shell that is customized according to a set of software modules that interface to data sources to populate views supported by the console shell. The console shell includes a set of view templates including controls for manipulating graphically displayed representations of data rendered by the distributed components. The console shell also includes an interface for exchanging requests and data with an extensible set of software modules that provide data links to ones of the set of distributed components. The software modules also define the customizable portions of the view rendered by the console shell.

Patent
05 Jun 2002
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a system and method for providing peripheral awareness of information to a user by either determining or specifying the information to be provided automatically, or specified by the user.
Abstract: The system and method of the present invention provides peripheral awareness of information to a user. The information to be provided is either determined automatically, or specified by the user. Once the information to be provided is determined or specified, it is automatically tracked or watched via at least one conventional communications interface for accessing one or more conventional communications sources. Current information is then automatically dynamically provided in an interactive peripheral display which minimizes any potential distraction to the user. Determining or specifying, tracking or watching, and providing the information is accomplished using at least one customizable dynamic encapsulated object, a "ticket," that when paired with a "viewer," provides peripheral awareness of information to the user. Further, in one embodiment, the tickets are sharable among users, and may be copied, cut, pasted, saved, transmitted, dragged and dropped from web pages, etc., like any other electronic file using conventional techniques.

Journal ArticleDOI
01 Sep 2002
TL;DR: It is found that low- and high-fidelity prototypes are equally good at uncovering usability issues, and designers should choose whichever medium and level of fidelity suit their practical needs and design goals, as discussed in this paper.
Abstract: Interface designs are currently tested in a mixture of fidelities and media. So far, there is insufficient research to indicate what level of fidelity and media will produce the best feedback from ...

Patent
11 Feb 2002
TL;DR: The BeefLink as mentioned in this paper software includes components for data collection and real-time data lookup components; share, switch, route, and interface components; extract, transform, and load components; and report and analyze data components.
Abstract: An efficient method and apparatus for livestock data collection and management is described to provide quality assurance source verification data and performance tracking for individual animals throughout the production cycle. Individual animal data is efficiently collected, transferred, and shared in a transactional, event-oriented, row-oriented structure with few columns without need for creating relational structures. The BeefLink™ software includes components for data collection and real-time data lookup components; share, switch, route, and interface components; extract, transform, and load components; and report and analyze data components. Embodiments include data acquisition from multiple RFID reader locations; a web-based information system for a beef marketing alliance; value-based procurement, and supply chain management.

Patent
04 Apr 2002
TL;DR: In this article, a system for monitoring game play is presented, which includes at least one gaming device adapted to present a game to a player and generate game play data. But the system is not designed for the general public.
Abstract: A system for monitoring game play is disclosed. The system includes at least one gaming device adapted to present a game to a player and generate game play data. A communication link is provided between the gaming device and a host over which game play data, including player information, is transmitted. The host is adapted to store, manipulate, display and otherwise use the data. In one embodiment, the host is arranged to generate an interface for display by a display device. Game play information is displayed with the interface. In one embodiment, game play information regarding one or more gaming machines is displayed real-time by the interface. Filters may be used upon and reports generated using the game play information. In one embodiment, the system includes one or more portable, hand-held devices for displaying the interface and information.

Patent
09 Jan 2002
TL;DR: An interactive user interface for ordering specific calculated and solution-oriented results related to finance is provided within a software suite for enabling viewing and manipulation of aggregated data compiled from data sources and accessible through a single interfacing node operated on a data-packet network as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: An interactive user-interface for ordering specific calculated and solution-oriented results related to finance is provided within a software suite for enabling viewing and manipulation of aggregated data compiled (157) from data sources and accessible through a single interfacing node operated on a data-packet-network (153). The interface comprises, an interactive drop-down menu containing questions relating to various aspects of financial planning, an interactive inputs section containing input data fields and selection boxes, the input section for configuring a calculative order, a submission function for submitting the calculative order upon completion thereof and a result window for displaying the data results derived from the calculations ordered. A user (163) operating within the user-interface selects an issue from the drop-down menu, populates any vacant data fields and or selection boxes displayed in the inputs section as a result of selecting an issue, and submit the data for server-side calculation and subsequent display of the calculated results.