Simon Gibbs

US Patent:

6963784, Nov 8, 2005

Filed:

Oct 16, 1998

Appl. No.:

09/174078

Inventors:

Simon Gibbs - Sunnyvale CA, US

Assignee:

Sony Corporation - Tokyo
Sony Electronics, Inc. - Park Ridge NJ

International Classification:

G06F017/00

US Classification:

700 94, 710 72, 710 10

Abstract:

A virtual device control module for interfacing with a target device is disclosed. A DCM (device control module) is operable for interfacing with the target device, wherein the DCM includes a first FCM (function control module) and a second FCM operable for controlling respective first and second functional components of the target device. The first FCM can be a physical FCM operable for controlling the operation of the first functional component, and the second FCM can be a virtual FCM operable for controlling the operation of a second functional component.

US Patent:

6990681, Jan 24, 2006

Filed:

Mar 29, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/113707

Inventors:

Sidney Wang - Pleasanton CA, US
Richter A. Rafey - Santa Clara CA, US
Hubert Le Van Gong - Santa Clara CA, US
Peter Broadwell - Palo Alto CA, US
Simon Gibbs - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

Sony Corporation - Tokyo
Sony Electronics Inc. - Park Ridge NJ

International Classification:

H04N 7/173

US Classification:

725105, 37524001, 37524025, 37524026, 348157, 348143, 348148, 348155, 348169

Abstract:

A broadcast of an event is enhanced with synthetic scenes generated from audio visual and supplemental data received in the broadcast. A synthetic scene is integrated into the broadcast in accordance with a depth map that contains depth information for the synthetic scene. The supplemental data may be sensing data from various sensors placed at the event, position and orientation data of particular objects at the event, or environmental data on conditions at the event. The supplemental data may also be camera tracking data from a camera that is used to generate a virtual camera and viewpoints for the synthetic scene. The present invention describes systems, clients, servers, methods, and computer-readable media of varying scope. In addition to the aspects of the present invention described in this summary, further aspects of the invention will become apparent by reference to the drawings and by reading the detailed description that follows.

US Patent:

8015192, Sep 6, 2011

Filed:

May 13, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/120209

Inventors:

Priyang Rathod - Mountain View CA, US
Mithun Sheshagiri - Mountain View CA, US
Simon J. Gibbs - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Suwon

International Classification:

G06F 7/00
G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707748, 707752, 707754

Abstract:

A method of ranking pieces of media content is provided. Each of the plurality pieces of media content has at least one relationship with at least one user. Each of the users has at least one relationship with at least one of the pieces of media content. Weights are associated with each piece of media content, user and relationship. The weight of a particular piece of media content is determined by recursively calculating and updating the weights of the pieces of media content and the users. The weight associated with a piece of media content or a user is calculated based on the weights of the at least one relationship and the weights of the at least one piece of media content or the at least one user with which the piece of media content or the user has the at least one relationship.

US Patent:

8195650, Jun 5, 2012

Filed:

Jun 26, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/823005

Inventors:

Mithun Sheshagiri - San Francisco CA, US
Simon J. Gibbs - San Jose CA, US
Alan Messer - Los Gatos CA, US

Assignee:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Suwon

International Classification:

G06F 7/00
G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707722

Abstract:

A method and system for providing access to information via a supplementary device is provided. User access to primary information via a primary device is monitored. Key information related to the primary content is obtained by extracting and analyzing metadata sources for the primary information. Then, supplementary information related to the primary information is obtained based on the key information. The supplementary information is provided for user access via the supplementary device.

US Patent:

8560465, Oct 15, 2013

Filed:

Feb 22, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/710204

Inventors:

Sangoh Jeong - Palo Alto CA, US
Simon J. Gibbs - San Jose CA, US
Xinwen Zhang - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd - Suwon

International Classification:

G06N 5/00

US Classification:

706 12, 706 45

Abstract:

Techniques for allocating individually executable portions of executable code for execution in an Elastic computing environment are disclosed. In an Elastic computing environment, scalable and dynamic external computing resources can be used in order to effectively extend the computing capabilities beyond that which can be provided by internal computing resources of a computing system or environment. Machine learning can be used to automatically determine whether to allocate each individual portion of executable code (e. g. , a Weblet) for execution to either internal computing resources of a computing system (e. g. , a computing device) or external resources of an dynamically scalable computing resource (e. g. , a Cloud). By way of example, status and preference data can be used to train a supervised learning mechanism to allow a computing device to automatically allocate executable code to internal and external computing resources of an Elastic computing environment.

US Patent:

20030187730, Oct 2, 2003

Filed:

Mar 27, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/109491

Inventors:

Jai Natarajan - Sunnyvale CA, US
Simon Gibbs - San Jose CA, US

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705/014000, 707/200000

Abstract:

The invention illustrates a system and method measuring visibility of viewing assets on the client side comprising: a content stream; a metadata stream corresponding to the content stream for describing the content stream; and a capture module configured for monitoring the metadata stream for a target subject and capturing a parameter associated with the target subject.

US Patent:

20090049074, Feb 19, 2009

Filed:

Aug 15, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/839523

Inventors:

Joseph Dara-Abrams - Los Altos CA, US
Simon Gibbs - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

SONY CORPORATION, A JAPANESE CORPORATION - Tokyo
SONY ELECTRONICS INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION - Park Ridge NJ

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707102, 707E17005

Abstract:

A content management server is provided. The content management server includes at least one relay element to identify media content and media players within a network and acquire content characteristic information from the media content and media player characteristic information from the media players. A database stores the content characteristic information and the media player characteristic information. A processor performs a compatibility test, based on the content characteristic information and the media player characteristic information, to determine whether selected media content is playable on any of the media players and to indicate a result of the compatibility test via a user interface.

US Patent:

20090132527, May 21, 2009

Filed:

Jan 5, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/348629

Inventors:

Mithun SHESHAGIRI - Mountain View CA, US
Simon J. GIBBS - San Jose CA, US
Phuong NGUYEN - San Jose CA, US
Priyang RATHOD - Mountain View CA, US

Assignee:

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. - Suwon City

International Classification:

G06F 7/06
G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707 5, 707E17108, 707E17046

Abstract:

In a first embodiment of the present invention, a method for automatically creating a list of media items for a user is provided. Information relating to the user is obtained from a social networking site. One or more keywords are then extracted from the information. The one or more keywords are then sent to a media item search engine. A list of media items relating to the keywords are received from the media item search engine.

Author:

Simon Gibbs

ISBN #:

0201422824

Author:

Simon Gibbs

ISBN #:

0130600350

Author:

Simon Gibbs

ISBN #:

0444887601