| US 5,752,159 請求項1 |
US 6,115,035 請求項1 |
1. In an interactive network including a server (Fig.3 -110) and a plurality of client stations, the server including a memory and a processor having event processing control logic (Fig.3 - 312), a method for automatically collecting event data from a multimedia application at a client station with the server, the method comprising:
在由一個裝載有記憶體與具備事件處理控制邏輯之處理器的伺服器以及複數個客戶工作站所組成的互動網路中，一項以伺服器收集客戶工作多媒體應用程式之事件資料的方法，包括 |
1. A method for distributing digital audio or video information comprising the steps of:
一個配送數位聲音或影像資訊之方法，其由以下步驟組成 |
identifying an event of a multimedia application at a first client station; transmitting, from the first client station (Fig.3 -316), an event data signal representing the event; receiving the event data signal with the server;
辨別出第一個客戶工作站上多媒體應用程式的一個事件；從第一個客戶工作站傳送表徵該事件的事件數據訊號；伺服器接收該事件數據訊號 |
translating an input analog signal into at least one digital signal segment (Fig.1 - 12); automatically correlating the at least one signal segment with identifying data received from an Internet connection (Fig.1 - 20); storing the correlated at least one signal segment and identifying data in a storage device (Fig.1 - 24);
將一個輸入之類比訊號轉譯成至少一個數位訊號片段；自動將至少一個訊號片段與從網際網路所接收之辨別資料進行構連；儲存經構連之至少一個訊號片段與辨別資料於記憶設備中 |
processing the event data signal with the event processing control logic of the server to determine if the event is of interest to the server; storing the event data signal in the memory of the server if the event is of interest to the server; registering an interest of a second client station in the event with the server;
以伺服器之事件處理控制邏輯來處理該事件數據訊號並判斷該事件是否是伺服器所感興趣者(Fig.3 - 314)；若該事件為伺服器所感興趣者則儲存該事件數據訊號於伺服器記憶體中；以伺服器來記錄第二個客戶工作站對該事件之興趣 |
selecting at least one stored signal segment for distribution to a user terminal (Fig.1 - 28); formatting the at least one selected signal segment for output on an Internet connection; and sending the at least one selected signal segment to the user terminal via the Internet connection,
選取至少一個儲存之訊號片段來配送至使用者終端；將至少一個被選取之訊號片段格式化成可透過網際網路輸出；透過網際網路連結將至少一個被選取之訊號片段傳送至使用者終端 |
processing the event data signal stored in the memory of the server with the event processing control logic of the server to determine if the event is of interest to the second client station; transmitting the event data signal from the server if the second client station is interested in the event; and receiving the event data signal with the second client station (Fig.3 - 318).
以伺服器之事件處理控制邏輯來處理儲存於記憶體中的事件數據訊號並判斷該事件是否為第二個客戶工作站所感興趣者；若該事件為第二個客戶工作站所感興趣者則從伺服器傳送事件數據訊號；由第二個客戶工作站接收該事件數據訊號 |
wherein said translating step comprises: receiving a request to capture an analog signal; extracting a plurality of capture parameters from the received request; and capturing the analog signal in accordance with the plurality of extracted parameters to effect translation of the analog signal into the at least one digital signal segment.
前述傳譯步驟包括：接收捕捉類比訊號之要求；從所接收之要求擷取出複數之訊號捕捉參數；依據所擷取之參數來捕捉類比訊號以進行將類比訊號轉譯成至少一個數位訊號片段 |
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| US 6,487,594 請求項1 |
US 7,142,508 請求項1 |
1. A policy management system for an Internet service provider having a plurality of Internet provisioning servers in different regions, the system comprising:
一項在不同區域架設多台網路供應伺服器之ISP業者的控管規則系統，包括 |
1. A method of regulating an average rate of transmission on a computer network employing TCP wherein the average rate of transmission is regulated to an extent sufficient to reduce the effect that a transmission has on another transmission the computer network, the method comprising:
一項控管使用TCP之電腦網路之平均傳輸率的方法，其中平均傳輸率被控管在足夠降低單一傳輸對該電腦網路上其他傳輸之影響的程度，該方法包括 |
a plurality of regional policy databases (Fig.4 -14)each storing Internet provisioning data and each associated with the Internet provisioning servers (Fig.4 - 34)in a respective region, wherein the Internet provisioning servers use the Internet provisioning data of their associated regional policy database to provision Internet service in the respective region;
複數個區域性控管規則資料庫，其個別儲存網路供應資料並與個別區域之供應伺服器相連結，而網路供應伺服器使用其相連結之區域性控管規則資料庫中所儲存之網路供應資料來在其區域中提供網路服務 |
determining an amount of available space in a receive buffer at a receiver; reading data from the receive buffer such that the amount of available space in the receive buffer is maintained at a regulated value;
界定接收器接收緩衝區之可用空間；從接收緩衝區讀取資料讓接收緩衝區之可用空間維持在被控管的量 |
and a central policy database (Fig.4 - 12)operable with each of the regional policy databases, the central policy database storing a product object, a feature object, a device object, and a subscriber object, the objects of the central policy database are operable with the Internet provisioning data of the regional policy databases for providing central definitions of quality of service provisioning policies and level of service provisioning policies to the Internet provisioning servers.
一個可與個別區域控管規則資料庫連結運作之中央控管規則資料庫，該中央控管規則資料庫儲存產品物件、要素物件、裝置物件與訂購者物件，中央控管規則資料庫之物件可以區域控管規則資料庫之網路供應資料進行連結運作，來提供網路供應伺服器有關服務供應控管規則之中央品質標準定義與層次 |
and regulating a rate at which data is delivered to the receive buffer based on a priority of the data, such that the priority of the data results in an absolute transfer rate of the data, wherein the priority of the data is a function of the identity the receiver.
並基於資料之優先性來控管傳送至接收緩衝區的資料量比率，讓資料之優先性產生絕對之資料傳送比率，而資料之優先性為該接收器被設定之功能 |
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| US 5,638,516 請求項1 |
US 6,212,557 請求項1 |
1. In a network of interconnected nodes; each node including a processor;
each of said processors in said network being assigned a unique processor identification (ID);
在節點相互串連之網路中；每個節點包括一個處理器；每個在前述網路中之前述處理器均被分派一個獨有的處器ID |
1. A method of systematically updating information in a distributed network data processing system, said data network having at least one client node, at least one server node operating in conjunction with said client node, a plurality of directories, at least one clearinghouse replica of each of said directories, each of said clearinghouse replicas residing on said server node, and a synchronization attribute for each directory, said synchronization attribute having a synchronization attribute timestamp, said method comprising the steps of:
一項系統性更新分散網路資料處理系統中資訊的方法，前述資料網路至少具備一個客戶節點，至少一個與前述客戶節點連動之伺服器節點，複數資料目錄，前述每個資料目錄至少具備一個交換備份，每個前述交換備份均存於前述伺服器節點，以及用於每個資料目錄之同步處理屬性，前述同步處理屬性具備同步處理屬性之時戳。該方法有以下步驟 |
an apparatus for establishing a communication path through a node of said network comprising: a plurality of input ports; a plurality of output ports; each one of said input ports being paired with a corresponding one of said output ports (Fig.1 - 22);
透過前述網路之一個節點建立通訊路徑的一項裝置，包括：複數輸入埠；複數輸出埠；每個前述輸入埠均對應一個前述輸出埠 |
assigning a replica attribute having a replica attribute timestamp and a replica attribute value to each clearinghouse replica of each of said directories; assigning a first directory attribute having a first directory attribute timestamp and a first directory attribute value indicative of an existing version of said directory to each of said directories; assigning a second directory attribute having a second directory attribute timestamp and a second directory attribute value being indicative of an upgraded version of said directory to each of said directories; maintaining each said clearinghouse replica of each of said directories on said data processing system;
賦予每個交換備份一個屬性時戳與屬性值；賦與第一個屬性時戳與屬性值給資料目錄來表示其目前版本；賦與第二個屬性時戳與屬性值給資料目錄來表示其升級版本；在資訊處理系統上維持每個資料目錄之交換備份 |
control means (Fig.1 - 18) at one input port of said input ports of a said node for receiving an address packet related to a current message transmitted from an output port of another of said nodes; a router connected to said one input port and to said output ports;
在前述節點之一個輸入埠上的控制工具，用來接收從另一個前述節點之輸出埠所傳送訊息的相關位址封包；一個連接一個前述輸入埠與一個前述輸出埠的路由器 |
systematically comparing each said replica attribute value for each said clearinghouse replica with said second directory attribute value for each of said directories; systematically comparing each said first directory attribute timestamp for each of said directories and said second directory attribute timestamp for each of said directories to said synchronization attribute timestamp;
系統性比對每個交換備份之屬性值與每個資料目錄之第二個屬性值；系統性比對前述同步處理屬性時戳，以及每個資料目錄之第一個與第二個屬性時戳 |
registering means (Fig.1 - 16) for registering said processor identification (ID); comparing means (Fig.1 - 20) connected to said control means and to said registering means for comparing a target node address in said address packet with said processor ID; said comparing means including means for creating a first condition provided that said ID is equal to said target node address and, alternatively, a second condition provided that said ID is not equal to said target node address;
用來登錄前述處理器ID之登錄工具；連接在前述控制工具與前述登錄工具之比對工具，用來比對前述位址封包中的目的節點位址與前述處理器ID；前述比對工具可在前述ID相等於前述目的節點位址時創出第一個條件，或在前述ID與目的節點位址不相等時創出第二個條件 |
systematically replacing each said clearinghouse replica of each of said directories with said upgraded version of said directory when said comparison of said replica attribute value and said second directory attribute value indicates that said second directory attribute value is a more recent version of said directory than said clearinghouse replica and said comparison of said first directory attribute timestamp and said second directory attribute timestamp to said synchronization attribute timestamp indicates that said synchronization attribute timestamp is more recent than said first directory attribute timestamp and said second directory attribute timestamp;
當前述屬性值比對指出第二個資料目錄屬性值為較新版本、而前述屬性時戳比對指出同步處理屬性時戳為較新版本時，系統性以更新版本替換交換備份 |
a plurality of receive channels (Fig.1 - 12)connected to said router; allocation means connected to said comparing means and to said receive channels for allocating to said one input port, one of said plurality of receive channels upon occurrence of said first condition; and, first means connected to said comparing means and to said control means for sending a route ready command over said output port paired with said input port upon occurrence of said first condition.
連結於前述路由器之複數接收通道；連接於前述比對工具與前述接收通道之分配工具，用來在第一個條件發生時分配一個前述接收通道給一個前述輸入埠；以及連接於前述比對工具與前述控制工具之首要工具，在第一個條件發生時傳送路徑已成立之指令到與前述輸入埠相對應之輸出埠 |
synchronizing each said clearinghouse replica on said data processing system by periodically propagating each said clearinghouse replica throughout said data processing system; and modifying said synchronization attribute timestamp for each of said directories to represent a time at which said periodic propagation of said clearinghouse replica last occurred.
透過定期在資料處理系統中傳播交換備份之方式來同步化資料處理系統中的每個交換備份，並修改每個資料目錄之同步處理屬性時戳來表示定期傳播之最新發生時點 |
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