Robert Alvin Goldstein

US Patent:

20070124737, May 31, 2007

Filed:

Nov 30, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/164645

Inventors:

Paul Wensley - Mill Valley CA, US
Jon Bloodworth - Santa Fe NM, US
Robert Goldstein - Los Angeles CA, US

Assignee:

AVA Mobile, Inc. - Santa Fe NM

International Classification:

G06F 9/46
G06F 9/44

US Classification:

719314000

Abstract:

A system, method, computer program product, and propagated signal for a real-time concurrent multi-user multi-way collaboration system that is able to incorporate one or more electronic devices including one or more portable devices that permits distributed users to easily and efficiently share both content and editorial input on such content. The system includes a server, coupled to a communications network, defining a data structure and including a plurality of communications ports, the server responsive to a set of client commands to control access to the data structure and the server routing a client message at one of the communications ports to all other communications ports coupled to clients in communication with the data structure; and a plurality of clients, each communicated to different ones of the communications ports, each for issuing one or more of the client commands, each for issuing a particular one client message, and each for receiving the particular one client message issued by any other of the plurality of clients; wherein each the client issues an attachment command from the set of client commands to attach to the data structure before issuing any message, through the server, to any other clients of the plurality of clients attached to the data structure and before receiving any message, routed through the server, issued from any other client of the plurality of clients attached to the data structure.

US Patent:

20070198744, Aug 23, 2007

Filed:

Aug 18, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/309529

Inventors:

Paul Wensley - Mill Valley CA, US
Jon Bloodworth - Santa Fe NM, US
Robert Goldstein - Los Angeles CA, US

Assignee:

AVA MOBILE, INC. - Santa Fe NM

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709248000

Abstract:

A system, method, computer program product, and propagated signal for a real-time concurrent multi-user multi-way collaboration system that is able to incorporate one or more electronic devices including one or more portable devices that permits distributed users to easily and efficiently share both content and editorial input on such content (of course, text messaging is not limited to editorial input on the content). Specifically, a real-time concurrent multi-user multi-way collaboration system, method, and computer program capable of operation providing two or more users to be able to unambiguously collaborate in the rendering of a media resource, such that any user at any time may set a rendering of the media resource to a desired reference on all participating clients. The system for transmitting a media resource and one or more collaboration messages over a communications network includes a plurality of real-time messaging clients coupled to the communications network, with each client of the plurality of clients including: a communications system for receiving the media resource and for receiving the one or more collaboration messages; and a renderizer system for producing a rendering of the media resource in substantial synchronization with other ones of the real-time messaging clients; wherein a particular one of the one or more collaboration messages are transmitted by one of the messaging clients, the one or more collaboration messages including a desired reference of the rendering and each other of the messaging clients substantially synchronizing the rendering of the media resource at the desired reference using the particular one collaboration message.

US Patent:

20080133551, Jun 5, 2008

Filed:

Nov 30, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/564843

Inventors:

Paul Wensley - Mill Valley CA, US
Jon M. Bloodworth - Santa Fe NM, US
Robert M. Goldstein - Los Angeles CA, US

Assignee:

AVA Mobile, Inc. - Santa Fe NM

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707100, 707E17005

Abstract:

A system, method, computer program product, and propagated signal of this collaborative system are adapted to track metadata relating to an online digital asset that captures each user's or group's interest in the asset and thus, in the aggregate, defines a collective interest in the asset and self-selects a relevant market based upon the nature of the asset, the distribution, and the collective group. Further, the system, method, computer program product, and propagated signal implement a rights manager to provide for digital rights management in collaborative systems. The system includes a plurality of communication clients, inter-communicated by a network, each for initiating a collaborative concurrent processing of a resource file; and a rights manager, coupled to each the plurality of communications clients, for authorizing the processing of the resource file responsive to a rights management tag associated with the resource file, the rights manager securing the rights management tag with the resource file to produce a digital resource and the rights manager decrypting the digital resource to produce the resource file and the rights management tag. The method includes initiating a collaborative concurrent processing of a resource file by a particular one communication client of a plurality of communication clients, inter-communicated by a network; and authorizing the processing of the resource file by a rights manager, the authorizing responsive to a rights management tag associated with the resource file, the rights manager securing the rights management tag with the resource file to produce a digital resource and the rights manager decrypting the digital resource to produce the resource file and the rights management tag.

US Patent:

20080133736, Jun 5, 2008

Filed:

Nov 30, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/564842

Inventors:

Paul Wensley - Mill Valley CA, US
Jon M. Bloodworth - Santa Fe NM, US
Robert M. Goldstein - Los Angeles CA, US

Assignee:

AVA Mobile, Inc. - Santa Fe NM

International Classification:

G06F 15/173

US Classification:

709224

Abstract:

A system, method, computer program product, and propagated signal for a real-time concurrent multi-user multi-way collaboration system that is able to incorporate one or more electronic devices including one or more portable devices that permits distributed users to easily and efficiently share both content and editorial input on such content (of course, text messaging is not limited to editorial input on the content), while enabling tracking/monitoring of the resource and its uses. Specifically, the system includes an electronic resource having an associated identifier; a plurality of communication clients, inter-communicated by a network, for initiating a transfer of said electronic resource from one of said plurality of communication clients to one or more other ones of said plurality of communication clients; and an asset tracker, coupled to said network, for communicating with a data file to link said associated identifier with each communication client receiving said electronic resource.

US Patent:

20090193345, Jul 30, 2009

Filed:

Jan 27, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/360840

Inventors:

Paul Wensley - Mill Valley CA, US
Robert M. Goldstein - Los Angeles CA, US
Jon M. Bloodworth - Santa Fe NM, US

Assignee:

Apeer Inc. - San Francisco CA

International Classification:

G06F 3/00

US Classification:

715756

Abstract:

A communications network, coupled to a first and a second port, for communicating a media resource; and a first and second real-time communication client, coupled respectively to the first and second ports, each of the clients including: a communications subsystem for receiving the media resource; a renderizer subsystem, responsive to a control signal, for rendering the media resource; an interface for generating the control signal; and a synchronization subsystem for communicating the control signal; wherein a first one of the communications clients generates the control signal and communicates the control signal to the second one communications client to render the media resource in substantial synchronization on the communications clients.

US Patent:

20130118192, May 16, 2013

Filed:

May 3, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/463548

Inventors:

Baolan Shi - Palo Alto CA, US
Robert Goldstein - Mountain View CA, US
Kent Zammit - Arroyo Grande CA, US
Sean Bushart - Corte Madera CA, US
Jianping Tu - Walnut CA, US
Ram Narayanamurthy - Palo Alto CA, US

Assignee:

ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC. - Charlotte NC

International Classification:

F25B 17/00

US Classification:

62 89, 62476

Abstract:

A hybrid cooling system adapted to provide cooling to a thermal-electric power plant includes an air-cooled condenser (ACC) adapted to provide cooling water to the thermal-electric power plant and a vapor absorption/adsorption refrigerant system (VARS) adapted to provide cooled air to the ACC. The cooled air is used by the ACC to condense steam to produce the cooling water.