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"It's pretty clear to me that the mayor has a mission to protect her supporters and to be sure she has enough supporters on the City Council … to guarantee passage of any measure she proposes," said Paul Robinson, president of the Federal Hill Neighborhood Association.
Robinson said Council Vice President Edward Reisinger, who narrowly won re-election in 2007, "was vulnerable, very vulnerable, and the vulnerability becomes less of an issue after the gerrymandering."
Terry Hickey, an attorney who lost to Reisinger in 2007 and planned to run again this year, said the proposal appears "overly convenient" for the incumbent, and makes it difficult for other candidates.
"It puts you at a significant disadvantage," the Locust Point resident said. "You don't know where your donors are going to be, you don't know where the voters are. It's one other obstacle to there being new candidates. The system begets the system."
Council Member William H. Cole IV won his seat easily four years ago. But the former state delegate still stands to benefit from the mayor's proposal, which would add Federal Hill and Locust Point to a district that already contains Downtown and Mount Vernon, combining many of the city's most prosperous neighborhoods.
"It's a powerful position to be in," Robinson said. "It could be the perfect launch pad if he has political ambitions above and beyond his council seat."
A spokesman for Rawlings-Blake rejected the claim that boundaries were drawn to favor incumbents.
Cole said the change proposed for his district "does seem to make a lot of sense." He lives in Otterbein but spends much of his time in Federal Hill, eating at Rallo's or coaching his daughters' sports teams.
"I'm pleased we're able to reconnect neighborhoods again," he said.
Rawlings-Blake's proposal reflects the population shifts of the last decade. The city is estimated to have lost 20,000 residents in that time; all but two of the 14 council districts are believed to have lost population.
A spokesman for Rawlings-Blake said the plan reunites more than a dozen neighborhoods that had been divided among more than one district, including Belair-Edison, Guilford, Harlem Park and Poppleton.
To meet a deadline set by city charter, the map had to be redrawn before the release of comprehensive census data. Officials say the proposal is based on reliable estimates, and can be amended once more data is released in February.
Under the charter, a map must be approved by April 1.
Rawlings-Blake's proposal would sweep Southwest Baltimore neighborhoods including Violetville, Gwynns Falls and Pigtown (also known as Washington Village) into Reisinger's district. Council members pledged in 2007 to consolidate Pigtown into one district; it is currently split among three.
Reisinger, who lives in Morrell Park, said he suggested the new boundaries to the mayor not for political reasons but because they make sense.
"The map is conceptual. I'm just trying to look at the similarity of the neighborhoods and trying to make the district more central to where I live at," said Reisinger. "Those communities are close to my community and have similarities — the way the houses are, the people."

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Although Kobe Bryant's season is over, Dwight Howard thinks the Los Angeles Lakers' fun has just begun. The Lakers are still digesting the news they'll be without their top scorer and team leader for the rest of the season after Bryant tore his Achilles tendon last week. The rest of Los Angeles' roster rallied for a win over powerful San Antonio on Sunday night, putting the Lakers on the brink of a playoff berth. Howard radiated optimism afterward, seeing Bryant's absence as an opportunity ''to do something special.'' The All-Star center still thinks the Lakers are championship contenders if they can squeak into the playoffs. But everybody must assume part of Bryant's enormous responsibilities. Howard knows he must score more often, and Pau Gasol plans to assume more leadership.
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If you weren't familiar with Red Sox left-handed prospect Henry Owens after his impressive first two seasons in the pros, then you most certainly know him after his first two starts of 2014.
His performances are turning into legend of late, following a six-inning, rain-shortened no-hitter on Opening Night and another 6 2/3 scoreless frames in his second start of the season for the Portland Sea Dogs.
All legends need a solid origin story, a place where folks can begin to understand the breadth of their powers, and for Owens, the No. 2 Red Sox prospect, it may all start with the hair.
A matter of routine and not superstition, as he would have you know, the growing of his blonde locks begins with the first pitch of a new year.
"The season starts, the hair grows until the season ends," said Owens. "I don't touch it. I throw it back, put my hat on and let it ride."
"He calls that his mojo or something like that," said catcher Blake Swihart, ranked as the fourth-best Red Sox prospect. "Whenever he starts a season he kind of grows it out. I've known him for four years now and that's all he's ever done."
It's easy to search elsewhere for answers when faced with gauging the true value of a pitcher who's been as hot as Owens. He has had four hitless outings of five or more innings and has allowed just 28 hits and 10 earned runs over his last 46 1/3 frames, dating back to the start of a 19 1/3 hitless innings streak at Salem last year.
"The results have been very positive," said Ben Crockett, Red Sox director of player development. "He worked really hard this offseason and that continued through Spring Training. The execution of the fastball, the usage and development of both his offspeed pitches continues to improve."
Another piece of the origin story can be found behind the plate in Swihart, who has been playing with Owens since their days on the U.S. junior national team.
Drafted just 10 picks apart by Boston in 2011, the two have worked as a battery in 28 of Owens' 50 career starts.
"He's got an unbelievable feel for all three of my pitches," said Owens, who is 17-4 with a 3.12 ERA and 170 strikeouts with Swihart behind the plate. "We always seem to be in sync right when the game starts until the finish, so I think it's been pretty beneficial so far."
That relationship makes Swihart the foremost authority on the Owens narrative, pointing not to his hair but his demeanor as the drive to his success.
"He goes out and works hard every day to improve," said Swihart. "He wants something that badly, he's going to succeed at it."
As for the hair, Owens pondered the notion of it being a source of his super powers for a moment before retorting, "I don't know, it could be."
Note: Owens made his third start of the season Monday night in Portland's 9-4 win over Binghamton. He allowed four runs, including two home runs, over five innings. His ERA now stands at 2.04.
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The new Skills release had a lot of problems (most of which i fixed in 0.19.5) but it still had a huge problem, for some reason the potion that reduces your Fatigue did not add. so instead of releasing a very small patch, I got Allen to Finish Map 3, and I added it to the story. =)
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Harden thinks Thomas Robinson will be fit in with Portland
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Thomas Robinson had a nice Summer League in Las Vegas. He's a plus rebounder that not only gets the balls in his position but also takes them away from other guys, and he averaged 12.8 rebounds a game. He also averaged 10.4 points and 1.2 blocks through five games.
However, the shooting woes were still there — he shot 37 percent. He struggled to either finish inside or consistently hit a midrange jumper.
Genuine concerns about if he could overcome those shooting woes and take care of the ball (he can be turnover prone) are why the No. 5 pick from the 2012 daft — a guy taken in front of Damian Lillard and Harrison Barnes — was traded from Sacramento to Houston, then from Houston to Portland in a salary dump (so they could sign Dwight Howard).
I don't know if you can actually make a comeback after just one year in the league, but Robinson is going to try to revive his career as the backup to LaMarcus Aldridge in Portland this season.
James Harden told Chris Haynes of CSNNW.com that he thinks Robinson can do it.
"He's a beast, man. The league better get ready," Harden told CSNNW.com. "He knows what his job is, he knows what he's great at and he does it to the best of his ability. T-Rob is a very hard worker, an excellent rebounder and he's definitely skilled for someone of his size. I have no doubt about it that he'll turn his career around in Portland."
It's going to take some time, Portland needs to focus on player development with him and let it play out for a couple years. The guy can rebound and the athleticism is not in question, but he just has to get more comfortable scoring at the NBA level and taking care of the ball. He has to value possessions more.
Harden thinks Robinson can do it.
"Oh he'll definitely stick in this league," Harden said. "He has a great chance. He has so much upside. That motivates him, other teams giving up on him. He has the chance to do something special and I believe he'll get it done."
- harshedmellow - Jul 22, 2013 at 1:33 PM
PDX could use a little GOOD luck….
- hannsta - Jul 22, 2013 at 2:34 PM
I hope so too Harden.
- steelbydesign - Jul 22, 2013 at 3:07 PM
I'd say the Birdman showed how valuable a high energy, rebound/defense specialist can be to a team.
- 00maltliquor - Jul 22, 2013 at 3:23 PM
That headline reads weird.
- llfreedman - Jul 22, 2013 at 4:15 PM
should be: "Harden thinks Thomas Robinson will fit in with Portland"
- hannsta - Jul 22, 2013 at 6:18 PM
Or is it "will be a good fit in Portland?"
- unxpexted1 - Jul 22, 2013 at 3:46 PM
He's always been overrated to me as a basketball talent. His game in college didn't seem to translate to the NBA. I'm rooting for him because he has a phenomenal story but to me he's nothing more than a rotation big man off the bench.
- redbaronx - Jul 23, 2013 at 1:36 PM
@unexpexted1 – Scoring stats aren't everything. You think Wade or LeBron would want to give up Udonis Haslem just because he can't score? The Knicks don't make the championship in 1994 without Anthony Mason or Charles Oakley. Detroit and Chicago don't get rings without Dennis Rodman. The Spurs don't get rings without Bruce Bowen. Granted he could score too on occasion. Ditto for Metta World Peace.
Maybe you should redefine what you consider valuable as a basketball talent. His offensive game COULD develop like Bruce Bowen who had D and then worked himself into being a three point shooter.
The point Harden was making is that this guy brings D and energy, and he's a hard worker whose game will keep developing.
- redbaronx - Jul 23, 2013 at 1:30 PM
Guys at the 3 and 4 spots that bring energy are really undervalued in this league. Does anyone care if Joakim Noah misses his share of shots? No! The guy is an energy dynamo that gets the whole team psyched up and willing to dive on the floor.
I think it's really great to see a guy like Harden supporting a former teammate like that. Sometimes in life you have to have some supporters in your profession that know your value and will back you to the hilt. The Bruce Bowen, Dennis Rodman's, and other guys with that type of defensive energy are invaluable in this league, and it takes a certain kind of coach that sees your value.
Way to show some love Harden!
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In 1999, a film publicist named Jeff Dowd sidled over to me at the Salt Lake City airport and gave me my first tout that year for a Sundance entry. "See 'The Blair Witch Project,' " he said. "I'm not even working for it, and I'm telling you this." I saw it, and when it opened in July of that year, I gave it a four-star rating.
Maybe it deserved it. No force on Earth could compel me to go back and see it again. It had an effective sense of accumulating horror. I liked it at the time. Since then, I've grown weary of the genre it inspired, the found-footage horror film. In this genre we are given low-quality home video footage, usually underlit, lacking in pacing and intentionally hard to comprehend. The premise is that the footage was taken before some unspeakable event occurred, was discovered later and now is in the film we are watching.
"Paranormal Activity" is the best subsequent example of a found-footage film. "V/H/S" is an example of the genre at its least compelling. It's an anthology of six separate horror stories shot in low-definition VHS. The first, "Tape 56," explains the other five. A group of masked intruders break into a house on a mission to retrieve certain videotapes. After routine haunted-house scares, they come upon the house's owner, sitting dead and decomposing in front of a wall of video monitors.
While one of the group stays to look at some of the video, the others explore the house and make more unsettling discoveries. The overall film consists of this linking film and five other stories, each with a different director and different casts — with slight overlapping of actors.
Do you want to hear the five stories? Better you should make sense of them yourself. One of the pleasures or punishments of the film is that we're not always sure when we have left one story and entered another.
The idea, I gather, is that "V/H/S" is sort of a showcase for its young directors and actors. Since it's such a muddle, I don't understand how any of them hope to stand out. It plays more like a student project in which several short films were cobbled together in the popular found-footage horror genre to masquerade as a feature.
What's the point? None of the segments is particularly compelling. Strung together, it's way too much of a muchness. These ambitious young artists might be better advised to make what I naively call a "real movie." For example, Ti West, one of the six directors, has already released "The Innkeepers," a well-made and effective haunted hotel movie that exhibited a real gift for framing and placement; it created some genuine scares out of what he showed and didn't show. I'd bet on a guy like that. If he showed me "V/H/S," I'd hedge my bet.
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May 28 (Bloomberg) -- BlackRock Inc.'s Laurence D. Fink, who oversees the world's biggest exchange-traded fund lineup, said leveraged ETFs are a structural problem and have the potential to "blow up" the industry.
"BlackRock would never do a leveraged ETF," Fink said in a question-and-answer session with Deutsche Bank AG co-chairman Anshu Jain today in New York. Fink said he doesn't understand why the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission allows them to operate.
ETFs, which have turned into one of the most popular investing vehicles over the past decade, have become increasingly complex as firms try to appeal to a more diverse base of investors. While the majority of ETFs mimic indexes, leveraged versions use swaps or derivatives to try to amplify daily index returns. Leveraged and inverse ETFs have come under scrutiny over several issues since 2009, the year the SEC warned brokers and investors that the vehicles weren't appropriate for long-term investors.
Fink said today that products with embedded leverage should be supervised. Regulators should focus their efforts on products instead of the amount of assets managed when seeking to reduce risk in the financial system, he said. BlackRock is among large money managers that has been lobbying regulators and lawmakers to avoid being labeled a systemically important financial institution, or SIFI.
"We still need a safer and sounder market," he said.
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The SEC examined whether ETFs contributed to equity-market volatility in 2010 and the 8.6 percent intraday plunge in the Standard & Poor's 500 stock index on May 6, 2010, known as the "flash crash." The International Monetary Fund has said that European ETFs that generate returns through derivatives, "synthetic" ETFs, add a layer of complexity and risk to financial markets.
BlackRock, which owns the iShares family of exchange-traded products, has proposed that regulators enforce a new categorization regime with clearer labeling and risk disclosures to help individual investors. In 2011, Fink compared the development of hard-to-understand ETFs to financial engineering in the mortgage-backed securities market, which played a key role in the 2008 financial crisis.
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The general characteristics of the Elizabethan poetry, given this genre typically focuses on creativity, is the use of metaphors, repetition, puns, and paradoxes. The metaphor is typically used to compare women to objects of rare and exotic beauty. The repetition exists so as to develop and deepen the theme of the poetry. The use of puns existed so as to develop a play on words given many words, in the English language, typically have multiple meanings. Lastly, the use of paradoxes instills the importance of opposites.
Thematically, Elizabethan poetry focused upon romance and courtly love.
Elizabethan poetry, as the name suggests, comprises the poetry written during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England. The Elizabethan age, which spanned from 1558 to 1603, was a golden period in the history of English Literature. Fine Arts and Literature flourished like anything during this time. Poetry was the chief form of literature along with Drama. William Shakespeare, the most admired poet and playwright in English literature tradition, wrote during this time. In fact, the Elizabethan age is also known as the "Age of Shakespeare". Some other important Elizabethan poets include Edmund Spencer, Philip Sydney, Walter Raleigh, Christopher Marlowe, etc.
The sonnet form, which was championed by Shakespeare, was one of the most dominant forms of poetry during this time. Lyric and narrative poetry were also very common. Poetry and verse plays were majorly written in blank verse. The spirit of Renaissance had conquered England and, inevitably, there was a profound interest to borrow from the classical texts. Themes of Nationalism, Humanism, and patriotism dominated both poetry and drama. The poetry was marked by Romantic luxuriance, creativity, Imagination and experimentation. Use of metaphors was very common.
Shakespeare wrote over hundred sonnets. He developed a new form of sonnet known as the Shakespearean sonnet (or the English sonnet) that was different from the Petrarchan sonnet. Some of the best works of poetry by Spencer are The Fairie Queen, Epithalamion, Prothalamion, Amoretti, The Shepherd's Calendar, etc. Sidney's Astrophel and Stella are also very famous.
The supreme characteristics of Elizabeth lyric ate found in melody, music, sweetness, emotion, flights of fantasy, conventionality of theme, impersonal character and continental influences. Elizabeth lyric in its monumental works got its resources from Greek, French and Italian lyricists.
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Go Giants, Go Addison!!
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I don't get it. Do we have to listen to the melody and harmony separately? Can't we hear it as we heard it on the radio this evening? It was awesome.
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A computerized interactor system uses physical, three-dimensional objects as metaphors for input of user intent to a computer system. When one or more interactors are engaged with a detection field, the detection field reads an identifier associated with the object and communicates the identifier to a computer system. The computer system determines the meaning of the interactor based upon its identifier and upon a semantic context in which the computer system is operating.
1. A set of interactors, each interactor suitable for placement within a three-dimensional (3-D) detection space of a computerized interactor system to affect a game executing on the computerized interactor system, the set of interactors comprising:
a first interactor that includes:
a first identity circuitry configured to provide the computerized interactor system with an identity of the first interactor and a position of the first interactor within the 3-D detection space, wherein the identity and the position of the first interactor operates to automatically select a first game to be played on the computerized interactor system; and
a first user programmable state circuitry responsive to the computerized interactor system, configured to receive user control input and provide a state of the first interactor;
wherein upon receiving the user control input, the first user programmable state circuitry causes an interrupt to be generated for the computerized interactor system,
wherein, when received by the computerized interactor system, a combination of the identity of the first interactor, the position of the first interactor and the state of the first interactor, affects the first game executing on the computerized interactor system; and
a second interactor that includes:
a second identity circuitry configured to provide the computerized interactor system with an identity of the second interactor and a position of the second interactor within the 3-D detection space, wherein the identity and the position of the second interactor operates to automatically select a second game to be played on the computerized interactor system; and
a second user programmable state circuitry responsive to the computerized interactor system, configured to receive user control input and provide a state of the second interactor;
wherein upon receiving the user control input, the second user programmable state circuitry causes an interrupt to be generated for the computerized interactor system,
wherein, when received by the computerized interactor system, a combination of the identity of the second interactor, the position of the second interactor and the state of the second interactor, affects the second game executing on the computerized interactor system.
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14. A system for allowing a user to control a game executing on a computer, the system comprising:
a set of interactors, each interactor having a different identity, the set of interactors including at least a first interactor that automatically selects a first game to be played on the computer and a second interactor that automatically selects a second game to be played on the computer;
a three-dimensional (3-D) detection space coupled to the computer; and
a processor, coupled to a memory, configured to:
generate a play array that includes data corresponding to a position and an identity of each interactor positioned within the 3-D detection space;
determine from the play array that either the first interactor or the second interactor is positioned within the 3-D detection space;
based on the determination, automatically begin executing either the first game or the second game;
execute instructions including game instructions to perform a game action in either the first game or the second game based upon the play array;
monitor to determine whether an event has occurred that requires updating the play array; and
update the play array when an event occurs that requires such an update.
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determine a parameter associated with the first interactor, the parameter being selected from the set consisting of 1) a position of the first interactor within the 3-D detection space, 2) an orientation of the first interactor within the 3-D detection space, 3) a motion of the first interactor within the 3-D detection space, and 4) a relative position of the first interactor with respect to the second interactor;
determine an identity of the first interactor; and
generate a first interactor interrupt and data associated with the parameter value and identity of the first interactor.
16. The system of
determine that the first interactor has been removed from the 3-D detection space; and
generate a first interactor interrupt and data associated with the removed first interactor.
17. The system of
18. The system of
determine that an adjustment has been made to the user programmable state variable; and
generate a state variable interrupt and data associated with a new value of the user programmable state variable.
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This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/402,345 entitled "Methods and Systems for Providing Programmable Computerized Interactors," filed Mar. 27, 2003 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,952,196 which is incorporated herein by reference for all purposes, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/991,132 entitled "Methods and Systems for Providing Programmable Computerized Interactors," filed Nov. 16, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,556,184, which is incorporated herein by reference for all purposes, which is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/056,223, entitled "Methods and Systems for Providing Programmable Computerized Interactors," filed Apr. 7, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,356,255, which is incorporated herein by reference for all purposes.
This application is related to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/056,354, entitled "System and Method for Controlling a Music Synthesizer," filed Apr. 7, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,018,118, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
This invention relates generally to computer interfaces and more particularly to computerized interactor systems that utilize user programmable interactors for providing computer interfaces.
People are constantly interacting with computerized systems, from the trivial (e.g., the computerized toaster or the remote control television) to the exceedingly complex (e.g., telecommunications systems and the Internet). An advantage of computerization is that such systems provide flexibility and power to their users. However, the price that must be paid for this power and flexibility is, typically, an increase in the difficulty of the human/machine interface.
A fundamental reason for this problem is that computers operate on principles based on the abstract concepts of mathematics and logic, while humans tend to think in a more spatial manner. Often people are more comfortable with physical, three-dimensional objects than they are with the abstractions of the computer world. In short, the power and flexibility provided by the computer and related electronic technology are inherently limited by the ability of the human user to control these devices. Since people do not think like computers, metaphors are adopted to permit people to effectively communicate with computers. In general, better metaphors permit more efficient and medium independent communications between people and computers. The better metaphor will provide the user a natural and intuitive interface with the computer without sacrificing the computer's potential.
There are, of course, a number of computer interfaces which allow users, with varying degrees of comfort and ease, to interact with computers. For example, keyboards, computer mice, joysticks, etc. allow users to physically manipulate a three-dimensional object to create an input into a computer system. However, these computer interfaces are quite artificial in nature, and tend to require a substantial investment in training to be used efficiently.
Progress has been made in improving the computer interface with the graphical user interface (GUI). With a GUI, icons that represent physical objects are displayed on a computer screen. For example, a document file may look like a page of a document, a directory file might look like a file folder, and an icon of a trash can may be used for disposing of documents and files. In other words, GUIs use "metaphors" where a graphical icon represents a physical object familiar to users. This makes GUIs easier for most people to use. GUIs were pioneered at such places as Xerox PARC of Palo Alto, Calif. and Apple Computer, Inc. of Cupertino, Calif. The GUI is also often commonly used with UNIX™ based systems, and is rapidly becoming a standard in the PC/MS-DOS world with the Windows™ operating system provided by Microsoft Corporation of Redmond, Wash.
While GUIs are a major advance in computer interfaces, they nonetheless present a user with a learning curve due to their still limited metaphor. In other words, an icon can only represent a physical object; it is not itself a physical object. It would be ideal if the computer interface was embodied in a physical medium which could convey a familiar meaning, one perhaps relevant to the task at hand.
Recognizing the problems, a number of researchers and companies have come up with alternative computer interfaces which operate on real-world metaphors. Some of these concepts are described in the July, 1993 special issue of Communications of the ACM, in an article entitled "Computer Augmented Environments, Back to the Real World." Another example is the electronic white boards of Wacom and others where ordinary-looking erasers and markers are used to create an electronic "ink." Wellner describes a "DigitalDesk" that uses video cameras, paper, and a work station to move between the paper and the electronic worlds. Fitzmarice has a "Chameleon" unit which allows a user to walk up to a bookshelf and press a touch-sensitive LCD strip to hear more about a selected book. Finally, MIT Media Lab has a product known as Lego/Logo which lets children program by snapping plastic building blocks together, where each of the building blocks includes an embedded microprocessor.
Bishop has developed a "marble answering machine" which appears to store a voice mail message in a marble that drops into a cup. The marble, in fact, triggers a pointer on a small computer which stores the message. To play back the message, the marble is dropped into the machine again. This marble answering machine has been publicly known at least as of June, 1993.
While strides have been made in attempting to improve computer interfaces, there is still progress to be made in this field. Ultimately, the interface itself should disappear from the conscious thought of users so that they can intuitively accomplish their goals without concern to the mechanics of the interface or the underlying operation of the computerized system.
The present invention improves the human-computer interface by using "interactors." An interface couples a detection field to a computer system which, in turn, may be coupled to other systems. When an interactor is entered into the detection field, moved about within the detection field, or removed from the detection field, an event is detected which, when communicated to the computer system, can be used to create a control signal for either the controller computer system or to a system connected to the controller computer system. Preferably, the detection field is suitably sized and configured so that multiple users can simultaneously access the field and such that multiple interactors can be engaged with the field simultaneously.
By "interactor" it is meant that a physical, real world object is used that can convey information both to the controller computer system and to users. An interactor can provide identity (ID) information and other state information to the computer through a resistor, an embedded computer chip, a bar code, etc. An object can also be made into an interactor by embedding higher-level logic, such as a program logic array, microprocessor, or even a full-blown microcomputer. An interactor forms part of a system wherein information is assigned by users to at least one object.
According to a first embodiment of the present invention, a computerized interactor system has a detection space, at least one physical interactor which can be manually placed within and removed from the detection space, and an interface. This physical interactor has an identity and a user programmable state variable, and the interface responds to the physical interactor by providing an interactor signal indicative of the identity and the programmable state variable.
In related embodiments, the computerized interactor system also has a computer system that processes the interactor signal to create a control input that is indicative of the identity and/or the programmable state variable. Coupled to the computer system is a computer readable medium storing application data. This application data defines both an identity mapping between each interactor identity and a corresponding interactor identity computer instruction, and a position mapping between each of the plurality of positions and a corresponding position computer instruction. The computer readable medium may be one of a number of different removable computer readable mediums available, each one providing different data and perhaps even a different type of application.
For example, one embodiment of the present invention teaches that the identity computer instructions are sound instructions and that the plurality of interactors each represent a playable sound sequence. Similarly, the position computer instructions are sound modification instructions such that the positions each represent a particular sound modification characteristic. In this case, the computer system has an amplifier and a speaker and will play sound in accordance with the identity and position mappings and the control input generated due to the arrangement of the plurality of interactors at the plurality of positions of the detection space.
In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the computerized interactor system includes an overlay template attachable to cover one or more of the plurality of positions. This overlay template provides content to a user of the computerized interactor system, and can be used to implement a variety of different applications.
By way of example, the overlay template could represent a fill-in-the-blank text having at least one blank overlapping some positions but exposing others. In this case, the interactor identity computer instructions could each represent a word, and when an interactor is inserted into an exposed position, the computer system can sound out the fill-in-the-blank text, inserting the word represented by the inserted interactor. Alternatively, rather than simply reading text aloud, the interactor system would play a chosen sound or other media for each of the blanks provided in the overlay.
Another embodiment of the present invention teaches a user playable sound system. The playable sound system has a plurality of interactors each having an identity specified by identification circuitry, a detection array, an interface, a computer readable medium storing application data, and a digital processor coupled to the interface. The detection array has multiple spots for engaging the interactors in order to at least temporarily connect the identification circuitry of the interactor with internal circuitry of the detection space. The interface responds to the disposition of interactors within the detection array and provides an interactor signal indicative of the identity and position of each interactor disposed within the detection array. The application data stored on the computer readable medium storing defines both an identity mapping between each interactor identity and a corresponding interactor identity instruction, and a position mapping between each of the plurality of positions and a corresponding position instruction. The digital processor executes a sound sequence dependent upon the interactor signal and the application data.
Yet another embodiment of the present invention teaches an interactor suitable for manually placing within a detection space of a computerized interactor system. The interactor has identity circuitry defining an identity of the interactor, a light conduit arranged to conduct light through the interactor, and user programmable state circuitry defining a state of the interactor.
One aspect of the present invention teaches a computer implemented method allowing a user to control an application executing on a computer system through the use of a plurality of physical interactors that can be manually placed within a detection space coupled to the computer system. This control method includes providing a computer readable medium storing data and operating instructions suitable for use in controlling the computer system, reading application instructions into memory of the computer system, and generating a play array that includes data corresponding to a position and an identity of each interactor positioned within the detection space. The control method also repeatedly executes an action based upon the play array and the application instructions, monitors to determine whether an event has occurred that requires updating the play array, and updates the play array when an event occurs that requires such an update. Events requiring an update include an interactor interrupt and a software interrupt, the interactor interrupt corresponding to one of i) the insertion of a particular interactor into the detection space and ii) the removal of the particular interactor from the detection space. In addition to having an identity parameter, each interactor may also have one or more variable parameters that may be adjustable by the user, or may vary depending upon other circumstances. The control method can utilize the parameter values in executing the application. In these cases, when the control method determines that a parameter value has changed, an interrupt would effectuate a change in the play array.
These and other advantages of the present invention will become apparent upon reading the following detailed descriptions and studying the various figures of the drawings.
The computer system 14 may be a general purpose microcomputer made by any one of a variety of computer manufacturers. For example, computer system 14 can be a Macintosh computer system made by Apple Computer, Inc. or a PC/AT compatible DOS or Windows computer system made by Compaq, IBM, Packard-Bell, or others. Alternatively, the computer system 14 may be an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable integrated circuit (PIC) designed or programmed for the particular application.
The computer system 14 is coupled to the detection space 12 as indicated at 20 such that it may receive information concerning an interactor 18 placed within the detection space 12. An interface is provided between the detection space 12 and the computer system 14. The interface may be internal to either the detection space 12 or the computer system 14, or may be separate from both. In some embodiments, the interface, the detection space 12, and the computer system 14 are all housed in a single package. The interface is responsive to the disposition and identity of interactors placed within the detection space 12. Depending upon the specific embodiment, the interface can determine parameters such as an interactor's position and orientation within the detection space 12 and position and orientation between different interactors placed within the detection space 12. Some preferred implementations of interfaces of the present invention will be discussed in greater detail subsequently.
By coupling the optional system 16 to the computer system 14, the interactors 18 and the optional system 16 can interact via controller computer system 14. The system 16 may serve as an input to computer system 14, an output from computer system 14, or both. When used as an input to computer system 14, the system 16 can provide data on a line 22 which is used in conjunction with data on line 20 derived from the interaction of an interactor 18 with the detection space 12. Communication lines 20 and 22 may be either unidirectional or bi-directional, as required. When used as an output from the computer system 14, the system 16 can be controlled by the interaction of the interactor 18 with the detection space 12. The system 16 can be of a standard commercial design (e.g. a videotape or compact disc player), or can be a custom system designed for a particular use.
Each interactor 18 has an identity that may be measured by the detection space 12 and/or the interface. The computer system 14 maintains an identity mapping between each interactor identity and a corresponding interactor identity computer instruction. The computer system 14 further maintains a position mapping between each distinct measurable position of the detection space 12 and a corresponding position computer instruction. Thus each interactor has a particular meaning and the computer system 14 will respond in accordance with the arrangement of different interactors within the detection space.
In preferred embodiments, the identity and position mappings change with each software application executed by the computer system 14. For example, a removable computer readable medium storing application data (e.g., the different mappings) can be installed for each application. The computer system can then load up the available mappings and implement the particular application.
A beadbox interactor system 24 that is a user playable sound and light show system is illustrated in
When an interactor bead 26 is placed into a bead receptacle 32, the beadbox interactor system 24 begins and continues to play a predefined sound until the bead 26 is removed. Each bead 26 represents a different sound and the row and column location of the bead 26 within the array 30 controls how the sound is modified, e.g., louder or softer, higher pitched or lower pitched, the period of play, etc. In some embodiments, the beads 26 are translucent in order to conduct light from light sources located under each bead receptacle 32. The available sounds are determined not only by the identity of the beads 26 and their disposition within the array 30, but also by sound data stored in the computer readable medium 38. Additionally, there can be many types of mappings of the physical layout to the output parameters, thereby supporting a variety of different pitch, reverberation, delay or other desired sound effects. Hence a user can access a variety of sound collections by simply installing a different computer readable medium 38.
The incorporation of a variable resistor 78 into the electrical conductor 64 allows a user to further program the operation of a beadbox interactor system 24. The variable resistor 78 is user manipulable, typically in real time, enabling the user to adjust the value of variable resistor 78 while the beadbox interactor system 24 is operating. The beadbox interactor system 24 can respond to the user adjusting the variable resistor 78 by either sensing the user adjustment and taking a discrete, specific action, or by continuously adjusting operation corresponding to the user adjustment. The mechanism allowing the user to adjust the variable resistor could, e.g., be a knob or squeeze grip transducer arranged conveniently on the interactor bead 60. Of course, regardless of the form the interactor takes (bead or otherwise), the electrical conductor of
An initialization step 102 performs any initialization processes necessary to begin scanning a detection array 30 in order to measure the presence and identity of beads inserted into the detection array 30. Step 102 includes zeroing X, and the elements of BV, TEMP1, and TEMP2. A first substantive step 104 scans the detection array 30 and a step 106 to determines a bead value at each bead receptacle 32, storing these values in the array BV. Then a step 108 determines whether the array BV equals the array TEMP1. When BV does not equal TEMP1, control is passed to a step 110 wherein TEMP1 is set equal to the values in BV. After completion of step 110, process control is returned to the scan step 104 where the process of scanning the detection array is begun again.
When the step 108 determines that BV equals TEMP1, control is passed to a step 110 wherein it is determined whether X equals 2. When X does not equal 2, control is passed to a step 114 where X is set equal to X plus 1. When X does equal 2, this indicates that the values in TEMP1 have satisfied the debounce condition. Accordingly, control is passed to a step 116 where X is set equal to zero, enabling the scanning process to proceed. Then a step 118 determines whether TEMP1 equals TEMP2. A determination that TEMP1 equals TEMP2 indicates that no changes have been made within the detection array 30. Accordingly, when TEMP1 equals TEMP2, control is passed back to the scan step 104 where the process of scanning the detection array 30 starts again. However, when TEMP 1 does not equal TEMP2, at least one change has been made within the detection array 30. Accordingly, step 120 generates a bead insertion interrupt to indicate to the sound and light show software that the play sequence must be updated. Then in a step 122, TEMP2 is set equal to TEMP1 and control is passed back to the scan step 104.
As mentioned above, certain embodiments of the present invention provide interactors that have, in addition to identification circuitry, one or more user programmable state variables. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the determination of the values of such state variables can be achieved using a method similar to the method 100 of
In a step 206, the method 200 receives an interrupt such as a bead interactor interrupt, a parameter change interrupt, or a software interrupt. A next step 208 interprets the interrupt and any associated data received and updates the play array accordingly. Once the play array is updated, control is passed back to step 204 where a new action is performed based upon the updated play array. For example, the now modified play array may alter the sequence being played in some manner. In preferred embodiments, the receipt of an interrupt does not interrupt play of the sequence. The sequence continues to play in a process executing parallel to the method 200 of
In the specific embodiment of
The implementation of an interactor system 10 such as the beadbox interactor system 24 can conceptually be divided into two separate sensing and application components. The sensing component involves performing accurate sensing of the states and positions of the interactors 18. The application component involves providing the underlying application that the interactor system 10 is intended to interface with and control. The application component would typically interpret the sensed data and provide feedback to the user. While separate implementation of the sensing and application components is not mandatory, it may be helpful for a variety of reasons. By way of example, for a particular interactor system 10, the process of sensing and compiling the interactor data would likely be the same regardless of the particular application. In contrast, each application may or may not have significant similarities. Along these lines, it is contemplated that certain interactor systems will have the sensing component executed as a separate process from the application component. The sensing component could be stored in ROM fixedly attached within the computer system, while the application component could be provided in the removable computer readable medium.
While this invention has been described in terms of several preferred embodiments and some specific examples, there are further alterations, permutations, and to equivalents which fall within the scope of this invention.
The concept of the beadbox interactor system 24, described above with reference to
It is further contemplated that the interactors can be designed with a plurality of user programmable state variables that could include even a sound recording medium. These features would allow users to personalize their interactors and exchange them among friends. These personalized interactors could be used for sending messages to or playing games with other users.
Certain interactor systems are envisioned as multi-user interactor systems. The multi-user interactor systems would include multiple detection spaces coupled to one or more computer systems. Control of the one or more computer systems could then be effected by the placement of interactors by multiple users.
The interactor system of the present invention can be thought of as a physical tool for programming the execution of a computer system. Take, for example, the operation of the beadbox system 24. By arranging interactor beads within the detection array, the user is able to program the beadbox system 24 to operate as desired. In another suitable context, Adams et al.'s aforementioned Patent Application describes a system for controlling a music synthesizer by mapping a small number of continuous range sensor signals into a larger number of control signals that are then used to control the music synthesis operations of the music synthesizer. It is contemplated that the signal mapping functions can be programmed via one embodiment of the interactor system of the present invention. For further details regarding this particular music synthesizer, please see Adams et al.'s Patent Application.
The variety of implementations contemplated for the present invention are extensive. For example, the beadbox sound system could utilize a genetic algorithm to continuously mutate the music. In this case, the two axis of the bead receptacles correspond to two parent genetic input forms and the mutations would be activated by the placement of beads. As another example, the user can access update information over the Internet, downloading new sounds, text, etc., as desired. Still further, the detection space can take any suitable form such as a hexagonal or circular grid, or may be a 3-dimensional detection space having several layers of grids or a spherical grid.
It is therefore intended that the following appended claims be interpreted as including all such alterations, permutations, and equivalents as fall within the true spirit and scope of the present invention.
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Since our last release, the C++ REST SDK team has been working on improving the overall quality of the SDK to transition out of the beta phase. We are excited to announce that the C++ REST SDK has reached release quality and that v1.0.0 is now available for download! With the recent NuGet support for C++ projects, we've also decided to also release the C++ REST SDK as a NuGet package. You can now download the SDK directly into Visual Studio through the NuGet package manager. This release stabilizes several APIs and fixes multiple customer-reported issues.
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I've installed with NuGet. After compiling with static linkage, there is still casablanca110.dll in the debug directory and the executable file can't run without it. Why is that?
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This is reason, why I see rush 'going native' as 'going naive'
Now how about that compiler upgrade?
What about c++11 compiler support? You released CTP more than half a year ago.
Now please include Nov CTP in next Update with properly updated std lib. And variadic templates. We beg you!
We actually don't support static linking as of yet. Please do let us know if this a blocking scenario for you.
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They've pretty much confirmed that those language features will never be added to VS2012.
Check the comments under this post: blogs.msdn.com/.../visual-studio-2013.aspx
> They weren't able to get in in VS 2012 (and I think we all regret it) but that's that. So, they released a CTP a few months after VS 2012 shipped to give people a preview. There was conversation of putting it into a Visual Studio 2012 Update, however, the feeling was that, given the nature and magnitude of the changes and type of testing cycle an Update affords, the probability of serious regressions was too high. So the decision was made to roll those capabilities into VS 2013 instead
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National Treasury says it has noted rating agency, Fitch Ratings' decision to revise the country's outlook from stable to negative and that government is aware of the growth challenges the country faces.
"The National Treasury notes Fitch Ratings' decision to affirm the country's long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at 'BBB' and 'BBB+' respectively.
"However, Fitch has revised South Africa's outlook to negative from stable, saying the country's growth outlook has deteriorated and this will make it challenging to reduce the budget deficit," said Treasury in a statement on Friday.
The rating agency expressed concern about the country's growth, partly from the platinum belt strike that started in January which as affected part of the mining sector.
In May, it was announced that the country's Growth Domestic Product (GDP) had slowed to 0.6% in the first quarter of 2014 following a contraction in the mining sector. However, the Reserve Bank said that it is unlikely that the country will fall into a recession.
"Efforts to bring an end to the strike continue and government has called on all parties to seek an end to the deadlock.
"Government is alive to the growth challenges South Africa faces. It has therefore, prioritised the accelerated implementation of the National Development Plan, with reforms that are aimed at unlocking South Africa's growth potential," said Treasury.
Government said National Treasury will redouble its efforts to improve the regulatory environment, reduce the skills shortage and accelerate its infrastructure investment programme so as to reduce the bottlenecks constraining growth.
"Regarding fiscal consolidation, government is resolute in its commitment to maintain fiscal sustainability and keep its debt within manageable levels. Indeed, fiscal stability has been the hallmark of South Africa and will remain so.
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ASSERT began as a grass roots project in December 2006 in response to the tragic shooting of a young man by police responding to a call for assistance. This group of concerned citizens became an official part of the Lane County branch of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI Lane County). Steadfast work on their behalf resulted in Eugene's first CIT training December 15-19, 2008.
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It's no secret that John Lackey hasn't performed up to expectations with the Red Sox. However, the big right-hander isn't backing down from the challenge of reestablishing himself in Boston's baseball hotbed. Lackey showed up early to Fort Myers, now 16 months removed from Tommy John surgery. He was photographed on Tuesday already working off a mount alongside Daniel Bard and Jon Lester, and the early reports on Lackey are encouraging. Not only do his mechanics look better, but the 34-year-old is said to be throwing free and easy in the 'pen. Check out Peter Abraham talking Lackey live from Florida in the video above.
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