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Procedures Dr. Alsikafi performs include robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomies and genitourinary reconstructive surgery. He also treats kidney stones, kidney and bladder infections, incontinence, erectile dysfunction, male infertility and prostate disorders.
Dr. Alsikafi earned a medical degree from the Pritzker School of Medicine at the University of Chicago. Following medical school, he completed both a general surgery and urology residency at the University of Chicago. Additionally, he completed a fellowship in urologic trauma and reconstruction at the University of California, San Francisco.
Dr. Alsikafi served as clinical associate professor at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois, where he served as co-director of the urologic reconstruction fellowship.
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Cakes and Tea
The cakes.
Alex and Suki prepared some dainty delectables to bring to Lonnie's tea party. Pumpkin cake with rolled oats, and a cream cheese frosting. Sweet and tasty.
Alex, an artist in the kitchen.
Suki, the lovely accomplice.
Since she couldn't make it to the grown-up tea party, Maria was delighted to find there was enough pumpkin batter leftover so she could bake her own dear little muffins. William, Maria, Michal K, and I had a lovely tea party here at the Bird House.
And that is the end of our Cake and Tea tale. A happy end.
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I have to (secretly, of course) confess that I do love the posts with Alex in...i think he is absolutely wonderful. Don't tell anyone else thogh, specially not Alex! Ax
(PS I nominted you for the 7 links project. I know you have such a lot of material to draw on that it might be rather a challenge but hope it's one you'll take on.) Ax
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Publication number | US7869981 B2 |
Publication type | Grant |
Application number | US 10/991,471 |
Publication date | Jan 11, 2011 |
Filing date | Nov 19, 2004 |
Priority date | Nov 19, 2004 |
Fee status | Paid |
Also published as | US8280700, US20060111878, US20110071805 |
Publication number | 10991471, 991471, US 7869981 B2, US 7869981B2, US-B2-7869981, US7869981 B2, US7869981B2 |
Inventors | Chandra Pendyala, Robert Broadhead, Rajan Rajbhandari, Roy Riggs |
Original Assignee | Edgenet, Inc. |
Export Citation | BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan |
Patent Citations (14), Referenced by (1), Classifications (9), Legal Events (7) | |
External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet | |
Designing a room requires numerous decisions to be made. For each decision there may be many different choices. Such choices may include room style (e.g., contemporary, classic, etc.), room size, room layout, room color, price range, etc. Additional choices may include the types or brands of products to be placed in a room (e.g., sink, range, etc.), along with product size, color, material, price range, etc. The choices can be based on many factors including consumer preferences, engineering constraints, space constraints, industry standards, and design or aesthetic considerations. Each decision made may constrain or otherwise influence other decisions.
A "constraint" is broadly understood as a condition upon which certain options may be selected. The set of options that could be selected may be narrower after a given choice is made. On the other hand, it is possible that the set of options could be broader once a given choice is made. For example, if a four-foot cabinet is selected, the range of options may be broader than if a five-foot cabinet is selected.
For example, with an "L-shaped" kitchen, a layout with the sink in one leg of the "L" presents certain constraints: it may be desirable to have a dishwasher next to the sink; or, a dishwasher and/or sink may only be located adjacent to appropriate room-specific plumbing. Other examples may include: a selection of a relatively small kitchen, prevents the use of a relatively large table; or selection of a kitchen in a contemporary style precludes the selection of a sink in the "classic" style.
An automated system and method is provided for configuring an object (e.g., a room). In accordance with a preferred embodiment, configuration is facilitated through the use of layering functionality and frame-based inferences to evaluate stored knowledge of object attributes. The frame-based inferences may be supplemented by a rules-based inference system. In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, a graphics-based user interface may be used to permit interactive configuration using two-dimensional and three-dimensional models of the object, and incorporating engineering specifications, as well as functional and physical attributes.
Preferred embodiments and applications of the invention will be described herein. Other embodiments may be realized and structural or logical changes may be made to the embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Although the preferred embodiments disclosed herein have been particularly described as applied to configuration (e.g., a visual configuration) of an object such as a room, it should be readily apparent that the invention may be embodied to provide configuration functionality for any number of applications, services or the like where configured and/or customized products or services are browsed, selected, purchased, sold, supported or otherwise considered.
In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, an object configuration method and system is embodied in a single (or multiple) processor-based system that may be supported in a stand-alone, networked, mainframe, or client-server architecture. A single (or multiple) program memory module is provided for storing one or more computer programs used to perform the functionality described herein.
In accordance with a preferred embodiment, one or more user interfaces are provided as part of (or in conjunction with) the object configuration system of the invention to permit users to interact with the system. Individual ones of a plurality of client devices (e.g., network/stand-alone computers, personal digital assistants (PDAs), WebTV (or other Internet-only) terminals, set-top boxes, cellular/PCS phones, screenphones, pagers, kiosks, or other known (wired or wireless) communication devices, etc.) may similarly be used to execute one or more computer programs (e.g., universal Internet browser programs, dedicated interface programs, etc.) to allow users to interface with the configuration system.
In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, a system in the form of a network arrangement is provided, as shown, for example, in
A communications medium 104, which may take any form (integrated, distributed, wired, wireless, etc.) such as the Internet, an intranet, a local area network (LAN), etc., may be provided to provide connectivity between a user interface and one or more programmed computers (as symbolically represented by applications server 106 and database 108) that execute the configuration functionality in accordance with preferred embodiments of the invention. (It will be appreciated that the configuration functionality as described herein may be located (in whole or in part) in any other portion of the network (e.g., on PC 100, kiosk 102, etc.) in accordance with preferred embodiments of the invention.) Further, the server 106 is in communication with database 108 in which room configuration information is stored. Database 108 may be physically or logically associated with server 106.
In accordance with a preferred embodiment, a user (e.g., consumer, sales-representative, buyer, seller, contractor, builder, architect, consultant, organizer, project coordinator, etc.) interacts with the system to configure an object such as a room. The interactive nature of the system aids the user in arriving at the desired configuration including production of any corresponding information (e.g., layouts, pricing, schematics, product specifications, manufacturing requirements, parametric drawings, etc.).
User selection of the "Bathroom Design Model" 402 option causes the system to present a variety of different model bathrooms each having different styles or other consumer applications, as illustrated in screen shot 500 (
Referring now to
Each component selected for bathroom model 602 (e.g., the tub 608) has various attributes stored in database 108. The tub 608, for example, as used in room model 602, has specific dimensions, available colors, material, and price. In keeping with the Gentleman's Retreat style, the attributes of the tub 602 will be limited or constrained (i.e., limitations placed on attributes that can be used in the Gentleman's Retreat style). For example, the tub 602 may be limited to colors such as white and off-white, the material of the tub 602 might be of a porcelain-type material, metal material, or a polymer material, etc. These constraints imposed by the selection of the Gentleman's Retreat style are typically pre-determined (e.g., for example, by the retailer) and may determine the set of component attributes (or the components themselves) from which a user can choose to include in the room to be configured. A given room style model may have other configurable attributes related to the room. These attributes may include size, shape, style, texture, etc. of the room or components within the room, as well as cost figures (e.g., budget or price range of a given product, project, etc.).
Constraints on values of the component attributes can be provided directly by the user (or other entities), be obtained from database 108, derived from a combination of both, or otherwise provided as an input to the system. For example, constraints can include space planning constraints according to standards like the NKBA (National Kitchen and Bath Association) rules, which, for example, specify where a sink might be located in the room relative to a tub. Site-specific realities could be taken into consideration as well (e.g., no piping in a region of a given bathroom precluding the building of a sink in that region).
It will be appreciated that the constraints may be implemented from a spatial point of view as one or more of point-to-point constraints (e.g., an immobile camera as the perspective from which the pictorial view is rendered), point-to-line constraints (e.g., where piping may be located), or point-to-plane restraints (e.g., where a mirror is located on a wall). Further, constraints may apply to 2-D but not 3-D models, to 3-D but not 2-D models, etc.
A retailer may recommend certain products which default as the first choices for a given room style (e.g., Gentleman's Retreat) selected by the user. This is beneficial for a retailer that wishes to promote one or more brands. While only one product may be recommended by the retailer, there may very well be several others that also fit the same description and fit within the user-specific constraints.
In accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the invention, although a given room design is pre-configured with a set of recommended components for each given room style, the user, e.g., the consumer browsing the system at home on a PC, may further customize the components (e.g., selection, arrangement, etc.) as used in the room to be configured. For example, to customize the bathroom model selected, the user may wish to change the flooring 612. To accomplish this, the user selects the flooring attribute and modifies it by selecting the flooring 612 on the display screen or employing a menu 614 that enables input of the flooring alternative (e.g., change floor color, type, material, etc.). Upon modification of the component attribute, the applications server (106 of
Of course, other attributes of any component of the room model 602 may be changed by the user. For example, the user may choose to modify the tub 608 style. This would be accomplished by selecting the tub 608 and choosing from a plurality of other tub styles stored in database 108. The same can be done for any component in the room where the list of available components and/or attributes depends on pre-selected constraints (e.g., which have been imposed by the retailer, the user, or other). For example, in this exemplary embodiment, the retailer has pre-determined the attributes of other tubs that would be suitable for use in the Gentleman's Retreat style room model 602 aside from the one recommended tub 608. The list of other available tubs may also be shortened or lengthened depending upon other data entered by the user (e.g., budgeting constraints, room size constraints, etc.).
Generating these layers can be accomplished by modeling three-dimensional (3-D) information onto a 2-D image. That is, an original 2-D image of, for example, a room, is processed by the automated system designer manually (or automatically by the system) such that 3-D reference data is added to the data of the original 2-D image. The 3-D information so modeled can include location of the camera, location and intensity of light sources in the picture, identification of various planes (i.e., floor, counter-level, cabinet bottoms, cabinet tops intersecting walls, roof, floor, etc.), 3-D identification of components like counter-tops, cabinets, etc., and three-dimensional visual behavior data of components like cabinet doors. The 3-D data added to the 2-D image may be stored, for example, in a commercially available image rendering software package. This 3-D information is used by 3-D rendering tools to separate the picture into layers 200, 202 and 204, as seen in
In a preferred embodiment, the system generates individual layers, each exclusively depicting at least one component (e.g., floor, wall, cabinet, etc.) on a single layer. The generation of such layers may be accomplished with a commercially available image processing package such as, for example, Adobe Photoshop, etc. The single layer presents the depicted component with its recommended (or customized) attributes (e.g., size, proportion, spatial arrangement, etc.), while the remaining portion of the layer is made transparent. In the exemplary scenario discussed above, the system could be used to generate three new images in addition to the original image (as shown in
Next, each layer is processed, or re-rendered, by a rendering engine. In accordance with a preferred embodiment, a commercially available engine may be used such as, for example, Adobe Photoshop, GIMP, etc. Preferably, the rendering engine takes each 2-D layer image along with the 3-D information and generates all the required variants of the layer. For example, all 100 variants of the wall color layer are generated and stored prior to the user requesting that color. The same process is used to pre-generate all 10 cabinet styles and all 10 floor styles, etc. (This process may be performed by the software in batch offline, so that the variants of the layers can be generated with very high quality.) As previously mentioned, the total number of images generated is 100+10+10+1=121, rather than 10,000.
The 121 images are then indexed and stored. The index to these images stores a sequence in which these images need to be superimposed. The sequence of superimposition and the correct image set from the library of 121 pictures is thus identified and a unique sequence of superimposed images for each of the 10,000 possible combinations is generated.
It will be readily appreciated by those of skill in the art that each layer (e.g., wall, floor, commode, tub, etc.) can comprise multiple attributes (e.g., color, texture, materials, finish, etc.).
In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, visual attributes of a given room are also linked to dynamic catalog data. For example, in accordance with a preferred embodiment, a database 108 is compiled comprising products available for use in room configuration. The database may include product information from many different manufacturers including product color, size, compatibility with other products, pricing, etc. That is, the product parameters found in one or more manufacturer's catalogs are included in the database. For example, when a user selects a white tub, there may be several different white tubs (supplied by several manufacturers) in the database 108. However, based on the applicable constraints, only a subset of those white tubs may be suitable for use in the user-selected room style (e.g., Gentleman's Retreat), thus narrowing the field of suitable tubs.
In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, the system provides a plurality of entry points by which a user can undertake room configuration. An exemplary implementation of a plurality of entry points is represented by entry points 300 in
Another entry point 304 represents the presentation of a room based on an advertisement or in-store display. At this entry point, the customer can select from room models that are pre-configured as in an advertisement (e.g., magazine, television, Internet, etc.), in-store display, or other promotional presentation.
In entry point 306, the customer can design his or her own room from "scratch." This may also be considered "expert mode." The customer can select any components in database 108 (or other sources) for use as specified to create completely customized rooms.
After any of the entry points 302, 304, 306, a user has an opportunity (at point 308) to modify one or more components or other aspects of the configured room.
In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, carrying out object configuration may utilize an inheritance-based approach to modeling the data. A room, for example, is defined by certain attributes, including: wall colors and textures; floor types, colors and textures; cabinet types and colors; counter top types and colors; and fixture types and colors. A room can be customized or otherwise specialized. A kitchen may have a stove type, dishwasher type and refrigerator type as additional descriptors. A bathroom has a sink type, bathtub type, faucet type, etc. The kitchen further can be specialized into L-Shaped, galley, etc. The bathroom specializes into master, powder, etc. Each level of specialization presents certain attribute constraints. In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, each of the user-selectable attributes are further linked to additional attributes such as engineering specifications of the various manufacturers' products (size, capacity, etc.) that fit into the specific room.
In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, the system guides the user via a series of questions to select the attributes (e.g., visual attributes) of the object (e.g., room) being designed or configured. These choices change the look of the object and at the same time are dynamically linked to specifications, engineering and other product data of the various different manufacturers' products or components that are needed to make the object.
In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, at any time during the object configuration, the user is able to view a 3-D rendering of the object as configured so far.
In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, the 3-D view is navigable. That is, the user is able to navigate through the view to approach or retreat from the room, "walk" through the room to see it from a different angle, etc. The 3-D viewer used may be one that is generally commercially available, such as one developed by View 22 Technology, Inc.
In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, while viewing the 3-D rendering of the room, space planning decisions may be integrated with product feature decisions. As a result, the user is able to move components about the room, add components, delete components, etc. The system identifies a 3-D model based on engineering and other attributes. These 3-D models are then available to interact with a three-dimensional software representation of a room and associated space planning constraints, including but not limited to the NKBA (National Kitchen and Bath Association) rules.
In accordance with a preferred embodiment, the system can model product catalogs that link product attributes to three-dimensional models. In the embodiment, the linking can be accomplished by modeling the product attribute data in a hierarchy of specialization layers. These layers of specialization are arranged in a tree structure. Each node of the tree represents data that effectively overwrites or extends the attributes of the product group it specializes (the parent node). A node, for example, can be used to overwrite the dimensions and the three-dimensional component features. In an exemplary operation, the user may start with the engineering attributes deduced from the visual decisions made at the room design session. The system then helps the user pick more of the engineering attributes that continuously overwrite the most appropriate three-dimensional model. The three-dimensional model is then introduced into a three-dimensional representation of a room with space-related constraints.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the user is able to view a high-quality photograph-based image 902 of the room so re-configured, as shown in
In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, whether graphics are employed or not, the configured room is a construct that may take into account many attributes and interrelationships and dependencies thereof. It may take into account relationships between and among attributes of the components making up the room, attributes of the space defining the area in which the components are to be placed, and the relationship of multiple components.
In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, an object hierarchy or inheritance (e.g., frame-based) functionality may be used to process knowledge (e.g., data concerning components, space, etc.) used in the system, which may be supplemented by an interpreted rules system. The components may be, for example, products such as room fixtures, and the space may be a given room. In a typical example, the components and the room have specified attributes. By way of non-limiting example, component attributes include but are not limited to type of product, size, color, material, price range, etc. And, by way of non-limiting example, room attributes may include but are not limited to room size, layout, style and price range.
In accordance with a preferred embodiment, user data is input through user input of answers to a series of questions regarding configuration of objects. When given the value of one or more answers, the system infers the values of answers to other questions automatically, and thus eliminates the need for excessive rule constructs, as typically required in a rules-based system. Through inference, the system may also remove or insert questions (and their associated answers) based on the user's previous response(s).
As the artisan will appreciate, attribute-based functionality can be obtained by using an attribute inheritance engine (sometimes referred to generically as a frame-engine). However, although one of skill in the art will understand how to implement the functionality in accordance with the invention, the precise nature of the modules as programmed may differ in light of individual circumstances, taking into account, for example, functional specifications that need to be met, the programmer's style, and interoperability with other programs.
In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, the system is primarily constructed using an object hierarchy or inheritance (e.g., an attribute-based) knowledge organization, representation, and classification. Attribute-based and rule-based expert systems encode knowledge using fundamentally different models.
In the context of product configuration, the problem an expert system is supposed to solve is as follows: given a set of options ("questions" to be presented to the user), each of which has a set of legal attributes ("values" with which the user may answer the questions), how are the options/attributes themselves related to each other (which options/attributes remove [or "constrain away"] other options/attributes, which options/attributes are "interdependent", etc.).
As an example, if the user has answered options A, B, and C with attributes x, y, and z, the expert system must then determine what are now the legal attributes for some other option D. In order to do this, an expert system first has to encode the relationship between the options in some manner (i.e., represent the knowledge). Then, as the expert system is provided current choices as inputs in real time (i.e., "the user has answered options A, B, and C with attributes x, y, and z"), the system must now apply its encoded knowledge to the problem "what are the legal attributes for D" in order to supply the solution(s).
A rule-based expert system generally represents knowledge using a large collection of If-Then-Else constructs (i.e., "If the user has answered option 'A' with attribute 'x', Then attribute 'y' is no longer available for option 'B', Else . . . "). This approach, however, is a unidirectional encoding: if the conditional portion (the user has answered option "A" with attribute "x") of the statement is true, the resultant portion must also be true (attribute "y" is no longer available for option "B"). The converse (if attribute "y" is no longer available for option "B", then the user has answered option "A" with "x") is not necessarily true, nor in general should it be.
However, a rule-based expert system requires that the inverse rule must be written separately if it is deemed necessary. If the product knowledge being modeled is complex, the required rules and inverse rules can grow into a very large number. In addition, applying this type of knowledge representation to the problem "the user has answered options A, B, C with attributes x, y, z; now what are the legal attributes for this other option D" involves using an interpreter or compiler that understands the rule syntax so as to apply the rules to the problem.
On the other hand, the attribute-based functionality as used in a preferred embodiment of the invention encodes knowledge in an entirely different manner that does not suffer from this "inverse rule" problem. The knowledge is represented in the object hierarchy in a hierarchical tree-like structure. The nodes of the tree are generically called "frames" (e.g., corresponding to product categories) and each node contains a collection of "slots" (e.g., corresponding to product features and options). A slot is a one-to-many relationship between an option and a subset of the legal values (e.g., attributes) for that option.
Textually, a slot is represented as follows:
where "A" is an option, and "x", "y", and "z" are attributes for option A.
In general, in the type of object hierarchy known as frame/slot hierarchy, a frame contains multiple slots, and has child frames as well (because of the tree structure). Conceptually, all the slots in a frame "go together." If at least one of the slots in a frame is found to be invalid (e.g., Slot "A=x, y, z" is in a particular frame, but the user has answered "A" with attribute "w"), then the entire frame (along with all of its other slots and all of its child frames) is invalid. Functionally, products and attributes in such a frame are removed from the configuration process. Applying this knowledge representation to the problem "the user has answered options A, B, and C with attributes x, y, and z—now what are the legal attributes for this other option D" involves first marking the appropriate portions of the tree invalid as the user supplies answers to options. Then, to actually provide an answer to the question "what are the legal attributes for some other option D" the features will look for all the frames which have not been marked invalid and which reference "D" (i.e., have a slot involving "D") and then combine all the attributes found in these slots (eliminating any duplicates). At the conclusion of this process, the answer (in many cases, a multi-faceted answer in terms of associated data [a price, an image, a set of drawings, etc.]) is generated and displayed.
In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, incorporating component knowledge into the frame-based system enhances its operation.
The following simple example will illustrate the differences between an If-Then-Else rule based system and one utilizing frame-based functionality in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention.
Assume there are four people who are identified by a letter, color, and number.
The first screen in an application would prompt the user for choosing a letter. (As an additional requirement, the questions can be answered in any order, and the user might skip the first screen and come back to it later.) The If-Then-Else rules to handle such option/attribute pairs are as follows:
if Color has no answer and Number has no answer then
else if Color has no answer then
Two more sets of rules will still have to be written for the Color screen and the Number screen. The difficulty of adding a new person to the data or adding another class of question to determine the group's favorite fruit can easily be seen.
In contrast, the frame based functionality utilized by the invention permits the entry of that same data as follows. After adding the four questions to the system, add the following compound slot:
To add a new person, a new row is simply inserted, adding the new person's letter, color, number, and name. To add another question such as the group's favorite fruit, a new column is simply added to the slot, and a list of everyone's favorite fruit can be added.
While the actual algorithms as implemented are likely to be much more complex, the following illustration may be useful:
In the beginning of a configuration session all frames are valid, and the example above has four frames, one for each row. When asked for the list of available answers for any question, the system looks down the column for that question. If the row is valid, its answer is added. Accordingly, for the Letter question, the system sees A, B, A, B. The duplicate answers are combined to arrive at A, B. Now suppose the user answers A. This means that unless the frame has Letter=A, it is invalid. The second and fourth rows are thus invalid. Next the user is presented with the Color question. To find the answers, search down the Color column; the result is Blue and Red for the available answers (Blue from the first row and Red from the third). The user picks Blue. This choice makes the second and third rows invalid.
As a result, there is only one valid row left, the first row. The user has effectively finished the selection process by answering only two of the three questions.
Frame-based operation is particularly useful when applied to real-world, complex product knowledge challenges. Real-world product knowledge contains relationships between products, knowledge common among similar products, knowledge common among different products, and exceptions to all of the above.
An important relationship among products can be expressed as: "Product A is a type of Product B" (e.g., a casement is a type of window, a car is a type of vehicle). This relationship is called inheritance. Inheritance is a parent to child relationship, but not in the traditional sense. In human beings, if a parent has a trait, the child may or may not share that trait (e.g., brown hair). In this form of knowledge inheritance, the child must inherit all traits. Inheritance is important, because it allows the software engineer to combine all the identical traits for the children in one logical place: the parent. Each frame is a parent with children, which in turn have their own children. For example, if there were a system for selecting groceries, the logical way to organize the data would look something like that shown in
As illustrated, when the Bread frame is selected, there is a trait defined as bread. This means that all types of buns and loaves can be made out of White, Wheat, or Rye bread, because both Buns and Loaves inherit from Bread. If any special types of Buns were defined by adding "children" to the Buns frame (i.e., hamburger or hot dog) these new types also inherit White, Wheat, or Rye. Children inherit everything from their parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents, all the way up the tree. In the future, if the store added Pumpernickel and carried it for all types of bread, such information could be added to the Bread frame. If the store offered Pumpernickel for Loaves only and not Buns, then Pumpernickel could be added to the Loaves frame. Without the power of inheritance, Pumpernickel would have to be manually added to every type of bread.
There are some types of product knowledge that may be shared among different frames in the tree, but which cannot use inheritance. In the groceries example, a trait of this sort would be packaging. Not all groceries come in packages, and sometimes the same kind of product might be available with or without packaging (for example, packaged bread versus bread from the deli). If packaging is available, there will be some product knowledge that applies to all packaging (e.g., servings per container). A frame can be defined by itself to represent such knowledge, which can then be added into the tree at whatever points are appropriate.
In accordance with a preferred embodiment, although frame-based inference is used, the system also includes the ability to process data using rules files, enabling the approach to be more of a hybrid as desired. It is foreseeable that some custom answers are more conveniently handled using rules files rather than building the product knowledge. A rules-based filtering methodology may be used, for example, for filtering output from the frame-based functionality to comply with certain rules established for a particular product, product attributes, room attributes, or a combination thereof. Similar filtering of unwanted answers, or inapplicable questions may be useful. Rules-based functionality may also be used to add special answers, perform calculations, generate user warnings, or any other special processing required for specific system implementations. Rules-based functionality may be particularly suited for computing the price of a room and distribution of any discounts that are available to the room.
In accordance with a preferred embodiment, rules-based functionality may be added to supplement the operation of frame-based functionality. Rules-based functionality is typically employed to handle special cases, exceptions, and functionality that are specific to a product line or product series.
In accordance with a preferred embodiment, any number of additional modules may be added to serve a supportive and optional role (called on an "as-needed" basis). Such modules may relate to pricing. For example, price reports can be graphically generated and prices can be calculated and displayed to the user in multiple currency types. Further, a CAD (Computer Aided Design) module may be added to read CAD drawings and enable multiple CAD drawings to be displayed simultaneously, with separate components to be overlaid upon one another to form a complex illustration. Specifically, the CAD functionality may handle the determination of which components need to be overlaid and may present a list of the files containing the required components to a CAD control, which may in turn read the CAD files and display the components on the user interface. The CAD functionality may also print, copy or otherwise output the CAD files.
In addition, instead of inputting user data (e.g., room or house dimensions) from scratch, the user may initiate access to an input file (e.g., CAD file) with such data.
Further, the system may be programmed to output files (e.g., CAD files) once all components have been specified and located in a room. In this manner, a contractor can effectively work with the object as configured by the customer.
A preferences module may also be included in the system. A preferences module allows the user to define a set of preferred answers for questions applicable to the design choices. In a preferred embodiment, the set of preferred answers may be based on user-selected preferences, regional specification preferences, manufacturer compatibility preferences, etc. As an example, the user can initiate a configuration session and choose a desired fixture brand, such as Kohler. The user can then set Kohler as a preference for that entire project. As a result, in considering the object attributes, the system will reference the preferences module and will automatically retrieve the preference values by default and override other items. The preferences module can also automatically inform a user that the selected preference is unavailable for a given product during the configuration of that product.
The above features can further be made part of a turnkey home-design solution by enabling the user to view a bill of materials and pricing range for the customized project (as shown in
The user is able to view a bill of materials and pricing range for a particular project.
In accordance with a preferred embodiment, a quote for the bill of materials may be generated.
Preferred embodiments of the invention may allow modeling a "has a" relationship between rooms and the components therein. An implemented room configuration system, for example, can refine a list of products (e.g., bill of materials) in a customized room as the attributes of a room change. As an illustration, a room with red walls, silver appliances and wood floor can have GE appliances with model numbers #1234 and #2345R, and red color paint and wood flooring. A different incarnation of a similar room may have Whirlpool #9876 and WPL #5432 appliances, #345 wallpaper and @Asv floor tile from Daltile. As the user modifies the room desired, the "has a" relationships can differ as well.
The user also has the option to consummate the purchase electronically. The user can convert the project into a shopping cart-type view, as shown by the exemplary implementation of a preferred embodiment illustrated in
Further, from the shopping cart view depicted in
To implement the functionality expressed in the foregoing features and others, a preferred embodiment of the invention enables use of a knowledge management system to resolve engineering attributes of a product into visual attributes that the user is able to view. Thus, given a certain engineering specification, the preferred embodiment is able to obtain a visual representation of those attributes.
Further, to facilitate custom room design based on the user's understanding of how the room will look, a preferred embodiment of the invention is able to utilize visual attributes of an engineered product to identify the closest graphics-renderable component that will represent the attributes. In doing so, this facilitates accurate custom room design in light of available product features and constraints.
The following is an exemplary commercial implementation of a preferred embodiment of the invention. In this implementation, component attributes are evaluated and an explanation of the manner in which this assists in customization is provided.
A number of manufacturers specialize in plumbing-related fixtures that may be used in a bathroom. One of these manufacturers, for example, is Kohler. Kohler makes numerous product models, and each model may differ in size, shape, color, price, material, or other attributes. A Kohler bathtub, for example, may be 6 feet long, have a whirlpool feature, have a left-hand drain, be the color white, and cost from $400 to $1000. This corresponds to a description and the corresponding graphic rendering given in
Obviously, a commode cannot now be located in the spatial area where the tub is located, nor could any other component be located within the dimensions described by the polygon component that represents the tub. Further, an inference can be made that for practical reasons a sink should not be placed directly next to the tub at a certain spatial orientation, for this would interfere with both use of the sink and the commode. In other words, the user should not be required to stand in the tub to use the sink. This, too, can be accomplished by the inference engine. Besides space and practical constraints, the inference features may be aware of engineering constraints related to a particular component and whether and how it could be used in a particular configuration.
Attribute constraints are not to be viewed solely as limitations. Perhaps the user is partial to the Kohler brand. If so, the user might wish to have as many of the fixtures as possible be Kohler fixtures. The inference features could be programmed to enable a "Kohler as first choice" preference. Additionally, the inference features could be programmed to enable selecting sets of attributes. For example, the user could elect a preference for Kohler products, and further set a capped price at a predetermined amount for the objects in the room. In short, the inference features can be programmed to make multivariable determinations based on user input.
The inference features can be object attribute-based, rule-based or both. Further, the attribute features and rules features are adapted to interact with a database. The data populating the database can be derived from multiple sources. For example, database (e.g., database 108 of
Photographs of particular products can be embedded in the database 108. Because the visual rendering of the room can be based on photographs of actual products, greater photorealistic room views are possible enabling optimal user customization.
An exemplary sequence of options presented to the user of the exemplary commercial implementation in configuring a room is illustrated in
After choosing a room style 1506, a user can choose a room layout 1510, e.g., L-shaped, square, etc. Upon choosing a room layout 1510, the user can engage in room configuration 1514, 1516 (e.g., a 2-D photorealistic picture and/or 3-D view). After engaging in room configuration 1514, 1516, the user may optionally print the room 1518.
After entering at start page 1500, the user can enter a room ID 1504. This is useful where the reader wants a completely preconfigured room. The user may then view and configure the room 1514, 1516.
Still further, the user may enter at the start page 1500, then build a room from scratch 1508. The user will then choose components 1512, which can be added to a shopping cart 1528 where items can be fully configured in advance of purchase.
The user may have performed room configuration at an earlier time. If so, from start page 1500 the user can search for a room or shopping cart 1522 that has been previously stored. Once the room or shopping cart has been opened 1524, the user can engage in room configuration 1514, or configure items by means of a shopping cart 1528.
Still further, after entering at start page 1500 the user may create a new shopping cart 1520, and then configure items by means of a shopping cart 1528 in advance of purchase.
The shopping cart 1528 can be saved 1526 into storage, including but not limited to storage in database 108. Or, in configuring a shopping cart 1528 the user may print a quote 1532 or initiate an ordering process via shopping cart 1534. Upon initiating an ordering process via shopping cart 1534, the user can be led to a new start page 1536, which may be, but is not limited to, start page 1500.
If the project/cart/room is saved 1538, a customer search 1540 may ensue that determines if the customer is new or not. If the customer is new 1542, the project/cart/room can then be saved and associated with the customer.
In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, one or more processor-based (or other processing device-based) systems may be used to implement the modules described or apparent from the description herein and to perform the functionality described (or inherent) herein. For each such system, one or more processors (e.g., central processing unit (CPU)) are provided for execution of one or more computer programs stored on any (one or more) known recording mediums. The processor(s) perform, control, or at least inform the various processing steps performed by the system in sending and retrieving data to and from at least one user interface and/or network. A user interface may be connected directly to a bus or remotely connected through a network (e.g., Internet). The network represents (wired or wireless) connection of two or more devices, whether directly or indirectly connected (e.g., directly coupling through cable, indirect coupling through one or more hubs or servers, whether the network is local to the processor-based system, geographically remote from system, or a distributed combination of local/remote network components).
Preferably, one or more of the modules are coupled (directly or indirectly) to one or more database structures for use in supplying storage functionality for the modules in accordance with the operations described (or inherent) herein. The database structures can take any form from an individual floppy disk drive, hard disk drive, CD-ROM, redundant array of independent devices (RAID) system, to a network of the same or other storage devices. As is well known in the art, the database structures may be physically connected within the same location, or have one or more structures remotely located in different locations. Each module may have dedicated or shared access to one or more database structures locally or remotely located from the module.
While preferred embodiments of the invention have been described and illustrated, it should be apparent that many modifications to the embodiments and implementations of the invention can be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention.
It should be readily apparent that any known communication systems or (wired/wireless) networks (e.g., Internet, intranets, private bulletin boards, individual local or wide area networks, proprietary chat rooms, ICQ, IRC channels, instant messaging systems, etc.) using real-time or non-real-time systems may be utilized.
The modules described herein, particularly those illustrated or inherent in the instant disclosure, may be one or more hardware, software, or hybrid components residing in (or distributed among) one or more local or remote computer systems. Although the modules are shown or described as physically separated components, it should be readily apparent that the modules may be combined or further separated into a variety of different components, sharing different resources (including processing units, memory, clock devices, software routines, etc.) as required for the particular implementation of the embodiments disclosed herein. Indeed, even a single general purpose computer executing a computer program stored on an article of manufacture (e.g., recording medium) to produce the functionality and any other memory devices referred to herein may be utilized to implement the illustrated embodiments. User interface devices may be any device used to input and/or output information. The user interface device may be implemented as a graphical user interface (GUI) containing a display or the like, or may be a link to other user input/output devices known in the art. Discrete functionality of the system may be separated (logically or physically) to more efficiently operate the system.
In addition, memory units described herein may be any one or more (integrated or distributed) known storage devices (e.g., Random Access Memory (RAM), Read Only Memory (ROM), hard disk drive (HDD), floppy drive, zip drive, compact disk-ROM, DVD, bubble memory, Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID), Network Attached Storage (NAS), Storage Area Network (SAN), etc.), and may also be one or more memory devices embedded within a processor, or shared with one or more of the other components. The computer programs or algorithms described herein may easily be configured as one or more hardware modules, and the hardware modules shown may easily be configured as one or more software modules without departing from the invention. Accordingly, the invention is not limited by the foregoing description, drawings, or specific examples enumerated herein.
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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 09:15 AM
ProSense (116,464 posts)
Mitt tries to distance himself from Mourdock's rape comment after starring in adMitt Romney TV ad plugs Richard Mourdock in Indiana Senate race http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2012/10/22/mitt-romney-tv-ad-plugs-richard-mourdock-in-indiana-senate-race/ Mitt Romney distances himself from GOP's Mourdock over rape comment http://www.freep.com/article/20121024/NEWS15/121024019/Mitt-Romney-Richard-Mourdock-rape-abortion-TV-ad Another crazy Republican rape theory, and Mitt 'disagrees.' Again.
by Kaili Joy Gray Here we go again: Richard Mourdock, the Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in Indiana, said in a debate on Tuesday that "even when life begins with that horrible situation of rape, that is something that God intended to happen." <...> Yes. That's right. It's time to add a new kind of rape to the list: Gift-from-God rape. Seems like only a week ago we were adding "emergency rape" to the list. Ah, the Republican Party. And, of course, the party's boldest would-be leader, Mitt Romney, who is willing to call China names and will therefore use the strongest language possible to condemn such insulting, inexcusable and wrong language. Or not: "Gov. Romney disagrees with Richard Mourdock's comments, and they do not reflect his views," said spokeswoman Andrea Saul. Wow. He disagrees. That's bold! And ... strangely familiar: "Governor Romney and Congressman Ryan disagree with Mr. Akins statement, and a Romney-Ryan administration would not oppose abortion in instances of rape," Andrea Saul, a Romney spokesperson, told The Huffington Post. That Mitt. He sure does find these things disagreeable, doesn't he? Although, if the public outcry of disgust at this latest in a long line of Republicans to say something despicable and yet perfectly representative of the Republican Party's beliefs about rape, Romney just might manage to muster even more disagreement. - more - http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/10/24/1149239/-Another-crazy-Republican-rape-theory-and-Mitt-disagrees-Again
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Response to ProSense (Original post)
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 09:18 AM
malaise (153,969 posts)
1. Fuck al of the women haters
Ignorant misogynist morons
Response to ProSense (Original post)
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 09:23 AM
JaneyVee (19,877 posts)
2. BTW, That was the ONLY ad he made for ANY GOP congressional/senate race. Only for Mourdock.
Response to JaneyVee (Reply #2)
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 09:25 AM
ProSense (116,464 posts)
3. Good. Nail his ass. n/t
Response to ProSense (Original post)
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 09:35 AM
ProSense (116,464 posts)
4. Mitt Romney: 'I'm supporting Richard Mourdock for Senate'
Mitt Romney: 'I'm supporting Richard Mourdock for Senate'
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/10/24/1149261/-Mitt-Romney-I-m-supporting-Richard-Mourdock-for-Senate |
Response to ProSense (Original post)
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 09:39 AM
Justkd1 (64 posts)
5. Paling around with misogynists
Guess he didn't expect Mourdock to come undone!
Response to Justkd1 (Reply #5)
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 10:55 AM
ProSense (116,464 posts)
16. Hope Mourdock goes the way of Akin. n/t
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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 09:44 AM
Gin (7,202 posts)
6. So...if rape is a gift from god....and they are pro god.......I would call them PRO RAPE candidates.
Response to Gin (Reply #6)
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 11:00 AM
Lars39 (20,287 posts)
17. And they should be asked how many women they have raped.
They should be hounded with this question.
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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 09:46 AM
spanone (91,812 posts)
7. an ad featuring mitt JUST started running in indiana..mitt has mourdock's back
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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 09:48 AM
BumRushDaShow (23,046 posts)
8. This is going to get interesting
Response to BumRushDaShow (Reply #8)
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 09:56 AM
ProSense (116,464 posts)
10. Mitt is tangled. n/t
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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 09:51 AM
BlueIndyBlue (65 posts)
9. Low information voters
Mourdock's facade coming off gives me a wee bit of hope that Joe Donnelly can pull out a victory. Mourdock is a sleeze bag and now Rmoney dropping him like a hot potato makes my Wednesday. The only caveat is that on our local television chat boards, the low info voters are trying to spin his words to say that "Oh that's not what he meant" "He didn't say God wanted the women to be raped but once she was if she gets pregnant then why take it out on the child?" UGH! Living in Indiana makes me wish I could click my heels three times and be in a blue PROGRESSIVE state. Would someone in Massachusetts want to adopt me?
Response to BlueIndyBlue (Reply #9)
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 10:03 AM
ProSense (116,464 posts)
11. Good info. Thanks
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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 10:16 AM
Generic Other (23,927 posts)
13. Hope these gifts from god
drown in their own sperm-addled brain fluids.
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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 10:17 AM
ProSense (116,464 posts)
14. Mourdock Clarifies Comments: God Does Not Want Rape
Mourdock Clarifies Comments: God Does Not Want Rape
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/mourdock-clarifies-comments-god-does-not-want-rape |
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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 10:30 AM
ProSense (116,464 posts)
15. Dems Call On Romney To Take Down Pro-Mourdock Ad
Dems Call On Romney To Take Down Pro-Mourdock Ad
Sen. Patty Murray, chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, called on Mitt Romney to take down his ad supporting Richard Mourdock in Indiana's Senate race. In a statement, Murray said that if Romney is "serious about repudiating" Mourdock's comment that pregnancies resulting from rape are the will of God, he will take the ad off TV. "While Mitt Romney is rightly distancing himself from Richard Mourdock today, his ad endorsing Mourdock's extreme candidacy continues to air in Indiana. If Mitt Romney is serious about repudiating these heinous views on rape, he will take down this ad immediately. National Republicans cannot paper over Richard Mourdock's heinous views on rape. Enough is enough. The Republican Party needs to stop the coddling and take a stand against the horribly offensive and dangerous views of the Tea Party and their extreme candidates." http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/dems-call-on-romney-to-take-down-pro Good, nail his ass! |
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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 11:59 AM
ProSense (116,464 posts)
18. Ayotte Cancels Campaign Appearance With Mourdock
Ayotte Cancels Campaign Appearance With Mourdock
Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) has cancelled a scheduled trip to Indiana Wednesday to campaign with Republican Senate candidate Richard Mourdock after Mourdock's comment that pregnancies from rape are the will of God, the AP reports. Ayotte's spokesman, Jeff Grappone, said Wednesday that the senator disagrees with Mourdock's comments, which do not represent her views. Ayotte was scheduled to campaign with Mourdock on Wednesday, but canceled her trip and is in New Hampshire instead. Ive struggled with it myself for a long time, but I came to realize that life is that gift from God, Mourdock said in a debate Tuesday night. And even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape, that it is something that God intended to happen. http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/ayotte-cancels-campaign-appearance-with-mourdock Obama (Spokesperson) Links Mourdock To Romney After Rape Comments http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021621836 Gov. Christine Todd Whitman: "Mourdock's Comments Damage ALL Republicans & Especially Romney" http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021622092 |
Response to ProSense (Reply #18)
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 01:22 PM
bullwinkle428 (15,223 posts)
20. "Scheduling conflict", to be sure!
Response to bullwinkle428 (Reply #20)
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 01:36 PM
libdem4life (12,715 posts)
21. Apparently she thought she was scheduled with a fellow Republican, which got rescheduled
when it became national knowledge that the appearance was actually scheduled with a troglodyte left-over from ancient times who primarily needed a willing female to come and clean up his full-of-sh## political act.
Speaking of out-of-date ... White. Moderate. Republican. Women. |
Response to libdem4life (Reply #21)
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 02:58 PM
napkinz (17,194 posts)
22. re White Moderate Republican Women
"Moderate Mitt" supposedly won some of them back after the first debate.
President Obama needs a new round of ads linking Romney, Ryan, Akin and Mourdock to remind them what is at stake, what they have to lose in this election. |
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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 12:08 PM
ProSense (116,464 posts)
19. Paul Ryans PAC Gave $5,000 To Mourdock In June
Paul Ryans PAC Gave $5,000 To Mourdock In June
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/paul-ryans-pac-gave-5-000-to-mourdock |


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Today was one of those days, and I did a 20 mile run at the lakes. The geese and seagulls are back, and there were thousands of them on the water today. There were times when the sky was black with so many geese. All day I could hear the birds, over the strong afternoon wind.
It was a slow run, I took it easy, and there were so many pictures to take! I didn't feel like pushing the pace. That's how I felt all week, didn't feel like going fast. I did the miles, and that was all. It was a nice day to wrap up a 90 mile week.
Yesterday registration opened for the Delano Park 12 Hour run in Alabama next spring, and I signed up. The entry fee is a bargain, $35.00. Unbelievable. I am getting my butt in gear for that, it will be my first big race of next year.
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2013-14 Men's Tennis News
July 16, 2014MARKSOO AND ANDERSEN RECEIVE ITA SCHOLAR-ATHLETE HONORS Sacramento State tennis players Marek Marksoo and Oliver Andersen were both recipients of ITA Scholar-Athlete honors.
June 30, 2014HORNET STUDENT-ATHLETES COMBINE FOR 36 SPRING ACADEMIC HONORS Eight Sacramento State spring teams have combined for 36 conference all-academic honors in the sports of women's golf, softball, baseball, rowing, men's and women's tennis, and men's and women's outdoor track and field.
May 01, 2014MEN'S TENNIS' BRANDYS AND RAM NAMED FIRST TEAM ALL-BIG SKY Men's tennis players Roy Brandys and Niranjan Ram, were both named first team all-Big Sky Conference.
April 26, 2014MEN'S TENNIS FALLS IN BIG SKY TOURNEY SEMIFINALS TO WEBER STATE Weber State won the doubles point and three singles matches in straight sets to defeat Sacramento State, 4-1.
April 25, 2014BIG SKY TENNIS QUARTERFINAL MATCHES ON FRIDAY MOVED INDOORS Due to rain, the Big Sky Conference Tennis Tournament quarterfinal matches have been moved indoors today.
April 25, 2014MEN'S TENNIS ADVANCES TO SEMIS AFTER DRAMATIC 4-3 WIN OVER MONTANA STATE With the score tied at 3-3, and the Hornets facing elimination, Joaquin Marquez won his match at No. 4 in a third set tiebreaker to help Sacramento State to a 4-3 victory over Montana State.
April 22, 2014MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TENNIS HOST BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIP LATER THIS WEEK For the seventh time in eight years, the Sacramento State men's and women's tennis programs will host the Big Sky Conference Tournament this Friday-Sunday, April 25-27, at the Gold River Racquet Club.
April 16, 2014INJURIES FORCE MEN'S TENNIS TO FORFEIT MATCH AT NEVADA Due to a rash of injuries that has struck the Sacramento State men's tennis team, the Hornets had to forfeit their scheduled match today at Nevada.
April 13, 2014MEN'S TENNIS FALLS AT FRESNO STATE Sacramento State had to default a singles match because of injury and another player had to retire in the third set due to injury in the Hornets' 5-0 non-conference loss at Fresno State
April 06, 2014MEN'S TENNIS CONCLUDES ROAD TRIP WITH 4-3 LOSS AT NORTHERN ARIZONA Playing its third road match in as many days, and without one of its six singles players because of injury, the Sacramento State men's tennis team fell to Northern Arizona today, 4-3.
April 05, 2014INJURY PLAGUED MEN'S TENNIS PICKS UP BIG WIN AT NORTHERN COLORADO Despite trailing, 3-1, and having to default No. 6 singles because of injury, Sacramento State came back to beat Northern Colorado, 4-3
April 04, 2014MEN'S TENNIS MOVES CLOSER TO POSTSEASON BERTH WITH 6-1 WIN OVER UND Sacramento State received straight-set wins from Roy Brandys, Niranjan Ram, Joaquin Marquez, Oliver Andersen and Alejandro Villarreal to defeat North Dakota, 6-1.
March 27, 2014MEN'S TENNIS FALLS TO WEBER ST., SUFFERS FIRST BIG SKY HOME LOSS SINCE 2005 Sacramento State received singles victories from Roy Brandys and Niranjan Ram, but it was not enough in the Hornets' 5-2 loss to Weber State
March 25, 2014MEN'S TENNIS SWEEPS SINGLES IN 6-1 VICTORY OVER EASTERN WASHINGTON Sacramento State got wins from all six singles positions in the lineup on the way to a 6-1 victory over Eastern Washington
March 21, 2014VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE MEN'S TENNIS WIN OVER UMBC Video highlights from Sacramento State's win over UMBC by both the men's and women's tennis teams on campus Thursday afternoon.
March 20, 2014MEN'S TENNIS KNOCKS OFF UMBC, 4-2 The Hornets received singles wins from Joaquin Marquez, Oliver Andersen and Ayman Abdulwahab as Sacramento State defeated UMBC, 4-2,
March 18, 2014MEN'S TENNIS FALLS TO IDAHO IN FIRST MATCH ON CAMPUS IN YEARS Idaho's Artemiy Nikitin, Odon Barta and Cesar Torres were all victorious in singles play to lead the Vandals to a 4-1 victory over the Hornets.
March 16, 2014MEN'S TENNIS BEATS IDAHO STATE, WINS THIRD STRAIGHT LEAGUE MATCH Sacramento State's Marek Marksoo, Roy Brandys, Niranjan Ram, Tom Miller, Joaquin Marquez and Oliver Andersen were each victorious in singles play as the Hornets defeated Idaho State, 7-0
March 15, 2014MEN'S TENNIS FALLS AT HOME TO NEW MEXICO STATE, 5-2 Sacramento State's Marek Marksoo and Niranjan Ram were both victorious in singles play, but it was not enough in the Hornets' 5-2 loss to New Mexico State
March 09, 2014MEN'S TENNIS SWEEPS PAST PORTLAND STATE AND SOUTHERN UTAH The Sacramento State men's tennis team got back on the winning track today, posting 7-0 victories over Big Sky Conference opponents Portland State and Southern Utah
March 08, 2014MEN'S TENNIS DOWNED BY SAN FRANCISCO, 6-1 Sacramento State's Oliver Andersen won his singles match, but San Francisco defeated the Hornets, 6-1.
March 06, 2014SEVEN MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TENNIS MATCHES MOVED ON CAMPUS Seven tennis matches (four on the men's side, three on the women's side) have been moved on campus during a three week stretch in March and early April.
March 02, 2014MEN'S TENNIS SUFFERS 4-3 LOSS AT MONTANA STATE With the score tied at 3-3, Montana State's Kenny Dodd defeated Oliver Andersen, 7-5, 4-6, 6-1, to clinch the Bobcats' 4-3 victory over Sacramento State.
March 01, 2014MEN'S TENNIS DROPS BIG SKY OPENER AT MONTANA, 5-2 Sacramento State's Marek Marksoo and Joaquin Marquez both won their singles matches, but it was not enough in the Hornets' 5-2 loss at Montana.
February 23, 2014MEN'S TENNIS LOSES AT PACIFIC Pacific won all three doubles matches, and each of the six singles matches to post a 7-0 victory over Sacramento State.
February 22, 2014MEN'S TENNIS FALLS AT SAINT MARY'S, 6-1 In a match that was tightly contested and closer than the final score indicated, Saint Mary's defeated Sacramento State, 6-1.
February 16, 2014SHORT-HANDED MEN'S TENNIS FALLS TO UC DAVIS, 6-1 Playing without the services of two its top five singles players because of knee injuries, Sacramento State lost to UC Davis, 6-1.
February 07, 2014MEN'S TENNIS BLANKS UC RIVERSIDE, 7-0 Sacramento State's Roy Brandys, Marek Marksoo, Niranjan Ram, Tom Miller and Joaquin Marquez were each victorious in straight sets as the Hornets beat UC Riverside, 7-0.
February 01, 2014MEN'S TENNIS FALLS TO LOYOLA MARYMOUNT, 5-2 Tom Miller and Oliver Andersen each posted singles victories, but it was not enough in the Hornets' 5-2 loss to Loyola Marymount.
January 18, 2014SHORT-HANDED MEN'S TENNIS EARNS FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON Sacramento State received singles victories from Roy Brandys, Tom Miller, Joaquin Marquez and Ayman Abdulwahab to highlight the Hornets' 5-2 win over BYU-Hawai'i
January 17, 2014MEN'S TENNIS FALLS AT HAWAI'I, 4-3 Sacramento State received singles victories from Roy Brandys, Niranjan Ram and Tom Miller, but it was not enough in a 4-3 loss at Hawai'i.
January 16, 2014MEN'S TENNIS OPENS SEASON WITH LOSS TO HAWAI'I PACIFIC Sacramento State narrowly dropped the doubles point and was swept in singles play in a 7-0 loss to Hawai'i Pacific
January 07, 2014MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TENNIS SELECTED FAVORITES IN BIG SKY PRESEASON POLL Both the Sacramento State men's and women's tennis teams were voted preseason favorites to win the Big Sky Conference
October 22, 2013MEN'S TENNIS WRAPS UP FALL PLAY AT THE ITA NORTHWEST REGIONALS Sacramento State juniors Marek Marksoo and Sean Kolar both reached the Round of 32 in singles play at the ITA Northwest Regional Championships over the weekend.
October 07, 2013MEN'S TENNIS BEGINS FALL SEASON AT THE AGGIE INVITATIONAL Eight Sacramento State men's tennis players took part in this past weekend's Aggie Invitational.
September 11, 2013MARKSOO WILL ENTER SEASON WITH HIGHEST CAREER NATIONAL RANKING Junior Marek Marksoo will enter the 2013-14 season as the 89th ranked Div. I singles player in the nation.
August 29, 2013MEN'S TENNIS VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH ERIC ROBERSON TO PLAY IN THE US OPEN Sacramento State men's tennis volunteer assistant coach Eric Roberson recently qualified for the US Open, which began on Aug. 26, and is running until Sept. 9 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y.