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Getting over a quick rejection
I forgot to tell you that I had a doctor's appointment and couldn't chat yesterday. Sorry.
I am a faithful reader of your column and I hope you can steer me in the right direction.
I am in my late 40s, and I went through a divorce about two years ago. The ink was no sooner dry on the divorce agreement when I was laid off. I do my best to keep my chin up and be optimistic, but after almost two years of single fatherhood and unemployment, I have only a part time job and one date to show for it.
I recently met a woman at work. She is in the final stages of her divorce. We talked a couple of times and we connected. I asked her out for coffee and we talked more. I have enjoyed talking with her, and I have felt engaged and challenged like I have never felt before. She is not looking for a serious relationship right now, but would like to have one at some point in the future.
I asked this woman out for coffee again, and I got a note back saying that she did not feel a deeper connection. She went on to say that since we work in the same place, she did not want a relationship with me outside of work (even though because of our schedules, we have almost no interaction at work). She added that there were changes she wanted to make in herself and her life in order to find the kind of relationship she wanted.
I felt confused, disappointed, and hurt. I felt like we did connect, at least enough for me to want to see her again. I can only guess, but I think she was uncomfortable with the fact we both work in the same place. I also think she was uncomfortable with our age difference (she is about 15 years younger). Beyond that, I wonder if I did or said something wrong (like possibly mentioning my children or my ex-wife).
So I am left to wonder what I need to do in order to find someone else. I have a fear of not having someone special in my life and winding up alone. Through the whole process of my divorce and losing my full time job, I have just felt alone. I do know that people (mostly at my church) care and will listen, but I still feel alone. I guess I could use some insight and another point of view.
– Trying to Be Optimistic in Metrowest
There are so many reasons why this woman wasn't the woman, TTBOIM. I mean, there's the age difference, her divorce (would you have been ready to date two years ago?), the workplace stuff, and your shared insecurities about the future. As much as water seeks its own level, she's probably looking for someone who can make her feel confident about her new, independent life. You can't be that person for her right now.
You need to stop focusing so much on what you don't have and start making a list of what you want. You know you want a full-time job, so that remains a priority. As for love, what are you looking for? Do you want someone with kids? Do you want someone your age? Who do you think would make a good partner? Honestly, that's what you should be talking about with friends at church. Your friends are supposed to listen to your rants about being lonely, but you can't limit the interaction to just that. It's more productive to ask these people to help you create the life you want for yourself.
As for what you did wrong on your date, well, probably nothing. Again, there were other negative forces at work with this woman. That said, you should keep long rants about sadness and exes to a minimum when you meet someone new. And make sure that you ask a lot of questions and smile. Happiness is attractive. I know that things seem bleak right now, but they're not. You're hunting for a new and exciting job, you're single and free to meet people, and you're a self-aware man who isn't going to push the right person away. If you believe all of that, someone else will too.
Readers? Was he on the right track with this woman at work? Advice about dating while under-employed? Can you give this letter writer a boost? What's happening here? Should he be trying to date at all? Is he asking too much of two years? Help.
– Meredith


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Residents' Perception of Impacts of Amansuri Conservation and Integrated Development Project (ACID) in Jomoro District, Western Region, Ghana
The impacts of Community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) projects are rarely independently evaluated through well-designed studies and only a few studies have employed the sustainable livelihood. This study used interviews and focus group discussions with local residents in three project communities within a framework of qualitative research design to examine the impact of Amansuri Conservation and Integrated Development Project (ACID) in Ghana on the five livelihood assets of local residents. Results from the study show that the ACID project has led to improved income generation, employment opportunities and natural resource conservation in the communities. Some level of success has also been attained in the area of conservation through the establishment of a community nature reserve, while majority of the residents have also changed their attitude towards natural resource use and management largely because of motivation from the direct benefits.
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It's there in the My Tesla "Downlad Manuals & Warranty" link...
This is the biggest problem for me too... the warranty appears very vague with respect to batterie life and degenerative properties. I called and spoke with a guy who further confused me... I finally asked them to email me the warranty in black and white so I could read it. I'm awaiting this email to confirm it is the same document referenced above. The above document alerts me with the text, "The decision of whether to repair or replace a part or to use a new or
remanufactured part will be made by Tesla, in its sole discretion." If I have a new car... I want new parts!
What does this mean: (referenced from the above link on warranty)
"All replaced parts or other components are the exclusive property of Tesla unless otherwise provided under applicable law"
So, if they replace a part... I no longer own that part? So at some point, when they have replaced enough parts does it become their property entirely?
Do I still have to pay taxes for it?
Um, no. That is just not what that means at all. It means the (defective) parts they remove from your car to replace they keep. This is typical for all vehicles (often so they can analyze why the part failed as an ongoing engineering/manufacturing quality control measure.)
@wile69 - In many (most?) states when you take a car in for service, you have the right to ask for the defective/replaced part back since you own it as well as the new part you paid for. It's one way you can help make sure a repair shop isn't swindling you by replacing something that didn't need it. What Tesla means is that if it's replaced under warranty, since you didn't pay for the new part, they're going to take the old part back as a swap (possibly for failure analysis or re-manufacturing) to help offset the cost of the repair. It is the replaced part they claim ownership of, not the replacement part.
Battery life seems to be un warrantied:
"The Battery, like all lithium-ion batteries, will experience gradual energy or
power loss with time and use. Loss of Battery energy or power over time
or due to or resulting from Battery usage, is NOT covered under this New
Vehicle Limited Warranty"
So, if I read between the lines... they are absolved of any batterie / range problems?
I just sent the following question to a Tesla rep.:
Hi Luke,
Thanks for the info, so am I reading the Battery Warranty correctly:
Tesla doesn't cover degradation at all and doesn't even define what
degradation we might expect?
A sample scenario: Let's say I buy my Model X and take it home.
X amount of time passes (1 day or 4 years doesn't matter) and now let's
just say, I'm getting 75% of the range I got when it was brand new...
Let's further specify: I drive less than 10K miles per year, and within
the temps, etc. Let's just say, I fullfil what you all call "Normal" driving
(which isn't defined anywhere.) What would Tesla do for my problem?
From the warranty I can't tell at all what Tesla would do - it sounds like NOTHING.
"Loss of Battery energy or power over time or due to or resulting from Battery usage, is NOT covered under this New
Vehicle Limited Warranty"
Please advise,
"Battery Limited Warranty
Subject to the exclusions and limitations described in this New Vehicle
Limited Warranty, the Battery Limited Warranty covers the repair or
replacement necessary to correct defects in the materials or workmanship
of the vehicle's lithium-ion battery ("Battery") manufactured or supplied by
Tesla that occur under normal use for a period of 8 years or for the miles
specified below for your vehicle's Battery type, whichever comes first:
• 40 kWh - 100,000 miles (160,000 km)
• 60 kWh - 125,000 miles (200,000 km)
• 85 kWh - unlimited miles/km
The Battery, like all lithium-ion batteries, will experience gradual energy or
power loss with time and use. Loss of Battery energy or power over time
or due to or resulting from Battery usage, is NOT covered under this New
Vehicle Limited Warranty. See your owner documentation for important
information on how to maximize the life and capacity of the Battery
@cschock and @ Geek EV
""All replaced parts or other components are the exclusive property of Tesla unless otherwise provided under applicable law"
Does not say the old part - it say's the "Replacement" (new part) is their property.
The "Replacement" part is now part of my car... and is their property.
I'm just reading the text... as it is written the part that they "Replaced" is the part that they now own.
A lawyer would agree with me, as this is written, that the replacement part is now owned by Tesla.
I called again and asked about the battery warranty... and the gentleman I spoke with said, well, if you end up getting 70% range we would help you with that - I asked for that in writing. I'm still waiting.
Regardless of your sense of the usual sense of the phrasing, the legal effect is as cs and GEV say. A swap.
Usage and time are not covered. Manufacturing defects (faster than usual degradation due to battery flaws) are covered, in proportion to their effect (i.e., not an all-or-nothing deal). LiIon industry standard is that "end of service life" occurs at 70% capacity, which is guaranteed (given 12.5K or annual if sooner) checks, not to occur before sooner of 100k or 8 yrs. So you get a credit of some percent of replacement cost, depending on how much the battery "falls short". It is reported and usual that there's a 100% engineering margin "built in", and that engineers/designers at TM actually expect 85% capacity left in those periods, or 16 yrs to hit 70%, but those are TM's safety margins, not the owner's.
In effect, TM is putting its reputation and future on the line and saying "Trust us to treat you honorably and honestly." Indeed, there isn't much alternative, as there's no objective external test that can be appealed to if you refuse to trust them. The warranty is written in part to protect them against frivolous or unreasonable claims.
The above is based on an extensive phone conversation with Walter at Ownership, some weeks ago. Except for the "engineering safety margin". :)
I should have said "which is expected (given ..." not "guaranteed".
The effect is about the same, since it would be possible to establish that a battery which failed to meet those "industry standards", given routine servicing, was being degraded by more than time or use (such as flaws or abuse like routine or excessive max charging). Remember that there are internal logs that can be accessed to show "abuse", and distinguish it from normal "use".


text: I did a web search and didn't come up with anything. I would swear that there was one. Last Son of Krypton and Miracle Monday both had white covers and spines and as I recall Superman II had a black cover and spine. I can remember having all three books side by side on my book shelf back in the 80s. Now, it is as if the book never existed.


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Physicians And Technologists Complete Humanitarian Mission
Ultrasound systems image over 500 underserved patients in Guadalajara, Mexico in one week
|Dr. Jimenez conducting an ultrasound exam.
The ease of use and versatility of the Terason Ultrasound System enabled physicians to treat an astonishing number of patients in just one week. With limited time, space and personnel it was imperative to have a fast, accurate diagnosis allowing treatments for those who otherwise would be left unseen. Terason and their ultrasound system proved to be the right choice in bringing daily activities back to those who were impeded by pain and mobility.
A group of eight physicians and technologists from the American College of Phlebology and the Hackett Hemwall Foundation took part in a humanitarian medical mission in Guadalajara, Mexico. The physicians are Rick Shacket, Richard Owens, Ghabi Ghorayeb, Gary Clark, Lee Schulman, Carl Black and an ultrasound technologist Paul Lemon, RVT. The trip was led by Dr. Jeffrey Patterson of the University Of Wisconsin School Of Medicine's Family Practice Department. They provided not only the leg vein treatments, but also prolotherapy, a highly-effective injection technique for treating chronic musculoskeletal pain.
Mexico is underserved by vein specialists, so the demand for this care is extraordinary and far exceeds the ability of the few qualified Mexican physicians to treat the population.
|Carl Black, M.D. and Paul Lemon, RVT with the Terason 2000 Ultrasound System during surgery.
The Terason Ultrasound Systems proved instrumental in its capabilities under extreme conditions. The rechargeable battery and lightweight portability made ultrasound scanning viable. The superior image quality of the Terason ultrasound system provided the group of physicians the confidence needed for a wide range of patients. The sharp contrast resolution and enhanced tissue clarity needed for needle guidance enabled fast and accurate placement, thus allowing for more patients to be seen than originally planned. The ease-of-use, reliability and one button optimization feature also facilitated rapid throughput.
All patients were screened utilizing the CEAP classification system, which identifies six levels of concern to help categorize the severity of venous disease. Leg vein disorders range from mild telangiectasias (spider veins) to the most severe form of venous affliction, namely open leg ulcers. Lower levels of concern are spider veins, varicose veins and edema (swelling). Patients who also suffer symptoms of brown discoloration around the lower legs, and healed or open sores, met the criteria of more severe symptoms of venous insufficiency and were given a higher priority for physician care by the screening volunteers.
|Varicose veins
During this clinic, diagnostic duplex ultrasound examinations were performed, and appropriate treatments delivered to over 500 patients. Patients presented with complaints which ran the spectrum from unsightly veins, to symptoms of itching, burning, swelling, tingling, throbbing, heavy feelings in legs, and tired, sore legs, to muscle cramps and ulcers. Many patients were unable to work and complete the activities of daily living.
Treatments were performed using endovenous laser ablation and ultrasound guided injection sclerotherapy for venous insufficiency, large varicose veins, swollen legs, and venous ulcerations. Ambulatory phlebectomy [surgical removal of large twisted and knotted superficial varicose veins] was also performed under local anesthesia on selected patients. Visual vein light-assisted sclerotherapy was also used by the physicians to treat telangiectasias, reticular veins, and minor bulging varicosities.
The use of the compact Terason System was a breeze! The portable t3000 and 2000 units performed well throughout the week without failure. The clarity of the images made assessment quick and easy. Whether with battery or electrical power, the dependability was consistent. Maneuverability and portability added to the ease of use and the simplicity of the control panels made the transition from other machine brands easy, even for those who have never used the system before.
Rick Shacket DO, MD(H) Comprehensive Health Services Phoenix, AZ
Dr. Rick Shacket is a board certified family practitioner and proctologist, who also sub- specializes in phlebology (vein care). He learned phlebology while serving on international mission trips with a group of vein care specialists from the Hemwall Hackett Foundation, and is devoted to their cause.
"Any medical professional who can donate some of their time and attention to helping the medically under-served and disadvantaged people of Honduras and Mexico, can also learn the craft of phlebology and prolotherapy from the good doctors and nurses at the Hemwall Hackett Foundation," says Dr. Shacket.
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|21 Jul 2009
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|16 May 2007
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|25 Oct 2004
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|Greg Marriott, Jesse Boettcher, Thomas Dowdy, David Heller, Jeff Miller, Jeffrey L. Robbin
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This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/973,657 entitled "IMAGE SCALING ARRANGEMENT" filed Oct. 25, 2004 that is, in turn, related to: (i) U.S. application Ser. No. 10/973,925 entitled "MULTIPLE MEDIA TYPE SYNCHRONIZATION BETWEEN HOST COMPUTER AND MEDIA DEVICE," FILED Oct. 25, 2004, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference; (ii) U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/622,304 Oct. 25, 2004, and entitled "WIRELESS SYNCHRONIZATION BETWEEN MEDIA PLAYER AND HOST DEVICE," which is hereby incorporated herein by reference; (iii) U.S. application Ser. No. 10/277,418, filed Oct. 21, 2002, and entitled "INTELLIGENT INTERACTION BETWEEN MEDIA PLAYER AND HOST COMPUTER," which is hereby incorporated herein by reference; and (iv) U.S. application Ser. No. 10/118,069, filed Apr. 5, 2002, and entitled "INTELLIGENT SYNCHRONIZATION OF MEDIA PLAYER WITH HOST COMPUTER," which are hereby incorporated herein by reference.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to portable media devices and more particularly to data transfer with portable media devices.
2. Description of the Related Art
The hand-held consumer electronics market is exploding, and an increasing number of these products including for example PDAs, music players, cellular phones, cameras, and video games have increased their functionality to distance themselves from their competitors. By way of example, cellular phones have added PDA and camera functionality, PDAs have added cellular phone and music player functionality, music players have added PDA and video game functionality, etc. In the future, it is foreseeable that the functionality of all these devices will continue to merge into a single device. As these products evolve, it is believed that many design challenges will be encountered.
Many hand-held computing devices work hand in hand with a personal computer. The personal computer typically serves as a base to the portable hand-held computer device. For example, because they are hand-held, they are typically a portable extension of the personal computer. Like personal computers, these highly portable devices typically include a processor that operates to execute computer code and produce and use data in conjunction with an operating system. Unlike personal computers, however, these devices typically use less complex operating systems as well as smaller and less expensive processors that are slower than the processors used in personal computers. While this may be appropriate when the devices operate normally, difficulties arise when these hand-held computing devices are called upon to perform process intensive tasks. The difficulties include slow responsiveness and high power consumption. As a result, the user may be left with a negative user experience, i.e., users may not like a product that is slow and whose battery life is short.
Personal computers typically include software that helps manage the handheld computing devices. The personal computer may include for example a photo management program that helps transfer photos from the camera to the personal computer. The photo management program may also allow a user to sort, store and catalog their images as well as to provide touch-up capabilities such as red eye reduction, black and white conversion, image cropping and rotation. In some cases, the cameras modify the original image by embedding or storing thumbnail images inside the original image. The photo management program uses the embedded thumbnail images when importing the original image. For example, as each photo is being imported, the photo management program may show the thumbnail image thereby relaying to the user that the image is being imported.
In addition to photo management programs, the personal computer may also include music management programs that help transfer music from the personal computer to a music player such as an MP3 music player. Like the photo management program their music, the music management program may also allow a user to sort, modify, store and catalog their music. More particularly, the music program may give the user the ability to organize their music into playlists, edit file information, record music, download files to a music player, purchase music over the Internet (World Wide Web), run a visualizer to display the music in a visual form, and encode or transcode music into different audio formats such as MP3, AIFF, WAV, AAC, and ALE. Typically, music players only understand a single music format. Therefore, the music management program typically can to transcode the music stored in the personal computer from one music format to the desired music format of a music player.
In some cases, both the photo and music programs are linked so that the images and music stored therein can be played together. For example, the photo management program may allow a user to produce slide shows that show images to music. By way of example, the photo management program may correspond to iPhoto� and the music management program may correspond to iTunes�, both of which are manufactured by and available from Apple Computer Inc. of Cupertino, Calif.
Synchronization operations have been conventionally performed between portable devices, such as Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) and host computers, to synchronize electronic files or other resources. For example, these files or other resources can pertain to text files, data files, calendar appointments, emails, to-do lists, electronic rolodexes, etc.
In the case of media players, such as MP3 players, files are typically moved between a host computer and a media player through use of a drag and drop operation, like is conventionally done with respect to copying of a data file from a Windows desktop to a floppy disk. Hence, the user of the media player can manually initiates synchronization for individual media items. As a consequence, synchronization tends to be tedious and time consuming for users. More recently, media players have been able to be synchronized with a host computer when a bus connection over a cable is made. Here, the synchronization can be automatically initiated when the cable is connected between the host computer and the media player. The iPod� offered by Apple Computer, Inc. of Cupertino, Calif. has the capability to provide such synchronization over a cable.
Thus, there is a continuing need for improved features for connecting and transferring data between media devices and their hosts.
The invention relates, in one embodiment, to a computing device. The computing device includes at least a data storage device for storing at least a plurality of media items, and a media management module configured to at least (i) receive a media request for at least one media item from a portable media device; (ii) obtain information regarding characteristics for the portable media device; (iii) obtain, based on the characteristics, a set of media items for each of the at least one media item being requested by the media request; and (iv) cause the set of media items to be sent to the portable media device.
The invention relates, in another embodiment, to a computing device. The computing device includes at least a data storage device for storing at least a plurality of media items, and a media management module configured to at least (i) pre-process a plurality of media items to produce a plurality of additional media items from each of the media items; (ii) store the additional media items in said data storage device; and (iii) deliver at least the additional media items to a portable media device.
The invention relates, in another embodiment, to a portable media device. The portable media device includes at least a data storage device configured to store media data pertaining to media items and to store device characteristics pertaining to said portable media device, an output device, and a processing device configured to (i) send at least a portion of the device characteristics to a host device, (ii) receive media data pertaining to one or more media items to be stored on said data storage device, the one or more media items having same or like media data, the received media data being obtained at the host device based on the device characteristics pertaining to said portable media device, (iii) storing the received media data to said data storage device, (iv) subsequently determining whether a particular media item of the one or more media items is to be output by said portable media device, (v) selecting an appropriate one of the determined media items to be output, and (vi) output the data for the selected determined media item.
The invention relates, in another embodiment, to a computer readable medium that stores computer program code for managing media items. The computer readable medium includes computer program code for receiving a media request for at least one media item from a portable media device, the media request including or referencing information regarding characteristics of the portable media device, computer program code for generating, based on the characteristics, a set of media items for each of the at least one media item being requested by the media request, the set of the media items generated from the at least one media item including a plurality of media items that have the same or like media data, and computer program code for sending the set of media items to the portable media device.
The invention will be readily understood by the following detailed description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals designate like structural elements, and in which:
The present invention relates to portable media devices with image functionality and also to image transfer between portable media devices and their hosts. Media devices with image functionality typically require several different image formats to support the various display modes of the media device. For example, media devices typically require a full screen image that fills the entire display screen of the media device as well as various thumbnail images, which may help a user browse through a group of images.
One method for creating these various images is to download the original image to the portable media device and then to transcode the original image into the required formats on the portable media device when they need to be displayed. This is sometimes referred to as processing data on-the-fly. While this may work, it is generally believed that this methodology has several drawbacks that make it less appealing to the user. For example, because formatting images is a process intensive task (especially on portable media devices that lack the horsepower of their larger hosts), portable media devices tend to operate slowly and consume more power. Hence, formatting images on portable media devices tend to result in an unsatisfactory user experience. For one, the user has to wait while the image is being formatted. For another, the battery of the portable media device tends to run out more regularly.
In order to overcome these drawbacks, the present invention provides a method where images are preformatted on the host before or during the download thereto. When an image is identified for download various preformatted images derived from the original image (and possibly the original images) are sent to the portable media device. The processing is performed on the host, which can handle these tasks more easily than the portable media player. The tasks may, for example, include scaling, cropping, rotation, color correction and the like. Once received by the portable media device, the preformatted images and possibly the original image are stored for later use. By storing these images, the media device is relieved from having to perform any of the labor intensive tasks associated with image formatting. That is, the preformatted images relieve the media device of much of the work required to display them. As a result, the device operates faster and without repeated needs for recharging. In one embodiment, at least some of the preformatted images are thumbnail images.
During media device use, a user may request that an image be displayed. Instead of processing the original image as in the method described above, the device simply obtains the appropriate preformatted image from storage and presents it to the user on a display. The preformatted images may include a full screen image and several different thumbnail sized images. The full screen image typically depends on the size of the display contained in the portable media device, i.e., the full screen image generally fills the entire screen. The different sized thumbnail images, which come in various sizes, may be used in a variety of ways including separately or together. For example, a plurality of smaller thumbnails may be grouped together so that a user can quickly browse through a large number of images. The preformatted images may also follow formats associated with standards or other devices to which the portable media device can be linked. For example, at least one the preformatted images may be based on television formats so that the portable media device can present images on televisions (TVs). The TV formats may, for example, include NTSC, PAL, HDTV, and the like. The formats may also be based on formats associated with printers, cameras or similar image using devices.
In some cases, the media device when connected to a host expresses or informs the host as to which image formats are desired when an image is downloaded to the media device. The media device may, for example, send various image profiles corresponding to the different formats to the host device. The image profile generally contains the attributes or keys for each image format. By way of example, the image profiles may describe size, orientation, pixel format, color depth, etc. for each image format. This particular methodology helps with compatibility issues that typically come up when different media devices having different versions of software and hardware are used, i.e., the version of the software/hardware is made irrelevant since the media device expresses what information it wants from the host device.
Embodiments of the invention are discussed below with reference to
In block 104, an image collection for each requested image is produced at the host device. Each image collection contains the new versions or different formats of the original image. In some cases, the image collection may also contain the original image. For example, the new versions may include a full screen image, which corresponds to the screen size on the media player, various thumbnail images, each of which are typically smaller versions of the original image, as well as various other images including for example TV images. It should be noted that the file sizes of the new versions are typically much smaller than the file size of the original image. They therefore take up less space in storage than would the corresponding original image.
Each new version has a different image profile based on the display needs of the portable media device. The image profiles for particular media devices may be stored in the host device or the image profiles may be given to the host device by the media device. In the first case, the media device may provide the host device with an Identifier (ID), which can be used by the host to determine the image profiles for the requesting media device. For example, after obtaining the ID the host may refer to a previously stored table or list that includes all the capabilities of the identified media device. In the later case, the media device may automatically upload this information as part of synchronization or handshaking procedure with the host device.
The image profile generally includes a list of keys or attributes which define the qualities or characteristics of each image. The keys or attributes may include for example FormatID, RenderWidth, RenderHeight, DisplayWidth, DisplayHeight, PixelFormat, Sizing, BackColor, Rotation, ScanFormat, ColorAdjustment, GammaAdjustment, and the like.
FormatID refers to an identification number that defines the image profile. Changing any of the attributes within the image profile will change the identification number. The media management program uses this ID to identify thumbnail locations in both the host and media devices.
RenderWidth is the width of the image in pixels at render time. RenderHeight is the height of the image in pixels at render time. RenderWidth and RenderHeight generally refers to actual physical size.
DisplayWidth is the width of the image in pixels at display time. DisplayHeight is the height of the image in pixels at display time. It should be noted that DisplayHeight and DisplayWidth can differ from RenderHeight and RenderWidth in those cases like NTSC where the pixels are not square. DisplayWidth and DisplayHeight generally refer to the true size.
PixelFormat describes information encoded in each pixel (e.g., color components (RGB), transparency, etc.). Several formats can be used including, for example, the QuickDraw/QuickTime pixel format.
Sizing describes what happens if the original image is smaller than the desired thumbnail. By way of example, if 0, scale the image to the desired height/width. If 1, scale the image to the desired height/width only if the image is larger than RenderWidth or RenderHeight, i.e., don't scale small images. If 2, center-crop the image to the desired height/width rather than scaling it.
BackColor describes what color the background should be in cases where the images don't fill the entire viewing area. The background color may be in big-endian ARGB format as a hexadecimal string.
Rotation described if and how an image should be rotated. The image rotation is typically in degrees. For example, the rotation values may be 0, 90, 180 and 270.
ScanFormat designates what scan format the image is stored in ImageFormat may include progressive format or interlace format.
ColorAdjustment describes whether or not a color adjustment is needed, and if needed what the color adjustment should be. By way of example, if 0, no color adjustment is applied. If 1, NTSC color adjustment is applied. If 2, PAL color adjustment is applied.
GammaAdjustment describes whether a gamma correction needs to be applied to the image (e.g., brightness). If not supplied, no correction is done.
In block 106, the image collection for each requested image is sent to the portable media device as part of the downloading process. Once received by the portable media device, the image collection is stored in the portable media device for later use. The image collection may be stored in the memory of the portable media device. In order to efficiently store the images in memory, each of the different image sets may be stored in their own file. That is, images having the same image profile are grouped in the same file. For example, the original images may be stored in a first file, the full screen images may be stored in a second file, a first set of thumbnail images may be stored in a third file, a second set of thumbnail images may be stored in a fourth file, the TV images may be stored in a fifth file and so on.
It should be noted that in some cases, the original image may not be sent to or stored on the hand held media device. This may be done to save valuable storage space on the hand held media devices that typically have limited storage capacity. As should be appreciated, the file size of the original image is typically much larger than the thumbnail images and therefore they can take up more space in memory. The decision of whether to include the original image with the rest of the images may be made by the user. For example, the user may be presented with a choice as whether they desire or do not desire to download or store the original image. This decision may be based on how the user uses the media device. For some, the media device may be used to transfer images from one host to another. In cases such as these, the user typically wants to include the original image. The decision may be set for all downloads or it may be made at each down load request. Similarly, the same decision can be made for all the different formats if so desired (as some of these formats may not be needed).
Once downloaded and during operation of the media device, a display request may be made on the media device. Thereafter, one or more images are retrieved from memory based on the display request. The display request indicates the images to be shown on the media player and/or images that are to be sent to another device connected to the media device. Once retrieved, the images can be displayed. The manner in which the images are displayed are typically determined by the mode of the media device. The modes can include a browse mode, a slide show mode, a full screen mode, etc. In browse mode, a plurality of tiny thumbnail images are displayed in rows and columns. In a slide show mode, a medium thumbnail image may be displayed in the center and smaller thumbnail images may be displayed on either side of the medium thumbnail image. The small image to the left of the medium image may represent a previously shown image, the medium image may represent the current image being shown, and the small image to the left of the medium image may represent the next image in the slide show sequence. If a TV is connected to the media device, the media device may output the TV version of the current image being shown to the TV. In a full screen mode, the full screen image is displayed.
In block 204, a display command is received. The display command designates one or more images of the image data to be displayed. The display command may be generated via a user making a selection on the user interface of the media player.
In block 206, at least the designated images are retrieved. In some cases, only the designated images are retrieved. In other case, more than the designated images are retrieved. For example, although the display command may only designate a single image, other images associated or linked to that image may be additionally retrieved.
In block 208, the one or more retrieved images are outputted. The retrieved images may be outputted to a display. The display may be located on the portable media device or it may be located external to the portable media device. In either case, upon receiving the retrieved images, the retrieved images are displayed. IN some cases, all of the images are displayed, and in other case only a portion of the images are displayed. The later case may be implemented when the size and number of images is greater than the screen size.
Following block 302, the method proceeds to block 304 where a database entry is created for each image to be downloaded. The database entry provides information about the images to be downloaded. The information may for example be metadata. Following block 304, the method proceeds to block 306 where the database entry is written or copied on the media device. The database entry is typically copied to an image database on the media device. If an image database does not exist, one will typically be created. If one does exist, the database entry will be copied thereto.
Also following block 304, the method proceeds to block 308 where an image collection is created on the host. This may include transcoding new versions of the selected image based on a plurality of image profiles, and grouping the new versions of the original image and in some cases the original image into an image collection. The image profiles define the features of the new images. By way of example, the image profiles may include keys for making thumbnails and other images such as those which can be used on TV, printers, and other media devices (e.g., camera). The image profiles may be supplied to the host device by the media device, and thereafter stored locally on the host device. This may be part of the synchronization procedure that occurs between the host device and media device when they are connected together.
Following block 308, the method proceeds to block 310 where each image in the image collection is written or copied to the media device. That is, each new version of the original image and in some cases the original image are copied to the media device. In one embodiment, each particular type of image is stored in a separate file on the media device. For example, all of the originals are stored in an original image file, all of a first thumbnails are stored in a first thumbnail image file, and so on.
Following block 310, the method proceeds to block 312 where the database entry is updated. That is, the database entry is filled with the appropriate image data. The step of updating typically includes grouping together all the images of a particular image collection (original, thumbnails, TV), and providing pointers to the location where the actual image is stored (e.g., image files).
It should be noted that in most cases the host device stores a copy of the database entry and image collections in parallel with the media device.
It should be noted that the all or some of the steps mentioned above can occur separately as distinct events or they can occur simultaneously. In the later case, at least some of the steps can be interleaved. In interleaving, while some images are being copied, other images are being created. Interleaving is generally preferred in order to reduce the amount of time needed for downloading.
The image data stored in the media device will now be described. As mentioned above the image data is spread among multiple files. The main image database file holds image metadata, photo album lists, and "pointers" to the original image as well as all available thumbnails. The images themselves are stored either as individual files (originals) or in image set files, which contain one or more thumbnails of the same type. This is typically done to save storage space. It should be noted, however, that this is not a limitation and that the images may be stored as an image collection rather than in separate files.
In one embodiment, the photo database file contains a header followed by several "sections." The number of sections can be widely varied although it is expected that the photo database will contain three sections: image list section, album list section and the image record ID table. The image list section contains a list of all images stored on the media device. Each image entry contains all of the metadata for an image as well as a list of locations for all available images associated therewith including the original, thumbnails and TV. Each image has a unique persistent record ID which is used in both the album and record ID table sections. The album list section contains a list of the albums, each of which is simply an ordered list of image record IDs. The image record ID table is a table containing record IDs and file offsets for all images, sorted in ascending record ID order. This table allows the media device to quickly load only those image records for a given album, rather than requiring loading the whole image record list.
The images themselves are stored in image set files. Each image set file contains a file header, followed by one or more images, each with a header. This allows scavenging of the data should the need arise. The image records in the photo database are by file specification (path) and file offset, so it is not necessary to parse an image set file to get to a particular image. The number of images per file and/or the maximum image files size may be widely varied. By way of example, the maximum size may be 500 Megabytes.
The following is an exemplary layout for the photo database stored on the media device:
File header
Image List Section Header
Image List header
Image 1 metadata
Image 1 Original Image Location
Image 1 Thumbnail 1 Image location
<additional image locations>
Image 2 Metadata
Image 2 Original Image Location
Image 2 Thumbnail 1 Image location
<additional image locations>
<additional images>
Album List Section Header
Album 1 Metadata
Album 1 Image Record ID 1
Album 1 Image Record ID 2
<additional album images>
Album 1 Metadata
Album 1 Image Record ID 1
Album 1 Image Record ID 2
<additional album images>
<additional albums>
Record ID List Section Header
Record ID List Header
Record ID 1 Description
Record ID 2 Description
<additional record Ids>
The following is an exemplary layout for an image set file stored on the media device:
File Header
Image 1 Header
Image 1 Data
Image 2 Header
Image 2 Data
<additional images>
In some cases, the media management program is automatically opened when the two devices are connected. The particular media management program opened may depend on the type of media device. If the media device is a music player, the media management program may be a music program. If the media device is a photo player, the media management program may be an image program. If the media device is a combination music/photo player, the media management program may be music program or a photo program or a combination of the two. If the different programs are operated independently, the music program and the photo program may be linked so that information can be shared there between. For example, the music program may be able to access data from the photo program and vice versa.
In block 408, images and/or image identifiers (e.g., text) are presented on the personal computer. This too may be accomplished with the media management program. In fact, the images and image identifiers may be included in a photo window associated with a graphical user interface. In block 410, a download command is generated. The download command designates one or more images to be downloaded from the personal computer to the portable media device. The download command may be generated when a user selects one or more images and hits a download feature located in the photo window.
In block 412, the image formats required by the portable media device are determined. The determination may be made before the download or it may be made as part of the downloading process. In some cases, the host device stores a list of required formats for a variety of media devices. In other cases, the portable media device supplies the personal computer with required formats and image profiles, which describe how to format each image. In block 414, new versions of the original image are created. That is, using the image profiles, the personal computer transcodes the original image into differently formatted images based on the image profile. By way of example, the transcoding may be performed by a multimedia technology such as QuickTime of Apple Computers Inc. of Cupertino, Calif. QuickTime is a powerful, cross platform, multimedia technology for manipulating, enhancing, and storing video, sound, animation, graphics, text, music, and the like. In Block 416, the new versions of the original image and in some cases the original image are copied and stored onto the media device.
In block 418, the media device is disconnected from the personal computer thereby allowing the images to be transported via the portable media device. In block 420, a display command is generated on the media device during transport. In block 422, one or more images are retrieved based on the display command. In block 424, at least one of the retrieved images is presented. The retrieved image can be any of the stored images including the original and/or the new images. The retrieved image can be presented on the portable media device as for example though an LCD and/or it can be presented on an external display such as a television.
The media items may correspond to audio, images or video items. The media information, on the other hand, pertains to characteristics or attributes of the media items. For example, in the case of audio or audiovisual media, the media information can include one or more of: title, album, track, artist, composer and genre. These types of media information are specific to particular media items. In addition, the media information can pertain to quality characteristics of the media items. Examples of quality characteristics of media items can include one or more of: bit rate, sample rate, equalizer setting, volume adjustment, start/stop and total time, etc.
Still further, the host computer 502 includes a play module 512. The play module 512 is a software module that can be utilized to play certain media items stored in the media store 508. The play module 412 can also utilize media information from the media database 510. Typically, the media information of interest corresponds to the media items to be played by the play module 512.
The host computer 502 also includes a communication module 514 that couples to a corresponding communication module 416 within the media player 504. A connection or link 518 removably couples the communication modules 514 and 416. In one embodiment, the connection or link 518 is a cable that provides a data bus, such as a FIREWIRE™ bus or USB bus, which is well known in the art. In another embodiment, the connection or link 518 is a wireless channel or connection through a wireless network. Hence, depending on implementation, the communication modules 514 and 516 may communicate in a wired or wireless manner.
The media player 504 also includes a media store 520 that stores media items within the media player 504. The media items being stored to the media store 520 are typically received over the connection or link 518 from the host computer 502. More particularly, the management module 506 sends all or certain of those media items residing on the media store 508 over the connection or link 518 to the media store 520 within the media player 504. Additionally, the corresponding media information for the media items that is also delivered to the media player 504 from the host computer 502 can be stored in a media database 522. In this regard, certain media information from the media database 510 within the host computer 502 can be sent to the media database 522 within the media player 504 over the connection or link 518. Still further, lists identifying certain of the media items can also be sent by the management module 506 over the connection or link 518 to the media store 520 or the media database 522 within the media player 504.
Furthermore, the media player 504 includes a play module 524 that couples to the media store 520 and the media database 522. The play module 524 is a software module that can be utilized to play certain media items stored in the media store 520. The play module 524 can also utilize media information from the media database 422. Typically, the media information of interest corresponds to the media items to be played by the play module 524.
Hence, in one embodiment, the media player 504 has limited or no capability to manage media items on the media player 504. However, the management module 506 within the host computer 502 can indirectly manage the media items residing on the media player 504. For example, to "add" a media item to the media player 504, the management module 506 serves to identify the media item to be added to the media player 504 from the media store 508 and then causes the identified media item to be delivered to the media player 504. As another example, to "delete" a media item from the media player 504, the management module 506 serves to identify the media item to be deleted from the media store 508 and then causes the identified media item to be deleted from the media player 504. As still another example, if changes (i.e., alterations) to characteristics of a media item were made at the host computer 502 using the management module 506, then such characteristics can also be carried over to the corresponding media item on the media player 504. In one implementation, the additions, deletions and/or changes occur in a batch-like process during synchronization of the media items on the media player 504 with the media items on the host computer 502.
In another embodiment, the media player 504 has limited or no capability to manage playlists on the media player 504. However, the management module 506 within the host computer 502 through management of the playlists residing on the host computer can indirectly manage the playlists residing on the media player 504. In this regard, additions, deletions or changes to playlists can be performed on the host computer 502 and then by carried over to the media player 404 when delivered thereto.
As previously noted, synchronization is a form of media management. The ability to automatically initiate synchronization was also previously discussed. Still further, however, the synchronization between devices can be restricted so as to prevent automatic synchronization when the host computer and media player do not recognize one another.
According to one embodiment, when a media player is first connected to a host computer (or even more generally when matching identifiers are not present), the user of the media player is queried as to whether the user desires to affiliate, assign or lock the media player to the host computer. When the user of the media player elects to affiliate, assign or lock the media player with the host computer, then a pseudo-random identifier is obtained and stored in either the media database or a file within both the host computer and the media player. In one implementation, the identifier is an identifier associated with (e.g., known or generated by) the host computer or its management module and such identifier is sent to and stored in the media player. In another implementation, the identifier is associated with (e.g., known or generated by) the media player and is sent to and stored in a file or media database of the host computer.
The media player 600 also includes a user input device 608 that allows a user of the media player 600 to interact with the media player 600. For example, the user input device 608 can take a variety of forms, such as a button, keypad, dial, etc. Still further, the media player 600 includes a display 610 (screen display) that can be controlled by the processor 602 to display information to the user. A data bus 611 can facilitate data transfer between at least the file system 604, the cache 606, the processor 602, and the CODECs 612.
In one embodiment, the media player 600 serves to store a plurality of media items in the file system 604. The media items may for example correspond to audio (e.g., songs, books), images (e.g., photos) or videos (e.g., movies). When a user desires to have the media player play a particular media item, a list of available media items is typically displayed on the display 610. Then, using the user input device 608, a user can select one of the available media items. The processor 602, upon receiving a selection of a particular media item, supplies the media data (e.g., audio file, image file or video file) for the particular media item to the appropriate device. For audio items, the processor supplies the media item to a coder/decoder (CODEC) 612. The CODEC 612 then produces analog output signals for a speaker 614. The speaker 614 can be a speaker internal to the media player 600 or external to the media player 600. For example, headphones or earphones that connect to the media player 600 would be considered an external speaker.
For visual items, the processor supplies the media item to the display 610. The display may for example be a liquid crystal display (LCD) that is integral with the media player. Alternatively, the display may be an external display such as a CRT or LCD, or a television of any particular type. In some cases, the processor is configured to supply media data to both an integrated display and an external display. In cases such as this, the media data displayed on both displays may be the same of it may be different. In the later case, for example, the internal display may include a slide show interface showing the previous image, the next image and the image currently being displayed on the external display.
The media player 600 also includes a network/bus interface 616 that couples to a data link 618. The data link 618 allows the media player 600 to couple to a host computer. The data link 618 can be provided over a wired connection or a wireless connection. In the case of a wireless connection, the network/bus interface 616 can include a wireless transceiver.
In another embodiment, a media player can be used with a docking station. The docking station can provide wireless communication capability (e.g., wireless transceiver) for the media player, such that the media player can communicate with a host device using the wireless communication capability when docked at the docking station. The docking station may or may not be itself portable.
The wireless network, connection or channel can be radio-frequency based, so as to not require line-of-sight arrangement between sending and receiving devices. Hence, synchronization can be achieved while a media player remains in a bag, vehicle or other container.
The host device can also be a media player. In such case, the synchronization of media items can between two media players.
The various aspects, embodiments, implementations or features of the invention can be used separately or in any combination.
The invention is preferably implemented by software, but can also be implemented in hardware or a combination of hardware and software. The invention can also be embodied as computer readable code on a computer readable medium. The computer readable medium is any data storage device that can store data which can thereafter be read by a computer system. Examples of the computer readable medium include read-only memory, random-access memory, CD-ROMs, DVDs, magnetic tape, optical data storage devices, and carrier waves. The computer readable medium can also be distributed over network-coupled computer systems so that the computer readable code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion.
As shown, the computing device 700 includes a housing 712 that encloses and supports internally various electrical components (including integrated circuit chips and other circuitry) to provide computing operations for the device. The integrated circuit chips and other circuitry may include a microprocessor, memory, a battery, and various input/output (I/O) support circuitry. In most cases, the microprocessor executes instructions and carries out operations associated with the computing device. For example, using instructions retrieved for example from memory, the microprocessor may control the reception and manipulation of input and output data between components of the computing device 700. In fact, the microprocessor may work with an operating system to execute computer code and produce and use data stored in memory. By way of example, the memory may include a hard drive, flash memory, Read-Only Memory (ROM), Random-Access Memory (RAM) and/or the like.
The computing device 700 also includes a display 714. The display 714, which is assembled within the housing 712 and which is visible through an opening in the housing 712, is used to display a graphical user interface (GUI) as well as other information to the user (e.g., text, objects, graphics). The display 714 generally takes the form of a flat panel display such as a liquid crystal display (LCD).
The computing device 700 also includes one or more input devices 718 configured to transfer data from the outside world into the computing device 700. The input devices 718 may for example be used to perform tracking/scrolling, to make selections or to issue commands in the computing device 700. By way of example, the input devices 718 may correspond to keypads, joysticks, touch screens, touch pads, track balls, wheels, buttons, switches, and/or the like. In the illustrated embodiment, the computing device 700 includes a touch pad 718A and a plurality of buttons 718B, which are assembled within the housing 712 and which are accessible through openings in the housing 712.
The computing device 700 may include one or more switches 720 including power switches, hold switches, and the like. Furthermore, the device 700 may include one or more connectors 722 including data ports and power terminals 722A and B, as well as audio and/or video jacks 722C.
In the illustrated embodiment, the computing device 700 is a pocket sized hand held music/photo player that allows a user to store a large collection of music and photos, and to listen to this music and view the photos on the go (e.g., while working, traveling, exercising, etc.). In such a case, the memory may contain media management software having both music playing and photo displaying capabilities. Furthermore, the GUI may visually provide music and photo menus, as well as music and photo controls to the user. Moreover, the touch pad may provide scrolling functions, which allow a user to traverse through menus or controls on the GUI as well as to browse through a list of songs or photos, and the buttons may provide button functions that open a menu, play a song, display a photo, fast forward through a song, seek through a playlist or album and/or the like. In addition, the music/photo player typically includes an audio jack for outputting audio, a video jack for outputting photos and videos and a data port for transmitting and receiving media data (and other data.) to and from a host device. In some cases, the audio and video jack are combined into a single jack. By way of example, the music photo player may correspond to the iPod� series music players manufactured by Apple Computer of Cupertino, Calif.
Following block 802, the method proceeds to block 804 where a determination is made as to whether the photo option was selected. If not, the method waits or proceeds back to block 802. If so (as shown by the slider bar in
Following block 806, the method proceeds to block 808 where a determination is made as to whether or not the library option is selected. If the library option is selected, the method proceeds to block 810 where all the stored images are retrieved. Thereafter, in block 812, the images are displayed based on predetermined settings. If the library is not selected, the method proceeds to block 814 where a determination is made as to whether or not the album option is selected. If the album option is selected, the method proceeds to block 816 where only the album images are retrieved. Thereafter, in block 818, the images are displayed based on predetermined settings.
In either of blocks 812 and 818, the entire group or some portion of the retrieved group can be displayed. The amount displayed generally depends on the number of images inside the library or album. If it is large, the screen may not be capable of displaying all of the images at once. In cases such as these, some of the images are kept out of the viewing area until the user decides to pull them up. The manner in which they are displayed generally depends on the desired display configuration established in the settings menu.
In browse mode, a large group of tiny thumbnails 858 are displayed in columns and rows as shown in
In slide show mode, only the previous, current, and next images are displayed. The previous and next images may be small thumbnails 860 while the current image may be a medium thumbnail 862 as shown in
In TV mode, the TV thumbnail(s) 866 is outputted to a TV for display as shown in
If the album option is not selected, the method proceeds to block 820 where a determination is made as to whether or not the setting option is selected. If the setting option is selected, the method proceeds to block 822 where a setting menu is presented to the user on the display. The setting menu may include control settings pertaining to one or more display events. In fact, the setting menu may serve as a control panel for reviewing and/or customizing the control settings, i.e., the user may quickly and conveniently review the control settings and make changes thereto. Once the user saves the changes, the modified control settings will be employed to handle future display events. By way of example, the settings may include features that allow a user to assign music tracks to albums, to turn the assigned music on/off, to turn TV out on/off, to choose between modes, etc. The settings may also allow a user to select slide shows and whether to display the images in full screen or slide show mode and whether to show the images in random or sequenced order as well as to end or repeat when finished.
While this invention has been described in terms of several preferred embodiments, there are alterations, permutations, and equivalents, which fall within the scope of this invention. It should also be noted that there are many alternative ways of implementing the methods and apparatuses of the present invention. For example, although the invention is primarily directed at images, it should be noted that it may also be applied to music. In the case of music, different versions of the same song may be created, downloaded and stored. The different versions can be based on a variety of things including for example adjustments made to characteristics of the song (e.g., tempo, pitch), adding or removing elements of the song (e.g., voice or instrument), and/or the like. 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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