Abstract: Computer-based systems including detailed computerized user information and other graphics capabilities may be employed to combine the provided from various information and media sources into an integrated report. Computer generated graphics are often composited with past, live, or forecast information, image frames, video clips and the integrated report to provide a complete presentation to a viewer as part of a time-lapse images and/or videos and/or information presentation. What is desired is a system and method for dynamically composting past, present and forecast time-lapse images and/or videos and/or information with social networking information in a dynamic time synchronized graphical presentation throughout the time frame represented by the time-lapse presentation to form a dynamic combined synchronized graphical information composited with time-lapse images and/or videos and/or information presentation where the graphical or text information can be anywhere in the 4D light field.

Abstract: A method, computer program product, and data processing system for exchanging information regarding software source code among a team of developers is disclosed. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a developer associates commentary with a particular code feature, such as a function or object class. A list of intended recipients or readers of the commentary is obtained from the developer. Additional settings regarding such things as an expiration date for the commentary are also obtained from the developer. The source code with associated commentary is then made available to the intended readers. If desired, the source code with associated commentary may be transmitted the intended recipients via e-mail or an “instant message” or other form of notification can be transmitted to the intended recipients to notify them of the commentary to be read.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for tracking communications usage time. Time increments are counted in response to a call. A call count is determined based on time increments. The call count is modified based on calling plan parameters.

Abstract: A method, computer program product, and data processing system for exchanging information regarding software source code among a team of developers is disclosed. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a developer associates commentary with a particular code feature, such as a function or object class. A list of intended recipients or readers of the commentary is obtained from the developer. Additional settings regarding such things as an expiration date for the commentary are also obtained from the developer. The source code with associated commentary is then made available to the intended readers. If desired, the source code with associated commentary may be transmitted the intended recipients via e-mail or an “instant message” or other form of notification can be transmitted to the intended recipients to notify them of the commentary to be read.

Abstract: A method, computer program product, and data processing system for exchanging information regarding software source code among a team of developers is disclosed. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a developer associates commentary with a particular code feature, such as a function or object class. A list of intended recipients or readers of the commentary is obtained from the developer. Additional settings regarding such things as an expiration date for the commentary are also obtained from the developer. The source code with associated commentary is then made available to the intended readers. If desired, the source code with associated commentary may be transmitted the intended recipients via e-mail or an “instant message” or other form of notification can be transmitted to the intended recipients to notify them of the commentary to be read.

Abstract: An operating system provides an interface that allows the user to assign printers for use when a print job having one or more specific attributes has been submitted. The one or more specific attributes of a print job may include the identity of the application generating the print job, the file type being printed, one or more features of the print job, the presence or absence of color, the page size, the number of pages, the draft quality specified, the paper stock selected, and combinations thereof. The attributes of the print job are identified by the operating system after receiving the print job, and the print jobs are directed to the appropriate printer by looking up the identified attributes in user-customized printer assignments.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for reducing the amount of power consumed by an optical disk player. The method provides: recording at least a portion of the audio, video, or audio/video data from an optical disk onto the portable computer's hard disk while the optical disk is being played over the output device; turning the drive's spin motor off as soon as the data has been transferred to the hard disk; and then continuing to play the remaining un-played portion of the optical disk over the portable computer's speaker or other output device from the hard disk. The method further comprises recording in an index database a title of the optical disk and a title of the track written to the hard disk, and playing the data from the hard disk without re-reading the optical disk if the data has been previously written to the hard disk.

Abstract: A method, computer program product, and data processing system for exchanging information regarding software source code among a team of developers is disclosed. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a developer associates commentary with a particular code feature, such as a function or object class. A list of intended recipients or readers of the commentary is obtained from the developer. Additional settings regarding such things as an expiration date for the commentary are also obtained from the developer. The source code with associated commentary is then made available to the intended readers. If desired, the source code with associated commentary may be transmitted the intended recipients via e-mail or an “instant message” or other form of notification can be transmitted to the intended recipients to notify them of the commentary to be read.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for reducing the amount of power consumed by an optical disk player. The method provides: recording at least a portion of the audio, video, or audio/video data from an optical disk onto the portable computer's hard disk while the optical disk is being played over the output device; turning the drive's spin motor off as soon as the data has been transferred to the hard disk; and then continuing to play the remaining un-played portion of the optical disk over the portable computer's speaker or other output device from the hard disk. The method further comprises recording in an index database a title of the optical disk and a title of the track written to the hard disk, and playing the data from the hard disk without re-reading the optical disk if the data has been previously written to the hard disk.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for tracking dropped communications. The method includes determining whether a call is dropped, determining dropped call characteristics if the call is dropped and logging the dropped call characteristics.

Abstract: An operating system provides an interface that allows the user to assign printers for use when a print job having one or more specific attributes has been submitted. The one or more specific attributes of a print job may include the identity of the application generating the print job, the file type being printed, one or more features of the print job, the presence or absence of color, the page size, the number of pages, the draft quality specified, the paper stock selected, and combinations thereof. The attributes of the print job are identified by the operating system after receiving the print job, and the print jobs are directed to the appropriate printer by looking up the identified attributes in the user-customized printer assignments.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for tracking communications usage time. Time increments are counted in response to a call. A call count is determined based on time increments. The call count is modified based on calling plan parameters.

Abstract: A computer controlled speech recognition display dictionary wherein the user may interactively clarify indefinitely detected speech words. There is provided a basic combination of a dictionary of recognizable speech words and the definitions of said words stored for said display dictionary, a routine for detecting said speech words and an implementation responsive to a definite detection of a speech word for displaying said word and the definition of the detected word. Now, in the case of an indefinite recognition, the invention provides an implementation responsive to an indefinite detection of a speech word for displaying a list of possible words approximating said detected word, enabling user selection of one of said displayed possible words and means responsive to a user selection of one of said displayed words for displaying the definition of the selected word.

Abstract: A method for managing printing priorities in a computer network environment is provided. The method includes priorities for network print jobs being set by a network administrator and/or network users. The priority of a new print job entering the print queue is compared to the priority of other jobs already in the queue. The new job is delayed until any higher priority jobs have finished printing. If the new print job has the highest priority in the print queue and has a higher priority than the job currently printing, the current job is suspended until the new job prints in full. The suspended job is then resumed. The priority settings can be changed by the network administrator and/or the network users, according to changing circumstances.