Google Inc.

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Stephen R. Lawrence

David Marmaros

Niniane Wang

Stephen R Lawrence

David P Marmaros

Omar Habib Khan

Alexander Mendes Da Costa

Joey Chiu-Wen Liaw

Mihai Florin Ionescu

Vernon Melvin Guymon, Iii

Phillip Craig Keslin

Keith Jonathan Coleman

Nikhil Bhatla

Alexander Paul Carobus

Uma Mahadevan

Christopher M Prince

Jared Jacobs

Michael Travis Gilbert

Darin Tay

Stephen R Lawarence

Stephen R c/o Google Inc Lawrence

A computer-implemented method of enabling participation by a first client and a second client in a communication session in a multi-dimensional virtual environment, the multi-dimensional virtual environment having first and second avatars respectively associated with the first and second clients and a plurality of objects distinct from the avatars. The method includes receiving from the first client a first annotation associated with a first object of the plurality of objects, transmitting the first annotation to the second client for display at the second client in association with the first object, receiving from the second client a second annotation associated with a second object of the plurality of objects, and transmitting the second annotation to the first client for display at the first client in association with the second object.

Annotations of objects in multi-dimensional virtual environments

The present invention comprises systems and methods, and computer readable media comprising the methods, for updating software applications. The systems and methods of the present invention provide automation and flexibility to the updating process. Processor usage and network usage are monitored and software updates are initiated and/or continued during periods where processor and/or network usage are low. The update process may be halted when the processor and/or network connection are called upon for other uses. Processor and/or network usage may also be throttled, for example limiting the bandwidth available for the download to maintain sufficient processor share and/or bandwidth for other tasks. Adverse impact on a computer user is minimized.

Systems and methods for providing software updates

Systems and methods for identifying a named entity are described. In one described system, a computer program, such as a query system, identifies an event associated with an article, identifies a named entity within the event, and creates an implicit search query comprising the named entity.

Systems and methods for identifying a named entity

A computer-implemented method of enabling communication between a first client and a second client mutually participating in a communication session, in which the second client, but not the first client, has an application for rendering multi-dimensional virtual environments, is claimed. The method includes transmitting to the second client information representing a plurality of objects in a multi-dimensional virtual environment, wherein the multi-dimensional virtual environment is rendered at the second client, and transmitting to the first client an image for display by a first client application in a web page, the image including a representation of the multi-dimensional virtual environment rendered at the second client. The second client has an application, distinct from the first client application, for rendering multi-dimensional virtual environments.

Snapshot view of multi-dimensional virtual environment

A method of serving an electronic document in response to a client request includes identifying an electronic document requested by a client. At least one information entity matching at least one predetermined information entity type is extracted from the electronic document. One or more links are then generated for each extracted information entity and are served to the requesting client in connection with other information corresponding to the at least one information entity and the electronic document. In some embodiments the electronic document is an email message, SMS message, transcribed voice message, or a combination of such messages. In some embodiments the extracted information entity is a physical address, an email address, a phone number, an object identification number, a product name, a company name, a stock symbol, a movie title, a book title, a calendar entry, an individual's name, a city name, a URL, or event information.

System and method for targeting information based on message content

Systems and methods for determining an article association measure are described. In one described method, a computer program receives a first article identifier associated with a first attribute and a second article identifier associated with a second attribute and determines a similarity measure of the first article identifier to the second article identifier based at least in part on the first attribute and on the second attribute. The similarity measure may provide a means for associating various article identifiers so that they may be, for example, retrieved and/or ranked in subsequent search queries.

Systems and methods for determining an article association measure

Systems and methods for weighting a search query result are described. In one described system, a program, such as a query system, determines a first article identifier associated with a source and receives an input signal indicating an interest in the first article identifier. The query system then determines a second article identifier associated with the source and determines a score associated with the second article identifier based at least in part on the input signal.

Systems and methods for weighting a search query result

A computer-implemented method enables participation by a plurality of clients in a first multi-dimensional virtual environment and a second multi-dimensional virtual environment. A first client sets an object in the multi-dimensional virtual environment system to function as a portal to a second multi-dimensional virtual environment. The portal can be used by the first client and/or the second client to enter the second multi-dimensional virtual environment. A server system receives from the first client data indicating that a first object in the first multi-dimensional virtual environment has been set to function as a portal to the second multi-dimensional virtual environment, and receives from a second client participating in the first multi-dimensional virtual environment data indicating that the second client has invoked the first object. The server system transmits to the second client data representing objects in the second multi-dimensional virtual environment.

Portals between multi-dimensional virtual environments

Methods and systems for regulating resource usage of an application are disclosed. A method of regulating usage of an application is disclosed that comprises receiving an operating parameter of a client device, assigning a value to a usage variable associated with the operating parameter of the client device, and correlating by an application a resource usage level of the application with the usage variable.

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