Generalized mixed sequence multiplicity

Let $(R,\mathfrak m,k)$ be a Noetherian local ring, let $M$ be a nonzero finitely generated $R$-module, and let $J_1,\ldots,J_s$ be arbitrary proper ideals of positive height on $M$. We introduce the notion of directional mixed multiplicities, obtained from the multigraded quotients $J^{\mathbf u}M/