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User attention-based adaptation of quality level to improve the management of real-time multi-media content delivery and distribution
InactiveUS20030052911A1Reduce data transfer rateMoreData processing applicationsImage analysisUser deviceQuality level
A method for transmitting a stream of multi-media content from provider server to a user device includes transmitting multi-media content from the provider server to the user device via a communication network and outputting the multi-media content from the user device to a user via an output on the user device such that the multi-media content is delivered from the provider server to the user in real-time. A degree of attention that the user directs to the output of the user device is continuously determined during the transmission and a parameter adjusting module at the provider server adjusts a parameter of the multi-media content in response to the degree of attention.
Owner:KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV
Lightweight proppant and method of making same
InactiveUS20060016598A1Manufactured usingSuitable viscosityFluid removalDrilling compositionPrillHigh intensity
A lightweight, high-strength proppant is disclosed, comprising the formation of finely dispersed ceramic precursors and sintering at low temperatures, causing the formation and retention of mesopores and micropores in pelletized ceramic. A method of manufacturing such a proppant is also disclosed, comprising the steps of manufacturing finely divided ceramic precursors and additives using grinding, milling, and preferably sol-gel processes, and dispersing the finely divided ceramic precursors and additives in a liquid, preferably water. The dispersion has a viscosity profile, which permits the shaping of spheres using conventional pelletizing techniques. Drying of the pellets and sintering at temperatures below 1,400.degrees. C. forms and retains mesopores and micropores in the ceramic. Preferred total pore volumes range from 0.05 to 0.7 cm.sup.3 / g. The pelletized and porous ceramic is useful as lightweight and high-strength proppants.
Owner:URBANEK THOMAS WILHELM
Method and apparatus for rating a compliance level of a computer connecting to a network
InactiveUS20070124803A1MoreOvercomes drawbackRandom number generatorsMemory loss protectionUser PrivilegeCompliance level
Rules are used to determine a compliance level for a computing device attempting to access a network. The compliance level may have multiple categories or facets, that may be determined individually or collectively, to determine a score for the computing device. The score may be used to determine whether the computing device should obtain access to the network, the type of access to be granted, or whether remediation should occur and what type of remediation should occur on the computing device to enable the computing device to enjoy greater network privileges. Optionally, the score may be weighted in connection with the user privileges associated with the user as determined during the authentication process, to enable users with greater network access privileges to access the network in situations where other users may not be able to access the network.
Owner:AVAYA INC
Method and apparatus for automatic pricing in electronic commerce
InactiveUS7970713B1Increased cost of testingReduce testing costsMarket predictionsBuying/selling/leasing transactionsE-commerceMajorization minimization
Owner:OIP TECH
Communication system and method, information processing apparatus and method, information managing apparatus and method, recording medium, and program
InactiveUS20060161742A1MoreTelevision system detailsColor signal processing circuitsInformation processingCommunications system
A communications system and method, an information processing apparatus and method, an information management apparatus and method, a recording medium and a program make it possible to efficiently and comfortably make use of contents, which are stored in one server, from a plurality of devices connected via a network. In a case in which the playing of content is stopped, bookmark information including a time stamp representing the stopped position of the content is stored in association with predetermined identification information. The bookmark information is available for various apparatuses transmitting the identification information. When playing the content from a position designated by the information from a predetermined apparatus, the time stamp included in the bookmark information is referred to and the playing of the content from the stopped position is started. The present invention can be applied to various apparatuses such as a personal computer, audio equipment, a PDA, a mobile phone and the like.
Owner:SONY CORP
Methods and Devices for Treating Sleep Apnea and Snoring
ActiveUS20070261701A1Minimal invasivenessMinimal safetySuture equipmentsSurgical needlesTongue rootDisease
Embodiments of the invention include methods and devices to prevent or treat upper airway disorders in mammals related to impaired airflow. One aspect of this invention is a tongue retractor (LTR) that indirectly retracts tongue base by its implant site in the frenulum area. This simplifies the insertion, adjustment and maintenance of the device. Another aspect of this invention describes a highly localized and fully implantable LTR that is inserted into the base of tongue to stiffen lax surface mucosa or mechanically couple it to internal tongue structures. Another aspect of this invention is an LTR inserted in or around the pharyngoglossal fold. This site allows retraction and stiffening of tongue base tissue as well as the soft palate and lateral pharyngeal wall.
Owner:LINGUAFLEX INC
User attention-based adaptation of quality level to improve the management of real-time multi-media content delivery and distribution
InactiveUS7284201B2Reduce data transfer rateMoreImage analysisData processing applicationsUser deviceEngineering
Owner:KONINK PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV
Co-generated power supply system
InactiveUS7449798B2Low costImprove performanceBatteries circuit arrangementsFuel cell auxillariesFuel cellsTransformer
In a co-generated power supply system for performing dispersed power supply to a load, a wind turbine generator, a solar cell and a fuel cell whose rated voltages are made equal to a rated voltage of a storage battery are used as DC power sources. These DC power sources, a commercial AC power source and the load are connected to each other via a bi-directional electronic transformer. Thus, the co-generated power supply system, in which the electric power of a natural energy system having many fluctuation factors is combined with stable electric power such as a load leveling battery or a fuel cell, allows the stable electric power to be supplied to the load via the electronic transformer commonly, thereby reducing the cost and enhancing the performance of the entire system.
Owner:I HITS LAB
Training and operating industrial robots
ActiveUS20130345875A1Avoid collisionMoreProgramme-controlled manipulatorMathematical modelsObject basedSoftware engineering
Owner:RETHINK ROBOTICS
Training and operating industrial robots
ActiveUS8958912B2MorePrototypes—facilitates tuning the degreeProgramme-controlled manipulatorMathematical modelsObject basedSoftware engineering
Owner:RETHINK ROBOTICS
Blood pressure monitoring using a multi-function wrist-worn device
ActiveUS20170340209A1Long and accurate and data setPortable and compact in designTherapiesEvaluation of blood vesselsNon invasiveBiomedical engineering
The present invention provides non-invasive devices, methods, and systems for determining a pressure of blood within a cardiovascular system of a user, the cardiovascular system including a heart and the user having a wrist covered by skin. More particularly, the present invention discloses a variety of wrist-worn devices having a variety of sensors configured to non-invasively engage the skin on the wrist of the user for sensing a variety of user signals from the cardiovascular system of the user. Generally, approaches disclosed herein may passively track blood pressure values without any interaction required on the part of the user or may allow for on demand or point measurements of blood pressure values by having a user actively interact with the sensors of the wrist-worn device. Approaches disclosed herein further allow for absolute blood pressure values to be determined directly without the requirement for any periodic calibrations or for relative blood pressure values to be tracked so as to provide relative blood pressure indices.
Owner:APPLE INC
Latency-aware asset trading system
InactiveUS20050137961A1Significant delayHigh frequencyFinanceSpecial data processing applicationsPrice quoteOnline trading
An online trading system for providers, customers and online trading servers, as well as methods of conducting online trading transactions, that incorporate processing components and steps that measure, monitor, report and utilize up-to-date network latency data to process offers to deal so that an unnecessarily large number of deals will not be refused. The systems and methods may also be used to make adjustments to the frequency and content of price quotes, based on current latency data, to improve customers' opportunity to submit offers that will arrive timely. The invention provides banks (and other liquidity providers), as well as online trading server operators, with sufficient information concerning network latencies so that price quotes issued by the banks can be “tuned” and customized so that they will not expire before the bank's customers have a reasonable opportunity to review the price quotes and submit offers to deal.
Owner:FX ALLIANCE
Semiconductor device group and method for fabricating the same, and semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same
ActiveUS20050110071A1High purityMore exposureSolid-state devicesSemiconductor/solid-state device manufacturingDevice materialEngineering
The semiconductor group comprises a first semiconductor device including a first design macro and a nonvolatile memory, and a second semiconductor device including a second design macro having identity with the first design macro and including no nonvolatile memory. The first design macro includes a first active region and a first device isolation region formed on a first semiconductor substrate. The second design macro includes a second active region and a second device isolation region formed on a second semiconductor substrate. A curvature radius of an upper end of the first active region in a cross section is larger than a curvature radius of an upper end of the second active region in a cross section. A difference in height between a surface of the first active region and a surface of the first device isolation region is larger than a difference in height between a surface of the second active region and a surface of the device isolation region.
Owner:FUJITSU SEMICON LTD
Ventilatory stabilization technology
InactiveUS7073501B2Reduce gas pressureEasy to breatheRespiratorsOperating means/releasing devices for valvesNasal cavityCentral sleep apnea
A system for reducing central sleep apnea (CSA) is described in which certain methods of increasing a patient's rebreathing during periods of the sleep cycle are used. By increasing rebreathing during periods of overbreathing, the over-oxygenation which typically results from the overbreathing period can be reduced, thus reducing the compensating underbreathing period and effectively reducing the loop gain associated with the central sleep apnea. Nasal occlusion and a leak resistant oral interface provide control for gas leaks from a patent interface.
Owner:UTI LLP
Compositions comprising bacterial strains
ActiveUS20170143774A1Great tasteMoreAntibacterial agentsSenses disorderAutoimmune conditionAutoimmune disease
Owner:ARMISTICE CAPITAL MASTER FUND LTD +1
Method of constructing a geomechanical model of an underground zone intended to be coupled with a reservoir model
InactiveUS20050234690A1MoreEasy to predictElectric/magnetic detection for well-loggingComputation using non-denominational number representationModel methodDiscretization
Method of constructing a geomechanical model of an underground zone intended to be coupled with a reservoir model allowing simulation of fluid flows in the zone, from a geological model of the zone discretized by a fine grid. Basically, geomechanical properties are associated with the various cells of the geological model on the basis of experimental data, the underground zone is discretized by a geomechanical grid with larger cells than the geological grid, and a scale change is applied to the geomechanical data included in the geological model in order to define equivalent geomechanical properties at the scale of the geomechanical grid of the zone. Application: improvement in the quality of coupled simulations between geomechanical and reservoir models.
Owner:INST FR DU PETROLE
Vertical speed and flight path command algorithm for displacement collective utilizing tactile cueing and tactile feedback
ActiveUS20080234881A1Improve processing qualityEnhanced Situational AwarenessAircraft controlDigital data processing detailsLevel flightDetent
A flight control system includes a collective position command algorithm for a lift axis (collective pitch) which, in combination with an active collective system, provides a force feedback such that a pilot may seamlessly command vertical speed, flight path angle or directly change collective blade pitch. The collective position command algorithm utilizes displacement of the collective controller to command direct collective blade pitch change, while a constant force application to the collective controller within a “level flight” detent commands vertical velocity or flight path angle. The “level flight” detent provides a tactile cue for collective position to reference the aircraft level flight attitude without the pilot having to refer to the instruments and without excessive collective controller movement.
Owner:SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORP
Refrigerant cycle device with ejector
InactiveUS20080041079A1Reduce differenceReduce the differenceCompression machines with non-reversible cycleCompression machines with several evaporatorsRefrigerantInjector
A refrigerant cycle device having an ejector includes a first evaporator for evaporating refrigerant flowing out of the ejector, a first passage portion for guiding refrigerant to a refrigerant suction port of the ejector, a throttle unit located in the first passage portion, a second evaporator located in the first passage portion downstream of the throttle unit, a bypass passage portion for guiding hot gas refrigerant from a compressor into the second evaporator, a bypass opening and closing unit provided in the bypass passage portion. Furthermore, a second passage portion is branched from the bypass passage portion downstream of the bypass opening and closing unit, and a flow control unit is provided in the second passage portion to prevent a flow of refrigerant from the first evaporator to the second evaporator through the second passage portion. Therefore, defrosting of both the first and second evaporators can be suitably performed.
Owner:DENSO CORP
Active coherence reduction for interferometer interrogation
ActiveUS20050078316A1Broadened optical spectrumEvenly distributedUsing optical meansConverting sensor output opticallyControl mannerInterferometric sensor
Methods and apparatus for reducing the coherence of an optical signal that is used to interrogate optical interferometric sensors are disclosed. The optical field phasor of the interrogation source is modulated in a controlled manner to produce a broadened optical source power spectrum at the output of the source unit. The output from the source unit is launched into an optical sensor network, comprising a multiple of optical pathways from its input to the detection unit, where pairs of optical pathways form sensor interferometers. A compensating interferometer with delay difference similar to the sensor delay difference may be arranged in a serially coupled manner with the optical sensor network, either before or after the network. The optical output power from the source unit may either be continuous or pulsed with a pulse duration similar to the sensor delay. The coherence modulation may be performed through direct modulation of the source or through external modulation of the light with piezoelectric ring modulator, a Lithium niobate phase or intensity modulator, or an acoustooptic modulator.
Owner:OPTOPLAN
Piezoelectric materials based on flexoelectric charge separation and their fabrication
InactiveUS20090064476A1Easy to makeHigh sensitivityPiezoelectric/electrostrictive device manufacture/assemblyPiezoelectric/electrostriction/magnetostriction machinesCharge separationPiezoelectricity
An example flexoelectric piezoelectric material has a piezoelectric response, which may be a direct piezoelectric effect, a converse piezoelectric effect, both effects, or only one effect. A flexoelectric piezoelectric material comprises shaped elements of a material, which may be a substantially isotropic and centrosymmetric material. The shaped elements, such as cones, pyramids, wedges, or other tapered elements, may provide an electrical response in response to stress or strain gradients due to a flexoelectric effect in the material, and may provide a mechanical response in response to electric field gradients. Examples of the present invention include improved methods of fabricating devices comprising such shaped elements, and multi-layer devices having improved properties.
Owner:PENN STATE RES FOUND
Latency-aware adaptive bandwidth request mechanism for real-time communication in wimax
InactiveUS20090147737A1Small sizeIncreasing bandwidth requestNetwork traffic/resource managementTime-division multiplexTime delaysWaiting time
A method and apparatus for requesting bandwidth in a subscriber station is disclosed. The method dynamically changes the size of the bandwidth request based on the prediction of the number of packets needed to be transmitted. The average delay experienced by packets in a queue is measured, and this information is then used to change the coefficient of a prediction equation. When the experienced average delay is below the agreed upon QoS latency parameter or delay target, the method reduces the size of the bandwidth requests by making the prediction equation more conservative. On the other hand, when the experienced delay is above the agreed upon latency, the algorithm will make the prediction equation more aggressive, increasing the bandwidth requests and reducing the latency for future packets. By modifying the prediction equation based on the measured delay, the method is able to select the optimal point for achieving time delay requirements while preserving air-link resources.
Owner:GOOGLE TECH HLDG LLC
Alert flags for data cleaning and data analysis
InactiveUS20050028046A1Made preciselyMoreError detection/correctionData miningData profilingData structure
A data structure and methods for generating and using the data structure which contains cleaning attribute flags for each field of a database record which has been modified by a data cleaning operation. The flags may are used to determine if a pattern, cluster or trend identified during data mining of the cleaned data is likely to have been influenced by the data cleaning process, especially to a degree which leads to identification of false trends, patterns, or clusters.
Owner:IBM CORP
Method of constructing a geomechanical model of an underground zone intended to be coupled with a reservoir model
InactiveUS7603265B2MoreEasy to predictElectric/magnetic detection for well-loggingComputation using non-denominational number representationMesh gridGeomechanics
A method of the invention provides improvement in the quality of coupled simulations between geomechanical and reservoir models by constructing a geomechanical model of an underground zone intended to be coupled with a reservoir model allowing simulation of fluid flows in the zone, from a geological model of the zone discretized by a fine grid. Geomechanical properties are associated with the various cells of the geological model on the basis of experimental data, the underground zone is discretized by a geomechanical grid with larger cells than the geological grid, and a scale change is applied to the geomechanical data included in the geological model in order to define equivalent geomechanical properties at the scale of the geomechanical grid of the zone.
Owner:INST FR DU PETROLE
Vehicle surroundings awareness support device
InactiveUS20120133769A1Preventing excessive detectionExcessive superimposingImage enhancementImage analysisDriver/operatorDisplay device
Provided is a vehicle surroundings awareness support device capable of providing a prompt for a driver to intuitively direct their attention, without the driver feeling hassled. Captured images comprising a plurality of frames taken sequentially by an onboard camera for imaging the surroundings of the vehicle are received; an optical flow is computed on the basis of feature points contained in the plurality of frames imaged at different times; moving objects in the surroundings of the vehicle are detected on the basis of the optical flow; and a display for showing movement trajectories for the moving objects is superimposed on the captured images on the basis of the optical flow.
Owner:AISIN SEIKI KK
Compositions comprising bacterial strains
Provided are compositions comprising a bacterial strain of the genus Blautia, for use in a method of increasing the microbiota diversity and / or inducing stability of the microbiota of a subject.
Owner:4D PHARMA +1
Battery charger with improved terminal protection
ActiveUS7064519B2High dustproofingHigh waterproofingBatteries circuit arrangementsSecondary cells charging/dischargingEngineeringBattery pack
A charger (1) includes a connecting portion (5) provided in an upper case (3) of the charger. The connection portion (5) includes a pair of guide rails (6) to which a battery pack (40) is slidably attached. The charger further includes between the guide rails (6) a terminal block having various terminals (12–14) as well as a slide cover (21) linearly slidable in parallel with the direction in which the battery pack slides on the charger. Under normal operating conditions, the slide cover (21) is biased to a rear position in which the cover (21) is located over and protects a terminal block (11). When the battery pack (40) is set on the charger, the battery pack abuts and slides the slide cover to a forward position in which the terminal block (11) is exposed.
Owner:MAKITA CORP
Vertical speed and flight path command module for displacement collective utilizing tactile cueing and tactile feedback
ActiveUS7930074B2MoreImprove handling qualityAircraft controlDigital data processing detailsLevel flightConstant force
A flight control system includes a collective position command module for a lift axis (collective pitch) which, in combination with an active collective system, provides a force feedback such that a pilot may seamlessly command vertical speed, flight path angle or directly change collective blade pitch. The collective position command module utilizes displacement of the collective controller to command direct collective blade pitch change, while a constant force application to the collective controller within a “level flight” detent commands vertical velocity or flight path angle. The “level flight” detent provides a tactile cue for collective position to reference the aircraft level flight attitude without the pilot having to refer to the instruments and without excessive collective controller movement.
Owner:SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORP
Electric toothbrush for implementing the bass brushing technique
An electric toothbrush for brushing teeth and gums having a generally cylindrical handle having a longitudinal axis and a generally hollow interior, a stem attached to the handle, a head connected to the stem and having a front portion with a plurality of tufts of bristles anchored to the head, and a motor housed in the hollow interior of the handle, wherein the stem is operatively moved by the motor such that the stem pivots with respect to the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical handle by a predefined angle Θ within a plane generally normal to the plurality of tufts of bristles to impart a measured up and down sweeping motion to the head relative to the teeth and gums being brushed.
Owner:SMARTBRUSH THE
Systems, methods and articles to facilitate playing card games with intermediary playing card receiver
An inventory sensor is positioned and configured to identify playing cards stored in compartments of one or more intermediary playing card receivers. The intermediary playing card receivers may be positioned in a card transport path between an input and an output receiver. The inventory sensor allows an inventory of playing cards to be performed, for example, in response to a possibly anomalous condition or in response to a user request. Playing cards may be transferred back to the intermediary playing card receiver from the output receiver before inventorying. A new randomized set of playing cards can be created at the output receiver after inventorying.
Owner:BALLY GAMING INC
Connector assembly, receptacle type connector, and interface apparatus
InactiveUS7690944B2Low costReduced footprintElectrically conductive connectionsElectric discharge tubesEngineeringElectronic board
A connector assembly, for electrically connecting electrical cables 7 to a test head 4, comprises a plurality of types of cable side connectors 8 respectively attached to one end of the electrical cable 7; and a intermediate connector 6 to which the plurality of types of cable side connectors 8 are connected in a detachable manner, and the intermediate connector 6 having a first engagement part 501 having a shape with which all types of cable side connectors 8 can be engaged and an output terminal 602 able to be engaged with a test head side connector 41 electrically connected to a pin electronics board of the test head 4.
Owner:ADVANTEST CORP +1
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