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Method and system for automated optimization of antenna positioning in 3-D
InactiveUS6317599B1Quick fixSignificant valueMachines/enginesComputation using non-denominational number representationEngineeringRadio frequency
A method for engineering management and planning for the design of a wireless communications network in three-dimensions (3-D) combines computerized organization, database fusion, and radio frequency (RF) site-specific planning models. The method enables a designer to keep track of wireless system performance throughout the process of pre-bid design, installation and maintenance of a wireless system. Using a database of information that defines the desired environment, predictions of antenna coverage, system coverage and interference, and other wireless system performance criteria, such as frame error rate and network throughput, can be made. Watch points are created to ensure, in real time, that any modifications to the design of the wireless system do not degrade the performance of the system with respect to the watch point locations.
Owner:EXTREME NETWORKS INC
Method For Information Retrieval
InactiveUS20080195601A1High resolutionImprove accuracyDigital data information retrievalSpecial data processing applicationsAmbiguityReverse index
A method of retrieving documents using a search engine includes providing a reverse index including one or more keywords and a list of documents containing the one or more keywords, the reverse index further including a measure of confidence (MOC) value associated with the one or more keywords. One or more query terms are input into the search engine. The query terms are disambiguated and a MOC value is associated with each meaning of the disambiguated query term. A list of documents is retrieved containing the query terms wherein the documents are initially ranked based at least in part on the MOC values of the keywords and query terms. The list of documents may be re-ranked based at least in part on the semantic similarity of each document to the disambiguated query terms.
Owner:RGT UNIV OF CALIFORNIA
User interface for semi-fungible trading
InactiveUS6993504B1Efficient and effective tradingTraded efficientlyFinancePayment architectureHuman–computer interactionUser interface
A user interface and method are disclosed for providing trading between a plurality of semi-fungible and non-fungible goods. A plurality of book axes are displayed in a single interface, each book axis representing a market for a particular good. Orders for goods are displayed as marks on the axes to display the relative value of the orders. A value axis is provided that relates the value of the goods from each market to each other. Thus, a single interface provides the means to relate the values of different semi-fungible goods. The value axis may be displayed in units of price, or a custom value designated by a user or pre-defined by the interface. Quantity information is represented in the interface through the display of a dimension of an order icon. Precise information about each order is displayed either in a panel view or a pop-up window.
Owner:TRADING TECH INT INC +1
Method and system for object detection in digital images
InactiveUS7099510B2Powerful and efficientComputationally efficientCharacter and pattern recognitionColor television detailsRadiologyDigital image
An object detection system for detecting instances of an object in a digital image includes an image integrator and an object detector, which includes a classifier (classification function) and image scanner. The image integrator receives an input image and calculates an integral image representation of the input image. The image scanner scans the image in same sized subwindows. The object detector uses a cascade of homogenous classification functions or classifiers to classify the subwindows as to whether each subwindow is likely to contain an instance of the object. Each classifier evaluates one or more features of the object to determine the presence of such features in a subwindow that would indicate the likelihood of an instance of the object in the subwindow.
Owner:HEWLETT PACKARD DEV CO LP
Implantable generator having current steering means
An implantable pulse generator includes a current steering capability that allows a clinician or patient to quickly determine a desired electrode stimulation pattern, including which electrodes of a group of electrodes within an electrode array should receive a stimulation current, including the amplitude, width and pulse repetition rate of such current. Movement of the selected group of electrodes is facilitated through the use of remotely generated directional signals, generated by a pointing device, such as a joystick. As movement of the selected group of electrodes occurs, current redistribution amongst the various electrode contacts takes place. The redistribution of stimulus amplitudes utilizes re-normalization of amplitudes so that the perceptual level remains fairly constant. This prevents the resulting paresthesia from falling below the perceptual threshold or above the comfort threshold.
Owner:BOSTON SCI NEUROMODULATION CORP
Apparatus and methods for developing conversational applications
InactiveUS20040083092A1Improve speech recognition performanceQuick fixSemantic analysisSpeech recognitionState switchingApplication software
Owner:GYRUS LOGIC INC
System using leo satellites for centimeter-level navigation
InactiveUS6373432B1Improve reliabilityEasy accessPosition fixationNavigation instrumentsNatural satelliteAmbiguity
Disclosed herein is a system for rapidly resolving position with centimeter-level accuracy for a mobile or stationary receiver [4]. This is achieved by estimating a set of parameters that are related to the integer cycle ambiguities which arise in tracking the carrier phase of satellite downlinks [5,6]. In the preferred embodiment, the technique involves a navigation receiver [4] simultaneously tracking transmissions [6] from Low Earth Orbit Satellites (LEOS) [2] together with transmissions [5] from GPS navigation satellites [1]. The rapid change in the line-of-sight vectors from the receiver [4] to the LEO signal sources [2], due to the orbital motion of the LEOS, enables the resolution with integrity of the integer cycle ambiguities of the GPS signals [5] as well as parameters related to the integer cycle ambiguity on the LEOS signals [6]. These parameters, once identified, enable real-time centimeter-level positioning of the receiver [4]. In order to achieve high-precision position estimates without the use of specialized electronics such as atomic clocks, the technique accounts for instabilities in the crystal oscillators driving the satellite transmitters, as well as those in the reference [3] and user [4] receivers. In addition, the algorithm accommodates as well as to LEOS that receive signals from ground-based transmitters, then re-transmit frequency-converted signals to the ground.
Owner:INTEGRINAUTICS
Method and apparatus for quickly determining the effect of placing an assist feature at a location in a layout
ActiveUS20070038973A1Quick effectOptimize locationPhotomechanical apparatusCAD circuit designEngineeringSystem usage
One embodiment of the present invention determines the effect of placing an assist feature at a location in a layout. During operation, the system receives a first value which was pre-computed by convolving a model with a layout at an evaluation point, wherein the model models semiconductor manufacturing processes. Next, the system determines a second value by convolving the model with an assist feature, which is assumed to be located at a first location which is in proximity to the evaluation point. The system then determines the effect of placing an assist feature using the first value and the second value. An embodiment of the present invention can be used to determine a substantially optimal location for placing an assist feature in a layout.
Owner:SYNOPSYS INC
Electronic sticky notes
InactiveUS20050091578A1Quickly ascertainEasily createProgram control using stored programsNatural language data processingDatabase
Owner:MICROSOFT TECH LICENSING LLC
Methods and apparatus for building a support vector machine classifier
InactiveUS6327581B1Quick fixDigital computer detailsCharacter and pattern recognitionNumeric ValueTraining Supports
Solving a quadratic programming problem involved in training support vector machines by sweeping through a set of training examples, solving small sub-problems of the quadratic programming problem. Each of these sub-problems has an analytic solution, which is faster that the numerical quadratic programming solutions used in the prior art. In one embodiment, training examples with non-optimal Lagrange multipliers are adjusted, one at a time, until all are optimal (e.g. until all examples fulfill the Kuhn-Tucker conditions). In another embodiment, training examples with non-optimal Lagrange multipliers are paired and then adjusted, until all are optimal.
Owner:MICROSOFT TECH LICENSING LLC +1
Method and apparatus for providing secure access control for protected information
InactiveUS20070136603A1Quick fixComputer security arrangementsSecuring communicationInternet privacyHigh assurance
There are provided methods and apparatuses for processing requests from requestors, methods and apparatuses for transmitting indicia representative of information from a first domain to a second domain, methods comprising, and apparatuses for, determining whether a requestor is authorized to perform a desired operation on a target comprising at least one element which comprises an information set of indicia and arrangements of stored data, as well as computer-readable media having computer-executable commands for performing the same. In some aspects of the present invention, there are provided high-assurance data security apparatuses and methods, in particular, user data protection via enforcement of policy-based access control.
Owner:SENSIS CORPORATION
Coupling of communications signals to a power line
InactiveUS7522812B2Improved transmission and throughputQuick installationPower distribution line transmissionGaseous cathodesLow voltageEngineering
In one embodiment, a device for coupling communications signals onto a medium-voltage power line includes a first connector, a second connector and one or more components. The first connector is adapted to couple to a low-voltage communications line. The second connector is adapted to couple to a surge arrester. The one or more components are operable to substantially match the impedances between the surge arrester and the low-voltage communications line.
Owner:INTERNATIONAL BROADBAND ELECTRIC COMMUNICATIONS INC
Determining language for word recognition event
InactiveUS20050108017A1Not require large processing resourceImprove usabilityNatural language data processingSpeech recognitionComputer scienceHuman language
The invention relates to a method for selecting language for word recognition in a data processing device, wherein at least two different languages are selectable for word recognition. The data processing device stores at least one predetermined rule specifying how language for word recognition is to be selected for a word recognition event. The method includes the step of selecting the language according to the predetermined rule prior to the word recognition.
Owner:NOKIA CORP
Method and apparatus for providing information to mobile stations in inactive states
ActiveUS20060029011A1Reduce processing timeFast and efficient techniquePower managementTransmission systemsMobile stationBroadcast system
Methods and apparatus for notifying mobile stations in an inactive state of the presence of uplink or downlink channel configuration, broadcast system updates, traffic channel allocations and paging messages are provided. The notification can be provided in an information element in the same channel as the frame, or in a different channel. The information element identifies a subsequent frame which includes broadcast or configuration changes. The notifications for traffic channel allocations can include a first field, which identifies whether there are any traffic channel allocations for any sleep mode mobile station, and a second field for identifying the particular sleep mode mobile stations which are to receive traffic channel allocations. Notifications for paging messages can include a field, which identifies whether there are any paging messages for any idle mode mobile stations, and use second field to identify the particular idle mode mobile stations, which are to receive the paging messages.
Owner:NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS
Indices for Credibility Trending, Monitoring, and Lead Generation
ActiveUS20120278767A1Credibility of may fallIncrease credibilityFinanceInput/output processes for data processingBusiness enterpriseBusiness practice
Some embodiments provide a credibility system that computes credibility scores to quantify the credibility of different businesses and to coalesce the generated credibility scores into various indices. The indices comparatively present the credibility of a particular business relative to other businesses along one or more dimensions. Based on the indices, the system identifies trends in the credibility of a particular business. The system derives preliminary credibility for a new business for which credibility data has not yet been obtained based on credibility that has been previously established for other businesses in an index associated with the new business. The system provides automated services for monitoring credibility of a business and for generating alerts to notify the business that its credibility has reached various thresholds. The system identifies business practices that improve upon or adversely affect the credibility of a particular business.
Owner:DUN & BRADSTREET EMERGING BUSINESSES
User interface for semi-fungible trading
InactiveUS20060059083A1Efficient and effective tradingTraded efficientlyFinancePayment architectureHuman–computer interactionUser interface
A user interface and method are disclosed for providing trading between a plurality of semi-fungible and non-fungible goods. A plurality of book axes are displayed in a single interface, each book axis representing a market for a particular good. Orders for goods are displayed as marks on the axes to display the relative value of the orders. A value axis is provided that relates the value of the goods from each market to each other. Thus, a single interface provides the means to relate the values of different semi-fungible goods. The value axis may be displayed in units of price, or a custom value designated by a user or pre-defined by the interface. Quantity information is represented in the interface through the display of a dimension of an order icon. Precise information about each order is displayed either in a panel view or a pop-up window.
Owner:TRADING TECH INT INC
Two-way voice and voice over IP receivers for alarm systems
ActiveUS7734020B2Reduce errorsShort response timeInterconnection arrangementsSupervisory/monitoring/testing arrangementsVoice communicationVoice over IP
Security systems typically communicate with alarm monitoring centers using a telephone connection. The present invention offers a system and technique for monitoring a security system connected using a Voice-over-IP connection, in real time, and alerting the owner of the security system, or the alarm-monitoring center, when the connection is broken. This alert can be used, for example, to issue a telephone call to the police, informing them of the breach of line integrity and possible compromise of the premise. In addition, the present invention allows for one-way or two-way voice communication between the alarm panel and an alarm operator and / or a 3rd party. Such voice communication helps the alarm operator and / or 3rd party to determine whether an alarm is a real alarm or a possible false alarm.
Owner:SIERRA WIRELESS AMERICA
Autofocus video tool and method for precise dimensional inspection
ActiveUS8111905B2Reliable and robust determinationProvide accuracyMaterial analysis by optical meansCharacter and pattern recognitionComputer graphics (images)Radiology
A refined autofocus method provides optimized lighting between iterative autofocus operations, to reliably provide the best possible autofocus Z-height precision. The method includes a quantitative initial focus Z-height determination based on initial focus curve data from initial autofocus images acquired using initial light control parameters. Then, the camera is set at that initial focus Z-height such that well focused images are provided. Refined (optimized) light control parameters are then determined based on at least one respective image acquired using respective light control parameters at that Z-height, such that an image acquired using the refined light control parameters provides a near-optimum value for a contrast-related metric (e.g., a focus metric) at that Z-height. Then, refined autofocus images are acquired using the refined light control parameters and a refined precise Z-height is quantitatively determined base on the resulting focus curve.
Owner:MITUTOYO CORP
Automated chat bot processing
ActiveUS20200143797A1Increase exposureClear instructionsSpeech recognitionTransmissionSoftware engineeringData mining
Methods and computing systems are disclosed for a digital assistant platform that includes a cross-platform bot that can be used to bridge existing chat-bot platforms. The cross-platform bot would have its own single set of protocols and standards, such that a developer of a task-specific bot would only need to integrate with the cross-platform bot to enable its use across all the different chat-bot platforms. The cross-platform bot would enable the task-specific bots to coordinate to combine their functionality, while end users may continue using an existing chat-bot platform of their choice.
Owner:VISA INT SERVICE ASSOC
Device mounting substrate and method of repairing defective device
ActiveUS7148127B2Improve productivityEasy maintenanceCosmonautic condition simulationsSemiconductor/solid-state device testing/measurementRestoration deviceEngineering
A method of repairing a defective one of devices mounted on substrate is provided. Devices are arrayed on a substrate and electrically connected to wiring lines connected to a drive circuit, to be thus mounted on the substrate. The devices mounted on the substrate are then subjected to an emission test. If a defective device is detected in this test, a repair device is mounted at a position corresponding to a position of the defective device. At this time, after wiring lines connected to the defective device are cut off, the repair device is electrically connected to portions of the wiring lines, the portions of the wiring lines being located at positions nearer to the drive circuit side than the cut-off positions of the wiring lines. Since a defective device is repaired by a simple step that is carried out by simply mounting and fixing a repair device without removal of the defective device, it is possible to eliminate the need for any complicated, microscopic work; for example, removal of the mounted devices, and / or selective removal or repair of an insulating layer.
Owner:SONY CORP
Circuit and method for controlling the point of maximum power for solar energy source and solar generator incorporating said circuit
InactiveUS20100176773A1Improve performanceQuick fixElectric variable regulationSolar generatorElectricity
The invention is designed for continuous, rapid and effective monitoring of a solar or equivalent source in order successfully to arrange for it to operate at its point of maximum power (PMP) without interrupting the supply of electricity to users, with a conventional power-regulating structure of series or parallel type, governed by an independent module capable of calculating the voltage and current coordinates of said PMP (VPMP, IPMP) by applying an iterative algorithm and / or graphic methods. This module ideally requires only one measurement point, relating to the electrical characteristic, with the ambient conditions of said source, and as a result it delivers a reference signal, a continuous, stable voltage constantly representative of the evolution of the PMP, for the power regulator. In the event of the use of a power-regulating structure of S3R or ASR type, information about the PMP is immediate and requires no intermediate measurement point.
Owner:MPPC TECH
Apparatus and method for incision-free vaginal prolapse repair
InactiveUS20050199249A1Simple, minimally invasive and inexpensiveQuick fixSuture equipmentsBed wetting preventionVaginal ProlapsesDistressing
In a preferred application, e.g., the repair of vaginal prolapse after relocation of the vagina and any organs displaced by the prolapse, corrective surgery is initiated by applying a hollow tubular element, formed to forcibly insert a barbed anchor attached to a distal end of a first length of suture, without any incision, from the inside of the vagina through the vaginal wall (the supported tissue) into selected support tissue within a patient's pelvis. This involves puncturing and thus locally severe physical distressing of both the supported tissue and the support tissue. The barbed anchor is left in the support tissue as the tubular element is then withdrawn from the support tissue and out of the vagina, leaving the proximate end portion of the suture extending through the vaginal wall into the vagina. A second such anchor, with a second length of suture attached thereto, is similarly inserted adjacent to the first anchor. The proximate end portions of the sutures are tied to each other inside the vagina, to thereby secure the vaginal wall to the support tissue with corresponding punctures formed in each by the insertions of the two anchors being thereby held in respective, precisely aligned, intimate contact during healing. This results in a pair of fused scars that cooperate to permanently bond the vaginal wall locally to the support tissue. If the sutures and / or the anchors are made of absorbable material they will all eventually disappear and the fused scars will provide the permanent bonding. If the anchors are made of non-absorbable material they may remain where located. A plurality of such paired fused-scar bonds may be generated, at the surgeon's discretion, to ensure adequate support for the repaired vagina. The apparatus and method can be readily adapted to similarly effect deliberate, local, beneficial bonding between other adjacent living tissues in a patient.
Owner:KARRAM MICKEY M
Enzyme-catalyzed metal deposition for the enhanced detection of analytes of interest
ActiveUS20050100976A1Rapidly and accurately determinedHigh detection sensitivitySugar derivativesMicrobiological testing/measurementTarget analysisAnalyte
The invention is directed to enhanced methods for detecting an analyte of interest in situ, by immunoassay, or by hybridization comprising binding an enzyme-labeled conjugate molecule to an analyte of interest in the presence of a redox-inactive reductive species and a soluble metal ion. The enzyme catalyzes the conversion of the inactive reductive species to an active reducing agent, which in turn reduces the metal ion to a metal atom thereby providing an enhanced means of detecting the analyte via metal deposition.
Owner:VENTANA MEDICAL SYST INC
System and method of automatically creating an emotional controlled soundtrack
ActiveUS20060122842A1Pleasant video experienceClosely matchedGearworksTelevision system detailsDigital videoSoftware
There is provided herein a system and method for enabling a user of digital video editing software to automatically create an emotionally controlled soundtrack that is matched in overall emotion or mood to the scenes in the underlying video work. In the preferred arrangement, the user will be able to control the generation of the soundtrack by positioning emotion tags in the video work that correspond to the general mood of each scene. The subsequent soundtrack generation step will utilize these tags to prepare a musical accompaniment to the video work that generally matches its on-screen activities.
Owner:MAGIX
Optical fiber sensor system
InactiveUS6204920B1Small sizeReduce weightRadiation pyrometryForce measurement by measuring optical property variationSensor arrayGrating
A system such as for sensing strain or temperature of an aircraft and for transmitting information in communication systems. A sensor array includes a first light responsive Bragg grating sensor having a first operating bandwidth and a second light responsive Bragg grating sensor having a second operating bandwidth. Each sensor modifies light provided to it at a wavelength indicative of changes in strain or temperature. The second sensor operates within a bandwidth which is different from the operating bandwidth of the first sensor. A tunable light source such as an LED and tunable etalon provides light for illuminating the first and second sensors, the provided light having a wavelength which varies within a band including the first and second bandwidths. A detecting circuit provides signals representative of light modified by the first and second sensors. A processor processes the representative signals to determine the strain and / or temperature.
Owner:MCDONNELL DOUGLAS
System and method for filtering content
ActiveUS20050120369A1Quick fixTelevision system detailsAnalogue secracy/subscription systemsPersonalizationClient-side
Systems and methods of presenting channel content in a distributed network having a client device and a server device, the method comprising the acts of evaluating tagged content, e.g., from the server device and creating a personalized channel at the client device. The personalized channel comprises content from two or more predetermined channels, i.e., channels received from the server device. Last, the system and method displays the content on the personalized channel. Also, systems and methods may be employed to display a personalized programming guide, using profile information to select a preferred subset of information to display such that the user is better able to discern desirable content.
Owner:AT&T INTPROP I L P
Apparatus and methods for developing conversational applications
InactiveUS7302383B2Improve speech recognition performanceQuick fixSemantic analysisSpeech recognitionExternal applicationApplication software
Owner:GYRUS LOGIC INC
Systems and graphical user interface for analyzing body images
InactiveUS7130457B2Localization is slowRapid positioningLocal control/monitoringCharacter and pattern recognitionGraphicsGraphical user interface
Systems and graphical user interfaces for analyzing body images. In an exemplary embodiment, the present invention provides a graphical user interface having a display coupled to a microprocessing device and a memory device. The graphical user interface has an electronic representation of a first body image and a second body image and an electronic map representing the position of nodules on the first body image and second body image.
Owner:MERATIVE US LP
Mounting platform assembly for a stand device
InactiveUS7185862B1Rapid positioningQuick fixPipe supportsCandle holdersEngineeringMechanical engineering
A mounting platform assembly for a stand device includes a connecting platform having two parallel engaging blocks projecting from a bottom surface thereof, each having a positioning hole and forming a slope on an outward face thereof; and a fixing base having two engaging ribs projecting from a top surface thereof, each forming a sliding groove on the top surface of the fixing base corresponding to the slope of each engaging block, and the fixing base having a positioning means including an engaging button and a push rod. When a conical portion of the push rod abuts against a bottom end of the engaging button, the other end of the engaging button projects from the top surface of the fixing base to engage with the positioning hole of the engaging block, thereby achieving the positioning and fixing of the connecting platform.
Owner:YANG ZHENYU
Method and system for automated selection of optimal communication network equipment model, position, and configuration
InactiveUS7055107B1Quick fixData processing applicationsDigital computer detailsSystems engineeringPerformance prediction
A method for engineering management and planning for the design of a communications network in three dimensions (3-D) combines computerized organization, database fusion, and site-specific communication system performance prediction models. The method enables a designer to keep track of communication system performance through the process of pre-bid, design, installation and maintenance of a communication system. Automated selection, placement and configuration of communication component equipment can be performed using desired performance criteria identified at finite locations within the environment along with a finite set of communication component models and suitable locations and configurations in the environment.
Owner:EXTREME NETWORKS INC
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