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20100012331 | Preconditioning An Oilfield Reservoir - Techniques for preconditioning an oilfield reservoir including heavy oil and/or bitumen prior to production of a petroleum product are described. A preconditioning agent can be injected into a mobile water film included in the oilfield reservoir. The preconditioning agent preconditions the reservoir prior to production of the petroleum product. | 01-21-2010 |
20100089132 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OBTAINING HEAVY OIL SAMPLES FROM A RESERVOIR SAMPLE - The invention relates to an apparatus and method to obtain a bitumen or heavy oil sample from an oil reservoir sample, such as a core sample, to enable measurement of physical properties such as viscosity, API gravity, or chemical properties such as sulphur content of the obtained bitumen or heavy oil sample. The analyses performed on the samples obtained in accordance with the invention are effective in assisting oil field operators in making timely drilling and production decisions at the oil reservoir or for routine laboratory extraction of oils and bitumens. The invention also permits the collection of samples from simulated thermal recovery operations and also allows the collection of bitumens and oils for online analysis of live oil physical properties. | 04-15-2010 |
20110056271 | METHOD FOR MEASUREMENT OF CRUDE OIL AND BITUMEN DEAD OIL VISCOSITY AND DENSITY - A process is described for measuring a property of oil extracted from a sample, for example, the viscosity or density. The oil is extracted from the sample using a volatile polar first solvent. A portion of the extracted oil is used to determine a concentration factor. A dry weight of the oil in the sample is calculated using the concentration factor. A second solvent less volatile than the first solvent is added to the remaining extract. The first solvent is substantially removed from the remaining extract. Different amounts of the second solvent are removed from each of a series of sub-samples taken from the remaining extract. Solvent concentrations and viscosity values and/or density values of the solvent-oil mixtures are measured for each sub-sample. Based on the measured solvent concentrations and viscosity values and/or density values, the second-solvent free viscosity and/or density of the oil in the sample is estimated. | 03-10-2011 |
20130312543 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OBTAINING HEAVY OIL SAMPLES FROM A RESERVOIR SAMPLE - The invention relates to an apparatus and method to obtain a bitumen or heavy oil sample from an oil reservoir sample, such as a core sample, to enable measurement of physical properties such as viscosity, API gravity, or chemical properties such as sulphur content of the obtained bitumen or heavy oil sample. The analyses performed on the samples obtained in accordance with the invention are effective in assisting oil field operators in making timely drilling and production decisions at the oil reservoir or for routine laboratory extraction of oils and bitumens. The invention also permits the collection of samples from simulated thermal recovery operations and also allows the collection of bitumens and oils for online analysis of live oil physical properties. | 11-28-2013 |
20140208826 | Reservoir Sampling Tools and Methods - Techniques for sampling a subsurface reservoir include lowering a downhole logging tool comprising one or more samplers, a cleaner system, and a sample probe bit into a borehole until at least one sampler is positioned correctly in a subterranean reservoir; advancing the cleaner system into the reservoir cleaning mud filtrate and contaminated reservoir material away into a mud column; advancing the sample probe bit into the reservoir; and solvent is injected into the reservoir from the solvent reservoir. | 07-31-2014 |
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20140068430 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE INCLUDING A READING MULTIMEDIA CONTAINER - A system and method for a graphical user interface including a multimedia container. The method includes accessing, within a mobile device, a first data store corresponding to a multimedia container and accessing a second data store. The multimedia container comprises a first object and the multimedia container is operable to comprise one or more applications, widgets, and pieces of content. The second data store comprises data corresponding to a first electronic book. The method further includes displaying a first image corresponding to the first object, where the first image comprises a first book cover image corresponding to the first electronic book. The first image further comprises a first statistic corresponding to the first electronic book and the first statistic is related to access of the first electronic book. | 03-06-2014 |
20140068471 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE HAVING RECOMMENDATIONS - A system and method for a graphical user interface having recommendations. The method includes accessing, within a mobile device, a data store corresponding to a multimedia container. The multimedia container comprises a first object and a second object and the data store comprises metadata associated with the first object and the second object. The method further includes sending the metadata associated with the first object and the second object and receiving a data structure corresponding to a plurality of items. The data structure comprises a respective image and a respective location for each of the plurality of items. The plurality of items is related to the first object and the second object based on the metadata associated with the first object and the second object. The method further includes displaying, on the mobile device, each respective image for each of the plurality of items. Each respective image is operable to be selected. | 03-06-2014 |
20140068500 | System and method for navigation of a multimedia container - A system and method for managing a multimedia container. The method receiving, within a mobile device, a request to add a first object to a multimedia container and accessing a data store corresponding to the multimedia container. The multimedia container is operable to comprise one or more applications, widgets, and pieces of content. A first size attribute corresponds to the multimedia container. The method further includes adding the first object to the multimedia container and adjusting the first size attribute corresponding to the multimedia container. The first size attribute of the multimedia container is increased based on a second size attribute of the first object. | 03-06-2014 |
20140068501 | System and method for home screen navigation - A system and method for rendering a graphical user interface. The method includes displaying, on a mobile device, a first subset of a plurality of objects of a multimedia container on a home screen and receiving an input. The multimedia container is operable to comprise one or more applications, widgets, and pieces of content. In one embodiment, the plurality of objects of said multimedia container extends beyond a display of said mobile device. In response to said input, a second subset of said plurality objects of said multimedia container and a portion of said first subset of plurality of objects of said multimedia container on said home screen is displayed. | 03-06-2014 |
20140074652 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE HAVING A RESIZABLE RECOMMENDATIONS AREA - A system and method for rendering a graphical user interface having recommendations. The method includes accessing, within a mobile device, a data store corresponding to a multimedia container. The multimedia container comprises a first object and a second object and the multimedia container is operable to comprise one or more applications, widgets, pieces of content, and other multimedia containers. The data store comprises metadata associated with the first object and the second object. The method further includes displaying a plurality of images each corresponding to a respective recommendation based at least on the metadata associated with the first object and receiving an input. The plurality of items is displayed within a first portion of a display device. The method further includes in response to the input, displaying the plurality of images within a second portion of the display device. The second portion of the display device is greater in size than the first portion of the display device. | 03-13-2014 |
20150067581 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR HIERARCHICAL NAVIGATION - A system and method for a graphical user interface operable for navigation of a multimedia container hierarchy. The method includes accessing, within a mobile device, a first data store corresponding to a first multimedia container. The first multimedia container is operable to comprise one or more applications, widgets, and pieces of content. The first multimedia container comprises a second multimedia container. The method further includes displaying a first image corresponding to the second multimedia container and receiving a first input. The method further includes displaying a second image corresponding to a third multimedia container. The second multimedia container comprises the third multimedia container. | 03-05-2015 |
20150089454 | OVERSCROLL STRETCH ANIMATION - Overscroll stretch animation. In accordance with a first method embodiment, a portion of displayable information is displayed on a touch screen display in a nominal state. A movement of an object on or near the touch screen display is detected. Responsive to the movement, a boundary limit of the displayable information is detected. Responsive to the detecting, the portion of displayable information is displayed in a distorted state. The distorted state simulates fabric stretching. | 03-26-2015 |
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20140351723 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A MULTIMEDIA CONTAINER - A system and method for a multimedia container. The method includes accessing, within a mobile device, datastore corresponding to a multimedia container. The multimedia container may comprise a first object and a second object. In one embodiment, the first object is a first portion of content and the second object is a second portion of content. The datastore may comprise information about the first object and the second object. The method further includes determining a first image based on the information about the first object and determining a second image based on the information about the second object. The method further includes displaying the first image and the second image. In one embodiment, selection of the first image is operable to launch a first application operable to render the first portion of content. | 11-27-2014 |
20140351751 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING OBJECTS IN A MULTIMEDIA CONTAINER - A system and method for managing objects in a multimedia container. The method includes displaying, on a mobile device, a piece of content; receiving an indication the piece of content is to be added to a subsequently identified multimedia container; displaying a list of a plurality of multimedia containers, wherein each of the multimedia containers is operable to comprise a plurality of media types; receiving an indication identifying a selected multimedia container; and displaying an indication that the piece of content has been added to the selected one of the plurality of multimedia containers. The method can further comprise: determining an image corresponding to the piece of content; and modifying a datastore corresponding to the selected multimedia container. Determining of the image corresponding to the piece of content can comprise accessing a book cover image, determining a rendering of a website, etc. The mobile device can be a tablet computing device. | 11-27-2014 |
20140351752 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A HOME MULTIMEDIA CONTAINER - A system and method for a home multimedia container. The method includes accessing, within mobile device, a portion of an operating system corresponding to the mobile device and accessing a datastore corresponding to a home multimedia container. In one embodiment, the home multimedia container comprises a first object and a second object. The first object may be a first portion of content and the second object may be an application. The datastore may comprise information about the first object and the second object. The method further includes determining a first image based on the information about the first object and determining a second image based on an application icon corresponding to the application. The method further includes displaying the first image and the second image. In one embodiment, selection of the first image is operable to launch a first application operable to render the first portion of content. | 11-27-2014 |
20140351756 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING A MULTIMEDIA CONTAINER - A system and method for displaying a multimedia container. The method includes accessing, within a mobile device, a datastore corresponding to a multimedia container, wherein the multimedia container comprises a plurality of objects and the datastore comprises information about the plurality of objects; determining a plurality of most recently accessed objects of the plurality of objects; determining a respective image corresponding to each of the plurality of most recently used objects; determining an order of each respective image based on a respective access time of a respective object corresponding to the respective image; and displaying a multimedia container image comprising each respective image according to the order, the multimedia container image corresponds to the multimedia container. In one exemplary implementation, a first object of the plurality of objects is a first portion of content and a second object of the plurality of objects is a second portion of content. | 11-27-2014 |
20150089438 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GROUPING APPLICATIONS AND APPLICATION RESOURCES ON AN INTERFACE OF A COMPUTING DEVICE - Multiple groupings of application resources are displayed on, for example, an application launch interface of the computing device. Each of the multiple groupings may be associated with a corresponding category from the plurality of categories. Each application resource of each of the multiple groupings can be provided for use with one of the plurality of applications that is installed on the computing device and which is associated with the category of its grouping. The groupings of application resources can be treated as a single object in response to input. | 03-26-2015 |
20150145781 | DISPLAYING A PANEL OVERLAY ON A COMPUTING DEVICE RESPONSIVE TO INPUT PROVIDED THROUGH A TOUCH-SENSITIVE HOUSING - A computing device that can interpret touch input provided on a housing of the computing device in order to draw or otherwise provide one content panel relative to another content panel. | 05-28-2015 |
20150149950 | COMPUTING DEVICE WITH TOUCH-SENSITIVE HOUSING FOR DETECTING PLACEHOLDER INPUT IN CONNECTION WITH A PAGE TURNING ACTION - A computing device includes a housing, a display assembly having a screen, and a touch sensor provided with a portion of the housing. The processor operates to display at least a portion an initial page state for an e-book. The processor interprets one or more user actions of a first type as a page turn, and then responds to the first type of user action by transitioning from displaying at least the initial page state to displaying another page state as determined by a value of the page turn. The processor also interprets user action of a second type as a placeholder. In response to interpreting the user action of the second type as the placeholder, the processor determines a given page state that coincides with the placeholder, and automatically return to displaying the given page state upon completion of an event or condition. | 05-28-2015 |
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20110261891 | MANAGING COMMUNICATION OPERATIONS OF WIRELESS DEVICES - Management of communication operations of wireless devices is provided. A traffic-control parameter is generated, for example at a base station, indicative of desired aspects of communication operations of the wireless devices. The one or more traffic-control parameters may comprise a delay parameter, such as a maximum value for generating random backoff times, and/or a connection-time parameter, indicative of the maximum length of time a wireless device can hold a connection. A bit sequence indicative of the one or more traffic-control parameters is generated and communicated to the wireless devices. A wireless device determines the traffic-control parameter based on the communicated bit sequence and adapts its operation based thereon. | 10-27-2011 |
20120040641 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING IDENTITY INFORMATION TO A WIRELESS DEVICE FOR TEMPORARY USE - A method and apparatus for transferring identity information for temporary use by a wireless device, visiting a foreign operator network, is provided. The wireless device is identified as foreign to the operator network and presented with an opportunity to download a temporary identity which is recognized by the operator network as belonging to a local subscriber. The temporary identity, once installed on the wireless device, makes the wireless device appear as a local subscriber. Upon termination of use, the temporary identity is returned to a pool and usable for another wireless device. | 02-16-2012 |
20120289165 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MULTI-SIGNAL INTERFERENCE-AVOIDING DATA TRANSMISSION - The present technology provides an apparatus and a method for transmitting data via two or more FM signals in an interference avoiding manner. The apparatus comprises at least two FM transmitters. Each FM transmitter is configured to transmit a FM signal on a particular FM channel characterized by a certain carrier frequency that includes data and optionally one or more corresponding alternative frequencies (AFs). The apparatus further includes at least two receivers for receiving incoming electromagnetic radiation (EMR). At least one of the receivers is configured to receive incoming EMR associated with at least one of the FM channels, and another is configured to receive incoming EMR at least at frequencies outside of the FM channels. The controller is configured to separately control activation and deactivation of the FM transmitters and determine the carrier frequencies and the one or more AFs based upon incoming EMR. | 11-15-2012 |
20130083717 | DYNAMIC ASSIGNMENT OF CELL BROADCAST MESSAGE IDENTIFIERS - A method and apparatus for broadcast communication from a broadcast entity to terminals of a wireless communication network. A request for broadcast access to the wireless communication network is received, the request comprising an indication of a predetermined feature. In response, a dynamic association is established between the feature and an identifier selected from a pool of currently unused identifiers. Messages are then received from the broadcast entity, the messages associated with the predetermined feature. The messages are then broadcast along with the identifier. Broadcasting may be via Cell Broadcast Service (CBS), with the CBS Message Identifier as said identifier. The terminals are configured to optionally use the identifier for selective message processing. Upon a predetermined expiry condition, the identifier may be returned to the pool for re-use. Information regarding the temporary association may be published to the terminals. | 04-04-2013 |
20130252576 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING IDENTITY INFORMATION TO A WIRELESS DEVICE - A method and apparatus for transferring identity information for temporary use by a wireless device, visiting a foreign operator network, is provided. A user is presented, at a kiosk, with an opportunity to download a temporary identity which is recognized by the operator network as belonging to a local subscriber, and the user may make a request for service. In response to the user-generated request for service, local identity information is transferred to the wireless device for use thereby. The transfer is short-range wireless communication from the kiosk to the wireless device. The temporary identity, once installed on the wireless device, makes the wireless device appear as a local subscriber. Upon termination of use, the temporary identity is returned to a pool and usable for another wireless device. | 09-26-2013 |
20130324070 | AIRLINER-MOUNTED CELLULAR BASE STATION - An aircraft-mounted base transceiver station (mBTS) for providing intermittent coverage in a cellular radio network. The mBTS utilizes the existing protocol of its terrestrial counterparts, thereby avoiding dual-mode devices and enabling common usage of terminal monitoring and device management systems for devices connected to a single radio access network even when outside terrestrial coverage areas. The aircraft follows a transient flight pattern, providing intermittent flyover connectivity for remote radio device such as machine-type devices. Connectivity may be store and forward. Channel usage may be adjusted to avoid interfering with terrestrial communication cells during flyover. Doppler effects due to aircraft speed may be accounted for. The mBTS may be configured to service in-range radio devices which are outside a Doppler-inhibited region and/or to prioritize communication with devices based on expected time outside the Doppler-inhibited region. An aircraft mounted antenna may have a radiation pattern focused toward devices outside the Doppler-inhibited region. | 12-05-2013 |
20140098663 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RADIO RESOURCE ALLOCATION - The present technology provides a computer-implemented method and system for performing frequency selective scheduling between a user equipment (UE) and a base station. The UE selects a sub-band within a predetermined system bandwidth based on observed radio conditions. The UE then communicates the selected sub-band to the base station. The base station then selects a LTE resource block having a frequency range falling within the sub-band. The selected resource block is then used for communication between the base station and the UE. The process may be repeated at a frequency related to the channel coherence. | 04-10-2014 |
20140098781 | Method, Apparatus and System for Uplink Radio Resource Allocation in an LTE Communication System - The present technology provides a method, apparatus and system for facilitating uplink communication from a user equipment (UE) to a base station in an LTE communication system. One or more frequency subcarriers within a predetermined LTE resource block are selected, covering less than the entire frequency range of the LTE resource block. The selected one or more frequency subcarriers are then used for communication from the UE to the base station. | 04-10-2014 |
20140098782 | ENHANCEMENT FOR LTE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - A method and system for transmitting data from a UE in an OFDM system such as LTE. Information symbols are spread using a spreading code assigned to the UE and orthogonal to spreading codes of other UEs. The assigned spreading code has a spreading factor which is variable and dynamically selected based on one or more system performance criteria. The spread information symbols are transmitted in one or more LTE resource blocks. Spreading may be performed in the time domain, over a plurality of LTE time slots and/or resource elements. | 04-10-2014 |
20140295790 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING DIFFERENTIATED WIRELESS NETWORK ACCESS AND BILLING TO SUBSCRIBERS - The present technology provides a method and system for monetizing the usage of a certain “reserved service,” which comprises usage of certain reserved wireless operating modes, such as Ultra High Coverage Mode (UHCM), usage of one or more reserved Modulation and Coding Schemes (MCSs), or a combination thereof. In some embodiments the reserved MCSs may be employed solely when using the reserved operating mode. Similarly, the reserved operating mode may be defined at least in part by its usage of the reserved MCSs. | 10-02-2014 |
20140301296 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BROADCAST CHANNEL DECODING - A method and apparatus for decoding the LTE physical broadcast channel (PBCH). The transmissions are made by an evolved NodeB (eNB). At least one template symbol sequence representative of a potential transmission by the eNB over the PBCH is provided. A signal or signals transmitted over the PBCH by the eNB is received, the signal or signals indicative of a received symbol sequence. Correlation operations are performed for correlating the at least one template symbol sequence against the received symbol sequence. A representative symbol sequence, timing parameter, or both, is selected, based on the correlation operations. The representative symbol sequence is indicative of information transmitted by the eNB over the LTE PBCH. The timing parameter is indicative of timing of said information transmitted by the eNB. | 10-09-2014 |
20150264665 | ABBREVIATED BLIND DETECTION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS INCLUDING LTE - A method and apparatus are provided for abbreviating the blind decoding process performed by a UE, such as an LTE UE, on control channel data such as PDCCH data of PRB pairs of a set of PRB pairs transmitted concurrently within a subframe. In some embodiments, only a prioritized portion of the PDCCH data is decoded, thereby expediting blind decoding. In some embodiments, a reduced number of encoding options for the PDCCH data is used, and blind decoding is expedited by considering only such options as possibilities. When blind decoding of the PDCCH data is completed before the end of the subframe, this may be used to identify and discard corresponding PDSCH data which is irrelevant to the UE. The prioritized portion may be adjusted as needed to include the CSS so as not to miss certain critical data. | 09-17-2015 |