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20080246748 | Laminated and tilled displays and methods of manufacturing the same - A display having a front plane, a back plane and a border edge. The display includes a color changing cell located behind the front plane of the device and a first and second electrically conducting attachment layer. The color changing cell includes an active color layer having at least one active color area. The active color layer is associated with a first electrically conducting layer which overlaps at least one active color area. The color changing cell also includes a counter layer associated with a second electrically conducting layer. A first electrically conducting attachment layer extends from the active color area and overlaps the first electrically conducting layer. A second electrically conducting attachment layer extends from the counter layer and overlaps the second electrically conducting layer. The display may be coupled to an electronic circuit for use in a variety of applications. The display may also be used to form a device having a plurality of displays. | 10-09-2008 |
20100220378 | SELF-POWERING DISPLAY FOR LABELS AND CARDS - A device is disclosed that combines a battery system with an electrochromic system by judicious selection of electrodes and the connection of the appropriate electrodes to generate internal as well as external current flows. This system allows the elimination of a battery component reducing cost and improving manufacturing yield by reduction of the number of parts and number of interconnections. However, the design can be further extended to the combination of a battery system with a sensing system. | 09-02-2010 |
20110050756 | USE OF DISPLAYS IN LOW-POWER AND LOW-COST ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS - The application describes a device using a display and a method to control the display device in a low power consumption manner. The device may be geared towards disposable use and manufactured using printed electronics techniques. A simple controller system may adapt the state of the device based on type and status of power source(s), or with respect to application specific requirements within the life-cycle of the device. | 03-03-2011 |
20110170162 | PRINTED DISPLAY SYSTEMS BASED ON POROUS SUBSTRATES - The present disclosure provides for printed display, a method of manufacturing a printed display, and a system incorporating a printed display having a porous substrate The printed display includes a porous substrate structure, a first functional layer, a second functional layer, and an electrolyte layer percolated within the porous substrate structure The porous substrate structure may be disposed between the first functional layer and the second functional layer The display may include a third functional layer disposed over or under the first functional layer Alternatively, the display may include a fourth functional layer disposed over the second functional layer. | 07-14-2011 |
20120038967 | ADVANCED ELECTRODE STRUCTURES AND ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICES - The present invention provides for a display device and a method to manufacture the display device. The display device includes: a transparent layer; a coloring electrode; a separator; a second electrode; an electrolyte permeating throughout the display device; and a back layer positioned on the back side of the display. The transparent layer, which has a top surface and a bottom surface, is positioned at the viewer side of the display. The coloring electrode is positioned on the transparent layer bottom surface and includes: a connected conductor system formed from one or more heterogeneous conductive layers and a coloring layer, with the proviso that the heterogeneous conductive layers are not positioned between the transparent layer bottom surface and the coloring layer. The conductor heterogeneity includes variations in one or more of: conductor material composition; conductor layer dimension; conductor layer pattern; conductor layer grid design, and combinations thereof. The separator layer is positioned between the coloring electrode and the second electrode. | 02-16-2012 |
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20100039410 | DISTRIBUTED DISPLAY APPARATUS - A distributed architecture for driving various electro-optic reflective display devices ( | 02-18-2010 |
20120281831 | Method and System for Enhancing Crytographic Capabilities of a Wireless Device Using Broadcasted Random Noise - A secret stream of bits begins by receiving a public random stream contained in a wireless communication signal at a transmit/receive unit. The public random stream is sampled and specific bits are extracted according to a shared common secret. These extracted bits are used to create a longer secret stream. The shared common secret may be generated using JRNSO techniques, or provided to the transmit/receive units prior to the communication session. Alternatively, one of the transmit/receive unit is assumed to be more powerful than any potential eavesdropper. In this situation, the powerful transmit/receive unit may broadcast and store a public random stream. The weaker transmit/receive unit selects select random bits of the broadcast for creating a key. The weaker transmit/receive unit sends the powerful transmit/receive unit the selected bit numbers, and powerful transmit/receive unit uses the random numbers to produce the key created by the weaker transmit/receive unit. | 11-08-2012 |
20130173338 | CONTEXT RICH CONSENT CONTROLLED FOOD PURCHASE MANAGEMENT - A network of computers/portable devices that can capture context rich information about purchases and creates a shared secret system that can be used to exchange data between one or more retailers, one or more manufacturers and one or more consumers. | 07-04-2013 |
20130173339 | FOOD MANAGEMENT SERVICES - A food chain procurement and consumption management service tailored to support consumer specific goals that may evolve and be altered over time. While described in terms of the preferred embodiment, the system for procurement and consumption management may be adapted to encompass products and services that are not food specific. | 07-04-2013 |
20130175337 | CONTEXT AWARE SMART PACKAGING AND REAL-TIME MERCHANDISING - The subject matter described herein enhances the interaction of consumers with food packaging using cellphones and other portable scanners. Specifically, it enhances consumer's purchase decision and use decisions at key moments at home and store. | 07-11-2013 |
20140133654 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENHANCING CRYPTOGRAPHIC CAPABILITIES OF A WIRELESS DEVICE USING BROADCASTED RANDOM NOISE - A secret stream of bits begins by receiving a public random stream contained in a wireless communication signal at a transmit/receive unit. The public random stream is sampled and specific bits are extracted according to a shared common secret. These extracted bits are used to create a longer secret stream. The shared common secret may be generated using JRNSO techniques, or provided to the transmit/receive units prior to the communication session. Alternatively, one of the transmit/receive unit is assumed to be more powerful than any potential eavesdropper. In this situation, the powerful transmit/receive unit may broadcast and store a public random stream. The weaker transmit/receive unit selects select random bits of the broadcast for creating a key. The weaker transmit/receive unit sends the powerful transmit/receive unit the selected bit numbers, and powerful transmit/receive unit uses the random numbers to produce the key created by the weaker transmit/receive unit. | 05-15-2014 |
20140153486 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NETWORK DISCOVERY AND MANAGEMENT AND ASSOCIATED E-COMMERCE - The subject matter described herein relates to wireless network discovery, management, the enabling of services, and economic exchanges in a cooperative manner by one or more federated sets of consumers, one or more access point providers, and one or more wireless service providers. Described herein are methods and apparatus for the discovery, classification, and management of wireless networks. The methods and apparatuses described herein may leverage two complementary elements impacting the performance of wireless LANs: (1) organization and management of the wireless access points (hot spots) from an ontology perspective, and (2) organization of mobile devices as a federation. | 06-05-2014 |
20140206396 | CLIENTLESS METHOD FOR CONTEXT DRIVEN WIRELESS INTERACTIONS - Described herein are methods and apparatuses for the provision and management of value added services without a requirement for specific client software on a wireless receive/transmit unit (WRTU). The methods and apparatuses described may be applied to wireless networks supporting HTTP transfers without disrupting the wireless network configuration. In the embodiments described herein, a web request may be received by a Service Management Entity (SME) that may be located in an access point (AP) from a WRTU. The SME may transmit a proxy auto-configuration (PAC) file to the WRTU. This PAC file may include a uniform resource locator (URL) associated with a Service Delivery Entity (SDE), and the URL chosen may be based on rules associated with a location of the WRTU. The SDE may then receive a second web request from the WRTU and respond by transmitting a message to the WRTU such as a transaction trigger. | 07-24-2014 |
20140307875 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SECURING WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - A method for transmitting an encrypted signal to a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) such that decryption of the encrypted signal depends on a trust zone associated with the WTRU is disclosed. The encryption may be performed using hierarchical modulation, scrambling, authentication, location validation, or a combination thereof. The size of a trust zone may also be adjusted. | 10-16-2014 |
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20130343443 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPULSIVE NOISE CLASSIFICATION AND MITIGATION - A system for classifying impulsive noise on a communications signal comprises an impulse signal generator, an integrator, a first comparator, and an impulse peak detector. The impulse signal generator receives a communications signal that includes impulsive noise and is configured to provide an impulse signal that includes just the impulsive noise. The integrator receives the impulse signal and integrates the impulse signal to determine the power of the impulse signal. The first comparator receives the impulse signal and is configured to compare the impulse signal to a first reference signal and indicate the time during which the value of the impulse signal is greater than the value of the first reference signal. The impulse peak detector receives the impulse signal and is configured to process the impulse signal, compare the processed signal to a second reference signal, and detect the peak value of the impulse signal. | 12-26-2013 |
20140142878 | DENSITY FUNCTION CENTRIC SIGNAL PROCESSING - A circuit for direct current (DC) offset estimation comprises a quantile value circuit and a signal processor. The quantile value circuit determines a plurality of quantile values of an input signal and includes a plurality of quantile filters. Each quantile filter includes a comparator, a level shifter, a monotonic transfer function component, and a latched integrator. The comparator compares the input signal and a quantile value. The level shifter shifts the output of the comparator. The monotonic transfer function component determines the magnitude of the shifted signal and provide a transfer function signal. The latched integrator suppresses transient characteristics of the transfer function signal and provide the quantile value. The signal processor is configured to calculate a weighted average of the quantile values to yield a DC offset estimate. | 05-22-2014 |
20140322678 | PRESENTATION OF FOOD INFORMATION ON A PERSONAL AND SELECTIVE DYNAMIC BASIS AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES - A food media processing platform (FMPP) and a computer-implemented method, performed by a processor, are described for processing food nutrition information for presentation to a consumer. Original food nutrition information stored in a first database may be examined to determine key attributes of the original food nutrition information. The determined key attributes of the original food nutrition information may be contrasted with consumer provided information stored in a second database. Modified food nutrition information may be generated based on the contrasting. An algorithm is then performed that compares the key attributes of the modified food nutrition information to a predetermined criteria. The modified food nutrition information may then be presented to the consumer along with supplemental information on a condition that the predetermined criteria has been met. | 10-30-2014 |
20140324899 | ENHANCED FOOD INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND PRESENTATION ON A SELECTIVE DYNAMIC BASIS AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES - A food media processing platform (FMPP) and a computer-implemented method, performed by a processor, are described for processing recipe information for presentation to a consumer. An original recipe stored in a first database may be examined to determine key attributes of the original recipe. The determined key attributes of the original recipe may be contrasted with consumer provided information stored in a second database. At least one modified recipe may be generated based on the contrasting. An algorithm is then performed that compares the key attributes of the modified recipe to a predetermined criteria. The modified recipe may then be presented to the consumer along with supplemental information on a condition that the predetermined criteria has been met. | 10-30-2014 |
20140333322 | MONITORING AND FAULT DETECTION OF ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES FOR AMBIENT INTELLIGENCE - The operation of electrical appliances receiving electrical power from an electrical system may be indirectly monitored using monitoring units engaged with outlets on branch circuits of the electrical system. Electrical systems providing power to appliances to be monitored in accordance with the present invention may comprise split phase alternating current systems, tri-phase systems, or any other type of electrical system. Known loads may be applied to calibrate the monitoring system. The monitoring system may measure the power consumption of appliances operating on the electrical system and/or detect possible fault conditions. Fault conditions may be detected by comparing obtained voltage or power signatures of appliances to expected voltage or power signatures. Expected voltage or power signatures may be obtained, for example, using historical data, a database providing typical voltage or power signatures, or through other means. | 11-13-2014 |
20140333323 | MULTI-NODE ELECTRICAL POWER MONITORING, ANALYSIS, AND RELATED SERVICES - The operation of electrical appliances receiving electrical power from an electrical system may be indirectly monitored using monitoring units engaged with outlets on branch circuits of the electrical system. Electrical systems providing power to appliances to be monitored in accordance with the present invention may comprise split phase alternating current systems, tri-phase systems, or any other type of electrical system. Known loads may be applied to calibrate the monitoring system. The monitoring system may measure the power consumption of appliances operating on the electrical system and/or detect possible fault conditions. The application of a known load to each phase of the electrical system for calibration permits different portions of the electrical system to be isolated and, therefor, provides improved accuracy in monitoring power consumption and detection of potential fault conditions. | 11-13-2014 |
20140333324 | INDIRECT ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE POWER CONSUMPTION MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT - The operation of electrical appliances receiving electrical power from an electrical system may be indirectly monitored using monitoring units engaged with outlets on branch circuits of the electrical system. Electrical systems providing power to appliances to be monitored in accordance with the present invention may comprise split phase alternating current systems, tri-phase systems, or any other type of electrical system. Known loads may be applied to calibrate the monitoring system. The monitoring system may measure the power consumption of appliances operating on the electrical system and/or detect possible fault conditions. The monitoring system may be distributed across multiple monitoring units and other computing devices. Output devices may be used to output a summary of the power consumption or other operation of monitored electrical appliances. | 11-13-2014 |