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Aaron Chu, Los Angeles, CA US
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20100293170 | SOCIAL NETWORK MESSAGE CATEGORIZATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods of identifying and categorizing social network messages that are relevant to selected categories and text terms are provided. The frequency of text terms appearing in social network messages are calculated for multiple categories. Based on the calculated text term frequency, social network messages can be identified and/or categorized that match a provided set of text terms. Selecting and/or associating text terms and categories are determined by repeatedly analyzing social network messages. | 11-18-2010 |
20110145348 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING TERMS RELEVANT TO WEB PAGES USING SOCIAL NETWORK MESSAGES - Systems and methods for retrieving social network messages and/or web pages in response to search queries are described. One embodiment of the invention includes generating a word list from at least a portion of the content of the web page using a web and message server system, generating an initial list of relevant terms based upon the word list using the web and message server system, identifying additional relevant terms using messages posted to at least one social network based upon the initial list of relevant terms, and creating an updated list of relevant terms by using the web and server system to combine terms in the initial list of relevant terms with the additional relevant terms identified using messages posted to at least one social network. | 06-16-2011 |
20120158489 | GENERATION OF ADVERTISING TARGETING INFORMATION BASED UPON AFFINITY INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM AN ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORK - Systems and methods for automatically generating targeting information for presentation of an offer via an online social network using affinity information collected concerning members of online social networks in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. One embodiment includes indexing member profiles within social networks for affinity to keywords using a targeting system that retrieves data concerning member profiles and activities from servers within an online social network, identifying member profiles that have affinity for at least one offer keyword using the targeting system and the index, identifying additional keywords for which the identified member profiles have affinity using the targeting system and the index, determining a set of keywords that target a desired audience based upon the identified additional keywords, and targeting presentation of advertisements for the specific offer to members of an online social network using the online social network and the targeting keywords. | 06-21-2012 |
20120158518 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING CAMPAIGNS USING ADVERTISING TARGETING INFORMATION BASED UPON AFFINITY INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM AN ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORK - Systems and methods for automatically targeting advertising on an online social network using affinity information collected concerning members of one or more online social networks in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. One embodiment of the invention includes a targeting server configured to obtain data from at least one server that forms part of an online social network, where the obtained data describes member profiles of members of the online social network and activities performed on the online social network associated with the member profiles. In addition, the targeting server is configured to detect affinities between a member profile and keywords based upon data describing activities associated with the member profile and to provide the targeting keywords to a server that is part of the online social network so that the online social network displays the specific offer to online social network members targeted using the targeting keywords. | 06-21-2012 |
20130036107 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREND DETECTION USING FREQUENCY ANALYSIS - Systems and methods for trend detection using frequency analysis in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, trend detection includes generating a discrete time sequence of word counts for a target word using a trend detection device, performing frequency analysis of the discrete time sequence of word counts to determine contributions of frequency components within different frequency ranges to the discrete time sequence of word counts using the trend detection device, and detecting that the target word is a trending keyword based upon at least the frequency analysis of the discrete time sequence of word counts for the target word using the trend detection device. | 02-07-2013 |
20130232154 | SOCIAL NETWORK MESSAGE CATEGORIZATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods of identifying and categorizing social network messages that are relevant to selected categories and text terms are provided. The frequency of text terms appearing in social network messages are calculated for multiple categories. Based on the calculated text term frequency, social network messages can be identified and/or categorized that match a provided set of text terms. Selecting and/or associating text terms and categories are determined by repeatedly analyzing social network messages. | 09-05-2013 |
20130332441 | Systems and Methods for Identifying Terms Relevant to Web Pages Using Social Network Messages - Systems and methods for retrieving social network messages and/or web pages in response to search queries are described. One embodiment of the invention includes generating a word list from at least a portion of the content of the web page using a web and message server system, generating an initial list of relevant terms based upon the word list using the web and message server system, identifying additional relevant terms using messages posted to at least one social network based upon the initial list of relevant terms, and creating an updated list of relevant terms by using the web and server system to combine terms in the initial list of relevant terms with the additional relevant terms identified using messages posted to at least one social network. | 12-12-2013 |
20140089084 | GENERATION OF ADVERTISING TARGETING INFORMATION BASED UPON AFFINITY INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM AN ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORK - Systems and methods for automatically generating targeting information for presentation of an offer in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. One embodiment includes indexing member profiles within one or more social networks for affinity to keywords using a targeting system that retrieves data concerning member profiles and activities from servers within an online social network, identifying member profiles that have affinity for at least one offer keyword using the targeting system and the index, identifying additional keywords for which the identified member profiles have affinity using the targeting system and the index, determining a set of keywords that target a desired audience based upon the identified additional keywords using the targeting server, and targeting presentation of advertisements for the specific offer to members of an online social network using the online social network and the targeting keywords determined by the targeting server. | 03-27-2014 |
20140280178 | Systems and Methods for Labeling Sets of Objects - Systems and methods for labeling sets of objects using a taxonomy in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment, an object labeling server system includes a processor configured to obtain a set of object data including a set of keywords, score the object data based on a taxonomy including resource data, category information, relationships between the category information and resource data, and relationships between the category information, cluster the object data into groups of object data based on the scores, determine category data for at least one of the groups of object data based on the taxonomy, and generate a label for at least one of the groups of object data based on the determined category data for the group of object data. | 09-18-2014 |
Alexander Chu, San Francisco, CA US
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20110116320 | VOLTAGE GENERATOR TO COMPENSATE SENSE AMPLIFIER TRIP POINT OVER TEMPERATURE IN NON-VOLATILE MEMORY - In a non-volatile memory system, a voltage generator provides a voltage to a gate of a voltage-setting transistor which is used in a sense circuit to set an initial voltage at a sense node. At the end of a sense period, a final voltage of the sense node is compared to a trip point, which is the threshold voltage of a voltage-sensing transistor. To account for temperature variations and manufacturing process variations, the voltage generator includes a transistor which is matched to the voltage-setting transistor, and a transistor which is matched to the voltage-sensing transistor. As a result, a voltage swing between the initial voltage and the trip point is constant, even as the initial voltage and trip point vary. In a particular implementation, the voltage generator uses a cascode current mirror circuit, and receives a reference current from a band gap voltage circuit. | 05-19-2011 |
Allard C. Chu, Hercules, CA US
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20120035887 | SHADING ANALYSIS SOFTWARE - Systems and methods for shading analysis and creating a 3D model of a surface of interest are provided. Such systems and methods may include taking ray traces to determine light contact with the surface of interest. Shadow maps may be generated. Power flux calculations may also be performed. | 02-09-2012 |
Andrew Chu, Berkeley, CA US
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20100204627 | LOWER EXTREMITY ENHANCER - A lower extremity enhancer to be worn by a user includes two leg supports having a plurality of jointed links. Proximal ends of the leg supports are connected to a back frame. Distal ends of the leg supports are connected to two foot links. The leg supports are powered by a plurality of actuators adapted to apply torques to the leg supports in response to movement of the user's legs. | 08-12-2010 |
Ang-Ling Chu, Cerritos, CA US
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20100174024 | COMPOSITES OF POLYSILOXANE POLYMERS AND INORGANIC NANOPARTICLES - Desirable composites of polysiloxane polymers and inorganic nanoparticles can be formed based on the appropriate selection of the surface properties of the particles and the chemical properties of the polymer. High loadings of particles can be achieved with good dispersion through the polymer. The composites can have good optical properties. In some embodiments, the inorganic particles are substantially free of surface modification. | 07-08-2010 |
20120289637 | COMPOSITES OF POLYSILOXANE POLYMERS AND INORGANIC NANOPARTICLES - Desirable composites of polysiloxane polymers and inorganic nanoparticles can be formed based on the appropriate selection of the surface properties of the particles and the chemical properties of the polymer. High loadings of particles can be achieved with good dispersion through the polymer. The composites can have good optical properties. In some embodiments, the inorganic particles are substantially free of surface modification. | 11-15-2012 |
20130217821 | COMPOSITES OF POLYSILOXANE POLYMERS AND INORGANIC NANOPARTICLES - Desirable composites of polysiloxane polymers and inorganic nanoparticles can be formed based on the appropriate selection of the surface properties of the particles and the chemical properties of the polymer. High loadings of particles can be achieved with good dispersion through the polymer. The composites can have good optical properties. In some embodiments, the inorganic particles are substantially free of surface modification. | 08-22-2013 |
Barry Chu, Northridge, CA US
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20090012807 | System and Method for Generating Graphical Advertisements Based on Text Offers - Systems and methods for generating a graphical advertisement based on a text offer are disclosed. Generally, an ad provider receives a request for a graphical ad. The ad provider sends a script to a browser comprising a call to a keyword extraction module. The ad provider receives a keyword from the keyword extraction module and determines a text offer associated with the keyword. The ad provider sends the text offer to the browser and sends an ad template for creating graphical advertisements based on the text offer to the browser. | 01-08-2009 |
Cecilia O. Chu, El Dorado Hills, CA US
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20080306907 | REDUNDANT VERSION INFORMATION IN HISTORY TABLE THAT ENABLES EFFICIENT SNAPSHOT QUERYING - A system for efficient snapshot querying include: providing a first version value for each data in a history table, where the first version value indicates a beginning of a period in which the data is valid; providing at least a second version value for each data in the history table, where the second version value indicates an end of the period in which the data is valid; receiving a request for a version of a database; and retrieving the data with the first version value less than or equal to the requested version and the second version value greater than or equal to the requested version. By maintaining a history table with redundant version information, the system is able to provide efficient snapshot querying while also avoiding the overhead burden of conventional approaches. No aggregates, joins, or sub-queries are required to retrieve a snapshot. | 12-11-2008 |
Cecilia Oi-Lin Chu, El Dorado Hills, CA US
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20080228858 | INCREMENTALLY SYCHRONIZING OCCASIONALLY-CONNECTED MOBILE DATABASES, PRESERVING HORIZONTAL FILTER SCOPE CONSISTENCY BY USING CLIENT PRE-IMAGE - A system for synchronizing data on a first device with data at a second device, includes: determining a pre-image of the data on the first device according to a filter after a previous synchronization with the data at the second device; determining a current image of the data at the second device according to the filter; determining a delta of the current image, where the delta comprises data that exists in the current image and has changed since the previous synchronization; instructing the first device to delete data that exists in the pre-image but not in the current image; and instructing the first device to UPSERT a union of the data that exists in the delta and the data that exists in the current image but not the pre-image. This is efficient in time and bandwidth resources while also providing consistent data integrity. | 09-18-2008 |
Charles Y. Chu, Cupertino, CA US
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20110233717 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT GUARD RINGS - Integrated circuits with guard rings are provided. Integrated circuits may include internal circuitry that is sensitive to external noise sources. A guard ring may surround the functional circuitry to isolate the circuitry from the noise sources. The guard ring may include first, second, and third regions. The first and third regions may include p-wells. The second region may include an n-well. Stripes of diffusion regions may be formed at the surface of a substrate in the three regions. Areas in the guard ring that are not occupied by the diffusion regions are occupied by shallow trench isolation (STI) structures. Stripes of dummy structures may be formed over respective STI structures and may not overlap the diffusion regions. The diffusion regions in the first and third regions may be biased to a ground voltage. The diffusion regions in the second section may be biased to a positive power supply voltage. | 09-29-2011 |
20120083094 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT GUARD RINGS - Integrated circuits with guard rings are provided. Integrated circuits may include internal circuitry that is sensitive to external noise sources. A guard ring may surround the functional circuitry to isolate the circuitry from the noise sources. The guard ring may include first, second, and third regions. The first and third regions may include p-wells. The second region may include an n-well. Stripes of diffusion regions may be formed at the surface of a substrate in the three regions. Areas in the guard ring that are not occupied by the diffusion regions are occupied by shallow trench isolation (STI) structures. Stripes of dummy structures may be formed over respective STI structures and may not overlap the diffusion regions. The diffusion regions in the first and third regions may be biased to a ground voltage. The diffusion regions in the second section may be biased to a positive power supply voltage. | 04-05-2012 |
Chia-Hsi Chu, Arcadia, CA US
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20090220757 | ORIENTED MULTI-LAYER SHRINK LABELS - The present invention relates to a multi-layer oriented shrink film comprising at least one skin layer comprising a polystyrene material and at least one core layer comprising a polyolefin layer. The films are preferably primarily oriented in either the machine or the cross direction. These films are ideally suited for use as a shrink label which can be applied either as a CD shrink sleeve or applied using a continuous roll process. The films ideally have an overall density of less than 1.0 g/cm | 09-03-2009 |
20090252956 | DEW RESISTANT COATINGS - The present invention relates to dew resistant coatings and articles having the dew resistant coating adhered thereto. The dew resistant coatings comprise elongate silica particles. These coatings are useful on articles or surfaces used in outdoor applications and articles and surfaces used in moist indoor environments. | 10-08-2009 |
20100055371 | Multi-Layer Dry Paint Transfer Laminate Having Olefinic Release Layer and Water-Based Opaque Layer - A multi-layer dry paint transfer laminate includes a release liner in which a flexible carrier is provided with an olefinic release layer; a dry paint transfer layer includes an opaque color coat layer formed from a pigmented, water-based latex, a transparent top coat layer, and a decorative print layer; and a PSA layer. A method of making an improved laminate is also provided. | 03-04-2010 |
20100215880 | METHOD FOR MAKING MULTI-LAYER PRINT MEDIA BY EXTRUSION COATING - The current invention utilizes an extrusion coating method as a key step in a series of multilayer construction processes to make a laminate for graphic application. The extrusion coated layer performs as a strengthening layer to provide mechanical properties for the construction, while an ink receptive coating layer delivers high quality printability performance. High gloss can be achieved through the use of a PET carrier. | 08-26-2010 |
20110162794 | Articles and Methods for Applying Color on Surfaces - A decorative dry color laminate includes a dry color layer, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on one side of the dry color layer, and a carrier in releasable contact with the dry color layer on a side opposite from the pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA). In use, the adhesive layer adheres the dry color laminate to the surface under application of pressure, and the carrier is peeled away to expose the dry color layer. Methods for providing a substantially permanent color effect on an architectural surface comprise delivering such an article to the architectural surface. | 07-07-2011 |
20110250368 | Printable Flame Retardant Polymeric Film - A composition that is configured for use in creating a film. The composition includes a vinyl acetate containing polymer, such as a vinyl acetate ethylene (VAE) copolymer, fire retardant additives and at least one additive that is a pigment, a surfactant, a dispersant, a wetting agent, a defoamer, a coupling agent, a solvent, a UV absorber, a fire retardant, or a light stabilizer. | 10-13-2011 |
20110305851 | Reusable Printing Medium and Apparatus and Method Employing the Same - An erasable and/or reusable image receiving medium ( | 12-15-2011 |
Chiung-Ling Wang Chu, Alhambra, CA US
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20110111880 | Golf club grip with an axial seam structure - A single sheet golf club grip comprises a single sheet layer wrapped around and adhered onto a sleeve body of an inner lining sleeve, an inner surface dimension of the sheet layer being longitudinally narrower than an outer surface dimension of the sleeve body to form an axial gap between two axial margins of the sheet layer, an axial seam structure including a seam strip and a plurality of flat binding surfaces along each side of the axial gap between the seam strip and each of the two axial margins to be strong enough to hold a single natural leather sheet to give the grip a soft, firm look and feel for slip resistance, a dense structure for torque resistance, and a durable gripping surface. | 05-12-2011 |
20130072320 | Golf club grip and method of making the same - A golf club grip comprises a resilient inner sleeve, a single sheet, an axial seam strip, and a combination of adhesives. The single sheet is wrapped around and adhered on to the resilient inner sleeve's body and has its top and bottom circumferential margins respectively over the resilient inner sleeve's cap underside edge and retaining sidewall edge, and two axial margins forming an axial gap along the length of the resilient inner sleeve's body. The combination of adhesives includes a pressure sensitive adhesive and a structural adhesive. The pressure sensitive adhesive is used to adhere the single sheet onto the resilient inner sleeve's body. The structural adhesive is applied in the axial gap covered with the axial seam strip to form an axial seam structure. The single sheet can be a leather/foam single sheet to provide the golf club grip with a soft and cushion feel for the user. | 03-21-2013 |
20130203514 | Golf putter grip - A golf putter grip comprises a main tubular body having a non-circular cross-section being symmetrical and remaining similar throughout its axial length, a flat front area being of rectangular shape and also along and throughout its axial length. The non-circular cross-section and the flat front area respectively have a width sufficient to have two hands cupped together at the same height and two thumbs placed side by side on the flat front area to hold the putter grip comfortably with minimal wrist breaking-down. The main tubular body has flat-topped arch cross-section and is reversely tapered, and its reverse taper is sufficient in certain degrees to accommodate different finger lengths of two hands for reducing the gripping pressure, so as to make the gripping comfortable. | 08-08-2013 |
20140200097 | Golf putter grip - A golf putter grip comprises a main tubular body having a non-circular cross-section being symmetrical and remaining similar throughout its axial length, and a flat front area also along and throughout its axial length. The non-circular cross-section and the flat front area respectively have a width dimension sufficient to have two hands cupped together at the same height and two thumbs placed side by side on the flat front area to hold the putter grip comfortably with minimal wrist breaking-down. The main tubular body has flat-topped arch cross-section and is reversely tapered, and its reverse taper is sufficient in certain degrees to accommodate different finger lengths of two hands for reducing the gripping pressure, so as to make the gripping comfortable. | 07-17-2014 |
20140213385 | Golf putter grip - A golf putter grip comprises a main tubular body having a non-circular cross-section being symmetrical and remaining similar throughout its axial length, and a flat front area being also along and throughout its axial length. The non-circular cross-section and the flat front area respectively have a width sufficient to have two hands cupped together at the same height and two thumbs placed side by side on the flat front area to hold the putter grip comfortably with minimal wrist breaking-down. The main tubular body preferably has flat-topped arch cross-section and is reversely tapered, and its reverse taper is sufficient in certain degrees to accommodate different finger lengths of two hands for reducing the gripping pressure, so as to make the gripping comfortable. | 07-31-2014 |
Chung-Tao Chu, Mountain View, CA US
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20110188749 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD FOR BOUNDARY RESOLUTION ENHANCEMENT - An image processing method for boundary resolution enhancement is disclosed. Firstly, an image is transferred into an image layer. Noise of the image layer is removed by a bilateral filter and crisp edges are retained at the same time. Moreover, the image layer is interpolated by an interpolation filter for resolution enhancement. The image processing method of the present invention can lower the image blur degree substantially, enhance the image resolution and be widely implemented in all sorts of image/video processing hardware devices. | 08-04-2011 |
20130108186 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD FOR BOUNDARY RESOLUTION ENHANCEMENT | 05-02-2013 |
Daniel Chu, Emeryville, CA US
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20080214444 | SEMI-SYNTHETIC REARRANGED VANCOMYCIN/DESMETHYL-VANCOMYCIN-BASED GLYCOPEPTIDES WITH ANTIBIOTIC ACTIVITY - Semi-synthetic glycopeptides that have antibacterial activity are based on modifications of a rearranged vancomycin or desmethyl-vancomycin scaffold, in particular, alkylation or acylation of the amino substituent on the amino-substituted sugar moiety on this scaffold with certain acyl groups; and/or conversion of the acid moiety on the macrocyclic ring of this scaffolds to certain substituted amides. Also provided are methods for synthesis of the compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds, and methods of use of the compounds for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, especially bacterial infections. | 09-04-2008 |
Daniel T. W. Chu, Santa Clara, CA US
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20080207588 | Spiro-Heterocyclic Chromans, Thiochromans and Dihydroquinolines - The present invention is concerned with certain novel derivatives of Formula I, | 08-28-2008 |
Daniel Y. Chu, Hercules, CA US
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20080199365 | Planar registration of multi-well plate from well side - A multi-well plate such as a microtiter plate is secured from its well side in a manner that corrects or compensates for any deviations of the plate base from a planar configuration. This is achieved by an apparatus that includes an array of posts with exposed tips that define a plane, a plurality of movable collets that, when appropriately actuated, seize the walls of selected wells, and a biasing means to urge the collets in a direction that forces the wells of the microtiter plate against the exposed tips of the posts. | 08-21-2008 |
20090269835 | Thermal Cycler with Self-Adjusting Lid - A thermal cycling instrument for PCR and other reactions performed on multiple samples with temperature changes between sequential stages in the reaction procedure is supplied with a thermal block to provide rapid changes and close control over the temperature in each sample vessel and a pressure plate incorporated into a motorized lid that detects anomalies in the reaction vessels or in their positioning over the thermal block, and automatically adjusts the plate position to achieve an even force distribution over the sample vessels. | 10-29-2009 |
20100028988 | Microplates with Ultra-Thin Walls by Two-Stage Forming - A multi-well plate with wells having ultra-thin walls and yet with sufficient structural rigidity to allow reliable use of the plate in automated instrumentation is formed by first forming a plate blank by injection molding, the blank being of a thickness that provides the desired rigidity, and then subjecting the blank to vacuum forming to stretch designated areas in the blank to form wells or to extend wells already formed, the stretching resulting in a reduction in thickness of the molded resin at the walls of the wells only. | 02-04-2010 |
20100264030 | UNITARY ELECTRODE AND ELECTRODE SUPPORT FOR HORIZONTAL ELECTROPHORESIS - Horizontal electrophoresis is performed in a cell that includes a tank and a pair of electrodes, each mounted on an electrode support that is easily inserted into and removed from the tank, and once inserted, is secured in position by one or more spring-loaded, manual-release locking features. | 10-21-2010 |
20110211058 | COMPACT AUTOMATED CELL COUNTER - Biological cells in a liquid suspension are counted in an automated cell counter that focuses an image of the suspension on a digital imaging sensor that contains at least 4,000,000 pixels each having an area of 2×2 μm or less and that images a field of view of at least 3 mm | 09-01-2011 |
20120279954 | THERMAL CYCLER WITH SELF-ADJUSTING LID - A thermal cycling instrument for PCR and other reactions performed on multiple samples with temperature changes between sequential stages in the reaction procedure is supplied with a thermal block to provide rapid changes and close control over the temperature in each sample vessel and a pressure plate incorporated into a motorized lid that detects anomalies in the reaction vessels or in their positioning over the thermal block, and automatically adjusts the plate position to achieve an even force distribution over the sample vessels. | 11-08-2012 |
20130143272 | THERMAL CYCLER WITH VAPOR CHAMBER FOR RAPID TEMPERATURE CHANGES - Rapid and uniform temperature changes in the wells of a microplate or any thin-walled plate that contains an array of reaction wells or sample receptacles are achieved by the use of heating and cooling elements with a vapor chamber interposed between such elements and the microplate. The upper surface of the vapor chamber and the underside of the sample plate in certain embodiments are complementary in shape, i.e., they have identical but oppositely directed contours in the areas around each of the sample receptacles, to provide continuous surface contact along the surface of each receptacle. In other embodiments, an intermediary plate is placed between the vapor chamber and the well plate, with the top surface of the intermediary plate being complementary in shape to the underside of the well plate. | 06-06-2013 |
20140024107 | COMPACT AUTOMATED CELL COUNTER - Biological cells in a liquid suspension are counted in an automated cell counter that focuses an image of the suspension on a digital imaging sensor that contains at least 4,000000 pixels each having an area of 2×2 μm or less and that images a field of view of at least 3 mm | 01-23-2014 |
20140327757 | ADJUSTABLE DIGITAL MICROSCOPE DISPLAY - The present invention relates in general to microscopy systems. In particular, the present invention relates to microscopes rendering digital images of samples, with the capability to digitally control the focus of the microscope system, and the software used to control the operation of the digital microscope system. Further, the present invention relates to a microscope structure that allows for compact and multi-functional use of a microscope, providing for light shielding and control with samples that require specific light wavelength characteristics, such as fluorescence, for detection and imaging. | 11-06-2014 |
Daniel Yue Man Chu, Hercules, CA US
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20100328766 | MODULAR MICROSCOPE CONSTRUCTION - A system, apparatus and method for using modular microscopes is disclosed. Connecting the housings of the individual microscope modules provide the structural framework of the modular microscope. Furthermore, the modular microscope can include specialized software, the distribution and use of which can be controlled using security keys or identifiers stored on one or more of the microscope modules. The security keys and identifiers can be based on calibration data associated with the physical, electrical, or optical properties of one of more of the modules. The illumination modules disclosed provide for selectable wavelengths and controllable levels of output illumination for both bright field and dark field illumination. | 12-30-2010 |
20140293412 | MODULAR MICROSCOPE CONSTRUCTION - A system, apparatus and method for using modular microscopes is disclosed. Connecting the housings of the individual microscope modules provide the structural framework of the modular microscope. Furthermore, the modular microscope can include specialized software, the distribution and use of which can be controlled using security keys or identifiers stored on one or more of the microscope modules. The security keys and identifiers can be based on calibration data associated with the physical, electrical, or optical properties of one of more of the modules. The illumination modules disclosed provide for selectable wavelengths and controllable levels of output illumination for both bright field and dark field illumination. | 10-02-2014 |
David Chu, Santa Clara, CA US
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20100019797 | Mix Mode Driver For Traces Of Different Lengths - A method for a mix mode driver to accommodate traces of different lengths includes storing in the mix mode driver a set of one or more control signals and coefficient signals for a trace length. The one or more control signals select a number of the stages to generate a variable amplitude data output signal. Each stage is operable to increase or decrease a data signal, and each of the coefficient signals determines the magnitude of increase or decrease of the data input signal by a stage. A method for operating the mix mode driver includes generating the variable amplitude data output signal with one or more of the stages, and providing the variable amplitude data output signal to a trace. | 01-28-2010 |
David Chu, Campbell, CA US
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20100317186 | ENHANCING NAND FLASH FLOATING GATE PERFORMANCE - Embodiments described herein generally relate to flash memory devices and methods for manufacturing flash memory devices. In one embodiment, a method for selective removal of nitrogen from the nitrided areas of a substrate is provided. The method comprises positioning a substrate comprising a material layer disposed adjacent to an oxide containing layer in a processing chamber, exposing the substrate to a nitridation process to incorporate nitrogen onto the material layer and the exposed areas of the oxide containing layer, and exposing the nitrided material layer and the nitrided areas of the oxide containing layer to a gas mixture comprising a quantity of a hydrogen containing gas and a quantity of an oxygen containing gas to selectively remove nitrogen from the nitrided areas of the oxide containing layer relative to the nitrided material layer using a radical oxidation process. | 12-16-2010 |
20130098477 | Apparatus and Method for Providing Uniform Flow of Gas - Provided are gas distribution apparatus with a delivery channel having an inlet end, an outlet end and a plurality of apertures spaced along the length. The inlet end is connectable to an inlet gas source and the outlet end is connectible with a vacuum source. Also provided are gas distribution apparatus with spiral delivery channels, intertwined spiral delivery channels, splitting delivery channels, merging delivery channels and shaped delivery channels in which an inlet end and outlet end are configured for rapid exchange of gas within the delivery channels. | 04-25-2013 |
20140302686 | Apparatus and Method for Conformal Treatment of Dielectric Films Using Inductively Coupled Plasma - Disclosed are apparatus and methods for processing a substrate. The substrate having a feature with a layer thereon is exposed to an inductively coupled plasma which forms a substantially conformal layer. | 10-09-2014 |
Der-Ren Chu, San Jose, CA US
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20110246489 | HASHING ALGORITHM FOR NETWORK RECEIVE FILTERING - Roughly described, a network interface device is assigned a maximum extent-of-search. A hash function is applied to the header information of each incoming packet, to generate a hash code for the packet. The hash code designates a particular subset of the table within which the particular header information should be found, and an iterative search is made within that subset. If the search locates a matching entry before the search limit is exceeded, then the incoming data packet is delivered to the receive queue identified in the matching entry. But if the search reaches the search limit before a matching entry is located, then device delivers the packet to a default queue, such as a kernel queue, in the host computer system. The kernel is then responsible for delivering the packet to the correct endpoint. | 10-06-2011 |
Derrick Chu, Northridge, CA US
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20120064759 | Retractable mobile power device module - A retractable mobile device power module comprises of a plug to power outlet, a retractable power cord, an adapter, and a retractor. With this design, power supply for mobile devices can be compact and low profile. Besides providing power, this design can be used for data transmission as well. | 03-15-2012 |
Dishuan Chu, Rohnert Park, CA US
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20100002275 | Security Device With Metameric Features Using Diffractive Pigment Flakes - A metameric optical structure is disclosed having first optical structures comprising diffractive flakes having diffractive structures thereon, and a second optical structures having non-diffractive flakes which may have other special effect properties, such as color shifting. At one angle of incidence or one viewing angle, near normal. The hues match and at other angles they do not match. The diffractive flakes are preferably magnetically aligned so that the grating structures are parallel. Disclosed is also an image formed of at least a first region of diffractive flakes and a second region of non-diffractive flakes wherein the regions are adjacent one another and wherein one of the regions forms a logo, symbol or indicia that appears or disappears in dependence upon the angle of viewing. | 01-07-2010 |
20110067778 | Apparatus and Methods for Loading a Drug Eluting Medical Device - Methods and apparatus are disclosed for loading a therapeutic substance or drug within a lumenal space of a hollow wire having a plurality of side openings along a length thereof that forms a hollow drug-eluting stent with a plurality of side drug delivery openings. Loading a drug within the lumenal space of the hollow stent includes a drug filling step, in which the drug is mixed with a solvent or dispersion medium. The lumenal space may be filled with the drug solution or suspension in a reverse fill process and/or a forward fill process. After the drug filling step, a solvent or dispersion medium extracting step is performed to extract the solvent or dispersion medium from within the lumenal space such that only the drug remains within the hollow stent. A stent cleaning step may be performed to an exterior surface of the hollow stent. | 03-24-2011 |
20110070357 | Apparatus and Methods for Loading a Drug Eluting Medical Device - Methods and apparatus are disclosed for loading a therapeutic substance or drug within a lumenal space of a hollow wire having a plurality of side openings along a length thereof that forms a hollow drug-eluting stent with a plurality of side drug delivery openings. Loading a drug within the lumenal space of the hollow stent includes a drug filling step, in which the drug is mixed with a solvent or dispersion medium. The lumenal space may be filled with the drug solution or suspension in a reverse fill process and/or a forward fill process. After the drug filling step, a solvent or dispersion medium extracting step is performed to extract the solvent or dispersion medium from within the lumenal space such that only the drug remains within the hollow stent. A stent cleaning step may be performed to an exterior surface of the hollow stent. | 03-24-2011 |
20120067455 | Apparatus and Methods for Loading a Drug Eluting Medical Device - Methods and apparatus are disclosed for loading a therapeutic substance or drug within a lumenal space of a hollow wire having a plurality of side openings along a length thereof that forms a hollow drug-eluting stent with a plurality of side drug delivery openings. Loading a drug within the lumenal space of the hollow stent includes a drug filling step, in which the drug is mixed with a solvent or dispersion medium. The lumenal space may be filled with the drug solution or suspension in a reverse fill process and/or a forward fill process. After the drug filling step, a solvent or dispersion medium extracting step is performed to extract the solvent or dispersion medium from within the lumenal space such that only the drug remains within the hollow stent. A stent cleaning step may be performed to an exterior surface of the hollow stent. | 03-22-2012 |
20120070563 | Apparatus and Methods for Loading a Drug Eluting Medical Device - Methods and apparatus are disclosed for loading a therapeutic substance or drug within a lumenal space of a hollow wire having a plurality of side openings along a length thereof that forms a hollow drug-eluting stent with a plurality of side drug delivery openings. Loading a drug within the lumenal space of the hollow stent includes a drug filling step, in which the drug is mixed with a solvent or dispersion medium. The lumenal space may be filled with the drug solution or suspension in a reverse fill process and/or a forward fill process. After the drug filling step, a solvent or dispersion medium extracting step is performed to extract the solvent or dispersion medium from within the lumenal space such that only the drug remains within the hollow stent. A stent cleaning step may be performed to an exterior surface of the hollow stent. | 03-22-2012 |
Elizabeth Chu, Mountain View, CA US
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20100081556 | Oxide-based ceramic matrix composites - An oxide-based ceramic matrix composite and a method of making oxide-based ceramic composite are provided. The oxide-based ceramic matrix composite comprises a ceramic fiber and a mullite-alumina impregnating the ceramic fiber, wherein the mullite-alumina ceramic matrix comprises of 10-70 wt % mullite-alumina mixture. | 04-01-2010 |
20110003077 | Reworking Ceramic Structures - A method for reworking a ceramic structure. A number of holes are formed in a portion of the ceramic structure in which a rework of the ceramic structure is desired. The ceramic structure has a plurality of layers in the portion in which the rework is desired. A ceramic bonding material is introduced into the number of holes formed in the portion of the ceramic structure. The ceramic bonding material is cured in the portion of the ceramic structure. | 01-06-2011 |
20110171442 | THERMAL INSULATION ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - Thermal insulation assemblies, methods for fabricating thermal insulation assemblies, and thermally insulated structures are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, a thermally insulated structure is disclosed that includes a thermal insulation assembly comprises a ceramic tile having a surface coated with an alumina-mullite slurry. A ceramic matrix composite is disposed on the coated surface. The ceramic matrix composite comprises a first ply of a ceramic fiber impregnated with a ceramic matrix. | 07-14-2011 |
Frank Rui-Feng Chu, Milpitas, CA US
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20100011149 | Data Storage Devices Accepting Queued Commands Having Deadlines - A data storage device accepts queued read and write commands that have deadlines. The queued read and write commands are requests to access the data storage device. The deadlines of the queued read and write commands can be advisory deadlines or mandatory deadlines. | 01-14-2010 |
Grace C. Chu, Thousand Oaks, CA US
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20090042315 | COMPOSITIONS OF SPECIFIC BINDING AGENTS TO HEPATOCYTE GROWTH FACTOR - Compositions comprising nonpolar amino acids and specific binding agents to hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) are provided. Methods of making and using such compositions are also provided. | 02-12-2009 |
Hiufung Chu, Millbrae, CA US
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20110082172 | PYRROLIDINONE CARBOXAMIDE DERIVATIVES - Pyrrolidinone carboxamide compounds are provided that are useful for inhibiting the binding of ligands to the ChemR23 receptor. | 04-07-2011 |
20130237514 | PYRROLIDINONE CARBOXAMIDE DERIVATIVES - Pyrrolidinone carboxamide compounds are provided that are useful for inhibiting the binding of ligands to the ChemR23 receptor. | 09-12-2013 |
Hong-Sung Chu, Alhambra, CA US
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20110111880 | Golf club grip with an axial seam structure - A single sheet golf club grip comprises a single sheet layer wrapped around and adhered onto a sleeve body of an inner lining sleeve, an inner surface dimension of the sheet layer being longitudinally narrower than an outer surface dimension of the sleeve body to form an axial gap between two axial margins of the sheet layer, an axial seam structure including a seam strip and a plurality of flat binding surfaces along each side of the axial gap between the seam strip and each of the two axial margins to be strong enough to hold a single natural leather sheet to give the grip a soft, firm look and feel for slip resistance, a dense structure for torque resistance, and a durable gripping surface. | 05-12-2011 |
20110275450 | Water repellent golf club leather grip and manufacturing method thereof - A golf club grip having an outer leather layer that includes a low water absorption leather and a polymeric protection coat. The low water absorption leather has a static water absorption range from about 30% by weight to 20% by weight after completely immersed in water for one hour and a range from 45% by weight to 35% by weight after completely immersed in water for six hours in the test method according to ASTM D6015. The protection coat is bonded to a grain surface of the low water absorption leather to retard the penetration of water and to protect the leather from damages. The outer leather layer is configured either as a single sheet or as a strip, wrapped and adhered onto a lining sleeve to cover a sleeve body of the lining sleeve to form a water repellent leather grip. | 11-10-2011 |
20130072320 | Golf club grip and method of making the same - A golf club grip comprises a resilient inner sleeve, a single sheet, an axial seam strip, and a combination of adhesives. The single sheet is wrapped around and adhered on to the resilient inner sleeve's body and has its top and bottom circumferential margins respectively over the resilient inner sleeve's cap underside edge and retaining sidewall edge, and two axial margins forming an axial gap along the length of the resilient inner sleeve's body. The combination of adhesives includes a pressure sensitive adhesive and a structural adhesive. The pressure sensitive adhesive is used to adhere the single sheet onto the resilient inner sleeve's body. The structural adhesive is applied in the axial gap covered with the axial seam strip to form an axial seam structure. The single sheet can be a leather/foam single sheet to provide the golf club grip with a soft and cushion feel for the user. | 03-21-2013 |
20130203514 | Golf putter grip - A golf putter grip comprises a main tubular body having a non-circular cross-section being symmetrical and remaining similar throughout its axial length, a flat front area being of rectangular shape and also along and throughout its axial length. The non-circular cross-section and the flat front area respectively have a width sufficient to have two hands cupped together at the same height and two thumbs placed side by side on the flat front area to hold the putter grip comfortably with minimal wrist breaking-down. The main tubular body has flat-topped arch cross-section and is reversely tapered, and its reverse taper is sufficient in certain degrees to accommodate different finger lengths of two hands for reducing the gripping pressure, so as to make the gripping comfortable. | 08-08-2013 |
20140200097 | Golf putter grip - A golf putter grip comprises a main tubular body having a non-circular cross-section being symmetrical and remaining similar throughout its axial length, and a flat front area also along and throughout its axial length. The non-circular cross-section and the flat front area respectively have a width dimension sufficient to have two hands cupped together at the same height and two thumbs placed side by side on the flat front area to hold the putter grip comfortably with minimal wrist breaking-down. The main tubular body has flat-topped arch cross-section and is reversely tapered, and its reverse taper is sufficient in certain degrees to accommodate different finger lengths of two hands for reducing the gripping pressure, so as to make the gripping comfortable. | 07-17-2014 |
20140213385 | Golf putter grip - A golf putter grip comprises a main tubular body having a non-circular cross-section being symmetrical and remaining similar throughout its axial length, and a flat front area being also along and throughout its axial length. The non-circular cross-section and the flat front area respectively have a width sufficient to have two hands cupped together at the same height and two thumbs placed side by side on the flat front area to hold the putter grip comfortably with minimal wrist breaking-down. The main tubular body preferably has flat-topped arch cross-section and is reversely tapered, and its reverse taper is sufficient in certain degrees to accommodate different finger lengths of two hands for reducing the gripping pressure, so as to make the gripping comfortable. | 07-31-2014 |
Hsi-Cheng Chu, San Jose, CA US
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20120066479 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING SWITCHING AMONG THREADS WITHIN A MULTITHREAD PROCESSOR - A system, apparatus and method for handling switching among threads within a multithread processor are described herein. Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for multithread handling that includes fetching and issuing one or more instructions, corresponding to a first instruction execution thread, to an execution block for execution during a cycle count associated with the first instruction execution thread and when the instruction execution thread is in an active mode. The method further includes switching a second instruction execution thread to the active mode when the cycle count corresponding to the first instruction execution thread is complete, and fetching and issuing one or more instructions, corresponding to the second instruction execution thread, to the execution block for execution during a cycle count associated with the second instruction execution thread. The method additionally includes resetting the cycle counts when a master instruction execution thread is in the active mode. | 03-15-2012 |
20120102257 | USB-To-SATA High-Speed Bridge - A system including a first controller configured to communicate with a host via a first interface; a second controller configured to communicate with a storage device via a second interface, where the second interface is different than the first interface; and a bridge module configured to allow the second controller to transfer data between the storage device and the host and to allow the second controller to access memory of the host via the first interface during the transfer. | 04-26-2012 |
20140082226 | BRIDGE BETWEEN TWO DIFFERENT CONTROLLERS FOR TRANSFERRING DATA BETWEEN HOST AND STORAGE DEVICE - A system including a controller and a bridge module. The controller is configured to (i) communicate with a host via a first interface, and (ii) communicate with a storage device via a second interface. The second interface is separate from the first interface. The bridge module is configured to allow the controller to transfer data between the storage device and the host without buffering the data, and to access a memory of the host via the first interface during the transfer. | 03-20-2014 |
Jack Fa-De Chu, Santa Rosa, CA US
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20080228259 | ENDOVASCULAR DEVICES AND METHODS TO PROTECT ANEURYSMAL WALL - Methods and systems for preventing aneurysm rupture and reducing the risk of migration and endoleak are disclosed. Specifically, a hardenable liner is applied directly to treat the interior of the aneurysm site. The hardening agent remains flexible in the pliable mode so that the liner can be collapsed and compressed in a delivery catheter. After deploying in the aneurysm, the flexible liner expands by the hemodynamic force and conforms to the inner surface of the aneurysm. While the liner is still conforming to the aneurysm, the hardening agent in the liner is activated by the body environment and becomes stiff. The liner is thus transformed from the pliable mode to the strengthening mode and providing support for the aneurysm wall. Also disclosed are methods to deliver the hardenable liner directly to treatment sites. | 09-18-2008 |
20080294237 | INFLATABLE DEVICES AND METHODS TO PROTECT ANEURYSMAL WALL - Methods and systems for preventing aneurysm rupture and reducing the risk of migration and endoleak are disclosed. Specifically, an inflatable liner is applied directly to treat the interior of the aneurysm site. Also disclosed are methods to deliver the inflatable liner directly to treatment sites. | 11-27-2008 |
20110091564 | INJECTABLE HOLLOW TISSUE FILLER - The present invention comprises a plurality of injectable hollow particulate fillers suspended in a biocompatible fluid carrier to significantly improve the clumping resistance and injectability of the composition. The hollow particulate fillers have a lower effective density and are able to suspend in the carrier without precipitation. The loss of skin volume as a result of aging, diseases, weight loss, and injury can lead to uneven skin surface (e.g. wrinkle, etc.). The uneven skin can be repaired by injecting appropriate amount of hollow fillers underneath the skin. Some cases of urinary incontinence occur when the resistance to urine flow has decreased excessively. Continence is restored by injecting the present invention to the urethra tissue to increase resistance to urine outflow. Similarly, the present invention allows for the control of gastric fluid reflux by submucosal injections of the fillers to the esophageal-gastric and gastric-pyloric junction. For patients with vesicoureteral reflux, it can be treated by injection of the present invention into patients' ureteral tissue. This invention can also be used to repair defective or inadequately functioning muscles of the anal sphincter by administering an effective amount of injectable hollow fillers into the defect or anal sinuses. | 04-21-2011 |
Josephine Pui Kwan Chu, San Diego, CA US
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20110141969 | BACKOFF PROCEDURE FOR POST DOWNLINK SDMA OPERATION - Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to a technique for decreasing a probability of post-backoff collisions that occur during uplink transmissions from multiple user stations (STAs) following completion of downlink transmission from an access point to the STAs. | 06-16-2011 |
Joseph Yao-Hua Chu, San Jose, CA US
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20120013293 | System and Method for Charging an Electronic Device - A method that includes determining that a device mount power supply included within a device mount is compatible with an electronic device power supply included in an electronic device. The method further includes receiving power transferred from the device mount power supply via an inductive power connection that is disposed on the device mount at a location other than where a device mounting adapter that is affixed to the device mount is disposed on the device mount, where the device mount adapter is configured to couple the electronic device to the device mount and align the electronic device and the device mount to facilitate charging the electronic device power supply; and charging the electronic device power supply with power received from the device mount power supply via the inductive power connection. | 01-19-2012 |
20120013790 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHARGING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method that includes determining that a device mount power supply included within a device mount is compatible with an electronic device power supply included in an electronic device. The method further includes receiving power transferred from the device mount power supply via a power connection that is provided by a device mounting adapter that is affixed to the device mount and configured to couple the electronic device and the device mount and align the electronic device and the device mount to facilitate charging the electronic device power supply; and charging the electronic device power supply with power received from the device mount power supply via the power connection. | 01-19-2012 |
20120069143 | OBJECT TRACKING AND HIGHLIGHTING IN STEREOSCOPIC IMAGES - A technique for tracking and highlighting an object in stereoscopic images by changing the depth of the object is disclosed. A stereoscopic image is processed using an object detection algorithm to select the pixels associated with the object in the image. The depth of the object is adjusted in the stereoscopic image by adjusting the disparity between the pixels associated with the object in the left and right stereoscopic image pair. The processed stereoscopic image is then displayed on a stereoscopic display or stored in memory. An object is tracked by highlighting the object in consecutive stereoscopic images that depict the object. | 03-22-2012 |
Ke-Chiang Chu, Saratoga, CA US
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20100067792 | DIGITAL IMAGE CODING SYSTEM HAVING SELF-ADJUSTING SELECTION CRITERIA FOR SELECTING A TRANSFORM FUNCTION - In a digital signal processing system, a method for selecting a transform function to apply to an input signal based on characteristics of the signal, and for self-adjusting criteria which are used in selecting a transform function to apply to a subsequent signal. Characteristics are obtained from the signal. The characteristics are compared to adjustable criteria which are used in selecting a transform function. Differing criteria are maintained for the different selectable transform functions. A record is maintained of transform functions selected and the particular characteristics that caused the selection. Based on the ability of a transform function to minimally define the coded signal, an inverse transform function is selected to decode the signal. The criteria used in selecting a transform function to apply to a subsequent signal are adjusted based on a quality measure of the decoded signal and the record of selected transform functions. | 03-18-2010 |
Kim Chu, Monterey Park, CA US
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20090107362 | PIGMENT SPACING - An improved pigment spacing composition and method of manufacture. A coating composition wherein the pigment particles are spaced more uniformly resulting in improved coating properties. In another embodiment, the present invention relates to a composition having nanoparticles interacting with pigmentary titanium dioxide to provide for more uniform spacing of the titanium dioxide. | 04-30-2009 |
20100218702 | PIGMENT SPACING - An improved pigment spacing composition and method of manufacture. A coating composition wherein the pigment particles are spaced more uniformly resulting in improved coating properties. In another embodiment, the present invention relates to a composition having nanoparticles interacting with pigmentary titanium dioxide to provide for more uniform spacing of the titanium dioxide. | 09-02-2010 |
Larry Chu, Van Nuys, CA US
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20090216571 | SPORTS AND CONCERT EVENT TICKET PRICING AND VISUALIZATION SYSTEM - A system and method is presented for determining at what price and when to release so-called ‘flex’ price tickets during an on-sale using hazard functional analyses of sales velocity and sales/inquiry ratios. Exponential, power, and Weibull-gamma models are also used to predict demand, depending on what part of the on-sale is involved. Determining demand of seats from secondary markets is also described with methods to use the demand for either repricing the seats in the primary market or presenting ‘best value’ seats to a prospective purchaser. Demand can be interpolated or extrapolated to individual seats or rows. | 08-27-2009 |
20120123813 | SPORTS AND CONCERT EVENT TICKET PRICING AND VISUALIZATION SYSTEM - A system and method for selecting inventory pricing for an event at a venue is disclosed. The method comprising determining a rate at which a first inventory of seats have sold for an event at a venue. The method further comprising calculating a demand for a second inventory of seats as a function of the rate at which the first inventory of seats sold, the seats of the first and second inventories being comparable in quality. provides a user interface to one or more client devices that displays the data. The method further comprising calculating a demand for a second inventory of seats as a function of the rate at which the first inventory of seats sold, the seats of the first and second inventories being comparable in quality. | 05-17-2012 |
20120323613 | SPORTS AND CONCERT EVENT TICKET PRICING AND VISUALIZATION SYSTEM - A system and method for displaying seat inventory at a venue and facilitating planning of ticket prices for events at the venue is presented. Methods to predict total revenue for an event are described. Also presented are systems and methods for determining at what price and when to release so-called ‘flex’ price tickets during an on-sale using the sales velocity and sales/inquiry ratios. Determining demand of seats from secondary markets is also described with methods to use the demand for either repricing the seats in the primary market or presenting ‘best value’ seats to a prospective purchaser. | 12-20-2012 |
20130132136 | SPORTS AND CONCERT EVENT TICKET PRICING AND VISUALIZATION SYSTEM - A system and method for displaying seat inventory at a venue and facilitating planning of ticket prices for events at the venue is presented. Methods to predict total revenue for an event are described. Also presented are systems and methods for determining at what price and when to release so-called ‘flex’ price tickets during an on-sale using the sales velocity and sales/inquiry ratios. Determining demand of seats from secondary markets is also described with methods to use the demand for either repricing the seats in the primary market or presenting ‘best value’ seats to a prospective purchaser. | 05-23-2013 |
20130159031 | SPORTS AND CONCERT EVENT TICKET PRICING AND VISUALIZATION SYSTEM - A system and method for displaying seat inventory at a venue and facilitating planning of ticket prices for events at the venue is presented. Methods to predict total revenue for an event are described. Also presented are systems and methods for determining at what price and when to release so-called ‘flex’ price tickets during an on-sale using the sales velocity and sales/inquiry ratios. Determining demand of seats from secondary markets is also described with methods to use the demand for either repricing the seats in the primary market or presenting ‘best value’ seats to a prospective purchaser. | 06-20-2013 |
20130159032 | SPORTS AND CONCERT EVENT TICKET PRICING AND VISUALIZATION SYSTEM - A system and method for displaying seat inventory at a venue and facilitating planning of ticket prices for events at the venue is presented. Methods to predict total revenue for an event are described. Also presented are systems and methods for determining at what price and when to release so-called ‘flex’ price tickets during an on-sale using the sales velocity and sales/inquiry ratios. Determining demand of seats from secondary markets is also described with methods to use the demand for either repricing the seats in the primary market or presenting ‘best value’ seats to a prospective purchaser. | 06-20-2013 |
20130185103 | SPORTS AND CONCERT EVENT TICKET PRICING AND VISUALIZATION SYSTEM - A system and method for displaying seat inventory at a venue and facilitating planning of ticket prices for events at the venue is presented. Methods to predict total revenue for an event are described. Also presented are systems and methods for determining at what price and when to release so-called ‘flex’ price tickets during an on-sale using the sales velocity and sales/inquiry ratios. Determining demand of seats from secondary markets is also described with methods to use the demand for either re-pricing the seats in the primary market or presenting ‘best value’ seats to a prospective purchaser. | 07-18-2013 |
Lawrence Chu, Menlo Park, CA US
Liwen Chu, San Ramon, CA US
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20100165906 | VTS FRAME FORMAT - Methods and apparatus for transmitting a video frame in wireless local area network communications are proposed. In one aspect, a method generates and transmits an IEEE 802.11 media access control (MAC) frame containing a video transport stream (VTS) frame. The VTS frame includes a video frame and a VTS control header that includes control information with respect to the video frame. | 07-01-2010 |
20100165907 | RELIABLE AND DETERMINISTIC COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL - A reliable and deterministic video communication protocol is provided. In one aspect, a method of transmitting data, audio or video frames in a basic service set having a plurality of stations in a wireless local area network transmits a transmit opportunity information element to reserve a transmit opportunity time interval. The method further transmits the data, audio or video frames to a number of the stations in the basic service set during the reserved transmit opportunity time interval. In another aspect, a method of transmitting data, audio or video frames in a basic service set having a plurality of stations in a wireless local area network first transmits protection frames to reserve a time interval, then transmits frames during the reserved time interval or during a non-reserved time interval. In yet another aspect, a method of transmitting data, audio or video frames in a basic service set having a plurality of stations in a wireless local area network utilizes acknowledgement frames from the plurality of stations to acknowledge the transmission. A wireless communication device is also provided. | 07-01-2010 |
20100165963 | ROBUST UNICAST/BROADCAST/MULTICAST COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL - Methods and apparatus for implementing a robust unicast/broadcast/multicast protocol are provided. In one aspect, a method of avoiding collision of intra-basic service set unicast, broadcast or multicast transmissions notifies stations in the basic service set of a reserved transmit opportunity for a unicast, broadcast or multicast transmission. Transmissions from at least one station in the basic service set are deferred until after the reserved unicast, broadcast or multicast transmit opportunity. | 07-01-2010 |
20100315980 | UNIFIED CONTENTION BASED PERIOD - A unified contention based protocol is implemented in which a source station within a basic service set selects the protection methodology for data transmission on the communication medium. Utilizing EDCA as a medium access method and maintaining that each transmission opportunity has multiple slots, the source station is provided with the opportunity to select a protection methodology based on the protection environment, which enables transmission opportunity protection without direct PCP involvement. | 12-16-2010 |
20100316032 | Service Period Recovery wIth Source/Destination help - SP recovery between communications of a source and destination apart from the PCP can occur by performing, prior to the initial frame response between a source and a destination, a back-off procedure using back-off parameters for SP recovery when the initiator of a SP cannot receive a responding frame from the destination and detects the communication medium being idle. In alternative embodiments the source and/or destination can send a notification frame to the PCP informing the PCP of transmission failure. When the PCP determines the communication medium to be idle, the PCP truncates and reallocates the remaining portion of the SP. | 12-16-2010 |
20100317388 | Personal Independent Basic Service Set Cluster Resource Sharing - In a PBSS cluster environment, the beacon interval is allocated such that each PBSS in a PBSS cluster possesses its own master sub-beacon interval. Moreover, each member of the PBSS cluster can share unoccupied sub-beacon intervals. When a master PBSS fails to use its own master sub-beacon interval or the beacon intervals which are unoccupied, the available idle time within the beacon interval can be utilized by other member PBSSs in the PBSS cluster. As available or idle beacon interval time is allocated, each master PBSS retains the highest priority to its own master sub-beacon interval thus providing immediate access to a beacon interval when necessary. | 12-16-2010 |
20110274084 | PCP/STA CAPABILITY HANDOVER IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - Handover of the role of a personal basic service set coordination point (PCP) in a personal wireless area network occurs with the issuance of a PCP handover request by the existing PCP station. A response from a PCP handover capable station within the BSS includes attributes of the responding station pertinent to its ability to carry out the role of a PCP. Once a new PCP station has been identified, handover steps are undertaken to modify beacon filtering and beam-forming in other non-PCP stations within the BSS to facilitate interruption free transition from the old PCP to the new PCP. | 11-10-2011 |
20110286375 | WGA STA POWER SAVING - This invention relates to switching power saving modes and rescheduling communication frames for various periods of a beacon interval (BI) defined under WGA Draft Specification 0.8 for the personal basic service set (PBSS) and infrastructure BSS to achieve further power savings and other advantages. Stations can be awake during a contention-based period (CBP) if it is in active state and can schedule frames during a service period (SP) to allow the assigned receiver to transmit to the assigned initiator. Stations in a group can schedule a group address frame to be sent during the CBP and group SP of a specific periodic BI. Stations in peer-to-peer connection may directly notify its peer stations of its power saving mode and wakeup schedule. Stations of an infrastructure basic service set (BSS) can also use the same power saving mechanism as stations of a PBSS noting a difference where each BI will be an access point's (AP's) awake BI. | 11-24-2011 |
20120008603 | CONTENTION BASED PERIOD BEAMFORMING - Contention based period beamforming includes the establishment of synchronized communications between a beamforming initiator and a beamforming responder to precisely define a start time for beamforming training. Synchronization between the beamforming initiator and beamforming responder begins with the sending of control information to the responder so that the start of the beamforming process will be synchronized. With beamforming training synchronized, beamforming is initiated using the sector sweep process. | 01-12-2012 |
20120028573 | DIRECTIONAL COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE FOR SYSTEMS WITH STATIONS HAVING MULTIPLE ANTENNAS OR MULTIPLE ANTENNA SUBASSEMBLIES - A system includes a plurality of stations capable of communicating with each other. A station of the system may comprise multiple antenna subassemblies and a receiver coupled to the subassemblies. The station is operable to activate one or more of the subassemblies to determine a direction of a first incoming signal, and to then activate another one or more of the subassemblies to receive a second incoming signal from substantially the same direction. Alternatively, the station may comprise multiple antenna subassemblies and a receiver coupled to the subassemblies and operable to activate each of the subassemblies for a respective interval to service at least one respective transmitting station covered by the activated subassembly during the interval. | 02-02-2012 |
20120063446 | MECHANISM TO UPDATE A NAV TIMER - In a 60 Hz WGA wireless network, not all frames with the duration field are received by a STA in a WGA network because of directional antennas. Therefore, a NAV Timer cannot account for the reserved duration of the channel by only updating with the longest duration field received. A STA can receive two frames each with a source and destination addresses and update the NAV Timer by comparing the received addresses to overcome such problem. Further, a STA can receive one frame with a source and destination addresses and update the NAV Timer by comparing the received addresses with the NAVSRC and NAVDST values. | 03-15-2012 |
20120134324 | 80MHZ/160MHZ TRANSMISSION OPPORTUNITY (TXOP) PROTECTION IN 802.11ac TRANSMISSIONS - A method and apparatus for negotiating an idle subchannel set for a wireless data transmission. The method includes transmitting an indication of a first set of idle subchannels to a wireless station. The method also includes receiving an indication of a second set of idle subchannels from the wireless station. The method further includes determining a final set of idle subchannels based on the indication of the first set of idle subchannels and the indication of the second set of idle subchannels. | 05-31-2012 |
20120135776 | Method and apparatus for reducing power comsumption in a wireless communication device - A method and apparatus for conserving power in a wireless communication device. The method includes receiving at least a portion of a PHY protocol data unit (PPDU) frame, where the PPDU frame includes an aggregate MAC protocol data unit (A-MPDU) field. The method also includes comparing a receiver address (RA) within the A-MPDU field to a stored address of the wireless communication device and, if the received RA does not match the stored address, causing power to be removed from one or more circuits of the wireless communication device for a calculated period of time. | 05-31-2012 |
20120157151 | TRANSMIT POWER CONTROL IN 160 MHZ BSS - Three alternative methods of controlling transmit power in a basic service set (BSS) including a plurality of stations that have successfully synchronized with an access point include providing each BSS with one transmit power limit that is not more than the lowest one of the transmit power limits of all of its operating channels, providing each BSS with one transmit power limit that is fixed for physical layer convergence procedure (PLCP) protocol data units (PPDU) with each channel bandwidth, or providing each BSS with one transmit power limit that is fixed for each 80 MHz channel. | 06-21-2012 |
20120163264 | MULTIPLE MAC ADDRESSES IN A DEVICE - Multiple virtual MAC addresses may be added to WGA devices that may have different traffic streams to another device that requires different services, thus creating distinct MAC and device level implications. Beamforming training can be done at the device level for all virtual MAC addresses. Wakeup, doze, and ATIM power save can be done at the device level depending on the frames received. Authentication, deauthentication, association, and deassociation can be done variously at both levels. Further MSDUs can be aggregated for the multiple MAC addresses. | 06-28-2012 |
20120315943 | SP/CBP SCHEDULE INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION - The distribution of the service period (SP) and contention-based period (CBP) scheduling information in the data transfer time (DTT) of a beacon interval (BI) defined under the WGA Draft Specification 0.8 is selectively scheduled to optimize channel access contention. STAs in a single antenna scope or groups of STAs in multiple antennas scopes is allocated to different CBPs to decrease collisions. Simultaneous CBPs is further allocated to STAs in multiple antennas scopes where STAs have peer-to-peer traffic with other STAs in the same antenna group during part of the CBP when the personal PCP/AP is unavailable to that antenna group resulting in an increase in network throughput. | 12-13-2012 |
20130155930 | SUB-1GHZ GROUP POWER SAVE - Methods and systems are disclosed for reduced power consumption in communication networks, including sensor networks implemented according to IEEE 802.11ah, by organizing stations into groups having long sleep periods. By organizing the stations of the network into groups, the access point can match each group's traffic identification map with its target beacon transmit time. One embodiment organizes the stations sequentially by AID numbers. Other embodiments organize the stations by similar power save requirements and/or nearby geographical location. Forms of an Extended Traffic Identification Map are matched with an awaken Target Beacon Transmit Time of the group. | 06-20-2013 |
20130155952 | SUB-1GHZ MAC FRAME HEADER COMPRESSION - Methods and systems are disclosed specifying the arrangement and content of the fields in data and management frames, which allow for greater payload efficiency in frame-based communication networks. The content of the fields is changed from the standard 802.11 arrangement to meet of the needs of networks such as Sub-1GHz networks, including those of the 802.11 ah standard, and sensor networks with a large number of stations transmitting at low data rates. In some embodiments, MAC header fields are reduced from standard 802.11 header fields by using only two fields for addressing and eliminating standard fields that are not used in sensor networks. | 06-20-2013 |
20130155953 | CHANNEL BANDWIDTH INDICATION AND TXOP PROTECTION - Methods and systems are disclosed for the operation of wireless communication networks, in which communication channels can have possibly overlapping bandwidths of different sizes, including sensor networks operating by the IEEE 802.11ah standard. A first method of signaling to negotiate the channel bandwidth conveys the needed information in the SIG field of the PPDUs of duplicate RTS/CTS frames, and uses the SIG field of PPDUs of duplicated data, control and management frames to perform transmit opportunity protection. A second method of signaling to negotiate the channel bandwidth conveys the needed information in the scrambling sequence field of PPDUs of duplicate RTS, and uses the scrambling sequence field of PPDUs of duplicated data, control and management frames to perform transmit opportunity protection. | 06-20-2013 |
20130176921 | VHT TXOP POWER SAVE - A wireless, specifically VHT, system that includes APs and STAs can power save during the TXOP. The AP in the system announces whether STAs in the system do SU or MU TXOP power save in a Beacon/Probe Response, and the STAs in the system transmit to the AP whether the STA is capable and willing to save power during a SU, MU, or SU+MU TXOP. For the AP, the process further involves buffering data frames for STAs that have entered doze mode until the end of TXOP. The AP further transmits to STAs a duration of TXOP in the Duration field of a RTS frame. The STA can inform the AP to enter TXOP PM mode in a bit in the HT Control field. | 07-11-2013 |
20130188522 | HIGH THROUGHPUT FEATURES IN 11S MESH NETWORKS - The addition of high throughput capability elements to beacon frames and peer link action frames in wireless mesh networks enable the utilization of desirable features without further modifications to the network. Rules can be established for high throughput mesh point protection in a mesh network, Space-time Block Code (STBC) operations and 20/40 MHz operation selections. However, features such as PSMP (power save multi-poll) and PCO (phased coexistence operations) are barred from implementation to prevent collisions. | 07-25-2013 |
20130194920 | VHT TDLS - TDLS support in VHT devices is enabled through the use of added VHT fields in the TDLS frames. A VHT TDLS direct link can be setup through a respective TDLS Setup Request/Response with added field announcing VHT Capabilities of the VHT device and the peer device. Added VHT Operation field in the TDLS Setup Confirm frame adds supports between VHT peer devices for non-VHT BSS and VHT BSS. Two VHT STAs can establish wider TDLS channel than BSS operating channel through TDLS establishment. VHT off channel support is enabled by adding Wide Bandwidth Channel Switch field in the TDLS Channel Switch Request frame and no changes to TDLS Channel Switch Response. A VHT Capabilities field is also added to TDLS Discovery Response frame to inform peer devices of device capabilities. | 08-01-2013 |
20130266136 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND DEVICES FOR FAST SESSION TRANSFER OF WIRELESS DEVICES FROM ONE FREQUENCY BAND TO ANOTHER - Embodiments are directed to switching of stations STA, access points APs and PCPs that are communicating through a wireless link from one frequency band to another. One embodiment is directed to switching of stations STA that are communicating through a tunneled direct link setup (TDLS) link from one frequency band to another. A multiband element may be added to a TDLS discovery request and TDLS discovery response frames to allow each of the stations communications through a TDLS to determine if the other station has multiband capability. In one embodiment, a pairwise transient key (PTK) is created for both a current band in which the stations STA are communicating and a new band over which the stations may communicate in the future. In this way there is no need to calculate a new pairwise transient key PTK for the new frequency band. | 10-10-2013 |
20140029499 | SLOT-BASED POWER SAVE IMPROVEMENT - An access point (AP) associated with a several mobile stations (STAs) implements a slot-based power save poll (PS-Poll) method. The AP divides a slot-based access period into multiple time slots and allocates each time slot to either a STA determined to have slot-based PS-Poll capabilities or a STA determined to have buffered data present at the AP. The AP creates a traffic indication map (TIM) having a number of bits equal to the number of stations associated with the AP, and then transmits a beacon including the TIM. The TIM indicates to a slot-based PS-Poll capable STA which time slots are assigned to a selected set of associated stations. After receiving the beacon from the AP, the STA refrains from attempting to communicate with the AP outside the time slot assigned to the STA, yet transmits information to the AP during the time slot assigned to the STA. | 01-30-2014 |
20140029512 | SINGLE-SSID AND DUAL-SSID ENHANCEMENTS - A wireless local area network system establishes a PASSPOINT™ connection between a mobile station and a hotspot using an enhanced single SSID method or an enhanced dual SSID method. In the dual SSID method, an access point associates and authenticates a mobile device to a secondary SSID of the access point during enrollment and provisioning. After enrollment, the access point authenticates the mobile station to a primary SSID of the access point using the credential that the mobile station received from an online sign-up (“OSU”) server in connection with the secondary SSID. In the single SSID method, an access point performs two levels of authentication. During authentication, communications are limited to an 802.1x controlled port running on the mobile station and access point. After a first authentication, communications between the OSU server and the mobile station are unblocked. After the second authentication, all traffic from the mobile station is unblocked. | 01-30-2014 |
20140029597 | POWER EFFICIENT PS-POLL - A IEEE 802.11 Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) system of an access point (AP) and one or more stations (STAB) reduces power consumption and increases battery life of power efficient low power STAB by decreasing the amount of time that a power efficient low power STA remains in an awake state. After indicating power efficient low power operation during association with an AP supporting such operation, the power efficient low power STA may enter the doze state from the time that the power efficient low power STA sends a PS-Poll until the power efficient low power STA receives the buffered DATA frame from the AP. While implementing the power efficient PS-Poll method, the AP can send the buffered DATA frame to the STA SIFS after the AP sends an ACK to the received PS-Poll from the STA. | 01-30-2014 |
20140078949 | EARLY ENDING OF FRAME RECEPTION - An additional cyclic redundancy check (CRC) is inserted in IEEE 802.11 beacon or data frames prior to the end of the frame, at a location following information sufficient for the receiving station to determine whether the frame is from an overlapping basic service set or intended for a different station and to extract other necessary or useful information such as a time of the next full beacon. Upon detecting the CRC, the receiving STA can terminate reception of the frame early to conserve power, and then enter a low power operational mode to further conserve power. | 03-20-2014 |
20140092797 | ENHANCEMENT OF LOW POWER MEDIUM ACCESS STAs - Enhanced low power medium access (LPMA) processes involve the enhanced LPMA STA indicating low power capabilities during association and being allocated an AID. The AID(s) for one or a group of enhanced LPMA STA(s) are included in one TIM sent during a different BEACON interval than the AID(s) for another or another group of enhanced LPMA STA(s). In addition, or alternatively, the AID(s) for enhanced LPMA STA(s) are located at an edge of the AID set within a TIM, a portion of the TIM that may be easily truncated and therefore not sent. The enhanced LPMA STAs and associated access point negotiate unique offset and sleepinterval periods for polling or data uplink by the enhanced LPMA STAs. | 04-03-2014 |
20140105098 | FRAME SPECIFICATION FOR A WIRELESS NETWORK COMMUNICATION - A compressed header format is used for messages transmitted in a wireless network. The compressed header includes a first address field and a frame control field including at least one bit specifying whether the first address is for an access point of the wireless communications network. The frame control field may further include at least one additional bit identifying whether the frame is being relayed by a relay node positioned between the access point and a wireless station. The frame control field may further include at least one further bit identifying whether AID is used for the first address field. | 04-17-2014 |
20140105131 | FAST INITIAL LINK SETUP (FILS) FRAME CONTENT FOR A WIRELESS NETWORK - A wireless network access point generates a fast initial link setup (FILS) discovery frame for broadcast to one or more wireless stations. The wireless network access point supports many operating channels including a primary channel. The FILS discovery frame includes a data field populated with an identification of a channel number for that primary channel of the wireless network access point. The FILS discovery frame includes another data field populated with a primary channel operating class identification. The broadcast FILS discovery frame further includes data indicating whether indicating whether multiple BSSIDs are supported. An FD capability field of the FILS discovery frame includes sub-fields indicating one or more of operation channel width, PHY type of the wireless access point, number of spatial streams supported by the wireless access point and multiple BSSIDs support provided by the wireless access point. | 04-17-2014 |
20140119268 | ROBUST UNICAST/BROADCAST/MULTICAST COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL - Methods and apparatus for implementing a robust unicast/broadcast/multicast protocol are provided. In one aspect, a method of avoiding collision of intra-basic service set unicast, broadcast or multicast transmissions notifies stations in the basic service set of a reserved transmit opportunity for a unicast, broadcast or multicast transmission. Transmissions from at least one station in the basic service set are deferred until after the reserved unicast, broadcast or multicast transmit opportunity. | 05-01-2014 |
20140185510 | WGA STA POWER SAVING - This invention relates to switching power saving modes and rescheduling communication frames for various periods of a beacon interval (BI) defined under WGA Draft Specification 0.8 for the personal basic service set (PBSS) and infrastructure BSS to achieve further power savings and other advantages. Stations can be awake during a contention-based period (CBP) if it is in active state and can schedule frames during a service period (SP) to allow the assigned receiver to transmit to the assigned initiator. Stations in a group can schedule a group address frame to be sent during the CBP and group SP of a specific periodic BI. Stations in peer-to-peer connection may directly notify its peer stations of its power saving mode and wakeup schedule. Stations of an infrastructure basic service set (BSS) can also use the same power saving mechanism as stations of a PBSS noting a difference where each BI will be an access point's (AP's) awake BI. | 07-03-2014 |
20150036543 | HIGH THROUGHPUT FEATURES IN 11S MESH NETWORKS - The addition of high throughput capability elements to beacon frames and peer link action frames in wireless mesh networks enable the utilization of desirable features without further modifications to the network. Rules can be established for high throughput mesh point protection in a mesh network, Space-time Block Code (STBC) operations and 20/40 MHz operation selections. However, features such as PSMP (power save multi-poll) and PCO (phased coexistence operations) are barred from implementation to prevent collisions. | 02-05-2015 |
Longo Chu, Newhall, CA US
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Lonny L. Chu, Sunnyvale, CA US
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20090002315 | System And Method For Manipulation Of Sound Data Using Haptic Feedback - In an embodiment, a device which comprises means for generating an audio signal based on sound data, the audio signal configured to produce sound from an audio producing device; means for generating a haptic command based on the sound data, the haptic command configured to cause a haptic feedback device to output a haptic sensation, the haptic sensation being associated with at least one characteristic of the sound data; and means for receiving a navigation command from a user experiencing the haptic sensation via the haptic feedback device, the navigation command associated with the sound data and based, at least in part, on the haptic sensation. | 01-01-2009 |
Maurice Kyojin Chu, San Mateo, CA US
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20090157352 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING MOBILE CODE FOR DISTRIBUTED DATA FUSION IN NETWORKED SENSING SYSTEMS - A sensing system includes a set of sensors and a data-fusing mechanism coupled to at least one of these sensors. In the set of sensors, at least one sensor is configured to store one or more measurement models for one or more phenomenon states. Furthermore, at least one sensor in the set of sensors is configured to sample a measurement value and generate a likelihood function based on the sampled measurement and the measurement models. The data-fusing mechanism coupled to a respective sensor in the set of sensors is configured to collect one or more likelihood functions generated by the one or more sensors and use the collected likelihood functions to compute an aggregate probability of a phenomenon state. | 06-18-2009 |
Michael Chu, Los Altos Hills, CA US
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20100186041 | Recommending Video Programs - A system and method for recommending video programs to a user comprising determining a first video program that is of interest to a user and then determining a second video program to recommend to the user, the second video program being determined from a recommendation database assembled by analyzing access logs from one or more search engines or online video content providers. | 07-22-2010 |
20100287178 | REFINING LOCATION ESTIMATES AND REVERSE GEOCODING BASED ON A USER PROFILE - The present invention pertains to enhancement or refinement of estimated locations based upon user-specific information. Upon user authorization, geographical information is extracted from a number of user-related sources, including the web browser history, search history, maps history, address book, e-mail archives and calendar entries. Such information is used to build a spatial index of specific physical locations for a geocoded result set. From this, heat maps identifying particular locations from the user-related sources are created for different periods of time. The heat maps may be used to refine an initial location estimate of the user. This may be done by determining whether one or more positions in a given heat map provide a more accurate position of the user than the initial estimate. If so, a best position is selected. This can be used to provide enhanced driving directions to the user. | 11-11-2010 |
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20120002640 | FLEXIBLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A method of initiating a telecommunication session for a communication device include submitting to one or more telecommunication carriers a proposal for a telecommunication session, receiving from at least one of the one or more of telecommunication carriers a bid to carry the telecommunications session, and automatically selecting one of the telecommunications carriers from the carriers submitting a bid, and initiating the telecommunication session through the selected telecommunication carrier. | 01-05-2012 |
20120036035 | Flexible Communication Systems and Methods - A method of initiating a telecommunication session for a communication device include submitting to one or more telecommunication carriers a proposal for a telecommunication session, receiving from at least one of the one or more of telecommunication carriers a bid to carry the telecommunications session, and automatically selecting one of the telecommunications carriers from the carriers submitting a bid, and initiating the telecommunication session through the selected telecommunication carrier. | 02-09-2012 |
20120329519 | MULTIPLE VIEWS OF A GEOGRAPHIC AREA ON A MOBILE DEVICE - A computer-implemented method is disclosed that includes receiving on a mobile device a search query associated with a geographic location, providing one or more search results in response to the search query, the search results each being associated with a geographic location, and presenting on a graphical display of the computing device icons corresponding to each search result and also corresponding to a key on the computing device. | 12-27-2012 |
20130095892 | MULTIPLE VIEWS OF A GEOGRAPHIC AREA ON A MOBILE DEVICE - A computer-implemented method is disclosed that includes receiving on a mobile device a search query associated with a geographic location, providing one or more search results in response to the search query, the search results each being associated with a geographic location, and presenting on a graphical display of the computing device icons corresponding to each search result and also corresponding to a key on the computing device. | 04-18-2013 |
20130095893 | MULTIPLE VIEWS OF A GEOGRAPHIC AREA ON A MOBILE DEVICE - A computer-implemented method is disclosed that includes receiving on a mobile device a search query associated with a geographic location, providing one or more search results in response to the search query, the search results each being associated with a geographic location, and presenting on a graphical display of the computing device icons corresponding to each search result and also corresponding to a key on the computing device. | 04-18-2013 |
20130102364 | MULTIPLE VIEWS OF A GEOGRAPHIC AREA ON A MOBILE DEVICE - A computer-implemented method is disclosed that includes receiving on a mobile device a search query associated with a geographic location, providing one or more search results in response to the search query, the search results each being associated with a geographic location, and presenting on a graphical display of the computing device icons corresponding to each search result and also corresponding to a key on the computing device. | 04-25-2013 |
20130189982 | FLEXIBLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A method of initiating a telecommunication session for a communication device include submitting to one or more telecommunication carriers a proposal for a telecommunication session, receiving from at least one of the one or more of telecommunication carriers a bid to carry the telecommunications session, and automatically selecting one of the telecommunications carriers from the carriers submitting a bid, and initiating the telecommunication session through the selected telecommunication carrier. | 07-25-2013 |
20140123070 | MULTIPLE VIEWS OF A GEOGRAPHIC AREA ON A MOBILE DEVICE - A computer-implemented method is disclosed that includes receiving on a mobile device a search query associated with a geographic location, providing one or more search results in response to the search query, the search results each being associated with a geographic location, and presenting on a graphical display of the computing device icons corresponding to each search result and also corresponding to a key on the computing device. | 05-01-2014 |
20140358425 | DELIVERING ROUTE INFORMATION - Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for delivering route information. One example method includes receiving a request from a user for a route from a starting point to a destination point, determining the route including route information defining the route, and classifying the route. Prior to the user embarking on the route, one or more content items are determined for presentation to the user based at least in part on the route information and the route classification, and the route information and the content items are delivered to the user responsive to the request. | 12-04-2014 |
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Mike (hon Fai) Chu, Sunnyvale, CA US
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20100310010 | RADIO FREQUENCY INTEGRATED CIRCUIT HAVING FREQUENCY DEPENDENT NOISE MITIGATION WITH SPECTRUM SPREADING - A plurality of baseband clock signals by detecting an interference condition associated with at least one of the plurality of baseband clock signals and by spreading the spectrum of the at least one of the plurality of baseband clock signals when the interference condition is detected. | 12-09-2010 |
Milton W. Chu, Camarillo, CA US
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20110251685 | Intraocular lenses with high contrast haptics, materials, and methods - Intraocular lenses with high contrast haptics, materials and methods for making optical blanks and lenses, and methods of use are disclosed and claimed. Such lenses may provide easily recognizable visual cues that may be used to detect and correct misorientation of lenses prior to and during use. | 10-13-2011 |
Paul R. P. Chu, Saratoga, CA US
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20080212594 | Optimized Interworking Between Different Communication Protocols - Methods and systems for optimizing interworking between various communication protocols are provided. The method comprises establishing a communication connection between a first endpoint and a second endpoint, wherein the first endpoint communicates over a first communication protocol and wherein the second endpoint communicates over a second communication protocol; and monitoring communication between the first and second endpoints such that communication messages that are transmitted by the first endpoint over the first communication protocol can be mapped to counterpart messages to be received by the second endpoint over the second communication protocol, and communication messages that are transmitted by the second endpoint over the second communication protocol can be mapped to counterpart messages received by the first endpoint over the first communication protocol. | 09-04-2008 |
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Petter Chu, San Diego, CA US
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Pohrong R. Chu, Saratoga, CA US
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20090072858 | HETEROGENEOUS CONFIGURABLE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A system including a plurality of programmable logic blocks, a plurality of special-purpose blocks, and a configurable high-speed mesh interconnect fabric operatively connecting the plurality of programmable logic blocks and the plurality of special-purpose blocks, where the configurable high-speed mesh interconnect fabric is configured to implement a plurality of interconnect pipeline buses spanning across the system. | 03-19-2009 |
Ronald King-Hang Chu, Los Angeles, CA US
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20110197266 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SECURE USER AUTHENTICATION - Methods and systems for secure user authentication using a OTP involve, for example, pre-storing a OTP application on a first computing device for generating a valid OTP value for the user responsive to receiving entry of a valid PIN value of the user, no part of the valid PIN value is stored on the first computing device and pre-storing on a back-end server the valid PIN value and a valid shared secret for the user. Upon receiving entry of a purported PIN value of the user, a purported shared secret is dynamically synthesized on the first computing device by the OTP application based on the purported PIN value of the user and a purported OTP value is generated on the first computing device. When entry of the purported OTP value is received by the back-end server in an attempt to log on the back-end server from a second computing device, the back-end server cryptographically calculates a window of OTP values, and log on to the back-end server from the second computing device is allowed if the calculated window of OTP values corresponds to the received OTP value. | 08-11-2011 |
Rongming Chu, Goleta, CA US
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20130210220 | METHODS OF FORMING REVERSE SIDE ENGINEERED III-NITRIDE DEVICES - Group III-nitride devices are described that include a stack of III-nitride layers, passivation layers, and conductive contacts. The stack includes a channel layer with a 2DEG channel, a barrier layer and a spacer layer. One passivation layer directly contacts a surface of the spacer layer on a side opposite to the channel layer and is an electrical insulator. The stack of III-nitride layers and the first passivation layer form a structure with a reverse side proximate to the first passivation layer and an obverse side proximate to the barrier layer. Another passivation layer is on the obverse side of the structure. Defected nucleation and stress management layers that form a buffer layer during the formation process can be partially or entirely removed. | 08-15-2013 |
20140054603 | Semiconductor Heterostructure Diodes - Planar Schottky diodes for which the semiconductor material includes a heterojunction which induces a 2DEG in at least one of the semiconductor layers. A metal anode contact is on top of the upper semiconductor layer and forms a Schottky contact with that layer. A metal cathode contact is connected to the 2DEG, forming an ohmic contact with the layer containing the 2DEG. | 02-27-2014 |
20140162421 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES WITH FIELD PLATES - A III-N device is described with a III-N material layer, an insulator layer on a surface of the III-N material layer, an etch stop layer on an opposite side of the insulator layer from the III-N material layer, and an electrode defining layer on an opposite side of the etch stop layer from the insulator layer. A recess is formed in the electrode defining layer. An electrode is formed in the recess. The insulator can have a precisely controlled thickness, particularly between the electrode and III-N material layer. | 06-12-2014 |
Seung Y. Chu, Upland, CA US
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20120014943 | Optimized Anti-CD30 Antibodies - An antibody that targets CD30, wherein the antibody comprises at least one modification relative to a parent antibody and the antibody binds with altered affinity to an FcγR or alters effector function as compared to the parent antibody. Also disclosed are methods of using the anti-CD30 antibody. | 01-19-2012 |
Shaosong Chu, Encinitas, CA US
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20090247501 | PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITORS - Pyrimidine- and triazine-based chemical compounds that are useful, for example, as protein kinase inhibitors for treating cancer, neurological disorders, autoimmune disorders, and other diseases, and methods of using such compounds | 10-01-2009 |
Stephanie Chu, Simi Valley, CA US
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20110207914 | Modified Human Plasma Polypeptide or Fc Scaffolds and Their Uses - Modified human plasma polypeptides or Fc and uses thereof are provided. | 08-25-2011 |
20120041180 | Modified Human Plasma Polypeptide or Fc Scaffolds and Their Uses - Modified human plasma polypeptides or Fc and uses thereof are provided. | 02-16-2012 |
20120190827 | Modified Human Plasma Polypeptide or Fc Scaffolds and Their Uses - Modified human plasma polypeptides or Fc and uses thereof are provided. | 07-26-2012 |
20130017995 | MODIFIED ANIMAL ERYTHROPOIETIN POLYPEPTIDES AND THEIR USES - Modified animal erythropoietin polypeptides and uses thereof are provide. | 01-17-2013 |
20140045259 | Suppressor tRNA Transcription in Vertebrate Cells - This invention provides compositions and methods for producing translational components that expand the number of genetically encoded amino acids in vertebrate cells. The components include orthogonal tRNA's, orthogonal aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases, orthogonal pairs of tRNA's/synthetases and unnatural amino acids. Proteins and methods of producing proteins with unnatural amino acids in vertebrate cells are also provided. | 02-13-2014 |
20140296487 | Modified Human Plasma Polypeptide or Fc Scaffolds and Their Uses - Modified human plasma polypeptides or Fc and uses thereof are provided. | 10-02-2014 |
Steven Chu, Oakland, CA US
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20110039094 | Methods Of Bonding Optical Structures, Bonding And Silylation Of Optical Structures, Bonded Optical Structures, And Silylated Bonded Optical Structures - Methods of bonding optical structures, bonded optical structures, silylated bonded optical structures, and the like, are disclosed. | 02-17-2011 |
Tammy K. Chu, San Leandro, CA US
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20120046443 | Novel biomimetic peptoid polymers - The present invention provides for novel peptoid oligomers that are capable of self-assembling into two-dimensional sheet structures. The peptoid oligomers can have alternately hydrophilic or polar side-chains and hydrophobic or apolar side-chains. The peptoid oligomers, and the two-dimensional sheet structures, can be applied to biological applications where the peptoid plays a role as a biological scaffold or building block. Also, the two-dimensional sheet structures of the present invention can be used as two-dimensional nanostructures in device applications. | 02-23-2012 |
Ta-Shun Chu, Los Angeles, CA US
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20080252524 | Path-Sharing Transceiver Architecture for Antenna Arrays - A path sharing transceiver array architecture is disclosed. A plurality of channels are linked to antennas of an array for transmitting and receiving wireless signals that are offset in one of phase or time relative to one another. Each channel is associated with a delay element. In the receiving case, an offset signal is received at a first channel, processed, and shifted by a first delay element. The resulting signal is combined with the processed signal of a second, adjacent channel where a phase or time delayed signal is received. The combined signal is then shifted by a second delay element to produce a net signal. The first delay element is used to generate a shifted signal for both the first and second channel. The architecture can be extended to another number of channels. | 10-16-2008 |
Thaison Chu, San Ramon, CA US
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20100314516 | EASY RACK DEVICE AND METHOD - A device for temporarily supporting a component being attached in a rack which has two front vertical corner members and two rear vertical corner members where each front corner member has openings aligned with openings in the opposing rear corner member. Located within the space defined by the four corner members is a support member for holding up the component. A first coupling pin that is supported by a front corner member and an opposing rear corner member on one side of the rack provides support for the support member along a first side. A second coupling pin that is supported by a front corner member and an opposing rear corner member on the other side of the rack provides support for the support member along a second opposite side. | 12-16-2010 |
Victor K. Chu, Milpitas, CA US
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20100114647 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FOR GRANULAR INVENTORY FORECASTING OF ONLINE ADVERTISEMENT IMPRESSIONS - An improved system and method for granular inventory forecasting of online advertisement impressions is provided. An impression forecast data integrator may be provided that generates forecasted impression pools of advertisements by integrating impression pools of advertisements that share the same attributes and trend forecast data for web pages and advertisement placements on the web pages. Using the trend forecast data, an inventory forecast for a category may be calculated and an inventory forecast for an impression pool may be calculated. A daily forecasted inventory may then be produced for each impression pool by minimizing an objective function of squared errors of the difference between the daily forecasted inventory for each category and the sum of the daily forecasted inventory for each impression pool. The daily inventory forecast for each pool may be output. | 05-06-2010 |
20100114710 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORECASTING AN INVENTORY OF ONLINE ADVERTISEMENT IMPRESSIONS FOR TARGETING IMPRESSION ATTRIBUTES - An improved system and method for forecasting an inventory of online advertisement impressions for targeting profiles of attributes is provided. An index of advertisement impressions on display advertising properties may be built for a targeting profile of attributes from forecasted impression pools. Impression pools of advertisements sharing the same attributes and trend forecast data for web pages and advertisement placements on the web pages may be integrated to generate the forecasted impression pools. An index of several index tables may be generated from forecasted impression pools. A query may be submitted to obtain an inventory forecast of advertisement impressions for targeting profiles of attributes and the index may be searched to match forecasted impression pools for the targeted profile of attributes. Then the inventory forecast of advertisement impressions on display advertising properties may be returned as query results for the targeting profile of attributes. | 05-06-2010 |
Vincent Shu-Lai Chu, Coronado, CA US
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20090083166 | Supporting Chargeable Subcontracting When Outsourcing Manufacturing Of An Assembled Unit While Supplying Components - A digital processing system supporting management of purchase orders according to chargeable subcontracting model in an outsourcing organization. In one embodiment, when a user provides an order for a desired quantity of an assembly type from an external organization, the digital processing system automatically raises a sales order, as originating from the external organization, corresponding to each of a set of components required for manufacturing the assembly type. On receiving a receipt indication indicating the successful delivery of the order, the digital processing system calculates a net payable amount to be paid to the external organization. Additional aspects of the invention facilitate setting up of chargeable contracting model with simulated (within the digital processing system) external organizations, planning of purchase orders, etc. | 03-26-2009 |
Viva Chu, San Leandro, CA US
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20110258659 | System and Method for Construction, Delivery and Display of iTV Content - iTV content is created and deployed using a server component adapted to allow content developers to create applications according to an authoring specification that describes a framework for same; a transport component configured to optimize and deliver the applications to one or more clients; and a client component adapted to render the applications through a television so as to permit user interaction therewith. The authoring specification provides for the presentation of content through one or more templates defined therein, allowing application definition and behavior to remain common across multiple client device types, middleware platforms, and/or iTV operating environments. The framework for applications accommodates advertising, promotions, content placement packages and/or programming campaign definitions, so as to permit a selection of a specific advertisement, promotion or content at a time of preparation of the iTV content by the server, and/or a time of execution of the applications by the client. | 10-20-2011 |
20120254912 | System and Method for Construction, Delivery and Display of iTV Content - iTV content is created and deployed using a server component adapted to allow content developers to create applications according to an authoring specification that describes a framework for same; a transport component configured to optimize and deliver the applications to one or more clients; and a client component adapted to render the applications through a television so as to permit user interaction therewith. The authoring specification provides for the presentation of content through one or more templates defined therein, allowing application definition and behavior to remain common across multiple client device types, middleware platforms, and/or iTV operating environments. The framework for applications accommodates advertising, promotions, content placement packages and/or programming campaign definitions, so as to permit a selection of a specific advertisement, promotion or content at a time of preparation of the iTV content by the server, and/or a time of execution of the applications by the client. | 10-04-2012 |
20130024906 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTION, DELIVERY AND DISPLAY OF ITV CONTENT - iTV content is created and deployed using a server component adapted to allow content developers to create applications according to an authoring specification that describes a framework for same; a transport component including an operator-deployed application management system configured to optimize and deliver the aplications to one or more clients; and a client component adapted to render the applications through a television so as to permit user interaction therewith. The authoring specification provides for the presentation of content through one or more templates defined therein, allowing application definition and behavior to remain common across multiple client device types, middleware platforms, and/or iTV operating environments. The framework for applications accommodates advertising, promotions, content placement packages and/or programming campaign definitions, so as to permit a selection of a specific advertisement, promotion or content at a time of preparation of the iTV content by the server, and/or a time of execution of the applications by the client. | 01-24-2013 |
20130095910 | ONLINE GAME COMMERCE SYSTEM - An online game commerce system, in one embodiment, provides an architecture for enabling the interactive trade, collection, advertisement, purchase, and sales of video game components through the representation and use of an online marketplace such as an auction, store, trading hub or similar expression within a video game. For example, an online race car game purchased at a retail store comes with five different starter cars, but game players are offered the opportunity through an online store or auction accessible through the game to purchase additional cars for $5 each or a new engine for existing cars for $1.00 each. After the initial release of the game, game publishers may offer new cars and race tracks downloadable online for a price of $5.00 each or a promotional offer of $20 for any combination of five. | 04-18-2013 |
20130227617 | System and Method for Construction, Delivery and Display of iTV Content - iTV content is created and deployed using a server component adapted to allow content developers to create applications according to an authoring specification that describes a framework for same; a transport component including an operator-deployed application management system configured to optimize and deliver the applications to one or more clients; and a client component adapted to render the applications through a television so as to permit user interaction therewith. The authoring specification provides for the presentation of content through one or more templates defined therein, allowing application definition and behavior to remain common across multiple client device types, middleware platforms, and/or iTV operating environments. The framework for applications accommodates advertising, promotions, content placement packages and/or programming campaign definitions, so as to permit a selection of a specific advertisement, promotion or content at a time of preparation of the iTV content by the server, and/or a time of execution of the applications by the client. | 08-29-2013 |
Viva Chu, Oakland, CA US
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20080270240 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MANAGING TASKS ASSIGNED TO AN INDIVIDUAL - In embodiments of the present invention, a method for managing tasks comprises assigning a task to an individual, associating the task with a points value, receiving an indication that a task is completed, grading the completed task, and awarding points for a completed task to an individual. In other embodiments of the present invention, a method of rewarding individuals for completing assigned tasks may comprise providing a collecting, matching, and trading game facility, wherein the facility provides collectables and collectable packs for collecting, matching, and trading as a reward for having reached a level of task completion; and allowing the individual access to the collecting, matching, and trading game facility, wherein access is based on at least one of permission, a task completed, a number of tasks completed, and a value associated with task completion. | 10-30-2008 |
20120123835 | Systems and Methods of Managing Tasks Assigned to An Individual - In embodiments of the present invention, a method for managing tasks comprises assigning a task to an individual, associating the task with a points value, receiving an indication that a task is completed, grading the completed task, and awarding points for a completed task to an individual. In other embodiments of the present invention, a method of rewarding individuals for completing assigned tasks may comprise providing a collecting, matching, and trading game facility, wherein the facility provides collectables and collectable packs for collecting, matching, and trading as a reward for having reached a level of task completion; and allowing the individual access to the collecting, matching, and trading game facility, wherein access is based on at least one of permission, a task completed, a number of tasks completed, and a value associated with task completion. | 05-17-2012 |
Wesley W. Chu, Pacific Palisades, CA US
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20080294589 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR EVALUATING INFERENCES OF UNKNOWN ATTRIBUTES IN A SOCIAL NETWORK - A method and system for determining a probability of inferring an unknown attribute value for an attribute of interest for a target node in a social network. The method comprises the steps of receiving as an input attribute values and link relationships for a plurality of additional nodes in the social network, creating a simplified network using the input values and relationships, and calculating the probability of inferring the unknown attribute value for the target node. | 11-27-2008 |
William Siu-Keung Chu, Newark, CA US
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20120038066 | ENCAPSULATION METHODS AND DIELECTRIC LAYERS FOR ORGANIC ELECTRICAL DEVICES - The disclosure provides methods and materials suitable for use as encapsulation barriers and dielectric layers in electronic devices. In one embodiment, for example, there is provided an electroluminescent device or other electronic device with a dielectric layer comprising alternating layers of a silicon-containing bonding material and a ceramic material. The methods provide, for example, electronic devices with increased stability and shelf-life. The invention is useful, for example, in the field of microelectronic devices. | 02-16-2012 |
20120038067 | ENCAPSULATION METHODS FOR ORGANIC ELECTRICAL DEVICES - The disclosure provides methods and materials suitable for use as encapsulation barriers in electronic devices. In one embodiment, for example, there is provided an electroluminescent device or other electronic device encapsulated by alternating layers of a silicon-containing bonding material and a ceramic material. The encapsulation methods provide, for example, electronic devices with increased stability and shelf-life. The invention is useful, for example, in the field of microelectronic devices. | 02-16-2012 |
20140167020 | Passive Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diodes - A passive matrix OLED display comprises an array of individually addressable OLED pixels arranged in column and row lines in an imaging area of the display, wherein at least one OLED pixel comprises at least one rectifying component connected in series with an electroluminescent diode, and wherein the at least one OLED pixel has an extended pixel on-time compared with a similar pixel lacking the at least one rectifying component. | 06-19-2014 |
Yong Chu, Glendale, CA US
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20110173748 | Lateral Motion Freestanding Hammock - A lateral motion freestanding hammock has a base frame assembly for standing on a floor, and the base frame assembly further comprises a first end structure, at a first end, a second end structure at a second end, and a first middle bar connecting the first end structure to the second end structure. A net supported by the base frame assembly has a first rocker formed as a curved structure and has a contact surface for a floor. The curved structure has a curvature in a lateral direction for rocking in a lateral direction. The first end structure comprises a first upright at the first end. A second rocker is formed as a curved structure and has a contact surface for a floor. The curved structure has a curvature in a lateral direction for rocking in a lateral direction. | 07-21-2011 |
Yong S. Chu, Whittier, CA US
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20120004077 | Lateral elliptical exercise machine - The present invention is an exercise machine providing elliptical strides in substantially lateral directions. The elliptical motion of the pedals is basically a combination of a looped motion of a loop motion means and a reciprocating motion set by a motion guide means following a predefined path. The loop motion means connects the motion of a left pedal to the motion of a right pedal so that the movement of both pedals is dependent. Substantially lateral motions of the left pedal and the right pedal follow lateral predefined paths set by a left motion guide means and a right motion guide means. The motion guide means can be a simple reciprocating arm that rotates about a pivot point on a base frame and its distal end guiding the motion of the pedal; a track that is either fixed on or moving in reference to the base frame; a linkage system, such as a four bar linkage system, pivotally fixed at two or more points on the base frame providing a point, on the linkage system, that moves in reference to the base frame and provides a specific predefined path; or a combination of any two or all of above creating a mechanism that produces a desired path for a point in the motion guide means. | 01-05-2012 |
Yong S. Chu, Glendale, CA US
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20080248928 | Elliptical walking exercice machine - An elliptical walking exercise machine, an apparatus comprising: a base assembly standing on a floor and having a base frame which supports a base upper pivot and a base crank pivot. An embodiment further comprises a right crank arm, a left crank arm, and a main pulley pivotally engaged to the base frame at the base crank pivot. The right crank arm and the left crank arm each having a mechanical engagement point, a roller, for respective links, a right second link and a left second link that are parts of respectively a right pedal linkage and a left pedal linkage. The rollers are attached over a right crank step of the right crank arm and a left crank step of the left crank arm. Both the right and left crank arms are fixed to each other to maintain their relative position of about 180 degree offset angle from each other, and both arms are fixedly attached to the main pulley to rotate together at the base crank pivot of the base assembly. The main pulley, also called a main wheel, transfers the user's power to a force unit through a belt. The force unit can be a simple flywheel with a brake mechanism to provide a resistance to the exercise. | 10-09-2008 |
20080254951 | Gravity leg exercise machine - The present invention is an exercise machine to be used mainly for lower body exercises that involve quads, shins, thighs, and hip areas of a user and provides a moving seat frame that supports the weight of the user to use it as a source of a resistance as a pedal is pushed away. The resistance can be adjusted by changing the ratio between the seat movement and the pedal movement. The machine can be foldable for a stowed position. A preferred embodiment includes a base assembly that stands on a floor, a seat assembly movable substantially in vertical direction to support the user's weight and use it as a source of the resistance, and a pedal assembly supporting a pedal that moves away from the seat assembly when pushed by the user. The pedal assembly and the seat assembly are linked together so that when the pedal is pushed away, the seat assembly is lifted up from its rest position. The amount of the lift on the seat assembly per given displacement of the pedal can be adjusted by changing the leverage between the pedal assembly and the seat assembly. Greater the lift on the seat assembly per given pedal displacement, greater the resistance the user feels on the pedal. | 10-16-2008 |
20090170665 | Elliptical walking exercise machine - An elliptical walking exercise machine is an apparatus comprising: a base assembly standing on a floor and having a base frame which supports a base upper pivot and a base crank pivot. An embodiment further comprises a right crank arm, a left crank arm, and a main pulley pivotally engaged to the base frame at the base crank pivot. The right crank arm and the left crank arm each having a mechanical engagement point, a roller, for respective links, a right second link and a left second links that are parts of respectively a right pedal linkage and a left pedal linkage. The roller is attached over a right crank step of the right crank arm and a left crank step of the left crank arm. | 07-02-2009 |
20090170674 | Integrated leg press for gym - The present invention is a lower body workout apparatus that is a part of a gym and supports leg press exercise feature and may be combined with a leg extension/curl feature. The seat on the apparatus or the feature station may be used with upper body exercises. The apparatus comprises a base frame that is on a floor surface and can be a part of a gym unit frame, and a seat frame that supports a seat pad and moves relative to the base frame, a guide that relates the seat frame to the base frame mechanically and guides the motion of the seat frame relative to the base frame, and a cable system comprising a force source that relates either the seat frame or the guide or both to the base frame. | 07-02-2009 |
20090239713 | Cyclic skating motion exercise machines - A cyclical skating motion exercise machine has a base frame assembly. A first pedal arm mounted on a first pedal axle, wherein the first pedal axle is substantially vertical. A first link assembly mounted to the first pedal arm at a first pedal joint. The first pedal joint provides motion between the first link assembly and the first pedal arm. A first pedal mounted to the first pedal arm for supporting a user's foot. A second pedal arm is mounted on a second pedal axle, wherein the second pedal axle is substantially vertical. A crank assembly has a first link assembly is mounted to the a crank assembly, and the crank assembly has rotational inertia is substantially orthogonally to the first pedal axle. | 09-24-2009 |
20100167879 | Roller Supported Pedal Arm Elliptical - A base assembly supports the elliptical walking exercise machine on a floor. A base upper pivot connects a right handle and a left handle to the base assembly. The base upper pivot provides a pendulum like motion for the right handle and left handle. The right handle and left handle are above the base upper pivot. A right third link connected below the right handle and a left third link are connected below the left handle. The right third link and the left third link are substantially upright and are provided a pendulum like motion about the base upper pivot. The right third link having a right bottom end and the left third link having a left bottom end. A right second pivot is connected at the right bottom end and a left second pivot is connected a left bottom end. | 07-01-2010 |
20110143884 | CYCLICAL SKATING MOTION EXERCISE MACHINE - A cyclical skating motion exercise machine has a base frame assembly. A first pedal arm mounted on a first pedal axle, wherein the first pedal axle is substantially vertical. A first link assembly mounted to the first pedal arm at a first pedal joint. The first pedal joint provides motion between the first link assembly and the first pedal arm. A first pedal mounted to the first pedal arm for supporting a user's foot. A second pedal arm is mounted on a second pedal axle, wherein the second pedal axle is substantially vertical. A crank assembly has a first link assembly is mounted to the a crank assembly, and the crank assembly has rotational inertia is substantially orthogonally to the first pedal axle. | 06-16-2011 |
20110177920 | CYCLICAL SKATING MOTION EXERCISE MACHINE - A cyclical skating motion exercise machine has a base frame assembly. A first pedal arm mounted on a first pedal axle, wherein the first pedal axle is substantially vertical. A first link assembly mounted to the first pedal arm at a first pedal joint. The first pedal joint provides motion between the first link assembly and the first pedal arm. A first pedal mounted to the first pedal arm for supporting a user's foot. A second pedal arm is mounted on a second pedal axle, wherein the second pedal axle is substantially vertical. A crank assembly has a first link assembly is mounted to the crank assembly, and the crank assembly has rotational inertia is substantially orthogonally to the first pedal axle. | 07-21-2011 |