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20110087126 | Light-Proof Electrodes - According to principles of this invention, the photoelectrochemical effect (“PE effect”) may be greatly reduced or eliminated, even when an electrode is immersed in an electrolyte and exposed to light, by using a transparent conductor to record electrical activity. Thus, an electrode with a clear conductor may be used to accurately record electrical activity of neurons and other cells that are exposed to light in vivo or in vitro. Such an electrode eliminates or greatly reduces the artifacts that would otherwise be caused by light due to the PE effect. | 04-14-2011 |
20110087311 | Methods and Apparatus for Microstructure Lightguides - This invention may be implemented as a microstructure probe for delivering light of variable color and/or power, via a set of integrated lightguides, from an optical source (or set of sources) to regions spatially arranged 3-dimensionally, with a length scale of microns to millimeters. In exemplary embodiments of this invention, a microstructure probe comprises many lightguides and is adapted to be inserted into neural or other tissue. The lightguides run in parallel along at least a portion of the axis of the probe. The probe may deliver light to many points along the axis of insertion of the probe. | 04-14-2011 |
20120089205 | Methods and Apparatus for High-Throughput Neural Screening - In exemplary implementations of this invention, high-throughput screening of a mammalian brain is performed to locate neural circuit targets of interest. A variety of search patterns may be used for this neural screening, including (a) iterative subdivision, (b) serial search, and (c) combinatorial. To perform this neural screening, an array of optical fibers (or an array of waveguides) is inserted into the brain. Alternately, the array is positioned adjacent to the brain. Each fiber or waveguide in the array is coupled to a light source (LED or laser). The brain has been previously sensitized to light, using genetically encoded optical neural control reagents, which are delivered either using viruses or via transgenic means. In the screening, the array is used to optically perturb the brain. For example, the neurons of the brain may be activated by one color of light, and/or silenced by another color of light. | 04-12-2012 |
20130157498 | Methods and apparatus for three-dimensional microfabricated arrays - In exemplary implementations of this invention, electrical connections are fabricated between two orthogonal surfaces by electroplating. The two surfaces are separated (except for the electrical connections) by a gap of not more than 100 micrometers. Multiple electrical connections may be fabricated across the gap. In preparatory steps, conductive pads on the two surfaces may be separately electroplated to build up “bumps” that make it easier to bridge the remainder of the gap in a final plating step. Alternately, electroless deposition may be used instead of electroplating. In exemplary implementations, a 3D probe array may be assembled by inserting array structures into an orthogonal base plate. The array structures may be aligned and held in place, relative to the base plate, by mechanical means, including side hooks, stabilizers, bottom hooks, alignment parts and a back plate. | 06-20-2013 |
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20150077355 | REDUCING CONTROL RESPONSE LATENCY WITH DEFINED CROSS-CONTROL BEHAVIOR - A system for processing user input with reduced control response latency includes an input device, an input processing unit, a high-latency subsystem, a low-latency subsystem, input processing unit software for generating signals, and an output device. The low-latency subsystem receives the signals and generates low-latency output and the high-latency subsystem processes the signals and generates high-latency output. In an embodiment, the signals comprise an identification of a defined cross-control behavior. | 03-19-2015 |
20150134572 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING RESPONSE TO USER INPUT INFORMATION ABOUT STATE CHANGES AND PREDICTING FUTURE USER INPUT - A system and method for caching and using information about graphical and application state changes in an electronic device is disclosed. In an embodiment, the system and method utilize a model of user input from a touch sensor capable of sensing location of a finger or object above a touch surface. In the electronic device, data representative of current user input to the electronic device is created. The model of user input is applied to the data representative of current user input to create data reflecting a prediction of a future user input event. That data is used to identify at least one particular response associated with the predicted future user input event. Data useful to implement graphical and application state changes is cached in a memory of the electronic device, the data including data reflecting a particular response associated with the predicted future user input. The cached data is retrieved from the memory of the electronic device and is used the data to implement the state changes. | 05-14-2015 |
20150138162 | LATENCY MEASURING AND TESTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method are disclosed for measuring latency in a device. In an embodiment, a device holder is configured to receive the device under test. A mechanical motor is configured to move a proxy device with respect to the device under test. A ground-truth measurement apparatus configured to record input proxy device movement with respect to the device under test and to record a representation of movement generated by a test application running on the device under test. A method for measuring latency includes causing a proxy device to move with respect to the device under test, recording input proxy device movement with respect to the device under test, and recording a representation of movement generated by a test application running on the device under test. Data from the recording of input proxy device movement and data from the recording of the representation of movement are used to generate latency data for the device under test. | 05-21-2015 |
20150220216 | LOW-LATENCY VISUAL RESPONSE TO INPUT VIA PRE-GENERATION OF ALTERNATIVE GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATIONS OF APPLICATION ELEMENTS AND INPUT HANDLING ON A GRAPHICAL PROCESSING UNIT - A method for providing a visual response to input with reduced latency in a computing device includes computing alternative sets of intermediate data for a first graphical user interface element, each alternative set of intermediate data comprising data useful to produce a visual representation of the graphical user interface element. The plurality of alternative sets of intermediate data and a set of intermediate data for a second graphical user interface element are stored in memory. The method creates an index identifying a first one of the plurality of alternative sets of intermediate data for the first graphical user interface element to use in forming a final pixel image. The index, the first set of alternative intermediate data for the graphical user interface element, and the intermediate data for the second graphical user interface element are used to create a first final pixel image for display to a user, the first final pixel image including the first and second graphical user interface elements. In response to user input, the index is modified to include an identification of a second one of the plurality of alternative sets of intermediate data for the first graphical user interface element, and the modified index is used to create a final pixel image for display to a user. | 08-06-2015 |
20150261375 | ORTHOGONAL SIGNALING TOUCH USER, HAND AND OBJECT DISCRIMINATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A system and method for distinguishing between sources of simultaneous touch events on a touch sensitive device are disclosed. The touch sensitive device includes row conductors and column conductors, the path of each of the row conductors crossing the path of each of the column conductors. Orthogonal row signals are generated on the row conductors and orthogonal column signals are generated on the column conductors. In an embodiment, an amount of each of the plurality of orthogonal row signals present on each of the plurality of row conductors is detected, an amount of each of the plurality of orthogonal column signals present on each of the plurality of column conductors is detected, and at least one of such amounts is used to associate each of the plurality of simultaneous touch events with a discrete source. The strength of such detected “crosstalk” between row conductors can be used to distinguish two or more touch events, such as by distinguishing a two-handed gesture from a one-handed gesture, distinguishing two touch events as having been initiated by different users, distinguishing a passive object from a hand, identifying a passive object, improving palm rejection and improving accidental-touch rejection. | 09-17-2015 |
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20110066260 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTING PATIENT THERAPY - A system and method of managing therapy provided to patients in an institution. The system monitors all aspects of the medication delivery to a patient, as well as other information related to the patient, such as values of vital signs, laboratory results and patient factors such as history, diagnosis, allergies and the like. The system includes one or more databases of information, including institutionally developed rules, guidelines and protocol representing the best medical practices of the institution. The system provides alerts and/or recommendations based on the application of the rules to the information being monitored, and alerts care givers accordingly, providing for dynamic adjustment of the patient's therapy. The system also monitors the status of the alerts, and if no action is taken in a selected period of time, may escalate the priority of the alert and/or halt the delivery of medication to the patient until the alert is resolved. | 03-17-2011 |
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