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20110004465 | Computation and Analysis of Significant Themes - Systems and computer-implemented processes for computation and analysis of significant themes in a corpus of documents. The computation and analysis of significant themes can be executed on a processor and involves generating a lexical unit document association (LUDA) vector for each lexical unit that has been provided and quantifying similarities between each unique pair of lexical units. The LUDA vector characterizes a measure of association between its corresponding lexical unit and documents in the corpus. The lexical units can then be grouped into clusters such that each cluster contains a set of lexical units that are most similar as determined by the LUDA vectors and a predetermined clustering threshold. | 01-06-2011 |
20110060747 | Rapid Automatic Keyword Extraction for Information Retrieval and Analysis - Methods and systems for rapid automatic keyword extraction for information retrieval and analysis. Embodiments can include parsing words in an individual document by delimiters, stop words, or both in order to identify candidate keywords. Word scores for each word within the candidate keywords are then calculated based on a function of co-occurrence degree, co-occurrence frequency, or both. Based on a function of the word scores for words within the candidate keyword, a keyword score is calculated for each of the candidate keywords. A portion of the candidate keywords are then extracted as keywords based, at least in part, on the candidate keywords having the highest keyword scores. | 03-10-2011 |
20130173257 | Systems and Processes for Identifying Features and Determining Feature Associations in Groups of Documents - Systems and computer-implemented processes for identification of features and determination of feature associations in a group of documents can involve providing a plurality of keywords identified among the terms of at least some of the documents. A value measure can be calculated for each keyword. High-value keywords are defined as those keywords having value measures that exceed a threshold. For each high-value keyword, term-document associations (TDA) are accessed. The TDA characterize measures of association between each term and at least some documents in the group. A processor quantifies similarities between unique pairs of high-value keywords based on the TDA for each respective high-value keyword and generates a similarity matrix that indicates one or more sets that each comprise highly associated high-value keywords. | 07-04-2013 |
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20100018271 | Forming Method And Apparatus And An Associated Preform Having A Hydrostatic Pressing Medium - A method and apparatus for forming a workpiece having a desired configuration as well as an associated preform assembly are provided. The forming method and apparatus as well as the preform assembly include a hydrostatic pressing medium, such as a layer of glass, disposed within the die cavity proximate to at least one side of the workpiece. The hydrostatic pressing medium is configured to have a relatively low viscosity at the temperatures at which the workpiece is processed, thereby facilitating the relatively even application of pressure to the workpiece. As such, a workpiece having a complex configuration may be formed utilizing a single acting die. | 01-28-2010 |
20100200123 | HARDENED TITANIUM STRUCTURE FOR TRANSMISSION GEAR APPLICATIONS - A method and apparatus are present for manufacturing a part. The part is comprised of a metal alloy and is positioned to form a positioned part. An electromagnetic field is generated that heats the positioned part. A surface of the positioned part is exposed to an inert gas, while the electromagnetic field is generated to create an inverse thermal gradient between an exterior of the positioned part and an interior section of the positioned part to form a heat treated part. | 08-12-2010 |
20110135418 | SELF EXPANDING FASTENER - In one embodiment a method to join a first structure to a second structure, comprises aligning a first hole in the first structure with a second hole in the second structure and inserting a fastener into the first hole and the second hole. The fastener comprises a shape memory alloy which was formed into a first shape having a diameter slightly larger than a diameter of the first hole and the second hole when the shape memory alloy was in an austenite state and reduced to a second shape having a diameter less than the diameter of the first hole and the second hole when the shape memory alloy was in a martensite state. The method further comprises heating the fastener above an austenite start transition temperature, such that the fastener initiates free expansion from the second shape back to the first shape and establishes physical contact with the surface of the first hole and the second hole and continuing to heat the fastener such that first structure and the second structure proximate the holes and the fastener undergo plastic deformation. | 06-09-2011 |
20130097847 | SELF EXPANDING FASTENER - A method to join a first structure to a second structure comprises aligning a first hole in the first structure with a second hole in the second structure and inserting a fastener into the first hole and the second hole. The fastener comprises a shape memory alloy which was formed into a first shape having a diameter slightly larger than a diameter of the first hole and the second hole when the shape memory alloy was in an austenite state and reduced to a second shape having a diameter less than the diameter of the first hole and the second hole when the shape memory alloy was in a martensite state. The method further comprises heating the fastener above an austenite start transition temperature. | 04-25-2013 |
20160068922 | Hardened Titanium Structure for Transmission Gear Applications - A method and apparatus are present for manufacturing a part. The part is comprised of a metal alloy and is positioned to form a positioned part. An electromagnetic field is generated that heats the positioned part. A surface of the positioned part is exposed to an inert gas, while the electromagnetic field is generated to create an inverse thermal gradient between an exterior of the positioned part and an interior section of the positioned part to form a heat treated part. | 03-10-2016 |
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20080275915 | Image File Container - An image container file has at least first and second multimedia streams (MSs). The first MS includes first image data representing an image. The second MS includes arbitrary data, which can for example, correspond to: a different representation of the same image; annotations to the first image data; second image data that together with the first image data form a new image with greater dynamic range, resolution, field of view or other attributes that can be derived from processing two or more independent images; or an executable file related to the first MS. The image container file can also include an extensible metadata to hold information describing one or more multimedia streams of the image container file. Further, the image container file may include DRM information to provide information related to obtaining a license to access encrypted data or verifying the authenticity of encrypted or unencrypted data. | 11-06-2008 |
20120159376 | EDITING DATA RECORDS ASSOCIATED WITH STATIC IMAGES - Embodiments provide in-place editing of data records via an editable visual representation within a displayed collection of static images. Each of the static images corresponds to at least one data record having at least one field. The field is non-editable by the user via the image. The plurality of images is provided to the user for browsing, navigation, searching, and the like. In response to the user selecting at least one of the displayed images, the selected image is converted to a layout-based visual representation having editable fields. The user interacts with the visual representation to add, modify, and/or delete data associated with the data record. The data record is updated, and the selected, static image is regenerated with the data from the user. | 06-21-2012 |
20120277914 | Autonomous and Semi-Autonomous Modes for Robotic Capture of Images and Videos - The subject disclosure is directed towards a set of autonomous and semi-autonomous modes for a robot by which the robot captures content (e.g., still images and video) from a location such as a house. The robot may produce a summarized presentation of the content (a “botcast”) that is appropriate for a specific scenario, such as an event, according to a specified style. Modes include an event mode where the robot may interact with and simulate event participants to provide desired content for capture. A patrol mode operates the robot to move among locations (e.g., different rooms) to capture a panorama (e.g., 360 degrees) of images that can be remotely viewed. | 11-01-2012 |
20120281092 | VISUAL COMMUNICATION USING A ROBOTIC DEVICE - Technology is described for visually communicating using a robotic device. An example of a method can include a video feed sent from the video camera of the robotic device to the remote user. A projection surface identified in the video feed can then be sent to the remote user using an application. Another operation can be obtaining an image from the remote user using the application. The image created by the remote user can then be projected on the projection surface. | 11-08-2012 |
20130342493 | Touch Detection on a Compound Curve Surface - Described is detecting touch on a compound curve surface that displays content for touch-based interaction. Touch may be detected by processing an infrared image to detect a shadow corresponding to the touch, and/or by detecting infrared reflection corresponding to the touch. Also described is providing a curved surface with capacitive sensing. Also described is the use of frustrated total internal reflection to detect touch. | 12-26-2013 |
20140375542 | ADJUSTING A NEAR-EYE DISPLAY DEVICE - Embodiments are disclosed herein that relate to aligning a near-eye display of a near-eye display device with an eye of a user. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides, on a near-eye display device, a method comprising receiving an image of an eye from a camera via a reverse display optical path, detecting a location of the eye in the image, and determining a relative position of the eye with regard to a target viewing position of the near-eye display. The method further comprises determining an adjustment to make to the near-eye display device to align the location of the eye with the target viewing position. | 12-25-2014 |
20160025971 | EYELID MOVEMENT AS USER INPUT - Embodiments related to eyelid tracking on a computing device are disclosed. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides a head-mounted computing device comprising an image sensor positioned to acquire an image of an eyelid when worn on a head, a logic system, and a storage system. The storage system comprises instructions stored thereon that are executable by the logic system to capture image data of an eyelid via the image sensor, track a movement of the eyelid via the image data, track an eyelid state based upon the captured image data of the eyelid, and take an action on the computing device based upon the eyelid state. | 01-28-2016 |