Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080229231 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR CONSOLIDATING WEB PAGES DISPLAYED IN MULTIPLE BROWSERS - Methods, systems, and computer program products for consolidating Web pages displayed in multiple browsers at a computer processing device are provided. A method includes generating an information file in response to initiation of a browser instance and creating a file record for each web page accessed during the browser instance. The file record includes session history data for each web page. The method also includes consolidating each of the file records from the information file with other file records from another information file created in response to another browser instance. The method further includes displaying a single view of browser activity corresponding to the browser instance and the other browser instance resulting from the consolidation. | 09-18-2008 |
20080238614 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SECURING AND RECOVERING A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A method of securing a wireless device, includes: receiving, from a subscriber, a request to activate one or more security features and recovery functions of a missing wireless device; determining whether the wireless device is powered on; setting, in the event the wireless device is not powered on, a flag in an account of the subscriber to activate the requested functions upon determining the wireless device is powered on; activating, upon determining the wireless device is powered on, the requested functions by blowing at least one of a series of electrically programmable fuses included within the wireless device; and deactivating by blowing at least another of a series of electrically programmable fuses, in the event of receiving another request from the subscriber, the one or more security features and recovery functions, so as to reinstate a set of standard operating features of the wireless device. | 10-02-2008 |
20090070805 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTIONAL SUPPRESSION OF TELEVISION BROADCAST LOW-PRIORITY GRAPHIC INTERRUPTIONS - A method for suppressing graphical overlays in video content, includes: generating a digital signal, the digital signal including a primary video feed subject to graphic overlays, a data stream, and an audio stream; wherein the primary video feed is; inserting steganographic information into the primary video feed; inserting alternative video information into the data stream; wherein the alternative video information is free of graphic overlays; substituting the alternative video information within the primary video feed based on the steganographic information; and wherein the substitution of the alternative video information suppresses at least a portion of the graphic overlay information. | 03-12-2009 |
20090188659 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING A FRONT DOOR AIR TO WATER HEAT EXCHANGER - A system for cooling of electronic equipment enclosures, the system includes: enclosures with front and rear doors for holding assemblages of electronics; front and rear heat exchangers housed within each of the front and rear doors, respectively; a series of separate supply lines configured with control valves and flow control sensors that provide liquid coolant to each of the heat exchangers; a series of separate return lines configured with temperature sensors for exiting coolant from each of the heat exchangers; separate air purging valves for each of the supply and return lines; a series of spray shields for preventing coolant leaks from entering an inlet airflow, and to protect the assemblages of electronics from coolant leaks; wherein the control valves are actuated by a controller in response to readings from the temperature and flow control sensors to separately control coolant flow to each of the front and rear heat exchangers. | 07-30-2009 |
20090190027 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASPECT RATIO CONTROL - A method for viewer based control of video display aspect ratios, the method includes: applying an initial video display aspect ratio to a selected signal source; determining if the selected signal source has a viewer assigned video display aspect ratio; modifying the initial video display aspect ratio of the selected signal source in response to the viewer assigned video display aspect ratio; wherein the viewer assigned video display aspect ratio is a subset of one or more of the viewer assigned video display aspect ratios that are stored in a non-volatile memory medium; wherein the one or more viewer assigned video display aspect ratios are each individually associated with a signal source; and wherein a viewer assigned video display aspect ratio is retrieved from the non-volatile memory medium in response to the selection of an associated signal source. | 07-30-2009 |
20090190778 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSIGNING INDEPENDENT AUDIO VOLUME SETTINGS TO COMPONENTS, CHANNELS, AND MEDIA CONTENT - A method for amplifier volume specification and control, the method includes: applying an initial volume level to an amplifier; determining one or more of: which A/V component has been selected for use, which channel or frequency is being outputted, and the type of outputted A/V content; modifying the initial amplifier volume level with one or more stored volume level settings in response to at least one of the following: the determined A/V component in use; the selected channel and frequency outputted, and the type of outputted A/V content; wherein the one or more stored volume level settings include: received volume level settings for audio/video (A/V) components; received volume level settings for selected channels and frequencies that are outputted by the A/V components; and received volume level settings for A/V content. | 07-30-2009 |
20100073402 | METHOD OF AUTOMATIC CROPPING - A method for rectangular cropping including the steps of: (i) providing a sequence of images on a graphical interface device; (ii) analyzing each pixel in the first image included in the sequence of images; (iii) locating a boundary between the background of the first image and the border of the first image; (iv) determining the degree off true horizontal of the first image; (v) rotating the first image based on the determining step; (vi) applying a cropping operation to the first image; and (vii) automatically applying the cropping operation to each other image in the sequence of images. | 03-25-2010 |
20100079303 | MONITORING OBJECTS IN MOTION ALONG A STATIC ROUTE USING SENSORY DETECTION DEVICES - A system for monitoring a plurality of objects in motion (OIMs) along a static route using a plurality of sensory detection devices, the static route having a plurality of route portions, each route portion having an entering boundary and an exiting boundary, at least one OIM being a designated OIM and having a tag indicating the location of the designated OIM along the route, the system comprising a plurality of sensory detection devices corresponding to the plurality of route portions for monitoring activity in each of the plurality of route portions and for providing monitor output representing activity within each of the plurality of route portions, a plurality of data stores corresponding to each of the plurality of route portions for receiving and storing the monitor output for each of the plurality of route portions, and a plurality of location detectors communicative with the tag of the designated OIM for identifying the location of the designated OIM, each location detector providing output when the designated OIM is located within a route portion. | 04-01-2010 |
20100085197 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DAMAGE PREVENTION FROM WEATHER OCCURRENCES - A method and system of damage prevention from weather occurrences is provided wherein incoming notifications from weather services are used to take action on user specified and configurable powered devices. Threshold levels may be set based on severity of weather occurrences. The threshold levels may be reset or reconfigured by a user of the system. Different threshold levels may be set for different devices in order that different devices may be deactivated at different threshold levels. | 04-08-2010 |
20100102938 | METHOD OF ACTIVATING A SUPPLEMENTAL VISUAL WARNING SIGNAL BASED ON FREQUENCY EMITTED FROM A GENERATOR OF A PRIMARY AUDIBLE WARNING SIGNAL - A system and method for signaling users including a control device electrically connected to a transceiver. The transceiver has a specified frequency. A first mobile signal device being activated by a first user and electrically communicating with a first transmitter having a selectable signal frequency. The first transmitter electrically communicates with the transceiver using the specified frequency. A second signal device includes a second receiver for receiving an activation signal from the transceiver. The second receiver electrically communicates with the transceiver using the specified frequency. The second signal device is activated by the activation of the first mobile signal device using the transceiver for alerting other persons. | 04-29-2010 |
20100121563 | REAL-TIME PERSONAL DEVICE TRANSIT INFORMATION PRESENTMENT - Methods, including service methods, articles of manufacture, systems, articles and programmable devices provide personalized, real-time travel information to a passenger of a transit system. A passenger provides a destination input to a programmable personal digital assistant, which establishes wireless communication with a wireless broadcast system of a transit system and uploads current routing and scheduling information, processing and presenting information to the passenger as a function of destination and passenger preference. The personal digital assistant also selects and wirelessly locates and communicates directly with the identified transport, alerts the passenger of a recommended boarding opportunity, recognizes a boarding by the passenger, confirms that a boarded transport is the recommended transport, and communicates a disembark alert to if the boarded transport is not the recommended transport or upon an arrival at a destination, the alert configured pursuant to the passenger preference. | 05-13-2010 |
20100171640 | Method and System for Controlling and Adjusting Traffic Light Timing Patterns - The present invention relates to methods and systems for controlling and adjusting traffic light timing patterns, and more particularly, to a method and system for controlling and adjusting traffic light timing patterns based on input variables related to known or predicted events, and for gradually changing traffic light intervals over time. | 07-08-2010 |
20100198664 | VARIABLE ROAD TOLL PREDICATED ON INSTANTANEOUS POINT-TO-POINT TRAFFIC VOLUME CALCULATION - A method, a system and a computer program product are directed towards determination of a variable toll for a particular target vehicle using a particular point-to-point travel segment of a particular toll road. The variable toll is calculated predicated upon a deviation of an instantaneous point-to-point traffic volume for the particular target vehicle exiting the toll road in comparison with an arbitrarily determined baseline point-to-point traffic volume. The instantaneous point-to-point traffic volume includes vehicles traveling at least a portion of the same point-to-point travel segment as the target vehicle during an effective time interval when the target vehicle traveled the point-to-point travel segment. | 08-05-2010 |
20120186790 | IMPLEMENTING A FRONT DOOR AIR TO WATER HEAT EXCHANGER - A system for cooling of electronic equipment enclosures, the system includes: enclosures with front and rear doors for holding assemblages of electronics; front and rear heat exchangers housed within each of the front and rear doors, respectively; a series of separate supply lines configured with control valves and flow control sensors that provide liquid coolant to each of the heat exchangers; a series of separate return lines configured with temperature sensors for exiting coolant from each of the heat exchangers; separate air purging valves for each of the supply and return lines; a series of spray shields for preventing coolant leaks from entering an inlet airflow, and to protect the assemblages of electronics from coolant leaks; wherein the control valves are actuated by a controller in response to readings from the temperature and flow control sensors to separately control coolant flow to each of the front and rear heat exchangers. | 07-26-2012 |
20120278138 | VARIABLE ROAD TOLL PREDICATED ON INSTANTANEOUS POINT-TO-POINT TRAFFIC VOLUME CALCULATION - A method, a system and a computer program product are directed towards determination of a variable toll for a particular target vehicle using a particular point-to-point travel segment of a particular toll road. The variable toll is calculated predicated upon a deviation of an instantaneous point-to-point traffic volume for the particular target vehicle exiting the toll road in comparison with an arbitrarily determined baseline point-to-point traffic volume. The instantaneous point-to-point traffic volume includes vehicles traveling at least a portion of the same point-to-point travel segment as the target vehicle during an effective time interval when the target vehicle traveled the point-to-point travel segment. | 11-01-2012 |
20130024772 | COMPUTER-BASED DISPLAY PRESENTATION TIME MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - An interactive computer supported display system for managing the time allocation of presentation segments, such as individual slides. The presentation segments are each preassigned a presentation time duration and a warning time threshold for signaling the approach to the end of the preassigned time duration of each presentation segment. The actual presentation time used during presentation of each segment is compared to the preassigned time duration and warning threshold to issue warnings to the presenter and to carry forward any surplus or deficit time due to underrun or overrun of the preassigned time. The time surplus or deficit carried forward may be allocated by adding to or subtracting from the preassigned presentation times of subsequent presentation segments based upon a preassigned priority level assigned to each presentation segment. | 01-24-2013 |