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20110029517 | GLOBAL AND TOPICAL RANKING OF SEARCH RESULTS USING USER CLICKS - To estimate, or predict, the relevance of items, or documents, in a set of search results, relevance information is extracted from user click data, and relational information among the documents as manifested by an aggregation of user clicks is determined from the click data. A supervised approach uses judgment information, such as human judgment information, as part of the training data used to generate a relevance predictor model, which minimizes the inherent noisiness of the click data collected from a commercial search engine. | 02-03-2011 |
20110087655 | Search Ranking for Time-Sensitive Queries by Feedback Control - In one embodiment, a method comprises accessing a search query received at a search engine; identifying a plurality of network resources for the search query; calculating a ranking score for each of the network resources; determining whether the search query is year-qualified; and if the search query is year-qualified, then adjusting the ranking scores of selected ones of the network resources based on a difference between the ranking score of an oldest one of the network resources and the ranking score of a newest one of the network resources and a confidence score representing a likelihood that the search query is year-qualified. | 04-14-2011 |
20110093459 | Incorporating Recency in Network Search Using Machine Learning - In one embodiment, access a set of recency ranking data comprising one or more recency search queries and one or more recency search results, each of the recency search queries being recency-sensitive with respect to a particular time period and being associated with a query timestamp representing the time at which the recency search query is received at a search engine, each of the recency search results being generated by the search engine for one of the recency search queries and comprising one or more recency network resources. Construct a plurality of recency features from the set of recency ranking data. Train a first ranking model via machine learning using at least the recency features. | 04-21-2011 |
20110231380 | SESSION BASED CLICK FEATURES FOR RECENCY RANKING - In one embodiment, access one or more query chains, wherein each one of the query chains comprises two or more search queries, {q | 09-22-2011 |
20110231390 | SESSION BASED CLICK FEATURES FOR RECENCY RANKING - In one embodiment, access one or more query-resource pairs, wherein for each one of the query-resource pairs comprising one of one or more search queries and one of one or more network resources, the one search query is recency-sensitive with respect to a particular time period, and the one network resource is identified for the one search query, and a resource-view count and a resource-click count associated with each one of the query-resource pairs; and construct one or more first click features using the resource-view counts and the resource-click counts associated with the query-resource pairs. To construct one of the first click features in connection with one of the query-resource pairs comprises determine a only-resource-click count associated with the one query-resource pair; and calculate a ratio between the only-resource-click count and the resource-view count associated with the one query-resource pair as the one first click feature. | 09-22-2011 |
20110246457 | RANKING OF SEARCH RESULTS BASED ON MICROBLOG DATA - An information retrieval system is described herein that monitors a microblog data stream that includes microblog posts to discover and index fresh resources for searching by a search engine. The information retrieval system also uses data from the microblog data stream as well as data obtained from a microblog subscription system to compute novel and effective features for ranking fresh resources which would otherwise have impoverished representations. An embodiment of the present invention advantageously enables a search engine to produce a fresher set of resources and to rank such resources for both relevancy and freshness in a more accurate manner. | 10-06-2011 |
20120042020 | MICRO-BLOG MESSAGE FILTERING - Example methods, apparatuses, or articles of manufacture are disclosed that may be implemented using one or more computing devices to provide or otherwise support micro-blog message filtering. | 02-16-2012 |
20130097158 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CUSTOMIZING A WEB SITE - Method, apparatus, and programs for customizing a web site are provided. In one example, a method for customizing a web site is provided. One or more representations corresponding to one or more customizable components of a web site are provided. The one or more representations are to be displayed on a display screen to a user. An input entered by the user and directed to a specific customizable component of the web site is received. How to customize the specific customizable component of the web site is determined based on the input. An instruction is generated with respect to the customizable component. The instruction is used to implement customization of the specific customizable component of the web site in accordance with the input from the user. | 04-18-2013 |
20130179252 | METHOD OR SYSTEM FOR CONTENT RECOMMENDATIONS - Methods and systems are provided that may be utilized to recommend content to a user. | 07-11-2013 |
20140122469 | RANKING PRODUCTS USING PURCHASE DAY BASED TIME WINDOWS - Techniques are described herein for enhancing the ranking products using purchase day based time windows. A purchase day based time window is a time window that is defined to include purchase days selected from a series of consecutive days. A purchase day is a day on which a product associated with the time window is purchased. The series of consecutive days includes the purchase days intermixed with non-purchase day(s). A non-purchase day is a day on which the product associated with the time window is not purchased. The purchase day based time window is further defined to not include the non-purchase day(s). | 05-01-2014 |
20140172652 | AUTOMATED CATEGORIZATION OF PRODUCTS IN A MERCHANT CATALOG - A system and method is described for large-scale, automated classification of products. The system and method receives information about products, wherein such information includes one or more text metadata fields associated with each product, receives a set of categories, and automatically selects one or more categories from the set of categories to which each product belongs based upon at least one of the one or more text metadata fields associated with each product. A machine learning classifier may be used to automatically select the one or more categories to which each product belongs by operating upon a feature vector for each product derived from text metadata fields of the product description. The machine learning classifier may be trained using a set of pre-categorized product descriptions. The product-category associations generated by the system and method can be used to improve search engine results or product recommendations to consumers. | 06-19-2014 |
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20110007981 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGE PROCESSING FOR MASSIVE PARALLEL DNA SEQUENCING - This invention relates to a method and apparatus for image processing, and more particularly, this invention relates to a method and apparatus for processing image data generated by bioanalytical devices, such as DNA sequencers. An object of the present invention is to remove artifacts such as noise, blur, background, non-uniform illumination, lack of registration, and extract pixel signals back to DNA-beads in a way that de-mixes pixels that contain contributions from nearby beads. In one aspect of the present invention, a system for optimizing an image comprises means for receiving an initial image which includes a plurality of microparticles with different intensities; a computing device, comprising a processor executing instructions to perform: generating an initial function denoting each microparticle's location and intensity in the initial image; determining an image processing operator adapted to determine an extent of point spread and blurriness in the initial image; computing an optimum function denoting each microparticle's location and intensity in an optimizing image; and producing the optimizing image with enhanced accuracy and density of the microparticles. | 01-13-2011 |
20110064286 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SURFACE CAPTURING AND VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS OF MULTIDIMENSIONAL IMAGES - A method and apparatus for volumetric image analysis and processing is described. Using the method and apparatus, it is possible to obtain geometrical information from multi-dimensional (3D or more) images. As long as an object can be reconstructed as a 3D object, regardless of the source of the images, the method and apparatus can be used to segment the target (in 3D) from the rest of the structure and to obtain the target's geometric information, such as volume and curvature. | 03-17-2011 |
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20100229152 | PRESCRIPTIVE ARCHITECTURE FOR APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT - A prescriptive architecture for application development is provided. In some embodiments, the architecture comprises a service, a receiver, a sender, and a transport. The service functions to perform the actual business logic, is decorated with service deployment metadata; and is operable to communicate via types. The receiver is coupled to the service and is generated entirely from the service deployment metadata. The receiver is operable to receive messages, convert the received messages into types, and communicate with the service using the types. The sender is coupled to the receiver and is generated entirely from the service deployment metadata. The sender functions as a proxy for the service to a service consumer, and is operable to communicate using types with the service consumer. The sender is operable to convert the types to messages, and communicate with the receiver via messages. The transport functions as a message exchange technology that allows the sender and receiver to communicate, and is designated by the service deployment metadata and implemented as an underlying technology of the sender and the receiver. | 09-09-2010 |
20100229154 | DECLARATIVE ASPECTS AND ASPECT CONTAINERS FOR APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT - An aspect container being operable to generate an instance of itself at run time is provided. The aspect container comprises logic operable to create an instance of the aspect container by reading configuration information specifying a sequence of one or more aspects from an aspect container configuration file corresponding to the aspect container. The logic is also operable to generate instances of the aspects in the sequence, configure each aspect instance with its configuration information from an aspect configuration file corresponding to the aspect, and chain the aspect instances according to the specified sequence, such that the chain of aspect instances preamble and postamble activities of a class or method. | 09-09-2010 |
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20120137719 | Direct expansion evaporator - A direct expansion evaporator includes an inner guiding duct defining a feeding channel for guiding raw material, and an outer guiding duct enclosing the inner guiding duct therewithin to form a heat exchange channel between the outer and inner guiding ducts for guiding refrigerant flowing along the heat exchange channel to heat-exchange with the raw material along the feeding channel, wherein a helix indention is formed at the outer guiding duct to form the heat exchange channel partitioned by a helix partition, wherein a peak of the helix partition is biased against an outer surrounding wall of the inner guiding duct to conceal the heat exchange channel along the inner guiding duct in a weld-less manner. | 06-07-2012 |
20120219442 | Pump device for ice cream or yogurt machine - A pump device for a frozen product machine includes a pump casing, first and second rotor gear, and a sealing arrangement. The first and second rotor gears fit in a pumping cavity of the pump casing in a rotatably movable manner that creates a suction effect for pumping and mixing liquid mixture with air to produce a mixture product. The sealing arrangement includes a plurality of sealing elements provided between two outer side surfaces of the first and second rotor gears and inner side surfaces of the pump casing for ensuring the liquid mixture and air being sealed and mixed within the pumping cavity through the first and second rotor gears and for preventing the first and second rotor gears from being direct-surface contact of the pump casing. | 08-30-2012 |
20130145793 | Direct Expansion Evaporator - A direct expansion evaporator includes an inner guiding duct defining a feeding channel for guiding raw material, and an outer guiding duct enclosing the inner guiding duct therewithin to form a heat exchange channel between the outer and inner guiding ducts for guiding refrigerant flowing along the heat exchange channel to heat-exchange with the raw material along the feeding channel, wherein a helix indention is formed at the outer guiding duct to form the heat exchange channel partitioned by a helix partition, wherein a peak of the helix partition is biased against an outer surrounding wall of the inner guiding duct to conceal the heat exchange channel along the inner guiding duct in a weld-less manner. | 06-13-2013 |
20130279288 | Frosty swirl machine - A frosty swirl machine includes a housing, a funnel, an auger for swirling ice-cream with other additives to become a mixture, a driving unit, and a protective cap. The protective cap has a passage opening movably mounted at a mixture outlet of the funnel, in such a manner that the protective cap is capable of moving between a opened position and a closed position, wherein in the opened position, the protective cap is moved to align the passage opening with the mixture outlet of the funnel so as to allow the mixture to pour out of the funnel through the mixture outlet and the passage opening, wherein in the closed position, the protective cap is moved to block the mixture outlet so as to prevent the mixture from being poured out of the funnel. | 10-24-2013 |
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20110183203 | Polymer supported electrodes - Methods and devices arising from the practice thereof for making and using battery electrodes formed onto ion permeable, electrically non-conductive substrates, preferably battery separators are disclosed herein. Electrodes are formed onto substrates using a variety of methods including, but not limited to, spray coating and electrophoretic deposition. Electrically conductive layers may be applied to the electrode coating layer side opposite or adjacent to the substrate to act as current collectors for the battery. Multilayer devices having alternating layers of conductive layers, electrode layers and substrates, wherein the conductive layers may be in electrical communication with other conductive layers to form a battery. | 07-28-2011 |
20110311855 | Methods and systems for making separators and devices arising therefrom - The invention provides solutions to the problems and needs stated above by providing battery separators that are inexpensive and easy to produce, provide superior performance over traditional separators, and provide robust safety. Towards those ends, the invention provides, in one aspect, the invention provides for a battery electrode comprising: an electrode having a surface, the electrode comprising: a plurality of active material particles; and, a plurality of electrically conductive particles, wherein the active material particles are capable of reversibly storing ions; a separator layer upon the electrode surface, the separator layer having top and bottom surfaces, the bottom surface facing each electrode surface, the separator layer comprising: a plurality of organic polymer particles, each particle having a gross cross sectional dimension between 0.1 μm and 250 μm and comprising a plurality of organic polymer chains, wherein at least some of the organic polymer chains are covalently cross-linked to each other; and, a polymeric binder, wherein the plurality of organic polymer particles are embedded in the polymeric binder. | 12-22-2011 |
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20090159382 | Rotary damper - A rotary viscous damper, comprising a stator and a rotor defining between them a main chamber filled with a visco-elastic fluid, which can be of a thixotropic, dilatant, or Bingham, etc, or Magneto-Rheological nature, substantially radial paddles being disposed on each of said stator and rotor, said paddles dividing said main chamber into a plurality of chambers, and presenting means to create a fluid communication between the chambers through specifically shaped conduits that may be located at either the exterior, interior, upper or lower section of the damping chambers. Said damper further comprises at least one conical elastomeric bearing between the stator and the rotor to serve as dynamic sealing, as well as a guide between the stator and the rotor. A volume compensation device is also comprised in the said damper to accommodate fluid temperature changes. Self-lubricated bearings are also comprised in the said damper to guide the main shaft of the stator. Such bearings can be replaced with metal-bearings as the envelope permits. The stator paddles may each have two pressure-relief valves installed, one for each of tandem damping chambers, to limit the load born by the rotary damper structure. Said damper's rotor is also specially coated on the interior to minimize wearing and augment the life of the part. Said damper's housing exterior has heat-dissipative fins to cool the damper especially during extended periods of operation as fluid temperature increases. In low temperature environments, said damper operates with heating elements installed at the exterior or interior of the damping chamber to pre-heat the fluid, reducing start-up time for said damper on a helicopter. Said damper also comprised of a pressure-monitoring system to monitor damping characteristics of the damping throughout the life of the damper as a pre-emptive effort against failure of the damper out in the field. | 06-25-2009 |
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20090171763 | System and method for online advertising driven by predicting user interest - An improved system and method for online advertising driven by predicting user interest is provided. An advertising demand engine may be provided for selecting advertisements to be served to a user for display with requested content. An advertisement may be correlated to an advertisement previously selected by a user or by other users in the user's segment. An advertising correlation engine may be provided for correlating an advertisement to another advertisement using collaborative filtering, an advertising clustering engine may be provided for clustering correlated advertisements using item-based collaborative filtering, and a user correlation engine may be provided for segmenting users by selected advertisements and creating a cluster of advertisements associated with each cluster of users. Correlated advertisements that are selected may be allocated web page placements and then served to a user for display with requested content. | 07-02-2009 |
20090327081 | System to Correlate Online Advertisement - This patent discloses a method to display an online advertisement to a user. The online advertisement may include an object ad profile, at least one user ad profile, and a users personal profile. The method may determine whether to display the online advertisement to the user by comparing at least one of (i) a personal profile of the user and an ad profile of the user to at least one of (ii) the object ad profile, the at least one user ad profile, and the users personal profile. | 12-31-2009 |
20100082423 | SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING AD PERFORMANCE AT CAMPAIGN RUNNING TIME - A system and method are disclosed for optimizing the performance of an advertisement. The advertisement may be targeted based on correlations between advertisements and/or users. The correlations may be used to improve the click-through rate of advertisements. As data is collected and feedback is received, the correlation between ads and users may be updated, so that an advertiser's campaign can optimize its targeting of users. | 04-01-2010 |
20110029464 | SUPPLEMENTING A TRAINED MODEL USING INCREMENTAL DATA IN MAKING ITEM RECOMMENDATIONS - Incremental training data is used to supplement a trained model to provide personalized recommendations for a user. The personalized recommendations can be made by taking into account the user's behavior, such as, without limitation, the user's short and long term web page interactions, to identify item recommendations. A trained model is generated from training data indicative of the web page interaction data collected from a plurality of users. Incremental training data indicative of other web page interaction data can be used to supplement the trained model, or in place of the trained model. Incremental training data can be indicative of user behavior collected more recently than the data used to train the model, for example. | 02-03-2011 |
20110107260 | PREDICTING ITEM-ITEM AFFINITIES BASED ON ITEM FEATURES BY REGRESSION - Two items are determined to be similar to each not only based on previous actual user behavior, but also based on the observed relatedness of the characteristics of those two items. A first characteristic and a second characteristic are determined to have some affinity for each other if a high proportion of users who select items having the first characteristics also select items that have the second characteristic, and vice-versa. Two items having characteristics with high affinity for each other are determined to have some similarity to each other, even if very few or no users who selected one of those items ever selected the other of those items. A first item that is determined to be sufficiently similar to second item in this manner may be recommended to a user who has selected the second item as potentially also being of interest to that user. | 05-05-2011 |
20130024318 | SUPPLEMENTING A TRAINED MODEL USING INCREMENTAL DATA IN MAKING ITEM RECOMMENDATIONS - Incremental training data is used to supplement a trained model to provide personalized recommendations for a user. The personalized recommendations can be made by taking into account the user's behavior, such as, without limitation, the user's short and long term web page interactions, to identify item recommendations. A trained model is generated from training data indicative of the web page interaction data collected from a plurality of users. Incremental training data indicative of other web page interaction data can be used to supplement the trained model, or in place of the trained model. Incremental training data can be indicative of user behavior collected more recently than the data used to train the model, for example. | 01-24-2013 |
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20090130105 | COMPOSITIONS THAT BIND MULTIPLE EPITOPES OF IGF-1R - The instant invention is based, at least in part on the finding that binding molecules which bind to different epitopes within IGF-1R result in improved IGF-1 and/or IGF-2 blocking capabilities when compared to binding molecules that bind to a single IGF-1R epitope. The instant invention provides compositions that bind to multiple epitopes of IGF-1R, for example, combinations of monospecific binding molecules or multispecific binding molecules (e.g., bispecific molecules). Methods of making the subject binding molecules and methods of using the binding molecules of the invention to antagonize IGF-1R signaling are also provided. | 05-21-2009 |
20090291088 | THERAPEUTIC COMBINATIONS OF ANTI-IGF-1R ANTIBODIES AND OTHER COMPOUNDS - The invention relates to methods of treatment using combination therapy wherein a variety of therapeutically useful compounds may be combined with antibodies which bind to insulin-like growth factor receptor-1 (IGF-1R). Specific human and murine monoclonal antibodies which inhibit IGF-1R-mediated pro-survival and tumor proliferation pathways, and variants, fragments, and derivatives thereof are provided. Also provided are specific human and murine monoclonal antibodies which block the ability of the ligands, insulin like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) and insulin like growth factor 2 (IGF-2) to bind to IGF-1R, as well as fragments, variants and derivatives of such antibodies. The invention also includes polynucleotides encoding the above antibodies or fragments, variants or derivatives thereof, as well as vectors and host cells comprising such polynucleotides. The invention particularly includes methods of treating cancer using combination therapies with IGF-1R antibodies. | 11-26-2009 |
20100158926 | ANTIBODIES TO ERBB2 - The present invention relates to antibodies including human antibodies and antigen-binding portions thereof that specifically hind to ErbB2, preferably human ErbB2. In another embodiment, the antibodies or antigen-binding portions thereof inhibit ErbB2. The invention also relates to antibodies that are chimeric, bispecific, derivatized, single chain antibodies or portions of fusion proteins. The invention also relates to isolated heavy and light chain immunoglobulins or portions thereof derived from human anti-ErbB2 antibodies and nucleic acid molecules encoding such immunoglobulins. The present invention also relates to methods of using the antibodies and compositions for diagnosis and treatment. The invention also provides gene therapy methods using nucleic acid molecules encoding the heavy and/or light immunoglobulin molecules that comprise the human anti-ErbB2 antibodies. The invention also relates to transgenic animals or plants comprising nucleic acid molecules of the present invention. | 06-24-2010 |
20130089544 | Antibodies Directed to ERBB2 - The present invention relates to antibodies including human antibodies and antigen-binding portions thereof that specifically bind to ErbB2, preferably human ErbB2. In another embodiment, the antibodies or antigen-binding portions thereof inhibit ErbB2. The invention also relates to antibodies that are chimeric, bispecific, derivatized, single chain antibodies or portions of fusion proteins. The invention also relates to isolated heavy and light chain immunoglobulins or portions thereof derived from human anti-ErbB2 antibodies and nucleic acid molecules encoding such immunoglobulins. The present invention also relates to methods of using the antibodies and compositions for diagnosis and treatment. The invention also provides gene therapy methods using nucleic acid molecules encoding the heavy and/or light immunoglobulin molecules that comprise the human anti-ErbB2 antibodies. The invention also relates to transgenic animals or plants comprising nucleic acid molecules of the present invention | 04-11-2013 |
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20090087484 | Formulation and dosage form for increasing oral bioavailability of hydrophilic macromolecules - A formulation and dosage form for enhancing the bioavailability of orally administered hydrophilic macromolecules includes a permeation enhancer, a hydrophilic macromolecule, and a carrier such as a nonionic surfactant that exhibits in-situ gelling properties. The formulation is delivered within the GI tract as a liquid having at least some affinity for the surface of the GI mucosal membrane. Once released, it is believed that the liquid formulation spreads across one or more areas of the surface of the GI mucosal membrane, where the carrier of the formulation then transitions into a bioadhesive gel in-situ. As a bioadhesive gel, the formulation presents the hydrophilic macromolecule and the permeation enhancer at the surface of the GI mucosal membrane at concentrations sufficient to increase absorption of the hydrophilic macromolecule through the GI mucosal membrane over a period of time. A dosage form incorporates the formulation and may be designed to provide the controlled release of the formulation within the GI tract over a desired period of time. | 04-02-2009 |
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20140030323 | CONTROLLED RELEASE OF N-ACETYLCYSTEINE (NAC) FOR REDUCTION OF SYSTEMIC AND/OR VASCULAR INFLAMMATION - The present invention provides a controlled-release composition which provides a therapeutically effective plasma concentration of N-acetylcysteine over prolonged period of time. The present invention also includes the use of the controlled-release composition, either alone or in combination with at least one additional active agent, for reduction of vascular inflammation marker and treatment of diseases, conditions, and/or symptoms associated with systemic and/or vascular inflammation in a patient. Furthermore, the present invention provides a process of making granules comprising N-acetylcysteine, or a salt, solvate, prodrug, and/or analog thereof. | 01-30-2014 |
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20090130204 | Dosage Form Comprising Therapeutic Formulation - A dosage form is disclosed comprising a semipermeable walled container that houses a capsule, which capsule comprises a drug formulation, a piston, and an osmotic composition. The dosage form delivers the drug formulation through a passageway at a controlled rate over a sustained-release period of time up to 24 hours. | 05-21-2009 |
20100029691 | FAST ONSET ORODISPERSABLE TABLETS - The present invention provides orodispersable tablets and methods of using the same. The tablets and methods are useful, for example, for reducing first pass metabolism of orally administered active agents, enhancing bioavailability of active agents, and/or reducing the time it takes for an active agent to achieve maximal effect in a subject. The tablets, when taken orally, disintegrate or dissolve rapidly such that active agent included in the tablets is absorbed in the buccal cavity. The invention further provides methods of manufacturing any of the tablets disclosed herein and containers that include any of the tablets disclosed herein. | 02-04-2010 |
20100104638 | EXTENDED RELEASE ORAL ACETAMINOPHEN/TRAMADOL DOSAGE FORM - An extended release oral administered dosage form of acetaminophen and tramadol. The dosage form includes a composition of acetaminophen together with a tramadol complex formed with an anionic polymer. The tramadol complex provides sustained release of tramadol for a synchronized (coordinated) release profile of acetaminophen and tramadol. | 04-29-2010 |
20100158997 | BLOW-MOLDED THIN-WALLED DRUG DELIVERY CAPSULES - A thin-walled capsule of defined permeability is produced by blow-molding an aqueous-based polymer composition. | 06-24-2010 |
20100159002 | DOSAGE FORM COMPRISING THERAPEUTIC FORMULATION - A dosage form is disclosed comprising a semipermeable walled container that houses a capsule, which capsule comprises a drug formulation, a piston, and an osmotic composition. The dosage form delivers the drug formulation through a passageway at a controlled rate over a sustained-release period of time up to 24 hours. | 06-24-2010 |
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20090318440 | CARBONYLAMINO PYRROLOPYRAZOLES, POTENT KINASE INHIBITORS - Carbonylamino Pyrrolopyrazole compounds of formula I, compositions including these compounds and methods of their use are provided. Preferred compounds of formula I have activity as protein kinase inhibitors, including as inhibitors of PAK4. | 12-24-2009 |
20100222342 | PYRROLOPYRAZOLE, POTENT KINASE INHIBITORS - Pyrrole pyrazole compounds of formula I, compositions including these compounds and methods of their use are provided. Preferred compounds of formula I have activity as protein kinase inhibitors, including as inhibitors of PAK4. | 09-02-2010 |
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20120264751 | PYRROLOPYRAZOLES, POTENT KINASE INHIBITORS - Pyrrole pyrazole compounds of formula I, compositions including these compounds and methods of their use are provided. Preferred compounds of formula I have activity as protein kinase inhibitors, including as inhibitors of PAK4. | 10-18-2012 |
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20120137719 | Direct expansion evaporator - A direct expansion evaporator includes an inner guiding duct defining a feeding channel for guiding raw material, and an outer guiding duct enclosing the inner guiding duct therewithin to form a heat exchange channel between the outer and inner guiding ducts for guiding refrigerant flowing along the heat exchange channel to heat-exchange with the raw material along the feeding channel, wherein a helix indention is formed at the outer guiding duct to form the heat exchange channel partitioned by a helix partition, wherein a peak of the helix partition is biased against an outer surrounding wall of the inner guiding duct to conceal the heat exchange channel along the inner guiding duct in a weld-less manner. | 06-07-2012 |
20120219442 | Pump device for ice cream or yogurt machine - A pump device for a frozen product machine includes a pump casing, first and second rotor gear, and a sealing arrangement. The first and second rotor gears fit in a pumping cavity of the pump casing in a rotatably movable manner that creates a suction effect for pumping and mixing liquid mixture with air to produce a mixture product. The sealing arrangement includes a plurality of sealing elements provided between two outer side surfaces of the first and second rotor gears and inner side surfaces of the pump casing for ensuring the liquid mixture and air being sealed and mixed within the pumping cavity through the first and second rotor gears and for preventing the first and second rotor gears from being direct-surface contact of the pump casing. | 08-30-2012 |
20130145793 | Direct Expansion Evaporator - A direct expansion evaporator includes an inner guiding duct defining a feeding channel for guiding raw material, and an outer guiding duct enclosing the inner guiding duct therewithin to form a heat exchange channel between the outer and inner guiding ducts for guiding refrigerant flowing along the heat exchange channel to heat-exchange with the raw material along the feeding channel, wherein a helix indention is formed at the outer guiding duct to form the heat exchange channel partitioned by a helix partition, wherein a peak of the helix partition is biased against an outer surrounding wall of the inner guiding duct to conceal the heat exchange channel along the inner guiding duct in a weld-less manner. | 06-13-2013 |
20130157556 | Air Inlet Arrangement for Ice Cream or Yogurt Machine - An air inlet arrangement for an ice cream machine or yogurt machine includes an air-solution tube supported in a solution container which is adapted for storing a predetermined volume of solution at a predetermined fluid elevation, and an air nozzle. The air-solution tube has an elongated structure defining a top end, a bottom end, and a process channel between the top end and the bottom end, wherein the air-solution tube has a height greater than the fluid elevation of the solution container, wherein a volume of the air-solution tube is such that the air-solution tube is arranged to contain 80 g or less of the solution. | 06-20-2013 |
20130279288 | Frosty swirl machine - A frosty swirl machine includes a housing, a funnel, an auger for swirling ice-cream with other additives to become a mixture, a driving unit, and a protective cap. The protective cap has a passage opening movably mounted at a mixture outlet of the funnel, in such a manner that the protective cap is capable of moving between a opened position and a closed position, wherein in the opened position, the protective cap is moved to align the passage opening with the mixture outlet of the funnel so as to allow the mixture to pour out of the funnel through the mixture outlet and the passage opening, wherein in the closed position, the protective cap is moved to block the mixture outlet so as to prevent the mixture from being poured out of the funnel. | 10-24-2013 |
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20090286497 | ESTIMATION OF DATA-TO-PILOT RATIO IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Techniques for estimating data-to-pilot ratio are described. A terminal may receive pilot sent to multiple terminals and may receive data sent specifically to the terminal. The terminal may estimate channel gain and noise variance based on the received pilot. The terminal may then estimate a data-to-pilot ratio based on the received data y and the estimated channel gain h and noise variance σ | 11-19-2009 |
20120020316 | ORTHOGONAL RESOURCE REUSE WITH SDMA BEAMS - A wireless communication system can implement beamforming across multiple omni-directional antennas to create beams at different spatial directions. The communication system can arrange the beams in sets, with each set arranged to provide substantially complete coverage over a predetermined coverage area. The communication system can arrange the multiple SDMA beam sets to support substantially complementary coverage areas, such that a main beam from a first set provides coverage to a weak coverage area of the second beam set. The wireless communication system assigns or otherwise allocates substantially orthogonal resources to each of the beam sets. The wireless communication system allocates resources to a communication link using a combination of beam sets and substantially orthogonal resources in order to provide improved coverage without a corresponding increase in interference. | 01-26-2012 |
20130315200 | PUNCTURING SIGNALING CHANNEL FOR A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A signaling channel that punctures traffic channels is used to send signaling, e.g., acknowledgments (ACKs). To send signaling, resources for the signaling channel are determined, e.g., based on a frequency hopping pattern. Signaling is spread with a spreading code (e.g., a Walsh code) to generate spread signaling, which is mapped to the resources for the signaling channel. Each resource may be partitioned into multiple clusters. A signaling message may be mapped to different clusters to achieve diversity. Traffic data may also be mapped to other resources for a traffic channel assigned for use. Traffic data mapped to the other resources for the signaling channel is punctured. The mapped signaling and traffic data are further processed (e.g., for OFDM or SC-FDMA) and transmitted. | 11-28-2013 |
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20110090238 | BLACK LEVEL CALIBRATION METHOD AND SYSTEM - Black level calibration methods and systems are generally disclosed. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method of calibrating a black level signal in a frame includes performing an iteration of averaging a first set of digital values corresponding to a first set of adjusted black level signals associated with a first set of black pixels of the frame, determining whether an average value based on the first set of digital values has reached a target black level, determining a calibration offset based on a difference between the average value and the target black level and an accumulator step, converting the calibration offset to an analog signal, generating a calibration signal based on the analog signal for a second set of black pixels of the frame, and repeating the iteration for the frame until a predetermined condition is determined to have been met. | 04-21-2011 |
20110141291 | MULTI-PHASE BLACK LEVEL CALIBRATION METHOD AND SYSTEM - Multi-phase black level calibration (BLC) methods and systems are generally disclosed. According to one embodiment of the present invention, an image sensor comprises a pixel sensor array, a timing generator, and a front-end processing block. The front-end processing block also includes a first summing junction, a first BLC block, and a second BLC block. According to a first timing signal from the timing generator, the first BLC block is configured to iteratively generate a first calibration signal in a first phase based on a first set of adjusted black level signals associated with a first set of black pixels, a changing accumulator step, and a predetermined condition associated with a first target black level. According to a second timing signal from the timing generator, the second BLC block is configured to generate a second calibration signal for a second summing junction to apply to an image signal associated with one or more active pixels in the frame in a second phase. | 06-16-2011 |
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20090310901 | High speed optical modulator - The modulator includes an optical waveguide positioned on a base. The waveguide is configured to guide a light signal through a light signal-carrying region of a light-transmitting medium. The light signal-carrying region is a region of the waveguide where a fundamental and higher order modes of the light signal are constrained within the waveguide. The modulator also includes a bipolar junction transistor formed in the light-transmitting medium. The bipolar junction transistor is positioned such that causing current to flow through the transistor causes charge carriers to be introduced into the light signal-carrying region of the waveguide. | 12-17-2009 |
20100207223 | Optical device having light sensor employing horizontal electrical field - The optical device includes a waveguide and a light sensor on a base. The light sensor includes a light-absorbing medium configured to receive a light signal from the waveguide. The light sensor also includes field sources for generating an electrical field in the light-absorbing medium. The field sources are configured so the electrical field is substantially parallel to the base. | 08-19-2010 |
20110142390 | Optical device having modulator employing horizontal electrical field - The optical device includes a waveguide on a base. The device also includes a modulator on the base. The modulator includes an electro-absorption medium configured to receive a light signal from the waveguide. The modulator also includes field sources for generating an electrical field in the electro-absorption medium. The electro-absorption medium is a medium in which the Franz-Keldysh effect occurs in response to the formation of the electrical field in the electro-absorption medium. The field sources are configured so the electrical field is substantially parallel to the base. | 06-16-2011 |
20110142391 | Ring resonator with wavelength selectivity - The ring resonator includes waveguides configured to guide light signals. The waveguides include an input waveguide and one or more loop waveguides. One of the loop waveguides is a primary loop waveguide that is optically coupled with the input waveguide at a wavelength of light. A tuner is configured to tune the wavelength at which the light is optically coupled from the input waveguide into the primary loop waveguide. One or more light detectors are each configured to provide an output indicating an intensity of light guided in one of the one or more loop waveguides. Electronics are configured to tune the tuner in response to the output from the light detector. | 06-16-2011 |
20110206313 | Reducing optical loss in an optical modulator using depletion region - An optical device includes a light-transmitting medium positioned on a base. The light-transmitting medium includes a slab region and a ridge extending upward from the slab region. The ridge defines a portion of an optical waveguide on the device. A modulator is also positioned on the base. The modulator includes a first doped region of the light-transmitting medium and a second doped region of the light-transmitting medium. The first doped region and the second doped region are configured such that a depletion region forms in the waveguide when an electrical bias is not applied to the modulator. At least a portion of the first doped region is positioned in the ridge and at least a portion of the second doped region is positioned in the slab region. The light-transmitting medium includes a first electrical pathway extending from a first location to the first doped region. The first location is on top of the light-transmitting medium and is spaced apart from the ridge. | 08-25-2011 |
20110266422 | Optical device having partially butt-coupled light sensor - An optical device includes a light-transmitting medium positioned on a base. The light-transmitting medium defines a waveguide. The optical device also includes a light sensor. The light sensor includes a light-absorbing medium positioned on the base. A portion of the waveguide ends at a facet such that a first portion of a light signal being guided by the wavegide passes through the facet and a second portion of the light signal bypasses the facet and remains in the light-transmitting medium. The light-absorbing medium is positioned on the light-transmitting medium such that the light-transmitting medium is between the light-absorbing medium and the base. Additionally, the light-absorbing medium is positioned on the light-transmitting medium such that the light-absorbing medium receives the first portion of the light signal that passes through the facet. Further, the light-absorbing medium is configured such that the second portion of the light signal is coupled into the light-absorbing medium from the light-transmitting medium. | 11-03-2011 |
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20100041057 | DNA METHYLATION DETECTION METHODS - The present teachings provide DNA methylation quantification methods that avoid bisulfite treatment of DNA. Methylation-specific binding proteins (MeDNA binding proteins) and non-methylation specific binding proteins (non-MeDNA binding proteins) are employed in various embodiments to modulate the accessibility of nucleic acids to primer extension reactions. After selectively removing the target nucleic acids, the extension products can be analyzed and methylation quantitated. In some embodiments, the analysis comprises real-time PCR. | 02-18-2010 |
20100292097 | Complexity Management of Genomic DNA - The presently claimed invention provides for novel methods and kits for reducing the complexity of a nucleic acid sample by providing non-gel based methods for amplification of a subset of the sequences in a sample. In a preferred embodiment, amplification of a subset can be accomplished by digesting a sample with two or more restriction enzymes and ligating adaptors to the fragments so that only a subset of the fragments can be amplified. The invention further provides for analysis of the above amplified sample by hybridization to an array, which may be specifically designed to interrogate the desired fragments for particular characteristics, such as, for example, the presence or absence of a polymorphism. | 11-18-2010 |
20110287491 | Complexity Management of Genomic DNA - The presently claimed invention provides for novel methods and kits for reducing the complexity of a nucleic acid sample by providing non-gel based methods for amplification of a subset of the sequences in a sample. In a preferred embodiment, amplification of a subset can be accomplished by digesting a sample with two or more restriction enzymes and ligating adaptors to the fragments so that only a subset of the fragments can be amplified. The invention further provides for analysis of the above amplified sample by hybridization to an array, which may be specifically designed to interrogate the desired fragments for particular characteristics, such as, for example, the presence or absence of a polymorphism. | 11-24-2011 |
20140080724 | Complexity Management of Genomic DNA - The presently claimed invention provides for novel methods and kits for reducing the complexity of a nucleic acid sample by providing non-gel based methods for amplification of a subset of the sequences in a sample. In a preferred embodiment, amplification of a subset can be accomplished by digesting a sample with two or more restriction enzymes and ligating adaptors to the fragments so that only a subset of the fragments can be amplified. The invention further provides for analysis of the above amplified sample by hybridization to an array, which may be specifically designed to interrogate the desired fragments for particular characteristics, such as, for example, the to presence or absence of a polymorphism. | 03-20-2014 |
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20110262898 | Compositions, Methods, and Kits for Amplifying Nucleic Acids - The present teachings are directed to compositions, methods, and kits for amplifying target nucleic acids while reducing non-specific fluorescence and undesired amplification products, sometimes referred to as secondary amplification products or spurious side-products. The enzyme inhibitors disclosed herein comprise a nucleotide sequence and at least one quencher. Complexes comprising an enzyme inhibitor associated with an enzyme, wherein at least one enzymatic activity of the enzyme is inhibited, are also provided. Methods for amplifying a target nucleic acid while reducing undesired amplification products are disclosed, as are methods for reducing non-specific fluorescence. Kits for expediting the performance of certain disclosed methods are also provided. | 10-27-2011 |
20120149012 | DNA Methylation Detection Methods - The present teachings provide DNA methylation quantification methods that avoid bisulfite treatment of DNA. Methylation-specific binding proteins (MeDNA binding proteins) and non-methylation specific binding proteins (non-MeDNA binding proteins) are employed in various embodiments to modulate the accessibility of nucleic acids to primer extension reactions. After selectively removing the target nucleic acids, the extension products can be analyzed and methylation quantitated. In some embodiments, the analysis comprises real-time PCR. | 06-14-2012 |
20120302449 | Chromosome Conformation Analysis - Disclosed herein are compositions, methods and kits for analyzing three-dimensional chromatin and/or chromosome conformation. Method are also disclosed for using the methods disclosed herein for diagnosing diseases such as cancer. | 11-29-2012 |
20130084574 | Chromosome Conformation Analysis - Disclosed herein are compositions, methods and kits for analyzing three-dimensional chromatin and/or chromosome conformation. Method are also disclosed for using the methods disclosed herein for diagnosing diseases such as cancer. | 04-04-2013 |
20140004515 | COMPOSITIONS, METHODS, AND KITS FOR AMPLIFYING NUCLEIC ACIDS | 01-02-2014 |
20140134614 | Novel Compositions, Methods and Kits for Enhancing PCR Specificity - The present disclosure provides novel primers and method for the detection of specific nucleic acid sequences. The primers and methods provided herein are useful in a wide variety of molecular biology applications and are particularly useful in allele-specific PCR. | 05-15-2014 |
20140221254 | Chromosome Conformation Analysis - Disclosed herein are compositions, methods and kits for analyzing three-dimensional chromatin and/or chromosome conformation. Method are also disclosed for using the methods disclosed herein for diagnosing diseases such as cancer. | 08-07-2014 |
20140274774 | UNIVERSAL REPORTER-BASED GENOTYPING METHODS AND MATERIALS - The present disclosure is drawn to methods for detection, quantitation and analysis of nucleotides of interest, for example SNPs, in nucleic acid sequences of interest using universal FRET-based reporter primers. | 09-18-2014 |
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20100205016 | Systems And Methods For Determining Concentrations Of Exposure - A system and method are provided for identifying exposure concentrations. The process of determining exposure concentrations may include organizing exposure data, defining parameters, determining elevated exposure concentrations, and providing output results. The exposure data may relate to at least geographical locations, policies, accounts, portfolios, treaties, and other exposure data. The parameters may be defined to include at least an area of analysis, a region of interest, a threshold amount, results parameters, and other parameters. The exposure concentration may include at least defining and locating exposure locations using various techniques. The results may be presented using textual, graphical, or other display schemes. The output may be configured to convey information such as positional accuracy of an identified area, exposure accumulation in a defined area, and other information. | 08-12-2010 |
20130226653 | Systems And Methods For Determining Concentrations Of Exposure - A system and method are provided for identifying exposure concentrations. The process of determining exposure concentrations may include organizing exposure data, defining parameters, determining elevated exposure concentrations, and providing output results. The exposure data may relate to at least geographical locations, policies, accounts, portfolios, treaties, and other exposure data. The parameters may be defined to include at least an area of analysis, a region of interest, a threshold amount, results parameters, and other parameters. The exposure concentration may include at least defining and locating exposure locations using various techniques. The results may be presented using textual, graphical, or other display schemes. The output may be configured to convey information such as positional accuracy of an identified area, exposure accumulation in a defined area, and other information. | 08-29-2013 |
20140149151 | Systems and Methods for Determining Concentrations of Exposure - A system and method are provided for identifying exposure concentrations. The process of determining exposure concentrations may include organizing exposure data, defining parameters, determining elevated exposure concentrations, and providing output results. The exposure data may relate to at least geographical locations, policies, accounts, portfolios, treaties, and other exposure data. The parameters may be defined to include at least an area of analysis, a region of interest, a threshold amount, results parameters, and other parameters. The exposure concentration may include at least defining and locating exposure locations using various techniques. The results may be presented using textual, graphical, or other display schemes. The output may be configured to convey information such as positional accuracy of an identified area, exposure accumulation in a defined area, and other information. | 05-29-2014 |
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20110096674 | AGGREGATE POLICING APPLYING MAX-MIN FAIRNESS FOR EACH DATA SOURCE BASED ON PROBABILISTIC FILTERING - In one embodiment, a method comprises calculating a corresponding data packet arrival rate for each of a plurality of data sources supplying data packets destined for a prescribed destination, the prescribed destination within a machine and the prescribed destination having a bandwidth capacity; calculating a guaranteed shared bandwidth rate for each data source based on assigning a corresponding selected portion of the bandwidth capacity relative to the corresponding data packet arrival rate; selectively passing each data packet from the corresponding data source as a passed data packet, or dropping the corresponding data packet, according to a calculated probability that the corresponding data packet arrival rate does not exceed the corresponding guaranteed shared bandwidth rate; and selectively filtering the supply of aggregated passed data packets, aggregated only from among the passed data packets supplied by the data sources, to the prescribed destination according to the bandwidth capacity of the prescribed destination. | 04-28-2011 |
20130262703 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING NETFLOW TRAFFIC IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT - A an example method includes building a dictionary between an exporter and a collector by encoding a first data record of a flow according to a dictionary template and exporting the first data record to the collector via a network communication. The method can also include compressing a second data record of the flow using the dictionary, where the compressing comprises encoding the second data record according to an encoding template; and exporting the second data record to the collector to be decompressed using the dictionary. | 10-03-2013 |
20140075108 | EFFICIENT TCAM RESOURCE SHARING - Various systems and methods for implementing efficient TCAM resource sharing are described herein. Entries are allocated across a plurality of ternary content addressable memories (TCAMs), with the plurality of TCAMs including a primary TCAM and a secondary TCAM, where the entries are allocated by sequentially accessing a plurality of groups of value-mask-result (VMR) entries, with each group having at least one VMR entry associated with the group, and iteratively analyzing the VMR entries associated with each group to determine a result set of VMR entries, with the result set being a subset of VMR entries from the plurality of groups of VMR entries, and the result set to be stored in the primary TCAM. | 03-13-2014 |
20140219086 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTED NETFLOW EXPORTER WITH A SINGLE IP ENDPOINT IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT - An example method for a distributed NetFlow exporter with a single IP endpoint in a network environment is provided and includes configuring a network protocol stack of an exporter with switched virtual interface (SVI) state information of an SVI associated with a switch in a network, retrieving flow data from a NetFlow cache, and communicating the flow data to a collector according to the configured network protocol stack. Although the communication bypasses the SVI, the collector perceives the flow records as being communicated by the SVI. The SVI state information includes a public Internet Protocol (IP) address and a Media Access Control (MAC) address of the SVI, where the exporter executes on an adaptor of a server in the network. The method also includes configuring a destination IP address and a destination MAC address on the exporter according to a NetFlow policy. | 08-07-2014 |
20140307544 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PROVIDING A SELF-STRETCHING POLICER - An example method for providing a self-stretching policer in a Quality of Service (QoS) community including a root node and one or more agent nodes can include maintaining and enforcing a policer policy in the root node. The policer policy can include at least one packet classification rule and corresponding police action, and the policer policy can be enforced by taking the corresponding police action if a traffic flow violates the packet classification rule. The method can include collecting policer statistics and determining if the traffic flow violates the packet classification rule by greater than a predetermined threshold using the policer statistics. If the traffic flow violates the packet classification rule by greater than the predetermined threshold, the method can include transmitting the policer policy to one or more of the agent nodes. | 10-16-2014 |
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20120136944 | Method For Dynamic Discovery of Control Plane Resources and Services - An apparatus comprising a processor configured to discover one or more peer processors associated with a network component in a dynamic manner by detecting an announcement message from a peer processor, wherein the announcement message is multicast from the peer processor when the peer processor is added or activated on the network component. | 05-31-2012 |
20120137012 | Method for Dynamic On Demand Startup of a Process or Resource - An apparatus comprising a processor configured to startup a new process on a peer processor to off-load a load of a local process on the processor in a dynamic manner based on monitoring an amount of resources used by the processor, wherein the startup of the new process on the peer processor is initiated when the amount of resources used by the local process reaches a threshold. | 05-31-2012 |
20120209989 | Method for Dynamic Migration of a Process or Services from One Control Plane Processor to Another - An apparatus comprising a processor configured to migrate load from a source process running on the processor to a target process running on a peer processor in a dynamic manner by monitoring an amount of resources used by the source process, wherein the load is migrated when the amount of resources utilized by the source process exceeds a threshold. Also disclosed is a network component comprising a first processor configured to select a source process to migrate a load from the first processor based on available resources on the first processor and the source process; and a second processor configured upon receiving a migration request from the first processor to one of select and start a target process to which to migrate the load based on available resources for the second processor and the target process. | 08-16-2012 |
20130132627 | System and Method for Implementing Locks Shared Between Kernel and User Space - An apparatus comprising one or more processors configured to implement a plurality of operations for an operating system (OS) platform including a kernel and a user application, one or more shared resource blocks by the kernel and the user application, and one or more shared locks by the kernel and the user application corresponding to the shared resource blocks, wherein the user application is configured to synchronize accesses to the shared resource blocks between a user thread and a kernel thread by directly accessing the locks without using a system call to the kernel. | 05-23-2013 |
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20100088706 | User Tolerance Based Scheduling Method for Aperiodic Real-Time Tasks - An apparatus comprising at least one processor configured to implement a method comprising analyzing a plurality of tasks, determining a privilege level for each of the task, determining a schedule for each of the tasks, and scheduling the tasks for execution based on the privilege level and the schedule of each task. Included is a memory comprising instructions for determining a privilege level for each of a plurality of tasks, wherein the privilege levels comprise periodic real-time, aperiodic real-time, and non-real time, determining an execution time for each of the tasks, and scheduling the tasks for execution on a processor based on the privilege level and the execution time of each task. | 04-08-2010 |
20100272104 | Implementation to Avoid the Acknowledgement-Implosion in a Multicast Group - In at least some embodiments, a multicast communication system includes sender and a plurality of receivers in communication with the sender. The sender is configured to multicast a data packet to the plurality of receivers. The plurality of receivers are configured to acknowledge the data packet received from the sender based on weakest member selection without a sender-side competitive time window | 10-28-2010 |
20100272105 | Determining the Group Address for an Ethernet-Based Multicast Communication - A communication system, comprising a multicast group address allocator in communication with a plurality of nodes configured as at least one multicast group, wherein, upon creation of a new multicast group from among the nodes, the multicast group address allocator is configured to assign a multicast address to the new multicast group based on the assigned multicast address falling into a hash-bin for each group member of the new multicast group. A multicast group address allocator, comprising a network interface in communication with a plurality of nodes, a controller coupled to the network interface, and a storage medium coupled to the controller, wherein, upon request, the controller assigns a multicast address to a new multicast group from among the nodes, wherein the controller accesses hash-bin information for the nodes and selects the multicast address based on the hash-bin information, and wherein the hash-bin information is stored in the storage medium. | 10-28-2010 |
20120177038 | Method for Group-Based Multicast with Non-Uniform Receivers - An apparatus comprising a proxy configured to couple to a sender and a receiver and to receive data from the sender at a first rate and forward the data to the receiver at a second rate that is less than the first rate. A method comprising detecting a reception speed for each of a plurality of receivers in a multicast group, assigning the receivers to a first group and a second group based on the reception speed of each of the receivers, wherein the first group has a reception speed that is faster than a reception speed of the second group, and sending multicast data intended for all of the receivers to the receivers in the first group and to a proxy at a first rate, wherein the proxy buffers the multicast data and sends the multicast data to the receivers in the second group at a second rate. | 07-12-2012 |
20140280864 | Methods of Representing Software Defined Networking-Based Multiple Layer Network Topology Views - A method for network control, comprising receiving a request for a network view from an application at a Software Defined Network (SDN) controller, creating a network view from a network map, wherein the network map comprises a representation of a plurality of network devices and network paths in a SDN-based multiple layer network, and wherein the network view comprises at least a portion of the devices or paths in the network map, and sharing the network view with the application. | 09-18-2014 |
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20090193211 | SOFTWARE AUTHENTICATION FOR COMPUTER SYSTEMS - A technique for authenticating software in a computer system is provided that can be used to prevent unauthorized users from accessing or using certain features or resources of the computer system. In accordance with the technique, a relatively small hash table is authenticated at system boot up and then used during run-time to authenticate selected portions of a software image. The technique advantageously permits software to be authenticated in a manner that does not impose significant delays upon the boot-up time associated with the computer system. The technique is applicable to both general-purpose and special-purpose computer systems, including embedded systems. | 07-30-2009 |
20090212813 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE BOARD LEVEL SECURITY - A system may include a printed circuit board, a first component located on the printed circuit board, the first component having a first unique identifier and a processor located on the printed circuit board, the processor including a one time programming section. The processor may acquire the first unique identifier from the first component and store the first unique identifier in the one time programming section during the first time initialization. Upon subsequent initializations, the processor may acquire the first unique identifier from the first component and compare the first unique identifier to the stored first unique identifier. The processor may allow the subsequent initializations to proceed if the first unique identifier matches the stored first unique. The processor may disallow the subsequent initializations from proceeding if the first unique identifier does not match the stored first unique identifier. | 08-27-2009 |
20120306530 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE BOARD LEVEL SECURITY - A system may include a printed circuit board, a first component located on the printed circuit board, the first component having a first unique identifier and a processor located on the printed circuit board, the processor including a one time programming section. The processor may acquire the first unique identifier from the first component and store the first unique identifier in the one time programming section during the first time initialization. Upon subsequent initializations, the processor may acquire the first unique identifier from the first component and compare the first unique identifier to the stored first unique identifier. The processor may allow the subsequent initializations to proceed if the first unique identifier matches the stored first unique. The processor may disallow the subsequent initializations from proceeding if the first unique identifier does not match the stored first unique identifier. | 12-06-2012 |
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20090005292 | Novel Peptides that Bind to the Erythropoietin Receptor - The present invention relates to peptide compounds that are agonists of the erythropoietin receptor (EPO-R). The invention further relates to therapeutic methods using such peptide compounds to treat disorders associated with insufficient or defective red blood cell production. Pharmaceutical compositions, which comprise the peptide compounds of the invention, are also provided. | 01-01-2009 |
20090048147 | NITROGEN-BASED LINKERS FOR ATTACHING MODIFYING GROUPS TO POLYPEPTIDES AND OTHER MACROMOLECULES - The present invention relates to a compound comprising a peptide moiety, a linker moiety and a water-soluble polymer moiety such as a poly(ethylene glycol) moiety. The linker moiety is between the peptide moiety and the water-soluble polymer moiety. In certain embodiments, the linker moiety has the structure: | 02-19-2009 |
20110282029 | NOVEL PEPTIDES THAT BIND TO THE ERYTHROPOIETIN RECEPTOR - The present invention relates to peptide compounds that are agonists of the erythropoietin receptor (EPO-R). The invention further relates to therapeutic methods using such peptide compounds to treat disorders associated with insufficient or defective red blood cell production. Pharmaceutical compositions, which comprise the peptide compounds of the invention, are also provided. | 11-17-2011 |
20120157660 | NOVEL PEPTIDES THAT BIND TO THE ERYTHROPOIETIN RECEPTOR - The present invention relates to peptide compounds that are agonists of the erythropoietin receptor (EPO-R). The invention further relates to therapeutic methods using such peptide compounds to treat disorders associated with insufficient or defective red blood cell production. Pharmaceutical compositions, which comprise the peptide compounds of the invention, are also provided. | 06-21-2012 |
20120165275 | Nitrogen-Based Linkers for Attaching Modifying Groups to Polypeptides and Other Macromolecules - Compounds comprising a peptide moiety, a linker moiety and a water-soluble polymer moiety such as a poly(ethylene glycol) moiety are disclosed. Various linker moieties for use in these compounds are also disclosed, along methods for their synthesis. | 06-28-2012 |
20130012685 | NOVEL PEPTIDES THAT BIND TO THE ERYTHROPOIETIN RECEPTOR - The present invention relates to peptide compounds that are agonists of the erythropoietin receptor (EPO-R). The invention further relates to therapeutic methods using such peptide compounds to treat disorders associated with insufficient or defective red blood cell production. Pharmaceutical compositions, which comprise the peptide compounds of the invention, are also provided. | 01-10-2013 |
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20110006395 | HYBRID BUMP CAPACITOR - A device fabricated on a chip is disclosed. The device generally includes (A) a first pattern and a second pattern both created in an intermediate conductive layer of the chip, (B) at least one via created in an insulating layer above the intermediate conductive layer and (C) a first bump created in a top conductive layer above the insulating layer. The first pattern generally establishes a first of a plurality of plates of a first capacitor. The via may be aligned with the second pattern. The first bump may (i) be located directly above the first plate, (ii) establish a second of the plates of the first capacitor, (iii) be suitable for flip-chip bonding, (iv) connect to the second pattern through the via such that both of the plates of the first capacitor are accessible in the intermediate conductive layer. The first pattern and the second pattern may be shaped as interlocking combs. | 01-13-2011 |
20120262238 | PVT CONSISTENT PLL INCORPORATING MULTIPLE LCVCOS - In described embodiments, a wide toning-range (WTR) inductive-capacitive (LC) phase locked loop (PLL) provides for a large range of differing oscillation frequencies with a set of individual LC voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) paths. The output of each individual wide range LCVCO path is provided to a multiplexor (MUX), whose output is selected based on a control signal from, for example, a device controller. Each of the set of individual wide range LCVCO paths includes a switch that couples the LCVCO to a loop filter of a voltage tuning module, wherein each switch also receives the control signal to disable or enable the LCVCO path when providing the output signal from the MUX. Each switch is configured so as to minimize leakage current drawn by the LCVCO when disabled, and to reduce or eliminate effects of input capacitance of each dormant LCVCO to the loop dynamics of the PLL. | 10-18-2012 |
20130057325 | AUTOMATIC FREQUENCY CALIBRATION OF A MULTI-LCVCO PHASE LOCKED LOOP WITH ADAPTIVE THRESHOLDS AND PROGRAMMABLE CENTER CONTROL VOLTAGE - Described embodiments provide a method of calibrating, by a calibration engine, a phase-locked loop (PLL) having one or more adjustable oscillators. The method includes entering a calibration mode of the PLL. The PLL is set to an initial state, thereby selecting one of the adjustable oscillators for calibration, an initial threshold window, and an initial tuning band of the selected adjustable oscillator. If the control signal of the selected adjustable oscillator is not within the initial threshold window, the calibration engine iteratively adjusts at least one of: (i) the selected tuning band of the selected adjustable oscillator, (ii) the selected adjustable oscillator, and (iii) the selected threshold window until the control signal of the selected adjustable oscillator is within the adjusted threshold window. If the control signal is within the threshold window, the one or more calibration settings of the PLL are stored and used to set the PLL operation. | 03-07-2013 |
20130163126 | HIGH-SWING DIFFERENTIAL DRIVER USING LOW-VOLTAGE TRANSISTORS - A differential line driver with N-paralleled slices for driving an impedance-matched transmission line. Each driver slice is a modified H-bridge driver using low-voltage, high-speed transistors. By using a voltage-dropping first resistor in each slice, a high-voltage power supply that would normally damage the transistors can be used to power the driver and produce a differential output signal with peak-to-peak amplitudes that otherwise might not be possible. Each transistor in each driver slice has a resistor disposed between the transistor and the respective output node of the driver to enhance ESD protection of the transistors and, in combination with the first resistor, to impedance match the driver to the transmission line. | 06-27-2013 |
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20090108199 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO DETERMINE FOCUS PARAMETERS DURING AN ELECTRON BEAM INSPECTION - This invention relates to apparatus and method to fast determine focus parameters in one pre-scan during an e-beam inspection practice. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus and method that provide accurate focus tuning after primary focusing has been done. | 04-30-2009 |
20120280125 | CHARGED PARTICLE SYSTEM FOR RETICLE / WAFER DEFECTS INSPECTION AND REVIEW - The present invention relates to a charged particle system for reticle or semiconductor wafer defects inspection and review, and more particularly, relates to an E-beam inspection tool for reticle or semiconductor wafer defects inspection and review without gravitational AMC settling. The charged particle system is an upside down electron beam inspection system with an electron beam aimed upward. The face down design may prevent AMC from gravitational settling on the inspected face of the specimen during inspection, thereafter having a cleaner result compared with conventional face-up inspection system. | 11-08-2012 |
20150069232 | Hot Spot Identification, Inspection, and Review - A method for identifying, inspecting, and reviewing all hot spots on a specimen is disclosed by using at least one SORIL e-beam tool. A full die on a semiconductor wafer is scanned by using a first identification recipe to obtain a full die image of that die and then design layout data is aligned and compared with the full die image to identify hot spots on the full die. Threshold levels used to identify hot spots can be varied and depend on the background environments close thereto, materials of the specimens, defect types, and design layout data. A second recipe is used to selectively inspect locations of all hot spots to identify killers, and then killers can be reviewed with a third recipe. | 03-12-2015 |