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20110106736 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTUITIVE USER INTERACTION - The disclosed method and apparatus provide prediction and suggestion of proposed actions a user of an electronic device is likely to want to do, at certain circumstances. The actions take into account historical activities made by the user, as well as incoming events, environmental data, external data, or any other source of information. Proposing the actions may be done by one or more engines, each relating to one or more aspects of the device, actions, events, activities, preferences and the like. The actions proposed by all engines are merged and prioritized, and presented to a user. The options are presented to a user in a manner that enables activation of any of the options, with the relevant settings and parameters. | 05-05-2011 |
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20090253970 | SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING A PATIENT'S INSULIN DOSAGE REGIMEN - A system for optimizing a patient's insulin dosage regimen over time, comprising at least a first memory for storing data inputs corresponding at least to one or more components in a patient's present insulin dosage regimen, and data inputs corresponding at least to the patient's blood-glucose-level measurements determined at a plurality of times, and a processor operatively connected to the at least first memory. The processor is programmed at least to determine from the data inputs corresponding to the patient's blood-glucose-level measurements determined at a plurality of times whether and by how much to vary at least one of the one or more components in the patient's present insulin dosage regimen in order to maintain the patient's future blood-glucose-level measurements within a predefined range. | 10-08-2009 |
20090253973 | APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING A PATIENT'S INSULIN DOSAGE REGIMEN - An apparatus for optimizing a patient's insulin dosage regimen over time, comprising: at least a first computer-readable memory for storing data inputs corresponding at least to one or more components in a patient's present insulin dosage regimen and the patient's blood-glucose-level measurements determined at a plurality of times; a processor operatively connected to the at least first computer-readable memory, the processor programmed at least to determine from the data inputs corresponding to the patient's blood-glucose-level measurements determined at a plurality of times whether and by how much to vary at least one of the one or more components of the patient's present insulin dosage regimen in order to maintain the patient's future blood-glucose-level measurements within a predefined range; and a display operative to display information corresponding to at least the patient's present insulin dosage regimen. | 10-08-2009 |
20110152657 | Apparatus and methods for taking blood glucose measurements and recommending insulin doses - The present disclosure related to an apparatus that may be used for taking blood glucose measurements and providing individualized insulin dose recommendations wherein the apparatus is easy to use and facilitates improved diabetes control in patients. Also disclosed are related methods. | 06-23-2011 |
20110275986 | Apparatus and System for Diabetes Management - An apparatus and system diabetes management. The apparatus comprises a body which houses: (i) at least a first memory for storing data inputs corresponding at least to one or more components in a patient's present insulin dosage regimen and the patient's blood-glucose-level measurements determined at a plurality of times; (ii) a processor operatively connected to the at least first memory, the processor programmed at least to determine from the data inputs corresponding to the patient's blood-glucose-level measurements determined at a plurality of times whether and by how much to vary at least one of the one or more components of the patient's present insulin dosage regimen; (iii) a display screen operatively connected to the processor; (iv) a quantity of insulin; (v) a needle communicating with the quantity of insulin for delivering insulin to the patient; (vi) means for effecting delivery of a portion of the quantity of insulin to the patient via the needle; and (vii) metering means for controlling the portion of the quantity of insulin delivered to the patient via the needle. | 11-10-2011 |
20110319322 | Systems, Methods and Devices for Achieving Glycemic Balance - Systems, methods and/or devices for optimizing a patient's insulin dosage regimen over time, comprising at least a first memory for storing data inputs corresponding at least to one or more components in a patient's present insulin dosage regimen, and data inputs corresponding at least to the patient's blood-glucose-level measurements determined at a plurality of times, and a processor operatively connected to the at least first memory. The processor is programmed at least to determine from the data inputs corresponding to the patient's blood-glucose-level measurements determined at a plurality of times whether and by how much to vary at least one of the one or more components in the patient's present insulin dosage regimen. Also disclosed are systems, methods and/or devices for treating a patient's diabetes by providing treatment guidance, wherein the patient's current glycemic state is determined relative to a desired balance point; and determining from at least one of a plurality of the data corresponding to the patient's blood glucose-level measurements whether and by how much to vary at least one of the one or more components in the patient's present insulin dosage regimen to get closer to the patient's desired balance point; wherein the desired balance point is the patient's lowest blood glucose-level within a predetermined range achievable before increasing the frequency of hypoglycemic events above a predetermined threshold. | 12-29-2011 |
20120022353 | System for Optimizing a Patient's Insulin Dosage Regimen - A system for optimizing a patient's insulin dosage regimen over time, comprising at least a first memory for storing data inputs corresponding at least to one or more components in a patient's present insulin dosage regimen, and data inputs corresponding at least to the patient's blood-glucose-level measurements determined at a plurality of times, and a processor operatively connected to the at least first memory. The processor is programmed at least to determine from the data inputs corresponding to the patient's blood-glucose-level measurements determined at a plurality of times whether and by how much to vary at least one of the one or more components in the patient's present insulin dosage regimen in order to maintain the patient's future blood-glucose-level measurements within a predefined range. | 01-26-2012 |
20130289883 | SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING A PATIENT'S INSULIN DOSAGE REGIMEN - A system for optimizing a patient's insulin dosage regimen over time, comprising at least a first memory for storing data inputs corresponding at least to one or more components in a patient's present insulin dosage regimen, and data inputs corresponding at least to the patient's blood-glucose-level measurements determined at a plurality of times, and a processor operatively connected to the at least first memory. The processor is programmed at least to determine from the data inputs corresponding to the patient's blood-glucose-level measurements determined at a plurality of times whether and by how much to vary at least one of the one or more components in the patient's present insulin dosage regimen in order to maintain the patient's future blood-glucose-level measurements within a predefined range. | 10-31-2013 |
20140094745 | Apparatus for Optimizing a Patient's Insulin Dosage Regimen - An apparatus for optimizing a patient's insulin dosage regimen over time, comprising: at least a first computer-readable memory for storing data inputs corresponding at least to one or more components in a patient's present insulin dosage regimen and the patient's blood-glucose-level measurements determined at a plurality of times; a processor operatively connected to the at least first computer-readable memory, the processor programmed at least to determine from the data inputs corresponding to the patient's blood-glucose-level measurements determined at a plurality of times whether and by how much to vary at least one of the one or more components of the patient's present insulin dosage regimen in order to maintain the patient's future blood-glucose-level measurements within a predefined range; and a display operative to display information corresponding to at least the patient's present insulin dosage regimen. | 04-03-2014 |
20140343530 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR ALLEVIATING GLUCOTOXICITY AND RESTORING PANCREATIC BETA-CELL FUNCTION IN ADVANCED DIABETES MELLITUS - Systems, methods and/or devices for treating diabetes mellitus by alleviating glucotoxicity and restoring pancreatic beta-cell function, comprising at least a first memory for storing data inputs corresponding at least to one or more components in a patient's present insulin dosage regimen, and data inputs corresponding at least to the patient's blood-glucose-level measurements determined at a plurality of times, and a processor operatively connected to the at least first memory. The processor is programmed at least to determine from the data inputs corresponding to the patient's blood-glucose-level measurements determined at a plurality of times whether and by how much to vary at least one of the components of the patient's present insulin dosage regimen. Also disclosed are systems, methods, and/or devices for alleviating glucotoxicity and restoring pancreatic beta-cell function, comprising establishing the patient's current glycemic state relative to a desired glycemic range and determining from at least one of a plurality of the data corresponding to the patient's blood glucose-level measurements whether and by how much to adjust at least one of the components in the patient's present insulin dosage regimen. | 11-20-2014 |
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20110031237 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A MODULAR PROCESSING DEVICE - A system for heating one or more objects. The system comprises a first housing comprising a power unit configured for generating radio frequency (EM) radiation, one or more second housings comprising a heating unit having a cavity for positioning one or more objects, and one or more EM radiation conducting elements configured for conducting the EM radiation from the power unit to the cavity for heating the one or more objects. The first housing and one or more of the second housings are physically separated from one another. | 02-10-2011 |
20110198343 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HEATING USING RF ENERGY - A method of heating and/or thawing using an RF heater is described. In some cases the heating differentially heats portions according to their dissipation ratios. Optionally, this avoids dissipating large amounts of energy into thawed portions while frozen portions are still extant and heat slowly. Optionally, this prevents overheating of thawed portions. | 08-18-2011 |
20120067872 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APPLYING ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY - An apparatus for applying electromagnetic energy to an object in an energy application zone via at least one radiating element is disclosed. The apparatus may include at least one processor. The at least one processor may be configured to determine a value indicative of energy absorbable by the object at each of a plurality of frequencies and to cause the at least one radiating element to apply energy to the zone in at least a subset of the plurality of frequencies. Energy applied to the zone at each of the subset of frequencies may be a function of the absorbable energy value at each frequency. | 03-22-2012 |
20120097665 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ENERGY - A method of irradiating a load comprising providing different amounts of energy at different frequencies by varying respective durations during which corresponding frequencies are transmitted. The method is useful for any form of heating including warming, drying and thawing using microwave and/or RF energy. | 04-26-2012 |
20120122072 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HEATING AND/OR THAWING BLOOD PRODUCTS - A device for heating one or more blood product units using electromagnetic (EM) energy is disclosed. The device comprises a chamber sized and shaped for containing at least one frozen blood product unit, a dielectric heating unit for applying electromagnetic (EM) energy at a plurality of frequencies to the at least one blood product unit, and a controller for operating the dielectric heating unit to heat the at least one frozen blood product unit to about a body temperature in less than 3 minutes according to a heating pattern. | 05-17-2012 |
20120133542 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONCENTRATING ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY ON A REMOTELY-LOCATED OBJECT - A method for transmitting radio frequency (RF) radiation to an object located in proximity to a reflector includes the steps of: selecting a target reflector and a level of power for conveying to the target reflector by reradiation from the target reflector, determining a resonance profile of the target reflector, the resonance profile including at least one resonant frequency of the target reflector, selecting a transmission profile matching the resonance profile, the transmission profile comprising the at least one resonant frequency, and transmitting RF radiation in accordance with the transmission profile towards the target reflector. | 05-31-2012 |
20120312801 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HEATING USING RF ENERGY - An apparatus for applying EM energy to a load may include at least one processor configured to receive information indicative of dissipated energy for each of a plurality of modulation space elements and group a number of the plurality of modulations space elements into at least two subsets based on the information received indicative of dissipated energy. The processor may also be configured to associate a power delivery protocol with each of the at least two subsets wherein the power delivery protocol differs between subsets and regulate energy applied to the load in accordance with each power delivery protocol. | 12-13-2012 |
20130062334 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ENERGY - Apparatuses and methods for applying EM energy to a load. The apparatuses and methods may include at least one processor configured to receive information indicative of energy dissipated by the load for each of a plurality of modulation space elements. The processor may also be configured to associate each of the plurality of modulation space elements with a corresponding time duration of power application, based on the received information. The processor may be further configured to regulate energy applied to the load such that for each of the plurality of modulation space elements, power is applied to the load at the corresponding time duration of power application. | 03-14-2013 |
20130087545 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ENERGY - Apparatuses and methods for applying EM energy to a load. The apparatuses and methods may include at least one processor configured to receive information indicative of energy dissipated by the load for each of a plurality of modulation space elements. The processor may also be configured to associate each of the plurality of modulation space elements with a corresponding time duration of power application, based on the received information. The processor may be further configured to regulate energy applied to the load such that for each of the plurality of modulation space elements, power is applied to the load at the corresponding time duration of power application. | 04-11-2013 |
20130240757 | LOSS PROFILE ANALYSIS - Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for applying radio frequency (RF) energy to an object in an energy application zone. At least one processor may be configured to cause RF energy to be applied at a plurality of electromagnetic field patterns to the object in the energy application zone. The processor may be further configured to determine an amount of power dissipated in the energy application zone, for each of the plurality of field patterns. The processor may also be configured to determine a spatial distribution of energy absorption characteristics across at least a portion of the energy application zone based on the amounts of power dissipated when the plurality of field patterns are applied to the energy application zone. | 09-19-2013 |
20130284725 | Device and Method for Heating Using RF Energy - A method of heating and/or thawing using an RF heater is described. In some cases the heating differentially heats portions according to their dissipation ratios. Optionally, this avoids dissipating large amounts of energy into thawed portions while frozen portions are still extant and heat slowly. Optionally, this prevents overheating of thawed potions. | 10-31-2013 |
20130321149 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FOREST FIRE CONTROL - A system for forest fire control comprising a plurality of forest fire control nodes. Each node is comprised of one or move detection means of an environmental condition. Each node is also comprised of at least one communication transceiver for sending and receiving data indicative of a sensed environmental condition, and of at least one hanging unit configured for hanging the node on a tree. | 12-05-2013 |
20140063676 | Ferrite-induced spatial modification of EM field patterns - An apparatus for exciting a rotating field pattern in a cavity containing an object, the apparatus comprising a radiating element configured to excite an electromagnetic (EM) field pattern in the cavity, wherein the EM field pattern is excited with EM energy at a frequency in the radio-frequency (RF) range, a field rotating element configured to rotate the EM field pattern, wherein the field rotating element has an anisotropy, the anisotropy selected from magnetic anisotropy, electric anisotropy, and a combination of magnetic and electric anisotropies, and a controller configured to determine the EM field pattern according to value indicative of energy absorbable by the object and to control the anisotropy of the field rotating element in order to rotate the EM field pattern. | 03-06-2014 |
20140232274 | CALIBRATED ENERGY TRANSFER - Apparatuses, methods, kits, and systems relating to applying electromagnetic energy to an object located at least partially in an energy application zone are disclosed. Some apparatuses may include a processor configured to determine a preliminary amount of energy to be dissipated in the object and determine a corrected amount of energy based on the preliminary amount of energy and calibration information. The processor may be further configured to cause a source to transfer energy to the energy application zone and determine an amount of delivered energy, based on an amount of energy returned from the energy application zone and an amount of energy supplied to the energy application zone. The processor may also be configured to cause the source to transfer energy to the energy application zone at least until the amount of delivered energy equals the corrected amount of energy. | 08-21-2014 |
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20080261894 | Combination Therapy with Glatiramer Acetate and Rasagiline for the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis - The subject invention provides a method of treating a subject afflicted with a form of multiple sclerosis comprising periodically administering to the subject an amount of glatiramer acetate and an amount of rasagiline or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the amounts when taken together are effective to alleviate a symptom of the form of multiple sclerosis in the subject so as to thereby treat the subject. The subject invention also provides a package comprising glatiramer acetate, rasagiline or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and instructions for use of the together to alleviate a symptom of a form of multiple sclerosis in a subject. The subject invention further provides a pharmaceutical combination comprising separate dosage forms of an amount of glatiramer acetate and an amount of rasagiline or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which combination is useful to alleviate a symptom of a form of multiple sclerosis in a subject. | 10-23-2008 |
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20100167983 | Combination therapy with glatiramer acetate and rasagiline for the treatment of multiple sclerosis - The subject invention provides a method of treating a subject afflicted with a form of multiple sclerosis comprising periodically administering to the subject an amount of glatiramer acetate and an amount of rasagiline or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the amounts when taken together are effective to alleviate a symptom of the form of multiple sclerosis in the subject so as to thereby treat the subject. The subject invention also provides a package comprising glatiramer acetate, rasagiline or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and instructions for use of the together to alleviate a symptom of a form of multiple sclerosis in a subject. The subject invention further provides a pharmaceutical combination comprising separate dosage forms of an amount of glatiramer acetate and an amount of rasagiline or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which combination is useful to alleviate a symptom of a form of multiple sclerosis in a subject. | 07-01-2010 |
20110027219 | Treatment of Crohn's disease with laquinimod - This application provides for a method of treating a subject suffering from Crohn's disease, the method comprising periodically administering to the subject an amount of laquinimod or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof effective to treat the subject. This application provides for use of laquinimod in the manufacture of a medicament for treating a subject suffering from Crohn's disease. This application also provides for a pharmaceutical composition comprising laquinimod for use in treating a subject suffering from Crohn's disease. | 02-03-2011 |
20110218203 | TREATMENT OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS WITH A COMBINATION OF LAQUINIMOD AND METHOTREXATE - This invention provides a method of treating a subject afflicted with rheumatoid arthritis comprising periodically administering to the subject an amount of laquinimod or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and an amount of methotrexate, wherein the amounts when taken together are effective to treat the subject. This invention also provides laquinimod or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for use in combination with methotrexate in treating a subject afflicted with rheumatoid arthritis. This invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising an amount of laquinimod or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and an amount of methotrexate for use in treating a subject afflicted with rheumatoid arthritis. | 09-08-2011 |
20120027718 | COMBINATION THERAPY WITH GLATIRAMER ACETATE AND RASAGILINE FOR THE TREATMENT OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS - The subject invention provides a method of treating a subject afflicted with a form of multiple sclerosis comprising periodically administering to the subject an amount of glatiramer acetate and an amount of rasagiline or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the amounts when taken together are effective to alleviate a symptom of the form of multiple sclerosis in the subject so as to thereby treat the subject. The subject invention also provides a package comprising glatiramer acetate, rasagiline or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and instructions for use of the together to alleviate a symptom of a form of multiple sclerosis in a subject. The subject invention further provides a pharmaceutical combination comprising separate dosage forms of an amount of glatiramer acetate and an amount of rasagiline or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which combination is useful to alleviate a symptom of a form of multiple sclerosis in a subject. | 02-02-2012 |
20130203807 | USE OF LAQUINIMOD FOR TREATING CROHN'S DISEASE PATIENTS WHO FAILED FIRST-LINE ANTI-TNF THERAPY - This application provides for a method of treating a human patient afflicted with anti-TNFα refractory Crohn's disease, of treating a human patient afflicted with non-fibrostenotic Crohn's disease, and of treating a human patient whose Crohn's disease had not been surgically treated, the method comprising periodically administering to the patient an amount of laquinimod or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof effective to treat the patient. This application also provides for a method of inducing or maintaining clinical remission in a human patient afflicted with Crohn's disease comprising periodically administering to the patient an amount of laquinimod effective to induce or maintain clinical remission in the patient, which amount of laquinimod is less than 0.5 mg/day. | 08-08-2013 |
20140051767 | PARENTERAL FORMULATIONS OF RASAGILINE - This application provides a method of preferentially inhibiting monoamine oxidase A (MAOA) in the brain of a subject relative to in the intestine of the subject comprising parenterally administering to the subject a controlled release formulation comprising a therapeutically effective amount of rasagiline or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. | 02-20-2014 |
20140057883 | TREATMENT OF CROHN'S DISEASE WITH LAQUINIMOD - This application provides for a method of treating a subject suffering from Crohn's disease, the method comprising periodically administering to the subject an amount of laquinimod or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof effective to treat the subject. This application provides for use of laquinimod in the manufacture of a medicament for treating a subject suffering from Crohn's disease. This application also provides for a pharmaceutical composition comprising laquinimod for use in treating a subject suffering from Crohn's disease. | 02-27-2014 |
20140200243 | TREATMENT OF CROHN'S DISEASE WITH LAQUINIMOD - This application provides for a method of treating a subject suffering from Crohn's disease, the method comprising periodically administering to the subject an amount of laquinimod or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof effective to treat the subject. This application provides for use of laquinimod in the manufacture of a medicament for treating a subject suffering from Crohn's disease. This application also provides for a pharmaceutical composition comprising laquinimod for use in treating a subject suffering from Crohn's disease. | 07-17-2014 |
20140271532 | COMBINATION THERAPY WITH GLATIRAMER ACETATE AND RASAGILINE FOR THE TREATMENT OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS - The subject invention provides a method of treating a subject afflicted with a form of multiple sclerosis comprising periodically administering to the subject an amount of glatiramer acetate and an amount of rasagiline or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the amounts when taken together are effective to alleviate a symptom of the form of multiple sclerosis in the subject so as to thereby treat the subject. The subject invention also provides a package comprising glatiramer acetate, rasagiline or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and instructions for use of the together to alleviate a symptom of a form of multiple sclerosis in a subject. The subject invention further provides a pharmaceutical combination comprising separate dosage forms of an amount of glatiramer acetate and an amount of rasagiline or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which combination is useful to alleviate a symptom of a form of multiple sclerosis in a subject. | 09-18-2014 |
20150080441 | USE OF RASAGILINE FOR THE TREATMENT OF RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME - Disclosed are methods for the treatment of Restless Legs Syndrome comprising administering an amount of R(+)-N-propargyl-1-aminoindan or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. | 03-19-2015 |
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20110185156 | EXECUTING WATCHPOINT EVENTS FOR DEBUGGING IN A "BREAK BEFORE MAKE" MANNER - A processor (e.g., a Digital Signal Processor (DSP) core) rewinds a pipeline of instructions upon a watchpoint event in an instruction being processed. The program execution ceases at the instruction in which the watchpoint event occurred, while the instruction and subsequent instructions are cancelled, keeping the hardware components associated with executing the program in their previous states, prior to the watchpoint. The rewind is such that the program is refetched to enable execution to continue from the instruction in which the watchpoint event occurred. The watchpoint event is executed in a “break before make” manner. | 07-28-2011 |
20120166694 | Using Identification in Cache Memory for Parallel Requests - In an exemplary computer system having one or more masters configured to the same slave memory using a protocol, such as the AMBA AXI protocol, a master provides an ID field to the memory as part of a data request, where the ID field has a line ID sub-field that represents a line ID value that uniquely identifies a particular cache line (or subset of cache lines) in the master, where the memory returns the line ID value back to the master along with the retrieved data. The master uses the line ID value to identify the cache line into which the retrieved data is to be stored. In this way, the master does not need to maintain a queue of address buffers to retain the addresses for data requests currently being processed, where the size of the queue limits the number of parallel in-service data requests by the master. | 06-28-2012 |
20120230341 | MULTI-THREADED PROCESSING WITH HARDWARE ACCELERATORS - Described embodiments process multiple threads of commands in a network processor. One or more tasks are generated corresponding to each received packet, and the tasks are provided to a packet processor module (MPP). A scheduler associates each received task with a command flow. A thread updater writes state data corresponding to the flow to a context memory. The scheduler determines an order of processing of the command flows. When a processing thread of a multi-thread processor is available, the thread updater loads, from the context memory, state data for at least one scheduled flow to one of the multi-thread processors. The multi-thread processor processes a next command of the flow based on the loaded state data. If the processed command requires operation of a co-processor module, the multi-thread processor sends a co-processor request and switches command processing from the first flow to a second flow. | 09-13-2012 |
20130046961 | SPECULATIVE MEMORY WRITE IN A PIPELINED PROCESSOR - An apparatus generally having an interface circuit and a processor. The interface circuit may have a queue and a connection to a memory. The processor may have a pipeline. The processor is generally configured to (i) place an address in the queue in response to processing a first instruction in a first stage of the pipeline, (ii) generate a flag by processing a second instruction in a second stage of the pipeline, the second instruction may be processed in the second stage after the first instruction is processed in the first stage, and (iii) generate a signal based on the flag in a third stage of the pipeline. The third stage may be situated in the pipeline after the second stage. The interface circuit is generally configured to cancel the address from the queue without transferring the address to the memory in response to the signal having a disabled value. | 02-21-2013 |
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20080263348 | Dynamic asymmetric partitioning of program code memory in network connected devices - A novel asymmetric memory partitioning mechanism for providing resolving and reducing memory limitations when an increase in software image size is required. Two partitions are created in non-volatile memory, one smaller than the other. The smaller partition stores a degenerated version of the full-functionality software comprising only essential program code for booting the device and repeating the download and installation procedures until the full-functionality software image is successfully installed in non-volatile memory. The larger portion stores a full-functionality version of the software comprising both essential and non-essential program code. The mechanism also provides the capability of converting devices already deployed in the field. The legacy symmetrical partitioning of the memory in these devices is removed and replaced with asymmetrical partitioning, wherein the smaller partition stores the degenerated software image and the larger partition stores the full-functionality software image. | 10-23-2008 |
20110140657 | Staged Deployment for Electrical Charge Spots - A method and system is provided to deploy electrical charge spots in stages according to demand. During a first stage a plurality of infrastructure adapters are installed. This may involve demolishing and rebuilding portions of the infrastructure and laying down power cables from the electrical power supply to the charge spot locations. The infrastructure adapters are then coupled to an electrical power supply. Many if not all of the infrastructure adapters are covered with a temporary housing protecting them from vandalism and weather. During a second stage, in response to a demand for charge stations, the charge stations are completed. During the second stage, at least one external unit is attached to an infrastructure adapter by making an infrastructure adapter quick connect interface with an external unit quick connect interface. As such, a charge spot is completed quickly in response to demand. | 06-16-2011 |
20120013302 | Staged Deployment for Electrical Charge Spots - A method and system is provided to deploy electrical charge spots in stages according to demand. During a first stage a plurality of infrastructure adapters are installed. This may involve demolishing and rebuilding portions of the infrastructure and laying down power cables from the electrical power supply to the charge spot locations. The infrastructure adapters are then coupled to an electrical power supply. Many if not all of the infrastructure adapters are covered with a temporary housing protecting them from vandalism and weather. During a second stage, in response to a demand for charge stations, the charge stations are completed. During the second stage, at least one external unit is attached to an infrastructure adapter by making an infrastructure adapter quick connect interface with an external unit quick connect interface. As such, a charge spot is completed quickly in response to demand. | 01-19-2012 |
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20110211754 | Tracking body parts by combined color image and depth processing - A method for image processing includes receiving a depth image of a scene containing a human subject and receiving a color image of the scene containing the human subject. A part of a body of the subject is identified in at least one of the images. A quality of both the depth image and the color image is evaluated, and responsively to the quality, one of the images is selected to be dominant in processing of the part of the body in the images. The identified part is localized in the dominant one of the images, while using supporting data from the other one of the images. | 09-01-2011 |
20110292036 | DEPTH SENSOR WITH APPLICATION INTERFACE - A method for processing data includes receiving a depth map of a scene containing a body of a humanoid subject. The depth map includes a matrix of pixels, each pixel corresponding to a respective location in the scene and having a respective pixel depth value indicative of a distance from a reference plane to the respective location. The depth map is processed in a digital processor to extract a skeleton of at least a part of the body, the skeleton including multiple joints having respective coordinates. An application program interface (API) indicates at least the coordinates of the joints. | 12-01-2011 |
20110293137 | ANALYSIS OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL SCENES - A method for processing data includes receiving a depth map of a scene containing a humanoid form. The depth map is processed so as to identify three-dimensional (3D) connected components in the scene, each connected component including a set of the pixels that are mutually adjacent and have mutually-adjacent depth values. Separate, first and second connected components are identified as both belonging to the humanoid form, and a representation of the humanoid form is generated including both of the first and second connected components. | 12-01-2011 |
20120204133 | Gesture-Based User Interface - A user interface method, including capturing, by a computer, a sequence of images over time of at least a part of a body of a human subject, and processing the images in order to detect a gesture, selected from a group of gestures consisting of a grab gesture, a push gesture, a pull gesture, and a circular hand motion. A software application is controlled responsively to the detected gesture. | 08-09-2012 |
20130230215 | IDENTIFYING COMPONENTS OF A HUMANOID FORM IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL SCENES - A method for processing data includes receiving a depth map of a scene containing a humanoid form. The depth map is processed so as to identify three-dimensional (3D) connected components in the scene, each connected component including a set of the pixels that are mutually adjacent and have mutually-adjacent depth values. Separate, first and second connected components are identified as both belonging to the humanoid form, and a representation of the humanoid form is generated including both of the first and second connected components. | 09-05-2013 |
20130230234 | ANALYSIS OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL SCENES WITH A SURFACE MODEL - A method for processing data includes receiving a depth map of a scene containing a humanoid form. The depth map is processed so as to identify three-dimensional (3D) connected components in the scene, each connected component including a set of the pixels that are mutually adjacent and have mutually-adjacent depth values. Separate, first and second connected components are identified as both belonging to the humanoid form, and a representation of the humanoid form is generated including both of the first and second connected components. | 09-05-2013 |
20130283213 | ENHANCED VIRTUAL TOUCHPAD - A method, including receiving, by a computer, a two-dimensional image (2D) containing at least a physical surface and segmenting the physical surface into one or more physical regions. A functionality is assigned to each of the one or more physical regions, each of the functionalities corresponding to a tactile input device, and a sequence of three-dimensional (3D) maps is received, the sequence of 3D maps containing at least a hand of a user of the computer, the hand positioned on one of the physical regions. The 3D maps are analyzed to detect a gesture performed by the user, and based on the gesture, an input is simulated for the tactile input device corresponding to the one of the physical regions. | 10-24-2013 |
20140294237 | Combined color image and depth processing - A method for image processing includes receiving a depth image of a scene containing a human subject and receiving a color image of the scene containing the human subject. A part of a body of the subject is identified in at least one of the images. A quality of both the depth image and the color image is evaluated, and responsively to the quality, one of the images is selected to be dominant in processing of the part of the body in the images. The identified part is localized in the dominant one of the images, while using supporting data from the other one of the images. | 10-02-2014 |
20140333626 | ANALYSIS OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL SCENES - A method for processing data includes receiving a depth map of a scene containing a humanoid form. The depth map is processed so as to identify three-dimensional (3D) connected components in the scene, each connected component including a set of the pixels that are mutually adjacent and have mutually-adjacent depth values. Separate, first and second connected components are identified as both belonging to the humanoid form, and a representation of the humanoid form is generated including both of the first and second connected components. | 11-13-2014 |
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20110239312 | METHODS OF DIAGNOSING AND TREATING MOTOR NEURON DISEASES - Use of an agent which upregulates an activity or amount of miRNA-9 or miRNA-9* is disclosed for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of a motor neuron disease (MND). | 09-29-2011 |
20130209440 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF INSULIN-ASSOCIATED MEDICAL CONDITIONS - A method of increasing insulin content in a pancreatic beta cell is disclosed. The method comprising expressing in the pancreatic beta cell an exogenous polynucleotide encoding at least one microRNA or a precursor thereof, wherein the microRNA is selected from the group consisting of miR-15, miR-16, miR-24, miR-26, miR-27, miR-29, miR-30, miR-129, miR-141, miR-148, miR-182, miR-200, miR-376 and Let-7, thereby increasing the insulin content in the pancreatic beta cell. | 08-15-2013 |
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20140243393 | METHODS OF DIAGNOSING AND TREATING MOTOR NEURON DISEASES - Use of an agent which upregulates an activity or amount of miRNA-9 or miRNA-9* is disclosed for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of a motor neuron disease (MND). | 08-28-2014 |
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20090021488 | DISPLAYS AND INFORMATION INPUT DEVICES - An integrated display and input device including a first pixel array operative to provide a visually sensible output, a second pixel array operative to sense at least a position of an object with respect to the first pixel array and circuitry receiving an output from the second pixel array and providing a non-imagewise input to utilization circuitry. | 01-22-2009 |
20100110027 | INTERACTIVE DEVICES - An interactive assembly including at least one interactive surface element, at least a first region of the at least one interactive surface element having first user sensible functionality and at least a second region of the at least one interactive surface element having second functionality, different from the first user sensible functionality, input sensor functionality, including at least one input sensor located in propinquity to at least one of the at least one interactive surface element, operative to sense impingement of an electromagnetic radiation spot on at least one of the at least one first region and the at least one second region of the at least one interactive surface element and utilization functionality for employing outputs of the input sensor functionality in respect of impingement on either or both of the at least one first region and the at least one second region. | 05-06-2010 |
20110128234 | DISPLAYS AND INFORMATION INPUT DEVICES - An integrated display and input device including a pixel array operative to provide a visually sensible output, at least one sensor operative to sense at least a position of at least one object with respect to the pixel array when the at least one object has at least a predetermined degree of propinquity to the pixel array and circuitry receiving an output from the at least one sensor and providing a non-imagewise input representing the position of the at least one object relative to the pixel array to utilization circuitry. | 06-02-2011 |
20140063331 | ELECTROMAGNETIC ACTUATORS FOR DIGITAL CAMERAS - Electromagnetic actuators for digital cameras, in particular miniature cell-phone and tablet cameras, include an electromagnet with a first elongated ferromagnetic member surrounded coaxially in part by a conductive coil along a first longitudinal axis, and a elongated second ferromagnetic member with a second longitudinal axis. The first and second ferromagnetic members have respective first and second operative surfaces and are aligned such that their longitudinal axes are parallel and such that respective operative surfaces overlap each other across a gap. The two members are mechanically coupled to respective frames. A frame hinge connects the frames and enables a relative tilt motion between the ferromagnetic members when current passes through the coil. The tilt motion is convertible into a linear displacement along an optical axis of an optical element coupled to the actuator. Two actuators can be combined into an assembly capable of providing double-axis tilt. | 03-06-2014 |
20140118286 | INTERACTIVE DEVICES - An interactive assembly including at least one interactive surface element, at least a first region of the at least one interactive surface element having first user sensible functionality and at least a second region of the at least one interactive surface element having second functionality, different from the first user sensible functionality, input sensor functionality, including at least one input sensor located in propinquity to at least one of the at least one interactive surface element, operative to sense impingement of an electromagnetic radiation spot on at least one of the at least one first region and the at least one second region of the at least one interactive surface element and utilization functionality for employing outputs of the input sensor functionality in respect of impingement on either or both of the at least one first region and the at least one second region. | 05-01-2014 |
20140132542 | DISPLAYS AND INFORMATION INPUT DEVICES - An integrated display and input device including a pixel array operative to provide a visually sensible output, at least one sensor operative to sense at least a position of at least one object with respect to the pixel array when the at least one object has at least a predetermined degree of propinquity to the pixel array and circuitry receiving an output from the at least one sensor and providing a non-imagewise input representing the position of the at least one object relative to the pixel array to utilization circuitry. | 05-15-2014 |
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20110264735 | Method, Device and System For Creating a Virtual Local Social Network - There is provided a system and method for creating a local social network, based on a user's location and a user's virtual social profile (e.g. a facebook profile, a myspace profile) on a virtual social network (e.g. facebook, myspace). The method includes the steps of: (1) associating a communication device with a user's virtual profile, (2) detecting a communication device within an interactive region, (3) extracting unique parameters of the communication device, (4) retrieving data associated with the communication device and with the user's virtual profile, and (5) initiating data transfer based on the retrieved data. | 10-27-2011 |
20130072225 | METHODS CIRCUITS SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED COMPUTER EXECUTABLE CODE FOR LOCALIZING AND MESSAGING A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - Disclosed are methods, circuits, systems and associated computer executable code for detecting the presence of a mobile computing device in a specific area. Included are means for receiving a message from the mobile device including a coarse location indicator, determining that the received coarse location indicator is in proximity with one or more local (e.g. retailer) stations, and causing at least one of the one or more local stations to transmit a mobile device specific poling signal to the device. | 03-21-2013 |
20130173704 | Method, Device and System for Creating a Virtual Local Social Network - There is provided a system and method for creating a local social network, based on a user's location and a user's virtual social profile (e.g. a facebook profile, a myspace profile) on a virtual social network (e.g. facebook, myspace). The method includes the steps of: (1) associating a communication device with a user's virtual profile, (2) detecting a communication device within an interactive region, (3) extracting unique parameters of the communication device, (4) retrieving data associated with the communication device and with the user's virtual profile, and (5) initiating data transfer based on the retrieved data. | 07-04-2013 |
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20090284579 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSFERRING A CONFERENCE BETWEEN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND A CONFERENCING TERMINAL - A conferencing system for an enterprise is disclosed. The conferencing system allows a user conducting a communication session on a personal communication device to transfer the communication session to a local conferencing device. The conferencing system prompts the personal communication device with an option to transfer the communication session to the conferencing device. The system obtains contact information for a multimedia endpoint associated with the remote communication device and initiates a connection between the local conferencing device and the remote multimedia endpoint. The system can also transfer a communication session from a local conferencing device to a portable communication device. | 11-19-2009 |
20090284580 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INITIATING A CONFERENCE BASED ON THE PROXIMITY OF A PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A conferencing system for an enterprise is disclosed. The conferencing system determines the location of a portable communication device within a premises and sends a prompt to the portable communication device announcing an option to initiate a communication session using local conferencing devices. In response to a request from the portable communication device, the system determines connection information for a remote endpoint and initiates a communication session between the local conferencing device and the remote endpoint. | 11-19-2009 |
20090285130 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING CONFERENCING RESOURCES IN A PREMISES - A conferencing system for an enterprise is disclosed. The conferencing system includes a management apparatus for managing conferencing resources in a premises. The management apparatus includes a communications link for communicating with a proximity announcing system, which indicates whether a portable communications device is near a conferencing device within the premises. The management apparatus can transmit a message to a proximate portable communication device indicating that a conferencing device is nearby. The proximity announcing system can include wireless transmitters and receivers associated with the premises and with portable communication devices used within the premises for tracking the location of the portable communication devices throughout the premises. | 11-19-2009 |
20090285131 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A USER INTERFACE TO A PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A CONFERENCING SESSION - A conferencing system for an enterprise is disclosed. The conferencing system allows a conferencing session conducted on a conferencing device within a premises to be controlled from a portable communication device. The system provides a generic user interface to the portable communication device for controlling the conferencing session. Commands for controlling the conferencing session are entered on the portable communication device and signaled to the conferencing device. | 11-19-2009 |
20130210401 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSFERRING A CONFERENCE BETWEEN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND A CONFERENCING TERMINAL - A conferencing system for an enterprise is disclosed. The conferencing system includes a management apparatus for managing conferencing resources in a premises. The management apparatus includes a communications link for communicating with a proximity announcing system, which indicates whether a portable communications device is near a conferencing device within the premises. The management apparatus can transmit a message to a proximate portable communication device indicating that a conferencing device is nearby. The proximity announcing system can include wireless transmitters and receivers associated with the premises and with portable communication devices used within the premises for tracking the location of the portable communication devices throughout the premises. | 08-15-2013 |
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20090259311 | Tensioned Meniscus Prosthetic Devices and Associated Methods - A prosthetic device for use as an artificial meniscus is disclosed. The prosthetic device restores shock absorption, stability, and function to the knee joint after removal of the damaged natural meniscus. In some embodiments, the prosthetic device is pre-tensioned to improve the fit of the prosthetic device within the knee joint and, thereby, maximize the contact area of the load-bearing surfaces to distribute loading through the prosthetic device in a manner substantially similar to that of a healthy natural meniscus. In some embodiments, the pre-tensioned prosthetic device is smaller, or scaled-down, relative to the size of a healthy natural meniscus. | 10-15-2009 |
20090259312 | Meniscus Prosthetic Devices with Anti-Migration Features - A prosthetic device for use as an artificial meniscus is disclosed. The prosthetic device restores shock absorption, stability, and function to the knee joint after removal of the damaged natural meniscus. In some embodiments, the prosthetic device includes an anti-migration feature. The anti-migration feature is a bridge for engagement with a femur notch in some instances. Generally, the anti-migration feature allows the artificial meniscus to be implanted into the patient's knee and maintain its position within the knee without penetrating the adjacent bone. The bridge is reinforced with fibers in some instances. | 10-15-2009 |
20090259314 | Meniscus prosthetic device selection and implantation methods - Methods of selecting and implanting prosthetic devices for use as a replacement meniscus are disclosed. The selection methods include a pre-implantation selection method and a during-implantation selection method. The pre-implantation selection method includes a direct geometrical matching process, a correlation parameters-based matching process, and a finite element-based matching process. The implant identified by the pre-implantation selection method is then confirmed to be a suitable implant in the during-implantation selection method. Methods of implanting meniscus prosthetic devices are also disclosed. | 10-15-2009 |
20110054486 | Devices, Methods, and Systems for Prosthetic Meniscus Selection, Trialing, and Implantation - Methods of selecting and implanting prosthetic devices for use as a replacement meniscus are disclosed. The selection methods include a pre-implantation selection method and a during-implantation selection method. The pre-implantation selection method includes a direct geometrical matching process, a correlation parameters-based matching process, and a finite element-based matching process. The implant identified by the pre-implantation selection method is then confirmed to be a suitable implant in the during-implantation selection method. In some instances, the during-implantation selection method includes monitoring loads and/or pressures applied to the prosthetic device and/or the adjacent anatomy. In some instances, the loads and/or pressures are monitored by a trial prosthetic device comprising one or more sensors. Methods of implanting meniscus prosthetic devices are also disclosed. | 03-03-2011 |
20110288643 | Meniscus Prosthetic Device Selection and Implantation Methods - Methods of selecting and implanting prosthetic devices for use as a replacement meniscus are disclosed. The selection methods include a pre-implantation selection method and a during-implantation selection method. The pre-implantation selection method includes a direct geometrical matching process, a correlation parameters-based matching process, and a finite element-based matching process. The implant identified by the pre-implantation selection method is then confirmed to be a suitable implant in the during-implantation selection method. Methods of implanting meniscus prosthetic devices are also disclosed. | 11-24-2011 |
20120004725 | Tensioned Meniscus Prosthetic Devices and Associated Methods - A prosthetic device for use as an artificial meniscus is disclosed. The prosthetic device restores shock absorption, stability, and function to the knee joint after removal of the damaged natural meniscus. In some embodiments, the prosthetic device is pre-tensioned to improve the fit of the prosthetic device within the knee joint and, thereby, maximize the contact area of the load-bearing surfaces to distribute loading through the prosthetic device in a manner substantially similar to that of a healthy natural meniscus. In some embodiments, the pre-tensioned prosthetic device is smaller, or scaled-down, relative to the size of a healthy natural meniscus. | 01-05-2012 |
20120310347 | Devices, Methods, and Systems for Prosthetic Meniscus Selection, Trialing, and Implantation - Methods of selecting and implanting prosthetic devices for use as a replacement meniscus are disclosed. The selection methods include a pre-implantation selection method and a during-implantation selection method. The pre-implantation selection method includes a direct geometrical matching process, a correlation parameters-based matching process, and a finite element-based matching process. The implant identified by the pre-implantation selection method is then confirmed to be a suitable implant in the during-implantation selection method. In some instances, the during-implantation selection method includes monitoring loads and/or pressures applied to the prosthetic device and/or the adjacent anatomy. In some instances, the loads and/or pressures are monitored by a trial prosthetic device comprising one or more sensors. Methods of implanting meniscus prosthetic devices are also disclosed. | 12-06-2012 |
20140249627 | Devices, Methods, and Systems for Prosthetic Meniscus Selection, Trialing, and Implantation - Methods of selecting and implanting prosthetic devices for use as a replacement meniscus are disclosed. The selection methods include a pre-implantation selection method and a during-implantation selection method. The pre-implantation selection method includes a direct geometrical matching process, a correlation parameters-based matching process, and a finite element-based matching process. The implant identified by the pre-implantation selection method is then confirmed to be a suitable implant in the during-implantation selection method. In some instances, the during-implantation selection method includes monitoring loads and/or pressures applied to the prosthetic device and/or the adjacent anatomy. In some instances, the loads and/or pressures are monitored by a trial prosthetic device comprising one or more sensors. Methods of implanting meniscus prosthetic devices are also disclosed. | 09-04-2014 |
20140296981 | Tensioned Meniscus Prosthetic Devices and Associated Methods - A prosthetic device for use as an artificial meniscus is disclosed. The prosthetic device restores shock absorption, stability, and function to the knee joint after removal of the damaged natural meniscus. In some embodiments, the prosthetic device is pre-tensioned to improve the fit of the prosthetic device within the knee joint and, thereby, maximize the contact area of the load-bearing surfaces to distribute loading through the prosthetic device in a manner substantially similar to that of a healthy natural meniscus. In some embodiments, the pre-tensioned prosthetic device is smaller, or scaled-down, relative to the size of a healthy natural meniscus. | 10-02-2014 |
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20090025070 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO ENABLE SUBSCRIBER SELF-ACTIVATION OF WIRELESS DATA TERMINALS - A wireless telephone and messaging system provides Secure Immediate Wireless Access (SIWA) to wireless telephones onto existing wireless networks, such as GSM, CDMA, TDMA, and analog (AMPS). The SIWA protocol uses existing wireless network messaging to exchange information between wireless devices and a network server, referred to herein as an Intelligent service manger (ISM). The ISM acts as a gateway between wireless devices and wireless service provider, and provides the wireless devices with an immediate limited or unlimited access to the wireless network. The ISM can also deny access to the wireless network from unauthorized wireless devices. | 01-22-2009 |
20100009659 | System and Method to Enable Subscriber Self-Activation of Wireless Data Terminals - A wireless telephone and messaging system provides Secure Immediate Wireless Access (SIWA) to wireless telephones onto existing wireless networks, such as GSM, CDMA, TDMA, and analog (AMPS). The SIWA protocol uses existing wireless network messaging to exchange information between wireless devices and a network server, referred to herein as an Intelligent Service Manager (ISM). The ISM acts as a gateway between wireless devices and wireless service provider, and provides the wireless devices with an immediate limited or unlimited access to the wireless network. The ISM can also deny access to the wireless network from unauthorized wireless devices. | 01-14-2010 |
20100173609 | Method and Apparatus for Secure Immediate Wireless Access in a Telecommunications Network - A wireless telephone and messaging system provides Secure Immediate Wireless Access (SIWA) to wireless telephones onto existing wireless networks, such as GSM, CDMA, TDMA, and analog (AMPS). The SIWA protocol uses existing wireless network messaging to exchange information between wireless devices and a network server, referred to herein as an Intelligent Service Manager (ISM). The ISM acts as a gateway between wireless devices and wireless service provider, and provides the wireless devices with an immediate limited or unlimited access to the wireless network. The ISM can also deny access to the wireless network from unauthorized wireless devices. | 07-08-2010 |
20100210264 | PORTABLE CELLULAR PHONE SYSTEM HAVING AUTOMATIC INITIALIZATION - A portable cellular phone system is provided, wherein matched sets of algorithmically generated communication units are generated, each defining an increment of authorized communication. One set is stored on a system server, i.e. a service provider, and the pre-paid set is available for use within a portable cellular phone. The portable cellular phone, which is normally non-activated, automatically contacts the system server upon selective activation by the user, to initiate a call (outgoing or incoming). A voice recognition system allows the user to place calls and/or receive calls. During a call, the portable cellular phone and the system server allow authorized access to communication, while the communication units are decremented at the system server and at the portable cellular phone. The portable cellular phone typically has either an internal energy supply and storage for the pre-paid communication units, or a removable airtime cartridge, typically containing an energy supply and either the ability to store or to generate a set of pre-paid single use airtime communication units. | 08-19-2010 |
20120040658 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SECURE IMMEDIATE WIRELESS ACCESS IN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - A wireless telephone and messaging system provides Secure Immediate Wireless Access (SIWA) to wireless telephones onto existing wireless networks. The SIWA protocol uses existing wireless network messaging to exchange information between wireless devices and a network server, referred to herein as an Intelligent Service Manager (ISM). The ISM acts as a gateway between wireless devices and wireless service provider, and provides the wireless devices with an immediate limited or unlimited access to the wireless network. The ISM can also deny access to the wireless network from unauthorized wireless devices. | 02-16-2012 |
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20080291288 | Technique of Motion Estimation When Acquiring An Image of A Scene That May Be Illuminated With A Time Varying Luminance - In a digital camera or other image acquisition device, motion vectors between successive image frames of an object scene are calculated from normalized values of pixel luminance in order to reduce or eliminate any effects on the motion calculation that might occur when the object scene is illuminated from a time varying source such as a fluorescent lamp. Calculated motion vectors are checked for accuracy by a robustness matrix. | 11-27-2008 |
20110085049 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGE STABILIZATION - A method and device are provided for method for stabilization of image data by an imaging device. In one embodiment, a method includes detecting image data for a first frame and a second frame, performing motion estimation to determine one or more motion vectors associated with global frame motion for image data of the first frame, performing an outlier rejection function to select at least one of the one or more motion vectors, and determining a global transformation for image data of the first frame based, at least in part, on motion vectors selected by the outlier rejection function. The method may further include determining a stabilization transformation for image data of the first frame by refining the global transformation to correct for unintentional motion and applying the stabilization transformation to image data of the first frame to stabilize the image data of the first frame. | 04-14-2011 |
20140152777 | CAMERA HAVING ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONALITY BASED ON CONNECTIVITY WITH A HOST DEVICE - Embodiments may be directed to lens cameras which may be cameras arranged as a sensor in a lens cap. A lens camera may comprise a printed circuit board with a digital image sensor and associated components enclosed in a cylindrical body that may be constructed of metal, plastic, or the like, or combination thereof. Lens cameras may be fitted with lens mounts for attaching host devices, cameras, interchangeable lens, or the like. Lens mounts on a lens camera may be arranged to be compatible with one or more standard lens mounts. Accordingly, a lens camera may be attached to cameras that have compatible lens mounts. Also, interchangeable lens having lens mounts compatible with the lens camera may be attached to the lens camera. Further, lens cameras may communicate with host devices using wired or wireless communication facilities. | 06-05-2014 |
20140160304 | CAMERA HAVING ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONALITY BASED ON CONNECTIVITY WITH A HOST DEVICE - Embodiments may be directed to lens cameras which may be cameras arranged as a sensor in a lens cap. A lens camera may comprise a printed circuit board with a digital image sensor and associated components enclosed in a cylindrical body that may be constructed of metal, plastic, or the like, or combination thereof. Lens cameras may be fitted with lens mounts for attaching host devices, cameras, interchangeable lens, or the like. Lens mounts on a lens camera may be arranged to be compatible with one or more standard lens mounts. Accordingly, a lens camera may be attached to cameras that have compatible lens mounts. Also, interchangeable lens having lens mounts compatible with the lens camera may be attached to the lens camera. Further, lens cameras may communicate with host devices using wired or wireless communication facilities. | 06-12-2014 |
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20080232487 | Synchronous spectrum sharing by dedicated networks using OFDM/OFDMA signaling - A system and method for synchronous spectrum sharing for a dedicated network in a wireless communication system based on orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) or orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) signaling is disclosed. The system and method includes detecting a frame of a broadcast waveform and extracting idle spectrum information from a subframe associated with the dedicated subchannel to the secondary user node. The system allows transmitting data from the secondary user node in unused symbol slots identified in the idle spectrum information thereby making efficient use of unused or idle spectrum. Accordingly, secondary users of the wireless communication system can dynamically form ad-hoc mesh network communications in fixed or mobile scenarios. | 09-25-2008 |
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20090319856 | Method and apparatus for software-defined radio LDPC decoder - A method and apparatus for decoding transmissions in a wireless communications network is provided. A receiver includes a receive path. The receive path includes a low density parity check (LDPC) decoder. The receiver is configured to receive encoded transmissions and perform low density parity check decoding operations using a CRISP decoder. The CRISP decoder includes a plurality of memory units, and a plurality of processors. | 12-24-2009 |
20090319857 | Method and apparatus for parallel processing multimode LDPC decoder - A method and apparatus for decoding transmissions in a wireless communications network is provided. A receiver includes a receive path. The receive path includes a decoder configured to perform low density parity check decoding. The decoder includes a number of Context Reconfigurable Instruction Set Processors (CRISPs). The CRISPs are configured to process received data in parallel. The decoder includes a plurality of memory units, and each of the CRISPs includes a plurality of processors. | 12-24-2009 |
20100146362 | Contention-free parallel processing multimode LDPC decoder - A receiver capable of decoding encoded transmissions. The receiver includes a number of receive antennas for receiving data; a plurality of memory units for storing the received data; and a number of decoders configured to perform a Low Density Parity Check (LDPC) decoding operation. Each of the decoders further is configured to independently decode at least a portion of the received data using a portion of a decoding matrix. Each of the number of decoders coordinates the low density parity check decoding operation with other decoders. The decoders can use a parallel process, a pipeline process or a combination of a parallel and pipeline process. | 06-10-2010 |
20110047433 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STRUCTURED LDPC CODE FAMILY WITH FIXED CODE LENGTH AND NO PUNCTURING - A family of low density parity check (LDPC) codes is generated based on a mother code having a highest code rate. The low density parity check (LDPC) codes include a codeword size of at least 1344. The LDPC codes also include a plurality of parity bits in a lower triangular form. The mother code is constructed by: selecting m number of rows and n number of columns; setting maximum column weights and row weights; designing a protograph matrix based on the set column weights and row weights and selected m and n; and selecting circulant blocks based on the protograph matrix. | 02-24-2011 |
20110066916 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STRUCTURED LDPC CODE FAMILY - A low density parity check (LDPC) family of codes is constructed by: determining a protograph for a mother code for the LDPC family of codes. The protograph is lifted by a lifting factor to design code specific protograph for a code. The method also includes constructing a base matrix for the code. The base matrix is constructed by replacing each zero in the code specific protograph with a ‘−1’; and replacing each one in the code specific protograph with a corresponding value from the mother matrix. The LDPC code includes a codeword size of at least 1344, a plurality of information bits, and a plurality of parity bits. The LDPC code is based on a mother code of code length 672. | 03-17-2011 |
20110134969 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PARALLEL PROCESSING TURBO DECODER - A receiver capable of decoding encoded transmissions. The receiver includes a number of receive antennas configured to receive data; a plurality of memory units that store the received data; and a plurality of decoders configured to perform a Turbo decoding operation. Each of the plurality of decoders decodes at least a portion of the received data using at least a portion of a decoding matrix. The receiver also includes a data switch coupled between the plurality of decoders and the plurality of memory units. The data switch configured to vary a decode operation from an long term evolution (LTE) based operation to a Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) operation. | 06-09-2011 |
20110154155 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CODING AND INTERLEAVING FOR SHORT FRAME SUPPORT IN VISIBLE LIGHT COMMUNICATION - A transmitter is capable of performing both Galois Field (GF) (16) and GF (256) encoding in a visual light communication system. The transmitter includes a GF (256) encoder. The transmitter also includes a first bit mapper configured to map a first number of bits to a second number of bits. The Galois Field (256) encoder is configured to receive and encode the second number of bits. The transmitter also includes a second bit mapper configured to map the second number of bits to the first number of bits. The transmitter also includes an interleaver unit that can pad bits based on a frame size and puncture the bits after interleaving and prior to transmission. | 06-23-2011 |
20110164881 | OPTICAL CLOCK RATE NEGOTIATION FOR SUPPORTING ASYMMETRIC CLOCK RATES FOR VISIBLE LIGHT COMMUNICATION - A method and apparatus conduct an optical clock rate negotiation to support asymmetric clock rates for visible light communication (VLC) in a VLC device. A first frame that includes a receiver clock rate supported by a first VLC device is transmitted at a predetermined clock rate. A response frame that includes a receiver clock rate supported by a second VLC device is received from the second VLC device. A transmission clock rate of the first VLC device is selected based on the response frame from the second VLC device. Subsequent frames for data communication are transmitted to the second VLC device at the selected transmission clock rate of the first device. Alternatively, when conducting optical clock negotiation in the PHY layer, multiple clock rates are supported within a single frame. | 07-07-2011 |
20110219279 | APPLICATION LAYER FEC FRAMEWORK FOR WiGig - A method and apparatus perform forward error correction in a wireless communication device in a wireless communication network. Application layer forward error correction (AL-FEC) capability information is transmitted during a capabilities exchange. A set of source packets are reshaped to k equal-sized source symbols. Systematic packets for the source symbols and at least one parity packet is encoded using a single parity check (SPC) AL-FEC code on the k source symbols. A header of each encoded packet includes a parity packet indicator. The encoded packets are processed in a media access control (MAC) layer and a physical (PHY) layer for transmission. | 09-08-2011 |
20110307760 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PARALLEL PROCESSING IN A GIGABIT LDPC DECODER - A receiver for use in a wireless communications network capable of decoding encoded transmissions. The receiver comprises receive path circuitry for receiving and downconverting an incoming radio frequency (RF) signal to produce an encoded received signal; and a low-density parity check (LDPC) decoder associated with the receive path circuitry for decoding the encoded received signal. The LDPC decoder further comprises a memory for storing a parity check H matrix comprising R rows and C columns, where each element of the parity check H matrix comprises one of a shift value or a −1 value; and a plurality of processing elements for performing LDPC layered decoding, wherein at least one processing element is operable to process in the same cycle a first row and a second row of the parity check H matrix. | 12-15-2011 |
20120084625 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DECODING LDPC CODES IN A COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - An apparatus and method decode LDPC code. The apparatus includes a memory and a number of LDPC processing elements. The memory is configured to receive a LDPC codeword having a length equal to a lifting factor times a base LDPC code length, wherein the lifting factor is greater than one. The number of LDPC processing elements configured to decode the LDPC codeword, wherein each of the number of LDPC processing elements decode separate portions of the LDPC codeword. | 04-05-2012 |
20120240001 | LDPC CODE FAMILY FOR MILLIMETER-WAVE BAND COMMUNICATIONS IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - A method constructs a family of low-density-parity-check (LDPC) codes. The method includes identifying a code rate for an LDPC code in the family, identifying a protograph for the LDPC code, and constructing a base matrix for the LDPC code. The base matrix is constructed by replacing each zero in the protograph with a ‘−1’, selecting a corresponding value for an absolute shift for each one in the protograph based on constraining a number of relative shifts per column of the LDPC code to one and increasing a size of a smallest cycle in a graph of the LDPC code, and replacing each one in the protograph with the corresponding value. | 09-20-2012 |
20120290892 | HIGH THROUGHPUT LDPC DECODER - According to one embodiment, a wireless communications device includes a low-density parity check (LDPC) decoder configured to receive a codeword associated with a parity check H-matrix. The LDPC decoder includes multiple processing elements coupled to a memory for storing the parity check H-matrix comprising R rows and C columns. Each processing element is configured to perform LDPC decoding on different rows of the H-matrix during multiple sub-iterations. A first portion of the processing elements are configured to process certain rows in an upward direction in the H-matrix relative to other rows and a second portion of the processing elements are configured to process other certain rows in a downward direction in the H-matrix relative to the other rows. | 11-15-2012 |
20130061114 | FREEZING-BASED LDPC DECODER AND METHOD - A low-density parity check (LDPC) decoder includes a memory configured to store multiple variable node LLR values in a LLR memory and multiple check nodes messages in a CN memory. The LDPC decoder also includes a saturation indicator configured to determine whether each check node of the H-matrix becomes saturated, and a multiplexer. The multiplexer is configured store an extrinsic check node value in the CN memory and updated LLR value in the LLR memory when the variable node is not saturated; and store a freeze input value in the CN memory and a freeze value in the LLR memory when the variable node is saturated. | 03-07-2013 |
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20110200067 | THERMALLY BASED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING COUNTERFEIT DRUGS - The invention relates to a thermal system for determining the authenticity of a pharmaceutical product, said system comprises: (a) a signal generator and heat/cooling source for applying a temperature variation signal to a pharmaceutical product; (b) a thermal apparatus for: (b.1.) following or during an application of said temperature variation signal to an authentic pharmaceutical product, acquiring at predefined controlled conditions an authenticity signature of said authentic product, said authenticity signature comprises at least one temperature measurement of said authentic product, each of said temperature measurements describes the reaction over time of the authentic product to said temperature variation signal; (b.2.) storing said acquired authenticity signature in a memory; and (b.3) for a tested pharmaceutical product that corresponds to said authentic product, and whose authenticity is suspected, and following or during an application of same temperature variation signal to said tested product, acquiring at same predefined controlled conditions a test signature, said test signature also comprises at least one temperature measurement of said tested product, each of said latter temperature measurements describes the reaction over time of the tested product to said temperature variation signal; and (c) a comparison unit for comparing between said authenticity signature and said test signature. | 08-18-2011 |
20120012750 | THERMOGRAPHY BASED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING COUNTERFEIT DRUGS - The invention relates to a thermography IR system for determining the authenticity of a pharmaceutical product, the system comprises: (a) a thermography IR apparatus for: (a.1) acquiring at predefined controlled conditions an authenticity signature of an authentic pharmaceutical product, said authenticity signature comprises at least one thermography image of said authentic product, each of said images describes the distribution over said product of the IR radiation in an MWIR or LWIR spectrum as a function of temperature and emissivity; (a.2) storing said acquired authenticity signature in a memory; and (a.3) for a tested pharmaceutical product that corresponds to said authentic product, and whose authenticity is suspected, acquiring at same predefined controlled conditions a test signature, said test signature also comprises at least one thermography image of said tested product, each of said images describes the distribution over said test product of the IR radiation in an MWIR or LWIR spectrum as a function of temperature and emissivity; and (b) a comparison unit for comparing between said authenticity signature and said test signature. | 01-19-2012 |
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20140137185 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING MANDATORY FILE ACCESS CONTROL IN NATIVE DISCRETIONARY ACCESS CONTROL ENVIRONMENTS - A method is provided for implementing a mandatory access control model in operating systems which natively use a discretionary access control scheme. A method for implementing mandatory access control in a system comprising a plurality of computers, the system comprising a plurality of information assets, stored as files on the plurality of computers, and a network communicatively connecting the plurality of computers, wherein each of the plurality of computers includes an operating system that uses a discretionary access control policy, and wherein each of a subset of the plurality of computers includes a software agent component operable to perform the steps of intercepting a request for a file operation on a file from a user of one of the plurality of computers including the software agent, determining whether the file is protected, if the file is protected, altering ownership of the file from the user to another owner, and providing access to the file based on a mandatory access control policy. | 05-15-2014 |
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20090254960 | METHOD FOR A CLUSTERED CENTRALIZED STREAMING SYSTEM - Methods and systems for providing centralized video accounts where videos are received over a communication network from video sources associated with a plurality of accounts and the videos or processed versions thereof are transmitted over a communication network to corresponding users of the plurality of accounts. In another aspect of the invention a new communication protocol for network components is disclosed. | 10-08-2009 |
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20130331971 | WATERMARKING AND USING SAME FOR AUDIENCE MEASUREMENT - A method for watermarking an audio signal may include embedding in the audio signal a watermark that includes a plurality of mute intervals of a predetermined characteristics. A method for audience measuring may include, for each media content item of a multi-content media broadcast, embedding a unique watermark that includes a plurality of mute intervals of a predetermined characteristics in an audio signal of that media content item. The method may further include, at a media player that plays a media content item from multi-content media broadcast, acquiring the audio signal of the media content item being played. The method may further include detecting the embedded watermark in that audio signal and comparing the detected embedded watermark with the unique watermark of each of the media content items of the multi-content media broadcast to determine which media content item of the multi-content media broadcast was played by the media player. | 12-12-2013 |