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20120114001 | HYBRID RIDGE WAVEGUIDE - Embodiments of the invention relate to an electro-optic device comprising a first region of silicon semiconductor material and a second region of III-V semiconductor material. A waveguide of the optical device is formed in part by a ridge in the second region. An optical mode of the waveguide is laterally confined by the ridge of the second region and vertically confined by a vertical boundary included in the first region. The ridge structure further serves as a current confinement structure over the active region of the electro-optic device, eliminating the need for implantation or other structures that are known to present reliability problems during manufacturing. The lack of “voids” and implants in electro-optic devices according to embodiments of the invention leads to better device reliability, process repeatability and improved mechanical strength. | 05-10-2012 |
20130083815 | TUNABLE LASER WITH INTEGRATED WAVELENGTH REFERENCE - In the prior art, tunable lasers utilizing silicon-based tunable ring filters and III-V semiconductor-based gain regions required the heterogeneous integration of independently formed silicon and III-V semiconductor based optical elements, resulting in large optical devices requiring a complex manufacturing process (e.g., airtight packaging to couple the devices formed on different substrates, precise alignment for the elements, etc.). Embodiments of the invention eliminate the need for bulk optical elements and hermetic packaging, via the use of hybridized III-V/silicon gain regions and silicon optical components, such as silicon wavelength filters and silicon wavelength references, thereby reducing the size and manufacturing complexity of tunable lasing devices. For example, embodiments of the invention may utilize hybridized III-V/silicon gain regions with ring filters on silicon form a tunable laser with efficient gain from the III-V region, while providing wide tunability, efficient tunability, and narrow linewidth due to the nature of the silicon rings. | 04-04-2013 |
20130195137 | METHOD FOR ELECTRICALLY PUMPED SEMICONDUCTOR EVANESCENT LASER - Embodiments of a method comprising guiding an optical mode with an optical waveguide disposed in silicon, overlapping both the optical waveguide and an active semiconductor material evanescently coupled to the optical waveguide with the optical mode guided through the optical waveguide, electrically pumping the active semiconductor material to inject current directed through the active semiconductor material and through the optical mode, and generating light in the active semiconductor material in response to the injected current. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed. | 08-01-2013 |
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20110171132 | Methods, Compounds, and Compositions for Treatment and Prophylaxis in the Respiratory Tract - The present invention provides a method of reducing the quanitity of mucus in the respiratory tract of a subject with elevated levels of mucus in said respiratory tract. The method includes administering to the subject a compound or composition containing a therapeutically effective amount of a fusion protein comprising a sialidase or an active portion thereof and an anchoring domain. The therapeutically effective amount comprises an amount of the fusion protein that results in a reduction of the quanitity of mucus in the respiratory tract after administration of the compound or composition when compared to the quantity of mucus present prior to administration of the compound or composition. | 07-14-2011 |
20130156703 | Methods, Compounds, and Compositions For Treatment and Prophylaxis in the Respiratory Tract - The present invention provides a method of reducing the quanitity of mucus in the respiratory tract of a subject with elevated levels of mucus in said respiratory tract. The method includes administering to the subject a compound or composition containing a therapeutically effective amount of a fusion protein comprising a sialidase or an active portion thereof and an anchoring domain. The therapeutically effective amount comprises an amount of the fusion protein that results in a reduction of the quanitity of mucus in the respiratory tract after administration of the compound or composition when compared to the quantity of mucus present prior to administration of the compound or composition. | 06-20-2013 |
20140099696 | Technology for the Preparation of Microparticles - Microspheres are produced by contacting a solution of a macromolecule or small molecule in a solvent with an antisolvent and a counterion, and chilling the solution. The microspheres are useful for preparing pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, cosmetic products and the like of defined dimensions. | 04-10-2014 |
20150017150 | Methods, Compounds, and Compositions For Treatment and Prophylaxis in the Respiratory Tract - The present invention provides a method of reducing the quanitity of mucus in the respiratory tract of a subject with elevated levels of mucus in said respiratory tract. The method includes administering to the subject a compound or composition containing a therapeutically effective amount of a fusion protein comprising a sialidase or an active portion thereof and an anchoring domain. The therapeutically effective amount comprises an amount of the fusion protein that results in a reduction of the quanitity of mucus in the respiratory tract after administration of the compound or composition when compared to the quantity of mucus present prior to administration of the compound or composition. | 01-15-2015 |
20150050713 | Technology for the Preparation of Microparticles - Microspheres are produced by contacting a solution of a macromolecule or small molecule in a solvent with an antisolvent and a counterion, and chilling the solution. The microspheres are useful for preparing pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, cosmetic products and the like of defined dimensions. | 02-19-2015 |
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20140210418 | Method for Estimating State of Charge for Lithium-Ion Batteries - A state of charge (SoC) a lithium-ion (Li+) battery is estimated at a time instant by first constructing a model of the Li+ battery based on a single particle operation. The model describes a relationship between the SoC, a charge current, a discharge current, and an output voltage. Using a nonlinear optimization, a function expressing a relationship between the SoC and an open circuit voltage is determined. The relationship is based on off-line measurements of the charge current, the discharge current, and the open-circuit voltage. Then, the SoC and parameters of the model are estimated concurrently, wherein the SoC and the parameters are based on the model, the function, and on-line measurements of the charge current, the discharge current, and the output voltage. | 07-31-2014 |
20140214348 | Method for Estimating a State of Charge of Batteries - A method estimates a state-of-charge (SoC) of a battery by constructing a set of two or more battery models. Each battery model is associated with an adaptive SOC estimator. A set of intermediate SOCs is estimated using the models and the associate adaptive SoC estimators. Then, the set of intermediate SoCs are fused to obtain a final SoC of the battery. | 07-31-2014 |
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20140072216 | Image De-Hazing by Solving Transmission Value - An image processing server performs haze-removal from images. Global atmospheric light is estimated and an initial transmission value is estimated. In one embodiment, a solver is applied to an objective function to recover a scene radiance value based on the estimated atmospheric light and estimated transmission value. The scene radiance value is used to construct an image without haze. In a simplified method that avoids using a solver, bilateral filtering is performed on the transmission image in order to construct an image without haze. | 03-13-2014 |
20140119664 | IMAGE DENOISING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method, computer program product, and computer system for identifying a first portion of a facial image in a first image, wherein the first portion includes noise. A corresponding portion of the facial image is identified in a second image, wherein the corresponding portion includes less noise than the first portion. One or more filter parameters of the first portion are determined based upon, at least in part, the first portion and the corresponding portion. At least a portion of the noise from the first portion is smoothed based upon, at least in part, the one or more filter parameters. At least a portion of face specific details from the corresponding portion is added to the first portion. | 05-01-2014 |
20140119672 | IMAGE ENHANCEMENT USING LEARNED NON-PHOTOREALISTIC EFFECTS - Systems, methods and computer readable media for image enhancement using learned non-photorealistic effects. In some implementations, a method can include obtaining an original image. The method can also include analyzing the original image to determine one or more characteristics of the original image. The method can further include selecting one or more filters based on the one or more characteristics and applying the one or more filters to the original image to generate a modified image. The method can include causing the modified image to be displayed. | 05-01-2014 |
20150030239 | TRAINING CLASSIFIERS FOR DEBLURRING IMAGES - A classifier training system trains a classifier for evaluating image deblurring quality using a set of scored deblurred images. In some embodiments, the classifier training system trains the classifier based on a number of sub-images extracted from the scored deblurred images. An image deblurring system applies a number of different deblurring transformations to a given blurry reference image and uses the classifier trained by the classifier training system to evaluate deblurring quality, thereby finding a highest-quality deblurred image. In some embodiments, the classifier training system trains the classifier in the frequency domain, and the image deblurring system uses the classifier trained by the classifier training system to evaluate deblurring quality in the frequency domain. In some embodiments, the image deblurring system applies the different deblurring transformations iteratively. | 01-29-2015 |
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20120095362 | CATHETER WITH DIGITIZED TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT IN CONTROL HANDLE - A temperature sensing catheter with improved accuracy is provided. The catheter includes a catheter shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, and a first pair of conductors extending through the catheter shaft. Each one of the first pair of conductors has a first end and a second end, and the first ends of the first pair of conductors are coupled to each other at the distal end of the catheter shaft to form a first thermocouple. A handle is coupled to the proximal end of the catheter shaft and receives the second ends of the first pair of conductors, and the handle includes a digitizing circuit coupled to the second ends of the first pair of conductors for digitizing a voltage signal of the first thermocouple. | 04-19-2012 |
20130253504 | FLOWER CATHETER FOR MAPPING AND ABLATING VEINOUS AND OTHER TUBULAR LOCATIONS - An improved catheter particularly useful for tubular regions at or near the heart has a distal assembly having at least two spines, each having a proximal end fixed to the catheter and a free distal end. Each spine has a support arm supporting the spine in a generally L-shaped configuration when the spine is in a relaxed, neutral state and in a generally U-shaped configuration when the spine is inserted into a tubular region. The spine has a proximal portion and a distal portion that may be straight or curved or zig-zagged. Each spine carries a tip electrode and at least one ring electrode that come into contact simultaneously with heart tissue for ablation and/or sensing electrical activity along two different circumferences of the tubular region simultaneously. | 09-26-2013 |
20140378862 | CATHETER WITH DIGITIZED TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT IN CONTROL HANDLE - A temperature sensing catheter with improved accuracy is provided. The catheter includes a catheter shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, and a first pair of conductors extending through the catheter shaft. Each one of the first pair of conductors has a first end and a second end, and the first ends of the first pair of conductors are coupled to each other at the distal end of the catheter shaft to form a first thermocouple. A handle is coupled to the proximal end of the catheter shaft and receives the second ends of the first pair of conductors, and the handle includes a digitizing circuit coupled to the second ends of the first pair of conductors for digitizing a voltage signal of the first thermocouple. | 12-25-2014 |
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20120269230 | METHOD FOR CALCULATING CAUSAL IMPULSE RESPONSE FROM A BAND-LIMITED SPECTRUM - A computer-implemented method for calculating a time-domain impulse response with improved causality based on a first spectrum in a frequency domain is disclosed. The first spectrum may be band-limited. The method may calculate a first time-domain impulse response from the first spectrum. The method may remove a non-causal portion of the first system time-domain impulse response to obtain a second time-domain impulse response, and calculate a second spectrum of the second time-domain impulse response. The method may further modify the second spectrum by adding a causal signal such that a difference between the second spectrum and the first spectrum is reduced. The method may also calculate the time-domain impulse response with improved causality from the modified second spectrum. | 10-25-2012 |
20130006584 | Methods, Systems, and Computer-readable Media for Simulating Interconnects in Electronic Packaging Structures - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for simulating an electronic packaging structure are disclosed. The methods include providing an electromagnetic simulation framework for simulating the electronic packaging structure that includes at least two planes and an interconnect transitional component. The framework includes solvers for simulation based on parallel-plate, strip line, and microstrip line modes. The method also includes defining ports of the component based on modes, computing a network function characterizing the properties of the component; and associating ports with solvers of the framework. | 01-03-2013 |
20130124181 | Methods, Systems, and Computer-readable Media for Improving Accuracy of Network Parameter in Electromagnetic Simulation and Modeling - Method, system, and computer readable medium are disclosed for analyzing electrical properties of a circuit. The method may comprise: providing a network model including at least one network parameter, the network parameter being defined over a frequency range; converting the network parameter into an intermediate network parameter having first and second portions; identifying first and second frequencies defining a frequency sub-range; replacing the first portion of the intermediate network parameter with a DC value when a frequency associated with the intermediate network parameter is lower than the first frequency; replacing the first portion of the intermediate network parameter with a transitional value when the frequency associated with the intermediate network parameter is within the frequency sub-range; and converting the intermediate network parameter with the replaced first portion into an updated network parameter. | 05-16-2013 |
20130138402 | Methods, Systems, and Computer-readable Media for Reference Impedance Adaptation in Electromagnetic Simulation and Modeling - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for reference impedance adaptation are disclosed. The method may comprise a step of providing a network model of a circuit having at least one port, wherein the network model includes at least one network parameter, the network parameter being associated with the port and being defined based on a reference impedance of the port. The method may further comprise computing an input impedance of the port based on the network parameter. The method may also include defining a new reference impedance for the port based on the input impedance. Moreover, the method may include calculating a new network parameter of the network model based on the new reference impedance. | 05-30-2013 |
20130138417 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR MODEL ORDER REDUCTION IN ELECTROMAGNETIC SIMULATION AND MODELING - Methods, systems, and computer readable media are disclosed for simulating a circuit. The method may comprise a step of providing a network model of the circuit having a plurality of ports, the plurality of ports being associated with one or more net pairs. The method may also comprise combining the plurality of ports into one or more groups based on the net pairs, each group corresponding to a net pair. In addition, the method may comprise calculating, for each group, one or more expansion elements, wherein the one or more expansion elements are associated with a shared property among all ports of the group. Moreover, the method may comprise simulating the circuit using a combination of the expansion elements calculated for each group. | 05-30-2013 |
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20110287936 | GENE SWITCH COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE - Compositions and methods relating to the use of sulfonylurea-mediated control of gene expression are provided. Compositions include sulfonylurea responsive chemical switches wherein the gene expression is regulated by a sulfonylurea compound. Compositions also include polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides as well as constructs, vectors, prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, and eukaryotic organisms including plants and seeds comprising the polynucleotide, and/or produced by the methods. Also provided are methods to regulate expression of a polynucleotide of interest in a cell or organism, and methods to modify a genome, including in a plant or plant cell. | 11-24-2011 |
20140243203 | GENE SWITCH COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE - Compositions and methods relating to the use of sulfonylurea-mediated control of gene expression are provided. Compositions include sulfonylurea responsive chemical switches wherein the gene expression is regulated by a sulfonylurea compound. Compositions also include polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides as well as constructs, vectors, prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, and eukaryotic organisms including plants and seeds comprising the polynucleotide, and/or produced by the methods. Also provided are methods to regulate expression of a polynucleotide of interest in a cell or organism, and methods to modify a genome, including in a plant or plant cell. | 08-28-2014 |
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20130217057 | Compositions, Methods and Kits for Diagnosis of Lung Cancer - Methods are provided for identifying biomarker proteins that exhibit differential expression in subjects with a first lung condition versus healthy subjects or subjects with a second lung condition. Also provided are compositions comprising these biomarker proteins and methods of using these biomarker proteins or panels thereof to diagnose, classify, and monitor various lung conditions. The methods and compositions provided herein may be used to diagnose or classify a subject as having lung cancer or a non-cancerous condition, and to distinguish between different types of cancer (e.g., malignant versus benign, SCLC versus NSCLC) | 08-22-2013 |
20130230877 | Compositions, Methods and Kits for Diagnosis of Lung Cancer - Methods are provided for identifying biomarker proteins that exhibit differential expression in subjects with a first lung condition versus healthy subjects or subjects with a second lung condition. Also provided are compositions comprising these biomarker proteins and methods of using these biomarker proteins or panels thereof to diagnose, classify, and monitor various lung conditions. The methods and compositions provided herein may be used to diagnose or classify a subject as having lung cancer or a non-cancerous condition, and to distinguish between different types of cancer (e.g., malignant versus benign, SCLC versus NSCLC) | 09-05-2013 |
20140256630 | VEGF-SPECIFIC CAPTURE AGENTS, COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS OF USING AND MAKING - The present application provides biligand and triligand protein-catalyzed capture (PCC) agents that specifically bind VEGF, as well as the use of these capture agents as detection, diagnosis, and treatment agents. | 09-11-2014 |
20150031065 | COMPOSITIONS, METHODS AND KITS FOR DIAGNOSIS OF LUNG CANCER - The present invention provides methods for identifying biomarker proteins that exhibit differential expression in subjects with a first lung condition versus healthy subjects or subjects with a second lung condition. The present invention also provides compositions comprising these biomarker proteins and methods of using these biomarker proteins or panels thereof to diagnose, classify, and monitor various lung conditions. The methods and compositions provided herein may be used to diagnose or classify a subject as having lung cancer or a non-cancerous condition, and to distinguish between different types of cancer (e.g., malignant versus benign, SCLC versus NSCLC). | 01-29-2015 |
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20120027118 | FAR-END CROSSTALK CANCELING METHOD AND DEVICE, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM - A method for remote crosstalk cancellation, includes: the combination transmitting signal is performed a pre-coding of crosstalk cancellation in the manner of self-adapting filtering, the self-adapting changes of the values of filtering parameters are guided correctly with the influence of the crosstalk component in the received signals which is reflected indirectly by relevant values of the noise statistic reported by the receiver. A corresponding device and a signal processing system for remote crosstalk cancellation are provided. The self-adapting adjustment of the values of filtering parameters has a favorable astringency and an effect for crosstalk cancellation, avoiding the need to know the channel transmission matrix in advance, while absolutely avoiding the conflict to the existing transmission standard. | 02-02-2012 |
20120207197 | SIGNAL PROCESSING METHODS, DEVICES AND SYSTEMS IN BONDING-DSL - In the field of communication, this application discloses a signal processing method, device, and system of bonded DSL channels. A signal processing method of bonded DSL channels: sending a pilot sequence to a receiving end through bonded channels; receiving, through the bonded channels, clipped error sample fragments returned by the receiving end, where the receiving end constructs a clipped error sample according to an error of a received signal and fragments the clipped error sample to acquire the clipped error sample fragments; aggregating the received clipped error sample fragments into a clipped error sample; and calculating a pre-encoding coefficient according to the pilot sequence and the aggregated clipped error sample, where the pre-encoding coefficient is used to perform pre-encoding processing on a signal before the signal is sent. | 08-16-2012 |
20120237012 | xDSL SYSTEM AND SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD, SENDING DEVICE, AND RECEIVING DEVICE OF xDSL SYSTEM - An xDSL signal transmission method includes: receiving 2N−1 signals from 2N−1 signal input ends, where each signal in the 2N−1 signals is a signal transmitted by an independent channel in the xDSL system; pre-multiplying a (2N−1)×1 matrix formed by the 2N−1 signals by a first conversion matrix to obtain a 2N×1 matrix, where elements in the 2N×1 matrix respectively correspond to 2N signals, and the first conversion matrix is a 2N×(2N−1) matrix; and sending the 2N signals via N twisted pair lines respectively. The N twisted pair lines can transmit signals of 2N−1 channels, thereby increasing the number of signal transmissions, and improving signal transmission efficiency. | 09-20-2012 |
20120237017 | METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR EXTENDING CHANNELS - The present invention provides a method, a device and a system for extending channels, and belongs to the field of communications technologies. The method includes: generating a non-cascade extended channel by using a first channel and a second channel; and generating a first-level cascade extended channel by using the non-cascade extended channel and a third channel, where the first channel and the second channel are both twisted-pair channels, and the third channel is a twisted-pair channel or another non-cascade extended channel. The device includes a first transformer and a second transformer. The system includes a first device and a second device. | 09-20-2012 |
20130003961 | FAR-END CROSSTALK CANCELING METHOD AND DEVICE - A method for remote crosstalk cancellation, includes: the combination transmitting signal is performed a pre-coding of crosstalk cancellation in the manner of self-adapting filtering, the self-adapting changes of the values of filtering parameters are guided correctly with the influence of the crosstalk component in the received signals which is reflected indirectly by relevant values of the noise statistic reported by the receiver. A corresponding device for remote crosstalk cancellation is provided. | 01-03-2013 |
20130272703 | Method and Apparatus of Delivering Upstream Data in Ethernet Passive Optical Network Over Coaxial Network - An apparatus for interconnecting a fiber-optic network and a coax network comprising a coax line terminal (CLT) configured to couple to an optical line terminal (OLT) at the fiber-optic network and a plurality of coax network units (CNUs) at the coax network and to cache data received from the CNUs and forward the cached data to the OLT upon receiving a message from the OLT that assigns a transmission cycle for a specified CNU, wherein the CLT forwards the cached data to the OLT upon receiving the message regardless of whether the cached data corresponds to the specified CNU. | 10-17-2013 |
20130322882 | Method and Apparatus of Building a Coaxial Convergence Layer in Ethernet Passive Optical Network (PON) over Coaxial Network (EPoC) - An apparatus comprising a data framer comprising a physical layer protocol stack comprising a coax convergence layer, a coax framing layer next to the convergence layer, wherein the coax framing layer is configured to decompose and assemble data packets in a coax network, a coax coding layer next to the coax frame layer, wherein the coax coding layer is configured to protect the coax transmissions from impairments, a coax modulation layer next to the coax coding layer, wherein the coax modulation layer is configured to modulate the data according to a coax physical layer (PHY), and a radio frequency layer next to the coax modulation layer and configured to interface to an electrical medium for a coaxial network. | 12-05-2013 |
20140099113 | Managing Downstream Non-Broadcast Transmission in an Ethernet Passive Optical Network (EPON) Protocol over Coax (EPoC) Network - An OLT comprising an optical port configured to couple to an optical distribution network, a processor coupled to the optical port and configured to generate a DL-MAP based on non-broadcast downstream bandwidth allocations for a plurality of network units, wherein each of the downstream bandwidth allocations is not assigned to all of the network units, generate an EPON MPCP downstream gate message comprising the DL-MAP, and embed the DL-MAP in the EPON MPCP downstream gate message, and a transmitter coupled to the processor and the optical port, wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit the EPON MPCP downstream gate message to the network units via the PON. | 04-10-2014 |
20140178076 | Round Trip Time Aware Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation For Ethernet Passive Optical Network Over Coaxial Network - An apparatus comprising a receiver configured to receive a plurality of transmission requests from a plurality of end nodes via an optical network and an electrical network, a processor coupled to the receiver and configured to dynamically allocate optical transmission time slots to the end nodes according to measured RTTs of the end nodes, and a transmitter coupled to the processor and configured to transmit the allocated transmission time slots to the end nodes. Also disclosed is a method performed by an OLT comprising receiving a plurality of transmission requests from a plurality of network units via a PON and an electrical network, and allocating optical transmission time slots to the network units dynamically according to measured RTTs of the network units. | 06-26-2014 |
20140301433 | FAR-END CROSSTALK CANCELING METHOD AND DEVICE - A method for remote crosstalk cancellation, includes: the combination transmitting signal is performed a pre-coding of crosstalk cancellation in the manner of self-adapting filtering, the self-adapting changes of the filtering parameters are guided correctly with the influence of the crosstalk component in the received signals which is reflected indirectly by relevant values of the noise statistic reported by the receiver. A corresponding device for remote crosstalk cancellation is provided. | 10-09-2014 |
20140301734 | Optimizing Optical Systems Using Code Division Multiple Access and/or Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing - An optical receiver comprises an optical port configured to receive an encoded optical signal, and a demodulation block indirectly coupled to the port and comprising a multiplexer, wherein the multiplexer is configured to receive an encoded electrical signal, wherein the encoded electrical signal is associated with the encoded optical signal, and wherein the encoded electrical signal is encoded using a code division multiple access (CDMA) scheme, receive a code associated with the scheme, perform a dot multiplication of the encoded electrical signal and the code, and generate a differential voltage based on the dot multiplication. | 10-09-2014 |
20140376916 | Method and Apparatus of Delivering Upstream Data in Ethernet Passive Optical Network Over Coaxial Network - An apparatus for interconnecting a fiber-optic network and a coax network comprising a coax line terminal (CLT) configured to couple to an optical line terminal (OLT) at the fiber-optic network and a plurality of coax network units (CNUs) at the coax network and to cache data received from the CNUs and forward the cached data to the OLT upon receiving a message from the OLT that assigns a transmission cycle for a specified CNU, wherein the CLT forwards the cached data to the OLT upon receiving the message regardless of whether the cached data corresponds to the specified CNU. | 12-25-2014 |
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20130004155 | Method of Providing End-to End Connection in a Unified Optical and Coaxial Network - A method in a network device for providing end-to-end connection in a unified optical and coax network, comprising receiving at an integrated node device (IND) a frame from an optical line terminal (OLT), wherein the frame comprises a data frame and a logical link identifier (LLID), and placing the data in a one of a plurality of buffers based on the LLID, wherein the one of the plurality of buffers corresponds to a customer premises equipment (CPE) associated with the LLID, wherein the data frame stays intact in a media access control (MAC) layer. | 01-03-2013 |
20130215940 | Method for Robust Crosstalk Precoder Training in Channels with Impulse Noise - An apparatus comprising a first transceiver at a central office (CO) coupled to a second transceiver at a customer premise equipment (CPE) via a digital subscriber line (DSL), a crosstalk precoder coupled to the first transceiver at the CO, and a vectoring control entity (VCE) coupled to the transceiver via a feedback channel and to the crosstalk precoder, wherein the second transceiver comprises a noise monitor configured to detect non-crosstalk noise in a downstream signal from the CO to the CPE, and wherein the first transceiver is configured to receive a predefined special feedback signal from the second transceiver that indicates whether non-crosstalk noise is detected in the downstream signal instead of a measured error value. | 08-22-2013 |
20130236177 | DELIVERING DOWNSTREAM DATA IN ETHERNET PON OVER COAX NETWORK - An apparatus comprising a processor configured to obtain one or more plant conditions regarding at least one of a plurality of customer premises equipment (CPEs) remotely coupled to the apparatus via electrical lines, and divide the plurality of coupled CPEs into a number of profile groups based on the one or more plant conditions, wherein each profile group comprises at least one CPE and supports one or more modulation orders. | 09-12-2013 |
20130236185 | EXTENDING EPON MULTI-POINT CONTROL PROTOCOL TO RUN ON ETHERNET PON OVER COAX NETWORKS - A method implemented by a middlebox comprising registering a customer premises equipment (CPE) in the middlebox, wherein the CPE is coupled to the middlebox via an electrical line, and facilitating registration of the CPE in a central office (CO) equipment coupled to the middlebox. | 09-12-2013 |
20130343761 | Access Equipment that Runs Ethernet Passive Optical Network (PON) or Ethernet PON Over Coax Network - An optical line terminal (OLT) comprising an optical transmitter, and an optical port coupled to the optical transmitter, wherein the optical port is configured to couple to a hybrid fiber coaxial (HFC) node via an optical fiber, and wherein the optical transmitter is configured to transmit analog signals to the HFC node via the optical fiber. Also included is a coaxial line terminal (CLT) comprising an electrical transmitter, and an electrical port coupled to the electrical transmitter, wherein the electrical port is configured to couple to a coaxial network unit (CNU) via an electrical cable, and wherein the electrical transmitter is configured to transmit radio frequency (RF) signals to the CNU via the electrical cable. | 12-26-2013 |
20140133858 | Method and Apparatus of Managing Bandwidth Allocation for Upstream Transmission in a Unified Optical-Coaxial Network - A method of allocating bandwidth in a network comprising receiving a GATE message allocating a transmission time window in an optical portion of the network to a coaxial network unit (CNU) in a coax portion of the network, and generating a coax network resource map by mapping the transmission time window to communication channel resources in the coax portion of the network; and sending the coax network resource map to the CNU. | 05-15-2014 |
20140133859 | Method and Apparatus of Managing Bandwidth Allocation for Upstream Transmission in a Unified Optical-Coaxial Network - A method of allocating upstream bandwidth on a network comprising mapping an integer portion of a value obtained from a grant start time into a symbol number of a data frame on a coaxial segment of the network, wherein the value comprises the grant start time in units of a length of a data frame in the coaxial segment of a network, and wherein the length of the data frame comprises a preselected number of units of time defined in an optical segment of a network; mapping a fractional portion of the value obtained from the grant start time into a subcarrier number of the data frame; and mapping a grant length into a number subcarriers of the data frame. | 05-15-2014 |
20140186025 | Method and Apparatus for Measuring Round Trip Delay in a Unified Optical-Coaxial Network - A method of determining a round trip delay time in a network comprising receiving a gate message allocating a transmission time window; retrieving a first timestamp from the gate message; setting a first clock to the time corresponding to the first timestamp, and wherein the first clock runs synchronously with a second clock recovered from a received data stream; sending upstream, after a time interval comprising a grant start time included in the transmission time window offset by a random delay time, a registration request message, wherein the registration request message includes a second timestamp obtained from the first clock; and determining a round trip delay (RTT) from a time the registration request message is received and the second timestamp. | 07-03-2014 |
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20080268448 | Multiplex compositions and methods for quantification of human nuclear DNA and human male DNA and detection of PCR inhibitors - The invention relates to a method for simultaneous quantification of human nuclear DNA and human male DNA in a biological sample while also detecting the presence of PCR inhibitors in a single reaction. The multiplex quantification method also provides a ratio of human nuclear and male DNA present in a biological sample. Such sample characterization is useful for achieving efficient and accurate results in downstream molecular techniques such as genotyping. | 10-30-2008 |
20110263437 | Analysis of Y-Chromosome STR Markers - The methods and compositions provided herein relate to the discovery of 13 STR are markers found on the human Y chromosome with surprisingly high mutation rates when compared with 173 other Y-STR markers known today, including those that are in common use in forensics. In addition to theoretical expectations based on elevated mutation rates, these 13 rapidly-mutating (RM) Y-STRs proved to be suitable for differentiating between closely related males, as well as between more distant male relatives and much more so than the most-commonly used Y-STRs in forensics. Our new set of RM-Y-STRs is expected to overcome the current dilemma of Y-chromosome analysis in forensic applications from current male lineage identification towards male individual identification in many cases, due to their extraordinary mutation properties as discovered here. Embodiments of the invention include methods for allelic determination of rapidly-mutating Y-STR markers, amplification primers for the analysis of rapidly-mutating Y-STR markers, allelic ladders for analysis of rapidly-mutating Y-STR markers, and kits for the analysis of rapidly-mutating Y-STR markers. | 10-27-2011 |
20120015370 | MULTIPLEX COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR QUANTIFICATION OF HUMAN NUCLEAR DNA AND HUMAN MALE DNA AND DETECTION OF PCR INHIBITORS - The invention relates to a method for simultaneous quantification of human nuclear DNA and human male DNA in a biological sample while also detecting the presence of PCR inhibitors in a single reaction. The multiplex quantification method also provides a ratio of human nuclear and male DNA present in a biological sample. Such sample characterization is useful for achieving efficient and accurate results in downstream molecular techniques such as genotyping. | 01-19-2012 |
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20130122505 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DETECTION OF MULTIPLE MICROORGANISMS - The present teachings describe compositions, methods and kits for detection of one or multiple microorganism contaminants in samples. Some embodiments relate to detecting one or more microorganisms producing virulence factors such as a shiga toxin (stx) or an eae. In some embodiments, compositions, methods and kits can detect and identify individual strains and serotypes of shiga toxin producing microorganisms. Some embodiments describe compositions, methods and kits for detecting STEC microbes. Workflows for multiple microbe detection and identification are also described. | 05-16-2013 |
20130137589 | ANALYSIS OF Y-CHROMOSOME STR MARKERS - The methods and compositions provided herein relate to the discovery of 13 STR markers, found on the human Y chromosome, having surprisingly high mutation rates when compared with 173 other Y-STR markers known today. The set of RM-Y-STRs may overcome the current dilemma of Y-chromosome analysis in forensic applications due to their extraordinary mutation properties. Embodiments of the invention include methods for allelic determination of rapidly-mutating Y-STR markers, amplification primers for the analysis of rapidly-mutating Y-STR markers, allelic ladders for analysis of rapidly-mutating Y-STR markers, and kits for the analysis of rapidly-mutating Y-STR markers. | 05-30-2013 |
20140243225 | Multiplex Compositions And Methods For Quantification Of Human Nuclear DNA And Human Male DNA And Detection of PCR Inhibitors - The invention relates to a method for simultaneous quantification of human nuclear DNA and human male DNA in a biological sample while also detecting the presence of PCR inhibitors in a single reaction. The multiplex quantification method also provides a ratio of human nuclear and male DNA present in a biological sample. Such sample characterization is useful for achieving efficient and accurate results in downstream molecular techniques such as genotyping. | 08-28-2014 |
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20090295376 | MAGNETIC ODOMETER WITH DIRECTION INDICATOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods for determining a directional movement of an object such as a wheeled vehicle. The system includes a magnet having a north pole and a south pole mounted to the object, a single magnetic sensor positioned such that the sensor can individually detect each magnetic pole as the object moves, the sensor configured to produce a first characteristic signal when a north pole is detected and a second characteristic signal when a south pole is detected, and a processing device in signal communication with the sensor, the processing device configured to determine a directional movement of the object based on a configuration of a signal doublet that includes the first and second characteristic signals. The methods include sensing the north and south poles as they pass the magnetic sensor and determining a direction based on an order in which the north and south poles are sensed. | 12-03-2009 |
20100302158 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LINEAR AND ANGULAR MEASUREMENTS OF A MOVING OBJECT - A system and method for measuring linear and angular displacement of a moving object, such as an autonomous moving object. In one embodiment, the system comprises at least one optical mouse sensor mounted adjacent to and at a predetermined distance from a surface of the autonomous moving object or a working surface. A processor on the autonomous moving object is operatively coupled to the optical mouse sensor. The optical mouse sensor outputs linear and angular displacement values to the processor during movement of the autonomous moving object to determine a direction and distance traveled by the autonomous moving object. | 12-02-2010 |
20130141336 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LINEAR AND ANGULAR MEASUREMENTS OF A MOVING OBJECT - A system and method for measuring linear and angular displacement of a moving object, such as an autonomous moving object. In one embodiment, the system comprises at least one optical mouse sensor mounted adjacent to and at a predetermined distance from a surface of the autonomous moving object or a working surface. A processor on the autonomous moving object is operatively coupled to the optical mouse sensor. The optical mouse sensor outputs linear and angular displacement values to the processor during movement of the autonomous moving object to determine a direction and distance traveled by the autonomous moving object. | 06-06-2013 |
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20090197484 | CARBON NANOTUBE SPRING CONTACT STRUCTURES WITH MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS - A composite spring contact structure includes a structural component and a conduction component distinct from each other and having differing mechanical and electrical characteristics. The structural component can include a group of carbon nanotubes. A mechanical characteristic of the composite spring contact structure can be dominated by a mechanical characteristic of the structural component, and an electrical characteristic of the composite spring contact structure can be dominated by an electrical characteristic of the conduction component. Composite spring contact structures can be used in probe cards and other electronic devices. Various ways of making contact structures are also disclosed. | 08-06-2009 |
20100083489 | CARBON NANOTUBE COLUMNS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING CARBON NANOTUBE COLUMNS AS PROBES - Carbon nanotube columns each comprising carbon nanotubes can be utilized as electrically conductive contact probes. The columns can be grown, and parameters of a process for growing the columns can be varied while the columns grow to vary mechanical characteristics of the columns along the growth length of the columns. Metal can then be deposited inside and/or on the outside of the columns, which can enhance the electrical conductivity of the columns. The metalized columns can be coupled to terminals of a wiring substrate. Contact tips can be formed at or attached to ends of the columns. The wiring substrate can be combined with other electronic components to form an electrical apparatus in which the carbon nanotube columns can function as contact probes. | 04-08-2010 |
20100253375 | ANCHORING CARBON NANOTUBE COLUMNS - A technique for anchoring carbon nanotube columns to a substrate can include use of a filler material placed onto the surface of the substrate into area between the columns and surrounding a base portion of each of the columns. | 10-07-2010 |
20120086004 | ELASTIC ENCAPSULATED CARBON NANOTUBE BASED ELECTRICAL CONTACTS - Contacts of an electrical device can be made of carbon nanotube columns. Contact tips can be disposed at ends of the columns. The contact tips can be made of an electrically conductive paste applied to the ends of the columns and cured (e.g., hardened). The paste can be applied, cured, and/or otherwise treated to make the contact tips in desired shapes. The carbon nanotube columns can be encapsulated in an elastic material that can impart the dominant mechanical characteristics, such as spring characteristics, to the contacts. The contacts can be electrically conductive and can be utilized to make pressure-based electrical connections with electrical terminals or other contact structures of another device. | 04-12-2012 |
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20090109598 | Metal-insulator-metal (MIM) device and method of formation thereof - In a method of fabricating a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) device, initially, a first electrode is provided. An oxide layer is provided on the first electrode, and a protective layer is provided on the oxide layer. An opening through the protective layer is provided to expose a portion of the oxide layer, and a portion of the first electrode underlying the exposed portion of the oxide layer is oxidized. A second electrode is provided in contact with the exposed portion of the oxide layer. In alternative embodiments, the initially provided oxide layer may be eliminated, and spacers of insulating material may be provided in the opening. | 04-30-2009 |
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20130237030 | METAL-INSULATOR-METAL (MIM) DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMATION THEREOF - In a method of fabricating a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) device, initially, a first electrode is provided. An oxide layer is provided on the first electrode, and a protective layer is provided on the oxide layer. An opening through the protective layer is provided to expose a portion of the oxide layer, and a portion of the first electrode underlying the exposed portion of the oxide layer is oxidized. A second electrode is provided in contact with the exposed portion of the oxide layer. In alternative embodiments, the initially provided oxide layer may be eliminated, and spacers of insulating material may be provided in the opening. | 09-12-2013 |
20140357044 | METAL-INSUALTOR-METAL (MIM) DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMATION THEREROF - In a method of fabricating a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) device, initially, a first electrode is provided. An oxide layer is provided on the first electrode, and a protective layer is provided on the oxide layer. An opening through the protective layer is provided to expose a portion of the oxide layer, and a portion of the first electrode underlying the exposed portion of the oxide layer is oxidized. A second electrode is provided in contact with the exposed portion of the oxide layer. in alternative embodiments, the initially provided oxide layer may be eliminated, and spacers of insulating material may be provided in the opening. | 12-04-2014 |
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20140095272 | Systems and Methods for Generation of Incentive Offers for On-Road Users - Systems and methods for generating incentive offers for road use are provider. Incentive offers may be generated by a service provider server. The incentive offers may be generated b identifying, by the computer having at least one processor, at least one use-condition associated with a transit point based at least in part on historical transit data. The generating the incentive offers may include generating one or more offers for a plurality of toll collections passes configured to enable the at least one use-condition associated with the transit point. Further, the method may provide for facilitating a distribution for the one or more incentive offers to a use group. | 04-03-2014 |
20140096234 | INTELLIGENT TASK ASSIGNMENT AND AUTHORIZATION SYSTEMS & METHODS - The present disclosure relates to computer-implemented methods and systems for intelligent task management. An example method may include identifying one or more authorized entities. The method may further include broadcasting at least one task associated with a user to one or more devices associated with the one or more authorized entities. The method may further include receiving from the one or more authorized entities, via the one or more devices, an indication of acceptance of the at least one task. The method may further include selecting at least one trusted entity among the one or more authorized entities. The method may further include issuing at least one digital certificate to the at least one trusted entity to perform the at least one task. | 04-03-2014 |
20140207338 | CUSTOMIZATION OF A VEHICLE - Devices, systems, and techniques are provided for customization a vehicle and the interior thereof. The customization can be based at least on customization themes associated with an occupant of the vehicle and/or the vehicle. In addition or in the alternative, the customization can be based at least on vehicular context of the occupants and the vehicle. A specific customization can be effected in response to a change in context of vehicle, and thus the vehicle can be dynamically customized in response to a specific vehicular context as the context is realized. The customization themes can integrate with an in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) system and/or one or more of in-cabin lighting, projection or other rendering features, or data streams. Customization can be accomplished via configuration of one or more customization components comprising sensors, rendering units, lighting fixtures, or control components. | 07-24-2014 |
20140267730 | AUTOMOTIVE CAMERA VEHICLE INTEGRATION - Systems and methods may provide for a handheld computing device to receive a trigger command and orientation data from a remote computing device, obtain image data from one or more external devices in response to the trigger command and based on the orientation data, and transmit data to the remote computing device. A vehicle computer may receive a trigger command and orientation data from a remote computing device, obtain image data from one or more external devices in response to the trigger command and based on the orientation data, and transmit data to the remote computing device. | 09-18-2014 |
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20080320295 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIRTUALIZATION OF APPLIANCES - A method and apparatus for the virtualization of appliances provides an embedded operating system (OS) which is included in the system boot ROM of a personal computer. When the system boots, the OS is launched and looks for all available virtual appliances from, for example, the following places: local USB, flash card, e.g. SD, xD, CF, CDROM/DVD, or other storage media; local hard disk storage; and the Internet, e.g. an appliance server. The user selects an appliance to use from the OS, whereupon the appliance is loaded and launched. If the selected appliance is not on a local storage, then it is downloaded, e.g. over the Internet from an appliance server. The downloaded appliance can be cached in local storage media such that, the next time it is needed, it need not be downloaded from the appliance server. The user can also elect to boot an operating system from the hard disk, if an operating system and hard disk are installed, or to power-off the system. | 12-25-2008 |
20100306773 | Instant on Platform - A method and apparatus allows multiple computer operating systems (OS) and/or personalities to run concurrently. An instant-on platform includes a resource management service, a caching service, a profile manager, a network stack which provides TCP/IP communication to the OS, and at least one appliance. The instant-on platform can be placed in the path of network and disk traffic between said user OS and actual system hardware. User selectable profiles and personalities are also provided. | 12-02-2010 |
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20130252101 | NANOPOROUS SILICON AND LITHIUM ION BATTERY ANODES FORMED THEREFROM - An electrode for a lithium ion battery, the electrode including nanoporous silicon structures, each nanoporous silicon structure defining a multiplicity of pores, a binder, and a conductive substrate. The nanoporous silicon structures are mixed with the binder to form a composition, and the composition is adhered to the conductive substrate to form the electrode. The nanoporous silicon may be, for example, nanoporous silicon nanowires or nanoporous silicon formed by etching a silicon wafer, metallurgical grade silicon, silicon nanoparticles, or silicon prepared from silicon precursors in a plasma or chemical vapor deposition process. The nanoporous silicon structures may be coated or combined with a carbon-containing compound, such as reduced graphene oxide. The electrode has a high specific capacity (e.g., above 1000 mAh/g at current rate of 0.4 A/g, above 1000 mAh/g at a current rate of 2.0 A/g, or above 1400 mAh/g at a current rate of 1.0 A/g). | 09-26-2013 |
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20120191451 | STORAGE AND ACCESS OF DIGITAL CONTENT - In one embodiment, the invention provides a method, comprising providing a first communications channel to transmit digital content to a notes-access application for storage against a particular user, the first communications channel being selected from the group consisting of an SMS channel, an MMS channel, a fax channel, an e-mail channel, and an IM channel; responsive to receiving digital content from said user via the first communications channel storing said digital content in the database associated with said notes-access application; and providing a second communications channel to the notes-access application whereby the digital content stored by the notes-access application against said user is provided to said user, the second communications channel being selected from the group consisting of an SMS channel, an MMS channel, a fax channel, an e-mail channel, and an IM channel. | 07-26-2012 |
20140331165 | GENERATING GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATIONS OF DATA - Techniques for generating a data-based graphical representation include providing, to a user, a graphical user interface that comprises selectable attribute names; receiving a user selection of a first attribute name; in response to receiving the user selection, invoking a call to a back-end server that comprises a database, the database storing sets of attribute values, each set of attribute values associated with one of the selectable attribute names; receiving, from the back-end server, a response to the invoked call, the response comprising a particular set of attribute values that is associated with the user-selected first attribute name; generating the graphical representation of a relationship between the received attribute values associated with the user-selected first attribute name and a key figure of the attribute values; and preparing the graphical representation for display on the graphical user interface. | 11-06-2014 |
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20130191193 | SHOPPING PLAN MANAGEMENT - Embodiments of the invention include systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer-program products that provide shopping plan optimization. In one embodiment of the invention, information associated with a shopping plan is retrieved by the system; the shopping plan may include a grocery or other shopping list. The system compares the information associated with the shopping plan to a database. The database may include information associated with a plurality of merchants and businesses. The system optimizes the shopping plan based at least partially on the comparison of the information associated with the shopping plan to the database. In an embodiment, the system optimizes the shopping by determining an efficient travel route based on the products and/or items in the shopping plan. | 07-25-2013 |
20130191232 | ENHANCED MOBILE APPLICATION FOR ASSISTING USERS AT A POINT OF TRANSACTION - Embodiments of the invention include systems, methods, and computer-program products that provide for an enhanced mobile application for assisting users at a point-of-transaction (POT). In one embodiment of the invention the POT assistance application program may determines that a user is conducting a transaction with a merchant. The user may utilize a user device to assist in the transaction. First, the user device may be paired with a POT system, such as a cash register. Once the devices are paired a communication link is created that allows the user to audibly and/or visually monitor the transaction using the user device. Furthermore, the user may flag an item for review during the transaction, silence the transaction, receive a subtotal for the transaction, select a payment method, or complete the transaction using the POT assistance application program. | 07-25-2013 |
20130191246 | DIRECTIONAL WAYFINDING - Embodiments of the invention include systems, methods, and computer-program products that provide for a unique directional wayfinding system. In one embodiment of the invention, products are received from the user, such as a shopping list or wish list. The system determines the location of the user, determines the location of the product in the business, determines a route from the user to the product, and provides instructions to the user along the route. In an embodiment, the system identifies and/or confirms the product when the user reaches the product. In at least one embodiment, the systems, methods, and computer-program products provide functionality for the visually-impaired to assist in everyday shopping for products in businesses. | 07-25-2013 |
20130191789 | CONTROLLING A TRANSACTION WITH COMMAND GESTURES - Embodiments of the invention include systems, methods, and computer-program products that provide for a unique system for controlling transactions based on command gestures. In one embodiment of the invention, a computer-implemented method determines that a user is conducting a transaction with a mobile device. The mobile device senses a gesture performed by the user with the mobile device and alters at least one aspect of the transaction based on the gesture. The gestures can control a wide variety of aspects of the transaction. For example, the user may flag an item for review during the transaction, silence the transaction, receive a subtotal for the transaction, select a payment method, or complete the transaction. In an embodiment, the user is able to customize the gestures to control the transaction according to the user's preferences. | 07-25-2013 |