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20100331089 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING AND MANAGING CUSTOMIZED INTERACTIVE MULTIPLAYER LOCATION-BASED MOBILE GAMES - A computer-implemented method and system are provided for generating and managing a customized interactive multiplayer location-based mobile game. The method includes the steps of: (a) receiving at a computer system content and high-level game logic from a game designer to be used in developing a location-based mobile game; (b) generating a playable location-based mobile game based on the content and high-level game logic using the computer system; (c) registering using the computer system a plurality of players desiring to play the multiplayer location-based mobile game using their personal mobile communications devices; and (d) managing execution of the game for each player or group of players by routing the player or group of players to a plurality of locations to perform a location-based task at each location, and interacting with the player or group of players after each of the location-based tasks has been performed, wherein managing execution of the game and interacting with the player or group of players comprises using the computer system to communicate with a personal mobile communications device of the player or group of players. | 12-30-2010 |
20110010245 | LOCATION-BASED ADVERTISING METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method for providing advertisements to users of mobile devices, includes the steps of: (a) providing a plurality of advertisements and geographic region information associated with each advertisement; (b) receiving from a mobile content provider a request for an advertisement to be delivered to a user of a mobile device along with non-standard data from which the location of the mobile device can be determined; (c) processing the non-standard data to determine the location of the mobile device; (d) identifying a subset of advertisements from the plurality of advertisements having geographic region information matching the location of the mobile device; (e) ranking the advertisements in the subset of advertisements in accordance with one or more parameters; and (f) selecting an advertisement from the ranked advertisements to be transmitted to the mobile content provider for delivery to the mobile device of the user. | 01-13-2011 |
20130120237 | Systems and Methods for Synthesizing High Fidelity Stroke Data for Lower Dimension Input Strokes - Systems and methods for synthesizing paintbrush strokes may use high fidelity pose data of reference strokes to supplement lower dimension stroke data. For example, 6DOF data representing reference strokes created by skilled artists may be captured and stored in a library of reference strokes. A query stroke made by a less skilled artist/user and/or made using input devices that do not provide 6DOF data may be processed by a stroke synthesis engine to produce an output stroke that follows the trajectory of the query stroke and includes pose data from one or more reference strokes. The stroke synthesis engine may construct feature vectors for samples of reference strokes and query strokes, select the best neighbor feature vector from the library for each query stroke sample, assign the pose data of the best neighbor to the query sample, and smooth the sequence of assigned poses to produce the synthesized output stroke. | 05-16-2013 |
20130163874 | Determining Correspondence Between Image Regions - Determining correspondence between image regions can include: selecting first and second regions of visual content including pixels in a computer system, the first region comprising a first patch to be mapped to the second region; selecting at least two heuristics for use in mapping the first patch to the second region, the heuristics selected from the group consisting of: (i) nearby-pixel mapping evaluation; (ii) random-perturbation mapping evaluation; (iii) evaluation of multiple mapping candidates identified in an iterative search process; and (iv) enrichment to increase a collection of mapping candidates; and identifying, using the selected heuristics, at least one patch in the second region for the first patch. | 06-27-2013 |
20130163884 | Image Processing Using Image Web - A computer-implemented method for determining correspondence between images includes: receiving images in a computer system; performing iterations using the computer system to find respective mappings for each patch of pixels in the images to a patch in another one of the images such that the mappings have minimal patch distance, the iterations including at least: (i) evaluation of a nearby-pixel mapping in a current image, (ii) evaluation of a randomly selected mapping in the current image, and (iii) evaluation of a randomly selected mapping in another one of the images; and generating a mapping record that results from the iterations. | 06-27-2013 |
20140105499 | Determining Correspondence Between Image Regions - Techniques for determining correspondence between image regions are described. A computing system stores images that are comparable to determine corresponding image patches of the images. An approximation algorithm is implemented, and for multiple image patches in a region in a first image, corresponding image patches are determined in a second image. The approximation algorithm performs iterations utilizing a nearby-pixel mapping evaluation and a random-perturbation mapping evaluation to determine and select the corresponding image patches in the second image. | 04-17-2014 |
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20090269300 | Anthranilamides for Controlling Invertebrate Pests - Disclosed are compounds of Formula (1), including all geometric and stereoisomers, N-oxides, and salts thereof, wherein R | 10-29-2009 |
20100120714 | SUBSTITUTED BENZENE FUNGICIDES - Disclosed are compounds of Formula 1, including all geometric and stereoisomers, N-oxides, and salts thereof, | 05-13-2010 |
20100160385 | FUNGICIDAL TRIPHENYL-SUBSTITUTED PYRIDONES - Disclosed are compounds of Formula 1, including all geometric and stereoisomers, N-oxides, and salts thereof, | 06-24-2010 |
20110077156 | HERBICIDAL PYRIMIDINES - Compounds of Formula I, and their N-oxides and agriculturally suitable salts, are disclosed which are useful for controlling undesired vegetation | 03-31-2011 |
20110092544 | FUNGICIDAL PYRIDINES - Disclosed are compounds of Formula 1, N-oxides, and salts thereof, | 04-21-2011 |
20110269712 | Fungicidal Carboxamides - This invention is directed to compounds of Formula (1) including all geometric and stereoisomers, N oxides, and agriculturally suitable salts thereof, agricultural compositions containing them and their use as fungicides, (1) provided that the compound of Formula 1 is other than 2-[1-[(2-chlorophenyl)acetyl]-4-piperidinyl]-N-methyl-N-[(1R)-1-phenylethyl]-4-thiazolecarboxamide and R | 11-03-2011 |
20140323436 | SUBSTITUTED BENZENE FUNGICIDES - Disclosed are compounds of Formula 1, including all geometric and stereoisomers, N-oxides, and salts thereof, | 10-30-2014 |
20140350251 | HERBICIDAL PYRIMIDINES - Compounds of Formula I, and their N-oxides and agriculturally suitable salts, are disclosed which are useful for controlling undesired vegetation | 11-27-2014 |
20150335023 | SUBSTITUTED BENZENE FUNGICIDES - Disclosed are compounds of Formula 1, including all geometric and stereoisomers, N-oxides, and salts thereof, | 11-26-2015 |
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20080240490 | SOURCE AUTHENTICATION AND USAGE TRACKING OF VIDEO - A video at a host is authenticated using a watermark in the video, wherein the watermark includes metadata related to the video, wherein authenticating the video includes comparing metadata in the watermark to unwatermarked metadata attached to the video. Watermarked host-related information is added to the video by the host. | 10-02-2008 |
20090248505 | USER-CONTROLLED PROFILE FOR CUSTOMIZED ADVERTISEMENTS - Systems and methods for providing a user with customized advertisements in response to a user indication of a desire to receive the customized advertisements. The user, by opting in and creating a user-controlled profile, indicates a desire to receive targeted and highly relevant advertisements that correspond to the user-specific information provided by the user in the user-controlled profile. This information, for example, may be the user's demographic information, location, marital status, information from the user's web-based calendar, or whether the user has children. The customized advertisements may also be selected according to the user's location, which may be determined by any location determining technique. By purchasing an item presented in a customized advertisement, referring a customized advertisement to another user, or taking some other defined action, the user may receive an incentive, such as points, currency, discounts, or credit to be used toward a future purchase. | 10-01-2009 |
20100325581 | DATA OBJECT LINKING AND BROWSING TOOL - Linking data objects, such as video objects, image objects, and audio objects, and displaying data associated with the data objects based upon the strength of the relationship between the data objects. Navigating a data collection of data objects by linking groups of data objects based upon related metadata is also disclosed. A user interface including the data associated with the grouped data objects facilitates browsing the data collection of data objects. | 12-23-2010 |
20110106847 | ASSEMBLING STREAMED CONTENT FOR ON-DEMAND PRESENTATION - Assembling streamed content for on-demand presentation is described. In embodiments, a media asset can be requested from a content distributor, and cacheable segments of the media asset are streamed to the requesting client device. The cacheable segments are received in an initial quality display format for uninterrupted playback of the media asset at the client device while the cacheable segments are being received. An asset matrix that correlates a bit rate and a time position for each cacheable segment in the media asset is also received. The cacheable segments of the media asset can be assembled according to the asset matrix to generate an assembled asset data file of the media asset. The assembled asset data file can then be back-filled with selected ones of the cacheable segments that are replaced with a highest quality display format for on-demand presentation of the media asset when selected for viewing. | 05-05-2011 |
20110185269 | AUDIO/VISUAL EDITING TOOL - Analyzing data sequences, such as video and audio segments, and extracting metadata from the data sequences for providing information related to events of the data sequences. The metadata extracted is used for making editing decisions, such as for an audio-visual production comprised of a collection of video and audio segments. The metadata identifies events of importance in the video and audio segments, which may then be applied to the editing process. A user interface including the extracted metadata in a timeline format facilitates editing the audio-visual production. | 07-28-2011 |
20120221567 | DATA OBJECT LINKING AND BROWSING TOOL - Linking data objects, such as video objects, image objects, and audio objects, and displaying data associated with the data objects based upon the strength of the relationship between the data objects. Navigating a data collection of data objects by linking groups of data objects based upon related metadata is also disclosed. A user interface including the data associated with the grouped data objects facilitates browsing the data collection of data objects. | 08-30-2012 |
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20100290350 | Capacity Planning Using User-Level Data and Upward Projections - A telecommunications network capacity planning system. The telecommunications network capacity planning system includes a telecommunications network including a telecommunications services provider, subscribers and a network coupling the telecommunications services provider and the subscribers for provisioning of the telecommunications services. A database system is used for collecting and storing data at the user-level associated with provisioning of telecommunication services over the telecommunications network. A processor is coupled to the database system. The processor models the telecommunications network by generating upward projections from the stored user-level data and transforms the modeling of the network to a visual display of capacity information and network parameters for manipulation to evaluate capacity planning scenarios. | 11-18-2010 |
20110314086 | SECURE DYNAMIC QUALITY OF SERVICE USING PACKETCABLE MULTIMEDIA - A secure mechanism for third party hosted services to communicate with networks to allow dynamic quality of service to be provisioned for content of the third parties is disclosed. By authenticating the third party hosted services, the service provider is able to enter into business arrangements to share revenue with the third party content providers based on the premium service. A subscriber issues a request to a third party server. In response to issuing the request to the third party server, a dynamic quality of service request is received from the third party server. The dynamic quality of service request is validated and a session is provisioned between the client and the third party server implementing the requested dynamic quality of service. | 12-22-2011 |
20110320631 | PRELOADING TOKEN BUCKETS FOR DYNAMICALLY IMPLEMENTING SPEED INCREASES - Providing a dynamic bandwidth increase using at least one token bucket is disclosed. At least one token bucket is pre-loaded to capacity using PCMM commands to dynamically implement speed increases in the network. By pre-loading the at least one token bucket to capacity, the rate cap assigned to the customer is overridden. When the token bucket is exhausted the customer continues at their provisioned rate cap. Only a configuration file has to be changed to implement the temporary bandwidth increase. The token buckets may be implemented on a per service flow basis. Further, a plurality of token buckets may be provided, wherein a first token bucket is configured to control a total burst size and a second token bucket is configured to control an individual flow burst rate up until the first token bucket is depleted. | 12-29-2011 |
20120250504 | Systems and Methods for Routing Broadband Communications - Systems and methods for routing broadband communications are provided. Downstream data to be communicated from a cable service provider head end system to a customer device may be received by a provider edge routing device. The downstream data may be mapped by the provider edge routing device to a physical address associated with the customer device, and the downstream data may be output by the provider edge routing device for communication to the customer device. A provider edge device separate from the provider edge routing device may receive the output downstream data. Based at least in part upon the physical address, the provider edge device may determine a port for outputting the downstream data, and the provider edge device may output the downstream data on the determined port. | 10-04-2012 |
20130047193 | Systems and Methods of Providing Broadband Services with Dynamic Resource Allocation - Systems and methods for providing broadband services having dynamic resource allocation are described herein. Example embodiments of the systems involve communication of information between one or more of content provider server(s), a backbone data communication network, a telecommunication service provider broadband distribution network, and one or more subscriber interface device(s) that allocate resources upon request in connection with the delivery of a broadband service. Each device along a data communication path between a service requesting subscriber interface device and content provider server may be enabled for and uses the Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP). During operation, a subscriber interface device (including a set top box or cable modem) may communicate an RSVP reservation message to the content provider server via the path causing various devices along the path to dynamically reserve resources (including, without limitation, bandwidth) and set priority information based upon the requirements for and characteristics of a data flow(s) needed for delivery of the broadband service. | 02-21-2013 |
20130077634 | Systems and Methods of Providing Outside Plant Transport Gateway - In example embodiments of systems and methods of outside plant transport gateway provided herein, instead of locating the gateway/media converter inside the customer premises, the gateway/media converter is located outside the customer premises and may be configured to provide access/media conversion for multiple homes. In previous systems, the gateway/media converter is located in the customer premises. However, the customer premises must be entered to perform maintenance or other work. Moving the gateway/router outside of the customer premises offers easier maintenance at the gateway level. | 03-28-2013 |
20130125194 | Converged Cable Access Platform for Provision of Video and Data Services - Systems, method, and computer program products for provisioning video and data services using a deep modulation Converged Cable Access Platform (CCAP) architecture in a traditional Hybrid Fiber Coaxial (HFC) network are described. The deep-modulation CCAP architecture includes a remote conversion unit (e.g., that includes one or more modulators and demodulators to perform signal modulation and demodulation) connected to a CCAP core through a digital optical medium (e.g., an optical fiber) to achieve higher network capacity as well as cost and power consumption reduction. | 05-16-2013 |
20140003238 | Systems and Methods for Managing Network Bandwidth via Content Buffering | 01-02-2014 |
20140153584 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISTRIBUTING CONTENT OVER MULTIPLE BANDWIDTH MEDIUMS IN A SERVICE PROVIDER NETWORK - Systems and methods for distributing content over various mediums in a service provider network are disclosed. Such mediums may include an optical fiber and a cable line having a bandwidth less than that associated with the optical fiber. In certain embodiments herein, content may be distributed over the cable line, or relatively low bandwidth medium, according to characteristics of the optical fiber, or relatively high bandwidth medium. In one embodiment, data packets may be scheduled using first in first out (FIFO) scheduling for distribution over the cable line using Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM). Using this approach, increased bandwidths may be achieved over cable lines. Additionally, certain embodiments herein are directed to maintaining a forward/reverse channel split, which may exist in a PON, over a cable line. Further, certain embodiments herein may relate to dynamic allocation of subcarriers in an OFDM signal in response to changes in quality of service. | 06-05-2014 |
20140205294 | Integrating Optical Fiber with Coaxial Cable - Certain embodiments herein relate to a hybrid cable that includes a center conductor for disturbing electrical signals and one or more optical fibers adjacent to the center conductor for distributing light signals in a service provider network. According to one configuration, materials found in a coaxial cable may be included in the hybrid cable, such as a dielectric material, one or more protective shields, and an outer protective core. Such a hybrid cable may be utilized to replace drop cables in a service provider network, which may connect an access point, such as a tap, to a customer location. Certain embodiments herein may also relate to making and installing the hybrid cable. | 07-24-2014 |
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20110280574 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING BROADBAND COMMUNICATION - Systems and methods for providing broadband communication are provided. A source component may be configured to provide a downstream broadband signal to one or more customer devices and receive upstream signals from the customer devices, including a first upstream signal having a frequency lower than the downstream broadband signal and a second upstream signal having a frequency higher than the downstream broadband signal. An optical fiber node in communication with the source component may be configured to receive and convert downstream and upstream broadband signals from radio frequency signals to light signals and vice versa. A terminator in communication with the optical fiber node via one or more cable lines may be configured to output the radio frequency downstream signal for receipt by the customer devices and to direct the communication of the upstream signals to the optical fiber node via the one or more cable lines. | 11-17-2011 |
20120287796 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSIGNING CUSTOMERS TO GROUPS FOR THE TRANSMISSION OF BROADBAND DATA SIGNALS - Systems and methods are provided for assigning customers to groups for the transmission of broadband data signals. Respective linear impairment information for a plurality of customers of a service provider may be determined. Based at least in part upon an analysis of the determined linear impairment information, each of the plurality of customers may be assigned to one of a plurality of groups. The customers assigned to each of the plurality of groups are associated with similar linear impairments. Additionally, for each of the plurality of groups, one or more frequencies at which communications will be output by the service provider for receipt by the customers assigned to the respective group may be determined. | 11-15-2012 |
20120288067 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSIGNING A CUSTOMER DEVICE TO A GROUP OF CUSTOMER DEVICES FOR THE TRANSMISSION OF BROADBAND DATA SIGNALS - Systems and methods are provided for assigning a customer device to a group of customer devices for the transmission of broadband data signals. A communications signal output by a customer device associated with a customer of the service provider may be received by a service provider system. The service provider system may be associated with the service provider, and the service provider system may include one or more computers. The received communications signal may be processed by the service provider system to determine a linear impairment associated with the customer device. Based at least in part on the linear impairment, a frequency range at which communications will be output by the service provider system for receipt by the customer device may be determined. | 11-15-2012 |
20130003800 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMBINING VARIABLE BIT RATE DATA STREAMS - Systems and methods for combining variable bit rate data streams are provided. A plurality of data streams may be identified by a service provider system that includes one or more computers. Each data stream may be a variable bit rate data stream. Based upon an analysis of the respective variable bit rates, the service provider system may determine a subset of the plurality of data streams to be combined. The subset of data streams may then be combined and output by the service provider system for transmission to one or more consumer devices. | 01-03-2013 |
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20130218708 | Timed Online Auction Events - Techniques for conducting a timed, online auction are described. In an example system, an auction web server sends a current auction price and at least one bid increment to the browser screens of bidder computers. One or more bids are received, wherein each bid is placed according to the then-current bid and the next bid increment. A revision event is triggered by the web site system, whereupon the first bid increment is adjusted, to form a revised bid increment, and the revised bid increment is sent and displayed to bidders. The adjustment of the increment is calculated as a function of the remaining time in the timed auction event, or the ratio of the then-current auction price to a target price for the lot, or both. One or more additional bids are received, wherein the one or more additional bids are based on the revised bid increment. | 08-22-2013 |
20140143081 | Interactive Online Auction System - Techniques and apparatus for conducting a timed, online auction are described. In an example method, implemented in a server apparatus configured for communication with one or more network-connected user devices, current bidding information, for at least one item for sale, is sent to the one or more network-connected user devices, during an initial portion of a timed online auction event. Beginning at a predetermined time before termination of the auction event for the item, the server apparatus determines that one or more auction users have selected to participate in an interactive mode, and maintains a virtual auction room for participating users. This maintaining of the virtual auction room includes generating animation sequences based on bidding activity received from the participating users and sending the generated animation sequences to network-connected user devices corresponding to the participating users. | 05-22-2014 |
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20130143222 | METHODS FOR TREATING BARRETT'S METAPLASIA AND ESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA - Disclosed herein are methods for treating Barrett's metaplasia and esophageal adenocarcinoma and methods for determining mutational load as a predictor of the risk of disease progression from Barrett's metaplasia to esophageal adenocarcinoma. | 06-06-2013 |
20130317317 | METHODS FOR TREATING BARRETT'S METAPLASIA AND ESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA - Disclosed herein are methods for treating Barrett's metaplasia and esophageal adenocarcinoma and methods for determining mutational load as a predictor of the risk of disease progression from Barrett's metaplasia to esophageal adenocarcinoma. | 11-28-2013 |
20140154698 | METHODS FOR MEASURING CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN - Disclosed herein are methods of accurately measuring carcinoembryonic antigen in a biological sample and methods of identifying and treating a mucinous cyst in a subject. | 06-05-2014 |
20140296103 | TOPOGRAPHIC GENOTYPING FOR DETERMINING THE DIAGNOSIS, MALIGNANT POTENTIAL, AND BIOLOGIC BEHAVIOR OF PANCREATIC CYSTS AND RELATED CONDITIONS - The application relates to a method of a predicting the presence of invasive pancreatic cancer or high grade dysplasia, pre-cancerous pancreatic states and non-neoplastic conditions comprising detailed molecular analysis incorporating DNA quality and quantity, K-ras mutational analysis and a broad spectrum of tumor suppressor gene linked microsatellite LOH. Methods of diagnosing, determining prognosis of and determining a course of treatment for pancreatic cancer or high grade dysplasia, pre-cancerous pancreatic states and non-neoplastic conditions are also provided. | 10-02-2014 |