Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080198844 | Cross-media communication coordination - Methods and a media system for cross-media communication coordination may include but are not limited to receiving one or more data packets via one or more modes of communication; providing a data storage format for the one or more data packets; providing an identification tag to enable manipulation of one or more selected data packets; and converting the one or more selected data packets from an original communication type to an alternative communication type. Other methods and systems for cross-media communication coordination may include but are not limited to receiving one or more data packets; determining an original media type associated with the one or more data packets; and converting one or more selected data packets using the original media type to a specified content storage format appropriate for including in a further communication to a predetermined computing device. | 08-21-2008 |
20080201389 | Cross-media storage coordination - Methods and a media system and storage system for cross-media storage coordination include but are not limited to storing a first data version of specified content based on a particular media format; storing at least a second data version of related content based on a different media format; providing a cross-reference between the first data version and the at least second data version to enable coordinated management by a designated user and/or an approved device for search and possible retrieval of the first data version and/or the at least second data version; and implementing communication access by one or more parties and/or the designated user via a communication type that is correlated with the first data version and/or the at least second data version. | 08-21-2008 |
20080208635 | Data maintenance via patient monitoring technique - Exemplary embodiments provide a verification technique that facilitates administration of a health-related procedure to an intended recipient patient or group of patients. An interface template or signal protocol may be configured to establish suitable matching between the patient and various types of objects used to administer the health-related procedure. In some embodiments real-time monitoring data regarding administration of a health-related procedure to a recipient patient is posted to a patient data record that has restricted read/write access. | 08-28-2008 |
20080210748 | Systems and methods for receiving pathogen related information and responding - The present disclosure relates to methods and systems that may be used for detection of one or more pathogens and determining one or more agents in response to pathogen detection. | 09-04-2008 |
20080215434 | Real world interaction with virtual world privileges - A method and system provides arrangements creating a relationship between a real-world entity and a virtual world environment. A participant or player can participate in various virtual world entertainment, educational, and transactional activities. Feedback may be provided and records kept regarding the virtual world activities and transactions. The participant or player may have an opportunity of engaging in real-world activities and transactions in order to obtain a promotional virtual world premium or privilege. In some implementations, multiple players at different locations can be involved in the virtual world and real-world activities and transactions that involve and may be affected by the virtual world premium or privilege. | 09-04-2008 |
20080215435 | Map-based guide system and method - Provided is a computer system and methods for a map-based guide. A method includes but is not limited to receiving a request for the map-based guide; determining a location associated with the request; preparing a route in accordance with the location associated with the request and in accordance with at least one of a profit-motive and/or a goodwill factor; and transmitting the map-based guide. | 09-04-2008 |
20080219589 | Estimating shared image device operational capabilities or resources - This disclosure describes a number of devices or techniques that can be capable of obtaining an operational capacity for a shared image device; estimating at least one operational resource to perform a transformation of one or more images based at least in part on the obtaining the operational capacity; and sharing the one or more images with at least one other shared image device in a manner that performs the transformation of the one or more images. | 09-11-2008 |
20080228607 | Resolution of virtual world revocable transfers - A method and system provides transactions and arrangements in virtual world environments. A user can participate in transactions to acquire virtual property and related virtual rights. In some implementations, real-world and virtual parties can be involved in a possible future transfer or related transfer revocation or related transfer modification involving various types of virtual objects and virtual rights. | 09-18-2008 |
20080229198 | Electronically providing user assistance - Provided embodiments include a device, apparatus, system, computer program product, and method. A provided method includes receiving a signal indicative of a user-selected portion of a manual pertaining to an apparatus that includes an electronic device. The method also includes searching a file for an assistance pertaining to the apparatus and corresponding to the user-selected portion of the manual. The method further includes generating a signal indicative of the assistance pertaining to the apparatus and corresponding to the user-selected portion of the manual, wherein the manual is physically distinct from the apparatus. In an alternative embodiment, the method includes facilitating an electronic display of the assistance using a user interface of the electronic device. The facilitating may include facilitating a projection of a display of the assistance from the electronic device. In another alternative embodiment, the method may include displaying at least two user-selectable portions of the manual. | 09-18-2008 |
20080234998 | Coordinating instances of a thread or other service in emulation - A system, method, computer program product, and carrier are described for indicating a virtually-instantiable service via a data flow between a user interface and an operating system, the virtually-instantiable service including at least a first instance; and accessing a second instance of the virtually-instantiable service at least partly in response to the user interface after indicating the virtually-instantiable service via the data flow between the user interface and the operating system. | 09-25-2008 |
20080234999 | Implementing performance-dependent transfer or execution decisions from service emulation indications - A system, method, computer program product, and carrier are described for obtaining data from a first emulator and from a first emulation environment hosting software and signaling a decision whether to transfer any of the data to a second emulator at least partly as a result of the first emulation environment hosting the software. | 09-25-2008 |
20080235000 | Implementing security control practice omission decisions from service emulation indications - A system, method, computer program product, and carrier are described for obtaining an indication of an emulation of a service in a first environment with a first security control practice or obtaining one or more gradational norms of software performance in an emulation environment; and signaling a decision whether to allow a software object to execute in another environment at least partly as a result of whether the software object apparently performed in conformity with the one or more gradational norms of software performance in the emulation environment or signaling a decision whether to use a second environment without the first security control practice in performing at least a portion of the service as a result of the indication of the emulation of the service in the first environment with the first security control practice. | 09-25-2008 |
20080235001 | Implementing emulation decisions in response to software evaluations or the like - A system, method, computer program product, and carrier are described for to obtaining a decision whether to host an instruction sequence natively in a physical environment in response to an operational history of software apparently containing the instruction sequence or obtaining a decision whether to host an instruction sequence in an emulation environment at least in response to an evaluation of software containing the instruction sequence; and causing another environment to host the instruction sequence in response to the decision whether to host the instruction sequence in the emulation environment or signaling a decision whether to cause an emulation environment to host the instruction sequence in response to the decision whether to host the instruction sequence natively in the physical environment. | 09-25-2008 |
20080235002 | Implementing performance-dependent transfer or execution decisions from service emulation indications - A system, method, computer program product, and carrier are described for obtaining data from a first emulator and from a first emulation environment hosting software; and signaling a decision whether to transfer any of the data to a second emulator at least partly as a result of the first emulation environment hosting the software. | 09-25-2008 |
20080235711 | Coordinating instances of a thread or other service in emulation - A system, method, computer program product, and carrier are described for obtaining a software flaw indication resulting from an emulation of a first instance of a thread at least partly in response to a first input from a user interface or indicating a virtually instantiated service via a data flow between a user interface and an operating system, the virtually instantiated service including at least a virtual instance; and accessing another instance of the virtually instantiated service at least partly in response to the user interface after indicating the virtually instantiated service via the data flow between the user interface and the operating system or manipulating a second instance of the thread at least partly in response to a second input arriving from the user interface after beginning the emulation of the first instance of the thread. | 09-25-2008 |
20080235756 | Resource authorizations dependent on emulation environment isolation policies - A system, method, computer program product, and carrier are described for obtaining a resource authorization dependent upon apparent compliance with a policy of causing an emulation environment to isolate a first software object type from a second software object type; and signaling a decision whether to comply with the policy of causing the emulation environment to isolate the first software object type from the second software object type. | 09-25-2008 |
20080235764 | Resource authorizations dependent on emulation environment isolation policies - A system, method, computer program product, and carrier are described for obtaining a resource authorization dependent upon apparent compliance with a policy of causing an emulation environment to isolate a first software object type from a second software object type and signaling a decision whether to comply with the policy of causing the emulation environment to isolate the first software object type from the second software object type. | 09-25-2008 |
20080241000 | Systems for pathogen detection - The present disclosure relates to methods, systems, devices, and microfluidic chips that may be used for the detection of pathogens. | 10-02-2008 |
20080241909 | Microfluidic chips for pathogen detection - The present disclosure relates to methods, systems, devices, and microfluidic chips that may be used for the detection of pathogens. | 10-02-2008 |
20080241910 | Devices for pathogen detection - The present disclosure relates to methods, systems, devices, and microfluidic chips that may be used for the detection of pathogens. | 10-02-2008 |
20080241935 | Methods for pathogen detection - The present disclosure relates to methods, systems, devices, and microfluidic chips that may be used for the detection of pathogens. | 10-02-2008 |
20080244755 | Authorization for media content alteration - A classification method and system for possible content alteration of a media work may include criteria regarding content that is feasible for alteration. Such criteria may be maintained in records that are accessible to an interested party. Some embodiments may include a record of authorization rights applicable to a possible content alteration. Some embodiment implementations may include a derivative version of the media work wherein substitute content, such as an alterable component element having one or more designated aspects, is associated with a real-world entity or person. | 10-02-2008 |
20080245740 | Fluidic methods - The present disclosure relates to methods and devices that may be used to separate components from one or more samples. | 10-09-2008 |
20080249808 | Generating output data based on patient monitoring - Exemplary system and method embodiments may include real-time monitoring data regarding administration of a health-related procedure to a recipient patient which is posted to a patient data record that has restricted read/write access. In some instances the monitoring data is processed to determine compliance or non-compliance based on comparison of the health-related procedure with a predetermined benchmark standard. Exemplary aspects of the monitoring data transmitted and/or received via one or more communication links may include updated confirmation of a patient identifier and verification of an updated parameter regarding administration of the health-related procedure. | 10-09-2008 |
20080266249 | Medical overlay mirror - Medical overlay mirror methods and related systems. | 10-30-2008 |
20080270161 | Authorization rights for substitute media content - A classification method and system for possible content alteration of a media work may include criteria regarding content that is feasible for alteration. Such criteria may be maintained in records that are accessible to an interested party. Some embodiments may include a record of primary authorization rights applicable to a possible content alteration. A further embodiment feature may include a record of secondary authorization rights applicable to substitute altered content incorporated in a derivative version. Some embodiment implementations may include a derivative version of the media work wherein substitute content, such as an alterable component element having one or more designated aspects, is associated with a real-world entity or person. | 10-30-2008 |
20080270165 | Virtual world property disposition after real-world occurrence - A method and system provides transactions and arrangements in virtual world environments. A user can participate in transactions to acquire virtual property and related virtual rights. In some implementations, real-world and virtual parties can be involved in possible transfers of various types of virtual property and virtual property rights. | 10-30-2008 |
20110055587 | Alert options for electronic-paper verification - A system and method to control the writing on electronic paper (e-paper). An e-paper device may incorporate authentication indicia as part of informational data written on e-paper material. The informational data is protected by a security methodology that is accessible to authorized entities. A reader device may be used to help make a verification determination of whether encrypted or encoded data has been altered. In some instances an output alert operably coupled to the reader device serves as a verification status indicator. | 03-03-2011 |
20140040932 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR VIEWING DYNAMICALLY CUSTOMIZED AUDIO-VISUAL CONTENT - Systems and methods for viewing dynamically customized audio-visual content are described. In some implementations, a process may include providing at least one selection signal indicative of a viewer preference, receiving a dynamically customized audio-visual content including an audio-visual core portion having at least one revised content portion customized in accordance with the at least one selection signal, displaying the dynamically-customized audio-visual content; and providing a consideration for the dynamically-customized audio-visual content. | 02-06-2014 |
20140166816 | AUTOMATED HAZARD HANDLING ROUTINE ENGAGEMENT - Disclosed herein are example embodiments for automated hazard handling routine engagement. For certain example embodiments, at least one machine, such as an unoccupied flying vehicle (UFV), may: (i) detect at least one motivation to engage at least one automated hazard handling routine of the UFV; or (ii) engage at least one automated hazard handling routine of a UFV based at least partially on at least one motivation. However, claimed subject matter is not limited to any particular described embodiments, implementations, examples, or so forth. | 06-19-2014 |
20140249692 | UNOCCUPIED FLYING VEHICLE (UFV) INTER-VEHICLE COMMUNICATION FOR HAZARD HANDLING - Disclosed herein are example embodiments for unoccupied flying vehicle (UFV) inter-vehicle communication for hazard handling. For certain example embodiments, at least one machine may: (i) receive one or more flight attributes from a remote UFV, with the one or more flight attributes indicative of one or more flight capabilities of the remote UFV; or (ii) adjust a flight path of a UFV based at least partially on one or more flight attributes received from a remote UFV. However, claimed subject matter is not limited to any particular described embodiments, implementations, examples, or so forth. | 09-04-2014 |
20140277834 | INTER-VEHICLE FLIGHT ATTRIBUTE COMMUNICATION FOR AN UNOCCUPIED FLYING VEHICLE (UFV) - Disclosed herein are example embodiments for inter-vehicle flight attribute communication for an unoccupied flying vehicle (UFV). For certain example embodiments, at least one machine may: (i) obtain at least one indication related to imparting at least one flight attribute corresponding to a UFV; or (ii) transmit to a remote UFV at least one indicator of at least one flight attribute corresponding to a UFV based at least partially on at least one indication related to imparting at least one flight attribute. However, claimed subject matter is not limited to any particular described embodiments, implementations, examples, or so forth. | 09-18-2014 |
20140303884 | AUTOMATED HAZARD HANDLING ROUTINE ACTIVATION - Disclosed herein are example embodiments for automated hazard handling routine activation. For certain example embodiments, at least one machine, such as an unoccupied flying vehicle (UFV), may: (i) detect at least one motivation to activate at least one automated hazard handling routine of the UFV; or (ii) activate at least one automated hazard handling routine of the UFV based at least partially on at least one motivation. However, claimed subject matter is not limited to any particular described embodiments, implementations, examples, or so forth. | 10-09-2014 |