Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100104174 | Markup Language for Interactive Geographic Information System - Data-driven guarded evaluation of conditional-data associated with data objects is used to control activation and processing of the data objects in an interactive geographic information system. Methods of evaluating conditional-data to control activation of the data objects are disclosed herein. Data structures to specify conditional data are also disclosed herein. | 04-29-2010 |
20110208724 | Entity Display Priority In A Distributed Geographic Information System - A system for ranking geospatial entities is described. In one embodiment, the system comprises an interface for receiving ranking data about a plurality of geospatial entities and an entity ranking module. The module uses a ranking mechanism to generate place ranks for the geospatial entities based on the ranking data. Ranked entity data generated by the entity ranking module is stored in a database. The entity ranking module may be configured to evaluate a plurality of diverse attributes to determine a total score for a geospatial entity. The entity ranking module may be configured to organize ranked entity data into placemark layers. | 08-25-2011 |
20130132375 | Dynamic View-Based Data Layer in a Geographic Information System - Interactive geographic information systems (GIS) and techniques are disclosed that provide users with a greater degree of flexibility, utility, and information. A markup language is provided that facilitates communication between servers and clients of the interactive GIS, which enables a number of GIS features, such as network links (time-based and/or view-dependent dynamic data layers), ground overlays, screen overlays, placemarks, 3D models, and stylized GIS elements, such as geometry, icons, description balloons, polygons, and labels in the viewer by which the user sees the target area. Also, “virtual tours” of user-defined paths in the context of distributed geospatial visualization is enabled. Streaming and interactive visualization of filled polygon data are also enabled thereby allowing buildings and other such features to be provided in 3D. Also, techniques for enabling ambiguous search requests in a GIS are provided. | 05-23-2013 |
20130247887 | ARROW FOR AERODYNAMICALLY STABILIZING A PAYLOAD IN FLIGHT - A system and method for propelling pellets from a launch tube in flight includes a payload section and a stabilizing section. The launch tube and its pellets are essentially the payload section. The stabilizing section is essentially the equivalent of an arrow, and it includes a connector for selectively engaging the stabilizing section with the payload section. In use, the stabilizing section is reusable with a sequence of payload sections. | 09-26-2013 |
20140150764 | MULTI-PELLET LAUNCHER WITH ADJUSTABLE PAYLOAD - A multi-pellet launcher includes a hollow elongated tube having a closed end and an open end. A spring and a plurality of “n” pellets are placed inside the tube, and a binary latch interacts between the pellets and the tube. Specifically, the binary latch is established to compress the spring against the closed end of the tube, and to hold the pellets in the tube in response to the static force “F | 06-05-2014 |
20140212029 | Markup Language for Interactive Geographic Information System - Data-driven guarded evaluation of conditional-data associated with data objects is used to control activation and processing of the data objects in an interactive geographic information system. Methods of evaluating conditional-data to control activation of the data objects are disclosed herein. Data structures to specify conditional data are also disclosed herein. | 07-31-2014 |
20140251296 | TWO-PHASE PROJECTILE WITH A PROXIMAL COMPRESSION CHAMBER - A man-powered system for pneumatically launching a pellet cluster includes a cartridge for holding the pellet cluster. A hollow propulsion shaft receives the cartridge for substantially free travel back and forth in the shaft to establish a variable-volume compression chamber in the shaft, between the cartridge and a closed end of the shaft. When a driving force acts to launch the combination of cartridge and shaft, the cartridge moves to compress gas in the compression chamber for a subsequent expansion that will propel the cartridge forward through the shaft. After launch, the compressed gas acts to separate the pellet cluster from the cartridge and to provide a pneumatic assist that increases the velocity of pellets after separation. | 09-11-2014 |
20140256485 | TWO-PHASE PROJECTILE WITH A DISTAL COMPRESSION CHAMBER - A projectile having a proximal tube and distal tube is described. A piston that is formed with a vent covers the distal end of the proximal tube. The piston is inserted into an open proximal end of the distal tube to establish a compression chamber in the distal tube between the axially moveable piston and a closed distal tube end. A valve is positioned at the proximal end of the proximal tube to selectively pressurize a space in the proximal tube between the valve and piston. The space, in turn, is in fluid communication with the compression chamber through the vent formed in the piston. The vent is formed as a constriction allowing fluid to flow into the compression chamber during an initial pressurization, while allowing for pressure buildup in the compression chamber during the initial relative movement between the proximal and distal tubes that occurs immediately after projectile launch. | 09-11-2014 |