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20130031447 | FAST DETECTION OF CONVERGENCE OR DIVERGENCE IN ITERATIVE DECODING - A termination indication is computed during an iteration of an iterative decoding of a representation of a codeword according to a schedule. The termination indication is tested to see if the decoding has converged or is not likely to converge. The testing of the termination indication shows convergence or lack of likelihood thereof even if a codeword bit estimate was flipped during an immediately preceding traversal of the schedule. Preferably, the termination indication includes an error correction syndrome weight, a zero value whereof indicates convergence, and the computing of the termination indication includes, in response to the flipping of a codeword bit estimate, flipping the error correction syndrome bits that are influenced by that codeword bit estimate. | 01-31-2013 |
20130101111 | METHOD FOR SCRAMBLING SHAPED DATA - A method includes, in a data storage device, receiving data having a particular proportion of zero values and one values and scrambling the data to generate scrambled data that has the particular proportion of zero values and one values. | 04-25-2013 |
20140157086 | STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL OF SHAPED DATA - Systems and methods of encoding and decoding shaped data include determining a bit representation corresponding to a bit in a representation of a codeword that is read from a non-volatile memory of a data storage device. A soft metric corresponding to the bit representation is determined at least partially based on an amount of shaping of data. | 06-05-2014 |
20140160248 | HEAD MOUNTABLE CAMERA SYSTEM - Head mountable camera devices, systems, and methods are disclosed. | 06-12-2014 |
20150085573 | UPDATING READ VOLTAGES - A method performed at a data storage device includes adjusting a first read voltage and a second read voltage to form sets of read voltages. First representations of data are read from a logical page in the non-volatile memory according to the sets of read voltages. The first representations of the data correspond to multiple values of the first read voltage and the second read voltage. The first representations of the data are stored in a memory and second representations of the data are generated based on the first representations. A value of the first read voltage is selected based on syndrome weights corresponding to the second representations. | 03-26-2015 |
20150287459 | Methods For Programming ReRAM Devices - A programming technique for a set of resistance-switching memory cells such as ReRAM cell involves programming the low resistance cells to the high resistance state (in a reset process) early in a programming operation, before programming the high resistance cells to the low resistance state (in a set process), to minimize losses due to leakage currents. The reset process can be performed in one or more phases. In some cases, a current limit is imposed which limits the number of cells which can be reset at the same time. Initially, the cells which are to be reset and set are identified by comparing a logical value of their current resistance state to a logical value of write data. If there is a match, the cell is not programmed. If there is not a match, the cell is programmed. | 10-08-2015 |
20150339186 | ERROR CORRECTION USING MULTIPLE DATA SOURCES - A data storage device includes a memory and a controller. A method includes accessing data stored at the memory to generate a first logical page. The method further includes generating a second logical page. Generating the second logical page includes accessing parity information from the memory. The parity information is associated with the first logical page. The method further includes generating a third logical page. Generating the third logical page includes modifying a first value of the first logical page based on a second bit value of the second logical page. | 11-26-2015 |
20150378801 | Systems and Methods for Fast Bit Error Rate Estimation - Changes in the distribution of memory cells across memory states allow calculation of Bit Error Rate (BER). Comparison of test data stored in memory and a known good copy of the test data provides test data BER from which user data BER may be obtained. Data may be handled differently according to its BER. | 12-31-2015 |
20160093372 | READING RESISTIVE RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY BASED ON LEAKAGE CURRENT - A data storage device includes a resistive random access memory (ReRAM). The data storage device includes read circuitry coupled to a storage element of the ReRAM. The read circuitry is configured to read a data value from the storage element, during a read operation, based on a read current sensed during a first phase of the reading operation and a leakage current sensed during a second phase of the reading operation. The data storage device also includes a controller coupled to the read circuitry. The controller is configured to provide an input value to an error correction coding (ECC) decoder, where the input value includes a hard bit value and a soft bit value. The hard bit value corresponds to the data value, and the soft bit value is at least partially based on the leakage current. | 03-31-2016 |
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20090167303 | Method and Apparatus for Magnetic Resonance Analysis - A method of magnetic resonance analysis of a body having therein at least one molecular species and water is disclosed. The method comprises, subtracting magnetic resonance signals induced by a second radiofrequency pulse sequence from magnetic resonance signals induced by a first radiofrequency pulse sequence followed by a evolution period. The first radiofrequency pulse sequence is selected so as to suppress magnetization for the water while preserving a generally longitudinal magnetization to the at least one molecular species. The second radiofrequency pulse sequence being selected so as to suppress transverse and longitudinal magnetization for both the water and the at least one molecular species. | 07-02-2009 |
20110054299 | Method, System, and Computer-Accessible Medium for Assessment of Glycosaminoglycan Concentration in Vivo by Chemical Exchange Saturation Transfer - An exemplary methodology, procedure, system, method and computer-accessible medium can be provided to determine one or more particular frequencies of cross-relaxation between at least one molecule and at least one particular compound, determine a chemical exchange based on magnetic resonance data using a further frequency which is different from the one or more particular frequencies, and derive particular information about the anatomical region of interest based on the chemical exchange. | 03-03-2011 |
20130281826 | MRI IMAGING AND CONTRAST METHOD - A novel MRI contrast technique enables to observe tissue properties not observable by previously known MRI methods. A difference between two disclosed pulse sequences is used to measure magnetization exchange time between water molecules and macromolecules such as proteins, thereby producing a measure highly sensitive to tissue changes resulting from coagulation, yet relatively insensitive to temperature fluctuations. This result is applied to an imaging method and provides direct visualization of the effects of surgical thermal ablation procedures. | 10-24-2013 |
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20080239393 | Cyclical Image Buffer - A storage buffer attached to an image processor for stereo image processing. The processor compares a first image and a second image. The storage buffer stores image data of the second image. The storage buffer includes: a data-shifting-hardware mechanism which while the processor compares a patch of the first image to a swath of the second image, the data shifting mechanism using hardware within the storage buffer shifts at least a portion of the swath within the storage buffer. The data-shifting hardware mechanism includes preferably digital multiplexers with respective selectable inputs from adjacent and non-adjacent columns of data within the storage buffer and selectable inputs from adjacent rows of data within the storage buffer. | 10-02-2008 |
20090300629 | Scheduling of Multiple Tasks in a System Including Multiple Computing Elements - A method for controlling parallel process flow in a system including a central processing unit (CPU) attached to and accessing system memory, and multiple computing elements. The computing elements (CEs) each include a computational core, local memory and a local direct memory access (DMA) unit. The CPU stores in the system memory multiple task queues in a one-to-one correspondence with the computing elements. Each task queue, which includes multiple task descriptors, specifies a sequence of tasks for execution by the corresponding computing element. Upon programming the computing element with task queue information of the task queue, the task descriptors of the task queue in system memory are accessed. The task descriptors of the task queue are stored in the local memory of the computing element. The accessing and the storing of the data by the CEs is performed using the local DMA unit. When the tasks of the task queue are executed by the computing element, the execution is typically performed in parallel by at least two of the computing elements. The CPU is interrupted respectively by the computing elements only upon their fully executing the tasks of their respective task queues. | 12-03-2009 |
20100125717 | Synchronization Controller For Multiple Multi-Threaded Processors - A gated-storage system including multiple control interfaces, each control interface operatively connected externally to respective multithreaded processors. The multithreaded processors each have a thread context running an active thread so that multiple thread contexts are running on the multithreaded processors. A memory is connected to a system-level inter-thread communications unit and shared between the multithreaded processors. The thread contexts request access to the memory by communicating multiple access requests over the control interfaces. The access requests are from any of the thread contexts within any of the multithreaded processors. A single request storage is shared by the multithreaded processors. A controller stores the access requests in the single request storage within a single clock cycle. | 05-20-2010 |
20110219217 | System on Chip Breakpoint Methodology - A system-on-chip (SoC) with a debugging methodology. The system-on-chip (SoC) includes a central processing unit (CPU) and multiple computing elements connected to the CPU. The CPU is configured to program the computing elements with task descriptors and the computing elements are configured to receive the task descriptors and to perform a computation based on the task descriptors. The task descriptors include a field which specifies a breakpoint state of the computing element. A system level event status register (ESR) attaches to and is accessible by the CPU and the computing elements. Each of the computing elements has a comparator configured to compare the present state of the computing element to the breakpoint state. The computing element is configured to drive a breakpoint event to the event status register (ESR) if the present state of the computing element is the breakpoint state. Each of the computing elements has a halt logic unit operatively attached thereto, wherein the halt logic unit is configured to halt operation of the computing element. The ESR is configurable to drive a breakpoint event to the halt logic units to halt at least one of the computing elements other than the computing element driving the breakpoint event. | 09-08-2011 |
20110280495 | Multi-Function Summing Machine - A system for processing an image including multiple pixels and intensity data thereof. An image memory is adapted for storing the image. An arithmetic core is connectible to the image memory and adapted for inputting the intensity data. The arithmetic core includes a multiple function processing units. One or more of the function processing units includes (i) a processing core adapted for computation of a function of the intensity data and for producing results of the computation, (ii) a first and (iii) a second accumulator for summing the results; and storage adapted to store the results. The function processing units are configured to compute the functions in parallel and sum the results simultaneously for each of the pixels in a single clock cycle. | 11-17-2011 |
20110307684 | Image Processing Address Generator - An image processing system including a vector processor and a memory adapted for attaching to the vector processor. The memory is adapted to store multiple image frames. The vector processor includes an address generator operatively attached to the memory to access the memory. The address generator is adapted for calculating addresses of the memory over the multiple image frames. The addresses may be calculated over the image frames based upon an image parameter. The image parameter may specify which of the image frames are processed simultaneously. A scalar processor may be attached to the vector processor. The scalar processor provides the image parameter(s) to the address generator for address calculation over the multiple image frames. An input register may be attached to the vector processor. The input register may be adapted to receive a very long instruction word (VLIW) instruction. The VLIW instruction may be configured to transfer only: (i) parameters for image processing calculations over the image frames by the ALU units and (ii) a single bit to the address generator. | 12-15-2011 |
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20110117192 | CARBIDOPA/LIPODOPA GASTRORETENTIVE DRUG DELIVERY - A gastroretentive drug formulation for the sustained release of an active agent in the gastrointestinal tract comprises an internal layer or compartment comprising an active agent and one or more pharmaceutical excipients, of which at least one is a polymer and two membranes forming together an envelope around the inner membrane, each membrane comprising at least one polymeric combination of an enteric polymer which is not soluble in gastric juice, and an hydrophilic swelling polymer, and at least one plasticizer. | 05-19-2011 |
20120321706 | NOVEL GASTRORETENTIVE DOSAGE FORMS OF POORLY SOLUBLE DRUGS - Disclosed is a multi-layered gastroretentive dosage form for the controlled release of a poorly soluble drug or diagnostic in the stomach and gastrointestinal tract of a patient, folded into a capsule which disintegrates rapidly and the said multi-layered dosage form unfolds rapidly upon contact with the gastric juice. The mechanisms of the gastric retention are not dependent on and do not influence the materials and methods used in controlling the release of the said poorly soluble drug. | 12-20-2012 |
20140017303 | ACCORDION PILL COMPRISING LEVODOPA FOR AN IMPROVED TREATMENT OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE SYMPTOMS - The invention provides for the use of an accordion pill comprising levodopa for the treatment of symptoms of Parkinson's disease in a subject in need thereof over a 24 hour period, to be administered to the subject in a twice daily administration regimen, with an interval of about 8 to about 10 hours between the first dose and the second dose, and with an interval of about 14 to about 16 hours between the second dose and the first dose of the following day. The twice daily administration regimen provides a stable blood plasma level of levodopa in the subject after multiple administrations and is effective in treating the symptoms of Parkinson's disease over a 24 hour period. | 01-16-2014 |
20140314842 | CARBIDOPA/LIPODOPA GASTRORETENTIVE DRUG DELIVERY - A gastroretentive drug formulation for the sustained release of an active agent in the gastrointestinal tract comprises an internal layer or compartment comprising an active agent and one or more pharmaceutical excipients, of which at least one is a polymer and two membranes forming together an envelope around the inner membrane, each membrane comprising at least one polymeric combination of an enteric polymer which is not soluble in gastric juice, and an hydrophilic swelling polymer, and at least one plasticizer. | 10-23-2014 |
20150366832 | CARBIDOPA/LEVODOPA GASTRORETENTIVE DRUG DELIVERY - A gastroretentive drug formulation for the sustained release of an active agent in the gastrointestinal tract comprises an internal layer or compartment comprising an active agent and one or more pharmaceutical excipients, of which at least one is a polymer and two membranes forming together an envelope around the inner membrane, each membrane comprising at least one polymeric combination of an enteric polymer which is not soluble in gastric juice, and an hydrophilic swelling polymer, and at least one plasticizer. | 12-24-2015 |
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20140061042 | ALCOHOL DETECTION DEVICES, APPARATUSES, METHODS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR USE IN COMMUNICATION WITH A MOBILE APPLICATION ON A MOBILE DEVICE - According to various embodiments, an alcohol detection apparatus is provided for use in conjunction with a mobile application resident on a mobile device. The apparatus comprises: a memory and one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to: determine whether at least one communication pathway exists between the apparatus and the mobile application resident on the mobile device; responsive to a determination that at least one communication pathway exists, generate an indication that the apparatus is ready to facilitate conducting of at least one blood alcohol content (BAC) level test therewith; capture test data associated with the conduct of at least one BAC level test; and convert the test data into formatted data, the formatted data being suitable for transmission from the apparatus and to the mobile application via the at least one communication pathway. Associated computer-implemented methods and non-transitory computer program products are also provided. | 03-06-2014 |
20140061046 | ALCOHOL DETECTION DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to various embodiments, an alcohol detection device is provided for use in conjunction with a mobile application loaded on a mobile device. The device comprises: a body portion defining an exterior surface of the alcohol detection device, the exterior surface having at least one opening formed thereon; a slide mechanism mounted relative to at least one internal surface of the body portion such that the slide mechanism is configured for translational movement along a length of the at least one internal surface of the body portion; and an audio jack operatively mounted to the slide mechanism such that a longitudinal axis of the audio jack is substantially aligned with the at least one opening and the translational movement of the slide mechanism is configured to move the audio jack relative to the body portion and between a first position and a second position. An associated method is also provided. | 03-06-2014 |
20140062722 | MOBILE DEVICES AND APPLICATIONS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR USE IN COMMUNICATION WITH AN ALCOHOL DETECTION DEVICE - According to various embodiments a mobile device is provided having resident thereon a mobile application for use in conjunction with an alcohol detection device. The mobile device comprises a memory and one or more processors configured to execute the mobile application. The mobile application is configured to: determine whether at least one communication pathway exists between the mobile application and the alcohol detection device; responsive to at least one communication pathway existing, generate an indication that the alcohol detection device is ready for conducting at least one blood alcohol content (BAC) level test therewith; receive formatted test data from the alcohol detection device; and provide, based at least in part upon the formatted test data and via an interface of the mobile device, one or more test results for consideration by a user of the mobile device. Associated computer-implemented methods and non-transitory computer program products are also provided. | 03-06-2014 |
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20110169554 | INTEGRATED SOLAR POWERED DEVICE - A system and method for fabricating a self-powering integrated circuit chip having an integrated circuit, which may be a MEMS or CMOS device or the like and a thin film photovoltaic cell stack overlayed thereupon or on the opposite side of the substrate on which the IC is manufactured upon. | 07-14-2011 |
20120025342 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT COMBINATION OF A TARGET INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND A PLURALITY OF CELLS CONNECTED THERETO USING THE TOP CONDUCTIVE LAYER - A target integrated circuit (TIC) having a top conductive layer (TCL) that may be connected to a plurality of cells that are further integrated over the TIC. Each of the plurality of cells comprises two conductive layers, a lower conductive layer (LCL) below the cell and an upper conductive layer (UCL) above the cell. Both conductive layers may connect to the TCL of the TIC to form a super IC structure combined of the TIC and the plurality of cells connected thereto. Accordingly, conductivity between the TIC as well as auxiliary circuitry to the TIC maybe achieved. | 02-02-2012 |
20120085385 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT COMBINATION OF A TARGET INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND A PLURALITY OF PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS CONNECTED THERETO USING THE TOP CONDUCTIVE LAYER - An integrated circuit (IC) combination of a target integrated circuit (TIC) and a plurality of thin film photovoltaic cells (PV) connected thereto. The IC comprises a target integrated circuit (TIC) having a top surface and a bottom surface; a plurality of thin film photovoltaic (PV) cells formed over at least one of the top surface and the bottom surface of the TIC, each PV cell includes at least a lower conducting layer (LCL) and an upper conducting layer (UCL); and a conducting path connecting at least a UCL of a first PV cell to at least a LCL of a second PV cell, wherein at least a first array of PV cells comprised of at least a first portion of the plurality of PV cells is connected by the respective UCL and LCL of each PV cell to provide a first voltage output. | 04-12-2012 |
20150111320 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT COMBINATION OF A TARGET INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND A PLURALITY OF PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS CONNECTED THERETO USING THE TOP CONDUCTIVE LAYER - A device having a plurality of thin film photovoltaic cells (PV) formed over a passivation layer. The device comprises a plurality of thin film photovoltaic (PV) cells formed over the passivation layer, each PV cell includes at least a lower conducting layer (LCL) and an upper conducting layer (UCL); and a conducting path connecting at least a UCL of a first PV cell to at least a LCL of a second PV cell, wherein at least a first array of PV cells comprised of at least a first portion of the plurality of PV cells is connected by the respective UCL and LCL of each PV cell to provide a first voltage output. In an embodiment the passivation layer is formed over a target integrated circuit (TIC), the TIC having a top surface and a bottom surface. | 04-23-2015 |
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20090024520 | Detection of Check Fraud Using Multiple Check Images - A system and method for determining the validity of a check, the method including receiving from a payer an image of a check to a payee together with a personal identifier identifying the payer, where the payer is a customer of a financial institution, determining an account to which the check pertains, comparing the received personal identifier with a personal identifier maintained by the financial institution for the account, comparing the payer check image with an image of the check produced after the payee receives the check from the payer, designating the check as valid if the personal identifiers are the same and if the check images match within a predefined tolerance, and designating the check as invalid if the personal identifiers are not the same or if the check images do not match within a predefined tolerance. | 01-22-2009 |
20090034781 | Method and Computer Program Product for Providing Object Information - A method for generating object information, the method includes: acquiring a representation of an object; acquiring contextual information; and processing the representation of the object and the contextual information to provide object information that includes indexing information. | 02-05-2009 |
20090144056 | Method and computer program product for generating recognition error correction information - A method for providing recognition error correction information, the method includes: obtaining metadata associated with a capture of a media item; and generating recognition error correction information in response to the metadata. The recognition error correction information is to be used in a recognition process selected out of a list consisting of an automatic speech recognition process and an optical characters recognition process. | 06-04-2009 |
20090148043 | METHOD FOR EXTRACTING TEXT FROM A COMPOUND DIGITAL IMAGE - Text is extracted from a grayscale or color compound digital image. Kernels of text in the compound digital image are found using a stroke operator. The kernels of text are segmented into text blocks based on image space, color space, and intensity space. Each text block is segmented into text and background pixels using active contour analysis. The segmented text blocks are refined by altering parameters in the active contour analysis. Text is extracted from the refined segmented text blocks, and a binary image is created including text extracted from the refined segmented text blocks. | 06-11-2009 |
20100128922 | AUTOMATED GENERATION OF FORM DEFINITIONS FROM HARD-COPY FORMS - A computer-implemented method for form generation includes capturing an image of a hard-copy form, and automatically processing the image to identify form fields in the image and text characters associated with each of the form fields. Geometrical coordinates of the form fields that define respective filling areas for entry of information into the fields are determined. Optical character recognition (OCR) is applied to the text characters in order to identify form field names. Associations are determined between the form field names and object names of corresponding data objects. The geometrical coordinates of the filling areas of the form fields are combined with the object names of the data objects corresponding to the form fields to generate a form definition. | 05-27-2010 |
20120059592 | TRACING SEISMIC SECTIONS TO CONVERT TO DIGITAL FORMAT - Method, system, and computer program product for tracing seismic sections to convert to digital format are provided. The method includes: receiving a scan of a seismic section having multiple overlapping traces measured at spot points; splitting the traces into segments; associating the segments with appropriate baselines; estimating the traces between segments using logical rules; and deriving amplitudes of the traces. | 03-08-2012 |