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20140152957 | OPTIC NEUROPATHY DETECTION WITH THREE-DIMENSIONAL OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY - Based on optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging of a portion of an eye, a mask of an anatomical feature is derived. Using the mask as a reference, a scan path is determined that is at least partially fitted to and/or partially enclosing the mask. OCT scan data corresponding to the scan path is acquired and analyzed to detect optic neuropathies. | 06-05-2014 |
20140160263 | DATA VISUALIZATION METHOD AND APPARATUS UTILIZING RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC ANALYSIS - A system and method for presenting experimentally-determined data relating to a region of interest on a medical patient to a user. A computer memory stores a ROC analysis of historical data for a region of interest of a plurality of different subjects. A computer processor is programmed to compare the experimentally-determined data to historical data based on the ROC analysis of the historical data and identify the experimentally-determined data to be utilized in reaching an at least preliminary conclusion regarding the medical patient. A display device is operatively connected to the computer processor to present a visible display graphically depicting a result of the comparison performed by the processor. | 06-12-2014 |
20140218686 | ATTENUATION-BASED OPTIC NEUROPATHY DETECTION WITH THREE-DIMENSIONAL OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY - Optical coherence tomography (OCT) scan data of a subject is acquired over a region of interest which can include an optic disc or a macula of a retina. Layer boundaries of retinal layers are identified in the OCT scan data to facilitate measurements. In one aspect, a measurement related to ratio value between a total backscattered signal intensity of one or more target layers of the retina and a total backscattered signal intensity of one or more reference layers is computed on a location-by-location basis within a region of interest of the OCT scan data. Measurements can be collected, aggregated, analyzed, and displayed in connection with other information taken or derived from the OCT scan data. | 08-07-2014 |
20140270444 | OPTIC DISC IMAGE SEGMENTATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - Provided is a method of processing image data and detecting a region of an image represented by the image data to be excluded from an analysis of the image. According to the method, image data captured by a medical modality is received. An evaluation of a portion of the image data representing a two-dimensional view of a subject appearing in the image is conducted to locate, in the two-dimensional view, the region to be excluded from the analysis of the image. A feature pertinent to the analysis appearing in a remaining portion of the image, that is outside of the region to be excluded from the analysis located by the evaluation, is detected. | 09-18-2014 |
20140293289 | Method for Generating Two-Dimensional Images From Three-Dimensional Optical Coherence Tomography Interferogram Data - Methods for generating optical coherence tomography intensity maps are provided. A beam of light is generated and divided along a sample path and a reference path. The sample path beam of light is directed to locations in an X-Y plane. Light returned from each of the sample path and the reference path is received. Sets of outputs are generated, each corresponding to light intensities received at different wavelengths of the light source when the beam of light is directed at a particular X-Y plane location, the light intensities including information about a light reflectance distribution within an object in a depth direction Z at the particular X-Y plane location. A set of outputs generated from directing the beam of light at a particular X-Y plane location is high-pass filtered to generate a set of filtered outputs suitable for generating a two-dimensional image intensity map of the object. | 10-02-2014 |
20150015845 | OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY WITH DYNAMIC FOCUS SWEEPING AND WINDOWED AVERAGING - During scan capture with an OCT imaging system, the focal plane position can be simultaneously shifted over at least a portion of an image range. As a result, a plurality of image frames respectively corresponding to various focal plane positions is acquired. The image frames can be combined to generate a composite image having suitable resolution throughout the image range, including regions associated with weak-intensity or low-reflectance features. Further, windowed averaging can be performed prior to generation of the composite image so that the composite image incorporates weights given to image data in focus. | 01-15-2015 |
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20090119286 | Method and Apparatus for Utilizing User Feedback to Improve Signifier Mapping - An apparatus for finding resources on a network comprises a finder server having access to: (a) a database including: (i) an index of resources available on network of interconnected computers on which a plurality of resources reside; and (ii) information regarding user feedback gathered from previous operations of the apparatus by a user and plural previous users; and (b) a learning system operable to access and learn from information contained on the database. The finder server is operable to locate, in response to entry by the user of a resource identity signifier, a single intended target resource intended by the user to uniquely correspond to the resource identity signifier, from among a plurality of resources located on the network, by: receiving a resource identity signifier from the user; accessing the database to determine, based on the information in the database, which, if any, of the indexed resources is likely to be the intended target resource; and directing a computer of the user so as to cause that computer to connect the user to the address of the resource, if any, determined as likely to be the intended target resource. | 05-07-2009 |
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20090320073 | Method and Apparatus for Browsing Using Multiple Coordinated Device Sets - Systems and methods for navigating hypermedia using multiple coordinated input/output device sets. Disclosed systems and methods allow a user and/or an author to control what resources are presented on which device sets (whether they are integrated or not), and provide for coordinating browsing activities to enable such a user interface to be employed across multiple independent systems. Disclosed systems and methods also support new and enriched aspects and applications of hypermedia browsing and related business activities. | 12-24-2009 |
20110219419 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BROWSING USING ALTERNATIVE LINKBASES - Systems and methods for navigating hypermedia using multiple coordinated input/output device sets. Disclosed systems and methods allow a user and/or an author to control what resources are presented on which device sets (whether they are integrated or not), and provide for coordinating browsing activities to enable such a user interface to be employed across multiple independent systems. Disclosed systems and methods also support new and enriched aspects and applications of hypermedia browsing and related business activities. | 09-08-2011 |
20120046994 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING, AGGREGATING AND PROVIDING POST-SALE MARKET DATA FOR AN ITEM - A sale of a product or service may trigger a third party, such as a payment provider, to arrange for the collection of individual post-sale market data from the customer. Alternatively, such post-sale market data may be directly provided by smart devices and the like. Dependent upon the type of product or service involved, a schedule for continuously submitting post-sale market data for the product or service may be provided and the consumer may be encouraged to submit post-sale market data in accordance therewith through a variety of incentives. The received, individual, post-sale market data may be aggregated by one or more sources to determine aggregate post-sale market data for the product or service. The submitted individual data and/or the determined aggregate post-sale market data may then be provided to consumers in order to assist them in making purchasing decisions. | 02-23-2012 |
20120203779 | TASK/DOMAIN SEGMENTATION IN APPLYING FEEDBACK TO COMMAND CONTROL - An apparatus for responding to a current user command associated with one of a plurality of task/domains. The apparatus comprises: a digital storage device that stores cumulative feedback data gathered from multiple users during previous operations of the apparatus and segregated in accordance with the plurality of task/domains; a first digital logic device that determines the current task/domain with which the current user command is associated; a second digital logic device that determines a current response to the current user command on the basis of that portion of the stored cumulative feedback data associated with the current task/domain; a first communication interface that communicates to the user the current response; and a second communication interface that receives from the user current feedback data regarding the current response. The current feedback data is added to the cumulative feedback data stored in the digital storage device and associated with the current task/domain. | 08-09-2012 |
20130054820 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BROWSING USING MULTIPLE COORDINATED DEVICE SETS - Systems and methods for navigating hypermedia using multiple coordinated input/output device sets. Disclosed systems and methods allow a user and/or an author to control what resources are presented on which device sets (whether they are integrated or not), and provide for coordinating browsing activities to enable such a user interface to be employed across multiple independent systems. Disclosed systems and methods also support new and enriched aspects and applications of hypermedia browsing and related business activities. | 02-28-2013 |
20130055315 | Method and Apparatus for Browsing Using Alternative Linkbases - Systems and methods for navigating hypermedia using multiple coordinated input/output device sets. Disclosed systems and methods allow a user and/or an author to control what resources are presented on which device sets (whether they are integrated or not), and provide for coordinating browsing activities to enable such a user interface to be employed across multiple independent systems. Disclosed systems and methods also support new and enriched aspects and applications of hypermedia browsing and related business activities. | 02-28-2013 |
20130061264 | Method and Apparatus for Browsing Using Alternative Linkbases - Systems and methods for navigating hypermedia using multiple coordinated input/output device sets. Disclosed systems and methods allow a user and/or an author to control what resources are presented on which device sets (whether they are integrated or not), and provide for coordinating browsing activities to enable such a user interface to be employed across multiple independent systems. Disclosed systems and methods also support new and enriched aspects and applications of hypermedia browsing and related business activities. | 03-07-2013 |
20130061273 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BROWSING USING ALTERNATIVE LINKBASES - Systems and methods for navigating hypermedia using multiple coordinated input/output device sets. Disclosed systems and methods allow a user and/or an author to control what resources are presented on which device sets (whether they are integrated or not), and provide for coordinating browsing activities to enable such a user interface to be employed across multiple independent systems. Disclosed systems and methods also support new and enriched aspects and applications of hypermedia browsing and related business activities. | 03-07-2013 |
20130067526 | Method and Apparatus for Browsing Using Alternative Linkbases - Systems and methods for navigating hypermedia using multiple coordinated input/output device sets. Disclosed systems and methods allow a user and/or an author to control what resources are presented on which device sets (whether they are integrated or not), and provide for coordinating browsing activities to enable such a user interface to be employed across multiple independent systems. Disclosed systems and methods also support new and enriched aspects and applications of hypermedia browsing and related business activities. | 03-14-2013 |
20130073487 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UTILIZING USER FEEDBACK TO IMPROVE SIGNIFIER MAPPING - Embodiments disclosed herein may relate to processing a user input comprising a resource identity signifier for a target resource with reference to a heuristic knowledge base utilizing a processor of a computing platform to determine a possible target resource. Embodiments may further relate to learning a social usage of the resource identity signifier from feedback gathered from a plurality of users based at least in part on previous social usage of the resource identity signifier, and may also relate to transmitting a resource locator corresponding to the determined possible target resource to a user computing platform at least in part in response to a determination of the possible target resource having a degree of confidence exceeding a selected threshold. | 03-21-2013 |
20130073738 | Method and Apparatus for Browsing Using Multiple Coordinated Device Sets - Systems and methods for navigating hypermedia using multiple coordinated input/output device sets. Disclosed systems and methods allow a user and/or an author to control what resources are presented on which device sets (whether they are integrated or not), and provide for coordinating browsing activities to enable such a user interface to be employed across multiple independent systems. Disclosed systems and methods also support new and enriched aspects and applications of hypermedia browsing and related business activities. | 03-21-2013 |
20130074129 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BROWSING USING ALTERNATIVE LINKBASES - Systems and methods for navigating hypermedia using multiple coordinated input/output device sets. Disclosed systems and methods allow a user and/or an author to control what resources are presented on which device sets (whether they are integrated or not), and provide for coordinating browsing activities to enable such a user interface to be employed across multiple independent systems. Disclosed systems and methods also support new and enriched aspects and applications of hypermedia browsing and related business activities. | 03-21-2013 |
20140006309 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING DATA FOR AN ITEM | 01-02-2014 |
20140123168 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BROWSING USING ALTERNATIVE LINKBASES - Systems and methods for navigating hypermedia using multiple coordinated input/output device sets. Disclosed systems and methods allow a user and/or an author to control what resources are presented on which device sets (whether they are integrated or not), and provide for coordinating browsing activities to enable such a user interface to be employed across multiple independent systems. Disclosed systems and methods also support new and enriched aspects and applications of hypermedia browsing and related business activities. | 05-01-2014 |
20140123184 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BROWSING USING ALTERNATIVE LINKBASES - Systems and methods for navigating hypermedia using multiple coordinated input/output device sets. Disclosed systems and methods allow a user and/or an author to control what resources are presented on which device sets (whether they are integrated or not), and provide for coordinating browsing activities to enable such a user interface to be employed across multiple independent systems. Disclosed systems and methods also support new and enriched aspects and applications of hypermedia browsing and related business activities. | 05-01-2014 |
20140123186 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BROWSING USING ALTERNATIVE LINKBASES - Systems and methods for navigating hypermedia using multiple coordinated input/output device sets. Disclosed systems and methods allow a user and/or an author to control what resources are presented on which device sets (whether they are integrated or not), and provide for coordinating browsing activities to enable such a user interface to be employed across multiple independent systems. Disclosed systems and methods also support new and enriched aspects and applications of hypermedia browsing and related business activities. | 05-01-2014 |
20140123187 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BROWSING USING ALTERNATIVE LINKBASES - Systems and methods for navigating hypermedia using multiple coordinated input/output device sets. Disclosed systems and methods allow a user and/or an author to control what resources are presented on which device sets (whether they are integrated or not), and provide for coordinating browsing activities to enable such a user interface to be employed across multiple independent systems. Disclosed systems and methods also support new and enriched aspects and applications of hypermedia browsing and related business activities. | 05-01-2014 |
20140130105 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BROWSING USING ALTERNATIVE LINKBASES - Systems and methods for navigating hypermedia using multiple coordinated input/output device sets. Disclosed systems and methods allow a user and/or an author to control what resources are presented on which device sets (whether they are integrated or not), and provide for coordinating browsing activities to enable such a user interface to be employed across multiple independent systems. Disclosed systems and methods also support new and enriched aspects and applications of hypermedia browsing and related business activities. | 05-08-2014 |
20140172625 | Method And Apparatus For Collecting Data For An Item - A sale of a product or service may trigger a third party, such as a payment provider, to arrange for the collection of individual post-sale market data from the consumer. Alternatively, such post-sale market data may be directly provided by smart devices and the like. Dependent upon the type of product or service involved, a schedule for continuously submitting post-sale market data for the product or service may be provided and the consumer may be encouraged to submit post-sale market data in accordance therewith through a variety of incentives. The received, individual, post-sale market data may be aggregated by one or more sources to determine aggregate post-sale market data for the product or service. The submitted individual data and/or the determined aggregate post-sale market data may then be provided to consumers in order to assist them in making purchasing decisions. | 06-19-2014 |
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20080235106 | Software and Method That Enables Selection of One of A Plurality of Online Service Providers - A novel electronic information transport component can be incorporated in a wide range of electronic information products, for example magazine collections, to automate the mass distribution of updates, such as current issues, from a remote server to a wide user base having a diversity of computer stations. Advantages of economy, immediacy and ease of use are provided. Extensions of the invention permit automated electronic catalog shopping with order placement and, optionally, order confirmation. A server-based update distribution service is also provided. In addition, an offline web browser system, with hyperlink redirection capabilities, a novel recorded music product with automated update capabilities and an Internet charging mechanism are provided. | 09-25-2008 |
20090144398 | Content Distribution Over A Network - Methods, systems, and computer program products for using a transport function to provide and receive identifications of content available over a network and to provide and receive user-selected content over the network. | 06-04-2009 |
20090271499 | Software and Method for Monitoring A Data Stream and for Capturing Desired Data Within the Data Stream - Software stored on a computer-readable storage medium at a user station provides a plurality of functions including an online service selector function that enables a user at the user station to select any one of a plurality of available online service providers, and a communications function that establishes a communication link between the user station and the selected one of the available online service providers. Corresponding methods for operating a user station are also described. | 10-29-2009 |
20100287155 | Software And Method That Enables Selection Of One Of A Plurality Of Online Service Providers - A novel electronic information transport component can be incorporated in a wide range of electronic information products, for example magazine collections, to automate the mass distribution of updates, such as current issues, from a remote server to a wide user base having a diversity of computer stations. Advantages of economy, immediacy and ease of use are provided. Extensions of the invention permit automated electronic catalog shopping with order placement and, optionally, order confirmation. A server-based update distribution service is also provided. In addition, an offline web browser system, with hyperlink redirection capabilities, a novel recorded music product with automated update capabilities and an Internet charging mechanism are provided. | 11-11-2010 |
20110016013 | PROVIDING SERVICES FROM A REMOTE COMPUTER SYSTEM TO A USER STATION OVER A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing services from a remote computer system to a user station over a communications network, including automated identification of users. During a first communication session between a user station and a remote computer system, the user station provides first user identification information to the remote computer system. The remote computer system uses the first user identification information in transaction during the first communication session. The remote computer system also stores at least a portion of the first user identification information. The remote computer system also provides second user identification information to the user station, which is stored at the user station. The remote computer system also generates an association between the stored first user identification information and the second user identification information. During subsequent communication sessions between the user station and the remote computer system, the user station automatically provides the stored second user identification information to the remote computer system, that is, without user-prompting. The remote computer system uses the received second user identification information and the association, during the subsequent communication session, to identify and retrieve the stored first user identification information. The remote computer system then uses the retrieved first user identification information in the subsequent transaction. | 01-20-2011 |
20110016192 | PROVIDING SERVICES FROM A REMOTE COMPUTER SYSTEM TO A USER STATION OVER A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing services from a remote computer system to a user station over a communications network, including automated identification of users. During a first communication session between a user station and a remote computer system, the user station provides first user identification information to the remote computer system. The remote computer system uses the first user identification information in transaction during the first communication session. The remote computer system also stores at least a portion of the first user identification information. The remote computer system also provides second user identification information to the user station, which is stored at the user station. The remote computer system also generates an association between the stored first user identification information and the second user identification information. During subsequent communication sessions between the user station and the remote computer system, the user station automatically provides the stored second user identification information to the remote computer system, that is, without user-prompting. The remote computer system uses the received second user identification information and the association, during the subsequent communication session, to identify and retrieve the stored first user identification information. The remote computer system then uses the retrieved first user identification information in the subsequent transaction. | 01-20-2011 |
20110016193 | PROVIDING SERVICES FROM A REMOTE COMPUTER SYSTEM TO A USER STATION OVER A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing services from a remote computer system to a user station over a communications network, including automated identification of users. During a first communication session between a user station and a remote computer system, the user station provides first user identification information to the remote computer system. The remote computer system uses the first user identification information in transaction during the first communication session. The remote computer system also stores at least a portion of the first user identification information. The remote computer system also provides second user identification information to the user station, which is stored at the user station. The remote computer system also generates an association between the stored first user identification information and the second user identification information. During subsequent communication sessions between the user station and the remote computer system, the user station automatically provides the stored second user identification information to the remote computer system, that is, without user-prompting. The remote computer system uses the received second user identification information and the association, during the subsequent communication session, to identify and retrieve the stored first user identification information. The remote computer system then uses the retrieved first user identification information in the subsequent transaction. | 01-20-2011 |
20110295722 | Methods, Apparatus, and Systems for Enabling Feedback-Dependent Transactions - Systems, apparatus, and methods for facilitating feedback-dependent transactions are provided. For example, feedback is collected on transactions involving particular buyers, with respect to the buyer, and then used to facilitate the process of pricing future transactions involving that buyer, selectively leading to further sales. In some embodiments, offers are made to buyers on behalf of sellers on the basis that the buyer may is permitted to set the price for the product/service after taking delivery of the item and then determining its actual value to the buyer. In such embodiments, the offer terms can optionally specify that the price setting will be tracked with respect to the buyer and reported through the computer network system, and specify that that information, with attribution to that buyer, can later be used by the seller (and/or other sellers) to determine whether to extend and fulfill other similar offers in the future. | 12-01-2011 |
20120002951 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROGRESSIVELY DELETING MEDIA OBJECTS FROM STORAGE - A system for managing storage space on an electronic storage medium is provided in which a file format for stored data allows for progressive deletion of low-significance data, for example in a video or audio file, while allowing the remaining portions of the file to be subsequently retrieved. The file format allows for the ready deletion of low-significance data without having to open, edit and subsequently rewrite the data. Furthermore, rules-based algorithms for the deletion of low-significance data allow a user to store and progressively delete such low-significance data in accordance with time parameters, available storage space and the like, without having to delete the full file. | 01-05-2012 |
20120204171 | Method for Distributing Content to a User Station - A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, in response to being executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations including upon occurrence of a scheduled time, polling an update distribution server to determine that an update for a computer executable software application is available, the computer executable software application configured to operate on the computing device and in response to determining that the update is available, obtaining the update over the Internet from the update distribution server, and selecting whether to install the update at a first time or to defer installing the update until a second time that is later than the first time. | 08-09-2012 |
20130318131 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROGRESSIVELY DELETING MEDIA OBJECTS FROM STORAGE - A system for managing storage space on an electronic storage medium is provided in which a file format for stored data allows for progressive deletion of low-significance data, for example in a video or audio file, while allowing the remaining portions of the file to be subsequently retrieved. The file format allows for the ready deletion of low-significance data without having to open, edit and subsequently rewrite the data. Furthermore, rules-based algorithms for the deletion of low-significance data allow a user to store and progressively delete such low-significance data in accordance with time parameters, available storage space and the like, without having to delete the full file. | 11-28-2013 |
20130345844 | Method and Apparatus For Progressively Deleting Media Objects From Storage - A system for managing storage space on an electronic storage medium is provided in which a file format for stored data allows for progressive deletion of low-significance data, for example in a video or audio file, while allowing the remaining portions of the file to be subsequently retrieved. The file format allows for the ready deletion of low-significance data without having to open, edit and subsequently rewrite the data. Furthermore, rules-based algorithms for the deletion of low-significance data allow a user to store and progressively delete such low-significance data in accordance with time parameters, available storage space and the like, without having to delete the full file. | 12-26-2013 |
20130347026 | Method and Apparatus For Progressively Deleting Media Objects From Storage - A system for managing storage space on an electronic storage medium is provided in which a file format for stored data allows for progressive deletion of low-significance data, for example in a video or audio file, while allowing the remaining portions of the file to be subsequently retrieved. The file format allows for the ready deletion of low-significance data without having to open, edit and subsequently rewrite the data. Furthermore, rules-based algorithms for the deletion of low-significance data allow a user to store and progressively delete such low-significance data in accordance with time parameters, available storage space and the like, without having to delete the full file. | 12-26-2013 |