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20120197788 | TRANSACTION PROCESSING ENGINE FOR BILL PAYMENT TRANSACTIONS AND THE LIKE - A payment processing network operator obtains, from customer service providers, a first plurality of messages specifying a plurality of bill payments to a plurality of biller entities. Said first plurality of messages specifies, for each of the bill payments, an amount and an intended one of the biller entities to be paid. Based on the first plurality of messages, the operator of the payment processing network dispatches, to the plurality of biller entities, a second plurality of messages to initiate the plurality of bill payments. The operator of the payment processing network obtains data that specifies when at least some of the first plurality of messages are to be obtained and/or when at least some of the second plurality of messages are to be dispatched. Obtaining the first plurality of messages and/or scheduling dispatching the second plurality of messages are carried out in accordance with the data. | 08-02-2012 |
20140164221 | TIME-LIMITED FUND SHARING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A system, method, and computer-readable storage medium configured to enable the pooling and sharing of funds to cover shared expenses for a limited time. An electronic basket is created. The electronic basket includes a virtual prepaid payment card with a unique identifier and associated with a user. The user is prompted for potential contributors to the electronic basket. A network interface electronically contacts the potential contributors, and the electronic basket is stored in a user-card database. When the basket expires, users are prompted to extend the time period, or remaining funds are returned to basket contributors. | 06-12-2014 |
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20150074318 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MULTIMEDIA DATA PROCESSING - In certain embodiments, methods and systems for multimedia data processing are provided. In an embodiment, a method for processing multimedia data includes defining one or more pixel block regions in a first cache so as to cache a plurality of reference pixel blocks corresponding to reference data. A reference pixel block from among the plurality of reference pixel blocks is assigned to a pixel block region from among the one or more pixel block regions based on a predetermined criterion. The reference pixel block is associated with a tag based on the pixel block region so as to facilitate a search of the reference data in order to process a plurality of pixel blocks associated with a multimedia frame of the multimedia data. | 03-12-2015 |
20150296212 | Processor Instructions for Accelerating Video Coding - A control processor for a video encode-decode engine is provided that includes an instruction pipeline. The instruction pipeline includes an instruction fetch stage coupled to an instruction memory to fetch instructions, an instruction decoding stage coupled to the instruction fetch stage to receive the fetched instructions, and an execution stage coupled to the instruction decoding stage to receive and execute decoded instructions. The instruction decoding stage and the instruction execution stage are configured to decode and execute a set of instructions in an instruction set of the control processor that are designed specifically for accelerating video sequence encoding and encoded video bit stream decoding. | 10-15-2015 |
20160050431 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ORGANIZING PIXEL INFORMATION IN MEMORY - A system and method for organizing pixel information in memory. A method according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes storing data representative of pixels of a scene in a growing window (“GW”) portion of a reference frame in an on-chip memory, storing data representative of pixels of the visual scene in a sliding window (“SW”) portion of the reference frame thereby forming a hybrid window, searching the memory to locate a portion of the stored data that corresponds with data representative of pixels in a current frame descriptive of the scene, performing motion estimation according to results of the search, generating a compressed version of the current frame according to results of the motion estimation, and storing the compressed version for later visual rendering. The system includes a processing unit and a video encoder. The processing unit includes an on-chip memory. The video encoder includes a motion estimation engine and a compression unit. | 02-18-2016 |
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20090069677 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TISSUE CHANGE MONITORING DURING HIFU TREATMENT - A method and apparatus is disclosed for determining the presence of tissue change due to exposure to HIFU Therapy. | 03-12-2009 |
20090198131 | Method and apparatus for the treatment of tissue - A method and apparatus is disclosed for determining the success of a proposed HIFU Treatment, of an ongoing HIFU Treatment, and/or of a completed HIFU Treatment. An energy density of a given HIFU Treatment may be used as a comparison factor between the given HIFU Treatment and other HIFU Treatments and as a predictor of the success of the given HIFU Treatment. One exemplary energy density is the amount of energy deposited in the treatment region divided by the volume of the treatment region. Another exemplary energy density is the amount of energy deposited in the treatment region divided by the pre-treatment mass of the treatment region. A method and apparatus is disclosed to detect the presence of focal hyperechoic features and non-focal hyperechoic features. A method and apparatus is disclosed to detect the presence of an acoustic obstruction. | 08-06-2009 |
20100022921 | ULTRASOUND PHASED ARRAYS - Ultrasound transducers are disclosed which focus acoustic energy at various focal locations while minimizing focal spot degradation and the generation of unwanted on-axis or off-axis energy concentrations through using a generally constant f-number at the various focal locations. | 01-28-2010 |
20100092424 | Method of diagnosis and treatment of tumors using high intensity focused ultrasound - A method of diagnosis and treatment of tumors using High Intensity Focused Ultrasound is provided. The method of diagnosing the presence of a tumor in a patient comprises the steps of subjecting a tumor to high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) to cause the tumor cells to release cellular material and evaluating the cellular material for a tumor marker. The method of treating a tumor in a patient can also comprise the step of subjecting a tumor to high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) to provoke an immune response. | 04-15-2010 |
20100191157 | Method for treating skin lesions - A method for treatment of skin lesions is provided using High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU). The method involves administering HIFU to a targeted skin lesion, wherein the application of the HIFU results in the removal of the targeted skin lesion and also results in the removal of skin lesions that are not directly targeted by the application of HIFU. | 07-29-2010 |
20110201976 | LAPAROSCOPIC HIFU PROBE - A high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation of tissue using minimally invasive medical procedures is provided. | 08-18-2011 |
20120035473 | LAPAROSCOPIC HIFU PROBE - A high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation of tissue using minimally invasive medical procedures is provided. | 02-09-2012 |
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20130018260 | METHOD OF DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF TUMORS USING HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND - A method of diagnosis and treatment of tumors using High Intensity Focused Ultrasound is provided. The method of diagnosing the presence of a tumor in a patient comprises the steps of subjecting a tumor to high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) to cause the tumor cells to release cellular material and evaluating the cellular material for a tumor marker. The method of treating a tumor in a patient can also comprise the step of subjecting a tumor to high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) to provoke an immune response. | 01-17-2013 |
20140378832 | METHOD OF DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF TUMORS USING HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND - A method of diagnosis and treatment of tumors using High Intensity Focused Ultrasound is provided. The method of diagnosing the presence of a tumor in a patient comprises the steps of subjecting a tumor to high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) to cause the tumor cells to release cellular material and evaluating the cellular material for a tumor marker. The method of treating a tumor in a patient can also comprise the step of subjecting a tumor to high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) to provoke an immune response. | 12-25-2014 |
20150321027 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE TREATMENT OF TISSUE - A method and apparatus is disclosed for determining the success of a proposed HIFU Treatment, of an ongoing HIFU Treatment, and/or of a completed HIFU Treatment. An energy density of a given HIFU Treatment may be used as a comparison factor between the given HIFU Treatment and other HIFU Treatments and as a predictor of the success of the given HIFU Treatment. One exemplary energy density is the amount of energy deposited in the treatment region divided by the volume of the treatment region. Another exemplary energy density is the amount of energy deposited in the treatment region divided by the pre-treatment mass of the treatment region. A method and apparatus is disclosed to detect the presence of focal hyperechoic features and non-focal hyperechoic features. A method and apparatus is disclosed to detect the presence of an acoustic obstruction. | 11-12-2015 |
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20140082073 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CREATING UNIQUE PROFILES ON A SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE - A social networking system enables users to join multiple user groups and create separate profiles for each group they join on the site. Each profile has a default set of user fields and a set of customized, administrator-created fields. Members of a group may create a profile when joining a particular group and may create the profile using a custom profile template generated for each group. Thus, if the same user joins a second group, they can create a new profile for the second group based on a profile template that is unique to the second group. The system may use information from the first profile to auto-populate the second profile if the second profile includes one or more of the same fields as the first profile. However, users may be able to edit the auto-populated information in the second profile to make it more specific to the second group. | 03-20-2014 |
20140082101 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF FACILITATING COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN MEMBERS OF A SOCIAL NETWORKING GROUP - A social networking system that enables a member of social networking site to search for other members whose group profiles satisfy one or more search criteria. The system further enables the member to select one or more of the members whose profile satisfies the search criteria, and enables a communication between the member and the selected members. Thus, the member may send a communication to all members whose profiles satisfy the search criteria, or to a subset of those members whose profiles satisfy the search criteria. The communication may be an e-mail, an invitation, a chat message, a private positing on a public message board, a text message or any other suitable type of communication. | 03-20-2014 |
20140181086 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PERFORMING A FACETED SEARCH - A content management system that enables a member of a service to search for other members whose group profiles satisfy one or more search criteria is disclosed. The system further enables the member to select one or more of the members whose profile satisfies the search criteria, and facilitates communication between the member and the selected members. Thus, the member may send a communication to all members whose profiles satisfy the search criteria, or to a subset of those members whose profiles satisfy the search criteria. The communication may be an e-mail, an invitation, a chat message, a private positing on a public message board, a text message, or any other suitable type of communication. | 06-26-2014 |
20140223519 | Platform for Providing a Social Context to Software Applications - The present invention provides a system and method for providing a social context to software applications. According to one embodiment of the invention, a user of a social network authorizes access by an external software application to information available in the social network. At some time later, the user of the social network uses an application designed by a third-party software developer. The application contacts the social network provider for permission to access the information available in the social network. If access has been authorized, the application incorporates the information from the social network into its interaction with the user, providing a social context to the user's interaction with the application. | 08-07-2014 |
20140237618 | DYNAMIC ENFORCEMENT OF PRIVACY SETTINGS BY A SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEM ON INFORMATION SHARED WITH AN EXTERNAL SYSTEM - An external system (such as a website) that interacts with users communicates with a social networking system to access information about the users, who may also be users of the social networking system. If a privacy setting is changed in the social networking system, and the change applies to information that has been shared with an external system, the change is enforced at the external system. For example, the external system may be notified that the information is invalid and must be deleted, or the external system may periodically request the information so that changes to the privacy settings are eventually experienced at the external systems. When an external system again needs the information, whether expired naturally or actively invalidated by the social network, the external system sends a new request for the information, which is subject to the (possibly revised) privacy settings. | 08-21-2014 |
20140245407 | Single Login Procedure For Accessing Social Network Information Across Multiple External Systems - A social networking system contains information describing users of the social network and various connections among the users. A user can access multiple external systems that communicate with the social networking system to access information about the users of the social networking system. Login status of the user account on the social networking system is maintained. If the login status of the user account on the social networking system indicates that the user is not logged in, the user is required to provide authentication information. If the login status of the user account indicates that the user is logged in, social network information is provided to the user via an external system, subject to the privacy settings of users of the social networking system. If the user logs out from an external system, the user is also logged out from the social networking system. | 08-28-2014 |
20150113590 | DYNAMIC ENFORCEMENT OF PRIVACY SETTINGS BY A SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEM ON INFORMATION SHARED WITH AN EXTERNAL SYSTEM - An external system (such as a website) that interacts with users communicates with a social networking system to access information about the users, who may also be users of the social networking system. If a privacy setting is changed in the social networking system, and the change applies to information that has been shared with an external system, the change is enforced at the external system. For example, the external system may be notified that the information is invalid and must be deleted, or the external system may periodically request the information so that changes to the privacy settings are eventually experienced at the external systems. When an external system again needs the information, whether expired naturally or actively invalidated by the social network, the external system sends a new request for the information, which is subject to the (possibly revised) privacy settings. | 04-23-2015 |
20160050290 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CREATING UNIQUE PROFILES ON A SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE - A social networking system enables users to join multiple user groups and create separate profiles for each group they join on the site. Each profile has a default set of user fields and a set of customized, administrator-created fields. Members of a group may create a profile when joining a particular group and may create the profile using a custom profile template generated for each group. Thus, if the same user joins a second group, they can create a new profile for the second group based on a profile template that is unique to the second group. The system may use information from the first profile to auto-populate the second profile if the second profile includes one or more of the same fields as the first profile. However, users may be able to edit the auto-populated information in the second profile to make it more specific to the second group. | 02-18-2016 |
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20100105911 | (S)-N-methylnal trexone - This invention relates to S-MNTX, methods of producing S-MNTX, pharmaceutical preparations comprising S-MNTX and methods for their use. | 04-29-2010 |
20100261744 | PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATION - Stable pharmaceutical compositions useful for administering methylnaltrexone are described, as are methods for making the same. Kits, including these pharmaceutical compositions, also are provided. | 10-14-2010 |
20100261745 | PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATION - Stable pharmaceutical compositions useful for administering methylnaltrexone are described, as are methods for making the same. Kits, including these pharmaceutical compositions, also are provided. | 10-14-2010 |
20100261746 | PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATION - Stable pharmaceutical compositions useful for administering methylnaltrexone are described, as are methods for making the same. Kits, including these pharmaceutical compositions, also are provided. | 10-14-2010 |
20100267758 | PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATION - Stable pharmaceutical compositions useful for administering methylnaltrexone are described, as are methods for making the same. Kits, including these pharmaceutical compositions, also are provided. | 10-21-2010 |
20120136019 | (S)-N-METHYLNALTREXONE - This invention relates to S-MNTX, methods of producing S-MNTX, pharmaceutical preparations comprising S-MNTX and methods for their use. | 05-31-2012 |
20140235664 | STABLE PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATIONS OF METHYLNALTREXONE - Stable pharmaceutical compositions useful for administering methylnaltrexone are described, as are methods for making the same. Kits, including these pharmaceutical compositions, also are provided. | 08-21-2014 |
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20130195797 | HIGH POTENCY FORMULATIONS OF VX-950 - High potency pharmaceutical compositions comprising VX-950, sodium lauryl sulfate and a polymer selected from the group consisting of hypromellose acetate succinate-M, hypromellose acetate succinate-L and hypromellose acetate succinate-H. | 08-01-2013 |
20140235705 | FORMULATIONS OF THIOPHENE COMPOUNDS - A pharmaceutical composition comprises: a) polymorphic form M or tromethamine salt of Compound (1) represented by the following structural formula: | 08-21-2014 |
20150065439 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS - Described herein are compositions that can include Compound 1 or Form J of Compound 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the aforementioned compounds. Also, described herein is a method of treating a HCV infection in a subject that can include administering to the subject a composition that includes Compound 1 or Form J of Compound 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the aforementioned compounds. | 03-05-2015 |
20150158872 | COMPOUNDS USEFUL AS INHIBITORS OF ATR KINASE - The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of ATR protein kinase. The invention relates to pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of this invention; methods of treating of various diseases, disorders, and conditions using the compounds of this invention; processes for preparing the compounds of this invention; intermediates for the preparation of the compounds of this invention; and solid forms of the compounds of this invention. | 06-11-2015 |