| 09th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 82 |
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| 20100057464 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VARIABLE TEXT-TO-SPEECH WITH MINIMIZED DISTRACTION TO OPERATOR OF AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE - A text-to-speech (TTS) system implemented in an automotive vehicle is dynamically tuned to increase intelligibility over a wide variety of vehicle operating states and environmental conditions by tuning characteristics of the synthesized voice in response to measured operating states. To decrease distractions to an operator of the vehicle, an embodiment of the invention prevents updates to the synthesized voice character from taking effect while a message phrase is being played. Instead, voice characteristics are updated only during natural phrase breaks. In another embodiment of the invention, a damping filter is applied to calculated changes in voice characteristics to prevent excessively rapid changes from being applied, reducing the likelihood of distracting the vehicle operator. In another embodiment of the invention, both phrase-break detectors and damping filters are employed. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100057544 | RENEWABLE ENERGY EMPLOYEE AND EMPLOYER GROUP DISCOUNTING - A centralized server managed by an employer receives reports of renewable energy generation from many remote generation sites belonging to its employees, and then summarizes and details the generation for certification by a certifying standards process. Renewable energy power generation monitors are placed at independent remote locations owned by the employees that collectively report to the server any fractional units of renewable energy power generation represented in aggregate by particular REC's traded on the e-trading platform. And, an ad-hoc sellers consortium automatically aggregates fractional and small units of REC's into marketable lots according to individual preferences of participating small sellers, and the marketable lots of REC's are offered for sale on the e-trading platform. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100057598 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS OVER A NETWORK WITH A GATEWAY ADAPTER - In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, a system for facilitating financial transactions over a network includes a first component adapted to communicate with a merchant via a merchant device over the network and a second component adapted to receive a merchant transaction request from the merchant via the merchant device over the network, determine a format of the merchant transaction request, translate the format into a recognizable format, and process the merchant transaction request based on information passed with the merchant transaction request. In one aspect, the merchant transaction request includes information related to a financial transaction between the merchant and a customer purchasing an item from the merchant. In another aspect, format translation provides the capability to easily switch transaction service providers without incurring important integration costs. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100057674 | FLOATING LICENSES FOR A REAL TIME LICENSE SYSTEM - A license management system, including a license server to store and manage at least one license, each license corresponding to one or more software features; a portable client device to request a temporary license from the server corresponding to one or more of the at least one license so as to enable operation of the one or more software features corresponding to the temporary license. The temporary license includes an expiration condition defining conditions under which the temporary license will expire. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100057742 | MRW INTERFACE AND METHOD FOR SUPPORT OF MERCHANT DATA PROCESSING - A method begins by receiving, from a requesting device, a request to access a record within an entity profile database. The method continues by authenticating the requesting device. When the requesting device is authenticated, the method continues by determining status of the requesting device. The method continues by retrieving the record from the entity profile database to produce a retrieved record. The method continues by presenting the retrieved record to the requesting device in accordance with the status of the requesting device. The method continues by receiving a data change from the requesting device. The method continues by recording the data change. The method continues by providing an updated record to the entity profile database when the data change to the record has been verified. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100057797 | FIELD-BASED SIMILARITY SEARCH SYSTEM AND METHOD - A field-based similarity search system and method includes a database for storing at least one candidate molecule, an input device for inputting a query molecule, and a processor for identifying a candidate molecule which is similar to the query molecule based on a similarity of fragment pair features. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100057874 | Preventing wrongful transmission of message content - A method of restricting transmission of a message (step A) to an addressee unless said message contains previously specified data associated with the addressee, in which case the message is transmitted (STEP B) to the addressee. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100057930 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATICALLY LOCATING A PROVISIONING SERVER - A provisioning client can be configured to automatically locate a provisioning server in a provisioning environment in order to perform software provisioning. The provisioning client can locate the provisioning server by detecting the location of the provisioning server or by selecting the appropriate provisioning server from a record of available provisioning servers. Once located, the provisioning client can be configured to establish a connection with the provisioning server and to request or receive software provisioning. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100058068 | Secure PIN Character Retrieval and Setting - Disclosing a secure personal identification number (“PIN”) associated with a financial account to an account holder. A PIN reveal application can interact with a hardware security module (“HSM”) to decrypt and disclose the PIN to the account holder one or more PIN character(s) at a time. The account holder also can set a new PIN in a secure manner. A PIN set application can interact with the HSM to encrypt PIN characters received by the PIN set application from the account holder. The HSM provides a secure platform to encrypt and decrypt the secure PIN. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100058124 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INITIALIZING A MEMORY SYSTEM, AND MEMORY DEVICE AND PROCESSOR-BASED SYSTEM USING SAME - Systems, controllers and methods are disclosed, such as an initialization system including a controller that receives patterns of read data coupled from a memory device through a plurality of read data lanes. The controller is operable to detect any lane-to-lane skew in the patterns of read data received through the read data lanes. The controller then adjusts the manner in which the read data received through the read data lanes during normal operation are divided into frames. The controller can also couple patterns of command/address bits to the memory device through a plurality of command/address lanes. The memory device can send the received command/address bits back to the controller through the read data lanes. The controller is operable to detect any lane-to-lane skew in the patterns of command/address bits received through the read data lanes to adjust the manner in which the command/address bits coupled through the command/address lanes during normal operation are divided into frames. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100058193 | PREFERRED CONTACT GROUP CENTRIC INTERFACE - A preferred contact group centric interface for a communication device can be used to facilitate communications by a user. The user interface can be arranged to activate from a user's “home page” on the display, from an idle screen that is accessed after a timeout period expires, or any other appropriate mechanism that activates the preferred contact group centric experience. A user selects the preferred contact group from among an array of the user's contacts. Once the contact group is configured, a minimal number of navigation/selection features is necessary to activate any number of communication modes available to the contacts. The contact group is configured such that simple and quick navigation between the contact members is achieved. The contact group can be presented in 2D and 3D arrangements, in any number of list or geometric configurations. A pricing plan can optionally be tied to each member of the contact group. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100058215 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A method for controlling a mobile terminal includes displaying icons within a region of a display of the mobile terminal, forming a group icon as being associated with a plurality of the icons, displaying the group icon within the region of the display to permit user access to the plurality of icons which are each associated with the group icon, ceasing the displaying of the plurality of icons which are each associated with the group icon, and generating a menu in response to selection of the group icon, the menu comprising selectable operations individually relating to at least one of the plurality of icons which are each associated with the group icon. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100058246 | Methods, Systems, and Products for Calendaring Applications - Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for managing events in an electronic calendar. One such method associates an event with a rule, with the rule comprising a reminder and a date and a time of expiration. A calendar entry corresponding to the event is stored. After the date and time of the expiration, the electronic calendar ceases to present the reminder when launched. That is, when the electronic calendar is initialized, no reminders of expired events are visually/audibly presented by the electronic calendar. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100058335 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INTEGRATED STORAGE AND DATA MANAGEMENT USING A HYPERVISOR - Methods and systems for integrated data management and block level storage management in a storage system having a controller with a multi-core processor. A hypervisor manages the multi-core processor such that at least one processor is used in a first virtual machine on which a block level storage management process is operable. The first virtual machine may also operate under the control of a real-time operating system. The hypervisor also defines a second virtual machine using one or more other processor cores and operates a data management application process optionally under control of a general purpose operating system. The optional general purpose operating system and the data management application process access storage devices by communicating through the hypervisor with the block level storage management process operable in the first virtual machine. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100058342 | PROVISIONING SYSTEM, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A shared server | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100058424 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SIGNAL TRAFFIC PEAKS ON A VIDEO INTERACTIVE NETWORK - A system and method for controlling the transmission of signals within an interactive network which transmits audio/visual (A/V) information on at least one channel to a user and including a transmission source configured to transmit the A/V information on the at least one channel is provided. The system includes at least one set-top box and at least one random number generator. The set-top box is configured to record the A/V information on a channel at a predetermined recording time and to transmit a change channel request signal to the transmission source prior to the predetermined recording time to change the channel to record the A/V information at the predetermined recording time. The random number generator is configured to generate a time value such that the at least one set-top box transmits the change channel request signal to the transmission source at the time value prior to the predetermined recording time. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054102 | Laser driving device and optical apparatus - A laser driving device includes a storage unit that stores signal patterns for recording-waveform control representing level information of each divided driving signal to drive a laser device on a space and a mark based on the divided driving signals. Also, it includes a pulse generator that generates the reference pulse and the switching pulse based on a first transmission signal and a second transmission signal. The first transmission signal contains timing information for acquiring a reference pulse that represents a timing of repetitively switching between the space and the mark. The second transmission signal contains timing information for acquiring a switch pulse that represents a timing of switching the signals. Among level information for each of the signals in the storage, reference level information is read together with the reference pulse. Other level information after the reference level information is sequentially read for each switching pulse. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054167 | COMMUNICATION METHOD AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An MBS control apparatus classifies MBS contents into a plurality of types, manages information in which an MBS identifier, a base station, and a gateway apparatus are associated with each other, and sends MBS zone configuration information including the information to the gateway apparatus. The gateway apparatus transfers the MBS zone configuration information to a base station. The base station obtains connection identification information corresponding to the MBS zone identifier for each of the types and sends it to a terminal. The terminal performs a communication with the base station based on a type of MBS contents and the connection identification information. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054330 | PICTURE CODING METHOD, PICTURE DECODING METHOD, PICTURE CODING APPARATUS, PICTURE DECODING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM THEREOF - The picture decoding method according to the present invention is a decoding method for decoding coded pictures by inverse quantization and inverse orthogonal transformation, in which a quantization matrix which defines a scaling ratio of a quantization step for each component is multiplied by a multiplier, which is a coefficient for frequency transformation or a quantization step, and also, a result of the multiplication is multiplied by a quantized value, as a process of inverse quantization. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054429 | VOICE PHONE-BASED METHOD AND SYSTEM TO AUTHENTICATE USERS - Provided is a method and a telephone-based system with voice-verification capabilities that enable a user to safely and securely conduct transactions with his or her online financial transaction program account over the phone in a convenient and user-friendly fashion, without having to depend on an internet connection. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054527 | Architecture and methods for creating and representing time-dependent imagery - The present invention pertains to geographical image processing of time-dependent imagery. Various assets acquired at different times are stored and processing according to acquisition date in order to generate one or more image tiles for a geographical region of interest. The different image tiles are sorted based on asset acquisition date. Multiple image tiles for the same region of interest may be available. In response to a user request for imagery as of a certain date, one or more image tiles associated with assets from prior to that date are used to generate a time-based geographical image for the user. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054649 | MARTENSITIC STAINLESS STEEL AND ANTIFRICTION BEARING USING THE SAME - A martensitic stainless steel with high hardness and high corrosion resistance consists of, by weight %, 0.35 to 0.45% of C, not more than 0.2% of Si, not more than 0.3% of Mn, not more than 0.02% of P, not more than 0.02% of S, 15 to 17% of Cr, 1.5 to 2.5% of Mo, 0.001 to 0.003% of B, 0.15 to 0.25% of N, and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054857 | Secure Access Port System - A secure access port cover system comprises a cover and an access tool. The cover includes a base and one or more lids that are locked and unlocked via manipulation of a mechanical locking system housed within the interior of the base. A relatively small control port in the base provides access to the internal locking system. However, a specially adapted access tool is required to manipulate the internal locking system and move it between its locked and unlocked positions. Correspondingly, the access tool in one or more embodiments is a restricted-use item and not readily available to the public at large. Because the internal locking system can be manipulated only with the access tool, those not in possession of the access tool are unable to unlock the cover's lid(s) and unauthorized access to the underlying manhole or other access port is thereby prevented. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055221 | Assembly and Method for Magnetic Embossing Roll Surfacing - A magnetic roll for embossing, the magnetic roll incorporating a cylindrical core having a base radial dimension, the base radial dimension being less than a finished radial dimension; magnet receiving channels within the cylindrical core; a multiplicity of magnets attached within the magnet receiving channels; at least a first armature effect resisting metal band, the band adhering to the cylindrical core's first circumferential surface, the band overlying a plurality of the magnets, and the band consisting of a deposition of metal sprayed molten metal droplets; and an outer surface, the outer surface being a radially outer periphery of the at least first armature effect resisting metal band, the outer surface being ground to reside at a finished radial dimension. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055222 | APPARATUS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SILICA CRUCIBLE - In an apparatus for the production of a silica crucible comprising a carbon mold suitable for producing the silica crucible by the rotating mold method, the carbon mold has a thermal conductivity of not more than 125 W/(m·K). | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055365 | POLYIMIDE TUBE, METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF, METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF POLYIMIDE VARNISH, AND FIXING BELT - A polyimide tube composed of a polyimide resin composition in which 5 to 23.5 volume percent of boron nitride and 1 to 15 volume percent of an acicular substance are dispersed as a filler in a polyimide resin on the basis of the total volume of the composition, a method of producing the tube, a method of producing a polyimide varnish used for producing the tube, and a fixing belt including the tube as a base member are provided. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055405 | Tile laying mat - Moisture-permeable tile laying mat having a moisture absorption layer having a thickness of at least 1 mm, which mat has a top and an underside as well as a plurality of recesses that extend in the direction of the underside, proceeding from the top. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055472 | FLUOROPOLYMER LAMINATE - The invention describes a fluoropolymer laminate that includes a first substrate that can be a modified fluoropolymer having polar functionality and a second substrate. The substrates are laminated at an elevated temperature suitable for lamination to occur and then are subsequently treated with radiation, such as ultraviolet radiation, gamma radiation and/or electron beam. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055581 | METHOD FOR DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF A RETICLE USING VARIABLE SHAPED BEAM LITHOGRAPHY - A method is disclosed for using non-overlapping variable shaped beam (VSB) shots in the design and manufacture of a reticle, where the union of the plurality of shots deviates from the desired pattern. Methods are described for fracturing or mask data preparation or proximity effect correction of a desired pattern to be formed on a reticle; for forming a pattern on a reticle using charged particle beam lithography; and for optical proximity correction (OPC) of a desired pattern. Dosages of the shots may be allowed to vary with respect to each other. The plurality of shots may be determined such that a pattern on the surface calculated from the plurality of shots is within a predetermined tolerance of the desired pattern. In some embodiments, an optimization technique may be used to minimize shot count. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055820 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL DEVICE AND EPITAXIAL WAFER | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055891 | DUAL GATE STRUCTURE, FABRICATION METHOD FOR THE SAME, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING THE SAME, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE FABRICATION METHOD - In one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes at least two stacked gate structures formed on a substrate. The two stacked gate structures each include a semiconductor layer and a metal layer over the semiconductor layer. The two stacked gate structures on the substrate are characterized by differential intermediate layers, one of the two structures including an ohmic layer and the other of the two structures not including an ohmic layer. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055995 | Precision printed circuit board testing tool - A precision printed circuit board testing tool includes a testing tube, having a hollow chamber for installing a second resilient element, and the testing tube being electrically connected to a second testing line; a second testing element, installed in the hollow chamber, and having a second chamber and an opening, and the second testing element being pressed against by the second resilient element; a first testing element, having an internal bushing, a first resilient element and a probe, and including a first chamber for installing the first resilient element, and the probe being installed in the first chamber and pressed against by the first resilient element, and the first testing element being electrically connected to a first testing line. The testing tool is used for testing a PCB circuit with micro resistance to prevent defectives and damages of electronic components. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100056223 | MOBILE TERMINAL EQUIPPED WITH FLEXIBLE DISPLAY AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a mobile terminal equipped with flexible display. The controller changes a screen displayed on the flexible display or controls the operation according to a bent part of the flexible display. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100056415 | COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING HARD SURFACES - The invention relates to compositions for treating a hard surface, in particular for cleaning and/or dirt-repellent treatment of a hard surface, containing a) at least one multi-armed silyl polyalkoxylate of the formula (I) (H-A) | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100056448 | GLUT-1 AS A RECEPTOR FOR HTLV ENVELOPES AND ITS USES - The invention relates to the use of the ubiquitous vertebrate glucose transporter GLUT1, or of fragments or sequences derived thereof, for the in vitro diagnosis of cancers, when used as a tumor marker, or for the screening of compounds useful for the preparation of drugs for the prevention or the treatment of pathologies linked to an infection of an individual with a PTLV, or pathologies linked to an overexpression of GLUT1 on cell surfaces, or the in vitro detection of GLUT1 on cell surfaces. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing GLUT1, or fragments or sequences derived thereof, and to their uses such as in the frame of the prevention or the treatment of pathologies linked to an infection of an individual with a PTLV. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100056520 | FORMULATIONS OF PHOSPHOLIPASE ENZYME INHIBITORS - The present invention is directed to formulations of inhibitors of phospholipase enzymes, such as cytosolic PLA | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100056723 | THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER COMPOSITION - A thermoplastic elastomer composition containing a dynamically cross-linked composition of
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| 20100056739 | Transportation of a Monomer Composition in a Transport Means or Pipe - The invention relates to a method for the transportation of a monomer composition in which a composition comprising an aqueous solution of partially or entirely neutralized acrylic acid or overneutralized acrylic acid is placed in a transport means or sent through a pipe. The method according to the invention is characterized in that it has an increased level of safety during the transportation of acrylic acid monomers, an improved quality of the resulting product, and a high degree of efficiency. The method ensures safe transport of the highly reactive acrylic acid. The amount of polymerization inhibitors added to said acrylic acid may be reduced. An additional advantage is the minimization of the formation of dimeric acrylic acid. Tempering of containers, pipes, and pipelines may be omitted. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100056952 | In Situ Pressure Monitor and Associated Methods - Methods, systems, and devices for detecting and quantifying pressure and pressure changes within a system are provided. In one aspect, a pressure sensing device is provided that includes a sensing tube having an interior volume and at least one wall, the wall being configured to deform in response to an external pressure that is greater than an external pressure threshold. The at least one wall is further configured to deform as a function of the external pressure. The device may also include a transducer operably coupled to the sensing tube, the transducer being configured to detect changes in the interior volume as a result of deformation of the at least one wall. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100057005 | INJECTION SYSTEMS - An intraosseous injection device includes a tool having a distal portion, a proximal portion, and a solution dispensing opening. The distal portion has one or more cutting surfaces. The tool can be coupled with a protective carrier. The tool can be rotatably coupled to a tool actuation mechanism. A housing has a distal end and a proximal end. The housing releasably receives a solution cartridge containing a solution. A solution dispensing mechanism dispenses solution from the solution cartridge. A gripping member grips a proximal portion of the tool. A rotation device rotates the gripping member and thereby rotates the tool about an axis. The proximal portion of the tool connects directly to the solution cartridge such that solution from the cartridge can be delivered through the solution dispensing opening. The tool is configured to rotate relative to the solution cartridge. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100057032 | STITCH BONDED FABRIC WITH DIRECTIONAL STRETCH CHARACTER AND DIAPER FORMED THEREFROM - A diaper wherein at least one of the waist band, side panels, leg cuffs and fastening system landing zone includes a textile material of stitch bonded construction. The textile material includes selectively applied zones of stitches formed from elastomeric yarns with adjacent zones having stitches formed from inelastic yarns. The textile material provides stretch of a desired degree in the cross-machine direction while maintaining substantial dimensional stability in the machine direction. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100057158 | Neurostimulation Based On Glycemic Condition - A glycemic condition is indicated based on variance of a feature derived from cardiac electrogram data. Neurostimulation is then used to counteract a cardiac-related autonomic response to the glycemic condition. For example, stimulation of parasympathetic innervation may be used to counteract an autonomic sympathetic response that is associated with hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia. In addition, stimulation of sympathetic innervation may be used to counteract an autonomic parasympathetic response that is associated with hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100057397 | BODY MOTION DETECTION DEVICE HAVING FEWER NUMBER OF SWITCHES NECESSARY FOR A SETTING OPERATION - A pedometer can be equipped with a sensor unit including a sensor for detecting motion by detecting acceleration of a displacement of a main body. Detected acceleration can be compared with a threshold value to determine whether the acceleration corresponds to body motion or to a setting operation. Various setting operations can be performed based on shaking of the pedometer. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100057570 | Method and system for providing advertising and entertainment data - There is provided a method of providing a plurality of advertisement data and a plurality of entertainment data. The method comprises receiving a first request from a user device for entertainment data. The method also comprises transmitting advertisement data to the user device in response to the first request, wherein the advertisement data include a first advertising expiration data associated with the advertisement data for use to disable a display of advertisement data by the user device after an expiration of the first advertising expiration data. The method additionally comprises transmitting the entertainment data to the user device in response to the first request, wherein the entertainment data include a first entertainment expiration data for use to disable a display of the entertainment data by the user device after an expiration of either the first entertainment expiration data or the first advertising expiration data. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100057652 | APPROACH FOR SOLVING GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION PROBLEM - An approach for solving a global optimization problem is described. Specifically, one embodiment of the disclosure sets forth a method, which includes the steps of receiving a quantitative initial solution, generating a quantitative feasible solution, mapping the quantitative feasible solution to a qualitative feasible solution, determining whether to accept the qualitative feasible solution based on a first predetermined rule, wherein the qualitative feasible solution that is accepted is reverse mapped to the quantitative feasible solution, and transmitting a result of the determining step. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100057720 | AUTOMATIC LEXICON GENERATION SYSTEM FOR DETECTION OF SUSPICIOUS E-MAILS FROM A MAIL ARCHIVE - A system for generating a lexicon of words, organized into weighted categories, from a user defined set of example documents for detecting suspicious e-mails from a mail archive is provided. The system uses a set of example documents and e-mails given by the user to probabilistically find possible lists of critical words. The obtained list is now applied on an archive of e-mails. The system generates an inverted index on the mails from the archive to facilitate search for the key phrases. User feedback is taken on the results obtained and corrections in the lexicon made if necessary. Thus, the mails are scanned based on user feedback, user defined words and automatically generated word list. These lists constantly adapt as e-mails in the archive change. The system then combines all these to present the user with several possible sets of keywords and their relative importance that can be used as a policy for a desired level of accuracy. The system also shows the user any change if the set is modified. Finally, the system searches through the entire mail archive to find suspicious e-mails. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100057873 | CONTROL DEVICE AND ANALYZER - The present invention quickly resolves troubles in an analyzer and performs effective external quality control management. An analyzer ( | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100057994 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CACHES - Device and method for controlling caches, comprising a decoder configured to decode additional information of datasets retrievable from a memory, wherein the decoded additional information is configured to control whether particular ones of the datasets are to be stored in a cache. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100058110 | ISOTROPIC PROCESSOR - The present disclosure is directed toward a method for restoring a computer processor to a previous state. Described is a processor/memory architecture that may store successive instructions/data into a pushdown stack. As instructions are loaded and executed, the loading and executing of new instructions may be suspended. The instruction execution and memory stack then may be restored to a previous processor state in terms of instructions, processor memory state, register values, etc. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100058115 | READ INTERCHANGE OPTIMIZATION - A method in one embodiment includes detecting an identifier of a drive that has written data to a data storage medium; performing a data transfer operation to read the data from the data storage medium; monitoring the data transfer operation for detecting temporary errors; determining whether an error burst has occurred based on the monitoring; and if an error burst has occurred, altering a condition of the data transfer operation, the alteration being selected based on the identifier of the drive that wrote the data to the data storage medium. Additional methods and systems are also disclosed. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054058 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ISSUING ADDRESS AND DATA SIGNALS TO A MEMORY ARRAY - Embodiments of the present invention include circuitry for issuing address and data signals to a memory array using a system clock and a write clock. A locked loop may be used to compensate for additional delay experienced by the system clock relative to write clock and ensure synchronization of the clock signals. A write latch enable block may be used to develop a write latch enable signal for issuance along with a corresponding address signal. The write latch enable signal can be timed such that it arrives at an appropriate time to issue the data corresponding to the issued address. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054344 | System and Method of Filtering Noise - A system and method of removing noise in a bitstream is disclosed. The system and method are most applicable to removing noise in a bitstream wherein the bitstream is encoded after being segmented into portions based on predefined classifications or models. Based on the segment classifications, each segment or portion is encoded with a different encoder associated with the portion model and chosen from a plurality of encoders. The coded bit-stream for each segment includes information regarding which encoder was used to encode that segment. A circuit for removing noise in video content comprises a first filter connected to a first input switch and a first output switch, the first filter being in parallel with a first pass-through line, a second filter connected to a second input switch and a second output switch, the second filter connected in parallel with a second pass-through line, and a third filter connected to a third input switch in a third output switch. The third filter is connected in parallel with a third pass-through line, wherein the first output switch is connected to the second input switch and the second output switch is connected to the third input switch. The first input switch, first output switch, second input switch, second output switch, third input switch, and third output switch are controlled to either filter each video portion or not filter each video portion according to descriptors related to the video content. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054461 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING BLOCK CIPHER ALGORITHMS ON ATTACKER-CONTROLLED SYSTEMS - Systems and methods for an implementation of block cipher algorithms (e.g., AES) use lookup tables to obscure key information, increasing difficulty for those with privileged access to a system performing the AES algorithm to obtain such key information. The implementation encodes round key information into a first plurality of tables (T1), which when used for lookup operations also complete SubBytes operations, and output state in an encoded format. A Shiftrows operation is performed arithmetically on the state output from the T1 table lookups. A second plurality of tables (T2) are used to perform a polynomial multiplication portion of MixColumns to state from Shiftrows, and an XOR portion of MixColumns is performed arithmetically on the columns outputted from using the T2 tables. Encoding from the T1 tables is made to match a decoding built into the T2 tables. Subsets of the T1 tables use the same T2 tables, reducing a memory footprint for the T2 tables. Multiple AES keys can be embedded in different sets of T1 tables that encode for the same set of T2 tables. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054824 | DEVELOPING ROLLER AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE ROLLER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS - The present invention intends to provide a method of producing a developing roller capable of providing high-quality electrophotographic images under a variety of environments. The method of producing a developing roller according to the present invention is a method of producing a developing roller having a mandrel, a resin layer on the outer periphery of the mandrel, and a surface layer on the outer periphery of the resin layer, the method including the step of curing a mixture containing a carbon black, a specific diol, and a specific isocyanate compound to form the surface layer. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055050 | NICOTINE CHEWING GUM ON A STICK - A device is disclosed for helping a smoker to quit smoking. The device includes a shaft with a mass of nicotine chewing gum cooperative with one end. A smoker controls the timing and quantity of nicotine delivered by controlling the amount of gum chewed and the duration of chewing. In some embodiments partially depleted gum can be replaced on the shaft for later use. A cover can be included to protect the gum when not in use. The cover can be a simple paper wrapper or a rigid cover with a mechanism to attach it to the shaft. Portion indicators can divide the gum into separately chewable portions. The shaft can be a simple stick, or a hollow tube containing a supply of gum for delivery as needed. Some hollow tube embodiments expel gum from the tube using a sliding mechanism or a twisting mechanism that functions like a lipstick. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055227 | VALVE GATE - A valve gate of an injection valve includes a center pin whose end portion is exposed to a cavity, a valve main body accommodating the center pin, a valve tip surrounding an outer circumferential portion of the end portion of the center pin and fixed at an inner circumferential portion of the valve main body, a sleeve pin provided so as to be slidable along the center pin, a reservoir portion formed between the valve main body and the sleeve pin and accommodating a molten resin, and a heater surrounding the reservoir portion, wherein the sleeve pin is displaceable between a position where an opened state is-established and a position where a closed state is established, and an end portion of the heater facing the cavity is positioned closer to the cavity than an end portion of the reservoir portion facing the cavity when the closed state is established. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055456 | Production of nanoparticle-coated yarns - A strand is coated with a powdered material by first applying a layer of hot polymer resin to the strand, and spraying the powdered material onto the resin-coated strand from at least three nozzles disposed along the processing path and spaced radially therearound. The spray apparatus is disposed within nested containers so as to limit the escape of overspray powder. The powder-coated strand may be heat-set to increase the adhesion of the powder. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055538 | FUEL CELL FLOW FIELD HAVING METAL BIPOLAR PLATES - A bipolar plate ( | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055595 | TONERS FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY - The present invention relates to a toner for electrophotography including a polyester obtained by subjecting a crystalline polyester-containing aqueous dispersion and a non-crystalline polyester-containing aqueous dispersion to aggregation and coalescence, as a resin binder, wherein the crystalline polyester is produced by polycondensing an alcohol component containing 70 mol % or more of an aliphatic diol having 2 to 8 carbon atoms with a carboxylic acid component containing 50 mol % or more of terephthalic acid. The toner is excellent in low-temperature fusing ability and pressure storage stability. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100056146 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING INFORMATION GIVEN IDLE-MODE SIGNALING REDUCTION - A method for processing information given Idle-mode Signaling Reduction and related devices, the method includes: receiving an information update request that contains identification information for identifying a UE and information of a current access network where the UE is located; and processing information relating to an access network, with which the UE is registered, according to the information update request and the identification information for identifying the UE, and information of the current access network where the UE is located contained in the information update request. A Serving Gateway includes an update request receiving unit and an information processing unit; an MME, includes an update constructing unit and an update request sending unit; and an SGSN, includes a second update constructing unit and a second update request sending unit. The foregoing method and devices combine to implement information processing given Idle-mode Signaling Reduction. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100056168 | RESOURCE ALLOCATION TO USERS IN SLOTTED CODE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS SYSTEMS USING BEAMS - The invention includes several embodiments for slot assignment in code division multiple access communication systems. Some of the embodiments relate to fixed beams and others relate to adaptive arrays. One embodiment for fixed beams assigns slots by first detecting a beam having the best received quality and selected the best slot from that beam. Another fixed beam embodiment determines the best slot or slots in a number of beams and determines the overall best beam/slot combination. Another fixed beam embodiment uses a modified interference factor. One embodiment for the uplink using adaptive arrays using a spatial analysis stage followed by a transmission power level estimation stage. An overall interference level associated with each slot is determined and a slot having the best overall quality is determined. Another embodiment for the downlink uses the spatial analysis and slot assignment of the uplink for the downlink. Another embodiment for the downlink uses a spatial and transmission power level estimation stages. For adaptive arrays, the slot assignment can be determined whether the pathloss for each user is estimated or not and whether signals from each user are received or not. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100056953 | ELECTRONICALLY ACTIVATED CAPTURE DEVICE - A novel capture device apparatus comprising: (a) a capture device portion, at least a part of which is adaptable for insertion into a patient and (b) a control unit. The capture device portion comprises one or more apertures and one or more electroactive polymer actuators that open and close the one or more apertures based on control signals sent from the control unit. In another aspect of the present invention, a method of capturing a specimen within a patient's body of provided. The method comprises (a) providing a capture device apparatus like that above, (b) inserting at least a portion of the capture device portion of the apparatus into the patient such that the capture device portion is adjacent the specimen; and (c) closing the one or more apertures using the control unit, thereby capturing the specimen. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100057274 | KIT TO ADAPT AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE FOR REMOTE OPERATION, AUTOMOTIVE REMOTE CONTROL CONVERSION PEDESTAL, AND SYSTEM - Embodiments of a kit, automotive control pedestal and system to adapt an automotive vehicle for remote operation are disclosed. The pedestal mounts in place of a driver's seat of the vehicle to allow both human and remote operation of the vehicle. The kit includes the pedestal with a steering servo, a hydraulic brake servo, a throttle control servo, and a gear-selection linear actuator mounted thereon. The kit may also include a control system and a video transmission system for remote operation. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100057332 | ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - An engine control system checks whether communication is established between a mobile unit carried by a driver and a shift lever, a brake pedal and a steering wheel through a human body of the driver. If the communication is not established, the engine control system prohibits an automatic start of an engine even when a predetermined manipulation required for starting the engine is detected. As a result, the engine is prohibited from being started automatically against the driver's intention. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100057743 | WEB-BASED SERVICES FOR QUERYING AND MATCHING LIKES AND DISLIKES OF INDIVIDUALS - A method for centrally providing a profile of a user's degree of preference for one or more items across categories in a plurality of domains of interest in a taxonomy of preferences is described. In one embodiment, the method includes identifying a user's degree of preference for an item from a plurality of indicators. The user's degree of preference for the item is associated with a category in a domain of interest and is stored in a profile of the user. In another embodiment, the profile identifies preferences of the user in a taxonomy of preferences across categories in a plurality of domains of interest. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100057840 | SYSTEMS METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR PROVIDING APPLICATIONS STYLE FUNCTIONALITY TO A USER - Systems configured to provide applications style functionality to at least one user, the systems comprising: at least one user device that includes at least one receiver for receiving data comprising a series of linked states plus additional data associated with each state, the additional data comprising, storage instructions and display instructions; and at least one decoder to decode the received data and cache each state and its corresponding display instructions in accordance with the storage instructions. The systems may also comprise: at least one server configured to communicate with the at least one user device that includes a processor for interpreting the execution of an application or rendering of a state and expressing it as a series of states through which the at least one user device may navigate to create the appearance of executing an application or browsing web content. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100058002 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FILE SYSTEM LEVEL COMPRESSION USING COMPRESSION GROUP DESCRIPTORS - A system and method for transparently compressing file system data using compression group descriptors is provided. When data contained within a compression group be compressed beyond a predefined threshold value, a compression group descriptor is included in the compression group that signifies that the data for the group of level 0 blocks is compressed into a lesser number of physical data blocks. When performing a read operation, the file system first determines the appropriate compression group that contains the desired data and determines whether the compression group has been compressed. If so, the file system decompresses the data in the compression group before returning the decompressed data. If the magic value is not the first pointer position, then the data within the compression group was previously stored in an uncompressed format, and the data may be returned without performing a decompression operation. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100058388 | DISPLAY PROCESSING APPARATUS, DISPLAY PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to one embodiment, an display processing apparatus includes a display module, an operation receiver, a relation calculator, a display information generator, and a display controller. The display module displays a content list indicating contents of an identical type. The operation receiver receives operation to select a key content from the content list. The relation calculator calculates relation between the key content and second contents of a plurality of types including the identical type. The display information generator generates first display information of the key content and second display information of the second contents. The display controller displays list information including the first display information and pieces of the second display information around the first display information. The pieces of the second display information are arranged such that second display information of second content with higher relation is closer to the first display information. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100053507 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY PANEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - After increasing the thickness of a gate line and forming a barrier rib that is made of an organic material, a gate insulating layer is formed and then a color filter is formed with an Inkjet method using the barrier rib. By increasing a thickness of the gate line, even if the size of a substrate increases, problems due to signal delay are reduced, and by forming a barrier rib with an organic material, the height of the barrier rib increases, and a taper angle increases and thus a color filter is stably formed. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054066 | Memory device, semiconductor memory device and control method thereof - A semiconductor memory device comprises a memory cell array, first and second bit lines, first and second amplifiers, and a sense amplifier control circuit. An amplifying element in the first sense amplifier amplifiers the signal of the first bit line and converts it into an output current. The second bit line is selectively connected to the first bit line via the first sense amplifier. A signal voltage decision unit in the second sense amplifier determines the signal level of the second bit line being supplied with the output current. The sense amplifier control circuit controls connection between the amplifying element and the unit in accordance with a determination timing, which switches the above connection from a connected state to a disconnected state at a first timing in a normal operation and switches in the same manner at a delayed second timing in a refresh operation. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054704 | INFORMATION PROCESSOR - When video data is reproduced by a recording/reproduction unit, an output unit outputs occurrence information on an object, which is not included in the video data being output by the output unit but is included the video data recorded on a recording medium, to a display unit. While the video data is being reproduced from the recording medium by the recording/reproduction unit, an instruction specifying a predetermined object condition including a non-reproduction object is input based on the occurrence information and the reproduction operation is performed by extracting video data satisfying the object condition. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054994 | AUTOMATIC SAMPLING APPARATUS FOR CHEMICAL ANALYSES WITH A GUIDE DEVICE FOR THE SAMPLE COLLECTING/INJECTING - An automatic sampling apparatus for use in instrumental chemical analyses comprising at least one workstation ( | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055703 | Organism-Specific Hybridizable Nucleic Acid Molecule - The present invention relates to a method for producing an organism-specific hybridizable nucleic acid molecule, a nucleic acid molecule produced by this method, a kit comprising at least any of the nucleic acid molecules, the use of a nucleotide sequence located between two elements on the genomic information of an organism for producing an organism-specific hybridizable nucleic acid molecule, and a method for detecting an organism in a biological sample. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100056174 | METHOD FOR PROXIMITY DETECTION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method for proximity detection in a wireless communication network. A node attempts to determine the proximity of the closest neighboring node by transmitting a ranging request. Other nodes respond, and the first node to receive and respond to the request will have the shortest response time and thus will be the closest node. Exact ranges can be determined by applying Time-Of-Arrival (TOA) techniques to node response times. To further avoid collisions, one or more frames of the response messages can be same, making the multiple responses appear as multi-path. The group of responders can be narrowed and individual groups probed in a search pattern until the single nearest node is known or range of the nearest node is known. The ranging node may then use ordinary unicast mechanisms to probe this node, or begin scanning the groups again, or interleave the two mechanisms as desired. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100056848 | MAGNETIC THERAPEUTIC PAD FOR HUMAN SPINE - The present patent application is directed to a magnetic therapeutic pad for human spine. The magnetic therapeutic pad includes a substrate layer and a support layer above the substrate layer. The support layer includes a plurality of ridge frames spacing at a distance from one another. Upper edges of the ridge frames protrude out from an upper surface of the substrate layer. A plurality of magnets are disposed on the upper edges of the ridge frames according to the human meridian system. The ridge frames respectively correspond to a Governor meridian, inner Urinary Bladder meridians, and outer Urinary Bladder meridians on a human's back. The upper edges of the ridge frames form a curvature that is compatible with a curvature of a human back. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100058192 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program that enable easy information acquisition. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100058268 | LAYOUT DETERMINATION - A device includes a processor and a computer-readable medium including computer-readable instructions. Upon execution by the processor, the computer-readable instructions cause the device to receive a first request from a second device, where the first request is a layout request that includes an identification of a space. The computer-readable instructions also cause the device to provide a second request to a third device, where the second request includes the identification of the space. The computer-readable instructions also cause the device to receive one or more dimension corresponding to the space, and to provide the one or more dimension to the third device. The computer-readable instructions further cause the device to receive a generated layout from the third device, and to provide the generated layout to the second device. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054972 | FUEL PUMP - A fuel pump, for an internal combustion engine, has a housing accommodating a pump and a motor. The motor is arranged to drive the pump so as to pump fuel through the housing. The motor has a wound stator having a plurality of inwardly directed teeth about which a stator winding is wound, and a radially outer surface in contact with an inner surface of the housing. One or more pathways are formed between the inner surface of the housing and the outer surface of the stator, for the flow of fuel there through. Each pathway is formed by an axially extending recess formed in the outer surface of the stator and aligned with a selected tooth of the stator. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100056274 | Visual cognition aware display and visual data transmission architecture - Methods, apparatus and computer program products reduce bandwidth requirements in mobile video and gaming applications by tracking a gaze fixation point of a user on a video image at a remote location; generating information identifying the gaze fixation point at the remote location; transmitting the gaze fixation point information to a source of video information over a network; determining a portion of a video image to transmit at a high resolution and a remaining portion to transmit at a low resolution using the transmitted gaze fixation point information; and transmitting the portion of the video image selected for transmission at a high resolution at the high resolution and the portion of the video image selected for transmission at a low resolution at the low resolution. Further methods, apparatus and computer program product also reduce bandwidth requirements by receiving gaze fixation point information from a remote location, wherein the gaze fixation point information indicates where in a video image a user is currently looking; selecting a portion of video images to transmit at a high resolution and a portion of video images to transmit at a low resolution using the transmitted gaze fixation point information; and transmitting the portions of the video images at the determined resolutions. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100057127 | Expandable Laminoplasty Fixation System - The present invention relates to a medical implant for bone surgery, and more specifically to a vertebral fixation system with an expandable configuration. Such implants are particularly useful for securing and expanding transected spinal vertebrae following laminoplasty procedures. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100057450 | Hybrid Speech Recognition - A hybrid speech recognition system uses a client-side speech recognition engine and a server-side speech recognition engine to produce speech recognition results for the same speech. An arbitration engine produces speech recognition output based on one or both of the client-side and server-side speech recognition results. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100056403 | METAL FREE CROSSLINKING OF GALACTOMANNAN - Methods of treating a subterranean formation are disclosed, using a fluid including an essentially metal-free organic crosslinker selected from amines, diamines, poly amines, polyamino polymers, alcohols, polyols, polyhydroxy polymers, hydroxyl amines, peptides and proteins, combined with a polysaccharide or cellulosic material having oxidized functional groups. The fluid is then introduced into a wellbore penetrating the formation to contact the formation. The polysaccharide or cellulosic material may have aldehyde groups as one example of an oxidized group, or any other suitable oxidized functional group. The polysaccharide or the cellulosic material may be oxidized using at least one of an enzymes, oxidizers, photooxidation, bacteria, catalyst, or other suitable technique. The fluid may also further include an inorganic crosslinker. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100054334 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A PREDICTION MODE - A method and apparatus for determining a prediction mode which is used during encoding of a current block is provided. In the method and apparatus, a prediction mode candidate group to be used for the current block is determined based on a prediction mode for a block positioned at the same location on a reference picture as a location of the current block encoded, predictive coding is performed on the current block by using predictive modes included in the prediction mode candidate group. Thus, image prediction efficient is improved, and the time and number of calculations required for prediction mode determination are reduced. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100057624 | CAR WALLET APPLICATION - Embodiments of the disclosure generally relate to systems and methods for processing electronic payments for retail services and goods delivered by a retail establishment. In embodiments, a mobile wallet application is installed in the automobile. The automobile wallet application can receive and/or send transaction and payment information over a near field communication system to a retailer and on to an authorizing authority. The authorizing authority receives the payment and transaction information, authorizes or declines the payment of the transaction, and forwards the authorization or declination to the automobile wallet application. If authorized, the retailer provides the retail good or service. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055847 | METHODS OF PROMOTING ADHESION BETWEEN TRANSFER MOLDED IC PACKAGES AND INJECTION MOLDED PLASTICS FOR CREATING OVER-MOLDED MEMORY CARDS - A flash memory card and methods of manufacturing same are disclosed. The card includes a semiconductor package fabricated to receive a single-sided or double-sided lid. A surface of the semiconductor package may be formed with holes, trenches and/or pockmarks. After the holes, trenches and/or pockmarks are formed, a lid may be attached to the package surface in an injection molding process. During the injection molding process, the molten plastic flows into the holes, trenches and/or pockmarks to interconnect with the surface of the semiconductor package. Thus, when the molten plastic hardens, the holes, trenches and/or pockmarks ensure that the lid remains firmly attached to semiconductor package. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100058500 | NANOSTRUCTURE ON A PROBE TIP - Techniques for forming a nanostructure on a probe tip are provided. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100058501 | Peach tree named 'UF ONE' - A new and distinct variety of peach tree, denominated ‘UF ONE’, has a low winter chilling requirement estimated at 150 chill units (cu). The tree is of medium size, has a moderate vigorous and semi-spreading growth habit. It has showy, pink flowers, and leaves with globose glands. Trees of ‘UF ONE’ are self-fertile and regularly bear heavy annual crops of early season fruit that are large for its ripening season. Fruit are uniformly firm and yellow with non-melting, clingstone flesh. Fruit are slightly oval, and uniform with substantially symmetrical shape, and have an attractive 40% bright red skin. The fruit of ‘UF ONE’ blooms about 3 days before and ripens about 8 days after ‘UFBeauty’ peach after the first week in May at Gainesville, Fla. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100058502 | Punica granatum plant named 'PIIPG-I' - A new and distinct cultivar of | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100058505 | Carnation plant named 'CFPC Adele' - A new variety of carnation plant named ‘CFPC Adele’, having a compact form of plant with well presented yellow and pink picotee flowers. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100058504 | Hydrangea arborescens plant named 'PIIHA-I' - A new and distinct cultivar of | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100058506 | Dianthus plant named 'WP08 ULR03' - A new cultivar of | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100058503 | Lantana plant named 'Chapel Hill Gold' - A new and distinct cultivar of | 2010-03-04 |
