| 35th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 54 |
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| 20100223609 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC DISCOVERY OF NETWORK SOFTWARE RELATIONSHIPS - Embodiments relate to systems and methods for automatic discovery of network software relationships. A set of managed machines, such as personal computers or servers, can be managed by a network management platform communicating with the machines via a secure channel. The network management platform can issue a set of discovery commands interrogating nodes of the network to report software or services which they consume. The network management platform can build a dependency map encoding the dependency or other relationships between nodes in the managed network based on their use of software resources. Network restorations can therefore be conducted in a rational order, maintaining stability in the restored nodes and network. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223610 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A LIBRARY OF VIRTUAL IMAGES IN A SOFTWARE PROVISIONING ENVIRONMENT - A provisioning server can maintain a library of virtual images. The virtual images can be a disk image of software that has been previously installed according to metadata. The metadata can represent parameters utilized to create the virtual image and the parameters required to provision the virtual image on a target machine. The provisioning server can maintain the metadata for a virtual image in a virtual image record associated with the virtual image. The provisioning server can provision a virtual image to one or more target machines. To provision the virtual image, the provisioning server can copy the virtual image to a storage device on the one or more target machines and configure the target machine according to metadata in the associated virtual image record. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223611 | REDUCING THE LATENCY OF VIRTUAL INTERRUPT DELIVERY IN VIRTUAL MACHINES - The latency of virtual interrupt delivery in virtual machines is reduced by normalizing and exposing the virtual interrupt routing information of each VM to a privileged domain such as the VMkernel in an organized manner to enable virtual interrupt delivery that minimizes the number of VCPU hops. A computer implemented method of processing the virtual I/O request comprises receiving the virtual I/O request, responsive to completing a physical I/O corresponding to the virtual I/O request, referring to a virtual CPU set including information on a destination virtual CPU designated by the guest operating system for handling a virtual interrupt corresponding to the virtual I/O request, and generating the virtual interrupt corresponding to the virtual I/O request to the destination virtual CPU determined by referring to the virtual CPU set. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223612 | VIRTUALIZATION OF STORAGE BUFFERS USED BY ASYNCHRONOUS PROCESSES - The amount of host real storage provided to a large guest storage buffer is controlled. This control is transparent to the guest that owns the buffer and is executing an asynchronous process to update the buffer. The control uses one or more indicators to determine when additional host real storage is to be provided. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223613 | PER PROCESS VIRTUAL MACHINES - A system and method for isolating processes executing within a computing device. A process is loaded into a virtual machine operating under the control of a hypervisor communicatively interfaced with an operating system kernel. A subset of an application programming interface (API) is exposed to the virtual machine enabling the process to interface with the operating system kernel via the subset of the API. The process is then executed in the virtual machine. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223614 | Mechanism for Implementation of Endpoints as JMX MBeans in an Integrated Media and JAVA EE Application Server - In one embodiment, a mechanism for implementation of endpoints as Java™ Management Extensions (JMX) MBeans in an integrated media and Java™ Enterprise Edition (JAVA EE) application server is disclosed. In one embodiment, a system includes an integrated application server including a media server and Java™ Enterprise Edition (JAVA EE) deployed in a single Java™ virtual machine (JVM), and one or more endpoints in the media server deployed as Java Management Extension (JMX) Mbeans. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223615 | Method and apparatus for distributed processing - There is provided a distributed data processing system comprising: an application server; and a multiplicity of computers. Each computer has a network connection to the application server and is operative to execute at least one host process. The network connection opens when the computer falls idle. The application server is operative to transmit a VM, a data processing algorithm and data to the computer on detecting an open network connection. The VM is operative to execute a virtual process wherein said data are processed by said algorithm and processed data from the virtual process are transmitted to the server. The network connection is configured to close and the VM is configured so as to be destroyed when a host process interrupts the virtual process. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223616 | REMOVING OPERATING SYSTEM JITTER-INDUCED SLOWDOWN IN VIRTUALIZED ENVIRONMENTS - Techniques for eradicating operating system jitter-induced slowdown are provided. The techniques include allocating one or more computing resources to one or more logical partitions of one or more parallel programs in proportion of one or more cycles consumed by one or more sources of operating system jitter in each compute phase in each of the one or more logical partitions. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223617 | METHOD AND COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR DESIGNING AND/OR PROVIDING COMPUTER-AIDED TASKS FOR MEDICAL TASK FLOWS - A method and a computer system are disclosed for designing and/or providing computer-aided tasks for medical task flows. In at least one embodiment, the method includes providing one or more tasks of at least one task flow, which can exchange data with one or a number of other tasks, in so far as they comply with at least one requirement for exchanging data; providing task flow management, which manages requirements in respect of a task and grants a task access for a task flow according to at least one of the requirements; providing at least one task container, which is made available as host for a task, in so far as the task complies with at least one requirement for access to the host; and providing at least one domain platform, which is used to convert the functionality and logic of at least one task, in so far as the task complies with at least one requirement in respect of the conversion. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223618 | SCHEDULING JOBS IN A CLUSTER - There is provided a method and system for scheduling a job in a cluster, the cluster comprises multiple computing nodes, and the method comprises: defining rules for constructing virtual sub-clusters of the multiple computing nodes; constructing the multiple nodes in the cluster into multiple virtual sub-clusters based on the rules, wherein one computing node can only be included in one virtual sub-cluster; dispatching a received job to a selected virtual sub-cluster; and scheduling at least one computing node for the dispatched job in the selected virtual sub-cluster. Further, the job is dispatched to the selected virtual sub-cluster based on characteristics of the job and/or characteristics of virtual sub-clusters. The present invention can increase the throughput of scheduling effectively. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223619 | VISUALIZATION-CENTRIC PERFORMANCE-BASED VOLUME ALLOCATION - A method, system, and computer program product for visualization-centric performance-based volume allocation in a data storage system using a processor in communication with a memory device is provided. A unified resource graph representative of a global hierarchy of storage components in the data storage system, including each of a plurality of storage controllers, is generated. The unified resource graph includes a common root node and a plurality of subtree nodes corresponding to each of a plurality of nodes internal to the plurality of storage controllers. The common root node and the plurality of subtree nodes are ordered in a top-down orientation. Scalable volume provisioning of an existing or new workload amount by graphical manipulation of at least one of the storage components represented by the unified resource graph is performed based on an input. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223620 | SMART RECOVERY OF ASYNCHRONOUS PROCESSING - Systems, methods, and computer program products are described that are capable of recovering an asynchronous process after an error occurs with respect to the process. For example, the process may be re-initiated upon detection of the error. The re-initiated process is capable of not repeating tasks of the process that were completed prior to the occurrence of the error. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223621 | Statistical tracking for global server load balancing - Server load-balancing operation-related data, such as data associated with a system configured for global server load balancing (GSLB) that orders IP addresses into a list based on a set of performance metrics, is tracked. Such operation-related data includes inbound source IP addresses (e.g., the address of the originator of a DNS request), the requested host and zone, identification of the selected “best” IP addresses resulting from application of a GSLB algorithm and the selection metric used to decide on an IP address as the “best” one. Furthermore, the data includes a count of the selected “best” IP addresses selected via application of the GSLB algorithm, and for each of these IP addresses, the list of deciding performance metrics, along with a count of the number of times each of these metrics in the list was used as a deciding factor in selection of this IP address as the best one. This tracking feature allows better understanding of GSLB policy decisions (such as those associated with performance, maintenance, and troubleshooting) and intelligent deployment of large-scale resilient GSLB networks. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223622 | Non-Uniform Memory Access (NUMA) Enhancements for Shared Logical Partitions - In a NUMA-topology computer system that includes multiple nodes and multiple logical partitions, some of which may be dedicated and others of which are shared, NUMA optimizations are enabled in shared logical partitions. This is done by specifying a home node parameter in each virtual processor assigned to a logical partition. When a task is created by an operating system in a shared logical partition, a home node is assigned to the task, and the operating system attempts to assign the task to a virtual processor that has a home node that matches the home node for the task. The partition manager then attempts to assign virtual processors to their corresponding home nodes. If this can be done, NUMA optimizations may be performed without the risk of reducing the performance of the shared logical partition. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223623 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT - Systems and method are described for workflow management, and in particular, for workflow management with respect to filming. In response to a filming permit request, a workflow computer system examines workloads associated with permit coordinators. Optionally, the examination takes into account coordinator performance in attempting to balance workloads. The permit request is routed to a selected permit coordinator who is tasked with resolving permit issues. In addition, the permit request is routed to approving entities associated with the permit workflow. Optionally, conflicts with other permits are identified. Substantially real-time workflow status updates are provided to the requester and/or coordinator. The workflow computer system automatically identifies to the coordinator deficiencies associated with the permit that are to be resolved. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223624 | METHOD FOR PUSHING WORK REQUEST-ASSOCIATED CONTEXTS INTO AN IO DEVICE - A system and method employing the system for pushing work request associated contexts into a computer device includes issuing a request to a device in a computer system. Context data is fetched from a data storage device for the device. Context is determined for specified data requests, and context misses in the device are predicted. The system and method then initiates a context push and pushes the context into the device using a controller when a context miss is detected. Thereby, reducing the context miss latency time or delay in retrieving context data. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223625 | Operating system independent agent - Described is a computing platform comprising a host processing system to host an operating system, a communication adapter to transmit data to or and receive data from a data transmission medium, and a non-volatile storage. The computing platform may also comprise an agent executable independently of the operating system to enable read-only or read/write access to at least a portion of the non-volatile storage. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223626 | Mechanism for Improved Integration of JSLEE and SIP Servlets in a JAVA Virtual Machine - In one embodiment, a mechanism for improved integration of JSLEE and SIP Servlets in a JAVA virtual machine is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes sending an event received at a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Servlet to a Java™ APIs for Intelligent Networks Service Logic Execution Environment (JSLEE) container through a fireEvent method, wherein the SIP Servlet and the JSLEE container are integrated in a same JAVA virtual machine (JVM). The method further includes receiving at the SIP Servlet an object that includes a getResult method, processing by a JSLEE application in the JSLEE container the event to produce a result, returning by the JSLEE application the result through a setResult method, and obtaining by the SIP Servlet the result via the getResult method. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223627 | Application Tune Manifests and Tune State Recovery - In accordance with one or more aspects, a request to run an application is received. The application has an associated tune manifest that identifies one or more resources that the application may use. The tune manifest is compared to a device resource record, and a check is made, based at least in part on the comparing, whether the one or more resources identified in the tune manifest can be satisfied by the device. If the one or more resources identified in the tune manifest can be satisfied by the device, then the application is run; otherwise, a notification of a conflict between the application and the device is presented. Additionally, when the application exits, a device tune state that identifies a content source to which the device was tuned prior to running the application can be retrieved and the device restored to this device tune state. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223628 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SERVICE AND NETWORK MANAGEMENT EVENT CORRELATION - Service and network management events are correlated, enabling a user to correlate all the application and network events that stem from a common fault without requiring repeated and exhaustive capturing of detailed knowledge of the network assets, the topological relationships and all possible events. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223629 | Data Event Processing and Application Integration in a Network - A system, method and computer program product for providing data event processing and application integration is provided. The present invention provides a novel application integration and event processing server that creates unified and personalized applications on demand out of existing Web services, communications systems, legacy assets, and databases for several types of applications without invasive programming. The present invention also provides a novel XML-based open markup language that allows real-time composite applications (for execution on the server of the present invention) to be easily created and changed while minimizing low-level coding by using a set of pre-defined templates, thus saving the time and expense typically required to create similar solutions from scratch. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223630 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SWITCHING BETWEEN STATEFUL AND STATELESS COMMUNICATION MODES - Methods and systems for specifying the state of an application interface during configuration of the business system are provided. A state controller can manage communication between application interfaces and interface proxies. Each interface proxy replicates the services exposed by an application interface associated with backend applications in a business system. The state controller allows each application to operate in a stateful mode, a stateless mode, or a combined mode. The mode for an application can be specified during configuration/installation of the business system, removing the need to specify communication modes for applications during design and development of the applications and business system. The use of an interface proxy allows user interface (frontend) application to be developed and/or configured individually, and without regard to the communication mode used by the backend applications. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223631 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACCESSING EXTERNALLY-DEFINED OBJECTS FROM AN ARRAY-BASED MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT - A method and apparatus, including a computer program apparatus, which facilitate invoking methods of objects defined within an object-oriented environment from an array-based technical computing environment often used in conventional mathematical tools. When a method is invoked from the computing environment, the techniques automatically compare the array input parameters with data-types accepted by methods defined within the object-oriented environment. Based on this comparison, the invention selects a method that best accepts the input arrays. The invention, therefore, allows a user to easily invoke methods from external objects, such as Java objects, directly from the technical computing environment of the mathematical tool. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223632 | PLUG-IN ARCHITECTURE FOR WSD DCP OPERATIONS - Techniques are provided for a plug-in architecture for processing operations on a WSD DCP device. Such a device comprises a dispatcher, a plug-in handler, and one or more plug-ins. The dispatcher receives a SOAP request and determines, based on one or more operations associated with the SOAP request and a configuration file, whether one or more plug-ins need to be invoked. If one or more plug-ins need to be invoked, then the dispatcher calls the plug-in handler and passes data to the plug-in handler, which is configured to call the appropriate plug-in(s) and pass the data to the appropriate plug-in(s). The plug-in handler receives processed data from the appropriated plug-in(s) and sends the data to be processed by a lower level service, such as by a print service, a scan service, a facsimile service, or an archive service. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223633 | API AND BUSINESS LANGUAGE SCHEMA DESIGN FRAMEWORK FOR MESSAGE EXCHANGES - A server system facilitates an exchange of messages with a remote client application. The server system includes a plurality of application servers hosting a plurality of applications. A plurality of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) provides programmatic access to the plurality of applications, each of the APIs being configured to receive request messages compiled by the remote client application. First and second request messages, respectively addressed to first and second APIs of the plurality of APIs by a remote client application, each comprise at least one common data component. Further, the first request message includes a first payload specific to the first API, and the second request message includes a payload specific to the second API. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223634 | OPTICAL DISC APPARATUS - An optical disc apparatus comprises the followings within housing thereof: an optical pickup, which is configured to conduct recording or reproducing of a disc, as an information recording medium; a rotation mechanism of said disc; a transfer mechanism, which is configured to move said optical pickup from an inner periphery of said disc up to an outer periphery thereof; a mechanical chassis, which is configured to mount said optical pickup, said disc rotation mechanism and said transfer mechanism thereon; a disc tray, which is configured to conduct storing and taking out of said disc; and a connector, which is configured to electrically connect between a circuit board for conducting driving control of said rotation mechanism and an external electronic apparatus, wherein a projection portion is provided on a reverse surface of said disc tray, at a portion facing to said connector at a position when said disc tray is stored, to be inserted into a gap between periphery of said connector and said housing, and thereby preventing fluid sounds (or wind sounds) generating due to high-speed rotation of the disc when high-speed recording/reproducing, from leaking into an outside of the apparatus, so as to reduce the noises therefrom. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223635 | SLOT-IN TYPE DISK APPARATUS - It is an object of the present invention to provide a slot-in type disk apparatus in which a moving position of a disk is precisely guided when the disk is inserted or discharged, thereby preventing the disk from coming into contact with an objective lens and further reducing the thickness of the disk apparatus. In the slot-in type disk apparatus, a base body | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223636 | SLOT-IN TYPE DISK APPARATUS - It is an object of the present invention to provide a slot-in type disk apparatus which can be reduced in thickness without deteriorating strength of a lever and a rear base. In a slot-in type disk apparatus, a base body | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223637 | System and method for optimizing the pricing of multimedia content delivery - A system for setting a price for delivering multimedia content to subscribers' devices. The novel system includes a first sub-system for obtaining data on subscribers' actions on their devices and a second sub-system for determining a price to charge a content provider to deliver multimedia content to the devices based on this data. In an illustrative embodiment, the first sub-system includes an applet stored in and executed by each device adapted to record the subscriber's actions on the device, including the subscriber's responses to content previously delivered to the device. The second sub-system includes a neural network artificial intelligence engine adapted to determine a responsiveness of each subscriber based on their responses to previously delivered content and adjust the price based on the responsiveness of the subscribers selected to receive new content. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223638 | System and method for optimizing the scheduling of multimedia content - A system for optimizing the scheduling of multimedia content for playback on a subscriber's device. The novel system includes a first sub-system for obtaining data on a subscriber's actions on the device and a second sub-system for recommending a playback time for new multimedia content based on the data. In an illustrative embodiment, the first sub-system includes an applet stored in and executed by the device adapted to record the subscriber's actions on the device, including the actual playback times of and the subscriber's responses to content previously delivered to the device. The second sub-system includes a neural network artificial intelligence engine adapted to analyze the subscriber's recorded actions to predict at what time the new content should be scheduled for playback on the device to maximize subscriber acceptance of the new content. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223639 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COORDINATING INTERACTIVE AND PASSIVE ADVERTISEMENT AND MERCHANDISING OPPORTUNITIES - Systems and methods for providing enhanced advertising and merchandising opportunities are described. Advertisements may be provided for passive programming such as television programs, commercials, pay-per-view programs, passive video products, or other suitable passive programming. Interactive advertisements may be provided in interactive applications such as interactive television program guides, web browsers, home shopping applications, operating systems, or other suitable interactive applications. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223640 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COORDINATING INTERACTIVE AND PASSIVE ADVERTISEMENT AND MERCHANDISING OPPORTUNITIES - Systems and methods for providing enhanced advertising and merchandising opportunities are described. Advertisements may be provided for passive programming such as television programs, commercials, pay-per-view programs, passive video products, or other suitable passive programming. Interactive advertisements may be provided in interactive applications such as interactive television program guides, web browsers, home shopping applications, operating systems, or other suitable interactive applications. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223641 | System and method for predicting the optimum delivery of multimedia content based on human behavior patterns - A system for optimizing the delivery of multimedia content to subscribers' devices. The novel system includes a first sub-system for obtaining data on subscribers' actions on their devices and a second sub-system for recommending a delivery solution for new content based on the obtained data. In an illustrative embodiment, the second sub-system includes a neural network artificial intelligence engine adapted to predict how subscribers will respond to new content based on their monitored responses to previous content, and identify subscribers predicted to have a positive response to the new content. Optionally, the second sub-system may also identify one or more subgroups of subscribers predicted not to have a positive response to the new content and recommend modifications to the content to improve the response of these subscribers. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223642 | PROGRAM GUIDE SYSTEM WITH REAL-TIME DATA SOURCES - A program guide system is provided in which an interactive television program guide that is implemented at least partially on user television equipment receives program listings data and real-time data such as sports scores, news data, and the like. The real-time data may be stored in a database maintained by the program guide, so that the program guide may access the stored real-time data at a later time. Updated program listings information may be provided to the program guide as part of the data stream in which the real-time data is provided. Unique keys may be generated for the program listings data and real-time data associated with each live event. The keys may be compared at the program guide to determine which program listings correspond to which items of real-time data. A controllable ticker may be displayed on top of a television program on the user television equipment. The controllable ticker may be sponsored. Different types of real-time data may be assigned different expiration times. When data has expired it may be removed from the database. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223643 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING ADVERTISEMENTS BETWEEN SCHEDULE LISTINGS - In one embodiment, the invention is a system and method for simultaneously displaying advertisements with an electronic program guide (EPG). The system displays television schedule information in rows of schedule information items including the time and channel for least a portion of the displayed television schedule information items. An advertisement is selected for display from a plurality of advertisements, and the selected advertisement is displayed between two rows of the schedule information items simultaneously with the displayed television schedule information items. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223644 | Program guide optimization system - A method and system of optimizing strings comprised in program guide data for transmission is described. The method includes sharing, in the program guide data, a plurality of strings, each string among the plurality of strings including a shared sorting key, implementing an order access of a sorted sharing index, wherein the program guide data and the shared sorting key are comprised in the same data storage structure. Related methods and apparatus are also described. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223645 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHANNEL SURFING THROUGH MULTIPLE SOURCES BASED ON USER-DEFINABLE PREFERENCES - A method and apparatus for channel surfing through multiple sources based on user-definable preferences includes accessing a user-definable preferences list that identifies a plurality of channels from a plurality of different sources. One of the plurality of identified channels is selected for provision to a user. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223646 | Method and User Interface for Accessing Groups of Media Assets - Improved systems and methods to navigate, browse, search and/or playback digital media assets (e.g., media items) hosted on a media server are disclosed. One embodiment of the invention pertains to a user interface arrangement, such as a hierarchical menu system, that facilitates navigation, browsing and playing of media items remotely stored on a media server. The user interface arrangement enables user scrolling or browsing with respect to a list or set of information pertaining to media items, where the list or set can be expanded to include information for additional media items that are subsequently acquired. The user interface arrangement can also present and permit navigation of categorized media items. The user interface arrangement can be presented on a display device associated with a client device. In one embodiment, the display device can be a television and the client device can be an electronic apparatus that can couple to the media server via a network. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223647 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTING MEDIA - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a media distribution device having a support structure adapted for removably receiving a server module, a plurality of encoders, and an Internet Protocol (IP) router module; and a bus adapted for placing the server module, the plurality of video encoders, and the IP router module in communication with each other, where the server module is adapted to receive media content, where the plurality of video encoders is adapted to generate a plurality of encoded media contents from the media content and the video encoders generate the encoded media contents in temporal proximity to each other, where the IP router module is adapted to distribute the plurality of encoded media contents over an IP network. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223648 | Implementation Method And System For A Media-On-Demand Frame-Spanning Playing Mode In A Peer-To-Peer Network - The present invention discloses a method for implementing a cross frame playing mode in media-on-demand in a peer to peer network, comprising the following steps of: (a) partitioning a requested media file into blocks and encapsulating the blocks into a media content file, and recording a number of a block where each media key frame is located so that a frame index file is formed; (b) distributing said media content file and said frame index file in the peer to peer network; (c) when requesting a media, a client acquiring said frame index file and media blocks in said media content file from a source node; (d) when cross frame playing is required, the client calculating the number of a block where a next key frame is located according to said frame index file, and acquiring a corresponding media block to de-encapsulate, decode and play. The present invention also provides a system for implementing a cross frame displaying mode in media-on-demand in a peer to peer network, comprising a source node device and a target node device. The method conveniently satisfies the demand for VCR operations of a media being watched by the user in a P2P network, | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223649 | Automated Assessment of Digital Video Encodings - Methods and systems for automating assessment of defects in digital videos are disclosed. Digital video content submitted to a digital video distribution system is encoded (e.g., transcoded) for distribution in a compact format. Portions of the encoded digital video content, referred to as video segments, that have perceived defects (e.g., transcoding artifacts) can be identified. An electronic record of the perceived defects for each of the identified segments can be created and used to automatically create a condensed defect review video that facilitates convenient and efficient assessment of the perceived defects by others. In one embodiment, the defect review video can provide for direct “side-by-side” comparison of displayed segments of the compact format and corresponding segments of the originally submitted format. Direct comparison of appearance of the perceived defects using the condensed defect review video provides for efficient assessment and disposition of perceived defects. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223650 | WIDEBAND FAULT CORRELATION SYSTEM - A wideband cable network system includes multiple wideband cable modems and a Wideband Cable Modem Termination System (WCMTS). The WCMTS operates a Media Access Control (MAC) layer that communicates with the cable modems over multiple different downstream Radio Frequency (RF) channels and upstream RF channels. A wideband failure analytic manager tracks fault indicators associated with the MAC layer communications. Separate failure analytics are then generated, indexed, and correlated for different cable modems and different upstream or downstream channels. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223651 | AMPLIFIER WITH NOISE REDUCTION - The present invention helps eliminate ingress noise addition (i.e., the “noise funneling effect” for an HFC coaxial plant). A system according to various aspects of the present invention comprises a switch that includes: (i) a first state for allowing passage of a signal therethrough; and (ii) a second state for preventing passage of the signal therethrough. The system further includes a detection circuit in communication with the switch. The detection circuit is configured to: (i) detect whether the signal includes an amplitude of at least a predetermined level; (ii) operate the switch to the first state if the amplitude of the signal is at least the predetermined level; and (iii) operate the switch to the second state if the amplitude of the signal is less than the predetermined level, wherein operation of the switch to the second state is delayed by a predetermined period of time. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223652 | DIGITAL TELEVISION TRANSMITTER AND METHOD OF CODING DATA IN DIGITAL TELEVISION TRANSMITTER - A pre-processor pre-processes enhanced data packets by coding the enhanced data packets for forward error correction (FEC) and expanding the FEC-coded data packets. A data formatter adds first null data into first place holders within each pre-processed enhanced data packet. A first multiplexer multiplexes the main data packets with the enhanced data packets having the first null data. A holder inserter inserts second null data into second place holders within an enhanced data packet outputted from the first multiplexer. A data interleaver replaces the second null data with parity data. A data generator generates at least one known data sequence. A symbol processor replaces the first null data included in an output of the data interleaver with the known data sequence(s). A non-systematic RS encoder generates the parity data by performing non-systematic RS-coding on an output of the symbol processor, and provides the parity data to the data interleaver. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223653 | DIGITAL VIDEO BROADCAST RECEIVER AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING DIGITAL VIDEO BROADCAST DATA - A digital video broadcast receiver for receiving data of a plurality of services (S | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223654 | MULTIPLE TIERED NETWORK SECURITY SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS USING DYNAMIC USER POLICY ASSIGNMENT - A multiple key, multiple tiered network security system, method and apparatus provides at least three levels of security. The first level of security includes physical (MAC) address authentication of a user device being attached to the network, such as a user device being attached to a port of a network access device. The second level includes authentication of the user of the user device, such as user authentication in accordance with the IEEE 802.1 | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223655 | Method, System, and Apparatus for DHCP Authentication - A Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) authentication method includes: authenticating a Routing Gateway (RG) by an Authentication Server (AS) that serves the RG; receiving an access policy from a DHCP authenticator after the RG passes the authentication; and starting DHCP authentication according to the access policy, and performing DHCP authentication for a DHCP client connected to the RG. With the present invention, the DHCP authentication is started on the RG, and the DHCP authentication is performed for the DHCP client connected to the RG. Therefore, the DHCP client connected to the RG can undergo DHCP authentication through the RG to access the network. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223656 | TRUSTED ENTITY BASED ANTI-CHEATING MECHANISM - An anti-cheating system may comprise a combination of a modified environment, such as a modified operating system, in conjunction with a trusted external entity to verify that the modified environment is running on a particular device. The modified environment may be may be modified in a particular manner to create a restricted environment as compared with an original environment which is replaced by the modified environment. The modifications to the modified environment may comprise alternations to the original environment to, for example, detect and/or prevent changes to the hardware and/or software intended to allow cheating or undesirable user behavior. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223657 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INCLUDING NETWORK SECURITY INFORMATION IN A FRAME - A method and apparatus for including network security information in a frame is disclosed. Network security information is included in a secure portion of overhead of a frame. The network security information is configured to facilitate network security. A network device configured to process a frame is also disclosed. The frame includes frame security information and network security information. The frame security information is configured to facilitate securing a portion of overhead of the frame, and the network security information is located in the secure portion of the overhead of the frame and is configured to facilitate network security. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223658 | Systems and Methods of Handling Access Control Violations - Systems and methods of reporting access violations in a network device are disclosed. One such method comprises setting a forwarding index field in a specific entry of an access control list (ACL) to reference a specific forwarding table entry (FTE). The specific FTE is the only FTE associated with reporting access violations. The method further comprises setting a next destination field in the specific FTE to indicate a copy-to-processor behavior. The method further comprises setting the next destination field in the specific FTE to indicate a drop behavior. The setting of the next destination field is responsive to a timeout on a timer associated with reporting access violations. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223659 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENSURING AUTHORIZED OPERATION OF A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AS A SECONDARY USER - A communication system ( | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223660 | PROVIDING MULTIMEDIA CONTENT WITH TIME LIMIT RESTRICTIONS - Users are provided limited access to multimedia programs. An administrator may require users to log in to begin a multimedia distribution session (e.g., a television program viewing session). The administrator may designate that certain users may access multimedia content only for an allotted amount of time during an approved viewing period. The administrator may also designate that a maximum amount of rollover time is carried to a future tracking period if an allotted amount of viewing time is not fully used for any tracking period. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223661 | Method, system, and apparatus for processing access prompt information - A method, system, and apparatus for processing access prompt information in an IP session are disclosed. The method includes: managing the state of an IP session in an IP session process, and providing access prompt information of the IP session, where the access prompt information includes an IP session termination cause, or advertisement information or accounting information of the IP session, or any combination thereof; adding the access prompt information to an IP session control signaling message; and sending the IP session control signaling message that carries the access prompt information to a receiver so that the receiver can perform corresponding operations according to the access prompt information. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223662 | PROGRAMMABLE ELECTRONIC ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM - The invention relates to a programmable electronic access control system including: an updating unit which operates in conjunction with a central control unit and is provided with management software for global control of installation access. Access elements are associated with the entrance/exit routes, and a credential is associated with each system user. In addition, each updating unit includes means for the bi-directional transfer of data in relation to user credentials, and the central control unit. The updating unit transfers only the information concerning a particular user and the installation closure plan to the user credentials, while receiving information stored on the user credential relating to past events associated therewith, which have been transferred to each of the access elements. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223663 | AUTHENTICATING SERVER DEVICE, TERMINAL DEVICE, AUTHENTICATING SYSTEM AND AUTHENTICATING METHOD - It is an object to identify, for example, a subject who generates a certain event in addition to certifying a time and/or a location of the event. A terminal device | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223664 | TOOLBAR DASHBOARD FUNCTIONALITY - A system described herein includes a receiver component that receives an indication that a user has selected a first selectable buttontab in a toolbar installed in a client application. The system further includes a display component that causes a dashboard to be displayed on a display device in response to receipt of the indication that the user has selected the buttontab. The dashboard includes a content window that displays content and the buttontab, wherein the dashboard is a seamless visual combination of the buttontab and the content window. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223665 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A VIRTUAL BINDING FOR A WORM STORAGE SYSTEM ON REWRITABLE MEDIA - A virtual binding system ensures that the WORM logic for protecting data immutability cannot be circumvented, effectively guaranteeing WORM property of a WORM storage system composed of rewritable magnetic hard disks. To close the security hole between the rewritable media and the WORM logic, virtual binding securely authenticates the legitimacy of a WORM logic controller before granting data access on a WORM storage media. Furthermore, the system verifies the legitimacy of the WORM logic controller during data access. This approach virtually binds together the WORM logic controller and the WORM storage media even though the WORM logic controller and the WORM storage media may be physically separate. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223666 | Method, SOA registry and SOA repository for granting a user secure access to resources of a process - The present invention relates to a method for granting a user (U | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223667 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR START-UP AUTHENTICATION - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for start-up authentication. A prompt module prompts for a hardware password and authentication data on a single display screen. The authentication data comprises a user password. The user password is distinct from the hardware password. A store module stores the authentication data in a target storage space. In addition, the store module stores a pointer to the target storage space in a system register. A retrieve module retrieves the authentication data from the target storage space using the pointer. An authentication module automatically authenticates a user with the authentication data. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223668 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING TERMINAL USERS - The present invention relates to an apparatus and method of managing terminal users that is capable of securely managing personal information and data of a user in a mobile terminal. An embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus and method of managing terminal users that monitors whether a terminal of a user is abnormally used, including whether the terminal is not used over a predetermined period of time, to collect and check data, and, when it is determined that the terminal is abnormally used as a checked result, forces the user to log out. Therefore, a login situation of the user can be accurately recognized, and the internal operation of the terminal can be secured from external users to securely manage user data and improve security. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223669 | Automated Containment Of Network Intruder - The invention in the preferred embodiment features a system ( | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223670 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM CONGESTION REDUCTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A messaging server forwards emails to mobile communication devices of users to whom the emails were respectively addressed. An antivirus server determines whether an email addressed to a user of a mobile communication device, to be forwarded by the messaging server to the mobile communication device, is infected with a virus. In response to determining the email is infected with a virus, a bulletin generator transmits, to the mobile communication devices besides the mobile communication device of the addressee of the email determined to be infected, an all points bulletin message disclosing the existence of the virus. The bulletin message is transmitted directly to, instead of via email to, the wireless mobile communication devices. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223671 | Document checking apparatus, computer-readable recording medium, and document checking method - A document checking apparatus includes a keyword appearance position extracting unit that extracts keywords and the appearance positions of the keywords from a target document including a confidential document; a keyword pair extracting unit that treats each keyword of the appearance positions of the extracted keywords as a target and determines whether there is another extracted keyword within a predetermined range before and after the target keyword; a feature element matrix creating unit that generates, when it is determined that there is the another keyword, combination information obtained by combining the determination target keyword and the another keyword in association with anteroposterior information of the appearance positions of the keywords; and a computing unit that determines whether the number of combination information, among the plurality of combination information of the generated target document, identical to the combination information of the confidential document is not less than a predetermined value. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223672 | Systems and Methods for Managing and Protecting Electronic Content and Applications - Systems and methods are disclosed for managing and protecting electronic content and applications. Applications, content, and/or users can be given credentials by one or more credentialing authorities upon satisfaction of a set of requirements. Rights management software/hardware is used to attach and detect these credentials, and to enforce rules that indicate how content and applications may be used if certain credentials are present or absent. In one embodiment an application may condition access to a piece of electronic content upon the content's possession of a credential from a first entity, while the content may condition access upon the application's possession of a credential from a second entity and/or the user's possession of a credential from a third entity. Use of credentials in this manner enables a wide variety of relatively complex and flexible control arrangements to be put in place and enforced with relatively simple rights management technology. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223673 | PROVIDING MULTIMEDIA CONTENT WITH ACCESS RESTRICTIONS - Users are provided limited access to multimedia programs. An administrator may require users to log in to begin a multimedia distribution session. Further, administrators may permit certain users to access selected multimedia programs only for a limited number of views. In addition, an administrator may designate that users have a limited amount of time or a limited period to exercise the limited number of views of the multimedia programs. For example, an administrator may designate that a user can access a multimedia program for a single view, that the user may take three hours to exercise the single view, and that the single view must take place within next three days. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223674 | CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, DISTRIBUTION METHOD, CONTENT PROCESSING DEVICE, AND PROCESSING METHOD - The present invention provided a content delivery system that can deliver content by way of the Internet. In the system, a browser requests a content server to deliver a startup file. The content server transmits the startup file to the browser. The startup file describes that the content is to be delivered by streaming or that it is to be delivered by downloaded files. A content reproducing section determines if the content is that to be delivered by streaming or that to be delivered by downloaded files according to the description of the startup file it receives from the browser. A television receiving set may be used as content processing apparatus for receiving the delivery of the content from a content delivery apparatus of such a system. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223675 | CERTIFICATE BASED DISTRIBUTED POLICY ENFORCEMENT - An apparatus and a method for a certificate-based distributed policy system is described. A policy server receives over a communication channel a data structure associated with an object to be managed across a communication boundary between a client and the policy server. The policy server generates an object certificate upon validation of the object and validation of an initiator of the object. The data structure includes a serialized representation of public properties of the object, a hash of the object in a canonical serialized form, and a signature of the public properties and hash using the initiator's private key. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223676 | Device And Method For Publishing Multimedia Contents By Rendering Them Accessible To The Public - The device for publishing multimedia contents by rendering them accessibility to the public comprises an electronic processor connected to publication units for multimedia contents. The electronic processor carries stored in its memory the multimedia contents to be published, and information relative to the dates and times of publication. The processor supports control software for controlling the publication of the multimedia contents via the publication unit on the set dates and times; first communication software for downloading online the information relative to the dates and times of publication; and second communication software for downloading online said multimedia contents to be published and/or their updating. The method enables publication of the multimedia contents via the publication unit on the set dates and times to be automatically commanded. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223677 | DIGITAL CONTENT LICENSING METHOD - Disclosed herein is a method of licensing the use of digital content on a digital content execution device including providing a total number of licensed tokens from a licensed token pool for executing digital executable content on the digital content execution device, assigning a number of tokens to each distinct digital executable content, controlling use of the total licensed tokens provided to the digital content execution device by a license manager separate from and in communication with the digital content execution device and in response to a request to execute digital content on the digital content execution device, the license manager allowing execution of the requested digital content on the digital content execution device through the allocation of the number of tokens assigned to the digital content from the licensed token pool. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223678 | protein isoforms of the pif-family and uses thereof - A method for screening for or diagnosis or prognosis of a neurological disorder associated with de-regulated glutamate signalling in a subject, for determining the stage or severity of such a neurological disorder in a subject, for identifying a subject at risk of developing such a neurological disorder, or for monitoring the effect of therapy administered to a subject having such a neurological disorder, said method comprising:
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| 20100223679 | TARGETED AND REGIONAL CELLULAR ABLATION IN ZEBRAFISH - A system including: (i) a methodology for targeted cellular ablation in zebrafish; (ii) a methodology for regional cellular ablation in zebrafish. These methodologies are used to identify genetic components that regulate cellular regeneration and to identify drug compounds that influence cellular regeneration for the purpose of developing therapies for degenerative conditions. Transgenic zebrafish disclosed herein contain transgenic constructs composed of: (i) cell and/or tissue-type specific regulatory elements (e.g. promoter and/or enhancer regions) which delimit expression of operably linked gene product(s) to discrete cellular populations; (ii) a gene product that promotes cellular ablation composed of a pro-drug conversion system capable of converting nontoxic pro-drugs into cytotoxic drugs, which is expressed alone or in connection with; (iii) a reporter gene product that allows selective detection of cells expressing the reporter—both prior to (initial cells) and following cellular ablation (regenerated cells). Here we describe genetic delivery of a pro-drug converting system in order to enable targeted cellular ablation in zebrafish, Transgenic zebrafish of this invention provide a high-throughput system for genetic dissection of the process of cellular regeneration and, compound screening for the discovery of drugs capable of promoting cellular regeneration. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223680 | Methods for the identification of agents that inhibit mesenchymal-like tumor cells or their formation - The present invention provides tumor cell preparations for use as models of the EMT process for use in the identification of anti-cancer agents, wherein said tumor cell preparations comprise cells of the epithelial tumor cell line CFPAC-1, which are stimulated by receptor ligands to induce EMT, or which have been engineered to inducibly express a protein that stimulates EMT. The present invention also provides methods of identifying potential anti-cancer agents by using such tumor cell preparations to identify agents that inhibit EMT, stimulate MET, or inhibit the growth of mesenchymal-like cells. Such agents should be particularly useful when used in conjunction with other anti-cancer drugs such as EGFR and IGF-1R kinase inhibitors, which appear to be less effective at inhibiting tumor cells that have undergone an EMT. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223681 | Assessment Method - A method of assessing the viability of a cell comprises incubating the cell in a culture medium. The culture medium includes a plurality of amino acids and the change in concentration in the medium of at least one amino acid is determined. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223682 | CASEIN AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - This invention provides an altered kosher kappa casein polypeptide having at least one altered amino acid in a defined amino acid stretch. The defined amino acid stretch contributes to an allergic reaction induced by a kosher wild-type casein polypeptide in a human subject. Moreover, the defined amino acid stretch is expressed solely in kosher animals. The invention further provides an expression system for expressing the altered kosher casein polypeptide. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223683 | Isolated Polynucleotide Sequence with IRES Activity - Provided herein is an isolated polynucleotide sequence with internal ribosome entry site (IRES) activity, which directs translation initiation in an insect expression system in a cap-independent manner. In particular, the invention relates to an isolated polynucleotide comprises the 5′ UTR of | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223684 | HUMANIN RECEPTOR OR HUMANIN-LIKE POLYPEPTIDE RECEPTOR - One aspect of the present invention is directed to search receptors based on the information of HN signaling pathways in order to find Humanin receptor or Humanin-like polypeptide receptor (HNR), and to reveal a mechanism of promoting or suppressing the intracellular signal transduction for neuroprotecting activity of HN and identify a compound involved in the mechanism. The aspect of the invention is directed to a method for screening of HNR agonist and HNR antagonist, to utilize the screened compound in development of a drug for the treatment of neurodegenerative disease, and to provide an assay system of AD neuronal cell death, and to provide methods for the compulsory expression of HNR gene or knocking-out of intracellular genes. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223685 | IL-21 RECEPTOR KNOCKOUT ANIMAL AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - A transgenic non-human mammal with a disruption in its IL-21 receptor gene is provided, along with methods of using the transgenic non-human mammal. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223686 | MOUSE IN WHICH GENOME IS MODIFIED - A mouse or progenies thereof in which genome is modified so as to have decreased or deleted activity of an enzyme relating to modification of a sugar chain in which the 1-position of fucose is bound to the 6-position of N-acetylglucosamine in the reducing end through α-bond in a complex N-glycoside-linked complex sugar chain. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223687 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DIAGNOSIS OF GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY, RESISTANCE, OR TOLERANCE TO INFECTION BY MYCOBACTERIA AND BOVINE PARATUBERCULOSIS - Provided are methods for determining resistance or tolerance of a subject to | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223688 | GENERATION OF PLANTS WITH IMPROVED PATHOGEN RESISTANCE - The present invention is directed to plants that display a pathogen resistance phenotype due to altered expression of a PPR2 nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with a pathogen resistance phenotype. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223689 | PLANTS WITH ENHANCED SIZE AND GROWTH RATE - Polynucleotides and polypeptides incorporated into expression vectors have been introduced into plants and were ectopically expressed. The polypeptides of the invention regulate transcription in these plants and have been shown to confer at least one regulatory activity that results in increased size, biomass, growth rate, and/or yield as compared to a control plan. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223690 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MODULATING PLANT DISEASE RESISTANCE AND IMMUNITY - Provided are methods for enhancing plant cell disease resistance, comprising (1) generating a homozygous gene modification of AtSR1 (or AtSR1 ortholog or homolog) in a plant or plant cell characterized by sialic acid-mediated systemic acquired resistance (SA-mediated SAR), wherein said gene modification reduces or eliminates the calmodulin-binding activity of the respective AtSR1 or AtSR1 ortholog or homolog; or (2) expression of a recombinant or mutant AtSR1 sequence (or AtSR1 gene ortholog or homolog sequence) encoding a modified AtSR1, or AtSR1 ortholog or homolog protein, in a plant or plant cell, wherein said protein modification reduces or eliminates the calmodulin-binding activity of the respective AtSR1 or AtSR1 ortholog or homolog protein. Plants and/or plant cells comprising said modified AtSR1, or AtSR1 ortholog or homolog proteins, and/or said expression means (e.g., recombinant expression vector or expressible recombinant and/or mutant sequences), along with nucleic acids encoding said modified proteins are provided. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223691 | TARGETED NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE WITH IMPROVED MODIFIED OLIGONUCLEOTIDES - A method and oligonucleotides for targeted nucleotide exchange of a duplex DNA sequence, wherein the donor oligonucleotide contains at least two modified nucleotides, at least one of which is a propynylated purine and/or pyrimidine and at least one of which is a LNA having a higher binding affinity compared to naturally occurring A, C, T or G and/or binds stronger to a nucleotide in an opposite position in the first DNA sequence as compared to a naturally occurring nucleotide complementary to the nucleotide in the opposite position in the first DNA sequence. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223692 | Transgenic Plants with Increased Stress Tolerance and Yield - Polynucleotides are disclosed which are capable of enhancing a growth, yield under water-limited conditions, and/or increased tolerance to an environmental stress of a plant transformed to contain such polynucleotides. Also provided are methods of using such polynucleotides and transgenic plants and agricultural products, including seeds, containing such polynucleotides as transgenes. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223693 | METHODS OF USING PLANTS CONTAINING THE GDHA GENE - Disclosed are new effects of increased gdhA gene expression on plants that are susceptible to | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223694 | Recombinant DNA Constructs and Methods for Controlling Gene Expression - The present invention provides molecular constructs and methods for use thereof, including constructs including heterologous miRNA recognition sites, constructs for gene suppression including a gene suppression element embedded within an intron flanked on one or on both sides by non-protein-coding sequence, constructs containing engineered miRNA or miRNA precursors, and constructs for suppression of production of mature microRNA in a cell. Also provided are transgenic plant cells, plants, and seeds containing such constructs, and methods for their use. The invention further provides transgenic plant cells, plants, and seeds containing recombinant DNA for the ligand-controlled expression of a target sequence, which may be endogenous or exogenous. Also disclosed are novel miRNAs and miRNA precursors from crop plants including maize and soy. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223695 | NAC Transcriptional Activators Involved in Abiotic Stress Tolerance - The present invention provides compositions and methods for regulating expression of nucleotide sequences in a plant. Compositions comprise novel nucleic acid sequences encoding a transcriptional activator involved in modulating gene expression in response to abiotic stress such as cold or drought. Methods for expressing the nucleic acid sequence in a plant and improving cold and/or drought tolerance of plants are also provided. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223696 | Maize Cellulose Synthases and Uses Thereof - The invention provides isolated cellulose synthase nucleic acids and their encoded proteins. The present invention provides methods and compositions relating to altering cellulose synthase levels in plants. The invention further provides recombinant expression cassettes, host cells, and transgenic plants comprising said nucleic acids. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223697 | Systems for assessing and enhancing the performance of scanning probe microscopes by quantifying and enforcing symmetries and periodicities in two dimensions - Scanning probe microscope (SPM) images are enhanced by enforcing one or more symmetries that can be selected based on suitable Fourier coefficient amplitude or phase angle residuals, and/or geometric Akaike information criteria, and/or cross correlation techniques. Alternatively, this selection can be based on prior knowledge of specimen characteristics. In addition, a scanning microscope point spread function is obtained based on the evaluation of a calibration image by enforcing at least one symmetry and can be applied to other image acquisitions. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223698 | High Resolution Wide Angle Tomographic Probe - The present invention concerns the enhancing of the mass resolution of wide angle tomographic atom probes. The invention consists of an atom probe also comprising a sample-holding device and a detector which are separated from one another by a distance L and enclosed in a chamber, an “Einzel” type electrostatic lens consisting of three electrodes arranged inside the chamber between the sample and the detector, to which electrical potentials are applied so as to form an electrical field that strongly focuses the beam of ions emitted by the sample under test when the probe is operating. According to the invention, the geometry of the electrodes is defined precisely so as to greatly limit the effects of the spherical aberration that affects the “Einzel” lens on the beam of ions, said spherical aberration being clearly sensitive when the lens is greatly polarized. The invention applies more particularly to the atom probes known as 3D atom probes. | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223699 | MUSA PLANT NAMED 'CHEEKA' - A new and distinct | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223700 | SYMPHORICARPUS PLANT NAMED 'SOFIE' - A new and distinct | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223701 | SPATHIPHYLLUM PLANT NAMED 'MICKEY' - A new and distinct | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223702 | GUZMANIA PLANT NAMED 'DURAODE' - A new and distinct | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223703 | ZANTEDESCHIA PLANT NAMED 'CAPTAIN VENTURA' - A new and distinct | 2010-09-02 |
| 20100223704 | ZANTEDESCHIA PLANT NAMED 'CAPTAIN AGUILA' - A new and distinct | 2010-09-02 |
