Balter

Arkady Balter, San Francisco, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110208506	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EMULATING NETWORK-ENABLED MEDIA COMPONENTS - Methods, systems and devices are described for implementing a virtual placeshifting device, set top box (STB), media player or other hardware device using a general purpose computing system that executes a software application. A message is received at the general-purpose computer that requests a session with a client application. The session is established between an emulator application executing on the general-purpose computer and the client application, wherein the emulator application is configured to emulate an application programming interface associated with an actual hardware device. Communications are exchanged between the emulator application executing on the general-purpose computer and the client application throughout the session, wherein each the communications is consistent with the application programming interface (API) associated with the actual hardware device.	08-25-2011

Clifton Balter, Havertown, PA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140268058	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTELY SUPPLYING PRESCRIPTION EYEGLASSES - Disclosed, in one general aspect, is a sample eyeglass frame that includes a frame having a shape designed for everyday use. The frame includes a left temple having an left earpiece on one end and a left lens interface portion on the other, a right temple having a right earpiece on one end and a right lens interface portion on the other, and a bridge having left and right sides. A left lens interfaces with the left lens interface portion of the left temple and the left side of the bridge, and has a left set of optical measurement markings spanning at least part of the left lens. A right lens interfaces with the right lens interface portion of the right temple and the right side of the bridge, and has a right set of optical measurement markings spanning at least part of the right lens.	09-18-2014
20140279179	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTELY SUPPLYING PRESCRIPTION EYEGLASSES - Disclosed, in one general aspect, is a sample eyeglass frame that includes a frame having a shape designed for everyday use. The frame includes a left temple having an left earpiece on one end and a left lens interface portion on the other, a right temple having a right earpiece on one end and a right lens interface portion on the other, and a bridge having left and right sides. A left lens interfaces with the left lens interface portion of the left temple and the left side of the bridge, and has a left set of optical measurement markings spanning at least part of the left lens. A right lens interfaces with the right lens interface portion of the right temple and the right side of the bridge, and has a right set of optical measurement markings spanning at least part of the right lens.	09-18-2014

Eran Balter, Tel Aviv IL

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150279213	Parking Spot Coordination System - An embodiment of the invention relates to a parking spot identification system and method for providing parking-related information to a user seeking parking, hereinafter referred to as a “seeker.” The system enables a seeker to reduce time and energy spent looking for a parking spot and generally reduces distance between seeker's destination and the parking spot. In an embodiment the method comprises receiving a request from a seeker to park in an area, the request having a parking constraint; receiving an indication of a possibility of a parking spot being vacated by an occupier whose vehicle is parked in a parking spot meeting the parking constraint, and providing information to the seeker regarding the occupier once the probability of an occupier spot being vacated has exceeded a predetermined level.	10-01-2015

Igor Balter, Ashdod IL

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100080239	TECHNIQUE FOR COMBATING LOOPS IN COMMUNICATION NETWORK - Technology for combating loops in multi-domain networks, by assigning to network domains categories, at least such as “high/trusted” and “low/less trusted”, and by making a decision about relearning Forwarding Information Base FIB of any edge node interconnecting different network domains, utilizing the assigned categories.	04-01-2010

Irwin Balter, Los Angeles, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140119385	Satellite Communications Data Processing - An apparatus comprising a backplane and a number of transponder slices connected to the backplane to form a transponder. The number of transponder slices comprise an analog front end configured to receive an analog input comprising a first plurality of bandwidths and a first plurality of interface frequencies, analog to digital converters configured to convert the analog input to digital signals, a digital channelizer configured to process the digital signals to generate a plurality of frequency slices, a digital combiner configured to assemble the plurality of frequency slices to form output sub-bands, a digital switch configured to route the plurality of frequency slices from the digital channelizer to the digital combiner, digital to analog converters configured to convert the output sub-bands to an analog output, and an analog back end configured to transmit the analog output comprising a second plurality of bandwidths and a second plurality of interface frequencies.	05-01-2014
20150131523	Transponded Anti-Jam Satellite Communications - A method and apparatus for processing a signal. The signal is received in a receiver system in a satellite. The signal has a range of frequencies in which information is carried in a number of channels having a number of frequencies within the range of frequencies. The number of frequencies for a channel in the number of channels changes within the range of frequencies over time. The signal is transmitted using a transmitter system in the satellite. The signal is unprocessed to identify the number of frequencies for the channel used to carry the information by the satellite.	05-14-2015
20150131703	Satellite Communications Management System - A method and apparatus for processing a signal is present. Information is carried in a frequency hopping signal. The frequency hopping signal is sent to a gateway in a communications network through a satellite. The frequency hopping signal is unprocessed by the satellite to identify the information in the frequency hopping signal.	05-14-2015

James Balter, Ann Arbor, MI US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130039558	PATIENT MODELING FROM MULTISPECTRAL INPUT IMAGE VOLUMES - A computer-implemented method is provided for generating patient models from multiple imaging contrast sources which may be, for example from magnetic resonance imaging without computed tomography. The method includes: acquiring multiple sets of image data representing a volume of a patient using magnetic resonance imaging, wherein each set of image data is acquired in a different manner so as to create contrast amongst tissue types of the patient; classifying tissue in each voxel in the volume using the multiple sets of image data as input to a classification algorithm; and generating a patient model for the volume from probability distributions of the classes of tissue as derived from the classification algorithm.	02-14-2013

James A. Balter, Santa Barbara, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080215735	Resource invalidation in a content delivery network - A repeater server in a content delivery network (CDN) maintains a list of resources that are no longer valid. When the server gets a request for a resource, it checks whether that resource is on the list, and, if so, it replicates the resource from a content provider's content source such as an origin server. Otherwise the repeater server tries to serve a copy of the requested resource or to obtain a copy from another location in the CDN.	09-04-2008
20080215750	Controlling subscriber information rates in a content delivery network - A plurality of content providers provide multiple resources to multiple clients. At least some of said resources are to be served to clients from a shared content delivery network (CDN) formed by a plurality of repeater servers. Each content provider provides at least some resources via one or more content sources associated with that content provider. Amounts of data transmitted by the CDN on behalf of each of the plurality of content providers are monitored. Based at least in part on said monitoring, requests for resources are selectively delivered at a lower transmission rate. The lower transmission rate is achieved by generating pauses or delays in the transmission.	09-04-2008
20080215755	Delivering resources to clients in a distributed computing environment with rendezvous based on load balancing and network conditions - A plurality of repeater servers form a shared content delivery network (CDN) to serve resources to clients on behalf of a plurality of content providers. First and second resources are associated with a first content provider, the first resource referencing the second resource. The second resource is associated with a domain of the shared CDN. Responsive to a request that causes the first resource to be served to a client from a server in a domain associated with the first content provider, a CDN server is identified in the domain associated with the shared CDN to serve the second resource to the client. The CDN server is selected based, at least in part, on load conditions on at least some of the CDN servers, and on the client's location. Responsive to the CDN server being requested to serve the second resource: if a copy of the second resource is available on the CDN server, the copy is served to the client from the CDN server; otherwise, the second resource is replicated on the CDN server and then served to the client from the CDN server.	09-04-2008
20110219120	Transparent Redirection Of Resource Requests - A plurality of repeater servers form a shared content delivery network (CDN) to serve resources to clients on behalf of a plurality of content providers. First and second resources are associated with a first content provider, the first resource referencing the second resource. The second resource is associated with a domain of the shared CDN. Responsive to a request that causes the first resource to be served to a client from a server in a domain associated with the first content provider, a CDN server is identified in the domain associated with the shared CDN to serve the second resource to the client. The CDN server is selected based, at least in part, on load conditions on at least some of the CDN servers, and on the client's location. Responsive to the CDN server being requested to serve the second resource: if a copy of the second resource is available on the CDN server, the copy is served to the client from the CDN server; otherwise, the second resource is replicated on the CDN server and then served to the client from the CDN server.	09-08-2011

Michael Balter, Tel-Aviv IL

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100098076	METHOD FOR MULTICASTING OF PACKETS IN PON RESIDENTIAL GATEWAYS - A method for multicasting packets in a passive optical network (PON) residential gateway. The method comprises storing a payload portion of an input packet in a memory; duplicating a header of the input packet to create duplicate headers as the number of destination end-point devices; modifying each of the duplicated header to uniquely designate an output interface of an Ethernet medium access (MAC) adapter coupled to at least one of the destination endpoint devices; passing to the Ethernet MAC adapter its respective modified header together with a pointer to a location of the payload portion in the memory; generating a multicast packet by retrieving the payload portion from the memory and attaching the modified header to the payload portion; and transmitting the multicast packet to the destination endpoint device coupled to the Ethernet MAC adapter.	04-22-2010
20100098419	GIGABIT PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORK (GPON) RESIDENTIAL GATEWAY - A gigabit passive optical network (GPON) residential gateway comprising a microprocessor for at least processing packets including voice data and packets including video data; dual packet processors for performing GPON and residential gateway processing tasks; a plurality of Ethernet media access control (MAC) adapters for interfacing with a plurality of subscriber devices; a GPON MAC adapter for interfacing with an optical line terminal (OLT) of the GPON; and a digital signal processor (DSP) for processing voice signals.	04-22-2010
20120307949	Burst Mode Clock and Data Recovery Circuit and Method - Burst mode clock and data recovery (BCDR) circuit and method capable of fast data recovery of passive optical network (PON) traffic. An over-sampled data stream is generated from an input burst data signal and a phase interpolator generates sampling clock signals using a reference clock and phase information. A phase estimation unit (PEU) determines a phase error in the over-sampled data streams; and a phase retrieval unit sets the phase interpolator with the respective phase information of the input burst data signal prior to reception of the input burst data signal.	12-06-2012

Michael P. Balter, Lake Oswego, OR US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120316994	CUSTOMIZABLE RETAIL SYSTEM WITH REVENUE SHARING - Disclosed are methods, processes, systems, apparatuses, and non-transitory, tangible computer-readable media for facilitating online sales of goods and services, including revenue sharing with non-profit organizations, such as schools or charities. In various embodiments, a revenue-sharing retail system facilitates an organization in proving an online retail interface through which goods or services can be purchased. In various embodiments, the online retail interface may be skinned to look and act like a website for the organization. In various embodiments, the goods or services provided for sale by the revenue-sharing retail system may be specialized goods or services which are associated with the organization, common stock items which carry no particular association, or a combination thereof. In various embodiments, the revenue-sharing retail system may share a portion of revenues received for the goods and/or services with the organization. In various embodiments, the revenue-sharing retail system may facilitate fulfillment of the goods or services.	12-13-2012

Nancy Balter, Culver City, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120307599	ELAPSED TIME CLOCK - The present invention provides a clock having a body with a first clock face and a second clock face. The clock includes a start time assembly at least partially positioned within the body and corresponding with the first clock face, an end time assembly at least partially positioned within the body and corresponding with the second clock face, and an elapsed time assembly in mechanical communication with both the start time assembly and the end time assembly.	12-06-2012

Raphaèle Balter, Saint Sulpice La Foret FR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110080464	METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR FILLING OCCLUDED AREAS OF A DEPTH OR DISPARITY MAP ESTIMATED FROM AT LEAST TWO IMAGES - A method of filling occluded areas of a depth or disparity map estimated from at least two images and consisting of a matrix of pixels forming a set of lines and columns, each pixel of the map being associated with a depth or disparity value (pixel value) and any pixel of an occluded area (invalid pixel) being associated with a pixel value identifiable as being invalid. This method comprises a step of processing each line of the map pixel by pixel in a predefined direction and assigning each invalid pixel Pi encountered on a current line a value determined as a function of the values associated with the pixels in a predefined vicinity around the first valid pixel P	04-07-2011

Raphaèle Balter, Saint Sulpice La Foret FR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110080464	METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR FILLING OCCLUDED AREAS OF A DEPTH OR DISPARITY MAP ESTIMATED FROM AT LEAST TWO IMAGES - A method of filling occluded areas of a depth or disparity map estimated from at least two images and consisting of a matrix of pixels forming a set of lines and columns, each pixel of the map being associated with a depth or disparity value (pixel value) and any pixel of an occluded area (invalid pixel) being associated with a pixel value identifiable as being invalid. This method comprises a step of processing each line of the map pixel by pixel in a predefined direction and assigning each invalid pixel Pi encountered on a current line a value determined as a function of the values associated with the pixels in a predefined vicinity around the first valid pixel P	04-07-2011

Valentin Balter, Menlo Park, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120269045	Watch winder assembly with moveable attention-attracting mechanism - Provided is the assembly of a watch winder with a moveable attention-attracting mechanism driven from the motor of the watch winder through a transmission mechanism. According to one modification, the attention-attracting mechanism comprises a multilink mechanism composed of a crank driven into rotation from the watch winder through pulleys and driving belt and pivotally connected to a first link, the other end of which is connected to one end of the second link. The other end of the second link is pivotally connected to the base of the assembly. The multilink mechanism of the device of this modification is made in the form of a human being, wherein the first link is formed as hands, the second link as a body, and the base support as legs. Rotation of the crank may be further transmitted to another attention-attracting mechanism that is formed as a Ferris wheel. According to the second modification, the multilink mechanism is formed as an oil-extracting pump.	10-25-2012

Zoya Balter, Plano, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100295748	Top End Cap Improvement - A housing for an antenna has an end member having a radome seat and a back extension. The end member also has at least one actuator housing with an external opening and an internal opening. The end member has no through passage from its external side to its internal side, other than the opening of the actuator housing, such that upon assembly with a back and a radome, the antenna is water-tight. A retention assembly has an internal retaining member and an internal retaining member receiver. An actuator has an external actuation interface, and is mounted in the actuator housing to be water-tight. The retention assembly has a first position and a second position. The first position engages the internal retaining member with the internal retention receiver such as to maintain a closed water-tight engagement with the back and the radome. The retention assembly has a second, released position, that allows disengagement of the end member from a reflector tray.	11-25-2010