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Andrew Bell, Kirkland, WA US
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20110191363 | EMBEDDED USER EXPERIENCE IN SEARCH RESULT CONTENT - Internet search queries are a powerful tool for users to discover and interact with internet content. In response to submitting a user search query, the user may be presented with search result content comprising links and descriptions of websites, images, and/or other information relevant to the user search query. Unfortunately, current search engines and/or websites do not embed user experience data (e.g., hyperlinks to additional queries, images, pop-ups, etc.) within the search result content based upon user intent. Accordingly, one or more systems and/or techniques for embedding user experience data in search result content are disclosed herein. Search result content may be received and terms (e.g., text or other data) within the search result content may be tagged based upon a user intent. User experience data may be embedded within the tagged terms. The search result content with the embedded user experience data may be presented to the user. | 08-04-2011 |
Anna Catherine Bell, Seattle, WA US
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20160103806 | HIERARCHICAL MODELING FOR NETWORK SITES - Disclosed are various embodiments for hierarchical modeling of network sites. A page model from a hierarchy of page models is provided in at least one computing device. The page model includes a plurality of features. Each one of the features is assigned to a respective network page region. The features include at least one original feature and at least one inheritable feature from a parent page model. A network page is generated in the at least one computing device corresponding to the page model. Each one of the features of the page model is encoded for rendering within the respective network page region. | 04-14-2016 |
Anthony Bell, Camation, WA US
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20120047270 | DIRECTING MODALITIES OVER DIFFERENT NETWORKS IN MULTIMODAL COMMUNICATIONS - Selected modalities of a multimodal communication session may be diverted over different networks by an administrator or automatically to reduce burden on utilized networks. Modalities may be selected and diverted over different networks including the Internet for the same multimodal communication session based on network conditions, communication session attributes, participant attributes, and similar factors. | 02-23-2012 |
Anthony Bryan Bell, Carnation, WA US
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20120044955 | DYNAMIC ADJUSTMENT OF BANDWIDTH ALLOCATION FOR AN IN-PROGRESS MEDIA SESSION - A client in a media session periodically transmits a “keepalive” message that indicates that a new amount of bandwidth is requested for the in-progress media session. A bandwidth policy service receives the keepalive message and determines whether the new amount of bandwidth can be allocated to the in-progress media session. If the service determines that the new amount of bandwidth can be allocated to the session, the service transmits a response to the keepalive message that indicates that the new amount of bandwidth has been allocated to the media session. The client receives the response and adjusts the bandwidth utilized by the in-progress session to the new amount of bandwidth. | 02-23-2012 |
20120059939 | EFFICIENT CONNECTION MANAGEMENT AND DATA SYNCHRONIZATION - Call admission control (“CAC”) servers in a pool are fully connected to one another. Session data received at one of the CAC servers in a pool is synchronized to each of the other CAC servers in the pool by way of the connections. Each CAC server in a first pool may also establish a connection with exactly one CAC server in a second pool. Status updates and commit data is synchronized from a CAC server in the first pool to a CAC server in the second pool. The commit data may then be synchronized to each of the CAC servers in the second pool. | 03-08-2012 |
Brandon C. Bell, Bellevue, WA US
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20120079119 | INTERACTING WITH CLOUD-BASED APPLICATIONS USING UNRELATED DEVICES - Systems and method provide logic facilitating an interaction between a networked server and multiple, unrelated devices. In one implementation, a computer-implemented method enables a user of a device to interact with or control multiple, unrelated devices across a could computing environment using a networked server. The method includes receiving, at the networked server, an instruction from the control device. A corresponding instruction understandable by an unrelated controlled device is generated by the networked server, and the corresponding instruction is operable to cause the controlled device to perform the received instruction. The networked server may transmit the corresponding instruction to the controlled device. | 03-29-2012 |
Charles H. Bell, Redmond, WA US
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20120246003 | Advertisement Service - An advertisement service allows advertisers to obtain a right to provide an advertisement to a mobile device that is located within or nearby a particular geographic region. For instance, the advertisement service may map one or more entities (e.g., retailers, schools, museums, etc.) to a geographic region at which these entities are located. The advertisement service provides an offer to one or more advertisers to provide an advertisement to a mobile device located within or nearby one of these geographic regions. Based on responses received to the offer, the advertisement service provides information to the mobile device for display of an advertisement. | 09-27-2012 |
20140344074 | NETWORK CONTENT MESSAGE PLACEMENT MANAGEMENT - A network content message placement management process is directed to the processing and management of messages in content displayed at a client computing device. A client computing device provides message placement configuration information to a network computing and storage provider. The network computing and storage transmits message placement requests to a content provider based on the message placement configuration information. The client computing device may subsequently directly or indirectly request content from the content provider. The content provided from the content provider may include one or more of the alternative messages provided in the message placement configuration information. Illustratively, the alternative messages may be included in place of other messages, such as advertisements, from third party message providers. | 11-20-2014 |
Cynthia Bell, Kirkland, WA US
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20140132481 | MOBILE DEVICES WITH PLURAL DISPLAYS - Disclosed herein are embodiments of mobile devices having plural displays. In some embodiments a mobile computing device comprises a body comprising a front side, a rear side, and four lateral sides, a main display on the front side of the body, and a secondary display on one of the four lateral sides of the body. An edge of the secondary display can be adjacent to an edge of the main display and the adjacent edges can positioned in contact with each other, can be joined together with an adhesive, and/or can be joined together with a compliant gasket. The main display and the secondary display can be controlled independently of each other based on predetermined display preference logic. The device can further comprise a cover layer that covers and protects both the main display and the secondary display. | 05-15-2014 |
20160055822 | Dimming Module For Augmented And Virtual Reality - The technology provides a dimming module for a near-eye display (NED) device that controls an amount of ambient light that passes through the transmissive near-eye display to a user. The dimming module includes at least one electrochromic cell that enables variable density dimming so that the NED device may be used in an augmented reality (AR) and/or virtual reality (VR) application. The electrochromic cell may be a monochrome electrochromic cell having stacked layers of, a monochrome electrochromic compound layer and insulator sandwiched between a pair of transparent substrates and conductors. A current may be applied to the conductor layers to control the amount of dimming in response to a dimming value. A NED device having a dimming module may be included in a visor, or other type of head-mounted display (HMD). The dimming module may be flat and supported by a flat waveguide mount in the user's field of view. | 02-25-2016 |
Cynthia Sue Bell, Kirkland, WA US
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20140152676 | LOW LATENCY IMAGE DISPLAY ON MULTI-DISPLAY DEVICE - Embodiments are disclosed that relate to displaying images on multi-display devices with low latency. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides, on a display device comprising a first display and a second display, a method comprising receiving, processing a first image, and displaying the first image via the first display and not displaying the first image via the second display. The method further comprises receiving a second image, processing the second image while displaying the first image, and displaying the second image via the second display and not displaying the second image via the first display. | 06-05-2014 |
20140333591 | SALIENT CONTROL ELEMENT AND MOBILE DEVICE WITH SALIENT CONTROL ELEMENT - A salient control element for a mobile device comprises at least one button actuatable by a user to execute a mobile device function. The button has at least a first active state in which the button is extended or retracted relative to a surrounding surface and a second inactive state in which the button is substantially flush with the surrounding surface. The button is reconfigurable between the active state and the inactive state based upon a triggering event. The triggering event comprises at least one of receiving signals indicating a position, motion or orientation of the device, signals indicating a mode of operation or time, signals indicating that a predetermined application or service is active, signals indicating a current wireless communication, or signals indicating the mobile device is in a predetermined venue. | 11-13-2014 |
20140340609 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING A GLASS-BASED NON PLANAR DIGITAL DISPLAY - A method of producing a curved display for an electronic device comprises providing a substrate comprising a first curvable section comprising at least one flat glass member and a second longitudinally adjacent planar section, placing the curvable section in contact with a member having a curved surface, urging the curvable section towards the curved surface of the member and maintaining the curvable section in a curved configuration to thereby form the curved display having the adjacent planar section. A curved display and a mobile device having a curved display are also disclosed. | 11-20-2014 |
20150070337 | AMBIENT LIGHT CONTEXT-AWARE DISPLAY - Embodiments are disclosed that relate to modifying a display of a portable electronic device to account for ambient light. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides a method comprising determining an ambient light history including a plurality of ambient light color conditions sensed over a duration of device operation by an ambient light sensor, reading a display-ready image having a plurality of pixels from an image source, adjusting a manner in which the display-ready image is displayed by color-shifting at least a subset of the plurality of pixels based on the plurality of ambient light color conditions in the ambient light history to thereby generate a color-modified image, and displaying the color-modified image on the display of the portable electronic device. | 03-12-2015 |
20150103032 | TOUCH AND HOVER SENSING WITH CONDUCTIVE POLARIZER - Embodiments are disclosed that relate to touch and proximity sensing with a touch sensor that utilizes a conductive polarizer as a touch sensor electrode. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides a touch sensitive display device including a display having a transparent electrode layer including a plurality of transparent electrodes, a conductive polarizer coupled to the transparent electrode layer via a dielectric layer, a touch sensing driver circuit electrically connected to one of the transparent electrode layer and the conductive polarizer, and a touch sensing receiver circuit electrically connected to another of the transparent electrode layer and the conductive polarizer. | 04-16-2015 |
20160063929 | CONFIGURABLE, LOCALIZED BACKLIGHTING WITH PLANAR EMISSION DEVICES - An electronic device includes a backlight unit and a liquid crystal layer adjacent the backlight unit. The backlight unit has a plurality of planar emission devices distributed over a viewable display area. The plurality of planar emission devices are disposed in a configurable zone arrangement having a plurality of zones of the viewable area. Each zone includes at least one planar emission device. The liquid crystal layer is configured to selectively filter light generated by the plurality of planar emission devices. The electronic device further includes a processor coupled to the backlight unit and configured to control a brightness level of the at least one planar emission device in each zone separately from other planar emission devices in other zones. | 03-03-2016 |
Darrel J. Bell, Vancouver, WA US
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20120138469 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES FOR TRANSVERSE ELECTROPHORESIS AND ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING - Devices and methods are provided for separation of particles of a first selected electrophoretic mobility or isoelectric point from a fluid comprising particles of at least one other selected electrophoretic mobility or isoelectric point. The devices comprise a microchannel; electrodes to either side of the microchannel for applying a selected voltage to produce an electrical field across the microchannel orthogonal to the length of the microchannel; and outlets in said microchannel placed to receive outlet portions of the fluid containing enhanced concentrations of each type of particle. The devices may be used for particle detection, quantification, separation, mixing, dilution and concentration; to release, separate and detect interior particles of cells or organisms, and to separate particles such as proteins and microorganisms from biological fluids such as blood; or to separate and detect airborne contaminants such as bacterial warfare agents from air. | 06-07-2012 |
David G. Bell, Spokane, WA US
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20100090674 | Electric Power Control system and process - A method and apparatus for controlling electric power supplied to one or more electrical devices from a power source are disclosed. Measurements of the supplied electricity are detected. Estimated deviant voltage levels that the supplied electricity will not drop below or exceed as a result of varying electrical consumption by the one or more electrical devices is computed based on a predetermined confidence level and the detected measurements. A voltage level output of the electricity supplied to the electrical device is adjusted based on the computed deviant voltage level. | 04-15-2010 |
20140188301 | ELECTRIC POWER CONTROL SYSTEM AND PROCESS - A method and apparatus for controlling electric power supplied to one or more electrical devices from a power source are disclosed. Measurements of the supplied electricity are detected. Estimated deviant voltage levels that the supplied electricity will not drop below or exceed as a result of varying electrical consumption by the one or more electrical devices is computed based on a predetermined confidence level and the detected measurements. A voltage level output of the electricity supplied to the electrical device is adjusted based on the computed deviant voltage level. | 07-03-2014 |
David Gordon Bell, Spokane, WA US
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20100085004 | ELECTRIC POWER CONTROL SYSTEM AND EFFICIENCY OPTIMIZATION PROCESS FOR A POLYPHASE SYNCHRONOUS MACHINE - A system and process includes continuously determining an applied armature voltage supplied to a polyphase synchronous machine for which a maximum mechanical load is characterized by a pull-out torque. The armature voltage is supplied from a power source via one of many taps of a regulating transformer. The armature voltage being supplied from the power source to the machine is changed by selecting one of the voltage levels from the taps of the regulating transformer. The tap voltage levels are selected based on the determined applied armature voltage to minimize power consumption of the machine while ensuring based on a predetermined confidence level that the pull-out torque of the machine will not be exceeded. | 04-08-2010 |
20120316692 | MESH DELIVERY SYSTEM - A mesh delivery system for controlling electricity supplied to one or more electrical devices from a power source are disclosed. Signals relating to characteristics of the electrical devices are uniformly or non-uniformly sampled at discrete intervals are provided along with associated sampling time indications via the mesh network to a destination controller. | 12-13-2012 |
20130241462 | ELECTRIC POWER CONTROL SYSTEM AND EFFICIENCY OPTIMIZATION PROCESS FOR A POLYPHASE SYNCHRONOUS MACHINE - A system and process includes continuously determining an applied armature voltage supplied to a polyphase synchronous machine for which a maximum mechanical load is characterized by a pull-out torque. The armature voltage is supplied from a power source via one of many taps of a regulating transformer. The armature voltage being supplied from the power source to the machine is changed by selecting one of the voltage levels from the taps of the regulating transformer. The tap voltage levels are selected based on the determined applied armature voltage to minimize power consumption of the machine while ensuring based on a predetermined confidence level that the pull-out torque of the machine will not be exceeded. | 09-19-2013 |
20140039712 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING PERFORMANCE METRICS OF CONSERVATION VOLTAGE REDUCTION (CVR) SYSTEMS AND VOLT/VAR OPTIMIZATION SYSTEMS - A system and method for estimating performance metrics of conservation voltage reduction (CVR) systems and VOLT/VAR optimization systems is disclosed. | 02-06-2014 |
20140043170 | AUGMENTED MESH DELIVERY SYSTEM - A method is disclosed including receiving with a controller at a destination node signal samples and associated sampling time indications. The signal samples and the associated sampling time indications are received from a source node via a mesh network. The signal samples are delivered with sampling time indications generated at the source node to form a series of signals corresponding to one or more characteristic(s) related to electricity supplied to one or more electrical devices from a power source. The method also includes applying a time domain convolution procedure to the received signal in the time domain that is uniformly sampled. The weighting of sample values in time domain convolution procedure is determined at least partially based on information indicative of the statistical behavior of a corresponding realized sample process. | 02-13-2014 |
20140043171 | AUGMENTED MESH DELIVERY SYSTEM - A method is disclosed including receiving with a controller at a destination node signal samples and associated sampling time indications. The signal samples and the associated sampling time indications are received from a source node via a mesh network. The signal samples are delivered with sampling time indications generated at the source node to form a series of signals corresponding to one or more characteristic(s) related to electricity supplied to one or more electrical devices from a power source. The method also includes applying a time domain convolution procedure to the received signal in the time domain that is uniformly sampled. The weighting of sample values in time domain convolution procedure is determined at least partially based on information indicative of the statistical behavior of a corresponding realized sample process. | 02-13-2014 |
20140107858 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING PERFORMANCE METRICS OF CONSERVATION VOLTAGE REDUCTION (CVR) SYSTEMS AND VOLT/VAR OPTIMIZATION SYSTEMS - A system and method for estimating performance metrics of conservation voltage reduction (CVR) systems and VOLT/VAR optimization systems is disclosed. | 04-17-2014 |
20140184134 | ELECTRIC POWER CONTROL SYSTEM AND EFFICIENCY OPTIMIZATION PROCESS FOR POLYPHASE SYNCHRONOUS MACHINE - A system and process includes continuously determining an applied armature voltage supplied to a polyphase synchronous machine for which a maximum mechanical load is characterized by a pull-out torque. The armature voltage is supplied from a power source via one of many taps of a regulating transformer. The armature voltage being supplied from the power source to the machine is changed by selecting one of the voltage levels from the taps of the regulating transformer. The tap voltage levels are selected based on the determined applied armature voltage to minimize power consumption of the machine while ensuring based on a predetermined confidence level that the pullout torque of the machine will not be exceeded. | 07-03-2014 |
20140200728 | MESH DELIVERY SYSTEM - A mesh delivery system for controlling electricity supplied to one or more electrical devices from a power source are disclosed. Signals relating to characteristics of the electrical devices are uniformly or non-uniformly sampled at discrete intervals are provided along with associated sampling time indications via the mesh network to a destination controller. The controller applies a compacting algorithm to the received samples and the received associated time indications to generate a paired vector comprising samples and an associated compacted time indication. The paired vector representing the sampled signal in a time domain is transformed into a discrete Fourier spectrum of the signal in the frequency domain where the discrete Fourier spectrum of the signal is in a uniformly sampled in the frequency domain. A filter is applied in the frequency domain to the discrete Fourier spectrum of the signal to generate a filtered discrete spectral representation, and an inverse discrete Fourier transform of the filtered discrete spectral representation is applied to generate a recovered signal in the time domain that is uniformly sampled. | 07-17-2014 |
20140222226 | CASCADE ADAPTIVE REGULATOR TAP MANAGER METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method is disclosed of controlling the operation of a system for providing electrical power to one or more electrical devices, the system comprising an adjustable power source root node and a plurality of adjustable power source remote nodes located remotely from the root node. | 08-07-2014 |
20150042488 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ESTIMATING CONSERVATION ALLOCATION WITH PARTIAL AMI - This disclosure is directed to a system and method of allocating energy provided by a power source. The system includes a computing device that receives, from meters, observations of energy delivered by the power source to sites. The device classifies the sites into consumption classes, where a first consumption class has complete coverage and a second consumption class has incomplete coverage. The device determines a metric for a characteristic of energy for the first class. The device determines a first demand for the first class based on the metric for the characteristic of energy for the first class. The device generates a sampling distribution of the metric for the characteristic for the second class and determines a second demand for the second class based on the sampling distribution. The device determines a dissipation metric based on the first and second demands. | 02-12-2015 |
20160041572 | CASCADE ADAPTIVE REGULATOR TAP MANAGER METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method is disclosed of controlling the operation of a system for providing electrical power to one or more electrical devices, the system comprising an adjustable power source root node and a plurality of adjustable power source remote nodes located remotely from the root node. | 02-11-2016 |
Dean Michael Bell, Federal Way, WA US
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20130247830 | LITTER BOX ODOR DEVICE - The present invention is a plastic litter box odor device that is an active recovery system that includes a removable hood that includes an interior perimeter pathway, an interlocking connection that removably attaches the removable hood to the device, a carbon container that is refillable and serves as a filter media to the device and an odorless exhaust vent that is an outlet point where odors are expelled away out of the device and a removable litter tray that is removably attached to the removable hood and contains cat litter used in combination with the device. The device also includes an air passage that includes odors emitted from the cat litter contained in the removable litter tray within the removable hood, a fan motor that is disposed within the removable hood and a motion sensor switch that senses incoming airflow and odors. | 09-26-2013 |
Eric B. Bell, Richland, WA US
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20120221545 | ISOLATING DESIRED CONTENT, METADATA, OR BOTH FROM SOCIAL MEDIA - Desired content, metadata, or both can be isolated from the full content of social media websites having content-rich pages. Achieving this can include obtaining from the content-rich pages a language-independent representation having a hierarchical structure of nodes and then generating a node representation for each node. Feature vectors for the nodes are generated and a label is assigned to each node representation according to a schema. Assignment can occur by executing a trained classification algorithm on the feature vectors. The schema has schema elements and each schema element corresponds to a label. For each schema element, all node representations having matching labels are gathered and then one node representation is elected from among those with matching labels to be assigned to a schema element field in a template. The template can be applied to extract desired content, metadata, or both according to the schema from all the content-rich pages. | 08-30-2012 |
20130191390 | Automatic Identification of Abstract Online Groups - Online abstract groups, in which members aren't explicitly connected, can be automatically identified by computer-implemented methods. The methods involve harvesting records from social media and extracting content-based and structure-based features from each record. Each record includes a social-media posting and is associated with one or more entities. Each feature is stored on a data storage device and includes a computer-readable representation of an attribute of one or more records. The methods further involve grouping records into record groups according to the features of each record. Further still the methods involve calculating an n-dimensional surface representing each record group and defining an outlier as a record having feature-based distances measured from every n-dimensional surface that exceed a threshold value. Each of the n-dimensional surfaces is described by a footprint that characterizes the respective record group as an online abstract group. | 07-25-2013 |
Eric Matthew Bell, Seattle, WA US
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20120302291 | USER CHARACTER INPUT INTERFACE WITH MODIFIER SUPPORT - A user interface suited for use on mobile devices for entering characters which may require one or more modifiers is disclosed. The interface may be implemented utilizing a touch screen interface on which a user engages the interface, is provided feedback, and removes the user's touch to enter a character. The interface presents a series of main, supplemental and modifier keys. Touching an interface button or main key presents a series of “petals” or supplemental keys emanating from the main key. Each petal or supplemental key may in turn present one or more sub petals or modifier keys emanating from the supplemental key. Each petal or sub-petal may represent another character or a modifier action. The characters and/or actions on the supplemental keys and modifier keys provide options for characters or modifiers which are dependent or related to the main input key. | 11-29-2012 |
20120304074 | DEVICE USER INTERFACE TO INPUT EMOJI AND OTHER SYMBOLS - An integrated symbols user interface (UI) provides a collection of different symbols for inputting symbols into messages, such as email message, IM messages, and SMS text messages. The integrated symbols UI may group symbols in a number of different category panes. Additionally, the integrated symbols UI may provide a history pane with previously used symbols. Only a portion of the integrated symbols UI may be displayed on a display screen of device at a time. A user may seamlessly pan over the integrated symbols UI to move between the panes. In some embodiments, the integrated symbols UI may also include a category list pane that allows a user to navigate directly to a particular category pane or the history pane. | 11-29-2012 |
Gregory R. Bell, Renton, WA US
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20100059900 | Translucent, Flame Resistant Composite Materials - A translucent composite material that can be used in various airplane interior applications that allows sufficient light transmissivity while preferably meeting Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) flammability requirements for overhead materials in the cabin of a commercial aircraft. The material also meets FAA standards regarding vertical burn, smoke emissions tests, and toxic fume emissions tests. The composite material is formed by laminating long glass fibers and (PPSU) into a composite sheet under controlled heat and pressure. The composite sheet is then cut, bent or thermoformed to form the desired part. The parts formed are available for a wide variety of uses within the passenger cabin of a commercial aircraft. The long glass fibers may be unidirectional or weaved into a glass cloth like material. While preferably formed for airplane interior applications, these components may also be used in other aerospace or non-aerospace applications. | 03-11-2010 |
20120156440 | Translucent, Flame Resistant Composite Materials - A translucent composite material comprises a substrate and a plurality of glass fibers embedded within the substrate. The substrate may comprise a substantially continuous nonwoven, non-fabric, translucent thermoplastic polyphenylsulfone substrate. The plurality of glass fibers may substantially span across a length of the substrate and may have an orientation, a fiber thickness, and a fiber area density selected to provide the translucent composite material with a strength, a flame-resistance, and a light transmissivity. | 06-21-2012 |
Jack W. Bell, Lynnwood, WA US
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20110289186 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND ARTICLES FOR PROVIDING COMMUNICATIONS AND SERVICES VIA A PEER-TO-PEER NETWORK OVER A DATA TRANSPORT LINK - Network communications, Web-based services and customized services using the Web-based services may be provided over a peer-to-peer network from a first peer to a second peer (e.g., automobile head unit) wherein the first peer has a separate connection to a more general server-based network such as the Internet. A communications device application based on a peer communications framework component in communication with a peer network stack on the communications device may work as middleware, with a connection to both a more general server-based network such as the Internet and to an external device, such as a head unit of an automobile. Although the communications device has a separate connection out to the Internet via a general network stack co-existing on the same communications device, the peer network stack and the general network stack are not directly connected. | 11-24-2011 |
20130232218 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND ARTICLES FOR PROVIDING COMMUNICATIONS AND SERVICES VIA A PEER-TO-PEER NETWORK OVER A DATA TRANSPORT LINK - Network communications, Web-based services and customized services using the Web-based services may be provided over a peer-to-peer network from a first peer to a second peer (e.g., automobile head unit) wherein the first peer has a separate connection to a more general server-based network such as the Internet. A communications device application based on a peer communications framework component in communication with a peer network stack on the communications device may work as middleware, with a connection to both a more general server-based network such as the Internet and to an external device, such as a head unit of an automobile. Although the communications device has a separate connection out to the Internet via a general network stack co-existing on the same communications device, the peer network stack and the general network stack are not directly connected. | 09-05-2013 |
James Dalton Bell, Vancouver, WA US
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20150023644 | ISOTOPICALLY ALTERED OPTICAL FIBER - An optical waveguide having a cladding layer formed of high-purity glass, or a cladding layer formed of high-purity isotope-proportion modified glass, and with a core of high-purity isotope-proportion-modified glass with the index of refraction of the core glass greater than the index of refraction of the cladding glass, said high-purity isotope-proportion-modified core material having a Si-29-isotope proportion at most 4.447% Si-29 (atom/atom) of all silicon atoms in said core, or at least 4.90% of Si-29 (atom/atom) atoms in said core, or having a Ge-73 isotope proportion of at most 7.2% Ge-73 (atom/atom) of all germanium atoms in said core, or at least 8.18% of Ge-73 (atom/atom) of Germanium atoms in said core region. | 01-22-2015 |
20150362671 | ISOTOPICALLY ALTERED OPTICAL FIBER - An optical waveguide having a cladding layer formed of high-purity glass, or a cladding layer formed of high-purity isotope-proportion modified glass, and with a core of high-purity isotope-proportion-modified glass with the index of refraction of the core glass greater than the index of refraction of the cladding glass, said high-purity isotope-proportion-modified core material having a Si-29-isotope proportion at most 4.447% Si-29 (atom/atom) of all silicon atoms in said core, or at least 4.90% of Si-29 (atom/atom) atoms in said core, or having a Ge-73 isotope proportion of at most 7.2% Ge-73 (atom/atom) of all germanium atoms in said core, or at least 8.18% of Ge-73 (atom/atom) of Germanium atoms in said core region. | 12-17-2015 |
Jeffrey Bell, Seattle, WA US
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20130110925 | SHARING NOTES IN ONLINE MEETINGS | 05-02-2013 |
Jeffrey R. C. Bell, Seattle, WA US
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20140164187 | SERVICES MARKETPLACE - A communication system provides a service provider marketplace that includes a data store storing provider data for a plurality of different service providers. A search or selection component provides user interface displays that allow users to search for and select service providers. A payment component provides a mechanism by which payment for the services can be made by the users. | 06-12-2014 |
Jeffrey Robert Charles Bell, Seattle, WA US
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20140117073 | CONNECTING TO MEETINGS WITH BARCODES OR OTHER WATERMARKS ON MEETING CONTENT - Methods and Systems for connecting to online meetings are provided. In order to connect to an online meeting, coordinates for the meeting can be discoverable by an image or audio watermark overlaid onto content being shared by the online meeting. A person attending a physical meeting in which at least one attendee device or meeting facilitation device is connected to an online meeting can discover the coordinates for the online meeting by capturing and decoding an image or audio watermark overlaid on the content of the online meeting. The image or audio watermark may include a barcode superimposed on a content screen that can be captured and decoded by the person's computing device. A meetings application client on the computing device can be used to navigate to the coordinates discovered by the person's computing device to enable the person to join the meeting. | 05-01-2014 |
John A. Bell, Seattle, WA US
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20110043396 | Optical Sampling Method for Analog to Digital Conversion - A method and apparatus for encoding data. A first pair of optical signals having a first phase difference is generated in response to receiving an input signal having a voltage. A second pair of optical signals having a second phase difference is generated in response to receiving an input signal having a voltage. The first pair of optical signals is combined to form a first optical signal having a first intensity. The second pair of optical signals is combined to form a second optical signal having a second intensity. The first intensity of the first optical signal reaches a peak at a different time from the second intensity of the second optical signal. | 02-24-2011 |
Jon Bell, Seattle, WA US
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20130326582 | ABOVE-LOCK NOTES - A note-capture application is disclosed that allows notes to be displayed on the lock screen. In one embodiment, a note-capture application can be invoked when a mobile device is in an above-lock state. Note data can be captured using the note-capture application, and the captured data can be persistently displayed on the lock screen. A user can perform a unique gesture from the lock screen to invoke the note-capture application. In another embodiment, multiple input modes can be available for note data capture. For example, voice data, text data, camera data, etc. can all be used to capture notes for display on the lock screen. | 12-05-2013 |
20150378600 | CONTEXT MENU UTILIZING A CONTEXT INDICATOR AND FLOATING MENU BAR - A context menu in an application user interface displays a context indicator in response to user interaction that places an insertion pointer or selects content in the application user interface. The context indicator is configured to invoke a floating menu having a set of contextual commands. The contextual commands of the floating menu include a parent command that is configured to open a submenu. The submenu includes a plurality of submenu commands associated with the parent command. The context menu displays a selectable button appended to the context indicator without presenting the underlying floating menu and submenu. The selectable button is configured to execute a predicted command that corresponds to one of a contextual command of the floating menu or a submenu command of the submenu. | 12-31-2015 |
Kevin Bell, Seattle, WA US
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20130120595 | Systems for Mobile Image Capture and Remittance Processing of Documents on a Mobile Device - Systems and methods are provided for capturing and processing images of remittance coupons using a mobile device and obtaining data from the captured image which is used to set up or carry out payment of a bill that corresponds to the remittance coupon. Optimization and enhancement of image capture and image processing are provided on the mobile device to improve the initial quality of the captured image and provide a user with real time feedback. The image is then sent from the mobile device to a remote server, where additional image processing is performed to improve the quality of the image and then extract data from the image that is relevant to paying the bill. The extracted data may be verified through comparisons with databases which store information on billers, bill formats and other relevant content that will appear on the bill. | 05-16-2013 |
Kevin Andrew Bell, Seattle, WA US
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20130155474 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC IMAGE CAPTURE ON A MOBILE DEVICE - Real-time evaluation and enhancement of image quality prior to capturing an image of a document on a mobile device is provided. An image capture process is initiated on a mobile device during which a user of the mobile device prepares to capture the image of the document, utilizing hardware and software on the mobile device to measure and achieve optimal parameters for image capture. Feedback may be provided to a user of the mobile device to instruct the user on how to manually optimize certain parameters relating to image quality, such as the angle, motion and distance of the mobile device from the document. When the optimal parameters for image capture of the document are achieved, at least one image of the document is automatically captured by the mobile device. | 06-20-2013 |
20140032406 | Systems for Mobile Image Capture and Remittance Processing of Documents on a Mobile Device - Systems and methods are provided for capturing and processing images of remittance coupons using a mobile device and obtaining data from the captured image which is used to set up or carry out payment of a bill that corresponds to the remittance coupon. Optimization and enhancement of image capture and image processing are provided on the mobile device to improve the initial quality of the captured image and provide a user with real time feedback. The image is then sent from the mobile device to a remote server, where additional image processing is performed to improve the quality of the image and then extract data from the image that is relevant to paying the bill. The extracted data may be verified through comparisons with databases which store information on billers, bill formats and other relevant content that will appear on the bill. | 01-30-2014 |
Kevin Michael Bell, Maple Valley, WA US
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20160067868 | MODULAR END EFFECTOR - A system and method is disclosed of configuring a robotic end effector to prevent two or more axes of joints of a robotic arm from being in alignment. A connecting part is attached between a robotic arm and a tool in a pre-determined configuration chosen to prevent the two or more axes of joints of the robotic arm from being in alignment for a selected process involving the tool. Reconfigurable end plates may be disposed between the connecting part and the robotic arm, and between the connecting part and the tool to put the connecting part into the pre-determined configuration which prevents the two or more axes of the joints of the robotic arm from being in alignment for the selected process involving the tool. | 03-10-2016 |
Richard L. Bell, Issaquah, WA US
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20130037150 | VACUUM RELEASE SYSTEMS - Vacuum release systems that allow rapid, uninterrupted flow of a liquid through a first opening in a container when the container is inverted are disclosed. The vacuum release systems include a hole punch and can be secured to the outer surface of the container. When the liquid-filled container is inverted, pressure is applied to the hole punch to form a second opening in the side of the container. The second opening releases the vacuum by allowing air to flow into the container, which, in turn, allows rapid, uninterrupted flow of the liquid through the first opening in the container. | 02-14-2013 |
Sean William Bell, Seattle, WA US
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20140102033 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING SIDING, FENCING AND DECKING MATERIALS - A spring clip system for mounting material to a structure includes: a spring clip, a rail and a starter clip. and. A first end of the spring clip is threaded through a hole in the rail while a second end of the spring clip is placed over the edge of siding material. A bottom portion of the spring clip holds the top edge of siding board and a top portion is used to hold the bottom of next siding board. The first end of the clip is bent back over the edge of the hole in the rail against the force of the spring action and snapped over the outer edge and into a notch. The starter clip is holds the bottom edge of the first siding board. The starter clip is held in place by a pin and receives the bottom of the first siding board. | 04-17-2014 |
Susan W.m. Bell, Mercer Island, WA US
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20100035723 | SERVICE TRACKING AND ALERTING SYSTEM FOR FITNESS EQUIPMENT - An electronic method of obtaining a service alert pertaining to exercise equipment uses a control server associated with a fitness facility to gather service information from at least one fitness equipment unit. The method further includes determining whether the service information gathered is significant, automatically sending a service alert message to at least one predefined recipient regarding service information that is significant. | 02-11-2010 |
20110090092 | FITNESS FACILITY EQUIPMENT USAGE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method control usage of exercise equipment by: using a control server remote from a first fitness equipment unit to gather usage information at a fitness facility including the first fitness equipment unit; using the control server to communicate a maximum available individual workout time setting to the first fitness equipment unit based on the gathered usage information; and applying the maximum available individual workout time setting to the first fitness equipment unit. | 04-21-2011 |
20120188094 | FITNESS FACILITY EQUIPMENT USAGE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - An electronic method of obtaining exercise equipment information. The method including using a first control server associated with a first fitness facility to gather first usage information from a first fitness equipment unit, sending the first usage information from the control server to an accumulated data storage unit, and using the first control server associated with the first fitness facility to gather second usage information from a second fitness equipment unit. The method further including sending the second usage information from the control server to the accumulated data storage unit, and sending the first usage information from the accumulated data storage unit information to a requester. | 07-26-2012 |
20130179214 | FITNESS FACILITY EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT - A system and method manage distribution of fitness equipment units based upon automatically collected usage information for the fitness equipment units. | 07-11-2013 |
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Susan W. M. Bell, Mercer Island, WA US
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20150120348 | FITNESS FACILITY EQUIPMENT USAGE CONTROL SYSTEM - A system and method manage distribution of fitness equipment units based upon automatically collected usage information for the fitness equipment units. | 04-30-2015 |
Tony Bell, Carnation, WA US
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20090094684 | Relay server authentication service - A relay server authentication service for a relay server is described. An apparatus may include a proxy server to receive an authentication request for client authentication information from a first client to traverse a network address translation device. The apparatus may further include a relay server with a relay server authentication service module. The relay server authentication service module may be arranged to receive the authentication request from the proxy server, generate the client authentication information for the first client, and send an authentication response with the client authentication information to the first client through the proxy server. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 04-09-2009 |
20150078332 | VOICE CALL CONTINUITY IN HYBRID NETWORKS - Voice call continuity is provided for calls that are carried over a hybrid network infrastructure in which access connections are distributed over loosely coupled network portions including a backend network such as a core VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) service network, one or more cellular mobile networks, and a public switched telephone network (“PSTN”). The calls are routed through the core VoIP network regardless of their points of origination or termination in other network portions so that signaling and call context are anchored in the core VoIP network. The conditions under which user equipment operate are continuously monitored so that when a connection is determined to have been unacceptably degraded or is likely to be interrupted, and/or a more optimal connection is available, a handover of the call to another connection is initiated so that call continuity is maintained using the lowest cost connection that provides acceptable call quality. | 03-19-2015 |
Tony Bell, Redmond, WA US
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20090316708 | TECHNIQUES TO MANAGE A RELAY SERVER AND A NETWORK ADDRESS TRANSLATOR - Techniques to manage a relay server and a network address translator are described. A system may include a relay server having a first private network interface operative to communicate with a private client, a second private network interface operative to communicate with a network address translator, and an enhanced relay manager module operative to receive a message from the private client over the first private network interface or a remote client over the second private network interface and through the network address translator, the enhanced relay manager module further operative to retrieve a public transport address and a mapped port for the network address translator from a mapped address attribute stored by the relay server, and send a response to the message with the public transport address and the mapped port to the private client or the remote client. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 12-24-2009 |
20090319674 | TECHNIQUES TO MANAGE COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN RELAY SERVERS - Techniques to manage communications between relay servers are described. A system may include multiple relay servers each having an enhanced relay control module. The enhanced relay control module may be operative to manage communications between private clients communicating over the first relay server and the second relay server. The enhanced relay control module may establish a media channel between control ports for the first and second relay servers when a port range attribute for at least one of the first or second relay servers is turned off. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 12-24-2009 |