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20100054333 | VIDEO TRAFFIC BANDWIDTH PREDICTION - Video traffic bandwidth prediction may be provided. Frames of a video stream may be encoded according to a compression scheme. The encoded frames may be received and, depending on the type of frame, may be used to predict the size of other frames of the stream. The predicted frame sizes may then be used to allocate bandwidth for transmission of the video stream. | 03-04-2010 |
20110032428 | VIDEO TRAFFIC SMOOTHING - Video traffic smoothing may be provided. A video stream may be divided into segments for transmission. For each segment, a desired transmission rate and a range of possible transmission rates may be established. The desired transmission rate may be evaluated to determine whether the rate may result in an overflow and/or a starvation of a memory buffer associated with a receiver. The transmission rate and/or the segment size may be varied to avoid these scenarios. | 02-10-2011 |
20110032429 | Video transmission using video quality metrics - Video traffic transmission using video quality metrics may be provided. A video stream comprising a plurality of frames may be received. For each frame, a determination may be made whether or not to drop the frame rather than saving and/or transmitting it to an end user, thereby conserving network bandwidth. This determination may be made on the basis of a threshold metric, such as a size ratio between frames, an average frame size, an average quality metric. | 02-10-2011 |
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20100017341 | Method and systems for predicting solar energy production - A method of anticipating a short-term future electrical energy demand of an energy trader's customers includes calculating a short-term future net electrical energy demand required to meet the demand of customer facilities which have a solar energy generating system or systems in a geographic region. The method further includes determining a resulting difference, expressed as a shortfall or surplus, between the short-term future net electrical energy demand and an amount of electrical energy purchased in long-term contracts for the supply of the customer facilities, and bargaining a buying price or a selling price for energy in a short-term future or day-ahead market based on the shortfall or surplus. A method for hedging energy sales or purchases in a short-term future or day-ahead market includes determining an historical performance of a regional net energy forecasting methodology for a facility or facilities which have solar energy generating systems in a geographical region. The method further includes estimating a difference between the maximum cost of energy in a spot market and an energy trader's minimum price of energy for each hour bid in the short-term future or day-ahead market, determining a risk factor associated with energy sales or purchases from the historical performance and the estimated difference, and purchasing or selling options to buy energy at the previous day's day-ahead market price based on the determined risk factor. | 01-21-2010 |
20130013486 | Method and System for Predicting Solar Energy Production - A method for hedging energy sales or purchases in a short-term future or day-ahead market includes determining an historical performance of a regional net energy forecasting methodology for a facility or facilities which have solar energy generating systems in a geographical region. The method further includes estimating a difference between the maximum cost of energy in a spot market and an energy trader's minimum price of energy for each hour bid in the short-term future or day-ahead market, determining a risk factor associated with energy sales or purchases from the historical performance and the estimated difference, and purchasing or selling options to buy energy at the previous day's day-ahead market price based on the determined risk factor. | 01-10-2013 |
20150177415 | Method and Apparatus For Forecasting Solar Radiation And Solar Power Production Using Synthetic Irradiance Imaging - In an embodiment, measurements are simulated of direct normal irradiance, diffuse horizontal and global horizontal irradiance from groups of two or more photovoltaic arrays and/or irradiance sensors which are located in close proximity to each other and which have different tilt and azimuth angles. 5 Irradiance measurements derived from solar power system power measurements are combined with measurements made by irradiance sensors to synthesize an image of ground level global horizontal irradiance which can be used to create a vector describing motion of that image of irradiance in an area of interest. A sequence of these irradiance images can be transformed into a time series from 10 which a motion vector can be derived. | 06-25-2015 |
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20140173783 | PRECISION GENE TARGETING TO A PARTICULAR LOCUS IN MAIZE - The present invention claims methods for the stable integration of exogenous DNA into a specific locus, E32, in the maize genome through the use of zinc finger nucleases. Maize plants and plant parts that were transformed by the methods of the invention are claimed. The invention is useful for creating desirable traits such as herbicide resistance, herbicide tolerance, insect resistance, insect tolerance, disease resistance, disease tolerance, stress tolerance, and stress resistance in maize The E32 locus represents a superior site for inserting foreign genes because native agronomic phenotypes are not disturbed. | 06-19-2014 |
20140182018 | Combinations of Cry1Ab and Cry1Fa as an insect resistance management tool - Compositions for controlling lepidopteran insects use Cry1Fa and Cry1Ab core toxin containing proteins in combination to delay or prevent development of resistance. | 06-26-2014 |
20150184193 | TRAIT STACKING STRATEGY FOR CORN INTROGRESSION - A method is provided to decrease the time required to introgress three or more desired traits from donor plant lines into an elite plant background. The method comprises crossing two donor plants, wherein the donor plants have each been backcrossed to have a high recurrent parent percentage and share one desired locus to be introgressed into the elite plant background. | 07-02-2015 |
20150184253 | MOLECULAR MARKERS ASSOCIATED WITH MAL DE RIO CUARTO VIRUS IN MAIZE - This invention relates to methods for identifying maize plants that having increased MRCV resistance. The methods use molecular markers to identify and to select plants with increased MRCV resistance. Maize plants generated by the methods of the invention are also a feature of the invention. | 07-02-2015 |
20150184254 | GENETIC LOCI ASSOCIATED WITH MAL DE RIO CUARTO VIRUS IN MAIZE - This invention relates to methods for identifying maize plants that having decreased MRCV. The methods use molecular markers to identify and to select plants with decreased MRCV or to identify and deselect plants with decreased MRCV. Maize plants generated by the methods of the invention are also a feature of the invention. | 07-02-2015 |
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20140149544 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING RIGHTS MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR NETWORK SERVICES - A first device implements an application platform that is shared with a second device. The application platform can be implemented so that the first device and the second device operate to have a same identity to at least the network service. The first device provides a user interface in order to receive input for accessing or using the network service. Additionally, the first device communicates input received in response to providing the user interface to the network service. The first device can receive a token from the network service in response to communicating the input. Additionally, the first device can communicate a set of data items to the second device. The set of data items includes the token and one or more identifiers that enable the second device to access and use the network service while appearing as the first device to the network service. | 05-29-2014 |
20140149876 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE OF NETWORK SERVICES IN RECEIVING CONTENT AND DATA - A first device implements an application platform that is shared with a second device. The application platform can be implemented so that the first device and the second device operate to have a same identity to at least the network service. The first device provides a user interface in order to receive input for accessing or using the network service. Additionally, the first device communicates input received in response to providing the user interface to the network service. The first device can receive a token from the network service in response to communicating the input. Additionally, the first device can communicate a set of data items to the second device. The set of data items includes the token and one or more identifiers that enable the second device to access and use the network service while appearing as the first device to the network service. | 05-29-2014 |
20140150079 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATING MULTIPLE DEVICES WITH A SAME CREDENTIAL - A first device implements an application platform that is shared with a second device. The application platform can be implemented so that the first device and the second device operate to have a same identity to at least the network service. The first device provides a user interface in order to receive input for accessing or using the network service. Additionally, the first device communicates input received in response to providing the user interface to the network service. The first device can receive a token from the network service in response to communicating the input. Additionally, the first device can communicate a set of data items to the second device. The set of data items includes the token and one or more identifiers that enable the second device to access and use the network service while appearing as the first device to the network service. | 05-29-2014 |
20140222944 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTELY CONTROLLING NETWORK RESOURCES - A personal network may be established by interconnecting a plurality of satellites as part of the personal network. Each satellite may be configured to communicate with one or more other satellites. On any given one of the plurality of satellites, data indicating a connectivity status for the one or more other satellites is automatically received, and information indicating a capability of the one or more other satellites is automatically received. The given satellite may be configured to enable at least one other corresponding satellite in the plurality of satellites to be made available for use, so that a capability of the at least one other corresponding satellite is made available for the given satellite. | 08-07-2014 |
20140330950 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING THE ESTABLISHMENT AND USE OF A PERSONAL NETWORK - A personal network may be established by interconnecting a plurality of satellites as part of the personal network. Each satellite may be configured to communicate with one or more other satellites. On any given one of the plurality of satellites, data indicating a connectivity status for the one or more other satellites is automatically received, and information indicating a capability of the one or more other satellites is automatically received. The given satellite may be configured to enable at least one other corresponding satellite in the plurality of satellites to be made available for use, so that a capability of the at least one other corresponding satellite is made available for the given satellite. | 11-06-2014 |
20150381343 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING MEDIA STREAM BUFFERS OF MEDIA OUTPUT DEVICES IN ORDER TO SYNCHRONIZE MEDIA CONTENT OUTPUT - A controller output device monitors a media stream buffer on each of multiple receiver output devices. The controller output device determines, at a given instance of time, a buffer data size value of the media stream buffer on each of the receiver output devices. Additionally, the controller output device determines a playback state and a buffer state of one or more of the receiver output devices at the given instance of time, based on the buffer data size values of the media stream buffer of each of the one or more receiver output devices. | 12-31-2015 |
20150382050 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZING MEDIA OUTPUT DEVICES CONNECTED ON A NETWORK - A media output device operates to receive audio and/or video data for a content item. The audio and/or video data can be communicated from another device over a network. The output device generates an audio or video output for the content item based on the audio or video data. While receiving the audio or video data, the output device determines an instance of time that is synchronized to an external clock reference. The output device also determines an output correction to perform based at least in part on the synchronized instance of time. The output device adjusts the output to include the output correction. | 12-31-2015 |
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20080314537 | Fibrous blend and method of making - A mixed polymer fiber, comprising a crosslinked polymer fiber comprising carboxyalkyl cellulose and a galactomannan polymer or a glucomannan polymer, and cellulose fiber. | 12-25-2008 |
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20080319107 | Fibrous blend and methods of preparation - A method for making crosslinked fibers containing cellulose fibers in which an aqueous solution comprising a carboxyalkyl cellulose and a galactomannan polymer or a glucomannan polymer in water is treated with a first crosslinking agent to provide a gel; the gel mixed with a water-miscible solvent to provide mixed polymer fibers; cellulose fibers are added to the mixed polymer fibers; and these fibers are treated with a second crosslinking agent to provide crosslinked fibers. | 12-25-2008 |
20080319108 | Method of making a mixed polymer composite fiber and cellulose fiber - A method for making a fibrous blend of crosslinked mixed polymer composite fibers in which an aqueous solution comprising a carboxyalkyl cellulose and a galactomannan polymer or a glucomannan polymer and first cellulose fibers in water is treated with a first crosslinking agent to provide a gel; the gel mixed with a water-miscible solvent to provide mixed polymer fibers; second cellulose fibers are added to the crosslinked mixed polymer composite fibers; and these fibers may be treated with a second crosslinking agent to provide crosslinked composite fibers. The second crosslinking treatment may be before or after the addition of the second cellulose fibers. | 12-25-2008 |