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20090292686 | DISAMBIGUATING TAGS IN FOLKSONOMY TAGGING SYSTEMS - Allowing users of a folksonomy tagging system to use any phrase they feel is relevant to the resource can lead to ambiguities within the system. For example, a user may tag a picture of a gift with the keyword “bow”. Another user may tag a picture of a bow and arrow with the keyword “bow”. This may cause a problem for someone searching with the keyword “bow” when looking for information about making a bow for a gift. The user looking for gift bows does not want to see search results for bows and arrows. Functionality can be implemented in a folksonomy tagging system to disambiguate tags by associating them with definitions. Associating ambiguous tags with appropriate definitions will increase search accuracy for users of folksonomy tagging systems, thus allowing users to find relevant information more efficiently. | 11-26-2009 |
20090307345 | AUTOMATED DIGITAL MEDIA CONTENT FILTRATION BASED ON RELATIONSHIP MONITORING - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for automated digital media content filtration based on relationship monitoring. The method determines a plurality of user relationships based at least in part on an online association between a user and a content producer. The method monitors each user relationship with each content producer for a relationship interaction between the user and the content producer. Furthermore, the method also identifies digital media content published by a content producer having a relationship with the user. A determined relevancy may be based on a strength factor derived at least in part on monitored relationship interactions between the user and the content producer that published the digital media content. The digital media content is presented to the user, with that having a greater relevancy weight having a higher priority than other digital media content available to the user from other content producers. | 12-10-2009 |
20100005106 | ASSISTING USERS IN SEARCHING FOR TAGGED CONTENT BASED ON HISTORICAL USAGE PATTERNS - A tagging event can be detected where a software entity is associated with a tag resulting from a user interaction. At least one situational attribute relating to the tagging event can be automatically determined. The one or more situational attribute can be stored in a data repository so that the stored situational attribute is associated with the tag. The detecting, determining, and storing can be repeated for a set of different tags, each associated with a software entity. A search of tagged software entities can be conducted. The results of the search can be modified based at least in part upon the stored situational attributes of the tagged software entities. | 01-07-2010 |
20100036888 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING TAGS - A method and system manage one or more tags for an item. The tags reside in a datastore. The method and system include associating the tag with at least one expiration condition and determining whether the at least one expiration condition has been met. If the expiration condition(s) have been met, then corrective action is taken for the tag while retaining the at least one item. | 02-11-2010 |
20100037141 | ENHANCING USER INTERACTION BY DISPLAYING IMAGES FROM A NETWORK - In a user-interactive method and system, a display application for enhancing user interaction over a network is provided. The method includes receiving preference information from a first user, the preference information indicating at least one type of image the first user wishes to view. In response to a network interaction being established between at least the first user and a second user, the method further includes retrieving a plurality of images associated with the second user based on the preference information. The method further includes displaying the plurality of images based on the preference information. | 02-11-2010 |
20100088364 | SOCIAL NETWORKING ARCHITECTURE IN WHICH PROFILE DATA HOSTING IS PROVIDED BY THE PROFILE OWNER - Social networking content can be served to a set of social networking users. The served social networking content can include semantic content associated with specific ones of the social networking users. The semantic content can be shared among different ones of the social networking users during the serving. At least a portion of the semantic content can be stored within a local data store associated with a computing device of the specific user to whom the semantic content applies. | 04-08-2010 |
20110153619 | PERSONALIZED CONTENT LINKS - Content with personalized content links are published at a server. The content and specified content characteristics of the content are received at the server. In addition, potential reader's personalization indicators are received by the server. The content is linked with the specified content characteristics and the potential reader's personalization indicators. The content is then published at the server. | 06-23-2011 |
20110153768 | E-MEETING PRESENTATION RELEVANCE ALERTS - Electronic meeting relevance alerts that include receiving, by a processing device, metadata related to an electronic meeting, comparing, by the processing device, the metadata with preferences of an attendee invited to the electronic meeting to determine a relevancy of the metadata to the attendee, and sending, by the processing device, a notification to the attendee responsive to the relevancy of the metadata to the attendee. | 06-23-2011 |
20120331141 | AUTOMATED DIGITAL MEDIA CONTENT FILTRATION BASED ON RELATIONSHIP MONITORING - Automated digital media content filtration is performed by establishing automatically, according to a tolerance parameter, a plurality of user relationships, each user relationship based on monitoring an online association between a user and a content producer. Filtration is also performed by monitoring determined user relationships, interacting with a plurality of independent servers to identify digital media content published by content producers having a user relationship with the user and determining a relevancy weight for each published digital media content item, the relevancy based on a strength factor. Filtration is still further performed by presenting the digital media content published by one or more of the content producers to the user such that digital media content having a greater relevancy weight receives a higher priority than other digital media content available to the user from the plurality of content producers. | 12-27-2012 |
20140351275 | CONTRIBUTOR IDENTIFICATION TOOL - An electronic document is parsed against a plurality of phrases. Each of the plurality of phrases indicates a text effect. It is determined that the electronic document includes a phrase at least similar to a first phrase of the plurality of phrases. A first contributor of the electronic document that is associated with the phrase is determined. A first text effect indicated by the phrase is determined. A mapping is created between the first contributor and the first text effect indicated by the phrase. The mapping is supplied for presenting of the electronic document. | 11-27-2014 |
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20110277012 | SYSTEM FOR AUGMENTING ACCESS TO RESOURCES - The different illustrative embodiments provide a method, data processing system, and computer program product for managing access to resources. A number of access permissions of a first user to a number of resources in a computer system are provided to a second user in response to a presentation of first credentials for the first user to the computer system. A level of presence of the first user relative to the computer system and/or the second user is monitored. The number of access permissions of the first user to the number of resources in the computer system continues to be provided to the second user as long as a preselected level of presence of the first user is present. | 11-10-2011 |
20120005566 | ADDING A COMPREHENSION MARKER TO A SOCIAL NETWORK TEXT ENTRY - A computer implemented method provides dynamically altered versions of a comprehension marker for a social network text entry. A computer presents a comprehension marker for a text entry in a social network. The comprehension marker provides additional information to explain the text entry. Dynamically altered versions of the comprehension marker from other readers are then received and presented. | 01-05-2012 |
20120136866 | ASSISTING USERS TO INTERACT APPROPRIATELY TO CONFORM TO THE NORM OF THE SOCIAL NETWORKING GROUP - A method, system and computer program product for assisting users to interact appropriately in social networking groups. Content posts in a social networking group are scanned and parsed in order to identify the events that led to these content posts. Each event is categorized and assigned a level of importance based on various factors, such as age, the number of comments and the environmental factors. These categorized events are grouped based on importance. A baseline of normal social acceptable behavior for the social networking group is established based on these grouped categorizations. Once a baseline of normal social acceptable behavior for the social networking group has been established, the user's content posts are analyzed in light of this baseline so that the user may be informed of potential faux pas in the social networking group and provided assistance to conform to the norm of that social networking group. | 05-31-2012 |
20120254225 | GENERATING CONTENT BASED ON PERSONA - According to one aspect of the present invention, a method, operable on a processing device, for generating content based on a persona, the persona comprising one or more persona triggers and one or more persona parameters, may include analyzing, by the processing device, one or more events identified by one or more persona triggers resulting in one or more event characteristics. The method may also include performing, by the processing device, a comparison between the one or more event characteristics and one or more persona parameters. The method may also include generating content, by the processing device, based at least in part on the comparison between the one or more event characteristics and the one or more persona parameters. | 10-04-2012 |
20130007895 | MANAGING ACCESS CONTROL FOR A SCREEN SHARING SESSION - A method, system or computer usable program product for filtering content in a screen sharing session based on user access rights including initiating the screen sharing session between a first and nth user, displaying the content on a first screen of the first user wherein the content is derived from a content source including a content representation and including a set of secure elements requiring access rights to view, determining a first subset of secure elements that the nth user has access rights to view, and transmitting the content representation and the first subset of secure elements to the nth user during the screen sharing session. | 01-03-2013 |
20130244791 | Video Game Modification Based on User State - Provided are techniques for modifying the action of a computer game based upon information corresponding to a user. Information may include, but is not limited to, the health and social status of a user and current events. Information related to a particular game player is collected and mapped to moves, scenes and scoring algorithms corresponding to a game. If necessary, moves, scenes and scoring algorithms in the game are modified to accommodate the particular player based upon the collected information. | 09-19-2013 |
20140006768 | SELECTIVELY ALLOWING CHANGES TO A SYSTEM | 01-02-2014 |
20140067982 | DETERMINING AN ESTIMATION OF MESSAGE RESPONSE TIME - A first computer receives a first chat message from a second computer within a first chat session. The first computer determines an initial estimated response time to the first chat message, based on chat history of a user of the first computer, and sends the initial estimated response time to the second computer. The first computer then determines a subsequent estimated response time, which is based on the activity of a user of the first computer. The first computer adds the initial estimated response time and the subsequent estimated response time to determine a total estimated response time, which is then sent to the second computer. | 03-06-2014 |
20140149521 | USING EXTENSIONS TO ROUTE COMMUNICATIONS IN A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT - Routing incoming communications in a data processing system is provided. In response to receiving a current incoming communication to a communication address associated with the data processing system, it is determined whether an extension is associated with the current incoming communication. In response to determining that an extension is associated with the current incoming communication, the extension associated with the current incoming communication is determined to match an extension in a list of extensions corresponding to a plurality of profiles in the data processing system. Then, the current incoming communication is routed to a profile in the plurality of profiles that corresponds to the extension associated with the current incoming communication. | 05-29-2014 |
20140173696 | WEB CONFERENCE OVERSTAY PROTECTION - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for managing participants of a web conference that follows a first web conference. A computer determines that a second web conference will use a web conference channel continuously following the completion of a first web conference using the web conference channel. The computer determines that a participant of the first web conference that is connected to the web conference channel at the start of the second web conference is not authorized to attend the second web conference and the computer disconnects from the web conference channel the participant that is not authorized to attend the second web conference. | 06-19-2014 |
20140173701 | WEB CONFERENCE OVERSTAY PROTECTION - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for managing participants of a web conference that follows a first web conference. A computer determines that a second web conference will use a web conference channel continuously following the completion of a first web conference using the web conference channel. The computer determines that a participant of the first web conference that is connected to the web conference channel at the start of the second web conference is not authorized to attend the second web conference and the computer disconnects from the web conference channel the participant that is not authorized to attend the second web conference. | 06-19-2014 |
20140201269 | PERSONALIZING A SOCIAL NETWORKING PROFILE PAGE - A computer network comprising a number of user devices and a preferences control module, in which the preferences control module receives user preferences from an owner of a social network profile, receives data describing a viewer of the owner's social networking profile, and distinguishes a number of artifacts on the owner's social networking profile from other artifacts on the profile based on the user preferences and data describing a viewer of the owner's social networking profile. A method of personalizing a social networking profile page within a computer network, the method comprising receiving user preferences from an owner of a social network profile, receiving data describing a viewer of the owner's social networking profile, and differentiating artifacts available on the owner's social networking profile based on the user preferences and data describing a viewer of the owner's social networking profile. | 07-17-2014 |
20140201283 | PERSONALIZING A SOCIAL NETWORKING PROFILE PAGE - A method of personalizing a social networking profile page within a computer network, the method comprising receiving user preferences from an owner of a social network profile, receiving data describing a viewer of the owner's social networking profile, and differentiating artifacts available on the owner's social networking profile based on the user preferences and data describing a viewer of the owner's social networking profile. | 07-17-2014 |
20140344351 | DISPLAYING USER'S DESIRED CONTENT BASED ON PRIORITY DURING LOADING PROCESS - There are provided a method, a system and a computer program product for customizing a loading message to be displayed during a loading process. The system receives, from a client device used by a user, an event message that indicates a start of the loading process. The system receives, from the client device, one or more content sources. The system selects a content source among the one or more content sources. The system displays content from the selected content source to the user during the loading process. | 11-20-2014 |
20140344887 | INHERITING SOCIAL NETWORK INFORMATION - Various embodiments provide for inheriting social network information from a first user to one or more other users. In various examples, rule-based criteria (e.g., origination, update frequency, access, event occurrence and/or proficiency) are utilized for allowing a first user to bestow (e.g., transfer/share/delegate) social network information (e.g., authorization, access, contact(s), document(s), video(s), file(s), image(s), post(s), blog(s), content, rule(s) and/or control) to a second user. | 11-20-2014 |
20140359474 | MAXIMIZING INFORMATION CONSUMPTION IN EMBEDDED EXPERIENCE APPS/POP-UPS AND NEWSFEED/ACTIVITY STREAMS - A system, method and computer program product for controlling information to be displayed on a display device may be provided. The system may display on a first display view, electronic data which includes interactable data. The system may detect that the interactable data is selected by a user. The system may identify redundant data between the electronic data and content to be rendered responsive to selecting the interactable data. The system may hide the identified redundant data from the content to be rendered or the original content of the electronic data. The system may display, on a second display view, the content without the identified redundant data. | 12-04-2014 |
20150039697 | Identifying Content in an Incoming Message on a Social Network - Identifying content in an incoming message on a social network includes categorizing a sender-recipient relationship between a sender and a recipient of an incoming message in an activity stream in a display. | 02-05-2015 |
20150039701 | Identifying Content in an Incoming Message on a Social Network - Identifying content in an incoming message on a social network includes categorizing a sender-recipient relationship between a sender and a recipient of an incoming message in an activity stream in a display. | 02-05-2015 |
20150081807 | INITIATING SOCIAL INTERACTION BASED ON E-MAIL CONTENT - Arrangements described herein relate to initiating social interaction based on e-mail content. Information associated with an e-mail being composed by a user can be analyzed to determine whether content of the e-mail is appropriate for incorporation into at least one social system. Responsive to determining that the content of the e-mail is appropriate for incorporation into at least one social system, a first option to enter the content of the e-mail in a first social system and a second option to enter the content of the e-mail in a second social system can be presented to the user. Responsive to the user selecting to enter the content of the e-mail in the first social system, a first entry in the first social system can be automatically created. The first entry can include the content of the e-mail composed by the user. | 03-19-2015 |
20150082190 | INITIATING SOCIAL INTERACTION BASED ON E-MAIL CONTENT - Arrangements described herein relate to initiating social interaction based on e-mail content. Information associated with an e-mail being composed by a user can be analyzed to determine whether content of the e-mail is appropriate for incorporation into at least one social system. Responsive to determining that the content of the e-mail is appropriate for incorporation into at least one social system, a first option to enter the content of the e-mail in a first social system and a second option to enter the content of the e-mail in a second social system can be presented to the user. Responsive to the user selecting to enter the content of the e-mail in the first social system, a first entry in the first social system can be automatically created. The first entry can include the content of the e-mail composed by the user. | 03-19-2015 |
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20120110463 | Application Recommendation - A method for application recommendation performed by a computerized application recommendation system includes receiving usage data for applications within a category of applications from a plurality of users, and providing a first user with a recommendation for a first application in the category of applications based, at least in part, on a change in the usage data. A computerized application recommendation system includes a processor and a memory. The processor is configured to receive usage data for applications in a category of applications from a plurality of users, and provide a first user with a recommendation for a first application in the category of applications based, at least in part, on a change in the usage data. | 05-03-2012 |
20120179973 | Application Recommendation - A method for application recommendation performed by a computerized application recommendation system includes receiving usage data for applications within a category of applications from a plurality of users, and providing a first user with a recommendation for a first application in the category of applications based, at least in part, on a change in the usage data. A computerized application recommendation system includes a processor and a memory. The processor is configured to receive usage data for applications in a category of applications from a plurality of users, and provide a first user with a recommendation for a first application in the category of applications based, at least in part, on a change in the usage data. | 07-12-2012 |
20120291053 | AUTOMATIC VOLUME ADJUSTMENT - A method for automatic volume adjustment performed by a physical computing system includes, with the computing system, determining a virtual proximity between a user and a number of applications running on the computing system, the virtual proximity based in part on a type of one of the number of applications, and with the computing system, automatically adjusting a volume of the number of applications linked with a sound peripheral connecting to the computing system, the volume of each of the number of applications being based on the virtual proximity. | 11-15-2012 |
20130325919 | RESOLVING A DEAD SHORTENED UNIFORM RESOURCE LOCATOR - A method of resolving a dead shortened Uniform Resource Locator (URL) comprising, with a processor, recognizing that a shortened link is a dead link, gathering data associated with the dead link, comparing data associated with the dead link with a number of potential live links, and generating a ranked list of potential live links that have been compared with the associated data. A system for resolving a dead shortened Uniform Resource Locator (URL) posted within a status update of a social networking site, comprising, a processor and a discovery module, in which the discovery module, upon selection of a shortened URL by a user of the social networking site, recognizes that the shortened URL is a dead shortened URL, gathers data associated with the status update, and redirects the user to a live URL based on the data associated with the status update. | 12-05-2013 |
20140006507 | Dynamic Security Question Compromise Checking Based on Incoming Social Network Postings | 01-02-2014 |
20140007206 | Notification of Security Question Compromise Level based on Social Network Interactions | 01-02-2014 |
20140007242 | Notification of Security Question Compromise Level based on Social Network Interactions | 01-02-2014 |
20140007247 | Dynamic Security Question Compromise Checking Based on Incoming Social Network Postings | 01-02-2014 |
20140157168 | COPY AND PASTE EXPERIENCE - An improved copy and paste experience includes capturing information about open applications including a screenshot of each of the open applications shown in a viewable area of the open applications; in response to receiving a copy command while the user is interacting with a first application, presenting the screenshots of the other open applications to the user for selection; in response to the user selecting one of the screenshots corresponding to a second application, displaying visual content segments from the second application; in response to receiving a user selection of two or more of the visual content segments, copying the selected visual content segments; and inserting the selected visual content segments into the first application such that original spatial relations between the visual content segments from the second application are maintained when the visual content segments are inserted into the first application. | 06-05-2014 |
20150135256 | Disambiguating conflicting content filter rules - A content filtering mechanism is enhanced to resolve conflicts in filtering rules (e.g., those created by a whitelist, on the one hand, and a blacklist, on the other hand). Preferably, a conflict between or among content filtering rules is resolved by selecting among conflicting rules based on a notion of “risk” associated with the rules. According to this risk-based approach, when two or more rules conflict with one another, the particular rule whose risk value has a predetermined relationship (e.g., aligns most closely) with a risk level associated with the application (applying the rules) then takes precedence. By selecting among conflicting rules based on risk, the potential or actual conflicts are disambiguated, with the result being that the content is filtered appropriately. | 05-14-2015 |
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20080202540 | Cigarette Customization Apparatus and Associated Method - An apparatus for customizing an as-formed cigarette is provided, wherein the as-formed cigarette has a cylindrical rod configuration defining a longitudinal axis, and includes a filter rod portion and a contiguous tobacco rod portion. Such an apparatus comprises a feeder unit configured to feed an as-formed cigarette, from a plurality of as-formed cigarettes, to a register position. An imprinting unit is configured to interact with the as-formed cigarette in the register position so as to imprint at least one of an alphanumeric character and a graphical character thereon. An associated method is also provided. | 08-28-2008 |
20090194118 | SYSTEM FOR ANALYZING A FILTER ELEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH A SMOKING ARTICLE, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A system and associated method for analyzing a filter element of at least one of a filter rod and a smoking article is provided. At least one sensor element is adapted to interact with the filter element so as to determine an object insertion status with respect thereto and to generate an output signal in response. The object insertion status includes at least one of an object presence within the filter element, an object absence from the filter element, a proper insertion of an object into the filter element, a defective insertion of an object into the filter element, a proper object within the filter element, and a defective object within the filter element. An analysis unit is in communication with the at least one sensor element and responsive to the output signal therefrom to generate an indicia corresponding to the object insertion status. | 08-06-2009 |
20100186351 | Method and apparatus for customizing cigarette packages - An apparatus for customizing a cigarette package is provided, wherein the cigarette package is configured to receive a plurality of as-formed cigarettes therein. Such an apparatus comprises a feeder unit configured to feed one of a plurality of cigarette packages to a register position. An imprinting unit is configured to interact with the cigarette package in the register position so as to imprint at least one of an alphanumeric character and a graphical character thereon. An associated method is also provided. | 07-29-2010 |
20100192962 | EQUIPMENT AND ASSOCIATED METHOD FOR INSERTION OF MATERIAL INTO CIGARETTE FILTERS - Filter rods for use in the manufacture of cigarette filter elements are provided, with each rod having a longitudinal axis and incorporating a generally longitudinally extending filter material and a generally longitudinally extending strand within that filter material. A filter making unit receives a continuous supply of a filter material, and forms the filter material into a gathered composite having a continuous cylindrical shape. A continuous supply of a strand (e.g., colored thread) is provided and is introduced into the filter material gathered composite in the tongue of the filter making unit. The filter material and continuous strand positioned therein are formed into a continuous rod having the strand material laterally positioned within that rod, and the continuous rod is subdivided at pre-determined longitudinal intervals to provide a plurality of rod portions. | 08-05-2010 |
20140100099 | EQUIPMENT AND ASSOCIATED METHOD FOR INSERTION OF MATERIAL INTO CIGARETTE FILTERS - Filter rods for use in the manufacture of cigarette filter elements are provided, with each rod having a longitudinal axis and incorporating a generally longitudinally extending filter material and a generally longitudinally extending strand within that filter material. A filter making unit receives a continuous supply of a filter material, and forms the filter material into a gathered composite having a continuous cylindrical shape. A continuous supply of a strand (e.g., colored thread) is provided and is introduced into the filter material gathered composite in the tongue of the filter making unit. The filter material and continuous strand positioned therein are formed into a continuous rod having the strand material laterally positioned within that rod, and the continuous rod is subdivided at pre-determined longitudinal intervals to provide a plurality of rod portions. | 04-10-2014 |
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20110113367 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING OPTIONS TO CUSTOMIZE SETTINGS FOR USER MESSAGING - A method for displaying various types of messages received from a network to which an information handling system, such as a computer, is connected. A selection is made from a list of application programs installed on the system as to whether or not messages are displayed when selected ones of the application programs are running on the system. A message display system can be operated by preventing display of messages when the display of the system is in a particular mode, such as one of full screen mode or presentation mode. A selection may be made as to which types of messages are to be displayed. Only those types of messages that are selected are displayed on a display of the system. A medium can have code thereon for causing a system to implement the method. An information handling system, such as a computer, can have a processor and memory for storing instructions to implement the method. | 05-12-2011 |
20120262489 | Relative and Absolute Screen Rotation Draft Agent - An approach is provided where a request is received to rotate graphical objects displayed on a display screen from a first orientation to a second orientation, the request received from a user operating the machine. The second orientation of the graphical objects is calculated based on a rotational reference that is included in the request. The graphical objects are then displayed on the display screen at the calculated second orientation, with the second orientation being visually rotated from the first orientation. | 10-18-2012 |
20120266100 | Dynamic Tile Billboard User Interface - According to one disclosed embodiment, an approach is provided in which a user action directed at a selected graphical user interface (GUI) control displayed on a display screen is received at a machine. The selected GUI control corresponds to a software application and the selected GUI control is used to launch the software application. The system detects that the user action is a billboard request. Billboard data corresponding to the software application is retrieved and displayed on the display screen. In addition, the displaying of the billboard data inhibits execution of the software application. | 10-18-2012 |
20120311485 | Moving A Tile Across Multiple Workspaces - According to one disclosed embodiment, an approach is provided in which a multi-workspace request is received at a machine while the machine is operating in a single workspace mode and while the machine is displaying a first single workspace on a display screen accessible by the machine. The machine includes a number of single workspaces and each of the single workspaces has spaces to display a number of tiles that each correspond to an application. A multi-workspace mode is displayed on the display screen, with the displaying of the multi-workspace mode including displaying a set of the single workspaces on the display screen. Each of the set of single workspaces is displayed in a reduced size in comparison to the single workspace mode. | 12-06-2012 |
20120324400 | Rotation Of Multi-Workspace Environment Containing Tiles - According to one disclosed embodiment, an approach is provided to rotate a workspace displayed on a display screen. The workspace includes visual tiles displayed in a grid layout of columns and rows. A current aspect ratio of the display screen is identified. A current row value and a current column value associated with each of the visual tiles is retrieved. The current aspect ratio is inverted resulting in a new aspect ratio of the display screen. Each of the plurality of visual tiles is rotated ninety degrees. A new row value associated with each of the visual tiles is set to the current column value and a new column value associated with each of the visual tiles is set to the current row value. Each rotated tile is displayed at the new row and column values using the new aspect ratio. | 12-20-2012 |
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20080208129 | INJECTION TUBE FOR CATHETER DEVICES - A medical device is provided including a catheter shaft having a lumen extending therethrough with a splittable wall portion along a side of the lumen, and a tube that extends through at least a portion of the lumen and is configured to provide a patent path of fluid communication. | 08-28-2008 |
20080242932 | Endoscopic Securing System - An endoscopic securing system for use with a cap member disposed on the distal end of an endoscope, the securing system including a tether and a safety coupling. The safety coupling is attached around the body of an endoscope and is coupled to the cap member by the tether to prevent distal movement or dislodgment of the cap member. When the system is placed onto an endoscope, the tethers extend axially along the endoscope to the safety coupling. The clamp can also be disposed proximally adjacent to a ridge on the endoscope to prevent the safety coupling from moving distally toward the cap member. | 10-02-2008 |
20090018500 | BALLOON CATHETER WITH DEFLATION MECHANISM - A balloon catheter including an inflatable balloon affixed to a catheter. The proximal end of the balloon is fixedly connected to the distal end of the catheter, and the distal end of the balloon is supported by stiffening member that extends distally from the distal end of the catheter and through the interior of the balloon. The distal end of the catheter comprises one or more apertures that are in fluid communication with an inflation lumen extending through the catheter. A deflation mechanism is disposed about the stiffening member and is configured to facilitate the flow of an inflation fluid through the interior volume of the balloon and towards the aperture. | 01-15-2009 |
20090024087 | BALLOON FOLDING CONTROL MECHANISM - A balloon catheter including an inflatable balloon affixed to a catheter. The proximal end of the balloon is affixed to the distal end of the catheter so as to provide an air tight seal there between. A stiffening member extends distally of the distal end of the catheter and forms a slip joint connection with the distal end of the balloon to permit the distal end of the balloon to axially move or translate relative to the distal end of the catheter. The slip joint allows the axial length of balloon to change during inflation or deflation without transferring tensile or compressive forces between the balloon and the catheter. A balloon folding control mechanism is disposed about the portion of the stiffening member traversing the interior of the balloon, and is configured to promote refolding of the balloon into a predetermined and desired folding configuration upon deflation. | 01-22-2009 |
20100121426 | Stent Introducer System - A stent delivery system for positioning a first and second stent the first and second branch lumens of a bifurcation. The stent delivery system includes stent introducers and a sheath or catheter having a frangible wall. A method of delivering stents to anatomies such as bifurcated ducts or vessels. | 05-13-2010 |
20110184345 | ERCP Catheter with a Removable Handle for Lithotriptor Compatible Basket - An ERCP catheter having a removable handle for a lithotriptor compatible basket is disclosed. The removable handle allows the catheter and handle assembly to be removed, leaving the basket in place within the duct and facilitates the use of a lithotriptor for mechanically crushing stone captured in the basket. | 07-28-2011 |
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20090152343 | AUTHENTICATION METHODS FOR USE IN FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS AND INFORMATION BANKING - A method for conducting a financial transaction can be used by a person using a mobile device to conduct the transaction. The mobile device receives information related to the person that can be used for authentication purposes, such as a PIN or biometric data. The mobile device then authenticates the person by verifying the information received. If the person is authenticated, the transaction is completed using the mobile device, and if the person is not authenticated, the transaction is prevented. | 06-18-2009 |
20090157454 | TRANSACTION CONTROL METHODS FOR USE IN FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS AND INFORMATION BANKING - A method for conducting a financial transaction involves a person using a mobile device. The mobile device accesses information regarding the proposed financial transaction and determines, based on that information, whether the proposed transaction is permissible according to pre-set preferences associated with the person. Some of these preferences may be controllable by the person, and other preferences may be only partially controllable or not controllable by the person. The proposed transaction is denied if it is determined not to be permissible, and the proposed transaction is allowed if it is determined to be permissible. If the transaction is denied, the person may be presented with the option of changing the preferences, and authentication may be necessary to do so. | 06-18-2009 |
20090157560 | INFORMATION BANKING AND MONETIZATION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION - Information related to a person can be processed and monetized according to several methods. The person is provided control over monetization of information that is related to him or her. This information may be received and stored by a storage entity, such as an information bank. Upon confirmation of a purchase agreement between the person and a purchaser, the information is made available to the purchaser, and the person receives value in exchange for the information. The information may be collected and stored for later bulk or incremental monetization at the control of the person. | 06-18-2009 |
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