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20080298822 | SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING MEDIA UNITS AND AN ASSOCIATED MEDIA ROLL - Media rolls, support structures for the media rolls, and media processing systems are provided. A media roll may include an identification transponder having retrievable information regarding the media units and associated media unit transponders wound around a core of the media roll. A support structure may include a spindle for supporting a media roll and include an identification coupler for communicating with the identification transponder. In addition to the spindle having the identification coupler, the media processing systems may include a second coupler for encoding the media unit transponders and a printhead for printing indicia onto the media units. The information retrieved from the identification transponder may be used to adjust one or more encoding and/or printing settings of the systems. | 12-04-2008 |
20110074553 | PRINTER ENCODER ADAPTED FOR POSITIONING ABOARD A MOBILE UNIT - A printer/encoder system is provided for mounting to a mobile unit, such as a forklift-type vehicle. The printer/encoder system is adapted for printing and encoding one or more media units that may be stored in a media supply assembly of the printer/encoder system. The printer/encoder system may be mounted to the mobile unit using a mobile unit mounting assembly having a shock resistance system for protecting at least portions of the printer/encoder system from mechanical shocks or vibrations that are commonly associated with mobile unit movement. The printer/encoder system may include an encoder assembly structured to encode a transponder, such as a radio frequency identification (RFID) transponder, on a media unit. The printer/encoder system may include an encoder assembly having a modular design. | 03-31-2011 |
20110169615 | ADAPTIVE CONTROL FOR IMPROVED RFID TRANSPONDER READ AND WRITE PERFORMANCE - System, methods and computer program product are provided for an adaptive control for adjusting the electromagnetic interrogation signal of an RFID transceiver where said signal is used to read and/or write to an RFID transponder, or to adjust the gain of the RFID transceiver, or adjust both the gain and the signal strength. The system includes a RFID transceiver having at least a transmitter portion and a receiver portion and capable of generating electromagnetic signals, a signal-to-noise ratio module, and an adaptive control module that adjusts the power of the electromagnetic signal of the transmitter portion or the gain of the receiver portion according to the signal-to-noise ratio of a first electromagnetic signal. In one embodiment the system may be employed in printer-encoder devices for reading or encoding RFID transponders during a printing process. | 07-14-2011 |
20120038951 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING WITH AN RFID TRANSPONDER - A system having a UHF RFID transceiver is adapted to communicate exclusively with a single electro-magnetically coupled transponder located in a predetermined confined transponder operating region. The system includes a near field coupling device comprising a plurality of lines connected in parallel with an unmatched load. The near field coupling device may be formed, for example on a printed circuit board with a plurality of electrically interconnected traces and a ground plane. The system establishes, at predetermined transceiver power levels, a mutual electro-magnetic coupling which is selective exclusively for a single transponder located in a defined transponder operating region. Also included are methods for selective communication with the transponder in an apparatus such as a printer-encoder. | 02-16-2012 |
20120108170 | MULTI-ELEMENT RFID COUPLER - An RFID communication system comprising a near field coupler that is capable of selectively communicating with a targeted transponder positioned among a group of multiple adjacent transponders. The coupler is configured to receive communication signals from a transceiver and transmit the signals to a targeted transponder in a transponder operating region. The coupler includes a number of radiating elements spaced apart and a switching element. The switching element selectively couples one or more of the radiating elements to the transceiver. The coupled elements transmit the signals into the transponder operating region by emanating a near field effect. The pattern of the near field effect may be adjusted by changing the combination of the coupled radiating elements. | 05-03-2012 |
20120212306 | ISOLATION DEVICES THAT PASS COUPLER OUTPUT SIGNALS - Various embodiments are directed to isolation devices, systems, methods and various means, for isolating ignition causing signals and/or explosions from hazardous or explosive environments. | 08-23-2012 |
20120270501 | Multi-Element RFID Coupler - An RFID communication system comprising a near field coupler that is capable of selectively communicating with a targeted transponder positioned among a group of multiple adjacent transponders. The coupler is configured to receive communication signals from a transceiver and transmit the signals to a targeted transponder in a transponder operating region. The coupler includes a number of radiating elements spaced apart and a switching element. The switching element selectively couples one or more of the radiating elements to the transceiver. The coupled elements transmit the signals into the transponder operating region by emanating a near field effect. The pattern of the near field effect may be adjusted by changing the combination of the coupled radiating elements. | 10-25-2012 |
20130300543 | MULTI-ELEMENT RFID COUPLER - An RFID communication system comprising a near field coupler that is capable of selectively communicating with a targeted transponder positioned among a group of multiple adjacent transponders. The coupler is configured to receive communication signals from a transceiver and transmit the signals to a targeted transponder in a transponder operating region. The coupler includes a number of radiating elements spaced apart and a switching element. The switching element selectively couples one or more of the radiating elements to the transceiver. The coupled elements transmit the signals into the transponder operating region by emanating a near field effect. The pattern of the near field effect may be adjusted by changing the combination of the coupled radiating elements. | 11-14-2013 |
20140132399 | Apparatus and Method for Communicating with an RFID Transponder - A system having a UHF RFID transceiver is adapted to communicate exclusively with a single electro-magnetically coupled transponder located in a predetermined confined transponder operating region. The system includes a near field coupling device comprising a plurality of lines connected in parallel with an unmatched load. The near field coupling device may be formed, for example on a printed circuit board with a plurality of electrically interconnected traces and a ground plane. The system establishes, at predetermined transceiver power levels, a mutual electro-magnetic coupling which is selective exclusively for a single transponder located in a defined transponder operating region. Also included are methods for selective communication with the transponder in an apparatus such as a printer-encoder. | 05-15-2014 |
20150161426 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING WITH AN RFID TRANSPONDER - A system having a UHF RFID transceiver is adapted to communicate exclusively with a single electro-magnetically coupled transponder located in a predetermined confined transponder operating region. The system includes a near field coupling device comprising a plurality of lines connected in parallel with an unmatched load. The near field coupling device may be formed, for example on a printed circuit board with a plurality of electrically interconnected traces and a ground plane. The system establishes, at predetermined transceiver power levels, a mutual electro-magnetic coupling which is selective exclusively for a single transponder located in a defined transponder operating region. Also included are methods for selective communication with the transponder in an apparatus such as a printer-encoder. | 06-11-2015 |
20150372363 | ISOLATION DEVICES THAT PASS COUPLER OUTPUT SIGNALS - Various embodiments are directed to isolation devices, systems, methods and various means, for isolating ignition causing signals and/or explosions from hazardous or explosive environments. | 12-24-2015 |
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20110295776 | RESEARCH MISSION IDENTIFICATION - A system and method is described herein that automatically determines if a user of a search engine is conducting a research mission and then provides one or more research tools, one or more specialized searches, one or more directed ads, and/or one or more marketplace events responsive to determining that the research mission is being conducted. The automatic provision of various events and/or tools responsive to determination of the research mission can advantageously improve the experience of the user conducting the research mission. | 12-01-2011 |
20120173520 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONTEXTUAL ACTIONS ON A SEARCH RESULTS PAGE - The present invention provides a method and system for providing targeted applications within a search engine results page. The method and system includes receiving a search query from a user and interpreting the search query. The method and system then first maps the interpreted query to one or more action templates, wherein mapping the interpreted query to one or more action templates comprises selecting one or more actions associated with the interpreted query. The method and system then maps the selected one or more actions associated with the interpreted query to a plurality of applications and selecting one or more applications associated with the one or more actions. Finally, the method and system displays the one or more applications within a search results page. | 07-05-2012 |
20130132433 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CATEGORIZING WEB-SEARCH QUERIES IN SEMANTICALLY COHERENT TOPICS - A method and system for categorizing web-search queries in semantically coherent topics. The method includes receiving plurality of web-search queries from one or more users and storing the plurality of web-search queries in a query log. The method further includes processing the plurality of web-search queries for topic generation by generating plurality of missions from the query log and merging together one or more missions belonging to a similar topic. Further, the method includes determining topical user profile of a user by matching each mission of the user with one or more relevant topics, and detecting user activity of the user from random user activity. Moreover, the method includes naming one or more semantically coherent topics using a set of common concept terms extracted from the plurality of web-search queries. The system includes one or more electronic devices, a communication interface, a memory, and a processor. | 05-23-2013 |
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20140156626 | EMBEDDED EXTERNALLY HOSTED CONTENT IN SEARCH RESULT PAGE - Architecture that enables user interaction in a search engine results page (SERP) with externally hosted content. A control hosted by an external data source is seamlessly embedded within the SERP, and then functions transparently as if the control were an internally hosted control. The architecture includes the capability to trigger the addition of the control to the SERP, embed the control within the SERP, and enable the control to interact with the SERP. To seamlessly embed the external control, a key is created that uniquely identifies the external control. The key is encoded and injected into the web document index. At query time, the key is detected and causes a link to be rendered within the SERP. When the querying user selects on the link, other elements in the SERP are moved aside to make room for the external control. | 06-05-2014 |
20140156627 | MAPPING OF TOPIC SUMMARIES TO SEARCH RESULTS - Architecture that facilitates the mapping of multimedia topic summaries from one data source, to web search results from another data source. An algorithmic technique is provided that discriminates (selects) between topic summaries that are wanted and not wanted for presentation to the search engine user based on a predetermine set of characteristics or features. Topic summaries are each pre-associated with a topic identifier. A page identifier is extracted from or created for the webpage that is used to match the topic identifiers to the correct webpage. The page identifier is aligned with the topic identifier of the topic summaries to find matches between topic summaries and webpages. Once alignment is completed, the correct topic identifier is inserted into the internal extended representation (e.g., associated with the content header) of every webpage, which enables the subsequent fetch of the topic summaries for display to users. | 06-05-2014 |
20140156631 | DECORATION OF SEARCH RESULTS BY THIRD-PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS - An ecosystem that enables content providers to decorate search results with interactive content. The searching user can then interact with the content and view the content without leaving the search results page. The content provider sends content and metadata to a content enrichment enabler that transforms the content into an enriched content, and receives back from the enrichment enabler a location identifier which includes information that identifies the provider and the location of the enriched content. The content provider then embeds the identifier in each of the content provider webpages for which such content has been produced. The identifier is indexed by a search engine to identify the interactive content and source thereof for surfacing on a search results page. The search result is decorated with an indicator that the user recognizes as the availability of the enriched content, and uses to access the content via the web page. | 06-05-2014 |
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20140172384 | Genetic, Metabolic and Biochemical Pathway Analysis System and Methods - Identifying pathways that are significantly impacted in a given condition is a crucial step in the understanding of the underlying biological phenomena. All approaches currently available for this purpose calculate a p-value that aims to quantify the significance of the involvement of each pathway in the given phenotype. These p-values were previously thought to be independent. Here, we show that this is not the case, and that pathways can affect each other's p-values through a “crosstalk” phenomenon that affects all major categories of existing methods. We describe a novel technique able to detect, quantify, and correct crosstalk effects, as well as identify novel independent functional modules. We assessed this technique on data from four real experiments coming from three phenotypes involving two species. | 06-19-2014 |
20140172385 | Genetic, Metabolic and Biochemical Pathway Analysis System and Methods - Identifying pathways that are significantly impacted in a given condition is a crucial step in the understanding of the underlying biological phenomena. All approaches currently available for this purpose calculate a p-value that aims to quantify the significance of the involvement of each pathway in the given phenotype. These p-values were previously thought to be independent. Here, we show that this is not the case, and that pathways can affect each other's p-values through a “crosstalk” phenomenon that affects all major categories of existing methods. We describe a novel technique able to detect, quantify, and correct crosstalk effects, as well as identify novel independent functional modules. We assessed this technique on data from four real experiments coming from three phenotypes involving two species. | 06-19-2014 |
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20100173426 | BIOMAKER IDENTIFYING THE REACTIVATION OF STAT3 AFTER SRC INHIBITION - A method of identifying cancer or an associated disorder comprising identifying and quantifying STAT3 occurring in a biological sample taken from a subject after administering a SFK inhibitor to said subject. | 07-08-2010 |
20120077806 | Deubiquitinase Inhibitors and Methods for Use of the Same - Disclosed herein are methods of inhibiting a deubiquitinase (DUB), methods of treating pathogenic infections (e.g., viral, bacterial, and/or parasitic), methods of inhibiting cell proliferation, methods of treating a neurodegenerative disease, methods of treating one or more symptoms of a neurodegenerative disease or a genetic disorder, and compounds. | 03-29-2012 |
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20140357673 | Deubiquitinase Inhibitors and Methods for Use of the Same - Disclosed herein are methods of inhibiting a deubiquitinase (DUB), methods of treating pathogenic infections (e.g., viral, bacterial, and/or parasitic), methods of inhibiting cell proliferation, methods of treating a neurodegenerative disease, methods of treating one or more symptoms of a neurodegenerative disease or a genetic disorder, and compounds. | 12-04-2014 |
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20120324496 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO COUNT AUDIENCE MEMBERS - Methods and apparatus to count audience members are disclosed. An example method includes identifying a first audience member present at a first time, incrementing a stored first count of a number of times the first audience member is present during a day part corresponding to the first time, incrementing a stored tuning occasion count, identifying a second audience member present at a second time, incrementing a stored second count of a number of times the second audience member is present during the day part, incrementing the stored tuning occasion count, determining a probability that an unidentified audience member is the first audience member based on the first count, the second count, and the tuning occasion count, and counting the first audience member based on a comparison of the probability to a threshold. | 12-20-2012 |
20130145022 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DETERMINE MEDIA IMPRESSIONS - Examples to determine media impressions are disclosed. An example method includes detecting a cookie identifier established by a database proprietor at a computing device, determining an impression of media, wherein the impression occurs after the cookie identifier is established, determining a first panelist identifier associated with the impression based on the cookie identifier, determining a second panelist identifier associated with the impression based on determination of a user identity by a panelist meter associated with the computing device, and storing an adjustment factor determined by comparing the first panelist identifier and the second panelist identifier. | 06-06-2013 |
20130226666 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO SAMPLE MARKETS BASED ON AERIAL IMAGES - Methods and apparatus to sample markets based on aerial images are disclosed. An example method includes identifying a first geographic area to be sampled for a first product, the identifying being based on an aerial image, estimating a density of the first product in the first geographic area, and calculating a sampling rule to be used in sampling the first geographic area for the first product. | 08-29-2013 |
20130226667 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO ANALYZE MARKETS BASED ON AERIAL IMAGES - Methods and apparatus to analyze market channels based on aerial images are disclosed. An example method includes determining, using a processor, whether a first element in an aerial image of a geographic area represents a man-made object; determining, using the processor, whether a second element in the aerial image represents a natural object; and estimating a market channel for the geographic area based on a second market channel for a second geographic area when the first element represents a man-made object and the second element represents a natural object | 08-29-2013 |
20140270355 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO ESTIMATE DEMOGRAPHY BASED ON AERIAL IMAGES - Methods and apparatus to estimate demography based on aerial images are disclosed. An example method includes analyzing a first aerial image of a first geographic area to detect a first plurality of objects, and estimating a demographic characteristic of the first geographic area based on the first plurality of objects. | 09-18-2014 |
20140324544 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DETERMINE DEMOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTIONS OF ONLINE USERS - Example methods and apparatus to determine demographic distributions of online users is disclosed. An example method includes obtaining first demographic information of first visitors to a first web site, obtaining second demographic information of second visitors to a second web site, the first and second visitors both comprising a same user, and determining a demographic distribution of the user based on the first and second demographic information. | 10-30-2014 |
20140358676 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DETERMINE AN ADJUSTMENT FACTOR FOR MEDIA IMPRESSIONS - Examples to determine media impressions are disclosed. An example method includes determining an exposure of first media, wherein the exposure occurs after a cookie identifier is received at a computing device, wherein the cookie identifier is received from a database proprietor, determining a first panelist identifier associated with the exposure based on the cookie identifier, determining a second panelist identifier associated with the exposure based on a determination of a user identity by a panelist meter associated with the computing device, determining an adjustment factor by comparing the first panelist identifier and the second panelist identifier, determining a number of impressions of second media from data logged by the database proprietor, the data logged in response to requests transmitted to the database proprietor in response to clients accessing the second media, and applying the adjustment factor to the number of impressions to determine an adjusted number of impressions. | 12-04-2014 |
20150095138 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DETERMINE AUDIENCE DUPLICATION IN CROSS-MEDIA CAMPAIGNS - A disclosed example method to determine audience duplication in cross-media campaigns involves determining a first duplicated audience reach for a demographic group between a total television audience and an internet publisher audience. The total television audience is representative of audience members across a plurality of television networks. The internet publisher audience is representative of audience members of one of a plurality of internet publishers. The example method involves determining a second duplicated audience reach between the total television audience and the internet publisher audience for a media campaign based on the first duplicated audience reach. The example method involves determining a third duplicated audience reach between a television network audience and the internet publisher audience for the media campaign based on the second duplicated audience reach. The television network audience is representative of audience members exposed to the media campaign via one of the plurality of television networks. | 04-02-2015 |
20150229979 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO CALCULATE VIDEO-ON-DEMAND AND DYNAMICALLY INSERTED ADVERTISEMENT VIEWING PROBABILITY - Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to calculate video-on-demand viewing probability. Example methods disclosed herein include identifying a first set of households associated with a target set of categories that presented a first media having a first telecast delay, calculating first total tuning minutes and first total exposure minutes for the first set of households, identifying a second set of households that presented the first media having the first telecast delay and having a portion of the target set of categories, the second set of households having second total tuning minutes and second total exposure minutes for each category in the second set of households, calculating a household tuning proportion based on the first and second total tuning minutes, and calculating a household exposure proportion based on the first and second total exposure minutes, and calculating the panelist viewing probability associated with the first telecast delay based on a ratio of the household exposure proportion and the household tuning proportion. | 08-13-2015 |
20150269598 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO ESTIMATE DEMOGRAPHY BASED ON AERIAL IMAGES - Methods and apparatus to estimate demography based on aerial images are disclosed. An example method includes analyzing a first aerial image of a first geographic area to detect a first plurality of objects, analyzing a second aerial image of a second geographic area to detect a second plurality of objects, associating first demographic information to the second plurality of objects, the first demographic information obtained by a sampling of the second geographic area, and comparing the second plurality of objects to the first plurality of objects to estimate a demographic characteristic of the first geographic area based on the comparison. | 09-24-2015 |
20160063516 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO ESTIMATE COMMERCIAL CHARACTERISTICS BASED ON GEOSPATIAL DATA - Methods and apparatus to estimate commercial characteristics based on aerial images are disclosed. An example method includes identifying, using a computer vision technique, a feature in a first aerial image of a geographic location of interest, identifying a reference aerial image that includes the feature from a set of reference aerial images, the reference aerial image being associated with commercial characteristics, and associating a first one of the commercial characteristics with the location of interest. | 03-03-2016 |