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| 20100037069 | Integrated Cryptographic Security Module for a Network Node - A system that provides a cryptographic unit that generates secret keys that are not directly accessible to software executed by a controller. The cryptographic unit can include a restrictor device, a finite state machine, a random number generator communicatively and a memory. The memory stores values generated by the random number generator. The restrictor device and the finite state machine include hardware logic that restricts access or changes to the contents of the memory. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100037293 | Systems and Methods for Security in a Wireless Utility Network - Methods and systems a provided for security in a wireless utility network. The methods and systems use different levels of trust to securely enroll new nodes into a network through other nodes acting as proxies. A node's security state with respect to another node in the network is categorized into one of several trust levels. A node responds to certain requests, actions or messages depending based on its trust level with the other entity. Initially, a node is not trusted. A first trust level is established based on a digital certificate that is stored in a node when the node is manufactured. A second trust level is established based on a second digital certificate obtained from a certifying authority while a node is in the first trust level. A node with a verified second certificate can be fully enrolled in the network and participate as a network node with minimal or no constraints. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20110040960 | Method and System for Securely Updating Field Upgradeable Units - Devices and methods for securely upgrading devices, such as field upgradeable units, are disclosed. In response to receiving an update object, a device may determine whether a predefined location of memory includes a predetermined value. Based on the value in the predefined location, the device may store the received update object in a verification portion of the memory. After verifying the authenticity of the update object, the device may copy the update object from the verification portion of the memory to an inactive portion. The inactive portion of the memory can be swapped with an active portion of the memory, such that the inactive portion becomes active. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20120036250 | System, Method and Program for Detecting Anomalous Events in a Utility Network - A utility network communication device is provided to detect whether anomalous events occur with respect to at least one node in a utility network. The communication device has recorded therein threshold operating information and situational operating information. The threshold operating information includes data indicative of configured acceptable operating parameters of the nodes in the utility network based on respective locational information of the nodes. The situational information includes data indicative of configured operation data expected to be received from nodes in the utility network during a predetermined time period, based on a condition and/or event occurring during the predetermined time period. The communication device receives operation data from nodes in the network, and determines whether the received operation data from a node in the network constitutes an anomalous event based on a comparison of the received operation data with (i) the threshold operating information defined for the node and (ii) the situational information. The communication device outputs notification of any determined anomalous event. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20130128894 | Registration and Data Exchange Using Proxy Gateway - A system and method is presented for broadcasting from a utility node a request for network routing information, receiving at the utility node routing information from neighboring utility nodes in response to the broadcast request, and registering the utility node with an access point that provides ingress and egress to and from the network. A node is selected to function as a proxy gateway for one or more other nodes in the network. A new utility node becomes connected to one or more utility networks by registering with the proxy gateway. The proxy gateway transmits registration requests and registration information from each node to a back office server and/or a Domain Name Server via an access point for which the proxy gateway functions as its proxy. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130229947 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR DETECTING ANOMALOUS EVENTS IN A UTILITY NETWORK - A communication device detects whether anomalous events occur with respect to at least one node in a utility network. The communication device has recorded therein threshold operating information and situational operating information. The threshold operating information includes data indicative of configured acceptable operating parameters of nodes in the network based on respective locational information of the nodes. The situational information includes data indicative of configured operation data expected to be received from nodes in the network during a predetermined time period, based on a condition and/or event occurring during the time period. The communication device receives operation data from nodes in the network, and determines whether the operation data from a node constitutes an anomalous event based on a comparison of the received operation data with (i) the threshold operating information defined for the node and (ii) the situational information. The communication device outputs notification of any determined anomalous event. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20140281528 | Secure End-to-End Permitting System for Device Operations - A permitting system for controlling devices in a system includes a permit issuing agent that receives a command to be sent to a device. Based upon at least one attribute of the command, the permit issuing agent identifies one or more business logic modules that is pertinent to the command. Each business logic module has a respectively different set of business rules associated with it. Each identified business logic module determines whether the command complies with the business rules associated with that module. If the command is determined to comply with the business rules of all of the identified business logic modules, the agent issues a permit for the command, and the permit is sent to the device for execution of the command. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20150058918 | SECURE END-TO-END PERMITTING SYSTEM FOR DEVICE OPERATIONS - A permitting system for controlling devices in a system includes a permit issuing agent that receives a command to be sent to a device. Based upon at least one attribute of the command, the permit issuing agent identifies one or more business logic modules that is pertinent to the command. Each business logic module has a respectively different set of business rules associated with it. Each identified business logic module determines whether the command complies with the business rules associated with that module. If the command is determined to comply with the business rules of all of the identified business logic modules, the agent issues a permit for the command, and the permit is sent to the device for execution of the command. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150106894 | RETURN MATERIAL AUTHORIZATION FULFULLMENT SYSTEM FOR SMART GRID DEVICES WITH CUSTOMER SPECIFIC CRYPTOGRAPHIC CREDENTIALS - A method for removing credentials from a smart grid device includes: receiving, by a receiving device, a removal request, wherein the removal request includes a device identifier associated with a smart grid device and is signed by an entity associated with a set of security credentials stored in a memory of the smart grid device, the set of security credentials restricting access to one or more components or operations of the smart grid device; extracting, by a processing device, the device identifier included in the received removal request; generating, by the processing device, a permit configured to remove the set of credentials from the smart grid device, wherein the generated permit includes the extracted device identifier; and transmitting, by a transmitting device, the generated permit to the smart grid device for removal of the set of credentials from the memory of the smart grid device. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150120922 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR DETECTING ANOMALOUS EVENTS IN A UTILITY NETWORK - A communication device detects whether anomalous events occur with respect to at least one node in a utility network. The communication device has recorded therein threshold operating information and situational operating information. The threshold operating information includes data indicative of configured acceptable operating parameters of nodes in the network based on respective locational information of the nodes. The situational information includes data indicative of configured operation data expected to be received from nodes in the network during a predetermined time period, based on a condition and/or event occurring during the time period. The communication device receives operation data from nodes in the network, and determines whether the operation data from a node constitutes an anomalous event based on a comparison of the received operation data with (i) the threshold operating information defined for the node and (ii) the situational information. The communication device outputs notification of any determined anomalous event. | 04-30-2015 |
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| 20150213394 | CLIENT REQUEST FULFILLMENT USING A CASE MANAGEMENT TOOL - Embodiments of the present invention provide clients with single contact points for communication channels in order to submit client requests for accounts in various regions. Depending on the type of client and the type of client request, the client requests are routed to the appropriate representatives for resolving the client requests without passing off the clients to multiple representatives that handle different types of client requests. The representatives may include dedicated service representatives, a group of dedicated service representatives, general service representatives, a general international team of representatives working the business hours of the client, and individual regional teams of representatives. The representatives may utilize a case management tool to open cases for client requests and track the cases throughout the resolution process. Additionally, representatives may utilize an assignment tool as a source of information to determine how to route the client requests within the institution for resolution. | 07-30-2015 |
| 20150213455 | CLIENT REQUEST WORKFLOW ASSIGNMENT USING AN ASSIGMENT TOOL - Embodiments of the present invention provide clients with single contact points for communication channels in order to submit client requests for accounts in various regions. Depending on the type of client and the type of client request, the client requests are routed to the appropriate representatives for resolving the client requests without passing off the clients to multiple representatives that handle different types of client requests. The representatives may include dedicated service representatives, a group of dedicated service representatives, general service representatives, a general international team of representatives working the business hours of the client, and individual regional teams of representatives. The representatives may utilize a case management tool to open cases for client requests and track the cases throughout the resolution process. Additionally, representatives may utilize an assignment tool as a source of information to determine how to route the client requests within the institution for resolution. | 07-30-2015 |
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| 20100083692 | VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE FOR PERMANENT MAGNET MOTOR - A drive system for a compressor of a chiller system includes a variable speed drive. The variable speed drive is arranged to receive an input AC power at a fixed AC input voltage and fixed input frequency and provide an output AC power at a variable voltage and variable frequency. The variable speed drive includes a converter connected to an AC power source providing the input AC voltage. The converter is arranged to convert the input AC voltage to a DC voltage. A DC link is connected to the converter. The DC link is arranged to filter and store the DC voltage from the converter. A first inverter and a second inverter are each connected to the DC link. A motor includes stator windings connected between the first inverter and the second inverter to power the motor by the output AC power from the first inverter and the second inverter. The motor is connectable to a compressor of the chiller system to power the compressor. The motor may be a permanent magnet synchronous motor. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100083693 | VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE WITH PULSE-WIDTH MODULATED SPEED CONTROL - A drive system for a compressor of a chiller system includes a variable speed drive. The variable speed drive receives an input AC power at a fixed input AC voltage and a fixed input frequency, and provides an output AC power at a variable voltage and variable frequency. The variable speed drive includes a converter connected to an AC power source. The converter is arranged to convert the input AC voltage to a DC voltage. A DC link is connected to the converter and configured to filter and store the DC voltage from the converter. An inverter is connected to the DC link. A motor is connectable to the compressor for powering the compressor. A controller is arranged to control switching in the converter and the inverter. The controller is arranged to apply randomized pulse width modulation to vary the switching frequency of transistors in the converter and the inverter at each switching cycle. The motor may be a permanent magnet synchronous motor. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100084935 | PERMANENT MAGNET SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR AND DRIVE SYSTEM - A hybrid motor for powering a compressor of a chiller system includes a first rotor portion and a first stator portion configured as a permanent magnet motor and a second rotor portion and a second stator portion configured as a reluctance motor. The second rotor portion includes a reluctance-type rotor, and the second stator portion includes electromagnetic windings capable of inducing a rotary magnetic field. The first rotor portion and the second rotor portion are attached to a common drive shaft. The reluctance motor is arranged to generate start-up torque and initiate rotation of the drive shaft until the drive shaft achieves a predetermined rotational speed. The permanent magnet motor is arranged to power the drive shaft between the predetermined rotational speed and a maximum rotational speed. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100085000 | VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE FOR PERMANENT MAGNET MOTOR - A drive system for a compressor of a chiller system includes a variable speed drive. The variable speed drive is arranged to receive an input AC voltage at a fixed AC input voltage and provide an output AC power at a variable voltage and variable frequency. The variable speed drive includes a converter connected to an AC power source providing the input AC voltage. The converter is arranged to convert the input AC voltage to a DC voltage. A DC link is connected to the converter. The DC link filters and stores the DC voltage from the converter. An inverter is connected to the DC link. A motor connectable to the compressor for powering the compressor. An active filter connected in parallel with the motor. The active filter is arranged to generate high frequency currents having a magnitude and opposite polarity, with respect to the output AC power of the variable speed drive. The high frequency currents generated by active filter substantially cancel out high frequency currents flowing into the motor. | 04-08-2010 |
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| 20120298960 | Hetero-Junction Tunneling Transistor - A hetero-junction tunneling transistor having a first layer of p++ silicon germanium which forms a source for the transistor at one end. A second layer of n+ silicon material is deposited so that a portion of the second layer overlies the first layer and forms the drain for the transistor. An insulating layer and metallic gate for the transistor is deposited on top of the second layer so that the gate is aligned with the overlying portions of the first and second layers. The gate voltage controls the conduction between the source and the drain and the conduction between the first and second layers occurs by vertical tunneling between the layers. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20120305891 | GRAPHENE CHANNEL TRANSISTORS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - Embodiments of graphene channel transistors and methods for producing same are provided herein. In some embodiments, a graphene channel transistor may include a substrate a having a source region, a drain region, and a dielectric material disposed between the source and drain regions; a channel region comprising a graphene layer disposed atop the dielectric material and partially atop the source and drain regions; and a composite gate electrode comprising an insulator layer disposed atop the graphene layer and a conductive layer disposed atop the insulator layer. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20130143330 | Energetic Material Reaction Characteristic Detector - A reaction characteristic detector comprising a ladder assembly including a plurality of rungs, where each rung in the plurality of rungs comprises a reaction passage determiner spaced a distance from a point of an energetic material reaction initiation. Each reaction passage determiner has at least one characteristic that is configured to change in response to the reaction occurring proximate to the reaction passage determiner. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130206290 | CARBON NANOTUBE EXPLOSIVES - A micro-explosive material is provided. The micro-explosive material can include a carbon nanotube and a solid oxidizer attached to the carbon nanotube. The carbon nanotube with the solid oxidizer attached thereto is operable to burn per an exothermic chemical reaction between the carbon nanotube and the solid oxidizer such that a controlled burn and/or an explosive burn is provided. The micro-explosive material can be used as a heat generator, a gas generator, a micro-thruster, a primer for use with a larger explosive material, and the like. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20140216288 | CARBON NANOTUBE AND POROUS SUBSTRATE INTEGRATED ENERGETIC DEVICE - Embodiments of energetic devices are provided herein. In some embodiments, an energetic device may include a substrate having a plurality of pores formed in a portion of the substrate; a plurality of carbon nanotubes disposed proximate the plurality of pores such that a reaction within one of the plurality of pores or the plurality of carbon nanotubes initiates a reaction within the other of the plurality of pores or the plurality of carbon nanotubes; a solid oxidizer disposed in the plurality of pores and the carbon nanotubes; and an initiator to initiate a reaction within one of the plurality of pores or the plurality of carbon nanotubes. | 08-07-2014 |
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| 20150095619 | REQUEST CHANGE TRACKER - An example request change tracker may be used to create, modify, monitor, and report events occurring within a development and testing pipeline with respect to one or more computing applications. A request change tracker may include a pipeline event detector, a testing stage detector, a control module, and a reporting module. The pipeline event detector detects a pipeline event indicative of a status of a code module with respect to a pipeline. The testing stage detector determines the associated testing stage in the pipeline, based on the pipeline event. The control module initiates actions with respect to the pipeline, based on the determined testing stage. The reporting module updates a reporting log with information related to the state, progress and results of a testing stage in the pipeline. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150095903 | PRODUCT DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM - A product deployment system of an electronic document is described. An example product deployment system includes a deployment processor, a remote execution module, and a plan manager. The deployment processor may be configured to receive a request to deploy an application, generated a deployment plan, provide the deployment plan to the plan manager, and trigger a command to be sent from the remote execution module to the target hosts in the target host set. The plan manager provides the deployment plan to the target host set in response to receiving the identification of the deployment plan from the target host set. The plan manager may also monitor execution of the deployment plan by the target host set without saving a state of deployment process that is being performed at the target host set. The plan manager may also react to perceived failures that may occur at the target host set. | 04-02-2015 |
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| 20080271139 | DETERMINATION OF ACCESS CHECKS IN A MIXED ROLE BASED ACCESS CONTROL AND DISCRETIONARY ACCESS CONTROL ENVIRONMENT - A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for access control in a mixed discretionary access control and role based access control environment. In one embodiment, an execution access for a command is determined using a set of role based authorizations for a user invoking the command. In response to a determination that the user invoking the command is authorized based on the set of role based authorizations, a privilege in a set of privileges associated with the command is raised. Raising the privilege in the set of privileges bypasses discretionary access control checks. In response to a determination that the user invoking the command is unauthorized based on the set of role based authorizations, an execution access for the command is determined using a set of discretionary access mode bits associated with the command. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080294592 | FRAMEWORK FOR MANAGING ATTRIBUTES OF OBJECTS - A computer implemented method, computer program product, and system for managing objects. Responsive to receiving a find-rule method, and a path-rule table, wherein the path-rule table contains a set of paths, wherein each path references an object, wherein a file system locates the object using the path, and wherein the object has at least one attribute not known to the file system, a path-rule table identifier is created. The path-rule table is associated with the path-rule table identifier to form an associated path-rule table. The find-rule method is associated with the path-rule table identifier to form an associated find-rule method. The path-rule table identifier, the associated path-rule table, and the associated find-rule method are stored. The path-rule table identifier is returned. | 11-27-2008 |
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| 20130096938 | MANAGING HEALTHCARE SERVICES - System and method for facilitating a medical order/prescription of a prescription product, including a memory device to store predefined forms for the prescription product corresponding to a plurality of providers. A receiver receives prescription product information for the prescription product, patient intake information for the patient, including provider information for the patient, and a benefits summary related to the patient. A transmitter transmits the benefits verification request. A processor can be configured to generate the benefits verification request for the patient based on the patient intake information, select one of the predefined forms based on at least the patient provider information, populate at least one field of the selected predefined form based on the user intake information, and release the populated predefined form to facilitate a medical order/prescription of the prescription product to the patient. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20140180705 | MANAGING HEALTHCARE SERVICES - System and method for facilitating a medical order/prescription of a prescription product, including a memory device to store predefined forms for the prescription product corresponding to a plurality of providers. A receiver receives prescription product information for the prescription product, patient intake information for the patient, including provider information for the patient, and a benefits summary related to the patient. A transmitter transmits the benefits verification request. A processor can be configured to generate the benefits verification request for the patient based on the patient intake information, select one of the predefined forms based on at least the patient provider information, populate at least one field of the selected predefined form based on the user intake information, and release the populated predefined form to facilitate a medical order/prescription of the prescription product to the patient. | 06-26-2014 |
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| 20090124837 | GAS PHASE SYNTHESIS OF 2,3,3,3-TETRAFLUORO-1-PROPENE FROM 2-CHLORO-3,3,3-TRIFLUORO-1-PROPENE - A multi-step process for preparing 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene comprising the steps of (a) contacting a starting material comprising 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoro-1-propene with hydrogen fluoride in the presence of activated first catalyst selected from the group consisting of antimony-halides, iron-halides, titanium halides, and tin-halides, to produce an intermediate composition; and (b) contacting said intermediate composition with a second catalyst of activated carbon to produce a final product comprising 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090203945 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING FLUORINATED ORGANIC COMPOUNDS - A method for producing fluorinated organic compounds, including hydrofluoropropenes, which preferably comprises converting at least one compound of formula (I): | 08-13-2009 |
| 20120149951 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING FLUORINATED ORGANIC COMPOUNDS - Disclosed are processes for the production of fluorinated olefins, preferably adapted to commercialization of CF | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120203036 | GAS PHASE SYNTHESIS OF 2,3,3,3-TETRAFLUORO-1-PROPENE FROM 2-CHLORO-3,3,3-TRIFLUORO-1-PROPENE - A multi-step process for preparing 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene comprising the steps of (a) contacting a starting material comprising 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoro-1-propene with hydrogen fluoride in the presence of activated first catalyst selected from the group consisting of antimony-halides, iron-halides, titanium halides, and tin-halides, to produce an intermediate composition; and (b) contacting said intermediate composition with a second catalyst of activated carbon to produce a final product comprising 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20130131403 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING FLUORINATED ORGANIC COMPOUNDS - Disclosed is a method for producing fluorinated organic compounds, including hydrofluoropropenes, which preferably comprises converting at least one compound of formula (I): | 05-23-2013 |
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| 20150072826 | TANDEM AXLE DISCONNECT WITH SYNCHRONIZED OVERDRIVE - A torque transfer assembly for a tandem axle drive train, having a first synchronizer assembly including a first portion arranged to non-rotatably connect to a power input shaft arranged to receive torque from an engine, a second synchronizer assembly, an overdrive gear assembly engageable with the first synchronizer assembly, and an inter-axle differential gear (IAD) arranged to engage first and second power shafts, and engaged with the second synchronizer assembly. In a differential mode, a first torque path is formed from the power input shaft to a first axle through the first synchronizer, the power shafts, the IAD and second synchronizer, and a second torque path is formed from the power input shaft to a second axle through the first synchronizer, the power shafts, and the IAD, and, in overdrive mode, a third torque path is formed from the power input shaft to the first axle through the first synchronizer. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150110430 | BEARING ASSEMBLY INCLUDING TAPERED ROLLERS AND SPHERICAL ROLLING ELEMENTS - A bearing assembly is provided. The assembly includes a plurality of tapered rollers and a plurality of spherical rolling elements. A first inner ring defines a first inner raceway on which the plurality of tapered rollers run, and a second inner ring defines a second inner raceway on which the plurality of spherical rolling elements run. A unitary outer ring includes a first portion defining a first outer raceway on which the plurality of tapered rollers run, and a second portion defining a second outer raceway on which the plurality of spherical rolling elements run. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150133261 | ROLLER BEARING ASSEMBLY FOR A PINION IN A MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVE TRAIN - A roller bearing assembly for a motor vehicle drive train is provided. The roller bearing assembly includes a bearing including an inner ring, an outer ring and roller elements rotatably supporting the inner ring with respect to the outer ring. The roller elements include a first roller element and a second roller element. The inner ring includes a first section for supporting the first roller element on the head of the pinion and a second section for supporting the second roller element on the tail of the pinion. The first section is thinner than the second section. | 05-14-2015 |
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| 20080251888 | Method and Apparatus for Self-Contained Automatic Decoupling Capacitor Switch-Out in Integrated Circuits - An integrated circuit (IC) includes power supply interconnects that couple to a power source. The integrated circuit includes electronic devices that perform desired functions and further includes decoupling capacitor circuits that provide noise reduction throughout the integrated circuit. In one embodiment, each decoupling capacitor circuit includes a decoupling capacitor and a switching circuit. The switching circuit connects the decoupling capacitor to the power supply interconnects during a connect mode when the switching circuit detects no substantial decoupling capacitor leakage. However, the switching circuit effectively disconnects the decoupling capacitor from the power supply interconnects during a disconnect mode when the switching circuit detects substantial decoupling capacitor leakage. The decoupling capacitor circuit self-initializes in the connect mode without external control signals and is thus self-contained. Because of the self-contained nature of the decoupling capacitor circuit, an integrated circuit may contain an array of decoupling capacitor circuits without expenditure of substantial chip real estate for respective decoupling capacitor control lines. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20090108920 | ENERGY-SAVING CIRCUIT AND METHOD USING CHARGE EQUALIZATION ACROSS COMPLEMENTARY NODES - An energy-saving circuit and method using charge equalization across complementary nodes reduces power consumption in memory circuits and other circuits such as wide multiplexers having complementary high-capacitance nodes. A change detection circuit detects a state change to be applied to the bitlines, and generates a pulse if a state change is to be applied. A pass gate connected between the nodes is activated in response to the pulse to equalize the charge on the bitlines. The driver circuit enable inputs are also delayed, so that the bitlines are not driven until after the charge has been equalized and the pass gate disabled. In one embodiment, the driver circuits are only enabled momentarily by a pulsed output of the change detector and keeper circuits are employed to retain the bitlines in their asserted states. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20100308663 | ISOLATING FAULTY DECOUPLING CAPACITORS - The present invention generally provides a decoupling capacitor circuit that is configured to determine whether a decoupling capacitor is defective. Upon determining that the decoupling capacitor is defective, the decoupling capacitor circuit may disconnect the decoupling capacitor from both, a positive segment and a negative segment of a power grid. In some embodiments, the decoupling capacitor circuit may be configured to reconnect the decoupling capacitor to the power grid upon receiving a reset signal. | 12-09-2010 |
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| 20140164064 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SERVING ELECTRONIC CONTENT - A system and methods are provided for serving content in response to content queries or requests. When a request is received, for content to be presented to a specified user, candidate content items are identified, possibly based on matches between attributes of the user and attributes of the items' target audiences. For each item, a history indicating the frequency (e.g., total number) and/or recency with which impressions of the candidate item were previously presented to the user is retrieved and used to determine a modifier value, which is applied to a calculated or generated probable click-through-rate (pCTR) to produce a modified probability that the user would act on the item if it is served to him or her. Each item's estimated value is computed by multiplying a bid associated with the item and the modified probability; the results are ranked and the top-ranked item(s) are served. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140207564 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SERVING ELECTRONIC CONTENT - A system and methods are provided for serving content in response to content queries or requests. When a request is received, for content to be presented to a specified user, candidate content items are identified, possibly based on matches between attributes of the user and attributes of the items' target audiences. For each item, a history indicating the frequency (e.g., total number) and/or recency with which impressions of the candidate item were previously presented to the user is retrieved and used to determine a modifier value, which is applied to a calculated or generated probable click-through-rate (pCTR) to produce a modified probability that the user would act on the item if it is served to him or her. Each item's estimated value is computed by multiplying a bid associated with the item and the modified probability; the results are ranked and the top-ranked item(s) are served. | 07-24-2014 |
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| 20110004520 | SYSTEM TO PRESENT BUSINESS NETWORK NOTIFICATIONS IN CONJUNCTION WITH DISPLAY ADVERTISEMENTS - Some embodiments of the present invention provide a mechanism for displaying in conjunction with a display advertisement one or more social network notifications or business network notifications generated from an online or web-based social/business networking service. The social/business network notifications displayed to a particular user generally include content that is associated with persons to whom the particular user is connected via a person-to-person connection established via the social/business networking service, and content that has some nexus to the display advertisement. In some instances, the network notification may relate to an interaction that a user has had with one or more services provided by the business or social networking service. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20130226709 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO PRESENT NETWORK NOTIFICATIONS IN CONJUNCTION WITH DISPLAY ADVERTISEMENTS - Some embodiments of the present invention provide a mechanism for displaying in conjunction with a display advertisement one or more social network notifications or business network notifications generated from an online or web-based social/business networking service. The social/business network notifications displayed to a particular user generally include content that is associated with persons to whom the particular user is connected via a person-to-person connection established via the social/business networking service, and content that has some nexus to the display advertisement. In some instances, the network notification may relate to an interaction that a user has had with one or more services provided by the business or social networking service. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20140122571 | Target Criterion-Based Data File Distribution - A system may include a network interface and a batch processor coupled to the network interface. The batch processor may be configured to obtain social network profiles corresponding to entities and to obtain a target criterion. The batch processor may be configured to identify at least some of the entities based on a relationship between the social network profiles and the target criterion and to transmit, via the network interface, a data file to a computing device of the at least some of the entities, wherein the data file contains information related, at least in part, to the target criterion. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140149206 | COMBINED SPONSORED AND UNSPONSORED CONTENT GROUP - A system may include a unified content platform configured to obtain an unsponsored content group from unsponsored content group sources, each unsponsored content group having at least one unsponsored content element, wherein the unsponsored content groups are obtained based on a relevance of at least some unsponsored content elements to a characteristic of a user. The system may further include a sponsored content platform configured to generate a master content group based on the unsponsored content groups and a sponsored content group, the sponsored content group having at least one sponsored content element and an associated bid, wherein the master content group is obtained based on the relevance of the at least some unsponsored content elements and a relevance of the sponsored content element to the characteristic of the user and the associated bid. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20150039406 | INDEPENDENT TARGETED SPONSORED CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system may include a database configured with individual partitions, one of the partitions corresponding to a sponsored content campaign of a social network. The system may further include multiple servers each communicatively coupled to the database, and each configured to implement a campaign having a campaign termination criterion. Each of the servers may include a processor configured to track sponsored content event data received from a user device based on the campaign and transmit the event data to the database and terminate the campaign based on a comparison of the event data as received from a partition of the database corresponding to the campaign and an estimation of event data not received from the database. The database may be configured to store the event data as received from the servers in the partition corresponding to the campaign upon receipt of the event data. | 02-05-2015 |
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| 20090070133 | System and Method for Providing a Near Matches Feature in a Network Environment - An apparatus for providing a feature in a network environment is provided that includes a central website operable to interface with one or more end users and to manage information related to one or more of the end users. One or more searches are conducted for one or more of the end users, and one or more attributes previously determined by a selected one of the end users are varied to offer one or more additional matches to the selected end user, and the additional matches are different from matches offered to the selected end user based on the previously determined attributes. In more specific embodiments, the central website offers the additional matches based on a number of current matches being served to the selected end user. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20100077032 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ENHANCED MATCHING BASED ON QUESTION RESPONSES - In one example embodiment, an apparatus is provided that includes a central website that interfaces with one or more end users to establish a profile for each of the end users to be used in matching the end users to each other for a potential relationship. Information is provided in the profile and the information includes relevant characteristics of corresponding end users. A first end user is asked one or more questions after their profile is established, the questions being posed to a second end user whose respective profile has also been established and whose profile has already been matched to the first end user's profile. Answers for the questions from the first and second end users are compared and a subsequent message is sent to the first end user if the answers provided by the first end user and the second end user are compatible. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20120226991 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ENHANCED MATCHING BASED ON QUESTION RESPONSES - In one example embodiment, an apparatus is provided that includes a central website that interfaces with one or more end users to establish a profile for each of the end users to be used in matching the end users to each other for a potential relationship. Information is provided in the profile and the information includes relevant characteristics of corresponding end users. A first end user is asked one or more questions after their profile is established, the questions being posed to a second end user whose respective profile has also been established and whose profile has already been matched to the first end user's profile. Answers for the questions from the first and second end users are compared and a subsequent message is sent to the first end user if the answers provided by the first end user and the second end user are compatible. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20130090130 | System And Method For Matching Using Location Information - In one embodiment, a method executed by at least one processor includes receiving first historical location information identifying a first location area at which a first user was present at a first time and receiving second location information identifying a second location area at which a second user was present at a second time. The method includes determining that the first historical location information and the second location information each correspond to a particular location area and determining that a characteristic related to the first user corresponds to a preference related to the second user. In response to these determinations, the method includes causing information related to the first user to be presented to the second user. The information related to the first user includes the first location area of the first user relative to the second location area of the second user. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20150088629 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR GENERATING AND PROVIDING OFFERS TO A USER - Methods and systems for providing offers to a user through a user interface are disclosed. A first offer having a first price to a user through the user interface is provided. A user input indicating an acceptance to the first offer through the user interface is received. A request is transmitted to a payment processor to process a payment from a payment account of the user for the first price. A message from the payment processor in response to the request that the first request cannot be completed is received. A first message is processed to generate a second offer having a second price, wherein the second price is lower than the first price. The second offer to the user through the user interface. | 03-26-2015 |
