Patent application number | Description | Published |
20120184456 | Methods and systems for analysis of nutraceutical associated components - The present disclosure relates to methods and systems that may be used for analysis of nutraceutical associated components. | 07-19-2012 |
20120253430 | Skin treatment including patterned light - Methods and systems for treating skin for aesthetic or health purposes are described. According to various embodiments, photoresponsive materials and light are delivered in a controlled fashion to produce a patterned distribution of a material in the skin. | 10-04-2012 |
20130016881 | Image Mapping to Provide Visual Geographic Path - Provided is a computer system and method for mapping a visual path. The method includes receiving one or more images included in a predefined area; receiving one or more parameters associated with the image; and integrating the images and parameters into a map of the predefined area to enable mapping the visual path through the predefined area in response to one or more input path parameters. | 01-17-2013 |
20130034288 | DISTORTION COMPENSATED IMAGING - Certain aspects can relate to responsive to the at least some input compensating information, imaging the at least the portion of the individual in a manner to limit at least some distorting effects of the at least the portion of the at least one distorting feature associated with the at least the portion of the individual at least partially by modifying a non-optical electromagnetic output from an imaging modality as applied to the at least the portion of the at least one distorting feature associated with the at least the portion of the individual. Certain aspects can relate to creating at least one conformal absence of a non-optical electromagnetic output to limit distortion to an imaging of an at least a portion of an individual resulting at least partially from at least one distorting feature associated with the at least the portion of the individual. | 02-07-2013 |
20130058470 | Computational systems and methods for identifying a communications partner - Methods, apparatuses, computer program products, devices and systems are described that carry out accepting at least one telephone communication from at least one member of a network; disambiguating the at least one search term including associating the at least one search term with at least one of network-participation identifier data or device-identifier data; and presenting the sender profile in association with the at least one telephone communication. | 03-07-2013 |
20130060624 | Computational systems and methods for regulating information flow during interactions - Methods, apparatuses, computer program products, devices and systems are described that carry out accepting at least one persona from a party to a transaction; evaluating the transaction; and negotiating receipt of at least one different persona from the party to the transaction at least partly based on an evaluation of the transaction. | 03-07-2013 |
20130060695 | Computational systems and methods for regulating information flow during interactions - Methods, apparatuses, computer program products, devices and systems are described that carry out accepting at least one request for personal information from a party to a transaction; evaluating the transaction; selecting a persona at least partly based on an evaluation of the transaction, wherein the persona is linked to a unique identifier that is at least partly based on a user's device-identifier data and the user's network-participation data; and presenting the persona in response to the request for personal information. | 03-07-2013 |
20130060759 | Computational systems and methods for disambiguating search terms corresponding to network members - Methods, apparatuses, computer program products, devices and systems are described that carry out accepting at least one search term corresponding to at least one member of a network; disambiguating the at least one search term including associating the at least one search term with at least one of network-participation identifier data or device-identifier data; and presenting a disambiguated search term at least partly based on at least one of the network-participation identifier data or the device-identifier data. | 03-07-2013 |
20130060848 | Computational systems and methods for linking users of devices - Methods, apparatuses, computer program products, devices and systems are described that carry out accepting device-identifier data corresponding to at least one communication device; accepting network-participation identifier data associated with a verified real-world user associated with the at least one communication device; and assigning a unique identifier at least partly based on the device-identifier data and the network-participation identifier data. | 03-07-2013 |
20130060851 | Computational systems and methods for regulating information flow during interactions - Methods, apparatuses, computer program products, devices and systems are described that carry out accepting at least one indication of an interaction involving at least one member of a network; creating a persona corresponding to the at least one member of a network, wherein the persona is at least partly based on the indication of an interaction; and presenting the persona for use in the interaction involving the at least one member of the network. | 03-07-2013 |
20130060852 | Computational systems and methods for regulating information flow during interactions - Methods, apparatuses, computer program products, devices and systems are described that carry out accepting at least one request for personal information from a party to a transaction; evaluating the transaction; selecting a persona at least partly based on an evaluation of the transaction, wherein the persona is linked to a unique identifier that is at least partly based on a user's device-identifier data and the user's network-participation data; and presenting the persona in response to the request for personal information. | 03-07-2013 |
20130060866 | Computational systems and methods for identifying a communications partner - Methods, apparatuses, computer program products, devices and systems are described that carry out accepting at least one email communication from at least one member of a network; disambiguating the at least one search term including associating the at least one search term with at least one of network-participation identifier data or device-identifier data; and presenting the sender profile in association with the at least one email communication. | 03-07-2013 |
20130060868 | Computational systems and methods for identifying a communications partner - Methods, apparatuses, computer program products, devices and systems are described that carry out accepting at least one social network message from at least one member of a network; disambiguating the at least one search term including associating the at least one search term with at least one of network-participation identifier data or device-identifier data; and presenting the sender profile in association with the at least one. | 03-07-2013 |
20130060869 | Computational systems and methods for identifying a communications partner - Methods, apparatuses, computer program products, devices and systems are described that carry out accepting at least one social network message from at least one member of a network; disambiguating the at least one search term including associating the at least one search term with at least one of network-participation identifier data or device-identifier data; and presenting the sender profile in association with the at least one. | 03-07-2013 |
20130061333 | Computational systems and methods for verifying personal information during transactions - Methods, apparatuses, computer program products, devices and systems are described that carry out accessing at least one persona that includes a unique identifier that is at least partly based on a first user's device-identifier data and the first user's network-participation data; verifying the persona by comparing the first user's device-identifier data and the first user's network-participation data of the unique identifier to a second user's device-identifier data and the second user's network-participation data; and presenting the persona in response to a request for personal information. | 03-07-2013 |
20130106682 | Context-sensitive query enrichment | 05-02-2013 |
20130106683 | Context-sensitive query enrichment | 05-02-2013 |
20130106685 | Context-sensitive query enrichment | 05-02-2013 |
20130106695 | Context-sensitive query enrichment | 05-02-2013 |
20130106892 | Context-sensitive query enrichment | 05-02-2013 |
20130106893 | Context-sensitive query enrichment | 05-02-2013 |
20130106894 | Context-sensitive query enrichment | 05-02-2013 |
20130110804 | Context-sensitive query enrichment | 05-02-2013 |
20130135332 | Context-sensitive query enrichment - Structures and protocols are presented for facilitating a search partly based on a movement status of a search-capable device or on a position of a person's limb or on an association with another search-capable device. | 05-30-2013 |
20130182228 | REPEATABLY DISPLACEABLE EMANATING ELEMENT DISPLAY - One aspect relates to generating a repeatably displaceable emanating element display that may display at least part of an at least one synchronously modifiable oriented image based at least in part on alterable vehicle-related information, wherein the repeatably displaceable emanating element display may be synchronously modified as perceivable by a viewer at least partially by synchronizing an at least one repeatably displaceable display emanating element based at least in part on an orientation of the repeatably displaceable emanating element display as synchronously modified as perceivable by the viewer. | 07-18-2013 |
20130188887 | AUTOGENERATING VIDEO FROM TEXT - A method of converting user-selected printed text to a synthesized image sequence is provided. The method includes capturing a first image of printed text and generating a model information associated with the text. | 07-25-2013 |
20130200946 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVAL OF HARMONIC NOISE - An apparatus for removing harmonic noise from a power transmission line transmitting electricity at a primary frequency includes a filter and a controller coupled to the sensor and to an actuator-generator. The filter separates electricity at a harmonic of a primary frequency from the electrical signal transmitted by the power transmission line. The controller is configured to modulate consumption of electricity from the power transmission line. The consumption is controlled by electrical actuation of the actuator-generator, such that the electrical actuation of the actuator-generator causes consumption of electricity from the power transmission line at a harmonic of the primary frequency. The actuator-generator is coupled to an elastically deformable component, such that electrical actuation of the actuator-generator generates tension in the elastically deformable component. | 08-08-2013 |
20130216234 | DATA CENTER WITH FREE-SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS - A data center for executing a data processing application includes processing units, sub-units or servers. Each of the processing units, sub-units or servers can execute a part or all of the data processing application. The processing units, sub-units or servers are electrical disjoint with respect to data communications, but can communicate with each other over free space optical links. | 08-22-2013 |
20130228615 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCANNING A USER ENVIRONMENT AND EVALUATING DATA OF INTEREST - According to various embodiments, a mobile device continuously and/or automatically scans a user environment for tags containing non-human-readable data. The mobile device may continuously and/or automatically scan the environment for tags without being specifically directed at a particular tag. The mobile device may be adapted to scan for audio tags, radio frequency tags, and/or image tags. The mobile device may be configured to scan for and identify tags within the user environment that satisfy a user preference. The mobile device may perform an action in response to identifying a tag that satisfies a user preference. The mobile device may be configured to scan for a wide variety of tags, including tags in the form of quick response codes, steganographic content, audio watermarks, audio outside of a human audible range, radio frequency identification tags, long wavelength identification tags, near field communication tags, and/or a Memory Spot device. | 09-05-2013 |
20130229261 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCANNING A USER ENVIRONMENT AND EVALUATING DATA OF INTEREST - According to various embodiments, a mobile device continuously and/or automatically scans a user environment for tags containing non-human-readable data. The mobile device may continuously and/or automatically scan the environment for tags without being specifically directed at a particular tag. The mobile device may be adapted to scan for audio tags, radio frequency tags, and/or image tags. The mobile device may be configured to scan for and identify tags within the user environment that satisfy a user preference. The mobile device may perform an action in response to identifying a tag that satisfies a user preference. The mobile device may be configured to scan for a wide variety of tags, including tags in the form of quick response codes, steganographic content, audio watermarks, audio outside of a human audible range, radio frequency identification tags, long wavelength identification tags, near field communication tags, and/or a Memory Spot device. | 09-05-2013 |
20130230178 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCANNING A USER ENVIRONMENT AND EVALUATING DATA OF INTEREST - According to various embodiments, a mobile device continuously and/or automatically scans a user environment for tags containing non-human-readable data. The mobile device may continuously and/or automatically scan the environment for tags without being specifically directed at a particular tag. The mobile device may be adapted to scan for audio tags, radio frequency tags, and/or image tags. The mobile device may be configured to scan for and identify tags within the user environment that satisfy a user preference. The mobile device may perform an action in response to identifying a tag that satisfies a user preference. The mobile device may be configured to scan for a wide variety of tags, including tags in the form of quick response codes, steganographic content, audio watermarks, audio outside of a human audible range, radio frequency identification tags, long wavelength identification tags, near field communication tags, and/or a Memory Spot device. | 09-05-2013 |
20130265145 | STORAGE CONTAINER INCLUDING MULTI-LAYER INSULATION COMPOSITE MATERIAL HAVING BANDGAP MATERIAL - In one embodiment, a storage container includes a container structure defining at least one storage chamber. The container structure includes multi-layer insulation (MLI) composite material having at least one thermally-reflective layer. The at least one thermally-reflective layer includes bandgap material that is transmissive to radio-frequency electromagnetic radiation. | 10-10-2013 |
20130304366 | Map Display System and Method - Provided are a computer system and methods related to a map display. A method includes but is not limited to receiving a request for the map, the map illustrating one or more locations; determining a status associated with at least one of the one or more locations on the map, the status being a function of one or more location interaction rules associated with the at least one of the one or more locations on the map; and generating a signal related to indicating on the map the status associated with the at least one of the one or more locations. | 11-14-2013 |
20130336467 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STRUCTURED VOICE INTERACTION FACILITATED BY DATA CHANNEL - A voice channel connection and a data channel connection are established with a structured voice interaction system. Navigation information for and provided by the structured voice interaction system is received over the data channel connection. The data channel navigation information is coordinated with navigation information provided by the structured voice interaction system over the voice channel connection. | 12-19-2013 |
20130346177 | Real-World Profile Data for Making Virtual World Contacts - A method and system provides arrangements creating a relationship between a real-world entity and a virtual world environment. A virtual world patron can participate in various virtual world activities and transactions. Feedback may be provided and records kept regarding the virtual world activities and transactions. The virtual world patron may be a possible recipient of a real-world consequence or benefit based on a virtual world occurrence. In some instances confirmation of an awarded real-world benefit may be provided via a communication interconnection. Real-world profile data may be used in connection with promotional activities in a virtual world environment. | 12-26-2013 |
20140039991 | DYNAMIC CUSTOMIZATION OF ADVERTISING CONTENT - Systems and methods for dynamic customization of advertising content are described. In some implementations, a process may include receiving at least one audio-visual core portion, receiving at least one advertising content portion receiving at least one advertising content portion, receiving at least one selection signal indicative of a viewer preference, modifying at least one of the audio-visual core portion or the at least one advertising content portion in accordance with the at least one selection signal to create a dynamically customized audio-visual content, and outputting the dynamically-customized audio-visual content. | 02-06-2014 |
20140040039 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR VIEWING DYNAMICALLY CUSTOMIZED ADVERTISING CONTENT - Systems and methods for dynamic customization of advertising content are described. In some implementations, a process may include providing at least one selection signal indicative of a viewer preference, receiving a dynamically customized audio-visual content including a dynamically customized advertising content portion having at least one revised content portion customized in accordance with the at least one selection signal, and displaying the dynamically-customized audio-visual content. | 02-06-2014 |
20140040930 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR VIEWING DYNAMICALLY CUSTOMIZED AUDIO-VISUAL CONTENT - Systems and methods for viewing dynamically customized audio-visual content are described. In some implementations, a process may include providing at least one selection signal indicative of a preference, receiving a dynamically customized audio-visual content including an audio-visual core portion at least partially modified with at least one revised content portion in accordance with the at least one selection signal, and displaying the dynamically-customized audio-visual content. | 02-06-2014 |
20140040931 | DYNAMIC CUSTOMIZATION AND MONETIZATION OF AUDIO-VISUAL CONTENT - Systems and methods for dynamic customization of audio-visual content are described. In some implementations, a process may include receiving at least one audio-visual core portion, receiving at least one selection signal indicative of a viewer preference, modifying the audio-visual core portion with at least one revised content portion in accordance with the at least one selection signal to create a dynamically customized audio-visual content, and outputting the dynamically-customized audio-visual content. | 02-06-2014 |
20140040932 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR VIEWING DYNAMICALLY CUSTOMIZED AUDIO-VISUAL CONTENT - Systems and methods for viewing dynamically customized audio-visual content are described. In some implementations, a process may include providing at least one selection signal indicative of a viewer preference, receiving a dynamically customized audio-visual content including an audio-visual core portion having at least one revised content portion customized in accordance with the at least one selection signal, displaying the dynamically-customized audio-visual content; and providing a consideration for the dynamically-customized audio-visual content. | 02-06-2014 |
20140040945 | DYNAMIC CUSTOMIZATION OF AUDIO VISUAL CONTENT USING PERSONALIZING INFORMATION - Systems and methods for dynamic customization of advertising content are described. In some implementations, a process may include obtaining at least one customization input based at least partially on a personalizing information corresponding to at least one user, modifying at least part of an audio-visual content in accordance with the at least one customization input to create a dynamically customized audio-visual content, and providing the dynamically-customized audio-visual content. | 02-06-2014 |
20140040946 | DYNAMIC CUSTOMIZATION OF AUDIO VISUAL CONTENT USING PERSONALIZING INFORMATION - Systems and methods for dynamic customization of advertising content are described. In some implementations, a process may include obtaining at least one customization input based at least partially on a personalizing information corresponding to at least one user, modifying at least part of an audio-visual content in accordance with the at least one customization input to create a dynamically customized audio-visual content, and providing the dynamically-customized audio-visual content. | 02-06-2014 |
20140068661 | Dynamic Customization and Monetization of Audio-Visual Content - Systems and methods for dynamic customization of audio-visual content are described. In some implementations, a process may include receiving at least one audio-visual core portion, receiving at least one selection signal indicative of a viewer preference, modifying the audio-visual core portion with at least one revised content portion in accordance with the at least one selection signal to create a dynamically customized audio-visual content, outputting the dynamically-customized audio-visual content; and receiving a consideration for the dynamically-customized audio-visual content. | 03-06-2014 |
20140078164 | UNAUTHORIZED VIEWER DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for detecting and responding to an intruding camera. The system includes an electronic media display device having a screen configured to display content, a sensor, and a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to obtain information from the sensor, analyze the information to determine a presence of a camera, and edit any displayed content in response to the presence of the camera. | 03-20-2014 |
20140231506 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCANNING A USER ENVIRONMENT AND EVALUATING DATA OF INTEREST - According to various embodiments, a mobile device continuously and/or automatically scans a user environment for tags containing non-human-readable data. The mobile device may continuously and/or automatically scan the environment for tags without being specifically directed at a particular tag. The mobile device may be adapted to scan for audio tags, radio frequency tags, and/or image tags. The mobile device may be configured to scan for and identify tags within the user environment that satisfy a user preference. The mobile device may perform an action in response to identifying a tag that satisfies a user preference. The mobile device may be configured to scan for a wide variety of tags, including tags in the form of quick response codes, steganographic content, audio watermarks, audio outside of a human audible range, radio frequency identification tags, long wavelength identification tags, near field communication tags, and/or a Memory Spot device. | 08-21-2014 |
20140233864 | AUTOGENERATING VIDEO FROM TEXT - A method of converting user-selected printed text to a synthesized image sequence is provided. The method includes capturing a first image of printed text and generating a model information associated with the text. | 08-21-2014 |
20140333735 | CONTROLLABLE LENTICULAR LENSLETS - An autostereoscopic 3D display system includes a display having a plurality of pixels, wherein each pixel is configured to display light rays representing a left-eye view and a right-eye view of an image. The autostereoscopic 3D display system further includes an optical-deflection system configured to control the light rays representing the left-eye view and the right-eye view. The optical-deflection system includes a separately controllable lenslet associated with each pixel, where the lenslet is configured to steer the light ray representing the left-eye view corresponding to the pixel, and steer the light ray representing the right-eye view corresponding to the pixel. | 11-13-2014 |
20140348510 | DATA CENTER WITH FREE-SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS - A data center for executing a data processing application includes processing units, sub-units or servers. Each of the processing units, sub-units or servers can execute a part or all of the data processing application. The processing units, sub-units or servers are electrical disjoint with respect to data communications, but can communicate with each other over free space optical links. | 11-27-2014 |
20140361080 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, ADMIXTURES, AND METHODS INCLUDING TRANSPONDERS FOR INDICATION OF FOOD ATTRIBUTES - Systems, devices, admixtures, and methods are described including transponder devices (e.g., a palatable transponder, an edible transponder, a palatable radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, an edible RFID tag, etc.) for admixing with a food product. | 12-11-2014 |
20140375065 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STORING ENERGY - An energy storage apparatus for storing energy transmitted by a power transmission line includes an elastically deformable component and an actuator-generator. The actuator-generator is coupled to the elastically deformable component such that electrical actuation of the actuator-generator generates tension in the elastically deformable component. The actuator-generator is further coupled to the elastically deformable component such that mechanical actuation of the actuator-generator via a release of tension in the elastically deformable component causes a generation of electrical energy by the actuator-generator. | 12-25-2014 |
20140376785 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCEMENT OF FACIAL EXPRESSIONS - A system for enhancing a facial expression includes a processing circuit is configured to receive video of a user, generate facial data corresponding to a face of the user, analyze the facial data to identify a facial expression, enhance the facial data based on the facial expression, and output modified video including the enhanced facial data. | 12-25-2014 |
20150050159 | DUAL ELEMENT TURBINE BLADE - A turbine blade includes a core element having a base portion, a tip portion, and an intermediate portion extending between the base portion and the tip portion. The intermediate portion includes a non-uniform cross-section and is a high-strength fiber material. The turbine blade further includes a shell disposed around the core element, and the volume between the core element and the shell forms a void. | 02-19-2015 |