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Chris Fortier, Kirkland, WA US
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20100138773 | MANIPULATING THUMBNAILS OF WINDOWS - A dynamic thumbnail corresponding to an application window is displayed that is capable of being modified based on modifications in the application window. The modifications of the dynamic thumbnail may be accomplished in real-time. In some embodiments, a dynamic thumbnail is displayed in response to a user hovering a cursor over a taskbar button for a corresponding application window. In some embodiments, modifications to the dynamic thumbnail are reflected in the corresponding application window. | 06-03-2010 |
Craig R. Fortier, Cocoa, FL US
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20120111599 | Inkjet Printing of Conductive Carbon Nanotubes, Inherently Conductive Polymers, and Metal Particle Inks - Systems and methods for forming conductive materials. The conductive materials can be applied using a printer in single or multiple passes onto a substrate. The conductive materials are composed of electrical conductors such as carbon nanotubes (including functionalized carbon nanotubes and metal-coated carbon nanotubes), grapheme, a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (e.g. pentacene and bisperipentacene), metal nanoparticles, an inherently conductive polymer (ICP), and combinations thereof. Once the conductive materials are applied, the materials are dried and sintered to form adherent conductive materials on the substrate. The adherent conductive materials can be used in applications such as damage detection, particle removal, and smart coating systems. | 05-10-2012 |
Dennis E. Fortier, Laguna Niguel, CA US
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20140066747 | Episodic Memory Stimulation - The present invention comprises, without limitation, a method to maintain or increase brain health, wherein the method comprises a means to input information known to an individual, a means for an individual to access such information, access of the information by the individual, wherein the information evokes an episodic memory that stimulates brain health. | 03-06-2014 |
Dennis Earle Fortier, Laguna Niguel, CA US
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20090155754 | COGNITIVE FUNCTION INDEX - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, for creating a cognitive function index. In one aspect, a method includes receiving first information concerning a person, the first information specifying the person's responses, and lack thereof, for components of a cognitive test administered to the person; generating a cognitive function score for the person by comparing the first information with second information concerning a group of people to whom the cognitive test has been administered; converting the cognitive function score to a value in an index comprising a range of values, wherein a first portion of the range corresponds to a cognitively impaired zone, a second portion of the range corresponds to a cognitively normal zone, and a third portion of the range corresponds to a zone of uncertainty defined by a confidence interval centered on a mid-point of the index; and providing the indexed value for the person. | 06-18-2009 |
Dominique Fortier, Issaquah, WA US
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20120159478 | VIRTUAL MACHINE BRANCHING AND PARALLEL EXECUTION - A state branching system is described herein that allows parallel execution of complex state transitions while leveraging time invested to setup a starting state. By allowing branching at the virtual machine level, the state branching system allows setup of a particular condition or state in a virtual machine, then copying and branching to parallel instances of the virtual machine to explore different possible subsequent states. Upon detecting a large state change with unknown outcome, the state branching system instructs the hypervisor to copy the executing virtual machine into one or more separate virtual machines. The system then allows divergent branching between the two or more virtual machines to explore different states from a similar starting point. Once the executions have reached the next state, the system coordinates to determine which copies will continue execution. Thus, the state branching system allows faster exploration of complex state changes. | 06-21-2012 |
20120166604 | FLEXIBLE POLICY BASED NETWORK DECISIONMAKING - A network policy system is described herein that allows computing devices to manage and control various networking decisions based on a specific policy defined by a policy administrator that may include the device manufacturer, information technology (IT) personnel maintaining the devices, or the network provider. The policies can include many factors defined by the policy administrator under various conditions, including cost, power consumption, central processing unit (CPU) time, battery life, use of pooled minutes, and so forth. Packet routing in the device happens today primarily based on hardcoded factors such as bandwidth availability or cost, but there may be other considerations that appeal to policy administrators. The network policy system allows the policy administrator to define one or more flexible policies suited to the administrator's purpose. | 06-28-2012 |
20120167044 | VIRTUALIZING EMBEDDED DEVICES - A device virtualization system is described herein that separates common computer processing tasks of an embedded device from the application-specific peripherals of the embedded device to allow at least some functions of the device to be offloaded to servers or other computing devices. The device virtualization system greatly simplifies management, configuration, and control of virtual embedded devices. Because much of the software of the device runs on the virtualization server, information technology (IT) personnel can be assigned to manage the virtualization server and to apply any updates and diagnose any problems that occur. Moreover, a single server or group of servers can be used to provide virtualization services for a wide variety of virtualized embedded devices for a wide variety of users. Thus, the system enhances the usefulness of embedded devices and allows a longer lifetime and wider variety of uses than embedded devices today. | 06-28-2012 |
20120240048 | IMAGING EXTENSIBILITY FOR DEVICE MANAGEMENT PLATFORMS - Techniques for managing a variety of types of client devices from a device management platform are provided herein. At least one client device is selected to have a management task performed, such as an imaging task. The client device(s) is/are coupled to a client administration system that administers the client device(s). A deployment job is generated for the management task. A begin request is transmitted to a plug-in module of the client administration system to begin the deployment job. The plug-in module is customized to be capable of managing received deployment jobs for the client administration system. The plug-in module enables the deployment job to be performed on the client device(s) in response to the begin request. | 09-20-2012 |
20120317645 | THREAT LEVEL ASSESSMENT OF APPLICATIONS - An application safety system is described herein that provides a scoring system of how dangerous an application is based on behavioral inspection of the application. Upon detecting installation of an application or first execution of the application, the application safety system performs static analysis before the new application is executed by the operating system. The system allows the user to approve running the application after displaying information about what the application does. Next, the system performs dynamic analysis as the application runs and alerts the user to any potentially harmful behavior. Over time, the system determines when the application may be acting in a manner that is out of character and informs the user. The system also allows users to restrict behavior that a particular application can perform. | 12-13-2012 |
20120323977 | STORAGE MEDIA ABSTRACTION FOR UNIFORM DATA STORAGE - A storage abstraction system is described herein that exposes storage from an operating system as a uniform storage device and abstracts from applications the selection of a particular storage location and different properties of storage devices. The application provides the data to store and some information about the application's goals for storing the data, and lets the operating system route the data to the right place based on the data's characteristics. The operating system may choose to store data anywhere from L2 cache to a cloud-based storage service and anything in between, based on information about the data's persistence requirements, expected usage, access frequency, security needs, and so forth. The system lets applications and users focus on expressing their goals and needs for the data, and lets the operating system manage the hardware. | 12-20-2012 |
20120324259 | POWER AND LOAD MANAGEMENT BASED ON CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION - A power context system is described herein that makes decisions related to device power usage based on factors such as location, load, available alternatives, cost of power, and cost of bandwidth. The system incorporates contextual knowledge about the situation in which a device is being used. Using the context of location, devices can make smarter decisions about deciding which processes to migrate to the cloud, load balancing between applications, and switching to power saving modes depending on how far the user is from a power source. As the cloud becomes more frequently used, load balancing by utilizing distributed data warehouses to move processes to different locations in the world depending on factors such as accessibility, locales, and cost of electricity are considerations for power management. Power management of mobile devices is becoming important as integration with the cloud yields expectations of devices being able to reliably access and persist data. | 12-20-2012 |
20120324434 | CONTEXT AWARE APPLICATION MODEL FOR CONNECTED DEVICES - An application management system is described herein that uses context information based on what the user is currently doing and what platform the user is using to determine which applications to offer to a user and to affect behavior of applications that the user invokes. The system provides a hardware/software driven policy manager coupled with context data in an application manifest to provide for device- and situation-specific application modes. Such a model leverages device-specific dynamics to create context aware installation, cataloging, management, interaction, and uninstallation of applications, hence providing better user engagement and experience. Thus, the application management system makes it easier for users to find relevant applications, configures applications to work well on the user's present device, and makes application experiences more relevant to what the user is currently doing. | 12-20-2012 |
20140201739 | VIRTUAL MACHINE BRANCHING AND PARALLEL EXECUTION - A state branching system is described herein that allows parallel execution of complex state transitions while leveraging time invested to setup a starting state. By allowing branching at the virtual machine level, the state branching system allows setup of a particular condition or state in a virtual machine, then copying and branching to parallel instances of the virtual machine to explore different possible subsequent states. Upon detecting a large state change with unknown outcome, the state branching system instructs the hypervisor to copy the executing virtual machine into one or more separate virtual machines. The system then allows divergent branching between the two or more virtual machines to explore different states from a similar starting point. Once the executions have reached the next state, the system coordinates to determine which copies will continue execution. Thus, the state branching system allows faster exploration of complex state changes. | 07-17-2014 |
20150193434 | STORAGE MEDIA ABSTRACTION FOR UNIFORM DATA STORAGE - A storage abstraction system is described herein that exposes storage from an operating system as a uniform storage device and abstracts from applications the selection of a particular storage location and different properties of storage devices. The application provides the data to store and some information about the application's goals for storing the data, and lets the operating system route the data to the right place based on the data's characteristics. The operating system may choose to store data anywhere from L2 cache to a cloud-based storage service and anything in between, based on information about the data's persistence requirements, expected usage, access frequency, security needs, and so forth. The system lets applications and users focus on expressing their goals and needs for the data, and lets the operating system manage the hardware. | 07-09-2015 |
20150234444 | POWER AND LOAD MANAGEMENT BASED ON CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION - A power context system is described herein that makes decisions related to device power usage based on factors such as location, load, available alternatives, cost of power, and cost of bandwidth. The system incorporates contextual knowledge about the situation in which a device is being used. Using the context of location, devices can make smarter decisions about deciding which processes to migrate to the cloud, load balancing between applications, and switching to power saving modes depending on how far the user is from a power source. As the cloud becomes more frequently used, load balancing by utilizing distributed data warehouses to move processes to different locations in the world depending on factors such as accessibility, locales, and cost of electricity are considerations for power management. Power management of mobile devices is becoming important as integration with the cloud yields expectations of devices being able to reliably access and persist data. | 08-20-2015 |
James M. Fortier, Renton, WA US
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20150185128 | Detection and Assessment of Damage to Composite Structure - A method for monitoring structural integrity of a repaired aircraft component made of composite material. The method comprises: (a) placing a multiplicity of plies of repair composite material over a repair site on the component with a sensor disposed between two plies; (b) curing the plies of repair composite material so that the repair composite material, with the sensor embedded therein, is bonded to the repair site; (c) acquiring first sensor data from the sensor before a flight of the aircraft; (d) acquiring second sensor data from the sensor during or after the flight; (e) comparing the first sensor data to the second sensor data; (f) identifying differences between the first and second sensor data indicative of structural change; and (g) determining whether the identified differences indicate structural change in excess of a specified threshold. Steps (c) through (g) are performed by a computer system. | 07-02-2015 |
John D. Fortier, Ransomville, NY US
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20150076832 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING ELECTRICAL ENERGY - The present disclosure provides for improved systems, apparatus and methods whereby electrical energy may be generated by the action of the user of the apparatus while, for example, walking, running or other activity that places the user's weight alternately on each heel and/or toe in sequence. | 03-19-2015 |
John Douglas Fortier, Ransomville, NY US
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20130033042 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING ELECTRICAL ENERGY - The present disclosure provides for improved systems, apparatus and methods whereby electrical energy may be generated by the action of the user of the apparatus while, for example, walking, running or other activity that places the user's weight alternately on each heel and/or toe in sequence. | 02-07-2013 |
Kelly A. Fortier, East Granby, CT US
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20150356697 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CENTRALIZED LITIGATION DATA MANAGEMENT - A computer system tracks litigation cases at an insurance company. The computer system provides centralized storage for litigation case data, and causes display devices to display data related to the litigation cases. The data may relate to amounts recovered by the insurance company in subrogation actions, amounts recovered by the insurance company in connection with frivolous claims that it is forced to defend, and/or costs incurred by the insurance company in bringing an interpleader action. The computer system may limit access to retrieved litigation data to authorized individuals and/or to authorized subject areas. | 12-10-2015 |
Lee T. Fortier, Old Hickory, TN US
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20140025593 | Compliance Analysis System - A compliance analysis system. The compliance analysis system is used to evaluate and monitor compliance with a collection of rules applicable to an entity or site. The compliance analysis system uses checklists to insure consistent inspections. The compliance analysis system provides comprehensive documentation of the inspection including reference materials based on the findings of the inspection. The compliance analysis system stores the results of each inspection and allows comparison of the inspection results over time and across sites. Reports and analysis by the compliance analysis system optionally estimate discretionary penalties for violations. User created additions and modifications to the compliance analysis system data collections may be submitted for approval and distribution to other compliance analysis system users. Custom and user specific content is preserved when shared compliance analysis system data collections are updated. | 01-23-2014 |
Lisa A. Fortier, Syracuse, NY US
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20130338792 | IMPLANTATION OF MICRONIZED ALLOGRAFT TISSUE OVER A MICROFRACTURED DEFECT - Techniques, mixtures, mixing and delivery kits, and improved delivery instruments for implantation of micronized allograft tissue over a microfractured defect. Allograft cartilage tissue is delivered over a cartilage defect that has been debrided and microfractured, without the need for a periosteal covering or separate type of patch sewn over the top. The allograft tissue may be any micronized cartilage particulates obtained by various methods, for example, cartilage delivered in its native form, dehydrated via lyophilization, “freeze-dried,” dehydrated via desiccation, or dehydrated by any other method. | 12-19-2013 |
Matthew D. Fortier, Walnut Creek, CA US
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20120166082 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INITIAL QUATERNION AND ATTITUDE ESTIMATION - Techniques are provided to determine an initial quaternion transform that is used to transform measurements received from accelerometer, rate sensor and inertial reference subsystems from a vehicle coordinate frame to an inertial navigation frame. Methods disclosed determine corrective angular rates to use as a feedback signal to rotate the quaternion transform to counter errors that result when transforming a gravity vector and an inertial reference vector (e.g., a magnetic North reference vector) that are being measured by the accelerometer and an inertial reference subsystems, respectively. The initial quaternion determination is performed during a time period when the only substantial acceleration on the vehicle is due to gravity. The initial quaternion can be used for processing various guidance, navigation and control functions. | 06-28-2012 |
Paul Fortier, Yorktown Heights, NY US
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20110044367 | 3D OPTOELECTRONIC PACKAGING - An optoelectronic (OE) package or system and method for fabrication is disclosed which includes a silicon layer with a wiring layer. The silicon layer has an optical via for allowing light to pass therethrough. An optical coupling layer is bonded to the silicon layer, and the optical coupling layer includes a plurality of microlenses for focusing and or collimating the light through the optical via. One or more first OE elements are coupled to the silicon layer and electrically communicating with the wiring. At least one of the first OE elements positioned in optical alignment with the optical via for receiving the light. A second OE element embedded within the wiring layer. A carrier may be interposed between electrical interconnect elements and positioned between the wiring layer and a circuit board. | 02-24-2011 |
Paul Francis Fortier, Richelieu, CA US
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20150014836 | Electronic Module Assembly With Patterned Adhesive Array - An improved electronic module assembly and method of fabrication is disclosed. A patterned array of adhesive is deposited on a laminate, to which a chip is attached. Each region of adhesive is referred to as a lid tie. A lid is placed on the laminate, and is in contact with the lid ties. The lid ties serve to add stability to the laminate and reduce flexing during thermal processing and mechanical stress. | 01-15-2015 |
Paul J. Fortier, Portsmouth, RI US
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20100088320 | ADAPTIVE HYBRID REASONING DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM - A method for indexing a plurality of nodes using a computer system is provided. The computer system includes data storage and a processor coupled to the data storage. The method includes acts of storing the plurality of nodes in the data storage, each of the plurality of nodes having a hit count, a link count and an outcome, creating a qualitative index ordering a plurality of nodes according to the hit count, the link count and the outcome of each node and storing the qualitative index in the data storage. The hit count of each node indicates a number of times a case attribute associated with the node is presented to a user. The link count of each node indicates a number of times the case attribute associated with the node is affirmed as useful. The outcome of each node indicates a desirability of the outcome. | 04-08-2010 |
20120310947 | ADAPTIVE HYBRID REASONING DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM - A method for indexing a plurality of nodes using a computer system is provided. The computer system includes data storage and a processor coupled to the data storage. The method includes acts of storing the plurality of nodes in the data storage, each of the plurality of nodes having a hit count, a link count and an outcome, creating a qualitative index ordering a plurality of nodes according to the hit count, the link count and the outcome of each node and storing the qualitative index in the data storage. The hit count of each node indicates a number of times a case attribute associated with the node is presented to a user. The link count of each node indicates a number of times the case attribute associated with the node is affirmed as useful. The outcome of each node indicates a desirability of the outcome. | 12-06-2012 |
Philip Fortier, Redmond, WA US
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20140007014 | Method For Graphical Representation Of A Content Collection | 01-02-2014 |
Philip P. Fortier, Seattle, WA US
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20080222547 | Save Preview Representation of Files Being Created - In a graphical user interface environment, a request to save a file may result in a display of a location or view in which the file is to be saved, and may include a preview indicia representing the to-be-saved file. The user may interact with the preview indicia to edit the new file's metadata by repositioning the indicia in a different view, and/or the system may automatically update the preview indicia's location in response to the user editing displayed metadata properties for the new file. The preview indicia may have a distinct appearance, and may persist to show the user how the new file can be located after the save process is performed. | 09-11-2008 |
20100110099 | DYNAMIC SEARCH RESULT HIGHLIGHTING - A dynamic highlighting system initially applies a high-level highlight to occurrences of one or more keywords in a search result that fades to a low-level highlight effect. The system receives search results from a search engine and identifies occurrences of keywords in the search results. The system applies a first highlight effect to identified occurrences of the keywords and displays the search results incorporating the highlighted keywords. Upon detecting the occurrence of a highlighting change event, such as the expiration of a timer, the system applies a second highlight effect to the displayed search results. The second highlight effect may include removing the highlight or displaying a muted highlight effect. Thus, the dynamic highlighting system provides an initial noticeable highlight that fades to a level that is still noticeable but is less likely to distract the user from other elements of the user interface. | 05-06-2010 |
20120124071 | EXTENSIBLE SEARCH TERM SUGGESTION ENGINE - A search term suggestion engine of a computing device receives characters of user data as the characters are input. The user data is at least part of a search term to be provided to one of multiple applications to search for the search term. An indication of multiple suggestion sources is received from the one application, and one or more suggested search terms are obtained, from the multiple suggestion sources, based on the received characters. One or more suggested search terms can also be obtained from the multiple suggestion sources based on one or more linguistic alternatives for the received characters. The one or more suggested search terms are combined into a combined set of suggested search terms, and the combined set of suggested search terms is returned to a search user interface for presentation to the user. | 05-17-2012 |
20130304757 | EXTENSIBLE SEARCH TERM SUGGESTION ENGINE - A search term suggestion engine of a computing device receives characters of user data as the characters are input. The user data is at least part of a search term to be provided to one of multiple applications to search for the search term. An indication of multiple suggestion sources is received from the one application, and one or more suggested search terms are obtained, from the multiple suggestion sources, based on the received characters. One or more suggested search terms can also be obtained from the multiple suggestion sources based on one or more linguistic alternatives for the received characters. The one or more suggested search terms are combined into a combined set of suggested search terms, and the combined set of suggested search terms is returned to a search user interface for presentation to the user. | 11-14-2013 |
Ray Fortier, Colorado Springs, CO US
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20120206184 | DETERMINING AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL LEVELS - An apparatus comprises an integrated circuit (IC) and a resistor external to the IC. The IC includes a current output digital-to-analog converter (IDAC) circuit configured to provide an adjustable specified current to a resistor external to the apparatus, a voltage sensing circuit configured to sense the voltage of the external resistor, and an automatic gain control (AGC) circuit configured to receive threshold information using the adjustable specified current. | 08-16-2012 |
Richard Jacques Fortier, San Diego, CA US
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20090291649 | In-phase and quadrature-phase signal amplitude and phase calibration - In-phase (I) and quadrature-phase (Q) signals are corrected for both amplitude and phase imbalances by passing the I and Q signals successively through a first amplitude correction stage, a sum-difference stage, and a second amplitude correction stage. The first amplitude correction stage balances the signal levels of the I and Q signals. The sum-difference stage produce a sum of the input I and Q signals, and a difference of the input I and Q signals, resulting in ideal quadrature in the outputs produced. The second amplitude correction stage corrects the amplitude differences from the sum-difference stage. Circuit configurations are used that minimize errors produced by the signal processing stages. | 11-26-2009 |
20130109417 | TWO WAY SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE (SMS)-ENABLED BLOOD GLUCOSE METER AND RELATED COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS AND METHODS | 05-02-2013 |
Stephane Maxime Francois Fortier, Breakyville, CA US
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20140022915 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR VERIFYING VALIDITY OF LOCATION INFORMATION IN A PACKET-BASED NETWORK - According to embodiments of the present invention, there are provided a method, system and apparatus for determining validity of location information in a packet-switched network. A method for determining if location information associated with an endpoint in a packet-switched network is valid, the location information having been stored in a memory, comprises obtaining an access device identifier associated with an access device responsible for handling a communication session between the endpoint and the packet-switched network. The access device identifier is then compared with a last known access device identifier associated with the endpoint to enable determining if the location information is valid. | 01-23-2014 |
Tara Fortier, Boulder, CO US
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20160043810 | SIGNAL GENERATOR, PROCESS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME - A signal generator includes an optical pulse source to provide a plurality of optical pulses; a photosensitive element configured to receive optical pulses and to produce an electrical signal from optical pulses | 02-11-2016 |
Thomas Fortier, San Diego, CA US
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20080313380 | RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN MULTI-PROCESSOR SYSTEM - Resource management techniques in multi-processor systems are described. Embodiments include a multi-processor system having a primary processor for communication with pipelined secondary processors. The secondary processors include registers containing status information for tasks executed by the respective secondary processors. The primary processor is provided with direct access to contents of the registers and manages computational and memory resources of the multi-processor system based on the acquired status information. | 12-18-2008 |