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20120315992 | GEOGRAPHIC DATA ACQUISITION BY USER MOTIVATION - Architecture that motivates and utilizes users as the means for capturing geographical data of a desired location. The architecture incentivizes users (e.g., large numbers of mobile-phone and mobile-computer users) to provide the data in the form of geolocation information trails and images captured by user devices. Thus, users take multiple pictures, for example, and can validate existing coverage of specific points of interest based on variable needs of the requestor. One motivational technique is by using augmented reality (AR) games, which include shooting targets associated with the point of interest (e.g., a street). Thus, the game can be designed for the data accumulation, which includes visual data. Additionally, the architecture can determine the areas or points of interest for validation and/or additional coverage by comparing live video data to an image database to decide of the need for update. | 12-13-2012 |
20120331093 | AUDIO PRESENTATION OF CONDENSED SPATIAL CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION - Aggregated data associated with a geographic area may be obtained. The aggregated data may be dynamically distilled to obtain a presentation set of data based on a dynamically changing geographic location associated with the geographic area. A transmission of a stream of personalized audio data that is based on the presentation set of data may be initiated, via a device processor, to a receiving device associated with a user that is associated with the dynamically changing geographic location. | 12-27-2012 |
20130055354 | BUSINESS REVIEW RELEVANCE USING GEO-BASED HISTORY - Architecture that manages a location guestbook by enabling a user to add a review based on actually having visited the location. The location of the user can be validated as part of ensuring that the user visited the location. If a user did not actually visit the location the user is not allowed to add a review in the guestbook. The architecture can also identify that a user has left the location (checked out), and hence, suggest to the user to add a review for the location. If a user has visited the location multiple times, the user review is given a higher weighting, and hence, can be considered more reliable. | 02-28-2013 |
20130103715 | MONADIC EVALUATION OF INJECTED QUERY COMPOSITIONS - Embodiments enable the evaluation of injected queries within a monad. One or more operators with closures are received from a first process. The operators with closures represent one or more functions to be applied by a second process. The second process evaluates the received operators with closures to apply the functions within the monad. During evaluation, the second process converts the closures to simply typed closures. Further, the second process binds the converted closures within the monad to restrict execution of the functions. In some embodiments, the queries (e.g., sequences of one or more operators with closures) are composed using a set of query operators from the language integrated query (LINQ) framework encoded in uniform resource locators (URLs) in the representational state transfer (REST) style. | 04-25-2013 |
20130156220 | SELECTIVE SPATIAL AUDIO COMMUNICATION - Audio data associated with a plurality of originating sources is obtained, the audio data directed to a participant entity. An originating entity associated with one of the originating sources is determined. A listener focus indication is obtained from the participant entity indicating a listener focus on the originating entity. A spatial positional relationship is determined between the participant and originating entities. A filtering operation is initiated to enhance a portion of the audio data associated with the originating entity, the portion enhanced relative to another portion of the audio data that is associated with the originating sources other than the first one. A spatialization of a stream of the first portion that is based on a participant positional listening perspective is initiated, based on the spatial positional relationship. Transmission of a spatial stream of audio data is initiated to the participant entity, based on the filtering operation and spatialization. | 06-20-2013 |
20130173653 | PATH COMPOSITION FOR PLANNING - A sequence of events may be planned by drawing on knowledge of existing sequences of events, and combining those events in accordance with a set of constraints. In one example, the sequences of events are events in a social agenda, such as dinner, drinks, movie, etc. Actual social agendas that users have carried out are monitored (with the users' permission), and these events are stored in a database. A sequence of events may be referred to as an existing path. Using the database, a system can respond to a query such as “plan an evening in Seattle,” or “plan an evening in that includes a movie” by querying the database to determine what sequences have already happened, and either retrieving an existing sequence or synthesizing a new one from existing sequences. | 07-04-2013 |
20140266800 | CROWD-SOURCED PARKING ADVISORY - Architecture that employs crowd-sourced parking-related information to compute the probability of finding parking spots at specific road segments, parking lots, and/or in larger geographic areas. The crowd-sourced parking-related information can be obtained from geolocation (geographical location) traces. This approach utilizes a method of mining location traces to compute the probability of finding parking spots at specific road segments, parking lots, and/or in larger geographic areas. The location traces can be mined to classify parking areas as public, private, and semi-private (e.g., only for company employees in certain area that also include public parking areas). The location traces can be mined to infer the times and dates (e.g., hours of the day and the days of the week) during which a vehicle is allowed to park at a given location. | 09-18-2014 |
20150295990 | MONADIC EVALUATION OF INJECTED QUERY COMPOSITIONS - Embodiments enable the evaluation of injected queries within a monad. One or more operators with closures are received from a first process. The operators with closures represent one or more functions to be applied by a second process. The second process evaluates the received operators with closures to apply the functions within the monad. During evaluation, the second process converts the closures to simply typed closures. Further, the second process binds the converted closures within the monad to restrict execution of the functions. In some embodiments, the queries (e.g., sequences of one or more operators with closures) are composed using a set of query operators from the language integrated query (LINQ) framework encoded in uniform resource locators (URLs) in the representational state transfer (REST) style. | 10-15-2015 |
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20130094190 | Led taper candle and wreath - An LED taper candle, a battery(ies) and a control switch which are electrically connected. A hook or other device for securing the wreath to a plant, memorial or structure is rigidly connected with the wreath, which allows easy installation by attaching the hook or other device to a plant, memorial or structure. | 04-18-2013 |
20130094195 | Led taper candle, vase and stake - An LED taper candle, a battery(ies) and a control switch which are electrically connected. A stake is rigidly connected with the vase, which allows easy installation by grasping the stake and pushing the pointed end of the stake into non-compacted earth, gravel, small stone or bored hole of a diameter slightly larger than that of the stake. | 04-18-2013 |
20130100655 | Led memorial light - An LED light source, a battery(ies) and a control switch which are electrically connected and rigidly connected within an LED tea light assembly, which assembly is gravitationally connected to a holder. A stake is rigidly connected with the holder, which allows installation into non-compacted earth, gravel, small stone or bored hole of a diameter slightly larger than that of the stake. | 04-25-2013 |
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20140078038 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING ACCESSORY DISPLAYS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Systems and methods herein provide for an accessorizeable display of features for a processing device, such as a smart phone, a tablet computer, a laptop computer, or other processing devices. The display may be configured as a case on the “backside” or cover of the processing device that interfaces through a communication port of the processing device. In one embodiment, a system includes a display data module operable on the processing device to provide a graphical user interface via a first display device to a user of the processing device, and to interface with a second display device coupled to the processing device to display an image on the second display device. The system also includes a remote data center operable to retrieve the image and to communicate with the display data module through a network to provide the image to the second display device via the display data module. | 03-20-2014 |
20160026422 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING ACCESSORY DISPLAYS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Systems and methods herein provide for an accessorizeable display of features for a processing device, such as a smart phone, a tablet computer, a laptop computer, or other processing devices. The display may be configured as a case on the “backside” or cover of the processing device that interfaces through a communication port of the processing device. In one embodiment, a system includes a display data module operable on the processing device to provide a graphical user interface via a first display device to a user of the processing device, and to interface with a second display device coupled to the processing device to display an image on the second display device. The system also includes a remote data center operable to retrieve the image and to communicate with the display data module through a network to provide the image to the second display device via the display data module. | 01-28-2016 |
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20160063580 | System, apparatus, and method for template-based adaptive review - A system for template-based adaptive review includes an adaptive review server, further including a processor, a non-transitory memory, an input/output, a review engine, and a review template store; and an adaptive review device, further including a processor, a non-transitory memory, an input/output, a review controller, and a review store; such that the adaptive review device can retrieve a list of review templates from the review template store, and a user can select and fill out the review template by providing check box, dropdown list, text and numeric user inputs to a set of review sentences associated with the review template, whereby a user review is completed. Also disclosed is a method for template-based adaptive review, including selecting a review template, selecting a review sentence, viewing the review sentence, providing user input, and repeating until all review sentences have been selected, whereby the review is completed. | 03-03-2016 |
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20080266254 | Control System for a Remote Vehicle - A control system for operation of a remote vehicle comprises a twin-grip hand-held controller having a volume of less than 1 liter and a weight of less than 1 lb. The twin-grip hand-held controller includes: a left grip shaped to be held between a user's left little finger, ring finger, and the ball of the thumb, leaving the user's left index finger, middle finger, and thumb free; a left control zone adjacent to the left grip, including a first analog joystick and a first 4-way directional control manipulable by the left thumb, and a left rocker control located on a shoulder portion of the controller; a right handed grip shaped to be held between the user's right little finger, ring finger, and the ball of the thumb, leaving the user's left index finger, middle finger, and thumb free; a right control zone adjacent the right grip, including a second analog joystick and a second 4-way directional control manipulable by the right thumb, and a right rocker control located on a shoulder portion of the controller; a tether zone between the left control zone and the right control zone, including a tether anchor configured to tether the hand controller between the left grip and the right grip and to permit the hand controller to hang with the left grip and right grip pointing upward; a tether extending from the tether anchor to the right shoulder of an operator, the tether including a strain relief section. A quick-release pad is worn on an operator's chest, the quick-release pad including a first fastener for affixing the quick-release pad to available mounts on the operator, and a second quick-release fastener for holding the hand-held controller to the quick-release pad to be readily removable by pulling on the hand-held controller. | 10-30-2008 |
20110109549 | Control System for a Remote Vehicle - A system for controlling a remote vehicle, the system comprising: a hand-held controller having a plurality of buttons; a display including a graphical user interface having soft buttons; and a processor in communication with the hand-held controller and the display. Buttons of the hand-held controller are mapped to soft buttons of the graphical user interface to allow actuation of soft buttons of the graphical user interface, and the hand-held controller is capable of switching between two or more button function modes, wherein each button function mode assigns different functions to one or more of the buttons of the hand-held controller. | 05-12-2011 |
20120067676 | VEHICLE WHEEL BRAKING SYSTEM - A braking system for a wheel of a vehicle includes a regenerative brake unit and a friction brake unit. The regenerative brake unit comprises a generator including a rotor and a stator. The rotor is fixedly attached to the wheel and includes a moving friction surface integrally constructed thereon. The friction brake unit includes a stationary friction surface that engages the moving friction surface of the rotor when the friction brake unit is actuated. | 03-22-2012 |
20120268587 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A REMOTE VEHICLE - A system for controlling a remote vehicle, the system comprising: a hand-held controller having a plurality of buttons; a display including a graphical user interface having soft buttons; and a processor in communication with the hand-held controller and the display. Buttons of the hand-held controller are mapped to soft buttons of the graphical user interface to allow actuation of soft buttons of the graphical user interface, and the hand-held controller is capable of switching between two or more button function modes, wherein each button function mode assigns different functions to one or more of the buttons of the hand-held controller. | 10-25-2012 |
20130166107 | Control System for a Remote Vehicle - A hand-held controller for operating a remote vehicle includes a controller body having right and left grips, a first set of input devices are disposed in a left control zone adjacent the left grip, and a second set of input devices are disposed in a right control zone adjacent the right grip. The first set of input devices includes a first analog joystick, a 4-way directional control, and a left rocker control. The second set of input devices includes a second analog joystick, an array of at least four buttons, and a right rocker control. The hand-held controller also includes a mode changer disposed on the controller body and configured to receive an input to change between two or more function modes. Each function mode assigns different functions to one or more of the input devices. | 06-27-2013 |
20140247119 | Control System for a Remote Vehicle - A hand-held controller includes a controller body having right and left grips. The controller body defines a left control zone adjacent the left grip and a right control zone adjacent the right grip. A first set of input devices disposed in the left control zone includes a first analog joystick, a 4-way directional control adjacent the first analog joystick, and a left rocker control located adjacent the 4-way directional control. A second set of input devices disposed in the right control zone includes a second analog joystick, an array of at least four buttons adjacent the second analog joystick, and a right rocker control adjacent the button array. The hand-held controller also includes a display disposed on the controller body adjacent the left and right control zones. | 09-04-2014 |
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20100126510 | STIFFENED FILTER MASK - A flat-folding mask includes a filter layer forming a rim. The filter layer has first and second side panels extending from the rim. A substantially centrally located front panel bridges the first and second side panels, the front panel being substantially flat. The filter layer further includes a fused portion that is seamless and spaced from the rim. Triangular pleats may add support to the side walls and increase the effective filtration area of the mask. | 05-27-2010 |
20100132713 | STIFFENED FILTER MASK - A flat-folding mask includes a filter layer forming a rim. The filter layer has first and second side panels extending from the rim. A substantially centrally located front panel bridges the first and second side panels, the front panel being substantially flat. The filter layer further includes a fused portion that is seamless and spaced from the rim. Triangular pleats may add support to the side walls and increase the effective filtration area of the mask. | 06-03-2010 |
20120085763 | Liquid Supply Assembly - A connector system for a liquid container system for a spray gun includes a lid that includes a liquid outlet and an adapter. The adapter includes a spray gun end and a lid end. The ends are connected with a liquid-tight passageway. Further, the spray gun end is adapted for releasable engagement with a liquid inlet port of the spray gun and the lid end is adapted for releasable engagement with the liquid outlet. The connector system also includes a plurality of interlocking tab assemblies for releasably attaching the adapter to the lid. Each assembly includes a first tab and a second tab, wherein an end of the first tab is adapted to secure the adapter to the lid when the first tab and the second tab are interlocked. | 04-12-2012 |
20120132550 | LIQUID CONTAINER SYSTEM FOR A SPRAY GUN - A liquid container assembly for a spray gun can include a ring, a collapsible liner, and a lid for closing the open end of the liner. The ring can include a peripheral flange, a ring recess, an inner wall, and at least one rib segment extending from the inner wall. The collapsible liner can include a liner side wall formed with an open end and a liner lip at the open end. The liner can be is insertable through the ring such that the liner lip is received and supported by the ring recess. Further, the liner can be collapsible during use as liquid is removed from the liner. The lid can include at least one tab that can extend from an outer circumference of the lid. The tabs can engage the rib segments to threadably attach to the ring. | 05-31-2012 |
20120273583 | LIQUID SUPPLY ASSEMBLY WITH AN IMPROVED LINER - An improved liner is provided for use with a liquid container system for a spray gun. The liquid container system includes a cup, a ring disposed on a lip of the cup, the liner which is supported within the cup by the ring, and a lid which closes the open end of the liner and connects to the spray gun. The liner includes an open end, a closed end opposed to the open end, and one or more longitudinally-extending stiffening ribs that extend across an apex of the liner closed end. | 11-01-2012 |
20130062343 | STRAINER DISPENSER AND METHOD OF USE - A method of loading stacked strainers in a dispenser while minimizing strainer contamination is disclosed. The method includes providing a stack of strainers that is enclosed in a protective material to form a pod, placing the pod within a dispenser, and removing the protective material from the pod of strainers while the strainers are in the dispenser. The strainers dispensed from the thus loaded dispenser avoid being contamination during loading. The protective material may be perforated to facilitate removal from the stack, and include an extended portion to be grasped during removal from the dispenser. | 03-14-2013 |
20140083558 | Liquid Supply Assembly - A connector system for a liquid container system for a spray gun includes a lid that includes a liquid outlet and an adapter. The adapter includes a spray gun end and a lid end. The ends are connected with a liquid-tight passageway. Further, the spray gun end is adapted for releasable engagement with a liquid inlet port of the spray gun and the lid end is adapted for releasable engagement with the liquid outlet. The connector system also includes a plurality of interlocking tab assemblies for releasably attaching the adapter to the lid. Each assembly includes a first tab and a second tab, wherein an end of the first tab is adapted to secure the adapter to the lid when the first tab and the second tab are interlocked. | 03-27-2014 |
20140084001 | Liquid Supply Assembly - A connector system for a liquid container system for a spray gun includes a lid that includes a liquid outlet and an adapter. The adapter includes a spray gun end and a lid end. The ends are connected with a liquid-tight passageway. Further, the spray gun end is adapted for releasable engagement with a liquid inlet port of the spray gun and the lid end is adapted for releasable engagement with the liquid outlet. The connector system also includes a plurality of interlocking tab assemblies for releasably attaching the adapter to the lid. Each assembly includes a first tab and a second tab, wherein an end of the first tab is adapted to secure the adapter to the lid when the first tab and the second tab are interlocked. | 03-27-2014 |
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20100229108 | Computational Delivery System for Avatar and Background Game Content - Data defining an avatar is received, over a network. The data defining the avatar is stored to a computer readable medium. A sprite sheet comprising a plurality of sprites is created, using at least one computing device, using the data defining the avatar. Each sprite comprises a partial rendering of the respective avatar and at least one run-time parameter comprising a sprite attribute. A plurality of requests are received, over the network, for the avatar from a plurality of user applications. The data defining the avatar and the sprite sheet are transmitted, over the network, to each of the requesting games, whereby each respective user application is enabled to display the sprites in the sprite sheet. The user application is enabled to set the run-time parameter associated with each of the sprites in the sprite sheet such that each respective sprite is thereby customized to the application. | 09-09-2010 |
20120190458 | Computational Delivery System For Avatar and Background Game Content - Data defining an avatar is received over a network. A sprite sheet comprising a plurality of sprites is created, using the data defining the avatar. Each sprite includes a partial rendering of the respective avatar and at least one run-time parameter including a sprite attribute. A plurality of requests are received, over the network, for the avatar from a plurality of user applications. The data defining the avatar and the sprite sheet are transmitted, over the network, to each of the requesting user applications, enabling each respective user application to display the sprites in the sprite sheet and to set the run-time parameter associated with each of the sprites in the sprite sheet such that each respective sprite is thereby customized to the application. | 07-26-2012 |
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