Gordon, WA
Alan Gordon, Kirkland, WA US
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20140096166 | Recorded Multimedia and Live Television Roaming - Methods, systems, and apparatuses can be operable to facilitate pausing playback of recorded multimedia or live television on a multimedia player and resuming playback from the pause point on the same or a different multimedia player. A user can pause a channel on a multimedia player and resume play of the paused channel on a different multimedia player. A user can pause a channel on a multimedia player and tune the multimedia player to a different channel without losing content associated with the paused channel. | 04-03-2014 |
Andrew C. Gordon, Seattle, WA US
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20080320009 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSET MAPPING - Systems and methods for asset mapping include storing at least one asset instance on a computer readable medium. The asset instance is processed such that the processed extracted data is stored within a series of field in at least one data store. The asset is mapped using a predefined asset linking process. The map of asset links is displayed to a user on a user interface. | 12-25-2008 |
Ariel Gordon, Redmond, WA US
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20150215315 | DISCOVERING AND DISAMBIGUATING IDENTITY PROVIDERS - Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media are provided for discovering and disambiguating identity providers such that user knowledge of appropriate identity providers is minimized. Users are presented with options for selecting appropriate providers only when multiple providers have user profiles matching a user identifier. When users are presented with options for selecting appropriate providers, providers that have user profiles matching the identifier are identified utilizing identity information for the application that utilizes the identity provider for its users rather than information identifying the identity provider itself. Where it is determined that no identity provider has a user profile associated with the user identifier (or where it is determined that a particular identity provider would generally be appropriate to be utilized with the user identifier), the opportunity for users to create an authentication account with one or more identity providers or to retry with a different user identifier is provided. | 07-30-2015 |
Ariel Gordon, Kirkland, WA US
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20120260322 | FLEXIBLE AUTHENTICATION FOR ONLINE SERVICES WITH UNRELIABLE IDENTITY PROVIDERS - A flexible authentication system is described herein that fluidly switches between a federated authentication model and a local short-lived token model that does not require sophisticated authentication infrastructure at the relying party site. Upon detecting an event that causes the identity provider to be unavailable for authentication, the relying party switches to a temporary token model. The system generates a bearer token or challenge associated with the user's identity and (optionally) associated with time data that limits the period during which the token is valid. The relying party communicates the short-lived token to the user using contact information associated with the user and already stored by the relying party. Upon receiving the short-lived token, the user provides the short-lived token to the relying party, and the relying party processes the token to validate the user's identity and then allows the user to access the relying party's online services. | 10-11-2012 |
20130073460 | ENABLING PAID-FOR EXCHANGE OF IDENTITY ATTRIBUTES WITH MINIMAL DISCLOSURE CREDENTIALS - The claimed subject matter provides a system and method for enabling paid-for exchange of identity attributes with minimal disclosure credentials. An exemplary method includes requesting a credential from an identity provider by one of a user or a credential agent. The credential may be presented to a relying party, and the presented credential may be verified. Based on verification of the presented credential, a service of the relying party may be accessed by the user. The user, the relying party, a neutral third party, or the credential agent may provide payment for the credential to the identity provider, and the identity provider is unable to determine whether, where, when or by whom the credential has been used. | 03-21-2013 |
20130091195 | ORCHESTRATION OF WEB NOTIFICATIONS - The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for orchestrating notifications between identity platforms and relying parties. Embodiments enable identity platforms to ensure that users consistently receive notifications, even when the identity platforms lack knowledge of which relying parties are notification capable and which relying parties are incapable of notification. Embodiments include an identity platform generating a frameset having a first content frame for displaying a notification and a second content frame for displaying a relying party web page. When the relying party is notification capable, the relying party web page includes functionality for removing the frameset established by the frameset and displaying the notification within the context of the relying party web page. When a client renders the frameset, the client retrieves and renders the relying party web page, removing the frameset and displaying the notification as directed by the relying party. | 04-11-2013 |
20130117826 | HOME REALM DISCOVERY IN MIXED-MODE FEDERATED REALMS - The authentication of identities within a realm in which some identities are authenticated using direct authentication, and some identities are authenticated using federated authentication. Requests for service from valid identities in the realm that are to be authenticated by direct authentication are responded to with a direct authentication interface. Requests for service from valid identities in the realm that are to be authenticated by federated authentication are responded to with a federated authentication interface. Requests for service from invalid identities are responded to pseudo-randomly with either the direct authentication interface or the federated authentication interface. | 05-09-2013 |
20130198819 | EFFICIENTLY THROTTLING USER AUTHENTICATION - In an embodiment, an administrative computer system receives user login credentials from a user and makes at least one of the following determinations: that the user identifier does not match any existing user account, that the user identifier matches at least one existing user account, but that the user's account is in a locked state, or that the user identifier matches at least one existing user account, but the user's password does not match the user identifier. The administrative computer system then returns to the user the same response message regardless of which determination is made. The response indicates that the user's login credentials are invalid. The response also prevents the user from determining which of the credentials was invalid, as the response message is the same for each determination and is sent to the user after a measured response time that is the same for each determination. | 08-01-2013 |
20140075529 | HOME REALM DISCOVERY IN MIXED-MODE FEDERATED REALMS - The authentication of identities within a realm in which some identities are authenticated using direct authentication, and some identities are authenticated using federated authentication. Requests for service from valid identities in the realm that are to be authenticated by direct authentication are responded to with a direct authentication interface. Requests for service from valid identities in the realm that are to be authenticated by federated authentication are responded to with a federated authentication interface. Requests for service from invalid identities are responded to pseudo-randomly with either the direct authentication interface or the federated authentication interface. | 03-13-2014 |
20150058959 | EFFICIENTLY THROTTLING USER AUTHENTICATION - In an embodiment, an administrative computer system receives user login credentials from a user and makes at least one of the following determinations: that the user identifier does not match any existing user account, that the user identifier matches at least one existing user account, but that the user's account is in a locked state, or that the user identifier matches at least one existing user account, but the user's password does not match the user identifier. The administrative computer system then returns to the user the same response message regardless of which determination is made. The response indicates that the user's login credentials are invalid. The response also prevents the user from determining which of the credentials was invalid, as the response message is the same for each determination and is sent to the user after a measured response time that is the same for each determination. | 02-26-2015 |
20160044011 | REVOKING SESSIONS USING SIGNALING - Embodiments are directed to revoking user sessions using signaling. In one scenario, an identity platform operating on a computer system receives an indication indicating that a user's login account has been compromised, where the user's login account has an associated login session and corresponding session artifact that is valid for a specified amount of time. The identity platform generates a signal indicating that the login session is no longer trusted and that the user is to be re-directed to the identity platform to re-authenticate and renew the session artifact and provides the generated signal to various relying parties including at least one relying party that is hosting the login session for the user. | 02-11-2016 |
Ariel N. Gordon, Kirkland, WA US
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20110307938 | Integrating Account Selectors with Passive Authentication Protocols - Described is using a client-side account selector in a passive authentication protocol environment (such as OpenID) in which a relying party website trusts the authentication response from an identity provider website. The account selector may access and maintain historical information so as to provide user-specific identity provider selection options (rather than only general identity provider selection options). The account selector is invoked based upon an object tag in the page, e.g., as invoked by a browser extension associated with that particular object tag. The account selector may communicate with a reputation service to obtain reputation information corresponding to the identity providers, and vary its operation based upon the reputation information. | 12-15-2011 |
20140123257 | COMMUNICATING STATE INFORMATION TO LEGACY CLIENTS USING LEGACY PROTOCOLS - When a user account is in an alternate (fault) state, communication or sync between an application provider and a device or client application typically is interrupted. When parties do not support rich fault messaging, communication of the reason for the interruption and remediation steps has been impossible. An application server provides rich fault messaging using applications that do not provide explicit error messaging and protocols that do not provide explicit error messaging without changing either the application or the protocol by additional interactions between an identity provider and the application server. The application server uses authentication state information provided by the identity server to generate a notification sync event that appears to the application and the protocol to be a normal sync event. The notification sync event is used to provide the user with information needed to determine what the problem with the account is and how to fix it. | 05-01-2014 |
20140325622 | SYNCHRONIZING CREDENTIAL HASHES BETWEEN DIRECTORY SERVICES - The subject disclosure is directed towards securely synchronizing passwords that are changed at a source location (e.g., an on-premises directory service) to a target location (e.g., a cloud directory service), so that the same credentials may be used to log into the source or target location, yet without necessarily having each domain controller handle the synchronization. The plaintext password is not revealed, instead using hash values computed therefrom to represent the password-related data. The target may receive a secondary hash of a primary hash, and thereby only receive and store a password blob. Authentication is accomplished by using the same hashing algorithms at the target service to compute a blob and compare against the synchronized blob. Also described are crypto agility and/or changing hashing algorithms without requiring a user password change. | 10-30-2014 |
Charles Gordon, Seattle, WA US
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20090171918 | PERSONALIZED SEARCHABLE LIBRARY WITH HIGHLIGHTING CAPABILITIES - A system and method for electronically searching a personalized library of content includes, in at least one embodiment, receiving one or more search terms and electronically searching a text searchable database to produce search results. After receiving a search result selection, a page image in a page image database corresponding to the search result selection is identified. A substitute image of the identified page image is prepared, wherein a portion of the content in the identified page image is suppressed in the substitute image. The substitute image is then provided for computer display, wherein the one or more search terms in the substitute image are highlighted when the substitute image is displayed. The substitute image appears substantially the same as the identified page image except for the portion that is suppressed. Information identifying the location of the search terms in the substitute image may be provided for highlighting. | 07-02-2009 |
20100036748 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING ACCESS TO MEDIA FILES - Access to selected content in different file formats can be managed by conducting, in a single purchase transaction, a user purchase of access rights that allow a user to acquire multiple copies of the same selected content in media files having different file formats. An authorization signal is communicated to a content provider or multiple content providers who did not conduct the purchase transaction. The authorization signal contains information that allows the content provider or the multiple content providers to authorize the user to acquire multiple copies of the same selected content in different file formats without requiring the user to conduct multiple transactions. Each copy of the selected content acquired from a content provider is in a media file having a different file format. | 02-11-2010 |
Christopher E. Gordon, Spokane, WA US
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20140191450 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE THERMAL EXTRACTION OF METALS - An apparatus and methods for removing metal from complex materials. | 07-10-2014 |
Christopher Scott Gordon, Bellingham, WA US
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20090271309 | MEDIA EXCHANGE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A media exchange. The media exchange uses an exchange database. The database supports interoperation between an exchange component, a media user component and a first media provider component. The media user component enables a media client to access a media component. The media component is supplied from a media provider client using the media provider component. The media user component enables the media client to enable the media component and accrue a first media value. The media user component enables the first media client to also access a second media component associated with a second media value. This is done by exchanging the first media value for the second media value. | 10-29-2009 |
Clif Gordon, Seattle, WA US
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20130144610 | ACTION GENERATION BASED ON VOICE DATA - An automated technique is disclosed for processing audio data and generating one or more actions in response thereto. In particular embodiments, the audio data can be obtained during a phone conversation and post-call actions can be provided to the user with contextually relevant entry points for completion by an associated application. Audio transcription services available on a remote server can be leveraged. The entry points can be generated based on keyword recognition in the transcription and passed to the application in the form of parameters. | 06-06-2013 |
20150326727 | DELIVERY OF VISUAL VOICEMAIL OVER MULTIMEDIA MESSAGING SERVICE - A visual voicemail (VVM) service uses the MMS (Multimedia Message System) system as a transport mechanism to deliver a voicemail payload to a client VVM application on a mobile device such as a cellular phone or smartphone. The payload is identified as a voicemail using a specific identifier included in a WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) Push message that provides a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) that the VVM client application follows to download the voicemail as an attachment to an MMS message from the VVM service. Regular MMS messages that are not associated with the specific identifier are handled by a conventional messaging application on the mobile device while VVM messages are handled by the client VVM application for presentation in visual form on a user interface supported by the mobile device. | 11-12-2015 |
Clifford Daniel Gordon, Spannaway, WA US
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20090271309 | MEDIA EXCHANGE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A media exchange. The media exchange uses an exchange database. The database supports interoperation between an exchange component, a media user component and a first media provider component. The media user component enables a media client to access a media component. The media component is supplied from a media provider client using the media provider component. The media user component enables the media client to enable the media component and accrue a first media value. The media user component enables the first media client to also access a second media component associated with a second media value. This is done by exchanging the first media value for the second media value. | 10-29-2009 |
Colin Gordon, Pullman, WA US
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20140109182 | DETECTION AND RESPONSE TO UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO A COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A communication gateway consistent with the present disclosure may detect unauthorized physical or electronic access and implement security actions in response thereto. A communication gateway may provide a communication path to an intelligent electronic device (IED) using an IED communications port configured to communicate with the IED. The communication gateway may include a physical intrusion detection port and a network port. The communication gateway may further include control logic configured to evaluate physical intrusion detection signal. The control logic may be configured to determine that the physical intrusion detection signal is indicative of an attempt to obtain unauthorized access to one of the communication gateway, the IED, and a device in communication with the gateway; and take a security action based upon the determination that the indication is indicative of the attempt to gain unauthorized access. | 04-17-2014 |
Colin Stebbins Gordon, Seattle, WA US
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20140282448 | OPERATING SYSTEM SUPPORT FOR CONTRACTS - A front-end compiler compiles source code into intermediate code, that may later be compiled into binary code. The source code defines an execution scope and includes a contract. When a contract is encountered at runtime of an execution scope, further execution of that execution scope is conditioned on whether a predicate associated with the contract is true. The front-end compiler operates so as to preserve the contract so that the contract continues to be semantically structured such that the predicate may be removed from the intermediate language code. The contract may thus continue to be understood by semantic analysis of the contract. Thus, the predicate may be understood by static analysis tools that operate on the intermediate code. | 09-18-2014 |
Cory Gordon, Colbert, WA US
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20130114394 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC OPERATIONS, ADMINISTRATION, AND MANAGEMENT - Systems and methods with dynamic Connectivity Fault Management (CFM) and Continuity Check Messages (CCMs) that enable dynamic configurations to avoid limitations associated with static reconfigurations. Variously, a network, a method, and a network element are configured to implement a dynamic CFM method for dynamic notifications and actions taken based thereon between Maintenance End Points (MEPs). The systems and methods may also include a CCM attribute adjustment method between two MEPs, a CCM suspension and/or resumption method between two MEPs, and a MEP auto-discovery and leaving method. Advantageously, the systems and methods may be utilized in a variety of contexts including controlled maintenance, in-service software upgrades, network congestion, discovery of new remote MEPs, and the like to enable dynamic configurations between MEPs. The systems and methods may also apply to Carrier Ethernet, Multiprotocol Label Switching-Transport Profile (MPLS-TP), and the like. | 05-09-2013 |
Cory D. Gordon, Colbert, WA US
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20130329565 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATIONAL SIMPLIFICATION OF CARRIER ETHERNET NETWORKS - A Carrier Ethernet method includes receiving a request to initiate an Ethernet Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) session at a local device, setting up the OAM session at the local device responsive to the request, transmitting a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) from the local device to a remote device with information related to the OAM session and the request contained therein, and receiving the PDU at the remote device and setting up the OAM session at the remote device based on the information in the PDU. The OAM session can include Ethernet Frame Loss Measurement and can be initiated only at the local device without requiring operator involvement at the remote device | 12-12-2013 |
20140133289 | ETHERNET FAULT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Ethernet fault management systems and methods using programmable Type-Length-Value (TLV) offsets combine software-based Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) protocol support with hardware-based fault management support to delegate generation and processing of OAM protocol messages to hardware devices with the software-based protocol support used to program hardware based on fixed offsets in the OAM protocol messages. The hardware can be designed to be flexible since the hardware can be agnostic to the logic within the OAM protocol which would reside in the software. The Ethernet fault management systems and methods combine the flexibility of software-based approaches with the speed and efficiency of hardware-based approaches. | 05-15-2014 |
Daniel Gordon, Spanaway, WA US
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20090309975 | Dynamic Multi-Perspective Interactive Event Visualization System and Method - An event visualization system. The system uses a digital video capture array. The array is synchronized into a composited video feed file. The composited video feed file has a number of unit perspective video files. Each unit perspective video file has a coordinate location, a unit frame height, and a unit frame width. The unit perspective video files can be played simultaneously for individual display in a digital event player. The digital event player is operated on a client. | 12-17-2009 |
Dave Gordon, Tacoma, WA US
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20090167282 | VOLTAGE REGULATOR AND METHOD OF CALIBRATING THE SAME - A voltage regulator is provided that includes a power cell to provide a calibrated output voltage based on a voltage identification (VID) offset, and a master controller to provide a VID code to the power cell. The power cell to calibrate the output voltage based on the VID code received from the master controller and based on the VID offset. | 07-02-2009 |
Gary Gordon, Sammamish, WA US
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20100197404 | GAMING CONSOLE WIRELESS PROTOCOL FOR PERIPHERAL DEVICES - Methods of wireless communication between a gaming console and a wireless accessory using a protocol. The protocol is used in a TDMA frequency hopping spread spectrum system to enable simultaneous communication of voice and data between a plurality of wireless accessories and the gaming console. The protocol provides specific time slots for upstream and downstream transmissions, as well as a retransmission time slots to enable a robust environment with minimal latency. | 08-05-2010 |
Glen Gordon, Graham, WA US
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20150079832 | LAND GRID ARRAY SOCKET FOR ELECTRO-OPTICAL MODULES - An LGA socket suitable for electro-optical modules, such as transceivers having channels operable at 25 Gbit/s, or greater. A socket may include a socket body having a bottom side to face a printed circuit board (PCB) and a backstop on a top side to receive a leading edge of a module substrate. The backstop has an overhang to contact a first side of the module substrate when seated into the socket body. The socket further includes a first and a second row of electrical contacts, the first row being more proximate to the backstop than is the second row. Contacts extend through the socket body between the top and bottom sides and are positioned relative to the overhang to be compressed against contact pads on a second side of the module substrate by a torque applied to the module substrate about a fulcrum within the socket body. | 03-19-2015 |
Glen P. Gordon, Graham, WA US
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20120026678 | Fan Mounting System - A fan mounting system includes a fan chassis defining a plurality of fan housings. A guide member is located on the fan chassis. At least one board support member extends from the fan chassis and is operable to extend through a board to engage an Information Handling System (IHS) chassis when the fan chassis is positioned in the IHS chassis. An IHS chassis cover anchor is located on the fan chassis and is operable to engage an IHS chassis cover and secure the IHS chassis cover to the IHS chassis when the fan chassis is coupled to the IHS chassis. | 02-02-2012 |
20130117991 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO SECURE A CIRCUIT BOARD - According to some embodiments, a device having a pliant portion may be utilized to secure a circuit board. | 05-16-2013 |
Glen Patrick Gordon, Graham, WA US
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20120127658 | MEMORY CARRIER AND IHS COUPLING SYSTEM - A memory carrier system includes a carrier chassis that includes a board having a board connector. The board is operable to couple to a plurality of memory modules. A pair of pinion cams are rotatably mounted to the carrier chassis. A handle is moveably coupled to the carrier chassis and includes a pair of rack arms. Each rack arm engages a respective pinion cam. The carrier chassis is operable to be positioned in an information handling system (IHS) chassis that includes an IHS connector, and the handle is operable to be moved relative to the carrier chassis in order to rotate the pinion cams into an engagement with the IHS chassis that provides a cam force that mates the board connector to the IHS connector. | 05-24-2012 |
Harrison Gordon, Seattle, WA US
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20120173963 | WEB PAGE APPLICATION CONTROLS - A web page behavior control (WPBC) menu is provided on a rendered web page for enabling a user to perform actions on a portion of the web page content such as customizing, editing, sharing, analyzing, exporting, and/or annotating the content. The user may automatically activate the menu by performing a unique gesture on the rendered web page and/or by selecting a portion of the web page content. The WPBC menu may provide a list of applications which may be selected for modifying and managing the portion of selected web page content. The application may provide full functionality for managing the web page content in a separate user interface and/or directly on the rendered web page. Furthermore, manipulation of data presentation on the rendered web page such as table properties of a spreadsheet may be enabled through natural gestures. | 07-05-2012 |
Jaimie David Gordon, Tacoma, WA US
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20130087171 | Flash Vortex Brush Device and Method - Flash vortex brush cleaning apparatus is provided which comprises a device and method for cleaning inner channels of boreholes which have been drilled or cored within solid substrates, particularly, concrete, masonry, grout, where the boreholes are to be used to bond adhesive anchors therein. Flash vortex brush device comprises a straight tubular shaft; a coil cleaning brush. Tubular shaft includes a first end including an open inlet; opposing second end including an open outlet; first end including a connector element. Coil cleaning brush includes bristles secured in channel affixed wound proximate to second end of shaft developed of pitch to form an open wound coil. Connector element provides removable attaching means to a variety of pre-existing nozzles. For rapid efficient cleaning, first embodiment for use includes flash vortex brush removably attached with air nozzle; second embodiment for use includes flash vortex brush removably attached with water nozzle. | 04-11-2013 |
Jeffrey Gordon, Seattle, WA US
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20140277163 | REINFORCEMENT SYSTEMS FOR SPINE STABILIZATION CONSTRUCTS - Reinforcement systems including clamp devices and reinforcement rods to stabilize pre-existing or co-existing spine stabilization constructs. | 09-18-2014 |
Lucas Gordon, Vashon, WA US
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20110106117 | Device and Method for Modifying the Shape of a Body Organ - A tissue shaping device adapted to be deployed in a lumen to modify the shape of target tissue adjacent to the lumen. In one embodiment the device includes first and second anchors; a connector disposed between the first and second anchors; and a focal deflector disposed between the first and second anchors and may be adapted to extend away from the lumen axis and toward the target tissue and/or away from the lumen axis and away from the target tissue when the device is deployed in the lumen. The invention is also a method of modifying target tissue shape. The method includes the steps of providing a tissue shaping device comprising proximal and distal anchors, a connector disposed between the proximal and distal anchors, and a focal deflector; placing the tissue shaping device in a lumen adjacent the target tissue; applying a shaping force from the focal deflector against a lumen wall to modify the shape of the target tissue; and expanding the proximal and distal anchors to anchor the device in the lumen. | 05-05-2011 |
Lucas S. Gordon, Issaquah, WA US
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20110066234 | Percutaneous Mitral Valve Annuloplasty Delivery System - The invention is a tissue shaping system, including a tissue shaping device with an expandable anchor and a lock; a delivery catheter; a delivery mechanism adapted to deliver the tissue shaping device from outside a patient to a target site within a lumen within the patient via the delivery catheter; and an actuator adapted to deliver an actuation force to the lock to lock the anchor in an expanded configuration. The invention is also a system adapted to percutaneously deliver and deploy a tissue shaping device at a target site within a lumen of a patient. The system includes: a handle; a delivery mechanism supported by the handle and adapted to deliver the tissue shaping device from outside the patient to the treatment site via a delivery catheter; and an actuator supported by the handle and adapted to deliver an actuation force to lock an anchor of the tissue shaping device in an expanded configuration. | 03-17-2011 |
Lucas S. Gordon, Vashon, WA US
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20100031793 | Catheter Cutting Tool - Systems and methods for cutting, or trimming, a catheter at a specified location along the length of the catheter. The catheter preferably includes a stop feature which interacts with an elongate member of the cutting system to determine the catheter is in a proper position to be cut. | 02-11-2010 |
20110308367 | Catheter Cutting Tool - Systems and methods for cutting, or trimming, a catheter at a specified location along the length of the catheter. The catheter preferably includes a stop feature which interacts with an elongate member of the cutting system to determine the catheter is in a proper position to be cut. | 12-22-2011 |
Marc Warren Gordon, Carnation, WA US
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20140004548 | SAMPLE COLLECTION AND BIOLUMINESCENT ANALYSIS SYSTEM | 01-02-2014 |
Michael Gordon, Redmond, WA US
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20090326980 | FLAGGING TO CONTROL ACCESS TO HEALTH INFORMATION - A method for protecting access to health information. The method includes presenting a graphical user interface for accessing health information. The health information may include a health record which includes at least one item. A request to access the health record is received and the health record is retrieved from a data store. The items of the health record are filtered based on a source of the request to access the health record. A portion of the health record may be displayed. | 12-31-2009 |
Michael C. Gordon, Sammamish, WA US
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20140184711 | Method To Reduce Surface Resistivity Of A Release Agent Applicator In A Printing Apparatus - A release agent applicator displaying decreased and consistent surface resistivity, and a method of making same. The release agent applicator includes an foam delivery surface having an ionic layer such that the surface resistivity of the delivery surface is reduced, thereby decreasing the chances of static charge accumulation on the roller that may interfere with high quality printing. | 07-03-2014 |
20150311013 | INCREASING YIELD WITH TACTILE BUTTON GAP ADJUSTMENT - Embodiments of the disclosure optimize yield of a product having one or more switch assemblies and improve impact robustness of the product without sacrificing tactile feel. Based on failure limits of a gap in the switch assembly during manufacturing, a single size for a shim is calculated. The shim is selectively inserted into the switch assembly based on the gap to maximize the switch assembly yield while minimizing cost. In some examples, a bracket is designed for the switch assemblies. The bracket has datum surfaces in three dimensions and a beam tuned to absorb energy during an impact event to prevent switch failure. | 10-29-2015 |
Michael Patrick Gordon, Redmond, WA US
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20090320092 | USER INTERFACE FOR MANAGING ACCESS TO A HEALTH-RECORD - A server system for regulating access to a health record of an individual includes a communications subsystem, a logic subsystem operatively coupled to the communications subsystem and configured to execute instructions, memory operatively coupled to the logic subsystem and holding user-interface instructions that, when executed by the logic subsystem, send information via the communications subsystem for presenting a user interface. In this embodiment, the user interface includes a list of one or more items in the health record to which an application has requested access, and for each of the one or more items, a configuration-indicating element distinguishing whether the application is configured to service the individual if access to that item is denied. The user interface further includes for each of the one or more items, one or more presettable selection elements enabling a marshal of the health record to authorize or withhold access to that item. | 12-24-2009 |
20090320096 | MANAGING ACCESS TO A HEALTH-RECORD - A method to regulate access to a health record of an individual includes receiving a request from an application, the request identifying an item in the health record to which access is requested. The method further includes presenting the request to a marshal of the health record via a user interface and receiving a response from the marshal of the health record via the user interface, the response indicating whether access to the item is authorized or withheld. The method further includes granting the application access to the item if the response indicates that access to the item is authorized, and denying access to the item from the application if the response indicates that access to the item is withheld. | 12-24-2009 |
Phillip Stewart Gordon, Shoreline, WA US
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20160094528 | Authenticating Redirection Service - A redirection service may receive a destination URI plus a set of conditions for reaching the URI. The conditions may include authentication conditions. The service may generate an intermediate URI which may direct to an intermediate service. The intermediate service may execute the various conditions, then redirect to the destination URI. In some cases, the intermediate service may pass data to the destination URI, and such data may include data gathered while executing the various conditions. The intermediate service may accessed through an Application Programming Interface (API). An example use scenario for the redirection service may be to generate publically publishable URIs for a private chat service, where an intermediate URI may be generated for a specific user or group of users, and may permit only those users to access a private chat room through the publically available URI. | 03-31-2016 |
Rebecca Gordon, Duvall, WA US
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20130042874 | KYPHOPAD AND METHODS THEREOF - Generally described, the present disclosure relates to medical devices. More specifically, this disclosure relates to a kyphopad and methods thereof. In one illustrative embodiment, the kyphopad can provide support for the area of the body that actually receives pressure. The device can include a first concave-shaped recess receiving a lumber portion of the patient and a second concave-shaped recess receiving a thoracic and cervical portion of the patient allowing medical imaging of a head and spine. The device can be made of radio-translucent material such that the entire kyphopad can be placed within a medical imaging device. In one embodiment, the kyphopad can be adjusted through at least one pad for thoracic spine exams or lumbar spine exams. | 02-21-2013 |
Ronald H. Gordon, Eatonville, WA US
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20100008723 | SIDEWALK GRADER APPARATUS AND METHOD - A sidewalk grader provided for grading a sidewalk base disposed along a curb of an existing road structure. The sidewalk grader comprises a tracking assembly fixable to a vertically adjustable backfill blade of a compact excavator positioned to move forward over an existing road structure to advance the sidewalk grader. The tracking assembly comprises a vertically adjustable tracking means disposed for engagement with the top surface of the curb, to provide a reference point. A grading assembly is mounted to the tracking assembly. The grading assembly comprises a frame, and a grading blade rotatingly mounted to the frame to permit adjustment of slope of the blade. An adjustable link connects the grading blade to the frame to adjustable fix their relative position. The tracking means is vertically adjustable to enable the same to engage with the surface of a curb for reference to enable precise adjustment, control, and positioning of the grading assembly, and for maintaining the desired position of the sidewalk grader in relation to the curb as the sidewalk grader advances along the existing road structure. | 01-14-2010 |
Scot Douglas Gordon, Bothell, WA US
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20080207219 | Estimating Whether Or Not A Wireless Terminal Is In A Zone Using Radio Navigation - A method for estimating whether or not a wireless terminal is in a zone is described. The method is based on the following observation: when a wireless terminal is at a particular location, the values of the traits of the ambient electromagnetic signals that vary with location represent a “fingerprint” or “signature” for that location. This enables the location of a wireless terminal to be estimated by comparing the observed values of the traits of the ambient electromagnetic signals with the fingerprint for each potential location for the wireless terminal. | 08-28-2008 |
20080207222 | Estimating Whether Or Not A Wireless Terminal Is In A Geographic Zone Using Pattern Classification - A method and apparatus are disclosed for estimating whether or not a wireless terminal is in a geographic zone. The illustrative embodiment employs a pattern classifier that is trained on traits of electromagnetic signals at various locations. A computer-executable program is then generated based on the trained pattern classifier, and the program is installed and executed on a subscribed identity module of the terminal. | 08-28-2008 |
20080214208 | Computationally-Efficient Estimation of the Location of a Wireless Terminal Based on Pattern Matching - A method of using a non-GPS-derived technique to estimate the location of an Assisted-GPS-enabled wireless terminal for the purposes of generating location-specific assistance data for the wireless terminal is disclosed. The wireless terminal then uses the assistance data to acquire and process one or more GPS signals and to derive information that is probative of the wireless terminal's location. The GPS-derived location information is then combined with non-GPS-derived location to form an estimate of the location of the wireless terminal that is better than can be derived from either alone. This combination of GPS-derived and non-GPS techniques is particularly useful when the wireless terminal can only acquire one or two GPS signals because it is not possible to determine the location of the wireless terminal with only two GPS signals alone. | 09-04-2008 |
Scot Douglas Gordon, Redmond, WA US
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20080299993 | Computationally-Efficient Estimation of the Location of a Wireless Terminal Based on Pattern Matching - A method of using a non-GPS-derived technique to estimate the location of an Assisted-GPS-enabled wireless terminal for the purposes of generating location-specific assistance data for the wireless terminal is disclosed. The wireless terminal then uses the assistance data to acquire and process one or more GPS signals and to derive information that is probative of the wireless terminal's location. The GPS-derived location information is then combined with non-GPS-derived location to form an estimate of the location of the wireless terminal that is better than can be derived from either alone. This combination of GPS-derived and non-GPS techniques is particularly useful when the wireless terminal can only acquire one or two GPS signals because it is not possible to determine the location of the wireless terminal with only two GPS signals alone. | 12-04-2008 |
20100245115 | Estimating the Location of a Wireless Terminal Based on Signal Path Impairment - A technique for estimating the location of a wireless terminal at an unknown location in a geographic region is disclosed. The technique is based on the recognition that there are traits of electromagnetic signals that are dependent on topography, the receiver, the location of the transmitter, and other factors. For example, if a particular radio station is known to be received strongly at a first location and weakly at a second location, and a given wireless terminal at an unknown location is receiving the radio station weakly, it is more likely that the wireless terminal is at the second location than at the first location. | 09-30-2010 |
20110156950 | Positioning System and Positioning Method - It is an object of the present invention to perform positioning at favorable positioning precision and in a favorable positioning time, according to whether a receiver is indoors or outdoors. A positioning server | 06-30-2011 |
20110156951 | Positioning System and Positioning Method - It is an object of the present invention to obtain a positioning result corresponding to the state of a receiver in less time. A positioning server | 06-30-2011 |
20110156952 | Positioning System and Positioning Method - It is an object of the present invention to perform positioning at the proper positioning time and positioning precision in response to a requirement with respect to positioning. A positioning server | 06-30-2011 |
20110187525 | Search Area Reduction For Estimating the Location of a Wireless Terminal Based On Indoor Detection - A method of using a non-GPS-derived technique to estimate the location of an Assisted-GPS-enabled wireless terminal for the purposes of generating location-specific assistance data for the wireless terminal is disclosed. The wireless terminal then uses the assistance data to acquire and process one or more GPS signals and to derive information that is probative of the wireless terminal's location. The GPS-derived location information is then combined with non-GPS-derived location to form an estimate of the location of the wireless terminal that is better than can be derived from either alone. This combination of GPS-derived and non-GPS techniques is particularly useful when the wireless terminal can only acquire one or two GPS signals because it is not possible to determine the location of the wireless terminal with only two GPS signals alone. | 08-04-2011 |
20110189960 | Estimating Whether A Wireless Terminal Is Indoors Using Pattern Classification - A method and apparatus for estimating whether or not a wireless terminal is indoors are disclosed. The illustrative embodiment employs a pattern classifier that is trained on a plurality of input/output mappings, where each mapping corresponds to a respective location, the output of the mapping is a Boolean value that indicates whether the location is indoors, and the input of the mapping is based on empirical and predicted signal data for the location. In accordance with the illustrative embodiment, a computer-executable program is generated based on the trained pattern classifier. The computer-executable program estimates whether or not a wireless terminal is indoors based on empirical data reported by the terminal, and on a location estimate for the terminal that might be crude or inaccurate (e.g., based on Cell Identifier [Cell-ID], GPS, etc.). | 08-04-2011 |
20120282947 | Estimating the Location of a Wireless Terminal Based on Signal Path Impairment - A technique for estimating the location of a wireless terminal at an unknown location in a geographic region is disclosed. The technique is based on the recognition that there are traits of electromagnetic signals that are dependent on topography, the receiver, the location of the transmitter, and other factors. For example, if a particular radio station is known to be received strongly at a first location and weakly at a second location, and a given wireless terminal at an unknown location is receiving the radio station weakly, it is more likely that the wireless terminal is at the second location than at the first location. | 11-08-2012 |
20120289249 | Estimating the Location of a Wireless Terminal Based on Signal Path Impairment - A technique for estimating the location of a wireless terminal at an unknown location in a geographic region is disclosed. The technique is based on the recognition that there are traits of electromagnetic signals that are dependent on topography, the receiver, the location of the transmitter, and other factors. For example, if a particular radio station is known to be received strongly at a first location and weakly at a second location, and a given wireless terminal at an unknown location is receiving the radio station weakly, it is more likely that the wireless terminal is at the second location than at the first location. | 11-15-2012 |
20130072230 | Tracking Large Numbers of Wireless Terminals - An apparatus and method are disclosed for tracking a large number of wireless terminals and for estimating the location of the terminals at each instant. Some embodiments of the present invention use a wide variety of factors to determine the order and frequency with which each wireless terminal is located. These factors include, but are not limited to, the history of the location of the wireless terminal, the time of day, and the weather. | 03-21-2013 |
20130343209 | Measurement of Reference Signals with Reduced Interference - A telecommunications system is disclosed comprising a wireless switching center and plurality of base stations that are configured to transmit positioning reference signals. The base stations transmit the positioning reference signals in positioning subframe time intervals. Meanwhile, the base stations also transmit cell-specific reference signals continuously, including during the positioning subframe time intervals. In order to ensure that the wireless terminal measures those cell-specific reference signals during periods of lower interference, the base station imposes a measurement restriction on the wireless terminal, in regard to when it may measure a signal. As a result of utilizing the measurement restriction in this way, in combination with the improved interference characteristics of the positioning reference signals themselves, the ability of the wireless terminal to detect the cell-specific reference signals of more distant cells is improved. The improved signal measurements are then made available to functionalities such as location estimation. | 12-26-2013 |
20130346420 | Method And System For Identifying Aberrant Wireless Behavior - A behavior analysis system analyzes large volumes of records that report on telecommunications events associated with wireless terminals. The behavior analysis system filters the large volume of available records based on investigation-specific rules, resulting in a set of candidate wireless terminals. The illustrative embodiment determines a pattern of behavior for each candidate. Each candidate is measured for how precisely it satisfies the investigation-specific rules. Each candidate is further analyzed for aberrations, if any, relative to the established pattern of behavior. An aberration tends to prove or disprove whether a candidate is more likely to be a true suspect in the given investigation. The illustrative embodiment ranks the set of candidates based on (i) a measure of how precisely each candidate wireless terminal satisfies the investigation-specific rule(s), and (ii) a measure of the aberration in behavior of each candidate wireless terminal relative to the respective pattern of behavior thereof. | 12-26-2013 |
20140038553 | RECOGNIZING UNKNOWN ACTORS BASED ON WIRELESS BEHAVIOR - An illustrative behavior analysis system and a corresponding method are designed to analyze telecommunications-event records and other relevant records associated with wireless terminals to infer whether a wireless user's pattern of behavior is substantially similar or even identical to the pattern of behavior of another user, possibly a known actor, A pattern of behavior typically comprises call-related and location attributes over a period of time. Accordingly, the illustrative embodiment infers an identity or a substantial similarity as between two seemingly distinct users of wireless terminals, based on: (i) how precisely a candidate's pattern of behavior matches a pre-defined pattern of behavior, and/or (ii) how precisely a candidate's pattern of behavior matches another candidate's pattern of behavior. | 02-06-2014 |
20140045530 | Inferring Relationships Based On Geo-Temporal Data Other Than Telecommunications - An illustrative geo-temporal analysis system analyzes telecommunications-event records and other records associated with wireless terminals to infer a collaborative relationship between users who do not telecommunicate with each other, based on how precisely a first geo-temporal pattern matches a second geo-temporal pattern. When a collaborative relationship is inferred, the system transmits an indication thereof and a request for an estimated location of the respective wireless terminals. | 02-13-2014 |
Scott Gordon, Bellingham, WA US
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20090309975 | Dynamic Multi-Perspective Interactive Event Visualization System and Method - An event visualization system. The system uses a digital video capture array. The array is synchronized into a composited video feed file. The composited video feed file has a number of unit perspective video files. Each unit perspective video file has a coordinate location, a unit frame height, and a unit frame width. The unit perspective video files can be played simultaneously for individual display in a digital event player. The digital event player is operated on a client. | 12-17-2009 |
Stefan K. Gordon, Redmond, WA US
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20120297324 | Navigation Control Availability - Techniques for navigation control availability are described that provide dynamic navigation controls configured to remain available throughout viewing operations including scrolling and resizing. A page of content (e.g., a webpage or document) having one or more dynamic navigation controls can be rendered within a viewing pane of a client application. Dynamic navigation controls within the page can be detected by parsing code associated with the page that defines the controls. When a viewing operation is performed that changes the display of the rendered page, the detected navigation controls can be dynamically adjusted to remain visually available according to associated behaviors. Behaviors associated with dynamic navigation controls can include, for example, docking of the controls to a visible position in or adjacent to the viewing pane, relocating of the controls, and/or resizing of the controls within the rendered page to keep the controls visible. | 11-22-2012 |
Stefan Keir Gordon, Redmond, WA US
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20130152040 | GENERATING TASK DURATION ESTIMATES FOR CONTENT INGESTION - Embodiments establish duration estimates for tasks associated with media content ingestion, such as in application or game production. A content ingestion system receives a content submission request from a publisher. The request identifies a media content type that has a plurality of associated tasks. Based on previous submissions from the publisher, duration estimates for the tasks are generated and adjusted based on historical transaction data associated with other publishers (e.g., global averages). The duration estimates are provided to the publishers along with, for example, start and end dates for the tasks presented on a calendar or other workback schedule. | 06-13-2013 |
20150178137 | DYNAMIC SYSTEM AVAILABILITY MANAGEMENT - Server cluster management includes dynamically migrating machines between different server pools within the server cluster. The server pools include an active pool and at least one standby pool. Different standby pools can also be maintained to provide machines in different states of standby, including but not limited to different powered down or hibernation states. Machines are migrated between the different server pools based on network demands and machine status and capabilities. In some instances, the network demands are determined by forecasting future demands. The status and capability of the individual machines is evaluated on a continual basis to determine whether there is adequate capacity of the machines in the active pool to satisfy the one or more network demands, as well as to determine which machine is the most appropriate machine to migrate between server pools. Machines can also be migrated between the different standby pools. | 06-25-2015 |
20150375113 | Assigning A Player To A Machine - Systems and methods are provided for optimizing allocation of client devices, such as gaming devices, to different available data centers and servers, such as gaming servers, within a data center. The allocation maintains a satisfactory user experience while balancing costs and resource usage. Embodiments of the invention match a client to a data center and server based on a set of criteria related to the client device, user of the client device, game or application the user desires to play, available data centers for supporting the client device, and conditions of the network between the client device and data center. An allocation algorithm may be used to determine resource-efficient allocation. In one embodiment, a bidding process is employed wherein a client and data center are matched based on bids received from data centers. In one embodiment, allocation is periodically evaluated to determine if reassignment to another data center is needed. | 12-31-2015 |
Stephen Gordon, Woodinville, WA US
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20120075996 | TECHNIQUES TO SUPPORT LARGE NUMBERS OF SUBSCRIBERS TO A REAL-TIME EVENT - Techniques to manage large numbers of subscribers to real-time events are described. Embodiments may filter subscribers dynamically into buckets where publications are distributed only to subscribers in the same bucket as the publisher. Buckets may be dynamically created and removed to lower or raise the publication rate for subscribers to an acceptable level. Embodiments may use a two-level bucketing algorithm for filtering that is memory and CPU efficient, and scales with large numbers of subscriptions. The techniques may also reduce the context loss for a subscriber when a new bucket has to be created and subscribers distributed between buckets. Embodiments may be scaled out to multiple servers, to accommodate very large numbers of subscribers and publications. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 03-29-2012 |
Stephen Gordon, Bellevue, WA US
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20090006566 | Providing Access to Presence Information Using Multiple Presence Objects - An approach is described for maintaining multiple presence objects associated with a single entity. The different presence objects correspond to different respective aspects of the entity's presence. Each presence object includes subscriber information and permission information associated therewith. The subscriber information identifies the subscribers that subscribe to receive notifications for a particular presence object. The permission information identifies the users who are entitled to receive notifications for the particular presence object. By virtue of the use of multiple objects, the entity can control access to its presence information with a high degree of granularity. | 01-01-2009 |
Stephen R. Gordon, Woodinville, WA US
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20130067568 | Resource Access Authorization - Techniques for resource access authorization are described. In one or more implementations, an application identifier is used to control access to user resources by an application. A determination is made whether to allow the application to access the user resources by comparing an application identifier received from an authorization service with a system application identifier for the application obtained from a computing device on which the application is executing. | 03-14-2013 |
Stephen R. Gordon, Bellevue, WA US
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20080313256 | Automatically Sharing a User's Personal Message - Described techniques enable a particular user to automatically share a piece of content with a group of users. To share the content, the particular user navigates to a Website or the like to identify the desired piece of content. The particular user then chooses to share the piece of content by actuating a button, an icon, or the like displayed within the content (e.g., Web content) or displayed within the browser's toolbar. In some embodiments, the users with whom the piece of content is then shared each include the particular user within a contact list. This document also describes techniques capable of enabling the particular user to allow a third party to select and share a piece of content. In some instances, the piece of content comprises an advertisement. This piece of content may be shared with a group of users that include the particular user as a contact. | 12-18-2008 |
20110289191 | REMOTE APPLICATION CONNECTION SHARING - One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for sharing a connection to a remote-based application running on a server. A plurality of client-side browser instantiations can be associated with the remote-based application, such as by running instantiations of the remote application locally on respective client machines. The client-side browser instantiations are able to write to and read from a local global storage regarding the remote-based application, and are notified of a state change to the local global storage, without polling. A first browser instantiation registers as a primary instantiation with the local global storage, and connects to the server for the remote-based application. One or more second browser instantiations registered with the local global storage, along with the primary browser instantiation, can send and receive updates for the remote-based application through the primary browser instantiation, utilizing state change notifications. | 11-24-2011 |
20120265820 | Web Feed Presence - Web feed presence techniques are described herein. In an implementation, a method includes obtaining a web feed describing content of the user and presence data of the user. The web feed is output with the presence data concurrently. | 10-18-2012 |
20150319249 | REMOTE APPLICATION CONNECTION SHARING - One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for sharing a connection to a remote-based application running on a server. A plurality of client-side browser instantiations can be associated with the remote-based application, such as by running instantiations of the remote application locally on respective client machines. The client-side browser instantiations are able to write to and read from a local global storage regarding the remote-based application, and are notified of a state change to the local global storage, without polling. A first browser instantiation registers as a primary instantiation with the local global storage, and connects to the server for the remote-based application. One or more second browser instantiations registered with the local global storage, along with the primary browser instantiation, can send and receive updates for the remote-based application through the primary browser instantiation, utilizing state change notifications. | 11-05-2015 |
Steve Gordon, Bellevue, WA US
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20100318618 | DEVELOPMENT TOOLS FOR TRANSITION-INDEPENDENT WEB FEATURES - Computer-storage media, systems, and methods for facilitating development of web pages with cross-communicating tags are provided. The libraries and controls do not require a page transition or refresh operation to update information or instantiate features because the tags subscribe to a server for the information supplied to them. The update information can be requested by a first set of tags or pushed by a second set of tags. A package available online to developers includes development components for execution as part of a web page. These applications utilize APIs and a set of tags that are at least a portion of a markup language library. The tags are for initiating and executing web features, including instant messaging features. There is a developer interface to code the web page with the web application. | 12-16-2010 |
Sydney Rin Anna Gordon, Seattle, WA US
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20140178355 | Compositions and Methods for Treating Celiac Sprue Disease - The invention provides compositions and methods for treating celiac sprue. | 06-26-2014 |
Theresa Marie Gordon, Puyallup, WA US
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20080201874 | Polymer-based handicap ramping system and method of shipping and construction of same - Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to a ramp having certain structural properties and having polymer-based decking elements. In one embodiment of the present invention, at least one surface of the polymer-based structural member includes a number of traction ridges. The traction ridges provide a gripping surface to promote ease of motion when moving across a floor or walkway constructed from one or more polymer-based structural members. | 08-28-2008 |