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20090292722 | REAL TIME EXPERT DIALOG SERVICE - Methods and systems provide for establishment of online dialogs between a person and a user of an online community where those people are not necessarily familiar with each others areas of expertise or interests. The methods and systems can categorize a dialog topic received from the person, and determine, from categorization of users, a selection of users of a system to receive the dialog topic. That selection can be further narrowed according to user availability and/or ranking determinations, as well as an initial subject matter test posed to the selection of users. Judging the acceptability of the users' responses can help determine subject matter expertise in an area relevant to the proposed topic. | 11-26-2009 |
20110066495 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CUSTOMIZING ADS IN WEB AND MOBILE APPLICATIONS - A system and method for customizing advertisements in online and mobile and applications. The system includes a software library having an application programming interface for receiving a request to create a set of ad slots to be programmatically arranged in an application. An ad server is communicatively linked to the interface and is operable to render advertisements to the application in response to an ad call requested therefrom. The advertisements are placed in predetermined ad slots for display to a user of the application. | 03-17-2011 |
20110167486 | CLIENT-SIDE AD CACHING FOR LOWER AD SERVING LATENCY - Advertisements are served over the Internet to clients on demand. A client module executing on a client device fetches advertisements over the Internet from an advertisement server. The client module stores these advertisements in a cache on the client device. When an application executing on the client device needs to display an advertisement, instead of contacting the advertisement server directly, the application makes a call to the client module. The client module, instead of contacting the advertisement server immediately, determines whether the cache on the client device contains any advertisements that satisfy criteria specified by the application. If the cache does contain advertisements that satisfy the criteria, then the client module provides those advertisements to the application. Otherwise, then the client module requests criteria-satisfying advertisements from the advertisement server at that time, and provides at least one of those to the application. | 07-07-2011 |
20110231780 | REAL TIME EXPERT DIALOG SERVICE - Methods and systems provide for establishment of online dialogs between a person and a user of an online community where those people are not necessarily familiar with each others areas of expertise or interests. The methods and systems can categorize a dialog topic received from the person, and determine, from categorization of users, a selection of users of a system to receive the dialog topic. That selection can be further narrowed according to user availability and/or ranking determinations, as well as an initial subject matter test posed to the selection of users. Judging the acceptability of the users' responses can help determine subject matter expertise in an area relevant to the proposed topic. | 09-22-2011 |
20120253916 | DELIVERING AD-INITIATED EMAILS TO A USER'S VISUAL EMAIL INBOX TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO CONTENT - Techniques are described herein for delivering ad-initiated emails to a user's visual email inbox to provide access to content. Ad-initiated emails are emails that are generated by an ad server in response to a user's selection of an online advertisement that is served by the ad server. A visual email is an email that is represented using a creative. For instance, the visual email may include metadata that identifies the creative or that may be used to identify the creative. The creative may be an audio component, an image component, and/or a video component. A creative may be used to represent a single email or multiple emails. If a creative is used to represent multiple emails, selection of the creative may provide access to the various emails, information identified by the emails, and/or a list of the emails. Content may include a coupon, a file, an advertisement, etc. | 10-04-2012 |
20120254764 | SYSTEM TO SUGGEST AND AUTOMATICALLY ORGANIZE EVENTS FOR SOCIAL ACTIVITIES - Embodiments are directed towards automatically organizing an event for users to participate in an activity. The system can display suggestions for a plurality of activities to a user. Further, the system may selectively display information about at least one other user with at least one activity of the plurality of activities. The at least one other user may be identified based on the at least one other user having an interest in the at least one activity. Thus, the user may be able to view other users who are interested in an activity and may be nudged to also be interested in the activity. When a minimum number of other users indicate an explicit interest for an activity, the system can automatically organize an event for the users for the activity. The event may be a physical offline gathering of users that are interested in the activity. | 10-04-2012 |
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20140272965 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING AND ANALYZING CELLS - A system and method for capturing and analyzing cells comprising: a fluid delivery module; a reservoir configured to receive a biological sample including a target cell population and at least one fluid from the fluid delivery module; a manifold configured to receive and distribute the biological sample and at least one fluid from the reservoir into a cell capture device; a waste chamber configured to couple to the manifold; and a pump configured to couple to the waste chamber. In embodiments of the system configured to promote further purification of captured cells, the system can further comprise a magnet that enables further separation of captured cells from undesired sample materials. The system can additionally further comprise a heater configured to heat at least one fluid and/or biological sample, and a cell capture device configured to couple to the manifold, in order to facilitate capture of the target cell population. | 09-18-2014 |
20140273194 | SYSTEM FOR IMAGING CAPTURED CELLS - A system for imaging captured cells comprising: an illumination module configured to illuminate a target object; a platform configured to position the target object in relation to the illumination module; a filter module configured to filter light transmitted to the target object and/or to filter light received from the target object, an optical sensor configured to receive light from the target object and to generate image data; and a focusing and optics module configured to manipulate light transmitted to the optical sensor. The system can further comprise one or more of: a control system configured to control at least one of the illumination module, the platform, the focusing and optics module, the filter module, and the optical sensor; a tag identifying system configured to identify and communicate tag information from system elements; a thermal control module configured to adjust temperature parameters of the system; and an image stabilization module. | 09-18-2014 |
20150204766 | CELL CAPTURE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE - A cell capture system including an array, an inlet manifold, and an outlet manifold. The array includes a plurality of parallel pores, each pore including a chamber and a pore channel, an inlet channel fluidly connected to the chambers of the pores; an outlet channel fluidly connected to the pore channels of the pores. The inlet manifold is fluidly connected to the inlet channel, and the outlet channel is fluidly connected to the outlet channel. A cell removal tool is also disclosed, wherein the cell removal tool is configured to remove a captured cell from a pore chamber. | 07-23-2015 |
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20100197008 | PROCESSING PARTICLE-CONTAINING SAMPLES - A microfluidic device includes an input port for inputting a particle-containing liquidic samples into the device, a retention member, and a pressure actuator. The retention member is in communication with the input port and is configured to spatially separate particles of the particle-containing liquidic sample from a first portion of the liquid of the particle containing fluidic sample. The pressure actuator recombines at least some of the separated particles with a subset of the first portion of the liquid separated from the particles. The device can also include a lysing chamber that receives the particles and liquid from the retention member. The lysing chamber thermally lyses the particles to release contents thereof. | 08-05-2010 |
20110039345 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL DETECTION OF BIOLOGICAL COMPOUNDS - The present invention relates to an electrochemical method for detecting a target polynucleotide. An electrode comprising an electrode surface is provided. The electrode surface includes at least one probe molecule reversibly immobilized with respect to the electrode surface. A first electrochemical signal indicative of an amount of probe molecule immobilized with respect to the electrode surface is obtained. The electrode surface is contacted with a liquid comprising the target polynucleotide. Upon the contacting step, at least some of the probe molecule immobilized with respect to the electrode surface dissociates therefrom. A second electrochemical signal indicative of an amount of probe molecule immobilized with respect to the electrode surface is obtained. The presence of the target polynucleotide is determined at least partially on the basis of the first and second electrochemical signals. | 02-17-2011 |
20120022695 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROL OF MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES - The present invention provides control methods, control systems, and control software for microfluidic devices that operate by moving discrete micro-droplets through a sequence of determined configurations. Such microfluidic devices are preferably constructed in a hierarchical and modular fashion which is reflected in the preferred structure of the provided methods and systems. In particular, the methods are structured into low-level device component control functions, middle-level actuator control functions, and high-level micro-droplet control functions. Advantageously, a microfluidic device may thereby be instructed to perform an intended reaction or analysis by invoking micro-droplet control function that perform intuitive tasks like measuring, mixing, heating, and so forth. The systems are preferably programmable and capable of accommodating microfluidic devices controlled by low voltages and constructed in standardized configurations. Advantageously, a single control system can thereby control numerous different reactions in numerous different microfluidic devices simply by loading different easily understood micro-droplet programs. | 01-26-2012 |
20120183454 | HEAT-REDUCTION METHODS AND SYSTEMS RELATED TO MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES - The present relates to a system and method for preventing or reducing unwanted heat in a microfluidic of the device while generating heat in selected regions of the device. Current can be supplied to a heating element through electric leads that are designed so that the current density in the leads is substantially lower than the current density in the heating element. Unwanted heat in the microfluidic complex can be reduced by thermally isolating the electric leads from the microfluidic complex by, for example, running each lead directly away from the microfluidic complex. Unwanted heat can be removed from selected regions of the microfluidic complex using one or more cooling devices. | 07-19-2012 |
20130280131 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROL OF MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES - The present invention provides control methods, control systems, and control software for microfluidic devices that operate by moving discrete micro-droplets through a sequence of determined configurations. Such microfluidic devices are preferably constructed in a hierarchical and modular fashion which is reflected in the preferred structure of the provided methods and systems. In particular, the methods are structured into low-level device component control functions, middle-level actuator control functions, and high-level micro-droplet control functions. Advantageously, a microfluidic device may thereby be instructed to perform an intended reaction or analysis by invoking micro-droplet control function that perform intuitive tasks like measuring, mixing, heating, and so forth. The systems are preferably programmable and capable of accommodating microfluidic devices controlled by low voltages and constructed in standardized configurations. Advantageously, a single control system can thereby control numerous different reactions in numerous different microfluidic devices simply by loading different easily understood micro-droplet programs. | 10-24-2013 |
20140212881 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING AND ANALYZING CELLS - A system and method for capturing and analyzing a set of cells, comprising: an array including a set of parallel pores, each pore including a chamber including a chamber inlet and a chamber outlet, and configured to hold a single cell, and a pore channel fluidly connected to the chamber outlet; an inlet channel fluidly connected to each chamber inlet of the set of parallel pores; an outlet channel fluidly connected to each pore channel of the set of parallel pores; a set of electrophoresis channels fluidly coupled to the outlet channel, configured to receive a sieving matrix for electrophoretic separation; and a set of electrodes including a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein the set of electrodes is configured to provide an electric field that facilitates electrophoretic analysis of the set of cells. | 07-31-2014 |
20140349867 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING AND ANALYZING CELLS - A system and method for capturing and analyzing a set of cells, comprising: an array including a set of parallel pores, each pore including a chamber including a chamber inlet and a chamber outlet, and configured to hold a single cell, and a pore channel fluidly connected to the chamber outlet; an inlet channel fluidly connected to each chamber inlet of the set of parallel pores; an outlet channel fluidly connected to each pore channel of the set of parallel pores; a set of electrophoresis channels fluidly coupled to the outlet channel, configured to receive a sieving matrix for electrophoretic separation; and a set of electrodes including a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein the set of electrodes is configured to provide an electric field that facilitates electrophoretic analysis of the set of cells. | 11-27-2014 |
20140357511 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ISOLATING AND ANALYZING CELLS - A system and method for isolating cells, comprising: a substrate having a broad surface; an array comprising a set of wells defined at the broad surface of the substrate, each well including: a base surface, an open surface directly opposing the base surface, defined at the broad surface of the substrate, and configured to receive one of a single cell and a single cluster of cells from a direction perpendicular to the broad surface of the substrate, and a set of channels that fluidly couple each well to at least one adjacent well; wherein the set of wells includes an interior subset and an exterior subset fluidly coupled to and surrounding the interior subset by way of the set of channels; and a fluid delivery module surrounding the array and fluidly coupled to each well in the set of wells. | 12-04-2014 |
20140377850 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROL OF MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES - The present invention provides control methods, control systems, and control software for microfluidic devices that operate by moving discrete micro-droplets through a sequence of determined configurations. Such microfluidic devices are preferably constructed in a hierarchical and modular fashion which is reflected in the preferred structure of the provided methods and systems. In particular, the methods are structured into low-level device component control functions, middle-level actuator control functions, and high-level micro-droplet control functions. Advantageously, a microfluidic device may thereby be instructed to perform an intended reaction or analysis by invoking micro-droplet control function that perform intuitive tasks like measuring, mixing, heating, and so forth. The systems are preferably programmable and capable of accommodating microfluidic devices controlled by low voltages and constructed in standardized configurations. Advantageously, a single control system can thereby control numerous different reactions in numerous different microfluidic devices simply by loading different easily understood micro-droplet programs. | 12-25-2014 |
20150118684 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING POLYNUCLEOTIDE-CONTAINING SAMPLES - Methods and systems for processing polynucleotides (e.g., DNA) are disclosed. A processing region includes one or more surfaces (e.g., particle surfaces) modified with ligands that retain polynucleotides under a first set of conditions (e.g., temperature and pH) and release the polynucleotides under a second set of conditions (e.g., higher temperature and/or more basic pH). The processing region can be used to, for example, concentrate polynucleotides of a sample and/or separate inhibitors of amplification reactions from the polynucleotides. Microfluidic devices with a processing region are disclosed. | 04-30-2015 |
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20090161738 | Transceiver system with reduced latency uncertainty - A transceiver system with reduced latency uncertainty is described. In one implementation, the transceiver system has a word aligner latency uncertainty of zero. In another implementation, the transceiver system has a receiver-to-transmitter transfer latency uncertainty of zero. In yet another implementation, the transceiver system has a word aligner latency uncertainty of zero and a receiver-to-transmitter transfer latency uncertainty of zero. In one specific implementation, the receiver-to-transmitter transfer latency uncertainty is eliminated by using the transmitter parallel clock as a feedback signal in the transmitter phase locked loop (PLL). In one implementation, this is achieved by optionally making the transmitter divider, which generates the transmitter parallel clock, part of the feedback path of the transmitter PLL. In one implementation, the word aligner latency uncertainty is eliminated by using a bit slipper to slip bits in such a way so that the total delay due to the word alignment and bit slipping is constant for all phases of the recovered clock. This allows for having a fixed and known latency between the receipt and transmission of bits for all phases of parallelization by the deserializer. In one specific implementation, the total delay due to the bit shifting by the word aligner and the bit slipping by the bit slipper is zero since the bit slipper slips bits so as to compensate for the bit shifting that was performed by the word aligner. | 06-25-2009 |
20120027026 | SCALABLE INTERCONNECT MODULES WITH FLEXIBLE CHANNEL BONDING - The present application discloses apparatus and methods for increasing channel utilization for a high-speed serial interface of an integrated circuit (IC). A new circuit architecture is disclosed which provides circuitry that may be programmed flexibly to support a multitude of different channel bonding schemes. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, the new architecture decouples the granularity of control-signal channel bonding from the granularity of data-aggregation channel bonding. This advantageously allows optimization of configurations for both types of channel bonding. In another aspect of the invention, the logical boundaries of bonded user channels are decoupled from the physical boundaries of the PCS modules. This decoupling advantageously eliminates a rigid constraint of previous architectures. | 02-02-2012 |
20140036931 | SCALABLE INTERCONNECT MODULES WITH FLEXIBLE CHANNEL BONDING - The present application discloses apparatus and methods for increasing channel utilization for a high-speed serial interface of an integrated circuit (IC). A new circuit architecture is disclosed which provides circuitry that may be programmed flexibly to support a multitude of different channel bonding schemes. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, the new architecture decouples the granularity of control-signal channel bonding from the granularity of data-aggregation channel bonding. This advantageously allows optimization of configurations for both types of channel bonding. In another aspect of the invention, the logical boundaries of bonded user channels are decoupled from the physical boundaries of the PCS modules. This decoupling advantageously eliminates a rigid constraint of previous architectures. | 02-06-2014 |
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20140287041 | Methylphenidate Extended Release Chewable Tablet - An oral methylphenidate extended release tablet is described, which can be scored and still retain its extended release profile. The tablet contains a combination of an uncoated methylphenidate-ion exchange resin complex, a barrier coated methylphenidate-ion exchange resin complex-matrix, and an uncomplexed methylphenidate active component. Following administration of a single dose of the extended release methylphenidate chewable tablet, a therapeutically effective amount of methylphenidate is reached in less than about 20 minutes and the composition provides a twelve-hour extended release profile. | 09-25-2014 |
20140294916 | Methylphenidate Extended Release Chewable Tablet - An oral methylphenidate extended release tablet is described, which can be scored and still retain its extended release profile. The tablet contains a combination of an uncoated methylphenidate-ion exchange resin complex, a barrier coated methylphenidate-ion exchange resin complex-matrix, and an uncomplexed methylphenidate active component. Following administration of a single dose of the extended release methylphenidate chewable tablet, a therapeutically effective amount of methylphenidate is reached in less than about 20 minutes and the composition provides a twelve-hour extended release profile. | 10-02-2014 |
20150157574 | METHYLPHENIDATE EXTENDED RELEASE CHEWABLE TABLET - An oral methylphenidate extended release tablet is described, which can be scored and still retain its extended release profile. The tablet contains a combination of an uncoated methylphenidate-ion exchange resin complex, a barrier coated methylphenidate-ion exchange resin complex-matrix, and an uncomplexed methylphenidate active component. Following administration of a single dose of the extended release methylphenidate chewable tablet, a therapeutically effective amount of methylphenidate is reached in less than about 20 minutes and the composition provides a twelve-hour extended release profile. | 06-11-2015 |
20160022576 | METHYLPHENIDATE EXTENDED RELEASE CHEWABLE TABLET - An oral methylphenidate extended release tablet is described, which can be scored and still retain its extended release profile. The tablet contains a combination of an uncoated methylphenidate-ion exchange resin complex, a barrier coated methylphenidate-ion exchange resin complex-matrix, and an uncomplexed methylphenidate active component. Following administration of a single dose of the extended release methylphenidate chewable tablet, a therapeutically effective amount of methylphenidate is reached in less than about 20 minutes and the composition provides a twelve-hour extended release profile. | 01-28-2016 |
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20120082299 | X-RAY TUBE WITH IMPROVED VACUUM PROCESSING - In one embodiment, an X-ray tube includes an electron beam source including a primary cathode configured to emit an electron beam and an anode assembly including an anode configured to receive the electron beam and to emit X-rays when impacted by the electron beam. The X-ray tube also includes an enclosure, at least the primary cathode and the anode being disposed in the enclosure, and a secondary cathode disposed in the enclosure and configured to emit electrons to impact the anode for degassing the enclosure. | 04-05-2012 |
20120177185 | X-RAY TUBE WITH HIGH SPEED BEAM STEERING ELECTROMAGNETS - The present embodiments relate to efficient electron beam steering within X-ray tubes, for example X-ray tubes used in CT imaging. In one embodiment, and X-ray tube with enhanced electron beam steering is provided. The X-ray tube includes an electron beam source, a target configured to generate X-rays when impacted by an electron beam from the electron beam source, and a steering magnet assembly having a plurality of ferrite cores and a plurality of litz wire coils wound on the ferrite cores. | 07-12-2012 |
20120177186 | X-RAY TUBE WITH SECONDARY DISCHARGE ATTENUATION - The present embodiments relate to off-focal X-ray radiation attenuation within X-ray tubes, for example X-ray tubes used in CT imaging. In one embodiment, an X-ray tube for off-focal X-ray radiation attenuation is provided. The X-ray tube includes a cathode, a target, and a magnetic focal spot control unit having at least one electromagnet encased in a resin loaded with X-ray attenuating material. | 07-12-2012 |
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20150347924 | EMAIL OPTIMIZATION FOR PREDICTED RECIPIENT BEHAVIOR: DETERMINING A LIKELIHOOD THAT A PARTICULAR RECEIVER-SIDE BEHAVIOR WILL OCCUR - Techniques are described herein for predicting one or more behaviors by an email recipient and, more specifically, to machine learning techniques for predicting one or more behaviors of an email recipient, changing one or more components in the email to increase the likelihood of a behavior, and determining and/or scheduling an optimal time to send the email. Some advantages of the embodiments disclosed herein may include, without limitation, the ability to predict the behavior of the email recipient and suggest the characteristics of an email which will increase the likelihood of a positive behavior, such as a reading or responding to the email, visiting a website, calling a sales representative, or opening an email attachment. | 12-03-2015 |
20150347925 | EMAIL OPTIMIZATION FOR PREDICTED RECIPIENT BEHAVIOR: SUGGESTING CHANGES THAT ARE MORE LIKELY TO CAUSE A TARGET BEHAVIOR TO OCCUR - Techniques are described herein for predicting one or more behaviors by an email recipient and, more specifically, to machine learning techniques for predicting one or more behaviors of an email recipient, changing one or more components in the email to increase the likelihood of a behavior, and determining and/or scheduling an optimal time to send the email. Some advantages of the embodiments disclosed herein may include, without limitation, the ability to predict the behavior of the email recipient and suggest the characteristics of an email which will increase the likelihood of a positive behavior, such as a reading or responding to the email, visiting a website, calling a sales representative, or opening an email attachment. | 12-03-2015 |
20150348127 | EMAIL OPTIMIZATION FOR PREDICTED RECIPIENT BEHAVIOR: SUGGESTING CHANGES IN AN EMAIL TO INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF AN OUTCOME - Techniques are described herein for predicting one or more behaviors by an email recipient and, more specifically, to machine learning techniques for predicting one or more behaviors of an email recipient, changing one or more components in the email to increase the likelihood of a behavior, and determining and/or scheduling an optimal time to send the email. Some advantages of the embodiments disclosed herein may include, without limitation, the ability to predict the behavior of the email recipient and suggest the characteristics of an email which will increase the likelihood of a positive behavior, such as a reading or responding to the email, visiting a website, calling a sales representative, or opening an email attachment. | 12-03-2015 |
20150348128 | EMAIL OPTIMIZATION FOR PREDICTED RECIPIENT BEHAVIOR: SUGGESTING A TIME AT WHICH A USER SHOULD SEND AN EMAIL - Techniques are described herein for predicting one or more behaviors by an email recipient and, more specifically, to machine learning techniques for predicting one or more behaviors of an email recipient, changing one or more components in the email to increase the likelihood of a behavior, and determining and/or scheduling an optimal time to send the email. Some advantages of the embodiments disclosed herein may include, without limitation, the ability to predict the behavior of the email recipient and suggest the characteristics of an email which will increase the likelihood of a positive behavior, such as a reading or responding to the email, visiting a website, calling a sales representative, or opening an email attachment. | 12-03-2015 |
20150350144 | EMAIL OPTIMIZATION FOR PREDICTED RECIPIENT BEHAVIOR: SUGGESTING CHANGES IN AN EMAIL TO INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF AN OUTCOME - Techniques are described herein for predicting one or more behaviors by an email recipient and, more specifically, to machine learning techniques for predicting one or more behaviors of an email recipient, changing one or more components in the email to increase the likelihood of a behavior, and determining and/or scheduling an optimal time to send the email. Some advantages of the embodiments disclosed herein may include, without limitation, the ability to predict the behavior of the email recipient and suggest the characteristics of an email which will increase the likelihood of a positive behavior, such as a reading or responding to the email, visiting a website, calling a sales representative, or opening an email attachment. | 12-03-2015 |
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20150074662 | TECHNIQUES FOR IMPROVING COMPUTATIONAL THROUGHPUT BY USING VIRTUAL MACHINES - A computer implemented method receives a request to run a group of instruction sets. Each instruction set is associated with a sequence of common instructions. The method executes the sequence of common instructions in a first virtual machine (VM) to generate a result which is stored in a first memory associated with the first VM. The method then clones a second VM that shares the first memory with the first VM. The method continues by executing a first instruction set in the second VM. Since the second VM shares memory with the first VM, the second VM can use the result stored in the first memory and the sequence of common instructions does not need to be executed on the second VM. In one example, the result is a run-time model of a circuit and the second VM runs the first instruction set on the run-time model. | 03-12-2015 |
20150271073 | BURSTY DATA TRANSMISSION IN A CONGESTION CONTROLLED NETWORK - In a computer-implemented method for reducing delay of bursty data transmission in a network employing a congestion control protocol, data is accessed that is to be periodically transmitted over a network employing a congestion control protocol. The data is to be periodically transmitted with a high burst rate followed by an idle period. The congestion control protocol progressively increases a data transmission rate during a data transmission rate increase period invoked immediately following a predetermined idle period. Prior to transmitting the data, priming data is transmitted during at least a portion of the idle period until the congestion control protocol progressively increases the data transmission rate to a desired transmission rate. The data is transmitted at the desired transmission rate. | 09-24-2015 |
20160070587 | LOAD BALANCING OF CLONED VIRTUAL MACHINES - A method, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, and a computer system for managing the placement of virtual machines in a virtual machine network are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method involves determining if at least one virtual machine in a set of virtual machines supporting a process and running on a first host computer needs to be separated from other virtual machines in the set. If at least one virtual machine needs to be separated, then at least one virtual machine is selected to be separated based on the number of memory pages changed. The selected VM is then separated from the other virtual machines in the set. | 03-10-2016 |
20160072723 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING BANDWIDTH DEMAND - A method, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, and a computer system for managing bandwidth allocated to a virtual machine running on a host computer is disclosed. In an embodiment, a method involves obtaining the current bandwidth for a virtual machine running on a host computer, determining bandwidth demand for the virtual machine as a function of the current bandwidth and a growth margin, and adjusting a bandwidth cap for the virtual machine based on the determined bandwidth demand. In an embodiment, when applied, the technique allows for bandwidth to be allocated to the virtual machines without the sum of allocated bandwidth exceeding a global bandwidth cap. | 03-10-2016 |
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20110078448 | Short-Lived Certificate Authority Service - An integrated authentication service is described which may receive a bundled request from one or more clients. One or more of the described techniques may be utilized to provide, in response to a single bundled request, a token for proof of identity and a certificate for establishing secure communications. | 03-31-2011 |
20140122233 | USER-ADVERTISER BARGAINING IN SEARCH RESULTS - As disclosed in this document, various methods, computer-readable media, and/or computer systems are described for providing search-related services. These search-related services include providing an item list to one or more computer users in which a computer user can add an item for monitoring and/or bargaining with an advertiser. In responding to a search query, a search results page is generated that includes responsive search results. The search results page further includes one or more advertised items. Proximate to at least some of these advertised items is a user-actionable control which, when activated by a computer user, causes the advertised item to be placed on an item list corresponding to the computer user. | 05-01-2014 |
20140122286 | BARGAINING THROUGH A USER-SPECIFIC ITEM LIST - Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media are described for providing an item list to a computer user. An item list is provided in which a plurality of computer users each have a corresponding item list into which a computer user can add entries for various item offered by vendors. Upon receiving a user-initiated indication to add an item to the computer user's item list, an entry is added to the item list along with a user amount indicative of an amount the user is willing to pay for the item. After adding an entry to the item list, a minimum price is determined from each of a plurality of vendors offering the item. A vendor (from the plurality of vendors) is selected and an offer is generated for the user on behalf of the vendor. | 05-01-2014 |
20140122291 | Bargaining Through a User-Specific Item List - Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for providing a vendor-independent item list to a computer user are presented. A vendor-independent item list is provided in which a plurality of computer users each have a corresponding item list upon which a computer user can add entries for various items offered by vendors. Upon receiving a user-initiated indication that the user would potentially like to add one or more items from a currently-viewed web page, a process identifies item information from the web page and presents the item information (including information for at least one item) to the computer user. Upon receiving a selection from the computer user of a presented item, an entry for that selected item is added to the computer user's item list. The computer user and one or more vendors can interact with offers and counter-offers. | 05-01-2014 |
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20100233403 | STABILIZED POLYETHYLENE MATERIAL - Stabilized polyethylene materials which offer an advantageously balanced combination of thermal, mechanical and processing properties, and which maintain their physical properties in chlorinated water environments are disclosed. The materials include an antioxidant system with components to provide extraction resistance in hot water environments and additionally provides oxidation resistance to both chlorine in the water interior of the pipe and oxygen in contact with the pipe's exterior. | 09-16-2010 |
20100317798 | BIMODAL POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITION AND ARTICLES MADE THEREROM - The invention relates to a polyethylene composition with a bimodal molecular weight distribution and articles made therefrom, such as high topload blow moldings and transmission and distribution pipes. The composition comprises a low-molecular-weight (LMW) ethylene homopolymer component and a homogeneous, high-molecular-weight (HMW) ethylene interpolymer component, wherein the LMW component is characterized as having a molecular weight distribution, MWD | 12-16-2010 |
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20130096266 | BIMODAL POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITION AND ARTICLES MADE THEREFROM - The invention relates to a polyethylene composition with a bimodal molecular weight distribution and articles made therefrom, such as high topload blow moldings and transmission and distribution pipes. The composition comprises a low-molecular-weight (LMW) ethylene homopolymer component and a homogeneous, high-molecular-weight (HMW) ethylene interpolymer component, wherein the LMW component is characterized as having a molecular weight distribution, MWD | 04-18-2013 |
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20090250189 | HEAT STORAGE DEVICES - Improved thermal energy storage materials, devices and systems employing the same and related methods. The thermal energy storage materials may include a phase change material that includes a metal-containing compound. This invention is directed at methods of encapsulating thermal energy storage materials, devices containing encapsulated thermal energy storage materials, and capsular structures for encapsulating thermal energy storage materials. | 10-08-2009 |
20120037148 | ARTICLES AND DEVICES FOR THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE AND METHODS THEREOF - The present invention relates to articles and heat storage devices for storage of thermal energy. The articles include a metal base sheet and a metal cover sheet, wherein the metal base sheet and the metal cover sheet are sealingly joined to form one or more sealed spaces. The articles include a thermal energy storage material that is contained within the sealed spaces. The sealed spaces preferably are substantially free of water or includes liquid water at a concentration of about 1 percent by volume or less at a temperature of about 25° C., based on the total volume of the sealed spaces. The articles include one or more of the following features: a) the pressure in a sealed space is about 700 Torr or less, when the temperature of the thermal energy storage material is about 25° C.; b) the metal cover sheet includes one or more stiffening features, wherein the stiffening features include indents into the sealed space, protrusions out of the sealed space, or both, that are sufficient in size and number to reduce the maximum von Mises stress in the cover sheet during thermal cycling; c) the metal cover sheet and/or the metal base sheet includes one or more volume expansion features; or d) the metal cover sheet has a thickness, t | 02-16-2012 |
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20150307704 | FDCA-BASED POLYESTERS - A polymer comprising reaction product of (a) one or more diacid or diester thereof, and (b) one or more polyol, wherein component (a) comprises 5 to 100 mole %, based on the total amount of component (a), of 2,5-furan dicarboxylic acid (FDCA), or one or more C1 to C10 alkyl diester thereof, and component (b) comprises a mixture of 1,3-cyclohexanedimethanol and 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol, or 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol, or combinations thereof. | 10-29-2015 |
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20150337095 | GLYCOLIDE-BASED POLYESTERS MADE WITH ISOSORBIDE - A polymer comprises reaction product of (a) one or more diacid, diester thereof, or glycolide, and (b) one or more polyol, wherein component (a) comprises glycolide or combinations thereof, and component (b) consists essentially of isosorbide. | 11-26-2015 |
20150343746 | MULTILAYER FILMS OF FDCA-BASED POLYESTERS - A multilayer film comprising (a) a biaxially-oriented polyethylene furanoate (BO-PEF) polymer layer, (b) an optional ink layer, (c) a bonding layer, and (d) a sealant layer, wherein the BO-PEF polymer has an 02 gas permeability of less than 0.25 cc-mil/100 in. | 12-03-2015 |
20150353692 | BARRIER FILMS OF FDCA-BASED POLYESTERS - A barrier film comprising a polyester-based polymer with (a) an O | 12-10-2015 |
20160002394 | GLYCOLIDE-BASED POLYESTERS - A polymer comprises reaction product of (a) one or more diacid, diester thereof, glycolide, and (b) one or more polyol, wherein component (a) comprises glycolide or combinations thereof, and component (b) comprises one or more polyol comprising a mixture of 1,3-cyclohexanedimethanol and 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol, or 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol, or combinations thereof. | 01-07-2016 |
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20100075678 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR STRESS TESTING MOBILE NETWORK EQUIPMENT USING A COMMON PUBLIC RADIO INTERFACE (CPRI) - Methods, systems, and computer readable media for stress testing mobile network equipment using CPRI are disclosed. According to one method, a plurality of messages is generated for simulating a plurality of user equipment (UE) devices. The plurality of messages is transmitted over a common public radio interface (CPRI) link to a radio equipment controller (REC) in order to stress test the REC component. | 03-25-2010 |
20130155867 | SCALABLE ARCHITECTURE FOR LONG TERM EVOLUTION (LTE) MULTIPLE USER EQUIPMENT (MULTI-UE) SIMULATION - A system for scalably simulating multiple LTE UE devices includes an LTE multi-UE simulator. The simulator includes a common public radio interface (CPRI) module for receiving downlink data from an evolved node B (eNode B) under test and a downlink signal chain processing module including a common section for performing UE agnostic processing of the downlink data and a UE specific section for performing UE specific processing of the downlink data. The simulator further includes a control digital signal processor (DSP) for receiving the downlink data from the common section of the downlink signal chain processing module, for processing downlink data to obtain control information, and for forwarding the control information to the downlink signal chain processing module. The UE specific portion of the downlink signal chain processing module performs the UE specific processing using the control information. | 06-20-2013 |
20130184023 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR LONG TERM EVOLUTION (LTE) UPLINK DATA PROCESSING - Methods, systems, and computer readable media for performing long term evolution (LTE) uplink data processing are disclosed. One method occurs at an LTE multi-UE simulator. The method includes receiving at least one transport data block containing uplink data to be transmitted to a device under test and dynamically assigning, using processing information associated with the at least one transport data block, at least one physical resource from a plurality of dynamically assignable physical resources for processing the at least one transport block includes receiving at least one transport data block containing uplink data to be transmitted to a device under test. | 07-18-2013 |
20140141728 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR DETECTING ANTENNA PORT MISCONFIGURATIONS - Methods, systems, and computer readable media for detecting antenna port misconfigurations are disclosed. According to one method, the method includes storing one or more reference signal maps for identifying reference signals in downlink data in memory. The method further includes receiving downlink data that appears to be associated with a first antenna port of a device under test (DUT). The method also includes identifying, using the one or more reference signal maps, a first reference signal in the downlink data, wherein the first reference signal appears to be associated with the first antenna port. The method further includes determining, using a first computed error vector magnitude associated with the first reference signal, whether the first antenna port is misconfigured. | 05-22-2014 |
20140341052 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR FREQUENCY SELECTIVE CHANNEL MODELING - The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer readable media for frequency selective channel modeling. One exemplary system includes a network equipment test device including at least one processor. The network equipment test device includes the UE emulator implemented by the at least one processor and configured to emulate a plurality of UEs that attach to and communicate with a device under test. The system further includes a frequency selective channel modeler configured to receive resource scheduling information for the UEs from the device under test, to determine channel performance categories for the UEs using the resource scheduling information and to determine values for channel quality parameters using the channel performance categories assigned to the resource blocks, which represent selected frequencies in the total channel bandwidth. The emulated UEs communicate the channel quality parameters to the device under test based on the frequency allocated for a given UE in the channel bandwidth. | 11-20-2014 |
20150140956 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR CALL FLOW ANALYSIS USING COMPARISON LEVEL INDICATORS - Methods, systems, and computer readable media for call flow analysis using comparison level indicators (CLIs) are disclosed. One exemplary method includes emulating a plurality of user devices, transmitting test traffic to at least one device under test (DUT) using the emulated user devices, receiving traffic from the at least one DUT in response to the traffic transmitted by the emulated user devices, and analyzing the traffic received from the at least one DUT using one or more CLIs, wherein each CLI indicates particular information associated with the traffic to analyze or compare. | 05-21-2015 |