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20110283017 | Interconnecting Members of a Virtual Network - Computerized methods, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for establishing and managing a virtual network (V-net) and virtual machine (VM) switches that enable protected and isolated interconnections between members of the V-net. The V-net members include an originating network adapter that generates data packets addressed to a destination network adapter. Upon detecting data-packet generation, a source-side VM switch accesses a forwarding table associated with the V-net, ascertains a destination-side, VM-switch locator that corresponds to an identifier of the destination network adapter, and modifies the data packets to include the identifier. The forwarding table represents a mapping between the members of the V-net and VM switches located on respective nodes within the data center. In operation, the mapping enforces communication policies that govern data-packet traffic. Upon receiving the data packets, the destination-side VM switch restores the data packets and forwards them to the destination network adapter. | 11-17-2011 |
20120303809 | OFFLOADING LOAD BALANCING PACKET MODIFICATION - The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for off loading load balancing packet modification. Embodiments of the invention can be used to offload the load of forwarding packets back to packet senders. Load balancers and/or the NAT devices can handle the first few packets of a connection to formulate connection mappings and then are removed from further communication for the connections. For example, a load balancer or NAT device makes the corresponding load balancing or the NAT decision based on a first packet and then informs the sender of the data of the decision. From then on, the sender can directly send the data to the receiver without having to go through the load balancer or NAT. | 11-29-2012 |
20130003538 | PERFORMANCE ISOLATION FOR CLOUDS - Traffic in a cloud is controlled by the nodes participating in the cloud. Tenants of the cloud each have a ratio. On any given node, a current transmission rate of the node is allocated among the tenants of the node, or more specifically, their execution units (e.g., virtual machines) on the node. Thus each tenant receives a predefined portion of the transmission capacity of the node. The transmission capacity can vary as conditions on the network change. For example, if congestion occurs, the transmission capacity may be decreased. Nonetheless, each tenant receives, according to its ratio, a same relative portion of the overall transmission capacity. | 01-03-2013 |
20130343191 | ENSURING PREDICTABLE AND QUANTIFIABLE NETWORKING PERFORMANCE - The ensuring of predictable and quantifiable networking performance. Embodiments of the invention combine a congestion free network core with a hypervisor based (i.e., edge-based) throttling design to help insure quantitative and invariable subscription bandwidth rates. A lightweight shim layer in a hypervisor can adaptively throttle the rate of VM-to-VM traffic flow. A receiving hypervisor can detect congestion and communicate back to sending hypervisors that rates are to be regulated. In response, sending hypervisors can reduce transmission rate to mitigate congestion at the receiving hypervisor. In some embodiments, the principles are extended to any message processors communicating over a congestion free network. | 12-26-2013 |
20130343399 | OFFLOADING VIRTUAL MACHINE FLOWS TO PHYSICAL QUEUES - The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for offloading virtual machine flows to physical queues. A computer system executes one or more virtual machines, and programs a physical network device with one or more rules that manage network traffic for the virtual machines. The computer system also programs the network device to manage network traffic using the rules. In particular, the network device is programmed to determine availability of one or more physical queues at the network device that are usable for processing network flows for the virtual machines. The network device is also programmed to identify network flows for the virtual machines, including identifying characteristics of each network flow. The network device is also programmed to, based on the characteristics of the network flows and based on the rules, assign one or more of the network flows to at least one of the physical queues. | 12-26-2013 |
20130346558 | DELIVERY CONTROLLER BETWEEN CLOUD AND ENTERPRISE - A delivery controller for use in an enterprise environment that communicates with a cloud computing environment that is providing a service for the enterprise. As the cloud service processing progresses, some cloud service data is transferred from the cloud computing environment to the enterprise environment, and vice versa. The cloud service data may be exchanged over any one of a number of different types of communication channels. The delivery controller selects which communication channel to use to transfer specific data, depending on enterprise policy. Such policy might consider any business goals of the enterprise, and may be applied at the application level. | 12-26-2013 |
20130346968 | Automated controlling of host over network - The provisioning of a host computing system by a controller located over a wide area network. The host computing system has power-on code that automatically executes upon powering up, and causes the host to notify the controller of the host address. In a first level of bootstrapping, the controller instructs the host to download a maintenance operating system. The host responds by downloading and installing a maintenance operating system, enabling further bootstrapping. The persistent memory may further have security data, such as a public key, that allows the host computing system to securely identify the source of the download instructions (and subsequent instructions) as originating from the controller. A second level of bootstrapping may accomplish the configuring of the host with a hypervisor and a host agent. A third level of bootstrapping may accomplish the provisioning of virtual machines on the host. | 12-26-2013 |
20140082048 | NETWORK SERVICES PROVIDED IN CLOUD COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT - A cloud computing environment providing a network service for a client computing entity. The network service is not an application level service, but rather a service that operates at or below the network layer in the protocol stack. For instance, the network service might be a network endpoint service such as a network address service (such as DNS) or a dynamic network service (such as DHCP), or a network traffic service such as a firewall service or a secure tunneling service (such as VPN). The service might also provide a pipeline of network services for network level traffic to and from the client computing entity. The cloud environment uses policy to determine which of a plurality of communication channels to use when exchanging cloud service data for the network service. | 03-20-2014 |
20140280818 | DISTRIBUTED DATA CENTER TECHNOLOGY - A regional data center system corresponding to a particular region of the world. The data center system includes multiple data centers, each configured such that region-specific requests for services may be satisfied by any of the data centers. One or more of the data centers may also perform load balancing on received region-specific request. In order to perform load balancing, the receiving data center may itself process the requests, but in some cases may determine that the request is to be processed by another data center within the regional data center system. | 09-18-2014 |
20140347998 | ENSURING PREDICTABLE AND QUANTIFIABLE NETWORKING PERFORMANCE - The ensuring of predictable and quantifiable networking performance. Embodiments of the invention combine a congestion free network core with a hypervisor based (i.e., edge-based) throttling design to help insure quantitative and invariable subscription bandwidth rates. A lightweight shim layer in a hypervisor can adaptively throttle the rate of VM-to-VM traffic flow. A receiving hypervisor can detect congestion and communicate back to sending hypervisors that rates are to be regulated. In response, sending hypervisors can reduce transmission rate to mitigate congestion at the receiving hypervisor. In some embodiments, the principles are extended to any message processors communicating over a congestion free network. | 11-27-2014 |
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20090090534 | CABLE MANAGEMENT PATCH PANEL SYSTEM WITH VERTICAL DUCTING - A cable management patch panel system having one or more vertical ducting enclosures and typically located in an equipment rack. The vertical ducting enclosure is integral with the patch panel system and allows for vertical routing of cables connected to the patch panel system. The cables are vertically routed by the ducting enclosure to other patch panels or equipment located along with the patch panel system in a commonly shared equipment rack or located beyond the equipment rack. | 04-09-2009 |
20140154895 | HIGH DENSITY HIGH SPEED DATA COMMUNICATIONS CONNECTOR - An outlet that includes first and second substrates, and a plurality of electrical contacts. The first substrate includes an electrical circuit adjacent to and spaced apart from a first ground plane. Each of the electrical contacts is connected to the circuit. The second substrate includes a second ground plane electrically connected to the first ground plane. The circuit is spaced apart from the second ground plane. The electrical contacts are positioned adjacent to the first and second substrates. Together the first and second ground planes may form a localized, electrically floating, isolated ground plane. The outlet may be connected to a cable and/or configured to be mounted to a panel for use with a rack. The outlet may be implemented as a Category 7A and/or Next Generation type outlet having an overall height that allows two rows of twenty-four like outlets to be mounted within one rack unit (“1RU”). | 06-05-2014 |
20140270235 | UNIVERSAL IN-WALL MULTI-ROOM WIRELESS AUDIO AND MULTI-ROOM WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Systems and methods for providing a universal distributed audio system including an integrated wireless repeater. In some embodiments, the system comprises an intelligent speaker system capable of receiving wireless audio signals (e.g., Bluetooth®, AirPlay®, etc.), decoding the audio signals, and playing the resulting audio in a room of a venue. Control of the intelligent speaker system may be provided via an application executing on a wireless consumer device. The intelligent audio system includes integrated wireless communication capabilities that allow the intelligent speaker system to perform as a wireless access point or wireless repeater to extend the coverage area of a wireless communications network. The intelligent speaker system includes a power supply and interface that allow for direct connection to a venue's electrical system. | 09-18-2014 |
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20080242512 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECEIVING, RECORDING AND DISPLAYING INFORMATION RELATING TO PHYSICAL EXERCISE - Devices, systems and methods for receiving, recording, and/or displaying information related to physical exercise are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an instrumented weight pin for use with a stacked weight exercise machine includes a shaft portion extending outwardly from a handle portion. In this embodiment, the shaft portion is configured to be removably positioned adjacent to one or more weights of the exercise machine to selectively engage the one or more weights during use of the exercise machine. The weight pin can further include a load sensor and/or an accelerometer. The load sensor and/or the accelerometer can provide information associated with an exercise set to a data storage device carried by the weight pin. The data storage device can be operably coupled to a user computer or other display device so that information relating to the exercise set can be displayed for viewing by the user. | 10-02-2008 |
20110287896 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECEIVING, RECORDING AND DISPLAYING INFORMATION RELATING TO PHYSICAL EXERCISE - Devices, systems and methods for receiving, recording, and/or displaying information related to physical exercise are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an instrumented weight pin for use with a stacked weight exercise machine includes a shaft portion extending outwardly from a handle portion. In this embodiment, the shaft portion is configured to be removably positioned adjacent to one or more weights of the exercise machine to selectively engage the one or more weights during use of the exercise machine. The weight pin can further include a load sensor and/or an accelerometer. The load sensor and/or the accelerometer can provide information associated with an exercise set to a data storage device carried by the weight pin. The data storage device can be operably coupled to a user computer or other display device so that information relating to the exercise set can be displayed for viewing by the user. | 11-24-2011 |
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20090204682 | CACHING HTTP REQUEST AND RESPONSE STREAMS - A client requests a web page from a server including aggregated content comprising a plurality of content items from a plurality of content providers. The server provides content items to the client from a cache accessible to the server if any of the content items are stored in the cache, and requests any remaining content items from their respective content providers. The server receives responses from the content providers and stores any cacheable responses (i.e., content items) in the cache. Aspects of the invention apply to any content request from a client, for example, updating a client's widget with a content item. | 08-13-2009 |
20090235283 | GLOBAL API DEPLOYMENT AND ROUTING - A method and a system are provided for implementing a global application program interface and providing routing to a number of services. A global traffic manager may receive an application program interface call from an originating processing device via an open public network. The global traffic manager may return an address of a closest edge server, with respect to the originating processing device, from among a number of edge servers, in an edge network. The edge server may obtain a location having data corresponding to the application program interface call and may make a data specific application program interface call to a data center corresponding to the obtained location. The edge server may receive data from the data center and may ensure that the data is in a proper format. The edge server may send the data to the originating processing device via the open public network. | 09-17-2009 |
20090327432 | SOCIAL NETWORK NOTIFICATIONS FOR EXTERNAL UPDATES - Various technologies for notifying users of a social network service of updates to services external to the social network service by members of the social network. The external service may be a typical web service, such as blogging, and video and photo sharing services. In one implementation, a member of a social network may register the external service with the social network service. Thereinafter, updates that the user makes on the external service may trigger notifications to members of the user's social network. | 12-31-2009 |
20110185285 | SOCIAL NETWORK NOTIFICATIONS FOR EXTERNAL UPDATES - In embodiments, various technologies for notifying users of a social network service of updates to services external to the social network service by members of the social network are described. An indication that a member of a social network service made an update to an external service can be received. Then, at least one additional member associated with the member in the social network service can be notified of the update to the external service. The external service may include typical web services, such as a blogging service, a video sharing service, or a photo sharing service. | 07-28-2011 |
20130254266 | GLOBAL API DEPLOYMENT AND ROUTING - A method and a system are provided for implementing a global application program interface and providing routing to a number of services. A global traffic manager may receive an application program interface call from an originating processing device via an open public network. The global traffic manager may return an address of a closest edge server, with respect to the originating processing device, from among a number of edge servers, in an edge network. The edge server may obtain a location having data corresponding to the application program interface call and may make a data specific application program interface call to a data center corresponding to the obtained location. The edge server may receive data from the data center and may ensure that the data is in a proper format. The edge server may send the data to the originating processing device via the open public network. | 09-26-2013 |
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20090327314 | EXTENDED USER PROFILE - A method of extending user profile. A user specific data related to an application is received and stored for integration with a user profile. A template for the application is received and stored. The template tailors the user specific data based on aesthetic preferences of the user to generate a tailored user specific data. The user profile is extended based on the user specific data for the application and the template for the application. The user profile comprising the tailored user specific data may be provided for rendering. Local information, e.g., geographical location, of the user may be determined to tailor the user profile based on the local information. The user specific data and/or the template may be in a markup language format. Update to the user specific data and/or template may be pushed when available. | 12-31-2009 |
20090328177 | ENABLING PRIVATE DATA FEED - A method of generating a pre-authenticated link to access a private feed and providing access to the private feed using the pre-authenticated link. A request to access the private feed is received and a first user sending the request is authenticated. A token for the first user is generated when the first user is authorized to access the private feed. The token may identify the first user, the private feed and an owner of the private feed. The token may be embedded within a link and transmitted to the first user. A user is automatically authorized to access the private feed when the token is sent by the user using the link. The link automatically authenticates the first user and allows access to the private feed. The private feed may become inaccessible to the first user when the owner of the private feed revokes access of the first user. | 12-31-2009 |
20120036141 | EXTENDED USER PROFILE - A method of extending a user profile. A user specific data related to an application is received and stored for integration with a user profile. A template for the application is received and stored. The template tailors the user specific data based on aesthetic preferences of the user to generate a tailored user specific data. The user profile is extended based on the user specific data for the application and the template for the application. The user profile comprising the tailored user specific data may be provided for rendering. Local information, e.g., geographical location, of the user may be determined to tailor the user profile based on the local information. The user specific data and/or the template may be in a markup language format. Update to the user specific data and/or template may be pushed when available. | 02-09-2012 |
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20080201367 | Unifying Discoverability of a Website's Services - Various embodiments provide a unified discovery control that can be incorporated as part of a web browser. The unified discovery control provides a central location that describes various services that a website has to offer. In addition, the unified discovery control can allow the user to interact with the individual services that the website has to offer as by providing the user with the ability to add, update, uninstall and/or otherwise manage the various services that are described in the unified discovery control. Thus, the unified discovery control provides a centralized management system that provides the user with a common, predictable and repeatable user experience for interacting with various services that a website can offer. | 08-21-2008 |
20120198329 | UNIFYING DISCOVERABILITY OF A WEBSITE'S SERVICES - Various embodiments provide a unified discovery control that can be incorporated as part of a web browser. The unified discovery control provides a central location that describes various services that a website has to offer. In addition, the unified discovery control can allow the user to interact with the individual services that the website has to offer as by providing the user with the ability to add, update, uninstall and/or otherwise manage the various services that are described in the unified discovery control. Thus, the unified discovery control provides a centralized management system that provides the user with a common, predictable and repeatable user experience for interacting with various services that a website can offer. | 08-02-2012 |
20140359464 | OPPORTUNITY EVENTS - The description relates to opportunity events. One example can filter events based upon at least one parameter from a profile of a user. The filtering can produce potential opportunity events for the user. The example can compare the potential opportunity events to the user profile utilizing a similarity threshold such that the potential opportunity events that satisfy the similarity threshold are considered opportunity events. The example can rank the opportunity events by confidence level of matching the user profile. The example can also automatically populate high ranking individual opportunity events onto a calendar of the user. The example can further notify the user about the automatically populating. | 12-04-2014 |
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20110118543 | SURGICAL DEVICE - A surgical device comprises an external sheath having a proximal end and a distal end for insertion through an opening of a body and a plurality of tool components extending from the distal end of the external sheath. The tool components are independently deflectable with respect to each other and with respect to the external sheath and removable from the device without requiring withdrawal of the sheath through the opening of the body. The external sheath is flexible and deflectable intermediate the distal and proximal ends. This permits the device to be steered in a curvilinear manner towards a surgical target. | 05-19-2011 |
20110118551 | COLLATERAL SOFT TISSUE PROTECTION SURGICAL DEVICE - A collateral soft tissue protection surgical device protects collateral soft tissue from damage during a surgical procedure within a surgical space of a body. The device comprises an elongated flexible sheath having a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end has a first opening and the distal end has a second opening. The sheath further comprises a side wall between the proximal and distal ends that defines the first and second openings. The side wall is conformal to the surgical space and arranged to resist perforation by surgical instruments in use during the surgical procedure, and also to define and maintain the access pathway to the surgical site. | 05-19-2011 |
20110238079 | Surgical Cockpit Comprising Multisensory and Multimodal Interfaces for Robotic Surgery and Methods Related Thereto - Local surgical cockpits comprising local surgical consoles that can communicate with any desired remote surgical module (surgical robot), for example via a shared Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) or other unified open source communication protocol or other suitable communication system. The systems and methods, etc., herein can also comprise a modular approach wherein multiple surgical consoles can network supporting collaborative surgery regardless of the physical location of the surgeons relative to each other and/or relative to the surgical site. Thus, for example, an operator operating a local surgical cockpit can teleoperate using a remote surgical module on a patient in the same room as the surgeon, or surgeons located in multiple safe locations can telemanipulate remote multiple surgical robots on a patient in or close to a war zone. | 09-29-2011 |
20110257672 | INTRODUCER DEVICE - An introducer and method provides a surgical tool with a pathway through tissue to a surgical site, wherein the surgical tool includes at least one surgical instrument. The introducer comprises a flexible sheath having a distal portion including a distal end and is arranged for receiving the surgical tool. A tissue separation tip at the distal portion of the sheath advances the sheath into the tissue towards the surgical site. The tissue separation tip is arranged to form a tissue gap and provide the at least one surgical instrument access to the tissue gap for performing a medical procedure consonant with the formation of the tissue gap or the performance of work at the surgical site. | 10-20-2011 |
20120203069 | SURGICAL SHIELD FOR SOFT TISSUE PROTECTION - A soft tissue protection surgical shield protects collateral soft tissue from damage during a surgical procedure within a surgical space of a body. The shield comprises an elongated flexible shield having a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end has a first opening and the distal end has a second opening. The shield further comprises a side wall between the proximal and distal ends that defines the first and second openings. The side wall is conformal to the surgical space and arranged to resist perforation by surgical instruments in use during the surgical procedure, and also to define and maintain the access pathway to the surgical site. | 08-09-2012 |
20140114338 | INTRODUCER DEVICE - An introducer and method provides a surgical tool with a pathway through tissue to a surgical site, wherein the surgical tool includes at least one surgical instrument. The introducer comprises a flexible sheath having a distal portion including a distal end and is arranged for receiving the surgical tool. A tissue separation tip at the distal portion of the sheath advances the sheath into the tissue towards the surgical site. The tissue separation tip is arranged to form a tissue gap and provide the at least one surgical instrument access to the tissue gap for performing a medical procedure consonant with the formation of the tissue gap or the performance of work at the surgical site. | 04-24-2014 |
20150025547 | SURGICAL COCKPIT COMPRISING MULTISENSORY AND MULTIMODAL INTERFACE FOR ROBOTIC SURGERY AND METHODS RELATED THERETO - Local surgical cockpits comprising local surgical consoles that can communicate with any desired remote surgical module (surgical robot), for example via a shared Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) or other unified open source communication protocol or other suitable communication system. The systems and methods, etc., herein can also comprise a modular approach wherein multiple surgical consoles can network supporting collaborative surgery regardless of the physical location of the surgeons relative to each other and/or relative to the surgical site. Thus, for example, an operator operating a local surgical cockpit can teleoperate using a remote surgical module on a patient in the same room as the surgeon, or surgeons located in multiple safe locations can telemanipulate remote multiple surgical robots on a patient in or close to a war zone. | 01-22-2015 |
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20100054600 | Tagging Images With Labels - An image to be shared with other users based on input from a first user is received. A second user is identified from a tag of the image, and information is provided, based at least in part on the tag, to one or both of the first user and the second user. Additionally, after editing of an image a determination can be made as to whether a region of the image having an associated tag has been affected by the editing. The tag associated with the region is altered if the region has been affected by the editing, otherwise the tag associated with the region is left unaltered. Furthermore, the tag can include a first portion storing data identifying a region of the image to which the tag corresponds, and a second portion storing data identifying a person shown in the region. | 03-04-2010 |
20100054601 | Image Tagging User Interface - A global tag for an image is received identifies one or more objects in the image, and a region-specific tag for the image identifies one or more objects in a region of the image. The global tag and the region-specific tag are stored with the image. Displayed, along with the image, is an identifier for each of the one or more objects identified in the global tag, and an identifier for each of the one or more objects identified in the region-specific tag. Different users are able to maintain different names for the same person, allowing the same tag of the image to be used as the basis for displaying the image with different names for the different users. Additionally, the tags can be used as a basis for generating a credits list of people that are included in a compilation of images. | 03-04-2010 |
20130195375 | TAGGING IMAGES WITH LABELS - An image to be shared with other users based on input from a first user is received. A second user is identified from a tag of the image, and information is provided, based at least in part on the tag, to one or both of the first user and the second user. Additionally, after editing of an image a determination can be made as to whether a region of the image having an associated tag has been affected by the editing. The tag associated with the region is altered if the region has been affected by the editing, otherwise the tag associated with the region is left unaltered. Furthermore, the tag can include a first portion storing data identifying a region of the image to which the tag corresponds, and a second portion storing data identifying a person shown in the region. | 08-01-2013 |
20150016691 | Image Tagging User Interface - An image having a region tagged by a first user is obtained. The tag can include a first label of a person in the region, and the label can be used by the first user to identify the person in the region. Then, a second label of the person is determined. In implementations, the second label is used by a second user to identify the person in the region. The image is then displayed with the second label when displaying the image for the second user. | 01-15-2015 |
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20100105438 | Alternative Inputs of a Mobile Communications Device - In an implementation, a mobile communications device includes a display device having touchscreen functionality, a keyboard having a plurality of physical keys that include a dedicated key and letter keys arranged according to a QWERTY layout, and one or more modules. The one or more modules are configured to output a user interface on the display device responsive to selection of the dedicated key, the user interface having a plurality of portions that are selectable via the touchscreen functionality to cause input of a respective one of a plurality of emoticons. | 04-29-2010 |
20120028687 | Alternative Inputs of a Mobile Communications Device - In an implementation, a mobile communications device includes a display device having touchscreen functionality, a keyboard having a plurality of physical keys that include a dedicated key and letter keys arranged according to a QWERTY layout, and one or more modules. The one or more modules are configured to output a user interface on the display device responsive to selection of the dedicated key, the user interface having a plurality of portions that are selectable via the touchscreen functionality to cause input of a respective one of a plurality of emoticons. | 02-02-2012 |
20140320415 | Alternative Inputs of a Mobile Communications Device - In an implementation, a mobile communications device includes a display device having touchscreen functionality, a keyboard having a plurality of physical keys that include a dedicated key and letter keys arranged according to a QWERTY layout, and one or more modules. The one or more modules are configured to output a user interface on the display device responsive to selection of the dedicated key, the user interface having a plurality of portions that are selectable via the touchscreen functionality to cause input of a respective one of a plurality of emoticons. | 10-30-2014 |
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20090006373 | RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM WITH MULTIPLE INTEGRATED RECOMMENDERS - A recommendations system is provided in various embodiments for selecting items to recommend to a user. The system includes a recommendation engine with a plurality of recommenders, and each recommender identifies a different type of reason for recommending items. In one embodiment, each recommender retrieves item preference data and generates candidate recommendations responsive to a subset of that data. The recommenders also score the candidate recommendations. In certain embodiments, a normalization engine normalizes the scores of the candidate recommendations provided by each recommender. A candidate selector selects at least a portion of the candidate recommendations based on the normalized scores to provide as recommendations to the user. The candidate selector also outputs the recommendations with associated reasons for recommending the items. | 01-01-2009 |
20090006374 | RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM WITH MULTIPLE INTEGRATED RECOMMENDERS - A recommendations system is provided in various embodiments for selecting items to recommend to a user. The system includes a recommendation engine with a plurality of recommenders, and each recommender identifies a different type of reason for recommending items. In one embodiment, each recommender retrieves item preference data and generates candidate recommendations responsive to a subset of that data. The recommenders also score the candidate recommendations. In certain embodiments, a normalization engine normalizes the scores of the candidate recommendations provided by each recommender. A candidate selector selects at least a portion of the candidate recommendations based on the normalized scores to provide as recommendations to the user. The candidate selector also outputs the recommendations with associated reasons for recommending the items. | 01-01-2009 |
20090006398 | RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM WITH MULTIPLE INTEGRATED RECOMMENDERS - A recommendations system is provided in various embodiments for selecting items to recommend to a user. The system includes a recommendation engine with a plurality of recommenders, and each recommender identifies a different type of reason for recommending items. In one embodiment, each recommender retrieves item preference data and generates candidate recommendations responsive to a subset of that data. The recommenders also score the candidate recommendations. In certain embodiments, a normalization engine normalizes the scores of the candidate recommendations provided by each recommender. A candidate selector selects at least a portion of the candidate recommendations based on the normalized scores to provide as recommendations to the user. The candidate selector also outputs the recommendations with associated reasons for recommending the items. | 01-01-2009 |
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20100254523 | PHONE DOMAIN NAME SERVICE - This invention relates generally to communications, and more specifically, to systems and methods for providing a phone domain name service. In one embodiment, the invention includes a phone domain name service configured to performing the operations including receiving a phone address, the phone address comprising a phone name associated with a phone domain name; accessing a database for the phone domain name, the database for the phone domain name comprising one or more phone names corresponding to one or more phone numbers; and retrieving a phone number corresponding to the phone name from the database for the phone domain name. | 10-07-2010 |
20100254524 | PHONE NAME SERVICE - This invention relates generally to software, and more specifically, to systems and methods for providing a phone name service. In one embodiment, the invention includes a software application, the software application configured to perform the steps comprising receiving a phone name; receiving a phone number; and storing the phone number in association with the phone name, wherein the software application is associated with a computer readable media. In one particular embodiment, the phone name is alphanumerical. In another particular embodiment, the alphanumerical phone name is not limited to a length of the phone number. In a further particular embodiment, the alphanumerical phone name is not limited to characters corresponding to digit keys of the phone number. In a further embodiment, the software application is further configured to perform the steps comprising receiving a request for the phone number using the phone name; retrieving the phone number associated with the phone name; and communicating the phone number. In one particular embodiment, the request for the phone number using the phone name is received from a phone company and the phone number is communicated to the phone company for establishing a call using the phone number. In a further particular embodiment, the request for the phone number using the phone name is received from a calling device and the phone number is communicated to the calling device for establishing a call through a phone company using the phone number. | 10-07-2010 |
20120027190 | Phone Name Service - This invention relates generally to software, and more specifically, to systems and methods for providing a phone name service. In one embodiment, the invention includes a software application, the software application configured to perform the steps comprising receiving a phone name; receiving a phone number; and storing the phone number in association with the phone name, wherein the software application is associated with a computer readable media. In one particular embodiment, the phone name is alphanumerical. In a further particular embodiment, the alphanumerical phone name is an email address. In a further embodiment, the software application is further configured to perform the steps comprising receiving a request for the phone number using the phone name; retrieving the phone number associated with the phone name; and communicating the phone number. In one particular embodiment, the request for the phone number using the phone name is received from a phone company and the phone number is communicated to the phone company for establishing a call using the phone number. In a further particular embodiment, the request for the phone number using the phone name is received from a calling device and the phone number is communicated to the calling device for establishing a call through a phone company using the phone number. In a further particular embodiment, the software application is further configured to perform the steps comprising receiving a phone name; receiving a location, the location comprising a latitudinal coordinate and a longitudinal coordinate; and storing the location in association with the phone name. In a further particular embodiment, the software application is further configured to perform the steps comprising receiving a request for the phone number using the phone name; receiving a location, the location comprising a latitudinal coordinate and a longitudinal coordinate; retrieving the phone number associated with the phone name and location; and communicating the phone number. In a further particular embodiment, the location comprises receiving the location from a calling device. In a further particular embodiment, the receiving the location from a calling device comprises receiving the location from a GPS program on the calling device. | 02-02-2012 |
20120039455 | Phone Domain Name Service - This invention relates generally to communications, and more specifically, to systems and methods for providing a phone domain name service. In one embodiment, the invention includes a phone domain name service configured to performing the operations including receiving a phone address, the phone address comprising a phone name associated with a phone domain name; receiving a location, the location comprising a latitudinal coordinate and a longitudinal coordinate; accessing a database for the phone domain name, the database for the phone domain name comprising one or more phone names and locations corresponding to one or more phone numbers; and retrieving a phone number corresponding to the phone name or location from the database for the phone domain name. | 02-16-2012 |
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20100254523 | PHONE DOMAIN NAME SERVICE - This invention relates generally to communications, and more specifically, to systems and methods for providing a phone domain name service. In one embodiment, the invention includes a phone domain name service configured to performing the operations including receiving a phone address, the phone address comprising a phone name associated with a phone domain name; accessing a database for the phone domain name, the database for the phone domain name comprising one or more phone names corresponding to one or more phone numbers; and retrieving a phone number corresponding to the phone name from the database for the phone domain name. | 10-07-2010 |
20100254524 | PHONE NAME SERVICE - This invention relates generally to software, and more specifically, to systems and methods for providing a phone name service. In one embodiment, the invention includes a software application, the software application configured to perform the steps comprising receiving a phone name; receiving a phone number; and storing the phone number in association with the phone name, wherein the software application is associated with a computer readable media. In one particular embodiment, the phone name is alphanumerical. In another particular embodiment, the alphanumerical phone name is not limited to a length of the phone number. In a further particular embodiment, the alphanumerical phone name is not limited to characters corresponding to digit keys of the phone number. In a further embodiment, the software application is further configured to perform the steps comprising receiving a request for the phone number using the phone name; retrieving the phone number associated with the phone name; and communicating the phone number. In one particular embodiment, the request for the phone number using the phone name is received from a phone company and the phone number is communicated to the phone company for establishing a call using the phone number. In a further particular embodiment, the request for the phone number using the phone name is received from a calling device and the phone number is communicated to the calling device for establishing a call through a phone company using the phone number. | 10-07-2010 |
20110080352 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AN ENHANCED KEYPAD - This invention relates generally to software and devices, and more specifically, to systems and methods for providing an enhanced keypad. In one embodiment, the invention includes a method including operations of establishing a character set by assigning characters of the character set to character buttons configured to being reassigned different characters for a different character set; receiving one or more input selections; determining whether the one or more input selections is from a character button; and if the one or more input selections is from a character button, identifying a character assigned to the character button. | 04-07-2011 |
20120027190 | Phone Name Service - This invention relates generally to software, and more specifically, to systems and methods for providing a phone name service. In one embodiment, the invention includes a software application, the software application configured to perform the steps comprising receiving a phone name; receiving a phone number; and storing the phone number in association with the phone name, wherein the software application is associated with a computer readable media. In one particular embodiment, the phone name is alphanumerical. In a further particular embodiment, the alphanumerical phone name is an email address. In a further embodiment, the software application is further configured to perform the steps comprising receiving a request for the phone number using the phone name; retrieving the phone number associated with the phone name; and communicating the phone number. In one particular embodiment, the request for the phone number using the phone name is received from a phone company and the phone number is communicated to the phone company for establishing a call using the phone number. In a further particular embodiment, the request for the phone number using the phone name is received from a calling device and the phone number is communicated to the calling device for establishing a call through a phone company using the phone number. In a further particular embodiment, the software application is further configured to perform the steps comprising receiving a phone name; receiving a location, the location comprising a latitudinal coordinate and a longitudinal coordinate; and storing the location in association with the phone name. In a further particular embodiment, the software application is further configured to perform the steps comprising receiving a request for the phone number using the phone name; receiving a location, the location comprising a latitudinal coordinate and a longitudinal coordinate; retrieving the phone number associated with the phone name and location; and communicating the phone number. In a further particular embodiment, the location comprises receiving the location from a calling device. In a further particular embodiment, the receiving the location from a calling device comprises receiving the location from a GPS program on the calling device. | 02-02-2012 |
20120039455 | Phone Domain Name Service - This invention relates generally to communications, and more specifically, to systems and methods for providing a phone domain name service. In one embodiment, the invention includes a phone domain name service configured to performing the operations including receiving a phone address, the phone address comprising a phone name associated with a phone domain name; receiving a location, the location comprising a latitudinal coordinate and a longitudinal coordinate; accessing a database for the phone domain name, the database for the phone domain name comprising one or more phone names and locations corresponding to one or more phone numbers; and retrieving a phone number corresponding to the phone name or location from the database for the phone domain name. | 02-16-2012 |
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20100286522 | ULTRASONIC TECHNIQUE FOR ASSESSING WALL VIBRATIONS IN STENOSED BLOOD VESSELS - A real-time signal processing technique for ultrasonic imaging of tissue vibrations for localizing the source of a bruit in a 2D image with respect to the anatomy and/or for obtaining simultaneous information about vibrations and the underlying blood flow. The bruit can be quantitatively assessed using an ensemble of ultrasound echoes. Signal processing enables estimation of wall displacement and the display of time-resolved vibration spectrum. Vibrations are detected and color-coded according to their amplitude and frequency and overlaid on the B-mode and/or color-flow image in real time. Proposed vibration imaging algorithms use data acquired during conventional ultrasonic color-flow imaging and the clutter signal, normally suppressed in color-flow imaging, to detect and characterize tissue vibrations. Three vibration imaging algorithms based on parametric modeling of vibrations and other criteria distinguish between clutter, blood flow, and vibrations. The techniques are usable to detect, locate, image, and quantitatively grade stenoses in blood vessels. | 11-11-2010 |
20100292571 | NODULE SCREENING USING ULTRASOUND ELASTOGRAPHY - A medical device is configured to diagnose whether a nodule of a bodily organ is malignant or benign using ultrasound elastography to determine a nodule stiffness index. Using either an external compression source or an in vivo pulsation source, the stiffness of the nodule of the bodily organ can be quantified by either its static properties or dynamic properties. The nodule can be classified as Type I, which is benign requiring further observation, or Type II, which is malignant requiring invasive procedures. | 11-18-2010 |
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20090014015 | INTRAOPERATIVE DOSIMETRY FOR PROSTATE BRACHYTHERAPY USING TRANSRECTAL ULTRASOUND AND X-RAY FLUOROSCOPY - While performing prostate brachytherapy in which radioactive seeds are implanted into the prostate, both X-ray and transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) data are collected. The X-ray data indicate all of the implanted seeds, but not their relative position within the prostate. The TRUS data correspond to both axial and longitudinal ultrasound images. A subset of the implanted seeds can be automatically (or manually) detected in the TRUS data (using longitudinal ultrasound images), and the prostate is indicated in the TRUS data (using axial ultrasound images). Registration is performed between the X-ray and TRUS data, thereby identifying the disposition of all implanted seeds within the prostate, enabling dosimetry to be intraoperatively determined. A medical practitioner can thus determine whether and where to implant additional seeds to achieve a desired optimal dosage and do so before the prostate brachytherapy procedure is concluded. | 01-15-2009 |
20110301464 | HOME ULTRASOUND SYSTEM - In embodiments of the present invention, an ultrasound system includes an ultrasound machine, which may be located in a hospital, clinic, vehicle, home, etc., coupled to a remotely located diagnosis station via a communication network. For some embodiments, the ultrasound machine includes an application-specific scan head that has identification information that allows the home ultrasound machine to notify a user whether the attached scan head is appropriate for the type of examination to be performed. For other embodiments, a first stage of beamforming is conducted in reconfigurable hardware and a second stage of beamforming is conducted in programmable software digital signal processor. The diagnosis station may transfer information associated with a scanning protocol for the ultrasound examination to the ultrasound machine via the communication network, and the ultrasound machine may transfer measurement values acquired during the ultrasound examination to the diagnosis station via the communication network. | 12-08-2011 |
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20080255997 | ENTERPRISE INTEGRATED BUSINESS PROCESS SCHEMA - A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for exchanging process model data between process authoring tools in a process management system. A set of information requirements for exchanging the process model data between process authoring tools using different process model exchange formats within the process management system is identified. A definition of a common process model exchange format is extended to include a set of common objects using the set of information requirements to form a common process model exchange format. The set of common objects are supported between a source process authoring tool and a target process authoring tool in the process authoring tools. An output file is generated using the common process model exchange format. The common process model exchange format is compatible with a process model exchange format used by the target process authoring tool. | 10-16-2008 |
20100030767 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS THAT PROVIDE UNIFIED BILLS OF MATERIAL - A method for presenting a user with a unified bill of material from a plurality of bills of materials respectively stored in multiple databases is disclosed. The method includes receiving at least one keyword from the user, querying a taxonomy associated with the at least one keyword, utilizing a semantic based ontology model to generate queries for forwarding to the databases, the queries based on the taxonomy and the at least one keyword, receiving from the databases, a listing of the available information stored in the databases that includes the at least one keyword, presenting the listing to the user, receiving from the user, based on the listing, a selection of the information they wish to retrieve from the databases, generating a query requesting retrieval of the user selected information from the databases, receiving the retrieved information from the databases, and providing the retrieved information in an organized format. | 02-04-2010 |