Olson, IL
Brad Olson, Park Ridge, IL US
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20100254556 | Receiver Assemblies - A receiver is provided having a balanced armature motor mechanically interconnected to a displaceable diaphragm component. A front volume changes as the displaceable diaphragm component moves. The front volume is connected to a port. A rear volume changes oppositely to the front volume as the displaceable diaphragm moves. An acoustic channel connects to the port and is also connected to a sound outlet. The sound outlet allows acoustic energy to exit from the acoustic channel. A first acoustic pressure is generated in the front volume as the balanced armature motor moves the diaphragm. The acoustic channel and the internal volume are divided by a common wall section, wherein the common wall section is defined by at least one of the walls of the housing which also provides a portion of at least one wall for the acoustic channel. | 10-07-2010 |
Bret Olson, Evanston, IL US
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20150182682 | METHOD FOR SIZED-BASED CELL SEPARATION USING SPINNING MEMBRANE FILTRATION - A method is provided for separating a suspension of cellular material comprising at least two differently-sized cell types using a spinning membrane separator. The method comprises selecting the cell type to be separated by passing through the membrane; determining a concentration of the selected cell type in the suspension; selecting an inlet flow rate for the suspension; selecting a rotational speed for the spinning membrane separator related to one or more of the concentration and relative size of the selected cell type in the suspension; rotating the spinning membrane separator at the selected rotational speed so that the selected cell type tends to migrate to regions of the shear field adjacent the porous membrane; and flowing the suspension through the spinning membrane separator. | 07-02-2015 |
Chris Olson, Chicago, IL US
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20110181338 | Dual path level shifter - Dual path level shifter methods and devices are described. The described level shifter devices can comprise voltage-to-current and current-to-voltage converters. | 07-28-2011 |
20120200338 | Dynamic Biasing Systems and Methods - Dynamic biasing methods and circuits are described. The described methods generate bias voltages that are continuously varied so as to control stress voltages across transistors used within a cascode stack. | 08-09-2012 |
20120218003 | Systems and Methods for Current Sensing - Systems and methods for current sensing are described. The described systems and methods utilize a comparator for generating a current sense signal based on comparing an output current of a circuit against a reference current. The reference current is generated by using a current sourcing circuit that is connected to a controllable current source. | 08-30-2012 |
20120223696 | Systems and Methods for Current Sensing Over an Extended Area - Methods and systems for providing current sensing over an extended area, such as a substrate of an integrated circuit, are described. The described methods and systems particularly describe a circuit layout procedure and configuration that can be used to carry out current sensing at diverse locations in the extended area. | 09-06-2012 |
20130241624 | Dual Path Level Shifter - Dual path level shifter methods and devices are described. The described level shifter devices can comprise voltage-to-current and current-to-voltage converters. | 09-19-2013 |
20140171010 | Semiconductor Devices with Switchable Ground-Body Connection - Semiconductor devices with switchable connection between body and a ground node are presented. Methods for operating and fabricating such semiconductor devices are also presented. | 06-19-2014 |
20140184334 | Optimization Methods for Amplifier with Variable Supply Power - Optimization methods via various circuital arrangements for amplifier with variable supply power are presented. In one embodiment, a switch can be controlled to include or exclude a feedback network in a feedback path to the amplifier to adjust a response of the amplifier dependent on a region of operation of the amplifier arrangement (e.g. linear region or compression region). | 07-03-2014 |
20140184335 | Amplifiers Operating in Envelope Tracking Mode or Non-Envelope Tracking Mode - Various envelope tracking amplifiers are presented that can be switched between an ET (envelope tracking) mode and a non-ET mode. Switches and/or tunable components are utilized in constructing the envelope tracking amplifiers that can be switched between the ET mode and the non-ET mode. | 07-03-2014 |
20140184336 | Amplifier Dynamic Bias Adjustment for Envelope Tracking - An envelope tracking amplifier having stacked transistors is presented. The envelope tracking amplifier uses dynamic bias voltages at one or more gates of the stacked transistors in addition to a dynamic bias voltage at a drain of a transistor. | 07-03-2014 |
20140184337 | Control Systems and Methods for Power Amplifiers Operating in Envelope Tracking Mode - Control systems and methods for power amplifiers operating in envelope tracking mode are presented. A set of corresponding functions and modules are described and various possible system configurations using such functions and modules are presented. | 07-03-2014 |
20140264625 | Merged Active Devices on a Common Substrate - Merged active devices on a common substrate are presented. Methods for operating and fabricating such merged active devices are also presented. | 09-18-2014 |
20140266455 | VARIABLE IMPEDANCE MATCH AND VARIABLE HARMONIC TERMINATIONS FOR DIFFERENT MODES AND FREQUENCY BANDS - An amplifier with switchable and tunable harmonic terminations and a variable impedance matching network is presented. The amplifier can adapt to different modes and different frequency bands of operation by appropriate switching and/or tuning of the harmonic terminations and/or the variable impedance matching network. | 09-18-2014 |
20140266460 | Scalable Periphery Tunable Matching Power Amplifier - A scalable periphery tunable matching power amplifier is presented. Varying power levels can be accommodated by selectively activating or deactivating unit cells of which the scalable periphery tunable matching power amplifier is comprised. Tunable matching allows individual unit cells to see a constant output impedance, reducing need for transforming a low impedance up to a system impedance and attendant power loss. The scalable periphery tunable matching power amplifier can also be tuned for different operating conditions such as different frequencies of operation or different modes. | 09-18-2014 |
20150097624 | Load Compensation in RF Amplifiers - Methods and systems for reducing parasitic loading on a power supply output in RF amplifier arrangements used in multiband and/or multitude RF circuits are presented. Such RF circuits can comprise a plurality of RF amplifiers of which only one is activated for a given desired transmission mode and/or band. | 04-09-2015 |
20150137889 | Devices and Methods for Increasing Reliability of Scalable Periphery Amplifiers - Devices and methods for improving reliability of sealable periphery amplifiers is described. Amplifier segments of the sealable periphery architecture can be rotated to distribute wear. Further, extra amplifier segments can be implemented on amplifier dies to extend the overall lifetime of amplifiers. | 05-21-2015 |
Chris Olson, Palatine, IL US
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20150084682 | Dual Path Level Shifter - Dual path level shifter methods and devices are described. The described level shifter devices can comprise voltage-to-current and current-to-voltage converters. | 03-26-2015 |
20150137845 | Methods and Devices for Testing Segmented Electronic Assemblies - Methods and devices are disclosed for testing an electronic assembly comprising a number of segments. In one embodiment, a scalable periphery amplifier may comprise a number of amplifier segments. In one embodiment a method of testing the amplifier segments in a scalable periphery architecture is described. One or more of the amplifier segments can be independently turned on and/or turned off to achieve desired impedance characteristics of the overall amplifier to test the scalable periphery amplifier. In another embodiment, the electronic assembly comprises digitally tunable capacitors. | 05-21-2015 |
20150270806 | Bias Control for Stacked Transistor Configuration - Various methods and circuital arrangements for biasing one or more gates of stacked transistors of an amplifier are presented, where the amplifier can be an envelope tracking amplifier. Circuital arrangements to generate reference gate-to-source voltages for biasing of the gates of the transistors of the stack are also presented. Particular biasing for a case of an input transistor of the stack is also presented. | 09-24-2015 |
20150280655 | Hot Carrier Injection Compensation - Methods and devices are described for compensating an effect of aging due to, for example, hot carrier injection, or other device degradation mechanisms affecting a current flow, in an RF amplifier. In one case a replica circuit is used to sense the aging of the RF amplifier and adjust a biasing of the RF amplifier accordingly. | 10-01-2015 |
Christopher Olson, Naperville, IL US
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20140116647 | SCOPE CRADLE - A device holds at least one medical instrument in a fluid bath intended for maintaining the temperature of the instrument. The device includes a first portion disposed at one end of the bath, the first portion including at least one well adapted to hold the instrument relative to the bath. The device also includes a second portion connected to the first portion at the one end of the bath, whereby the first portion is maintained in a position to hold the instrument securely in the bath. | 05-01-2014 |
Gregory B. Olson, Riverwoods, IL US
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20100143181 | High strength austenitic trip steel - An austenitic TRIP steel consisting essentially of, in weight %, 0.14 to 0.18% Al, 2.8 to 3.2% Ti, 23.5 to 23.8% Ni, 3.8 to 4.2% Cr, 1.1 to 1.3% Mo, 0.29 to 0.31% V, 0.01 to 0.015% B, 0.01 to 0.02% C, and balance Fe and incidental impurities exhibits combined high yield strength and high strain hardening leading to improved stretch ductility under both tension and shear dynamic loading conditions. | 06-10-2010 |
20100258217 | Nanocarbide Precipitation Strengthened Ultrahigh-Strength, Corrosion Resistant, Structural Steels - A nanocarbide precipitation strengthened ultrahigh-strength, corrosion resistant, structural steel possesses a combination of strength and corrosion resistance comprising in combination, by weight, about: 0.1 to 0.3% carbon (C), 8 to 17% cobalt (Co), 0 to 10% nickel (Ni), 6 to 12% chromium (Cr), less than 1% silicon (Si), less than 0.5% manganese (Mn), and less than 0.15% copper (Cu), with additives selected from the group comprising about: less than 3% molybdenum (Mo), less than 0.3% niobium (Nb), less than 0.8% vanadium (V), less than 0.2% tantalum (Ta), less than 3% tungsten (W), and combinations thereof, with additional additives selected from the group comprising about: less than 0.2% titanium (Ti), less than 0.2% lanthanum (La) or other rare earth elements, less than 0.15% zirconium (Zr), less than 0.005% boron (B), and combinations thereof, impurities of less than about: 0.02% sulfur (S), 0.012% phosphorus (P), 0.015% oxygen (O) and 0.015% nitrogen (N), the remainder substantially iron (Fe), incidental elements and other impurities. The alloy is strengthened by nanometer scale M | 10-14-2010 |
20110094637 | MARTENSITIC STAINLESS STEEL STRENGTHENED BY COPPER-NUCLEATED NITRIDE PRECIPITATES - A martensitic stainless steel alloy is strengthened by copper-nucleated nitride precipitates. The alloy includes, in combination by weight percent, about 10.0 to about 12.5 Cr, about 2.0 to about 7.5 Ni, up to about 17.0 Co, about 0.6 to about 1.5 Mo, about 0.5 to about 2.3 Cu, up to about 0.6 Mn, up to about 0.4 Si, about 0.05 to about 0.15 V, up to about 0.10 N, up to about 0.035 C, up to about 0.01 W, and the balance Fe and incidental elements and impurities. The nitride precipitates may be enriched by one or more transition metals. | 04-28-2011 |
20120125492 | Ultratough high-strength weldable plate steel - A transformation toughened, high-strength steel alloy useful in plate steel applications achieves extreme fracture toughness (Cv & gt; 80 ft-lbs corresponding to KId=200 ksi.in ½) at strength levels of 150-180 ksi yield strength, is weldable and formable. The alloy is characterized by dispersed austenite stabilization for transformation toughening to a weldable, bainitic plate steel and is strengthened by precipitation of M2C carbides in combination with copper and nickel. The desired microstructure is a matrix containing a bainite-martensite mix, BCC copper and M2C carbide particles for strengthening with a fine dispersion of optimum stability austenite for transformation toughening. The bainite-martensite mix is formed by air-cooling from solution treatment temperature and subsequent aging at secondary hardening temperatures to precipitate the toughening and strengthening dispersions. | 05-24-2012 |
20150075681 | Martensitic Stainless Steel Strengthened by Copper-Nucleated Nitride Precipitates - A martensitic stainless steel alloy is strengthened by copper-nucleated nitride precipitates. The alloy includes, in combination by weight percent, about 10.0 to about 12.5 Cr, about 2.0 to about 7.5 Ni, up to about 17.0 Co, about 0.6 to about 1.5 Mo, about 0.5 to about 2.3 Cu, up to about 0.6 Mn, up to about 0.4 Si, about 0.05 to about 0.15 V, up to about 0.10 N, up to about 0.035 C, up to about 0.01 W, and the balance Fe and incidental elements and impurities. The nitride precipitates may be enriched by one or more transition metals. | 03-19-2015 |
Gregory B. Olson, Evanston, IL US
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20100200122 | Case hardenable nickel-cobalt steel - An advanced secondary hardening carburized Ni—Co steel achieves an improved case hardness of about 68-69 Rc together with nominal core hardness of about 50 Rc. | 08-12-2010 |
Jack E. Olson, Mundelein, IL US
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20100161111 | DOCUMENT PROFILE DETECTION - Systems and method of processing one or more documents are shown and described. The orientation of a magnetic character is sensed on the document. The orientation is processed and used to control a sort processing device. | 06-24-2010 |
Jeffrey A. Olson, Libertyville, IL US
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20120134570 | HIGH THROUGHPUT, OPTICAL METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING THE EFFECT OF A TEST SUBSTANCE ON NON-CONTIGUOUS LIVING CELLS - A rapid and efficient method and apparatus for detecting electrophysiologic, proarrhythmic, contractile, and other effects of substances such as compounds and drugs in native cellular cardiac preparations, the preparations representing an integrated cell-based pharmacologic response is disclosed. More specifically, a method to (1) rapidly and efficiently detect and verify the effects of chemicals, compounds and drugs on cardiac repolarization, contractility, and excitability using optically based techniques and customized simulation protocols, and (2) rapidly and efficiently screen and select compounds for electrophysiologic and proarrhythmic effects on cardiac myocytes is disclosed. | 05-31-2012 |
John C. Olson, Chicago, IL US
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20080207416 | Flexible pedal - Described is an exercise apparatus that includes reciprocating foot pedal structures where the pedal structures include various mechanisms for absorbing foot impact or forces on the foot. The pedal structures can also include a mechanism for generating a biasing force generally normal to the upper surface of the foot pedal effective to restore the pedal to its normal position after foot impact. The impact absorbing mechanisms can include resilient members, fluid filled bladders and hinge arrangements. | 08-28-2008 |
Jon B. Olson, Barrington Hills, IL US
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20100217711 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING A PRIVATE COMMODITY RESOURCE TRANSACTION - The disclosure presents a system, method, and computer readable medium for facilitating a private commodity resource transaction, having logic for establishing a market for the private commodity resource transaction, communicating a plurality of market establishment prompts to the remote computer, establishing a market for the private commodity resource transaction, receiving market establishment offer information comprising a selected subset of potential respondents, offering to the selected subset of potential respondents the private commodity resource transaction, determining which potential respondents of the predetermined set of potential respondents to communicate the market establishment offer information to, privately communicating the market establishment offer information to the potential respondents, receiving an acceptance response from at least one the potential respondents, identifying which of the potential respondents is associated with a first complete acceptance, privately communicating to the identified respondent a execution communication, and closing the market. | 08-26-2010 |
Keith D. Olson, Elk Grove Village, IL US
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20110167546 | PROTECTIVE DEVICE - An energy absorbing device suitable for wearing by humans, or for use in a prosthetic device or robot is provided. The device including support structures which may conform to the contours of limbs, and have the capability of being removeably attached to the limbs. Plates are attached, either fixedly or slideably, to the support structures and adjacent ends of plates may be joined with a flexible link. As the limbs flex at a joint, the slideably attached plate slides to accommodate the rotational motion between the limbs at the joint. | 07-14-2011 |
Kent Dana Olson, Ottawa, IL US
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20120310679 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSURING AGAINST CROP LOSSES - A method and apparatus for insuring farm crops against low crop yields includes insuring a farm enterprise gains low crop yields averaged across the farm enterprise. The farm enterprise being insured against a crop yield below a first percentage of historical crop yields for the farm enterprise. The farm enterprise also being insured against a low crop yield for crop units, such as fields, wherein the crop unit is insured against a crop yield below a second percentage of historical crop yields for each insured crop unit. An insured loss occurs if the average yield for the farm is below the first percentage. An insured loss also occurs if the yield of one or more farm units is below the second percentage even if the average yield for the farm is above the first percentage. | 12-06-2012 |
Larisa Olson, Evanston, IL US
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20150067944 | HOSPITAL FRIENDLY GARMENT - A hospital garment includes a one-piece garment having a front portion and two sleeves. The front portion covering a front of a subject includes a front substantially vertical slit opening near or on both sides of a chest area of the subject, as well as a center slit to accommodate stethoscopes. Each of the sleeves includes a sleeve for accommodating an arm of the subject wearing the hospital garment. The sleeve includes a substantially vertical sleeve opening near an antecubital vein area of the subject disposed on the inner side thereof. Each of the sleeves is fastened via one or more couplings disposed at a distal end of the each of the sleeves. | 03-12-2015 |
Mark Olson, Chicago, IL US
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20100161495 | System and method for managing construction project bids and/or unit pricing data - A system and a method manage construction project bids and/or unit pricing data. An online system manages bids for components of a construction project and allows a user to search aggregated unit pricing data. The user may be a bidder or a solicitor and may search construction cost information to obtain product and job-specific pricing. The user may select a construction division and/or a product to research, and the system provides up-to-date cost information. The system conducts a search that may be customized by a location, a construction category and/or a jobsite type. The user may input a user name and a password to access a personal organization tool that manages aspects of a project and provides current information on an active project. | 06-24-2010 |
Marvin Olson, North Aurora, IL US
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20140201967 | CHANNEL NUT TOOL - A method, system, and apparatus for installing channel nuts includes a shank, a handle formed on a first end of a shank, and an end piece with a threaded shaft configured to receive a channel nut formed on the second end of the shaft. The tool can be used to insert or remove a channel nut in a channel framing system and then removed from the channel nut. | 07-24-2014 |
Paul Olson, Mount Prospect, IL US
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20150276692 | PROCESS FOR CONTROLLING AN IONIC LIQUID PROCESS AND REGENERATION USING A VISCOSITY MEASUREMENT - A process in which the viscosity of an ionic liquid catalyst used in a continuous reaction is measured in order to determine the amount of conjunct polymer associated with the ionic liquid catalyst. The viscosity may be used to control: an amount of spent ionic liquid catalyst passed back to the reaction zone; an amount of spent ionic liquid catalyst passed to a regeneration zone; an amount of spent ionic liquid catalyst removed from the continuous reaction process; an amount of fresh ionic liquid catalyst passed to the reaction zone; an amount of regenerated ionic liquid catalyst passed to the reaction zone; or combinations thereof. | 10-01-2015 |
Phillip J. Olson, Chicago, IL US
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20100161495 | System and method for managing construction project bids and/or unit pricing data - A system and a method manage construction project bids and/or unit pricing data. An online system manages bids for components of a construction project and allows a user to search aggregated unit pricing data. The user may be a bidder or a solicitor and may search construction cost information to obtain product and job-specific pricing. The user may select a construction division and/or a product to research, and the system provides up-to-date cost information. The system conducts a search that may be customized by a location, a construction category and/or a jobsite type. The user may input a user name and a password to access a personal organization tool that manages aspects of a project and provides current information on an active project. | 06-24-2010 |
Ragnar Olson, Chicago, IL US
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20120119889 | INTERACTIVE MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A system and method is described for allowing a mobile communication device using location data to control electronic devices located within a predefined area of coverage. | 05-17-2012 |
Richard Carl Olson, Mundelein, IL US
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20110067193 | Toothbrush Device - A toothbrush device having a body defining a cavity and an input port disposed on the body in fluid communication with the cavity. The input port permits brushing by-products to pass through the input port and into the cavity while restricting passage of the brushing by-products outward from the cavity. In one form, the toothbrush device includes an elongated handle with a reservoir having at least a portion disposed within the handle. The reservoir is sized to hold a predetermined amount of oral care product, and a mouthpiece is in fluid communication with the reservoir to discharge the oral care product from the reservoir. | 03-24-2011 |
20140000051 | Toothbrush Device | 01-02-2014 |
20150018861 | Ear Cleaning Device - An ear cleaning device is provided for removing debris from an ear. In one form, the ear cleaning device includes a shaft, a head connected to the shaft, and a contiguous pocket structure of the head. The contiguous pocket structure includes a plurality of pockets that may be configured to receive debris. In another form, the ear cleaning device has a handle, a bulbous cleaner connected to the handle, and a solid inner core of the bulbous cleaner. The bulbous cleaner has two or more spaced, longitudinal walls disposed outward of the inner core that are configured to remove debris with turning of the ear cleaning device about a longitudinal axis of the device. | 01-15-2015 |
Timothy Olson, Shorewood, IL US
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20110030979 | Apparatus For Providing Support Of A Cantilevered Component Mounted To A Rigid Frame - An apparatus for reducing the stresses placed on a cantilevered component mounted to a rigid frame includes cushioned bushings coupling the cantilevered component to a rigid frame. As the cantilevered component is loaded due to bending moments, the cushioned bushings flex and cushion the cantilevered component. The cantilevered component is retained within the bushing using hardware that allows the cantilevered component to float as needed to further reduce stresses and strains thereon. | 02-10-2011 |
Timothy Allen Olson, Shorewood, IL US
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20140060868 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WING TOOL BARS OF AN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT - System and method for controlling wing tool bars of an agricultural implement are provided. One implement includes a tool bar assembly having a central tool bar and a first wing tool bar rotatably coupled to an end of the central tool bar. The implement also includes a first actuator coupled to the first wing tool bar and to the central tool bar, and configured to raise and lower the first wing tool bar. The implement includes a solenoid controlled valve having a first position configured to enable fluid flow to the first actuator, and a second position configured to block fluid flow to the first actuator. The implement also includes a switch electrically coupled to the valve and configured to transition the valve between the first and second positions based on an angle of the first wing tool bar relative to the central tool bar. | 03-06-2014 |
20150127230 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WING TOOL BARS OF AN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT - A method for lifting wing tool bars of an agricultural implement includes receiving a fluid at an input port of a fluid control system. The fluid is configured to induce raising a central tool bar of the agricultural implement using a first actuator extending between the central tool bar and a main frame of the agricultural implement, and then to induce rotating a first wing tool bar relative to the central tool bar using a second actuator extending between the first wing tool bar and the central tool bar after the central tool bar is raised. The method also includes detecting an angle between the first wing tool bar and the central tool bar using a switch. The method further includes controlling fluid flow to the second actuator based on the detected angle via a solenoid controlled valve electrically coupled to the switch. | 05-07-2015 |
William L. Olson, Palatine, IL US
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20080270307 | Method and Apparatus for Enabling Digital Rights Management in File Transfers - Embodiments of the invention generally provide a method and apparatus for enabling digital rights management in file transfers. One embodiment of a method for transferring digital content from a first user to a second user, includes transferring ownership of an instance of the digital content to the second user, where the instance of the digital content resides on a first device belonging to the first user. Copies of the digital content are then deleted from one or more additional devices belonging to the first user (including at least one offline device). | 10-30-2008 |
20090259496 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSURING DIGITAL CONTENT - Embodiments of the invention generally provide a method and apparatus for insuring digital content. One embodiment of a method for insuring digital content includes receiving a request to insure a specific instance of digital content and associating insurance with the instance of digital content, such that the instance of digital content can be restored to an owner of the instance of digital content in an event that the instance of digital content becomes unusable. At least one of: a copy of the at least one instance of digital content, metadata related to the at least one instance of digital content, and data related to the insurance is stored in at least one database. | 10-15-2009 |
20090327415 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING A GROUP AND FOR DETERMINING INFORMATION RELATED TO GROUP ENTRIES - Described are methods and devices for identifying a group that include various methods to determine a group. Also described are devices and methods for attempting communication with a missing member of the group include different manners in which to determine information related to an entry of a group. The described devices and methods may be particularly beneficial at the particular time the certain group members plan to be or are in communication with one another. In this way, in the event that two or more entries of a group planned to be in communication or are in communication in-real time, in accordance with the disclosed devices and methods, the parties may be able to bring one or more other entries of the group into the communication as needed or desired. | 12-31-2009 |
20100153142 | GROUP DECISION MAKING FOR TICKET PURCHASES - Disclosed is a group decision-making process. One user (the “control”) is selected to propose a possibility (e.g., a group seating arrangement) to other members of the group. The other members access on-line information to review the proposal and then send their feedback to the control. The proposal is altered as necessary based on the feedback and on any exigencies (e.g., one of the seats in the proposal becomes unavailable to the group). When consensus is reached within the group, the control launches an interaction with the vendor to implement the consensus decision. In this way, every group member has the opportunity to affect the decision based on whatever information, constraints, or preferences seem relevant to that group member. Also, the proposal is always kept up-to-date so that the final decision is not based on “stale” information. | 06-17-2010 |
20110035807 | Devices and Methods of Clustered Displays - Disclosed are devices and methods of communication devices that are configured to be a part of clustered displays. A communication device may be a mobile communication device. Such a device may include a cluster module configured to determine that the device is a license owning unit, a content module configured to receive data including content via a transceiver when it is determined that the device is a license owning unit and a distribution module configured to transmit output data via a transceiver, the output data being at least one portion of the data. The license owning unit is determined based on the reception characteristics of the devices of the cluster. The distribution by the license owning unit to other devices in the cluster is at the lowest resolution of any of the devices of the cluster. | 02-10-2011 |