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20090004127 | GUAR GUM CONTAINING COMPOUNDS - A compound having the following structure: | 01-01-2009 |
20090232856 | STABLE THREE-PHASED EMULSIONS - Disclosed is a three-phase emulsion comprising an aqueous-gel outer phase; and a water-in-oil inner phase, wherein the emulsion is stable. The aqueous-gel outer phase can include 10% to 50% by weight of the total weight of the emulsion. This phase can also include 70% to 95% by weight of water based on the total weight of the aqueous-gel outer phase, a gelling agent, and an emulsifier having a hydrophilic-lipophilic balance (HLB) value of 10 to 19. The water-in-oil inner phase can include 50% to 95% by weight based on the total weight of the three-phase emulsion. This phase can also include 50% to 80% by weight of water based on the total weight of the water-in-oil inner phase, 20% to 50% by weight of oil based on the total weight of the water-in-oil inner phase, and an emulsifier. | 09-17-2009 |
20110311468 | GUAR GUM CONTAINING COMPOUNDS - Disclosed is a method of reducing the appearance of coloring streaks in a composition that has a colorant comprising adding a guar gum containing compound to said composition. | 12-22-2011 |
20120259109 | Guar Gum Containing Compounds - Disclosed is a method of reducing the appearance of coloring streaks in a composition that has a colorant comprising adding a guar gum containing compound to said composition. | 10-11-2012 |
20130123488 | GUAR GUM CONTAINING COMPOUNDS - Disclosed is a compound having the following structure: | 05-16-2013 |
20130315846 | COSMETIC COMPOSITIONS - Disclosed are compositions and methods for their use that can be used indivisually or in combination in a regimen format. The compositions have the ability to treat a wide range of skin conditions. | 11-28-2013 |
20130338353 | GUAR GUM CONTAINING COMPOUNDS - Disclosed is a compound having the following structure: | 12-19-2013 |
20140120143 | KIT FOR PERSONALIZING THE COLOR OF A TOPICAL SKIN COMPOSITION - Disclosed is a kit for preparing a colored topical skin composition, the kit comprising a first composition comprising an aqueous continuous phase comprising at least 50% by weight of water and a discontinuous phase comprising titanium dioxide or zinc oxide or a combination thereof in an amount sufficient to impart a white color appearance to the first composition, wherein the titanium dioxide or zinc oxide is suspended within the aqueous continuous phase, and wherein the color of the first composition is white and a second composition in the form of a water-dissolvable film, wherein the film has a color other than white, wherein the second composition is capable of dissolving within the first composition and imparting a color other than white to the first composition when the first and second compositions are mixed together. | 05-01-2014 |
20140178445 | STABLE THREE-PHASED EMULSIONS - Disclosed is a three-phase emulsion comprising an aqueous-gel outer phase comprising water and an emulsifier comprising a hydrophilic-lipophilic balance (HLB) value of 10 to 19; and a water-in-oil inner phase comprising water, an oil, and a silicone polyglucoside containing emulsifier, wherein the water phase of the water-in-oil inner phase does not include a salt. | 06-26-2014 |
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20110193386 | Passenger Seat - Embodiments of the present invention include a passenger seat comprising a seat pan assembly, a seat back pivotally coupled to the aft end of the seat pan assembly, and a lumbar mechanism coupled to the seat back and the seat pan assembly. The seat pan assembly comprises a reclining mechanism and a tilting mechanism. The reclining mechanism is configured to adjust a forward position of the seat pan assembly and the rotation of the seat back between upright and reclining positions. The tilting mechanism is configured to rotate an aft end of the seat pan relative to the pan frame and deploy the lumbar mechanism. | 08-11-2011 |
20120217779 | PASSENGER SEAT - Describes are passenger seats including a seat pan assembly with a reclining mechanism, a seat back pivotally coupled to the aft end of the seat pan assembly, and a lumbar mechanism coupled to the seat back and/or the seat pan assembly. As examples, the seat pan assembly includes at least one track having a reclining path and a sleeper path, and a sleeper selection control configured to pull a diverter into a position substantially blocking the opening to the reclining path and to push the diverter into a position substantially blocking the opening to the sleeper path. In certain cases, the seat pan assembly also includes a tilting mechanism with a fixed component and a variable component adjustably engaged with each other. | 08-30-2012 |
20130009435 | SEAT PAN ASSEMBLY - Described are seat pan assemblies for a passenger seat having a pan frame pivotally coupled to a seat back, a seat pan pivotally coupled to the pan frame, a tilting mechanism coupled to the seat pan and the pan frame, wherein the tilting mechanism is configured to rotate the seat pan between an upright position and a sleeper position, and an automatic release mechanism, wherein the automatic release mechanism is configured to return the seat pan to an upright position when the seat back is in an upright position. | 01-10-2013 |
20140346828 | PASSENGER SEAT - Describes are passenger seats including a seat pan assembly with a reclining mechanism, a seat back pivotally coupled to the aft end of the seat pan assembly, and a lumbar mechanism coupled to the seat back and/or the seat pan assembly. As examples, the seat pan assembly includes at least one track having a reclining path and a sleeper path, and a sleeper selection control configured to pull a diverter into a position substantially blocking the opening to the reclining path and to push the diverter into a position substantially blocking the opening to the sleeper path. In certain cases, the seat pan assembly also includes a tilting mechanism with a fixed component and a variable component adjustably engaged with each other. | 11-27-2014 |
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20110079400 | ACTIVE INTEGRATED COMPLETION INSTALLATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - An installation system and method configured to install a lower completion section is provided. The installation system may comprise an installation drill pipe configured to releasably couple with a lower completion section. The installation system may comprise an electrical wet connect. The electrical wet connect may be coupled with a connector configured to establish a communication pathway between the electrical wet connect and components of the lower completion section. The lower completion section may be run in hole. Communications between a surface location and the lower completion components may be established via the electrical wet connect. The lower completion components may be tested prior to setting a lower completion section packer. | 04-07-2011 |
20110214883 | LARGE BORE COMPLETIONS SYSTEMS AND METHOD - A technique facilitates use and installation of a large bore completion system. The technique comprises providing infrastructure during an initial completion stage and deploying a monitoring system. Based on data from the monitoring system, an intelligent completion may later be deployed as necessary to control production, injection, or other well related fluid flows. | 09-08-2011 |
20120181043 | ELECTRIC SUBMERSIBLE PUMPING COMPLETION FLOW DIVERTER SYSTEM - A technique provides a system and methodology for enhancing the operational life of an electric submersible pumping system. A completion is combined with a flow diverter valve and is positioned downhole in a wellbore. An electric submersible pumping system is coupled into the completion and the flow diverter valve is oriented to control fluid flow with respect to the electric submersible pumping system. For example, the flow diverter valve may be automatically operable to direct well fluid to the electric submersible pumping system when the pumping system is operating and to direct well fluid to bypass the electric submersible pumping system when the pumping system is not operating. | 07-19-2012 |
20120199346 | COMPLETION ASSEMBLY - A technique includes running a lower completion assembly into a well in a single trip. The lower completion assembly includes a screen, a first valve and a second valve. The technique includes performing a gravel packing operation using the lower completion assembly, where performing the gravel packing operation includes running a service assembly into the lower completion assembly to operate the first valve. The technique further includes removing the service assembly from the well and subsequently installing an upper completion assembly in the well. The installation of the upper completion assembly enables remote control of the second valve of the lower completion assembly for purposes of regulating the production of fluid from the well. | 08-09-2012 |
20120261137 | FLOW CONTROL SYSTEM - A technique facilitates controlling flow of fluid along a flow passage. A flow control assembly is placed along a flow passage, and a bypass is routed past the flow control assembly. Flow along the bypass is controlled by a flow bypass mechanism which may be operated via a pressure or other interventionless application. The pressure, or other interventionless application, is used to actuate the flow bypass mechanism so as to selectively allow flow through the bypass. | 10-18-2012 |
20130180735 | COMPLETIONS FLUID LOSS CONTROL SYSTEM - A completions fluid loss control system for incorporation into upper completion hardware. The system allows for the avoidance of a dedicated intermediate completion installation in advance of upper completion delivery to a lower completion at a formation interface. The system includes a unique cup packer and flow regulation arrangement such that annular fluid thereabove may be isolated away from space below the system while at the same time allowing annular fluid therebelow to bypass the system. As such, the upper completion may be advanced toward the installed lower completion while maintaining well control at the noted formation interface. | 07-18-2013 |
20130192851 | PROVIDING COUPLER PORTIONS ALONG A STRUCTURE - A system or method includes providing coupler portions along a structure. The coupler portions are communicatively engageable with equipment in the structure. | 08-01-2013 |
20130255963 | SELF-LOCATING DOWNHOLE DEVICES - A technique that is usable with a well includes deploying a plurality of location markers in a passageway of the well and deploying an untethered object in the passageway such that the object travels downhole via the passageway. The technique includes using the untethered object to sense proximity of at least some of the location markers as the object travels downhole, and based on the sensing, selectively expand its size to cause the object to become lodged in the passageway near a predetermined location. | 10-03-2013 |
20140076546 | Single Trip Multi-Zone Drill Stem Test System - A drill stem test string may include a tubular body having an axial bore formed at least partially therethrough. An axial flow valve may be coupled to the first tubular body and allow fluid to flow axially through the first tubular body when in an open state and prevent fluid from flowing axially through the first tubular body when in a closed state. A radial flow valve may be coupled to the first tubular body and allow fluid to flow radially through the first tubular body when in an open state and prevent fluid from flowing radially through the first tubular body when in a closed state. A seal assembly may be coupled to an outer surface of the first tubular body and positioned between a lower end of the first tubular member and the first radial flow valve. | 03-20-2014 |
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20090049330 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VIRTUAL REMOVAL OF PHYSICAL FIELD REPLACEABLE UNITS - A method of virtually removing field replaceable units (FRUs) from a computer system during concurrent maintenance operations. Firmware within a flexible service processor (FSP) assigns unique resource identification (RID) numbers to each FRU in the computer system. The firmware collects vital product data (VPD) for each FRU and generates a duplicate test shared library, which is stored in a memory directory corresponding to the FSP. When the firmware receives input from a graphical user interface (GUI) that includes at least a first FRU selected for virtual removal from the computer system, the firmware adds the RID number of the selected FRU to the memory directory and recollects VPD. The FSP subsequently ignores any FRUs corresponding to RID numbers stored in the memory directory during operation of the computer system. | 02-19-2009 |
20090089624 | MECHANISM TO REPORT OPERATING SYSTEM EVENTS ON AN INTELLIGENT PLATFORM MANAGEMENT INTERFACE COMPLIANT SERVER - The exemplary embodiments provide a computer-implemented method, apparatus, and computer-usable program code for reporting operating system faults on an Intelligent Platform Management Interface compliant server. In response to receiving an alert for an operating system fault, the alert for the operating system fault is converted into an IPMI event. The IPMI event is stored in an internal event log. An IPMI system event record is created for the IPMI event. The IPMI event is sent to a host management controller in order to enable monitoring of the operating system fault. | 04-02-2009 |
20120226514 | Calendaring Tool Having Visual Clues to Address Conflicting Meeting Invitations - Methods and systems of distinguishing conflicting appointments from one another may involve determining, for each of a plurality of conflicting appointments, a corresponding visual differentiator based on appointment detail information. The plurality of conflicting appointments and corresponding visual differentiators may be displayed in a calendar view, wherein the appointment detail information is excluded from the calendar view. | 09-06-2012 |
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20090149167 | CONNECTED PORTFOLIO SERVICES FOR A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - Connected Portfolio Services for use in a mobile phone network include new mobile phone services: Scheduled Conference with Dial-Out and Dial-In modes of operation; Reservationless Conference; Instant Conferencing; Group Short Message Service with Reply All; Voice Short Message Service with Reply All; Family Connect; Buddy Connect; Quick Reach; and Email2Conference. Connected Portfolio Services also include a new handset client application, management of a limited pool of network routable numbers, and a prepaid billing solution. | 06-11-2009 |
20090209235 | CONVERGED MOBILE-WEB COMMUNICATIONS SOLUTION - A converged mobile-Web communications solution interfaces to both a mobile phone network and an Internet or Intranet network, so that services that are provided to mobile phones in the mobile phone network are also provided to Web clients in the Internet or Intranet network. | 08-20-2009 |
20100142414 | HYBRID PUSH-TO-TALK FOR MOBILE PHONE NETWORKS - A Hybrid Push-to-Talk (PTT) function for use in wireless communications networks, such as cellular mobile telephone networks. The cellular mobile telephone network includes at least one Real-Time Exchange (RTX) that interfaces to at least one Mobile Switching Center (MSC) in the cellular mobile telephone network to provide advanced voice services therein, wherein the advanced voice services provide instant two-way half-duplex voice messaging within a group of users of the cellular mobile telephone network, which is known as the Hybrid PTT function. In the Hybrid PTT function, a first talkburst or volley is transmitted by the RTX from an originating mobile to one or more terminating mobiles on one or more pre-established Internet Protocol (IP) sessions between the RTX and the mobiles. In addition, one or more circuit channels are established by the RTX with the mobiles through the MSC in parallel with the first talkburst or volley. Thereafter, second and subsequent talkbursts or volleys are transmitted by the RTX from the originating mobile to the terminating mobiles on the circuit channels. | 06-10-2010 |
20100234018 | CONVERGED MOBILE-WEB COMMUNICATIONS SOLUTION - A converged mobile-Web communications solution interfaces to both a mobile phone network and an Internet or Intranet network, so that services that are provided to mobile phones in the mobile phone network are also provided to web clients or web widgets in the Internet or Intranet network. | 09-16-2010 |
20100304724 | ENHANCED GROUP CALLING FEATURES FOR CONNECTED PORTFOLIO SERVICES IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - Enhanced Group Calling Features for Connected Portfolio Services in wireless communications networks, such as a mobile or cellular phone communications networks. The Connected Portfolio Services include Mobile Conferencing (Scheduled/Instant/Reservationless Conference), Family Connect, Buddy Connect, and Quick Reach, while the Enhanced Group Calling Features include Voicemail Diversion (the recognition of a diversion to voicemail and dropping the leg), Reverse Quick Reach (where a terminating subscriber defines how a call dialed to his/her mobile number should be handled and directed), and Single Number Group Calling (an optimal design implementation of single number based group calling). | 12-02-2010 |
20110065481 | ADVANCED FEATURES ON A REAL-TIME EXCHANGE SYSTEM - A real-time exchange (RTX) interfaces to a wireless communications system to provide enhanced features for advanced voice services (AVS), which include Voice Activated Floor Management, Voice Short Message Services (SMS) and Address Book Backup. | 03-17-2011 |
20110183659 | COMMUNITY GROUP CLIENT AND COMMUNITY AUTO DISCOVERY SOLUTIONS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - A Community Group Client and Community Auto-Discovery for use in a wireless communications network. The Community Group Client and Community Auto-Discovery are used with Community Group features for Advanced Voice Services or Advanced Group Services in wireless communications systems. | 07-28-2011 |
20110217949 | PREPAID BILLING SOLUTIONS FOR PUSH-TO-TALK IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - Advanced group services for use in a mobile phone network include a prepaid billing solution. In the mobile phone network, a real-time exchange interfaces to at least one mobile switching center to provide the advanced group services therein. Both the real-time exchange and the mobile phones that use the advanced group services communicate with each other using call setup and in-band signaling within the mobile phone network, wherein the real-time exchange switches the voice frames for the advanced group services between the mobile phones across bearer paths and through at least one mobile switching center in the mobile phone network. A real-time billing mechanism is provided for a prepaid subscriber of the advanced group services. The real-time billing mechanism may use a prefix-based billing solution or a charging number based billing solution. | 09-08-2011 |
20130155875 | PUSH-TO-TALK-OVER-CELLULAR (POC) - A Push-to-Talk-over Cellular (PoC) implementation for use in a wireless communications network, wherein one or more servers interface to the wireless communications network to perform the PoC call sessions. Both the servers and the mobile units that use the PoC call sessions communicate with each other using SIP/IP (Session Initiation Protocol/Internet Protocol) control messages within the wireless communications network, and one or more of the servers switches RTP/IP (Realtime Transport Protocol/Internet Protocol), RTCP/IP (Realtime Transport Control Protocol/Internet Protocol), or MBCP/IP (Media Burst Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) voice packets for the PoC call sessions between the mobile units across the wireless communications network. | 06-20-2013 |
20130196706 | WiFi INTERWORKING SOLUTIONS FOR PUSH-TO-TALK-OVER-CELLULAR (PoC) - WiFi interworking solutions for Push-To-Talk over Cellular (PoC) in the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) Standard. | 08-01-2013 |
20130337859 | RUGGEDIZED CASE OR SLEEVE FOR PROVIDING PUSH-TO-TALK (PTT) FUNCTIONS - A ruggedized case or sleeve for a handset, wherein the case or sleeve communicates with the handset to provide or support Push-to-Talk (PTT) functions on the handset, thereby converting the handset into a PTT-enabled handset, without requiring any hardware changes to the handset. The case or sleeve includes a dedicated PTT button for invoking the PTT functions on the handset. | 12-19-2013 |
20140148210 | METHOD AND FRAMEWORK TO DETECT SERVICE USERS IN AN INSUFFICIENT WIRELESS RADIO COVERAGE NETWORK AND TO IMPROVE A SERVICE DELIVERY EXPERIENCE BY GUARANTEED PRESENCE - A system and method for providing advanced voice services in a wireless communications network. The system includes at least one server that exchanges messages with mobile units, in order to indicate that a user is neither online or offline, but is temporarily unreachable or unavailable. The user may be temporarily unreachable or unavailable due to connectivity issues with the user's mobile unit in the wireless communications network. Presence information for the user is distributed from the server to watchers, wherein the presence information indicates that the user is offline when the user is temporarily unreachable or unavailable. Various techniques may be implemented to determine how long the user's mobile unit must remain connected to the wireless communications network, before the presence information indicates that the user is online. | 05-29-2014 |
20140348066 | METHOD TO ACHIEVE A FULLY ACKNOWLEDGED MODE COMMUNICATION (FAMC) IN PUSH-TO-TALK-OVER-CELLULAR (PoC) - A system and method for providing advanced voice services in a wireless communications network, and more specifically, a method and framework to achieve a Fully Acknowledged Mode Communication (FAMC) in Push-to-talk-over-Cellular (PoC). A FAMC call session is a PoC call session that can only be established when all members of a set are available. | 11-27-2014 |
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20090029884 | HIGH PERFORMANCE LUBRICANTS AND LUBRICANT ADDITIVES FOR CRANKCASE OILS, GREASES, GEAR OILS AND TRANSMISSION OILS - A lubricant additive produced by various processes, including mixing an organophosphate and an organofluorine compound, reacting an organophosphate and an organofluorine compound, reacting a fluorinated organophosphate and an organofluorine compound (with or without molybendum disulfide), or reacting an organophosphate, a metal halide and an organofluorine compound (with or without molybendum disulfide), to produce a reaction mixture comprising the lubricant additive. Also, a lubricant produced by various processes, including mixing an organophosphate and an organofluorine compound, reacting an organophosphate and an organofluorine compound, reacting a fluorinated organophosphate and an organofluorine compound (with or without molybendum disulfide), or reacting an organophosphate, a metal halide and an organofluorine compound (with or without molybendum disulfide), and adding at least a portion of the reaction mixture to a lubricant base. | 01-29-2009 |
20090036336 | HIGH PERFORMANCE LUBRICANTS AND LUBRICANT ADDITIVES FOR CRANKCASE OILS, GREASES, GEAR OILS AND TRANSMISSION OILS - A lubricant additive produced by various processes, including mixing an organophosphate and an organofluorine compound, reacting an organophosphate and an organofluorine compound, reacting a fluorinated organophosphate and an organofluorine compound (with or without molybendum disulfide), or reacting an organophosphate, a metal halide and an organofluorine compound (with or without molybendum disulfide), to produce a reaction mixture comprising the lubricant additive. Also, a lubricant produced by various processes, including mixing an organophosphate and an organofluorine compound, reacting an organophosphate and an organofluorine compound, reacting a fluorinated organophosphate and an organofluorine compound (with or without molybendum disulfide), or reacting an organophosphate, a metal halide and an organofluorine compound (with or without molybendum disulfide), and adding at least a portion of the reaction mixture to a lubricant base. | 02-05-2009 |
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20110119016 | Deterministic Reconfiguration of Measurement Modules Using Double Buffered DMA - Configuring at least one radio frequency (RF) instrument according to a plurality of RF measurement configurations for performing a plurality of tests on a device under test (DUT). A list of RF measurement configurations may be stored in a computer memory. The list of RF measurement configurations comprises a plurality of parameters for configuring operation of the at least one instrument. Information regarding the list of RF measurement configurations (e.g., a data stream) may be provided to the at least one RF instrument. The at least one RF instrument may perform the plurality of tests on the DUT, including the at least one RF instrument configuring itself according to the RF measurement configurations based on processing of the information. Configuring enables the at least one RF instrument to perform the plurality of tests on the DUT in a deterministic manner. | 05-19-2011 |
20110276820 | Cross Controller Clock Synchronization - A system may include a plurality of subsystems, e.g. instrumentation units housed in separate chassis, each chassis including multiple instrumentation devices, e.g. data acquisition cards. Each subsystem may generate a local reference clock, which may be phase aligned and locked with respect to one or more similar reference clocks of other subsystems, via a high-level precision time protocol (PTP). Each instrumentation device within a given subsystem may generate its own sample clock based on the local reference clock, and may generate its own trigger clock based on its own sample clock. All trigger clocks may be synchronized with respect to each other through a future time event issued using the PTP, and each instrumentation device may then use its trigger clock to synchronize any received trigger pulses, which may also be issued through future time events using the PTP. This results in synchronizing the received triggers across all participating instrumentation devices across all participating subsystems, ensuring that data acquisition is properly synchronized across the multiple subsystems. | 11-10-2011 |
20120027063 | CALIBRATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Receiving a modulated carrier signal that is modulated using a reference signal, wherein an acquisition by a digitizer is synced to the reference signal such that the modulated carrier signal has known timing with respect to a start of an acquisition within the digitizer. Further including routing the modulated carrier signal through a receiver system to generate a processed signal, receiving the processed signal at the digitizer, digitizing the processed signal at the digitizer, and determining a delay of the modulated carrier signal routed through the receiver system based on the timing of the processed signal. | 02-02-2012 |
20150039272 | Integrated Digitizer System with Streaming Interface - A digitizer system (DS) may include one or more input channels to receive sample data, and an acquisition state machine (ASM) to organize the sample data into one or more acquisition records according to events of interest, and generate framing information corresponding to the one or more acquisition records. The events of interest may be identified by a trigger circuit in the DS, and relayed to the ASM for organizing the sample data. The DS may further include a data interface capable of receiving the one or more acquisition records and the framing information, encoding the one or more acquisition records and the framing information into encoded data, and transmitting the encoded data to an expansion module. The expansion module may receive the encoded data, decode the encoded data, and recover the sample data from the decoded data according to the framing information and the one or more acquisition records. | 02-05-2015 |
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20080256575 | PROGRAM GUIDE DATA MANAGEMENT FOR MEDIA CONTENT ACCESS SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An exemplary system includes a data loader and a data slicer. The data loader is configured to receive and process raw program guide data, and to store the processed program guide data in a data store, the processing including generating a unique program identifier for each program represented in the raw program guide data. The data slicer is configured to generate a program guide data configuration from the processed program guide data, the program guide data configuration including program guide data organized into a plurality of data structures based on categories of the program guide data. The plurality of data structures includes at least one channel data structure, at least one schedule data structure, at least one detailed program information data structure, and indices for use as references between different ones of the data structures. | 10-16-2008 |
20090158340 | INDICATING PROGRAM POPULARITY - Data is transmitted from content processing devices to a server, the data relating to a number of times that each of one or more media programs have been accessed within a given time period. The data is aggregated to obtain an aggregate number of times that each of the one or more media programs has been accessed within the given time period. An indication of popularity for each of the one or more media programs may be determined from the data. | 06-18-2009 |
20090172746 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING EXPANDED DISPLAYABLE APPLICATIONS - An approach is provided for presenting, via a set-top box, a widget. The widget includes content retrieved over a data network and augmented content. | 07-02-2009 |
20090172757 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOTE SET-TOP BOX MANAGEMENT - An approach is provided for remotely controlling set-top boxes. A command is received from a computing device for controlling a plurality of set-top boxes. The set-top boxes are configured according to the received command. | 07-02-2009 |
20110314503 | RESOURCE DATA CONFIGURATION FOR MEDIA CONTENT ACCESS SYSTEMS AND METHODS - In one of many possible implementations, a system includes a content delivery subsystem providing online resource data and programming data associated with media content. The system further includes a content processing subsystem configured to communicate with the content delivery subsystem via a network. The content processing subsystem is configured to receive the programming data and to generate a program guide user interface including at least a subset of the programming data. The content processing subsystem is configured to access and utilize the online resource data to generate the program guide user interface when the online resource data is accessible via the network. The content processing subsystem is further configured to maintain and utilize offline resource data instead of the online resource data to generate the program guide user interface when the online resource data is inaccessible via the network. | 12-22-2011 |
20120011145 | MANAGEMENT OF USER INTERFACE ELEMENTS - An exemplary system includes an element server in a video hub office configured to provide a media signal to a content processing device located at a customer premises and at least one computing device remote from the video hub office and the customer premises. The computing device comprises a first data store that includes a plurality of presentation elements, a second data store that includes information concerning associations of the presentation elements with a chunk that is a logical grouping of the presentation elements, and an element management subsystem that provides the presentation elements associated with the chunk to the element server in the video hub office, the element server configured to cache the presentation elements for use by the element server in fulfilling a request from the content processing device, wherein the computing device provides a user interface that presents information about the presentation elements associated with the chunk. | 01-12-2012 |
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20090019488 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PERSONAL CONTENT RECOMMENDATIONS - A system and method for providing personal content recommendations comprising a receiver to receive and collect one or more user commands at one or more modules, a processor to generate, at the one or more modules, one or more personalized recommendations based on the one or more user commands, and a transmitter to transmit the one or more personalized recommendations to be displayed at a display device in response to receiving one or more user inputs to display the one or more personalized recommendations. | 01-15-2009 |
20100162313 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREATING A CHAPTER MENU FOR A VIDEO PROGRAM - An approach is provided for the real-time creation of a menu of chapters for navigating a video program. The chaptering process creates at a dynamic chapter navigation menu that enables a user to precisely navigate within a video program by recursively creating chaptering points of finer temporal granularity for selecting a desired point within the video program. | 06-24-2010 |
20100162324 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREATING A MEDIA PLAYLIST - An approach is provided for the creation of a media playlist for managing and scheduling content from a variety of media sources including broadcast and online sources. The playlist creation process facilitates efficient resolution of media scheduling conflicts by automatically identifying conflicts and generating alternate playlists to overcome them. The approach also enables a user to share the media playlist seamlessly with other devices and users. | 06-24-2010 |
20100169755 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUS FOR DEVELOPING WIDGETS - An exemplary computing system may receive input identifying a first data source. The computing system may also provide a widget template and receive a request to associate the first data source with the widget template. The computing system may create a map that associates the first data source with the widget template. The computing system may provide a widget that displays, based on the map and the widget template, data from the data source. Corresponding methods, apparatus, and computer-readable media are also disclosed. | 07-01-2010 |
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20110072520 | System And Method For Protecting Files Stored On An Electronic Device - An electronic device includes a security system which provides for protection of designated files stored on an electronic device. For example, an electronic device may receive user input selecting a file for protection processing. The user input may select the file for encryption and automatic decryption under certain predetermined conditions and/or for automatic saving to a remote storage device after the device has been reported stolen, for instance. After receiving the user input selecting the file for protection processing, the electronic device may automatically receive theft information from a remote server, wherein the theft information indicates whether the electronic device has been reported stolen. After determining whether the electronic device has been reported stolen, the electronic device may automatically process the selected file according to the selected protection processing, wherein the processing is contingent on whether the electronic device has been reported stolen. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 03-24-2011 |
20120254602 | Methods, Systems, and Apparatuses for Managing a Hard Drive Security System - Methods, systems, and apparatuses for a self-encrypting drive (SED) management system configured to be loaded in a pre-boot region of an SED-based computer, the SED of the SED-based computer having a nominal space, which may be encrypted when the SED-based computer is shut down, and the pre-boot region. The SED management system comprises a pre-boot operating system (OS); at least one pre-boot library configured to support the pre-boot OS; and an unlocking software program configured to work with the pre-boot OS to transfer control directly to an operating system of the nominal space upon a successful authentication. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 10-04-2012 |
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20080228707 | Encoding and Decoding Data System and Method - A system and method for encoding and decoding data. A method includes selecting a subgroup of bits from one or more bytes of binary encrypted information, wherein the binary encrypted information is for tracking, locating, and disabling an electronic device; passing the subgroup of bits to an encoding function that performs binary mapping operations on the subgroup of bits to generate an encoded byte; and encoding the next one or more bytes of binary encrypted information if the end of the binary encrypted information has not been reached. | 09-18-2008 |
20080270602 | Electronic Device Client and Server System and Method - An electronic device security and tracking system. A system includes one or more clients, wherein the clients are electronic devices; and a server computer system connected to each of the clients, wherein the server computer system is capable of tracking and locating each of the clients. In one aspect, the server computer system includes one or more web servers coupled to each of the clients, wherein the web servers include a website for the electronic device security and tracking system; one or more file transfer protocol servers coupled to each of the web servers; and one or more database servers connected to each of the web servers. | 10-30-2008 |
20080276326 | Electronic Device Disabling System and Method - A method for tracking, locating and disabling an electronic device. A method includes checking if an application component operated correctly during last power-up of the device; and placing the device under control of power on self test to proceed with powering-up the device if the application component operated correctly during last device power-up. | 11-06-2008 |
20090300771 | Electronic Device With Protection From Unauthorized Utilization - An electronic device has software for protecting the electronic device from unauthorized utilization. When executed, the software causes the electronic device to execute an application component, wherein the application component is configured to automatically ascertain whether the electronic device has been reported stolen, based on information received from a server system. The electronic device also automatically determines whether the application component is operating correctly, and if so, automatically provides a basic input/output system (BIOS) component of the electronic device with information indicating that the application component is operating correctly. During a subsequent boot process for the electronic device, the software automatically prevents the electronic device from completing the boot process if the BIOS component does not find the information from the application component indicating that the application component was operating correctly. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 12-03-2009 |
20100299749 | Secure Booting System And Method - In a method for securing and disabling an electronic device, the electronic device automatically executes a basic input/output system (BIOS) component of a security and tracking service during boot up. The BIOS component automatically determines whether an application component of the security and tracking service has requested disabling of the electronic device. In response to a determination that the application component has requested disabling of the electronic device, the BIOS component automatically displays system information and unlock key. The BIOS component also automatically prompts a user of the electronic device to enter an activation password to re-enable the electronic device. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 11-25-2010 |
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20120022289 | Controlling decanter phase separation of acetic acid production process - Disclosed is a method for controlling the decanter phase separation of an acetic acid production by methanol carbonylation. The method comprises measuring the methyl acetate concentration of the reactor mixture, calculating the density of the decanter heavy, organic phase according to the measured methyl acetate concentration, and adjusting the conditions in the reactor or in the decanter to ensure phase separation of the decanter. | 01-26-2012 |
20130190531 | PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF ACETIC ACID - The phase separation in the decanter of a process for producing acetic acid by carbonylating methanol in the presence of a catalyst under low water-high acid conditions is facilitated and expedited by forming a liquid mixture (D) which has a water content of at most 10% by weight, based on the weight of the liquid mixture, an acetic acid content of at least 10% by weight, based on the weight of the liquid mixture, and a weight ratio of methyl iodide to methyl acetate of at least 1.5:1, and partitioning the liquid mixture at a temperature of from 0 to 35° C. | 07-25-2013 |
20130296616 | PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF ACETIC ACID - The phase separation in the decanter of a process for producing acetic acid by carbonylating methanol in the presence of a catalyst under low water-high acid conditions is improved by forming a liquid mixture (D) which has a water content of at most 20% by weight, based on the weight of the liquid mixture, and a weight ratio of acetic acid to water of at least 1:1, and partitioning the liquid mixture by providing for an alkane(s) content of D of from 0.1 to 15% by weight, based on the weight of D, to obtain a light, aqueous phase and a heavy, organic phase. | 11-07-2013 |
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20120089482 | LAST-ROOM-AVAILABLE SEARCH APPARATUS AND METHOD - A system and method for customer-oriented searching and purchasing of goods and services relies on a database having records corresponding to purveyors, products and services, and purchasers and maintained by a third party independent from all the foregoing. Searches may obtain information with or without cooperation of purveyors (vendors). Filtering before presentation to a user, according to specific needs or requirements eliminates inapplicable vendors, products, or services. Particularly, if quality rating, features, or actual availability is lacking, the system does not waste a user's time to evaluate. Deal-killer parameters and values punish vendors lacking disclosure. Rather than publish what the seller wants to advertise, the system retrieves for a user the information on items that meet criteria of, and according to their importance to, a user, especially deal-killer parameters. | 04-12-2012 |
20120143754 | ENHANCED CREDIT CARD SECURITY APPARATUS AND METHOD - A credit card, debit card, or other similar financial instrument is disclosed with the temporary assignment of a dynamic CVV for increased card security. The dynamic CVV is read, changed, and rewritten to the card with each transaction. To facilitate online purchases, a static CVV may also be provided for manual entry. Alternatively, the static CVV may be a reminder enabling a user to remember an unmarked static CVV, such as reading the digits in an order selected by a user, much like a PIN number. | 06-07-2012 |
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20100129245 | Floating Pinion Bearing for a Reciprocating Pump - A reciprocating pump assembly includes a power frame that houses a crankshaft. The crankshaft is mechanically connected to a large gear or bull gear on each end that is in mechanical engagement with a small gear or pinion bearing. A bearing housing is integrally formed as part of the power frame with an increased width and a constant inner diameter. A pinion bearing assembly, comprising an inner race, an outer race, and spherical bearings is placed around the shaft of the pinion bearing. The pinion is installed in the reciprocating pump assembly such that the bearing assembly rests on the bearing housing, which is integrally formed as part of the power frame. The bearing assembly is free to float in the bearing housing and provides for some lateral movement of the shaft and bearing assembly during operation of the reciprocating pump assembly. | 05-27-2010 |
20100143163 | Packing Nut Lock and Access Bore Cover Locking Assembly - A retaining system for securing a closure at an installed position within a bore. The bore being in a portion of a housing and having screw threads along at least a portion thereof. The closure having an internally threaded hold extending therein. The closure in the installed position closes the bore. The retaining system comprising a retaining cover for obstructing removal of the closure from the bore. The retaining cover being receivable in the bore in a position generally adjacent the closure. The retaining cover having external threads interengageable with the screw threads of the bore such that the cover is rotatable relative to the housing in a tightening direction for movement of the cover into the bore toward the closure and rotatable in an opposite, loosening direction for movement of the cover out from the bore away from the closure. The cover having a central axis of rotation. | 06-10-2010 |
20110173814 | Valve Seat Installation and Retrieval Tool - A tool for replacing a valve seat of a reciprocating pump has a puller shaft connected to a puller head having at least two spring-biased dogs. An operator inserts the puller head into a valve bore and through a valve seat, the dogs retracting as the puller head moves through the valve seat, then snapping back outward. A hydraulic cylinder engages the puller shaft to exert a force on the puller shaft causing the dogs to dislodge the seat. The operator then places a replacement valve seat on a shoulder in the valve bore. The operator attaches an installing head to an installing shaft and inserts the installing head into the valve bore into contact with the replacement valve seat. The hydraulic cylinder applies a force in an opposite direction on the installing shaft to push the replacement valve seat into installed engagement. | 07-21-2011 |
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20080263496 | Enhanced routing grid system and method - Routing systems and methods are provided having various strategies for optimizing and evaluating possible routes for netlist connections. In one embodiment, a data structure or matrix provides cost related data weighted to evaluate the impact proposed a connection or segment will have upon an attribute of interest such as, for example, speed, manufacturability or noise tolerance. This cost information can be related to terrain costs as well as shape costs to provide multidimensional cost information for connections. Processing such higher information cost data is made more efficient with an additive process that is less demanding than a computationally intensive iterative multiplication process. Various methods are also disclosed for shifting and adjusting routing grids to improve use of available space or reduce run time in routing. In another embodiment, a parallel processing scheme is used to process multiple regions on multiple processors simultaneously without creating conflicts, that could arise, for example, when two processors try to route a trace on the same gridpoint. | 10-23-2008 |
20080263497 | Enhanced Routing Grid System and Method - Routing systems and methods are provided having various strategies for optimizing and evaluating possible routes for netlist connections. In one embodiment, a data structure or matrix provides cost related data weighted to evaluate the impact proposed a connection or segment will have upon an attribute of interest such as, for example, speed, manufacturability or noise tolerance. This cost information can be related to terrain costs as well as shape costs to provide multidimensional cost information for connections. Processing such higher information cost data is made more efficient with an additive process that is less demanding than a computationally intensive iterative multiplication process. Various methods are also disclosed for shifting and adjusting routing grids to improve use of available space or reduce run time in routing. In another embodiment, a parallel processing scheme is used to process multiple regions on multiple processors simultaneously without creating conflicts, that could arise, for example, when two processors try to route a trace on the same gridpoint. | 10-23-2008 |
20080263498 | Enhanced Routing Grid System and Method - Routing systems and methods are provided having various strategies for optimizing and evaluating possible routes for netlist connections. In one embodiment, a data structure or matrix provides cost related data weighted to evaluate the impact proposed a connection or segment will have upon an attribute of interest such as, for example, speed, manufacturability or noise tolerance. This cost information can be related to terrain costs as well as shape costs to provide multidimensional cost information for connections. Processing such higher information cost data is made more efficient with an additive process that is less demanding than a computationally intensive iterative multiplication process. Various methods are also disclosed for shifting and adjusting routing grids to improve use of available space or reduce run time in routing. In another embodiment, a parallel processing scheme is used to process multiple regions on multiple processors simultaneously without creating conflicts, that could arise, for example, when two processors try to route a trace on the same gridpoint. | 10-23-2008 |
20090070726 | Enhanced Routing Grid System and Method - Routing systems and methods are provided having various strategies for optimizing and evaluating possible routes for netlist connections. In one embodiment, a data structure or matrix provides cost related data weighted to evaluate the impact proposed a connection or segment will have upon an attribute of interest such as, for example, speed, manufacturability or noise tolerance. This cost information can be related to terrain costs as well as shape costs to provide multidimensional cost information for connections. Processing such higher information cost data is made more efficient with an additive process that is less demanding than a computationally intensive iterative multiplication process. Various methods are also disclosed for shifting and adjusting routing grids to improve use of available space or reduce run time in routing. In another embodiment, a parallel processing scheme is used to process multiple regions on multiple processors simultaneously without creating conflicts, that could arise, for example, when two processors try to route a trace on the same gridpoint. | 03-12-2009 |
20090254875 | PROACTIVE ROUTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - There is provided a proactive routing system and method. In some embodiments, the method includes determining slack for a net in a netlist, applying a routing condition to the net, calculating an extra delay related to the routing condition, determining a criticality of the net considering the extra delay and the determined slack, and setting a soft constraint based at least partially on the criticality. | 10-08-2009 |
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20080277727 | Apparatus and method for electrostatic discharge protection with p-well integrated components - An electrostatic protection circuit has a transistor for pumping charge into the substrate and a transistor, including a parasitic transistor, for removing charge from the substrate and tabs. The circuit is enclosed by barrier that prevents the migration of charge from the region of the transistors. The added charge in the region of the parasitic transistor, resulting from the increased charge in the region of the parasitic transistor, increases the flow of current between electrodes of the transistor, thereby removing the electrostatic charge more efficiently. removing the electrostatic charge more efficiently. | 11-13-2008 |
20090278568 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO REDUCE ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION FROM SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES - Reducing electromagnetic radiation from semiconductor devices. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods comprising driving a Boolean state to a signal pad of a semiconductor device (the driving through a transistor with a first drain-to-source impedance during the driving), and maintaining the Boolean state applied to the signal pad through the transistor with a second drain-to-source impedance, higher than the first drain-to-source impedance. | 11-12-2009 |
20130049884 | METHODS AND CIRCUITS FOR ATTENUATING HIGH-FREQUENCY NOISE - Low-frequency digital data input signals in an integrated circuit are controlled between first and second stages in a signal input path of the integrated circuit by a capacitance in the signal input path between the first and second stages. The capacitance is sized to attenuate high-frequency noise in the signal input path. In one embodiment, the integrated circuit may be an input buffer circuit in which the capacitance is a capacitor between the signal input path and a reference potential, a voltage source, or both. In another embodiment, the integrated circuit may be an oscillator circuit in which the capacitance is provided between corresponding elements of a differential pair of transistors in the first stage. | 02-28-2013 |
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20090107175 | Multiple Reflux Stream Hydrocarbon Recovery Process - An ethane recovery process utilizing multiple reflux streams is provided. Feed gas is cooled, partially condensed, and separated into a first liquid stream and a first vapor stream. First liquid stream is expanded and sent to a demethanizer. First vapor stream is split into a first and a second separator vapor streams. First separator vapor stream is expanded and sent to demethanizer. Second separator vapor stream is partially condensed and is separated into a reflux separator liquid stream, which is sent to demethanizer, and a reflux separator vapor stream, which is condensed and sent to demethanizer. Demethanizer produces a tower bottom stream containing a substantial amount of ethane and heavier components, and a tower overhead stream containing a substantial amount of remaining lighter components and forms a residue gas stream. A portion of residue gas stream is cooled, condensed, and sent to the demethanizer tower as top reflux stream. | 04-30-2009 |
20090113930 | Multiple Reflux Stream Hydrocarbon Recovery Process - An ethane recovery process utilizing multiple reflux streams is provided. Feed gas is cooled, partially condensed, and separated into a first liquid stream and a first vapor stream. First liquid stream is expanded and sent to a demethanizer. First vapor stream is split into a first and a second separator vapor streams. First separator vapor stream is expanded and sent to demethanizer. Second separator vapor stream is partially condensed and is separated into a reflux separator liquid stream, which is sent to demethanizer, and a reflux separator vapor stream, which is condensed and sent to demethanizer. Demethanizer produces a tower bottom stream containing a substantial amount of ethane and heavier components, and a tower overhead stream containing a substantial amount of remaining lighter components and forms a residue gas stream. A portion of residue gas stream is cooled, condensed, and sent to the demethanizer tower as top reflux stream. | 05-07-2009 |
20090113931 | Multiple Reflux Stream Hydrocarbon Recovery Process - An ethane recovery process utilizing multiple reflux streams is provided. Feed gas is cooled, partially condensed, and separated into a first liquid stream and a first vapor stream. First liquid stream is expanded and sent to a demethanizer. First vapor stream is split into a first and a second separator vapor streams. First separator vapor stream is expanded and sent to demethanizer. Second separator vapor stream is partially condensed and is separated into a reflux separator liquid stream, which is sent to demethanizer, and a reflux separator vapor stream, which is condensed and sent to demethanizer. Demethanizer produces a tower bottom stream containing a substantial amount of ethane and heavier components, and a tower overhead stream containing a substantial amount of remaining lighter components and forms a residue gas stream. A portion of residue gas stream is cooled, condensed, and sent to the demethanizer tower as top reflux stream. | 05-07-2009 |
20090288556 | CARBON DIOXIDE PURIFICATION - A process for the recovery of carbon dioxide from a gas mixture that includes pretreating a gas mixture comprising carbon dioxide, water vapor, and one or more light gases in a pretreating system to form a cooled gas mixture, fractionating the cooled gas mixture to recover a bottoms fraction comprising carbon dioxide and an overheads fraction comprising carbon dioxide and the light gases, passing the overheads fraction over a membrane selective to carbon dioxide to separate a carbon dioxide permeate from a residue gas comprising the light gases, recycling the carbon dioxide permeate to the pretreating system, and recovering at least a portion of the bottoms fraction as a purified carbon dioxide product stream is described. | 11-26-2009 |
20130111949 | Carbon Dioxide Purification - A process for the recovery of carbon dioxide from a gas mixture that includes pretreating a gas mixture comprising carbon dioxide, water vapor, and one or more light gases in a pretreating system to form a cooled gas mixture, fractionating the cooled gas mixture to recover a bottoms fraction comprising carbon dioxide and an overheads fraction comprising carbon dioxide and the light gases, passing the overheads fraction over a membrane selective to carbon dioxide to separate a carbon dioxide permeate from a residue gas comprising the light gases, recycling the carbon dioxide permeate to the pretreating system, and recovering at least a portion of the bottoms fraction as a purified carbon dioxide product stream is described. | 05-09-2013 |
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20110010258 | File Fragment Pricing in a Segmented File Sharing Network - A mechanism is provided for file fragment pricing in a segmented file sharing system. The mechanism allows peers to set a price for distributing a file through the file sharing system. A peer then becomes a file distributor on behalf of an original file provider. The original file provider may compensate the file distributor based on a compensation agreement. The peer's client may be configured to download file fragments from file distributors, or the original file provider, based on preferences, such as price, peer rating, upload speed, or similarity. As a result, a peer may download a file for a price that is less than the original price from the original file provider. Thus, the mechanism provides an incentive for peers to participate in file sharing, which results in larger swarms. | 01-13-2011 |
20110010421 | List Passing in a Background File Sharing Network - A mechanism is provided for distributing file fragments in the background of a segmented peer-to-peer network using list passing between peers. Rather than trading actual content, peers may trade file names or file fragment identifiers. Upon receiving a new file name or identifier, a peer may request that file from the network, either in the background or the foreground. For example, once a client begins background file sharing in a swarm, the client may propagate file information for files it possesses to all or a portion of the peers in a swarm. Those clients then have the file information for a file without the user having to locate and specifically request that file. The file list may piggyback on a file fragment that is transferred as a result of a file sharing request. | 01-13-2011 |
20120136966 | Background File Sharing in a Segmented Peer-to-Peer Sharing Network - A peer-to-peer file sharing client with background file sharing is provided in a segmented peer-to-peer file sharing network. Each file sharing participant may designate an amount of bandwidth and/or storage space for background file sharing. Peer-to-peer file sharing clients then share file data and content in the background automatically. The client may participate in additional swarms, in the background, to generally increase the number of peers in file sharing networks, thus increasing the speed of downloading desired files for other users. | 05-31-2012 |
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20100017478 | DYNAMIC GROUPING OF EMAIL RECIPIENTS - A method, system, and computer usable program product for dynamic grouping of email recipients are provided in the illustrative embodiments. A first recipient and a second recipient of a first email are identified and an association is formed between them. A selection of the first recipient is detected in a second email. Using the association, the second recipient is suggested as a recipient of the second email. The first email may be a previously sent email, and the second email may be an email being composed. A characteristic of the first email is identified and the characteristic may be used as a basis for the association in forming the association. The characteristic may be a phrase in, a type of content in, an attachment in, or a periodicity of the first email. Strength of the association may be modified based on the third email. | 01-21-2010 |
20100306274 | Extending Configuration Management Databases Using Generic Datatypes - A computer implemented method, data processing system, and computer program product for allowing users with minimal database skills to produce efficient, extended configuration management databases. Input is received from a user to extend a configuration management database, wherein the input includes a generic data type. The generic data type is mapped to a database data type of the configuration management database. An SQL statement is then generated to create the database data type in the configuration management database. Responsive to a successful execution of the SQL statement, the tables in the configuration management database are updated with the database data type to reduce a number of tables created for the database data type. | 12-02-2010 |
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20090308274 | Integrated Pusher Plate for a Canister- or Gun-Launched Projectile and System Incorporating Same - A pusher plate assembly for launching a projectile includes a pusher plate, a pressure seal circumferentially extending about the pusher plate, a cage extending from an aft side of the pusher plate, and a plurality of propellant portions disposed in the cage. A projectile system includes a launching tube, a projectile disposed in the launching tube, a pusher plate assembly disposed between an aft end of the projectile and the launching tube, a fuze, a charge igniter operatively associated with the fuze and the plurality of propellant portions, and a retainer disposed within the launching tube proximate a mouth of the launching tube. The pusher plate assembly includes a pusher plate, a pressure seal circumferentially extending about the pusher plate to seal an annulus between the pusher plate and the launching tube, a cage extending from an aft side of the pusher plate, and a plurality of propellant portions disposed in the cage. | 12-17-2009 |
20100269677 | Apparatus and Method for Selectively Affecting a Launch Trajectory of a Projectile - An apparatus for selectively affecting a launch trajectory of a projectile from a canister includes means for selectively positioning the projectile with respect to the canister and a sabot operably associated with the projectile and the means for selectively positioning the projectile. A projectile launch system includes a canister, a projectile disposed in the canister, and means for selectively positioning the projectile with respect to the canister. A method for affecting a launch trajectory of a projectile includes providing a canister and a projectile disposed in the canister and adjusting a position of the projectile with respect to the canister. | 10-28-2010 |
20120292431 | Optical Window and Detection System Employing the Same - An optical window for a detection system and method of employing the same. In one embodiment, the detection system includes an optical window configured to internally channel external incident radiation to an exit surface for emission. The detection system also includes a detector oriented to receive emitted radiation from the exit surface. | 11-22-2012 |