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20150110348 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED DETECTION OF REGIONS OF INTEREST IN RETINAL IMAGES - Embodiments disclose systems and methods that aid in screening, diagnosis and/or monitoring of medical conditions. The systems and methods may allow, for example, for automated identification and localization of lesions and other anatomical structures from medical data obtained from medical imaging devices, computation of image-based biomarkers including quantification of dynamics of lesions, and/or integration with telemedicine services, programs, or software. | 04-23-2015 |
20150110368 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING RETINAL IMAGES FOR SCREENING OF DISEASES OR ABNORMALITIES - Embodiments disclose systems and methods that aid in screening, diagnosis and/or monitoring of medical conditions. The systems and methods may allow, for example, for automated identification and localization of lesions and other anatomical structures from medical data obtained from medical imaging devices, computation of image-based biomarkers including quantification of dynamics of lesions, and/or integration with telemedicine services, programs, or software. | 04-23-2015 |
20150110370 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCEMENT OF RETINAL IMAGES - Embodiments disclose systems and methods that aid in screening, diagnosis and/or monitoring of medical conditions. The systems and methods may allow, for example, for automated identification and localization of lesions and other anatomical structures from medical data obtained from medical imaging devices, computation of image-based biomarkers including quantification of dynamics of lesions, and/or integration with telemedicine services, programs, or software. | 04-23-2015 |
20150110372 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING DESCRIPTIONS OF RETINAL IMAGES - Embodiments disclose systems and methods that aid in screening, diagnosis and/or monitoring of medical conditions. The systems and methods may allow, for example, for automated identification and localization of lesions and other anatomical structures from medical data obtained from medical imaging devices, computation of image-based biomarkers including quantification of dynamics of lesions, and/or integration with telemedicine services, programs, or software. | 04-23-2015 |
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20100052912 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR AN ID CARD SECURITY SWITCH - To prevent the unwanted activation and/or reading of data within an ID card, a manually actuatable switch, such as a slider switch, is provided (e.g., along an edge of the card) to allow the user to selectively activate and deactivate an operational characteristic of the card. The “operational characteristic” of the card might include, for example, power on/off, the ability to respond to external signals, operation of the RF antenna, the transfer of data, and/or any other operational characteristics that assists in preventing unwanted access. | 03-04-2010 |
20120161930 | CROSS-READ RESOLUTION METHOD FOR USE IN A RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM - A radio frequency identification system comprises a tag, a back-end system, and a plurality of readers, each reader having at least one antenna coupled thereto. In a cross-read resolution method performed by a first reader, the first reader receives a first tag read of the tag having a tag identifier. The first reader determines a first metric for the first tag read, and transmits the first metric and the tag identifier to a second reader. The first reader receives a second metric and the tag identifier from the second reader, wherein the second metric is determined by the second reader based on a second tag read of the tag by the second reader. The first reader executes an algorithm, based at least in part, on the first metric and the second metric, to determine whether the first reader will report the tag identifier to the back-end system. | 06-28-2012 |
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20100153912 | Variable type knowledge based call specialization - Variable type knowledge based call specialization is disclosed. An indication is received that a variable that is an argument of a function or operation the behavior of which depends at least in part on a data type of the argument is of a first data type. Machine code that implements a first behavior that corresponds to the first data type, but not a second behavior that corresponds to a second data type other than the first data type, is generated for the function or operation. | 06-17-2010 |
20100153929 | Converting javascript into a device-independent representation - A device-independent intermediate representation of a source code is generated and stored, e.g., in a memory or other storage mechanism. The stored intermediate representation of the source code is used to generate a device-specific machine code corresponding to the source code. The stored intermediate representation may be updated, e.g., periodically, for example by obtaining an updated version of the source code and compiling the updated source code to generate an updated intermediate representation. The stored intermediate representation may be based on source code received from a device that is synchronized with which a compiling device that generates the device-specific machine code. In some cases, the stored intermediate representation may be used to generate for each of a plurality of devices a corresponding device-specific machine code. | 06-17-2010 |
20120030653 | ASSUMPTION-BASED COMPILATION - Techniques for processing source code written in a traditionally interpreted language such as JavaScript, or another dynamic and/or interpreted language, are disclosed. In one example, compiled code associated with the source code is constructed and executed. An assumption on which a specific aspect of the compiled code is based (e.g., an optimization) is tested at a checkpoint of the compiled code. A roll over to fallback code is performed if the test indicates the assumption is not true. | 02-02-2012 |
20120030659 | CONSTRUCTING RUNTIME STATE FOR INLINED CODE - Techniques for processing computer code are disclosed. In one example, an indication that a computer code is to begin execution at a portion of code other than a starting portion of the code is received, and a runtime state associated with the portion of the code at which execution is to begin is constructed. In some examples, execution of the portion of code is initiated. In some examples, a program counter associated with the portion of the code is used to initiate execution of the code. In some examples, the computer code comprises a fallback code associated with a previously executing code. | 02-02-2012 |
20120030661 | OBSERVATION AND ANALYSIS BASED CODE OPTIMIZATION - Observation and analysis based optimization of software code is disclosed. An expected value is chosen for a dynamic attribute that cannot be determined, prior to execution of the associated software code, to be guaranteed to have that expected value at runtime. An optimized version of the software code is generated, including one or more optimizations based on an assumption that the dynamic attribute will have the expected value. Non-exhaustive examples of a dynamic attribute include a variable type; a location in memory; a location in which a global object, property, or variable is stored; the contents of a global function or method; and a value of a global property or variable. A check is performed during execution of the optimized version of the software code, prior to executing the portion that has been optimized based on the assumption, to verify that the dynamic attribute has the expected value. In the event that it is determined at runtime that the dynamic attribute does not have the expected value, execution reverts to backup code that is not based on the assumption that dynamic attribute will have the expected value. | 02-02-2012 |