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Colin Clayton Tidd, Redmond, WA US
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20120084291 | APPLYING SEARCH QUERIES TO CONTENT SETS - Queries applied to content sets (e.g., files in a filesystem) often produce search results including many content items having identifiers that match the keywords of the query. However, many search techniques do not account for the relevance of the matching, e.g., whether the match is predictably relevant to the user, or whether the content item only tangentially matches the query. The techniques presented herein involve indexing the content items in a content index according to various identifiers having an identifier weight indicating the predicted relevance if a token of a query matches the identifier. Candidate content items may then be presented as search results sorted by the aggregated identifier weights of the matching identifiers, thereby promoting highly relevant content items and demoting incidentally matching content items. Additional adjustments may be made (e.g., promoting content items that match a particularly infrequent token or that match a phrase in the query). | 04-05-2012 |
Cy Tidd, Derry, NH US
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20150317384 | Methods and Systems for Graph Database Processing of Complex Entity Relationships - The present invention relates to systems and methods of graph database processing and displaying complex relationships in a computer implemented program, for ease of review by a user. | 11-05-2015 |
James Burgess Tidd, Vallingby SE
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20120169536 | GNSS RECEIVER DESIGN TESTING - A GNSS receiver design is tested, which design includes software for generating position/time related data (DPT) based on raw digital data (dRAW) when the software is executed in a processing unit of the receiver. GNSS signals (SRF) are received via a radio frequency input device while moving the radio frequency input device along a route trajectory. The received GNSS signals (SRF) are fed to a radio-frequency front end of a representative example of a receiver unit built according to the design to be tested. The radio-frequency front end produces raw digital data (dRAW) representing the received GNSS signals (SRF), and the raw digital data (dRAW) are stored in a primary data storage as a source file (Fsc). The source file (Fsc) is read from the primary data storage, and the source file (Fsc) is processed by means of the software to generate at least one set of position/time related data (DPT). Each set of position/time related data (DPT) is stored to a respective result file (Fres), and the result file(s) (Fres) is/are evaluated against reference data (Dref) to determine the performance of the design. | 07-05-2012 |
James Burgess Tidd, Stockholm SE
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20130002478 | Location Fix From Unknown Position - An apparatus for determining a location of a receiver by using signals received by the receiver from a number of satellites, the apparatus being configured to, when the receiver has been unable to decode a time-of-transmission from the satellite signals, determine a location for the receiver by use of an algorithm that takes an estimate of the location of the receiver as an input, and, when an estimate of the location of the receiver is unavailable, determine an approximate location of the receiver in dependence on the satellite signals and input that approximate location into the algorithm as the estimate of the location of the receiver. | 01-03-2013 |
20140070987 | PSUEDO MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD TRACKING FOR GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEMS - GNSS receivers and methods of determining a current receiver state of a GNSS receiver are provided. The method includes receiving positioning signals from a plurality of satellites; generating a plurality of correlation grids from the received positioning signals, where each correlation grid is associated with a respective one of the plurality of satellites; estimating a probability distribution of the current receiver state from the plurality of correlation grids; and determining a maximum likelihood estimate of the current receiver state from the estimated probability distribution. | 03-13-2014 |
20140073363 | CONTEXT AND MAP AIDING FOR SELF-LEARNING - A system and method for determining locations of a plurality of radio frequency (RF) signal sources. The method includes receiving RF signals from the RF signal sources, and determining locations of the RF signal sources based on the received RF signals. The method also includes determining an anchor having an absolute location identified by map data, and then adjusting the determined locations of the RF signal sources based on the anchor. | 03-13-2014 |
20140278054 | ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS FOR IMPROVED POWER CONSUMPTION AND RESPONSIVENESS IN POSITIONING DEVICES - A system and method for switching a positioning device between using a first positioning technology and using a second positioning technology includes determining a location of the positioning device based on the first positioning technology, determining environment information corresponding to the location of the positioning device, and determining a location of a boundary where switching from the first positioning technology to the second positioning technology should occur. The method also includes switching from the first positioning technology to the second positioning technology prior to the positioning device crossing the boundary. | 09-18-2014 |
20140361927 | TERRESTRIAL POSITIONING ASSISTANCE SERVING BASED ON RECEIVER DEVICE CONTEXT - A method and apparatus for harvesting information from a plurality of radio frequency (RF) sources. In one example, a collector device receives RF signals from the RF sources to produce the harvesting information. The collector device also determines environmental context information describing a physical environment of the collector device as the RF signals were being received, and a position of the collector device where the RF signals where received. The collector device then associates the environmental context information with the harvesting information and the position, and transmits the harvesting information and position with the associated environmental context information to a server device. The server device may then compute positioning information biased to different environmental contexts. This biased positioning information may then be utilized by other collector devices having similar environmental contexts to better estimate their respective locations. | 12-11-2014 |
20150057031 | CONTEXT AND MAP AIDING FOR SELF-LEARNING - A system and method for determining locations of a plurality of radio frequency (RF) signal sources. The method includes receiving RF signals from the RF signal sources, and determining locations of the RF signal sources based on the received RF signals. The method also includes determining an anchor having an absolute location identified by map data, and then adjusting the determined locations of the RF signal sources based on the anchor. | 02-26-2015 |
20150204649 | INDOOR LOCATION USING MAGNETIC FIELDS - A location system that employs multiple magnetic transmitters that provide magnetic fields modulated with respectively different identifying signals. A magnetic receiver extracts the identifying signal from the modulated magnetic field to determine its location. The magnetic transmitters may be configured as magnetic signal sources including magnetic pseudolites. The identifying signals are repeated at predetermined intervals such that the magnetic receiver accumulates the repeated identifying signals to provide processing gain. | 07-23-2015 |
Jeffrey Kimball Tidd, Pork City, UT US
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20080226161 | Determining Edgeless Areas in a Digital Image - A computer program product and method for locating edgeless areas within digital images, by locating a pixel with a luminance value that does not vary from its major neighbors by more than a fixed tolerance, and seeking to expand an edgeless area about such pixel by examining the variance in luminance of pixels about the selected pixel and if within a preset tolerance, including such neighbors within an edgeless area, and optionally further including pixels otherwise not includable within the edgeless area if local variations in luminance suggest a noisy background for which the tolerance may be increased. | 09-18-2008 |
Jennifer L. Tidd, Vista, CA US
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20160032358 | METHOD FOR IMPROVED THERMOCYCLING OF LOW VOLUME NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION REACTIONS - A processing module is configured to extend the capabilities of an analyzer configured to process substances within each of a plurality of receptacles. The module includes a container transport configured to transport a container from a location within the processing module to a location within the analyzer that is accessible to a substance transfer device of the analyzer. A receptacle distribution system is configured to receive a receptacle from the analyzer, transfer the receptacle into the processing module, and to move the receptacle between different locations within the analyzer. A substance transfer device of the module is configured to dispense substances into or remove substances from the receptacle within the processing module. A reagent card exchanger provides an input device for inserting reagent cards into and removing reagent cards from the module, stores reagent cards within the module, and transfers reagent cards to different location within the module. | 02-04-2016 |
20160060680 | METHOD FOR ANALYZING PLURALITY OF SAMPLES - A diagnostic system performs a first nucleic acid amplification reaction and a second, different nucleic acid amplification reaction. The diagnostic system includes a compartment configured to store at least a first bulk reagent container comprising a first bulk reagent for performing a sample preparation process, and a second bulk reagent container comprising a second bulk reagent for performing the first reaction. The system including a compartment configured to store at least one unit-dose pack comprising a plurality of unit-dose reagents for performing the second reaction. The diagnostic system is configured to perform the sample preparation process using the first bulk reagent on each of a plurality of samples provided to the diagnostic system. The system is configured to perform the first reaction using the second bulk reagent on a first sample subset, and perform the second reaction using the plurality of first unit-dose reagents on a second sample subset. | 03-03-2016 |
Meg Tidd, Arvada, CO US
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20160076747 | Illumination System with Magnetic Mount for Loupes - A headlamp magnetically mounted on a magnifying loupe for use in cosmetic, dental, medical, surgical, hobby and any other fields where an individual would find the ability to simultaneously illuminate and magnify a small area to be advantageous. The headlamp would contain an internal power source, so that there is no longer a need for a cable to connect the headlamp with the bulky external power source that is found in traditional loupe mounted headlamps. | 03-17-2016 |
Megan Tidd, Arvada, CO US
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20150192257 | NARROW-BEAM OPTIC AND LIGHTING SYSTEM USING SAME - A narrow-beam optic and a lighting system using the optic are disclosed. Embodiments of the present invention provide an optical element, or “optic” that can enable a lighting system to achieve beam control. The optic collects light from substantially all angles of an LED's light output and collimates the light into a narrow beam angle. In example embodiments, the optic includes an entry surface, an exit surface, and a concentrator lens opposite the entry surface and recessed relative to the exit surface. In example embodiments, a mounting feature or spacer adjacent to the entry surface spaces the entry surface and concentrator lens from an LED. An outer surface serves to provide total internal reflection (TIR) and is disposed between the exit surface and the mounting feature. | 07-09-2015 |
Nathan A. Tidd, New York, NY US
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20150235319 | METHOD FOR SELECTING EQUITY INVESTMENTS USING QUANTITATIVE MULTI-FACTOR MODELS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COMMON BUSINESS CHARACTERISTICS AND CURRENT STOCK PRICES - The present invention provides a novel method for evaluating investment instruments using an objective actor based methodology for assessing such factors independent contribution to profits which includes the steps of: supplying, for the plurality of said businesses, datasets of historical reported corporate profits and datasets of said historical business characteristics (factors) correlated to said corporate profits; calculating, for each of said factors and for each historical period in the dataset, a weighting value for each of said businesses representing the relationship between the business and the factor; for each historical period in the dataset, applying a regression analysis to the plurality of weighting values for the plurality of factors and the reported profits for the plurality of businesses to determine the reported profits attributable to each of said factors; and calculating a profit forecast for each of said factors. | 08-20-2015 |
Will G. Tidd, Bozeman, MT US
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20120299765 | COMPACT SMART ANTENNA FOR MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - A compact, high gain 8-element circular smart antenna is able to scan a beam azimuthally through 360°. The 8-element array is placed on a ground skirt and connected to an 8-channel beamforning board via a transfer plate. Each channel has two T/R switches, one band pass filer, one power amplifier, two low noise amplifiers, one phase shifter, and one attenuator. The 8-channel-signal is combined through power splitters/combiners and then sent to a connected radio. An FPGA chip controls the digital phase shifters, attenuators and switches for signal searching, beamforming and tracking. The smart antenna can be operated as a compact switched beam system or with an additional processor as an adaptive array system. The smart antenna is capable of tracking mobile targets, directionally communicating with desired users, suppressing interference and jamming, and enabling long range communications with high throughput and reliable connection because of its high antenna gain. | 11-29-2012 |
William Tidd, Alton Bay, NH US
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20140143846 | SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF PROVIDING SINGLE SIGN-ON (SSO) CAPABILITY IN AN APPLICATION PUBLISHING ENVIRONMENT - A client-server computing system includes a computer cluster for hosting certain resources, applications, programs, processes, files, and/or data that are published to users who are accessing the computer cluster remotely. The computer cluster includes a network of one or more host computers, a gateway server, a gateway service database, and a user database. A single sign-on (SSO) method of the disclosure includes performing a computer cluster authentication process in which a user enters his/her credentials followed by a resource authentication process in which there is no need for the user to reenter his/her credentials, having entered them already in the computer cluster authentication process. | 05-22-2014 |
20140143847 | SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF PROVIDING SINGLE SIGN-ON (SSO) CAPABILITY IN AN APPLICATION PUBLISHING ENVIRONMENT - A client-server computing system includes a computer cluster for hosting certain resources, applications, programs, processes, files, and/or data that are published to users who are accessing the computer cluster remotely. The computer cluster includes a network of one or more host computers, a gateway server, a gateway service database, and a user database. A single sign-on (SSO) method of the disclosure includes performing a computer cluster authentication process in which a user enters his/her credentials followed by a resource authentication process in which there is no need for the user to reenter his/her credentials, having entered them already in the computer cluster authentication process. | 05-22-2014 |
20160100038 | CLOUD-BASED SERVER COMPUTING SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF PROVIDING CROSS-PLATFORM REMOTE ACCESS TO 3D GRAPHICS APPLICATIONS - A server computing system in a client-server computing environment includes a virtual display driver that marshals and transmits graphics application programming interface (API) functions to a client via a network. The server may receive capability information from the client, allowing the virtual display driver to resolve differences between the APIs supported on the server and the client. | 04-07-2016 |