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| 20120239751 | MULTI-DIMENSIONAL REPUTATION SCORING - Methods and systems for assigning reputation to communications entities include collecting communications data from distributed agents, aggregating the communications data, analyzing the communications data and identifying relationships between communications entities based upon the communications data. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120240228 | MULTI-DIMENSIONAL REPUTATION SCORING - Methods and systems for assigning reputation to communications entities include collecting communications data from distributed agents, aggregating the communications data, analyzing the communications data and identifying relationships between communications entities based upon the communications data. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20140366144 | MULTI-DIMENSIONAL REPUTATION SCORING - Methods and systems for assigning reputation to communications entities include collecting communications data from distributed agents, aggregating the communications data, analyzing the communications data and identifying relationships between communications entities based upon the communications data. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20150040218 | DETECTING IMAGE SPAM - Methods and systems for operation upon one or more data processors for detecting image spam by detecting an image and analyzing the content of the image to determine whether the incoming communication comprises an unwanted communication. | 02-05-2015 |
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| 20120288361 | ROTATING BRUSH SEAL - A brush seal for use between a rotating component and a stationary component in a turbomachine is disclosed. The brush seal according to embodiments of this invention includes a set of bristles having a fixed end and a free end, wherein the fixed end is attached to the rotating component with a mechanical clamping element and the free end extends towards the stationary component, and wherein the set of bristles are angled axially at an axial angle with respect to the rotating component. In one embodiment, the fixed end of the set of bristles are wrapped at least partially around a core element and the clamping element partially surrounds the core element and the fixed end of the set of bristles, wherein the clamping element secures the fixed end of the set of bristles within a circumferential groove in the rotating component. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20140064909 | SEAL DESIGN AND ACTIVE CLEARANCE CONTROL STRATEGY FOR TURBOMACHINES - A labyrinth seal design, an actuation control clearance strategy, and a method of operating a turbomachine. The labyrinth seal design including a plurality of features configured to open and close radial clearances in response to relative axial movement between a stationary component and a rotating component. The actuation control clearance strategy and method of operating a turbomachine effective to achieve relative motion between a rotating component and a stationary component of the turbomachine using active elements. Axial displacement of the rotating component relative to the stationary component provides an adjustment in a radial clearance at one or more sealing locations between the rotating component and the stationary component to suit a given operating condition of the turbomachine. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20150115535 | SEAL HAVING VARIABLE ELASTIC MODULUS - Embodiments of a seal having a variable elastic modulus are provided herein. In one embodiment, a seal having a variable elastic modulus includes: a body fabricated from an elastomeric material; a channel formed within the body; a tube disposed within the channel, the tube comprising a plurality of interwoven fibers; and an inlet formed in an outer surface of the body, the inlet fluidly coupled to an inner volume of the tube. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150145216 | VARIABLE STIFFNESS COMPLIANT PLATE SEAL - A compliant plate seal assembly for a turbo machine includes a rotor and a stationary component. A plurality of compliant plates are coupled circumferentially to the stationary component. A natural frequency of each compliant plate varies from a natural frequency of adjacent compliant plates and/or gaps between adjacent plates to produce a zero-oscillation state between adjacent compliant plates in flow. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150247415 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THRUST BEARING ACTUATION TO ACTIVELY CONTROL CLEARANCE IN A TURBO MACHINE - An actuation system to control clearance in a turbomachine including a shaft bearing including at least one axially displaceable thrust bearing. The axially displaceable thrust bearing configured to axially displace a rotating component relative to a stationary component to control the clearance therebetween. The system further including a plurality of actuators coupled to the at least one axially displaceable thrust bearing and configured to actuate the at least one axially displaceable thrust bearing to control the clearance. The plurality of actuators is configured to deactivate a diametrically opposed actuator in the event of an actuator failure to maintain zero moment. In a topography network, each diametrically opposed actuator pair is coupled to a single control line. In an alternate topography network, alternating actuators are coupled to a single control line. In addition, a method of actuating a thrust bearing to control clearance in a turbomachine is disclosed. | 09-03-2015 |
| 20150330173 | METHOD FOR MONITORING A SEALING ELEMENT - Embodiments of a method for monitoring an annular packer are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method for monitoring a sealing element of a blowout preventer may include providing a fluid to a chamber disposed within a blowout preventer to actuate a piston disposed within the chamber, wherein the actuation of the piston causes a reduction of an inner diameter of a sealing element; measuring one or more parameters of the fluid via a sensor; receiving data relating to the one or more parameters from the sensor; determining a stiffness of the sealing element utilizing the data relating to the one or more parameters; and determining an amount of degradation of the sealing element by comparing the determined stiffness of the sealing element to a known data profile. | 11-19-2015 |
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| 20160140521 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SOCIAL CASH WITHDRAWAL - Systems and methods for locating a cash provider using location-based technologies and transfer funds include receiving a request for cash that includes location data obtained from a location-based technology from a withdrawing party device, searching a network of active providing parties for an available providing party based on withdrawing party preferences and the location data, transmitting an alert to an available providing party device, transmitting available providing party data to withdrawing party if the providing party has confirmed availability, receiving a request to transfer a withdrawal amount from an account associated with the withdrawing party device to an account associated with a selected providing party device, receiving confirmation from the withdrawing party device that the withdrawing party has received cash, transferring the withdrawal amount from the withdrawing party to the selected providing party, and transmitting an alert to the selected providing party device that the withdrawal amount has been transferred. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160142873 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A DIGITAL MEETING TOOL - Systems and methods include data storage that stores user information for a plurality of user devices, a beacon that is configured to be associated with a first unique identifier, a meeting server that receives, from the data storage, data that includes user information one of the user devices, assigns the first unique identifier to one of the user devices based in part on similarities between the user information and an entity associated with the beacon, and creates a digital asset that includes the first unique identifier and first information, and a communication interface associated with the meeting server that transmits, via a network, the digital asset to the one of the user devices. The beacon broadcasts the first unique identifier via a short-range transmission at a first location and the one of the user devices detects the first unique identifier at the first location, compares it to the identifier associated with the digital asset, and displays a notification that includes the first information if there is a match. | 05-19-2016 |
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| 20150215305 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POPULATING ONLINE APPLICATIONS USING THIRD PARTY PLATFORMS - A system and method includes a database that stores a web-based form that includes a link to allow an applicant to select a third party to provide data to populate a plurality of fields of the web-based form, a communication interface that transmits the web-based form to a mobile device of a user and receive a selection of the third party to provide data to populate the plurality of fields of the web-based form and an application server, that, in conjunction with the communication interface, in response to the selection, transmits a third-party application programming interface (API) call to the at least one selected third party; transmits data indicative of an authentication request associated with the selected third party; and receives a security token in response to a validated authentication request, the security token enabling communication between application server and the third party system via the third party API, wherein the enabled communications is based on a set of permissions, each permission associated with a specific data field in the web-based form. | 07-30-2015 |
| 20150348166 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ENHANCED FINANCIAL SERVICES BASED ON SOCIAL SIGNALS - A system and method includes a data store that stores information about a plurality of product offerings, a communication interface that receives, via a network, social signals information, a social signals processor coupled to an application programming interface that enables transmission of the social signals information, wherein the social signals processor detects a change in profile information, geo-social information, status information, or social media preference, and a product offering processor that determines a product offering from among the plurality of product offerings based on the detected change in profile information, geo-social information, status information, or social media preference. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20160048842 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FINANCIAL TRANSFERS FROM A FINANCIAL ACCOUNT USING SOCIAL MEDIA - A system and method includes a communication interface of a customer service system that receives, via a network, a request from a customer device to link a social media account and at least one customer device with the customer service system, a social linking application programming interface that enables a social network system to interact with the customer service system and links the customer device to the social media account, a database that stores the link between the customer device and the social media account, a location detector that detects the at least one linked customer device when the at least one customer device is within a predetermined range of a customer service device associated with the customer service system, an alert system that generates a notification based on the customer device being within a predetermined range of the customer service device, a processor that interacts with the social linking application programming interface analyzes the linked social media account to determine at least one customer interest and generate a listing of customer service offers based on the at least one customer interest. The alert system automatically provides at least one of the customer service offers to the customer device. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160078568 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A SPEND MEMORY RECORD - Systems and methods include a database maintained by a financial institution that stores transaction data associated with a previous financial transaction performed via a financial account of a respective account holder, wherein the transaction data comprises a transaction location and a transaction timestamp, a spend memory processor of the financial institution that retrieves the transaction data from the database, interacts with a social linking application programming interface (API) to receive, via a network, social data from a social networking site, wherein the social data comprises a social location and a social timestamp, compares the social data to the transaction data, and creates a spend memory record based on one or more similarities between the social data and the transaction data, and a communication interface of the financial institution that provides the spend memory record to a mobile device associated with the account holder. | 03-17-2016 |
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| 20100244566 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING A POWER DEVICE - A system and method for directing a user to configure a power device via an alphanumeric user interface is provided. The power device may include data storage storing a plurality of operational parameters. The method includes acts of prompting, during an initial power-up of the power device, a user to enter an indication of quality of power supplied to the power device, receiving the indication via the user interface, determining a first value for each of the plurality of operational parameters of the power device based at least in part on the indication and applying each first value of the plurality of operational parameters to the power device. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100246101 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALTERING A USER INTERFACE OF A POWER DEVICE - A system and method for altering a user interface of a power device is provided. The user interface includes an interface structure. The method includes acts of receiving user preference information, determining additional configuration information of the power device, adapting the interface structure based at least in part on the user preference information and the additional configuration information and providing at least a portion of the adapted interface structure to a user via the user interface. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20120269071 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING DATA IN A MULTI-DROP NETWORK - Systems and methods of transmitting data to a plurality of devices are provided. In one example, a system is configured to broadcast data to a group of multiple devices. Each of the group of devices is configured to inspect the message and locally store the content of the message. Further, the group of devices is configured so that a single device of the group responds to each message. | 10-25-2012 |
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| 20120031428 | PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE CLEANER - The present invention relates to methods for cleaning semiconductors used in photovoltaic cells and modules, and methods for manufacturing p-n junctions for photovoltaic cells and modules. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20130076380 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRICALLY ACCESSING PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES - An apparatus and a method for testing and/or conditioning photovoltaic modules. The apparatus includes a set of contacts for contacting electrical conductors of the module and a testing and/or conditioning system for testing and/or conditioning of the module and measuring parameters associated therewith. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130146576 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE MANUFACTURE - A apparatus and method for manufacturing a photovoltaic module includes components for heating the module and applying an electrical bias to the module to improve photovoltaic module performance and manufacture multiple photovoltaic modules with similar performance. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130153031 | PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE WITH AN ANTI-REFLECTIVE SURFACE AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A photovoltaic device comprising a substrate which has a porous first surface and a transparent conductive oxide layer located on a second surface opposite the first surface. A method of manufacturing the device is also described. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130327391 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING EFFICIENCY OF THIN-FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES - A method for producing apparatus for producing and photovoltaic device including semiconductor layers with halide heat treated surfaces that increase grain growth within at least one of the semiconductor layers and improve the interface between the semiconductor layers. The halide heat treatment includes applying and heating multiple coatings of a halide compound on surfaces adjacent to or part of the semiconductor layers. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20140216535 | PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE WITH PROTECTIVE LAYER OVER A WINDOW LAYER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE OF THE SAME - A photovoltaic device including a protective layer between a window layer and an absorber layer, the protective layer inhibiting dissolving/intermixing of the window layer into the absorber layer during a device activation step, and methods of forming such photovoltaic devices. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140216550 | Photovoltaic Device Including a P-N Junction and Method of Manufacturing - A photovoltaic device includes a substrate structure and a p-type semiconductor absorber layer, the substrate structure including a CdSSe layer. A photovoltaic device may alternatively include a CdSeTe layer. A process for manufacturing a photovoltaic device includes forming a CdSSe layer over a substrate by at least one of sputtering, evaporation deposition, CVD, chemical bath deposition process, and vapor transport deposition process. The process includes forming a p-type absorber layer above the CdSSe layer. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140261614 | METHOD OF INSTALLING AND OPERATING A SOLAR MODULE ARRAY - A method of installing and managing a solar module array includes determining a desired output capacity of the array, providing a first number of solar modules to generate electrical power at the desired output capacity, installing the first number of solar modules as the array at a plant site, and operating the array to generate electrical power. The array is monitored for an event that triggers providing a second number of the solar modules as recharge modules to compensate for degradation of the desired output capacity based upon at least one of a predetermined percentage of degradation and a predetermined period of operation. The array is monitored for the event over a monitoring period less than the operating life of the array to trigger further provision of the recharge modules as needed. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140261667 | PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE HAVING IMPROVED BACK ELECTRODE AND METHOD OF FORMATION - A back electrode for a PV device and method of formation are disclosed. A ZnTe material is provided over an absorber material and a MoN | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140261685 | THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE WTIH LARGE GRAIN STRUCTURE AND METHODS OF FORMATION - Embodiments include photovoltaic devices that include at least one absorber layer, e.g. CdTe and/or CdS | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140261686 | PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE WITH A ZINC OXIDE LAYER AND METHOD OF FORMATION - Photovoltaic devices with a zinc oxide layer replacing all or part of at least one of a window layer and a buffer layer, and methods of making the devices. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140261687 | METHOD OF REDUCING SEMICONDUCTOR WINDOW LAYER LOSS DURING THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE FABRICATION, AND RESULTING DEVICE STRUCTURE - A completed photovoltaic device and method forming it are described in which fluxing of a window layer into an absorber layer is mitigated by the presence of a sacrificial fluxing layer. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140261688 | HIGH EFFICIENCY PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE EMPLOYING CADMIUM SULFIDE TELLURIDE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A photovoltaic device is disclosed including at least one Cadmium Sulfide Telluride (CdS | 09-18-2014 |
| 20150040970 | Vacuum Deposition System For Solar Cell Production And Method Of Manufacturing - An inline vacuum deposition system contains thermal source pairs configured in adjacent deposition zones. Dopant sources allow the electrical characteristics of the sequentially formed layers to be controlled for a preferred deposition growth profile. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150122789 | ELECTRICAL BIAS METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE MANUFACTURE - A apparatus and method for manufacturing a photovoltaic module includes components for heating the module and applying an electrical bias to the module to improve photovoltaic module performance and manufacture multiple photovoltaic modules with similar performance. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20160126395 | PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING - A photovoltaic device includes a substrate structure and at least one Se-containing layer, such as a CdSeTe layer. A process for manufacturing the photovoltaic device includes forming the CdSeTe layer over a substrate by at least one of sputtering, evaporation deposition, CVD, chemical bath deposition process, and vapor transport deposition process. The process can also include controlling a thickness range of the Se-containing layer. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160126396 | PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING - A photovoltaic device includes a substrate structure and at least one Se-containing layer, such as a CdSeTe layer. A process for manufacturing the photovoltaic device includes forming the CdSeTe layer over a substrate by at least one of sputtering, evaporation deposition, CVD, chemical bath deposition process, and vapor transport deposition process. The process can also include controlling a thickness range of the Se-containing layer. | 05-05-2016 |
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| 20090190394 | CAPACITORLESS DRAM ON BULK SILICON - A method of forming capacitorless DRAM over localized silicon-on-insulator comprises the following steps: A silicon substrate is provided, and an array of silicon studs is defined within the silicon substrate. An insulator layer is defined atop at least a portion of the silicon substrate, and between the silicon studs. A silicon-over-insulator layer is defined surrounding the silicon studs atop the insulator layer, and a capacitorless DRAM is formed within and above the silicon-over-insulator layer. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20100072532 | Recessed Access Device For A Memory - Semiconductor memory devices having recessed access devices are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method of forming the recessed access device includes forming a device recess in a substrate material that extends to a first depth in the substrate that includes a gate oxide layer in the recess. The device recess may be extended to a second depth that is greater that the first depth to form an extended portion of the device recess. A field oxide layer may be provided within an interior of the device recess that extends inwardly into the interior of the device recess and into the substrate. Active regions may be formed in the substrate that abut the field oxide layer, and a gate material may be deposited into the device recess. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100167528 | LOW RESISTANCE METAL SILICIDE LOCAL INTERCONNECTS AND A METHOD OF MAKING - A process for forming a local interconnect includes applying a layer of metal over a semiconductor layer. A layer of metal silicide is formed over the layer of metal. The layer of metal silicide is patterned to define the boundaries of the local interconnect. The metal silicide is reacted with the layer of metal to form a composite structure. The composite structure includes the metal silicide, another metal silicide formed as silicon from the metal silicide reacts with the underlying layer of metal and an intermetallic compound of the metal from the layer of metal and metal from the layer of metal silicide. The unreacted layer of metal is removed with the composite structure remaining as the local interconnect. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20110020988 | CAPACITORLESS DRAM ON BULK SILICON - A method of forming capacitorless DRAM over localized silicon-on-insulator comprises the following steps: A silicon substrate is provided, and an array of silicon studs is defined within the silicon substrate. An insulator layer is defined atop at least a portion of the silicon substrate, and between the silicon studs. A silicon-over-insulator layer is defined surrounding the silicon studs atop the insulator layer, and a capacitorless DRAM is formed within and above the silicon-over-insulator layer. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110117725 | Methods of Forming Recessed Access Devices Associated with Semiconductor Constructions - The invention includes methods of forming recessed access devices. A substrate is provided to have recessed access device trenches therein. A pair of the recessed access device trenches are adjacent one another. Electrically conductive material is formed within the recessed access device trenches, and source/drain regions are formed proximate the electrically conductive material. The electrically conductive material and source/drain regions together are incorporated into a pair of adjacent recessed access devices. After the recessed access device trenches are formed within the substrate, an isolation region trench is formed between the adjacent recessed access devices and filled with electrically insulative material to form a trenched isolation region. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20120001245 | Recessed Access Device for a Memory - Semiconductor memory devices having recessed access devices are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method of forming the recessed access device includes forming a device recess in a substrate material that extends to a first depth in the substrate that includes a gate oxide layer in the recess. The device recess may be extended to a second depth that is greater that the first depth to form an extended portion of the device recess. A field oxide layer may be provided within an interior of the device recess that extends inwardly into the interior of the device recess and into the substrate. Active regions may be formed in the substrate that abut the field oxide layer, and a gate material may be deposited into the device recess. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120199908 | CAPACITORLESS DRAM ON BULK SILICON - A method of forming capacitorless DRAM over localized silicon-on-insulator comprises the following steps: A silicon substrate is provided, and an array of silicon studs is defined within the silicon substrate. An insulator layer is defined atop at least a portion of the silicon substrate, and between the silicon studs. A silicon-over-insulator layer is defined surrounding the silicon studs atop the insulator layer, and a capacitorless DRAM is formed within and above the silicon-over-insulator layer. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20130062678 | Recessed Access Device for a Memory - Semiconductor memory devices having recessed access devices are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method of forming the recessed access device includes forming a device recess in a substrate material that extends to a first depth in the substrate that includes a gate oxide layer in the recess. The device recess may be extended to a second depth that is greater that the first depth to form an extended portion of the device recess. A field oxide layer may be provided within an interior of the device recess that extends inwardly into the interior of the device recess and into the substrate. Active regions may be formed in the substrate that abut the field oxide layer, and a gate material may be deposited into the device recess. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130279277 | CAPACITORLESS DRAM ON BULK SILICON - A method of forming capacitorless DRAM over localized silicon-on-insulator comprises the following steps: A silicon substrate is provided, and an array of silicon studs is defined within the silicon substrate. An insulator layer is defined atop at least a portion of the silicon substrate, and between the silicon studs. A silicon-over-insulator layer is defined surrounding the silicon studs atop the insulator layer, and a capacitorless DRAM is formed within and above the silicon-over-insulator layer. | 10-24-2013 |
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| 20080238390 | Dynamically adjusted multi-phase regulator - In some embodiments, a multi-phase converter with dynamic phase adjustment is provided. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20100033236 | PACKAGED VOLTAGE REGULATOR AND INDUCTOR ARRAY - Inductors packaged with a voltage regulator for an integrated circuit within the same package are deposited to a sufficient thickness to reduce resistance and improve the quality factor. Furthermore, the voltage regulator switches currents through the inductors at a relatively high frequency such that the overall size and inductances of the inductors may be reduced. As a consequence, integrating both the integrated circuits including a voltage regulator and associated inductor array in a single package is facilitated. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100164477 | HIGH SPEED VOLTAGE REGULATOR WITH INTEGRATED LOSELESS CURRENT SENSING - In general, in one aspect, the disclosure describes a high-speed multi-phase voltage regulator (VR) capable of sensing load current. For each phase leg, the VR includes a current mirror to mirror current in switching elements, a current sense to sense high side current in the current mirror, and a I-V converter to convert the sensed high side current to a voltage. The high side sensed current for each phase leg is averaged and the duty cycle for the VR is extracted. The average high side sensed current and the duty cycle are converted to digital by an A-D converter. Digital circuitry corrects the sensed current by adjusting for the gain and offset voltage of the VR. The adjusted sensed value is divided by the duty cycle to convert to load current and the average load current is multiplied by the number of phases operating to determine overall load current. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100164622 | SINGLE-ENDED TO DIFFERENTIAL AMPLIFICATION AND PIPELINE ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERSION FOR DIGITALLY CONTROLLED DC-DC CONVERTERS - Methods and systems to amplify and convert a single-ended analog signal to a differential signal and to convert the differential signal to a digital value, including to time-multiplex a plurality of windowed single-ended analog error signals, amplify a difference between the time-multiplexed analog signals, sample a corresponding amplified difference signal and an inverted amplified difference signal, amplify and center the samples about a common mode, and convert a corresponding amplified differential signal to digital values in a pipeline fashion. Bias adjustable features may be implemented to control a bandwidth, and clock rates may be adjustable to correspond to the bandwidth. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20110316339 | DISTRIBUTED POWER DELIVERY SCHEME FOR ON-DIE VOLTAGE SCALING - A high-speed low dropout (HS-LDO) voltage regulation circuit suitable to enable a power gate unit to produce a variable voltage signal based on the load of a processor is disclosed herein. In various embodiments, selection logic may dynamically enable or disable the HS-LDO circuit to allow the power gate unit to operate under a fully-on or fully-off mode. Other embodiments may be disclosed or claimed. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20130318387 | DISTRIBUTED POWER DELIVERY SCHEME FOR ON-DIE VOLTAGE SCALING - A high-speed low dropout (HS-LDO) voltage regulation circuit suitable to enable a power gate unit to produce a variable voltage signal based on the load of a processor is disclosed herein. In various embodiments, selection logic may dynamically enable or disable the HS-LDO circuit to allow the power gate unit to operate under a fully-on or fully-off mode. Other embodiments may be disclosed or claimed. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20140019654 | DYNAMIC LINK WIDTH ADJUSTMENT - Embodiments help dynamically configure the width of PCIe links and also determine how to best configure the appropriate link width. This helps avoid situations where PCIe links are almost always active even at very low traffic rates. Embodiments achieve these benefits based on, for example, run-time monitoring of bandwidth requirement for integrated and non-integrated ports located downstream for the PCIe controller. This provides power savings with little impact on performance. Other embodiments are discussed herein. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140095944 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING POWER AND LATENCY ON A LINK - An apparatus and method are disclosed to optimize the latency and the power of a link operating inside a processor-based system. The apparatus and method include a latency meter built into a queue that does not rely on a queue-depth threshold. The apparatus and method also include feedback logic that optimizes power reduction around an increasing latency target to react to sluggish re-provisioning behavior imposed by the physical properties of the link. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20150281237 | MULTINODE HUBS FOR TRUSTED COMPUTING - Embodiments of multinode hubs for trust operations are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a multinode hub may include a plurality of memory regions, a trapping module, and a trusted platform module (TPM) component. Each memory region may be associated with and receive trust operation data from a coherent computing node. The trapping module may generate trap notifications in response to accesses to the plurality of memory regions by the associated coherent computing nodes. The trap notifications may indicate which of the plurality of memory locations has been accessed, and the TPM component may process the trust operation data in a memory region indicated by a trap notification. Other embodiments may be disclosed and/or claimed. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150370661 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMIC NODE HEALING IN A MULTI-NODE ENVIRONMENT - Method and apparatus for dynamic Node healing in a Multi-Node environment. A multi-node platform controller hub (MN-PCH) is configured to support multiple nodes through use of dedicated interfaces and components and shared capabilities. Interfaces and components may be configured to be used by respective nodes, or may be configured to support enhanced resiliency as redundant primary and spare interfaces and components. In response to detecting a failing or failing primary interface or component, the MN-PCH automatically performs failover operations to replace the primary with the spare. Moreover, the failover operation is transparent to the operating systems running on the platform's nodes. | 12-24-2015 |
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| 20140093219 | Multiple Data Source Aggregation for Efficient Synchronous Multi-Device Media Consumption - Methods and systems for efficient synchronous playback among a group of devices using both locally and remotely stored data from one or more content providers are provided. A content identification and matching system can be used to identify local content on the group of devices and match the local content to content available from remotely available libraries. A control and content delivery system can be used to allow multiple devices to synchronously play content from local or remote sources as available. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20150258301 | SLEEP STATE MANAGEMENT BY SELECTING AND PRESENTING AUDIO CONTENT - Techniques for managing sleep states by selecting and presenting audio content are described. Disclosed are techniques for receiving data representing a sleep state, selecting a portion of audio content from a plurality of portions of audio content as a function of the sleep state, and causing presentation of an audio signal comprising the portion of audio content at a speaker. Audio content may be selected based on sleep states, such as sleep preparation, being asleep or sleeping, wakefulness, and the like. Audio content may be selected to facilitate sleep onset, sleep continuity, sleep awakening, and the like. Audio content may include white noise, noise cancellation, stating a user's name, presenting another message such as a recommendation, the news, or a user's schedule, a song or piece of music, and the like, and may be stored as a file, generated dynamically, and the like. | 09-17-2015 |
| 20150258415 | PHYSIOLOGICAL RATE COACHING BY MODIFYING MEDIA CONTENT BASED ON SENSOR DATA - Techniques for providing physiological rate coaching by modifying media content based on sensor data are described. Disclosed are techniques for receiving data representing a target physiological rate, selecting a subset of files having data representing media contents to be presented based on the target physiological rate, processing sensor data received from one or more sensors to determine a difference from the target physiological rate, and modifying a presentation of the subset of files based on the difference. In some examples, the rate of presentation is modified. In some examples, the presentation sequence is modified. In some examples, a fading in of one media content and a fading out of another media content may be presented. | 09-17-2015 |
| 20150302108 | COMPILATION OF ENCAPSULATED CONTENT FROM DISPARATE SOURCES OF CONTENT - Embodiments relate generally to electrical and electronic hardware, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, and media devices or wearable/mobile computing devices configured to facilitate presentation of content in a summarized form. More specifically, disclosed are systems, devices and methods to encapsulate or summarize a pool of content, such as music or audio tracks, in digest form. In some embodiments, a method may include identifying a pool of content as a function of a subset of parameters, selecting a subset of content from the pool based on one or more of the parameters to compile data representing encapsulated content, and forming data representing a digest of the pool of content including the compiled encapsulated content. Further, the method may include presenting the data representing the digest of the pool of content. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20160087928 | COLLABORATIVE AND INTERACTIVE QUEUING AND PLAYBACK OF CONTENT USING ELECTRONIC MESSAGING - An application (APP) executing in a processor of a host device, may receive an electronic message (EM) that may include a handle for an address associated with the host device or a user of the host device, and a data payload that identifies content to be played back on a media device in communication (e.g., wirelessly) with the host device. An electronic messaging service may receive EM's addressed to the handle and may broadcast (e.g., wirelessly) the EM's. EM's received by the host device may be parsed by the APP to extract the handle and data payload. Data in the data payload may be used to search a content source for content to be communicated (e.g., wirelessly) for playback on the media device. Content specified in data payloads of EM's from one or more client devices (e.g., smartphones, tablets, pads) may be queued for playback on the media device. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160117144 | COLLABORATIVE AND INTERACTIVE QUEUING OF CONTENT VIA ELECTRONIC MESSAGING AND BASED ON ATTRIBUTE DATA - An application (APP) executing in a processor of a host device, may receive an electronic message (EM) that may include a handle for an address associated with the host device or a user of the host device, and a data payload that identifies content to be played back on a media device in communication (e.g., wirelessly) with the host device. An electronic messaging service may receive EM's addressed to the handle and may broadcast (e.g., wirelessly) the EM's. EM's received by the host device may be parsed by the APP to extract the handle and data payload. Data in the data payload may be used to search a content source for content to be communicated (e.g., wirelessly) for playback on the media device. Content specified in data payloads of EM's from one or more client devices (e.g., smartphones, tablets, pads) may be queued for playback on the media device. | 04-28-2016 |
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| 20150018993 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUDIO PROCESSING USING ARBITRARY TRIGGERS - The present disclosure relates to audio processing for playback, and more particularly to processing audio files to provide a smooth transition between successive audio tracks during playback. According to some examples, a flow includes determining, with a computing device, a first audio characteristic of a first audio track and determining, with the computing device, a second audio characteristic of a second audio track. The flow can further include receiving, at the computing device, data representing a user-generated trigger. The flow further can determine a transition parameter, responsive to the user-generated trigger, for the first audio track and the second audio track based on one or more of the first audio characteristic and the second audio characteristic. Also, the flow can cause presentation of a transition from the first audio track to the second audio track. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150039644 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERSONALIZED RECOMMENDATION AND OPTIMIZATION OF PLAYLISTS AND THE PRESENTATION OF CONTENT - The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for recommending and/or optimizing a presentation of content as a function of activity related to consumed content, and more particularly to analysis of content and related data as a criteria for forming specific playlists based on a larger selection of content, and arranging the order of content within a playlist to form, for example, personalized, curated collections of content (e.g., curated “playlists”). According to some examples, a flow includes receiving, at a processor, a request for a list identifying audio content items, and accessing consumption data indicative of audio content consumed by one or more media devices associated with a user. The flow can also include identifying one or more lists identifying subsets of audio content items, determining an order of presentation, and providing the processor with data representing the one or more modified lists responsive to the request. | 02-05-2015 |
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| 20100207677 | LOW LATENCY FLOP CIRCUIT - A flop circuit comprises a precharge circuit for precharging a first node in response to an occurrence of a first phase of a timing signal, and a discharge circuit for conditionally discharging the first node in response to an occurrence of a second phase of the timing signal depending upon a data input signal. The flop circuit further comprises a voltage retention circuit, such as a latch, configured to store a retained logic value that depends upon a logic value present at the first node during at least a portion of the second phase of the timing signal, and an output circuit configured to generate an output signal that depends upon the data input signal. The output circuit may be configured to drive the output signal in a first logic state when the first node is discharged regardless of the retained logic value, and may be configured to drive the output signal in a logic state that depends upon the retained logic value when the first node is charged. In one particular embodiment, the output circuit is implemented using a NAND gate. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100277219 | Clock Gater with Test Features and Low Setup Time - A clock gater circuit comprises a plurality of transistors having source-drain connections forming a stack between a first node and a supply node. A given logical state on the first node causes a corresponding logical state on an output clock of the clock gater circuit. In one embodiment, a first transistor of the plurality of transistors has a gate coupled to receive an enable input signal. A second transistor is connected in parallel with the first transistor, and has a gate controlled responsive to a test input signal to ensure that the output clock is generated even if the enable input signal is not in an enabled state. In another embodiment, the plurality of transistors comprises a first transistor having a gate controlled responsive to a clock input of the clock gater circuit and a second transistor having a gate controlled responsive to an output of a delay circuit. The delay circuit comprises at least one inverter, wherein an input of the delay circuit is the clock input, and wherein a first inverter of the delay circuit is coupled to receive a test input signal and is configured to force a first logical state on an output of the first inverter responsive to an assertion of the test input signal. | 11-04-2010 |
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| 20140189021 | MINIMIZING THE EFFECTS OF EMAIL ATTACHMENTS ON COMMUNICATION NETWORKS - A first computer receives a first message that includes an electronic attachment from a second computer over a communications network. The first computer saves the electronic attachment in a storage device. The first computer removes the electronic attachment from the first message. The first computer adds a link to the first message; wherein the link permits access to download the saved electronic attachment. The first computer sends to a third computer the first message including the link that permits access to download the saved electronic attachment. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140344370 | ESTABLISHING SOCIAL NETWORK CONNECTIONS - A request to add at least a second user of a social network as a contact of a first user in the social network can be received. A social hierarchy indicating a hierarchical relationship between the first user and the second user can be accessed. Based on the hierarchical relationship between the first user and the second user, whether the second user must approve the request in order for the at least second user to be added as the contact of the first user in the social network can be determined. Responsive to determining that it is not required that the at least second user must approve the request in order for the at least second user to be added as the contact of the first user in the social network, the second user can be added as the contact of the first user in the social network without prompting the second user to approve the request. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20160134645 | IDENTIFYING AN IMPOSTER ACCOUNT IN A SOCIAL NETWORK - A method for identifying an imposter account in a social network includes a monitoring engine to monitor user accounts of a social network, an identifying engine to identify attributes associated with each of the user accounts of the social network, a matching engine to match the attributes associated with each of the user accounts of the social network, a determining engine to determine when one of the user accounts is an imposter account associated with identity theft of a victim account, a calculating engine to calculate a threshold, and an executing engine to execute an action against the identity theft of the victim account by the imposter account. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160134657 | IDENTIFYING AN IMPOSTER ACCOUNT IN A SOCIAL NETWORK - A system for identifying an imposter account in a social network includes a monitoring engine to monitor user accounts of a social network, an identifying engine to identify attributes associated with each of the user accounts of the social network, a matching engine to match the attributes associated with each of the user accounts of the social network, a determining engine to determine when one of the user accounts is an imposter account associated with identity theft of a victim account, a calculating engine to calculate a threshold, and an executing engine to execute an action against the identity theft of the victim account by the imposter account. | 05-12-2016 |
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| 20110137818 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECOMMENDING THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES - Systems and methods for recommending third party products and services. The method includes the steps of ranking the third party products and services based on one or more factors, and generating a user profile based on one or more user-related factors. Next, the method determined appropriate third party products and services based on the user's geographical location and filters the third party products and services based on the user profile and the user's geographical location. These filtered results are dynamically ranked based on the user profile, and personalization of the third party products and services. Finally, the method provides the ranked results pertinent to the end user's preferences, and the geographical location. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20130151368 | Systems and Methods for Recommending Third Party Products and Services - Systems and methods for recommending third party products and services. The method includes the steps of ranking the third party products and services based on one or more factors, and generating a user profile based on one or more user-related factors. Next, the method determined appropriate third party products and services based on the user's geographical location and filters the third party products and services based on the user profile and the user's geographical location. These filtered results are dynamically ranked based on the user profile, and personalization of the third party products and services. Finally, the method provides the ranked results pertinent to the end user's preferences, and the geographical location. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130151369 | Systems and Methods for Recommending Third Party Products and Services - Systems and methods for recommending third party products and services. The method includes the steps of ranking the third party products and services based on one or more factors, and generating a user profile based on one or more user-related factors. Next, the method determined appropriate third party products and services based on the user's geographical location and filters the third party products and services based on the user profile and the user's geographical location. These filtered results are dynamically ranked based on the user profile, and personalization of the third party products and services. Finally, the method provides the ranked results pertinent to the end user's preferences, and the geographical location. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130173418 | Systems and Methods for Recommending Third Party Products and Services - Systems and methods for recommending third party products and services. The method includes the steps of ranking the third party products and services based on one or more factors, and generating a user profile based on one or more user-related factors. Next, the method determined appropriate third party products and services based on the user's geographical location and filters the third party products and services based on the user profile and the user's geographical location. These filtered results are dynamically ranked based on the user profile, and personalization of the third party products and services. Finally, the method provides the ranked results pertinent to the end user's preferences, and the geographical location. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20150178804 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECOMMENDING THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES - Systems and methods for recommending third party products and services. The method includes the steps of ranking the third party products and services based on one or more factors, and generating a user profile based on one or more user-related factors. Next, the method determined appropriate third party products and services based on the user's geographical location and filters the third party products and services based on the user profile and the user's geographical location. These filtered results are dynamically ranked based on the user profile, and personalization of the third party products and services. Finally, the method provides the ranked results pertinent to the end user's preferences, and the geographical location. | 06-25-2015 |
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| 20140181778 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT OPTIMIZATION - A device may identify signal channels for connecting circuit blocks, where each circuit block is associated with a block implementation area corresponding to a substrate. The device may assign a channel priority to each of the signal channels based on at least one channel criteria. The device may allocate a channel implementation area, corresponding to the substrate, for each of a plurality of signal channels, based on the channel priority assigned to the signal channel and based on the block implementation areas. The device may generate an integrated circuit design comprising the channel implementation area allocated for each of the plurality of signal channels. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20150186560 | SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF COMBINING CMOS INVERTERS OF MULTIPLE DRIVE STRENGTHS TO CREATE TUNE-ABLE CLOCK INVERTERS OF VARIABLE DRIVE STRENGTHS IN HYBRID TREE-MESH CLOCK DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS - An electronic device fabrication tool uses only standard-size cells from a cell library to fabricate a clock distribution network on a semiconductor device, thereby reducing the cost of the fabrication process. Target clock drive strengths are determined to reduce skew along the clock-distribution network, and the standard size cells are combined to produce clock-driving components substantially equal to the target clock drive strengths. The cells are combined using VIA programming, by electrically coupling them by adding or removing vias connecting the cells. In hybrid tree-mesh clock distribution networks, VIA programming ensures that the binary tree portions of the network are not affected by the tuning. Preferably, the clock-driving elements are clock inverters or buffers, though other elements are able to be used to drive clock signals on the clock distribution network. | 07-02-2015 |
| 20150186583 | SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF TUNING CLOCK NETWORKS CONSTRUCTED USING VARIABLE DRIVE-STRENGTH CLOCK INVERTERS WITH VARIABLE DRIVE-STRENGTH CLOCK DRIVERS BUILT OUT OF A SMALLER SUBSET OF BASE CELLS - Clock networks constructed with variable drive strength clock drivers are prepared for tuning. The clock drivers are built from a smaller set of base standard cells. Locations of the input and output netlists of the macrocells are marked and reserved even through the extraction process. The macrocells are able to be flattened, generating a netlist with the base cells, and recombined during circuit simulation, thereby reducing the number of iterations, making the tuning flow more efficient. The clock network is initially tuned by adding or removing cross-links in the mesh to balance capacitive loads on each driver of the clock mesh. | 07-02-2015 |
| 20150186589 | SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF PLACING AND ROUTING CLOCK STATIONS USING VARIABLE DRIVE-STRENGTH CLOCK DRIVERS BUILT OUT OF A SMALLER SUBSET OF BASE CELLS FOR HYBRID TREE-MESH CLOCK DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS - Clock stations in a hybrid tree-mesh clock distribution network are placed and routed using placement information embedded in instance names of the macrocells that form the clock-distribution network. The instance name includes (X,Y) coordinate information corresponding to placement of the macrocell in the physical layout of the network design. Base cells in each macrocell are placed in a known deterministic arrangement, such as one on top of another in a layout of the clock distribution network, all at the same (X,Y) offset. Preferably, the base cells are all from a standard-cell library, thereby reducing design cost and debug. | 07-02-2015 |
