Wilson, San Francisco
Christopher Wilson, San Francisco, CA US
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20150370529 | USER INTERFACE FOR MANIPULATING USER INTERFACE OBJECTS WITH MAGNETIC PROPERTIES - The present disclosure relates to user interfaces for manipulating user interface objects. A device, including a display and a rotatable input mechanism, is described in relation to manipulating user interface objects. In some examples, the manipulation of the object is a scroll, zoom, or rotate of the object. In other examples, objects are selected in accordance with simulated magnetic properties. | 12-24-2015 |
20150379476 | REDUCED SIZE USER INTERFACE - Techniques for a displaying user interfaces screens of a calendar application include displaying different screens based on an input modality. The calendar application may respond differently to inputs from a touch-sensitive screen, inputs from a rotatable input mechanism, inputs having higher intensities, inputs having lower intensities, and so forth. | 12-31-2015 |
Christopher W. Wilson, San Francisco, CA US
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20140005113 | TREATMENT OF DISORDERS WITH ALTERED VASCULAR BARRIER FUNCTION | 01-02-2014 |
20150366930 | TREATMENT OF DISORDERS WITH ALTERED VASCULAR BARRIER FUNCTION - The present invention provides methods of using RASIP1 agonists and antagonists to modulate vascular barrier function and regulate new vessel formation, and to treat related disorders. | 12-24-2015 |
Daniel Wilson, San Francisco, CA US
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20140181469 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION WITHIN EMBEDDED SYSTEMS - Methods and apparatus for managing connections between multiple internal integrated circuits (ICs) of, for example, a high-speed internal device interface. Improved schemes for coordination of connection and disconnection events, and/or suspension and resumption of operation for a High-Speed Inter-Chip™ (HSIC) interface are disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment, a “device”-initiated and “host”-initiated connect/disconnect procedure is disclosed, that provides improved timing, synchronization, and power consumption. | 06-26-2014 |
Daniel B. Wilson, San Francisco, CA US
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20140013137 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUSPENDING IDLE DEVICES - A method for suspending an idle device includes receiving, by a processor, an indication that a device having a communication channel is connected to a host device. The method then includes determining a first timeout value associated with the communication channel and a second timeout value associated with the first device. The first timeout value corresponds to an amount of time allotted for an operation to complete in the communication channel, and the second timeout value corresponds to an amount of time allotted for the device to be designated as idle before the device is suspended. The device is determined to be idle when the operation is pending in the communication channel for an amount of time that is greater than the first timeout value. The device is suspended when the device has been idle for an amount of time that is greater than the second timeout value. | 01-09-2014 |
David M. Wilson, San Francisco, CA US
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20130149250 | HYPERPOLARIZED AGENTS FOR MRI CHARACTERIZATION OF REDOX SYSTEMS IN VIVO - The present invention provides a MRI probe of use in detecting and characterizing redox systems in vivo. Also provided are methods of using the probe in MR imaging experiments for diagnosis of disease in a subject, for drug discovery and for probing the redox states of biological systems in vitro. | 06-13-2013 |
Diana D. Wilson, San Francisco, CA US
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20100306821 | ACCOUNT-RECOVERY TECHNIQUE - Embodiments of a computer system, a method, and a computer-program product (e.g., software) for use with the computer system are described. These embodiments may be used to evaluate a user request to regain control of an online account. For example, the user request may be submitted online using a web page, and may include information that establishes the user's identity or that substantiates that the user is the owner of the online account, such as a history of recent activities associated with the online account. This information may be evaluated by comparing it to stored information associated with the online account, such as a stored history of recent activities or one or more locations of a registered user when the registered user previously accessed the online account. After evaluating the user request, remedial action may be performed. | 12-02-2010 |
Donald R. Wilson, San Francisco, CA US
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20120165626 | DEVICES, METHODS, AND KITS FOR DETERMINING ANALYTE CONCENTRATIONS - Devices, methods, and kits for measuring or otherwise evaluating the concentration of one or more analytes in a body fluid are described. The devices, methods, and/or kits may be non-invasive. In some variations, a method for measuring the concentration of an analyte in sweat of a subject may comprise contacting a colorimetric membrane with a skin surface of the subject so that the membrane collects a volume of sweat from the skin surface, and analyzing the colorimetric membrane to determine the concentration of the analyte in the collected volume of sweat. | 06-28-2012 |
Eric Wilson, San Francisco, CA US
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20120143870 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR AGGREGATING ON-DEMAND DATABASE SERVICE DATA - In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for aggregating on-demand database service data. These mechanisms and methods for aggregating on-demand database service data can enable embodiments to more flexibly summarize data. The ability of embodiments to provide such feature may lead to enhanced aggregation features which may be used for providing more effective ways of summarizing data. | 06-07-2012 |
Evan Wilson, San Francisco, CA US
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20150102879 | WIRELESS ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE - A magnetic coupling system for electromagnetically connecting an electric device to a mounting system, including: a first interface comprising a first plurality of magnetic elements and a first induction coil defining a first central axis, the first interface connected to the electric device; and a second interface comprising a second plurality of magnetic elements and a second induction coil defining a second central axis, the second interface connected to the mounting system, wherein magnetic attraction between the first and second plurality of magnetic elements biases the first interface toward the second interface and transiently retains the first and second induction coils in a substantially coaxial relationship. | 04-16-2015 |
20150286391 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SMART WATCH NAVIGATION - A method for smartwatch control, including: displaying content from a first content stream at face of the smartwatch, the face including a touchscreen coaxially arranged with a display; tracking a user gesture at the touchscreen; in response to user gesture categorization as a radially inward gesture, setting a second content stream as active, wherein the second content stream is different from the first content stream; and in response to user gesture categorization as a radially outward gesture, determining a direction of the user gesture, in response to the direction being a first direction, performing a positive action on the displayed content and in response to the direction being a second direction opposing the first, performing a negative action on the displayed content. | 10-08-2015 |
Gordon Wilson, San Francisco, CA US
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20080310027 | Light Source - An apparatus for coupling radiation of individual laser diode emitters into a common optical fiber is disclosed. The radiation is collimated along fast axis and combined by using crossed pairs of flat mirrors. The combined beams are collimated by a common slow axis collimating lens. The laser diode emitters are disposed on both sides of an optical axis of the slow axis collimating lens such that the optical path lengths from the emitters to the slow axis collimating lens are equal. | 12-18-2008 |
20090074265 | IMAGING REVIEW AND NAVIGATION WORKSTATION SYSTEM - An imaging review system that displays sequences of in-vivo panoramic images stitched together into a single video while providing edit/review/location information of the individual images within the body being imaged. | 03-19-2009 |
20090278921 | Image Stabilization of Video Play Back - Systems and methods are provided for compensating motion fluctuation and luminance in video data from a capsule camera system. The capsule camera system moves through the GI tract under the action of peristalsis and records images of the intestinal walls. The gut itself contracts and expands but exhibits little net movement. The capsule's movement is episodic and jerky. It typically pitches, rolls, and yaws. Its average motion is forward, but it also moves backward and from side to side along the way. Luminance fluctuation and other luminance artifacts also exist in the captured capsule video. Motion and luminance compensation for the capsule video will improve the visual quality of the compensated video. | 11-12-2009 |
20100073459 | FOLDED IMAGER - An optical imaging system which produces large field of view with a folded image. | 03-25-2010 |
20110001789 | IMAGING SYSTEM HAVING A FOLDED OPTICAL AXIS - An optical imaging system having a folded optical axis. | 01-06-2011 |
20110249105 | In Vivo Autonomous Camera with On-Board Data Storage or Digital Wireless Transmission in Regulatory Approved Band - A capsule camera apparatus includes a swallowable housing, a light source within the housing, a camera within the housing for capturing a first digital image and a second digital image of a view of the camera illuminated by the light source, a motion detector that detects a motion of the housing the first digital image and the second digital image, and a motion evaluator that selects a disposition of the second digital image, based on a metric on the motion. The disposition may include writing the second image into an archival storage or providing the second digital image to the outside by a wireless communication link. | 10-13-2011 |
20130020470 | CAMERA SYSTEM WITH MULTIPLE PIXEL ARRAYS ON A CHIP - An integrated circuit for capturing panoramic image is disclosed. The integrated circuit comprises a plurality of pixel arrays fabricated on a common substrate, wherein each pixel array being positioned to capture an image to be projected thereon, and wherein the orientation of each pixel array is rotated to match with the orientation of the image projected thereon. The integrated circuit also includes readout circuits coupled to the pixel arrays for reading electrical signals corresponding to the images captured from the pixel arrays. In one embodiment, the plurality of pixel arrays corresponds to four pixel arrays and the orientation of said each pixel array is substantially 90° apart from a neighboring pixel array. The integrated circuit further comprises a timing and control circuit, wherein the timing and control circuit is for controlling said one or more readout circuits and the plurality of pixel arrays. | 01-24-2013 |
20150163482 | METHODS TO COMPENSATE MANUFACTURING VARIATIONS AND DESIGN IMPERFECTIONS IN A CAPSULE CAMERA - A method characterizes manufacturing imperfections in a camera and variations in its operating environment to allow images captured by the camera to be compensated for these defects. The method includes: (a) illuminating a field of view of the optical elements under a controlled condition; (b) exposing multiple images onto the image sensor under the controlled condition; (c) extracting from the multiple images parameter values for pixels of the image sensor; and (d) compensating images taken subsequently in the camera using the parameter values. The controlled condition includes an external light source for illumination, and the image sensor is sensitive to color components. | 06-11-2015 |
20150237241 | CAPSULE ENDOSCOPE - A capsule endoscope having a folded optical imager resting upon a coverglass overlying a sensor such that such that the sensor is substantially at the image plane of the imager and an image may be formed on the sensor. | 08-20-2015 |
20150373288 | METHODS TO COMPENSATE MANUFACTURING VARIATIONS AND DESIGN IMPERFECTIONS IN A DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes (a) a non-volatile memory containing corrective data for compensating input image data received; (b) display hardware receiving control and data signals for displaying an image; and (c) an image processing circuit that retrieves the corrective data from the non-volatile memory to generate the data signals for the display hardware, after applying the corrective data to each color component of each pixel in the input image data. | 12-24-2015 |
Gordon C. Wilson, San Francisco, CA US
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20090135245 | CAMERA SYSTEM WITH MULTIPLE PIXEL ARRAYS ON A CHIP - A camera system uses one or more image sensor IC chips each having multiple pixel arrays on the same semiconductor substrate (i.e., “multiple pixel arrays on a chip”). In one embodiment, such a camera system includes: (a) optical components that create multiple images in close physical proximity of each other (e.g., within a few millimeters or centimeters); and (b) a single sensor substrate (“chip”) containing multiple 2-dimensional pixel arrays that are aligned to capture these multiple images, so as to convert the multiple images into electrical signal. The pixel arrays can be manufactured using a CCD or a CMOS compatible process. For manufacturing reasons, such a chip is typically two centimeters or less on a side. However, large chips can also be made. Optional electronic components for further signal processing of the captured images may be formed either on the sensor chip (i.e., in a “system-on-a-chip” implementation), or in a separate back-end application specific integrated circuit (ASIC). In addition, digital storage components, display elements, and wired or wireless communication links may also be included in any suitable combination to allow review and further processing of the captured images. | 05-28-2009 |
20090306474 | IN VIVO CAMERA WITH MULTIPLE SOURCES TO ILLUMINATE TISSUE AT DIFFERENT DISTANCES - An in vivo endoscope illuminates tissue using multiple sources. Light from a short-range source exits a tubular wall of the endoscope through a first illumination region that overlaps an imaging region, and the light returns through the imaging region after reflection by tissue, to form an image in a camera. Light from a long-range source exits the tubular wall through a second illumination region that does not overlap the imaging region. The endoscope of some embodiments includes a mirror, and light from an emitter for the short-range source is split and reaches the first illumination region from both sides of an optical axis of the camera. Illuminating the first illumination region with split fractions of light results in greater uniformity of illumination, than illuminating directly with an un-split beam. The energy generated by each source is changed depending on distance of the tissue to be imaged. | 12-10-2009 |
20100220180 | Capture Control for in vivo Camera - Systems and methods are provided for capture control of video data from a capsule camera system having an on-board storage or wireless transmission. The capsule camera system moves through the GI tract under the action of peristalsis and records images of the intestinal walls. For some periods of time, the capsule camera system may move very slowly and there are little differences in the image data between different frames. These frames can be designated for discard to conserve storage space or conserve power. A capsule control processing unit is incorporated to evaluate motion metric based on image data associated with a current frame and a previous frame. A decision is made based on a profile of the motion metric to select an operation mode from a group comprising Capture Mode and Conservation Mode. The capsule camera system is then operated according to the selected operation mode. | 09-02-2010 |
20110085021 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAY OF PANORAMIC CAPSULE IMAGES - Systems and methods are provided for displaying images captured from a panoramic capsule camera system. The panoramic images typically have a very wide aspect ratio and may cause fatigue when viewed by a diagnostician over an extended period on a display. The images taken by a capsule camera through the GI track may take a couple of hours or more to view at a typical frame rate of 30 frames per second or whatever rate that's deemed appropriate. The present invention discloses methods and systems that divide a sequence from panoramic capsule camera into multiple member sequences and form an aggregated video. The aggregated video not only makes viewing more comfortable, but also speeds up viewing time. | 04-14-2011 |
20110319749 | System and Method for Determining Medical Capsule Location inside a Human Body - Systems and methods are provided for capsule location determination. There is a need to estimate the capsule location in a living body for drug dispensing, correlating capsule images with actual tract location and other purposes. A capsule location determining system is disclosed which comprises a plurality of sensing devices and a base station. Each sensing device comprises a radiating element to radiate an inducing signal, a generating circuit to provide a patterned signal to drive the radiating element, a sensing element to sense the induced field and a receiving circuit to provide a recovered signal. The base station estimates the capsule location based on a time profile of collected information related to the recovered signals from all sensing devices. Methods associated with the capsule location determining systems are also disclosed. | 12-29-2011 |
20120086771 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAY OF PANORAMIC CAPSULE IMAGES - Systems and methods are provided for displaying images captured from a panoramic capsule camera system. In one embodiment according to the invention, multiple sub-image sets are generated using a sub-image set window on the panoramic image by cyclically shifting the panoramic image. The multiple sub-image sets are then displayed in multiple display windows. In another embodiment according to the invention, the sub-image set in every other display window is flipped horizontally, vertically or both horizontally and vertically. | 04-12-2012 |
20120101481 | Device for Capsule Retrieval - A collection device for retrieving a medical capsule discharges from the anus of a patient is disclosed. Medical capsules have been widely used for monitoring and diagnostic purposes. The capsule has to be retrieved to obtain the on-board data or for reuse of the capsule. Accordingly, cost effective, easy-to-deploy, and comfortable-to-use collection devices are disclosed for retrieving the capsule. The capsule collection device for retrieving a capsule discharged from anus of a patient into a bowl comprises a capture device to capture the capsule and to pass feces discharged from the anus, and a wand to pick up the capsule. A collapsible capture device is also disclosure which comprises a flange to adapt to a rim of the bowl, a sifting piece to separate the capsule from the feces, and a collapsible side walls to couple the sifting piece to the capture opening of the flange. Furthermore, a wand having ejection capability for ejecting a picked capsule is disclosed. | 04-26-2012 |
20120301124 | System and Method for Capsule Camera with On-Board Storage - A capsule camera with on-board storage to archive the captured images in on-board non-volatile memory is disclosed. The capsule camera with on-board storage comprises multiple chips including a system processing chip and one or more non-volatile memory chips, where the system processing chip includes a compression module to compress images captured. If the multiple chips use individual chip packages and are disposed on respective printed circuit boards according to a conventional approach, it would require too much space to fit the multiple chips into the capsule camera housing. Accordingly, a capsule camera embodying the present invention is disclosed where the capsule camera integrates an image sensor, a light source, at least one system processing chip comprising compression module, one or more non-volatile memory chips and a battery into a housing, wherein the at least one system processing chip and said one or more non-volatile memory chips are disposed vertically in a multiple chip assembly. | 11-29-2012 |
20130129334 | System and Method for Capsule Camera with On-Board Storage - A capsule camera with on-board storage to archive the captured images in on-board non-volatile memory is disclosed. The capsule camera with on-board storage comprises multiple chips including a system processing chip and one or more non-volatile memory chips, where the system processing chip includes a compression module to compress images captured. If the multiple chips use individual chip packages and are disposed on respective printed circuit boards according to a conventional approach, it would require too much space to fit the multiple chips into the capsule camera housing. Accordingly, a capsule camera embodying the present invention is disclosed where the capsule camera integrates an image sensor, a light source, at least one system processing chip comprising compression module, one or more non-volatile memory chips and a battery into a housing, wherein the at least one system processing chip and said one or more non-volatile memory chips are disposed vertically in a multiple chip assembly. | 05-23-2013 |
20130168272 | Device for Capsule Retrieval - A collection device for retrieving a medical capsule discharges from the anus of a patient is disclosed. Medical capsules have been widely used for monitoring and diagnostic purposes. The capsule has to be retrieved to obtain the on-board data or for reuse of the capsule. Accordingly, cost effective, easy-to-deploy, and comfortable-to-use collection devices are disclosed for retrieving the capsule. The capsule collection device for retrieving a capsule discharged from anus of a patient into a bowl comprises a capture device to capture the capsule and to pass feces discharged from the anus, and a wand to pick up the capsule. A collapsible capture device is also disclosure which comprises a flange to adapt to a rim of the bowl, a sifting piece to separate the capsule from the feces, and a collapsible side walls to couple the sifting piece to the capture opening of the flange. Furthermore, a wand having ejection capability for ejecting a picked capsule is disclosed. | 07-04-2013 |
20130311885 | System and Method for Displaying Annotated Capsule Images - A method and system for displaying images captured by an in vivo imaging device are disclosed. Embodiments according to the present invention display image sequence data in a first display area. When a first annotated image is displayed in the first display area, a first thumbnail image in a second display area corresponding to the first annotated image is replaced to indicate an occurring correspondence between the first annotated image and the first thumbnail image corresponding to the first annotated image being displayed. In one embodiment, the method further comprises displaying the first thumbnail image in the second display area when one other image of the image sequence data is displayed in the first display area after the first annotated image is displayed. | 11-21-2013 |
20140028820 | System and Method for Display of Capsule Images and Associated Information - Method and system are provided for displaying images captured from a capsule camera system. In one embodiment of the present invention, annotation data associated with image sequence data is used to derive navigation guide for the images. The navigation guide comprises a series of part representations corresponding to the images, and wherein one color is selected for each of the series of part representations. In another embodiment of the present invention, the intensity of the image sequence data is used to derive the navigation guide, which comprises a series of intensity profiles corresponding to the images. Various ways to derive the intensity profile are disclosed. | 01-30-2014 |
20140128675 | Vivo CAMERA WITH MULTIPLE SOURCES TO ILLUMINATE TISSUE AT DIFFERENT DISTANCES - An in vivo endoscope illuminates tissue using multiple sources. Light from a short-range source exits a tubular wall of the endoscope through a first illumination region that overlaps an imaging region, and the light returns through the imaging region after reflection by tissue, to form an image in a camera. Light from a long-range source exits the tubular wall through a second illumination region that does not overlap the imaging region. The endoscope of some embodiments includes a mirror, and light from an emitter for the short-range source is split and reaches the first illumination region from both sides of an optical axis of the camera. Illuminating the first illumination region with split fractions of light results in greater uniformity of illumination, than illuminating directly with an un-split beam. The energy generated by each source is changed depending on distance of the tissue to be imaged. | 05-08-2014 |
20140221741 | Self Assembly of In-Vivo Capsule System - An in-vivo self-assembly capsule system is disclosed, where the in-vivo capsule system comprises a first primary capsule, at least one second capsule, and a self-connection means for connecting the first primary capsule and said at least one second capsule by providing holding force when the first primary capsule and said at least one second capsule are in contact in human GI tract. The self-connection means comprises an interlocking means disposed on the first primary capsule and said at least one second capsule. The interlocking means may correspond to hooks disposed on one connecting side and loops disposed on another connecting side, or hooks disposed on both connecting sides. The interlocking means may also correspond to a first magnet and an interaction piece affixed to two corresponding capsules respectively, and the interaction piece corresponds to a second magnet or a ferromagnetic component. | 08-07-2014 |
20140323804 | Inductive Powering Apparatus for Capsule Device - A capsule device with an inductive powering apparatus is disclosed. The capsule device comprises a secondary coil to generate an induced secondary voltage when a first alternating magnetic field is coupled to the secondary coil externally. Embodiments of the present invention utilize a power conversion device to convert the induced secondary voltage into a DC output voltage for the capsule device. In particular, the power conversion device comprises a voltage booster to generate the DC voltage from a lower induced secondary voltage. Accordingly, the system can be operated using a lower secondary voltage, which will reduce the influence of magnetic flux on the circuit boards inside the capsule. | 10-30-2014 |
20140357949 | POWER SOURCE CONTROL FOR MEDICAL CAPSULES - A power source apparatus and a system incorporating said power source for medical capsules are disclosed. Embodiments of the present invention allow the medical capsule to enable/disable electrical power supplied to a sub-system in the capsule device without special tools and/or skills after the medical capsule is manufactured. In one embodiment, the power source apparatus comprises a plunger responsive to a magnetic field, a spring to interact with the plunger, a battery and a control piece. The plunger is moved between first and second positions according to a magnetic field applied externally. Accordingly, the control piece enables or disables the power depending on the plunger positions. In another embodiment, a capsule system uses an electrical interconnect with pressure contacts between the power source and the capsule sub-system connecting the second circuit board to the power-output nodes. | 12-04-2014 |
20140364688 | Capsule Orientation Detection for Capsule Docking System with Inductive Power Drive Circuit - A capsule endoscopic system is disclosed for receiving data from a capsule device and providing inductive power to the capsule device wirelessly, where the capsule endoscopic system incorporates a feature to automatically protect the capsule device and the docking device from damage if the capsule device is docked in a backward orientation. In one embodiment, the docking device comprises a current sense circuit to detect the current flowing through the primary coil or primary drive circuit. The occurrence of wrong orientation can be detected from the current. A detection/control circuit can be used to provide the needed control in order to prevent damage to the system. In another embodiment, a resonant circuit comprising a capacitor and the primary coil is used to provide the needed protection when the capsule device is docked with a wrong orientation. | 12-11-2014 |
20150105617 | In Vivo CAMERA WITH MULTIPLE SOURCES TO ILLUMINATE TISSUE AT DIFFERENT DISTANCES - An in vivo endoscope illuminates tissue using multiple sources. Light from a short-range source exits a tubular wall of the endoscope through a first illumination region that overlaps an imaging region, and the light returns through the imaging region after reflection by tissue, to form an image in a camera. Light from a long-range source exits the tubular wall through a second illumination region that does not overlap the imaging region. The endoscope of some embodiments includes a mirror, and light from an emitter for the short-range source is split and reaches the first illumination region from both sides of an optical axis of the camera. Illuminating the first illumination region with split fractions of light results in greater uniformity of illumination, than illuminating directly with an un-split beam. The energy generated by each source is changed depending on distance of the tissue to be imaged. | 04-16-2015 |
20150119643 | In Vivo CAMERA WITH MULTIPLE SOURCES TO ILLUMINATE TISSUE AT DIFFERENT DISTANCES - An in vivo endoscope illuminates tissue using multiple sources. Light from a short-range source exits a tubular wall of the endoscope through a first illumination region that overlaps an imaging region, and the light returns through the imaging region after reflection by tissue, to form an image in a camera. Light from a long-range source exits the tubular wall through a second illumination region that does not overlap the imaging region. The endoscope of some embodiments includes a mirror, and light from an emitter for the short-range source is split and reaches the first illumination region from both sides of an optical axis of the camera. Illuminating the first illumination region with split fractions of light results in greater uniformity of illumination, than illuminating directly with an un-split beam. The energy generated by each source is changed depending on distance of the tissue to be imaged. | 04-30-2015 |
20150141752 | Optical Wireless Docking System for Capsule Camera - A capsule endoscopic system with wireless docking device is disclosed, where the system comprises a capsule device and a docking device for receiving the data from the capsule device. The docking device supplies power to the capsule device and retrieves data from the capsule device wirelessly. The capsule device comprises an archival memory to store data captured inside a body lumen by the capsule device, a wireless transmitter to transmit the stored data, a secondary coil. The docking device comprises a primary coil to generate an alternating magnetic field, wherein the magnetic field is coupled to the secondary coil to supply power to the capsule device wirelessly when the capsule device is docked in the docking device and a wireless receiver to receive the data from the capsule device. The wireless link can be a radio frequency (RF) link or an optical link. | 05-21-2015 |
20150148599 | CAPSULE ENDOSCOPIC DOCKING SYSTEM - A capsule endoscopic system is disclosed, wherein the system comprises a capsule endoscope, a docking station, second circuits and contact means to cause the second circuits connected to first circuits inside the capsule endoscope when the capsule endoscope is docked in the docking station in a first rotational orientation and in a second rotational orientation. The capsule endoscope comprises a capsule housing, the first circuits, and first contacts disposed fixedly on or through the capsule housing, wherein the first contacts are connected to the first circuits. The docking station comprises one or more second contacts. The docking station also includes a docking bay to receive the capsule endoscope. The second contacts are configured to contact the first contacts and to cause the first circuits to connect to the second circuits when the capsule endoscope is docked in the first rotational orientation and the second rotational orientation. | 05-28-2015 |
Harold J. Wilson, San Francisco, CA US
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Heather Lee Wilson, San Francisco, CA US
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20140330764 | BATTERY DRAIN ANALYSIS AND PREDICTION FOR WIRELESS DEVICES - Technologies for wireless device battery analysis and prediction are disclosed. A described technology includes extracting first attributes associated with first applications; collecting data samples from wireless devices that are configured to execute one or more of the first applications, each of the data samples including (i) one or more application identifiers identifying one or more processes executing on a wireless device during a time duration, and (ii) battery drain information associated with the time duration; determining battery usage characteristics of the extracted first attributes based on correlations among a portion of the data samples; extracting second attribute(s) associated with a second application; identifying one or more of the extracted first attributes that correspond respectively to the second attribute(s); and using one or more of the determined battery usage characteristics that correspond respectively to the one or more identified first attributes to determine a battery usage profile for the second application. | 11-06-2014 |
James Wilson, San Francisco, CA US
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20140057184 | Systems and Methods for Suppressing Chromium Poisoning in Fuel Cells - A fuel cell assembly includes a fuel cell stack including a plurality of fuel cells, an incoming oxidizing gas flow path configured to deliver an oxidizing gas to the plurality of fuel cells, and a chromium-getter material located in the incoming oxidizing flow path. A fuel cell includes an electrolyte, a cathode electrode on a first side of the electrolyte, an anode electrode on a second side of the electrolyte, and a chromium-getter material on the cathode electrode. | 02-27-2014 |
James Arthur Wilson, San Francisco, CA US
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20150052067 | REMOTE SUPPORT OF COMPUTING DEVICES - A customer support application provides screen sharing of the user's computing device with a remote customer support agent, thereby enabling the customer support agent to view the content displayed on the user's device. The customer support agent can provide guidance to the user by transmitting support content back to the user's computing device, where the support content is displayed as an overlay on top of the user's normal user interface content. The screen sharing and support content may be supplemented with live audio and video communications between the user and the remote customer support agent, and the multiple modes of communication may be prioritized to maintain quality in the preferred communication mode. | 02-19-2015 |
James M. Wilson, San Francisco, CA US
Jason Wilson, San Francisco, CA US
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20080313440 | SWITCHING TO ORIGINAL CODE COMPARISON OF MODIFIABLE CODE FOR TRANSLATED CODE VALIDITY WHEN FREQUENCY OF DETECTING MEMORY OVERWRITES EXCEEDS THRESHOLD - A method of translating instructions from a target instruction set to a host instruction set. In one embodiment, a plurality of first target instructions is translated into a plurality of first host instructions. After the translation, it is determined whether the plurality of first target instructions has changed. A copy of a second plurality of target instructions is stored and compared with the plurality of first target instructions if the determining slows the operation of the computer system. After comparing, the plurality of first host instructions is invalidated if there is a mismatch. According to one embodiment, the storing, the comparing and the invaliding is initiated when the determining indicates that a page contains at least one change to the plurality of first target instructions. In one embodiment, the determining is by examining a bit indicator associated with a memory location of the plurality of first target instructions. | 12-18-2008 |
20120036502 | CONSISTENCY CHECKING FOR TRANSLATED INTRUCTIONS - In one embodiment, after translating a plurality of target instructions from a target memory location into a plurality of host instructions, a write operation to a target memory portion which includes said target memory location is detected. In response to the detecting, a copy of the target instructions is stored in a host memory. In response to an attempt to execute the host instructions, the copy is compared with a plurality of current target instructions presently stored in the target memory location. Further, in response to a mismatch based on the comparison, the host instructions are disabled. | 02-09-2012 |
Joann Wilson, San Francisco, CA US
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20110003812 | Human Adam-10 Inhibitors - Magnesium salts/complexes of compounds useful for inhibiting the ADAM-IO protein and methods of making and purifying them are provided. Further provided are compositions comprising magnesium salts/complexes of the compounds in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The compounds well as such compositions comprising them are useful for the treatment of cancer, arthritis, diseases related to angiogenesis, such as renal diseases, heart diseases, such as heart failure, atherosclerosis, and stroke, inflammation, ulcer, infertility, scleroderma, endometriosis, mesothelioma, and diabetes. In addition, methods of treating forms of cancer, arthritis, and diseases related to angiogenesis in which ADAM-10 plays a critical role are provided. | 01-06-2011 |
Jo Ann Wilson, San Francisco, CA US
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20130030172 | Methods of Preparing Quinoline Derivatives - Methods of preparing compounds of formula i(1): | 01-31-2013 |
20130197230 | METHODS OF PREPARING QUINOLINE DERIVATIVES - Methods of preparing compounds of formula i(1): | 08-01-2013 |
20130330377 | C-Met Modulator Pharmaceutical Compositions - Pharmaceutical compositions and unit dosage forms comprising Compound I are disclosed. | 12-12-2013 |
20130337015 | C-Met Modulator Pharmaceutical Compositions - Pharmaceutical compositions and unit dosage forms comprising Compound I are disclosed. | 12-19-2013 |
20140186407 | C-Met Modulator Pharmaceutical Compositions - Pharmaceutical compositions and unit dosage forms comprising Compound I are disclosed. | 07-03-2014 |
20140200242 | Processes for Preparing Quinoline Compounds and Pharmaceutical Compositions Containing Such Compounds - The present invention is directed to processes for making and compositions containing quinolines such as formula I or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof wherein: X1 is H, Br, CI, or X2 is H, Br, CI, or n1 is 1-2; and n2 is 1-2. | 07-17-2014 |
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John Alexander Wilson, San Francisco, CA US
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20150228244 | COMPUTING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A COMPUTING SYSTEM - According to various embodiments, a computing system may be provided. The computing system may include: a circuit configured to operate at a plurality of operation frequencies; a graphics output configured to output image data for display; a rate determiner configured to determine a frame rate of the graphics output; and a frequency setter configured to set an operation frequency of the circuit based on the determined frame rate. | 08-13-2015 |
Maria E. Wilson, San Francisco, CA US
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20090054475 | HETEROCYCLIC RECEPTOR AGONISTS FOR THE TREATMENT OF DIABETES AND METABOLIC DISORDERS - Compounds and methods are provided for the treatment of, inter alia, Type II diabetes and other diseases associated with poor glycemic control. The compounds of the invention are orally active. | 02-26-2009 |
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20140024830 | HETEROCYCLIC RECEPTOR AGONISTS FOR THE TREATMENT OF DIABETES AND METABOLIC DISORDERS - Compounds and methods are provided for the treatment of, inter alia, Type II diabetes and other diseases associated with poor glycemic control. The compounds of the invention are orally active. | 01-23-2014 |
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Mark W. Wilson, San Francisco, CA US
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20150305850 | In Vivo Positionable Filtration Devices and Methods Related Thereto - In vivo positionable filtration devices are provided that filter one or more therapeutic agents in blood flowing in a blood vessel. The filtration devices include an elongated member and a filtering component coupled to the elongated member. The elongated member and the filtering component are dimensioned for positioning within a blood vessel of a human or non-human animal. Further, the filtering component includes a filtration material to filter the one or more therapeutic agents from blood. Methods of in vivo filtration of one or more therapeutic agents are also provided. The methods include positioning a filtration device in a blood vessel of a body of a human or non-human animal, and administering a therapeutic agent upstream from the target tissue site to direct flow of the therapeutic agent to the target tissue site and then to the filtration device. The filtration device is positioned downstream from a target tissue site. | 10-29-2015 |
Matt Wilson, San Francisco, CA US
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20110084147 | Systems and methods for passive identification circuitry - A new approach is proposed that contemplates systems and methods to enable an individual to complete a financial transaction by swiping a magnetic stripe card through a card reader connected to a mobile device. The size of the card reader is miniaturized to be portable for connection with the mobile device. The card reader is configured to reliably read data encoded in a magnetic strip of the card with minimum error in a single swipe and provide a signal that corresponds to the data read to the mobile device, which then decodes the incoming signal from the card reader and acts as a point-of-sale device to complete the financial transaction. Such an approach enables a person to become either a micro-merchant (payee) or a buyer/customer (payer) without having to purchase expensive card reader devices or software. | 04-14-2011 |
20140034728 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PASSIVE IDENTIFICATION CIRCUITRY - A card reader includes a read head in a housing. A jack is coupled to the housing and adapted to be inserted into a microphone input associated with a mobile device. An electronic system includes a card reader circuit, a communication system, a monitor system to manage card reader behavior between power cycles, a pathway system and a power subsystem that in operation receives a bias voltage from a mobile device | 02-06-2014 |
Matthew Wilson, San Francisco, CA US
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20130132274 | CARDLESS PAYMENT TRANSACTIONS - A method of processing a transaction between a customer and a merchant includes receiving from a mobile device of the customer or from another device of the customer an indication of consent to perform a cardless payment transaction with the merchant, receiving from the mobile device an indication that the customer is within a predetermined distance of the merchant, after receiving both the indication of consent and the indication that the customer is within the predetermined distance, sending to a computer system of the merchant an indication of the presence of the customer and personal identifying information for the customer, receiving data indicating a transaction between the customer and the merchant, and submitting the transaction to a financial service for authorization. | 05-23-2013 |
20130159119 | CARDLESS PAYMENT TRANSACTIONS - A method that includes obtaining a current location of a mobile device of a customer; sending the current location to a cardless payment system; determining whether to send, to the cardless payment system, an indication of consent to perform a cardless payment transaction with the merchant; displaying on the mobile device whether the merchant is authorized to perform a cardless payment transaction with the customer. | 06-20-2013 |
20140012689 | AUTHORIZATION OF CARDLESS PAYMENT TRANSACTIONS - A method of processing a transaction between a customer and a merchant includes receiving from a mobile device of the customer or from another device of the customer an indication of consent to perform a cardless payment transaction with the merchant, receiving from the mobile device an indication that the customer is within a predetermined distance of the merchant, after receiving both the indication of consent and the indication that the customer is within the predetermined distance, sending to a computer system of the merchant an indication of the presence of the customer and personal identifying information for the customer, receiving data indicating a transaction between the customer and the merchant, and submitting the transaction to a financial service for authorization. | 01-09-2014 |
20140012757 | AUTHORIZATION OF CARDLESS PAYMENT TRANSACTIONS - A method of processing a transaction between a customer and a merchant includes receiving from a mobile device of the customer or from another device of the customer an indication of consent to perform a cardless payment transaction with the merchant, receiving from the mobile device an indication that the customer is within a predetermined distance of the merchant, after receiving both the indication of consent and the indication that the customer is within the predetermined distance, sending to a computer system of the merchant an indication of the presence of the customer and personal identifying information for the customer, receiving data indicating a transaction between the customer and the merchant, and submitting the transaction to a financial service for authorization. | 01-09-2014 |
Noel Wilson, San Francisco, CA US
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20150231540 | ROLLING CONTAINER SYSTEM - This relates to a rolling water container system that can, in various examples, be used to gather, transport, filter, store and dispense liquids such as water. The rolling water container system according to various examples of the disclosure can provide easier transportation of the water, lifting of the water container or drum, and accessibility to the inside of the drum. Additional features can assist with conservation of water by preventing water leakage from the drum and providing for near-complete emptying of the drum. Further features can include handles with greater mechanical strength. | 08-20-2015 |
Rhonda Wilson, San Francisco, CA US
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20130230177 | Downmix Limiting - The invention relates to downmixing techniques by which output audio signals are obtained from input audio signals partitioned into subgroups. A variable common gain limiting factor is applied to all downmix coefficients that govern the contributions from the input signals in a subgroup. While preserving the proportions between signal values within a subgroup, the invention makes it possible to limit the gain of different input signal subgroups to different extents, so that relatively more perceptible signals can be limited relatively less. It then becomes possible to achieve a consistent dialogue level while transitioning in a less perceptible fashion between signal portions with and without gain limiting. Embodiments of the invention include a method, a mixing system and a computer-program product. | 09-05-2013 |
20150146873 | Rendering and Playback of Spatial Audio Using Channel-Based Audio Systems - Embodiments are described for a method and system of rendering and playing back spatial audio content using a channel-based format. Spatial audio content that is played back through legacy channel-based equipment is transformed into the appropriate channel-based format resulting in the loss of certain positional information within the audio objects and positional metadata comprising the spatial audio content. To retain this information for use in spatial audio equipment even after the audio content is rendered as channel-based audio, certain metadata generated by the spatial audio processor is incorporated into the channel-based data. The channel-based audio can then be sent to a channel-based audio decoder or a spatial audio decoder. The spatial audio decoder processes the metadata to recover at least some positional information that was lost during the down-mix operation by upmixing the channel-based audio content back to the spatial audio content for optimal playback in a spatial audio environment. | 05-28-2015 |
20150332680 | Object Clustering for Rendering Object-Based Audio Content Based on Perceptual Criteria - Embodiments are directed a method of rendering object-based audio comprising determining an initial spatial position of objects having object audio data and associated metadata, determining a perceptual importance of the objects, and grouping the audio objects into a number of clusters based on the determined perceptual importance of the objects, such that a spatial error caused by moving an object from an initial spatial position to a second spatial position in a cluster is minimized for objects with a relatively high perceptual importance. The perceptual importance is based at least in part by a partial loudness of an object and content semantics of the object. | 11-19-2015 |
Richa Wilson, San Francisco, CA US
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20130138414 | COMPUTATIONAL METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR HEIGHTENING CELL-MEDIATED IMMUNE RESPONSE - The present application relates, in general, to a system and/or method related to detection and/or treatment. | 05-30-2013 |
Robert J. Wilson, San Francisco, CA US
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20150037851 | VARIANT LOVD POLYPEPTIDES AND THEIR USES - The present disclosure provides acyltransferases useful for synthesizing therapeutically important statin compound | 02-05-2015 |
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20150259718 | LOV-D ACYLTRANSFERASE MEDIATED ACYLATION - Methods for the improved acylation of chemical substrates using LovD acyltransferases, thioesters having acyl groups, and (i) thiol scavengers and/or (ii) precipitating agents are presented. An improved method for the production of simvastatin using (i) activated charcoal as a thiol scavenger and/or (ii) ammonium hydroxide as a precipitating agent is also presented. | 09-17-2015 |