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Anthony B. Wood, Tacoma, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130252323MIXING DEVICE FOR CREATING AN OUTPUT MIXTURE BY MIXING A FIRST MATERIAL AND A SECOND MATERIAL - A mixing device for mixing a first and second material together to create an output mixture. The device includes a first chamber containing the first material coupled to a mixing chamber defined between a rotor and a stator. The rotor is disposed inside the stator and rotates therein about an axis of rotation. The first chamber houses an internal pump configured to pump the first material from the first chamber into the mixing chamber. The pump may be configured to impart a circumferential velocity into the first material before it enters the mixing chamber. At least one of the rotor and stator have a plurality of through-holes through which the second material is provided to the mixing chamber. Optionally, a second chamber is coupled to the mixing chamber. The second chamber may house an internal pump configured to pump the output material from the mixing chamber into the second chamber.09-26-2013
20130260462ELECTROKINETICALLY-ALTERED FLUIDS COMPRISING CHARGE-STABILIZED GAS-CONTAINING NANOSTRUCTURES - Provided are electrokinetically-altered fluids (e.g., gas-enriched (e.g., oxygen-enriched) electrokinetic fluids) comprising an ionic aqueous solution of charge-stabilized gas-containing nanostructures in an amount sufficient to provide, upon contact with a cell, modulation of at least one of cellular membrane potential and cellular membrane conductivity. Further provided are the methods of making the electrokinetically-altered ionic aqueous fluid compositions. Particular aspects provide for regulating or modulating intracellular signal transduction associated by modulation of at least one of cellular membranes, membrane potential, membrane proteins such as membrane receptors, including but not limited to G-Protein Coupled Receptors (GPCR), and intercellular junctions (e.g., tight junctions, gap junctions, zona adherins and desmasomes). Other embodiments include particular methods of producing the electrokinetically-altered fluids. The electrokinetically-altered fluid compositions and methods of producing the fluid include electrokinetically-altered ionic aqueous fluids optionally in the form of solvated electrons stabilized, at least in part, with molecular gas (e.g., oxygen).10-03-2013
20130270478MIXING DEVICE - Particular aspects provide compositions comprising an electrokinetically altered oxygenated aqueous fluid, wherein the oxygen in the fluid is present in an amount of at least 25 ppm. In certain aspects, the electrokinetically altered oxygenated aqueous fluid comprises electrokinetically modified or charged oxygen species present in an amount of at least 0.5 ppm. In certain aspects the electrokinetically altered oxygenated aqueous fluid comprises solvated electrons stabilized by molecular oxygen, and wherein the solvated electrons present in an amount of at least 0.01 ppm. In certain aspects, the fluid facilitates oxidation of pyrogallol to purpurogallin in the presence of horseradish peroxidase enzyme (HRP) in an amount above that afforded by a control pressure pot generated or fine-bubble generated aqueous fluid having an equivalent dissolved oxygen level, and wherein there is no hydrogen peroxide, or less than 0.1 ppm of hydrogen peroxide present in the electrokinetic oxygen-enriched aqueous fluid.10-17-2013
20130295144MIXING DEVICE - Provided are electrokinetically-altered fluids (e.g., gas-enriched (e.g., oxygen-enriched) electrokinetic fluids) comprising an ionic aqueous solution of charge-stabilized oxygen-containing nanostructures in an amount sufficient to provide, upon contact with a cell, modulation of at least one of cellular membrane potential and cellular membrane conductivity. Further provided are the methods of making the electrokinetically-altered ionic aqueous fluid compositions. Particular aspects provide for regulating or modulating intracellular signal transduction associated by modulation of at least one of cellular membranes, membrane potential, membrane proteins such as membrane receptors, including but not limited to G-Protein Coupled Receptors (GPCR), and intercellular junctions (e.g., tight junctions, gap junctions, zona adherins and desmasomes). Other embodiments include particular methods of producing the electrokinetically-altered fluids. The electrokinetically-altered fluid compositions and methods of producing the fluid include electrokinetically-altered ionic aqueous fluids optionally in the form of solvated electrons stabilized with molecular oxygen.11-07-2013
20140086963METHODS OF WOUND CARE AND TREATMENT - Particular embodiments disclosed herein relate to gas-enriched fluids, methods of making the same, systems for making the same and/or methods of treatment utilizing the gas-enriched fluids for wound care related conditions and/or diseases. In certain embodiments, the gas-enriched fluid is oxygen-enriched water. Certain embodiments relate to cosmetic and/or therapeutic fluids and/or methods of treatment utilizing the fluids in order to treat a cosmetic and/or therapeutic symptom of wound care and/or increase proper wound healing.03-27-2014
20140099375METHODS OF THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT OF EYES - Provided are electrokinetically-altered aqueous fluids (e.g., gas-enriched electrokinetic fluids) comprising an ionic aqueous solution of charge-stabilized oxygen-containing nanostructures in an amount sufficient to provide modulation of at least one of cellular membrane potential and cellular membrane conductivity, and therapeutic compositions and methods for use in treating an irritation, infection or inflammatory eye condition, comprising administering to, by contacting the eye of a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of an electrokinetically-altered aqueous fluid. The electrokinetically-altered fluids or therapeutic compositions and methods include electrokinetically-altered ioinic aqueous fluids optionally in combination with other therapeutic agents. Other embodiments include particular routes of administration or formulations for the electrokinetically-altered fluids (e.g., electrokinetically-altered gas-enriched fluids) and therapeutic compositions for use in treating eye conditions. Certain embodiments relate to cosmetic and/or therapeutic fluids and/or methods of treatment utilizing the fluids to treat a cosmetic and/or therapeutic symptom related to eye conditions and/or diseases.04-10-2014
20140161882METHODS OF THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT OF EYES AND OTHER HUMAN TISSUES USING AN OXYGEN-ENRICHED SOLUTION - Particular embodiments disclosed herein relate to electrokinetically altered gas-enriched fluids, methods of making the same, systems for making the same and/or methods of treatment utilizing the gas-enriched fluids for eye related conditions and/or diseases. In certain embodiments, the electrokinetically altered gas-enriched fluid is oxygen-enriched water. Certain embodiments relate to cosmetic and/or therapeutic fluids and/or methods of treatment utilizing the fluids to treat a cosmetic and/or therapeutic symptom related to eye conditions and/or diseases.06-12-2014
20140255454METHODS OF WOUND CARE AND TREATMENT - Provided are electrokinetically-altered fluids (e.g., gas-enriched electrokinetic fluids) comprising an ionic aqueous solution of charge-stabilized oxygen-containing nanostructures in an amount sufficient to provide modulation of at least one of cellular membrane potential and cellular membrane conductivity, and therapeutic compositions and methods for use in treating a wound to a surface tissue or a symptom thereof. The electrokinetically-altered fluids or therapeutic compositions and methods include electrokinetically-altered ioinic aqueous fluids optionally in combination with other therapeutic agents. Particular aspects provide for regulating or modulating intracellular signal transduction associated with said inflammatory responses by modulation of at least one of cellular membranes, membrane potential, membrane proteins such as membrane receptors, including but not limited to G-Protein Coupled Receptors (GPCR), and intercellular junctions (e.g., tight junctions, gap junctions, zona adherins and desmasomes). Other embodiments include particular routes of administration or formulations for the electrokinetically-altered fluids (e.g., electrokinetically-altered gas-enriched fluids and solutions) and therapeutic compositions.09-11-2014
20150024010METHODS OF THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT OF EYES - Provided are electrokinetically-altered aqueous fluids (e.g., gas-enriched electrokinetic fluids) comprising an ionic aqueous solution of charge-stabilized oxygen-containing nanostructures in an amount sufficient to provide modulation of at least one of cellular membrane potential and cellular membrane conductivity, and therapeutic compositions and methods for use in treating an irritation, infection or inflammatory eye condition, comprising administering to, by contacting the eye of a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of an electrokinetically-altered aqueous fluid. The electrokinetically-altered fluids or therapeutic compositions and methods include electrokinetically-altered ioinic aqueous fluids optionally in combination with other therapeutic agents. Other embodiments include particular routes of administration or formulations for the electrokinetically-altered fluids (e.g., electrokinetically-altered gas-enriched fluids) and therapeutic compositions for use in treating eye conditions. Certain embodiments relate to cosmetic and/or therapeutic fluids and/or methods of treatment utilizing the fluids to treat a cosmetic and/or therapeutic symptom related to eye conditions and/or diseases.01-22-2015
20150050343METHODS OF WOUND CARE AND TREATMENT - Provided are electrokinetically-altered fluids (e.g., gas-enriched electrokinetic fluids) comprising an ionic aqueous solution of charge-stabilized oxygen-containing nanostructures in an amount sufficient to provide modulation of at least one of cellular membrane potential and cellular membrane conductivity, and therapeutic compositions and methods for use in treating a wound to a surface tissue or a symptom thereof. The electrokinetically-altered fluids or therapeutic compositions and methods include electrokinetically-altered ionic aqueous fluids optionally in combination with other therapeutic agents. Particular aspects provide for regulating or modulating intracellular signal transduction associated with said inflammatory responses by modulation of at least one of cellular membranes, membrane potential, membrane proteins such as membrane receptors, including but not limited to G-Protein Coupled Receptors (GPCR), and intercellular junctions (e.g., tight junctions, gap junctions, zona adherins and desmasomes). Other embodiments include particular routes of administration or formulations for the electrokinetically-altered fluids (e.g., electrokinetically-altered gas-enriched fluids and solutions) and therapeutic compositions.02-19-2015
20150050344COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR UPREGULATING HIPPOCAMPAL PLASTICITY AND HIPPOCAMPUS-DEPENDENT LEARNING AND MEMORY - Provided are methods for enhancing hippocampal plasticity and hippocampal-mediated learning and memory, and/or enhancing the synaptic maturation of neurons, and/or optimizing or enhancing neuronal synaptic transmission, and/or enhancing intracellular oxygen delivery or utilization, and/or enhancing ATP synthesis, comprising administration, to a subject in need thereof of a sufficient amount over a sufficient time, of an ionic aqueous solution of charge-stabilized oxygen-containing nanostructures (e.g., nanobubbles) having an average diameter of less than 100 nm (e.g., in at least one subject group selected from but not limited to normal subjects, subjects recovering from neurological trauma (e.g., accidents or injury to the brain, stroke, oxygen deprivation, drowning, and asphyxia), and subjects with learning disorders (e.g., dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, dyspraxia (sensory integration disorder), dysphasia/aphasia, auditory processing disorder, non-verbal learning disorder, visual processing disorder, and attention deficit disorder (ADD)).02-19-2015
20150050346COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING INSULIN RESISTANCE AND DIABETES MELLITUS - Provided are electrokinetically-altered fluids (gas-enriched electrokinetic fluids) comprising an ionic aqueous solution of charge-stabilized oxygen-containing nanostructures in an amount sufficient to provide modulation of at least one of cellular membrane potential and cellular membrane conductivity, and therapeutic compositions and methods for use in treating diabetes and diabetes-associated conditions or disorders (e.g., insulin resistance), or symptoms thereof. Provided are electrokinetically-altered ioinic aqueous fluids optionally in combination with other therapeutic agents. Particular aspects provide for regulating or modulating intracellular signal transduction associated with said responses by modulation of at least one of cellular membranes, membrane potential, membrane proteins such as membrane receptors, including but not limited to G-Protein Coupled Receptors (GPCR), and intercellular junctions (e.g., tight junctions, gap junctions, zona adherins and desmasomes). Other embodiments include particular routes of administration or formulations for the electrokinetically-altered fluids (e.g., electrokinetically-altered gas-enriched fluids and solutions) and therapeutic compositions.02-19-2015
20150202157COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING NEURONAL PHOSPHORYLATION HOMEOSTASIS, AND MODULATING DYSFUNCTIONAL EXOCYTOSIS AND NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE - Provided are methods for treating pre-neuronal loss abnormalities in synaptic function, comprising administrating to a subject having neurons, an ionic aqueous solution comprising charge-stabilized oxygen-containing nanostructures having an average diameter of less than 100 nm in an amount and for a time period sufficient for preventing or reducing abnormalities in synaptic function that precede neuronal loss and/or NFTs formation in taupathies. Also provided are methods for treating pre-neuronal loss abnormalities in synaptic function, comprising contacting neurons in vitro or ex vivo with an ionic aqueous solution comprising charge-stabilized oxygen-containing nanostructures having an average diameter of less than 100 nm in an amount and for a time period sufficient for preventing or reducing abnormalities in synaptic function that precede neuronal loss and/or NFTs formation.07-23-2015
20160030901MIXING DEVICE FOR CREATING AN OUTPUT MIXTURE BY MIXING A FIRST MATERIAL AND A SECOND MATERIAL - A mixing device for mixing a first and second material together to create an output mixture. The device includes a first chamber containing the first material coupled to a mixing chamber defined between a rotor and a stator. The rotor is disposed inside the stator and rotates therein about an axis of rotation. The first chamber houses an internal pump configured to pump the first material from the first chamber into the mixing chamber. The pump may be configured to impart a circumferential velocity into the first material before it enters the mixing chamber. At least one of the rotor and stator have a plurality of through-holes through which the second material is provided to the mixing chamber. Optionally, a second chamber is coupled to the mixing chamber. The second chamber may house an internal pump configured to pump the output material from the mixing chamber into the second chamber.02-04-2016

Patent applications by Anthony B. Wood, Tacoma, WA US

Benjamin Paul Wood, Seattle, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120265742EVENTUALLY CONSISTENT STORAGE AND TRANSACTIONS - An “Eventually Consistent Sharing Model” provides various techniques for using “revision diagrams” to determine both arbitration and visibility of changes or updates to shared data (e.g., data, databases, lists, etc.) without requiring a causally consistent partial order for visibility, and without requiring change or update timestamps for arbitration. In particular, the Eventually Consistent Sharing Model provides fork-join automata based on revision diagrams to track the forking and joining of data versions, thereby tracking updates made to replicas of that data by one or more sources. “Cloud types” are used to define a structure of the shared data that enables fully automatic conflict resolution when updating the shared data. These concepts enable mobile devices (or other computing devices that may periodically go “offline”) to share structured data in cloud-based environments in a manner that provides local data replicas for offline operation while guaranteeing eventually consistent convergence of the data replicas.10-18-2012

Brent Eric Wood, Seattle, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130019166AUTOMATICALLY CLASSIFYING PAGE IMAGES - Systems and methods are disclosed for automatically classifying images of pages of a source, such as a book, into classifications such as front cover, copyright page, table of contents, text, index, etc. In one embodiment, three phases are provided in the classification process. During a first phase of the classification process, a first classifier may be used to determine a preliminary classification of a page image based on single-page criteria. During a second phase of the classification process, a second classifier may be used to determine a final classification for the page image based on multiple-page and/or global criteria. During an optional third phase of classification, a verifier may be used to verify the final classification of the page image based on verification criteria. If automatic classification fails, the page image may be passed on to a human operator for manual classification.01-17-2013

Brent Eric Wood, Sammamish, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080293450Consumption of Items via a User Device - An item-providing system supplies items to a user device for consumption at the user device via communication infrastructure. In one illustrative implementation, the communication infrastructure may rely, in part, on wireless communication. The device may correspond to a book reader device or other type of device.11-27-2008

Christi L. Wood, Snohomish, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120258121GENERATION OF ANTI-FN14 MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES BY EX-VIVO ACCELERATED ANTIBODY EVOLUTION - The present invention relates generally to anti-FN14 antibodies. In particular, the anti-FN14 antibodies described herein are useful for the treatment of diseases, such as a variety of cancers, associated with expression of FN14.10-11-2012
20130095104ANTI-FZD10 MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES AND METHODS FOR THEIR USE - The present invention relates generally to anti-FZD10 antibodies and to methods of using anti-FZD10 antibodies. In particular, the anti-FZD10 antibodies described herein are useful for altering one or more of survival, replication, differentiation and epithelial-to-mesenchymal cell transition of embryonic stem cells and/or for the treatment of diseases, such as a variety of cancers, associated with expression of FZD10, including as stand-alone therapies and in combination therapies with other agents.04-18-2013
20130261012COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR DIVERSIFICATION OF TARGET SEQUENCES - The disclosure relates generally to the targeting of genes to, and their integration into, an immunoglobulin (antibody) heavy chain locus. In particular, the methods described herein contemplate replacing the single rearranged heavy chain V, D, and J genes of a B cell lymphoma such as DT40 with independently rearranged V10-03-2013
20140178385Generation of Anti-FN14 Monoclonal Antibodies by Ex-Vivo Accelerated Antibody Evolution - The present invention relates generally to anti-FN14 antibodies. In particular, the anti-FN14 antibodies described herein are useful for the treatment of diseases, such as a variety of cancers, associated with expression of FN14.06-26-2014

Patent applications by Christi L. Wood, Snohomish, WA US

Christopher E. Wood, Spokane, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130264082JOINTED FOLDING ARM - Representative implementations of devices and techniques provide a jointed folding arm assembly. Two or more solid links may be pivotally coupled together to form a jointed folding arm. The jointed arm may be pivotally coupled at one end to a load device. The other end of the jointed arm may be pivotally coupled to a tongue arranged to pull the load device. Further, one or more actuators or cylinders may be coupled to the tongue, the jointed arm, and/or the load device and arranged to fold the load device.10-10-2013
20130264801AIR ASSIST SUSPENSION - Representative implementations of devices and techniques provide an air assist suspension, for use in a wide range of vehicles and implements having multiple axles (such as agricultural equipment). The air assist suspension uses one or more air bags (e.g., fluid-filled bladders, containers, pistons, and the like) to assist in adjusting the loading of the implement with respect to the multiple axles. In one embodiment, the air assist suspension also uses one or more rocker assemblies, coupled to the air bag(s) and coupled to the axles.10-10-2013
201500218664-Way Leveling - Representative implementations of devices and techniques provide leveling for a vehicle, such as an overland vehicle. A leveling signal is received by a leveling arrangement coupled to the vehicle at a wheel position. The leveling arrangement rotates a rocker plate with respect to the body of the vehicle, changing a location of a wheel coupled to the rocker plate with respect to the body of the vehicle. In an aspect, the leveling signal is based on a first vehicle sensor signal representing a lateral tilt of the vehicle and/or a second vehicle sensor signal representing a pitch angle of the vehicle.01-22-2015

Christopher H. Wood, Seattle, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090287505SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EFFICIENT COMPUTER-AIDED ANALYSIS OF MEDICAL INFORMATION - Systems and methods for efficient computer analysis of medical information are disclosed. A computer-implemented method in accordance with a particular embodiment includes receiving an indication of a patient study and associated modality corresponding to a patient. The method can further include associating multiple analysis services with the patient study, based at least in part on a characteristic feature of the patient study, a characteristic feature of the modality, and a characteristic feature of the services. Information corresponding to the patient study and the matched services is presented to a user.11-19-2009

Daniel Wood, Maple Valley, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140359488Centralized Management of Link Data for Multiple Applications, Computers and Resources, through Operating Systems and Networked Storage Services - An operating system of a computer provides an interface, such as an application programming interface, through which applications on that computer can store link data in a consistent format across applications and resources. Thus, when an application stores link data, it sends a command to the operating system providing the link data, invoking a command to store the link data. When an application retrieves link data, it sends a command to the operating system to retrieve link data. Thus, an application can store link data for a history of resources accessed, favorite resources accessed, and other types of resources to be accessed. As a result, the operating system provides a single mechanism for a heterogeneous set of applications and a heterogeneous set of resources to store link data in a single repository.12-04-2014

Daniel Wood, Camas, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20160121198RIDER DETECTION SYSTEM - An electric vehicle may comprise a board including deck portions each configured to receive a foot of a rider, and a wheel assembly disposed between the deck portions. A motor assembly may be mounted to the board and configured to propel the electric vehicle using the wheel assembly. At least one orientation sensor may be configured to measure orientation information of the board, and at least one pressure-sensing transducer may be configured to determine rider presence information. A motor controller may be configured to receive the orientation information and the rider presence information, and to cause the motor assembly to propel the electric vehicle based on the orientation and presence information.05-05-2016

Daniel Wood, Seattle, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130033511COMPOSING STEREO 3D WINDOWED CONTENT - A technique for generating content for a stereo 3D display buffer having both stereo 3D graphic objects and non-stereo 3D graphic objects that may be utilized to render stereo 3D content onto one or more windows of a display. The technique incorporates content from stereo 3D application frame buffers into a composition tree that represents the graphic objects in each window displayed on a computing device. At each refresh cycle, the composition tree is traversed to generate content for a stereo 3D display buffer that is then used to draw one or more windows onto a display.02-07-2013
20140368519Managing Transitions of Adaptive Display Rates for Different Video Playback Scenarios - To manage dynamic adjustment of the refresh rate of a computer display, the operating system defines at least two playback modes: one or more custom modes that can be selected by applications, and a standard mode which is a default setting for the system that can be expected by applications. The operating system provides an application programming interface that enables an application to request using a custom mode. If approved to use the custom mode, then the application presents frames for display based on the custom mode. The operating system stores timing data for each buffered frame indicating how to play the frame in both standard mode and the custom mode. If a transition back to the standard mode occurs, the operating system uses the timing data to properly present frames of video until the application stops generating frames of video in the custom mode.12-18-2014

Daniel N. Wood, Seattle, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080238921Realistic transformation of 3D lighting models - A lighting model specified in light space may be transformed to a 3D scene, which may include numerous lights. When the lighting model is transformed to the 3D scene and is uniformly scaled or near-uniformly scaled, intensity or brightness of light at sample points, corresponding to points in the 3D scene, may be adjusted proportionately for a light source using a value based, at least partly, on a transform matrix. When the lighting model in the light space is scaled to non-uniformly stretch a lit area, the sample points may be transformed to the light space, using an inverse of a transform matrix. Distances from the light source to the transformed sample points in the light space may be used to determine attenuation and range with respect to the light source.10-02-2008
20100141650COMMAND REMOTING TECHNIQUES - Techniques for improved command level remoting are disclosed.06-10-2010
20130063456Buffer Display Techniques - Buffer display techniques are described. In one or more implementations, at least part of an off-screen buffer is rasterized by an application to generate an item for display by the computing device. One or more communications are formed that describe the part of the off-screen buffer which contains the item that is to be copied to update an onscreen buffer.03-14-2013
20130067502Atlasing and Virtual Surfaces - Atlasing and virtual surface techniques are described. In one or more implementations, virtual surface functionality is exposed by an operating system for access by one or more applications of the computing device. A virtual surface is created in response to a request from the one or more applications to be used to render visuals for display by a display device. The virtual surface is allocated in memory of the computing device by the exposed virtual surface functionality to have an area that is larger than an area to be used to display the visuals from the one or more applications.03-14-2013
20150035844Buffer Display Techniques - Buffer display techniques are described. In one or more implementations, at least part of an off-screen buffer is rasterized by an application to generate an item for display by the computing device. One or more communications are formed that describe the part of the off-screen buffer which contains the item that is to be copied to update an onscreen buffer.02-05-2015
20150325218Buffer Display Techniques - Buffer display techniques are described. In one or more implementations, at least part of an off-screen buffer is rasterized by an application to generate an item for display by the computing device. One or more communications are formed that describe the part of the off-screen buffer which contains the item that is to be copied to update an onscreen buffer.11-12-2015

Patent applications by Daniel N. Wood, Seattle, WA US

Darryl William Wood, Tacoma, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140281003DISTRIBUTING CONTENT ITEMS TO USERS - Systems and methods for providing content items to users. A first content item is divided into an opening portion and a remainder portion. The opening portion begins at a chronological beginning of the first content item and ends a predetermined number of digital units from the chronological beginning of the first content item. The opening portion may be encoded according to an encoding format. The opening portion may be stored at a first remote data storage location. In response to a request for the content item from a user device, the first remote data storage location is instructed to stream the opening portion to the user device. The remainder portion may be encoded according to the encoding format and streamed to the user device.09-18-2014

David Jeremy Guy Wood, Seattle, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140358910INTEGRATED SEARCH RESULTS - A storage management system receives at a computing system one or more search results from a search operation based on a search query. The search operation had performed a first search on content in a database accessible through an application, a second search on local to the computing system content, and a third search on Web content. At least one of the search results from the first search is associated with an application identifier identifying the application. The storage management system further ranks the search results from the first search, the second search, and the third search in aggregation. A search results integrator presents the ranked search results from the first, second, and third searches in an integrated view. The search results integrator further groups a subset of the ranked search results from the first search, the second search, and the third search into a subgroup within the integrated view.12-04-2014

David J. G. Wood, Seattle, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120124071EXTENSIBLE SEARCH TERM SUGGESTION ENGINE - A search term suggestion engine of a computing device receives characters of user data as the characters are input. The user data is at least part of a search term to be provided to one of multiple applications to search for the search term. An indication of multiple suggestion sources is received from the one application, and one or more suggested search terms are obtained, from the multiple suggestion sources, based on the received characters. One or more suggested search terms can also be obtained from the multiple suggestion sources based on one or more linguistic alternatives for the received characters. The one or more suggested search terms are combined into a combined set of suggested search terms, and the combined set of suggested search terms is returned to a search user interface for presentation to the user.05-17-2012
20130304757EXTENSIBLE SEARCH TERM SUGGESTION ENGINE - A search term suggestion engine of a computing device receives characters of user data as the characters are input. The user data is at least part of a search term to be provided to one of multiple applications to search for the search term. An indication of multiple suggestion sources is received from the one application, and one or more suggested search terms are obtained, from the multiple suggestion sources, based on the received characters. One or more suggested search terms can also be obtained from the multiple suggestion sources based on one or more linguistic alternatives for the received characters. The one or more suggested search terms are combined into a combined set of suggested search terms, and the combined set of suggested search terms is returned to a search user interface for presentation to the user.11-14-2013

Douglas W. Wood, Issaquah, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100262632DATA TRANSFER FROM ON-LINE TO ON-PREMISE DEPLOYMENT - A customer can request migration of its data from a multi-tenant hosting environment to a local environment. The customer's data is pulled from the multi-tenant hosting environment and scrubbed so that it is compatible with a local version of the application previously hosted in the multi-tenant hosting environment. The data is made available to the customer at a secure location in the hosting environment. The customer retrieves the data, after proper authentication, to its local data store, and then imports the data into the local version of the application. Users of the local version of the application are then mapped from previous multi-jurisdictional identifications to local user identifications in the application.10-14-2010

Douglas William Wood, Issaquah, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100211548TENANT MANAGEMENT OF A HOSTED MULTI-TENANT APPLICATION - A hosted multi-tenant application is provided that permits a tenant to self-manage aspects of the operation of the application. A tenant may be permitted to upgrade the multi-tenant application on-demand or according to a schedule, to place the multi-tenant application into a read-only mode of operation, to create a shadow copy of their unshared organization database, to merge changes to a shadow copy into a master version of the unshared organization database, to create and revert to snapshots of an unshared organization database, and to perform other functions. A computing architecture that utilizes site-wide server computers and scale groups may be utilized to implement this functionality.08-19-2010

Erik Wood, Seattle, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110207441One touch text response (OTTER) - OTTER is download-able software for any smartphone in the form of an application (aka: “app”). OTTER is the first app of its kind to interface with the existing smartphone GPS functions to triangulate position and determine speed while generating a texting Auto Reply to any incoming text. This is known as OTTER's GPS Mode and when it detects speed in excess of 10 miles per hour, it silences all text alerts (chimes and buzzes) and sends back an Auto Reply saying “The OTTER user is driving”. All incoming phone call ringtones are also silenced while driving unless a wireless Bluetooth device is enabled. This prevents a driver from fumbling for a ringing or buzzing phone while driving. OTTER's Parental Control feature was built to empower parents with their teen drivers. A parent can lock the aforementioned GPS Mode on a teen's phone with a session specific passcode.08-25-2011

Ian Wood, Bellevue, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20150070356TECHNIQUES TO MANAGE MAP INFORMATION ILLUSTRATING A TRANSITION BETWEEN VIEWS - Techniques to manage map information illustrating a transition between views of a digital map. The transition may refer to a visual transition from a three dimensional map view and a two dimensional map view or vice versa. For each map location, the map information may include a set of spherical coordinates that corresponds to intermediate map views. This set of spherical coordinates enable presentation to a user the visual transition such that user is able to switch between viewing spatially correct surface locations and substantially all surface locations. Other embodiments are described and claimed.03-12-2015

Ian Wood, Kenmore, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20150193102MULTI-MODE DISPLAY SYSTEM - Embodiments relating to a wearable multi-mode display system actuatable by a wrist or hand are disclosed. For example, in one disclosed embodiment a first compact image is displayed in a first display mode via a display device, with the first compact image having a display resolution corresponding to a first application. While in the first display mode, a principal user input is received from the user's wrist or hand. In response, a second, different compact image is displayed. When the device is less than a predetermined distance from the user, an application image is displayed in a second display mode, with the application image having a greater display resolution. While in the second display mode, a secondary user input is received from the user's wrist or hand. In response, a graphical user interface element is controlled within the application image.07-09-2015

Ian Patterson Wood, Kenmore, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140047313THREE-DIMENSIONAL ANNOTATION FACING - Concepts and technologies are described herein for providing a three-dimensional (“3D”) annotation facing tool. In accordance with some concepts and technologies disclosed herein, the 3D annotation facing tool provides a way for a user to control the orientation of annotations associated with productivity data in a 3D environment. The 3D annotation facing tool can provide a user with the ability to lock the orientation of the annotation along one or more directional axes. The 3D annotation facing tool can also provide a user with the ability to maintain an orientation of the annotation in a camera facing view.02-13-2014

James H. Wood, Seattle, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120158547PERSONAL REMOTE STORAGE FOR PURCHASED ELECTRONIC CONTENT ITEMS - Architectures and techniques are described to provide personal remote storage space for electronic content items acquired (e.g., purchased) by a user of a client device. In some cases, as part of a transaction to acquire the electronic content item, an individual may receive an option that is selectable to indicate a preference to send electronic content items acquired by the individual to a personal remote storage space of the individual. When the option to store the electronic content item in the personal remote storage space is not selected by the individual, the electronic content item may be provided directly to a designated computing device of the individual.06-21-2012
20120198339Audio-Based Application Architecture - An application architecture comprises one or more audio interfaces placed within the premises of users. A cloud-based application engine receives audio information from the interfaces and provides information to cloud-based applications based on the audio within the user premises. The other applications utilize the information to provide or enhance services to the users.08-02-2012
20120239713VARIANTS OF FILES IN A FILE SYSTEM - Disclosed are various embodiments that provide variants of files in a file system. Multiple file systems are maintained for multiple users. Each file system includes multiple files and one or more folder. Each file includes a respective unique identifier and a respective reference to a data object stored in one or more data store. Multiple file variants are maintained. Each file variant includes the respective unique identifier of a respective file. Each file variant also includes a respective reference to a secondary data object stored in the one or more data stores. The secondary data object is related to the primary data object referenced by the respective file.09-20-2012
20120254340Local Storage Linked to Networked Storage System - Disclosed are various embodiments for storage of files. A portable memory device is configured to couple to a computing device, and a storage management application is stored in the portable memory device, the storage management application being executable by a processor circuit. The storage management application is configured to send a plurality of files for storage in a networked storage system, the networked storage system being remote to the computing device. The storage management system caches a subset of the files on the portable memory device and maintains a local file directory in the portable memory device. The local file directory lists the files stored in the networked storage system in association with an account linked to the portable memory device.10-04-2012
20120324040LOCAL NETWORKED STORAGE LINKED TO REMOTE NETWORKED STORAGE SYSTEM - Disclosed are various embodiments for local networked storage that is linked to a remote networked storage system. In a client application, it is determined whether a local networked storage system is accessible to the client through a local network. A file is sent to the local networked storage system over the local network for storage by the local networked storage system when the local networked storage system is determined to be accessible to the client through the local network. A file is sent to a remote networked storage system over a remote network for storage by the remote networked storage system in association with a user account when the local networked storage system is determined not to be accessible through the local network.12-20-2012
20140351224Making Publisher Content Available to Specific Users - Disclosed are various embodiments for making publisher content available to specific users. A directory describing media items that are remotely stored is presented via a user interface. Selection information corresponding to a particular media item is received via the user interface. The media item is requested and received from another computing device. Consumption data is collected during consumption of the media item. The consumption data is sent to another computing device.11-27-2014
20150106412Local Storage Linked to Networked Storage System - Disclosed are various embodiments for storage of files. A removable memory device is configured to couple to a computing device, and a storage management application is stored in the removable memory device, the storage management application being executable by a processor circuit. The storage management application is configured to send a plurality of files for storage in a networked storage system, the networked storage system being remote to the computing device. The storage management system caches a subset of the files on the removable memory device and maintains a local file directory in the removable memory device. The local file directory lists the files stored in the networked storage system in association with an account linked to the removable memory device.04-16-2015
20150358379SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSIGNMENT AND SWITCHING OF CONTENT SOURCES FOR A STREAMING CONTENT SESSION - Various embodiments of a system and method for assignment and switching of content sources for a streaming content session are described. Embodiments may include the generation and use of content source rankings for improving playback quality of content streams. In embodiments, a merchant system may collect and aggregate multiple quality metrics for different content streams that various content sources provide to various clients. The merchant system may utilize the quality metrics to generate rankings of content sources for clients. The merchant system may provide such rankings to clients to improve the content stream playback experience on the client. For instance, at content acquisition time, a client may request a content stream from a content resource ranked highest on a content source ranking provided by the merchant. If the content stream degrades, the client may source subsequent portions of the content stream from another highly ranked content source of the ranking.12-10-2015
20160100031SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTION AND SWITCHING OF CONTENT SOURCES FOR A STREAMING CONTENT SESSION - Embodiments may include the generation and use of content source rankings for improving playback quality of content streams. In embodiments, a merchant system may collect and aggregate multiple quality metrics for different content streams that various content sources provide to various clients. The merchant system may utilize the quality metrics to generate rankings of content sources for clients. In some cases, a client itself may generate a ranking of content sources for use in the selection of content sources. The merchant system may provide such rankings to clients to improve the content stream playback experience on the client. For instance, at content acquisition time, a client may request a content stream from a content resource ranked highest on a content source ranking provided by the merchant. If the content stream degrades, the client may source subsequent portions of the content stream from another highly ranked content source of the ranking.04-07-2016

Patent applications by James H. Wood, Seattle, WA US

Jerry Wood, Fall City, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120160263LOCATING/GUIDANCE TIP ASSEMBLY FOR A LIQUID DROPLET SPRAY TEETH CLEANING SYSTEM - The spray assembly for a droplet spray teeth cleaning system includes a guidance member (06-28-2012

Jerry C. Wood, Fall City, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090000797Mounted Beam Brushhead For Transverse Drive Power Toothbrush - The resonator assembly for a power toothbrush includes an elongated solid rod made from stainless steel, having a back assembly which includes permanent magnets which interact with an electromagnet in a drive system in the handle of the toothbrush to produce a transverse motion of the rod. A mount member is connected to the rod at a selected point along its length, and is mounted to a toothbrush housing so that the rod resonates about the mount member at a selected frequency.01-01-2009
20130000093APPARATUS FOR CONVERTING SIDE-TO-SIDE DRIVING MOTION TO ROTATIONAL MOTION WITH A SPRING ASSEMBLY AND SYSTEM FOR TUNING THE SPRING ASSEMBLY - A method for tuning resonant spring assembly systems used in appliances such as power toothbrushes, particularly leaf spring systems, includes the step of measuring the frequency-dependent amplitude of the appliance workpiece, and then removing a portion of the spring member so as to decrease its spring rate sufficiently that the resonant frequency of the spring member closely approximates the drive frequency of the appliance.01-03-2013

Patent applications by Jerry C. Wood, Fall City, WA US

Jerry Craig Wood, Cheney, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140177219Low Profile Light Fixture - An ingress protected light-emitting diode (LED) fixture for outdoor and/or indoor use. In one example, a housing includes an acutely angled flange, and a plurality of LEDs fixed to an inside of the acutely angled flange. The LEDs are fixed to the acutely angled flange via a thermal interface to dissipate heat from the LEDs to the housing. An optical reflector is arranged in the housing to reflect light emitted by the LEDs. The optical reflector being customizable and having a shape specific to an application of the LED fixture. The LED fixture maintains a thin profile, making the LED fixture less susceptible to becoming accidently or intentionally damaged when mounted on low ceilings.06-26-2014

John D. T. Wood, Redmond, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140354401Resource Management Based on Biometric Data - The techniques and systems disclosed herein pertain to preventing unauthorized access to computing resources by unauthorized persons by deploying biometric security. To implement biometric security, the computing device, possibly by the OS, may obtain samples of one or more biometric factors unique to the owner. The computing device may construct pattern-matching templates corresponding to the biometric samples, which may be stored for later use when a protected resource is requested. Computing resources may be selected for protection by a biometric security mechanism by an authorized user or by other techniques or default settings. Before allowing certain restricted actions, the OS may request that the user provide one of the previously registered biometric samples. If the biometric sample matches the user's stored pattern-matching template, the OS may grant access to the computing resource, otherwise, the OS may deny access to the computing resource.12-04-2014

Kevin Wood, Seattle, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120151074TARGETED DATA TRANSFER BETWEEN OPERATIONAL DOMAINS - The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for targeted data transfer data between operational domains. Embodiments of the invention facilitate moving data between operational domains inside and outside of a resource cloud. A proxy runs on the boundary of each operational domain, such as, for example, an on premise cluster and a resource cloud. The proxies are capable of resolving the location of the targeted entity and forwarding the data or request on to the next hop, which may either be another proxy or the worker module running on the target node. A proxy can run on the head node of an on premise cluster so that compute nodes on private networks can be targeted. A proxy can also run on a public endpoint within the resource cloud to make nodes within the resource cloud available.06-14-2012
20120278461Mapping Meaningful Hostnames - A set of interacting devices within a cluster environment may use a secondary naming system to assign and transfer friendly names between devices within the cluster. The cluster may be operated inside, outside, or partially within a cloud computing environment. The secondary naming system may maintain a hosts file within the addressable memory of each member of the cluster, where the hosts file may updated and changes propagated to every member of the cluster so that each member maintains an identical hosts file.11-01-2012
20130124720USAGE REPORTING FROM A CLOUD-HOSTED, DISTRIBUTED SYSTEM - Collecting usage data in a cluster computing environment. A method includes at a tracker service receiving a request from an at least partially cloud based deployment for an interval for the deployment to report usage information in usage reports. The usage information includes information defining how software in a deployment is used. In response to the request from the deployment, the method further includes, the tracker service providing an interval to the deployment. The method further includes at the tracker service, receiving usage reports from the deployment according to the provided interval.05-16-2013

Matt Wood, Seattle, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080256484Techniques for aligning and positioning objects - Techniques for aligning and positioning objects are described. A computer system employing such techniques may comprise a display to present a graphical user interface including a pointer to select a movable object and a guide to align a selected object at a target position. The guide may comprise one or more pixels configured with a coefficient for modifying a standard object movement rate of the selected object. The selected object may be positioned at any pixel configured with the coefficient. The computer system may comprise an input device to receive an object selection and user movement to position the selected object at the target position on the graphical user interface and an alignment module to translate a user movement rate into a corresponding object movement rate according to the coefficient when an edge of the selected object intersects with any pixel configured with the coefficient. Other embodiments are described and claimed.10-16-2008

Matt Wood, Sammamish, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20150205464UPDATING A USER INTERFACE TO A SERVICE - Systems, methods, and software are described herein to facilitate the enhanced updating of user interfaces to a service. In an implementation, an application renders a user interface to a service and an initial visualization is surfaced in response to the occurrence of an event. After surfacing the initial visualization, the application receives an update from the service that includes a proposed visualization and determines whether or not the proposed visualization accounts for the event. If the proposed visualization accounts for the event, the proposed visualization is surfaced in place of the initial visualization. But if the proposed visualization does not account for the event, the initial visualization may be persisted until another visualization is identified that accounts for the event.07-23-2015

Matthew Wood, Seattle, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120162266TECHNIQUES FOR DYNAMIC LAYOUT OF PRESENTATION TILES ON A GRID - Techniques for an electronic montage system are described. An apparatus may comprise a logic device arranged to execute a montage application comprising a presentation component. The presentation component may be operative to detect when a display size or resolution has changed from one used for an original layout of a montage. The presentation component may reposition, or reflow, the tiles in the montage in the changed display in a way that preserves the spatial characteristics of the tiles to each other. An authoring component may reflow tiles automatically when a tile is deleted from a montage to minimize blank space between tiles. Other embodiments are described and claimed.06-28-2012
20120166496TECHNIQUES FOR GENERATING CUSTOM OBJECTS REPRESENTING CONTENT FILES - Techniques for generating custom objects for content files are described. An apparatus may comprise a logic device arranged to execute a montage application comprising an authoring component operative to generate a tile object for a digital montage, the authoring component to receive a control directive to associate a content file with a presentation tile of a presentation surface of the digital montage, identify a content file type for the content file, and generate the tile object with information from the content file in accordance with the content file type. Other embodiments are described and claimed.06-28-2012
20120166953TECHNIQUES FOR ELECTRONIC AGGREGATION OF INFORMATION - Techniques for an electronic montage system are described. An apparatus may comprise a logic device arranged to execute a montage application comprising an authoring component operative to provide a presentation surface having multiple presentation tiles, receive control directives to associate content files with presentation tiles, generate tile objects for the content files based on content file types for the content files, and store the presentation surface and tile objects as a montage. Other embodiments are described and claimed.06-28-2012
20120166954TECHNIQUES FOR ELECTRONIC AGGREGATION OF INFORMATION - Techniques for an electronic montage system are described. An apparatus may comprise a logic device arranged to execute a montage application comprising an authoring component operative to provide a presentation surface having multiple presentation tiles, receive control directives to associate content files with presentation tiles, generate tile objects for the content files based on content file types for the content files, and store the presentation surface and tile objects as a montage. Other embodiments are described and claimed.06-28-2012
20120254713TECHNIQUES FOR ELECTRONIC AGGREGATION OF INFORMATION - Techniques for an electronic montage system are described. An apparatus may comprise a logic device arranged to execute a montage application comprising an authoring component operative to provide a presentation surface having multiple presentation tiles, receive control directives to associate content files with presentation tiles, generate tile objects for the content files based on content file types for the content files, and store the presentation surface and tile objects as a montage. Other embodiments are described and claimed.10-04-2012
20120299956DISAMBIGUATING PICTURE CONTENT AND PICTURE FRAMES - Pictures and picture frames are presented in a manner that allows them to be easily disambiguated from one another. Picture content can also be easily swapped between picture frames in a layout. Multiple pictures in a layout might be simultaneously replaced. Pictures might also be inserted into a scratch area for use in a layout in a manner that allows picture content to be easily disambiguated from other picture content and used in the layout.11-29-2012
20130110892TECHNIQUES TO DETERMINE NETWORK STORAGE FOR SHARING MEDIA FILES05-02-2013
20130151940TECHNIQUES TO MANAGE COLLABORATIVE DOCUMENTS - Techniques to manage collaborative documents are described. An application program may comprise a document render component to render a first document instance of a collaborative document, a document share component to receive a document update list comprising a set of change records for a second document instance of the collaborative document, and modify properties of one or more constructs for the first document instance based on the change records to form a merged document instance of the collaborative document, and an undo manager component to manage a local undo stack for the first document instance, the local undo stack comprising a set of undo records, and determine whether to preserve one or more of the undo records of the local undo stack after formation of the merged document instance based on one or more of the change records. Other embodiments are described and claimed.06-13-2013
20130174001TECHNIQUES FOR ELECTRONIC AGGREGATION OF INFORMATION - Techniques for an electronic montage system are described. An apparatus may comprise a logic device arranged to execute a montage application comprising an authoring component operative to provide a presentation surface having multiple presentation tiles, receive control directives to associate content files with presentation tiles, generate tile objects for the content files based on content file types for the content files, and store the presentation surface and tile objects as a montage. Other embodiments are described and claimed.07-04-2013
20130218930XML FILE FORMAT OPTIMIZED FOR EFFICIENT ATOMIC ACCESS - Systems and methods are disclosed that provide a flexible file capable of storing rich content. A flexible file may include a section object, one or more tile objects stored within the section object, and one or more clip objects associated with each tile object. A clip objects may store a content item. Alternatively a clip object may store one or more references to a content item, the content item being stored externally to the flexible file. The disclosed flexible file allows an application to adjust the atomicity based upon the needs of a user or application.08-22-2013
20130290404RETRIEVING CONTENT FROM WEBSITE THROUGH SANDBOX - A client system interacts with a sandbox environment to host a web browser control within the sandbox. A webpage URL, a URL to a script file to be injected into the webpage, a name of the script method to be invoked, and the event to look for to trigger the script method sent to the sandbox environment from the client. The sandbox environment downloads the script file from the cloud using the script URL and loads a rendering engine with the specified webpage URL. The specified script file is subsequently injected into the loaded webpage at the sandbox environment. After the specified event is fired, the sandbox environment triggers the specified script method and stores the results within a results array, accessible to the client system.10-31-2013
20140208212TECHNIQUES FOR ELECTRONIC AGGREGATION OF INFORMATION - Techniques for an electronic montage system are described. An apparatus may comprise a logic device arranged to execute a montage application comprising an authoring component operative to provide a presentation surface having multiple presentation tiles, receive control directives to associate content files with presentation tiles, generate tile objects for the content files based on content file types for the content files, and store the presentation surface and tile objects as a montage. Other embodiments are described and claimed.07-24-2014
20150269033TECHNIQUES TO MANAGE COLLABORATIVE DOCUMENTS - Techniques to manage collaborative documents are described. An application program may comprise a document render component to render a first document instance of a collaborative document, a document share component to receive a document update list comprising a set of change records for a second document instance of the collaborative document, and modify properties of one or more constructs for the first document instance based on the change records to form a merged document instance of the collaborative document, and an undo manager component to manage a local undo stack for the first document instance, the local undo stack comprising a set of undo records, and determine whether to preserve one or more of the undo records of the local undo stack after formation of the merged document instance based on one or more of the change records. Other embodiments are described and claimed.09-24-2015
20160110470RETRIEVING CONTENT FROM WEBSITE THROUGH SANDBOX - A client system interacts with a sandbox environment to host a web browser control within the sandbox. A webpage URL, a URL to a script file to be injected into the webpage, a name of the script method to be invoked, and the event to look for to trigger the script method sent to the sandbox environment from the client. The sandbox environment downloads the script file from the cloud using the script URL and loads a rendering engine with the specified webpage URL. The specified script file is subsequently injected into the loaded webpage at the sandbox environment. After the specified event is fired, the sandbox environment triggers the specified script method and stores the results within a results array, accessible to the client system.04-21-2016

Patent applications by Matthew Wood, Seattle, WA US

Matthew Wood, Sammamish, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130110832TECHNIQUES TO DETERMINE NETWORK ADDRESSING FOR SHARING MEDIA FILES05-02-2013
20130318042TECHNIQUES TO AUTOMATICALLY MANAGE FILE DESCRIPTORS - Techniques to automatically manage file descriptors are described. An apparatus may comprise a processor circuit and a file descriptor application operative on the processor circuit to manage file descriptors for content files, the file descriptor application arranged to receive a file descriptor request from a client application, generate a file descriptor or file descriptor construct information for a content file, and send a file descriptor response with the file descriptor or file descriptor construct information to the client application. Other embodiments are described and claimed.11-28-2013
20130318048TECHNIQUES TO MODIFY FILE DESCRIPTORS FOR CONTENT FILES - Techniques to modify file descriptors for content files are described. An apparatus may comprise a processor circuit and a file descriptor application operative on the processor circuit to manage file descriptors for content files, the file descriptor application arranged to generate a file descriptor for a content file in accordance with a universal file descriptor model, the universal file descriptor model to comprise a file descriptor surface with multiple file descriptor tiles to present corresponding content parts from the content file, with at least one of the file descriptor tiles defining a content part class representing homogeneous content parts from heterogeneous content file types. The file descriptor application may also comprise a file descriptor editor component arranged to allow modifications to the file descriptor. Other embodiments are described and claimed.11-28-2013
20130318133TECHNIQUES TO MANAGE UNIVERSAL FILE DESCRIPTOR MODELS FOR CONTENT FILES - Techniques to manage universal file descriptor models for content files are described. An apparatus may comprise a processor circuit and a file descriptor application operative on the processor circuit to manage file descriptors for content files, the file descriptor application arranged to generate a file descriptor for a content file in accordance with a universal file descriptor model, the universal file descriptor model to comprise a file descriptor surface with multiple file descriptor tiles to present corresponding content parts from the content file, with at least one of the file descriptor tiles defining a content part class representing homogeneous content parts from heterogeneous content file types. Other embodiments are described and claimed.11-28-2013
20140136578TECHNIQUES TO MANAGE VIRTUAL FILES - Techniques to manage virtual files are described. An apparatus may comprise a processor circuit and a virtual file application operative on the processor circuit to manage file operations for a virtual file, the virtual file comprising a set of calls to one or more file services arranged to manage file information for the virtual file, the file information comprising a content block or content block instructions for a content block associated with the virtual file. Other embodiments are described and claimed.05-15-2014
20140259148APPLICATION FORENSICS - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and software for facilitating application forensics. In least one implementation, the identity of a user associated with an attempt to access an application program that resides in a development environment is determined. Information is generated with which to encode the identity of the user in a various views of the application program rendered in a runtime environment. A reply to the attempt is communicated that includes the information and at least a portion of the application program.09-11-2014
20150269125NORMALIZING MESSAGE STYLE WHILE PRESERVING INTENT - Techniques are described herein for normalizing the recipient style of electronic messages while preserving the discernible intent of the sender. Given an electronic message or series of messages with varying visual styles applied to message text and other content, the electronic message may be transformed with a normalized and consistent formatting style that is more pleasing to the recipient, while preserving the sender's discernible intent in stylizing the message.09-24-2015
20150302334QUICK DRAFTS OF ITEMS IN A PRIMARY WORK QUEUE - Techniques disclosed herein facilitate the use of the primary work queue within an information management application as a centralized access point for creating and viewing multiple types of new draft items such as a note, to-do, or message item. An information management application can receive a new item request through its user interface and initiate a new draft item in response to the new item request. A view of new draft item can then be surfaced in a primary work queue of the information management application. The item type of the new draft item may be different than other item types in the primary work queue.10-22-2015

Patent applications by Matthew Wood, Sammamish, WA US

Matthew D. Wood, Seattle, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130318466Utilizing a Ribbon to Access an Application User Interface - A ribbon for accessing an application user interface may be provided. The ribbon may be displayed on a computer in association with the application user interface. The ribbon may include a horizontal scrolling gallery. The horizontal scrolling gallery may display a subset of available options which may be utilized to perform one or more actions with respect to content displayed in the application user interface. An input may be received by the computer to navigate through the available options in the horizontal scrolling gallery.11-28-2013

Nicholas D. Wood, Woodinville, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130061309Per Process Networking Capabilities - Per process networking capability techniques are described. In one or more implementations, a determination is made as to whether access to a network capability is permitted for a process that is executed on the computing device based on a token that is associated with the process. The token has one or more security identifiers that reference one or more network capabilities described in a manifest. The access to the network capability is managed based on the determination.03-07-2013

Norman E. Wood, Poulsbo, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140339017FireCoat FEDS (Fullbody Emergency Descent System) - A full body emergency descent system (EDS) for incorporating into the coat and pants of a firefighter for allowing for safe escape from elevated heights. The EDS includes: a panel housing flame resistant rope or cable into the coat with a pair of chest straps that store away until needed and fasten together when needed; a pair of leg straps incorporated into the pants, said leg straps connecting to said chest straps through pocket accesses to form a full body harness. The EDS further includes a purposefully designed control descent rack in and through which the rope/cable is wound and a friction braking handle. Preferred embodiments further incorporate a drag strap loop.11-20-2014

Paula H. Wood, Seattle, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100273447Deferred Communication and Relationship Management - Techniques to defer an incoming communication and schedule a follow up communication and techniques to provide reminders to communicate with a selected contact in order to maintain a level of connectivity with the contact are disclosed. A communication recipient can defer an incoming communication and schedule a return communication time. The return communication may be manually deferred by a user and/or automatically deferred based at least in part on availability of a user on an appointment calendar. Also, the communication recipient can receive reminders of the scheduled return communication or reminders to communicate with a selected contact based on a level of connectivity.10-28-2010
20110075818Unified Interface and Routing Module for Handling Audio Input - Methods, systems and articles for receiving, by a telecommunication device, audio input through a unified audio interface are disclosed herein. The telecommunication device is further configured to determine whether to handle the audio input as a command, as a request of a telecommunication device application, or as a network search request, the determining being based on one or more user-configurable rules or priorities.03-31-2011

Randall C. Wood, Snohomish, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090203449PARTITIONED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR NETWORKED GAMES - Partitioned artificial intelligence (AI) for networked gaming. An exemplary system splits the AI into a computationally lightweight server-side component and a computationally intensive client-side component to harness the aggregate computational power of numerous gaming clients. Aggregating resources of many, even thousands of client machines enhances game realism in a manner that would be prohibitively expensive on the central server. The system is tolerant of latency between server and clients. Deterministic and stateless client-side components enable rapid handoff, preemptive migration, and replication of the client-side AI to address problems of client failure and game exploitation. The partitioned AI can support tactical gaming navigation, a challenging task to offload because of sensitivity to latency. The tactical navigation AI calculates influence fields partitioned into server-side and client-side components by means of a Taylor-series approximation.08-13-2009
20120142430PARTITIONED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR NETWORKED GAMES - Partitioned artificial intelligence (AI) for networked gaming. An exemplary system splits the AI into a computationally lightweight server-side component and a computationally intensive client-side component to harness the aggregate computational power of numerous gaming clients. Aggregating resources of many, even thousands of client machines enhances game realism in a manner that would be prohibitively expensive on the central server. The system is tolerant of latency between server and clients. Deterministic and stateless client-side components enable rapid handoff, preemptive migration, and replication of the client-side AI to address problems of client failure and game exploitation. The partitioned AI can support tactical gaming navigation, a challenging task to offload because of sensitivity to latency. The tactical navigation AI calculates influence fields partitioned into server-side and client-side components by means of a Taylor-series approximation.06-07-2012

Sarah Ann Wood, Bellevue, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140201094UNAUTHORIZED PRODUCT DETECTION TECHNIQUES - An unauthorized-product detection system may compare data representing various authentication markers of items presumed to have been produced or sourced by a particular entity with stored data representing valid authentication markers of items produced or sourced by the particular entity. The authentication markers may represent inherent physical characteristics of the items or their packaging, or may be generated and applied to the items or their packaging to facilitate counterfeit detection and/or for other purposes. The data (some of which may be encrypted) may be captured using high-resolution cameras, scanners, or other devices, and then communicated to the unauthorized-product detection system for analysis. The system may maintain a data store of data representing captured or valid authentication markers and may store tracking information reflecting the use of various authentication markers. The system may provide various unauthorized product detection services to consumers, retailers, or members of a supply-chain.07-17-2014

Steve Wood, Sammamish, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130185800ANTI-VIRUS PROTECTION FOR MOBILE DEVICES - A computing device, machine-readable medium, and method associated with identifying viruses on a mobile device are disclosed. In embodiments, a computing device may include a communication interface, one or more storage media containing instructions, and a processing unit coupled to the communication interface and the one or more storage media. The instructions, when executed by the processor, may configure the computing device to analyze files, received by the computing device, for the presence of a virus. The instructions, when executed by the processor, may further notify the mobile device when the presence of a virus is detected.07-18-2013

Steven Richie Wood, Kirkland, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090007095EXTENSIBLE DATA DRIVEN DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM - Systems and methods that facilitate deployment of server applications via employing a deployment system that declaratively defines deployment actions. Such system is extensible to enable user customization, and includes a deployment document that declaratively defines deployment terms. The deployment document can further describe what the tasks accomplish, and also what tasks are to be forwarded to the task handler at execution time.01-01-2009

Travis Wood, Seattle, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20160122782METHODS FOR TRANSDUCTION AND CELL PROCESSING - Provided are methods, systems, and kits for cell processing, e.g., for therapeutic use, such as for adoptive cell therapy. The provided methods include transduction methods, in which cells and virus are incubated under conditions that result in transduction of the cells with a viral vector. The incubation in some embodiments is carried out in an internal cavity of a generally rigid centrifugal chamber, such as a cylindrical chamber made of hard plastic, the cavity of which may have a variable volume. The methods include other processing steps, including those carried out in such a chamber, including washing, selection, isolation, culture, and formulation. In particular, the disclosure relates to method providing advantages over available processing methods, such as available methods for large-scale processing. Such advantages include, for example, reduced cost, streamlining, increased efficacy, increased safety, and increased reproducibility among different subjects and conditions.05-05-2016
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