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Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150372389 | MODULATION PATTERNS FOR SURFACE SCATTERING ANTENNAS - Modulation patterns for surface scattering antennas provide desired antenna pattern attributes such as reduced side lobes and reduced grating lobes. | 12-24-2015 |
20150283365 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BLOCKING NERVE CONDUCTION - Methods and related systems for modulating neural activity by cyclical blocking of conduction in peripheral neural structures are disclosed. Neural activity may blocked cyclically by blocking stimuli delivered via various types of blocking stimulus sources. In an aspect, a conduction block is produced in a sensory nerve. Neural modulation may be used, for example, to modulate an undesired sensation, such as pain, or an immune or inflammatory response or process. Delivery of blocking stimuli may be controlled in part in response to an input from a user input device. | 10-08-2015 |
20140340306 | Bendable Electronic Device Status Information System and Method - A system includes, but is not limited to: obtaining and one or more physical status sending modules configured to direct sending one or more bendable electronic device physical status related information portions to the bendable electronic device based upon the obtaining of the first information. In addition to the foregoing, other related system/system aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure. | 11-20-2014 |
20140335948 | Third Party Control Over Virtual World Characters - A method and system provides arrangements creating a relationship between a real-world entity and a virtual world environment. A participant or player can participate in various virtual world experiences including activities, settings, events, purchases, sales and diverse transactions to acquire virtual products, virtual services, and/or virtual items of value. Feedback may be provided and records kept regarding the virtual world participation. In some circumstances, multiple persons can participate as a group or participate as individuals in the virtual world environment. Some embodiments provide an oversight procedure that enables a supervisory entity to exercise direct or indirect control over certain virtual world aspects of a participant or player. In some implementations the oversight procedure is at least partially based on an attribute related to the participant or player. | 11-13-2014 |
20140335789 | DEVICE PAIRING VIA DEVICE TO DEVICE CONTACT - A system may include and/or involve a first device, a second device, and logic to effect pairing of the first and second devices upon detection of physical contact between the devices. | 11-13-2014 |
20140333650 | Map Display System and Method - Provided are a computer system and methods related to a map display. A method includes but is not limited to receiving a request for the map, the map illustrating one or more locations; determining a status associated with at least one of the one or more locations on the map, the status being a function of one or more location interaction rules associated with the at least one of the one or more locations on the map; and generating a signal related to indicating on the map the status associated with the at least one of the one or more locations. | 11-13-2014 |
20140286250 | Signal Routing Dependent on a Loading Indicator of a Mobile Node - A device, method, computer program product, and network subsystem are described for obtaining a node identifier dependent on at least a position index and a loading indicator of a mobile node and routing data through the mobile node responsive to the node identifier | 09-25-2014 |
20140194808 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR USE OF PHOTOLYZABLE NITRIC OXIDE DONORS - The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for use of photolyzable nitric oxide donors for the treatment of sexual dysfunction. | 07-10-2014 |
20140189787 | EVALUATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COORDINATING SOFTWARE AGENTS - A device, method, computer program product, and network subsystem are described for associating a first mobile agent with a first security policy and a second mobile agent with a second security policy or for providing a first agent with code for responding to situational information about the first agent and about a second agent and for evaluating a received message at least in response to an indication of the first security policy and to an indication of the second security policy or for deploying the first agent. | 07-03-2014 |
20140185783 | Component Information and Auxiliary Information Related to Information Management - In one aspect, a method related to receiving, retrieving and presenting information. In addition, other method, system, and program product aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and/or text forming a part of the present disclosure. | 07-03-2014 |
20140176753 | Image Correction Using Individual Manipulation of Microlenses in a Microlens Array - A system constructs a composite image using focus assessment information of image regions. | 06-26-2014 |
20140164185 | CONSIDERING SELLING EXEMPLAR-BASED GOODS, ITEMS, OR SERVICES - One aspect relates to managing deliveries of at least one goods, items, and/or services that could be received by at least one customer, at least partially by recognizing an exemplar as corresponding to the at least one goods, items, and/or services. Another aspect relates to considering selling goods, items, and/or services from an exemplar merchant and/or store at least partially utilizing an exemplar item information as derived from a customer's previous history, wherein at least some of the exemplar item information as derived from the customer's previous history could be stored in certain embodiments of at least a portion of a shopping control mechanism. Yet another aspect relates to receiving an exemplar item information that can be used to recognize an exemplar as corresponding to an at least one goods, items, and/or services. | 06-12-2014 |
20140163647 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BLOCKING NERVE CONDUCTION - Methods and related systems for modulating neural activity by cyclical blocking of conduction in peripheral neural structures with electrical blocking stimuli are disclosed. In an aspect, neural activity is blocked cyclically with an electrical blocking stimulus source implanted adjacent a nerve. In an aspect, a conduction block is produced in a sensory nerve. Neural modulation may be used, for example, to modulate an immune or inflammatory response or process. | 06-12-2014 |
20140163483 | Method and System for Modulating Neural Activity in a Limb - Methods and related systems for modulating neural activity by cyclically blocking conduction in peripheral neural structures are disclosed. In an aspect, neural activity is blocked cyclically with a blocking stimulus source positioned adjacent a skin surface in a vicinity of a nerve. Neural modulation may be used, for example, to modulate an immune or inflammatory response or process. | 06-12-2014 |
20140163432 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ULTRASONIC NEURAL MODULATION IN A LIMB - Methods and related systems for modulating neural activity by cyclical blocking of conduction in peripheral neural structures with ultrasound are disclosed. In an aspect, neural activity is blocked cyclically with an ultrasonic blocking stimulus source positioned adjacent a skin surface in a vicinity of a nerve. In an aspect, a conduction block is produced in a sensory nerve. Neural modulation may be used, for example, to modulate an immune or inflammatory response or process. | 06-12-2014 |
20140088744 | SELECTIVE INVOCATION OF PLAYBACK CONTENT SUPPLEMENTATION - A system, method, computer program product, and carrier are described for obtaining one or more positions in a playable message and at least an indication of a playback system configuration and signaling a decision of which supplemental content to use in supplementing the one or more positions in the playable message. | 03-27-2014 |
20140039357 | SYSTEM, DEVICES, AND METHODS INCLUDING STERILIZING EXCITATION DELIVERY IMPLANTS WITH GENERAL CONTROLLERS AND ONBOARD POWER - Systems, devices, methods, and compositions are described for providing an actively-controllable disinfecting implantable device configured to, for example, treat or prevent an infection in a biological subject. | 02-06-2014 |
20140035829 | ADJUSTING A DISPLAYED WIDGET OR DELINEATED TOUCH-SELECTABLE AREA OF A TOUCH SCREEN DISPALY IN RESPONSE TO A PREDICTED TOUCH-CONTACT SITE OF AN APPROACHING USER-APPENDAGE - Described embodiments include a device, method, and computer program product. A hand-held computing device has a touch-sensitive display surface. The device includes a screen manager circuit configured to delineate a touch-selectable area on the touch-sensitive display surface. The device includes a display circuit configured to display a widget in a positional relationship with the delineated touch-selectable area. The device includes an incoming-movement detector circuit configured to sense a motion of a user appendage approaching the touch-sensitive display surface. The device includes a prediction circuit configured to predict a touch-contact site on the touch-sensitive display surface of the approaching user appendage, the predicted touch-contact site at least partially based on the sensed motion. The device includes a display adjustment circuit configured to apply a compensating adjustment to the displayed widget or the delineated touch-selectable area, the compensating adjustment responsive to the predicted touch-contact site. | 02-06-2014 |
20130346177 | Real-World Profile Data for Making Virtual World Contacts - A method and system provides arrangements creating a relationship between a real-world entity and a virtual world environment. A virtual world patron can participate in various virtual world activities and transactions. Feedback may be provided and records kept regarding the virtual world activities and transactions. The virtual world patron may be a possible recipient of a real-world consequence or benefit based on a virtual world occurrence. In some instances confirmation of an awarded real-world benefit may be provided via a communication interconnection. Real-world profile data may be used in connection with promotional activities in a virtual world environment. | 12-26-2013 |
20130340056 | VOICE-CAPABLE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATION USING PRIOR ENTITY USER INTERACTION - A system and method for use with a voice-capable system, includes but is not limited to a method including accessing by the voice-capable system of one or more entities computationally networked to the voice-capable system, obtaining one or more user interactions with the one or more entities and generating an authentication session using the one or more user interactions with the one or more entities. | 12-19-2013 |
20130339223 | Virtual Credit in Simulated Environments - A method and system provides for the use of credit arrangements in simulated environments. A user can participate in credit transactions involving purchases of virtual products, virtual services, and virtual items of value. Feedback is provided to the user regarding results of the credit transactions. In some embodiments multiple users can make simulated purchases or incur simulated credit obligations that are posted to virtual accounts, and the multiple users can also make simulated compensation against balances due or obligations owed for said virtual accounts. The user is also provided with an opportunity of engaging in real-world financial transactions related to the virtual credit arrangement. In some implementations of the system and method, multiple players at different locations can use virtual charge accounts and/or real world financial accounts in connection with arranging or resolving a virtual credit transaction. | 12-19-2013 |
20130332370 | REPLACEABLE BATTERY VALUATION SYSTEM - A replaceable battery valuation system may include, but is not limited to: at least one replaceable battery module; at least one sensor configured to measure at least one characteristic of the at least one replaceable battery module; and a controller configured to determine a monetary value of at least one replaceable battery module based upon sensor data regarding the at least one characteristic of the at least one replaceable battery module and provide a notification regarding the monetary value. | 12-12-2013 |
20130275178 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING DATA BROKERING ARRANGEMENTS - Systems and methods for data brokering, and more specifically, data brokering regarding a data provider's search-related activities, are described. In at least some implementations, a method in accordance with the present disclosure includes facilitating an arrangement between a data provider and a data consumer regarding one or more data-provider-related search activities, providing a data product to the data consumer in accordance with the arrangement, the data product including information regarding the one or more data-provider-related search activities, monitoring a performance of the data consumer, and providing a consideration to the data provider in accordance with the arrangement. | 10-17-2013 |
20130275177 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BROKERING DATA PRODUCTS - Systems and methods for data brokering, and more specifically, data brokering regarding a data provider's search-related activities, are described. In at least some implementations, a method in accordance with the present disclosure includes facilitating an arrangement between a data provider and a data consumer regarding one or more data-provider-related search activities, providing a data product to the data consumer in accordance with the arrangement, the data product including information regarding the one or more data-provider-related search activities, receiving a first consideration from the data consumer in accordance with the arrangement, and providing a second consideration to the data provider in accordance with the arrangement. | 10-17-2013 |
20130165158 | Computational Systems and Methods for Locating a Mobile Device - Systems and methods are described relating to determining a specified time period of non-movement in a mobile device and presenting an indication of location of the mobile device at least partially based on the specified time period of non-movement. Additionally, systems and methods are described relating to means for determining a specified time period of non-movement in a mobile device and means for presenting an indication of location of the mobile device at least partially based on the specified time period of non-movement. | 06-27-2013 |
20130085678 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COMPARING MEDIA CONTENT - Avatars, methods, apparatuses, computer program products, devices and systems are described that carry out presenting to at least one member of a population a plurality of avatars associated with at least one instance of media content; measuring at least one physiologic activity of the at least one member of the population, the at least one physiologic activity proximate to at least one presented avatar among the plurality of avatars associated with at least one instance of media content; associating the at least one physiologic activity with at least one mental state; and identifying at least one instance of media content based on the at least one mental state. | 04-04-2013 |
20130072783 | Indicating proximity of a body-insertable device to a destination region of interest - Described embodiments include a system, method, and computer program product. A described system includes a receiver circuit that receives a first reference image that includes an objective landmark subsurface feature of a mammalian body part, and receives a second reference image that includes a present-location landmark subsurface feature of the mammalian body part. The objective landmark subsurface feature has a first spatial relationship to a destination region of interest of the mammalian body part. The present-location landmark subsurface feature has a second spatial relationship to a distal end portion of a body-insertable device. The system includes a feature matching circuit that determines a substantial correspondence between the present-location landmark subsurface feature and the objective landmark subsurface feature. The system includes a proximity indicator circuit that generates informational data indicative of an operational proximity of the distal end portion of the body-insertable device to the destination region of interest. | 03-21-2013 |
20130072779 | Reporting imaged portions of a patient's body part - Described embodiments include a system, method, and computer program product. In a described system, a receiver circuit receives at least two reference images of a patient body part. Each reference image includes a respective landmark subsurface feature of the patient body part, and each imaged landmark subsurface feature has a respective spatial relationship to a respective region of a surface of the patient body part imaged during a medical examination. A feature matching circuit determines a correspondence between (x) each atlas landmark subsurface feature of the patient body part included in a landmark subsurface feature atlas and (y) each respective imaged landmark subsurface feature. A reporting circuit generates informational data reporting a depiction of an area of the surface of the patient body part by at least two adjacent imaged regions of the surface of the patient body part. A communication circuit outputs the informational data. | 03-21-2013 |
20130072761 | Listing instances of a body-insertable device being proximate to target regions of interest - A described system includes a feature matching circuit that determines a correspondence between a present-location landmark subsurface feature of a body part of an individual patient and a candidate reference landmark subsurface feature of the individual patient body part. The present-location landmark subsurface feature has a first spatial relationship to a distal end portion of a body-insertable device deployed in the individual patient. The candidate reference landmark subsurface feature has a second spatial relationship to a particular selected target region of interest of at least two selected target regions of interest. An event data circuit generates data indicative of a proximity event that includes the distal end portion of a body-insertable device being proximate to the particular target region of interest. A list management circuit adds the proximity event to a proximity event list. A computer-readable media maintains informational data corresponding to the proximity event list. | 03-21-2013 |
20130070989 | Registering a region of interest of a body part to a landmark subsurface feature of the body part - Described embodiments include a system, method, and computer program product. A described system includes a receiver circuit configured to receive a medical image that includes a region of interest of a mammalian body part, and a reference image that includes a landmark subsurface feature of the mammalian body part, the landmark subsurface feature having a spatial relationship to the region of interest. The system includes a registration circuit configured to register the region of interest and the landmark subsurface feature of the mammalian body part. The system includes a computer-readable, recordable-type media configured to maintain informational data corresponding to the registration of the region of interest and the landmark subsurface feature of the mammalian body part. | 03-21-2013 |
20130070981 | Guidance information indicating an operational proximity of a body-insertable device to a region of interest - Described embodiments include a system, method, and computer program product. A described system includes a receiver circuit that receives a first reference image that includes an objective landmark subsurface feature of a mammalian body part, and a second reference image that includes a present-location landmark subsurface feature of the mammalian body part. A feature matching circuit determines a substantial correspondence between the objective landmark subsurface feature and a first atlas subsurface feature, and a substantial correspondence between the present-location landmark subsurface feature and a second atlas subsurface feature. A location analysis circuit determines a fourth spatial relationship between the destination region of interest and a distal end portion of the body-insertable device deployed operationally proximate to the mammalian body part. An indicator circuit generates informational data indicative of the determined fourth spatial relationship. The system includes a computer-readable media configured to maintain the informational data. | 03-21-2013 |
20130070980 | Confirming that an image includes at least a portion of a target region of interest - Described embodiments include a system, method, and computer program product. A described system includes a receiver circuit that receives a first medical image. The first medical image includes a selected target region of interest of an individual patient's body part, and a landmark subsurface feature of the individual patient's body part having a first spatial relationship with the selected target region. The receiver circuit receives a second medical image that includes a candidate region of interest of the individual patient's body part, and a landmark feature of the individual's patient body part having a second spatial relationship with the candidate region. A feature matching circuit determines a correspondence between the candidate landmark subsurface feature and the associated landmark subsurface feature. A reporting circuit generates informational data indicating the second medical image includes at least a portion of the selected target region of interest. A communication circuit outputs the informational data. | 03-21-2013 |
20130070979 | Registering regions of interest of a body part to a coordinate system - Described embodiments include a system, method, and computer program product. A described system includes a receiver circuit that receives at least two medical images that each includes a respective region of interest of a mammalian body part. The receiver circuit also receives at least two reference images that each includes a respective landmark subsurface feature of the mammalian body part. Each landmark subsurface feature has a respective spatial relationship to a respective region of interest. The system includes a coordinate analysis circuit configured to determine a common frame of reference at least partially based on a landmark subsurface feature included in a reference image. The system includes a registration circuit configured to register the respective regions of interest. The registration is based on the determined common frame of reference. The system includes a computer-readable media configured to maintain informational data corresponding to the respective registered regions of interest. | 03-21-2013 |
20130070972 | Patient verification based on a landmark subsurface feature of the patient's body part - Described embodiments include a system, method, and computer program product. A described system includes a feature matching circuit that receives a first reference image that includes a representation of a distinctive landmark subsurface feature of a body part of a known patient and a second reference image that includes a representation of a contemporaneously acquired landmark subsurface feature of a body part of a person presenting. A feature matching circuit determines a correspondence between the distinctive landmark subsurface feature of a body part of a known patient and the contemporaneously-acquired landmark subsurface feature of a body part of a person presenting. A data circuit generates informational data indicative of a verification of the person presenting with respect to the known patient, the verification at least partially based on the determined correspondence between the distinctive landmark subsurface feature and the contemporaneously-acquired landmark subsurface feature. A communication circuit outputs the informational data. | 03-21-2013 |
20130070069 | Coregistering images of a region of interest during several conditions using a landmark subsurface feature - Described embodiments include a system, method, and computer program product. A described system includes an image coregistration circuit that coregisters a first depiction of a region of interest of a mammalian body part during a first condition by a reference medical image and a second depiction of the region of interest of the mammalian body part during a second condition by a target medical image. The coregistration is at least partially based on the first spatial relationship and on the second spatial relationship. The described system includes a computer-readable media configured to maintain informational data corresponding to the coregistration of the first depiction of the region of interest and the second depiction of the region of interest. | 03-21-2013 |
20130038330 | Systems, Devices, Methods, and Compositions Including Ferromagnetic Structures - Magnetic resonance systems, devices, methods, and compositions are provided. A nuclear magnetic resonance imaging composition includes, but is not limited to, a plurality of ferromagnetic microstructures configured to generate a time-invariant magnetic field within at least a portion of one or more internal surface-defined voids. In an embodiment, at least one of the plurality of ferromagnetic microstructures includes one or more targeting moieties attached thereof. | 02-14-2013 |
20130031488 | PROVIDING A MODIFIED NON-COMMUNICATION APPLICATION INTERFACE FOR PRESENTING A MESSAGE - A computationally implemented method includes, but is not limited to: determining which of a plurality of end users are to be presented with a message, the plurality of end users having access to one or more non-communication applications through one or more non-communication application interfaces; and providing a modified non-communication application interface for accessing at least one of the one or more non-communication applications to one or more end users who have been determined to be presented with the message, the modified non-communication application interface including at least a channel to access the message. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure. | 01-31-2013 |
20130024408 | ACTION EXECUTION BASED ON USER MODIFIED HYPOTHESIS - A computationally implemented method includes, but is not limited to: selecting at least one hypothesis from a plurality of hypotheses relevant to a user, the selection of the at least one hypothesis being based, at least in part, on at least one reported event associated with the user; and presenting one or more advisories related to the hypothesis. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure. | 01-24-2013 |
20130019095 | Data services outsourcing verificationAANM Cohen; Alexander J.AACI BellevueAAST WAAACO USAAGP Cohen; Alexander J. Bellevue WA USAANM Jung; Edward K. Y.AACI BellevueAAST WAAACO USAAGP Jung; Edward K. Y. Bellevue WA USAANM Levien; Royce A.AACI LexingtonAAST MAAACO USAAGP Levien; Royce A. Lexington MA USAANM Lord; Robert W.AACI SeattleAAST WAAACO USAAGP Lord; Robert W. Seattle WA USAANM Malamud; Mark A.AACI SeattleAAST WAAACO USAAGP Malamud; Mark A. Seattle WA USAANM Mangione-Smith; William HenryAACI KirklandAAST WAAACO USAAGP Mangione-Smith; William Henry Kirkland WA USAANM Rinaldo, JR.; John D.AACI BellevueAAST WAAACO USAAGP Rinaldo, JR.; John D. Bellevue WA USAANM Tegreene; Clarence T.AACI BellevueAAST WAAACO USAAGP Tegreene; Clarence T. Bellevue WA US - A method and system for verifying outsource data and providing a certification system includes but is not limited to a method including receiving one or more deposits of one or more data elements in connection with an outsourcing transaction from or on behalf of a third party, verifying an identification of the third party, maintaining a transaction log to provide a validation record acknowledging receipt of the one or more deposits, and performing a cryptographic action against one or more aspects of the outsourcing transaction to provide a certified version of the transaction log to confirm the outsourcing transaction. | 01-17-2013 |
20130018665 | Specialty stents with flow control features or the likeAANM Jung; Edward K.Y.AACI BellevueAAST WAAACO USAAGP Jung; Edward K.Y. Bellevue WA USAANM Langer; RobertAACI NewtonAAST MAAACO USAAGP Langer; Robert Newton MA USAANM Leuthardt; Eric C.AACI St. LouisAAST MOAACO USAAGP Leuthardt; Eric C. St. Louis MO USAANM Levien; Royce A.AACI LexingtonAAST MAAACO USAAGP Levien; Royce A. Lexington MA USAANM Lord; Robert W.AACI SeattleAAST WAAACO USAAGP Lord; Robert W. Seattle WA USAANM Malamud; Mark A.AACI SeattleAAST WAAACO USAAGP Malamud; Mark A. Seattle WA USAANM Rinaldo, JR.; John D.AACI BellevueAAST WAAACO USAAGP Rinaldo, JR.; John D. Bellevue WA USAANM Tegreene; Clarence T.AACI BellevueAAST WAAACO USAAGP Tegreene; Clarence T. Bellevue WA USAANM Wood, JR.; Lowell L.AACI LivermoteAAST CAAACO USAAGP Wood, JR.; Lowell L. Livermote CA US - Methods and systems are described for obtaining a parameter relating to a stent inventory shortage and for specializing one or more stents in response to obtaining the parameter relating to the stent inventory shortage. | 01-17-2013 |
20130017122 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING STERILIZATION STATUS - Methods and systems for monitoring sterilization status are provided. | 01-17-2013 |
20130016421 | MAGNETIC CONTROL OF SURFACE STATES - A magnetic field may be applied to a plasmon path to affect plasmon propagation. | 01-17-2013 |
20130016226 | Techniques for Processing Images - An apparatus, device, methods, computer program product, and system are described that determine a processing to be performed on an image at a remote processing resource, capture an image, and transmit to the remote processing resource, in response to a triggering event, the image to be processed and associated information. | 01-17-2013 |
20130003234 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GROUNDING POWER LINE SECTIONS TO CLEAR FAULTS - Systems and methods for dynamically clearing faults in a power transmission line involve automatically terminating ends of a section of the power line while preserving electrical and/or physical continuity of the power line. The terminating of the ends is reversed at about voltage zero-crossings in the power line to clear a fault. | 01-03-2013 |
20120330274 | Device, system, and method including micro-patterned cell treatment array - Devices, systems, or methods are disclosed herein for treatment of disease in a vertebrate subject. The device can include a quasi-planar substrate; and one or more laterally-mobile effector molecule types at least partially embedded within the quasi-planar substrate, wherein the one or more laterally-mobile effector molecule types is configured to interact with one or more cell types. The device can further include one or more sensors configured to detect at least one aspect of an interaction between the at least one of the one or more laterally-mobile effector molecule types and the one or more cell types; and a controller in communication with the one or more sensors, wherein the controller is configured to responsively initiate modification of at least one of the one or more laterally-mobile effector molecule types, the quasi-planar substrate, and the one or more cell types. | 12-27-2012 |
20120324616 | SHAPE CHANGING MATERIAL - An apparatus may be configured with one or more sensors arranged to detect a first shape-related parameter, one or more control elements arranged to provide a force, and circuitry operably connected to the one or more sensors and the one or more control elements to determine the force provided to the one or more control elements. | 12-27-2012 |
20120321671 | Method for reducing heat loss in neonatal mammalian subjects by transplanting brown adipocytes or precursors thereof - A method for modulating heat loss in a neonatal mammalian subject is disclosed herein that includes providing exogenous brown adipocytes, or precursors thereof, to an internal site in the neonatal mammalian subject. | 12-20-2012 |
20120317285 | Limited-operation electronic mail accounts with set functions - In one aspect, a method related to a limited-operation electronic mail account. In addition to the foregoing, other method and system and program product aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present application. | 12-13-2012 |
20120316793 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INDICATING BEHAVIOR IN A POPULATION COHORT - Avatars, methods, apparatuses, computer program products, devices and systems are described that carry out identifying a member of a population cohort; and indicating at least one behavior in the member of the population cohort based on an association between the population cohort and at least one cohort-linked avatar. | 12-13-2012 |
20110300643 | Method of assembling displays on substrates - Various embodiments of methods and systems for designing and constructing displays from multiple light-modulating elements are disclosed. Display elements having different light-modulating and self-assembling characteristics may be used during display assembly and operation. | 12-08-2011 |
20110029187 | Promotional correlation with selective vehicle modes - Exemplary methods, systems and components enable selective control of an operational mode for a vehicle that is subject to an administrative standard. In some instances a qualified person or entity may attain a possible consequential result related to a user-selected vehicle operation mode that may involve a vehicle operation paradigm and/or a vehicle travel route and/or a vehicle travel destination. In some embodiments, implementation of the selected vehicle operation mode may modify a conformity status of the vehicle relative to the administrative standard. Various accessible records may be maintained regarding administrative compliance states and their respective benefits, as well as regarding certification of preferable consequential results available to qualified recipients based on a correlated vehicle operational mode. | 02-03-2011 |
20090292658 | Acquisition and particular association of inference data indicative of inferred mental states of authoring users - A computationally implemented method includes, but is not limited to: acquiring a first inference data indicative of an inferred mental state of a first authoring user in connection with a particular item of an electronic message, acquiring a second inference data indicative of an inferred mental state of a second authoring user in connection with the particular item of the electronic message; and associating the first inference data and the second inference data with the particular item. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure. | 11-26-2009 |