34th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 59 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090210907 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECOMMENDING MULTIMEDIA CONTENT - A system and method are disclosed for providing recommendations of multimedia programs broadcast over a provider network using contact lists. For IPTV broadcast programs, recommendations by users may be for pay-per-view or on-demand programs. Upon ordering a multimedia program, a user may select from a contact list one or more other users for receiving a recommendation. Users receiving recommendations may configure a receiving filter to block or allow recommendations based on the identity of the sending user, a time period, the number or type of multimedia programs recommended, or other criteria. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210908 | PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHOD FOR SHARING ESG METADATA - A portable communication device and method for sharing electronic program information from one mobile device to another device includes an electronic program guide (EPG) application and an EPG sharing application for transparently embedding metadata into communication that may be sent to a recipient via a communications network. The embedded metadata may be used to add the broadcast program to the recipient's EPG. The message or communication may contain a text message, short video message, or other MMS message indicative of the general nature of the program and/or the reasons that the program has been recommended or sent to the recipient. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210909 | Internet Media Via an Electronic Programming Guide - A set top box includes a processor configured to provide an electronic programming guide to available television programming, and list content available from the Internet within the electronic programming guide. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210910 | High Densitiy Interactive Media Guide - A high density interactive media guide interface provides for the selection of a source from a dense array of available sources by displaying an array of available sources in a dense format that illustrates the availability of a high number of sources and expanding the display of selected sources to provide additional information regarding that source. “Clickless selection” is provided by either positioning the cursor over the desired selection or positioning the desired selection under a pre-designated position. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210911 | System And Method For Advertising The Availability Of A Software Upgrade - The disclosed embodiments relate to a system and method for advertising the availability of a software upgrade. More specifically, there is provided a method comprising determining a version of software that supports a set top box, adding information indicative of whether the set top box is running the supporting version of the software to a packet, wherein the packet contains data representative of a satellite service, and transmitting the packet to the set top box. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210912 | Multi-stream premises apparatus and methods for use in a content-based network - Apparatus and methods for enhanced tuner efficiency, wherein tuner resources function to permit multiple content streams to be demultiplexed and thus made available for subsequent display. In one embodiment, Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) comprises a resource manager on which a guide application is run to control the tuning of an available tuner resource. This approach obviate reliance on OCAP or other proprietary vendor architecture applications. In another variant, the CPE is adapted to receive RF source data from a wideband tuner, or multiple tuners. The CPE may also be utilized in conjunction with other system configurations designed to enforce a security or other policies within a premises network. The CPE may also employ ‘look ahead’ capabilities to anticipate a QAM stream content before it is received. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210913 | METHOD OF CUSTOMER PVR TO NETWORK-BASED DVR SYNCHRONIZATION - A method for providing customer PVR to network-based DVR synchronization is described, wherein the said method generally comprises, obtaining cumulative statistics on the number of recordings scheduled for a multi-media broadcast during a period of time; determining the recording schedule for a centralized multi-media recording apparatus based on the said cumulative statistics; and recording at least a subset of the multi-media broadcast with the centralized multi-media recording apparatus, based on the determined recording schedule. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210914 | Information process device, delivery information input device, information process method, and information processing program - An information processing apparatus that carries out a process using delivery information delivered through a network including:
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20090210915 | Time-Based Digital Content Authorization - Methods and apparatuses for time-based access to digital content are provided. Access to a set of digital content is provided for a predetermined period of time. During the predetermined period of time, a user can access (e.g., download, play) any digital content in the set of digital content. At the end of the predetermined period of time, the user is denied access to the digital content regardless of where the content is stored (e.g., in a digital content library, on a computer system controlled by the user, on a playback device controlled by the user). Simplified access and control of digital content is thereby provided in the form of time-based access. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210916 | TECHNIQUE FOR PROVIDING SECURITY MEASURES FOR COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE CONNECTABLE TO A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - A user may purchase in a retail outlet a host device for receiving cable services. The cable operator needs to provide a point-of-deployment (POD) module for insertion into the host device to realize out-of-band communications, and provide conditional access to premium subscription channels. Security measures are implemented to detect removal of the host device from its connection to a broadband communications system. If its removal is unauthorized, the service area in which the host device is located may be identified when it is reconnected to the system. In addition, a transmission device in the host device may be activated to transmit detectable signals to help recover the host device. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210917 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTELY MANAGING VOICEMAIL UTILIZING A SET-TOP BOX - A system and method for managing a voicemail system through a set-top box. A call may be received from a caller. The call is intercepted utilizing a voicemail system available through a network. The voicemail system is operable to store one or more messages. A user selection is received to access the voicemail system utilizing a set-top box. An interface for the voicemail system is displayed to a user. The interface is displayed on a display in communication with the set-top box. The one or more voicemail accounts are managed based on user input. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210918 | METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY DEVELOPING A PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE - A method for defining a programming schedule for constrained bandwidth network subscribers in response to time-bounded program recording statistics associated with high bandwidth network subscribers. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210919 | Point-Reading Device and Method for Obtaining the Network Audio/Video Files - A point-reading device for obtaining network audio/video files includes an image reading unit for obtaining image codes including information codes representing audio/video target files. A digital processing unit connected with the image reading unit receives the image codes sent from the image reading unit and decodes the image codes to obtain the information codes representing the audio/video target files. A memory for storing data, connected with the digital processing unit stores an information table that identifies the corresponding relationships between the information codes representing the audio/video target files and attribute information used for obtaining the audio/video target files. A network module establishes a connection between the digital processing unit and a network server. An operation system supporting network protocol is provided in the digital processing unit. The digital processing unit obtains the attribute information corresponding to the information codes according to the information table, and controls the network module to obtain the network audio/video target files stored at network servers according to the attribute information. The digital processing unit has an embedded operation system which supports the network protocol. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210920 | TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING SYSTEM, TRANSMISSION DEVICE, TRANSMITTING METHOD, RECEPTION DEVICE, RECEIVING METHOD, PRESENTATION DEVICE, PRESENTATION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A transmission/reception system includes: a transmission device configured to transmit data; and a reception device configured to receive the data; wherein the transmission device includes a transmitting unit to transmit a parameter for the purpose of identifying a physical model of an object used for content; and wherein the reception device includes a generating unit to generate content by performing physical simulation based on the parameter. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210921 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INCREMENTAL IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW SERVICE CAPABILITIES - A system for gradually implementing network services to end users includes substantially redundant first and second control networks, connectable to the end users through a routable communications network. The first control network provides a first service capability to all the end users. The second control network provides a second service capability to a first portion of the end users, the second service capability replacing the first service capability of the first portion of the end users. The second control network subsequently provides the second service capability to a second portion of the end users, while continuing to provide the second service capability to the first portion, the second service capability replacing the first service capability of the second portion of the end users. The second service capability provided to the second portion of the end users may include revisions based on feedback from the first portion of end users. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210922 | SYSTEM FOR CONFIGURING SOFT KEYS IN A MEDIA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, set top box (STB) having a controller to record one or more soft key preferences associated with a user of the STB for each of a plurality of media presentation states of a media communication system, receive a request for presentation of a graphical user interface (GUI) associated with one of the media presentation states, select one or more soft keys according to the one or more soft key preferences assigned to the requested media presentation state, and present the selected one or more soft keys in the GUI. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210923 | Personal license server and methods for use thereof - A personal license server and methods for use thereof are disclosed. In one embodiment, a personal license server is provided comprising a memory and circuitry operative to receive a digital rights management (DRM) license from a license server, store the DRM license in the memory, and provide the DRM license to a personal license server client, wherein the personal license server client receives the DRM license without communicating with the license server. In another embodiment, a personal license server client is provided that receives, from a license requester, a request for a digital rights management (DRM) license from a license server; in response to the request, communicates with a personal license server instead of the license server to receive the DRM license; and provides the DRM license to the license requester. Other embodiments are provided, and each of these embodiments can be used alone or in combination with one another. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210924 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADAPTING A CHALLENGE FOR SYSTEM ACCESS - A method and apparatus for accessing a device via an adaptive challenge is provided herein. During operation, the challenging device will determine a user's context. The challenge used to access the system ( | 2009-08-20 |
20090210925 | Authentication control apparatus and authentication control method - An authentication control apparatus is disclosed that includes plural authentication units that perform authentication for an operator with different authentication methods; a corresponding information management unit that manages corresponding information between the mode of an authentication request and the authentication unit to be used; and an authentication control unit that determines the authentication unit corresponding to the mode of the authentication request based on the corresponding information in response to the authentication request from the operator and causes the determined authentication unit to execute the authentication for the operator. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210926 | METHOD FOR MAINTAINING PLESIOCHRONOUS ENTITIES - Methods and system are provided such that a Client device can send a synchronization signal to a Server device, and the Server can make the necessary adjustments to maintain the two devices plesiochronous. Further, the server is provided with the capabilities to calculate the Client time. That is, the server is configured to perform the necessary steps, as per the methods of this invention, in order to be able to compute the Client's CT | 2009-08-20 |
20090210927 | AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS, AUTHENTICATED PRINTING SYSTEM, AND AUTHENTICATION METHOD - An authentication apparatus of the invention performs an authentication process based on authentication data input from a device used for data entry. The authentication apparatus receives device identification information for identifying the device and matches the received device identification information against authentication-authorized device identification information representing that the device is authorized to be used for authentication. In the case of failed matching of the received device identification information with the stored authentication-authorized device identification information, the authentication apparatus restricts the authentication process. This arrangement ensures the high security in an authenticated printing system including a printing apparatus connectable with at least one device used for entry of authentication data. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210928 | METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR MANAGING A USER RELATED ACCOUNT INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH APPLICATION SERVICES DISTRIBUTED OVER A DATA NETWORK - There is provided a method for managing a user related accounts, the method comprising: receiving user account information for use in connection with at least one application service associated with the user for which a user account management is required; receiving node identification information allowing for identifying at least one application node distributed over a data network, where the at least one application node stores the at least one application service; using the received node identification information for delivering to the at least one application node, through the data network, the user account information; and instead of requiring from the user any manual procedures, automatically processing, at the at least one application node, the delivered user account information, where the processing comprises, in connection with each one of the at least one application service, creating or accessing and updating a corresponding user account using the received user account information. There is further provided a system for managing a user related accounts associated with application services distributed over a data network. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210929 | INTER-PROCESS NETWORKING FOR MANY-CORE OPERATING SYSTEMS - Systems and methods that facilitate inter-process networking are described that can provide inter-process communication, firewall restrictions, process and host mobility, as well as parallelization of task performance. In various embodiments, a computer process can be provided with its own internet protocol address and network stack to facilitate inter-process networking. In further embodiments, a gateway process can facilitate process mobility, host mobility, and parallelization of task performance, as well as management of a host area network by facilitating inter-process communication between suitably configured processes. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210930 | METHOD OF AUTHENTICATING A CLIENT, IDENTITY AND SERVICE PROVIDERS, AUTHENTICATION AND AUTHENTICATION ASSERTION REQUEST SIGNALS AND CORRESPONDING COMPUTER PROGRAMS - A method is provided of authenticating a client to access a service provided by a service provider, whereby the service provider queries an identity provider to verify identity of the client and authorize access the service. The method includes: verifying using the identity provider to verify that an identity level corresponding to an earlier authentication of the client is stored with the identity provider, and granting service access authorization to the client, which is performed either (i) directly following the verification step when the identity level required is less than the stored identity level, or (ii) after the following steps when the identity level required is greater than the stored identity level or when no client authentication is available, namely requesting authentication of the client having the required identity level and replacing the stored identity level with the required identity level if the client is authenticated by the identity provider. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210931 | Printing Apparatus Management System, Printing Apparatus Management Method, and Printing Apparatus Management Program - A printing apparatus management system includes: a printing apparatus which includes an IC tag performing wireless communication with the outside and a memory being connected to the IC tag; and a first information terminal which has at least a function of writing information in the memory through wireless communication with the IC tag. The first information terminal maintains authentication data used by the printing apparatus, writes the authentication data in the memory, and transmits the authentication data to another information terminal. In addition, the printing apparatus interrupts a predetermined function, when the authentication data is written by the first information terminal, and in a state where authentication data is written in the memory by the first information terminal or an information terminal other than the first information terminal in the interruption state, the printing apparatus makes the predetermined function effective, when the authentication data written by the first information terminal before the interruption state and the authentication data written by the first information terminal or the information terminal other than the first information terminal after the interruption state accord with each other. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210932 | ASSOCIATING NETWORK DEVICES WITH USERS - Systems, devices, and methods for associating network devices with users are described, which can facilitate establishing a secure user to network device association. In various embodiments, the disclosed subject matter facilitates devices providing indication of location and device identity to a user and recognizing the user is in the proximity of the device. The disclosed subject matter provides efficient and secure device to user association and can facilitate performing customized actions based on the nature of the association. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210933 | System and Method for Online Content Production - A system and method for online content production is provided. Customized orders for content, such as a customized video to be used by a content requester (e.g., a business), can be created using a central website. The business can specify a location at which the content is to be produced, as well as desired shots to be included in the content. A plurality of content providers can register with the present invention to obtain assignments to produce content in response to the orders. The content provider creates the content at the location(s) specified in the order, including shots specified in the order. After the content has been produced, the content provider uploads the content to the central website, wherein the uploaded content is reviewed to determine whether it complies the specifications of the order. Content can be downloaded by the business, and payments for the content can be disbursed in accordance with pre-defined royalty distributions. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210934 | Systems and Methods for Secure Handling of Secure Attention Sequences - A method for authenticating, by a trusted component, a user of a desktop appliance to a remote machine includes executing, by a desktop appliance, a user interaction component, responsive to receiving a secure attention sequence from a user. The user interaction component receives authentication credentials associated with the user. The desktop appliance transmits, to a broker service, the received authentication credentials. The broker service authenticates the user, responsive to the received authentication credentials. The broker service transmits, to a remote machine, authentication data associated with the received authentication credentials. The remote machine authenticates the user, responsive to the received authentication data. The remote machine provides, to the desktop appliance, access to a resource requested by the user. In another aspect, a trusted component provides, to a user of a desktop appliance, access to secure desktop functionality provided by a remote machine. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210935 | Scanning Apparatus and System for Tracking Computer Hardware - Apparatus and system for tracking computer hardware consisting of a network interface card configured in promiscuous mode capable of passively listening for OSI layer 2 network traffic on a medium for use in the recovery or location of lost or stolen devices. The device of interest, one located, can then be tracked via signal strength. GPS may also be used to track locations where devices of interest have been located. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210936 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING REMOTE DATA ACCESS FOR A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - In one exemplary embodiment, a system for providing data access between an information source and a mobile communication device includes a transcoding system and a first network device. The transcoding system includes a plurality of transcoders, and each transcoder is operable to transcode information content from a respective first content type into a respective second content type. The first network device is in communication with the transcoding system and includes a connection handler system. The connection handler system is operable to receive connection data for a connection between the information source and the mobile communication device and to select a corresponding connection handler. The connection handler is operable to select one or more transcoders from the plurality of transcoders to transcode the information content. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210937 | CAPTCHA ADVERTISING - An automated method performed by a content host computer determines whether a client user is a human. A request for access to content residing on the content host computer is received from a client user. One or more advertising video clips are presented to the client user. An entire authenticating reference pass phrase is communicated to the client user in exactly one advertising video clip. An input passphrase is received from the client user. The input pass phrase is compared to the authenticating reference pass phrase. If the comparison shows identity, the client user is granted access to the requested content. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210938 | Utilizing Previous Password to Determine Authenticity to Enable Speedier User Access - Illustrative embodiments provide a computer implemented method, a data processing system, and a computer program product for previous password based authentication. In one illustrative embodiment, the computer implemented method comprises obtaining a combination of an identifier and a password and determining whether the password is current and correct. The computer implemented method responsive to determining the password is other than current and correct, prompting for an old password and determining whether the old password matches a previous password. Responsive to the old password matching a previous password, thereby creating a password match, permitting access to a resource. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210939 | SKETCH-BASED PASSWORD AUTHENTICATION - A graphical password authentication method is based on sketches drawn by user. The method extracts a template edge orientation pattern from an initial sketch of the user and an input edge orientation pattern from an input sketch of the user, compares the similarity between the two edge orientation patterns, and makes an authentication decision based on the similarity. The edge orientations are quantized, and each edge orientation pattern includes a set of quantized orientation patterns each corresponding to one of the quantized edge orientations. The number of quantized edge orientations, as well as other parameters such as the dimension of the final orientation patterns and acceptance threshold, can be optimized either globally or user-specifically. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210940 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING RFID TAG PROXIMITY TO GRANT SECURITY ACCESS TO A COMPUTER - A system and method of granting and removing a user's security access to applications on a computer using proximity of authorized RFID tags is disclosed. A user having an authorized RFID tag that is located near the computer will be granted access to pre-authorized applications. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210941 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is an image forming apparatus that improves operability while securing security of image data stored in an apparatus. In the image forming apparatus having a filing function, when image data is stored with the filing function, a password of a user authenticated by an authenticating portion is set as a password for storing the image data, and at the time of reading image data with the filing function, when the password of the user authenticated by the authenticating portion is set to the image data, the password of the image data is released. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210942 | DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ACCESSING A SECURITY TOKEN - Some demonstrative embodiments of the invention relate to a method, device and system of accessing a security token. One demonstrative embodiment of the invention includes a security token to securely maintain one or more protected resources, the security token including a token application to authenticate a first request to access the protected resources based on user authentication data assigned to a user of the security token, generate an output including an authentication ticket different from the user authentication data, and authenticate a second request to access the protected resources based on the authentication ticket. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210943 | Method to detect viruses hidden inside a password-protected archive of compressed files - A method for inspecting a compressed archive file for virus infection without having to decompress the files contained therein. Data in the archive header is used to determine the probability that the compressed archive is infected. Default parameters used for the compression, the compression ratio, the number of files stored in the compressed archive, and the total size of the archive are factors utilized during inspection according to the present invention to detect archives with a high probability of infection, as well as to recognize archives with a low probability of infection. The method is especially beneficial when the archive has been encrypted or password-protected and the files contained therein cannot be decompressed, but is also advantageous when decompression is possible. In addition, use of the present invention avoids the danger of attempting to decompress a malicious archive containing an archive bomb. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210944 | Anti-maleware data center aggregate - A method for reducing object scanning load in a network, the method including employing a data-center to provide to a client identifying information and classification information relating to a plurality of objects, at the client, obtaining identifying information for a given object, at the client, comparing the identifying information for the given object to the identifying information relating to the plurality of objects and if identifying information relating to one of the plurality of objects is the same as the identifying information for the given object, relying on the classification information relating to the one of the plurality of objects as provided by the data-center. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210945 | Personal Information/Confidential Information Managing System And Personal Information/Confidential Information Managing Method - A personal information/confidential information managing system and a personal information/confidential information managing method are provided for managing personal information/confidential information in a proper form in accordance with a variable protective level subjected to change of protective levels to comply with necessity of secrecy management in keeping personal information/confidential information in the custody. A personal information/confidential information managing device keeps personal information/confidential information in the custody with a different state for every protective level in accordance with protective levels set in compliance with the degree of confidentiality of the personal information/confidential information. Although this protective level is described in a data property definition file and is read in a computer program, it can be changed appropriately. A protective level after the change and its changing time to be designated are described in the data property definition file, so that the computer program installed in the personal information/confidential information managing device changes a keeping form of the personal information/confidential information in compliance with the protective level after the change when the changing time arrives. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210946 | Media markup for promotional audio content - A classification method and system for possible content alteration of a media work may include criteria regarding content that is feasible for alteration. Such criteria may be maintained in records that are accessible to an interested party. Some embodiments may include a record of primary authorization rights applicable to a possible content alteration. A further embodiment feature may include a record of secondary authorization rights applicable to substitute altered content incorporated in a derivative version. Various exemplary identifier markup schemes indicative of a location or category of an alterable media content component may be implemented for audio, visual, and audio/video alterable content. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210947 | LICENSE CONSIGNMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PORTABLE DEVICE - A license consignment method and system for a portable device playing a right-protected content with a license is provided for improving utilization reliability and manageability of a license by enabling a license server to manage the license consigned by the portable device. The method includes selecting a license to be consigned to a license server, transmitting the license server license information corresponding to the selected license, and transmitting, when the license is not downloaded in a certain time, a download trigger message to the portable device. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210948 | REMOTE COMPUTER REBOOTING TOOL - A method is presented for rebooting a local data processing entity requiring an access code to boot. The method may include receiving, on a local entity, an access code from a remote entity. The access code may be stored on an auxiliary device coupled to the local entity. The local entity may receive a reboot command from the remote entity and begin rebooting in response thereto. The auxiliary device may provide the access code to the local entity in response to the beginning of the reboot. The access code may then be deleted from the auxiliary device. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210949 | METHOD OF AMELIORATING SYMPTOM CAUSED BY MOOD DISTURBANCE - The present invention relates to a method for improving symptom of mood disorder or its related disorder comprising a step of allowing Gm1 protein and the like to be excessively present in a brain of a mammal, and a non-human mammal, to which the method has been applied, and the like. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210950 | METHODS FOR SCREENING FOR AGENTS THAT AFFECT DEVELOPMENT - The present invention provides an animal toxicity model that can be used to screen agents that may cause or increase the occurrence of a developmental defect. The invention also provides methods and compositions for creating such an animal toxicity model, as well as methods and kits for using these animal models. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210951 | Avian transgenesis using an ovalbumin nucleotide sequence - The invention includes delivering to an avian a nucleic acid molecule which includes nucleotide sequence of an ovalbumin gene expression controlling region and a heterologous coding sequence operably linked to the gene expression controlling region wherein the heterologous coding sequence is expressed in a cell of the avian. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210952 | Compositions and Methods Related to Controlled Gene Expression Using Viral Vectors - Provided herein are methods and compositions related to viral vectors. Also provided herein are methods and compositions for the efficient transfection of a host, for example through the highly efficient lentivector delivery system, and for the exquisite control of the timing and level of expression of the transferred sequence of interest by the simple administration of a modulator to the host harboring the transferred sequence of interest. Also disclosed are methods of making transgenic mice and transgenic mice made using compositions and methods relating to viral vectors. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210953 | Identification of TRPML3 (MCOLN3) as a salty taste receptor and use in assays for identifying taste (salty) modulators and/or therapeutics that modulate sodium transport, absorption or excretion and/or aldosterone, and/or vasopressin production or release - The present invention relates to the elucidation that TRPML3 is involved in salty taste perception in primates including humans and likely other mammals and based thereon high-throughput mammalian and medium-throughput oocyte-based electrophysiological assays for identifying human TRPML3 modulators, preferably TRPML3 enhancers. Compounds that modulate TRPML3 function in the assay are expected to affect salty taste in humans. The inventive electrophysiological assays, such as the two-electrode voltage-clamp technique, facilitate the identification of compounds which specifically modulate human TRPML3. The assays of the invention provide a robust screen useful to detect compounds that facilitate (enhance) or inhibit TRPML3 function. Compounds that enhance or block TRPML3 channel activity should thereby modulate salty taste. In addition, these compounds may be used to regulate sodium excretion, urinary output and other biological functions relating to sodium levels and TRPML3 related functions. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210954 | GENES - The present invention relates to two primordial germ cell-specific expressed genes, | 2009-08-20 |
20090210955 | SHRNA AND SIRNA EXPRESSION IN A LIVING ORGANISM UNDER CONTROL OF A CODON-OPTIMIZED REPRESSOR GENE - The present invention relates to a biological entity carrying a regulator construct comprising a specific repressor gene and a responder construct comprising at least one segment corresponding to a short hairpin RNA (shRNA) or corresponding to complementary short interfering RNA (siRNA) strands, said at least one segment being under control of a promoter which contains an operator sequence corresponding to the repressor. The invention further relates to a method for preparing said biological entity and its use. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210956 | COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR CLUSTERIN-MEDIATED STEM CELL THERAPY FOR TREATMENT OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS AND HEART FAILURE - Methods and compositions are disclosed for inhibiting, deterring or preventing apoptosis of cardiac myocytes, transplanted stem cells, vascular stem cells, and vascular smooth muscle cells by means of expressing or synthesizing clusterin. Also disclosed are methods and compositions for producing recombinant clusterin, or its biologically active peptides, and for induction of clusterin-associated lipoproteins or enzymes for deterring or preventing inflammatory injury and apoptosis induced by oxLDL, oxysterols, cytokines, and Fas Ligand. Also disclosed is an induction method and composition for enhancing expression of ALDH and ALDH-associated enzymes or co-factors to prevent cytotoxicity or detoxification. Therapeutic methods providing new expression or overexpression of clusterin in vascular or cardiac tissue are expected to inhibit the formation of atherosclerotic lesions, stabilize existing atherosclerotic plaques, and repair failing or damaged cardiac tissue. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210957 | Introgression of festuca mairei drought tolerant genome into lolium perenne plants - The present inventions relate to compositions and methods for providing drought resistant grass plants comprising | 2009-08-20 |
20090210958 | NUCLEIC ACID ENCODING N-METHYLPUTRESCINE OXIDASE AND USES THEREOF - The gene encoding N-methylputrescine oxidase (MPO) and constructs comprising such DNA are provided, including methods of regulating MPO expression independently or with other alkaloid biosynthesis genes to modulate alkaloid production in plants and host cells. MPO genes or fragments thereof are useful for reducing pyrrolidine or tropane alkaloid production in plants, for increasing pyrrolidine or tropane alkaloid production in plants, and for producing an MPO enzyme in host cells. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210959 | METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF SAPONARIA FROM MICROSPORES | 2009-08-20 |
20090210960 | Celery Cultivar ADS-16 - A celery cultivar, designated ADS-16, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of celery cultivar ADS-16, to the plants of celery cultivar ADS-16 and to methods for producing a celery plant by crossing the cultivar ADS-16 with itself or another celery cultivar. The invention further relates to methods for producing a celery plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic celery plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to celery cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from celery cultivar ADS-16, to methods for producing other celery cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from celery cultivar ADS-16 and to the celery plants, varieties, and their parts derived from the use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid celery seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar ADS-16 with another celery cultivar. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210961 | COTTON VARIETY 05V341 - The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 05V341. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 05V341. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the cotton variety 05V341 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 05V341 with itself or another cotton variety and plants produced by such methods. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210962 | COTTON VARIETY DP 161 B2RF - The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated DP 161 B2RF. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety DP 161 B2RF. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the cotton variety DP 161 B2RF and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety DP 161 B2RF with itself or another cotton variety and plants produced by such methods. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210963 | COTTON VARIETY PM 2141 B2RF - The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated PM 2141 B2RF. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety PM 2141 B2RF. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the cotton variety PM 2141 B2RF and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety PM 2141 B2RF with itself or another cotton variety and plants produced by such methods. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210964 | CUCUMBER LINE APD147-4004Mo - The invention provides seed and plants of the cucumber line designated APD147-4004Mo. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of cucumber line APD147-4004Mo, and to methods for producing a cucumber plant produced by crossing a plant of cucumber line APD147-4004Mo with itself or with another cucumber plant, such as a plant of another line. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of a plant of cucumber line APD147-4004Mo, including the fruit and gametes of such plants. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210965 | SWEET PEPPER HYBRID 9942815 - The invention provides seed and plants of the pepper hybrid 9942815 and parents thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of such plants, and to methods for producing a pepper plant produced by crossing a plant provided with itself or with another pepper plant, such as a plant of another line. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of a plant, including the fruit and gametes of such plants. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210966 | rice blast susceptibility gene pi21, resistance gene pi21 and uses thereof - The present inventors succeeded in isolating the rice field resistance gene pi21 by linkage analysis, and found that field resistance to blast in plants could be modified by introducing or controlling the expression of the gene. Thus, it became possible to efficiently confer plants with field resistance. It also became possible to select, at an early stage, rice plants having field resistance to blast. Moreover, by changing the tissue specificity of expression and the expression level of the gene involved in field resistance, varieties having resistance as well as high practical use can be grown. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210967 | Glutamate Receptors as Regulators of Carbon Transport, Mobilization, Distribution, Reallocation, and Partitioning in Higher Plants - This invention relates to compounds for improving plant growth and characteristics, improved modified plants, processes for obtaining the same, and improved methods of obtaining plant products, and specifically those concerning AtGLR1.1. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210968 | Drought Responsive Genes In Plants And Methods Of Their Use - Microarrays are employed to analyze soybean transcriptions under water stress conditions in both root and leaf tissues at vegetative stage. Novel drought responsive genes may be thus identified and may be used for enhancing drought tolerance in soybean or other plants through genetic/metabolic engineering. This disclosure pertains to nucleic acid molecules isolated from Soybean that encode polypeptides that may be important for drought tolerance. The disclosure also relates to methods of using these genes from soybean in transgenic plants to confer the desired agronomic traits, and to use such genes or regulatory elements thereof to assist germplasm enhancement by molecular breeding or to identify other factors or chemicals that may enhance a plant's capability to grow under drought conditions. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210969 | ANTIPORTER GENE FROM PORTERESIA COARCTATA FOR CONFERRING STRESS TOLERANCE - The present invention relates to isolation and characterization of a cDNA corresponding to Na | 2009-08-20 |
20090210970 | Plant Genomic DNA Flanking SPT Event and Methods for Identifying SPT Event - Compositions and methods related to transgenic plants comprising seed production technology are provided. Specifically, maize plants having a E6611.32.1.38 event which confers seed production technology are provided. The plant harboring the E6611.32.1.38 event at the recited chromosomal location comprises the genomic/transgene junctions described. The plant genomic DNA flanking the integrated E6611.32.1.38 event can be used to design assays that will be specific for the E6611.32.1.38 event. The characterization of the genomic insertion site of the E6611.32.1.38 event provides for an enhanced breeding efficiency and enables the use of molecular markers to track the transgene insert in the breeding populations and progeny thereof. Various methods and compositions for the identification, detection, and use of the maize E6611.32.1.38 event are provided. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210971 | Displacement Measurement Method and Apparatus Thereof, Stage Apparatus, and Probe Microscope - The present invention provides a displacement measurement method, an apparatus thereof, a probe microscope. which make it possible to stably measure an amount of displacement and a moving distance of an object under measurement with an accuracy of the sub-nanometer order or below without being affected by disturbances such as fluctuations of air, mechanical vibration. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210972 | CHESTNUT PLANT NAMED 'AU BUCK II' - ‘AU Buck II’ is a new and distinct Chinese chestnut cultivar that is blight resistant, precocious and prolific. It produces a large nut. Nut drop begins about September 15 and continues for a 6-7 week period. A large percentage of the nuts drop during the first three weeks after the beginning of nut drop. ‘AU Buck II’ nuts mature and start dropping during the early phase of the normal ripening period that most Chinese chestnut cultivars mature and drop nuts in the area. ‘AU Buck II’ is a large tree that was 9.14 meters tall, with a canopy area of 101.36 square meters at 15-years of age. ‘AU Buck II’ is the second cultivar to mature and drop nuts in a series of four Chinese chestnut cultivars that will provide for a continuous nut drop of a high energy wildlife food source from late August through mid-to-late November. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210973 | Persimmon tree named 'Rojo Brillante' - The persimmon tree of the present invention is characterized by producing a large highly colored fruit. The new variety most closely resembles the ‘Rojo Brillante’ persimmon tree, but it is distinguished in a number of respects including that ‘Nuevo Rojo Brillante’ retains a higher cheek firmness after astringency removal than ‘Rojo Brillante.’ Also, the color after astringency removal of ‘Nuevo Rojo Brillante’ is more yellow-orange than that of ‘Rojo Brillante.’ ‘Nuevo Rojo Brillante’ is a pollination-variant astringent cultivar (PVA). | 2009-08-20 |
20090210974 | BLUEBERRY PLANT NAMED 'CARMEN' - A new and distinct Blueberry cultivar is provided that is the product of a controlled breeding program followed by selection. The cultivar flowers early and forms fruit that ripens early. The attractive light blue firm berries exhibit an excellent fruity flavor, are easy to pick, and display a substantial post-harvest shelf life. The plant is self-fertile, and displays a strong generally round to vase-shaped growth habit with foliage that is partially retained during the winter. A low chilling requirement is also exhibited. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210975 | Blueberry plant named 'Dolores' - A new and distinct Blueberry cultivar is provided that is the product of a controlled breeding program followed by selection. The cultivar flowers early and forms fruit that ripens early. Attractive large dark blue crisp berries are formed which exhibit a very sweet flavor. The plant is self-fertile, and displays a generally round growth habit with evergreen foliage. No cross pollination is required. A low chilling requirement is also exhibited. No special sensitivity to common blueberry diseases has been encountered during observations to date. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210976 | Blueberry plant named 'Celeste' - A new and distinct Blueberry cultivar is provided that is the product of a controlled breeding program followed by selection. The cultivar flowers and fruits at mid-season. Attractive light blue berries are formed which exhibit an excellent aromatic sweet flavor and a very good post-harvest shelf life. The plant is self-fertile, and displays a very vigorous vase-shaped growth habit with evergreen foliage. No cross pollination is required. A low chilling requirement also is exhibited. No special sensitivity to common blueberry diseases has been encountered during observations to date. The new cultivar has proven to be adaptable to growing in different soil types. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210977 | Blueberry plant named 'Lucia' - A new and distinct Blueberry cultivar is provided that is the product of a controlled breeding program followed by selection. The cultivar flowers and fruits at late-season. Attractive firm light blue berries are formed which exhibit an excellent sweet flavor. The plant is not self-fertile, and displays a vase-shaped growth habit with deciduous foliage. Cross-pollination is required. A low chilling requirement also is exhibited. No special sensitivity to common blueberry diseases has been encountered during observations to date. The new cultivar is well adapted for growing in well-drained soils outside tunnels. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210978 | Blueberry plant named 'MAGNA' - A new and distinct Blueberry cultivar is provided that is the product of a controlled breeding program followed by selection. The cultivar flowers and forms fruit that ripens at mid-season. The attractive large light blue berries exhibit a strong acid flavor at harvest becoming sweeter a few days following harvest and which possess a very good post-harvest shelf life. The plant requires cross-pollination for abundant fruit production. The growth habit is vase-shaped and the foliage is evergreen. A low chilling requirement is also exhibited. The plant grows well in a dry climate in well-drained sandy soils. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210979 | Blueberry plant named 'Altair' - A new and distinct Blueberry cultivar is provided that is the product of a controlled breeding program followed by selection. The cultivar flowers and forms fruit that ripens over a wide early-to-mid season. The attractive light blue berries exhibit a pleasant sweet flavor and are readily amenable to harvest. Such berries also exhibit a good post-harvest shelf life. The plant is self-fertile, and displays a generally rounded growth habit with attractive evergreen foliage. A low chilling requirement is also exhibited. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210980 | Blueberry plant named 'Alba' - A new and distinct Blueberry cultivar is provided that is the product of a controlled breeding program followed by selection. The cultivar flowers and forms fruit at mid-season. The attractive firm light blue flattened-round berries exhibit a pleasant acid blueberry flavor. The plant commonly requires cross pollination, and displays a generally upright growth habit with attractive evergreen foliage. A low chilling requirement is also exhibited. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210981 | Blueberry plant named 'Azulema' - A new and distinct Blueberry cultivar is provided that is the product of a controlled breeding program followed by selection. The cultivar flowers and forms fruit at mid-season. The attractive high quality firm light blue flattened-round berries exhibit a superb aromatic blueberry flavor. The plant is self-fertile, and displays a generally round to vase-shaped growth habit with attractive evergreen foliage. A low chilling requirement is also exhibited. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210982 | Blueberry plant named 'Corona' - A new and distinct Blueberry cultivar is provided that is the product of a controlled breeding program followed by selection. The cultivar flowers and forms fruit at mid-season. The attractive light blue flattened-round berries exhibit a classical blueberry flavor. The plant is very strong and grows well in various soil types. The plant commonly requires cross pollination, and displays a generally vase-shaped growth habit with attractive evergreen foliage. A low chilling requirement is also exhibited. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210983 | Blueberry plant named 'Sevilla' - A new and distinct Blueberry cultivar is provided that is the product of a controlled breeding program followed by selection. The cultivar flowers and forms fruit at late-season. The attractive large light blue flattened-round berries exhibit an aromatic sweet flavor. It is recommended that the plant be grown in dry climates outside tunnels. The plant commonly requires cross pollination, and displays a generally open-round somewhat sprawling growth habit with attractive foliage that commonly defoliates during the winter. A low chilling requirement is also exhibited. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210984 | Blueberry plant named 'Lucero' - A new and distinct Blueberry cultivar is provided that is the product of a controlled breeding program followed by selection. The cultivar flowers and forms fruit that ripens at mid-season. The attractive light blue substantially round berries are formed in compact clusters and exhibit a refreshing blueberry flavor. The berries are well amenable to mechanical harvest. The plant is self-fertile, and the growth habit is generally upright. Attractive evergreen foliage is displayed. A low chilling requirement is also exhibited. | 2009-08-20 |
20090210985 | Caryopteris plant named 'WHITE SURPRISE' - A new and distinct cultivar of | 2009-08-20 |
20090210986 | DIANELLA CAERULEA PLANT NAMED 'JOHN 316' - ‘John 316’ is a distinctive variety of | 2009-08-20 |