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20130265144 | Pairing Or Associating Electronic Devices - A system that includes an implanted medical device such as an auditory prosthesis having a capacity to conduct communications on two channels to establish an association for communication with another electronic device. One of the channels is preferably a short range or near field channel, and the other channel is a broadcast channel. A method of asynchronous communication using both channels for establishing the association is also described. | 10-10-2013 |
20140275730 | Control for Hearing Prosthesis Fitting - A method for adjusting parameters of a hearing prosthesis system includes adjusting a control to shift an audiogram associated with a first stimulator, applying a prescription rule using the shifted audiogram to adjust a cross-over frequency that defines a first frequency range and a second frequency range. The first stimulator is configured to apply stimulation signals in the first frequency range and a second stimulator is configured to apply stimulation signals in the second frequency range. The method also includes applying the prescription rule using the shifted audiogram to determine gain and maximum power output (MPO) levels for the first frequency range associated with the first stimulator. | 09-18-2014 |
20140336448 | Method and System for Use of Hearing Prosthesis for Linguistic Evaluation - A method and system to help determine the extent to which a hearing prosthesis recipient is exposed to speech. The hearing prosthesis will log data regarding audio input, optimally in correspondence with times when the hearing prosthesis is in a stimulation-on mode in which the hearing prosthesis is set to stimulate a physiological system of the recipient in accordance with received audio input, so as to facilitate identification of speech to which the recipient is exposed. Further, as the hearing prosthesis itself receives the audio input, the hearing prosthesis may analyze the audio input to determine one or more linguistic characteristics of the audio input, such as a quantity of speech by the recipient and/or by others, and the hearing prosthesis may output data representing the determined one or more linguistic characteristics. Advantageously, the data may then be used to help facilitate rehabilitation of the recipient. | 11-13-2014 |
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20090080506 | RECEIVER EMPLOYING NON-PILOT REFERENCE CHANNELS FOR EQUALIZING A RECEIVED SIGNAL - In one embodiment, a receiver has a reference generator and a main equalizer. The reference generator equalizes a received signal using one or more pilot reference signals. Then, the reference generator decodes one or more predetermined data channels of the equalized signal, makes hard decisions on the data of each decoded channel, and regenerates the original coding sequence of each decoded channel. The main equalizer uses each re-encoded channel as an additional reference signal along with one or more pilot signals to equalize a time-delayed version of the received signal. In alternative embodiments, the receiver might also have a step-size generator which selects optimum step sizes from a look-up table based on the number of re-encoded channels and the power of those channels. The step size is then used by the main equalizer along with the re-encoded channels to equalize the time-delayed received signal. | 03-26-2009 |
20090296798 | HSDPA CO-PROCESSOR FOR MOBILE TERMINALS - In one embodiment, an HSDPA co-processor for 3GPP Release 6 Category 8 (7.2 Mb/s) HSDPA that provides all chip-rate, symbol-rate, physical-channel, and transport-channel processing for HSDPA in 90 nm CMOS. The co-processor design is scalable to all HSDPA data rates up to 14 Mb/s. The coprocessor implements an Advanced Receiver based on an NLMS equalizer, supports RX diversity and TX diversity, and provides up to 6.4 dB better performance than a typical single-antenna rake receiver. Thus, 3GPP R6 HSDPA functionality can be added to a legacy R99 modem using an HSDPA co-processor consistent with embodiments of the present invention, at a reasonable incremental cost and power. | 12-03-2009 |
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20120197065 | Systems and Methods for Using a Simplified User Interface for Hearing Prosthesis Fitting - The present application discloses systems and methods for displaying and operating a user interface having one or more channel group controllers corresponding to one or more groups of hearing prosthesis channels. The hearing prosthesis may be configured to generate a plurality of signals via a plurality of channels based on a channel profile. The channel profile may define at least one intensity level for each channel. In operation, the user interface may be configured to instruct the hearing prosthesis to change the channel profile of the plurality of channels in response to receiving an input via one of the channel group controllers. The user interface may be used to fit a hearing prosthesis to a recipient. In one embodiment, an initial channel profile may be automatically determined, and the prosthesis channel profile may be adjusted by changing a representative intensity level corresponding to the channel profile. | 08-02-2012 |
20120226331 | Distributed Processing of Electrophysiological Signals - The present application discloses systems and methods for distributed processing of electrophysiological signals. The system may include a processor, a remote device, and an implant comprising an array of electrodes. The method may comprise the processor receiving an electrophysiological signal request from the remote device that specifies at least one electrode at the implant from which to receive an electrophysiological signal, transmitting to the implant instructions to apply a plurality of stimuli via the specified at least one electrode and, for individual stimuli in the plurality of stimuli, recording an electrophysiological signal component resulting from the stimulus. The method may also comprise the processor combining the recorded individual electrophysiological signal components to produce the electrophysiological signal and transmitting the electrophysiological signal to the remote device for further processing. In some embodiments of the method, the processor may compress the electrophysiological signal before transmitting it to the remote device. | 09-06-2012 |
20130223663 | Wireless Streaming Link Break-in - A system and method for wireless streaming link break-in is disclosed. A first device transmits digital packets to a second device over a wireless streaming link. A third device synchronizes itself with the second device. Once the third device is synchronized with the second device, the third device transmits command request packets to the second device during a data receive window. The wireless streaming link is inactive during the data receive window. The second device responds to the request during a next data receive window. | 08-29-2013 |
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20130064606 | Seabed-to-Surface Linking Equipment Including a Flexible Pipe Guiding Structure - A bottom-to-surface connection installation between a plurality of undersea pipes resting on the sea bottom and a floating support on the surface and anchored to the sea bottom, the floating support including a turret; and a plurality of flexible hoses extending from the turret to respective ones of a plurality of rigid pipes, the rigid pipes providing connections between the flexible hoses and respective ones of the plurality of undersea pipes resting on the sea bottom, wherein the installation includes a guide structure maintained in the subsurface between the turret and the top of the rigid pipes, the guide structure being suitable for guiding the flexible hoses, the guide structure having a plurality of first guide elements with respective ones of the plurality of flexible hoses passing therethrough in such a manner that the flexible hose has at least a bottom flexible hose portion in a dipping catenary configuration, and a second flexible hose portion extending entirely above the point of contact between the flexible hose and the first guide element, this portion occupying a curve of catenary shape between the guide element through which it passes and the turret to which its top end is connected. | 03-14-2013 |
20140014870 | Rigid Material For Heat-Insulation and/or Buoyancy For An Underwater Pipe - A rigid material for heat-insulation and/or buoyancy, consisting of a mixture of: (a) a matrix of a uniform cross-linked elastomeric polymer mixture and a liquid insulating plasticizer compound and (b) hollow balls dispersed in the matrix. The insulating plasticizer compound being selected from among compounds from inorganic or vegetable oil, and being a material, the phase of which does not change at a temperature of −10° to +150° C., the weight proportion of the insulating plasticizer compound in the matrix being at least 50%. The hollow balls, dispersed in the matrix are at a volumetric proportion of at least 35% of the total volume of the mixture of the balls with the matrix. The rigid insulating material can be used for the insulation and/or buoyancy of an underwater pipe or underwater-pipe element. | 01-16-2014 |
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20090089418 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO DETECT A NETWORK DEFICIENCY - A system to detect a network deficiency, in one example embodiment, comprises a receiving module to receive utilization metrics of at least one network resource, wherein the utilization metrics are collected and made available at a network level, an aggregator to aggregate the utilization metrics of at least one network resource with the utilization metrics of a plurality of the network resources, a processing module to determine a level of aggregated utilization metrics of the network resources, and a detecting module to detect a precursor indicative of a network traffic deterioration based on the level of the aggregated utilization metrics. | 04-02-2009 |
20090089419 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTELLIGENT REQUEST REFUSAL IN RESPONSE TO A NETWORK DEFICIENCY DETECTION - A system for intelligent request refusal in response to a network deficiency detection, in one example embodiment, comprises an aggregator to aggregate revenue generated by a requesting entity with a revenue generated by requesting entities homogenous to the requesting entity, and a filtering module to filter a response to a service request when an aggregated revenue-to-network-resource-utilization ratio is below a second threshold unless utilization of a plurality of network resources drops below a first threshold. | 04-02-2009 |
20090089699 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTELLIGENT FEATURE DEGRADATION IN RESPONSE TO A NETWORK DEFICIENCY DETECTION - A system for intelligent feature degradation in response to a network deficiency detection, in one example embodiment, comprises a monitoring module to monitor a utilization of a plurality of network resources, a processing module to determine whether the utilization of the plurality of the network resources is above a threshold, to determine a category of an application level using entity, and to determine a revenue generated by the application level using entity, and a degrading module to degrade at least one application level functionality available to the using entity based on the category and the revenue generated by the application level using entity unless the utilization of the plurality of the network resources drops below the first threshold. | 04-02-2009 |
20110184883 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SIMULATING A SEARCH TO GENERATE AN OPTIMIZED SCORING FUNCTION - Methods and systems for deriving a scoring function, for use in ordering a set of search results, are described. Consistent with some embodiments, a simulation platform includes an offline simulator module that receives search result sets for search queries that result in the conclusion of a transaction. The result set is then processed by the offline simulation platform to derive a set of weighting factors for use with one or more parameters in a parametric scoring function. The weighting factors are determined, for example, by specifying an equation setting one or more constraints and then solving the equation for the weighting factors. | 07-28-2011 |
20110184941 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SELECTING AN OPTIMIZED SCORING FUNCTION FOR USE IN RANKING ITEM LISTINGS PRESENTED IN SEARCH RESULTS - Methods and systems for simulating a search, for the purpose of evaluating one or more scoring functions used in ordering item listings for presentation in a search results page are described. Consistent with some embodiments, a simulation platform includes a real-time simulation module that receives search result sets for search queries that result in the conclusion of a transaction. The result set is then processed by the simulation platform with one or more test scoring functions, such that the resulting position of the item listing that has resulted in the transaction can be compared with the actual position at which the item listing was displayed in the actual search results. For each test scoring function, an average rank shift metric is determined, and displayed, thereby providing a metric with which to base decisions about which scoring functions to use in the production system. | 07-28-2011 |
20130311539 | PROVISIONING OF DEVICES - A provisioning machine may receive a request that an application be executed while distributed according to a distribution constraint among various devices. The provisioning machine may access a topological model that represents multiple devices configured as a single cloud-based application server and defines a first group of devices that have the same redundancy status (e.g., active or backup). In addition, the topological model may define a second group of devices that have the same functional role (e.g., executing a particular component of the application). A device may be a member of both the first group and the second group. The provisioning machine may determine a size of the first group according to the distribution constraint. Based on the determined size of the first group, the provisioning machine may configure (e.g., provision) the first group of devices as a subset of the multiple devices of the server. | 11-21-2013 |
20150026517 | ALLOCATION OF REPLICA-SETS IN A STORAGE CLUSTER - A data storage system may be configured to allocate replica-sets in a balanced manner and mark some of these balanced replica-sets as being spares. As one or more drives or machines fail, the data storage system may move all copies of an affected replica-set to a marked spare replica-set and mark the affected replica-set as being inactive or invalid. As the failed drives are replaced, the data storage system may reconfigure those inactive replica-sets and use them as new spares. The data storage system may implement a coordinator module that handles the balancing and allocation of spares within a sub-cluster. The coordinator may also reallocate entire replica-sets across sub-clusters to maintain balance at the cluster level. | 01-22-2015 |
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20110307463 | System and Methods Thereof for Enhancing a User's Search Experience - A method for enhancing web search experience of users. The method comprises selecting at least one resource from a plurality of resources to respond to an input query received from a user on a user device; sending the input query to the selected at least one resource; designating a unique display segment within a display area on the user device, wherein each display segment corresponds to each of the selected at least one resource; causing the selected at least one resource to respond to the input query within the corresponding unique display segment; and establishing a direct communication between each of the selected at least one resource and the user device for at least enabling, in response to the query, interaction of the selected at least one resource with the user within the unique display segment corresponding to the selected resource. | 12-15-2011 |
20120226676 | SYSTEM AND METHODS THEREOF FOR ADAPTATION OF A FREE TEXT QUERY TO A CUSTOMIZED QUERY SET - A method for adaptation of a free text query to a customized query. The method comprises selecting at least one resource from a plurality of resources of information for responding to a query received from a user device; performing an analysis of the received query; performing at least one of: customizing the query to meet an input query format of a selected at least one resource, or and providing an input query that is transformed to meet an input requirement of the selected at least one resource; and sending the customized query to the selected at least one resource, wherein each of the selected at least one resource receives an appropriately customized query format. | 09-06-2012 |
20130103665 | METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY DISPLAYING A PERSONALIZED HOME SCREEN ON A DEVICE - A method for dynamically generating and displaying a home screen on a display of a user device comprises receiving a user query input by a user of the device; receiving at least one environmental variable; determining an intent of a user based in part on the at least one environmental variable and the user query; selecting at least one resource of information from a plurality of resources of information respective of at least the intent, wherein each selected resource has a representative icon; generating a new home screen comprising an at least one icon corresponding to the at least one selected resource of information; and causing the user device to replace a current home screen with the new generated home screen. | 04-25-2013 |
20130124547 | System and Methods Thereof for Instantaneous Updating of a Wallpaper Responsive of a Query Input and Responses Thereto - A method for instantly updating a wallpaper on a screen of a user device responsive of a user query. The method comprises performing an analysis of the user query input by a user of the user device; selecting a wallpaper respective of at least the user query that is determined to be related to the user input; and providing the selected wallpaper to the user device for a display on the screen of the user's device. | 05-16-2013 |
20130166527 | SYSTEM AND METHODS THEREOF FOR DYNAMICALLY UPDATING THE CONTENTS OF A FOLDER ON A DEVICE - A method and system for dynamically updating contents of a folder on a mobile device. The system comprises identifying at least a folder on the mobile device as a dynamic folder; determining at least a context parameter respective of the dynamic folder; searching for applications that can be added to the dynamic folder respective of the at least context parameter; generating an icon respective of each application found by the search; and displaying each icon respective of each application in the dynamic folder. | 06-27-2013 |
20140101126 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A SEARCH INTENT - A method and system for detecting a search intent of a user are provided. The method includes receiving an input search query from a user device; tokenizing the input search query to at least one token to create at least one tokenized query; processing the at least one tokenized query by a plurality of engines, wherein each engine of the plurality of engines configured to compute a certainty score that indicates a probability that the at least one tokenized query is mapped to at least one entity, wherein each engine of the plurality of engines is further configured to correspond to at least one entity indicating a topic of interest, thereby the plurality of engines are configured with different entities; receiving from a set of engines of the plurality of engines their respective entities and computed certainty scores, wherein the set of engines output computed certainty scores above a predefined threshold; and analyzing the received certainty scores and the respective entities to determine the search intent. | 04-10-2014 |
20140165212 | SYSTEM AND METHODS THEREOF FOR TRACKING AND PREVENTING EXECUTION OF RESTRICTED APPLICATIONS - A system and method for tracking and preventing an execution of an application on a user device are provided. The method comprises receiving a request to determine if an application is a restricted application for a user of the user device; receiving at least one context parameter respective of the application; receiving at least one variable related the user of the user device; determining whether the application is a restricted application based on the analysis of the at least one context parameter and the at least one variable parameter; and disabling an access of the user to contents of the application if the application is determined to be restricted. | 06-12-2014 |
20140250098 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INDEXING MOBILE APPLICATIONS - A system and method for indexing applications accessible through a user device are provided. The system includes crawling through a plurality of data sources to detect applications accessible through a user device; for each detected application, generating metadata characterizing the application; analyzing the generated metadata to classify the application to at least one category; and updating an application index to include at least the index application and the respective classified category. | 09-04-2014 |
20140297613 | METHOD FOR CUSTOMIZING SEARCH QUERIES TO OPTIMIZED SEARCH RESULTS - A method and system for customizing a user query in order to receive optimized search results respective of the query are provided. The method includes determining a user intent of at least one query received from a user device; selecting at least one source from a plurality of sources of information for serving the user intent; classifying the received at least one query based on the determined user intent; customizing the query to optimally serve the user intent respective of the classification and the determined user intent; and sending the customized query to the selected at least one source, wherein each of the selected at least one source receives an appropriately customized query format. | 10-02-2014 |
20140331167 | Method for Dynamically Displaying a Personalized Home Screen on a User Device - A method and system for dynamically generating and displaying a home screen on a display of a user device are provided. The method comprises determining at least one estimated user intent based in part on at least one input variable; selecting a plurality of resources of information respective of at least the at least one estimated user intent, wherein each selected resource has a representative icon; providing the plurality of resources to the user device; receiving a selection of a desired resource from the user device; determining a definitive user intent from the at least one estimated user intent based on the selection; generating a new home screen respective of the definitive user intent; and causing the user device to replace a current home screen with the new generated home screen. | 11-06-2014 |
20140365474 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHARING CONTENT OVER THE WEB - A system and method for sharing content over the web. The method comprises: receiving a request from a user via a first user device to share at least one content item with at least a second user device, the request includes at least a search term related to the at least one content item; determining an intent of the user respective of the at least a search term in the received request; searching for at least one web source capable of providing the at least one content item, wherein the search is performed using the determined user intent and the at least a search term; generating a dynamic folder; and storing, in the dynamic folder, the at least one content item provided by the search. | 12-11-2014 |
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20130183315 | Antibodies that bind to OX40 and their uses - The present invention relates to antagonist antibodies or fragments thereof that bind to human OX40. More specifically, the present invention relates to an antagonist antibody or fragment thereof that binds to human OX40 comprising a heavy chain CDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, and/or a heavy chain CDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, and/or a heavy chain CDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3; and/or comprising a light chain CDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4, and/or a light chain CDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5 and/or a light chain CDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6. | 07-18-2013 |
20140294824 | ANTIBODIES THAT BIND TO OX40 AND THEIR USES - The present invention relates to antagonist antibodies or fragments thereof that bind to human OX40. More specifically, the present invention relates to an antagonist antibody or fragment thereof that binds to human OX40 comprising a heavy chain CDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, and/or a heavy chain CDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, and/or a heavy chain CDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3; and/or comprising a light chain CDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4, and/or a light chain CDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5 and/or a light chain CDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6. | 10-02-2014 |
20140308271 | ANTIBODIES THAT BIND TO TL1A AND THEIR USES - The present invention relates to antibodies or fragments thereof that bind to TL1A. More specifically, the present invention relates to an antibody or fragment thereof that binds to TL1A comprising a heavy chain CDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 51, and/or a heavy chain CDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 52, and/or a heavy chain CDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 53; and/or comprising a light chain CDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 54, and/or a light chain CDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 55 and/or a light chain CDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 56. | 10-16-2014 |
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20100002929 | Image-based methods for measuring global nuclear patterns as epigenetic markers of cell differentiation - The invention provides methods for determining the differentiation state of cells. The methods include non-invasive, non-perturbing, automatable, and quantitative methods of analysis of cell colonies, individual cells, and/or cellular structures. | 01-07-2010 |
20100260406 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMAGING CELLS - The invention generally provides methods and systems for determining characteristics of cellular structures. The methods include non-invasive, non-perturbing, automatable, and quantitative methods and may be applied to the examination of cells such as stem cells, embryos, and egg cells. | 10-14-2010 |
20110110577 | MATHEMATICAL IMAGE ANALYSIS BASED CELL REPROGRAMMING WITH APPLICATIONS FOR EPIGENETIC AND NON-EPIGENETIC BASE INDUCED PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL DERIVATION - Mathematical and statistical image analysis methods and systems are applied to enhance and refine the process of reprogramming cells, for example, to modify cells from patients into custom-matched stem cells. | 05-12-2011 |
20110170751 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING RETINAL ABNORMALITIES - The invention relates to methods and systems for detecting retinal abnormalities in fundus images by interdependently smoothing and segmenting the image, identifying retinal features in the smoothed and segmented image and analyzing the identified retinal features in the smoothed and segmented image to identify a retinal abnormality. | 07-14-2011 |
20110188728 | METHODS OF GENERATING TROPHECTODERM AND NEURECTODERM FROM HUMAN EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS - Methods for inducing differentiation of stem cells into trophectoderm, neurectoderm, or progeny cells thereof are described, and mathematical and statistical image analysis methods and systems, for example, to identify differentiated cells and screen for agents which modulate differentiation are provided for separate or combined use. | 08-04-2011 |
20110206262 | IMAGE-BASED METHODS FOR MEASURING GLOBAL NUCLEAR PATTERNS AS EPIGENETIC MARKERS OF CELL DIFFERENTIATION - The invention provides methods for determining the differentiation state of cells. The methods include non-invasive, non-perturbing, automatable, and quantitative methods of analysis of cell colonies, individual cells, and/or cellular structures. | 08-25-2011 |
20120065518 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTILAYER IMAGING AND RETINAL INJURY ANALYSIS - Systems and methods are provided for imaging an eye and identifying retinal or subretinal features that may be indicative of pathologies such as macular degeneration and traumatic brain injury. An infrared or near-infrared image of an eye is interdependently smoothed and segmented and attributes of the image are determined. The attributes are indicative of retinal or subretinal features. | 03-15-2012 |
20120127029 | CODED FILTER - A method and apparatus for estimating and compensating for a broad class of non-Gaussian sensor and process noise. In one example, a coded filter combines a dynamic state estimator (for example, a Kalman filter) and a non-linear estimator to provide approximations of the non-Gaussian process and sensor noise associated with a dynamic system. These approximations are used by the dynamic state estimator to correct sensor measurements or to alter the dynamic model governing evolution of the system state. Examples of coded filters leverage compressive sensing techniques in combination with error models based on concepts of compressibility and the application of efficient convex optimization processes. | 05-24-2012 |
20130183707 | STEM CELL BIOINFORMATICS - Ex vivo cell culture, especially the culture of stem cells, is a valuable and widely used technique. The appearance of unlabeled cultured cells contains significant information about the cell's identity, including its differentiation status and lineage. However, mere visual inspection of cells is a subjective process subject to inconsistencies between microscopists. This disclosure provides methods of quantifying cells' appearance, validating identity with known biomarkers, allowing automated classification of cells as well as automated segmentation and delineation of the borders of a cell colony. Also provided are systems and methods for comparing and standardizing cells cultured by different scientists using different cell culture methods. | 07-18-2013 |
20130207975 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SPATIO-TEMPORAL ANALYSIS - High resolution time sequences of 3D images that show the dynamics of a time varying changes are provided. The 3D time series of images representing an object that include time varying changes may be produced from lower dimensional image time sequences, such as 2D images. The 2D images may be generated using angiography and may include fluid flow information (e.g., arrival times). The fluid flow information may be provided, for example, by injecting a chemical into the fluid and analyzing its position in the object or body over time. A varying contrast model may be applied to determine the location of the chemical at different points in time which may assist in detecting an ailment. | 08-15-2013 |
20140369568 | Detecting Species Diversity by Image Texture Analysis - A method of measuring species diversity is provided. The method includes receiving a first image of a landscape and receiving a second image of a second landscape. The method also includes representing a portion of the first image as a first region of interest comprising a multiplicity of pixels and representing a portion of the second image as a second region of interest comprising a multiplicity of pixels. The method further includes comparing at least one textural feature of the first region of interest and the second region of interest and calculating the species diversity between the first landscape and the second landscape based on the comparison of the at least one textural features of the regions of interest. | 12-18-2014 |
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20120038928 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTICAL MEASUREMENT OF A TARGET - The invention relates to a system and a method for optical measurement of a target, wherein the target is illuminated, either actively illuminated, reflecting ambient light, or self illuminating, and a measurement light beam received from the target or through it is detected. The prior art optical measurement systems generally include mechanical filter wheels and photomultiplier tubes, which cause the equipment to be expensive, large-sized and often not sufficiently accurate and stable. The objective of the invention is achieved with a solution, in which the illuminating light beam and/or measurement light beam is led through a Fabry-Perot interferometer or a set of two or more Fabry-Perot Interferometers, and the Fabry-Perot interferometer or a set of two or more Fabry-Perot Interferometers is controlled into different modes during the measurement of a single target. The invention can be applied in optical measurements where, for example, reflectance, absorption of fluorescence of the target is measured. | 02-16-2012 |
20140218736 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTICAL MEASUREMENT OF A TARGET - The invention relates to a system and a method for optical measurement of a target, wherein the target is illuminated, either actively illuminated, reflecting ambient light, or self illuminating, and a measurement light beam received from the target or through it is detected. The prior art optical measurement systems generally include mechanical filter wheels and photomultiplier tubes, which cause the equipment to be expensive, large-sized and often not sufficiently accurate and stable. The objective of the invention is achieved with a solution, in which the illuminating light beam and/or measurement light beam is led through a Fabry-Perot interferometer or a set of two or more Fabry-Perot Interferometers, and the pass band of the Fabry-Perot interferometer or a set of two or more Fabry-Perot Interferometers is controlled during the measurement of a single target. The invention can be applied in optical measurements where, for example, reflectance, absorption of fluorescence of the target is measured. | 08-07-2014 |
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20110218445 | NEEDLE WITH INTEGRATED FIBERS - Needles equipped with fibres allow tissue inspection based on optical spectroscopy to diagnose whether tissue is cancerous or not. This requires integration of optical fibers into needles. The problem is how to manufacture the needle having at least one fiber exit at the distal end of the needle, where the fiber does not obstruct the hollow part of the needle if present as well as does not extend beyond the outer cylinder geometry. To solve this problem we propose to manufacture the needle consisting of four parts: an inner cylinder tube, an outer hollow cylinder tube, a needle tip part with integrated fiber exit and a holder part, wherein the hollow spacing between the inner and the outer cylinder is larger or equal to the outer diameter of the fibers, the inner and the outer cylinder are mounted in the holder part and where the tip part is mounted on the two cylinders. | 09-08-2011 |
20110251494 | NEEDLE WITH OPTICAL FIBERS - Needle interventions are widely used in the field of oncology for taking biopsies of tissue in order to inspect whether tissue is cancerous or not. To make these interventions more reliable feedback of what kind of tissue is in front of the needle is required. A way to achieve this is by making use of optical spectroscopy. This requires integration of fibers into the needle. These fibers are used to deliver light to illuminate the tissue in front of the needle and to collect back the reflected light from the tissue. The present invention proposes to integrate the fiber distal ends in the slanted bevel of the needle in such a way that at least one source-detector fiber pair has a distance that is larger than the outer diameter of the needle. | 10-13-2011 |
20120029360 | NEEDLE WITH INTEGRATED FIBERS IN THE CUTTING FACETS OF THE BEVEL - A needle comprises a tip part, a holder part, a shaft, and fibers capable of transmitting light, wherein the shaft comprises a distal end connected to the tip part, and a proximal end connected to the holder part, wherein the tip part comprises a bevel, cutting facets, and at least one channel for accommodating a fiber, and wherein an end section of the fiber is located in the channel and an end surface of the fiber is located at one of the cutting facets. By way of the facets an introduction of the needle into tissue may be facilitated. A further aspect of the invention is a method for producing such a needle. | 02-02-2012 |
20120088991 | ALGORITHM FOR PHOTONIC NEEDLE CONSOLE - Needles are widely used in interventional radiology. Each medical application requires a specific needle type. The same holds for the photonic needles which analysis depends on the type of application the clinician aims for. Therefore, it is relevant to have the X-ray machine recognize the type of needle that is being used and to load the required software for the tissue analysis. It is therefore proposed to have a data link established between the imaging modality used for the acquisition of the patient anatomy (X-ray, CT, MR or US) and the system that processes optical data from the needle, so that the information from this imaging modality can be used to guide the processing. In a preferred embodiment the selection is made by reading out the code present in the disposable needle when it is connected to the console. | 04-12-2012 |
20120316558 | INTERVENTIONAL ABLATION DEVICE WITH TISSUE DISCRIMINATING CAPABILITY - An interventional ablation device ( | 12-13-2012 |
20130026367 | DETERMINATION OF A LIPID WATER RATIO - The present invention relates to an apparatus, a method and a computer program for determining a lipid-water ratio and a scattering parameter of a sample. In particular, the invention relates to an apparatus comprising a light source and a detector arranged to measure an optical parameter at various wavelengths, where the wavelengths are selected so that at two of the wavelengths the absorption coefficients for both water and lipids are substantially identical. This enables determination of a scattering parameter. A further measurement at a third wavelength enables determination of a water-lipid ratio. According to a specific embodiment, the light source and the detector are arranged in relation to an interventional device, so as to be able to examine a tissue in terms of lipid-water ratio and scattering during an intervention. | 01-31-2013 |
20130050683 | EXTENDING IMAGE INFORMATION - The present invention relates to a system for extending microscopy information, where the microscopy information is image information from a first region ( | 02-28-2013 |
20130204134 | PROPERTY DETERMINATION APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A PROPERTY OF AN OBJECT - The invention relates to a property determination apparatus ( | 08-08-2013 |
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20140121538 | NEEDLE WITH AN OPTICAL FIBER INTEGRATED IN AN ELONGATED INSERT - A needle is proposed including a cannula or hollow shaft with a multilumen insert inside. The insert comprises at least two lumen. Both the insert as well as the cannula have bevelled ends. In the insert substantially straight cleaved fibers are present that may be connected at the proximal end to a console. At least one of the distal fiber ends in the insert may protrude more than half the fiber diameter out of the insert. Furthermore, the bevel angle of the insert is different from the bevel angle of the cannula such that combination cannula and insert is such that the fiber ends do not protrude the bevel surface of the cannula. | 05-01-2014 |
20140142563 | ENERGY APPLICATION PLANNING APPARATUS - The invention relates to an energy application planning apparatus for planning an application of energy to an object ( | 05-22-2014 |
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20090014354 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING BRANCHED HYDROCARBONS - The invention relates to a process for producing base oils, comprisings the steps where feedstock selected from ketones, aldehydes, alcohols, carboxylic acids, esters of carboxylic acids and anhydrides of carboxylic acids, alpha olefins, metal salts of carboxylic acids and corresponding sulphur compounds, corresponding nitrogen compounds and combinations thereof, is subjected to a condensation step and subsequently subjected to a combined hydrodefunctionalization and isomerization step. | 01-15-2009 |
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20130095875 | ANTENNA SELECTION BASED ON ORIENTATION, AND RELATED APPARATUSES, ANTENNA UNITS, METHODS, AND DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEMS - Antenna apparatuses and related antenna units that include antenna selection based on orientation are disclosed. Related methods and distributed antenna systems are also disclosed. Antenna selection is provided between two or more antennas disposed in different polarization orientations according to orientation of the antenna unit in which the antennas are included. The antenna(s) oriented most closely to perpendicular to the ground in one embodiment may be selected for use in wireless communications with wireless client devices. In this manner, the antenna(s) employed in wireless communications is likely to be the closest in polarization to the polarization of wireless client device antennas. Otherwise, an unacceptable reduction in communications link quality with the wireless client devices may occur. | 04-18-2013 |
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20140064399 | DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEM FOR MIMO TECHNOLOGIES - A method and system for supporting M1MO technologies which can require the transport of multiple spatial streams on a traditional Distributed Antenna System (DAS). According to the invention, at one end of the DAS, each spatial stream is shifted in frequency to a pre-assigned band (such as a band at a frequency lower than the native frequency) that does not overlap the band assigned to other spatial streams (or the band of any other services being carried by the DAS). Each of the spatial streams can be combined and transmitted as a combined signal over a common coaxial cable. At the other “end” of the DAS, the different streams are shifted back to their original (overlapping) frequencies but retain their individual “identities” by being radiated through physically separate antenna elements. | 03-06-2014 |
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20140212144 | DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEM FOR MIMO TECHNOLOGIES - The invention is directed to a method and system for supporting MIMO technologies which can require the transport of multiple spatial streams on a traditional Distributed Antenna System (DAS). According to the invention, at one end of the DAS, each spatial stream is shifted in frequency to a pre-assigned band (such as a band at a frequency lower than the native frequency) that does not overlap the band assigned to other spatial streams (or the band of any other services being carried by the DAS). Each of the spatial streams can be combined and transmitted as a combined signal over a common coaxial cable. At the other “end” of the DAS, the different streams are shifted back to their original (overlapping) frequencies but retain their individual “identities” by being radiated through physically separate antenna elements. | 07-31-2014 |
20150031316 | MONITORING NON-SUPPORTED WIRELESS SPECTRUM WITHIN COVERAGE AREAS OF DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEMS (DASs) - Monitoring non-supported wireless spectrum within a coverage area of a distributed antenna system (DAS) in which a listening module connected to a remote unit of the DAS monitors non-supported wireless frequencies (i.e., frequencies that are outside the frequency ranges supported by the downlink and uplink signals of the DAS), via one or more antennas. The listening module also transmits the wireless frequencies to a monitoring module connected to head end equipment (HEE) of the DAS. In that manner, a monitoring module can use an existing DAS infrastructure to monitor non-supported portions of the wireless spectrum at remote locations. In addition to avoiding the need to run a parallel DAS infrastructure, the disclosed arrangements are also useful in shared spectrum environments and other environments where efficient spectrum utilization is desired. | 01-29-2015 |
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20090258021 | GENES ASSOCIATED WITH MECHANICAL STRESS, EXPRESSION PRODUCTS THEREFROM, AND USES THEREOF - The disclosure relates to human and mechanical stress induced genes, in particular gene 608, and functional equivalents, probes therefor, tests to identify such genes, polypeptide expression products of such genes, antibodies to the polypeptides, uses for such genes, expression products and antibodies, e.g., in diagnosis (for instance risk determination), treatment, prevention, or control, of osteoporosis or fractures; and to diagnostic, treatment, prevention, or control methods or processes, as well as compositions therefor and methods or processes for making and using such compositions, and receptors therefor and methods or processes for obtaining and using such receptors. | 10-15-2009 |
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20120161543 | POWER LINE COMMUNICATIONS METHOD AND APPARATUS - System, for transmitting and receiving signals over residential electrical cables includes at least one active wire, one neutral wire and one ground wire. The system includes at least two power line modems, each one of the two power line modems including a processor, transmitters and at least one receiver, transmitters and the receiver being coupled with the processor, for respectively transmitting and receiving the signals. At least two of the wires form at least one receive wire pair and at least two of the wires form at least one transmit wire pair. Each one of the transmitters defines a respective carrier wave range over the transmit wire pair, the processor determining a frequency carrier wave for the signals when the signals are transmitted. A given one of the transmitters transmits the signals if the frequency carrier wave is in the carrier wave range of the given one of the transmitters. | 06-28-2012 |
20120163435 | POWER LINE COMMUNICATIONS METHOD AND APPARATUS - Apparatus, for transmitting and receiving signals over residential electrical cables, includes a processor, at least one transmitter and at least one receiver. The transmitter and the receiver are coupled with the processor, for respectively transmitting and receiving the signals. The apparatus is coupled with an electrical cable including at least one active wire, one neutral wire and one ground wire. At least two of the wires form receive wire pairs wherein at least two of the wires form at least one transmit wire pair. The processor enables the at least one receiver to be coupled with the receive wire pairs and wherein the processor dynamically switches a coupling of the at least one receiver to another one of the plurality of receive wire pairs. | 06-28-2012 |
20120177132 | POWER LINE COMMUNICATIONS METHOD AND APPARATUS - Method for communication channel coordination between nodes, each node including at least one of a transmitter and a receiver, for transmitting and receiving signals over residential electrical cables. The residential electrical cables include at least one active wire, one neutral wire and one ground wire, at least two of the wires forming wire pairs. The method includes the procedures of, for a given one of the receiver, examining the transmitter in each one of the nodes which communicates with the receiver, selecting one of the examined transmitters as a primary transmitter, determining an optimal receive wire pair for the receiver to receive the signals transmitted between the primary transmitter and the receiver, informing all the examined transmitters of the determined optimal receive wire pair, and tracking at least one communication characteristic over the determined optimal receive wire pair. | 07-12-2012 |
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