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20110252303 | Rich Content in a Browser-Based Work Processor - A tangible computer-readable storage medium having encoded on it data that represents a model of a document, the document model including a one-dimensional character string that includes characters of the document in an order in which they appear in the document; a map of styles that includes markers that correspond to changes in styles in the document, and pointers to the character string, wherein the pointers define locations along the character string at which the changes in styles are to occur and define style runs between matched markers; and one or more external references to objects outside the document model, the external references including identifiers for the objects and pointers to the character string indicating where in the character string the object will appear. | 10-13-2011 |
20120072819 | Asynchronous Redrawing in Online Document Processors - An online document processor can redraw a document asynchronously upon receiving a download or edit command. After receiving a download command, the document processor downloads a portion of the document to user equipment, redraws the portion, downloads another portion, and determines whether a new edit command has been received. The document processor allocates time intervals for downloading new portions, redrawing previously downloaded portions, and receiving new edit commands. After receiving an edit command, the document processor selects one of several redraw operations. For edit operations in which the document display needs to be updated before a new edit operation can be processed, only the portion of the document up to the displayed portion of the document is redrawn. For other edit operations, the document processor operates in a time division multiplex mode in which time intervals for receiving new edit commands are alternated with time intervals for performing redraw operations. | 03-22-2012 |
20120240027 | System and Method for Displaying a Document - Data defining a document comprising a plurality of elements is received from an online document processing service. First layout data is generated for the plurality of elements occurring at or before a specified location of the document. A segment comprising a reduced portion of a particular element located at the specified location is defined, when it is determined that an available page height is insufficient to lay out the particular element, and second layout data associated with the segment is generated. A page associated with the specified location is displayed based on the first layout data and the second layout data. | 09-20-2012 |
20120240028 | System, Method, and Architecture for Displaying a Document - Data defining a document is received from an online document processing service, and a plurality of elements within the document is identified. The plurality of elements may comprise paragraphs, lines of text, images, tables, headers, footers, footnotes, footnote reference information, etc. For each of the plurality of elements, a respective object comprising a layout function and a render function is generated. An object corresponding to an element is invoked to generate layout data associated with the element, and the element is rendered based on the layout data. | 09-20-2012 |
20120331373 | Asynchronous Redrawing in Online Document Processors - An online document processor can redraw a document asynchronously upon receiving a download or edit command. After receiving a download command, the document processor downloads a portion of the document to user equipment, redraws the portion, downloads another portion, and determines whether a new edit command has been received. The document processor allocates time intervals for downloading new portions, redrawing previously downloaded portions, and receiving new edit commands. After receiving an edit command, the document processor selects one of several redraw operations. For edit operations in which the document display needs to be updated before a new edit operation can be processed, only the portion of the document up to the displayed portion of the document is redrawn. For other edit operations, the document processor operates in a time division multiplex mode in which time intervals for receiving new edit commands are alternated with time intervals for performing redraw operations. | 12-27-2012 |
20130268844 | RICH CONTENT IN A BROWSER-BASED WORD PROCESSOR - A tangible computer-readable storage medium having encoded on it data that represents a model of a document, the document model including a one-dimensional character string that includes characters of the document in an order in which they appear in the document; a map of styles that includes markers that correspond to changes in styles in the document, and pointers to the character string, wherein the pointers define locations along the character string at which the changes in styles are to occur and define style runs between matched markers; and one or more external references to objects outside the document model, the external references including identifiers for the objects and pointers to the character string indicating where in the character string the object will appear. | 10-10-2013 |
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20080208277 | INTERNAL HERMETIC LEAD CONNECTOR FOR IMPLANTABLE DEVICE - An implantable active medical device is disclosed and includes a hermetically sealed housing defining a sealed housing interior, the hermetically sealed housing having a first surface and an opposing second surface. A power source and electronics are in electrical communication and disposed within the sealed housing interior. A lead connector projects through the sealed housing interior from the first surface to the second surface. The lead connector has a first open end, a second open end, an outer surface, and an inner surface defining a lead aperture. The lead connector includes one or more electrically conducting contact rings spaced apart by electrically insulating rings. The one or more electrically conducting contact rings are in electrical communication with the electronics. The lead connector provides a hermetic seal between the lead connector outer surface and the lead connector inner surface. | 08-28-2008 |
20080208278 | METHODS OF MANUFACTURING A HERMETIC LEAD CONNECTOR - A method of manufacturing a hermetic lead connector includes fixing an electrically insulating ring between an electrically conducting contact ring and an electrically conducting spacer ring to form a hermetic ring subassembly, and fixing a plurality of the hermetic ring subassemblies in axial alignment to form a hermetic lead connector. The hermetic lead connector includes an open end, an outer surface, and an inner surface defining a lead aperture. The hermetic lead connector provides a hermetic seal between the outer surface and the inner surface. | 08-28-2008 |
20080208279 | INTERNAL HERMETIC LEAD CONNECTOR FOR IMPLANTABLE DEVICE - An implantable active medical device is disclosed and includes a hermetically sealed housing defining a sealed housing interior, a power source and electronics in electrical communication and disposed within the sealed housing interior, and a lead connector projecting into the sealed housing interior. The lead connector includes a closed end, an open end, an outer surface, and an inner surface defining a lead aperture. The lead connector includes one or more electrically conducting contact rings spaced apart by electrically insulating rings. The one or more electrically conducting contact rings are in electrical communication with the electronics and the lead connector provides a hermetic seal between the lead connector outer surface and the lead connector inner surface. | 08-28-2008 |
20100063555 | ELECTRICAL CONTACT FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE - A one-piece electrical contact ring for use in a lead receptacle of an implantable medical device includes (i) a tubular body defining a cavity extending through the body and (ii) a plurality of resiliently deflectable elements extending from the tubular body into the cavity. The deflectable elements have a lead contacting portion configured to contact the lead when received by the cavity. The lead contacting portions of the deflectable elements in a relaxed state are located in a plane that intersects the tubular body and are configured to deflect along the plane towards the tubular body as the lead is inserted in the contact ring. The contact ring may further include a plurality of stops, each configured to (i) engage a stop portion of the elements when the elements are sufficiently outwardly deflected and (ii) inhibit further outward deflection of the elements when the stops engage the stop portions. | 03-11-2010 |
20100230392 | OPTICAL FEEDTHROUGH FOR MEDICAL DEVICES - In general, the disclosure is directed toward transmitting radiant energy across a boundary of a medical device via an optical feedthrough. A system for transmitting radiant energy across a boundary of a medical device includes a first functional module of a medical device, a second functional module of the medical device, an optical feedthrough assembly coupled to the first functional module, and a radiant energy source that emits a beam through the optical feedthrough assembly to perform a manufacturing process on the first functional module and the second functional module. | 09-16-2010 |
20110165785 | MODULAR LEAD INTERCONNECTOR - An end interconnector for one or both ends of a lead body of an electrical lead for an implantable medical device. The interconnector has an insulative body having a receptacle at its first end for each of a plurality of wire filars from the lead body, and a receiver at its second end for each of a plurality of connection wires extending from the medical device, such as an electrode tip. The interconnector provides electrical connection between the plurality of wire filars and the plurality of connection wires. | 07-07-2011 |
20110184479 | LEAD CONNECTOR WITH GLASS INSULATORS - A medical device lead connector includes two or more electrically conducting contact rings spaced apart by electrically insulating glass material. The electrically insulating glass material fixes the two or more electrically conducting contact rings in axial alignment. | 07-28-2011 |
20110184480 | LEAD CONNECTOR WITH GLASS BRAZE - A medical device lead connector includes two or more electrically conducting contact rings spaced apart by electrically insulating ceramic ring. An electrically insulating glass material fixes the two or more electrically conducting contact rings to the insulating ceramic ring in axial alignment. | 07-28-2011 |
20110257711 | Medical Devices Including Flexible Circuit Bodies with Exposed Portions of Circuit Traces Attached to Electrical Contacts of Components - Medical devices include stimulation and/or sensing circuitry that is interconnected to electrical components by a flexible circuit body having exposed portions of circuit traces that are attached to electrical contacts of the electrical components. Each circuit trace may span a separate window formed in an insulative body of the flexible circuit body, or a plurality of circuit traces may span a single window or may be freely extending from the insulative body. The exposed portion of the circuit trace may be plated with a conductive metal and then attached to the electrical contact of the electrical component. The flexible circuit body may be an extension from a flexible electrical circuit board containing the circuit. The circuit may be present on a circuit board that includes electrical contacts and where the flexible circuit body has exposed portions of circuit traces attached to the electrical contacts of the circuit board. | 10-20-2011 |
20110270330 | DIFFUSION BONDED LEAD CONNECTOR - A medical device lead connector includes electrically conducting contact rings spaced apart by an electrically insulating ring and in axial alignment. The electrically conducting contact ring and the insulating ring having an interface bond on an atomic level. | 11-03-2011 |
20120116470 | LEAD CONNECTOR WITH GLASS INSULATORS - A medical device lead connector includes two or more electrically conducting contact rings spaced apart by electrically insulating glass material. The electrically insulating glass material fixes the two or more electrically conducting contact rings in axial alignment. | 05-10-2012 |
20120124831 | METHODS OF MANUFACTURING A HERMETIC LEAD CONNECTOR - A method of manufacturing a hermetic lead connector includes fixing an electrically insulating ring between an electrically conducting contact ring and an electrically conducting spacer ring to form a hermetic ring subassembly, and fixing a plurality of the hermetic ring subassemblies in axial alignment to form a hermetic lead connector. The hermetic lead connector includes an open end, an outer surface, and an inner surface defining a lead aperture. The hermetic lead connector provides a hermetic seal between the outer surface and the inner surface. | 05-24-2012 |
20140243942 | LEAD CONNECTOR WITH GLASS BRAZE - A medical device lead connector includes two or more electrically conducting contact rings spaced apart by electrically insulating ceramic ring. An electrically insulating glass material fixes the two or more electrically conducting contact rings to the insulating ceramic ring in axial alignment. | 08-28-2014 |
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20100160168 | AGROCHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS - Homogeneous stable liquid agrochemical concentrate formulations which form stable dilutions with water comprises biologically efficacious oil, water, agrochemical dissolved in the water to form concentrated aqueous electrolyte, a stabilizing surfactant, based on non-ionic or non-ionic and anionic or amphoteric surfactant, comprising oil compatible, electrolyte tolerant surfactant and water soluble, electrolyte tolerant surfactant and optionally a polyol component, are useful as tank mix adjuvants. The formulations combine biologically efficacious oil, e.g. crop oil, with an electrolyte agrochemical, particularly water soluble non-selective herbicide such as glyphosate, or electrolyte nutrients particularly water soluble inorganic fertilizers providing nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium or sulphur. | 06-24-2010 |
20100260873 | Pest control composition - A composition contains at least one pest control active and a mixture of unsaturated C12-C26 fatty acids and/or salts thereof and saturated C6-C14 fatty acids and/or salts thereof. The pest control active is preferably at least one plant essential oil. The composition is suitably in the form of an emulsion, particularly a transparent microemulsion. The mixture of fatty acids and/or salts thereof can be used as part of, or as the sole, emulsifying system. The emulsion can exhibit improved pest control properties. | 10-14-2010 |
20120040834 | Surfactants in Agrochemical Formulations - Surfactant compounds which include an amine ended polyalkylene glycol hydrophile linked to C | 02-16-2012 |
20130244877 | Agrochemical Adjuvants and Formulations - Ethoxylated fatty acid mono-ester(s) of sorbitan with a fatty acid chain length from 8 to 14 and an overall degree of ethoxylation from 7 to 16 are new (though related to the polysorbates). These compounds are useful as adjuvants in agrochemical formulations, particularly combination formulations of herbicides having differing weed control effects, notably of non-selective herbicide and selective herbicide; particularly selective herbicide, particularly selective broadleaf herbicide, and graminicide; and selective graminicide and non-selective herbicide, especially a combination of a glyphosate type non-selective water soluble herbicide with a clethodim type selective (graminicide) herbicide, particularly to reduce or eliminate antagonism between differing types of herbicide. Formulations including such herbicide combinations and the adjuvant compounds are particularly useful in controlling weed including volunteer glyphosate resistant maize in subsequently sown glyphosate resistant soya. | 09-19-2013 |
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20120207441 | APPARATUS, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD, FOR AUGMENTING SENSORY PERCEPTION OF SUBJECT OF INTEREST - An apparatus, and an associated method, for augmenting the viewing experience of a viewer of a subject of interest. The viewer carries a wireless, or other electronic, device that identifies the subject of interest and associates media content with the subject of interest. Once the media content is associated with the subject of interest, the media content is caused to be played out while the viewer views, or as otherwise in proximity to, the subject of interest. | 08-16-2012 |
20120221635 | Knowledge Base Broadcasting - A method is provided for a mobile device to display information associated with a digital diary. The method comprises the mobile device initiating a search of a plurality of digital diaries for at least one digital diary containing information that indicates that an owner of the at least one digital diary currently is or previously has been present in the current location of the mobile device, and the mobile device displaying information associated with the at least one digital diary. | 08-30-2012 |
20120316959 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTING AND PROVIDING CONTENT - There is disclosed one or more methods, systems and components therefor for selecting information to be delivered for presentation by an electronic communication device. The operations of selecting are responsive to a plurality of criteria including attributes of a prior purchase associated with the electronic communication device. The information selected may comprise content reinforcing the prior purchase. An attribute of the prior purchase may comprise a purchase price. The operations of selecting may be configured to choose an amount or a quality level of the information which varies in proportion to an attribute of the prior purchase. One such attribute may be the purchase price. One such attribute may be a relative popularity of the prior purchase among consumers, product reviewers, etc. | 12-13-2012 |
20130012124 | MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE PROVIDING OBJECT COMPARISON FEATURES BASED UPON NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION (NFC) AND RELATED METHODS - A communications system may include at least one first near field communication (NFC) device associated with an object, and a mobile wireless communications device. The mobile wireless communications device may include a second NFC device configured to communicate with the at least one first NFC device based upon proximity thereto, an image sensor, and a controller coupled to the second NFC device and the image sensor. The controller may be configured to determine at least one archive image of the object based upon NFC communication between the second NFC device and the at least one first NFC device, determine a sensed image of the object from the image sensor, and perform image comparison between the at least one archive image and the sensed image. | 01-10-2013 |
20130191378 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITH SERVER PROVIDING SEARCH FACTS AND RELATED METHODS - A wireless communication system may include a server, and a wireless communications device communicating with the server. The wireless communications device may include a processor, and an input device cooperating therewith to accept a search query. The server may provide search results to the wireless communications device based upon the search query from the wireless communications device. The search results may include a search fact associated with the search query. The server may generate the search fact based upon location data, and a motion value associated with the wireless communications device. | 07-25-2013 |
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20130059623 | SESSION-TRIGGERED PUSHING OF GROUP COMMUNICATION DATA - Exemplary techniques for sending data packages, such as media objects, during group communication sessions between wireless telecommunication devices, such as push-to-talk communication sessions, are disclosed. In one embodiment, the data packages, such as discrete data packages, are queued at the transmitting wireless communication device and then sent to other group members upon establishment of channels for group communications to the group members. The data packages can also be queued at the group communication server prior to being sent to a target device. | 03-07-2013 |
20130122872 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PUSH-TO-SHARE FILE DISTRIBUTION WITH PREVIEWS - An apparatus and method provides for transmitting previews of media objects that are shared in a group communication, such as a push-to-talk or push-to-share communication session. Media objects can be stored at a media server and/or an originating communicating device. A plurality of previews for the media object can be selected and/or generated by the originating device and transmitted during a PTT session. The previews can contain metadata, and the previews and metadata can be used by recipients at target mobile devices to determine whether the user wants to download the media object. Different previews for the media object may be selected for different target mobile devices. | 05-16-2013 |
20130122955 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PUSH-TO-SHARE FILE DISTRIBUTION WITH PREVIEWS - A system and method for transmitting previews for media objects that are shared in a group communication, such as a push-to-talk session, are disclosed. Media objects can be stored at a media server and/or an originating device. A preview for the media object can be generated by the originating device and transmitted during a group session. The preview can contain metadata. The preview and metadata can be used by a recipient to determine whether the user wants to download the media object. | 05-16-2013 |
20140019873 | Wireless Communication Device Having Deterministic Control of Foreground Access of the User Interface - A wireless communication device that has one or more applications resident on a computer platform, a wireless communication interface, a display, and a user interface that, at least, appears on the display. The one or more applications and/or an arbiter that is resident on the computer platform may determine which user interface of the one or more applications resident on the computer platform controls the display based upon a predetermined criteria when the user interfaces compete for control of the display. In another embodiment, an application that does not comply with the determination of which application controls the display may be terminated. A method may be performed to determine which application may control a display of a plurality of displays of the wireless communication device. A method may be performed to associate user input data with applications when there is a change of control of a display. | 01-16-2014 |
20140112244 | SYNCHRONIZING FLOOR CONTROL AND MEDIA SHARING IN A HALF-DUPLEX PTT SYSTEM - The disclosure is directed to synchronizing media sharing in a communication group. An embodiment transmits one or more media files to one or more members of the communication group, receives, after the transmitting, a selection of one of the one or more media files, and transmits, in response to the receiving, a request to start a group call with the one or more members of the communication group or a request to acquire the floor of the group call. An embodiment receives, at a user device, one or more media files from a member of the communication group, receives, after the receiving the one or more media files, a talk spurt from the member and a reference to one of the one or more media files, and displays the one of the one or more media file during the talk spurt. | 04-24-2014 |
20140113672 | REQUESTING AND PROVIDING ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TO SPECIFIC PTT TALK SPURTS - The disclosure is directed to requesting and providing acknowledgements to a talk spurt in a group communication. An embodiment transmits the talk spurt to one or more recipients participating in the group communication, receives a selection of one or more target recipients among the one or more participating recipients, and transmits a request to each of the one or more target recipients to acknowledge the talk spurt. An embodiment receives, at a mobile device, a talk spurt during the group communication, receives, at the mobile device, a request to acknowledge the talk spurt, and transmits, by the mobile device, an acknowledgement (ACK) or a negative acknowledgement (NACK) in response to the request without obtaining the floor of the group communication. | 04-24-2014 |
20140253687 | 3D TRANSLATOR DEVICE - Various embodiments include a three-dimensional (3D) translator device for translating two-dimensional (2D) visual imagery into 3D physical representations that users can feel with their fingers and thus interact with and experience physically. The 3D translator device may enable users to feel/interact with 2D images displayed on devices such as 2D touchscreen devices by translating the 2D images into a 3D touch surface coordinate data set. The 3D translator device may actuate based on the 3D touch surface coordinate data set so that the users can feel the 3D representation of the 2D images, and translating the users' touches on the 3D translator device's 3D touchpanel into touch inputs that can be processed by a 2D touchscreen device (i.e., “2D touch inputs). | 09-11-2014 |
20140267543 | Output Management for Electronic Communications - Methods, systems and devices are provided for managing electronic communications on a communication device including receiving an incoming call indication from an originating device. The methods, system and devices may include transmitting a delay indication in response to determining the delayed call acceptance is warranted and receiving a first message segment and subsequently a second message segment from the originating device. Additionally, they may include outputting at least one of the first message segment and the second message segment in response to determining whether to output at least one of the first message segment and the second message segment. Further, they may include transmitting a playback status including a series of status indications reflecting an updated output progress of the first message segment at a recipient device in response to determining the first message segment should be output. | 09-18-2014 |
20140274187 | Output Management for Press-to-Transmit Communications - Methods, systems and devices are provided for managing press-to-transmit (PTX) communications on a PTX device, including include receiving at a recipient PTX device a first indication that a floor grant has been granted to an originating PTX device. Also, determining whether a PTX message segment from the originating PTX device should be buffered for delayed playback by the recipient PTX device. Further, transmitting a buffer signal based on determining the PTX message segment should buffered, the buffer signal indicating one of a request to buffer the PTX message segment and a recipient storage indication signifying the PTX message segment will be stored in a memory of the recipient PTX device. Further still, transmitting a ready signal indicating the recipient PTX device is ready to output PTX message segments. | 09-18-2014 |
20140301180 | OPPORTUNISTIC MEDIA PATCHING FOR A COMMUNICATION SESSION - A user equipment (UE) selectively attempts recovery of lost media for a real-time communication session. In an embodiment, the UE detects presence of a lost media packet from another UE participating in the real-time communication session that did not successfully arrive at the UE. The UE evaluates a set of recovery criteria associated with the lost media packet to attempt to dynamically select at least one external source from a plurality of external sources from which the lost media packet can potentially be recovered at different predicted reliabilities and/or response times for attempting recovery of the lost media packet based on the set of recovery criteria. The UE attempts to recover the lost media packet from the selected at least one external source based on the evaluation. | 10-09-2014 |
20140301181 | DETECTING, REPORTING, AND RECOVERING FROM POTENTIAL SERVICE DISRUPTIONS - A user equipment (UE) detects a change in one or more criteria, determines whether a severity of the potential loss of network service is above a severity threshold, transmits a ping to a server to which the UE was connected before detecting the potential loss of network service based on the severity of the potential loss of network service being above the severity threshold, and blocks transmission of a ping to the server based on the severity of the potential loss of network service not being above the severity threshold. A server attempts unsuccessfully to connect received call requests to the UE, transmits one or more pings to the UE, and changes a presence status of the UE to indicate that the UE is likely not reachable based on not receiving a response to the one or more pings from the UE before transmitting a threshold number of pings. | 10-09-2014 |
20140301246 | REWINDING A REAL-TIME COMMUNICATION SESSION - In an embodiment, a transmitting device transmits a real-time media stream for a real-time communication session to a set of target devices. At least one of the set of target devices detects a media reception gap in the real-time communication session, and transmits a rewind request to the transmitting device to trigger the transmitting device to generate and provide a time-delayed version of the real-time media stream that includes media lost during the media reception gap. The transmitting device generates a rewind stream based on the rewind request and transmits the rewind stream to the at least one target device. | 10-09-2014 |
20150065115 | MANAGING DATA REPRESENTATION FOR USER EQUIPMENTS IN A COMMUNICATION SESSION - In an embodiment, an application server receives, from a given UE, data that is configured to visually represent physical user input detected at the given UE at a first level of precision. The application server determines data presentation capabilities of a target UE and/or a performance level associated with a connection between the application server and the target UE. The application server selectively transitions the received data from the first level of precision to a second level of precision based on the determination, and transmits the selectively transitioned data to the target UE for presentation. In another embodiment, the application server receives a request to adjust display settings of the target UE from the given UE responsive to detected physical user input. The application server selectively adjusts the target UE's display settings based on the received request. | 03-05-2015 |
20150110103 | Media Playout for VOIP Applications - In overview, the various embodiments include methods performed by a receiver device processor for implementing one or more buffer space management strategies to free up space in the buffer in response to determining that the buffer is full. In the various embodiments, the receiver device processor may analyze media packets stored in the buffer based on various criteria to identify media packets that may be discarded without significantly impacting playout sound quality to free space in the buffer for incoming packets. | 04-23-2015 |
20150126169 | Output Management for Electronic Communications - Methods, systems and devices are provided for managing electronic communications on a communication device including receiving an incoming call indication from an originating device. The methods, system and devices may include transmitting a delay indication in response to determining the delayed call acceptance is warranted and receiving a first message segment and subsequently a second message segment from the originating device. Additionally, they may include outputting at least one of the first message segment and the second message segment in response to determining whether to output at least one of the first message segment and the second message segment. Further, they may include transmitting a playback status including a series of status indications reflecting an updated output progress of the first message segment at a recipient device in response to determining the first message segment should be output. | 05-07-2015 |
20150145944 | EXCHANGING PORTIONS OF A VIDEO STREAM VIA DIFFERENT LINKS DURING A COMMUNICATION SESSION - In an embodiment, a UE is participating in a communication session that shares a video stream with target UE(s). The UE receives user input that identifies high priority portion(s) of the video stream. The UE generates a first video feed based on the high priority portion(s) and a second video feed based at least on other portion(s) of the video stream. The first and second video feeds are exchanged with the target UE(s) on first and second links, respectively. In an example, the first link that carries the first video feed can be allocated QoS. The target UE(s) combine the first and second video feeds to reconstruct a version of the video stream, and then present the reconstructed version of the video stream. | 05-28-2015 |
20150189661 | Dynamic Resource Adjustment for Establishing and Maintaining a Call of Interest - Methods, systems and devices are provided for dynamically adjusting mobile communication device resources for maintaining calls on a mobile communication device subject to a lawful intercept. Embodiment methods may include receiving at the mobile communication device an activation input from a remote server for activating a call extender daemon on the mobile communication device. An operating state of an onboard resource of the mobile communication device may be adjusted in response to receiving the activation input. The adjustment of the operating state of the onboard resource increases the likelihood of maintaining an active call on the mobile communication device. | 07-02-2015 |
20150207766 | Dynamic Invites With Automatically Adjusting Displays - Methods, devices, systems, and non-transitory processor-readable storage media for providing a collaboration tool for soliciting responses from users, including operations for receiving at a computing device a request from a user, transmitting to a plurality of computing devices an invitation message that causes the plurality of computing devices to render a display that solicits a response to the request, receiving a response message related to the request from at least one of the plurality of computing devices, evaluating the received response message to determine whether the received response message fulfills the request, and transmitting to the plurality of computing devices a cancellation message in response to determining that the received response message fulfills the request, the cancellation message configured to cause the plurality of computing devices to perform operations to automatically clean-up the display that solicits the response to the request. | 07-23-2015 |
20150215413 | Modifying Presence Information of a Communication Device - Embodiment methods, communication systems and servers determine presence information of a computing device by transmitting a pre-connect probe to the computing device, receiving end-to-end communication stream quality metrics to the computing device based on the pre-connect probe, and determining whether the end-to-end stream quality metrics to the computing device exceed a threshold for each type of communication available with the computing device. The presence information of the computing device may be modified or maintained to available when the end-to-end stream quality metrics exceed the threshold, and to unavailable when the end-to-end stream quality does not exceed the threshold. The pre-connect probe may be sent in response to receiving a request for presence information for a target computing device from a requesting computing device, in which case the pre-connect probe may test the end-to-end communication path between the requesting computing device and the target computing device. | 07-30-2015 |
20150223110 | ROBUST VOICE-ACTIVATED FLOOR CONTROL - The disclosure relates to a voice-activated floor control mechanism that may be used in push-to-talk (PTT) communications. In particular, a client device may compare an ambient noise bitrate during an idle state in a PTT call to a threshold value that indicates normal background noise levels and trigger a floor request in response to the ambient noise bitrate during the idle state exceeding and remaining above the threshold value until a timer expires. Furthermore, the voice-activated floor control mechanism may adjust the timer value or other criteria used to trigger the floor request based on a conversational context associated with the PTT call, infer whether or not the floor request was intended, stream buffered audible frames in response to receiving a floor grant, and determine whether to release the floor grant, among other things. | 08-06-2015 |
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20110186203 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING PROPER CURING OF PIPE LINERS USING DISTRIBUTED TEMPERATURE SENSING - The present invention relates to method and apparatus utilizing distributed temperature sensing (DTS) to monitor the temperature of a cured-in-place pipe liner to determine if proper curing temperatures and times are achieved. More particularly, an optical fiber is placed in the pipe between the original pipe and the liner running the entire length of the liner. The optical fiber is coupled to a DTS unit at neo end. During curing of the liner, the DTS unit sends light pulses down the fiber from one end and detects the characteristics and time delay of light backscattered to the unit. The characteristics of the backscattered light is indicative of the temperature of the optical fiber, while the time delay between the sending of the light pulse and the detection of any portion of the backscatter signal is indicative of the round trip time of the light within the fiber, and thus the distance down the fiber from the DTS unit from which that particular backscatter signal originated. | 08-04-2011 |
20110317286 | IMAGING DEVICE WITH FOCUSED ILLUMINATION - An imaging system comprising a parabolic reflector having a base and defining a first axis, a light source disposed proximate the base essentially along the first axis, an imaging device comprising a zooming lens having a second axis, the imaging device being disposed in front of the light source along the first axis such that the second axis and the first axis are essentially coincident. | 12-29-2011 |
20120147367 | INSPECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method of inspecting a lateral pipe extending from a manhole, said method comprising: (a) inserting an imaging head into said manhole using a positioning system, said imaging head connected to an elongated member and comprising an imaging device adapted to convert an image to an image signal, a lens optically coupled to said imaging device, and at least one lamp suitable for projecting a light beam, said lamp having a beam that is adjustable to enable said beam to move relative said imaging device; (b) imaging a target located within said lateral pipe; (c) holding said imaging device essentially steady while imaging said target and adjusting said beam to adjust the illumination of said target. | 06-14-2012 |
20120255664 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING PROPER CURING OF PIPE LINERS USING DISTRIBUTED TEMPERATURE SENSING - A method and apparatus utilizing distributed temperature sensing (DTS) to monitor the temperature of a cured-in-place pipe liner to determine if proper curing temperatures and times are achieved. More particularly, an optical fiber is placed in the pipe between the original pipe and the liner running the entire length of the liner. The optical fiber is coupled to a DTS unit at one end. During curing, the DTS unit sends light pulses down the fiber and detects the characteristics and time delay of light backscattered to the unit. The characteristics of the backscattered light is indicative of the temperature of the fiber while the round trip time delay is indicative of the distance down the fiber from the DTS unit from which that particular backscatter signal originated. | 10-11-2012 |
20120261050 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING PROPER CURING OF PIPE LINERS USING DISTRIBUTED TEMPERATURE SENSING - The present invention relates to methods and apparatus utilizing distributed temperature sensing (DTS) to monitor the temperature of a cured-in-place pipe liner to determine if proper curing temperatures and times are achieved. More particularly, an optical fiber is placed between the pipe and the liner running the entire length of the liner. The optical fiber is coupled to a DTS unit. During curing of the liner, the DTS unit sends light pulses down the fiber from one end and detects the characteristics and time delay of light backscattered to the unit. The characteristics are indicative of the temperature of the optical fiber, while the delay is indicative of the round trip time of the light within the fiber, and thus the distance from the DTS unit from which any particular backscatter signal originated. | 10-18-2012 |
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