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20090318836 | SURGICAL ORIENTATION DEVICE AND METHOD - A device for detecting and measuring a change in angular position with respect to a reference plane is useful in surgical procedures for orienting various instruments, prosthesis, and implants with respect to anatomical landmarks. One embodiment of the device uses three orthogonal rate sensors, along with integrators and averagers, to determine angular position changes using rate of change information. A display provides position changes from a reference position. Various alignment guides are useful with surgical instruments to obtain a reference plane. | 12-24-2009 |
20090318930 | SURGICAL ORIENTATION DEVICE AND METHOD - A device for detecting and measuring a change in angular position with respect to a reference plane is useful in surgical procedures for orienting various instruments, prosthesis, and implants with respect to anatomical landmarks. One embodiment of the device uses three orthogonal rate sensors, along with integrators and averagers, to determine angular position changes using rate of change information. A display provides position changes from a reference position. Various alignment guides are useful with surgical instruments to obtain a reference plane. | 12-24-2009 |
20090318931 | SURGICAL ORIENTATION DEVICE AND METHOD - A device for detecting and measuring a change in angular position with respect to a reference plane is useful in surgical procedures for orienting various instruments, prosthesis, and implants with respect to anatomical landmarks. One embodiment of the device uses three orthogonal rate sensors, along with integrators and averagers, to determine angular position changes using rate of change information. A display provides position changes from a reference position. Various alignment guides are useful with surgical instruments to obtain a reference plane. | 12-24-2009 |
20100016705 | SURGICAL ORIENTATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for detecting and measuring changes in angular position with respect to a reference plane is useful in surgical procedures for orienting various instruments, prosthesis, and implants with respect to anatomical landmarks. One embodiment of the device uses dual orientation devices of a type capable of measuring angular position changes from a reference position. One such device provides information as to changes in position of an anatomical landmark relative to a reference position. The second device provides information as to changes in position of a surgical instrument and/or prosthesis relative to the reference position. | 01-21-2010 |
20120130279 | SURGICAL ORIENTATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for detecting and measuring changes in angular position with respect to a reference plane is useful in surgical procedures for orienting various instruments, prosthesis, and implants with respect to anatomical landmarks. One embodiment of the device uses dual orientation devices of a type capable of measuring angular position changes from a reference position. One such device provides information as to changes in position of an anatomical landmark relative to a reference position. The second device provides information as to changes in position of a surgical instrument and/or prosthesis relative to the reference position. | 05-24-2012 |
20150238204 | SURGICAL ORIENTATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for detecting and measuring changes in angular position with respect to a reference plane is useful in surgical procedures for orienting various instruments, prosthesis, and implants with respect to anatomical landmarks. One embodiment of the device uses dual orientation devices of a type capable of measuring angular position changes from a reference position. One such device provides information as to changes in position of an anatomical landmark relative to a reference position. The second device provides information as to changes in position of a surgical instrument and/or prosthesis relative to the reference position. | 08-27-2015 |
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20090178100 | Method and Apparatus for Acquiring Program Information - A process receives content from a recording device. The content is provided through a transmission from a distribution system to the recording device and recorded by the recording device on a storage medium associated with the recording device. Further, the process receives, from the recording device, transmission data corresponding to the recorded content. The transmission data indicates one or more transmission identifiers that identify the transmission. In addition, the process sends the transmission data to a server. Finally, the process receives, from the server, program data that is descriptive of the content. | 07-09-2009 |
20130218838 | MOVEABLE STORAGE - A mobile storage system is disclosed that in one aspect identifies a geographical location change of a user, such as movement from a first geographical location to a second geographical location. In response, the mobile storage system may move the user's information to a storage device associated with the second geographical location so that the user's information may be accessed by the user more efficiently. | 08-22-2013 |
20130308470 | Wireless Network Supporting Extended Coverage of Service - A communications access point may provide access to a wireless communications network to a user device located at a first location. The communications access point may determine that the user device is moving from the first location to a second location where access to the wireless network is limited or not available. In response to the determination, the communications access point may provide access to the wireless network at the second location by extending a coverage area of the wireless network. | 11-21-2013 |
20140181244 | Recognition-Based Content Skipping - By way of example, a method, apparatus, system, and software are described for using a previously-identified location within content, such as a splash screen indicating a transition between main program content and a commercial segment, to skip to a subsequent location in the content, such as a location at which a subsequent appearance of the splash screen is detected. This may allow for an at least partially automated recognition-based content skipping feature. | 06-26-2014 |
20140247864 | OPTIMIZED CONTENT DELIVERY - Data (e.g., images, video, data fields, character strings, logos, etc.) may be analyzed to identify common elements and differentiating elements, and the elements may be respectively transmitted using different streams. For example, if two devices are receiving two video images that are nearly the same, a first data stream comprising the one or more identified common elements may be sent to them both, a second data stream comprising a portion of the one or more identified differentiating elements may be transmitted to the first device, and a third data stream comprising a different portion of the one or more identified differentiating elements may be transmitted to the second device. | 09-04-2014 |
20140281597 | COMMUNICATION AND CONTROL FOR POWERED DEVICES - A first device (such as a power supply) may detect a power anomaly and provide a warning to a second device that is powered by the first device. For example, if there are conditions indicating an increased likelihood of a power outage (e.g., a brownout period, one or more voltage spikes, etc.), then the first device may notify the second device, and in response, the second device may take protective action. Examples of protective action may include, but are not limited to, saving certain data (e.g., critical data) to non-volatile data storage, initiating a shut-down procedure, warning a user of the second device, etc. As the warning and/or other communications between the power supply and powered device may be wireless, various example techniques for wirelessly pairing the devices are also disclosed. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282052 | OPTIMIZED USER INTERFACE DELIVERY - Multiple User Interface (UI) states may be identified and encoded into encoded UI states. Each of the encoded UI states may comprise an image of one or more of the UI states and metadata associating the encoded UI state with one or more other encoded UI states that comprise an image of a UI state that is navigationally related to one or more of the UI states encoded in the encoded UI state. A portion of the encoded UI states may be communicated to one or more user devices. | 09-18-2014 |
20140297582 | Movable Storage - A mobile storage system is disclosed that in one aspect identifies a geographical location change of a user, such as movement from a first geographical location to a second geographical location. In response, the mobile storage system may move the user's information to a storage device associated with the second geographical location so that the user's information may be accessed by the user more efficiently. | 10-02-2014 |
20150215278 | AUTONOMOUS CONFIGURATION OF DEVICE AND SERVICE IDENTIFIERS - Dynamic configuration of identifiers of a computing device is described. A computing device may assign identifiers to interfaces, and may send one or more requests through one or more of the interfaces to access a network. A response to the request may be analyzed to determine whether it includes a code that the device understands to be from the network. If the response did not include such a code, the device may determine whether to re-assign the identifier currently assigned to a primary or default interface to another interface of the multiple interfaces. | 07-30-2015 |
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20090019512 | System Method and Computer Readable Medium for Multicasting Control Messages to a Set Top Box - A system, method and computer readable medium are disclosed that allow a set top box to receive control messages transmitted using multicasting. The set top box is programmed with either an address or a URL that it uses to obtain the control messages directly, or obtain other messages that carry the multicast address. In other implementations, a specialized offer message is transmitted to the set top box in response to a discover message. Embedded within the specialized offer message is the multicast address being used to multicast the control messages. | 01-15-2009 |
20090193490 | Set-Top Box for Converting Media Signals Based on Stored Output Settings - A media presentation device converts media signals based on stored output settings. The media presentation device includes a sink-interaction port to at least partially receive device-specific information of a sink device, a data storage and a processor. The processor determines whether one of the plurality of at least partially stored device-specific information matches the received device-specific information of the sink device, and selects output settings corresponding to the stored device-specific information that matches the received device-specific information of the sink device for use in converting the media signals to an output format supported by the sink device. | 07-30-2009 |
20110055879 | PROCESSING, HANDLING, AND FORWARDING CONDITIONAL ACCESS MESSAGES TO DEVICES - A computer-implemented method and system that configures a first DSG capable computing device that is connected to a home network, and includes a conditional access system that communicates data with the home network, and commits the first DSG capable computing device as a DSG proxy server. The method advertises DSG services to a second DSG capable computing device connected to the home network. The method establishes a tunnel for the second DSG capable computing device to filter DSG data for the second DSG capable computing device from the data, and forwards the DSG data to the second DSG capable computing device via the tunnel. | 03-03-2011 |
20110072480 | Method and Apparatus for Forwarding Television Channel Video Image Snapshots to an Auxiliary Display Device - A method of processing television content metadata in a communications system. The system includes a consumer device (e.g., a set-top box and/or television) in communication with an auxiliary display device (e.g., webpad). A broadcast television channel video image signal and the metadata are received by the consumer device. A single video image frame of the broadcast television channel video image signal is captured when a predefined indicator is detected in the metadata. The metadata is modified by changing the predefined indicator to an image identifier associated with the single video image frame. The single video image frame is converted to a well-known format, and the consumer device sends the modified metadata and the converted single video image frame to the auxiliary display device for display thereon. | 03-24-2011 |
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20100040552 | METHODS TO EVALUATE GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR AGONISTS AND ANTAGONISTS FOR EFFECTS ON NEURON-LIKE CELLS - The present invention provides methods for identifying a modulator of glucocorticoid receptor activity. In one embodiment, the methods include the steps of (a) contacting neuron-like cells, in vitro, with a chemical agent; (b) measuring the expression of a member, or group of members, of a group of genes (as defined herein) in the neuron-like cells contacted with the chemical agent; and (c) determining whether the chemical agent significantly alters the expression of the member, or group of members, of the group of genes, thereby determining whether the chemical agent is likely to be a modulator of glucocorticoid receptor activity. In another embodiment, an in vivo method for identifying a modulator of glucocorticoid receptor activity is provided. | 02-18-2010 |
20140304845 | ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE SIGNATURE MARKERS AND METHODS OF USE - Methods, biomarkers, and expression signatures are disclosed for assessing the disease progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD). In one embodiment, BioAge (biological age), NdStress (neurodegenerative stress), Alz (Alzheimer), and Inflame (inflammation) are used as biomarkers of AD progression. In another aspect, the invention comprises a gene signature for evaluating disease progression. In still another embodiment, methods for evaluating disease progression are provided. In yet another embodiment, the invention can be used to identify animal models for use in the development and evaluation of therapeutics for the treatment of AD. | 10-09-2014 |
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20130329550 | QUALITY OF SERVICE TREATEMENT FOR APPLICATIONS WITH MULTIPLE TRAFFIC CLASSES - A system may receive a connection request, from a user device, that includes information identifying a particular application; identify that the particular application is associated with a group of classes of traffic; establish a group of bearer channels that are associated with the group of classes of traffic, the group of bearer channels being associated with a group of different levels of quality of service (“QoS”); process, via a first bearer channel and according to a first level of QoS, first traffic associated with the user device and the particular application; and process, via a second bearer channel of the group of bearer channels, according to a second level of QoS, second traffic associated with the user device and the particular application, the second bearer channel being different from the first bearer channel, and the second level of QoS being different from the first level of QoS. | 12-12-2013 |
20140185526 | INSTALLATION OF A VOICE CLIENT FOR ROAMING DEVICES IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - A mobile device may obtain wireless network connectivity from a local telecommunications provider by replacing a card in a mobile device associated with the user. In one implementation, a method may include receiving identification information relating to a mobile device; determining, based on the identification information, that the mobile device is compatible with a wireless network; transmitting, based on the determination that the mobile device is compatible with the wireless network, a Voice over Long Term Evolution (VoLTE) client application to the mobile device, the VoLTE client application providing functionality, for the mobile device, relating to usage of VoLTE services in the wireless network; and communicating, with the mobile device and the VoLTE client application, to provide one or more VoLTE services to the mobile device. | 07-03-2014 |
20140196093 | UNIFIED ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE - A device may receive a request for an electronic program guide from a user device and determine a location of the user device. The device may determine, based on the determining that the user device is located in a first location, a group of different types of networks available to the user device and may provide, based on the determined group of different types of networks available to the user device, the electronic program guide for display. The electronic program guide may include a network identifier for each of one or more available channels associated with each of the determined group of different types of networks, and a content identifier associated with a respective one of the one or more available channels associated with each of the determined group of different types of networks. | 07-10-2014 |
20150109940 | DYNAMIC LOAD BALANCING BASED ON NETWORK PERFORMANCE - A server device may be configured to determine a first measure of throughput associated with a cellular wireless network, determine a second measure of throughput associated with a wireless local area network (“WLAN”), compare the first measure of throughput to the second measure of throughput; select, based on the comparing, a particular one of the cellular wireless network or the WLAN, and send an instruction to a user device that is in range of the cellular wireless network and the WLAN, the instruction instructing the user device to connect to the particular selected wireless network. | 04-23-2015 |
20150250016 | MANAGING RADIO RESOURCE CONTROL (RRC) CONNECTIONS BASED ON RADIO BEARER ATTRIBUTES - A base station may establish a radio resource control (RRC) connection with a first user device. The base station may determine a bearer attribute of a bearer associated with the RRC connection and the first user device. The base station may determine that the bearer attribute satisfies a set of conditions, and may analyze multiple bearer attributes associated with multiple established RRC connections. The base station may select a terminable RRC connection, of the multiple established RRC connections, based on analyzing the multiple bearer attributes. The terminable RRC connection may be associated with a second user device that is different from the first user device, and the terminable RRC connection may be different from the RRC connection. The device may terminate the terminable RRC connection based on selecting the terminable RRC connection. | 09-03-2015 |