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20130066673 | Adapting thresholds - Promoting a candidate content item included in a plurality of content items is disclosed. A plurality of user reputation scores is received. For the candidate content item in the plurality of candidate content items, a content reputation score is determined based at least in part on a portion of the received user reputation scores. A determination of whether to promote the candidate content item is made based at least in part on the content reputation score and a dynamically adjusted threshold. The candidate content item is promoted if it is determined that the candidate content item should be promoted. | 03-14-2013 |
20130066719 | DETERMINING ADVERTISEMENT PREFERENCES - Selecting an advertisement is disclosed. A preference event associated with a first advertisement is received from a first user. A quality score for the first advertisement is determined based at least in part on the received preference event. An advertisement fulfillment request is received. The request is responded to by selecting an advertisement based at least in part on the quality score of the first advertisement. | 03-14-2013 |
20130066822 | Promoting content - Promoting a candidate content item included in a plurality of content items is disclosed. A plurality of user reputation scores is received. For the candidate content item in the plurality of candidate content items, a content reputation score is determined based at least in part on a portion of the received user reputation scores. A determination of whether to promote the candidate content item is made based at least in part on the content reputation score. The candidate content item is promoted if it is determined that the candidate content item should be promoted. | 03-14-2013 |
20130066884 | EVALUATING AN ITEM BASED ON USER REPUTATION INFORMATION - Evaluating an item based on user reputation information is disclosed. Sharing event data is received. A graph is materialized from the received sharing event data. User reputation scores are determined based at least in part on the graph. A score is assigned to the item based at least in part on the user reputation scores of users associated with the item. | 03-14-2013 |
20130067348 | RECOMMENDATION ENGINE - Determining an item to present to a first user is disclosed. Preference information is received that comprises the preferences of a plurality of users associated with one or more items. User correlations are determined from the received preference information. For the first user, a set of other users most correlated with the first user is determined. One or more items are presented to the first user based at least in part on the preferences of the other users. | 03-14-2013 |
20130238633 | EVALUATING AN ITEM BASED ON USER REPUTATION INFORMATION - Evaluating an item based on user reputation information is disclosed. Sharing event data is received. A graph is materialized from the received sharing event data. User reputation scores are determined based at least in part on the graph. A score is assigned to the item based at least in part on the user reputation scores of users associated with the item. | 09-12-2013 |
20130238634 | EVALUATING AN ITEM BASED ON USER REPUTATION INFORMATION - Evaluating an item based on user reputation information is disclosed. Sharing event data is received. A graph is materialized from the received sharing event data. User reputation scores are determined based at least in part on the graph. A score is assigned to the item based at least in part on the user reputation scores of users associated with the item. | 09-12-2013 |
20130290118 | PROMOTING CONTENT - Promoting a candidate content item included in a plurality of content items is disclosed. A preference event by the first user is detected. A plurality of user reputation scores is received. For the candidate content item in the plurality of candidate content items, a content reputation score is determined based at least in part on a portion of the received user reputation scores. A determination of whether to promote the candidate content item is made based at least in part on the content reputation score. The candidate content item is promoted if it is determined that the candidate content item should be promoted. | 10-31-2013 |
20130290306 | RECOMMENDATION ENGINE - Determining an item to present to a first user is disclosed. Preference information is received that comprises the preferences of a plurality of users associated with one or more items. User correlations are determined from the received preference information. For the first user, a set of other users most correlated with the first user is determined. One or more items are presented to the first user based at least in part on the preferences of the other users. | 10-31-2013 |
20130297408 | DETERMINING ADVERTISEMENT PREFERENCES - Selecting an advertisement is disclosed. A preference event associated with a first advertisement is received from a first user. A quality score for the first advertisement is determined based at least in part on the received preference event. An advertisement fulfillment request is received. The request is responded to by selecting an advertisement based at least in part on the quality score of the first advertisement. | 11-07-2013 |
20140330825 | RECOMMENDATION ENGINE - Determining an item to present to a first user is disclosed. Preference information is received that comprises the preferences of a plurality of users associated with one or more items. User correlations are determined from the received preference information. For the first user, a set of other users most correlated with the first user is determined. One or more items are presented to the first user based at least in part on the preferences of the other users. | 11-06-2014 |
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20080248696 | MEDICAL ELECTRICAL LEAD CONNECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An electrical connection assembly of a medical device includes at least one conductive sidewall mounted in a fixed position to a module base; the sidewall may be electrically coupled to a feedthrough wire. The assembly further includes at least one resilient member to apply a spring force against a connector element of a lead connector when the connector element is positioned adjacent to the conductive sidewall. The spring force of the resilient member causes electrical coupling between the connector element and the conductive sidewall. | 10-09-2008 |
20090247018 | MEDICAL ELECTRICAL LEAD CONNECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An electrical connection assembly of a medical device includes a plurality of electrical contact blocks and a sealing member, which are held within a cavity of a base of the assembly. The sealing member includes a plurality of openings, at least one interior surface surrounding a bore and at least one void. Each electrical contact block extends into a corresponding opening of the sealing member, and a conductive sidewall of each block defines a portion of a perimeter of an area for receiving a lead connector, while the bore of the sealing member forms another portion of the perimeter of the area. The at least one void provides a compressible space in a bulk volume of the sealing member. When the lead is inserted within the area, and a cap is engaged with the base, the at least one interior surface of the sealing member is compressed about the lead. | 10-01-2009 |
20100145183 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE - An implantable medical device includes a housing and a circuit board provided within the housing. The circuit board includes a plurality of electronic components electrically coupled thereto. At least one non-functional component is provided on the circuit board and formed from a material that has an electromagnetic permeability configured to reduce the amount of image distortion caused by at least one of the plurality of electronic components when the device is subject to a magnetic field during an MRI scan. | 06-10-2010 |
20120209352 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE - An implantable medical device includes a housing having a coating selectively provided on only a portion of the housing and a plurality of electronic components provided within an interior space defined by the housing. A first of the electronic components is a charging or telemetry coil and a second of the electronic components is a circuit board. The coating is provided on the housing in a first region near a component of the circuit board and is not provided on the housing in a second region near the charging or telemetry coil. The coating has a magnetic permeability suitable to and is provided in an amount effective to reduce MRI image distortion caused by the component of the circuit board. | 08-16-2012 |
20140100640 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE - An implantable medical device includes a housing formed of a first material and a first electronic component provided within the housing. The implantable medical device also includes a second material provided in contact with at least a portion of the housing. At least one of the housing and the first electronic component has a magnetic permeability in a magnetic field that differs from the magnetic permeability of water. The second material is provided in an amount effective to reduce MRI image distortion caused by the implantable medical device. | 04-10-2014 |
20150107089 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE - A method of manufacturing an implantable medical device having reduced MRI image distortion, includes producing an implantable medical device. The implantable medical device has a configuration that comprises a housing and one or more internal components disposed within the housing. The configuration is based upon a design process that includes creating a first prototype, determining the aggregate relative magnetic permeability of the first prototype, and modifying the design of the first prototype by at least one of (a) selecting and adding a diamagnetic shimming material to the first prototype or (b) repositioning one or more internal components of the first prototype. Modifying the design results in a modified design that is the configuration for the implantable medical device. | 04-23-2015 |
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20130187636 | Energy Harvest Split Core Design Elements for Ease of Installation, High Performance, and Long Term Reliability - A power distribution monitoring system is provided that can include a number of features. The system can include a plurality of power line sensing devices configured to attach to individual conductors on a power grid distribution network. In some embodiments, the power line sensors can include a split-core transformer. In some embodiments, a power line sensing device is disposed on each conductor of a three-phase network. The sensing devices can be configured to measure and monitor, among other things, current and electric-field on the conductors. Methods of installing, sealing, and protecting the split-core transformers of the power line sensors are also discussed. | 07-25-2013 |
20160116505 | ENERGY HARVEST SPLIT CORE DESIGN ELEMENTS FOR EASE OF INSTALLATION, HIGH PERFORMANCE, AND LONG TERM RELIABILITY - A power distribution monitoring system is provided that can include a number of features. The system can include a plurality of power line sensing devices configured to attach to individual conductors on a power grid distribution network. In some embodiments, the power line sensors can include a split-core transformer. In some embodiments, a power line sensing device is disposed on each conductor of a three-phase network. The sensing devices can be configured to measure and monitor, among other things, current and electric-field on the conductors. Methods of installing, sealing, and protecting the split-core transformers of the power line sensors are also discussed. | 04-28-2016 |