Michael Brown
Michael Brown US
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20110079296 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL RESTRICTIVE VALVE - A multifunctional restrictive valve for controlling the flow of water therethrough. The valve has a main body with a flow channel through the main body. The main body receives water upstream thereof through an inlet port and passes it out through an outlet port at the downstream end of the body. A flow control assembly is located in the flow channel and includes a temperature sensor/actuator acting on a piston to move, when the temperature sensor heats up the piston, to block water flow control ports. The flow control assembly also includes an override feature wherein the piston is located within a slide and the flow control ports are located in the slide. By moving the slide away from the piston when the piston is blocking the flow control ports, the temperature sensor and piston may be overridden and flow may resume through the main body. | 04-07-2011 |
Michael Brown, Jamestown, RI US
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20110000929 | THERMOFORMED CONTAINER HAVING A TAMPER EVIDENT CLOSURE - A tamper evident container is disclosed. The container includes a body portion having a mating formation extending therefrom. A closure having a reciprocal mating formation configured and arranged for engagement with the mating formation extending from the body portion is further included. At least one tab extends from the closure. The tab is configured and arranged to break away from the closure. Further provided is at least one tab seat projecting from the body portion that is configured and arranged to capture the at least tab when the closure is engaged with the body portion. Disengaging the closure form the body portion breaks away the at least one tab | 01-06-2011 |
Michael Brown, Davis, CA US
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20100318893 | Online document annotation and reading system - An online system provides users with tools to annotate publications and share such annotations with other users. Publications annotated by a community of users become a richer source of information for the community. | 12-16-2010 |
Michael Brown, Waterloo CA
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20100262664 | Transmission of Status Updates Responsive to Status of Recipient Application - Selecting and modifying the transmission rates and sizes of status update messages transmitted by a mobile communications device to a recipient application based on use of the updates by the recipient application improves resource utilization or accuracy. During one mode of operation, a mobile communications device transmits status messages using a conservative message transmission mode. This allows the mobile communications device to transmit a greater number of status updates for future processing by the recipient application while conserving resources. When the recipient application is actively processing status updates from the mobile communications device, the mobile communications device transmits the status messages using an accelerated message transmission mode with a different number of status updates in each status message and different delay between status messages, which may reduce delay or improve accuracy. Similarly, the mobile communications device may reduce the number of status updates transmitted by applying algorithm-based filters described herein based on the expected usage by the recipient application. | 10-14-2010 |
20110191585 | Device Authentication - Authentication of two devices in communication with a third device is achieved where the first and second devices each possess a shared secret value. The authentication includes communication of authentication values from the first device to the second device using the third device. Similarly, there is communication of values from the second device to the first device using the third device. The third device retains the communicated values. The values are calculated to permit the third device to authenticate the first and second devices without the third device receiving the shared secret value. The authentication may be used to establish a communications channel between the first and the second devices. | 08-04-2011 |
Michael Brown, Ashburn, VA US
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20090112703 | USER IDENTIFICATION IN THE HEADER OF DATA PACKETS - Several ways of identifying users and collecting demographic information and market information are disclosed, including branding a browser with a unique identification in each user request, identifying a user by his key strokes or mouse clicks, gathering demographic information using multiple data sets and by monitoring network traffic. Additionally, user requested content is distinguished from other, non-user content, and the performance of a server can be monitor and analyzed from a client a client perspective. Further, an Internet user's Internet data is routed to a known domain on the Internet, from which it is routed on to the intended recipient. The domain includes proxy servers which proxy the user's data requests to the domain, and database servers, which filter and build a database of the user's Internet usage. Particular data concerning certain behaviors of interest, such as purchasing data, is filtered into the database, and can form the basis for numerous market measures. | 04-30-2009 |
20100251270 | Selective Mobile Metering - A first list includes a first set of destination names. The first set of destination names including destination names involved in network communications engaged in by a device. A monitoring application is configured to access a second list that includes a second set of destination names, use the first list and the second list to access network communications, engaged in by the device, that involve the first set of destination names and the second set of destination names, collect information regarding the accessed network communications, and send the collected information to a server | 09-30-2010 |
20120047203 | DETECTING VISIBLE DISPLAY OF CONTENT - A displayable object is accessed and one or more portions of the accessed displayable object are selected. A screenshot of a client system display is accessed and a determination is made that the accessed screenshot includes the one or more selected portions of the displayable object. In response to determining that the accessed screenshot includes the one or more selected portions, display information about the displayable object is determined. The determined display information is sent to a server system | 02-23-2012 |
Michael Brown, Kitchener CA
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20090112978 | CLICK DETECTION METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM - A click detection method, apparatus and system is provided. An embodiment includes a method that receives a request from a client destined for a server and a unique identifier for the client. The method of the method also includes generating a representation of the unique identifier, and forwarding the unique identifier and the request to the server. | 04-30-2009 |
20090282255 | Bundle Verification - Systems, devices, and methods for modifying a signed bundle and verifying the modified bundle are disclosed. A signed bundle may be modified by removing a file specified in a server file list from a plurality of files in the bundle. The signed bundle comprises a catalog of files in the signed bundle and their associated hashes. The modified bundle includes the remaining files of the signed bundle that are not specified in the server file list and the catalog file of the signed bundle, the catalog signature of the signed bundle. The modified bundle may be verified by verifying the catalog signature of the modified signed bundle, and checking that the files specified in the catalog are either in the modified signed bundle or specified in the server file list. The hashes of the files in the modified signed bundle may also be checked to verify the modified signed bundle. | 11-12-2009 |
20100223136 | COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM FOR SENDING ADVERTISEMENT MESSAGES TO A MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A communications system includes at least one mobile wireless communications device operable based upon payment of a wireless network user subscription fee, and for sequentially playing media files. The communications system also includes an advertising server for sending at least one advertisement message to the at least one mobile wireless communications device to be played between the media files. The at least one mobile wireless device plays the audio advertisement messages between the media files for a discount of the wireless network user subscription fee. | 09-02-2010 |
20110214132 | METHOD FOR MODIFYING NOTIFICATIONS IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An embodiment relates to a novel apparatus and method for changing modes of notification in an electronic device. An electronic device includes a calendar application and a variety of other applications such as the message reader application or the daily alarm application. The device is configured to use the calendar application to track whether and how the user is notified of the receipt of an electronic. In one embodiment, the user specifically associates a profile behavior to the calendar entry when the calendar entry is first created. | 09-01-2011 |
20120246482 | BUNDLE VERIFICATION - Systems, devices, and methods for modifying a signed bundle and verifying the modified bundle are disclosed. A signed bundle may be modified by removing a file specified in a server file list from a plurality of files in the bundle. The signed bundle comprises a catalog of files in the signed bundle and their associated hashes. The modified bundle includes the remaining files of the signed bundle that are not specified in the server file list and the catalog file of the signed bundle, the catalog signature of the signed bundle. The modified bundle may be verified by verifying the catalog signature of the modified signed bundle, and checking that the files specified in the catalog are either in the modified signed bundle or specified in the server file list. The hashes of the files in the modified signed bundle may also be checked to verify the modified signed bundle. | 09-27-2012 |
Michael Brown, Las Vegas, NV US
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20090309306 | TRADING CARD GAME INCLUDING SPHERES IN THE PLAY PATTERN - A trading card game that includes a deck of cards and a plurality of spheres is disclosed. Each card includes an identical back surface and a face surface with content thereon. The content of at least a first card is different than the content of other cards. In some embodiments of the invention, at least some of the content of the first card corresponds to at least a first sphere. The content may be, for example, a depiction of the at least one sphere. Some embodiments of the invention provide card games such as Warball™ by Duncan Toys. | 12-17-2009 |
Michael Brown, Hertford GB
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20090232360 | PRE-PRINT DISTORTION - A thermoformed article carries an image. Using a first sheet carrying a grid image and a mold having at least two cavities, a forming carrying a grid distortion pattern for each cavity is made. An initial image is computed for each cavity based on the corresponding grid distortion pattern and a desired image. The initial images are applied to a second sheet. Using the second sheet and the mold, at least two articles are made, each article carrying a distorted image that is substantially similar to the desired image. | 09-17-2009 |
Michael Brown, Austin, TX US
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20080320121 | SYSTEM, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND METHOD OF DYNAMICALLY ADDING BEST SUITED SERVERS INTO CLUSTERS OF APPLICATION SERVERS - A system, computer program product and computer-implemented method of dynamically adding a best suited application server to a cluster of application servers are provided. To do so, a history of quality of service (QoS) of a plurality of application servers is maintained. Using the history of QoS, an application server is dynamically selected and added to the cluster when the cluster is under a heavy workload. The selected application server is one that has the most historically favorable QoS and a heavy workload is one that exceeds a user-configurable threshold. | 12-25-2008 |
Michael Brown, Norwood, MA US
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20080308975 | Electrode-Supported Solid State Electrochemical Cell - A process for manufacturing a solid oxide fuel cell involves forming a tubular anode comprising an electrolyte substance and an oxide of an electrochemically active metallic substance without a distinct pore forming substance, sintering the tubular anode, forming an electrolyte onto the sintered anode, forming a cathode onto the electrolyte, and after forming the electrolyte and the cathode, reducing the oxide of the electrochemically active substance in the sintered anode to form pores in the anode. | 12-18-2008 |
Michael Andrew Brown, Bay City, TX US
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20080271218 | HYBRID BERMUDAGRASS PLANT NAMED 'EMERALD DWARF' - A hybrid Bermudagrass cultivar, named ‘Emerald Dwarf,’ is distinguished by greater rhizome development and rooting depth in conjunction with low surface stolon development. The cultivar is especially suited to golf greens. | 10-30-2008 |
Michael Brown, Nashua, NH US
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20110112431 | NEUROPATHY DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE - A neuropathy diagnostic device includes a body having a neutral temperature surface disposed on an exterior of the body, a variable temperature surface disposed on the exterior of the body, and a vibrating surface having a variable vibration amplitude. The vibrating surface extends outwardly from the body. A touch sensor extends outwardly from the body. A processor is disposed within the body. The processor is adapted to set a temperature of the neutral temperature surface, vary a temperature of the variable temperature surface, and vary the vibration amplitude of the vibrating surface. | 05-12-2011 |
20140155778 | HAND-HELD NEUROSCREENING DEVICE - A hand-held neuroscreening device includes an elongate handle having a first end, a second end, and longitudinal axis extending therethrough between the first end and the second end. A head portion is fixedly attached to the first end of the handle. The head portion has a longitudinal axis, a fixed temperature surface extending in a first plane oblique to the head portion longitudinal axis, and a variable temperature surface extending in a second plane oblique to the first plane. A method of using the device is also disclosed. | 06-05-2014 |
Michael Brown, Heidelberg CA
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20110215999 | HAND-HELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A hand-held electronic device with a keyboard, thumbwheel, display and associated software is optimized for use of the device with the thumbs. The associated software has a plurality of features to optimize efficient use of the limited keyboard space and encourage the use of the device by thumb-based data entry through the thumbwheel and/or through a combination of minimal number of keystrokes. Software features include international character scrolling, and auto-capitalization. The keys on the device keyboard are optimally shaped and configured for thumb-based input. In addition, the thumbwheel is inclined between the front and a side edge of the device so as to be reachable by either the thumb or index finger of the user's hand at the side edge of the device. | 09-08-2011 |
20110225491 | HAND-HELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A hand-held electronic device with a keyboard, thumbwheel, display and associated software is optimized for use of the device with the thumbs. The associated software has a plurality of features to optimize efficient use of the limited keyboard space and encourage the use of the device by thumb-based data entry through the thumbwheel and/or through a combination of minimal number of keystrokes. Software features include international character scrolling, and auto-capitalization. The keys on the device keyboard are optimally shaped and configured for thumb-based input. In addition, the thumbwheel is inclined between the front and a side edge of the device so as to be reachable by either the thumb or index finger of the user's hand at the side edge of the device. | 09-15-2011 |
20120032889 | HAND-HELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A hand-held electronic device with a keyboard, thumbwheel, display and associated software is optimized for use of the device with the thumbs. The associated software has a plurality of features to optimize efficient use of the limited keyboard space and encourage the use of the device by thumb-based data entry through the thumbwheel and/or through a combination of minimal number of keystrokes. Software features include international character scrolling, and auto-capitalization. The keys on the device keyboard are optimally shaped and configured for thumb-based input. In addition, the thumbwheel is inclined between the front and a side edge of the device so as to be reachable by either the thumb or index finger of the user's hand at the side edge of the device. | 02-09-2012 |
20130285918 | HAND-HELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A hand-held electronic device with a keyboard, thumbwheel, display and associated software is optimized for use of the device with the thumbs. The associated software has a plurality of features to optimize efficient use of the limited keyboard space and encourage the use of the device by thumb-based data entry through the thumbwheel and/or through a combination of minimal number of keystrokes. Software features include international character scrolling, and auto-capitalization. The keys on the device keyboard are optimally shaped and configured for thumb-based input. In addition, the thumbwheel is inclined between the front and a side edge of the device so as to be reachable by either the thumb or index finger of the user's hand at the side edge of the device. | 10-31-2013 |
Michael Brown, Rochester, NY US
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20110217013 | LIGHT COLLECTING AND EMITTING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND APPLICATIONS - A light guide apparatus includes a light guide layer having a top surface and a bottom surface, and a transversely oriented side-end surface that forms an output aperture of the light guide, characterized by an index of refraction, n | 09-08-2011 |
20120294578 | LIGHT COLLECTING AND EMITTING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND APPLICATIONS - A light guide apparatus includes a light guide layer having a top surface and a bottom surface, and a transversely oriented side-end surface that forms an output aperture of the light guide, characterized by an index of refraction, n | 11-22-2012 |
20130028565 | LIGHT COLLECTING AND EMITTING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND APPLICATIONS - A light guide apparatus includes a light guide layer and an injection layer further including light injection elements and respective light bypass elements disposed optically upstream of the light injection elements. The light injection elements and/or the bypass elements may take the form of air prisms. There is an axial index of refraction variation between the light guide layer and the injection layer. The axial index of refraction variation may be discrete or may be an axial gradient index variation. | 01-31-2013 |
Michael Brown, Madison, NC US
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20110225755 | CLEANING TOOL - The present disclosure generally relates to a cleaning tool, a tool system, and specific tool head designs. The disclosure is useful for cleaning fryers in restaurants. | 09-22-2011 |
Michael Brown, Mckinney, TX US
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20110235505 | Efficient deployment of mobility management entity (MME) with stateful geo-redundancy - This disclosure describes a method to provide stateful geographic redundancy for the LTE MME (Mobility Management Entity) function of the 3GPP E-UTRAN Evolved Packet core (EPC). The method provides MME many-to-one (“n:1”) stateful redundancy by building upon the S1-Flex architecture, which enables a MME Pool Area to be defined as an area within which a UE (User Equipment) may be served without need to change the serving MME. Geographic redundancy is achieved by utilizing a standby MME node deployed to backup a pool of MME nodes, with the standby MME node designed to handle the large volume of journaling or synchronization messages from all the MME nodes in the pool. The standby MME node takes over the personality and responsibility of any MME node in the pool that has failed, with minimal impact to subscribers that were being served by that failed MME node. | 09-29-2011 |
20110294524 | TRACKING AREA MANAGEMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LONG TERM EVOLUTION TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - An MME keeps track of network tracking mobility characteristics by periodically updating a TA transition probability matrix derived from a global table that maintains UE movement data in the network by noting current TA and most recently known previous TA of each EU for every TAU event and paging event. The MME also maintains data of the number of paging events and TAUs performed by each UE and stores a paging ratio versus TAU for each UE. The UE characteristics, UE paging ratio, and network mobility characteristic are utilized in an algorithm that constructs a TA list for each UE designed to minimize the overall traffic cost function for paging events and TAU events for that UE and the overall network. Optionally, the TA list for each EU is constrained to meet certain minimum performance characteristics such as a predetermined paging success rate target and/or a predetermined delay bound target. | 12-01-2011 |
20120129526 | SESSION SUSPEND AND RESUME USING A TRANSIENT BINDING OPTION MESSAGING - The present invention uses a message with a suspend/resume flag setting sent to the local mobility anchor from the foreign agent that was supporting downlink transmissions to the mobile node. Namely, a transient binding option is proposed for creating a transient BCE state at the home agent/local mobility anchor during an inter-MAG handover, which will suspend down-link traffic from the home agent/local mobility anchor until the transient BCE (suspend) state is cleared by the foreign agent previ-ously supporting downlink transmissions. After the transient BCE (suspend) state is cleared, the downlink traffic from the home agent/local mobility anchor can resume with forwarding of downlink traffic to the mobile node through the foreign agent. The present invention can be implemented using a new protocol application or modified messages from prior registration applications. | 05-24-2012 |
20130044730 | Optimized Home Evolved NodeB (eNB) Handover in an LTE Network - A method to provide an optimized intra-HeNB GW handover operation that reduces signaling to and from an LTE MME (Mobility Management Entity) function of the 3GPP E-UTRAN Evolved Packet core (EPC). In operation, an HeNB Gateway (GW) intercepts handover requests from a source HeNB to a target HeNB and processes these requests locally, with minimal interaction from the MME. Where possible, messaging to and from the MME is minimized and/or reduced, irrespective of the 3GPP requirement that the GW relay all handover-related messages to the MME. | 02-21-2013 |
20160088518 | METHOD OF DIRECTED UE RELOCATION WITHIN AN MME/SGSN FLEX POOL - Example implementations described herein are directed to a support node apparatus configured to support a wireless network system. The support node apparatus can be in the form of a mobility management entity and/or a serving general packet radio service. The example implementations directed herein can provide a network resource identifier and/or a globally unique temporary identifier to an associated user equipment to facilitate the transfer of the user equipment from a source support node apparatus to a target support node apparatus. In example implementations, the target support node apparatus can thereby be directly specified by use of the identifier. | 03-24-2016 |
Michael Brown, Raynham, MA US
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20110313443 | OCCLUSIVE DEVICE WITH STRETCH RESISTANT MEMBER AND ANCHOR FILAMENT - A stretch-resistant occlusive device, and method of manufacturing such a device, having a helically wound coil defining a coil lumen extending along the entire axial length of the coil from a proximal end portion to a distal end portion. The device further includes a headpiece having a proximal end, a distal end attached to the proximal end portion of the coil, and a headpiece lumen extending between the proximal and distal ends of the headpiece. An anchor filament extends through the headpiece lumen, has at least one proximal end secured to the proximal end of the headpiece, and has a distal portion defining an eye positioned distal to the distal end of the headpiece. A stretch resistant member is positioned within the coil lumen, has a proximal portion extending through the eye, and has at least one distal end secured to the distal end of the coil. | 12-22-2011 |
Michael Brown, University City, MO US
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20120219012 | METHOD FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION OF DIGITAL TELEVISION SIGNALS - A system for the end-to-end delivery of digital television signals. In a preferred embodiment a digital television signal is: received from production equipment, typically in BD format at approximately 1.4 gigabits per second (Gbps); the received signal is transmitted to a venue point-of-presence; converted for transmission via a 270 Mbps local loop; transmitted to a fiber network point of presence/video service edge; packetized into TCP/IP packets in a video gateway; and routed to one or more destination addresses via the fiber network; received at one or more video service edge destinations; converted to a digital television format, typically SDI; and either transmitted via a second 270 Mbps local loop for delivery to a customer site and subsequent conversion to a 1.4 Gbps HD signal, or converted directly to a 1.4 Gbs HD signal at the receiving video service edge. | 08-30-2012 |
Michael Brown, Los Gatos, CA US
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20120221401 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REAL TIME LOCATION IDENTIFICATION, TRANSMISSION OF DISCOUNT INFORMATION, AND TOUCH SCREEN PURCHASING AND REDEEMING THROUGH USE OF A PORTABLE MULTIFUNCTIONAL DEVICE - Example embodiments are electronic commerce (e-commerce) systems and media platforms, for use with both portable and non-portable devices, to deploy real-time location-based discount offers to users with the ability to purchase and redeem the same day. In addition, merchants (sellers) set up, edit, or cancel discount offers using portable and non-portable systems in real time. | 08-30-2012 |
20120221402 | ONLINE COUPON SYSTEM INCLUDING MERCHANT MANAGEMENT OF AN ACTIVE DEAL - A merchant interface for managing an online deal or coupon is described. The management interface can include controls to show the status of a deal, modify or monitor the progress of a deal, etc. In particular embodiments, alert notifications can be sent out using messages or postings. Merchants or other sellers can select to send messages or alerts to specific types of participants or interested parties. Other features are described. | 08-30-2012 |
20120221403 | MERCHANT INTERFACE FOR ONLINE COUPON SYSTEM - A merchant interface for creating an online coupon is described. The interface can include controls to specify a location, time interval and one or more deal terms. Various embodiments of the merchant interface can include other options and details such as the ability to specify multiple deal locations, enforce redemption by Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) location, etc. | 08-30-2012 |
Michael Brown, Cranberry Township, PA US
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20130192332 | SENSOR INTERROGATION - A method of operating a sensor system including at least one sensor for detecting an analyte gas and a control system includes electronically interrogating the sensor to determine the operational status thereof and upon determining that the operational status is non-conforming based upon one or more predetermined thresholds, the control system initiating an automated calibration of the sensor with the analyte gas or a simulant gas. | 08-01-2013 |
Michael Brown, Colorado Springs, CO US
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20130275379 | STORING APPLICATION DATA - A method, system, and apparatus for storing data in a cloud environment that enables a multi-user interface, automatic data backup, and has a schema-less data storage. A data storage database may be provided in the cloud to store one or more data objects. A data management module may be configured to assign each data object a unique ID, wherein each unique ID comprises a timestamp with a granularity between about 0.1 millionths of second and 50 millionths of a second with each ID guaranteed to be unique without regard to the number of servers assigning IDs. A data backup module may be configured to create a new data object with a unique ID in response to a request to modify an original data object, wherein the original data object remains stored with its unique ID. | 10-17-2013 |
20130275942 | JAVASCRIPT EXTENSION TOOL - A method, system, and apparatus for extending JavaScript to operate more fully as an object oriented language. A multiple inheritance module may be configured to enable JavaScript to implement multiple inheritance. A messaging module may be configured to enable JavaScript to implement messaging. A polymorphism module may be configured to enable JavaScript to implement polymorphism. | 10-17-2013 |
20140082470 | SPREADTREE HIERARCHY SYSTEM FOR SPREADSHEETS AND RELATED METHODS - A method of managing a spreadtree hierarchy comprises storing at least one spreadsheet in a network environment accessible to a plurality of users, and storing at least one data object in the network responsive to an edit of the at least one spreadsheet, the at least one data object having a unique ID and data associated with the edit. A spreadtree system comprises an application server configured to operate within a network (Internet or Intranet), and further configured to communicate with a plurality of clients and manage a spreadtree hierarchy. The spreadtree hierarchy comprises a plurality of linked spreadsheets having reference files stored within the network, and a plurality of data objects associated with the plurality of linked spreadsheets. Each data object of the plurality includes a change to at least one cell in at least one linked spreadsheet of the plurality. A method for operating a spreadtree hierarchy system is also disclosed. | 03-20-2014 |
Michael Brown, Auckland NZ
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20140074395 | Method of displaying points of interest and related portable electronic device - A method of displaying points of interest to a user of a portable electronic device includes receiving an input from a user for entering a destination location into the portable electronic device for generating navigation instructions to the destination location, determining a current location of the portable electronic device according to received position signals, and providing navigation instructions to the destination location along a suggested navigation route according to the current location of the portable electronic device. The method further includes displaying points of interest located within a display area of a map shown on a display of the portable electronic device according to weighted scores assigned to the points of interest, where the weighted scores are modified according to the relevance of the points of interest to the suggested navigation route, and the points of interest having higher weighted scores are displayed. | 03-13-2014 |
Michael Brown, Mandeville, LA US
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20140077821 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING ELECTRICITY METER FAILURE - A method and apparatus that monitors and controls the operation of an electricity meter and prevents a failure of and/or damage to the electricity meter. A potential failure condition of an electrical connection between an electricity meter and a meter socket in an electrical line that provides power from a power supply to an electrical load through the electricity meter, is detected. A correction time may be determined based on a temperature in the vicinity of the electrical connection and a current through the electrical connection. The correction time indicates an amount of time that is available before a predicted failure of the electrical connection will occur. The method determines whether the electricity meter is in an imminent failure condition based on the correction time or the information used to detect the potential failure condition of the electrical connection. The method may provide either, or both, notification of the imminent failure condition and disconnection of power to the electrical load by operating a disconnection switch within the electricity meter when it is determined the electricity meter is in the imminent failure condition. | 03-20-2014 |
Michael Brown, Campbell, CA US
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20140223096 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STORAGE VIRTUALIZATION - An I/O manager may be configured to service I/O requests pertaining to ephemeral data of a virtual machine using a storage device that is separate from and/or independent of a primary storage resource to which the I/O request is directed. Ephemeral data may be removed from ephemeral storage in response to a removal condition and/or trigger, such as a virtual machine reboot. The I/O manager may manage transfers of ephemeral virtual machine data in response to virtual machines migrating between host computing devices. The I/O manager may be further configured to cache virtual machine data, and/or manage shared file data that is common to two or more virtual machines operating on a host computing device. | 08-07-2014 |
20150113223 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADAPTIVE RESERVE STORAGE - A storage layer may over-provision physical storage resources of a storage medium by reserving a portion of the full physical storage capacity of the storage medium for use as reserve capacity. The reserve capacity may be used to prevent write stall conditions and/or for grooming operations, such as storage recovery, refresh, and the like. A reserve module may be configured to adapt the reserve capacity in accordance with, inter alia, operating conditions on the storage layer. The reserve module may be configured to dynamically modify the storage capacity available through the storage layer. A cache layer configured to cache data of a backing store on the storage layer, may be configured to add and/or remove cache entries in response to changes in the reserve capacity. | 04-23-2015 |
Michael Brown, Hampden, ME US
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20140216511 | OUTDOOR SHELTER SYSTEM - An apparatus includes an elongate base layer that has a first end and a second end. A rain-fly having a first end and a second end is coupled to the base layer and configured to be spaced apart from the base layer such that the rain-fly and the base layer define an internal volume. At least a portion of the rain-fly is movable between an open configuration in which the internal volume can be accessed, and a closed configuration in which the internal volume is substantially sealed. A vent is disposed in the rain-fly and is configured to allow ventilation into the internal volume when the rain-fly is in the closed configuration. Tensioning members are coupled to the base layer and are configured to be coupled to support members to suspend the apparatus off the ground. | 08-07-2014 |
Michael Brown, Phoenix, AZ US
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20140196801 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL RESTRICTIVE VALVE - A multifunctional restrictive valve for controlling the flow of water therethrough. The valve has a main body with a flow channel through the main body. The main body receives water upstream thereof through an inlet port and passes it out through an outlet port at the downstream end of the body. A flow control assembly is located in the flow channel and includes a temperature sensor/actuator acting on a piston to move, when the temperature sensor heats up the piston, to block water flow control ports. The flow control assembly also includes an override feature wherein the piston is located within a slide and the flow control ports are located in the slide. By moving the slide away from the piston when the piston is blocking the flow control ports, the temperature sensor and piston may be overridden and flow may resume through the main body. | 07-17-2014 |
Michael Brown, Lilburn, GA US
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20140154380 | Method of Producing Aroma Enhanced Gas for Use in a Beverage Making Machine - A method of producing aroma enhanced gas for use in a beverage making machine, to make a beverage, includes producing an enhanced aroma solid gas source using at least an enhancing compound as part of an ingredient, forming an aroma precipitate through conversion of an aroma vapor released during a preparation process which utilizes at least the ingredient, and mixing predefined ratio of the aroma precipitate with a solid gas source to form an aroma enhanced solid gas source. Exemplary embodiments include allowing the aroma enhanced solid gas source to sublimate emitting an aroma enhanced gas, dissolving a portion of the aroma enhanced gas into the beverage diluent liquid, and mixing the beverage diluent liquid in predefined ratio with at least one of a beverage ingredient to form a beverage. | 06-05-2014 |
Michael Brown, Atlanta, GA US
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20140154391 | Method of Making a Beverage in a Beverage Making Machine - A method of making a beverage in a beverage making machine, the method increasing the retained volume of a gas in the beverage after dispense into a vessel, by mixing a beverage diluent liquid with at least one of a beverage ingredient to form an enhanced beverage diluent liquid, and then dissolving the gas into the enhanced beverage diluent liquid versus dissolving the gas into the beverage diluent liquid only. The method includes mixing on inlet into a dissolver the beverage diluent liquid and a beverage ingredient to form an enhanced beverage diluent liquid, the beverage ingredient being sweetener or non-nutritive sweetener, or a combination thereof, dissolving the gas into the enhanced beverage diluent liquid, mixing the enhanced beverage diluent liquid with additional beverage ingredients, and dispensing the beverage from the beverage making machine into a vessel. | 06-05-2014 |
Michael Brown, New York, NY US
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20140156502 | CONDUCTING A LOAN - Methods and systems are disclosed for conducting a loan, including a construction loan, and fully funding the loan at closing. | 06-05-2014 |
Michael Brown, Eau Claire, WI US
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20140245079 | System and Method for Error Logging - Error data is read from error registers and written into a buffer. A computing node uses a BIOS to read the error data, rearm the error register and write the data into a memory mapped buffer. A hub chip supports creation of a shared memory system of computing nodes. A management controller in the computing node extracts error data from the buffer. The error data preferably consists essentially of the error register identifiers and the contents of the error registers. A system management node receives the error data from the management controllers in the computing nodes. The system management node may be coupled to but separate from the computing nodes. | 08-28-2014 |
Michael Brown, Chelmsford GB
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20140327269 | MOTOR VEHICLE PLASTIC BODY PANEL - A motor vehicle plastic body panel is disclosed having an opaque plastic panel and a plastic window pane formed as an integral part of the plastic body panel by co-moulding it with the opaque plastic panel. A lightweight motor vehicle body panel made completely from plastic is therefore provided. The plastic body panel requires no window seals due to the integration of the plastic window pane as part of the plastic body panel. | 11-06-2014 |
Michael Brown, Minneapolis, MN US
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20140344058 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISTRIBUTED MARKETING AUTOMATION - A computerized system and method provides for managing and using marketing assets across an enterprise. A network interface may communicate with a first client machine associated with a first user having a first language and a second client machine associated with a second user having s second language. An electronic data storage may store a marketing asset in a marketing asset language. A processor may cause a graphical user interface to be displayed on the first client machine in the first language and the marketing asset to be displayed with respect to the graphical user interface only when the marketing asset language corresponds to the first language, and cause the graphical user interface to be displayed on the second client machine in the second language and the marketing asset to be displayed with respect to the graphical user interface only when the marketing asset language corresponds to the second language. | 11-20-2014 |
20140365426 | COMPUTERIZED SHARING OF DIGITAL ASSET LOCALIZATION BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONS - A computerized system and method provides for sharing digital assets among multiple different organizations in a multi-organization system, and further providing that one or more of localized digital assets can be assembled using digital assets, templates and rules specified by different organizations. Further, the various organizations can contribute and share digital assets with organizations, while controlling the localization of the asset with brand or other information both as specified by the provider organization and as specified by the user organization. | 12-11-2014 |
20160124986 | COMPUTERIZED SHARING OF DIGITAL ASSET LOCALIZATION BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONS - A computerized system and method provides for sharing digital assets among multiple different organizations in a multi-organization system, and further providing that one or more of localized digital assets can be assembled using digital assets, templates and rules specified by different organizations. Further, the various organizations can contribute and share digital assets with organizations, while controlling the localization of the asset with brand or other information both as specified by the provider organization and as specified by the user organization. | 05-05-2016 |
Michael Brown, Brandon, FL US
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20150359237 | Process for packaging young fresh coconuts to enhance the consumer satisfaction - Disclosed is a process for packaging a young fresh coconut in a brand labeled net bag. The process comprises of dehusking the selected young fresh coconut and then immediately dipping the firm inner nutshell in food-grade water based anti-oxidant solution. Further, the selected young fresh coconut is air-dried by refrigerating the firm inner nutshell and immediately processing the refrigerated inner nutshell through an automated shrink wrap heat tunnel to seal the coconut in a heat shrinkable plastic film. Further, the sealed young fresh coconut is then encased in a brand labeled net bag that has a specialized drinking straw inserted between the product labels at the top-end of the net bag. Further, the drinking straws can be unflavored or embedded with flavors designed with one pointed-end used to puncture the eye of the coconut to allow the consumer to immediately consume the fresh coconut water. | 12-17-2015 |
Michael Brown, Lakewood, CA US
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20150363048 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TOUCH RIBBON INTERACTION - Methods for user interaction and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes displaying a user interface that includes a menu bar having a plurality of tabs, each associated with at least one sub-menu item, and including an active tab and at least one non-active tab. The method includes displaying an active ribbon that includes the sub-menu items associated with the active tab and receiving an interaction input. The method includes scrolling the active ribbon to display additional sub-menu items based on the interaction input, including simultaneously displaying sub-menu items associated with the active tab and at least one sub-menu item associated with a non-active tab. The method includes designating a next adjacent non-active tab as the active tab, and designating the previous active tab as a non-active tab, when at least half of the additional sub-menu items are sub-menu items associated with the next adjacent non-active tab. | 12-17-2015 |
20150363049 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCED-SIZE MENU RIBBON - Methods for converting a menu ribbon interface and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes executing an application. The method includes receiving a selection of a first menu ribbon to convert and converting the first menu ribbon to produce a reduced-size menu ribbon. The method includes displaying the reduced-size menu ribbon in the application. | 12-17-2015 |
20150363371 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE USER INTERFACE SCALING - Methods for displaying user interface (UI) elements in a data processing system and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes executing an application by the data processing system. The method includes receiving stored UI configuration information and displaying at least one UI element by the data processing system and in the application according to the UI configuration information. | 12-17-2015 |
Michael Brown, San Jose, CA US
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20160055191 | EXECUTING CONSTANT TIME RELATIONAL QUERIES AGAINST STRUCTURED AND SEMI-STRUCTURED DATA - Techniques are described herein for performing database operations against location and access transparent metadata units called fat pointers organized into globally distributed data structures. The fat pointers are created by extracting values corresponding to a particular key and paring each value with a reference to the local location and server that has the native format record containing the value. The fat pointers may be transferred to any server in the cluster, even if the server is different from the server that has the native format record. In general, most operations are performed against fat pointers rather than the native format records. This allows the cluster to perform work against arbitrary types of data efficiently and in a constant amount of time despite the variable sizes and structures of records. | 02-25-2016 |
20160055220 | DATA DRIVEN RELATIONAL ALGORITHM FORMATION FOR EXECUTION AGAINST BIG DATA - Techniques are described herein for creating an algorithm for batch mode processing against big data. The techniques involve receiving one or more user commands from a set number of commands that correspond one-to-one with a set number of low-level database operations. In a preferred embodiment, the set of database operations includes only FILTERS, SORTS, AGREGGATES, and JOINS. | 02-25-2016 |
Michael Brown, Warsaw, IN US
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20160107354 | MODULAR MOLD SYSTEM - A modular molding system having a mold base assembly for assembling an interchangeable mold insert assemblage. The assembled mold insert assemblage defines an internal cavity for forming a molded object. Each mold insert assemblage can be disengaged from the mold base assembly and exchanged with a different mold insert assemblage having an internal cavity having different dimensions. | 04-21-2016 |
Michael Brown, Layton, UT US
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20160121195 | PORTABLE STATUS INDICATOR - A portable status indicator apparatus includes a display unit, a display element, and an elongate shaft. The display unit has a plurality of display regions that are cumulatively viewable from 360 degrees around the display unit. The display element has a plurality of actuatable indicators for displaying a status relating to an event. Each actuatable indicator of the plurality of actuatable indicators is coupled to a display region of the plurality of display regions. The elongate shaft has a top end and a bottom end and the display unit is coupled to the top end. | 05-05-2016 |
Michael Brown, Salado, TX US
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20160121469 | Nut Driving Cleaning System - The present invention is a nut-driving apparatus and method that comprises a shank with an embedded magnet mounted at the end and a spring-loaded socket mounted above the magnet, which when pulled, separates the socket from the magnet, releasing any attracted metal shavings to allow for easy cleaning. | 05-05-2016 |