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20110175801 | Directed Performance In Motion Capture System - Techniques for enhancing the use of a motion capture system are provided. A motion capture system tracks movement and audio inputs from a person in a physical space, and provides the inputs to an application, which displays a virtual space on a display. Bodily movements can be used to define traits of an avatar in the virtual space. The person can be directed to perform the movements by a coaching avatar, or visual or audio cues in the virtual space. The application can respond to the detected movements and voice commands or voice volume of the person to define avatar traits and initiate pre-scripted audio-visual events in the virtual space to provide an entertaining experience. A performance in the virtual space can be captured and played back with automatic modifications, such as alterations to the avatar's voice or appearance, or modifications made by another person. | 07-21-2011 |
20110175809 | Tracking Groups Of Users In Motion Capture System - In a motion capture system, a unitary input is provided to an application based on detected movement and/or location of a group of people. Audio information from the group can also be used as an input. The application can provide real-time feedback to the person or group via a display and audio output. The group can control the movement of an avatar in a virtual space based on the movement of each person in the group, such as in a steering or balancing game. To avoid a discontinuous or confusing output by the application, missing data can be generated for a person who is occluded or partially out of the field of view. A wait time can be set for activating a new person and deactivating a currently-active person. The wait time can be adaptive based on a first detected position or a last detected position of the person. | 07-21-2011 |
20110246329 | MOTION-BASED INTERACTIVE SHOPPING ENVIRONMENT - An on-screen shopping application which reacts to a human target user's motions to provide a shopping experience to the user is provided. A tracking system captures user motions and executes a shopping application allowing a user to manipulate an on-screen representation the user. The on-screen representation has a likeness of the user or another individual and movements of the user in the on-screen interface allows the user to interact with virtual articles that represent real-world articles. User movements which are recognized as article manipulation or transaction control gestures are translated into commands for the shopping application. | 10-06-2011 |
20120326976 | Directed Performance In Motion Capture System - Techniques for enhancing the use of a motion capture system are provided. A motion capture system tracks movement and audio inputs from a person in a physical space, and provides the inputs to an application, which displays a virtual space on a display. Bodily movements can be used to define traits of an avatar in the virtual space. The person can be directed to perform the movements by a coaching avatar, or visual or audio cues in the virtual space. The application can respond to the detected movements and voice commands or voice volume of the person to define avatar traits and initiate pre-scripted audio-visual events in the virtual space to provide an entertaining experience. A performance in the virtual space can be captured and played back with automatic modifications, such as alterations to the avatar's voice or appearance, or modifications made by another person. | 12-27-2012 |
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20110099476 | DECORATING A DISPLAY ENVIRONMENT - Disclosed herein are systems and methods for decorating a display environment. In one embodiment, a user may decorate a display environment by making one or more gestures, using voice commands, using a suitable interface device, and/or combinations thereof. A voice command can be detected for user selection of an artistic feature, such as, for example, a color, a texture, an object, and a visual effect for decorating in a display environment. The user can also gesture for selecting a portion of the display environment for decoration. Next, the selected portion of the display environment can be altered based on the selected artistic feature. The user's motions can be reflected in the display environment by an avatar. In addition, a virtual canvas or three-dimensional object can be displayed in the display environment for decoration by the user. | 04-28-2011 |
20120302350 | COMMUNICATION BETWEEN AVATARS IN DIFFERENT GAMES - Synchronous and asynchronous communications between avatars is allowed. For synchronous communications, when multiple users are playing different games of the same game title and when the avatars of the multiple users are at the same location in their respective games they can communicate with one another, thus allowing the users of those avatars to communicate with one another. For asynchronous communications, an avatar of a particular user is left behind at a particular location in a game along with a recorded communication. When other users of other games are at that particular location, the avatar of that particular user is displayed and the recorded communication is presented to the other users. | 11-29-2012 |
20120302351 | AVATARS OF FRIENDS AS NON-PLAYER-CHARACTERS - In accordance with one or more aspects, for a particular user one or more other users associated with that particular user are identified based on a social graph of that particular user. An avatar of at least one of the other users is obtained and included as a non-player-character in a game being played by that particular user. The particular user can provide requests to interact with the avatar of the second user (e.g., calling out the name of the second user, tapping the avatar of the second user on the shoulder, etc.), these requests being invitations for the second user to join in a game with the first user. An indication of such an invitation is presented to the second user, which can, for example, accept the invitation to join in a game with the first user. | 11-29-2012 |
20120309534 | AUTOMATED SENSOR DRIVEN MATCH-MAKING - A method of matching a player of a multi-player game with a remote participant includes recognizing the player, automatically identifying an observer within a threshold proximity to the player, using an identity of the observer to find one or more candidates to play as the remote participant of the multi-player game, and when selecting the remote participant, choosing a candidate from the one or more candidates above a non-candidate if the candidate satisfies a matching criteria. | 12-06-2012 |
20120309538 | PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS BASED USER IDENTIFICATION FOR MATCHMAKING - One or more physical characteristics of each of multiple users are detected. These physical characteristics of a user can include physical attributes of the user (e.g., the user's height, length of the user's legs) and/or physical skills of the user (e.g., how high the user can jump). Based on these detected one or more physical characteristics of the users, two or more of the multiple users to share an online experience (e.g., play a multi-player game) are identified. | 12-06-2012 |
20120311031 | AUTOMATED SENSOR DRIVEN FRIENDING - A method of finding a new social network service friend for a player belonging to a social network service and having a friend group including one or more player-accepted friends includes recognizing the player, automatically identifying an observer within a threshold proximity to the player, and adding the observer to the friend group of the player in the social network service if the observer satisfies a friending criteria of the player. | 12-06-2012 |
20120311032 | EMOTION-BASED USER IDENTIFICATION FOR ONLINE EXPERIENCES - Emotional response data of a particular user, when the particular user is interacting with each of multiple other users, is collected. Using the emotional response data, an emotion of the particular user when interacting with each of multiple other users is determined. Based on the determined emotions, one or more of the multiple other users are identified to share an online experience with the particular user. | 12-06-2012 |
20130013093 | PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS BASED USER IDENTIFICATION FOR MATCHMAKING - One or more physical characteristics of each of multiple users are detected. These physical characteristics of a user can include physical attributes of the user (e.g., the user's height, length of the user's legs) and/or physical skills of the user (e.g., how high the user can jump). Based on these detected one or more physical characteristics of the users, two or more of the multiple users to share an online experience (e.g., play a multi-player game) are identified. | 01-10-2013 |
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20100241616 | PERPETUAL ARCHIVAL OF DATA - The claimed subject matter relates to a network-accessible, online data archival service with a data store for archiving data for clients of the archival service. The archival service can include an architecture that can facilitate perpetual sustainability and accessibility of data by conforming to a model. In particular, the model can describe or define a minimum set of extensible or pluggable components or modules needed to facilitate and guarantee sustainability of and accessibility to the data in perpetuity. | 09-23-2010 |
20120246457 | BARE METAL MACHINE RECOVERY - Provided herein are systems and methodologies for bare metal machine restoration of a client computing environment over a network-based backup system. System recovery can be performed by performing a network boot from a predetermined server or set of servers on the Internet and/or an associated local network, followed by retrieving information relating to an operating system and/or environment of a system being recovered, such as incremental or full operating system images. Upon retrieval of information, the information can be used to conduct a full restore of the operating environment of the computing device. Additionally, a user can restore personal or other system data following rebuilding of the system operating environment. A cloud-based structure is provided herein as well as a hybrid peer-to-peer/cloud-based structure, wherein information used in a restore can be obtained from a global network location (e.g., cloud server(s)) and/or from one or more local peers. | 09-27-2012 |
20140143209 | EMPLOYING USER-CONTEXT IN CONNECTION WITH BACKUP OR RESTORE OF DATA - The claimed subject matter relates to architectures for facilitating network-accessible or local backup or restore features in a manner that leverages event-oriented contextual information associated with one or more users of the data to be backed up or restored. In particular, a first restore-based architecture can interface with an associated second backup-based architecture that hosts or maintains a backup data store in order to retrieve a version of the data file that is desired by a user. Additionally, the first architecture can obtain a log of contextual event descriptions that can be aggregated by the second architecture or obtained independently from, e.g., a social networking service or a calendar application associated with the user. Thus, in addition to displaying time and date information associated with the desired version, the first architecture can provide the user with a social context of event from the social services feeds to aid the user in distinguishing between multiple versions of the data file. | 05-22-2014 |
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20100312749 | SCALABLE LOOKUP SERVICE FOR DISTRIBUTED DATABASE - An embodiment of the invention is directed toward locating a file chunk in a distributed database. A hash partition containing a hash of a location of the file chunk is determined. A node hosting the hash partition is determined. A list of database partitions containing the file chunk is requested from the node. A list of database partitions is received. | 12-09-2010 |
20100318500 | BACKUP AND ARCHIVAL OF SELECTED ITEMS AS A COMPOSITE OBJECT - An archive of items, which are computing data accessed by a user, is created at a semantic object level. The object archiving may group seemingly disparate items as a composite object, which may then be stored to enable retrieval by the user at a later point in time. The composite object may include metadata from the various items to enable identifying the composite object, providing retrieval capabilities (e.g., search, etc.), and so forth. In some aspects, an archiving process may extract item data from an item that is accessed by a computing device. Next, the item may be selected by a schema for inclusion in a composite object when the item data meets criteria specified in the schema. The composite object(s) may then be stored in an object store as an archive (backup). | 12-16-2010 |
20100318837 | Failure-Model-Driven Repair and Backup - A predictive failure model is used to generate a failure prediction associated with a node. A repair or backup action may also be determined to perform on the node based on the failure prediction. | 12-16-2010 |
20110029586 | STASHING OF LOCALLY PERSISTED DATA TO NETWORK ACCESSIBLE STORAGE - Techniques are disclosed for identifying and stashing all or portions of application data to a network accessible storage device or location. Identifying and stashing are accomplished in a fashion that is transparent to a user such that a user is not burdened by the process of managing and stashing a full or partial set of application data. The system, the application, or a combination of system components and the application persist and manage data locally and stash portions of the local data to one or more network accessible storage devices or locations. One or more links are provided in place of the stashed portions of data. The application uses the links in a same or similar fashion as handling local data while providing little to no loss of functionality due to all or portions of the local data being stashed. | 02-03-2011 |
20110145198 | Contextual and Semantic Differential Backup - A backup system that utilizes contextual and semantic concepts is described. The backup system provides for the ability to create a version changes log for listing and tracking all the changes in the different versions of the file. The version changes log creates a contextual description around the changes, deletions and additions. The semantic concept log is created from the version changes log to create a log of all of the semantic concepts associated with each change. A visualization builder then creates visualizations that can be used by the user to search for changes, deletions and additions whether in a text file or an image file. | 06-16-2011 |
20120278370 | STASHING OF LOCALLY PERSISTED DATA TO NETWORK ACCESSIBLE STORAGE - Techniques are disclosed for identifying and stashing all or portions of application data to a network accessible storage device or location. Identifying and stashing are accomplished in a fashion that is transparent to a user such that a user is not burdened by the process of managing and stashing a full or partial set of application data. The system, the application, or a combination of system components and the application persist and manage data locally and stash portions of the local data to one or more network accessible storage devices or locations. One or more links are provided in place of the stashed portions of data. The application uses the links in a same or similar fashion as handling local data while providing little to no loss of functionality due to all or portions of the local data being stashed. | 11-01-2012 |
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20100062003 | THERAPEUTIC AND DIAGNOSTIC APPLICATIONS BASED ON THE ROLE OF THE CXCR-4 GENE IN TUMORIGENESIS - The present invention relates to the identification of a novel role of CXCR-4 in cell transformation and aberrant cellular proliferation. In particular, the present invention relates to the altered gene expression of CXCR-4 in a number of primary tumors and cell lines derived from tumors, in addition to, the altered gene expression of ligands for CXCR-4. Further, the present invention relates, in part, to the Applicant's surprising discovery that the inhibition of CXCR-4 gene expression or the inhibition of CXCR-4 activity in transformed cells reverses the transformed phenotype. | 03-11-2010 |
20130017600 | ISOLATION AND/OR PRESERVATION OF DENDRITIC CELLS FOR PROSTATE CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY - Methods and compositions for use of human dendritic cells to activate T cells for immunotherapeutic responses against primary and metastatic prostate cancer are disclosed. In one embodiment, human dendritic cells, after exposure to a prostate cancer antigen or specific antigenic peptide, are administered to a prostate cancer patient to activate the relevant T cell responses in vivo. In an alternate embodiment, human dendritic cells are exposed to a prostate cancer antigen or specific antigenic peptide in vitro and incubated or cultured with primed or unprimed T cells to activate the relevant T cell responses in vitro. The activated T cells are then administered to a prostate cancer patient. Methods and compositions for human dendritic cells with extended life span and cryopreserved dendritic cells are disclosed. | 01-17-2013 |
20140072564 | THERAPEUTIC AND DIAGNOSTIC APPLICATIONS BASED ON THE ROLE OF THE CXCR-4 GENE IN TUMORIGENESIS - The present invention relates to the identification of a novel role of CXCR-4 in cell transformation and aberrant cellular proliferation. In particular, the present invention relates to the altered gene expression of CXCR-4 in a number of primary tumors and cell lines derived from tumors, in addition to, the altered gene expression of ligands for CXCR-4. Further, the present invention relates, in part, to the Applicants' surprising discovery that the inhibition of CXCR-4 gene expression or the inhibition of CXCR-4 activity in transformed cells reverses the transformed phenotype. | 03-13-2014 |
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20090210454 | FILE SYSTEM WATCHER IN THE PRESENCE OF DIFFERENT FILE SYSTEMS - The claimed subject matter is directed to a file system watcher in the presence of different file systems to allow synchronization of replicated files distributed among different file systems without compromising the features of each file system. To synchronize the distributed replications, a platform independent synchronization manager creates a file system watcher for each file system associated with a replication of the file. The file system watcher monitors each object for events affecting the object or the object's constituent files, such as creation, deletion, change and rename. Notifications are sent to the synchronization manager, which consolidates the modifications and updates a locally stored replication, if necessary. The synchronization manager then sends a notification of an update to all other synchronization managers for all replications of the distributed file or folder. Synchronization is complete when the nonconforming synchronization managers acquire a replication of the locally stored replication and update their respective objects to conform therewith. | 08-20-2009 |
20120117025 | Synchronization of Replications for Different Computing Systems - A file system watcher in the presence of different file systems to allow synchronization of replicated files distributed among different file systems without compromising the features of each file system is described. To synchronize the distributed replications, a platform independent synchronization manager creates a file system watcher for each file system associated with a replication of the file. The file system watcher monitors each object for events affecting the object or the object's constituent files, such as creation, deletion, change and rename. Notifications are sent to the synchronization manager, which consolidates the modifications and updates a locally stored replication, if necessary. The synchronization manager then sends a notification of an update to other synchronization managers for replications of the distributed file or folder. Synchronization is complete when the nonconforming synchronization managers acquire a replication of the locally stored replication and update their respective objects. | 05-10-2012 |
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20150177072 | INFRARED TEMPERATURE MAGNET WITH RFID ANTENNA - A sensory head for sensing the temperature and vibration emitted from a machine housing having an RFID tag disposed thereon is provided. The sensory head includes a body for housing the sensory head and at least one digital input/output power contact. The sensory head further provides a combination power and control circuit for powering and for controlling function of the sensory head, the combination power and control circuit electrically connected to the at least one contact and an infrared temperature sensor for measuring the sensed temperature of the machine housing, the infrared temperature sensor in electrical communication with the combination power and control circuit. Finally, the sensory head provides an RFID antenna for reading and identifying the RFID tag attached to the machine housing, the RFID antenna electrically connected with the with the combination power and control circuit and at least one magnet. | 06-25-2015 |
20150181313 | METHOD OF OPERATING AN INFRARED TEMPERATURE MAGNET WITH AN RFID ANTENNA - A method of collecting vibration and temperature data with a mobile data collector electro-mechanically connected to a sensory head is proposed. The data collected from a surface of a machine housing having an RFID tag mounted thereon. The method includes the steps of providing the sensory head electrically connected to the mobile data collector and mechanically connected to the machine housing surface, the sensory head including an infrared sensor, an RFID antenna, and at least one magnetic coupling. The sensory head attached to the machine housing surface via the magnetic coupling to enable transmission of machinery vibration through to the mobile data collector. The RFID antenna is positioned proximate the RFID tag and the infrared temperature sensor proximate the machine housing surface. A unique machine asset identifier is read into the mobile data collector via the sensory head RFID antenna and then uploaded into the mobile data collector. | 06-25-2015 |
20150332073 | PORTABLE DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Systems and methods for collecting and/or managing data are provided. The system includes a plurality of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags attached to a plurality of machines. Each of the plurality of RFID tags includes a tag ID. The system also includes a mobile data collector configured to take a measurement of one or more operating conditions of the plurality of machines and to read the tag ID from a proximal one of the plurality of RFID tags. The system also includes a computing device including a processor and a memory storing a database, the database associating the tag ID of each of the plurality of RFID tags with the one of the plurality of machines to which it is attached. Further, the computing device is configured to receive the measurement and the tag ID from the mobile data collector and analyze the one or more operating conditions. | 11-19-2015 |
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20150015405 | WARNING DEVICE FOR MONITORING A HEALTH STATUS OF A BEARING MOUNTED TO A PIECE OF ROTATING INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY - A warning device and for monitoring a health status of a bearing mounted to a piece of rotating machinery is provided. The warning device includes a generally cylindrical body portion, an annular top portion, a base portion, and a battery for powering the device. The device has at least one sensor that senses one of a velocity, an enveloped acceleration and a temperature value of the bearing and at least one light emitting diode that displays the health status of the bearing according to input from one of the sensors. A mounting pad integral to the base portion allows the warning device to be mounted to rotating industrial machinery. A circuit board is disposed within the body and at least one thermally conductive circuit board trace is integrally disposed within the mounting pad. The trace conducts heat from the mounting pad to one of the at least one sensors. | 01-15-2015 |
20150048952 | METHOD OF MONITORING A HEALTH STATUS OF A BEARING WITH A WARNING DEVICE IN A PERCENTAGE MODE - A rotational element monitoring process ( | 02-19-2015 |
20150177193 | ULTRASONIC THICKNESS GAUGE WITH INTERFACE TO HAND-HELD INSTRUMENT - A sensor system, apparatus, and method. The sensor system a mobile unit including a power source, and a sensory head releasably coupled with the mobile unit. The sensory head is in electrical communication with the mobile unit so as to receive power from the power source and to provide a communication signal to the mobile unit. The sensory head includes an ultrasonic thickness sensor configured to generate a signal representing of a thickness of a test piece, and an identification reader configured to obtain data representing an identifier from an identification tag located external to the sensory head. The sensory head also includes a controller coupled with the ultrasonic thickness sensor and the identification reader. The controller is configured to initiate the ultrasonic thickness sensor in response to the identification reader obtaining the data representing the identifier. | 06-25-2015 |
20150177208 | GAS SENSOR WITH INTERFACE TO HAND-HELD INSTRUMENT - A sensory system, apparatus, and method for gas concentration measurement. The sensory apparatus includes a gas sensor, and an identification reader configured to acquire data representing an identifier from an identification tag. The apparatus also includes a controller coupled with the gas sensor and the identification reader. In response to the identification reader acquiring the data representing the identifier, the controller causes the gas sensor to measure a concentration of a gas in a test area. | 06-25-2015 |
20150177266 | SENSORY HEAD WITH MULTIPLE SENSORS - A sensor system, apparatus, and method. The sensor system can include a mobile unit having a power source, and a sensory head releasably coupled with the mobile unit. The sensory head is in electrical communication with the mobile unit so as to receive power from the power source and to provide a communication signal to the mobile unit. The sensory head includes at least a first sensor and a second sensor, wherein the sensors measure one or more characteristics of a test piece. The sensory head may be removed from the mobile unit and replaced with a different sensory head having at least two sensors. | 06-25-2015 |
20150178531 | SENSORY HEAD WITH STORAGE AND POWER - A sensor system, apparatus, and method. The sensor system can include a mobile unit and a sensory head having a power source, wherein the sensory head is releasably coupled with the mobile unit. The sensory head includes at least one sensor that measures one or more characteristics of a test piece. The sensory head is placed in proximity to the test piece, then detached from the mobile unit. While the sensory head is detached from the mobile unit, the at least one sensor can measure the one or more characteristics of the test piece. Measurement date is then uploaded to a remote device. Once measurements are completed, the sensory head is attached to a mobile unit and detached from the test piece. Thus the sensor system, apparatus, and method can measure the characteristic over a period of time while the sensory head is detached from the mobile unit. | 06-25-2015 |
20150211581 | METHOD OF MONITORING A HEALTH STATUS OF A BEARING WITH A WARNING DEVICE IN A THRESHOLD MODE - A rotational element monitoring process utilizing a machine condition indicating sensor and monitoring device adapted to a rotating machine. The process monitors at least one operating characteristic of a rotating element of a rotating machine. The operating characteristics can include velocity, acceleration, temperature, etc. The process stores the monitored current value for each operating characteristic. An alarm threshold is determined by a preprogrammed threshold. The process compares the monitored current value with the preprogrammed threshold to determine if an alarm condition should be indicated. The device establishes a measurement schedule retaining the device in a sleep mode and pulsing a condition investigation in accordance with a frequency. The frequency increases when approaching or exceeding an alarm condition. The device indicates an alarm condition by illuminating an alarm indicating light when the threshold has been exceeded. | 07-30-2015 |
20150211916 | WARNING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MONITORING ALARM STATUS OF A VIBRATION LEVEL OF A PIECE OF ROTATING MACHINERY HAVING AN ADAPTIVE ALARM INDICATOR - A warning device apparatus for monitoring an alarm status of a bearing that is mounted to a piece of rotating machinery is provided. The warning device includes a body portion, a top portion, a base portion, a power source for powering the device throughout a life of operation, a controller for controlling the operation of the warning device and at least one LED for displaying the alarm status. An operator inspects the warning device for an initial alarm indication by visually inspecting the at least one LED. The at least one LED is controlled to blink at a relatively quick initial rate and/or intensity that maximizes indicator visibility to the operator at initial indication. The at least one LED is controlled to blink at a slower/decreasing rate as time passes. Battery life of operation is extended by virtue of the slower/increased blink rate and conversely the increased pause time. | 07-30-2015 |
20160092763 | MAGNET MOUNTING PAD WITH RFID TAG - An RFID tag reading system affixed to a machine bearing housing is provided. The reading system includes a mobile data collector having an RFID reader for reading a unique identity of the RFID tag, an magnet electro-mechanically connected to the mobile data collector and a magnet mounting pad fixed to the machine housing. The magnet mounting pad having a ferromagnetic contact body for housing the magnet mounting pad and an RFID antenna disposed within the RFID tag for transmitting a unique identity of the RFID tag. The RFID tag is disposed within the ferromagnetic contact body. The magnet is magnetically connected to the magnet mounting pad. The mobile data collector automatically reads the unique RFID tag identity transmitted from the antenna of the RFID tag when the combination mobile data collector and magnet are placed onto the RFID mounting pad. | 03-31-2016 |
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20140152426 | METHOD FOR MONITORING A HEALTH STATUS OF A BEARING WITH A WARNING DEVICE HAVING A CLOSE RANGE WIRELESS INTERFACE - A method of reading sensor values from or writing programming alarm and monitoring algorithm parameters into a warning device for monitoring a bearing having a close range wireless interface is disclosed. The method of reading or writing includes providing an RFID tag having an integrated circuit with memory, a radio for modulating and demodulating a radio-frequency signal, an antenna for receiving and transmitting the radio-frequency signal, and a digital bus mounted to a PCB, the digital bus connecting a microcontroller to the RFID tag. | 06-05-2014 |
20140152451 | WARNING DEVICE FOR MONITORING A HEALTH STATUS OF A BEARING HAVING A CLOSE RANGE WIRELESS INTERFACE - A warning device having a close range wireless interface is provided. The warning device includes a body portion, top portion, a base portion, a microcontroller for controlling the device, a battery, at least one sensor for sensing at least one of a velocity, an enveloped acceleration and a temperature reading of the bearing, and at least one LED for displaying the health status of the bearing. | 06-05-2014 |
20140319207 | ONE TOUCH DATA COLLECTION APPARATUS - A data collection apparatus and unit are provided. The apparatus includes a probe configured to measure one or more operating conditions of a machine, and a tag reader configured to receive a tag identifier transmitted by a tag positioned proximal to the machine. The apparatus also includes one or more processors configured to communicate with the probe and the tag reader, and a memory system including one or more computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, are configured to cause the apparatus to perform operations. The operations include determining that the apparatus is physically proximal to the machine, and reading a tag identifier from the tag of the machine. The operations also include storing a measurement received from the probe, and associating the measurement with the tag identifier. | 10-30-2014 |
20140320303 | ONE TOUCH DATA COLLECTION METHOD AND MEDIUM - A method for collecting data and a computer-readable medium are provided. The method includes determining, using a data collection unit, that the data collection unit is physically proximal to a machine, and receiving a tag identifier from a tag positioned in, on, or near the machine using a tag reader of the data collection unit. The method also includes taking one or more measurements of one or more operating conditions of the machine using a sensor of the data collection unit. The method also includes storing the one or more measurements, and associating the one or more measurements with the tag identifier. | 10-30-2014 |
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20130278506 | NOVEL CHARACTER SPECIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD THAT USES A LIMITED NUMBER OF SELECTION KEYS - A method and apparatus of identifying and selecting characters from among a plurality of characters. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a computer processor electronically enables identification of each of a plurality of characters arranged in a one-dimensional array. Each character is identified by an integer value that corresponds to the number of positions the character is offset from a reference position of the one-dimensional array. The computer processor electronically enables selection of any of the characters by receiving input resulting from activation of selection keys that specify the integer value of a character desired for selection. In one further embodiment, each selection key has an assigned integer value, and the integer value that identifies the selected character is calculated by summing the assigned integer values of each selection key activated for each instance that each selection key is activated within a selectable-length time period. | 10-24-2013 |
20140173522 | Novel Character Specification System and Method that Uses Remote Selection Menu and Touch Screen Movements - A method and apparatus of identifying and selecting characters from among a plurality of characters. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a computer processor electronically enables display of primary and secondary characters within a first region on a touch-sensitive electronic screen. Each secondary character has an associated primary character. Selection buttons within a second region on the screen are arranged to correspond with the positions of the primary characters. The computer processor electronically enables selection of a primary character by receiving input resulting from contact of the selection button that corresponds to the selected primary character. Selection of a secondary character is enabled by receiving input resulting from contact of the selection button that corresponds to the selected secondary character's associated primary character and movement of a tool along the screen in the direction of the selected secondary character relative to the selected secondary character's associated primary character. | 06-19-2014 |
20150022455 | NOVEL CHARACTER SPECIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD THAT USES A LIMITED NUMBER OF SELECTION KEYS - A method and apparatus of identifying and selecting characters from among a plurality of characters. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a computer processor electronically enables identification of each of a plurality of characters arranged in a one-dimensional array. Each character is identified by an integer value that corresponds to the number of positions the character is offset from a reference position of the one-dimensional array. The computer processor electronically enables selection of any of the characters by receiving input resulting from activation of selection keys that specify the integer value of a character desired for selection. In one further embodiment, each selection key has an assigned integer value, and the integer value that identifies the selected character is calculated by summing the assigned integer values of each selection key activated for each instance that each selection key is activated within a selectable-length time period. | 01-22-2015 |
20150152368 | Novel Shape for a Solid-Structure Consumable Good and Method for Extending Useful Life of Same - A method and apparatus for extending the useful life of a solid structure consumable good. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a bar of soap includes a slot or pocket in the body formed such that a remnant sliver of a substantially used bar of soap can be substantially inserted into the first slot or pocket. In a further embodiment, the slot or pocket has a shape substantially similar to a shape of the sliver such that the sliver can be inserted into the slot or pocket and thereafter be substantially wedged within the slot or pocket without falling out during use of the bar of soap. In yet a further embodiment, the unused bar has two slots or pockets, one on each end of the bar, such that one-half of a remnant bar may be inserted in each slot or pocket. | 06-04-2015 |
20150234592 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR INPUT OF CHARACTERS WITH OPTIONAL TIME-BASED BUTTON TAPS - Systems, devices and methods are disclosed for input of characters and text with optional time-based button taps. The duration of the activation of a selection button specifies the selected character. In one embodiment, the system enables selection of either of two characters using one selection button based on how long the button was pressed by the user. Each character in an array of a plurality of characters is part of a pair of characters in the array. The system enables selection of any character of the array of characters based on a first character within each pair having an assigned value being a defined amount different than an assigned value of a second character in the pair. Based on received input indicative of the selection button having been activated for a particular duration compared to a threshold duration, the system selects between the assigned value of the first character and the assigned value of the second character within each pair. | 08-20-2015 |
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20110314370 | TIERED PAGEVIEW GENERATION FOR COMPUTING DEVICES - A page controller module is provided for generating a pageview on a computing device according to a page definition that identifies a plurality of blocks corresponding to the pageview. In response to the page definition, and for each of the plurality of blocks, the page controller module initializes a block controller module for the block, which issues data requests to receive values for parameters associated with the block. Further, view modules are provided for rendering the viewable portion of the page using the values received in response to data requests from the block controller module. In some embodiments, block controllers may register data requests with the page controller so that the page controller may manage fulfillment of the data requests. The page controller may manage fulfillment by scheduling registered data requests and/or by reducing redundancies in registered data requests. | 12-22-2011 |
20120072404 | DICTIONARY SERVICE - A user of an online service sends a request to write a review of a media content item, using a text limited device such as a gamepad of a videogame console. In response to the request, one or more dictionaries are requested using metadata associated with the request such as the title of the movie or a genre associated with the movie. The dictionaries are received and used to populate user interface elements with words and phrases. Each user interface element corresponds to a sentence component such as a verb, noun, etc. The user may use the gamepad to cycle through the words and phrases in each user interface element to generate a sentence. | 03-22-2012 |
20120117214 | SERVICE DIRECTORY - Service endpoints that provide services to client devices send registration data to a service directory service. The registration data includes addresses that client devices can use to access the service endpoints along with descriptive data that describes the services that each endpoint provides, along with other information such as version numbers of applications that are supported by the service endpoints, and whether the service endpoints are running an experiment. Client devices request a manifest from the service directory service. Each request includes client metadata that describes the requesting client device. The service directory service uses the registration data and the client metadata to generate a manifest for the client device that identifies the services that the client may access and an address that the client may use to access each service. | 05-10-2012 |
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20100318919 | MEDIA ASSET RECOMMENDATION SERVICE - A media asset recommendation service is described. In embodiments, friends of a user are identified in a social graph that is associated with the user, and interactions with media assets by the friends of the user are compiled. Friend interaction data for each of the media assets can be determined from the media assets, the social graph, and the interactions with the media assets by the friends of the user. When a selection of one of the media assets is received from the user via a user device, the friend interaction data that is associated with the media asset selected by the user is communicated to the user device. | 12-16-2010 |
20100324704 | SOCIAL GRAPH PLAYLIST SERVICE - A social graph playlist service is described. In embodiments, a social graph that associates a user and friends of the user is maintained. The social graph is based on parameters that define a social relationship between the user and the friends of the user. Interaction data that identifies recently played media assets at user devices that are utilized by the friends of the user can be received. A social graph playlist that is associated with the user can be generated by determining a next media asset for the playlist from the recently played media assets. The next media asset for the playlist can then be communicated to be played at a user device that is associated with the user. | 12-23-2010 |
20100325205 | EVENT RECOMMENDATION SERVICE - An event recommendation service is described. In embodiments, selection data that correlates to media content selected by a user, location data that corresponds to a location of the user, and event data is received. A recommendation for an event that the user is likely to attend and that is proximate the location of the user can be generated by aggregating the selection data, the location data, and the event data. The recommendation can then be communicated to a user device as a calendar entry, an email message, a text message, and/or an html page for display to inform the user of the event. | 12-23-2010 |
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20110035080 | Vertical Required Navigation Performance Containment with Radio Altitude - A monitor on-board an aircraft which uses radio altitude measurements as the basic observable altitude during runway approach. The basic concept utilizes the aircraft's navigation system, which includes means to store and retrieve radio altitude thresholds as a function of the distance along the desired path from the runway thresholds. These threshold functions are determined in advance based on a radio altitude reference which is defined as the expected radio altimeter measurement that would be made if the airplane were exactly on the desired reference path. Vertical containment monitoring is achieved by comparing the radio altitude measurement to computed thresholds for both too high and too low. During the approach, an annunciation message can be generated if the radio altitude measurement is above or below the threshold limits. Using this monitor ensures that the total system error for the aircraft is contained within a bound called the Vertical Containment Level of the desired reference path in space with a probability that is specified. | 02-10-2011 |
20120265376 | Airplane Position Assurance Monitor - An onboard monitor that ensures the accuracy of data representing the calculated position of an airplane during final approach to a runway. This airplane position assurance monitor is a software function that uses dissimilar sources of airplane position and runway data to ensure the accuracy of the respective data from those dissimilar sources. ILS data and GPS or GPS/Baro data are the dissimilar sources of airplane position data used by this function. This function will calculate the airplane's angular deviations from the runway centerline and from the glide slope with onboard equipment and then compares those angular deviations to the ILS angular deviation information. | 10-18-2012 |
20130282209 | Vertical Required Navigation Performance Containment with Radio Altitude - A monitor on-board an aircraft which uses radio altitude measurements as the basic observable altitude during runway approach. The basic concept utilizes the aircraft's navigation system, which includes means to store and retrieve radio altitude thresholds as a function of the distance along the desired path from the runway thresholds. These threshold functions are determined in advance based on a radio altitude reference which is defined as the expected radio altimeter measurement that would be made if the airplane were exactly on the desired reference path. Vertical containment monitoring is achieved by comparing the radio altitude measurement to computed thresholds for both too high and too low. During the approach, an annunciation message can be generated if the radio altitude measurement is above or below the threshold limits. | 10-24-2013 |
20140100720 | Airplane Position Assurance Monitor - An onboard monitor that ensures the accuracy of data representing the calculated position of an airplane during final approach to a runway. This airplane position assurance monitor is a software function that uses dissimilar sources of airplane position and runway data to ensure the accuracy of the respective data from those dissimilar sources. ILS data and GPS or GPS/Baro data are the dissimilar sources of airplane position data used by this function. This function will calculate the airplane's angular deviations from the runway centerline and from the glide slope with onboard equipment and then compare those angular deviations to the ILS angular deviation information. | 04-10-2014 |
20140327581 | Device, System and Methods Using Angle of Arrival Measurements for ADS-B Authentication and Navigation - The present disclosure is directed to a receiver for Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) verification of a target aircraft including a first input for receiving flight tracking information from a target aircraft that indicates positional information of the target aircraft. The receiver further includes a second input for receiving positional and heading information indicating the location and orientation of a multi-element array antenna configured to be attached to the receiver, and a processing module that generates a measured bearing derived from angle of arrival data, and an expected bearing of the target aircraft derived from the indicated positional information of the target aircraft and the positional and heading information defining the receiver location and orientation. A comparator compares the expected bearing to the measured bearing and verifies the ADS-B flight tracking information of the target aircraft and outputs an indication of authenticity based on the verification. | 11-06-2014 |