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Colin Higbie, Reva, VA US
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20090075726 | AMUSEMENT DEVICE HAVING ELECTRONIC GAME AND JUKEBOX FUNCTIONALITIES - An amusement device has a display, an audio output, and an input component. The display includes a touchscreen. The input component receives at least one of currency, coins, and credit cards/debit cards. The amusement device also includes a common controller. The common controller is configured to select and play at least one electronic game and to select and retrieve for playing a music data set from a plurality of music data sets. The electronic game and the music data set may optionally be played simultaneously. In certain embodiments, a reward based on one of either the electronic game or selection of the music data set is applied to the respective other of the electronic game and the selection of the music data. In further embodiments, a content of the electronic game is based on the music data set. | 03-19-2009 |
20090131153 | ELECTRONIC GAME HAVING AN AUTOMATIC CONTINUE FEATURE - An amusement device includes a display having a touchscreen and an input component to receive value in order to establish one or more playable credits. The amusement device also includes a controller configured to select and play at least one electronic game. The at least one electronic game is playable by a player to score a plurality of amusement points. The one or more playable credits are used to permit play of the at least one electronic game, and are different than and not based on the amusement points. The at least one electronic game also has a continue feature that provides the player of the amusement device with an option to automatically continue play of the at least one electronic game. The at least one electronic game is configured to require player input during play of the at least one electronic game in order to score amusement points. | 05-21-2009 |
20110097709 | Method for modifying a nucleic acid - Disclosed are methods for increasing the rate at which a nucleic acid can be translated by modifying the polynucleotide such that the rate at which the polynucleotide is translated is altered. Also disclosed are methods for modulating the translation of an mRNA by adding a nucleic acid that increases translation of the mRNA | 04-28-2011 |
Colin Higbie, Orange, NH US
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20140004921 | GAMING CARDS AND METHOD FOR USE AND DISTRIBUTED NETWORK GAMING MANAGEMENT | 01-02-2014 |
Colin Higbie, Middletown, VA US
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20110172012 | MULTI-TOUCHSCREEN MODULE FOR AMUSEMENT DEVICE - An amusement device includes a display screen having a touchscreen. The touchscreen is configured to receive a plurality of touch inputs simultaneously. A memory stores a plurality of electronic games for selection and play. A controller is configured to execute an application program. The application program is configured to access a first game and a second game from the plurality of electronic games, and generally simultaneously display at least one first image from the first game on a first portion of the display screen and display at least one second image from the second game on a second portion of the display screen. | 07-14-2011 |
20120028711 | MULTI-TOUCHSCREEN MODULE FOR AMUSEMENT DEVICE - An amusement device includes a display screen having a touchscreen. The touchscreen is configured to receive a plurality of touch inputs simultaneously. A memory stores a plurality of electronic games for selection and play. A controller is configured to generally simultaneously execute a first game and a second game from the plurality of electronic games. The first game is configured to display at least one first image on a first portion of the display screen, and the second game is configured to display at least one second image on a second portion of the display screen. The first and second games are simultaneously playable | 02-02-2012 |
20120109686 | ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEM AND METHOD - An electronic medical record system and method that enables easy entry and use of patient and other information. The system and method provides improvements in terms of features, speed, and ease of use. It includes the following steps: inputting patient information into an EMR system utilizing customizable templates; cross-referencing the information input with information databases, e.g., publicly available demographic-based information on the standards of care; and generating information from cross-referencing to provide user with recommendations for the patient (e.g., prescribe medication, order procedures, give immunization), if such a recommendation exists in the standards of care or is added by the user. The system and method utilize a computer. The present invention can be used to help practitioners avoid mistakes (e.g., forgetting standards of care), deliver a higher quality of care, measure performance, and proactively identify and contact patients who need a particular type of care. | 05-03-2012 |
20120220370 | MULTI-TOUCHSCREEN MODULE FOR AMUSEMENT DEVICE - An amusement device includes a display screen having a touchscreen. The touchscreen is configured to receive a plurality of touch inputs simultaneously. A memory stores a plurality of electronic games for selection and play. A controller is configured to generally simultaneously execute a first game and a second game from the plurality of electronic games. The first game is configured to display at least one first image on a first portion of the display screen, and the second game is configured to display at least one second image on a second portion of the display screen. The first and second games are simultaneously playable in an interactive manner, such that an action undertaken in playing of the first game modifies the second game. | 08-30-2012 |
Colin Higbie, Southampton, PA US
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20080207306 | Gaming Cards and Method for Use and Distributed Network Gaming Management - A gaming system allows a game manager to manage and run a multiplayer game and adjudicate all player characters with the ability to control the game and game play for all players from a centralized command facility in real-time. Interactive cards can be used that relate to investigated objects. The cards include information relating to the usage of the discovered objects as well as provide a method whereby the cards can interact based on predetermined orientation(s). Furthermore, an object discovery and investigation methodology is outlined that provides characters with a roadmap for determining the consequences of interaction with an object. | 08-28-2008 |
20100062842 | Amusement System Having Central Credit Card Transaction Terminal - An amusement system includes at least one amusement device having a video touchscreen, a controller, and a memory. The memory stores a plurality of electronic games playable on the amusement device using the video touchscreen. The amusement device is operable upon payment by a user. A credit card transaction terminal is operable to receive the payment by the user and is separate from the amusement device. A method of operating an amusement device, operable once one or more playable credits are obtained by a user, includes establishing a user account. The user account is configured to store money for a user for obtaining playable credits. Money is deposited into the player account. At least a portion of any deposited money that has not been used to obtain playable credits after a predetermined amount of time is withdrawn. The withdrawn money is unavailable to the user. | 03-11-2010 |
Colin Laird Higbie, Middletown, VA US
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20110082703 | Internet Content Pricing Model - A system is provided for performing processes for allocating compensation to third party partners hosting web sites based on a portion of revenue from sales to the person or entity linking from such third party site, where in one embodiment the compensation is also a function of the relative percentage of traffic driven by all partners, and where in another embodiment the compensation is also a function of the relative percentage of revenue driven by all partners. | 04-07-2011 |
Colin Laird Higbie, Orange, NH US
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20130253988 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DIGITAL CONTENT PRICING - A method for pricing digital content available for purchase and download from a server to a network connected computing device includes providing a quantity of digital content items, which are ranked. A plurality of pricing tiers for the digital content items is created. A sale price of each of the digital content items is designated based on the rank. At least a portion of the digital content items is made available for purchase wherein the sale price for the content to be displayed on at least one user computing device. A download request is received from the user computing device to download at least one digital content item. The sale price of at least a portion of the quantity of the digital content items is adjusted according to the pricing tiers. | 09-26-2013 |
20140351021 | CROWD PRICING SYSTEM AND METHOD HAVING TIER-BASED RATINGS - A crowd pricing system and method having tier-based ratings includes a pricing table hosted on a memory. The pricing table has a plurality of pricing tiers, wherein the pricing table is correlated to at least one downloadable media item. A download popularity value is calculated based on a quantity of downloads of the at least one downloadable media item within an evaluation period, wherein a position of the at least one downloadable media item is movable between the plurality of pricing tiers based on the download popularity value, wherein position movement of the at least one downloadable media item is regulated by at least one control factor. A ratings designation is paired with each of the plurality of pricing tiers, the ratings designation having a cumulative user ratings score calculated by the processor, wherein the cumulative user ratings score provides an indication of cumulative user rating of the at least one downloadable media item. | 11-27-2014 |
Gary Edward Higbie, Atlanta, GA US
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20090037474 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING ACCESS TO MEDICAL INFORMATION - Various aspects and embodiments of the present invention relate to providing a medical application with access to medical information from validated medical information experts. The medical information experts can be validated by scoring attributes of a purported medical information expert, generating a rank based on the score, and comparing the score to a pre-set threshold. The medical information from validated medical information experts can be stored in a knowledge database. A request from a medical application can be received and used to search the knowledge database to generate a response to the request that includes part of the medical information. The response can be provided to the medical application in a format that can be customized by the medical application. | 02-05-2009 |
20120158750 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING ACCESS TO MEDICAL INFORMATION - Various aspects and embodiments of the present invention relate to providing a medical application with access to medical information from validated medical information experts. The medical information experts can be validated by scoring attributes of a purported medical information expert, generating a rank based on the score, and comparing the score to a pre-set threshold. The medical information from validated medical information experts can be stored in a knowledge database. A request from a medical application can be received and used to search the knowledge database to generate a response to the request that includes part of the medical information. The response can be provided to the medical application in a format that can be customized by the medical application. | 06-21-2012 |
James Higbie, Lewisburg, PA US
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20110025323 | OPTICAL ATOMIC MAGNETOMETER - An optical atomic magnetometers is provided operating on the principles of nonlinear magneto-optical rotation. An atomic vapor is optically pumped using linearly polarized modulated light. The vapor is then probed using a non-modulated linearly polarized light beam. The resulting modulation in polarization angle of the probe light is detected and used in a feedback loop to induce self-oscillation at the resonant frequency. | 02-03-2011 |
John M. Higbie, Woodland Hills, CA US
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20130257602 | CONTROL AND HAPTIC FORCE-FEEDBACK SYSTEMS - A control system that simulates forces associated with controls for mechanically-driven heads includes a control element; a haptic force-feedback system, and a sensor system. Haptic elements can include stiffness elements, motors, and brakes. Each of these haptic elements, used alone or in combination, is capable of producing one or more haptic force-feedback effects that simulate forces associated with controls for mechanical heads. Such forces could result, for example, from handwheel accelerations, decelerations, gear cogging, etc. | 10-03-2013 |
Patrick B. Higbie, Centreville, VA US
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20140330559 | DEVICE, SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR PROVIDING INTERACTIVE ADVERTISING - A method, device, system, and computer medium for providing interactive advertising are provided. For example, a device may request an advertisement from a remote server, receive the advertisement, receive a response from a user who is listening and/or watching the advertisement, and transmit the response to the server for further action. The user may input a response by speaking. A server may receive an advertisement request from the device, select an advertisement based on pre-defined one or more criteria, transmit the selected advertisement to the device for play, receive from the device a response to the selected advertisement, and then perform an action corresponding to the received response. | 11-06-2014 |
William Higbie, Bay Shore, NY US
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20100319522 | SHIELDING FOR STRUCTURAL SUPPORT ELEMENTS - A shield for shielding a structural member from an explosive blast or accidental or malicious destruction is provided. The shield includes a plurality of shield members which include cast ultra high strength concrete, wherein the shield members are capable of being assembled to enclose at least a portion of the structural member to provide protection to the enclosed portion from, for example, an explosive blast. In one embodiment, the shield members include a chassis, at least one ballistic liner disposed on the energy absorbing layer, and a concrete-integrating structure. | 12-23-2010 |
William G. Higbie, Bayshore, NY US
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20110072960 | ARMOR SHIELDING - A shield for shielding structures, vehicles and personnel from a projectile and/or an explosive blast generally includes a substantially planar shield plate adapted for attachment to a structure to provide protection to the structure. The shield plate includes a chassis having an interior surface facing the structure and an opposite outer surface, and a ballistic liner disposed on the outer surface of the chassis such that the chassis is more proximal the structure than the ballistic liner. The ballistic liner has an exterior surface facing the exterior environment. | 03-31-2011 |