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20120206577 | System, method, and computer software code for mimic training - A system for visually superimposing a first image that may be in motion over and/or under a second image that may be in motion, the system including at least one generating device to provide a first image and a second image, a display device to display the first image and second image superimposed with each other, and an adjustment device for reconfiguring the first image and/or the second image to a size in agreement with a non-adjusted first image and/or second image, to a size in agreement with the display device, and/or to a size acceptable by a user. The first image or the second image is displayed in a different media than the other image to allow for a distinction to be made between movements occurring in both images. A method for visually superimposing a first image that may be in motion over and/or under a second image that may be in motion is further disclosed. | 08-16-2012 |
20140186010 | Intellimarks universal parallel processes and devices for user controlled presentation customizations of content playback intervals, skips, sequencing, loops, rates, zooms, warpings, distortions, and synchronized fusions - Improved automated methods of dynamically customizing displayed presentation of media content playback and/or live streams with the users seeking to add, remove, change, and/or fuse displayed information. Specifically, a user or users are able to add, remove, or move IntelliMark (Intelligent Bookmarks) that are separate parallel temporal bookmarks with associate dynamic run-time display manipulations within a separate file(s) that are NOT part of the media content nor live stream, and are stored within media players, enabling customized viewings without violating copyrights or terms of use for the underlying unaltered, un-copied original media content. | 07-03-2014 |
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20080272288 | Method and apparatus for scaling intensity data in a mass spectrometer - A method includes: accumulating ions having a plurality of m/z values in an ion trap during a time interval; deriving from the accumulated ions a respective intensity value for each of the m/z values; and adjusting each of the intensity values as a function of the time needed by the ion trap to begin collecting ions with the corresponding m/z value. According to a different aspect, an apparatus includes a first portion with an ion trap, and a second portion. The second portion causes the ion trap to accumulate ions with a plurality of m/z values during a time interval, derives from the accumulated ions in the ion trap a respective intensity value for each of the m/z values, and adjusts each of the intensity values as a function of the time needed by the ion trap to begin collecting ions with the corresponding m/z value. | 11-06-2008 |
20090032702 | Method and Apparatus for Selectively Providing Electrons in an Ion Source - An electron source can selectively provide a first stream of electrons that travels in a direction along an imaginary line to a location remote from the electron source, or a second stream of electrons that travels in the direction along the line to the location. The electron source includes a first electron emitter for selectively emitting electrons for the first stream, and a second electron emitter for selectively emitting electrons for the second stream. A different aspect relates to a method for operating an apparatus having an electron source that includes first and second electron emitters. The method includes selectively producing a first stream of electrons that travels from the first electron emitter in a direction along an imaginary line to a location remote from the electron source, or a second stream of electrons that travels from the second electron emitter in the direction along the line to the location. | 02-05-2009 |
20090194680 | Method and Apparatus for Normalizing Performance of an Electron Source - A method for operating a mass spectrometer includes determining a first performance characteristic while operating the mass spectrometer with a first electron emitter, storing first information relating to the first performance characteristic, determining a second performance characteristic while operating the mass spectrometer with a second electron emitter, storing second information relating to the second performance characteristic, and thereafter switching from operation using the first electron emitter to operation using the second electron emitter. The switching includes using the first and second information to normalize performance of the second electron emitter after the switching relative to performance of the first electron emitter before the switching. | 08-06-2009 |
20090242747 | Removable Ion Source that does not Require Venting of the Vacuum Chamber - A method and apparatus of combining an ion volume, a lens stack, and an ion optic that similarly cooperates with a detached multipole ion guide is herein incorporated into a single sub-assembly that can be removed from a mass spectrometer instrument without venting. Such an arrangement allows an operator to clean all parts of the ion path that get contaminated in normal operation, reassemble and reinsert in a timely manner and then pump down to an acceptable vacuum without having to vent the system. | 10-01-2009 |
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20090097865 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A NARROWBAND, NON-LINEAR OPTOELECTRONIC RECEIVER - Methods and systems for a narrowband, non-linear optoelectronic receiver are disclosed and may include amplifying a received signal, limiting a bandwidth of the received signal, and restoring the signal utilizing a level restorer, which may include a non-return to zero (NRZ) level restorer. The NRZ level restorer may include a pulse-triggered bistable circuit, which may include two parallel inverters, with one being a feedback path for the other. The inverters may be single-ended or differential. A photogenerated signal may be amplified in the receiver utilizing a transimpedance amplifier and programmable gain amplifiers (PGAs). A received electrical signal may be amplified via PGAs. The bandwidth of the received signal may be limited utilizing one or more of: a low pass filter, a bandpass filter, a high pass filter, a differentiator, or a series capacitance on the chip. The signal may be received from a photodiode integrated on the chip. | 04-16-2009 |
20110206322 | Method and System for Implementing High-Speed Interfaces Between Semiconductor Dies in Optical Communication Systems - A method and system for implementing high-speed electrical interfaces between semiconductor dies in optical communication systems are disclosed and may include communicating electrical signals between an electronics die and an optoelectronics die via coupling pads which may be located in low impedance points in Tx and Rx paths. The electrical signals may be communicated via one or more current-mode, controlled impedance, and/or capacitively-coupled interfaces. The current-mode interface may include a cascode amplifier stage split between source and drain terminals of transistors on the dies. The controlled-impedance interfaces may include transmission line drivers on a first die and transmission lines on a second die. The capacitively-coupled interfaces may include capacitors formed by contact pads on the dies. The coupling pads may be connected via one or more of: wire bonds, metal pillars, solder balls, or conductive resin. The dies may comprise CMOS and may be coupled in a flip-chip configuration. | 08-25-2011 |
20140334832 | Method And System For A Narrowband, Non-Linear Optoelectronic Receiver - Methods and systems for a narrowband, non-linear optoelectronic receiver are disclosed and may include amplifying a received signal, limiting a bandwidth of the received signal, and restoring the signal utilizing a level restorer, which may include a non-return to zero (NRZ) level restorer comprising two parallel inverters, with one being a feedback path for the other. The inverters may be single-ended or differential. A photogenerated signal may be amplified in the receiver utilizing a transimpedance amplifier and programmable gain amplifiers (PGAs). A received electrical signal may be amplified via PGAs. The bandwidth of the received signal may be limited utilizing one or more of: a low pass filter, a bandpass filter, a high pass filter, a differentiator, or a series capacitance on the chip. The signal may be received from a photodiode integrated on the chip, where the photodiode may be AC coupled to an amplifier for the amplifying. | 11-13-2014 |
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20100332973 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CREATING, INTERACTING WITH, AND UTILIZING A SUPERACTIVE DOCUMENT - A method of processing an interactive document is enclosed. | 12-30-2010 |
20110004820 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CREATING, INTERACTING WITH, AND UTILIZING A SUPERACTIVE DOCUMENT - A method of providing a combined interface-and-document includes simultaneously displaying a first instance of a document and an interview pane, wherein the interview pane is displayed via at least one of juxtaposing or superimposing the interview pane relative to the document. The method includes iteratively triggering transformation of the first instance of the document, to produce a second instance of the document, via user interaction received within the interview pane. The document is dynamically reflowed upon each iterative transformation of the document. | 01-06-2011 |
20140310589 | CREATING A COMMUNICATION EDITABLE IN A BROWSER INDEPENDENT OF PLATFORM AND OPERATING SYSTEM - Methods, systems, and apparatuses, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for creating a communication including content editable in a browser independent of platform or operating system. A system creates such a communication by defining the communication in markup language having a plurality of elements, adding canvas element(s) as one of the elements, inserting script within the markup language for defining the user specific and non-user specific content as a plurality of user specific and non-user specific objects, establishing coordinates for each of the user specific and non-user specific objects relative a defined origin, drawing each object at the coordinates established for the object in the canvas element(s) as canvas natives visible in the browser, and interpreting user initiated events for use in editing at least one of the plurality of user specific objects and the plurality of non-user specific objects. | 10-16-2014 |
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20120206577 | System, method, and computer software code for mimic training - A system for visually superimposing a first image that may be in motion over and/or under a second image that may be in motion, the system including at least one generating device to provide a first image and a second image, a display device to display the first image and second image superimposed with each other, and an adjustment device for reconfiguring the first image and/or the second image to a size in agreement with a non-adjusted first image and/or second image, to a size in agreement with the display device, and/or to a size acceptable by a user. The first image or the second image is displayed in a different media than the other image to allow for a distinction to be made between movements occurring in both images. A method for visually superimposing a first image that may be in motion over and/or under a second image that may be in motion is further disclosed. | 08-16-2012 |
20140186010 | Intellimarks universal parallel processes and devices for user controlled presentation customizations of content playback intervals, skips, sequencing, loops, rates, zooms, warpings, distortions, and synchronized fusions - Improved automated methods of dynamically customizing displayed presentation of media content playback and/or live streams with the users seeking to add, remove, change, and/or fuse displayed information. Specifically, a user or users are able to add, remove, or move IntelliMark (Intelligent Bookmarks) that are separate parallel temporal bookmarks with associate dynamic run-time display manipulations within a separate file(s) that are NOT part of the media content nor live stream, and are stored within media players, enabling customized viewings without violating copyrights or terms of use for the underlying unaltered, un-copied original media content. | 07-03-2014 |