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20080219099 | DETERMINING ANGLES OF ARRIVAL USING MULTIPATHS - In one aspect, a method to determine multipath angles of arrival includes performing an autocorrelation on a first signal received at a first received beam from a signal source, performing a cross-correlation between the first signal and a second signal received at a second receive beam from the signal source, and determining an angle of arrival for a first path from the signal source and an angle of arrival for a second path from the signal source based on the autocorrelation and the cross-correlation. | 09-11-2008 |
20090122649 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTION AND ANALYSIS OF AMPLITUDE MODULATION OF UNDERWATER SOUND - Systems and methods for detection and analysis of amplitude modulation of underwater sound employ a product of a time delayed first electrical signal with a second electrical signal to generate a summed-product signal. The time delayed first electrical signal and the second electrical signal have an amplitude modulation indicative of characteristics of a vessel propeller. The summed-product signal is analyzed to detect a vessel and to determine the characteristics of the vessel propeller. In some arrangements a plurality of summed-product signals are analyzed to also determine a depth of the detected vessel. | 05-14-2009 |
20090257312 | Autonomous Sonar System and Method - An autonomous sonar system and method provide an arrangement capable of beamforming in three dimensions, detecting loud targets, adaptively beamforming in three dimensions to avoid the loud targets, detecting quiet targets, localizing the loud or quiet targets in range, bearing, and depth, detecting modulation of noise associated with propellers of the loud or quiet targets, generating three dimensional tracks of the loud or quiet targets in bearing, range and depth, making classification of the loud or quiet targets, assigning probabilities to the classifications, and generating classification reports according to the classifications for communication to a receiving station, all without human assistance. | 10-15-2009 |
20110128820 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISCRIMINATING A SUBSURFACE TARGET IN THE WATER FROM A SURFACE TARGET IN THE WATER - A computer-implemented method of discriminating a surface from a subsurface sound-generating target in the water includes identifying an arrival angle of sound generated by the sound-generating target and received by a sound receiver at a known depth in the water. The method also includes generating a probability density function about the measured arrival angle having a corresponding plurality sound arrival angles and mapping the probability density function about the measured arrival angle to a probability density function of vertex depths. The method also includes calculating a probability that the depth of the sound-generating target is greater than a threshold depth by integrating the probability density function of vertex depth. A computer readable storage medium has instructions for implementing the above method and a system has modules for implementing the above method. | 06-02-2011 |
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20080267908 | Il-32 Modulators - The present invention relates to methods of screening for modulators of interleukin 32 (IL-32), to modulators of IL-32 and to their use. Proteinase 3 has been identified as an IL-32 binding protein capable of deavege thereof. Inhibition of PR 3 activity to process IL-32 or neutralization of IL-32 by-inactive PR3 or its fragments may reduce the consequences of IL-32 in immune regulated diseases (e.g. inflammatory diseases). | 10-30-2008 |
20100010200 | INTERLEUKIN-18 BINDING PROTEINS, THEIR PREPARATION AND USE - Interleukin-18 binding proteins which are capable of binding IL-18 and/or modulating and/or blocking IL-18 activity are provided. Methods for their isolation and recombinant production, DNAs encoding them, DNA vectors expressing them, vectors useful for their expression in humans and other mammals, antibodies against them are also provided. | 01-14-2010 |
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20110044999 | IL-32 MODULATORS - The present invention relates to methods of screening for modulators of interleukin 32 (IL-32), to modulators of IL-32 and to their use. | 02-24-2011 |
20110177065 | METHODS OF TREATING/PREVENTING INFLAMMATION USING COMBINATION OF IL-1 ANTAGONIST AND IL-18 BINDING PROTEIN - The invention relates to the combined use of an IL-1 antagonist/inhibitor and IL-18 binding protein in inflammatory diseases. | 07-21-2011 |
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20140317028 | DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF DETECTING USER IDENTITY BASED ON MOTOR-CONTROL LOOP MODEL - Device, system, and method of detecting identity of a user based on motor-control loop model. A method includes: during a first session of a user who utilizes a pointing device for interacting with a computerized service, monitoring the pointing device dynamics and gestures of the user; based on the monitored dynamics and gestures, estimating parameters that characterize a sensorimotor control loop model of the user; storing in a database a record indicating that the user is associated with the parameters that characterize the sensorimotor control loop model of the user. | 10-23-2014 |
20140317726 | DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF DETECTING USER IDENTITY BASED ON INTER-PAGE AND INTRA-PAGE NAVIGATION PATTERNS - Systems, devices, and methods for detecting identity of a user of an electronic device, and for determining whether or not an electronic device is being used by a fraudulent user; as well as for detecting identity of a user based on inter-page and intra-page navigation patterns. A method includes: during a first session of a user, who utilizes a pointing device and a keyboard for interacting with a computerized service, monitoring pointing device dynamics and gestures and keystrokes of the user; analyzing the monitored pointing device dynamics and gestures and keystrokes, in relation to (a) state and context of the computerized service, and (b) user interface elements displayed by the computerized service; generating a user-specific biometric trait indicating a user-specific service usage pattern, which includes at least one of: a user-specific inter-application usage pattern, and a user-specific intra-application usage pattern. | 10-23-2014 |
20140317744 | DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF USER SEGMENTATION - Devices, systems, and methods of detecting user identity, differentiating between users of a computerized service, and detecting a possible attacker. The methods include monitoring of user-side input-unit interactions, in general and in response to an interference introduced to user-interface elements. The monitored interactions are used for detecting an attacker that utilizes a remote access channel; for detecting a malicious automatic script, as well as malicious code injection; to identify a particular hardware assembly; to perform user segmentation or user characterization; to enable a visual login process with implicit two-factor authentication; to enable stochastic cryptography; and to detect that multiple users are utilizing the same subscription account. | 10-23-2014 |
20140325645 | DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF DETECTING HARDWARE COMPONENTS - Devices, systems, and methods of detecting user identity, differentiating between users of a computerized service, and detecting a possible attacker. The methods include monitoring of user-side input-unit interactions, in general and in response to an interference introduced to user-interface elements. The monitored interactions are used for detecting an attacker that utilizes a remote access channel; for detecting a malicious automatic script, as well as malicious code injection; to identify a particular hardware assembly; to perform user segmentation or user characterization; to enable a visual login process with implicit two-factor authentication; to enable stochastic cryptography; and to detect that multiple users are utilizing the same subscription account. | 10-30-2014 |
20140344927 | DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF DETECTING MALICIOUS AUTOMATIC SCRIPT AND CODE INJECTION - Devices, systems, and methods of detecting user identity, differentiating between users of a computerized service, and detecting a possible attacker. The methods include monitoring of user-side input-unit interactions, in general and in response to an interference introduced to user-interface elements. The monitored interactions are used for detecting an attacker that utilizes a remote access channel; for detecting a malicious automatic script, as well as malicious code injection; to identify a particular hardware assembly; to perform user segmentation or user characterization; to enable a visual login process with implicit two-factor authentication; to enable stochastic cryptography; and to detect that multiple users are utilizing the same subscription account. | 11-20-2014 |
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20140207623 | PRICE DIFFERENTIATION BY MARKET FOR IN-APP SOFTWARE PURCHASES - Different prices may be charged for an In-App Purchase (IAP) for a same item based on a market associated with the user. For example, a user in one market may be charged a different price for an item than what is charged for the item to a user in a different market. A different product identifier is associated with the item for each of the different markets for the item. The item is submitted to the application store as different items that have the different product identifiers for each of the different markets. When an IAP request for an item is received from a user, a market that is associated with the user is determined based on a location associated with the user. After determining the market for the user, the product identifier that identifies the product is used to obtain the item from the application store. | 07-24-2014 |
20140281870 | DOCUMENT COLLABORATION AND NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES USING DIFFERENT NOTIFICATION MECHANISMS - Users may collaborate on a document and be notified of changes (e.g. comments, changes) made to the document using different notification methods. A comment may be added to the document from within the document and/or externally from the document. A comment may also be added to a comment stream (e.g. a thread of related comments). The different notification mechanisms may include mechanisms such as: Short Message Service (SMS), Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS), electronic mail, phone call, Instant Messaging (IM), social network post/message, toast message, live tile, and the like. A user may configure the desired notification methods. A newsfeed may display a feed of collaboration items that reflect comments/changes to the document. The user may select a displayed collaboration item from the newsfeed to access the document. A user may also respond (e.g. comment) to a notification that may be added as a comment in the document. | 09-18-2014 |
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20140109236 | LICENSE INFORMATION ACCESS BASED ON DEVELOPER PROFILES - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and software for facilitating application licensing. In at least one implementation, license information for an application is identified based at least in part on a developer profile associated with the application and a state of a license for the application identified from at least a portion of the license information. Presentation of the application in accordance with the state of the license for the application can then be initiated. | 04-17-2014 |
20140109237 | APPLICATION MODES DETERMINED FROM PREVIOUS AND CURRENT STATES OF A LICENSE - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and software for facilitating application licensing. In at least one implementation, a previous state of a license for an application is identified upon launching or otherwise engaging the application. In addition, a current state of the license for the application is identified. A determination is made with respect to in which mode to present the application based on the previous state and the current state. Presentation of the application in the determined mode may then be initiated. | 04-17-2014 |
20150178482 | LICENSE INFORMATION ACCESS BASED ON DEVELOPER PROFILES - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and software for facilitating application licensing. In at least one implementation, license information for an application is identified based at least in part on a developer profile associated with the application and a state of a license for the application identified from at least a portion of the license information. Presentation of the application in accordance with the state of the license for the application can then be initiated. | 06-25-2015 |
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20130073372 | INTEGRATED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING ELECTRONIC COUPONS - A networked electronic coupon management system is disclosed for managing electronic coupons. The system includes tightly integrated database, application server, and client components facilitating performing electronic coupon definition, issuance, and redemption operations. The operations include creating electronic coupons, wherein each electronic coupon includes a unique coupon ID, creating customer accounts, wherein each customer account comprises a unique customer ID; creating manufacturer accounts, wherein each manufacturer account comprises a Unique ID; and creating retailer accounts, wherein each retailer account comprises a unique retailer ID; and assigning a unique electronic coupon ID to a unique customer ID. Thereafter the system validates the electronic coupon with a product purchase transaction by a customer associated with the unique customer ID. Furthermore, funds transfers associated with the product purchase transaction are tracked, and historical transactional level data is maintained for all customer, manufacturer and retailer accounts. | 03-21-2013 |
20150269602 | INTEGRATED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING ELECTRONIC COUPONS - A networked electronic coupon management system is disclosed for managing electronic coupons. The system includes tightly integrated database, application server, and client components facilitating performing electronic coupon definition, issuance, and redemption operations. The operations include creating electronic coupons, wherein each electronic coupon includes a unique coupon ID, creating customer accounts, wherein each customer account comprises a unique customer ID; creating manufacturer accounts, wherein each manufacturer account comprises a Unique ID; and creating retailer accounts, wherein each retailer account comprises a unique retailer ID; and assigning a unique electronic coupon ID to a unique customer ID. Thereafter the system validates the electronic coupon with a product purchase transaction by a customer associated with the unique customer ID. Furthermore, funds transfers associated with the product purchase transaction are tracked, and historical transactional level data is maintained for all customer, manufacturer and retailer accounts. | 09-24-2015 |