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20110060969 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ERROR CORRECTION IN FLASH MEMORY - A solid state non-volatile memory unit. The memory unit includes a multi-level solid state non-volatile memory array adapted to store data characterized by a first number of digital levels. The memory unit also includes an analog-to-digital converter having an input and an output. The input of the analog-to-digital converter is adapted to receive data from the multi-level solid state non-volatile memory array. The output of the analog-to-digital converter is adapted to output a digital signal characterized by a second number of digital levels greater than the first number of digital levels. | 03-10-2011 |
20130290813 | Method and System For Error Correction in Flash Memory - A controller is described for a multi-level, solid state, non-volatile memory array having memory cells. The memory cells are configured to store data using a first number of digital levels. The controller is configured to encode multiple data bits to generate multiple encoded data bits, convert the multiple encoded data bits into multiple data symbols, and send the multiple data symbols for storage in a memory cell of the multi-level, solid state, non-volatile memory array. The controller is further configured to generate an output signal, using a second number of digital levels, based on data associated with the multiple data symbols stored in the memory cell. The second number of digital levels is greater than the first number of digital levels used to store the multiple data symbols in the memory cell. The controller is further configured to output multiple output data symbols based on the output signal. | 10-31-2013 |
20140201600 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENCODING DATA FOR STORAGE IN MULTI-LEVEL NONVOLATILE MEMORY - A controller for a nonvolatile memory includes an encoder and a decoder. The memory includes memory cells that each store data using more than two levels. The encoder generates first data for storage in first memory cells. For first and second subsets of cells of the first memory cells, the first data is stored at first and second levels, respectively. Measurable values of the first subset of cells are characterized by a first probability density function having a first width. Measurable values of the second subset of cells are characterized by a second probability density function having a second width. The first width is greater than the second width. The encoder generates the first data such that a size of the first subset of cells is less than a size of the second subset of cells. The decoder decodes encoded data from the memory. | 07-17-2014 |
20150058702 | MULTI-LEVEL MEMORY CONTROLLER WITH PROBABILITY-DISTRIBUTION-BASED ENCODING - A memory controller includes an encoder, a modulator, and a demodulator. A nonvolatile memory includes memory cells, each programmable to one of three or more levels. According to first encoded data, the modulator programs a first subset of the memory cells to a first of the levels and a second subset of the memory cells to a second of the levels. Measurable values of the first subset are characterized by a first probability density function having a first width. Measurable values of the second subset are characterized by a second probability density function having a second width. The first width is greater than the second width. The encoder generates the first encoded data based on input data such that the first subset is smaller than the second subset. The demodulator is configured to output second encoded data in response to measurable values of the memory cells. | 02-26-2015 |
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20090242019 | METHOD TO CREATE HIGH EFFICIENCY, LOW COST POLYSILICON OR MICROCRYSTALLINE SOLAR CELL ON FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATES USING MULTILAYER HIGH SPEED INKJET PRINTING AND, RAPID ANNEALING AND LIGHT TRAPPING - Embodiments of the present invention relate to fabricating low cost polysilicon solar cell on flexible substrates using inkjet printing. Particular embodiments form polycrystalline or microcrystalline silicon solar cells on substrates utilizing liquid silane, by employing inkjet printing or other low cost commercial printing techniques including but not limited to screen printing, roller coating, gravure coating, curtain coating, spray coating and others. Specific embodiments employ silanes such as cyclopentasilane (C | 10-01-2009 |
20130001641 | Defect Mitigation Structures For Semiconductor Devices - A method and a semiconductor device for incorporating defect mitigation structures are provided. The semiconductor device comprises a substrate, a defect mitigation structure comprising a combination of layers of doped or undoped group IV alloys and metal or non-metal nitrides disposed over the substrate, and a device active layer disposed over the defect mitigation structure. The defect mitigation structure is fabricated by depositing one or more defect mitigation layers comprising a substrate nucleation layer disposed over the substrate, a substrate intermediate layer disposed over the substrate nucleation layer, a substrate top layer disposed over the substrate intermediate layer, a device nucleation layer disposed over the substrate top layer, a device intermediate layer disposed over the device nucleation layer, and a device top layer disposed over the device intermediate layer. The substrate intermediate layer and the device intermediate layer comprise a distribution in their compositions along a thickness coordinate. | 01-03-2013 |
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20110029639 | System and Method of Collecting Video Content Information - Video content information associated with a video content is received by a computing device. End destination information associated with a reception instance of the video content is also received by the computing device. At least a portion of the video content information and at least a portion of the end destination information are selectively aggregated to generate aggregated information. | 02-03-2011 |
20110030022 | System and Method of Collecting Video Content Information - Aggregated information is accessed on a computing device. The aggregated information includes video content information associated with video content and related end destination information. The aggregated information is further processed to render at least a portion of the aggregated information on a publically-accessible information medium. Thus, published content is generated. | 02-03-2011 |
20120154515 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIDEOCONFERENCING AND TELEPRESCENCE QUALITY ANALYTICS - Video content information associated with video content is received, by at least a first computing device, wherein the video content includes one or more video conferences and the first computing device includes a software module configured, at least in part, to access the video conferences. End destination information associated with a reception instance of the video content is received, wherein the end destination information includes experience information that, at least in part, includes information relating to a quality of the reception instance of the video content and a location of an end destination associated with the reception instance of the video content. At least a portion of the video content information and the end destination information is selectively aggregated, by another computing device, which includes at least a portion of the information relating to the quality of the reception instance of the video content, to generate aggregated information. | 06-21-2012 |
20120154602 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING HANDHELD TEST & MEASUREMENT VIDEO QUALITY INFORMATION - Video content information associated with video content is received, by at least a first computing device, wherein the first computing device is a mobile media device. End destination information associated with a reception instance of the video content is received, by at least the first computing device, wherein the end destination information includes experience information that, at least in part, includes information relating to a quality of the reception instance of the video content and one or more of the mobile media device and a location of an end destination associated with the reception instance of the video content. At least a portion of the video content information and the end destination information, which includes at least a portion of the information relating to the quality of the reception instance of the video content, is selectively aggregated, by at least a second computing device, to generate aggregated information. | 06-21-2012 |
20120159560 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING AND COLLECTING INTERNET-BASED VIDEO SERVICE QUALITY INFORMATION - Video content information of video content is received by a first computing device. The video content is received from web sites and the video content information includes one or more of a video identifier, an identity of the web sites, and an identity of an internet service provider related to accessing the one or more web sites. End destination information associated with a reception instance of the video content is received. The end destination information includes experience information that, at least in part, includes information relating to a quality of the received video content and a location of an end destination associated with the reception instance of the video content. The video content information and the end destination information are selectively aggregated by another device to generate aggregated information. The video content information includes at least a portion of the information of the quality of the reception instance. | 06-21-2012 |
20120159561 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING IP-BASED VIDEO, MOBILE & REMOTE QUALITY INFORMATION - Video content information associated with video content is received, by at least a first computing device, wherein the video content is delivered utilizing internet protocol. End destination information associated with a reception instance of the video content is received, by at least the first computing device, wherein the end destination information includes experience information that, at least in part, includes information relating to a quality of the reception instance of the video content and a location of an end destination associated with the reception instance of the video content. At least a portion of the video content information and at least a portion of the end destination information, which includes at least a portion of the information relating to the quality of the reception instance of the video content, is selectively aggregated, by at least the second computing device, to generate aggregated information. | 06-21-2012 |
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20110191330 | Method of and System for Enhanced Content Discovery Based on Network and Device Access Behavior - A method of and system for enhanced content discovery based on network and device access behavior is disclosed. A method includes providing a remote catalog of global attributes values associated with content items that are based on interactions of a plurality of users with the content items. User interactions with a local device are monitored to determine user preferences and determine local attribute values associated with the content items that are based on interactions of the user with the content items. A subset of content items on the local device is selected based on matching user input with metacontent associate with the content items. The content items of the subset are presented in a ranked order based the user preferences, local attribute values, and the global attribute values. | 08-04-2011 |
20110191331 | Method of and System for Enhanced Local-Device Content Discovery - A method of and system for enhanced local-device content discovery is disclosed. A method includes providing a local collection of content items and associated metacontent on a device. The metacontent describes the informational content of the corresponding content items. A remote catalog of metacontent items and information describing relationships between the metacontent items is provided. Input is received from the user for finding at least one desired content item and a search query is formed including at least one metacontent item of the remote catalog based on matching the input from the user with metacontent items of the catalog and further based on the information describing relationships between the metacontent items. A subset of content items of the local collection associated with metacontent that at least partially matches the search query is selected and presented on a display device based on at least one ranking criterion. | 08-04-2011 |
20110191332 | Method of and System for Updating Locally Cached Content Descriptor Information - A method of and system for updating locally cached content descriptor information is disclosed. A method includes providing a remote catalog of metacontent associated with content items that describes their informational content. The method also includes providing a local collection of content items and associated metacontent. The method further includes, updating the metacontent associated with the content items of the local collection with metacontent of the remote catalog based on matching the content items of the local collection and remote catalog. The method includes receiving query input from the user for finding desired content items and determining a subset of content items of the local collection associated with metacontent that at least partially matches the query input in which at least one of the matching metacontents is from the remote catalog. The method also includes presenting the subset of content items based on at least one ranking criterion. | 08-04-2011 |
20140039895 | METHOD FOR USING PAUSES DETECTED IN SPEECH INPUT TO ASSIST IN INTERPRETING THE INPUT DURING CONVERSATIONAL INTERACTION FOR INFORMATION RETRIEVAL - A method for using speech disfluencies detected in speech input to assist in interpreting the input is provided. The method includes providing access to a set of content items with metadata describing the content items, and receiving a speech input intended to identify a desired content item. The method further includes detecting a speech disfluency in the speech input and determining a measure of confidence of a user in a portion of the speech input following the speech disfluency. If the confidence measure is lower than a threshold value, the method includes determining an alternative query input based on replacing the portion of the speech input following the speech disfluency with another word or phrase. The method further includes selecting content items based on comparing the speech input, the alternative query input (when the confidence measure is low), and the metadata associated with the content items. | 02-06-2014 |
20140040274 | DISAMBIGUATING USER INTENT IN CONVERSATIONAL INTERACTION SYSTEM FOR LARGE CORPUS INFORMATION RETRIEVAL - A method of disambiguating user intent in conversational interactions for information retrieval is disclosed. The method includes providing access to a set of content items with metadata describing the content items and providing access to structural knowledge showing semantic relationships and links among the content items. The method further includes providing a user preference signature, receiving a first input from the user that is intended by the user to identify at least one desired content item, and determining an ambiguity index of the first input. If the ambiguity index is high, the method determines a query input based on the first input and at least one of the structural knowledge, the user preference signature, a location of the user, and the time of the first input and selects a content item based on comparing the query input and the metadata associated with the content item. | 02-06-2014 |
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20140124276 | Dual Rotor Electric Drive - A series electric drive includes a cylindrical first rotor with a number of permanent magnets therein and an input linked to the cylindrical first rotor. The series electric drive further includes a cylindrical second rotor stacked radially within the cylindrical first rotor, the cylindrical second rotor being a wound rotor, and an output being linked to the cylindrical second rotor. A cylindrical stator is stacked axially relative to the first rotor, and a portion of the second rotor is stacked radially within the cylindrical stator, the cylindrical stator being a wound stator. | 05-08-2014 |
20150080178 | Energy Capture Mechanism for Electric Drive Machines - The present disclosure relates generally to an energy capture for an electric drive machine, and more particularly to systems and methods for capturing energy during braking of the electric drive machine. In some examples, the disclosure describes an energy capture device including at least two planetary gear assemblies. The first planetary gear assembly can be operatively coupled to an engine, and can engage and disengage, via a first overrunning clutch, a shaft coupled to a generator. The second planetary gear assembly can be at least partially fixed to the first planetary gear assembly, and can engage and disengage, via a second overrunning clutch, the shaft. The first overrunning clutch can disengage the shaft and the second overrunning clutch can engage the shaft during a braking period. | 03-19-2015 |
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20110280905 | LIVE ATTENUATED CHIMERIC PORCINE CIRCOVIRUS VACCINE - The present invention provides a novel chimeric porcine circovirus infectious DNA clone and live attenuated chimeric virus with the PCV2, preferably of subtype PCV2b, capsid gene integrated into a non-pathogenic PCV1 virus genome. In a particular embodiment, the PCV2 capids gene is of subtype PCV2b, the predominant subtype circulating in pigs worldwide. The attenuated chimeric virus, designated PCV1-2b, effectively protects pigs from PCV2b challenges, and can be used as a live vaccine, as well as an inactivated (killed) vaccine, that provides protection and cross protection against PCV2b and PCV2a subtypes infection. The live attenuated vaccine of the present invention is also effective protecting pigs from porcine circovirus-associated disease (PCVAD). | 11-17-2011 |
20140220067 | LIVE ATTENUATED CHIMERIC PORCINE CIRCOVIRUS VACCINE - The present invention provides a novel chimeric porcine circovirus infectious DNA clone and live attenuated chimeric virus with the PCV2, preferably of subtype PCV2b, capsid gene integrated into a non-pathogenic PCV1 virus genome. In a particular embodiment, the PCV2 capids gene is of subtype PCV2b, the predominant subtype circulating in pigs worldwide. The attenuated chimeric virus, designated PCV1-2b, effectively protects pigs from PCV2b challenges, and can be used as a live vaccine, as well as an inactivated (killed) vaccine, that provides protection and cross protection against PCV2b and PCV2a subtypes infection. The live attenuated vaccine of the present invention is also effective protecting pigs from porcine circovirus-associated disease (PCVAD). | 08-07-2014 |