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20080265301 | Self-aligned patterning method by using non-conformal film and etch back for flash memory and other semiconductor applications - A method for fabricating a memory device with a self-aligned trap layer which is optimized for scaling is disclosed. In the present invention, a non-conformal film is deposited over the charge trapping layer to form a thick film on top of the core source/drain region and a pinch off and a void or a narrow channel at the top of the STI trench. An etch is performed on the non-conformal film to open pinch-off or widen the narrow channel in the non-conformal. The trapping layer is then completely or partially etched between the core cells. The non-conformal film is removed. And a top oxide is formed. The top oxide converts the remaining trap layer to oxide if the trapping layer is partially etched and thus isolate the trap layer. | 10-30-2008 |
20090278173 | MEMORY DEVICE INTERCONNECTS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING - An integrated circuit memory device, in one embodiment, includes a substrate having a plurality of bit lines. A first and second inter-level dielectric layer are successively disposed on the substrate. Each of a plurality of source lines and staggered bit line contacts extend through the first inter-level dielectric layer. Each of a plurality of source line vias and a plurality of staggered bit line vias extend through the second inter-level dielectric layer to each respective one of the plurality of source lines and the plurality of staggered bit line contacts. The source lines and staggered bit line contacts that extend through the first inter-level dielectric layer are formed together by a first set of fabrication processes. The source line vias and staggered bit line contacts that extend through the second inter-level dielectric layer are also formed together by a second set of fabrication processes. | 11-12-2009 |
20100049072 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RETRIEVAL OF SIMILAR HEART SOUNDS FROM A DATABASE - The present invention exploits a visual rendering of heart sounds and models the morphological variations of audio envelopes through a constrained non-rigid translation transform. Similar heart sounds are then retrieved by recovering the corresponding alignment transform using a variant of shape-based dynamic time warping. | 02-25-2010 |
20100081953 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INFERRING DISEASE SIMILARITY BY SHAPE MATCHING OF ECG TIME SERIES - A method for inferring disease similarity by similarity retrieval of electrocardiogram time-series, comprising: acquiring user ECG waveforms correspondingly depicting many cardiac cycles of the heart of many users stored in a database; pre-processing each of the user ECG waveforms through pre-processing steps to isolate sets of single cardiac cycles corresponding to different heart-rates detected for each of the user ECG waveforms, each single cardiac cycle within the many cardiac cycles of the heart of many users corresponds to one single heart-rate detected. acquiring patient ECG waveforms depicting multiple cardiac cycles of the heart of a query patient; pre-processing the patient ECG waveforms through pre-processing steps to isolate sets of single cardiac cycles corresponding to different heart-rates detected for each of the patient ECG waveforms of the query patient, each single cardiac cycle within the multiple cardiac cycles of the heart of the query patient corresponds to one single heart-rate detected. | 04-01-2010 |
20100230743 | SELF-ALIGNED PATTERNING METHOD BY USING NON-CONFORMAL FILM AND ETCH FOR FLASH MEMORY AND OTHER SEMICONDUCTOR APPLICATIONS - A method for fabricating a memory device with a self-aligned trap layer which is optimized for scaling is disclosed. In the present invention, a non-conformal film is deposited over the charge trapping layer to form a thick film on top of the core source/drain region and a pinch off and a void or a narrow channel at the top of the STI trench. An etch is performed on the non-conformal film to open pinch-off or widen the narrow channel in the non-conformal. The trapping layer is then completely or partially etched between the core cells. The non-conformal film is removed. And a top oxide is formed. The top oxide converts the remaining trap layer to oxide if the trapping layer is partially etched and thus isolate the trap layer. | 09-16-2010 |
20110213257 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A HEART PERIOD FROM AN ECG WAVEFORM USING IMAGE REPRESENTATION OF ECG - A method and system and computer program product for estimating a heart period is disclosed. The heart period is detected from an ECG recording. ECG data is acquired, and converted into electronic ECG images. The data is processed to prepare for estimation of a heart period. The heart period is estimated based upon an average of intervals between a plurality of detected peaks of electronic electrocardiogram waveforms. The peaks are determined by taking a product of a filtered electronic ECG signal with a wandering baseline removed, a difference between the upper and lower ECG envelopes of the electronic ECG images, and a first order derivative of a derived ECG waveform. | 09-01-2011 |
20110250749 | INTERCONNECTS WITH IMPROVED ELECTROMIGRATION RELIABILITY - An interconnect structure in a semiconductor device may be formed to include a number of segments. Each segment may include a first metal. A barrier structure may be located between the plurality of segments to enable the interconnect structure to avoid electromigration problems. | 10-13-2011 |
20110310964 | ECHOCARDIOGRAM VIEW CLASSIFICATION USING EDGE FILTERED SCALE-INVARIANT MOTION FEATURES - According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for echocardiogram view classification is provided. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method comprises: obtaining a plurality of video images of a subject; aligning the plurality images; using the aligned images to generate a motion magnitude image; filtering the motion magnitude image using an edge map on image intensity; detecting features on the motion magnitude image, retaining only those features which lie in the neighborhood of intensity edges; encoding the remaining features by generating, x, y image coordinates, a motion magnitude histogram in a window around the feature point, and a histogram of intensity values near the feature point; and using the encoded features to classify the video images of the subject into a predetermined classification. | 12-22-2011 |
20120034755 | METHOD AND MANUFACTURE FOR HIGH VOLTAGE GATE OXIDE FORMATION AFTER SHALLOW TRENCH ISOLATION FORMATION - A method and manufacture for fabrication of flash memory is provided. In fabricating the periphery region of the flash memory, the low voltage gate oxides and high voltage gate oxides are grown to the same height as each other prior to STI etching. After STI etching and gap fill, the nitride above the high voltage gate oxide regions are etched, and the oxide in high voltage gate oxide regions is grown to the appropriate thickness for a high voltage gate oxide. | 02-09-2012 |
20120139023 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NAND MEMORY WITH RECESSED SOURCE/DRAIN REGION - A method and apparatus for a flash memory is provided. A NAND flash memory array includes a cell body, a first selective gate, and a first edge line. The cell body includes recessed doped source/drain region between the first selective gate and the first edge word line. | 06-07-2012 |
20120191640 | MINING TEMPORAL PATTERNS IN LONGITUDINAL EVENT DATA USING DISCRETE EVENT MATRICES AND SPARSE CODING - Methods and systems for event pattern mining are shown that include representing longitudinal event data in a measurable geometric space as a temporal event matrix representation (TEMR) using spatial temporal shapes, wherein event data is organized into hierarchical categories of event type and performing temporal event pattern mining with a processor by locating visual event patterns among the spatial temporal shapes of said TEMR using a constraint sparse coding framework. | 07-26-2012 |
20120199875 | CASCODE SCHEME FOR IMPROVED DEVICE SWITCHING BEHAVIOR - A switching device includes a low voltage normally-off transistor and a control circuit built into a common die. The device includes source, gate and drain electrodes for the transistor and one or more auxiliary electrodes. The drain electrode is on one surface of a die on which the transistor is formed, while each of the remaining electrodes is located on an opposite surface. The one or more auxiliary electrodes provide electrical contact to the control circuit, which is electrically connected to one or more of the other electrodes. | 08-09-2012 |
20120276706 | DAMASCENE METAL-INSULATOR-METAL (MIM) DEVICE IMPROVED SCALEABILITY - A present method of fabricating a memory device includes the steps of providing a dielectric layer;, providing an opening in the dielectric layer, providing a first conductive body in the opening, providing a switching body in the opening, the first conductive body and switching body Filling the opening, and providing a second conductive body over the switching body. In an alternate embodiment, a second dielectric layer is provided over the first-mentioned dielectric layer, and the switching body is provided in an opening in the second dielectric layer. | 11-01-2012 |
20120288171 | ECHOCARDIOGRAM VIEW CLASSIFICATION USING EDGE FILTERED SCALE-INVARIANT MOTION FEATURES - According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for echocardiogram view classification is provided. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method comprises: obtaining a plurality of video images of a subject; aligning the plurality images; using the aligned images to generate a motion magnitude image; filtering the motion magnitude image using an edge map on image intensity; detecting features on the motion magnitude image, retaining only those features which lie in the neighborhood of intensity edges; encoding the remaining features by generating, x, y image coordinates, a motion magnitude histogram in a window around the feature point, and a histogram of intensity values near the feature point; and using the encoded features to classify the video images of the subject into a predetermined classification. | 11-15-2012 |
20120316452 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A HEART PERIOD FROM AN ECG WAVEFORM USING IMAGE REPRESENTATION OF ECG - A method for estimating a heart period is disclosed. The heart period is detected from an ECG recording. ECG data is acquired, and converted into electronic ECG images. The data is processed to prepare for estimation of a heart period. The heart period is estimated based upon an average of intervals between a plurality of detected peaks of electronic electrocardiogram waveforms. The peaks are determined by taking a product of a filtered electronic ECG signal with a wandering baseline removed, a difference between the upper and lower ECG envelopes of the electronic ECG images, and a first order derivative of a derived ECG waveform. | 12-13-2012 |
20130011033 | CARDIAC VIEW RECOGNITION AND DISEASE RECOGNITION - A method for recognizing heart diseases in a cardiac echo video of a heart with an unknown disease using a spatio-temporal disease model derived from a training echo video, comprising the steps of: generating a plurality of training models for heart diseases, wherein the cardiac echo videos are each derived from a known viewpoint and the disease of the heart is known; analyzing the video of the heart with the unknown disease by fitting a model of shape and motion for each frame and combining the results across the frames; and, reporting the disease using a classification method for choosing among the diseases of interest. | 01-10-2013 |
20130315457 | Vessel Identification Using Shape and Motion Mapping for Coronary Angiogram Sequences - Embodiments of the invention relate to a method, system, and computer program product to automate image classification with respect to coronary vessels in an angiography sequence. Two primary elements are employed, including training and recognition. Training pertains to the pre-processing images and extracting salient features that characterize the appearance of coronary arteries under different viewpoints. Recognition pertains to extraction of features from a new image sequence and determining a classification boundary for the new image from previously classified and labeled image sequences. | 11-28-2013 |
20130315458 | Vessel Identification Using Shape and Motion Mapping for Coronary Angiogram Sequences - Embodiments of the invention relate to automating image classification with respect to coronary vessels in an angiography sequence. Two primary elements are employed, including training and recognition. Training pertains to the pre-processing images and extracting salient features that characterize the appearance of coronary arteries under different viewpoints. Recognition pertains to extraction of features from a new image sequence and determining a classification boundary for the new image from previously classified and labeled image sequences. | 11-28-2013 |
20140138790 | Inter-Layer Insulator for Electronic Devices and Apparatus for Forming Same - A semiconducting device utilizing air-gaps for inter-layer insulation and methods of producing the device are described. The device may be produced by forming a sacrificial layer between two structures. A porous membrane layer is then formed over the sacrificial layer. The membrane layer is porous to an etch product, which allows for the subsequent etching of the sacrificial layer leaving an air gap between the device structures and the membrane intact. The device may also include a cap layer formed above the device structures and the membrane. | 05-22-2014 |
20140145337 | Memory Device Interconnects and Method of Manufacture - An integrated circuit memory device, in one embodiment, includes a substrate having a plurality of bit lines. A first and second inter-level dielectric layer are successively disposed on the substrate. Each of a plurality of source lines extend through the first inter-level dielectric layer. Each of a plurality of source line vias extend through the second inter-level dielectric layer to each respective one of the plurality of source lines. Each of the plurality of staggered bit line contacts extend through the first and second inter-level dielectric layes to respective bit lines. | 05-29-2014 |
20140151887 | Memory Device Interconnects and Method of Manufacture - An integrated circuit memory device, in one embodiment, includes a substrate having a plurality of bit lines. A first and second inter-level dielectric layer are successively disposed on the substrate. Each of a plurality of source lines and staggered bit line contacts extend through the first inter-level dielectric layer. Each of a plurality of source line vias and a plurality of staggered bit line vias extend through the second inter-level dielectric layer to each respective one of the plurality of source lines and the plurality of staggered bit line contacts. The source lines and staggered bit line contacts that extend through the first inter-level dielectric layer are formed together by a first set of fabrication processes. The source line vias and staggered bit line contacts that extend through the second inter-level dielectric layer are also formed together by a second set of fabrication processes. | 06-05-2014 |
20140312465 | Die Seal Layout for VFTL Dual Damascene in a Semiconductor Device - A semiconductor may include several vias located in an active region and a die seal region. In the active region, a photoresist can be patterned with openings corresponding to the vias. In the die seal area however, the photoresist can be patterned to overlap the vias. With this configuration, an underlayer etch will not affect an underlayer resist in the die seal area allowing the die seal area to he disregarded for purposes of calculating a process window. | 10-23-2014 |
20150088906 | QUESTION ROUTING FOR USER COMMUNITIES - A computer-implemented method routes a current question to one or more of a plurality of online communities. A computer system can determine, for the current question presented by an asking user a plurality of question-to-question similarity values, a plurality of question-to-user similarity values and a plurality of question-to-community similarity values. The system can select one or more of the plurality of online communities based on the similarity values. The system can route the current question presented by the asking user to the selected one or more of the plurality of online communities. | 03-26-2015 |
20150091138 | Die Seal Layout for VFTL Dual Damascene in a Semiconductor Device - A semiconductor may include several vias located in an active region and a die seal region. In the active region, a photoresist can be patterned with openings corresponding to the vias. In the die seal area, however, the photoresist can be patterned to overlap the vias. With this configuration, an underlayer etch will not affect an underlayer resist in the die seal area, allowing the die seal area to be disregarded for purposes of calculating a process window. | 04-02-2015 |
20150098638 | FINDING SIMILAR CORONARY ANGIOGRAMS IN A DATABASE - Embodiments relate to finding similar coronary angiograms in a database of coronary angiograms. An aspect includes receiving angiography data for a coronary artery, processing the angiography data to identify one or more semantic features of the coronary artery, and identifying one or more nearest coronary angiograms for each of the one or more semantic features from the database of coronary angiograms. The method also includes receiving a disease attribute associated with each of the one or more nearest coronary angiograms. | 04-09-2015 |
20150120718 | SMART QUESTION ROUTING AND ANSWERER GROWING FOR ONLINE COMMUNITY QUESTION-ANSWER SERVICES - A computer processor accesses QA forum activity associated with users of a QA forum, wherein the QA forum activity contains historical questions, historical answers, and profiles, each having elements including QA forum information. The processor accesses historical online social activity corresponding to the users of the QA forum, each historical online social activity having elements including at least social activity information. The processor performs a first similarity calculation and selects an at least one model answerer based on the similarity between elements of a question on the QA forum, and the elements of the QA forum activity associated and corresponding to each of the users of the QA forum. Based on a second similarity calculation, the processor determines a similarity between the QA forum user elements and the at least one model answerer elements, and identifies at least one prospect answerer from the QA forum users. | 04-30-2015 |
20150178373 | MAPPING RELATIONSHIPS USING ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS DATA - A pairwise relationship data set with multiple attributes (such as, who, what, when, where, how) and with the what attribute (also called the topic attribute) having a word dimension and a people dimension. The data in the topic dimension of the what attribute relates to topics (including other people) relating to the specific, human, personal relationship between the first person and the second person of the pairwise pair. The what attribute data is derived by processing basis data, which includes correspondence data (that is, the substance of correspondence that the first and second persons participate in, including instant messaging and e-mail exchanges. Pairwise relationship data is displayed to a user in real time during a chat session. | 06-25-2015 |
20150213002 | PERSONAL EMOTION STATE MONITORING FROM SOCIAL MEDIA - Embodiments relate to monitoring personal emotion states over time from social media. One aspect includes extracting personal emotion states from at least one social media data source using a semantic model including an integration of numeric emotion measurements and semantic categories. Timeline based emotion segmentation with consistent emotional semantics is performed based on the semantic model. In a visual interface, interactive visual analytics are provided to explore and monitor personal emotional states over time including both a numeric and semantic interpretation of emotions with visual encodings. Visual evidence for analytical reasoning of emotion is also provided. | 07-30-2015 |
20150356480 | DETERMINING GROUP ATTRIBUTES AND MATCHING TASKS TO A GROUP - In a method for determining group attributes and matching tasks to a group, a plurality of individual attributes for members of a first group of a plurality of groups are determined, wherein each individual attribute has a type. Parameters of a first distribution of at least one type of individual attribute across members of the first group are estimated. Group attributes of the first group are determined based, at least in part, on the estimated parameters of the first distribution of at least one type of individual attribute. The determined group attributes of the first group are stored in a repository, wherein the repository includes group attributes associated with each group of the plurality of groups. A task is received, wherein the task is associated with a specific group attribute and the task is matched to one group of the plurality of groups based on the specific group attribute. | 12-10-2015 |
20160026738 | MODELING AND VISUALIZING A DYNAMIC INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIP FROM SOCIAL MEDIA - Embodiments relate to relationship modeling and visualization from social media. One aspect includes determining a relationship type of a network-based relationship, between an individual and a network contact of the individual, from at least one social media data source. The relationship type is determined using a relationship model based on relationship types that include operational, personal, and business. Another aspect includes performing timeline based relationship strength segmentation using Group Lasso. The timeline based relationship strength segmentation specifies a past and current strength of the relationship. A further aspect includes predicting a future strength of the relationship using Extended Kalman Filter, and providing, through a visual interface, interactive visual analytics to view and monitor relationship states including the past, current, and future strengths over time. | 01-28-2016 |
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20090309835 | User Interface Processing Device - This patent application relates generally to processing devices in the medical device area. | 12-17-2009 |
20120154264 | USER INTERFACES FOR DIALYSIS DEVICES - In general, a dialysis device includes a first processing device for monitoring dialysis functions of the dialysis device, a second processing device, a display device, and memory. The memory is configured to store instructions that, when executed, cause the dialysis device to provide, on the display device, a first display region and a second display region, where the first display region is associated with the first processing device and the second display region is associated with the second processing device. At least a portion of the first display region cannot be obscured by the second display region. | 06-21-2012 |
20130049974 | EARLY DETECTION OF LOW BICARBONATE LEVEL - This disclosure relates to early detection of low bicarbonate level. In certain aspects, a method includes receiving a first signal from a conductivity detector connected to a line through which a solution of salt concentrate and fluid flows and determining a first conductivity of the solution based on the first signal. The method also includes receiving a second signal from the conductivity detector at a time after receiving the first signal, determining a second conductivity of the solution based on the second signal, and determining whether the second conductivity is less than the first conductivity by at least a threshold amount. | 02-28-2013 |
20130053651 | DETERMINING DIALYSIS TREATMENT EFFECTIVENESS - A method performed on a dialysis machine includes receiving a first value that represents a pre-dialysis body weight of a patient and receiving a second value that represents a volume of liquid (V) inside a body of the patient. The method also includes administering dialysis to the patient, calculating an instantaneous body weight (W) of the patient based at least in part on the first value, determining a length of time (t) for which the dialysis was administered to the patient, determining a dialyzer clearance (K) associated with the dialysis, and calculating, based at least in part on the length of time, the instantaneous body weight, the volume, and the dialyzer clearance, a urea reduction ratio (URR) associated with the dialysis. | 02-28-2013 |
20130091191 | User Interface Processing Device - This patent application relates generally to processing devices in the medical device area. | 04-11-2013 |
20130133036 | REMOTE CONTROL OF DIALYSIS MACHINES - This disclosure relates to remote control of dialysis machines. In certain aspects, a method includes receiving a request for a network connection from a dialysis machine and establishing the network connection with the dialysis machine. The method also includes receiving, from a client device, a request to access the dialysis machine, authorizing the client device to access the dialysis machine, receiving, from the dialysis machine, information pertaining to an operation of the dialysis machine, and providing, to the client device, the received information. | 05-23-2013 |
20140263063 | MEDICAL FLUID SENSORS AND RELATED SYSTEMS - This disclosure relates to medical fluid sensors and related systems and methods. In certain aspects, a method includes using a medical fluid pump of a medical fluid pumping machine, such as a hemodialysis machine, to deliver medical fluid to a first portion of a cartridge that is positioned within a magnetic field, exciting atoms in the medical fluid in the first portion of the cartridge by applying radio frequency energy to the medical fluid in the first portion of the cartridge, receiving radio frequency energy generated by the excited atoms in the medical fluid in the first portion of the cartridge, and determining a concentration of a substance in the medical fluid based on the received radio frequency energy generated by the excited atoms in the medical fluid in the first portion of the cartridge. | 09-18-2014 |
20140267003 | WIRELESS CONTROLLER TO NAVIGATE AND ACTIVATE SCREENS ON A MEDICAL DEVICE - A system provides non-contact communication between a controller and a medical device. The control signal may be a wirelessly transmitted control signal, such as a wireless radiofrequency signal and/or an optical or acoustic signal, for example. An interface device is provided that may be a remote controller or switch that may be used by a user, such as a health care practitioner (HCP), in connection with navigating and activating screens of a dialysis machine during a dialysis treatment without requiring the HCP to physically contact the dialysis machine. With the described system, the HCP does not need to re-glove each time a change is made to an on-going dialysis treatment when interfacing with a graphical display of the dialysis machine. | 09-18-2014 |
20140289812 | REMOTE CONTROL OF DIALYSIS MACHINES - This disclosure relates to remote control of dialysis machines. In certain aspects, a method includes receiving a request for a network connection from a dialysis machine and establishing the network connection with the dialysis machine. The method also includes receiving, from a client device, a request to access the dialysis machine, authorizing the client device to access the dialysis machine, receiving, from the dialysis machine, information pertaining to an operation of the dialysis machine, and providing, to the client device, the received information. | 09-25-2014 |
20140298171 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MEDICAL DEVICE CURSOR CONTROL AND TOUCHPAD-BASED NAVIGATION - The invention provides, in some aspects, medical apparatus with software-based cursor control and graphical user interface hotspot selection. This can be used, by way of non-limiting example, as part of a graphical user interface by which doctors, nurses, patient care technicians, other health care providers, and/or patients can enter data into enter data and/or to control the apparatus and/or associated medical equipment. | 10-02-2014 |
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20110241110 | TERMINAL STRUCTURE FOR SUPERJUNCTION DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A terminal structure for superjunction device is disclosed. The terminal structure comprises from inside out at least one P type implantation ring and several P type trench rings formed in an N type epitaxial layer to form alternating P type and N type regions. A channel cut-off ring is formed at the border of the device. The P type implantation ring is formed adjacent to the active area of the device and covers at least one trench ring. A terminal dielectric layer is formed to cover the P type implantation ring and the trench rings. A plurality of field plates are formed above the terminal dielectric layer. Methods of manufacturing terminal structure are also disclosed. | 10-06-2011 |
20110316121 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TRENCH TYPE SUPERJUNCTION DEVICE AND TRENCH TYPE SUPERJUNCTION DEVICE - A method for manufacturing trench type super junction device is disclosed. The method includes the step of forming one or more P type implantation regions in the N type epitaxial layer below the bottom of each trench. By using this method, a super junction device having alternating P type and N type regions is produced, wherein the P type region is formed by P type silicon filled in the trench and P type implantation regions below the trench. The present invention can greatly improve the breakdown voltage of a super junction MOSFET. | 12-29-2011 |
20130244429 | SHOT BLASTING MATERIAL USED FOR SILICON SUBSTRATE SURFACE TREATMENT AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SILICON SUBSTRATE - A shot blasting material used for silicon substrate surface treatment and a method for preparing a silicon substrate. The shot blasting material includes silicon carbide particles, and the median particle diameter of the silicon carbide particles is 1 μm to 30 μm. Surface treatment can be performed on at least one surface of a silicon substrate in a bombarding manner through the shot blasting material. The particle diameter of the silicon carbide particles used for bombarding is small, and only a mechanical damage layer with a small thickness is formed on a first surface of the silicon substrate, so in the subsequent chemical treatment procedure, it is not required to add concentrated sulfuric acid to a chemical corrosive liquid, and a corrosion step and a cleaning step may be combined into one step, thereby reducing the process flow time, and decreasing the process cost; meanwhile, the method is environment friendly. | 09-19-2013 |
20140184305 | PASS GATE CIRCUIT - A pass gate circuit includes a first transistor coupled between an input node (receiving an input signal) and an output node (outputting an output signal). A second transistor is configured to generate a voltage difference in response to a bias current flowing therethrough, wherein that voltage difference is applied between a first gate of the first transistor and the output node. A differential amplifier functions to compare the voltage at the output node to a reference voltage and generate the bias current in response to that comparison. | 07-03-2014 |
20140266322 | DRIVER CIRCUIT WITH CONTROLLED GATE DISCHARGE CURRENT - The gate of a drive transistor having a drain and source is discharged by a circuit including a sensing circuit configured to sense a drain-to-source voltage of the drive transistor. A first current sink path is coupled to the gate of the drive transistor. The first current sink path applies a high discharge current to the gate of the drive transistor when the sensing current senses a lower drain-to-source voltage of the drive transistor. A second current sink path is also coupled to the gate of the drive transistor. The second current sink path is configured to apply a low discharge current to the gate of the drive transistor when the sensing current senses a higher drain-to-source voltage of the drive transistor. | 09-18-2014 |
20140378003 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH FASTENING ELEMENTS - An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, at least one conductive contact, a limiting element and a fastening element. The insulative housing defines an upper first receiving passage and a lower second receiving passage spaced from the first receiving passage along an up-to-down direction by a horizontal first partition wall, and a first restriction section and a second restriction section. The at least one conductive contact is received in the first and second receiving passages, and partially received in the first restriction section and the second restriction section. The limiting element is received in the second restriction section. The fastening element is received in the second receiving passage and located below the limiting element to cooperate with the limiting element to fasten the at least one conductive contact with the insulative housing. The fastening element defines at least one contact-restriction section in at least on sidewall thereof. | 12-25-2014 |
20150128848 | Method of Preparing Nanostructured Single Crystal Silver - A method of preparing nanostructured single crystal silver, comprising placing a high-conductive molded porous active carbon containing chloride ions, which has been reductively treated, into a silver-containing precursor solution. After several hours at room temperature, the nanostructured single crystal silver grows on the surface of the active carbon. The silver-containing precursors and appropriate amount of chlorine provide a crystal nucleus and a slow stable crystal growth environment which are required for single crystal silver growth, and said nanostructured silver single crystals could be obtained with various morphologies by controlling the concentration of the silver-containing precursor solution and the growth time. The method of the invention is an environmentally friendly synthesis method with the nanostructured single crystal silver grows on the surface of the molded porous active carbon at room temperature, which is pollution-free and does not need any additives; the single crystal could be obtained in high yield and high purity, and can be separated from the molded porous active carbon easily, the grown silver falls off naturally and the active carbon is renewable through sonication with absolute ethanol or alkaline solutions; and the obtained single crystal silver is characterized by having high mechanical strength, good conductivity and less crystal defects. | 05-14-2015 |
20160056672 | PERMANENT MAGNET MOTOR - A permanent magnet motor is provided. The permanent magnet motor includes a stator having a central hole, a rotor disposed in the central hole, the stator core includes a plurality of winding grooves and a plurality of winding teeth each disposed between adjacent winding grooves, each of the winding teeth includes a pole shoe disposed at an inner end thereof, and the pole shoe has an inner end surface facing the rotor and including a circular arc segment in a middle of the inner end surface, the central hole has a center, the radian of the circular arc segment is greater than that of the central hole, and the circle center of the circular arc segment does not coincide with the center of the central hole. | 02-25-2016 |
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20080235483 | STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING ITS PARTITION - The present invention provides a storage device and a method for protecting its protected partition in which the storage device comprises a master boot record unit and a protected partition, the protected partition comprises an application data area and a system data area for storing application data and system data to be provided to a user, respectively, and the system data area is in a customized data format of nonstandard file system. With the storage device and the method for protecting its protected partition, security of system data in the protected partition of the storage device is enhanced. | 09-25-2008 |
20120057329 | ELECTRODE PLATE FOR EXTERNAL ELECTRODE LAMP AND BACKLIGHT - An electrode plate for an external electrode fluorescent lamp and a backlight are disclosed. The electrode plate for external electrode lamp comprising a strip pressure plate made of conductive material, wherein the strip pressure plate comprises a first surface on which at least one groove are provided and a second surface that is opposite to the first surface, the grooves run across both sides of the first surface and accommodate external electrodes of the external electrode lamps. | 03-08-2012 |
20120321181 | NEAR-DUPLICATE VIDEO RETRIEVAL - A similarity of a first video to a second video may be identified automatically. Images are received from the videos, and divided into sub-images. The sub-images are evaluated based on a feature common to each of the sub-images. Binary representations of the images may be created based on the evaluation of the sub-images. A similarity of the first video to the second video may be determined based on a number of occurrences of a binary representation in the first video and the second video. | 12-20-2012 |
20130114298 | BACKLIGHT AND DISPLAY DEVICE - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a backlight and a display device, to reduce the number of LEDs in a backlight, save costs, while avoiding dark areas appearing on the screen, so as to ensure display effect. The backlight comprises a first light guide plate and at least one light-emitting diode assembly, and the light-emitting diode assembly is located on one side of the first light guide plate. The light-emitting diode assembly comprises a second light guide plate, at least one light-emitting diode and a reflective film, wherein the at least one light-emitting diode is located on at least one side of the second light guide plate, and the reflective film is located on at least one side of the second light guide plate. | 05-09-2013 |
20130123286 | Novel Fused Heterocyclic Derivatives Useful as c-Met Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors - Certain novel fused quinazoline derivatives of formula (I) as c-Met inhibitors, their synthesis and their uses for treating a c-Met mediated disorder. Methods for treating a c-Met-mediated disorder are also disclosed in the invention. | 05-16-2013 |
20140063850 | Backlight And Liquid Crystal Module - A backlight and a liquid crystal module having the same are provided. The backlight comprises: a light guide plate, a light-guide-plate fixing element for fixing the light guide plate, and at least one light source disposed adjacent to the light guide plate, wherein the light-guide-plate fixing element is made of thermal-contractive material. As the light-guide-plate fixing element is made of thermal-contractive material, in a test environment of high temperature and high humidity, it is possible to ensure that the light guide plate can expand and contract freely without resistance; meanwhile; while at normal temperatures, as the tight-guide-plate fixing element is in contact with the light guide plate without gap therebetween. | 03-06-2014 |
20140152940 | BACKLIGHT MODULE AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A backlight module includes: a frame; a backboard configured to support the frame; a radiator provided in the backboard and connected to an inner wall of the frame; a light source fixed to an inner wall of the radiator; a light guide plate relatively slidably mounted on the radiator and configured to guide light emitted by the light source; and at least one buffer mounted on the radiator and configured so that the radiator is moveable relative to the backboard against an elastic force of the buffer. The backlight module can effectively eliminate the phenomenon in which a shadow of the light source is present in pictures coming from the backlight module since the light guide plate presses against the light source after it is heated to expand. The present invention further provides a display device including the above backlight module. | 06-05-2014 |
20140343137 | Stable Polymorphic Forms of Compound as Hypoxia Mimetics, and Uses Thereof - The polymorphic forms of the compound of Formula I, the preparation thereof including the preparation of the intermediates, the pharmaceutical compositions thereof and the uses of a polymorph above in the manufacture of medicaments for treating a disease, a disorder or a condition are disclosed. | 11-20-2014 |
20140343283 | METHODS OF PREPARING ICOTINIB AND ICOTINIB HYDROCHLORIDE, AND INTERMEDIATES THEREOF - The present invention relates to the technical field of medicine, and specifically provides methods for preparing Icotinib, Icotinib hydrochloride, and intermediates thereof. These methods avoid the use of phosphorus oxychloride, thereby greatly reducing the emission of pollutants, which is of major benefits to the economy and environment. | 11-20-2014 |
20150315210 | NOVEL FUSED PYRIDINE DERIVATIVES USEFUL AS c-MET TYROSINE KINASE INHIBITORS - This invention relates to novel fused quinazoline derivatives of Formula I as c-Met inhibitors, their synthesis and uses for treating c-Met mediated disorders. | 11-05-2015 |
20150332124 | NEAR-DUPLICATE VIDEO RETRIEVAL - A similarity of a first video to a second video may be identified automatically. Images are received from the videos, and divided into sub-images. The sub-images are evaluated based on a feature common to each of the sub-images. Binary representations of the images may be created based on the evaluation of the sub-images. A similarity of the first video to the second video may be determined based on a number of occurrences of a binary representation in the first video and the second video. | 11-19-2015 |
20150362787 | DISPLAY MODULE - The present disclosure provides a display module, comprising a light guide plate; a display panel arranged on one side of the light guide plate; a fixing element capable of being fixed on a peripheral edge of the display panel; a backboard arranged on one side of the light guide plate far away from the display panel; and a rubber frame arranged on the periphery of the light guide plate, wherein the rubber frame is connected and fixed to the backboard, and further engageably connected to the fixing element so as to fix the display panel. | 12-17-2015 |
20150369499 | BACKLIGHT MODULE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a backlight module and a display device for solving the problem of energy waste due to insufficient use of heat generated by a backlight module in the prior art. In this case, the backlight module comprises a light source arranged at a light-incident side of a display panel to provide light for the display panel, and a hollow humidifying container arranged at the back of the light source. | 12-24-2015 |
20150379138 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING INPUT INFORMATION - Provided in the present invention is a method and apparatus for processing input information. In the embodiments of the present invention, by displaying an initial search interface and activating the initial search interface as a display area of an input keyword to display an input prompt, and then receiving an input keyword input by a user according to the input prompt, the input keyword may be displayed on the initial search interface, and a search instruction containing the input keyword is sent to a search engine for the search engine to perform retrieval according to the input keyword; since the display location of the input keyword is not particularly limited, a blank area of the initial search interface may be used to display the input keyword, thereby improving the space utilization of the initial search interface. | 12-31-2015 |
20150382328 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INDICATING MODULATION AND CODING SCHEME, AND METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RECEIVING DOWNLINK DATA - The present disclosure provides a method for indicating a modulation and coding scheme (MCS), including a step of when it is determined that a UE supports a downlink 256QAM mode, indicating the 256QAM mode using current information indicating the MCS or extended information indicating the MCS in downlink control information (DCI). The present disclosure further provides a method for receiving downlink data, including a step of, after a UE has received information indicating an MCS which includes indication information indicating a 256QAM mode, receiving the downlink data according to the 256QAM mode and a corresponding TBS index. The present disclosure further provides devices for implementing the above methods. | 12-31-2015 |
20160091409 | Apparatus and method to measure a molecular diffusion coefficient in a porous powder - An apparatus and method for measuring molecular diffusivity in porous powders or minerals, e.g., the microporous synthetic minerals used for gas separation and chemical catalysis, were invented that allows a varying pressure in the gas around the powder during the measurement. This obviates the need for the pressure to be constant and the attendant complicated component parts. A mass balance model equation of the sample cell with the diffusivity as an adjustable parameter is used to deduce the sample cell pressure change versus time (uptake curve) until the equilibration of gas diffusion into the powder. A numerical analysis method is used to solve the mathematical model to compute a simulated uptake curve. Curve fitting of the simulated and measured uptake curves is used to optimize the diffusivity parameter, which gives the measured diffusivity. The apparatus and method are simple, easy to use, and automation is also simple. | 03-31-2016 |
20160108055 | POLYMORPHIC FORMS OF ICOTINIB AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates to the polymorphic forms of the compound of Formula I, preparation thereof and pharmaceutical compositions, and use of a polymorph above in the treatment of a disease, a disorder or a condition, or in the manufacturing of a medicament for the treatment of a disease, a disorder or a condition. | 04-21-2016 |
20160137658 | POLYMORPHIC FORMS OF ICOTINIB MALEATE AND USES THEREOF - Provided are Icotinib maleate (the compound of Formula I) and polymorph forms thereof, and methods of preparing and using them. | 05-19-2016 |
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20120066532 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SAVING ENERGY THEREOF - An electronic device includes a dynamic memory, a static memory, a detection unit, a copy unit and a set unit. The dynamic memory stores an interrupt monitoring program. The interrupt monitoring program monitors whether an interrupt request is generated, and generates an interrupt signal when the interrupt request is generated. The detection unit detects whether the electronic device needs to enter a sleep mode, and generates a detection signal if the electronic device needs to enter the sleep mode. The copy unit copies the interrupt monitoring program from the dynamic memory to the static memory in response to the detection signal, and runs the interrupt monitoring program in the static memory for monitoring whether an interrupt signal is generated. The set unit sets the dynamic memory into a self-refresh mode in response to the detection signal. | 03-15-2012 |
20120075480 | VIDEO TESTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A video testing system tests the performance of a video player. The video player plays a predetermined video having video characteristics that correspond to the to-be-tested performance of the video player. The testing system includes a capturing member, a decomposition unit, an analysis unit, and a determination unit. The capturing member captures the video played by the video player. The decomposition unit decomposes the captured video into a sequence of frames according to a predetermined playback speed of the video player. The analysis unit selects frames of the captured video, and compares the selected frames to analyze video characteristic parameters of the captured video. The determination unit determines whether there is a difference between the video characteristic parameters of the captured video and standard characteristic parameters of the predetermined video is below a predetermined range to obtain the performance of the video player. | 03-29-2012 |
20120142381 | System and method for filtering long short message - The disclosure discloses a system and a method for filtering a long short-message, wherein the method comprises the following steps: step 1: a network security agent module sends a short message which is from a short message center and/or a short message gateway to a real-time monitoring service processing module ( | 06-07-2012 |
20120170866 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND IMAGE COMPARISON METHOD THEREOF - The disclosure relates to an electronic device with image comparison function and an image comparison method utilized in the electronic device. The method includes loading a multimedia file in response to a first input signal and processing the multimedia file to form a two-dimensional array of each image and generate pixels of each image, acquiring a selection reference value in response to a second input signal and selecting an image comparison algorithm according to the acquired selection reference value, and comparing with the pixels of two adjacent images according to the selected image comparison algorithm and obtaining a comparison result. | 07-05-2012 |
20120171901 | I/O CONNECTOR HAVING METAL COVERING PORTION TIGHTLY FIXED WITH INSULATIVE HOUSING - An I/O connector ( | 07-05-2012 |
20120173010 | PRODUCT LINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A method testing the quality of products applied to a system is provided. Each product includes a unique identification number. The system includes a data storage device and test devices. The data storage device includes a first table recording identification numbers, test types, and test results, each test device stores a second table records the identification numbers and the test types. The method includes: obtaining the identification number; obtaining the test type; determining whether a test type previous to the test type exists; and generating first information to prompt the operator to return the to-be-tested product to the workstation of previous test type when the test result corresponding to the existed previous test type does not exist or the test result corresponding to the existed previous test type is a first value. | 07-05-2012 |
20130002461 | SAMPLE AND HOLD CIRCUIT AND THE METHOD THEREOF - A sample and hold circuit and the method thereof are disclosed. The sample and hold circuit may be applied in voltage regulators or other circuits. The sample and hold circuit comprises: an input terminal configured to receive an input signal; an output terminal configured to provide an output signal; a control circuit configured to receive the input signal and the output signal, and wherein based on the input signal and the output signal, the control circuit generates a digital signal, and wherein the digital signal increases when the output signal is lower than the input signal, and maintains when the output signal is larger than or equal to the input signal; a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) configured to convert the digital signal to the output signal. | 01-03-2013 |
20130162603 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND TOUCH INPUT CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A touch input control method comprising steps is provided: displaying an interface comprising at least one object; gathering signals as to actual touches for calibration purposes. In use, calculating coordinates of the touch; determining whether the coordinates of the actual touch match the predetermined touch coordinates of the object; creating an adjustment signal if the coordinates of the touch is not the same as the predetermined touch coordinates of any object; determining which finger used for touch input, and retrieving a touch offset direction and a touch offset distance of the determined finger of the user from a calibration database; and applying compensation to the coordinates of the touch, so as to determine the touched object. An electronic device using the touch input control method is also provided. | 06-27-2013 |
20130183844 | WATERPROOF ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An electrical connector ( | 07-18-2013 |
20130266130 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING LEVEL OF IMPORTANCE OF MISSED INCOMING CALL - A computerized method is implemented by a communication device for evaluating levels of importance of missed incoming calls. One or more reference parameters in relation to incoming calls received by the communication device are defined, a function for evaluating levels of importance of the missed incoming calls is formed using the one or more reference parameters. When an incoming call is received by the communication device, whether the received incoming call is missed is determined If the received incoming call is missed, the one or more reference parameters in relation to the received incoming call are obtained. A level of importance of the missed incoming call is evaluated by applying the obtained one or more reference parameters to the function. | 10-10-2013 |
20130330005 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CHARACTER RECOGNITION METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING SEQUENTIAL CODE - A character recognition method to apply one or more user-controlled definitions to scanned writing is implemented by an electronic device. The electronic device includes an image capturing device where a recognition rule is set for recognizing a type of a sequential code according to an arrangement rule of characters of the type of sequential codes. A first sequential code is extracted from a captured image of an object having a sequential code and when the first sequential code does not match with the recognition rule, the first sequential code is corrected according to the preset recognition rule to obtain a second sequential code for matching with the recognition rule. | 12-12-2013 |
20140139619 | COMMUNICATION METHOD AND DEVICE FOR VIDEO SIMULATION IMAGE - A method and device for communicating a video with a simulation image is provided. The method includes: acquiring, by a sender, video data, transforming the acquired video data into vector data in image recognition algorithm, and sending the vector data to a receiver; and calling, by the receiver, a cartoon rendering model and rendering the received vector data in the video with a corresponding cartoon simulation image according to the cartoon rendering model. By using the present invention, the amount of data transmitted in a network may be reduced, and network bandwidth resources are saved. | 05-22-2014 |
20140245286 | APPLICATION MANAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD USING SAME - A system and method used in an electronic apparatus for managing a number of applications installed in the electronic apparatus. The application managing system includes a detection module and an uninstall module. The detection module detects usage states of each application at every predetermined time period and determines unused application(s) in the predetermined time period according to the usage states of the applications. The uninstall module uninstalls the unused application(s). The usage states of each application include times the application was used in the predetermined time period and/or a last time the application was activated in the predetermined time period. | 08-28-2014 |
20140320320 | VEHICLE DETECTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A vehicle detecting system, a vehicle detecting method adapted for a vehicle, and a computer-readable storage medium encoded with a computer program are disclosed. The system controls two cameras to capture images in the front of the vehicle and at the back of the vehicle respectively, according to a speed and a direction of the vehicle. The system further determines whether or not two images from each camera are the same, if the two images from each camera are different, the vehicle is in a dangerous driving condition, and when times of the dangerous driving condition within a preset time period reaches a preset value, the system outputs a warning to prompt a driver. | 10-30-2014 |
20140325451 | ICON CHANGE METHOD AND APPARATUS - The present invention discloses an icon change method and apparatus, which belong to the field of computer technologies. The icon change method comprises: detecting a user's operation of clicking a preset button, and acquiring a picture; generating a thumbnail of the picture; and changing an icon of the preset button with the thumbnail, The present invention improves the users service experience. | 10-30-2014 |
20140375442 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES - An electronic device communicates with a plurality of household appliances to execute a method to control the household appliances. A reference orientation of each household appliance relative to the electronic device is obtained and stored in a storage. When an acceleration of the electronic device exceeds a predetermined value, a movement orientation of the electronic device is detected and one or more household appliances having the reference orientation matching the movement orientation of the electronic device are displayed in a selectable image via a display. One or more household appliances selected from the selectable image can be controlled to perform corresponding functions using the electronic device according to user operations. | 12-25-2014 |
20140379335 | METHOD AND DEVICE OF MATCHING SPEECH INPUT TO TEXT - A method and device for matching speech to text are disclosed, the method including: receiving a speech input, the mentioned speech input carrying input speech information; obtaining initial text corresponding to the input speech information, and respective pinyin of the initial text; generating at least one approximate pinyin for the initial text based on predetermined pronunciation similarity information; and from a preset mapping relationship table, obtaining additional text corresponding to the respective pinyin of the initial text or to the at least one approximate pinyin of the initial text, wherein the preset mapping relationship table includes a respective record for each word in a word database, including respective pinyin and at least one respective approximate pinyin for said each word, and a respective mapping relation between said respective pinyin, said at least one respective approximate pinyin, and said each word. | 12-25-2014 |
20140379738 | PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE OF THE USER INPUT INFORMATION - A method and device for processing user input, including: storing a respective usage rule for processing a user request for a task, the respective usage rule comprising a respective rule string, a respective command index number, and a respective parameter string; performing a first transformation on the respective rule string of the respective usage rule to obtain a respective regular expression pattern; performing a second transformation on the respective rule string of the respective usage rule to obtain a respective standard regular expression; obtaining a user input that matches the respective rule string of the respective usage rule; obtaining a concatenated parameter string using the respective regular expression pattern and the respective standard regular expression; and executing a command corresponding to the respective command index number using the concatenated parameter string. | 12-25-2014 |
20150215579 | METHOD, APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR VIDEO CALL AND VIDEO CALL CONTROL - The present disclosure provides a video call method, including: sending, by a first video terminal associated with a first account, a video call connection request to a video call control apparatus, to request to establish a video call connection with a second video terminal associated with a second account; receiving, by the first video terminal, video call preview information of the second account returned by the video call control apparatus; and displaying, in a video call interface of the first video terminal, the video call preview information of the second account, while the video call connection is being established. As such, video call preview information of a user may be displayed in advance when establishing a video call connection. The present disclosure further provides a video call apparatus, a video call control method and apparatus, a video call system, and a storage medium. | 07-30-2015 |
20150312859 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATIONS METHOD - An communications method for intercommunication by multiple electronic devices includes determining an on or off status of a first communication device, the first communication device being given master status if turned on and being used, and other devices being given slave status. If one other device is then used in preference to the first communication device, the other device is appointed as master and all other devices which are turned on are appointed as slaves. According to current state of the first communication device, the first communication device is turned off if not being used. | 10-29-2015 |
20150325234 | Systems and Methods for Configuring Matching Rules Related to Voice Input Commands - Systems, devices and methods are provided for configuring matching rules related to voice input commands. For example, a first mapping relation between one or more first original terms in a preset term database and one or more first identification terms is established; the first mapping relation is stored in a first mapping relation table; one or more first voice input commands are configured for the first identification terms or one or more first statements including the first identification terms; and a second mapping relation between the first identification terms or the first statements and the first voice input commands is stored into a second mapping relation table. | 11-12-2015 |
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20120089551 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPOSITE DISTANCE METRIC LEVERAGING MULTIPLE EXPERT JUDGMENTS - A system and method for a composite distance metric leveraging multiple expert judgments includes inputting a data distribution of multiple expert judgments stored on a computer readable storage medium. Base distance metrics are converted into neighborhoods for comparison, wherein each base distance metric represents an expert. The neighborhoods are combined to leverage the local discriminalities of all base distance metrics by applying at least one iterative process to output a composite distance metric. | 04-12-2012 |
20120209620 | DETECTING UNEXPECTED HEALTHCARE UTILIZATION BY CONSTRUCTING CLINICAL MODELS OF DOMINANT UTILIZATION GROUPS - A system and method for identifying unexpected utilization profiles at a patient level includes determining one or more clusters that have a profile based on patient profiles and building a representative model for each cluster including demographic and clinical information. Using the model, demographic and clinical characteristics are determined which form expected utilization cluster. An expected utilization cluster for each patient, which is derived from the demographic features and the clinical characteristics, is compared against an actual utilization profile for that patient to determine whether the actual utilization profile is unexpected. | 08-16-2012 |
20130036116 | PRIVACY-AWARE ON-LINE USER ROLE TRACKING - Access is obtained to a first nonnegative factor matrix and a second nonnegative factor matrix obtained by factorizing a nonnegative asymmetric matrix which represents a set of data which tracks time-stamped activities of a plurality of entities. The first nonnegative factor matrix is representative of initial role membership of the entities, and the second nonnegative factor matrix is representative of initial role activity descriptions. At a given one of the time stamps, while holding a change in the first nonnegative factor matrix constant, a change in the second nonnegative factor matrix is updated to reflect time variance of the set of data at the given one of the time stamps, without accessing actual data values at previous ones of the time stamps. At the given one of the time stamps, while holding a change in the second nonnegative factor matrix constant, a change in the first nonnegative factor matrix is updated, to reflect the time variance of the set of data at the given one of the time stamps, without accessing the actual data values at the previous ones of the time stamps. The role membership of the entities and the role activity descriptions, at the given one of the time stamps, are updated based on the updating steps. A suitable technique for nonnegative symmetric matrices is also provided. | 02-07-2013 |
20130144639 | ASSESSING PRACTITIONER VALUE IN MULTI-PRACTITIONER SETTINGS - A plurality of actual outcome data points, including actual outcomes for a plurality of episodes of a process, are obtained for the process. A practitioner-independent baseline outcome is also obtained for the process. For each given one of the actual outcome data points, the given one of the actual outcome data points is equated to the practitioner entity-independent baseline outcome multiplied by a plurality of unknown participating practitioner entity outcome indices for each of a plurality of participating practitioner entities. Each of the participating practitioner entity outcome indices is raised to an exponent including a corresponding one of a plurality of unknown participating practitioner entity type indices, to obtain a plurality of equations. The plurality of equations arc solved to obtain estimated values of the unknown participating practitioner entity outcome indices and estimated values of the unknown participating practitioner entity type indices. | 06-06-2013 |
20130282390 | COMBINING KNOWLEDGE AND DATA DRIVEN INSIGHTS FOR IDENTIFYING RISK FACTORS IN HEALTHCARE - Systems and methods for risk factor identification include identifying a first set of risk factors from personal data. A second set of risk factors is identified from at least one of a user input and a knowledge source. The first set is combined with the second set, using a processor, by selecting a number of risk factors from the first set that augment the second set of risk factors to determine a combined list of risk factors that predict a condition of interest. | 10-24-2013 |
20130282393 | COMBINING KNOWLEDGE AND DATA DRIVEN INSIGHTS FOR IDENTIFYING RISK FACTORS IN HEALTHCARE - Systems and methods for risk factor identification include identifying a first set of risk factors from personal data. A second set of risk factors is identified from at least one of a user input and a knowledge source. The first set is combined with the second set, using a processor, by selecting a number of risk factors from the first set that augment the second set of risk factors to determine a combined list of risk factors that predict a condition of interest. | 10-24-2013 |
20140019119 | TEMPORAL TOPIC SEGMENTATION AND KEYWORD SELECTION FOR TEXT VISUALIZATION - Visualizing content change of a data collection over time. A topic may be split into multiple linear, non-overlapping sub-topics along a timeline by satisfying a diverse set of semantic, temporal, and visualization constraints simultaneously. For each derived sub-topic, a set of representative keywords may be automatically selected to summarize the main content of the sub-topic. | 01-16-2014 |
20140025618 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPOSITE DISTANCE METRIC LEVERAGING MULTIPLE EXPERT JUDGMENTS - A system and method for a composite distance metric leveraging multiple expert judgments includes inputting a data distribution of multiple expert judgments stored on a computer readable storage medium. Base distance metrics are converted into neighborhoods for comparison, wherein each base distance metric represents an expert. The neighborhoods are combined to leverage the local discriminalities of all base distance metrics by applying at least one iterative process to output a composite distance metric. | 01-23-2014 |
20140195260 | ASSESSING PRACTITIONER VALUE IN MULTI-PRACTITIONER SETTINGS - A plurality of actual outcome data points, including actual outcomes for a plurality of episodes of a process, are obtained for the process. A practitioner-independent baseline outcome is also obtained for the process. For each given one of the actual outcome data points, the given one of the actual outcome data points is equated to the practitioner entity-independent baseline outcome multiplied by a plurality of unknown participating practitioner entity outcome indices for each of a plurality of participating practitioner entities. Each of the participating practitioner entity outcome indices is raised to an exponent including a corresponding one of a plurality of unknown participating practitioner entity type indices, to obtain a plurality of equations. The plurality of equations are solved to obtain estimated values of the unknown participating practitioner entity outcome indices and estimated values of the unknown participating practitioner entity type indices. | 07-10-2014 |
20140236544 | DYNAMIC IDENTIFICATION OF THE BIOMARKERS LEVERAGING THE DYNAMICS OF THE BIOMARKER - A system and method for providing a temporally dynamic model parameter include building a model parameter by minimizing a loss function based on patient measurements taken at a plurality of time points. Temporally related values of the model parameter are identified, using a processor, having a same type of patient measurement taken at different time points. At least one value of the model parameter and temporally related values of the at least one value are selected to provide a temporally dynamic model parameter. | 08-21-2014 |
20140236545 | DYNAMIC IDENTIFICATION OF THE BIOMARKERS LEVERAGING THE DYNAMICS OF THE BIOMARKER - A system and method for providing a temporally dynamic model parameter include building a model parameter by minimizing a loss function based on patient measurements taken at a plurality of time points. Temporally related values of the model parameter are identified, using a processor, having a same type of patient measurement taken at different time points. At least one value of the model parameter and temporally related values of the at least one value are selected to provide a temporally dynamic model parameter. | 08-21-2014 |
20140257045 | HIERARCHICAL EXPLORATION OF LONGITUDINAL MEDICAL EVENTS - Systems and methods for data analysis include determining medical events co-occurring within a time period from a patient record database. The medical events are grouped into sets of medical events such that a number of sets of medical events is minimized based upon medical event cardinality. Patterns from the sets of medical events are identified, using a processor, to provide relationships between the patterns and patient outcomes. | 09-11-2014 |
20140257847 | HIERARCHICAL EXPLORATION OF LONGITUDINAL MEDICAL EVENTS - Systems and methods for data analysis include determining medical events co-occurring within a time period from a patient record database. The medical events are grouped into sets of medical events such that a number of sets of medical events is minimized based upon medical event cardinality. Patterns from the sets of medical events are identified, using a processor, to provide relationships between the patterns and patient outcomes. | 09-11-2014 |
20140297240 | EXTRACTING CLINICAL CARE PATHWAYS CORRELATED WITH OUTCOMES - Systems and methods for data analysis include constructing patient traces as a set of medical events for each patient of a patient population, the patient population being segmented based on patient outcomes. Medical events in one or more of the patient traces are reduced to provide processed patient traces. The processed patient traces are clustered to identify a cluster of patient traces. A process model is mined, using a processor, representing an aggregation of treatment pathways in the patient traces from the cluster. Patterns from patient traces are identified that are discriminative of patient outcomes. At least one of the patterns is represented with respect to the process model to identify treatment pathways correlated with the patient outcomes. | 10-02-2014 |
20140297317 | EXTRACTING KEY ACTION PATTERNS FROM PATIENT EVENT DATA - Systems and methods for data analysis include determining a patient trace as a set of medical events for a patient. Medical events of the patient trace are grouped into subsets of medical events using a processor according to a temporal relationship between the medical events. Co-occurring events are identified from the subsets of medical events as event clusters. A plurality of medical events in one or more of the subsets of the patient trace is represented using the event clusters to condense the patient trace. | 10-02-2014 |
20140297323 | EXTRACTING KEY ACTION PATTERNS FROM PATIENT EVENT DATA - Systems and methods for data analysis include determining a patient trace as a set of medical events for a patient. Medical events of the patient trace are grouped into subsets of medical events using a processor according to a temporal relationship between the medical events. Co-occurring events are identified from the subsets of medical events as event clusters. A plurality of medical events in one or more of the subsets of the patient trace is represented using the event clusters to condense the patient trace. | 10-02-2014 |
20140297324 | EXTRACTING CLINICAL CARE PATHWAYS CORRELATED WITH OUTCOMES - Systems and methods for data analysis include constructing patient traces as a set of medical events for each patient of a patient population, the patient population being segmented based on patient outcomes. Medical events in one or more of the patient traces are reduced to provide processed patient traces. The processed patient traces are clustered to identify a cluster of patient traces. A process model is mined, using a processor, representing an aggregation of treatment pathways in the patient traces from the cluster. Patterns from patient traces are identified that are discriminative of patient outcomes. At least one of the patterns is represented with respect to the process model to identify treatment pathways correlated with the patient outcomes. | 10-02-2014 |
20150019232 | IDENTIFYING TARGET PATIENTS FOR NEW DRUGS BY MINING REAL-WORLD EVIDENCE - Systems and methods for patient identification include identifying a set of mature drugs similar to a target drug using a processor based on a drug similarity measure. A plurality of outcome models are constructed for each mature drug in the set based on real-world evidence, the plurality of outcome models representing a patient response to each mature drug. A patient response to the target drug is predicted based on the outcome models to identify patients for the target drug. | 01-15-2015 |
20150019239 | IDENTIFYING TARGET PATIENTS FOR NEW DRUGS BY MINING REAL-WORLD EVIDENCE - Systems and methods for patient identification include identifying a set of mature drugs similar to a target drug using a processor based on a drug similarity measure. A plurality of outcome models are constructed for each mature drug in the set based on real-world evidence, the plurality of outcome models representing a patient response to each mature drug. A patient response to the target drug is predicted based on the outcome models to identify patients for the target drug. | 01-15-2015 |
20150106021 | INTERACTIVE VISUAL ANALYSIS OF CLINICAL EPISODES - Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for exemplary visual analytics are provided herein. Visual analytics techniques are provided that combine pattern mining and temporal event visualization-based techniques. Visual episode query tools allow interactive specification of episode definitions and are combined with on-demand data analytics that perform pattern mining to help discover important intermediate events within an episode, and dynamic information visualization that allow interactive exploration and analysis of clinical event sequence data. The disclosed interactive visualization techniques identify events that impact outcome and how those associations change over time. | 04-16-2015 |
20150106022 | INTERACTIVE VISUAL ANALYSIS OF CLINICAL EPISODES - Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for exemplary visual analytics are provided herein. Visual analytics techniques are provided that combine pattern mining and temporal event visualization-based techniques. Visual episode query tools allow interactive specification of episode definitions and are combined with on-demand data analytics that perform pattern mining to help discover important intermediate events within an episode, and dynamic information visualization that allow interactive exploration and analysis of clinical event sequence data. The disclosed interactive visualization techniques identify events that impact outcome and how those associations change over time. | 04-16-2015 |
20150106115 | DENSIFICATION OF LONGITUDINAL EMR FOR IMPROVED PHENOTYPING - Systems and methods for data densification include representing patient data as a sparse patient matrix for each patient. The sparse patient matrix is decomposed into a plurality of matrices including a concept matrix indicating medical concepts of the patient data and an evolution matrix indicating a temporal relationship of the medical concepts. Missing information in the sparse patient matrix is imputed using a processor based on the plurality of matrices to provide a densified patient matrix. | 04-16-2015 |
20150106360 | VISUALIZING CONFLICTS IN ONLINE MESSAGES - Visualizing social media conflict is provided. Textual messages by a set of human users connected via a network regarding a particular topic are collected. Active users in the set of human users authoring a number of textual messages regarding the particular topic more than a threshold number of textual messages are selected. Keywords are selected that occur more than a threshold number of times within the textual messages regarding the particular topic. A sentiment score is computed for each of the keywords occurring more than the threshold number of times within the textual messages using a keyword co-occurrence graph. A sentiment of each of the active users is determined based on the computed sentiment score of each of the selected keywords that are authored by a particular active user. | 04-16-2015 |
20150127588 | PRUNING PROCESS EXECUTION LOGS - Methods and systems for pruning process execution logs include learning a predictive model from a set of execution traces that characterize a process, where the predictive model determines a likelihood of a given instance reaching a specified outcome; identifying attributes in the predictive model that fall below a threshold measure of relevance to the specified outcome using a processor; and removing the identified attributes from the set of execution traces. | 05-07-2015 |
20150127589 | ITERATIVE REFINEMENT OF PATHWAYS CORRELATED WITH OUTCOMES - A method for refining a process model includes mining a process model from a set of execution traces; determining whether the process model is too dense or too sparse; learning a predictive model from the execution traces to predict an outcome; modifying the predictive model; and mining a refined process model from updated traces based on attributes present in the modified predictive model. Modifying the predictive model includes making the predictive model more specific if it is determined that the process model is too dense; and making the predictive model more general if it is determined that the process model is too sparse. | 05-07-2015 |
20150161346 | PATIENT RISK STRATIFICATION BY COMBINING KNOWLEDGE-DRIVEN AND DATA-DRIVEN INSIGHTS - A system and method for patient stratification include determining a first set of patient groups from patients in a patient similarity graph based on a similarity structure of the patient similarity graph. A second set of patient groups is identified based on expert domain knowledge associated with the patients. Patients in the first set and the second set are aligned using a processor to stratify patients. | 06-11-2015 |
20150186788 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPOSITE DISTANCE METRIC LEVERAGING MULTIPLE EXPERT JUDGMENTS - A system and method for a composite distance metric leveraging multiple expert judgments includes inputting a data distribution of multiple expert judgments stored on a computer readable storage medium. Base distance metrics are converted into neighborhoods for comparison, wherein each base distance metric represents an expert and each neighborhood represents an individual similarity measure of the expert. The neighborhoods are combined to leverage the local discriminalities of all base distance metrics by applying at least one iterative process to output a composite distance metric. | 07-02-2015 |
20150317323 | INDEXING AND SEARCHING HETEROGENOUS DATA ENTITIES - A method of performing a search of heterogeneous data based on an input query includes: generating an index including at least two hash tables, where each hash table corresponds to a different data domain of the heterogeneous data and includes hash code sets, where at least one of the hash code sets is mapped to a hash code set of another one of the tables. The method further includes performing a hash on the input query to generate a hash code, by referring to the index, determining a first hash code set that the generated hash code belongs to, and determining a second hash code set that the determined first hash code set is mapped to, and providing at least one result based on the determined second hash code set. | 11-05-2015 |
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20160063380 | QUANTIFYING AND PREDICTING HERDING EFFECTS IN COLLECTIVE RATING SYSTEMS - Various embodiments quantify herding effects in one or more collective rating systems. In one embodiment, a set of historical rating data associated with at least one rated entity and generated by a collective rating system is obtained. The set of historical rating data at least includes a sequence of ratings and a distribution of ratings in the sequence of ratings at each of a set of rating-levels. An optimal setting for each of a set of parameters and at least one function associated with a prediction-based model is calculated utilizing the set of historical rating data, where each of the optimal settings satisfies an optimization threshold. The prediction-based model is configured with the optimal setting for each of the set of parameters and at least one function. A set of modeling data is generated based on the configured prediction-based model and the set of historical rating data. | 03-03-2016 |
20160125073 | VISUALIZING CONFLICTS IN ONLINE MESSAGES - Visualizing social media conflict is provided. Active users in a set of human users authoring a number of textual messages regarding a particular topic more than a threshold number of textual messages are selected. Keywords are selected that occur more than a threshold number of times within the textual messages regarding the particular topic. A sentiment score is computed for each of the keywords occurring more than the threshold number of times within the textual messages using a keyword co-occurrence graph. A sentiment of each of the active users is determined based on the computed sentiment score of each of the selected keywords that are authored by a particular active user. Two distinct groups from the active users are selected based on at least one of a relationship between the two distinct groups and a determined degree of conflict between the two distinct groups with regard to the particular topic. | 05-05-2016 |
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