Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090037732 | TETHERED DEVICE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods are described for applying digital rights management techniques to tethered devices. In one embodiment, a host device is operable to translate a relatively sophisticated license into a simpler format for use on a relatively low-capability device. In another embodiment, a method of using extended SCSI commands to communicate over a USB connection is provided. | 02-05-2009 |
20100223672 | Systems and Methods for Managing and Protecting Electronic Content and Applications - Systems and methods are disclosed for managing and protecting electronic content and applications. Applications, content, and/or users can be given credentials by one or more credentialing authorities upon satisfaction of a set of requirements. Rights management software/hardware is used to attach and detect these credentials, and to enforce rules that indicate how content and applications may be used if certain credentials are present or absent. In one embodiment an application may condition access to a piece of electronic content upon the content's possession of a credential from a first entity, while the content may condition access upon the application's possession of a credential from a second entity and/or the user's possession of a credential from a third entity. Use of credentials in this manner enables a wide variety of relatively complex and flexible control arrangements to be put in place and enforced with relatively simple rights management technology. | 09-02-2010 |
20100293049 | Content Delivery Systems and Methods - A method for distributing an electronic content item for consumption with advertisements is provided. In one embodiment, a content provider creates a license identifying one or more slots within an electronic content item at which advertisements are to be inserted. The license specifies one or more types of advertisements that are not permitted to be inserted into the slots, and also specifies criteria for dynamically selecting advertisements to insert into the one or more slots. The content provider securely associates the electronic license with the electronic content item and distributes the electronic content item and the electronic license to a third party for consumption or subsequent transfer to an end user. | 11-18-2010 |
20100293050 | Dynamic, Local Targeted Advertising Systems and Methods - Systems and methods are described for targeting advertisements to a user of an electronic device. In one embodiment, the user's device receives multiple advertisements and at least one content item. Using a control associated with the content item and controls associated with the advertisements, the user's system dynamically determines the optimum advertisements to render with the content item. Information about the advertisements that were selected can be sent to a remote party to facilitate payment by the provider of the advertisements to the provider of the content. | 11-18-2010 |
20100293058 | Ad Selection Systems and Methods - Systems and methods are described for dynamically selecting an advertisement for presentation to an end user in combination with an electronic content item. In one embodiment, a control associated with the electronic content item is evaluated to determine whether the advertisement is permitted to be presented in combination with the electronic content item. A control associated with the advertisement is also evaluated to determine an amount that the provider of the advertisement is willing to pay to have the advertisement presented to the end user in combination with the electronic content item. If this amount is greater than the amount bid by other advertisements, then the advertisement and the content item are presented together to the end user. | 11-18-2010 |
20120005764 | Systems and Methods for Governing Content Rendering, Protection, and Management Applications - System and methods are disclosed for governing digital rights management systems and other applications through the use of supervisory governance applications and keying mechanisms. Governance is provided by enabling the supervisory applications to revoke access keys and/or to block certain file system calls, thus preventing governed applications from accessing protected electronic content. | 01-05-2012 |
20130096943 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROTECTING AND GOVERNING GENOMIC AND OTHER INFORMATION - Trusted, privacy-protected systems and method are disclosed for processing, handling, and performing tests on human genomic and other information. According to some embodiments, a system is disclosed that is a cloud-based system for the trusted storage and analysis of genetic and other information. Some embodiments of the system may include or support some or all of authenticated and certified data sources; authenticated and certified diagnostic tests; and policy-based access to data. | 04-18-2013 |
20130191930 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GOVERNING CONTENT RENDERING, PROTECTION, AND MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS - System and methods are disclosed for governing digital rights management systems and other applications through the use of supervisory governance applications and keying mechanisms. Governance is provided by enabling the supervisory applications to revoke access keys and/or to block certain file system calls, thus preventing governed applications from accessing protected electronic content. | 07-25-2013 |
20130212659 | TRUSTED CONNECTED VEHICLE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - This disclosure relates to systems and methods for facilitating a security and trust architecture in connected vehicles. In certain embodiments, a method for creating a trusted architecture in a connected vehicle may include generating a connected vehicle ecosystem map including information relating to a plurality of electronic control units and network connections included in the connected vehicle. Based on the vehicle ecosystem map, trusted relationships involving electronic control units may be identified. Trusted credentials may be generated and issued to electronic control units that meet one or more trust requirements. Using the trusted credentials, trusted communication within the connected vehicle may be achieved. | 08-15-2013 |
20130216071 | AUDIO REPRODUCTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and method are disclosed for facilitating efficient calibration of filters for correcting room and/or speaker-based distortion and/or binaural imbalances in audio reproduction, and/or for producing three-dimensional sound in stereo system environments. According to some embodiments, using a portable device such as a smartphone or tablet, a user can calibrate speakers by initiating playback of a test signal, detecting playback of the test signal with the portable device's microphone, and repeating this process for a number of speakers and/or device positions (e.g., next to each of the user's ears). A comparison can be made between the test signal and the detected signal, and this can be used to more precisely calibrate rendering of future signals by the speakers. | 08-22-2013 |
20130254699 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING DOCUMENTS AND OTHER ELECTRONIC CONTENT - This disclosure relates to systems and methods for managing documents and other electronic works. Certain embodiments relate to enabling secure, governed, and/or audited collaboration and/or document management over cloud storage platforms (e.g., third-party cloud storage platforms). Further embodiments relate to providing key and rights management as well as collaboration services in conjunction with cloud storage services. | 09-26-2013 |
20140282974 | Secure Transaction Systems and Methods - Systems and methods are described that use tag authentication and presence verification techniques in connection with a variety of transactions. In certain embodiments, an authentication device may verify the authenticity of a secure tag by determining whether the secure tag stores secret information provisioned by a trusted authority. In some embodiments, such an authentication process may be performed without exposing the secret information to the authentication device, thereby maintaining integrity of the secure tag. In other embodiments, insecure tags and/or tags that do not include secret information are used. | 09-18-2014 |
20140298207 | Systems and Methods for Managing Documents and Other Electronic Content - This disclosure relates to systems and methods for enabling collaboration and/or task management between one or more users. Certain embodiments facilitate task management in connection with secure, governed, and/or audited collaboration and/or document management services using an interface that includes social communication features. Further embodiments relate to search operations returning active and/or functional search results that a user may interact with in connection with performing various activities in connection with a collaboration and/or document management service. | 10-02-2014 |
20150067335 | TETHERED DEVICE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods are described for applying digital rights management techniques to tethered devices. In one embodiment, a host device is operable to translate a relatively sophisticated license into a simpler format for use on a relatively low-capability device. In another embodiment, a method of using extended SCSI commands to communicate over a USB connection is provided. | 03-05-2015 |
20150237071 | NETWORK SECURITY SYSTEMS AND METHODS - This disclosure relates to systems and methods for managing connected devices and associated network connections. In certain embodiments, trust, privacy, safety, and/or security of information communicated between connected devices may be established in part through use of security associations and/or shared group tokens. In some embodiments, these security associations may be used to form an explicit private network associated with the user. A user may add and/or manage devices included in the explicit private network through management of various security associations associated with the network's constituent devices. | 08-20-2015 |
20150269359 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING AND PROTECTING ELECTRONIC CONTENT AND APPLICATIONS - Systems and methods are disclosed for managing and protecting electronic content and applications. Applications, content, and/or users can be given credentials by one or more credentialing authorities upon satisfaction of a set of requirements. Rights management software/hardware is used to attach and detect these credentials, and to enforce rules that indicate how content and applications may be used if certain credentials are present or absent. In one embodiment an application may condition access to a piece of electronic content upon the content's possession of a credential from a first entity, while the content may condition access upon the application's possession of a credential from a second entity and/or the user's possession of a credential from a third entity. Use of credentials in this manner enables a wide variety of relatively complex and flexible control arrangements to be put in place and enforced with relatively simple rights management technology. | 09-24-2015 |
Patent application number | Description | Published |
20140213487 | Systems and Methods for Biological Analysis - A biological analysis system is provided. The system comprises an interchangeable assembly configured to accommodate any one of a plurality of sample holders, each respective sample holder configured to receive a plurality of samples. The system also includes a control system configured to cycle the plurality of samples through a series of temperatures. The system further includes an optical system configured to detect fluorescent signals emitted from the plurality of samples. The optical system, in particular, can comprise a single field lens, an excitation source, an optical sensor, and a plurality of filter components. The excitation source can be one or more light emitting diodes. The field lens can be a bi-convex lens. | 07-31-2014 |
20140248693 | Optical Systems and Methods for Biological Analysis - An instrument for processing and/or measuring a biological process contains an excitation source, a sample holder, an optical sensor, an excitation optical system, and an emission optical system. The sample holder is configured to receive a plurality of biological samples. The optical sensor is configured to receive an emission from the biological samples. The excitation optical system is disposed along an excitation optical path and is configured to direct the electromagnetic radiation from the excitation source to the biological samples. The emission optical system is disposed along an emission optical path and is configured to direct electromagnetic emissions from the biological samples to the optical sensor. The instrument further contains a plurality of filter assemblies configured to be interchangeably located along at least one of the optical paths. The plurality of filter components includes a first filter assembly characterized by a first optical power and a first filter having a first filter function, the first filter function characterized by at least one of a first low-pass wavelength or a first high-pass wavelength. The second filter assembly is characterized by a second optical power and a second filter having a second filter function, the second filter function comprising at least one of a second low-pass wavelength that is different than the first low-pass wavelength or a second high-pass wavelength that is different than the first high-pass wavelength. | 09-04-2014 |
20150044686 | Systems and Methods for Containing Biological Samples - An article for holding a plurality of biological samples includes a substrate a substrate comprising a first surface and an opposing second surface and a plurality of reaction sites in the substrate. Each of the reaction sites extends from an opening in the first surface to an opening in the second surface. The reaction sites comprise a hexagonal shape and are configured to provide sufficient surface tension by capillary action to hold respective biological samples. The reaction sites have a density over at least a portion of the surfaces that is at least 170 holes per square millimeter. At least one of the surfaces may have a surface roughness characterized by an arithmetic average roughness (Ra) that is less than or equal to 5 nanometers. | 02-12-2015 |
20150045252 | Systems and Methods for Assessing of Biological Samples - A system for determining the number of target nucleotide molecules in a sample includes a sample holder, an excitation optical system, an optical sensor, and an emission optical system. The sample holder is configured to receive an article comprising at least 20,000 separate reaction sites. The excitation optical system comprises a light source configured to simultaneously illuminate the at least 20,000 separate reaction sites. The optical sensor comprises a predetermined number of pixels, the predetermined number of pixels being at least 20 times the number of separate reaction sites. The emission optical system comprises a system working distance from the sample holder, wherein the working distance is less than or equal to 60 millimeters. | 02-12-2015 |
20150080247 | Systems and Methods for Biological Analysis - A system for performing biological reactions is provided. The system includes a chip including a substrate and a plurality of reaction sites. The plurality of reaction sites are each configured to include a liquid sample of at most one nanoliter. Further, the system includes a control system configured to initiate biological reactions within the liquid samples. The system further includes a detection system configured to detect biological reactions on the chip. According to various embodiments, the chip includes at least 20000 reaction sites. In other embodiments, the chip includes at least 30000 reaction sites. | 03-19-2015 |
20150185152 | Illumination Systems - A system for detecting emissions from a sample containing nucleotide molecules contains a sample holder, an optical illumination system, an optical sensor. The sample holder includes a plurality of spatially separated reaction sites configured to hold a sample containing nucleotide molecules. The optical illumination system comprising a radiant source configured to simultaneously illuminate two or more of the reaction sites. The illumination system includes a homogenizer. An output from the homogenizer has less variation in power, energy, irradiance, or intensity than the variation in power, energy, irradiance, or intensity of the source. | 07-02-2015 |
Patent application number | Description | Published |
20120016016 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING COMPLICATIONS OF DIABETES AND VASCULAR DISEASES USING FLAVONES - Disclosed herein, inter alia, are methods and compositions for treating a complication of diabetes or a vascular disease using a 5-desoxy-flavone and/or 5-desoxy-flavonol. | 01-19-2012 |
20140142172 | Medical Food for Cognitive Decline - Nutraceutical formulations that improve cognitive function in adults diagnosed with neurodegenerative disease are provided, which comprise a combination of fisetin and DHA. | 05-22-2014 |
20140186328 | NEUROPROTECTIVE POLYPHENOL ANALOGS - The present invention provides neuroprotective polyphenol compounds, which can be synthetic analogs of fisetin, baicalein or chlorogenic acid, that maintain neuroprotective, anti-inflammatory, glutathione promoting, and/or antioxidant properties. The neuroprotective polyphenol compounds are useful for promoting, enhancing and/or increasing neuron protection, growth and/or regeneration. The polyphenol compounds further find use for increasing and or maintaining intracellular glutathione (GSH) levels. The polyphenol compounds are also useful for treating, preventing, mitigating and/or delaying neurodegenerative conditions, including diabetes, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, Alzheimer's disease, non-Alzheimer's dementias, multiple sclerosis, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury or ALS. | 07-03-2014 |
20140186329 | POLYPHENOL ANALOGS TO TREAT ISCHEMIA - The present invention provides methods of use of polyphenol compounds for treating, preventing, mitigating and delaying ischemia or a condition where ischemia occurs. In one embodiment, the method comprises providing a polyphenol analog; and administering the polyphenol analog to a subject to treat ischemia or a condition where ischemia occurs. Various embodiments of the present invention are useful for the treatment of patients having, or at risk for, any of (1) ischemic stroke, (2) hemorrhagic stroke, (3) cardiovascular disease, (4) ischemia related spinal cord injury, (5) ischemia in diabetic patients, or (6) embolic stroke. For example, use of the polyphenol compounds can maintain glutathione levels in the patient. | 07-03-2014 |