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20080250094 | EFFICIENT IMPLEMENTATIONS OF KERNEL COMPUTATIONS - A method and apparatus for efficiently performing digital signal processing is provided. In one embodiment, kernel matrix computations are simplified by grouping similar kernel coefficients together. Each coefficient group contains only coefficients having the same value. At least one of the coefficient groups has at least two coefficients. Techniques are disclosed herein to efficiently apply successive first order difference operations to a data signal. The techniques allow for a low gate count. In particular, the techniques allow for a reduction of the number of multipliers without increasing clock frequency, in an embodiment. The techniques update pixels of a data signal at a rate of two clock cycles per each pixel, in an embodiment. The techniques allow hardware that is used to process a first pixel to be re-used to start the processing of a second pixel while the first pixel is still being processed. | 10-09-2008 |
20080254825 | Wearable ultra-thin miniaturized mobile communications - A cellular telephone is provided with a wearable housing, desirably in a form which can be concealed in the user's clothing, wallet, or other place. The housing may be devoid of switches or buttons for controlling the cellular telephone, and control inputs can be provided through free space communications such as a short-range radio link. A module for use in portable communications devices includes chips superposed on one another on a stack, and incorporates an interposer for facilitating connections between the chips. | 10-16-2008 |
20090077359 | ARCHITECTURE RE-UTILIZING COMPUTATIONAL BLOCKS FOR PROCESSING OF HETEROGENEOUS DATA STREAMS - An architecture for heterogeneous data processing which reuses the same hardware to process different data in different manners is disclosed. The different processing has a substantial similarity; such as performing different variations of a computation. For example, the computation may involve the same mathematical operations but use different constants or coefficients, or performing similar arithmetic operations that can be switched such as addition and subtraction, or performing arithmetic operations in different orders, etc. The different processing might be applying different convolution kernels depending on the pixel color. The differences between the kernels could include different kernel sizes, different coefficient locations, and different coefficient values. The same hardware is re-used for all of the similar computations, under the control of external control logic that allows hardware re-use. | 03-19-2009 |
20120196650 | WEARABLE ULTRA-THIN MINIATURIZED MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS - A cellular telephone is provided with a wearable housing, desirably in a form which can be concealed in the user's clothing, wallet, or other place. The housing may be devoid of switches or buttons for controlling the cellular telephone, and control inputs can be provided through free space communications such as a short-range radio link. A module for use in portable communications devices includes chips superposed on one another on a stack, and incorporates an interposer for facilitating connections between the chips. | 08-02-2012 |
20130057553 | Smart Display with Dynamic Font Management - An electronic display is provided that can include any number of features. In some embodiments, the display includes sensors, such as a camera, configured to detect a user parameter of a user positioned before the display. The user parameter can be, for example, an age of the user or a distance of the user from the screen. The display can include a processor configured to adjust a font or icon size on the display based on the detected user parameter. | 03-07-2013 |
20130057573 | Smart Display with Dynamic Face-Based User Preference Settings - An electronic display is provided that can include any number of features. In some embodiments, the display includes sensors, such as a camera, configured to detect a user parameter of a user positioned before the display. The user parameter can be, for example, an age of the user, a distance of the user from the screen, a head angle of the user, a time the user has been positioned before the display, or an ambient light level. The display can include a processor configured to adjust a user preference or display an indicator to the user based on the detected user parameter. | 03-07-2013 |
20140308987 | WEARABLE ULTRA-THIN MINIATURIZED MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS - A device is provided with a housing adapted to engage a portion of a head of a user, such as the ear of the user. The device includes a camera component adapted to face in the same direction as the user when engaged with the portion of the head of the user. The device may be adapted to be controlled using voice commands from the user | 10-16-2014 |
20150124415 | PROTECTIVE COVERING FOR WEARABLE DEVICES - Embodiments of the present application relate generally to personal electronics, portable electronics, wearable electronics, and more specifically to a structure and method for a protective covering for a wearable device. Interior and exterior structures of the wearable device are configured to be flexed into a configuration and to retain the configuration after the flexing. Interior structure may include a first flexible substrate having a first relaxation structure and a second flexible substrate having a second relaxation structure. Components or other structures may be connected with the first and/or second flexible substrates. The first and second relaxation structures may be positioned relative to each other to define a flexure point. At least one flexible and electrically non-conductive cover, that may undergo shirking, may conformally cover at least a portion of the interior structure. A flexible overmolding may be formed over the cover and may comprise the exterior structure. | 05-07-2015 |
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20150250429 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMICALLY AND INTELLIGENTLY MONITORING A HOST'S GLYCEMIC CONDITION AFTER AN ALERT IS TRIGGERED - Systems and methods for providing sensitive and specific alarms indicative of glycemic condition are provided herein. In an embodiment, a method of processing sensor data by a continuous analyte sensor includes: evaluating sensor data using a first function to determine whether a real time glucose value meets a first threshold; evaluating sensor data using a second function to determine whether a predicted glucose value meets a second threshold; activating a hypoglycemic indicator if either the first threshold is met or if the second threshold is predicted to be met; and providing an output based on the activated hypoglycemic indicator. | 09-10-2015 |
20160081599 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATING SENSOR DATA BETWEEN COMMUNICATION DEVICES - System and method for communicating glucose concentration information between devices of a continuous glucose monitoring system is provided. The continuous glucose monitoring system can include a sensor module generates a glucose concentration measurement data and transmits the data to one or more further devices of the continuous glucose monitoring system. The further devices can include a receiver unit and one or more secondary display devices. The receiver unit can be configured to be a stand-alone device of or physically connect to a secondary display device. A user interface can also be provided that provides enhanced functionality for using the continuous glucose monitoring system. | 03-24-2016 |
20160100444 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING AND TRANSMITTING SENSOR DATA - Systems and methods for processing, transmitting and displaying data received from an analyte sensor, such as a glucose sensor, are provided. The data can be displayed on a hand-held display device having a display such as a key fob device including a user interface, such as an LCD and one or more buttons allows a user to view data, and a physical connector, such as USB port. | 04-07-2016 |
20160100445 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING AND TRANSMITTING SENSOR DATA - Systems and methods for processing, transmitting and displaying data received from an analyte sensor, such as a glucose sensor, are provided. The data can be displayed on a hand-held display device having a display such as a key fob device including a user interface, such as an LCD and one or more buttons allows a user to view data, and a physical connector, such as USB port. | 04-07-2016 |
20160100807 | RECEIVERS FOR ANALYZING AND DISPLAYING SENSOR DATA - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for processing, transmitting and displaying data received from an analyte sensor, such as a glucose sensor. The system may include a display device with at least one input device. In response to movement of or along the input device, the display device may change a glucose data output parameter and update an output of the display device using the changed output parameter. | 04-14-2016 |
20160103604 | RECEIVERS FOR ANALYZING AND DISPLAYING SENSOR DATA - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for processing, transmitting and displaying data received from an analyte sensor, such as a glucose sensor. The system may include a display device with at least one input device. In response to movement of or along the input device, the display device may change a glucose data output parameter and update an output of the display device using the changed output parameter. | 04-14-2016 |
20160106350 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MODE SWITCHING - Systems and methods described provide dynamic and intelligent ways to change the required level of user interaction during use of a monitoring device. The systems and methods generally relate to real time switching between a first or initial mode of user interaction and a second or new mode of user interaction. In some cases, the switching will be automatic and transparent to the user, and in other cases user notification may occur. The mode switching generally affects the user's interaction with the device, and not just internal processing. The mode switching may relate to calibration modes, data transmission modes, control modes, or the like. | 04-21-2016 |
20160113557 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MODE SWITCHING - Systems and methods described provide dynamic and intelligent ways to change the required level of user interaction during use of a monitoring device. The systems and methods generally relate to real time switching between a first or initial mode of user interaction and a second or new mode of user interaction. In some cases, the switching will be automatic and transparent to the user, and in other cases user notification may occur. The mode switching generally affects the user's interaction with the device, and not just internal processing. The mode switching may relate to calibration modes, data transmission modes, control modes, or the like. | 04-28-2016 |
20160113558 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MODE SWITCHING - Systems and methods described provide dynamic and intelligent ways to change the required level of user interaction during use of a monitoring device. The systems and methods generally relate to real time switching between a first or initial mode of user interaction and a second or new mode of user interaction. In some cases, the switching will be automatic and transparent to the user, and in other cases user notification may occur. The mode switching generally affects the user's interaction with the device, and not just internal processing. The mode switching may relate to calibration modes, data transmission modes, control modes, or the like. | 04-28-2016 |
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20110320130 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATING SENSOR DATA BETWEEN COMMUNICATION DEVICES - System and method for communicating glucose concentration information between devices of a continuous glucose monitoring system is provided. The continuous glucose monitoring system can include a sensor module generates a glucose concentration measurement data and transmits the data to one or more further devices of the continuous glucose monitoring system. The further devices can include a receiver unit and one or more secondary display devices. The receiver unit can be configured to be a stand-alone device of or physically connect to a secondary display device. A user interface can also be provided that provides enhanced functionality for using the continuous glucose monitoring system. | 12-29-2011 |
20130035575 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING GLUCOSE LEVEL DATA PATTERNS - Systems and methods for detecting and reporting patterns in analyte concentration data are provided. According to some implementations, an implantable device for continuous measurement of an analyte concentration is disclosed. The implantable device includes a sensor configured to generate a signal indicative of a concentration of an analyte in a host, a memory configured to store data corresponding at least one of the generated signal and user information, a processor configured to receive data from at least one of the memory and the sensor, wherein the processor is configured to generate pattern data based on the received information, and an output module configured to output the generated pattern data. The pattern data can be based on detecting frequency and severity of analyte data in clinically risky ranges. | 02-07-2013 |
20130035865 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING GLUCOSE LEVEL DATA PATTERNS - Systems and methods for detecting and reporting patterns in analyte concentration data are provided. According to some implementations, an implantable device for continuous measurement of an analyte concentration is disclosed. The implantable device includes a sensor configured to generate a signal indicative of a concentration of an analyte in a host, a memory configured to store data corresponding at least one of the generated signal and user information, a processor configured to receive data from at least one of the memory and the sensor, wherein the processor is configured to generate pattern data based on the received information, and an output module configured to output the generated pattern data. The pattern data can be based on detecting frequency and severity of analyte data in clinically risky ranges. | 02-07-2013 |
20130035871 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING GLUCOSE LEVEL DATA PATTERNS - Systems and methods for detecting and reporting patterns in analyte concentration data are provided. According to some implementations, an implantable device for continuous measurement of an analyte concentration is disclosed. The implantable device includes a sensor configured to generate a signal indicative of a concentration of an analyte in a host, a memory configured to store data corresponding at least one of the generated signal and user information, a processor configured to receive data from at least one of the memory and the sensor, wherein the processor is configured to generate pattern data based on the received information, and an output module configured to output the generated pattern data. The pattern data can be based on detecting frequency and severity of analyte data in clinically risky ranges. | 02-07-2013 |
20130076531 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING AND TRANSMITTING SENSOR DATA - Systems and methods for processing, transmitting and displaying data received from an analyte sensor, such as a glucose sensor, are provided. The data can be displayed on a hand-held display device having a display such as a key fob device including a user interface, such as an LCD and one or more buttons that allows a user to view data, and a physical connector, such as USB port. | 03-28-2013 |
20130076532 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING AND TRANSMITTING SENSOR DATA - Systems and methods for processing, transmitting and displaying data received from an analyte sensor, such as a glucose sensor, are provided. The data can be displayed on a hand-held display device having a display such as a key fob device including a user interface, such as an LCD and one or more buttons that allows a user to view data, and a physical connector, such as USB port. | 03-28-2013 |
20130078912 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING AND TRANSMITTING SENSOR DATA - Systems and methods for processing, transmitting and displaying data received from an analyte sensor, such as a glucose sensor, are provided. The data can be displayed on a hand-held display device having a display such as a key fob device including a user interface, such as an LCD and one or more buttons | 03-28-2013 |
20140012117 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LEVERAGING SMARTPHONE FEATURES IN CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING - The present embodiments harness a wide variety of capabilities of modern smartphones, and combine these capabilities with information from a continuous glucose monitor to provide diabetics and related people with more information than the continuous glucose monitor can provide by itself. The increased information provides the diabetic with an increased likelihood of good diabetes management for better health. | 01-09-2014 |
20140012118 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LEVERAGING SMARTPHONE FEATURES IN CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING - The present embodiments harness a wide variety of capabilities of modern smartphones, and combine these capabilities with information from a continuous glucose monitor to provide diabetics and related people with more information than the continuous glucose monitor can provide by itself. The increased information provides the diabetic with an increased likelihood of good diabetes management for better health. | 01-09-2014 |
20140012510 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LEVERAGING SMARTPHONE FEATURES IN CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING - The present embodiments harness a wide variety of capabilities of modern smartphones, and combine these capabilities with information from a continuous glucose monitor to provide diabetics and related people with more information than the continuous glucose monitor can provide by itself. The increased information provides the diabetic with an increased likelihood of good diabetes management for better health. | 01-09-2014 |
20140012511 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LEVERAGING SMARTPHONE FEATURES IN CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING - The present embodiments harness a wide variety of capabilities of modern smartphones, and combine these capabilities with information from a continuous glucose monitor to provide diabetics and related people with more information than the continuous glucose monitor can provide by itself. The increased information provides the diabetic with an increased likelihood of good diabetes management for better health. | 01-09-2014 |
20140091940 | RECEIVERS FOR ANALYZING AND DISPLAYING SENSOR DATA - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for processing, transmitting and displaying data received from an analyte sensor, such as a glucose sensor. The system may include a display device with at least one input device. In response to movement of or along the input device, the display device may change a glucose data output parameter and update an output of the display device using the changed output parameter. | 04-03-2014 |
20140091941 | RECEIVERS FOR ANALYZING AND DISPLAYING SENSOR DATA - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for processing, transmitting and displaying data received from an analyte sensor, such as a glucose sensor. The system may include a display device with at least one input device. In response to movement of or along the input device, the display device may change a glucose data output parameter and update an output of the display device using the changed output parameter. | 04-03-2014 |
20140094673 | RECEIVERS FOR ANALYZING AND DISPLAYING SENSOR DATA - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for processing, transmitting and displaying data received from an analyte sensor, such as a glucose sensor. The system may include a display device with at least one input device. In response to movement of or along the input device, the display device may change a glucose data output parameter and update an output of the display device using the changed output parameter. | 04-03-2014 |
20140118138 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING SENSITIVE AND SPECIFIC ALARMS - Systems and methods for providing sensitive and specific alarms indicative of glycemic condition are provided herein. In an embodiment, a method of processing sensor data by a continuous analyte sensor includes: evaluating sensor data using a first function to determine whether a real time glucose value meets a first threshold; evaluating sensor data using a second function to determine whether a predicted glucose value meets a second threshold; activating a hypoglycemic indicator if either the first threshold is met or if the second threshold is predicted to be met; and providing an output based on the activated hypoglycemic indicator. | 05-01-2014 |
20140118166 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMICALLY AND INTELLIGENTLY MONITORING A HOST'S GLYCEMIC CONDITION AFTER AN ALERT IS TRIGGERED - Systems and methods for providing sensitive and specific alarms indicative of glycemic condition are provided herein. In an embodiment, a method of processing sensor data by a continuous analyte sensor includes: evaluating sensor data using a first function to determine whether a real time glucose value meets a first threshold; evaluating sensor data using a second function to determine whether a predicted glucose value meets a second threshold; activating a hypoglycemic indicator if either the first threshold is met or if the second threshold is predicted to be met; and providing an output based on the activated hypoglycemic indicator. | 05-01-2014 |
20140128837 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING GLYCEMIC VARIABILITY - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for processing analyte data. In some example implementations, a method may include generating glucose sensor data indicative of a host's glucose concentration using a glucose sensor; calculating a glycemic variability index (GVI) value based on the glucose sensor data; and providing output to a user responsive to the calculated glycemic variability index value. The GVI may be a ratio of a length of a line representative of the sensor data and an ideal length of the line. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also disclosed. | 05-08-2014 |
20140129151 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING GLYCEMIC VARIABILITY - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for processing analyte data. In some example implementations, a method may include generating glucose sensor data indicative of a host's glucose concentration using a glucose sensor; calculating a glycemic variability index (GVI) value based on the glucose sensor data; and providing output to a user responsive to the calculated glycemic variability index value. The GVI may be a ratio of a length of a line representative of the sensor data and an ideal length of the line. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also disclosed. | 05-08-2014 |
20140182350 | END OF LIFE DETECTION FOR ANALYTE SENSORS - Systems and methods for processing sensor data and end of life detection are provided. In some embodiments, a method for determining the end of life of a continuous analyte sensor includes evaluating a plurality of risk factors using an end of life function to determine an end of life status of the sensor and providing an output related to the end of life status of the sensor. The plurality of risk factors may be selected from the list including the number of days the sensor has been in use, whether there has been a decrease in signal sensitivity, whether there is a predetermined noise pattern, whether there is a predetermined oxygen concentration pattern, and error between reference BG values and EGV sensor values. | 07-03-2014 |
20140188402 | OUTLIER DETECTION FOR ANALYTE SENSORS - Systems and methods for processing sensor data and end of life detection are provided. In some embodiments, a method for determining the end of life of a continuous analyte sensor includes evaluating a plurality of risk factors using an end of life function to determine an end of life status of the sensor and providing an output related to the end of life status of the sensor. The plurality of risk factors may be selected from the list including the number of days the sensor has been in use, whether there has been a decrease in signal sensitivity, whether there is a predetermined noise pattern, whether there is a predetermined oxygen concentration pattern, and error between reference BG values and EGV sensor values. | 07-03-2014 |
20150046113 | END OF LIFE DETECTION FOR ANALYTE SENSORS - Systems and methods for processing sensor data and end of life detection are provided. In some embodiments, a method for determining the end of life of a continuous analyte sensor includes evaluating a plurality of risk factors using an end of life function to determine an end of life status of the sensor and providing an output related to the end of life status of the sensor. The plurality of risk factors may be selected from the list including the number of days the sensor has been in use, whether there has been a decrease in signal sensitivity, whether there is a predetermined noise pattern, whether there is a predetermined oxygen concentration pattern, and error between reference BG values and EGV sensor values. | 02-12-2015 |
20150046124 | END OF LIFE DETECTION FOR ANALYTE SENSORS - Systems and methods for processing sensor data and end of life detection are provided. In some embodiments, a method for determining the end of life of a continuous analyte sensor includes evaluating a plurality of risk factors using an end of life function to determine an end of life status of the sensor and providing an output related to the end of life status of the sensor. The plurality of risk factors may be selected from the list including the number of days the sensor has been in use, whether there has been a decrease in signal sensitivity, whether there is a predetermined noise pattern, whether there is a predetermined oxygen concentration pattern, and error between reference BG values and EGV sensor values. | 02-12-2015 |
20150253334 | RECEIVERS FOR ANALYZING AND DISPLAYING SENSOR DATA - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for processing, transmitting and displaying data received from an analyte sensor, such as a glucose sensor. The system may include a display device with at least one input device. In response to movement of or along the input device, the display device may change a glucose data output parameter and update an output of the display device using the changed output parameter. | 09-10-2015 |
20150289821 | GLYCEMIC URGENCY ASSESSMENT AND ALERTS INTERFACE - Systems and methods are disclosed that employ several or numerous factors in the determination of a glycemic urgency index (GUI), which may be based on a measured blood glucose level as well as other factors. The other factors may include time derivatives of the glucose level and/or other factors, e.g., user—entered data, data measured by other sensors or received from a network source, or historical data. The GUI is then presented to the user in an interesting way, e.g., via a background color or other inconspicuous notifier, e.g., on a mobile device such as a smart phone. The GUI may also be employed in the triggering of actionable alerts and alarms on an electronic device for the user. The GUI, or another index calculated from combinations of the variables and parameters described, may further be employed to drive a medicament delivery device such as a pump. | 10-15-2015 |
20150289823 | GLYCEMIC URGENCY ASSESSMENT AND ALERTS INTERFACE - Systems and methods are disclosed that employ several or numerous factors in the determination of a glycemic urgency index (GUI), which may be based on a measured blood glucose level as well as other factors. The other factors may include time derivatives of the glucose level and/or other factors, e.g., user-entered data, data measured by other sensors or received from a network source, or historical data. The GUI is then presented to the user in an interesting way, e.g., via a background color or other inconspicuous notifier, e.g., on a mobile device such as a smart phone. The GUI may also be employed in the triggering of actionable alerts and alarms on an electronic device for the user. The GUI, or another index calculated from combinations of the variables and parameters described, may further be employed to drive a medicament delivery device such as a pump. | 10-15-2015 |
20160081597 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MODE SWITCHING - Systems and methods described provide dynamic and intelligent ways to change the required level of user interaction during use of a monitoring device. The systems and methods generally relate to real time switching between a first or initial mode of user interaction and a second or new mode of user interaction. In some cases, the switching will be automatic and transparent to the user, and in other cases user notification may occur. The mode switching generally affects the user's interaction with the device, and not just internal processing. The mode switching may relate to calibration modes, data transmission modes, control modes, or the like. | 03-24-2016 |
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20080228825 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ORGANIZING DATA TO FACILITATE ACCESS AND STREAMING - File formats systems and methods are disclosed that provide a framework that integrates concepts, such as objects based audio-visual representation, meta-data and object oriented programming, to achieve a flexible and generic representation of the audiovisual information and the associated methods to operate on the audiovisual information. A system and method are disclosed for storing data processed from presentation data. The data is stored according to a method comprising coding input presentation data by identifying objects from within the presentation data, coding each object individually and organizing the coded data into access layer data units. The access layer data units are stored throughout a plurality of segments, each segment comprising a segment table in a header portion thereof and those access layer data units that are members of the respective segment, there being one entry in the segment table for each access layer data unit therein. A plurality of extended segments are also stored, each of the extended segments further comprising one or more of the access layer data units that include protocol specific data, the extended segments each represented by a extended segment header. The data of an accessible object is also stored, including an accessible object header and identifiers of the plurality of extended segments, each of the extended segments being a member of the same object. | 09-18-2008 |
20130159006 | Object-based Audio-Visual Terminal and Bitstream Structure - As information to be processed at an object-based video or audio-visual (AV) terminal, an object-oriented bitstream includes objects, composition information, and scene demarcation information. Such bitstream structure allows on-line editing, e.g. cut and paste, insertion/deletion, grouping, and special effects. In the interest of ease of editing, AV objects and their composition information are transmitted or accessed on separate logical channels (LCs). Objects which have a lifetime in the decoder beyond their initial presentation time are cached for reuse until a selected expiration time. The system includes a de-multiplexer, a controller which controls the operation of the AV terminal, input buffers, AV objects decoders, buffers for decoded data, a composer, a display, and an object cache. | 06-20-2013 |
20130314602 | Object-Based Audio-Visual Terminal And Bitstream Structure - As information to be processed at an object-based video or audio-visual (AV) terminal, an object-oriented bitstream includes objects, composition information, and scene demarcation information. Such bitstream structure allows on-line editing, e.g. cut and paste, insertion/deletion, grouping, and special effects. In the interest of ease of editing, AV objects and their composition information are transmitted or accessed on separate logical channels (LCs). Objects which have a lifetime in the decoder beyond their initial presentation time are cached for reuse until a selected expiration time. The system includes a de-multiplexer, a controller which controls the operation of the AV terminal, input buffers, AV objects decoders, buffers for decoded data, a composer, a display, and an object cache. | 11-28-2013 |
20140368739 | OBJECT-BASED AUDIO-VISUAL TERMINAL AND BITSTREAM STRUCTURE - As information to be processed at an object-based video or audio-visual (AV) terminal, an object-oriented bitstream includes objects, composition information, and scene demarcation information. Such bitstream structure allows on-line editing, e.g. cut and paste, insertion/deletion, grouping, and special effects. In the interest of ease of editing, AV objects and their composition information are transmitted or accessed on separate logical channels (LCs). Objects which have a lifetime in the decoder beyond their initial presentation time are cached for reuse until a selected expiration time. | 12-18-2014 |
20150095040 | OBJECT-BASED AUDIO-VISUAL TERMINAL AND BITSTREAM STRUCTURE - As information to be processed at an object-based video or audio-visual (AV) terminal, an object-oriented bitstream includes objects, composition information, and scene demarcation information. Such bitstream structure allows on-line editing, e.g. cut and paste, insertion/deletion, grouping, and special effects. In the interest of ease of editing, AV objects and their composition information are transmitted or accessed on separate logical channels (LCs). Objects which have a lifetime in the decoder beyond their initial presentation time are cached for reuse until a selected expiration time. The system includes a de-multiplexer, a controller which controls the operation of the AV terminal, input buffers, AV objects decoders, buffers for decoded data, a composer, a display, and an object cache. | 04-02-2015 |
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20080205515 | Video encoding with reduced complexity - A method for encoding frames of input video signals, including the following steps: implementing a learning/configuring stage that includes the following steps: providing frames of training video signals; determining training statistical parameters for groups of pixels of the frames of training video signals, and also encoding the frames of training video signals to obtain training modes; configuring a decision tree in response to the training statistical parameters and the training modes; and implementing an operating/encoding stage that includes the following steps: determining operating statistical parameters for groups of pixels of the frames of input video signals, and applying the operating statistical parameters to the configured decision tree to obtain operating modes; and encoding the frames of input video signals using the frames of input video signals and the operating modes. | 08-28-2008 |
20080212682 | Reduced resolution video transcoding with greatly reduced complexity - A method for receiving encoded MPEG-2 video signals and transcoding the received encoded signals to encoded H.264 reduced resolution video signals, including the following steps: decoding the encoded MPEG-2 video signals to obtain frames of uncompressed video signals and to also obtain MPEG-2 feature signals; deriving H.264 mode estimation signals from the MPEG-2 feature signals; subsampling the frames of uncompressed video signals to produce subsampled frames of video signals; and producing the encoded H.264 reduced resolution video signals using the subsampled frames of video signals and the H.264 mode estimation signals. | 09-04-2008 |
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20100158099 | Systems and methods for video/multimedia rendering, composition, and user interactivity - An interactive video/multimedia application (IVM application) may specify one or more media assets for playback. The IVM application may define the rendering, composition, and interactivity of one or more the assets, such as video. Video multimedia application data (IVMA data may) be used to define the behavior of the IVM application. The IVMA data may be embodied as a standalone file in a text or binary, compressed format. Alternatively, the IVMA data may be embedded within other media content. A video asset used in the IVM application may include embedded, content-aware metadata that is tightly coupled to the asset. The IVM application may reference the content-aware metadata embedded within the asset to define the rendering and composition of application display elements and user-interactivity features. The interactive video/multimedia application (defined by the video and multimedia application data) may be presented to a viewer in a player application. | 06-24-2010 |
20130227616 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VIDEO/MULTMEDIA RENDERING, COMPOSITION, AND USER-INTERACTIVITY - An interactive video/multimedia application (IVM application) may specify one or more media assets for playback. The IVM application may define the rendering, composition, and interactivity of one or more the assets, such as video. Video multimedia application data (IVMA data may) be used to define the behavior of the IVM application. The IVMA data may be embodied as a standalone file in a text or binary, compressed format. Alternatively, the IVMA data may be embedded within other media content. A video asset used in the IVM application may include embedded, content-aware metadata that is tightly coupled to the asset. The IVM application may reference the content-aware metadata embedded within the asset to define the rendering and composition of application display elements and user-interactivity features. The interactive video/multimedia application (defined by the video and multimedia application data) may be presented to a viewer in a player application. | 08-29-2013 |
20140028721 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VIDEO/MULTIMEDIA RENDERING, COMPOSITION, AND USER-INTERACTIVITY - An interactive video/multimedia application (IVM application) may specify one or more media assets for playback. The IVM application may define the rendering, composition, and interactivity of one or more the assets, such as video. Video multimedia application data (IVMA data may) be used to define the behavior of the IVM application. The IVMA data may be embodied as a standalone file in a text or binary, compressed format. Alternatively, the IVMA data may be embedded within other media content. A video asset used in the IVM application may include embedded, content-aware metadata that is tightly coupled to the asset. The IVM application may reference the content-aware metadata embedded within the asset to define the rendering and composition of application display elements and user-interactivity features. The interactive video/multimedia application (defined by the video and multimedia application data) may be presented to a viewer in a player application. | 01-30-2014 |
20140198845 | Video Compression Technique - A method for producing compressed video signals representative of a sequence of video frames, including the following steps: determining the value of a temporal variation parameter between successive frames, or portions thereof, of the sequence of frames; determining when the temporal variation parameter meets a predetermined criterion and indexing the frame transitions where the criterion is met; and digitally encoding the sequence of frames with relative reduction of the bitrate for at least a portion of the earlier-occurring frame of each indexed transition. | 07-17-2014 |
20150042683 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VIDEO/MULTIMEDIA RENDERING, COMPOSITION, AND USER-INTERACTIVITY - An interactive video/multimedia application (IVM application) may specify one or more media assets for playback. The IVM application may define the rendering, composition, and interactivity of one or more the assets, such as video. Video multimedia application data (IVMA data may) be used to define the behavior of the IVM application. The IVMA data may be embodied as a standalone file in a text or binary, compressed format. Alternatively, the IVMA data may be embedded within other media content. A video asset used in the IVM application may include embedded, content-aware metadata that is tightly coupled to the asset. The IVM application may reference the content-aware metadata embedded within the asset to define the rendering and composition of application display elements and user-interactivity features. The interactive video/multimedia application (defined by the video and multimedia application data) may be presented to a viewer in a player application. | 02-12-2015 |
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20090245389 | Object-Based Audio-Visual Terminal And Bitstream Structure - As information to be processed at an object-based video or audio-visual (AV) terminal, an object-oriented bitstream includes objects, composition information, and scene demarcation information. Such bitstream structure allows on-line editing, e.g. cut and paste, insertion/deletion, grouping, and special effects. In the interest of ease of editing, AV objects and their composition information are transmitted or accessed on separate logical channels (LCs). Objects which have a lifetime in the decoder beyond their initial presentation time are cached for reuse until a selected expiration time. The system includes a de-multiplexer, a controller which controls the operation of the AV terminal, input buffers, AV objects decoders, buffers for decoded data, a composer, a display, and an object cache. | 10-01-2009 |
20110007219 | Object-Based Audio-Visual Terminal And Bitstream Structure - As information to be processed at an object-based video or audio-visual (AV) terminal, an object-oriented bitstream includes objects, composition information, and scene demarcation information. Such bitstream structure allows on-line editing, e.g. cut and paste, insertion/deletion, grouping, and special effects. In the interest of ease of editing, AV objects and their composition information are transmitted or accessed on separate logical channels (LCs). Objects which have a lifetime in the decoder beyond their initial presentation time are cached for reuse until a selected expiration time. The system includes a de-multiplexer, a controller which controls the operation of the AV terminal, input buffers, AV objects decoders, buffers for decoded data, a composer, a display, and an object cache. | 01-13-2011 |
20120105727 | OBJECT-BASED AUDIO-VISUAL TERMINAL AND BITSTREAM STRUCTURE - As information to be processed at an object-based video or audio-visual (AV) terminal, an object-oriented bitstream includes objects, composition information, and scene demarcation information. Such bitstream structure allows on-line editing, e.g. cut and paste, insertion/deletion, grouping, and special effects. In the interest of ease of editing, AV objects and their composition information are transmitted or accessed on separate logical channels (LCs). Objects which have a lifetime in the decoder beyond their initial presentation time are cached for reuse until a selected expiration time. | 05-03-2012 |
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20120144406 | WAIT ON ADDRESS SYNCHRONIZATION INTERFACE - In a first thread of a process a determination is made that a current value at a target address is not a desired value. In response to this determination, a first application programming interface (API) is invoked to indicate that the first thread is to sleep and be woken up when a second thread modifies the value at the target address. When a second thread modifies the value at the target address, the second thread invokes a second API to indicate that the value at the target address has been modified. In response to the second API being invoked, the first thread is woken up. | 06-07-2012 |
20120265947 | LIGHTWEIGHT RANDOM MEMORY ALLOCATION - In response to a memory allocation request received from an application thread, a random number is obtained (e.g., from a random number list previously populated with multiple random numbers). A starting location in at least a portion of a bitmap associated with a region including multiple blocks of the memory is determined based on the random number. A portion of the bitmap is scanned, beginning at the starting location, to identify a location in the bitmap corresponding to an available block of the multiple blocks, and an indication of this available block is returned to the application thread. | 10-18-2012 |
20130061249 | DECOUPLING BACKGROUND WORK AND FOREGROUND WORK - Systems, methods, and apparatus for separately loading and managing foreground work and background work of an application. In some embodiments, a method is provided for use by an operating system executing on at least one computer. The operating system may identify at least one foreground component and at least one background component of an application, and may load the at least one foreground component for execution separately from the at least one background component. For example, the operating system may execute the at least one foreground component without executing the at least one background component. In some further embodiments, the operating system may use a specification associated with the application to identify at least one piece of computer executable code implementing the at least one background component. | 03-07-2013 |
20130061251 | EVENT AGGREGATION FOR BACKGROUND WORK EXECUTION - Systems, methods, and apparatus for separately managing foreground work and background work. In some embodiments, an operating system may identify at least one foreground component and at least one background component of a same application or different applications, and may manage the execution of the components differently. For example, the operating system may receive a request that at least one background component of an application be executed in response to at least one event. In response to detecting an occurrence of the at least one event, the operating system may determine whether at least one first condition set by the application is satisfied and whether at least one second condition set by the operating system is satisfied, and may execute the at least one background component when it is determined that the at least one first and second conditions are satisfied following the occurrence of the at least one event. | 03-07-2013 |
20130067475 | MANAGING PROCESSES WITHIN SUSPEND STATES AND EXECUTION STATES - One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for suspending logically related processes associated with an application, determining whether to resume a suspended process based upon a wake policy, and/or managing an application state of an application, such as timer and/or system message data. That is, logically related processes associated with an application, such as child processes, may be identified and suspended based upon logical relationships between the processes (e.g., a logical container hierarchy may be traversed to identify logically related processes). A suspended process may be resumed based upon a wake policy. For example, a suspended process may be resumed based upon an inter-process communication call policy that may be triggered by an application attempting to communicate with the suspended process. Application data may be managed while an application is suspended so that the application may be resumed in a current and/or relevant state. | 03-14-2013 |
20130067490 | MANAGING PROCESSES WITHIN SUSPEND STATES AND EXECUTION STATES - One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for suspending logically related processes associated with an application, determining whether to resume a suspended process based upon one or more wake policies, and/or managing an application state of an application, such as timer and/or system message data. That is, logically related processes associated with an application, such as child processes, may be identified and suspended based upon logical relationships between the processes (e.g., a logical container hierarchy may be traversed to identify logically related processes). A suspended process may be resumed based upon a set of wake policies. For example, a suspended process may be resumed based upon an inter-process communication call policy that may be triggered by an application attempting to communicate with the suspended process. Application data may be managed while an application is suspended so that the application may be resumed in a current and/or relevant state. | 03-14-2013 |
20130067494 | Resuming Applications and/or Exempting Applications from Suspension - Only a particular number of applications on a computing device are active at any given time, with applications that are not active being suspended. A policy is applied to determine when an application is to be suspended. However, an operating system component can have a particular application be exempted from being suspended (e.g., due to an operation being performed by the application). Additionally, an operating system component can have an application that has been suspended resumed (e.g., due to a desire of another application to communicate with the suspended application). | 03-14-2013 |
20130067495 | MANAGING PROCESSES WITHIN SUSPEND STATES AND EXECUTION STATES - One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for suspending logically related processes associated with an application, determining whether to resume a suspended process based upon one or more wake policies, and/or managing an application state of an application, such as timer and/or system message data. That is, logically related processes associated with an application, such as child processes, may be identified and suspended based upon logical relationships between the processes (e.g., a logical container hierarchy may be traversed to identify logically related processes). A suspended process may be resumed based upon a set of wake policies. For example, a suspended process may be resumed based upon an inter-process communication call policy that may be triggered by an application attempting to communicate with the suspended process. Application data may be managed while an application is suspended so that the application may be resumed in a current and/or relevant state. | 03-14-2013 |
20130191541 | BACKGROUND TASK RESOURCE CONTROL - Among other things, one or more techniques and/or systems are provided for controlling resource access for background tasks. For example, a background task created by an application may utilize a resource (e.g., CPU cycles, bandwidth usage, etc.) by consuming resource allotment units from an application resource pool. Once the application resource pool is exhausted, the background task is generally restricted from utilizing the resource. However, the background task may also utilize global resource allotment units from a global resource pool shared by a plurality of applications to access the resource. Once the global resource pool is exhausted, unless the background task is a guaranteed background task which can consume resources regardless of resource allotment states of resource pools, the background task may be restricted from utilizing the resource until global resource allotment units within the global resource pool and/or resource allotment units within the application resource pool are replenished. | 07-25-2013 |
20130298143 | WAIT ON ADDRESS SYNCHRONIZATION INTERFACE - In a first thread of a process a determination is made that a current value at a target address is not a desired value. In response to this determination, a first application programming interface (API) is invoked to indicate that the first thread is to sleep and be woken up when a second thread modifies the value at the target address. When a second thread modifies the value at the target address, the second thread invokes a second API to indicate that the value at the target address has been modified. In response to the second API being invoked, the first thread is woken up. | 11-07-2013 |
20140040917 | Resuming Applications and/or Exempting Applications from Suspension - Only a particular number of applications on a computing device are active at any given time, with applications that are not active being suspended. A policy is applied to determine when an application is to be suspended. However, an operating system component can have a particular application be exempted from being suspended (e.g., due to an operation being performed by the application). Additionally, an operating system component can have an application that has been suspended resumed (e.g., due to a desire of another application to communicate with the suspended application). | 02-06-2014 |
20140123151 | APPLICATION PRIORITIZATION - Among other things, one or more techniques and/or systems are provided for application prioritization. For example, an operating system of a computing device may contemporaneously host one or more applications, which may compete for computing resources, such as CPU cycles, I/O operations, memory access, and/or network bandwidth. Accordingly, an application (e.g., a background task or service) may be placed within a de-prioritized operating mode during launch and/or during execution, which may result in the application receiving a relatively lower priority when competing with applications placed within a standard operating mode for access to computing resources. In this way, an application placed within a standard operating mode (e.g., a foreground application currently interacted with by a user) may have priority to computing resources over the de-prioritized application, such that the application within the standard operating mode may provide enhanced performance based upon having priority to computing resources. | 05-01-2014 |
20140195767 | Lightweight Random Memory Allocation - In response to a memory allocation request received from an application thread, a random number is obtained (e.g., from a random number list previously populated with multiple random numbers). A starting location in at least a portion of a bitmap associated with a region including multiple blocks of the memory is determined based on the random number. A portion of the bitmap is scanned, beginning at the starting location, to identify a location in the bitmap corresponding to an available block of the multiple blocks, and an indication of this available block is returned to the application thread. | 07-10-2014 |
20140258703 | ADAPTIVE DATA SYNCHRONIZATION - In one embodiment, an application module | 09-11-2014 |
20140359774 | Protecting Anti-Malware Processes - Anti-malware process protection techniques are described. In one or more implementations, an anti-malware process is launched. The anti-malware process is verified based at least in part on an anti-malware driver that contains certificates which contain an identity that is signed with the trusted certificate from a verified source. After the anti-malware process is verified, the anti-malware process may be assigned a protection level, and an administrative user may be prevented from altering the anti-malware process. | 12-04-2014 |
20140359775 | Protecting Anti-Malware Processes - Anti-malware process protection techniques are described. In one or more implementations, an anti-malware driver is signed using a hash that identifies a manufacturer of the anti-malware driver. The anti-malware driver is then provided to a computing device. The anti-malware driver may be assigned a protection level based on an agreement between the anti-malware manufacturer and an operating system manufacturer, and this protection level effects the operation of the anti-malware program on the computing device. | 12-04-2014 |
20140372356 | PREDICTIVE PRE-LAUNCH FOR APPLICATIONS - Systems and methods of pre-launching applications in a computer system, said applications being likely to be activated by a user from a terminated and/or suspended process state, are disclosed. The pre-launching of an application may be based on the assessed probability of the application being activated—as well as the level of availability of system resources to affect such pre-launching. Applications may be pre-launched based on these and other conditions/considerations, designed to improve the user's experience of a quick launch of applications in the background. Several prediction models are presented to provide a good estimate of the likelihood of an application being activated by a user. Such prediction models may comprise an adaptive predictor (based on past application usage situations) and/or a switch rate predictor (based on historic data of an application being switched and, possibly, having a decay rate applied to such switch rate measure). | 12-18-2014 |
20140373027 | APPLICATION LIFETIME MANAGEMENT - One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for facilitating lifetime management of dynamically created child applications and/or for managing dependencies between a set of applications of an application package. In an example, a parent application may dynamically create a child application. A child lifetime of the child application may be managed independently and/or individually from lifetimes of other applications with which the child application does not have a dependency relationship. In another example, an application within an application package may be identified as a dependency application that may provide functionality depended upon by another application, such as a first application, within the application package. A dependency lifetime of the dependency application may be managed according to a first lifetime of the first application. In this way, lifetimes (e.g., initialization, execution, suspension, termination, etc.) of applications may be managed to take into account dynamically created child applications and/or dependency relationships. | 12-18-2014 |
20140380075 | Selective Blocking of Background Activity - Controlling background activity in a computing device or system during a low-power mode is described. In some example techniques, when a computing device or system is in a low power mode, a determination is made whether to block one or more trigger events from causing an activation of one or more respective background task operations. Based at least in part on the determination, at least one trigger event may be allowed to cause an activation of a respective background task operation during the low power mode. | 12-25-2014 |
20150301835 | DECOUPLING BACKGROUND WORK AND FOREGROUND WORK - Systems, methods, and apparatus for separately loading and managing foreground work and background work of an application. In some embodiments, a method is provided for use by an operating system executing on at least one computer. The operating system may identify at least one foreground component and at least one background component of an application, and may load the at least one foreground component for execution separately from the at least one background component. For example, the operating system may execute the at least one foreground component without executing the at least one background component. In some further embodiments, the operating system may use a specification associated with the application to identify at least one piece of computer executable code implementing the at least one background component. | 10-22-2015 |
20160034308 | BACKGROUND TASK RESOURCE CONTROL - Among other things, one or more techniques and/or systems are provided for controlling resource access for background tasks. For example, a background task created by an application may utilize a resource (e.g., CPU cycles, bandwidth usage, etc.) by consuming resource allotment units from an application resource pool. Once the application resource pool is exhausted, the background task is generally restricted from utilizing the resource. However, the background task may also utilize global resource allotment units from a global resource pool shared by a plurality of applications to access the resource. Once the global resource pool is exhausted, unless the background task is a guaranteed background task which can consume resources regardless of resource allotment states of resource pools, the background task may be restricted from utilizing the resource until global resource allotment units within the global resource pool and/or resource allotment units within the application resource pool are replenished. | 02-04-2016 |
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20110111385 | AUTOMATED TRAINING SYSTEM AND METHOD BASED ON PERFORMANCE EVALUATION - An automated training system and method based on performance evaluation to provide a precise and succinct automated real-time feedback. A scenario that focuses on specific training objectives can be decomposed into a set of vignettes and dynamically arranged in a dynamic logical sequence to train for a specific high level skill. Performance metrics juxtaposed over a task demand can be automatically computed utilizing a latency and accuracy measure associated with a particular trainee action. Performance data can be automatically gathered and evaluated utilizing the measured performance metrics. Thereafter, contextual feedback information may be automatically organized and provided in real-time to a trainee. The training objectives, the trainee's performance metrics, and feedback data can be utilized to automatically select an appropriate training intervention, which may then be offered to the trainee. An initial, as well as an appropriate follow-up vignette, can be dynamically selected and automatically presented based on the training objectives and evaluated trainee performance data. | 05-12-2011 |
20110307301 | DECISION AID TOOL FOR COMPETENCY ANALYSIS - A computer implemented method and system include receiving a trigger in the computer related to job performance in a work environment. The system compares job performance related to the trigger to a worker competency model having behavior indicators of good performance. The comparison of job performance to the worker competency model, behavior indicators, and outcome measures is used to provide an indication of good and poor job performance for a variety of situations. Training, best practices, and effective strategies may also be automatically identified. | 12-15-2011 |
20120194336 | USER INTERFACES FOR ENABLING INFORMATION INFUSION TO IMPROVE SITUATION AWARENESS - A security system is configured to display a representation of an area on a display unit, receive input from a plurality of different types of sensors that are positioned within the area, display a plurality of icons on the display unit, wherein the plurality of icons represents the locations of the plurality sensors in the area, and display in a panel on the display unit output from the plurality of sensors. | 08-02-2012 |
20120296488 | INTUITIVE SCHEDULING FOR ENERGY MANAGEMENT DEVICES - An energy management device providing a series of user interface enhancements that enable the creation and modification of energy management schedules. The energy management device may provide these user interface enhancements in connection with a touch screen interface, as the user interface receives and processes a variety of touch screen gestures from users intended to create and manipulate the energy management schedules. Specific embodiments described herein include calendar views with customizable periods of interest, calendar views with overlays of scheduling and pricing information, and clocks providing runtime indications of specific energy consuming systems. | 11-22-2012 |
20120306736 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO CONTROL SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS VIA A FOOTPRINT - A system includes a video sensing device, a computer processor coupled to the video sensing device, and a display unit coupled to the computer processor. The system is configured to display on the display unit a footprint of the video sensing device in an environment, receive input from a user that directly alters the footprint of the video sensing device, calculate a change in one or more of a pan, a tilt, and a zoom of the video sensing device as a function of the direct alteration of the footprint, alter one or more of the pan, the tilt, and the zoom of the video sensing device as a function of the calculations, and display a field of view of the video sensing device on the display unit as a function of the altered pan, tilt, and zoom of the video sensing device. | 12-06-2012 |
20120307052 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THUMBNAIL-BASED CAMERA CONTROL - A system includes a video sensing device, a computer processor coupled to the video sensing device, and a display unit coupled to the computer processor. The system is configured to display a field of view of the video sensing device as a thumbnail on a main display of an area, receive input from a user, wherein the input received from the user is received via one or more of a pan icon, a zoom icon, and a tilt icon, automatically calculate a change in one or more of a pan, a tilt, and a zoom of the video sensing device as a function of the input, alter one or more of the pan, the tilt, and the zoom of the video sensing device as a function of the calculations, and display a new field of view of the video sensing device in the thumbnail as a function of the alteration of the pan, tilt, and zoom of the video sensing device. | 12-06-2012 |
20120307053 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO CONTROL SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS VIA THREE DIMENSIONAL METAPHOR AND CURSOR - A system includes a video sensing device, a computer processor coupled to the video sensing device, and a display unit coupled to the computer processor. The system displays on the display unit a field of view of the video sensing device, and displays a three dimensional widget within the field of view. The widget includes one or more features for altering one or more of a location or size of the widget, thereby altering an area in the field of view covered by the widget. The system then alters one or more of a pan, a tilt, and a zoom of the video sensing device as a function of the alteration of the location or size of the widget, thereby altering the field of view of the video sensing device. | 12-06-2012 |
20120307067 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC CAMERA PLACEMENT - A system for automatically determining the placement of cameras receives data relating to a plurality of polygons. T polygons represent one or more of a surveillance area, a non-surveillance area, a blank area, and an obstacle. The system selects one or more initial cameras, including one or more initial camera positions, initial camera orientations, and initial camera features, wherein the initial camera positions and the initial camera orientations cause one or more fields of view of the initial cameras to cover at least a part of the surveillance area. The system alters one or more of a number of cameras, an orientation of the cameras, a location of the cameras, a type of the cameras, and a crossover of two or more cameras. The system uses a fitness function to evaluate all of the cameras and all of the camera positions, and selects one or more cameras and the locations and orientations of the one or more cameras as a function of the fitness function. | 12-06-2012 |
20120307082 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO ACCOUNT FOR IMAGE LAG DURING CAMERA MOVEMENT - A system includes a video sensing device, a computer processor coupled to the video sensing device, and a display unit coupled to the computer processor. The system is configured to display on the display unit a live feed of a field of view of the video sensing device, and receive input to modify the field of view of the video sensing device by altering one or more of a pan, a tilt, and a zoom of the video sensing device. After receiving the input to modify the field of view of the video sensing device, the system replaces the live feed on the display unit with alternative video data. The display of the alternative video data occurs during a time period when the pan, tilt, and zoom of the video sensing device is being modified. The system redisplays on the display unit the live feed of the video sensing device after completion of the modification of the pan, tilt and zoom of the video sensing device. | 12-06-2012 |
20120323385 | PROVIDING ENERGY MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS WITH AN ENERGY MANAGEMENT DEVICE - Devices, systems, and methods for providing energy management recommendations are provided. One method includes recording a number of interactions between a user and a computing device, creating an energy usage profile according to the number of interactions between the user and the computing device, computing energy usage analytics associated with the energy usage profile, presenting the energy usage analytics to the user, and providing a number of energy management recommendations that account for the usage analytics and the energy usage profile. | 12-20-2012 |
20130050511 | MOBILE ENERGY AUDIT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method includes obtaining an address of a structure, obtaining picture of objects in the structure with a networked mobile device, deriving identification information from the pictures, using the identification information to obtain energy usage information from databases, and generating an energy audit based on the objects and energy usage information. | 02-28-2013 |
20130113822 | INTERFACE FOR HOME ENERGY MANAGER - A device includes a device manager stored on a computer readable storage device. A display has multiple tiles corresponding to smart devices installed in a user home having inter-dependent statuses and settings. The device manager generates the tiles with corresponding smart device information displayed in the tiles, and selection of a tile provides a view showing details about the smart device while not obscuring unselected tiles. | 05-09-2013 |
20130177882 | TRAINING SYSTEMS FOR ADAPTIVE AND MALLEABLE EXPERTISE - A system identifies cognitive skills applicable to a particular job domain. The system stores cognitive skills from a plurality of job domains in a computer storage device. The cognitive skills are mapped to the plurality of job domains. The system creates a model of the stored cognitive skills. The model includes the plurality of job domains, and each job domain is associated with one or more scenarios, and each scenario is associated with a subset of the stored cognitive skills. This results in a matrix of job domains, scenarios, and cognitive skills. The system also generates a training sequence using the matrix. The training sequence includes multiple scenarios and relevant cognitive skills associated with each of the multiple scenarios across multiple job domains, thereby creating a system to generate an adaptable level of cognitive expertise. | 07-11-2013 |
20130204408 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING HOME AUTOMATION SYSTEM USING BODY MOVEMENTS - A home automation system includes data relating to three dimensional body movements. The system receives a signal generated by a sensing of a three dimensional body movement of a person, compares the signal relating to the three dimensional body movement of the person to the stored data relating to the three dimensional body movements, identify the body movement of the person based on the comparison; and control a home automation system as a function of the identified body movement. | 08-08-2013 |
20140019319 | FLOORPLAN-BASED RESIDENTIAL ENERGY AUDIT AND ASSET TRACKING - A method includes populating a touchscreen interface with visual representations of rooms of a residential home, providing a list of assets in a manner facilitating use of the touchscreen select an asset for a visual representation of a room, facilitating entry of make and model information of the selected asset, and obtaining and storing energy audit information regarding the selected asset via a network connection. | 01-16-2014 |
20140278319 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTING A RESPIRATOR - Apparatus and associated methods may relate to a system for predicting a respirator fit by comparing a specific respirator model to a specific facial model in a dynamic position. In an illustrative example, one or more dynamic positions may be generated by actual user movement and/or simulated user movement. For example, a facial model may be generated by altering a static model in view of actual and/or simulated movements. In various implementations, a facial model may be compared against a variety of respirator models from a respirator model database. In some implementations, a 3D representation of the respirator model may be displayed upon a 3D representation of the facial model. In some implementations, a color-coded facial display may characterize areas of comfort and discomfort with respect to the respirator model. For example, areas of comfort and discomfort may be objectively determined in view of an applied pressure by the respirator. | 09-18-2014 |
20140278320 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTING A RESPIRATOR - Apparatus and associated methods may relate to a system for predicting a respirator fit by comparing a respirator model in a deformed state to a specific facial model. In an illustrative example, an internal measurement may be calculated between an inside part of the respirator model and the facial model. The internal measurement may be compared against a predetermined threshold to determine a fit of the respirator model, for example. In various implementations, the internal measurement may be a distance and/or a volume between the respirator and facial model. In some implementations, a 3D representation of the respirator model may be displayed upon a 3D representation of the facial model. In some implementations, a color-coded facial display may characterize areas of comfort and discomfort with respect to the respirator model. For example, areas of comfort and discomfort may be objectively determined in view of an applied pressure by the respirator. | 09-18-2014 |
20140349255 | OPERATOR COMPETENCY MANAGEMENT - A method of operator competency management includes providing a computing system having a processor running a software application. The software application implements an Operator Competency Model (OCM) which includes a simulated competency exercise including a plurality of simulated tasks for an operator in a processing facility running a physical process, wherein a competency for each simulated task is mapped to an assessment tool, wherein the assessment tools collectively include at least one subjective assessment tool and at least one automatically generated assessment tool. Responsive to the operator performing the simulated competency exercise, the performance of the operator is evaluated using respective ones of the assessment tools for the simulated tasks to generate competency data for the operator. The competency data includes an automatically generated portion corresponding to data generated by the automatically generated assessment tool and a subjective assessment portion corresponding to data generated by the subjective assessment tool. | 11-27-2014 |
20150053780 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR INTERACTING WITH AN HVAC CONTROLLER - An HVAC controller may be controlled in response to a natural language audio message that is not recognizable by the HVAC controller as a command, where the natural language audio message is translated into a command recognizable by the HVAC controller. The HVAC controller may be a thermostat and may include a housing that at least partially houses a control module, a microphone, a speaker, a display, and a voice recognition module. The voice recognition module recognizes a predetermined audible trigger from a recorded voice message or streamed voice message, and in response, provide one or more audio clips via the speaker and/or video clips via the display to assist users in operating the thermostat. A user may communicate with the thermostat via the thermostat and/or a remote device. | 02-26-2015 |
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20160070851 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTING A RESPIRATOR - Apparatus and associated methods may relate to a system for predicting a respirator fit by comparing a respirator model in a deformed state to a specific facial model. In an illustrative example, an internal measurement may be calculated between an inside part of the respirator model and the facial model. The internal measurement may be compared against a predetermined threshold to determine a fit of the respirator model, for example. In various implementations, the internal measurement may be a distance and/or a volume between the respirator and facial model. In some implementations, a 3D representation of the respirator model may be displayed upon a 3D representation of the facial model. In some implementations, a color-coded facial display may characterize areas of comfort and discomfort with respect to the respirator model. For example, areas of comfort and discomfort may be objectively determined in view of an applied pressure by the respirator. | 03-10-2016 |