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20110137699 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CAB MANAGEMENT - It is provided a super territorial service center for allocating orders for payable back travels to location-related service providers traveling outside their respective local territories The service center receives service orders, receives data associated with location and availability of the service providers, and allocates service orders to service providers The service orders include service times, pick-up locations, and destinations in local territories different from the pick-up location The service center includes an order interface, a service provider interface and an allocating unit The order interface receives service orders from clients using the internet, telephony system, cellular networks, and indirectly through local dispatchers The service provider interface receives the data associated with location and availability of the service providers The allocating module searches appropriate service provider in a gradually increasing zone around the pick-up location, searches appropriate service provider, calculates travel time between locations, and prioritizes service provider | 06-09-2011 |
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20080226163 | Methods and apparatus for enhancing color data - In one embodiment, an image processor may be used to manipulate a hue value to obtain an updated hue value, manipulate a saturation value to obtain an updated saturation value based on the updated hue value and the saturation value, and if updated pixel data including the updated hue value and the updated saturation value is an illegal value, adjust a luma value. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 09-18-2008 |
20110134315 | Bi-Directional, Local and Global Motion Estimation Based Frame Rate Conversion - In accordance with some embodiments, frame rate conversion may use both forward and backward local and global motion estimation. In some embodiments, spatial and neighboring predictors may be developed for a block. A small range block matching may be done for each predictor. A final or best motion vector for a block may be selected from a plurality of candidates based on votes from neighboring blocks. A global motion vector may be computed from plurality of selected motion vectors. A motion compensated interpolation may be computed based on two consecutive frames and both forward and backward local and global motion estimations. | 06-09-2011 |
20120176536 | Adaptive Frame Rate Conversion - In accordance with some embodiments, frame rate conversion may use both forward and backward local and global motion estimation. Variable block sizes may be used for motion estimation by analyzing similarities between smaller block sizes. | 07-12-2012 |
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20090154828 | METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE IMAGE ENHANCEMENT - A filtering system and method are disclosed, to perform simultaneous, de-noising, and details enhancement tasks of a video image. The efficient filtering system includes multiple filters, which operate on a portion of the video image that has been partitioned into multiple rings. Using the filtering system, complex mathematical operations are avoided. | 06-18-2009 |
20090161011 | FRAME RATE CONVERSION METHOD BASED ON GLOBAL MOTION ESTIMATION - Embodiments of a frame rate conversion (FRC) method use two or more frames to detect and determine their relative motion. An interpolated frame between the two frames may be created using a derived motion, a time stamp given, and consecutive frame data. Global estimation of each frame is utilized, resulting in reduced occlusion, reduced interpolation artifacts, selective elimination of judder, graceful degradation, and low complexity. | 06-25-2009 |
20120294547 | METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE IMAGE ENHANCEMENT - A filtering system and method are disclosed, to perform simultaneous, de-noising, and details enhancement tasks of a video image. The efficient filtering system includes multiple filters, which operate on a portion of the video image that has been partitioned into multiple rings. Using the filtering system, complex mathematical operations are avoided. | 11-22-2012 |
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20090023993 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMBINED DISPLAY OF MEDICAL DEVICES - A method and system to display combined information about an in-vivo lumen using several in vivo devices as data sources. A method is provided for interfacing different in vivo devices and viewing integrated results, on a combined display, by receiving in vivo data of at least two in vivo sensing procedures and analyzing the in vivo data to produce the combined representation. The combined representation may be displayed to a user during the course of an in vivo sensing procedure, and the in vivo data of an in vivo sensing procedure may be received and/or analyzed to produce a combined representation in real time. | 01-22-2009 |
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20120275683 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING COLORIMETRIC ABNORMALITIES IN VIVO - A system and method for detection of colorimetric abnormalities within a body lumen includes an image receiver for receiving images from within the body lumen. Also included are a transmitter for transmitting the images to a receiver, and a processor for generating a probability indication of presence of colorimetric abnormalities on comparison of color content of the images and at least one reference value. | 11-01-2012 |
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20110235630 | Techniques for prioritizing traffic - Techniques, at a subscriber station, for assigning packets to queues to prioritize real-time content over non-real time content. Packets with the same connection identifier are assigned to different priority queues. Block sequence numbers are assigned to packets after storage of packets to queues based on priority. | 09-29-2011 |
20120011569 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING MAC CONTROL MESSAGES - A system to protect MAC control messages is presented. In one embodiment, the system comprises a processor, a memory coupled to the processor, and a communication device coupled to the processor to communicate wirelessly over multiple sub-channels in an orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) wireless network. The communication device is operable to determine that a MAC control message is protected if an indicator within the MAC control message is set. The communication device validates, if the indicator is set, integrity of the MAC control message in conjunction with a CMAC (cipher-message authentication code) tuple concatenated with the MAC control message. | 01-12-2012 |
20130137398 | LOCAL SECURITY KEY UPDATE AT A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A system and method for updating a security key at a base station (BS) is disclosed. The method comprises the operation of transmitting a handover command from the base station to a mobile station. The operation of incrementing a base station instance of an authentication key counter at the base station follows. The next operation of the method can be calculating a new local authentication key (AK*) at the base station using the base station instance of the authentication key counter and an authentication key (AK). The AK may be previously obtained from an authenticator. The method further includes communicating by the base station with the mobile station using the new local authentication key after a predetermined action time. | 05-30-2013 |
20130252548 | DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DISCOVERING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES - Some demonstrative embodiments include devices, systems and/or methods of wireless communication discovery. For example, a first wireless communication device may include a wireless communication unit to discover a second wireless communication device according to an asymmetric discovery process, in which the wireless communication unit is to operate in only one first state selected from a searching state and a listening state, while the second wireless communication device is to operate in only one second state selected from the searching state and the listening state. | 09-26-2013 |
20140341110 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROTOCOL ADAPTATION LAYER (PAL) COMMUNICATION TO INDICATE TRANSITIONING A DEVICE TO A DEFAULT STATE - Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, systems and/or methods of transitioning a device to a default state. For example, an apparatus may include a first Protocol Adaptation Layer (PAL) communication unit to communicate PAL traffic with a second PAL communication unit over a communication link, the PAL traffic comprising traffic of a PAL connection over a PAL, the PAL is above a layer of the communication link, wherein the first PAL communication unit is to communicate a device reset request and a device reset response with the second PAL communication unit over the communication link, the device reset request indicating transitioning of a peripheral device to a default state, the device reset response in response to the device reset request, the device reset response indicating whether the device reset request is successfully handled. | 11-20-2014 |
20140344463 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SUPPORTING STREAMING OVER A PROTOCOL ADAPTATION LAYER (PAL) - Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, systems and/or methods of supporting streaming over a Protocol Adaptation Layer (PAL). For example, an apparatus may include a first PAL communication unit to communicate PAL traffic with a second PAL communication unit over a communication link, the PAL traffic comprising traffic of a PAL connection, over a PAL, between a first device and a second device, the PAL is above a layer of the communication link, the PAL traffic comprising data to be communicated between the first device and one or more endpoints via the second device, wherein the first PAL communication unit is to communicate an endpoint open stream request and an endpoint open stream response with the second PAL communication unit over the communication link. | 11-20-2014 |
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20100209867 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DENTAL CAVITY TREATMENT - A device for disinfecting and/or sterilization of a dental cavity comprising:
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20120088207 | ROOT CANAL LENGTH MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A root canal length measurement device configured for detachable support on a neck of a dental handpiece and having a generally cylindrical electrical contact element that, in use, is resiliently biased by a spring toward an endodontic file rotatably mounted in the handpiece so that a flat surface of the contact element maintains a steady electrical connection with a shank portion of the endodontic file proximate its point of attachment to the handpiece. | 04-12-2012 |
20140045142 | ENDODONTIC FILE - An endodontic file for a motorized rotary handpiece includes a coupler element for coupling to the handpiece, a central longitudinal flexible core including a central flexible cable supported by the coupler element, and a helical wire surrounding the core and extending toward a tip of the core opposite the handle end. The flexible core includes a first plurality of inner strands twisted together in a first direction and surrounded by a second plurality of outer strands twisted in an opposite direction. The tip of the core is chamfered and unbonded and protrudes beyond the helical wire at the tip whereby in use reversing a direction of rotation of the endodontic file after the tip of the core reaches the apex of the root canal, unwinds the outer strands, which operate as a brush during removal of the endodontic file from the root canal. | 02-13-2014 |
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20080201435 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ORDERING ADDRESSEES IN ADDRESS FIELDS - A method and system for ordering addressees in address fields ( | 08-21-2008 |
20080235302 | TRANSPARENT ALLOCATION OF A UNIQUE PER USER/TMP FS - The invention is directed to the transparent allocation of a unique per user /tmp file system. A method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: manipulating an operating system to provide each user with a private temporary file system; and constraining a process of the user to the user's private temporary file system. | 09-25-2008 |
20080320574 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR AUTHENTICATION AND ACCESS CONTROL - System, method and program for managing a production server. An authentication server sends to the production server via a network a group password for a GroupID to access a file in the production server. A user at a workstation sends via a network to the authentication server an individual UserID and corresponding individual password for the user and a request for the group password for the GroupID to access a file in the production server protected by the group password. In response, the authentication server authenticates the individual UserID with the corresponding individual password and returns to the workstation the group password for the GroupID. After receiving the group password from the authentication server, the user at the workstation sends via a network to the production server the group password and GroupID and a request to access the file in the production server protected by the group password. In response, the production server authenticates the GroupID with the group password and grants the user access to the file. | 12-25-2008 |
20090178135 | LANGUAGE INDEPENDENT LOGIN METHOD AND SYSTEM - The present invention prevents illegitimate access to a user computing machine. A method in accordance with an embodiment includes: setting an authentication routine in the user computing machine; generating a virtual keyboard on the user computing machine; entering a user identification through the virtual keyboard, the user identification being entered according to a virtual keyboard form factor; comparing the entered user identification with a secure user identification previously stored in the user computing machine; and validating the user access to the user computing machine if a match occurs, otherwise denying access. | 07-09-2009 |
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20110034784 | Medical Sensor Kit for Combination with a Chair to Enable Measurement of Diagnostic Information - A medical examination chair kit includes a group of sensors including electrodes in finger-tip sensors, various other types of sensors incorporated in covers attachable or placeable on a chair and load cells on an adjustable grid supporting the chair, all of which provide data which is partially processed in a transmission pocket mounted on the chair. | 02-10-2011 |
20110201907 | Chair and Ancillary Apparatus with Medical Diagnostic Features in a Remote Health Monitoring System - A medical examination chair includes a group of sensors including electrodes in finger-tip sensors, various other types of sensors incorporated in straps for the patient in the chair and load cells supporting the chair, all of which provide data which is partially processed in the electronics mounted in the chair and then transmitted to a central station for patient diagnosis. | 08-18-2011 |
20110224530 | Physiological Measuring System Comprising a Garment in the Form of a Sleeve or Glove and Sensing Apparatus Incorporated in the Garment - A measuring system for measuring electrocardiogram signals comprises a diagnostic garment with ECG electrodes that may assume the form of a sleeve or glove. A disposable version of the glove can be inflated. By using an inflatable glove, the contour of the body is automatically matched by the contour of the glove. Samples from the ECG electrodes positioned on a diagnostic garment are compensated so that the samples better approximate samples from EEG electrodes that are positioned at classical locations. Also, samples from ECG electrodes are compensated to reduce signal noise resulting from positioning the ECG electrodes on the diagnostic garment. | 09-15-2011 |
20120088986 | Physiological Measuring System Comprising a Garment in the Form of a Sleeve or Glove and Sensing Apparatus Incorporated in the Garment - A measuring system for measuring electrocardiogram signals comprises a diagnostic garment with ECG electrodes that may assume the form of a sleeve or glove. A disposable version of the glove can be inflated. By using an inflatable glove, the contour of the body is automatically matched by the contour of the glove. Samples from the ECG electrodes positioned on a diagnostic garment are compensated so that the samples better approximate samples from ECG electrodes that are positioned at classical locations. Also, samples from ECG electrodes are compensated to reduce signal noise resulting from positioning the ECG electrodes on the diagnostic garment. | 04-12-2012 |
20120271122 | Medical Sensor Kit for Combination with a Chair to Enable Measurement of Diagnostic Information - A medical examination chair kit includes a group of sensors including electrodes in finger-tip sensors, various other types of sensors incorporated in covers attachable or placeable on a chair and load cells on an adjustable grid supporting the chair, all of which provide data which is partially processed in a transmission pocket mounted on the chair. | 10-25-2012 |
20130267818 | Physiological Measuring System Comprising a Garment in the Form of a Sleeve or Glove and Sensing Apparatus Incorporated in the Garment - A measuring system for measuring electrocardiogram signals comprises a diagnostic garment with ECG electrodes that may assume the form of a sleeve or glove. A disposable version of the glove can be inflated. By using an inflatable glove, the contour of the body is automatically matched by the contour of the glove. Samples from the ECG electrodes positioned on a diagnostic garment are compensated so that the samples better approximate samples from EEG electrodes that are positioned at classical locations. Also, samples from ECG electrodes are compensated to reduce signal noise resulting from positioning the ECG electrodes on the diagnostic garment. | 10-10-2013 |
20130281887 | Medical Sensor Kit for Combination with a Chair to Enable Measurement of Diagnostic Information - A medical examination chair kit includes a group of sensors including electrodes in finger-tip sensors, various other types of sensors incorporated in covers attachable or placeable on a chair and load cells on an adjustable grid supporting the chair, all of which provide data which is partially processed in a transmission pocket mounted on the chair. | 10-24-2013 |
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20080208715 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A PERSONALIZED ELECTRONIC SHOPPING CENTER - According to embodiments of the present invention, a user's local storage system may be used to create a virtual personal mall comprising one or more virtual personal stores and configured for purchasing products by one or several providers. The virtual personal store and/or virtual personal mall may be organized in virtual shelves. Each virtual shelf may contain a group of products with one or more common properties, for example, books by a certain author and/or published by a certain publisher, and/or supplied by the same virtual personal store provider, etc. The groups may be defined by the virtual personal store provider and/or by the user and/or by a group of users. | 08-28-2008 |
20080215437 | System, apparatus and method for advertising using a data storage device - A system, method, and apparatus for downloading advertisements, storing advertisements on a storage device, selecting advertisements for presentation, and presenting selected advertisements. In some embodiments of the invention, advertisements may be dynamically associated and presented in coordination with content according to predefined parameters, stored information, and other criteria. Advertisement credits may be allocated in exchange for advertisement consumption. Advertisements and other information may be exchanged with remote servers. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 09-04-2008 |
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20090069417 | CAROTENOID OXIDATION PRODUCTS AS CHEMOPREVENTIVE AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AGENTS - The present invention relates to a method for the chemoprevention and treatment of cancer, by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising a carotenoid derivative, such as a derivative of lycopene, a- and b-carotene, phytoene, phytofluene, lutein, zeaxanthin, α- and β-cryptoxanthin, canthaxanthin, astaxanthin, or other carotenoid. The carotenoid derivative is a carotenoid oxidation product, and is preferably an aldehyde derivative, a dialdehyde derivative or a ketone derivative. The carotenoid derivative can be a derivative of any naturally occurring carotenoid, such as those found in tomatoes and other fruits and vegetables. | 03-12-2009 |
20120071550 | Synergistic combinations of cartonoids and polyphenols - The present invention provides a therapeutic composition comprising one or more polyphenols and one or more carotenoids selected from the group consisting of lutein, lycopene and beta-carotene. The invention also provides methods for inhibiting or reducing the production of superoxide ions, NO, TNF-alpha and/or PGE | 03-22-2012 |
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20100191995 | In-Band Sleep Protocol for Embedded Bus - A sleep protocol is provided for controlling sleep mode in a device having a receive port and a transmit port. A location is established in a map of locations in the device as a sleep/wake control location. When the device receives a command to store a sleep value in the sleep/wake control location, this indicates there is no pending traffic for the receive port. When the device also determines that there is no pending traffic on the transmit port, then the device may enter a low power sleep mode. When the device receives a command to store a wake value in the sleep/wake control location to indicate pending traffic for the receive port, it awakens from sleep mode and responds to the wake command with a reply command to indicate the receive port is ready to receive the pending traffic. | 07-29-2010 |
20120178365 | Non-Volatile Memory for Contactless Systems - A contactless system is described in which energy is scavenged from an electromagnetic field provided by a proximate reader device. An embedded processor and a volatile memory circuit within a near field communication (NFC) controller are operated using the scavenged energy. Parameter data from the proximate reader device may be acquired while conducting a near field communication transaction. A non-volatile memory (NVRAM) server is coupled to the NFC controller and also operates using the scavenged energy. Parameter data may be stored within the NVRAM server by sending a command and the parameter data from the NFC controller to the NVRAM server. At the completion of the transaction, the electromagnet field may be removed and all parameter data stored within the NFC controller will be lost. However, the next time the electromagnetic field is applied, the NFC controller may retrieve the parameters from the NVRAM server by sending a command. | 07-12-2012 |
20120178366 | Multiple NFC Card Applications in Multiple Execution Environments - A contactless system is described in which multiple execution environments may be coupled to a near field communication (NFC) controller, wherein each execution environment is configured to communicate with remote readers via the NFC controller using an assigned one of a plurality of communication protocols. During a polling session from a proximate reader, responding to a request command using a requested communication protocol and activating one of the plurality of execution environments assigned to the requested communication protocol to use the NFC controller. An arbitration is performed in response to each polling session such that a same combination of communication protocol and execution environment is not activated for adjacent polling sessions. | 07-12-2012 |
20120214411 | System and method of near field communication tag presence detection for smart polling - A system for detecting the presence of a near filed communication object includes a radiator configured to radiate a magnetic field from a near field communication reader device; a detector configured to detect a loading effect on the magnetic field caused by the near filed communication object; and a decision circuit configured to determine that the near field communication object is present based on the detected loading effect. Only once the presence of a nearby NFC object is detected will higher power-consuming communications take place. Accordingly a power-sensitive background polling feature can be implement within the NFC architecture. | 08-23-2012 |
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20090220148 | AUTOMATIC RED EYE ARTIFACT REDUCTION FOR IMAGES - Systems and methods are provided for reducing eye coloration artifacts in an image. In the system and method, an eye is detected in the image and a pupil color for the eye in the image and a skin color of skin in the image associated with the eye are determined. At least one region of artifact coloration in the eye in the image is then identified based on the pupil color and the skin color, and a coloration of the region is modified to compensate for the artifact coloration. | 09-03-2009 |
20100033553 | IN-CAMERA PANORAMA IMAGE STITCHING ASSISTANCE - A camera that provides for a panorama mode of operation that stitches together two or more images to create a single image with a wide format. In panorama mode, a live view of a scene is transformed from rectangular coordinates to cylindrical coordinates and displayed by the camera. Also, an overlap portion between the previous image and the next image to be captured is characterized. In real time, after the previous image is captured, the overlap portion of the previous image is also transformed from rectangular coordinates into cylindrical coordinates. Next, the camera displays an overlay of at least a portion of the overlap portion onto the live view of the next image to be captured. And this overlay can assist the user in aligning the live view of the next image to be captured with the overlap portion of the previously captured image. | 02-11-2010 |
20100054628 | ROBUST FAST PANORAMA STITCHING IN MOBILE PHONES OR CAMERAS - A camera that provides for a panorama mode of operation that employs internal software and internal acceleration hardware to stitch together two or more captured images to create a single panorama image with a wide format. Captured images are projected from rectilinear coordinates into cylindrical coordinates with the aid of image interpolation acceleration hardware. Matches are quickly determined between each pair of images with a block based search that employs motion estimation acceleration hardware. Transformation are found, utilizing regression and robust statistics techniques, to align the captured images with each other, which are applied to the images using the interpolation acceleration hardware. A determination is made for an optimal seam to stitch images together in the overlap region by finding a path which cuts through relatively non-noticeable regions so that the images can be stitched together into a single image with a wide panoramic effect. | 03-04-2010 |
20110205395 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOW-LIGHT IMAGING ENHANCEMENT - A device and methods are provided for low-light imaging enhancement by a digital imaging device. In one embodiment, a method includes detecting an image associated with ambient lighting of a scene, detecting an image associated with artificial lighting of the scene, aligning the image associated with ambient lighting relative to the image associated with artificial lighting based on a motion parameter of ambient lighting image data and artificial lighting image data, and calculating data for a combined image based on aligned ambient lighting image data and artificial lighting image data, wherein image data for the combined image is selected to maximize an objective quality criterion of the combined image. The method may further include determining an image parameter based on ambient lighting image data, blending image data associated with the artificial lighting and the combined image based on the image parameter to generate a tone rendered image. | 08-25-2011 |
20130250053 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL TIME 2D TO 3D CONVERSION OF VIDEO IN A DIGITAL CAMERA - Embodiments are directed towards enabling digital cameras to digitally process captured two dimensional image sequences at a real time video rate, to convert the two dimensional image sequences into stereoscopic three dimensional image sequences. In one embodiment, using a pipelining architecture, various statistics are obtained for a captured two dimensional sequence. The statistics are used to estimate depth within each frame image within the sequence, in real time. Using the depth data a disparity map is generated that is provided to a warping component to generate a second perspective of the two dimensional image. The two images for the frame provide a three dimensional perspective for the frame within the sequence. Together the two perspective images for the frame are provided to a video encoder component to encode the stereoscopic three dimensional frame for the sequence. | 09-26-2013 |
20130278788 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE EXTENT OF A FOREGROUND OBJECT IN AN IMAGE - Embodiments are directed towards determining within a digital camera whether a pixel belongs to a foreground or background segment within a given image by evaluating a ratio of derivative and deviation metrics in an area around each pixel in the image, or ratios of derivative metrics across a plurality of images. For each pixel within the image, a block of pixels are examined to determine an aggregate relative derivative (ARD) in the block. The ARD is compared to a threshold value to determine whether the pixel is to be assigned in the foreground segment or the background segment. In one embodiment, a single image is used to determine the ARD and the pixel segmentation for that image. Multiple images may also be used to obtain ratios of a numerator of the ARD, useable to determine an extent of the foreground. | 10-24-2013 |
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20140267602 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL TIME 2D TO 3D CONVERSION OF A VIDEO IN A DIGITAL CAMERA - Embodiments are directed towards enabling digital cameras to create a 3D view, which can be re-rendered onto any object within a scene, so that it is both in focus and a center of perspective, based on capturing a single set of multiple 2D images of the scene. From capturing a single set of 2D images for a scene, a depth map of the scene may be generated, and used to calculate principal depths, which are then used to capture an image focused at each of the principal depths. A correspondence between a 2D image of the scene and the principal depths are determined that corresponds to a specific principal depth. For different coordinates of the 2D image, different 3D views of the scene are created that are each focused at a principal dept that corresponds to the given coordinate. | 09-18-2014 |
20150016724 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE EXTENT OF A FOREGROUND OBJECT IN AN IMAGE - Embodiments are directed towards determining within a digital camera whether a pixel belongs to a foreground or background segment within a given image by evaluating a ratio of derivative and deviation metrics in an area around each pixel in the image, or ratios of derivative metrics across a plurality of images. For each pixel within the image, a block of pixels are examined to determine an aggregate relative derivative (ARD) in the block. The ARD is compared to a threshold value to determine whether the pixel is to be assigned in the foreground segment or the background segment. In one embodiment, a single image is used to determine the ARD and the pixel segmentation for that image. Multiple images may also be used to obtain ratios of a numerator of the ARD, useable to determine an extent of the foreground. | 01-15-2015 |
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20090327663 | Power Aware Retirement - In one embodiment, the present invention includes a retirement unit to receive and retire executed instructions. The retirement unit may include a first array to receive information at allocation and a second array to receive information after execution. The retirement unit may further include logic to calculate an event associated with an executed instruction if information associated with the executed instruction is stored in an on-demand portion of at least one of arrays. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 12-31-2009 |
20110052501 | POLYPEPTIDES AND POLYNUCLEOTIDES, AND USES THEREOF AS A DRUG TARGET FOR PRODUCING DRUGS AND BIOLOGICS - This invention relates to a novel target for production of immune and non-immune based therapeutics and for disease diagnosis. More particularly, the invention provides therapeutic antibodies against KIAA0746, CD20 or CD55 antigens, which are differentially expressed in cancer and in specific blood cells, and diagnostic and therapeutic usages. This invention further relates to the discovery of extracellular domains of KIAA0746 and its variants, CD20 and its variants, CD55 and its variants, which are suitable targets for immunotherapy, cancer therapy, treatment of inflammatory, allergic and autoimmune disorders, and drug development. | 03-03-2011 |
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20090041224 | SPEED-DIAL AND SPEED-CONTACT WITH PREDICTIVE LOGIC - A method for predicting to whom a phone call is being made, including identifying at least one state parameter for a mobile phone, and at least one weighting factor corresponding to the at least one state parameter for each identified state parameter, predicting one or more likely contacts that a user of the mobile phone is calling, given that the user is making a phone call, based on the identified state parameter, for each likely contact, assigning a combined weight to the likely contact based on the at least one weighting factor, ranking the likely contacts according to the combined weights, and facilitating making a phone call to one or more of the likely contacts with the highest rankings. A mobile phone is also described and claimed. | 02-12-2009 |
20090295586 | JACKET LOCATOR - A locator system for electronic devices including at least one jacket for a modular wireless communicator, each jacket having a unique identifier, and a modular wireless communicator that attaches to each one of the at least one jacket, including a positioning system for identifying a location of the wireless communicator, a clock for identifying a date & time, a log manager, coupled with the positioning system and with the clock, for recording a plurality of entries in a history log, each entry including (i) a jacket identifier, (ii) a location as identified by the positioning system, and (iii) a date & time as identified by the clock, and a controller coupled with the log manager for notifying the log manager of occurrence of a log trigger event, wherein the log manager records a new entry in the history log when it receives a notification of a log trigger event from the controller. A method is also described and claimed. | 12-03-2009 |
20120306647 | JACKET LOCATOR - A locator system for electronic devices including at least one jacket for a modular wireless communicator, each jacket having an identifier, and a modular wireless communicator that attaches to each one of the at least one jacket, including a positioning system for identifying a location of the modular wireless communicator, a log manager for recording a plurality of entries in a log, each entry including the jacket identifier for a jacket currently attached to the modular wireless communicator, and a current location as identified by the positioning system, and a controller for notifying the log manager of occurrence of a log trigger event, wherein the log manager records a new entry in the log when it receives a notification of a log trigger event from the controller, and wherein the log trigger events enable determination of a location where a jacket was last actively used with the modular wireless communicator. | 12-06-2012 |
20130184028 | SPEED-DIAL AND SPEED-CONTACT WITH PREDICTIVE LOGIC - A method for predicting by a user's mobile phone to whom a phone call is being made, including identifying, by a user's mobile phone, at least one file being browsed by the mobile phone, wherein the mobile phone is operable to browse files, each file having one or more contacts associated therewith, when the mobile phone is currently browsing at least one specific file and the user is currently making a phone call, then predicting by the mobile phone that the user is calling a contact associated with the at least one specific file, and facilitating the user's making a phone call to one or more of the predicted contacts. | 07-18-2013 |
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20110248332 | Oxide-Nitride-Oxide Stack Having Multiple Oxynitride Layers - A semiconductor device including a silicon-oxide-oxynitride-oxide-silicon structure and methods of forming the same are provided. Generally, the structure comprises: a tunnel oxide layer on a surface of a substrate including silicon; a multi-layer charge storing layer including an oxygen-rich, first oxynitride layer on the tunnel oxide layer in which the stoichiometric composition of the first oxynitride layer results in it being substantially trap free, and an oxygen-lean, second oxynitride layer on the first oxynitride layer in which the stoichiometric composition of the second oxynitride layer results in it being trap dense; a blocking oxide layer on the second oxynitride layer; and a silicon containing gate layer on the blocking oxide layer. Other embodiments are also disclosed. | 10-13-2011 |
20130175504 | OXIDE-NITRIDE-OXIDE STACK HAVING MULTIPLE OXYNITRIDE LAYERS - An embodiment of a semiconductor memory device including a multi-layer charge storing layer and methods of forming the same are described. Generally, the device includes a channel formed from a semiconducting material overlying a surface on a substrate connecting a source and a drain of the memory device; a tunnel oxide layer overlying the channel; and a multi-layer charge storing layer including an oxygen-rich, first oxynitride layer on the tunnel oxide layer in which a stoichiometric composition of the first oxynitride layer results in it being substantially trap free, and an oxygen-lean, second oxynitride layer on the first oxynitride layer in which a stoichiometric composition of the second oxynitride layer results in it being trap dense. In one embodiment, the device comprises a non-planar transistor including a gate having multiple surfaces abutting the channel, and the gate comprises the tunnel oxide layer and the multi-layer charge storing layer. | 07-11-2013 |
20130175604 | NONVOLATILE CHARGE TRAP MEMORY DEVICE HAVING A HIGH DIELECTRIC CONSTANT BLOCKING REGION - An embodiment of a nonvolatile charge trap memory device is described. In one embodiment, the device comprises a channel comprising silicon overlying a surface on a substrate electrically connecting a first diffusion region and a second diffusion region of the memory device, and a gate stack intersecting and overlying at least a portion of the channel, the gate stack comprising a tunnel oxide abutting the channel, a split charge-trapping region abutting the tunnel oxide, and a multi-layer blocking dielectric abutting the split charge-trapping region. The split charge-trapping region includes a first charge-trapping layer comprising a nitride closer to the tunnel oxide, and a second charge-trapping layer comprising a nitride overlying the first charge-trapping layer. The multi-layer blocking dielectric comprises at least a high-K dielectric layer. | 07-11-2013 |
20130178031 | INTEGRATION OF NON-VOLATILE CHARGE TRAP MEMORY DEVICES AND LOGIC CMOS DEVICES - An embodiment of a method of integrating a non-volatile memory device into a logic MOS flow is described. Generally, the method includes: forming in a first region of a substrate a channel of a memory device from a semiconducting material overlying a surface of the substrate, the channel connecting a source and a drain of the memory device; forming a charge trapping dielectric stack over the channel adjacent to a plurality of surfaces of the channel, wherein the charge trapping dielectric stack includes a blocking layer on a charge trapping layer over a tunneling layer; and forming a MOS device over a second region of the substrate. | 07-11-2013 |
20130306975 | Nonvolatile Charge Trap Memory Device Having A Deuterated Layer In A Multi-Layer Charge-Trapping Region - Scaling a charge trap memory device and the article made thereby. In one embodiment, the charge trap memory device includes a substrate having a source region, a drain region, and a channel region electrically connecting the source and drain. A tunnel dielectric layer is disposed above the substrate over the channel region, and a multi-layer charge-trapping region disposed on the tunnel dielectric layer. The multi-layer charge-trapping region includes a first deuterated layer disposed on the tunnel dielectric layer, a first nitride layer disposed on the first deuterated layer and a second nitride layer disposed | 11-21-2013 |
20130307052 | SONOS ONO STACK SCALING - A method of scaling a nonvolatile trapped-charge memory device and the device made thereby is provided. In an embodiment, the method includes forming a channel region including polysilicon electrically connecting a source region and a drain region in a substrate. A tunneling layer is formed on the substrate over the channel region by oxidizing the substrate to form an oxide film and nitridizing the oxide film. A multi-layer charge trapping layer including an oxygen-rich first layer and an oxygen-lean second layer is formed on the tunneling layer, and a blocking layer deposited on the multi-layer charge trapping layer. In one embodiment, the method further includes a dilute wet oxidation to densify a deposited blocking oxide and to oxidize a portion of the oxygen-lean second layer. | 11-21-2013 |
20130307053 | MEMORY TRANSISTOR WITH MULTIPLE CHARGE STORING LAYERS AND A HIGH WORK FUNCTION GATE ELECTRODE - A semiconductor devices including non-volatile memories and methods of fabricating the same to improve performance thereof are provided. Generally, the device includes a memory transistor comprising a polysilicon channel region electrically connecting a source region and a drain region formed in a substrate, an oxide-nitride-nitride-oxide (ONNO) stack disposed above the channel region, and a high work function gate electrode formed over a surface of the ONNO stack. In one embodiment the ONNO stack includes a multi-layer charge-trapping region including an oxygen-rich first nitride layer and an oxygen-lean second nitride layer disposed above the first nitride layer. Other embodiments are also disclosed. | 11-21-2013 |
20130309826 | RADICAL OXIDATION PROCESS FOR FABRICATING A NONVOLATILE CHARGE TRAP MEMORY DEVICE - A method for fabricating a nonvolatile charge trap memory device is described. The method includes subjecting a substrate to a first oxidation process to form a tunnel oxide layer overlying a polysilicon channel, and forming over the tunnel oxide layer a multi-layer charge storing layer comprising an oxygen-rich, first layer comprising a nitride, and an oxygen-lean, second layer comprising a nitride on the first layer. The substrate is then subjected to a second oxidation process to consume a portion of the second layer and form a high-temperature-oxide (HTO) layer overlying the multi-layer charge storing layer. The stoichiometric composition of the first layer results in it being substantially trap free, and the stoichiometric composition of the second layer results in it being trap dense. The second oxidation process can comprise a plasma oxidation process or a radical oxidation process using In-Situ Steam Generation. | 11-21-2013 |
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20100273474 | FEMTOCELL HANDSET ASSISTED CLOCK CORRECTION - A method of improving frequency accuracy of a clock unit adapted to clock a femtocell local cellular communication home base station is provided. The method comprising: providing a local cellular communication home base station having an oscillator adapted to operate as a clock therein, wherein at least one cellular communication device is camped thereto, and wherein the at least one camped cellular communication device is further in communication with at least one neighboring cellular communication base station which is associated with an oscillator adapted to operate as a clock therein; periodically applying a derivative operator over periodically obtained local communication parameters and periodically obtained neighboring communication parameters thereby generating derivative communication parameters over time; and correcting the accuracy of the frequency of the clock in the femtocell local cellular communication home base station using the derivative communication parameters over time. | 10-28-2010 |
20110105110 | DYNAMICALLY CONTROLLING A FEMTOCELL BASE STATION DOWNLINK RANGE FOR INTERFERENCE AVOIDANCE - A femtocell power control module is operative to: obtain at least one uplink communication characteristic associated with the uplink signal transmitted by the at least one cellular communication device and received by the femtocell base station; estimate, from the obtained uplink communication characteristic, the power level of the downlink signals transmitted by the femtocell base station, as received by the at least one cellular communication device; if the estimated power level of the downlink signals transmitted by the femtocell base station as received by the at least one cellular communication device exceeds a predefined threshold power level, reduce the power level of the downlink signals transmitted by the femtocell base station to a reduced power level. | 05-05-2011 |
20120201157 | Power Management of User Equipment Located on a Femtocell Base Station - A method for managing power control of enhanced dedicated channel (E-DCH) uplink (UL) channels of at least one user equipment (UE) that is located on a femtocell base station (FBS), is provided herein. The method includes calculating, for the UE, a maximum dedicated physical control channel (DPCCH, power level. The method also includes lower, by the FBS, a DPCCH power level for the UE when the actual DPCCH power level is exceeding the maximum DPCCH power level for the UE. The lowering of the DPCCH power level is independent of a signal-to-interference (SIR) target for the FBS. | 08-09-2012 |
20120202460 | Invoking Denial of Service in Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) Networks - A method of invoking denial of service in 3G networks is provided. The method includes receiving a downlink UMTS signal that is operating at a downlink UMTs frequency provided by the UMTS base station. A reference downlink UMTS signal is provided with a reference downlink UMTS frequency. The reference downlink UMTs frequency is aligned with the downlink UMTS frequency based on a frequency offset between the downlink UMTS frequency and the reference downlink UMTS frequency to provide an aligned frequency. A common pilot channel (CPICH) is transmitted over the reference downlink UMTS signal operating at the aligned frequency. Service for the UMTS base station is denied when the CPICH is combined with a UMTS base station CPICH operating at the downlink frequency. | 08-09-2012 |
20130053022 | FEMTOCELL HANDSET ASSISTED CLOCK CORRECTION - A method of improving frequency accuracy of a clock unit adapted to clock a femtocell local cellular communication home base station is provided. The method comprising: providing a local cellular communication home base station having an oscillator adapted to operate as a clock therein, wherein at least one cellular communication device is camped thereto, and wherein the at least one camped cellular communication device is further in communication with at least one neighboring cellular communication base station which is associated with an oscillator adapted to operate as a clock therein; periodically applying a derivative operator over periodically obtained local communication parameters and periodically obtained neighboring communication parameters thereby generating derivative communication parameters over time; and correcting the accuracy of the frequency of the clock in the femtocell local cellular communication home base station using the derivative communication parameters over time. | 02-28-2013 |
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20100215180 | Replacement of keys - A method and system for assigning a key to a device, the method including providing a device having a processor ID (CID) and an associated processor key (CK) and including a memory, at a first time, storing a personalization data ID (PDID) and associated personalization data (PD) in the memory, at a later time, sending the CID and the PDID to a security provider and receiving an activation value (AV) back from the security provider, the activation value AV being based, at least in part, on the CK and a personalization data key (PDK) associated with the PDID and the PD, computing, in the device, a result, based, at least in part, on the CK and the activation value, the result being produced by applying a first function g to the CK and the AV, such that the result=g(CK, AV), and storing the result in the memory, wherein a second function ƒ is used to compute the value of AV, such that AV=ƒ(CK, PDK), and ƒ includes an inverse function of function g, such that g(CK, ƒ(CK, PDK))=PDK, thereby assigning the personalization data key PDK to the device. Related methods and hardware are also described. | 08-26-2010 |
20110083194 | SECURITY WITHIN INTEGRATED CIRCUITS - A method for hindering detection of information unintentionally leaked from a secret held in a memory unit is described, the method including receiving a triggering event waiting for at least a first amount of time to pass after the receipt of the triggering event, the memory unit being in a non-operational state during the at least a first amount of time after the at least a first amount of time has passed, changing at least one first condition under which the memory unit operates, thereby causing the memory unit to enter an operational state, waiting for a second amount of time to pass after the changing at least one first condition, and changing, after the second amount of time, at least one second condition under which the memory unit operates, thereby causing the memory unit to enter the non-operational state, wherein access to the secret information is enabled only during the second amount of time, and detection of secret information unintentionally leaked is limited during the first amount of time. Related apparatus and methods are also described. | 04-07-2011 |
20130326632 | Security Within Integrated Circuits - A method for hindering detection of information unintentionally leaked from a secret held in a memory unit is described, the method including receiving a triggering event waiting for at least a first amount of time to pass after the receipt of the triggering event, the memory unit being in a non-operational state during the at least a first amount of time after the at least a first amount of time has passed, changing at least one first condition under which the memory unit operates, thereby causing the memory unit to enter an operational state, waiting for a second amount of time to pass after the changing at least one first condition, and changing, after the second amount of time, at least one second condition under which the memory unit operates, thereby causing the memory unit to enter the non-operational state, wherein access to the secret information is enabled only during the second amount of time, and detection of secret information unintentionally leaked is limited during the first amount of time. Related apparatus and methods are also described. | 12-05-2013 |
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20110046472 | TECHNIQUES FOR TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT AND CORRECTIONS IN LONG-TERM MAGNETIC RESONANCE THERMOMETRY - Techniques for temperature measurement and correction in long-term MR thermometry utilize a known temperature distribution in an MR imaging area as a baseline for absolute temperature measurement. Phase shifts that arise from magnetic field drifts are detected in one or more portions of the MR imaging area, facilitating correction of temperature measurements in an area of interest. | 02-24-2011 |
20110109309 | TECHNIQUES FOR CORRECTING MEASUREMENT ARTIFACTS IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE THERMOMETRY - Techniques for correcting measurement artifacts in MR thermometry predict or anticipate movements of objects in or near an MR imaging region that may potentially affect a phase background and then acquire a library of reference phase images corresponding to different phase backgrounds that result from the predicted movements. For each phase image subsequently acquired, one reference phase image is selected from the library of reference phase images to serve as the baseline image for temperature measurement purposes. To avoid measurement artifacts that arise from phase wrapping, the phase shift associated with each phase image is calculated incrementally, that is, by accumulating phase increments from each pair of consecutively scanned phase images. | 05-12-2011 |
20110175615 | HYBRID REFERENCELESS AND MULTIBASELINE PRF-SHIFT MAGNETIC RESONANCE THERMOMETRY - Proton resonance frequency shift thermometry may be improved by combining multibaseline and referenceless thermometry. | 07-21-2011 |
20110178386 | MULTIBASELINE PRF-SHIFT MAGNETIC RESONANCE THERMOMETRY - The phase background of a proton resonance frequency shift treatment image may be estimated by fitting a combination of baseline images to the treatment image. | 07-21-2011 |
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20130030283 | Motion Compensated Image-Guided Focused Ultrasound Therapy System - An image-guide therapy system comprises a thermal treatment device (e.g., an ultrasound transducer) configured for transmitting a therapeutic energy beam, and The system further comprises an imaging device (e.g., a magnetic resonant imaging (MRI) device) configured for acquiring images of the target tissue mass and the thermal treatment device. The system further comprises a controller configured for controlling thermal dose properties of the thermal treatment device to focus the energy beam on a target tissue mass located in an internal body region of a patient, and a processor configured for tracking respective positions of the thermal treatment device and the target tissue mass in a common coordinate system based on the acquired images. The system may optionally comprise a display configured for displaying the acquired images. | 01-31-2013 |
20130119984 | TECHNIQUES FOR CORRECTING MEASUREMENT ARTIFACTS IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE THERMOMETRY - Techniques for correcting measurement artifacts in MR thermometry predict or anticipate movements of objects in or near an MR imaging region that may potentially affect a phase background and then acquire a library of reference phase images corresponding to different phase backgrounds that result from the predicted movements. For each phase image subsequently acquired, one reference phase image is selected from the library of reference phase images to serve as the baseline image for temperature measurement purposes. To avoid measurement artifacts that arise from phase wrapping, the phase shift associated with each phase image is calculated incrementally, that is, by accumulating phase increments from each pair of consecutively scanned phase images. | 05-16-2013 |
20130150704 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING METHODS FOR RIB IDENTIFICATION - A method for spatially localizing a rib cage prior to transcostal ultrasound treatment of visceral tissue includes computationally refining a three-dimensional model of the rib cage based on image slices taken at multiple locations along the ribs with orientations dependent on local rib orientations. | 06-13-2013 |
20130150756 | RIB IDENTIFICATION FOR TRANSCOSTAL FOCUSED ULTRASOUND SURGERY - A method for transcostal ultrasound treatment of tissues includes determining rib locations, e.g., based on ultrasound reflections off the ribs or acoustic radiation force signals, and transcostally focusing ultrasound into the tissue while minimizing damage to the ribs. | 06-13-2013 |
20150016682 | REFERENCE-BASED MOTION TRACKING DURING NON-INVASIVE THERAPY - During a focused-ultrasound or other non-invasive treatment procedure, the motion of the treatment target or other object(s) of interest can be tracked in real time based on the comparison of treatment images against a reference library of images that have been acquired prior to treatment for the anticipated range of motion and have been processed to identify the location of the target or other object(s) therein. | 01-15-2015 |
20150025360 | REFERENCE-LIBRARY EXTENSION DURING IMAGING OF MOVING ORGANS - Images acquired during an image-guided treatment procedure sometimes exceed the scope of a reference library previously acquired for the purpose of monitoring and/or adjusting the treatment. In this situation, the reference library may be extended dynamically and/or in real time based on the newly acquired treatment images and/or other available information. | 01-22-2015 |