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20100158330 | Medical Image Processing - A method of image processing, including:
| 06-24-2010 |
20100283842 | IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE IN MONITORING A FIELD OF REGARD - A method and system are presented for monitoring a field of regard. At least a part of a field of regard is imaged by concurrently collecting a plurality of light components propagating from a plurality of zones, respectively, located within the field of regard, a combined collected light beam is produced, and corresponding data is generated being indicative of a combined image of the at least part of the field of regard formed by the collected light components. This image data indicative of the combined image data is processed and analyzed, and if existence of a certain condition or event is identified in the image data, a corresponding control signal is generated. | 11-11-2010 |
20130279776 | MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING - A method of image processing, including:
| 10-24-2013 |
20140132804 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTIDIRECTIONAL IMAGING - An imaging device is provided, comprising a multidirectional imaging unit defining a plurality of fields of view (FOVs), a sensor unit, and guiding optics. The multidirectional imaging unit is configured for collecting a plurality of electromagnetic (EM) radiation portions from a plurality of scenes, each scene being imaged with a respective FOV. The sensor is configured for receiving EM radiation and generating image data indicative thereof. The guiding optics is configured for receiving at least a part of the collected EM radiation portions and directing them onto the sensor unit. | 05-15-2014 |
20140328509 | DIGITAL MAKEUP - An aspect of some embodiments of the present invention relates to a system for processing an image of a human face, the system comprising a data processing and analyzing utility comprising: a high-pass filtering module configured for receiving an input image data indicative of a characteristic of the image and outputting a high-pass signal indicative of at least one of edges and contours of the face in the input image data; at least one band-pass filtering module configured for receiving data indicative of the input image data and outputting a bandpass signal indicative of low-contrast slowly-varying qualitative features of the face; a low-pass filtering module configured for receiving data indicative of the input image data and outputting a low-pass signal in which low-contrast regions are smoothed and high-contrast regions are preserved; a feature computation module configured for receiving the input image data and calculating a localized feature of the image for a plurality of pixels of the image; a strength computation module configured for receiving said localized feature from the feature computation module, using the localized feature for determining a localized operand to determine a strength of filters to be used in each of the high-pass filtering module, band-pass filtering module, low-pass filtering module at said plurality of the pixels, and transmitting the localized operand to each of said filtering modules; at least one transformation module configured for receiving and altering at least a portion of at least one of the high-pass signal, the bandpass signal, and the low-pass signal; and an addition module configured for receiving the high-pass signal, the bandpass signal, and the low-pass signal after said at least portion thereof has been altered, and for adding the received signals together, thus yielding an output signal indicative of a characteristic of an altered image. | 11-06-2014 |
20150104064 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTION OF FOREIGN OBJECTS IN MARITIME ENVIRONMENTS - The present invention provides techniques for detecting foreign objects in a region of interest in maritime environments. Image data indicative of a sequence of successively acquired images of the region of interest, is analyzed to determine candidate points of interest, and data indicative of said points is processed to identify candidate points that are adjacently accumulated in different locations in images data. Grouping data may be then generated based on the identified accumulations of candidate points indicative of a group of said candidate points. The grouping data is processed to identify spatio-temporal correlation between the points in the group and determine a corresponding track function, thereby enabling detection of a presence of a foreign object in the image data. | 04-16-2015 |
20150379712 | MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING - A method of image processing, including: | 12-31-2015 |
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20140200867 | VASCULAR FLOW ASSESSMENT - A method for vascular assessment is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a plurality of 2D angiographic images of a portion of a vasculature of a subject, and processing the images to produce a stenotic model over the vasculature, the stenotic model having measurements of the vasculature at one or more locations along vessels of the vasculature. The method further comprises obtaining a flow characteristic of the stenotic model, and calculating an index indicative of vascular function, based, at least in part, on the flow characteristic in the stenotic model. | 07-17-2014 |
20150265162 | AUTOMATED MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE SCORING - Automated image analysis used in vascular disease characterization. Coronary vasculature in particular is automatically characterized in some embodiments for lesion complexity and related anatomical and/or functional parameters related to disease state. In some embodiments, a “virtual revascularization” model is used as a reference in disease state determinations. In some embodiments, disease parameters are determined for application by a disease characterization tool such as a SYNTAX Score calculator. | 09-24-2015 |
20150335304 | DIAGNOSTICALLY USEFUL RESULTS IN REAL TIME - Method for real-time vascular modeling and assessment. Modeling, in some embodiments, comprises receiving a plurality of 2-D angiographic images of a portion of a vasculature of a subject, and processing the images to automatically detect 2-D features, for example, paths along vascular extents, which are projected into 3-D to determine homologous features among blood vessels and construct 3-D vascular extents and determine other vascular characteristics. Assessment, in some embodiments, comprises processing models selectively different from one another to produce one or more vascular indexes which indicate a diagnostic preference, for example, to perform a medical intervention such as a stent implantation. Speed is achieved, for example, by the method being optimized for determining the effects of a medical intervention. In some embodiments, results are produced quickly enough to allow use of the method to perform PCI within the same catheterization used to perform diagnostic imaging. | 11-26-2015 |
20150339847 | CREATING A VASCULAR TREE MODEL - A method for vascular modeling is disclosed. The method, in some embodiments, comprises receiving a plurality of 2-D angiographic images of a portion of a vasculature of a subject, and processing the images to automatically detect 2-D features, for example, paths along vascular extents, which are projected into 3-D to determine homologous features among blood vessels. In some embodiments, projection and/or image registration is iteratively altered to improve feature position matching. Based on 3-D vascular extents and their registration to 2-D images, additional features such as vascular width are optionally determined and added to the model. | 11-26-2015 |
20150342551 | CALCULATING A FRACTIONAL FLOW RESERVE - A method for vascular assessment is disclosed. The method, in some embodiments, comprises receiving a plurality of 2-D angiographic images of a portion of a vasculature of a subject, and processing the images to produce a stenotic model over the vasculature, the stenotic model having measurements of the vasculature at one or more locations along vessels of the vasculature. The method, in some embodiments, further comprises obtaining a flow characteristic of the stenotic model, and calculating an index indicative of vascular function, based, at least in part, on the flow characteristic in the stenotic model. | 12-03-2015 |
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20140200867 | VASCULAR FLOW ASSESSMENT - A method for vascular assessment is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a plurality of 2D angiographic images of a portion of a vasculature of a subject, and processing the images to produce a stenotic model over the vasculature, the stenotic model having measurements of the vasculature at one or more locations along vessels of the vasculature. The method further comprises obtaining a flow characteristic of the stenotic model, and calculating an index indicative of vascular function, based, at least in part, on the flow characteristic in the stenotic model. | 07-17-2014 |
20150339847 | CREATING A VASCULAR TREE MODEL - A method for vascular modeling is disclosed. The method, in some embodiments, comprises receiving a plurality of 2-D angiographic images of a portion of a vasculature of a subject, and processing the images to automatically detect 2-D features, for example, paths along vascular extents, which are projected into 3-D to determine homologous features among blood vessels. In some embodiments, projection and/or image registration is iteratively altered to improve feature position matching. Based on 3-D vascular extents and their registration to 2-D images, additional features such as vascular width are optionally determined and added to the model. | 11-26-2015 |
20150342551 | CALCULATING A FRACTIONAL FLOW RESERVE - A method for vascular assessment is disclosed. The method, in some embodiments, comprises receiving a plurality of 2-D angiographic images of a portion of a vasculature of a subject, and processing the images to produce a stenotic model over the vasculature, the stenotic model having measurements of the vasculature at one or more locations along vessels of the vasculature. The method, in some embodiments, further comprises obtaining a flow characteristic of the stenotic model, and calculating an index indicative of vascular function, based, at least in part, on the flow characteristic in the stenotic model. | 12-03-2015 |
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20110181730 | ROOM-TEMPERATURE FILTERING FOR PASSIVE INFRARED IMAGING - A device, for imaging infrared radiation from a scene, includes a detector of the infrared radiation, an enclosure for keeping the detector at an operating temperature thereof, an optical system, outside the enclosure, for focusing the infrared radiation onto the detector via a window of the enclosure, and a filter. In one embodiment, the filter is positioned at an intermediate focal plane of the optical system. In another embodiment, the filter is on a surface of an optical element of the optical system and has a defocusing relationship to the detector. | 07-28-2011 |
20110279681 | ROOM-TEMPERATURE FILTERING FOR PASSIVE INFRARED IMAGING - A device, for imaging a scene, includes a detector of the radiation that includes a plurality of detector elements, a circularly variable filter, a mechanism for rotating the filter perpendicular to the optical path of the radiation from the scene to the detector, and a data capture apparatus. All the detector elements are repeatedly interrogated by as a group as the filter rotates, to acquire images of the scene, each of which includes a plurality of image portions in respective spectral bands of the filter. The image portions are assembled to form processed images, each of which depicts the scene in a single respective spectral band. | 11-17-2011 |
20110293835 | APPARATUS, TOOL AND METHODS FOR DEPOSITING ANNULAR OR CIRCULAR WEDGE COATINGS - An apparatus for depositing annular or circular wedge coatings with arbitrary dependence of thickness versus position includes a coating tool in which at least one substrate is disposed in a line of sight arrangement vs. least one deposition source, each substrate having an axis of symmetry and associated with a single mask having an aperture and positioned between the substrate and the least one deposition source, the mask and the substrate arranged to perform a relative rotation around a common axis to follow a law of motion which results in the deposition of a coating with a desired law of variation of thickness vs. position on the circumference of the substrate. The relative rotation is imparted by a motor. In embodiments in which there are a plurality of substrates and associated single masks, the substrates are positioned on a planet carrier independently rotatable by another motor. | 12-01-2011 |
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20100246490 | METHOD FOR HANDLING CORRUPTED SIGNALS IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - A method is provided for combining corrupted messages received in a wireless network which comprises the following steps: (a) receiving a first message transmitted from one of a plurality of communication devices, wherein that first message is received as a corrupted message; (b) following the receipt of the first corrupted message, receiving a first plurality of messages, wherein the first plurality of messages are received as corrupted messages and wherein at least one of the first plurality of corrupted messages is essentially identical to the first message; (c) combining the first corrupted message with the at least one of the first plurality of corrupted messages that is essentially identical to that first message to form a combined message; and (d) deriving from the combined message information which was transmitted within the first message. | 09-30-2010 |
20130078945 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE BASED CELLULAR OFFLOAD - One or more vehicle communication systems associated with one or more vehicles may be activated. The one or more vehicles may, for example, include a gateway vehicle. A backhaul connection between a vehicle communication system associated with the gateway vehicle and a cellular infrastructure may be established. Signals from the cellular infrastructure may be received at the vehicle communication system associated with gateway vehicle. Using the vehicle communication system associated with the gateway vehicle, the signals received from the cellular infrastructure may be transmitted. Signals from one or more mobile devices may be received using the vehicle communication system associated with the gateway vehicle. The signals received from the one or more mobile devices may be transmitted to the cellular infrastructure using the vehicle communication system associated with the gateway vehicle. | 03-28-2013 |
20140066092 | ADAPTIVE POSITION REPORTING - A method includes obtaining data indicative of at least a speed of a mobile communication device. A communication scheme for reporting a position of the mobile communication device is determined, based on at least the speed. The mobile communication device is caused to report its position in accordance with the determined communication scheme. | 03-06-2014 |
20140122385 | Statistical Data Learning Under Privacy Constraints - A computer-implemented method is provided for statistical data learning under privacy constraints. The method includes: receiving, by a processor, a plurality of pieces of statistical information relating to a statistical object and aggregating, by the processor, the plurality of pieces of statistical information so as to provide an estimation of the statistical object. Each piece of statistical information includes an uncertainty variable, the uncertainty variable being a value determined from a function having a predetermined mean. The number of pieces of statistical information aggregated is proportional to the reliability of the estimation of the statistical object. | 05-01-2014 |
20140194149 | SINGLE TRANSCEIVER FOR USE WITH MULTIPLE CELLULAR NETWORKS - A system and method for wirelessly communicating over two wireless networks having different communication protocols using a single transceiver of a vehicle telematics unit. The method includes monitoring a first network for an incoming page using a transceiver and a first network access device (NAD); the transceiver and the first NAD may be components of a cellular device, such as a vehicle telematics unit. The method includes monitoring a second network for another incoming page using the same transceiver and a second NAD. The second NAD also may be a component of the cellular device. When a page is received over the second network, a call may be connected using the second NAD, and the first network may be periodically monitored for an incoming page without disconnecting the call of the second network. | 07-10-2014 |
20140200740 | SHORT RANGE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A VEHICLE AND A HANDHELD COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - A method and system for establishing short range wireless communication (SRWC) between a handheld communications device (HCD) and a vehicle telematics unit. In some instances, the communication may be established following a disconnection event between the telematics unit and a wireless carrier network. The SRWC may include Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Direct as well as other suitable protocols or technologies. Once SRWC is established, the telematics unit may receive a vehicle command from the HCD and perform the command. | 07-17-2014 |
20140273952 | VEHICLE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND METHOD - Methods and systems are provided for vehicle data communications. The system includes a vehicle communication component configured to receive data, encode the data to be transmitted, and transmit the encoded data wirelessly. A data delivery unit is configured to receive the encoded data, decode the encoded data, and present data in at least one format. A wired communication link couples the vehicle communication component and the data delivery unit. The wired communication link is configured to relay decoding information from the vehicle communication component to the data delivery unit such that the data delivery unit may decode the encoded data. | 09-18-2014 |
20140274048 | INTEGRATING IN-VEHICLE ACCESS-POINT WITH CELLULAR OFFLOADING SYSTEM - A method and system for selectively providing cellular offload services to mobile user data devices via vehicle-based access points. Subscribers and affiliates of vehicle-related online services register their user data devices for authorized connections. Vehicle metrics are used to determine the state of a vehicle (being driven or parked), and the metrics of the user device can be compared with the vehicle metrics to determine if the user device is inside the vehicle. Limiting access to authorized user devices reduces load on the vehicular access points and allows preventing the vehicular access points from being erroneously included on access point maps and thereby infecting the maps. | 09-18-2014 |
20140274069 | CELLULAR OFFLOADING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES APPROACHING ACCESS POINTS - Systems and methods for compiling lists of prospective access points for offloading cellular data traffic for a vehicle, and for selecting an access point to establish a non-cellular wireless Internet connection. Vehicular data mobile access involves properties and characteristics different from those of portable user data devices, and thus exhibit different criteria for cellular data offloading. Embodiments of the invention provide vehicle metrics to be used in conjunction with data requirement metrics in compiling the access lists and making the optimum selections based on the vehicle's predicted route. A predictive look-ahead is also provided, for use when predictive routing information is not available or is unreliable. | 09-18-2014 |
20150280805 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF FACILITATING PORTABLE DEVICE COMMUNICATIONS - Methods and systems are provided for facilitating communication. The system includes a portable device and a base station. The system also includes a vehicle-based device configured to communicate wirelessly via a first communications link with the portable device, communicate via a second communications link with the base station, and relay data between the first communications link and the second communications link. The portable device is configured to determine a quality of the first communications link and reduce an emitted power in response to the quality of the first communications link being higher than a predetermined threshold. | 10-01-2015 |
20150281975 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING AND PLANNING WIRELESS NETWORK DEMPLOYMENT SUFFICIENCY WHEN UTILIZING VEHICLE-BASED RELAY NODES - A method of planning communication network infrastructure includes calculating a potential capacity of a plurality of vehicular relay nodes in an area, wherein the plurality of vehicular relay nodes relay data between a plurality of portable devices and at least one base station. The method also includes calculating a potential data demand in the area for transferring data between the plurality of portable devices and the at least one base station. The method further includes determining whether the number of base stations serving the area is sufficient by utilizing the potential capacity of the plurality of vehicular relay nodes in the area and the potential data demand in the area. | 10-01-2015 |
20150282245 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF FACILITATING PORTABLE DEVICE COMMUNICATIONS - Methods and systems are provided for facilitating communication with a base station. The system includes a plurality of relay nodes configured to communicate wirelessly via primary communications links with the base station and transmit operational data to the base station and/or at least another of the relay nodes. At least one controller is configured to determine which of the plurality of relay nodes to place in an active state based at least partially on the operational data. | 10-01-2015 |
20150312474 | VEHICULAR SOCIAL MEDIA SYSTEM - A social media system for a vehicle and a method of operating the social media system are provided. The social media system, for example, may include, but is not limited to a camera, an interface, a memory configured to store one or more safety settings, and a processor communicatively coupled to the camera, the interface and the memory, the processor being configured to receive, via the interface, a command request to utilize the social media system, determine, based upon the safety settings stored in the memory, when the command request may be completed, and executing the command request when the processor determines that command request may be completed. | 10-29-2015 |
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20140313958 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SYNCHRONIZING CHANGES IN POWER SAVING PROCEDURES - A method and devices are provided for use in a wireless communications network for affecting changes in a power saving class (PSC) associated with a subscriber terminal. The method comprises the steps of: providing at least one PSC for use by said subscriber terminal; at each of said subscriber terminal and said corresponding base station, setting a counting value for said at least one PSCs to be equal to a pre-defined initial value; and upon transmitting or receiving at either one of said subscriber terminal and said base station a message identifying a change in said at least one PSC, updating operating parameters associated with said at least one PSC and increasing at the respective subscriber terminal or base station, the counting value of the corresponding one or more of said at least one PSC by a pre-determined value. Preferably, the method further comprises transmitting a message which comprises a request to affect a change in power saving status of said subscriber terminal, wherein the message comprises an indication of the counting value associated with a PSC currently available at the side transmitting said message; and upon receiving the message comprising the request to affect a change in the power saving status, determining whether the counting value comprised in the message matches the counting value at the side transmitting that message, and if in the affirmative, evaluating whether the requested change may be carried out. | 10-23-2014 |
20150016338 | METHOD FOR HANDLING CORRUPTED SIGNALS IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - A method is provided for combining corrupted messages received in a wireless network which comprises the following steps: (a) receiving a first message transmitted from one of a plurality of communication devices, wherein that first message is received as a corrupted message; (b) following the receipt of the first corrupted message, receiving a first plurality of messages, wherein the first plurality of messages are received as corrupted messages and wherein at least one of the first plurality of corrupted messages is essentially identical to the first message; (c) combining the first corrupted message with the at least one of the first plurality of corrupted messages that is essentially identical to that first message to form a combined message; and (d) deriving from the combined message information which was transmitted within the first message. | 01-15-2015 |
20150131515 | METHOD FOR BROADCASTING/MULTICASTING TRANSMISSIONS IN WIRELESS NETWORKS - In a wireless communications network comprising a plurality of multicast and broadcast service (MBS) zones each of which comprises at least one base station, there is provided a method for providing a multicast and broadcast service to a mobile terminal capable of moving from one MBS zone to another. The method comprises the steps of: providing the mobile terminal with one or more multicasting/broadcasting transmissions comprising at least one multicast connection identification (MCID) associated with an MBS zone other than a current MBS zone at which the mobile terminal is currently receiving the one or more multicasting/broadcasting transmissions; retrieving information regarding the at least one MCID; and upon detecting that the mobile terminal is capable of receiving transmissions associated with the other MBS_ZONE, utilizing the MCID associated with that other MBS_ZONE to receive multicasting/broadcasting transmissions intended for that mobile terminal. | 05-14-2015 |
20150326507 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SYNCHRONIZATION IN WIRELESS NETWORKS - A method and device are provided for synchronizing data transmission of multicasting/broadcasting services (MBS) by a plurality of Base Stations. Meanwhile, each of the Base Stations receives the MBS data to be transmitted and determines whether any of the MBS data has not been properly received. If so, the respective Base Station may initiate a process to recover the missing MBS data and/or to obtain information regarding the missing data to determine the duration of the time period that would have been required for transmitting the missing MBS. If the missing data has not been timely recovered, the respective Base Station determines a starting point and the duration of a silence period based on the information obtained, and refrains from transmitting signals along a communication channel allocated for transmission of MBS data, during that silence period. | 11-12-2015 |
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20090034459 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SYNCHRONIZATION IN WIRELESS NETWORKS - A method and device are provided for synchronizing data transmission of multicasting/broadcasting services (MBS) by a plurality of Base Stations. The method disclosed comprises providing synchronization information to enable all of said plurality of Base Stations to start transmitting MBS data at a synchronized starting time point. Meanwhile, each of the Base Stations receives the MBS data to be transmitted and determines whether any of the MBS data has not been properly received. If so, the respective Base Station initiates a process to recover the missing MBS data or to obtain within a pre-determined time interval, information regarding the missing data in order to determine the duration of the time period that would have been required for the transmission of the missing MBS. If the missing data has not been timely recovered, the respective Base Station determines a starting point and the duration of a silence period based on the information obtained, and refrains from transmitting any signals along a communication channel allocated for transmission of MBS data, during that silence period. | 02-05-2009 |
20090042553 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SYNCHRONIZING CHANGES IN POWER SAVING PROCEDURES - A method and devices are provided for use in a wireless communications network for affecting changes in a power saving class (PSC) associated with a subscriber terminal. The method comprises the steps of: providing at least one PSC for use by said subscriber terminal; at each of said subscriber terminal and said corresponding base station, setting a counting value for said at least one PSCs to be equal to a pre-defined initial value; and upon transmitting or receiving at either one of said subscriber terminal and said base station a message identifying a change in said at least one PSC, updating operating parameters associated with said at least one PSC and increasing at the respective subscriber terminal or base station, the counting value of the corresponding one or more of said at least one PSC by a pre-determined value. Preferably, the method further comprises transmitting a message which comprises a request to affect a change in power saving status of said subscriber terminal, wherein the message comprises an indication of the counting value associated with a PSC currently available at the side transmitting said message; and upon receiving the message comprising the request to affect a change in the power saving status, determining whether the counting value comprised in the message matches the counting value at the side transmitting that message, and if in the affirmative, evaluating whether the requested change may be carried out. | 02-12-2009 |
20100248738 | LOAD BALANCING IN WIRELESS NETWORKS - A load balancing system for a wireless network comprises: a base station parameter extraction unit able to extract base station availability parameters of currently available base stations; and a base station quality of service selector associated with said base station parameter extraction unit configured to determine from said parameters which of said available base stations is able to provide a currently required quality of service. The system requests resources from one such base station, thereby to ensure that mobile stations are distributed in a balanced manner between the available base stations. As well as quality of service, interference with other links may be taken into account, and uplinks and downlinks may be considered separately. | 09-30-2010 |
20110116379 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SYNCHRONIZATION IN WIRELESS NETWORKS - A method and device are provided for synchronizing data transmission of multicasting/broadcasting services (MBS) by a plurality of Base Stations. The method disclosed includes providing synchronization information to enable the plurality of Base Stations to start transmitting MBS data at a synchronized starting time point. Meanwhile, each of the Base Stations receives the MBS data to be transmitted and determines whether any of the MBS data has not been properly received. If so, the respective Base Station may initiate a process to recover the missing MBS data and/or to obtain information regarding the missing data to determine the duration of the time period that would have been required for transmitting the missing MBS. If the missing data has not been timely recovered, the respective Base Station determines a starting point and the duration of a silence period based on the information obtained, and refrains from transmitting signals along a communication channel allocated for transmission of MBS data, during that silence period. | 05-19-2011 |
20110149825 | METHOD FOR BROADCASTING/MULTICASTING TRANSMISSIONS IN WIRELESS NETWORKS - In a wireless communications network comprising a plurality of multicast and broadcast service (MBS) zones each of which comprises at least one base station, there is provided a method for providing a multicast and broadcast service to a mobile terminal capable of moving from one MBS zone to another. The method comprises the steps of: providing the mobile terminal with one or more multicasting/broadcasting transmissions comprising at least one multicast connection identification (MCID) associated with an MBS zone other than a current MBS zone at which the mobile terminal is currently receiving the one or more multicasting/broadcasting transmissions; retrieving information regarding the at least one MCID; and upon detecting that the mobile terminal is capable of receiving transmissions associated with the other MBS_ZONE, utilizing the MCID associated with that other MBS_ZONE to receive multicasting/broadcasting transmissions intended for that mobile terminal. | 06-23-2011 |
20120028648 | LOAD BALANCING IN WIRELESS NETWORKS - A load balancing system for a wireless network comprises: a base station parameter extraction unit able to extract base station availability parameters of currently available base stations; and a base station quality of service selector associated with said base station parameter extraction unit configured to determine from said parameters which of said available base stations is able to provide a currently required quality of service. The system requests resources from one such base station, thereby to ensure that mobile stations are distributed in a balanced manner between the available base stations. As well as quality of service, interference with other links may be taken into account, and uplinks and downlinks may be considered separately. | 02-02-2012 |
20130163503 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SYNCHRONIZATION IN WIRELESS NETWORKS - A method and device are provided for synchronizing data transmission of multicasting/broadcasting services (MBS) by a plurality of Base Stations. Meanwhile, each of the Base Stations receives the MBS data to be transmitted and determines whether any of the MBS data has not been properly received. If so, the respective Base Station may initiate a process to recover the missing MBS data and/or to obtain information regarding the missing data to determine the duration of the time period that would have been required for transmitting the missing MBS. If the missing data has not been timely recovered, the respective Base Station determines a starting point and the duration of a silence period based on the information obtained, and refrains from transmitting signals along a communication channel allocated for transmission of MBS data, during that silence period. | 06-27-2013 |
20130176932 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SYNCHRONIZATION IN WIRELESS NETWORKS - A method and device are provided for synchronizing data transmission of multicasting/broadcasting services (MBS) by a plurality of Base Stations. Meanwhile, each of the Base Stations receives the MBS data to be transmitted and determines whether any of the MBS data has not been properly received. If so, the respective Base Station may initiate a process to recover the missing MBS data and/or to obtain information regarding the missing data to determine the duration of the time period that would have been required for transmitting the missing MBS. If the missing data has not been timely recovered, the respective Base Station determines a starting point and the duration of a silence period based on the information obtained, and refrains from transmitting signals along a communication channel allocated for transmission of MBS data, during that silence period. | 07-11-2013 |
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20130012185 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOTE CONFIGURATION OR RE-CONFIGURATION OF SOFTWARE RESIDING ON A SIM CARD - A system for manipulating a communication device, the system comprising at least one re-configuration server for remotely re-configuring software installed on a SIM card residing on the communication device by sending a re-configuration to the communication device from a remote location. | 01-10-2013 |
20150026103 | AUTOMATIC DETECTION OF ANOMALIES IN GRAPHS - A method, apparatus and product for automatic detection of anomalies in graphs. The method comprising obtaining training data, the training data comprising a plurality of graphs, each defined by nodes and edges connecting between the nodes, at least some of the nodes are labeled; determining a statistical model of a graph in accordance with the training data, the statistical model takes into account at least one structured and labeled feature of the graph, wherein the structured and labeled feature of the graph is defined based on a connection between a plurality of nodes and based on at least a portion of the labels of the plurality of nodes; obtaining an examined graph; and determining a score of the examined graph indicative of a similarity between the examined graph and the training data, wherein the score is based on a value of the structured and labeled feature in the examined graph. | 01-22-2015 |
20160004978 | AUTOMATIC DETECTION OF ANOMALIES IN GRAPHS - A method, apparatus and product for automatic detection of anomalies in graphs. The method comprising obtaining training data, the training data comprising a plurality of graphs, each defined by nodes and edges connecting between the nodes, at least some of the nodes are labeled; determining a statistical model of a graph in accordance with the training data, the statistical model takes into account at least one structured and labeled feature of the graph, wherein the structured and labeled feature of the graph is defined based on a connection between a plurality of nodes and based on at least a portion of the labels of the plurality of nodes; obtaining an examined graph; and determining a score of the examined graph indicative of a similarity between the examined graph and the training data, wherein the score is based on a value of the structured and labeled feature in the examined graph. | 01-07-2016 |
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20150191135 | BUS WATCHMAN - A module for providing security to an in-vehicle communication network having a bus and at least one node connected to the bus, the module comprising: a memory having software comprising data characterizing messages that the at least one node transmits and receives via the bus during normal operation of the node; a communication port via which the module receives and transmits messages configured to be connected to a portion of the in-vehicle network; and a processor that processes messages received via the port from the portion of the in-vehicle network responsive to the software in the memory to: identify an anomalous message in the received messages indicative of exposure of the in-vehicle network to damage from a cyber attack; and cause the module to transmit at least one signal via the port to the portion of the in-vehicle network that alters the anomalous message so that the at least one node will discard it. | 07-09-2015 |
20150191136 | HOSTED WATCHMAN - An in-vehicle communication network comprising: a bus and at least one node connected to the bus; an in-vehicle network operating system (OS) that manages OS processes, a secondary memory in which process codes for the processes are stored, and a primary memory, into which the OS loads a copy of a process code of a process to enable a processor to run the process and execute the process code; and a module hosted in the OS and having a hook in at least one position of the OS that provides information to the module responsive to operation of the OS that the module processes in accordance with executable instructions that the module comprises to determine if the in-vehicle OS is operating properly. | 07-09-2015 |
20150191151 | DETECTIVE WATCHMAN - Apparatus for providing security to an in-vehicle communication network having a bus and at least one node connected to the bus and having software responsive to which the node performs operations, the apparatus comprising: a first module configured to be connected to the at least one node and generate and transmit a hash of at least a portion of the node software in response to receiving a challenge; and a second module configured to be connected to the in-vehicle network and transmit a challenge to the first module requesting that the first module generate and transmit a hash of the at least a portion of the node software to the second module; wherein the second module is configured to determine if the hash received from the first module is generated responsive to a correct version of the node software. | 07-09-2015 |
20150195297 | GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY SYSTEM - A system for providing security to an in-vehicle communication network, the system comprising: a data monitoring and processing hub; and at least one module configured to monitor messages in communication traffic propagating in a vehicle's in-vehicle network, the network having a bus and at least one node connected to the bus, the module comprising: a communication interface configured to support communication with the hub; a memory having software comprising data characterizing messages that the at least one node transmits and receives during normal operation of the node; at least one communication port via which the module receives and transmits messages configured to be connected to a portion of the in-vehicle network; a processor that processes messages received via the port from the portion of the in-vehicle network responsive to the software in the memory to: identify an anomalous message in the received messages indicative of exposure of the in-vehicle network to damage from a cyber attack; determine an action to be taken by the module that affects the anomalous message; and transmit data responsive to the anomalous message to the hub for processing by the hub via the communication interface. | 07-09-2015 |
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20150071552 | EFFICIENT IMAGE MATCHING FOR LARGE SETS OF IMAGES - A system and method to detect similarities between images. The system and method allow comparisons between a query image and one or more catalog images in a manner that is resilient to scanning, scaling, rotating, cropping and other distortions of the query image. The system includes an image processing module that determines and/or calculates principle features of a catalog image and constructs a feature vector using one or more of the principle features. The system also includes a matching module that matches a query image to one or more catalog images. The system finds matches based on a distance measure of features present in the query image and features present in the catalog images. | 03-12-2015 |
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20160004930 | ROBUST AND EFFICIENT IMAGE IDENTIFICATION - Apparatus for matching a query image against a catalog of images, comprises: a feature extraction unit operative for extracting principle features from said query image; a relationship unit operative for establishing relationships between a given principle feature and other features in the image, and adding said relationships as relationship information alongside said principle features; and a first comparison unit operative for comparing principle features and associated relationship information of said query image with principle features and associated relationship information of images of said catalog to find candidate matches. | 01-07-2016 |
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20120180104 | METHOD OF GENERATING SECURITY RULE-SET AND SYSTEM THEREOF - There are provided a method of automated generation of a security rule-set and a system thereof. The method comprises: obtaining a group of log records of communication events resulting from traffic related to the security gateway; generating a preliminary rule-set of permissive rules, said set covering the obtained group of log records; generating, with the help of mapping the generated preliminary rule-set to the obtained group of log records, a rule-set of non-overlapping rules covering the group of log records; and generating an operational rule-set by processing the generated rule-set of non-overlapping rules, said processing including mapping the generated rule-set of non-overlapping rule to the obtained group of log records. | 07-12-2012 |
20120204220 | METHOD OF ANALYZING SECURITY RULESET AND SYSTEM THEREOF - There are provided a rule-set analyzer and a method of analyzing an ordered security rule-set comprising a plurality of rules comprising N≧1 extrinsic rule-fields. The method comprised: upon specifying an extrinsic space constituted by atomic elements corresponding to the values characterizing an extrinsic rule-field, partitioning said specified extrinsic space into two or more equivalence classes, wherein each atomic element in said extrinsic space belongs to one and only one equivalence class; mapping said equivalence classes over the rule-set; and generating a logically equivalent security rule-set, wherein respective rules comprise N−1 extrinsic rule-fields. | 08-09-2012 |
20140123216 | METHOD OF GENERATING SECURITY RULE-SET AND SYSTEM THEREOF - There are provided a method of generation of a security rule-set and a system thereof. The method includes: obtaining a group of log records of communication events resulting from traffic related to the security gateway; generating a preliminary rule-set of permissive rules, said set covering the obtained group of log records; generating, with the help of mapping the generated preliminary rule-set to the obtained group of log records, a rule-set of non-overlapping rules covering the group of log records; and generating an operational rule-set by processing the generated rule-set of non-overlapping rules, said processing including mapping the generated rule-set of non-overlapping rule to the obtained group of log records. | 05-01-2014 |
20140325590 | METHOD OF ANALYZING SECURITY RULESET AND SYSTEM THEREOF - There are provided a rule-set analyzer and a method of analyzing an ordered security rule-set comprising a plurality of rules and characterized by at least one extrinsic field. The method comprises: upon specifying atomic elements constituting an extrinsic space corresponding to the at least one extrinsic field, partitioning, by a processor, the extrinsic space into two or more equivalence classes, wherein each atomic element in the extrinsic space belongs to one and only one equivalence class; mapping, by the processor, said equivalence classes over the rule-set; and analyzing, by the processor, the security rule-set using the results of mapping said equivalence classes over the rule-set. | 10-30-2014 |
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20130173382 | CONVERSION ATTRIBUTION FOR EARNED MEDIA - Tracking a path to conversion by receiving, in relation to an engagement of a first computer user with a first computer-hosted media object, an identifier associated with the first computer user and an identifier associated with the first computer-hosted media object, receiving, in relation to an engagement of a second computer user to a second computer-hosted media object, the identifier associated with the first computer user, an identifier associated with the second computer user, and the identifier associated with the first computer-hosted media object, and associating with the engagement of the first computer user to the first computer-hosted media object, a conversion event associated with the second computer user. | 07-04-2013 |
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20160088015 | WEB PAGE AND WEB BROWSER PROTECTION AGAINST MALICIOUS INJECTIONS - A method comprising: loading a web page in a web browser, wherein the web page comprises a call to an anti-injection client-side code; loading the anti-injection client-side code in the web browser; and executing the anti-injection client-side code to: (a) in a main execution thread running the web browser, intercept an injection of a node into the DOM (Document Object Model) of the web page, (b) in a web worker execution thread, compare the injected node with a list, and (c) in the main execution thread running the web browser based on the comparison, permit or block execution of the injected code. | 03-24-2016 |