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20100112848 | COLD HEADED ELECTRIC PLUG ARM - This is directed to a power adapter plug arm manufactured from a single piece of material. The plug arm can include a plug operative to extend into a wall socket, an elongated plate coupled to an end of the plug such that the plug extends from a first surface of one end of the plate, and a pin coupled to the opposite end of the plate and extending from the opposite surface of the plate. The pin can be operative to engage a circuit board of the power adapter to provide power received from the wall socket to an electronic device coupled to the power adapter. To enhance the strength of the plug arm, the plate can be manufactured by creating a co-axial plug and a stem from a single piece of material, bending the stem, and cold heading the bent portion of the stem to form a plate. Because the cold heading process involves cold working the material, the arm and in particular the bridge member at the interface between the plate and the stem can become stronger as a result of the manufacturing process. | 05-06-2010 |
20120005897 | COLD HEADED ELECTRIC PLUG ARM - This is directed to a power adapter plug arm manufactured from a single piece of material. The plug arm can include a plug operative to extend into a wall socket, an elongated plate coupled to an end of the plug such that the plug extends from a first surface of one end of the plate, and a pin coupled to the opposite end of the plate and extending from the opposite surface of the plate. The pin can be operative to engage a circuit board of the power adapter to provide power received from the wall socket to an electronic device coupled to the power adapter. To enhance the strength of the plug arm, the plate can be manufactured by creating a co-axial plug and a stem from a single piece of material, bending the stem, and cold heading the bent portion of the stem to form a plate. Because the cold heading process involves cold working the material, the arm and in particular the bridge member at the interface between the plate and the stem can become stronger as a result of the manufacturing process. | 01-12-2012 |
20120289088 | COLD HEADED ELECTRIC PLUG ARM - A power adapter plug arm manufactured from a single piece of material is provided. The plug arm can include a plug operative to extend into a wall socket, an elongated plate coupled to an end of the plug such that the plug extends from a first surface of one end of the plate, and a pin coupled to the opposite end of the plate and extending from the opposite surface of the plate. The pin can be operative to engage a circuit board of the power adapter to provide power received from the wall socket to an electronic device coupled to the power adapter. To enhance the strength of the plug arm, the plate can be manufactured by creating a co-axial plug and a stem from a single piece of material, bending the stem, and cold heading the bent portion of the stem to form a plate. | 11-15-2012 |
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20090147871 | Compact Specification of Data Allocations - The subject matter disclosed herein provides a mechanism for numbering OFDMA symbols in data regions of OFDMA frames. The method may include assigning, based on a pattern vector, one or more numbers to one or more symbols of a time diversity interval. Moreover, the one or more numbered symbols may be assigned to one or more segments. The pattern vector is then provided to a client station to enable the client station to access, based on the numbered one or more symbols, at least one of the segments. Related systems, apparatus, methods, and/or articles are also described. | 06-11-2009 |
20090147877 | Network Entry and Recovery - The subject matter disclosed herein provides a network entry and recovery mechanism using a map. In one aspect, there is provided a method. The method may insert a plurality of packets into a plurality of data regions. A map may be inserted into one of the data regions. The map may include information to enable decoding of the plurality of data regions, a location of other maps within the plurality of data regions, and a size of the map. The plurality of data regions may be provided to enable the plurality of data regions to be transmitted to one or more client stations. Related systems, apparatus, methods, and/or articles are also described. | 06-11-2009 |
20120033598 | MBS WITH OUTER CODING AND ADJUSTED FRAME REFERENCE - The subject matter disclosed herein provides methods and apparatus for providing MBS (multicast broadcast service) with outer coding and adjusted frame reference indexing. In one aspect, there is provided a method. The method includes receiving data packets from a network, dividing the data packets into one or more data streams, applying outer encoding on the one or more data streams and providing the one or more encoded data streams to an air interface for transmission to a user equipment over a wireless communication system. | 02-09-2012 |
20130343258 | COMPACT SPECIFICATION OF DATA ALLOCATIONS - The subject matter disclosed herein provides a mechanism for numbering OFDMA symbols in data regions of OFDMA frames. The method may include assigning, based on a pattern vector, one or more numbers to one or more symbols of a time diversity interval. Moreover, the one or more numbered symbols may be assigned to one or more segments. The pattern vector is then provided to a client station to enable the client station to access, based on the numbered one or more symbols, at least one of the segments. Related systems, apparatus, methods, and/or articles are also described. | 12-26-2013 |
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20080259849 | MACRO-DIVERSITY REGION RATE MODIFICATION - A system including a buffer to receive and store a stream of content data. A controller module may be configured to determine the macro-diversity region size based on a set of pre-selected configuration parameters including an incoming rate of the content data and to allocate at least a portion of the content data to a macro-diversity region, to monitor an amount of the content data in the buffer in accordance with the set of pre-selected configuration parameters including an incoming rate of the content data to determine whether the amount of content data falls into or out of a target range defined by a low-end value and a high-end value and to adjust the size of the macro-diversity region by one or more increments in response to changes in the amount of the content data in accordance with the target range. | 10-23-2008 |
20080259878 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A SCHEDULER FOR A MACRO-DIVERSITY PORTION OF A TRANSMISSION - A method, apparatuses, and system of broadcasting content data in a macro-diversity region of a data frame includes receiving a stream of transport packets. Selecting at least one burst size, from amongst a set of a plurality of predetermined burst sizes. Allocating one or more data bursts with the selected burst size to the macro-diversity region of the data frame, each data burst comprising at least a portion of the received transport packets and wherein the at least one burst size is selected so as to minimize a number of data bursts allocated to the macro-diversity region. Then communicating the allocation of data bursts to a transmitter that includes the allocation of data bursts in the macro-diversity region of a data frame transmitted by the transmitter. | 10-23-2008 |
20080259879 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SERVICE IDENTIFICATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Methods, apparatuses, and systems for announcing services available in a macro-diversity region of a data frame broadcast by a plurality of base stations in a single frequency network to a plurality of subscriber stations, includes a data frame with at least a data region and a macro-diversity region. A media access control (MAC) management message is generated which identifies content and characteristics of the content in the macro-diversity region. Then the MAC management message is transmitted in the data region of the data frame, wherein the MAC management message is decoded by a client station to determine if there is content of interest to the client station in the macro-diversity region of the data frame. | 10-23-2008 |
20080259905 | BASE STATION SYNCHRONIZATION FOR A SINGLE FREQUENCY NETWORK - Methods, apparatus and systems for generating and synchronizing a macro-diversity region transmitted by base stations in a network includes a receiving module configured to receive a plurality of packets of content data. A controller module coupled to the receiving module and configured to generate a macro-diversity region data that includes at least one packet of the plurality of packets of content data, and to generate a time reference and frame offset information to indicate an offset from the time reference and to further identify a second base station transmission frame that will include the second macro-diversity region data. A communication module to communicate a macro-diversity region message that includes the macro-diversity region data and the macro-diversity region control information to a plurality of base stations, configured to synchronize the transmission of the macro-diversity region data at the plurality of base stations. | 10-23-2008 |
20090252070 | AIRLINK MANAGEMENT IN A WIRELESS BROADCAST SYSTEM - A wireless broadcast system that collects content for distribution over a wireless communication network. Multiple independent content streams can be coarsely interleaved by collecting multiple small segments of content of each stream and rearranging them into larger segments, that are interleaved into an aggregate content stream that is broadcast as an identical signal from multiple transmitters. The broadcast signal can also include information about the interleaved content, such as information identifying the occurrence of a later interleaved instance of the same independent content stream in the aggregate content stream, that can be used by a receiver to activate and deactivate portions of a receiver to conserve power. | 10-08-2009 |
20110116500 | CONVERGENCE SUBLAYER FOR USE IN A WIRELESS BROADCASTING SYSTEM - A method of encapsulating data and a single frequency network configured to perform the method are disclosed. A content stream of data packets is received, and the data packets in the content stream are formatted in accordance with a first protocol. Information identifying a container size established for the content stream is received. The data packets formatted in accordance with the first protocol are fragmented and packed to form data units formatted in accordance with a second protocol, and the data units are sized based on the container size. The data units formatted in accordance with the second protocol are encapsulated to form second protocol data packets. The second protocol data packets are provided to a transmitter that is synchronized to one or more transmitters in a single frequency network so that each transmitter in the single frequency network broadcasts a same signal that includes the second protocol data packets. | 05-19-2011 |
20110286435 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A SCHEDULER FOR A MACRO-DIVERSITY PORTION OF A TRANSMISSION - A method, apparatuses, and system of broadcasting content data in a macro-diversity region of a data frame includes receiving a stream of transport packets. Selecting at least one burst size, from amongst a set of a plurality of predetermined burst sizes. Allocating one or more data bursts with the selected burst size to the macro-diversity region of the data frame, each data burst comprising at least a portion of the received transport packets and wherein the at least one burst size is selected so as to minimize a number of data bursts allocated to the macro-diversity region. Then communicating the allocation of data bursts to a transmitter that includes the allocation of data bursts in the macro-diversity region of a data frame transmitted by the transmitter. | 11-24-2011 |
20140029576 | MULTIPLE NETWORK ACCESS SYSTEM AND METHOD - Methods and devices for operating a wireless communication device that can communicate with at least two different wireless networks using a single radio frequency modem are described. The communication device attaches to a first wireless network through the radio frequency (RF) modem, and then detaches from the first wireless network at a predetermined time before a start time of a selected event on a second wireless network. The device attaches to the second wireless network using the same RF modem before the start time of the selected event and collects at least a portion of event data associated with the selected event. After collecting at least a portion of event data, the device detaches from the second wireless network and re-attaches to the first wireless network. | 01-30-2014 |
20140204828 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTICAST AND BROADCAST SERVICE MANAGEMENT - Methods, apparatuses, and systems for announcing services available in a macro-diversity region of a data frame broadcast by a plurality of base stations in a single frequency network to a plurality of subscriber stations, including providing to the client station broadcast service identification and type of service information. Other functions include data content synchronization, broadcasting and forwarding of multicast and broadcast services (MBS) packets, and MBS session control. | 07-24-2014 |
20140254609 | CONVERGENCE SUBLAYER FOR USE IN A WIRELESS BROADCASTING SYSTEM - A method of encapsulating data and a single frequency network configured to perform the method are disclosed. A content stream of data packets is received, and the data packets in the content stream are formatted in accordance with a first protocol. Information identifying a container size established for the content stream is received. The data packets formatted in accordance with the first protocol are fragmented and packed to form data units formatted in accordance with a second protocol, and the data units are sized based on the container size. The data units formatted in accordance with the second protocol are encapsulated to form second protocol data packets. The second protocol data packets are provided to a transmitter that is synchronized to one or more transmitters in a single frequency network so that each transmitter in the single frequency network broadcasts a same signal that includes the second protocol data packets. | 09-11-2014 |
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20090290531 | LARGE PACKET CONCATENATION IN SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Upstream information arriving through a gateway from a user terminal in a satellite link subject to propagation delay is efficiently scheduled through a modified Demand Assigned Multiple Access (DAMA) algorithm such that arriving data packets arriving at the software queue at the user terminal are concatenated to form a large frame for transmission to improve efficiency. A piggyback request replacing a conventional DAMA contention request for the succeeding packet is issued to request bandwidth allocation for the succeeding concatenated packet. In a specific embodiment, all packets up to the physical request limit arriving at the user terminal since a prior piggyback request or contention request are concatenated so that all currently known packets (up to that limit) are accounted for by the next piggyback request. | 11-26-2009 |
20090290532 | MAP-TRIGGERED DUMP OF PACKETS IN SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Upstream information arriving through a user terminal in a satellite link is efficiently scheduled through a modified Demand Assigned Multiple Access (DAMA) algorithm such that data packets arriving at the user terminal are concatenated to form a larger frame for transmission and the concatenated packet is held in a first queue disposed ahead of a second queue, where the data in the second queue cannot be modified (typically a hardware queue), sufficient to allow the second queue to be emptied. In a specific embodiment, all packets arriving at the user terminal since a prior piggyback request are concatenated so that all currently known packets (up to a preselected limit) are accounted for by each succeeding piggyback request. Since it is desirable to concatenate all packets that arrive at the user terminal since the last piggyback request, the piggyback request according to the invention covers all currently known packets (up to the preselected limit) in the user terminal. The held-back packets are released or dumped to the second queue by a trigger operative according to a map, the map being a grant allocation schedule. This mechanism handles instances where the second queue is not able to handle all known packets. | 11-26-2009 |
20090290533 | WEB-BULK TRANSFER PREALLOCATION OF UPSTREAM RESOURCES IN A SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - In a data over satellite system, preallocation of upstream channel resources is provided by a scheduler at the gateway satellite modem termination system (SMTS) in response from the user terminal, wherein the user terminal detects web browser and/or bulk transfers involving large amounts of data transfer from users via the upstream channel. A type length value (TLV) field is included with data packets transmitted to the gateway SMTS, at which excess transfer capability is allocated to the user terminal in anticipation of load requirements. | 11-26-2009 |
20090290534 | UPFRONT DELAYED CONCATENATION IN SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Upstream information at a user terminal in a satellite network is efficiently scheduled through a Demand Assigned Multiple Access (DAMA) algorithm that delays transmission of the first packet's bandwidth allocation request in order to allow subsequent packets to be included in the first packet's bandwidth allocation request (up-front delayed concatenation) in order to minimize delay due to the long round trip time and overhead in packet processing and packet transmission through a hardware queue. Rather than merely the size of the next packet, the size of the entire concatenated frame is communicated to the scheduler, which may be distributed between the user satellite modem and the gateway, to prepare the schedule, where the schedule is the basis of the upstream transmission of the various associated user terminals. Optimal delay is a function of traffic pattern and the scheduling delay including round-trip delay. | 11-26-2009 |
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20100138316 | Financial Gadgets - Methods, computer program products, and systems, related to providing financial gadgets to users. In one implementation, a method includes receiving gadgets and receiving a notification that one or more gadgets has been certified. A web page with an interface through which users can select gadgets is generated and provided to a user computer. A user selects a gadget, and the selected gadget is run, including providing the user-specific financial information to the gadget. Content based on the output of the gadget is provided to the user. User-specific financial information can be collected, and modified by the gadget. A notification can be received that a financial institution has authorized one or more of the certified gadgets and the web page can only allow users to select authorized gadgets. | 06-03-2010 |
20130204778 | Financial Gadgets - Methods, computer program products, and systems, related to providing financial gadgets to users. In one implementation, a method includes receiving gadgets and receiving a notification that one or more gadgets has been certified. A web page with an interface through which users can select gadgets is generated and provided to a user computer. A user selects a gadget, and the selected gadget is run, including providing the user-specific financial information to the gadget. Content based on the output of the gadget is provided to the user. User-specific financial information can be collected, and modified by the gadget. A notification can be received that a financial institution has authorized one or more of the certified gadgets and the web page can only allow users to select authorized gadgets. | 08-08-2013 |
20150073959 | Collaborative Financial Management - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for collaborative financial management, including instructions to display in a first region of a display of the device a name of a currently selected financial collaboration group out of multiple financial collaboration groups to which a user of the device is a member. Instructions to receive data representing events associated with the currently selected financial collaboration group, each event of the being one of a multiple of types. Instructions to display in a second region of the display of the device an ordered list of the events, wherein each item in the ordered list includes a visual indicia of an event type for the event corresponding to the item. Instructions to select a different financial collaboration group in response to a touch input in the first region of the display of the device. | 03-12-2015 |
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20100225809 | ELECTRONIC BOOK WITH ENHANCED FEATURES - An electronic book synchronizes visual segments in a visual file with the start of respective sentences in an audio file corresponding to the visual segments so that if the user switches from visual to audio the audio does not start mid-sentence. Visual segments in the video file may be linked to the start of a page in the audio file. | 09-09-2010 |
20110109436 | ACCELEROMETER-BASED CE DEVICE WIRELESS ACCESS POINT MAPPING - A CE device for, e.g., displaying the time can incorporate an accelerometer to provide various features and enhancements. For example, using position derived from the accelerometer, the signal strength of a wireless access point (AP) can be mapped in a house. | 05-12-2011 |
20110109540 | ACCELEROMETER-BASED TAPPING USER INTERFACE - A CE device for, e.g., displaying the time can incorporate an accelerometer to provide various features and enhancements. For example, tapping of the housing as sensed by the accelerometer may be used for controlling various application modes of the device. | 05-12-2011 |
20110109546 | ACCELEROMETER-BASED TOUCHSCREEN USER INTERFACE - A CE device for, e.g., displaying the time can incorporate an accelerometer to provide various features and enhancements. For example, tilting of the housing as sensed by the accelerometer may be used for controlling a volume output by an audio display, and/or for controlling a position of a screen cursor relative to underlying presentation on a visual display, and/or for controlling motion of a virtual object presented on the visual display; and/or for rotating a presentation on the visual display to always be oriented up and/or for determining that a person has tapped the housing based on signals from the accelerometer and in response thereto presenting an image of a rotatable object on the display. | 05-12-2011 |
20110111741 | Audio-Only User Interface Mobile Phone Pairing - Address book content information and an input command set are synchronized by an audio-only user interface mobile phone with a mobile device pairing server, such that the address book content information and the input command set of the audio-only user interface mobile phone are synchronized with a display-based mobile phone and the audio-only user interface mobile phone is synchronized with the display-based mobile phone via a shared unified single telephone number. The synchronized address book content information and the synchronized input command set are stored. Audio voice input information is detected. A command associated with the stored input command set is identified within the detected audio voice input information, and the identified command is processed. Audio output is generated confirming that processing associated with the identified command is in process. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract. | 05-12-2011 |
20120229681 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC FLASH REMOVAL FROM IMAGES - A system, method, computer program product, and business method for automatic image glare removal. Glare is often caused by direct reflection of a photographic flash. Images are acquired from at least two different locations, possibly simultaneously, and from one or more cameras, and digitized if necessary. A glare pattern is identified, typically by recognition of a fully overexposed area or known test glare patterns. The images are processed to remove the glare pattern by subtraction of the glare pattern from at least one image and substitution of corresponding data from a related image not identically impacted. The substituted data typically comprises chrominance data, which may be from a luminance-adjusted exposure-bracketed image. The processing may be performed by a camera, a pc, or a networked server, and the processed image is output. The business method includes automated image glare removal via a fee-based per-transaction or subscription service. | 09-13-2012 |
20130070163 | REMOTE CONTROL WITH WEB KEY TO INITIATE AUTOMATIC INTERNET SEARCH BASED ON CONTENT CURRENTLY DISPLAYED ON TV - A remote control (RC) for an audio video display device (AVDD) such as a TV has a special “web” key which, when pressed, causes the RC to command the TV to upload, the currently presented screen shot (or current audio, or current key words in closed captioning (CC)) to a searching device such as an Internet server, the RC processor, or the TV processor. The searching device executes a search based on images recognized in the screen shot Or audio or key words from the CC. If multiple objects are detected a list of the objects may be presented on the TV display or RC display for selection of one by the viewer. The selected object or sole recognized object is then searched using an Internet search engine and the results returned for display. | 03-21-2013 |
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20110097305 | Gem-Disubstituted and Spirocyclic Amino Pyridines/Pyrimidines as Cell Cycle Inhibitors - Compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods are provided that are useful in the treatment of CDK4-me-dialed disorders, such as cancer. The subject compounds arc gem-disubstituted or spimcyclic pyridine, pyrimidine and triazine derivatives. | 04-28-2011 |
20110142796 | Fused Pyridine, Pyrimidine and Triazine Compounds as Cell Cycle Inhibitors - Compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods are provided that are useful in the treatment of CDK4-mediated disorders, such as cancer. The subject compounds are fused pyridine, pyrimide and triazine derivatives. | 06-16-2011 |
20140350244 | FUSED PYRIDINE, PYRIMIDINE AND TRIAZINE COMPOUNDS AS CELL CYCLE INHIBITORS - Compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods are provided that are useful in the treatment of CDK4-mediated disorders, such as cancer. The subject compounds are fused pyridine, pyrimide and triazine derivatives. | 11-27-2014 |