Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080221916 | SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR ASSESSING FINES FOR TRAFFIC DISTURBANCES - Traffic disturbances are detected and data is collected by various sensors where the data reflects the entity that is responsible for the disturbance and the number of vehicles that are impacted by the disturbance. The data is analyzed to determine whether a traffic violation has occurred and to then assess a fine based at least on the number of vehicles that have been impacted as a result of the traffic violation. The fine may then be collected by notifying the entity that is responsible, such as by sending a message to an electronic device of the entity. The notification may provide for an automated payment of the fine or an option to appeal the fine. Additionally, those affected by the traffic disturbance may be identified and granted a portion of the fine that has been imposed and collected. | 09-11-2008 |
20080270651 | Systems and Methods for Distributed Computing Utilizing a Smart Memory Apparatus - Provided are methods, systems and devices for distributed computing within a computing device that includes a host operating system executing within a host processor, a peripheral subsystem and a host interface. The peripheral subsystem includes a programmable logic device (“PLD”) that contains and executes an instruction autonomously from the host operating system and an electronic device coupled to the PLD via a device interface that executes the instruction. The host interface places the host processor in communication with the PLD whereby the host operating system employs the peripheral subsystem. | 10-30-2008 |
20080318564 | METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR IMPLEMENTING REMOTE CONTROL PROCESSES - A method, apparatus, and computer program product for implementing remote control processes is provided. The method includes receiving a request to execute an operation on a target device via selection of a function key on a remote control device. The function key is associated with the operation and the target device that performs the operation for remotely controlling operation of the target device via a signal transmitted from the remote control device to the target device when the function key is selected. The method also includes approving the request to execute the operation when authorization has been secured, and transmitting the signal from the remote control device to the target device in response to the approval. | 12-25-2008 |
20080319768 | METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR DEVICE MANAGEMENT - A method, apparatus, and computer program product for safety device management is provided. The method includes performing an action with respect to the safety device in accordance with a rule when a corresponding condition of the rule is met. The actions subject to the rule include at least one of: device inspection, device testing, device activation, device de-activation, device reset, and notification generation. | 12-25-2008 |
20090049117 | Systems and Methods for Localizing a Network Storage Device - Provided are methods, systems and devices for localizing data existing on a distributed network which comprises receiving an instruction within a programmable logic device (“PLD”) for controlling a network peripheral from a client computing system, the PLD being in communication with the network peripheral via a modem and also in communication with the computing device via a generic interface and receiving a task request from the computing device via the generic interface to be accomplished according to the instruction. The methods, systems and devices further provide for augmenting the task request with an additional instruction provided by a meta-behavior interface. | 02-19-2009 |
20090141435 | CONTAINERS FOR TRANSPORTING DATA FROM A FIRST PHYSICAL LOCATION TO A SECOND PHYSICAL LOCATION - Containers provide for the retrieval of data from a data source at a first location and for transport to a second location where the data may be uploaded to a backup system. The containers may include multiple components such as a transfer housing that has a physical connection to a data source and a storage housing that may have a contactless data connection to the transfer housing. The storage housing may be hermetically sealed such that decontamination of the storage housing may be achieved. Accordingly, the storage housing may rescue data from a data source at a contaminated location, be moved to a decontamination zone where decontamination of the storage housing occurs, and then be moved to an uncontaminated location for upload via a transfer housing to the backup system. | 06-04-2009 |
20090168984 | AUDIO PROCESSING FOR MULTI-PARTICIPANT COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - Audio processing is provided to determine whether an audio issue is present within a multi-participant communication system such as a teleconference or videoconference bridge or a trunk dispatch system. Audio issues such as background noise, background conversations, or other unwanted audio that is being interjected into the multi-participant conversation and that may be dominating the audio are detected by measuring characteristics of audio samples taken from the communication ports of the multi-participant communication system. A correction may then be applied to the audio received through the communication port by a processor of the multi-participant communication system without intervention by an administrator, such as by muting the port, applying a noise cancellation to audio from the port, or time-shifting the audio from the port. | 07-02-2009 |
20090190046 | OUTPUT CORRECTION FOR VISUAL PROJECTION DEVICES - Dedicated projectors and devices with projection abilities such as digital cameras or camcorders have projections that are corrected to compensate for irregularities in the surfaces receiving the projection. The image data being projected is compensated to account for the irregularities by observing the irregularities with a camera to produce image data and creating the compensation based on that image data. Irregularities of the projection receiving location including angular relationships to the projector causing keystoning, noisy surfaces with reflectivity or absorption, color patterns, non-planar regions, intervening objects, and the like may be accounted for during the compensation. The projection of the image itself may be utilized to capture the result of projecting onto the irregularities. Projection of target grids, such as using infrared, may be used to capture the result of projecting onto the irregularities. The captured image may be processed to produce a compensated image to be projected. | 07-30-2009 |
20090193268 | Packetized Power - Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for producing and delivering packetized power within a DC computing environment. Within the DC computing environment a power requirement or request is communicated to a power router. The power router then determines a power source capable of fulfilling the power requirement and then causes the power to be delivered in packetized form. The packetized power is appended to a message header which allows the power packet to be received by the requesting device. | 07-30-2009 |
20090259717 | ACQUIRING AND PROCESSING DATA ASSOCIATED WITH AN INCIDENT AMONG MULTIPLE NETWORKED COMPUTING APPARATUSES - Methods, systems, and apparatuses are provided for acquiring and processing incident data among multiple networked computing apparatuses. A method involves provisioning an interface associated with a mode of service of a computing apparatus, receiving incident data via the interface, and analyzing the data received according to rules associated with the mode of service. The interface includes a form for documenting the incident data where the form is compatible with one or more fields capable of being concurrently shared among networked computing apparatuses. The interface may be modified in response to receiving the data where a view of the incident data is based on the mode of service. The method further involves recording the data received and transmitting the data received to one or more other networked computing apparatuses over a wireless network based on a mode of service activated on each of the networked computing apparatuses. | 10-15-2009 |
20100017224 | Methods, Systems, and Products for Tracking Surgical Items - Systems and methods provides the ability to accurately track all equipment used in a surgical suite through the use of RFID tags. | 01-21-2010 |
20100019921 | METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR IMPLEMENTING SITUATIONAL CONTROL PROCESSES - A method, apparatus, and computer program product for implementing situational control processes is provided. The method includes transmitting a signal to a target device and determining whether a response signal has been received from the target device. The response signal indicates one of a presence status of the target device and an event condition. The method also includes performing a first action if no response signal is received. The first action includes generating an alert and/or determining a presence of an alternative target device. | 01-28-2010 |
20100023538 | DISCLOSURE BOOTH - Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for facilitating the disclosure of information from a disclosing party. Such a system may comprise a computing device including an operating system executing within the computing device; a software application operating in conjunction with the operating system, the software application prompting the disclosing party for at least two of audio/visual data, graphic data and textual data in response to the prompt; means for contemporaneously collecting the at least two of audio/visual data, graphic data and textual data from the disclosing party; and means for irrecoverably erasing the least two of the audio/visual data, graphic data and textual data from both the computing device and the means for contemporaneously collecting the at least two of audio/visual data, graphic data and textual data. | 01-28-2010 |
20100146287 | CERTIFICATION OF AUTHENTICITY OF MEDIA SIGNALS - Media signals such as audio and/or video signals are certified as being authentic. A private key and a corresponding public key are provided. For a current media segment of the media signal, a signature is created using the private key to sign data based on media content of the current media segment combined with a signature from a media segment present at another point within the media signal where the signature from the media segment present at another point within the media signal is created by signing with the private key data based on media content of the media segment present at the other point within the media signal. The signature is included in metadata of the current media segment of the media signal and the public key is included in a second metadata of the media signal. | 06-10-2010 |
20100262433 | Methods, Systems, and Products for Tracking Surgical Items - Methods, systems, and products track equipment used during surgical procedures. An allowable zone associated with a surgical procedure is identified. The allowable zone determines where surgical items may be used during the surgical procedure. A location of a surgical item is determined. When the location is outside the allowable zone, an alarm is triggered to indicate the surgical item is moving outside the allowable zone towards an area in which the surgical item may not be used. | 10-14-2010 |
20110099033 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR TRANSMITTING MEDICAL INFORMATION FROM MOBILE PERSONAL MEDICAL DEVICES - A method of transferring medical information can include transmitting medical information from a mobile personal medical device responsive to determining that a remote system is authorized to receive the medical information. Related Systems, devices, and computer program products are also disclosed. | 04-28-2011 |
20110131110 | Transparent Commodity Trading Networks and Methods of Facilitating Transactions Among Buyers and Sellers of Products and Services - A transparent commodity trading network facilitates transactions among parties. A plurality of mobile communications devices are each configured to broadcast product/service needs and/or product/service offerings of a party associated with the respective mobile communications device. Each mobile communications device is configured to receive product/service needs and/or product/service offerings broadcast by other mobile communications devices when respective mobile communications devices pass within a predetermined distance of each other. Each mobile communications device is configured to identify when a product/service need or product/service offering broadcast by another mobile communications device matches a corresponding product/service offering or broadcast product/service need broadcast by the respective mobile communications device. A transaction service that is accessible by each mobile communications device is configured to allow two parties that have a matching broadcast product/service need and offering to identify and communicate with each other. | 06-02-2011 |
20120136674 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND PRODUCTS FOR TRACKING SURGICAL ITEMS - Methods, systems, and products track equipment used during surgical procedures. An allowable zone associated with a surgical procedure is identified. The allowable zone determines where surgical items may be used during the procedure. A location of a surgical item is determined. When the location is outside the allowable zone, an alarm is triggered to indicate the surgical item is moving outside the allowable zone towards an area in which the surgical item may not be used. | 05-31-2012 |
20120146918 | Remote Control of Electronic Devices Via Mobile Device - Devices and systems are provided for controlling electronic devices using a mobile remote control device. A mobile remote control device provides an interface to control a plurality of electronic devices. The mobile device has a unique identifier, and the electronic device transmits a presentation of a remote control to the mobile device. A user of the mobile device controls the electronic device by operating the “virtual” remote control displayed on the mobile device. The user may further define his or her custom remote control. The user may define batches of commands, or “macros” that transmit a specific series of commands to one or more electronic devices. Proximity and motion of a mobile device may be used as an input, such that the electronic devices are programmed to react in specific ways depending upon the position and movement of the user of the mobile device. | 06-14-2012 |
20120151211 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS TO APPLY PERMISSIONS TO APPLICATIONS - Methods and apparatus are disclosed to apply permissions to applications. A disclosed example method includes navigating to a first network address of a first network entity and downloading an application from the first network entity, disabling all network address communication except for the first network address, sending an authorization request to a second network entity via the first network address, and authorizing the application to execute when an indication of authentication is received from the second network entity via the first network address. | 06-14-2012 |
20120151561 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATING WITH GROUPS OF DEVICES SHARING AN ATTRIBUTE - Methods and apparatus for IPv6 based multicast are disclosed. An example method includes broadcasting a multicast group address advertisement instructing a recipient device to join an Internet Protocol multicast group, the Internet Protocol multicast group being associated with a physical attribute of the recipient device; and broadcasting a multicast message to the multicast address instructing the members of the multicast group to perform an action. | 06-14-2012 |
20120272333 | METHODS, DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR ASSIGNING PRIVACY LEVELS TO DATA ELEMENTS - Methods, data processing systems and computer program products for assessing and assigning privacy levels to data elements are provided. A method of assigning privacy levels to data elements (e.g., text files, web page files, image files, audio files, video files, and portions thereof) includes assigning a predetermined privacy level to a data element; storing the data element with the assigned privacy level; determining if the assigned privacy level for data element is proper; and assigning a different privacy level to the data element in response to determining that a currently assigned privacy level for the data element is not proper. A predetermined privacy level may be assigned to a data element under various conditions, such as when the data element arrives at a device, when the data element is created by a device, and/or when the data element is modified by a device. | 10-25-2012 |
20130007479 | Packetized Power - Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for producing and delivering packetized power within a DC computing environment. Within the DC computing environment a power requirement or request is communicated to a power router. The power router then determines a power source capable of fulfilling the power requirement and then causes the power to be delivered in packetized form. The packetized power is appended to a message header which allows the power packet to be received by the requesting device. | 01-03-2013 |
20140013146 | Packetized Power - Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for producing and delivering packetized power within a DC computing environment. Within the DC computing environment a power requirement or request is communicated to a power router. The power router then determines a power source capable of fulfilling the power requirement and then causes the power to be delivered in packetized form. The packetized power is appended to a message header which allows the power packet to be received by the requesting device. | 01-09-2014 |
20140156301 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR AGGREGATING MEDICAL INFORMATION - A method of aggregating medical information can include receiving, at a remote aggregation system, individual syndromes collected by mobile personal medical devices associated with respective bodies as the mobile personal medical devices move within an environment, aggregating the individual syndromes at the remote aggregation system, and determining whether an environmental syndrome exists for at least some of the individual syndromes. Related systems and computer program products are also disclosed. | 06-05-2014 |
20140359729 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS TO APPLY PERMISSIONS TO APPLICATIONS - Methods and apparatus are disclosed to apply permissions to applications. A disclosed example apparatus includes an address trust manager to obtain a first network address having a request for address authentication from a first entity, the first network address having a second network address associated with a second entity to execute the application, an address associator to compare the first network address to a trusted address database to determine whether the first network address is trusted, and a shadow environment communicator to generate a signed message based on the comparison of the trusted address database, the address trust manager to transmit the signed message to the second entity with an indication of authorization via the first network address in response to a match in the trusted address database, and transmit the signed message to the second entity with an indication of non-authorization via the first network address in response to a lack of a match in the trusted address database. | 12-04-2014 |