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20090112871 | Genome sharing - Sharing data is disclosed. In some cases, sharing data includes receiving a request to share data from a first account to a second account, receiving an indication of a plurality of first account profiles associated with the first account to share with the second account, and establishing sharing from the plurality of first account profiles to the second account, wherein sharing comprises the second account having read access to a subset of nonpublic data associated with the plurality of first account profiles. | 04-30-2009 |
20090118131 | Genetic comparisons between grandparents and grandchildren - Displaying a comparison of genotypic information between relatives is disclosed, including receiving an indication that a first individual is a grandparent, receiving an indication that a second individual is a grandchild of the first individual, comparing the genotypic information of the first individual and the second individual and calculating a similarity score, and displaying an indication of the similarity score graphically using colors. | 05-07-2009 |
20090119083 | Family inheritance - Displaying a comparison of genetic data is disclosed, including receiving an indication of a first individual, receiving an indication of a second individual, retrieving the genotypic information for the first individual and the second individual, comparing the genotypic information of the first individual and the second individual, displaying an indication of the comparison of the genotypic information of the first individual and the second individual graphically. A first graphical symbol is used to display an indication of the genome regions for which the first individual and the second individual are identical. A second graphical symbol is used to display an indication of the genome regions for which the first individual and the second individual are half identical. | 05-07-2009 |
20100057374 | Genotype calling - Determining a genetic sequence for a particular site on an individual's genome is disclosed, including: receiving a measurement associated with a particular sequence for the particular site on the individual's genome, receiving contextual information associated with a context of the individual within a larger collection of genetic information, and using the measurement associated with the particular sequence and the contextual information to compute an improved determination of the genetic sequence at the particular site on the individual's genome. | 03-04-2010 |
20100057807 | Processing data from genotyping chips - Processing genetic data is disclosed, including: receiving two or more genetic data sets for an individual from one or more genetic data sources; merging the genetic data sets from the one or more genetic data sources, including identifying a duplicate SNP between the genetic data sets and determining one or more data values to be stored for the duplicate SNP; and storing a single set of merged genetic data for the individual. | 03-04-2010 |
20130345988 | SUMMARIZING AN AGGREGATE CONTRIBUTION TO A CHARACTERISTIC FOR AN INDIVIDUAL - Summarizing an aggregate contribution to a phenotypic characteristic for an individual includes: receiving information pertaining to the phenotypic characteristic of an individual; identifying, using one or more computer processors, a set of one or more markers associated with the phenotypic characteristic; obtaining a set of one or more marker measurements of the individual that corresponds to the set of one or more markers; obtaining a set of one or more statistical factors that measure associations between the set of one or more markers and the phenotypic characteristic; determining an aggregate contribution to the phenotypic characteristic of the individual based at least in part on the retrieved set of one or more statistical factors; and outputting a display characteristic to be displayed that is associated with the aggregate contribution to the phenotypic characteristic for the individual. | 12-26-2013 |
20140156605 | PROCESSING DATA FROM GENOTYPING CHIPS - Processing genetic data includes receiving two or more genetic data sets for an individual from one or more genetic data sources, wherein the genetic data sets comprises data pertaining to the individual's deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA); merging the genetic data sets from the one or more genetic data sources to obtain a set of merged genetic data for the individual, including: identifying data in the genetic data sets that is conflicting, the identified data corresponding to a genetic marker associated with a variation that occurs at a region in the individual's genome; analyzing the identified data to resolve a discrepancy attributed to the identified conflicting data and automatically determine an appropriate value that corresponds to the genetic marker, the analysis and the determination being based at least in part on contextual information; and storing the appropriate value in the set of merged genetic data. | 06-05-2014 |
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20110092762 | IMAGING AND EVALUATING EMBRYOS, OOCYTES, AND STEM CELLS - Methods, compositions and kits for determining the developmental potential of one or more embryos or pluripotent cells and/or the presence of chromosomal abnormalities in one or more embryos or pluripotent cells are provided. These methods, compositions and kits find use in identifying embryos and oocytes in vitro that are most useful in treating infertility in humans. | 04-21-2011 |
20110105834 | IMAGING AND EVALUATING EMBRYOS, OOCYTES, AND STEM CELLS - Methods, compositions and kits for determining the developmental potential of one or more embryos or pluripotent cells and/or the presence of chromosomal abnormalities in one or more embryos or pluripotent cells are provided. These methods, compositions and kits find use in identifying embryos and oocytes in vitro that are most useful in treating infertility in humans. | 05-05-2011 |
20150160117 | IMAGING AND EVALUATING EMBRYOS, OOCYTES, AND STEM CELLS - Methods, compositions and kits for determining the developmental potential of one or more embryos or pluripotent cells and/or the presence of chromosomal abnormalities in one or more embryos or pluripotent cells are provided. These methods, compositions and kits find use in identifying embryos and oocytes in vitro that are most useful in treating infertility in humans. | 06-11-2015 |
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20120289581 | DIAGNOSTIC, PROGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC USES OF LONG NON-CODING RNAS FOR CANCER AND REGENERATIVE MEDICINE - Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) and methods of using them diagnostically and therapeutically for treatment of cancer, stem cell therapy, or regenerative medicine are disclosed. In particular, the invention relates to lncRNAs that that play roles in regulation of genes involved in cell proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis. Such lncRNAs can be used as biomarkers to monitor cell proliferation and differentiation during cancer progression or tissue regeneration. One of the identified lncRNAs, referred to as PANDA (a P | 11-15-2012 |
20140073525 | DIAGNOSTIC, PROGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC USES OF LONG NON-CODING RNAS FOR CANCER AND REGENERATIVE MEDICINE - Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) and methods of using them diagnostically and therapeutically for treatment of cancer, stem cell therapy, or regenerative medicine are disclosed. In particular, the invention relates to lncRNAs that that play roles in regulation of genes involved in cell proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis. Such lncRNAs can be used as biomarkers to monitor cell proliferation and differentiation during cancer progression or tissue regeneration. One of the identified lncRNAs, referred to as PANDA (a P21-Associated NcRNA, DNA damage Activated), inhibits the expression of apoptotic genes normally activated by the transcription factor NF-YA. Inhibitors of PANDA sensitize cancerous cells to chemotherapy and can be used in combination with chemotherapeutic agents for treatment of cancer. | 03-13-2014 |
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20080210981 | Integrated Circuit Having Gates and Active Regions Forming a Regular Grating - A semiconductor device includes a plurality of repeatable circuit cells connectable to one or more conductors providing at least electrical connection to the circuit cells and/or electrical connection between one or more circuit elements in the cells. Each of the circuit cells are configured having gates and active regions forming a grating, wherein, for a given active layer in the device, a width of each active region is substantially the same relative to one another, a spacing between any two adjacent active regions is substantially the same, a width of each gate is substantially the same relative to one another, and a spacing between any two adjacent gates is substantially the same. | 09-04-2008 |
20080227259 | SELF-ALIGNED PROCESS FOR NANOTUBE/NANOWIRE FETs - A complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) device, e.g., a field effect transistor (FET), that includes at least one one-dimensional nanostructure that is typically a carbon-based nanomaterial, as the device channel, and a metal carbide contact that is self-aligned with the gate region of the device is described. The present invention also provides a method of fabricating such a CMOS device. | 09-18-2008 |
20110256675 | SELF-ALIGNED PROCESS FOR NANOTUBE/NANOWIRE FETs - A complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) device, e.g., a field effect transistor (FET), that includes at least one one-dimensional nanostructure that is typically a carbon-based nanomaterial, as the device channel, and a metal carbide contact that is self-aligned with the gate region of the device is described. The present invention also provides a method of fabricating such a CMOS device. | 10-20-2011 |
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20140040203 | STATEMENT-LEVEL AND PROCEDURAL-LEVEL REPLICATION - Techniques for replicating data in database systems are described. In an example embodiment, a set of changes is received at a destination database, where the set of changes has been applied at a source database and is being replicated from the source database to the destination database. The set of changes is analyzed and it is determined that the set of changes includes two or more of: a subset of row-level changes, a subset of statement-level changes, and a subset of procedure-level changes. A set of dependencies is determined at least between the changes that are included in the subsets of changes. The changes, in the subsets of changes, are assigned to two or more processing elements. The set of changes is applied to the destination database by executing the two or more processing elements in parallel to each other and based on the set of dependencies. | 02-06-2014 |
20150032689 | DATA DEFINITION LANGUAGE (DDL) EXPRESSION ANNOTATION - Techniques are provided for data definition language (DDL) expression annotation. DDL expression text is captured. The DDL expression text corresponds to a DDL change in a source database. A component set is determined. The component set includes at least one component in the DDL expression text. An annotation set is generated. The annotation set includes at least one annotation for at least one component of the component set. Each annotation includes hierarchical data describing at least one hierarchical relationship in the component set. For example, an annotation may include a component ID, a component position, a component length, a component type, and a parent component ID. The annotation set and a change record comprising the DDL expression text are transmitted to a replication client. | 01-29-2015 |
20150032694 | Scalable Coordination Aware Static Partitioning For Database Replication - Parallel logical replication involves multiple apply threads running on a destination database server applying, in parallel, changes made by source transactions, where the changes of a single source transaction may be applied in parallel by multiple apply threads. An apply transaction for a source transaction may be committed by an apply thread independently of the commitment of any other apply transaction of the source transaction, that is, without coordinating the committing of another apply transaction executed by another apply thread for the source transaction. A configuration language is used to configure parallel logical replication. The language facilitates the configuration of various aspects of parallel logical replication, including the number of apply threads, partitioning schemes for the apply threads for partitioning change records between the apply threads, and various other aspects of parallel logical replication. | 01-29-2015 |
20150032695 | CLIENT AND SERVER INTEGRATION FOR REPLICATING DATA - Techniques are provided for client and server integration for scalable replication. A replication client transmits change records to a database server over a stream. The database server determines at least one batch comprising change records for at least one transaction. The database server generates dependency data for at least one change record in a batch based on at least one constraint identifier for at least one column. The database server determines an ordered grouping of the change records based on an operation type of each change record and the dependency data of each change record, wherein change records sharing operation types are grouped together unless a division based on the dependency data is determined. The database server generates a reordered transaction comprising a plurality of reordered operations based on the ordered grouping of the change records of the particular batch. | 01-29-2015 |
20150033232 | AUTOMATIC PARALLELISM TUNING FOR APPLY PROCESSES - Techniques are provided for automatic parallelism tuning. At least one batch of change records is assigned to one or more apply processes in a set of active apply processes. A first throughput value is periodically determined based on a number of processed change records in a first time interval. An increment adjustment is periodically performed, including adding an additional apply process, determining a second throughput value, and removing the additional apply process from the set of active apply processes if the second throughput value is not greater than a previous first throughput value by at least an increment threshold. A decrement adjustment is periodically performed, including removing an apply process, determining a third throughput value, and replacing the removed apply process in the set of active apply processes if the third throughput value is not greater than the previous first throughput value by at least a decrement threshold. | 01-29-2015 |
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20090171784 | Method and apparatus for splitting advertising opportunities - A dynamic advertising insertion system automatically inserts advertisements in response to opportunities that arise in the course of content playback. For example, when a user hits a pause button, an advertising opportunity may be created and an appropriate advertisement may be inserted. One basis for determining which advertisement to insert is to enforce a predetermined agreement between a content provider and one or more distributors that sets forth a percentage of advertising opportunities that each entity will be afforded. Thus, the decision of what advertisement to insert may be based on a number of factors, including the type of content, the particular user's equipment, information about the user, and the need to adjust the playback of advertisements to enforce the percentage split between the advertising entities. | 07-02-2009 |
20090304357 | Providing Content Interruptions - Content which users may wish to receive may be distributed with interrupting content such that the use of the content on the user's receiver may be interrupted and replaced with the interrupting content. The content which the user wishes to receive may be software, audio, video, graphics or other material and the interrupting content in one embodiment of the prevent invention may be advertisements. In this way, the user's receiver may be utilized to determine when it is appropriate to interrupt the interruptible content with the interrupting content. This may provide a convenient mechanism for reduced price or free distribution of a wide variety of media currently provided only in physical form or only for free without any compensation to the content provider. | 12-10-2009 |
20090304358 | Providing Content Interruptions - Content which users may wish to receive may be distributed with interrupting content such that the use of the content on the user's receiver may be interrupted and replaced with the interrupting content. The content which the user wishes to receive may be software, audio, video, graphics or other material and the interrupting content in one embodiment of the prevent invention may be advertisements. In this way, the user's receiver may be utilized to determine when it is appropriate to interrupt the interruptible content with the interrupting content. This may provide a convenient mechanism for reduced price or free distribution of a wide variety of media currently provided only in physical form or only for free without any compensation to the content provider. | 12-10-2009 |
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20130057209 | Multiport Vehicle DC Charging System with Variable Power Distribution - A battery charging station is provided that includes a plurality of charge ports, a plurality of power stages where each power stage includes an AC to DC converter and where each power stage provides a portion of the charging station's maximum available charging power, a switching system that is used to couple the output of the power stages to the charging ports, a system monitor that determines current charging station and vehicle conditions, and a controller that controls operation of the switching system in accordance with a predefined set of power distribution rules and on the basis of the current charging station and vehicle conditions. Current charging station and vehicle conditions may include vehicle arrival time, usage fees, vehicle and/or customer priority information, battery pack SOC, and/or intended departure time. | 03-07-2013 |
20130057210 | Method of Operating a Multiport Vehicle Charging System - A method of distributing charging power among a plurality of charge ports of a battery charging station is provided, where the battery charging station includes a plurality of power stages where each power stage includes an AC to DC converter and provides a portion of the charging station's maximum available charging power, the method comprising the steps of (i) monitoring battery charging station conditions and operating conditions for each charging port; (ii) determining current battery charging station conditions, including current operating conditions for each charging port; (iii) determining power distribution for the battery charging station and the charging ports in response to the current battery charging conditions and in accordance with a predefined set of power distribution rules; and (iv) coupling the power stages to the charging ports in accordance with the power distribution. | 03-07-2013 |
20130322705 | FACIAL AND FINGERPRINT AUTHENTICATION - A facial and fingerprint authentication technique is used to unlock a device. For example, the device may be configured to capture facial image of a user utilizing a first camera and a fingerprint of the user utilizing a second camera. The device may also be configured to compare the captured facial image with a reference facial image, and compare the captured fingerprint with a reference fingerprint. The device may further be configured to unlock a device when the captured facial image matches the reference facial image and the captured fingerprint matches the reference fingerprint. | 12-05-2013 |