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20090298225 | Doped Metal Oxide Films and Systems for Fabricating the Same - A method of fabricating a doped metal oxide film comprising the steps of: (a) providing a semiconductor substrate in a vacuum chamber; (b) generating plasma comprising at least metal (M) , oxygen (O) and dopant ions within said chamber in the presence of an inert carrier gas; (c) forming a doped metal oxide (MO) film on said substrate from said plasma; and (d) controlling, during step (c) , the amount of O ions relative to said dopant ions within said plasma to form at least one of an n-type MO film and a p-type MO film on said substrate. A system for fabricating the doped metal oxide is also disclosed. | 12-03-2009 |
20100208411 | Co-Doped Nickel Oxide - A nickel oxide co-doped with a first alkali metal dopant and a second metal dopant selected from the group consisting of at least one of tin, antimony, indium, tungsten, iridium, scandium, gallium, vanadium, chromium, gold, yttrium, lanthanum, ruthenium, rhodium, molybdenum, and niobium. | 08-19-2010 |
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20090053125 | Stabilizing 4H Polytype During Sublimation Growth Of SiC Single Crystals - A SiC single crystal is grown by physical vapor transport (PVT) in a graphite growth chamber, the interior of which is charged with a SiC source material and a SiC single crystal seed in spaced relation. During PVT growth of the SiC single crystal, the growth chamber further includes Ce. The SiC single crystal grows on the SiC single crystal seed in response to heating the interior of the growth chamber to a growth temperature and in the presence of a temperature gradient in the growth chamber whereupon the temperature of the SiC single crystal seed is lower than the temperature of the SiC source material. The Ce can include either Ce silicide or Ce carbide. | 02-26-2009 |
20100031877 | SIC SINGLE CRYSTALS WITH REDUCED DISLOCATION DENSITY GROWN BY STEP-WISE PERIODIC PERTURBATION TECHNIQUE - In a crystal growth method, a seed crystal | 02-11-2010 |
20100180814 | FABRICATION OF SIC SUBSTRATES WITH LOW WARP AND BOW - A method of fabricating an SiC single crystal includes (a) physical vapor transport (PVT) growing a SiC single crystal on a seed crystal in the presence of a temperature gradient, wherein an early-to-grow portion of the SiC single crystal is at a lower temperature than a later-to-grow portion of the SiC single crystal. Once grown, the SiC single crystal is annealed in the presence of a reverse temperature gradient, wherein the later-to-grow portion of the SiC single crystal is at a lower temperature than the early-to-grow portion of the SiC single crystal. | 07-22-2010 |
20130280466 | Large Diameter, High Quality SiC Single Crystals, Method and Apparatus - A method and system of forming large-diameter SiC single crystals suitable for fabricating high crystal quality SiC substrates of 100, 125, 150 and 200 mm in diameter are described. The SiC single crystals are grown by a seeded sublimation technique in the presence of a shallow radial temperature gradient. During SiC sublimation growth, a flux of SiC bearing vapors filtered from carbon particulates is substantially restricted to a central area of the surface of the seed crystal by a separation plate disposed between the seed crystal and a source of the SiC bearing vapors. The separation plate includes a first, substantially vapor-permeable part surrounded by a second, substantially non vapor-permeable part. The grown crystals have a flat or slightly convex growth interface. Large-diameter SiC wafers fabricated from the grown crystals exhibit low lattice curvature and low densities of crystal defects, such as stacking faults, inclusions, micropipes and dislocations. | 10-24-2013 |
20130309496 | "Method for Synthesizing Ultrahigh-Purity Silicon Carbide" - In a method of forming polycrystalline SiC grain material, low-density, gas-permeable and vapor-permeable bulk carbon is positioned at a first location inside of a graphite crucible and a mixture of elemental silicon and elemental carbon is positioned at a second location inside of the graphite crucible. Thereafter, the mixture and the bulk carbon are heated to a first temperature below the melting point of the elemental Si to remove adsorbed gas, moisture and/or volatiles from the mixture and the bulk carbon. Next, the mixture and the bulk carbon are heated to a second temperature that causes the elemental Si and the elemental C to react forming as-synthesized SiC inside of the crucible. The as-synthesized SiC and the bulk carbon are then heated in a way to cause the as-synthesized SiC to sublime and produce vapors that migrate into, condense on and react with the bulk carbon forming polycrystalline SiC material. | 11-21-2013 |
20130320275 | Vanadium Compensated, SI SiC Single Crystals of NU and PI Type and the Crystal Growth Process Thereof - In a crystal growth apparatus and method, polycrystalline source material and a seed crystal are introduced into a growth ambient comprised of a growth crucible disposed inside of a furnace chamber. In the presence of a first sublimation growth pressure, a single crystal is sublimation grown on the seed crystal via precipitation of sublimated source material on the seed crystal in the presence of a flow of a first gas that includes a reactive component that reacts with and removes donor and/or acceptor background impurities from the growth ambient during said sublimation growth. Then, in the presence of a second sublimation growth pressure, the single crystal is sublimation grown on the seed crystal via precipitation of sublimated source material on the seed crystal in the presence of a flow of a second gas that includes dopant vapors, but which does not include the reactive component. | 12-05-2013 |
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20080291993 | METHOD FOR JOINT SCALAR QUANTIZATION AND A METHOD FOR ADAPTIVELY ADJUSTING SCALAR QUANTIZATION LEVEL - A method for joint scalar quantization is disclosed, characterized in that, transforming the original variables into intermediate variables according to a special transforming relationship; according to the variance of the intermediate variables, quantizing, feedbacking and transmitting the intermediate variables; when the original variables are needed, transforming the intermediate variables into the original variables according to the special transforming relationship. Two schemes about the intermediate variables quantization are also provided to adapt to the different system requirements. Further, based on the joint scalar quantization schemes said above, two methods for adaptively adjusting scalar quantization level according to the interrelation among signals are provided. | 11-27-2008 |
20110309380 | MOTHER SUBSTRATE, ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a mother substrate and a method for manufacturing the same, the mother substrate comprising: a substrate, comprising at least one display region and pre-cutting regions in a periphery of the display region, wherein the display region comprises gate scanning lines and data scanning lines, the pre-cutting regions comprise a gate-line connecting line and a data-line connecting line electrically connected to each other, and the gate-line connecting line is electrically connected to all of the gate scanning lines in the display region, and the data-line connecting line is electrically connected to all of the data scanning lines in the display region substrate. | 12-22-2011 |
20130267053 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MOTHER SUBSTRATE AND ARRAY SUBSTRATE - The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a mother substrate, the mother substrate comprising: a substrate comprising at least one display region and pre-cutting regions in a periphery of the display region, wherein the display region comprises gate scanning lines and data scanning lines, the pre-cutting regions comprise a gate-line connecting line and a data-line connecting line electrically connected to each other, and the gate-line connecting line is electrically connected to all of the gate scanning lines in the display region, and the data-line connecting line is electrically connected to all of the data scanning lines in the display region substrate. | 10-10-2013 |
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20110126340 | Transformable Clothing - A transformable article of clothing wearable by a person in a plurality of configurations. According to various embodiments, a transformable article of clothing comprises a central tubular portion coupled to a first member and a second member is configurable between a shawl and a scarf. In another embodiment, a transformable article of clothing comprises a first continuous loop coupled to a second continuous loop and is configurable among a hat, a hood, a scarf and a hand warmer. In yet another embodiment, an article of clothing comprises a mask portion and an ear muffler portion selectively retained on ears of the wearer. In still another embodiment, a transformable glove comprises a hand portion, a thumb portion, a first finger portion and a second finger portion with an opening in at least one of thumb and finger portions. | 06-02-2011 |
20140230120 | Transformable Clothing - A transformable article of clothing wearable by a person in a plurality of configurations. According to various embodiments, a transformable article of clothing comprises a central tubular portion coupled to a first member and a second member is configurable between a shawl and a scarf. In another embodiment, a transformable article of clothing comprises a first continuous loop coupled to a second continuous loop and is configurable among a hat, a hood, a scarf and a hand warmer. In yet another embodiment, an article of clothing comprises a mask portion and an ear muffler portion selectively retained on ears of the wearer. In still another embodiment, a transformable glove comprises a hand portion, a thumb portion, a first finger portion and a second finger portion with an opening in at least one of thumb and finger portions. | 08-21-2014 |
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20110271194 | VOICE AD INTERACTIONS AS AD CONVERSIONS - This specification describes technologies relating to content presentation. In general, one aspect of the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods that include the actions of presenting a content item to a user; receiving a user input indicating a voice interaction; receiving a voice input from the user; transmitting the voice input to a content system; receiving a command responsive to the voice input; and executing, using one or more processors, the command including modifying the content item. Other embodiments of this aspect include corresponding systems, apparatus, and computer program products. | 11-03-2011 |
20110282725 | AD REDEMPTION - This specification describes technologies relating to content presentation. In general, one aspect of the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods that include the actions of sending one or more redeemable content items to a user, each content item being configured for redemption at a physical retail location; receiving a request from the user to redeem a content item of the one or more content items at a particular physical retail location; validating, using one or more processor, the content item for redemption; if the content item is valid for redemption, notifying a corresponding retailer of the content item redemption to be applied to a pending retail transaction; and logging the redemption. Other embodiments of this aspect include corresponding systems, apparatus, and computer program products. | 11-17-2011 |
20110321167 | AD PRIVACY MANAGEMENT - In general, this specification relates to content presentation. In general, one aspect of the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods that include the actions of receiving a privacy request from a mobile device, the privacy request including an encoded device identifier; authenticating the request; decoding the device identifier; retrieving mobile device advertising data associated with the decoded device identifier; and applying the privacy request to the mobile device advertising data. Other embodiments of this aspect include corresponding systems, apparatus, and computer program products. | 12-29-2011 |
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20120072270 | Ad Wallet - In general, this specification relates to content presentation. In general, one aspect of the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods that include the actions of presenting a first content item to a first device associated with a user; receive a input from the first device indicating that the first content item has been stored in a repository of the first device; in response to the input, synchronizing the repository of the first device with a user account including the first content item; receiving a request for one or more content items stored in the user account from a second device associated with the user; presenting the requested content items on the second device associated with the user including the first content item; and receiving an indication of a conversion event associated with the presented first content item on the second device. | 03-22-2012 |
20120173654 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING VIRTUAL CONTENT CANDIDATES TO ENSURE DELIVERY OF VIRTUAL CONTENT - An apparatus and method is provided that ensures virtual content providers such as advertisers that their virtual content will reach every mobile device, every application within each mobile device and/or every user. Such functionality is referred to herein as a “guaranteed reach”. Guaranteed reach parameters including reach type parameters (mobile devices, applications and/or users) are specified in a memory. A server receives a virtual content request and a received target identification uniquely identifying, for example, the requesting device via a network. The server identifies virtual content candidates from the memory by comparing the received target identification to the stored target identification associated with the virtual content. The guaranteed reach parameters may also include frequency-based criteria that guarantee a frequency of impression(s) for particular virtual content and guaranteed priority criteria to ensure the guarantee will be met. | 07-05-2012 |
20130030913 | Deriving Ads Ranking of Local Advertisers based on Distance and Aggregate User Activities - A system and method are disclosed including determining structured information sources that a local business participates in based on a common set of features that identify the business, collecting user interaction information from the structured information sources, aggregating the collected user interaction information into a set of attributes that are common across the structured information sources, storing local business location and the aggregated user interaction information for the set of attributes into a local business database, receiving a request from a mobile device for an ad including a geographic location, determining a geographic region that contains the geographic location, retrieving a set of local businesses from the local business database having locations within the region, determining distance values between the geographic location and the business locations, retrieving a subset of attributes for the aggregate user interaction information from the database, constructing feature vectors including the distance values and values for the attributes, calculating scores corresponding to feature vectors, and providing an ad in response to the ad request. | 01-31-2013 |
20130226711 | MONETIZING IMAGES IN PUBLISHING NETWORKS - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for monetizing images in publishing networks. In one aspect, a method includes receiving image data associated with a first user identifier. The image data can define an image that depicts, in part an object associated with an advertiser. A definition of a bounded region in which the object is located can be received, where the bounded region is a sub-portion of the image. The image data can be associated with an advertiser. The image data can be provided for presentation on a user device associated with a second user identifier. Selection data indicating a selection of the image within the sub-portion of the image can be received. In response to receiving the selection data, an account associated with the first user identifier can be credited. | 08-29-2013 |
20130238745 | PROVIDING CONTENT TO A USER ACROSS MULTIPLE DEVICES - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer-readable storage medium, and including a method for providing content. The method comprises receiving a first login request from a first device used by a user, the request being associated with a first anonymous identifier associated with the first device, and determining a user tag for the user, that does not include any personally identifiable information associated with the user. The method further comprises receiving a second login request from a second different device used by the user, the request being associated with a second different anonymous identifier associated with the second different device, and storing an association between the user tag, the first anonymous identifier and the second different anonymous identifier. The method further comprises receiving a request for content from either the first or second different device and providing content in response to the request using the association. | 09-12-2013 |
20130276008 | Content Based Advertising - A method, and a corresponding system, provide advertisements relevant to media displayable on a first electronic media display device. The method includes providing one or more content tags in the displayable media; receiving a signal originating from the first electronic media display device indicating detection of a content tag; selecting an advertisement based on the received content tag detection signal; sending the selected advertisement and one or more selectable action items, the selectable action items associated with the advertisement; receiving an action item selection; and responding to the action item selection. | 10-17-2013 |
20140108152 | Managing Social Network Relationships Between A Commercial Entity and One or More Users - Systems and methods for managing relationships between a commercial entity and one or more of a plurality of users is described. One of the methods includes receiving data regarding a first opinion of one of the users. The first opinion is concerned with a first product/service. The user has a user identity (ID), the commercial entity has a commercial entity ID, the first product has a first product ID, and the first service has a first service ID. The method further includes mapping the first opinion data with the user ID and the commercial entity ID and the first product ID or the first service ID. The method includes creating data regarding a first sentiment group within a social network account of the commercial entity based on the mapped first opinion data. The method includes assigning the user ID to the first sentiment group data. | 04-17-2014 |
20140108179 | Incentivizing Purchases at Physical Retailers - Shoppers at physical retailers are incentivized to purchase products from a physical retailer. The user provides a product identifier using a user device. The product identifier is used to identify the product being viewed by the user. Online retailers are queried to obtain online bids to sell the product. An incentive is identified for the user based on the product and the physical retailer. The incentive and an online retailer bid are provided to the user for the user to determine whether to purchase the product at the online retailer bid price or using the incentive. The incentive may be based on location information indicating user device movement. The incentive may require the user to perform an action, such as posting to a social network. A different incentive may be provided to the user if the user is leaving the physical retailer to promote purchase at the physical retailer. | 04-17-2014 |
20140188611 | COMBINATION OF MULTIPLE ADVERTISEMENTS IN AN AD SLOT ON A NETWORK ACCESSIBLE DEVICE - Apparatus and method for managing a combination of multiple advertisements in an ad slot on a network accessible device. In accordance with some embodiments, a request is received in a memory for a mobile advertisement (ad) for display in an ad slot on a graphical user interface (GUI) of a network accessible device. A total plural number of ads are selected from a database of available ads in a memory responsive to a size of the ad slot on the GUI. A combined ad is rendered that combines the total plural number of selected ads. The combined ad is transferred for display in the ad slot. | 07-03-2014 |
20140200991 | REPORTING MOBILE APPLICATION ACTIONS - Methods and systems for reporting mobile application conversions are provided. The methods and systems described herein enable a producer of a mobile app to facilitate the transmission of action notifications to a plurality of mobile advertising networks through the transmission of a single action notification to an action reporting system. The action reporting system, in turn, translates the action notification, into one or more distinct action notifications recognizable and executable by one or more respective advertising networks which an app producer has previously identified as recipients of action notifications. | 07-17-2014 |
20150339704 | VALUING ONLINE CONTENT SERVED TO AN ONLINE PUBLISHER - Methods and systems for valuing an item of online content served to an online publisher, such as an advertisement, are provided. The methods and systems described herein enable an advertiser to determine the relative value of an advertisement presented to one consumer as compared to the value of the same advertisement presented to another consumer. The expected total lifetime revenue generated as a result of presentation of a specific advertisement to a specific consumer is determined, to enable an advertiser to determine how aggressively to bid for placement of the advertisement with a publisher. | 11-26-2015 |
20150371259 | LOCAL ANALYTICS - Merchant related event data is extracted from advertising and social system logs. Advertising events are linked with corresponding social events. The extracted merchant related event data is aggregated based on an event-type and location. The aggregated event data is then filtered, for example based on a reference time period, and visually displayed to an advertiser via an interactive event metric tool. The advertiser may utilize the event metric tool to interactively evaluate the effectiveness of digital advertising in the physical world. | 12-24-2015 |
20160006824 | CONNECTION ANNOTATION - A method, computer program product, and system for connection annotation is described. A method may comprise receiving a first indication that a first user attended an event and a second indication that a second user attended the event. The method may further comprise determining whether a first user account associated with the first user and a second user account associated with the second user are connected via an electronic service. The method may also comprise facilitating connection of the first user account and the second user account via the electronic service. The method may additionally comprise generating an annotation corresponding to the connection between the first user account and the second user account based upon, at least in part, the first indication that the first user attended the event and the second indication that the second user attended the event. | 01-07-2016 |
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20120219568 | EPIDITHIODIOXOPIPRAZINES AND USES THEREOF IN TREATING CANCER - Compositions containing epidithiodioxopiprazines and methods of their use are provided. Epidithiodioxopiprazines can be isolated from natural resources or synthesized de novo. Moreover, epidithiodioxopiprazines, including Verticillin A, are shown to effectively sensitize multiple types of tumor cells to TRAIL-induced apoptosis. In addition, epidithiodioxopiprazines, including Verticillin A, are shown to effectively overcome cancer cell resistance to existing drugs (i.e. Etoposide, Cisplatin, 5-FU and Doxorubicin). Therefore, compositions and methods are provided for use in sensitizing target cancer cells to death receptor- and other anticancer drugs-induced apoptosis. Methods of treating cancer in a subject in need thereof are also provided. | 08-30-2012 |
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20150031892 | SPHINGOLIPID METABOLITE MIMETICS - Sphingolipid metabolite mimetics and methods of synthesizing them are provided. The sphingolipid metabolite mimetics are shown to be effective at inducing apoptosis in various types of tumor cells. Further, the sphingolipid metabolite mimetics are shown to be effective at sensitizing multiple types of tumor cells to TRAIL-induced apoptosis. Formulations containing one or more sphingolipid metabolite mimetics and, optionally, one or more cell death receptor agonists are provided. Methods of treating cancer in a subject in need thereof are provided using one or more sphingolipid metabolite mimetics. | 01-29-2015 |
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20140294067 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ENCODING AND DECODING PARAMETER SETS AT SLICE LEVEL - Provided is a method for encoding parameter sets at slice level. The method includes: when there are one or more parameter sets, in which the coding tool parameters are identical to the coding tool parameters of a part of coding tools used for the current slice, in the existing parameter sets, encoding the identifiers of parameter sets into bit-stream of the current slice, wherein a parameter set contains common information of the coding tools used in the process of encoding/decoding slice(s). Correspondingly, also provided is a method for decoding parameter sets at slice level and a device for encoding and decoding parameter sets at slice level, which can make full use of the encoded parameter set information when the slice header refers to a plurality of parameter sets, implement flexible configuration of the coding tools used in the process of encoding/decoding slice(s) and reduce information redundancy. | 10-02-2014 |
20150249837 | CODING AND DECODING METHOD AND DEVICE WITH PARAMETER SET AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Provided are methods and devices for encoding and decoding using parameter sets, and electronic equipment. In the method for encoding, an encoder determines parameter sets and/or virtual parameter sets for a slice, wherein the virtual parameter set is a data structure which is generated by loading information acquired from a bitstream into a syntax structure of an existing parameter set and/or a preset syntax structure and includes tool parameters and/or control parameters; and the encoder writes identification number (ID)(s) of the parameter sets and/or virtual parameter sets into a bitstream. Using the method, encoding and decoding efficiency is improved. | 09-03-2015 |
20150317583 | Business Scheduling Method and Apparatus and Convergence Device - A business scheduling method and apparatus and a convergence device are provided. The method is applied to a convergence device comprising a CDN business unit providing a content delivery service and a network business unit providing network access and bearing services, wherein the CDN business unit comprises a business processor and an internal storage device, and the CDN business unit is connected to an external storage device. The method comprises: dividing and allocating business processor resources and storage resources in the CDN business unit into multiple business service unit groups, and when the CDN business unit receives an application visit request from a user, scheduling the application visit request to one business service unit group according to the attribute of the user, the visited content, the application type or the source IP address and/or port number. | 11-05-2015 |
20150358623 | Method for encoding and decoding at picture layer and slice layer, coder and decoder - Disclosed are methods for coding and decoding at picture layer and slice layer, and corresponding coder and decoder. The method comprises: coder selecting, according to network transmission state and video characteristic, different constrained loop filter (CLF) and/or constrained intra-prediction (CIP) control modes for one of the following three objects: 1: different video sequences; 2: pictures in different periods in the same video sequence; 3: different slices in the same picture; according to the selected CLF and/or CIP control mode, coding CLF and/or CIP control flag bits in picture layer parameter set and slice layer parameter set; and a decoder parsing slice layer bitstream containing header information, picture layer parameter set and/or slice layer parameter set, and according to the obtained CLF and/or CIP control flag bits, decoding picture and slice by using the corresponding CLF and/or CIP control mode. Through the present invention, a desirable tradeoff can be achieved between coding efficiency and error resilience performance. | 12-10-2015 |