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20090173647 | FOOTWEAR CARRIER: SHOE HOLDING SUPPORT STRUCTURE - A light weight, molded foot wear carrier consists of a body forming two open cavities with a dividing wall between the cavities. Each body formed cavity is open on a top end there of for easy footwear insertion. The carrier has straps, which may be adjustable, to hold the footwear in a secure position inside the carrier, with one strap extending across each opening for each cavity. The footwear is held upright for ease of insertion and removal. The straps may be formed as elastomeric straps that may be adjustable to hold footwear of various geometries. | 07-09-2009 |
20100263218 | KNIFE WITH BLADE SPINE SUPPORT AND MAGNETIC KNIFE MOUNTING BLOCK THEREFOR - A knife includes a knife blade defining a knife plane having a cutting edge on one side and a spine an opposed side, wherein the cutting edge and the spine meet at a point of the knife blade at a distal end thereof, the knife blade including a bolster at an end of the knife blade opposed from the point and a tang adjacent the bolster, and a handle attached to the tang of the knife blade, the handle includes a body portion, the handle includes a spine support extending along a portion of the spine of the knife blade and coupled to the knife blade at a position spaced from the point, and wherein the spine support is spaced from the spine for at least a portion of the spine. A resilient buffer member may be provided between the knife blade and the handle. | 10-21-2010 |
20130190647 | DISPOSABLE DUAL TIPPED EAR CURETTE INCORPORATING DEPTH MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - A disposable dual ended ear curette incorporates specialized tip configurations and a depth measurement system. The ear curette may comprise a central handle portion; a first tip extending from one end of the handle portion and including an annular array of projections; and a second tip extending from an opposed end of the handle portion and including a blade member having a first lateral scraping edge on one edge of the blade member positioned adjacent a concave surface of the blade member, and a second lateral scraping edge on an opposed edge of the blade member. The ear curette may further include a sequence of spaced, visible measurement indicia on each tip, configured to provide an operator with a visual indication of the depth of operation of the associated tip in a patient's ear. | 07-25-2013 |
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20120254011 | OUT OF BAND CREDIT CONTROL - Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer readable media may be configured for informing a first node of a first fine precision algorithm for calculating a first credit utilization associated with a trading entity, and of whether to use a first coarse precision algorithm instead of the first fine precision algorithm as long as the first credit utilization remains below a first credit threshold, receiving first credit information data from the first node and second credit information data associated with the trading entity from a second node, and determining aggregate credit information data for the trading entity based on the first credit utilization data and the second credit utilization data. | 10-04-2012 |
20120254012 | OUT OF BAND CREDIT CONTROL - Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer readable media may be configured for informing a first node of a first fine precision algorithm for calculating a first credit utilization associated with a trading entity, and of whether to use a first coarse precision algorithm instead of the first fine precision algorithm as long as the first credit utilization remains below a first credit threshold, receiving first credit information data from the first node and second credit information data associated with the trading entity from a second node, and determining aggregate credit information data for the trading entity based on the first credit utilization data and the second credit utilization data. | 10-04-2012 |
20140236799 | Out of Band Credit Control - Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer readable media may be configured for informing a first node of a first fine precision algorithm for calculating a first credit utilization associated with a trading entity, and of whether to use a first coarse precision algorithm instead of the first fine precision algorithm as long as the first credit utilization remains below a first credit threshold, receiving first credit information data from the first node and second credit information data associated with the trading entity from a second node, and determining aggregate credit information data for the trading entity based on the first credit utilization data and the second credit utilization data. | 08-21-2014 |
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20080235478 | MOVING HARDWARE CONTEXT STRUCTURES IN MEMORY WHILE MAINTAINING SYSTEM OPERATION - An adapter includes registers, a local context table, and logic that allows copying hardware context structures from a first location in memory to a second location in memory while the computer system continues to run. The local context table in the adapter is loaded with a desired block of context entries from the first location in memory. Values in the registers cause the adapter to write this desired block of context entries to the second location in memory in a way that does not inhibit the operation of the computer system. | 09-25-2008 |
20090157972 | Hash Optimization System and Method - A computer implemented method, apparatus and program product automatically optimizes hash function operation by recognizing when a first hash function results in an unacceptable number of cache misses, and by dynamically trying another hash function to determine which hash function results in the most cache hits. In this manner, hardware optimizes hash function operation in the face of changing loads and associated data flow patterns. | 06-18-2009 |
20100036984 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING BUS LIVELOCK DUE TO EXCESSIVE MMIO - The disclosure relates to a method and apparatus to efficiently address livelock in a multi-processor system. In one embodiment, the disclosure is directed to a method for preventing a system bus livelock in a system having a plurality of processors communicating respectively through a plurality of bus masters to a plurality of IO Controllers across a system bus by: receiving at an MMIO state machine a plurality of snoop commands issued from the plurality of processors, identifying a first processor and a second processor from the plurality of processors, each of the first processor and the second processor having a first number of snoop commands in the input queue and a second number of responses in the output queue, the first number and the second number exceeding a threshold; issuing a burst prevention response to the first processor and the second process. | 02-11-2010 |
20110119439 | Spacing Periodic Commands to a Volatile Memory for Increased Performance and Decreased Collision - A periodic command spacing mechanism is provided for spacing periodic commands (e.g., refresh commands, ZQ calibration, etc.) to a volatile memory (e.g., SDRAM, DRAM, EDRAM, etc.) for increased performance and decreased collision. In one embodiment, periodic command requests are monitored and if a collision is detected between two or more of the requests, the colliding requests are spaced with respect to one another by a timer offset applied on a chip select basis. The periodic command spacing mechanism may be used in conjunction with command arbitration to make sure the periodic commands are executed without significantly impacting performance (e.g., Reads and Writes are allowed to flow). Preferably, the periodic command requests are initialized by generating an initial sequence of individual requests, each successive request in the initial sequence being generated spaced apart with respect to the previous request by a timer offset applied on a chip select basis. | 05-19-2011 |
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20110202456 | NOTIFICATION AND RESPONSE SYSTEM WITH FINANCIAL TRACKING FEATURES - A notification and response system utilizing a processor with dynamic information database and an administrator interface to transmit a financial messages from an administrator to a contact devices for guardians, and others associated with persons in an institution. The database has guardian, employee, and other person contact data, priority information, and response data. The administrator initiates distribution of the financial message based upon priority information and the priority order. The message is transmitted through at least two industry standard protocols simultaneously to guardians, employee, and other persons listed contact devices based upon priority information. Once the financial message is received a response is transmitted back through the two industry standard protocols back to the dynamic information database to insure the financial account is fully funded. | 08-18-2011 |
20110231308 | Notification and Response System with Financial Tracking Features - A notification and response system utilizing a processor with dynamic information database and an administrator interface to transmit a financial messages from an administrator to a contact devices for guardians, and others associated with persons in an institution. The database has guardian, employee, and other person contact data, priority information, and response data. The administrator initiates distribution of the financial message based upon priority information and the priority order. The message is transmitted through at least two industry standard protocols simultaneously to guardians, employee, and other persons listed contact devices based upon priority information. Once the financial message is received a response is transmitted back through the two industry standard protocols back to the dynamic information database to insure the financial account is fully funded. | 09-22-2011 |
20110279263 | Event Detection - A location aware mobile device may include an accelerometer or similar motion sensing component that can measure changes in speed or direction. An application executing in the mobile device can determine whether particular motion changes are indicative of the mobile device being involved in a crash event. If the motion parameters indicate that a crash event has occurred, the mobile device can communicate a crash event notification to a server, which can alert an emergency response unit about the crash, including the crash location, without the need for human intervention. Verification of the crash event may be performed at the server in a variety of ways, including the simultaneous receipt of crash event notifications from multiple co-located devices. | 11-17-2011 |
20120163266 | GLOBAL PUSH-TO-COMMUNICATE APPLICATION AND SYSTEM - A global push-to-communicate system supports communication between any two or more devices with one another by a simple push-to-activate operation. Users create and send text, voice and graphic messages to other users on the system anywhere in the world where data transmission via the Internet or other networks is available. The application may be installed on any digital communication device and permits multiple format messages to be reconfigured into a data stream so that the multiple components may be sent in a single message packet. This includes a cell phone, personal digital assistant (pda), computer, television, radio, interactive displays and the like. All messages are digitized and sent over the network. Voice, text, video, still images, graphics, gps data, mapping and other message components, in any combination, may be sent in a single transmission. | 06-28-2012 |
20120215620 | Message Center Application and System - A message system permits a commercial subscriber to create and store a message accessible by a consumer having the system application installed on his personal communication device for machine readable redemption at a point-of-sale or other redemption center. The system logs the redemption and activates rebates or payments from the commercial subscriber to the point-of-sale or other redemption center, in accordance with any agreement which may exist between the redemption center and the commercial subscriber. | 08-23-2012 |