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20090239313 | Integrated Circuit Chip Design Flow Methodology Including Insertion of On-Chip or Scribe Line Wireless Process Monitoring and Feedback Circuitry - Disclosed are embodiments of a design and manufacturing system and an associated method that allow for design analysis and for insertion, during wafer manufacture, of intra-process monitoring circuitry. These embodiments use a library of pre-qualified intra-process monitoring circuits and a cross-correlation table that links different monitoring circuits with different IC chip components. Specifically, these embodiments analyze integrated circuit chip design data to identify the components designed into the chip. Then, one or more intra-process monitoring circuits are selected from the library and the design data is modified to include the selected monitoring circuit(s). | 09-24-2009 |
20100011211 | Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Based Authentication System and Methodology - Disclosed are embodiments of a radio frequency identification (RFID) authentication system and an associated authentication methodology. The embodiments incorporate an identification device (e.g., an identification badge, a key fob, etc.) with an embedded RFID tag. The embedded RFID tag is associated with a specific user and stores a private key generated as part of a public key-private key encryption scheme. The private key is read by an RFID reader and used to decode public key encrypted data stored within or accessible by a computer system (e.g., a desktop computer system, a laptop computer system, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a digital fax machine, wireless telephone, etc.). Thus, the embodiments provide a portable way to use public key-private key encryption scheme data anywhere using RFID technology. | 01-14-2010 |
20100011212 | RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) BASED AUTHENTICATION METHODOLOGY USING STANDARD AND PRIVATE FREQUENCY RFID TAGS - Disclosed is a self-contained hardware-based authentication system that incorporates different authentication protocols for access to soft and/or hard assets with different security levels. The system embodiments include the use of a RFID device that comprises dual RFID tags operating under different frequencies. Specifically, one RFID tag operates on a public frequency and, when activated, transmits an identifier encrypted using a public key. The other RFID tag operates on a private frequency and, when activated, transmits a private key that can be used to decrypt the encrypted identifier. Upon receipt by a processor (e.g., a local processor or security server) of a request for access to a specific asset, a security level for the specific asset is determined. Then, depending upon the particular security level (e.g. low, medium or high) different authentication protocols are instituted using the RFID device. Also disclosed are embodiments of an associated authentication methodology. | 01-14-2010 |
20130124133 | PRODUCT PERFORMANCE TEST BINNING - A method, test system and computer program product and system for voltage binning integrated circuit chips. The method includes selecting or changing a voltage bin of an integrated circuit chip using functional testing of data paths of the integrated circuit chip. | 05-16-2013 |
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20100140916 | INK OR TONER COMPOSITIONS, METHODS OF USE, AND PRODUCTS DERIVED THEREFROM - Magnetic ink and toner compositions traditionally comprise magnetic materials in fine particulate form, either as a dry composition or a liquid suspension. Often such materials are black or dark in colour. Disclosed herein are particles compositions suitable for use as inks or toners, that exhibit desirable magnetic properties, and furthermore which include particles coated so they appear white substantially white, or coloured. Such compositions present new opportunities for the production of corresponding magnetic layers, when the compositions are deposited in an appropriate manner to a substrate. | 06-10-2010 |
20140239628 | Security Display Devices, Their Production and Use - Security documents often incorporate security devices to prevent or hinder counterfeiters. Disclosed herein are security devices that include a fluid or fluids within the devices. Such devices, and security documents that include them, afford new techniques to check whether a security document is a legitimate or counterfeit copy. | 08-28-2014 |
20140252098 | VEHICLES SHOCK ABSORBER - An optical based authentication device that is attachable to a security document having a substrate. The authentication device includes: a piezoelectric material layer for generating an electric field in response to mechanical stress; and an optically responsive layer directly attached to the piezoelectric material layer, the attached layers being absent a direct electrical connection, the optically responsive layer being operable between a first state and a second state having different ocular perceptions. The optically responsive layer changes from the first state to the second state in response the electric field generated by the piezoelectric material layer. | 09-11-2014 |
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20090323669 | Method and device for time synchronization in a TDMA multi-hop wireless network - The invention concerns a method for synchronizing clocks of a set of nodes in a TDMA (“Time Division Multiple Access”) communication network comprising a plurality of nodes, among which some called time reference (TR) nodes are synchronized to a common time reference through a predetermined out-of-band synchronization mechanism, other nodes being called non-TR nodes, each node comprising an internal clock, characterized in that it comprises the steps of:
| 12-31-2009 |
20100238835 | METHOD FOR CHARACTERIZING A COMMUNICATION LINK IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - The present invention concerns a method for characterizing a communication link in a communication network comprising at least two communication nodes and operating using a network protocol comprising a MAC layer and a network layer, | 09-23-2010 |
20110255429 | METHOD FOR EVALUATING LINK COST METRICS IN COMMUNICATION NETWORKS - The present invention relates to a method for measuring link cost metrics and evaluating their accuracy with respect to reference measure of link quality in a communication network, said method comprising the steps of: during a given time interval, simultaneously transmitting several types of probe packets and data traffic, and estimating a plurality of link cost metrics (metricA, metricB, . . . , metricN) and a reference measure of link quality for a set of communication links; evaluating the accuracy of the estimated link cost metrics (metricA, metricB, . . . , metricN) by computing their correlation with the reference measure of link quality; and collecting cross-layer information for each probe packet. | 10-20-2011 |
20120106337 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ONLINE COMPUTATION OF THE FEASIBLE RATES REGION OF A RAMDOM ACCESS NETWORK - A method is intended for computing online a feasible rates region in a network using a random access MAC protocol and comprising nodes having links there between. This method comprises the steps of i) determining, for each link, a primary extreme point corresponding to a maximum output rate when this link transmits alone at a maximum input rate, and ii) determining secondary extreme points by combining these primary extreme points with a chosen interference model, these primary and secondary extreme points defining a boundary of a feasible rates region. | 05-03-2012 |
20120113836 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COMPUTATION OF CHANNEL LOSS RATE AND COLLISION LOSS RATE OF COMMUNICATION LINK(S) IN A RANDOM ACCESS NETWORK - A method is intended for computing online channel loss rate and collision loss rate of at least one communication link established between nodes of a network using a random access MAC protocol. This method comprises the steps of i) dividing time in probing windows and transmitting a chosen number S of probe packets during each probing window from a transmitter node to a receiver node linked therebetween, ii) measuring a packet loss rate from probe packets lost on this communication link during a probing window, iii) scanning each probing window with smaller sliding windows, each having a size Wk smaller than S, to identify the sliding window during which only channel losses occur, and then for computing a channel loss rate on this communication link from this identified sliding window, and iv) computing a collision loss rate on this communication link by subtracting the computed channel loss rate from the measured packet loss rate. | 05-10-2012 |
20120195225 | METHOD FOR CHANNEL STATE MEASUREMENT IN MULTI-MODE MULTI-HOP WIRELESS NETWORKS - The invention concerns a method for measuring channel state information of multiple transmission/reception modes in a wireless network comprising a plurality of nodes, said modes being defined by frequency channels and/or antenna patterns, said wireless network comprising a MAC (Media Access Control) layer and every node comprising at least one MAC queue, comprising the steps of: periodically sending broadcast probe packets by at least one node called transmitter node, using a pre-determined and globally known period and predetermined sequence of transmission modes, each of said probe packets containing the transmission mode used for its transmission a sequence number of the transmission mode in the pre-determined sequence of transmission modes and a timestamp value containing the time said broadcast probe packet was buffered at the MAC queue of the transmitter node; measuring, by at least one second node called receiving node receiving a broadcast probe packet, channel state information of a transmission/reception mode for the link between the transmitter node and the receiving node; storing, by said receiving node, said measured transmission/reception mode for said link; using information contained in said received broadcast probe packet, by said receiving node, to determine its reception mode and the beginning and end time instants it will use this reception mode, in order to receive a further broadcast probe packet and measure the next transmission mode of transmitter node, during a next measurement period of transmitter node. | 08-02-2012 |
20120202432 | METHOD FOR TOPOLOGY CONTROL USING SECTORIZED ANTENNAS IN WIRELESS NETWORKS - The invention concerns a method for optimizing antenna pattern assignment for a first wireless communication device forming a wireless network with at least one second wireless communication device, each of said communication device being equipped with a multi-sector antenna, an antenna pattern being a combination of said antenna sectors, said communication devices being adapted for sending a request and for receiving a response using a current antenna pattern assignment, said method comprising a step of:
| 08-09-2012 |
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20130272115 | METHOD AND PROCESSING DEVICE FOR OPTIMAL INTERFERENCE ESTIMATION AND SCHEDULING IN A MULTI-HOP WIRELESS NETWORK WITH CENTRALIZED CONTROL - A processing device equips a controller that is intended for providing data transmission schedules into multi-slot frames, based on a conflict graph representative of wireless links between nodes that interfere when transmitting simultaneously on a same radio channel, for nodes linked therebetween and belonging to a multi-hop wireless network using a MAC protocol supporting a slotted access. This processing device comprises a processing means arranged, during each frame, for updating the conflict graph from interference information provided by the nodes during this frame, and for refining this conflict graph from detection of hidden interferer nodes based on detected failures of data transmissions of the links between these nodes during at least the previous frame. | 10-17-2013 |
20140070610 | CENTRALIZED MANAGEMENT OF THE SUPPLY OF POWER TO A PLURALITY OF LOCAL POWER NETWORKS - The invention relates to a system for managing the supply of energy for a number n of local energy networks where n≧2, each local energy network comprising at least one client device. Said system comprises a switching device connected to each network, an energy storage means, and a station for supplying the n networks with energy via switching devices, the station receiving the energy from a supply system, and the station is configured to determine and assign to each switching device:
| 03-13-2014 |
20140088785 | MANAGEMENT OF THE ENERGY SUPPLY FOR A LOCAL ENERGY TRANSPORT NETWORK - The invention relates to a system for managing the supply of energy of a client device connected to an energy transport network, said system comprising a switching device connected to said network, said system comprising an energy storage means connected to said network via the switching device, wherein the switching device is able to be configured according to three configuration modes, the system also comprising a control device comprising means for comparing a level of energy stored in the storage means and a local threshold of charge of the storage means and means for determining and assigning to the switching device a configuration mode from among the three configuration modes according to the result of said comparison. | 03-27-2014 |
20140365419 | ADAPTATION OF A POWER GENERATION CAPACITY AND DETERMINING OF AN ENERGY STORAGE UNIT SIZE - A method for determining a power outage probability of an electrical power grid for a time period, the method comprising the following steps carried by a processor of a data processing unit:
| 12-11-2014 |
20160077869 | EXTENDING CLOUD COMPUTING TO ON-PREMISES DATA - A method and system are provided. The method includes defining an application manifest that describes a computing solution for transfer from a cloud site to an on-premises computing appliance at a given premises. The computing solution is executable for a dataset resident at the given premises. The method further includes defining a characterization of a local premises environment in which the computing solution will be executed. The method also includes modifying the application manifest using the characterization of the local premises environment by at least one of adding, removing and modifying at least one component of the application manifest to provide a modified application manifest. The method additionally includes installing the computing solution in a computing appliance at the local premises environment according to the modified application manifest. The computing appliance is for executing the computing solution. | 03-17-2016 |
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20130179091 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING UNKNOWN DRUG TARGETS VIA ADVERSE EVENT DATA - The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for identifying unknown drug targets via adverse event data. An analyzer receives an identification of a first drug having one or more unknown target proteins and identifies a second drug related to the first drug. The analyzer retrieves, from an adverse event database, a first side effect profile associated with the first drug, and a second side effect profile associated with the second drug. The analyzer generates a third side effect profile comprising a subset of the first side effect profile not shared by the second side effect profile, and identifies a third drug having a fourth side effect profile comprising the third side effect profile. The analyzer retrieves a list of one or more target proteins of the third drug not targeted by the second drug, and presents the retrieved list as potential target proteins of the first drug. | 07-11-2013 |
20130179138 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING ADVERSE EVENT DATA TO PREDICT POTENTIAL SIDE EFFECTS - The present disclosure describes systems and methods for predicting a likely side effect profile for even new, untested medications. A predicted side effect profile may be generated based on intersections of side effect profiles of other medications that affect the same or related molecular entities, such as the nearby target proteins, involve the same pathways, or are otherwise similarly related. To generate a predicted side effect profile for a new drug targeting a novel or previously un-targeted protein target, an analyzer may query an adverse event database for records pertaining to patients who have taken drugs or combinations of drugs that target or affect molecular entities in the vicinity of the novel target within a global molecular entity graph, and, in some embodiments, may retrieve a plurality of adverse event records and generate an intersection of side effects associated with related targets to predict likely side effects for the novel target. | 07-11-2013 |
20130179181 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERSONALIZED DE-RISKING BASED ON PATIENT GENOME DATA - The present disclosure describes systems and methods for using patient-specific genomic information to optimize or de-risk therapy for the patient. A user may identify a medication for consideration for prescription to a patient, and a genetic variant of the patient affecting a first protein. An analyzer may identify a second medication targeting the first protein, and may retrieve adverse event data from an adverse event database for patients co-medicated with both the first medication and second medication. The analyzer may determine, based on rates of adverse events, the likelihood of an adverse event occurring through co-medication of the first medication and second medication. Based on the likelihood, and based on a correspondence or non-correspondence between a protein activation characteristic of the first medication and the effect of the genetic variant of the patient, the analyzer may indicate or contra-indicate the first medication for the patient. | 07-11-2013 |
20130179187 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DE-RISKING PATIENT TREATMENT - The present disclosure describes systems and methods for de-risking patient treatment by identifying medications or combinations of medications to be contraindicated for a specific indication. An analyzer executed by a processor of a computing device from a user may receive an identification of an indication (e.g. the subject of a clinical trial, or the diagnosis of a patient visiting a physician's office). The analyzer may retrieve, from an adverse event database, medication and co-medication information of patients that experienced a side effect corresponding to the indication. The analyzer may sort the retrieved medication and co-medication information to generate an ordered list of medications consumed by patients that experienced the side effect, and identify a first medication of the ordered list. A display module executed by the computing device may display, to the user, the first medication of the ordered list for contraindication from the clinical trial. | 07-11-2013 |
20150106112 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF ADVERSE EVENT DATA - The present disclosure describes systems and methods for multivarlate analysis of adverse event data. According to a first aspect, patient-specific genomic Information is used to optimize or de-risk therapy for the patient. According to other aspects of the invention, unknown drug targets are identified via adverse event data. According to still other espects, a medication is identified to exclude from use for an indication or from a clinical trial of another medication. According to another aspect, a predicted side effect profile is generated for a medication targeting a novel target. According to still another aspect, combination therapies are identified via adverse event data. According to another aspect, molecular interactions between a plurality of molecular entities are displayed in an intuitive format. According to still another aspect, molecular entities responsible for adverse event differences between similar indications are identified. According to still another aspect, genetic variants associated with adverse events in a clinical trial are identified. | 04-16-2015 |
20150370982 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT - The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for bioinformatics and data processing. In particular, in a first aspect, the present disclosure relates to methods and systems for generating a personalized treatment guideline for a patient and for selecting a treatment for a patient. In another aspect, the present disclosure relates to methods and systems for selecting patients for a clinical trial of a treatment. The invention resolves cases in which patients have more than one “actionable” aberration by combining the patient-specific molecular information and the treatment-specific molecular information further with a clinico-molecular disease model, specifically a scoring of genes and/or proteins that represents several aspects of their involvement into the disease. In this way, treatments and patients can be prioritized that are most likely to impact or impacted by the disease mechanism, respectively. | 12-24-2015 |
20150379219 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING UNKNOWN DRUG TARGETS VIA ADVERSE EVENT DATA - The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for identifying unknown drug targets via adverse event data. An analyzer receives an identification of a first drug having one or more unknown target proteins and identifies a second drug related to the first drug. The analyzer retrieves, from an adverse event database, a first side effect profile associated with the first drug, and a second side effect profile associated with the second drug. The analyzer generates a third side effect profile comprising a subset of the first side effect profile not shared by the second side effect profile, and identifies a third drug having a fourth side effect profile comprising the third side effect profile. The analyzer retrieves a list of one or more target proteins of the third drug not targeted by the second drug, and presents the retrieved list as potential target proteins of the first drug. | 12-31-2015 |