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David Thomson, Hamilton Queensland AU
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20120214167 | APPARATUS FOR BIO-AUTOMATION - Provided is a processing apparatus for enabling a plurality of processes to be conducted on a sample within a microfluidic or nanofluidic cartridge, the apparatus comprising: | 08-23-2012 |
20120216403 | LOADING ELEMENT - The present invention provides a loading element for reversibly coupling a microfluidic or nanofluidic cartridge to a processing apparatus wherein the loading element comprises: | 08-30-2012 |
David Thomson, Hamilton AU
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20120276574 | MICROFLUIDIC MIXER - Provided is a microfluidic or nanofluidic apparatus which comprises: | 11-01-2012 |
Ken Thomson, Melbourne AU
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20160058493 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ABLATING A TISSUE SITE BY ELECTROPORATION WITH REAL-TIME PULSE MONITORING - A medical system for ablating a tissue site by electroporation with real-time pulse monitoring during an electroporation treatment procedure is provided. The treatment control module monitors applied pulses and detect an abnormal condition that indicates either an ineffective electroporation of the tissue or an imminent excessive current such as a spark event that may exceed the capacity of the pulse generator. Rather than terminating the procedure entirety, the treatment control module temporarily pauses the procedure to allow the user to adjust the pulse parameters so as to complete the procedure without starting the procedure over again. | 03-03-2016 |
Kevin William Thomson, Nunawading AU
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20120029103 | POLYMER FOAM AND FOAM ARTICLES FOR FIRE PROTECTION - The invention provides a cellular polyurethane foam composition for forming a cellular ceramic under fire conditions, the composition comprising: at least 40% by weight based on the total weight of the composition of a polyurethane; from 10% to 40% by weight based on the total weight of the composition of silicate mineral filler; from 5% to 20% by weight based on the total weight of the composition of at least one inorganic phosphate that forms a liquid phase at a temperature of no more than 800° C.; from 0.1% to 10% by weight based on the total weight of the composition of a heat expandable solid material; and wherein the total proportion of inorganic components constitutes in the range of from 20% to 60% by weight of the total composition. | 02-02-2012 |
Martin Thomson, Helensburgh AU
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20090255000 | Internet Protocol (IP) Location, Privacy and Presence - An extension to the Location Information Service (LIS) architecture uses a centralized, user-selected, Privacy Profile Register (PPR) and Presence Register (PR) element, the User Privacy and Presence Register (UPPR) (also known as the Home Register (HR)). This centralized model provides access to value added services that allow the user to be located anywhere in the world by people and services of his choosing. It also provides network elements using this location information with security that the location being provided has certification. | 10-08-2009 |
Martin Thomson, Keiraville Nsw AU
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20100106774 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING LOCATION SERVICES FOR MULTIPLE ACCESS NETWORKS FROM A SINGLE LOCATION SERVER - A system and method for determining the location of a target device attached to an access network connected to a location server, the location server having a plurality of access networks connected thereto. A location request may be received for a target device whereby the target device is identified as a function of one or more parameters. An access network may be identified from the plurality of access networks to which the target device is attached as a function of the one or more parameters. Each access network in the plurality of access networks connected to the location server may be assigned one or more logical identifiers by which an individual location request may be allocated to the respective access network. An estimated location of the target device may then be determined as a function of the one or more logical identifiers using a location algorithm appropriate for the identified access network. | 04-29-2010 |
20100134352 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING AGAINST SPOOFED A-GNSS MEASUREMENT DATA - A system and method for detecting one or more forged satellite measurements transmitted from a wireless device. Information may be transmitted to a wireless device, the information including a request that the wireless device provide a portion of a navigation data message from one or more satellites to a location determining system. The one or more satellite measurements and the portion of the navigation data message may be received from the wireless device. The navigation data message may be determined as a function of information from a reference network. The determined navigation data message may then be compared with the received navigation data message portion to thereby determine whether any of the one or more satellite measurements transmitted by the device have been forged. | 06-03-2010 |
20110090121 | LOCATION MEASUREMENT ACQUISITION OPTIMIZATION WITH MONTE CARLO SIMULATION - The present subject matter discloses a method for estimating dilution of precision (DOP) across a service area. A Monte Carlo simulation is used to determine the DOP across a service area. Random points are selected across a service area and as well as the radio transmitters who signals are capable of being received at the random points are determined. Using the network topology of radio transmitters, a DOP is calculated for each of the random points. DOP is modeled for the service area as a function of the calculated DOP for each of the random points. The modeled DOP is used to determined the measurement accuracy required for subsequent location requests. | 04-21-2011 |
Martin Wyville Thomson, Keiraville Nsw AU
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20100235492 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERIC APPLICATION OF LOCATION DETERMINATION FOR NETWORK ATTACHED DEVICES - A system and method for determining the location of a target device. A location request may be received for a target device, and a plurality of parameters determined that identify the target device. A most likely path may be selected from a plurality of paths to produce a location of the target device, each path having one or more of the plural determined parameters as an input and one or more measurement results as an output. Measurement information may be collected on the most likely path as a function of one or more of the determined parameters to provide the one or more measurement results. Location information may then be derived for the target device as a function of the one or more measurement results, the derivation utilizing a location determination function that evaluates ones of the plural paths. An estimated location of the target device may then be determined as a function of the respective location information for the selected path. | 09-16-2010 |
20110068977 | ENHANCING LOCATION ACCURACY USING MULTIPLE SATELLITE MEASUREMENTS BASED ON ENVIRONMENT - A system and method for determining a location of a wireless device in a communications network. A request for satellite assistance data may be received from a requesting entity, and a reference location determined as a function of the request. One or more characterizing attributes may be identified as a function of the reference location, and a set of satellites determined as a function of the reference location. It may also be determined whether more than one set of signal measurements should be acquired from one or more satellites in the set of satellites as a function of the identified one or more characterizing attributes. The one or more sets of signal measurements may be acquired, and a location of the wireless device determined from the acquired measurements. | 03-24-2011 |
Martin Wyville Thomson, Keiraville AU
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20110169691 | DETECTING AND COMPENSATING FOR ERRONEOUS TIME MEASUREMENT FOR MOBILE DEVICE POSITION CALCULATION - A method implemented by an assisted Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) server determines a position of a GNSS receiver. The method includes sending a request for measurement information to the GNSS receiver at a first time and receiving the measurement information from the GNSS receiver in response to the request at a second time, where the measurement information includes position measurement data and a corresponding measured time based on satellite signals received by the GNSS receiver. The measured time is determined to be erroneous when it is outside an accurate time range determined based on at least one of the first time and the second time. A substitute time is identified and the position of the GNSS receiver is determined based on the substitute time when the measured time is erroneous. | 07-14-2011 |
20110170693 | STATELESS METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING LOCATION INFORMATION OF TARGET DEVICE - A method of providing a location of a target device includes receiving a first location reference request from the target device at a first location server, generating a first location reference in response to the first request, and including the first location reference in a second location reference request to a second location server. The second location server generates a second location reference in response to the second request, where the second location reference is stateless and refers to the first location reference. The second location reference is received from the second location server, and provided to the target device to be provided to an application requesting location information of the target device from the second location server. The stateless second location reference includes information necessary for the second location server to serve a request for the location of the target device without maintaining state specific to the location reference. | 07-14-2011 |
20110173674 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING LOCATION OF TARGET DEVICE USING STATELESS USER INFORMATION - A method of providing a location of a target device to an application implementing a location based service includes receiving a request for a location of the target device from the application at a location server, the request including a location reference having a user reference referring to user information corresponding to the target device and stored in at least one data source. The method further includes retrieving the user information from the at least one data source using the user reference, determining the location of the target device based at least in part on the retrieved user information, and providing the determined location of the target device to the application. | 07-14-2011 |
20110279312 | Generating Accurate Time Assistance Data for An LTE Network - A system method for estimating Global Navigation Satellite System assistance data in a communications network. The method may comprise transmitting a location request from a mobility management entity to a location server, requesting a wireless device to transmit a first signal, and transmitting the first signal by the wireless device. A path delay estimate between the wireless device and location server may be determined as a function of an elapsed time for the request to the wireless to be received and as a function of an elapsed time for the transmitted first signal to be received. Satellite assistance data may then be determined as a function of current network time and the determined path delay estimate. | 11-17-2011 |
20110296184 | MAINTAINING TRIGGERED SESSION STATE IN SECURE USER PLANE LOCATION (SUPL) ENABLED SYSTEM - A method is provided for maintaining session state in a Secure User Plane Location (SUPL) enabled system during a triggered session. The method includes modifying at least one parameter of a session message to include state data indicating the session state, and transmitting a request to a SUPL Enabled Terminal (SET) to initiate the triggered session, the request comprising the session message having the at least one modified parameter to be stored at the SET. The method further includes receiving a triggered message from the SET in response to occurrence of a trigger event detected by the SET, the triggered message comprising the stored state data. The triggered session is identified using the state data received in the triggered message. | 12-01-2011 |
20120066365 | ROUTING REQUESTS FOR LOCATION-TO-SERVICE TRANSLATION (LOST) SERVICES USING PROXY SERVER - A method implemented by a proxy server is provided for routing requests for a Location-to-Service Translation (LoST) service without traversing a forest node structure. The method includes receiving a request for the LoST service initiated by a client, the request including a location of a user device and a requested service; identifying an authoritative LoST server configured to service the requested service and bounded by a service boundary that includes the location included in the request; and directly forwarding the request to the identified authoritative LoST server, without routing through any other LoST server. | 03-15-2012 |
20150304452 | MAINTAINING TRIGGERED SESSION STATE IN SECURE USER PLANE LOCATION (SUPL) ENABLED SYSTEM - A method is provided for maintaining session state in a Secure User Plane Location (SUPL) enabled system during a triggered session. The method includes modifying at least one parameter of a session message to include state data indicating the session state, and transmitting a request to a SUPL Enabled Terminal (SET) to initiate the triggered session, the request comprising the session message having the at least one modified parameter to be stored at the SET. The method further includes receiving a triggered message from the SET in response to occurrence of a trigger event detected by the SET, the triggered message comprising the stored state data. The triggered session is identified using the state data received in the triggered message. | 10-22-2015 |
Peter Thomson, Blackburn AU
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20140137621 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SHEAR DEFORMATION - An apparatus for producing shear deformation in a work piece, the apparatus comprising: a processing channel through which the work piece passes, the processing channel including first and second channel sections which intersect at an angle to each other; a plurality of drive members configured to engage sides of the work piece to drive it through the processing channel so that the work piece passes from the first channel section to the second channel section to produce shear deformation in the work piece; and a drive surface disposed at an intersection of the first and second channel sections, the drive surface being configured to engage the work piece and advance it through the intersection, wherein opposing sides of the first channel section are defined by a pair of die faces relative to which the drive members are rotatably fixed, the separation of the die faces being variable in response to thickness variations of the work piece to maintain drive of the work piece through the processing channel. | 05-22-2014 |
Peter K. Thomson, Victoria AU
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20120019661 | IMAGING SYSTEMS - An imaging system comprising one or more imaging devices wherein each device comprises a lens or lenses which together form an array of lens wherein the array includes two lenses; the two lenses face in opposing directions; the axes of the two lenses are substantially parallel; and the system is adapted to simultaneously capture and record images from the two lenses. | 01-26-2012 |
Peter Kirkland Thomson, Beaumont Hills AU
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20100024725 | METHOD OF FORMING STRUCTURES USING DROP-ON-DEMAND PRINTING - A method and apparatus are described for forming a structure on a substrate. The structure may be a circuit element. The method uses a digital specification | 02-04-2010 |
Richard H. Thomson, Hobart AU
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20150174423 | OPTIMISING CURRENT DIRECTION AND INTENSITY OF TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION - A method of optimising transcranial magnetic stimulation is described. An electrical signal is applied to a coil to generate one or more magnetic field pulses for transcranial magnetic stimulation of a target cortical region of a patient. The transcranial magnetic stimulation has stimulation parameters including orientation of the coil relative to the patient and intensity of the magnetic stimulation. At least the orientation of the coil relative to the patient is varied. At different orientations of the coil relative to the patient, neuron activation at the target cortical region is determined by monitoring changes in blood flow and/or blood oxygenation, e.g. using near infra-red spectroscopy. Based on information obtained during the monitoring, one or more optimal coil orientations for the transcranial magnetic stimulation are determined. Apparatus for carrying out the method is also described. | 06-25-2015 |
Robin Thomson, Chevron Island AU
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20120202877 | ANTI-INFLUENZA AGENTS - The present invention relates to compounds that selectively inhibit influenza A virus group (1) sialidases and are therefore potential anti-influenza agents. | 08-09-2012 |
Rowena Thomson, Kirchheim AU
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20140058747 | METHOD FOR OPTIMISING LOCAL DRUG DELIVERY - The present invention relates to a data processing method for determining an infusion location in an anatomical region of interest of a patient's body for infusing a medical substance, the method being executed by a computer and comprising steps of: a) acquiring permeability data comprising information about the permeability of anatomical vessels in the body; b) acquiring body vessels set data comprising information about a body vessel set, wherein the body vessel set represents a set of at least one anatomical body vessel in the patient's body and wherein the body vessel set data comprises information about the spatial structure of the at least one body vessel; c) acquiring coverage condition data comprising information about a predetermined coverage of a target region with the medical substance; d) determining, for a plurality of candidate infusion locations, candidate coverage data comprising information about a candidate coverage of a target region with the medical substance based on the permeability data, the body vessel set data and the coverage condition data; e) determining infusion location data comprising information about the infusion location based on the permeability data, the body vessel set data and the coverage condition data. | 02-27-2014 |
Scott Anthony Thomson, Queensland AU
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20090202584 | TREATMENT OF EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS-ASSOCIATED DISEASES - The present invention relates to a vaccine for the treatment or prevention of an EBV-associated disease in a subject, wherein said vaccine comprises a synthetic polypeptide comprising a plurality of different segments of at least one parent EBV polypeptide, and wherein the segments are linked together in a different relationship relative to their linkage in the at least one parent EBV polypeptide. | 08-13-2009 |
Scott Mcauley Thomson, Camberwell AU
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20090222870 | PERSONALIZED VIDEO GENERATION - A personalised video generation system, including: (i) a digital asset manager for storing a video project file marked with references to content groups and content substitution rules; (ii) an editing tool for accessing the file and displaying content of the file grouped based on the groups, and generating an interface for substituting content across a video corresponding to the file, the interface adjusting the references for the digital asset manager; and (iii) a content generation engine for processing the file and the rules, based on personal data for intended recipients, to access content items and generating a plurality of video project files for rendering as corresponding videos for the recipients. The system can also include (iv) a distribution engine for communicating with a least one distribution gateway for a delivery platform; and (v) a least one render engine for receiving the video project files, causing rendering of the videos for a respective delivery platform, and forwarding the videos to the distribution engine for distribution of the videos for the respective delivery platform. | 09-03-2009 |
Stephen Thomson, Greystanes AU
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20150090593 | FLUID CONDITIONING - A fluid conditioning control system for driving one or more coils in a fluid conditioning system with a target load current to generate an alternating magnetic field directed at a fluid, the control system comprising a controller, a switch mode power supply circuit and a push pull AC drive circuit, wherein the controller is arranged to develop a first variable output having a frequency range that sweeps between a minimum frequency and a maximum frequency, and further arranged to develop a second variable output in the form of a duty cycle controlled signal, wherein the switch mode power supply circuit is arranged to develop a variable supply voltage to the AC drive circuit in response to the second variable output and a current sense circuit, and the AC drive circuit is arranged to develop a drive signal for developing a target load current in response to the first variable output and the variable supply voltage, thereby forming a current feedback loop. | 04-02-2015 |