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Arthur L. Price, Charlotte, NC US
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20130017021 | SHEETING PANELS FOR TRENCH SHORING - A substantially rectangular trench shoring sheeting panel made primarily of polyethylene includes at least one pair of hand holes. In some embodiments, the sheeting panel includes a plurality of buttons protruding outwardly from one of the sheeting panel's surfaces. As compared to three-quarter inch FinnForm, the polyethylene sheeting panel typically has (i) equivalent or superior structural properties and (ii) a significantly lower useful-life cost. | 01-17-2013 |
20130078041 | Load-Bearing Mat - A load-bearing mat includes longitudinal tire members and transverse tire members that are interwoven and secured at their ends via fasteners. Typically, the longitudinal tire members and transverse tire members are constructed from the treads of tires. The load-bearing mat may include lifting cables to facilitate transportation, installation, and removal. The load-bearing mat may be used to protect turf areas or soft soil from heavy vehicles or loads. | 03-28-2013 |
20140377015 | SHEETING PANELS FOR TRENCH-SHORING SYSTEMS - A substantially rectangular trench shoring sheeting panel made primarily of polyethylene includes at least one pair of hand holes. In some embodiments, the sheeting panel includes a plurality of buttons protruding outwardly from one of the sheeting panel's surfaces. As compared to three-quarter inch FinnForm, the polyethylene sheeting panel typically has (i) equivalent or superior structural properties and (ii) a significantly lower useful-life cost. | 12-25-2014 |
Benjamin Columbus Price, Scotland Neck, NC US
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20140157891 | FEED HOPPER LEVEL INDICATOR - The present invention relates to a device to measure the level of grain in an opaque grain hopper by using a float positioned on a vertical rod with a cord connected to an indicator weight positioned on the outside of the grain hopper. | 06-12-2014 |
Brant Price, Sylva, NC US
Brent K. Price, Kernersville, NC US
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20150153210 | FUEL DISPENSER CORIOLIS FLOW METER - A Coriolis flow meter having a first end structure, a second end structure, and a flow path extending therebetween. The first and second end structures are connectable with a conduit such that fluid flowing in the conduit enters at one of the first and second end structures, travels along the flow path, and exits at the other of the first and second end structures. The flow path has a measurement tube having first and second ends and a damper assembly. The damper assembly has at least one damper element disposed between the first end structure and the measurement tube first end. The measurement tube is not fixed with respect to the first end structure. At least one transducer is coupled with the measurement tube and is operative to sense vibration of the measurement tube and output electrical signals representative thereof. | 06-04-2015 |
Brent K. Price, Winston-Salem, NC US
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20100139782 | DISPENSING EQUIPMENT UTILIZING CORIOLIS FLOW METERS - An apparatus for dispensing liquid fuel comprises a plurality of inlet valves, each connected in-line with a respective inlet pipe in fluid communication with a respective source of a specific liquid fuel. A plurality of outlet valves are also provided, each connected in-line with a respective outlet pipe. A respective fuel hose is in fluid communication with each of the outlet pipes. The apparatus further comprises a coriolis flow meter located between the inlet valves and outlet valves, the coriolis flow meter providing a flow signal indicative of flow therethrough. A controller is operative to receive the flow signal and control the valves such that selected inputs of specific liquid fuels are dispensed to at least one of the fuel hoses. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, the selected inputs of specific liquid fuels may include individual liquid fuels and blended combinations thereof. For example, the specific liquid fuels may include at least two of the following: a first octane gasoline, a second octane gasoline, diesel fuel, biodiesel and ethanol. | 06-10-2010 |
20110031267 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FRAUD DETECTION AND SHUT-OFF AT A FUEL DISPENSER - A system and method of detecting fuel theft at a fuel dispenser. The dispenser has a primary flow meter, an auxiliary flow detection device positioned at an entrance of a dispenser, and an auxiliary dispenser shutoff system. A rate of flow through the primary flow meter and a rate of flow through the auxiliary flow detection device are calculated. The primary flow meter rate of flow and the auxiliary flow detection device rate of flow are compared. If the difference exceeds a threshold, a shutoff signal is provided to the auxiliary dispenser shutoff system to stop fuel flow through the dispenser. | 02-10-2011 |
Burt L. Price, Raleigh, NC US
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20140117956 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LDO AND DISTRIBUTED LDO TRANSIENT RESPONSE ACCELERATOR - A transient response accelerated (TRA) low dropout (LDO) regulator has an error amplifier having a feedback input, and a reference input configured to receive a reference voltage, and an output that controls a pass gate. The pass gate output voltage is applied to the feedback input. A transient response accelerator (TRA) circuit detects a rapid voltage drop on the pass gate output and, in response, applies a pulse control that rapidly lowers the resistance of the pass gate. | 05-01-2014 |
20140117958 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOAD ADAPTIVE LDO BIAS AND COMPENSATION - An adaptive low dropout (LDO) regulator includes a load-based bias controller that generates a bias control signal based on the output load current, and has a differential amplifier with a bias adjustment that receives the bias control signal and responds by adjusting a bias of a transistor within the adaptive LOD regulator. Optionally, the bias control signal is generated according to a hysteresis rule. Optionally, the adaptive LOD regulator includes an adaptive load-based compensation network having a zero, the zero having a location based, at least in part, one more of an adjustable resistance or capacitance value controlled by the load-based bias controller. | 05-01-2014 |
20140118176 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR A SUCCESSIVE APPROXIMATION REGISTER ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER - Methods and apparatus for a successive approximation register analog to digital converter are provided. In an example, provided is a method for digitally representing an analog input signal. A bit of the digital output signal is generated by altering a test voltage by an amount comparable to a weight afforded to the bit, comparing the altered test voltage with the analog input signal to create a comparison output, switching a two-to-one multiplexer to select the comparison output instead of a preceding shift-successive approximation register block output, storing the comparison output in a flip-flop, inhibiting clocking of the flip-flop, and outputting the comparison output from the flip-flop as the bit of the digital output signal. | 05-01-2014 |
20140125300 | METHOD AND APPARATUS REDUCED SWITCH-ON RATE LOW DROPOUT REGULATOR (LDO) BIAS AND COMPENSATION - A switchable bias current biases, in an operational state, a differential amplifier with a full-slew bias current. A system on/off signal transitions from an operational state to a power-down state. The transition disables the differential amplifier and switches the switchable bias current to a reduced slew bias current. The system on/off signal transitions from the power-down state to the operational state, the differential amplifier is enabled, and the switchable bias current is delayed, by a reduced slew duration, from switching to the full-slew bias current. The enabled differential amplifier slews toward a reference voltage at a reduced slew rate caused by the reduced slew bias current. The switchable bias current, after the reduced slew duration, switches to the full-slew bias current. Optionally, a regulated pass gate is disabled in response to the system on/off signal transitioning from the operational state to the power-down state. | 05-08-2014 |
20140139197 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BYPASS MODE LOW DROPOUT (LDO) REGULATOR - A bypass low dropout regulator has a pass gate coupled to a voltage rail. The pass gate receives a pass gate control signal on a pass gate control line and controllably drops a voltage from a rail to a regulated output in accordance with the pass gate control signal. A differential amplifier generates the pass gate control voltage using a reference and feedback from the regulated output. A bypass switch selectively bypasses the regulator control signal, in response to a bypass signal, by placing a pass gate ON voltage on the pass gate control line. Optionally, and ON-OFF mode circuit selectively disables the pass gate in response to a system ON-OFF signal. | 05-22-2014 |
20140266835 | DUAL-STRING DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTERS (DACS), AND RELATED CIRCUITS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - Dual-string digital-to-analog converters (DACs), and related circuits, systems, and methods are disclosed. In embodiments disclosed herein, a primary voltage divider of the dual string-DAC is comprised of at least one adjusting circuit. The adjusting circuit is configured to maintain the ideal voltage of a selected resistor node pair across a secondary voltage divider circuit in response to a primary switch unit selecting a selected resistor node pair. In this manner, impedance isolation is not required between a primary voltage divider and the secondary voltage divider circuit of the dual-string DAC. As a result, as non-limiting examples, the area on an integrated circuit (IC) for a dual-string DAC may be decreased, power consumption of the DAC may be decreased, and/or the dual-string DAC may have increased performance by not requiring a settling time. | 09-18-2014 |
20140266836 | POLARITY COMPENSATING DUAL-STRING DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTERS (DACs), AND RELATED CIRCUITS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - Polarity compensating dual-string digital-to-analog converters (DACs), and related circuits, systems, and methods are disclosed. In embodiments disclosed herein, a secondary voltage divider of a dual-string DAC includes a switch logic unit. The switch logic unit is configured to compensate for polarity changes in the dual-string DAC to maintain monotonicity. Monotonicity means an output voltage of a DAC either increases or stays constant for monotonically increasing functions or either decreases or stays constant for monotonically decreasing functions given an incremental change in a DAC input code. The switch logic unit is configured to compensate for polarity changes in the input voltage from the primary voltage divider to the secondary resistor string. The switch logic unit is configured to select a secondary switch among the plurality of secondary switches in a secondary voltage divider, to divide an input voltage based on a polarity indicator and a DAC input code, to maintain monotonicity. | 09-18-2014 |
Burt Lee Price, Apex, NC US
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20140347202 | DUAL-STRING DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTERS (DACs), AND RELATED CIRCUITS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - Dual-string digital-to-analog converters (DACs), and related circuits, systems, and methods are disclosed. In embodiments disclosed herein, a primary voltage divider of the dual string-DAC is comprised of at least one adjusting circuit. The adjusting circuit is configured to maintain the ideal voltage of a selected resistor node pair across a secondary voltage divider circuit in response to a primary switch unit selecting a selected resistor node pair. In this manner, impedance isolation is not required between a primary voltage divider and the secondary voltage divider circuit of the dual-string DAC. As a result, as non-limiting examples, the area on an integrated circuit (IC) for a dual-string DAC may be decreased, power consumption of the DAC may be decreased, and/or the dual-string DAC may have increased performance by not requiring a settling time. | 11-27-2014 |
Charles Dennis Price, Matthews, NC US
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20090010093 | Method of Adding STMP to a Gypsum Slurry - The disclosure relates to a method for effectively and efficiently adding sodium trimetaphosphate to a gypsum slurry. In one exemplary embodiment, the sodium trimetaphosphate is added at the same time as foam is added to the gypsum slurry through the foam waterline. In another exemplary embodiment, the sodium trimetaphosphate is added at the same time as additional water is added to the gypsum slurry through the gauging waterline. The sodium trimetaphosphate can be added to either or both waterlines in its dry form or in a diluted solution. | 01-08-2009 |
Dana Price, Cary, NC US
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20090254806 | ADAPTIVE PARSING OF SPARSE XML DATA - A system for representing and generating XML data is provided. The system includes one or more processors and a mapping module configured to execute upon the one or more processors. The mapping module is configured to map each sparsely-encoded XML element of a sparse representation of a document into a complete, valid XML document. The system also includes a defaulting module configured to execute upon the one or more processors. The defaulting module is configured to generate at least one XML element missing in the sparse representation, but required to generate the complete, valid XML document. | 10-08-2009 |
20090282110 | CUSTOMIZABLE DYNAMIC E-MAIL DISTRIBUTION LISTS - A computer-implemented method for generating a customized dynamic distribution e-mail list is provided. The method includes determining a predefined addressee-selecting rule in response to a user-executed command to send an e-mail. The method also includes selecting at least one addressee from an electronic data file based upon the addressee-selecting rule. The method further includes, for each addressee selected, inserting a corresponding address into a predetermined field of an e-mail prior to conveying the e-mail over a data communications network. | 11-12-2009 |
Dana L. Price, Surf City, NC US
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20150036811 | Voice Input State Identification - A method for indicating voice input state for a call on a communications device. A processor unit identifies the state of voice input for the call. In response to the state of the voice input being a mute state, the processor unit identifies a mute setting for the mute state based on a user profile. Thereafter, first audio data specified by the mute setting is played with audio data from the call on the communications device. In response to the state of the voice input being an unmute state, the processor unit identifies an unmute setting for the unmute state based on the user profile. Thereafter, second audio data specified by the unmute setting is played with the audio data from the call on the communications device. | 02-05-2015 |
Dana L. Price, Cary, NC US
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20090259932 | USER-SELECTABLE HIDE OPTION FOR A USER INTERFACE, WHICH IS NOT PERSISTED, AND WHICH IS NOT DEPENDENT UPON INTRA-DOCUMENT CONTROLS - A stored document of a persistent data store can include digitally encoded content. A version of the stored document can be created that is placed in a non-persistent memory. This version can be referred to as a rendered document. Content from the rendered document can be presented in a user interface. A user selection of a user defined portion of the presented content can be received. Additionally, a user issued command to hide the selected portion of the presented content can be received. The rendered document can be responsively changed to omit the user defined portion of the presented content when outputting the presented content to at least one output device. The changing of the rendered document to omit the user defined portion is unable to affect the stored document in any fashion. | 10-15-2009 |
20090259942 | VARYING AN AUDIO CHARACTERISTIC OF AN AUDIBLE NOTICE BASED UPON A PLACEMENT IN A WINDOW STACK OF THE APPLICATION INSTANCE ISSUING THE NOTICE - An application instance can be identified that is associated with an audible notice, which is to be presented. A placement of the application instance in a window stack can be determined. An audio characteristic (e.g., volume, pitch, speed, repetition, audio channel, etc.) of the audible notice can be adjusted based upon the determined placement in the window stack. Different placements in the windows stack can result in different adjustments. The adjusted audio notice can then be presented. | 10-15-2009 |
20110099481 | ANCHORING A REMOTE ENTITY IN A LOCAL DISPLAY - A remote desktop application displays a remote graphical interface on a local computer screen. A remote entity, for example, a taskbar, is anchored along an edge of the remote graphical interface on the local computer screen. The anchored taskbar and the remote interface are displayed on the local computer screen such that the remote entity is in a viewable position on the local computer screen. The anchoring can be turned on and off in response to a user selection of a control. The control can be provided to position the remote entity along a bottom, top, left, or right edge in response to a user selection. | 04-28-2011 |
20110145339 | RECLAIMING LOST INTERNET CUSTOMERS - A system and method of reclaiming lost Internet customers may involve detecting an outage condition associated with a host of an electronic commerce (e-commerce) web site. Customer data can be extracted from packets destined for the host, wherein the packets could be associated with transactions between customers and the web site. The extracted customer data may be stored and, upon detecting a resolution of the outage condition, a customer database can be searched based on the extracted customer data in order to identify customer contact information. A customer reclamation message may then be sent to the customer, wherein the message can incentivize the customer to return to the web site and request completion of the transaction. | 06-16-2011 |
20120173608 | AUTOMATED DATA UPDATING IN DISTRIBUTED NOTICES - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for automated data updating of notices in a calendaring and scheduling (C&S) system. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for automated data updating of notices in a C&S system can be provided. The method can include composing a C&S document in a C&S system executing in memory by at least one processor of a computer. The method further can include noticing different users addressed for the C&S document and adding to the C&S document a reference to variable data stored separately from the C&S document. The method yet further can include detecting a change in the variable data. Finally, the method can include transmitting notice to the different users of the change in variable data. In one aspect of the embodiment, transmitting notice to the different users of the change in variable data can include flagging the C&S document as having changed. | 07-05-2012 |
20120209816 | Collaborative Information Source Recovery - Systems and methods of recovering a shared information source can involve identifying a first user of a shared information source in response to detection of a data loss with respect to the shared information source. One or more additional users of the shared information source may be identified based on data associated with the first user. Additionally, the shared information source can be recovered based at least in part on data associated with the one or more additional users. | 08-16-2012 |
20130219067 | ACTIVATING LOCATION-BASED RESOURCES IN A NETWORKED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT - Embodiments of the present invention provide an approach for invocation and de-allocation of networked-based resources (e.g., cloud-based resources) based on users' geographic movements. Specifically, in a typical embodiment, a set (one or more) of user preferences are received. Such preferences can include: a set of geographic points of interest, a set of users, associations of a set of resources (e.g., services, applications, etc.) of the set of users with the set of geographic points of interest, and/or contexts associated with the set of geographic points of interest. A listening service may then be implemented for the set of resources to determine a location of the set of users. Based on the location and the associations of the set of resources with the set of geographic points of interest, at least one of the set of resources may then be activated. | 08-22-2013 |
20130251124 | CONTINUAL INDICATOR OF PRESENCE OF A CALL PARTICIPANT - Examples include a system, method and program for notifying presence of a phone call participant. In an example, a computer receives a request from a first calling device to connect with one or more second calling devices through a network. The computer provides a presence notification on the first calling devices wherein the presence notification provides a repeating indicator which represents that the one or more second calling devices are connected. The computer determines that the one or more second calling devices has disconnected and in response the computer ceases the presence notification on the first calling device. | 09-26-2013 |
20130272508 | Voice Input State Identification - A method for indicating voice input state for a call on a communications device. A processor unit identifies the state of voice input for the call. In response to the state of the voice input being a mute state, the processor unit identifies a mute setting for the mute state based on a user profile. Thereafter, first audio data specified by the mute setting is played with audio data from the call on the communications device. In response to the state of the voice input being an unmute state, the processor unit identifies an unmute setting for the unmute state based on the user profile. Thereafter, second audio data specified by the unmute setting is played with the audio data from the call on the communications device. | 10-17-2013 |
20130283086 | MONITORING AND RESOLVING DEADLOCKS, CONTENTION, RUNAWAY CPU AND OTHER VIRTUAL MACHINE PRODUCTION ISSUES - Resolving virtual machine (VM) issues, by executing VM and operating system (OS) diagnostic monitors, including, monitoring a set of VM and OS health status metrics of a system at a first level, analyzing data of the monitored health status metrics to determine that an instability has occurred when the data exceeds defined bounds for the health status metrics, responding to the instability by monitoring additional VM and OS health status metrics, whereby a level of monitoring of the system is increased from the first level to a second level, greater than the first level, identifying the instability, repairing the system by taking corrective action based on the identified instability; and removing at least one of the set of monitoring and profiling tools to reduce the level of monitoring to a third level once the instability has been resolved, wherein the third level is less than the second level. | 10-24-2013 |
20130283090 | MONITORING AND RESOLVING DEADLOCKS, CONTENTION, RUNAWAY CPU AND OTHER VIRTUAL MACHINE PRODUCTION ISSUES - Resolving virtual machine (VM) issues, by executing VM and operating system (OS) diagnostic monitors, including, monitoring a set of VM and OS health status metrics of a system at a first level, analyzing data of the monitored health status metrics to determine that an instability has occurred when the data exceeds defined bounds for the health status metrics, responding to the instability by monitoring additional VM and OS health status metrics, whereby a level of monitoring of the system is increased from the first level to a second level, greater than the first level, identifying the instability, repairing the system by taking corrective action based on the identified instability; and removing at least one of the set of monitoring and profiling tools to reduce the level of monitoring to a third level once the instability has been resolved, wherein the third level is less than the second level. | 10-24-2013 |
20140007104 | Auto Detecting Shared Libraries and Creating A Virtual Scope Repository | 01-02-2014 |
20140007125 | Auto Detecting Shared Libraries and Creating A Virtual Scope Repository | 01-02-2014 |
20140019902 | PROGRESS BARS FOR MEDIA CONTENT - Some example embodiments include a method for presenting media content. The method includes decoding the media content having a number of time segments to access metadata that defines a number of selectable characteristics for semantic content in the media content. The method includes presenting to a viewer of media content the number of selectable characteristics for the semantic content. The method includes receiving, from the viewer, a selectable characteristic of the number of selectable characteristics. The method includes presenting, along with the media content, a progress bar for the media content that defines, through the number of time segments, temporal positions in the media content where the selectable characteristic is within the media content. The presenting of the progress bar includes presenting a graphic in the progress bar that is different for different values for a same selectable characteristic of the at least one selectable characteristic. | 01-16-2014 |
20140075309 | CONSIDERING USER NEEDS WHEN PRESENTING CONTEXT-SENSITIVE INFORMATION - Methods and systems of summarizing media content may provide for receiving a request for a presentation of media content to a user, and determining a media consumption context associated with the user and the media content, wherein the media consumption context includes an amount of time between media consumption sessions. Additionally, a level of detail for a summary of the media content may be determined based on the media consumption context. In one example, the media consumption context further includes one or more of an amount of media consumed in a most recent media consumption session, an information retention capacity of the user, a complexity of the media content, a granularity input from the user, and a user preference setting. | 03-13-2014 |
20140075312 | CONSIDERING USER NEEDS WHEN PRESENTING CONTEXT-SENSITIVE INFORMATION - Methods and systems of summarizing media content may provide for receiving a request for a presentation of media content to a user, and determining a media consumption context associated with the user and the media content, wherein the media consumption context includes an amount of time between media consumption sessions. Additionally, a level of detail for a summary of the media content may be determined based on the media consumption context. In one example, the media consumption context further includes one or more of an amount of media consumed in a most recent media consumption session, an information retention capacity of the user, a complexity of the media content, a granularity input from the user, and a user preference setting. | 03-13-2014 |
20140082485 | SYNCHRONIZATION OF CONTEXTUAL TEMPLATES IN A CUSTOMIZED WEB CONFERENCE PRESENTATION - In a method for customization of contextual information during a web conference presentation, a computer system executes a presentation program during a conference presentation. The computer system receives a request to access presentation templates based on parameters of a presenter, wherein the presentation templates including parameters identifying one or more of template texture, template font, template name of the presenter or template photo of the presenter of the conference presentation. In addition, the computer system determines an identity of the presenter during the conference presentation and matching the identity of the presenter against the parameter of the presenter. Moreover, the computer system extracts the presentation templates in the repository based on the match. The computer system further applies the extracted presentation template to presentation contents of the presentation program. In one aspect, the extracted presentation template alters visual characteristics of the presentation content based on the applied presentation template. | 03-20-2014 |
20140164372 | RESOLUTION OF CONTACT NAMES - Mechanisms are provided to permit a first person (e.g., Tom) to be in a communication session (e.g., a chat session) with a second person (e.g., George) and to select a contact's name (e.g., Harry), and immediately set up another communication (e.g., a chat session) with the selected contact (e.g., Harry). Since there may be multiple contacts having the same name as the selected contact, e.g., “Harry”, mechanisms are provided to communicate with a desired person (e.g., “Harry Smith” and not “Harry Jones”). The mechanisms may make such a determination based on “Harry Smith” being the more likely person that Tom, the first person, desires to communicate with (e.g., based on a context of Tom and/or Harry Smith). | 06-12-2014 |
20140185785 | COLLABORATIVE VOLUME MANAGEMENT - Exemplary embodiments provide collaborative call management wherein during a multi-participant audio communication, volume adjustments made on participant devices for a specific speaker are detected and passed to a conference server to generate collaborative volume feedback; and using the collaborative volume feedback to adjust a volume level of the specific speaker for all participants of the audio communication. | 07-03-2014 |
20140189545 | DETERMINING CONTENT RENDERING CAPABILITIES FOR WEB BROWSER OPTIMIZATION - In a method for determining content rendering capabilities of one or more web browsers, a computer receives an indication of an event affecting one or more content rendering capabilities of a first web browser of one or more web browsers. The computer, in response to receiving the indication of the event affecting the one or more content rendering capabilities of the first web browser, determines the one or more content rendering capabilities of the first web browser. The computer updates a data file responsive to the determination of the one or more content rendering capabilities of the first web browser. | 07-03-2014 |
20140208213 | SYNCHRONIZATION OF CONTEXTUAL TEMPLATES IN A CUSTOMIZED WEB CONFERENCE PRESENTATION - In a method for customization of contextual information during a web conference presentation, a computer system executes a presentation program during a conference presentation. The computer system receives a request to access presentation templates based on parameters of a presenter, wherein the presentation templates including parameters identifying one or more of template texture, template font, template name of the presenter or template photo of the presenter of the conference presentation. In addition, the computer system determines an identity of the presenter during the conference presentation and matching the identity of the presenter against the parameter of the presenter. Moreover, the computer system extracts the presentation templates in the repository based on the match. The computer system further applies the extracted presentation template to presentation contents of the presentation program. In one aspect, the extracted presentation template alters visual characteristics of the presentation content based on the applied presentation template. | 07-24-2014 |
20140278675 | NEGOTIATED MEETING SCHEDULING WITH ONE OR MORE REQUIRED ATTENDEES - Various embodiments provide for negotiated scheduling of a meeting with one or more required meeting attendees before sending out invitations(s) to one or more optional meeting attendees. In one specific example, mechanisms are provided for iterative scheduling which includes proposed times and counter proposals to/from the required meeting attendee(s). In another specific example, mechanisms are provided for sending a meeting invitation to each optional meeting attendee once an agreement is reached among required meeting attendee(s) regarding the time of the meeting. | 09-18-2014 |
20140283132 | COMPUTING APPLICATION SECURITY AND DATA SETTINGS OVERRIDES - Provided are techniques for receiving a first request from a first application for a particular data element; making a determination, with respect to the first request, of whether or not to provide access to the particular data element to the first application; and in response to a determination to provide access to the first application, providing the first application with access to the particular data element; and in response to a determination not to provide access to the first application, providing the first application access to a first dummy data element. | 09-18-2014 |
20140325022 | MAXIMIZING THROUGHPUT OF STREAMING MEDIA BY SIMULTANEOUSLY CONNECTING TO STREAMING MEDIA SERVER OVER MULTIPLE INDEPENDENT NETWORK CONNECTIONS - A method, system and computer program product for maximizing throughout of streaming media. The client device simultaneously establishes multiple independent network connections with a server (e.g., streaming video server) to access various segments of a file (e.g., video file). The client device requests a different segment of the file to be downloaded from the server across each of these network connections based on the throughput of each network connection. The received segments of the file are buffered and combined to provide continuous uninterrupted access to the received segments of the file. In this manner, the user will be able to view the contents of the file without any interruptions or pauses while at the same time without requiring any coordination between the client device and the server and without any degradation in the quality of the viewed content of the file. | 10-30-2014 |
20140325024 | MAXIMIZING THROUGHPUT OF STREAMING MEDIA BY SIMULTANEOUSLY CONNECTING TO STREAMING MEDIA SERVER OVER MULTIPLE INDEPENDENT NETWORK CONNECTIONS - A method, system and computer program product for maximizing throughout of streaming media. The client device simultaneously establishes multiple independent network connections with a server (e.g., streaming video server) to access various segments of a file (e.g., video file). The client device requests a different segment of the file to be downloaded from the server across each of these network connections based on the throughput of each network connection. The received segments of the file are buffered and combined to provide continuous uninterrupted access to the received segments of the file. In this manner, the user will be able to view the contents of the file without any interruptions or pauses while at the same time without requiring any coordination between the client device and the server and without any degradation in the quality of the viewed content of the file. | 10-30-2014 |
20140337782 | REPRESENTATION AND CONTROL OF THE SCOPE OF IMPACT IN INHERITED SETTINGS - A value inheritance widget system includes a display device including a user interface, and a value impact engine coupled to the display device. The value impact engine is configured to display at least one widget on a user interface. The widget includes a value. The value comprises an inherited value. The value impact engine is further configured to display information of a scope of inheritance of the value before user interaction with the widget. The information of the scope of inheritance of the value includes a number of inheritance levels of the value and a number of objects impacted by a change to the value. The value impact engine is further configured to receive a user input changing the value of the widget and change the value of the widget and the objects in response to receiving the user input. | 11-13-2014 |
20140351721 | MODIFICATION OF WINDOWS ACROSS MULTIPLE DISPLAYS - In a method for redrawing a two web page windows that are being moved from a first display screen to a second display screen, an indication is received that each respective web page window is being moved from a first display to a second display. A processor identifies different scaling factors corresponding to uniform resource locators (URLs) of each respective web page window for scaling the web page windows for display on the second display screen. The processor causes the first web page window to be scaled according to the first scaling factor and the second web page window to be scaled according to the second, different scaling factor, wherein each web page window is scaled differently relative to the other on the second display screen than on the first display screen. | 11-27-2014 |
20140351730 | Treemap Perspective Manipulation - Dynamic display of hierarchical data in the form of a treemap. A first instance of an object representation is selected in a first visualization of a hierarchy encoded by containment. A second instance of the object representation is designated, wherein each instance is a tier for object occupation. An object within the hierarchy is displayed as a shape comprising at least two opposing surfaces, and the object is selected through the opposing surfaces. The hierarchy is dynamically re-ordered in response to the selection and designation, and the second representation of the hierarchy is displayed based on the dynamic re-ordering. | 11-27-2014 |
20140351731 | Treemap Perspective Manipulation - Dynamic display of hierarchical data in the form of a treemap. A first instance of an object representation is selected in a first visualization of a hierarchy encoded by containment. A second instance of the object representation is designated, wherein each instance is a tier for object occupation. An object within the hierarchy is displayed as a shape comprising at least two opposing surfaces, and the object is selected through the opposing surfaces. The hierarchy is dynamically re-ordered in response to the selection and designation, and the second representation of the hierarchy is displayed based on the dynamic re-ordering. | 11-27-2014 |
20140365833 | CAPTURING TRACE INFORMATION USING ANNOTATED TRACE OUTPUT - A computer receives a first trace output, generated during a first execution of a first program, that is annotated with an indication of a first pattern of logged events and one or more second programs that identify additional logged events. The computer identifies the first pattern of logged events in a second trace output, which is generated during a second execution of the first program. The computer executes the one or more second programs to identify one or more additional logged events that are discoverable during the second execution of the first program, wherein the one or more additional logged events are not included in the first trace output. The computer determines that the end first pattern of logged events in the second trace output has been reached. The computer ceases execution of the one or more second programs. | 12-11-2014 |
20140366127 | TOUCHSCREEN SECURITY USER INPUT INTERFACE - A touchscreen security interface for guiding a user in entering a “pattern-based password” (for example, a password based on one or more gestures of a fingertip or stylus). The touchscreen security interface can alternatively be displayed at multiple angular orientations which can make the password entry process more secure with respect to phenomena like grease attacks and shoulder surfing. The touchscreen security device may take the form of a rotatable keypad, rotatable between four different angular orientations occurring at 90 degree angular intervals. | 12-11-2014 |
20140372846 | READER-CONFIGURABLE AUGMENTATION OF DOCUMENT CONTENT - Document content is parsed using a reader-defined content creation profile. The document content includes information and information layout specified by an author of the document content. The reader-defined content creation profile specifies document content creation preferences specified by a reader and applicable to augment the document content. A group of individual items of information usable to create augmented document content is identified, as specified by the reader-defined content creation profile, within the parsed document content. A new item of augmented document content is created, as specified by the reader-defined content creation profile, using at least a portion of the identified group of individual items of information. At least the created new item of augmented document content is rendered at a display location specified by the reader-defined content creation profile. | 12-18-2014 |
20150020183 | REPRESENTATION AND CONTROL OF THE SCOPE OF IMPACT IN INHERITED SETTINGS - A method for representing and controlling an impact and scope of a widget value includes displaying at least one widget on a user interface. The widget includes a value. The value includes an inherited value. The method also includes displaying information of a scope of inheritance of the value before user interaction with the widget. The information of the scope of inheritance of the value includes a number of inheritance levels of the value and a number of objects impacted by a change to the value. The method also includes receiving a user input changing the value of the widget. The method also includes changing the value of the widget and the objects in response to receiving the user input. | 01-15-2015 |
20150074509 | TRANSFORMING A WEBSITE FOR DYNAMIC WEB CONTENT MANAGEMENT - Transforming a website for dynamic web content management includes identifying aspects of a static website that are to be under dynamic web content management, organizing the aspects of the static website in preparation for storing the aspects, and storing the aspects of the static website with a specific identifier. | 03-12-2015 |
20150074510 | TRANSFORMING A WEBSITE FOR DYNAMIC WEB CONTENT MANAGEMENT - Transforming a website for dynamic web content management includes identifying aspects of a static website that are to be under dynamic web content management, organizing the aspects of the static website in preparation for storing the aspects, and storing the aspects of the static website with a specific identifier. | 03-12-2015 |
20150082159 | TEXT RESIZING WITHIN AN EMBEDDED IMAGE - A computer receives user preferences. The computer receives a document, wherein the document includes an image. The computer determines that the image contains embedded text. The computer determines that the embedded text does not satisfy the received user preferences. The computer modifies the embedded text to satisfy user preferences. | 03-19-2015 |
20150189370 | DETERMINING ALTERNATIVES WHEN A RECORDING CONFLICT OCCURS - A method includes receiving a recording request from a user. The method also includes determining a recording conflict based on the recording request, wherein the recording conflict includes a plurality of programs. The method additionally includes generating a plurality of options that resolve the recording conflict, wherein the plurality of options are based on determining available re-broadcasts of the plurality of programs. The method further includes presenting the plurality of options to the user. | 07-02-2015 |
20150193683 | ASSISTING AN EXPERT TO ANSWER PREEXISTING QUESTIONS IN A TIME EFFICIENT MANNER - A method, system and computer program product for assisting an expert to answer preexisting questions in a time efficient manner. The expert's data entry in a data entry system is detected by a unit, referred to herein as the “analyzer.” The analyzer searches a database or social media websites to identify questions that could possibly be answered using the expert's inputted data. Such questions may be identified using tag searching, keyword searching and/or natural language processing. The analyzer performs analytical analysis on these identified questions to assign a relevance factor to assess how relevant is the expert's inputted data in answering the question. For those questions whose relevance factor exceeds a threshold, those questions are presented to the expert in a list. In this manner, the expert does not have to spend time searching social media websites for applicable questions to answer. | 07-09-2015 |
Dana L. Price, Durham, NC US
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20100306833 | AUTONOMOUS INTELLIGENT USER IDENTITY MANAGER WITH CONTEXT RECOGNITION CAPABILITIES - A remotely located, uniquely identified resource can serve an application utilized by the Web browser. Access to the application can require authentication including a userid and password. A memory for a record associated with the application can be queried. The memory can include a set of userids and passwords indexed against unique application identifiers that are independent upon server identifiers or URLs. Responsive to querying the memory, a match between the application requiring authentication and a unique application identifier in the memory can be determined. A userid and password can be provided without manual input from a user from memory that is associated with the unique application identifier to the remotely located. The uniquely identified resource can use the userid/password as authentication to access the served application. | 12-02-2010 |
20120004842 | PRESENTATION OF A GENERATED ROUTE WITH A SPECIFIABLE ROAD - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for presenting a generated route with a specifiable road in a mapping system. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for presenting a generated route with a specifiable road(s) in a mapping system is provided. The method includes receiving an origin and a destination in a mapping application executing in memory by a processor of a computer. The method also includes generating a route in the mapping application from the origin to the destination. Finally the method includes receiving a specified road(s) for the generated route and displaying the generated route and the specified road(s) in a map, wherein the specified road(s) is in a format that distinguishes the specified road(s) from the generated route. | 01-05-2012 |
Dana Lea Price, Durham, NC US
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20120143964 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS - Described are a system and method for delivering an electronic communication to a recipient. The system and method determine whether at least one other recipient received the electronic communication. A relationship is identified between the recipient and the at least one other recipient. A response assessment result is generated in response to the determined relationship. The response assessment result is presented to the recipient. | 06-07-2012 |
Dana Lea Price, Cary, NC US
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20090281722 | LOCAL TRANSMISSION OF POINT OF INTEREST DATA TO A GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM RECEIVER - A system for receiving local point of interest data is presented. The local point of interest data for a local geographic area is received by a geographic location device via a supported protocol. The local point of interest data includes information regarding one or more local points of interest in the local geographic area. The received local point of interest data is cached with existing point of interest data and maps within a cache in the geographic location device. Then, it is determined whether any time-sensitive point of interest data in the cache has expired. In response to determining that time-sensitive point of interest data in the cache has expired, the expired time-sensitive point of interest data is removed from the cache to form current local point of interest data for the local geographic area. Then, the current local point of interest data is displayed in a display device. | 11-12-2009 |
20090315752 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR AUTOMATICALLY TURNING ON OR OFF MULTIPLE DEVICES WITH A REMOTE CONTROL - A programmable universal remote controller is programmed with adjustable inactivity period timeout and control capabilities whereby each individual external controlled device's activity status may be monitored and the device automatically turned on or off by the remote controller when the remote controller detects that the device has been inactive for a desired period of time based on the history of the remote controller's interaction with the controlled device. | 12-24-2009 |
20100023260 | PERSONALIZED MAP DISPLAY GENERATOR - Using non-personalized data sets provided by remote sources and representing specific geographic areas and locally-acquired current location data for a selected personal object, a personalized video display is generated in a client-side system. The non-personalized data sets include boundary data. The client-side system determines whether the current location is within the geographic area represented by the data set and modifies the data set to include a visible indicator representing the current location. The modified data set is rendered on a video display device. If the current location is not within the geographic area, the data set is modified to include an indicator representing the bearing of the current location relative to at least one boundary of the geographic area. | 01-28-2010 |
20100023261 | PERSONALIZED MAP DISPLAY GENERATOR - Using non-personalized data sets provided by remote sources and representing specific geographic areas and locally-acquired current location data for a selected personal object, a personalized video display is generated in a client-side system. The non-personalized data sets include boundary data. The client-side system determines whether the current location is within the geographic area represented by the data set and modifies the data set to include a visible indicator representing the current location. The modified data set is rendered on a video display device. If the current location is not within the geographic area, the data set is modified to include an indicator representing the bearing of the current location relative to at least one boundary of the geographic area. | 01-28-2010 |
20100191690 | FRAMEWORK FOR DELTA ANALYSIS DURING AUTOMATED BUILDS - A Delta Framework program (DF) automatically detects and prevents breaking scenarios during an automated software build by identifying a build artifact from a list of build artifacts in a repository; comparing the build artifact to a current software build; identifying a delta between the build artifact and the current software build; determining whether the delta has a link to a rule in the rules database; responsive to the artifact having a link to a rule, determining whether the rule identifies a breaking scenario; responsive to the rule identifying the breaking scenario, taking an action specified by the rule. | 07-29-2010 |
20120096385 | MANAGING THE SCHEDULING OF EVENTS - A method for managing scheduling of events includes receiving a constraint for a type of event and limiting scheduling of the type of event based on the constraint for the type of event. A computerized event management system includes a processor and a memory communicatively coupled to the processor. The processor is configured to have a constraint for a type of event and limit the scheduling of the type of event based on the constraint for the type of event. | 04-19-2012 |
20120246570 | MANAGING A PORTAL APPLICATION - A mobile device includes a processor that executes a portal application to implement a plurality of portlet modules; and a user interface that allows a user to establish a trigger for reducing power consumption in the mobile device. The processor is configured to pause operations in a number of the portlet modules in the portal application in response to the trigger occurring. | 09-27-2012 |
20120246648 | MANAGING A PORTAL APPLICATION - A method of managing a portal application includes, in a device comprising at least one processor that executes a portal application, establishing a trigger for preserving resources for the device; determining in the device that the trigger has occurred; and pausing operations of a portlet module within the portal application executed by the device. | 09-27-2012 |
Daniel J. Price, Research Triangle Park, NC US
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20130023532 | INDAZOLYL-PYRIMIDINES AS KINASE INHIBITORS - Disclosed are compounds having the formula: or a salt thereof, wherein A, n, R | 01-24-2013 |
David Adamson Price, Clayton, NC US
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20090010979 | Method of Controlling Termites - The present invention provides a method of controlling termites and other social insects by treating a locus which locus comprises a location treated by termiticide and a location treated by a termite attractant composition. | 01-08-2009 |
David E. Price, Charlotte, NC US
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20150216247 | IMPACT REDUCING PROTECTIVE HEADGEAR - The present invention provides protective headgear which includes magnetic material configured such that the impact of a collision to the head of a wearer is reduced. In one embodiment, protective headgear, such as a helmet, is provided with a first magnetic material disposed in the helmet in at least one region of the helmet, wherein the first magnetic material is configured to exert a magnetic repulsive force against a second helmet including a second magnetic material of the same polarity, such that the impact forces of a direct helmet-to-helmet collision are reduced or avoided. The invention additionally provides a system for impact reduction including protective headgear, such as one or more helmets, and optionally one or more neck pads or body armor comprising magnetic material, and a method for reducing the impact from a collision experienced by a wearer of the protective headgear. | 08-06-2015 |
Donald J. Price, Rutherfordton, NC US
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20100301291 | FENCE STRETCHER SYSTEM - A fence stretcher system and method are shown and described. In one embodiment, the fence stretcher system comprises a body. A rod having a diameter configured to allow the rod to be woven into a fence's links may be attached to the body. A rod-holder having a diameter sized to receive the rod may also be attached to the body. A plurality of hooks configured to engage the rod when the rod is woven into the fence may also be attached to the body. An interface may also be attached to the body. Using this system, fence may be quickly and easily stretched with minimal link displacement. | 12-02-2010 |
Eric M. Price, Hickory, NC US
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20110252634 | FIBER OPTIC CONNECTOR PROCESSING APPARATUS - An automated fiber optic connector processing system for processing a plurality of fiber optic cables and connectors, with each of said cables including an optical fiber, includes a pallet fixture for holding a plurality of fiber optic cables and connectors during movement along a manufacturing line so that the connectors may be secured to the cable ends, and the ends of the cables finished. The pallet fixture includes a pallet base plate, with a stationary fixture mounted along one edge of the pallet base plate. The stationary fixture defines a plurality of channels for receiving fiber optic cable connectors of the plurality of fiber optic cables, and at least one latching plate for retaining the connectors in the plurality of channels. An oven having an elongated oven opening is provided at a first processing station. A robotic processor for cutting the optical fibers of the fiber optic cables, buffing the ends of the optical fibers, and polishing the ends of the optical fibers, is provided at a second station. A conveyor moves the pallet fixture to the first processing station for heat treating the connectors, curing the epoxy that retains the connectors on the ends of the cables, and moves the pallet fixture to the second processing station for cutting and polishing the optical fibers. | 10-20-2011 |
Gerald A. Price, Durham, NC US
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20150020209 | AUTO-SHARING OF SENSITIVE DATA - A method, computer system, and/or computer program product shares sensitive data. Sensitive data about a user of a first device is stored within the first device. The sensitive data within the first device is classified into different sensitive data tiers. A determination is made, by one or more processors, as to which tier level of sensitive data from the different sensitive data tiers is appropriate for sharing with a second device, where determining an appropriateness of sharing a particular tier level of sensitive data is based on a current contextual circumstance of the user of the first device. The appropriate tier level sensitive data is transmitted from the first device to the second device. | 01-15-2015 |
Gerald A. Price, Raleigh, NC US
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20110254367 | Redundant Power Delivery - Redundant power delivery including a power cable comprising a first plug including contacts for hot, neutral, and ground and a plurality of power lines, each power line electrically connected independently to the hot, neutral, and ground contacts of the first plug at a first end and each power line having a second plug at a second end providing contacts for hot, neutral, and ground; a selectable redundant power module, the selectable redundant power module comprising a plurality of input connectors, each input connector comprising a hot, neutral, and ground contacts and adapted to engage each second plug of each power line; and a switch to select one or more of the input connectors of the selectable redundant power module for receiving power. | 10-20-2011 |
Joseph K. Price, Nebo, NC US
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20090244552 | Method for Forming and Measuring the Thickness of a Coating - A coating thickness monitor is disclosed that includes at least one radiation source directed at least a portion of the substrate. The coating thickness monitor includes at least one probe for capturing at least a portion of the radiation reflected and refracted by the coating on the substrate. The captured radiation is at least a portion of the radiation directed to the substrate from the radiation source. Further, the coating thickness monitor includes at least one detector in communication with the at least one probe, the at least one detector capable of processing the captured radiation to allow a determination of the thickness. | 10-01-2009 |
20110235058 | Mobile Apparatus Capable of Surface Measurements - The present invention relates to a mobile apparatus and/or system that measures the thickness at one or more locations of a surface on at least a part of a substrate and methods of using the apparatus and/or system. The mobile apparatus and/or system in one embodiment includes an apparatus and/or system having a coating thickness monitor and, optionally, an apparatus and/or system for simultaneously regulating the coating thickness applied on a substrate. Under certain conditions, the apparatus and system has the ability to measure coating thickness subsequent to the coating's formation. | 09-29-2011 |
Katrina Price, Rural Hall, NC US
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20150044993 | Must Call - The must call optional universal cell phone application is an application that provides better communication between parent(s) and guardian(s) with teenaged children who use cell phones, along with providing safety, by locking cell phone usage with programmed numbers until voice recognition is established even if the cell phone user is on the phone when programmed numbers call into the cell phone. The user has one minute to contact programmed numbers before cell phone locks them out. Also locks out text messaging but allows emergency phone calls i.e. 911 at any time. | 02-12-2015 |
Laura Price, Durham, NC US
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20100332336 | System and method for electronic wallet conversion - A system and method for electronic wallet conversion allows conversion of a basic electronic wallet to a more flexible wallet account, providing additional services and requiring additional authentication. The basic accountholder eventually requires the additional services provided by the more flexible wallet, typically editing rights and making purchases at sites requiring authentication beyond the basic level. To convert the account, the account holder is presented with a one-time challenge and response mechanism that requires the accountholder to summon information that only the account holder would know. If a successful match is made, the account is converted to the more flexible account for all time. The accountholder replaces the one-time challenge and response with a second-level password that grants the accountholder ongoing access to more sensitive wallet features, such as the ability to purchase at sites requiring a second-level password, and editing rights to the information stored in the wallet. | 12-30-2010 |
20130124407 | System and Method for Electronic Wallet Conversion - A system and method for electronic wallet conversion allows conversion of a basic electronic wallet to a more flexible wallet account, providing additional services and requiring additional authentication. The basic accountholder eventually requires the additional services provided by the more flexible wallet, typically editing rights and making purchases at sites requiring authentication beyond the basic level. To convert the account, the account holder is presented with a one-time challenge and response mechanism that requires the accountholder to summon information that only the account holder would know. If a successful match is made, the account is converted to the more flexible account for all time. The accountholder replaces the one-time challenge and response with a second-level password that grants the accountholder ongoing access to more sensitive wallet features, such as the ability to purchase at sites requiring a second-level password, and editing rights to the information stored in the wallet. | 05-16-2013 |
20130124408 | System and Method for Electronic Wallet Conversion - A system and method for electronic wallet conversion allows conversion of a basic electronic wallet to a more flexible wallet account, providing additional services and requiring additional authentication. The basic accountholder eventually requires the additional services provided by the more flexible wallet, typically editing rights and making purchases at sites requiring authentication beyond the basic level. To convert the account, the account holder is presented with a one-time challenge and response mechanism that requires the accountholder to summon information that only the account holder would know. If a successful match is made, the account is converted to the more flexible account for all time. The accountholder replaces the one-time challenge and response with a second-level password that grants the accountholder ongoing access to more sensitive wallet features, such as the ability to purchase at sites requiring a second-level password, and editing rights to the information stored in the wallet. | 05-16-2013 |
Lauren Price, Clayton, NC US
Lauren E. Price, Clayton, NC US
Marc Warner Price, Wake Forest, NC US
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20100250225 | DATE AND TIME SIMULATION FOR TIME-SENSITIVE APPLICATIONS - A process for providing a simulated date and/or time to a time-sensitive application is disclosed herein. Such a process may include detecting the invocation of a time handler method configured to retrieve system time. Upon detecting the invocation, the contents of a call stack may be captured and analyzed to determine which requester method initiated the invocation. The process may then determine whether the requester method should receive a real or simulated system time. A real system time may be returned to the requester method in the event it should receive the real system time. A simulated system time may be returned to the requester method in the event it should receive the simulated system time. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also disclosed and claimed herein. | 09-30-2010 |
20120185690 | DATE AND TIME SIMULATION FOR TIME-SENSITIVE APPLICATIONS - A process for providing a simulated date and/or time to a time-sensitive application is disclosed herein. Such a process may include detecting the invocation of a time handler method configured to retrieve system time. Upon detecting the invocation, the contents of a call stack may be captured and analyzed to determine which requestor method initiated the invocation. The process may then determine whether the requestor method should receive a real or simulated system time. A real system time may be returned to the requestor method in the event it should receive the real system time. A simulated system time may be returned to the requestor method in the event it should receive the simulated system time. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also disclosed and claimed herein. | 07-19-2012 |
Michael J. Price, Chapel Hill, NC US
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20140121445 | Intracavitary Brachytherapy Device for Insertion in a Body Cavity and Methods of Use Thereof - A brachytherapy application device is described, which includes a tandem having a transparent region at its front end, and which is coupled with a fiber-optic illumination means and endoscope. This improved tandem assembly allows the user to guide the tandem into the uterus of a patient in a safer, more reproducible manner with the reduction in occurrence of uterine perforation during tandem advancement and placement. | 05-01-2014 |
M. Shane Price, Durham, NC US
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20110203606 | ADJUSTABLE-BARREL CURLING IRON - A radially adjustable barrel, a barrel-adjustment assembly, a radially adjustable heater assembly, and a radially adjustable distal-tip assembly. The barrel is radially adjustable between expanded and contracted positions having different diameters. The barrel-adjustment assembly includes a rotary ring defining a spiral cam guide and includes a cam follower attached to the barrel. The heater assembly includes a post, at least one heater, and at least one spring mounting the heater to the post and biasing the heater radially outward. In use, rotating the ring rotates the spiral cam guide, which displaces the cam follower radially inward or outward, which in turn displaces the outer end of the barrel radially inward or outward to decrease or increase the diameter of the barrel. As the diameter of the barrel is adjusted, the heaters remain in contact with the barrel due to the outwardly biasing influence of the spring. | 08-25-2011 |
20120000565 | Barrel Form and Manufacturing Process for Same - A process of making an adjustable diameter barrel form includes the steps of providing a sheet formed of metal and folding the sheet along a widthwise bend. Pressure is applied to the sheet along the bend within a rolling device. The sheet is rolled within the rolling device over its length gradually moving the bend from one lengthwise end to the other lengthwise end while applying the pressure. The pressure is removed to release the sheet so that the sheet can roll up in a lengthwise direction into a coil. The rolling device can include a pair of rollers, an arbor, and a mandrel on the arbor. The rolling device can include a base plate, a press plate, and a mandrel between the plates. | 01-05-2012 |
Ronald Price, Rocky Mount, NC US
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20100288664 | Reusable pallet container - A reusable pallet container is disclosed. According to one embodiment of the disclosure, a pallet container for holding vehicle windshields for storage, transportation or otherwise is disclosed. The pallet container includes a frame structure defining a base, and a periphery, wherein one or more side restraints are provided to be mounted on-board the pallet container to inhibit movement of windshields internally of the pallet container, wherein at least one of said one or more side restraints comprises a flexible fluid containing device. | 11-18-2010 |
20130233811 | PALLET CONTAINER - A pallet container for holding vehicle windshields for storage, transportation or otherwise, the pallet container comprising a frame structure defining a base, and a periphery, wherein one or more side restraints are provided to be mounted on-board the pallet to inhibit movement of windshields internally of the pallet container, wherein a said side restraint comprises a flexible fluid containing device. In an alternative realisation the pallet container is expandable in height and length and/or collapsible by means of opposed pivoted side frames and a connecting frame. | 09-12-2013 |
20130270151 | REUSABLE PALLET CONTAINER - A reusable pallet container is disclosed. According to one embodiment of the disclosure, a pallet container for holding vehicle windshields for storage, transportation or otherwise is disclosed. The pallet container includes a frame structure defining a base, and a periphery, wherein one or more side restraints are provided to be mounted on-board the pallet container to inhibit movement of windshields internally of the pallet container, wherein at least one of said one or more side restraints comprises a flexible fluid containing device. | 10-17-2013 |
Sara Price, Raleigh, NC US
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20090049567 | Transformation of soybean - The present invention relates to improved methods for the incorporation of DNA into the genome of a soybean ( | 02-19-2009 |
20090083883 | D-Amino Acid Selection For Soybean - The present invention relates to improved methods and means for transformation of soybean ( | 03-26-2009 |
Timothy D. Price, Monroe, NC US
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20090272684 | CONTAINED LIQUID MEMBRANE CONTACTOR AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A contained liquid membrane contactor includes a perforated center tube, first and second membrane mats each with a first and a second end both being open, four tube sheets affixing the membrane mats to the center tube, a shell sealed to the tube sheets, and two end caps. The first end of the first mat extends a first distance beyond the second end of the second mat. The first end of the first mat is open at the first tube sheet while the first end of the second mat is open at the second tube sheet. The second end of the first mat is between the second and fourth tube sheets and the second end of the second mat is between the first and third tube sheets. The shell has a first port between the first and third tube sheets communicating with the second end of the second mat and a second port between the second and fourth tube sheets communicating with the second end of the first mat. The first end cap has a third port communicating with the center tube and a fourth port communicating with the first end of the first mat. The second end cap has a fifth port communicating with the center tube and a sixth port communicating with the first end of the second mat. | 11-05-2009 |
20120247337 | LIQUID DEGASSING MEMBRANE CONTACTORS, COMPONENTS, SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS - The present invention is directed to contactors, modules, components, systems, and/or methods of manufacture, and/or methods of use including degassing liquids. The contactor or module is integrally potted, has planar, disc shaped end caps, and a cylindrical housing or shell receiving and supporting a membrane structure. Each of the planar disc shaped end caps has a central opening therein adapted to receive a liquid end port or nozzle and is held in place in the housing or shell by at least one retaining element. The integrally potted membrane structure is preferably potted in place in the housing or shell by an inverted potting process involving the use of a removable plunger or plug to recess the potting. | 10-04-2012 |
20120304862 | FLAT PANEL CONTACTORS AND METHODS - Porous membrane contactors and/or their methods of manufacture and/or use are provided. In at least selected embodiments, the present invention is directed to flat panel hollow fiber or flat sheet membrane contactors and/or their methods of manufacture and/or use. In at least certain particular embodiments, the present invention is directed to hollow fiber array flat panel contactors, contactor systems, and/or their methods of manufacture and/or use. In at least particular possibly preferred embodiments, the contactor is adapted for placement in an air duct (such as an HVAC ductwork) and has a rectangular frame or housing enclosing at least one wound hollow fiber array or membrane bundle. | 12-06-2012 |
20130247760 | LIQUID DEGASSING MEMBRANE CONTACTORS, COMPONENTS, SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS - In at least certain embodiments, the present invention is directed to contactors, modules, components, systems, and/or methods of manufacture, and/or methods of use including degassing liquids. In at least particular possibly preferred embodiments, the contactor or module is integrally potted, has planar, disc shaped end caps, and a cylindrical housing or shell receiving and supporting a membrane structure. In at least particular possibly preferred embodiments, each of the planar disc shaped end caps has a central opening therein adapted to receive a liquid end port or nozzle, another opening therein adapted to receive a gas end port or threaded pipe, and is held in place in the housing or shell by at least one retaining element such as a retaining or locking ring. In at least particular possibly preferred embodiments, the integrally potted membrane structure is potted in place in the housing or shell by an inverted potting process involving the use of a removable plunger or plug to recess the potting. | 09-26-2013 |
Todd Jon Price, Waxhaw, NC US
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20140358727 | PROVIDING ENHANCED CUSTOMER EXPERIENCES - Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for providing enhanced customer experiences are presented. In some embodiments, a computing device may receive information about a mobile device detected within a predetermined distance of a retail location. Subsequently, the computing device may determine, based on the received information, an identity of a customer using the mobile device. The computing device also may determine one or more needs of the customer based on the identity of the customer. Thereafter, the computing device may generate routing information for the customer based on the identity of the customer and the one or more determined needs of the customer. In some instances, determining the one or more needs of the customer may include predicting at least one need of the customer based on at least one of customer product information, customer presence information, customer history information, customer account information, and customer profile information. | 12-04-2014 |
Vincent E. Price, Wake Forest, NC US
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20090259482 | Intelligent Business Object Document System - A method, system and computer program product for providing an integrated environment for processing business object documents (BODs). The integrated environment utilizes an IntelliBod system to employ standard business semantics while adapting modified business terms. Applications requesting integration, or mapping, map to common business semantics of the BODs, and the IntelliBOD system manages the business semantic (and technical) integration of the applications. IntelliBOD systems utilize JAVA environments to process requests, thereby reducing cost and space required to maintain general purpose middleware. | 10-15-2009 |
Vincent Edmund Price, Wake Forest, NC US
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20120254957 | User impersonation/delegation in a token-based authentication system - A “trusted service” establishes a trust relationship with an identity provider and interacts with the identity provider over a trusted connection. The trusted service acquires a token from the identity provider for a given user (or set of users) without having to present the user's credentials. The trusted service then uses this token (e.g., directly, by invoking an API, by acquiring another token, or the like) to access and obtain a cloud service on a user's behalf even in the user's absence. This approach enables background services to perform operations within a hosted session (e.g., via OAuth-based APIs) without presenting user credentials or even having the user present. | 10-04-2012 |
Warren Everett Price, Cary, NC US
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20090256512 | PLURALITY OF CONFIGURABLE INDEPENDENT COMPUTE NODES SHARING A FAN ASSEMBLY - A system comprising a chassis that includes a plurality of modules and a fan assembly disposed in a distal end of the chassis for drawing air in parallel pathways through the plurality of modules. At least one of the modules is a compute module having a thermal sensor disposed to sense the temperature of air flowing across a processor mounted on a motherboard. The system further comprises a fan controller receiving output from the thermal sensor, wherein the fan controller operates the fan assembly to cool the plurality of modules and maintain the thermal sensor output within an operating temperature range. The fan controller controls the fan speed according to predetermined thermal profile settings associated with one of the compute modules received in the chassis. For example, the predetermined thermal profile settings may include a minimum fan speed, a maximum fan speed, and control loop feedback settings. | 10-15-2009 |