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20090159500 | Electrodesulfurization of heavy oils - The electrodesulfurization of heavy oils wherein a feedstream comprised of bitumen or heavy oil is conducted, along with an effective amount of hydrogen, to an electrochemical cell. A current is applied to the cell wherein sulfur from the feedstream combines with hydrogen to form hydrogen sulfide which is removed. | 06-25-2009 |
20100161302 | Method For Predicting Petroleum Expulsion - A method for predicting petroleum production is provided. An exemplary embodiment of the method comprises computing a first approximation of an amount of generated petroleum that is retained with a complex organic product using a Threshold and a Maximum Retention value. The exemplary method also comprises revising the first approximation by approximating a process of chemical fractionation using at least one partition factor to create a revised approximation and predicting petroleum production based on the revised approximation. | 06-24-2010 |
20110147271 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A HIGH STABILITY DESULFURIZED HEAVY OILS STREAM - Self-compatible heavy oil streams are produced from converted and/or desulfurized fractions. In a preferred embodiment, an incompatibility stream is added to the converted and/or desulfurized stream to reduce the solubility number of the stream. After using a water wash to remove incompatible material, a lighter fraction is removed from the stream to increase the solubility number. | 06-23-2011 |
20120006722 | Integrated Vacuum Resid To Chemicals Conversion Process - A process and apparatus for cracking a hydrocarbon feed containing resid, comprising: heating a hydrocarbon feedstock containing resid; passing said heated hydrocarbon feedstock to a vapor/liquid separator; flashing said heated hydrocarbon feedstock in said vapor/liquid separator to form a vapor phase and a liquid phase containing said resid; passing at least a portion of said resid-containing liquid phase from said vapor/liquid separator to a thermal conversion reactor operating at 649° C. or more, wherein the thermal conversion reactor contains coke particles; and converting at least a portion of said resid into olefins. | 01-12-2012 |
20120156798 | DETERMINATION OF CORES OR BUILDING BLOCKS AND RECONSTRUCTION OF PARENT MOLECULES IN HEAVY PETROLEUMS AND OTHER HYDROCARBON RESOURCES - A method for the determination of the aromatic cores or building blocks of a vacuum resid by controlled fragmentation. Molecules can be generated from these building blocks. | 06-21-2012 |
20130115143 | Integrated Vacuum Resid To Chemicals Conversion Process - A process and apparatus for cracking a hydrocarbon feed containing resid, comprising: heating a hydrocarbon feedstock containing resid; passing said heated hydrocarbon feedstock to a vapor/liquid separator; flashing said heated hydrocarbon feedstock in said vapor/liquid separator to form a vapor phase and a liquid phase containing said resid; passing at least a portion of said resid-containing liquid phase from said vapor/liquid separator to a thermal conversion reactor operating at 649° C. or more, wherein the thermal conversion reactor contains coke particles; and converting at least a portion of said resid into olefins. | 05-09-2013 |
20130161234 | Alkali Metal Hydroprocessing of Heavy Oils with Enhanced Removal of Coke Products - Hydrocarbon feedstreams are desulfurized using an alkali metal reagent, optionally in the presence of hydrogen. Improved control over reaction conditions can be achieved in part by controlling the particle size of the alkali metal salt and by using multiple desulfurization reactors. The processes herein allow a simple and effective method for removing the majority of coke formed in the alkali metal reagent reactions with the hydrocarbon feedstreams. This makes it cost effective to run such processes at higher severities (which result in higher coke production) thereby resulting in increased amounts of valuable converted hydrocarbon product yields. The process improvements herein may also be used to increase total throughput through a unit due to the ability to effectively manage higher coke content in the reaction products. | 06-27-2013 |
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20100198215 | IN VIVO ACCESSORIES FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE ROBOTIC SURGERY - Surgical accessories are presented in vivo and used by surgical tools in the surgical site to perform additional tasks without the need to remove the tools from the surgical site for tool change or instrument loading. Examples of in vivo accessories include fastening accessories such as surgical clips for use with a clip applier, single working member accessories such as a blade which can be grasped and manipulated by a grasping tool for cutting, sheath accessories that fit over working members of a tool, flow tubes for providing suction or introducing a fluid into the surgical site, and a retraction member resiliently biased to retract a tissue to expose an area in the surgical site for treatment. The accessories can be introduced into the surgical site by a dedicated accessory introducer, or can be supported on the body of a surgical tool inserted into the surgical site and be manipulated using another surgical tool in the surgical site. The accessory introducer can be resiliently biased to bias the accessories toward a predetermined position in the surgical site. | 08-05-2010 |
20120259345 | IN VIVO ACCESORIES FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE ROBOTIC SURGERY - Surgical accessories are presented in vivo and used by surgical tools in the surgical site to perform additional tasks without the need to remove the tools from the surgical site for tool change or instrument loading. The accessories can be introduced into the surgical site by a dedicated accessory introducer, or can be supported on the body of a surgical tool inserted into the surgical site and be manipulated using another surgical tool in the surgical site. The accessory introducer can be resiliently biased to bias the accessories toward a predetermined position in the surgical site. | 10-11-2012 |
20140018824 | In Vivo Accessories for Minimally Invasive Surgery - Surgical accessories are presented in vivo and used by surgical tools in the surgical site to perform additional tasks without the need to remove the tools from the surgical site for tool change or instrument loading. The accessories can be introduced into the surgical site by a dedicated accessory introducer, or can be supported on the body of a surgical tool inserted into the surgical site and be manipulated using another surgical tool in the surgical site. The accessory introducer can be resiliently biased to bias the accessories toward a predetermined position in the surgical site. | 01-16-2014 |
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20130083243 | DIGITAL TELEVISION WITH IMPROVED INPUT SELECTION FUNCTIONALITY - An apparatus comprising a switching circuit and a display. The switching circuit may be configured to present an output signal in response to a plurality of input signals. The output signal may be generated in response to an active one of the input signals. A user prompt may appear prior to switching to the active one of the input signals. The user prompt may allow a user to confirm or reject switching to the active input. The display circuit may be configured to display information from the output signal. | 04-04-2013 |
20130094838 | OPTICAL DISC PLAYER WITH IMPROVED CONTENT PLAYBACK - A method for managing playback of special feature content on an optical disc, comprising the steps of (A) storing a first disc specific information set for a particular disc in the memory of an optical disc player and (B) prior to playback of a main feature content, comparing a previously stored second disc specific information to the first disc specific information of a current disc and (C) if a match occurs between the first disc specific information and the second disc specific information, skipping the loading or playback of the special feature content on the optical disc and playing said main feature content. | 04-18-2013 |
20130150162 | VIDEO GAME AND METHOD HAVING ENHANCED AUDIO EFFECTS - A computer-readable medium, a method of conducting a video game and a gaming system. In one embodiment, the medium contains programming instructions that cause a computer processor to: (1) conduct a video game that generates events having corresponding exclusively audible prompts and (2) convey the exclusively audible prompts to specific audio channels for sound-capable gaming controllers of a gaming system. | 06-13-2013 |
20130155207 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLING A VIDEO PRESENTATION - A system for, and method of automatically controlling a video presentation and 3D glasses incorporating the system or the method. In one embodiment, the system is configured to sense whether a viewer is wearing glasses and transmit a signal to the video source if the viewer is not wearing the glasses. In another embodiment, the system is configured to sense whether the viewer is watching the video presentation and transmit a signal to the video source if the viewer is not watching the video presentation. | 06-20-2013 |
20130324085 | SYSTEM TO IDENTIFY WHETHER A TEXT MESSAGE IS FROM A TRUSTED SOURCE - The present invention concerns an apparatus comprising a first module and a second module. The first module may be configured to send a text message over a wireless network in response to one or more user keystrokes. The first module may generate a body of the text message and a security key to be transmitted along with the body of the text message. The second module may be configured to receive the body of the text message and the security key over the wireless network. The second module compares the security key to a set of known security keys to determine a match. A match indicates whether the text message was generated from a known sender. The first and second modules may be implemented as part of a portable device. | 12-05-2013 |
20130335329 | COMPUTER INPUT DEVICE - An apparatus comprising a monitor and a base. The base may be configured to display a plurality of characters received from both a first source within the monitor and a second source. The base may be connected to the monitor through a physical connection and an optical connection. The optical connection may transmit the characters received from the first source within the monitor. The optical connection may use a passive light source derived from a backlight source of the monitor. | 12-19-2013 |
20140057682 | ENHANCED MOBILE DEVICE HAVING MULTIPLE HOUSING CONFIGURATIONS - An apparatus comprises a first housing having a top surface and a bottom surface, a second housing having a top surface and a bottom surface, and one or more supports coupling the first housing to the second housing such that the first and second housings are electrically connected and the bottom surface of the first housing overlays the top surface of the second housing. The one or more supports are configurable in at least a first configuration wherein the bottom surface of the first housing and the top surface of the second housing are substantially contiguous with one another and a second configuration wherein the bottom surface of the first housing and the top surface of the second housing are separated by a space. | 02-27-2014 |
20140077234 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE WITH PATTERNED BURIED LAYER - An apparatus comprises a substrate, a first buried layer formed over the substrate, the first buried layer comprising one or more raised mesa structures, a second buried layer formed over the first buried layer, an active layer formed over the second buried layer, and a capping layer formed over the active layer. The apparatus may further comprise a third buried layer formed over the active layer, the third buried layer comprising one or more raised mesa structures, and a fourth buried layer formed over the third buried layer. The one or more raised mesa structures of the first buried layer may be offset from the one or more raised mesa structures of the third buried layer. | 03-20-2014 |
20140092621 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE WITH WAVEGUIDE - A light-emitting diode (LED) apparatus comprises a substrate, a first layer formed over at least a portion of the substrate, an active layer formed over at least a portion of the first layer, a second layer formed over at least a portion of the active layer, and at least one waveguide formed below the substrate. A first portion of light from the LED is directed in a first direction and a second portion of light from the LED is directed in a second direction via the waveguide, the second direction being different than the first direction. The apparatus may further comprise a shutter formed at least one of above and below the waveguide, the shutter being adjustable to control an amount of light entering or exiting the waveguide. | 04-03-2014 |
20140312372 | SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL EMITTING DEVICE WITH GROOVED SUBSTRATE PROVIDING MULTIPLE ANGLED LIGHT EMISSION PATHS - A semiconductor optical emitting device comprises an at least partially transparent substrate and an active semiconductor structure arranged on a first side of the substrate. A first portion of light generated by the active semiconductor structure is emitted through the substrate from the first side of the substrate to a second side of the substrate along a primary light emission path. The second side of the substrate has a groove formed therein with at least first and second surfaces configured to reflect respective additional portions of the light generated by the active semiconductor structure along respective first and second angled light emission paths. The first and second angled light emission paths may be in opposite directions to one another and substantially perpendicular to the primary light emission path, although numerous other light emission path arrangements are possible. | 10-23-2014 |
20140314265 | HEADPHONES WITH ROTATABLE SPEAKER ARRANGED WITHIN HOUSING OF EARPIECE ASSEMBLY - A set of headphones comprises first and second earpiece assemblies connected by a headband. At least one of the first and second earpiece assemblies comprises a housing, with a rotatable speaker arranged within the housing and configured to rotate independently of the housing about a designated axis of the earpiece assembly responsive to actuation of a control mechanism. The speaker may be configured to rotate about the designated axis without requiring that the headphones be removed from a head of a user. For example, the rotatable speaker of the earpiece assembly may be configured to rotate between at least first and second positions associated with respective internal and external listening modes in which a front side of the speaker is configured to face in respective inward and outward directions. The rotatable speaker may be further configured to rotate into at least one intermediate position between the first and second positions. | 10-23-2014 |
20140348197 | SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL EMITTING DEVICE WITH LENS STRUCTURE FORMED IN A CAVITY OF A SUBSTRATE OF THE DEVICE - A semiconductor optical emitting device comprises an at least partially transparent substrate, an active semiconductor structure arranged on a first side of the substrate, and a lens structure formed at least partially within a cavity on a second side of the substrate. Light generated by the active semiconductor structure is emitted through the substrate and the lens structure. The cavity may comprise a bottom surface and a plurality of sidewalls, with the plurality of sidewalls extending upward from the bottom surface to an upper surface of the second side of the substrate, although numerous other cavity shapes are possible. The bottom surface may be convex or concave. The bottom surface and the plurality of sidewalls may form a portion of a sphere with a plane parallel to the upper surface of the second side of the substrate. | 11-27-2014 |
20140367717 | SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL EMITTING DEVICE WITH METALLIZED SIDEWALLS - A semiconductor optical emitting device comprises an at least partially transparent substrate, an active semiconductor structure, a dielectric layer and a metal layer. The substrate comprises a first surface, a second surface and at least one sidewall. The active semiconductor structure comprises a first surface, a second surface and at least one sidewall, the first surface of the active semiconductor structure facing the second surface of the substrate. The dielectric layer surrounds at least a portion of the at least one sidewall of the active semiconductor structure. The metal layer surrounds at least a portion of the dielectric layer. The at least one sidewall of the active semiconductor structure is tapered and a first portion of the at least one sidewall of the active semiconductor structure has a different tapering than a second portion of the at least one sidewall of the active semiconductor structure. | 12-18-2014 |
20150048310 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN ELECTRON BLOCKING LAYER WITH DOPING CONTROL - Aspects of the disclosure pertain to a system and method for providing an electron blocking layer with doping control. The electron blocking layer is included in a semiconductor assembly. The electron blocking layer includes a lithium aluminate layer. The lithium aluminate layer promotes reduced diffusion of magnesium into a layer stack of the semiconductor assembly. | 02-19-2015 |
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20080283578 | Methods and Apparatus for Wire Bonding with Wire Length Adjustment in an Integrated Circuit - An integrated circuit is wire bonded in a manner such that there is consistent RF performance from integrated circuit package to integrated circuit package. Bond distances within the integrated circuit are measured, each corresponding to a wire bond to be formed. An area under a hypothetical wire bond profile is calculated as a function of the bond distances, a baseline wire length, and a baseline loop height. A wire is bonded across a given one of the bond distances to form a given one of the wire bonds. A wire bond profile for the given wire bond is provided having an area thereunder that is substantially equal to the calculated area. | 11-20-2008 |
20100290497 | WAVEGUIDE DEVICE HAVING DELTA DOPED ACTIVE REGION - Embodiments of the invention include a laser structure having a delta doped active region for improved carrier confinement. The laser structure includes an n-type cladding layer, an n-type waveguide layer formed adjacent the n-type cladding layer, an active region formed adjacent the n-type waveguide layer, a p-type waveguide layer formed adjacent the active region, and a p-type cladding layer formed adjacent the p-type waveguide layer. The laser structure is configured so that a p-type dopant concentration increases across the active region from the n-type side of the active region to the p-type side of the active region and/or an n-type dopant concentration decreases across the active region from the n-type side of the active region to the p-type side of the active region. The delta doped active region provides improved carrier confinement, while eliminating the need for blocking layers, thereby reducing stress on the active region caused thereby. | 11-18-2010 |
20100309761 | PRE-HEATING OF RECORDING MEDIA IN AN OPTICAL WRITING DEVICE - An optical writing device and methods and computer programs for writing data on an optically recordable medium are provided. One embodiment is a method for writing data on an optically recordable medium. One such method comprises: pre-heating a writing location on a recordable medium using a heat source to a temperature below a writing threshold temperature of the recordable medium; and writing on the writing location using a laser source by raising the temperature of the recording location above the writing threshold temperature. | 12-09-2010 |
20120282980 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE APPARATUS HAVING MULTIPLE MOBILE DEVICES - A mobile communication device having a plurality of mobile devices coupled to one another. The mobile communication device includes a first mobile device that has a screen display portion and a user input portion. The mobile communication device also includes at least one second mobile device detachably coupled to the first mobile device. The first mobile device is configured to function as a first standalone mobile communication device, and the second mobile device is configured to function as a second standalone mobile communication device when detached from the first mobile device. The second mobile device is detachably coupled to the first mobile device in such a way that the first mobile device continues to include the display screen portion and the user input portion when the second mobile device is detached from the first mobile device. | 11-08-2012 |
20130044577 | OPTICAL DISK PLAYBACK DEVICE WITH PRESCAN FUNCTIONALITY FOR EARLY DETECTION OF SURFACE IMPERFECTIONS - An optical disk playback device comprises first and second lasers, an optical assembly, first and second optical detectors, and controller circuitry coupled to the optical detectors. The optical assembly is configured to direct incident light from the first and second lasers so as to form respective leading and trailing scanning spots on a surface of an optical disk, and is further configured to direct corresponding reflected light from the leading and trailing scanning spots on the surface of the optical disk to respective ones of the optical detectors. The controller circuitry is configured to identify a surface imperfection of the optical disk by processing the reflected light associated with the leading scanning spot prior to the trailing scanning spot reaching that surface imperfection. | 02-21-2013 |
20130050297 | Illumination Device Having User-Controllable Light Sequencing Circuitry - An illumination device comprises a plurality of light sources, light sequencing circuitry coupled to the light sources, a light guide structure for directing light from the plurality of light sources over a surface of a display screen to be illuminated, and a user interface for providing control input to the light sequencing circuitry. The light sequencing circuitry comprises a logic state machine responsive to the control input to select one of a plurality of available sequencing modes for the plurality of light sources, a code generator operative to generate output signals controlling respective ones of the light sources responsive to the selected one of the sequencing modes, and timing circuitry for defining timing intervals for processing of the control input by the logic state machine to determine the selected one of the sequencing modes and for generation of the corresponding output signals by the code generator. | 02-28-2013 |
20130100788 | OPTICAL DISK PLAYBACK DEVICE WITH THREE-DIMENSIONAL PLAYBACK FUNCTIONALITY - An optical disk playback device comprises one or more lasers, an optical assembly, an optical detector, and controller circuitry coupled to the optical detector. The optical assembly is configured to direct incident light from the one or more lasers so as to form first and second scanning spots on a surface of an optical disk, and is further configured to direct corresponding reflected light from the first and second scanning spots on the surface of the optical disk to the optical detector. The optical detector is configured to process the reflected light from the first and second scanning spots to generate respective first and second data streams, and the controller circuitry is configured to generate a three-dimensional image signal from the first and second data streams. | 04-25-2013 |
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20140113596 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PRIORITIZING MESSAGE THREADS - Certain embodiments of this disclosure include methods and devices for prioritizing message threads. According to one embodiment, a method is provided for detecting a current location of an electronic device; determining contact location information describing one or more locations of one or more devices associated with one or more contacts; determining respective proximities between the electronic device and the one or more devices associated with the one or more contacts based at least in part on the current location of the electronic device and the contact location information to provide contact proximity information; identifying a plurality of message threads, wherein each message thread is associated with at least one of the one or more contacts; associating a respective priority value with each message thread based at least in part on the contact proximity information; and outputting, for display, formatting information based on the respective priority values. | 04-24-2014 |
20140258436 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PRIORITIZING MESSAGE THREADS - Certain embodiments of this disclosure include methods and devices for prioritizing message threads. According to one embodiment, a method is provided for detecting a current location of an electronic device; determining contact location information describing one or more locations of one or more devices associated with one or more contacts; determining respective proximities between the electronic device and the one or more devices associated with the one or more contacts based at least in part on the current location of the electronic device and the contact location information to provide contact proximity information; identifying a plurality of message threads, wherein each message thread is associated with at least one of the one or more contacts; associating a respective priority value with each message thread based at least in part on the contact proximity information; and outputting, for display, formatting information based on the respective priority values. | 09-11-2014 |
20150205463 | METHOD FOR STORING FORM DATA - Systems and methods for storing data entered online are provided. In some aspects, a method includes loading a user interface with an application; receiving a first data entry at a first area on the user interface and a second data entry at a second area on the user interface; displaying the user interface with the first data entry in the first area and the second data entry in the second area; associating the first data entry with the first area and the second data entry with the second area; storing the data entries in a remote storage; detecting an interruption in the user interface; retrieving, after detecting the interruption, the stored data entries from the memory; and reproducing the user interface using the retrieved first data entry in the first area and the second data entry in the second area. | 07-23-2015 |
20150227342 | PRIORITIZE AND SORT FOR RECENTLY ADDED CONTACTS BASED ON TIME AND LOCATION - A list of contacts in an electronic device may be sorted manually based on date when the contacts are added and/or location where the contacts are added. In this regard, contacts may be sorted and/or displayed in the order in which they were added—e.g., with the newest contacts on top, and/or in alphabetical order of the locations where the contacts were added. In some instances, the contacts may be prioritized (e.g., based on user input or commands) with certain number of contacts that are most recently added and/or were added in closest proximity to the current location of the electronic device or its user being listed or displayed on top. | 08-13-2015 |
20160073143 | Determining User Engagement with Media Content Via Mobile Device Usage - The various embodiments described herein include methods and systems for determining user engagement with media content. In one aspect, a method is performed at a server system. The method includes: (1) receiving, from a first device configured to control presentation of media content, media content identification information for media content presented during a time period; (2) receiving mobile device usage information from a second device in proximity to the first device, the second device associated with a user and the usage information corresponding to mobile device usage of the user during the time period; (3) based on the usage information and the identification information, determining a level of engagement of the user with the presented media content; and (4) if the level of engagement meets one or more predefined criterion, recommending additional media content to the user and/or targeting advertisements at the user based on the presented media content. | 03-10-2016 |
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20140068434 | ADJUSTING AUDIO VOLUME OF MULTIMEDIA WHEN SWITCHING BETWEEN MULTIPLE MULTIMEDIA CONTENT - A multiple media module receives data indicating a status of a tab of a graphical user interface (GUI) presented on a user device. The multiple media module determines, based on the data indicating the status of the tab, whether the tab is active, the tab comprising a streaming media player. If the tab of the web browser is not active, the multiple media module mutes an audio component of a streaming media file playing in the streaming media player. | 03-06-2014 |
20140095514 | Ordinal Positioning Of Content Items Based On Viewport - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for adjusting ordinal positions for content item slots in response to determining that a content item slot with a highest slot ordinal position relative to the other content item slots in a resource is not within a viewport area. Adjusting the adjusting ordinal positions of either the content item slots or content items to be served in the content item slots ensures that a content item slot in the viewport displays a content item with a highest respective ordinal position in a ranking relative to other content items is rendered in the content item slot within the viewport area. | 04-03-2014 |
20160036939 | Selecting Content for Simultaneous Viewing by Multiple Users - Methods, systems, and apparatus include computer programs encoded on a computer-readable storage medium for providing content to a group of users. A method includes: determining that a plurality of users are in proximity to each other and a likelihood that the users are viewing content on a single device; receiving a request for content from the single device; identifying a profile associated with each of the plurality of users, the profile for use in identifying relevant content for delivery to a respective user; creating a group profile based on the identified profiles; and selecting one or more content items for delivery responsive to the request based at least in part on the group profile. | 02-04-2016 |
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20140006525 | SHARING OF MESSAGING INFORMATION | 01-02-2014 |
20140059139 | Real-Time Notifications and Sharing of Photos - A system and method for sending a notification to a user in a social network is disclosed. A controller receives a first photo from a first user. The first user is associated with a social network. A identification module determines a first location of the first photo. The identification module determines a second location of a second user. The second user has a connection with the first user in the social network. The identification module determines that the first location matches the second location. A notification module sends a first notification to the second user. The first notification identifies the first photo. The controller receives a second photo taken at the second location. A determining engine determines to share the second photo with the first user. | 02-27-2014 |
20140089067 | USER REWARDS FROM ADVERTISERS FOR CONTENT PROVIDED BY USERS OF A SOCIAL NETWORKING SERVICE - In some implementations, a method enables rewards from advertisers to users in a social networking service for content provided by the users. A method can include examining content provided by a user associated with the content in a social networking service. One or more references to one or more products or services are found in the content. The method determines an advertising effectiveness of the one or more references to users of the social networking service. The determined advertising effectiveness facilitates a determination of a reward owed to the user associated with the content. | 03-27-2014 |
20140089072 | POSTING PURCHASE INFORMATION - Systems and methods for posting purchase information are provided. In some aspects, a representation of a set of purchases associated with a user of a social networking service is received. That content related to one or more purchases from the set of purchases is to be posted to the social networking service is determined based on a first set of rules. The content related to the one or more purchases is posted, in association with the user, to the social networking service in response to determining that the content is to be posted to the social networking service. | 03-27-2014 |
20140089401 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CAMERA PHOTO ANALYTICS - A system and method for generating one or more statistics related to a photo. The system and method include collecting information describing circumstances of an event resulting in creation of a first photo taken by a camera; associating the information with the first photo, where the information includes attributes of an image included in the first photo and the camera; analyzing the information with respect to social networking information stored in one or more databases; and identifying one or more other photos related to the first photo based on results of the analysis. | 03-27-2014 |
20140213226 | Surround Sound Effects Provided by Cell Phones - Systems and methods that reproduce surround sound effects from an audio source are described. Wireless communication devices form a wireless network in which music, for example, can be played on the speakers of the wireless communication devices to reproduce surround sound effects from a selected audio source. As the wireless communication devices roam with respect to each other or with respect to a focal point or listening position of the wireless network, the wireless network adjusts how the audio source is played at each speaker of the respective wireless communication device to maintain or to enhance the reproduction of surround sound effects from the audio source. | 07-31-2014 |
20150058079 | DETECTING TRENDS FROM IMAGES UPLOADED TO A SOCIAL NETWORK - A system and method is disclosed for detecting marketable subjects within digital images uploaded to the social network. Software associated with a social network detects a marketable subject in a plurality of images provided to a social stream by a group of users who share a relationship in the social network. A popularity of the marketable subject within the group of users is determined based on the detecting, and a current trend is identified for the group of users based on the popularity and a relevant time period for the images. A vendor related to the marketable subject may be notified that the current trend applies to one or more of the group of users. | 02-26-2015 |
20150095329 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEDIA FOR PRESENTING RECOMMENDED CONTENT BASED ON SOCIAL CUES - Methods, systems, and media for presenting recommended content based on social cues are provided. In accordance with some embodiments, a method for presenting recommended content is provided comprising: receiving a query associated with a user; generating a list of relevant media content items based on the query; selecting items for presentation to the user based on social relevance scores based on social connections of the user that have consumed a relevant item and contextual relevance scores for each item; causing the selected items to be presented to the user; and indicating that a particular item was consumed by a particular social connection. | 04-02-2015 |
20150205887 | PROVIDING A PORTION OF REQUESTED DATA BASED UPON HISTORICAL USER INTERACTION WITH THE DATA - The disclosed subject matter relates to providing a portion of data based on historical user interaction with the data. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a request for a webpage corresponding to a search query. The method further includes selecting a portion of the requested webpage based on historical data. The historical data includes user interactions with the webpage subsequent to previous search queries. The method further includes providing the selected portion of the requested webpage, in response to the received request. | 07-23-2015 |
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20090217034 | Multi-step digital signature method and system - A multi-step signing system and method uses multiple signing devices to affix a single signature which can be verified using a single public verification key. Each signing device possesses a share of the signature key and affixes a partial signature in response to authorization from a plurality of authorizing agents. In a serial embodiment, after a first partial signature has been affixed, a second signing device exponentiates the first partial signature. In a parallel embodiment, each signing device affixes a partial signature, and the plurality of partial signatures are multiplied together to form the final signature. Security of the system is enhanced by distributing capability to affix signatures among a plurality of signing devices and by distributing authority us affix a partial signature among a plurality of authorizing agents. | 08-27-2009 |
20090327158 | Synthetic Funds Having Structured Notes - The present invention relates to synthetic funds for purchase by investors. A structured note is structured to provide customized equity returns/exposure. Terms of each structured note may be specified by the purchaser and the structured notes may be unsecured liabilities of the obligor, e.g., there are no underlying assets upon which the structure note is based. Thus, there will be no limits on the use of structured note proceeds and management of assets and liabilities will be left entirely to the obligor's discretion. Structured note payment obligations may be related to the performance of an objective valuation, but structured note holders will depend on the good credit of the obligor for payment. | 12-31-2009 |
20120005065 | Synthetic Funds Having Structured Notes - The present invention relates to synthetic funds for purchase by investors. A structured note is structured to provide customized equity returns/exposure. Terms of each structured note may be specified by the purchaser and the structured notes may be unsecured liabilities of the obligor, e.g., there are no underlying assets upon which the structure note is based. Thus, there will be no limits on the use of structured note proceeds and management of assets and liabilities will be left entirely to the obligor's discretion. Structured note payment obligations may be related to the performance of an objective valuation, but structured note holders will depend on the good credit of the obligor for payment. | 01-05-2012 |
20130054488 | SYNTHETIC FUNDS HAVING STRUCTURED NOTES - The present invention relates to synthetic funds for purchase by investors. A structured note is structured to provide customized equity returns/exposure. Terms of each structured note may be specified by the purchaser and the structured notes may be unsecured liabilities of the obligor, e.g., there are no underlying assets upon which the structure note is based. Thus, there will be no limits on the use of structured note proceeds and management of assets and liabilities will be left entirely to the obligor's discretion. Structured note payment obligations may be related to the performance of an objective valuation, but structured note holders will depend on the good credit of the obligor for payment. | 02-28-2013 |
20130332393 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADDING LIQUIDITY TO ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS - The invention provides a method and system for providing liquidity to an alternative investment fund. The transaction system includes a plurality of fund investors; an alternative investment fund in which the fund investors commit to the investment of “alternative investment funds,” the alternative investment fund managed by a fund manager; a structure operated in conjunction with the alternative investment fund, the structure managed by a structure manager; and a plurality of structure investors, the structure investors investing structure funds into the structure. The structure provides at least one fund investor with an option to designate cash distributions of the alternative investment fund, which are made available to the at least one fund investor, to the structure. In the system the at least one fund investor obtains a liquidation of alternative investment funds upon the designation of the cash distributions of the alternative investment fund. | 12-12-2013 |
20130339273 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADDING LIQUIDITY TO ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS - The invention provides a method and system for providing liquidity to an alternative investment fund. The transaction system includes a plurality of fund investors; an alternative investment fund in which the fund investors commit to the investment of “alternative investment funds,” the alternative investment fund managed by a fund manager; a structure operated in conjunction with the alternative investment fund, the structure managed by a structure manager; and a plurality of structure investors, the structure investors investing structure funds into the structure. The structure provides at least one fund investor with an option to designate cash distributions of the alternative investment fund, which are made available to the at least one fund investor, to the structure. In the system the at least one fund investor obtains a liquidation of alternative investment funds upon the designation of the cash distributions of the alternative investment fund. | 12-19-2013 |
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20130174590 | ECONOMIZER COMBINED WITH A HEAT OF COMPRESSION SYSTEM - A refrigeration system having a cooling circuit, a heating circuit, a pressurizing receiver tank circuit, a pilot circuit and a liquid injection circuit wherein the hot gas line includes a solenoid valve that connects an outlet of a compressor to an outlet of a receiver tank, and wherein the liquid injection circuit includes a liquid injection solenoid that connects the outlet of the receiver tank to an outlet of an economizer. | 07-11-2013 |
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20100198122 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DECUBITUS ULCER PREVENTION AND TREATMENT - An apparatus for treating or preventing decubitus ulcers includes: a garment sized and shaped to be worn by a patient; a first plurality of fluid channels and a second plurality of fluid channels coupled to the garment and disposed adjacent to one another, at least some of the first plurality of fluid channels being independently inflatable and deflatable as compared with at least some of the second plurality of fluid channels; and a fluid control mechanism coupled to the first and second plurality of fluid channels and operating to repeatably and sequentially inflate and deflate the independently inflatable and deflatable fluid channels from among the first and second plurality of fluid channels such that there is less than a predetermined level of pressure exerted on the patient's tissue under one or more of the deflated channels. | 08-05-2010 |
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20110082546 | BREAST IMPLANT IMPLANTATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method for implanting a breast implant into a subject, the method includes: providing a sterile, flexible, elastic biodegradable bag sized to contain the breast implant; providing a sterile breast implant; inserting, using sterile handling, the sterile breast implant into the sterile bag to form a sterile breast implant assembly; closing the bag to fully enclose the implant within the bag; and implanting in a sterile manner the sterile breast implant assembly into the subject. A sterile bag, which may be provided in a kit, preferably for use with the method includes first and second chambers connected by a channel for moving a breast implant from the first chamber through the channel to the second chamber without directly touching the implant. An incision dilator may also be included with the kit or separately provided for use in a preferred embodiment of the method. | 04-07-2011 |
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20090289114 | PRICE GUARANTEE TRACKING SERVICE - Price guarantee tracking services are an automated method for acquiring price guarantee terms and conditions from retailers and subsequently viewing them. A system for tracking a price guarantee includes a processor; memory operably connected to the processor; a find price guarantee program loaded into the memory and operable by the processor; a parse price guarantee program loaded into the memory and operable by the processor; and a list of price guarantee terms loaded into the memory and operable by the processor. | 11-26-2009 |
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20100095165 | Method of Handling a Message - A method of handling a message in a messaging system is provided. The messaging system comprises a message source, a message receiver and a message service. The message service is intermediate of the message source and message receiver, wherein a compensation component is established at the message source, The method comprises the steps of, transmitting a one way message, as part of a business transaction, from the message source, the transaction comprising a plurality of one way messages, receiving the message at the message service, transmitting the message from the messaging service, receiving the message at the message receiver, processing the message at the message receiver, transmitting a communication from the message receiver, the communication indicating success or failure of the processing of the message, receiving the communication at the messaging service, and responsive to receiving an indication of a failure of part of the transaction when the communication indicated that processing of the one way message succeeded, causing compensation logic defined by the compensation component to execute. | 04-15-2010 |
20110023110 | Interactive Video Captcha - Provided is a Captcha Access Control System (CACS) for generating an improved captcha that are based, in one described embodiment, upon a command in one format and a response in a different format, one or both of which are rendered in a format that is difficult for an automated system to interpret. A computer system or program to which a user is requesting access generates a textual or audible command. A video device captures the user's response and transmits the response to a response evaluation device. Based upon an analysis of the transmitted video and a comparison between the analyzed video and the command, the computer or program either enables access or denies access. | 01-27-2011 |
20110099436 | EXPEDITED TRANSACTION FAILURE HANDLING BY LEVERAGING A RELIABLE MESSAGE TRANSPORT PROTOCOL TO ASSIST DETECTION OF DISCARDED PROCESSING - A method and system for immediate failure checking for lost message processing comprises receiving a first message of a web-service transaction comprising first message sequence information at a computing device in a transaction environment of a target web service, storing a first record of the first message within the computing device, receiving a subsequent message comprising corresponding message sequence information at the computing device, storing a second record of the subsequent message within the computing device, comparing the first message sequence information with the subsequent message sequence information using the computing device, identifying a transaction error using the computing device, if the subsequent message is not an initial message in a sequence of messages based on the comparing, reporting the transaction error from the computing device, and aborting processing of the web-service transaction if the transaction error has occurred, using the computing device. | 04-28-2011 |
20110238828 | REDIRECTING WEB CONTENT - A peer group can be established for sharing Web cache data among a set of computing devices through a peer-to-peer network. The Web cache data can be used by each of the computing devices to respond to requests issued over a client-server network from a Web browser running on that computing device. Web cache data can be exchanged among the peers of the peer group via the peer-to-peer network. A client request issued from a Web browser of one of the computing devices can be satisfied using Web cache data obtained from a different one of the computing devices in the peer group. The client request can be a request to one of the Web servers for Web content. The server associated with the request may never provide the Web content responsive to the client request, which is obtained instead from the different one of the computing devices. | 09-29-2011 |