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20080250503 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FILTERING COMMUNICATION - An e-mail relay provides message filtering services to an e-mail network. The e-mail relay monitors incoming communication and intercepts e-mail messages. The e-mail relay compares attributes of the messages to data derived from SPAM messages, which are stored in a SPAM database. The e-mail relay restricts the delivery of messages based on the comparison such as by restricting the delivery of messages having attributes close to those of SPAM messages from the SPAM database. The SPAM database is constructed by responding to user or administrator indications as to whether received messages are SPAM messages. | 10-09-2008 |
20120290916 | UNIFIED FILE ARRANGEMENTS - In general, a method includes receiving a request to present a file inventory on a display associated with the computing device, the file inventory graphically representing a plurality of files stored across two or more physical locations, accessing a first file stored on a local storage device of the computing device to record first information associated with the first file, accessing a second file stored on a remote storage device to record second information associated with the second file, generating the file inventory, the file inventory including the first information and the second information, and presenting the file inventory on the display. | 11-15-2012 |
20130347117 | AUTOMATED ACCOUNTS FOR MEDIA PLAYBACK - Content stored on a server may be selected using a user device and enabled on a central device. The identity of the central device may be authenticated without transmitting user credentials corresponding to the user, user device, user account, etc. A central device identifier can be sent to the server via the user device. An encrypted version of the central device identifier may be returned to the user device and to the central device. The central device can send the encrypted and unencrypted version of the identifier to the server, and the server can transmit the desired content to the remote device based on a comparison of the encrypted and unencrypted identifier. | 12-26-2013 |
20140101170 | Methods and Systems for Prefetching Music for Devices - Methods and systems are presented for prefetching music for devices. The disclosed method includes detecting an access to a music library through a device. The music library is associated with a user music account and is managed in cloud music storage. The disclose method further includes monitoring use activities for the user music account and the use activities of selected songs in the music library are adjustable for relevance based on assigned weightings. One or more songs from the music library that satisfy a prefetching constraint based on the monitored use activities are identified. The songs that satisfy the prefetching constraint are tagged for transferring to the device. The tagged songs are transferred to the device without receiving a user initiated request for the tagged songs. | 04-10-2014 |
20140366102 | AUTOMATED ACCOUNTS FOR MEDIA PLAYBACK - Content stored on a server may be selected using a user device and enabled on a central device. The identity of the central device may be authenticated without transmitting user credentials corresponding to the user, user device, user account, etc. A central device identifier can be sent to the server via the user device. An encrypted version of the central device identifier may be returned to the user device and to the central device. The central device can send the encrypted and unencrypted version of the identifier to the server, and the server can transmit the desired content to the remote device based on a comparison of the encrypted and unencrypted identifier. | 12-11-2014 |
20150039678 | Method for Automatically Storing New Media - Methods and systems for automatically downloading and storing media on a mobile device are provided. A method at a mobile device includes an auto-storing process, which includes receiving, at a first time within a predefined time range, a first set of media items. The first set of media items may be based on a user media preference. Next, at a second time within the predefined time range, it may be determined that at least a portion of the first set of media items has been activated. Based on the activated media items, at least one user media activation characteristic may be determined. In response to determining that at least a portion of the first set of media items has been activated, a second set of media items based on the user media activation characteristic may be received. | 02-05-2015 |
20150193458 | Method and System for Prefetching Music for Devices - Methods and systems are presented for prefetching music for devices. The disclosed method includes detecting an access to a music library through a device. The music library is associated with a user music account and is managed in cloud music storage. The disclose method further includes monitoring use activities for the user music account and the use activities of selected songs in the music library are adjustable for relevance based on assigned weightings. One or more songs from the music library that satisfy a prefetching constraint based on the monitored use activities are identified. The songs that satisfy the prefetching constraint are tagged for transferring to the device. The tagged songs are transferred to the device without receiving a user initiated request for the tagged songs. | 07-09-2015 |
20150195290 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FILTERING COMMUNICATION - An e-mail relay provides message filtering services to an e-mail network. The e-mail relay monitors incoming communication and intercepts e-mail messages. The e-mail relay compares attributes of the messages to data derived from SPAM messages, which are stored in a SPAM database. The e-mail relay restricts the delivery of messages based on the comparison such as by restricting the delivery of messages having attributes close to those of SPAM messages from the SPAM database. The SPAM database is constructed by responding to user or administrator indications as to whether received messages are SPAM messages. | 07-09-2015 |
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20100194574 | PARTICLE DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DETECTING PARTICLES - A method for detecting an aerosol plume includes emitting a light beam from a light source, the light beam having at least one light pulse, wherein the light pulse having a pulse width of between about 10 picoseconds (ps) and about 75 nanoseconds (ns), detecting backscattered light produced by the at least one light pulse interacting with particles in the aerosol plume, determining a presence of the aerosol plume based on the detected backscattered light, and outputting a signal indicating the presence of the aerosol plume. | 08-05-2010 |
20140061482 | ENHANCED RESPONSE OF SOLID STATE PHOTOMULTIPLIER TO SCINTILLATOR LIGHT BY USE OF WAVELENGTH SHIFTERS - A wavelength shifting material is optically coupled to one of a scintillator and a solid-state photomultiplier and transmits photons along and about a straight linear path. The wavelength shifting material enhances photon sensing performance of the solid state photomultiplier. | 03-06-2014 |
20140064446 | X-RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY USING SOLID-STATE PHOTOMULTIPLIERS - An x-ray absorptiometry apparatus and method utilize a radiation source having a beam opening angle of less than or equal to 30 milliradians in at least one dimension, an array of scintillator units to receive radiation from the radiation source with the beam angle after the radiation has passed through a body being imaged and at least one solid-state photomultiplier to receive photons from the array of scintillator units and to produce electrical signal based on the photons. In one implementation, an optical area transmission passage modifier is employed in a dual energy x-ray absorptiometry system. In one implementation, the array of scintillator units are arranged in staggered rows. In yet another implementation, the solid-state photomultiplier includes a plurality of solid-state photomultipliers arranged in rows. In one implementation, a single solid-state photomultiplier receive photons from a plurality of scintillators of the array. | 03-06-2014 |
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20100195089 | WIND VELOCITY MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A wind anemometer comprises a light source for transmitting pulsed light signals, a receiver for receiving backscattered signals from airborne particles for each pulse of the transmitted pulsed light signals, a detector for detecting the received backscattered signals, and a processor to determine location of the airborne particles with respect to the anemometer based on the detected backscattered signals. The processor estimates wind velocity using changes in location of the airborne particles over at least one time interval. | 08-05-2010 |
20110128524 | LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING SYSTEM - A method of light detection includes emitting a pulsed light beam from a pulsed light source; splitting the pulsed light beam with a beam splitting device into at least two light beam ray sets, wherein at least one of the ray sets collide with airborne particulates, resulting in backscattered light; which is received through an aperture(s); and detecting the received backscattered light at a detector. A light detection and ranging system is also disclosed. The present invention has been described in terms of specific embodiment(s), and it is recognized that equivalents, alternatives, and modifications, aside from those expressly stated, are possible and within the scope of the appending claims. | 06-02-2011 |
20130193330 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PIXELATED DETECTOR CALIBRATION - Present embodiments relate to the calibration of detectors having one or more arrays of pixelated detectors. According to an embodiment, a method includes detecting optical outputs generated by a plurality of scintillation crystals of a detector with an array of pixelated detectors, generating, with the array of pixelated detectors, respective signals indicative of the optical outputs, generating, from the respective signals, a unique energy spectrum correlated to each of the plurality of scintillation crystals, grouping subsets of the plurality of scintillation crystals into macrocrystals, determining a representative energy spectrum peak for each macrocrystal based on the respective energy spectra of the scintillation crystals in the macrocrystal, comparing a value of the representative energy spectrum peak for each macrocrystal with a target peak value, and adjusting an operating parameter of at least one pixelated detector in the array of pixelated detectors as a result of the comparison. | 08-01-2013 |
20140183339 | Solid State Photomultiplier With Improved Pulse Shape Readout - Exemplary embodiments are directed to shaping a readout pulse from a solid state photomultiplier (SSPM). A readout pulse can be received from the SSPM at an input of a buffer amplifier. The readout pulse can have a discharge portion with a discharge rate and a recharge portion with a recharge rate. A magnitude of the readout pulse increasing for the discharge portion and decreasing for the recharge portion. A frequency dependent input impedance circuit can be employed in electrical communication with the input of the buffer amplifier to shape the discharge portion of the readout pulse. | 07-03-2014 |
20140184197 | Characterization and Calibration of Large Area Solid State Photomultiplier Breakdown Voltage and/or Capacitance - Exemplary embodiments are directed to characterizing a solid state photomultiplier (SSPM). The SSPM can be exposed to a light pulse that triggers a plurality of microcells of the SSPM and an output signal of the SSPM generated in response to the light pulse can be processed. The output signal of the SSPM can be proportional to a gain of the SSPM and a quantity of microcells in the SSPM and a value of an electrical parameter of the SSPM can be determined based on a relationship between the output signal of the SSPM and an over voltage applied to the SSPM. | 07-03-2014 |
20150108328 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPENSATING DARK CURRENT - A compensating current is applied at one or more points in a signal processing path to compensate for one or both of a dark or offset current present in an input signal. In certain implementations, the dark or offset current is present in a signal generated by a photomultiplier device. The dark or offset current may be monitored in an output of the signal processing path and, the monitoring being used to determine how much compensation is needed in the signal processing path and to allocate where in the signal processing path the compensation current will be applied. | 04-23-2015 |
20150144797 | ACTIVE PULSE SHAPING OF SOLID STATE PHOTOMULTIPLIER SIGNALS - Photomultipliers are disclosed which comprise circuitry for detecting photo electric events and generating short digital pulses in response. In one embodiment, the photomultipliers comprise solid state photomultipliers having an array of microcells. The microcells, in one embodiment, in response to incident photons, generate a digital pulse signal having a duration of about 2 ns or less. | 05-28-2015 |
20150177394 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPENSATING TEMPERATURE GAIN VARIATION IN RADIATION DETECTORS - In accordance with the present approach, a dark current is measured for one or more detector elements and used to determine a gain or gain compensation for the respective detector elements. In certain embodiments, the dark current is used to determine a temperature for the respective detector element and the temperature is used to determine the gain or gain compensation. In other embodiments, the dark current is used to calculate the gain or gain compensation for the respective detector element without calculating an intermediate temperature value, such as via the use of a transfer function. | 06-25-2015 |
20150285942 | SOLID STATE PHOTO MULTIPLIER DEVICE - A method and an apparatus for detecting photons are disclosed. The apparatus includes a solid state photo multiplier device having a plurality of microcells that have a band gap greater than about 1.7 eV at 25° C. The solid state photo multiplier device further includes an integrated quenching device and a thin film coating associated with each of the microcells. The solid state photo multiplier device disclosed herein operates in a temperature range of about −40° C. to about 275° C. | 10-08-2015 |
20160084970 | SOLID STATE PHOTOMULTIPLIER - Embodiments of a solid state photomultiplier are provided herein. In some embodiments, a photosensor may include a sensing element; and readout electronics, wherein the sensing element is AC coupled to the readout electronics. In some embodiments, a solid state photomultipler may include a microcell having; a sensing element; and readout electronics, wherein the sensing element is AC coupled to the readout electronics. | 03-24-2016 |
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20140059385 | COMPLIANCE TESTING ENGINE FOR INTEGRATED COMPUTING SYSTEM - A technique tests whether an integrated computing system having server, network and storage components complies with a configuration benchmark expressed as rules in first markup-language statements such as XML. The rules are parsed to obtain test definition identifiers identifying test definitions in a second set of markup-language statements, each test definition including a test value and an attribute identifier of system component attribute. A management database is organized as an integrated object model of all system components. An interpreter invoked with the test definition identifier from each rule process each test definition to (a) access the management database using the attribute identifier obtain the actual value for the corresponding attribute, and (b) compare the actual value to the test value of the test definition to generate a comparison result value that can be stored or communicated as a compliance indicator to a human or machine user. | 02-27-2014 |
20150082016 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMS FOR UPDATING COMPONENTS IN A CONVERGED INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEM - Methods, systems, and computer readable mediums for updating components in a converged infrastructure system are disclosed. According to one method, the method includes identifying components in a converged infrastructure system that require remediation in order to comply with a defined converged infrastructure configuration and determining remediation content to enable each of the identified components to be compliant with the defined converged infrastructure configuration. The method further includes retrieving the remediation content for the identified components from a repository and utilizing the remediation content to update the identified components on the converged infrastructure system in accordance with the defined converged infrastructure configuration. | 03-19-2015 |
20150324277 | Compliance Testing Engine for Integrated Computing System - A technique tests whether an integrated computing system having server, network and storage components complies with a configuration benchmark expressed as rules in first markup-language statements such as XML. The rules are parsed to obtain test definition identifiers identifying test definitions in a second set of markup-language statements, each test definition including a test value and an attribute identifier of system component attribute. A management database is organized as an integrated object model of all system components. An interpreter invoked with the test definition identifier from each rule process each test definition to (a) access the management database using the attribute identifier obtain the actual value for the corresponding attribute, and (b) compare the actual value to the test value of the test definition to generate a comparison result value that can be stored or communicated as a compliance indicator to a human or machine user. | 11-12-2015 |