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20090177968 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ORGANIZING AND PLAYING DATA - The present invention provides a general solution to presenting media interface and navigation tools for content provided from a plurality of sources. The invention maintains a user at a single site regardless of the source of the media content. This permits a consistent interface to be presented to the user. Because the user remains at the same site, differences in tiered membership may be tracked so that the user is only presented with content that the user is permitted to view. The invention uses a metadata language to characterize content so that viewer type, membership level, and other information can be maintained and used for an enjoyable viewing experience. | 07-09-2009 |
20090271706 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ORGANIZING AND PLAYING DATA - The present invention provides a general solution to presenting media interface and navigation tools for content provided from a plurality of sources. The invention maintains a user at a single site regardless of the source of the media content. This permits a consistent interface to be presented to the user. Because the user remains at the same site, differences in tiered membership may be tracked so that the user is only presented with content that the user is permitted to view. The invention uses a metadata language to characterize content so that viewer type, membership level, and other information can be maintained and used for an enjoyable viewing experience. | 10-29-2009 |
20130080906 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ORGANIZING AND PLAYING DATA - The present invention provides a general solution to presenting media interface and navigation tools for content provided from a plurality of sources. The invention maintains a user at a single site regardless of the source of the media content. This permits a consistent interface to be presented to the user. Because the user remains at the same site, differences in tiered membership may be tracked so that the user is only presented with content that the user is permitted to view. The invention uses a metadata language to characterize content so that viewer type, membership level, and other information can be maintained and used for an enjoyable viewing experience. | 03-28-2013 |
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20120212592 | ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM FOR DIPVERGENCE AND/OR CONVERGENCE OF A STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE PAIR - An adjustment system for use in a stereoscopic imaging system for adjusting the dipvergence and/or convergence of a displayed stereo image pair. A plano-plano window is mounted for tilting in one of the image paths thereby to enable the correction of dipvergence shifts, the adjustment of convergence or both. | 08-23-2012 |
20120212813 | MAXIMIZING ILLUMINATION FIBER IN AN ENDOSCOPE - A stereoscopic endoscope includes a proximal main body, an outer tube extended to a distal end of the endoscope and a pair of optical train subassemblies. Distal and proximal inserts in the distal and proximal ends of the outer tube, respectively, support the optical train subassemblies. First and second optical fiber bundles substantially fill all of the voids between the inner surface of the outer tube and the outer surfaces of the inserts and the optical train subassemblies. | 08-23-2012 |
20130301148 | OPT0-MECHANICAL APPARATUS ADAPTED FOR MOUNTING OPTICAL ELEMENTS WITH SMALL CROSS SECTIONS - An opto-mechanical assembly including a housing and an internally supported optical element, such as a lens, mounted along an axis. At least one of the housing and optical element includes a radially extending chamber. Adhesive disposed in the chamber interacts with the housing and the optical element to prevent axial motion between the optical element and housing. | 11-14-2013 |
20130301149 | OPT0-MECHANICAL DEVICES WITH SHARP-EDGE LENSES - An opto-mechanical device, such as a lens cell, includes a housing having an axially extending chamber and an intermediate internal spacer that positions a sharp-edged lens in the chamber. The sharp-edged lens has first and second optical surfaces that intersect in a circumferential sharp edge. The housing positions an image sensor proximal to the sharp-edged lens for processing light therefrom. | 11-14-2013 |
20150241688 | Opto-Mechanical Devices with Sharp-Edge Lenses - An opto-mechanical device, such as a lens cell, includes a housing having an axially extending chamber and an intermediate internal spacer that positions a sharp-edged lens in the chamber. The sharp-edged lens has first and second optical surfaces that intersect in a circumferential sharp edge. The housing positions an image sensor proximal to the sharp-edged lens for processing light therefrom. | 08-27-2015 |
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20100198549 | Systems and Methods for Measuring at Least One Thermal Property of Materials Based on a Thermal Bewster Angle - One embodiment of the invention includes a system for measuring at least one thermal property of a material. The system includes a thermal source configured to generate an incident thermal wave that propagates through a medium and is provided onto the material at an incident angle. The system also includes a thermal detector that is configured to receive a reflected thermal wave corresponding to the incident thermal wave reflected from the material at a reflection angle that is approximately equal to the incident angle. The system further includes a controller configured to control a magnitude of the incident angle to ascertain a thermal Brewster angle of the material and to calculate the at least one thermal property of the material based on the thermal Brewster angle. | 08-05-2010 |
20120248313 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AND/OR IDENTIFYING MATERIALS - One embodiment of the invention includes a material detection system. The system includes a sensor system configured to collect radiation from a region of interest. The collected radiation can include a plurality of frequency bands. The system also includes a processing unit configured to detect a material of interest. The material of interest can be a concealed dielectric material, and the processing unit can be configured to decompose the collected radiation into natural resonance signals to analyze the natural resonance signals to detect an anomaly corresponding to the concealed dielectric material based on wave characteristics of the natural resonance signals. The processing unit could also include processing layers associated with the plurality of frequency bands for detecting and identifying the material of interest based on wave characteristics associated with each of the plurality of frequency bands of the collected radiation. | 10-04-2012 |
20120248314 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AND/OR IDENTIFYING MATERIALS BASED ON ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION - One embodiment of the invention includes a material detection and/or identification system. The system includes an electromagnetic (EM) sensor system configured to collect EM radiation from a region of interest. The collected EM radiation could comprise orthogonally-polarized EM radiation. The system also includes a processing unit configured to detect and identify a material of interest in the region of interest. As an example, the processing unit could measure reflectivity data associated with a material of interest based on the collected EM radiation and calculate a refractive index of a material of interest based on the measured reflectivity data, such that the material of interest is identified based on the refractive index. The processing unit can also be configured to calculate a surface roughness associated with the material, such that the refractive index can be calculated based on the surface roughness associated with the material. | 10-04-2012 |
20130001354 | GPS independent guidance sensor system for gun-launched projectiles - A sensor system uses ground emitters to illuminate a projectile in flight with a polarized RF beam. By monitoring the polarization modulation of RF signals received from antenna elements mounted on the projectile, both angular orientation and angular rate signals can be derived and used in the inertial solution in place of the gyroscope. Depending on the spacing and positional accuracies of the RF ground emitters, position information of the projectile may also be derived, which eliminates the need for accelerometers. When RF signals of ground emitter/s are blocked from the guided projectile, the sensor deploys another plurality of RF antennas mounted on the projectile nose to determine position and velocity vectors and orientation of incoming targets. | 01-03-2013 |
20150204668 | ADAPTIVE INERTIAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A control system includes a processor that operates one or more control loops that enable gyroscopic angular measurement for an inertial measurement unit (IMU). Each of the one or more control loops operates over a range of set points defined for each of the respective control loops. A dynamic loop adjuster receives environmental input data to determine environmental conditions for the IMU. The dynamic loop adjuster alters at least one of the set points for at least one of the one or more control loops operated by the processor based on the determined environmental conditions. | 07-23-2015 |
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20090051872 | Real image forming eye examination lens utilizing two reflecting surfaces - A diagnostic and therapeutic contact lens is provided for use with the slit lamp or other biomicroscope for the examination and treatment of the structures of the eye including that of the fundus and anterior chamber. The lens comprises a contacting portion adapted for placement on the cornea of an examined eye, two reflecting surfaces and a refracting portion. Light rays emanating from structures within the eye pass through the cornea and contacting portion of the lens and first reflect from the anterior reflecting surface as a positive reflection in a posterior direction. Following the first reflection the light rays reflect as a positive reflection in an anterior direction from the posterior reflecting surface to a refracting portion through which the light rays exit the lens. The lens focuses the light rays to produce a real image of the examined structures of the eye anterior of the lens or within the lens or element of the lens while optimally directing the light rays to the objective lens of the slit lamp or other biomicroscope for stereoscopic viewing and image scanning. | 02-26-2009 |
20090185135 | Real image forming eye examination lens utilizing two reflecting surfaces providing upright image - A diagnostic and therapeutic contact lens is provided for use with biomicroscopes for the examination and treatment of structures of the eye. The lens comprises a contacting surface adapted for placement on the cornea of an eye, two reflecting surfaces, and a refracting surface. A light ray emanating from the structure of the eye enters the lens and contributes to the formation of a correctly oriented real image. The light ray is reflected in an ordered sequence of reflections, first as a negative reflection in a posterior direction from an anterior reflecting surface and next as a positive reflection in an anterior direction from a posterior reflecting surface. The light ray contributes to forming the image of the structure of the eye either anterior to the lens or within the lens and proceeds along a pathway to the objective lens of the biomicroscope used for stereoscopic viewing and image scanning. | 07-23-2009 |
20100091244 | REAL IMAGE FORMING EYE EXAMINATION LENS UTILIZING TWO REFLECTING SURFACES WITH NON-MIRRORED CENTRAL VIEWING AREA - An inverted real image forming opthalmoscopic contact lens provides for viewing and treating structures within an eye. The lens comprises a contacting surface adapted for placement on the cornea of the eye, a concave annular anterior reflecting surface, a convex annular posterior reflecting surface, and two non-reflective portions. A first non-reflective portion is positioned along the lens axis and proximate to the convex annular posterior reflecting surface. A second non-reflective portion is positioned along the lens axis and proximate to the concave annular anterior reflecting surface. A light beam emanating from the structure of the eye enters the lens and contributes to the formation of an inverted real image of the structure through an ordered sequence of reflections of the light beam, first in a posterior direction from the anterior concave reflecting surface and next as a negative reflection in an anterior direction from the convex posterior reflecting surface. | 04-15-2010 |
20100238400 | MULTI-LAYERED GRADIENT INDEX PROGRESSIVE LENS - The present disclosure relates to a gradient index progressive addition spectacle lens that provides improved optical performance and a wide visual field. The lens comprises a plurality of axially layered lens sections at least one of which has a refractive index gradient oriented transverse to a meridian of the lens that functions as a progressive intermediate vision zone between viewing portions of different refractive index that provide the refractive powers for corresponding vision portions of the lens. The other layer(s) of the lens incorporates a generally constant or similarly changing refractive index. | 09-23-2010 |
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20110198453 | COLLAPSIBLE DISPOSABLE TOOTHBRUSH HOLDER AND BLANK THEREFOR - Collapsible and disposable containers and stands, and blanks for forming such containers and stands, for holding and supporting toothbrushes, the blank being formable into either a flattened structure that can be expanded into the holder or into the expanded holder. | 08-18-2011 |
20110198454 | DISPOSABLE TOOTHBRUSH HOLDER - Disposable containers and stands for holding and supporting toothbrushes, the holder having an upper component and a lower component that can be snapped together to form the assembled holder. | 08-18-2011 |
20120318761 | PORTABLE TOOTHBRUSH HOLDER - A portable toothbrush holder transformable between a first, storage state and a second, erected state, the portable toothbrush holder having a base component having a spindle connection feature; a top component having a spindle connection feature; and a spindle component; the base component, top component and spindle component being separable; and when the portable toothbrush holder is in the second, erected state when the spindle connection features of the base component and top component receive opposite ends of the spindle component. | 12-20-2012 |
20150150420 | PORTABLE TOOTHBRUSH HOLDER - A portable toothbrush holder transformable between a first, storage state and a second, erected state, the portable toothbrush holder having a base component having a spindle connection feature; a top component having a spindle connection feature; and a spindle component; the base component, top component and spindle component being separable; and when the portable toothbrush holder is in the second, erected state when the spindle connection features of the base component and top component receive opposite ends of the spindle component. | 06-04-2015 |
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20090047119 | SUBMERSIBLE MULTISTAGE PUMP WITH IMPELLERS HAVING DIVERGING SHROUDS - A centrifugal pump may include plural pump stages, each comprising an impeller assembly, a stationary disc assembly and a diffuser assembly, all disposed about an impeller shaft that is driven by a motor. The impeller assembly may include upper and lower impeller shrouds having facing surfaces, and a plurality of impeller vanes extending between the surfaces of the shrouds to define a plurality of flow passages for liquid to flow outwardly from a central hub of the impeller assembly. To assist in pressure recovery of the pump, the distance between the surfaces of the impeller shrouds may increase as the radial distance from the central hub increases. | 02-19-2009 |
20110027072 | BYPASS SYSTEM FOR PURGING AIR FROM A SUBMERSIBLE PUMP - A submersible pump, and method of making the submersible pump, is disclosed. The pump comprises a housing, a plurality of impeller stages serially disposed in the housing from a bottom impeller stage to a top impeller stage, an impeller bypass hole extending through one of the impeller stages and a housing bypass hole extending through the housing radially outwardly from one of the impeller stages. | 02-03-2011 |
20110271704 | SEDIMENT TRAP SYSTEM AND METHOD - Systems and methods for condensate removal are disclosed. A reservoir may include a trap structure and a sediment trap may be disposed within the trap structure. The sediment trap may be positioned within the reservoir so that condensate flowing into the reservoir is filtered before flowing out of the reservoir. | 11-10-2011 |
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20090134982 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING ALERT NOTIFICATIONS - A system and method for providing an alert notification are disclosed. A computer-readable storage medium according to one embodiment has instructions for configuring an alert text, configuring at least one audible alert instruction, and configuring at least one visible alert instruction. The computer-readable storage medium also has instructions for constructing an alert notification, and delivering the alert notification to at least one intended recipient device. The alert notification message includes the alert text, the at least one audible alert instruction, and the at least one visible alert instruction. | 05-28-2009 |
20090174566 | ALERT DEVICE HAVING NOTIFICATION-BASED CUSTOMIZABLE SETTINGS - An alert device is disclosed. The alert device has at least one light, at least one speaker, and a communication system configured to receive an alert notification containing instructions for each of at least one pattern and duration of activation of the at least one light, at least one pattern and duration of activation of the at least one speaker, and an overall duration of the alert notification. The alert device further has a controller communicatively coupled with the at least one light, the at least one speaker, and the communication system. The controller is configured to monitor the communication system for the alert notification, decode the alert notification, activate the at least one light and the at least one speaker for their respective at least one patterns and durations of activation, and deactivate the at least one light and the at least one speaker after the overall duration elapses. | 07-09-2009 |
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20120081036 | AUTOMATIC DROPOUT PREVENTION IN LED DRIVERS - A system and method is provided for preventing a dropout of an LED current. In one embodiment of the present invention, the system includes a voltage source, a first circuit, a second circuit, a controller, and at least one LED. The first circuit receives a reference voltage from the voltage source, receives set-point current data from the controller, and uses the reference voltage and the set-point current data to produce a threshold voltage. The threshold voltage is then provided to the second circuit, where it is converted into an output current, which is drawn through the LED. The second circuit then compares the threshold voltage to an output voltage corresponding to the output current, and provides an output to the controller. The controller then uses the output to determine whether a dropout has occurred. If a dropout has occurred, then second set-point current data is provided to the first circuit. | 04-05-2012 |
20130221869 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACTIVE RIPPLE CANCELATION - Various embodiments of the invention allow for active AC ripple noise cancellation. In certain embodiments, noise cancellation is accomplished by modulating an LED driver output in a polarity opposite to the ripple, thereby, preventing interference with ripple-sensitive loads. Certain embodiments take advantage of a filter network to prevent the LED driver from modulating LED current in response to ripple that falls within a visible frequency range so as to prevent flicker in an LED backlight display. | 08-29-2013 |
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20150208165 | Microphone Apparatus and Method To Provide Extremely High Acoustic Overload Points - An acoustic apparatus includes a first acoustic sensor that has a first sensitivity and a first output signal; a second acoustic sensor that has a sensitivity, the second sensitivity is less than the first sensitivity, and the second acoustic sensor has a second output signal; and a blending module that is coupled to the first acoustic sensor and the second acoustic sensor. The blending module is configured to selectively blend the first output signal and the second output signal to create a blended output signal. | 07-23-2015 |
20150256916 | Programmable Acoustic Device And Method For Programming The Same - A micro electro mechanical system (MEMS) microphone includes a MEMS device, a flash memory coupled to the MEMS device, and an external port coupled to the flash memory. The external port is configured to be selectively coupled to an external programming device. The external programming device selectively reads first information from the flash memory and writes second information to the flash memory without the use of a one-time fuse. | 09-10-2015 |
20160071506 | Acoustic Interface Assembly With Porous Material - Approaches are provided for an acoustic apparatus including a base, a transducer coupled to the base, an acoustic interface assembly, and a cover disposed on the base and enclosing the acoustic interface assembly and the transducer. The cover includes a port extending through the cover. The acoustic interface assembly includes an inlet that extends from a first surface of the acoustic interface assembly to a second surface of the acoustic interface assembly. The inlet is at least partially filled with a porous material. The transducer is disposed proximal to the acoustic interface assembly such that the inlet of the acoustic interface assembly couples the transducer to the port extending through the cover. | 03-10-2016 |
20160097855 | ACOUSTIC APPARATUS WITH ULTRASONIC DETECTOR - In accordance with one aspect of the disclosure, an acoustic apparatus is provided included a transducer, a signal generator, a buffering module, and a proximity detection module. A switching module is coupled to the transducer, signal generator, the buffering module, and the proximity detection module. | 04-07-2016 |
20160097856 | ACOUSTIC APPARATUS WITH DUAL MEMS DEVICES - In accordance with one aspect of the disclosure, an acoustic apparatus is provided including a first transducer, a second transducer, a signal generator coupled to the first transducer, and a proximity detection module coupled to the second transducer. A buffering module is coupled to the first and second transducers and is configured to process analog signals received from the second transducer. | 04-07-2016 |
20160098921 | LOW POWER ACOUSTIC APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATION - In accordance with one aspect of the disclosure, a method of operating an acoustic system including detecting an ultrasonic sound signal and pattern matching the received ultrasonic sound signal to determine when the received ultrasonic sound signal is a desired ultrasonic sound signal. The method includes sending a signal to at least one electronic component when the received ultrasonic sound signal is the desired ultrasonic sound signal. The method includes operating the microphone in a lower power state when the received ultrasonic sound signal is not the desired ultrasonic sound signal. | 04-07-2016 |
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20130170909 | Wave Attenuator - A floating wave attenuator including a plurality of elongated pipes, each including a plurality of corrugated pipes connected end-to-end, wherein the elongated pipes are secured together into a triangular formation oriented substantially between a protected area and anticipated wave activity, to provide a cross section against the wave activity, an opening at each end of the elongated pipes, for providing the elongated pipes to be substantially filled with water due to wave activity, and a plurality of cables for securing a selected corrugated pipe at its desired location within the water. | 07-04-2013 |
20150361628 | Wave Attenuator - A floating wave attenuator including a plurality of elongated pipes, each including a plurality of corrugated pipes connected end-to-end, wherein the elongated pipes are secured together into a triangular formation oriented substantially between a protected area and anticipated wave activity, to provide a cross section against the wave activity, an opening at each end of the elongated pipes, for providing the elongated pipes to be substantially filled with water due to wave activity, and a plurality of cables for securing a selected corrugated pipe at its desired location within the water. | 12-17-2015 |
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20080282282 | Method of fabricating cartridge for miniature optical data storage disc - A cartridge for an optical data storage disc includes a monolithic shell and a sheet metal cover plate. The shell includes lateral walls and a floor that together define a cavity that holds an optical data storage disc. The cover plate is attached to the shell, with the cover plate abutting the top surfaces of the lateral walls of the shell. The optical disc is housed in the disc cavity, with the data side of the disc facing the cover plate. A sheet metal shutter is wrapped around an edge of the cartridge and is slideable between an open position, wherein a portion of the optical disc is exposed through a shutter window in the cover plate and a closed position wherein the shutter overlies the shutter window. The cartridge is very strong and is easy to fabricate. The use of sheet metal next to the data side of the optical disc allows the data on the disc to be read or recorded with a very short wavelength laser. | 11-13-2008 |
20090129248 | Small form factor optical disc drive for use in mobile electronic device - A small form factor disc drive is structured to hold and play an optical data storage disc measuring approximately 32 mm in diameter and containing 1 GB of data per layer. The disc drive contains a blue wavelength laser, an objective lens having a numerical aperture in the range of 0.70-0.78 and conventional DVD-compatible controller electronics. This unique combination of elements allows a full-length movie or a video game to be displayed with DVD-quality on a cell phone or other portable hand held device. | 05-21-2009 |
20090144763 | Small form factor optical data storage disc and disc drive for use in mobile electronic device - An optical data storage disc measuring 32 mm in diameter contains 1 GB of data per layer. The data is designed to be readable by a disc drive that contains a blue wavelength laser, an objective lens having a numerical aperture of 0.72 and conventional DVD controller electronics. This combination of elements allows a full-length movie or a video game to be displayed with DVD-quality on a cell phone or other portable hand held device. | 06-04-2009 |
20090147655 | Miniaturized disc drive containing DVD-compatible optical controller - A miniature optical disc drive includes a DVD-compatible optical controller and a cartridge load module designed to hold a cartridge containing a 32 mm optical data storage disc. | 06-11-2009 |
20130339467 | Wireless Mobile Data Server With Removable Solid-State Memory - A battery operated, wireless mobile data server with an application processing environment and a relational database management system and removable solid-state memory for the distribution and recording of content accessible from clients consisting of multiple mobile devices such as smartphones, tablet computers, notebook computers and other mobile computing devices. The mobile data server can perform processing of application code and perform queries on relational databases and wirelessly provide access to large data sets independently to multiple mobile devices or in coordination to multiple mobile devices, irrespective of the mobile devices' operating systems within a defined geographic range without the use of a cellular infrastructure. | 12-19-2013 |
20140019588 | Distributed Local Text, Audio and Video And Application-Specific Messaging Service With Video Recording In A Battery-Operated Wireless Mobile Data Server With Removable Solid-State Memory Modules - A software application messaging service running on a battery operated, wireless mobile data server with an application processing environment and a relational database management system and removable solid-state memory for the distribution and recording of content accessible from clients consisting of multiple mobile devices such as smartphones, tablet computers, notebook computers and other mobile computing devices. Whereby this software messaging service enables software applications located on client devices to send and receive messages on a one-to-one, one-to-many, one-to-all, none-to-one, none-to-many or none-to-all basis, where the distribution of the message is determined by the software service via parsing of the message to identify intended client recipients. | 01-16-2014 |