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Allen Michael Dixon, Pasadena, CA US
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20090030620 | System and method for electronic publication of scientific data and analysis - Electronic publication systems are disclosed that enable the analysis and publication of layout files, which contain an analysis strategy and embedded raw data. The published layout files can be accessed by reader applications that are able to read the layout files and modify the analysis strategy within the layout file using the embedded raw data. In many embodiments, the reader applications are unable to access the embedded raw data. In several embodiments, the reader applications prevent the saving or printing of layout files. One embodiment of the invention includes a publication computer connected to a network, a user computer connected to the network and the publication computer is configured to generate a file including an analysis strategy based on the raw data and in which the raw data is embedded. In addition, the publication computer is configured to transfer the file to the user computer, the user computer is configured to receive the file, the user computer is configured to perform modifications of the analysis strategy using the embedded raw data and the user computer is configured to prevent access to the embedded raw data within the file. | 01-29-2009 |
Amber Dixon, Santa Clara, CA US
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20120117036 | SMART ADDRESS BOOK - An apparatus, method, system, and computer-readable medium are provided for maintaining contact information associated with a contact. In some embodiments a request associated with a contact may be received. Contact information may be obtained from one or more external or internal sources. One or more confidence scores may be generated for the obtained contact information and for one or more values received with the request. Based on the confidence score(s), one or more values associated with the contact may be incorporated in one or more data stores. In some embodiments, suggestions for contact related information may be generated. Responses to the suggestions may be used to update the generated confidence score(s). | 05-10-2012 |
20120117163 | SMART ADDRESS BOOK - An apparatus, method, system, and computer-readable medium are provided for maintaining contact information associated with a contact. In some embodiments a request associated with a contact may be received. Contact information may be obtained from one or more external or internal sources. One or more confidence scores may be generated for the obtained contact information and for one or more values received with the request. Based on the confidence score(s), one or more values associated with the contact may be incorporated in one or more data stores. In some embodiments, suggestions for contact related information may be generated. Responses to the suggestions may be used to update the generated confidence score(s). | 05-10-2012 |
20140365509 | Smart Address Book - An apparatus, method, system, and computer-readable medium are provided for maintaining contact information associated with a contact. In some embodiments a request associated with a contact may be received. Contact information may be obtained from one or more external or internal sources. One or more confidence scores may be generated for the obtained contact information and for one or more values received with the request. Based on the confidence score(s), one or more values associated with the contact may be incorporated in one or more data stores. In some embodiments, suggestions for contact related information may be generated. Responses to the suggestions may be used to update the generated confidence score(s). | 12-11-2014 |
Charles Dixon, Bonsall, CA US
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20110163116 | Bottled water dispenser - Embodiments of an improved bottled water dispenser are loadable from beneath and may include a movable cart which is used to position the water bottle in the bottled water dispenser. The moveable cart may be angled to facilitate removal of water from the bottle, as well as to facilitate loading of bottle onto movable cart. The movable cart may include a retaining feature and a drawbridge to facilitate loading of the bottle onto the platform. In other embodiments the water dispenser includes a funnel member positioned at the top of the bottle, and a rod member which is movable to engage the funnel member, placing a pump in fluid communication with the water. | 07-07-2011 |
Eva J. Dixon, San Jose, CA US
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20140118531 | Methods for Assembling Display Structures - Electronic devices may include displays. A display may include a display unit that includes an array of display pixels and a backlight unit that provides backlight illumination for the display pixels. An automated alignment system may be used to align the display unit to the backlight unit. The alignment system may include a camera, a control unit, and computer-controlled positioners. The control unit may gather alignment feature location information from the display unit and the backlight unit using the camera. The control unit may determine a centroid of the backlight unit based on the alignment feature location information. The alignment feature location information may include the respective locations of openings in the backlight unit. The control unit may operate computer-controlled positioners to align the display unit with respect to the backlight unit using the centroid and to subsequently attach the display unit to the backlight unit. | 05-01-2014 |
George P. Dixon, Ridgecrest, CA US
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20140182473 | Metal augumented charge - This invention relates to an apparatus for explosively dispersing particles of reactive metals into the atmosphere to form a fuel-air explosive. Also, this invention relates to a composition, which enhances the performance of metal augmented charge (MAC) devices. The metal augmented charge (MAC) includes flaked aluminum powder and polytetrafluorethylene. The MAC is pressed into solid billets. A preferred embodiment of the present invention involves a system with heavy-walled warhead, which comprises a canister and a cylinder of MAC disposed in the canister, so that said cylinder is in contact with the interior wall of the canister. Further, a high explosive is disposed in the cylinder with a fuze in direct contact with the high explosive, in such a way that the fuze detonates the high explosive. | 07-03-2014 |
Jack Dixon, La Jolla, CA US
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20100008942 | Histophilus Somni Polynucleotides, Polypeptides and Methods of Use - This invention provides, among other things, protein, polypeptides, and fragments thereof, derived from bacteria | 01-14-2010 |
Jack Dixon, San Diego, CA US
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20110269939 | NEW APPROACH FOR DESIGNING DIABETES DRUGS - The present technology relates to the fields of crystallography, biochemistry, and drug design. In particular, methods and compositions for screening, identifying and designing compounds that interact with human mitoNEET. | 11-03-2011 |
Jeff Scott Dixon, Los Angeles, CA US
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20130072297 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CALIBRATION AND BIASING FOR GAME CONTROLLER - Systems and methods for calibration and biasing are described herein. In one example, a method for determining a playing height of a user is described. The method includes receiving an identification of a first corner of a display screen from the user by associating a first position of a tracked object with the first corner using image data from a capture device, receiving an identification of a second corner of the display screen from the user by associating a second position of the tracked object with the second corner using image data from the capture device, and triangulating between the first and second corners and the tracked object to define a range of movement made by the user. The tracked object is held by the user. The method further includes defining a height at which the tracked object is held by the user based on the range of movement. | 03-21-2013 |
Jeremy Dixon, Fremont, CA US
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20100243427 | FABRICATION OF LOW DEFECTIVITY ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICES - Prior electrochromic devices frequently suffer from high levels of defectivity. The defects may be manifest as pin holes or spots where the electrochromic transition is impaired. This is unacceptable for many applications such as electrochromic architectural glass. Improved electrochromic devices with low defectivity can be fabricated by depositing certain layered components of the electrochromic device in a single integrated deposition system. While these layers are being deposited and/or treated on a substrate, for example a glass window, the substrate never leaves a controlled ambient environment, for example a low pressure controlled atmosphere having very low levels of particles. These layers may be deposited using physical vapor deposition. | 09-30-2010 |
20100245973 | ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICES - Prior electrochromic devices frequently suffer from poor reliability and poor performance. Some of the difficulties result from inappropriate design and construction of the devices. In order to improve device reliability two layers of an electrochromic device, the counter electrode layer and the electrochromic layer, can each be fabricated to include defined amounts of lithium. Further, the electrochromic device may be subjected to a multistep thermochemical conditioning operation to improve performance. Additionally, careful choice of the materials and morphology of some components of the electrochromic device provides improvements in performance and reliability. In some devices, all layers of the device are entirely solid and inorganic. | 09-30-2010 |
20110211247 | FABRICATION OF LOW DEFECTIVITY ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICES - Prior electrochromic devices frequently suffer from high levels of defectivity. The defects may be manifest as pin holes or spots where the electrochromic transition is impaired. This is unacceptable for many applications such as electrochromic architectural glass. Improved electrochromic devices with low defectivity can be fabricated by depositing certain layered components of the electrochromic device in a single integrated deposition system. While these layers are being deposited and/or treated on a substrate, for example a glass window, the substrate never leaves a controlled ambient environment, for example a low pressure controlled atmosphere having very low levels of particles. These layers may be deposited using physical vapor deposition. | 09-01-2011 |
20150060264 | FABRICATION OF LOW DEFECTIVITY ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICES - Prior electrochromic devices frequently suffer from high levels of defectivity. The defects may be manifest as pin holes or spots where the electrochromic transition is impaired. This is unacceptable for many applications such as electrochromic architectural glass. Improved electrochromic devices with low defectivity can be fabricated by depositing certain layered components of the electrochromic device in a single integrated deposition system. While these layers are being deposited and/or treated on a substrate, for example a glass window, the substrate never leaves a controlled ambient environment, for example a low pressure controlled atmosphere having very low levels of particles. These layers may be deposited using physical vapor deposition. | 03-05-2015 |
Jeremy A. Dixon, Fremont, CA US
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20160103379 | FABRICATION OF LOW DEFECTIVITY ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICES - Prior electrochromic devices frequently suffer from high levels of defectivity. The defects may be manifest as pin holes or spots where the electrochromic transition is impaired. This is unacceptable for many applications such as electrochromic architectural glass. Improved electrochromic devices with low defectivity can be fabricated by depositing certain layered components of the electrochromic device in a single integrated deposition system. While these layers are being deposited and/or treated on a substrate, for example a glass window, the substrate never leaves a controlled ambient environment, for example a low pressure controlled atmosphere having very low levels of particles. These layers may be deposited using physical vapor deposition. | 04-14-2016 |
Jeremy A. Dixon, Santa Rosa, CA US
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20100238535 | ELECTROCHROMIC THIN-FILM MATERIAL - One exemplary embodiment of an electrochromic thin-film material comprises a metal-chalcogen compound; and/or a mixture or solid solution of one or more metal-rich metal-chalcogen compounds and/or lithium. One or more of the metals comprise Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W, Mn, Sb, or Bi, or combinations thereof; and one or more of the chalcogens comprise O, S, Se, or Te, or combinations thereof. | 09-23-2010 |
Jesse R. Dixon, San Diego, CA US
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20090143418 | Compositions and Methods for Preventing and Treating Hair Growth Cycle-Related Conditions - The present invention relates to compositions and methods for the preventing, treating, and researching discoloration (e.g., hair graying, hair whitening, undesired change in hair color). In particular, the present invention provides compositions and methods for treating, preventing and researching hair discoloration through inhibition of mTOR function (e.g., mTOR activity, mTOR expression). In addition, the present invention provides methods and compositions that utilize mTOR inhibiting agents in the preventing, treating, and researching hair discoloration. | 06-04-2009 |
John C. Dixon, Van Nuys, CA US
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20100133109 | Electrochemically Fabricated Hermetically Sealed Microstructures and Methods of and Apparatus for Producing Such Structures - In some embodiments, multilayer structures are electrochemically fabricated from at least one structural material (e.g. nickel), at least one sacrificial material (e.g. copper), and at least one sealing material (e.g. solder). In some embodiments, the layered structure is made to have a desired configuration which is at least partially and immediately surrounded by sacrificial material which is in turn surrounded almost entirely by structural material. The surrounding structural material includes openings in the surface through which etchant can attack and remove trapped sacrificial material found within. Sealing material is located near the openings. After removal of the sacrificial material, the box is evacuated or filled with a desired gas or liquid. Thereafter, the sealing material is made to flow, seal the openings, and resolidify. In other embodiments, a post-layer formation lid or other enclosure completing structure is added. | 06-03-2010 |
John Mark Dixon, San Francisco, CA US
John Patrick Dixon, Los Gatos, CA US
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20120284099 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING HAIR STYLIST REFERRALS - A web based system method of managing hair stylist referrals, based on a web server that provides a searchable directory of hair stylists. The system provides a simple method to generate gift certificates that are customized to each individual stylist, and a simple method to allow the hair stylists' customers to refer their friends by electronically transmitting these customized gift certificates to their friends. | 11-08-2012 |
Jonathan Dixon, Lafayette, CA US
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20090257566 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACCESSING INFORMATION CONTENT WHILE HOLDING ON A TELEPHONE CALL - Systems and methods are introduced for accessing information content while holding on a telephone call. Instructions provide an automated message voice recognition menu selection system when a caller is placed on hold. A spoken voice recognition response unit associates a category context and, responsive to the user category selection, provides one or more information content titles representing information files including fractional samples of information content. Sales data and critic reviews of the information content via a streaming data page is uploaded into the user instance of the system. The streaming data page is a fractional, recognizable portion of a song. A context based artificial intelligence voice recognition systems further interacts with the user while holding on a telephone call subsequently playing at least a portion of a user selected title unless the user returns to the previous menu or terminates the service to complete the held call. | 10-15-2009 |
Kevin Dixon, Pasadena, CA US
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20150156588 | Audio Output Device Specific Audio Processing - A source device uses a profile of an audio output device (e.g., headphones or speakers) to adjust the acoustic output of the audio output device. A database of audio output device profiles is stored in a cloud or locally on the source device. The profiles may include electroacoustic measurement data characterizing the audio output device or processing parameters for the audio output device. A program running on the source device selects a profile corresponding to the connected audio output device. The profile is used by the software running on the source device to determine processing for an audio stream played by the audio output device. The processing provides equalization to modify the unique audio output device frequency response, and compensation for human perception of sound at different listening levels, and dynamic range adjustment to better match the capabilities of the audio output device. | 06-04-2015 |
Lynn Dixon, Fremont, CA US
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20100095229 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEM - Graphical user interfaces (GUIs) for a medical device such as a blood glucose meter, systems and methods are provided. Embodiments include GUIs in which a user may navigate between icons and select certain display outputs which summarize all or certain glucose data over particular time periods. In certain embodiments, animated icons and/or graphs and/or text summaries may be provided. | 04-15-2010 |
20100105999 | Graphical User Interface for Glucose Monitoring System - Graphical user interfaces (GUIs) for a medical device such as a blood glucose meter, systems and methods are provided. Embodiments include GUIs in which a user may navigate between icons and select certain display outputs which summarize all or certain glucose data over particular time periods. In certain embodiments, animated icons and/or graphs and/or text summaries may be provided. | 04-29-2010 |
20110287528 | Devices, Systems, and Methods Related to Analyte Monitoring and Management - Analyte monitoring devices, systems, and methods are provided that relate to: enabling different application features on a data processing device for analyte monitoring devices with different analyte monitoring features; programming analyte monitoring devices in advance; personalizing an analyte monitoring device; graphically representing a remaining insulin level in a user body; and graphically representing analyte measurement related data for on-demand readings; protecting access to feature of an analyte monitoring device. | 11-24-2011 |
20120232520 | Multi-Function Analyte Monitor Device and Methods of Use - Methods, systems and devices for detecting an analyte sample, determining an analyte concentration associated with the detected analyte sample, storing the determined analyte concentration and a time associated with the determined analyte concentration, retrieving two or more stored analyte concentrations, and determining an adjusted dose level based at least in part on a current dose level and data associated with the two or more retrieved analyte concentrations are provided. For example, adjustments to dosage levels of long-acting insulin may be provided to assist in the management of diabetes and related conditions. | 09-13-2012 |
20160081598 | Devices, Systems, and Methods Related to Analyte Monitoring and Management - Analyte monitoring devices, systems, and methods are provided that relate to: enabling different application features on a data processing device for analyte monitoring devices with different analyte monitoring features; programming analyte monitoring devices in advance; personalizing an analyte monitoring device; graphically representing a remaining insulin level in a user body; and graphically representing analyte measurement related data for on-demand readings; protecting access to feature of an analyte monitoring device. | 03-24-2016 |
Mark C. Dixon, Redwood City, CA US
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20150277704 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING FILES FROM A PLURALITY OF DEVICES IN A MULTI-VIEW INTERFACE AND FOR ENABLING OPERATIONS TO BE PERFORMED ON SUCH FILES THROUGH SUCH INTERFACE - In a synchronization or back-up system that synchronizes and/or back-ups files from multiple computing devices, the present invention provides a method for (1) displaying files from multiple computing devices in a multi-view user interface and (2) enabling content and file operations to be performed on such files through the user interface. The multi-view interface includes a file-system view and one or more media-specific views. In the file-system view files are organized in the same way in which they are organized on the devices on which they are stored. The file-system view in the interface looks essentially the same as the file-system view on client devices. In the file-system view, users can perform file operations on files. In the media-specific view files are organized by media category. In one embodiment of the media-specific view, files are organized by metadata that relates to the files content. In the media-specific view, users can perform content operations on the files. | 10-01-2015 |
20160041705 | DISPLAY OF A PLURALITY OF FILES FROM MULTIPLE DEVICES - In a synchronization or back-up system that synchronizes and/or back-ups files from multiple computing devices, the present invention provides a method for (1) displaying files from multiple computing devices in a multi-view user interface and (2) enabling content and file operations to be performed on such files through the user interface. The multi-view interface includes a file-system view and one or more media-specific views. In the file-system view files are organized in the same way in which they are organized on the devices on which they are stored. The file-system view in the interface looks essentially the same as the file-system view on client devices. In the file-system view, users can perform file operations on files. In the media-specific view files are organized by media category. In one embodiment of the media-specific view, files are organized by metadata that relates to the files content. In the media-specific view, users can perform content operations on the files. | 02-11-2016 |
20160041706 | DISPLAY OF A PLURALITY OF FILES FROM MULTIPLE DEVICES - In a synchronization or back-up system that synchronizes and/or back-ups files from multiple computing devices, the present invention provides a method for (1) displaying files from multiple computing devices in a multi-view user interface and (2) enabling content and file operations to be performed on such files through the user interface. The multi-view interface includes a file-system view and one or more media-specific views. In the file-system view files are organized in the same way in which they are organized on the devices on which they are stored. The file-system view in the interface looks essentially the same as the file-system view on client devices. In the file-system view, users can perform file operations on files. In the media-specific view files are organized by media category. In one embodiment of the media-specific view, files are organized by metadata that relates to the files content. In the media-specific view, users can perform content operations on the files. | 02-11-2016 |
20160041707 | DISPLAY OF A PLURALITY OF FILES FROM MULTIPLE DEVICES - In a synchronization or back-up system that synchronizes and/or back-ups files from multiple computing devices, the present invention provides a method for (1) displaying files from multiple computing devices in a multi-view user interface and (2) enabling content and file operations to be performed on such files through the user interface. The multi-view interface includes a file-system view and one or more media-specific views. In the file-system view files are organized in the same way in which they are organized on the devices on which they are stored. The file-system view in the interface looks essentially the same as the file-system view on client devices. In the file-system view, users can perform file operations on files. In the media-specific view files are organized by media category. In one embodiment of the media-specific view, files are organized by metadata that relates to the files content. In the media-specific view, users can perform content operations on the files. | 02-11-2016 |
Michael Dixon, Sunnyvale, CA US
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20140189476 | IMAGE MANIPULATION FOR WEB CONTENT - A web page or group of pages can be automatically generated based on images selected by a user. The images are analyzed for color and groups of colors for the page background and image framing are determined. Images are analyzed to determine the shapes of the images and the images are placed within appropriate shapes on a page on the web. Click-through rate can be estimated for images and this click-through rate used during the web page generation. Important sections are evaluated in the images and cropping may occur for the images on a page. Text and video can be part of the web page. Software applications can be accessed from the web page as well. The online web pages can be tailored for presentation on a mobile device. | 07-03-2014 |
20150022316 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING GESTURE EVENTS IN A HAZARD DETECTION SYSTEM - Hazard detection systems and methods according to embodiments described herein are operative to enable a user to interface with the hazard detection system by performing a touchless gesture. The touchless gesture can be performed in a vicinity of the hazard detection system without requiring physical access to the hazard detection system. This enables the user to interact with the hazard detection system even if it is out of reach. The hazard detection system can detect gestures and perform an appropriate action responsive to the detected gesture. In one embodiment, the hazard detection system can silence its audible alarm or pre-emptively turn off its audible alarm in response to a detected gesture. Gestures can be detected by processing sensor data to determine whether periodic shapes are detected. | 01-22-2015 |
20160078751 | SMART-HOME HAZARD DETECTOR PROVIDING SENSOR-BASED DEVICE POSITIONING GUIDANCE - A particular smart hazard detector may itself function as a guide during a process of installation of the same at an installation location. Additionally, the installation location of the particular smart hazard detector may play a central role in how various settings of the smart hazard detector are defined and adjusted over time. | 03-17-2016 |
20160103911 | TIME VARIANT DATA PROFILE FOR A FABRIC NETWORK - Systems and methods for exchanging a data stream of information that varies over time using a message format. The message format includes a version field that indicates a version of a structure of the message format. The message format also includes one or more resources fields that each identifies a resource to be imported into the data stream exchanging the data stream. Moreover, the message format includes one or more records that represent time-variant data samples being exchanged in the message. Furthermore, the message format includes one or more descriptor fields, wherein each descriptor field corresponds to at least one respective record of the one or more records and contains metadata describing data contained within the at least one record. | 04-14-2016 |
20160116343 | ADAPTIVE THRESHOLD MANIPULATION FOR MOVEMENT DETECTING SENSORS - A method for adaptively adjusting a threshold used to detect the presence of a living being may include receiving a first set of sensor measurements acquired by a passive infrared (PIR) sensor during a time period when the living being is not expected to be present in a space monitored by the PIR sensor. Here, the sensor measurements may depend on one or more noise sensitivity characteristics of the PIR sensor. The method may include adjusting a threshold that may indicate a presence of the living being based on the first set of sensor measurements. The method may then receive a second set of sensor measurements acquired by the PIR sensor and detect the presence of the living being when at least one of the second set of sensor measurements exceeds the threshold. | 04-28-2016 |
Michael Dixon, Mountain View, CA US
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20150097665 | SMART-HOME HAZARD DETECTOR PROVIDING SENSOR-BASED DEVICE POSITIONING GUIDANCE - A particular smart hazard detector may itself function as a guide during a process of installation of the same at an installation location. Additionally, the installation location of the particular smart hazard detector may play a central role in how various settings of the smart hazard detector are defined and adjusted over time. | 04-09-2015 |
20150254970 | SMART-HOME HAZARD DETECTOR PROVIDING SENSOR-BASED DEVICE POSITIONING GUIDANCE - A particular smart hazard detector may itself function as a guide during a process of installation of the same at an installation location. Additionally, the installation location of the particular smart hazard detector may play a central role in how various settings of the smart hazard detector are defined and adjusted over time. | 09-10-2015 |
Michael D. Dixon, Palo Alto, CA US
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20090157667 | Reputation of an Author of Online Content - Methods, computer program products and systems are described for online-content management. Multiple online content items authored by multiple authors are received at one or more first computers for online publication. For each online content item, a reputation score is determined for the author of the online content item. The reputation score is based at least in part on one or more reviews of the online content item provided by one or more reviewers other than the author. In response to a query for online content received from a second computer, a set of search results is generated that includes an online content item from the multiple online content items. A ranking of the online content item in the set is determined based at least in part on the reputation score of the author. | 06-18-2009 |
Om Dixon, San Francisco, CA US
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20160125522 | AUTOMATIC ACCOUNT LOCKOUT - Systems and methods of automatic lockout of an online account are discussed. One example method can comprise identifying out of pattern login behavior on the account. The out of pattern behavior can include one or more interactions wherein at least one of an IP address, a device identification, or a location associated with the one or more interactions that does not match past interactions. The method can also include determining that fraud/unauthorized money movement has occurred in the account, and automatically logging into the customer account with incorrect credentials a sufficient number of times to trigger a lockout from the account. Additionally, the method can include receiving, at a financial institution associated with the account, at least one form of authentication from a customer associated with the account to verify an identity of the customer, and directing the customer to change login credentials on the account. | 05-05-2016 |
Philip Dixon, San Diego, CA US
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20150025946 | ON-LINE AUTHORIZATION IN ACCESS ENVIRONMENT - A method is disclosed. The method includes interacting with a gate access device that is capable of preventing access to a location, where the gate access device subsequently sends an authorization request message to an issuer for approval, the authorization request message including a request to charge a predetermined amount of money to pay for access to a location, and entering the location if the gate access device receives an authorization response message indicating that the charge is authorized. | 01-22-2015 |
Philip B. Dixon, San Diego, CA US
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20080203151 | VERIFICATION OF A PORTABLE CONSUMER DEVICE IN AN OFFLINE ENVIRONMENT - A portable consumer device includes a base, and a computer readable medium on the base. The computer readable medium comprises code for an issuer verification value and a supplemental verification value. The issuer verification value is used by an issuer to verify that the portable consumer device is authentic in an on-line transaction and the supplemental verification value is used to verify that the portable consumer device is authentic in an off-line transaction. | 08-28-2008 |
20080203152 | AUTHENTICATION OF A DATA CARD USING A TRANSIT VERIFICATION VALUE - Transaction processing involves receiving data from an access transaction application of a portable consumer device, wherein the received data comprises data from an access transaction data string that includes a transit verification value wherein, with the exception of the transit verification value, the access transaction data string is substantially similar to a retail data string comprising retail data, wherein the access application data string is adapted for use with an access transaction processing system and the retail data string is adapted for use with a retail processing system. The transaction processing involves processing access transaction application data for selective authorization of the transaction. | 08-28-2008 |
20080203170 | FRAUD PREVENTION FOR TRANSIT FARE COLLECTION - Processing an access transaction involves receiving application data from a portable consumer device at an agency reader for use in connection with a transaction, the application data having a predetermined data field configuration for processing the transaction by an issuer of the portable consumer device, and accessing at least one data file of the portable consumer device at the agency reader, wherein the configuration of the data file is determined by the issuer and stores agency data associated with use of the portable consumer device for the transaction. | 08-28-2008 |
20090171682 | Contactless prepaid Product For Transit Fare Collection - Transaction processing in an offline environment for a prepaid product comprising a portable consumer device includes responding to presentation of the prepaid product at a reader for offline processing by initiating operation of the prepaid product, receiving data from the prepaid product at the reader that indicates the prepaid product is associated with a prepaid account balance, determining that the prepaid product is in a negative balance condition, and taking preventive action in response to the negative balance condition such that future acceptance of the prepaid product at a reader is prevented. | 07-02-2009 |
20100089995 | TRANSIT AGENCY AS AN ISSUER AND/OR PROGRAM MANAGER OF PREPAID PRODUCTS - Described is processing for requested user access, starting with receiving transaction data from a portable consumer device presented by the user at a gate access device of an access agency for the requested access. The transaction data from the gate access device is processed and a fee amount for the requested access is determined. The processing next involves determining an account balance in accordance with the determined fee amount and a prior balance amount associated with the portable consumer device, and reconciling the determined account balance and account data associated with the portable consumer device at a processing computer of the access agency such that the access request is indicated as either approved or declined. | 04-15-2010 |
20110153495 | MOBILE WIRELESS PAYMENT AND ACCESS - Embodiments of systems, methods, and devices are disclosed for enabling wireless mobile devices to be automatically detected and used as fare media on vehicles in a transit and/or transportation system. Embodiments include detecting a wireless mobile device and utilizing a unique identifier of the wireless mobile device to track a transit user's entry to and exit from a transit vehicle. Embodiments further include causing the wireless mobile device to display a fare payment indicator, allowing the transit user to use the wireless mobile device to show proof of payment if so solicited by a fare inspector. A corresponding fare can be calculated and paid for in a variety of ways. | 06-23-2011 |
20110165836 | ID APPLICATION FOR NFC PHONE - Embodiments of systems, methods, and machine-readable media are disclosed for enabling a mobile device having near-field communication (NFC) capabilities to be used as fare media at access control points of a transit system. Embodiments can include receiving a request for activation information from the mobile device to enable the device to transmit an identification code using NFC capabilities. Embodiments further include associating a funding source with the identification code and transmitting the activation information to the mobile device. The identification code can then be transmitted from the mobile device to an access control point, and a determination of whether to allow or deny passage of a user at the access control point can be made. The determination can be based, at least in part, on whether the identification code is included on a list. A transaction can then be associated with the identification code; and a value of the transaction can be reconciled with the funding source. | 07-07-2011 |
20110165866 | TRANSIT ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT WITH TEXT MESSAGING - Embodiments of systems, methods, and machine-readable media are disclosed for enabling the management of a transit user account of a transit system with a mobile device. Embodiments of a transit system utilizing such transit user accounts are also disclosed. Embodiments for enabling a mobile device to manage a transit user account can include receiving an identification code of a fare media and receiving contact information of the mobile device. The transit user account, which can be used in transactions of the transit system associated with the fare media, can be created using user information and a passcode. Additionally, the mobile device can be authenticated by sending at least one message to the mobile device and receiving at least one message from the mobile device. | 07-07-2011 |
20110166914 | RELOADABLE PREPAID CARD DISTRIBUTION, RELOAD, AND REGISTRATION IN TRANSIT - Embodiments of systems, methods, and machine-readable media are disclosed providing for the concurrent distribution of reloadable prepaid cards and enablement of the reloadable prepaid cards for use at access control points of a transit system. Embodiments enabling of the reloadable prepaid cards for use at access control points of the transit system can include obtaining user information, payment, and communicating card information to a card issuer for activation of the first reloadable prepaid card. A transit user account for managing transactional information of the user of the transit system is also created, reloadable prepaid card is enabled for use as fare media at access control points of the transit system. Thus, once distributed, the prepaid reloadable cards may be used as fare media in the transit system as payment for transit fare, as well as for purchases at locations outside the transit system. | 07-07-2011 |
20110166936 | PREDICTIVE TECHNIQUES IN TRANSIT ALERTING - Embodiments of systems and methods are disclosed for providing messages based on an identified ridership pattern of a user of a transit system. Embodiments can include receiving information associated with a plurality of transactions of the user of the transit system, and identifying a ridership pattern of the user of the transit system. A predicted time and duration that the user of the transit system will be at a predicted location can be determined based, at least in part, on the identified ridership pattern. A message can be formulated using this information, and the message can be sent to the user or other message subscriber. Messages can include a variety of information, including advertisements, transit status updates, and more. | 07-07-2011 |
20110166997 | PROXY-BASED PAYMENT SYSTEM - A system, method, and apparatus for accepting account-based contactless smartcards at offline terminals are disclosed. The contactless smartcards may be branded bank cards which have a prepaid account balance. Each card may include an integrated circuit with a payment application, a proxy application, and a proxy data store. A proxy-enabled card reader can read and write the proxy data and may use the proxy data to determine whether to proceed with a card-based transaction absent an online authorization. Updated proxy information may be periodically distributed throughout a payment system and used to update various lists maintained at the card readers. | 07-07-2011 |
20110220718 | ASSOCIATION OF CONTACTLESS PAYMENT CARD PRIMARY ACCOUNT NUMBER - Embodiments of methods and machines are disclosed for enabling contactless devices, such as contactless payment cards and other devices having near-field communication (NFC) capabilities, for use as fare media in a transit and/or transportation system. Embodiments include reading contactless data from a contactless device and associating it with information received from another source on the device. For example, associating a primary account number (PAN) and/or other information received from a contactless payment card's contactless interface with a PAN obtained from a magnetic stripe of the contactless payment card. The information can then be further associated with one or more products and/or a transit user account. | 09-15-2011 |
20120221381 | ADVANCED DECISION LOGIC FOR TRANSIT ACCEPTANCE - Techniques are disclosed for determining whether to grant a user access at an access control point of a transit system based on information about a user associated with a fare media from one or more information sources. These techniques can include receiving an authorization response after attempting to authorize payment from a fare media, and accessing at least one information source. This can include accessing historical information regarding prior transactions in the transit system made with the fare media. A determination can then be made whether to grant a user access at the access control point of the transit system. | 08-30-2012 |
20120254040 | MOBILE WIRELESS PAYMENT AND ACCESS - Embodiments of systems, methods, and devices are disclosed for enabling wireless mobile devices to be automatically detected and used as fare media on vehicles in a transit and/or transportation system. Embodiments include detecting a wireless mobile device and utilizing a unique identifier of the wireless mobile device to track a transit user's entry to and exit from a transit vehicle. Embodiments further include causing the wireless mobile device to display a fare payment indicator, allowing the transit user to use the wireless mobile device to show proof of payment if so solicited by a fare inspector. A corresponding fare can be calculated and paid for in a variety of ways. | 10-04-2012 |
20130066689 | TRANSIT ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT WITH MOBILE DEVICE MESSAGING - Embodiments of systems, methods, and machine-readable media are disclosed for enabling the management of a transit user account of a transit system with a mobile device. Embodiments of a transit system utilizing such transit user accounts are also disclosed. Embodiments for enabling a mobile device to manage a transit user account can include receiving an identification code of a fare media and receiving contact information of the mobile device. The transit user account, which can be used in transactions of the transit system associated with the fare media, can be created using user information and a passcode. Additionally, the mobile device can be authenticated by sending at least one message to the mobile device and receiving at least one message from the mobile device. | 03-14-2013 |
20130138565 | VERIFICATION OF A PORTABLE CONSUMER DEVICE IN AN OFFLINE ENVIRONMENT - A portable consumer device includes a base, and a computer readable medium on the base. The computer readable medium comprises code for an issuer verification value and a supplemental verification value. The issuer verification value is used by an issuer to verify that the portable consumer device is authentic in an on-line transaction and the supplemental verification value is used to verify that the portable consumer device is authentic in an off-line transaction. | 05-30-2013 |
20130191283 | Authentication of a Data Card Using a Transit Verification Value - Transaction processing involves receiving data from an access transaction application of a portable consumer device, wherein the received data comprises data from an access transaction data string that includes a transit verification value wherein, with the exception of the transit verification value, the access transaction data string is substantially similar to a retail data string comprising retail data, wherein the access application data string is adapted for use with an access transaction processing system and the retail data string is adapted for use with a retail processing system. The transaction processing involves processing access transaction application data for selective authorization of the transaction. | 07-25-2013 |
20130275245 | AGGREGATION OF VALIDATED TRANSACTIONS FOR SETTLEMENT - At each of a plurality of merchant Point Of Service terminals (POS), for each of a plurality of consumers, where each consumer seeks to conduct a transaction with the merchant for a good or service by using a payment device issued by an issuer in a payment system, data is read from the payment device. The data can include an identifier for an account issued by an issuer. The consumer is permitted to receive the good or service from the merchant prior to validating the account with the issuer. Transaction information for each transaction is stored during a predetermined aggregation criteria, such as time period, number of transactions, monetary volume, etc., into an aggregation set of said transactions. During the predetermined aggregation criteria, an evaluation is made, by communication with the corresponding issuer, whether the accounts in the aggregation set of transactions are valid. | 10-17-2013 |
20140156396 | TECHNIQUES IN TRANSIT ADVERTISING - Embodiments of systems and methods are disclosed for providing messages based on an identified ridership pattern of a user of a transit system. Embodiments can include receiving information associated with a plurality of transactions of the user of the transit system, and identifying a ridership pattern of the user of the transit system. A predicted time and duration that the user of the transit system will be at a predicted location can be determined based, at least in part, on the identified ridership pattern. A message can be formulated using this information, and the message can be sent to the user or other message subscriber. Messages can include a variety of information, including advertisements, transit status updates, and more. | 06-05-2014 |
20140183259 | Authentication of a Data Card Using a Transit Verification Value - Transaction processing involves receiving data from an access transaction application of a portable consumer device, wherein the received data comprises data from an access transaction data string that includes a transit verification value wherein, with the exception of the transit verification value, the access transaction data string is substantially similar to a retail data string comprising retail data, wherein the access application data string is adapted for use with an access transaction processing system and the retail data string is adapted for use with a retail processing system. The transaction processing involves processing access transaction application data for selective authorization of the transaction. | 07-03-2014 |
20140217170 | CONTACTLESS PREPAID PRODUCT FOR TRANSIT FARE COLLECTION - Transaction processing in an offline environment for a prepaid product comprising a portable consumer device includes responding to presentation of the prepaid product at a reader for offline processing by initiating operation of the prepaid product, receiving data from the prepaid product at the reader that indicates the prepaid product is associated with a prepaid account balance, determining that the prepaid product is in a negative balance condition, and taking preventive action in response to the negative balance condition such that future acceptance of the prepaid product at a reader is prevented. | 08-07-2014 |
20150127540 | Transit Agency As An Issuer And/Or Program Manager Of Prepaid Products - Described is processing for requested user access, starting with receiving transaction data from a portable consumer device presented by the user at a gate access device of an access agency for the requested access. The transaction data from the gate access device is processed and a fee amount for the requested access is determined. The processing next involves determining an account balance in accordance with the determined fee amount and a prior balance amount associated with the portable consumer device, and reconciling the determined account balance and account data associated with the portable consumer device at a processing computer of the access agency such that the access request is indicated as either approved or declined. | 05-07-2015 |
20150134468 | DISTRIBUTION AND ENABLEMENT OF RELOADABLE PREPAID CARDS IN TRANSIT - Techniques for concurrent distribution of reloadable prepaid cards and enablement of the reloadable prepaid cards for use at access control points of a transit system. Techniques of enabling of the reloadable prepaid cards for use at access control points of the transit system can include obtaining user information, payment, and communicating card information to a card issuer for activation of the first reloadable prepaid card. A transit user account for managing transactional information of the user of the transit system is also created, reloadable prepaid card is enabled for use as fare media at access control points of the transit system. Thus, once distributed, the prepaid reloadable cards may be used as fare media in the transit system as payment for transit fare, as well as for purchases at locations outside the transit system. | 05-14-2015 |
20150154811 | Transit Account Management with Mobile Device Messaging - Embodiments of systems, methods, and machine-readable media are disclosed for enabling the management of a transit user account of a transit system with a mobile device. Embodiments of a transit system utilizing such transit user accounts are also disclosed. Embodiments for enabling a mobile device to manage a transit user account can include receiving an identification code of a fare media and receiving contact information of the mobile device. The transit user account, which can be used in transactions of the transit system associated with the fare media, can be created using user information and a passcode. Additionally, the mobile device can be authenticated by sending at least one message to the mobile device and receiving at least one message from the mobile device. | 06-04-2015 |
20160104164 | CONTACTLESS PREPAID PRODUCT FOR TRANSIT FARE COLLECTION - Transaction processing in an offline environment for a prepaid product comprising a portable consumer device includes responding to presentation of the prepaid product at a reader for offline processing by initiating operation of the prepaid product, receiving data from the prepaid product at the reader that indicates the prepaid product is associated with a prepaid account balance, determining that the prepaid product is in a negative balance condition, and taking preventive action in response to the negative balance condition such that future acceptance of the prepaid product at a reader is prevented. | 04-14-2016 |
Phillip Dixon, San Diego, CA US
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20140214658 | MOBILE DEVICE CONTAINING CONTACTLESS PAYMENT CARD USED IN TRANSIT FARE COLLECTION - An apparatus such as a mobile phone includes a contactless smart card or payment device, where the smart card is intended for use in both commerce transaction payment and transit fare payment (or other venue access) environments. The payment device may function as both an electronic wallet for commerce transactions and as a transit system card, for access to and fare payment of transit services. Implementation of both functions may be achieved by use of a dynamic memory management system that permits data for both the payment and transit applications to be stored on the card, with the transit data and storage locations isolated from those used to store data intended for use in paying for commerce transactions. The transit application specific data may include access control data (keys, passwords, identification data) or data required for fare calculations (rates, historical data on system use), for example. | 07-31-2014 |
Phillip B. Dixon, San Diego, CA US
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20120278137 | DETERMINING COMPANION AND JOINT CARDS IN TRANSIT - Embodiments of systems, methods, and machine-readable media are disclosed for detecting potential misuse of a primary account number (PAN) associated with a first handheld media in a transit system having one or more access points. Embodiments may creating a user account and include enrolling the first handheld media for use as a fare media for a transit product, where the PAN is stored in the user account. Embodiments may further include receiving, a plurality of fare transaction records. Each fare transaction record may include the PAN associated with the first handheld media and a transaction identifier. Embodiments may additionally include determining a potential misuse of a handheld media associated with the PAN based, at least in part, on the relationship between a plurality of the transaction identifiers. In response, an action may be taken related to using the first handheld media as a fare media for the transit product. | 11-01-2012 |
Ryan Dixon, Mountain View, CA US
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20140361983 | REAL-TIME STROKE-ORDER AND STROKE-DIRECTION INDEPENDENT HANDWRITING RECOGNITION - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media related to a technique for providing handwriting input functionality on a user device. A handwriting recognition module is trained to have a repertoire comprising multiple non-overlapping scripts and capable of recognizing tens of thousands of characters using a single handwriting recognition model. The handwriting input module provides real-time, stroke-order and stroke-direction independent handwriting recognition for multi-character handwriting input. In particular, real-time, stroke-order and stroke-direction independent handwriting recognition is provided for multi-character, or sentence level Chinese handwriting recognition. User interfaces for providing the handwriting input functionality are also disclosed. | 12-11-2014 |
Ryan G. Dixon, San Francisco, CA US
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20110018346 | Location-Based Power Profiles - Power management of an electronic device based upon the location of the electronic device is disclosed. In one embodiment, an electronic device can have at least one power consumption component and a processor configured to: i) create at least one location marker, the at least one location marker representing a reference location; ii) associate the at least one location marker to a power profile, the power profile having utilization instructions for the at least one power consumption component; and iii) automatically manage utilization of the at least one power consumption component in accordance with the power profile when it is determined that the portable electronic device is located at the reference location corresponding to the location marker associated with the power profile. | 01-27-2011 |
Ryan Graeme Dixon, Campbell, CA US
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20100049862 | Personalized streaming digital content - A method for generating personalized streaming content, the method including the steps of analyzing a digital library of a user associated with a user account, generating recommended digital media based on analysis of the digital library, generating personalized streaming content that includes digital media from the digital library and recommended digital media. | 02-25-2010 |
Ryan S. Dixon, Mountain View, CA US
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20140363074 | MULTI-SCRIPT HANDWRITING RECOGNITION USING A UNIVERSAL RECOGNIZER - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media related to a technique for providing handwriting input functionality on a user device. A handwriting recognition module is trained to have a repertoire comprising multiple non-overlapping scripts and capable of recognizing tens of thousands of characters using a single handwriting recognition model. The handwriting input module provides real-time, stroke-order and stroke-direction independent handwriting recognition. User interfaces for providing the handwriting input functionality are also disclosed. | 12-11-2014 |
20140363082 | INTEGRATING STROKE-DISTRIBUTION INFORMATION INTO SPATIAL FEATURE EXTRACTION FOR AUTOMATIC HANDWRITING RECOGNITION - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media related to a technique for providing handwriting input functionality on a user device. A handwriting recognition module is trained to have a repertoire comprising multiple non-overlapping scripts and capable of recognizing tens of thousands of characters using a single handwriting recognition model. The handwriting input module provides real-time, stroke-order and stroke-direction independent handwriting recognition. In some embodiments, temporally-derived features are used to improve recognition accuracy without compromising the stroke-order and stroke-direction independence of the recognition system. | 12-11-2014 |
20140363083 | MANAGING REAL-TIME HANDWRITING RECOGNITION - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media related to a technique for providing handwriting input functionality on a user device. A handwriting recognition module is trained to have a repertoire comprising multiple non-overlapping scripts and capable of recognizing tens of thousands of characters using a single handwriting recognition model. The handwriting input module provides real-time, stroke-order and stroke-direction independent handwriting recognition for multi-character handwriting input. In particular, real-time, stroke-order and stroke-direction independent handwriting recognition is provided for multi-character, or sentence level Chinese handwriting recognition. User interfaces for providing the handwriting input functionality are also disclosed. | 12-11-2014 |
20140365949 | MANAGING REAL-TIME HANDWRITING RECOGNITION - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media related to a technique for providing handwriting input functionality on a user device. A handwriting recognition module is trained to have a repertoire comprising multiple non-overlapping scripts and capable of recognizing tens of thousands of characters using a single handwriting recognition model. The handwriting input module provides real-time, stroke-order and stroke-direction independent handwriting recognition for multi-character handwriting input. In particular, real-time, stroke-order and stroke-direction independent handwriting recognition is provided for multi-character, or sentence level Chinese handwriting recognition. User interfaces for providing the handwriting input functionality are also disclosed. | 12-11-2014 |
20150040213 | DEVICE, METHOD, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR INTEGRATING RECOGNITION OF HANDWRITING GESTURES WITH A SCREEN READER - While an electronic device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface is in a screen reader accessibility mode, the device displays an application launcher screen including a plurality of application icons. A respective application icon corresponds to a respective application stored in the device. The device detects a sequence of one or more gestures on the touch-sensitive surface that correspond to one or more characters. A respective gesture that corresponds to a respective character is a single finger gesture that moves across the touch-sensitive surface along a respective path that corresponds to the respective character. The device determines whether the detected sequence of one or more gestures corresponds to a respective application icon of the plurality of application icons, and, in response to determining that the detected sequence of one or more gestures corresponds to the respective application icon, performs a predefined operation associated with the respective application icon. | 02-05-2015 |
20150347859 | Credit Card Auto-Fill - Differing embodiments of this disclosure may employ one or all of the several techniques described herein to perform credit card recognition using electronic devices with integrated cameras. According to some embodiments, the credit card recognition process may comprise: obtaining a first representation of a first image, wherein the first representation comprises a first plurality of pixels; identifying a first credit card region within the first representation; extracting a first plurality of sub-regions from within the identified first credit card region, wherein a first sub-region comprises a credit card number, wherein a second sub-region comprises an expiration date, and wherein a third sub-region comprises a card holder name; generating a predicted character sequence for the first, second, and third sub-regions; and validating the predicted character sequences for at least the first, second, and third sub-regions using various credit card-related heuristics, e.g., expected character sequence length, expected character sequence format, and checksums. | 12-03-2015 |
20150347860 | Systems And Methods For Character Sequence Recognition With No Explicit Segmentation - Differing embodiments of this disclosure may be employed to perform character sequence recognition with no explicit character segmentation. According to some embodiments, the character sequence recognition process may comprise generating a predicted character sequence for a first representation of a first image comprising a first plurality of pixels by: sliding a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) classifier over the first representation of the first image one pixel position at a time until reaching an extent of the first representation of the first image; recording a likelihood value for each of k potential output classes at each pixel position, wherein one of the k potential output classes comprises a background class; determining a sequence of most likely output classes at each pixel position; decoding the sequence by removing identical consecutive output class determinations and background class determinations from the determined sequence; and validating the decoded sequence using one or more predetermined heuristics. | 12-03-2015 |
20150370475 | CHARACTER RECOGNITION ON A COMPUTING DEVICE - In some embodiments, a device performs character recognition based on spatial and temporal components of touch input detected on a touch-sensitive surface. In some embodiments, a device provides feedback about handwritten input and its recognition by the device. In some embodiments, a device presents a user interface for changing previously-inputted characters. | 12-24-2015 |
20150370779 | CHARACTER RECOGNITION ON A COMPUTING DEVICE - In some embodiments, a device performs character recognition based on spatial and temporal components of touch input detected on a touch-sensitive surface. In some embodiments, a device provides feedback about handwritten input and its recognition by the device. In some embodiments, a device presents a user interface for changing previously-inputted characters. | 12-24-2015 |
Scott E. Dixon, Long Beach, CA US
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Shannon Eliuk Dixon, San Jose, CA US
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20160035549 | Hybrid Mass Spectrometer and Methods of Operating a Mass Spectrometer - A hybrid mass spectrometer design and architecture, and methods of operating mass spectrometers are disclosed. According to one operating method, an analysis time is determined for each one of a plurality of ion species to be analyzed in an ordered sequence, and an injection time is calculated for at least some of the ion species based on an analysis time of a preceding ion species in the ordered list. The method enables more efficient utilization of analyzer time. | 02-04-2016 |
Steve Dixon, Carlsbad, CA US
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Travis Dixon, North Hollywood, CA US
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20160058220 | MAGNETIC DINNERWARE - A line of ceramic, porcelain and plastic dinnerware that contains individual pieces inlaid with heavy duty magnetic rings on which silverware and other utensils are securely adhered by means of magnetic attraction. | 03-03-2016 |
Walter Dixon, San Jose, CA US
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20090006435 | OBJECT IDENTIFIER AWARENESS FOR NETWORK DEVICE NOTIFICATIONS - In one embodiment, a control processor sends unique identifiers to each traffic processor in a multi-processor system of different unique identifiers may be sent for each traffic processor supported Management Information Base (MIB). The traffic processors modify MIB object identifiers to include the unique identifiers and then transmit notifications that include the unique identifiers, MIB object identifiers, and associated traffic processor parameter values. In another embodiment, the control processor handles the task of attaching unique identifiers so each MIB object identifiers are uniquely correlated with a particular traffic processor. | 01-01-2009 |
Ward Dixon, Livermore, CA US
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20130010296 | MULTI-ANALYZER ANGLE SPECTROSCOPIC ELLIPSOMETRY - Ellipsometry systems and ellipsometry data collection methods with improved stabilities are disclosed. In accordance with the present disclosure, multiple predetermined, discrete analyzer angles are utilized to collect ellipsometry data for a single measurement, and data regression is performed based on the ellipsometry data collected at these predetermined, discrete analyzer angles. Utilizing multiple discrete analyzer angles for a single measurement improves the stability of the ellipsometry system. | 01-10-2013 |
20130010311 | ATMOSPHERIC MOLECULAR CONTAMINATION CONTROL WITH LOCAL PURGING - A local purging tool for purging a portion of a surface of a wafer with purging gas is disclosed. The purging tool includes a purging chamber configured to contain purging gas within a cavity of the purging chamber, a permeable portion of a surface of the purging chamber configured to diffuse purging gas from the cavity of the chamber to a portion of a surface of a wafer, and an aperture configured to transmit illumination received from an illumination source to a measurement location of the portion of the surface of the wafer and further configured to transmit illumination reflected from the measurement location to a detector. | 01-10-2013 |
20150029494 | Atmospheric Molecular Contamination Control with Local Purging - A local purging tool for purging a portion of a surface of a wafer with purging gas is disclosed. The purging tool includes a purging chamber configured to contain purging gas within a cavity of the purging chamber, a permeable portion of a surface of the purging chamber configured to diffuse purging gas from the cavity of the chamber to a portion of a surface of a wafer, and an aperture configured to transmit illumination received from an illumination source to a measurement location of the portion of the surface of the wafer and further configured to transmit illumination reflected from the measurement location to a detector. | 01-29-2015 |
Ward Rdell Dixon, Livermore, CA US
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20130132021 | Spectral Matching Based Calibration - Methods and systems for calibrating system parameter values of a target inspection system are presented. Spectral Error Based Calibration (SEBC) increases consistency among inspection systems by minimizing differences in the spectral error among different inspection systems for a given specimen or set of specimens. The system parameter values are determined such that differences between a spectral error associated with a measurement of a specimen by the target inspection system and a spectral error associated with a measurement of the same specimen by a reference inspection system are minimized. In some examples, system parameter values are calibrated without modifying specimen parameters. Small inaccuracies in specimen parameter values have little effect on the calibration because the target system and the reference system both measure the same specimen or set of specimens. By performing SEBC over a set of specimens, the resulting calibration is robust to a wide range of specimens under test. | 05-23-2013 |