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20120190331 | AGGREGATING MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS INTO A SINGLE PLATFORM - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for aggregating multiple functions into a single platform. A communications system includes at least one processor, at least one computer readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, implement components including a workflow module comprising sets of workflow instructions for processing different types of information packets, and selectable communication function modules, the workflow module coordinating processing of a received packet using selected ones of the selectable communication function modules. | 07-26-2012 |
20130085864 | MOBILE CONTENT DELIVERY - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for mobile content delivery. A method includes, in a mobile network, maintaining a database of mobile subscriber information for mobile subscribers derived from the mobile network, receiving a request for content from a mobile subscriber, loading the requested content, processing the requested content in conjunction with mobile subscriber information in the database of mobile subscriber information, and delivering the processed requested content to the mobile subscriber. | 04-04-2013 |
20130095815 | PACKET GATEWAY INTEGRATED WITH CONTENT MANAGEMENT FOR 3G AND 4G MOBILE NETWORKS - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for a packet gateway integrated with content management for 3G and 4G mobile networks. A network server includes a processor, a memory, a packet gateway module integrated with a content management module, the content management module including mobile subscriber information, and communication links to one or more of a mobile network operator's Online Charging System (OCS), an Offline Charging Subsystem (OFCS) and Policy Control and Charging Function (PCRF). | 04-18-2013 |
20130136056 | DISTRIBUTED CONTENT MANAGEMENT WIRELESS NETWORK ARCHITECTURE - A mobile network includes a metro ethernet ring including SPGW-X servers, each of the SPGW-X servers including a processor, a memory, function modules and a Gi interface, the function modules including a Serving Gateway (SGW) module, PDN Gateway (PGW) data plane module, transport layer services module, content management module and application layer services module, a PGW-Y server, the PRW-Y server including a processor, a memory and function modules, the function modules include a PGW control plane module, PGW data plane module, centralized services module and a Gi interface, and a mobility management entity (MME), an ISP/private network linked to the Gi interfaces of the plurality of SPGW-X servers, and a centralized Packet Data Network (PDN) and a central IP backbone linked to the Gi interface of the PGW-Y server. | 05-30-2013 |
20130212630 | Mobile Video Delivery - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for mobile video delivery. A method includes, in a mobile network comprising at least a core element and one or more evolved Node Bs (eNBs), receiving a request to initiate a progressive download of a video object, splitting the requested video object into self-contained independent video segments, transrating each of the self-contained independent video segments for different rates, and delivering a segment from a rate bucket that matches a current network condition determined by bandwidth estimation. | 08-15-2013 |
20130235800 | Method of and System for Packet Gateway and Content Management Integration - Methods of and systems for packet gateway and content management integration are disclosed. An integrated gateway and content management module provides content to mobile user equipment from a content delivery network. The module operates on the content based on information about the mobile user equipment and/or network entities with which the mobile user equipment is communicating and information about the content being provided. The integrated gateway and content management module discovers said information. | 09-12-2013 |
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20090088571 | Synthesis of 6,7-Dihydro-5H-imidazo[1,2-a]imidazole-3-sulfonic acid amides - Disclosed is a multi-step process for preparing a compound of Formula I: | 04-02-2009 |
20090137815 | Process for Making Cytokine Inhibiting Compounds Containing 4- and 5-Imidazolyl Rings and the Intermediates Thereof - Disclosed are processes for making compounds containing 4- and 5-imidazolyl rings, also disclosed are the inter-mediates useful in the processes disclosed herein. | 05-28-2009 |
20100222585 | PREPARATION OF DIHYDROTHIENO [3, 2-D] PYRIMIDINES AND INTERMEDIATES USED THEREIN - The invention relates to improved methods of preparing dihydrothienopyrimidines of formula 1, and intermediates thereof, (I) wherein X is SO or SO | 09-02-2010 |
20100240879 | PROCESSES FOR PREPARING OF GLUCOPYRANOSYL-SUBSTITUTED BENZYL-BENZENE DERIVATES AND INTERMEDIATES THEREIN - The present invention relates to processes for preparing the compounds of general formula I, | 09-23-2010 |
20100317848 | PROCESS FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF DERIVATIVES OF 3-AMINO-TETRAHYDROFURAN-3-CARBOXYLIC ACID AND USE THEREOF AS MEDICAMENTS - The present invention relates to a process for the manufacturing of substituted 3-amino-tetrahydrofuran-3-carboxylic acid amides of general formula (I) and their precursors in high optical purity to the precursors of the synthesis of substituted S-Amino-tetrahydrofuran-S-carboxylic acid amides of general formula (I) in high optical purity, and to the tautomers, enantiomers, diastereomers, mixtures and salts of substituted 3-amino-tetrahydrofuran-3-carboxylic acid amides of general formula (I) in high optical purity, particularly the physiologically acceptable salts thereof with inorganic or organic acids or bases, which have valuable properties. | 12-16-2010 |
20110130563 | SYNTHESIS IF DIHYDROTHIENO[3,2-D]PYRIMIDINE DIOLS - The present invention relates to an improved process for the preparation of dihydrothieno[3,2-d]pyrimidine diols, and similar pyrimidine diols, that is efficient, high-yielding, and does not require expensive and potentially unstable intermediates. The diols are used as intermediates in the synthesis of pyrimidine compounds which inhibit PDE4, and are thus useful in the treatment of respiratory or gastrointestinal diseases and complaints, peripheral or central nervous system diseases and disorders, inflammatory conditions, and cancers. | 06-02-2011 |
20110294828 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING A POLYMORPH OF THE CHOLINE SALT OF A PYRIMIDIN-5-YL ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE - Provided is a process for preparing a choline salt of [4,6-bis(dimethylamino)-2-(4-{[4-(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl]amino}benzyl)pyrimidin-5-yl]acetic acid. The process of the invention is useful for preparing the salt in purer forms of the salt. Also disclosed is a more pure form of the of choline salt of [4,6-bis(dimethylamino)-2-(4-{[4-(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl]amino}benzyl)pyrimidin-5-yl]acetic acid. | 12-01-2011 |
20130005962 | PROCESS FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF DERIVATIVES OF 3-AMINO-TETRAHYDROFURAN-3-CARBOXYLIC ACID AND USE THEREOF AS MEDICAMENTS - The present invention relates to a process for the manufacturing of substituted 3-amino-tetrahydrofuran-3-carboxylic acid amides of general formula (I) and their precursors in high optical purity to the precursors of the synthesis of substituted S-Amino-tetrahydrofuran-5-carboxylic acid amides of general formula (I) in high optical purity, and to the tautomers, enantiomers, diastereomers, mixtures and salts of substituted 3-amino-tetrahydrofuran-3-carboxylic acid amides of general formula (I) in high optical purity, particularly the physiologically acceptable salts thereof with inorganic or organic acids or bases, which have valuable properties. | 01-03-2013 |
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20120128560 | Process and System for Syngas Treatment - A process for the clean-up of a crude syngas stream having widely varying composition and particulate load. The process includes quenching the crude syngas stream with a liquid stream to cool the syngas stream and remove particulates, tars and heavier hydrocarbon compounds. The process further includes co-scrubbing the syngas stream to remove both HCl and NH | 05-24-2012 |
20120286210 | SYNGAS PRODUCED BY PLASMA GASIFICATION - A syngas stream composition comprising on a dry basis up to about 50,000 mg/Nm | 11-15-2012 |
20140033762 | Heavy Hydrocarbon Removal From A Natural Gas Stream - A method and apparatus of removing heavy hydrocarbons from a natural gas feed stream, the method comprising using first and second hydrocarbon removal systems in series such that the first system processes the natural gas feed stream to produce a heavy hydrocarbon depleted natural gas stream and the second system processes at least a portion of the heavy hydrocarbon depleted natural gas stream from the first system to produce a natural gas stream lean in heavy hydrocarbons, wherein one of said systems is a adsorption system that comprises one or more beds of adsorbent for adsorbing and thereby removing heavy hydrocarbons from a heavy hydrocarbon containing natural gas, and the other of said systems is a gas-liquid separation system for separating a heavy hydrocarbon containing natural gas into a heavy hydrocarbon depleted natural gas vapor and a heavy hydrocarbon enriched liquid. | 02-06-2014 |
20140033763 | Heavy Hydrocarbon Removal From A Natural Gas Stream - A method and apparatus of removing heavy hydrocarbons from a natural gas feed stream, the method comprising using first and second hydrocarbon removal systems in series such that the first system processes the natural gas feed stream to produce a heavy hydrocarbon depleted natural gas stream and the second system processes at least a portion of the heavy hydrocarbon depleted natural gas stream from the first system to produce a natural gas stream lean in heavy hydrocarbons, wherein one of said systems is a adsorption system that comprises one or more beds of adsorbent for adsorbing and thereby removing heavy hydrocarbons from a heavy hydrocarbon containing natural gas, and the other of said systems is a gas-liquid separation system for separating a heavy hydrocarbon containing natural gas into a heavy hydrocarbon depleted natural gas vapor and a heavy hydrocarbon enriched liquid. | 02-06-2014 |
20140077133 | Syngas Produced By Plasma Gasification - A syngas stream composition comprising on a dry basis up to about 50,000 mg/Nm | 03-20-2014 |
20150308736 | Integrated Nitrogen Removal in the Production of Liquefied Natural Gas Using Dedicated Reinjection Circuit - A method and apparatus for liquefying a natural gas feed stream and removing nitrogen therefrom to produce a nitrogen-depleted LNG product, in which a natural gas feed stream is passed through main heat exchanger to produce a first LNG stream, which is separated to form a nitrogen-depleted LNG product and a recycle stream composed of nitrogen-enriched natural gas vapor, and in which the recycle stream is passed through main heat exchanger to produce a first LNG stream, separately from and in parallel with the natural gas feed stream, to produce a first at least partially liquefied nitrogen-enriched natural gas stream that is separated to provide a nitrogen-rich vapor product. | 10-29-2015 |
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20150308737 | Integrated Nitrogen Removal in the Production of Liquefied Natural Gas Using Intermediate Feed Gas Separation - A method and apparatus for liquefying a natural gas feed stream and removing nitrogen therefrom to produce a nitrogen-depleted LNG product, in which a natural gas feed stream is fed into the warm end of a main heat exchanger, cooled and at least partially liquefied, withdrawn from an intermediate location of the main heat exchanger and separated to form a nitrogen-enriched natural gas vapor stream and a nitrogen-depleted natural gas liquid stream, the liquid and vapor streams being reintroduced into an intermediate location of the main heat exchanger and further cooled in parallel to form a first LNG stream and a first at least partially liquefied nitrogen-enriched natural gas stream, respectively. | 10-29-2015 |
20150308738 | Integrated Nitrogen Removal in the Production of Liquefied Natural Gas Using Refrigerated Heat Pump - A method for liquefying a natural gas feed stream and removing nitrogen therefrom, the method comprising passing a natural gas feed stream through a main heat exchanger to produce a first LNG stream, and separating a liquefied or partially liquefied natural gas stream in a distillation column to form nitrogen-rich vapor product, wherein a closed loop refrigeration system provides refrigeration to the main heat exchanger and to a condenser heat exchanger that provides reflux to the distillation column. | 10-29-2015 |
20160102908 | Refrigerant Recovery in Natural Gas Liquefaction Processes - Described herein is a method of removing refrigerant from a natural gas liquefaction system in which vaporized mixed refrigerant is withdrawn from the closed-loop refrigeration circuit and introduced into a distillation column so as to be separated into an overhead vapor enriched in methane and a bottoms liquid enriched in heavier components. Overhead vapor is withdrawn from the distillation column to form a methane enriched stream that is removed from the liquefaction system, and bottoms liquid is reintroduced from the distillation column into the closed-loop refrigeration circuit. Also described are methods of altering the rate of production in a natural gas liquefaction system in which refrigerant is removed as described above, and a natural gas liquefaction systems in which such methods can be carried out. | 04-14-2016 |
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20140223174 | SECURING A COMPUTING DEVICE ACCESSORY - Various embodiments are disclosed that relate to security of a computer accessory device. For example, one non-limiting embodiment provides a host computing device configured to conduct an initial portion of a mutual authentication session with an accessory device, and send information regarding the host computing device and the accessory device to a remote pairing service via a computer network. The host computing device is further configured to, in response, receive a pairing certificate from the remote pairing service, the pairing certificate being encrypted via a private key of the remote pairing service, and complete the mutual authentication with the accessory device using the pairing certificate from the remote pairing service. | 08-07-2014 |
20150358169 | SECURING A COMPUTING DEVICE ACCESSORY - Various embodiments are disclosed that relate to security of a computer accessory device. For example, one non-limiting embodiment provides a host computing device configured to conduct an initial portion of a mutual authentication session with an accessory device, and send information regarding the host computing device and the accessory device to a remote pairing service via a computer network. The host computing device is further configured to, in response, receive a pairing certificate from the remote pairing service, the pairing certificate being encrypted via a private key of the remote pairing service, and complete the mutual authentication with the accessory device using the pairing certificate from the remote pairing service. | 12-10-2015 |
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20110231164 | GENERATING FACIES PROBABLITY CUBES - A method for generating one or more geological models for oil field exploration. The method includes receiving one or more well facies logs, a vertical facies proportion curve, a lateral proportion map, a variogram model and a global target histogram. The method then includes generating a facies probability cube using a modified Sequential Gaussian Simulation (SGSIM) algorithm, the well facies logs, the vertical facies proportion curve, the lateral proportion map and the variogram model. After generating the facies probability cube, the method includes matching the facies probability cube to the global histogram and generating the geological models based on the matched facies probability cube. | 09-22-2011 |
20130338978 | GENERATING FACIES PROBABLITY CUBES - A method for generating one or more geological models for oil field exploration. The method includes receiving one or more well facies logs, a vertical facies proportion curve, a lateral proportion map, a variogram model and a global target histogram. The method then includes generating a facies probability cube using a modified Sequential Gaussian Simulation (SGSIM) algorithm, the well facies logs, the vertical facies proportion curve, the lateral proportion map and the variogram model. After generating the facies probability cube, the method includes matching the facies probability cube to the global histogram and generating the geological models based on the matched facies probability cube. | 12-19-2013 |
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20110139331 | METHOD FOR INCREASING THE STRENGTH AND SOLVENT RESISTANCE OF POLYIMIDE NANOWEBS - The invention provides a method for enhancing the properties of polyimide nanowebs, the method comprising subjecting a nanoweb consisting essentially of a plurality of nanofibers of an aromatic polyimide to a temperature at least 50 C.° higher than the imidization temperature thereof for a period of time in the range of 5 seconds to 20 minutes, thereby preparing an enhanced nanoweb. Also provided is a multi-layer article comprising the enhanced nanoweb, and an electrochemical cell comprising the multi-layer article. | 06-16-2011 |
20110143207 | MULTI-LAYER ARTICLE COMPRISING POLYIMIDE NANOWEB - This invention provides a multi-layer article comprising a first electrode material, a second electrode material, and a porous separator disposed between and in contact with the first and the second electrode materials, wherein the porous separator comprises a nanoweb consisting essentially of a plurality of nanofibers of a fully aromatic polyimide. Also provided is a method for preparing the multi-layer article, and an electrochemical cell employing the same. A multi-layer article comprising a polyimide nanoweb with enhanced properties is also provided. | 06-16-2011 |
20110143217 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL COMPRISING A SEPARATOR COMPRISING A NANOWEB CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF NANOFIBERS OF FULLY AROMATIC POLYIMIDE - This invention provides an electrochemical cell comprising a housing having disposed therewithin, an electrolyte, and a multi-layer article at least partially immersed in the electrolyte; the multi-layer article comprising a first metallic current collector, a first electrode material in electrically conductive contact with the first metallic current collector, a second electrode material in ionically conductive contact with the first electrode material, a porous separator disposed between and contacting the first electrode material and the second electrode material; and, a second metallic current collector in electrically conductive contact with the second electrode material, wherein the porous separator comprises a nanoweb consisting essentially of a plurality of nanofibers of a fully aromatic polyimide. Also provided is a process for preparing the multi-layer article. Further provided is an electrochemical cell wherein the separator is a polyimide nanoweb with enhanced properties. | 06-16-2011 |
20110144297 | RAPID THERMAL CONVERSION OF A POLYAMIC ACID FIBER TO A POLYIMIDE FIBER - The invention provides a process comprising heating a polyamic acid fiber to a temperature in the range of a first temperature and a second temperature for a period of time in the range of 5 seconds to 5 minutes to form a polyimide fiber, wherein the first temperature is the imidization temperature of the polyamic acid and the second temperature is the decomposition temperature of the polyimide | 06-16-2011 |
20120156461 | BICOMPONENT SPUNBOND NONWOVEN WEB - Disclosed are nonwoven webs comprising a plurality of continuous spunbonded bicomponent fibers, wherein each of the plurality of bicomponent fibers comprises 75% by weight of poly(ethylene terephthalate) in a core and 25% by weight of poly(trimethylene terephthalate) in a sheath surrounding the core, wherein the amounts in % by weight are based on the total weight of the bicomponent fiber. | 06-21-2012 |
20120318136 | HOT GAS FILTRATION MEDIA AND FILTERS - A nonwoven felt for hot gas filtration. The fibers have a polyarylene sulfide (PAS) component that contains a zinc compound. In one embodiment, the PAS comprises at least one zinc(II) salt of an organic carboxylic acid. Also a method for filtering hot gases employing a bag made from a PAS component that contains a zinc or a zinc based additive. | 12-20-2012 |
20130009333 | PROCESS FOR MAKING NONWOVEN WEBS - A nonwoven web comprising bicomponent fibers. The fibers have continuous phases each of a first polyarylene sulfide (PAS) component and a polymer component. The polymer component may also be a second polyarylene sulfide. The first polyarylene sulfide component contains a tin or a zinc additive or both, and the first polyarylene sulfide component of any given fiber is at least partially exposed to the external surface of that fiber. | 01-10-2013 |
20130011544 | STABILIZATION OF POLYMERIC STRUCTURES - A method for stabilizing a polymeric structure against thermo-oxidative degradation is described. A polymeric core structure is provided with a skin layer that contains a skin resin in which the skin resin at least partially envelops a portion of the core structure. The skin structure then provides a barrier that thereby stabilizes the portion of the structure that is enveloped. The skin resin is made from a treated polyarylene sulfide. | 01-10-2013 |
20130012092 | STABILIZATION OF POLYMERIC STRUCTURES - A nonwoven web comprising bicomponent fibers. The fibers have continuous phases each of a first polyarylene sulfide (PAS) component and a polymer component. The polymer component may also be a second polyarylene sulfide. The first polyarylene sulfide component contains a tin or a zinc additive or both, and the first polyarylene sulfide component of any given fiber is at least partially exposed to the external surface of that fiber. | 01-10-2013 |
20130012637 | IMPROVED PROCESS FOR FORMING POLYARYLENE SULFIDE FIBERS - An improved process for forming polyarylene sulfide fibers is provided. The process comprises forming at least one fiber from a polymer melt comprising a polyarylene sulfide and at least one tin additive comprising a branched tin(II) carboxylate. Using such a melt, the fiber forming continuity is improved compared to that of the native polyarylene sulfide melt processed under the same conditions. | 01-10-2013 |
20130012638 | METHODS OF DECREASING VISCOSITY OF A POLYARYLENE SULFIDE-CONTAINING POLYMER MELT - This invention relates to methods for decreasing the complex viscosity of a polyarylene sulfide polymer melt while maintaining the molecular weight of the polyarylene sulfide with time. This invention also relates to polymer melt compositions comprising a polyarylene sulfide, wherein the complex viscosity of the composition is decreased relative to the complex viscosity of the native polyarylene sulfide measured under the same conditions, and the weight average molecular weight of the polyarylene sulfide is maintained. The methods of decreasing the complex viscosity of a polyarylene sulfide-containing polymer melt, and the polymer melt compositions so obtained, are useful in processes to produce fibers, films, nonwovens, and molded parts from polyarylene sulfides. | 01-10-2013 |
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20130210307 | POLYARYLENE SULFIDE COMPOSITIONS - Provided are novel compositions comprising a polyarylene sulfide and at least one tin additive comprising a branched tin(II) carboxylate selected from the group consisting of Sn(O | 08-15-2013 |
20130288136 | MULTI-LAYER ARTICLE COMPRISING POLYIMIDE NANOWEB - This invention provides a multi-layer article comprising a first electrode material, a second electrode material, and a porous separator disposed between and in contact with the first and the second electrode materials, wherein the porous separator comprises a nanoweb consisting essentially of a plurality of nanofibers of a fully aromatic polyimide. Also provided is a method for preparing the multi-layer article, and an electrochemical cell employing the same. A multi-layer article comprising a polyimide nanoweb with enhanced properties is also provided. | 10-31-2013 |
20130337249 | Insulating Material Comprising Nonwoven Webs - Insulating materials are provided, the insulating materials comprising a nonwoven web comprising a plurality of continuous spunbonded polyester bicomponent fibers. Each of the plurality of bicomponent fibers comprises a) from about 20% by weight to about 80% by weight of poly(ethylene terephthalate) in a core, and b) from about 80% by weight to about 20% by weight of poly(trimethylene terephathalate) in a sheath surrounding the core, wherein the amounts in percent by weight are based on the total weight of each of the plurality of bicomponent fibers. Also provided are electrical apparatuses comprising the insulating materials and a dielectric fluid, as well as a dielectric material comprising the nonwoven web impregnated with at least 10 weight percent of a dielectric fluid. | 12-19-2013 |
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20130246129 | DISCOVERY AND REALIZATION OF BUSINESS MEASUREMENT CONCEPTS - A method for providing discovery and realization of business measurement concepts may include providing at least one interface configured to receive an input from an operator associated with an organization, determining a selected set of glossary terms from a repository including a plurality of glossaries based at least in part on the input where the glossaries relate to different performance indicator components that are combinable to define a measurable performance indicator, and generating at least one performance indicator of the organization based on the selected set of glossary terms. | 09-19-2013 |
20140289173 | AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING AN ONTOLOGY AND AXIOMS FROM A BUSINESS-PROCESS MODEL - A method and associated systems for automatically generating an ontology and a set of axioms from a business-process model that represents the operations of a business. This ontology and set of axioms may be used to create the knowledgebase of an artificially intelligent expert system that emulates the business operations. A processor parses a representation of business processes stored in the business-process model, deriving a set of axioms and a set of entity classes from the parsed data. The processor uses these axioms and classes to identify concept nodes and process nodes, which it organizes into the ontology of the knowledgebase. The processor further identifies information derived from the parsed data to create a set of triple data items, each of which represents the information represented by one or more of the derived axioms. These triples are stored in the knowledgebase as a triple store data structure. | 09-25-2014 |
20140377735 | Caching Natural Language Questions and Results in a Question and Answer System - Mechanisms are provided for answering an input question. An input question to be answered from a source is received and processed to one or more extract features of the input question. The extracted one or more features are compared to cached features stored in one or more entries of a question and answer (QA) cache. A determination is made as to whether there is a matching entry in the one or more entries of the QA cache based on results of the comparing and, if so, candidate answer information is retrieved from the matching entry. The retrieved candidate answer information is returned to the source of the input question as candidate answer information for answering the input question. | 12-25-2014 |
20150044660 | Caching Natural Language Questions and Results in a Question and Answer System - Mechanisms are provided for answering an input question. An input question to be answered from a source is received and processed to one or more extract features of the input question. The extracted one or more features are compared to cached features stored in one or more entries of a question and answer (QA) cache. A determination is made as to whether there is a matching entry in the one or more entries of the QA cache based on results of the comparing and, if so, candidate answer information is retrieved from the matching entry. The retrieved candidate answer information is returned to the source of the input question as candidate answer information for answering the input question. | 02-12-2015 |
20160092448 | Method For Deducing Entity Relationships Across Corpora Using Cluster Based Dictionary Vocabulary Lexicon - An approach is provided for identifying entity relationships based on word classifications extracted from business documents stored in a plurality of corpora. In the approach, performed by an information handling system, a plurality of cluster classifications are identified for the business documents so that entity information from the business documents can be classified or assigned to the cluster classifications, such as by performing natural language processing (NLP) analysis of the business documents. The approach applies semantic analysis to identify and score entity relationships between the entity information classified in the cluster classifications, and based on the scored entity relationships, cluster relationships between the cluster classifications are identified. | 03-31-2016 |
20160092549 | Information Handling System and Computer Program Product for Deducing Entity Relationships Across Corpora Using Cluster Based Dictionary Vocabulary Lexicon - An approach is provided for identifying entity relationships based on word classifications extracted from business documents stored in a plurality of corpora. In the approach, performed by an information handling system, a plurality of cluster classifications are identified for the business documents so that entity information from the business documents can be classified or assigned to the cluster classifications, such as by performing natural language processing (NLP) analysis of the business documents. The approach applies semantic analysis to identify and score entity relationships between the entity information classified in the cluster classifications, and based on the scored entity relationships, cluster relationships between the cluster classifications are identified. | 03-31-2016 |
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20100098081 | LONGEST PREFIX MATCHING FOR NETWORK ADDRESS LOOKUPS USING BLOOM FILTERS - Methods and systems for performing parallel membership queries to Bloom filters for Longest Prefix Matching, where address prefix memberships are determined in sets of prefixes sorted by prefix length. Hash tables corresponding to each prefix length are probed from the longest to the shortest match in the vector, terminating when a match is found or all of the lengths are searched. The performance, as determined by the number of dependent memory accesses per lookup, is held constant for longer address lengths or additional unique address prefix lengths in the forwarding table given that memory resources scale linearly with the number of prefixes in the forwarding table. For less than 2 Mb of embedded RAM and a commodity SRAM, the present technique achieves average performance of one hash probe per lookup and a worst case of two hash probes and one array access per lookup. | 04-22-2010 |
20110231446 | Method and Apparatus for Performing Similarity Searching - A system and method for performing similarity searching is disclosed. This includes a programmable logic device configured to include a pipeline that comprises a matching stage, the matching stage being configured to receive a data stream comprising a plurality of possible matches between a plurality of data strings and a plurality of substrings of a query string. The pipeline may further include an ungapped extension prefilter stage located downstream from the matching stage, the prefilter stage being configured to shift through pattern matches between the data strings and the plurality of substrings of a query string and provide a score so that only pattern matches that exceed a user defined score will pass downstream from the prefilter stage. The matching stage may include at least one Bloom filter. | 09-22-2011 |
20140067830 | Method and Apparatus for Performing Similarity Searching - A system and method for performing similarity searching is disclosed wherein programmable logic devices such as field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) can be used to implement Bloom filters for identifying possible matches between a query and data. The Bloom filters can be implemented in a parallel architecture where the different parallel Bloom filters share access to the same memory units. | 03-06-2014 |
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20100070894 | FEDERATED CALENDAR ENTRY PRESENCE INDICATOR - A method for indicating the presence of federated calendar entries in a currently viewed time period of a calendar and/or scheduling application, includes: receiving a user's selection for a date range in a calendar and/or scheduling application; determining whether there are one or more federated calendars associated with the user's calendar and/or scheduling application; wherein in the event there are one or more federated calendars associated with the user's calendar and/or scheduling application: determining whether there are one or more events from the one or more federated calendars in the selected date range; and wherein in the event there are federated calendar events in the selected date range: generating a calendar and/or scheduling page with one or more indicators for federated calendars with events in the selected date range. | 03-18-2010 |
20110113375 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ILLUSTRATING A MENU OF INSIGHTS ASSOCIATED WITH VISUALIZATIONS - A system and method are provided for generating one or more menus having options that display insights from visualizations. The options presented in the menus enable users to determine relationships between elements of the visualization. The relationships may be displayed textually to enable user to navigate the menus using a keyboard, a text-to-voice converter, and/or pointers. | 05-12-2011 |
20110317523 | MERGING CALENDAR ENTRIES - A method, operable on a processing device, for merging calendar entries may include receiving a plurality of calendar entries each associated with entry identification data. The method may also include comparing by the processing device at least a portion of the entry identification data associated with each of the calendar entries. The method may additionally include merging, by the processing device, the calendar entries based at least in part on comparing of at least the portion of the entry identification data associated with each of the at least two calendar entries. The method may further include comparing at least one time attribute associated with each of the calendar entries and comparing at least one textual attribute associated with each of the calendar entries and basing merging the calendar entries additionally on comparing the time attributes and the textual attributes. | 12-29-2011 |
20150046432 | PERFORMING A DYNAMIC SEARCH OF ELECTRONICALLY STORED RECORDS BASED ON A SEARCH TERM FORMAT - Arrangements described herein related to performing a dynamic search. A search term can be received and a format of the search term can be identified. Based on the identified format of the search term, a field of a plurality of records can be selected to search, the field having a format matching the identified format of the search term. The field can be searched to identify at least a first of the plurality of records that at least partially matches the search term. At least a portion of at least the first of the plurality of records that at least partially matches the search term can be presented to a user. | 02-12-2015 |
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20130060536 | ENGINEERED METHODOLOGY FOR DESIGN VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION OF ULTRA-DEEP HIGH PRESSURE HIGH TEMPERATURE OIL AND GAS WELL CONTROL EQUIPMENT - A process for the verification and validation testing of equipment and components for drilling, completion, production and general well construction (typically such as subsurface safety valves, wellhead trees, blowout preventers and wireline pressure control equipment) to determine the suitability of such equipment for use in oil and gas wells in high pressure high temperature environments. In particular, the process of the present invention comprises, among other steps, the steps of analyzing such components using an elastic-plastic finite element model with respect to certain preset load conditions and establishing stable model convergence, conducting a ratcheting assessment by running analysis on such model on all components that exhibit local plasticity, and examining all components to determine fatigue sensitive locations and subjecting such components to a fatigue analysis. The process may further comprise a process for qualifying the materials to be used in the manufacture of the equipment components with respect to their ability to withstand high pressure and high temperature environmental conditions. | 03-07-2013 |
20140156239 | ENGINEERED METHODOLOGY FOR DESIGN VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION OF ULTRA-DEEP HIGH PRESSURE HIGH TEMPERATURE OIL AND GAS WELL CONTROL EQUIPMENT - A process for the verification and validation testing of equipment and components for drilling, completion, production and general well construction (typically such as subsurface safety valves, wellhead trees, blowout preventers and wireline pressure control equipment) to determine the suitability of such equipment for use in oil and gas wells in high pressure high temperature environments. In particular, the process of the present invention comprises, among other steps, the steps of analyzing such components using an elastic-plastic finite element model with respect to certain preset load conditions and establishing stable model convergence, conducting a ratcheting assessment by running analysis on such model on all components that exhibit local plasticity, and examining all components to determine fatigue sensitive locations and subjecting such components to a fatigue analysis. The process may further comprise a process for qualifying the materials to be used in the manufacture of the equipment components with respect to their ability to withstand high pressure and high temperature environmental conditions. | 06-05-2014 |
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20110219169 | Buffer Pool Extension for Database Server - Aspects of the subject matter described herein relate to a buffer pool for a database system. In aspects, secondary memory such as solid state storage is used to extend the buffer pool of a database system. Thresholds such as hot, warm, and cold for classifying pages based on access history of the pages may be determined via a sampling algorithm. When a database system needs to free space in a buffer pool in main memory, a page may be evicted to the buffer pool in secondary memory or other storage based on how the page is classified and conditions of the secondary memory or other storage. | 09-08-2011 |
20120072652 | MULTI-LEVEL BUFFER POOL EXTENSIONS - A buffer manager that manages blocks of memory amongst multiple levels of buffer pools. For instance, there may be a first level buffer pool for blocks in first level memory, and a second level buffer pool for blocks in second level memory. The first level buffer pool evicts blocks to the second level buffer pool if the blocks are not used above a first threshold level. The second level buffer pool evicts blocks to a yet lower level if they have not used above a second threshold level. The first level memory may be dynamic random access memory, whereas the second level memory may be storage class memory, such as a solid state disk. By using such a storage class memory, the working block set of the buffer manager may be increased without resorting to lower efficiency random block access from yet lower level memory such as disk. | 03-22-2012 |
20140195750 | BUFFER POOL EXTENSION FOR DATABASE SERVER - Aspects of the subject matter described herein relate to a buffer pool for a database system. In aspects, secondary memory such as solid state storage is used to extend the buffer pool of a database system. Thresholds such as hot, warm, and cold for classifying pages based on access history of the pages may be determined via a sampling algorithm. When a database system needs to free space in a buffer pool in main memory, a page may be evicted to the buffer pool in secondary memory or other storage based on how the page is classified and conditions of the secondary memory or other storage. | 07-10-2014 |
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20140268572 | ADVANCED COOLING FOR POWER MODULE SWITCHES - A system includes an electronic device, a heat spreader with a vapor chamber attached to a bottom end of the electronic device, so that heat flows from the electronic device to the heat spreader, and a heat sink with microchannels running through it attached to a bottom end of the heat spreader, so that heat from the heat spreader flows through the heat sink and to an ambient. A method for cooling a device includes transferring heat generated by a device through a conductivity layer, spreading the heat through a heat spreader, transferring the heat from the heat spreader to a heat sink that contains microchannels, and releasing the heat from the heat sink into an ambient. | 09-18-2014 |
20150303826 | Neutral Point Clamped Multilevel Converter - A neutral point clamped, multilevel level converter includes a DC voltage link; a first capacitor coupling one side of the DC link to a neutral point; a second capacitor coupling another side of the DC link to the neutral point; a plurality of phase legs, each phase leg including switches, each phase leg coupled to an AC node; a current sensor associated with each AC node; and a controller generating a PWM signal to control the switches, the controller generating a current zero sequence component in response to current sensed at each of the current sensors, the controller adjusting a modulation index signal in response to the current zero sequence component to produce the PWM signal. | 10-22-2015 |
20150318788 | GATE DRIVE POWER SUPPLY FOR MULTILEVEL CONVERTER - A neutral point clamped, multilevel level converter including a DC voltage link having a positive rail and a negative rail; a phase leg coupled to an AC node, the phase leg having a first switch and a second switch in series between the negative rail and the AC node, the phase leg having a third switch and a fourth switch in series between the positive rail and the AC node; and a gate drive power supply having a charge pump section, the charge pump section generating a first gate drive voltage for the first switch and a second gate drive voltage for the second switch. | 11-05-2015 |
20160043616 | ARCHITECTURE OF DRIVE UNIT EMPLOYING GALLIUM NITRIDE SWITCHES - A drive unit for a motor includes a printed circuit board (PCB); a first gallium nitride switch having a gate, the first gallium nitride switch mounted to the PCB; a second gallium nitride switch having a gate, the second gallium nitride switch mounted to the PCB; a gate driver generating a turn-off drive signal to turn off the first gallium nitride switch and turn off the second gallium nitride switch; a first turn-off trace on the PCB, the first turn-off trace directing the turn-off drive signal to the gate of the first gallium nitride switch; and a second turn-off trace on the PCB, the second turn-off trace directing the turn-off drive signal to the gate of the second gallium nitride switch; wherein an impedance of the first turn-off trace is substantially equal to an impedance of the second turn-off trace. | 02-11-2016 |
20160079904 | DRIVE UNIT EMPLOYING GALLIUM NITRIDE SWITCHES - A switching assembly for use in a drive unit for driving a motor. The switching assembly includes a gallium nitride switch having a gate terminal, drain terminal and source terminal; a gate driver generating a drive signal; a gate drive circuit including a turn on resistor in series with the gate driver and the gate terminal and a clamping circuit connected across the gate terminal and the source terminal, a turn on drive signal from the gate driver being applied to the gate terminal through the turn on resistor; and a snubber circuit connected across the drain terminal and source terminal. | 03-17-2016 |
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20150106946 | SECURE CLIENT DRIVE MAPPING AND FILE STORAGE SYSTEM FOR MOBILE DEVICE MANAGEMENT TYPE SECURITY - Methods and systems for providing a secure client drive mapping and/or file storage for mobile device management type security may include executing a managed application for presentation on a mobile device, receiving a request to save a data file locally on the mobile device, and determining whether the data file contains sensitive data are described herein. Subsequently, when the data file contains sensitive data and responsive to the request, the methods and system may also include encrypting the data file, storing the encrypted data file on the mobile device, and linking the encrypted data file to an unencrypted version of the data file, the unencrypted version of the data file not containing the sensitive data. | 04-16-2015 |
20150334162 | Navigation of Virtual Desktop Content on Devices - Methods and systems for navigating virtual desktop content on client devices (e.g., mobile devices) are disclosed. Virtual desktop navigation may be responsive to physical movement of the client device, such that virtual desktop content is panned and/or zoomed based on the user physically moving the client device in 3D space. A client device launches a graphical user interface for a virtual desktop on a display. Display resolution is determined, and movement information is generated based on physical movement of the client device. The display resolution and movement information are sent to a server. The client device receives, from the server, a portion of the graphical user interface based on the display resolution, a resolution of the graphical user interface, and the movement information. The portion of the graphical user interface is presented on the display, such that the displayed portion appears to change responsive to the movement of the device. | 11-19-2015 |
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20120164390 | PROCESSES TO PATTERN SMALL FEATURES FOR ADVANCED PATTERNING NEEDS - Methods of forming microelectronic structure are provided. The methods comprise the formation of T-shaped structures using a controlled undercutting process, and the deposition of a selectively etchable composition into the undercut areas of the T-shaped structures. The T-shaped structures are subsequently removed to yield extremely small undercut-formed features that conform to the width and optionally the height of the undercut areas of the T-shaped structures. These methods can be combined with other conventional patterning methods to create structures having extremely small feature sizes regardless of the wavelength of light used for patterning. | 06-28-2012 |
20130089716 | SPIN-ON CARBON COMPOSITIONS FOR LITHOGRAPHIC PROCESSING - The invention described herein is directed towards spin-on carbon materials comprising polyamic acid compositions and a crosslinker in a solvent system. The materials are useful in trilayer photolithography processes. Films made with the inventive compositions are not soluble in solvents commonly used in lithographic materials, such as, but not limited to PGME, PGMEA, and cyclohexanone. However, the films can be dissolved in developers commonly used in photolithography. In one embodiment, the films can be heated at high temperatures to improve the thermal stability for high temperature processing. Regardless of the embodiment, the material can be applied to a flat/planar or patterned surface. Advantageously, the material exhibits a wiggling resistance during pattern transfer to silicon substrate using fluorocarbon etch. | 04-11-2013 |
20130129995 | ASSIST LAYERS FOR EUV LITHOGRAPHY - The present invention provides novel methods of fabricating microelectronics structures, and the resulting structures formed thereby, using EUV lithographic processes. The method involves utilizing an assist layer immediately below the photoresist layer. The assist layer can either be directly applied to the substrate, or it can be applied to any intermediate layer(s) that may be applied to the substrate. The preferred assist layers are formed from spin-coatable, polymeric compositions. The inventive method allows reduced critical dimensions to be achieved with improved dose-to-size ratios, while improving adhesion and reducing or eliminating pattern collapse issues. | 05-23-2013 |
20130273330 | SILICON HARDMASK LAYER FOR DIRECTED SELF-ASSEMBLY - Compositions for directed self-assembly patterning techniques are provided which avoid the need for separate anti-reflective coatings and brush neutral layers in the process. Methods for directed self-assembly are also provided in which a self-assembling material, such as a directed self-assembly block copolymer, can be applied directly to the silicon hardmask neutral layer and then self-assembled to form the desired pattern. Directed self-assembly patterned structures are also disclosed herein. | 10-17-2013 |
20140356593 | SPIN-ON CARBON COMPOSITIONS FOR LITHOGRAPHIC PROCESSING - The invention described herein is directed towards spin-on carbon materials comprising polyamic acid compositions and a crosslinker in a solvent system. The materials are useful in trilayer photolithography processes. Films made with the inventive compositions are not soluble in solvents commonly used in lithographic materials, such as, but not limited to PGME, PGMEA, and cyclohexanone. However, the films can be dissolved in developers commonly used in photolithography. In one embodiment, the films can be heated at high temperatures to improve the thermal stability for high temperature processing. Regardless of the embodiment, the material can be applied to a flat/planar or patterned surface. Advantageously, the material exhibits a wiggling resistance during pattern transfer to silicon substrate using fluorocarbon etch. | 12-04-2014 |
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20110128088 | RF SWITCHABLE BALUN - A handheld communication device having an RF front end module has a switchable balun comprising a primary winding having a first two port winding and a second two port winding where a low noise amplifier is operatively coupled to the first and second two port windings and a power amplifier is operatively coupled to the first and second two port windings. A secondary winding is operatively coupled to an antenna, and a transceiver is operatively coupled to the low noise amplifier and the power amplifier. When the switchable balun is in a receive state, the antenna is operatively coupled to the transceiver through the low noise amplifier, and when the switchable balun is in a transmit state, the antenna is operatively coupled to the transceiver through the power amplifier. The ratio of the primary winding to the secondary winding is greater than a one-to-one ratio | 06-02-2011 |
20150211865 | METHOD OF DETERMINING FREQUENCY OF VEHICLE WASHES - A method for determining whether a vehicle was washed at a carwash includes recording navigation data for a vehicle. The method further includes identifying whether the vehicle was located at a carwash based on the recorded navigation data, identifying at least one indication that the vehicle was washed while located at the carwash, and determining that the vehicle was washed at the carwash if the vehicle was located at the carwash and at least one indication is identified that the vehicle was washed while located at the carwash. | 07-30-2015 |
20150213420 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING VEHICLE CONDITION BASED ON OPERATIONAL FACTORS - Methods and apparatus are provided for monitoring a vehicle, and in particular, for monitoring a vehicle to determine a vehicle condition based on operational factors to incentivize or penalize a driver. One method of monitoring a vehicle comprises providing the vehicle to a driver for a term, the vehicle associated with a base vehicle condition, collecting operational data of the vehicle during the term, manipulating the operational data of the vehicle periodically throughout the term to arrive at an updated vehicle condition and providing an incentive or a penalty to the driver based on the updated vehicle condition. | 07-30-2015 |
20150213518 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING PERIODIC PAYMENT REDUCTION BASED ON EXTRAPOLATED RESIDUAL VALUE - Methods and apparatus are provided for monitoring a vehicle, and in particular, for monitoring a vehicle to determine a change in a driver's periodic vehicle payment. One method of monitoring a vehicle comprises providing the vehicle to a driver for a term during which the driver pays periodic payments, collecting data representing a vehicle condition during the term, manipulating the data at intervals throughout the term to estimate a vehicle condition value at an end of the term and adjusting at least one periodic payment based on the vehicle condition value. | 07-30-2015 |
20150213519 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING VEHICLE CONDITION BASED ON NON-OPERATIONAL FACTORS - Methods and apparatus are provided for monitoring a vehicle, and in particular, for monitoring a vehicle to determine a vehicle condition based on non-operational factors to incentivize or penalize a driver. One method of monitoring a vehicle comprises providing the vehicle to a driver for a term, the vehicle associated with a base vehicle condition, collecting non-operational data of the vehicle during the term, manipulating the non-operational data of the vehicle periodically throughout the term to arrive at an updated vehicle condition and providing an incentive or a penalty to the driver based on the updated vehicle condition. | 07-30-2015 |
20150213654 | DETERMINATION OF WHETHER A DRIVER PARKS THEIR VEHICLE IN AN ENCLOSED STRUCTURE - In a method for identifying the parking status of a vehicle, navigation data for a vehicle is recorded that includes at least some GPS navigation data originating from communication with GPS satellites. The vehicle is identified as being parked in an enclosed structure for a parking event if the navigation data does not include GPS navigation data associated with the parking event. | 07-30-2015 |
20150278942 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FINANCING COMMUNITY SHARED VEHICLES BASED ON AMENITY VALUE OF SHARED VEHICLE PROGRAMS - Methods and systems for financing community shared vehicles are based in part on the amenity value of the community shared vehicle program. One method for determining an amenity value of a community shared vehicle program comprises collecting data on a plurality of factors of the community shared vehicle program over a period of time, determining a contributing value of each of the plurality of factors based on the data collected and calculating with a computer the amenity value of the community shared vehicle program per home in a serviced community from the value of each of the plurality of factors. | 10-01-2015 |
20150278943 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FINANCIING COMMUNITY SHARED VEHICLES BASED ON AMENITY VALUE OF SHARED VEHICLE PROGRAMS - Methods and systems provide a derivative financing product for a community shared vehicle program by establishing a line of credit for each participating home to pay for the community shared vehicle program. The line of credit derives value from both tangible and intangible values of the community shared vehicle program. The line of credit is established by estimating a total home value per participating home at a start of a financing term based on an estimated amenity value of the community shared vehicle program for the financing term and a number of participating homes, estimating a cost of the community shared vehicle program for the financing term per participating home and determining a periodic payment per participating home based on periodic payment throughout the financing term to be paid from the line of credit to cover the total cost of the community shared vehicle program while providing a profit. | 10-01-2015 |
20150345971 | SYNCHRONOUSLY UPDATED VEHICLE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK INFORMATION FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE ROUTING AND NAVIGATION - A method and apparatus for synchronously updated vehicle transportation network information for autonomous vehicle routing and navigation are provided. Synchronously updated vehicle transportation network information for autonomous vehicle routing and navigation may include an autonomous vehicle identifying vehicle transportation network information, identifying an origin, identifying a destination, generating a plurality of candidate routes from the origin to the destination based on the vehicle transportation network information, receiving, from an off-vehicle sensor, current vehicle transportation network state information indicating a state of at least a portion of the vehicle transportation network, identifying an optimal route from the plurality of candidate routes based at least in part on the current vehicle transportation network state information, the optimal route having a minimal route cost, and operating the autonomous vehicle to travel from the origin to the destination using the optimal route. | 12-03-2015 |