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20140145834 | GATEWAY DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD - A local network system include one or more terminals operable to act as a client on the local network, wherein at least one terminal is a remote control configured to receive user input; and a gateway device operable to manage communications between the one or more terminals and an external network. The gateway device includes a memory configured to store a set of instructions; a processor configured to execute the set of instructions; a first communications module in communication with the external network; a second communications module for providing communication between the gateway device and at least one terminal; and a third communications module for providing communication between the gateway device and at least one other terminal. | 05-29-2014 |
20140146785 | GATEWAY DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD - A local network system includes one or more terminals operable to act as a client on the local network and a gateway device operable to manage communications between the one or more terminals and an external network. The gateway device includes a memory configured to store a set of instructions and a processor configured to execute the set of instructions. The gateway device further includes a plurality of communications modules in communications with the external network and/or one or more terminals. | 05-29-2014 |
20140150037 | GATEWAY DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD - A local network system includes one or more terminals operable to act as a client on the local network, a dongle in communication with a terminal and a gateway device operable to manage communications between the one or more terminals and an external network. The gateway device includes a memory configured to store a set of instructions, a processor configured to execute the set of instructions, a first communications module in communication with the external network, a second communications module for providing communication between the gateway device and at least one terminal via the dongle, and a third communications module for providing communication between the gateway device and at least one other terminal. | 05-29-2014 |
20140151813 | COMPUTER CHIP ARCHITECTURE - A computer chip utilizing a hybrid metal gate wherein metal inserted poly silicon (MIPS) is used for nMOS and replacement metal gate (RMG) is used for pMOS, and wherein poly silicon doping over metal gates has been performed. The chip may be bombarded with boron isotopes or may have impurities added to dampen ringing noises. The chip may comprise a constituent material having characteristics of venting wells and distributed connections between layers. A highly reflective, stable metalloid agent may be bound to deposited metal layers. The constituent material may comprise a crystal having natural vacant states. The computer chip may comprise vertically stacked transistors. Vertical surface cavities located at metal junction points may serve as exhaust pipes. | 06-05-2014 |
20140156819 | COMMUNICATIONS MODULES FOR A GATEWAY DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD - A local network system including at least one terminal operable to act as a client on the local network, a gateway device comprising memory, processor, a plurality of communications modules, and computer instructions adapted to serve one of the communications protocols including passive optical network (PON) wide area networks (WAN), digital subscriber line (DSL) WAN networks, TDM/TDMA WAN and LAN networks, ethernet WAN and LAN networks, DocSIS WAN networks, Wi-Fi LAN networks, ZigBee LAN networks, and femto LAN networks, private mobile radio (PMR) networks. Any number of communications modules each adapted to serve one of these communications protocols may be installed in the system. | 06-05-2014 |
20140156844 | GATEWAY DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD - A local network system includes a vehicle having one or more terminals operable to act as a client on the local network and a gateway device operable to manage communications between the one or more terminals and an external network. The gateway device includes a memory configured to store a set of instructions; a processor configured to execute the set of instructions; a first communications module in communication with the external network; a second communications module for providing communication between the gateway device and at least one terminal; and a third communications module for providing communication between the gateway device and at least one other terminal. | 06-05-2014 |
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20090259926 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PLAY AND CONTROL PLAYING OF MEDIA CONTENT IN A WEB PAGE - Methods and apparatus to play and control playing of media content in a web page are disclosed. In one example, a method of monitoring media content in a web page loads a web page containing a media player and media content, processes an image of the web page to determine a control associated with the media player, and monitors the media content based on the control. | 10-15-2009 |
20100080411 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO AUTOMATICALLY CRAWL THE INTERNET USING IMAGE ANALYSIS - Methods and apparatus to automatically crawl the Internet using image analysis are disclosed. An example method to visually identify components of a web page includes rendering a web page in a web browser to generate an image, and visually analyzing at least a portion of the image with a machine to detect a region containing a possible web page component. The example method further includes automatically determining a type of the detected web page component and storing the web page component type and a location of the portion of the web page. | 04-01-2010 |
20120209949 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MONITOR MEDIA CONTENT - Methods and apparatus to monitor media content at a content display site are described. An example method includes transmitting a meter to a content provider, the meter implemented by computer readable instructions to be executed with a media content player when media content is presented by the media content player, the meter to at least one of generate a signature for the media content and extract a code from the media content; and transmit at least one of the signature and the code to a media monitoring entity | 08-16-2012 |
20120265735 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO GENERATE A TAG FOR MEDIA CONTENT - Example methods and apparatus to generate identifying tags for media content as described herein. An example method includes obtaining an identifier value associated with at least one of audio or video of received media content by at least one of: extracting the identifier value from at least one of the audio or the video or determining the identifier value based on inherent information of at least one of the audio or the video, generating a tag including the identifier value, and storing the tag with the media content to cause the tag to be distributed to a presentation location along with the media content. | 10-18-2012 |
20140156761 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MONITOR IMPRESSIONS OF SOCIAL MEDIA MESSAGES - Methods and apparatus are disclosed to monitor impressions of social media messages. An example method includes receiving at a server a first request for first media, the first request addressed to a first uniform resource locator (URL), and the first request corresponding to a first social media message to be presented with the first media. The method also includes receiving at the server a second request for the first media, the second request addressed to a second URL different from the first URL, and the second request corresponding to a second social media message to be presented with the first media. The method also includes crediting the first social media message with a first impression based on the first request being addressed to the first URL, and crediting the second social media message with a second impression based on the second request being addressed to the second URL. | 06-05-2014 |
20140214978 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MONITOR IMPRESSIONS OF SOCIAL MEDIA MESSAGES - Methods and apparatus are disclosed to monitor impressions of social media messages. An example method includes receiving at a server a request for media, the request addressed to a uniform resource locator, the request corresponding to a social media message to be presented with the media, and the request including a user identifier. The method also includes crediting the social media message with an impression based on the request being addressed to the uniform resource locator. The method also includes identifying that the impression corresponds to an original intended recipient of the social media message based on the user identifier matching a second user identifier stored in a list of subscribers that subscribe to receive messages from an original sender of the social media message. | 07-31-2014 |
20150269611 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MONITOR IMPRESSIONS OF SOCIAL MEDIA MESSAGES - Methods and apparatus are disclosed to monitor impressions of social media messages. An example method includes logging, at a server, a first impression for a first social media message based on a first universal resource locator corresponding to a first request requesting media, the first request sent in response to accessing the first social media message to be presented with the media. The method also includes logging, at the server, a second impression for a second social media message based on a second universal resource locator corresponding to a second request requesting the media, the second request sent in response to accessing the second social media message to be presented with the media. | 09-24-2015 |
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20080200437 | Cyclitols and Their Derivatives and Their Therapeutic Applications - The present invention is directed to polyphosphorylated and pyrophosphate derivatives of cyclitols. More particularly, the invention relates to polyphosphorylated and pyrophosphate derivatives of inositols. The invention also relates to compositions of the polyphosphorylated and pyrophosphate derivatives of inositol and other similar, more lipophilic derivatives, and their use as allosteric effectors, cell-signaling molecule analogs, and therapeutic agents. | 08-21-2008 |
20130190524 | CYCLITOLS AND THEIR DERIVATIVES AND THEIR THERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONS - The present invention is directed to polyphosphorylated and pyrophosphate derivatives of cyclitols. More particularly, the invention relates to polyphosphorylated and pyrophosphate derivatives of inositols. The invention also relates to compositions of the polyphosphorylated and pyrophosphate derivatives of inositol and other similar, more lipophilic derivatives, and their use as allosteric effectors, cell-signaling molecule analogs, and therapeutic agents. | 07-25-2013 |
20140171394 | CYCLITOLS AND THEIR DERIVATIVES AND THEIR THERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONS - The present invention is directed to polyphosphorylated and pyrophosphate derivatives of cyclitols. More particularly, the invention relates to polyphosphorylated and pyrophosphate derivatives of inositols. The invention also relates to compositions of the polyphosphorylated and pyrophosphate derivatives of inositol and other similar, more lipophilic derivatives, and their use as allosteric effectors, cell-signaling molecule analogs, and therapeutic agents. | 06-19-2014 |
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20130297547 | AGGREGATE CONTEXT INFERENCES USING MULTIPLE CONTEXT STREAMS - Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for inferring context are provided. In one potential implementation, first context information associated with a first duration is identified, second context information is accessed to determine a context segmentation boundary; and the first context information and the second context information is then aggregated to generate an inferred segmented aggregated context. In a further implementation, the first context information is used to average inferred contexts, and the context segmentation boundary is used to reset a start time for averaging the first context information. | 11-07-2013 |
20140126666 | EXPLOITING SPATIAL DEGREES OF FREEDOM IN MULTIPLE INPUT MULTIPLE OUTPUT (MIMO) RADIO SYSTEMS - Methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, are provided for determining the null-space for a channel between a transmitter and an unintended receiver. In one aspect there is provided a method. The method may include transmitting, by a secondary transmitter, a plurality of learning signals, determining, for each of the plurality of learning signals, a value representative of an interference caused by the transmitting to an unintended receiver, determining, based on the determined values, a null-space for a channel between the secondary transmitter and the unintended receiver and transmitting, by the secondary transmitter, a signal in accordance with the determined null-space. | 05-08-2014 |
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20100182103 | INTERCONNECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LOW CROSS-TALK CHIP MOUNTING FOR AUTOMOTIVE RADARS - An apparatus for reducing crosstalk including a substrate having a bottom surface and a top surface defining a horizontal plane, a ground plane coupled to the bottom surface of the substrate, first and second microstrip lines formed on the top surface of the substrate, the first and second microstrip lines formed on the top surface of the substrate and spaced apart from one another, and a first plurality of vias traveling through the substrate from the top surface of the substrate to the ground plane and positioned between the first and second microstrip lines for reducing crosstalk between the first and second microstrip lines. | 07-22-2010 |
20110010926 | MICROWAVE ANTENNA AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - A method for fabricating a microwave horn antenna in which a thermoplastic sacrificial layer is mounted to a thermoplastic horn layer. A heated horn embossing plate having at least one horn shaped embossing element is then moved into the horn layer so that the horn element penetrates through the horn layer and extends partially into the sacrificial layer thus forming a horn opening in the horn layer complementary in shape to the horn element. The horn layer and sacrificial layer are then separated from each other and the horn opening and at least a portion of the back surface of the horn layer is covered with a metal coating. A thermoplastic wave guide layer formed by embossing wave guide channels into the layer is covered with metal and attached to the back side of the horn layer to form the antenna. Alternatively, a portion of the horn and the remaining portion of a microwave channel are formed in both a first and second thermoplastic section. These portions of the microwave guide channel and horn are then coated with a metal material and the sections are secured together in a facing relationship so that the horn portions and wave guide channel portions on both the first and second sections register with each other. | 01-20-2011 |
20110101533 | INTEGRATED (MULTILAYER) CIRCUITS AND PROCESS OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A process of forming a semiconductor integrated circuit that includes the steps of: forming at least a first element having a first pattern of conductive material and including a polymer layer surrounding the conductive material, forming at least a second element having a second pattern of conductive material and including a polymer layer surrounding the conductive material, positioning the first element relative to the second element, and bonding the polymer layer of the first and second elements at a temperature below a melting temperature of the conductive materials of the first and second elements wherein the conductive material of the first element contacts the conductive material of the second element and is maintained in position by the bonded polymer layers. | 05-05-2011 |
20110101827 | ENERGY HARVESTING DEVICE - The present invention discloses an energy harvesting device that converts small magnitude and low frequency vibrations into electrical energy. The device can include a base, a low frequency element, and a piezoelectric element. The low frequency element can be movably attached to the base and the piezoelectric element can also be attached to the base and be spaced apart from the low frequency element with a vacant space therebetween. Upon vibration of the low frequency element resulting from environmental vibrations, the low frequency element can impact the piezoelectric element and cause elastic deformation thereto. | 05-05-2011 |
20120026043 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL ARRAY ANTENNA ON A SUBSTRATE WITH ENHANCED BACKLOBE SUPPRESSION FOR MM-WAVE AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS - A multilayer antenna including a first microstrip patch positioned along a first plane, a second microstrip patch positioned along a second plane that is substantially parallel to the first plane, and a ground plane having a slot formed therein. The multilayer antenna also includes a microstrip feeding line for propagating signals through the slot in the ground plane and to the second microstrip patch and a backlobe suppression reflector for receiving some of the signals and reflecting the signals to the slot in the ground plane. | 02-02-2012 |
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20120106320 | ROUTED SPLIT MULTI-LINK TRUNKING RESILIENCY FOR WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK SPLIT-PLANE ENVIRONMENTS - A method, apparatus and computer program product for performing Routed Split Multi-Link Trunking Resiliency for Wireless Local Area Network split-plane environments is presented. A first network switch learns first data associated with a second network switch and the first network switch terminates an Access Tunnel (AT). The said second network switch learns second data associated with said first network switch. The first and second data are synchronized between the first network switch and the second network switch. The first network switch and the second network load sharing tunnel data packets. The second network switch forwards tunnel control packets received by the second network switch to the first network. A failure relating to said first network switch is detected and a new AT is established with the second network switch. | 05-03-2012 |
20120106523 | PACKET FORWARDING FUNCTION OF A MOBILITY SWITCH DEPLOYED AS ROUTED SMLT (RSMLT) NODE - A method, apparatus and computer program product for providing Routed Split Multi Link Trunking (RSMLT) for Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) tunnels is presented. A first and second network switch learn data associated with each other, wherein the first network switch and the second network switch operate concurrently. The first network switch terminates a WLAN Tunnel. The data is synchronized between the first network switch and the second network switch, wherein the data includes MAC Addresses, Internet Protocol (IP) interface addresses, Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) associations, WLAN tunnel assignments and Network switch Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. Load sharing of tunnel data packets is performed by the first and the second network switch. Tunnel control packets received by the second network switch are forwarded to the first network switch over an Inter Switch Trunk (IST). | 05-03-2012 |
20120110393 | METHOD AND APPARATUS PROVIDING FAILOVER FOR A POINT TO POINT TUNNEL FOR WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK SPLIT-PLANE ENVIRONMENTS - A method, apparatus and computer program product for providing failover for a point to point tunnel for wireless local area network split-plane environments is presented. A second network switch learns first data associated with a third network switch and the second network switch terminates a tunnel. The third network switch learns second data associated with the second network switch. The first and second data are synchronized between the second network switch and the third network switch. The second network switch and the third network switch load sharing tunnel data packets. The third network switch forwards tunnel control packets received by the third network switch to the second network switch. A failure relating to the second network switch is detected and a new tunnel is established with the third network switch. | 05-03-2012 |
20130060966 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING A TIERED WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK (WLAN) SERVER TOPOLOGY - A method, apparatus and computer program product for forming a tiered Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) server topology is presented. A Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) having a plurality of Mobile Virtual Local Area Network (MVLAN) servers is broken into a plurality of zones, each zone including at least one MVLAN server. An Identifier (ID) is assigned to each zone. A MVLAN server in each zone is designated as a MVLAN gateway server, wherein MVLAN servers within a zone communicate with each other within the zone, wherein the MVLAN servers within a zone communicate directly with the MVLAN gateway sever within the zone, wherein MVLAN gateway servers communicate directly with each other, and wherein a MVLAN server within a first zone communicates with a MVLAN server in a second zone by way of the MVLAN gateway sever of the first zone and the MVLAN gateway server of the second zone. | 03-07-2013 |
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20090089131 | Mobile Device Marketing and Advertising Platforms, Methods, and Systems - A mobile marketing campaign platform and method including: a planning module including: a definition module for setting budget and objectives; and a design module for designing the campaign utilizing a plurality of templates; an execution module including: design tools for designing an executable campaign from the campaign design made from the templates; and operating tools for causing the executable campaign to execute over multiple mobile services; and a reporting module including: tracking means for tracking at least one of a campaign activity, the campaign performance objectives; and the brand performance objectives. | 04-02-2009 |
20090138337 | MOBILE DEVICE MARKETING AND ADVERTISING PLATFORMS, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS - A mobile marketing campaign platform and method including: a planning module including: a definition module for setting budget and objectives; and a design module for designing the campaign utilizing a plurality of templates; an execution module including: design tools for designing an executable campaign from the campaign design made from the templates; and operating tools for causing the executable campaign to execute over multiple mobile services; and a reporting module including: tracking means for tracking at least one of a campaign activity, the campaign performance objectives; and the brand performance objectives. | 05-28-2009 |
20090138338 | MOBILE DEVICE MARKETING AND ADVERTISING PLATFORMS, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS - A mobile marketing campaign platform and method including: a planning module including: a definition module for setting budget and objectives; and a design module for designing the campaign utilizing a plurality of templates; an execution module including: design tools for designing an executable campaign from the campaign design made from the templates; and operating tools for causing the executable campaign to execute over multiple mobile services; and a reporting module including: tracking means for tracking at least one of a campaign activity, the campaign performance objectives; and the brand performance objectives. | 05-28-2009 |
20090138339 | MOBILE DEVICE MARKETING AND ADVERTISING PLATFORMS, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS - A mobile marketing campaign platform and method including: a planning module including: a definition module for setting budget and objectives; and a design module for designing the campaign utilizing a plurality of templates; an execution module including: design tools for designing an executable campaign from the campaign design made from the templates; and operating tools for causing the executable campaign to execute over multiple mobile services; and a reporting module including: tracking means for tracking at least one of a campaign activity, the campaign performance objectives; and the brand performance objectives. | 05-28-2009 |
20090138361 | MOBILE DEVICE MARKETING AND ADVERTISING PLATFORMS, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS - A mobile marketing campaign platform and method including: a planning module including: a definition module for setting budget and objectives; and a design module for designing the campaign utilizing a plurality of templates; an execution module including: design tools for designing an executable campaign from the campaign design made from the templates; and operating tools for causing the executable campaign to execute over multiple mobile services; and a reporting module including: tracking means for tracking at least one of a campaign activity, the campaign performance objectives; and the brand performance objectives. | 05-28-2009 |
20090271267 | MOBILE DEVICE MARKETING AND ADVERTISING PLATFORMS, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS - A mobile marketing campaign platform and method including: a planning module including: a definition module for setting budget and objectives; and a design module for designing the campaign utilizing a plurality of templates; an execution module including: design tools for designing an executable campaign from the campaign design made from the templates; and operating tools for causing the executable campaign to execute over multiple mobile services; and a reporting module including: tracking means for tracking at least one of a campaign activity, the campaign performance objectives; and the brand performance objectives. | 10-29-2009 |
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20120179534 | Mobile Device Marketing and Advertising Platforms, Methods, and Systems - A mobile marketing campaign platform and method including: a planning module including: a definition module for setting budget and objectives; and a design module for designing the campaign utilizing a plurality of templates; an execution module including: design tools for designing an executable campaign from the campaign design made from the templates; and operating tools for causing the executable campaign to execute over multiple mobile services; and a reporting module including: tracking means for tracking at least one of a campaign activity, the campaign performance objectives; and the brand performance objectives. | 07-12-2012 |
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20090327256 | GRAMMAR COMPRESSION - Compression of extensive, rule-based grammars used to facilitate search queries is provided herein. Rule-based grammars includes a list of rules that each comprise a sequence of token classes. Each token class is a logical grouping of tokens, and each token is a string of characters. A grammar is parsed to identify rules and token classes. Unimportant token classes are identified and sets of unimportant token classes are merged to generated merged token classes. A compressed grammar is generated by substituting the merged token classes into the grammar for corresponding unimportant token classes used to generate the merged token classes. | 12-31-2009 |
20100241647 | Context-Aware Query Recommendations - Described is a search-related technology in which context information regarding a user's prior search actions is used in making query recommendations for a current user action, such as a query or click. To determine whether each set or subset of context information is relevant to the user action, data obtained from a query log is evaluated. More particularly, a query transition (query-query) graph and a query click (query-URL) graph are extracted from the query log; vectors are computed for the current action and each context/sub-context and evaluated against vectors in the graphs to determine current action-to-context similarity. Also described is using similar context to provide the query recommendations, using parameters to control the similarity strictness, and/or whether more recent context information is more relevant than less recent context information, and using context information to distinguish between user sessions. | 09-23-2010 |
20100306214 | IDENTIFYING MODIFIERS IN WEB QUERIES OVER STRUCTURED DATA - Described is using modifiers in online search queries for queries that map to a database table. A modifier (e.g., an adjective or a preposition) specifies the intended meaning of a target, in which the target maps to a column in that table. The modifier thus corresponds to one or more functions that determine which rows of data in the column match the query, e.g., “cameras under $400” maps to a camera (or product) table, and “under” is the modifier that represents a function (less than) that is used to evaluate a “price” target/data column. Also described are different classes of modifiers, and generating the dictionaries for a domain (corresponding to a table) via query log mining. | 12-02-2010 |
20100318546 | SYNOPSIS OF A SEARCH LOG THAT RESPECTS USER PRIVACY - Described is releasing output data representing a search log, in which the data is suitable for most data mining/analysis applications, but is safe to publish by preserving user privacy. The search log is processed such that a query is only included if a sufficient count of that query is present; noise may be added. User contributions that are considered may be limited to a maximum number of queries. The output may indicate how often (possibly plus noise) that each query appeared. Other output may comprise a query-action graph, a query-inaction graph and/or a query-reformulation graph, with nodes representing queries and nodes representing actions, inactions or reformulations (e.g., clicked URLs, skipped URLs, or selected related queries), and edges between nodes representing action, skip or selection counts (possibly plus noise). The output may correspond to the top results/related queries returned from a search. | 12-16-2010 |
20110047171 | ANSWERING WEB QUERIES USING STRUCTURED DATA SOURCES - Described is answering online web queries from a structured data store, such as a products database. An online web search query is modified into an evaluation expression for accessing a structured data store (e.g., a database, XML file, a flat table) to find search results. A query is matched to a pattern, which is used to generate the expression, as well as determine to which structured data store the query is routed. Tokens (e.g., words) in the query are processed against a dictionary of token classes (sets of tokens) and patterns (sets of token classes) to annotate the query to map the query to the matching pattern. A translation process generates the expression based on translation hints that correspond to the matching pattern. Also described is offline mining of query logs to generate the dictionaries. | 02-24-2011 |
20110173191 | ASSESSING QUALITY OF USER REVIEWS - User generated reviews and scores associated with the reviews may be used to train a review scoring model with textual features of the reviews. The review scoring model may be used to predict scores for newly received reviews. One or more constraints based on social networking application data associated with an author of a review may be used to adjust the predicted score of the review. | 07-14-2011 |
20110307517 | RELAXATION FOR STRUCTURED QUERIES - A structured query may specify attribute values for attributes. An estimate of the number of items that will match the structured query if it is applied to a structured database is determined. If the estimated number of items is below a threshold, the structured query may be relaxed to form new candidate structured queries. The number of candidate queries may be determined based on a desired running time. Each of the candidate structured queries may be determined by changing one or more attribute values of the attributes of the structured query. Estimates of the number of items each of the candidate structured queries will match is determined, and the candidate structured query that has the highest matching estimation is used to query the database. The matching results may be output. | 12-15-2011 |
20110313993 | GRAMMAR COMPRESSION - Compression of extensive, rule-based grammars used to facilitate search queries is provided herein. Rule-based grammars include a list of rules that each comprise a sequence of token classes. Each token class is a logical grouping of tokens, and each token is a string of characters. A grammar is parsed to identify rules and token classes. Unimportant token classes are identified and sets of unimportant token classes are merged to generated merged token classes. A compressed grammar is generated by substituting the merged token classes into the grammar for corresponding unimportant token classes used to generate the merged token classes. | 12-22-2011 |
20120226661 | INDEXING FOR LIMITED SEARCH SERVER AVAILABILITY - Documents are replicated among servers comprising a search engine based on the value of each document by approximating its value as one of the top search results for one or more exemplary queries. Documents are allocated among servers comprising a search engine by calculating a relevance value for each document and then distributing the documents evenly to the servers. A subset of servers are selected from among a plurality of servers comprising a search engine using term-based, server-specific histograms reflecting the number of instances of the term in each document allocated to each server, and then selecting servers to service a query based on the documents on those servers. | 09-06-2012 |
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20090051175 | Reverse cam release mechanism - A releasable locking mechanism is provided that includes a carrier, at least one projection and an actuator. The projection extends from the carrier and is rotatable along a rotational axis between a locked state and an unlocked state. The actuator is operably coupled to the projection and is movable along a first axis between a first position and a second position whereby in the first position the projection is rotated to the locked state and in the second position the projection is rotated to the unlocked state, the first axis being substantially perpendicular with the rotational axis. | 02-26-2009 |
20090244856 | Retracting lock mechanism for an electronics device - A retractable locking mechanism comprising: a lever having a handle end opposite a rotation end and a pivot point positioned between the handle end and the rotation end such that the lever pivots about an axis of rotation of the lever; a first cam positioned on the rotation end of the lever; an actuator with a front end and a back end, the front end attached to the pivot point of the lever; a lock disposed adjacent to the actuator and the lock having a first end and a second end and an axis of rotation of the lock; a second cam attached to the lock for bearing on the back end of the actuator; and wherein pivoting the lever moves the actuator along a plane of the actuator to contact and rotate the second cam such that the lock is disposed in one of a locked state and an unlocked state. | 10-01-2009 |
20110164382 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE HOUSING - The present invention pertains to a cage for thermal management and housing an electric module comprising a cage housing and having a top, bottom and side walls joined to form an interior cavity and the side walls defining a width of the interior cavity. The top wall may have an air inlet port and an air outlet port and the air inlet and outlet ports spaced apart by a length. The length may be most or all of the width, so that air entering the inlet port will travel over a portion of a side of an electronic module mounted in the cavity prior to exiting the outlet port. | 07-07-2011 |
20110211904 | LOCK MECHANISM FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A retractable locking mechanism comprising a lever having a handle end opposite a rotation end and a pivot point positioned between the handle end and the rotation end such that the lever pivots about an axis of rotation of the lever; a first cam positioned on the rotation end of the lever; an actuator with a front end and a back end, the front end attached to the pivot point of the lever; a lack disposed adjacent to the actuator and the lock having a first end and a second end and an axis of rotation of the lock and wherein pivoting the lever moves the actuator along a plane of the actuator to contact and rotate the lock in one of a locked state and an unlocked state. | 09-01-2011 |
20120168122 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE HOUSING - The present invention relates to a cage for thermal management and for housing an electronic module. The cage includes top, bottom and side walls joined to form an interior cavity. The side walls form an enclosure having a first panel. A thermally conductive pathway is disposed on the first panel. The enclosure receives an electronic device such as a transceiver module and a heat sink mounted on the first panel. The thermally conductive pathway is disposed between the electronic device and the heat sink so that heat from the electronic device is transmitted via the thermally conductive pathway to the heat sink. | 07-05-2012 |
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20130138495 | Promotion Code Validation Apparatus And Method - A method including interacting with a promotion code provider programmatically, providing a promotion code to a validation function of the promotion code provider, and evaluating a response from the promotion code provider. The act of interacting with a promotion code provider can include controlling an interface that simulates user actions, such as but not limited to controlling an in-memory web browser through an API, where the API provides a set of functions for simulating user actions. Accordingly, the method can be used to quickly and easily determine whether one or more promotion codes, such as online coupons, are valid. | 05-30-2013 |
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20140278950 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MAXIMIZING ONLINE COUPON AND DEAL COMMISSIONS - A method for maximizing commissions received from directing consumers to online retailers. The method can include retrieving deal content from a plurality of deal providers, wherein each deal provider provides deal content including at least one of a content affiliate link and a promotion, identifying at least one deal that is substantially duplicative by examining the retrieved deal content to determine that the at least one deal is represented by deal content from at least two deal providers, and organizing the deal content based on a priority of the publisher, wherein the priority includes at least one of a monetary commission resulting from the use of the content affiliate link or promotion, a payout schedule related to the monetary commission, and a working relationship with the deal provider. Accordingly, the method can be used to maximize commissions associated with content affiliate links or promotions. | 09-18-2014 |
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20140154384 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING TOPPINGS - One variation of a method for dispensing toppings onto topping vehicles includes: indexing a first topping vehicle to a first position adjacent a first topping module, the first topping module comprising a first hopper containing a first topping of a first topping type; indexing a second topping vehicle to a second position adjacent a second topping module comprising a second hopper containing a second topping of a second topping type; retracting a first blade of the first topping module; advancing the first blade through the first topping; retracting a first retaining plate to dispense a topping slice from the first topping onto the first topping vehicle according to a first topping order for the first topping vehicle specifying the first topping type, the first retaining plate offset from the first blade opposite the first hopper; advancing the first retaining plate; and indexing the first topping vehicle to the second position. | 06-05-2014 |
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20100178300 | CLAY INTERLACED YEAST COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF UTILIZING THE SAME - The present invention relates to compositions comprising yeast cells and/or yeast cell components and methods for producing and utilizing the same. In particular, the invention provides novel yeast comprising altered cell wall structure (e.g., clay and/or clay component(s) integrated (e.g., interlaced) into cell wall(s) and/or cell wall(s) comprising altered glucan:mannan ratio), methods of producing the same, compositions comprising and/or derived from the same, and methods of using the same (e.g., to sequester and/or adsorb bacteria and toxins). Compositions and methods of the invention find use in a variety of applications including dietary (e.g., admixing with feedstuffs or otherwise feeding to animals), therapeutic, prophylactic (e.g. admixing with bedding sources and/or other materials that come into contact with animals, usage during food and beverage processing and manufacture, and usage during filtration of liquids) as well as research applications. | 07-15-2010 |
20110033576 | CLAY INTERLACED YEAST COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF UTILIZING THE SAME - The present invention relates to compositions comprising yeast cells and/or yeast cell components and methods for producing and utilizing the same. In particular, the invention provides novel yeast comprising altered cell wall structure (e.g., clay and/or clay component(s) integrated (e.g., interlaced) into cell wall(s) and/or cell wall(s) comprising altered glucan:mannan ratio), methods of producing the same, compositions comprising and/or derived from the same, and methods of using the same (e.g., to sequester and/or adsorb bacteria and toxins). Compositions and methods of the invention find use in a variety of applications including dietary (e.g., admixing with feedstuffs or otherwise feeding to animals), therapeutic, prophylactic (e.g. admixing with bedding sources and/or other materials that come into contact with animals, usage during food and beverage processing and manufacture, and usage during filtration of liquids) as well as research applications. | 02-10-2011 |
20110054132 | SYNTHETIC MYCOTOXIN ADSORBENTS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND UTILIZING THE SAME - The present invention relates generally to molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs). In particular, the present invention relates to reusable, ecologically friendly MIPs that can be produced in relatively large quantities, methods of producing the same, and methods of utilizing the same (e.g., to sequester and/or adsorb target compounds (e.g., mycotoxins)). Compositions and methods of the invention find use in a variety of applications including dietary therapeutic, prophylactic, food and beverage processing and manufacture, as well as research, quality control and traceability applications. | 03-03-2011 |
20110281283 | YEAST CELL WALL COMPONENTS AND DETECTION THEREOF - The present invention relates to animal feed additives and detection thereof in feed products. Additionally, the present invention relates to yeast cell wall components, their methods of isolation, and compositions and methods for the immunological detection thereof. | 11-17-2011 |
20120214897 | SYNTHETIC MYCOTOXIN ADSORBENTS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND UTILIZING THE SAME - The present invention relates generally to molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs). In particular, the present invention relates to reusable, ecologically friendly MIPs that can be produced in relatively large quantities, methods of producing the same, and methods of utilizing the same (e.g., to sequester and/or adsorb target compounds (e.g., mycotoxins)). Compositions and methods of the invention find use in a variety of applications including dietary therapeutic, prophylactic, food and beverage processing and manufacture, as well as research, quality control and traceability applications. | 08-23-2012 |
20130084356 | CLAY INTERLACED YEAST COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF UTILIZING THE SAME - The present invention relates to compositions comprising yeast cells and/or yeast cell components and methods for producing and utilizing the same. In particular, the invention provides novel yeast comprising altered cell wall structure (e.g., clay and/or clay component(s) integrated (e.g., interlaced) into cell wall(s) and/or cell wall(s) comprising altered glucan:mannan ratio), methods of producing the same, compositions comprising and/or derived from the same, and methods of using the same (e.g., to sequester and/or adsorb bacteria and toxins). Compositions and methods of the invention find use in a variety of applications including dietary (e.g., admixing with feedstuffs or otherwise feeding to animals), therapeutic, prophylactic (e.g. admixing with bedding sources and/or other materials that come into contact with animals, usage during food and beverage processing and manufacture, and usage during filtration of liquids) as well as research applications. | 04-04-2013 |