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Aravind Bala, Redmond, WA US
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| 20080244401 | User interface teaching concepts in an application - Various embodiments provide a wizard integrated as part of an application to assist a user in operating within the application. In one or more embodiments, the wizard comprises an inline portion of the application's user interface and is designed to enable a user to express a desired goal and then present one or more choices that appear to satisfy the user's desired goal. The choices are titled in a manner that obscures or abstracts away more complex choices and concepts with which a user may not be familiar. When the user selects a particular displayed choice, the wizard can present further choices which are progressively narrowed to focus on the user's desired goal, thus directing the user to a suitable feature to accomplish his or her goal and providing just-in-time conceptual information about the feature to enable the user to use that feature. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20110225192 | AUTO-DETECTION OF HISTORICAL SEARCH CONTEXT - Architecture that automatically detects historical search contexts as well as behaviors related to a search query. Machine learning and hand-authored rules are employed to automatically identify search contexts. Historical information likely to be useful in the current context is surfaced. When a user enters a search query or executes another search behavior, past behaviors are exposed which are contextually related to the current behavior. The architecture also provides automatic discovery of historical contexts, features related to the contexts, and training or authoring of a system for classifying behavior into contexts, using some combination of the machine learning and/or hand-authored rules. A runtime system classifies the current user behavior into a context and surfaces contextual information to the user. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110252011 | Integrating a Search Service with a Social Network Resource - A system is described for integrating a search engine and one or more social network resources. The system operates by determining whether a search operation being conducted by a user warrants interaction with a social network resource. If so, the system may provide an invitation to the user to forward a query-related message to the social network resource. The system then sends the message to a group of contacts via the social network resource, where the group of contacts can be defined in various ways. The system receives a response from at least one contact in the group of contacts and presents that response to the user using various delivery mechanisms, as governed by various delivery timings. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20120036011 | Search Personalization Using Identifiers and Authentication State - Systems, methods, and computer media for personalizing a web page and for personalizing user search query results are provided. A request to view a web page, such as a user search query that produces a search result web page, is received from a computing device. A computing device identifier is detected. Device-specific data corresponding to the detected computing device identifier is accessed. Upon detecting at least one user identifier having an authentication state, user-specific data corresponding to the detected user identifier and authentication state is accessed. The web page is personalized based on at least one of the accessed device-specific data and the accessed user-specific data. | 02-09-2012 |
Bukurie Bala, Sarasota, FL US
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| 20090266721 | SCHOOL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A school organization system which may include a panel, a writing surface coupled to the panel, a clear window coupled to the panel, a first folder coupled to the panel; and a second folder coupled to the panel. The writing surface may include a magnetic re-writable writing surface. The writing surface may include a flexible magnetic dry erase board. The writing surface may include an approximately letter sized blank writing surface and a permanent calendar. The clear window and the panel may be coupled to define an opening between the clear window and the panel for inserting a document thereto via a side of the clear window. The opening between the clear window and the panel may be oriented horizontally. The first folder may include a clear label window coupled to a front side of the first folder. | 10-29-2009 |
Catherine G. Bala, Lagrangeville, NY US
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| 20090037984 | AUTOMATED PASSWORD TOOL AND METHOD OF USE - A method of auto updating a password comprises opening a password file and a new password file and reading information from the password file including user ID type. The method applies the user ID type to a predetermined application type and executes password-updating logic to generate a new password for the application type. The method further updates the new password file with the new password for the predetermined application type. A system comprises at least one of a hardware component and a software component configured to read information from a password file including user ID type. The hardware component and/or software component is further configured to determine that the user ID type matches to an application type and to apply the user ID type to the matched application type. The hardware component and/or software component is further configured to generate a new password for the application type and to update the password file with the new password for the application type. | 02-05-2009 |
Harry Bala, South Barrington, IL US
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| 20090028752 | STERILIZATION CHALLENGE SPECIMEN HOLDER - A sterilization challenge specimen holder is used with a test indicator to challenge sterilization on a consistent basis. The holder includes a body having an internal chamber region. A cap is sealable on the holder. A plug is positioned in the body. The plug has a wall having a spiral formed groove therein in communication with the internal chamber region. An opening provides for a single flow path for communication between the environs and the internal chamber via the groove. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090028753 | STERILIZATION CHALLENGE SPECIMEN HOLDER - A sterilization challenge specimen holder is used with a test indicator to challenge sterilization on a consistent basis. The holder includes a body having an internal chamber region. A cap is sealable on the holder. An opening is defined in the body or cap that forms a single tortuous ingress and egress path communicating the interior chamber with the environs. An insulating layer is disposed over the body and cap to fully insulate the body and cap other than over the opening so as to not interfere with the ingress and egress path. The insulating layer reduces the heat transference from the environs to the interior chamber region. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090029451 | STERILIZATION CHALLENGE SPECIMEN HOLDER - A sterilization challenge specimen holder is used with a test indicator to challenge sterilization on a consistent basis. The holder includes a body having an internal chamber region. A cap is sealable on the holder. A plug is positioned in the body. The plug has a wall having a spiral formed groove therein in communication with the internal chamber region. An opening provides for a single flow path for communication between the environs and the internal chamber via the groove. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20100036357 | STERILIZATION CHALLENGE SPECIMEN HOLDER - A sterilization challenge specimen holder is used with a test indicator to challenge sterilization on a consistent basis. The holder includes a body having an internal chamber region and a sleeve positionable within the internal chamber. A cap is sealable on the holder and a plug is positioned in the body. The plug has a wall having a spiral formed groove therein in communication with the internal chamber region. An opening in the holder provides for a flow path for communication between the environs and the internal chamber, and another opening(s) provides for a second flow path for communication between the internal chamber and the inner chamber of the sleeve. An indicator tube carries a biological indicator and has openings therein. | 02-11-2010 |
Jerzy Bala, Potomac Falls, VA US
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| 20090048996 | Computerized Modeling Method and a Computer Program Product Employing a Hybrid Bayesian Decision Tree for Classification - In a computerized hybrid modeling method and a computer program product for implementing the method, two classification techniques are integrated: expert elicited Bayesian networks and decision trees induced from data. Bayesian networks are a compact representation for probabilistic models and inference. They have been used successfully for many applications involving classification. The tree-based classifiers, on the other hand, have proven their ability to perform well in real world data under uncertainty. For classification purposes, the inference algorithms to compute the exact posterior probability of a target node, given observed evidence in a Bayesian network, are usually computationally intensive or impossible in a mixed model. In those cases, either the approximate results are computed using stochastic simulation methods or the model is approximated using discretization or Gaussian mixture before applying an exact inference algorithm. For a tree-based classifier, however, once the tree is constructed, the classification process is trivial. The hybrid approach synergistically combines the strengths of the two techniques. Such an approach trades off the accuracy and computation. Significant computational savings can be achieved with a minimum classification accuracy drop. | 02-19-2009 |
John L. Bala, Pomfret Center, CT US
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| 20090264706 | Disposable interchangeable angle light guide system - An interchangeable light guide system employs a multiplicity of disposable light guides each configured to provide a pre-selected off-axis angle of observation. The light guides are slid over the shaft of an endoscope of the zero angle endoscope and optically coupled with the probe to provide the off-axis observation angle. The specific observation angles are defined by the angles of the refractive surfaces of a prism. The proximal end of each of the adapters includes a knob to facilitate rotation of the light guide about the optical axis of the endoscope probe to orient the off-axis observation angle at a selected angular direction about the probe axis. The light guides are low cost disposable devices. | 10-22-2009 |
Joy Lynn F. Bala, Los Angeles, CA US
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| 20080312440 | SYNTHESIS OF DRUG CONJUGATES VIA REACTION WITH EPOXIDE-CONTAINING LINKERS - The present invention relates to drug derivatives and linkers. The invention specifically relates to compounds and methods of phosphonates and linkers, that are useful as carriers for imaging agents and useful in the treatment of various bone diseases. | 12-18-2008 |
Karthik Bala, Menands, NY US
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| 20120071238 | MUSIC GAME SOFTWARE AND INPUT DEVICE UTILIZING A VIDEO PLAYER - A video game includes an audio-video stream combined with game graphics and game sounds. The game graphics are overlaid on the video stream and updated in synchronization with the stream. Update of the game graphics and sounds depends on inputs received from a game player. The game player may provide input using a game controller coupled to the video game by an adapter. The video game may play on a Blu-ray player. | 03-22-2012 |
Krishna Bala, St. Louis, MO US
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| 20110081448 | PROCESS FOR TREATING VANILLA BEANS - There is provided a process for the preparation of cured vanilla bean pieces comprising steps of: i) blanching vanilla beans; ii) optionally cooling the blanched vanilla beans of step i); iii) comminuting the blanched vanilla beans of steps i) or ii); iv) incubating the comminuted pieces of step iii); and v) drying the incubated pieces of step iv). | 04-07-2011 |
Pk Bala, Lafayette, CO US
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| 20080282282 | Method of fabricating cartridge for miniature optical data storage disc - A cartridge for an optical data storage disc includes a monolithic shell and a sheet metal cover plate. The shell includes lateral walls and a floor that together define a cavity that holds an optical data storage disc. The cover plate is attached to the shell, with the cover plate abutting the top surfaces of the lateral walls of the shell. The optical disc is housed in the disc cavity, with the data side of the disc facing the cover plate. A sheet metal shutter is wrapped around an edge of the cartridge and is slideable between an open position, wherein a portion of the optical disc is exposed through a shutter window in the cover plate and a closed position wherein the shutter overlies the shutter window. The cartridge is very strong and is easy to fabricate. The use of sheet metal next to the data side of the optical disc allows the data on the disc to be read or recorded with a very short wavelength laser. | 11-13-2008 |
Raja Bala, Pittsford, NY US
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| 20110216968 | SMART IMAGE RESIZING WITH COLOR-BASED ENTROPY AND GRADIENT OPERATORS - A system and method for resizing a digitally represented color image are presented. A color image with pixels defined by luminance and at least one chrominance value is received. For each pixel of the color image, a luminance spatial variation and respective chrominance spatial variations in the respective neighborhood of the each pixel are computed. The luminance spatial variation and the respective chrominance spatial variations are combined to produce a respective importance value for each pixel. Selected pixels are identified based upon their respective importance values and are removed by seam carving of the color image. The seam carving identifies seams of pixels based upon the respective importance values of pixels within the seams of pixels to create a resized color image. The resized color image is produced to an image output device. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110222080 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS FOR JOINTLY OPTIMIZING NODE LOCATIONS AND CORRESPONDING OUTPUT VALUES OF A COLOR LOOK-UP-TABLE (LUT) - This disclosure provides methods, systems and apparatus for jointly optimizing node locations and corresponding output value of a color look-up-table (LUT) associated with an imaging device. According to one exemplary method, initially a set of LUT node locations are generated by solving a first optimization problem and subsequently, a set of LUT node values are generated by solving a second optimization problem. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110286015 | FINDING A LOCUS OF COLORANT FORMULATIONS THAT PRODUCES A DESIRED COLOR - What is disclosed is a novel system and method for converting a set of L*a*b* values to CMYK color space in which all CMYK formulations that produce each L*a*b* value are found and enumerated. The CMYK formulations are found through a search algorithm starting with the lightest L*a*b* values then visiting neighboring L*a*b* values until the entire L*a*b* color set has been processed. The CMYK space is tessellated into a set of pentahedrons, and for each L*a*b* value, an enclosing pentahedron is found and the CMYK values corresponding to where the locus of this point penetrates each surface is recorded. Adjacent pentahedrons are then visited and this process continues until the gamut boundary is reached. The result is a piecewise linear representation of the CMYK locus containing all values that will give the target L*a*b* value. The present method provides a flexible and powerful approach for solving color management problems. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110303571 | COLOR FLICKER BOXES - Systems and methods are described that facilitate generating a color interference effect during opening and closing of a package for a product. The package includes first and second portions, each having printed thereon a color interference pattern. All or part of the second package portion is transparent, permitting the color interference pattern on the first package portion to be seen through the second package portion. The package portions are mated together (e.g., in a tube and sleeve arrangement or the like), such that the color interference patterns are aligned and overlap each other completely when the package is closed. As the package is opened (or closed), the interference patterns move or slide past each other, creating the visible color interference effect. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110305389 | HIERARCHICAL MULTIDIMENSIONAL LOOKUP TABLE GENERATION - What is disclosed is a novel system and method for generating a hierarchical LUT for implementing a color transformation within a color imaging system. In one embodiment, a coarse LUT is received which comprises a plurality of sub-cubes arrayed on a plurality of coarse levels on a structured coarse grid. Each of the sub-cubes encompasses at least one coarse LUT node. Sub-cubes in the coarse grid are identified that are bisected by a boundary surface of the gamut. Then, each of the identified coarse LUT sub-cubes are associated with fine LUT which comprises a plurality of fine LUT nodes arrayed on a plurality of fine levels on a structured fine grid. A hierarchical LUT is generated from the coarse LUT and the associated fine LUTs. Thereafter, the hierarchical LUT can be used for color transformation within a color imaging system. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20120001934 | LANGUAGE-BASED COLOR EDITING FOR MOBILE DEVICES - Methods and a system for a natural language control interface are provided to enable a user to modify colors in a digital image. A textual interface is provided to select a color to be modified within the image and a direction of change for the modification. A swipe interface is provided to select a magnitude and polarity for the modification. Actions on the textual and swipe interface are converted to natural language commands which are in turn used to derive a color transformation that is applied to relevant portions of the image to yield a modified image. The modifications are displayed in real time for a user to observe as they are inputted. | 01-05-2012 |
Sandeep Bala, Raleigh, NC US
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| 20100201338 | HYBRID DISTRIBUTION TRANSFORMER WITH AC & DC POWER CAPABILITIES - A hybrid transformer is provided that includes an electromagnetic transformer and an AC-AC converter with a DC bridge. The AC-AC converter is operable to keep the input voltage and current of the hybrid transformer substantially in phase and to reduce fluctuation in the output voltage of the hybrid transformer in the event of an increase or decrease in the input voltage. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100220499 | HYBRID DISTRIBUTION TRANSFORMER WITH AN INTEGRATED VOLTAGE SOURCE CONVERTER - A hybrid distribution transformer is provided that includes an electromagnetic transformer and a voltage source converter that is operable to reduce fluctuation in the output voltage of the hybrid distribution transformer in the event of an increase or decrease in the input voltage. | 09-02-2010 |
Shashi Bala, Shrewsbury, MA US
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| 20110293653 | ANTAGONISTS OF MIR-155 FOR THE TREATMENT OF INFLAMMATORY LIVER DISEASE - Provided herein are methods of treating or preventing an inflammatory liver disease in a subject, such as alcoholic liver disease (ALD), by administering to said subject an miR-155 antagonist. | 12-01-2011 |
Vasanth Bala, Hawthorne, NY US
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| 20110047133 | Systems and Methods Involving Virtual Machine Images - A method comprises receiving a first virtual machine image, processing the first virtual machine image with a Mirage transformation, and generating a first manifest including a mapping of hierarchical names of content of the first virtual machine image to content identifiers. | 02-24-2011 |
Vasu Bala, Loveland, OH US
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| 20090186787 | Lubricant Compounds Containing Complex Esters - Disclosed are lubricant compounds with a good shear stability defined by the loss of the kinematic viscosity at 100° C., containing base oil and a synthetic complex ester, the complex ester having a kinematic viscosity at 40° C. of greater than 400 and up to 50,000 mm | 07-23-2009 |