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Andrew J. Chow, Sacramento, CA US
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20120313443 | SMART AND SCALABLE OFF-GRID MINI-INVERTERS - A method and apparatus is disclosed for intelligently inverting DC power from DC sources such as photovoltaic (PV) solar modules to single-phase or three-phase AC power to supply power for off-grid applications. A number of regular or redundant off-grid Mini-Inverters with one, two, three, or multiple input channels in a mixed variety can easily connect to one, two, three, or multiple DC power sources such as solar PV modules, invert the DC power to AC power, and daisy chain together to generate and supply AC power to electrical devices that are not connected to the power grid including motors, pumps, fans, lights, appliances, and homes. | 12-13-2012 |
20140100674 | Model-Free Adaptive (MFA) Control with Intelligent Engine and Loop Inspection - A method and apparatus for intelligently controlling continuous process variables. An automatic controller comprises an Intelligent Engine mechanism and a number of Model-Free Adaptive (MFA) controllers, each of which is suitable to control a process with specific behaviors. The Intelligent Engine can automatically select the appropriate MFA controller and its parameters so that the automatic controller can be easily used by people with limited control experience and those who do not have the time to commission, tune, and maintain automatic controllers. | 04-10-2014 |
20140252862 | Maximizing Power Production at Low Sunlight by Solar Power Mini-Inverters - A method and apparatus is disclosed for maximizing power production for solar power systems when there is low sunlight during sunrise, sunset, clouding, partial shading, and other low irradiance conditions. A multiple-channel solar power Mini-Inverter can work in the low power mode when there is low sunlight, take power from one solar panel to supply DC power to its internal electronic circuits, and also invert the DC power from the remaining connected solar panels to single-phase or three-phase AC power feeding to the electrical grid or powering AC loads. This invention can significantly reduce the required startup and shutdown irradiance and DC power for the solar power inverter, avoid undesirable shutdowns due to partial shading, and allow the inverter to run in power generation mode for a few more hours each day. | 09-11-2014 |
Andrew J. Chow, Rancho Cordova, CA US
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20110040393 | DREAM CONTROLLER - A method and apparatus for intelligently controlling continuous process variables. A Dream Controller comprises an intelligent Engine mechanism and a number of Model-Free Adaptive (MFA) controllers, each of which is suitable to control a process with specific behaviors. The Intelligent Engine can automatically select the appropriate MFA controller and its parameters so that the Dream Controller can be easily used by people with limited control experience and those who do not have the time to commission, tune, and maintain automatic controllers. | 02-17-2011 |
Anthony Chow, San Gabriel, CA US
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20110004918 | Facilitating heterogeneous authentication for allowing network access - A method comprises an operation for facilitating authentication of a client device attempting to connect to a port of a network element. Facilitating authentication includes determining whether the client device is configured for being authenticated using a first authentication mechanism and, in response to determining that the client device is not configured for being authenticated using the first authentication mechanism, determining whether the client device is configured for being authenticated using at least one other authentication mechanism. For each one of the authentication mechanisms, an operation is provided for providing the client device with network connectivity dependent upon a respective first classification policy structure in response to the client device being successfully authenticated and an operation is provided for providing the client device with network connectivity dependent upon a respective second classification policy structure different that the first classification policy structure in response to the client device failing to be successfully authenticated. | 01-06-2011 |
20140376558 | Dynamic Network Service Association and On Demand Service Provisioning - An edge switch enables service provisioning and dynamic service association for end devices coupled to the edge switch. The edge switch maintains a generic user profile that includes classification rules for classifying incoming traffic from the end devices to Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) VLAN tunnel services. Upon detecting incoming traffic on an access port of the edge switch, the edge switch accesses the generic user profile to determine whether the incoming traffic matches one of the classification rules, and if so, automatically associates the incoming traffic with a VLAN tunnel service indicated by the matching classification rule to provide tunnel-based connectivity to remote end devices associated with the VLAN tunnel service. | 12-25-2014 |
Ben Chow, San Francisco, CA US
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20100280448 | ELECTRIC BREAST PUMP - A breast pump comprises a breast cup and a source of positive and vacuum to the breast cup. The pressure and vacuum are set to an initial value for a fixed period of time, and they are not adjusted by a user. The initial values are selected to allow the breast cup to be repositioned by a user before higher levels of pressure and vacuum are applied. | 11-04-2010 |
Bill Lap Chow, Rowland Heights, CA US
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20110086585 | Pipe Tool - A pipe tool comprises a head mounted on a shaft. The head has a primary channel having a circular profile of a primary channel diameter and a secondary channel having a circular profile of a secondary channel diameter. The secondary channel diameter is smaller than the primary channel diameter. The head has an intermediate wall having an intermediate wall outside surface defining an inside boundary of the primary channel, and the intermediate wall has an intermediate wall inside surface defining an outside boundary of the secondary channel. An intermediate wall gap passes between the primary channel and the secondary channel. An intermediate wall outside corner is disposed on the intermediate wall gap. An outside wall has an outside wall inside surface bounding the external periphery of the primary channel. | 04-14-2011 |
Bryan Chow, Livermore, CA US
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20130333404 | SAFE AND COMPACT MACHINE FOR RAPIDLY PRODUCING FROZEN CONFECTIONS - The present invention safely freezes a confection very quickly, preferably in less than two minutes. The device includes an insulated refrigerant tank; one or more elevators; a mold; a mold holder mounted on the elevator; a refrigerant level monitoring subsystem capable of refilling the refrigerant tank; and, a user interface subsystem. The mold is preferably tapered with interior freezing surfaces such as tubes of refrigerant, which decrease the confection's freezing time. | 12-19-2013 |
Chin-Tong Chow, Los Altos, CA US
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20120120184 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CAMERA FUNCTIONS IN A VIDEO ENVIRONMENT - A method is provided in one example and includes receiving image data at a camera element that is provisioned at a first endpoint, which is configured to conduct a video session involving a second endpoint. The method also includes identifying an incoming request for the video session; signaling to the camera element to open a lens included within the camera element; detecting that the video session has been terminated; and signaling to the camera element to close the lens. | 05-17-2012 |
Chong Yip Chow, Fremont, CA US
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20120070140 | LIGHT ISOLATING PROTECTIVE COVER FOR SMALL FORM FACTOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable device has a rear facing camera assembly and a front facing display assembly that includes at least a protective cover layer, a display stack that includes a plurality of display components arranged in a plurality of interconnected layers, the display stack providing an imaging service, and a flat support chassis arranged to provide support for the display stack. In the described embodiment, a protective cover can wrap around and protect at least the rear portion of the portable device without adversely affecting an image capture process carried out by the rear facing camera assembly. | 03-22-2012 |
20120086812 | DIGITAL CAMERA IMAGING EVALUATION MODULE - An operator friendly camera testing module is described. The camera testing module includes at least a color shift evaluation unit and a color non-uniformity evaluation unit. The color shift evaluation unit providing a color shift metric and the color non-uniformity evaluation unit providing a color non-uniformity metric each used to characterize a digital camera. | 04-12-2012 |
20120148225 | LIGHT ISOLATING PROTECTIVE COVER FOR SMALL FORM FACTOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable device has a rear facing camera assembly and a front facing display assembly that includes at least a protective cover layer, a display stack that includes a plurality of display components arranged in a plurality of interconnected layers, the display stack providing an imaging service, and a flat support chassis arranged to provide support for the display stack. In the described embodiment, a protective cover can wrap around and protect at least the rear portion of the portable device without adversely affecting an image capture process carried out by the rear facing camera assembly. | 06-14-2012 |
Christine Chow, Brea, CA US
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20120054939 | CLOTHING WITH CLEAR POCKET FOR HOLDING PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A clothing item for retaining, displaying, and allowing operation of a portable electronic device. The clothing item includes an article of clothing, such as a shirt, formed of a material. A generally rectangular clear plastic front is permanently affixed along two sides edges and a bottom edge to the material of the article of clothing by permanent means, such as by stitch lines, to form a pocket, the clear plastic front having a front facing surface and a rear facing surface, wherein at least one of the rear facing surface of the clear plastic front and the material of the shirt in the vicinity of the pocket have an anti-slip surface texture or property. Indicia, such as images and/or text are preferably located on the article of clothing in the vicinity of the pocket, which indicia is at least partially viewable through the clear plastic front. | 03-08-2012 |
Christopher Chow, Redwood City, CA US
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20100316102 | Method and apparatus for clock recovery in XDSL transceivers - A multi-tone transceiver including: a transform component, a tone selector, an error detector, an aggregator and an oscillator. The transform component transforms received communications from the time domain to the frequency domain. The tone selector selects a sub-set of the received tones which exhibit an elevated signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) as a clock recovery tone set (CRTS) and drops and add tones to the CRTS as required by changes in the SNR of the individual tones. The error detector detects phase errors in each received tone of the CRTS. The aggregator calculates an average aggregate phase error from all tones in the CRTS. The oscillator controls clocking of the transceiver. The oscillator is responsive to the average aggregate phase error to adjust a clock phase in a direction which reduces a phase error with a clock on the opposing transceiver. | 12-16-2010 |
Daniel Tun Lai Chow, Foster City, CA US
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20120072784 | CIRCUITRY ON AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FOR PERFORMING OR FACILITATING OSCILLOSCOPE, JITTER, AND/OR BIT-ERROR-RATE TESTER OPERATIONS - An integrated circuit (“IC”) may include circuitry for use in testing a serial data signal. The IC may include circuitry for transmitting the serial data signal with optional jitter, optional noise, and/or controllably variable drive strength. The IC may also include circuitry for receiving the serial data signal and performing a bit error rate (“BER”) analysis in such a signal. The IC may provide output signals indicative of results of its operations. The IC can operate in various modes to perform or at least emulate functions of an oscilloscope, a bit error rate tester, etc., for testing signals and circuitry with respect to jitter-tolerance, noise-tolerance, etc. | 03-22-2012 |
David Chow, San Jose, CA US
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20130174345 | OCCUPANT MONITORING SYSTEM - Example implementations are directed to a system that can be used to monitor the state of an occupant of a structure, such as a bed or a mattress. The states that can be monitored include whether or not the occupant is present, the position of the occupant, entry or exit of the occupant, and other signs that can be detected via movement, such as activity level, breathing, epileptic seizures, and heart rate. Example implementations involve one or more accelerometers disposed on the structure, such that the movement or changes in position by the occupant is transferred to the accelerometers, and a computing system to process the data from the accelerometers. | 07-11-2013 |
David Chow, Cumming, CA US
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20090259535 | COUPON CLIPPER - A coupon clipping interface and related methods and apparatus are provided. The coupon clipper's features include displaying at least one online coupon, receiving selection of at least one selected coupon selected from the at least one online coupon, providing the at least one selected coupon for subsequent redemption in response to user selection of a redemption user interface feature associated with the at least one selected coupon, storing the at least one selected coupon as at least one clipped coupon in response to user selection of a clip coupon interface component associated with the at least one selected coupon, wherein the at least one clipped coupon is available for subsequent retrieval via a clipped coupons interface, and displaying a summary representation of the at least one clipped coupon. The coupon clipper's features may also include displaying the at least one clipped coupon in response to receiving selection of an interface feature associated with the summary representation of the at least one clipped coupon, and providing the at least one clipped coupon for subsequent redemption in response to user selection of a redemption user interface feature. | 10-15-2009 |
Donald Chow, Arcadia, CA US
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20110138749 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A TUBULAR CONTAINER WITH OPENING AND CLOSING MEANS - According to various embodiments of the invention, systems and methods are provided for manufacturing a tubular container with a seal and release mechanism. Specifically, in accordance with one embodiment, a method for manufacturing a tubular container is provided, comprising: creating a tube having a first end and a second end, wherein the first and second ends are open; sealing the first end of the tube; scoring the tube at a predetermined location such that the tube at the predetermined position is made easier to break relative to other locations along the tube; loading the tube into a collection unit such that the second end is positioned for filling; filling the tube with a predetermined amount of a selected liquid; and filling the tube with a liquid blocker after filling the selected liquid, wherein the liquid blocker inhibits the flow of the selected liquid and seals the selected liquid inside the tube. | 06-16-2011 |
Edmond D. Chow, Encinitas, CA US
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20100324985 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECOMMENDATION ENGINE USING PAIR-WISE CO-OCCURRENCE CONSISTENCY - The invention, referred to herein as PeaCoCk, uses a unique blend of technologies from statistics, information theory, and graph theory to quantify and discover patterns in relationships between entities, such as products and customers, as evidenced by purchase behavior. In contrast to traditional purchase-frequency based market basket analysis techniques, such as association rules which mostly generate obvious and spurious associations, PeaCoCk employs information-theoretic notions of consistency and similarity, which allows robust statistical analysis of the true, statistically significant, and logical associations between products. Therefore, PeaCoCk lends itself to reliable, robust predictive analytics based on purchase-behavior. | 12-23-2010 |
Edmond Dean Chow, Encinitas, CA US
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20090198610 | Credit Risk Prediction And Bank Card Customer Management By Integrating Disparate Data Sources - A future behavior prediction system includes a scoring engine to generate a final prediction score for a credit account holder from a combination of two or more variable summaries. Each variable summary is a summary of variable data from one of a number of data sources. The number of data sources include at least a master billing data source and an authorization transaction data source. | 08-06-2009 |
Edward Chow, San Francisco, CA US
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20120135061 | PARY-XYLENE BASED MICROFILM ELUTION DEVICES - This invention is in the field of controlled elution devices for therapeutic delivery. There exists a need for a stand-alone capable device for the localized and extended delivery of a therapeutic. This need is overcome by the present invention having an exemplary embodiment comprised of a microfilm base ( | 05-31-2012 |
20140236080 | PARY-XYLENE BASED MICROFILM ELUTION DEVICES - This invention is in the field of controlled elution devices for therapeutic delivery. There exists a need for a stand-alone capable device for the localized and extended delivery of a therapeutic. This need is overcome by the present invention having an examplary embodiment comprised of a microfilm base ( | 08-21-2014 |
Eugene Michael Chow, Mountain View, CA US
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20090320992 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING STRESSED MATERIAL AND SHAPE MEMORY MATERIAL MEMS DEVICES - Disclosed is a MEMS device which comprises at least one shape memory material such as a shape memory alloy (SMA) layer and at least one stressed material layer. Examples of such MEMS devices include an actuator, a micropump, a microvalve, or a non-destructive fuse-type connection probe. The device exhibits a variety of improved properties, for example, large deformation ability and high energy density. Also provided is a method of easily fabricating the MEMS device in the form of a cantilever-type or diaphragm-type structure. | 12-31-2009 |
Felice Aisha Chow, San Francisco, CA US
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20100144737 | METHODS FOR INHIBITING T HELPER CELL DIFFERENTIATION - The present invention relates to methods and compounds useful for inhibiting T helper cell differentiation. Methods and compounds for decreasing IL-12 signaling in T helper cells are also provided. | 06-10-2010 |
Gabriel Chow, Petaluma, CA US
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20110097570 | WEAR AND CORROSION RESISTANT ZEOLITE COATING - The present invention provides a wear and/or corrosion-resistant zeolite coating for protection of the surface of a substrate of a metal. | 04-28-2011 |
Gregory Chow, Camarillo, CA US
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20080217712 | Apparatus and method for forming optical black pixels with uniformly low dark current - An apparatus and method for forming optical black pixels having uniformly low dark current. Optical Black opacity is increased without having to increase Ti/TiN layer thickness. A hybrid approach is utilized combining a Ti/TiN OB layer in conjunction with in-pixel metal stubs that further occlude the focal radius of each pixel's incoming light beam. Additional metal layers can be used to increase the opacity into the infrared region. | 09-11-2008 |
20090278951 | Apparatus and methods for multi-sensor synchronization - Apparatus and methods for synchronizing a plurality of image sensors in a video camera system. In one embodiment, a method includes generating a video sync signal, and resetting at least one internal clock divider in each image sensor in synchronization with the video sync signal at the beginning of each video frame. Another embodiment of a method of synchronizing a plurality of image sensors in a video camera system includes detecting a phase state of a signal of at least one internal clock divider in each sensor, wherein the phase state is relative to a system sync signal, and selecting a video output signal for each sensor based on the detected phase state of the at least one internal divider. In a third embodiment, the method includes asserting an asynchronous reset signal, stopping the system clocks in the system, de-asserting the asynchronous reset signal, while the system clocks are stopped, and restarting the system clocks. Each method may be used individually, or the methods can be combined in any combination. A video camera apparatus is also described. | 11-12-2009 |
20110090374 | SUB-FRAME TAPERED RESET - Systems and methods are provided that facilitate employing a plurality of independent reset buses for a column of pixels in a pixel array of a CMOS sensor imager. Utilization of the plurality of independent reset buses for the column of pixels can enable independent reset to be effectuated when employing sub-frame integration. For example, rows to be read and reset during a given readout time interval can be selected based upon one or more criteria. Further, each of the rows selected during the given readout time interval can be associated with a respective distinct reset bus. By leveraging the plurality of independent reset buses, uniformity in pixel operation can be maintained whether operating in full frame integration mode or sub-frame integration mode. Thus, noise resultant from changing between integration modes can be mitigated by using the plurality of independent reset buses. | 04-21-2011 |
Harrison Chow, Saratoga, CA US
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20090198145 | COMPOSITIONS, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR RAPID INDUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF CONTINUOUS REM SLEEP - Compositions, kits, methods, and systems to induce, maintain, monitor, and interpret a continuous, un-fragmented REM sleep state in humans, generate dreams, recover sleep, create brain neuronal plasticity and activate the brain for cognition enhancement and mood stabilization are described. If potentially combined with other medications, a platform is provided to develop new research and therapies in many fields treating the human brain. The procedure reliably and quickly generates a Continuous REM Sleep cycle of pre-determined time or indefinite duration depending on therapeutic goals, allowing the patient to experience a qualitatively superior dream sleep in a shortened period of time compared to a natural sleep cycle. Profuse positive (pleasant) dreams are produced as well. REM sleep, dreams and sleep recovery can be reliably generated, and various sleep, psychological and neurological illnesses and disorders can be treated or prevented either solely by this method or in combination with additional agents. | 08-06-2009 |
James Eugene Chow, San Jose, CA US
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20120239987 | System and Method of Manipulating Virtual Machine Recordings for High-Level Execution and Replay - Execution behavior for processes within a virtual machine is recorded for subsequent replay. The execution behavior comprises a detailed, low-level recording of state changes for processes within the virtual machine. The low-level recording is processed via replay to produce a sliced recording that conforms to time, abstraction, and security requirements for a specific replay scenario. Multiple stages of replay may be arbitrarily stacked to generate different crosscut versions of a common low-level recording. | 09-20-2012 |
James R. Chow, San Gabriel, CA US
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20110113619 | PROCESS FOR FABRICATING A THREE DIMENSIONAL MOLDED FEED STRUCTURE - A process for fabricating a three dimensional molded feed structure is provided. In one embodiment, the invention relates to a process for fabricating a three dimensional radio frequency (RF) antenna structure, the process including providing a flexible circuit substrate, forming a first preselected pattern of channels in the flexible circuit substrate, depositing a conductive layer on the formed flexible substrate, and removing portions of the conductive layer to form a plurality of conductive traces. | 05-19-2011 |
20140256840 | CARBON NANOTUBE (CNT) MATERIALS HAVING INCREASED THERMAL AND ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY - A structure having a carbon nanotube material having a plurality of carbon nanotubes and an electrically or thermally conductive material disposed on at least a portion of the carbon nanotubes, such electrically or thermally conductive material being chemically bonded to such portion of the carbon nanotubes. | 09-11-2014 |
20140262821 | Methods of Etching Carbon Nanotube Sheet Material for Electrical Circuit and Thin Film Thermal Structure Applications - A method for etching Carbon Nanotube (CNT) sheet material for electrical circuit and thin film thermal structures. The method includes: forming an mask on a sheet of electrically conductive CNT material; and electrochemically removing unmasked portions of the CNT material. | 09-18-2014 |
20140339407 | CARBON NANOTUBE BLACKBODY FILM FOR COMPACT, LIGHTWEIGHT, AND ON-DEMAND INFRARED CALIBRATION - An apparatus and method of calibrating a sensor is disclosed. A voltage is applied to a first carbon nanotube layer to obtain a first temperature of the first carbon nanotube layer. A thermally conductive layer is used to provide a substantially uniform temperature related to the first temperature of the first carbon nanotube layer by smoothing a spatial variation of the first temperature. A second carbon nanotube layer receives the substantially uniform temperature and emits a first blackbody radiation spectrum to calibrate the sensor. The apparatus may be used to emit a second black body radiation spectrum by altering the applied voltage. | 11-20-2014 |
20150076373 | MULTI-LAYER ADVANCED CARBON NANOTUBE BLACKBODY FOR COMPACT, LIGHTWEIGHT, AND ON-DEMAND INFRARED CALIBRATION - An apparatus, method and thin-film structure for producing a blackbody spectrum is disclosed. A first layer of the apparatus is configured to generate heat in response to an applied voltage. A second layer is configured to emit the blackbody radiation spectrum in response to the heat from the first layer. A thermal spreading layer is disposed between the first layer and the second layer. The thermal spreading layer includes a graphene sheet for reducing a spatial variation of the heat in a plane of the thermal spreading layer. | 03-19-2015 |
Janet Chow, Alhambra, CA US
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20120087895 | Probiotic Therapies for Autism - Provided is a method and a composition for improving behavioral performance in an individual comprising identifying an individual in need of treatment, and providing such an individual a composition comprising bacteria within the genus | 04-12-2012 |
Jeffrey Chow, Anaheim, CA US
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20120302353 | TARGET MAP AREA OF AN ONLINE SOCIAL GAME - A target map area system for an online game is described. A player selects a target map area of an online neighbor of an online social game. Reward information from the target map area resulting from a successful attack from the player in the target map area of the online neighbor is generated to the player prior to the attack. A result of the attack in the target map area of the online neighbor based on a profile of the player and a profile of the online neighbor is determined. An outcome on the target map area is generated based on the result of the attack. | 11-29-2012 |
Jenny Su Chow, San Diego, CA US
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20120126938 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING AN ACCESS CODE - Methods and apparatus are provided for generating an access code. In one embodiment, a method may include detecting user activation of a directional input of a device, wherein the user activation relates to a plurality of directional input commands, and determining an access code based on the user activation of the directional input, the access code including a plurality of code elements wherein each code element of the access code is associated with a direction of the directional input based on the user activation. The method may further include outputting code elements of the access code. | 05-24-2012 |
Jonathan Chow, Santa Clara, CA US
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20130179377 | DECISION TREE COMPUTATION IN HARDWARE - A computing device for use in decision tree computation is provided. The computing device may include a software program executed by a processor using portions of memory of the computing device, the software program being configured to receive user input from a user input device associated with the computing device, and in response, to perform a decision tree task. The computing device may further include a decision tree computation device implemented in hardware as a logic circuit distinct from the processor, and which is linked to the processor by a communications interface. The decision tree computation device may be configured to receive an instruction to perform a decision tree computation associated with the decision tree task from the software program, process the instruction, and return a result to the software program via the communication interface. | 07-11-2013 |
Julia Chow, Los Altos Hills, CA US
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20140031032 | MOBILE PHONE INTERCONNECT TO TELEPHONE - An interface for connects a mobile phone and a plain old telephone service (POTS) phone. The interface detects a ring tone from a speaker output of the mobile phone and in response places a POTS ring signal on a ring line of the POTS phone. Upon a change in state of a hook signal, a hook state detector places a predetermined signal on a microphone input of the mobile phone. | 01-30-2014 |
Justin Chow, Irvine, CA US
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20130193040 | SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATED CAPTURE AND RECOVERY OF OIL FROM OIL-CONTAMINATED WATER AND SOLIDS - Systems for automated capture and recovery of oil from oil-contaminated water and solids are disclosed. In some embodiments, the systems include the following: a plurality of automated robotic oil recovery units; a plurality of deployable oil collection membranes positioned within each of the units, each of the membranes including an upper half including a material impermeable to both water and crude oil and a lower half including a semi-permeable hydrophilic membrane that is permeable to water but impermeable to crude oil; and a high pressure carbon dioxide oil solids separation unit for separating oil from oil-contaminated solids thereby producing substantially oil-free solids and an oil and carbon dioxide mixture; a solids separation unit for the separating substantially oil-free solids from the oil and carbon dioxide mixture via gravity separation; and an oil separation unit for separating oil from the oil and carbon dioxide mixture using a pressure swing. | 08-01-2013 |
Katie K. Chow, Pleasanton, CA US
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20110067296 | Charcoal Briquet Having A Grooved Surface - A generally pillow-shaped charcoal briquet having a convex upper surface and a convex lower surface, wherein at least one of these surfaces contain an enhanced surface feature comprising one or more grooves. When two or more grooves are located on one or both convex surfaces, the grooves are generally parallel to each other and to two opposing sides of the briquet, and generally perpendicular to two opposing sides of the briquet. The briquets have improved ignition characteristics and enhanced burn phase properties. | 03-24-2011 |
20150075064 | CHARCOAL BRIQUET HAVING A GROOVED SURFACE - A generally pillow-shaped charcoal briquet having a convex upper surface and a convex lower surface, wherein at least one of these surfaces contain an enhanced surface feature comprising one or more grooves. When two or more grooves are located on one or both convex surfaces, the grooves are generally parallel to each other and to two opposing sides of the briquet, and generally perpendicular to two opposing sides of the briquet. The briquets have improved ignition characteristics and enhanced burn phase properties. | 03-19-2015 |
Ken Chow, Newport, CA US
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20100113516 | QUINOLYNYLMETHYLIMIDIZOLES AS THERAPEUTIC AGENTS - Disclosed herein is a compound of the formula (I):(I). Therapeutic methods, compositions and medicaments related thereto are also disclosed. | 05-06-2010 |
Kenneth Chow, Monterey Park, CA US
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20100039493 | Mobile video headset - A mobile video headset includes a housing adapted for being worn at an ear of a wearer, an audio unit adapted for communicatively linked to an electronic device for audio signal transmission, and a video unit including an image capturing device provided at the housing for capturing image at a point of view (POV) of the wearer when the housing is worn by the wearer, such that the image capturing device is operated in a hands free manner to capture image what the wearer sees. | 02-18-2010 |
Kit M. Chow, Carlsbad, CA US
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20100283793 | SYSTEM AVAILABLE CACHE COLOR MAP - A method involving receiving an indication of a requirement to allocate at least one page for a process, where pages are associated with cache colors; generating a selection bitmap by performing a logical operation of a system available colors bitmap and a process bitmap, where the system available colors bitmap and the process bitmap each include one bit corresponding to each cache color, where each bit of the system available colors bitmap indicates whether a number of pages associated with a corresponding cache color that are available to be allocated is above a minimum threshold, and where each bit of the process bitmap indicates whether any pages associated with the corresponding cache color have been recently allocated for the process. The method also includes selecting, using the selection bitmap, a cache color; and allocating a page for the process, wherein the allocated page is associated with the selected cache color. | 11-11-2010 |
Lap Wai Chow, South Pasadena, CA US
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20090170255 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT MODIFICATION USING WELL IMPLANTS - A technique for and structures for camouflaging an integrated circuit structure. The integrated circuit structure is formed having a well of a first conductivity type under the gate region being disposed adjacent to active regions of a first conductivity type. The well forming an electrical path between the active regions regardless of any reasonable voltage applied to the integrated circuit structure. | 07-02-2009 |
20100213974 | Method and apparatus for camouflaging a printed circuit board - A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and a memory structure for camouflaging an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), wherein the ASIC comprises a plurality of interconnected functional logic cells. In one embodiment, the method comprises the steps of identifying at least one gap between the plurality of interconnected functional logic cells having no functional logic therein, placing one filler cell or combination of filler cells into the identified gap and defining a routing of the placed filler cells. | 08-26-2010 |
20100264879 | Battery Chargers, Electrical Systems, and Rechargeable Battery Charging Methods - Battery chargers, electrical systems, and rechargeable battery charging methods are described. According to one aspect, a battery charger includes charge circuitry configured to apply a plurality of main charging pulses of electrical energy to a plurality of rechargeable cells of a battery to charge the rechargeable cells during a common charge cycle of the battery and to apply a plurality of secondary charging pulses of electrical energy to less than all of the rechargeable cells of the battery during the common charge cycle of the battery to charge the less than all of the rechargeable cells. | 10-21-2010 |
20120139582 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CAMOUFLAGING A STANDARD CELL BASED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH MICRO CIRCUITS AND POST PROCESSING - A method and apparatus for camouflaging an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), wherein the ASIC comprises a plurality of interconnected functional logic is disclosed. The method adds functionally inert elements to the logical description or provides alternative definitions of standard logical cells to make it difficult for reverse engineering programs to be used to discover the circuit's function. Additionally, post processing may be performed on GDS layers to provide a realistic fill of the empty space so as to resemble structural elements found in a functional circuit. | 06-07-2012 |
20120144205 | Cryptographic Architecture with Instruction Masking and other Techniques for Thwarting Differential Power Analysis - An apparatus and method for preventing information leakage attacks that utilize timeline alignment. The apparatus and method inserts a random number of instructions into an encryption algorithm such that the leaked information can not be aligned in time to allow an attacker to break the encryption. | 06-07-2012 |
Lap Wai Chow, S. Pasadena, CA US
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20100218158 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CAMOUFLAGING A STANDARD CELL BASED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A method and apparatus for camouflaging an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), wherein the ASIC comprises a plurality of interconnected functional logic is disclosed. The method adds functionally inert elements to the logical description or provides alternative definitions of standard logical cells to make it difficult for reverse engineering programs to be used to discover the circuit's function. | 08-26-2010 |
20100301903 | BUILDING BLOCK FOR A SECURE CMOS LOGIC CELL LIBRARY - A logical building block and method of using the building block to design a logic cell library for CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Silicon) ASICs (Application Specific Integrated Circuits) is disclosed. Different logic gates, built with the same building block as described in this invention, will have the same schematics of transistor connection and also the same physical layout so that they appear to be physically identical under optical or electron microscopy. An ASIC designed from a library of such logic cells is strongly resistant to a reverse engineering attempt. | 12-02-2010 |
20130191803 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CAMOUFLAGING A STANDARD CELL BASED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A method and apparatus for camouflaging an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), wherein the ASIC comprises a plurality of interconnected functional logic is disclosed. The method adds functionally inert elements to the logical description or provides alternative definitions of standard logic cells to make it difficult for reverse engineering programs to be used to discover the circuit's function. | 07-25-2013 |
20130300454 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CAMOUFLAGING A STANDARD CELL BASED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH MICRO CIRCUITS AND POST PROCESSING - A method and apparatus for camouflaging an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), wherein the ASIC comprises a plurality of interconnected functional logic is disclosed. The method adds functionally inert elements to the logical description or provides alternative definitions of standard logical cells to make it difficult for reverse engineering programs to be used to discover the circuit's function. Additionally, post processing may be performed on GDS layers to provide a realistic fill of the empty space so as to resemble structural elements found in a functional circuit. | 11-14-2013 |
Loren A. Chow, Santa Clara, CA US
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20090218596 | Buffer layers for device isolation of devices grown on silicon - Various embodiments provide a buffer layer that is grown over a silicon substrate that provides desirable device isolation for devices formed relative to III-V material device layers, such as InSb-based devices, as well as bulk thin film grown on a silicon substrate. In addition, the buffer layer can mitigate parallel conduction issues between transistor devices and the silicon substrate. In addition, the buffer layer addresses and mitigates lattice mismatches between the film relative to which the transistor is formed and the silicon substrate. | 09-03-2009 |
20090315018 | Methods of forming buffer layer architecture on silicon and structures formed thereby - Methods and associated structures of forming a microelectronic device are described. Those methods may include forming a GaSb nucleation layer on a substrate, forming a Ga(Al)AsSb buffer layer on the GaSb nucleation layer, forming an In | 12-24-2009 |
20120142166 | STACKING FAULT AND TWIN BLOCKING BARRIER FOR INTEGRATING III-V ON SI - A stacking fault and twin blocking barrier for forming a III-V device layer on a silicon substrate and the method of manufacture is described. Embodiments of the present invention enable III-V InSb device layers with defect densities below 1×10 | 06-07-2012 |
Michael Chow, San Mateo, CA US
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20100153884 | ENHANCED WEB TOOLBAR - An enhanced toolbar is disclosed. The enhanced toolbar is not static but is rather updated dynamically. In one aspect, the enhanced toolbar has a bounded perimeter and comprises a plurality of icons visibly displayed on a display of a computing device. Each icon occupies a first space within the bounded perimeter of the toolbar. Upon a selection of a first icon in the plurality of icons by a user, the first space associated with the first icon expands horizontally along a longitudinal axis of the toolbar to display information in a second bounded space within the perimeter. The information is not visible absent the expansion. | 06-17-2010 |
20100332967 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING WEB PAGE AUGMENTATION - Embodiments of the present application provide methods and systems for automatically generating web page augmentation for web pages. In one embodiment, a computer implemented method for automatically providing a web page augmentation is provided. The method includes analyzing content of a web page to determine if a web page augmentation is needed for the web page. If the web page augmentation is needed, the method proceeds to determine a type of web page augmentation needed for the web page based on the content of the web page. The method also includes issuing a request to generate the web page augmentation, and receiving the web page augmentation sent by a web page augmentation generating system. The method further includes displaying the web page augmentation. | 12-30-2010 |
Michael Chow, San Francisco, CA US
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20120252557 | MATCHING ADVERTISING TO GAME PLAY CONTENT - An advertisement is associated with a particular user move in a gaming environment where playing of the user move by a user results in the advertisement being displayed at the user's gaming device. With multiple users, each play of a unique user move results in a corresponding uniquely targeted advertisement being displayed at the respective gaming device of each user. User moves and associated advertisements are bound to one another based on a frequency of use of the user move in game play and the desirability of the advertiser to associate the advertisement with the user move. | 10-04-2012 |
20120252559 | MATCHING ADVERTISING TO GAME PLAY CONTENT - An advertisement is associated with a particular user move in a gaming environment where playing of the user move by a user results in the advertisement being displayed at the user's gaming device. With multiple users, each play of a unique user move results in a corresponding uniquely targeted advertisement being displayed at the respective gaming device of each user. User moves and associated advertisements are bound to one another based on a frequency of use of the user move in game play and the desirability of the advertiser to associate the advertisement with the user move. | 10-04-2012 |
20120252573 | MATCHING ADVERTISING TO GAME PLAY CONTENT - An advertisement is associated with a particular user move in a gaming environment where playing of the user move by a user results in the advertisement being displayed at the user's gaming device. With multiple users, each play of a unique user move results in a corresponding uniquely targeted advertisement being displayed at the respective gaming device of each user. User moves and associated advertisements are bound to one another based on a frequency of use of the user move in game play and the desirability of the advertiser to associate the advertisement with the user move. | 10-04-2012 |
20120252574 | MATCHING ADVERTISING TO GAME PLAY CONTENT - An advertisement is associated with a particular user move in a gaming environment where playing of the user move by a user results in the advertisement being displayed at the user's gaming device. With multiple users, each play of a unique user move results in a corresponding uniquely targeted advertisement being displayed at the respective gaming device of each user. User moves and associated advertisements are bound to one another based on a frequency of use of the user move in game play and the desirability of the advertiser to associate the advertisement with the user move. | 10-04-2012 |
20140378232 | Social Network Data Analysis to Generate Incentives for Online Gaming - Systems and methods for processing recommendations of online games to friends of social network are described. A method for processing recommendations includes identifying a gaming session of a user on an online game provider network, accessing a use profile of the user for the online games of the online game provider network, and accessing a social graph of the user to identify friends of the user and respective friend profiles from the social network. The method further includes producing a recommendation of an online game. The recommendation includes an identification of a target friend of the user and is being provided by examination of the use profile of the user and friend profiles in the social graph. The method includes providing the recommendation to the user. The recommendation also includes an offer incentive to the user to share the recommendation with the target friend. | 12-25-2014 |
Michael Chow, San Jose, CA US
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20120084347 | PRESENTING MODULES IN A BROWSER - Module management software receives a request from the browser for a presentation composed of at least one module. The module management software transmits a request for module data associated with the module to a first server that caches the module data after retrieving the module data from a website. The module management software then receives the requested module data from the first server and transmits a request for each of the resource files described in the module data to a second server that caches each of the resource files after retrieving the resource file from an external (or internal) website. Each request for a resource file can be handled by a corresponding thread. The module management software delays transmission of the module data to the browser, if any requested resource file is not received within a time limit derived at least in part from a service level agreement. | 04-05-2012 |
Mina W.b. Chow, Campbell, CA US
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20120071856 | Medical Device and Method for Treatment of a Sinus Opening - A medical device and method for the treatment of a sinus opening includes a handle, a guide catheter, a guide wire, a balloon catheter, a guide wire movement mechanism and a balloon catheter movement mechanism. The handle has proximal and distal ends and a longitudinal axis along the length of the handle. The guide catheter is attached to the distal end of the handle and has a catheter lumen. The guide wire and balloon catheter are both disposed at least partially in the handle and catheter lumen. The guide wire movement mechanism and the balloon catheter movement mechanism are both operatively disposed on the handle. In addition, the guide wire movement mechanism is configured for advancement and retraction of the guide wire through the handle and catheter lumen by user operation of the guide wire movement mechanism. Moreover, the guide wire movement mechanism includes an integrated guide wire locking and rotation mechanism configured for rotation of the guide wire and for securely locking and unlocking the guide wire to the guide wire movement mechanism. Furthermore, the balloon catheter movement mechanism is configured for advancement and retraction of the balloon catheter through the handle and catheter lumen by user operation of the balloon catheter movement mechanism. | 03-22-2012 |
20120071857 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING DISORDERS OF THE SINUSES - A medical device for the treatment of a sinus opening includes a handle, a grooming sheath, a rail, a guide wire, a balloon catheter and a balloon catheter movement mechanism. A method for treating a sinus opening includes inserting a medical device for the treatment of a sinus opening partially into a patient's anatomy, positioning a guide wire operatively extending from a rail of the medical device into a sinus opening of the patient, advancing a balloon catheter from an annular lumen of the medical device and along both the rail of the medical device and the guide wire with a balloon catheter movement mechanism, and inflating the balloon catheter. | 03-22-2012 |
20130184683 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TRANSNASAL DILATION AND IRRIGATION OF THE SINUSES - A medical device, and a system and packaged kit containing the medical device for the treatment of a sinus opening is described. The medical device comprises a proximal end, a distal end, and a shaft system having an inflation lumen and an irrigation lumen the proximal and. The shaft system has a proximal shaft section and a distal shaft section. An inflatable balloon is attached to the distal shaft section in a position that is proximal to said distal end. The irrigation tip is distal to the balloon on the distal shaft section and has a tip opening and one or more radially facing openings. A method for treating a sinus opening includes inserting a system that includes the medical device, a sinus guide catheter and a sinus guide element into a patient's anatomy, dilating the sinus opening and irrigating a target in the nasal anatomy. | 07-18-2013 |
Ming Chow, San Jose, CA US
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20110141944 | TOPOLOGY DISCOVERY OF A PRIVATE NETWORK - The present invention relates to a method and system for determining devices connected to a private network through a gateway. A Network Management System (NMS) through the use of inquiries and Port Address Translation (PAT) commands is able to determine the topology of the network of devices within a private network and thus communicate with them. This is achieved through the use of Port Address Translation (PAT) initiated by the NMS to set a port for each device connected to the gateway. | 06-16-2011 |
Paul C.l. Chow, San Jose, CA US
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20110122560 | INVISIBLE, LIGHT-TRANSMISSIVE DISPLAY SYSTEM - An invisible, light-transmissive display system with a light resistant material is provided. Substantially invisible, tapered, light-transmissive holes are penetrated in a light-transmissive pattern through at least a portion of the light resistant material using a laser beam having a focal width less than the smallest diameter of the tapered holes. | 05-26-2011 |
Pei-Ming Daniel Chow, Los Angeles, CA US
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20090302830 | INTEGRATED POWER DETECTOR WITH TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION FOR FULLY-CLOSED LOOP CONTROL - An amplifier circuit comprises a detection power input circuit for receiving an RF signal, and a bias circuit that includes an output for generating a bias signal in response to a reference control voltage. The power detector further comprises a detection circuit for generating a power control voltage having a voltage characteristic that offsets temperature characteristics of the received RF signal. The amplifier circuit further comprises a power amplifier coupled to the bias circuit. The power amplifier includes a driver stage providing the RF signal. The detection circuit compensates temperature variation of the inputted detection voltage of the received RF signal. | 12-10-2009 |
20100134218 | ATTENUATOR WITH A CONTROL CIRCUIT - An attenuator system comprises an attenuator and a control circuit for controlling the attenuation of the attenuator. In one embodiment, the attenuator comprises two diodes or two diode connected transistors, and the control circuit comprises two transistors as the only active devices. In another embodiment, the control circuit comprises another transistor in a shut down circuit. | 06-03-2010 |
20100271136 | Digital Control Interface In Heterogeneous Multi-Chip Module - A front-end module comprises a plurality of chips that includes first and second functional blocks and an interconnection circuit. The first functional block is formed using a first process type and includes a digital control circuit that generates a digital control signal in response to an external control signal from outside the front end module. The second functional block is formed using a second process type and includes a digitally controlled circuit controlled by the digital control signal generated by the first functional block. The second process type is different from the first process type. The interconnection circuit couples the digital control circuit and the digitally controlled circuit to provide the digital control signal to the digitally controlled circuit. In one aspect, the first functional block may be a low noise amplifier formed by a pseudomorphic high electron mobility transistor process. The second functional block may be a power amplifier formed by a heterojunction bipolar transistor process. In another aspect, the first functional block may be a power amplifier formed by a heterojunction bipolar transistor process. The second functional block may be a low noise amplifier formed by a pseudomorphic high electron mobility transistor process. | 10-28-2010 |
20110018624 | INTEGRATED POWER DETECTOR WITH TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION FOR FULLY-CLOSED LOOP CONTROL - An amplifier circuit comprises a detection power input circuit for receiving an RF signal, and a bias circuit that includes an output for generating a bias signal in response to a reference control voltage. The power detector further comprises a detection circuit for generating a power control voltage having a voltage characteristic that offsets temperature characteristics of the received RF signal. The amplifier circuit further comprises a power amplifier coupled to the bias circuit. The power amplifier includes a driver stage providing the RF signal. The detection circuit compensates temperature variation of the inputted detection voltage of the received RF signal. | 01-27-2011 |
20110169573 | AMPLIFIER CIRCUIT WITH STEP GAIN - A step gain amplifier has an amplifier with an input and an output, and a bias circuit connected to the input and to a bias node. A passive feedback circuit using only passive elements connects the output to the input. A control circuit is connected to the bias circuit at the bias node. | 07-14-2011 |
20140327048 | Compact Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Protection Structure - A multi-gate Schottky depletion-mode field effect transistor (FET), at least one diode and two resistors comprise a compact electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection structure. This ESD protection structure can be laid out in a smaller area than typical multiple diode ESD devices. The multi-gate FET may comprise various types of high-electron-mobility transistor (HEMT) devices, e.g., (pseudomorphic) pHEMT, (metamorphic) mHEMT, induced HEMT. The multiple gates of the Schottky field effect device are used to form an ESD trigger and charge draining paths for protection of circuits following the ESD protection device. Both single and dual polarity ESD protection devices may be provided on an integrated circuit die for protection of input-output circuits thereof. | 11-06-2014 |
Peter Chow, Oak Park, CA US
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20120313494 | COMPOUND MOTION SHELF ORGANIZER - A compound motion shelf organizer may include a front module and a rear module. A compound linear motion system may be coupled between the front module and a base. The compound linear motion system may be configured to allow the front module to move horizontally with respect to the base from a retracted position to a forward position, and to allow the front module to move vertically with respect to the base from the forward position to a downward position. | 12-13-2012 |
Raymond Chow, San Ramon, CA US
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20080201642 | PROBLEM DETERMINATION IN DISTRIBUTED ENTERPRISE APPLICATIONS - A method, system and computer program are provided for problem determination in an enterprise computer system in a distributed environment. In the method, information is obtained regarding the enterprise applications, and high-level information is presented to a user, with one or more prompts are provided to the user for more detailed information. In response to a request from a user for more detailed information about the application, more detailed information is provided to the user. Several levels of more detailed information about applications, including information as to individual threads, is available. The method also includes the steps of receiving instructions from an administrator to establish an account for a user, associating one or more servers with the account, and providing access to the corresponding user only to the associated servers. In the method, searches may be conducted for strings and requests, and identified strings and requests may be sorted by a variety of criteria. | 08-21-2008 |
20090019441 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR MONITORING PERFORMANCE OF APPLICATIONS IN A DISTRIBUTED ENVIRONMENT - A method, system, and computer program include receiving a request string, and mapping the received request string to a distinguishable request string and a collapsible request string. The received request string may be in the form of a JSP, a servlet, and remote Enterprise Java Bean calls. A user may be prompted to create rules for mapping of a received request string to a distinguishable request string and a collapsible request string. | 01-15-2009 |
20090070462 | SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR MONITORING PERFORMANCE OF APPLICATIONS IN A DISTRIBUTED ENVIRONMENT - A system and computer program for monitoring the performance of applications running on a server in a distributed computing environment includes prompting the user to select information for monitoring, monitoring application performance in accordance with the selected information, and making the monitored performance information available to the user. | 03-12-2009 |
20110276594 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR MONITORING PERFORMANCE OF APPLICATIONS IN A DISTRIBUTED ENVIRONMENT - A method, system, and computer program include receiving a request string, and mapping the received request string to a distinguishable request string and a collapsible request string. The received request string may be in the form of a JSP, a servlet, and remote Enterprise Java Bean calls. A user may be prompted to create rules for mapping of a received request string to a distinguishable request string and a collapsible request string. | 11-10-2011 |
20120047255 | PROBLEM DETERMINATION IN DISTRIBUTED ENTERPRISE APPLICATIONS - Problem determination in an enterprise computer system in a distributed environment is provided. Information is obtained regarding the enterprise applications, and high-level information is presented to a user, with one or more prompts provided to the user for more detailed information. In response to a request from a user for more detailed information about the application, more detailed information is provided to the user. Several levels of more detailed information about applications, including information as to individual threads, is available. The method also includes the steps of receiving instructions from an administrator to establish an account for a user, associating one or more servers with the account, and providing access to the corresponding user only to the associated servers. In the method, searches may be conducted for strings and requests, and identified strings and requests may be sorted by a variety of criteria. | 02-23-2012 |
Robert Chow, Arcadia, CA US
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20080227197 | ALLOGENEIC STEM CELL BANK - This invention provides methods for supplying a therapy for individuals exposed to radiation following a nuclear event, through the prospective establishment of an undesignated allogeneic stem cell bank with prospective HLA typing of healthy potential recipients. | 09-18-2008 |
20100323920 | ALLOGENEIC STEM CELL BANK - This invention provides methods for supplying a therapy for individuals exposed to radiation following a nuclear event, through the prospective establishment of an undesignated allogeneic stem cell bank with prospective HLA typing of healthy potential recipients. | 12-23-2010 |
20110172121 | ALLOGENEIC STEM CELL BANK - This invention provides methods for supplying a therapy for individuals exposed to radiation following a nuclear event, through the prospective establishment of an undesignated allogeneic stem cell bank with prospective HLA typing of healthy potential recipients. | 07-14-2011 |
Robert Chow, Livermore, CA US
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20100200393 | SPUTTER DEPOSITION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FABRICATING THIN FILM CAPACITORS WITH OPTICALLY TRANSPARENT SMOOTH SURFACE METAL OXIDE STANDOFF LAYER - A sputter deposition method and system for producing a metal oxide film, especially a dielectric standoff layer of a thin film/nanolayer capacitor. A noble gas, such as argon, is used to sputter metal ions from a metal target, such as niobium, in the presence of a partial pressure of oxygen in a vacuum chamber. And an oxygen-to-noble gas flow ratio entering the vacuum chamber is controlled by a flow controller to be within an operating range defined between a predetermined lower limit (such as 30% O | 08-12-2010 |
Sean Chow, Tustin, CA US
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20110218619 | LOW-PROFILE HEART VALVE AND DELIVERY SYSTEM - Disclosed replacement heart valves can be designed to be delivered to a native valve site while crimped on a delivery catheter. The crimped profile of the replacement valve can be minimized by, for example, separating a frame or stent structure from a leaflet structure, along the axial direction. Disclosed replacement valves can be transitioned from a delivery configuration, in which the crimped profile can be minimized, to an operating configuration. The replacement valve can be fully assembled in both the delivery and operating configurations. In some embodiments, the leaflets can be positioned outside of the stent in the delivery configuration, and positioned inside of the stent lumen in the operating configuration. Disclosed replacement valves can include a flexible sleeve coupling the leaflets to the stent and facilitating the transition to the operating configuration. Methods of implanting said replacement valves are also disclosed. | 09-08-2011 |
20130030519 | DELIVERY SYSTEMS FOR PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE - Described herein are systems and methods from delivering prosthetic devices, such as prosthetic heart valves, through the body and into the heart for implantation therein. The prosthetic devices delivered with the delivery systems disclosed herein are, for example, radially expandable from a radially compressed state mounted on the delivery system to a radially expanded state for implantation using an inflatable balloon of the delivery system. Exemplary delivery routes through the body and into the heart include transfemoral routes, transapical routes, and transaortic routes, among others. | 01-31-2013 |
20140324160 | LOW-PROFILE HEART VALVE AND DELIVERY SYSTEM - Disclosed replacement heart valves can be designed to be delivered to a native valve site while crimped on a delivery catheter. The crimped profile of the replacement valve can be minimized by, for example, separating a frame or stent structure from a leaflet structure, along the axial direction. Disclosed replacement valves can be transitioned from a delivery configuration, in which the crimped profile can be minimized, to an operating configuration. The replacement valve can be fully assembled in both the delivery and operating configurations. In some embodiments, the leaflets can be positioned outside of the stent in the delivery configuration, and positioned inside of the stent lumen in the operating configuration. Disclosed replacement valves can include a flexible sleeve coupling the leaflets to the stent and facilitating the transition to the operating configuration. Methods of implanting said replacement valves are also disclosed. | 10-30-2014 |
Sean L. Chow, Tustin, CA US
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20100145371 | Embolectomy Catheters And Methods For Treating Stroke And Other Small Vessel Thromboembolic Disorders - Embolectomy catheters, rapid exchange microcatheters, systems and methods for removing clots or other obstructive matter (e.g., thrombus, thromboemboli, embolic fragments of atherosclerotic plaque, foreign objects, etc.) from blood vessels. This invention is particularly useable for percutaneous removal of thromboemboli or other obstructive matter from small blood vessels of the brain, during an evolving stroke or period of cerebral ischemia. In some embodiments, the embolectomy catheters of this invention are advanceable with or over a guidewire which has been pre-inserted through or around the clot. Also, in some embodiments, the embolectomy catheters include clot removal devices which are deployable from the catheter after the catheter has been advanced at least partially through the clot. The clot removal device may include a deployable wire nest that is designed to prevent a blood clot from passing therethrough. The delivery catheter may include telescoping inner and outer tubes, with the clot removal device being radially constrained by the outer tube. Retraction of the outer tube removes the constraint on the clot removal device and permits it to expand to its deployed configuration. An infusion guidewire is particularly useful in conjunction with the embolectomy catheter, and permits infusion of medicaments or visualization fluids distal to the clot. | 06-10-2010 |
20140135803 | Embolectomy Catheters And Methods For Treating Stroke And Other Small Vessel Thromboembolic Disorders - Embolectomy catheters, rapid exchange microcatheters, systems and methods for removing clots or other obstructive matter (e.g., thrombus, thromboemboli, embolic fragments of atherosclerotic plaque, foreign objects, etc.) from blood vessels. This invention is particularly useable for percutaneous removal of thromboemboli or other obstructive matter from small blood vessels of the brain, during an evolving stroke or period of cerebral ischemia. In some embodiments, the embolectomy catheters of this invention are advanceable with or over a guidewire which has been pre-inserted through or around the clot. Also, in some embodiments, the embolectomy catheters include clot removal devices which are deployable from the catheter after the catheter has been advanced at least partially through the clot. The clot removal device may include a deployable wire nest that is designed to prevent a blood clot from passing therethrough. The delivery catheter may include telescoping inner and outer tubes, with the clot removal device being radially constrained by the outer tube. Retraction of the outer tube removes the constraint on the clot removal device and permits it to expand to its deployed configuration. An infusion guidewire is particularly useful in conjunction with the embolectomy catheter, and permits infusion of medicaments or visualization fluids distal to the clot. | 05-15-2014 |
20140257245 | Embolectomy Catheters And Methods For Treating Stroke And Other Small Vessel Thromboembolic Disorders - Embolectomy catheters, rapid exchange microcatheters, systems and methods for removing clots or other obstructive matter (e.g., thrombus, thromboemboli, embolic fragments of atherosclerotic plaque, foreign objects, etc.) from blood vessels. This invention is particularly useable for percutaneous removal of thromboemboli or other obstructive matter from small blood vessels of the brain, during an evolving stroke or period of cerebral ischemia. In some embodiments, the embolectomy catheters of this invention are advanceable with or over a guidewire which has been pre-inserted through or around the clot. Also, in some embodiments, the embolectomy catheters include clot removal devices which are deployable from the catheter after the catheter has been advanced at least partially through the clot. The clot removal device may include a deployable wire nest that is designed to prevent a blood clot from passing therethrough. The delivery catheter may include telescoping inner and outer tubes, with the clot removal device being radially constrained by the outer tube. Retraction of the outer tube removes the constraint on the clot removal device and permits it to expand to its deployed configuration. An infusion guidewire is particularly useful in conjunction with the embolectomy catheter, and permits infusion of medicaments or visualization fluids distal to the clot. | 09-11-2014 |
Siew (roland) T. Chow, Sunnyvale, CA US
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20090281852 | Closed-Loop Referral System And Method - A closed loop referral system and method is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a computer-implemented method, comprises embedding a tracking code into a first website. The tracking code communicates with a referral system. A user interface is provided on a browser for the first website. The browser is directed from the first website to a second website. Upon performance of a user action on the second website, the tracking code is executed. The tracking code communicates with the referral system to direct the browser to a third website determined by the referral system. | 11-12-2009 |
20120089460 | Method of Generating a Referral Website URL Using Website Listings in a Cookie - A closed loop referral system and method is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a computer-implemented method, comprises embedding a tracking code into a first website. The tracking code communicates with a referral system. A user interface is provided on a browser for the first website. The browser is directed from the first website to a second website. Upon performance of a user action on the second website, the tracking code is executed. The tracking code communicates with the referral system to direct the browser to a third website determined by the referral system. | 04-12-2012 |
Stephen Chow, Monte Sereno, CA US
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20100278190 | HIERARCHICAL PIPELINED DISTRIBUTED SCHEDULING TRAFFIC MANAGER - A hierarchical pipelined distributed scheduling traffic manager includes multiple hierarchical levels to perform hierarchical winner selection and propagation in a pipeline including selecting and propagating winner queues of a lower level to subsequent levels to determine one final winning queue. The winner selection and propagation is performed in parallel between the levels to reduce the time required in selecting the final winning queue. In some embodiments, the hierarchical traffic manager is separated into multiple separate sliced hierarchical traffic managers to distributively process the traffic. | 11-04-2010 |
20120170472 | ON-CHIP PACKET CUT-THROUGH - Embodiments of the invention include a method for avoiding memory bandwidth utilization during packet processing. The packet processing core receives a plurality of packets. The packet processing core identifies the packet's quality of service (QoS) descriptor. The packet processing core determines that at least one packet should be moved to an off-chip packet stored prior to the packet being transmitted to the egress port. The packet processing core bases that determination, at least in part, on the packet's QoS descriptor. The packet processing core moves the determined packets to the off-chip packet store. The packet processing core determines that at least one packet should not be moved to the off-chip packet store prior to the packet being transmitted to the egress port. This determination is also made, at least in part, based on the packet's QoS descriptor. | 07-05-2012 |
Steve Chow, Northridge, CA US
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20120235823 | BATTERY LIFE INDICATION TECHNIQUES FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device, such as a fluid infusion device, obtains its operating power from a primary battery and a secondary battery. The primary battery may be a replaceable battery, and the secondary battery may be a rechargeable battery that can be charged with the primary battery under certain conditions. The device utilizes a power management scheme that transitions between the primary battery and/or the secondary battery to prolong the useful life of the primary battery. The device may also generate an intelligent battery life indicator that displays an accurate representation of the remaining life of the primary battery. | 09-20-2012 |
20140049397 | BATTERY LIFE INDICATION TECHNIQUES FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device, such as a fluid infusion device, obtains its operating power from a primary battery and a secondary battery. The primary battery may be a replaceable battery, and the secondary battery may be a rechargeable battery that can be charged with the primary battery under certain conditions. The device utilizes a power management scheme that transitions between the primary battery and/or the secondary battery to prolong the useful life of the primary battery. The device may also generate an intelligent battery life indicator that displays an accurate representation of the remaining life of the primary battery. | 02-20-2014 |
20150025499 | DETECTING UNINTENTIONAL MOTOR MOTION AND INFUSION DEVICE INCORPORATING SAME - Apparatus are provided for infusion devices and related systems and operating methods. An exemplary system includes a motor, a sensing arrangement coupled to the motor to provide output indicative of a detected characteristic of the motor when the sensing arrangement is enabled, and a module coupled to the sensing arrangement to periodically enable the sensing arrangement while the motor is idle and detect potential unintended motion of the motor based on the output from the sensing arrangement while periodically enabling the sensing arrangement. In some embodiments, the motor includes a rotor configured such that its rotation provides translational displacement of a plunger in a fluid reservoir, and the sensing arrangement includes one or more sensors configured to provide output indicative of a detected magnetic field of the rotor magnet. | 01-22-2015 |
Suetying Chow, Irvine, CA US
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20110112152 | PYRIDONE SULFONAMIDES AND PYRIDONE SULFAMIDES AS MEK INHIBITORS - This invention concerns N-(ortho phenylamino dihydropyridyl)sulfonamides and N-(ortho phenylamino dihydropyridyl), N′-alkyl sulfamides which are inhibitors of MEK and are useful in the treatment of cancer and other hyperproliferative diseases. | 05-12-2011 |
Sun Chow, Sunnyvale, CA US
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20110314313 | Green Mode Data Buffer Control - Embodiments provide improved modes of control of banked data buffer architectures. Embodiments provide modes of control of a central buffer pool (CBP) of a memory management unit (MMU). Embodiments are enabled by a cell free address pool (CFAP) module. The CFAP module may be implemented according to a banked structure. The CFAP module provides CBP/CFAP bank arbitration for selecting enqueue data cells. The CFAP module includes a green mode control module for controlling the power up/down of CBP banks according to expected data traffic through the MMU. | 12-22-2011 |
Sunny Kai Pang Chow, San Jose, CA US
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20140074429 | Using Clustering Techniques to Improve Magnetometer Bias Estimation - In some implementations, a computer-implemented method includes receiving a reading from a magnetometer of a mobile device. A cluster from a plurality of clusters of bias offsets generated from previously-calibrated readings is selected. The selected cluster has a representative bias offset, a mean of magnitudes in the selected cluster, and a magnitude threshold. An external magnetic field is estimated based on the reading and the representative bias offset for the selected cluster. Whether a magnitude of the estimated external field is within a magnitude range defined by the mean magnitude and the mean magnitude plus the magnitude threshold is determined. | 03-13-2014 |
20140361763 | Validating Calibrated Magnetometer Data - Implementations are disclosed for validating data retrieved from a calibration database. In some implementations, calibrated magnetometer data for a magnetometer of a mobile device is retrieved from a calibration database and validated by data from another positioning system, such as course or heading data provided by a satellite-based positioning system. In some implementations, one or more context keys are used to retrieve magnetometer calibration data from a calibration database that is valid for a particular context of the mobile device, such as when the mobile device is mounted in a vehicle. In some implementations, currently retrieved calibration data is compared with previously retrieved calibration data to determine if the currently retrieved calibration data is valid. | 12-11-2014 |
Tatung Chow, San Jose, CA US
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20130139116 | LITHOGRAPHICALLY ENHANCED EDGE DETERMINATION - During a calculation technique, at least a portion of a target pattern associated with an integrated-circuit design is modified so that polygons in the target pattern, which represent features in the design, result in acceptable accuracy during a photolithographic process that fabricates the target pattern on a semiconductor die. In particular, a set of polygon parameters associated with the polygons are modified, as needed, so that a cost function that corresponds to a difference between a modified target pattern and an estimated target pattern produced during the photolithographic process meets a termination criterion. A mask pattern that can fabricate the modified target pattern on the semiconductor die is calculated using an inverse optical calculation in which the modified target pattern is at an image plane of an optical path associated with the photolithographic process and the mask pattern is at an object plane of the optical path. | 05-30-2013 |
Thorick Chow, El Cerrito, CA US
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20120159140 | PROACTIVE TOKEN RENEWAL AND MANAGEMENT IN SECURE CONVERSATIONS - The present invention relates to methods and systems for method of implementing proactive token renewal and management in secure conversations. The method includes transmitting an secure conversation token (SCT) bootstrap request, receiving a first SCT in response to the SCT bootstrap request, and determining a round trip time (RTT) of the SCT bootstrap request. The method further includes determining the expiration time of the first SCT, based on the combination of the RTT and the expiration of the first SCT, scheduling an SCT renew request, and initiating the SCT renew request. Further, the method includes receiving a second SCT in response to the SCT renew request, receiving an indication that the first SCT has expired, and in response to the indicating, utilizing the second SCT. | 06-21-2012 |
20120159162 | PREVENTING RACE CONDITIONS IN SECURE TOKEN EXCHANGE - The present invention relates to methods and systems for preventing race conditions in secure token conversations. The method includes generating a message from a client application to a server application, determining that a first secure conversation token (SCT) exists, and using the first SCT to encrypt the message. The method further includes sending the encrypted message to the server, receiving an indication that the first SCT has expired, and initiating an SCT renew request. The method includes storing the first SCT, receiving a second SCT in response to the SCT renew request, and storing the second SCT in addition to the first SCT. The method further includes retrieving an encrypted message, determining that the encrypted message has been encrypted using the first SCT, in response to the determination, using the first SCT to decrypt the message, and generating a response from the server to the client. | 06-21-2012 |
Weihsiung William Chow, Fullerton, CA US
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20100299631 | Prompt for User Input on All Workflow Activities Before Workflow Execution - Machine-enabled methods of, and devices and systems for workflow execution based on stored user input based on prompted user inputs prior to workflow execution. | 11-25-2010 |
20110004614 | Auto-Retrieving To Avoid Data Binding - Machine-enabled methods of, and devices and systems for, workflow instance execution, particularly document storing and retrieving based on at least one of: a document type, a document source activity identifier, an activity type, and document metadata. | 01-06-2011 |
Weihsiung William Chow, Cerritos, CA US
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20100057826 | Distributed Workflow Process Over a Network - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for executing workflow in a distributed network of computing devices via one or more proxy workflow components and a communication protocol enabled device-specific execution of particular workflow components while fully supporting the execution of a complete workflow from an originating device. | 03-04-2010 |
20100100570 | Document Set with Workflow Binding Ability on Each Element and the Whole Set - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for executing workflow via one or more workflow components to enable particular workflow components while fully supporting the execution of a complete workflow by selecting an element of a first document set, selecting an element of a second document set, and establishing a binding relationship between the element of the first document set and the element of the second document set. | 04-22-2010 |
William Chungsum Chow, Rowland Heights, CA US
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20130067966 | Electronic Cable Lock System - An electromechanical cable lock system comprising an electromechanical locking mechanism including a cable having at least one plug end receivable in the locking mechanism and a plurality of slidable locking plates engageable with the plug in said locking mechanism. At least one of the locking plates is capable of movement in a first direction different from the movement of a second of said locking plates in a second direction. The locking plates are driven by a motor-driven cam mechanism. The system includes a card reader or other credential verifying device and an electronic controller for activating the locking mechanism, The system also includes a barrel lock for over-riding the electronic controller. A plurality of features can detect and alarm in the event of tampering or unauthorized entry. | 03-21-2013 |
William Chung-Sum Chow, Rowland Heights, CA US
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20120000257 | Single and multi-point door lock - In a lock drive train, the combination includes a pivoted lock bolt to be carried by a door, a casing, a rotary cylinder operatively rotatable during door opening or closing, a rack driven endwise in response to cylinder rotation, a gear rotatable by the driven rack, a pivoted lock dog driven by the gear, a bolt release lever, pivotable by the gear, between angular positions in which it is retained by the lock dog, the angular positions corresponding to extended and retracted positions of the bolt. | 01-05-2012 |
20130062892 | Door top latching actuation - Door top latch and actuating apparatus, comprising in combination, a mounting bracket configured to attach to a door top, a latch located by the bracket to move up and down, relative to the door top, an actuator rod extending vertically below the latch, and operatively connected to the latch whereby door handle operated vertical movement of the rod moves the latch vertically, and a compression spring associated with the rod for urging the rod and latch upwardly into latching position, the spring accommodating downward movement of the rod and latch, to unlatch the door, and a motion adaptor operatively connected between the rod and latch. | 03-14-2013 |
William Weiyeh Chow, Los Angeles, CA US
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20100138485 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING VIRTUAL WEB ACCESS - A client-based computer system adapted to communicate with a remote server through a network and to provide access to content or services provided by the server. The system includes a storage device and a cache. The cache is adapted to communicate with the server over the network, to intercept a request from the client to the server, and to store responses from the server on the storage device. The cache is further adapted to automatically determine when to send the request to the server over the network. The cache is still further adapted to provide a response, including from the responses stored on the storage device based upon the request, to appear as through the server provided the response. The system may also include a crawler. The crawler is adapted to operate in conjunction with the cache to cause requests to be sent to the server over the network. | 06-03-2010 |
20130304843 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING VIRTUAL WEB ACCESS - A client-based computer system adapted to communicate with a remote server through a network and to provide access to content or services provided by the server. The system includes a storage device and a cache. The cache is adapted to communicate with the server over the network, to intercept a request from the client to the server, and to store responses from the server on the storage device. The cache is further adapted to automatically determine when to send the request to the server over the network. The cache is still further adapted to provide a response, including from the responses stored on the storage device based upon the request, to appear as through the server provided the response. The system may also include a crawler. The crawler is adapted to operate in conjunction with the cache to cause requests to be sent to the server over the network. | 11-14-2013 |
Yan Chow, Orinda, CA US
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20140019128 | Voice Based System and Method for Data Input - Described herein are systems and methods for transforming a speech input into machine-interpretable structured data. In some embodiments, a system may include an automated speech recognition (ASR) engine configured to receive a live speech input and to continuously generate a text of the live speech input, a natural language processing (NLP) engine configured to transform the text into machine-interpretable structured data, and a user interface device configured to display the live speech input and a corresponding portion of the structured data in a predetermined order with respect to the structured data. In some embodiments, the method may include the steps of receiving a speech input with a speech capture component of a user interface device, generating a text from the speech input, identifying textual cues in the text, modifying the text based on the textual cues, and transforming the modified text into machine-interpretable structured data. | 01-16-2014 |
Yi-Lei Chow, Los Altos, CA US
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20120234887 | SUBSTRATE CLEAVING UNDER CONTROLLED STRESS CONDITIONS - A thickness of material may be detached from a substrate along a cleave plane, utilizing a cleaving process controlled by a releasable constraint plate. In some embodiments this constraint plate may comprise a plate that can couple side forces (the “P-plate”) and a thin, softer compliant layer (the “S-layer”) situated between the P-plate and the substrate. In certain embodiments a porous surface within the releasable constraint plate and in contact to the substrate, allows the constraint plate to be secured to the substrate via a first pressure differential. Application of a combination of a second pressure differential within a pre-existing cleaved portion, and a linear force to a side of the releasable constraint plate bound to the substrate, generates loading that results in controlled cleaving along the cleave plane. | 09-20-2012 |