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Alexander Cooper, Belmont, CA US
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| 20100156198 | SHIELD LAYER PLUS REFRIGERATED BACKSIDE COOLING FOR PLANAR MOTORS - According to one aspect of the present invention, a motor arrangement includes at least one coil, a cover plate, and a shield layer. The at least one coil has a first side and a second side. The cover plate is positioned substantially over the first side of the at least one coil at a distance from the at least one coil. The shield layer is positioned between the first side of the at least one coil and the cover plate, and has a top surface. The top surface contacts the cover plate, and includes a liquid and a gas that form a mixture and cause the top surface to have a substantially constant temperature. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20110109419 | Thermally Conductive Coil and Methods and Systems - Embodiments of the invention provide improved thermal conductivity within, among other things, electromagnetic coils, coil assemblies, electric motors, and lithography devices. In one embodiment, a thermally conductive coil includes at least two adjacent coil layers. The coil layers include windings of wires formed from a conductor and an insulator that electrically insulates the windings within each coil layer. In some cases the insulator of the wires is at least partially absent along an outer surface of one or both coil layers to increase the thermal conductivity between the coil layers. In some embodiments, an insulation layer is provided between the coil layers to electrically insulate the coil layers. In some cases the insulation layer has a thermal conductivity greater than the thermal conductivity of the wire insulator. | 05-12-2011 |
Bret Cooper, La Jolla, CA US
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| 20090183283 | RICE PROMOTERS FOR REGULATION OF PLANT EXPRESSION - The present invention provides promoters from plants capable of driving gene expression in plant cells. The promoters vary in strength and in tissue specificity, and can be used to facilitate the development of transgenic plants in which tissue preferred expression, constitutive expression, and the strength of transgene expression is either more or less critical. | 07-16-2009 |
Brian F. Cooper, San Jose, CA US
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| 20090144220 | SYSTEM FOR STORING DISTRIBUTED HASHTABLES - A system for storing a distributed hash table. The system includes a storage unit, a tablet controller, a router, and a transaction bank. The storage unit has a plurality of tablets forming a hash table and each of the tablets includes multiple records. The tablet controller maintains a relationship between each tablet and the storage unit. The router hashes a record's key to determine the tablet associated with each record. Further, the router distributes messages from clients to the storage units based on the tablet-storage unit relationship thereby serving as a layer of indirection. The transaction bank propagates updates made in one record to all other replicas of the record. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090144333 | SYSTEM FOR MAINTAINING A DATABASE - A system for maintaining a database. The system includes a storage unit for storing many tablets each tablet including multiple records. The tablet controller is configured to maintain the relationship between the tablet and the storage unit. The tablet controller tracks failures to access the storage unit and designates a new storage unit for each tablet based on a storage unit failure. A router is in communication with the tablet controller and configured to distribute messages from clients to the storage units thereby serving as a layer of indirection. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090144338 | ASYNCHRONOUSLY REPLICATED DATABASE SYSTEM USING DYNAMIC MASTERSHIP - A system for a distributed database implementing a dynamic mastership strategy. The system includes a multiple data centers, each having a storage unit to store a set of records. Each data center stores its own replica of the set of records and each record includes a field that indicates which data center is assigned to be the master for that record. Since each of the data centers can he geographically distributed, one record may be more efficiently edited with the master being one geographic region while another record, possibly belonging to a different user, may be more efficiently edited with the master being located in another geographic region. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20100174863 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING SCALABLE IN-MEMORY CACHING FOR A DISTRIBUTED DATABASE - A system is described for providing scalable in-memory caching for a distributed database. The system may include a cache, an interface, a non-volatile memory and a processor. The cache may store a cached copy of data items stored in the non-volatile memory. The interface may communicate with devices and a replication server. The non-volatile memory may store the data items. The processor may receive an update to a data item from a device to be applied to the non-volatile memory. The processor may apply the update to the cache. The processor may generate an acknowledgement indicating that the update was applied to the non-volatile memory and may communicate the acknowledgment to the device. The processor may then communicate the update to a replication server. The processor may apply the update to the non-volatile memory upon receiving an indication that the update was stored by the replication server. | 07-08-2010 |
Brian Frank Cooper, Palo Alto, CA US
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| 20100082728 | CONSENSUS-BASED RELIABLE MESSAGING - A system includes a leader server capable of communicating with a plurality of follower servers and a network. The leader server is configured to determine when a message received from a client connected to the network has been committed to main memory in a majority of the leader and follower servers. The leader server and each of the follower servers that committed the message to main memory retain the message in main memory until requested to remove the message from main memory by a delivery agent or an archiver. | 04-01-2010 |
Brian Frank Cooper, San Jose, CA US
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| 20090260016 | SYSTEM AND/OR METHOD FOR BULK LOADING OF RECORDS INTO AN ORDERED DISTRIBUTED DATABASE - In a large-scale transaction such as the bulk loading of new records into an ordered, distributed database, a transaction limit such as an insert limit may be chosen, partitions on overfull storage servers may be designated to be moved to underfull storage servers, and the move assignments may be based, at least in part on the degree to which a storage server is underfull and the move and insertion costs of the partitions to be moved. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20100082655 | PARALLEL EXECUTION OF RANGE QUERY - A method comprises receiving a range query from a requestor. The range query requests a range of sequential items in a database that is distributed among a plurality of storage devices or partitions. The range query is divided into R sub-range queries, where R is an integer. Each sub-range query corresponds to a respective portion of the range of sequential items stored in a respective storage device or partition. The sub-range queries are issued to respective ones of up to K storage servers, where K is an integer less than or equal to R. Each of the K storage servers is configured with read access to the respective storage device or partition storing the respective portion of the range of sequential items in the respective sub-range query issued to that storage server. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100332660 | ADAPTIVE RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR PARALLEL EXECUTION OF A RANGE QUERY - A method of allocating servers for range requests includes receiving a range request for items in a database that is distributed across storage devices that are accessible through corresponding servers in a network that includes the storage devices and the servers; and initializing a server-allocation value for the range request, where the server-allocation value specifies a number of servers to allocate for executing the range request. The method further includes executing the range request by allocating the servers and using the allocated servers to provide values from the range request to a client that accesses the network; and updating the server-allocation value while executing the range request to improve a consumption rate for the client by comparing changes in the consumption rate with changes in the number of allocated servers. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110196866 | SMALL TABLE: MULTITENANCY FOR LOTS OF SMALL TABLES ON A CLOUD DATABASE - Methods and apparatus are described for partitioning native tables in a database cluster into logical tables. Each logical table is mapped into a unique portion of the native table by an intermediary server. Clients access a logical table as an ordinary, full-fledged database table through the intermediary server, which translates queries on the logical table into queries on the corresponding portion of the native table. The mapping may use the application name, logical table name, and a version number to create a native table key for each key in the logical table. A data structure storing these mappings may be stored at the intermediary server or in a native table in the database. This approach affords clients quick and flexible access to the database with better data integrity and security than native tables allow. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110213894 | MECHANISM FOR SUPPORTING USER CONTENT FEEDS - In one embodiment, for each one of one or more content producers, access a content-producing rate at which the content producer produces one or more items of content; and for each one of one or more content consumers, access a content-consuming rate at which the content consumer consumes one or more items of content. For each one of a plurality of consumer-producer pairs, wherein the consumer-producer pair comprises one of the content consumers and one of the content producers, and the content consumer follows the content producer, select between a push strategy and a pull strategy for delivering one or more items of content from the content producer to the content consumer based on the content-consuming rate of the content consumer and the content-producing rate of the content producer. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110218971 | System, Method And Computer Program Product For Managing Caches - Methods, systems and computer program products are provided for managing at least one cache for a database. In one method, an operation record is inserted in an operations log for each write operation to the database. The operation record includes a Log Sequence Number (LSN). At least one cache is updated using operation records in the operations log. To update a cache, unapplied operations in the operations log for the cache are identified using an applied LSN associated with the cache. The applied LSN denotes an LSN of a last operation applied to the cache. The unapplied operations are then applied to the cache and the applied LSN is updated with an LSN corresponding to the last unapplied operation of the unapplied operations that were applied to the cache during updating the cache. | 09-08-2011 |
Chebar Ivan Cooper, Berkeley, CA US
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| 20090234685 | RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM MAINTENANCE BUSINESS MODEL - A renewable energy system maintenance method comprises network server based system for monitoring and repairing, for example, a solar power installation. Such comprises solar panels to convert sunlight to DC electricity, one or more inverters to convert the DC to AC electricity, and a metered utility connection for selling to or offsetting energy charges for AC electricity from an electric utility. A monitor with sensors and connections to the inverter provides system operation measurements and data through a wireless or wired connection the Internet. A centralized server collects measurements and data from many solar installation monitors and analyzes the inputs to provide useful information to the users and their systems integrator and third parties. In particular, such information is employed in several ways to conduct various parts of a solar energy business. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20110173110 | RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM MONITOR - A renewable energy monitoring system collects streams of informational reports from remote renewable energy systems. It separates the data streams by client, and client identification, in order to template such data streams onto models of clients' equipment configurations and topologies. The system sorts and groups client data by categories, so workstations can be employed to access statistics, monitor operational flags, initiate/display reports, and control system operations. Particular client/user information is accumulated and assembled on a per account basis to issue client statements, revenue checks, invoices, and controls, wherein, headquarters workstations can be used to access single-client statistics, monitor operational flags, initiate/display reports, and engage payables, receivables, and general ledger accounting operations. Selected information is posted to the Internet on a webpage for respective users, so each user can query how much electricity they are generating/using, and the net amount they are exporting. Various kinds of charts and graphics are rendered in HTML to make the data easy to navigate, absorb and understand. | 07-14-2011 |
Christopher R. Cooper, Orange, CA US
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| 20100029407 | Golf club head - A golf club may include a front surface, a rear surface having a recess, and an insert at least partially disposed in the recess. The insert may comprise a durometer hardness of less than about 95 Shore A and a cavity having a reinforcement member disposed therein. Preferably, the durometer hardness of the reinforcement member is also less than about 95 Shore A. The insert may further comprise an anterior perimetric boundary having a first length and a posterior perimetric boundary having a second length. The ratio of the first length to the second length may be less than 1 and greater than 0.5. In one example, the insert may have a triangular front profile and a triangular side profile. | 02-04-2010 |
Clive W.r. Cooper, La Jolla, CA US
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| 20100075643 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF WIRELESS DOWNLOADS OF MAP AND GEOGRAPHIC BASED DATA TO PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICES - Systems and method of managing map data on electronic devices such as portable electronic devices include systems and methods of preloading map data, managing map data storage, sharing point of interest or pushpin data with other electronic devices, and displaying map data. | 03-25-2010 |
Daniel A. Cooper, Chino Hills, CA US
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| 20110082867 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR ANALYZING DRUG INTERACTIONS - A method, system, and computer program product. A method includes receiving a patient profile, the patient profile including a patient substance profile identifying a plurality of substances consumed by a patient and at least one patient-specific gene variant. The method includes identifying a gene associated with a first one of the plurality of substances, and performing a weighing process to determine an interaction between the first substance and the gene. The method includes producing a summary by the data processing system according to the determined interaction. Another method includes identifying at least one additional substance that has a potential effect on the patient, presenting the at least one additional substance to a user, receiving and storing a change to the patient profile based on the at least one additional substance. | 04-07-2011 |
Dan M. Cooper, Irvine, CA US
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| 20110059476 | BIOREACTOR FOR QUANTIFICATION OF HEADSPACE VOC CONTENT FROM CULTURES - A bioreactor for sampling the headspace above cells includes a glass reactor vessel having an interior space and a plurality of valves operatively coupled to the interior space of the glass reactor vessel. The bioreactor includes a sample holder configured to reside in the interior space. The interior space includes a charge of air with a known composition of volatile organic gases and, in some instances, doped with carbon dioxide. The sample holder may hold cells, bacteria, or viruses. The headspace may be sampled after incubation to determine the VOC content or content of specific VOC constituents. Examples include acetaldehyde and hexanaldehyde. | 03-10-2011 |
David E. Cooper, Glendora, CA US
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| 20110062353 | IRRADIATION SYSTEMS - In accordance with the present invention, there are provided actively pumped, low energy devices, which allow cathode and/or window to be replaced or exchanged as required by conditions of use and application (as a result of the presence of an interchangeable cathode and interchangeable window), without necessitating replacement of vacuum chamber, or other parts. Such interchangeability greatly expands the utility of the electron device in scientific and industrial applications, besides addressing such issues as wear and tear, restoration and upgrading of performance, of the device internal components, it provides the ability to match the device output energy and power to a wide variety of scientific and practical applications. Such features in a single portable device also provide a cost effective and practical way to deliver electrons to an object or other device in a manner that is independent of the atmosphere of the object or device itself. | 03-17-2011 |
Doug Cooper, Glendale, CA US
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| 20090096803 | Shading of translucent objects - Embodiments of the invention relate for rendering translucent objects. According to some embodiments, the color of a pixel of a translucent object that is not directly illuminated by a light source can be determined by decaying the illumination contributed by the light source according to a predefined decay function. The decay function may be, for example, an exponential decay function. The decay function may be evaluated based on an initial illumination contributed by the light source, and a transmittance distance. In some embodiments, the initial color of the pixel is decayed instead of the illumination. Also disclosed is modifying the renderings of different regions of an object which have been rendered using different methods in order to remove sharp contrasts between these regions. | 04-16-2009 |
Douglas W. Cooper, Glendale, CA US
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| 20090128561 | TINTING A SURFACE TO SIMULATE A VISUAL EFFECT IN A COMPUTER GENERATED SCENE - A tinted color value is produced for a surface of an object in a computer generated scene. The surface is illuminated by a light source having a lighting color value associated with the light source. A first reflected color value is calculated for the surface. The first reflected color value is calculated based on an assumption that the surface is illuminated by white light rather than the lighting color value associated with the light source. A desaturated color value is computed using the first reflected color value. A tinted color value is computed by combining the desaturated color value with the lighting color value associated with the light source. The tinted color value is stored. | 05-21-2009 |
Edward Cooper, Lafayette, CA US
Edwin Riley Cooper, Oakland, CA US
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| 20090077047 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING AND CLASSIFYING QUERY INTENT - Linguistic analysis is used to identify queries that use different natural language formations to request similar information. Common intent categories are identified for the queries requesting similar information. Intent responses can then be provided that are associated with the identified intent categories. An intent management tool can be used for identifying new intent categories, identifying obsolete intent categories, or refining existing intent categories. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090089044 | INTENT MANAGEMENT TOOL - Linguistic analysis is used to identify queries that use different natural language formations to request similar information. Common intent categories are identified for the queries requesting similar information. Intent responses can then be provided that are associated with the identified intent categories. An intent management tool can be used for identifying new intent categories, identifying obsolete intent categories, or refining existing intent categories. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20100205180 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING AND CLASSIFYING QUERY INTENT - Linguistic analysis is used to identify queries that use different natural language formations to request similar information. Common intent categories are identified for the queries requesting similar information. Intent responses can then be provided that are associated with the identified intent categories. An intent management tool can be used for identifying new intent categories, identifying obsolete intent categories, or refining existing intent categories. | 08-12-2010 |
Edword Cooper, Latayette, CA US
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| 20090158606 | MULTI-REEL MARKING APPARATUS - A multi-line chalk reel is disclosed that may be comprised of three or more line reels disposed in a polar arrangement of parallel but distinct rotation axes that has a single method for engaging and disengaging a single drive arrangement to any one spool. This arrangement provides a variety of advantages, including a package solution of useful dimensions and a low part count to minimize parts in assembly. The single drive arrangement reduces cost, and provides for convenient access to individual spools. | 06-25-2009 |
Elizabeth M. Cooper, Los Gatos, CA US
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| 20100191888 | Guest Interrupt Manager to Aid Interrupt Virtualization - In an embodiment, a system comprises a memory system and a guest interrupt manager. The guest interrupt manager is configured to receive an interrupt message corresponding to an interrupt that is targeted at a guest executable on the system. The guest interrupt manager is configured to record the interrupt in a data structure in the memory system to ensure that the interrupt is delivered to the guest even if the guest is not active in the system at a time that the interrupt message is received. | 07-29-2010 |
Eugene Henry Cooper, Vallejo, CA US
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| 20110169985 | Method of Generating Seamless Mosaic Images from Multi-Axis and Multi-Focus Photographic Data - A system and method for generating seamless mosaic images from multi-axis and multi-focus photographic data of at least one subject is disclosed. The system is for capturing photographic data from at least one subject and to provide an array of photographic data in at least three dimensions. The method comprises the steps of performing axial capture of a plurality of images of the at least one subject, sorting the plurality of images into a plurality of folders for easier processing of the plurality of images, performing focus stacking process for analysis of images, performing depth calculations, extracting data and rendering a focus stacked image, performing post processing of the focus stacked images to enhance the images, performing photo mosaic stitching process for rendering a seamless image and performing post processing of the seamless image to correct errors of the seamless image and to add any desired enhancements to the seamless image. | 07-14-2011 |
Evan N. Cooper, Torrance, CA US
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| 20080236034 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCELERATING PLANT GERMINATION AND GROWTH - A method and apparatus for germinating seeds is disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a plurality of translucent hollow spheres, each sphere having apertures therethrough for entry and egress of liquid and air, wherein each of the plurality of translucent hollow spheres includes soil and at least one of the seeds; a tray, for confining the spheres to an basin area within a periphery of the tray while permitting the spheres to roll on a rolling surface within the periphery of the tray; a platform; and a plurality of solenoids disposed on the platform for tilting the tray to displace the spheres, each solenoid having a shaft longitudinally extendable in a direction away from the platform upon activation of the solenoid and each shaft having an end distal from the solenoid coupled proximate to the periphery of the tray. | 10-02-2008 |
Geoffrey Cooper, Palo Alto, CA US
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| 20110173342 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RATE LIMITING - A method and apparatus for a network monitor internals mechanism, which serves to translate packet data into multiple concurrent streams of encoded network event data, to contribute to enterprise management, reporting, and global mechanisms for aggregating monitors at a centralized aggregation point, and to facilitate rate limiting techniques because such monitors are not in control (i.e. cannot back pressure flow) is provided. | 07-14-2011 |
Geoffrey Howard Cooper, Palo Alto, CA US
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| 20090292805 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NETWORK MONITORING OF INTERNET PROTOCOL (IP) NETWORKS - A system and method for implementing network monitoring with a unified IPv4+IPv6 address type. IPv4 network traffic and IPv6 network traffic are captured. IPv4 and IPv6 address patterns read from the captured network traffic are then encoded into a unified IPv4+IPv6 address space using a data type encoding. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20100067390 | System and method for discovery of network entities - A system and method of discovering network entities. Network traffic is monitored, wherein monitoring includes finding network entities in the network traffic. If the network entities are network assets, the system determines if the network entities are critical network assets. If the network entities are network users, the system classifies the network users automatically into user groups. The network traffic is then displayed as a function of the critical network assets and the user groups. | 03-18-2010 |
Gregory Cooper, Santa Ana, CA US
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| 20100042699 | Autonomous Routing of Network Messages - Messages from a network are processed so that each received message is received in one of a plurality of message formats, the content of each message is determined, and a network destination to which the message will be directed is selected, based on the determined message content. The message can be transformed to encompass a variety of format changes. Once content of the message is determined, if image data is detected in the message, then image analysis on the image data can be performed to detect message content that is used in selecting a destination. It can be determined if the message has been received for greater than a predetermined time limit without being directed to a selected destination and, if so, a notification action can be performed if the predetermined time limit has been exceeded. | 02-18-2010 |
Henry Cooper, Murrieta, CA US
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| 20090251377 | Wideband high gain dielectric notch radiator antenna - A radiator element for RF transmission and reception over a wide band of frequencies. The radiator element is formed of conductive material on substrate surface of conductive material in the form of a pair of horns extending in opposite directions to distal tips defining the widest distance of a mouth of a cavity. The mouth reduces in cross-section to a narrowest point in between said pair of horns. The resulting radiator element will radiate and receive frequencies between frequencies the distance of the widest point and narrowest point are sized to receive. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090251378 | Device and Method for Modular antenna Formation and Configuration - An antenna and method of forming an antenna from first and second planar substrates having antenna elements engaged thereto adapted to transmit and/or receive a desired RF frequency. Notches in some of the substrates engage traversing substrates to form an array with horizontally and vertically disposed antenna elements all in an electrical communication with electrical pathways on the rear surface of one or both of the first and second planar surfaces. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20110169709 | Combination Shield and Mount for Antenna - A combination antenna mount and shield for radially deployed elevated antennas on poles. The device features a central cavity surrounded by a wall of material which is substantially impervious to Radio Frequency (RF) broadcasts. | 07-14-2011 |
Howard Cooper, Santa Ana, CA US
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| 20100008718 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SLIP FORMING CONCRETE SLOTTED DRAINS - A system for making slotted drains of slip-formed concrete can comprise concrete, a block, a drain path forming structure, a hopper and a mold. The hopper can be for receiving concrete and for providing concrete to the mold for molding concrete. The mold can comprise a drain member guide, a topper, a first side and a second side. The drain member guide can be configured to slide over the drain path forming structure and wherein the hopper can be configured to provide concrete around the drain member guide. The topper, first and second sides can be for molding the top, first and second sides of the slotted drain respectively. The second side can also be configured to create a slot in the slotted drain and to selectively hold the block, the slot configured to selectively receive the block. | 01-14-2010 |
James Randall Cooper, San Diego, CA US
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| 20080284335 | DISCHARGE LAMP - A discharge device for operation in a gas at a prescribed pressure includes cathode that is at least partially enclosed by a dielectric layer. The dielectric layer is at least partially enclosed by an anode. The dielectric and the anode have one or more aligned penetrations therein. The cathode may be hollow to allow a cooling fluid to circulate inside the cathode to cool the lamp. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20090155136 | ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT TREATMENT CHAMBER - An apparatus for the treatment of a liquid comprising includes a chamber having at least one inner surface. The chamber is at least 80 percent enclosed. The apparatus also includes an ultraviolet (UV) transmissive tube and the UV transmissive tube disposed within the chamber and adapted for the passage of the liquid therethrough. The apparatus further includes an UV lamp and the UV lamp being disposed within the UV transmissive tube. A reflective material is interspersed between the chamber and the transmissive tube, and the reflective material is adapted so as to reflect at least a portion of light emitted by the UV lamp. Additionally, the reflective material is at least 80 percent reflective. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20100078574 | ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT TREATMENT CHAMBER - An apparatus for the treatment of a liquid that includes a chamber having at least one inner surface, the chamber adapted for passage of a fluid therethrough. The chamber is at least 80 percent enclosed. The apparatus also includes an optional ultraviolet-transmissive tube disposed within the chamber and also adapted for the passage of the liquid therethrough. The apparatus further includes an ultraviolet lamp disposed within the chamber and, optionally, within the ultraviolet-transmissive tube. A reflective material is interposed between the chamber and the transmissive tube. The reflective material is adapted so as to reflect at least a portion of light emitted by the ultraviolet lamp, wherein the reflective material is at least 80 percent reflective. | 04-01-2010 |
J. Carl Cooper, Los Gatos, CA US
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| 20090173785 | Universal Credit Card Apparatus and Method - The apparatus and method described herein provides for creating multiple spatial patterns, such as magnetic patterns on credit cards. The invention includes storage of information from which patterns may be created, a pattern creation device for creating the spatial patterns, and control whereby the information which is stored is selectively utilized to cause the pattern creation. This allows multiple desired patterns to be simulated, allowing convenient replacement of a number of separate pattern carrying devices. | 07-09-2009 |
Jeremy S. Cooper, Petaluma, CA US
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| 20080244027 | System and Method Related to Generating and Tracking an Email Campaign - A method and system for generating and tracking an email campaign is described. An email campaign generator generates an email campaign template from an email target database. The email target database comprises at least one email target. An email campaign engine generates a custom email corresponding to each of the at least one email target. The custom email is formed from the email campaign template. The email campaign engine sends to each of the at least one email target the corresponding custom email. A campaign tracker receives at least one response corresponding to the sent custom email. The campaign tracker creates a campaign tracking list that includes the received at least one response. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080270604 | Timing Module for Regulating Hits by a Spidering Engine - A method and system for retrieving web-site based information by a spider engine at a target bandwidth is described. A target band width is received from the spider engine. A wait time is calculated by a timing module. Data retrieval from a web site is delayed by the calculated wait time so that data is retrieved at the desired target bandwidth. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20090094541 | Methods, Systems and Computer Program Products for Scheduling Executions of Programs - A distributed computing system includes at least first and second distinct computers each having a different operating system. First processes are compatible with the first operating system and second processes are compatible with the second operating system. A third scheduling computer, coupled to the first and second computer via a communication network, includes a scheduler for scheduling the first processes and the second processes to execute respectively on the first and second computers. The scheduler accesses a master schedule that defines an executing sequence of the first processes and the second processes. The master schedule can define conditional inter-relationships between the first processes and the second processes. | 04-09-2009 |
John Cooper, Los Angeles, CA US
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| 20100156910 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MESH STABILIZATION OF FACIAL MOTION CAPTURE DATA - A method and system for removing head motion from facial motion capture data. The method includes receiving a set of measured points of a target model, wherein each point is associated with coordinates in a 3D space. The method includes computing an optimal affine transformation function. The computing includes selecting an unprocessed point from the set of measured points. The computing includes selecting two nearby neighboring points of the unprocessed point. The computing includes computing an affine transformation function that minimizes an L2-norm error. The computing includes identifying the optimal affine transformation function from a set of computed affine transformation functions. The method includes displaying an aligned target model and reference model utilizing the optimal affine transformation function. The method includes outputting the optimal affine function to a computer-readable storage medium. | 06-24-2010 |
John Cooper, Huntington Beach, CA US
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| 20090045941 | WIRELESS, REMOTE CONTROLLED, AND SYNCHRONIZED LIGHTING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a lighting system and more specifically a wireless, remote controlled, and synchronized lighting system. In one embodiment, the present invention is a wireless lighting system including a first signal transmission unit, and a first wireless lighting module, wherein the first wireless lighting module illuminates according to a signal from the first signal transmission unit. | 02-19-2009 |
John F. Cooper, Oakland, CA US
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| 20080274382 | Carbon Fuel Particles Used In Direct Carbon Conversion Fuel Cells - A system for preparing particulate carbon fuel and using the particulate carbon fuel in a fuel cell. Carbon particles are finely divided. The finely dividing carbon particles are introduced into the fuel cell. A gas containing oxygen is introduced into the fuel cell. The finely divided carbon particles are exposed to carbonate salts, or to molten NaOH or KOH or LiOH or mixtures of NaOH or KOH or LiOH, or to mixed hydroxides, or to alkali and alkaline earth nitrates. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080293042 | Detection of Contamination of Municipal Water Distribution Systems - A system for the detection of contaminates of a fluid in a conduit. The conduit is part of a fluid distribution system. A chemical or biological sensor array is connected to the conduit. The sensor array produces an acoustic signal burst in the fluid upon detection of contaminates in the fluid. A supervisory control system connected to the fluid and operatively connected to the fluid distribution system signals the fluid distribution system upon detection of contaminates in the fluid. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20090017339 | Aerogel and Xerogel Composites for use as Carbon Anodes - A method for forming a reinforced rigid anode monolith and fuel and product of such method. The method includes providing a solution of organic aerogel or xerogel precursors including at least one of a phenolic resin, phenol (hydroxybenzene), resorcinol(1,3-dihydroxybenzene), or catechol(1,2-dihydroxybenzene); at least one aldehyde compound selected from the group consisting of formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, and furfuraldehyde; and an alkali carbonate or phosphoric acid catalyst; adding internal reinforcement materials comprising carbon to said precursor solution to form a precursor mixture; gelling said precursor mixture to form a composite gel; drying said composite gel; and pyrolyzing said composite gel to form a wettable aerogel/carbon composite or a wettable xerogel/carbon composite, wherein said composites comprise chars and said internal reinforcement materials, and wherein said composite is suitable for use as an anode with the chars being fuel capable of being combusted in a molten salt electrochemical fuel cell in the range from 500 C to 800 C to produce electrical energy. Additional methods and systems/compositions are also provided. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090023041 | Carbon fuel cells and batteries with carbon corrosion suppression - An electrochemical cell apparatus that can operate as either a fuel cell or a battery includes a cathode compartment, an anode compartment operatively connected to the cathode compartment, and a carbon fuel cell section connected to the anode compartment and the cathode compartment. An effusion plate is operatively positioned adjacent the anode compartment or the cathode compartment. The effusion plate allows passage of carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide exhaust channels are operatively positioned in the electrochemical cell to direct the carbon dioxide from the electrochemical cell. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090075170 | Continuous-feed electrochemical cell - A continuous-feed electrochemical cell with a cell body having a cell cavity defined by at least two cavity walls. One of the cavity walls is a cavity wall that is inclined to vertical. A series of barriers are connected to the cavity wall that is inclined to vertical. Electrochemically active particles are contained within the cell cavity. An electrolyte solution is also contained within the cell cavity. A cathode current collector is operatively connected to the cavity wall that is inclined to vertical, to the electrochemically active particles, and to the electrolyte solution. An anode current collector is operatively connected to the cavity wall that is inclined to vertical, to the electrochemically active particles, and to the electrolyte solution. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20110171545 | CARBON FUEL PARTICLES USED IN DIRECT CARBON CONVERSION FUEL CELLS - A system for preparing particulate carbon fuel and using the particulate carbon fuel in a fuel cell. Carbon particles are finely divided. The finely dividing carbon particles are introduced into the fuel cell. A gas containing oxygen is introduced into the fuel cell. The finely divided carbon particles are exposed to carbonate salts, or to molten NaOH or KOH or LiOH or mixtures of NaOH or KOH or LiOH, or to mixed hydroxides, or to alkali and alkaline earth nitrates. | 07-14-2011 |
Johnnie Alton Cooper, Corona, CA US
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| 20080227886 | PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE FOR SURGICAL DRAPES - The invention relates to the selection and application of adhesive systems that facilitate bonding to generally non-polar and fibrous hydrocarbon surfaces, and which adhesive also provides physical properties (e.g., viscosity flow) to promote improved mechanical interlocking with the substrate fiber network. The substrate comprises a non-woven barrier fabric to which an adhesive incorporating a tackifier is applied. | 09-18-2008 |
John Scott Cooper, Vista, CA US
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| 20090007854 | Techniques for fabricating play toys for animals - A play toy for animals has strands of a webbing material braided together to form at least one braided body having a pre-selected cross-sectional shape and arranged in a pre-selected structural configuration. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20100095901 | Play toys and techniques for fabricating play toys - A play toy has strands of different materials braided together to form at least one braided body having a pre-selected cross-sectional shape and arranged in a pre-selected structural configuration. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100248873 | Novelty article with flexible and waterproof display carrying membrane - A novelty article comprises a flexible and waterproof display carrying membrane that is elastically stretchable and contoured to define at least a portion of the shape of the novelty article. The flexible and waterproof display carrying membrane has at least one inner display layer and at least one outer transparent gripping layer disposed over the inner display layer. The inner display layer includes a fabric layer and a graphic design that is formed on a surface of the fabric layer and that is visible through the outer transparent gripping layer. | 09-30-2010 |
Ken B. Cooper, La Canada, CA US
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| 20080304044 | HIGH-RESOLUTION THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING RADAR - A three-dimensional imaging radar operating at high frequency e.g., 670 GHz, is disclosed. The active target illumination inherent in radar solves the problem of low signal power and narrow-band detection by using submillimeter heterodyne mixer receivers. A submillimeter imaging radar may use low phase-noise synthesizers and a fast chirper to generate a frequency-modulated continuous-wave (FMCW) waveform. Three-dimensional images are generated through range information derived for each pixel scanned over a target. A peak finding algorithm may be used in processing for each pixel to differentiate material layers of the target. Improved focusing is achieved through a compensation signal sampled from a point source calibration target and applied to received signals from active targets prior to FFT-based range compression to extract and display high-resolution target images. Such an imaging radar has particular application in detecting concealed weapons or contraband. | 12-11-2008 |
Ken B. Cooper, La Crescenta, CA US
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| 20100090887 | MULTI-PIXEL HIGH-RESOLUTION THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING RADAR - A three-dimensional imaging radar operating at high frequency e.g., 670 GHz radar using low phase-noise synthesizers and a fast chirper to generate a frequency-modulated continuous-wave (FMCW) waveform, is disclosed that operates with a multiplexed beam to obtain range information simultaneously on multiple pixels of a target. A source transmit beam may be divided by a hybrid coupler into multiple transmit beams multiplexed together and directed to be reflected off a target and return as a single receive beam which is demultiplexed and processed to reveal range information of separate pixels of the target associated with each transmit beam simultaneously. The multiple transmit beams may be developed with appropriate optics to be temporally and spatially differentiated before being directed to the target. Temporal differentiation corresponds to a different intermediate frequencies separating the range information of the multiple pixels. Collinear transmit beams having differentiated polarizations may also be implemented. | 04-15-2010 |
Kenneth Brian Cooper, La Canada, CA US
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| 20100036240 | Multi-modality system for imaging in dense compressive media and method of use thereof - A multi-modality system and method for performing screening/detection, imaging and diagnosis/characterization of materials and objects in dense compressive media, such as in medical soft tissue applications, is disclosed. Medical tissue applications include but are not limited to the detection and diagnosis of breast tumors. Generally, the present invention involves coupling an ultrasound subsystem for exciting target tissues with a microwave subsystem for measuring the response, imaging and diagnosing the target tissues. | 02-11-2010 |
Kenneth W. Cooper, Newhall, CA US
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| 20100174553 | Diabetes Therapy Management System - A method of diabetes analysis is provided. A plurality of glucose level readings for a user is received. The plurality of blood glucose level readings are analyzed to generate a report. The report includes a first chart along a 24-hour timeline indicating the plurality of glucose level readings, and a second chart having at least one of infusion device settings and active insulin levels corresponding to the 24-hour timeline of the first chart. | 07-08-2010 |
Kenneth W. Cooper, Valencia, CA US
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| 20090198117 | ANALYTE SENSORS HAVING NANOSTRUCTURED ELECTRODES AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THEM - Embodiments of the invention provide analyte sensors having nanostructured electrodes as well as methods for making and using such sensors. In certain embodiments of the invention, the sensor includes a carbon nanotube electrode and a analyte limiting membrane that modulates the ability of a analyte to contact the carbon nanotube electrode. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20100025238 | ANALYTE SENSOR APPARATUSES HAVING IMPROVED ELECTRODE CONFIGURATIONS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THEM - Embodiments of the invention provide analyte sensors having optimized elements and/or configurations of elements as well as methods for making and using such sensors. Typical embodiments of the invention include glucose sensors used in the management of diabetes. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100169035 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OBSERVING SENSOR PARAMETERS - The invention disclosed herein provides methods and materials for observing the state of a sensor, for example those used by diabetic patients to monitor blood glucose levels. Typically a voltage such as a voltage pulse is applied to the sensor in order to solicit a current response from which for example, factors such as impedance values can be derived. Such values can then be used as indicators of a sensor's state, for example the state of sensor hydration, sensor noise, sensor offset, sensor drift or the like. | 07-01-2010 |
Laurence Cooper, Sierra Madre, CA US
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| 20090191172 | Method of Controlling Administration of Cancer Antigen - The present invention is directed to mammalian bi-specific T cells and methods for using these bi-specific T cells. More specifically, the invention relates to a method of controlling administration of cancer antigen to a subject by providing bi-specific T cells that express a viral antigen T cell receptor and a cancer antigen-specific chimeric receptors and triggering their activation by also administering antigen-presenting T-cells which express viral antigen. These bi-specific T cell clones are a source of effector cells that persist in vivo in response to stimulation with viral antigen, leading to long-term function after their transfer to patients with cancer and autoimmune diseases. | 07-30-2009 |
Mark Leonard Cooper, Felton, CA US
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| 20090204453 | AIRCRAFT FLIGHT PLAN OPTIMIZATION FOR MINIMIZING EMISSIONS - A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for performing flight planning to reduce an effect of emissions. A method is present for performing flight planning. A set of emissions data is identified for an aircraft for a plurality of route segments in a route as a function of parameters for the aircraft including the route, a weight, an altitude, and engine data. A flight plan is generated for the aircraft based on a total of each type of emission in the set of emissions data from the plurality of route segments. A portion of the parameters for the aircraft is modified to reduce the effect of the emissions and meet a set of objects for the flight plan until the flight plan meets an objective. | 08-13-2009 |
Mathew Cooper, San Francisco, CA US
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| 20110081075 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INDEXING PRESENTATION VIDEOS - A system and method for identifying key frames of a presentation video that include stationary informational content. A sequence of frames is obtained from a presentation video and differences of pixel values between consecutive frames of the sequence of frames are computed. Sets of consecutive frames that are stationary are identified, wherein consecutive frames that are stationary have a proportion of changed pixel values below a first predetermined threshold, and wherein pixel values are deemed to be changed when the difference between the pixel values for corresponding pixels in consecutive frames exceeds a second predetermined threshold. Next, a set of key frames that include stationary informational content is retained. The set of key frames that include stationary informational content is then displayed for user interaction. | 04-07-2011 |
Matthew L. Cooper, San Francisco, CA US
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| 20090257682 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC DIGITAL IMAGE ORIENTATION DETECTION - Described is a system for automatic digital photo orientation detection. We leverage online public photos with great content variation to extract effective features with layout information. Classification proceeds using an approximate nearest neighbors approach which scales well to massive training sets, hardly compromising efficiency. We have tested the method successfully on the largest data set to date of nearly 30,000 Flickr photos as well as both difficult and typical consumer usage scenarios. Though limited data are available for comparison across different systems, the proposed system significantly outperforms a state of the art system on a common data set. | 10-15-2009 |
Paul R. Cooper, San Jose, CA US
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| 20110218897 | Content Stream Management - Content stream management techniques are described. In an implementation, a communication is examined at a client device from at least one other client device that describes per stream usage of network bandwidth by the at least one other client device to receive content. Usage of the network bandwidth at the client device is managed based on the communication and a determination of per stream usage of the network bandwidth to receive content by the client device that also consumes at least a portion of the network bandwidth. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110219258 | Content Interruptions - Techniques that address content interruptions are described. In an implementation, an interruption is detected at the client device in receipt of a stream of content from a distribution system that is to be recorded locally in memory at the client device. A stream of content is generated at the client device and the generated stream of content is recorded to fill the interruption in the stream of content from the distribution system in the memory of the client device. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110219412 | Emulated Television Tuner - Television tuner emulation techniques are described. In an implementation, a television tuner is emulated through execution of software on a processing system by a computing device, the emulated television tuner includes functionality to obtain television content over an Internet Protocol (IP) based network. The functionality of the emulated television tuner is exposed to one or more applications that are executed by the computing device such that the application is not aware that the television tuner is emulated through execution of the software. | 09-08-2011 |
Richard Gordon Cooper, Costa Mesa, CA US
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| 20090070317 | Patent claim and specification analysis - This invention relates to providing automated support for the analysis of patents, patent applications and other texts, and more specifically, for supporting the analysis of claims in view of specifications, and for supporting claim analysis as compared to published texts that might constitute possible prior art or infringement of the patent. | 03-12-2009 |
Rita Cooper, Alameda, CA US
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| 20090150612 | APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING AN IMAGE IN CONJUNCTION WITH A REMOVABLE MEMORY CARTRIDGE - An apparatus and system are disclosed for displaying an image in conjunction with a removable memory cartridge. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a housing that encloses a memory device for storing content data and a protrusion extending from the housing, the protrusion configured to display an image. The apparatus may further comprise an interface to connect the memory device to a base unit. In one embodiment, the content data is an audible message. In addition, the displayed image on the protrusion may be related to the content data stored on the memory device. For example, the displayed image may be an illustration related to an audible story stored on the memory device. In a further embodiment, the protrusion is translucent and may be displayed in front of a light source. | 06-11-2009 |
Robin Ross Cooper, La Mesa, CA US
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| 20080201747 | System and Method for Aggregating, Editing, and Distributing Content - A system and method for the distribution of content to subscribers while maintaining the distribution rights associated with the content. Tags identifying aspects and features, including distribution rights, of the content are associated with the content. The tagged content is aggregated into a centralized data center that receives requests from subscribers to access the content. The tags associated with the requested content are evaluated to determine if the subscriber is authorized to access the content before the content is provided to the subscriber. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080280677 | Pre-Programmed Optical Disc Designed For Secure Game Players Allowing For Pay Television Services - A game cartridge includes instructions designed to transform a state-of-the-art game player device into a platform for numerous pay television-related services and offerings. In one aspect the systems and methods described may include the leveraging of emerging state-of-the-art and highly secure game players to create applications targeted toward Pay Television subscribers. The system may generate a log configured to create a user profile based upon previous tendencies of the user. The log may be used to recommend offerings for products or services to the user. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20090037388 | NETWORK-BASED CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A method and system for transferring electronic media information over a public network in such a way as to provide safeguards for inappropriate distribution of copyright or otherwise protected materials are described. The media information is transparently watermarked with a unique ID, such as one generated from X.509 Digital Certificate and public-key cryptography public/private key pairs, such that the information can be identified as belonging to a particular individual. A system and method for monitoring the movement of such watermarked files, positively identifying people who have inappropriately distributed copyright materials over a public network without permission, and taking appropriate enforcement action against such people. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20100064311 | BD-Live Interface to the Distribution Supply Chain - A method and device for the provision of enhanced media content distribution over a network. The method enables content providers, advertisers, and consumers to benefit from targeted advertising and promotions. The precise targeting for advertising and promotions are gleaned from consumer information provided by the system as to their geographic location which may be related to other known and mined information about the consumer. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100064331 | Hybrid Premium Terrestrial Television Service - A method for the provision of a hybrid premium television platform using terrestrial broadcasting. The system allows for enhanced services to subscribers using a terrestrial broadcast signal. The enhanced services are similar to those enjoyed by more expensive providers such as cable and satellite television providers. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100145158 | Pod Connected Data Monitoring System - In a perfect world, citizens would have all of the sensing equipment and analysis capability with no concern about costs. Unfortunately, the costs are an impediment to most people and their health and well-being may be compromised as a result. By leveraging popular consumer devices such as mobile players and other CE devices, it is possible to create “piggy-back” solutions that effectively bring the costs into the range that ordinary people can afford. Once ordinary people can afford these solutions, the state of their health and/or well being can be improved greatly. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20110082750 | Multi-Channel Digital Targeted Video Advertising System and Method - A method and system for providing highly targeted advertising to remotely located viewers. The viewers are matched to an identifiable receiver on the system and, based on user preferences for products and services developed and stored on each user, targeted advertising for products and services each said user is likely to want, is substituted for the broadcaster advertising and communicated to the individual receivers matched with the user. | 04-07-2011 |
Rotem Cooper, San Diego, CA US
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| 20080293402 | System determination emulator for analysis and testing - A roaming emulator provides a tool for emulating system determination for monitoring the operation of a wireless communication device (WCD) during system determination. A signal monitoring program and service selection protocol are stored, and a signal emulation module provides a signal emulation output in accordance with a predetermined set of data. A processing module performs a simulation of a service selection procedure based on the service selection protocol and performed in accordance with the signal monitoring program and the signal emulation output. A result of the service selection is provided by an output module. The emulator can provide emulated system scanning based on geographical or market location, and can emulate scenarios when channels from neighboring systems or markets “bleed” into the RF environment of the WCD. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20090059845 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EFFICIENT SELECTION AND ACQUISITION OF SYSTEMS UTILIZING OFDM OR SC-FDM - Techniques for performing system selection and acquisition are described. In one design, a terminal may obtain at least one system record for at least one system utilizing orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) or single-carrier frequency division multiplexing (SC-FDM). Each system record may include system identification information for an associated system and an index for an associated acquisition record. The terminal may also obtain at least one acquisition record for the at least one system. Each acquisition record may include at least one value for at least one configurable system parameter, e.g., FFT size, cyclic prefix length, number of guard subcarriers, etc. The terminal may perform acquisition for the at least one system in accordance with the at least one system record and the at least one acquisition record. The system and acquisition records may be stored in a Preferred Roaming List (PRL) or a Most Recently Used (MRU) list. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20100091643 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ROBUST SLOTTED MODE OPERATION IN FADING WIRELESS ENVIRONMENTS - Methods, devices and computer program products are disclosed that allow for wireless communication devices to operate more robustly in the slotted mode of operation in the event of network system loss. Specifically, present aspects require the wireless device to move to or remain in the slotted mode of operation as opposed to immediately entering into a system determination/acquisition mode upon failing to acquire an active set pilot during a slotted wake-up. By moving to the slotted mode of operation or providing for additional slotted-wake-ups, a number of attempts at acquiring the active set pilot can be performed before declaring the system as lost, thereby allowing for fading channel conditions to prevail without the need to re-acquire the lost system or otherwise acquire another system. Since the performance of the slotted mode is less power intensive than acquiring or re-acquiring a system, a substantial power savings is realized. | 04-15-2010 |
Sarah M. Cooper, Santa Clara, CA US
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| 20110160345 | POLYMERIC COMPOSITE INCLUDING NANOPARTICLE FILLER - Disclosed is a novel polymeric composite including a nanoparticle filler and method for the production thereof. More particularly, the present invention provides a novel halloysite nanoparticle filler which has the generally cylindrical or tubular (e.g. rolled scroll-like shape), in which the mean outer diameter of the filler particle is typically less than about 500 nm. The filler is effectively employed in a polymer composite in which the advantages of the tubular nanoparticle filler are provided (e.g., reinforcement, flame retardant, chemical agent elution, etc.) with improved or equivalent mechanical performance of the composite (e.g., strength and ductility). | 06-30-2011 |
Simon Cooper, Sunnyvale, CA US
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| 20100313196 | MANAGING SECURELY INSTALLED APPLICATIONS - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and systems for managing securely installed applications. After installation, an installation framework performs a bind process to correlate the randomly assigned identifier with the unique identifier of the application. The installation framework also manages the execution of the application. When an application is launched, the application framework performs a search for that application's randomly assigned identifier and locates the application's container. The application is then allowed to execute within its container. During execution, the software application may also be restricted in various ways by the installation framework to its dynamic containers. The installer may also work with a trusted operating system component, such as the kernel, to help enforce the container restrictions. In addition, if desired, the use of random identifiers for containers may be used in conjunction with other security mechanisms, such as the use of code signing. | 12-09-2010 |
Simon P. Cooper, Cuperino, CA US
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| 20080307001 | SYSTEM CONNECTIONS AND USER INTERFACES - This disclosure relates to methods and systems to allow, in one embodiment, automatic access from one system to other systems which include an operating system that includes a user login process. In one embodiment, a method includes logging into, automatically in response to starting a first data processing system, a second data processing system at least as a guest user of the second data processing system which has a storage volume storing data and displaying a user interface object on a display device of the first data processing system, the user interface object corresponding to at least one of the second data processing system and the storage volume to allow at least one of a search to be performed or a browsing to be performed of the data stored on the storage volume. | 12-11-2008 |
Simon P. Cooper, Cupertino, CA US
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| 20080307067 | System Connections and User Interfaces - This description relates to methods and systems for providing a connection from a first system to another system using a server. In one embodiment, a method includes establishing at a first data processing system (DPS) a connection with a server providing a service to both the first DPS and a second DPS, the server being operatively coupled to the first DPS and the second DPS, and the server having received from the second DPS an address information; receiving from the server the address information of the second DPS; and establishing at the first DPS a connection, using the address information from the server, with the second DPS to receive a sharing service from the second DPS. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20080307314 | SYSTEM CONNECTIONS AND USER INTERFACES - This description relates to methods and systems for providing user interfaces on a first system for browsing other systems coupled to the first system. In one embodiment, a method includes logging into at least one second data processing system (DPS) from a first DPS, the second DPS having a storage volume storing data and presenting user interface objects within a window which is provided by a file management software program which displays files and folders in a hierarchical file system, the window being displayed on a display device of the first DPS, the user interface objects corresponding to sharing services, which comprise file sharing and screen sharing. Optionally, networked printers may also be displayed. Other methods and systems and computer readable media are also described. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20080307504 | SYSTEM CONNECTIONS AND USER INTERFACES - This description relates to methods and systems for providing a connection from a first system to a second system using a server. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a user input to establish a sharing service on a first data processing system (DPS) for a user of a second DPS; determining, in response to the user input, whether the user of the second DPS has an account with a service which includes a server which is capable of being coupled to the first DPS through a network; receiving from the server, if the account exists, authentication data for use in authenticating the user of the second DPS when the sharing service is enabled. Other methods and systems and computer readable media are described. | 12-11-2008 |
Ted J. Cooper, Sunnyvale, CA US
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| 20080309767 | Sequential regression for calibration from residues - A system for and method of calibrating an imaging device efficiently is described herein. The imaging device acquires an image of an object that is more than one color. The information acquired is then transferred to a computing device. The information is then used to generate a set of data which represents information which was not acquired in the image. The set of data is generated based on statistical prediction using a training data set. Using acquired image information and the set of data, an imaging device is able to be calibrated. Since the process of calibration utilizing this method only requires one image to be acquired and a reduced set of image information to be sent to the computing device, the process is more efficient than previous implementations. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20080309968 | Adaptive prediction of calibration parameters for color imaging devices - A method of and system for calibrating an imaging device is described herein. An iterative method that attempts to find the best calibration parameters conditional upon an error metric is used. Regression is used to estimate values in a color space where the calibration is performed based upon a training data set. More calculation steps are required than would be for a regression in raw RGB space, but the convergence is faster in the color space where the calibration is performed, and the advantages using boundary conditions in the color space is able to provide improved calibration. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20080310710 | Direct calibration of color imaging devices - A system for and method of determining calibration parameters while only capturing a single image is described herein. Furthermore, traditional calibration algorithms are avoided by the direct determination of the calibration parameters. The determination of the calibration parameters is possible by first determining a training data set from images acquired of a variety of objects with a multitude of colors. Then, using the training data set, regression coefficients are generated. A camera to be calibrated then acquires only one set of image information such as a single picture. Then, using the regression coefficients and the acquired information, the calibration parameters are directly estimated for that camera. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20100130836 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEMS - Image processing systems are described which utilize various methods and processing algorithms for enhancing or facilitating visual detection and/or sensing modalities for images captured in vivo by an intravascular visualization and treatment catheter. Such assemblies are configured to deliver energy, such as RF ablation, to an underlying target tissue for treatment in a controlled manner while directly visualizing the tissue during the ablation process. | 05-27-2010 |
Thomas Cooper, Los Angeles, CA US
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| 20110056038 | Bathing buddy scrubber - The present invention provides a wall mounted scrubbing tool which is configured to thoroughly clean hard to reach areas of the body. The Bathing Buddy comprises a rigid, lightweight rubber framework, on the surface of which a specially designed wash cloth or scrubbing tool configured for use with the unit is easily attached. The Bathing Buddy framework is secured to the existing bathroom wall via durable 2.5 inch diameter suction cups spaced evenly about the underside of the unit. The actual scrubbing cloth can be produced in a variety of textures to accommodate individual needs and is secured to the surface of the Bathing Buddy via corresponding self affixing hook and loop or snap fasteners positioned on the underside of the cloth and top of the unit. | 03-10-2011 |
Timothy E. Cooper, Discovery Bay, CA US
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| 20090085592 | PROBING A DEVICE - An electronic device is moved into a first position such that terminals of the electronic device are adjacent probes for making electrical contact with the terminals. The electronic device is then moved horizontally or diagonally such that the terminals contact the probes. Test data are then communicated to and from the electronic device through the probes. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090134897 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LIMITING OVER TRAVEL IN A PROBE CARD ASSEMBLY - Methods and apparatuses for testing semiconductor devices are disclosed. Over travel stops limit over travel of a device to be tested with respect to probes of a probe card assembly. Feedback control techniques are employed to control relative movement of the device and the probe card assembly. A probe card assembly includes flexible base for absorbing excessive over travel of the device to be tested with respect to the probe card assembly. | 05-28-2009 |