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20100077344 | PROVIDING MODAL WINDOW VIEWS FOR WIDGETS ON WEB PAGES - Popup modal windows are provided that allow for expanded views of information corresponding to a widget displayed on a page through an interface. Such a widget can include a grid, long edit box, spreadsheet, or any other such element, such that the widget has a viewable extent larger than can be displayed on a region of the page corresponding to the widget. A user opens a modal window for a widget and resizes and/or move the modal window in order to alter the viewable extent of the widget which is displayed. Edits can be accepted into the widget via the modal window and then be reflected in the view of the widget on the page after the modal window is closed. | 03-25-2010 |
20120254801 | REAL-TIME MENU ARCHITECTURE - A system and method for implementing a dynamic menu characterized by a real-time menu architecture. An example method includes determining a menu structure, with reference to a data set, for use with user interface software. A menu is then displayed, wherein the menu includes menu items arranged according to the menu structure. An initial drop-down menu list of the menu includes one or more of the menu items. Each menu item is associated with a data object of the data set. A signal is generated when a change is made to a data set corresponding to a menu item. The menu is then updated based on the signal. In an illustrative embodiment, the example method further includes employing a browser to trigger implementation of the method. The browser communicates with a web server, which communicates with an application that is adapted to analyze the data set and associated data structure and provide an update in response thereto via, the signal, to the web server. The web server includes software for enabling the browser to render an updated menu or graphical representation thereof. | 10-04-2012 |
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20140275634 | Ether Blends Via Reactive Distillation - A method for forming a blend of ethers from a blend of alcohols includes a step of reacting a hydrocarbon-containing gas with an oxygen-containing gas to form first product blend. The first product blend includes a blend of partially oxygenated compounds. The blend of partially oxygenated compounds is provided to a reactive distillation station where it is converted a second product blend. The second product blend typically includes a mixture of ethers. An apparatus implementing the method is also provided. | 09-18-2014 |
20140275642 | EFFICIENCY, FLEXIBILITY, AND PRODUCT VALUE OF A DIRECT ALKANES TO OXYGENATES PROCESS - A method for preparing oxygenated hydrocarbons includes steps of: reacting a first heated hydrocarbon-containing gas stream with an oxygen-containing gas stream in a reactor for form a first product blend, recovering the energy generated in the reactor in order to preheat incoming hydrocarbon feed to the reactor and/or to drive endothermic reactions that generate synthesis gas, separating and condensing one or more liquid oxygenated hydrocarbons from the product stream, separating a reject stream from a recycle stream, mixing remaining gaseous hydrocarbon product from the recycle stream with the first hydrocarbon-containing gas stream after one reaction cycle, converting the first reject stream to a synthesis gas mixture, and converting the synthesis gas mixture to light alkanes to be blended with one or with oxygenates in an output stream to optionally form higher molecular weight oxygenates. | 09-18-2014 |
20140275643 | Reactive Scrubbing for Upgrading Product Value, Simplifying Process Operation and Product Handling - A method for removing formaldehyde from a blend of partially oxygenated hydrocarbons is provided. The method including a step of reacting a hydrocarbon-containing gas with an oxygen-containing gas in a reaction vessel to form first product blend. The first product blend includes a blend of partially oxygenated compounds that include formaldehyde. The blend of partially oxygenated compounds is provided to a reactive scrubbing station where it is contacted with a reactive scrubbing liquid to form a reactive liquid-formaldehyde compound. The reactive liquid-formaldehyde compound is then removed from the first blend of partially reactive compounds. | 09-18-2014 |
20150299074 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING OXYGENATED HYDROCARBONS - A method includes a step of supplying a first heated hydrocarbon-containing gas stream to a reactor. An oxygen-containing gas stream is separately supplied to the reactor to partially oxidize the hydrocarbon-containing gas stream. The oxygen-containing gas is optionally prepared by passing air through one or more membranes to increase the oxygen content. One or more of the desired liquid oxygenated hydrocarbons are condensed and/or separated from the resulting product stream. Non-hydrocarbon gases are selectively removed from the product stream to enrich the gaseous hydrocarbon fraction using a scrubber and/or a membrane. The remaining gaseous hydrocarbon products from the product stream are mixed with a fresh hydrocarbon-containing gas stream after one cycle of the reaction. Characteristically, the process uses at least one membrane to increase oxygen content of the oxygen containing gas and/or to remove non-hydrocarbon gases from the product stream as set forth above. | 10-22-2015 |
20160031780 | ETHER BLENDS VIA REACTIVE DISTILLATION - A method for forming a blend of ethers from a blend of alcohols includes a step of reacting a hydrocarbon-containing gas with an oxygen-containing gas to form first product blend. The first product blend includes a blend of partially oxygenated compounds. The blend of partially oxygenated compounds is provided to a reactive distillation station where it is converted a second product blend. The second product blend typically includes a mixture of ethers. An apparatus implementing the method is also provided. | 02-04-2016 |
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20110294152 | CALIBRATION MATERIAL DELIVERY DEVICES AND METHODS - A device is described that includes: a first portion configured to be grasped by the hand of the user, and a second portion defining a reservoir containing a control material, wherein the control material contains a target analyte in a known or predetermined concentration. Related arrangements and methods are also described. | 12-01-2011 |
20120166090 | Analyte Monitoring Methods and Systems - A method is disclosed involving monitoring the concentration of at least one target analyte in a sample of body fluid using a meter, the meter including a user interface, the method including: obtaining a sample of body fluid; testing the sample to determine the concentration of the at least one target analyte contained therein; and presenting the user with a reminder to associate the test with an appropriate time corresponding to before or after a particular meal using the user interface. Associated devices, systems and arrangements are also disclosed. | 06-28-2012 |
20140376762 | ANALYTE MONITORING SYSTEM WITH AUDIBLE FEEDBACK - Described here are devices, systems, and methods for analyte measurement. The analyte measurement devices and systems may be configured to produce a prompt that may convey information, instructions and/or encouragement to a user. In some variations, analyte measurement devices may be configured to change a prompt based on the replacement or addition of components of/to the device. In some instances, a prompt may be an auditory prompt and/or a visual prompt. In some variations, a system may comprise an analyte measurement device comprising a housing, a speaker, and a control unit. The housing may comprise a releasable housing portion comprising an identifier that is associated with a prompt. In some variations, a system may comprise an analyte measurement device and a skin that may releasably attach to the analyte measurement device and may comprise an identifier that is associated with a prompt. | 12-25-2014 |
20150153351 | CALIBRATION MATERIAL DELIVERY DEVICES AND METHODS - A device includes: a first portion configured to be grasped by the hand of the user, and a second portion defining a reservoir containing a control material, wherein the control material contains a target analyte in a known or predetermined concentration. | 06-04-2015 |
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20090006363 | Granular Data for Behavioral Targeting - A method of targeting receives several granular events and preprocesses the received granular events thereby generating preprocessed data to facilitate construction of a model based on the granular events. The method generates a predictive model by using the pre-processed data. The predictive model is for determining a likelihood of a user action. The method trains the predictive mode. A system for targeting includes granular events, a preprocessor for receiving the granular events, a model generator, and a model. The preprocessor has one or more modules for at least one of pruning, aggregation, clustering, and/or filtering. The model generator is for constructing a model based on the granular events, and the model is for determining a likelihood of a user action. The system of some embodiments further includes several users, a selector for selecting a particular set of users from among the several users, a trained model, and a scoring module. | 01-01-2009 |
20110131160 | Method and System for Generating A Linear Machine Learning Model for Predicting Online User Input Actions - A method of targeting receives several granular events and preprocesses the received granular events thereby generating preprocessed data to facilitate construction of a model based on the granular events. The method generates a predictive model by using the preprocessed data. The predictive model is for determining a likelihood of a user action. The method trains the predictive model. A system for targeting includes granular events, a preprocessor for receiving the granular events, a model generator, and a model. The preprocessor has one or more modules for at least one of pruning, aggregation, clustering, and/or filtering. The model generator is for constructing a model based on the granular events, and the model is for determining a likelihood of a user action. The system of some embodiments further includes several users, a selector for selecting a particular set of users from among the several users, a trained model, and a scoring module. | 06-02-2011 |
20140200999 | GRANULAR DATA FOR BEHAVIORAL TARGETING - A method of targeting receives several granular events and preprocesses the received granular events thereby generating preprocessed data to facilitate construction of a model based on the granular events. The method generates a predictive model by using the preprocessed data. The predictive model is for determining a likelihood of a user action. The method trains the predictive model. A system for targeting includes granular events, a preprocessor for receiving the granular events, a model generator, and a model. The preprocessor has one or more modules for at least one of pruning, aggregation, clustering, and/or filtering. The model generator is for constructing a model based on the granular events, and the model is for determining a likelihood of a user action. The system of some embodiments further includes several users, a selector for selecting a particular set of users from among the several users, a trained model, and a scoring module. | 07-17-2014 |
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20140278308 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING USER ENGAGEMENT USING CLICK/SKIP IN CONTENT STREAM - Method, system, and programs for measuring user engagement. In one example, a model generated based on user activities with respect to a plurality pieces of content is obtained. One or more actual occurrences of the user activities with respect to one piece of the plurality pieces of content are identified. One or more future occurrences of the user activities with respect to the piece of content are estimated based on the model. A user engagement score with respect to the piece of content is calculated based on the one or more actual occurrences of the user activities and the one or more future occurrences of the user activities. | 09-18-2014 |
20140279043 | PAGE PERSONALIZATION BASED ON ARTICLE DISPLAY TIME - A method for page personalization is provided, including the following method operations: identifying a user operating a client; receiving a request for page data from the client; determining a user profile associated with the user; for each of a plurality of articles, predicting a display time of the article when presented to the user, based on the user profile and features of the article; determining selected articles from the plurality of articles based on the predicted display times; assembling the page data, the page data defining a page when rendered by the client, the rendered page defining references to the selected articles; sending the page data to the client; wherein the method is executed by a processor | 09-18-2014 |
20140280214 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MULTI-PHASE RANKING FOR CONTENT PERSONALIZATION - Embodiments of the present teachings disclose method, system, and programs for a multi-phase ranking system for implementation with a personalized content system. The disclosed method, system, and programs utilize a weighted AND system to compute a dot product of the user profile and a content profile in a first phase, a content quality indicator in the second phase and a rules filter in a third phase. | 09-18-2014 |
20140280548 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISCOVERY OF USER UNKNOWN INTERESTS - A method and system for exploring a list of user interests beyond the currently known user interests by defining a distance metrics in the interest space is disclosed. The new method and system target for exploration, items of interests which are close in proximity to the current set of user interests, thereby greatly improving the chance that one of the exploration items will be liked by the user. | 09-18-2014 |
20140280549 | Method and System for Efficient Matching of User Profiles with Audience Segments - Embodiments of the present teachings disclose method, system, and programs that monetize personalized user behavioral profiles by remapping the users to audience segments related to advertisement. In the method, the users can be targeted with advertisements that are personalized and hence are more likely to lead to conversions | 09-18-2014 |
20140281858 | DISPLAY TIME OF A WEB PAGE - A method for determining a display time of a page is provided, including the following method operations: receiving a request for page data from a client; in response to the request, sending the page data to the client, the page data defining a page when rendered by the client, the rendered page including a page event module configured to detect and log events in a beacon for transmission, the events being selected from a group comprising a page unhide event, a page hide event, and a page unload event; receiving the beacon from the client; reading events logged in the beacon; and determining a display time of the page based on the events logged in the beacon. | 09-18-2014 |
20150066959 | Prioritizing Items From Different Categories In A News Stream - Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for displaying a customized news stream. One method includes an operation for identifying dwell times spent by users while accessing a first plurality of items, each item belonging to one media type from a plurality of media types (e.g., news articles, videos, slide shows, etc.). In addition, the method includes operations for determining statistical parameters for each media type based on the identified dwell times, and for detecting a news corpus having a second plurality of items. A priority for each item in the news corpus is determined based on the media type of the item, the corresponding statistical parameters for the media type of the item, and the profile of a user. The news stream is sent to the user for presentation on a display, the news stream being sorted based on the priority of the items in the news corpus. | 03-05-2015 |
20150120712 | Customized News Stream Utilizing Dwelltime-Based Machine Learning - Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for selecting news articles for presentation to a user. One method includes an operation for measuring dwelltimes for a first set of news items, where the dwelltime for a news item is based on the amount of time that the news item is displayed to a viewer. Further, the method includes an operation for training a classifier of news items based on the measured dwelltimes and based on features associated with the first set of news items. Additionally, the method includes an operation for ranking with the classifier a second set of news items for presentation to the user, the ranking also using the profile of the user for delivery of customized news to the user. The ranked second set of news item is then presented to the user. | 04-30-2015 |
20150324361 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING USER SATISFACTION WITH RESPECT TO A USER SESSION - Methods, systems and programming for evaluating user satisfaction with respect to a user session are presented. In one example, one or more queries in a use session are received from a user. Information about one or more user activities is obtained. Each user activity is related to manipulation of a content item associated with one of the one or more queries. A score associated with the user session is computed based at least partially on the one or more user activities. User satisfaction with respect to the user session is determined based on the score. | 11-12-2015 |
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20110184817 | Sensitivity Categorization of Web Pages - Methods, systems, and computer programs for categorizing the sensitivity of web pages are presented. In one method, a space of sensitive pages is identified based on the sensitivity categorization of a first plurality of web pages and a second plurality of web pages. The first plurality of web pages is obtained by performing search queries using known sensitive words, and the second plurality of web pages includes randomly selected web pages. Additionally, the method identifies a third plurality of web pages that includes web pages on or near the boundary between the space of sensitive pages and the space of non-sensitive pages. The space of sensitive pages is then redefined based on the sensitivity categorization of the first, second, and third pluralities of web pages. Once the space of sensitive pages is defined, the method is used to determine that a given web page is sensitive when the given web page is in the space of sensitive pages. Web pages are included in a marketing operation when the web pages are not sensitive. | 07-28-2011 |
20120005686 | Annotating HTML Segments With Functional Labels - A method and apparatus is described for assigning functional labels to segments of web pages in an application-independent way. In the approach described herein, one of a generic set functional labels are automatically assigned to each segment of a web page, where the generic functional labels may be topic-independent and application-independent. Applications with different needs can determine which segments of the web page to process based on which functional labels correspond to the types of information needed by each application. Thus, the work of classifying the function of each segment of a web page is separated from the work of selecting which segments satisfy the need of a particular application. The work of classification can be performed in an application-independent way, relieving the burden from every application developer from having to create their own classifiers. | 01-05-2012 |
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20080221968 | Method and system for interacting with users of portable devices - A method and system for interacting with users of portable devices is disclosed. Embodiments are directed to a mechanism for initiating interactions with users of a portable device in response to triggers detected in monitored data, where the monitored data may pertain to at least one of a time of day, a location of the portable device, a characteristic of the portable device, a characteristic of a wireless network over which the portable device communicates, and a user-initiated event associated with at least one of the portable device and an application running on the portable device. As such, the relevance of the timing of the interaction is increased. Further, the interactions may be tailored based upon the monitored data, thereby increasing the relevance of the content of the interaction. As such, embodiments provide means for intelligently interacting with users of portable devices. | 09-11-2008 |
20090307061 | Measuring Exposure To Media - Exposure to media content across one or more media delivery mechanisms is measured. The delivery mechanisms can include, for example, television and radio, as well as Internet delivery of web pages or other content viewed on a computer, mobile device, or other electronic device using a browser or other application. Media can include web-based content and/or audio content originating from a network source and/or from other content sources. Reference signatures are generated for media content items of interest. Monitoring devices and/or software monitor user exposure to media items, and intercepted signatures are generated. In some embodiments, user exposure across multiple delivery mechanisms is monitored. Reports can be generated based on comparison of the intercepted signatures with the reference signatures; such reports may include analysis of media exposure across multiple delivery mechanisms. Content items can be selected for presentation to a user based on media exposure history. | 12-10-2009 |
20090307084 | Measuring Exposure To Media Across Multiple Media Delivery Mechanisms - Exposure to media content across multiple media delivery mechanisms is measured, so as to generate reports of aggregate exposure over multiple delivery mechanisms. The delivery mechanisms can include, for example, television and radio, as well as Internet delivery of web pages or other content viewed on a computer, mobile device, or other electronic device using a browser or other application. Reference signatures are generated for media content items of interest. Monitoring devices and/or software monitor user exposure to media items across multiple delivery mechanisms. Intercepted signatures are generated for the monitored media items. Reports are generated based on comparison of the intercepted signatures with the reference signatures, including analysis of media exposure across multiple delivery mechanisms. | 12-10-2009 |
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20080207007 | Plasma Enhanced Cyclic Chemical Vapor Deposition of Silicon-Containing Films - The present invention is a process of plasma enhanced cyclic chemical vapor deposition of silicon nitride, silicon carbonitride, silicon oxynitride, silicon carboxynitride, and carbon doped silicon oxide from alkylaminosilanes having Si—H | 08-28-2008 |
20090137100 | Tellurium Precursors for GST Films in an ALD or CVD Process - The present invention is a process of making a germanium-antimony-tellurium alloy film using a process selected from the group consisting of atomic layer deposition and chemical vapor deposition, wherein a silyltellurium precursor is used as a source of tellurium for the alloy film and is reacted with an alcohol during the deposition process. | 05-28-2009 |
20090142881 | Tellurium (Te) Precursors for Making Phase Change Memory Materials - Tellurium (Te)-containing precursors, Te containing chalcogenide phase change materials are disclosed in the specification. A method of making Te containing chalcogenide phase change materials using ALD, CVD or cyclic CVD process is also disclosed in the specification in which at least one of the disclosed tellurium (Te)-containing precursors is introduced to the process. | 06-04-2009 |
20100041243 | Precursors for Depositing Silicon-containing Films and Methods for Making and Using Same - Aminosilane precursors for depositing silicon-containing films, and methods for depositing silicon-containing films from these aminosilane precursors, are described herein. In one embodiment, there is provided an aminosilane precursor for depositing silicon-containing film comprising the following formula (I): | 02-18-2010 |
20120171874 | Plasma Enhanced Cyclic Chemical Vapor Deposition of Silicon- Containing Films - The present invention is a process of plasma enhanced cyclic chemical vapor deposition of silicon nitride, silicon carbonitride, silicon oxynitride, silicon carboxynitride, and carbon doped silicon oxide from alkylaminosilanes having Si—H | 07-05-2012 |
20130129603 | Tellurium (Te) Precursors for Making Phase Change Memory Materials - Tellurium (Te)-containing precursors, Te containing chalcogenide phase change materials are disclosed in the specification. A method of making Te containing chalcogenide phase change materials using ALD, CVD or cyclic CVD process is also disclosed in the specification in which at least one of the disclosed tellurium (Te)-containing precursors is introduced to the process. | 05-23-2013 |
20150056113 | Gas Purifier - The invention relates to a gas purifier that removes moisture and oxygen from inert gases and reducing gases, for example, at sub-atmospheric pressures. The purifier can remove part per million levels of moisture in a gas stream to less than 100 parts per trillion by volume, and has a low pressure drop and a sharp breakthrough curve. | 02-26-2015 |