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Andrew Hiller, Farmington, UT US
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20160121502 | CRAFTING TOOL - A portable crafting tool, which may be readily transported from one location to another and placed on a tabletop or another suitable surface for use, and which includes rollers for applying pressure to a craft assembly, is disclosed. The craft assembly may include a platform with a tool, such as a cutting die, an embossing tool and/or a letterpress tool, a sheet of a medium (e.g., paper, vellum, acetate, foil, etc.) that is to be modified (as pressure is applied to the craft assembly) and a mat or a cover for positioning over the sheet of medium and the tool. The portable crafting tool may include a gap spacer, which adjusts a distance that the rollers are spaced apart from one another. The portable crafting tool may be configured for selective operation with a manually operated handle or with a motor that may be used in place of the handle. The portable crafting tool may be configured to engage a surface when it is deployed on the surface. | 05-05-2016 |
Andrew Jonathan Hiller, Farmington, UT US
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20120192691 | MEDIA PUNCH AND METHODS - A media punch includes an outer cutter configured to cut a fractional outer border pattern in a media sheet. The media punch also includes an inner cutter configured to cut a fractional inner pattern in a media sheet. The fractional inner pattern is interior to the fractional outer border pattern within the media sheet. The media punch also includes a selector configured to move between an outer cut position to engage the outer cutter alone, an inner cut position to engage the inner cutter alone, and a combination cut position to engage both the inner cutter and the outer cutter. | 08-02-2012 |
Anthony J. Hiller, Chicago, IL US
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20120314701 | System and Method of Providing Communication Service Using a Private Packet Network Backbone Exchange - Systems and methods for providing communication service using a private packet network backbone exchange (PPNBE) are disclosed. The private packet network backbone exchange may include a logical call control entity, a logical routing database, one or more PPNBE gateways, and a private packet network. The PPNBE may provide “one-hop” call connection between a call-originating entity and a call-terminating entity without traversal of any other exchanges. The PPNBE may simultaneously support both one-hop local and long distance calls. The PPNBE architecture is easily scalable and incorporated into existing communication networks for on-net and off-net service. Methods and systems for providing access tandem communication service using a PPNBE are also disclosed. | 12-13-2012 |
20120320907 | Systems and Methods of Providing Multi-Homed Tandem Access - Systems and methods for providing multi-homed tandem access in a communication system are disclosed. The disclosure may include a private packet network backbone exchange (PPNBE) in connection with a set of access tandems and with a call destination such as an end-user or a communications service. A set of LRNs may be homed across the set of access tandems, with each of the set of LRNs mapped to one or more TNs corresponding to the call destination. An originating party may use any of the TNs to reach the call destination. A plurality of originating calls each including one of the TNs may be received at the PPNBE from any of the access tandems and routed to the call destination. Thus, the present disclosure provides greater call capacity than available access tandem architectures as well as optimizes a maximum number of call paths to a particular call destination. | 12-20-2012 |
20130177014 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MITIGATING PHANTOM CALL TRAFFIC - Systems and methods for mitigating phantom call traffic in a communication system are disclosed. A call may be received at a communications exchange. A jurisdiction of the call may be determined in real-time, and egress signaling information and a route of the call to a terminating local exchange may be determined based on the jurisdiction. At least a portion of the egress signaling information may be provided to the terminating exchange in call signaling and/or in call detail billing records so that the terminating exchange is enabled to correctly charge for call termination. | 07-11-2013 |
Benjamin E. Hiller, Palo Alto, CA US
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20120246575 | PRESENTING QUESTION AND ANSWER DATA IN A SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEM - A social networking system includes a question and answer system that displays to a viewing user questions and answers provides by other users of the social networking system. The question and answer system may display answers to a particular question in a way that visually indicates both the global answer set and a subset of the global answer set, such as the viewing user's friends. The social networking system may also display to a viewing user news stories about another user asking or answering a question, where the format of the displayed new stories is based on an affinity that the viewing user has for the user who provided the question or answer mentioned in the news story. The displayed questions and/or answers may be associated with an object in the social networking system, where the user interface provides additional information about those objects. | 09-27-2012 |
20120246576 | PRESENTING QUESTION AND ANSWER DATA IN A SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEM - A social networking system includes a question and answer system that displays to a viewing user questions and answers provides by other users of the social networking system. The question and answer system may display answers to a particular question in a way that visually indicates both the global answer set and a subset of the global answer set, such as the viewing user's friends. The social networking system may also display to a viewing user news stories about another user asking or answering a question, where the format of the displayed new stories is based on an affinity that the viewing user has for the user who provided the question or answer mentioned in the news story. The displayed questions and/or answers may be associated with an object in the social networking system, where the user interface provides additional information about those objects. | 09-27-2012 |
20120246578 | PRESENTING QUESTION AND ANSWER DATA IN A SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEM - A social networking system includes a question and answer system that displays to a viewing user questions and answers provides by other users of the social networking system. The question and answer system may display answers to a particular question in a way that visually indicates both the global answer set and a subset of the global answer set, such as the viewing user's friends. The social networking system may also display to a viewing user news stories about another user asking or answering a question, where the format of the displayed new stories is based on an affinity that the viewing user has for the user who provided the question or answer mentioned in the news story. The displayed questions and/or answers may be associated with an object in the social networking system, where the user interface provides additional information about those objects. | 09-27-2012 |
20130139070 | PRESENTING QUESTION AND ANSWER DATA IN A SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEM - A social networking system includes a question and answer system that displays to a viewing user questions and answers provides by other users of the social networking system. The question and answer system may display answers to a particular question in a way that visually indicates both the global answer set and a subset of the global answer set, such as the viewing user's friends. The social networking system may also display to a viewing user news stories about another user asking or answering a question, where the format of the displayed new stories is based on an affinity that the viewing user has for the user who provided the question or answer mentioned in the news story. The displayed questions and/or answers may be associated with an object in the social networking system, where the user interface provides additional information about those objects. | 05-30-2013 |
20130282811 | PROVIDING A CLAIMS-BASED PROFILE IN A SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEM - A social graph may be modeled as a collection of claims. Each claim is associated with an author, an audience, and an assertion about a fact. Probabilistic information may be collected from various sources for a claim, enabling a social networking system to evaluate a truthfulness of the assertion made in the claim. User-declared profile information may be evaluated as claims. A user, entity, or application may make claims about any assertions made in the social networking system. Reputation scores may be determined for users based on evaluations of their historical assertions. Claims may be evaluated for truthfulness using a probabilistic prediction model using heuristics analysis, regression analysis, and machine learning methods. A claims-based profile of users may be provided to viewers based on the contexts in which the claims were made. Viewers may view claims made about users, such as the users' biographical information, contact information, expertise, and interests. | 10-24-2013 |
20130282813 | COLLABORATIVE MANAGEMENT OF CONTACTS ACROSS MULTIPLE PLATFORMS - A social graph may be modeled as a collection of claims. Each claim is associated with an author, an audience, and an assertion about a fact. Probabilistic information may be collected from various sources for a claim, enabling a social networking system to evaluate a truthfulness of the assertion made in the claim. User-declared profile information may be evaluated as claims. A user, entity, or application may make claims about any assertions made in the social networking system. Reputation scores may be determined for users based on evaluations of their historical assertions. Claims may be evaluated for truthfulness using a probabilistic prediction model using heuristics analysis, regression analysis, and machine learning methods. A claims-based profile of users may be provided to viewers based on the contexts in which the claims were made. Viewers may view claims made about users, such as the users' biographical information, contact information, expertise, and interests. | 10-24-2013 |
20130290414 | AUTOMATICALLY CREATING GROUPS OF USERS IN A SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEM - A social networking system facilitates a user's creation of a group of other users from among the user's connections in the user's social network. The created groups may be used, for example, to publish information to certain user-defined groups or to define privacy settings or other access rights to the user's content according to such user-defined groups. When a user adds connections to a group, the social networking system determines a characteristic associated with the group and identifies whether the characteristic is specified in user profiles of the added connections. If the user profiles lack the characteristic, the social networking system suggests to the connections to update their user profiles with the characteristic. | 10-31-2013 |
20140137001 | PRESENTING QUESTION AND ANSWER DATA IN A SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEM - A social networking system includes a question and answer system that displays to a viewing user questions and answers provides by other users of the social networking system. The question and answer system may display answers to a particular question in a way that visually indicates both the global answer set and a subset of the global answer set, such as the viewing user's friends. The social networking system may also display to a viewing user news stories about another user asking or answering a question, where the format of the displayed new stories is based on an affinity that the viewing user has for the user who provided the question or answer mentioned in the news story. The displayed questions and/or answers may be associated with an object in the social networking system, where the user interface provides additional information about those objects. | 05-15-2014 |
20160006775 | PRESENTING QUESTION AND ANSWER DATA IN A SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEM - A social networking system includes a question and answer system that displays to a viewing user questions and answers provides by other users of the social networking system. The question and answer system may display answers to a particular question in a way that visually indicates both the global answer set and a subset of the global answer set, such as the viewing user's friends. The social networking system may also display to a viewing user news stories about another user asking or answering a question, where the format of the displayed new stories is based on an affinity that the viewing user has for the user who provided the question or answer mentioned in the news story. The displayed questions and/or answers may be associated with an object in the social networking system, where the user interface provides additional information about those objects. | 01-07-2016 |
Corey Hiller, Alpharetta, GA US
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20150283475 | MAGNETIC BUILDING BLOCK SYSTEM - Implementations of a magnetic building block system are provided. In some implementations, the magnetic building block system comprises a plurality of magnetic building blocks wherein each magnetic building block comprises a plurality of side walls wherein one or more of the side walls include a recess and one or more of the recesses includes a ferromagnetic material. In some implementations, the magnetic building block system further comprises one or more magnets configured to be received by one or more recesses of the magnetic building block. In some implementations, the magnetic building block system further comprises a base having a plurality of recesses wherein one or more of the recesses include a ferromagnetic material. In some implementations, the magnetic building block system further comprises one or more magnets configured to be received by one or more recesses of the base. Methods of using the magnetic building block system also are provided. | 10-08-2015 |
Dean Hiller, Shrub Oak, NY US
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20090037282 | Method and system for providing local information over a network - A method and system is provided where a first computer (e.g., a central server) collects information to be presented to one or more users. The information is organized into a plurality of first web-sites where each of these web-sites is addressable by a unique Universal Resource Locator (URL). A physical location is associated with each of the first web-sites. One of the first web-sites may be provided to a user as a user web-site. When the user or other individual seeks to access the user web-site, links to a plurality of the first web-sites are provided based on a relationship between the physical locations associated with the first web-sites and the physical location associated with the user web-site. | 02-05-2009 |
20110066500 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING LOCAL INFORMATION OVER A NETWORK - A method and system is provided where a first computer (e.g., a central server) collects information to be presented to one or more users. The information is organized into a plurality of first web-sites where each of these web-sites is addressable by a unique Universal Resource Locator (URL). A physical location is associated with each of the first web-sites. One of the first web-sites may be provided to a user as a user web-site. When the user or other individual seeks to access the user web-site, links to a plurality of the first web-sites are provided based on a relationship between the physical locations associated with the first web-sites and the physical location associated with the user web-site. | 03-17-2011 |
20120284613 | Method and System for Providing Local Information Over a Network - A method and system is provided where a first computer (e.g., a central server) collects information to be presented to one or more users. The information is organized into a plurality of first web-sites where each of these web-sites is addressable by a unique Universal Resource Locator (URL). A physical location is associated with each of the first web-sites. One of the first web-sites may be provided to a user as a user web-site. When the user or other individual seeks to access the user web-site, links to a plurality of the first web-sites are provided based on a relationship between the physical locations associated with the first web-sites and the physical location associated with the user web-site. | 11-08-2012 |
20150296336 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATING A PATIENT - A method for tracking a patient in a medical facility is disclosed. The method includes determining whether a patient is to be moved, indicating the time at which the patient should start to be moved, and interrogating a RFID sensor on the patient at a predetermined time interval to determine when the patient has been moved. | 10-15-2015 |
Diane Esther Hiller, Arlington, VA US
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20130032556 | JEWEL DISPLAY HOLDER - The present invention provides a jewelry holder for gemstones or jewels, such as of the type that could be mounted onto a jewel stud or stud-like pierced earrings. In a presently preferred embodiment, the jewelry holder is generally elongated and is made of a rigid, transparent material. The holder has a handle portion and a distal tip portion. The body of the holder has one hole, or preferably a plurality of one vertically aligned hole(s) or bore(s) and a jewel mounted in each hole(s). In use, jewels of different shapes, sizes, types, colors and/or cuts are placed in the holes within the body of the holder for display and trying on and/or purchasing. The holder can be held up against the user's body to see what that jewel would look like when inserted into, for example, an earlobe. The holder is made of a material that facilitates a clear and unobscured view of any one of the selected jewels mounted thereon, so that they can be individually displayed and compared with the other jewels mounted on the holder. Additionally, the holder provides an item that can incorporate advertising of a company or jewelry store, such as Tiffany's. | 02-07-2013 |
Ephraim Hiller, Oakland, CA US
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20090187088 | Analyte Monitoring Device and Methods of Use - An analyte monitor includes a sensor, a sensor control unit, and a display unit. The sensor has, for example, a substrate, a recessed channel formed in the substrate, and conductive material disposed in the recessed channel to form a working electrode. The sensor control unit typically has a housing adapted for placement on skin and is adapted to receive a portion of an electrochemical sensor. The sensor control unit also includes two or more conductive contacts disposed on the housing and configured for coupling to two or more contact pads on the sensor. A transmitter is disposed in the housing and coupled to the plurality of conductive contacts for transmitting data obtained using the sensor. The display unit has a receiver for receiving data transmitted by the transmitter of the sensor control unit and a display coupled to the receiver for displaying an indication of a level of an analyte. The analyte monitor may also be part of a drug delivery system to alter the level of the analyte based on the data obtained using the sensor. | 07-23-2009 |
Everett Hiller, Austin, TX US
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20110234746 | CONTROLLING VIDEOCONFERENCE WITH TOUCH SCREEN INTERFACE - A videoconferencing system includes a touch screen display device and a videoconferencing unit. The display device displays video data for the videoconference and generates touch data based on user selections relative to the touch screen. The videoconferencing unit is operatively coupled to the touch screen device by a video connection and a data interface connection, for example. The unit establishes and conducts a videoconference with one or more endpoints via a network. The unit sends video data to the display device and receives touch data from the device. The received touch data is used to control operation of the videoconferencing system. The received touch data can be used to initiate a videoconference call, change an operating parameter, change orientation of a camera, initiate a picture-in-picture display, access a menu, access memory, change a source of video data, initiate a whiteboard display, and access a screen of a connected device. | 09-29-2011 |
20130038673 | Automated Calendared Conference Rescheduling and Forwarding - Systems and methods are disclosed to automatically rescheduling and optionally transferring audio/video conferences when a conference runs longer than its previously allocated time. The disclosed relocation process incorporates one or more of a plurality of input sources such as electronic calendars, face/voice recognition systems, proximity systems, enterprise maps, and/or resource databases to assist in schedule adjustments. For example, if it is determined a meeting is running long then an organizer of a second impacted meeting can be notified of the over-run and prompted for information. If the second meeting organizer is amenable to delay or reschedule, options are presented to the second meeting organizer Once a plan change is determined, changes in schedule or location are automatically propagated to resources and attendees scheduled for the second meeting. Also, when a conference must relocate, actions associated with relocating resources are automated and confidentiality concerns can be taken into account. | 02-14-2013 |
20140267576 | INTELLIGENT LAYOUTS FOR CALL SCALING AND LAYOUT PERSISTENCE - Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and techniques for creating media conferencing layouts that are intelligent (i.e., based on some underlying principle to enhance user-perceived conference quality) and persistent (i.e., consistent within a call and from one call to the next). | 09-18-2014 |
Gregory Hiller, Wakefield, MA US
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20090068705 | Use of Copper Glutamate in Cell Culture for Production of Polypeptides - An improved system for large scale production of polypeptides in cell culture is provided. In accordance with the present invention, cells expressing a polypeptide of interest are grown in media that contain copper, glutamate or both. The use of such a system allows production of polypeptides in which misfolding and/or aggregation are reduced, and in which total glycosylation is increased. Polypeptides expressed in accordance with the present invention may be advantageously used in the preparation of pharmaceutical, agricultural or other commercial compositions. | 03-12-2009 |
Gregory W. Hiller, Wakefield, MA US
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20090042253 | USE OF PERFUSION TO ENHANCE PRODUCTION OF FED-BATCH CELL CULTURE IN BIOREACTORS - The invention relates to methods of improving protein production, e.g., large-scale commercial protein production, e.g., antibody production, utilizing a modified fed-batch cell culture method comprising a cell growth phase and a polypeptide production phase. The modified fed-batch cell culture method combines both cell culture perfusion and fed-batch methods to achieve higher titers of polypeptide products. Because the modified fed-batch cell culture method of the invention produces higher polypeptide product titers than fed-batch culture alone, it will substantially improve commercial-scale protein production. The invention also relates to a perfusion bioreactor apparatus comprising a fresh medium reservoir connected to a bioreactor by a feed pump, a recirculation loop connected to the bioreactor, wherein the recirculation loop comprises a filtration device, e.g., ultrafiltration or microfiltration, and a permeate pump connecting the filtration device to a permeate collection container. | 02-12-2009 |
Gregory Walter Hiller, Wakefield, MA US
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20080269132 | USE OF LOW TEMPERATURE AND/OR LOW PH IN CELL CULTURE - The present invention provides a novel method of reducing protein misfolding and aggregation in the cell culture by growing the cell culture at a reduced temperature and/or reduced pH. As a result, the quality of the protein produced in the cell culture is greatly improved. Thus, the present invention facilitates improvements in the efficacy of therapeutic proteins produced in cell culture. | 10-30-2008 |
20080274507 | METHODS OF PROTEIN PRODUCTION USING ANTI-SENESCENCE COMPOUNDS - Methods of producing a protein in cell culture comprising an anti-senescence compound, such as the antioxidant carnosine, are provided. According to teachings of the present invention, cells grown in a cell culture medium comprising an anti-senescence compound exhibit increased viability and productivity. Furthermore, cell cultures grown in the presence of an anti-senescence compound exhibit decreased levels of high molecular weight aggregates in the cell culture medium. | 11-06-2008 |
James G. Hiller, Minnetonka, MN US
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20090058469 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COMPARING CURRENTS USING CURRENT CONVEYOR CIRCUITRY - Methods and systems are provided for comparing currents. The method includes driving a first current through a first X leg of a first current conveyor circuit and a second current through a second X leg of a second current conveyor circuit. The method further includes draining a third current from a first X terminal of the first current conveyor circuit to produce a first positive transistor current and a first negative transistor current, and draining a fourth current from a second X terminal of the second current conveyor circuit to produce a second positive transistor current and a second negative transistor current. The method further includes summing the first positive transistor current and the second negative transistor current to produce a first current output, the first negative transistor current and the second positive transistor current to produce a second current output, and the first current output and the second current output to produce a summed current output. | 03-05-2009 |
Jeri'Ann Hiller, Westford, MA US
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20130030243 | ANTI-BACTERIAL SURGICAL MESHES - According to an aspect of the present invention, surgical meshes are provided which release one or more antimicrobial agents in an amount sufficient to reduce the risk of microbial infection upon implantation of the mesh. Other aspects of the invention pertain to methods of making and using such surgical meshes. | 01-31-2013 |
20140276590 | DELIVERY DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS OF USE - According to an aspect of the disclosure, a treatment method may include treating a wall of a portion of a gastrointestinal tract of a patient. Treating the wall may include positioning one or more injection units adjacent to the wall. Treating the wall may also include affecting at least one of movement of gastrointestinal tract contents through the gastrointestinal tract and absorption of gastrointestinal tract contents by the gastrointestinal tract, by injecting material into the wall using the one or more injection units. Injecting the material may include injecting the material between layers forming at least a portion of the wall. | 09-18-2014 |
Jonathan Hiller, Boulder, CO US
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20130055838 | BIDIRECTIONAL GEAR, METHOD, AND APPLICATIONS - A bidirectional gear set includes a male bidirectional gear component having an array of addendum teeth and a female bidirectional gear component having an array of dedendum sockets, wherein each dedendum socket has a full boundary edge around an open end thereof. One or both of the male and female gear components may have a circular cross sectional geometry, or one may have a non-circular cross sectional geometry. The non-circular cross sectional geometry may be a flat sheet or a sheet with surface contour. In an intermeshed state, neither the male nor the female component can ‘slide’ relative to the other regardless of whether the male and female components are arranged in a parallel or perpendicular orientation. A method of making a bidirectional gear set is disclosed. | 03-07-2013 |
20130109267 | Modular Kinematic Construction Kit | 05-02-2013 |
Jonathan D. Hiller, Ithaca, NY US
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20110123794 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DIGITAL MANUFACTURING - A method for manufacturing objects/materials includes selectively arranging the predetermined components in a staging area, substantially simultaneously selectively removing two or more of the selectively arranged predetermined components according to a predetermined removal plan and substantially simultaneously placing the selectively removed components, the removed components being substantially simultaneously placed at a predetermined location. A system for practicing the method includes a supply of the predetermined components, an arranging subsystem receiving the predetermined components and arranging the predetermined components according to a predetermined arrangement, a selective removal subsystem for selectively removing at least two of the selectively arranged predetermined components, the selectively removing occurring substantially simultaneously and according to a predetermined removal prescription, and a placement subsystem for substantially simultaneously placing the selectively removed components at a predetermined location. | 05-26-2011 |
Lawrence J. Hiller, Livermore, CA US
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20090281981 | Discriminant Forest Classification Method and System - A hybrid machine learning methodology and system for classification that combines classical random forest (RF) methodology with discriminant analysis (DA) techniques to provide enhanced classification capability. A DA technique which uses feature measurements of an object to predict its class membership, such as linear discriminant analysis (LDA) or Andersen-Bahadur linear discriminant technique (AB), is used to split the data at each node in each of its classification trees to train and grow the trees and the forest. When training is finished, a set of n DA-based decision trees of a discriminant forest is produced for use in predicting the classification of new samples of unknown class. | 11-12-2009 |
Matthew Hiller, New York, NY US
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20130262247 | FACILITATING CLIENT-SIDE MANAGEMENT OF ONLINE ADVERTISING INFORMATION, SUCH AS ADVERTISING ACCOUNT INFORMATION - A client-side editing application allows advertisers and/or customer service representatives to easily and efficiently view, navigate, and edit ad accounts, even those with large numbers of campaigns, ad_groups, keywords and ad creatives. Information viewable in a user interface screen may be limited in scope by a node selection of a hierarchical tree representation of ad account information and limited in type by a tab selection. Ad information, represented in table rows, may be cut, copied and/or moved among different ad group and ad campaigns. | 10-03-2013 |
20160042393 | FACILITATING CLIENT-SIDE MANAGEMENT OF ONLINE ADVERTISING INFORMATION, SUCH AS ADVERTISING ACCOUNT INFORMATION - A client-side editing application allows advertisers and/or customer service representatives to easily and efficiently view, navigate, and edit ad accounts, even those with large numbers of campaigns, ad_groups, keywords and ad creatives. Information viewable in a user interface screen may be limited in scope by a node selection of a hierarchical tree representation of ad account information and limited in type by a tab selection. Ad information, represented in table rows, may be cut, copied and/or moved among different ad groups and ad campaigns. | 02-11-2016 |
Matthew Eric Hiller, New York, NY US
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20160140566 | SECURE TRANSMISSION OF PAYMENT CREDENTIALS - An online electronic wallet system and method provide secure storage and transmission of payment instrument information for use in completing online purchases initiated from a client device. A payment instrument's verification code is stored in an encrypted form in local storage on a client device and retrieved and re-encrypted along with other payment instrument information stored on the system using a merchant-specific key. An API library is used to integrate the online electronic wallet system with a registered merchant's purchase flow, including the ability to ensure receipt of an electronic receipt prior to communicating payment instrument information to a merchant server. | 05-19-2016 |
20160140633 | PRESENTING USER INTERFACE ELEMENTS AND ACCEPTING INPUT OPTIMISTICALLY WHEN APPLICATION STATE IS UNKNOWN - Activation of a link or control button on a user interface before an underlying application status is known. A user requests access to a merchant system's webpage. The merchant system webpage loads and a link is activated. The merchant system begins to determine the user's account status with the remote system while the web page is loading or at any time thereafter. The user initiates a request by clicking, pressing, or otherwise selecting the link on the merchant system's webpage. The merchant system determines whether the user's account status with the remote system is known. If the account status is not known, the merchant system completes the determination. If the account status is known, the merchant system determines whether the action request is available. If the action is available, the request is processed. If the action is not available, the user is notified and the link is disabled. | 05-19-2016 |
Michelle Patrice Hiller, Elk River, MN US
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20090144128 | Communication system and method between a home buyer, seller, strategic business source, and lender - A computerized system and method are presented for exchanging information between a buyer, a seller, a lender, and a strategic business source. The system permits sellers, lenders and strategic business sources to input buyers that are then submitted for activation. The buyers use the system to obtain information about items, while the sellers, lenders, and strategic business sources make consistent contact with the buyer in order to work with the buyer. Information about the buyers is shared with the sellers, lenders, and strategic business sources. A business plan is input into the system for the financial institution employing the lender while another business plan is input for the seller institution employing the seller. Activity on the computerized system is calculated for compliance with the business plan. Feedback is provided to management relating to whether the business plan is being met. | 06-04-2009 |
20100250344 | Agent Referral System and Method With Integrated Buyer, Lender, and Agent Communication System - A computerized system and method are presented for allowing a real estate agent to directly enroll a buyer in another real estate market by using a computerized system to refer the buyer to a receiving agent. After affirmation by the buyer, the system immediately provides the buyer with listing information obtained through the MLS of the receiving agent. The referring agent continues to participate in the buyer's real estate research through the system, while also being eligible to receive a referral fee paid by the receiving agent. The computerized system maintains a list of certified agents able to receive a referral. Only those agents that have contractually agreed to pay a referral fee for clients obtained from other agents through the system and who meet certain performance minimums in the system will be certified. | 09-30-2010 |
20120059737 | DISTRESSED PROPERTIES MARKETING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A computerized system and method is presented that allows selling agents to market a listing agent's distressed property listings even though the selling agents work for a different broker than the listing agent. The owner of the property may restrict the selling agents that may market their property. In one embodiment, the owner selects a qualified lender, and the pool of selling agents who may market that property is limited to selling agents who are associated in the computerized system with the qualified lender. The system allows selling agents to schedule open houses for distressed properties listed by the listing agent, with the system preventing two selling agents from scheduling open houses that conflict with one another. The system tracks the marketing activity of agents, which can be used to suggest listing agents to owners, or to restrict the ability of selling agents to market properties. | 03-08-2012 |
20120072315 | AGENT REFERRAL SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH INTEGRATED BUYER, LENDER, AND AGENT COMMUNICATION - A computerized system and method are presented for allowing a real estate agent to directly enroll a buyer in a destination real estate market after referring the buyer to a receiving agent. After affirmation by the buyer, the system provides the buyer with listing information obtained through the MLS of the destination real estate market. The referring agent continues to participate in the buyer's real estate research through the system, while also being eligible to receive a referral fee paid by the receiving agent. The computerized system maintains a list of certified agents able to receive a referral. Only those agents that have contractually agreed to pay a referral fee for clients obtained from other agents through the system and who meet certain performance minimums in the system will be certified. | 03-22-2012 |
20120116952 | Communication System and Method Between a Home Buyer, Seller, Strategic Business Source, and Lender - A computerized system and method are presented for exchanging information between a buyer, a seller, a lender, and a strategic business source. The system permits sellers, lenders and strategic business sources to input buyers that are then submitted for activation. The buyers use the system to obtain information about items, while the sellers, lenders, and strategic business sources make consistent contact with the buyer in order to work with the buyer. Information about the buyers is shared with the sellers, lenders, and strategic business sources. A business plan is input into the system for the financial institution employing the lender while another business plan is input for the seller institution employing the seller. Activity on the computerized system is calculated for compliance with the business plan. Feedback is provided to management relating to whether the business plan is being met. | 05-10-2012 |
20130080211 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD BETWEEN A HOME BUYER, SELLER, STRATEGIC BUSINESS SOURCE, AND LENDER - A computerized system and method are presented for exchanging information between a buyer, a seller, a lender, and a strategic business source. The system permits sellers, lenders and strategic business sources to input buyers that are then submitted for activation. The buyers use the system to obtain information about items, while the sellers, lenders, and strategic business sources make consistent contact with the buyer in order to work with the buyer. Information about the buyers is shared with the sellers, lenders, and strategic business sources. A business plan is input into the system for the financial institution employing the lender while another business plan is input for the seller institution employing the seller. Activity on the computerized system is calculated for compliance with the business plan. Feedback is provided to management relating to whether the business plan is being met. | 03-28-2013 |
20130085952 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD BETWEEN A HOME BUYER, SELLER, STRATEGIC BUSINESS SOURCE, AND LENDER - A computerized system and method are presented for exchanging information between a buyer, a seller, a lender, and a strategic business source. The system permits sellers, lenders and strategic business sources to input buyers that are then submitted for activation. The buyers use the system to obtain information about items, while the sellers, lenders, and strategic business sources make consistent contact with the buyer in order to work with the buyer. Information about the buyers is shared with the sellers, lenders, and strategic business sources. A business plan is input into the system for the financial institution employing the lender while another business plan is input for the seller institution employing the seller. Activity on the computerized system is calculated for compliance with the business plan. Feedback is provided to management relating to whether the business plan is being met. | 04-04-2013 |
20140032266 | COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM FOR MANAGING COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN A BUYER, SELLER, AND LENDER - A computerized system and method are presented for exchanging information between a buyer, a seller, and a lender. The system permits sellers and lenders to input buyers that are then submitted for activation. The buyers use the system to obtain information about items, while the sellers and lenders make consistent contact with the buyer in order to work with the buyer. Information about the buyers is shared with both the sellers and the lenders. A business plan is also input into the computerized system by the financial institution employing the lender. This business plan includes goals for numbers of sellers and buyers using the system, and for loan officer candidates to be recruited. Activity on the computerized system is calculated for compliance with the business plan. Feedback is provided to management relating to whether the business plan is being met. | 01-30-2014 |
20140032432 | DISTRESSED PROPERTIES MARKETING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A computerized system and method is presented that allows selling agents to market a listing agent's distressed property listings even though the selling agents work for a different broker than the listing agent. The owner of the property may restrict the selling agents that may market their property. In one embodiment, the owner selects a qualified lender, and the pool of selling agents who may market that property is limited to selling agents who are associated in the computerized system with the qualified lender. The system allows selling agents to schedule open houses for distressed properties listed by the listing agent, with the system preventing two selling agents from scheduling open houses that conflict with one another. The system tracks the marketing activity of agents, which can be used to suggest listing agents to owners, or to restrict the ability of selling agents to market properties. | 01-30-2014 |
20140156546 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD BETWEEN A HOME BUYER, SELLER, STRATEGIC BUSINESS SOURCE, AND LENDER - A computerized system and method are presented for exchanging information between a buyer, a seller, a lender, and a strategic business source. The system permits sellers, lenders and strategic business sources to input buyers that are then submitted for activation. The buyers use the system to obtain information about items, while the sellers, lenders, and strategic business sources make consistent contact with the buyer in order to work with the buyer. Information about the buyers is shared with the sellers, lenders, and strategic business sources. A business plan is input into the system for the financial institution employing the lender while another business plan is input for the seller institution employing the seller. Activity on the computerized system is calculated for compliance with the business plan. Feedback is provided to management relating to whether the business plan is being met. | 06-05-2014 |
20140222620 | SOCIAL MEDIA REAL ESTATE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A computerized system and method is presented that integrates a dedicated platform for sharing real estate information with a social networking platform. Buyers can search for properties on the dedicated platform and identify certain properties as favorite (or selected) properties. The buyer also identifies their friends on a social networking platform, who then access information about the buyer's favorite properties through an app interface provided through the social networking platform. Friends and the buyer can engage in a conversation about a particular property along with an agent and a lender that work with the buyer on the dedicated platform. Users can participate in and view the conversation either through the app interface of the social networking platform or through the dedicated platform. | 08-07-2014 |
20140258095 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD BETWEEN A HOME BUYER, SELLER, STRATEGIC BUSINESS SOURCE, AND LENDER - A computerized system and method are presented for exchanging information between a buyer, a seller, a lender, and a strategic business source. The system permits sellers, lenders and strategic business sources to input buyers that are then submitted for activation. The buyers use the system to obtain information about items, while the sellers, lenders, and strategic business sources make consistent contact with the buyer in order to work with the buyer. Information about the buyers is shared with the sellers, lenders, and strategic business sources. A business plan is input into the system for the financial institution employing the lender while another business plan is input for the seller institution employing the seller. Activity on the computerized system is calculated for compliance with the business plan. Feedback is provided to management relating to whether the business plan is being met. | 09-11-2014 |
20150235330 | REAL ESTATE SEARCHING SYSTEM WITH ACTIVATION CODE ENABLED CONTACTS - A system and method are presented to activate a real estate searching app on a mobile device through the input of an activation code. The code is associated in a database at a remote server with a first real estate professional. When the code is entered, the mobile device sends to the server the code and the current geographic location of the device. The server verifies the code to allow access to the app. The server uses the database to identify the first real estate professionals and also other professionals associated in the database with the first real estate professional. All of the identified professionals are then marketed on the mobile app. Furthermore, the server compares the time and location of the code entry with marketing events by the first professional in order to analyze the effectiveness of these marketing events. | 08-20-2015 |
Nathan D. Hiller, Riverside, CA US
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20140134919 | INTERACTING BALLS TOY - One embodiment of a toy ( | 05-15-2014 |
Nathan D. Hiller, Irvine, CA US
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20130298956 | THERMOELECTRIC POWER GENERATION USING AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENTIAL - An electric power generation system employs a thermoelectric generator placed between an aircraft inner skin and an aircraft outer skin. The thermoelectric generator is configured to utilize a thermal differential between the inner and outer skin to generate electricity. An electrical interface is provided for access to the electricity generated by said thermoelectric generator. | 11-14-2013 |
20140134919 | INTERACTING BALLS TOY - One embodiment of a toy ( | 05-15-2014 |
20150138920 | MODULATED ECHO UNDERWATER COMMUNICATIONS AND ENERGY HARVESTING - A system is provided that includes a gateway node and terminal node. The gateway node may be configured to produce a continuous acoustic wave for propagation through a fluid such as water, and detect an echo thereof. The terminal node may be configured to control a piezoelectric layer to switchably reflect or transmit the acoustic wave incident thereon to produce and modulate the echo with a data stream to thereby convey the data stream within the echo, which the sensor of the gateway node may detect. The terminal node may be further configured to capture and store energy produced by the piezoelectric layer while the piezoelectric layer is controlled to transmit the incident acoustic wave. And at least a portion of the terminal node may be powerable from the stored energy. | 05-21-2015 |
Paula Hiller, Island Lake, IL US
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20120323393 | AUTOMATED DEMAND RESPONSE SYSTEM - A system and method for reducing an electrical load in a facility with a building automation system, includes first receiving information for a demand response event from an automated demand response server at an automated demand response client. After receipt of a new demand response event, the system determines a plurality of devices of the building automation system to be controlled during the demand response event. Next, the system prepares a schedule of control actions for the plurality of devices during the demand response event. The system then sends control messages to the building automation system to execute the control actions for the plurality of devices according to the schedule of control actions for the demand response event. | 12-20-2012 |
20160118790 | AUTOMATED DEMAND RESPONSE SYSTEM - A system and method for reducing an electrical load in a facility with a building automation system, includes first receiving information for a demand response event from an automated demand response server at an automated demand response client. After receipt of a new demand response event, the system determines a plurality of devices of the building automation system to be controlled during the demand response event. Next, the system prepares a schedule of control actions for the plurality of devices during the demand response event. The system then sends control messages to the building automation system to execute the control actions for the plurality of devices according to the schedule of control actions for the demand response event. | 04-28-2016 |
Raymond J. Hiller, Newnan, GA US
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20130047686 | LOCKABLE STRIKE FOR WALK-IN COLD ROOMS - A lockable strike for walk-in cold rooms includes a housing that has a mounting plate, a cover and a deadbolt moveably engaged therein to reciprocally move along a path of travel between an extended position and a retracted position with respect to the housing. The mounting plate includes a base and a bridge defining a tongue channel through which the deadbolt travels. The mounting plate base is made of a metal for strength while the cover is made of a plastic for thermally insulative purposes. | 02-28-2013 |
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Robert Hiller, Saint Anthony, CA US
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20120121469 | Pressurized Acoustic Resonator With Fluid Flow-Through Feature - Acoustic resonators and systems for controlling the same to cause desired reactions and physical effects therein are described. Some aspects are directed to an acoustic cavitation resonator that can be placed under high static pressure and to which a set of ultrasonic drivers are coupled so as to cause cavitation in the resonator during operation. Inlet and outlet ports allow introduction of one or more fluid species into the resonator so that the desired processing of the fluids can be accomplished under pressure and in the presence of cavitation. | 05-17-2012 |
Robert Hiller, Grass Valley, CA US
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20100133447 | Acousto-Optical Test and Analysis Cavitation Chamber - An apparatus for cavitation and sonoluminescence is provided. In some embodiments the apparatus provides high-intensity shock waves that modify the properties of the liquid medium in the resonator and thereby alter the optical and electrical properties of the liquid. Methods for studying the acoustical and optical characteristics of the liquid and the sound fields in such scenarios are enabled and thereby testing and analysis of the same are made possible. | 06-03-2010 |
Robert A. Hiller, Grass Valley, CA US
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20120145556 | System and Method for Causing Cavitation in a Liquid Metal - Systems and methods for achieving cavitation at high static pressures which may be used in acoustic applications and research such as in liquid metal resonators. Novel preparation and electroplating methods are disclosed to improve boundary layer conditions. A chemical cleaning loop for containment and treatment for oxide removal and to develop a dynamic system for chemically treating liquid metal disposed in a liquid metal loop is also described. A liquid metal handling loop for containment and treatment is provided to maintain cleanliness of bulk liquid metal. | 06-14-2012 |
Rory R. Hiller, Clearwater, FL US
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20130232886 | STATIC COMPRESSION BUILDING - A portable, modular building structure. | 09-12-2013 |
Ryan Michael Hiller, Ownings Mills, MD US
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20090276376 | Diminished value represented as a percentage or decimal equivalent in the field of automobiles - The purpose of this patent application is to secure the exclusive right for the expression of diminished value represented as a percentage or decimal equivalent. In the field of automotive valuation there is no way to provide equality between wholesale & retail automobile markets & conflicting values—other than using percentage or decimal equivalent. | 11-05-2009 |
Ryan Michael Hiller, Manton, MI US
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20140335976 | TRAINING SYSTEM FOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT - A training system for skill development may include a device that includes a casing having an internal housing and an outside surface. A plurality of number displays may be enclosed within the internal housing of the casing. A circuit board may be enclosed within the internal housing of the casing and connected to the plurality of number displays. A power source may be attached to the casing. At least one upper arm comprising an upper arm joint may be attached to the outside surface of the casing. At least one lower arm comprising a lower arm joint may be attached to the outside surface of the casing. A fastening device may be attached to the at least one lower arm. The training system may be placed on a surface and be used to help develop the skill of a person keeping their eyes up while performing a function. | 11-13-2014 |
Scott L. Hiller, Mckinney, TX US
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20090163188 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF PROVIDING AN AUDIO PHONE CARD - An approach is disclosed for providing an audio phone card. A telephone call is received for an audio service from a voice station by user. Audio content is transmitted to the user over the telephone call, wherein playback of the audio content is controlled by the user via the telephone call. | 06-25-2009 |
Sherri Renee Hiller, Colts Neck, NJ US
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20150026294 | DELIVERY PACING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Embodiments provide a delivery pacing solution to keep customers from affecting other customers. The delivery pacing solution need not be predefined or pre-configured for any customer or any particular job or job type and can be implemented in various ways, for instance, in a queue manager or a dynamic ticketing server. In some embodiments, an agent may obtain from a queue an item specifying a destination and determine whether the item has a concurrency parameter for a group associated with the destination. If so, the agent delivers the item to the destination. If not, the agent dynamically determines a concurrency parameter and returns the item to the queue with the concurrency parameter which controls a maximum number of items in the group that can be concurrently processed for delivery to the destination. A queue manager applies a concurrency rule to the item based on the concurrency parameter. | 01-22-2015 |
Stephen Philip Hiller, Santa Clara, CA US
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20160036750 | PRODUCT ONBOARDING VIA MESSAGES - Techniques for onboarding users to various product features are described. According to various embodiments, information identifying a set of candidate onboarding content items associated with an email type of an email to be transmitted to a particular member of an online social network service is accessed. Thereafter, a first subset of the candidate onboarding content items is removed from the set, responsive to determining that the particular member has already been onboarded to products associated with the candidate onboarding content items in the first subset. Further, a second subset of the candidate onboarding content items is removed from the set, responsive to determining that the particular member has previously viewed and not interacted with the candidate onboard* content items in the second subset. A specific onboarding content item is then dynamically selected from the remaining set of candidate onboarding content items. | 02-04-2016 |
Sydney Rose Hiller, Arlington, VA US
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20130032556 | JEWEL DISPLAY HOLDER - The present invention provides a jewelry holder for gemstones or jewels, such as of the type that could be mounted onto a jewel stud or stud-like pierced earrings. In a presently preferred embodiment, the jewelry holder is generally elongated and is made of a rigid, transparent material. The holder has a handle portion and a distal tip portion. The body of the holder has one hole, or preferably a plurality of one vertically aligned hole(s) or bore(s) and a jewel mounted in each hole(s). In use, jewels of different shapes, sizes, types, colors and/or cuts are placed in the holes within the body of the holder for display and trying on and/or purchasing. The holder can be held up against the user's body to see what that jewel would look like when inserted into, for example, an earlobe. The holder is made of a material that facilitates a clear and unobscured view of any one of the selected jewels mounted thereon, so that they can be individually displayed and compared with the other jewels mounted on the holder. Additionally, the holder provides an item that can incorporate advertising of a company or jewelry store, such as Tiffany's. | 02-07-2013 |
William Everett Hiller, Austin, TX US
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20130002796 | System and Method For Incorporating Content In A Videoconferencing Environment Without A Personal Computer - A videoconference device provides an interface for initiating and controlling a videoconference and incorporating and annotating content in the videoconference without a personal computer. The content may reside on a portable storage medium such as a Universal Serial Bus (USB) or other flash memory device inserted in the interface device or on the device itself. The interface device may be a dedicated device for controlling the videoconferencing system, navigating to desired content, and interacting with the shared content. The device may also be a portable device such as a tablet device or mobile phone that interfaces with a videoconference system via an installed application. | 01-03-2013 |
20130155173 | Videoconferencing System Using QR Codes for Interaction - Quick Response barcodes (“QR Codes”) are used for videoconferencing between a peripheral device and a videoconferencing system, which can include a conferencing server and/or a videoconferencing unit. Conferencing related QR codes are embedded within video frames and are identified by either a peripheral device or a videoconferencing unit. Once identified, the device or unit acts according to the information provided by the QR code. The QR codes enables the peripheral device, videoconferencing unit, and conferencing server to operation in conjunction with one another even though one or more of the device may not share a compatible operation platform that would allow for direct communication of requests and responses. | 06-20-2013 |
20150163455 | Videoconferencing System Using QR Codes for Interaction - Quick Response barcodes (“QR Codes”) are used for videoconferencing between a peripheral device and a videoconferencing system, which can include a conferencing server and/or a videoconferencing unit. Conferencing related QR codes are embedded within video frames and are identified by either a peripheral device or a videoconferencing unit. Once identified, the device or unit acts according to the information provided by the QR code. The QR codes enables the peripheral device, videoconferencing unit, and conferencing server to operation in conjunction with one another even though one or more of the device may not share a compatible operation platform that would allow for direct communication of requests and responses. | 06-11-2015 |