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| 20100133246 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTIBEAM SCANNING - System and method of photoaltering a material. The system includes a laser source operable to produce a primary pulsed beam, a holographic optical element configured to receive the primary pulsed beam and transmit a plurality of secondary beams, and a scanner operable to direct the secondary beams to the material. The secondary beams are based on the primary pulsed beam. The method includes phase shifting a pulsed laser beam to produce an input beam, holographically altering the input beam to produce a plurality of transmission beams, and scanning a portion of the material with the transmission beams. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100331829 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-BEAM SCANNING - System and method of photoaltering a material. The system includes a laser source operable to produce a primary pulsed beam, a holographic optical element configured to receive the primary pulsed beam and transmit a plurality of secondary beams, and a scanner operable to direct the secondary beams to the material. The secondary beams are based on the primary pulsed beam. The method includes phase shifting a pulsed laser beam to produce an input beam, holographically altering the input beam to produce a plurality of transmission beams, and scanning a portion of the material with the transmission beams. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110118609 | Imaging Surgical Target Tissue by Nonlinear Scanning - Systems and techniques for laser surgery based on imaging a target tissue by nonlinear scanning are presented. In one implementation, a method for guiding an eye surgery can include the steps of: positioning an eye in relation to an imaging system; creating first scan data by determining a depth of an eye target region at a first set of points along a first arc; creating second scan data by determining a depth of the eye target region at a second set of points along a second arc; determining target region parameters based on the first and second scan data; and adjusting one or more surgical position parameters according to the determined target region parameters. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110202044 | Optical Coherence Tomographic System for Ophthalmic Surgery - Optical imaging techniques and systems provide high-fidelity optical imaging based on optical coherence tomographic imaging and can be used for optical imaging in ophthalmic surgery and imaging-guided surgery. One method for imaging an eye includes positioning the eye relative to a Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomographic (SD-OCT) imaging system, the eye having a first and a second structure, and imaging the eye with the SD-OCT imaging system by selecting one of a direct image and a mirror image of the first eye-structure and generating a first image-portion corresponding to the selected image of the first eye-structure, selecting one of a direct image and a mirror image of the second eye-structure and generating a first image-portion corresponding to the selected image of the second eye-structure, and suppressing the non-selected images of the first and second structures. | 08-18-2011 |
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| 20090171329 | Spaster pattern and pulse blanking - System and method of photoaltering a region of a material using a pulsed laser beam. The method includes scanning the pulsed laser beam in a first portion of the region with a first pattern, scanning the pulsed laser beam in a second portion of the region with a second pattern, and separating a flap of the material at the region. The system includes a laser, a controller selecting at least first and second patterns, and a scanner operable in response to the controller. The first pattern has a first maximum acceleration associated with the second portion, and the second pattern has a second maximum acceleration associated with the second portion. The second maximum acceleration is less than the first maximum acceleration. The scanner scans the pulsed laser beam from the laser in the first portion with the first pattern and in the second portion with the second pattern. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090247997 | OPHTHALMIC LASER APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD WITH HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGING - System and method of photoaltering a region of an eye using a high resolution digital image of the eye. The system includes a laser assembly for outputting a pulsed laser beam, an imaging system for capturing a real-time high resolution digital image of the eye and displaying the digital image of the eye, a user interface receiving at least one laser parameter input, and a controller coupled to the laser assembly, imaging system, and user interface. The controller directs the laser assembly to output the pulsed laser beam to the region of the eye based on the laser parameter input. | 10-01-2009 |
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| 20080256136 | Techniques and tools for managing attributes of media content - Methods, graphical user interfaces, computer apparatus and computer readable medium for managing attributes (or properties) for media content are disclosed. In accordance with one embodiment, a user of a computing device can utilize the methods, graphical user interfaces, computer apparatus, and computer readable medium to copy attributes from one digital media asset to one or more other digital media assets. The digital media assets can be audio, video or graphical. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080263433 | Multiple version merge for media production - Methods, graphical user interfaces, computer apparatus and computer readable medium for merging different versions of multimedia project (e.g., movie) are disclosed. For example, modifications separately and concurrently made to multimedia assets of a multimedia project in production can be efficiently and intelligently merged. The multimedia assets can be audio, video or graphical elements. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080263450 | System and method to conform separately edited sequences - Methods, graphical user interfaces, computer apparatus and computer readable medium for merging different versions of multimedia project (e.g., movie) are disclosed. For example, modifications separately and concurrently made to multimedia assets of a multimedia project in production can be efficiently and intelligently merged. The multimedia assets can be audio, video or graphical elements. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20100281375 | Media Clip Auditioning Used to Evaluate Uncommitted Media Content - A computer readable medium (CRM) storing a media editing application for creating media presentations is described. The application includes a graphical user interface (GUI). The GUI has (1) a display area for displaying a composite presentation that the application creates by compositing a plurality of media clips, (2) a composite display area for displaying graphical representations of a set of media clips that are part of the composite presentation, (3) an audition display area for displaying graphical representations of a set of media clips that are candidates for adding to the composite presentation at a particular location, and (4) an audition tool for creating an audition set for a particular location in the composite display area, where the audition set is a user modifiable set of clips, each of which is for individual placement at the particular location for inclusion in the composite presentation. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100281381 | Graphical User Interface for a Media-Editing Application With a Segmented Timeline - Some embodiments provide a computer readable medium storing a media editing application for creating multimedia presentations. The application includes a graphical user interface (GUI). The GUI includes a composite display area for displaying a portion of a timeline to which multimedia clips are assigned to create a composite media presentation. The timeline is divided into user-defined segments. The GUI includes an outline window for displaying a list of selectable items representing the user-defined segments, the selectable items for use in applying various operations to the user-modifiable segments. In some embodiments, the various operations include operations to insert a new segment into the timeline, to merge at least two segments into one segment, to hide a particular segment from view, to focus on a particular segment or group of segments in the composite display area, as well as other operations. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100281382 | Media Editing With a Segmented Timeline - Some embodiments provide a computer readable medium storing a media editing application for creating multimedia presentations. The application includes a graphical user interface (GUI). The GUI includes a composite display area for displaying a portion of a timeline to which multimedia clips are assigned to create a composite media presentation. The GUI includes a user interface tool for dividing the timeline into segments. The GUI includes an editing tool for applying an effect to each of a plurality of clips in a particular segment of the timeline. The GUI includes a user interface tool for modifying a duration of at least one segment. Different versions of the segments may be created. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100281383 | Segmented Timeline for a Media-Editing Application - Some embodiments provide a method that receives a timeline that includes several pieces of content. The method receives user input to divide the timeline into hierarchical segments of varying duration. The method defines associations between the pieces of content and at least one hierarchical level of the segments. In some embodiments, the method is performed by a media-editing application and the pieces of content are media clips inserted into the timeline by a user. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20120011550 | System and Method for Delivering Companion Content - A system and method for providing companion content on a device that downloads content associated with a media presentation playing on a media player and displays the downloaded content at times synchronized to time-offsets (from the start of the program) of the presentation by signals from the media player. | 01-12-2012 |
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| 20100095229 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEM - Graphical user interfaces (GUIs) for a medical device such as a blood glucose meter, systems and methods are provided. Embodiments include GUIs in which a user may navigate between icons and select certain display outputs which summarize all or certain glucose data over particular time periods. In certain embodiments, animated icons and/or graphs and/or text summaries may be provided. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100105999 | Graphical User Interface for Glucose Monitoring System - Graphical user interfaces (GUIs) for a medical device such as a blood glucose meter, systems and methods are provided. Embodiments include GUIs in which a user may navigate between icons and select certain display outputs which summarize all or certain glucose data over particular time periods. In certain embodiments, animated icons and/or graphs and/or text summaries may be provided. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100113225 | COUNTING DEVICE FOR A PUSH-UP EXERCISE - A counting device for counting repetitions and timing a push-up exercise includes a device body and a counter assembly having a display and a plurality of actuation buttons thereon. The counter assembly fits within a deformable foam ring that forms the top of the device. During exercise, a user depresses the foam ring downward with their chest a given distance so as to trigger at least one sensor in the counter assembly to register a repetition count on the display, along with an elapsed time of the exercise. The counter assembly can be fixed within the device, or a display unit thereof may be removable so that the device and display unit are configured for wireless communication. | 05-06-2010 |
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| 20080206483 | PLASMA PROCESS FOR INDUCTIVELY COUPLING POWER THROUGH A GAS DISTRIBUTION PLATE WHILE ADJUSTING PLASMA DISTRIBUTION - A method of processing a workpiece in the chamber of a plasma reactor having a ceiling overlying the workpiece by introducing a process gas into the chamber through a gas distribution plate in the ceiling. The gas is introduced by distributing gas flow from a first gas input to plural gas distribution orifices extending through a manifold of the gas distribution plate, and distributing gas flow from each of the plural gas distribution orifices to plural gas injection orifices in a showerhead of the gas distribution plate. The method further includes restricting gas flow in the gas distribution plate to paths having arcuate lengths about an axis of symmetry less than a complete circle. The method also includes capacitively and inductively coupling plasma source power into the chamber through the gas distribution. The method further includes adjusting the plasma ion density radial distribution in the process region by adjusting the ratio between the amounts of the capacitively coupled VHF power and the inductively coupled power. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080230008 | PLASMA SPECIES AND UNIFORMITY CONTROL THROUGH PULSED VHF OPERATION - An apparatus for processing a substrate has a chamber, a high frequency power source, and a low frequency power source. The chamber has a first and second electrode disposed therein. The high frequency power source is electrically coupled to either the first or second electrode to supply a first RF signal. The low frequency power source electrically coupled to either the first or second electrode to supply a second RF signal. The first RF signal is pulsed on and off so as to enhance electron loss in the chamber. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080236490 | PLASMA REACTOR WITH AN OVERHEAD INDUCTIVE ANTENNA AND AN OVERHEAD GAS DISTRIBUTION SHOWERHEAD - A plasma reactor for processing a workpiece includes a gas distribution showerhead having a lid, a manifold having a top surface facing the lid and a bottom surface opposing the top surface. Top surface channels in the manifold top surface form a first set of plural paths extending from a first gas input point to plural path ends of the top surface channels. Gas distribution orifices extend axially through the manifold at respective ones of the path ends. Bottom surface channels in the manifold bottom surface form plural paths extending from locations at each of the gas distribution orifices to plural gas distribution path ends. The showerhead further includes a showerhead piece facing the manifold bottom surface and having plural gas injection orifices extending through the showerhead piece. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20090061544 | TRAJECTORY BASED CONTROL OF PLASMA PROCESSING - A method of controlling a plasma processing according to trajectories connecting start and stop values of parameters controlling the plasma processing, for example, gas flow and power supplied to generate the plasma. The trajectories maybe based on equations including at least time as a variable. At set times within the processing, the values of the parameters are updated according to the predetermined trajectories. Sensors associated with the chamber may also adjust the trajectories, provide variables to the equations, and/or define the trajectories. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090236447 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING GAS INJECTION IN PROCESS CHAMBER - Methods and apparatus for processing substrates are provided herein. In some embodiments, a gas distribution apparatus may include a plurality of gas inlets configured to deliver a process gas to a process chamber; and a plurality of flow controllers having outlets coupled to the plurality of gas inlets for independently controlling the flow rate through each of the plurality of gas inlets. The gas distribution apparatus may be coupled to a process chamber for controlling the delivery of one or more process gases thereto. | 09-24-2009 |
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| 20100083398 | Lettuce Cultivar 'Steamboat' - A lettuce cultivar, designated ‘Steamboat’, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of lettuce cultivar ‘Steamboat’, to the plants of lettuce cultivar ‘Steamboat’ and to methods for producing a lettuce plant by crossing the cultivar ‘Steamboat’ with itself or another lettuce cultivar. The invention further relates to methods for producing a lettuce plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic lettuce plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to lettuce cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from lettuce cultivar ‘Steamboat’, to methods for producing other lettuce cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from lettuce cultivar ‘Steamboat’ and to the lettuce plants, varieties, and their parts derived from the use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid lettuce seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar ‘Steamboat’ with another lettuce cultivar. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20110078812 | LETTUCE CULTIVAR MANITOU - A lettuce cultivar, designated Manitou, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of lettuce cultivar Manitou, to the plants of lettuce cultivar Manitou and to methods for producing a lettuce plant by crossing the cultivar Manitou with itself or another lettuce cultivar. The invention further relates to methods for producing a lettuce plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic lettuce plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to lettuce cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from lettuce cultivar Manitou, to methods for producing other lettuce cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from lettuce cultivar Manitou and to the lettuce plants, varieties, and their parts derived from the use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid lettuce seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar Manitou with another lettuce cultivar. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110078813 | LETTUCE CULTIVAR BOULDER - A lettuce cultivar, designated Boulder, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of lettuce cultivar Boulder, to the plants of lettuce cultivar Boulder and to methods for producing a lettuce plant by crossing the cultivar Boulder with itself or another lettuce cultivar. The invention further relates to methods for producing a lettuce plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic lettuce plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to lettuce cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from lettuce cultivar Boulder, to methods for producing other lettuce cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from lettuce cultivar Boulder and to the lettuce plants, varieties, and their parts derived from the use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid lettuce seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar Boulder with another lettuce cultivar. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110296549 | Lettuce Cultivar Tenaya - A lettuce cultivar, designated ‘Tenaya’, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of lettuce cultivar ‘Tenaya’, to the plants of lettuce cultivar ‘Tenaya’ and to methods for producing a lettuce plant by crossing the cultivar ‘Tenaya’ with itself or another lettuce cultivar. The invention further relates to methods for producing a lettuce plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic lettuce plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to lettuce cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from lettuce cultivar ‘Tenaya’, to methods for producing other lettuce cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from lettuce cultivar ‘Tenaya’ and to the lettuce plants, varieties, and their parts derived from the use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid lettuce seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar ‘Tenaya’ with another lettuce cultivar. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20120011611 | Lettuce Cultivar Tiburon - A lettuce cultivar, designated Tiburon, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of lettuce cultivar Tiburon, to the plants of lettuce cultivar Tiburon and to methods for producing a lettuce plant by crossing the cultivar Tiburon with itself or another lettuce cultivar. The invention further relates to methods for producing a lettuce plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic lettuce plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to lettuce cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from lettuce cultivar Tiburon, to methods for producing other lettuce cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from lettuce cultivar Tiburon and to the lettuce plants, varieties, and their parts derived from the use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid lettuce seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar Tiburon with another lettuce cultivar. | 01-12-2012 |
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| 20110169847 | User Interface Unit for Fetching Only Active Regions of a Frame - A user interface unit in a graphics processing display pipe may include registers programmable with information that defines active regions of an image frame. Pixels within the active regions of the image frame are meant to be displayed, while pixels outside of the active regions of the image frame are not to be displayed. Fetch circuitry within the user interface unit may fetch frames from memory, fetching only the pixels within the active regions of the image frames as defined by the programmed contents of the registers. The user interface unit may then provide the fetched pixels to a blend unit to blend the fetched pixels with pixels from other frames or pixels of a video stream to produce output frames. When blended with pixels of a video stream, the fetched pixels may be displayed as a graphics overlay on top of the video stream. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110169848 | Parameter FIFO - A graphics system may include one or more processing units for processing a current display frame, each processing unit including a plurality of parameter registers for storing parameter settings used in processing the current display frame. A parameter buffer in the graphics system may store frame packets, with each frame packet containing information corresponding to parameter settings to be used for at least one display frame. A control circuit coupled to the buffer and to the one or more processing units may retrieve and process a top frame packet from the parameter buffer to update one or more of the parameter registers according to the contents of the top frame packet. The control circuit may issue DMA requests to fill the parameter buffer with frame packets transferred from system memory, where the frame packets may be written by an application (or software) executing on a central processing unit. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110169849 | Buffer Underrun Handling - A graphics system may include a display pipe with a buffer configured to store pixels to be processed by a display controller for displaying on a display device, with a buffer control circuit coupled to the buffer to supply pixels to the display controller. When the buffer control circuit detects an underrun of the buffer responsive to the display controller attempting to read pixels from the buffer that have not yet been written to the buffer, the buffer control circuit may supply an underrun pixel to the display. The underrun pixel may be selected from a set of previously stored set of underrun pixels, which may include a most recent valid pixel read by the display controller. A read pointer representative of the location in the buffer from where the display controller is currently attempting to read may be advanced even when an underrun condition occurs. The underrun pixel may be supplied to the display controller until the underrun has been resolved, at which point the most recent valid pixel read from the buffer may be supplied to the display controller. | 07-14-2011 |
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| 20090082567 | 2,4-PYRIMIDINEDIAMINE COMPOUNDS AND THEIR USES - The present invention provides 2,4-pyrimidinediamine compounds that inhibit the IgE and/or IgG receptor signaling cascades that lead to the release of chemical mediators, intermediates and methods of synthesizing the compounds and methods of using the compounds in a variety of contexts, including in the treatment and prevention of diseases characterized by, caused by or associated with the release of chemical mediators via degranulation and other processes effected by activation of the IgE and/or IgG receptor signaling cascades. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090156622 | 2,4-PYRIMIDINEDIAMINE COMPOUNDS AND THEIR USES - The present invention provides 2,4-pyrimidinediamine compounds that inhibit the IgE and/or IgG receptor signaling cascades that lead to the release of chemical mediators, intermediates and methods of synthesizing the compounds and methods of using the compounds in a variety of contexts, including in the treatment and prevention of diseases characterized by, caused by or associated with the release of chemical mediators via degranulation and other processes effected by activation of the IgE and/or IgG receptor signaling cascades. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090171085 | 2,4-PYRIMIDINEDIAMINE COMPOUNDS AND THEIR USES - The present invention provides 2,4-pyrimidinediamine compounds that inhibit the IgE and/or IgG receptor signaling cascades that lead to the release of chemical mediators, intermediates and methods of synthesizing the compounds and methods of using the compounds in a variety of contexts, including in the treatment and prevention of diseases characterized by, caused by or associated with the release of chemical mediators via degranulation and other processes effected by activation of the IgE and/or IgG receptor signaling cascades. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090171086 | 2,4-PYRIMIDINEDIAMINE COMPOUNDS AND THEIR USES - The present invention provides 2,4-pyrimidinediamine compounds that inhibit the IgE and/or IgG receptor signaling cascades that lead to the release of chemical mediators, intermediates and methods of synthesizing the compounds and methods of using the compounds in a variety of contexts, including in the treatment and prevention of diseases characterized by, caused by or associated with the release of chemical mediators via degranulation and other processes effected by activation of the IgE and/or IgG receptor signaling cascades. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20100197918 | 2,4-PYRIMIDINEDIAMINE COMPOUNDS AND THEIR USES - The present invention provides 2,4-pyrimidinediamine compounds that inhibit the IgE and/or IgG receptor signaling cascades that lead to the release of chemical mediators, intermediates and methods of synthesizing the compounds and methods of using the compounds in a variety of contexts, including in the treatment and prevention of diseases characterized by, caused by or associated with the release of chemical mediators via degranulation and other processes effected by activation of the IgE and/or IgG receptor signaling cascades. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20110144330 | 2,4-Pyrimidinediamine Compounds and their Uses - The present invention provides 2,4-pyrimidinediamine compounds that inhibit the IgE and/or IgG receptor signaling cascades that lead to the release of chemical mediators, intermediates and methods of synthesizing the compounds and methods of using the compounds in a variety of contexts, including in the treatment and prevention of diseases characterized by, caused by or associated with the release of chemical mediators via degranulation and other processes effected by activation of the IgE and/or IgG receptor signaling cascades. | 06-16-2011 |
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| 20090035670 | Hard imaging methods, liquid marking agent monitoring methods, and hard imaging devices - Hard Imaging Methods, Liquid Marking Agent Monitoring Methods, and Hard Imaging Devices are described. According to one embodiment, a hard imaging method includes forming a plurality of latent images using a hard imaging device, using the hard imaging device, developing the latent images using a liquid marking agent, wherein bubbles are present in the liquid marking agent during the developing, calibrating the hard imaging device, and reducing bubbles present in the liquid marking agent during the calibrating compared with the bubbles present in the liquid marking agent during the developing. Additional embodiments are described in the disclosure. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20110216344 | HARD IMAGING METHODS, HARD IMAGING DEVICE FABRICATION METHODS, HARD IMAGING DEVICES, HARD IMAGING DEVICE OPTICAL SCANNING SYSTEMS, AND ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE - Hard imaging methods, hard imaging device fabrication methods, hard imaging devices, hard imaging device optical scanning systems, and articles of manufacture are described. According to one embodiment, a hard imaging method includes providing image data corresponding to a hard image to be formed; generating light responsive to the image data; scanning the light to form a latent image corresponding to the hard image to be formed; accessing correction data corresponding to scanning errors of a scan lens intermediate a rotating reflection device and a photoconductor; and modifying the image data using the correction data before the generating, the modifying comprising modifying to reduce the introduction of image errors resulting from the scanning using the scan lens. | 09-08-2011 |
