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20090287273 | Clinician programmer system interface for monitoring patient progress - A therapy tracking system and method may include a processor that obtains physiological information regarding a patient and a time period during which a deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy is conducted. The information may be organized into a plurality of sessions. The processor may arrange in a display device a separate representation of the information for each of at least a subset of the sessions, such that the sessions are presented in order of time. | 11-19-2009 |
20090287467 | Clinician programmer system and method for generating interface models and displays of volumes of activation - A system and method for displaying a volume of activation (VOA) may include a processor that displays via a display device a model of a portion of a patient anatomy that includes anatomical structures, displays via the display device and overlying the display of the model a VOA associated by the processor with a set of anatomical stimulation parameter settings, the display of the VOA, and graphically identifies interactions between the displayed VOA and a first subset of the anatomical structures associated with one or more stimulation benefits and a second subset of the anatomical structures associated with one or more stimulation side effects, where the graphical identifications differ depending on whether the interaction is with the first subset or the second subset. | 11-19-2009 |
20130226261 | CLINICIAN PROGRAMMER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING INTERFACE MODELS AND DISPLAYS OF VOLUMES OF ACTIVATION - A system and method for displaying a volume of activation (VOA) may include a processor that displays via a display device a model of a portion of a patient anatomy that includes anatomical structures, displays via the display device and overlying the display of the model a VOA associated by the processor with a set of anatomical stimulation parameter settings, the display of the VOA, and graphically identifies interactions between the displayed VOA and a first subset of the anatomical structures associated with one or more stimulation benefits and a second subset of the anatomical structures associated with one or more stimulation side effects, where the graphical identifications differ depending on whether the interaction is with the first subset or the second subset. | 08-29-2013 |
20140004492 | System, Method, and Article to Prompt Behavior Change | 01-02-2014 |
20140203950 | Mobile Communication Device, System, and Method - A mobile device for detecting an electrical signal generated by an ingestible event marker is disclosed. The mobile device includes a detection subsystem to receive an electrical signal generated by an ingestible event marker from a detection arrangement. A processing subsystem is coupled to the detection subsystem to decode the electrical signal. A radio subsystem is configured to transmit the decoded electrical signal to a wireless node. A system includes the mobile device and the detection arrangement. A method includes receiving the electrical signal generated by the ingestible event marker at the mobile device, decoding the electrical signal to extract information associated with the ingestible event marker, and transmitting the information to a wireless node. | 07-24-2014 |
20140315170 | Apparatus, System, and Method to Promote Behavior Change Based on Mindfulness Methodologies - System, method, and article to prompt behavior change based on a mindfulness methodology are provided. Various aspects of the system include mindfulness promotion data generated and/or communicated from/to a device; a methodology module associated with software/processor to identify at least one behavior change methodology associated with the mindfulness promotion data; and an instruction module associated with a software/processor to initiate the identified at least one behavior change methodology. | 10-23-2014 |
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20080240204 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CHANNEL ESTIMATION - The present invention is directed to a system and method for channel estimation for a communication channel such as, for example, that found in a wireless communication network. One or more synchronization and channel estimate symbols can be combined to compute a refined channel estimate. | 10-02-2008 |
20080240261 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CHANNEL ESTIMATION IN BURST MODE - The present invention is directed to a system and method for channel estimation for a communication channel such as, for example, that found in a wireless communication network. One or more channel estimates or channel observables can be combined to compute a refined channel estimate, for example, when the channel estimates or channel observables are from the same channel. | 10-02-2008 |
20080240264 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TRANSMITTING AND PROCESSING PILOT SIGNALS - A system and method of transmitting and processing pilot signals includes decorrelating a pilot tone that conveys a pilot signal, performing a channel estimation based on the decorrelated pilot tone to calculate estimated channel values and positioning the estimated channel values consistent with their order in subsequent transmission units. In one embodiment, the decorrelation comprises an interleaving operation. In another embodiment, the decorrelation occurs during a channel estimation stage. The decorrelation can be performed during a channel estimation stage by interleaving and deinterleaving pilot signals in the receiver. | 10-02-2008 |
20080247480 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING A NARROW-BAND INTERFERER - Various embodiments of the systems and methods described herein may be used to compute a minimum variance unbiased estimator by receiving a first OFDM signal at a pilot tone, receiving a second OFDM signal sent in the same frequency band and determining a differential phase metric between the first OFDM signal and the second OFDM signal. In some embodiments, the differential phase metric may be used to diversity combine synchronization statistics. In various embodiments, the differential phase metric may be used to detect a narrow-band interference. | 10-09-2008 |
20080247481 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COMPUTING A MINIMUM VARIANCE UNBIASED ESTIMATOR OF CARRIER AND SAMPLING CLOCK FREQUENCY - Various embodiments of the systems and methods described herein may be used to compute a minimum variance unbiased estimator by receiving a first OFDM signal at a pilot tone, receiving a second OFDM signal sent in the same frequency band and determining a differential phase metric between the first OFDM signal and the second OFDM signal. In some embodiments, the differential phase metric may be used to diversity combine synchronization statistics. In various embodiments, the differential phase metric may be used to detect a narrow-band interference. | 10-09-2008 |
20090067532 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DIVERSITY COMBINING OF SYNCHRONIZATION STATISTICS IN OFDM SYSTEMS - Various embodiments of the systems and methods described herein may be used to compute a minimum variance unbiased estimator by receiving a first OFDM signal at a pilot tone, receiving a second OFDM signal sent in the same frequency band and determining a differential phase metric between the first OFDM signal and the second OFDM signal. In some embodiments, the differential phase metric may be used to diversity combine synchronization statistics. In various embodiments, the differential phase metric may be used to detect a narrow-band interference. | 03-12-2009 |
20120307839 | METHOD FOR RECEIVING CHANNEL SELECTION INFORMATION - A master device selects a channel from a band of channels for communications with a slave device. The master transmits information identifying the selected to the slave device using a packet modulated as a series of energy pulses on the selected channel. The slave device performs wideband energy detection on the band of channels and receives the modulated pulses. The slave device decodes the modulated pulses to retrieve the selected channel, and tunes to the selected channel for further communications. | 12-06-2012 |
20130258486 | HEAD-MOUNT DISPLAY - A system and method is provided for varying the apparent distance of a virtual image projected by a head-mounted display. The distance between the user and an object being viewed by the user is determined. Then, the focal distance of an eyepiece optical system in the head-mounted display is adjusted to provide a virtual image at an apparent distance that corresponds to the determined distance. The user thereby experiences an approximately seamless overlay in sharp focus of the virtual image from the display and the three-dimensional binocular image being viewed. For example, when viewing a movie screen, or other object at infinity, the focal length is adjusted to provide a virtual image at or near optical infinity. Likewise, when reading a book, or inspecting another object in close proximity, the focal length is adjusted to provide the virtual image at a nearby apparent distance. | 10-03-2013 |
20130279548 | DIFFERENTIAL PHASE SHIFT KEYING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A variation on conventional DPSK binary modulation schemes is provided. One modulation scheme uses 3π/8 differential binary phase shift keying (3π/8-DBPSK) where one symbol is transmitted by phase change of 3π/8 radians and the other symbol is transmitted by phase change of −5π/8 radians. Alternatively, this can be thought of as adding a constant 3π/8 radians to the symbol angle for every bit modulated by conventional DBPSK. In another example, assume a first and second symbols, k−1 and k, respectively, are sent. Where k is the same symbol as k−1, a phase rotation of 3π/8 radians from the k | 10-24-2013 |
20140019828 | LOW-POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - An efficient method and transceiver architecture combines elements to enable and facilitate the low power operation of a communications device; the combination of design elements, features, and functionalities are efficiently distributed among RF, APE, and baseband modules in order to exploit opportunities that can serve the goal of low or ultra low power consumption. | 01-16-2014 |
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20130333040 | Kernel-Level Security Agent - A kernel-level security agent is described herein. The kernel-level security agent is configured to observe events, filter the observed events using configurable filters, route the filtered events to one or more event consumers, and utilize the one or more event consumers to take action based at least on one of the filtered events. In some implementations, the kernel-level security agent detects a first action associated with malicious code, gathers data about the malicious code, and in response to detecting subsequent action(s) of the malicious code, performs a preventative action. The kernel-level security agent may also deceive an adversary associated with malicious code. Further, the kernel-level security agent may utilize a model representing chains of execution activities and may take action based on those chains of execution activities. | 12-12-2013 |
20140109226 | Kernel-Level Security Agent - A kernel-level security agent is described herein. The kernel-level security agent is configured to observe events, filter the observed events using configurable filters, route the filtered events to one or more event consumers, and utilize the one or more event consumers to take action based at least on one of the filtered events. In some implementations, the kernel-level security agent detects a first action associated with malicious code, gathers data about the malicious code, and in response to detecting subsequent action(s) of the malicious code, performs a preventative action. The kernel-level security agent may also deceive an adversary associated with malicious code. Further, the kernel-level security agent may utilize a model representing chains of execution activities and may take action based on those chains of execution activities. | 04-17-2014 |
20140317731 | Executable Component Injection Utilizing Hotpatch Mechanisms - Techniques for causing a component loader associated with a hotpatch mechanism to execute a user-mode component which, when executed, creates a user-mode process, thread, or held reference are described herein. The component may further indicate to the component loader that it lacks hotpatch data, causing the component loader to unload the component. In some implementations, a kernel-mode module may initially provide the component to the hotpatch mechanism with an entrypoint of the component set to zero and with hotpatch data for the component loader. The hotpatch mechanism may apply the hotpatch data, modifying the component loader such that the component loader requests execute rights for a section object for the component. The kernel-mode module may then set the entrypoint such that the component becomes executable, and provides the section object and component to the hotpatch mechanism to cause the component loader to execute the component. | 10-23-2014 |
20150163109 | RPC CALL INTERCEPTION - A service proxy is described herein. The service proxy is configured to act as an intermediary between a client and a service. The service proxy may observe communications, modify communications, log communications, or the like, particularly so as to enhance the security and reliability of the host device. In some implementations, the service proxy may cooperate with an operating system to take over a named port object. In some implementations, the service proxy may receive messages as an intermediary between the client and the server. In some implementations, the service proxy may attach to a shared memory to intercept communications. In some implementations, the service proxy may be injected into a client process to appear to be the client itself. | 06-11-2015 |
20150244679 | Kernel-Level Security Agent - A kernel-level security agent is described herein. The kernel-level security agent is configured to observe events, filter the observed events using configurable filters, route the filtered events to one or more event consumers, and utilize the one or more event consumers to take action based at least on one of the filtered events. In some implementations, the kernel-level security agent detects a first action associated with malicious code, gathers data about the malicious code, and in response to detecting subsequent action(s) of the malicious code, performs a preventative action. The kernel-level security agent may also deceive an adversary associated with malicious code. Further, the kernel-level security agent may utilize a model representing chains of execution activities and may take action based on those chains of execution activities. | 08-27-2015 |
20150268947 | Integrity Assurance and Rebootless Updating During Runtime - Techniques are described herein for, without rebooting a computing device, unloading at least a component of a kernel-mode component of the computing device and loading an updated version of the component of the kernel-mode component. The techniques may be performed by an integrity manager associated with the kernel-mode component. The integrity manager may also determine integrity of the kernel-mode component by causing the kernel-mode component to perform an action associated with a known reaction, determining whether the known reaction occurred, and in response, performing a remediation action or notifying a remote security service. Further, the integrity manager may determine whether any computing device lists include representations of components or connections associated with the kernel-mode component. The integrity manager may then remove the representations from the lists or remove the representations from responses to requests for contents of the computing device lists. | 09-24-2015 |
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20150138700 | FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATES FOR WEARABLE DEVICES - Embodiments relate generally to wearable electrical and electronic hardware, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, and to wearable/mobile computing devices. More specifically, various embodiments are directed to, for example, a flexible substrate. In one example, a wearable device may include a framework configured to be worn or attached, and a flexible substrate coupled to the framework. The flexible substrate may include a first end and a second end, and may include one or more conductive layer structures and a conductive laminate structure. The flexible substrate may include rigid regions configured to receive one or more components including a sensor, an electrode, and/or a logic circuit (e.g., bioimpedance logic circuit). | 05-21-2015 |
20150146355 | ALIGNMENT OF COMPONENTS COUPLED TO A FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE FOR WEARABLE DEVICES - Embodiments relate generally to wearable electrical and electronic hardware, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, and to wearable/mobile computing devices. More specifically, various embodiments are directed to, for example, aligning a flexible substrate and/or components thereof during fabrication to enhance reliability. In one example, a method includes forming a framework that includes, for example, a portion (e.g., an anchor portion) configured to couple to a flexible substrate, the portion having a neutral axis. Also, the method may include forming a flexible substrate that includes a supported flex region including conductors and one or more rigid regions configured to receive one or more components. A rigid region might include an encapsulated rigid region. The method further may also include aligning the encapsulated rigid region at an angle to the neutral axis, and molding over the encapsulated rigid region. | 05-28-2015 |
20150189753 | STRESS-TOLERANT INTERCONNECTIONS FOR CONNECTIVITY IN WEARABLE ELECTRONICS PLATFORMS - Embodiments relate generally to wearable electrical and electronic hardware, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, and to wearable/mobile computing devices configured to facilitate communication among electronic devices, including mobile phones and media devices that present audio and/or video content. More specifically, disclosed are wearable systems, platforms and methods for providing stress-tolerant interconnections to enhance signal connectivity reliability in a wearable device. In various embodiments, a wearable electronics platform can include circuit substrates and interconnect portions disposed coextensive with a longitudinal surface between the circuit substrates. An interconnection portion can include conductors having one or more stress-relief features, and an elastic material encapsulating the conductors. In some examples, the longitudinal surface including the interconnects and the circuit substrates can be configured to substantially encircle an axis. The axis can coincide with a body part or an appendage, such as a wrist. | 07-02-2015 |
20150241915 | CONDUCTIVE STRUCTURES FOR A FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE IN A WEARABLE DEVICE - Embodiments relate generally to wearable electrical and electronic hardware, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, and to wearable/mobile computing devices. More specifically, various embodiments are directed to, for example, conductive structures for a flexible substrate, a component coupled to the flexible substrate, and/or a wearable device. In one example, a wearable device includes a framework configured to be worn or attached, and a flexible substrate coupled to the framework. In some examples, the flexible substrate may have a first end and a second end, and may include one or more resilient conductive structures, and one or more rigid regions configured to receive one or more components including a sensor, or, for example, electrodes for a bioimpedance sensor. | 08-27-2015 |