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20080229217 | Component for Accessing and Displaying Internet Content - A software component for accessing and displaying Internet content includes a definition for rendering a graphical user interface within which Internet content may be presented outside of and without utilization of a web browser application. The component also includes a network reference, such as a URL, pointing to the Internet content such that the Internet Content may be downloaded and presented within said user interface. A component provider may thus create customized displays within which intended web-content may be rendered. An application component may be used in association with the software component to manage the collection, organization, sharing, and rendering of a plurality of such software components. | 09-18-2008 |
20100235757 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INTERACTING WITH INTERNET CONTENT - The invention includes a method of presenting distributable computer readable media to a user in response to a user request. The method comprises the steps of identifying a definition of a Networked Information Monitor (NIM). A NIM frame is defined for the NIM using the definition. Content is then retrieved for the NIM. Then, the content is placed in NIM viewer defined by the frame. The invention also includes a method of altering a Networked Information Monitor (NIM). The method includes the step of receiving a message at a NIM. The message specifies a configurable feature of the NIM. The NIM is altered in accordance with the configurable feature of the message. | 09-16-2010 |
20100272420 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANAGING A DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER USING A USER TELEVISION BROADCAST LIST - A system and method of managing a digital video recorder using a user customizable television broadcast list which includes a list of a plurality of user selected television programs being displayed on a website. The television programs on the list are identified based on date and time broadcast information which are retrieved from a storage medium. The list includes television programs only to be broadcast on a particular user selected date. At least one of the user selected television programs from the list is exported to a digital video recorder (DVR) upon the user selecting the at least one user selected television program from the list. The DVR is instructed to automatically record the television programs at a predetermined date and time based on the date and time broadcast information. | 10-28-2010 |
20100275233 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING A USER CUSTOMIZABLE TELEVISION BROADCAST LIST - A system and method for displaying a user customizable television broadcast list includes a plurality of television broadcast programs identified based on one or more user selected parameters via a computer system. A database containing date and time broadcast information of the broadcast programs is accessed. The date and time broadcast information are automatically retrieved from the database. A list of only one or more of the identified broadcast programs to be broadcast on a particular day based on the date and time broadcast information is automatically generated and displayed on a website. The programs are identifiable by scanning one or more of the user's sources, such as a DVR, computer, video rental queue, third party website subscription and the like. The list as well as a watch status may be provided and viewable to other users designated by the user. | 10-28-2010 |
20110138306 | ONLINE INTERACTIVE DIGITAL CONTENT SCRAPBOOK AND TIME MACHINE - Systems and methods for providing an online interactive digital media timeline are described. Users can access a library of dated content that includes television episodes, music videos, music clips, news information, movies and the like. Users are able to generate a personalized scrapbook or timeline by adding content from the library to their scrapbook or timeline. A representation of the selected content may be displayed in the scrapbook or time machine and linked to the actual content. Users can search the metadata of the content to identify content to add or the user may be presented with default content that is the most influential, top selling, and/or most discussed content. Users can also identify content to add to their scrapbook or timeline by searching content by year. The user's scrapbook and timeline can then be shared with other users, and/or analyzed to determine demographic information, personal interests and other user information to optimize advertising and product offers, make content recommendations and target specific demographic groups for online campaigns. | 06-09-2011 |
20120117479 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR CREATING AND AUTHORING INTERNET CONTENT USING APPLICATION MEDIA PACKAGES - An Application Media Package is a software component for accessing and displaying Internet content which includes a definition for rendering a graphical user interface and a URL pointing to Internet content to be downloaded and presented within said user interface. An Application Media Viewer may be used in association with an Application Media Package to manage the collection, organization, sharing, and rendering of a plurality of such Packages. A development server supports the community of Application Media Package developers, providing developer tools, including Package templates which provide an expedient method of re-purposing existing internet media into a new presentation package by choosing from existing examples. Access to tools and information may be controlled at the development server. The development server may also provide a development and test zone for Package verification, authentication and acceptance before posting. | 05-10-2012 |
20120203706 | LISTINGS CHECK-IN SERVICE - Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for checking consumers in to currently broadcast television content choices to derive consumer profile data. The consumer profile data is analyzed to make programming choices, and to provide enriched programming content. At the same time, the consumer benefits from a social network based on viewers of the same broadcast content, as well as designated friends, wherein the consumers within the network can share commentary on the content choices they are viewing and learn of new content choices. | 08-09-2012 |
20130339866 | FACILITATING ACCESSING AND DISPLAYING NETWORK CONTENT - An informational component for accessing and displaying content includes a definition for rendering a graphical user interface within which content may be served from one or more network locations and presented independent from another application. The informational component may include one or more of a definition of a content element. The definition of the content element may reference a network location from which the content element may be transmitted. The content element may be presented within the graphical user interface. A provider of an informational component or informational components may thus create customized displays within which intended content may be rendered. An application component may be used in association with the informational component to manage the collection, organization, sharing, and rendering of a plurality of such informational components. | 12-19-2013 |
20130339867 | DISPLAYING TIME-VARYING INTERNET BASED DATA IN NETWORK INFORMATION MONITOR - A software component for accessing and displaying time-varying Internet content includes a definition for rendering a graphical user interface and a URL pointing to the time-varying Internet content to be downloaded and presented within said user interface. A component provider may create displays of Internet content which vary as a function of the varying of the time-varying Internet content. In one example, the graphical user interface includes an image, and the image varies in order to illustrate the varying of the time-varying data. | 12-19-2013 |
20130346485 | ACCESSING AND DISPLAYING NETWORK CONTENT - A method for accessing and displaying network content employs an informational component which includes a definition for rendering a graphical user interface within which content may be presented outside of and without utilization of another application. The informational component also includes one or more definitions of content locations from which content elements may be transmitted over a network and presented within the graphical user interface. A provider of an informational component or informational components may thus create customized displays within which intended content may be rendered. An application component may be used in association with an informational component or informational components to manage the collection, organization, sharing, and rendering of plurality of the informational component(s). | 12-26-2013 |
20140101559 | INDEXING, SORTING, AND CATEGORIZING NETWORK INFORMATION MONITORS - A network information monitor for accessing and displaying Internet content includes a definition for rendering a graphical user interface and a URL pointing to the Internet Content to be downloaded and presented within said user interface. A graphical viewer may be used in association with the network information monitor to manage the collection, organization, sharing, and rendering of a plurality of such monitors. A user is provided with the option of arranging multiple network information monitors, such as in groups, and such as vertically, horizontally, etc. By selecting, dragging and dropping, network information monitors are snapped or docked together such that they may be move individually or in mass on the client display. The organization and groupings may be shared with others. | 04-10-2014 |
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20090282042 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING THE DEVELOPMENT OF DATA INTEGRATION PROJECTS TO FACILITATE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND ANALYSIS THEREOF - Methods and systems for managing the development of data integration projects to facilitate project development and analysis thereof. Methods operate to manage the development, controlled, release, and analysis of a data integration project by receiving a project, associating the project with two superstates, and storing the project in both a source control system and a relational database according to the values of the two superstates. | 11-12-2009 |
20090282058 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DEVELOPING DATA INTEGRATION APPLICATIONS WITH REUSABLE FUNCTIONAL RULES THAT ARE MANAGED ACCORDING TO THEIR OUTPUT VARIABLES - Methods and systems for developing data integration applications with reusable functional rules that are managed according to their output variables. Methods include receiving a functional rule as part of a data integration application, associating the functional rule with the semantic name of its output value, and reusing the same functional rule later in the development process in order to express the same output value. | 11-12-2009 |
20090282066 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DEVELOPING DATA INTEGRATION APPLICATIONS WITH REUSABLE SEMANTIC IDENTIFIERS TO REPRESENT APPLICATION DATA SOURCES AND VARIABLES - A method and system for developing data integration applications with reusable semantic identifiers to represent application data sources and variables. Methods include receiving a set of physical data identifiers that identify physical data fields, associating semantic names with these fields, and executing rules expressed in terms of these semantic names. | 11-12-2009 |
20090282383 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EXECUTING A DATA INTEGRATION APPLICATION USING EXECUTABLE UNITS THAT OPERATE INDEPENDENTLY OF EACH OTHER - Methods and systems for executing a data integration application using executable units that operate independently of each other. Methods include receiving a specification for a data integration application comprising programmatic rules and specifying data-flow, creating executable units corresponding to the programmatic rules, creating data-flow channels corresponding to the specified data-flow, and executing the executable units such that data is passed between them in a non-blocking manner. | 11-12-2009 |
20090282392 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DEBUGGING DATA INTEGRATION APPLICATIONS WITH REUSABLE SYNTHETIC DATA VALUES - A method and system for debugging data integration applications with reusable synthetic data values. The method includes receiving a specification for a data integration application comprising transformation rules, receiving synthetic data values to use as test values for the inputs of the transformation rules, and using the synthetic data values for testing the functionality of the transformation rules. | 11-12-2009 |
20120173557 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EXECUTING A DATA INTEGRATION APPLICATION USING EXECUTABLE UNITS THAT OPERATE INDEPENDENTLY OF EACH OTHER - Methods and systems for executing a data integration application using executable units that operate independently of each other. Methods include receiving a specification for a data integration application comprising programmatic rules and specifying data-flow, creating executable units corresponding to the programmatic rules, creating data-flow channels corresponding to the specified data-flow, and executing the executable units such that data is passed between them in a non-blocking manner. | 07-05-2012 |
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20120126079 | BEDRAIL CLAMP - A bedrail clamp is provided for attaching an accessory to a bedrail of a surgical/medical bed at a desired location without having to slide the bedrail clamp from an end of the bedrail until the accessory is in the desired location. The bedrail clamp can include a clamp housing, an actuating member coupled to the housing and configured to move relative to the clamp housing, and one or more jaw members coupled to the actuating member and housed by the clamp housing. In preferred embodiments, when a bedrail is within the clamp housing's throat area, the actuating member moves away from the bedrail to move the jaw member(s) toward the bedrail and the pull the jaw member(s) rearwardly into contact with the bedrail to secure the bedrail against the clamp housing. | 05-24-2012 |
20130283921 | UNIVERSAL PRESSURE TRANSDUCER MOUNTING DEVICE - A pressure transducer mounting device may include a support member and a pressure transducer holder. In use, the support member may attach to a support surface, such as a housing of a power injection device, while the pressure transducer holder is moveably connected to the support member. The pressure transducer holder may expand open to receive one of a plurality of different sized pressure transducers and bias closed to hold a received one of the plurality of different sized pressure transducers. In addition, the pressure transducer holder may move relative to the support member to one of a plurality of different vertically elevated positions. The pressure transducer mounting device may accommodate different pressure transducers, providing a universal mounting device that can adapt to different medical provider preferences and different pressure transducer sourcing options. | 10-31-2013 |
20140024235 | CONNECTOR COVER FOR PROTECTING A CONNECTION FROM CONTAMINANTS - A connector cover may be used to protect a connector from exposure to environmental contaminants and physical abuse. In some examples, the connector cover includes a housing defining an opening that is configured to receive a connector positioned on the end of a transmission line. The housing may contain a complementary connector for mating with the transmission line connector. The connector cover may also include first and second doors positioned to cover different portions of the opening. In use, the doors may bias together when the connector is not inserted into the housing so as to keep the opening closed. Upon inserting the connector into the opening, the connector cover doors may move apart in response to the connector physically contacting the doors. This may allow a user to insert the connector into the connector cover without using their hands to touch the doors, which may transfer contaminants. | 01-23-2014 |
20140107611 | CONTROLLING FLOW IN A MEDICAL INJECTION SYSTEM - A valve apparatus for a medical injection system includes a pinching member and at least one spring-loaded anvil. A tubing line of the injection system may be positioned between the pinching member and the anvil, such that when the pinching member is moved into a pinching position adjacent to the anvil, for example, by rotation of a shaft to which the member is coupled, the pinching member compresses the tubing line against the spring-loaded anvil. The pinching member is preferably rotatable about an auxiliary axis, which is eccentric, or offset from a central axis of the shaft. A spring member of the spring-loaded anvil is preferably pre-loaded. In certain applications, the pinching member, when moved into the pinching position, applies a pinching force of greater than approximately 45 pounds, for example, to prevent flow through the tubing line at an injection pressure of up to approximately 1200 psi. | 04-17-2014 |