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20080214112 | Method and System for Using PSK Sync Word for Fine Tuning Frequency Adjustment - In RF transceivers, a method and system for using phase shift key (PSK) sync word for fine tuning frequency adjustment are provided. One aspect of the invention provides for adjusting a local oscillator frequency in a radio frequency (RF) receiver when a residual DC offset remains after a coarse frequency offset adjustment if performed. The fine adjustment may be necessary because of the synchronization required with a PSK-based modulated portion of a Bluetooth packet. A residual phase shift detected in a sync sequence portion of the Bluetooth packet may be utilized to determine a residual or fine frequency adjustment. This approach may allow an RF receiver to operate, in some instances, without the need for an equalizer. In this regard, the power consumed by the RF receiver may be minimized and/or the overall cost of the RF receiver may be reduced. | 09-04-2008 |
20090022208 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RAPIDLY DETECTING THE PRESENCE OF INTERFERERS IN BLUETOOTH FREQUENCY HOPPING - Methods and systems for wireless communication are disclosed and may include sweeping a signal detection frequency one or more times across a plurality of steps in a frequency range. The measured signal strength at each step may be compared to a threshold, and a status may be stored, which may depend on the presence of a measured signal strength above threshold. The detection frequency may be swept utilizing a voltage controlled oscillator, which may be tuned via a control voltage and/or calibration capacitors. Steps may be skipped when a measured signal strength may be greater than the threshold, and may occur after multiple above threshold measurements. The steps may have variable frequency width, and the range may include the Bluetooth band from 2.40 GHz to 2.48 GHz. The frequency may be swept over a subset of the Bluetooth band, and may be swept on a periodic basis. | 01-22-2009 |
20090066548 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMPENSATION OF DC OFFSET IN AN RF RECEIVER - System and method for processing signals are disclosed. The method may include converting, in an RF receiver, one or more analog samples, which are selected from one of a plurality of output paths of the RF receiver, to one or more digital samples. A digital feedback value may be generated based on an average of the one or more converted digital samples. A scaled version of the generated digital feedback value may be converted to an analog value. The converted analog value may be fed back to one or more of a plurality of input paths of the RF receiver. The one or more analog samples may be selected from among a plurality of output analog samples from the plurality of output paths of the RF receiver. | 03-12-2009 |
20090124200 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A CONTINUING SCAN IN A BLUETOOTH WIRELESS SYSTEM - Methods and systems for wireless communication are disclosed and may include controlling one or more scans of a received signal detection frequency across a frequency range and storing a magnitude of the received signal at each frequency where the magnitude exceeds a threshold level. A type of one or more signals in the received signal may be determined based on a bandwidth of the signals. A Bluetooth page/inquiry scan may be initiated if the determined type is a page/inquiry signal, and scans may be continued if the determined type may not be a page/inquiry signal. The scans may be repeated on a periodic basis and may be controlled utilizing a voltage controlled oscillator. Each of the scans may include a plurality of discrete frequency steps or a continuous frequency ramp. The controlling may include a start frequency, an end frequency and a frequency step size for the scans. | 05-14-2009 |
20090296801 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTIVE EQUALIZATION ENABLEMENT BASED ON MODULATION TYPE - Aspects of a method and system for selective equalization enablement based on modulation type may be found in a method for processing a radio frequency (RF) signal that comprises receiving a Bluetooth signal via an RF channel, detecting a modulation type of the received Bluetooth signal, and selecting an equalization circuit for processing the received Bluetooth signal based on the detected modulation type. The method may also comprise determining a data rate based on the detected modulation type. | 12-03-2009 |
20100009673 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FREQUENCY FEEDBACK ADJUSTMENT IN DIGITAL RECEIVERS - In RF transceivers, a method and a system for a frequency feedback adjustment in digital receivers are provided. A DC offset may result from the difference in frequencies between an RF transmitter and an RF receiver. An adjustment of the receiver's frequency may be implemented after synchronization occurs and may be performed by, for example, utilizing a header portion of a packet communicated via a wireless interface. The adjustment may be performed when the frequency difference exceeds a threshold value. In another aspect, adjusting the frequency of the RF receiver may be performed by modifying and/or changing a phase locked loop (PLL) trimmer register. This approach may allow an RF receiver to operate, in some instances, without the need for an equalizer. In this regard, the power consumed by the RF receiver may be minimized and/or the overall cost of the RF receiver may be reduced. | 01-14-2010 |
20110194699 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENHANCED SOUND QUALITY FOR STEREO AUDIO - Aspects of a method and system for enhanced sound quality for stereo audio are provided. In this regard, levels of audio signals received via an FM radio channel may be controlled based on a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the RF channel. The SNR of the FM radio channel may be determined based on signal strength in an unused portion of the FM radio channel. The recovered audio signals may comprise an FM multiplex signal, and an unused portion of the FM radio channel may be a guard band adjacent to a carrier of the FM multiplex signal. A level of one or both of a mono component and a stereo component of an FM multiplex signal may be controlled based on the SNR. | 08-11-2011 |
20120003942 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SIGNAL STRENGTH MEASUREMENT - In a radio comprising a transmitter and a receiver, transmission and reception of signals may be controlled based on received signal strength measurements from a signal strength indicator module and transmitted signal strength measurements from the signal strength indicator module. For the transmitted signal strength measurements, the shared signal strength indicator module may measure signal strength of a signal output by a power amplifier. For the received signal strength measurements, the shared signal strength indicator module may measure signal strength of a received signal. A capacitance coupled to an output of the power amplifier may be configured based on a frequency of the signal output by the power amplifier. A gain of the power amplifier may be controlled based on the transmitted signal strength measurements. For the transmitted signal strength measurements, an analog-to-digital converter may process the signal output by the power amplifier. | 01-05-2012 |
20120033724 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTIVE EQUALIZATION ENABLEMENT BASED ON MODULATION TYPE - Aspects of a method and system for selective equalization enablement based on modulation type may be found in a method for processing radio frequency (RF) signals received via a RF channel, detecting a modulation type of at least a portion of the received RF signals, and determining whether to enable or disable an equalization circuit for processing at least a subsequent portion of the received RF signals based on the detected modulation type; and selecting one of a plurality of inputs to a selector based on the detected modulation type, wherein the plurality of inputs comprise the at least a subsequent portion of the received signals and an output signal generated by the equalization circuit. | 02-09-2012 |
20130010853 | Method and System for Selective Equalization Enablement Based on Modulation Type - Aspects of a method and system for selective equalization enablement based on modulation type are disclosed. One such method includes receiving a signal via an RF channel, detecting a modulation type of the signal, and selecting an equalization circuit for processing the signal based on the modulation type. | 01-10-2013 |
20130225084 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A CONTINUING SCAN IN A BLUETOOTH WIRELESS SYSTEM - Methods and systems for wireless communication are disclosed and may include controlling one or more scans of a received signal detection frequency across a frequency range and storing a magnitude of the received signal at each frequency where the magnitude exceeds a threshold level. A type of one or more signals in the received signal may be determined based on a bandwidth of the signals. A Bluetooth page/inquiry scan may be initiated if the determined type is a page/inquiry signal, and scans may be continued if the determined type may not be a page/inquiry signal. The scans may be repeated on a periodic basis and may be controlled utilizing a voltage controlled oscillator. Each of the scans may include a plurality of discrete frequency steps or a continuous frequency ramp. The controlling may include a start frequency, an end frequency and a frequency step size for the scans. | 08-29-2013 |
20140086125 | ENHANCED RATE PHYSICAL LAYER FOR BLUETOOTH.TM. LOW ENERGY - A method of communicating data in a Bluetooth™ low energy (BLE) module is provided. The method includes modulating an outbound communication signal into a modulated signal with a particular modulation scheme based on a modulation type, and transmitting the modulated signal to a remote device via a wireless communication connection associated with the modulation type. The method also includes receiving an inbound radio frequency (RF) signal, determining if the inbound RF signal is associated with a modulation type, and demodulating the inbound RF signal with a particular modulation scheme based on the modulation type if the inbound RF signal is determined to be associated with a modulation type. In some aspects, the inbound RF signal and outbound modulated signal have symbol rates of 2 Megasymbols per second. In some implementations, the method includes switching between a legacy BLE system and an enhanced rate BLE system. | 03-27-2014 |
20150118956 | Collaborative Coexistence of Near-Field Wireless Systems in a Communication Device - A communication device includes a first and second near-field wireless (NFW) module operating with a first and second protocol, respectively. A module and method to improve the operational efficiency of the first and second NFW modules are disclosed. Due to close proximity between the first and second NFW modules in the communication device, an undesirable parasitic inductive coupling can occur that can degrade the operational performance of the modules. The first NFW module can be configured to control inductive coupling of the second NFW module when an electromagnetic (EM) field operating with the first protocol is detected. Additionally, the second NFW module can be configured to control inductive coupling of the first NFW module when an EM field operating with the second protocol is detected. Controlling the inductive coupling of each module can be performed by means of detuning an inductive coupling element of each module. | 04-30-2015 |
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20110227614 | TCXO Replacement for GPS - To determine the level of frequency drift of a crystal oscillator as a result of a change in the its temperature, the temperature of the crystal oscillator is sensed and used together with previously stored data that includes a multitude of drift values of the frequency of the crystal oscillator each associated with a temperature of the crystal oscillator. Optionally, upon initialization of a GPS receiver in which the crystal oscillator is disposed, an initial temperature of the crystal oscillator is measured and a PLL is set to an initial frequency in association with the initial temperature. When acquisition fails in a region, the ppm region is changed. The temperature of the crystal oscillator is periodically measured and compared with the initial temperature, and the acquisition process is reset if there is a significant change in temperature. The GPS processor enters the tracking phase when acquisition is successful. | 09-22-2011 |
20120151244 | Method and System for Precise Temperature and Timebase PPM Error Estimation Using Multiple Timebases - Methods and systems for precise temperature and timebase ppm error estimation using multiple timebases may comprise measuring a coarse reading of a temperature corresponding to the plurality of timebases. The frequencies of the timebases may be compared to generate a fine reading of the temperature based, at least in part, on the coarse reading and the comparison of the frequencies with respect to models of temperature dependencies for each of the timebases. The timebases may be calibrated utilizing the generated fine reading. The plurality of timebases may comprise different order temperature dependencies. The models of temperature dependencies of each of the plurality of timebases may be updated based, at least in part, on the fine reading of the temperature corresponding to the plurality of timebases. A global navigation satellite system (GNSS) clock signal may be utilized periodically to improve the accuracy of the calibration of the plurality of timebases. | 06-14-2012 |
20140049331 | TCXO REPLACEMENT FOR GPS - To determine the level of frequency drift of a crystal oscillator as a result of a change in the its temperature, the temperature of the crystal oscillator is sensed and used together with previously stored data that includes a multitude of drift values of the frequency of the crystal oscillator each associated with a temperature of the crystal oscillator. Optionally, upon initialization of a GPS receiver in which the crystal oscillator is disposed, an initial temperature of the crystal oscillator is measured and a PLL is set to an initial frequency in association with the initial temperature. When acquisition fails in a region, the ppm region is changed. The temperature of the crystal oscillator is periodically measured and compared with the initial temperature, and the acquisition process is reset if there is a significant change in temperature. The GPS processor enters the tracking phase when acquisition is successful. | 02-20-2014 |
20140072083 | GENERATING CODES FOR SYNC WORDS TO AVOID CYCLIC COLLISION - Disclosed are various embodiments for circuitry that generates a sync code for wireless transmission. The system generates a sync word according to an identifier of the transmitter, the sync word being unique under a cyclic shift of the sync word. The system inserts a plurality of instances of the sync word into a data stream. The system also transmits, via the transmitter, the data stream to a receiver, the receiver being operable to perform a sliding correlation operation on the sync word. | 03-13-2014 |
20140314070 | PRECISE TEMPERATURE AND TIMEBASE PPM ERROR ESTIMATION USING MULTIPLE TIMEBASES - Methods and systems for precise temperature and timebase PPM error estimation using multiple timebases may comprise in an electronic device comprising a plurality of timebases and measuring a temperature corresponding to the timebases. Frequencies of the timebases at the measured temperature may be compared to determine differential error functions for the timebases. A fine reading of the temperature corresponding to the timebases may be generated based, at least in part, on the measured temperature and the determined differential error functions for the timebases. The timebases may be calibrated utilizing the generated fine reading of the temperature. The timebases may comprise different order temperature dependencies. Models of temperature dependencies of each of the timebases based may be updated, at least in part, on the fine reading of the temperature. A global navigation satellite system (GNSS) clock signal may be periodically utilized to improve the accuracy of the calibration of the timebases. | 10-23-2014 |
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20110264730 | CLIENT DEVICE CONFIGURED TO CONNECT WITH A HOME NETWORK - A smart network may include a smart network host device as well as one or more client devices configured to connect to the smart network. Each of the client devices may implement one or more services that the client device exposes to other devices connected to the smart network. A client device configured to connect to the smart network may implement one or more modules configured to facilitate connecting to the smart network, registering the client device or services running on the client device with the smart network, diagnosing issues with the client device or the smart network, and upgrading the firmware of the client device. The client device may be configured to perform the various operations with minimal input from an owner of the smart network. | 10-27-2011 |
20110265151 | METHOD OF ADDING A CLIENT DEVICE OR SERVICE TO A WIRELESS NETWORK - A smart network host device automatically registers a device or service with a wireless network using identification information and an authorization credential associated with the device or service. The smart network host device obtains the requisite identification information and authorization credential from a network association apparatus associated with the specific device or service to be registered with the wireless network. The smart network host device performs the registration automatically once the smart network host device confirms that the device or service has been associated with the wireless network and a secure password authentication protocol is successfully performed by the smart network host device and the device or service. The network association apparatus may comprise an RFID tag. | 10-27-2011 |
20110265154 | APPARATUS FOR ASSOCIATING A CLIENT DEVICE OR SERVICE WTIH A WIRELESS NETWORK - A network association apparatus includes identification information and an authorization credential associated with a specific client device or service to be connected to a wireless network. The apparatus is configured to automatically provide the identification information and the authorization credential to a host device of a wireless network in a secure fashion when brought into close proximity to or physically connected with the host of the wireless network. The apparatus may comprise an RFID tag. | 10-27-2011 |
20110282936 | DEVICE AND SERVICE MANAGEMENT BASED ON LAYER 2 THROUGH LAYER 7 DEVICE ATTRIBUTES - A smart network may include a smart network host device as well as one or more client devices configured to connect to the smart network. Each of the client devices may implement one or more services that the client device exposes to other devices connected to the smart network. Each of the client devices includes network layer 2 and 3 attributes as well as network layer 7 application attributes. The application attributes are enumerated as named services, which each client device registers with the smart network host device. When a client device needs access to a named service, the smart network host device uses layer 2, 3, and 7 attributes associated with the client device to select a suitable server for providing the named service to the client device. | 11-17-2011 |
20130028152 | WIRELESS ACCESS POINT WITH MODULAR NETWORK ELEMENTS - A wireless access point (AP) has a modular architecture, where each network element module provides one or more added capabilities to the wireless AP, such as devices and/or services. The modular and mechanically interlocking structure of the wireless AP enables a network user to easily expand or otherwise modify a home wireless network in a simplified manner by physically adding or removing specific network element modules. Each network element module includes the requisite power, high-speed digital signal, and module control connections in an integrated connection port, and is already loaded with suitable software for devices included in the network module element. Consequently, the network user can expand the smart network with a desired functionality by simply plugging the desired network element module into the wireless AP, and all connection and network association procedures are carried out automatically. | 01-31-2013 |
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20140124648 | ULTRA LOW READOUT NOISE ARCHITECTURE - A method to read out pixels includes reading a first pixel by resetting a first photodetector, integrating the first photodetector after resetting the first photodetector, resetting a first floating diffusion node coupled to the first photodetector and a second floating diffusion node coupled to a second photodetector, transferring charge from the first photodetector to the first floating diffusion node, comparing a first signal at the first floating diffusion node and a second signal at the second floating diffusion node and generating a first signal to latch a first counter value when the first signal is less than the second signal, incrementing the first signal and decrementing the second signal, and comparing the first signal and the second signal and generating a second signal to latch a second counter value when the first signal is greater than the second signal, wherein the difference between the second counter value and the first counter value indicates a first pixel level. | 05-08-2014 |
20150136956 | ULTRA LOW READOUT NOISE ARCHITECTURE - A method to read out pixels includes reading a first pixel by resetting a first photodetector, integrating the first photodetector after resetting the first photodetector, resetting a first floating diffusion node coupled to the first photodetector and a second floating diffusion node coupled to a second photodetector, transferring charge from the first photodetector to the first floating diffusion node, comparing a first signal at the first floating diffusion node and a second signal at the second floating diffusion node and generating a first signal to latch a first counter value when the first signal is less than the second signal, incrementing the first signal and decrementing the second signal, and comparing the first signal and the second signal and generating a second signal to latch a second counter value when the first signal is greater than the second signal, wherein the difference between the second counter value and the first counter value indicates a first pixel level. | 05-21-2015 |
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20140240154 | MULTI-RATE SIGMA DELTA DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER - A multi-rate sigma delta digital-to-analog converter may include a signal input and a signal output, and multiple modulators. A first of the modulator may convert a digital input signal on the signal input to an analog output signal on the signal output. Subsequent of the multiple modulators may shape and cancel quantization noise received from a proceeding modulator. One of the modulators may operate at a higher frequency than does another of the multiple modulation loops. | 08-28-2014 |
20140375488 | TRI-LEVEL DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER - Methods, systems, and apparatuses for converting a digital input signal to an analog output signal are disclosed. A first delta-sigma modulator receives a common mode reference signal and generates a common mode control signal. A data delta-sigma modulator receives a digital input signal and generates a modulated digital input signal. A shuffler receives the modulated digital input signal and the common mode control signal and generates a shuffled digital input signal. A digital to analog converter (DAC) has a plurality of tri-level unit DAC elements each receiving a corresponding portion of the shuffled digital input signal as a first input signal, and receiving second and third input signals. The tri-level unit DAC elements have first outputs coupled together generating a first output signal and second outputs coupled together generating a second output signal. An operational amplifier receives the first and second output signals and generates the analog output signal. | 12-25-2014 |
20150066438 | Low-power data acquisition system and sensor interface - A sensor interface includes on-chip relaxation oscillator circuit and a PLL that operate cooperatively to generate a highly accurate clock signal on-chip using low-power components. A photodiode generates a current signal based on an optical signal that is representative of a sensor signal. An ADC that operates based on the highly accurate clock signal generates a digital signal based on the current signal generated by the photodiode, and a processor processed the digital signal to estimate sensor data within the sensor signal. Examples of characteristics that may be sensed can include environmental characteristics (e.g., temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, etc.) and/or biomedical characteristics (e.g., body temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate, blood pressure, etc.). In desired, an amplifier processes the photodiode-provided current signal before it is provided to the ADC. Also, one or more CDACs that generate feedback currents may be used to reduce noise sensitivity of the sensor interface. | 03-05-2015 |
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20080261829 | ANTIBODY-BASED ARRAYS FOR DETECTING MULTIPLE SIGNAL TRANSDUCERS IN RARE CIRCULATING CELLS - The present invention provides antibody-based arrays for detecting the activation state and/or total amount of a plurality of signal transduction molecules in rare circulating cells and methods of use thereof for facilitating cancer prognosis and diagnosis and the design of personalized, targeted therapies. | 10-23-2008 |
20080311568 | Compositions and Methods for Nucleic Acid Analysis of Sequences with Insertions or Deletions - Contemplated methods and kits include a plurality of single stranded oligonucleotides that comprise a discriminating sequence that is encompassed on one end by a label and on the other end by a unique tag sequence. In one preferred aspect, the discriminating sequence is an RNA repeat unit, forms a heteroduplex with a complementary DNA repeat unit of the target nucleic acid, and the discriminating agent is RNaseH. Using such systems, the number of repeat units can be simply identified by hydrolysis of the discriminating sequence where such sequence is adjacent to a predetermined number of DNA repeat units in the single stranded oligonucleotide. | 12-18-2008 |
20100167945 | DRUG SELECTION FOR BREAST CANCER THERAPY USING ANTIBODY-BASED ARRAYS - The present invention provides compositions and methods for detecting the activation states of components of signal transduction pathways in tumor cells. Information on the activation states of components of signal transduction pathways derived from use of the invention can be used for cancer diagnosis, prognosis, and in the design of cancer treatments. | 07-01-2010 |
20110071042 | BIOMARKERS FOR DETERMINING SENSITIVITY OF BREAST CANCER CELLS TO HER2-TARGETED THERAPY - The present invention provides compositions and methods for detecting the expression and/or activation states of components of signal transduction pathways in cells such as tumor cells. Information on the expression and/or activation states of components of signal transduction pathways derived from use of the present invention can be used for cancer diagnosis, prognosis, and in the design of cancer treatments. | 03-24-2011 |
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20120270745 | DRUG SELECTION FOR CANCER THERAPY BY PROFILING SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION PROTEINS IN ASCITES OR PLEURAL EFFLUX SAMPLES - The present invention provides methods for selecting a suitable anticancer therapy and for identifying and predicting response for the treatment of a gastric cancer by determining the expression level and/or activation level of one or more analytes in a cell such as a cancer cell from an ascites sample. The present invention also provides methods for selecting a suitable anticancer therapy and for identifying and predicting response for the treatment of a lung cancer such as a non-small cell lung cancer by determining the expression level and/or activation level of one or more analytes in a cell such as a cancer cell from a pleural efflux sample. | 10-25-2012 |
20130012407 | METHODS FOR PREDICTING RESPONSE OF TRIPLE-NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER TO THERAPY - The present invention provides compositions and methods for detecting the expression and/or activation levels of components of signal transduction pathways in tumor cells such as triple-negative metastatic breast tumor cells. Information on the expression and/or activation levels of components of signal transduction pathways derived from use of the present invention can be used for cancer diagnosis, prognosis, and in the design of cancer treatments. | 01-10-2013 |
20130045880 | DRUG SELECTION FOR BREAST CANCER THERAPY USING ANTIBODY-BASED ARRAYS - The present invention provides compositions and methods for detecting the activation states of components of signal transduction pathways in tumor cells. Information on the activation states of components of signal transduction pathways derived from use of the invention can be used for cancer diagnosis, prognosis, and in the design of cancer treatments. | 02-21-2013 |
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20130324430 | DRUG SELECTION FOR COLORECTAL CANCER THERAPY USING RECEPTOR TYROSINE KINASE PROFILING - The present invention provides methods for selecting a suitable anticancer drug therapy, and for identifying and predicting response, for the treatment of colorectal cancer. The present invention also provides methods for monitoring the status of colorectal cancer and monitoring how a patient with colorectal cancer is responding to anticancer drug therapy. The present invention further provides methods for the rational selection of therapy with one or more anticancer drugs tailored to target signal transduction pathway components with dysregulated expression and/or activation levels in patients with somatic mutations in an oncogene. | 12-05-2013 |
20140099300 | METHODS FOR PREDICTING AND IMPROVING THE SURVIVAL OF GASTRIC CANCER PATIENTS - The present invention provides assays and methods for predicting the post-operative survival of a subject having an early stage gastric cancer after tumor surgery. The present invention also provides methods for treating a subject having an early stage gastric cancer by administering a combination therapy tailored to the signal transduction biomarkers that are activated in the cancer. In particular embodiments, the methods of the invention rely on the detection of the activation state or level of a specific combination of signal transducer analytes in a cancer cell obtained from the subject. Thus, the methods of the invention are particularly useful for predicting the survival or prognosis of a subject having an early stage gastric cancer and for guiding both pre- and post-operative treatment decisions by identifying subjects who would benefit from combination therapy as opposed to monotherapy. | 04-10-2014 |
20140187445 | ANTIBODY-BASED ARRAYS FOR DETECTING MULTIPLE SIGNAL TRANSDUCERS IN RARE CIRCULATING CELLS - The present invention provides antibody-based arrays for detecting the activation state and/or total amount of a plurality of signal transduction molecules in rare circulating cells and methods of use thereof for facilitating cancer prognosis and diagnosis and the design of personalized, targeted therapies. | 07-03-2014 |
20140349865 | DRUG SELECTION FOR BREAST CANCER THERAPY USING ANTIBODY-BASED ARRAYS - The present invention provides compositions and methods for detecting the activation states of components of signal transduction pathways in tumor cells. Information on the activation states of components of signal transduction pathways derived from use of the invention can be used for cancer diagnosis, prognosis, and in the design of cancer treatments. | 11-27-2014 |
20150017659 | PROFILING OF SIGNAL PATHWAY PROTEINS TO DETERMINE THERAPEUTIC EFFICACY - The present invention provides methods for detecting, measuring and quantitating the activation states of components of the PI3K signaling pathway in cells such as tumor cells. In particular embodiments, the present invention enable the determination of tumor adaptation to anticancer therapy. Accordingly, the present invention provides methods for improved cancer therapy selection/adjustment and disease monitoring. | 01-15-2015 |
20150051107 | ANTIBODY-BASED ARRAYS FOR DETECTING MULTIPLE SIGNAL TRANSDUCERS IN RARE CIRCULATING CELLS - The present invention provides antibody-based arrays for detecting the activation state and/or total amount of a plurality of signal transduction molecules in rare circulating cells and methods of use thereof for facilitating cancer prognosis and diagnosis and the design of personalized, targeted therapies. | 02-19-2015 |
20160025730 | METHODS OF SELECTING COMBINATION THERAPY FOR COLORECTAL CANCER PATIENTS - The present invention provides methods for selecting a subject as suitable for combination therapy with EGFR and HER2 inhibitors. The present invention also provides methods for predicting whether a subject will benefit from the combination therapy. In some embodiments, the present invention provides methods for determining whether to administer a combination therapy in a subject receiving EGFR inhibitor therapy. In other embodiments, the present invention provides methods for monitoring a subject on EGFR inhibitor therapy to determine whether to administer a combination therapy of EGFR and HER2 inhibitors. The present invention is particularly useful to facilitate the design of personalized therapies for colorectal cancer patients with EGFR inhibitor sensitivity. | 01-28-2016 |
20160032403 | DRUG SELECTION FOR NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER THERAPY - The present invention provides methods for selecting a suitable anticancer drug for the treatment of patient with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The present invention also provides methods for determining drug resistance in NSCLC patients receiving EGFR inhibitor therapy. | 02-04-2016 |
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20110204478 | INSULATOR LAYER BASED MEMS DEVICES - The present invention relates to using an insulator layer between two metal layers of a semiconductor die to provide a micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) device, such as an ohmic MEMS switch or a capacitive MEMS switch. In an ohmic MEMS switch, the insulator layer may be used to reduce metal undercutting during fabrication, to prevent electrical shorting of a MEMS actuator to a MEMS cantilever, or both. In a capacitive MEMS switch, the insulator layer may be used as a capacitive dielectric between capacitive plates, which are provided by the two metal layers. A fixed capacitive element may be provided by the insulator layer between the two metal layers. In one embodiment of the present invention, an ohmic MEMS switch, a capacitive MEMS switch, a fixed capacitive element, or any combination thereof may be integrated into a single semiconductor die. | 08-25-2011 |
20120156820 | COMPOSITE SACRIFICIAL STRUCTURE FOR RELIABLY CREATING A CONTACT GAP IN A MEMS SWITCH - The present Disclosure provides for fabrication devices and methods for manufacturing a micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) switch on a substrate. The MEMS fabrication device may have a first and second sacrificial layer that form the mold of an actuation member. The actuation member is formed over the first and second sacrificial layers to manufacture a MEMS switch from the MEMS fabrication device. | 06-21-2012 |
20130140678 | INSULATOR LAYER BASED MEMS DEVICES - The present invention relates to using an insulator layer between two metal layers of a semiconductor die to provide a micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) device, such as an ohmic MEMS switch or a capacitive MEMS switch. In an ohmic MEMS switch, the insulator layer may be used to reduce metal undercutting during fabrication, to prevent electrical shorting of a MEMS actuator to a MEMS cantilever, or both. In a capacitive MEMS switch, the insulator layer may be used as a capacitive dielectric between capacitive plates, which are provided by the two metal layers. A fixed capacitive element may be provided by the insulator layer between the two metal layers. In one embodiment of the present invention, an ohmic MEMS switch, a capacitive MEMS switch, a fixed capacitive element, or any combination thereof may be integrated into a single semiconductor die. | 06-06-2013 |
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20110264568 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IN-ROOM DRINKING WATER SERVICE IN A HOTEL - Disclosed is a system and method for providing an in-room drinking water service at a hotel. The system includes a plurality of drinking water dispensers provided in guest rooms of the hotel. The system further includes a computer program running on one or more computers of the hotel and configured to manage the in-room drinking water service. In the system and method, when providing of the service in a particular guest room is confirmed, the computer program coordinates charging a fee to an account of the particular guest room for the service. | 10-27-2011 |
20110282770 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IN-ROOM DRINKING WATER SERVICE IN A HOTEL - Disclosed is a system and method for providing an in-room drinking water service at a hotel. The system includes a plurality of drinking water dispensers provided in guest rooms of the hotel. The system further includes a computer program running on one or more computers of the hotel and configured to manage the in-room drinking water service. In the system and method, when providing of the service in a particular guest room is confirmed, the computer program coordinates charging a fee to an account of the particular guest room for the service. | 11-17-2011 |
20140009334 | GOLF GPS DEVICE WITH A CLIP AND CHANGING USER INTERFACE OF THE DEVICE BASED ON CLIPPING - The disclosure herein provides a golf GPS device with a sensor mechanism to automatically switch between video and audio only modes of the device. More particularly, when a player attaches the golf GPS device to a piece of clothing or hat, the device automatically switches to audio-only mode. When the player detaches the golf GPS device, the device automatically switches to video mode, with or without audio. | 01-09-2014 |
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20150311785 | Low-Noise High Efficiency Bias Generation Circuits and Method - A bias generation method or apparatus defined by any one or any practical combination of numerous features that contribute to low noise and/or high efficiency biasing, including: having a charge pump control clock output with a waveform having limited harmonic content or distortion compared to a sine wave; having a ring oscillator to generating a charge pump clock that includes inverters current limited by cascode devices and achieves substantially rail-to-rail output amplitude; having a differential ring oscillator with optional startup and/or phase locking features to produce two phase outputs suitably matched and in adequate phase opposition; having a ring oscillator of less than five stages generating a charge pump clock; capacitively coupling the clock output(s) to some or all of the charge transfer capacitor switches; biasing an FET, which is capacitively coupled to a drive signal, to a bias voltage via an “active bias resistor” circuit that conducts between output terminals only during portions of a waveform appearing between the terminals, and/or wherein the bias voltage is generated by switching a small capacitance at cycles of said waveform. A threshold voltage bias voltage generation circuit may A charge pump for the bias generation may include a regulating feedback loop including an OTA that is also suitable for other uses, the OTA having a ratio-control input that controls a current mirror ratio in a differential amplifier over a continuous range, and optionally has differential outputs including an inverting output produced by a second differential amplifier that optionally includes a variable ratio current mirror controlled by the same ratio-control input. The ratio-control input may therefore control a common mode voltage of the differential outputs of the OTA. A control loop around the OTA may be configured to control the ratio of one or more variable ratio current mirrors, which may particularly control the output common mode voltage, and may control it such that the inverting output level tracks the non-inverting output level to cause the amplifier to function as a high-gain integrator. | 10-29-2015 |
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20100253835 | FADE IN/FADE-OUT FALLBACK IN FRAME RATE CONVERSION AND MOTION JUDDER CANCELLATION - A system and method for determining a pixel characteristic of pixels in interpolated frames. Preceding and successive frames are evaluated to determine if there is a frame-wide change occurring to the pixels. To the extent there is a frame-wide change, the pixel characteristic in interpolated frames is accommodated by the frame-wide change. In one implementation, frame-wide changes in luminance, such as fade in and fade out, are detected and the pixel characteristic of pixels in the interpolated frame is determined based at least in part on fallback techniques rather than motion compensation interpolation. | 10-07-2010 |
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20140057411 | DICING BEFORE GRINDING AFTER COATING - This invention is a method for singulating a semiconductor wafer into individual semiconductor dies, the top surface of the semiconductor wafer bumped with metallic pre-connections and having a coating of underfill disposed over and around the metallic pre-connection bumps. The method comprises (A) providing a semiconductor wafer having a top surface with an array of metallic pre-connection bumps and a coating of underfill disposed over and around the metallic pre-connection bumps; (B) dicing through the underfill between the metallic pre-connection bumps and into the top surface of the semiconductor wafer to the ultimate desired wafer thickness, creating dicing lines; and (C) removing wafer material from the backside of the wafer at least to the depth of the dicing lines, thus singulating the resulting dies from the wafer. | 02-27-2014 |
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