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20090176256 | Methods and Products for Evaluating an Immune Response to a Therapeutic Protein - The invention relates to methods and products for the identification of a clinically significant immune response in subjects treated with a therapeutic protein. A first aspect of the invention relates to methods and compositions for identifying a clinically significant immune response in patients treated with therapeutic amounts of a VLA4 binding antibody (e.g., natalizumab). A second aspect of the invention concerns the chronological details of sample collection for determining the titre of antibodies against the therapeutic protein, e.g. the collection of at least two samples at two different time points. A third aspect of the invention relates to the selection of the critical threshold level, which corresponds to the antibody titre of untreated patients increased by the double of the standard deviation of this control antibody titre. | 07-09-2009 |
20120195884 | METHODS AND PRODUCTS FOR EVALUATING AN IMMUNE RESPONSE TO A THERAPEUTIC PROTEIN - The invention relates to methods and products for the identification of a clinically significant immune response in subjects treated with a therapeutic protein. Aspects of the invention relate to methods and compositions for identifying a clinically significant immune response in patients treated with therapeutic amounts of a VLA4 binding antibody (e.g., natalizumab). A second aspect of the invention concerns the chronological details of sample collection for determining the titre of antibodies against the therapeutic protein, e.g. the collection of at least two samples at two different time points. A third aspect of the invention relates to the selection of the critical threshold level, which corresponds to the antibody titre of untreated patients increased by the double of the standard deviation of this control antibody titre. | 08-02-2012 |
20150071917 | METHODS AND PRODUCTS FOR EVALUATING AN IMMUNE RESPONSE TO A THERAPEUTIC PROTEIN - The invention relates to methods and products for the identification of a clinically significant immune response in subjects treated with a therapeutic protein. A first aspect of the invention relates to methods and compositions for identifying a clinically significant immune response in patients treated with therapeutic amounts of VLA4 binding antibody (e.g., natalizumab). A second aspect of the invention concerns the chronological details of sample collection for determining the titre of antibodies against the therapeutic protein, e.g. the collection of at least two samples at two different time points. A third aspect of the invention relates to the selection of the critical threshold level, which corresponds to the antibody titre of untreated patients increased by the double of the standard deviation of this control antibody titre. | 03-12-2015 |
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20090066742 | PRINTHEAD WITH INCREASING DRIVE PULSE TO COUNTER HEATER OXIDE GROWTH - An inkjet printer that has a printhead with an array of ejection devices for ejecting drops of liquid onto a media substrate. Each of the ejection devices having a chamber for holding liquid, a nozzle in fluid communication with the chamber and a heater positioned in the chamber for contact with the liquid such that resistive heating of the heater generates a vapour bubble that ejects a drop of the liquid through the nozzle. The printer also has a controller for receiving print data and generating drive pulses to energize the heaters in accordance with the print data. The controller increases the drive pulse energy during the printhead lifetime. | 03-12-2009 |
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20090078675 | METHOD OF REMOVING PHOTORESIST - A method of photoresist removal is provided. The method employs a plasma formed from a gas chemistry comprising NH | 03-26-2009 |
20100097429 | INKJET PRINTHEAD WITH TITANIUM ALUMINIUM ALLOY HEATER - An inkjet printhead with a resistive heaters for vaporizing ink to eject drops through respective nozzles. The heater is formed from a TiAlX alloy where Ti contributes more than 40% by weight, Al contributes more than 40% by weight and X contributes less than 5% by weight and comprises zero or more of Ag, Cr, Mo, Nb, Si, Ta and W. | 04-22-2010 |
20110122183 | PRINTHEAD INCORPORATING PRESSURE PULSE DIFFUSING STRUCTURES BETWEEN INK CHAMBERS SUPPLIED BY SAME INK INLET - An inkjet printer includes a printhead having a plurality of ink chambers fed be an ink inlet, each ink chamber having a heater element for ejecting drops of ink from a nozzle aperture of each chamber; a plurality of pressure pulse diffusing structure positioned between the plurality of ink chambers fed by the ink inlet, the plurality of pressure pulse diffusing structures for retarding a propagation of pressure waves generated by each ink chamber to adjacent ink chambers; and a controller for receiving print data and generating drive pulses to energize the heater elements in accordance with the print data. The controller increases the drive pulse energy during the printhead lifetime such that the drive pulse energy is never less than that of a preceding drive pulse. | 05-26-2011 |
20110228010 | PRINTHEAD WITH BUBBLE VENTS - An inkjet printhead includes a plurality of ink chambers fed by a common ink inlet, the plurality of ink chambers sharing a common roof structure; a plurality of heater elements respectively allocated to each of ink chambers; a plurality of nozzle apertures defined through the common roof structure and respectively aligned with the heater element of each ink chamber; and a bubble vent defined in the common roof of the ink chambers and aligned with the common ink inlet, the bubble vent sized to allow ink surface tension to restrict an egress of ink, and permit egress of gas bubbles therefrom. | 09-22-2011 |
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20090016946 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE - The present invention provides improved methods for producing the aluminum adjuvant AlPO | 01-15-2009 |
20110172393 | NOVEL FORMULATIONS WHICH STABILIZE AND INHIBIT PRECIPITATION OF IMMUNOGENIC COMPOSITIONS - The present invention addresses an ongoing need in the art to improve the stability of immunogenic compositions such as polysaccharide-protein conjugates and protein immunogens. The invention broadly relates to novel formulations which stabilize and inhibit precipitation of immunogenic compositions. More particularly, the invention described hereinafter, addresses a need in the art for formulations which stabilize and inhibit particulate formation (e.g., aggregation, precipitation) of immunogenic compositions which are processed, developed, formulated, manufactured and/or stored in container means such as fermentors, bioreactors, vials, flasks, bags, syringes, rubber stoppers, tubing and the like. | 07-14-2011 |
20130034580 | NOVEL FORMULATIONS WHICH STABILIZE AND INHIBIT PRECIPITATION OF IMMUNOGENIC COMPOSITIONS - The present invention addresses an ongoing need in the art to improve the stability of immunogenic compositions such as polysaccharide-protein conjugates and protein immunogens. The invention broadly relates to novel formulations which stabilize and inhibit precipitation of immunogenic compositions. More particularly, the invention described hereinafter, addresses a need in the art for formulations which stabilize and inhibit particulate formation (e.g., aggregation, precipitation) of immunogenic compositions which are processed, developed, formulated, manufactured and/or stored in container means such as fermentors, bioreactors, vials, flasks, bags, syringes, rubber stoppers, tubing and the like. | 02-07-2013 |
20130072881 | VACCINE FORMULATIONS - An immunogenic composition comprising a plurality of capsular polysaccharides from | 03-21-2013 |
20130171194 | STABLE FORMULATIONS OF NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS rLP2086 ANTIGENS - The present invention relates to stable formulations of | 07-04-2013 |
20130259896 | Stable Immunogenic Compositions of Staphylococcus Aureus Antigens - The present invention is directed towards a lyophilized or reconstituted multi-antigen or multicomponent immunogenic composition comprising at least one antigen isolated from a staphylococcal bacterium, and methods of making the same. | 10-03-2013 |
20150071959 | NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS THEREOF - In one aspect, the invention relates to a composition including a first polypeptide having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1 and a second polypeptide having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2. In one embodiment, the composition includes about 120 μg/ml of a first polypeptide including the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 120 μg/ml of a second polypeptide including the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2, about 2.8 molar ratio polysorbate-80 to the first polypeptide, about 2.8 molar ratio polysorbate-80 to the second polypeptide, about 0.5 mg/ml aluminum, about 10 mM histidine, and about 150 mM sodium chloride. In one embodiment, a dose of the composition is about 0.5 ml in total volume. In one embodiment, two-doses of the composition induce a bactericidal titer against diverse heterologous subfamily A and subfamily B strains in a human. | 03-12-2015 |
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20130267506 | THERAPEUTIC COMPOSITIONS FOR DIABETIC SYMMETRICAL POLYNEUROPATHY - Compositions for therapy of a diabetic symmetrical polyneuropathy a subject in need thereof, the compositions comprising: an effective amount of a muscarinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist exemplified by pirenzepine, telenzepine, atropine, or derivatives thereof or salts thereof or analogs thereof or derivatives thereof, and a pharmacologically acceptable carrier. The composition may be injectable or alternatively, may be applied topically or alternatively, may be delivered orally. A suitable topical composition may comprise a lotion, a cream, a gel, or a viscous fluid. The muscarinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist may be a muscarinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist salt or a muscarinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist derivative or a muscarinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist analog. | 10-10-2013 |
20150252006 | INHIBITORS OF PEPTIDYL ARGININE DEIMINASE (PAD) ENZYMES AND USES THEREOF - The present application relates to imidazolidinecliones, compositions comprising these compounds and their use, in particular for the treatment of diseases, disorders or conditions characterized by or associated with the hypercitrullination of proteins by peptidyl arginine deiminase (PAD) enzymes. In particular, the present application includes compounds of Formula I, and compositions and uses thereof: (I). | 09-10-2015 |
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20100018813 | LEVER ASSEMBLY FEATURING BLIND CABLE ASSEMBLY - The present invention is predicated upon improved vehicle brake assemblies, parking brake assemblies, parking brake actuating mechanisms, or combinations thereof, having simplified attachment features and for assembling a brake cable within the parking assembly with substantially limited or no visual access therein. | 01-28-2010 |
20110100772 | CABLE END RETENTION CLIP ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - The present invention is premised upon a clip and housing plate assembly capable of (“to accommodate”) loading, unloading and retaining a cable end within the housing plate assembly. Of particular interest is the clip and housing plate assembly used in a drum brake assembly and where the cable end is part of a cable assembly for a parking brake. The clip and housing plate assembly having clip member and a housing plate member and wherein the clip member is generally disposed outside an outer surface (or inside an inside surface) of the of the housing plate member and rotatably connected thereto. | 05-05-2011 |
20120043168 | BRAKE SYSTEMS, CALIPER ASSEMBLIES AND PADS INCORPORATING DIFFERENTIAL ABUTMENTS - The present invention is directed to a unique solution for caliper assemblies, brake pads utilized in such caliper assemblies, support structures utilized in caliper assemblies and disc brake systems containing such caliper assemblies which utilize push pull or pull push abutment designs. | 02-23-2012 |
20120085597 | CALIPER ASSEMBLY FOR DISC BRAKE SYSTEM - A caliper assembly comprising: a brake pad comprising a carrier plate having two opposing faces and a top edge a bottom edge and two opposing side edges, wherein on one face is friction material and on the opposing face is a projection adapted to seat in a matched hole or recess in a caliper body, the two opposing side edges each having an ear which is adapted to seat in pad locator indentations in a support structure; a support structure comprising a recess for housing at least one brake pad and at least two pad locator indentations adapted for receiving the ears located on the two opposing sides of the brake pad and at least two caliper body locator indentations for seating two ears defined by the caliper body; and a caliper body having a hole or recess adapted for seating the projection on the opposing face of the brake pad and having two ears on each opposing side which are adapted to seat in the caliper body locator indentations of the support structure; wherein the ears of the brake pad are seated in the pad locator indentations of the support structure, the projection on the opposing face of the brake pad is seated in the hole or recess located in the caliper body, and a clip which engages the opposing face of the brake pad and the caliper body and holds the brake pad in position with respect to the caliper body and the ears of the caliper body are seated in the caliper body locator indentations in the support structure. | 04-12-2012 |
20130192939 | BRAKE SPRING FOR A DISC BRAKE - A brake spring comprising: one or more hooking portions for attaching the brake spring to an arm of a support bracket, two or more locking tabs; and at least one first flexible arm connected to and extending from the hooking portion, wherein the at least one first flexible arm folds back so that at least a portion of the first flexible arm extends along a surface of the hooking portion, wherein the at least one first flexible arm extends from the hooking portion so that the at least one first flexible arm abuts a contact surface of a caliper body and provides forces to restrain the caliper body. | 08-01-2013 |
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20110154078 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING, ASSESSING, AND MANAGING POWER SOURCE PERFORMANCE - An approach is provided for monitoring, assessing, and managing power source performance. Depletion of a power source of a mobile device caused by executing a plurality of activities is determined. A duration value is determined for executing each of the activities. The duration values are attributed to the depletion. Statistical data corresponding to performance of the power source is generated. | 06-23-2011 |
20110154444 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING USER AUTHENTICATION BASED ON USER ACTIONS - An approach is provided for authenticating using user actions. A prompt is initiated on a display for an input to authenticate a user. The input is received as a sequence of user actions on the display. A predetermined sequence associated with the user is retrieved. The received sequence is compared with the predetermined sequence to determine a match. The user is declared to be authenticated based on the comparison. | 06-23-2011 |
20110161123 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACCURATELY DETERMINING SERVICE PROVIDER ASSETS - An approach for automatically generating system asset inventory discrepancies and matches and for identifying system asset accuracy information based on comparison of asset data in subsystems thereof, and for providing a list of actual assets based on comparison of trouble ticket information and a cumulative matching data set. | 06-30-2011 |
20110320961 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SHARING VIRTUAL WORKSPACES - An approach is provided for sharing the virtual workspaces of a plurality of user devices. One of the plurality of devices is designated as the only active device. The active device submits an update of the virtual workspace of the active device. Then an update of the virtual workspaces of the other devices is initiated that includes the workspace of the active device. A request from one of the other devices to become active is granted and the previously active device is undesignated as active. | 12-29-2011 |
20120008761 | System and Method for Ring Delay on a User Agent - A system and method for ring delay on a user agent. A destination user agent may receive a request from an origination user agent to establish a session between the two user agents. The destination user agent may delay ringing according to a ring delay parameter. If the request has not been terminated by the time the ring delay parameter is met, the destination user agent may ring and a session may occur between the origination user agent and destination user agent. If the request is terminated before the ring delay parameter is met, the destination user agent may never ring. The ring delay parameter may be a ring delay time period. The ring delay parameter may be received as part of the request from the origination user agent, set by the destination user agent, or set by a service provider for the destination user agent. | 01-12-2012 |
20120278125 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSESSING PROCESS MANAGEMENT TOOLS - An approach is provided for performing programmatic assessment of process management applications. A representative process of a workflow is selected. The representative process is executed on a source business process management platform and a target business process management platform. A first set of one or more metric values is captured from the source platform in the execution of the representative process. A second set of one or more metric values is captured from the target platform in the execution of the representative process. An assessment score is generated based on the first set of metric values and the second set of metric values. A determination is made whether to migrate from the source platform to the target platform based on the assessment score. | 11-01-2012 |
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20110145340 | SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF PROVIDING REMOTE ACCESS TO AN EMAIL PLATFORM - A system for and method of providing remote access to an email platform. The system and method may include receiving, from a user system, authentication data that comprises an authentication code that is associated with a user of the user system via a network, receiving, from the user system, mail mimic message data that indicates at least one mail service operation to be performed by an email system, and outputting, to the email system, one or more command signals that initiate the performance of the mail service operation. | 06-16-2011 |
20110150197 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AUTOMATIC GENERATION OF A LOCAL SERVICE REQUEST - A system and method for providing automatic generation of a local service request is disclosed. The system may comprise a front-end module configured to receive data associated with an order for a telecommunications service. A request generation interface may be provided to determine at least a service provider and a telecommunications service associated with the order. The request generation interface may also be configured to find a one or more matching templates in a list of templates stored in at least one data storage unit, apply the one or more matching templates to the order, and generate a local service request. A template module may be provided to generate at least one template based on the determination and match at the request generation interface. A business rules module may be provided to apply one or more business rules when generating the local service request. A back-end module may be provided to transmit the local service request to the service provider for ordering the telecommunications service. | 06-23-2011 |
20110153443 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AUTOMATIC GENERATION OF AN ACCESS SERVICE REQUEST - A system and method for providing automatic generation of a access service request is disclosed. The system may comprise a front-end module configured to receive data associated with an order for a telecommunications service. A request generation interface may be provided to determine at least a service provider and a telecommunications service associated with the order. The request generation interface may also be configured to find a one or more matching templates in a list of templates stored in at least one data storage unit, apply the one or more matching templates to the order, and generate a access service request. A template module may be provided to generate at least one template based on the determination and match at the request generation interface. A business rules module may be provided to apply one or more business rules when generating the access service request. A back-end module may be provided to transmit the access service request to the service provider for ordering the telecommunications service. | 06-23-2011 |
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20120173153 | DATA ANALYSIS OF DNA SEQUENCES - Systems and methods for data analysis are provided. In one embodiment, a method may be provided for analysis comprising electronically receiving sequence data related to a plurality of sequences and a reference sequence, associating the sequence data with one of at least two groups, identifying a plurality of high quality read sequences from among the plurality of sequences, extracting a plurality of unique read sequences from the plurality of high quality read sequences, and aligning the plurality of unique read sequences against the reference sequence data corresponding to a reference sample. The method may further identify mutations in a targeted location, display the targeted mutations, and prioritize the technologies that caused the mutations according to their efficiency. In one example, the systems and methods are used to characterize the activity of several ZFN candidates. | 07-05-2012 |
20130130920 | HIGH THROUGH-PUT ANALYSIS OF TRANSGENE BORDERS - A method of analyzing, in chromosomal DNA having a transgene incorporated therein, a DNA flanking region derived from the chromosome which is adjacent to the transgene. Wherein, the DNA flanking region is characterized by isolation and digestion of genomic DNA with a restriction enzyme, ligation of a double stranded adapter to the isolated and digested genomic DNA, a primer extension reaction of the adapter ligated genomic DNA, and the isolation of the primer extension reaction product via a streptavidin-biotin interaction. The DNA flanking region is further characterized via subsequent PCR amplification reactions and DNA sequencing. | 05-23-2013 |
20130326645 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR NUCLEASE-MEDIATED TARGETED INTEGRATION OF TRANSGENES - Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for homology-independent targeted insertion of donor molecules into the genome of a cell. | 12-05-2013 |
20140298547 | DNA DETECTION METHODS FOR SITE SPECIFIC NUCLEASE ACTIVITY - The present disclosure provides methods for detecting and identifying plant events that contain precision targeted genomic loci, and plants and plant cells comprising such targeted genomic loci. The method can be deployed as a high throughput process utilized for screening the intactness or disruption of a targeted genomic loci and optionally for detecting a donor DNA polynucleotide insertion at the targeted genomic loci. The methods are readily applicable for the identification of plant events produced via a targeting method which results from the use of a site specific nuclease. | 10-02-2014 |
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20130211729 | DATA ANALYSIS OF DNA SEQUENCES - Systems and methods for data analysis are provided. In one embodiment, a method for analysis is provided, including electronically receiving sequence data; electronically receiving one or more reference data sequences related to at least an expression vector; associating the sequence data with at least one of the reference data sequences to identify a transgene flanking sequence; searching a genome for one or more insertion sites of the transgene flanking sequence; and annotating the genome and the one or more insertion sites within the genome when one or more insertion sites are found in said searching step. | 08-15-2013 |
20140173783 | PRECISION GENE TARGETING TO A PARTICULAR LOCUS IN MAIZE - The present invention claims methods for the stable integration of exogenous DNA into a specific locus, E32, in the maize genome through the use of zinc finger nucleases. Maize plants and plant parts that were transformed by the methods of the invention are claimed. The invention is useful for creating desirable traits such as herbicide resistance, herbicide tolerance, insect resistance, insect tolerance, disease resistance, disease tolerance, stress tolerance, and stress resistance in maize The E32 locus represents a superior site for inserting foreign genes because native agronomic phenotypes are not disturbed. | 06-19-2014 |
20150064708 | Rapid Targeting Assay in Crops for Determining Donor Insertion - The present disclosure provides methods for detecting and identifying plant events that contain precision targeted genomic loci, and plants and plant cells comprising such targeted genomic loci. The method can be deployed as a high throughput process utilized for screening a donor DNA polynucleotide insertion at the targeted genomic loci. The methods are readily applicable for the identification of plant events produced via a targeting method which results from the use of a site specific nuclease. | 03-05-2015 |
20150128307 | Optimal Soybean Loci - As disclosed herein, optimal native genomic loci have been identified in dicot plants, such as soybean plants, that represent best sites for targeted insertion of exogenous sequences. | 05-07-2015 |
20150128308 | Optimal Soybean Loci - As disclosed herein, optimal native genomic loci of soybean plants have been identified that represent best sites for targeted insertion of exogenous sequences. | 05-07-2015 |
20150128309 | Optimal Maize Loci - As disclosed herein, optimal native genomic loci have been identified in monocot plants, such as maize plants, that represent best sites for targeted insertion of exogenous sequences. | 05-07-2015 |
20150128310 | Optimal Maize Loci - As disclosed herein, optimal native genomic loci from maize plants have been identified that represent best sites for targeted insertion of exogenous sequences. | 05-07-2015 |
20150143588 | Universal Donor System For Gene Targeting - A universal donor polynucleotide is described that can be inserted at targeted locations in plant genomes to facilitate rapid and high throughput integration of a donor molecule within a specific genomic location. | 05-21-2015 |
20150299766 | AUTOMATION OF BARRIER-BASED PLANT NUCLEIC ACID AND PROTEIN EXTRACTION - This invention is related to systems and methods for nucleic acid/protein extraction/isolation from biological samples. In particular, automated barrier-based systems for samples from plant tissues/cells are disclosed. The automated systems and methods disclosed provide reliability and high throughput specifically suitable for nucleic acid/protein extraction/isolation from plant tissues/cells. In some embodiments, the automated systems disclosed can further enhance high throughput capacity for nucleic acid/protein extraction/isolation directly from plant tissue samples. | 10-22-2015 |
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20140123292 | TRANSIT CONTROL FOR DATA - A method for an apparatus which operates in a data cloud includes requesting trust information from a service cloud, receiving the trust information from the service cloud, performing a trust assessment of the service cloud based on the trust information, and controlling transmission of data to the service cloud according to a result of the trust assessment. | 05-01-2014 |
20140123296 | SECURITY THROUGH METADATA ORCHESTRATORS - A method of obtaining a service from a second cloud domain, the method being performed by a first cloud domain, includes identifying the second cloud domain which provides the service from among a plurality of cloud domains by analyzing metadata parameters of the plurality of cloud domains, receiving an indication of data which is requested by the second cloud domain to perform the service, and transmitting the requested data along with metadata corresponding to the requested data to the second cloud domain. | 05-01-2014 |
20160087957 | MULTI-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION TO ACHIEVE REQUIRED AUTHENTICATION ASSURANCE LEVEL - As users gain access to different services, the grade of the services may vary, for example, from low value services to high value services. A low value may indicate that a low strength of authentication is required, while a high value may indicate that a high strength of authentication is required to access the service. There is disclosed a method for authenticating a device comprising the determination ( | 03-24-2016 |
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20140244066 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING DATA COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A VEHICLE AND HETEROGENEOUS WIRELESS NETWORKS - A method of controlling data communication between a vehicle and a plurality of wireless networks includes tracking a location of the vehicle over time to identify a known route, and tracking a signal duration for each of the plurality of wireless networks. One of the plurality of wireless networks that provides the longest signal duration for the vehicle, and which is available for data communication with the vehicle along the identified known route, is identified. When a current route of the vehicle is the same as the known route, data communication from the vehicle is connected to the available wireless network identified as providing the longest signal duration for the vehicle when moving along the identified known route. | 08-28-2014 |
20150208457 | MANAGING TRADITIONAL WI-FI AND WI-FI DIRECT CONNECTIONS USING A WIRELESS DEVICE - A method of managing short-range wireless links between a primary wireless device and a plurality of secondary wireless devices includes initiating a short-range wireless link between the primary wireless device and a secondary wireless device configured to communicate using a traditional Wi-Fi protocol; providing the short-range wireless link between the primary wireless device and the secondary wireless device using a Wi-Fi direct protocol, wherein the primary wireless device acts as a group owner and the secondary wireless device acts as a group member; detecting the presence of an additional secondary wireless device, acting as a server, using the primary wireless device; ending use of the Wi-Fi direct protocol over the short-range wireless link between the primary wireless device and the secondary wireless device; beginning use of the traditional Wi-Fi protocol over the short-range wireless link between the primary wireless device and the secondary wireless device; and providing another short-range wireless link between the primary wireless device and the additional secondary wireless device using the Wi-Fi direct protocol, wherein the primary wireless device acts as a group member to the additional secondary wireless device. | 07-23-2015 |
20150215954 | VEHICLE HEAD UNIT PRIORITY - A system and a method using that system that provides multi-tainment services in a vehicle. The method includes the steps of providing a vehicle telematics unit having wireless hotspot hotspot functionality; connecting the telematics unit via short range wireless communication (SRWC) to a vehicle multi-tainment unit (VMU) and at least one mobile device; identifying the VMU connection at the telematics unit; and providing the VMU with wireless hotspot data priority over the at least one mobile device. | 07-30-2015 |
20150365981 | QUALITY OF SERVICE USING A VEHICLE HEAD UNIT - A communication system and various methods using that communication system, including a method of providing short-range wireless communication (SRWC) in a vehicle. The method includes the steps of: (a) establishing a first wireless connection over a first communication channel between a vehicle multi-tainment unit (VMU) and a first mobile device, wherein, with respect to the first wireless connection, the VMU operates as a server and the first mobile device operates as a client; (b) establishing a second wireless connection over a second communication channel between the VMU and a second mobile device, wherein, with respect to the second wireless connection, the second mobile device operates as a server and the VMU operates as a client; and (c) following steps (a) and (b), controlling the second mobile device from the VMU to change the second wireless connection from the second communication channel to the first communication channel. | 12-17-2015 |