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20080244258 | Instrumenting Configuration and System Settings - Described are systems and methods for instrumenting configuration and system settings based on targeting configuration settings at dynamically populated groups, groups with varied membership, and objects defined in a class. The systems and methods provide for attributing a configuration setting or policy to one or more objects and then targeting the object at one or more scope. | 10-02-2008 |
20130024690 | CENTRALIZED SERVICE FOR DISTRIBUTED SERVICE DEPLOYMENTS - A centralized service communicatively links an application provider to a plurality of different message forwarding services. The centralized service receives a request and authenticates the application provider associated with the request. Further, the centralized service delivers a message embodied by the request to a first message forwarding service with a first protocol and/or to a second message forwarding service with a second protocol different than the first protocol. | 01-24-2013 |
20130246780 | Instrumenting Configuration and System Settings - Described are systems and methods for instrumenting configuration and system settings based on targeting configuration settings at dynamically populated groups, groups with varied membership, and objects defined in a class. The systems and methods provide for attributing a configuration setting or policy to one or more objects and then targeting the object at one or more scopes. | 09-19-2013 |
20130283188 | TEMPLATE BASED MANAGEMENT OF SERVICES - One exemplary embodiment uses templates that define certain features of a given service type, wherein the features are common to all services of that service type. The template can be configured by a user to obtain a service definition for the given service. The service definition is passed to a programmability layer and provides enough information that the programmability layer can construct the various monitors, rules, classes and tasks required to monitor the given service without further customization by the user. In one embodiment, the user can also customize the service definition, a desired, in order to obtain additional monitoring. | 10-24-2013 |
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20140081701 | DETERMINING AND USING BRAND INFORMATION IN ELECTRONIC COMMERCE - An apparatus and method for predicting a brand name of a product are disclosed herein. A product identification number for the product is converted into a normalized global trade item number (GTIN). For each of a plurality of GTIN prefixes corresponding to the normalized GTIN, brand names and counts of each of the brand names using product information stored in a product catalog are identified. A probability distribution of the brand names is determined in accordance with the brand names and the counts of the brand names for the plurality of the GTIN prefixes. A predicted brand name for the product is identified from among the brand names for the plurality of the GTIN prefixes, the predicted brand name having a highest probability score in the probability distribution of the brand names. | 03-20-2014 |
20140358629 | COMPETITIVE PRICING PLATFORM AND MANAGED INVENTORY REPOSITORY - Techniques for competitive pricing analysis and inventory management are described. According to various exemplary embodiments, a competitive pricing system is configured to crawl competitor websites for comparative pricing information at various time intervals. Moreover, the competitive pricing system is configured to determine if a price for an item on a home retailer website represents a “deal”, based on information crawled from competitor websites. According to various exemplary embodiments, a managed inventory repository system may enable improved identification of deals and specials within an inventory of a retailer website. For example, the managed inventory repository system may perform data mining operations to identify deals or specials offered for inventory items on a home retailer website. In some embodiments, a “special” can be defined in a variety of ways to suit different business units, campaigns, metrics, etc. | 12-04-2014 |
20150046281 | PRODUCT SUGGESTIONS FOR RELATED ITEMS - Techniques for providing improved product suggestions for related items are described. According to various embodiments, a product listing webpage associated with a retailer website that describes a specific product may be crawled, the specific product being included in a product inventory of the retailer website. Thereafter, product relations information associated with the specific product may be identified in the product listing webpage, the product relations information describing a group of one or more additional products in the product inventory having a particular relationship with the specific product. The product relations information may then be transposed to a second product inventory associated with a second retailer. | 02-12-2015 |
20150186989 | PRICING AND LISTING CONFIGURATION RECOMMENDATION ENGINE - In an example embodiment, an item characteristic is received, the item characteristic pertaining to an item being listed for sale, by a seller, via an ecommerce service. Then, a plurality of past transactions of items having the item characteristic are analyzed. Based on this analysis, a first set of one or more optimal listing configuration parameters are identified in accordance with a first set of listing criteria. Then, the first set of one or more identified optimal listing configuration parameters to the seller in a user interface that permits the seller to change one or more listing configuration parameters based on the presentation. | 07-02-2015 |
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20110302443 | Method and System for Synchronizing Multiple Secure Clocks - A method for synchronizing secure clocks in a system without using any external clock, a system configured to perform the method, and a computer medium storing system code. Each secure clock is adjustable subject to a set of predetermined adjustment constraints. The intersection of the adjustment constraints of all the clocks is a limit intersection. The clocks may be synchronized to an average adjusted time of the secure clocks (if the average adjusted time is within the limit intersection) or to a substitute average adjusted time within the limit intersection if the average adjusted time is outside the limit intersection. Synchronization can occur in response to a request to adjust at least one of the clocks by a proposed clock adjustment value or to synchronize at least one of them without otherwise adjusting them. | 12-08-2011 |
20140286397 | Frame-compatible full-resolution stereoscopic 3D video delivery with symmetric picture resolution and quality - A high resolution 3D image may be encoded into a first multiplexed image frame and a second multiplexed image frame in a base layer (BL) video signal and an enhancement layer (EL) video signal. The first multiplexed image frame may comprise horizontal high resolution image data for both eyes, while the second multiplexed image frame may comprise vertical high resolution image data for both eyes. Encoded symmetric-resolution image data for the 3D image may be distributed to a wide variety of devices for 3D image processing and rendering. A recipient device may reconstruct reduced resolution 3D image from one of the first multiplexed image frame or the second multiplexed image frame. A recipient device may also reconstruct high resolution 3D image by combining high resolution image data from both of the first multiplexed image frame and the second multiplexed image frame. | 09-25-2014 |
20140355693 | DUAL-LAYER FRAME-COMPATIBLE FULL-RESOLUTION STEREOSCOPIC 3D VIDEO DELIVERY - 3D Images may be encoded into reduced resolution image data in a base layer and enhancement layer (EL) image data in one or more enhancement layers. Different types of data compositions may be used in the EL image data. The different types of data compositions may include unfiltered full resolution image data for one or both of left eye and right eye perspectives, or unfiltered full resolution image data for a color channel, e.g., luminance channel, or unfiltered full resolution image data for selected portions of image frames, or fallback data compositions. Based on deciding factors including bitrate requirements and bandwidth constraints, different types of data compositions may be alternatively used by an upstream device to deliver the best possible 3D image data to a wide variety of downstream devices. The upstream device may inform a downstream device of specific types of data compositions with EL image data descriptors. | 12-04-2014 |
20140376612 | Dual-Layer Backwards-Compatible Progressive Video Delivery - Given an input progressive sequence, a video encoder creates a dual-layer stream that combines a backwards-compatible interlaced video stream layer with an enhancement layer to reconstruct full-resolution progressive video. Given two consecutive frames in the input progressive sequence, vertical processing generates a top field-bottom field (TFBF) frame in a base layer (BL) TFBF sequence, and horizontal processing generates a side-by-side (SBS) frame in an enhancement layer (EL) SBS video sequence. The BL TFBF and the EL SBS sequences are compressed together to create a coded, backwards compatible output stream. | 12-25-2014 |
20150201178 | Frame Compatible Depth Map Delivery Formats for Stereoscopic and Auto-Stereoscopic Displays - Stereoscopic video data and corresponding depth map data for stereoscopic and auto-stereoscopic displays are coded using a coded base layer and one or more coded enhancement layers. Given a 3D input picture and corresponding input depth map data, a side-by-side and a top-and-bottom picture are generated based on the input picture. Using an encoder, the side-by-side picture is coded to generate a coded base layer Using the encoder and a texture reference processing unit (RPU), the top-and-bottom picture is encoded to generate a first enhancement layer, wherein the first enhancement layer is coded based on the base layer stream, and using the encoder and a depth-map RPU, depth data for the side-by-side picture are encoded to generate a second enhancement layer, wherein the second enhancement layer is coded based on to the base layer. Alternative single, dual, and multi-layer depth map delivery systems are also presented. | 07-16-2015 |
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20150127682 | DATA CONNECTORS IN LARGE SCALE PROCESSING CLUSTERS - Systems, methods, and software described herein facilitate interfacing between processing nodes and a plurality of data repositories. In one example, a method of interfacing between a processing node and a plurality of data repositories includes identifying, for the processing node, a data access request using a first data access format, wherein the data access request includes a data connector identifier. The method further includes translating the access request to a second data access format based on the data connector identifier, and identifying a data repository in the plurality of data repositories to service the data access request based on the data connector identifier. The method also provides accessing data for the data access request in the data repository via the second data access format. | 05-07-2015 |
20150220348 | COMPUTING SYSTEM INITIATION - Systems, methods, and software described herein facilitate the implementation of discrete machines in a distributed data processing environment. In one example, one or more new computing devices may attempt to join the environment by transferring a Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) request to an administration system. The administration system is configured to receive the request and, in response to the request, identify boot preferences corresponding to the PXE request. The administration system is further configured to transfer boot information to the one or more computing devices based on the boot preferences. | 08-06-2015 |
20150220442 | PRIORITIZING SHARED MEMORY BASED ON QUALITY OF SERVICE - Systems, methods, and software described herein facilitate a cache service that allocates shared memory in a data processing cluster based on quality of service. In one example, a method for operating a cache service includes identifying one or more jobs to be processed in a cluster environment. The method further provides determining a quality of service for the one or more jobs and allocating shared memory for the one or more jobs based on the quality of service. | 08-06-2015 |
20150347450 | INTER-VERSION MAPPING OF DISTRIBUTED FILE SYSTEMS - Systems, methods, and software described herein to provide data to large-scale processing framework (LSPF) nodes in LSPF clusters. In one example, a method to provide data includes receiving an access request from a LSPF node to access data in accordance with a version of a distributed file system. The method further includes, responsive to the access request, accessing the data for the LSPF node in accordance with a different version of the distributed file system, and presenting the data to the LSPF node in accordance with the version of the distributed file system used by the LSPF node. | 12-03-2015 |
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20140320312 | MONITORING AND SECURITY DEVICES COMPRISING MULTIPLE SENSORS - A monitoring device comprises a single housing, a plurality of sensors supported by the housing to detect respective characteristics of a location, a processing device within the housing, and memory within the housing to store data collected by the plurality of sensors. The sensors may include a camera, a temperature sensor, an air quality sensor, an infrared sensor, an ambient light sensor, a humidity sensor, an accelerometer, a carbon monoxide sensor, and/or a carbon dioxide sensor, for example. Processing may be provided on the device to evaluate the sensor responses, such as by comparison to respective thresholds. In additions, sensor data may be sent to a network for further processing. The device does not require physical or wired installation, and is easy to set up. Multiple, separate sensors are not required in order to monitor a space and a separate processing device is also not required. | 10-30-2014 |
20140321505 | THERMO ISOLATION CHAMBER FOR HOUSING COMPONENTS AND SENSORS - A monitoring device comprises a housing, a thermally isolated chamber defined by the housing, and a temperature sensor supported by the housing within the thermally isolated chamber to detect a temperature of a location where the device is located. An air quality sensor may also be supported by the housing within the thermally isolated chamber, to sense a quality of air in the location. The housing may define a first vent through the housing to allow external air to flow into the thermally isolated chamber. A first open end of the chamber may be proximate the first vent to allow air flow through the vent, into the chamber. A second open end of the chamber may open into an interior of the housing, and the housing may define a second vent to allow air flow out of the housing. The thermally isolated chamber may comprises thermally reflective material. | 10-30-2014 |
20140372182 | REAL-TIME TRAILER UTILIZATION MEASUREMENT - A technique for real-time trailer utilization measurement includes a three-dimensional depth monitor operable to monitor loading of a trailer and a processor operable to determine trailer utilization in real-time during loading of the trailer using image information from the monitor. A graphical user interface can receive utilization information from the processor and display a visual representation of real-time loading of the trailer. Utilization is a ratio of cumulative package volume to currently loaded volume of the trailer, wherein the cumulative package volume is determined from dimensional scans of packages to be loaded in the trailer and the currently loaded volume is determined by the monitor. | 12-18-2014 |
20140372183 | TRAILER LOADING ASSESSMENT AND TRAINING - A technique for trailer loading assessment includes imaging loading of a trailer using a monitor. A next step includes detecting loading incidents related to package stacking quality during loading of the trailer using image information from the monitor. A next step includes bookmarking detected loading incidents. A next step includes scoring loading incidents. A next step includes displaying, on a graphical user interface, a visual representation of the loading incidents. The monitor can be an infrared three-dimensional depth camera operable to measure distance to a stacked wall of loaded packages, and a video camera operable to provide an optical image to detect loading incidents. | 12-18-2014 |
20150130592 | PACKAGE-LOADING SYSTEM - An embodiment takes the form of a method carried out by a package-loading system. The system includes a processor and data storage containing instructions executable by the processor for carrying out the method. The method includes identifying a current package to be loaded by a user into a cargo container, and determining a target position in the cargo container for placement by the user of the identified current package. The method further includes providing for the user a visual indication of the determined target position. | 05-14-2015 |
20150217143 | IN-LINE ACCESSORY FOR A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS - An in-line accessory ( | 08-06-2015 |
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20120075314 | Prevention of DOS Attack by a Rogue Graphics Application - A mechanism is described for mitigating the effects of such a DoS attack by detecting a multiple TDR situation within a short duration, identifying the errant virtual machines, and suspending all rendering ability for that virtual machine or set of virtual machines. While the disclosed embodiments are described in the context of virtual machines, the principles may be extended to the general problem of DoS attacks due to TDRs and bugchecks on any physical machine that includes a GPU. For example, DoS attacks can be generated from web sites directly using GPU rendering. | 03-29-2012 |
20120154375 | Techniques For Enabling Remote Management Of Servers Configured With Graphics Processors - A technique for enabling the use of a baseboard management controller in a computer system configured to stream 3D graphical user interfaces to remote clients is described. In an exemplary configuration, a cap driver that is written to conform to a driver model that can interface with a 3D graphics application program interface can be loaded for use with the baseboard management controller instead of a legacy driver that was written to conform to a legacy driver model. This allows a control program to load a graphics driver that can interoperate with the 3D graphics application program interface. In addition to the foregoing, other aspects are described in the text of the summary and detailed description, the claims, and drawings. | 06-21-2012 |
20130283335 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR APPLYING POLICY WRAPPERS TO COMPUTER APPLICATIONS - Systems and methods are provided that allow an enterprise to apply a policy wrapper to any computer application. The use of a policy wrapper allows for any enterprise user to securely communicate with an enterprise, or generally communicate over a communication network, at a computer application level. A policy wrapper includes policies that can specify how to handle different types of API calls associated with a computer application, such as the re-routing, modification, or recording of IP packets, the storage of data, the displaying of data, the printing of data, or any other suitable data and/or actions. The policies can treat the different types of data and/or actions the same or differently. The policies can further distinguish between a user's enterprise-related information and the user's personal information, and specify the locations to which the information should be directed. | 10-24-2013 |
20140101719 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A NETWORK STORAGE SYSTEM - Systems and methods are provided for providing a network storage system. One method includes receiving a request from a client coupled to a local communication network to provide access to a network storage system. The request can include a data item identifier, and the network storage system can include a local network storage, coupled to the local communication network, and a remote network storage, coupled to a public communication network. The method can further include identifying, based on the request, one of the local network storage and the remote network storage for serving the request, and providing the request to the identified one of the local network storage and the remote network storage to provide the client with an access to the identified one of the local network storage and the remote network storage. | 04-10-2014 |
20140250069 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVELY SYNCHRONIZING FILES - Systems and methods are provided for selectively synchronizing files. Data is received from a remote storage device indicative of a set of files stored on the remote storage device. A first file from the set of files is downloaded, but not a second file from the set of files. Both (a) the first file and (b) data indicative of the second file are stored in a database. A list of files stored in the database is displayed, the list including the first file and the second file. | 09-04-2014 |
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20130236854 | CERAMIC ORAL IMPLANTS AND RELATED APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - Oral implants and related methods, systems, and apparatus. Some embodiments may comprise a silicon nitride bone anchor configured to be integrated with and affixed to alveolar bone of a patient's oral bone cavity. The bone anchor may comprise a core and an outer layer comprising a silicon nitride ceramic material. The outer layer may have a density less than a density of the core. An anchor abutment may be coupled with the bone anchor, and may be configured to protrude above epithelial tissue of the patient's oral cavity and provide a substrate for positioning and fixation of a dental component, such as a crown or bridge. | 09-12-2013 |
20130302509 | ANTIBACTERIAL BIOMEDICAL IMPLANTS AND ASSOCIATED MATERIALS, APPARATUS, AND METHODS - Methods for improving the antibacterial characteristics of biomedical implants and related implants manufactured according to such methods. In some implementations, a biomedical implant comprising a silicon nitride ceramic material may be subjected to a surface roughening treatment so as to increase a surface roughness of at least a portion of the biomedical implant to a roughness profile having an arithmetic average of at least about 500 nm Ra. In some implementations, a coating may be applied to a biomedical implant. Such a coating may comprise a silicon nitride ceramic material, and may be applied instead of, or in addition to, the surface roughening treatment process. | 11-14-2013 |
20130302512 | METHODS FOR ALTERING THE SURFACE CHEMISTRY OF BIOMEDICAL IMPLANTS AND RELATED APPARATUS - Methods for improving the antibacterial characteristics of a biomedical implant. In some implementations, the method may comprise providing a biomedical implant material block. The biomedical implant material block may comprise a silicon nitride ceramic material. The surface chemistry of the biomedical implant material block may be altered to improve the antibacterial characteristics of the biomedical implant material block. In some implementations, the surface chemistry may be altered by firing the biomedical implant material block in a nitrogen-rich environment or otherwise increasing the nitrogen content in the transitional oxide layer of at least a portion of the biomedical implant material block. The surface of the biomedical implant material block may also, or alternatively, be roughened to improve antibacterial characteristics of the implant. | 11-14-2013 |
20140264995 | THIN-WALLED IMPLANT STRUCTURES AND RELATED METHODS - Ceramic implants, such as spinal implants, may comprise a dense shell and a porous core. In some implementations, methods for manufacturing the implants may comprise one or more stages at which the core material abuts the shell so as to form a mechanical attachment therewith while both the core and the shell are in a green state. The core and the shell may be fired together, and the resultant implant may, in some embodiments, comprise a unitary piece of ceramic material. Some embodiments may comprise silicon nitride ceramic materials. | 09-18-2014 |
20140265062 | VARIABLE-DENSITY IMPLANTS AND RELATED METHODS AND SYSTEMS - Ceramic orthopedic implants may have one or more dense inner layers and one or more porous outer layers. Methods for manufacturing the implants may include one or more stages during which the dense inner layer(s) are partially compressed. At least one porous outer layer may include coating particles that are present at a surface of one or more inner layer(s) while pressure is applied to attach the coating particles to the inner layer(s) and to further compress one or more of the inner layer(s). Various layers may be formed until an implant, or other device, is formed having the desired density gradient and/or other properties, as disclosed herein. | 09-18-2014 |
20140265064 | ALUMINA-ZIRCONIA CERAMIC IMPLANTS AND RELATED MATERIALS, APPARATUS, AND METHODS - Embodiments of apparatus, systems, and methods relating to biomedical implants and other devices made up of unique and improved alumina-zirconia ceramic materials. In an example of a method according to an implementation of the invention, a slurry is prepared, compressed, and fired to obtain a fired ceramic piece comprising at least aluminum oxide, zirconium dioxide, yttrium oxide, cerium oxide, strontium oxide, magnesium oxide, titanium dioxide, and calcium oxide. Some embodiments and implementations may comprise selected concentrations of one or more such compounds to yield certain preferred results. | 09-18-2014 |
20140265065 | CHARGE-COMPENSATING DOPANT STABILIZED ALUMINA-ZIRCONIA CERAMIC MATERIALS AND RELATED MATERIALS, APPARATUS, AND METHODS - Ceramic materials comprising charge-compensating dopants and related methods. In some embodiments, the materials may comprise dopants such as Y | 09-18-2014 |
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20100228354 | Hip prosthesis with monoblock ceramic acetabular cup - An improved hip prosthesis includes an acetabular cup bearing component constructed from a relatively hard and high strength ceramic material for articulation with a ball-shaped femoral head component which may be constructed from a compatible ceramic or metal material. In one form, the acetabular cup further includes a ceramic porous bone ingrowth surface adhered thereto for secure ingrowth attachment to natural patient bone. | 09-09-2010 |
20110046741 | Total disc implant - A total disc implant (TDI) is provided for total replacement of a spinal disc or discs in a human patient or other mammal, wherein the TDI is designed to maintain a substantially full range of natural motion (ROM) following implantation. The TDI generally comprises, in one preferred form, upper and lower end plates for affixation to adjacent vertebral bodies, with an intervening insert disposed therebetween. The end plates each include elongated part-cylindrical surfaces oriented generally perpendicular to each other, with one of said surfaces extending in an anterior-posterior direction and the other extending in a medial-lateral direction. The intervening insert defines concave upper and lower part-cylindrical seats oriented for respectively engaging these part-cylindrical surfaces, wherein these part-cylindrical seats are defined by offset radii to include a somewhat flattened central base region merging smoothly with upwardly curving radiused sides. | 02-24-2011 |
20110098818 | Radiolucent spinal fusion cage - An improved bone graft is provided for human implantation, particularly such as a spinal fusion cage for implantation into the inter-vertebral space between two adjacent vertebrae. The improved spinal fusion cage includes a substrate block of high strength biocompatible material having a selected size and shape to fit the anatomical space, and a controlled porosity analogous to natural bone. The substrate block may be coated with a bio-active surface coating material such as hydroxyapatite or a calcium phosphate to promote bone ingrowth and enhanced bone fusion. Upon implantation, the fusion cage provides a spacer element having a desired combination of mechanical strength together with osteoconductivity and osteoinductivity to promote bone ingrowth and fusion, as well as radiolucency for facilitated post-operative monitoring. The fusion cage may additionally carry one or more natural or synthetic therapeutic agents for further promoting bone ingrowth and fusion. | 04-28-2011 |
20120123545 | Total disc implant - A total disc implant (TDI) is provided for total replacement of a spinal disc or discs in a human patient or other mammal, wherein the TDI is designed to maintain a substantially full range of natural motion (ROM) following implantation. The TDI generally comprises, in one preferred form, upper and lower end plates for affixation to adjacent vertebral bodies, with an intervening insert disposed therebetween. The end plates each include elongated part-cylindrical surfaces oriented generally perpendicular to each other, with one of said surfaces extending in an anterior-posterior direction and the other extending in a medial-lateral direction. The intervening insert defines concave upper and lower part-cylindrical seats oriented for respectively engaging these part-cylindrical surfaces, wherein these part-cylindrical seats are defined by offset radii to include a somewhat flattened central base region merging smoothly with upwardly curving radiused sides. | 05-17-2012 |
20120136454 | Hip Prosthesis With Monoblock Ceramic Acetabular Cup - An improved hlp prosthesis includes an acetabular cup bearing component constructed from a relatively hard and high strength ceramic material for articulation with a ball-shaped femoral head component which may be constructed from a compatible ceramic or metal material. In one form, the acetabular cup further includes a ceramic porous bone ingrowth surface adhered thereto for secure ingrowth attachment to natural patient bone. | 05-31-2012 |
20120330420 | SPINAL FUSION IMPLANTS - An improved implant is provided for human implantation, such as a spinal implant for implantation into the intervertebral space between two adjacent vertebrae. Some embodiments include a substrate of high strength biocompatible material, such as doped silicon nitride ceramic for example. In some embodiments, the substrate may also include one or more regions of a controlled porosity analogous to natural bone. In other embodiments, the substrate may comprise the entire implant. | 12-27-2012 |
20130030531 | Radiolucent Spinal Fusion Cage - An improved bone graft is provided for human implantation, particularly such as a spinal fusion cage for implantation into the inter-vertebral space between two adjacent vertebrae. The improved spinal fusion cage includes a substrate block of high strength biocompatible material having a selected size and shape to fit the anatomical space, and a controlled porosity analogous to natural bone. The substrate block may be coated with a bio-active surface coating material such as hydroxyapatite or a calcium phosphate to promote bone ingrowth and enhanced bone fusion. Upon implantation, the fusion cage provides a spacer element having a desired combination of mechanical strength together with osteoconductivity and osteoinductivity to promote bone ingrowth and fusion, as well as radiolucency for facilitated post-operative monitoring. The fusion cage may additionally carry one or more natural or synthetic therapeutic agents for further promoting bone ingrowth and fusion. | 01-31-2013 |
20130073050 | COATED IMPLANTS AND RELATED METHODS - Methods, apparatus, and systems for improving the performance of articulating prostheses. Some embodiments may comprise a first component comprising a first articulating surface and a second component comprising a second articulating surface configured for articulating with the first articulating surface. One or both of the first and second components may comprise a silicon nitride ceramic material. One or both of the first and second articulating surfaces may comprise a coating that is configured to accomplish at least one of increasing the hardness of the first articulating interface surface, reducing the coefficient of friction between the first and second articulating surfaces, decreasing the effects of wearing between the first and second articulating surfaces, and decreasing the intensity of audible noises produced by the endoprosthesis resulting from articulation between the first and second articulating surfaces during use. | 03-21-2013 |
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20120183144 | KEY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR DISTRIBUTED SOFTWARE - A key management system for distributed software applications includes a communication network and one or more software applications coupled to the communication network. The one or more software applications include an identification code that identifies each software application and a registration module that requests a key pair from a key pair provider, the key pair including a public key and a private key. The system also includes a management console coupled to at least some of the one or more software applications via the communication network and that is configured to store the public key associated with a first software application of the one or more software applications and to provide the public key associated with the first software application to a second software application of the one or more software applications upon receiving a subscription request for the first software application from the second software application. | 07-19-2012 |
20120328101 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF LOCATION-AWARE CERTIFICATE BASED AUTHENTICATION - In one aspect, a method of mutual certificate authentication between a first device and a second device based on location is described. This embodiment of a method comprises receiving a request from a first device, wherein the request comprises a location of the first device; registering a first public key for the first device in response to the request, wherein the registration associates the first device with the first public key; determining at least one second device that can be accessed by the first device based upon a location of the second device relative to the location of the first device; registering a second public key for the second device, wherein the registration associates the second device with the second public key; sending the second public key to the first device; sending the first public key to the second device; and mutually authenticating the first device to the second device when the first device and the second device are connected. | 12-27-2012 |
20130046989 | DIGITAL SIGNATURE MANAGEMENT AND VERIFICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISTRIBUTED SOFTWARE - A digital signature management system for distributed software applications includes a communication network and a digital signature module coupled to the communication network. The system also includes one or more software applications coupled to the communication network that each include an identification code and a signature application that intercepts a digitally signed message received from a sending application and provides it to the digital signature module. The digital signature module can be configured to verify the digital signature of messages it receives from the one more software applications. | 02-21-2013 |
20130173907 | PKI GATEWAY - A PKI gateway allows an enterprise to maintain a limited number of PKI protocol interfaces while servicing every standard and proprietary PKI protocol used by a customer of the enterprise. The PKI gateway listens for a PKI management request, adds contextual information needed by the certificate authority, translates the request into the appropriate protocol, and executes the request. | 07-04-2013 |
20130185717 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING POWER CONSUMPTION DUE TO VIRTUAL MACHINES ON HOST SERVERS - A method to manage virtual machines operating on host servers in a data center including: receiving demand event information at the data center; a demand request (DR) inference engine responds to the demand event or a request by a demand request (DR) agent software module operating on one of the host severs, wherein the response by the DR inference engine is to identify virtual machines which may be shutdown or idled as a response to the demand event; in response to the demand event information and information provided by the DR inference engine, the DR agent generates an instruction to a selected virtual machine on the host machine associated with the DR agent, and in response to the instruction, the virtual machine shuts down or becomes idle. | 07-18-2013 |