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| 20080215580 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE DATABASE CACHING - A local database cache enabling persistent, adaptive caching of either full or partial content of a remote database is provided. Content of tables comprising a local cache database is defined on per-table basis. A table is either: defined declaratively and populated in advance of query execution, or is determined dynamically and asynchronously populated on-demand during query execution. Based on a user input query originally issued against a remote DBMS and referential cache constraints between tables in a local database cache, a Janus query plan, comprising local, remote, and probe query portions is determined. A probe query portion of a Janus query plan is executed to determine whether up-to-date results can be delivered by the execution of a local query portion against a local database cache, or whether it is necessary to retrieve results from a remote database by executing a remote query portion of Janus query plan. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20090327323 | Integrating Data Resources by Generic Feed Augmentation - Data integration in a data processing system is provided. A data mashup specification is received and an interleaved sequence of operations as defined by the data mashup specification is executed. The interleaved sequence of operations comprises at least one of an import operation, an augment operation, or a publish operation. In executing the interleaved sequence of operations a determination is made as to the next operation to execute. An outer context is formed and added to a binding context of the next operation. If the next operation is an import operation, a data resource is imported from a data source and an input generic feed is generated. If the next operation is an augment operation, a set of augmented generic feeds is produced from a set of input generic feeds. If the next operation is a publish operation, a new data resource is produced from a specified augmented generic feed. | 12-31-2009 |
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| 20090008562 | Method and Apparatus for Providing Depth-of-Interaction Detection Using Positron Emission Tomography (PET) - A detector is provided for nuclear medicine imaging. Scintillator pixels form an axial array and a transaxial array. A first photosensor is positioned along the axial array; and a second photosensor is positioned along the transaxial array, wherein the first photosensor and the second photosensor provide dual event localization for nuclear medicine imaging. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090032717 | High-Resolution Depth-of-Interaction PET Detector - A depth of interaction-sensitive crystal scintillation detector features crystal types that alternate in three-dimensional checkerboard fashion, each type having a different crystal decay time. One or more photosensors are disposed on each of at least two orthogonal surfaces. The scintillation detector provides improved depth of interaction resolution. The different crystal types are identified by pulse shape discrimination processing. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20100084559 | USE OF CRYSTAL LOCATION IN NUCLEAR IMAGING APPARATUS TO MINIMIZE TIMING DEGRADATION IN A PHOTODETECTOR ARRAY - A method, process and apparatus for improved nuclear imaging. Specifically, the disclosure relates to improving detection of true coincidence events and differentiating them from events detected from scattered and random gamma photons. Embodiments comprise receiving electromagnetic radiation at a plurality of photo detectors that was generated by a scintillating crystal impacted by a gamma photon. Embodiments further comprise processing data received at a subset of the plurality of photo detectors that are closer to a scintillating crystal, thereby improving a timing coincidence window for detecting a coincidence event. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100084560 | TIMING RESPONSE IMPROVEMENT IN LIGHT-SHARING DETECTORS - A method for improving timing response in light-sharing scintillation detectors is disclosed. The method includes detecting an event, by a plurality of photo sensors, from a scintillation crystal. The method then includes sampling and digitizing the photo sensor outputs by an analog-to-digital converter. Then the method includes correcting associated timing data, by a processor, for each of the photo sensor outputs based on a lookup table. The method then includes selectively time shifting the photo sensor outputs based on the lookup table to generate corrected photo sensor outputs. The method then includes summing the corrected photo sensor outputs by the processor. The method then includes generating an event time, by the processor, for the detected event based on the sum of the corrected photo sensor outputs. | 04-08-2010 |
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| 20110021178 | CLASSIFICATION OF VOICE MESSAGES BASED ON ANALYSIS OF THE CONTENT OF THE MESSAGE AND USER-PROVISIONED TAGGING RULES - One or more tags are associated with a voice or multimedia message. These tags can be applied to the message based on one or more of an analysis of the message, rules, caller information, presence information, user input and GPS information. Based on the assigned and associated tags, one or more of message handling, classification and one or more actions can be automatically invoked to assist with management of messages. An interface is also provided that allows for the management of the assigned tags as well as the editing and creation of new tags and rules to assist with message management. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110047187 | DRAG AND DROP IMPORTATION OF CONTENT - A system allows a user to drag content from one application and drop the content into a separate application. In response to the user interface functions of dragging and dropping the content, an importation system can create a data object. The object can have fields that are defined based on the application or data being dragged. The object fields may be automatically populated using a search function that searches for data in the application that may be highlighted during the drag function. The drop is intercepted the information is formatted for the receiving application. The information is formatted to meet the specifications of the receiving application to optimize the storage and use of the information. Thus, the system can translate the information from its native format into a format understandable by the receiving application. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110225426 | TRUSTED GROUP OF A PLURALITY OF DEVICES WITH SINGLE SIGN ON, SECURE AUTHENTICATION - A system creates a trusted group of devices for single sign on. The trusted group is a set of two or more devices which can communicate securely to exchange information about the states of the devices. The two or more devices can arrange or establish the trusted group through the exchange of credentials or authentication information. After the establishment of the trusted group, the two or more devices may communicate through a secure connection established between the members of the trusted group. Each device may then execute normally and may encounter events that change the status of the device. Information about the locking or unlocking of the computer can be exchanged with the other members of the trusted group and the other members may also lock or unlock in concert. | 09-15-2011 |
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| 20090097805 | THERMAL SENSING FIBER DEVICES - There is provided a thermal sensing fiber including a semiconducting element having a fiber length and characterized by a bandgap energy corresponding to a selected operational temperature range for the fiber in which there can be produced a change in thermally-excited electronic charge carrier population in the semiconducting element in response to a temperature change in the selected temperature range. At least one pair of conducting electrodes is provided in contact with the semiconducting element along the fiber length, and an insulator is provided along the fiber length. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090169158 | Thermal sensing fiber devices - There is provided a feedback-controlled self-heat-monitoring fiber, including an insulator having a fiber length with at least one metal-semiconductor-metal thermal sensing element along the fiber length and disposed at a position in a cross section of the fiber for sensing changes in fiber temperature. An electronic circuit is connected to the thermal sensing element for indicating changes in fiber temperature. A controller is connected for controlling optical transmission through an optical transmission element, that is disposed along the fiber length, in response to indications of changes in fiber temperature. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20100316088 | Thermal Sensing Fiber Devices - There is provided a thermal sensing fiber grid, including a plurality of rows and columns of thermal sensing fibers, each of which includes a semiconducting element that has a fiber length and that is characterized by a bandgap energy corresponding to a selected operational temperature range of the fiber in which there can be produced a change in thermally-excited electronic charge carrier population in the semiconducting element in response to a temperature change in the selected temperature range. There is included at least one pair of conducting electrodes in contact with the semiconducting element along the fiber length, and an insulator along the fiber length. An electronic circuit is provided for and connected to each thermal sensing fiber for producing an indication of thermal sensing fiber grid coordinates of a change in ambient temperature. | 12-16-2010 |
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| 20090261702 | Home appliance with anti-trap protection - A home appliance includes a carcass, a door joined to the carcass with a hinge for closure of an interior compartment of the carcass, a superimposed decor panel spaced from the door by a gap, a first fitting part mounted in the gap on the decor panel, and a deformable cover piece extending from a side wall of the carcass adjacent to the hinge into the gap and having an extension which reaches through a passage between the first fitting part and the decor panel from a hinge-side edge of the decor panel and abuts a side of the first fitting part facing away from the hinge-side edge of the decor panel. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20110025173 | FITTING STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING A DECORATIVE PLATE IN THE CORRECT POSITION ON A DOOR OF A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE - A fitting structure for fastening a decorative plate to a door of a household appliance. The fitting structure includes a first fitting part fastened to the decorative plate; a second fitting part that meshes with the first fitting part, wherein the second fitting part is fastened to the door; and a spacer that has a first stop surface and a second stop surface that is parallel to the first stop surface. The first stop surfaces rests against an outer edge of the decorative plate and the second stop surface rests against the first fitting part. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110030188 | MOUNTING STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR THE UPRIGHT MOUNTING OF A DECORATIVE PLATE ON A DOOR OF A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE - A mounting to support a decorative plate on a door of a household appliance. The mounting includes a first mounting part to be mounted on the door or the decorative plate, wherein the first mounting part has at least one tongue. The mounting further includes a second mounting part fastened to the respectively other of two holding partners formed by the decorative plate and the door. The second mounting part has a bridging segment to receive the tongue with play in a longitudinal direction of a flank of the door. The second mounting part is configured in the manner of a batten having multiple bridging segments. Each of the bridging segments receives a respective tongue. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110030410 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE COMPRISING AN ANTI-JAMMING MECHANISM - A household appliance including a body; a door closing an interior compartment of the body and connected to the body by a hinge; an overlaid decorative plate that is distanced from the door by a gap; a covering element having a first limb that extends over a lateral wall of the body and a second limb that engages in the gap; and a first mounting part that is mounted in the gap on the overlaid decorative plate and that delimits a recess of at least one part of the second limb. The first mounting part has an abutment that defines a maximum depth up to which the second limb is introduced into the recess. A spacer is fixed on the first mounting part to enable mounting of the first mounting part at a distance from an edge of the overlaid decorative plate, wherein the distance is fixed by the spacer. | 02-10-2011 |
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| 20100087606 | HIGH PRESSURE LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE RESINS WITH IMPROVED OPTICAL PROPERTIES PRODUCED THROUGH USE OF HIGHLY ACTIVE CHAIN TRANSFER AGENTS - Disclosed is an ethylene-based polymer with a density from about 0.90 to about 0.94 in grams per cubic centimeter, with a molecular weight distribution (M | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100311927 | PROCESS TO MAKE LONG CHAIN BRANCHED (LCB), BLOCK, OR INTERCONNECTED COPOLYMERS OF ETHYLENE - A process is taught, comprising polymerizing ethylene in the presence of a catalyst to form a crystalline ethylene-based polymer having a crystallinity of at least 50% as determined by DSC Crystallinity in a first reactor or a first part of a multi-part reactor and reacting the crystalline ethylene-based polymer with additional ethylene in the presence of a free-radical initiator to form an ethylenic polymer in at least one other reactor or a later part of a multi-part reactor. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100324202 | HETEROGENEOUS ETHYLENE ALPHA-OLEFIN INTERPOLYMERS - An interpolymer of ethylene and at least one alpha-olefin is claimed, wherein the ethylene interpolymer is characterized as having an average M | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110003129 | STRETCH HOOD FILMS - A multi-layer film structure is made from a specific polyethylene copolymer comprising the inner layer and is useful as a stretch hood film structure. The polyethylene copolymer can be characterized by a Comonomer Distribution Constant greater than about 45. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110003940 | ETHYLENE-BASED POLYMER COMPOSITIONS FOR USE AS A BLEND COMPONENT IN SHRINKAGE FILM APPLICATIONS - An ethylene-based polymer composition has been discovered and is characterized by a Comonomer Distribution Constant greater than about 45. The new ethylene-based polymer compositions are useful for making many articles, especially including films. Formulations made into films comprising the new polymers are also disclosed, especially blends with synthetic polymer like LDPE where the % LDPE is less than 50% in which the MD shrink tension is greater than 15 cN, puncture is greater than 75 ft-lb/in | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110015346 | ETHYLENE-BASED POLYMER COMPOSITIONS - The present invention provides an ethylene-based polymer composition characterized by a Comonomer Distribution Constant in the range of from greater than 45 to less than 400, wherein the composition has less than 120 total unsaturation unit/1,000,000 C, and method of producing the same. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110021713 | LONG CHAIN BRANCHED (LCB), BLOCK OR INTERCONNECTED COPOLYMERS OF ETHYLENE IN COMBINATION WITH ONE OTHER POLYMER - An ethylenic polymer comprising amyl groups from about 0.1 to about 2.0 units per 1000 carbon atoms as determined by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and both a peak melting temperature, T | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110124254 | Extrusion Coating Composition - Multimodal polyethylene compositions are provided. Extrusion compositions including the multimodal polyethylene are provided. The extrusion composition further include a high pressure low density polyethylene and optionally other additives and/or polyethylenes. Extruded articles made from the polyethylene extrusion compositions are also provided. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110130533 | PROCESS TO MAKE LONG CHAIN BRANCHED (LCB), BLOCK, OR INTERCONNECTED COPOLYMERS OF ETHYLENE - A process is taught, comprising polymerizing ethylene in the presence of a catalyst to form a crystalline ethylene-based polymer having a crystallinity of at least 50% as determined by DSC Crystallinity in a first reactor or a first part of a multi-part reactor and reacting the crystalline ethylene-based polymer with additional ethylene in the presence of a free-radical initiator to form an ethylenic polymer in at least one other reactor or a later part of a multi-part reactor. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110165470 | BICOMPONENT FIBER - The present invention relates to a new bicomponent fiber, a nonwoven fabric comprising said new bicomponent fiber and sanitary articles made therefrom. The bicomponent fiber contains a polyethylene-based resin forming at least part of the surface of the fiber longitudinally continuously and is characterized by a Co-monomer Distribution Constant greater than about 45, a recrystallization temperature between 85° C. and 110° C., a tan delta value at 0.1 rad/sec from about 15 to 50, and a complex viscosity at 0.1 rad/second of 1400 Pa.sec or less. The nonwoven fabric comprising the new bicomponent fiber according to the instant invention are not only excellent in softness, but also high in strength, and can be produced in commercial volumes at lower costs due to higher thoughputs and requiring less energy. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110172354 | ETHYLENE-BASED POLYMER COMPOSITIONS FOR USE IN FIBER APPLICATIONS - The present invention relates to particular ethylene-based polymer compositions suitable for use in binder fiber applications. The materials are characterized in having a peak recrystallization temperature in the range of from 85° C. to 110 C, and a Comonomer Distribution Constant (“CDC”) of 55 or greater. The materials are also characterized by having a tan delta value at 0.1 rad/sec from about 15 to 50, and a complex viscosity at 0.1 rad/second of 1400 Pa·sec or less. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110178253 | HIGH PRESSURE LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE RESINS WITH IMPROVED OPTICAL PROPERTIES PRODUCED THROUGH USE OF HIGHLY ACTIVE CHAIN TRANSFER AGENTS - Disclosed is an ethylene-based polymer with a density from about 0.90 to about 0.94 in grams per cubic centimeter, with a molecular weight distribution (M | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110196105 | NOVEL HIGH PRESSURE, LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE RESINS PRODUCED THROUGH THE USE OF HIGHLY ACTIVE CHAIN TRANSFER AGENTS - In one aspect the invention is a reaction product comprising ethylene and at least one cyclic phosphine wherein the reaction product has a non-extractable phosphorous concentration of at least 10 parts per million by weight, and preferably a maximum of at least about 10000 ppm by weight, preferably wherein the reaction product has a density from about 0.90 to about 0.94 in grams per cubic centimeter, a molecular weight distribution (M | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110201753 | LONG CHAIN BRANCHED (LCB), BLOCK OR INTERCONNECTED COPOLYMERS OF ETHYLENE IN COMBINATION WITH ONE OTHER POLYMER - An ethylenic polymer comprising amyl groups from about 0.1 to about 2.0 units per 1000 carbon atoms as determined by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and both a peak melting temperature, T | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110318560 | FILM MADE FROM HETEROGENOUS ETHYLENE/ALPHA-OLEFIN INTERPOLYMER - A multilayer film is disclosed, comprising at least two layers, wherein a first layer comprises a first interpolymer of ethylene and at least one alpha-olefin, characterized wherein the first interpolymer has a density of less than 0.925 g/cm3, and an average M | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120028065 | COLLATION SHRINKAGE FILM HAVING EXCELLENT CLARITY AND SUPERIOR TOUGHNESS - A multilayer film structure comprising at least three layers, wherein at least one layer comprises ethylene and at least one alpha-olefin is claimed, wherein the ethylene interpolymer is characterized as having an average M | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120041148 | HETEROGENEOUS ETHYLENE/ALPHA-OLEFIN INTERPOLYMER - An interpolymer of ethylene and at least one alpha-olefin is claimed, wherein the ethylene interpolymer is characterized as having an average Mv and a valley temperature between the interpolymer and high crystalline fraction, Thc, such that the average Mv for a fraction above Thc from ATREF divided by average Mv of the whole polymer from ATREF (Mhc/Mp) is less then about 1.95 and wherein the interpolymer has a CDBI of less than 60%. The interpolymer of ethylene and at least one alpha-olefin can also be characterized as having a high density (HD) fraction and an overall density such that % HD fraction<−2733.3+2988.7x+144111.5 (x−0.92325)2 where x is the density in grams/cubic centimeter. Fabricated articles comprising the novel interpolymers are also disclosed. | 02-16-2012 |
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| 20090112949 | COMPRESSED STORAGE MANAGEMENT - In accordance with one or more aspects, compressed storage management in a system includes determining which of multiple data units stored in an uncompressed portion of the storage resource are to be compressed and stored in a compressed portion of the storage resource. The management can further include returning one or more regions of the compressed portion for use in the uncompressed portion in response to storage resource pressure in the system, as well as compacting regions in the compressed portion to fill empty gaps in the compressed portion. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090150611 | MANAGEMENT OF EXTERNAL MEMORY FUNCTIONING AS VIRTUAL CACHE - A method and apparatus for managing the caching of data on an auxiliary memory of a computer. Pages of data may be cached on an auxiliary memory, such as a flash memory, at a virtual level using an identifier that does not involve a physical address of the pages on a memory. Pages may be cached on auxiliary memory that may be removable from the computer, e.g., by unplugging the memory from the computer. Page data may be encrypted and/or compressed on the auxiliary memory. An authentication indicator may be used to verify the accuracy of cached data in the case of an interrupted connection to the auxiliary memory, e.g., as a result of computer power down, hibernation, removal of the memory from the computer, etc. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090198883 | DATA COPY MANAGEMENT FOR FASTER READS - Multiple copy sets of data are maintained on one or more storage devices. Each copy set includes at least some of the same data units as other sets. Different sets optionally have data units stored in different orders on the storage device(s). A particular one of the sets of data is selected as the set to be accessed in response to detecting a particular scenario. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20100070701 | MANAGING CACHE DATA AND METADATA - Embodiments of the invention provide techniques for ensuring that the contents of a non-volatile memory device may be relied upon as accurately reflecting data stored on disk storage across a power transition such as a reboot. For example, some embodiments of the invention provide techniques for determining whether the cache contents and/or or disk contents are modified during a power transition, causing cache contents to no longer accurately reflect data stored in disk storage. Further, some embodiments provide techniques for managing cache metadata during normal (“steady state”) operations and across power transitions, ensuring that cache metadata may be efficiently accessed and reliably saved and restored across power transitions. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100070747 | MANAGING CACHE DATA AND METADATA - Embodiments of the invention provide techniques for managing cache metadata providing a mapping between addresses on a storage medium (e.g., disk storage) and corresponding addresses on a cache device at data items are stored. In some embodiments, cache metadata may be stored in a hierarchical data structure comprising a plurality of hierarchy levels. Only a subset of the plurality of hierarchy levels may be loaded to memory, thereby reducing the memory “footprint” of cache metadata and expediting the process of restoring the cache metadata during startup operations. Startup may be further expedited by using cache metadata to perform operations associated with reboot. Thereafter, as requests to read data items on the storage medium are processed using cache metadata to identify addresses at which the data items are stored in cache, the identified addresses may be stored in memory. When the computer is later shut down, instead of having to transfer the entirety of the cache metadata from memory to storage, only the subset of the plurality of hierarchy levels and/or the identified addresses previously loaded to memory may be transferred (e.g., to the cache device), thereby expediting the shutdown of the computer. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20110113432 | COMPRESSED STORAGE MANAGEMENT - Compressed storage management includes assigning a selection priority and a priority level to multiple data units stored in an uncompressed portion of a storage resource. The management can further include compressing data units and storing the compressed data units in a compressed portion of the storage resource. The data units in the compressed portion are stored in regions, which each store data units having the same selection priority or the same selection priority level. | 05-12-2011 |
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| 20100199043 | METHODS AND MECHANISMS FOR PROACTIVE MEMORY MANAGEMENT - A proactive, resilient and self-tuning memory management system and method that result in actual and perceived performance improvements in memory management, by loading and maintaining data that is likely to be needed into memory, before the data is actually needed. The system includes mechanisms directed towards historical memory usage monitoring, memory usage analysis, refreshing memory with highly-valued (e.g., highly utilized) pages, I/O pre-fetching efficiency, and aggressive disk management. Based on the memory usage information, pages are prioritized with relative values, and mechanisms work to pre-fetch and/or maintain the more valuable pages in memory. Pages are pre-fetched and maintained in a prioritized standby page set that includes a number of subsets, by which more valuable pages remain in memory over less valuable pages. Valuable data that is paged out may be automatically brought back, in a resilient manner. Benefits include significantly reducing or even eliminating disk I/O due to memory page faults. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100199063 | METHODS AND MECHANISMS FOR PROACTIVE MEMORY MANAGEMENT - A proactive, resilient and self-tuning memory management system and method that result in actual and perceived performance improvements in memory management, by loading and maintaining data that is likely to be needed into memory, before the data is actually needed. The system includes mechanisms directed towards historical memory usage monitoring, memory usage analysis, refreshing memory with highly-valued (e.g., highly utilized) pages, I/O pre-fetching efficiency, and aggressive disk management. Based on the memory usage information, pages are prioritized with relative values, and mechanisms work to pre-fetch and/or maintain the more valuable pages in memory. Pages are pre-fetched and maintained in a prioritized standby page set that includes a number of subsets, by which more valuable pages remain in memory over less valuable pages. Valuable data that is paged out may be automatically brought back, in a resilient manner. Benefits include significantly reducing or even eliminating disk I/O due to memory page faults. | 08-05-2010 |
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| 20110225342 | OPPORTUNISTIC PAGE CACHING FOR VIRTUALIZED SERVERS - A system described herein includes a receiver component that receives an indication that at least one page in virtual memory is free and the at least one page in virtual memory is classified as short-lived memory, wherein the virtual memory is accessible to at least one virtual machine executing on a computing device. The system also includes a cache updater component that dynamically updates a cache to include the at least one page, wherein the cache is accessible to the at least one virtual machine. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110271070 | MEMORY USAGE SCANNING - A memory scanning system may scan memory objects to determine usage frequency by scanning each memory object using a mapping of the processes stored in memory. The scanning may be performed multiple times to generate a usage history for each page or unit of memory. In some cases, scanning may be performed at different frequencies to determine multiple classifications of usage. The mapping may create a detailed topology of memory usage, including multiple classifications of access frequency, as well as several other classifications. Based on the topology, the objects in memory may be copied to another storage medium or optimized for performance or power consumption. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110314202 | MANAGING CACHE DATA AND METADATA - Embodiments of the invention provide techniques for managing cache metadata providing a mapping between addresses on a storage medium (e.g., disk storage) and corresponding addresses on a cache device at data items are stored. In some embodiments, cache metadata may be stored in a hierarchical data structure comprising a plurality of hierarchy levels. When a reboot of the computer is initiated, only a subset of the plurality of hierarchy levels may be loaded to memory, thereby expediting the process of restoring the cache metadata and thus startup operations. Startup may be further expedited by using cache metadata to perform operations associated with reboot. Thereafter, as requests to read data items on the storage medium are processed using cache metadata to identify addresses at which the data items are stored in cache, the identified addresses may be stored in memory. When the computer is later shut down, instead of having to transfer the entirety of the cache metadata from memory to storage, only the subset of the plurality of hierarchy levels and/or the identified addresses previously loaded to memory may be transferred (e.g., to the cache device), thereby expediting the shutdown of the computer. | 12-22-2011 |
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| 20090029971 | SULFONYL-SUBSTITUTED BICYCLIC COMPOUNDS AS MODULATORS OF PPAR - Compounds as modulators of peroxisome proliferator activated receptors, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, and methods of treating disease using the same are disclosed. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090082317 | LOW-CALCEMIC 16,23-DIENE 25-OXIME ANALOGS OF 1ALPHA,25-DIHYDROXY VITAMIN D3 - The present invention provides novel 16,23-diene 25-oxime ether analogs of 1,25-dihydroxy vitamin D3, compositions comprising these compounds and methods of using these compounds as inhibitors of CYP24. In particular, the novel compound of the invention are useful for treating diseases which benefit from a modulation of the levels of 1,25-dihydroxy vitamin D3, for example, cell-proliferative disorders. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090264417 | SULFONYL-SUBSTITUTED BICYCLIC COMPOUNDS AS MODULATORS OF PPAR - Compounds as modulators of peroxisome proliferator activated receptors, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, and methods of treating disease using the same are disclosed. | 10-22-2009 |
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| 20100304599 | PLUG-AND-SOCKET CONNECTOR - The invention has as subject matter a plug-and-socket connector with a base strip for a printed circuit board connection and with a male connector, which male connector has at least one socket housing projecting on its insertion side which socket housing has a right-angle cross-sectional base form and longitudinal sides opposite one another on both sides and corresponding to this base form and has a front side located between them, in which insertion openings of plug receivers for contact elements are arranged in the longitudinal direction of the front side in a successive series, which plug receivers are parallel to each other, extend vertically to the front side and which plug receivers are permanently arranged on the base strip in an alignment corresponding to the insertion openings. At least one guide element is provided for connecting the base strip to the male connector, which guide element is provided in a mounted state of the male connector on the base strip between two insertion openings of the male connector and between two plug receivers of the base strip that correspond to the two insertion openings. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110294321 | ELECTRICAL PLUG CONNECTOR - An electrical plug connector includes a first plug having a first clip and a second clip, and a second plug including a catch element, first and second releasing tabs and an unlatching element. At least one of the first clip and second clip is configured to engage the catch element. The first and second releasing tabs respectively contact the first and second clips in a plugged state of the electrical plug connector and are configured to release the respective clip from the catch element. The unlatching element surrounds the first and second releasing tabs in the plugged state of the electrical plug connector so as to contact the first releasing tab on a first side and to contact the second releasing tab on an opposing side. The unlatching element is displaceable in a direction transverse to a longitudinal axis of the electrical plug connector. In the plugged state, the connector is configured to receive a tool between the unlatching element and at least one of the first releasing tab and the second releasing tab. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110294335 | Electrical connector - The present invention relates to an electrical connector with a first and a second sub-assembly. The first sub-assembly comprises a contact area for receiving a conductor end and for establishing an electrical contact with the received conductor end. The first sub-assembly further comprises a clamping device for clamping the conductor in the contact area. The second sub-assembly comprises a hollow body with a hollow space for receiving the contact area. The first and the second sub-assemblies are made as one piece and are configured to release the clamping device in the open state for manually clamping the conductor end, and to electrically insulate the contact area including the clamping device in the closed state. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110318975 | Contact Clamp and Connector Having Contact Clamp - The invention relates to a contact clamp for connecting a conductor end with an electrical contact and having an insertion side, from which the conductor end can be inserted in the contact clamp, comprising a retaining frame with a contact section, with which the conductor end can establish a contact, as well as a clamping leg, which is pivotally mounted in the retaining frame and can be pivoted back and forth between an open pivot position (FIG. | 12-29-2011 |
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| 20090051394 | Frequency Multipliers Using Multi-Phase Oscillation - A method of generating an output signal from an input signal includes a step of generating a set of n signals, n being an integer greater than or equal to 3, by generating a signal for each integer i such that 0≦i≦(n−1), each signal within the set having the same frequency and approximately equal amplitude and a phase equal to (360/n)i degrees. The method also includes a step of inputting each of the set of n signals to a gate terminal of a corresponding one of a set of n transistors. Each of the transistors has a source terminal electrically connected to a common voltage drain and each of the transistors has a drain terminal electrically connected to a coupling. The coupling is electrically connected to a common voltage source. The output signal at the coupling has a frequency equal to the frequency of the input signal multiplied by n. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20110063048 | Differential Cross-Coupled Power Combiner or Divider - A differential cross-coupled power combiner in one aspect comprises a plurality of inputs, an output, a plurality of differential transmission lines each coupled between a corresponding one of the inputs and the output, and at least one set of additional differential transmission lines arranged in series between any two of the inputs. First and second ones of the additional differential transmission lines in the set are coupled to one another using a cross-coupling arrangement. Other aspects of the invention provide a differential cross-coupled power divider, communication system receivers and transmitters incorporating respective power combiners and dividers, and integrated circuit implementations of power combiners and dividers. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20120001166 | PARELLEL OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER MODULE - A silicon-on-insulator wafer is provided. The silicon-on-insulator wafer includes a silicon substrate having optical vias formed therein. In addition, an optically transparent oxide layer is disposed on the silicon substrate and the optically transparent oxide layer is in contact with the optical vias. Then, a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor layer is formed over the optically transparent oxide layer. | 01-05-2012 |
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| 20100056592 | PRODRUGS OF (3,5-BIS(4-FLUOROPHENYL)TETRAHYDRO-1H-OXAZOLO[3,4-C]OXAZOL-7A-YL)METHANOL AND DERIVATIVES THEREOF - A prodrug that has a prodrug moiety that degrades into a compound having the general Formula I with R3 being an alcoholic moiety can be useful in therapies for neurodegenerative diseases as well as cancer. Accordingly, the prodrug compounds can have a structure of Formula I, analogs thereof, derivatives thereof, or salts thereof, wherein: A and B are sulfur or oxygen; R1 and R2, in para, meta, or ortho position, are independently halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, haloalkyl, where R1 and R2 independently are straight chain, branched, substituted or unsubstituted; and R3 is a prodrug moiety. As examples, the prodrug can have a structure of any of Formulas I-V, which as shown in the specification. | 03-04-2010 |
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| 20100150285 | Method And System For A Combined Signal Detection For Physical Layer Communication Devices - Communication devices coupled via a communication link may comprise physical layer devices that may be operable to determine presence of a received signal and to mitigate noise in the signal prior to processing and/or validating the signal. Analog and/or digital signal processing may be utilized to process the signal and/or mitigate noise in the signal. Noise mitigation may comprise near-end crosstalk cancelling and/or echo cancelling and/or may utilize local transmit signal information. Subsequent to noise mitigation, samples of the noise reduced signal may be accumulated and/or an average signal strength and/or average signal power level may be determined. The average signal strength and/or average signal power level may be compared to one or more thresholds which may be configurable and/or programmable. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20110026416 | System and Method for Dynamic Power Control for Energy Efficient Physical Layer Communication Devices - A system and method for dynamic power control for energy efficient physical layer communication devices. Energy-efficiency features are continually being developed to conserve energy in links between such energy-efficient devices. These energy-efficient devices interoperate with many legacy devices that have already been deployed. In these links, energy savings can be produced by having a local receiver enter an energy saving state based upon the receipt of standard IDLE signals. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110202781 | System and Method for Loop Timing Update of Energy Efficient Physical Layer Devices Using Subset Communication Techniques - A system and method for loop timing update of energy efficient physical layer devices using subset communication techniques. During a quiet period during which a subset of communication channels are transitioned from an active mode to a low-power mode, circuitry in the active channel can be designed to track, on behalf of the inactive channels, the phase drift due to the frequency offset. This tracking of the frequency estimation error would reduce the time required to perform a timing update for the communication channels when transitioning back to the active mode. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110305165 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PHYSICAL-LAYER HANDSHAKING FOR TIMING ROLE TRANSITION - Aspects of a method and system for physical-layer handshaking for timing role transition are provided. Prior to changing the timing role of a first Ethernet device, the first Ethernet device may communicate over an Ethernet link to a second Ethernet PHY utilizing a first set of one or more PCS code-groups. In response to a determination to change the timing role of the first Ethernet device, the first Ethernet device may communicate one or more IDLE symbols over the Ethernet link to the second Ethernet device. The IDLE symbol(s) may be generated utilizing a second set of one or more PCS code-groups. The first set of PCS code-group(s) may be mutually exclusive with the second set of PCS code-group(s). In response to detecting a received Ethernet physical layer symbol corresponding to the second set of PCS code-groups, the second Ethernet device may make a determination to change its timing role. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110305173 | PHASE AND FREQUENCY RE-LOCK IN SYNCHRONOUS ETHERNET DEVICES - A first PHY may be coupled to a second PHY via a network link. The first PHY may transition from a role of timing master for the network link to a role of timing slave for the network link. During a first time interval subsequent to the transition, the PHYs may communicate half-duplex over the link while the first PHY synchronizes to a transmit clock of the second PHY. During a second time interval, the PHYs may communicate full-duplex while the second Ethernet PHY synchronizes to a transmit clock of the first PHY. Also during the second time interval, the first PHY may determine that the first PHY and the second PHY are synchronized. Subsequent to the determination, the PHYs may begin full-duplex communication of data on the network link. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110305248 | CLOCK SELECTION FOR SYNCHRONOUS ETHERNET - An Ethernet PHY may receive an indication from a local timing source that a local clock is suitable for propagation to a link partner. In response, a timer in the Ethernet PHY may be started. In instances that the Ethernet PHY receives, during a time period subsequent to starting the timer and before the timer reaches a predetermined value, an indication that the link partner is propagating a clock that is suitable for the Ethernet PHY to synchronize to, the Ethernet PHY may be configured as timing slave. In instances that the Ethernet PHY does not receive, during the time period subsequent to starting the timer and before the timer reaches a predetermined value, an indication that the link partner is propagating a clock that is suitable for the Ethernet PHY to synchronize to, Ethernet PHY may be configured as timing master upon the timer reaching the predetermined value. | 12-15-2011 |
