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20080244940 | Periodic messaging system - A periodic messaging system is described. The messaging system includes a mirror having a front side and a back side, with the front side being reflective. A message device is attached with the back side of the mirror and is configured to display a periodic, illuminated message. The mirror includes a transparent portion and the message device is attached with the back side of the mirror such that the periodic, illuminated message is displayed toward the transparent portion. Thus, when the message is illuminated, the message is viewable from the front side of the mirror, whereby through use of the message device, a user can present periodic messages to viewers using a mirror. | 10-09-2008 |
20080245451 | Weighted textile - A weighted textile is described. The weighted textile comprises a flexible textile sheet having a weighted portion and an un-weighted portion. The weighted portion includes a weight affixed therewith. Thus, a user can place the weighted portion upon a surface with the un-weighted portion being hung off of the surface, thereby resulting in the weighted textile being held in place. | 10-09-2008 |
20080245790 | Container for holding elastic loops therein - A container for holding elastic loops therein is described. The container comprises a substantially planar card having two portions with a folding section therebetween. A foldable, substantially planar sheet is included for holding elastic loops thereon. The sheet is formed such that it can be contained within the card. A separator is pivotally attached with the card. When an elastic loop is placed upon the sheet and the sheet is positioned upon the card, the separator covers a portion of the sheet such that it holds elastic loops against the sheet. Thus, the separator assists in folding both the elastic loops and sheet when the card is being folded along the folding section. For ease of storage and concealment, the card has a shape and size such that when folded, the card is of a substantially similar shape and size as a credit card for placement within a wallet. | 10-09-2008 |
20080253055 | Concealable electric shock device - A concealable electric shock device is described. The concealable electric shock device includes a housing that allows a user to affix the device against the user's body to “electrify” the user. The device is formed to accommodate a DC power source (e.g., 12 volt battery) and convert the DC power to a high-voltage AC power. Both a primary on/off switch and a secondary on/off switch (e.g., magnetic reed switch) are included to allow a user to selectively become electrified. Additionally, a user-side electrical contact is attached with the housing to provide AC power directly to a user's body. A flash system (e.g., flash bulb) is also included to allow a user to selectively generate a flash effect. Finally, a messaging system (e.g., vibrator motor) is included to allow a user's assistant to discreetly provide messages to the user, thereby providing the illusion of mentalism. | 10-16-2008 |
20100041487 | Miniature spool - A miniature spooling apparatus is described. The miniature spooling apparatus includes a housing having a miniature motor attached within the housing. The miniature motor has an axle extending therefrom, with a mechanically powered miniature spool attached with the axle. The miniature spool includes a top portion having a tapered indentation formed circumferentially around the top portion, and a bottom portion having slits formed therein. The slits intersect one another at a point of intersection to form an axle receptacle for receiving the axle from the miniature motor. | 02-18-2010 |
20100164746 | Toe-switch - Described is a toe-switch for attaching with a user's toe and discretely operating a toe-switch operated device. The toe-switch includes a toe attachment, such as a Velcro band, that is formed to connect with a user's toe. A switching device, such as a tilt ball switch, is connected with the toe attachment. A toe-switch operated illusion device is communicatively connected with the switching device. Thus, a user can connect the toe attachment with the user's toe and operate the switching device with the toe, thereby discretely operating an electronic device that is operable via the toe-switch. | 07-01-2010 |
20110083993 | SHEET FOR HOLDING ELASTIC LOOPS THEREON - A container for holding elastic loops therein is described. The container comprises a substantially planar card having two portions with a folding section therebetween. A foldable, substantially planar sheet is included for holding elastic loops thereon. The sheet is formed such that it can be contained within the card. A separator is pivotally attached with the card. When an elastic loop is placed upon the sheet and the sheet is positioned upon the card, the separator covers a portion of the sheet such that it holds elastic loops against the sheet. Thus, the separator assists in folding both the elastic loops and sheet when the card is being folded along the folding section. For ease of storage and concealment, the card has a shape and size such that when folded, the card is of a substantially similar shape and size as a credit card for placement within a wallet. | 04-14-2011 |
20110177871 | Levitating disk - Described is a levitating disk for performing illusions of levitation. The disk includes a disk-shaped housing, with a circuit board, microprocessor, and batteries encased within the housing. A series of LEDs are connected with the housing and are activated via a centrifugal force switch. The circuit board and batteries are positioned within the housing such that they distribute the weight evenly from a central axis toward the periphery of the housing. A micro-thread is included for attaching with the disk. Thus, in operation, a user can hang the disk with the micro-thread and spin the disk about the central axis to cause the lights to illuminate and cause the disk to appear as if it is levitating. | 07-21-2011 |
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20090271803 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING DYNAMIC INFORMATION WITH A MOUSE POINTER IN A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE - A method for presenting dynamic information to the user in conjunction with a mouse pointer in a graphical user interface is provided. The dynamic information is generated by applications and services that would like to notify the user about various events. Once a configuration is loaded, events from applications are waited upon. Upon receipt of an event from an application, the system determines if the event is to be displayed, and when it is, processes the event and prepares an event message to be displayed. The event message is then displayed next to the mouse pointer without interfering with the user's current activity. The event message can take the form of an icon, graphic, text or a combination of any one or more of the above. | 10-29-2009 |
20120116804 | VISUALIZATION OF SOCIAL MEDICAL DATA - A method, system, and computer program product for visualization of social medical data for a patient. The method including: providing a display representing part or all of a human body of a current patient; determining similar patients related by a bond of one or more entities to the current patient; determining an area of the body a binding entity relates to; and displaying an object representing a similar patient at the area of the body the binding entity relates to on the display representing the human body. Displaying an object representing a similar patient may reflect the level of similarity of the similar patient to the current patient according to the contribution to the similarity of the binding entity. | 05-10-2012 |
20120185259 | TOPIC-BASED CALENDAR AVAILABILITY - A method, system, and computer program product for topic-based calendar availability. The method includes having a rule for a time slot in a calendar, wherein the rule includes a rule topic and an availability status for the topic and having a proposed event with an event topic and a time slot. The method compares a proposed event topic and a rule topic for the rule for the time slot of the proposed event and applies a proximity measure to the event topic and rule topic to determine a match. The availability status for the topic is provided if the event topic matches the rule topic, otherwise an alternative availability status is provided. | 07-19-2012 |
20120253139 | PERSONALIZED MEDICAL CONTENT RECOMMENDATION - Method, system, and computer program product for personalized medical content recommendation are provided. The method may include: having a patient medical profile; having a concept or relationship relating to the patient medical profile; obtaining medical content relevant to the concept or relationship; determining a score of the concept or relationship to the patient medical profile; enhancing the score with a context score based on the values of attributes of the concept or relationship in the patient medical profile; enhancing the score with an additional knowledge score based on knowledge of the concept or relationship additional to the medical content; recommending medical content with respect to a patient medical profile based on the enhanced scores. The method may also include providing an explanation of a medical content recommendation based on a matching concept or relationship, including generating one or more explanation sentences based on the context score, and generating one or more explanation sentences based on the additional knowledge score. | 10-04-2012 |
20130006888 | Autotagging Business Processes - A method of autotagging business processes for monitoring analysis of an IT system within an organization is provided herein. The method includes the following stages: modeling an IT system associated with one or more business processes, into a model representing the business processes as process instances; tracking a flow of information entities throughout nodes located along the process instances; extracting, at each one of the nodes, metadata associated with each one of the information entities flowing through the process instance; aggregating over time, the extracted metadata being associated with its respective node and process instance; and visually representing the aggregated metadata in association with its respective business processes, based on the model. | 01-03-2013 |
20130332187 | PERSONALIZED MEDICAL CONTENT RECOMMENDATION - Method, system, and computer program product for personalized medical content recommendation are provided. The method may include: having a patient medical profile; having a concept or relationship relating to the patient medical profile; obtaining medical content relevant to the concept or relationship; determining a score of the concept or relationship to the patient medical profile; enhancing the score with a context score based on the values of attributes of the concept or relationship in the patient medical profile; enhancing the score with an additional knowledge score based on knowledge of the concept or relationship additional to the medical content; recommending medical content with respect to a patient medical profile based on the enhanced scores. The method may also include providing an explanation of a medical content recommendation based on a matching concept or relationship, including generating one or more explanation sentences based on the context score, and generating one or more explanation sentences based on the additional knowledge score. | 12-12-2013 |
20140324518 | AUTOTAGGING BUSINESS PROCESSES - A method of autotagging business processes for monitoring analysis of an IT system within an organization is provided herein. The method includes the following stages: modeling an IT system associated with one or more business processes, into a model representing the business processes as process instances; tracking a flow of information entities throughout nodes located along the process instances; extracting, at each one of the nodes, tags associated with each one of the information entities flowing through the process instance; aggregating over time, the extracted tags being associated with its respective node and process instance; and visually representing the aggregated tags in association with its respective business processes, based on the model. | 10-30-2014 |