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| 20080316022 | Beacon Based Tracking Devices and Methods for Using Such - Various embodiments of the present invention provide tracking devices and systems, and methods for using such. As one example, a method for locating a individual monitoring device is disclosed that includes determining a discard status of an individual monitoring device, identifying a location of the individual monitoring device, uploading the location of the individual monitoring device to a monitoring system via a wireless communication link, entering a low power state of the individual monitoring device, receiving a wake-up signal from a mobile transmitter, and transmitting a human identifiable location signal. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20100123589 | Systems and Methods for Adaptive Monitoring of Physical Movement - Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems and method for adaptive monitoring of physical movement. As one example, a method for adaptive initialization of a monitoring system is discussed. The method includes associating a monitor device with a monitor target; receiving information indicating movement of the monitor target from the monitor device; plotting or defining one or more paths corresponding to the movement of the monitor target during a learning period; and based at least in part on the one or more paths, identifying one or more exclusion zones where movement of the monitor target is restricted. | 05-20-2010 |
| 20110133928 | Systems and Methods for Variable Collision Avoidance - Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems and method for collision avoidance. As an example, a system for collision avoidance is disclosed that includes: a first monitoring device, a second monitoring device, and a monitoring system. The monitoring system is operable to: receive information from the first monitoring device and the second monitoring device, identify a first zone around the first monitoring device and a second zone around the second monitoring device, and identify an intersection of the first zone and the second zone. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110133937 | Systems and Methods for Disrupting Criminal Activity - Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems and method for behavior determination. As an example, a system for behavior determination is disclosed that includes: a first monitoring device, a second monitoring device, and a monitoring system. The monitoring system is operable to: receive information from the first monitoring device; receive information from the second monitoring device; identify at least a first zone around the first monitoring device; identify at least a second zone around the second monitoring device; and characterize an intersection of the first zone and the second zone. | 06-09-2011 |
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| 20090258027 | Methods of modulating immune function - The invention relates to methods for modulating the immune function through targeting of CLIP molecules as well as gamma delta T cells. The result is wide range of new therapeutic regimens for treating, inhibiting the development of, or otherwise dealing with, a multitude of illnesses and conditions, including autoimmune disease, transplant and cell graft rejection, cancer, bacterial infection, HIV infection, and AIDS, as well as novel methods of diagnosis and of introducing a treatment regimen into a subject. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20100034839 | METHODS FOR TREATING VIRAL DISORDERS - The invention relates to topical formulations of CLIP inhibitors as well as methods for modulating the immune function through targeting of CLIP molecules. The result is wide range of new therapeutic regimens for treating, inhibiting the development of, or otherwise dealing with viral infection, such as HIV infection, and AIDS. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100166782 | CLIP INHIBITORS AND METHODS OF MODULATING IMMUNE FUNCTION - The invention relates to methods for modulating the immune function through targeting of CLIP molecules. The result is wide range of new therapeutic regimens for treating, inhibiting the development of, or otherwise dealing with, a multitude of illnesses and conditions, including autoimmune disease, allergic disease transplant and cell graft rejection, cancer, bacterial infection, HIV infection, and AIDS. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100166789 | PROTEINS FOR USE IN DIAGNOSING AND TREATING INFECTION AND DISEASE - The present invention describes compositions of thymus derived peptides and uses therefore in diagnostic methods and for the treatment of diseases associated with reduced T helper cell counts, diseases such as infection, e.g., HIV infection and other viral infections, parasitic, and bacterial infection, AIDS, ARC, multiple sclerosis, chronic fatigue syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, Alzheimer's disease, asthma, allergy, dermatitis, type 1 diabetes mellitus, colitis, inflammatory bowel disease/irritable bowel syndrome, Crohn's disease, Psoriasis, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Systemic lupus erythematosus, transplant rejection and cancer. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20110015262 | Systems and methods for treating human inflammatory and proliferative diseases, with a combination of compounds, or a bifunctional compound, that provides fatty acid metabolism and glycolysis inhibition - Methods and compositions for treating inflammatory and proliferative diseases, enabling treatment of MDR tumor cells by using combination of compounds, or a bifunctional compound, that inhibits both fatty acid metabolism and glycolysis. In particular, the invention combines or links a glycolysis inhibitor that is, or that is derived from, hypoglycin A (also referred to as hypoglycine A) and a fatty acid metabolism inhibitor. Preferably, the invention provides bifunctional compounds that link a moiety having the functionality of an oxirane carboxylic acid compound to a moiety having the functionality a hypoglycin A derivative. In specific embodiments, the invention provides a bifunctional compound that links a moiety having the functionality of etomoxir to a moiety having the functionality of hypoglycin A. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110118175 | COMPETITIVE INHIBITORS OF INVARIANT CHAIN EXPRESSION AND/OR ECTOPIC CLIP BINDING - The invention relates to methods for modulating the immune function through targeting of CLIP molecules. The result is wide range of new therapeutic regimens for treating, inhibiting the development of, or otherwise dealing with, a multitude of illnesses and conditions, including autoimmune disease, cancer, Alzheimer's disease, allergic disease, transplant and cell graft rejection, HIV infection and other viral, bacterial, and parasitic infection, and AIDS. Methods are also provided for preparing a peptide having the property of being able to displace CLIP by feeding one or more peptide sequences into software that predicts MHC Class II binding regions in an antigen sequence and related products. | 05-19-2011 |
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| 20090165040 | MESSAGE PRESENTATION APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - An embodiment of a dynamic messaging system receives a message presentation request from a program distributor, the message presentation request having a first identifier that identifies the receiving device and a second identifier corresponding to one of a fixed message indicator and a dynamic message indicator. In response to receiving the message presentation request identifying the receiving device and the fixed message indicator, the dynamic messaging system retrieves a fixed message from a memory of the receiving device based upon the fixed message indicator. In response to receiving the message presentation request identifying the receiving device and the dynamic message indicator, the dynamic messaging system receives a dynamic message from an information stream communicated from the program distributor. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20100017831 | Pay-Per-View Sharing - One embodiment takes the form of a method and apparatus for sharing a purchased pay-per-view (PPV) event over a plurality of set-top boxes (STB). Thus, a PPV event purchased through one STB may be viewed through every STB associated with the customer ID number of the purchaser, including an STB located in a separate location from the PPV purchaser. The customer information used to locate the STBs associated with the customer ID may be retrieved from a database or may be provided by a billing site. Providing for the purchaser to view the PPV event on several STBs may allow the customer of the PPV service maximum access to the purchased PPV event. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100130141 | Account Tracking System - The present invention is directed to a system and method for identifying and responding to missing or absent receivers. The invention includes determining, at a particular receiver that is a member of a group of receivers, that one member of the group is currently or was at a particular time missing, absent or otherwise unresponsive. Embodiments of the invention are directed to notifying a service provider of a receiver status or absence, which, in response, may take one of a number of predetermined actions. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100131968 | Account-Specific Encryption Key - One embodiment takes the form of a method and apparatus for creating a customer-specific encryption key for encrypting digital information. The encryption key may be based on a customer number and may be associated with several devices such that the devices may encrypt and decrypt the digital information. Because each device may have the same encryption key, the encrypted data may be encrypted by a first device, transferred from the first device to a second device and decrypted and read by the second device. Thus, encrypted digital information may be shared between devices that generate a customer-specific encryption key from a common customer number. In one embodiment, the customer-specific encryption key may be utilized by a set-top box of a television system to encrypt and decrypt a digitally recorded television program. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20110010735 | Addressable Account Commands - One embodiment takes the form of an apparatus or method for generating and transmitting distribution system commands addressed by a general identification, such as a customer-specific identification. The general identification may take the form of a customer number or any other identifier unique to a customer account. The identifier may be stored in the computer-readable memory of several or all of the set-top boxes associated with a particular customer such that commands addressed with the unique identifier may be decrypted and executed by the set-top boxes. Thus, a single command addressed with the customer identification may be received and executed by several or all of the set-top boxes for a particular customer without the need for addressing the command to each set-top box individually. | 01-13-2011 |
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| 20100199310 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR RECOMMENDING MEDIA CONTENT - A method of recommending media content is presented. In the method, a first media content receiver receives from a first user an indication of recommended media content and an identity of a second user. The indication and an identity of the first user are transmitted to a second media content receiver associated with the second user. The indication, the identity of the first user, and available commands associated with the recommended media content are presented via the second media content receiver to the second user. The second media content receiver receives a selection of one of the available commands from the second user. The recommended media content is processed at the second media content receiver according to the selected command. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100263000 | CONTROL MESSAGE FEEDBACK IN A SATELLITE BROADCAST COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method of communicating control information in a satellite broadcast communication system is presented. In the method, at least one copy of a control message set is transmitted from a control system by way of a satellite to a broadcast receiver. The control message set includes at least one control message. At least one copy of each of the control messages of the control message set is received at the broadcast receiver. A feedback message is transmitted from the broadcast receiver by way of a terrestrial communication link to the control system. The feedback message includes an indication that all of control messages of the control message set were received at the broadcast receiver. The feedback message is received at the control system. In response to receiving the feedback message, transmission of subsequent copies of the control message set is terminated at the control system. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20110010734 | SEPARATE ADDRESSING OF A MEDIA CONTENT RECEIVER AND AN INSTALLED REMOVABLE CIRCUIT DEVICE - A method of communication involving a media content receiver is presented. In the method, the media content receiver receives a message including an address. The receiver processes the address to determine whether the address is associated with the media content receiver. Additionally, if a removable circuit device is installed in the receiver, the receiver processes the address to determine whether the address is associated with the installed removable circuit device. If the address is associated with the media content receiver, the receiver processes the message. If the address is associated with the removable circuit device, the receiver transfers the message to the removable circuit device, which then processes the message. | 01-13-2011 |
