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20090136915 | Methods and compositions for determining altered susceptibility of HIV-1 to anti-HIV drugs - This invention relates, in part, to methods and compositions for determining altered susceptibility of a human immunodeficiency virus (“HIV”) to the non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (“NNRTIs”) efavirenz (“EFV”), nevirapine (“NVP”), and delavirdine (“DLV”), the nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor AZT, and the integrase strand transfer inhibitors diketo acid 1, diketo acid 2, and L-870,810 by detecting the presence of a mutation or combinations of mutations in the gene encoding HIV reverse transcriptase that are associated with altered susceptibility to the anti-HIV drugs. | 05-28-2009 |
20090215028 | Methods and Compositions for Determining Anti-HIV Drug Susceptibility and Replication Capacity of HIV - This invention relates, in part, to methods and compositions for determining the susceptibility of an HIV to an anti-HIV drug or the replication capacity of an HIV. In certain embodiments, the methods comprise culturing a host cell in the presence of the anti-HIV drug, measuring the activity of the indicator gene in the host cell; and comparing the activity of the indicator gene as measured with a reference activity of the indicator gene. In certain embodiments, the difference between the measured activity of the indicator gene relative to the reference activity correlates with the susceptibility of the HIV to the anti-HIV drug, thereby determining the susceptibility of the HIV to the anti-HIV drug. In certain embodiments, the difference between the measured activity of the indicator gene relative to the reference activity indicates the replication capacity of the HFV, thereby determining the replication capacity of the HIV. In certain embodiments, the host cell comprises a patient-derived segment and an indicator gene. In certain embodiments, the patient-derived segment comprises a nucleic acid sequence that encodes integrase or RNAse H. | 08-27-2009 |
20120135395 | Methods and Compositions for Determining Altered Susceptibility of HIV-1 to Anti-HIV Drugs - This invention relates, in part, to methods and compositions for determining altered susceptibility of a human immunodeficiency virus (“HIV”) to the non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (“NNRTIs”) efavirenz (“EFV”), nevirapine (“NVP”), and delavirdine (“DLV”), the nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor AZT, and the integrase strand transfer inhibitors diketo acid 1, diketo acid 2, and L-870,810 by detecting the presence of a mutation or combinations of mutations in the gene encoding HIV reverse transcriptase that are associated with altered susceptibility to the anti-HIV drugs. | 05-31-2012 |
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20080301746 | PROGRAMMING CONTENT RECONSTRUCTION IN A CONTENT DELIVERY SYSTEM - Methods and apparatuses for programming content reconstruction in a content delivery system are described. In one embodiment, a method to repair programming content at a receiver controller includes receiving a programming content on the receiver controller from a broadcast transmission; identifying, if present, a portion of the programming content received on the receiver controller that is corrupted; determining in a broadband network, other servers and receiver controllers connected to the broadband network that have an uncorrupted version of the corrupted portion of the programming content; sending a request to one of the other servers and receiver controllers for the uncorrupted version of the corrupted portion of the programming content; and receiving the uncorrupted version of the corrupted portion of the programming content from the one of the other servers and receiver controllers. Other embodiments are also described. | 12-04-2008 |
20080301750 | Networked antenna and transport system unit - A networked antenna transport system unit receiving at least broadcast transmissions is described. In one embodiment, an apparatus for redirecting content includes an antenna element array for receiving content from a broadcast transmission. This antenna element array is coupled to receiver electronics via an amplifier and a switch for processing the received content; the receiver electronics is further coupled to a sender module which is remotely coupled to a receiver module in a receiver controller via a local area network; and the sender module is configured to transmit the processed received content via the local area network to the receiver module in the receiver controller for storage and selective display on a display device. Other embodiments are also described. | 12-04-2008 |
20100325666 | SYSTEM FOR CONTENT DELIVERY - A system for and method of transmitting audio and visual programming content, by identifying an amount of broadcast transmission capacity available for transmitting the content to one or more users. The content is separated into at least first and second portions based on user demand for the content and/or the identified available broadcast transmission capacity. The first portion of the content is transmitted, to a receiver/STB associated with at least one of the users, using the identified broadcast transmission capacity; and the second portion of the content is transmitted to the receiver using transmission other than broadcast transmission. The content can include nonlinear content. Transmission other than broadcast transmission can include unicast transmission, which can be in response to a user request and/or an initiation by a server. The received nonlinear content can be stored at the receiver for play back at a time different from the time of transmission. | 12-23-2010 |
20120331515 | Programming Content Reconstruction in a Content Delivery System - Methods and apparatuses for programming content reconstruction in a content delivery system are described. In one embodiment, a method to repair programming content at a receiver controller includes receiving a programming content on the receiver controller from a broadcast transmission; identifying, if present, a portion of the programming content received on the receiver controller that is corrupted; determining in a broadband network, other servers and receiver controllers connected to the broadband network that have an uncorrupted version of the corrupted portion of the programming content; sending a request to one of the other servers and receiver controllers for the uncorrupted version of the corrupted portion of the programming content and receiving the uncorrupted version of the corrupted portion of the programming content from the one of the other servers and receiver controllers. Other embodiments are also described. | 12-27-2012 |
20140111598 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COVIEWING VIDEO - A method, apparatus, and system to provide the ability for a user to make audio and/or audio-video phone calls simultaneously while watching (co-viewing) provider video content in remote locations. A control system is provided to set up call, direct provider video content, and provide for the phone calls and video content to be delivered and then synchronized. The phone calls may be routed by the control system to PSTN destinations or Internet based destinations and calls made or received may be bridged to other Internet based sources. The provider video content may be provided directly from its source or routed through NAT traversal or through the control system. | 04-24-2014 |
20140111700 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SECOND SCREEN CONTROL - A method, apparatus and system to provide the ability for the user interfaces (i.e. viewing, navigating, searching, finding) of modern entertainment system devices to be operated on and controlled by commercially available handheld electronic devices. Applicants' second screen control method and apparatus comprises a Primary Screen and a Secondary screen. The Secondary Screen, embodied on a handheld electronic device, displays the typical on-screen information and may also display Internet content and allow one to simultaneously interact with the social media systems. The Primary Screen, typically embodied as TV set, displays the selected program. Social media information relating may also be displayed on the Primary Screen simultaneously with the selected video content, as directed by the Secondary Screen, in a variety of modalities including overlay and squeeze back. | 04-24-2014 |
20140112456 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SPOKEN DIAGNOSTICS - A method, apparatus and system to provide the ability for an analog telephone adapter (or other consumer electronics device) to provide spoken information to a consumer to help diagnose problems. The spoken diagnostics system and method for comprises a central analysis server and an analog telephone adapter (“ATA”). When in operation, when a consumer (as an end user) pick up a telephone which is connected to and/or operating through the ATA and enters a preset diagnostic code, defined a telephone number in one embodiment, the ATA and the central analysis server perform a series of diagnostic functions and cause one or more verbal messages relating to the status of the ATA as determined through the diagnostic functions to be spoken over the phone so as to be communicated to the consumer. | 04-24-2014 |
20140115113 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PORT FORWARDING - A method, apparatus and system to provide the ability for a user to grant permission and enable a technician or other entity to remotely access the user's computer networking device, such as a router, through an ATA or other electronic consumer device which is connected to the network provided by the computer networking device. The technician is then provided with the ability to access from a remote location the configuration and operation screens of the user's router and provide assistance related to the same. Permission to access the router through the electronic consumer device is granted by performing some local action on the electronic consumer device, such as pressing a specified button or dialing a code on the electronic consumer device or a device connected to the electronic consumer device. | 04-24-2014 |
20140115648 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BROADCAST TV CONTROL - A method, apparatus and system to provide the ability for a user to have improved OTA reception of TV signals. The system employs an antenna, a media receiver/player and/or display, and a datacenter. The antenna is placed with line of sight to broadcast towers and is provided with clean wiring from the antenna through the building to a the TV. A high performance TV tuner and a demodulator are included in the TV or STB. A datacenter located in relevant Television Market Area is incorporated to receive, process and make available correction packets over a network. Under typical circumstances, an OTV television signal as broadcast contains degradation in the form of a number of error packets in the broadcast stream by the time it is received by an antenna. The system employed detects and marks of error packets and replaces them with good packets delivered over a network. | 04-24-2014 |
20150067754 | SYSTEM FOR CONTENT DELIVERY - A system for and method of transmitting audio and visual programming content, by identifying an amount of broadcast transmission capacity available for transmitting the content to one or more users. The content is separated into at least first and second portions based on user demand for the content and/or the identified available broadcast transmission capacity. The first portion of the content is transmitted, to a receiver/STB associated with at least one of the users, using the identified broadcast transmission capacity; and the second portion of the content is transmitted to the receiver using transmission other than broadcast transmission. The content can include nonlinear content. Transmission other than broadcast transmission can include unicast transmission, which can be in response to a user request and/or an initiation by a server. The received nonlinear content can be stored at the receiver for play back at a time different from the time of transmission. | 03-05-2015 |