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Anthony Simon, San Jose, CA US
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20140113560 | DYNAMIC INTERACTIVE ZONE DRIVEN PROXIMITY AWARENESS SYSTEM - A system of short-range communication devices identify specific regions of interest within an area. In addition, a set of ranges or zones is defined for each of the short-range communication devices and conditions and actions are assigned to the zones. A client device senses a short-range communications device and associates conditions and actions to the client device. The client device determines its zone, analyzes the conditions and, if at least one condition is met, triggers the action(s). The history or context of the client device within the area may be analyzed to generate additional conditions and/or actions, or to modify existing conditions and/or actions associated with the specific zones. | 04-24-2014 |
Anthony R. Simon, San Jose, CA US
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20090096935 | Integrated Programmable Tuner - An integrated tuner is programmable to optimize its components for either analog signal reception or digital signal reception. Power to the components is increased for analog operation and decreased for digital operation. The tuner also includes a selectable and integrated low noise amplifier that may be selected for single-signal reception and bypassed for multi-signal reception. | 04-16-2009 |
Arthur Louis Simon, Oakland, CA US
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20110197818 | ENHANCED PET BED SYSTEM - An enhanced pet bed comprises an outer cover having an inner volume, and at least one stuff sack that is preferably porous, for placement within the inner volume of the outer cover. While the inner stuff sack may be filled with a wide variety of stuffing items, the stuff sack is preferably filled with a plurality of items supplied by the owner, and may preferably inherently include a scent that is desirable or comforting to the intended animal, e.g. the scent of a known person or animal. For embodiments having permeable stuff sacks, the entire stuff sack assembly may preferably be laundered, e.g. washed and dried, as a unit, i.e. with the stuffing retained. Since the enhanced pet beds are typically provided without stuffing, the intended waste footprint of the is purchased product is significantly less than that of a conventional bed. | 08-18-2011 |
Arthur Louis Simon, El Cerrito, CA US
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20130098296 | ENHANCED PET BED STRUCTURES, SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES - An enhanced pet bed comprises an outer cover having an inner volume, and at least one stuff sack that is preferably porous, for placement within the inner volume of the outer cover. While the inner stuff sack may be filled with a wide variety of stuffing items, the stuff sack is preferably filled with a plurality of items supplied by the owner, and may preferably inherently include a scent that is desirable or comforting to the intended animal, e.g. the scent of a known person or animal. For embodiments having permeable stuff sacks, the entire stuff sack assembly may preferably be laundered, e.g. washed and dried, as a unit, i.e. with the stuffing retained. Since the enhanced pet beds are typically provided without stuffing, the intended waste footprint of the purchased product is significantly less than that of a conventional bed. | 04-25-2013 |
Bruce J. Simon, Mountain View, CA US
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20140107745 | ELECTRICAL STIMULATION TREATMENT OF HYPOTENSION - The present invention includes methods and devices for treating hypotension, such as in cases of shock, including septic shock, anaphylactic shock and hypovolemia. The method includes the step of applying at least one electrical impulse to at least one selected region of a parasympathetic nervous system of the patient. The electrical impulse is sufficient to modulate one or more nerves of the parasympathetic nervous system to increase the ratio of blood pressure to heart rate and relieve the condition and/or extend the patient's life. | 04-17-2014 |
Bruce L. Simon, Hillsborough, CA US
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20080229621 | Attachment device for attaching objects to laced footwear - This is a two-piece device (known as a “bozzee”) that can be used on all laced footwear. It is an elongate body member configured to fit within the laces of laced footwear. It is comprised of a plastic platform that is tied into the laces and sits on top of the tongue of the footwear and an elastic sleeve retention member that slips over the platform and secures in place any appropriately sized object that one wishes to carry on his or her shoe. The platform has one hooked end that serves as a retainer region in the laces towards the toe of the footwear, a slightly upturned end that serves as a retainer region under the knot in the laces. The hooked end of the device easily slides under the lace so that the shoe does not have to be completely untied to get it off and on, and has a concave bottom that fits comfortably on top of the tongue. The device fits on most types of shoes and is easy to transfer between shoes. The band secures any manner of objects on the shoe including sensors for sports kits; small pedometers, watches, coins, medications and/or any other appropriately sized object that a person would care to take on a run, walk or hike. The device is easy to use, and can be transferred between different types of footwear without modification. | 09-25-2008 |
Dan Simon, Santa Clara, CA US
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20100250796 | Establishing a Secure Channel between a Server and a Portable Device - Systems and method for forming a secure channel between a server and a portable storage device coupled to a host computer are presented. A message sequence is exchanged between the server and the portable storage device. The message sequence may pass transparently through the host computer to the portable storage device. The server and the portable storage device may be authenticated based on the message sequence. A secure channel may be established between the server and the portable storage device when the server and the portable storage device are authenticated. As such, the host computer, as well as any other interstitial device between the server and the portable storage device, cannot access information transferred via the secure channel. | 09-30-2010 |
20100250921 | Authorizing a Login Request of a Remote Device - Exemplary systems and methods for managed authorization of a login request of a remote device are provided. A user of the remote device may be authorized to login by an authentication server before attempting to login. Upon receipt of a login request from the remote device, an authorization process is performed. Subsequently, a concatenation of data from the login request and a server response based on the determination of whether the remote device is authorized to login is generated. The server response may comprise instructions to authorize the login request, instructions to deny the login request, or instructions to destroy data stored by the remote device. Furthermore, the authentication server or the remote device may log the server response. | 09-30-2010 |
Dan Simon, San Diego, CA US
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20090150923 | Packetization of non-MPEG stream data in systems using advanced multi-stream POD interface - Aspects of the present invention may be found in one or more systems and/or methods to encapsulate or packetize non-MPEG and MPEG data. The encapsulation or packetization allows both the non-MPEG and MPEG data to be utilized by a set-top-box that conforms or complies with the OpenCable™ Advanced Multi-Stream POD Interface Specification and/or the OpenCable™ Multi-Stream CableCARD Interface Specification. In one embodiment, a method of processing video data, by a set-top-box that is communicatively coupled to a POD card, comprises receiving video data from a provider, first packetizing the video data using a first header to generate a first packet, wherein the first header comprises a first indicator. In one embodiment, a system for providing MPEG and non-MPEG video to a subscriber comprises a circuitry and a POD card capable of receiving, processing, and facilitating the display of non-MPEG and MPEG data. | 06-11-2009 |
20090190656 | Television Functionality on a Chip - A television on a chip (TVOC) system that provides a cost effective approach for providing television functionality on a single integrated circuit chip is disclosed. A TVOC includes the functionality necessary to receive and display television signals in a variety of input and output formats. A TVOC can be used in set-top boxes for cable and satellite television, or directly within a television. All functionality provided can be provided on a single integrated circuit. TVOC includes a data transport module, an IF demodulator, a digital audio engine, an analog audio engine, a digital video engine, and an analog video engine. The TVOC also includes three sets of interfaces including output interfaces, control interfaces and ancillary interfaces. Further features and embodiments provide enhanced functionality and increased efficiencies. | 07-30-2009 |
20120147974 | Television Functionality on a Chip - A television on a chip (TVOC) system that provides a cost effective approach for providing television functionality on a single integrated circuit chip is disclosed. A TVOC includes the functionality necessary to receive and display television signals in a variety of input and output formats. A TVOC can be used in set-top boxes for cable and satellite television, or directly within a television. All functionality provided can be provided on a single integrated circuit. TVOC includes a data transport module, an IF demodulator, a digital audio engine, an analog audio engine, a digital video engine, and an analog video engine. The TVOC also includes three sets of interfaces including output interfaces, control interfaces and ancillary interfaces. Further features and embodiments provide enhanced functionality and increased efficiencies. | 06-14-2012 |
Daniel Simon, San Diego, CA US
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20110059729 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO FACILITATE INTERACTION BETWEEN AND CONTENT DELIVERY TO USERS OF A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - A system and method of creating affinity groups of portable communication device users, and distributing targeted content to said users is disclosed. The user affinity groups may be formed by comparing user profiles with each other or with a predefined affinity group profile definition. | 03-10-2011 |
20120302357 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO FACILITATE INTERACTION BETWEEN AND CONTENT DELIVERY TO USERS OF A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - A system and method of creating affinity groups of portable communication device users, and distributing targeted content to said users is disclosed. The user affinity groups may be formed by comparing user profiles with each other or with a predefined affinity group profile definition. | 11-29-2012 |
20140087884 | Method and System to Facilitate Interaction Between and Content Delivery To Users of a Wireless Communications Network - A system and method of creating affinity groups of portable communication device users, and distributing targeted content to said users is disclosed. The user affinity groups may be formed by comparing user profiles with each other or with a predefined affinity group profile definition. | 03-27-2014 |
Daniel Simon, Santa Clara, CA US
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20130096961 | System and Method for Electronic Ticket Exchange and Delivery - A system and method are described to electronically exchange seat tickets before or during an event in a way that eliminates the need to print or possess a paper ticket for a new seat while ensuring authenticity of the new electronic seat ticket. The system and method overcome current logistical constraints of upgrading a ticket during an event, and offers event attendees an option for exchanging their previously purchased ticket before or during an event. | 04-18-2013 |
Daniel F. Simon, Yreka, CA US
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20080296215 | WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL SYSTEM - A wastewater treatment system according to various embodiments of the present invention includes one or more of a settling tank for receiving wastewater; a mineral removal system receiving water from the settling tank, the mineral removal system being for removing at least some of the minerals from the water; and a vaporization system receiving water from the mineral removal system, the vaporization system being for vaporizing the water. | 12-04-2008 |
Daniel Z. Simon, San Diego, CA US
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20080232771 | V-CHIP DATA PROCESSING FOR DECODER WITH PERSONAL VIDEO RECORDING FUNCTIONALITY - Systems and method for processing v-chip data for an MPEG-2 decoder with personal video recording functionality are provided. In one example, a system that processes V-Chip data with personal video recording functionality may include a data transport engine and a video decoder. The video decoder may be coupled to the data transport engine and may be adapted to parse out V-Chip data. | 09-25-2008 |
20120128008 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DEMULTIPLEXING, MERGING, AND DUPLICATING PACKETIZED ELEMENTARY STREAM/PROGRAM STREAM/ELEMENTARY STREAM DATA - Presented herein are system(s) for demultiplexing, merging, and duplicating packetized elementary stream/program stream/elementary stream data. In one embodiment, there is presented a system for processing data. The system comprises a first circuit and a memory. The first circuit receives transport packets carrying the data. The memory stores data and comprises at least one context. The first circuit maps the data associated with at least one channel to the at least one context. | 05-24-2012 |
David Simon, San Francisco, CA US
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20110012727 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING THE RELATIVE POSITIONS OF CONNECTORS - In an embodiment, a system includes a plurality of ports and a proximity detection circuit to detect the presence of a connector relative to at least one port of the plurality of ports, prior to engagement of the connector with the port. Alternatives include a position sensor to determine the general distance of the connector from the port, and an orientation sensor to determine the orientation of the connector relative to the port. The system further includes a signal generator to provide at least one user-detectable signal representative of one or more of the proximity, position and orientation of the connector relative to the port to assist a user in engaging the connector with the port. | 01-20-2011 |
David Brett Simon, Agoura Hills, CA US
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20110076948 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC FORMATION OF A COMMUNICATION NETWORK USING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A short-range wireless communication network may be established by direct communication between two or more wireless communication devices. A conventional cellular telephone includes an integrated short-range transceiver. The short-range transceivers of multiple wireless communication devices can be coupled together to form a short-range communication network without utilizing any wireless communication network supported by wireless service providers. The short-range communication network may be extended as additional devices come within range or consolidated as wireless communication devices leave the communication range. The short-range communication network is built upon the proximity of wireless communication devices with each other. Data is disseminated between the wireless communication devices using a data message synchronization process. Messages may also be carried from one wireless network to another as the communication devices are carried by individuals. | 03-31-2011 |
20110201275 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGEMENT OF A DYNAMIC NETWORK USING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A short-range wireless communication network may be established by direct communication between two or more wireless communication devices. A conventional cellular telephone includes an integrated short-range transceiver. The short-range transceivers of multiple wireless communication devices can be coupled together to form a short-range communication network without utilizing any wireless communication network supported by wireless service providers. The short-range communication network may be extended as additional devices come within range or consolidated as wireless communication devices leave the communication range. The short-range communication network is built upon the proximity of wireless communication devices with each other. Data is disseminated between the wireless communication devices using a data message synchronization process. Messages may also be carried from one wireless network to another as the communication devices are carried by individuals. | 08-18-2011 |
20120129607 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GAME PLAY IN A DYNAMIC COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A short-range wireless communication network may be established by direct communication between two or more wireless communication devices and/or communication via an access point to permit game play between a plurality of devices. A conventional cellular telephone includes an integrated short-range transceiver. The short-range transceivers of multiple wireless communication devices can be coupled together to form a short-range communication network without utilizing any wireless communication network supported by A Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN). Data is disseminated between the wireless communication devices using a data message synchronization process. Messages may also be carried from one wireless network to another as the communication devices are carried by individuals. | 05-24-2012 |
20120135711 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEVICE AUTHENTICATION IN A DYNAMIC NETWORK USING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A short-range wireless network is established by direct communication between wireless devices and wireless access points. A wireless communication device provides initial registration information to a network and becomes a registered device. An API is downloaded to the wireless device to permit automatic authentication of the device for future communications. When a registered device enters a venue, at least one access point will automatically detect the wireless device and extract the necessary identification data to permit authentication of the device. Customized messages may be provided to the wireless device. If the wireless device enters a different venue, even in another city or state, the registration data may be automatically extracted by an AP and provided to a cloud network for authentication. Authenticated devices receive a list of authenticated vendors and unauthenticated vendors near the present location of the authenticated device. | 05-31-2012 |
20120149463 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GAMING IN A DYNAMIC NETWORK USING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A short-range wireless network is established by direct communication between wireless devices and wireless access points to permit gambling within a casino. The short communication range of the access points assures that the wireless device is in the casino. A gaming communication link is used to exchange game play data (e.g., betting, card dealing, etc.) between a gaming controller and one or more wireless devices. Game play may be conducted between a player and the house or between a plurality of payers. In one embodiment, all communication is routed between players using the gaming controller so that the house controls the transmission of all game play data. | 06-14-2012 |
20120202185 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION IN AN EDUCATIONAL SETTING - A communication network includes an instructor wireless communication device and a plurality of student wireless communication devices, which may be conventional smartphones. The student devices do not communicate with the wireless service provider, but communicate with the instructor device in the classroom via a short-range communication network established between the student devices and the instructor device directly or via an access point. In one embodiment, communication with the cellphone network service provider is cut off by disabling the network transceiver in each student device. The instructor device can exchange question and answer data with the student devices. The system can be configured to provide security in student responses to prevent potential cheating. Student answers may be automatically collected, collated, and graded. The answers are accompanied by an ID that uniquely identifies each student. The system may further provide for automatic classroom attendance and participation by logging nonresponsive student devices. | 08-09-2012 |
20120329429 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HANDSET OPERATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - An application programming Interface (API) is downloaded to wireless user equipment (UE). The API enables the UE to automatically detect the presence of an access point (AP) in a venue and to transmit identification information to the access point to authenticate the UE. The AP may be one of a plurality of APs in a single venue with the identification/authentication occurring whenever the UE comes within range of any of the APs in the venue. A plurality of venues may be coupled to a Cloud network with the authentication information stored on the Cloud network. In this manner, whenever the UE enters any of the venues, the UE is automatically authenticated when it comes within range of any AP within any of the venues. The venue may use the API to provide advertising, coupons, web links, images, audio, video, streaming video, and the like to the UE. The venue may direct the UE to a website or provide a link to the website. | 12-27-2012 |
20120329555 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GAMING USING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A short-range wireless network is established by direct communication between wireless devices and wireless access points to permit gambling within a casino. The short communication range of the access points assures that the wireless device is in the casino. A gaming communication link is used to exchange game play data (e.g., betting, card dealing, etc.) between a gaming controller and one or more wireless devices. Game play may be conducted between a player and the house or between a plurality of payers. In one embodiment, all communication is routed between players using the gaming controller so that the house controls the transmission of all game play data. | 12-27-2012 |
20130203036 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TO PERMIT AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION - User equipment (UE) includes a short-range transceiver configured for communication with a plurality of wireless access points (APs) distributed throughout a venue. The individual UEs can communicate with the venue via the APs. The UEs can be configured to play interactive games with the venue, some of which may be displayed on the large screen in the venue and others that are displayed on the display of the UE. Data may be sent to the UEs individually or in groups. The data may be in the form of advertising, text messaging, images, video, multimedia, or the like. An array of UEs can receive portions of an overall image and function as individual pixels in a large display. | 08-08-2013 |
20130205341 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WIFI VIDEO STREAMING - A video or multimedia distribution system receives multiple video streams and transcodes them into a single stream of UDP packets with each of the plurality of video data packets for respective ones of the video streams being assigned a port number corresponding to the respective video stream. The UDP packets are routed to a plurality of Access Points (APs) for transmission. A User Equipment (UE) communicates with the APs and selects one of the video streams for viewing on the UE by selecting the port number corresponding to the desired video stream. A first processor in the UE identifies and stores UDP packet data having the selected port number and a second processor retrieves and plays the video stream on a display. The UE can “change channels” to view other video streams by changing the port number to the port number of the desired video stream. | 08-08-2013 |
20130231088 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SOCIAL PROFILING USING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A wireless network is established by direct communication between a user equipment (UE) and wireless access points within a venue. After initial registration, the UE may be automatically authenticated upon entry into the venue. In the venue, the UE sends a periodic signal that includes information from which the UE location within the venue may be determined. The system can develop a social profile based on how “social” the user of the UE is on the network by analyzing message data between users of the network. The analysis and social profile generation can be used to identify users that are the most social. In addition, the analysis can develop a social DNA rating based on various factors, including the number and types of messages sent and received, sent messages that get a response, and the number of pictures, files and push-to-talk (PTT) messages sent or received. | 09-05-2013 |
20130305297 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-CHANNEL WIFI VIDEO STREAMING - A video or multimedia distribution system receives multiple video streams and transcodes them into a single stream of UDP packets with each of the plurality of video data packets for respective ones of the video streams being assigned a port number corresponding to the respective video stream. The UDP packets are routed to a plurality of Access Points (APs) for transmission throughout a vehicle, such as an aircraft or ship. A User Equipment (UE) communicates with the APs and selects one or more of the video streams for viewing on the UE by selecting the port number corresponding to the desired video streams. The UE can “change channels” to view other video streams by changing the port number to the port number of the desired video stream. | 11-14-2013 |
20140006161 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HANDSET OPERATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK | 01-02-2014 |
20140108149 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RETAIL SALES USING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A wireless network is established by direct communication between a user equipment (UE) and wireless access points within a shopping venue. After initial registration, the UE may be automatically authenticated upon entry into the shopping venue. In the venue, the UE sends a periodic signal that includes information from which the UE location within the venue may be determined. The system can develop a shopper profile based on the amount of time spent within the shopping venue, user purchases, and user-provided profile data even under circumstances where the specific identity of the user is not known. The customer analysis and profile generation can be used to produce individualized ads and offers for the UE. In addition, the analysis can develop a retail DNA rating for the user based on various factors, including responsiveness to advertising. A high retail DNA rating may result in even better advertising offers to the user. | 04-17-2014 |
20140157325 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-CHANNEL WIFI VIDEO STREAMING - A video or multimedia distribution system receives multiple video streams and transcodes them into a single stream of UDP packets with each of the plurality of video data packets for respective ones of the video streams being assigned a port number corresponding to the respective video stream. The UDP packets are routed to a plurality of Access Points (APs) for transmission. A User Equipment (UE) communicates with the APs and selects one or more of the video streams for viewing on the UE by selecting the port number corresponding to the desired video streams. The UE can “change channels” to view other video streams by changing the port number to the port number of the desired video stream. | 06-05-2014 |
20140248959 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GAMING USING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A short-range wireless network is established by direct communication between wireless devices and wireless access points to permit gambling within a casino. The short communication range of the access points assures that the wireless device is in the casino. A gaming communication link is used to exchange game play data (e.g., betting, card dealing, etc.) between a gaming controller and one or more wireless devices. Game play may be conducted between a player and the house or between a plurality of payers. In one embodiment, all communication is routed between players using the gaming controller so that the house controls the transmission of all game play data. | 09-04-2014 |
20140344847 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-CHANNEL VIDEO STREAMING - A video or multimedia distribution system receives multiple video streams and transcodes them into a single stream of video data packets with each of the video data packets for respective ones of the video streams being assigned a port number corresponding to the respective video stream. The video data packets are routed onto a network, such as the Internet, for delivery to remote viewers. In an exemplary embodiment, the remote viewers may be charged an access fee to receive the channels. A remote receiver decodes data packets with one or more of the port numbers to thereby receive selected ones of the original video streams. | 11-20-2014 |
David I. Simon, San Francisco, CA US
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20110149094 | IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE HAVING TILT AND/OR PERSPECTIVE CORRECTION - Methods and apparatuses are disclosed to correct for tilt and/or perspective distortion in image capture devices. In some embodiments, the method may include reading an orientation measurement associated with a relative position of an image capture device with respect to an object, determining if the orientation measurement is less than a threshold, and in the event that the orientation measurement is less than the threshold, correcting an image obtained by the image capture device. In some embodiments, the apparatus may include an image sensor, a memory coupled to the image sensor, an orientation measurement device coupled to the image sensor, and a distance measurement device coupled to the image sensor, where the image data may be stored in the memory along with a measurement from the accelerometer and along with a measurement from the distance measurement device. | 06-23-2011 |
20110311895 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM TO POWER A PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICE - The disclosed embodiments relate to the design of a portable and cost-effective fuel cell system for a portable computing device. This fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack which converts fuel into electrical power. It also includes a fuel source for the fuel cell stack and a controller which controls operation of the fuel cell system. The fuel system also includes an interface to the portable computing device, wherein the interface comprises a power link that provides power to the portable computing device, and a bidirectional communication link that provides bidirectional communication between the portable computing device and the controller for the fuel cell system. | 12-22-2011 |
20120021619 | PROGRAMMABLE MAGNETIC CONNECTORS - Connectors and methods of coupling electronic devices and cables are provided. In one embodiment, a connector has a first coded magnet on a first surface of a first device. The first coded magnet has at least two different polarity regions on the first surface. A second coded magnet on a second surface of a second device is also provided. The second coded magnet is configured to provide identifying information regarding the device on which it is located. | 01-26-2012 |
20120023597 | MAGNETICALLY-IMPLEMENTED SECURITY DEVICES - Security devices and methods of securely coupling electronic devices and peripherals are provided. In one embodiment, a peripheral has a first coded magnet on a first surface of a first device. The first coded magnet has at least two different polarity regions on the first surface. A second coded magnet on a second surface of a second device is also provided. The first coded magnet is configured to securely provide data to a device associated with the second coded magnet, if the first and second coded magnets' patterns are keyed to one another. | 01-26-2012 |
20120028480 | ALIGNMENT AND CONNECTION FOR DEVICES - A plug or connector including a coded magnet and an electrical contact. As the plug approaches a corresponding port, the coded magnet interacts with a magnet within the port. The interaction between the plug coded magnet and the port coded magnet provides a force to connect and/or align the plug with the port. Once the plug is received within the port, if a process is completed, the coded magnets polarities are altered to eject the plug from the port. | 02-02-2012 |
20120032765 | MAGNETIC FASTENERS - The various embodiment provide fastening devices, systems and methods that utilize two or more maxels in respective correlated magnetic structures provided in a first structure and at least one second structure to fasten or repulse the first structure to or from, as the case may be, the at least one second structure. In at least one embodiment, each maxel is programmable and may vary either or both the polarity and magnetic strength of the given maxel. The variance of the polarity and/or magnetic strength of the given maxel may be programmable and may be varied to attract or repulse a second magnetic structure which desirably also contains one or maxels forming a correlated magnetic structure. | 02-09-2012 |
20120075432 | IMAGE CAPTURE USING THREE-DIMENSIONAL RECONSTRUCTION - Embodiments may take the form of three-dimensional image sensing devices configured to capture an image including one or more objects. In one embodiments, the three-dimensional image sensing device includes a first image device configured to capture a first image and extract depth information for the one or more objects. Additionally, the image sensing device includes a second imaging device configured to capture a second image and determine an orientation of a surface of the one or more objects. | 03-29-2012 |
20120127110 | OPTICAL STYLUS - An optical stylus and host computing system is provided, as are methods related to the operation thereof. In particular, in an example embodiment, a method of operating the optical stylus is provided that includes determining when the optical stylus is in contact with a surface based on signals received by a processor from a pressure sensor of the optical stylus and capturing an image while the optical stylus is in contact with the surface using a camera of the optical stylus. The captured image is then transmitted to a host system. | 05-24-2012 |
20120303980 | WIRELESS POWER UTILIZATION IN A LOCAL COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT - Various embodiments of a wirelessly powered local computing environment are described. The wireless powered local computing environment includes at least a near field magnetic resonance (NFMR) power supply arranged to wirelessly provide power to any of a number of suitably configured devices. In the described embodiments, the devices arranged to receive power wirelessly from the NFMR power supply must be located in a region known as the near field that extends no further than a distance D of a few times a characteristic size of the NFMR power supply transmission device. Typically, the distance D can be on the order of 1 meter or so. | 11-29-2012 |
20120327040 | IDENTIFIABLE STYLUS - A stylus is disclosed. The stylus includes a shaft; a conductive tip at a distal end of the shaft; and control circuitry coupled to the conductive tip and configured to generate a modulated signal at the conductive tip to identify the stylus. The stylus can also include a switch coupled between the conductive tip and the shaft. The control circuitry can be further configured to control the switch to modulate a conductive path between the conductive tip and the shaft to generate the modulated signal. | 12-27-2012 |
20120327041 | ACTIVE STYLUS - An active stylus is disclosed. The stylus includes an electrode at a tip of the stylus; and powered circuitry coupled to the electrode and configured for capacitively coupling the electrode with a capacitive touch sensor panel. The powered circuitry can further include drive circuitry configured to output a drive voltage at the electrode and/or sense circuitry configured to sense a voltage received at the electrode. | 12-27-2012 |
20120331546 | INTELLIGENT STYLUS - An intelligent stylus is disclosed. The stylus can provide a stylus condition in addition to a touch input. The stylus architecture can include multiple sensors to sense information indicative of the stylus condition, a microcontroller to determine the stylus condition based on the sensed information, and a transmitter to transmit the determined condition to a corresponding touch sensitive device so as to cause some action based on the condition. | 12-27-2012 |
20130241308 | WIRELESS POWER UTILIZATION IN A LOCAL COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT - Various embodiments of a wirelessly powered local computing environment are described. The wireless powered local computing environment includes at least a near field magnetic resonance (NFMR) power supply arranged to wirelessly provide power to any of a number of suitably configured devices. In the described embodiments, the devices arranged to receive power wirelessly from the NFMR power supply must be located in a region known as the near field that extends no further than a distance D of a few times a characteristic size of the NFMR power supply transmission device. Typically, the distance D can be on the order of 1 meter or so. | 09-19-2013 |
20140054974 | WIRELESS POWER UTILIZATION IN A LOCAL COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT - Various embodiments of a wirelessly powered local computing environment are described. The wireless powered local computing environment includes at least a near field magnetic resonance (NFMR) power supply arranged to wirelessly provide power to any of a number of suitably configured devices. In the described embodiments, the devices arranged to receive power wirelessly from the NFMR power supply must be located in a region known as the near field that extends no further than a distance D of a few times a characteristic size of the NFMR power supply transmission device. Typically, the distance D can be on the order of 1 meter or so. | 02-27-2014 |
20140152859 | Image Capture Device Having Tilt And/Or Perspective Correction - Methods and apparatuses are disclosed to correct for tilt and/or perspective distortion in image capture devices. In some embodiments, the method may include reading an orientation measurement associated with a relative position of an image capture device with respect to an object, determining if the orientation measurement is less than a threshold, and in the event that the orientation measurement is less than the threshold, correcting an image obtained by the image capture device. In some embodiments, the apparatus may include an image sensor, a memory coupled to the image sensor, an orientation measurement device coupled to the image sensor, and a distance measurement device coupled to the image sensor, where the image data may be stored in the memory along with a measurement from the accelerometer and along with a measurement from the distance measurement device. | 06-05-2014 |
Douglas N. Simon, Sunnyvale, CA US
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20090172652 | Method And Apparatus For Portable Stub Generation - Method and apparatus for automatically generating intermediate-level interfaces between program methods written in a platform-independent language and program methods written in a native language. A portable stub generator generates stubs in an intermediate, tokenized internal representation. The stub generator is portable across platforms as the stubs it generates are not platform-specific. In addition, the generated stubs are available to the compiler at intermediate compilation stages rather than at the backend compilation stage, and thus may be optimized together with the rest of the platform-independent code, and also may be inlined. The portable stub generator may be directed at virtual machine environments. An exemplary virtual machine environment in which the stub generator may be implemented is the Java™ Virtual Machine (JVM). In JVMs, Java™ is the platform-independent language, and Java™ bytecode the tokenized internal representation. In a JVM, the stubs may be generated in accordance with Java™ Native Interface (JNI). | 07-02-2009 |
Douglas Norman Simon, Sunnyvale, CA US
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20110302183 | TRACKING OBJECT FIELDS USING RELOCATABLE OBJECT WATCHPOINTS - A method for managing an object watchpoint during a garbage collection cycle, including identifying an object having a field, where the object is associated with an original object location, where the field is associated with an original field location, and where the object and the field are located in a memory heap of a virtual machine memory, setting, within a debugger, the object watchpoint on the original field location, where the object watchpoint is a memory trap associated with the object, determining, after a relocation of the object by a garbage collector (GC), a new object location associated with the object, determining a new field location of the field based on the new object location, and setting, within the debugger, the object watchpoint on the new field location. | 12-08-2011 |
George Simon, Livermore, CA US
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20130182101 | Generating a Wafer Inspection Process Using Bit Failures and Virtual Inspection - Methods and systems for generating a wafer inspection process are provided. One method includes storing output of detector(s) of an inspection system during scanning of a wafer regardless of whether the output corresponds to defects detected on the wafer and separating physical locations on the wafer that correspond to bit failures detected by testing of the wafer into a first portion of the physical locations at which the defects were not detected and a second portion of the physical locations at which the defects were detected. In addition, the method includes applying defect detection method(s) to the stored output corresponding to the first portion of the physical locations to detect defects at the first portion of the physical locations and generating a wafer inspection process based on the defects detected by the defect detection method(s) at the first portion of the physical locations. | 07-18-2013 |
Gienn C. Simon, Aubum, CA US
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20120026670 | COOLING MEMORY MODULES USING COLD PLATE BLADES COUPLED TO THE MEMORY MODULES VIA CLIPS - A cold plate has blades arranged to be interleaved with memory modules, with clips coupling blades to memory modules. A liquid cooling loop is thermally coupled to the blades of the cold plate. | 02-02-2012 |
Glenn C. Simon, Aubum, CA US
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20130003298 | FAN ASSEMBLY WITH FLEX PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - A fan assembly includes a housing; a plurality of fan units mounted in the housing; and a flex printed circuit board (PCB) having a first portion, the first portion of the flex PCB electrically connected to each of the plurality of fan units, the flex PCB having a second portion, the second portion of the flex PCB including a printed circuit assembly (PCA), the PCA having mounted thereon a connector to connect to a PCA disposed within a chassis. Alternatively, an apparatus includes a chassis having a PCA disposed inside the chassis; and a fan assembly, the fan assembly including a housing; a plurality of fan units mounted in the housing; and a flex PCB having a first portion, the first portion of the flex PCB being arranged parallel to a surface of the housing and being electrically connected to each of the plurality of fan units, the flex PCB having a second portion, the second portion of the flex PCB including a PCA, the PCA having mounted thereon a connector connected to the PCA disposed within the chassis. | 01-03-2013 |
Glenn C. Simon, Auburn, CA US
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20120020004 | FRAME HAVING FRAME BLADES THAT PARTICIPATE IN COOLING MEMORY MODULES - A frame has frame blades arranged to be interleaved with memory modules or memory module sockets. The frame blades participate in cooling the memory modules when memory modules are installed. | 01-26-2012 |
20120113586 | COLD PLATE HAVING BLADES THAT INTERLEAVE WITH MEMORY MODULES - A cold plate has blades arranged to be interleaved with memory modules or memory module sockets. A liquid cooling loop is thermally coupled to the blades of the cold plate. | 05-10-2012 |
20120307460 | PUSHBUTTON MEMBER FOR ELECTRONIC MODULE - An apparatus includes a pushbutton member; a receiving member movable by the pushbutton member; and a latching member affixed to an electronic module and latchable to the receiving member. When the latching member is latched, the electronic module is movable via the receiving member. Alternatively, an apparatus is provided including a pushbutton members and a receiving section having a protruding receiving member, and movable by the pushbutton members. The receiving member may receive a latching member affixed to an electronic module. When the latching member is latched, the electronic module is movable via the receiving member. Alternatively, an apparatus includes an electronic module; and a latching member affixed to the electronic module, the latching member to latch to a receiving member. When the latching member is latched to the receiving member, the electronic module is movable via the receiving member in a direction of movement of the receiving member. | 12-06-2012 |
20130074697 | FILTER FOR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - An air filter for electrical equipment includes metallic filter media including a first outer layer, an opposing second outer layer, and at least one inner layer disposed between the first outer layer and the opposing second outer layer, and a frame disposed along a perimeter edge of the filter media configured to retain the filter media. | 03-28-2013 |
20130087313 | FLUID COOLING MODULE - A fluid cooling module includes tubing and a turbulence structure. The tubing is configured to contain a flowing fluid. The turbulence structure disposed inside the tubing and configured to increase fluid movement within the tubing as the flowing fluid flows over the turbulence structure to thereby generate turbulence in the flowing fluid. | 04-11-2013 |
20130110307 | TEMPERATURE ESTIMATION BASED ON A FAN CONTROL SIGNAL | 05-02-2013 |
20130269997 | ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE SHIELDING - A wire defining a repeating pattern is removably joined to a flange having apertures defined therein. The wire includes contact portions to make electrically-conductive contact with a device supported by a chassis. The device can be cooled by air flow through the apertures of the flange while being protected against electromagnetic interference (EMI). The wire and the flange can be respectively formed from various metals and are separable from each other for recycling or other purposes. | 10-17-2013 |
20130284682 | CHASSIS CARD CAGE - A chassis card cage includes a front panel, a backplane opposite the front panel, opposing sides extending between the front panel and the backplane, a series of module slots extending between opposing sides, each of the series of module slots configured to accommodate a card module, and a module slot divider including a first portion extending perpendicularly from the backplane and a second portion connectable to the first portion and extending from the second portion toward the front panel, wherein at least the second portion of the module slot divider has a divider height substantially equal to a height of a single module slot and is configured to divide one of the series of module slots into side-by-side module slots. | 10-31-2013 |
20130293075 | CHASSIS APPARATUS PROTRUDING ELECTRONIC DEVICES - An apparatus includes a chassis including at least one receiving buttress. The chassis defines an enclosure, and the at least one buttress protrudes a portion electronic devices outside the enclosure by preventing further insertion of the electronic devices into the enclosure. | 11-07-2013 |
20140036451 | HEAT SINK ASSEMBLY - A heat sink assembly includes a printed circuit board, a heat sink, and clamp, and at least two clamp retainers. The printed circuit board has at least two holes extending from a front surface to a back surface of the printed circuit board. The heat sink is mounted to the printed circuit board. The heat sink has a bottom side and a plurality of fins extending from a top side. The clamp is coupled to the printed circuit board. The clamp includes a beam extending across the heat sink and between adjacent fins, at least two legs extending through the at least two holes of the printed circuit board, and a foot extending from each of the at least two legs contacting the back surface of the printed circuit board. The at least two clamp retainers extend through the at least two holes adjacent to the at least two legs. | 02-06-2014 |
Greg Simon, San Francisco, CA US
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20100162229 | FRAMEWORK VERSIONING - Various embodiments are directed to framework versioning for a mobile computing device. The described embodiments may include a web browser, a plurality of application frameworks, one or more applications compatible with one or more of the plurality of application frameworks, and a loader module operative to select and load one of the plurality of application frameworks into the web browser for each of the one or more applications based on an identifier in each of the one or more applications. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 06-24-2010 |
Gregory Simon, San Francisco, CA US
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20100169766 | Computing Device and Method for Selecting Display Regions Responsive to Non-Discrete Directional Input Actions and Intelligent Content Analysis - A computing device includes a display surface, a human interface feature, and processing resources. The human interface features enables a user of the computing device to enter a non-discrete directional input action. The processing resources execute to: (i) provide content on the display surface; (ii) detect the user performing the input action; (ii) determine a vector from the input action; and (iv) select a region of the display surface based on the vector. | 07-01-2010 |
20120317522 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SELECTING DISPLAY REGIONS RESPONSIVE TO NON-DISCRETE DIRECTIONAL INPUT ACTIONS AND INTELLIGENT CONTENT ANALYSIS - A computing device includes a display surface, a human interface feature, and processing resources. The human interface features enables a user of the computing device to enter a non-discrete directional input action. The processing resources execute to: (i) provide content on the display surface; (ii) detect the user performing the input action; (ii) determine a vector from the input action; and (iv) select a region of the display surface based on the vector. | 12-13-2012 |
20130290934 | MONITORING APPLICATIONS EXECUTING ON A COMPUTER DEVICE USING PROGRAMMATIC TRIGGERS - A method is disclosed for monitoring one or more applications that are executing on a computing device. A user is enabled to insert programmatic triggers in an application. One or more operations of the application is monitored during one or more durations that is determined by the programmatic triggers. An output is provided that is based on the monitored one or more operations. | 10-31-2013 |
Gregory R. Simon, San Francisco, CA US
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20080248834 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING ACCESS TO A DESKTOP AND APPLICATIONS OF A MOBILE DEVICE - Various embodiments are described for providing a terminal with access to a desktop and applications of a mobile device. In one embodiment, a mobile device may comprise an interface to establish a connection to a terminal and one or more browser based applications to be run locally on the mobile device. The mobile device may serve a browser based user interface to a browser of the terminal via the connection for interacting with the applications on the mobile device. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 10-09-2008 |
20080281798 | AUTOMATIC CONVERSION SCHEMA FOR CACHED WEB REQUESTS - Various embodiments are directed to a proxy system for implementing an automatic conversion schema which allows data results from a publishing application to be extracted and displayed by a display application other than the publishing application. In one embodiment, a proxy publisher may receive a request from a publishing application to retrieve a data result from a data server. The request may include a path to the data server and appended publishing parameters. In accordance with the automatic conversion schema, the publishing parameters may comprise decode parameters associated with the publishing application for allowing a display application other than the publishing application to decode variables of the data result and to transform the decoded variables for display. The proxy publisher may cache the request including the appended publishing parameters and retrieve the data result from the data server. The proxy publisher may locally store the data result along with the cached publishing parameters and may respond to a query from a display application for data associated with the publishing application by providing the cached data result and the publishing parameters to the display application. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 11-13-2008 |
20090043657 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR SELECTING ADVERTISEMENTS BASED ON CALLER IDENTIFIER INFORMATION - Various embodiments are directed to selecting a web advertisement based on caller identifier information. The caller identifier information may be obtained from an incoming call to the mobile device or from an outgoing call from the mobile device. An ad request may be generated based on the caller identifier information by the mobile device and sent to a web advertising server. In response to the ad request, the web advertising server may select a relevant web advertisement based on the caller identifier information and may send the relevant web advertisement to the mobile device. On the mobile device, the web advertisement may be inserted into a web application for display in a user interface. | 02-12-2009 |
20090055749 | APPLICATION MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK FOR WEB APPLICATIONS - Various embodiments are directed to an application management framework for web applications that may provide speed improvements, capability improvements, user experience improvements, increased advertising profit opportunities, and simplified application development to wide range of network devices. The described embodiments may employ techniques for containing, controlling, and presenting multiple web-based applications in a shared web browser application management framework. Sharing a web browser application management framework provides the capability for rapidly switching between applications, allows for multitasking, facilitates using a common set of input controls for applications, and makes it possible for applications to be available with little perceived startup (“boot”) time. The described embodiments also provide incentives for web application users, web application developers, web application portal providers, and web advertising providers to share in transactions between one another. | 02-26-2009 |
20090305680 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MONITOR MOBILE DEVICES - Methods and apparatus to monitor mobile devices are disclosed. A disclosed example method involves operating first and second wireless telephone device terminals. In the example method, the first wireless telephone device terminal includes a first media decoder configured to decode a first media encoding format and the second wireless telephone device terminal includes a second media decoder configured to decode a second media encoding format. The example method also involves receiving a first media presentation via the first wireless telephone device terminal and a second media presentation via the second wireless telephone device terminal. The first media presentation is encoded using the first media encoding format and the second media presentation is encoded using the second media encoding format. The first and second media presentations include substantially similar media content. The example method also involves generating a first reference signature of the first media presentation and a second reference signature of the second media presentation. The first reference signature is stored in association with first device identifier information indicative of the first wireless telephone device terminal. The second reference signature is stored in association with second device identifier information indicative of the second wireless telephone device terminal. | 12-10-2009 |
20110107311 | Communicating with Locally Networked Device from Remotely Hosted Browser Based Tool - Disclosed is a configuration for directly accessing a first computing system from a browser executing within a second computing system. One embodiment includes defining a browser code script for executing a predefined function call and defining a plurality of call functions executable by the browser code script. Each call function corresponds with a particular function on the first computing device. A direct communication link is established between a communication device driver on the second computing system and a communication device driver on the first computing system in response to the browser code script executing at least one call function of the plurality of call functions. | 05-05-2011 |
Gregory Robert Simon, San Francisco, CA US
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20090295570 | Consumer Device Locator using Receiver embedded in Battery - Consumer electronics devices such as remote controls, toys, and other handheld battery powered electronics are often misplaced. The present invention embeds a locating device in the battery for such devices such that when a signal is sent from a wireless transmitter, ultrasonic transmitter, or via human sounds such as clapping, whistling, and speaking or the like, the battery beeps to make the lost device findable. Further enhancements allow for multiple families of devices to be tracked and located, and even communicate battery status back to the user or transmitting device. | 12-03-2009 |
Harris S. Simon, San Diego, CA US
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20100302991 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR TRANSMIT DIVERSITY IN SATELLITE PHONES - An apparatus and method inexpensively implements spatial diversity in a wireless terminal for use in a satellite communication system. A single transmit chain is coupled to a plurality of antennas through a switch for sequentially selecting each of the antennas during corresponding sub-frames of a data frame. Here, each sub-frame is adapted for transmission of a respective portion of an encoded information packet, encoded such that the entire information packet is recoverable from any one of the sub-frames. | 12-02-2010 |
20110199949 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POWER CONTROL IN HIGH SPEED PACKET ACCESS (HSPA) NETWORKS - A wireless communication device includes: an antenna for receiving inbound signals on dual receive channels and transmitting outbound signals on dual transmit channels; a transceiver coupled to the antenna to receive the inbound signals from the antenna and convey the outbound signals; a power controller coupled to the transceiver to control power levels of the outbound signals so a maximum nominal power level of the outbound signals is a first power level; and a processor coupled to the transceiver and the antenna to cause the power controller to control the power levels of the outbound signals so if a power level of a received one of the inbound signals is below a threshold value, then the maximum nominal power level of the outbound signals is a second power level lower than the first power level, wherein the second power level is lower than the first power level. | 08-18-2011 |
Harris Smith Simon, Poway, CA US
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20100008453 | ANTENNA ARRAY PATTERN DISTORTION MITIGATION - At least one feature provides a way to perform point-to-multipoint transmissions using adaptive or directional antennas while reducing antenna pattern distortion. Generally, rather than transmitting the same waveform to two or more receivers, an information-bearing signal is transformed into different decorrelated waveforms and each decorrelated waveform is transmitted to a different receiver. In one implementation, an information-bearing signal is transformed into two decorrelated signals such that their crosscorrelation, or autocorrelation of the information-bearing signal, is zero or very small. Such decorrelation may be achieved by sending a first signal to a first receiver while sending a second signal, having a radio frequency spectrum that is the spectrally inverted version of the first signal, to a second receiver. In another implementation, a first signal is transmitted to a first receiver and is also transmitted to a second receiver with a time delay. | 01-14-2010 |
Ian Stuart Simon, San Francisco, CA US
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20140161263 | FACILITATING RECOGNITION OF REAL-TIME CONTENT - Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for facilitating recognition of real-time content are provided. In embodiments, a new audio fingerprint associated with live audio being presented is received. In accordance with the received audio fingerprint, at least one previously received fingerprint associated with the live audio from a real-time index is removed. Thereafter, the real-time index is updated to include the new audio fingerprint associated with the live audio being presented. Such a real-time index having the new audio fingerprint can be used to recognize the live audio being presented and, thereafter, an indication of the recognized live audio can be provided to the user device. | 06-12-2014 |
20140172429 | LOCAL RECOGNITION OF CONTENT - Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for facilitating local recognition of audio content at a user device. In some embodiments, the method includes capturing, using a user device, audio data, at least some of which is processable to recognize the audio data. Thereafter, an audio fingerprint that uniquely represents perceptual information associated with the audio data is generated, and a local data store within the user device is referenced. Such a local data store can include reference audio fingerprints. Upon referencing the local data store, a determination can be made as to whether the generated audio fingerprint matches a reference audio fingerprint at least to an extent. | 06-19-2014 |
Iris Simon, San Francisco, CA US
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20090232732 | PRO108 Antibody Compositions and Methods of Use and Use of PRO108 to Assess Cancer Risk - This invention relates to a method for assessing risk of prostate cancer. Specifically, it relates to utilizing both Pro108 and Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) in combination to determine the risk of prostate cancer. In addition, it is directed to a method for assessing risk of ovarian, colon, breast or stomach cancer utilizing Pro108 or specific antibodies to Pro108. The invention provides isolated anti-prostate, ovarian, colon, breast or stomach cancer antigen (Pro108) antibodies that bind to Pro108 on a mammalian cell in vivo. The invention also encompasses compositions comprising an anti-Pro108 antibody and a carrier. These compositions can be provided in an article of manufacture or a kit. Another aspect of the invention is an isolated nucleic acid encoding an anti-Pro108 antibody, as well as an expression vector comprising the isolated nucleic acid. Also provided are cells that produce the anti-Pro108 antibodies. The invention encompasses a method of producing the anti-Pro108 antibodies. Other aspects of the invention are a method of killing an Pro108-expressing cancer cell, comprising contacting Pro108 present in the ECM with an anti-Pro108 antibody and a method of alleviating or treating an Pro108-expressing cancer in a mammal, comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of the anti-Pro108 antibody to the mammal. | 09-17-2009 |
20120329079 | Pro108 Antibody Compositions and Methods of Use and Use of Pro108 to Assess Cancer Risk - A method for assessing risk of prostate cancer utilizing both Pro108 and Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) in combination is provided. Also provided is a method for assessing risk of cancer utilizing Pro108 or specific antibodies to Pro108. Antibodies that bind to Pro108 on a mammalian cell in vivo and compositions comprising an anti-Pro108 antibody and a carrier which can be provided in an article of manufacture or a kit are also provided. An isolated nucleic acid encoding an anti-Pro108 antibody, an expression vector comprising the isolated nucleic acid, cells that produce the anti-Pro108 antibodies and a method of producing the anti-Pro108 antibodies as well as methods for use of the antibodies in killing an Pro108-expressing cancer cell and alleviating or treating an Pro108-expressing cancer in a mammal are also provided. | 12-27-2012 |
James Simon, Villa Park, CA US
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20100195871 | Autonomous Wide-Angle License Plate Recognition - A system in a moving surveillance vehicle operates in background mode to capture images of license plates of neighboring moving vehicles, which may occupy lanes other than the lane in which the surveillance vehicle is moving. The images are used to determine the license plate numbers of the moving vehicles, which are then checked against a database to determine whether there are any potential law enforcement-related problems that require the attention of the operator. If so, the system alerts the operator using an audible tone, visual prompt, vibration, or in some other suitable manner. The entire process, including generation of the alert can occur autonomously of the operator. | 08-05-2010 |
20110084855 | Autonomous Wide-Angle License Plate Recognition - A system in a moving surveillance vehicle operates in background mode to capture images of license plates of neighboring moving vehicles, which may occupy lanes other than the lane in which the surveillance vehicle is moving. The images are used to determine the license plate numbers of the moving vehicles, which are then checked against a database to determine whether there are any potential law enforcement-related problems that require the attention of the operator. If so, the system alerts the operator using an audible tone, visual prompt, vibration, or in some other suitable manner. The entire process, including generation of the alert can occur autonomously of the operator. | 04-14-2011 |
James J. Simon, San Marcos, CA US
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20130055363 | CONNECTING REMOTE AND LOCAL NETWORKS USING AN IDENTIFICATION DEVICE ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMOTE NETWORK - One or more portable identification devices associated with a first smart network can be carried with a user of the first smart network to a second smart network and used to automatically identify the first smart network and allow authorized access to the smart network via the second smart network. The one or more portable identification devices are configured to automatically provision the second smart network with the information necessary for the second smart network to identify the first smart network and the authorization credentials to connect to the first smart network. In some example embodiments, the portable identification devices may be RFID tags. | 02-28-2013 |
Jeffrey Simon, Los Angeles, CA US
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20080283565 | APPARATUS FOR CLOSING GAPS - An apparatus for obstructing gaps present between front seats and dividing consoles of automobiles comprising an elongated member, having a pliable, malleable character, that can accommodate a wide range of automobile makes and models. | 11-20-2008 |
Joe Simon, Newark, CA US
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20120183872 | FLOW BATTERY START-UP AND RECOVERY MANAGEMENT - A start-up plating process for a flow cell battery is disclosed. Upon start-up of the flow-cell stack, catalysts may have deplated from the electrodes. The catalyst is replated to the electrode by application of currents to the stack prior to circulating electrolyte fluids. | 07-19-2012 |
Jonathan Simon, Castro Valley, CA US
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20120233384 | METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR ERASING DATA STORED IN NONVOLATILE MEMORY IN LOW POWER APPLICATIONS - The erasing of data stored in a nonvolatile memory is performed using multiple partial erase operations. Each partial erase operation has a time duration that is shorter than the minimum time duration of an erase operation that is needed to reliably erase the data stored in the storage location. However, the sum of the time durations of the multiple partial erase operations is sufficient to reliably erase the data in the storage location. In one example, during a partial erase operation, a voltage is applied to a memory storage transistor to remove some, but not necessarily all, of the charge stored on a charge storage layer of the transistor. Following multiple partial erase operations, sufficient charge is removed from the charge storage layer to ensure reliable data erasure. | 09-13-2012 |
Jonathan Lester Simon, Culver City, CA US
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20120041793 | INTERACTIVE ACTIVITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - Systems and methods for defining, booking and managing activities or services by a user of digital computer implemented applications and interactive displays based on time, location and theme as related to the user's local environment. | 02-16-2012 |
20140214462 | INTERACTIVE ACTIVITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - Systems and methods for defining, booking and managing activities or services by a user of digital computer implemented applications and interactive displays based on time, location and theme as related to the user's local environment. | 07-31-2014 |
Kevin Simon, San Francisco, CA US
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20130299503 | CONFORMABLE NATURAL GAS STORAGE - A system for storing natural gas comprises a plurality of straight sections of tube. The plurality of straight sections of tube are dense packed. The plurality of straight sections of tube are configured to fill a designated volume. | 11-14-2013 |
20140305951 | NATURAL GAS INTESTINE PACKED STORAGE TANK - A high-pressure pressure vessel for storing natural gas comprises a plurality of first vessel regions of first diameters, a plurality of couplers, and a fiber layer. A three dimensional volume is filled using at least in part the plurality of first vessel regions. Each coupler of the plurality of couplers couples each pair of first vessel regions of the plurality of first vessel regions. Each coupler of the plurality of couplers comprises a second vessel region of a second diameter and two third vessel regions that transition diameters between the first diameter and the second diameter. The three dimensional volume is filled using at least in part the plurality of couplers. The first vessel regions and the couplers comprise a material with low permeability to natural gas. The fiber layer surrounds the plurality of first vessel regions and the plurality of couplers. | 10-16-2014 |
Kevin Simon, Mountain View, CA US
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20130142181 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATION FOR A REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM - A remote control system includes a first network configured for communication via a first format. The first network includes a router configured to receive packetized remote control codes transmitted to the router in the first format. The remote control system further includes a second network configured for communication via a set of second formats. The second network includes a translator communicatively coupled to the router via a network link The translator is configured to receive the packetized remote control codes from the router in the first format and translate the remote control codes from the first format to a set of second formats. The second network further includes a blaster communicatively coupled to the translator. The blaster is configured to received the packetized remote control codes in the set of second formats and transmit the packetized remote control codes in the set of second formats to a set of consumer-electronic devices. | 06-06-2013 |
Mark Allen Simon, San Jose, CA US
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20120041820 | MACHINE TO STRUCTURE DATA AS COMPOSITE PROPERTY - Information pertinent to an item or product may be organized (e.g., structured) as a property of the item or product. The property may be represented (e.g., stored) as property data in a data structure of the item or product. A property may have one or more properties of its own. In this manner, information pertinent to items, products, properties, or any suitable combination thereof may be structured with any level of sophistication or complexity. Accordingly, a data structure may be generated to contain one or more properties of an item or product, as well as to contain one or more properties of those properties. A “composite property” refers to such a data structure and may be indexed based on a value contained therein. The value may be used to identify the item or the product, for example, as an instance of a virtual product. | 02-16-2012 |
Mark Ira Simon, Westlake Village, CA US
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20140212515 | COMPOSITION AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING HEALTH OF CANCER PATIENTS BY THE ADMINISTRATION OF SODIUM SELENITE AND VITAMIN K3 - Compositions and methods of treating carcinoma in an individual afflicted with such a condition, comprising the administration to the individual a therapeutically effective amount of a composition consisting essentially of a nutraceutically acceptable carrier and sodium selenite, with or without menadione. The administration may be sublingual and may be performed in conjunction with injection, into the solid tumor where the carcinoma is a solid tumor, or by intra-arterial catheterization or an organ specific artery where the carcinoma is organ specific, or both. | 07-31-2014 |
Martin Simon, Los Angeles, CA US
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20100036394 | Magnetic Levitation Based Devices, Systems and Techniques for Probing and Operating in Confined Space, Including Performing Medical Diagnosis and Surgical Procedures - Apparatus, systems and techniques for implementing a servo controlled magnetic levitation system that magnetically levitates and controls a magnetic platform to navigate in a confined space to obtain capture images of or other information of the confined space. Medical surgical or diagnostic systems and various detection systems may be constructed based on the described systems. | 02-11-2010 |
20110273044 | LARGE GAP HORIZONTAL FIELD MAGNETIC LEVITATOR - The invention is a magnetic levitation device that has a pair of permanent magnets or electromagnets, which are used to create a large constant magnetic field on a horizontal plane between two magnetic poles. An object is levitated between the two magnets and is kept within the horizontal magnetic field by an electromagnet that is controlled by a servomechanism. | 11-10-2011 |
Michael G. Simon, Del Mar, CA US
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20100198154 | Pressure compensating device - A pressure compensating device includes a compensating disc located within an internal chamber of a housing. The compensating disc has a diaphragm over which fluid passes after entering the internal chamber. The diaphragm deflects in response to a pressure differential between fluid entering the internal chamber and fluid exiting the internal chamber to maintain the set flow rate of the fluid. | 08-05-2010 |
20100198167 | IV Flow rate regulator - An IV flow regulator includes a housing, a flow control disk, a screw, and a dial. The flow control disk establishes a rate of flow through the housing. The flow rate regulator further includes alignment features allowing for high volume manufacturing while also being assembled into an accurate and reliable flow rate regulator. | 08-05-2010 |
Michael P. Simon, Hemet, CA US
Mike P. Simon, Hemet, CA US
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20090198603 | Flexible time-based disablement of equipment - Disclosed is a system and method for assuring the payment according to a repayment schedule of an obligation for using equipment by a device on the equipment. A subset of a plurality reference codes is selected. The current time and date and time are maintained. Reference codes in the subset are assigned to a specific time interval, wherein the specific time interval is a portion of a time period corresponding to repayment schedule of the obligation for using the equipment. The subset of the plurality of codes, the specific individual time interval to which each code is assigned, and the time period is stored. A user code is received via an interface. The received user code is compared to the subset of reference codes, the current time, current date, and time period corresponding to repayment schedule of the obligation. Based on the results of the comparison the equipment is disabled. | 08-06-2009 |
Mindy Simon, Irvine, CA US
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20130154671 | Real-time, label-free detection of nucleic acid amplification in droplets using impedance spectroscopy and solid-phase substrate - A method for detecting presence of nucleic acid amplification in a test droplet. A set of detection electrodes are provided in contact with a fluidic channel. The test droplet is provided in vicinity of the detection electrodes through the fluidic channel. An alternate current (AC) power at a first frequency is applied across the set of detection electrodes. A first measurement value that reflects electrical impedance of the test droplet at the first frequency is obtained. This value is compared with a corresponding reference value, wherein the corresponding reference value is obtained by measuring a reference droplet containing known amplified nucleic acid or known unamplified nucleic acid at the first frequency. The presence of amplified nucleic acid in the test droplet is thus determined based on the comparison. | 06-20-2013 |
Moshe B. Simon, San Ramon, CA US
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20100005250 | SIZE AND RETRY PROGRAMMABLE MULTI-SYNCHRONOUS FIFO - A size and retry programmable multi-synchronous FIFO. In one embodiment, a multi-synchronous FIFO memory generally comprises a selectable number of addressable memory locations for storing information; read control means synchronized by a read clock for controlling pop transactions configured to read from one or more of the selected number of addressable memory locations; write control means synchronized by a write clock asynchronous to the read clock for controlling push transactions to write to one or more of the selected number of addressable memory locations; and selectable transaction retry control means configured to cause read control means to repeat selected pop transactions and/or cause write control means to repeat selected push transactions. In another embodiment a method of retrying a transaction in a multi-synchronous FIFO having a selectable number of addressable memory locations generally comprises the steps of receiving a transaction request; storing the starting address of the transaction register in a start register; executing the transaction; incrementing the starting address in the transaction register after comparing the incremented address to the selected number of addressable memory locations; receiving a retry request; and retrying the transaction. | 01-07-2010 |
20100005332 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTING A GLOBAL TIMEBASE WITHIN A SYSTEM-ON-CHIP HAVING MULTIPLE CLOCK DOMAINS - A global timebase system and method for a system-on-chip synchronizes multiple clock domains in each of a plurality of receiver modules by broadcasting a global timebase count value as Gray code over a global timebase bus. A global timebase generator includes a binary counter and a binary-to-Gray-code converter. Each receiver module registers the global timebase count value with its own local clock and includes a Gray-code-to-binary converter. The converted value, in binary form, may be used as least significant bits of a globally synchronized local timebase. Most significant bits may be generated by a local binary counter incremented at each 1-to-0 transition of the most significant bit of the global timebase count value. | 01-07-2010 |
20100005470 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING DMA IN A MULTI-CORE SYSTEM-ON-CHIP USING DEADLINE-BASED SCHEDULING - A direct memory access (DMA) engine schedules data transfer requests of a system-on-chip data processing system according to both an assigned transfer priority and the deadline for completing a transfer. Transfer priority is based on a hardness representing the penalty for missing a deadline. Priorities are also assigned to zero-deadline transfer requests in which there is a penalty no matter how early the transfer completes. If desired, transfer requests may be scheduled in timeslices according to priority in order to bound the latency of lower priority requests, with the highest priority hard real-time transfers wherein the penalty for missing a deadline is severe are given the largest timeslice. Service requests for preparing a next data transfer are posted while a current transaction is in progress for maximum efficiency. Current transfers may be preempted whenever a higher urgency request is received. | 01-07-2010 |
20120173786 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING DMA IN A MULTI-CORE SYSTEM-ON-CHIP USING DEADLINE-BASED SCHEDULING - A direct memory access (DMA) engine schedules data transfer requests of a data processing system according to both an assigned transfer priority and the deadline for completing a transfer. | 07-05-2012 |
20140019664 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING DMA IN A MULTI-CORE SYSTEM-ON-CHIP USING DEADLINE-BASED SCHEDULING - A direct memory access (DMA) engine schedules data transfer requests of a data processing system according to both an assigned transfer priority and the deadline for completing a transfer. | 01-16-2014 |
Perry Simon, Santa Monica, CA US
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20100031162 | Viewer interface for a content delivery system - A viewer interface for a content delivery system is described. In one embodiment, a method for displaying programming content described. This method, occurring in a receiver controller, includes receiving a user identification from an user interface device; in response to the user identification, activating an interactive graphical display personalized for a viewer identified by the user identification; and displaying, in the interactive graphical display, a menu of programming content that can be personalized for the viewer according to the viewer's viewing preferences, wherein the programming content can be received from at least one of a broadcast transmission and unicast transmission. Other embodiments are also described. | 02-04-2010 |
20130014159 | Viewer Interface for a Content Delivery System - A viewer interface for a content delivery system is described. In one embodiment, a method for displaying programming content described. This method, occurring in a receiver controller, includes receiving a user identification from an user interface device; in response to the user identification, activating an interactive graphical display personalized for a viewer identified by the user identification; and displaying, in the interactive graphical display, a menu of programming content that can be personalized for the viewer according to the viewer's viewing preferences, wherein the programming content can be received from at least one of a broadcast transmission and unicast transmission. Other embodiments are also described. | 01-10-2013 |
Peter S. Simon, Camarillo, CA US
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20120139807 | Electrically large stepped-wall and smooth-wall horns for spot beam applications - Electrically large, stepped-wall or smooth-wall, direct-radiating horn antenna apparatus that may preferably be used in satellite spot beam applications. Exemplary electrically large smooth-wall horn antenna apparatus comprises one or more input ports, an electrically large output port, and a smooth-wall or stepped-wall tapered section having a spline-shaped profile extending from the input port(s) to the output port of the apparatus. The spline-shaped profile is preferably monotonic and is preferably configured to generate a spot beam. The spline-shaped profile may be configured to support multiple frequency bands, and dual simultaneous polarization having either linear or circular polarization. The spline-shaped profile is defined by spline knots, and, the knot radii form a nondecreasing sequence. Preferably, the spline-shaped profile comprises a piecewise cubic Hermite interpolating polynomial spline that interpolates the shape of curves between the spline knots. | 06-07-2012 |
20130006585 | RF FEED ELEMENT DESIGN OPTIMIZATION USING SECONDARY PATTERN - An RF feed element for an antenna system required to comply with a set of specified secondary pattern characteristics is designed by performing a quantitative optimization of the RF feed element directly with respect to the secondary pattern characteristics. The quantitative optimization may include pre-computing a plurality of partial secondary pattern complex field values. Each partial secondary pattern may be associated with an RF feed element modal beamlet. A value of at least one to-be-optimized feature is optimized by iteratively adjusting the value of the to-be-optimized feature(s) within an optimization loop that iteratively computes secondary pattern characteristics and compares them to the specified secondary pattern characteristics. The computed secondary pattern characteristics result from performing a linear superposition on the pre-computed partial secondary pattern complex field values, using complex modal coefficients of the RF feed element, determined taking into account current value(s) of the to-be-optimized feature(s). | 01-03-2013 |
20140340271 | Antenna Array with Reduced Mutual Coupling Between Array Elements - An array of antenna feed elements includes a plurality of horns, each horn having an aperture and configured for transmission of electromagnetic energy therethrough. At least a first horn is configured with an electrically conductive external surface proximate to the aperture, the external surface contoured so as to reduce mutual coupling between the first horn and an adjacent horn. Where the electromagnetic energy is within a radio frequency (RF) band, the external surface is contoured so as to provide an abrupt change in a gap dimension between the first horn and an adjacent horn, the change occurring at a distance behind the aperture of equal to a multiple of one half the characteristic wavelength of the RF band. | 11-20-2014 |
Rafael Simon, Pacific Palisades, CA US
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20130092621 | FORMED SHEET MEMBRANE ELEMENT AND FILTRATION SYSTEM - A piece of substrate material is formed under heat and pressure against a cavity into a shaped substrate sheet having one or more depressions. Two substrate sheets are bonded together to form a substrate wherein the one or more depressions form one or more interior channels. The substrate, if not formed with pre-coated substrate material, is coated with a dope and quenched to form a filtering membrane. A plurality of membranes may be placed side by side to form a bundle with permeating ends of the membrane, which are open to the one or more interior channels, separated by gaps or spacers. The bundle is connected to a header to produce a module. The module can be assembled into a cassette. | 04-18-2013 |
20130101739 | FORMED SHEET MEMBRANE ELEMENT AND FILTRATION SYSTEM - A piece of substrate material is formed under heat and pressure by a roller against a cavity or platen into a shaped substrate sheet having one or more depressions. Two substrate sheets are bonded together to form a substrate wherein the one or more depressions form one or more interior channels. The substrate is coated with a dope in a casting device having a guide portion corresponding to the shape of the substrate sheets and quenched to form a filtering membrane. | 04-25-2013 |
Randy Simon, San Francisco, CA US
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20130071087 | VIDEO MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A system and method for managing video data and metadata associated with the video data is disclosed. In one embodiment, a content management system receives video data and metadata associated with the video data, such as a title, a thumbnail image and a subject matter identifier. Instructions for a media player used to present the video data using a destination site are also generated to simplify distribution of the video data to one or more destination sites. The content management system further enables a user to edit the stored video data to customize placements of advertisements or other data within the video data by identifying one or more cue points in the video data. A data store is coupled to the content management system to store the video data and the metadata associated with the video data. | 03-21-2013 |
Raphael George Jacques Simon, Santa Barbara, CA US
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20140082699 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSOCIATING A VIRTUAL MACHINE WITH AN ACCESS CONTROL RIGHT - The present invention is related to associating a machine or virtual machine instance with an access control right in a cloud-based computing environment. In one aspect, the present invention relates to an apparatus for or a method of associating a machine or virtual machine instance with an access control right in a cloud-based computing environment. In various embodiments, the apparatus is capable of, and the method includes, the following: receiving, in a cloud-based computing environment, a request to perform an action; using an identifier for the machine or virtual machine instance to determine that the received request was sent by, or on behalf of, the machine or virtual machine instance; and identifying an access control right associated with the machine or virtual machine instance making the request, to determine whether to perform the action on behalf of, or grant access by, the machine or virtual machine instance. | 03-20-2014 |
20140317701 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ESTABLISHING CLOUD-BASED INSTANCES WITH INDEPENDENT PERMISSIONS - A method and system for facilitating management of cloud-based service instances, the system comprising one or more computing systems configured to communicate with at least one multi-tenant computing cloud, and configured to establish a cloud-based service instance hosted in the multi-tenant computing cloud and an access entity with permissions to access the established cloud service instance. The system can receive a request for the cloud-based service instance, the request authenticated as originating from a requestor; consult a set of access controls associated with the cloud-based service instance; determine, responsive to the consulting, if the request is allowable by the requestor; and enable, responsive to determining that the request is allowable by the requestor, the requestor to complete the request using a restricted access credential associated with the access entity. | 10-23-2014 |
Reyna J. Simon, Los Gatos, CA US
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20100081653 | 2-[1H-Benzimidazol-2(3H)-ylidene]-2-(pyrimidin-2-yl)acetamides and 2-[benzothiazol-2(3H)-ylidene]-2-(pyrimidin-2-yl)acetamides as kinase inhibitors - 2-[1H-benzimidazol-2(3H)-ylidene]-2-(pyrimidin-2-yl)acetamides and 2-[benzothiazol-2(3H)-ylidene]-2-(pyrimidin-2-yl)acetamides and their salts are kinase inhibitors, useful in the treatment of cancer. | 04-01-2010 |
20150086561 | BINDING MOIETIES FOR BIOFILM REMEDIATION - Binding agents able to disrupt bacterial biofilms of diverse origin are described, including monoclonal antibodies secreted by human B lymphocytes. Methods to prevent formation of or to dissolve biofilms with these binding agents are also described. Immunogens for eliciting antibodies to disrupt biofilms are also described. | 03-26-2015 |
Robert Simon, Santa Barbara, CA US
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20090259462 | COMFORT NOISE INFORMATION HANDLING FOR AUDIO TRANSCODING APPLICATIONS - A device comprising an audio information processor to receive at least one audio stream encoded according to a first protocol by a remote network processing device, the audio stream having associated comfort noise information to indicate a level of background noise available for presentation during silence periods associated with the audio stream, the audio information processor to decode the received audio stream according to the first protocol and to encode the decoded audio stream according to a second protocol, and a background noise translator to convert the comfort noise information received with the audio stream into a format compatible with the second protocol. | 10-15-2009 |
Robert Simon, San Francisco, CA US
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20100299256 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING PERSON-TO-PERSON MONEY EXCHANGE - A system conducts online financial transactions between individuals or between individuals and entities such as banks, merchants and other companies. Each user establishes an online account, which is used to transfer funds to and from other online accounts. Any user may initiate a send money transaction or a request payment transaction with any other entity provided that entity has an e-mail address. The online fund transfer may include a verification of a user's information including verifying a mailing address. | 11-25-2010 |
20120116968 | Systems and Methods for Implementing Person-To-Person Money Exchange - A system conducts online financial transactions between individuals or between individuals and entities such as banks, merchants and other companies. Each user establishes an online account, which is used to transfer funds to and from other online accounts. Any user may initiate a send money transaction or a request payment transaction with any other entity provided that entity has an e-mail address. The online fund transfer may include a verification of a user's information including verifying a mailing address. | 05-10-2012 |
Robert John Simon, San Francisco, CA US
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20110022610 | Systems and Methods for Augmenting Data in a Personal Productivity Application - A system and method is provided for generating a display, including information from disparate data sources, for presentation on a device. This display takes a user entry in a personal productivity application and augments the data with data gleaned from a variety of additional sources, including local and external datasets. The system first receives a set of ‘values’ and a set of ‘keywords’. The values and keywords may be generated by parsing a user created entry in a personal productivity application. The criteria for what constitutes keywords and values may be configured by the user. The ‘values’ identified are functionally related to the ‘keywords’. This functional relationship is then analyzed in order to generate the types of data to be displayed. Then a search of disparate data sources is performed to compile the needed data. Once all the data is collected it may be aggregated into a single dataset for display on the device. This aggregation may involve prioritizing, including linking, the data for display by relevance, importance and by user preferences. | 01-27-2011 |
Shawn Simon, San Francisco, CA US
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20140143652 | DYNAMIC ZOOMING OF CONTENT WITH OVERLAYS - A dynamic zooming system may use overlays to display usage information over associated webpages. In one example, a replay manager may zoom-in on particular areas of the webpages to view more specific usage information. In another example, the replay manager may zoom-out the webpages to view more general usage information. The dynamic zooming system may use a first scaled overlay layer to dynamically vary a zoom level of the usage information to match a zoom level for the webpages. The dynamic zooming system also may use a second fixed overlay layer to display other usage information independently of the zoom-level for the webpages. | 05-22-2014 |
Sibley Verbeck Simon, Santa Cruz, CA US
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20110004462 | Generating Topic-Specific Language Models - Speech recognition may be improved by generating and using a topic specific language model. A topic specific language model may be created by performing an initial pass on an audio signal using a generic or basis language model. A speech recognition device may then determine topics relating to the audio signal based on the words identified in the initial pass and retrieve a corpus of text relating to those topics. Using the retrieved corpus of text, the speech recognition device may create a topic specific language model. In one example, the speech recognition device may adapt or otherwise modify the generic language model based on the retrieved corpus of text. | 01-06-2011 |
Stan J. Simon, Mountain View, CA US
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20100154048 | Digital Receipt For A Transaction - A first user ( | 06-17-2010 |
Stephen Benart Simon, Carlsbad, CA US
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20110168861 | Guitar holding/mounting device - The invention, a guitar holding/mounting device, was created as an application to hold, mount or display guitars in a retail, home or recording studio environments as an improvement over current products and or methods in which guitars are hung by the neck and head stock by a “U” shaped holder, which has shown a propensity to detune, damage guitar finishes and place undue stress on the instrument over all, causing depreciation in value and additional maintenance. | 07-14-2011 |
Stephen M. Simon, San Clemente, CA US
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20110223577 | Apparatus and method for multiple sensory imprinting learning systems using visual, auditory and kinetic stimuli - An apparatus and method for impact activity learning includes a touch sensing element and display operating in accordance with a controller and display driver together with a sound circuit and image projector. The entire system housed in an impact receiving object such as a punching bag or floor mat. The user is prompted by a set of displayed image segments in response to which the user punches or otherwise impacts the apparatus to elicit an audible and visual response from the apparatus. | 09-15-2011 |
Steve M. Simon, San Clemente, CA US
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20110104652 | Apparatus and method for impact activity learning system - An apparatus and method for impact activity learning includes a touch sensing element and display operating in accordance with a controller and display driver together with a sound circuit and image projector. The entire system housed in an impact receiving object such as a punching bag or floor mat. The user is prompted by a set of displayed image segments in response to which the user punches or otherwise impacts the apparatus to elicit an audible and visual response from the apparatus. | 05-05-2011 |
Steven H. Simon, Oakland, CA US
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20100044121 | SENSORS, ALGORITHMS AND APPLICATIONS FOR A HIGH DIMENSIONAL TOUCHPAD - A high dimensional touchpad (HDTP) controls a variety of computer windows systems and applications by detecting a user's finger movement in the left-right, forward-backward, roll, pitch, yaw, and downward pressure directions. Measurements obtained from the touchpad of at least two attributes of finger movement at two different time intervals are used to provide a first and a second finger position attribute used to control an application on an electronic device. The finger roll angle is determined by detecting the edge and the peak region of a finger contact area. Also, a visual color displayed in an application operating on an electronic device is controlled by a measured-angle value of a finger in contact with a touchpad. | 02-25-2010 |
20110285648 | USE OF FINGERPRINT SCANNING SENSOR DATA TO DETECT FINGER ROLL AND PITCH ANGLES - A method for detecting roll angles of a finger in contact with a fingerprint scanning sensor is described. The method includes obtaining spatial measurement data of a measurable contact area from a touch surface of a fingerprint scanning sensor, using an algorithm to create at least two statistical quantities from this spatial measurement data, using the statistical quantities to generate at least one measurement of a finger roll angle with respect to a reference position, and providing the roll angle measurement for external uses. This method can also be used to detect pitch angles of a finger contacting a fingerprint scanning sensor. The roll and pitch angles are calculated in real time and used for controlling applications on electronic devices such as computers and mobile phones. | 11-24-2011 |
20130321337 | Additional Touch-Gesture Sensors for Rear or Sides of Mobile Devices - A method for providing user interface features to a mobile device involving locating a touch-responsive sensor touchpad to the rear and/or at least one side of a mobile device. Touch-gesture measurement information from the touch-responsive sensor touchpad is processed and used to create an output signal responsive to a touch gesture imparted wherein the output signal is used to control an aspect of a software application operating on the mobile device. The mobile device can be configured to be selectively responsive to particular temporal patterns of touch, particular regions of touch, and/or particular movements of touch. Touch gestures can include various types of squeezing gestures, path-tracing touch gestures, and touch pattern gestures. Recognized gestures can be used to control the mobile device and/or software application running on the mobile device. | 12-05-2013 |
Steven Neil Simon, San Jose, CA US
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20080301435 | Peer-to-peer security authentication protocol - A salt transmitted by a second node is received at a first node. The received salt is used to decrypt encrypted data. Optionally, authorization to access a service provided by the second node is received by the first node. In some cases the service includes access to one or more files. | 12-04-2008 |
20130046978 | REPLICATION SERVER SELECTION METHOD - A method for a client computer to find a network address of a server computer by searching for the network address using at a backup search procedure if the address of the server computer cannot be identified using a primary search procedure. The primary and backup search procedures can be performed in parallel and multiple backup search procedures can be performed to identify the address of the server computer. Alternatively, the primary and backup search procedures can be performed in serial wherein the backup search procedure is performed only when the primary search procedure does not identify the address of the server computer. | 02-21-2013 |
Susan Simon, Marina Del Rey, CA US
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20080245831 | WRIST MOUNTED NOTEPAD CARRYING DEVICE - A wrist mounted notepad carrying device is disclosed. The device is securable to a user's wrist via a wrist strap. Removably attached to the wrist strap is a casing. The casing has bottom and side surfaces. The casing also has a top member which is removably attached to remainder of the casing by a hinge or other suitable means. Disposed within the casing is a notepad. In various embodiments, the present invention may also include a variety of other features, either singularly or in combination with one another. Other features may include, but are not limited to a timekeeping device, informational indicia, a ruler, a light source, and or a writing device. | 10-09-2008 |
Timothy M. Simon, San Francisco, CA US
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20100193592 | Thermostat Assembly With Removable Communication Module and Method - A thermostat assembly comprises a thermostat and a removable and replaceable first communication module physically and functionally removably connected to the thermostat. The first communication module is configured to permit information transfer between the thermostat and a first device remote from the thermostat. If more than one communication module is used to communicate with more than one device, the communication modules may operate using different communication protocols. | 08-05-2010 |
20130186964 | THERMOSTAT ASSEMBLY WITH REMOVABLE COMMUNICATION MODULE AND METHOD - A thermostat assembly comprises a thermostat and a removable and replaceable first communication module physically and functionally removably connected to the thermostat. The first communication module is configured to permit information transfer between the thermostat and a first device remote from the thermostat. If more than one communication module is used to communicate with more than one device, the communication modules may operate using different communication protocols. | 07-25-2013 |
20130297959 | Energy Alert Power System and Method - An energy control system, helping to reduce energy consumption from an energy grid, includes a power meter which receives first power-save signal and generates a second power-save signal for receipt by a control device. The target temperature of a thermostat is changed for a period of time in response to the second power-save signal. The control device can create a third power-save signal for receipt by a power-save adapter for an associated energy-consuming unit to permit only limited operation of the energy-consuming unit. | 11-07-2013 |
Xavier D. Simon, Aliso Viejo, CA US
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20090084902 | THERMAL PROTECTION SYSTEM WITH STAGGERED JOINTS - The thermal protection system disclosed herein is suitable for use with a spacecraft such as a reentry module or vehicle, where the spacecraft has a convex surface to be protected. An embodiment of the thermal protection system includes a plurality of heat resistant panels, each having an outer surface configured for exposure to atmosphere, an inner surface opposite the outer surface and configured for attachment to the convex surface of the spacecraft, and a joint edge defined between the outer surface and the inner surface. The joint edges of adjacent ones of the heat resistant panels are configured to mate with each other to form staggered joints that run between the peak of the convex surface and the base section of the convex surface. | 04-02-2009 |
20090108137 | PRESSURE VESSEL HAVING CONTINUOUS SIDEWALL - A spacecraft pressure vessel has a tub member. A sidewall member is coupled to the tub member so that a bottom section of the sidewall member extends from an attachment intersection with the tub member and away from the tub member. The bottom section of the sidewall member receives and transfers a load through the sidewall member. | 04-30-2009 |