Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080205789 | Dynamic Photo Collage - The invention proposes a photo display system that allows photo collages from any photo collection (2), in which the collage is changing over time in such a way that the refresh time and presentation form is dependent on user choices for selection and non-selection on photo per photo basis. The display dynamics of each photo are also dependent on the characteristics of the photo relative to that of the other photos in the collection ( | 08-28-2008 |
20080208775 | Method and Apparatus for Generation of a Sequence of Elements - A method and apparatus for automatically generating a target sequence of a plurality of elements selected in accordance with a plurality of user-defined constraints such as a play list of songs. The apparatus comprises a user interface ( | 08-28-2008 |
20080221895 | Method and Apparatus for Processing Audio for Playback - A method and apparatus for processing audio for playback to provide a smooth transition between a beginning region of an audio track and an end region of a previous audio track is disclosed. A quantity representative of a chromagram is calculated for each of the audio tracks and the mixing points for the beginning and end regions of each audio track are identified. A quantity representative of a chromagram at the mixing point of the beginning region of the audio track and a quantity representative of a chromagram at the mixing point of the end region of the previous audio track are correlated to determine an order of audio tracks for playback and/or to determine the duration of the mix transition. | 09-11-2008 |
20080254946 | Electronic Device and Method for Reproducing a Human Perceptual Signal - The method of reproducing a human perceptual signal comprises the steps of selecting ( | 10-16-2008 |
20080256032 | Hierarchical Playlist Generator - A playlist generator partitions the playlist generation process into a multi-stage, hierarchical process. At an example highest hierarchical level, the user's “general” preferences are applied. These general preferences reflect the user's “tastes”, and are relatively constant. At a lower level of the hierarchy, the user's “specific” preferences are applied. These specific preferences reflect the dynamic time-dependent or event dependent aspects of a user's entertainment preferences. The high-level preferences generate a subset of material from the global collection of material, and the lower-level preferences are applied to this subset of material as the user's immediate preferences change. By segregating the playlist generation process hierarchically, efficiency is gained by applying immediate preference changes to a smaller subset of material, and coherency is improved by limiting the subsequent selection processes to a given subset of the material. | 10-16-2008 |
20080263476 | Playlist Based on Artist and Song Similarity - A playlist generator allows a user to identify a particular artist as the seed for a one-click playlist generation. When the user identifies the artist, a list of similar artists is presented for the user's approval or modification. When the user is satisfied with the list of artists, the user initiates the playlist generation. The system iteratively selects an artist from the list, and selects a song by that artist, based on the similarity of songs by the artist. The user may control the degree of variety among artists and among songs. | 10-23-2008 |
20090006353 | Method and Apparatus for Selecting Items from a Number of Items - Techniques are presented for selecting one or more items from a collection of items. To select the one or more items, an interface is provided that is adapted to allow a user to define one or more weights. Each weight corresponds to one of a number of similarity criteria. Each item also corresponds to the number of similarity criteria. The one or more weights define a similarity function. The similarity function is applied to the one or more similarity criteria corresponding to the one or more weights and to each of the items in order to select one or more items from the collection of items. The interface can comprise movable markers corresponding to similarity criteria. Locations of the movable markers can be used to weight similarity criteria when creating the similarity function. | 01-01-2009 |
20090120269 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RECONSTRUCTING IMAGES - A method of aligning a song with lyrics of the song which comprises the steps of aligning each lyrics fragment of a group of similar lyrics fragments (C) in the lyrics of the song with an audio fragment of a group of similar audio fragments (A | 05-14-2009 |
20090144253 | METHOD OF PROCESSING A SET OF CONTENT ITEMS, AND DATA- PROCESSING DEVICE - A method of processing a set of content items, the method comprising the steps of: ( | 06-04-2009 |
20130275161 | System and Method for Providing Medical Caregiver and Equipment Management Patient Care - An update message from a first group of one or more clinical devices ( | 10-17-2013 |
20140018650 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING FAMILY MODE FOR MONITORING DEVICES - A device having a sensor detecting patient physiological data, a detection element detecting whether a medical professional is present in a patient's room and a display. If a medical professional is present in the patient's room, the display displays a first display mode, the first display mode including the patient physiological data. If a medical professional is not present in the patient's room, the display displays a second display mode, the second display mode being adapted for viewing by lay viewers. | 01-16-2014 |
20140019152 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THRESHOLDS OF RANGE OF VALUES USED TO ALLOCATE PATIENTS TO A TREATMENT LEVEL OF A TREATMENT PROGRAM - There is provided a system for determining a threshold value or range of values for results of a test used to assign patients to a particular level of treatment for a clinical condition, the system comprising one or more databases storing historical information on a plurality of patients having the clinical condition, the information including values for the test performed on the patients, information on the treatment level for the clinical condition provided to the patients, there being a plurality of available treatment levels for the clinical condition, information on the outcome of the clinical condition for the patients and information on the cost associated with providing each of the treatment levels to the patients; and a processing module in communication with said one or more databases, the processing module determining a threshold value or range of values for results of the test from the information in said one or more databases, with the threshold value or range of values indicating the most cost effective treatment level for a given test result. | 01-16-2014 |
20140019161 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THRESHOLDS OR A RANGE OF VALUES USED TO ALLOCATE PATIENTS TO A TREATMENT LEVEL OF A TREATMENT PROGRAM - There is provided a system for determining a threshold value or range of values for results of a test used to assign patients to a particular level of treatment for a clinical condition, the system comprising one or more databases storing historical information on a plurality of patients having the clinical condition, the information including values for the test performed on the patients, information on the treatment level for the clinical condition provided to the patients, there being a plurality of available treatment levels for the clinical condition, information on the outcome of the clinical condition for the patients and information on the cost associated with providing each of the treatment levels to the patients; and a processing module in communication with said one or more databases, the processing module determining a threshold value or range of values for results of the test from the information in said one or more databases, with the threshold value or range of values indicating the most cost effective treatment level for a given test result. | 01-16-2014 |
20140129247 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING PATIENT-SPECIFIC COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSES FOR MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS - A method for performing patient-specific cost-effectiveness analysis for medical interventions includes retrieving patient data associated with a patient, selecting one or more interventions based on the patient data, estimating at least one of health effects, resource consumption, and intervention costs for each of the selected interventions, calculating the net health benefit for each intervention, and displaying the net health benefit for each intervention. | 05-08-2014 |
20140278546 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POPULATION HEALTH MANAGEMENT CONSIDERING INDIVIDUAL PATIENT RISK AND RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS - A method for population health management includes retrieving patient data associated with one or more patient, retrieving one or more chronic disease management (CDM) programs applicable to each patient based on the patient data, retrieving a health effect and cost for each the applicable one or more CDM programs, recommending a CDM program with a largest health effect and within a budget for each patient, and displaying the recommended CDM program for the one or more patients. | 09-18-2014 |
20140358017 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING THE BARORECEPTOR REFLEX OF A USER - There is provided an apparatus for use in monitoring the baroreceptor reflex in a user, the apparatus comprising a processor configured to process a signal output by a first sensor that is attached to or located proximate to a bed to determine when the user moves from a lying position on the bed to a sitting position, and to provide an indication of the baroreceptor reflex of the user by processing the signal to determine the change in the heart rate of the user that occurs as a result of moving from the lying position to the sitting position. | 12-04-2014 |