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20140106058 | TASTE MASKED ACTIVE PHARMACEUTICAL POWDER COMPOSITIONS AND PROCESSES FOR MAKING THEM - A taste masked particulate pharmaceutical formulation include a core that comprises an active pharmaceutical ingredient; at least a partial nanoparticle material layer on the core that comprises a nanoparticle material with a median particle size not greater than 100 nm; a first polymer layer that is at least partially water soluble and a second polymer layer that is water insoluble. The active pharmaceutical ingredient is completely released in 30 minutes in the USP Dissolution Test. A process of making the particulate pharmaceutical formulation using sequential fluidized bed coating steps under controlled conditions is also described. | 04-17-2014 |
20140106059 | SOLVENTLESS MIXING PROCESS FOR COATING PHARMACEUTICAL INGREDIENTS - The present invention is a solventless method of producing polymer coated active pharmaceutical ingredient that is taste-masked and may be released in relatively short time. It employs high energy vibrations or acoustic mixing of API particles, water soluble coating material particles and hydrophobic polymer particles, with or without use of other pharmaceutically relevant powders as media. Additionally the method is capable of producing individually coated drug particles without agglomeration or the long drying times associated with solvent based coating methods. | 04-17-2014 |
20150202160 | IMMEDIATE RELEASE FILM COATINGS CONTAINING MEDIUM CHAIN GLYCERIDES AND SUBSTRATES COATED THEREWITH - The present invention is directed to immediate release film coating compositions for use on oral dosage forms such as compressed tablets and other orally-ingestible substrates which contain medium chain glycerides as detackifiers. The film coating compositions can be applied either directly to a substrate or after the substrate has been coated with a subcoat. In preferred aspects, the polymer is polyvinyl alcohol and the medium chain glycerides are mixtures of caprylic (8 carbon chain) and capric (10 carbon chain) mono- and diesters of glycerin. Aqueous suspensions comprising the inventive film coating compositions, methods of applying the coatings to substrates and the coated substrates themselves are also disclosed. | 07-23-2015 |
20150297521 | Pharmaceutical Core-Shell Composite Powder and Processes for Making the Same - A composite particle including a core with at least one carrier material; a fluidizing material layer on the surface of the core; and an outer layer comprising nanoparticles of an ingestible material distributed in at least one matrix-forming material. A process of making the composite particles includes the steps of dry coating carrier particles with a fluidizing material; preparing a suspension of nanoparticles of an ingestible material distributed in a matrix-forming material; and fluid bed coating the carrier particles with the suspension. The process and products provide quick dissolving composite particles which can be used for delivery of poorly water soluble ingestible materials in suitable dosage forms. The process of the invention reduces or prevents particle agglomeration during fabrication of the composite particles to enable delivery and quick redispersion of nanoparticles of the ingestible material from a dosage form. | 10-22-2015 |
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20110112914 | DYNAMIC INTEGRATION AND LINEAR PRESENTATION OF ADVERTISING CONTENT AND MEDIA CONTENT - Described are methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for dynamic integration and linear presentation of advertising content and media content. The method includes receiving a request for media content; combining the requested media content and advertising content to provide an interactive advertising unit; and transmitting the interactive advertising unit for presentation on the remote computing device, wherein the advertising content is presented before the requested media content. The interactive advertising unit includes a first content layer including the requested media content and a media player, a second content layer including the advertising content, and an integration module for coordinating interaction between the layers. Coordinating interaction between the layers includes: managing the spatial presentation of the requested media content and the advertising content, synchronizing the temporal presentation of the requested media content and the advertising content, and controlling the presentation priority of the requested media content and the advertising content. | 05-12-2011 |
20110112915 | DYNAMIC INTEGRATION AND NON-LINEAR PRESENTATION OF ADVERTISING CONTENT AND MEDIA CONTENT - Described are methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for dynamic integration and non-linear presentation of advertising content and media content. The method includes receiving a request for media content; combining the requested media content and advertising content to provide an interactive advertising unit; and transmitting the interactive advertising unit for presentation on the remote computing device, wherein the advertising content and media content are presented concurrently. The interactive advertising unit includes a first content layer including the requested media content and a media player, a second content layer including the advertising content, and an integration module for coordinating interaction between the layers. Coordinating interaction between the layers includes: managing the spatial presentation of the requested media content and the advertising content, synchronizing the temporal presentation of the requested media content and the advertising content, and controlling the presentation priority of the requested media content and the advertising content. | 05-12-2011 |
20120215646 | Integration of a Wall-to-Wall Advertising Unit and Digital Media Content - Described are methods and systems for dynamic integration and presentation of advertising content and media content. A server computing device receives a request for media content from a remote computing device, and provides an interactive advertising unit. The interactive advertising unit includes a first content layer including the requested media content, a media player, and website content; a second content layer including the advertising content, wherein the advertising content comprises video content; and an integration module. The integration module is configured to display the video content to match the boundaries of the media player, extend the display area of the video content beyond the boundaries of the media player and underneath the website content of the first content layer, reduce the display area of the video content after a period of time to match the boundaries of the media player, and display the requested media content in the media player. | 08-23-2012 |
20120222064 | INTEGRATION OF AN INTERACTIVE ADVERTISING UNIT CONTAINING A FULLY FUNCTIONAL VIRTUAL OBJECT AND DIGITAL MEDIA CONTENT - Described are methods and apparatuses for dynamic integration and presentation of advertising content and media content. A server computing device receives a request for media content from a remote computing device. The server computing device provides, in response to the request, an interactive advertising unit which includes a first content layer with the requested media content and a media player, a second content layer with the advertising content, wherein the advertising content includes a virtual representation of an advertised product, and an integration module which displays the requested media content in the media player, displays the advertising content in the second content layer, wherein the virtual representation provides at least a portion of the functionality provided by the advertised product on which the virtual representation is based, and receives input associated with the functionality provided by the virtual representation from the remote computing device. | 08-30-2012 |
20120239510 | INTEGRATION OF AN ADVERTISING UNIT CONTAINING INTERACTIVE RESIDUAL AREAS AND DIGITAL MEDIA CONTENT - Described are systems and methods for dynamic integration and presentation of advertising content and media content. The method includes receiving a request for media content from a remote computing device. The method also includes providing an interactive advertising unit, which comprises a first content layer including the requested media content and a media player, a second content layer including the advertising content, wherein the advertising content comprises video content and website content, and an integration module configured to display the video content to match the boundaries of the media player, extend the display area of the video content, reduce the display area of the video content after a period of time, display the website content in an area outside of the boundaries of the media player, and display the requested media content in the media player. The method also includes transmitting the interactive advertising unit for presentation on the remote computing device. | 09-20-2012 |
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20120235757 | VOLTAGE-CONTROLLED OSCILLATORS AND RELATED SYSTEMS - Apparatus are provided for voltage-controlled oscillators (VCOs) and related systems. An exemplary VCO includes an active-circuit arrangement employing cross-coupled amplifying elements that facilitate generation of an oscillating signal, plus a resonator arrangement capacitively coupled via resonator terminals to primary terminals of the active-circuit arrangement, to influence an oscillation frequency of the oscillating signal based on a difference between control voltages applied to first and second control terminals of the resonator arrangement. When employing bipolar amplifying elements their control terminals are cross-coupled to the opposing resonator terminals. VCO output may be taken from the primary terminals or from the resonator terminals. | 09-20-2012 |
20120235758 | VOLTAGE-CONTROLLED OSCILLATORS AND RELATED SYSTEMS - Apparatus are provided for voltage-controlled oscillators and related systems. An exemplary voltage-controlled oscillator includes an active-circuit arrangement that facilitates generation of an oscillating signal, and a resonator arrangement capacitively coupled to the active-circuit arrangement to influence an oscillation frequency of the oscillating signal based on a difference between a first control voltage and a second control voltage. | 09-20-2012 |
20120319787 | VOLTAGE CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR HAVING A RESONATOR CIRCUIT WITH A PHASE NOISE FILTER - An oscillator circuit is provided for generating an oscillating signal. The oscillator circuit includes a transistor circuit, a resonator circuit, and first and second transmission line open stubs. The transistor circuit is coupled to a first node and a second node of the oscillator circuit. The transistor circuit is for facilitating oscillation of the oscillating signal. The resonator circuit is coupled to the first node and the second node, and includes an inductance and a capacitance. The first and second transmission line open stubs are coupled to the first and second nodes, respectively. The first and second transmission line open stubs have a length substantially equal to a quarter wavelength of a second harmonic of the oscillating signal, and are for removing the second harmonic from the oscillating signal. In another embodiment, first and second half wave AC shorted stubs are used to remove the second harmonic from the oscillating signal. | 12-20-2012 |
20130082790 | VOLTAGE-CONTROLLED OSCILLATORS AND RELATED SYSTEMS - Apparatus are provided for voltage-controlled oscillators and related systems. An exemplary voltage-controlled oscillator includes a first variable capacitance element, a second variable capacitance element coupled between the first control voltage node and the third node, and an inductive element coupled between the variable capacitance elements to provide an inductance between the variable capacitance elements at an oscillation frequency of an oscillating signal at an output node. The first variable capacitance element is coupled between a first control voltage node and the output node, the second variable capacitance element is coupled to the first control voltage node, and a second inductive element is coupled between the second variable capacitance element and a second control voltage node. | 04-04-2013 |
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20100114923 | Dynamic Font Metric Profiling - A method and system for rendering web content is provided. According to one embodiment, when a user of a hand-held device makes a request to a server for web content, the server determines whether the request includes a metric data key. If the key is included, the server uses the key to retrieve a set of corresponding visual metric data from a database. The sever renders the requested content according to the retrieved visual metric data. If the key is not included in the request, then the server transmits to the device a request for visual metric data. The device responsively transmits back to the server the requested metric data, and the server renders the requested web content according to the received metric data. Additionally, the server may generate a unique key corresponding to the received metric data, transmit the key to the device for inclusion in future web content requests, and store the key and metric data in a database for later access. | 05-06-2010 |
20100281042 | Method and System for Transforming and Delivering Video File Content for Mobile Devices - A method and system for accessing video file content is provided. When a user encounters a web page with video content, the user can select to view the video content and wait for the server to transcode the video file and to stream the transcoded video file to the user's client device. Alternatively, the user may request that the server transcode the video file and to send the transcoded video file to the user's device, where the transcoded video file will be stored. While waiting for the video to be transcoded, the user may browse other websites, for example. In addition, a user may a request may request that the server transcode the video file and to stream the transcoded video file to the user's device in real-time. | 11-04-2010 |
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20160132805 | CONSTRAINTS AND CONSTRAINT SHARING IN A CATALOG SERVICE PLATFORM - A service provider system may implement an enterprise catalog service that manages software products and portfolios of software products on behalf of service provider customer organizations. Through an administrator interface of the service, a customer organization administrator may create constraints on the use of the software products, and each constraint may include one or more rules about how the products can be launched. These may include environmental constraints (specifying a region in which a product launches), restrictions on input parameter values (including the types of resource instances on which a product can be launched), quotas (controlling the number of product installations), or billing constraints. Constraints may be applied on a user-to-product arc or on a portfolio-to-product arc. Constraints may be stored as objects, and reference to those objects may be added to product or portfolio objects. Constraints may be shared across object versions, portfolios, or service provider customer accounts. | 05-12-2016 |
20160132806 | CATALOG SERVICE PLATFORM FOR DEPLOYING APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES - A service provider system may implement an enterprise catalog service that manages catalogs or portfolios of software products (e.g., desktop applications and server products) on behalf of service provider customer organizations. Through the enterprise catalog service, an administrator in a customer organization may discover, select, and ingest products (e.g., based on their features, pricing, and terms), and may add them to catalogs or portfolios for subsequent use by end users in the organization. The administrator may apply constraints on product use and limit product access to particular end users. The products may include third party products that are made available through the enterprise catalog service and a customer's own applications. The enterprise catalog service may monitor usage of third party products and bill the customer organization. Products managed by the enterprise catalog service may be deployed through an application fulfillment platform or resource stack management platform. | 05-12-2016 |
20160132808 | PORTFOLIOS AND PORTFOLIO SHARING IN A CATALOG SERVICE PLATFORM - A service provider system may implement an enterprise catalog service that manages catalogs and portfolios of software products (e.g., desktop applications and server products) on behalf of service provider customer organizations. Through the service, a customer organization administrator may create a portfolio (e.g., a container) and configure the portfolio for subsequent use by end users in the organization, which may include adding products, users, permissions, and constraints on the usage of the products (individually or collectively) to the portfolio for all authorized end users or particular end users. Portfolios may be shared with other administrators by publishing them or through direct notification of sharing. A recipient of a shared portfolio may, after importing it, further restrict access to the portfolio or the use of the products therein, but cannot modify the portfolio itself. Changes made by a portfolio owner may be propagated to authorized users and to portfolio importers automatically. | 05-12-2016 |
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20110202850 | Automatic Removal of Sensitive Information from a Computer Screen - A method for automatic censoring of a graphical user interface (GUI) screen includes receiving a censoring trigger by a censoring module; identifying information present in the GUI screen by a object recognition module; comparing the identified information with a set of preferences stored in a censoring preferences module to determine content to be removed from the GUI screen; and removing the determined content from the GUI screen by the censoring module. | 08-18-2011 |
20110202854 | Metadata Capture for Screen Sharing - A method for metadata capture for screen sharing of a graphical user interface (GUI) screen includes determining by a screen share sending module a region of the GUI screen to be shared; analyzing the GUI screen by a metadata capture module to determine metadata relevant to the region to be shared; and sending a screen share of the region comprising the relevant metadata to a receiver by the screen share sending module. | 08-18-2011 |
20120203854 | Metadata Capture for Screen Sharing - A method for metadata capture for screen sharing of a graphical user interface (GUI) screen includes determining by a screen share sending module a region of the GUI screen to be shared; analyzing the GUI screen by a metadata capture module to determine metadata relevant to the region to be shared; and sending a screen share of the region comprising the relevant metadata to a receiver by the screen share sending module. | 08-09-2012 |
20130036172 | SHARING FORM TRAINING RESULT UTILIZING A SOCIAL NETWORK - A mechanism is provided for providing trustworthiness for users of a social network for web sites. The computer listens to web browsing activities of a user, and receives feedback from the user when web browsing by monitoring user actions. monitoring user actions includes monitoring the user searching a peer-to-peer environment and search results obtained, and in response to the user selecting a first link for the search results in the peer-to-peer environment, determining a score for the first link based on the user selecting a second link for the search results. The score for the first link is provided to the users of the social network. | 02-07-2013 |
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20130110367 | VEHICLE SPEED LIMITING AND/OR CONTROLLONG SYSTEM THAT IS RESPONSIVE TO GPS SIGNALS | 05-02-2013 |
20130152894 | STOP/START ENGINE GLOW PLUG HEATER CONTROL - Methods and systems for operating a glow plug are disclosed. In one example, glow plugs of a compression ignition engine are selectively operated during automatic engine starting. The methods and systems may be useful to reduced glow plug degradation and improve emissions of an automatically started engine. | 06-20-2013 |
20140016797 | Method for Changing Audio System Mode for Roof Open/Closed Condition - A method and system for changing a digital signal processing (DSP) mode of an audio system in a motor vehicle having a roof movable between open and closed positions. The open/closed position of the roof is determined and the audio system is operated in a first DSP mode when the roof is in the closed position and operated in a second DSP mode when the roof in the open position. The first and second DSP modes have different processing characteristics adapted for the acoustics of the passenger cabin when the roof is closed or open. The open/closed roof position may be determined by a roof position sensor or by the actuation of a roof position switch operated by a vehicle occupant. | 01-16-2014 |
20150015418 | ON-VEHICLE SYSTEM PROVIDING ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE - One exemplary illustration of a vehicle roadside assistance system may include a sensor at least one of generating and acquiring a detection signal in response to an emergency condition. The system may also have a controller generating an actuation signal based on the detection signal. In addition, the system may also have a computer storage medium storing a plurality of media files indicative of a recommended response to the emergency condition. Moreover, the system may have one or more on-vehicle hazard light devices coupled to the controller and emitting light in response to the actuation signal. | 01-15-2015 |