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Alexander Ketner Unger, San Francisco, CA US
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20140104365 | Generating an Animated Preview of a Multi-Party Video Communication Session - A system and method for generating an animation based at least in part on video content associated with a multi-party video communication session are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes a video receiver module, a video sampler module, a conversion module, a request receiver module and an animation display module. The video receiver module receives video content of a multi-party video communication session including video content of each of one or more participating devices. The video sampler module generates a plurality of video frames based on the video content. The conversion module generates a plurality of images each image based on one of the plurality of video frames and generates an animation file based on the plurality of images. The request receiver module receives a request from a user. The animation display module, based on the request, provides for display textual content, the animation file, and a connection. | 04-17-2014 |
Bob Unger, El Cajon, CA US
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20090037894 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SOFTWARE LOGGING - System and method for providing logging information associated with development of executable program code. The method may include inserting a plurality of logging information elements into program code, the plurality of logging information elements having at least one logging parameter associated with the program code. In one embodiment, filtering criteria may be defined corresponding to the at least one logging parameter. In another embodiment, the program code may be filtered based on the filtering criteria. According to another embodiment, a result of the filtering may be provided including a subset of the plurality of logging information elements corresponding to said filtering criteria. | 02-05-2009 |
20100002750 | Systems and Methods for Securing a Digital Communications Link - The frequency of a digital data signal, such as a digital video signal, is intentionally varied or hopped before being sent over a network. This frequency hopping may be performed in accordance with a frequency hopping pattern shared with only intended receivers. The digital data signal may be further intentionally pre-distorted in accordance with a pre-distortion pattern which is also shared with only intended receivers. The frequency hopping and/or the pre-distortion patterns may be used to vary the frequency and modulation, respectively, on a periodic basis, such as a symbol-by-symbol or packet-by-packet basis. | 01-07-2010 |
20100253572 | Systems and Methods for Antenna Array Calibration - Antenna arrays are calibrated by providing one or more test signals from the antenna array to be calibrated to a receiving sensor while varying ambient operating conditions over some predetermined range of ambient operating conditions. The signal properties of these test signals may be measured by the receiving sensor or associated spectrum analyzer, and the ambient operating conditions under which the test signals are provided may be similarly measured. Thereafter, signal offsets for each of the antenna array's elements may be determined as a function of the measured ambient operating condition. Calibration information corresponding to these signal offsets may then be stored in a memory of the antenna array for use during operation of the antenna array. This calibration information may be in the form of a lookup table or a curve-fitting equation. | 10-07-2010 |
20100254452 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF VIDEO DATA ENCODING WITH MINIMUM BASEBAND DATA TRANSMISSION - Just-in-time up-conversion utilizes frame tagging, and optionally pixel tagging, to minimize the data bandwidth required to drive a display. According to this approach video is maintained in its native frame rate until needed in the display device, such as for pixel control at the row/column drivers. By way of example, a frame tag comprises a repeat count and direction information upon which display refresh is based. In addition, pixel tagging can be utilized to dynamically configure the up-converter to generate pixel displacements within synthesized intermediate frames, such as based on different pixel layer representations. The data stream can utilize traditional fixed pixel lengths or variable pixel lengths to conserve additional bandwidth. | 10-07-2010 |
Jesse Unger, La Jolla, CA US
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20160002790 | Electrodeposited Compositions and Nanolaminated Alloys for Articles Prepared by Additive Manfacturing Processes - Articles prepared by additive manufacturing of preforms that are coated by electrodeposition of nanolaminate materials, and methods of their production are described. | 01-07-2016 |
Joseph J. Unger, Encinitas, CA US
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20100100850 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A PLURALITY OF APPLICATIONS - Methods and apparatus are provided to control a plurality of applications on a computer having a graphical user interface using a control application installed in addition to an operating system of the computer. An object, representing the control application and having a first sensitive area, is displayed within the graphical user interface. A first user input is received at the first sensitive area on the object. A window slides from the object and includes a plurality of icons corresponding to the plurality of applications while the first sensitive area continues to be displayed. A second user input is received in the window corresponding to at least one of the plurality of icons. At least one of the applications is then controlled based on the second user input. | 04-22-2010 |
Justin R. Unger, Sunnyvale, CA US
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20150333957 | CENTRALIZED DISTRIBUTION OF CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS FOR A CLUSTER SERVER - A management node of a server maintains a database of configuration parameters that stores the individual configuration parameters for each compute node. In response to a boot request at a compute node, a configuration parameter control module at the node intercepts locally targeted requests to load configuration parameters. The configuration parameter module sends the requests to the management node and in response the management node sends configuration parameters responsive to the requests. The configuration parameter module provides the configuration parameters to the compute node, thereby emulating a local boot memory for the compute node. | 11-19-2015 |
Marc Unger, South San Francisco, CA US
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20110053784 | Microfluidic Device and Methods of Using Same - A variety of elastomeric-based microfluidic devices and methods for using and manufacturing such devices are provided. Certain of the devices have arrays of reaction sites to facilitate high throughput analyses. Some devices also include reaction sites located at the end of blind channels at which reagents have been previously deposited during manufacture. The reagents become suspended once sample is introduced into the reaction site. The devices can be utilized with a variety of heating devices and thus can be used in a variety of analyses requiring temperature control, including thermocycling applications such as nucleic acid amplification reactions, genotyping and gene expression analyses. | 03-03-2011 |
20130065773 | Microfluidic Device and Methods of Using Same - A variety of elastomeric-based microfluidic devices and methods for using and manufacturing such devices are provided. Certain of the devices have arrays of reaction sites to facilitate high throughput analyses. Some devices also include reaction sites located at the end of blind channels at which reagents have been previously deposited during manufacture. The reagents become suspended once sample is introduced into the reaction site. The devices can be utilized with a variety of heating devices and thus can be used in a variety of analyses requiring temperature control, including thermocycling applications such as nucleic acid amplification reactions, genotyping and gene expression analyses. | 03-14-2013 |
20150159132 | TECHNOLOGY FOR CELL TRANSDIFFERENTIATION - This invention provides technology for transdifferentiating cells from one cell type to another. The cells are cultured with one or more vector-free gene regulator oligonucleotides concurrently or in succession, and then harvested when cell markers or the morphology of the culture shows that transdifferentiation is complete. Suitable gene regular oligonucleotides include microRNAs and messenger RNAs that encode a differentiation factor. Conditions for transdifferentiation can be optimized by dividing cells into different culture chambers of a microfluidic device. Cells are cultured with different additives in each chamber, and then compared. Transdifferentiated cells produced according to this invention can provide a consistent source of tissue for use in regenerative medicine. | 06-11-2015 |
Marc A. Unger, Pasadena, CA US
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20080220216 | MICROFABRICATED ELASTOMERIC VALVE AND PUMP SYSTEMS - A method of fabricating an elastomeric structure, comprising: forming a first elastomeric layer on top of a first micromachined mold, the first micromachined mold having a first raised protrusion which forms a first recess extending along a bottom surface of the first elastomeric layer; forming a second elastomeric layer on top of a second micromachined mold, the second micromachined mold having a second raised protrusion which forms a second recess extending along a bottom surface of the second elastomeric layer; bonding the bottom surface of the second elastomeric layer onto a top surface of the first elastomeric layer such that a control channel forms in the second recess between the first and second elastomeric layers; and positioning the first elastomeric layer on top of a planar substrate such that a flow channel forms in the first recess between the first elastomeric layer and the planar substrate. | 09-11-2008 |
Marc Alexander Unger, San Mateo, CA US
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20150276089 | MICROFABRICATED ELASTOMERIC VALVE AND PUMP SYSTEMS - A method of fabricating an elastomeric structure, comprising: forming a first elastomeric layer on top of a first micromachined mold, the first micromachined mold having a first raised protrusion which forms a first recess extending along a bottom surface of the first elastomeric layer; forming a second elastomeric layer on top of a second micromachined mold, the second micromachined mold having a second raised protrusion which forms a second recess extending along a bottom surface of the second elastomeric layer; bonding the bottom surface of the second elastomeric layer onto a top surface of the first elastomeric layer such that a control channel forms in the second recess between the first and second elastomeric layers; and positioning the first elastomeric layer on top of a planar substrate such that a flow channel forms in the first recess between the first elastomeric layer and the planar substrate. | 10-01-2015 |
Robert Unger, El Cajon, CA US
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20080224915 | System and method for effectively implementing a universal remote control device - A system and method for effectively implementing a universal remote control device comprises a configurable control assembly that includes an LCD panel for selectively displaying appropriate sets of control symbols that represent control commands for controlling a plurality of different electronic devices. Device control information for the various different electronic devices may be downloaded into the remote control device to support various desired device control modes for controlling the different respective electronic devices. The control assembly also includes a switch matrix that is transparently implemented to include control switches that are each aligned over a corresponding respective one of the control symbols on the LCD panel. The control assembly further includes a button panel with control buttons that are transparently positioned to permit viewing the control symbols on the display panel through the control buttons. The control buttons may thus be utilized for activating aligned control switches to thereby select corresponding ones of the control commands. | 09-18-2008 |
20080299912 | Method and Structure in Support of the Formation of Substantially Co-Linear Wireless Device Pairings and Mitigation of Interference Effects in a Digital Multi-Media Communication Environment - A method and structure that supports the formation of co-linear device pairs and mitigation of undesired interference in a digital multi-media communication environment. Compass orientation information of co-located devices within range of one another in a wireless communication environment is used to determine whether sufficiently co-linear device pairing opportunities exist and may also be used to identify and/or mitigate undesired interference conditions. Various remedial actions may be performed to enhance co-linear device pairing and mitigation action may be taken to mitigation interference between substantially co-linear and co-located devices in the environment. | 12-04-2008 |
20100194985 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING A WIRELESS CHANNEL SPACE ON A DISPLAY DEVICE - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to provide a method and system for the generation and display of a channel space state for a band of frequencies in a wireless display device. One novel method enables the display of a channel space state by continuously or repeatedly scanning, in a remote wireless transceiver, a channel space to determine a channel space state. The channel space state is communicated to the wireless display device. When interference for the channel used to transmit content to the wireless display device is detected during a scan, a graphical representation of the channel space state is displayed in the wireless display. | 08-05-2010 |
Robert A. Unger, El Cajon, CA US
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20080238653 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING AN ELECTRONIC APPLIANCE - Methods and systems for identifying an appliance comprising receiving indication of an appliance coupling to a communication port on a communication network and retrieving, over the communication network, a first identification assigned to the appliance during manufacturing of the appliance. The appliance is validated using the first identification and a status of the appliance is determined. | 10-02-2008 |
20100066613 | Antenna Device - An antenna is provided to receive wireless signals for a display device. In one embodiment, the antenna comprises a film comprised of translucent material, wherein the film overlays at least a portion of a viewing area of the display device. The antenna may further include a conductive element for receiving one or more wireless signals, the conductive element embedded in the film within the viewing area of the display device, and a terminal configured to couple the conductive element to one or more terminals of the display device. | 03-18-2010 |
20100178883 | System and Method for Power Control in MIMO Systems - The return channel in a multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) communication system is used to provide signal information on an individual-channel basis. In one embodiment, in a controlled factory environment, this information may be used to incrementing up or down the variable gain amplifier and/or the power amplifier of a MIMO transmitter and/or receiver so as to generate a default signal power offset to be used during normal operation. Thereafter, such signal information may similarly be provided via the return channel and used to further adjust the transmit parameters to account for location-specific signal conditions. | 07-15-2010 |
20100226466 | System and Method for Transmitting Data Using Quantized Channel Rates - A quantized channel rate and corresponding rate multiplier is determined on a transmitter-side of a communication system based on a measured minimum required bandwidth. In certain embodiments, the quantized data rate may be an integer multiple of the system's reference clock. The determined rate multiplier is then transmitted to the receiver-side at a default data rate prior to or near the beginning of a data transmission session, such as upon initialization. Prior to transmission, the data stream may be padded with some determined amount of null data such that the actual transmitted data rate is approximately equal to the quantized channel rate, and the receiver-side can readily recover the data clock using its known reference clock and the previously-provided rate multiplier. | 09-09-2010 |
20110064413 | Method and Apparatus for Optical Wireless Communication - Methods and apparatus for optical wireless communication. In one embodiment, a wireless optical video system in which video content (e.g., DVI or HDMI) is transmitted wirelessly between a digital video source and a display device. This wireless optical communication is accomplished using a laser, encoded with the digital video data, directed from an optical transmitter to an optical receiver. In another embodiment, the data to be communicated includes high-definition video content. | 03-17-2011 |
20110069073 | WIRELESS ATTACHED READER SCREEN FOR CELL PHONES - A display device is provided comprising a housing, a communication means within the housing configured to receive content from a local content source device external to the housing and to transmit messages to the local content source device, wherein the content comprises a static screen image, a storage means configured to store the content having been received from the content source device, wherein the storage means stores no more than a single static screen image and a display configured to display the content. A method for use with the display device is further provided. | 03-24-2011 |
20120063528 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POWER CONTROL IN MIMO SYSTEMS - The return channel in a multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) communication system is used to provide signal information on an individual-channel basis. In one embodiment, in a controlled factory environment, this information may be used to incrementing up or down the variable gain amplifier and/or the power amplifier of a MIMO transmitter and/or receiver so as to generate a default signal power offset to be used during normal operation. Thereafter, such signal information may similarly be provided via the return channel and used to further adjust the transmit parameters to account for location-specific signal conditions. | 03-15-2012 |
20120071197 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POWER CONTROL IN MIMO SYSTEMS - The return channel in a multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) communication system is used to provide signal information on an individual-channel basis. In one embodiment, in a controlled factory environment, this information may be used to incrementing up or down the variable gain amplifier and/or the power amplifier of a MIMO transmitter and/or receiver so as to generate a default signal power offset to be used during normal operation. Thereafter, such signal information may similarly be provided via the return channel and used to further adjust the transmit parameters to account for location-specific signal conditions. | 03-22-2012 |
20140148222 | WIRELESS ATTACHED READER SCREEN FOR CELL PHONES - A display device is provided comprising a housing, a communication means within the housing configured to receive content from a local content source device external to the housing and to transmit messages to the local content source device, wherein the content comprises a static screen image, a storage means configured to store the content having been received from the content source device, wherein the storage means stores no more than a single static screen image and a display configured to display the content. A method for use with the display device is further provided. | 05-29-2014 |
Robert Allan Unger, El Calon, CA US
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20100325656 | Speculative video on demand - A method of transmitting a Video-on-Demand (VOD) program involves at a service provider head-end, separating VOD program data into first and second parts; transmitting the first part over a communication network to a recipient receiver for storage at a storage device as cached speculative data, where the transmitting is carried out as a data push when the communication network has available bandwidth to permit such transmitting and without regard for any order having been received for the VOD program to be sent to the receiver; receiving an order for the VOD program to be sent to the receiver; and streaming the second part to the receiver for reassembly into the VOD program at the receiver by combining the second part as it is streamed with the cached speculative data. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract. | 12-23-2010 |
Robert Allen Unger, El Cajon, CA US
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20100325680 | STEERING MIRROR FOR TV RECEIVING HIGH FREQUENCY WIRELESS VIDEO - In a home system in which a TV receives video from various sources over directional wireless links such as 60 GHz links, a mirror apparatus is provided that can be configured to physically steer a signal toward a receiver on the TV to optimize received signal strength. In this way, RF energy that otherwise would be radiated in non-productive directions away from the receiver is reflected toward the receiver. | 12-23-2010 |
Roger L. Unger, Riverside, CA US
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20080278725 | Compact, low cost particle sensor - A compact, low cost particle sensor utilizing a photodetector ( | 11-13-2008 |
Terence W. Unger, San Diego, CA US
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20140101921 | Metallic coated ceramic electrodes - This is a novel design for a porous ceramic electrode with metallic coating and a high quantity of iron particles/iron alloys applied to the top side of the wet ceramic electrode which will be the first layer of the bonding process for metallic bonding to ceramics. The Iron particles will be added to the wet porous ceramic electrode and then attracted to one side of the electrode using the magnetic process; by turning a magnet on and drawing the doped iron particles to the bottom side of the ceramic electrode. | 04-17-2014 |