45th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 45 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080275631 | On-Vehicle Map Display Apparatus, Map Display Method - This on-vehicle map display apparatus comprises a map scale setting unit that sets a map scale, a summary map generation unit that generates a summary map by abbreviating road shapes if a map scale that is less than a predetermined scale is set by the map scale setting unit, a summary map display control unit that displays the summary map generated by the summary map generation unit upon a display monitor, a congestion information acquisition unit that acquires congestion information, and a congestion information display control unit that displays the congestion information acquired by the congestion information acquisition unit as superimposed upon the summary map displayed upon the display monitor by the summary map display control unit. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275632 | VEHICLE NAVIGATION USER INTERFACE CUSTOMIZATION METHODS - Apparatus and methods are directed to the use and customization of user interfaces associated with vehicle navigation systems. Aspects of this customizability may include selection of interface “skins,” selection of context for clarification, and autocompletion functions. The navigator may be a wireless client server navigation system comprising mobile clients used for requesting and receiving guidance from a central server that houses databases of geographical information. The options to be customized may include images, icons, controls, menus, colors, symbols, or shapes that are added, removed, or moved on the display. The options may be selected using equipment external to the navigation system; for example, the options may be selected using a computer connected to the Internet. The options may also be entered by way of a spoken command. If a letter, word, or phrase received by the navigator is not understood, the method proceeds with the steps of: searching a database for potential matching letters, words, or phrases; querying the user with the potential matching letters, words, or phrases; and, if the user selects one of the potential matching letters, words, or phrases: performing an operating associated with the potential matching letters, words, or phrases. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275633 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING DATA TRANSMISSION IN WIRELESS CLIENT-SERVER NAVIGATION SYSTEMS - Methods and apparatus reduce data transmission in a wireless client-server navigation system. A request for data representative of a map-related feature is received at a central server from a mobile unit. Data describing the feature is obtained in the form of line segments interconnecting points having coordinates such as a shapefile or other format. An operation is performed on the data describing the feature to generate data representative of the feature in a data-reduced format, and the data representative of the feature in the data-reduced format is forwarded to the mobile unit issuing the request. The operation responsible for producing the data-reduced format includes the steps of: receiving data describing a map; partitioning the map into a plurality of tiles; designating a reference point within each tile; representing the feature in the form of offsets from the reference points; and wherein the data-reduced format is based upon the reference points and offsets. Alternatively, the operation may include the steps of approximating the feature with a curve, whereby the data-reduced format includes a description of the curve. In a further alternative embodiment, the operation includes the steps of removing one or more of the points having the coordinates, leaving a plurality of remaining points describing the feature, such that the reduced-data format is represented with line segments interconnecting the remaining points. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275634 | MAP INFORMATION DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - A map information display apparatus that displays a map for a mobile object includes: a grouping unit ( | 2008-11-06 |
20080275635 | Method for recognizing traveling lane and making lane change - Methods and systems for recognizing a vehicle traveling lane and making a lane change are provided. Preferred methods and systems recognize the lane on which a vehicle is traveling and if the vehicle speed of that lane is noticeably slower compared to others, then the vehicle receives an order to move to a faster lane if an open space for changing lanes is available, which can provide more efficient use of the roadway. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275636 | Navigation Device, Route Searching Method, Route Searching Program, and Computer-Readable Recording Medium - A deviation judging unit judges whether a moving object has deviated from a guided route to a destination, a distance calculating unit calculates a distance from a deviated point to a planned route point when the deviation judging unit judges that the moving object has deviated from the guided route before passing the planned route point on the guided route, a route judging unit judges whether to pass the planned route point based on the distance, and a re-searching unit re-searches a route based on a result of judgment by the route judging unit. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275637 | System and Method for Providing Telematics Service - The telematics service providing system generates a path from the departure point to the destination based on traffic information, generates guidance information for each guidance point where a turn to a direction that is different from the current progress direction of the client is needed on the generated path, clips a vicinity map covering a predetermined area with reference to the guidance point from the total map to generate a guidance point vicinity map, converts the generated guidance point vicinity map into a format displayable by the client, and provides the converted map to the client terminal. Accordingly, confusion caused by complex crossroads or paths that need consecutive and same direction turns may be prevented, the client terminal may not need a memory for storing large-volume geographic information data, and the client may not additionally need to upgrade the geographic information data. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275638 | CONDUCTING LOCALIZED SEARCHES IN A WIRELESS CLIENT-SERVER NAVIGATION SYSTEM - A system and method are disclosed for conducting searches and generating routes to selected points of interest using a wireless client-server (WCS) navigator. A method includes the step of requesting, at a mobile unit, information about one or more locations meeting certain criteria. Locations meeting the criteria are displayed on the display screen at the location of the user and, if a location is selected, a route to include the selected location is automatically generated. Guidance regarding how to travel to the selected location may also be provided. If the user is already en route to a destination when a route to a selected location is requested, the navigator may generate a route that includes both the original destination and the selected new location. If the user is already en route to a destination when locations matching criteria are requested, along with the locations displayed the navigator may provide information to the user as to the total travel time or distance of a route passing through the original destination and a new location or the additional travel time or distance in comparison to the original route. The method may further include the step of requesting information about a class of locations such as restaurants. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275639 | METHOD OF SELECTING ROUTE AND TERMINAL THEREOF - A method of selecting a travel route including receiving message information formed in a hierarchical structure and including traffic information, receiving a first position value and a second position value corresponding to first and second positions, searching for travel routes between the first and second positions, classifying the travel routes from the first position to the second position into a plurality of individual road links, calculating a route cost for a first road link that includes the first position and a second road link directly connected to the first road link based on an average link speed for the first and second road links, respectively, calculating a route cost for each additional road link after the first and second road links up to a last road link including the second position based on one of a current traffic congestion status information and a predicted traffic congestion status information, and calculating a total route cost for all of the road links for the travel routes from the first position to the second position. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275640 | Method of selecting route and terminal using the same - A method of selecting a travel route, which includes receiving message information formed in a hierarchical structure and including traffic information, receiving a first position value and a second position value corresponding to first and second positions, searching for travel routes between the first and second positions, dividing the travel routes from the first position to the second position into a plurality of individual road links, calculating a time required to travel each road link along the travel routes from the first position to the second position based on at least one of current traffic congestion status information and prediction traffic congestion status information, and calculating a total time required to travel all of the road links for the travel routes from the first position to the second position. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275641 | WIRELESS CLIENT0-SERVER NAVIGATOR TRAFFIC METHODS - A wireless client-server (WCS) navigator provides routes optimized for travel time based on traffic flow rate and incident data, inexpensively and in a timely manner. A server, having a database of geographical information including road segments at a server, receives information representing traffic flow rates or traffic incidents along the road segments. This allows a route to be generated that is optimized to minimize travel time along the road segments based upon the traffic flow rates or traffic incidents. The route is then transmitted to a mobile client. Typically, though not necessarily, the route is generated in response to a request from a mobile client. Some travel time estimates may be based on historical traffic flow rate data or speed limit data rather than current information. Traffic flow rate or traffic incident data associated with the transmitted route may be transmitted to a client along with the route. The traffic flow rate information may be used to create estimates of time of arrival at a destination or points along the route. The points along the route may include, for example, points at which a maneuver such as a turn should be performed in conjunction with the route. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275642 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISPLAYING AIRPORT MOVING MAP INFORMATION - Methods and systems for presenting a current position of a vehicle on a moving map display are provided. The method includes determining a current position and a path of travel of the vehicle, determining a current position of at least one of a second vehicle, an object, and an area of interest wherein determining a current position of the second vehicle includes determining a path of travel of the second vehicle, and displaying a depiction of the vehicle and at least a portion of the at least one of the second vehicle, the object, and the area of interest at a first range setting. The method further includes automatically changing from the first range setting to a second range setting based on at least one of an approach autorange activation, an offscale traffic activation, and an offscale object or area of interest autorange activation, and displaying the ownship depiction and at least a portion of the at least one of the second vehicle, the object, and the area of interest at the second range setting. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275643 | OPTIMUM ROUTE PLANNING FOR SERVICE VEHICLES - Transportation costs are minimized with a novel system for optimizing a route for a service vehicle, for example, a package delivery van. Based upon static and dynamic information, a computer on board the service vehicle determines an optimum route for the vehicle to travel between multiple locations. The computer on board the service vehicle communicates wirelessly to receive any pertinent dynamic information which has changed (e.g., traffic congestion, the presence of a customer at a deliver location, or a modification of location). The computer then recalculates the optimum route for the vehicle and guides the driver of the vehicle in accordance with the newly determined optimum route. The on board computer continues to check for any updates, and recalculates the optimum route throughout the day. Thus, the optimum route may be selected based upon the latest available information white avoiding heavy signal traffic on the wireless network. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275644 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ROUTE INFORMATION TO A DRIVER OF A VEHICLE - A system and method for providing route information to a driver of a vehicle given a predetermined destination having more than one route available to reach the predetermined destination includes receiving a driver input indicating a vehicle operating preference. Operating characteristics for the vehicle, such as a predicted time to reach the predetermined destination, are determined for at least some of the routes. One of the routes is selected based at least in part on the determined operating characteristics and the vehicle operating preference. An informational output is provided to the driver indicating the selected route. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275645 | IN-VEHICLE NAVIGATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - An in-vehicle navigation apparatus and method displaying a route from a current position of a vehicle to a destination on a map on a display screen. The in-vehicle navigation apparatus and method include accepting an entry of a destination, detecting a current position, storing a plurality of pieces of map information at different scales, and specifying a route from the current position detected to the destination. The apparatus and method include calculating a remaining distance from the current position to the destination or from the current position to a next en-route destination on the route set, storing a correspondence relationship between remaining distances, and scales of the map and extracting a scale corresponding to the remaining distance calculated, extracting map information at the corresponding scale, and displaying the map information on the display screen. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275646 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MINIMAL DETOUR ROUTING WITH MULTIPLE STOPS - The present invention provides a system and method for optimizing routes that include multiple stops. This is accomplished by allowing users to identify a starting point, a destination, and types of businesses or other locations to be visited along the way. A route processor then provides users with a list of stores or other requested detour choices yielding a trip of optimal itinerary. The detour choices may be either an ordered sequence or an unordered set of points to be visited and may include constraints that make it possible to optimize utility functions according to user preferences. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275647 | SYSTEM FOR GUIDING AN OBSTACLE AVOIDANCE DIRECTION INCLUDING SENSES FOR SUPERSONIC WAVES - An obstacle avoidance system having an ultrasonic sensor is provided. The system includes an ultrasonic sensor array having at least one ultrasonic sensor for measuring a distance to an obstacle using an ultrasonic wave, an orientation tracker for tracking a proceeding direction, an controller for receiving distance data and orientation data from the ultrasonic sensor array and the orientation tracker, respectively, and for determining an avoidance orientation based on the distance data and the orientation data, and an avoidance orientation guiding unit for informing the pedestrian of the avoidance orientation determined by the controller. The controller stores distance data for a certain number of previous frames and, if the controller determines that distance data of a first frame is noise, the distance data of the first frame is replaced with an average between the distance data of a frame prior to the first frame and the distance data of a frame after the first frame. Also, the controller calculates an amount of orientation change for a second frame using the orientation data of the orientation tracker and regards the distance data of the second frame as noise, if the calculated amount of orientation change is greater than a threshold. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275648 | Method of optimizing a well path during drilling - A method for determining a list of survey points for a drilling well includes a feedback loop in which one or more measured parameters are compared with computed or derived parameters. The computed parameters are typically obtained from other/additional measurements. For example, in one exemplary embodiment of the invention, a magnetic least distance vector determined via magnetic ranging is compared with a geometric least distance vector computed from conventional borehole surveying measurements. Estimates of the drilling well azimuth and/or inclination may be adjusted to yield a good agreement between the magnetic and geometric least distance vectors. Exemplary embodiments of the present invention advantageously provide for a substantially real-time determination of a definitive well path for a drilling well as well as a substantially real-time relative placement of the drilling well with respect to a target well. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275649 | Method for Optimal Wave Field Separation - A technique for decomposing a recorded wave field represented in a set of multicomponent, marine seismic data centers around a computer-implemented method including: estimating the statistics of the noise terms in each one of a predetermined group of seismic measurements in a seismic data set acquired in a marine survey; modeling the physical propagation of a recorded wave field represented in the seismic data set from the estimated statistics; and estimating a directional component of the recorded wave field from the physical propagation model that minimizes error relative to the seismic measurements. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275650 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING SEISMIC DATA - A method of processing seismic data that includes including first and second modes of seismic energy where the second mode has been generated by partial mode conversion of the first mode at a boundary face of a layer of the seabed includes the step of cross-correlating a trace acquired at a receiver and including events corresponding to the first mode with a trace acquired at the same receiver and including events corresponding to the second mode. An event in the cross-correlated data that corresponds to partial mode conversion is identified, and the amplitude of this event is normalized, for example relative to the amplitude of the peak in the cross-correlogram at zero time delay. Information about the effects of the static shift produced by the layer and/or about vector infidelity can be arrived from normalized cross-correlograms for receivers in a receiver array. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275651 | METHODS FOR INFERRING THE PRESENCE OF A PROTEIN IN A SAMPLE - A method of inferring presence of at least one protein in a sample includes entering a peptide training data set into a statistical inference model. The method further includes training the statistical inference model with the peptide training data set. The method further includes determining predicted detectability of at least one peptide present in the sample with the trained statistical inference model. The method further includes inferring the presence of the at least one protein in the sample based upon the determined predicted detectability. Methods for quantifying proteins present in a sample are also disclosed. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275652 | GENE-BASED ALGORITHMIC CANCER PROGNOSIS - Gene-Based Algorithmic Cancer Prognosis relates to methods and systems for prognosis determination in tumor samples. The methods and systems measure gene expression in a tumor sample and applying a gene-expression grade index (GGI) or a relapse score (RS) to yield a number c risk score. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275653 | Microscale Flash Separation of Fluid Mixtures - Systems, methods and apparatus implementing techniques for separating and/or analyzing fluid mixtures. The techniques employ microfluidic separation devices that include an inlet port for receiving a fluid feed stream, a microscale fluid flow channel in fluid communication with the fluid inlet port, a phase equilibrium control region located along the fluid flow channel for controlling conditions including temperature and/or pressure to provide a thermal equilibrium, a capillary network in the temperature control region, a first outlet port in indirect fluid communication with the fluid flow channel through the capillary network, and a second outlet port in direct fluid communication with the fluid flow channel. A plurality of microfluidic separation devices can be coupled in fluidic communication to provide for separation of complex mixtures. The systems, methods and apparatus can be used to characterize fluid mixtures. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275654 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FULLY AUTOMATED CLOSED SYSTEM pH MEASUREMENT - The present invention provides an apparatus and method for a noninvasive optical determination of the pH of a substance in a compartment in a closed system comprising a compartment wherein a substance resides which is permeable to at least one wavelength of light, a light source and light detecting device configured to obtain spectral data for a substance for at least one wavelength, a processor adapted to determine the pH of the substance by correlating the spectral data with predetermined spectral data for a known substance at a known pH at the at least one wavelength, and wherein the processor is further configured to control the release of the substance from the compartment to its end use. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275655 | Database supported nanocrystal structure identification by lattice-fringe fingerprinting with structure factor extraction - Candidate structures for nanocrystal and other specimens are obtained based on a specimen complex spectrum that is determined as a Fourier transform of a phase-contrast electron micrograph. The specimen can also be assessed based on an amplitude portion of the complex spectrum using a lattice-fringe fingerprint. In some examples, the specimen complex spectrum is compensated based on an electron microscope transfer function, a specimen tilt, or based on other crystallographic compensation. Amplitude or phase portions of the compensated complex spectrum can be compared with reference structures stored in one or more reference structure databases. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275656 | Rolling bearing device with sensor - A rolling bearing device with a sensor includes a rotational component estimator that extracts a rotational synchronization component included in the rotation of an inner shaft relative to an outer ring from each of a signal output by a first displacement detector and a signal output by a second displacement detector. The rotational component estimator performs rotational operation and integration operation. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275657 | METHOD FOR NONINVASIVE DETERMINATION OF A DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICAL CURRENT AND APPARATUS FOR THE SAME - A method of non-invasive determination of electrical current distribution is disclosed. The method utilizes mathematical calculations on data obtained by a probe with non-uniformly wound detection coil. While non-uniform, the coil winding is specific according to a known and determined function, such as a sinusoidal variation. As a further method, the probe may rotate about an area of interest and the data then may be subjected to a Fourier analysis for further refined results. Multiple coils may be used in the probe, each with a different coil function which could include one uniform coil. Also disclosed is a method for making the coils necessary in the practice of the method. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275658 | Method and apparatus for reducing the effects of window clouding on a viewport window in a reactive environment - The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for reducing the effects of window clouding on a viewport window in a reactive environment. One or more clouded viewport windows are obtained for testing, in which the clouding results from exposure to the reactive environment. The clouding typically appears as a coating film on the test windows. The clouded viewport windows are analyzed for one or more spectral regions having good transmission. The threshold level of light transmission is determined by the particular application in which the window is used. The spectral regions of good transmission are evaluated for their usefulness with a particular algorithm that will use the spectral data in a production environment. Spectral regions that cannot be evaluated using the subject algorithm are eliminated from consideration. Spectral regions that can be evaluated using the subject algorithm and exhibit low absorption are selected for monitoring in the production environment. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275659 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FULLY AUTOMATED CLOSED SYSTEM QUALITY CONTROL OF A SUBSTANCE - The present invention provides an apparatus and method for automated quality control of a substance comprising a compartment wherein a substance is located, a monitoring device coupled to the compartment and configured to monitor at least one quality control parameter prior to an end-use of the substance, and a processor coupled to the monitoring device, wherein the monitoring device is configured to communicate data to the processor for comparing at least one quality control parameter to an end-use value, and wherein the processor is further configured to control the release of the substance from the compartment to its end-use. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275660 | ENHANCED FLEXIBLE PROCESS OPTIMIZER - The invention describes a flexible process optimizer for recording and analyzing various parameters to improve the efficiency of a production process. The flexible process optimizer acquires and conditions signals from a variety of transducers mounted on a production machine. Through qualitative and quantitative data analysis, specific aspects of the production process which need improvement are identified. The qualitative evaluation looks at the presence, absence, level, rate of change or duration of certain features of the production cycle as revealed by the sensor data. The quantitative evaluation of data involves the computation of certain data attributes. By providing useful data acquisition and data analysis tools, necessary adjustments are made to the required parameters of the production process to provide improved efficiency. The results of the changes are immediately verifiable on the display of the flexible process optimizer. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275661 | On-machine methods for identifying and compensating force-ripple and side-forces produced by actuators on a multiple-axis stage - Methods, apparatus, and systems are disclosed for identifying force-ripple and/or side-forces in actuators used for moving a multiple-axis stage. The identified force-ripple and/or side-forces can be mapped, and maps of corresponding position-dependent compensation ratios useful for correcting same are obtained. The methods are especially useful for stages providing motion in at least one degree of freedom using multiple (redundant) actuators. In an exemplary method a stage member is displaced, using at least one selected actuator, multiple times over a set distance in the range of motion of the subject actuator(s). Each displacement has a predetermined trajectory and respective starting point in the range. For each displacement, respective section force-command(s) are extracted and normalized to a reference section force-command to define a section compensation-ratio. Multiple section compensation-ratios are assembled, as functions of displacement in the range, to provide a map of compensation ratios for the actuator(s) throughout the range. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275662 | Generating transmission-code compliant test sequences - Disclosed herein are exemplary methods, apparatus, and systems for generating test sequences that can be used to evaluate high-speed circuit pathways. The disclosed methods, apparatus, and systems can be used, for example, in a printed circuit board or integrated circuit design flow to analyze signal integrity or other electrical behavior. For example, in one exemplary embodiment, a sequence of code words to be input on a circuit channel is determined in a nonrandom manner. In this embodiment, the sequence of code words complies with a transmission code (for example, the 8b10b transmission code) and is designed to cause the output voltage of the channel to be reduced during a time period in which the channel outputs a logic high value. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275663 | Method and Device for Automatically Establishing Value Range Limits that are Associated with Code Words for Sampling Values - In one aspect, a method for automatically establishing value range limits for sampling values is provided wherein the value ranges are associated with code words. A total value range for sampling values is divided into source value ranges. Each source value range is assigned a code word in each case. A number of sampling values that lie in a source value range is determined in respect of sampling values of a sampling interval. A limit of a modified value range is established depending on the determined number. A code word is assigned to the modified value range. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275664 | Method and Device for Determining the Roll Angle for Occupant Protection Devices - A method for determining the roll angle for occupant protection devices and a corresponding device are described. A transverse acceleration and a vertical acceleration of the vehicle are detected, and the roll angle of the vehicle is estimated based on the detected transverse acceleration and the detected vertical acceleration. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275665 | ABSOLUTE ANGLE DETECTING DEVICE - Disclosed is an absolute angle detecting device that requires an angle corresponding to one step of a cyclic gray code in order to perform initialization and to determine the errors of a detecting element. The disclosure provides an absolute angle detecting device for detecting the absolute angle of a rotating body. The absolute angle detecting device includes: a storage unit that stores an N-bit cyclic gray code, which is a combination of binary digits ‘1’ and ‘0’; N detecting elements that are arranged along a code pattern; and a data determining unit that compares an N-bit code string output from the N detecting elements with the N-bit cyclic gray code. In the cyclic gray code, when N is an even number, the number of is included in the code string in each step is N/2 or (N+2)/2. When N is an odd number, the number of is included in the code string in each step is any one of (N+1)/2, (N−1)/2, (N+1)/2, and (N+3)/2. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275666 | Region-In-Object Measuring System, Computing Device for Measuring a Region-In-Object, Program for Measuring Region-In-Object and Computer Readable Recording Medium on Which the Program Is Recorded - A region-in object measuring system comprises a reference object ( | 2008-11-06 |
20080275667 | INCLINATION CALCULATION APPARATUS AND INCLINATION CALCULATION PROGRAM, AND GAME APPARATUS AND GAME PROGRAM - An inclination calculation apparatus sequentially calculates an inclination of an input device operable in terms of a posture thereof. The input device includes acceleration detection means and imaging means. The inclination calculation apparatus sequentially calculates first inclination information representing an inclination of the input device from positions of two imaging targets in a taken image obtained by the imaging means. The inclination calculation apparatus also sequentially calculates second inclination information representing an inclination of the input device from an acceleration detected by the acceleration detection means. The inclination calculation apparatus calculates an inclination of the input device using the first inclination information and the second inclination information. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275668 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FULLY AUTOMATED CLOSED SYSTEM OPTICAL MEASUREMENT OF VOLUME - The present invention provides an apparatus and method for a noninvasive optical determination of the volume of a fluid in a compartment within a closed system comprising a compartment wherein a fluid resides which is permeable to at least one wavelength of light, a light source and light detecting device configured to obtain spectral data for a fluid for at least one wavelength, a processor adapted to determine the volume of the fluid by correlating the spectral data for a fluid at a known path length with the spectral data for the fluid at an unknown path length and wherein the processor is further configured to control the release of the substance from the compartment to its end use. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275669 | Pedometer - To enable to select a walking sensor suitable for detecting walking by short time by a simple constitution in a pedometer using a plurality of walking sensors sensitivity axes of which differ from each other, CPU | 2008-11-06 |
20080275670 | HANG TIMER FOR DETERMINING TIME OF FLIGHT OF AN OBJECT - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to systems and methods for detecting, calculating, and displaying the time-of-flight or hang-time of a moving and jumping object such as a skier or snowboarder by using at least one accelerometer secured within a small wearable device. In one embodiment, the device comprises: a static acceleration detection means for detecting the static acceleration of the object over at least first, second, and-third periods of time as the object respectively moves, jumps in at least first, second, and third trajectories, and lands at least first, second, and third times along the surface thereby defining at least respective first, second, and third time-of-flight events; a calculating means for determining the approximate time-of-flight of the object during the first, second, and third time-of-flight events; and a display means for displaying in a readable format the approximate time-of-flights associated with the first, second, and third time-of-flight events. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275671 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STRUCTURAL CLUSTERING OF TIME SEQUENCES - Arrangements and methods for performing structural clustering between different time series. Time series data relating to a plurality of time series is accepted, structural features relating to the time series data are ascertained, and at least one distance between different time series via employing the structural features is determined. The different time series may be partitioned into clusters based on the at least one distance, and/or the k closest matches to a given time series query based on the at least one distance may be returned. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275672 | Reliability Simulation Method and System - The present invention relates to a method for finding design weakness and potential field failure of a PCB assembly which includes components, comprising the steps of: (a) creating a model of the PCB assembly by which natural frequencies and mode shapes of the PCB assembly can be determined; (b) performing a natural frequencies simulation for determining natural frequencies and mode shapes of the PCB assembly; and (c) analyzing said determined natural frequencies and mode shapes and identifying local dominant oscillations of components, components identified as having a local dominant oscillation in at least one of said determined mode shapes are identified as components having a relatively high potential of field failure. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275673 | Computer Code and Method for Designing Multi-Family Dwelling - A collection of dwelling unit module designs is created from which multi-family dwelling buildings or the multi-family portion of a mixed-use building may be designed. The module designs each fit onto uniform grid intervals defining a structural support system and fitting a parking layout. A module design may include an individual unit or a stack of units. A graphical user interface to a computer system accommodates defining an outline for the building and filling the outline with dwelling unit modules from the collection. The dwelling unit module designs may be designed and perfected in a manner independent of and in advance of any specific project and project schedule. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275674 | Methods and apparatuses for automatically selecting a pipe in a cad - The present invention is directed to methods, systems, and apparatuses for automatically determining a object type in a computer automated design application, and more particularly to automatically determining and drawing the pipe type of a pipe in a sprinkler system CAD drawing. The present invention allows a user to make various pipe parameter choices and decisions up front, and to then draw each individual pipe without having to each time make the numerous selections and decisions required to determine that pipe's proper type. The present invention may also be used to determine other component types in non-piping related CAD designs, such as electrical wiring, for example. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275675 | IC CHIP PARAMETER MODELING - A method and system are disclosed for preserving measured temperature and geometric behavior of a hardware model while adjusting the model to match specified target values. In one embodiment, the method includes measuring a characteristic of an integrated circuit (IC) chip at a plurality of temperatures; modeling to form a hardware model for the characteristic versus temperature based on the measuring; obtaining a known first target value of the characteristic for at least one temperature in the hardware model; determining a plurality of second target values for the characteristic for a corresponding plurality of temperatures in the hardware model; and modeling to form a target model for the characteristic based on the first known target value and the plurality of second target values. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275676 | METHODOLOGY TO ENABLE WAFER RESULT PREDICTION OF BATCH TOOLS - A method to enable wafer result prediction from a batch processing tool, includes collecting manufacturing data from a batch of wafers processed in batch in the batch processing tool, to form a batch processing result; defining a degree of freedom of the batch processing result based on the manufacturing data; and performing an optimal curve fitting by trial and error for an optimal function model of the batch processing result based on the batch processing result. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275677 | SYSTEM, METHODS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA, FOR PRODUCT DESIGN USING COUPLED COMPUTER AIDED ENGINEERING MODELS - Methods, systems, and computer readable media are used for analyzing a design. A finite element analysis (FEA) model and a correlated computational flow dynamics (CFD) model are defined. A parametric volume is defined with control points forming a mesh bounding a common design object of the models. Control points on the parametric volume are adjusted to develop a design deformation of the FEA model and the CFD model. An analysis loop is performed until a convergence is achieved. The analysis loop includes simulating the CFD model to develop resultant forces and simulating the FEA model with the resultant forces applied to develop resultant displacements. The analysis loop also includes deforming the CFD model and the FEA model to match the resultant displacements by adjusting control points on the parametric volume to generate a corresponding analysis deformation of the FEA model and the CFD model. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275678 | Stabilizing solutions to output feedback pole placement problem with parameter drift and automated alerting of system parameter changes - Output feedback pole placement problems with parameter drift are solved with stabilizing solutions. Changes in system parameters trigger alerts in an automated manner. A representative method includes determining a set of solutions for an output feed pole placement problem, based on parameters of a physical system. The solutions are stable and well-conditioned for monitoring changes to the parameters of the physical system. The physical system is adjusted, or controlled, based on the solutions determined. Updated parameters of the physical system are acquired. A set of updated solutions for the output feedback pole placement problem are determined based on the updated parameters. The physical system is then adjusted, or controlled, based on the updated solutions determined. A system manager may also be notified of the updated parameters and/or the updated solutions. Furthermore, changes within the system may be monitored, and/or potentially critical changes within the system may be detected. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275679 | Non-Linear Transient Analysis Module and Method for Phase Locked Loop - A non-linear transient analysis module and method for phase locked loop (PLL) is disclosed. The method includes a pulse cycle defined by the larger period of two input frequencies; a pulse width defined by the accumulation value of period difference. Each pulse cycle is divided into two linear regions, a first voltage at the beginning of the pulse cycle as an initial value then applying a first linear equation to obtain a second voltage, and then the second voltage as an initial value then applying a second linear equation to obtain a third voltage which is used to be an initial value for next pulse cycle. An average voltage of the first region and the second region is inputted into the VCO to generate an output as the PFD input. The aforementioned steps are repeated to complete a simulation of PLL transient response. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275680 | Systems and methods for simulating vehicle operation - Systems for simulating vehicle operation include a computer having a pedal activation program, the pedal activation program comprising instructions for generating signals relating to operation of a vehicle from the computer to a pedal sensor output according to a predetermined driving profile. Methods for simulating vehicle operation include providing a computer having a pedal activation program, utilizing the pedal activation program to initiate output signals to a pedal sensor output relating to a vehicle condition and transmitting the output signals to an engine control unit to implement a driving profile programmable within the pedal activation program. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275681 | Method and system for vehicle damper system evaluation and tuning with loading system and vehicle model - A method and system for evaluating and tuning damper system includes at least one test rig on which one or more physical damper system are mounted. A full vehicle model and a road description are used with the test rig to test and evaluate or tune the damper system as would be conducted on a real test track. The full vehicle model is modified to remove the characteristics of the damper system under test. The remainder of the full vehicle model produces output signals in the form of displacements or loads that are transmitted as inputs to the test rig to apply those signals. The test rig measures output signals in the form of complementary displacements or loads that will become inputs to the vehicle model in place of the removed model of the damper system under test. In this manner, the physical damper system under test is inserted into a real time model of the full vehicle, road and driver. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275682 | Method and system for axle evaluation and tuning with loading system and vehicle model - A method and system for evaluating and tuning axle systems includes at least one test rig on which one or more physical axle systems are mounted. A full vehicle model and a road description are used with the test rig to test and evaluate or tune the axle system as would be conducted on a real test track. The full vehicle model is modified to remove the characteristics of the axle system under test. The remainder of the full vehicle model produces output signals in the form of displacements or loads that are transmitted as inputs to the test rig to apply those signals. The test rig measures output signals in the form of complementary displacements or loads that will become inputs to the vehicle model in place of the removed model of the axle system under test. In this manner, the physical axle system under test is inserted into a real time model of the full vehicle, road and driver. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275683 | kD TREE AND ENVELOPE TO IMPROVE IDENTIFICATION OF NEAREST ATOMS - A method and apparatus for performing a molecular modeling simulation is disclosed. The simulation may be configured to store the position of atoms for a first and second molecule in a first and a second kd-tree. The simulation may also generate an envelope that contains all atoms of the second molecule, parse the kd-tree generated for the first molecule to identify atoms of the first molecule within the kd-tree of that are within the envelope. For each such atom, the simulation may search the kd-tree generated for the second molecule to identify corresponding nearest atom of the second molecule. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275684 | TREATMENT PROTOCOL GENERATION FOR DISEASES RELATED TO ANGIOGENESIS - A computer-implemented method for determining an optimal treatment protocol for a disease related to angiogenesis, comprising creating an angiogenesis model including pro-angiogenesis and anti-angiogenesis factors. Effective vessel density (EVD) is incorporated as a factor regulating switching on and switching off of at least one component in the angiogenesis model. Effects of vasculature maturation and mature vessels destabilization are incorporated. Pro-angiogenesis and anti-angiogenesis factors, which can influence changes in state of a tissue are selected. Effects of drugs in the pro-angiogenesis and anti-angiogenesis factors are incorporated. A plurality of treatment protocols in a protocol space is generated. A best treatment protocol based on a pre-determined criteria. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275685 | MISS-ACCUMULATION IN A BINARY SPACE PARTITIONING TREE - Embodiments of the invention provide a technique for improving the efficiency of a molecular modeling simulation. In one embodiment, the simulation may parse a kd-tree representing a receptor atom to identify atoms of the receptor within a specified distance of a target point. The target point may represent the center of a spherical envelope enclosing atoms of a ligand atom. A miss-accumulation vector may be used to accumulate a miss distance representing the minimum distance between a target point and a given node of the kd-tree. Thus, although the search algorithm may only evaluate the distance between the target point and a splitting dimension at each node of the kd-tree, the miss-accumulation vector may be used to account for distances over multiple dimensions. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275686 | ENVELOPE TECHNIQUE FOR EXCLUSION OF ATOMS IN AN HBOND CHECK - A technique for reducing the number of actions performed as part of a molecular modeling simulation is disclosed. For example, embodiments of the invention may be used to reduce the number of comparisons performed in a simulation of binding affinity between a first molecule (e.g., a protein receptor site) and a second molecule (e.g., a ligand). Because such a simulation is typically performed a very large number of times for even one particular first and second molecule, and is further performed for different combinations of first and second molecules, the effect of reducing the number of comparisons is leveraged and can provide a significant impact on overall simulation performance. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275687 | Integration of fast feedback into systems configuration - A configuration operation set for configuring a system element is tested by simulating execution of the control operation set with simulation sample test data. The configuration operation set is received via a configuration user interface in a configuration view. Simulation sample test data is received via a simulation user interface in a simulation view. The configuration view and the simulation view may be simultaneously viewed on a display. In a single session, a control operation set may be received, simulation sample test data may be received, a simulation may be run, and the results of the simulation may be viewed. If the results of the simulation agree with expected results, the control operation set may be saved, and executed in the system element of interest. If the results of the simulation do not agree with the expected results, the control operation set may be cancelled. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275688 | System For Simulating PET Gantry - A system for simulating a Positron Emission Tomography (PET) gantry has a computer system having a bus system for receiving expansion cards, a mass data storage support system, the mass storage system being operable to store coincidence-event and tag packet data, and a data transfer simulation card for said bus system, wherein the data transfer simulation card is operable to simulate transfer timing of the stored coincidence-event and tag packet data. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275689 | Method for Simulating a Circuit in the Steady State - Method for simulating a response of an electronic circuit containing SOI transistors ( | 2008-11-06 |
20080275690 | Automated visualization of a selection of simulation data - The visualization of a selection of data can be simplified. The data occurs during the execution or simulation of a function model on a computer system. It is possible in particular to configure the process of designing or developing functionalities of a control device (e.g. a motor control device) more efficiently. Software operating on the computer system is configured to use a set of rules to select some of all the data items occurring in the function model automatically as the data items to be visualized. A continuous and automated solution for the definition, selection and visual display of the data items required in individual instances is allowed. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275691 | CROSS-LINGUAL INFORMATION RETRIEVAL - Multi-lingual search and retrieval of digital content. Embodiments are generally directed to methods and systems for creating an English language database that associates non-English terms with English terms in multiple categories of metadata. Language experts use an interface to create equivalencies between non-English terms and English terms, Boolean expressions, synonyms, and other forms of search terms. Language dictionaries and other sources also create equivalencies. The database is used to evaluate non-English search terms submitted by a user, and to determine English search terms that can be used to perform a search for content. The multiple categories of metadata may comprise structured data, such as keywords of a structured vocabulary, and/or unstructured data, such as captions, titles, descriptions, etc. Weighting and/or prioritization can be applied to the search terms, to the process of searching the multiple categories, and/or to the search results, to rank the search results. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275692 | SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR NATIONAL LANGUAGE SUPPORT USING A MULTI-LANGUAGE PROPERTY FILE - A system and computer program product for national language support. National language support for an application is provided by recording translations of a text string in corresponding different languages in a single property file so as to allow display of the translations in the property file. One of the translations of the text string recorded in the property file is selected for use by an application based on a locale associated with the execution of the application and the selected one of the translations is used in the execution of the application. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275693 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR NATIONAL LANGUAGE SUPPORT USING A MULTI-LANGUAGE PROPERTY FILE - A method, system, and computer program product for national language support. National language support for an application is provided by recording translations of a text string in corresponding different languages in a single property file so as to allow display of the translations in the property file. One of the translations of the text string recorded in the property file is selected for use by an application based on a locale associated with the execution of the application and the selected one of the translations is used in the execution of the application. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275694 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY EXTRACTING RELATIONS BETWEEN CONCEPTS INCLUDED IN TEXT - A method and system for automatically extracting relations between concepts included in electronic text is described. Aspects the exemplary embodiment include a semantic network comprising a plurality of lemmas that are grouped into synsets representing concepts, each of the synsets having a corresponding sense, and a plurality of links connected between the synsets that represent semantic relations between the synsets. The semantic network further includes semantic information comprising at least one of: 1) an expanded set of semantic relation links representing: hierarchical semantic relations, synset/corpus semantic relations verb/subject semantic relations, verb/direct object semantic relations, and fine grain/coarse grain semantic relationship; 2) a hierarchical category tree having a plurality of categories, wherein each of the categories contains a group of one or more synsets and a set of attributes, wherein the set of attributes of each of the categories are associated with each of the synsets in the respective category; and 3) a plurality of domains, wherein one or more of the domains is associated with at least a portion of the synsets, wherein each domain adds information regarding a linguistic context in which the corresponding synset is used in a language. A linguistic engine uses the semantic network to performing semantic disambiguation on the electronic text using one or more of the expanded set of semantic relation links, the hierarchical category tree, and the plurality of domains to assign a respective one of the senses to elements in the electronic text independently from contextual reference. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275695 | Method and system for pitch contour quantization in audio coding - A method and device for improving coding efficiency in audio coding. From the pitch values of a pitch contour of an audio signal, a plurality of simplified pitch contour segments are generated to approximate the pitch contour, based on one or more pre-selected criteria. The contour segments can be linear or non-linear with each contour segment represented by a first end point and a second end point. If the contour segments are linear, then only the information regarding the end points, instead of the pitch values, are provided to a decoder for reconstructing the audio signal. The contour segment can have a fixed maximum length or a variable length, but the deviation between a contour segment and the pitch values in that segment is limited by a maximum value. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275696 | Method of Audio Encoding - There is described a method of encoding an input signal ( | 2008-11-06 |
20080275697 | Audio Processing - An audio processing apparatus for processing two sampled audio signals to detect a temporal position of one of the audio signals with respect to the other. The apparatus detects audio power characteristics of each signal in respect of successive continuous temporal portions of each of the two signals, the portions having identical lengths and each portion including at least two audio samples, and correlates the detected audio power characteristics in respect of the two audio signals to establish a most likely temporal offset between the two audio signals. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275698 | EXCITATION VECTOR GENERATOR, SPEECH CODER AND SPEECH DECODER - A speech encoder includes an adaptive codebook that generates an adaptive codevector representing a pitch component, a random codebook that generates a random codevector representing a random component, and a synthesis filter that generates a synthetic speech signal by being excited by the adaptive codevector and the random codevector. The random codebook includes an input vector provider configured to provide an input vector, and an excitation vector generator configured to generate an excitation vector as the random codevector by dispersing the input vector by using a fixed pattern. A length of the fixed pattern is shorter than a length of a sub-frame. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275699 | Systems and methods of performing speech recognition using global positioning (GPS) information - Embodiments of the present invention improve content selection systems and methods using speech recognition. In one embodiment, the present invention includes a speech recognition method comprising receiving location parameters from a global positioning system, retrieving location data using the location parameters, and configuring one or more recognition sets of a speech recognizer using the location data. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275700 | Method of and System for Modifying Messages - The invention describes a method of and a system for modifying an input message (IM) containing audio content, which method comprises the steps of converting the audio content (A) of the input message (IM) into elements of a text representation (TR), segmenting the audio content (A) of the input message (IM) into constituent phonetic elements (A | 2008-11-06 |
20080275701 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RETRIEVING DATA BASED ON TOPICS OF CONVERSATION - A method includes performing computerized monitoring with a computer of at least one side of a telephone conversation, which includes spoken words, between a first person and a second person, automatically identifying at least one topic of the conversation, automatically performing a search for information related to the at least one topic, and outputting a result of the search. Also a system for performing the method. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275702 | System and method for providing digital dictation capabilities over a wireless device - A system and method for providing digital dictation capabilities over a wireless device. The system and method enables digital dictations to be recorded on a wireless device, such as a BlackBerry smartphone, and then uploaded wirelessly to a remote location, such a server, for transcription. Features of the wireless device, such as the display and trackball, can be used to control the dictation. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275703 | Method and apparatus for identity verification - The present disclosure relates to identity verification devices and methods. A system is provided that utilizes a system of tonal and rhythmic visualization methods to accurately identify the true owner of a credit or other personal card based on their voice. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275704 | Method for a System of Performing a Dialogue Communication with a User - The present invention relates to a method for a system ( | 2008-11-06 |
20080275705 | Battery Tester with Wireless Voice Status Messages - Methods and systems are disclosed for providing wireless data transfer and voice messages in a voltage measurement device. In some embodiments, the methods and systems dynamically construct voice messages that substantially correspond to text messages displayed on a display of the measurement device. The voice messages may be assembled from words and phrases that have been prerecorded and stored in a voice module of the measurement device. A wireless communication module transmits the voice messages from the voice module to a wireless receiver that may be worn or carried by the operator. The wireless communication module also facilitates wireless transfer of data from the measurement device to a computer. Such an arrangement allows an operator to conduct tests in noisy, cramp, and/or hazardous environments without having to divert his/her eyes to see or strain his/her ears to hear the measurement device. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275706 | Greeting card that is colored or decorated and has a recording and playback device built into the card - A greeting card that is designed to be colored or decorated by a user with various types of decorating and coloring media and implements, that has a thin, compact built-in record/playback device and components that play a personalized audio message recorded by the sender. The sender colors or decorates the artwork preprinted on the greeting card. The card can also hold a photograph, art print or drawing as the sender so may choose. The card contains a circuit board that has an IC chip with memory to store an audio message. The sender depresses and holds a switch inside the card to record sound into the audio storage device. When the card is opened the playback device is activated by a play switch mounted inside the card and the message is played. The message can be recorded over until the user is satisfied with the recording. When the card is in a closed position the message cannot be erased if the record button is accidentally depressed. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275707 | Voice Based Network Management Method and Agent - A method of providing voice based device management, comprising defining a set of one or more status queries for a device, defining for each of the status queries a respective set of status responses for the device corresponding to the instantaneous status of the device, mapping the status queries to corresponding voice format status queries, and mapping the status responses to corresponding voice format status responses. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275708 | NETWORK-BASED VOICE ACTIVATED AUTO-ATTENDANT SERVICE WITH B2B CONNECTORS - A network-based voice activated auto-attendant service is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, a data processor is provided that can construct an enterprise voice directory by executing instructions to encrypt eXtended Markup Language (XML)-based files using an encryption key issued by a voice activated auto-attendant service provider network to form encrypted XML-based files. The instructions are further to store the encrypted XML-based files in a manner that is accessible to the voice activated auto-attendant service provider network, and to create the enterprise voice directory based on the encrypted XML-based files. The enterprise voice directory is configured to provide run-time access to the voice activated auto-attendant service provider network. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275709 | Audio Encoding and Decoding - A method of encoding a digital audio signal, wherein for each time segment the signal is spectrally flattened to obtain a spectrally flattened signal (r) and possibly spectral flattening parameters (LPP). The spectrally flattened signal is modelled by an excitation signal comprising a first partial excitation signal (p | 2008-11-06 |
20080275710 | Scale Searching for Watermark Detection - The present invention relates to a method, device ( | 2008-11-06 |
20080275711 | Method and Apparatus for Decoding an Audio Signal - Method and apparatus for processing audio signals are provided. The method for decoding an audio signal includes receiving filter information, applying spatial information to the filter information to generate surround converting information, and outputting the surround converting information. The apparatus for decoding an audio signal includes a filter information receiving part receiving filter information; an information converting part applying spatial information to the filter information to generate surround converting information, and a surround converting information output part outputting the surround converting information. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275712 | Method and Apparatus for Signal Processing and Encoding and Decoding Method, and Apparatus Therefor - An apparatus for processing a signal and method thereof are disclosed. Data coding and entropy coding are performed with interconnection, and grouping is used to enhance coding efficiency. The present invention includes the steps of obtaining a pilot reference value corresponding to a plurality of gains and a pilot difference value corresponding to the pilot reference value; and obtaining the gain using the pilot reference value and the pilot difference value. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275713 | Architectural design for physical inventory application software - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for implementing a software architecture design for a software application implementing physical inventory. The application is structured as multiple process components interacting with each other through service interfaces, and multiple service interface operations, each being implemented for a respective process component. The process components include an Accounting process component that records relevant business transaction; a Physical Inventory Processing process that manages the execution of inventory counting within a logistic site, from the request for counting operation, through the actual inventory counting results gathering and its final confirmation; a Confirmation and Inventory process component that combines the tasks required to confirm inventory changes and provided activities; and a Supply and Demand Matching process component that combines the tasks necessary to ensure that sufficient material receipt elements exist to cover material demand while taking available capacity into account. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275714 | COMPUTERIZED REQUIREMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Systems and methods are disclosed to analyze construction materials, contract and management plans, components or blends by accessing a server located on a wide-area-network; sending information collected from the materials, components or blends to the server; applying one or more test or inspection methodologies to the collected information; performing one or more audits; generating one or more quality management reports from the test methodologies and the audits; and sending the one or more quality management reports to a project manager. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275715 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ONLINE INTERACTIVE SCHEDULING AND APPRAISAL - A system and method is disclosed for allowing artists to schedule and publicize their appearances and tours at smaller venues while providing consumers with access to these performances and the ability to rate them. An artist, venue or consumer may sign in to a website where they may select their desired purpose. Artists may schedule their tours and see reviews from fans. Consumers may make arrangements to see live performances based on the artists schedule and online ratings. Additionally, record labels may view the same ratings from concerts and music sales and use this information to appraise prospective bands for signing with their label. The use of this business method will allow smaller underground artists to attain a global presence and provide for a widespread conglomeration of the music scene and music industry. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275716 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AN ONLINE RENTAL HISTORY SYSTEM - This invention relates generally to an information portal, and more specifically, to systems and methods for providing an online rental history system. In one embodiment, the invention includes a method for providing an online rental history system, the method including the steps of creating a former landlord profile on a software application, the former landlord profile including identifying information for a former landlord; searching for a tenant profile on the software application using identifying information for a tenant; if the tenant profile exists, displaying the tenant profile on the software application; if the tenant profile does not exists, creating the tenant profile on the software application using the identifying information for the tenant; establishing a tenant rental record for the tenant profile on the software application, the tenant rental record including the identifying information for the former landlord and rental history information for a property; and publishing the tenant rental record on the software application, whereby the software application is accessible over a wide-area-network. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275717 | DELIVERING VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION INFORMATION AND SERVICES - The invention provides techniques for educating potential employees about job seeking and job maintenance resources. In one aspect, potential employees identified as receivers of government-provided benefits are automatically contacted about receiving such resources. The may be presented with menu of available employment and incentive services, and requests for such information may be fulfilled based on menu selections made by the potential employee. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275718 | KNOCK DOWN CHAIR - An auditorium chair comprised essentially of four parts that interconnect creating a frame with a three point stability system. The auditorium chair structure has the following components: fastening with screws, snap tight buttons, or other fasteners, dimensioning in accordance with use in current auditorium chair sizes, and fabrication design enabling efficient shipment while maintaining stability and stacking capability. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275719 | Trust-based Rating System - A trust-based communication and information filtering system having rating features is user customizable. It is a system in which the raters remain anonymous. The anonymous ratings mimic real life person-to-person recommendation methods wherein recommendations are personal and cannot be controlled by persons or items being rated. The system uses contextually meaningful rating which are filtered explicitly by the end-user or implicitly based upon the environment of the end-user to facilitate discovery and minimize the potential for fraud and deception. Trust networks are constructed between the participants and the rating or information filtered or weighted according to the user's relative trust of the raters in the system. Ratings made by the inventive system can be for goods, services, people, businesses or virtually any item that can be rated and/or recommended. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275720 | DATA COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION SYSTEM WITH TERMINAL HAVING LITERATURE DISTRIBUTION - Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a system for collecting and disseminating customer data and for distributing real estate marketing literature. The system includes a customer terminal, which is in communication with a data center, which, in turn, is in communication with a business terminal. The customer terminal includes a device for inputting customer data and a device for distributing relevant marketing literature. The customer data is sent to the data center, where it is stored for subsequent retrieval by a sales person using the business terminal. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275721 | Information Terminal and Health Care Assisting System - The invention is intended for making it possible for the user to get appropriate advice not only based on biological information, but also considering the situation of health care to be taken by the user as for article intake. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275722 | Method To Identify And Prioritize Modifiable Risk Factors Resulting In Interventions That Focus On Individuals - The disclosed invention relates to a method of delivering individually customized, evidence-based intervention plans that focus on the specific needs of each participant across an entire population. Through the identification of each program participant's modifiable risk-factors and cost drivers, indicated by deviations from the most up-to-date best practices and nationally-based guidelines of care, the described system maximizes outcomes for each member in the most cost-effective manner possible, leading to increased return on investment (ROI), improved outcomes and greater participant satisfaction. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275723 | Systems and Methods for Enhanced Min/Max Edit for Drug Claim Submission Verification - Systems and methods are provided for verification of claims submitted by one or more pharmacies. The systems and methods include storing a Multiple Package Edit (MPE) table that includes drug package size information, storing an audit table that includes drug dose information, and storing a user table that includes pharmacy-supplied drug information. The systems and methods also include receiving a first claim submission from a pharmacy computer, where the first claim submission includes at least one identifier, a quantity, and days supply for a requested drug. The systems and methods further include determining that the first claim submission includes an error in at least one of the quantity and days supply based upon information obtained from at least one of the user table, the MPE table, and the audit table, and messaging the pharmacy computer with an indication of the determined error. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275724 | CPT PRICING FROM MEDPAR DATA - Methods and systems for computing what a healthcare organization charged for a procedure, based on analysis of MedPAR data. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275725 | Method, system, and computer program product for identifying medical liability claims - An embodiment of the invention is a data mining method, system, and computer program product for correlating drug, diagnosis, and/or treatment codes to permit health plans to recover, from a liable third party, costs expended on an insured. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275726 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR METABOLIC PATIENT MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT - A patient management system for assisting in the treatment of individuals having metabolic disorders is provided. More specifically, the present invention provides a system and method for dynamically calculating multiple parameters and conditions based on various attributes (e.g., disorder, age, weight and gender) to establish required nutritional goals specific to a particular metabolic patient. Thereafter, a unique exchange based mechanism is employed to simplify food breakdown and corresponding nutritional values to construct an accurate dietary prescription plan for meeting those required nutritional goals. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275727 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ECONOMICAL REPRESENTATION OF PRODUCTS USING INTELLIGENCE CLUSTERING - A system includes a recommendation engine, product database and interface. The recommendation engine determines one or more recommended product clusters from the product database based on a request for a healthcare product recommendation based on a symptom. The interface, which is communicatively coupled to the engine, displays the one or more recommended product clusters. The product clusters are organized based on at least one common attribute, such as active ingredient. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275728 | Method for Personalized Diet Design for Females of Asian Origin - The present invention provides methods for personalized diet design for females of Asian origin, wherein females who are homozygous for the PLIN 11482A are advised to avoid diets high in fat and low in carbohydrates, to avoid or manage metabolic syndrome and conditions related to metabolic syndrome, such as insulin resistance, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275729 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POPULATION HEALTH MANAGEMENT - The present invention relates generally to a system and method for population health management, and more particularly, but not exclusively, to a system and method for population health management that analyzes and utilizes, in part, membership information from a healthcare insurer database to assess and address health management needs of its members. | 2008-11-06 |
20080275730 | System and Method of Providing Patient Information - The present invention relates to an ultrasound system. The present invention provides a system of providing patent information in the ultrasound system. The system comprises: a database to store patient information including basic information and additional information of at least one patient; an input unit operable to receive a user input in a syllable unit or a word unit to produce at least one syllable or word; a processor operable to retrieve the basic information matched with the at least one syllable or word from the database and form a candidate list of the basic information based on the retrieved basic information; and a display unit operable to display the candidate list of the basic information. | 2008-11-06 |