Cumming, GB
David Cumming, Livingston GB
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20100091112 | OBJECT POSITION AND ORIENTATION DETECTION SYSTEM - An object position and orientation detection system and in particular one which is capable of describing observed movement in 3 dimensions. In one example, a spherical patterned marker with concentric rings is imaged using one or more digital cameras, and the resulting images are processed to determine the position and orientation of an object to which the patterned marker is attached. The method of optical tracking employed by the system allows motion to be determined in six degrees of freedom. In conjunction with a suitable display, such as a projector, an interactive white board or similar application can be realised. | 04-15-2010 |
David Cumming, Glasgow GB
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20130047728 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE MANIPULATION OF OBJECTS USING ULTRASOUND - A method and apparatus for manipulating particles. The apparatus comprising an ultrasound source for providing a variable ultrasound signal within a region of interest, and a controller connected to the ultrasound source such that it provides a control signal to the ultrasound source. The variable ultrasound signal creates a pressure field within the region of interest, the shape and/or position of which can be altered by changing the control signal input to the ultrasound source such that a particle within the region of interest will move in response to changes in the pressure field. | 02-28-2013 |
David Niall Cumming, Glasgow GB
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20120229475 | Animation of Characters - An animation method in which a user directs the actions of characters on a virtual stage, rather than instructing every individual movement. Such a method of producing an animated video comprises providing a virtual stage; providing templates from which characters can be assembled, each character having a body and limbs, and the templates providing facial features and clothes with differing colours and shapes; providing objects that can be placed on the virtual stage; placing the objects and the characters on the virtual stage; instructing each character as to his emotional state, and as to any required movement; wherein each character continuously and automatically behaves in accordance with the specified emotional state. Instructions to a character about a desired body movement, such as stepping in one direction or another, or turning on the spot, or walking or running along a specific route, may be provided by a sectored base ring, the sectors displaying arrows that correspond to different steps; while dragging the base ring or a marker along a route across the virtual stage causes the character to follow that route, walking or running depending on how fast the marker had been moved. | 09-13-2012 |
David Robert Sime Cumming, Glasgow GB
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20090030293 | SENSING DEVICE, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - A sensing device, apparatus and system, and method for operating the same are provided. The sensing apparatus includes a first module and a second module. The first module includes a controller, a transmitter and an array of sensor elements. The controller is capable of activating one or more sensor elements in the array independently of others in the array, in order to obtain a sensor output from the array at different times by using different sensor elements in said array. The transmitter is configured to transmit sensor data derived from the sensor output from the first module to a receiver of the second module. Each sensor element is a biological sensor for detecting the presence of the same analyte in the environment in which the sensor array is to be deployed. | 01-29-2009 |
20090206319 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE FOR GENERATING AN OSCILLATING VOLTAGE - A semiconductor device which displays an oscillating voltage due to the creation of charge domains which includes a plurality of semiconductor layers and at least two electrodes spaced from one another in the direction of the layers, an upper of which has a composition and/or dimensions predetermined so that a charge therein balances a depletion from a surface charge of the upper layer on application of a potential difference across said electrodes. The electrodes may be in contact solely with the upper layer. A method of manufacturing the device is also provided. | 08-20-2009 |
20150276489 | TERAHERTZ RADIATION DETECTOR, FOCAL PLANE ARRAY INCORPORATING TERAHERTZ DETECTOR, MULTISPECTRAL METAMATERIAL ABSORBER, AND COMBINED OPTICAL FILTER AND TERAHERTZ ABSORBER - The invention provides a detector comprising a metamaterial absorber and a micro-bolometer arranged to detect terahertz (THz) radiation. The metamaterial absorber can absorb multiple frequency bands, from the infrared and the THz regions of the electromagnetic spectrum. The detector is scalable to be suitable for use in a focal plane array. | 10-01-2015 |
Graham Robert Cumming, Cleveland GB
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20110166382 | PROCESSES FOR OBTAINING A PHOSPHONIC ACID FROM A PHOSPHONIC ACID ANHYDRIDE - The present invention relates to a process for recovering a phosphonic acid. The present invention also relates to the conversion of a phosphonic acid to a phosphonic acid anhydride. | 07-07-2011 |
Iain William Cumming, Leicestershire GB
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20090211991 | Filtering a dispersed phase (e.g. oil) from a continuous liquid (e.g. water) of a dispersion - Filtering a dispersed phase (e.g. oil) from a continuous liquid (e.g. water) of a dispersion a filter, for filtering a dispersed phase from a continuous liquid of a dispersion, the filter including a substrate having a plurality of apertures each extending directly through the substrate between a first surface and a second surface and a layer of material applied over at least a portion of the first surface, wherein the material rejects the continuous liquid to a greater extent than the dispersed liquid. | 08-27-2009 |
John Cumming, Macclesfield GB
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20100152197 | (4-TERT-BUTYLPIPERAZIN-2-YL)(PIPERAZIN-1-YL)METHANONE-N-CARBOXAMIDE DERIVATIVES - The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) | 06-17-2010 |
John Cumming, Cheshire GB
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20090143449 | Bi-Aryl or Aryl-Heteroaryl Substituted Indoles - The present invention relates to substituted indoles of Formula (I) useful as pharmaceutical compounds for treating respiratory disorders. | 06-04-2009 |
20120289513 | (4-TERT-BUTYLPIPERAZIN-2-YL)(PIPERAZIN-1-YL)METHANONE-N-CARBOXAMIDE DERIVATIVES - The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) | 11-15-2012 |
20130289043 | (4-TERT-BUTYLPIPERAZIN-2-YL)(PIPERAZIN-1-YL)METHANONE-N-CARBOXAMIDE DERIVATIVES - The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) | 10-31-2013 |
John Graham Cumming, Macclesfield GB
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20120004243 | AMIDE DERIVATIVES BEARING A CYCLOPROPYLAMINOACARBONYL SUBSTITUENT USEFUL AS CYTOKINE INHIBITORS - The invention concerns a compound of the Formula (I), wherein Qa is heteroaryl and is substituted with halogeno; R1 and R2 are hydrogen; and Qb is phenyl or heteroaryl, and Qb may optionally bear 1 or 2 substituents selected from hydroxy, halogeno and (1-6C)alkyl, or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof; processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in the treatment of diseases or medical conditions mediated by cytokines. | 01-05-2012 |
20130035346 | AMIDE DERIVATIVES BEARING A CYCLOPROPYLAMINOACARBONYL SUBSTITUENT USEFUL AS CYTOKINE INHIBITORS - The invention concerns a compound of the Formula (I), wherein Qa is heteroaryl and is substituted with halogeno; R1 and R2 are hydrogen; and Qb is phenyl or heteroaryl, and Qb may optionally bear 1 or 2 substituents selected from hydroxy, halogeno and (1-6C)alkyl, or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof; processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in the treatment of diseases or medical conditions mediated by cytokines. | 02-07-2013 |
Kenneth Iain Cumming, Essex GB
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20110300210 | CONTROLLED RELEASE NANOPARTICULATE CLOZAPINE COMPOSITIONS - Described are controlled release nanoparticulate formulations comprising a nanoparticulate agent to be administered and a rate-controlling polymer which functions to prolong the release of the agent following administration. The novel compositions release the agent following administration for a time period ranging from about 2 to about 24 hours or longer. | 12-08-2011 |
20120114754 | RAPIDLY DISINTEGRATING SOLID ORAL DOSAGE FORM - Disclosed is a rapidly disintegrating solid oral dosage form of a poorly soluble active ingredient and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable water-soluble or water-dispersible excipient, wherein the poorly soluble active ingredient particles have an average diameter, prior to inclusion in the dosage form, of less than about 2000 nm. The dosage form of the invention has the advantage of combining rapid presentation and rapid dissolution of the active ingredient in the oral cavity. | 05-10-2012 |
20130011447 | CONTROLLED RELEASE NANOPARTICULATE COMPOSITIONS - Described are controlled release nanoparticulate formulations comprising a nanoparticulate agent to be administered and a rate-controlling polymer which functions to prolong the release of the agent following administration. The novel compositions release the agent following administration for a time period ranging from about 2 to about 24 hours or longer. | 01-10-2013 |
Mike Cumming, Kirkbymoorside GB
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20110005765 | Sampling Skid for Subsea Wells - A system for sampling production well production fluids from a manifold interface panel on a subsea production manifold. In some embodiments, the system includes a remotely operated vehicle, a skid coupled to the remotely operated vehicle, a sample tank supported on the skid, and a fluid transfer pump operable to convey production fluid from at least one of the production wells through the manifold interface panel into the sample tank. | 01-13-2011 |
20130126179 | Sampling Skid for Subsea Wells - A system for sampling production well production fluids from a manifold interface panel on a subsea production manifold. In some embodiments, the system includes a remotely operated vehicle, a skid coupled to the remotely operated vehicle, a sample tank supported on the skid, and a fluid transfer pump operable to convey production fluid from at least one of the production wells through the manifold interface panel into the sample tank. | 05-23-2013 |
Pete Cumming, Wickwar GB
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20090153194 | CLOCK CIRCUITRY - A circuit comprising: clock circuitry for supplying a first faster clock signal to a first circuit portion and a second slower clock signal to a second circuit portion, and varying the relative frequency of the first and second clock signals. Synchronisation logic generates pulses which indicate when to transfer data between the first and second circuit portions. The clock circuitry generates a first control signal at a predetermined time in each cycle of the first clock signal prior to a predetermined edge, and a second control signal at a predetermined time in each cycle of the second clock signal prior to a predetermined edge. A change in the relative frequency is conditional on a coincidence of the first and second control signals. The synchronisation generates the pulses such that there is at least one cycle of the first clock signal between those pulses, and such that there is only one of those pulses per cycle of the second clock signal. | 06-18-2009 |
20140149770 | LOW-POWER STATES FOR A COMPUTER SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED BASEBAND - A method of entering a power conservation state comprises selecting and entering one of a plurality of low power states for the computer system in response to a detected system idle event. The plurality of low power states comprise a first low power state and a second low power state for the computer system. A memory of the computer system is self refreshed during the first low power state. A baseband module of the computer system remains powered, and the memory is accessible to the baseband module during the second low power state. The one low power state is selected depending upon baseband module activity. The method also includes exiting from the one of a plurality of low power states when a wake event is detected. | 05-29-2014 |
Pete Cumming, Wickwar Gloucester GB
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20120311314 | PROCESSOR SECURITY - A device comprises a processor arranged to automatically execute boot code upon start-up or reset. The boot code comprises a code authentication procedure to verify whether additional code is authenticated for execution on the processor. A separate security unit comprises a private unlock key and cryptography logic configured to use the private unlock key to sign a portion of data, thereby generating a signed unlock file for supply to a storage location. The processor is arranged to access the unlock file from the storage location, making it available without requiring connection to the security unit. The boot code further comprises an unlocking authentication procedure configured to check for the unlock file in the storage location, and if available to verify whether the unlock file is authenticated for use on the processor based on its signature, so as to de-restrict the boot authentication procedure on condition of verifying the unlock file. | 12-06-2012 |
Pete Cumming, Wickwar Gloucestershire GB
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20120311374 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A SUPPLY VOLTAGE - Method and computing system for controlling a supply voltage in the computing system. A voltage related indication for use in setting the supply voltage of the computing system is stored, and a supply voltage is set for the computing system based on the stored voltage related indication. A crash of the computing system is detected, and in dependence thereon, an adjusted indication is determined for use in the computing system. An adjusted supply voltage is set based on the adjusted indication, and the adjusted indication is stored for further use of the computing system. | 12-06-2012 |
Pete Cumming, Bristol GB
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20140233616 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A modem is disclosed. An embodiment thereof includes: a first interface arranged to connect to a network, a second interface arranged to connect to a host processor on the terminal, an audio interface arranged to connect to an audio processing means and a processing unit arranged to receive a plurality of parameters from the terminal via the second interface. The plurality of parameters are associated with a call established by the host processor to at least one further terminal connected to the network; wherein the processing unit is further arranged to receive input voice data from the audio processing means, process the input voice data in dependence on at least one of said parameters; and transmit the processed input voice data via the first interface to the at least one further terminal over said network during the call in dependence on a further at least one of said parameters. | 08-21-2014 |
20140233617 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A modem for handling notifications received over a network is disclosed. In one embodiment, the modem includes a first interface to connect to a network, a second interface to connect to a host processor on a terminal and a modem processor to receive presence configuration information from the host processor and in response thereto transmit a request comprising the presence configuration information to a presence information store. The modem processor further arranged to receive one or more notifications with presence information from the store based on the presence configuration information in the request. The presence information supplied to the store by one or more further terminals associated with one or more users. The modem processor stores the one or more notifications in a storage means, and in response to receiving a request for presence information from said host processor, supply presence information thereto based on the one or more notifications. | 08-21-2014 |
20150133195 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A modem is disclosed. An embodiment thereof includes: a first interface arranged to connect to a network, a second interface arranged to connect to a host processor on the terminal, an audio interface arranged to connect to an audio processing means and a processing unit arranged to receive a plurality of parameters from the terminal via the second interface. The plurality of parameters are associated with a call established by the host processor to at least one further terminal connected to the network; wherein the processing unit is further arranged to receive input voice data from the audio processing means, process the input voice data in dependence on at least one of said parameters; and transmit the processed input voice data via the first interface to the at least one further terminal over said network during the call in dependence on a further at least one of said parameters. | 05-14-2015 |
Peter Cumming, Bristol GB
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20160062390 | Adjusting Clock Frequency - One aspect of the disclosure provides a computer system. In one embodiment, the computer system comprises a clock generator, at least one processor, and a clock frequency controller. The clock generator is configured to provide a clock signal at a clock frequency. The at least one processor is configured to receive the clock signal and to operate at a speed dependent on the clock frequency. The clock frequency controller is configured to receive efficiency information indicating a current efficiency of the at least one processor. The clock frequency controller is further configured to receive a request from the processor for a target number of processor instructions to be handled in a particular time period. The clock frequency controller is further configured to output a frequency control signal to the clock generator for controlling the clock frequency in dependence thereon. | 03-03-2016 |
Peter Cumming, Wolton-Under-Edge GB
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20150113300 | BATTERY OPERATED COMPUTER SYSTEM - Disclosed herein is a computer system operating on a local power supply of finite capacity has a plurality of system components each connected to a voltage supply system to draw current for their operation. The computer system includes a measuring circuit connected to detect prevailing usage of the local power supply, for example, a battery. The supply system is connected to receive an indication from the measuring circuit of excessive usage and is adapted to reduce the available supply voltage to selected ones of the system components. Each system component is associated with a clock controller which selects a clock frequency for operation of a component in dependence on the available voltage supply. Also disclosed is a supply system for a computer device operating on a local power supply of finite capacity. | 04-23-2015 |
Peter Cumming, Wotton-Under-Edge GB
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20090287859 | DMA Engine - A circuit and corresponding method for transferring data. The circuit comprises: a CPU; a plurality of addressable devices; and a DMA engine coupled to the CPU and to those devices, the DMA engine comprising a plurality of DMA contexts each having fetch circuitry for fetching a DMA descriptor indicated by the CPU and transfer circuitry for transferring data from one to another of the devices based on a fetched descriptor. The DMA engine further comprises switching means operable to control a group of the contexts to alternate in a complementary sequence between fetching and performing a transfer, such that alternately one or more contexts in the group fetch whilst one or more others perform a transfer. | 11-19-2009 |
20110191507 | DMA ENGINE - A circuit comprising: an execution unit; a plurality of addressable devices; and a data transfer engine coupled to the execution unit and to the devices, operable to fetch a plurality of descriptors under control of the execution unit, and based on each of the fetched descriptors to perform a transfer of data from a respective first to a respective second of the devices. The DMA engine comprises delay circuitry operable to block, during a delay period running from an earlier of the transfers, any later of the transfers involving at least one of the same devices as the earlier transfer, the delay circuitry being arranged to control the blocking in dependence on an indication received in one of the descriptors. | 08-04-2011 |
Peter Cumming, Wickwar GB
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20090172380 | BOOTING AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - An integrated circuit comprising: a processor; a plurality of external pins operatively coupled to the processor; and a permanently written memory operatively coupled to the processor, the memory having a plurality of regions each storing one or more respective boot properties for booting the processor. The processor is programmed to select one of the regions in dependence on an indication received via one or more of the external pins, to retrieve the one or more respective boot properties from the selected region, and to boot using the one or more retrieved boot properties. | 07-02-2009 |
20090172383 | BOOTING AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - An integrated circuit comprising: a processor; a plurality of external pins operatively coupled to the processor; and a permanently written memory operatively coupled to the processor, the memory having a plurality of regions each storing one or more respective boot properties for booting the processor. The processor is programmed to select one of the regions in dependence on an indication received via one or more of the external pins, to retrieve the one or more respective boot properties from the selected region, and to boot using the one or more retrieved boot properties. | 07-02-2009 |
20120005471 | BOOTING AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - An integrated circuit is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the integrated circuit includes: a processor; a plurality of external pins operatively coupled to the processor; and a permanently written memory operatively coupled to the processor, the memory having a plurality of regions each storing one or more respective boot properties for booting the processor. The processor is programmed to select one of the regions in dependence on an indication received via one or more of the external pins, to retrieve the one or more respective boot properties from the selected region, and to boot using the one or more retrieved boot properties. | 01-05-2012 |
Peter Cumming, Wotton-Under-Egde GB
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20120023352 | ACTIVE POWER MANAGEMENT - A method of controlling the clock frequency of a processor executing software in a plurality of active periods, the method comprising, for each period: supplying to a power management application at least one parameter defining an execution profile for the period having high frequency and low frequency operating intervals; the power management application determining, based on said profile, granted clock frequencies for the high and low frequency operating intervals; the processor supplying to the power management application at the commencement of a period an operating cycle requirement for the period; the power management application determining, for each period, based on the operating cycle requirement, the length of the low frequency interval; and controlling the clock frequency in each interval based on the granted clock frequencies determined by the power management application. | 01-26-2012 |
Peter Cumming, Gloucestershire GB
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20090273378 | CLOCK CONFIGURATION - A circuit and method for determining the frequency of a first oscillating reference signal generated by a first reference oscillator. The circuit comprises: a second reference oscillator arranged to generate a second oscillating reference signal having a known frequency, a boot memory storing boot code comprising clock configuration code, and a processor coupled to the boot memory and the second reference oscillator. The processor is arranged to execute the boot code from the boot memory upon booting, wherein when executed the clock configuration code operates the processor to determine the frequency of the first reference signal by reference to the second reference signal. | 11-05-2009 |