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20120324374 | MOVIE DISCOVERY SYSTEM - A movie browsing system may use a combination of long term and session based preferences to help a user browse movies using microcategories. The user preferences may be stored as microcategory weights, where the session based weights may change during a session as the system learns the types of movies a user wishes to see at that time. The long term microcategory weights may change at a slower rate than the session weights. The system may present a diverse set of microcategories to a user in an effort to diverge the search and learn the user's current interest, and may refine the weights as the user browses to converge to a desired movie. A user interface may operate on a television screen with a minimum of user input controls to navigate the browsing system while still collecting user preferences. | 12-20-2012 |
20130073378 | SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN METRICS - A social marketing system may measure the performance of marketing campaigns using the effective click through rates that include impressions that are due to propagation of items through social networks. A social marketing system may track an initial effectiveness in starting a campaign, as well as track the propagation of the campaign information through multiple social networks. The effectiveness of the campaign may be measured using the effective click through rates for various target audiences. The social marketing system may create links to advertising materials and thereby track interactions when users click through the links to interact with the materials. The effectiveness of the social media campaign may be based in part by measuring the actual or estimated number of impressions through social media networks. | 03-21-2013 |
20130229330 | CONTROLLING IMAGES AT HAND-HELD DEVICES - Controlling images at hand-held devices using sensor input, for example, as detected by one or more orientation sensors in a hand-held computing device is described. In various embodiments images are displayed at a hand-held computing device according to orientation sensor readings observed at the device and before user input is received at the images. For example, two or more images with different opacities are superimposed and the opacities differentially varied as the hand-held device is tilted. In another example images are placed in a 3D space which is rotated as the device is tilted. In another example, a video is played either forwards or backwards according to an orientation of the device. In various examples the images are displayed as part of a web page by using a template in the web page to control the display of images according to sensor readings. | 09-05-2013 |
20130229406 | CONTROLLING IMAGES AT MOBILE DEVICES USING SENSORS - Controlling images at mobile devices using sensors is described, for example, for interactive advertisements which respond to sensor readings at a mobile computing device. In various embodiments images are displayed at a mobile computing device according to sensor readings observed at the device and before user input is received at the images. For example, different regions of an image depicting a panorama are displayed as a mobile device is panned around or tilted. In another example images of an object in different orientations are presented as a mobile device is tilted in order to display the object as rotating. In various examples the images are displayed as part of a web page by using a template in the web page to control the display of images according to sensor readings. In various examples sensor readings are used to report user engagement with advertisements. | 09-05-2013 |
20140365977 | Accommodating Sensors and Touch in a Unified Experience - Automatically alternating between input modes on a computing device based on a usage pattern is provided. A first input mode is initiated for interacting with content displayed on the computing device. An input corresponding to a second input mode on the computing is then detected. A transition is then made from the first input mode to the second input mode on the computing device. Upon the detecting a termination of the input on the displayed content the second input mode, a gradual transition is made from the second input mode to the first input mode based on a current sensor state of the computing device and a threshold. | 12-11-2014 |
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20090306665 | System and Method for Locating of Distal Holes of an Intramedullary Nail - Systems and methods for use with a hollow intramedullary nail having a proximal end, a distal end and at least one distal hole formed in the nail's wall adjacent said distal end and having a hole axis, for detecting a location of said distal hole when the nail is implanted into a intramedullary canal of a bone. The system includes a jig adapted for being mounted on said bone so as to constitute a bridge between the proximal end of said nail and a distal end of said bone, and having a positioning head with a guiding axis oriented generally perpendicular to the nail longitudinal axis, adapted for receiving therein at least a drill bit so that the drill bit's axis is aligned with said guiding axis, the positioning head being movable to bring said guiding axis into different spatial positions with respect to said hole axis. The system may further include at least one of the following: a disposable member insertable into said nail and having a nail light source for emitting light along said distal hole axis so as to create an illuminated spot on an outer surface of said bone, said nail light source is of a kind providing collimated light and, said member further includes means for positioning an axis of a collimated beam created by said light along said hole axis; viewing optics mountable in said positioning head along said guiding axis for viewing said illuminated spot; an alignment pin having a pin proximal end, a pin distal end, and a pin axis, and being adapted for mounting in said positioning head so that said pin axis is aligned with said guiding axis and so that the pin distal end faces towards the bone, where the pin further includes reference marks on its outer surface, visible in X-ray images. | 12-10-2009 |
20100030219 | ORTHOPEDIC NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - System and methods for establishing, in combination with an imaging device, a desired orientation of a navigated element having a longitudinal axis, with respect to a bone, the system comprising a jig configured for being directly or indirectly fixed relative to the bone; a positioning head supported by the jig and movable with respect thereto; an angle adjustment member mounted within the positioning head, comprising a passage having a guiding axis, the angle adjustment member being configured for receiving in the passage the navigated element so that the longitudinal axis of the navigated element is aligned with the guiding axis, the angle adjustment member being movable with respect to the positioning head; and an alignment pin having a pin proximal end, a pin distal end and a pin axis, and configured for being received in the passage so that the pin axis is aligned with the guiding axis and so that the pin distal end faces towards the bone, the pin further comprising a light source disposed at its proximal end for projecting an alignment beam along the pin axis in the direction away from the bone for the alignment of the imaging device relative to the guiding axis of the passage for use of the imaging device in establishing the orientation of the guiding axis corresponding to the desired orientation of navigated element. | 02-04-2010 |
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20100191873 | ENABLING AND DISABLING DEVICE IMAGES ON A PLATFORM WITHOUT DISRUPTING BIOS OR OS - Device images, for example IDE mass storage device images, may be enabled and disabled without disrupting a host system. In one embodiment, the invention includes a memory device register to indicate the presence of a memory device to a computer system, a switch coupled to the memory device register to set the memory device register to indicate the presence of a memory device, and an external interface coupled to the switch to operate the switch. | 07-29-2010 |
20110196970 | REDIRECTION COMMUNICATION - A method and system of communicating data to or from a remote computer. The remote computer is accessed by a CPU as though it were a local IDE controller attached to a local IDE device. A peripheral device distinct from the CPU provides a set of virtual IDE device registers and an IDE controller to the central processing unit. The peripheral device receives data written to the set of virtual IDE device registers, and transmits the data into a network, addressed for reception by the remote computer. The remote computer receives the data, interprets it, and performs operations upon a mirror set of device data. The remote computer then responds, and transmits its response across the network to the peripheral device. The peripheral device communicates the response to the CPU in a fashion identical to an physical IDE controller attached to a physical IDE device. | 08-11-2011 |
20120143990 | VIRTUAL SERIAL PORT AND PROTOCOL FOR USE IN SERIAL-OVER-LAN COMMUNICATION - A method and system of conveying data to a remote computer, which may act as a management console. A virtual communications port is provided to a central processing unit. The virtual communications port is provided using a device distinct from the central processing unit, such as a network controller card with manageability features inborn. The device providing the virtual communications port receives the data written to the virtual communications port. Thereafter, the device transmits the data into a network, addressed for reception by the remote computer. The remote computer may be used as a management console so that keystrokes entered thereupon may be relayed through the virtual communications port to the aforementioned central processing unit. | 06-07-2012 |
20140101338 | REDIRECTION COMMUNICATION - A method and system of communicating data to or from a remote computer. The remote computer is accessed by a CPU as though it were a local IDE controller attached to a local IDE device. A peripheral device distinct from the CPU provides a set of virtual IDE device registers and an IDE controller to the central processing unit. The peripheral device receives data written to the set of virtual IDE device registers, and transmits the data into a network, addressed for reception by the remote computer. The remote computer receives the data, interprets it, and performs operations upon a mirror set of device data. The remote computer then responds, and transmits its response across the network to the peripheral device. The peripheral device communicates the response to the CPU in a fashion identical to an physical IDE controller attached to a physical IDE device. | 04-10-2014 |
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20080294800 | Communicating graphics data via an out of band channel - In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for providing a command from a keyboard, video and mouse (KVM) system of a first system to a graphics card of the first system via an existing system interface, sampling data from a frame buffer of the graphics card and providing the sampled data to a sample buffer of the KVM system, and processing the sampled data in the KVM system. Also, data to be displayed at a graphics card may be sent as out-of-band (OOB) data from the KVM system. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 11-27-2008 |
20100169069 | Composite device emulation - In one embodiment, an apparatus provides a plurality of endpoints, each endpoint corresponding to a function of an emulated device, having at least one buffer to store emulation information corresponding to the emulated device; and logic to perform low level emulation of at least one of the functions corresponding to the plurality of endpoints | 07-01-2010 |
20120079259 | METHOD TO ENSURE PLATFORM SILICON CONFIGURATION INTEGRITY - Some aspects include beginning a power on self test (POST) by a BIOS for a computer system; enumerating the computer system by the BIOS; providing, based on the enumeration of the computer system by the BIOS, at least one configuration setting of the computer system to a management engine (ME) of the computer system; and applying a lock to the at least one configuration setting by the ME to manage a change to the at least one configuration setting, all prior to an ending of the POST. | 03-29-2012 |
20120159172 | SECURE AND PRIVATE LOCATION - Systems and methods of restricting access to mobile platform location information may involve receiving, via a link, location information for a mobile platform at a processor of the mobile platform, and preventing unauthorized access to the location information by an operating system associated with the mobile platform. | 06-21-2012 |
20130007437 | COMPONENT UPDATE USING MANAGEMENT ENGINE - Embodiments of systems and methods for applying a component update using a management engine are disclosed. In some embodiments, the method may comprise storing a bootable image containing an update for a component of a computing device in a secured memory location and configuring the computing device to boot from the bootable image. Such configuration may include configuring the computing device for integrated device electronics redirection (IDE-R) to the bootable image. | 01-03-2013 |
20130094489 | PRIVACY CONTROL FOR WIRELESS DEVICES - According to various embodiments, a computer-implemented method is disclosed that includes receiving, at a wireless adaptor of a device, a wireless data packet from an access point (AP), wherein the wireless data packet includes a Basic Service Set Identifier (BSSID) of the AP; changing the BSSID of the received data packet by a processor or hardware to produce a modified wireless data packet; and transmitting the modified wireless data packet to an application on the device. | 04-18-2013 |
20140068281 | MECHANISM FOR FACILITATING EFFICENT OPERATIONS PATHS FOR STORAGE DEVICES IN COMPUTING SYSTEMS - A mechanism is described for facilitating efficient operations paths for storage devices in computing systems according to one embodiment of the invention. A method of embodiments of the invention includes identifying a request for power mode change at a storage device at a computing system. The request for power mode change indicates potential reduced power state of the storage device. The method may further include transferring context information at the storage device to a host memory at the computing system, in response to the first command, and saving the context information at the host memory, wherein the storage device is at reduced power state. | 03-06-2014 |
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20090162243 | RADIOPAQUE ALLOY AND MEDICAL DEVICE MADE OF THIS ALLOY - A radiopaque alloy based on titanium nickelide and having shape memory and superelastic properties includes, according to one embodiment, at least one radiopaque alloying element selected from the group consisting of gold, platinum, and palladium at a concentration of from about 10 at. % to about 20 at. %, and at least one additional alloying element selected from the group consisting of aluminum, chromium, cobalt, iron, and zirconium, where the additional alloying element has a concentration of from about 0.5 at. % to about 4 at. %. The alloy includes titanium at a concentration of from about 48 at. % to about 52 at. %, and the balance of the alloy is nickel. The radiopaque alloy preferably exhibits superelastic behavior suitable for medical device applications in the human body. | 06-25-2009 |
20100174246 | Medical Guide Wire and Method of Forming Thereof - A guide wire for guiding a medical device within a body lumen is described. The guide wire includes a proximal section, a distal section, and a mid section. The proximal section includes a proximal wire core tapered with contraction towards a proximal end of the proximal wire core. The distal section includes a distal wire core tapered with contraction towards a distal end of the distal wire core. The mid section includes a joint for joining the proximal wire core and the distal wire core. The guide wire also includes a safety wire extending along the mid section, and along at least parts of the proximal and distal sections. Moreover, the guide wire includes an outer tubing enveloping the overlapping joint and at least parts of the proximal and distal sections. | 07-08-2010 |
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20100286709 | Device and method for fragmenting and removing concretions from body ducts and cavities - A medical device and method for breaking a concretion in a body into smaller pieces and removing the pieces from the body are described. The device comprises a dilator sheath, a lithotripsy probe, a tubular member, and a retrieval basket. The dilator sheath adapted to penetrate into a passage of the body to reach the location where the concretion is located. The lithotripsy probe is configured for shattering the concretion into smaller pieces. The tubular member is mounted within the dilator sheath adapted to permit the lithotripsy probe to be inserted into the tubular member. The retrieval basket is coupled to the tubular member, and configured for entrapping the concretion and the smaller pieces for their extraction from the body. The retrieval basket comprises a structure constituted by a plurality of filaments extending from a basket proximal end towards a basket distal end, and then returning to the proximal end after forming a plurality of filament loops in the basket distal portion, and a plurality of filament strands at the basket proximal portion. | 11-11-2010 |
20100305679 | Stent Replacement System - A system for delivering and placement of a medical prosthesis into an ostium of a tract system of an organism is described. The system comprises a stent delivery device that includes a delivery catheter having one or more lumens extending between proximal and distal ends. The stent delivery device also includes an inflatable balloon mounted on the distal end of the delivery catheter for expanding and deploying the medical prosthesis placed on the balloon, and a stent deployment site locator configured for locating an exact place for positioning the medical prosthesis. The deployment site locator comprises an expandable flexible structure including a plurality of filament elements interconnected between a locator proximal end and a locator distal end; thereby forming a unitary structure. The filaments can extend from a locator proximal end towards a locator distal end and then return after winding to the proximal end to form a plurality of filament loops. | 12-02-2010 |
20110082483 | Cutting balloon assembly and method of manufacturing thereof - A cutting balloon assembly and a method for fabrication of the assembly is described. The cutting balloon assembly comprises a delivery catheter, an expandable balloon mounted on the catheter distal end, and a scoring mesh disposed around the expandable balloon. The scoring mesh comprises interlacing filaments that extend from a mesh proximal end towards a mesh distal end, form distal filament loops at said mesh distal end, and then return to the mesh proximal end. At least a part of the interlacing filaments forms one or more permanent links with neighboring filaments between the mesh proximal end and the mesh distal end. | 04-07-2011 |
20110208185 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSISTING A WIRE GUIDE TO CROSS OCCLUDED DUCTS - A method and a system for assisting a wire guide to cross obstructed ducts in mammalian body are described. The method and system is based on applying pulsed energy to occlusion obstructing the duct. The pulsed energy is applied by means of an auxiliary probe. The auxiliary probe is relatively displaceable with respect to the wire guide along a lumen provided within the probe. The distal region of the probe is provided with enhanced flexibility comparing with the reminder portion of the probe. | 08-25-2011 |
20110208206 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DESTROYING OF UNDESIRABLE FORMATIONS IN MAMMALIAN BODY - A method and a system for destruction of an undesirable formation in a mammalian body are described. The invention is based on inserting a probe into mammalian body; said probe is electrically connectable to a control unit and upon bringing the probe in physical contact with the formation supplying pulses of energy from the control unit to the probe in order to destroy the formation. The invention further comprises counting amount of pulses being supplied to the probe and establishing a remaining service life of the probe by subtracting the amount of pulses being supplied to the probe from an amount of pulses corresponding to initial service life of the probe. The treatment session is automatically terminates as soon as amount of pulses being supplied to the probe approaches at least a fraction of the established remaining service life of the probe. The established remaining service life of the probe is stored for new treatment session. Delivery of pulses automatically terminates when the remaining service life is exhausted and use of such probe becomes impossible. | 08-25-2011 |
20120232638 | CUTTING BALLOON ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF - A method for fabrication of a cutting balloon assembly is described. The method includes providing a predetermined number of filaments having predetermined properties, diameter and length and fabricating a scoring mesh on a weaving jig having a plurality of pins disposed circumferentially about the jig's surface. The fabrication of the scoring mesh includes placing the filaments between the pins and interlacing the filaments to form a scoring mesh by interweaving and intertwining at least a part of filament to form one or more permanent links with neighboring filaments. The fabrication of the scoring mesh also includes forming distal and proximal filament loops that protrude from the mesh distal and proximal ends, respectfully. The scoring mesh is mounted on an expandable balloon mounted on a distal end of a delivery catheter. | 09-13-2012 |
20130018387 | APPARATUS FOR ENTRAPPING AND EXTRACTING OBJECTS FROM BODY CAVITIESAANM DIAMANT; ValeryAACI KatzrinAACO ILAAGP DIAMANT; Valery Katzrin IL - A retrieval apparatus for entrapping and retaining an object located in a body for its extraction therefrom is described. The retrieval apparatus includes a snare and a snare control assembly. The snare has a proximal section and a distal section, and comprises a plurality of filaments extending from a proximal end of the proximal section towards the distal section, and then returning to the proximal end to form a plurality of loops. In the deployed state, the loops are interlaced to each other within the proximal section and are free and not interleaved within the distal section. Segments of the filaments of the distal section are bent with respect to segments of the filaments of the proximal section such that the retrieval snare in the contracted state forms a hollow cavity extending from the distal section towards the proximal section. | 01-17-2013 |
20130261638 | APPARATUS FOR ENTRAPPING AND EXTRACTING OBJECTS FROM BODY CAVITIES - A retrieval apparatus for entrapping and retaining an object located in a body for its extraction therefrom is described. The retrieval apparatus includes a snare and a snare control assembly. The snare has a proximal section and a distal section, and comprises a plurality of filaments extending from a proximal end of the proximal section towards the distal section, and then returning to the proximal end to form a plurality of loops. In the deployed state, the loops are interlaced to each other within the proximal section and are free and not interleaved within the distal section. Segments of the filaments of the distal section are bent with respect to segments of the filaments of the proximal section such that the retrieval snare in the contracted, state forms a hollow cavity extending from die distal section towards the proximal section. | 10-03-2013 |
20140288571 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DESTROYING OF UNDESIRABLE FORMATIONS IN MAMMALIAN BODY - A method and a system for destruction of an undesirable formation in a mammalian body are described. The invention is based on inserting a probe into mammalian body; said probe is electrically connectable to a control unit and upon bringing the probe in physical contact with the formation supplying pulses of energy from the control unit to the probe in order to destroy the formation. The invention further comprises counting amount of pulses being supplied to the probe and establishing a remaining service life of the probe by subtracting the amount of pulses being supplied to the probe from an amount of pulses corresponding to initial service life of the probe. The treatment session is automatically terminates as soon as amount of pulses being supplied to the probe approaches at least a fraction of the established remaining service life of the probe. The established remaining service life of the probe is stored for new treatment session. Delivery of pulses automatically terminates when the remaining service life is exhausted and use of such probe becomes impossible. | 09-25-2014 |