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11692558 | US20070233715A1-20071004 | RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR SELECTING CANDIDATE TAG | ACCEPTED | 20070920 | 20071004 | [] | G06F700 | ["G06F700", "G06F1730"] | 9069867 | 20070328 | 20150630 | 715 | 234000 | 94935.0 | HILLERY | NATHAN | [{"inventor_name_last": "Rekimoto", "inventor_name_first": "Junichi", "inventor_city": "Tokyo", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}] | Resource management system, method and program for selecting candidate tag are provided. The tag can be readily attached to a resource by presenting a candidate tag also to a resource newly registered in a database. The degree of similarity of a new registration resource to each of a plurality of already-registered res... | 1. A resource management system comprising: degree-of-similarity calculating means for calculating the degree of similarity of a new registration resource newly registered in a database, to each of a plurality of already-registered resources that have been already registered in the database; and candidate tag selecting... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>The present invention relates to a resource management system, a method for selecting a candidate tag, and a candidate tag selecting program, and is applicable to the case of managing many resources by using a tag. Hereinafter, on the Internet, a system in which many users attach a tag to a common... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>In view of the foregoing, it is desirable to provide a resource management system, a method for selecting a candidate tag, and a candidate tag selecting program in that a tag can be readily attached to a resource newly registered. The present application can be applied to various resource management ... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION The present application claims priority to Japanese Patent Application JP 2006-095051 filed in the Japanese Patent Office on Mar. 30, 2006, the entire contents of which is being incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND The present invention relates to a resource management sys... | G | 60G06 | 161G06F | 7 | 00 | |||
11923664 | US20090113553A1-20090430 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HIDING INFORMATION IN THE INSTRUCTION PROCESSING PIPELINE | ACCEPTED | 20090416 | 20090430 | [] | G06F2100 | ["G06F2100", "H04L900"] | 8141162 | 20071025 | 20120320 | 726 | 026000 | 65882.0 | EL HADY | NABIL | [{"inventor_name_last": "Myles", "inventor_name_first": "Ginger Marie", "inventor_city": "San Jose", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}] | A system, article of manufacture and method is provided for transferring secret information from a first location to a second location. The secret information is encoded and stalls in executable code are located. The executable code is configured to perform a predetermined function when executed on a pipeline processor... | 1. A method for embedding information in a computer program comprising: performing data dependency analysis on said computer program to identify locations within said computer program where pipeline processing dependencies require a stall, said locations including no-operation instructions: encoding said information; a... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Steganographic and watermarking techniques have been used to hide ancillary information in many different types of media. Steganographic techniques are generally used when the purpose is to conduct some type of secret communication and stealth is critical to prevent the interception of the hidden ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>To overcome the limitations in the prior art briefly described above, the present invention provides a method, computer program product, and system for hiding information in an instruction processing pipeline. In one embodiment of the present invention a method for embedding informat... | FIELD OF INVENTION The present invention generally relates to computer implemented steganographic and watermarking techniques, and particularly to methods and systems for encoding secret information in arbitrary program binaries. BACKGROUND Steganographic and watermarking techniques have been used to hide ancillary inf... | G | 60G06 | 161G06F | 21 | 00 | |||
11841611 | US20090055583A1-20090226 | STORING REDUNDANT SEGMENTS AND PARITY INFORMATION FOR SEGMENTED LOGICAL VOLUMES | ACCEPTED | 20090212 | 20090226 | [] | G06F1216 | ["G06F1216", "G06F1200", "G06F1300"] | 7877544 | 20070820 | 20110125 | 711 | 114000 | 68066.0 | DAVIDSON | CHAD | [{"inventor_name_last": "Kishi", "inventor_name_first": "Gregory Tad", "inventor_city": "Oro Valley", "inventor_state": "AZ", "inventor_country": "US"}] | Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture, wherein a storage manager application implemented in a first computational device maintains a virtual logical volume that has a plurality of segments created by the storage manager application. At least one additional copy of at least one of the plurality of se... | 1. A method, comprising: maintaining, by a storage manager application implemented in a first computational device a virtual logical volume having a plurality of segments created by the storage manager application; maintaining at least one additional copy of at least one of the plurality of segments in at least one lin... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>1. Field The disclosure relates to a method, system, and article of manufacture for storing redundant segments and parity information for segmented logical volumes. 2. Background In certain virtual tape storage systems, hard disk drive storage may be used to emulate tape drives and tape cartridges... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS <EOH>Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture, wherein a storage manager application implemented in a first computational device maintains a virtual logical volume that has a plurality of segments created by the storage manager application. At least one additi... | BACKGROUND 1. Field The disclosure relates to a method, system, and article of manufacture for storing redundant segments and parity information for segmented logical volumes. 2. Background In certain virtual tape storage systems, hard disk drive storage may be used to emulate tape drives and tape cartridges. For insta... | G | 60G06 | 161G06F | 12 | 16 | |||
10573043 | US20070173999A1-20070726 | Controllers for heavy duty industrial vehicle | ACCEPTED | 20070712 | 20070726 | [] | G06F1900 | ["G06F1900"] | 7885744 | 20070223 | 20110208 | 701 | 050000 | 67987.0 | BEAULIEU | YONEL | [{"inventor_name_last": "Shinozaki", "inventor_name_first": "Akiko", "inventor_city": "Kanagawa", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Suzuki", "inventor_name_first": "Hiroyuki", "inventor_city": "Kanagawa", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}] | Hardware of each of controllers (11, 12, 13) for controlling a plurality of instruments to be controlled, which are provided in a reach stacker as a heavy duty industrial vehicle, for example, a vehicle body (3), a spreader (9), and a cabin (10), is rendered common. The configuration of driver software for performing b... | 1. Controllers for a heavy duty industrial vehicle, which are a plurality of controllers provided in said heavy duty industrial vehicle equipped with a working machine for performing predetermined work, said plurality of controllers being adapted to control, independently of each other, a plurality of instruments to be... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>A heavy duty industrial vehicle not only has a vehicle moving by itself, but also has a working machine unique to the vehicle. Thus, this type of industrial vehicle is adapted to be capable of performing a predetermined working action with the use of the working machine. Some of such heavy du... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 is a view showing a configuration example in which controllers for a heavy duty industrial vehicle according to the present invention are used. FIG. 2 is a table showing a constitution example of input/output signals of the controllers for the heavy duty industrial v... | TECHNICAL FIELD This invention relates to controllers which are used for heavy duty industrial vehicles, for example, a reach stacker as a cargo handling vehicle, and a motor grader as a road surface maintenance vehicle. BACKGROUND ART A heavy duty industrial vehicle not only has a vehicle moving by itself, but also ha... | G | 60G06 | 161G06F | 19 | 00 | |||
11802015 | US20080288677A1-20081120 | KVM switch system with a simplified external controller | ACCEPTED | 20081105 | 20081120 | [] | G06F1312 | ["G06F1312"] | 7730243 | 20070518 | 20100601 | 710 | 062000 | 84674.0 | CHEN | ALAN | [{"inventor_name_last": "Kirshtein", "inventor_name_first": "Philip M.", "inventor_city": "New Market", "inventor_state": "AL", "inventor_country": "US"}] | A KVM switch system with external control functionality is described. A KVM switch is able to be controlled from an external device. The external device can either include a single button dedicated to controlling the desktop KVM switch or indicate a state of the KVM switch. The external device can be connected to the d... | 1. An external controller for use with a peripheral switch coupling user peripheral devices to a plurality of target devices, the external controller comprising: a communications interface for coupling the external controller to the peripheral switch; a selector switch for requesting that the external controller change... | <SOH> FIELD OF DISCLOSURE <EOH>This disclosure relates to a simplified external controller for controlling a KVM (Keyboard, Video, Mouse) switch. | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>The following description, given with respect to the attached drawings, may be better understood with reference to the non-limiting examples of the drawing, wherein the drawings show: FIG. 1 : a prior art single user desktop KVM switch with an onboard selection mechanism; FI... | FIELD OF DISCLOSURE This disclosure relates to a simplified external controller for controlling a KVM (Keyboard, Video, Mouse) switch. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The following description, given with respect to the attached drawings, may be better understood with reference to the non-limiting examples of the dra... | G | 60G06 | 161G06F | 13 | 12 | |||
11840450 | US20090049129A1-20090219 | REAL TIME COLLABORATION FILE FORMAT FOR UNIFIED COMMUNICATION | ACCEPTED | 20090205 | 20090219 | [] | G06F1516 | ["G06F1516"] | 8583733 | 20070817 | 20131112 | 709 | 204000 | 71704.0 | GOLDBERG | ANDREW | [{"inventor_name_last": "Faisal", "inventor_name_first": "Adil", "inventor_city": "Redmond", "inventor_state": "WA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Sethi", "inventor_name_first": "Aaron", "inventor_city": "Bellevue", "inventor_state": "WA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Wolfe", ... | The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates enhancing real time unified communications. An interface can receive a portion of data associated with at least one of a client application or an environment that hosts a client application. A real time collaboration (RTC) component can emplo... | 1. A system that facilitates enhancing real time unified communications, comprising: an interface that receives a portion of data associated with at least one of a client application or an environment that hosts a client application; and a real time collaboration (RTC) component that employs an extensible RTC file pack... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>As computing and network technologies have evolved and have become more robust, secure and reliable, more consumers, wholesalers, retailers, entrepreneurs, educational institutions, and the like have and are shifting business paradigms and are employing the Internet to perform business rather than... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>The following presents a simplified summary of the innovation in order to provide a basic understanding of some aspects described herein. This summary is not an extensive overview of the claimed subject matter. It is intended to neither identify key or critical elements of the claimed subject matter ... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S) This application relates to U.S. Application Ser. No. 11/081806, entitled, “Method and System for Installing Applications via a Display Page,” filed Mar. 15, 2005. BACKGROUND As computing and network technologies have evolved and have become more robust, secure and reliable, mo... | G | 60G06 | 161G06F | 15 | 16 | |||
11833018 | US20080126318A1-20080529 | Method and Apparatus for Remotely Monitoring a Social Website | ACCEPTED | 20080514 | 20080529 | [] | G06F15173 | ["G06F15173", "G06F1730"] | 9858341 | 20070802 | 20180102 | 707 | 010000 | 66381.0 | MITIKU | BERHANU | [{"inventor_name_last": "Frankovitz", "inventor_name_first": "Jason", "inventor_city": "Los Angeles", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}] | A computer method, apparatus, system and computer program product for remotely monitoring a social website includes monitoring user activity (events) and producing user activity data. The resulting data may be processed separately from the social website. The processed user activity data may be stored and information i... | 1. A method to remotely monitor a social website, comprising: monitoring user activity on a remote social website, resulting in user activity data; processing the user activity data separate from the social website; storing the processed user activity data; and reporting information indicative of the processed user act... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The amount of time that consumers spend on the Internet has steadily increased, as has the variety of web content, such that the Internet is often the first place many people turn to when searching for information, news, or entertainment. Consumers use a variety of methods to sear... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention addresses the foregoing problems in the prior art. In particular, the invention provides a method and apparatus for remotely monitoring a social website for the purpose of centrally aggregating activity. In a preferred embodiment, the inventive computer implemen... | RELATED APPLICATION This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/835,257, filed on Aug. 2, 2006. The entire teachings of the above application(s) are incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The amount of time that consumers spend on the Internet has steadily increased... | G | 60G06 | 161G06F | 151 | 73 | |||
11839714 | US20090048700A1-20090219 | METHOD FOR REPORTING THE STATUS OF A CONTROL APPLICATION IN AN AUTOMATED MANUFACTURING ENVIRONMENT | ACCEPTED | 20090205 | 20090219 | [] | G06F1900 | ["G06F1900"] | 7493236 | 20070816 | 20090217 | 702 | 185000 | 97661.0 | WACHSMAN | HAL | [{"inventor_name_last": "Mock", "inventor_name_first": "Michael W.", "inventor_city": "St. George", "inventor_state": "VT", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Moore", "inventor_name_first": "Gray R.", "inventor_city": "Milton", "inventor_state": "VT", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "W... | Disclosed are embodiments that provide near real-time monitoring of a control application in a manufacturing environment to detect and determine the root cause of faults within the control application. The embodiments monitor the flow of data within the control application during events (i.e., transactions, stages, pro... | 1. A method for monitoring a control application, said method comprising: accessing a plurality of data sources for said control application; retrieving, from said data sources, data regarding events occurring in a manufacturing environment monitored by said control application; compiling said data to generate, for sai... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The embodiments of the invention generally relate to control applications and, more particularly, to a system and method for monitoring and reporting the status of a control application, such as a fault detection and classification application, in an automated manufacturi... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>In view of the foregoing, disclosed herein are embodiments of a system, method, and service that provide near real-time monitoring of a control application in a manufacturing environment in order to detect and determine the root cause of faults within the control application. The embodiments monitor ... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is related to the following co-pending applications filed concurrently herewith by the same Applicants and assigned to the same Assignee, namely, International Business Machines Corporation (IBM Corporation): “A TOOL FOR REPORTING THE STATUS OF A CONTROL APPLICAT... | G | 60G06 | 161G06F | 19 | 00 | |||
11619549 | US20080163164A1-20080703 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MODEL-DRIVEN DASHBOARD FOR BUSINESS PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT | ACCEPTED | 20080619 | 20080703 | [] | G06F944 | ["G06F944"] | 8843883 | 20070103 | 20140923 | 717 | 104000 | 75570.0 | WEI | ZHENG | [{"inventor_name_last": "Chowdhary", "inventor_name_first": "Pawan Raghunath", "inventor_city": "Montrose", "inventor_state": "NY", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Pinel", "inventor_name_first": "Florian Alexandre", "inventor_city": "New York", "inventor_state": "NY", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inv... | A system, method, and framework resulting therefrom, for a model-driven dashboard for business performance management, which includes capturing business dashboard model requirements at a business model level by providing at least one user-customizable model for capturing functionality of a dashboard, and after the user... | 1. A method of capturing business dashboard model requirements at a business model level, the method comprising: providing at least one user-customizable model for capturing functionality of a deployable dashboard. 2. A method of capturing business dashboard model requirements at a business model level, the method comp... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention generally relates to a system and method of generating code for a model-driven dashboard for business performance management and dashboard resulting therefrom, and more particularly, to a system and method of capturing business model... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present inventors have recognized that business process and business performance modeling are becoming increasingly important as modern enterprises seek ways to exploit high level design and reasoning, as well as some degree of automation in the code generation process. For examp... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention generally relates to a system and method of generating code for a model-driven dashboard for business performance management and dashboard resulting therefrom, and more particularly, to a system and method of capturing business model requiremen... | G | 60G06 | 161G06F | 9 | 44 | |||
11777180 | US20080141017A1-20080612 | GAMING MACHINE HAVING A SECURE BOOT CHAIN AND METHOD OF USE | ACCEPTED | 20080530 | 20080612 | [] | G06F2100 | ["G06F2100", "G06F15177", "H04L900", "G06F1130"] | 7827397 | 20070712 | 20101102 | 713 | 002000 | 97901.0 | REHMAN | MOHAMMED | [{"inventor_name_last": "McCoull", "inventor_name_first": "James Ross", "inventor_city": "St Peters", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "AU"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Muir", "inventor_name_first": "Robert Linley", "inventor_city": "Artarmon", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "AU"}] | An electronic gaming machine (EGM) comprises a memory storing boot program code comprising first code; a central processing unit (CPU) arranged to access the memory and initiate a boot process by reading the first code from the memory; and a monitoring device having or with access to validation code and arranged to tak... | 1. An electronic gaming machine (EGM) comprising: a memory storing boot program code comprising first code; a central processing unit (CPU) arranged to access the memory and initiate a boot process by reading the first code from the memory; and a monitoring device having or with access to validation code and arranged t... | <SOH> BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION <EOH>The development of an electronic gaming machine and program code to be run on gaming machines requires a great deal of effort. Further, given the nature of gambling regulations, there is a need for a high degree of confidence in the security of an electronic gaming machine. Accord... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In a first aspect, the invention provides an electronic gaming machine (EGM) comprising: a memory storing boot program code comprising first code; a central processing unit (CPU) arranged to access the memory and initiate a boot process by reading the first code from the memory; and ... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application relates to, and claims priority from, U.S. application Ser. No. 10/089,759, which claims priority as a national phase application of PCT/AU00/01192, which are herein incorporated by reference in their entirety. The present application also relates to, and ... | G | 60G06 | 161G06F | 21 | 00 | |||
11882514 | US20090037973A1-20090205 | Policy-enabled aggregation of IM User communities | ACCEPTED | 20090122 | 20090205 | [] | G06F2100 | ["G06F2100"] | 8266671 | 20070802 | 20120911 | 726 | 001000 | 81891.0 | ARMOUCHE | HADI | [{"inventor_name_last": "Gustave", "inventor_name_first": "Christophe", "inventor_city": "Ottawa", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "CA"}, {"inventor_name_last": "McFarlane", "inventor_name_first": "Brad", "inventor_city": "Ottawa", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "CA"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Chow"... | A method of automatically aggregating an online user community, and graphical user interface for same, the method including one or more of the following: a user creating the online community; the user defining an aggregation policy for the online user community; a service provider retrieving the aggregation policy; the... | 1. A method of automatically aggregating an online user community, comprising: a user creating the online community; the user defining an aggregation policy for the online user community; a service provider retrieving the aggregation policy; the service provider applying the aggregation policy to an other user; determi... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention This invention relates generally to policy enabled aggregation of user communities. 2. Description of Related Art Communication service providers enable communication between pluralities of users in many different ways. An example of communications enable... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In light of the present need for policy enabled aggregation of user communities, a brief summary of various exemplary embodiments is presented. Some simplifications and omission may be made in the following summary, which is intended to highlight and introduce some aspects of the var... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates generally to policy enabled aggregation of user communities. 2. Description of Related Art Communication service providers enable communication between pluralities of users in many different ways. An example of communications enabled between t... | G | 60G06 | 161G06F | 21 | 00 | |||
11623893 | US20080169848A1-20080717 | High-Speed Leaf Clock Frequency-Divider/Splitter | ACCEPTED | 20080701 | 20080717 | [] | G06F110 | ["G06F110", "H03K2100", "H03K515"] | 7915929 | 20070117 | 20110329 | 375 | 354000 | 94225.0 | LE | DINH | [{"inventor_name_last": "Douskey", "inventor_name_first": "Steven Michael", "inventor_city": "Rochester", "inventor_state": "MN", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Ellavsky", "inventor_name_first": "Matthew Roger", "inventor_city": "Rochester", "inventor_state": "MN", "inventor_country": "US"}] | A novel clock splitter that has a local internal clock frequency-divider is presented. The clock splitter comprises an oscillator clock splitter, wherein the oscillator clock splitter splits an oscillator clock signal into a B clock and a C clock; a clock frequency-divider, wherein the clock frequency-divider selective... | 1. A clock splitter comprising: an oscillator clock splitter, wherein the oscillator clock splitter splits an oscillator clock signal into a B clock and a C clock; a clock frequency-divider, wherein the clock frequency-divider selectively suppresses clock pulses in the C clock to generate a slower C clock signal that h... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Technical Field The present disclosure relates in general to the field of electronics, and in particular to timing clocks in electronic circuits. Still more particularly, the present disclosure relates to a clock splitter having an integrated clock frequency-divider. 2. Descrip... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>To address the problem described above, presented herein is a novel clock splitter that has a local internal clock frequency-divider. The clock splitter comprises an oscillator clock splitter, wherein the oscillator clock splitter splits an oscillator clock signal into a B clock and ... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Technical Field The present disclosure relates in general to the field of electronics, and in particular to timing clocks in electronic circuits. Still more particularly, the present disclosure relates to a clock splitter having an integrated clock frequency-divider. 2. Description of the... | G | 60G06 | 161G06F | 1 | 10 | |||
11867244 | US20090093900A1-20090409 | Production Moving Line System and Method | ACCEPTED | 20090325 | 20090409 | [] | G06F1900 | ["G06F1900"] | 7599756 | 20071004 | 20091006 | 700 | 113000 | 93224.0 | PATEL | RAMESH | [{"inventor_name_last": "Reeves", "inventor_name_first": "Brad J.", "inventor_city": "Everett", "inventor_state": "WA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Bradley", "inventor_name_first": "James S.", "inventor_city": "Arlington", "inventor_state": "WA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": ... | A production moving line system. An illustrative embodiment of the production moving line system includes at least one metallic guide strip and at least one tow vehicle which may be adapted to follow the guide strip. The tow vehicle may include control circuitry and a power source and a wireless transceiver connected t... | 1. A production moving line system, comprising: at least one metallic guide strip; at least one tow vehicle adapted to follow said guide strip; said at least one tow vehicle comprises control circuitry and a power source and a wireless transceiver connected to said control circuitry; an assembly fixture cart coupled to... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Part moving lines may be used in assembly facilities to shuttle parts among multiple work stations. A conventional part moving line may utilize an automated guided vehicle (AGV) on which the part is placed and transported among and between the work stations. However, conventional part moving lines... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>The disclosure is generally directed to a production moving line system. An illustrative embodiment of the production moving line system includes at least one metallic guide strip and at least one tow vehicle which may be adapted to follow the guide strip. The tow vehicle may include control circuitr... | TECHNICAL FIELD The disclosure relates to production moving line systems and methods. More particularly, the disclosure relates to a production moving line system and method in which multiple line-following tow vehicles are controlled wirelessly by a central computer. BACKGROUND Part moving lines may be used in assembl... | G | 60G06 | 161G06F | 19 | 00 | |||
11699996 | US20070132775A1-20070614 | Buffer management in vector graphics hardware | ACCEPTED | 20070531 | 20070614 | [] | G06F1210 | ["G06F1210"] | 8390634 | 20070131 | 20130305 | 345 | 537000 | 74558.0 | MCDOWELL, JR | MAURICE | [{"inventor_name_last": "Tuomi", "inventor_name_first": "Mika", "inventor_city": "", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "US"}] | A graphics processor or a graphics block for use in a processor includes a type buffer used for determining if a currently processed pixel requires further processing. Each pixel has a number of sub-pixels and each sub-pixel line includes at least one counter that is stored in an edge buffer. A limited edge buffer that... | 1. A processor unit for processing vector graphics primitives, the processor unit comprising: counters configured to store a value indicating a current state of a fill rule for each of a sub-pixel sampling point for a pixel; a first internal buffer configured to store at least one indicator bit value for each pixel; an... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention generally relates to buffer management, and more particularly to buffer management in vector graphics hardware. 2. Discussion of the Background In recent years, vector graphics systems and algorithms have been developed for achievin... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Therefore, there is a need for decreasing traffic on buses between a main memory, and a graphics accelerator, as described above. The above and other problems are addressed by the exemplary embodiments of the present invention, which provide an exemplary hardware implemented vector ... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED DOCUMENTS The present invention is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/272,867 of TUOMI, entitled “BUFFER MANAGEMENT IN VECTOR GRAPHICS HARDWARE,” filed Nov. 15, 2005, and is related to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/272,866 of TUOMI, entitled “VECTOR GRAPHICS ANTI-ALIA... | G | 60G06 | 161G06F | 12 | 10 | |||
11958072 | US20090089750A1-20090402 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF PERFORMING JAVA LANGUAGE CLASS EXTENSIONS | ACCEPTED | 20090318 | 20090402 | [] | G06F944 | ["G06F944"] | 8381177 | 20071217 | 20130219 | 717 | 108000 | 97593.0 | MAMO | ELIAS | [{"inventor_name_last": "Cabillic", "inventor_name_first": "Gilbert", "inventor_city": "Brece", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "FR"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Lesot", "inventor_name_first": "Jean-Philippe", "inventor_city": "Argentre du Plessis", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "FR"}] | A method and system of performing Java language class extensions. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are computer-readable mediums storing a program that, when executed by a processor of a host system, causes the processor to identify a first class having a first name, and create a second class based on the ... | 1. A computer-readable medium storing a program that, when executed by a processor of a host system, causes the processor to: identify a first class having a first name; and create a second class based on the first class, wherein the second class is an abstract view of the first class, and wherein the second class has ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Java™ is a programming language that, at the source code level, is similar to object oriented programming languages such as C++. Java language source code is compiled into an intermediate representation based on a plurality of “bytecodes” that define specific actions. In some implementations, the ... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>The problems noted above are solved in large part by a method and system of performing Java language class extensions. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are computer-readable mediums storing a program that, when executed by a processor of a host system, causes the processor to identify a ... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION The present application claims priority to EP Application No. 07291168.8, filed on Sep. 28, 2007, hereby incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND Java™ is a programming language that, at the source code level, is similar to object oriented programming languages such as C++. Ja... | G | 60G06 | 161G06F | 9 | 44 | |||
11697779 | US20070190694A1-20070816 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGE WITH LEADFRAME LOCKED ENCAPSULATION AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREFOR | ACCEPTED | 20070801 | 20070816 | [] | H01L2100 | ["H01L2100"] | 7413933 | 20070409 | 20080819 | 438 | 123000 | 72874.0 | HOANG | QUOC | [{"inventor_name_last": "Punzalan", "inventor_name_first": "Jeffrey", "inventor_city": "Singapore", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "SG"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Ku", "inventor_name_first": "Jae Hun", "inventor_city": "Singapore", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "SG"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Han",... | A semiconductor including a leadframe having a die attach paddle and a number of leads is provided. The die attach paddle has a recess to provide a number of mold dams around the periphery of the die attach paddle. An integrated circuit is positioned in the recess. Electrical connections between the integrated circuit ... | 1. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor comprising: providing a leadframe having a die attach paddle and a number of leads; forming a recess in the die attach paddle to provide a number of mold dams around the periphery of the die attach paddle; positioning an integrated circuit in the recess; forming electrical c... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>In the electronics industry, the continuing goal has been to reduce the size of electronic devices such as camcorders and portable telephones while increasing performance and speed. Integrated circuit packages for complex systems typically are comprised of a multiplicity of interconnected int... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 is a partial cross-sectional view of a leadframe in an intermediate stage of manufacture in accordance with the present invention; FIG. 2 is the structure of FIG. 1 after processing of a mask on the surface of the leadframe; FIG. 3 is the structure of FIG. 2 after an... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/478,433 filed Jun. 12, 2003, and the subject matter thereof is hereby incorporated herein by reference thereto. This application is a continuation of U.S. Non Provisional Patent Application Ser.... | H | 67H01 | 185H01L | 21 | 00 | |||
11809719 | US20110068350A1-20110324 | Diamond semiconductor devices and associated methods | ACCEPTED | 20110309 | 20110324 | [] | H01L310312 | ["H01L310312", "H01L21223"] | 8110846 | 20070531 | 20120207 | 257 | 079000 | 63495.0 | TORNOW | MARK | [{"inventor_name_last": "Sung", "inventor_name_first": "Chien-Min", "inventor_city": "Tansui", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "TW"}] | Semiconductor devices and methods for making such devices are provided. One such method may include forming a transparent diamond layer having a SiC layer coupled thereto, where the SiC layer has a crystal structure that is substantially epitaxially matched to the transparent diamond layer, forming epitaxially a plural... | 1. A semiconductor device, comprising: a diamond substrate; a transparent diamond layer positioned parallel to the diamond substrate; a plurality of semiconductor layers coupled between the transparent diamond layer and the diamond substrate; and a SiC layer coupled directly to the transparent diamond layer and facing ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In many developed countries, major portions of the populations consider electronic devices to be integral to their lives. Such increasing use and dependence has generated a demand for electronics devices that are smaller and faster. As electronic circuitry increases in speed and d... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Accordingly, the present invention provides diamond semiconductor devices having improved thermal properties and methods for making such devices. In one aspect, for example, a semiconductor device is provided having a diamond substrate, a transparent diamond layer positioned parallel... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to semiconductor devices and associated methods. Accordingly, the present invention involves the electrical and material science fields. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In many developed countries, major portions of the populations consider electronic devices t... | H | 67H01 | 185H01L | 3103 | 12 | |||
11862174 | US20080179696A1-20080731 | Micromechanical Device with Microfluidic Lubricant Channel | ACCEPTED | 20080716 | 20080731 | [] | H01L2984 | ["H01L2984"] | 7932569 | 20070926 | 20110426 | 257 | 415000 | 99963.0 | PERT | EVAN | [{"inventor_name_last": "Chen", "inventor_name_first": "Dongmin", "inventor_city": "Saratoga", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Worley", "inventor_name_first": "William Spencer", "inventor_city": "Half Moon Bay", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_nam... | A micromechanical device assembly includes a micromechanical device enclosed within a processing region and a lubricant channel formed through an interior wall of the processing region and in fluid communication with the processing region. Lubricant is injected into the lubricant channel via capillary forces and held t... | 1. A device assembly, comprising: a micromechanical device enclosed within a processing region; and a lubricant channel formed through at least one interior wall of the processing region to be in fluid communication with the processing region, wherein a substantial length of the lubricant channel extends into said at l... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention Embodiments of the present invention relate generally to micro-electro-mechanical and nano-electro-mechanical systems and more specifically to such systems having one or more microfluidic lubricant channels. 2. Description of the Related Art As is well kn... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention generally relates to a micromechanical device that has an improved usable lifetime due to the presence of one or more channels that contain and deliver a lubricant that can reduce the likelihood of stiction occurring between the various moving parts of the devic... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/847,831, filed Sep. 27, 2006, entitled “Method of Sealing a Microfluidic Lubricant Channel Formed in a Micromechanical Device,” which is herein incorporated by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVE... | H | 67H01 | 185H01L | 29 | 84 | |||
11755814 | US20080157368A1-20080703 | MULTI-LAYERED METAL LINE OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING EXCELLENT DIFFUSION BARRIER AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME | ACCEPTED | 20080619 | 20080703 | [] | H01L21768 | ["H01L21768", "H01L23538"] | 7531902 | 20070531 | 20090512 | 257 | 751000 | 83468.0 | QUACH | TUAN | [{"inventor_name_last": "KIM", "inventor_name_first": "Jeong Tae", "inventor_city": "Kyoungki-do", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "KR"}, {"inventor_name_last": "KIM", "inventor_name_first": "Baek Mann", "inventor_city": "Kyoungki-do", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "KR"}, {"inventor_name_last": "K... | A multi-layered metal line of a semiconductor device has a lower metal line and an upper metal line. The upper metal line includes a diffusion barrier, which is made of a stack of a first WNx layer, a WCyNx layer and a second WNx layer. | 1. A multi-layered metal line of a semiconductor device comprising: a lower metal line; an upper metal line; and a diffusion barrier formed between the lower and upper metal lines, wherein the diffusion barrier comprises a stack of a first WNx layer, a WCyNx layer, and a second WNx layer. 2. The multi-layered metal lin... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to a multi-layered metal line of a semiconductor device and a method for forming the same, and more particularly to a multi-layered metal line of a semiconductor device, which has an excellent diffusion barrier and a method for forming the same. Memor... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>An embodiment of the present invention is directed to a multi-layered metal line of a semiconductor device which has a diffusion barrier having superior capability for preventing diffusion of copper and a method for forming the same. In one embodiment, there is provided a multi-layer... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION The present application claims priority to Korean patent application number 10-2006-0137251 filed on Dec. 28, 2006, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a multi-layered metal line of a semiconductor... | H | 67H01 | 185H01L | 217 | 68 | |||
11752955 | US20080001284A1-20080103 | Heat Dissipation Structure With Aligned Carbon Nanotube Arrays and Methods for Manufacturing And Use | ACCEPTED | 20071218 | 20080103 | [] | H01L23373 | ["H01L23373", "C01B3102"] | 8890312 | 20070524 | 20141118 | 257 | 712000 | 67733.0 | NGUYEN | DUY | [{"inventor_name_last": "Yuen", "inventor_name_first": "Matthew", "inventor_city": "Hong Kong", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "CN"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Zhang", "inventor_name_first": "Kai", "inventor_city": "Hong Kong", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "CN"}] | A heat dissipation structure with aligned carbon nanotube arrays formed on both sides. The carbon nanotube arrays in between a heat source and a cooler are used as thermal interface material extending and dissipating heat directly from a heat source surface to a cooler surface. In some embodiments, an adhesive material... | 1. A packaged semiconductor structure, comprising: a heat source; a heat sink; an aligned array of carbon nanotubes which thermally connects said source to said sink; and a peripheral connecting material which runs along at least some edges of said aligned array, while mechanically contacting said source and said sink ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONS <EOH>The present application generally relates to thermal management solutions, and more specifically to heat dissipation structures using aligned carbon nanotube arrays, and to methods of fabricating such a heat dissipation structure and applying it to a package. With the developmen... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONS <EOH>The present inventions provide a new way to use high thermal conductivity carbon nanotube (CNT) arrays. To avoid the process incompatibility of carbon nanotube growth and device fabrication the aligned CNT arrays are formed on heat dissipation structure surfaces instead of a heat s... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO OTHER APPLICATION The present application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) of U.S. Patent Application No. 60/808,433, filed May 26, 2006, and entitled Heat Dissipation Structure with Carbon Nanotube Arrays and Method for Manufacturing the Same. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONS The present applica... | H | 67H01 | 185H01L | 233 | 73 | |||
11683648 | US20080220609A1-20080911 | Methods of Forming Mask Patterns on Semiconductor Wafers that Compensate for Nonuniform Center-to-Edge Etch Rates During Photolithographic Processing | ACCEPTED | 20080828 | 20080911 | [] | H01L21302 | ["H01L21302"] | 7541290 | 20070308 | 20090602 | 438 | 689000 | 95738.0 | CHEN | KIN CHAN | [{"inventor_name_last": "Chang", "inventor_name_first": "Chong Kwang", "inventor_city": "Kangwon", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "KR"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Park", "inventor_name_first": "Wan Jae", "inventor_city": "Kyunggi", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "KR"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Tsou",... | Methods of forming integrated circuit devices include steps to selectively widen portions of a mask pattern extending adjacent an outer edge of a semiconductor wafer. These steps to selectively widen portions of the mask pattern are performed so that more uniform center-to-edge critical dimensions (CD) can be achieved ... | 1. A method of forming an integrated circuit device, comprising the steps of: forming a first electrically insulating layer on a semiconductor wafer; forming mask pattern on the first electrically insulating layer; selectively widening first portions of the mask pattern extending adjacent a periphery of the semiconduct... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Processes for fabricating integrated circuit devices typically include the formation of a relatively large array of integrated circuits that are replicated at side-by-side locations on an integrated circuit wafer. These fabricating processes also typically include the formation o... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Methods of forming integrated circuit devices according to embodiments of the present invention include steps to selectively widen portions of a mask pattern extending adjacent an outer edge of a semiconductor wafer. These steps to selectively widen portions of the mask pattern are ... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to integrated circuit fabrication methods and, more particularly, to methods of fabricating mask patterns on semiconductor wafers. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Processes for fabricating integrated circuit devices typically include the formation of a relatively large a... | H | 67H01 | 185H01L | 213 | 02 | |||
11777276 | US20080054946A1-20080306 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT | ACCEPTED | 20080220 | 20080306 | [] | H01L2702 | ["H01L2702", "H03K190944"] | 7569899 | 20070712 | 20090804 | 257 | 393000 | 79459.0 | MANDALA | VICTOR | [{"inventor_name_last": "KANNO", "inventor_name_first": "Yusuke", "inventor_city": "Kodaira", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Yoshizumi", "inventor_name_first": "Kenichi", "inventor_city": "Fukuoka", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}] | Logic LSI includes first power domains PD1 to PD4, thick-film power switches SW1 to SW4, and power switch controllers PSWC1 to PSWC4. The thick-film power switches are formed by thick-film power transistors manufactured in a process common to external input/output circuits I/O. The first power domains include second po... | 1. A semiconductor integrated circuit comprising: a plurality of first power switches for receiving a ground voltage; first ground lines connected to the first power switches; a plurality of second power switches that are connected to the first ground lines, and have gate insulating films being thinner than gate insula... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a semiconductor integrated circuit, and particularly relates to a technique useful for use in system LSI for mobile device, microprocessor and the like. 2. Description of Related Art The number of circuit blocks integrated... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In consideration of layout or area of the power switches, and furthermore thickness of the gate insulating film, the inventor made investigation on a unit that enables high-speed operation of circuit blocks, and performs close power shutdown control while reducing the leakage current... | CLAIM OF PRIORITY The present application claims priority from Japanese application JP 2006-236119 filed on Aug. 31, 2006, the content of which is hereby incorporated by reference into this application. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a semiconductor integrated cir... | H | 67H01 | 185H01L | 27 | 02 | |||
11630930 | US20080111231A1-20080515 | Semiconductor Device Comprising a Housing and a Semiconductor Chip Partly Embedded in a Plastic Housing Composition, and Method for Producing the Same | ACCEPTED | 20080501 | 20080515 | [] | H01L2314 | ["H01L2314", "H01L2102"] | 7781900 | 20070801 | 20100824 | 257 | 789000 | 80120.0 | NGUYEN | DAO | [{"inventor_name_last": "Carmona", "inventor_name_first": "Manuel", "inventor_city": "Barcelona", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "ES"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Legen", "inventor_name_first": "Anton", "inventor_city": "Muenchen", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "DE"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Wennemu... | One aspect of the invention relates to a semiconductor device including a housing and a semiconductor chip partly embedded in a plastic housing composition. Another aspect relates to a method for producing the same. The plastic housing composition has at least one host component having a softening temperature and an in... | 1.-16. (canceled) 17. A semiconductor device comprising: a housing; and a semiconductor chip partly embedded in a plastic housing composition; wherein the plastic housing composition has at least two mixture components, a host component having a softening temperature range in which the plastic housing composition incre... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>The invention provides a semiconductor device including a housing and a semiconductor chip partly embedded in a plastic housing composition, and to a method for producing the same. The power loss that arises in BGA housings (ball grid array), for example, is not generated with a uniform and const... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>One embodiment of the invention provides a semiconductor device including a housing and a semiconductor chip partly embedded in a plastic housing composition in which the plastic housing composition ensures that a limited heat compensation is provided in the case of an increased power loss occurring... | BACKGROUND The invention provides a semiconductor device including a housing and a semiconductor chip partly embedded in a plastic housing composition, and to a method for producing the same. The power loss that arises in BGA housings (ball grid array), for example, is not generated with a uniform and constant magnitud... | H | 67H01 | 185H01L | 23 | 14 | |||
11795251 | US20080122052A1-20080529 | Member for Semiconductor Device and Production Method Thereof | ACCEPTED | 20080514 | 20080529 | [] | H01L2314 | ["H01L2314", "C22C105", "B22F314", "B22F704"] | 7749430 | 20070713 | 20100706 | 419 | 026000 | 69222.0 | CHU | CHRIS | [{"inventor_name_last": "Fukui", "inventor_name_first": "Akira", "inventor_city": "Toyama", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}] | A member for a semiconductor device of low price, capable of forming a high quality plating layer on a surface, having heat conductivity at high temperature (100° C.) of more than or equal to 180 W/m·K and toughness that will not cause breaking due to screwing, and will not cause solder breaking due to heat stress when... | 1. A member for a semiconductor device (1) having a coefficient of thermal expansion ranging from 6.5×10−6/K to 15×10−6/K inclusive, and heat conductivity at 100° C. of more than or equal to 180 W/m·K, comprising: a base material (11) formed of an aluminum-silicon carbide composite material starting from powder materia... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>For example, in a power device which is a semiconductor device of high performance, for insulation of a silicon (Si) chip serving as a semiconductor integrated circuit device (IC), such a structure is employed that an Si chip is soldered on aluminum nitride (AlN) sintered substrate having copp... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 A cross section view showing a schematic section of a member for a semiconductor device which is one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 A schematic section view showing an insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) unit incorporated into an automobile or the like, ... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention generally relates to a member for a semiconductor device and a production method thereof, and more specifically to a member for a semiconductor device serving as a heat radiator member such as a heat spreader or lid member constituting a semiconductor device, and a production metho... | H | 67H01 | 185H01L | 23 | 14 | |||
11659360 | US20080042159A1-20080221 | Transparent Electrode for Semiconductor Light-Emitting Device | ACCEPTED | 20080206 | 20080221 | [] | H01L3300 | ["H01L3300", "H01L2128"] | 7498611 | 20070523 | 20090303 | 257 | 099000 | 87893.0 | HO | TU TU | [{"inventor_name_last": "Eitoh", "inventor_name_first": "Nobuo", "inventor_city": "Chiba", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Muraki", "inventor_name_first": "Noritaka", "inventor_city": "Chiba", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Miki", "inven... | A transparent electrode for a gallium nitride-based compound semiconductor light-emitting device includes a p-type semiconductor layer (5), a contact metal layer (1) formed by ohmic contact on the p-type semiconductor layer, an current diffusion layer (12) formed on the contact metal layer and having a lower magnitude ... | 1. A transparent electrode for a gallium nitride-based compound semiconductor light-emitting device, comprising a p-type semiconductor layer, a contact metal layer formed by ohmic contact on the p-type semiconductor layer, an current diffusion layer formed on the contact metal layer and having a lower magnitude of resi... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>In recent years, the GaN-based compound semiconductor materials have been attracting attention as semiconductor materials for use in the short wavelength light-emitting devices. The GaN-based compound semiconductors are formed on sapphire single crystals and various oxides and Group III-V com... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 is a schematic view illustrating the cross section of a light-emitting device provided with a transparent electrode of this invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic view illustrating the cross section of a gallium nitride-based compound semiconductor light-emitting device pr... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is an application filed under 35 U.S.C. §111(a) claiming the benefit pursuant to 35 U.S.C. §119(e)(1) of the filing dates of Provisional Application No. 60/602,648 filed Aug. 19, 2004 and Japanese Application No. 2004-228968 filed Aug. 5, 2004 pursuant to 35 U.S.... | H | 67H01 | 185H01L | 33 | 00 | |||
11749898 | US20080284021A1-20081120 | Method for FEOL and BEOL Wiring | ACCEPTED | 20081105 | 20081120 | [] | H01L2144 | ["H01L2144", "H01L2348"] | 7790611 | 20070517 | 20100907 | 438 | 653000 | 76490.0 | PAYEN | MARVIN | [{"inventor_name_last": "Anderson", "inventor_name_first": "Brent A.", "inventor_city": "Jerhico", "inventor_state": "VT", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Ellis-Monaghan", "inventor_name_first": "John J.", "inventor_city": "Grand Isle", "inventor_state": "VT", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_na... | A method for forming a conductive structure of sub-lithographic dimension suitable for FEOL and BEOL semiconductor fabrication applications. The method includes forming a topographic feature of silicon-containing material on a substrate; forming a dielectric cap on the topographic feature; applying a mask structure to ... | 1. A method for forming a conductive structure of sub-lithographic dimension comprising: forming a topographic feature of silicon-containing material on a substrate; forming a dielectric cap on the topographic feature; applying a mask structure to expose a pattern on a sidewall of said topographic feature, said exposed... | <SOH> FIELD OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to semiconductor devices and structures generally, and particularly, to a novel conductive structure that can be used for Front End of Line (FEOL) and Back End of Line (BEOL) applications. | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention is directed to semiconductor conductive structures and a method for forming the conductive structures. The present invention is directed to semiconductor conductive structures and a method for forming the conductive structures that is applicable for both FEOL an... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to semiconductor devices and structures generally, and particularly, to a novel conductive structure that can be used for Front End of Line (FEOL) and Back End of Line (BEOL) applications. Description of the Prior Art Techniques for forming small conductive structure... | H | 67H01 | 185H01L | 21 | 44 | |||
11710486 | US20070200242A1-20070830 | Semiconductor apparatus | ACCEPTED | 20070815 | 20070830 | [] | H01L2352 | ["H01L2352"] | 7884478 | 20070226 | 20110208 | 257 | 690000 | 69194.0 | TRAN | TRANG | [{"inventor_name_last": "Azuma", "inventor_name_first": "Shoji", "inventor_city": "Tokyo", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}] | In a semiconductor apparatus having a plurality of wiring layers, the semiconductor apparatus includes a bonding pad formed by an uppermost wiring layer, a first-layer plug wire formed by a first lower wiring layer in a region under the bonding pad, and a first conductive plug connecting the bonding pad and the first-l... | 1. A semiconductor apparatus having a plurality of wiring layers, the semiconductor apparatus comprising a bonding pad formed by an uppermost wiring layer, a first-layer plug wire formed by a first lower wiring layer in a region under the bonding pad, and a first conductive plug connecting the bonding pad and the first... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>This invention relates to a semiconductor apparatus and, in particular, to a semiconductor apparatus having a wiring pattern formed in a region under a bonding pad. Following development of a highly-integrated semiconductor apparatus, a device pattern is more and more miniaturize... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is therefore an object of this invention to provide a semiconductor apparatus having a bonding pad which is capable of preventing a wiring from being peeled off or broken due to a mechanical shock during bonding and which allows a fine pass-through wiring to be arranged under the... | This application claims priority to prior Japanese patent application JP 2006-49625, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a semiconductor apparatus and, in particular, to a semiconductor apparatus having a wiring pattern formed in a region un... | H | 67H01 | 185H01L | 23 | 52 | |||
11683023 | US20070232034A1-20071004 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | ACCEPTED | 20070920 | 20071004 | [] | H01L2120 | ["H01L2120"] | 7514306 | 20070307 | 20090407 | 438 | 584000 | 97291.0 | PARKER | JOHN | [{"inventor_name_last": "UTSUNOMIYA", "inventor_name_first": "Sumio", "inventor_city": "Suwa-shi", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}] | A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, includes: a) spraying a combusted gas onto a member containing a metal element, the combusted gas being obtained by combusting a mixed gas that at least includes a gas containing a hydrogen atom and an oxygen gas; b) spraying the combusted gas onto the amorphous semico... | 1. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising: a) spraying a combusted gas onto a member containing a metal element, the combusted gas being obtained by combusting a mixed gas that at least includes a gas containing a hydrogen atom and an oxygen gas; b) spraying the combusted gas onto the amorphous s... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Technical Field Several aspects of the present invention relate to a method for manufacturing a semiconductor thin film and a semiconductor device using the semiconductor thin film. 2. Related Art In displays of forming images using a thin film transistor (hereinafter referred ... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to one aspect of the invention includes adding a metal element to enhance recrystallization of a semiconductor to at least a vicinity of a surface of an amorphous semiconductor film by spraying a combusted gas onto a member containing the me... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Technical Field Several aspects of the present invention relate to a method for manufacturing a semiconductor thin film and a semiconductor device using the semiconductor thin film. 2. Related Art In displays of forming images using a thin film transistor (hereinafter referred to as a “TF... | H | 67H01 | 185H01L | 21 | 20 | |||
11688050 | US20080230905A1-20080925 | Power Semiconductor Module, Method for Producing a Power Semiconductor Module, and Semiconductor Chip | ACCEPTED | 20080911 | 20080925 | [] | H01L2348 | ["H01L2348", "H01L2144"] | 9214442 | 20070319 | 20151215 | 257 | 772000 | 69783.0 | NGUYEN | CUONG | [{"inventor_name_last": "Guth", "inventor_name_first": "Karsten", "inventor_city": "Soest", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "DE"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Torwesten", "inventor_name_first": "Holger", "inventor_city": "Regensburg", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "DE"}] | In a power semiconductor module, a copper-containing first soldering partner, a connection layer, and a copper-containing second soldering partner are arranged successively and fixedly connected with one another. The connection layer has a portion of intermetallic copper-tin phases of at least 90% by weight. For produc... | 1. A semiconductor power module, in which a copper-containing first soldering partner, a connection layer, and a copper-containing second soldering partner are arranged successively and fixedly connected with one another, wherein the first soldering partner has a first surface directly abutting against the connection l... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Power semiconductor modules comprise a number of soldered connections, wherein the most various components must be fixedly and permanently joined with one another. Due to the high temperatures occurring during operation of the power semiconductor modules, as well as due to frequent temperature cha... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>According to an embodiment, in a novel semiconductor power module a copper-containing first soldering partner, a connection layer, and a copper-containing second soldering partner are arranged successively and fixedly connected with one another, wherein the first soldering partner has a first surface... | TECHNICAL FIELD The invention relates to power semiconductor modules, to a method for producing a power semiconductor module and to semiconductor chips. BACKGROUND Power semiconductor modules comprise a number of soldered connections, wherein the most various components must be fixedly and permanently joined with one a... | H | 67H01 | 185H01L | 23 | 48 | |||
11952755 | US20080173905A1-20080724 | SOLID STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | ACCEPTED | 20080709 | 20080724 | [] | H01L27148 | ["H01L27148", "H01L3118"] | 7714401 | 20071207 | 20100511 | 257 | 431000 | 59162.0 | LAM | CATHY | [{"inventor_name_last": "NAGASE", "inventor_name_first": "Masanori", "inventor_city": "Kurokawa-gun", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Matsuda", "inventor_name_first": "Jiro", "inventor_city": "Kurokawa-gun", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last":... | A solid state imaging device comprises: a photoelectric converting portion provided on a semiconductor substrate; a charge transfer path, formed in an adjacent position to the photoelectric converting portion, that receives a signal charge generated in the photoelectric converting portion and transfers the signal charg... | 1. A solid state imaging device comprising: a photoelectric converting portion provided on a semiconductor substrate; a charge transfer path, formed in an adjacent position to the photoelectric converting portion, that receives a signal charge generated in the photoelectric converting portion and transfers the signal c... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a solid state imaging device and a method of manufacturing the solid state imaging device. 2. Description of the Related Art Referring to a solid state imaging device to be used in a digital camera, particularly, a solid s... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is an object of the invention to provide a solid state imaging device and a method of manufacturing the solid state imaging device which can effectively reduce a smear while maintaining a characteristic of an embedded photodiode without applying a special voltage to a gate electro... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a solid state imaging device and a method of manufacturing the solid state imaging device. 2. Description of the Related Art Referring to a solid state imaging device to be used in a digital camera, particularly, a solid state imagin... | H | 67H01 | 185H01L | 271 | 48 | |||
11911886 | US20080152603A1-20080626 | Antioxidants | ACCEPTED | 20080612 | 20080626 | [] | A61K844 | ["A61K844", "C07C21554", "A61Q1700", "A61Q1908", "A61Q1904", "C07C6984", "C07C22938"] | 8106233 | 20071018 | 20120131 | 560 | 075000 | 75275.0 | CUTLIFF | YATE | [{"inventor_name_last": "Rudolph", "inventor_name_first": "Thomas", "inventor_city": "Darmstadt", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "DE"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Buchholz", "inventor_name_first": "Herwig", "inventor_city": "Frankfurt", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "DE"}] | The present invention relates to the use of compounds of the formula (I), with radicals defined in the description, as antioxidants, to corresponding novel compounds and compositions, and to corresponding processes for the preparation of compounds and compositions. | 1. A method of achieving an antioxidant effect comprising employing on an antioxidant, compounds of the formula I where Ar stands for an unsubstituted or mono- or polysubstituted aromatic ring or condensed ring systems having 6 to 18 C atoms, at least one ring of which has an aromatic character and in which one or two ... | The present invention relates to the use of compounds as antioxidants or for product protection or for pigmentation control, to corresponding novel compounds and compositions, and to corresponding processes for the preparation of compounds and compositions. One area of application of the compounds according to the inve... | A | 7A61 | 22A61K | 8 | 44 | |||||
11658419 | US20090202470A1-20090813 | Phosphonate Analogs of Hiv Inhibitor Compounds | ACCEPTED | 20090729 | 20090813 | [] | A61K3820 | ["A61K3820", "C07H1919", "A61K317076", "A61P3118", "A61P3112", "C07H1920"] | 8318701 | 20071119 | 20121127 | 514 | 081000 | 57788.0 | BERCH | MARK | [{"inventor_name_last": "Boojamra", "inventor_name_first": "Constantine G.", "inventor_city": "San Francisco", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Lin", "inventor_name_first": "Kuei-Ying", "inventor_city": "Sunnyvale", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_... | The invention is related to phosphorus substituted anti-viral inhibitory compounds, compositions containing such compounds, and therapeutic methods that include the administration of such compounds, as well as to processes and intermediates useful for preparing such compounds. | 1. A compound, including enantiomers thereof, of Formula 1A, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein: A0 is A1, A2, or A3; A1 is A2 is A3 is: Y1 is independently O, S, N(Rx), N(O)(Rx), N(ORx), N(O)(ORx), or N(N(Rx)(Rx)); Y2 is independently a bond, Y3, N(Rx), N(O)(Rx), N(ORx), N(O)(ORx), N(N(R... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>AIDS is a major public health problem worldwide. Although drugs targeting HIV viruses are in wide use and have shown effectiveness, toxicity and development of resistant strains have limited their usefulness. Assay methods capable of determining the presence, absence or amounts of... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides novel compounds with HIV activity, i.e. novel human retroviral RT inhibitors. Therefore, the compounds of the invention may inhibit retroviral RT and thus inhibit the replication of the virus. They are useful for treating human patients infected with a ... | This non-provisional application claims the benefit of Provisional Application No. 60/591,811, filed Jul. 27, 2004, and all of which are incorporated herein by reference. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates generally to compounds with antiviral activity and more specifically with anti-HIV properties. BACKGROUN... | A | 7A61 | 22A61K | 38 | 20 | |||
11870317 | US20130109617A1-20130502 | SUBSTITUTED TETRACYCLINE COMPOUNDS FOR TREATMENT OF BACILLUS ANTHRACIS INFECTIONS | ACCEPTED | 20130417 | 20130502 | A61K3165 | ["A61K3165", "A61K4506", "A61K3814", "A61K3143", "A61K317056"] | A61K3165 | ["A61K3165", "A61K317056", "A61K3143", "A61K4506", "A61K3814"] | 8440646 | 20071010 | 20130514 | 514 | 152000 | 62917.0 | RICCI | CRAIG | [{"inventor_name_last": "Alekshun", "inventor_name_first": "Michael N.", "inventor_city": "Marlboro", "inventor_state": "NJ", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Tanaka", "inventor_name_first": "S. Ken", "inventor_city": "Needham", "inventor_state": "MA", "inventor_country": "US"}] | Methods and compositions for the treatment of Bacillus anthracis infections are described. | 1-4. (canceled) 5. A method for treating a bacillus anthracis infection in a subject, comprising administering to said subject an effective amount of a substituted tetracycline compound, such that said bacillus anthracis infection in said subject is treated, wherein said substituted tetracycline compound is of the form... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In the fall of 2001, letters intentionally contaminated with Bacillus anthracis were mailed to individuals in Florida, Washington, D.C., and New York City. These events resulted in exposures both at the sites of delivery and also at sites the letters passed through in New Jersey, ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In one embodiment, the invention pertains to novel, narrow-spectrum, orally bioavailable substituted tetracycline compounds that are active against B. anthracis, including strains expressing resistance to known tetracycline resistance elements. In a further embodiment, the invention ... | RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/851,211, filed on Oct. 11, 2006, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In the fall of 2001, letters intentionally contaminated with Bacillus anthracis were mailed ... | A | 7A61 | 22A61K | 31 | 65 | ||
11748296 | US20070219163A1-20070920 | Compounds Active in Sphingosine 1-Phosphate Signaling | ACCEPTED | 20070905 | 20070920 | [] | A61K31675 | ["A61K31675", "C07F904"] | 7560477 | 20070514 | 20090714 | 514 | 400000 | 90995.0 | VAJDA | KRISTIN | [{"inventor_name_last": "Lynch", "inventor_name_first": "Kevin", "inventor_city": "Charlottesville", "inventor_state": "VA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Macdonald", "inventor_name_first": "Timothy", "inventor_city": "Charlottesville", "inventor_state": "VA", "inventor_country": "US"}] | The present invention relates to S1P analogs that have activity as S1P receptor modulating agents and the use of such compounds to treat diseases associated with inappropriate S1P receptor activity. The compounds have the general structure: wherein R11 is C5-C18 alkyl or C5-C18 alkenyl; Q is C3-C6 optionally substitute... | 1. A compound having the formula: wherein W is CR27R28 or (CH2)nNH(CO); wherein R27 and R28 are independently H, halo or hydroxy; Y is a bond, CR9R10, carbonyl, NH, O or S; wherein R9 and R10 are independently H, halo, hydroxy or amino; Z is CH2, aryl, halo substituted aryl, or heteroaryl; R11 and R16 are independently... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) has been demonstrated to induce many cellular effects, including those that result in platelet aggregation, cell proliferation, cell morphology, tumor-cell invasion, endothelial cell chemotaxis and endothelial cell in vitro angiogenesis. For these reasons, S1P recept... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>One embodiment of the present invention is directed to novel sphingosine-1-phosphate analogs, compositions comprising such analogs, and methods of using such analogs as agonist or antagonists of sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor activity to treat a wide variety of human disorders. S1... | RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority under 35 USC § 119 from International patent Application Serial No. PCT/US2003/023768 filed on 30 Jul. 2003, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/523,337, filed Jan. 28, 2005, U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/399,545, filed Jul. 30, 2002, and U.S. Provisional... | A | 7A61 | 22A61K | 316 | 75 | |||
11831860 | US20130058967A1-20130307 | RECOMBINANT MODIFIED BACILLUS ANTHRACIS PROTECTIVE ANTIGEN FOR USE IN VACCINES | ACCEPTED | 20130220 | 20130307 | [] | A61K3907 | ["A61K3907", "A61P3104", "A61P3704"] | 8394387 | 20070731 | 20130312 | 424 | 246100 | 97158.0 | ZEMAN | ROBERT | [{"inventor_name_last": "Leppla", "inventor_name_first": "Stephen H.", "inventor_city": "Bethesda", "inventor_state": "MD", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Rosovitz", "inventor_name_first": "Mary Jo", "inventor_city": "Germantown", "inventor_state": "MD", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_la... | The invention relates to improved methods of producing and recovering sporulation-deficient B. anthracis mutant stains, and for producing and recovering recombinant B. anthracis protective antigen (PA), especially modified PA which is protease resistant, and to methods of using of these PAs or nucleic acids encoding th... | 1.-19. (canceled) 20. A method for inducing serum antibodies that have neutralizing activity for Bacillus anthracis (B. anthracis) toxin comprising administering to a mammal a pharmaceutical composition comprising an amount of a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4 sufficient to elicit production ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Anthrax, a potentially fatal disease, is caused by Bacillus anthracis . The virulence of this pathogen is mediated by a capsule of a poly-D-γ-glutamic acid and an exotoxin composed of three proteins (14, 16, 17). The three protein components are the protective antigen (PA, 82 KDa)... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>This invention relates to improved methods of preparing Bacillus anthracis protective antigen (PA). The invention also relates to PA and/or compositions thereof, which are useful for inducing or eliciting an immunogenic response in mammals, including responses that provide protection... | RELATED APPLICATION This is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/638,006 filed Aug. 8, 2003, which claims the benefit under 35 USC §119(e) to Provisional Application No. 60/402,285 filed Aug. 9, 2002. FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to improved methods for preparing Bacillus anthracis mutants and ... | A | 7A61 | 22A61K | 39 | 07 | |||
11796200 | US20070197783A1-20070823 | Compositions and methods of treating cell proliferation disorders | ACCEPTED | 20070808 | 20070823 | [] | A61K315377 | ["A61K315377", "C07D41302", "C07D40302", "C07D40102"] | 8003641 | 20070426 | 20110823 | 514 | 235500 | 94416.0 | ANDERSON | REBECCA | [{"inventor_name_last": "Hangauer", "inventor_name_first": "David", "inventor_city": "East Amherst", "inventor_state": "NY", "inventor_country": "US"}] | The invention relates to compounds and methods for treating cell proliferation disorders. | 1. A compound according to formula I or a salt, solvate, hydrate, or prodrug thereof, wherein: T is a bond; Xy is CZ, CY, N, or N—O; Xz is CZ, CY, N, or N—O; at least one of Xy and Xz is CZ; Y is selected from hydrogen, hydroxyl, halogen, lower (C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, or C6) alkyl, C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, or C6 alkoxy, O-lowe... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>With more than 563,000 deaths in the United States annually, cancer is the second leading cause of death behind heart disease (UBS Warburg “Disease Dynamics: The Cancer Market,” Nov. 8, 2000). Surgery and radiotherapy may be curative if the disease is found early, but current dru... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention relates to compounds and methods of using the compounds to treat cell proliferation disorders. The compounds of the present invention are useful as pharmaceutical agents. For example the compounds may be useful as anti-proliferative agents, for treating mammals, such a... | RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 11/321,419, filed on Dec. 28, 2005, which claims priority to provisional patent applications U.S. Ser. No. 60/639,834, filed on Dec. 28, 2004, U.S. Ser. No. 60/704,551, filed on Aug. 1, 2005, and U.S. Ser. No. 60/727,341, filed on Oct. 17, 2005, e... | A | 7A61 | 22A61K | 3153 | 77 | |||
11934154 | US20090118292A1-20090507 | CYTOKINE INHIBITORS | ACCEPTED | 20090423 | 20090507 | [] | A61K314985 | ["A61K314985", "C07D48704"] | 7868001 | 20071102 | 20110111 | 514 | 233200 | 65153.0 | JAISLE | CECILIA | [{"inventor_name_last": "Deng", "inventor_name_first": "Wei", "inventor_city": "Shanghai", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "CN"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Su", "inventor_name_first": "Wei-Guo", "inventor_city": "Shanghai", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "CN"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Cai", "inventor... | A compound of Formula I: Each variable is defined in the specification. This invention relates to a method of decreasing a level of a cytokine (e.g., TNFα or interlukine such as IL-1β) in a subject with a compound of Formula I. It also relates to a method of treating a disorder mediated by an overproduction of a cytoki... | 1. A compound of Formula I: wherein A is deleted, (CR′R″)n in which n is 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, or a heteroaryl selected from the group consisting of in which each of R′ and R″, independently, is H or C1-10 alkyl, and R′″ is H or C1-10 alkyl, in which C1-10 alkyl is optionally substituted by halo, C(O)Ra, ORb, SRb, S(O)2Rb,... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα), a mononuclear cytokine, is predominately produced by monocytes and macrophages. It possesses various biological activities: (1) killing cancer cells or inhibiting growth of cancer cells, (2) enhancing the phagocytosis of neutrophilic granulocytes, (3) up-regulat... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>This invention is based on surprising discoveries that imidazole compounds significantly inhibited production of cytokines, including TNFα and interleukin (e.g., IL-1β, IL-2, or IL-6) in mice and rats. These compounds are potentially useful in treating disorders mediated by abnormal levels of cytokin... | BACKGROUND Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα), a mononuclear cytokine, is predominately produced by monocytes and macrophages. It possesses various biological activities: (1) killing cancer cells or inhibiting growth of cancer cells, (2) enhancing the phagocytosis of neutrophilic granulocytes, (3) up-regulating the pro... | A | 7A61 | 22A61K | 3149 | 85 | |||
10581833 | US20080039469A1-20080214 | Muscarinic Agents as Therapeutic Compounds | ACCEPTED | 20080131 | 20080214 | [] | A61K31437 | ["A61K31437", "A61K314985", "A61P2528", "C07D47104", "C07D48704", "C07D49804"] | 7691857 | 20070413 | 20100406 | 514 | 249000 | 63770.0 | RAHMANI | NILOOFAR | [{"inventor_name_last": "Buffat", "inventor_name_first": "Maxime", "inventor_city": "Cardiff", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "GB"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Thomas", "inventor_name_first": "Eric James", "inventor_city": "Cardiff", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "GB"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Davie... | Muscarinic agonists of the formula (I) with M1 selectivity which are useful as agents for stimulating the cognitive functions of the brain. | 1. A compound of the formula: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: A is CH or nitrogen; B is —CH2—, —CHF—, —CF2—, NR4 or O, with the proviso that when A is N, B is —CH2—, —CHF— or —CF2—; G is oxygen or ═N—CN, R1 is hydrogen or C1-6 alkyl; R2 is hydrogen; C1-10 alkyl optionally substituted with C1-6 a... | <SOH> FIELD OF THE INVENTION <EOH>This invention relates to muscarinic agonists with M 1 selectivity which are useful as agents for stimulating the cognitive functions of the brain. | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <EOH>According to a first embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a compound of the formula: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: A is CH or nitrogen; B is —CH 2 —, —CHF—, —CF 2 —, NR 4 or O, with the proviso that when A is N, B is —CH 2 —, —CHF... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to muscarinic agonists with M1 selectivity which are useful as agents for stimulating the cognitive functions of the brain. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION According to a first embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a compound of the formula: or a pharmac... | A | 7A61 | 22A61K | 314 | 37 | |||
11986456 | US20090082281A1-20090326 | Compositions and methods for counteracting effects of reactive oxygen species and free radicals | ACCEPTED | 20090311 | 20090326 | [] | A61K3806 | ["A61K3806", "A61K3805", "C07K500"] | 8034774 | 20071121 | 20111011 | 514 | 014000 | 98145.0 | DESAI | ANAND | [{"inventor_name_last": "Shashoua", "inventor_name_first": "Victor E.", "inventor_city": "Brookline", "inventor_state": "MA", "inventor_country": "US"}] | Peptide compounds and methods for upregulating expression of a gene encoding an antioxidative enzyme, such as superoxide dismutase or catalase, to counteract harmful oxidative effects of reactive oxygen species and other free radicals are described. The peptide compounds may be used to treat or prevent diseases and con... | 1. A method of treating an ischemic injury in a subject, the method comprising administering to the subject a peptide compound having the amino acid sequence set forth as: Asp Gly Asp, Asp Gly, Thr Val Ser, or Glu Ala, wherein the peptide compound is administered in an amount effective to treat the ischemic injury. 2. ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION <EOH>Biological organisms generate harmful reactive oxygen species (ROS) and various free radicals in the course of normal metabolic activities of tissues such as brain, heart, lung, and muscle tissue (Halliwell, B. and Gutteridge, J. M. C., eds. Free Radicals in Biology and Medicine ,... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention described herein solves the problem of how to counteract the destructive oxidative effect of elevated levels of ROS and free radicals by providing peptide compounds that stimulate (i.e., upregulate) expression of genes encoding antioxidative enzymes, such as superoxide ... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of U.S. provisional application No. 60/166,381, filed Nov. 18, 1999, which is incorporated herein by reference. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention is in the field of antioxidative compounds, in particular, pharmaceutical and nutraceut... | A | 7A61 | 22A61K | 38 | 06 | |||
11678488 | US20070203162A1-20070830 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR INHIBITION OF THE JAK PATHWAY | ACCEPTED | 20070815 | 20070830 | [] | A61K31506 | ["A61K31506", "C07D40302"] | 8962643 | 20070223 | 20150224 | 514 | 275000 | 57618.0 | RAO | DEEPAK | [{"inventor_name_last": "Li", "inventor_name_first": "Hui", "inventor_city": "Santa Clara", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Argade", "inventor_name_first": "Ankush", "inventor_city": "Foster City", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Tso"... | The invention encompasses compounds having formula I and the compositions and methods using these compounds in the treatment of conditions in which modulation of the JAK pathway or inhibition of JAK kinases, particularly JAK3, are therapeutically useful. | 1. A compound of the formula I: a solvate, prodrug or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: ring A is aryl or heteroaryl; p is 0, 1, 2 or 3 when ring A is monocyclic or p is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 when ring A is bi- or tricyclic; q is 0, 1, 2 or 3; X is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, s... | <SOH> II. INTRODUCTION <EOH>A. Field The present invention relates to compounds, prodrugs, and methods of using these compounds and prodrugs thereof in the treatment of conditions in which modulation of the JAK pathway or inhibition of JAK kinases, particularly JAK3, are therapeutically useful. B. Background Protein k... | <SOH> III. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>This invention is directed to compounds, prodrugs, and methods of using these compounds and prodrugs thereof in the treatment of conditions in which modulation of the JAK pathway or inhibition of JAK kinases, particularly JAK3, will be therapeutically useful. 13 In one embodime... | I. CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 60/862,166, filed Oct. 19, 2006 and U.S. Provisional application Ser. No. 60/776,636, filed Feb. 24, 2006, both of which are incorporated herein by reference. II. INTRODUCTION A. Field The present inv... | A | 7A61 | 22A61K | 315 | 06 | |||
11755589 | US20080300195A1-20081204 | METABOLIC IMPRINTING | ACCEPTED | 20081119 | 20081204 | [] | A61K3170 | ["A61K3170", "A23J100", "A61P304", "A23L100"] | 9402412 | 20070530 | 20160802 | 514 | 023000 | 97324.0 | WHITE | EVERETT | [{"inventor_name_last": "Shahkhalili", "inventor_name_first": "Yasaman", "inventor_city": "La-Tour-de Peilz", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "CH"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Acheson", "inventor_name_first": "Kevin", "inventor_city": "Pully", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "CH"}, {"inventor_name_last... | The present invention generally relates to the field of nutrition. In particular the present invention relates to infant nutrition in the post natal period and in early life, more particular during the age period of 6-36 months or during a part thereof. One embodiment of the present invention is a kit of diet compositi... | 1. A kit of nutritional compositions for children age 6-36 month, comprising a macronutrient content that gradually changes in a substantially straight line from a composition that comprises about 40-50% energy from fat and about 40-49% energy from carbohydrates for children at the age of 6 months to a composition that... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>The present invention generally relates to the field of nutrition. In particular the present invention relates to infant nutrition in the post natal period and in early life, more particular during the age period of 6-36 months or during a part thereof. | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>Evidence is accumulating that nutrition during early life can program the development of diseases later in life 1 , a discovery that was named “metabolic programming or imprinting”. This evidence, mainly driven from foetal development in-utero 2-7 , reveals the importance of optimal nutrition during ... | BACKGROUND The present invention generally relates to the field of nutrition. In particular the present invention relates to infant nutrition in the post natal period and in early life, more particular during the age period of 6-36 months or during a part thereof. SUMMARY Evidence is accumulating that nutrition during ... | A | 7A61 | 22A61K | 31 | 70 | |||
11738019 | US20080014201A1-20080117 | CXCL13 Antagonists and Their Use for the Treatment of Inflammatory Diseases | ACCEPTED | 20080102 | 20080117 | [] | A61K39395 | ["A61K39395", "A61K317052", "A61P1100", "A61P2900", "A61K3802"] | 8277809 | 20070420 | 20121002 | 424 | 145100 | 82334.0 | WEN | SHARON | [{"inventor_name_last": "Bugelski", "inventor_name_first": "Peter", "inventor_city": "Pottstown", "inventor_state": "PA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Das", "inventor_name_first": "Anuk", "inventor_city": "Berwyn", "inventor_state": "PA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Griswold... | Methods of treating disorders related to CXCL13 activity utilize CXCL13 antagonists and, optionally, TNFα antagonists, such as antibodies, including specified portions or variants, polypeptides, polynucleotides, siRNA, shRNA, ribozymes, and DNAzymes. Disorders related to CXCL13 activity include inflammatory disorders, ... | 1. A method for treating a CXCL13 activity-related disorder in a cell, tissue, organ or animal comprising: administering to the cell, tissue, organ or animal a CXCL13 antagonist in an amount effective to inhibit the CXCL13 activity in said cell, tissue, organ or animal; and administering to the cell, tissue, organ or a... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Asthma is a complex, chronic disorder, with a genetic and an environmental component (1). It is characterized by reversible airway obstruction, airway hyperresponsiveness, airway inflammation and remodeling (2). Asthma affects an estimated 15 million Americans and the morbidity a... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to agonists and/or antagonists of CXCL13 or its receptor, CXCR5, and/or one or both of their activities (hereinafter “CXCL13 antagonists”) and a method of using CXCL13 antagonists, including antibodies directed toward CXCL13, and specified portions or v... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Nos. 60/794,018, filed 21 Apr. 2006 and 60/909,128, filed 30 Mar. 2007, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to CXCL13 antagonist... | A | 7A61 | 22A61K | 393 | 95 | |||
12002115 | US20080145363A1-20080619 | Therapeutic combination of a VEGF antagonist and anti-hypertensive agent | ACCEPTED | 20080605 | 20080619 | [] | A61K3900 | ["A61K3900", "A61P4300", "A61P3500"] | 7449182 | 20071214 | 20081111 | 424 | 134100 | 76635.0 | LOCKARD | JON | [{"inventor_name_last": "Cedarbaum", "inventor_name_first": "Jesse M.", "inventor_city": "Larchmont", "inventor_state": "NY", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Holash", "inventor_name_first": "Jocelyn", "inventor_city": "Alameda", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}] | Disclosed are compositions and methods for treating a disease or condition related to angiogenesis with a vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) inhibitor and one or more anti-hypertensive agent(s). The method of the invention is useful for preventing the development of hypertension and/or reducing hypertension in a... | 1-15. (canceled) 16. A method of treating a disease or condition which is ameliorated, inhibited, or reduced by a VEGF antagonist in a human subject, comprising administering a combination of a vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) antagonist and at least one anti-hypertensive agent wherein the VEGF antagonist is V... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The field of the invention is related to therapeutic methods of treating diseases in a mammal with a vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) antagonist in combination with one or more anti-hypertensive agents. 2. Description of Related Art Vascular endothelial growth fa... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In one aspect, the invention features a pharmaceutical composition comprising a high affinity vascular endothelial cell growth factor (VEGF) antagonist, one or more anti-hypertensive therapeutic agent(s), and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. More specifically, the VEGF an... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit under 35 USC § 119(e) of U.S. Provisional 60/652,394 filed 11 Feb. 2005, which application is herein specifically incorporated by reference in its entirety. BACKGROUND 1. Field of the Invention The field of the invention is related to therapeut... | A | 7A61 | 22A61K | 39 | 00 | |||
11756499 | US20080009503A1-20080110 | METHOD OF TREATING DIABETES | ACCEPTED | 20071226 | 20080110 | [] | A61K31495 | ["A61K31495", "A61P310", "A61P900"] | 8822473 | 20070531 | 20140902 | 514 | 252120 | 82278.0 | KAROL | JODY | [{"inventor_name_last": "Wolff", "inventor_name_first": "Andrew", "inventor_city": "San Francisco", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Jerling", "inventor_name_first": "Marcus", "inventor_city": "Bromma", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "SE"}] | Methods are provided for lowering plasma level of HbA1c in a diabetic, pre-diabetic, or non-diabetic patient suffering from at least one cardiovascular disease and slowing or delaying the development of or worsening of hyperglycemia in a diabetic, pre-diabetic, or non-diabetic patient. | 1. A method of lowering plasma level of HbA1c in a diabetic, pre-diabetic, or non-diabetic patient suffering from at least one cardiovascular disease, comprising administration of a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula I: wherein: R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are each independently hydrogen, lower alkyl, ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Diabetes mellitus is a disease characterized by hyperglycemia; altered metabolism of lipids, carbohydrates and proteins; and an increased risk of complications from vascular disease. Diabetes is an increasing public health problem, as it is associated with both increasing age and obesity. There a... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is an object of this invention to provide an effective method of lowering the plasma level of HbA1c in a diabetic, pre-diabetic, or non-diabetic patient suffering from at least one cardiovascular disease while minimizing undesirable side effects. Accordingly, in a first aspect, t... | This is a Continuation-in-part of U.S. Non-Provisional patent application Ser. No. 10/443,314, filed on May 21, 2003, which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/382,781, filed May 21, 2002, and to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/459,332, filed Mar. 31, 2003, the complete disclosures of w... | A | 7A61 | 22A61K | 314 | 95 | |||
11726461 | US20070172481A1-20070726 | GDF3 propeptides and related methods | ACCEPTED | 20070711 | 20070726 | [] | A61K39395 | ["A61K39395", "C07K1622"] | 8293238 | 20070321 | 20121023 | 424 | 141100 | 79834.0 | XIE | XIAOZHEN | [{"inventor_name_last": "Knopf", "inventor_name_first": "John", "inventor_city": "Carlisle", "inventor_state": "MA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Seehra", "inventor_name_first": "Jasbir", "inventor_city": "Lexington", "inventor_state": "MA", "inventor_country": "US"}] | In certain aspects, the present invention provides compositions and methods for regulating body weight, in particular, for treating obesity and obesity-associate disorders. The present invention also provides methods of screening compounds that modulate activity of GDF3. The compositions and methods provided herein are... | 1. An antibody that binds to a mature GDF3 peptide and competes with GDF3 propeptide for binding to the mature GDF3 peptide. 2. The antibody of claim 1, wherein the mature GDF3 peptide consists of the sequence of amino acids 317-424 of SEQ ID NO:3. 3. The antibody of claim 1, wherein the antibody comprises at least one... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) superfamily contains a variety of growth factors that share common sequence elements and structural motifs. These proteins are known to exert biological effects on a large variety of cell types in both vertebrates and invertebrates. ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In certain aspects, the present disclosure provides GDF3 propeptides. Such propeptides may be used for the treatment of a variety of disorders, particularly disorders relating to body fat content or body weight, such as obesity and Type II diabetes. GDF3 propeptides may also be used... | RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 11/165,963, filed on Jun. 24, 2005, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/583,073, filed Jun. 24, 2004, which applications are hereby incorporated by reference in their entireties. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The transfor... | A | 7A61 | 22A61K | 393 | 95 | |||
11904751 | US20090089863A1-20090402 | Secure tunnel performance using a multi-session secure tunnel | ACCEPTED | 20090318 | 20090402 | [] | H04L932 | ["H04L932", "G06F1516"] | 8782772 | 20070928 | 20140715 | 726 | 005000 | 77840.0 | TURCHEN | JAMES | [{"inventor_name_last": "Vanniarajan", "inventor_name_first": "Kadirvel Chockalingam", "inventor_city": "Hyderabad", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "IN"}] | A method of communicating data over a network is provided. A secure tunnel may be implemented through the network between two computers. Performance limitations of the secure tunnel with a single session can be alleviated by establishing multiple sessions for the tunnel. | 1. A method of communicating data over a network, the method comprising acts of: establishing a first secure point-to-point session through the network between a first computer and a second computer; establishing a second secure point-to-point session through the network between the first computer and the second comput... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In recent years, both the mobility of users of computing devices and the number of locations where users can receive network access have increased significantly. Reliable and secure networks are desirable for many enterprises (e.g., business, government, agencies, etc.). Thus, it ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Applicants have appreciated that performance of a secure tunnel may be limited by performance of the underlying connection (e.g., a TCP connection for SSTP). For example, the bandwidth that the TCP connection can utilize may be less than an available bandwidth, which may impact perfo... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In recent years, both the mobility of users of computing devices and the number of locations where users can receive network access have increased significantly. Reliable and secure networks are desirable for many enterprises (e.g., business, government, agencies, etc.). Thus, it is desirabl... | H | 70H04 | 210H04L | 9 | 32 | |||
11844106 | US20070286096A1-20071213 | Portable Networking Interface Method And Apparatus For Distributed Switching System | ACCEPTED | 20071128 | 20071213 | [] | H04L1228 | ["H04L1228"] | 7711001 | 20070823 | 20100504 | 370 | 466000 | 97318.0 | MEW | KEVIN | [{"inventor_name_last": "Alexander", "inventor_name_first": "Cedell", "inventor_city": "Durham", "inventor_state": "NC", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Larsen", "inventor_name_first": "Loren", "inventor_city": "Beaverton", "inventor_state": "OR", "inventor_country": "US"}] | An apparatus and method to provide a portable networking interface for distributed switching systems. Two Application Program Interfaces (APIs) are defined for communication to a Forwarding Database Distribution Library (FDDL). The FDDL sits between network client applications and the switch device driver in order to p... | 1-2. (canceled) 3. A network switch comprising: a CPU; a memory system having circuitry operable to attach to the CPU; a switch fabric system having circuitry operable to attach to the CPU; a port controller having circuitry operable to attach to the switch fabric system; a software application operable to execute on t... | <SOH> BACKGROUND INFORMATION <EOH>The proliferation of personal computers, digital telephones, telephony and telecommunications technology has resulted in the development of complex switches in order to efficiently communicate digital data between a number of different devices. These communication systems are generall... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention solves the problem of portability by defining two primary interfaces within the switch. The first interface is called the Forwarding Database Distribution Library (FDDL) Application Program Interface (API). The primary purpose of this interface is to allow each protoco... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates in general to a switching system for use in a network. More particularly, the invention relates to a portable interface method and system for accessing a switch device driver from the various network services applications supported by a switch BACKGROUND INFORMATION The pro... | H | 70H04 | 210H04L | 12 | 28 | |||
11819230 | US20080013739A1-20080117 | Method of and device for updating group key | ACCEPTED | 20080103 | 20080117 | [] | H04L908 | ["H04L908", "H04L928"] | 8401182 | 20070626 | 20130319 | 380 | 286000 | 67743.0 | LANIER | BENJAMIN | [{"inventor_name_last": "Kim", "inventor_name_first": "Dae Youb", "inventor_city": "Seoul", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "KR"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Huh", "inventor_name_first": "Mi Suk", "inventor_city": "Suwon-si", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "KR"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Jung", "invent... | A method and device for updating a group key are disclosed. The group key updating method comprises determining a start node for a key update on a binary tree, updating a node key of the start node for a key update, updating a node key of a parent node of a node corresponding to the updated node key using the updated n... | 1. A method of updating a group key, comprising: determining a start node for a key update on a binary tree; updating a node key of the start node for a key update; updating a node key of a parent node of a node corresponding to the updated node key using the updated node key; and repeatedly performing the updating of ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a group key-updating method and device, in which keys of members within a group are updated. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method and device for updating a group key in which when a new member joins... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Exemplary embodiments of the present invention address at least the above problems and/or disadvantages and provide at least the advantages described below. Accordingly, an aspect of exemplary embodiments of the present invention is to provide an improved method and device for updati... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. §119(a) of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2006-0059792, filed on Jun. 29, 2006 in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the entire disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field... | H | 70H04 | 210H04L | 9 | 08 | |||
11984839 | US20080137771A1-20080612 | DSL trellis encoding | ACCEPTED | 20080530 | 20080612 | [] | H04L2704 | ["H04L2704"] | 8176398 | 20071121 | 20120508 | 714 | 796000 | 65140.0 | BAKER | STEPHEN | [{"inventor_name_last": "Taunton", "inventor_name_first": "Mark", "inventor_city": "Cambridge", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "GB"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Dobson", "inventor_name_first": "Timothy Martin", "inventor_city": "Cambridge", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "GB"}] | A method is used that substantially simultaneously trellis encodes data to be modulated onto multiple tones. The embodiments of the present invention comprise the steps of: (a) using a first input operand comprising state bits for a first trellis stage; (b) using a second input operand comprising a plurality of input d... | 1.-58. (canceled) 59. A method for trellis encoding data for subsequent modulation onto one or more pairs of tones, the method comprising: receiving a first operand including state input bits for a first trellis stage; receiving a second operand including data input bits for a plurality of trellis stages, wherein the p... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Trellis encoding is a way of encoding data using a convolutional code prior to modulation such that the original data can be recovered at the receiver, even in the presence of a certain amount of noise on the received signal. In national and international standards for DSL (digita... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>According to the present invention, these objects are achieved by a system and method as defined in the claims. The dependent claims define advantageous and preferred embodiments of the present invention. The embodiments of the present invention provide a method, apparatus and proces... | RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 10/949,517, filed Sep. 27, 2004 now U.S. Pat. No. (SKGF REF No. 1875.5160001), which claims the benefit of U.S. provisional application No. 60/505,720, filed on Sep. 25, 2003, both of which are incorporated by reference herein in its entire... | H | 70H04 | 210H04L | 27 | 04 | |||
11631098 | US20070234038A1-20071004 | Method for Realizing the Synchronous Authentication Among the Different Authentication Control Devices | ACCEPTED | 20070919 | 20071004 | [] | H04L900 | ["H04L900"] | 8336082 | 20070129 | 20121218 | 726 | 003000 | 57485.0 | ANDERSON | MICHAEL | [{"inventor_name_last": "Jin", "inventor_name_first": "Tao", "inventor_city": "Guangdong Province", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "CN"}] | A method for realizing the synchronous authentication among the different authentication control devices is provided. The user accesses the network and initiates the authentication by the slave authentication control device. Then the master authentication control device obtains the authentication information of the use... | 1. A method for implementing synchronous authentication among different authentication control devices, comprising: a user accessing a network and initiating an authentication via a slave authentication control device; a master authentication control device acquiring the user's authentication information from the slave... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>There are a lot of different service providers such as operators, ISP (Internet Service Provider) and ICP (Internet Content Provider) in current communication networks, and each of the service providers can provide various services for the access users independently or cooperativ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for implementing synchronous authentication among different authentication control devices, which simplifies the login and authentication procedure when the user accesses the network, and guarantees the reliable control and manag... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to the field of network authentication technology, particularly to a method for implementing synchronous authentication among different authentication control devices. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION There are a lot of different service providers such as operators, ISP (... | H | 70H04 | 210H04L | 9 | 00 | |||
11725019 | US20110122971A1-20110526 | Method for transmitting/receiving feedback information in a multi-antenna system supporting multiple users, and feedback system supporting the same | ACCEPTED | 20110511 | 20110526 | [] | H04L2700 | ["H04L2700"] | 8315346 | 20070316 | 20121120 | 375 | 316000 | 73441.0 | STEVENS | BRIAN | [{"inventor_name_last": "Kim", "inventor_name_first": "Ho-Jin", "inventor_city": "Seoul", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "KR"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Kim", "inventor_name_first": "Sung-Jin", "inventor_city": "Suwon-si", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "KR"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Li", "inventor... | A method for transmitting/receiving feedback information in a multi-antenna system using a closed-loop scheme supporting multiple users, and a feedback system supporting the same. Multiple feedback protocol scenarios are predefined on the basis of communication environments affecting feedback information configurations... | 1. A method for transmitting feedback information in a receiver of a multi-antenna system using a closed-loop scheme supporting multiple users, comprising: selecting from a plurality of feedback protocol scenarios a feedback protocol scenario based on a communication environment; generating feedback information mapped ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention generally relates to a multi-antenna system using a closed-loop scheme, and more particularly to a method for transmitting/receiving feedback information in a multi-antenna system supporting multiple users, and a feedback system supp... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>An aspect of the present invention is to address at least the above problems and/or disadvantages and to provide at, least the advantages described below. Accordingly, an aspect of the present invention is to provide a method for receiving feedback information when the feedback infor... | PRIORITY This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. §119(a) of an application filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Mar. 16, 2006 and assigned Ser. No. 60/782,626 and an application filed in the Korean Intellectual Property Office on Oct. 24, 2006 and assigned Serial No. 2006-103696, the en... | H | 70H04 | 210H04L | 27 | 00 | |||
11710873 | US20070226489A1-20070927 | Certificate based digital rights management | ACCEPTED | 20070912 | 20070927 | [] | H04L900 | ["H04L900"] | 7930764 | 20070226 | 20110419 | 726 | 029000 | 72771.0 | POWERS | WILLIAM | [{"inventor_name_last": "Hug", "inventor_name_first": "Joshua", "inventor_city": "Seattle", "inventor_state": "WA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Fu", "inventor_name_first": "Xiaodong", "inventor_city": "Herndon", "inventor_state": "VA", "inventor_country": "US"}] | In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a digital certificate is used to link an arbitrary provisioned right with an associated arbitrary digital action to be performed by a client device on or with respect to a protected digital content object. In one embodiment, the certificate is associated with ... | 1. In a client device equipped with a digital rights management system (DRM), a method comprising: receiving a digital certificate associating an arbitrary digital action with a selected one or more of a plurality of secure components to facilitate performance of the digital action on protected content by the client; v... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Electronic content can include a wide variety of audio and/or video presentations, such as music, dialogue, still pictures, movies, and the like. With the proliferation of portable playback devices capable of storing and rendering near-identical copies of original audio and/or vi... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>Embodiments of the present invention will be described by way of exemplary embodiments, but not limitations, illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which like references denote similar elements, and in which: FIG. 1 illustrates a system view of the present invention, i... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of digital rights management. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Electronic content can include a wide variety of audio and/or video presentations, such as music, dialogue, still pictures, movies, and the like. With the proliferation of portable p... | H | 70H04 | 210H04L | 9 | 00 | |||
11781098 | US20080025295A1-20080131 | VOICE OVER DATA TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK ARCHITECTURE | ACCEPTED | 20080116 | 20080131 | [] | H04L1266 | ["H04L1266"] | 8089958 | 20070720 | 20120103 | 370 | 356000 | 72444.0 | HARPER | KEVIN | [{"inventor_name_last": "Elliott", "inventor_name_first": "Isaac", "inventor_city": "Broomfield", "inventor_state": "CO", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Higgins", "inventor_name_first": "Steven", "inventor_city": "Colorado Springs", "inventor_state": "CO", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_... | The present invention describes a system and method for communicating voice and data over a packet-switched network that is adapted to coexist and communicate with a legacy PSTN. The system permits packet switching of voice calls and data calls through a data network from and to any of a LEC, a customer facility or a d... | 1. A method for servicing telecommunications calls over a packet-switched network, the method comprising: receiving a signaling message associated with a telecommunications call between a calling party and a called party, wherein the signaling message comprises a trunk ID identifying a trunk group assigned to a telecom... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to telecommunications networks and, more particularly, to a system and method for providing transmission for voice and data traffic over a data network, including the signaling, routing and manipulation of such tra... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention is a system and method for communicating both voice and data over a packet-switched network that is adapted to coexist and communicate with a PSTN. The system permits efficient packet switching of voice calls and data calls from a PSTN carrier such as, for exam... | This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/366,061, entitled “Voice Over Data Telecommunications Network Architecture,” filed Feb. 12, 2003, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/197,203 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,614,781), entitled “Voice Over Data Telecommunications N... | H | 70H04 | 210H04L | 12 | 66 | |||
11816927 | US20090219943A1-20090903 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSOR, SERVER, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM | ACCEPTED | 20090819 | 20090903 | [] | H04L1256 | ["H04L1256"] | 7979586 | 20070823 | 20110712 | 709 | 230000 | 97207.0 | BHATIA | AJAY | [{"inventor_name_last": "Gobara", "inventor_name_first": "Kunio", "inventor_city": "Tokyo", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Maekawa", "inventor_name_first": "Hajime", "inventor_city": "Osaka", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}] | An information processor (1) comprises: a history packet transmitter (11) for transmitting a history packet; a request packet transmitter (12) for transmitting a request packet requesting transmission of a return packet; a packet transmission controller (13) for controlling transmission of a request packet by using a b... | 1-35. (canceled) 36. An information processing system comprising: an information processor; a server; and a communication processor for performing processing on communications between said information processor and said server; said information processor including: a history packet transmitter for transmitting via a po... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>In an information processing system including an information processor, a communication processor and a server, for example a predetermined packet is periodically transmitted to a server from an information processor such as a PC (Personal Computer) for home use or a home appliance via a commu... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an information processing system according to Embodiment 1 of the invention. FIG. 2 explains transmission/reception of packets according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 3A explains a wait time according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 3B ex... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an information processing system or the like for detecting the port keeping time of a communication processor. BACKGROUND ART In an information processing system including an information processor, a communication processor and a server, for example a predetermined packe... | H | 70H04 | 210H04L | 12 | 56 | |||
11942288 | US20080123758A1-20080529 | CHANNEL ESTIMATION METHOD AND APPARATUS IN ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXING SYSTEM | ACCEPTED | 20080514 | 20080529 | [] | H04L2728 | ["H04L2728"] | 8165229 | 20071119 | 20120424 | 375 | 260000 | 69101.0 | KASSA | ZEWDU | [{"inventor_name_last": "PAIK", "inventor_name_first": "Kyung-Hyun", "inventor_city": "Hwaseong-si", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "KR"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Roh", "inventor_name_first": "Hee-Jin", "inventor_city": "Suwon-si", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "KR"}] | Disclosed is a channel estimation method and apparatus in an OFDM system. The method includes performing channel estimation at a pilot position of a received symbol, thereby calculating a first channel estimate, performing diagonal interpolation between the first channel estimate and a channel estimate for another pilo... | 1. A channel estimation method using pilots in an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) system, the channel estimation method comprising: performing a first channel estimation at a pilot position of a received symbol, thereby calculating a first channel estimate; performing interpolation in a diagonal direc... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) system, and more particularly to a channel estimation method and apparatus in an OFDM system. 2. Description of the Related Art Conventional methods for perfor... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve at least the above-mentioned problems occurring in the prior art, and the present invention provides a channel estimation method and apparatus, which can minimize performance deterioration and enhance reception performance at ... | PRIORITY This application claims priority to an application entitled “Channel Estimation Method and Apparatus in Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing System” filed in the Korean Industrial Property Office on Nov. 17, 2006 and assigned Serial No. 2006-114134, the contents of which are incorporated herein by refere... | H | 70H04 | 210H04L | 27 | 28 | |||
11947489 | US20080130812A1-20080605 | DATA SYNCHRONIZATION SYSTEM | ACCEPTED | 20080521 | 20080605 | [] | H04L702 | ["H04L702"] | 8874795 | 20071129 | 20141028 | 709 | 248000 | 63607.0 | DAFTUAR | SAKET | [{"inventor_name_last": "EOM", "inventor_name_first": "Hyeonsang", "inventor_city": "Seoul", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "KR"}, {"inventor_name_last": "KANG", "inventor_name_first": "Young Sang", "inventor_city": "Seoul", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "KR"}, {"inventor_name_last": "YEOM", "inv... | A data synchronization system is provided. In the data synchronization system, a synchronization message transmitting party transmits a synchronization message with meta information to a synchronization message receiving party, and the synchronization message receiving party interprets and stores the meta information i... | 1. A data synchronization system comprising: a first apparatus transmitting a synchronization message with meta information; and a second apparatus receiving the synchronization message with the meta information from the first apparatus, interpreting the meta information included in the synchronization message, storing... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a data synchronization system, and more particularly, to a technique for wireless data synchronization between a server and a client which can be connected to a wireless network. 2. Description of the Related Art With deve... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides a data synchronization system in which a synchronization message transmitting party transmits a synchronization message with meta information to a synchronization message receiving party so that it can be minimized the frequency of connections of the sy... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority from Korean Patent Application No. 10-2006-0120044 filed on Nov. 30, 2006, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a data s... | H | 70H04 | 210H04L | 7 | 02 | |||
11727186 | US20070240205A1-20071011 | Security level establishment under generic bootstrapping architecture | ACCEPTED | 20070926 | 20071011 | [] | H04L932 | ["H04L932"] | 8037522 | 20070323 | 20111011 | 726 | 019000 | 64771.0 | SHOLEMAN | ABU | [{"inventor_name_last": "Holtmanns", "inventor_name_first": "Silke", "inventor_city": "Klaukkala", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "FI"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Laitinen", "inventor_name_first": "Pekka", "inventor_city": "Helsinki", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "FI"}] | Security level establishment for an application in a terminal equipment under a generic bootstrapping architecture offering a plurality of different bootstrapping mechanisms, the terminal equipment comprising a credential establishment entity and an application entity, comprising a request for a credential for the appl... | 1. A method comprising: sending a request for a credential for an application in a terminal equipment from an application entity of the terminal equipment to a credential establishment entity of the terminal equipment; returning a response from the credential establishment entity to the application entity, wherein the ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In recent years, various kinds of communication systems, in particular mobile and/or IP-based (IP: Internet Protocol) communication systems, as well as a multitude of services offered in these systems have been developed. In such advanced communication systems, such as e.g. Third... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is an object of the present invention to remove the drawbacks inherent to previous solutions and to provide an accordingly improved system and terminal equipment as well as accordingly improved methods and computer programs for these. According to a first aspect of the invention,... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/787,213 filed on Mar. 30, 2006. The subject matter of this earlier filed application is hereby incorporated by reference. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to security level est... | H | 70H04 | 210H04L | 9 | 32 | |||
11737712 | US20080005559A1-20080103 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IC CARD APPLICATION LOADING | ACCEPTED | 20071218 | 20080103 | [] | H04L900 | ["H04L900"] | 7523495 | 20070419 | 20090421 | 726 | 001000 | 99352.0 | HOFFMAN | BRANDON | [{"inventor_name_last": "Johnson", "inventor_name_first": "Alan", "inventor_city": "Essex", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "GB"}] | Systems and methods are described that provide a new type of application load unit for use in the secure loading of applications and/or data onto integrated circuit cards or smart cards. Plaintext key transformation units can be created for each of a plurality of smart cards that are to be loaded with a desired or sele... | 1. A method for securely loading an application, comprising the steps of: maintaining a plurality of cryptographic keys in an electronically addressable device; communicating one or more applications to the device, the one or more applications encrypted using cryptographic keys provided in a first plaintext key transfo... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>1. Field of the Application Generally, this application relates to smart card technology. More specifically, it relates to a systems and methods for smart card implementation of key encryption key—key transformation unit (“K2KTU”). 2. Description of the Related Art Integrated circuit (“IC”) cards... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>Aspects and features of this application will become apparent to those ordinarily skilled in the art from the following detailed description of certain embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein: FIG. 1 illustrates an example of a typical, secure app... | CLAIM OF PRIORITY This application claims priority to and incorporates by reference herein U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/793,543 filed Apr. 19, 2006 entitled “Methods and Systems for IC Card Application Loading.” BACKGROUND 1. Field of the Application Generally, this application relates to smart card technol... | H | 70H04 | 210H04L | 9 | 00 | |||
11940781 | US20080068990A1-20080320 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING MULTICAST SERVICE | ACCEPTED | 20080305 | 20080320 | [] | H04L1226 | ["H04L1226", "H04L1216"] | 8270294 | 20071115 | 20120918 | 370 | 390000 | 73439.0 | YOUNG | STEVE | [{"inventor_name_last": "WU", "inventor_name_first": "Haijun", "inventor_city": "Shenzhen", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "CN"}] | Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and an apparatus for implementing a multicast service. The method includes: constructing a multicast service notification packet, and sending the multicast service notification packet to a user terminal; the multicast service notification packet may be a return noti... | 1. A method for implementing a multicast service, comprising: receiving a packet from a user terminal; constructing, by a network side providing a multicast service, a multicast service notification packet upon receiving the packet from the user terminal; and sending the multicast service notification packet to the use... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>At present, a multicast service is provided on a networking model generally over a multicast video network including a video headend system (i.e. headend system), an IP Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) (i.e. core device), an access network (edge device), and a home network. The vi... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for implementing a multicast service, which makes it possible for a user terminal to explicitly obtain the condition for joining a multicast group and developing the multicast service in the process of joining the multicast gr... | This application is a continuation of International Patent Application No. PCT/CN2006/001774, filed Jul. 20, 2006, which claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 200510085514.2, filed Jul. 22, 2005, both of which are hereby incorporated by reference. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to netw... | H | 70H04 | 210H04L | 12 | 26 | |||
11973115 | US20090006869A1-20090101 | Techniques for synchronizing and archive-versioning of encrypted files | ACCEPTED | 20081216 | 20090101 | [] | H04L928 | ["H04L928", "G06F1214", "G06F2100"] | 7908490 | 20071005 | 20110315 | 713 | 193000 | 64924.0 | CRIBBS | MALCOLM | [{"inventor_name_last": "Satya Sudhakar", "inventor_name_first": "Gosukonda Naga Venkata", "inventor_city": "Bangalore", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "IN"}] | Techniques are presented for synchronizing and archive-versioning encrypted files. Blocks of encrypted data are managed and metadata is maintained for the blocks. The metadata identifies a maximum number of blocks and an index or parameter string. The string includes transaction identifiers and relative block numbers. ... | 1. A method, comprising: managing a synchronized version of a file as encrypted blocks of data that when assembled and when decrypted represent a copy of that file; maintaining metadata for the encrypted blocks, wherein the metadata includes a maximum number for the encrypted blocks and an index string identifying adde... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Increasingly enterprises and individuals expect to have access to information twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, and three-hundred sixty-five days a year. Additionally, since the world economy has become highly networked, the location of the information desired by users has become largel... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>In various embodiments, techniques are provided for synchronizing and archive-versioning encrypted files. More particularly and in an embodiment, a synchronized version of a file is managed as encrypted blocks of data that when assembled and when decrypted represent a copy of that file. Also, metada... | RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application claims priority to India Patent Application No. 1383/DEL/2007 filed in the India Patent Office on Jun. 28, 2007 and entitled “TECHNIQUES FOR SYNCHRONIZING AND ARCHIVE-VERSIONING OF ENCRYPTED FILES;” the disclosure of which is incorporated by reference herein. FIELD The inven... | H | 70H04 | 210H04L | 9 | 28 | |||
11943746 | US20080074514A1-20080327 | IMAGE DATA CORRECTION PROCESSING BASED ON SENSITIVITY | ACCEPTED | 20080312 | 20080327 | [] | H04N5217 | ["H04N5217"] | 7978238 | 20071121 | 20110712 | 348 | 231600 | 97956.0 | TREHAN | AKSHAY | [{"inventor_name_last": "HARADA", "inventor_name_first": "Osamu", "inventor_city": "Kanagawa", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Sakamoto", "inventor_name_first": "Hiromichi", "inventor_city": "Tokyo", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}] | A signal processing device includes a memory which stores correction data in advance. The signal processing device modifies the correction data stored in the memory on the basis of an image sensing signal obtained by causing an image sensing unit to perform image sensing operation in a non-exposure state. The signal pr... | 1. An image sensing apparatus comprising: an image sensing device; and a correction unit that corrects noise in image data obtained by said image sensing device, the noise being due to at least dark current generated in said image sensing device, wherein said correction unit selects, at least based on setting state of ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Image processing apparatuses such as an electronic camera which uses a memory card having a solid-state memory element as a recording medium, and records and plays back still and moving images sensed by a solid-state image sensing device (to be described as an image sensing devic... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention has been made in consideration of the above situation, and has as its object to properly correct the noise and shading of a sensed image. According to the present invention, the foregoing object is attained by providing an apparatus comprising: (A) a memory ada... | This application is a continuation of prior application Ser. No. 10/370,972, filed Feb. 20, 2003, to which priority under 35 U.S.C. §120 is claimed. This application also claims a benefit of priority based on Japanese Patent Applications No. 2002-042933, filed on Feb. 20, 2002, and No. 2002-064086, filed on Mar. 8, 200... | H | 70H04 | 212H04N | 52 | 17 | |||
11704262 | US20070200918A1-20070830 | Method for setting mute flags to improve compatibilities and the high definition multimedia interface system using the same method | ACCEPTED | 20070816 | 20070830 | [] | H04N714 | ["H04N714"] | 7773107 | 20070209 | 20100810 | 725 | 080000 | 61420.0 | BROCKMAN | ANGEL | [{"inventor_name_last": "Kwon", "inventor_name_first": "Kwang Hun", "inventor_city": "Yongin-si", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "KR"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Kim", "inventor_name_first": "Chang Hoon", "inventor_city": "Seongnam-si", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "KR"}] | The present invention relates to an HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) system, and more particularly, to a method for setting mute flag in connection with transmission of audio data and auxiliary data transmitted through HDMI system, and an HDMI system using the same method. | 1. An HDMI system comprising a source device having a sender which sends at least one of video data, audio data and auxiliary data, cables passing the vide data, audio data and auxiliary data from the source device and a sink device having a receiver which receives the data from the source device, said audio data and a... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) system, and more particularly, to a method for setting mute flag in connection with transmission of audio data and auxiliary data transmitted through HDMI system, and an HDMI ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a HDMI system and a mute flag control method of the same that enable selective control of audio or video mute flag and reduce the transient impacts of related art in which one could not but mute or release muting of both a... | The present application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. 119 and 35 U.S.C. 365 to Korean Patent Application No. 10-2005-0014375 (filed on Feb. 14, 2006), which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an HDMI (High Definit... | H | 70H04 | 212H04N | 7 | 14 | |||
11998201 | US20080130060A1-20080605 | Facsimile machine | ACCEPTED | 20080521 | 20080605 | [] | H04N100 | ["H04N100"] | 7660021 | 20071129 | 20100209 | 358 | 003280 | 79494.0 | BAKER | CHARLOTTE | [{"inventor_name_last": "Gotou", "inventor_name_first": "Kazunori", "inventor_city": "Osaka", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Ogawa", "inventor_name_first": "Shinya", "inventor_city": "Osaka", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Nagano", "inv... | A facsimile machine according to the present invention is capable of accurately comprehending management information of a received document such as from which source to which destination a received document on a discharge tray has been sent, when and by whom a part or the whole has been taken away, since a received doc... | 1. A facsimile machine comprising: an image forming section forming an image of a document which has been received from a source via facsimile on a sheet of recording paper; a discharge section on which the received document image-formed by the image forming section is discharged; a reception information storing sectio... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to a facsimile machine capable of properly managing a received facsimile document which has been sent from a source to a destination. 2. Background Art There has been a demand in conventional facsimile machines that a source wants t... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile machine capable of properly managing a received facsimile document which has been sent from a source to a destination. In order to achieve the foregoing object, a facsimile machine according to the present i... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to a facsimile machine capable of properly managing a received facsimile document which has been sent from a source to a destination. 2. Background Art There has been a demand in conventional facsimile machines that a source wants to confirm r... | H | 70H04 | 212H04N | 1 | 00 | |||
11932612 | US20080063367A1-20080313 | RECORDING MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR REPRODUCING INFORMATION THEREFROM | ACCEPTED | 20080227 | 20080313 | [] | H04N591 | ["H04N591"] | 7657158 | 20071031 | 20100202 | 386 | 095000 | 70535.0 | SHIBRU | HELEN | [{"inventor_name_last": "SUGIMURA", "inventor_name_first": "Naozumi", "inventor_city": "Yokohama", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "OKAMOTO", "inventor_name_first": "Hiroo", "inventor_city": "Yokohama", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "SHIO... | A recording medium having recorded thereon, a plurality of picture information sets, presentation time values each of which is associated with the corresponding one of the picture information sets, picture information record marks each of which is associated with the corresponding one of said presentation time values, ... | 1. A recording medium where the following are recorded: a plurality of picture information sets; presentation time values each of which is associated with the corresponding one of said picture information sets; picture information record marks each of which is associated with the corresponding one of said presentation ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to a technique for recording/reproducing picture information, in particular still picture information, on/from a recording medium. FIG. 2 shows an example of the conventional arrangement of information files that are stored on an optical disk, such a... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>To solve the aforementioned problems, the present invention provides a recording medium on which the following information is recorded: a plurality of picture information sets; presentation time values, each of which is associated with a corresponding one of the picture information ... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is a Continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/250,505, filed Oct. 17, 2005, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/664,901, filed Sep. 23, 2003, which claims priority from JP 2003-168591, filed Jun. 13, 2003, the contents of which are incorpor... | H | 70H04 | 212H04N | 5 | 91 | |||
11939333 | US20080111929A1-20080515 | Display Screen Turning Apparatus | ACCEPTED | 20080501 | 20080515 | [] | H04N564 | ["H04N564"] | 8237874 | 20071113 | 20120807 | 348 | 836000 | 96366.0 | KWIECINSKI | RYAN | [{"inventor_name_last": "YOKOTA", "inventor_name_first": "Katsuyuki", "inventor_city": "Daito-shi", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Hibi", "inventor_name_first": "Toshiharu", "inventor_city": "Daito-shi", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}] | This display screen turning apparatus includes a turntable mounted with a display body and rotatable in a horizontal plane, a base, rotatably holding the turntable, provided with a drawn projecting portion and a floating prevention member so mounted on the projecting portion of the base as to prevent the turntable from... | 1. A display screen turning apparatus comprising: a rotating member mounted with a display screen and rotatable in a horizontal plane; a base, rotatably holding said rotating member, provided with a drawn projecting portion; and a floating prevention member so mounted on said projecting portion of said base as to preve... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display screen turning apparatus, and more particularly, it relates to a display screen turning apparatus comprising a rotating member rotatable in a horizontal plane. 2. Description of the Background Art A turning appar... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention has been proposed in order to solve the aforementioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a display screen turning apparatus capable of suppressing backlash on the outer periphery of a rotating member. A display screen turning apparat... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display screen turning apparatus, and more particularly, it relates to a display screen turning apparatus comprising a rotating member rotatable in a horizontal plane. 2. Description of the Background Art A turning apparatus compri... | H | 70H04 | 212H04N | 5 | 64 | |||
11866469 | US20080172691A1-20080717 | BROADCAST SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | ACCEPTED | 20080701 | 20080717 | [] | H04N5445 | ["H04N5445", "H04N7173"] | 8015579 | 20071003 | 20110906 | 725 | 038000 | 67678.0 | RABOVIANSKI | JIVKA | [{"inventor_name_last": "LEE", "inventor_name_first": "Chul-Mok", "inventor_city": "Seoul", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "KR"}] | A broadcasting signal processing apparatus includes: a signal receiver which receives a broadcasting signal, the broadcast signal including an application program for providing broadcasting information; a signal processor which processes the broadcasting signal so that a video is displayed based on the broadcasting sig... | 1. A broadcasting signal processing apparatus comprising: a signal receiver which receives a broadcasting signal, the broadcast signal including an application program for providing broadcasting information; a signal processor which processes the broadcasting signal so that a video is displayed based on the broadcastin... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention Apparatuses and methods consistent with the present invention relate to a broadcasting signal processing apparatus and a control method thereof, and more particularly, to a broadcasting signal processing apparatus that executes an application program incl... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The exemplary embodiment of the present invention overcomes the above disadvantages and other disadvantages not described above. Also, the present invention is not required to overcome the disadvantages described above. Accordingly, the exemplary embodiment provides a broadcasting si... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application claims priority from Korean Patent Application No. 10-2007-0004379, filed on Jan. 15, 2007 in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention Apparatuses an... | H | 70H04 | 212H04N | 54 | 45 | |||
11807957 | US20080131080A1-20080605 | Apparatus and method using compressed codes for scheduling broadcast information recording | ACCEPTED | 20080521 | 20080605 | [] | H04N700 | ["H04N700"] | 8233773 | 20070529 | 20120731 | 386 | 083000 | 67828.0 | CHEVALIER | ROBERT | [{"inventor_name_last": "Yuen", "inventor_name_first": "Henry C.", "inventor_city": "Redondo Beach", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Kwoh", "inventor_name_first": "Daniel S.", "inventor_city": "Rolling Hills Estates", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}] | Digital compressed codes, associated with advertisements enable a user to selectively record additional information, which would be broadcast on a television channel at a later time. The advertisement could be print advertisement or broadcast advertisement on television or radio. The user enters the digital code (I cod... | 1. An apparatus for using compressed codes for information broadcast recording that comprises: an interface that receives compressed codes each having at least one digit and each representative of, and compressed in length from, a combination including a set of channel, time-of-day and length commands for an informatio... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>This invention relates generally to video cassette recorder systems and particularly to the timer preprogramming feature of video cassette recorders (VCRs) and to an apparatus and method for using encoded information to shorten the time required to perform timer preprogramming and... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A principal object of the invention is to provide an improved system for the selection and entering of channel, date, time and length (CDTL) information required for timer preprogramming of a VCR which is substantially simpler, faster and less error-prone than present techniques. Ano... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This is a continuation of U.S. patent Ser. No. 10/272,232, filed Oct. 15, 2002, and to be issued on Dec. 23, 2003, as U.S. Pat. No. 6,668,133, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/374,137 filed Aug. 10, 1999, which is a divisional of U.S. patent applicat... | H | 70H04 | 212H04N | 7 | 00 | |||
11942578 | US20080117326A1-20080522 | OPTICAL DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD FOR OPTICAL DEVICE, AND PROGRAM | ACCEPTED | 20080509 | 20080522 | [] | H04N5225 | ["H04N5225", "G02B300"] | 8031254 | 20071119 | 20111004 | 348 | 335000 | 97956.0 | TREHAN | AKSHAY | [{"inventor_name_last": "Nishio", "inventor_name_first": "Akihiro", "inventor_city": "Yokohama-shi", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}] | An optical device which allows size and cost reductions and enables simultaneous capture of images taken by a first optical system and images taken by a composite optical system composed of the first optical system and a second optical system. A first optical system is adapted to form a first image. A second optical sy... | 1. An optical device for use in imaging, comprising: a first optical system adapted to form a first image; and a second optical system disposed on a subject side of said first optical system, and adapted to form a second image within the first image formed by said first optical system. 2. An optical device according to... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an optical device, an imaging device, a control method for the optical device, and a program applied to realize an imaging optical system suitable for an apparatus such as a monitoring-use digital camera or video camera. 2... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides an optical device, an imaging device, a control method for the optical device, and a program which allow size and cost reductions and enable simultaneous capture of images taken by a first optical system and images taken by a composite optical system co... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an optical device, an imaging device, a control method for the optical device, and a program applied to realize an imaging optical system suitable for an apparatus such as a monitoring-use digital camera or video camera. 2. Descripti... | H | 70H04 | 212H04N | 52 | 25 | |||
11888062 | US20080131071A1-20080605 | Apparatus and method for transmission, apparatus and method for production, program, and recording medium | ACCEPTED | 20080521 | 20080605 | [] | H04N591 | ["H04N591"] | 8223210 | 20070731 | 20120717 | 348 | 207990 | 76003.0 | HANNETT | JAMES | [{"inventor_name_last": "Ogikubo", "inventor_name_first": "Junichi", "inventor_city": "Kanagawa", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}] | Transmit data composed by linking to main data representing an image and/or audio accessory information including frame rate information and frame identification information of each frame included in a reference frame period is generated and output. If the main data is reproduced using this transmit data, a variable re... | 1-17. (canceled) 18. A reproduction apparatus comprising: setting means for, based on information of a frame rate of transmit data composed by linking to main data representing an image and/or audio accessory information including information of a frame rate of this main data, setting a variable reproduction range indi... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>Conventionally, in generation of image and/or audio contents to be used in a broadcast, contents (or a content) in which a speed of movement of an object is partially varied has been often created in order to achieve results a creator intends. In this generation of the contents in which the sp... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 is a diagram for showing an overall configuration of a contents-transmission system; FIG. 2 is a diagram for showing a configuration of an image pick-up apparatus; FIG. 3 is a diagram for showing an operation of adding a sub-frame number; FIG. 4 is a diagram for showi... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for transmission, an apparatus and method for reproduction, a program, and a recording medium. BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, in generation of image and/or audio contents to be used in a broadcast, contents (or a content) in which a speed of movem... | H | 70H04 | 212H04N | 5 | 91 | |||
11974690 | US20090009633A1-20090108 | Lens apparatus, image capture apparatus, and method for correcting image quality | ACCEPTED | 20081222 | 20090108 | [] | H04N5217 | ["H04N5217", "H04N5225"] | 8508655 | 20071015 | 20130813 | 348 | 360000 | 74135.0 | KAO | YIH-SIEN | [{"inventor_name_last": "Suto", "inventor_name_first": "Hidekazu", "inventor_city": "Tokyo", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}] | An image capture apparatus on which a lens apparatus is detachably mounted, may include an image capture device, an image-signal processor, a communication unit, and a control unit. The image capture device may generate an image signal obtained by photoelectric conversion of subject light forming an image through a len... | 1. A lens apparatus having a lens, which is detachably mounted on an image capture apparatus, comprising: a lens-information storage unit configured to store correction information for lateral chromatic aberration and/or correction information for light falloff at edges, which are characteristic information about aberr... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image capture apparatus suitably applied to a video camera or the like, a lens apparatus to be mounted on such an image capture apparatus, and a method for correcting image quality. 2. Description of the Related Art In ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Video cameras, in particular, used for shooting television programs and so on typically use interchangeable lenses. However, an image capture apparatus, such as a video camera using an interchangeable lens, may need to prepare correction data for each model of the lens if the lateral... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority from Japanese Patent Application No. JP 2006-281611 filed in the Japanese Patent Office on Oct. 16, 2006, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention ... | H | 70H04 | 212H04N | 52 | 17 | |||
11755002 | US20070291178A1-20071220 | NOISE REDUCTION APPARATUS FOR IMAGE SIGNAL AND METHOD THEREOF | ACCEPTED | 20071206 | 20071220 | [] | H04N500 | ["H04N500", "H04N514"] | 8212935 | 20070530 | 20120703 | 348 | 607000 | 64656.0 | LEE | MICHAEL | [{"inventor_name_last": "Chao", "inventor_name_first": "Po-Wei", "inventor_city": "Taipei Hsien", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "TW"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Ou", "inventor_name_first": "Hsin-Ying", "inventor_city": "Hsin-Chu City", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "TW"}] | The present invention provides a noise reduction apparatus and method thereof. The noise reduction apparatus includes a first detecting logic, a second detecting logic, a first noise filtering logic, a second noise filtering logic, and an output logic. The first detecting logic detects if a video signal has a first noi... | 1. A noise reduction apparatus, comprising: a first detecting logic, for detecting if a video signal has a first noise characteristic; a second detecting logic, for detecting if the video signal has a second noise characteristic; a first noise filtering logic, for performing a first noise filtering process upon the vid... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image processing technology, and more particularly, to a noise reduction apparatus for image signal and method thereof. 2. Description of the Prior Art In the field of image processing, such as television video signal p... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is therefore one of the objectives of the present invention to provide a noise reduction apparatus and method, capable of decreasing the demand on memory device, thereby reducing manufacturing costs. It is another objective of the present invention to provide a noise reduction app... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image processing technology, and more particularly, to a noise reduction apparatus for image signal and method thereof. 2. Description of the Prior Art In the field of image processing, such as television video signal processing, ... | H | 70H04 | 212H04N | 5 | 00 | |||
11810962 | US20080007655A1-20080110 | Image signal processing apparatus, image display and image display method | ACCEPTED | 20071226 | 20080110 | [] | H04N514 | ["H04N514"] | 8098328 | 20070606 | 20120117 | 348 | 558000 | 61920.0 | YENKE | BRIAN | [{"inventor_name_last": "Fujisawa", "inventor_name_first": "Tomoichi", "inventor_city": "Kanagawa", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Miyazaki", "inventor_name_first": "Shinichiro", "inventor_city": "Kanagawa", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}] | An image signal processing apparatus capable of detecting a black band region included in an input image signal in a shorter time is provided. The image signal processing apparatus may include a measuring means for measuring in a unit frame period whether each pixel in a designated measurement region of an input image ... | 1. An image signal processing apparatus comprising: a measuring means for measuring in a unit frame period whether each pixel in a designated measurement region of an input image signal has a signal level less than a threshold value; and a black band detecting means for detecting a black band region included in the inp... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image signal processing apparatus and an image display each having a function of detecting a black band region included in an image signal, and an image display method performing such a black band detecting process. 2.... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>However, in detection methods shown in Japanese Patent No. 3429842 and Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication Nos. H05-27736 and 2005-203933, the presence or absence of the black band region is determined on a line-by-line basis in each frame, so it takes a very long tim... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority from Japanese Patent Application No. JP 2006-159316 filed in the Japanese Patent Office on Jun. 8, 2006, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention r... | H | 70H04 | 212H04N | 5 | 14 | |||
10561488 | US20080036909A1-20080214 | Method and Apparatus for Selective Data Reception | ACCEPTED | 20080130 | 20080214 | [] | H04N700 | ["H04N700"] | 7668261 | 20070222 | 20100223 | 375 | 326000 | 93052.0 | TRAN | KHAI | [{"inventor_name_last": "Paila", "inventor_name_first": "Toni", "inventor_city": "Koisjaroi", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "FI"}] | A terminal 13 for selectively receiving broadcast data in a transport stream 7 over a first network, the broadcast data including a series of bursts of associated data packets (B1), comprises a controller 16 and a receiver 19. The controller 16 is configured to extract information identifying a group of data packets fr... | 1. A terminal for selectively receiving broadcast data in a data stream, wherein the broadcast data includes a series of bursts of associated data packets, comprising: a receiver; and a controller; wherein the controller is configured to: extract information identifying a group of data packets from the data packets wit... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>An Internet protocol (IP) service can include plural items delivered using an IP session. An IP session may include an IP stream carrying primary content, such as live or recorded music, and further IP streams carrying secondary content, such as error correction or song lyrics. Su... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>According to the invention, a terminal for selectively receiving broadcast data in a data stream, wherein the broadcast data includes a series of bursts of data packets, comprises a receiver and a controller, wherein the controller is configured to extract information identifying a g... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to the selective reception of data from a broadcast service. The invention is particularly suitable for, but not limited to, IP data broadcasting over unidirectional networks. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION An Internet protocol (IP) service can include plural items delivered us... | H | 70H04 | 212H04N | 7 | 00 | |||
11887116 | US20090046183A1-20090219 | Solid state imaging device and manufacturing method thereof | ACCEPTED | 20090204 | 20090219 | [] | H04N5335 | ["H04N5335", "H01L2102"] | 8034652 | 20070925 | 20111011 | 438 | 066000 | 97617.0 | NGUYEN | THINH | [{"inventor_name_last": "Nishida", "inventor_name_first": "Kazuhiro", "inventor_city": "Kanagawa", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Shimamura", "inventor_name_first": "Hitoshi", "inventor_city": "Miyagi", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Ta... | A plurality of sensor packages (4) are fixed to a circuit assembly board (47) and placed on a lower mold die (56) of a transfer molding apparatus (54). Attached inside a cavity (58a) of an upper mold die (58) is a protection sheet (65), which will make contact with the upper face of a cover glass (6) of each sensor pac... | 1. A method for manufacturing solid state imaging devices comprising: a die bonding step for adhering sensor packages to each of a plurality of bonding areas formed on a circuit assembly board, each of said sensor packages having an imaging chip provided with an image sensor and input/output pads and a translucent cove... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>Digital cameras and video cameras with a solid state imaging device of either CCD type or CMOS type are in widespread use. Often, the solid state imaging device, together with a memory device, is incorporated in electrical equipments such as personal computers, mobile phones, and personal digi... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a solid state imaging device made according to the present invention; FIG. 2 is a cross sectional view of the solid state imaging device; FIG. 3 is a flow chart of a manufacturing process for the solid state imaging device; FIG. 4 is a flow chart ... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a manufacturing method of solid state imaging devices, and more particularly to a manufacturing method of a solid state imaging device with a resin sealed sensor package, and the resulting solid state imaging device. BACKGROUND ART Digital cameras and video cameras with ... | H | 70H04 | 212H04N | 53 | 35 | |||
11966474 | US20080159404A1-20080703 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IN-LOOP DEBLOCKING IN SCALABLE VIDEO CODING | ACCEPTED | 20080619 | 20080703 | [] | H04N732 | ["H04N732"] | 8577168 | 20071228 | 20131105 | 375 | 240230 | 93963.0 | ANDREWS | LEON | [{"inventor_name_last": "Hong", "inventor_name_first": "Danny", "inventor_city": "New York", "inventor_state": "NY", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Eleftheriadis", "inventor_name_first": "Alexandros", "inventor_city": "Tenafly", "inventor_state": "NJ", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last... | A system and a method for deblocking a reconstructed/decoded picture in a scalable video encoding/decoding system is provided. Deblocking is accomplished by applying a filter to smooth pixel values adjacent to a boundary shared by two blocks. The type of the filter applied depends on quantization parameter (QP) values ... | 1. A method for deblocking a reconstructed/decoded picture in a scalable video encoding/decoding system in which deblocking is accomplished by applying a filter to smooth pixel values adjacent to a boundary of a block BlockC shared with another block BlockX, wherein the number of pixels that are filtered and the type o... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In the H.264 video coding standard, it is possible to deblock a reconstructed/decoded picture (simply referred to as a decoded picture) for better display and also for better inter-picture prediction. In order to remove blocking artifacts in low bit-rate block-based video coding, ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>System and method for improving or enhancing deblocking processes in scalable video coding is provided. The system and method are based on a new derivation of a QP value for each block, which is used for selecting threshold values for initiating deblocking. In instances where an enha... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 60/882,281, filed Dec. 28, 2006, and Ser. No. 60/911,767, filed Apr. 13, 2007. Further, this application is related to International patent application No. PCT/US06/028365, filed Jul. 20, 2006, wh... | H | 70H04 | 212H04N | 7 | 32 | |||
11762135 | US20080071289A1-20080320 | SIDE LOOKING MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY INSTRUMENT ASSEMBLY | ACCEPTED | 20080305 | 20080320 | [] | A61B1900 | ["A61B1900"] | 8057385 | 20070613 | 20111115 | 600 | 104000 | 62934.0 | HENDERSON | RYAN | [{"inventor_name_last": "Cooper", "inventor_name_first": "Thomas", "inventor_city": "Menlo Park", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Rosa", "inventor_name_first": "David", "inventor_city": "San Jose", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Lark... | Two surgical instruments are inserted through a guide tube. The surgical instruments exit at an intermediate position of the guide tube and are oriented to be substantially parallel to the guide tube's longitudinal axis as they exit. A stereoscopic image capture component is on the guide tube between the intermediate p... | 1. A surgical instrument assembly comprising: a guide tube comprising a proximal end, a distal end, and an intermediate position between the proximal and distal ends, wherein a longitudinal axis extends between the proximal and distal ends; a first surgical instrument, wherein at least a part of the first surgical inst... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>1. Field of Invention Aspects of the invention are associated with systems and procedures used for minimally invasive surgery, and more particularly to telemanipulative systems used for such surgery. 2. Background Art Minimally invasive surgery is known under various names (e.g., endoscopy, lapar... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>In accordance with aspects of the invention, two surgical instruments are inserted through a guide tube. The surgical instruments exit at an intermediate position of the guide tube and are oriented to be substantially parallel to the guide tube's longitudinal axis as they exit. A stereoscopic image ... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the priority benefit of the following United States Provisional Patent Applications, all of which are incorporated by reference: U.S. Patent Application No. 60/813,028 entitled “Single port system 2” filed 13 Jun. 2006 by Cooper et al.; U.S. Patent Applica... | A | 7A61 | 17A61B | 19 | 00 | |||
11899298 | US20080039835A1-20080214 | Vessel sealing instrument with electrical cutting mechanism | ACCEPTED | 20080130 | 20080214 | [] | A61B1814 | ["A61B1814"] | 8162940 | 20070905 | 20120424 | 606 | 051000 | 89144.0 | PEFFLEY | MICHAEL | [{"inventor_name_last": "Johnson", "inventor_name_first": "Kristin", "inventor_city": "Louisville", "inventor_state": "CO", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Couture", "inventor_name_first": "Gary", "inventor_city": "Longmont", "inventor_state": "CO", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "... | An end effector assembly for use with an instrument for sealing vessels and cutting vessels includes a pair of opposing first and second jaw members which are movable relative to one another from a first spaced apart position to a second position for grasping tissue therebetween. Each jaw member includes a pair of spac... | 1-13. (canceled) 14. An end effector assembly for use with an instrument for sealing and cutting tissue, the end effector assembly comprising: a pair of opposing first and second jaw members at least one of which being movable relative to the other from a first position wherein the jaw members are disposed in spaced re... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>The present disclosure relates to a forceps used for both endoscopic and open surgical procedures which includes an electrode assembly which allows a user to selectively seal and/or cut tissue. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a forceps which includes a first set of electrical... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>The present disclosure relates to an end effector assembly for use with an instrument for sealing vessel and cutting vessels and/or tissue and includes a pair of opposing first and second jaw members which are movable relative to one another from a first position wherein the jaw members are disposed... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application claims the benefits of and is a continuation-in-part of PCT Application Serial No. PCT/US03/28539 filed on Sep. 11, 2003 entitled “ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY FOR SEALING AND CUTTING TISSUE AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING SAME” which claims the benefit of priority to U.S. Provis... | A | 7A61 | 17A61B | 18 | 14 | |||
11826439 | US20080033289A1-20080207 | Control apparatus for a medical examination apparatus | ACCEPTED | 20080123 | 20080207 | [] | A61B600 | ["A61B600"] | 9078960 | 20070716 | 20150714 | 600 | 431000 | 67804.0 | HOFFA | ANGELA | [{"inventor_name_last": "Haras", "inventor_name_first": "Gabriel", "inventor_city": "Mucke", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "DE"}] | A control apparatus is disclosed, for a medical examination apparatus, for controlling a first injection of contrast agent for an examination, a breathing command and a recording of an examination image of an examination area of a patient after a circulation time has elapsed. In at least one embodiment, the control app... | 1. A control apparatus for a medical examination apparatus for controlling a first injection of contrast agent for an examination, a breathing command and a recording of an examination image of an examination area of a patient after a circulation time has elapsed, the control apparatus comprising: a control unit to con... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>In the case of imaging medical examination processes, such as computed tomography (CT), magnet resonance processes (MR), X-ray processes or the like, it is frequently necessary for the patient who is to be examined to hold his or her breath while the image is being recorded, in order to avoid ima... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>In at least one embodiment of the invention, a control apparatus for a medical examination apparatus is disclosed, by which comprehensive breathing commands can be automated in order in this way to allow the examination images that are produced to be evaluated reliably. A control apparatus, accordin... | PRIORITY STATEMENT The present application hereby claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 on German patent application number DE 10 2006 032 954.6 filed Jul. 17, 2006, the entire contents of which is hereby incorporated herein by reference. FIELD Embodiments of the invention generally relate to a control apparatus for a m... | A | 7A61 | 17A61B | 6 | 00 | |||
11832562 | US20080306549A1-20081211 | ROD CAPTURE MECHANISM FOR DYNAMIC STABILIZATION AND MOTION PRESERVATION SPINAL IMPLANTATION SYSTEM AND METHOD | ACCEPTED | 20081122 | 20081211 | [] | A61B1704 | ["A61B1704", "A61B1756", "A61B1758", "A61B1770"] | 8182516 | 20070801 | 20120522 | 606 | 264000 | 70965.0 | COMSTOCK | DAVID | [{"inventor_name_last": "Winslow", "inventor_name_first": "Charles J.", "inventor_city": "Walnut Creek", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Flynn", "inventor_name_first": "John J.", "inventor_city": "Walnut Creek", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_nam... | A dynamic stabilization, motion preservation spinal implant system includes an anchor system, a horizontal rod system and a vertical rod system. The systems are modular so that various constructs and configurations can be created and customized to a patient. | 1. A spine implant including: an anchor system adapted to engage the spine; a first rod that can be selectively connected to the anchor system; a second rod that can be selectively connected to the first rod; and said first rod including a rod capture mechanism that can capture the second rod relative to the first rod.... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF INVENTION <EOH>The most dynamic segment of orthopedic and neurosurgical medical practice over the past decade has been spinal devices designed to fuse the spine to treat a broad range of degenerative spinal disorders. Back pain is a significant clinical problem and the annual costs to treat it, both... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a dynamic spine stabilization system of the invention. FIG. 1A is a posterior view of the embodiment of FIG. 1 implanted in a spine. FIG. 2 is a top view of the embodiment of FIG. 1 . FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an embodim... | CLAIM OF PRIORITY This application claims benefit to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/942,162, filed Jun. 5, 2007, entitled “Dynamic Stabilization and Motion Preservation Spinal Implantation System and Method”, which is incorporated herein by reference and in its entirety. CROSS-REFERENCES This application relates t... | A | 7A61 | 17A61B | 17 | 04 | |||
11947740 | US20080076967A1-20080327 | SERIALIZATION OF SINGLE USE ENDOSCOPES | ACCEPTED | 20080312 | 20080327 | [] | A61B104 | ["A61B104", "G06F1730"] | 9230324 | 20071129 | 20160105 | 600 | 117000 | 62471.0 | LEUBECKER | JOHN | [{"inventor_name_last": "Couvillon", "inventor_name_first": "Lucien", "inventor_city": "Concord", "inventor_state": "MA", "inventor_country": "US"}] | A system, device and method for serializing and authorizing a single use imaging device are provided. In one embodiment, the invention provides a single use imaging device comprising a memory having a stored code that includes a unique serial identifier. In another embodiment, the invention provides a system for author... | 1-28. (canceled) 29. A medical imaging device, comprising: an image sensor that produces images of tissue; a memory in which an image of a verification object is stored that includes an image of a serial identifier that uniquely identifies the medical imaging device; and a circuit that transmits the image of the verifi... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>As an aid to the early detection of disease, it has become well established that there are major public health benefits from regular endoscopic examinations of internal structures such as the alimentary canals and airways, e.g., the esophagus, lungs, colon, uterus, and other orga... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>To address these and other problems in the prior art, the present invention provides devices, systems and methods for serializing and authorizing a single use medical imaging device. The device form of the invention includes a single use imaging device having a shaft with a proximal... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to serialization of medical devices in general and single use imaging devices in particular. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION As an aid to the early detection of disease, it has become well established that there are major public health benefits from regular endoscopic ex... | A | 7A61 | 17A61B | 1 | 04 | |||
11901299 | US20080103355A1-20080501 | Autofluorescent imaging and target ablation | ACCEPTED | 20080416 | 20080501 | [] | A61B100 | ["A61B100"] | 8936629 | 20070824 | 20150120 | 607 | 088000 | 69815.0 | LEWIS | RALPH | [{"inventor_name_last": "Boyden", "inventor_name_first": "Edward", "inventor_city": "Cambridge", "inventor_state": "MA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Hyde", "inventor_name_first": "Roderick", "inventor_city": "Redmond", "inventor_state": "WA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Ish... | Apparatus, devices, methods, systems, computer programs and computing devices related to autofluorescent imaging and ablation are disclosed. | 1. A device for treating or ameliorating H. pylori infection comprising: an untethered ingestible mass having one or more optical energy source configured to emit variable directional electromagnetic energy in a manner selected to induce photodynamic cell death in H. pylori. 2. The device of claim 1, wherein the unteth... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>The present application relates, in general, to apparatus and devices for fluorescent-based imaging and ablation of medical targets, as well as related methods and systems implementations. Such apparatus, devices, methods and/or systems are useful for ablating target cells and/or tissues as well as ... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application is related to and claims the benefit of the earliest available effective filing date(s) from the following listed application(s) (the “Related Applications”) (e.g., claims earliest available priority dates for other than provisional patent applications or ... | A | 7A61 | 17A61B | 1 | 00 | ||||
11709874 | US20070276274A1-20071129 | Electrocardiogram analyzer | ACCEPTED | 20071114 | 20071129 | [] | A61B504 | ["A61B504"] | 8874199 | 20070223 | 20141028 | 600 | 509000 | 66547.0 | BEHRINGER | LUTHER | [{"inventor_name_last": "Kawada", "inventor_name_first": "Hiroshi", "inventor_city": "Shiroi-shi", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Inui", "inventor_name_first": "Kiyoshi", "inventor_city": "Shiroi-shi", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Nak... | The estimated contour positions of the atrium and ventricle are obtained from multi-channel electrocardiographic waveforms. Information useful to predict the possibility of the occurrence of fatal arrhythmia, such as the position of the maximum excitation propagation point, the distribution of the late potential(LP) as... | 1. An electrocardiogram analyzer for analyzing a multi-channel electrocardiogram, comprising: a current distribution calculating unit adapted to obtain a current distribution at a certain point of time in one heartbeat from the multi-channel electrocardiogram; a position calculating unit adapted to calculate informatio... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Conventionally, an electrocardiogram is widely used as a heart disease diagnostic index. The electrocardiogram is a signal waveform obtained by detecting the electrical activity of the heart on the body surface, and various kinds of information concerning the heart activity can be... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention has been made in consideration of the problems of the prior art as described above, and has as its primary object to provide an electrocardiogram analyzer useful to evaluate the electrical activity of the heart in view of the distributions of index values. Accor... | CLAIM OF PRIORITY This application claims priority from Japanese Patent Application No. 2006-147362, filed on May 26, 2006, which is hereby incorporated by reference herein. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an electrocardiogram analyzer and, more particularly, to an electrocardiogram analyzer for... | A | 7A61 | 17A61B | 5 | 04 | |||
12001933 | US20080146936A1-20080619 | Ergonomic housing for electroacoustic transducers particularly for ultrasound imaging and ultrasound probe with said housing | ACCEPTED | 20080605 | 20080619 | [] | A61B800 | ["A61B800"] | 8118747 | 20071213 | 20120221 | 600 | 437000 | 78314.0 | ROZANSKI | MICHAEL | [{"inventor_name_last": "Furia", "inventor_name_first": "Roberto", "inventor_city": "Genova", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "IT"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Rezzonico", "inventor_name_first": "Fabio", "inventor_city": "Como", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "IT"}] | An ergonomic housing for electroacoustic transducers, particularly for ultrasound imaging, includes at least an inner space (4) housing, one or more electroacoustic transducers (5) and possible further electric and/or electronic components (6/7). The housing (1) has at least an acoustic window (2) at which the one or m... | 1. An ergonomic housing for electroacoustic transducers for ultrasound imaging, comprising: at least one inner space housing; at least one electroacoustic transducer; at least one other electrical component, wherein said housing has at least one acoustic window at which the at least one electroacoustic transducer is pl... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to an ergonomic housing for electroacoustic transducers, particularly for ultrasound imaging, including at least an inner space housing, one or more electroacoustic transducers and possible further electric and/or electronic components. The housing ha... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY <EOH>An ergonomic housing for electroacoustic transducers, particularly for ultrasound imaging, includes an inner space housing, one or more electroacoustic transducers and possible further electric and/or electronic components. The housing has at least an acoustic window at which the one or more el... | CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority to European Patent Application No. EP 06425843.7, filed Dec. 18, 2006, entitled “ERGONOMIC HOUSING FOR ELECTROACOUSTIC TRANSDUCERS PARTICULARLY FOR ULTRASOUND IMAGING AND ULTRASOUND PROBE WITH SAID HOUSING”, which is expressly incorporated by ref... | A | 7A61 | 17A61B | 8 | 00 | |||
11946790 | US20080188890A1-20080807 | MULTI-PART INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS | ACCEPTED | 20080723 | 20080807 | [] | A61B1700 | ["A61B1700"] | 8715270 | 20071128 | 20140506 | 606 | 001000 | 64232.0 | LUKJAN | SEBASTIAN | [{"inventor_name_last": "Weitzner", "inventor_name_first": "Barry", "inventor_city": "Acton", "inventor_state": "MA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Smith", "inventor_name_first": "Paul J.", "inventor_city": "Smithfield", "inventor_state": "RI", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Gei... | Described herein are multi-part instrument systems and methods of use. The instrument can include an inner and outer body member where the inner body member is adapted to dock with the outer body member. When docked, driving the outer body member via a manipulation section can control the inner body. In use, an inner b... | 1. A two-part instrument system, comprising: an elongate guide tube having at least one channel; and a tool sized and shaped for passage through the at least one channel, the tool comprising a first and a second body member; the first body member including a controller, an elongate body having a lumen therein extending... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Minimally invasive surgical tools, such as endoscopic and laparoscopic devices, can provide surgical access to surgical sites while minimizing patient trauma. Although the growing capabilities of such therapeutic devices allow physicians to perform an increasing variety of surgeri... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Described herein are various systems and methods for driving tools. The tools, in one aspect, can be driven via user input forces that are delivered to a distal working area. The tools and/or other elements of the various systems described below, in response to user input forces, can... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority to Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/872,155 entitled “Systems and Methods For Intraluminal Surgery” filed Dec. 1, 2006 and to Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/909,219 entitled “Direct Drive Endoscopy Systems and Methods” filed Mar. 30, 2007,... | A | 7A61 | 17A61B | 17 | 00 | |||
10561878 | US20070244484A1-20071018 | Prosthetic Devie for Cartilage Repair | ACCEPTED | 20071003 | 20071018 | [] | A61B1758 | ["A61B1758"] | 8163033 | 20070207 | 20120424 | 623 | 023720 | 68677.0 | HOBAN | MELISSA | [{"inventor_name_last": "Luginbuehl", "inventor_name_first": "Reto", "inventor_city": "Bettlach", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "CH"}] | A prosthetic device for repairing or replacing cartilage or cartilage-like tissue is described. The prosthetic device comprises at least one layer of highly oriented fibers, a base component and a stabilization area provided in between. Said fibers are aligned to more than 50% in a direction perpendicular to the base c... | 1. A prosthetic device for repairing or replacing cartilage or cartilage like-tissue (1) comprising: at least one layer comprising at least partially oriented fibers (2), a base component (4) to anchor said at least one layer of fibers (2) in subchondral environment and a stabilization area (3) provided between said at... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention is directed to a prosthetic device for repairing or replacing cartilage or cartilage-like tissues. Said prosthetic devices are useful as articular cartilage substitution material and as scaffold for regeneration of articular cartila... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>These objects are solved by the prosthetic device according to the present invention. The present invention relates to a prosthetic device for repairing or replacing cartilage or cartilage-like tissue which comprises at least one layer comprising oriented fibers, a base component to... | CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application is claiming priority of European Patent Application No. 03 014 191.5, filed on Jun. 24, 2003 and PCT International Application No. PCT/EP2004/006530, filed on Jun. 17, 2004 the content of which is herein incorporated by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENT... | A | 7A61 | 17A61B | 17 | 58 | |||
11926892 | US20080132897A1-20080605 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT SYSTEM WITH BALL AND SOCKET SUPPORT | ACCEPTED | 20080522 | 20080605 | [] | A61B1758 | ["A61B1758", "A61B1732"] | 8187279 | 20071029 | 20120529 | 606 | 088000 | 73074.0 | BATES | DAVID | [{"inventor_name_last": "Livorsi", "inventor_name_first": "Carl F.", "inventor_city": "Lakeville", "inventor_state": "MA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Wyss", "inventor_name_first": "Joseph G.", "inventor_city": "Fort Wayne", "inventor_state": "IN", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last"... | A surgical instrument support system has a support frame supported by three arms. Each arm has a plurality of ball and socket members strung in series along a cable. The arms are also connected to bases mountable to the patient's limb on the proximal and distal sides of the joint. Actuators are provided for each arm to... | 1. A surgical instrument support system comprising: a support frame; a first arm and a first actuator, the first arm having first and second ends, the first end of the first arm being connected to the support frame and the second end of the first arm being connected to the first actuator, the first arm including a tens... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to surgical instruments used to prepare a bone to receive a prosthetic implant, and more particularly, to such an instrument system. When a skeletal joint is damaged, whether as a result of an accident or illness, a prosthetic replacement of the damag... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides a surgical instrument system that can be used to efficiently and accurately set the position, alignment and orientation of resection guides and can that can be used to support other surgical instruments. In one aspect, the present invention meets these ... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority to U.S. Prov. App. No. 60/863,694 filed Oct. 31, 2006, entitled “LIMB STABILIZING SYSTEM FOR ARTHROPLASTY,” which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety and to U.S. Prov. App. No. 60/863,711 filed Oct. 31, 2006, entitled “SURGICAL INS... | A | 7A61 | 17A61B | 17 | 58 | |||
10591486 | US20080038203A1-20080214 | Compositions and Methods for Topical Diagnostic and Therapeutic Transport | ACCEPTED | 20080130 | 20080214 | [] | A61B5055 | ["A61B5055", "A61K3800", "A61P3500"] | 8974774 | 20070618 | 20150310 | 424 | 078200 | 98372.0 | TSAY | MARSHA | [{"inventor_name_last": "Dake", "inventor_name_first": "Michael D.", "inventor_city": "Stanford", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Waugh", "inventor_name_first": "Jacob M.", "inventor_city": "Mountain View", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}] | Compositions and therapeutic methods are provided that are useful agent for the delivery, including transdermal delivery, of biologically active agents, such as non-protein non-nucleotide therapeutics and protein-based therapeutics excluding insulin, botulinum toxins, antibody fragments, and VEGE The compositions and m... | 1. A composition comprising a biologically active protein and a carrier which comprises polymeric backbone having attached positively charged branching groups and which is present in an effective amount for transdermal delivery, wherein the association between the carrier and the biologically active protein is non-cova... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Skin protects the body's organs from external environmental threats and acts as a thermostat to maintain body temperature. It consists of several different layers, each with specialized functions. The major layers include the epidermis, the dermis and the hypodermis. The epidermis... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides new methods and compositions that are broadly applicable to compositions of diverse therapeutic or cosmeceutical agents that can be targeted or imaged to maximize delivery to a particular site. This invention further relates to formulations for transder... | CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/550,014, filed Mar. 3, 2004, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. STATEMENT AS TO RIGHTS TO INVENTIONS MADE UNDER FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Not ... | A | 7A61 | 17A61B | 50 | 55 | |||
11775645 | US20080047342A1-20080228 | FUNCTIONAL DIAGRAM FOR MUSCLE AND MUSCLE STRENGTH REFLEX TEST AND EXAMINATION METHOD USING THE SAME | ACCEPTED | 20080214 | 20080228 | [] | A61B522 | ["A61B522"] | 7506544 | 20070710 | 20090324 | 073 | 379010 | 65439.0 | DOWTIN | JEWEL | [{"inventor_name_last": "Takano", "inventor_name_first": "Kihachirou", "inventor_city": "Chiba-Ken", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}] | A functional diagram for a muscle and muscle strength reflex test is provided to enable a chiropractic practitioner or the like to easily diagnose an unknown disease and the cause of the disease. The functional diagram comprises an image portion identifying a prescribed examination item and a scale portion arranged adj... | 1. A functional diagram for a muscle and muscle strength reflex test comprising: an image portion identifying a prescribed examination item; and a scale portion arranged adjacent to the image portion and having a scale representing a degree of the examination item. 2. The functional diagram for the muscle and muscle st... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to a functional diagram suitably used for a muscle and muscle strength reflex test conducted in treatments such as chiropractic and the like and an examination method using the functional diagram, and more particularly, a functiona... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is an object of the invention to provide a functional diagram for a muscle and muscle strength reflex test that enables a practitioner to locate a damaged portion of a patient with high accuracy when the practitioner performs the muscle and muscle strength reflex test. In accorda... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to a functional diagram suitably used for a muscle and muscle strength reflex test conducted in treatments such as chiropractic and the like and an examination method using the functional diagram, and more particularly, a functional diagram fo... | A | 7A61 | 17A61B | 5 | 22 | |||
11984279 | US20080234560A1-20080925 | Optical measurement instrument for living body semiconductor laser installation for living body light measuring device | ACCEPTED | 20080911 | 20080925 | [] | A61B500 | ["A61B500", "H01S310", "H01S530"] | 8369913 | 20071115 | 20130205 | 600 | 310000 | 58255.0 | LIU | CHU CHUAN | [{"inventor_name_last": "Nomoto", "inventor_name_first": "Etsuko", "inventor_city": "Sagamihara", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Ohtoshi", "inventor_name_first": "Tsukuru", "inventor_city": "Hanno", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Kiguch... | A living body measuring instrument having a sub-mount on which plural light-emitting devices oscillating at different wavelengths are mounted in proximity, one optical output monitoring device that detects the optical outputs of these light-emitting devices and a light source mounted on the same heat sink which are hou... | 1. An optical measurement instrument for a living body, the instrument comprising: a light source that emits a plurality of optical signals to the surface of a living body, a light-receiving device that detects the plurality of optical signals emitted from the surface of the living body after they have passed through t... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an optical measurement instrument using a semiconductor light-emitting device, and in particular to a living body measuring instrument using light and a light source operating in a wavelength range from the visible to the ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In the conventional art, living body light measuring devices are usually used only by a few medical institutions or research organizations, and for these devices to have wider application, they need to be more compact. Likewise, a light source having plural light-emitting devices of ... | CLAIM OF PRIORITY The present application claims priority from Japanese application JP2007-076844, filed on Mar. 23, 2007, the content of which is hereby incorporated by reference into this application. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an optical measurement instrum... | A | 7A61 | 17A61B | 5 | 00 | |||
11695939 | US20080249575A1-20081009 | Anchor Member Locking Features | ACCEPTED | 20080924 | 20081009 | [] | A61B1704 | ["A61B1704", "A61B1770", "A61F244"] | 8425607 | 20070403 | 20130423 | 623 | 017160 | 99370.0 | CUMBERLEDGE | JERRY | [{"inventor_name_last": "Waugh", "inventor_name_first": "Lindsey G.", "inventor_city": "Memphis", "inventor_state": "TN", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Edie", "inventor_name_first": "Jason A.", "inventor_city": "Memphis", "inventor_state": "TN", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Sc... | An implantable medical device may include an implant member having an aperture extending therethrough. An anchor member may be configured to extend through the aperture. A locking ring may be supplied to inhibit back-out of the anchor member. | 1. An implantable medical device, comprising: an implant member having an aperture extending therethrough, the aperture including an inner surface having an integral inwardly extending elastically deformable locking ring having a first diameter; and an anchor member configured to extend through the aperture, the anchor... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Spinal discs between the endplates of adjacent vertebrae in a spinal column of the human body provide critical support. However, due to injury, degradation, disease or the like, these discs can rupture, degenerate and/or protrude to such a degree that the intervertebral space between adjacent vert... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>In one exemplary aspect, an implantable medical device is disclosed. It may include an implant member having an aperture extending therethrough. The aperture may include an inner surface having an integral inwardly extending elastically deformable locking ring having a first diameter. The device also... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to the field of medical implants secured by anchor members. BACKGROUND Spinal discs between the endplates of adjacent vertebrae in a spinal column of the human body provide critical support. However, due to injury, degradation, disease or the like, these di... | A | 7A61 | 17A61B | 17 | 04 | |||
11951296 | US20090148064A1-20090611 | COLLAGE DISPLAY OF IMAGE PROJECTS | ACCEPTED | 20090527 | 20090611 | [] | G06K936 | ["G06K936"] | 8775953 | 20071205 | 20140708 | 715 | 764000 | 99196.0 | HAILU | TADESSE | [{"inventor_name_last": "Schulz", "inventor_name_first": "Egan", "inventor_city": "San Jose", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}] | Techniques are described for displaying projects of images as “collages”. Collages differ from conventional thumbnail displays of projects in that collages display an entire project as if the project were a single image. Consequently, collages better convey the characteristics of projects as a whole, while de-emphasizi... | 1. A method for displaying digital images, comprising the computer-executed steps of: determining which images belong to each of a plurality of projects; and concurrently displaying a collage for each project of the plurality of projects; wherein the collage for each project is composed of a plurality of images that be... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>A project is a set of digital images that are related in some manner. A project may include, for example, all photos taken on a particular day, on a particular location, or at a particular event. A project may also be all photos downloaded at the same time from a particular device, such as a digit... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>The present invention is illustrated by way of example, and not by way of limitation, in the figures of the accompanying drawings and in which like reference numerals refer to similar elements and in which: FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating concurrent displays of collag... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to digital images and, more specifically, to techniques for displaying projects of digital images. BACKGROUND A project is a set of digital images that are related in some manner. A project may include, for example, all photos taken on a particular day, on a particul... | G | 60G06 | 163G06K | 9 | 36 | |||
11864088 | US20080080775A1-20080403 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF OBJECTS | ACCEPTED | 20080318 | 20080403 | [] | G06K968 | ["G06K968"] | 8103068 | 20070928 | 20120124 | 382 | 128000 | 75238.0 | NAKHJAVAN | SHERVIN | [{"inventor_name_last": "Zabih", "inventor_name_first": "Ramin", "inventor_city": "New York", "inventor_state": "NY", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Raj", "inventor_name_first": "Ashish", "inventor_city": "San Francisco", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}] | Methods and systems for reconstructing an object from observations of interaction of the object with a physical system. | 1. A method for reconstruction of objects, the method comprising the steps of: expressing the reconstruction of an object as minimization of a function; applying a predetermined transformation, said predetermined transformation converting the function into another function, said function being amenable to minimization ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>In a number of situations in a variety of fields, ranging from reconstruction of MR images, other medical image reconstructions, image deblurring, to temperature estimation in transient problems (including automotive applications) and vibrations and geophysics (such as the seismic inverse problem... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY <EOH>In one embodiment, the method of these teachings includes the steps of expressing the reconstruction of an object as the minimization of an energy-like function, applying a predetermined transformation that converts the energy-like function into another energy-like function, the other energy-l... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/848,319, entitled METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF MR IMAGES, filed on Sep. 29, 2006, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. BACKGROUND In a number of situations in a ... | G | 60G06 | 163G06K | 9 | 68 | |||
11698497 | US20070188809A1-20070816 | Printing apparatus | ACCEPTED | 20070801 | 20070816 | [] | G06K1500 | ["G06K1500"] | 8130388 | 20070125 | 20120306 | 358 | 001130 | 82109.0 | GARCIA | GABRIEL | [{"inventor_name_last": "Noda", "inventor_name_first": "Noriyuki", "inventor_city": "Nagano-ken", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}] | There is disclosed a method executed in a printing apparatus operable to read out data from a recording medium and to execute printing based on the read-out data with respect to a printing medium. A first mode for selecting a type of the printing is effected. A prescribed command is received after the first mode is eff... | 1. A method executed in a printing apparatus operable to read out data from a recording medium and to execute printing based on the read-out data with respect to a printing medium, the method comprising: effecting a first mode for selecting a type of the printing; receiving a prescribed command after the first mode Is ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>1. Technical Field The present invention relates to a printing apparatus, and more particularly, to a printing apparatus for reading an image file from an inserted portable recording medium and performing printing. 2. Related Art The popularization of digital cameras has led to an increasing requ... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>It is therefore one advantageous aspect of the invention to adjust a printing position with respect to a printing medium without involving bothersome operations. According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a method executed in a printing apparatus operable to read out data from a rec... | BACKGROUND 1. Technical Field The present invention relates to a printing apparatus, and more particularly, to a printing apparatus for reading an image file from an inserted portable recording medium and performing printing. 2. Related Art The popularization of digital cameras has led to an increasing request for dire... | G | 60G06 | 163G06K | 15 | 00 | |||
11850815 | US20080075395A1-20080327 | MANAGING DIGITAL IMAGES | ACCEPTED | 20080313 | 20080327 | [] | G06K960 | ["G06K960", "G06F1200"] | 8687924 | 20070906 | 20140401 | 382 | 305000 | 94522.0 | CHU | RANDOLPH | [{"inventor_name_last": "Wallace", "inventor_name_first": "Alexander David", "inventor_city": "Sunnyvale", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Perrodin", "inventor_name_first": "Laurent", "inventor_city": "Menlo Park", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}] | Approaches for managing a library of digital images and information about any editing operations performed on those digital images are provided. A managed library of digital images and a referenced library of digital images may be maintained. Digital images may be moved from the managed library of digital images to the... | 1. A method for editing a digital image, comprising: generating preview digital image data from master digital image data, wherein said preview digital image data represents a lower quality version of a digital picture represented by said master digital image data; receiving a request to perform a modification to said ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>The approaches described in this section are approaches that could be pursued, but not necessarily approaches that have been previously conceived or pursued. Therefore, unless otherwise indicated, it should not be assumed that any of the approaches described in this section qualify as prior art me... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>Embodiments of the invention are illustrated by way of example, and not by way of limitation, in the figures of the accompanying drawings and in which like reference numerals refer to similar elements and in which: FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a system according to an embodi... | RELATED APPLICATION DATA The present application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/846,830, entitled “Architecture for Image Manipulation,” filed on Sep. 22, 2006, invented by Nikhil Bhatt et al., the entire disclosure of which is incorporated by reference for all purposes as if fully set fo... | G | 60G06 | 163G06K | 9 | 60 | |||
11717302 | US20070215698A1-20070920 | Credit card security system and method | ACCEPTED | 20070905 | 20070920 | [] | G06K500 | ["G06K500"] | 8365986 | 20070313 | 20130205 | 235 | 380000 | 61090.0 | HESS | DANIEL | [{"inventor_name_last": "Perry", "inventor_name_first": "Daniel D.", "inventor_city": "Loudon", "inventor_state": "NH", "inventor_country": "US"}] | A transaction method, system and apparatus of the present invention employs two electromagnetically read cards. A first card is employed for accessing account data of a corresponding account. A second card effectively carries identity data of the owner/account holder of the first card. During a transaction, the two car... | 1. A system for conducting a transaction using a magnetic card reader comprising: a first electromagnetically read card with a respective data carrying magnetic stripe, the first card for accessing a corresponding account; a second magnetically read card with a respective data carrying magnetic stripe, the second card ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Many monetary transactions are performed using a plastic card with a data carrying magnetic stripe. Examples are credit cards, debit cards, telephone calling cards, ATM cards and gift cards. There are other transactions (non-monetary included) that use such electromagnetically rea... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention addresses the foregoing problems in the prior art. In particular, the present invention provides increased security of identity data of card owners of magnetically read cards. In one embodiment, a transaction method, system and apparatus of the present invention... | RELATED APPLICATION This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/782,562 filed on Mar. 14, 2006. The entire teachings of the above application are incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Many monetary transactions are performed using a plastic card with a data carryin... | G | 60G06 | 163G06K | 5 | 00 | |||
10590778 | US20070248266A1-20071025 | Method of Generating a Labeled Image and Image Processing System | ACCEPTED | 20071010 | 20071025 | [] | G06K934 | ["G06K934"] | 7974471 | 20070619 | 20110705 | 382 | 180000 | 60289.0 | YEH | EUENG NAN | [{"inventor_name_last": "Matsuno", "inventor_name_first": "Noriyasu", "inventor_city": "Kanagawa", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}] | To identify pixels constituting image elements for generating a labeled image in which pixels are labeled with identification information, a pixel block including four pixels adjacent to one another in two dimensions is inputted as a unit from data including pixels that form an image. All of the on-pixels that are subj... | 1. A method of generating a labeled image, including the steps of: inputting a pixel block, which includes a plurality of pixels that are adjacent to one another in more than one dimension, as a single unit from data including pixels for forming an image; and labeling, based on binarized pixels, all on-pixels or all of... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>A labeling process that assigns labels to pixels of connected components is known as a basic method for processing two-dimensional images. Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. H07-192130 discloses a provisional labeling process of a labeling process that is carried out using a one-dimens... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 shows scanning an image in units of pixel blocks. FIG. 2 ( a ) shows an enlargement of the arrangements of a pixel block and an adjacent pixel group and FIG. 2 ( b ) shows the arrangement of provisional identifiers (provisional IDs). FIG. 3 ( a ) to FIG. 3 ( d ) resp... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a method of labeling used for extracting image elements and other purposes. BACKGROUND ART A labeling process that assigns labels to pixels of connected components is known as a basic method for processing two-dimensional images. Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No.... | G | 60G06 | 163G06K | 9 | 34 | |||
11965480 | US20090166430A1-20090702 | TRANSACTION PRODUCT WITH ELECTRICAL PLUG | ACCEPTED | 20090617 | 20090702 | [] | G06K1906 | ["G06K1906"] | 7810736 | 20071227 | 20101012 | 235 | 491000 | 93066.0 | MARSHALL | CHRISTLE | [{"inventor_name_last": "SMITH", "inventor_name_first": "David B.", "inventor_city": "Falcon Heights", "inventor_state": "MN", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "ROBERTSON", "inventor_name_first": "Travis M.", "inventor_city": "Minnetonka", "inventor_state": "MN", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_n... | A transaction product, which is configured to interface with and receive electrical power from an electrical socket, includes a support member, an electrical circuit and an account identifier. The electrical circuit is coupled to the support member and includes an electrical plug and an electrically driven device elect... | 1. A transaction product configured to interface with and receive electrical power from an electrical socket, the transaction product comprising: a support member; an electrical circuit coupled to the support member, the electrical circuit including an electrical plug and an electrically driven device electrically coup... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Stored-value cards and other transaction cards come in many forms. A gift card, for example, is a type of stored-value card that includes a pre-loaded or selectively loaded monetary value. In one example, a consumer buys a gift card having a specified value for presentation as a g... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>One aspect of the present invention relates to a transaction product configured to interface with and receive electrical power from an electrical socket. The transaction product includes a support member, an electrical circuit and an account identifier. The electrical circuit is coup... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Stored-value cards and other transaction cards come in many forms. A gift card, for example, is a type of stored-value card that includes a pre-loaded or selectively loaded monetary value. In one example, a consumer buys a gift card having a specified value for presentation as a gift to anot... | G | 60G06 | 163G06K | 19 | 06 | |||
12003475 | US20080123935A1-20080529 | Mask data creation method | ACCEPTED | 20080514 | 20080529 | [] | G06K900 | ["G06K900"] | 7625678 | 20071226 | 20091201 | 430 | 005000 | 60381.0 | ROSASCO | STEPHEN | [{"inventor_name_last": "Misaka", "inventor_name_first": "Akio", "inventor_city": "Osaka", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}] | The photomask of this invention includes, on a transparent substrate, a semi-shielding portion having a transmitting property against exposing light, a transparent portion having a transmitting property against the exposing light and surrounded with the semi-shielding portion, and an auxiliary pattern surrounded with t... | 1-38. (canceled) 39. A mask data creation method for creating mask data for a photomask including a mask pattern formed on a transparent substrate and a transparent portion of said transparent substrate where said mask pattern is not formed, comprising the steps of: (a) arranging a pattern corresponding to a desired ex... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to a photomask for use in fine pattern formation in the fabrication of a semiconductor integrated circuit device, a pattern formation method using the photomask and a method for creating mask data for the photomask. Recently, there are increasing dema... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In consideration of the aforementioned conventional disadvantages, an object of the invention is simultaneously thinning isolated space patterns and isolated line patterns or dense patterns. In order to achieve the object, the photomask of this invention includes, on a transparent su... | RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a Divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/824,529, filed Apr. 15, 2004, claiming priority of Japanese application Ser. No. 10/824,529, filed Jun. 24, 2003, the entire contents of each of which are hereby incorporated by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present inven... | G | 60G06 | 163G06K | 9 | 00 | |||
11907462 | US20080044094A1-20080221 | Method of determining motion vectors and a reference picture index for a current block in a picture to be decoded | ACCEPTED | 20080206 | 20080221 | [] | G06K936 | ["G06K936", "H04B166"] | 8467621 | 20071012 | 20130618 | 382 | 236000 | 59745.0 | AHMED | SAMIR | [{"inventor_name_last": "Jeon", "inventor_name_first": "Byeong", "inventor_city": "Seoul", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "KR"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Soh", "inventor_name_first": "Yoon", "inventor_city": "Seoul", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "KR"}] | In one embodiment, the method includes obtaining first and second motion vectors and a reference picture index of blocks other than the current block. The other blocks neighbor the current block. First and second motion vectors of the current block are determined using the first and second motion vectors of the other b... | 1. A method of determining motion vectors and a reference picture index for a current block in a picture to be decoded, comprising: obtaining first and second motion vectors and a reference picture index of blocks other than the current block, the other blocks neighboring the current block; determining first and second... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a moving picture coding system, and more particularly to a prediction motion vector calculation method by defining a motion vector to be used in a median operation when a neighboring block around a block to be coded has a... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to a method for assigning direction information to reference pictures and a method for determining the directions of the reference pictures, wherein unique information enabling the acquisition of direction information of motion vectors is assigned to ea... | FOREIGN PRIORITY INFORMATION The present invention claims priority under 35 U.S.C. 119 on Korean Application Nos. 2002-42204 and 2002-44162 which were filed on Jul. 18, 2002 and Jul. 26, 2002, respectively; the contents of all of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety. DOMESTIC PRIORITY INFORMATIO... | G | 60G06 | 163G06K | 9 | 36 | |||
11863258 | US20100025478A1-20100204 | Printing Currency Documents | ACCEPTED | 20100120 | 20100204 | [] | G06K1906 | ["G06K1906", "B41F3300"] | 7854386 | 20070928 | 20101221 | 235 | 487000 | 85010.0 | FRECH | KARL | [{"inventor_name_last": "Silverbrook", "inventor_name_first": "Kia", "inventor_city": "Balmain", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "AU"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Lapstun", "inventor_name_first": "Paul", "inventor_city": "Balmain", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "AU"}] | A method of printing a security document having a security feature, the method including, receiving the security document, and encrypted identity data at least partially indicative of an identity of the security document. The identity is decrypting using a secret key associated with the public key, allowing a signature... | 1. A method of printing a security document having a security feature, the method including: receiving the security document; receiving identity data, the identity data being at least partially indicative of an identity of the security document, the identity data being encrypted using a public key; determining the iden... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH> | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In a first broad form the invention provides a method of tracking a security document, the security document having disposed thereon or therein coded data including a number of coded data portions, each coded data portion being indicative of an identity of the security document, the ... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION The present application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/041,649 filed on Jan. 25, 2005, the entire contents of which are now incorporated by reference. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention broadly relates to a method and apparatus for the protection of pr... | G | 60G06 | 163G06K | 19 | 06 |
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