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Input to Locked Computing Device

The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a method that includes receiving at a computing device that is in a locked state, one or more user inputs to unlock the device and to execute at least one command that is different from a command for unlocking the device. The method further includes executing in response to the user inputs to unlock the device an unlocking operation by the device to convert the device from a locked state to an unlocked state. The method further includes executing the at least one command in response to receiving the user inputs to execute the at least one command. The at least one command executes so that results of executing the at least one command are first displayed on the device to a user automatically after the device changes from the locked state to the unlocked state.
Owner:GOOGLE LLC

Input Device Having Multifunctional Keys

The invention relates to an input device having multifunctional keys, wherein the different functions are triggered by varying the pressure on the keys or by varying the depth to which the key is depressed or the distance it is moved (see FIG. 3). The input device requires substantially fewer keys than a standard qwerty keyboard to input data and requires less physical space. In certain instances the keyboard can be operated with one hand.
Owner:WOOLF TOD M +1

Method, computer program product and computer system for a single database system to support multiple application systems

The invention allows multiple application systems to use a single database system. The database system is divided into at least a first memory portion and a second memory portion. The memory portions are disjunctive. The database system stores a first assignment of a first profile to the first memory portion and a second assignment of a second profile to the second memory portion . The first and second profiles are unique and refer to the first and second application systems, respectively. The first application system and the second application system access the first memory portion and the second memory portion, through the respective profiles.
Owner:SAP AG

Leveler compounds

ActiveUS7128822B2No suppressed local platingOverplating is reduced or substantially eliminatedOrganic chemistrySpray nozzlesCopper platingMetal
Compounds that function to provide level or uniform metal deposits are provided. These compounds are particularly useful in providing level copper deposits. Copper plating baths and methods of copper plating using these compounds are also provided. These baths and methods are useful for providing a planarized layer of copper on a substrate having small apertures. The compositions and methods provide complete fill of small apertures with reduced void formation.
Owner:SHIPLEY CO LLC

User initiated break-away clutching of a surgical mounting platform

Robotic and / or surgical devices, systems, and methods include kinematic linkage structures and associated control systems configured to facilitate preparation of the system for use. One or more kinematic linkage sub-systems may include joints that are actively driven, passive, or a mix of both. A set-up mode employs an intuitive user interface in which one or more joints are initially held static by a brake or joint drive system. The user may articulate the joint(s) by manually pushing against the linkage with a force, torque, or the like that exceeds a manual articulation threshold. Articulation of the moving joints is facilitated by modifying the signals transmitted to the brake or drive system. The system may sense completion of the reconfiguration from a velocity of the joint(s) falling below a threshold, optionally for a desired dwell time. The system may provide a detent-like manual articulation that is not limited to mechanically pre-defined detent joint configurations. Embodiments of the invention provide, and can be particularly well-suited for manual movement of a platform supporting a plurality of surgical manipulators in a robotic surgical system or the like without having to add additional input devices.
Owner:INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS INC

Image database apparatus and method of controlling operation of same

Ten representative images are extracted from an image database storing images of a number of frames. The extracted representative images are displayed in a coordinate area, along the coordinate axes of which the image characteristics of the images are plotted, in a form in which the images are distributed in accordance with the image characteristics possessed by the extracted representative images. An image having characteristics resembling those of a required image is designated from among the representative images displayed. Images of ten frames having characteristics resembling those of the designated image are again displayed in distributed form in a coordinate area having image characteristics plotted along the coordinate axes thereof. The coordinate axes of the coordinate area displayed the second time are made more detailed than those of the coordinate area displayed the first time. As a result, images having slightly different characteristics are displayed in separated form, thereby making it easier to find the required image.
Owner:FUJIFILM CORP

Multi-modal messaging

Systems and methods for multi-modal messaging that enable a user to compose, send and retrieve messages, such as SMS, MMS, IM or ordinary e-mail messages, for example, using one or more I / O (input / output) modalities (e.g., speech I / O and / or GUI I / O). A method for composing messages combines the advantages of a multi-modal interface (e.g., grammar-based speech and touchscreen or similar input devices) and message templates, which allows a user to construct a message with significantly less effort in a fraction of the time required by conventional methods. The user can dictate his / her messages using speech and / or GUI input, for example, based on a library of message templates which can be personalized by the user to fit his / her social interaction needs.
Owner:NUANCE COMM INC

Chip package and manufacturing method thereof

A chip package including a shielding layer conformally covering the underlying molding compound for is provided. The shielding layer can smoothly cover the molding compound and over the rounded or blunted, top edges of the molding compound, which provides better electromagnetic interferences shielding and better shielding performance.
Owner:ADVANCED SEMICON ENG INC

Automated employment information exchange and method for employment compatibility verification

InactiveUS20110055098A1High probability of successHigh probability of satisfactionInstrumentsSystems managementValidation methods
A computer implemented system is provided to manage the exchange of information about people seeking employment with suitable job opportunities through the use of linguistic technologies. The system is particularly useful for job hiring environments which require an exchange between companies looking to hire employees and individuals seeking employment. The system manages a database of job candidates who have been interviewed and answers have been recorded. The system converts the candidate's answers into a personal linguistic profile and then analyzes the linguistic profile to reveal the candidates unique talents and skills to find the most suitable job opportunities.
Owner:STEWART JEFFREY A

Image processing apparatus and method, and program

An image processing apparatus includes detecting means for detecting the number of face image elements, which are one or more image elements of faces, included in an image, and associating means for associating the image with the detected number of face image elements.
Owner:SONY CORP

Permanent magnet synchronous motor and controller therefor

A low-cost sine-wave drive for a 3-phase permanent magnet synchronous AC machines (PMSM) in open-loop control is based on the measurements of two linear Hall sensors. The two Hall sensors are excited by a magnetic ring with the same pole number as the PMSM rotor magnet and sinusoidal flux distributions. The output signals of the Hall sensors are unified through a two-phase-type phase-lock-loop in order to reduce the impact of the sensor mounting non-uniformity during mass production. The peak torque and speed of motor is simply controlled by adjusting the amplitude of pulse-width-modulation carrier. Smooth torque control is achieved due to sinusoidal 3-phase currents. Such a simple sine-wave drive can be achieved with or without the assistance of a micro-controller unit (MCU). No current sensor is required for the motor phase current detection. This motor can be used in industrial applications where there is no strict requirement on torque response and constant speed control of PMSM machines.
Owner:AISIN SEIKI KK

Respirator having preloaded nose clip

A respirator that includes a mask body and a nose clip. The mask body is adapted to fit over the nose and mouth of a person, and the nose clip is placed on the mask body to extend over the bridge of the wearer's nose when the mask is worn. The nose clip has a predefined shape that comprises first and second wings. These wings exert a force resiliently inward on each side of the wearer's nose when the mask is worn. The invention eliminates the need for the wearer to individually shape the nose clip to the wearer's nose.
Owner:3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO

Method and device for error concealment in an encoded audio-signal and method and device for decoding an encoded audio signal

InactiveUS7003448B1Precise and flexible error concealmentEffort controlCode conversionSpeech synthesisFrequency spectrumError concealment
In a method for concealing an error in an encoded audio signal a set of spectral coefficients is subdivided into at least two sub-bands (14), whereupon the sub-bands are subjected to a re-verse transform (16). A specific prediction is performed (18) for each quasi time signal of a sub-band to obtain an estimated temporal representation for a sub-band of a set of spectral coefficients following the current set. A forward transform (20) of the time signal of each sub-band provides estimated spectral coefficients which can be used (28) instead of erroneous spectral coefficients of a following set of spectral coefficients, e.g. in order to conceal transmission errors. Transforming at the sub-band level provides independence from transform characteristics such as block length, window type and MDCT algorithm while at the same time preserving spectral processing for error concealment. Thus the spectral characteristics of audio signals can also be taken into account during error concealment.
Owner:FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV

Method and apparatus for producing three-dimensional objects

The invention concerns a method for producing three-dimensional objects (6) layer by layer using a powdery material which can be solidified by irradiating it with a beam (4) of charged particles, which method comprises the following steps: successive application of powder layers to a working area (5), and fusing together successive layers of said three-dimensional object (6) by successively irradiating the powdery layers with said beam (4). The invention is characterized in that it comprises the following steps: determining whether lifting of powdery material from the working area (5) occurs using a powder-lifting detection device (10, 10a, 10b, 10c, 1Od, 1Oe) capable of generating a signal (S) upon detection of lifting of powdery material from the working area (5), and interrupting the irradiation of at least a part of the working area (5) where powder lifting occurs using the signal (S) generated by the powder-lifting detection device (10, 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d, 1Oe) for automatically trigging the interruption. The invention also concerns an apparatus (1) for producing three-dimensional objects (6) layer by layer using a powdery material which can be solidified by irradiating it with a beam (4) of charged particles, said apparatus (1) comprising means for successive application of powder layers to a work table, and a radiation gun (3) for delivering said beam (4) of charged particles, wherein the inventive apparatus (1) comprises a powder-lifting detection device (10, 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d, 10e) capable of generating a signal (S) upon detection of lifting of powdery material from the working area (5).
Owner:ARCAM AB

Form Filling with Digital Identities, and Automatic Password Generation

ActiveUS20100037303A1Less development effortLess effortDigital data processing detailsUser identity/authority verificationDigital identityField specification
In one implementation, form field(s) of a form of a website or application are populated with data obtained using a digital identity, and the populated form field(s) are submitted to the website or application. A form field specification specifying information about the form fields of the form is obtained. A user selects or creates a digital identity. Data is obtained using the digital identity, and the data is used to provide values to the form. The data is submitted to the website or application. In another implementation, a username and password are automatically generated. The username and password that are generated meet parameters that may be specified by the website or application. The username and password are submitted to the website or application for a purpose such as registration or authentication, and stored away for future authentication.
Owner:MICROSOFT TECH LICENSING LLC

Support stand

ActiveUS20100327129A1Less effortPositive positioningPipe supportsStands/trestlesEngineeringFlange
A support stand includes a mounting assembly mountable on a table top, a suspension arm coupled to a vertically arranged rod member of the mounting assembly to hold a rotary barrel, a swinging arm pivotally connected with its bottom end to the rotary barrel of the suspension arm, a stretcher mounted in a frame bar of the swinging arm and a holder frame assembly coupled to the top end of the swinging arm to support an object. The stretcher includes a sleeve that has its bottom end coupled to arched sliding slots of the frame bar of the swinging arm by a pivot pin, a connection frame plate pivotally coupled between the pivot pin at the bottom end of the sleeve and a mounting lug at the rotary barrel, a spring member mounted around the sleeve and stopped above a stop flange of the sleeve and an adjustment screw assembly mounted in the sleeve and stopped above the spring member for allowing adjustment of the elevation of the supported object with less effort and positive positioning of the supported object after an elevation adjustment.
Owner:CHEN-SOURCE INC

Rasp attachment for a motor-driven surgical hand-held device

A rasp attachment for a motor-driven surgical hand-piece includes a mounting means for mounting the rasp attachment to the motor-driven surgical hand-piece and a rasp area which is implemented to take off material from a surface in a reciprocating movement of the rasp attachment caused by the motor-driven surgical hand-piece. the rasp to is curved and elastically deformable at least in the rasp area.
Owner:NOLDE MARTIN

Process for enhancing queries for information retrieval

Enhancing queries for information retrieval that automatically finds the preferred, first ranked matching term usage subject area (“TUSA”) from a prior query. The process automatically finds alternative TUSAs for the prior query, ranked by degree of match or preference, and provides an option to switch among the alternative TUSAs. It is required that a TUSA for the query be passively accepted or actively selected from a presented list based on the prior query. Using means prepared in advance from data sets of messages collected for each TUSA and general vocabulary the process also ranks and presents to the user alternative and additional query terms and phrases reflecting specificity and relevance to the query and the TUSA. Significantly relevant terms and phrases are presented for query refinement and ranked by relevance permitting the user to select and deselect query terms and effect a new search based on the enhanced query.
Owner:JOLLY SEVEN SERIES 70 OF ALLIED SECURITY TRUST I

Optical fiber connector assembly

An optical fiber connector assembly includes a receptacle, two connectors accommodated in respective accommodation grooves in the receptacle and having a respective clip located at a top side thereof for engagement with a respective retaining groove in a mating optical fiber adapter, an optical fiber cable having two optical fibers respectively mounted in the connectors, and a sliding cover covered on the receptacle and movable relative to the receptacle to elastically deform the clips and to further disengage the clips from the respective retaining grooves of the optical fiber adapter for allowing removal of the optical fiber connector assembly out of the optical fiber adapter with less effort.
Owner:CORNING OPTICAL COMM LLC

Auto-adjusting mask stabilizer

A forehead support for a facial mask is adapted to be moveable between a first position with respect to a frame of the mask and a second position with respect to the frame. The forehead support includes a biasing mechanism that urges the forehead support in the second position. A method of positioning a forehead support with respect to a frame of a patient interface includes positioning the forehead support and patient interface assembly on a face; disengaging a forehead support locking mechanism; allowing the forehead support to move from a first position to a second position; and engaging a forehead support locking mechanism.
Owner:RESMED LTD

System and method for identifying tax documents to customize preparation of a tax return

A computerized system and method for identifying tax documents to customize tax return preparation. Tax preparation software allows users to identify the tax documents relevant to a taxpayer's situation so that an appropriate tax return can be prepared. The software displays graphical representations of tax documents and allows the user to select the tax documents applicable to the taxpayer's situation by dragging and dropping them on a designated area on the computer display. Once the user has selected the appropriate tax documents, the software prompts the user for responses to data prompts that are appropriate for the taxpayer's situation according to the selected tax documents. The data prompts that are presented relate to the tax documents identified by the user and therefore, are relevant to the taxpayer's specific situation. Prompts for tax data that are not appropriate for the taxpayer's situation are not asked.
Owner:HRB INNOVATIONS

Posture improving garment

ActiveUS20110000005A1More biomechanical efficiencyEnhancing and optimizing body mechanicGarment special featuresTrousersEngineeringPelvis
A garment adapted to be worn by a wearer. The garment includes a main body portion that is configured to be worn over at least a portion of the wearer's lumbo-pelvic region, hips and at least a portion of the legs, wherein the main body portion includes first and second leg portions that each define an axis. The garment also includes a strap system that includes a plurality of leg straps releasably affixed to the main body portion. Each of the leg straps includes at least one connector for affixing the leg strap to the main body portion. Each of the leg straps overlies a grip layer that is adapted to contact the wearer's skin when the garment is worn.
Owner:INTELLISKIN USA
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