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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20060085193 | Context free grammar engine for speech recognition system The present invention includes a context-free grammar (CFG) engine which communicates through an exposed interface with a speech recognition engine. The context-free grammar engine, in one illustrative embodiment, handles loading and unloading of grammars, as well as ma... | 04/20/2006 |
| 20060036429 | Left-corner chart parsing Different embodiments of the present invention provide improvements to left-corner chart parsing. The improvements include a specific order of filtering checks, transforming the grammar using bottom-up prefix merging, indexing productions first based on input symbols, g... | 02/16/2006 |
| 20050251031 | Apparatus and construction for intravascular device An intravascular device includes alternating conductive and dielectric layers and an electrically conductive coil in a configuration that effects an impedance-matching circuit. Another embodiment of an intravascular device has cylindrical inner and outer walls formed of... | 11/10/2005 |
| 20050154401 | Suturing device for implantable device A suturing device is used for fixing an implantable element in place. The suturing device includes an array of hypotubes, each of which includes a fastener for fastening the implantable device to the body, and an advancement device for advancing the fasteners through th... | 07/14/2005 |
| 20050125429 | System for improving the performance of information retrieval-type tasks by identifying the relations of constituents A system is utilized for determining a relationship between first and second textual inputs. The system identifies constituents in the first textual input, having predetermined characteristics indicative of usefulness in determining the relationship. The relationship is... | 06/09/2005 |
| 20050125231 | Speech-related event notification system The present invention is directed to a system and method of notifying a speech related application of events generated by a speech related engine. A middleware layer receives a notification selection from the application. The notification selection is indicative of a se... | 06/09/2005 |
| 20050125404 | System for improving the performance of information retrieval-type tasks by identifying the relations of constituents A system is utilized for determining a relationship between first and second textual inputs. The system identifies constituents in the first textual input, having predetermined characteristics indicative of usefulness in determining the relationship. The relationship is... | 06/09/2005 |
| 20050125432 | Translation of object queries involving inheritence Join expressions, expressed in terms of objects, are translated into a relational database join statement by generating a parse tree based on the join expression. The parse tree is traversed to build the relational database join statement. ... | 06/09/2005 |
| 20050114435 | Web-based deployment of context sensitive navigational elements within a user interface A system for generating a user interface for display over a network on a user device includes a skeleton file and one or more web servers. The skeleton file contains embedded tags and placeholders. The embedded tags define types of information and control elements. The ... | 05/26/2005 |
| 20050114294 | System for improving the performacne of information retrieval-type tasks by identifying the relations of constituents A system is utilized for determining a relationship between first and second textual inputs. The system identifies constituents in the first textual input, having predetermined characteristics indicative of usefulness in determining the relationship. The relationship is... | 05/26/2005 |
| 20050108349 | Business inquiries and operations using messaging service The present invention provides a system by which entities interact with one another in a manufacturing channel. The entities (such as a seller and customer) use a messaging system to perform status inquiry and functional processing steps with respect to data stored at t... | 05/19/2005 |
| 20050102614 | System for identifying paraphrases using machine translation The present invention obtains a set of text segments from a cluster of different articles written about a common event. The set of text segments is then subjected to textual alignment techniques to identify paraphrases from the text segments in the text. The invention c... | 05/12/2005 |
| 20050096955 | Automatic supplier sourcing The present invention automates the process by which requests for quotation are generated by manufacturers to suppliers. An RFQ engine resides on a manufacturers computer system and is used to generate a request for quotation (RFQ) template. The template describes the s... | 05/05/2005 |
| 20050088413 | System and method of adjusting display characteristics of a displayable data file using a ergonomic computer input device An ergonomic pointing device, such as a mouse, includes a wheel to provide an input signal in addition to X and Y position signals provided by a rotatable ball of a standard mouse. The wheel extends from an upper surface of the pointing device and may be rotated and dep... | 04/28/2005 |
| 20050091042 | Sound source separation using convolutional mixing and a priori sound source knowledge Sound source separation, without permutation, using convolutional mixing independent component analysis based on a priori knowledge of the target sound source is disclosed. The target sound source can be a human speaker. The reconstruction filters used in the sound sour... | 04/28/2005 |
| 20050091243 | System for improving the performance of information retrieval-type tasks by identifying the relations of constituentes A system is utilized for determining a relationship between first and second textual inputs. The system identifies constituents in the first textual input, having predetermined characteristics indicative of usefulness in determining the relationship. The relationship is... | 04/28/2005 |
| 20050091054 | Method and apparatus for generating and displaying N-Best alternatives in a speech recognition system The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for generating alternatives to words indicative of recognized speech. A reference path of recognized words is generated, based upon input speech data. An operator selection input is received and is indicative o... | 04/28/2005 |
| 20050085895 | RF-based markers for MRI visualization of medical devices A medical device is provided with an RF marker. The RF marker produces RF shielding that is significant and clearly visible under MRI visualization. In one specific embodiment, the RF marker is formed by adding conductive paths on the structural components of the medica... | 04/21/2005 |
| 20050075883 | Speech-related event notification system The present invention is directed to a system and method of notifying a speech related application of events generated by a speech related engine. A middleware layer receives a notification selection from the application. The notification selection is indicative of a se... | 04/07/2005 |
| 20050066409 | Training garment The present invention is a garment that is fastened about the torso of a user such that that rotation of the garment about the user is inhibited. The garment also illustratively includes a handle extending from a back portion of the garment. ... | 03/31/2005 |
| 20050071149 | System and method for identifying base noun phrases A system and method identify base noun phrases (baseNP) in a linguistic input. A part-of-speech tagger identifies N-best part-of-speech tag sequences corresponding to the linguistic input. A baseNP identifier identifies baseNPs in the linguistic input using a unified st... | 03/31/2005 |
| 20050065777 | System and method for matching a textual input to a lexical knowledge based and for utilizing results of that match The present invention can be used in a natural language processing system to determine a relationship (such as similarity in meaning) between two textual segments. The relationship can be identified or determined based on logical graphs generated from the textual segmen... | 03/24/2005 |
| 20050060139 | System for improving the performance of information retrieval-type tasks by identifying the relations of constituents A system is utilized for determining a relationship between first and second textual inputs. The system identifies constituents in the first textual input, having predetermined characteristics indicative of usefulness in determining the relationship. The relationship is... | 03/17/2005 |
| 20050049905 | Multiple master plans for order simulation and production planning The present invention uses a plurality of master plans to accommodate different functions for different users. A dynamic plan is used for running simulations on proposed orders. A static plan is used for making production planning and inventory ordering decisions. ... | 03/03/2005 |
| 20050043657 | External counterpulsation device using electroactive polymer actuators The present invention provides an exterior counterpulsation (ECP) system that includes a garment for being worn on the exterior of a patient's body. The garment includes electroactive polymer (EAP) actuators connected thereto. In one embodiment, the EAP actuators are wo... | 02/24/2005 |
| 20050043936 | System for improving the performance of information retrieval-type tasks by identifying the relations of constituents A system is utilized for determining a relationship between first and second textual inputs. The system identifies constituents in the first textual input, having predetermined characteristics indicative of usefulness in determining the relationship. The relationship is... | 02/24/2005 |
| 20050038497 | Deformation medical device without material deformation One embodiment of the present invention provides a stent made of a relatively inflexible material yet which can still be moved from the crimped or radially contracted insertion position to the radially expanded deployed position. In one embodiment, portions of the stent... | 02/17/2005 |
| 20050033571 | Head mounted multi-sensory audio input system The present invention combines a conventional audio microphone with an additional speech sensor that provides a speech sensor signal based on an input. The speech sensor signal is generated based on an action undertaken by a speaker during speech, such as facial movemen... | 02/10/2005 |
| 20050033407 | Stent designs which enable the visibility of the inside of the stent during MRI A medical device that inhibits distortion of medical resonance images taken of the device. In particular, various structures are utilized to allow visibility proximate, and inside of, a tubular member, such as a stent. In one embodiment, the stent is constructed such th... | 02/10/2005 |
| 20050027509 | Left-corner chart parsing Different embodiments of the present invention provide improvements to left-corner chart parsing. The improvements include a specific order of filtering checks, transforming the grammar using bottom-up prefix merging, indexing productions first based on input symbols, g... | 02/03/2005 |
| 20050027510 | Left-corner chart parsing Different embodiments of the present invention provide improvements to left-corner chart parsing. The improvements include a specific order of filtering checks, transforming the grammar using bottom-up prefix merging, indexing productions first based on input symbols, g... | 02/03/2005 |
| 20050027515 | Multi-sensory speech detection system The present invention combines a conventional audio microphone with an additional speech sensor that provides a speech sensor signal based on an input. The speech sensor signal is generated based on an action undertaken by a speaker during speech, such as facial movemen... | 02/03/2005 |
| 20050027508 | Left-corner chart parsing Different embodiments of the present invention provide improvements to left-corner chart parsing. The improvements include a specific order of filtering checks, transforming the grammar using bottom-up prefix merging, indexing productions first based on input symbols, g... | 02/03/2005 |
| 20050010248 | System for closing an opening in a body cavity A closure device closes an opening in a body cavity. The closure device includes an elongate delivery member and a closure component which is removably connected to the distal end of the delivery member. The closure component has a collapsible backing movable between a ... | 01/13/2005 |
| 20050004790 | Processing noisy data and determining word similarity The present invention deals with noisy data not by eliminating low frequency dependency structures, but rather by weighting the dependency structures. The dependency structures are weighted to give less weight to dependency structures which are more likely incorrect and... | 01/06/2005 |
