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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7483522 | Sponsored information distribution method and apparatus A database having information sought by a consumer, a database containing consumer attributes, and a database of advertising messages are made responsive to telephone calls placed to an interactive voice response (IVR) system. Alternatively, the databases can be lin... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7475019 | System and method for physician note creation and management The present invention is a system and method for inputting physician notes associated with the admission, diagnosis and treatment of patients in a healthcare system. It can be used for those who are critically ill as well as those who are engaged in more routine med... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7466226 | System and method for providing visual and physiological cues in a security matching system A system and method for displaying a security alert. First and second user monitors are configured to communicate with an interrogator to establish the presence of the user monitors in a defined space. An information server is configured to determine a degree to whi... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7440800 | System and method for managing detrimental cardiac remodeling A system and method for managing and inhibiting cardiac remodeling in MI patients. Bi-ventricular stimulation is constantly provided with and without sensing to encourage normal pumping of the heart on a consistent basis. Pulses are administered using an anodal puls... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7424738 | RF firewall for a wireless network Limiting RF signal reception outside of a perimeter boundary to enhance security in a wireless network. A central jamming controller (CJC) communicates with one or more access points within a wireless network to determine if link activity is present within a cell co... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7411509 | System and method for observing patients in geographically dispersed health care locations A system and method for observing patients in geographically dispersed health care locations. A portable monitoring station is associated with a patient assigned to a health care location. The portable monitoring station comprises monitoring equipment that monitors ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7388870 | System and method for providing premium transport in a DOCSIS-compliant cable network A system and method for providing premium transport in a DOCSIS-compliant cable network. An edge server in a DOCSIS-compliant cable network maintains a list of preferred content providers (PCPs). For each PCP, the PCP list comprises matching criteria. The edge serve... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7383153 | Method for determining maximum conjunction probability of rectangular-shaped objects Maximum conjunction probability calculations are refined by addressing rectangular object shapes, even though their orientation may not be known. Object dimensions and relative miss distance, coupled with the aspect ratio of the projected combined covariance, are us... | 06/03/2008 |
| RE40220 | Check writing point of sale system A point of sale system designed to read information from a consumer's check, credit card, or manual input with a subsequent debiting of a consumer's account and crediting merchant's account for the goods or services provided. Point of sale terminals are designed to ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7346700 | System and method for managing e-mail message traffic A system and method for managing e-mail traffic originating from a specific IP address. An outbound e-mail message is routed to an e-mail governor where the IP address of the computer from which outbound e-mail message originated is determined. A record associated w... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7342503 | System and method for providing visual and physiological cues in a matching system A system and method for displaying a match alert. First and second user monitors are configured to communicate with an interrogator to establish the presence of the user monitors in a defined space. An information server is configured to determine whether profiles o... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7343005 | Method and apparatus for voice-over IP services triggered by off-hook event The present invention is drawn to a method and apparatus for taking advantage of the always-on nature of a broadband VoIP network connection to provide enhanced services triggered by the off-hook event, bypassing a dial tone. In use, a caller triggers a network base... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7321862 | System and method for patient-worn monitoring of patients in geographically dispersed health care locations A patient-worn monitoring system and method for geographically dispersed health care locations. A patient-worn monitoring system comprises a network, a body-worn monitoring station, a monitoring station server, a remote command center, and a rules engine. The networ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7319847 | Bitwise monitoring of network performance The present invention provides for a method and system for measuring data quality of service in a wireless network using multiple peripatetic (i.e. mobile) and/or stationary, unattended, position, and performance instruments (PUPPIs) that are remotely controlled by ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7315825 | Rules-based patient care system for use in healthcare locations A rules-base patient care system for use in healthcare locations. A patient rules generator creates rules for the patients. Performance measures indicative of the ability of a rule to predict changes in the condition of the patient are acquired by the rules generato... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7309665 | Failure resistant flame retardant vapor barrier insulation facing A failure resistant, flame retardant vapor barrier facing for insulation is disclosed. The facing is comprised of a coating and a backing. The coating comprises a pair of coextruded composites each composite comprised of FR material, UV blocking material, pigment ma... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7308106 | System and method for optimized active controller design in an ANR system A tailored active noise control design method is presented that provides for improved noise attenuation performance for each individual user and improved hearing protection in a specified noise field as a function of a specified metric indicative of a noise reductio... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7307543 | System and method for video observation of a patient in a health care location A system and method for observing patients in geographically dispersed health care locations. A patient is assigned to a health care location comprising a patient visual monitoring system, a patient audio receiver, and a patient controller. The visual monitoring sys... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7296237 | Data replication system and method A data replication system and method. The method and apparatus provides for an efficient means of replicating data over a network in the form of a file between two individuals, or within defined groups of individuals, using a variety of devices to access the Interne... | 11/13/2007 |
| RE39864 | Controlled diffraction efficiency far field viewing devices This invention pertains to the design of optimized far field viewing devices that simultaneously produce bright far field holographic light patterns and achieve good see-through performance to present a well focused scene. A far field transmission hologram recorded ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7270254 | Gun sling A gun sling includes two straps for attaching to upper and a lower gun sling swivels on the gun to be carried. Each strap includes a padded portion at an upper end for engaging a shoulder when in use and a means for adjusting the length at the lower end of each stra... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7245726 | Noise canceling microphone system and method for designing the same A microphone housing improves the broadband noise canceling performance of an active noise canceling microphone system while also ensuring improved speech transmission through the system. First and second microphone elements are selected each having a diameter “dâ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7237028 | System and method for managing network bandwidth usage in the provision of an e-mail service Bandwidth loading on the network is managed by pushing e-mail message traffic out to the edges of the network at times when bandwidth demand is low. To accomplish this, a user's e-mail is cached at the proxy server nearest to his presumed location. This decentralize... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7226040 | Power supply winch system The power supply winch system comprises a generally inverted L-shaped supportive frame and a winch attached to the supportive frame. The supportive frame comprises a horizontal member and a vertical member that are pivotally attached to one another at one end. The h... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7206425 | Actuator for an active noise control system An actuator for use with active noise control (ANR). The present invention satisfies design goals commensurate with active noise reduction devices used in small enclosed volumes and moderate-to-high noise environments. An ANR voice coil speaker is cylindrical in sha... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7179521 | Multilayer shrink film for high speed packaging lines A multilayer shrink film and methods of making same comprising high speed polyethylenic outer layers along with one or more cyclic-olefin copolymer (COC) containing inner layers. The multilayer shrink films of the invention are produced using film biaxial orienting ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7124435 | Information management system and method An information management method includes invoking a client environment hosted on a client machine. The client environment is registered with a discovery machine coupled to the client machine by a network. A server machine coupled to the network registers with the d... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7109135 | Soft tactile coating for multi-filament woven fabric A polyolefin woven fabric extrusion coating with superior soft tactile characteristic is disclosed comprising ethylenic elastomer and thermoplastic vulcanizate. The combination performs in a synergistic fashion to obtain more pleasing soft tactile characteristic tha... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7097911 | Multi-layered flame retardant wrap A layered flame retardant system and method is disclosed comprising a first flame retardant stable layer for covering a solid combustible material and a second moisture protecting polyolefin stretch film layer. The polyolefin stretch film layer further compactly aff... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7085411 | Method of manufacturing electronic components including a method for three dimensional inspection A calibration and part inspection method for the inspection of ball grid array, BGA, devices. One or more cameras image a precision pattern mask with dot patterns deposited on a transparent reticle. The precision pattern mask is used for calibration of the system. A... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7079678 | Electronic component products made according to a process that includes a method for three dimensional inspection A calibration and part inspection method for the inspection of ball grid array, BGA, devices. One or more cameras image a precision pattern mask with dot patterns deposited on a transparent reticle. The precision pattern mask is used for calibration of the system. A... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7076462 | System and method for electronic loan application and for correcting credit report errors A system and method for the correction of credit information and for submitting loan documents. A borrower and/or loan facilitator completes loan documents in an electronic fashion and submits the information over the internet to the systems server of the present in... | 07/11/2006 |
