Abstract: A computerized system and method for evaluating collateralized debt obligations receives user input selecting a scenario or feature, loads data related to a portfolio of securitized assets on to the computer storage medium, determines a scenario default rate using at least one of a beta distributed recovery, a counterparty risk, a loss given default, or a non-zero inter-sector correlation, or models at least one of a short position scenario, a nth to default basket, a forward start date and an equity default swap, and reports a result relating to the scenario default rate.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 11, 2007
Date of Patent:
February 7, 2012
Assignee:
Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC
Inventors:
Robert C. Watson, Kai Gilkes, Norbert Jobst, Sriram Rajan
Abstract: The present invention provides an antibody to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) envelope glycoprotein that can recognize one or more strains of HIV, wherein the epitope of HIV recognized by the antibody is inducible, and wherein the antibody binding to the epitope is enhanced by the presence of CD4 and the HIV co-receptor, and related fusion proteins, conjugates, nucleic acids, vectors, host cells, compositions and methods of use to inhibit an infection of a human at risk of becoming infected with HIV, to reduce the severity of an infection of a human infected with HIV, and to treat an infection of a human with HIV.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 24, 2009
Date of Patent:
February 7, 2012
Assignee:
The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
Abstract: Disclosed is a method for electronic examination of medical fees, and more particularly to a method for electronic examination of medical fees using a system for electronic examination of medical fees. The system includes a transmit/receive server, a bill examination server, a management terminal and examiner terminals, and communicates with each medical institution server and a national health insurance corporation server. The bill examination server checks any error in medical bills and specifications received from each medical institution server through description inspection, automatic inspection, specialist inspection and computational examination. The bill examination server returns, corrects or adjusts any erroneous bill or specification, or inserts a message into the erroneous bill or specification. The management terminal distributes medical bills and specifications on which computational examination has been completed to the examiner terminals.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 31, 2006
Date of Patent:
February 7, 2012
Assignee:
Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service
Inventors:
Young Kwon Yang, Jin Seong Kim, Ji Seung Lee, Keun Ho Bang, Byoung Min Lee
Abstract: A learning system, including a centralized reusable learning object (RLO) repository that provides content to users, and communicates user performance data, via SCORM, to and from any one or more distributed, remote SCORM conformant learning management systems. The learning management system may include one or more pointer SCO's, which may point to a content delivery engine in the RLO repository.
Abstract: The present invention relates to a target image detecting apparatus and a method thereof. According to the present invention, the target video detecting apparatus calculates a video index for each frame of an input broadcasting signal, and compares a video index of an advertisement signal to be detected with the calculated video index of each frame of the broadcasting signal. In addition, the target video detecting apparatus detects a predetermined sequence of frames having video indexes that match a sequence of video indexes of the advertisement signal from the broadcasting signal. In addition, the target video detecting apparatus compares video indexes from a start frame of the detected plurality of frames and the corresponding frame of the advertisement signal in order to detect an advertisement signal from the broadcasting signal.
Abstract: Methods, systems, and machine-readable media are disclosed for an identity verification switch. According to one embodiment, the method comprises receiving from an inquirer a request to verify an identity of an individual initiating a transaction. The request includes account information for an account subject to the transaction and identity information for the individual initiating the transaction. Based on the request, a verifying financial institution is selected from one or more participating financial institutions. The request is forwarded to the verifying financial institution for verification of the identity information. An answer is received from the verifying financial institution indicating results of verification of the identity information. The answer is returned to the inquirer.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 14, 2005
Date of Patent:
February 7, 2012
Assignee:
Early Warning Services, LLC
Inventors:
Richard Mayo, Glen Sgambati, Robert Perrotta
Abstract: The present invention facilitates the dynamic provisioning of computing and data assets in a commodity computing environment. The invention provides a system and method for dynamically provisioning and de-provisioning computing resources based on multi-dimensional decision criteria. By employing specialized computing components configured to assess an asset and requestor of an asset, a provisioning engine is able to transform the input from the computing components into a specific configuration of computing resource provisioning and security controls. According to the rules and policies applying to a security domain, the provisioning engine may dynamically allocate computing resources in a manner that is both safe and efficient for the asset.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 24, 2010
Date of Patent:
February 7, 2012
Assignee:
American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
Abstract: A phone used in an authentication process. The phone includes a processor, a display coupled to the processor, and a computer readable medium coupled to the processor.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 26, 2009
Date of Patent:
February 7, 2012
Assignee:
Visa International Service Association
Inventors:
Patrick Faith, Ayman Hammad, Mark Carlson
Abstract: A method for identifying a location of a wheel of a rail vehicle includes producing a first signal representative of a potential difference between leads electrically coupled with a wheel gate transducer and modifying the first signal that is received over a first channel to produce a second signal over a second channel, where the second signal differs from the first signal. The method further includes monitoring the first and second signals over the first and second channels to identify the location of the wheel relative to the wheel gate transducer.
Abstract: A method is provided for treating pain in patients recovering from post-surgical trauma by administering between about 13 to about 30 mg of diclofenac potassium in a liquid dispersible formulation over a period of at least 24 hours, wherein the daily total amount of diclofenac potassium administered is less than or equal to about 100 mg. The method is particularly useful in treating acute pain in bunionectomy patients.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 16, 2010
Date of Patent:
February 7, 2012
Assignee:
Aaipharma Services Corp.
Inventors:
Mark M. Kowalski, James L. Young, Keith A. Moore
Abstract: Methods and compositions that include a method comprising: providing a treatment fluid comprising at least a plurality of degradable diverting agents that comprise at least one degradable material selected from the group consisting of a fatty alcohol, a fatty acid salt, a fatty ester, a proteinous material, and a combination thereof; and introducing the treatment fluid into a subterranean formation during a subterranean operation via a well bore.
Abstract: Apparatus for managing a residential wastewater treatment system includes an in situ control unit that monitors an individual system. The control unit provides local control and alarms, and also sends status reports and/or alarms to a remote monitoring center via a telemetry device. The remote monitoring center makes information concerning the individual system available through a website.
Abstract: A wireless financial transaction instrument, such as a card, has a magnetic stripe, a display, and an on-board power supply, such as a battery, and is usable with a dual capture point of sale terminal. Information is received by such a terminal from the card wirelessly, and also from the magnetic stripe, and the data received contactlessly is preferably used to verify that read from the stripe. The display can display the account number on command, or to display a current balance, or amount of credit remaining, or any combination of these items of information.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 13, 2011
Publication date:
February 2, 2012
Applicant:
American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
Inventors:
David S. Bonalle, Michael D. Donovan, Sherrie G. Jackson, Scott Glen Paylor, Medina J. Senghore, Tracey R. Thomas
Abstract: The present description refers in particular to a computer-implemented method, a computer program product, and an embedded system for increasing the speed of data retrieval by a client on the embedded system. The embedded system executes a client and an intermediary, wherein the client and the intermediary are executed separately, and wherein the intermediary manages the storing component. A request may be received from the client at the intermediary, for a first content element of a document. The intermediary determines whether the first content element is stored in a storing component and when the first content element is stored in the storing component: retrieves the first content element from the storing component; and sends the first content element from the intermediary to the client.
Type:
Application
Filed:
July 27, 2011
Publication date:
February 2, 2012
Applicant:
Accenture Global Services Limited
Inventors:
Orlando ONORATO, Flavio Console, Claudia Caldera, Giovanni Gagliardi, Giovanni Persia, Aurelio Nocerino
Abstract: An apparatus for measuring a resistivity of a formation comprising an instrumented bit assembly coupled to a bottom end of the apparatus. At least one first electromagnetic wave antenna transmits an electromagnetic wave signal into the formation. At least one second electromagnetic wave antenna located on the instrumented bit assembly and longitudinally spaced apart from the at least one first electromagnetic wave antenna receives the electromagnetic wave signal transmitted through the formation. Electronic circuitry is operably coupled to the at least one second electromagnetic wave antenna to process the received signal to determine a resistivity of the formation proximate the instrumented bit assembly.
Type:
Application
Filed:
January 22, 2010
Publication date:
February 2, 2012
Applicant:
Haliburton Energy Services, Inc.
Inventors:
Michael S. Bittar, Vadim Minosyan, Gary E. Weaver
Abstract: The disclosed methods, systems, and computer-program products allow a business to generate data quality indicators for relationships in a database. In an embodiment, one or more relationships linked to a customer are retrieved from a database to form a set of relationships. A match confidence code is generated for each relationship based on a score generated by the comparison of customer data associated with the respective relationship and corresponding customer data obtained from an external industry database. A link confidence code is subsequently determined for the customer based on a score generated by the scores used to define the match confidence code for each relationship in the set of relationships and on internal data associated with each relationship in the set of relationships.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 3, 2011
Publication date:
February 2, 2012
Applicant:
American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
Inventors:
Prashant Sharad Churi, German Gonzalo Creamer, Sara Tresch, Mary Weissman
Abstract: Some embodiments of a smokeless tobacco system include one or more preformed smokeless tobacco products configured to generally retain their shape during processing, shipping, and consumer handling. In particular embodiments, each smokeless tobacco product can comprise a moist smokeless tobacco in combination with a selected binder such that the final product is configured to have material properties providing improved handling, an improved mouth feel, and a satisfying flavor profile.
Type:
Application
Filed:
April 13, 2011
Publication date:
February 2, 2012
Applicant:
Altria Client Services Inc.
Inventors:
Andrew Nathan Carroll, Shannon Maxwell Black, Tommy C. Holland, Jason Andrew Macko, Christopher Joseph DiNovi
Abstract: A digital creative interaction system receives a request for creative briefs for the target consumer group from a client and determines parameters of the request for creative briefs. The digital creative interaction system issues the request for creative briefs to a plurality of sources. The digital creative interaction system, in response to issuing a request for creative briefs, receives creative briefs and corresponding bids. The digital creative interaction system deploys each of the creative briefs to the target consumer group and captures user behavior data responsive to the deployed creative briefs.
Abstract: A system for remote monitoring of a wellsite operation comprises a sensor disposed at a wellsite to measure a parameter of interest. An information handling system in data communication with the sensor acts according to programmed instructions to generate a predetermined screenshot related to the parameter of interest. A radio frequency transceiver is in data communication with the information handling system to transmit the predetermined screenshot. A personal mobile device comprises a radio frequency transceiver and a display wherein the personal mobile device receives and displays the transmitted predetermined screenshot on the personal mobile device display.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 7, 2009
Publication date:
February 2, 2012
Applicant:
Halliburton Energy Services Inc.
Inventors:
George Hoang Vu, Thomas Lee Hitt, Wilbert J. Chenevert
Abstract: The invention relates to nucleic acids (such as DNA immunization plasmids), encoding fusion proteins containing a destabilizing amino acid sequence attached to an amino acid sequence of interest, in which the immunogenicity of the amino acid sequence of interest is increased by the presence of the destabilizing amino acid sequence. The invention also relates to nucleic acids encoding secreted fusion proteins, such as those containing chemokines or cytokines, and an attached amino acid sequence of interest, in which the immunogenicity of the amino acid sequence of interest is increased as a result of being attached to the secretory sequence. The invention also relates methods of increasing the immunogenicity of the encoded proteins for use as vaccines or in gene therapy.
Type:
Application
Filed:
July 26, 2011
Publication date:
February 2, 2012
Applicant:
The Gov of the USA as represented by the Secretary of the Dept. of Health & Human Services N.I.H.
Inventors:
George N. Pavlakis, Alexander Gragerov, Barbara K. Felber