Patents Examined by Thomas Hong
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Patent number: 10299738Abstract: Treatment of neurological injury through motor relearning. A game-based sensorimotor rehabilitator that enables individuals to interact with the functional objects using the appropriate amount of force, tilt, finger movement, and muscle activity to regain lost skill due to injury.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2015Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: NEW YORK UNIVERSITYInventors: Preeti Raghavan, Vikram Kapila
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Patent number: 10292648Abstract: Athletic activity may be tracked and monitored while providing encouragement and maintaining an individual's interest in continuing to perform athletic activity. For example, energy expenditure values and energy expenditure intensity values may be calculated based on the duration and type of activity performed by an individual. These values and other movement data may be displayed on an interface in a manner to motivate the individual and maintain the individual's interest. Other individuals (e.g., friends) may also be displayed on an interface through which a user's progress is tracked. This may allow the user to also view the other individuals' progress toward completing an activity goal and/or challenge.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2014Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Christina S. Self, Kristen L. White
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Patent number: 10262553Abstract: In an approach for providing dynamic services a computer receives a dietary plan for an individual. The computer tracks physical activity data for the individual. The computer creates one or more propositions for the individual based at least in part on the received dietary plan and the tracked physical activity data. The computer provides the created one or more propositions to the individual. The computer receives a selection from the created one or more propositions. The computer tracks the received selection.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2017Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Stuart B. Benefield, Samuel R. Connor, Jonathan W. Jackson, Joseph P. Kuczynski
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Patent number: 10244975Abstract: A method and system for assessing the mental state or behavioral disorder of a subject is disclosed. The system includes a display, an input device, a processor, a database and matrix for converting the responses to one or more assessment scores. The disclosure also relates to a method for treating a behavioral disorder using the method and a system described herein.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2016Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINEInventor: Glenda Wrenn
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Patent number: 10238367Abstract: Described herein is a sensing wire for locating a blood vessel in a patient. The sensing wire comprises a hollow, rigid tube including a lumen extending from a proximal portion to a distal portion, an ultrasonic sensor coupled to the distal portion of the tube, and a communication assembly positioned at the distal portion and coupled to the ultrasound sensor. Also described is a system for accessing and evaluating a blood vessel in a patient. The system comprises an access sensor wire, an access needle sized to receive the access sensor wire, and a second sensing wire configured to be positioned within the access needle. A method is also disclosed for accessing a blood vessel with an introduction needle, where a short access sensing wire is replaced by a much longer second sensing wire after the needle is positioned in the vessel.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2013Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: VOLCANO CORPORATIONInventor: Jeremy Stigall
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Patent number: 10229609Abstract: Provided is a method, system, and/or non-transitory computer readable medium for providing learning content using a wordbook. A content providing method may include selecting a target word to be learned from a wordbook list, determining a content type of the target word based on a network state, and providing content associated with the target word using a push notification of the content type.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2015Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: NAVER CorporationInventor: Ryan Kim
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Patent number: 10216985Abstract: Athletic activity may be tracked while providing encouragement to perform athletic activity. For example, energy expenditure values and energy expenditure intensity values may be calculated and associated with a duration and type of activity performed by an individual. These values and other movement data may be displayed on an interface in a manner to motivate the individual and maintain the individual's interest. The interface may track one or more discrete “sessions”. The sessions may be associated with energy expenditure values during a duration that is within a second duration, such as a day, that is also tracked with respect to variables, such as energy expenditure. Other individuals (e.g., friends) may also be displayed on an interface through which a user's progress is tracked. This may allow the user to also view the other individuals' progress toward completing an activity goal and/or challenge.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2014Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Kristen L. White, Michael L. Orenstein, Jenny Campbell, Christina S. Self, Elizabeth Walker
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Patent number: 10201293Abstract: Systems and methods are proposed for non-contact monitoring of spatio-temporal mechanics comprising motion patterns of respiratory muscles, lungs and diaphragm. The depth capable sensors system is comprised of modules, including a depth estimation module, a reference shape generation module, a region of interest shape estimation module, and a shape comparison module. A recommender module is optionally included. The acquisition of spatio-temporal respiratory mechanic data comprising a time varying sequence of spatially dependent representations of the respiratory mechanics of the subject are processed for identifying differences between the subject's actual respiratory mechanics and desired mechanics that can improve the health of the subject, or identify particular maladies.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2014Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: XEROX CORPORATIONInventors: Edgar A. Bernal, Eribaweimon Shilla, Himanshu Madhu, Lalit K. Mestha, Robert P Loce
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Patent number: 10204524Abstract: Using an observation platform for training, monitoring, and mining structured communications. A signal is received from a first communication device at a second communication device associated with a computer system, wherein a first characteristic of the signal corresponds to an audible source and a second characteristic of the signal corresponds to information indicative of a geographic position of the first communication device.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2013Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: Theatro Labs, Inc.Inventors: Steven Paul Russell, Guy R. VanBuskirk, Andrew W. Kittler
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Patent number: 10204527Abstract: The present invention is directed to systems and methods for objectively assessing mission readiness. The systems can comprise a backend system and scenario server in communication with the backend system. The backend system can comprise a planning and analysis system comprising planning and/or assessing data for one or more training missions, a common database builder comprising geographical data of a geographical region for the training mission, and a digital media replicator comprising a social media module configured to receive publically accessible data relevant to the training mission from one or more social media platforms. The scenario server is configured to receive data from each of the planning and analysis system, common database builder, and digital media replication to create the training mission. Methods in accordance with such systems are disclosed herein.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2017Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: Visual Awareness Technologies & Consulting, Inc.Inventors: Sara Moola, Robert Michael Vaughn
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Patent number: 10196154Abstract: In some embodiments, a system is provided that includes a portable electronic device; and an application executable on the portable electronic device, the application including computer program code that (a) monitors acceleration data during a flight of an airplane; and (b) displays a representation of the acceleration data in relation to a threshold acceleration of the airplane. Numerous other aspects are provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2017Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Inventor: Brian M. Dugan
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Patent number: 10194859Abstract: Disclosed are devices, systems, apparatus, methods, products, and other implementations, including a method that includes obtaining biometric data of a user, and generating instruction data, presentable on a user interface, based on data relating to one or more activities to be completed by the user and based on the biometric data of the user. In some embodiments, obtaining the biometric data may include measuring one or more of, for example, heart rate, blood pressure, blood oxygen level, temperature, speech-related attributes, breath, and/or eye behavior.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2015Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: Barcoding Inc.Inventor: Jay Steinmetz
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Patent number: 10188347Abstract: Athletic activity may be tracked and monitored while providing encouragement and maintaining an individual's interest in continuing to perform athletic activity. For example, energy expenditure values and energy expenditure intensity values may be calculated based on the duration and type of activity performed by an individual. These values and other movement data may be displayed on an interface in a manner to motivate the individual and maintain the individual's interest. Other individuals (e.g., friends) may also be displayed on an interface through which a user's progress is tracked. This may allow the user to also view the other individuals' progress toward completing an activity goal and/or challenge.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2014Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Christina S. Self, Kristen L. White
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Patent number: 10188341Abstract: A method and device for detecting errors when practicing fluency shaping exercises, are presented. The method includes receiving a set of initial energy levels; setting a set of thresholds to their respective initial values; receiving a voice production of a user practicing a fluency shaping exercise; analyzing the received voice production to compute a set of energy levels composing the voice production; detecting based on the computed set of energy levels, the set of initial energy levels, and the set of a threshold of at least one speech-related error, wherein the detection of the at least one speech-related error is respective of the fluency shaping exercise being practiced by the user; and upon detection of the at least one speech-related error, generating a feedback indicating the at least one detected speech-related error.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2015Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: Novotalk, Ltd.Inventors: Moshe Rot, Lilach Rothschild, Smadar Lerner
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Patent number: 10186171Abstract: A system for performing audio-enhanced, simulated ultrasound examinations may generally include an ultrasound simulation device having at least one processor and associated memory. The memory may store pre-recorded audio-enhanced ultrasound data for at least one internal organ. The audio-enhanced ultrasound data may include a moving ultrasound image of the at least one internal organ along with synced audio data associated with auscultatory sounds generated by the at least one internal organ depicted within the moving ultrasound image. In addition, the system may include a display and a speaker coupled to the ultrasound simulation device. The display may be configured to display the moving ultrasound image as a trainee is performing the simulated ultrasound examination. The speaker may be configured to broadcast the synced audio data simultaneously with the display of the moving ultrasound image.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2014Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: University of South CarolinaInventors: Richard Hoppmann, Debra Krotish, Michael S. Riffle, Victor Rao, Stephen Harris, Duncan Howe, Mary Elizabeth Poston
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Patent number: 10182742Abstract: A method and system for assessing electrode-tissue contact before the delivery of ablation energy. The system may include a control unit programmed to determine a difference between a maximum impedance magnitude at a low frequency for a given electrode and an absolute minimum impedance magnitude at the low frequency across all electrodes, determine a difference between a maximum impedance magnitude at a high frequency for a given electrode and an absolute minimum impedance magnitude at the high frequency across all electrodes, and determine a difference between a maximum impedance phase at the high frequency for a given electrode and an absolute minimum impedance phase at the high frequency across all electrodes. Differences may be correlated to one another using a linear model, the results determining electrode-tissue contact status. The results may be displayed in a graphical format for easy communication to the user.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2015Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: Medtronic Ablation Frontiers LLCInventors: Catherine R. Condie, Steven J. Fraasch, Marshall L. Sherman, Trenton Jay Rehberger, Corinne Weyrauch
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Patent number: 10152898Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosed invention encompass physiological and behavioral measurement techniques that can index dynamical diseases. Embodiments include a system and method for continuously measuring locomotor patterns which may be in combination with classic summary measures of performance, compared to summary measures alone. A unique classification of mathematics may be employed to prescribe certain patterns which correspond to locomotor patterns of a test subject.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2013Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: The University of North Carolina at GreensboroInventor: Christopher K. Rhea
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Patent number: 10140879Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for presenting medical treatment information relating to a patient's conditions or symptoms. Some embodiments of the system include interactive display views presenting patient behavioral instructional information in multiple formats, including, for example, textual and/or multimedia. Some embodiments of the system can present information such as, for example, guidance on how to administer and/or receive one or more medical treatments. Information presented can, in part, be determined by logical processing of information obtained interactively from a patient, patient's assistance, biometric data collection device, and/or medical practitioner. The system can log session navigation and data collection information to a local data store and/or transmit that information to a remote device for additional processing and/or storage. In one embodiment, the system provides behavior based birthing assistance.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2013Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Inventors: Ashley Greenwald, Kerry Nemovicher, Kerry A. Greenwald
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Patent number: 10130843Abstract: An electronic device includes an acceleration sensor configured to detect an acceleration value, an atmospheric pressure sensor configured to detect an atmospheric pressure value, and a controller. The controller is configured to calculate the amount of activity or the number of steps based on the acceleration value detected by the acceleration sensor and the atmospheric pressure value detected by the atmospheric pressure sensor.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2014Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Shigeki Tanabe, Hideki Morita
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Patent number: 10115038Abstract: A computer implemented method for significantly increasing the efficacy of computer adaptive learning (which currently measures and acts on a learner's performance in the cognitive or objective learning domain of education) by additionally detecting and identifying the learner's emotional response data and together with the cognitive data, optimizing the educational content being presented. These emotional responses constitute the affective or emotional domain of education.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2017Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: EdTech Learning LLCInventors: Phillip Hazur, Elizabeth Hazur