Abstract: The present invention concerns bioactive renal cells populations, renal cell constructs, and methods of making and using the same.

Abstract: The present invention concerns bioactive renal cell populations, renal cell constructs, and methods of making and using the same.

Abstract: An example method includes detecting, via a wireless communication component of a near-field charging pad (pad), that a receiver is within a threshold distance of the pad. In response to the detecting, the method includes: determining whether the receiver has been placed on the pad. In accordance with determining that the receiver has been placed on the pad, the method includes: selectively transmitting, by respective antenna elements included in a plurality of antenna zones of the pad, respective test power transmission signals with a first set of transmission characteristics until a determination is made that a particular power-delivery parameter associated with transmission of a respective test power transmission signal by at least one particular antenna zone satisfies power-delivery criteria.

Abstract: A set of search requests may be analyzed to detect fixed phrases suitable for inclusion in a search index. Sets of candidate phrases may be identified among the search requests. Fixed phrases may be detected among the candidate phrases using statistical techniques, for example, by identifying phrases having a relatively high pointwise mutual information (PMI) with respect to component keywords. Fixed phrase detection may include keyword and/or phrase clustering. Clusters may correspond to topics defined using a latent Dirichlet allocation (LDA) procedure. Fixed phrase detection may include identifying phrases having relatively high PMI within particular clusters.

Abstract: The present invention concerns bioactive renal cell populations, renal cell constructs, and methods of making and using the same.

Abstract: The system and method for producing and dispensing beverages ensures consistent delivery of the beverages by maintaining the associated natural flavours of the ingredients therein. Upon receiving a signal from an input panel co-operating with a controller, predetermined quantity of ingredients of beverage like tea leaves/tea powder, sweetener, condiments and hot/boiling water is introduced through a funnel into a brewing chamber. An agitator connected to a motor is activated to stir the ingredients of the beverage. Brewing continues in the brewing chamber for a predetermined time. When the decoction is ready for being dispensed, a conical hatch is released thereby causing the decoction to flow outside the system into a receiving means through an outlet valve that may be optionally passed through a flipping filtering mechanism.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the regeneration, reconstruction, repair, augmentation or replacement of organs or tissue structures using scaffolds and autologous cells that are not derived from such organs or tissues.

Abstract: The present invention concerns methods of using bioactive renal cell populations to provide regenerative effects to a native kidney for the treatment of chronic kidney disease.

Abstract: The present invention concerns therapeutic formulations containing active agents, such bioactive cell populations, and methods of making and using the same.

Abstract: Systems and methods classify unknown devices communicating over a packet-switched network based on traffic-borne characteristics comprising packet parameters, flow parameters, and/or operating-system parameters. Embodiments utilize “self-learning” to optimize the level of classification accuracy.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to increasing the efficiency of a transaction network. For example, a method includes receiving, through a communication network, digital information identifying a source network address for a sender, an funding source, a value, and a destination network address for recipient. A notification including digital information identifying the sender, an original prepaid item, the value, and alternative prepaid items is transmitted through the communication network. A response identifying one or more of the alternative prepaid items is received. A request to convert the value assigned to the original prepaid item to one or more values assigned to the one or more of the alternative one or more of the alternative prepaid items based on one or more predefined exchange rates is transmitted to a network element associated with the one or more of the alternative prepaid items.

Abstract: Systems and methods classify unknown devices communicating over a packet-switched network based on traffic-borne characteristics comprising packet parameters, flow parameters, and/or operating-system parameters. Embodiments utilize “self-learning” to optimize the level of classification accuracy.

Abstract: Provided are an electronic device and methods of updating and managing application status information of an application in the electronic device. The method of updating application status information in an electronic device may include detecting a change from first device status information to second device status information from among a plurality of device status information settings stored in the electronic device; and updating application status information of at least one application mapped to the second status information.

Abstract: The present invention concerns phase changing injectable formulations for organ augmentation containing active agents, such as bioactive cell populations, and methods of making and using the same.

Abstract: In response to determining that a Bluetooth inquiry phase or the Bluetooth paging phase will begin, a power save indicator signal is sent from a first communication device to a second communication device prior to a start of the Bluetooth inquiry phase or the Bluetooth paging phase. A gap between a first Bluetooth communication slot and a second Bluetooth communication slot is determined, and a time period within the gap is determined, where an end of the time period occurs at a defined amount of time prior to a start of the second Bluetooth communication slot. During the time period, one or more power save poll messages are sent from the first communication device to the second communication device, each first power save poll message prompting the second communication device to transmit a respective first WLAN packet to the first communication device.

Abstract: Systems and methods for managing records stored in a storage cache are provided. A cache index is created and maintained to track where records are stored in buckets in the storage cache. The cache index maps the memory locations of the cached records to the buckets in the cache storage and can be quickly traversed by a metadata manager to determine whether a requested record can be retrieved from the cache storage. Bucket addresses stored in the cache index include a generation number of the bucket that is used to determine whether the cached record is stale. The generation number allows a bucket manager to evict buckets in the cache without having to update the bucket addresses stored in the cache index. Further, the bucket manager is tiered thus allowing efficient use of differing filter functions and even different types of memories as may be desired in a given implementation.

Abstract: A coexistence system including a first transceiver module, an interface, a second transceiver module, and an arbitration module. The first transceiver module, in a first network device, is configured to generate at least one first request signal. The first transceiver module operates according to a first wireless communication standard. The at least one first request signal requests transmission or reception for the first transceiver module. The interface is configured to generate a first priority signal based on the at least one first request signal. The first priority signal indicates a first priority level of first data signals corresponding to the at least one first request signal. The second transceiver module, in the first network device, is configured to (i) generate at least one second request signal, and (ii) generate a second priority signal. The second transceiver module operates according to a second wireless communication standard.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for using magnetically coupled antennas to enhance receptivity and/or reading range of radio frequency (RF) transaction devices. In some implementations, a method for boosting RF signals includes wirelessly receiving an RF signal from a transaction terminal at a passive antenna. The passive antenna is magnetically coupled to the antenna of a transaction card. The transaction card is inserted in a mobile host device and configured to execute a payment application using user credentials in response to at least a transaction request and transmits at least one transaction response to the transaction terminal based, at least in part, on the executed transaction application and using the antenna either standalone or through the coupled antenna configuration. The RF signal is transmitted to the transaction card using the inductive coupling with the terminal.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for wirelessly accessing broadband services using intelligent cards. In some implementations, a broadband service card includes a physical interface, a communication module, secure memory, and service module. The physical interface connects to a port of a consumer host device. The communication module wirelessly receives RF signals from and transmits RF signals to a wireless broadband network. The secure memory stores user credentials used to securely authenticate the card and access a service foreign to the consumer host device through the wireless broadband network independent of the consumer host device. The user credentials are associated with a broadband service provider. The service module accesses the foreign service using the user credentials in response to at least an event and transmits a service request to the broadband service provider using the wireless broadband core network.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for amplifying Radio Frequency (RF) signals. In some implementations, a system includes a first interface, a second interface, secure memory, a user-interface module, a processing module, and am amplification module. The first interface connects to a microSD slot of a mobile host device. The second interface includes an internal antenna for wirelessly communicating with retail terminals. The secure memory stores user credentials and a payment application used to execute financial transactions with the retail terminals. The processing module executes the payment application using the user credentials in response to at least a transaction request received by the RF module and transmits at least one transaction response to the retail terminal based, at least in part, on the executed payment application. The amplification module connected to a lead of the antenna and is configured to amplify at least received RF signals.