Abstract: Disclosed are methods of treating myeloproliferative neoplasms, diseases, and disorders.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods of treating an autoimmune or inflammatory disease or disorder.

Abstract: Collaborative actions among users are detected and an indication of a graph, illustrating those collaborative actions, is generated. Nodes in the graph identify users and connections among nodes are indicative of collaborative actions between users. A connection metric, based upon a number of connections between nodes, is generated for each node, and an inheritance value is also generated for each given node, based upon a connection metric corresponding to other nodes connected to the given node. A centrality metric is generated for each node, and a control signal is generated, to control a user interaction system, based upon the centrality metric.

Abstract: A pointing vector is determined for a gesture that is performed before a depth camera. One example includes receiving a first and a second image of a pointing gesture in a depth camera, the depth camera having a first and a second image sensor, applying erosion and dilation to the first image using a 2D convolution filter to isolate the gesture from other objects, finding the imaged gesture in the filtered first image of the camera, finding a pointing tip of the imaged gesture, determining a position of the pointing tip of the imaged gesture using the second image, and determining a pointing vector using the determined position of the pointing tip.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and/or methods to characterize a user feature. For example, and apparatus may include a pattern receiver to receive a feature infrared (IR) pattern corresponding to non-uniform IR radiation reflected by skin of the user feature and an object IR pattern corresponding to IR radiation reflected by an object. The apparatus may further include a filter to generate a modified IR pattern from the object IR pattern and to remove at least a part of the modified IR pattern from feature IR pattern. In addition, the apparatus may include a feature characterizer to characterize the user feature based on the feature IR pattern. In one example, a computing platform may be controlled based on the characterization of the user feature.

Abstract: A pointing vector is determined for a gesture that is performed before a depth camera. One example includes receiving a first and a second image of a pointing gesture in a depth camera, the depth camera having a first and a second image sensor, applying erosion and dilation to the first image using a 2D convolution filter to isolate the gesture from other objects, finding the imaged gesture in the filtered first image of the camera, finding a pointing tip of the imaged gesture, determining a position of the pointing tip of the imaged gesture using the second image, and determining a pointing vector using the determined position of the pointing tip.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and/or methods to characterize a user feature. For example, and apparatus may include a pattern receiver to receive a feature infrared (IR) pattern corresponding to non-uniform IR radiation reflected by skin of the user feature and an object IR pattern corresponding to IR radiation reflected by an object. The apparatus may further include a filter to generate a modified IR pattern from the object IR pattern and to remove at least a part of the modified IR pattern from feature IR pattern. In addition, the apparatus may include a feature characterizer to characterize the user feature based on the feature IR pattern. In one example, a computing platform may be controlled based on the characterization of the user feature.

Abstract: A video stream may include portions that are stored while other portions are being displayed. In one embodiment, a portion of the video stream may be stored in digital storage media at one instance while in the next instance another portion of the stream is being read out of the storage media.

Abstract: A video stream may include portions that are stored while other portions are being displayed. In one embodiment, a portion of the video stream may be stored in digital storage media at one instance while in the next instance another portion of the stream is being read out of the storage media.

Abstract: A video stream may include portions that are stored while other portions are being displayed. In one embodiment, a portion of the video stream may be stored in digital storage media at one instance while in the next instance another portion of the stream is being read out of the storage media.

Abstract: This invention generally relates to an animal or pet restraint apparatus for supporting an animal in a vehicle. The animal restraint apparatus adapted to engage with a vehicle seatbelt assembly having a waist strap portion and a shoulder strap portion. The apparatus is comprised of a flat tubular body having a tubular passage configured for releasably receiving the seatbelt assembly and a means for releasably engaging the back panel portion of the flat tubular body to the lower chest portion of a pet, avoiding the neck area. The present invention and its embodiments provide a means for safely and comfortably transporting a pet in a vehicle.

Abstract: A storage container system comprising an arrangement for adjustable ventilation intended for storing at least one article that is thermally sensitive and/or requires ventilation to the ambient atmosphere. The device includes at least one door and at least one aperture ventilation assembly. The aperture ventilation assembly includes a planar wall aperture array and a corresponding planar shutter aperture array, wherein the sliding relationship between the two arrays results in a plurality of ventilation levels, including a fully open state, and a closed state capable of substantially sealing off the contents of the container from the ambient atmosphere. Certain preferred embodiments include a plurality of storage compartments configured within the container's inner volume wherein each compartment is sealed from one another and possesses its own aperture ventilation assembly for ventilation adjustments.

Abstract: This invention generally relates to an animal or pet restraint apparatus for supporting an animal in a vehicle. The animal restraint apparatus adapted to engage with a vehicle seatbelt assembly having a waist strap portion and a shoulder strap portion. The apparatus is comprised of a flat tubular body having a tubular passage configured for releasably receiving the seatbelt assembly and a means for releasably engaging the back panel portion of the flat tubular body to the lower chest portion of a pet, avoiding the neck area. The present invention and its embodiments provide a means for safely and comfortably transporting a pet in a vehicle.

Abstract: A video stream may include portions that are stored while other portions are being displayed. In one embodiment, a portion of the video stream may be stored in digital storage media at one instance while in the next instance another portion of the stream is being read out of the storage media.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds and methods which may be useful as inhibitors of H1R and/or H4R for the treatment or prevention of inflammatory, autoimmune, allergic, and ocular diseases.

Abstract: The present invention relates to carbazole compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and methods which may be useful as inhibitors of H1R and/or H4R for the treatment or prevention of inflammatory, autoimmune, allergic, and ocular diseases.

Abstract: A system for creating user defined advertisements. The system comprises a computer readable storage medium. The medium comprises a digitized film/video; an attribute database comprising predetermined attributes. Each attribute correlates to at least one scene of the film/video. An advertisement database is provided comprising predetermined advertisements of the film/video. A publication database is provided comprising critiques of the film/video. The medium also comprises selection instructions for the user to select, for viewing, one of the digitized film/video, the selected scene, the predetermined advertisements or the critiques. A machine capable of reading the computer readable storage medium implements the instructions for viewing.

Abstract: A method for performance monitoring in a computing system is described. In some embodiments, an addressable memory stores data and instructions for performing context switch sampling. A processor includes hardware event counters, and is coupled with the addressable memory to access said instructions and in response to said instructions, the processor counts occurrences of a first hardware event in a first hardware event counter and counts occurrences of a second hardware event in a second hardware event counter. After a specified number of occurrences of the first hardware event have been counted, the second hardware event counter is sampled and hardware event counters are reset. In some embodiments the processor counts occurrences of segment register load events in the first hardware event counter and then records the sampled second hardware event counter value with a process identifier value and/or a thread identifier value.

Abstract: A system for creating user defined advertisements. The system comprises a computer readable storage medium. The medium comprises a digitized film/video; an attribute database comprising predetermined attributes. Each attribute correlates to at least one scene of the film/video. An advertisement database is provided comprising predetermined advertisements of the film/video. A publication database is provided comprising critiques of the film/video. The medium also comprises selection instructions for the user to select, for viewing, one of the digitized film/video, the selected scene, the predetermined advertisements or the critiques. A machine capable of reading the computer readable storage medium implements the instructions for viewing.

Abstract: A system for creating user defined advertisements. The system comprises a computer readable storage medium. The medium comprises a digitized film/video; an attribute database comprising predetermined attributes. Each attribute correlates to at least one scene of the film/video. An advertisement database is provided comprising predetermined advertisements of the film/video. A publication database is provided comprising critiques of the film/video. The medium also comprises selection instructions for the user to select, for viewing, one of the digitized film/video, the selected scene, the predetermined advertisements or the critiques. A machine capable of reading the computer readable storage medium implements the instructions for viewing.