Patents by Inventor Walter Andrews
Walter Andrews has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 9286778Abstract: A method and system for detecting tampering of a security system component is provided. An analytic alarm indicative of potential tampering with a security system component is received. Data from at least one sensor is received. A computing device is used to analyze the analytic alarm and the data from the at least one sensor to determine whether tampering of the security system component has occurred. A qualified alarm signal is generated when the analysis of the analytic alarm and the data from the at least one sensor is indicative of tampering.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2013Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics, LLCInventors: Walter Andrew Martin, Martin Joseph Donaghy
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Patent number: 9258625Abstract: A method and system for balancing the load and resource requirements in a digital video distribution system between a video server and its video clients by allowing the server and the clients to exchange resource capabilities with each other. Upon receipt of a request for a video stream from among available video content, the server determines whether it or the requesting client should scale the video stream based on which entity, client or server, is better equipped to scale the requested video stream to comply with the requesting client's resources and resolution capacity.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2011Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics, LLCInventor: Walter Andrew Martin
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Patent number: 9089454Abstract: Absorbent articles are disclosed having extended waistbands. More particularly, the absorbent articles include a back waistband and/or a front waistband that encircle a portion of the circumference of the waist opening. The absorbent article includes a front portion attached to a back portion by a pair of stretchable side areas. Each of the side areas are made from at least two panels that are connected together along a vertical attachment area. In accordance with the present disclosure, a waistband is incorporated into the article that extends over the entire front portion or the entire back portion and terminates at opposite ends on opposing side areas. Each end of the waistband, however, terminates prior to the vertical attachment areas leaving a gap in between. The presence of the gap has been found to provide various benefits and advantages including improved stretch properties for donning the article.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2007Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Walter Andrew Mattingly, Sherry A. VanDyke, Michael Donald Sperl, Lisa L. Bushman, Robert Lee Popp, Valerie V. Finch, Thomas E. Williamson
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Publication number: 20150117766Abstract: A method for feature transformation of a data set includes: receiving a data set including original feature samples with corresponding class labels; splitting the data set into a direction optimization set and a training set; using the direction optimization set to calculate an optimum transformation vector that maximizes inter-class separability and minimizes intra-class variance of the feature samples with respect to corresponding class labels; using the optimum transformation vector to transform the rest of the original feature samples of the data set to new feature samples with enhanced discriminative characteristics; and training a classifier using the new feature samples, wherein the method is performed by one or more processors.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2014Publication date: April 30, 2015Inventors: Manasvi Tickoo, Devansh Arpit, Xiaodan Zhuang, Walter Andrews, Pradeep Natarajan
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Publication number: 20140112343Abstract: Methods and systems for implementing private allocated networks in a virtual infrastructure are presented. One method operation creates virtual switches in one or more hosts in the virtual infrastructure. Each port in the virtual switches is associated with a private allocated network (PAN) from a group of possible PANs. In one embodiment, one or more PANs share the same physical media for data transmission. The intranet traffic within each PAN is not visible to nodes that are not connected to the each PAN. In another operation, the method defines addressing mode tables for the intranet traffic within each PAN. The entries in the addressing mode tables define addressing functions for routing the intranet traffic between the virtual switches, and different types of addressing functions are supported by the virtual switches.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2013Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: VMware, Inc.Inventors: Walter Andrew Lambeth, Anupam Dalal, Borislav Deianov, Jun Xiao
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Publication number: 20140002649Abstract: A method and system for detecting tampering of a security system component is provided. An analytic alarm indicative of potential tampering with a security system component is received. Data from at least one sensor is received. A computing device is used to analyze the analytic alarm and the data from the at least one sensor to determine whether tampering of the security system component has occurred. A qualified alarm signal is generated when the analysis of the analytic alarm and the data from the at least one sensor is indicative of tampering.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2013Publication date: January 2, 2014Applicant: Sensormatic Electronics, LLCInventors: Walter Andrew MARTIN, Martin Joseph DONAGHY
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Patent number: 8619771Abstract: Methods and systems for implementing private allocated networks in a virtual infrastructure are presented. One method operation creates virtual switches in one or more hosts in the virtual infrastructure. Each port in the virtual switches is associated with a private allocated network (PAN) from a group of possible PANs. In one embodiment, one or more PANs share the same physical media for data transmission. The intranet traffic within each PAN is not visible to nodes that are not connected to the each PAN. In another operation, the method defines addressing mode tables for the intranet traffic within each PAN. The entries in the addressing mode tables define addressing functions for routing the intranet traffic between the virtual switches, and different types of addressing functions are supported by the virtual switches.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2009Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: VMware, Inc.Inventors: Walter Andrew Lambeth, Anupam Dalal, Borislav Deianov, Jun Xiao
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Patent number: 8558889Abstract: A method and system for detecting tampering of a security system component is provided. An analytic alarm indicative of potential tampering with a security system component is received. Data from at least one sensor is received. A computing device is used to analyze the analytic alarm and the data from the at least one sensor to determine whether tampering of the security system component has occurred. A qualified alarm signal is generated when the analysis of the analytic alarm and the data from the at least one sensor is indicative of tampering.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2010Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics, LLCInventors: Walter Andrew Martin, Martin Joseph Donaghy
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Publication number: 20130161475Abstract: A base assembly for a grinding mill includes a first ring having a first mating surface. The base assembly includes a support frame having a second mating surface. The support frame is movably coupled to the first ring. The first mating surface and the second mating surface are in sliding engagement with one another. The base assembly includes a second ring removably coupled to the first ring. The second ring is operable to receive impact forces from grinding members which engage the second ring. The base assembly is operable to dampen vibrations resulting from the impact forces applied to the base assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2011Publication date: June 27, 2013Applicant: ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTDInventors: Walter Andrew Nelson, James Raymond Hoag
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Publication number: 20130060251Abstract: The invention relates to a bone plate for stabilizing a fractured greater tuberosity, wherein the bone plate comprises one or more apertures for fixing the bone plate to bone; one or more hook-arm receivers; one or more attachable hook-arms comprising one or more prongs and a device for attachment to the bone plate. The invention also relates to methods for stabilizing a fractured greater tuberosity using the bone plates of the invention and kits comprising the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2012Publication date: March 7, 2013Applicant: University of Maryland, BaltimoreInventor: Walter Andrew Eglseder, JR.
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Publication number: 20120271948Abstract: A method and system for balancing the load and resource requirements in a digital video distribution system between a video server and its video clients by allowing the server and the clients to exchange resource capabilities with each other. Upon receipt of a request for a video stream from among available video content, the server determines whether it or the requesting client should scale the video stream based on which entity, client or server, is better equipped to scale the requested video stream to comply with the requesting client's resources and resolution capacity.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2011Publication date: October 25, 2012Applicant: SENSORMATIC ELECTRONICS, LLCInventor: Walter Andrew MARTIN
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Patent number: 8060875Abstract: A system and method for assigning virtual machines to network interfaces. A first virtual machine is assigned to a network interface according to a first rule and a second virtual machine is assigned to a network interface according to a second rule. The assignment rules are dependent on network conditions as determined through at least one of the network interfaces. The first rule and the second rule may specify assignments differently, such that the same network conditions may result in different assignments for the first and second virtual machines.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2006Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: VMware, Inc.Inventor: Walter Andrew Lambeth
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Publication number: 20110261195Abstract: A method and system for detecting tampering of a security system component is provided. An analytic alarm indicative of potential tampering with a security system component is received. Data from at least one sensor is received. A computing device is used to analyze the analytic alarm and the data from the at least one sensor to determine whether tampering of the security system component has occurred. A qualified alarm signal is generated when the analysis of the analytic alarm and the data from the at least one sensor is indicative of tampering.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2010Publication date: October 27, 2011Applicant: SENSORMATIC ELECTRONICS, LLCInventors: Walter Andrew MARTIN, Martin Joseph DONAGHY
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Patent number: 8028071Abstract: A virtual computer system enabling dynamic, aggregated use of multiple TCP/IP offload engines (TOEs) by the set of guest computer systems hosted on the virtual computer system. Each of the guest computer systems includes an offload selection switch and the associated virtual machine monitor includes a first virtual context component. Second virtual context components are associated with a set of TCP/IP stacks and TOEs and interoperate with the first virtual context components to establish a virtual routing of network connections between the offload selection switches and the TOEs. The virtual context mapping retains the initially requested network connection information as well as the resolved virtual network connection established, thereby allowing the initial network connection request to be internally reapplied as required to accommodate dynamic changes in the network protocol parameters of the TOEs.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2007Date of Patent: September 27, 2011Assignee: VMware, Inc.Inventors: Mallik Mahalingam, Ramu Arunachalam, Walter Andrew Lambeth
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Patent number: 7970938Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention is directed to a method of determining a probable IP subnet of a network. The method includes maintaining a table of possible networks. The entries of the table include respective network addresses, respective subnet masks, and respective scores. The method also includes observing a packet, determining an IP address of the packet, and comparing the IP address of the packet with the respective network addresses of the entries of the table of possible networks. If the IP address of the packet falls under the respective network address of a particular entry, the respective score of the particular entry is adjusted. Otherwise, a new entry is created in the table of possible networks corresponding to the IP address of the packet. The method also includes ranking the entries of the table of possible networks based on their respective scores.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2006Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignee: VMware, Inc.Inventors: Walter Andrew Lambeth, Jyothir Ramanan
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Publication number: 20110075664Abstract: Methods and systems for implementing private allocated networks in a virtual infrastructure are presented. One method operation creates virtual switches in one or more hosts in the virtual infrastructure. Each port in the virtual switches is associated with a private allocated network (PAN) from a group of possible PANs. In one embodiment, one or more PANs share the same physical media for data transmission. The intranet traffic within each PAN is not visible to nodes that are not connected to the each PAN. In another operation, the method defines addressing mode tables for the intranet traffic within each PAN. The entries in the addressing mode tables define addressing functions for routing the intranet traffic between the virtual switches, and different types of addressing functions are supported by the virtual switches.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2009Publication date: March 31, 2011Applicant: VMWARE, INC.Inventors: Walter Andrew LAMBETH, Anupam DALAL, Borislav DEIANOV, Jun XIAO
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Patent number: 7831739Abstract: In a virtualized computer system, a network frame is transmitted from a virtual machine using a network interface device, possibly through a virtual switch, by copying only a part of the network frame to the transmit buffers that have pre-translated mappings from guest physical addresses to hypervisor virtual addresses and to machine addresses. The length of the part of the network frame that is copied to the transmit buffers may be variable.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2009Date of Patent: November 9, 2010Assignee: VMware, Inc.Inventors: Walter Andrew Lambeth, Mallik Mahalingam
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Publication number: 20100127779Abstract: Method for a variable-gain amplifier (VGA). A plurality of attenuator nodes is serially connected via a first set of resistors between adjacent attenuator nodes to form an attenuator ladder and coupled to an AC input of the variable-gain amplifier. Each of the attenuator nodes includes a transistor and an RC circuitry that couples drain, gate, and source terminals of the transistor to a control signal for the attenuator node. The VGA also includes an amplifier that has an output produced based on an input to the amplifier connected to a plurality of coupled terminals, each of which is respectively from one of the plurality of attenuator nodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2008Publication date: May 27, 2010Inventor: Walter Andrew Striflier
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Patent number: 7714658Abstract: Method for a variable-gain amplifier (VGA). A plurality of attenuator nodes is serially connected via a first set of resistors between adjacent attenuator nodes to form an attenuator ladder and coupled to an AC input of the variable-gain amplifier. Each of the attenuator nodes includes a transistor and an RC circuitry that couples drain, gate, and source terminals of the transistor to a control signal for the attenuator node. The VGA also includes an amplifier that has an output produced based on an input to the amplifier connected to a plurality of coupled terminals, each of which is respectively from one of the plurality of attenuator nodes.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2008Date of Patent: May 11, 2010Assignee: Linear Technology CorporationInventor: Walter Andrew Striflier
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Publication number: 20100095045Abstract: In a virtualized computer system, a network frame is transmitted from a virtual machine using a network interface device, possibly through a virtual switch, by copying only a part of the network frame to the transmit buffers that have pre-translated mappings from guest physical addresses to hypervisor virtual addresses and to machine addresses. The length of the part of the network frame that is copied to the transmit buffers may be variable.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2009Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: VMWARE, INC.Inventors: Walter Andrew LAMBETH, Mallik MAHALINGAM