Patents by Inventor William Oliver
William Oliver 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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Publication number: 20120276988Abstract: A gaming apparatus which, for each of a plurality of plays of a primary game: randomly generates one of a plurality of different primary game outcomes, displays the generated primary game outcome, and displays any award associated with the displayed primary game outcome. If a bonus triggering event occurs, the gaming apparatus: determines a first part of a constant value, causes the determined first part of the constant value to be provided to a first player, determines a second part of the constant value, wherein the determined first part of the constant value and the determined second part of the constant value form the constant value, and causes the determined second part of the constant value to fund a designated award.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2012Publication date: November 1, 2012Applicant: IGTInventors: Olaf Vancura, Terrance William Oliver
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Patent number: 8240670Abstract: A method of a house apportionment of a bonus value is used to pay during play of a bonus game. Entry of the bonus game is achieved during play of an underlying game of chance. The method of house apportionment includes steps of awarding the player a portion of the bonus value for the bonus game and adding the remainder of the bonus value to at least one escrow account available to reward the player or subsequent players.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2009Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: IGTInventors: Olaf Vancura, Terrance William Oliver
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Publication number: 20120081394Abstract: A method of image augmentation for an image of a book includes capturing an image of the book, detecting at least a portion of at least one fiduciary marker of the book within the image, estimating placement of the book's spine based upon the detected portion of the fiduciary marker, hypothesising possible positions for edges of a rigid leaf being turned in the book based upon estimated placement of the spine, processing the book image to identify edges within the image, comparing elements of the identified edges with the hypothesised positions for edges of the rigid leaf, selecting one of the hypothesised positions that best coincides with the compared elements of the processed image as representative of the position of the rigid leaf being turned in the book, and augmenting the book image with a virtual graphic element arranged in accordance with the selected representative position of the rigid leaf.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2011Publication date: April 5, 2012Applicant: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT EUROPE LIMITEDInventors: Diarmid Archibald Campbell, Thomas Lucas-Woodley, Nicholas Andrew Lord, William Oliver Sykes
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Publication number: 20120064959Abstract: A gaming apparatus which, for each of a plurality of plays of a primary game: randomly generates one of a plurality of different primary game outcomes, displays the generated primary game outcome, and displays any award associated with the displayed primary game outcome. If a bonus triggering event occurs, the gaming apparatus: determines a first part of a constant value, causes the determined first part of the constant value to be provided to a first player, determines a second part of the constant value, wherein the determined first part of the constant value and the determined second part of the constant value form the constant value, and causes the determined second part of the constant value to fund a designated award.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2011Publication date: March 15, 2012Applicant: IGTInventors: Olaf Vancura, Terrance William Oliver
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Patent number: 8037050Abstract: The application discloses a new system for performing queries and entity resolution on two or more data sources without having to ETL all the documents, entities, and descriptions of entities. Also disclosed, is a method to perform advanced entity resolution without divulging personally sensitive information to end-users and intermediate systems.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2009Date of Patent: October 11, 2011Assignee: Knowledge Computing CorporationInventors: William Oliver, Robert Griffin
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Publication number: 20110231358Abstract: Date-warehouse systems are populated using an enhanced Extraction-Load-Transform (ETL) process and system by employing three ideas: Out-of-order-fill ETL, relative-ordering index (ROI), and dependent queries. Out-of-order-fill ETL allows a data warehouse to accept the loading of data files in any order, and does not require the loading of any previous backup data files in order to provide some functionality to end users under the view that some functionality or data access is better than none at all. Dependent queries are processes that use defined data structures for use in constructing, extracting, and validating each record to be written in said data-warehouse system in order to ensure that referential integrity is maintained and that no orphaned data is pushed into the data warehouse. Finally, ROI is a process wherein a value is determined, based on the constraints of the source data, which indicates the relative newness of the data.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2011Publication date: September 22, 2011Applicant: KNOWLEDGE COMPUTING CORPORATIONInventors: Adrian Boyko, William Oliver, Wojciech Wyzga
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Publication number: 20110201592Abstract: The present invention pertains generally to the field of therapeutic compounds, and more specifically to certain oxy phenyl aryl compounds (referred to herein as OPA compounds), as described herein, which, inter alia, inhibit Checkpoint Kinase 2 (CHK2) kinase function. The present invention also pertains to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and the use of such compounds and compositions, both in vitro and in vivo, to inhibit CHK2 kinase function, and in the treatment of diseases and conditions that are mediated by CHK2, that are ameliorated by the inhibition of CHK2 kinase function, etc., including proliferative conditions such as cancer, etc., optionally in combination with another agent, for example, (a) a DNA topoisomerase I or II inhibitor; (b) a DNA damaging agent; (c) an antimetabolite or TS inhibitor; (d) a microtubule targeted agent; and (e) ionising radiation.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2008Publication date: August 18, 2011Applicant: CANCER RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventors: Ian Collins, John Jamieson Caldwell, Antony William Oliver, Tony Michael Raynham, Emma Jane Welsh, Cornelius Albertus Johannes Matijssen
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Patent number: 7984019Abstract: Date-warehouse systems are populated using an enhanced Extraction-Load-Transform (ETL) process and system by employing three ideas: Out-of-order-fill ETL, relative-ordering index (ROI), and dependent queries. Out-of-order-fill ETL allows a data warehouse to accept the loading of data files in any order, and does not require the loading of any previous backup data files in order to provide some functionality to end users under the view that some functionality or data access is better than none at all. Dependent queries are processes that use defined data structures for use in constructing, extracting, and validating each record to be written in said data-warehouse system in order to ensure that referential integrity is maintained and that no orphaned data is pushed into the data warehouse. Finally, ROI is a process wherein a value is determined, based on the constraints of the source data, which indicates the relative newness of the data.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2008Date of Patent: July 19, 2011Assignee: Knowledge Computing CorporationInventors: Adrian Boyko, Zach Heidepriem, William Oliver, Wojciech Wyzga
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Patent number: 7840546Abstract: Query inefficiencies are improved and entity-interrelational blindness is overcome by employing two ideas: Consolidation Strings and Inter-Node Consolidation. These ideas can be typically employed in law-enforcement records systems (such as COPLINK systems), but is certainly not limited to such an application. Consolidation Strings represent key pieces of information that are in a text/character format, and may be encrypted/hashed. A system's hierarchy of consolidation rules automatically determine if two different rows in a database actually refer to the same real-world object. These rules are NOT statistical or probabilistic in nature, thus enhancing the confidence and reliability in the results. Three general classifications of Consolidation Strings are encompassed: Those based on positive identifiers, those based on demographic information, and those based on associative information that spans multiple-entity types.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2008Date of Patent: November 23, 2010Assignee: Knowledge Computing CorporationInventors: William Oliver, Robert Griffin, Wojciech Wyzga
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Publication number: 20100030750Abstract: The application discloses a new system for performing queries and entity resolution on two or more data sources without having to ETL all the documents, entities, and descriptions of entities. Also disclosed, is a method to perform advanced entity resolution without divulging personally sensitive information to end-users and intermediate systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2009Publication date: February 4, 2010Applicant: KNOWLEDGE COMPUTING CORPORATIONInventor: William Oliver
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Publication number: 20090264193Abstract: A method of a house apportionment of a bonus value is used to pay during play of a bonus game. Entry of the bonus game is achieved during play of an underlying game of chance. The method of house apportionment includes steps of awarding the player a portion of the bonus value for the bonus game and adding the remainder of the bonus value to at least one escrow account available to reward the player or subsequent players. The awarding step is based on bonus games including the step of knowledge-based playing. The awarding step of the knowledge-based bonus game includes the step of knowledge-based playing by answering, selecting or guessing the appropriate responses to questions. The step of knowledge-based playing includes the step of selecting or guessing the appropriate answers to multiple choice questions. The step of knowledge-based playing by answering, selecting or guessing includes the step of challenging the player with questions having a common theme.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2009Publication date: October 22, 2009Applicant: IGTInventors: Olaf . Vancura, Terrance William Oliver
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Patent number: 7578562Abstract: A hopper for transferring granular materials has a unique composite shape which enables accommodation of the safety guard of an auger and access about a back of the hopper. A wedge-shaped base permits pivoting of the hopper to adjust to the angle of the auger used to remove the material, minimizing the angle of the auger and maximizing extraction of material from the hopper.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2006Date of Patent: August 25, 2009Assignee: Flexa Hopper Plastics Ltd.Inventors: Tim Hlady, Robert Kennedy, William Oliver, James W Spenceley
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Publication number: 20090177647Abstract: Query inefficiencies are improved and entity-interrelational blindness is overcome by employing two ideas: Consolidation Strings and Inter-Node Consolidation. These ideas can be typically employed in law-enforcement records systems (such as COPLINK systems), but is certainly not limited to such an application. Consolidation Strings represent key pieces of information that are in a text/character format, and may be encrypted/hashed. A system's hierarchy of consolidation rules automatically determine if two different rows in a database actually refer to the same real-world object. These rules are NOT statistical or probabilistic in nature, thus enhancing the confidence and reliability in the results. Three general classifications of Consolidation Strings are encompassed: Those based on positive identifiers, those based on demographic information, and those based on associative information that spans multiple-entity types.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2008Publication date: July 9, 2009Applicant: Knowledge Computing CorporationInventors: William Oliver, Robert Griffin, Wojciech Wyzga
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Publication number: 20090172047Abstract: Date-warehouse systems are populated using an enhanced Extraction-Load-Transform (ETL) process and system by employing three ideas: Out-of-order-fill ETL, relative-ordering index (ROI), and dependent queries. Out-of-order-fill ETL allows a data warehouse to accept the loading of data files in any order, and does not require the loading of any previous backup data files in order to provide some functionality to end users under the view that some functionality or data access is better than none at all. Dependent queries are processes that use defined data structures for use in constructing, extracting, and validating each record to be written in said data-warehouse system in order to ensure that referential integrity is maintained and that no orphaned data is pushed into the data warehouse. Finally, ROI is a process wherein a value is determined, based on the constraints of the source data, which indicates the relative newness of the data.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2008Publication date: July 2, 2009Applicant: Knowledge Computing CorporationInventors: Adrian Boyko, William Oliver, Wojciech Wyzga, Zach Heidepriem
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Publication number: 20090085879Abstract: An electronic device and corresponding method provide haptic feedback to a user. The electronic device includes a rigid input surface, a piezoelectric element directly attached to the rigid input surface, sensors disposed adjacent to the rigid input surface for sensing when the user selects various portions of the rigid input surface, the sensors providing electrical signals indicative of the selected portions, and a controller that receives the electrical signals from the sensors, and in response thereto causes drive signals to be provided to the piezoelectric element causing deformation of the piezoelectric element and bending of the rigid input surface, wherein the bending of the rigid input surface provides haptic feedback to the user in response to the user selecting of the rigid input surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2007Publication date: April 2, 2009Applicant: Motorola, Inc.Inventors: Xunhu DAI, Robert Dodge Daverman, Mark William Oliver
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Patent number: 7360764Abstract: A method of a house apportionment of a bonus value is used to pay during play of a bonus game. Entry of the bonus game is achieved during play of an underlying game of chance. The method of house apportionment includes steps of awarding the player a portion of the bonus value for the bonus game and adding the remainder of the bonus value to at least one escrow account available to reward the player or subsequent players. The awarding step is based on bonus games including the step of knowledge-based playing. The awarding step of the knowledge-based bonus game includes the step of knowledge-based playing by answering, selecting or guessing the appropriate responses to questions. The step of knowledge-based playing includes the step of selecting or guessing the appropriate answers to multiple choice questions. The step of knowledge-based playing by answering, selecting or guessing includes the step of challenging the player with questions having a common theme.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2004Date of Patent: April 22, 2008Assignee: Progressive Gaming International CorporationInventors: Olaf Vancura, Terrance William Oliver
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Publication number: 20080054627Abstract: A quick disconnect coupling including a first hub, a shaft fixedly connected to the first hub, the shaft being non-round in cross-section, and a second hub having a non-round recess extending therethrough, the non-round recess being sized to closely receive the shaft such that the second hub is capable of sliding along the shaft and is prevented from rotating about the shaft, wherein rotation of the first hub results in corresponding rotation of the second hub.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2007Publication date: March 6, 2008Inventors: William Harrison, William Oliver, Jeffrey Wightman
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Patent number: 7289082Abstract: A system is disclosed for providing a new panel antenna array with enhanced environmental protection, increased reliability and simplified assembly through the incorporation of new array structures. In one embodiment, a panel antenna array system comprises one or more linear arrays having one or more radiating elements for providing antenna transmission and reception; and one or more protection modules to be aligned vertically with each other in a parallel fashion, with each protection module providing protection to one linear array. A mounting bracket further provides a mounting surface to the protection modules.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2005Date of Patent: October 30, 2007Assignee: Navini Networks, Inc.Inventors: Ed Condon, Richard Smith, Monte Curran, William Oliver, Mitch Johnson, Wenhua Zhou, John Grabner
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Patent number: D555322Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2006Date of Patent: November 13, 2007Assignees: Flexahopper Plastics Ltd.Inventors: Tim Hlady, Robert Kennedy, William Oliver, James W. Spenceley
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Patent number: D595568Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2006Date of Patent: July 7, 2009Assignee: Pointflame Services LimitedInventor: Charles William Oliver Ellwood