U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Illinois (Dec. 29)

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ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 29 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Illinois.

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Siemens Medical Solutions USA Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 29 -- Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Malvern, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,086,011) developed by A. Hans Vija, Evanston, Ill., and Amos Yahil, Stony Brook, N.Y., for "reconstructing a tomographic image."

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In an aspect, tomographically reconstructing a 3D image object corresponding to a data set includes for each step in a series of iteration steps, determining an updated object by performing a combined operation, which includes performing an update operation for updating an input object and performing a smoothing operation, and following a last iteration, outputting one of the updated objects as the 3D image object."

The patent application was filed on Oct. 31, 2007 (11/931,195). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,086,011.PN.&OS=PN/8,086,011&RS=PN/8,086,011

Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.

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AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent for Removing Slamming Protection to Permit a Change in Service Providers

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 29 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,085,917) developed by six co-inventors for "removing slamming protection to permit a change in service providers." The co-inventors are Robert Chiczewski, Oxford, Mich., Tami Durbon, Lakemoor, Ill., Frank N. Fedele, Glen Ellyn, Ill., Umadevi Kanakasabai, Novi, Mich., Michaeline Klebba, San Antonio, and Stanford Emery Pennington Jr., San Antonio.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system for removing a protection associated with an account of a customer that prevents a change of a service provider of the customer includes a database server configured to receive a request from a prospective service provider of the customer to remove the protection associated with the customer's account when authorization of the customer is required to effect the change of the service provider. The request includes an electronic address of an audio file including a customer's authorization to remove the protection. The system also includes a computer configured to access the audio file based on the electronic address and to indicate whether to remove the protection based on the audio file, and a customer care ordering system configured to remove the protection when the computer indicates that the protection is to be removed."

The patent application was filed on April 4, 2007 (11/696,277). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,085,917.PN.&OS=PN/8,085,917&RS=PN/8,085,917

Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.

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AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent for Method and System for Providing Enhanced Caller Identification Information

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 29 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,085,916) developed by five co-inventors for a "method and system for providing enhanced caller identification information." The co-inventors are Patrick J. Walsh, Bloomingdale, Ill., Theodore J. Myers, East Dundee, Ill., Jose M. Cruz, Naperville, Ill., Bruce E. Stuckman, Austin, Texas, and John G. Rauch, Chicago.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A tangible storage medium stores code which permits handling of unwanted calls from callers such as telemarketers, when caller identification is provided. In one embodiment, the called party adds the caller identification information for the telemarketer to a personal list after receiving the unwanted call. Subsequent calls from the telemarketer are intercepted. In a second embodiment, the called party identifies the telemarketer by detecting the caller identification information before answering the call. By providing a screen listing indication, the caller identification information is added to the called party's personal list before the call is completed, permitting the call to be intercepted and while future calls from the telemarketer to be intercepted."

The patent application was filed on Aug. 26, 2009 (12/548,176). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,085,916.PN.&OS=PN/8,085,916&RS=PN/8,085,916

Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.

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Walgreen Assigned Patent for Targeted Product Distribution System and Method

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 29 -- Walgreen, Deerfield, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,086,347) developed by 11 co-inventors for a "targeted product distribution system and method." The co-inventors are Vinayak Pandit, Palatine, Ill., Brian Amend, Lake Zurich, Ill., Louie Chin, Chicago, Jeffrey Elliott, Chicago, Kathy Emery, Pleasant Prairie, Wis., Gaurav Hasija, Wheeling, Ill., Maureen Isidoro, Chicago, Lionel Ng, Morton Grove, Ill., Doug Peterson, Crystal Lake, Ill., Todd Steffen, Chicago, and Patrick Sullivan, Warrenville, Ill.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A targeted product distribution system is described herein with respect to an exemplary management of product flow through a distribution center. Specifically, the system and method described herein is directed to the management and display of direct and easily-understood instructions, such that average individuals, as well as those with mental disabilities, will be able to contribute equally to the overall process."

The patent application was filed on Jan. 22, 2009 (12/358,207). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,086,347&OS=8,086,347&RS=8,086,347

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

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Walgreen Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 29 -- Walgreen, Deerfield, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,086,345) developed by 11 co-inventors for a "targeted product distribution system and method." The co-inventors are Vinayak Pandit, Palatine, Ill., Brian Amend, Lake Zurich, Ill., Louie Chin, Chicago, Jeffrey Elliott, Chicago, Kathy Emery, Pleasant Prairie, Wis., Gaurav Hasija, Wheeling, Ill., Maureen Isidoro, Chicago, Lionel Ng, Morton Grove, Ill., Doug Peterson, Crystal Lake, Ill., Todd Steffen, Chicago, and Patrick Sullivan, Warrenville, Ill.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A targeted product distribution system is described herein with respect to an exemplary management of product flow through a distribution center. Specifically, the system and method described herein is directed to the management and display of direct and easily-understood instructions, such that average individuals, as well as those with mental disabilities, will be able to contribute equally to the overall process."

The patent application was filed on Jan. 22, 2009 (12/358,199). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,086,345&OS=8,086,345&RS=8,086,345

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

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Northern Illinois University Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 29 -- Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,085,398) developed by Alexander S. Dyshkant, DeKalb, Ill., Vishnu Zutshi, DeKalb, Ill., and Phillip Stone, DeKalb, Ill., for a "concave compensated cell for the collection of radiated light."

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A concave cell for the collection of radiated light including a body with a concave surface and an unmodified flat surface opposite thereto, and a reflective surface coupled to the body across from the concave surface, said reflective surface including an opening and a photo detector operatively coupled thereto. A method of collecting light by reflecting light inside the concave cell, striking the light at the concave surface, scattering the light at the concave surface, and registering the scattered light with the photo detector. A method of increasing uniformity of light registered in a photo detector. A method of making a concave cell."

The patent application was filed on May 28, 2009 (12/473,888). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,085,398&OS=8,085,398&RS=8,085,398

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

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Siemens Medical Solutions USA Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 29 -- Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Malvern, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,086,303) developed by Hongxuan Zhang, Schaumburg, Ill., and Detlef W. Koertge, Carpentersville, Ill., for "cardiac arrhythmias analysis of electrophysiological signals based on symbolic dynamics."

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The disclosed method analyzes cardiac electrophysiological signals, including ECG and internal cardiac electrograms, based on multi-level symbolic complexity calculation and multi-dimensional mapping. The results may be used to objectively identify cardiac disorders, differentiate cardiac arrhythmias, characterize pathological severities, and predict life-threatening events. Multi-level symbolization and calculation of the electrophysiological signal is used provide better reliability and analysis resolution for identifying and characterizing cardiac disorders. Adaptive analysis of the cardiac signal complexity enables calculation efficiency and reliability with high SNR, and with low calculation volume and power consumption. One dimension (time or frequency domain) and multi-dimension symbolic analysis is used to provide more information of cardiac pathology and high risk rhythm transition to doctors."

The patent application was filed on Dec. 14, 2007 (11/956,795). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,086,303&OS=8,086,303&RS=8,086,303

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

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Caterpillar Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 29 -- Caterpillar, Peoria, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,086,341) developed by John M. Spangler, Peoria, Ill., and Mark E. Dietz, Hanna City, Ill., for a "control system and method for a modular manufacturing chain."

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A control system for a manufacturing chain having a plurality of modular manufacturing stations positioned in series includes a memory for storing a plurality of unique operation patterns thereon. The control system also includes at least one communications conduit for receiving a first position signal from a first position tracking device of each modular manufacturing station. A processor is configured to independently transmit at least one operation signal corresponding to one of the unique operation patterns to an article transportation device of each modular manufacturing station via the communications conduit based, at least in part, on the first position signal from each modular manufacturing station. The communications conduit further receives a second position signal from a second position tracking device of each modular manufacturing station. The processor is further configured to transmit an index signal to the article transportation device of each modular manufacturing station via the communications conduit based, at least in part, on the second position signal from each modular manufacturing station."

The patent application was filed on May 9, 2008 (12/151,873). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,086,341&OS=8,086,341&RS=8,086,341

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

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Trading Technologies International Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 29 -- Trading Technologies International, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,086,522) developed by Mark W. Triplett, Chicago, for a "system and method for changing the view of a trading screen."

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A trading screen displays market information, such as working orders, buy and sell orders, and other items of interest, in association with values on a value axis. Each item of interest is therefore displayed in relation to the value axis to provide a trader with an intuitive display of the market. In one embodiment, a user can select a location associated with a particular value on the trading screen and upon an selection, for example, by a click of the mouse button, the value axis is repositioned so that the selected value is moved to a predefined location. During which, market information is moved to new locations that are associated with their respective values on the value axis."

The patent application was filed on July 18, 2011 (13/184,864). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,086,522.PN.&OS=PN/8,086,522&RS=PN/8,086,522

Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Trading Technologies International Assigned Patent for System and Method for Computing and Displaying Effective Bid and Ask Information

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 29 -- Trading Technologies International, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,086,521) developed by Brian J. Buck, Lisle, Ill., for a "system and method for computing and displaying effective bid and ask information."

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A data feed from an electronic exchange carries certain pieces of market information. Software at the trading station receives the data feed and computes an effective bid price and/or an effective ask price based on a particular quantity to trade. Then, the effective bid price and/or effective ask price are indicated to the user. An effective bid price is an average price at which a certain quantity could be sold based on current market conditions. An effective ask price is an average price at which a certain quantity could be bought based on current market conditions. Depending on the available quantities in the market, the effective prices may represent spreads different from the actual spread of the inside market. This information may be used to, among other things, make more accurate trades at prices. Additionally, a derivative of price, such as yield, may be used to compute other types of effective bid and/or ask information."

The patent application was filed on May 11, 2011 (13/105,751). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,086,521.PN.&OS=PN/8,086,521&RS=PN/8,086,521

Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Allstate Insurance Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 29 -- Allstate Insurance, Northbrook, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,086,523) developed by Frank P. Palmer, Grayslake, Ill., for a "credit risk evaluation with responsibility factors."

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system, device, and method for calculating an enhanced credit score using insurance rating information, individual rating factors, interaction rating factors, geographic rating factors, vehicle monitoring rating factors, and/or credit risk information is disclosed. Insurance rating information, individual rating factors, interaction rating factors, geographic rating factors, and vehicle monitoring rating factors, either individually or in combinations, may be used as inputs to a novel credit-scoring model to calculate an enhanced or improved credit score for an individual or other type of credit user. The novel credit-scoring model may be implemented in a computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions for causing a computing device to calculate an enhanced credit score. The computer-executable instructions may be arranged into an input module, output module, and calculation module. The modules may be used to calculate an enhanced credit score that may be used by lending institutions and others to determine the terms of a financing agreement with a user."

The patent application was filed on Aug. 7, 2006 (11/462,892). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,086,523.PN.&OS=PN/8,086,523&RS=PN/8,086,523

Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Chicago Mercantile Exchange Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 29 -- Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,086,527) developed by seven co-inventors for a "multiple quote risk management." The co-inventors are Paul Andrew Bauerschmidt, Chicago, Ari L. Studnitzer, Chicago, William J. Albert, Arlington Heights, Ill., Lori Flemm, Olympia, Wash., Paul J. Callaway, Chicago, James W. Farrell, Carol Stream, Ill., and A. Shanthi Thiruthuvadoss, Chicago.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The disclosed systems and methods relate to allowing trading of over the counter ("OTC") foreign exchange ("FX") contracts on a centralized matching and clearing mechanism, such as that of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange's ("CME"'s) futures exchange system (the "Exchange"). The disclosed systems and methods allow for anonymous transactions, centralized clearing, efficient settlement and the provision of risk management/credit screening mechanisms to lower risk, reduce transaction costs and improve the liquidity in the FX market place. In particular, the disclosed embodiments increase speed of execution facilitating growing demand for algorithmic trading, increased price transparency, lower cost of trading, customer to customer trading, and automated asset allocations, recurring trades as well as clearing and settlement efficiencies."

The patent application was filed on May 8, 2009 (12/437,878). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,086,527.PN.&OS=PN/8,086,527&RS=PN/8,086,527

Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Chicago Mercantile Exchange Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 29 -- Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,086,513) developed by four co-inventors for a "system and method of margining fixed payoff products." The co-inventors are Dmitriy Glinberg, Northbrook, Ill., Tae S. Yoo, Bartlett, Ill., Dale A. Michaels, Westmont, Ill., and Edward Gogol, Skokie, Ill.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method is disclosed for determining performance bonds related to fixed payoff products, i.e. contracts which payoff a fixed amount based on the outcome of an underlying event regardless of the particular value of the underlying event. The worst outcome of the overall portfolio, which may contain more than one instrument, is calculated. This permits the portfolio to have both long and short positions on the same underlying event and offsets, e.g. long (bought but not closed out) and short (sold but not closed out) positions, among instruments in the portfolio are factored in. A universe of outcomes is constructed including single events with single outcomes, and the probability thereof, an single events with multiple outcomes, each with a probability thereof. This universe is implemented in a matrix probabilities on different outcomes, also referred to as "strikes." Each strike/outcome then has an associated price and probability, typically factored together as single value reflective of both. Events with low probability will have low values, resulting in a lower margin requirement, as will be explained below. The margin requirement/performance bond is then set equal to the amount of the maximum loss that the portfolio can sustain for any possible outcome of the underlying event, adjusted for the probability of the outcome."

The patent application was filed on Aug. 8, 2008 (12/188,576). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,086,513.PN.&OS=PN/8,086,513&RS=PN/8,086,513

Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand.

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MYPOINTS.COM Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 29 -- MYPOINTS.COM, San Francisco, has been assigned a patent (8,086,487) developed by Virgil Bistriceanu, Chicago, and Craig Muller, Rolling Meadows, Ill., for a "demographic information gathering and incentive award system and method."

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of providing an incentive award to a user for visiting a participating web site includes registering a user with the information gathering system which maintains an award point account associated with the user and where award points are specific to the information gathering system, making award points available for purchase to a web site proprietor which operates the participating web site, awarding a predetermined amount of award points by the web site proprietor to the registered user for a visit conforming to a predefined rule to the participating web site, updating the award point account associated with the registered user, and exchanging award points associated with the registered user for a good or a service."

The patent application was filed on June 29, 2007 (11/770,994). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,086,487.PN.&OS=PN/8,086,487&RS=PN/8,086,487

Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Board of Trade of the City of Chicago Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 29 -- Board of Trade of the City of Chicago, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,086,515) developed by Joseph E. Hawrysz, Aurora, Ill., for a "system and method for settling trades."

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of settling trades includes the steps of obtaining an authenticated delivery instrument, wherein the authenticated delivery instrument is authenticated by a first exchange and may be used to settle a trade undertaken on the first exchange. An electronic proxy is issued for the delivery instrument, wherein the electronic proxy may be exchanged for the authenticated delivery instrument and where the electronic proxy is used to settle a trade undertaken on a second exchange."

The patent application was filed on April 7, 2010 (12/755,634). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,086,515.PN.&OS=PN/8,086,515&RS=PN/8,086,515

Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Google Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 29 -- Google, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,086,253) developed by five co-inventors for a graphical mobile e-mail. The co-inventors are Abhijit Kalamkar, Sunnyvale, Calif., Elad Gil, Palo Alto, Calif., Keith J. Coleman, Mountain View, Calif., Mark Slee, Schaumburg, Ill., and Zhanna Shamis, Burlingame, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for providing messaging-related information to a mobile device is discussed. The method includes receiving from the mobile device a request for messaging-related information, using the request to identify a device-type indication for the mobile device, identifying one or more presentation parameters for presenting the messaging-related content properly on the mobile device, and transmitting the messaging-related content to the mobile device in a format corresponding to the one or more parameters."

The patent application was filed on Dec. 15, 2005 (11/303,034). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,086,253&OS=8,086,253&RS=8,086,253

Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

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United States Cellular Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 29 -- United States Cellular, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,086,237) developed by Mario Vela, Portland, Maine, Narothum Saxena, Hoffman Estates, Ill., and Michael Irizarry, Algonquin, Ill., for an "efficient neighbor list creation for cellular networks."

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of constructing a neighbor list for a plurality of sectors in a cellular communication environment sorts reference neighbor pairs in the network by number of occurrences based on data derived from one or more PSMM transmissions, analyzes pairs in the sorted list and determines for each pair whether a percentage of occurrence exceeds a first threshold and whether a measure of direct transition statistics exceeds a second threshold. If the percentage of occurrence exceeds a first threshold and the measure of direct transition statistics exceeds a second threshold, then if the reference's neighbor list and reciprocal neighbor list have fewer than a predetermined number of neighbors, the process adds neighbors to the reference's NL and reciprocal NL in order of occurrence percentage to create a final neighbor list."

The patent application was filed on Dec. 31, 2007 (11/968,023). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,086,237&OS=8,086,237&RS=8,086,237

Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

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Cisco Technology Assigned Patent for Method and System for Interference Reduction

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 29 -- Cisco Technology, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,086,181) developed by four co-inventors for a "method and system for interference reduction." The co-inventors are Daniel Wee, Garland, Texas, Hang Li, Allen, Texas, Weidong Yang, Schaumburg, Ill., and Guanghan Xu, Garland, Texas. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and system for interference reduction for telecommunication systems are disclosed. The system comprises a base station control device (BCD) for configuring one or more parameters for operating one or more base stations (BSs), a first BS covering a first cell having one or more mobile terminals therein, a second BS covering a second cell neighboring to the first cell and sharing a predetermined frequency band with the first cell, wherein one or more radio frames constructed for communications between the first BS and any mobile terminal of the first cell and one or more radio frames constructed for communications between the second BS and any mobile terminal of the second cell are distinguishable by defining different channel configuration sets having one or more operation parameters, wherein the parameters includes a training sequence, a spreading code, and a channel observation window position."

The patent application was filed on Dec. 7, 2010 (12/961,741). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,086,181&OS=8,086,181&RS=8,086,181

Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

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NAVTEQ North America Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 29 -- NAVTEQ North America, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,086,071) developed by Xin Chen, Evanston, Ill., and William Gale, Oak Park, Ill., for a "system and method for revealing occluded objects in an image dataset."

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Disclosed are a system and method for identifying objects in an image dataset that occlude other objects and for transforming the image dataset to reveal the occluded objects. In some cases, occluding objects are identified by processing the image dataset to determine the relative positions of visual objects. Occluded objects are then revealed by removing the occluding objects from the image dataset or by otherwise de-emphasizing the occluding objects so that the occluded objects are seen behind it. A visual object may be removed simply because it occludes another object, because of privacy concerns, or because it is transient. When an object is removed or de-emphasized, the objects that were behind it may need to be "cleaned up" so that they show up well. To do this, information from multiple images can be processed using interpolation techniques. The image dataset can be further transformed by adding objects to the images."

The patent application was filed on Oct. 30, 2007 (11/980,033). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8086071.PN.&OS=PN/8086071&RS=PN/8086071

Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

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