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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in New Jersey (July 14)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in New Jersey. *** Barclays Capital Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 13 -- Barclays Capital, New York, has been assigned a patent (7,979,898) developed by Alex Zarenin, Montclair, N.J., Anatoliy Belugin, New Windsor, N.Y., and Iouri Bernadskii, Verona, N.J., for a "system and method for monitoring and controlling software usage in a computer." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods and systems for providing real-time reporting of software usage includes an agent running on a local computer. The agent identifies new processes started on the computer and checks the new process against a restricted list. If the new process is on the restricted list, the agent automatically performs one or more restriction actions associated with the executable name of the process. The restricted list is contained in a configuration file stored on the local computer. A master configuration file for the local computer is stored on a server and replaces the configuration file when the configuration file is outdated. An authorized administrator may edit the master configuration file by adding or removing executable and DLL names from the restricted list and by adding or removing restriction actions associated with the executable and DLL names on the restricted list." The patent application was filed on Nov. 10, 2005 (11/272,161). 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=7,979,898&OS=7,979,898&RS=7,979,898 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** NEC Laboratories America Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 13 -- NEC Laboratories America, Princeton, N.J., has been assigned a patent (7,978,975) developed by four co-inventors for a "passive optical network system employing sub-carrier multiplexing and orthogonal frequency division multiple access modulation schemes." The co-inventors are Dayou Qian, Plainsboro, N.J., Junqiang Hu, Princeton, N.J., Philip Nan Ji, Princeton, N.J., and Ting Wang, Princeton, N.J. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Implementations of the present principles include methods, systems and apparatuses for transmitting data through a sub-carrier multiplexing and orthogonal frequency-division multiple access passive optical network. In accordance with aspects of the present principles, a plurality of optical network units are assigned electrical carrier frequency bandwidths that are narrower than a system capacity bandwidth. Modulation of optical waves transmitted between an optical line terminal and each optical network unit is conducted on different orthogonal sub-carrier frequencies within the assigned bandwidths such that sampling of said orthogonal sub-carrier frequencies is limited to the assigned electrical carrier frequency bandwidths. The waves are thereafter received and demodulated for the extraction of data." The patent application was filed on Aug. 1, 2008 (12/184,781). 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=79,78,975&OS=79,78,975&RS=79,78,975 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Avaya Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 13 -- Avaya, Basking Ridge, N.J., has been assigned a patent (7,978,828) developed by Rajeshwari Edamadaka, Allentown, N.J., Timothy Ian Ross, Fair Haven, N.J., and James Edward Moore, Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom, for "methods and apparatus for multimedia tracking." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system collects a plurality of communications including at least two different types of communications. The system links the plurality of communications with an identifier that can be used to identify the plurality of communications, and stores the plurality of communications. The system allows a user to perform an action on at least one of the plurality of communications." The patent application was filed on Oct. 19, 2006 (11/584,781). 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=79,78,828.PN.&OS=PN/79,78,828&RS=PN/79,78,828 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Agere Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 13 -- Agere Systems, Allentown, Pa., has been assigned a patent (7,978,773) developed by four co-inventors for a "multi-channel receiver with improved AGC." The co-inventors are Yhean-Sen Lai, Warren, N.J., Jie Song, Lower Macungie Township, Lehigh County, Pa., Zhenyu Wang, Bethlehem, Pa., and Jinguo Yu, Flemington, N.J. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An improved multi-channel receiver for satellite broadcast applications or the like. In an exemplary embodiment, a primary AGC loop controls an analog sub-receiver adapted to simultaneously receive multiple signals. Multiple digital demodulators, coupled to the sub-receiver, demodulate the multiple received signals. Multiple secondary AGC loops, one for each received signal, compensate for variations in demodulated signal strengths caused by the primary AGC loop. A feed-forward AGC compensation technique generates scalar control values for scaling the demodulated signals before the demodulated signals are processed by the secondary AGC loops. This at least partially compensates for gain variations caused by the primary AGC, reducing received signal drop-outs before the secondary AGC loops can compensate for the gain variations. Because of systemic delays in the sub-receiver and the demodulators, the scalar control values are independently timed to be coincident with the variations in the demodulated signal strengths caused by the primary AGC loop." The patent application was filed on Dec. 29, 2006 (11/648,702). 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=79,78,773.PN.&OS=PN/79,78,773&RS=PN/79,78,773 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Schlumberger Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 13 -- Schlumberger Technology, Sugar Land, Texas, has been assigned a patent (7,978,804) developed by Joel L. Groves, Leonia, N.J., and Harold Pfutzner, Richmond, Texas, for a "low power neutron generators." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A neutron generator and method of constructing the same. The generator includes a grid configured to produce an ionizable gas when heated by electrons impinging thereon. A cathode emits electrons to heat the grid and to collide with produced ionizable gas atoms to generate ions. Neutrons are generated from a collision of ions impinging on a target in the generator. A tool for subsurface use incorporating the neutron generator." The patent application was filed on Dec. 10, 2007 (11/953,333). 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=79,78,804.PN.&OS=PN/79,78,804&RS=PN/79,78,804 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** New Jersey Inventor Develops Patent for Coherent Data Identification Method and Apparatus for Database Table Development ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- Robert Mack, Hillsborough, N.J., has developed a patent (7,979,475) for a "coherent data identification method and apparatus for database table development." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method, apparatus, and system for configuring, designing, and/or implementing database tables is detailed that provides a framework into which a remainder of database tables are developed. Also detailed is a method to develop this framework of database tables. This so developed framework provides a platform for integrating data from multiple databases. A method is also provided for maintaining and managing master data as a single source of reference data to multiple databases that are based upon this framework." The patent application was filed on July 10, 2009 (12/500,957). 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=7,979,475&OS=7,979,475&RS=7,979,475 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Radvision Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- Radvision, Tel Aviv, Israel, has been assigned a patent (7,979,528) developed by Alfred J. Eisenberg, Francestown, N.H., John A. Thompson, Holmdel, N.J., and David O. Bundy, Bedford, N.H., for a "system and method for traversing firewalls, NATs, and proxies with rich media communications and other application protocols." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A tunneling system and method is described for traversing firewalls, NATs, and proxies. Upon a request from a device on the secure private network or on a public network such as the Internet, a connection to a designated or permitted device of the secure private network by way of the public network can be established, allowing selected devices of the private network to access devices on the public network. A bi-directional channel can be established where information such as rich multimedia and real-time voice and video can be accessed or communicated." The patent application was filed on March 27, 2003 (10/402,752). 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=7,979,528&OS=7,979,528&RS=7,979,528 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Nyse Amex Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- Nyse Amex, New York, has been assigned a patent (7,979,336) developed by six co-inventors for a "system for pricing financial instruments." The co-inventors are Clifford J. Weber, Basking Ridge, N.J., Carol Alexander, Purley Surrey, United KIngdom, Charles A. Baker, Wayne, Pa., Jason MacQueen, New York, Gary L. Gastineau, Short Hills, N.J., and Terry Norman, Barling Magna, United Kingdom. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of determining an estimate of the market value of a traded unit of a financial instrument, and apparatus for carrying out the method, said instrument comprising a fund of individually priced securities and the exact composition of said fund being withheld from the market, said method comprising selecting a plurality of mutually independent risk factors, each risk factor being representative of market behaviour estimated to be significant to the price behaviour of the traded unit, obtaining information from a third party holding information regarding the composition of said fund regarding the actual significance of said risk factors to the value of said traded unit, and calculating a value for said traded unit on the basis of said significances." The patent application was filed on Feb. 25, 2008 (12/072,417). 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=7979336.PN.&OS=PN/7979336&RS=PN/7979336 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Bank of America Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- Bank of America, Charlotte, N.C., has been assigned a patent (7,979,338) developed by seven co-inventors for a "financial instrument providing returns as cash and accretion." The co-inventors are Frederick J. Fiddle, Ridgewood, N.J., Stuart C. Kaperst, New York, Prasanth Rao-Kathi, Atlantic Highlands, N.J., Paul A. Pepe, New York, Russell L. Stein, Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Yonathan Epelbaum, Brooklyn, N.Y., and Richard P. Luciano, Morristown, N.J. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In a method for obtaining capital, a convertible or exchangeable financial instrument having an accreted value and that earns returns over a lifetime comprising at least a first and a second time period is offered. During a first time period, at least some of the returns earned are paid in cash. During a second time period all of the returns earned are accreted to the accreted value of the financial instrument. Returns may be earned during each period according to a rate associated with each period. The rate associated with each period may be fixed or variable and may be modified by one or more rate modifiers, such as a minimum or maximum rate. The financial instrument may include a provision describing how the instrument is serviced when the current value of a rate is negative." The patent application was filed on May 8, 2003 (10/434,040). 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=7979338.PN.&OS=PN/7979338&RS=PN/7979338 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** BGC Partners Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- BGC Partners, New York, has been assigned a patent (7,979,339) developed by Matthew W. Claus, Summit, N.J., James R. Driscoll, New York, and James C. Johnson, Cresskill, N.J., for a "system and method for optimizing execution of trading orders." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system for processing trading orders comprises an optimizer module operable to receive a first trading order and a second trading order. The optimizer module is further operable to receive market data associated with at least one market center. The optimizer module is further operable to determine whether to transmit the second trading order to the at least one market center prior to transmitting the first trading order to the at least one market center, the determination based at least in part on the market data." The patent application was filed on April 4, 2006 (11/398,241). 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=7979339.PN.&OS=PN/7979339&RS=PN/7979339 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Sennheiser electronic Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- Sennheiser electronic, Wedemark, Germany, has been assigned a patent (7,979,487) developed by Jens M. Meyer, Fairfax, Vt., Gary W. Elko, Summit, N.J., and Steven L. Backer, Palo Alto, Calif., for a microphone device. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A microphone device is provided which comprises a main microphone (MM), at least one control microphone (CM) and a digital signal processing unit (DSP) coupled to the main microphone (MM) and the at least one control microphone (CM). The digital signal processing unit (DSP) receives the output of the main microphone (MM) and the output of the at least one control microphone (CM). Based on the output signals, the digital signal processing unit (DSP) is adapted to perform a noise suppression of pop noise in the output signal of the main microphone (MM)." The patent application was filed on Oct. 17, 2008 (12/253,455). 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=7,979,487&OS=7,979,487&RS=7,979,487 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Cisco Technology Assigned Patent for Deferred Invocation of Communication Services ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- Cisco Technology, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,979,523) developed by four co-inventors for "deferred invocation of communication services." The co-inventors are David Ladd, Lisle, Ill., Narasimha R. Rachumallu, Parsippany, N.J., Aeryung Moon, Warren, N.J., Leo Nieuwesteeg, Plano, Texas. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In one embodiment, a network device determines one or more conditions for invoking one or more real applications to the network device for a session. This determination may be made at the initiation of the session, such as when a SIP INVITE message is received. The one or more conditions allow real applications to be invoked when a future event satisfies the condition. When it is determined that a condition is satisfied, a real application associated with the condition is then invoked. Accordingly, conditions may be set for real applications that may be tested against future events that have not yet occurred. This allows deferred invocation of real applications. Accordingly, if real applications are not needed for a session, then they are not invoked. But, when a real application is needed, it can be invoked." The patent application was filed on May 8, 2007 (11/745,781). 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=7,979,523&OS=7,979,523&RS=7,979,523 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** AT&T Intellectual Property II Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- AT&T Intellectual Property II, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (7,979,443) developed by SungRan Cho, Hannover, Germany, Nick Koudas, Toronto, and Divesh Srivastava, Summit, N.J., for a "meta-data indexing for XPath location steps." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In accordance with a method of encoding meta-data associated with tree-structured data, a first set of elements of a plurality of elements in the tree-structured is associated explicitly with explicit meta-data levels, and a second set of elements of the plurality of elements is associated by inheritance with explicit meta-data levels of closest ancestor elements of the first set of elements. The plurality of elements is packed into a plurality of leaf nodes of an index structure. The plurality of leaf nodes is merged into a plurality of non-leaf nodes until a root non-leaf node is generated. The plurality of non-leaf nodes of the index structure is associated with indicators representing ranges of the explicit meta-data levels in the packed first set of elements, such that explicit meta-data level ranges of descendant non-leaf nodes are subsets of explicit meta-data level ranges of ancestor non-leaf nodes." The patent application was filed on Nov. 3, 2010 (12/938,754). 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=7,979,443&OS=7,979,443&RS=7,979,443 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** New York, New Jersey Inventors Develop Patent for Payment Identification Code and Payment System Using the Same ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- George F. Thomas, Oakdale, N.Y., Albert G. Wood, Kings Park, N.Y., Joseph S. Pawelczyk, Morris Plains, N.J., Kenneth H. Friedman, Marlboro, N.J., and Paul Palmese, Oceanside, N.Y., have developed a patent (7,979,348) for a "payment identification code and payment system using the same." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method comprises receiving a payment instruction including a payment system routing number and a unique code associated with a payee, and employing the routing number to determine whether it includes routing information for a specific financial institution. If so, then the payment instruction is transmitted based on the routing number. The transmitted payment instruction includes the unique code associated with the payee. If the routing number is determined to not include routing information for a specific financial institution, then account identification information of the payee and a first system routing number are retrieved based on the unique code, and the unique code included in the payment instruction is replaced with the retrieved account identification information, and the routing number is replaced with the retrieved first system routing number. The payment instruction with the account identification information is transmitted to the payee and/or a financial institution associated with the payee." The patent application was filed on April 23, 2003 (10/420,726). 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=7,979,348&OS=7,979,348&RS=7,979,348 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** InstaKnow.com Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- InstaKnow.com, Edison, N.J., has been assigned a patent (7,979,377) developed by Pramod Khandekar, Edison, N.J., for a "method and system of deploying server-based applications." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A computer implemented method of constructing a computer application for automatically implementing a complex comparison programming task provides a compare design wizard to a display of a user's computer. The user interacts with the compare design wizard to specify (a) at least first and second data groups each containing associated data elements, (b) one or more keys from the first data group, and (c) one or more keys from the second data group, the keys comprising data elements that the user desires to be compared by the computer application. The user further interacts with the compare design wizard to specify one or more actions to be taken by the computer application based on data element comparisons to be performed by the computer application of: the keys matching between the first and second data groups; excess data being found in one of the groups; and excess data being found in a different one of the groups." The patent application was filed on Feb. 6, 2008 (12/012,951). 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=7,979,377&OS=7,979,377&RS=7,979,377 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** CommVault Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- CommVault Systems, Oceanport, N.J., has been assigned a patent (7,979,389) developed by four co-inventors for a "system and method for performing integrated storage operations." The co-inventors are Anand Prahlad, East Brunswick, N.J., David Ngo, Shrewsbury, N.J., Lixin Zhou, Marlboro, N.J., and Andreas May, Marlboro, N.J. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention relates to a method for performing integrated storage operations on an information store. The present invention comprises identifying a plurality disparate types of storage operations stored in a policy option table. A first storage operation is performed according to a first set of storage criteria stored in the policy option table and a second operation, disparate from the first storage operation, is performed according to a second set of storage criteria stored in the policy option table." The patent application was filed on June 4, 2010 (12/794,478). 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=7,979,389&OS=7,979,389&RS=7,979,389 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** NEC Laboratories America Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- NEC Laboratories America, Princeton, N.J., has been assigned a patent (7,979,367) developed by Rauf Izmailov, Plainsboro, N.J., Akshay Vashist, Plainsboro, N.J., and Vladimir Vapnik, Plainsboro, N.J., for a "generalized sequential minimal optimization for SVM+ computations." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method for support vector machine plus (SVM+) computations include selecting a set of indexes for a target function to create a quadratic function depending on a number of variables, and reducing the number of variables to two in the quadratic function using linear constraints. An extreme point is computed for the quadratic function in closed form. A two-dimensional set is defined where the indexes determine whether a data point is in the two-dimensional set or not. A determination is made of whether the extreme point belongs to the two-dimensional set. If the extreme point belongs to the two-dimensional set, the extreme point defines a maximum and defines a new set of parameters for a next iteration. Otherwise, the quadratic function is restricted on at least one boundary of the two-dimensional set to create a one-dimensional quadratic function. The steps are repeated until the maximum is determined." The patent application was filed on March 11, 2008 (12/046,061). 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=7,979,367&OS=7,979,367&RS=7,979,367 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** AT&T Intellectual Property II Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- AT&T Intellectual Property II, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (7,979,274) developed by Joseph DeSimone, Freehold, N.J., for a "method and system for preventing speech comprehension by interactive voice response systems." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of and system for generating a speech signal with an overlayed random frequency signal using prosody modification of a speech signal output by a text-to-speech (TTS) system to substantially prevent an interactive voice response (IVR) system from understanding the speech signal without significantly degrading the speech signal with respect to human understanding. The present invention involves modifying a prosody of the speech output signal by using a prosody of the user's response to a prompt. In addition, a randomly generated overlay frequency is used to modify the speech signal to further prevent the IVR system from recognizing the TTS output. The randomly generated frequency may be periodically changed using an overlay timer that changes the random frequency signal at a predetermined intervals." The patent application was filed on May 20, 2009 (12/469,106). 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=7979274.PN.&OS=PN/7979274&RS=PN/7979274 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Method and System for Determining a Management Complexity Factor for Delivering Services in an Environment ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,979,513) developed by 10 co-inventors for a "method and system for determining a management complexity factor for delivering services in an environment." The co-inventors are Sean P. Garvey, Manassas, Va., Stephen T. O'Keefe, Manassas, Va., William S. Edgar, Oakton, Va., John G. Birch, Nokesville, Va., Akilesh V. Duvvur, Apharetta, Ga., Gary R. Hix, Warrenton, Va., Philip T. Spencley, Alexandria, Va., Gerald T. Winner, Boothwyn, Pa., Matthew G. Sharib, Howell, N.J., and John F. Echaniz, Front Royal, Va. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Method and system for determining a management complexity factor for an environment, such as an information technology (IT) environment, is disclosed. A management complexity factor represents the needless complexity, inefficiencies and waste in an environment. An IT environment includes different platforms, systems, and components that have an effect on changes and upgrades within the environment. The impact of the changes or upgrades is reduced if the environment has increased coordination, few single points of failure, high information availability, a high level of automation and the like. The management complexity factor is determined by evaluating several metrics according to objective criteria and weighing the metrics according to their importance. Using the management complexity factor, strategies and targets are identified to lower the complexity and inefficiencies within the environment." The patent application was filed on March 30, 2007 (11/730,215). 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=7,979,513&OS=7,979,513&RS=7,979,513 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** AT&T Intellectual Property II Assigned Patent for System and Methods for Concealing Errors in Data Transmission ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- AT&T Intellectual Property II, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (7,979,272) developed by Hong-Goo Kang, Chatham, N.J., and Hong Kook Kim, Chatham, N.J., for a "system and methods for concealing errors in data transmission." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention provides a frame erasure concealment device and method that is based on reestimating gain parameters for a code excited linear prediction (CELP) coder. During operation, when a frame in a stream of received data is detected as being erased, the coding parameters, especially an adaptive codebook gain g.sub.p and a fixed codebook gain g.sub.c, of the erased and subsequent frames can be reestimated by a gain matching procedure. By using this technique with the IS-641 speech coder, it has been found that the present invention improves the speech quality under various channel conditions, compared with a conventional extrapolation-based concealment algorithm." The patent application was filed on Oct. 12, 2007 (11/871,699). 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=7979272.PN.&OS=PN/7979272&RS=PN/7979272 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** American Express Travel Related Services Assigned Patent for Systems and Methods for Adjusting Crediting Limits to Facilitate Transactions ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- American Express Travel Related Services, New York, has been assigned a patent (7,979,349) developed by Fred Bishop, Glendale, Ariz., Bansi L. Sharma, New York, and Tracey R. Thomas, Boonton, N.J., for "systems and methods for adjusting crediting limits to facilitate transactions." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A financial account issuer facilitating transactions between accounts is disclosed. The invention provides sellers with an irrevocable method of receiving funds from a purchaser and for improving purchaser willingness to transact with an unknown party. The invention also includes the options of interest payments, the use of different account issuers, different financial accounts, budget transfers, spend compartmentalization, cost-splitting, adjusting credit limits, loans, gifting, intermediary facilitating the transaction, transaction tracking, rapid funds availability, confidential transfer of funds, immediate initiation of shipment by a seller, releasing funds to a seller only after approval of the goods, services, or other value, demonstrating proof of payment, and recourse against a remote seller." The patent application was filed on Sept. 30, 2008 (12/242,827). 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=7,979,349&OS=7,979,349&RS=7,979,349 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Siemens Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- Siemens, Iselin, N.J., has been assigned a patent (7,979,244) developed by six co-inventors for a "method and apparatus for aperture detection of 3D hearing aid shells." The co-inventors are Tong Fang, Morganville, N.J., Alexander Zouhar, Hillsborough, N.J., Gozde Unal, West Windsor, N.J., Gregory G. Slabaugh, Princeton, N.J., Jason Jenn-Kwei Tyan, Princeton, N.J., and Fred McBagonluri, East Windsor, N.J. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method identifying apertures of ear impressions is disclosed. A plurality of contour lines associated with an ear impression are determined and a difference value between a value of a characteristic, such as the diameter, of each contour line and that characteristic of an adjacent contour line is determined. The aperture is identified as being that contour line having the greatest difference value. The contour lines are determined by identifying where a plane intersects the surface of the graphical representations. In another embodiment, the contour lines are assigned a weight. A contour index is then calculated for each contour line as a function of the difference value and these weights. According to this embodiment, the aperture is identified as being a contour line that is adjacent to that contour line having the greatest contour index." The patent application was filed on Aug. 7, 2006 (11/462,869). 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=7979244.PN.&OS=PN/7979244&RS=PN/7979244 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Goldman Sachs Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- Goldman Sachs, New York, has been assigned a patent (7,979,347) developed by seven co-inventors for an "automated online sales risk management." The co-inventors are Sharon Greener, Rumson, N.J., Mark Higgins, New York, Effie Konstantine Anagnostopoulos, New York, Paul Young, New York, Dan Rothman, New York, John Godfrey, London, and Mel Gunewardena, New York. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention contemplates a risk management system for facilitating an e-commerce transaction wherein the participants to the transaction engage in commerce using different currencies. An automated sales risk management system facilitates a transaction by providing a price of a transaction which incorporates aggregated costs related to the transaction into a price made available to the participants. A currency risk management system can receive an amount relating to a deliverable involved in a transaction and determines an aggregated cost of the transaction. Aggregated cost can include a cost of credit, a cost for exchange of currency, a cost of insurance, processing fees, or other associated costs. Insurance can be monitored and a determination can be made regarding whether a participant has adequate insurance to cover a proposed transaction. The present invention also provides for risk associated with online transactions to be categorized and transferred." The patent application was filed on Nov. 16, 2000 (09/714,315). 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=7,979,347&OS=7,979,347&RS=7,979,347 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. For more information about Targeted News Service products and services, please contact: Myron Struck, editor, Targeted News Service LLC, Springfield, Va., 703/304-1897; [email protected]; http://targetednews.com. -1054215 (c) 2011 Targeted News Service |