公开(公告)号：US07603326B2

公开(公告)日：2009-10-13

申请号：US11382180

申请日：2006-05-08

申请人： Eric Bonabeau ,  Carl Anderson ,  Belinda Orme ,  Pablo Funes ,  Sergey Malinchik ,  Oliver Bandte ,  Mark Sullivan ,  Joseph Rothermich

发明人： Eric Bonabeau ,  Carl Anderson ,  Belinda Orme ,  Pablo Funes ,  Sergey Malinchik ,  Oliver Bandte ,  Mark Sullivan ,  Joseph Rothermich

IPC分类号： G06N3/00 ,  G06N3/12

CPC分类号： G06N3/126

摘要： Methods and systems for interactive evolutionary computing may include generating a set of candidate molecules based on an evolutionary scheme in which an objective function is a priori mathematically unexpressed, presenting data based on the set of candidate molecules to one or more users, receiving at least one input from the user(s), the input(s) based on the user(s)'s evaluation of the presented set of candidate molecules, and, based on the input(s), using at least the evolutionary scheme and the input(s) to generate an updated set of candidate molecules, and repeating the presenting and receiving.

摘要翻译： 用于交互式进化计算的方法和系统可以包括基于进化方案生成一组候选分子，其中目标函数是先验数学上未表达的，基于该候选分子组向一个或多个用户呈现数据，接收至少一个 来自用户的输入，基于用户对所提出的候选分子组的评估的输入，以及基于输入，至少使用进化方案和输入 以产生更新的一组候选分子，并重复呈现和接收。

公开(公告)号：US07215648B2

公开(公告)日：2007-05-08

申请号：US09966325

申请日：2001-09-28

申请人： Mark Sullivan

发明人： Mark Sullivan

IPC分类号： H04B7/005

CPC分类号： H04L65/4076 ,  H04B7/18584 ,  H04L12/2856 ,  H04L29/06027 ,  H04L65/605 ,  H04L65/80 ,  H04L69/16 ,  H04L69/161 ,  H04L69/163 ,  H04N21/2187 ,  H04N21/234 ,  H04N21/6125 ,  H04N21/6143 ,  H04N21/64761 ,  H04N21/64784

摘要： An apparatus and method for providing efficient connectivity to the Internet via a satellite communication link. A particularly useful embodiment of the invention comprises a an apparatus and method for webcasting live events over a satellite communication link. Digital multimedia data is converted to a bitstream format by an encoder. The encoder supplies the bitstream data to an uplink subsystem for transmission to a satellite. The satellite retransmits the data to a ground-based facility which makes the content available to subscribers over the Internet, either directly or through an independent Content Delivery Network. A novel TCP proxy process adjusts for propagation delays associated with the satellite path. Preferably, the TCP proxy resides in the uplink and the ground-based receiver that receives the bitstream data that is transported by the satellite, or by a router configured to provide such a TCP proxy process.

摘要翻译： 一种用于经由卫星通信链路向因特网提供有效连接的装置和方法。 本发明的一个特别有用的实施例包括一种用于通过卫星通信链路网播广播直播事件的装置和方法。 数字多媒体数据由编码器转换成比特流格式。 编码器将比特流数据提供给上行链路子系统以传输到卫星。 卫星将数据重新发送到基于地面的设施，通过互联网直接或通过独立的内容传送网络使得内容可供用户使用。 一种新的TCP代理过程调整与卫星路径相关联的传播延迟。 优选地，TCP代理驻留在上行链路和接收由卫星传输的比特流数据的基于地面的接收机中，或者被配置为提供这样的TCP代理进程的路由器。

公开(公告)号：US20060229915A1

公开(公告)日：2006-10-12

申请号：US11447418

申请日：2006-06-05

申请人： Diana Kosinski ,  Mark Sullivan ,  Steven McNamara ,  Melissa Russo

发明人： Diana Kosinski ,  Mark Sullivan ,  Steven McNamara ,  Melissa Russo

IPC分类号： G06Q10/00

CPC分类号： G06F19/3418 ,  G06F19/00 ,  G06F19/3456 ,  G06Q10/087 ,  G06Q10/0875 ,  G06Q20/203 ,  G06Q30/06 ,  G06Q40/08 ,  G06Q50/22 ,  G06Q50/24 ,  G16H10/60

摘要： An apparatus and method are disclosed for processing phone-in prescription requests. The apparatus is in the form of a prescription processing network that includes a prescription processing system and a communication device remotely located from the prescription processing system. The communication device is used to establish a communication channel with the prescription processing system and submit a prescription request over the communication channel. A pharmacist, associated with the prescription processing system, prepares a completed prescription form based, at least in part, on the submitted prescription request. The prescription processing network also includes a pharmacy for receiving the completed prescription form, and filling the prescription request based on the completed prescription form.

公开(公告)号：US20050008298A1

公开(公告)日：2005-01-13

申请号：US10913189

申请日：2004-08-06

申请人： Mark Sullivan ,  David Kittell

发明人： Mark Sullivan ,  David Kittell

IPC分类号： G01B9/02 ,  G02B26/08 ,  G02B27/28 ,  G02F2/02 ,  G02B6/26

CPC分类号： G01B9/02007 ,  G01B9/02003 ,  G01B2290/45 ,  G01B2290/70

摘要： A manipulator for a fiber optic cable assembly (FOCA) provides microradian accuracy in control of the direction of a beam emanating from the FOCA. Such manipulators can control FOCAs to control the incidence angles of beams at a beam combiner in a beam-combining unit. Accordingly, fewer additional optical elements are required for control of input paths in the beam-combining unit. The manipulator and the beam-combining unit are accurate enough for use in an interferometer that combines beams with different frequencies and polarizations. One such interferometer includes a Zeeman split laser providing a heterodyne beam. A beam splitter separates frequency components of the beams, and AOMs increase the frequency separation between the separated beams. The separated beams can be sent via optical fibers to the beam-combining unit, which combines the beams for use in interferometer optics.

摘要翻译： 用于光纤电缆组件（FOCA）的操纵器提供微控制精度来控制从FOCA发射的光束的方向。 这样的操纵器可以控制FOCA来控制波束组合单元中的波束组合器处的波束的入射角。 因此，需要更少的附加光学元件来控制光束组合单元中的输入路径。 操纵器和光束组合单元足够准确地用于组合具有不同频率和偏振的光束的干涉仪。 一种这样的干涉仪包括提供外差光束的塞曼分割激光器。 分束器分离光束的频率分量，并且AOM增加分离的光束之间的频率间隔。 分离的光束可以通过光纤发送到光束组合单元，其组合用于干涉仪光学元件的光束。

公开(公告)号：US6154171A

公开(公告)日：2000-11-28

申请号：US244125

申请日：1999-02-04

申请人： Mark Sullivan

发明人： Mark Sullivan

IPC分类号： G01S1/00 ,  G01S5/02 ,  G01S5/12 ,  G01S19/29 ,  G01S19/30 ,  H04B7/185

CPC分类号： H04B7/18552 ,  G01S19/29 ,  G01S5/02 ,  G01S5/12 ,  G01S19/30

摘要： A Low Earth Orbiting satellite system provides location and data communications services to mobile users equipped with a receiver/transmitter. The receiver/transmitter acts as a transponder that responds to a query transmitted over the satellite network. The response is sent after a precisely controlled time interval after the transponder receives the query so that the ground station can estimate the length of the propagation path from the satellite to the transponder. The transponder also transmits the response at a frequency that is proportional to the frequency of the received query so that the ground station can estimate the first and second derivatives of the length of the propagation path according to the measured Doppler shift. The ground station also estimates the satellite positioning using telemetry from the satellite obtained from the on-board GPS receiver. The position of the user terminal relative to the satellite position is then determined from the path length measurements. Given the satellite position and velocity, the measured path length and first and second derivatives determine the angle between the direction of satellite motion and the line of bearing to the user terminal. This angle defines a cone with the satellite at the origin. The user terminal position is somewhere on the circle defined by the cone and the estimated path length. The intersection of this circle with the surface of the Earth yields two possible user positions, which ambiguity can be resolved by three techniques: (1) use of knowledge of which beam the signal was received in; (2) use of earlier position data; or (3) using nearby satellites to receive the signal. The user terminal uses a single frequency reference to provide timing for the receive and transmit frequency synthesizers and for the analog-to digital and digital-to-analog converters.

摘要翻译： 低地球轨道卫星系统为配备接收机/发射机的移动用户提供位置和数据通信服务。 接收机/发射机用作响应于通过卫星网络发送的查询的应答器。 在应答器接收到查询之后，在精确控制的时间间隔之后发送响应，使得地面站可以估计从卫星到应答器的传播路径的长度。 应答器还以与接收到的查询的频率成比例的频率发送响应，使得地面站可以根据所测量的多普勒频移来估计传播路径的长度的第一和第二导数。 地面站还使用从车载GPS接收机获得的卫星的遥测来估计卫星定位。 然后根据路径长度测量确定用户终端相对于卫星位置的位置。 给定卫星位置和速度，测量的路径长度和第一和第二导数确定卫星运动方向与到用户终端的方位线之间的角度。 该角度定义了卫星在原点的锥体。 用户终端位置在由锥体定义的圆上以及估计的路径长度上。 这个圆圈与地球表面的交点产生两个可能的用户位置，这种模糊性可以通过三种技术来解决：（1）使用信号中接收到哪个波束的知识; （2）使用较早的位置数据; 或（3）使用附近的卫星接收信号。 用户终端使用单个频率参考来为接收和发射频率合成器以及模拟到数字和数模转换器提供定时。

公开(公告)号：US6094162A

公开(公告)日：2000-07-25

申请号：US244124

申请日：1999-02-04

申请人： Mark Sullivan

发明人： Mark Sullivan

IPC分类号： G01S1/00 ,  G01S5/02 ,  G01S5/12 ,  G01S19/29 ,  G01S19/30 ,  H04B7/185

CPC分类号： H04B7/18552 ,  G01S19/29 ,  G01S5/02 ,  G01S5/12 ,  G01S19/30

摘要： A Low Earth Orbiting satellite system provides location and data communications services to mobile users equipped with a receiver/transmitter. The receiver/transmitter acts as a transponder that responds to a query transmitted over the satellite network. The response is sent after a precisely controlled time interval after the transponder receives the query so that the ground station can estimate the length of the propagation path from the satellite to the transponder. The transponder also transmits the response at a frequency that is proportional to the frequency of the received query so that the ground station can estimate the first and second derivatives of the length of the propagation path according to the measured Doppler shift. The ground station also estimates the satellite positioning using telemetry from the satellite obtained from the on-board GPS receiver. The position of the user terminal relative to the satellite position is then determined from the path length measurements. Given the satellite position and velocity, the measured path length and first and second derivatives determine the angle between the direction of satellite motion and the line of bearing to the user terminal. This angle defines a cone with the satellite at the origin. The user terminal position is somewhere on the circle defined by the cone and the estimated path length The intersection of this circle with the surface of the Earth yields two possible user positions, which ambiguity can be resolved by three techniques: (1) use of knowledge of which beam the signal was received in, (2) use of earlier position data; or (3) using nearby satellites to receive the signal. The user terminal uses a single frequency reference to provide timing for the receive and transmit frequency synthesizers and for the analog-to digital and digital-to-analog converters.

摘要翻译： 低地球轨道卫星系统为配备接收机/发射机的移动用户提供位置和数据通信服务。 接收机/发射机用作响应于通过卫星网络发送的查询的应答器。 在应答器接收到查询之后，在精确控制的时间间隔之后发送响应，使得地面站可以估计从卫星到应答器的传播路径的长度。 应答器还以与接收到的查询的频率成比例的频率发送响应，使得地面站可以根据所测量的多普勒频移来估计传播路径的长度的第一和第二导数。 地面站还使用从车载GPS接收机获得的卫星的遥测来估计卫星定位。 然后根据路径长度测量确定用户终端相对于卫星位置的位置。 给定卫星位置和速度，测量的路径长度和第一和第二导数确定卫星运动方向与到用户终端的方位线之间的角度。 该角度定义了卫星在原点的锥体。 用户终端位置在由圆锥定义的圆上，估计路径长度这个圆与地球表面的交点产生两个可能的用户位置，这种模糊可以通过三种技术来解决：（1）使用知识 （2）使用较早的位置数据; 或（3）使用附近的卫星接收信号。 用户终端使用单个频率参考来为接收和发射频率合成器以及模拟到数字和数模转换器提供定时。

公开(公告)号：US4872462A

公开(公告)日：1989-10-10

申请号：US195258

申请日：1988-05-18

申请人： Gilbert Salz ,  Mark Sullivan

发明人： Gilbert Salz ,  Mark Sullivan

IPC分类号： A61F6/04 ,  A61F6/06

CPC分类号： A61F6/065 ,  A61F6/04

摘要： A resilient thin membrane shield of substantially rectangular planform includes a peel plied adhesive strip along its upper edge and a tapered tubular segment at its center. The walls of the tubular segment are tapered in thickness and along the axis thereof, forming a feathered edge at the end opening. The membrane, furthermore, may include enlarged section ribs and edge beads for unfolding the membrane.

摘要翻译： 基本上矩形平面状的弹性薄膜屏蔽包括沿着其上边缘的剥离粘合带和在其中心的锥形管段。 管状部分的壁厚度和沿其轴线呈锥形，在端部开口处形成羽状边缘。 此外，膜还可以包括用于展开膜的扩大的截面肋和边缘珠。

公开(公告)号：US4625882A

公开(公告)日：1986-12-02

申请号：US691559

申请日：1985-01-15

申请人： Mark Sullivan

发明人： Mark Sullivan

IPC分类号： A47G19/02 ,  A47G19/06

CPC分类号： A47G19/025 ,  A47G19/06

摘要： A toy-like cereal serving apparatus integrates a bowl, milk container and serving spoon into a common theme. The theme is that of a sailing-ship. The bowl is boat-shaped; the milk container is pivotally supported on top of the ship's mast; and the serving spoon is stored on the boat-shaped bowl in the position of the rudder.

摘要翻译： 一个玩具般的谷物服务器将碗，牛奶容器和服务勺子整合成一个共同的主题。 主题是帆船的主题。 碗是船形的; 牛奶容器枢转地支撑在船桅杆的顶部; 并且服务的勺子存放在舵的位置上的船形碗上。

公开(公告)号：US4245426A

公开(公告)日：1981-01-20

申请号：US44090

申请日：1979-05-31

申请人： Mark Sullivan

发明人： Mark Sullivan

IPC分类号： A63H3/00 ,  A63H7/02 ,  A63H33/00 ,  A63H11/10

CPC分类号： A63H3/005 ,  A63H33/00 ,  A63H7/02

摘要： A toy that simulates a creature of nature such as a turtle is described. The toy includes a shell having two separable parts that are hinged together. A soft body portion of the creature fits within the shell. the shell has wheels to permit the toy to be pulled or ridden. The soft body portion has sufficient thickness to permit the use thereof as a pillow.

摘要翻译： 描述了模拟大自然生物的玩具，如乌龟。 该玩具包括具有铰链在一起的两个可分离部分的壳体。 生物的柔软的身体部分适合外壳。 外壳具有允许玩具被拉或骑的轮子。 软体部分具有足够的厚度以允许其用作枕头。