Michael W Frandsen, 532029 Stuart St, Helena, MT 59601

6845091, Jan 18, 2005

Dec 1, 2000

09/728211

Richard G. Ogier - Half Moon Bay CA, US
Carla Peccolo Woodworth - San Mateo CA, US
Fred Lambert Templin - Portola Valley CA, US
Bhargav R. Bellur - Fremont CA, US
James A. Arnold - Helena MT, US
D. Scott Seaton - Fremont CA, US
Michael W. Frandsen - Helena MT, US
Nathan W. Williams - Helena MT, US
Christian A Gellrich - Redwood City CA, US

SRI International - Menlo Park CA

H04Q 724

370338, 370349, 370466, 709239, 709242

Described is an internetworking system having various mobile ad hoc extensions to the Internet that are particularly suited to the dynamic environment of mobile ad hoc networks. The internetworking system includes any combination of a link-state routing protocol for disseminating topology and link-state information over a multi-hop network comprised of nodes, a neighbor discovery protocol that can detect the appearance and disappearance of new neighbor nodes, an address format that facilitates deployment of IPv6 nodes in a predominantly IPv4 network infrastructure, a queuing mechanism that can update information upon resuming interrupted communications between nodes, and dynamic network measurement techniques for adaptively using wireless bandwidth when establishing and maintaining connections between nodes and a server.

6965847, Nov 15, 2005

Mar 21, 2001

09/814299

Daniel E. Wessol - Bozeman MT, US
Michael W. Frandsen - Helena MT, US
Floyd J. Wheeler - Rigby ID, US
David W. Nigg - Idaho Falls ID, US

Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC - Idaho Falls ID

G06F009/455

703 5, 345424, 382133

Methods and computer readable media are disclosed for ultimately developing a dosimetry plan for a treatment volume irradiated during radiation therapy with a radiation source concentrated internally within a patient or incident from an external beam. The dosimetry plan is available in near “real-time” because of the novel geometric model construction of the treatment volume which in turn allows for rapid calculations to be performed for simulated movements of particles along particle tracks therethrough. The particles are exemplary representations of alpha, beta or gamma emissions emanating from an internal radiation source during various radiotherapies, such as brachytherapy or targeted radionuclide therapy, or they are exemplary representations of high-energy photons, electrons, protons or other ionizing particles incident on the treatment volume from an external source. In a preferred embodiment, a medical image of a treatment volume irradiated during radiotherapy having a plurality of pixels of information is obtained.

7533020, May 12, 2009

Feb 23, 2005

11/063357

James F. Arnold - Helena MT, US
Michael W. Frandsen - Helena MT, US
Anand Venkataraman - Palo Alto CA, US
Douglas A. Bercow - Menlo Park CA, US
Gregory K. Myers - San Francisco CA, US
David J. Israel - Palo Alto CA, US
Venkata Ramana Rao Gadde - Santa Clara CA, US
Horacio Franco - Menlo Park CA, US
Harry Bratt - Mountain View CA, US

Nuance Communications, Inc. - Burlington MA

G10L 15/18

704257

A method and apparatus are provided for performing speech recognition using observable and meaningful relationships between words within a single utterance and using a structured data source as a source of constraints on the recognition process. Results from a first constrained speech recognition pass can be combined with information about the observable and meaningful word relationships to constrain or simplify subsequent recognition passes. This iterative process greatly reduces the search space required for each recognition pass, making the speech recognition process more efficient, faster and accurate.

2006009, May 4, 2006

Oct 28, 2005

11/262404

James Arnold - Helena MI, US
Adam Cheyer - Oakland CA, US
Michael Frandsen - Helena MT, US
Shane Mason - Helena MT, US
Ayse Onalan - Bellevue WA, US

G06F 15/173

709223000

In one embodiment, a method for automating or arranging a group communication among at least two participants includes receiving a user request (e.g., from one of the participants) for the group communication and delegating at least a portion of the user request to at least one service provider for processing. Delegation is based on general strategies for satisfying user requests, as well as knowledge of the capabilities of the available service providers.

2007007, Apr 5, 2007

Nov 30, 2006

11/633128

James Arnold - Helena MT, US
D. Scott Seaton - Fremont CA, US
Carla Woodworth - San Mateo CA, US
Michael Frandsen - Helena MT, US
Nathan Williams - Helena MT, US

G06F 15/16

709224000, 709203000

Methods and apparatus for efficiently maintaining updated information on client/server object-oriented computing systems are disclosed. In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a method for transmitting a packet of data from a first computing system to a second computing system in a client/server object-based computing system includes identifying the packet of data using the first computing system and attempting to send the packet of data from the first computing system to the second computing system. Once the attempt is made to send the packet of data, it is determined whether the packet of data is received by the second computing system. An acknowledgment is sent from the second computing system to the first computing system when it is determined that the packet of data is received by the second computing system. The acknowledgement indicates that the packet of data is received by the second computing system. In one embodiment, the method includes re-attempting to send the packet of data from the first computing system to the second computing system when the packet of data is not successfully received by the second computing system.

2012002, Feb 2, 2012

Jul 30, 2010

12/847826

KRISTIN PRECODA - Mountain View CA, US
HORACIO FRANCO - Menlo Park CA, US
JING ZHENG - Sunnyvale CA, US
MICHAEL FRANDSEN - Helena MT, US
VICTOR ABRASH - Montara CA, US
MURAT AKBACAK - Palo Alto CA, US
ANDREAS STOLCKE - Berkeley CA, US

G06F 17/28

704 2, 704E11001

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for adding new vocabulary to interactive translation and dialogue systems. In one embodiment, a method for adding a new word to a vocabulary of an interactive dialogue includes receiving an input signal that includes at least one word not currently in the vocabulary, inserting the word into a dynamic component of a search graph associated with the vocabulary, and compiling the dynamic component independently of a permanent component of the search graph to produce a new sub-grammar, where the permanent component comprises a plurality of words that are permanently part of the search graph.

6175761, Jan 16, 2001

Apr 21, 1998

9/063736

Michael W. Frandsen - Helena MT
Daniel E. Wessol - Bozeman MT
Floyd J. Wheeler - Idaho Falls ID

Bechtel BWXT Idaho, LLC - Idaho Falls ID

A61B 600

600436

Methods and computer executable instructions are disclosed for ultimately developing a dosimetry plan for a treatment volume targeted for irradiation during cancer therapy. The dosimetry plan is available in "real-time" which especially enhances clinical use for in vivo applications. The real-time is achieved because of the novel geometric model constructed for the planned treatment volume which, in turn, allows for rapid calculations to be performed for simulated movements of particles along particle tracks there through. The particles are exemplary representations of neutrons emanating from a neutron source during BNCT. In a preferred embodiment, a medical image having a plurality of pixels of information representative of a treatment volume is obtained. The pixels are: (i) converted into a plurality of substantially uniform volume elements having substantially the same shape and volume of the pixels; and (ii) arranged into a geometric model of the treatment volume. An anatomical material associated with each uniform volume element is defined and stored.

2021008, Mar 18, 2021

Dec 1, 2020

17/107958

- Menlo Park CA, US
Amir Tamrakar - Philadelphia PA, US
Girish Acharya - Redwood City CA, US
William Mark - San Mateo CA, US
Greg Ho - South Brunswick NJ, US
Jihua Huang - Philadelphia PA, US
David Salter - Bensalem PA, US
Edgar Kalns - San Jose CA, US
Michael Wessel - Palo Alto CA, US
Min Yin - San Jose CA, US
James Carpenter - Mountain View CA, US
Brent Mombourquette - Menlo Park CA, US
Kenneth Nitz - Redwood City CA, US
Elizabeth Shriberg - Berkeley CA, US
Eric Law - Hayward CA, US
Michael Frandsen - Helena MT, US
Hyong-Gyun Kim - Santa Clara CA, US
Cory Albright - Helena MT, US
Andreas Tsiartas - Santa Clara CA, US

G06F 3/01
G06K 9/00
G06F 3/16
G10L 15/18
G10L 25/63
G10L 15/22
G06N 20/00
G06F 3/03
G06N 5/02
G06N 3/00
G06N 20/10

Methods, computing devices, and computer-program products are provided for implementing a virtual personal assistant. In various implementations, a virtual personal assistant can be configured to receive sensory input, including at least two different types of information. The virtual personal assistant can further be configured to determine semantic information from the sensory input, and to identify a context-specific framework. The virtual personal assistant can further be configured to determine a current intent. Determining the current intent can include using the semantic information and the context-specific framework. The virtual personal assistant can further be configured to determine a current input state. Determining the current input state can include using the semantic information and one or more behavioral models. The behavioral models can include one or more interpretations of previously-provided semantic information. The virtual personal assistant can further be configured to determine an action using the current intent and the current input state.