Author: claimsbot

1. A method comprising:
detecting a cursor in a proximity of a geometry piece of a computer aided design, the cursor separate from and movable relative to the computer aided design;
in response to detecting the cursor in the proximity of the geometry piece, determining whether multimedia is associated with the geometry piece of the computer aided design; and
in response to a positive determination that multimedia is associated with the geometry piece, automatically generating an icon associated with the geometry piece of the computer aided design for accessing the associated multimedia.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein said automatically generating the icon comprises automatically generating a leader line entity from the geometry piece.
3. The method of claim 2 further comprising automatically generating the icon at an end of the leader line entity opposite the geometry piece.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein said automatically generating the icon comprises automatically generating an icon corresponding to a type of multimedia associated with the geometry piece.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein said icon includes a hyperlink to an application to execute the multimedia.
6. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
determining if a request to associate multimedia with the geometry piece is received;
facilitating association of multimedia with the geometry piece upon determining that the request to associate multimedia with the geometry piece is received;
receiving a selection of a type of multimedia to be associated with the geometry piece; and
automatically generating an icon associated with the geometry piece for accessing the associated multimedia.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein said receiving the request comprises receiving a cursor selection on the geometry piece.
8. The method of claim 6, wherein said facilitating comprises generating and displaying a menu for selection of a type of multimedia to be associated with the geometry piece.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein said receiving the selection of the type of multimedia comprises receiving the selection of at least one of an audio note, a textual note, and an animation note.
10. The method of claim 6 further comprising receiving an inputted leader line entity.
11. An article comprising a machine accessible medium having instructions encoded therein, said instructions, which when executed by a machine, operate to:
detect a cursor in a proximity of a geometry piece of a computer aided design, the cursor separate from and movable relative to the computer aided design;
in response to detecting the cursor in the proximity of the geometry piece, determine whether multimedia is associated with the geometry piece of the computer aided design; and
in response to a positive determination that multimedia is associated with the geometry piece, automatically generate an icon associated with the geometry piece of the computer aided design for accessing the associated multimedia.
12. The article of claim 11, wherein said executing instructions operate to automatically generate a leader line entity from the geometry piece.
13. The article of claim 12, wherein said executing instructions further operate to automatically generate the icon at an end of the leader line entity opposite the geometry piece.
14. The article of claim 11, wherein said executing instructions operate to automatically generate an icon corresponding to a type of multimedia associated with the geometry piece.
15. The article of claim 11, wherein said executing instructions operate to include a hyperlink to an application to execute the multimedia.
16. The article of claim 11, wherein said executing instructions further operate to determine if a request to associate multimedia with the geometry piece is received, facilitate association of multimedia with the geometry piece upon determining that the request to associate multimedia with the geometry piece is received, receive a selection of a type of multimedia to be associated with the geometry piece, and automatically generate an icon associated with the geometry piece for accessing the associated multimedia.
17. The article of claim 16, wherein said executing instructions operate to receive a cursor selection on the geometry piece.
18. The article of claim 16, wherein said executing instructions operate to generate and display a menu for selection of a type of multimedia to be associated with the geometry piece.
19. The article of claim 18, wherein said receiving the selection of the type of multimedia comprises receiving the selection of at least one of an audio note, a textual note, and an animation note.
20. The article of claim 16, wherein said executing instructions further operate to receive an inputted leader line entity.
21. An apparatus comprising:
a machine accessible medium having instructions encoded therein, said instructions, which when executed by a machine, operate to:
detect a cursor in a proximity of a geometry piece of a computer aided design, the cursor separate from and movable relative to the computer aided design;
in response to detecting the cursor in the proximity of the geometry piece, determine whether multimedia is associated with the geometry piece of the computer aided design; and
in response to a positive determination that multimedia is associated with the geometry piece, automatically generate an icon associated with the geometry piece of the computer aided design for accessing the associated multimedia; and

a processor coupled to the machine accessible medium to execute said instructions.
22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein said executing instructions further operate to determine if a request to associate multimedia with the geometry piece is received, facilitate association of multimedia with the geometry piece upon determining that the request to associate multimedia with the geometry piece is received, receive a selection of a type of multimedia to be associated with the geometry piece, and automatically generate an icon associated with the geometry piece for accessing the associated multimedia.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A pharmaceutical formulation comprising haptoglobin Hp enriched in at least one polymeric form.
2. The pharmaceutical formulation according to claim 1, comprising Hp enriched in smaller polymeric forms.
3. The pharmaceutical formulation according to claim 2, which in liquid form has a pH between about 6.5 and about 7.5 and comprises a buffer that contains no more than about 12 mmolL phosphate ions.
4. The pharmaceutical formulation according to claim 2 wherein the Hp is derived from Cohn fraction V precipitate.
5. The pharmaceutical formulation according to claim 2 wherein the Hp is recombinant.
6. The pharmaceutical formulation according to claim 2 wherein a majority of alpha chains in the Hp are of the alpha-1 type.
7. A method of treating a patient suffering from a disease selected from the group consisting of: sickle cell disease, thalassemia, hereditary spherocytosis, hereditary stomatocytosis, microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, pyruvate kinase deficiency, paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria, severe idiopathic autoimmune hemolytic anemia, infection-induced anemia, malaria, and cerebral vasospasm, comprising the step of administering to said patient a therapeutically effective amount of the formulation of claim 2.
8. A method of treating a patient or patients requiring dialysis, comprising the step of administering to said patient a therapeutically effective amount of the formulation of claim 2.
9. A method of promoting extravasation of Hp or Hb-Hp complexes in a patient comprising the step of administering to said patient a therapeutically effective amount of the formulation of claim 2.
10. A method of promoting production of IL-10 in a patient comprising the step of administering to said patient a therapeutically effective amount of the formulation of claim 2.
11. A method of promoting production of HO-1 enzyme in a patient comprising the step of administering to said patient a therapeutically effective amount of the formulation of claim 2.
12. A method of reducing the amount of heme leaching in a patient comprising the step of administering to said patient a therapeutically effective amount of the formulation of claim 2.
13. A method of protecting a patient against cerebral vasospasm comprising the step of administering to said patient a therapeutically effective amount of formulation of claim 2.
14. The method according to claim 12 wherein the patient carries an Hp2 allele.
15. The pharmaceutical formulation according to claim 1, comprising Hp enriched in larger polymeric forms.
16. The pharmaceutical formulation according to claim 14 wherein the Hp has an average molecular weight of greater than about 350 kDa.
17. The pharmaceutical formulation according to claim 14 wherein a majority of alpha chains in the Hp are of the alpha-2 type.
18. The pharmaceutical formulation according to claim 14 wherein the Hp is derived from Cohn fraction IV precipitate.
19. The pharmaceutical formulation according to claim 14 wherein the Hp is recombinant.
20. A method of protecting organ function in a patient during acute hemolysis occurring as a result of surgery, or hemolysis occurring as a result of some other insult, comprising the step of administering to said patient a therapeutically effective amount of the formulation of claim 15.
21. A method of promoting improvement of vasculature, or to improve development of coronary artery collaterals or other such vessel formation in a patient, comprising the step of administering to said patient a therapeutically effective amount of the formulation of claim 15.
22. A method of promoting healing of chronic wounds in a patient such as chronic venous ulcers, acute wounds or mechanical heart valve-induced anemia comprising the step of administering to said patient a therapeutically effective amount of the formulation of claim 15.
23. A method of treating a patient suffering from systemic infection comprising the step of administering to said patient a therapeutically effective amount of the formulation of claim 15.
24. A method of stimulating angiogenesis in a patient comprising the step of administering to said patient a therapeutically effective amount of the formulation of claim 15.

1. A page buffer, comprising:
a bit line selection unit to selectively connect an even bit line or an odd bit line, which is connected to a memory cell array and to a sensing node according to a bit line selection signal;
a first switch to precharge the even bit line or the odd bit line by supplying a predetermined voltage to the sensing node according to a precharge signal;
a main register to store state data of the selected cell according to a voltage level of the sensing node and a main latch signal; a second switch to output an erase-verify signal according to a voltage level of a first terminal of the main register; a third switch to output a program-verify signal according to a voltage level of a second terminal of the main register; a cache register to store program data according to a control signal in a program operation; a fourth switch to transfer data stored in the cache register to the main register; and
a fifth switch to program the program data stored in the main register into the selected memory cell according to a program signal.
2. The page buffer as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bit line selection unit includes:
first and second NMOS transistors to discharge memory cells connected to the even bit line and the odd bit line, respectively, according to first and second discharge signals; and
third and fourth NMOS transistors to connect the even bit line or the odd bit line and the node, respectively, according to first and second bit line selection signals.
3. The page buffer as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first switch includes a PMOS transistor to supply a power supply voltage to the sensing node according to the precharge signal.
4. The page buffer as claimed in claim 1, wherein the main register includes:
a latch to store data depending upon a status of a selected cell of the memory cell array;
a first NMOS transistor driven according to a voltage level of the sensing node; and
a second NMOS transistor driven according to the main latch signal.
5. The page buffer as claimed in claim 4, wherein the main register further includes a NMOS transistor to initialize the latch according to an initialization signal.
6. The page buffer as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second switch includes a PMOS transistor that outputs a source voltage level or the erase-verify signal of a floating state according to the voltage level of the first terminal of the main register.
7. The page buffer as claimed in claim 1, wherein the third switch includes a PMOS transistor that outputs a source voltage level or the program-verify signal of a floating state according to the voltage level of the second terminal of the main register.
8. A verify method of a flash memory device, comprising the steps of:
discharging a selected bit line for program or erase verification, and then initializing a main latch;
precharging the selected bit line with a predetermined voltage level, and then evaluating a selected cell connected to the selected bit line;
storing data depending upon the state of the selected memory cell in the main latch;
outputting an erase-verify signal according to a voltage level of a first terminal of the main latch; and
outputting a program-verify signal according to a voltage level of a second terminal of the main latch.
9. The verify method as claimed in claim 8, wherein state data of the selected cell maintains a low level if the selected cell is in an erased state, and a high level if the selected cell is in a programmed state.
10. The verify method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the erase-verify signal maintains a floating state if the selected cell is in an erased state, and a high level if the selected cell is not in an erased state.
11. The verify method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the program-verify signal maintains a high level if the selected cell is in a programmed state, and a floating state if the selected cell is not in a programmed state.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A method for estimating a model of a formation, the formation having a wellbore extending therethrough, comprising:
obtaining a first resistivity measurement associated with the formation from a logging-while-drilling (LWD) senor, utilizing a computer;
obtaining a second resistivity measurement and a third invaded zone resistivity measurement associated with the formation from a second sensor, after obtaining the first resistivity measurement, utilizing the computer;
calculating an invaded zone thickness value for the wellbore using a first inversion technique, based on the first resistivity measurement, the second resistivity measurement, and the third invaded zone resistivity measurement, utilizing the computer; and
storing the invaded zone thickness value in a database, utilizing the computer.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the model comprises an isotropic model of the formation.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the invaded zone resistivity value is associated with an invaded zone of the formation proximate the wellbore.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first inversion technique comprises a least-squares inversion technique.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the invaded zone resistivity value is associated with a predetermined layer in the formation.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein the invaded zone thickness value is associated with a predetermined layer in the formation.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the second sensor comprises a wireline (WL) sensor, the method further comprising:
obtaining multi-component induction measurement obtained from an x-axis coil, a y-axis, and an z-axis coil in the WL sensor, utilizing the computer;
calculating a vertical resistivity value associated with the formation by utilizing a second inversion technique, based on the multi-component induction measurement from the WL sensor, utilizing the computer; and
storing the vertical resistivity value in the database, utilizing the computer.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the second sensor comprises a wireline (WL) sensor, the third invaded zone resistivity measurement being obtained utilizing a micro-resistivity measurement device in the WL sensor.
9. The method of claim 1, further comprising calculating a horizontal resistivity value associated with the formation by utilizing the first inversion technique, based on the first resistivity measurement, utilizing the computer.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein the horizontal resistivity value is associated with a predetermined layer in the formation.
11. The method of claim 10, wherein the invaded zone thickness value, the third invaded zone resistivity measurement, and the horizontal resistivity value comprise a first model of the formation.
12. A system for estimating a model of a formation, the formation having a wellbore extending therethrough, comprising:
a database configured to store a first resistivity measurement from a logging-while-drilling (LWD) sensor associated with the formation, the database further configured to later store a second resistivity measurement and a third invaded zone resistivity measurement associated with the formation from a second sensor; and
a computer operably coupled to the database, the computer configured to calculate an invaded zone thickness value for the wellbore using a first inversion technique, based on the first resistivity measurement, the second resistivity measurement, and the third invaded zone resistivity measurement, the computer being further configured to store the invaded zone thickness value for the wellbore in the database.
13. The system of claim 12, wherein the second sensor comprises a wireless (WL) sensor, the database being further configured to stores at least one multi-component induction measurement obtained from an x-axis coil, a y-axis, and an z-axis coil in the WL sensor, the computer being further configured to calculate a vertical resistivity value associated with the formation by utilizing a second inversion technique, based on the multi-component induction measurement, the computer being further configured to store the vertical resistivity value associated with the formation in the database.
14. A method for estimating a model of a formation, the formation having a wellbore extending therethrough, comprising:
obtaining a first resistivity measurement associated with the formation from a logging-while-drilling (LWD) sensor, utilizing a computer;
obtaining a second resistivity measurement associated with the formation from a second sensor, after obtaining the first resistivity measurement, utilizing the computer;
calculating an invaded zone resistivity value and an invaded zone thickness value for the wellbore by utilizing an inversion technique, based on the second resistivity measurement, utilizing the computer; and
storing the invaded zone resistivity value and the invaded zone thickness value for the wellbore in a database, utilizing the computer.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein the model comprises an isotropic model of the formation.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein the inversion technique comprises a least-squares inversion technique.
17. The method of claim 14, wherein the invaded zone resistivity value is associated with an invaded zone of the formation proximate the wellbore.
18. The method of claim 14, wherein the invaded zone resistivity value is associated with a predetermined layer in the formation.
19. The method of claim 18, wherein the invaded zone thickness value is associated with the predetermined layer in the formation.
20. The method of claim 14, further comprising calculating a horizontal resistivity value utilizing the inversion technique, based on the first resistivity measurement, utilizing the computer.
21. The method of claim 20, wherein the horizontal resistivity value is associated with a predetermined layer in the formation.
22. The method of claim 21, wherein the invaded zone thickness value, the invaded zone resistivity value, and the horizontal resistivity value comprise a first model of the formation.
23. A system for estimating a model of a formation, the formation having a wellbore extending therethrough, comprising:
a database configured to store a first resistivity measurement associated with the formation from a logging-while-drilling (LWD) sensor, the database is further configured to later store a second resistivity measurement associated with the formation from a second sensor; and
a computer operably coupled to the database, the computer configured to calculate an invaded zone resistivity value and an invaded zone thickness value for the wellbore by utilizing an inversion technique, based on the second resistivity measurement, the computer being further configured to store the invaded zone resistivity value and the invaded zone thickness value for the wellbore in the database.
24. The system of claim 23, wherein the model comprises an isotropic model of the formation.