Daniel T Cook

US Patent:

6546378, Apr 8, 2003

Filed:

Apr 24, 1997

Appl. No.:

08/840052

Inventors:

Daniel Reed Cook - Bountiful UT

Assignee:

Bright Ideas, L.L.C. - Bountiful UT

International Classification:

G06F 1518

US Classification:

706 12, 706 20, 382159

Abstract:

A signal interpretation engine apparatus and method are disclosed in certain presently preferred embodiment as including a computer programmed to run a plurality of modules comprising a feature expansion module, a weight table module, a consolidation module, and a map generation module. The feature expansion module contains feature operators for operating on a signal to expand the signal to form a feature map of feature segments Each feature segment corresponds to a unique representation of the signal created by a feature operator operating on the signal across an epoch. An epoch corresponds to an event occurring within a time segment. The weight table module provides a weight table having weight elements Each weight element has a weight corresponding to a feature segment of the feature map. The consolidation module provides a superposition segment by combining the feature segments of the feature map corresponding to the epoch by forming an inner product of the feature map and the weight table. The consolidation module also applies aggregators to consolidate the inner products or superposition segments into a distribution function representing an attribute over a domain reflecting a selected weight table, aggregator, and event type, corresponding to each value of the attribute.

US Patent:

6745156, Jun 1, 2004

Filed:

Feb 11, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/364785

Inventors:

Daniel Reed Cook - Bountiful UT

Assignee:

Bright Ideas, L.L.C. - Bountiful UT

International Classification:

G06F 1518

US Classification:

702189, 702 11, 706 20

Abstract:

A signal interpretation engine apparatus and method are disclosed as including a computer programmed to run a feature expansion module, a weight table module, a consolidation module, and a map generation module. The feature expansion module contains feature operators for operating on a signal to expand the signal to form a feature map of feature segments. Each feature segment corresponds to a unique representation of the signal created by a feature operator from the signal across an epoch. An epoch corresponds to an event within a time segment. A consolidation module applies aggregators to consolidate the inner products or superposition segments into a distribution function representing an attribute over a domain reflecting a selected weight table, aggregator, and event type, corresponding to each value of the attribute.

US Patent:

6804661, Oct 12, 2004

Filed:

Jun 28, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/894440

Inventors:

Daniel R. Cook - Bountiful UT

Assignee:

Bright Ideas, L.L.C. - Bountiful UT

International Classification:

G06E 300

US Classification:

706 20, 706 12, 706 16

Abstract:

A method for assessing a condition of an organism having body waves corresponding to states of the organism. The method includes the step of recording signals corresponding to a body wave, output by a portion of the organism in a first state, to provide a first record. In a similar manner, signals are recorded during a time period in which the organism is in a second state, to provide a second record. The first and second records, are processed by applying feature expansion procedures thereto. The results of the feature expansion procedures are evaluated to identify first selected feature expansion procedures effective to distinguish values of the first signals corresponding to the first state from values of the first signals corresponding to the second state.

US Patent:

6904367, Jun 7, 2005

Filed:

Oct 2, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/677636

Inventors:

Daniel R. Cook - Bountiful UT, US
John D. Walther - Richmond TX, US

International Classification:

G01V001/28

US Classification:

702 13, 702 16

Abstract:

A method for predicting the state of a geological formation. The method may include generating a separation key effective to extract a first feature from a signal or signals corresponding to a first state and a second feature, distinct from the first feature, from a signal or signals corresponding to a second state. The separation key may list at least one feature operator and a weighting table. The at least one feature operator may expand a test signal collected from a geological formation of unknown state in at least one of frequency space and time space to generate a plurality of feature segments. A weighting table may weight the plurality of feature segments. The weighted plurality of feature segments may be superimposed to form a third feature. The geological formation may be classified as having one of the first state and second state based on the correspondence of the third feature to one of the first feature and second feature.

US Patent:

6952649, Oct 4, 2005

Filed:

Oct 1, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/676945

Inventors:

Daniel R. Cook - Bountiful UT, US
John D. Walther - Richmond TX, US

International Classification:

G01V001/28

US Classification:

702 14, 702 13

Abstract:

A method for predicting the state of a geological formation. The method may include generating a separation key effective to extract a first feature from a signal or signals corresponding to a first state and a second feature, distinct from the first feature, from a signal or signals corresponding to a second state. The separation key may list at least one feature operator and a weighting table. The at least one feature operator may expand a test signal collected from a geological formation of unknown state in at least one of frequency space and time space to generate a plurality of feature segments. A weighting table may weight the plurality of feature segments. The weighted plurality of feature segments may be superimposed to form a third feature. The geological formation may be classified as having one of the first state and second state based on the correspondence of the third feature to one of the first feature and second feature.

US Patent:

6988056, Jan 17, 2006

Filed:

May 27, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/855813

Inventors:

Daniel Reed Cook - Bountiful UT, US

Assignee:

Bright Ideas, L.L.C. - Bountiful UT

International Classification:

G06F 15/18

US Classification:

702189, 702183, 706 20

Abstract:

A signal interpretation engine apparatus and method are disclosed as including a computer programmed to run a feature expansion module, a weight table module, a consolidation module, and a map generation module. The feature expansion module contains feature operators for operating on a signal to expand the signal to form a feature map of feature segments. Each feature segment corresponds to a unique representation of the signal created by a feature operator from the signal across an epoch. An epoch corresponds to an event within a time segment. A consolidation module applies aggregators to consolidate the inner products or superposition segments into a distribution function representing an attribute over a domain reflecting a selected weight table, aggregator, and event type, corresponding to each value of the attribute.

US Patent:

20050124863, Jun 9, 2005

Filed:

Sep 20, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/946369

Inventors:

Daniel Cook - Bountiful UT, US

International Classification:

A61B005/02
A61B005/00

US Classification:

600300000

Abstract:

A method for assessing a condition of an organism having body waves corresponding to states of the organism. The method may include the step of recording signals corresponding to a body wave, output by a portion of the organism in a first state, to provide a first record. In a similar manner, signals may be recorded during a time period in which the organism is in a second state, to provide a second record. The first and second records, may be processed by applying feature expansion procedures thereto. The results of the feature expansion procedures may be evaluated to identify first selected feature expansion procedures effective to distinguish values of the first signals corresponding to the first state from values of the first signals corresponding to the second state.

US Patent:

20060190180, Aug 24, 2006

Filed:

Sep 29, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/238660

Inventors:

Daniel Cook - Bountiful UT, US

International Classification:

G01V 1/28

US Classification:

702014000

Abstract:

A method for predicting the state of a geological formation. The method may include generating a separation key effective to extract a first feature from a signal or signals corresponding to a first state and a second feature, distinct from the first feature, from a signal or signals corresponding to a second state. The separation key may list at least one feature operator and a weighting table. The at least one feature operator may expand a test signal collected from a geological formation of unknown state in at least one of frequency space and time space to generate a plurality of feature segments. A weighting table may weight the plurality of feature segments. The weighted plurality of feature segments may be superimposed to form a third feature. The geological formation may be classified as having one of the first state and second state based on the correspondence of the third feature to one of the first feature and second feature.