IntelliScience Corporation today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has awarded the company patent number 7,492,938 in recognition of its unique pattern recognition algorithm engine. The company, founded in 2006, is the developer of a unique intelligent algorithm engine that can aid in the detection of known and unknown patterns in multiple data types. To date, the company has successfully proven the abilities of the software in the military, government, medical, and other markets.

"This patent award is validation of the effort that has been put into creating this technology and the uniqueness it possesses in the marketplace," said Bryan Donaldson, lead developer at IntelliScience and co-recipient of the patent. "We have approached the challenge of pattern recognition from a new direction and given domain experts the ability to rapidly identify, classify and react to information previously not recognized by human operators or via other technology approaches."

Awarded on February 17, 2009, the patent – entitled Methods and Systems for Creating Data Samples for Data Analysis – protects the intellectual property foundation of the engine which provides the ability for a domain expert to quickly identify, classify and respond to information that may not be fully visible or apparent to the user.

"We are pleased that the US government has recognized the value and uniqueness of this technology and granted us the ability to protect it in a very competitive space," said Joe Daltoso, IntellIScience Chief Executive Officer. "There have historically been many technological approaches that have proven less than effective in assisting governments, doctors and professionals to efficaciously manage the massive amounts of data presented to them. In re-thinking the approach, we believe that we have created an engine that can quickly and accurately present users with information that enables them to perform their functions with more confidence and achieve better results."

IntelliScience Corporation is the sole developer and marketer of IntelliScience software. The company headquarters is in Boise, ID with its lead development office in Atlanta, Georgia. The software has broad applicability to the medical, government, military, financial, environmental and energy markets and is available to these markets directly or via OEM relationships. The company is classified as a small business and has received security clearance by the US government. For more information, visit the IntelliScience website at www.intelliscience.com.

ISci Digital Transformation Technology at Center of Facebook App - Use pictures to share how you feel!

IntelliScience Corporation today introduced beta versions of two new Facebook applications designed to enable users to share feelings and thoughts in a single communication. MoodFX and GiveFX were designed in only a few weeks using IntelliScience’s patent-pending technology to showcase the digital transformation power of the tools. Using the same core technology, IntelliScience has also shown its ability to deliver solutions to the government, defense, medical and consumer markets.

"The future of the Internet is visual and imagery will play a more critical role in how we all choose to communicate with each other," said Joe Daltoso, Chief Executive Officer at IntelliScience. "Starting with the Facebook platform, we introduced these two beta applications to give on-line social application users more impetus to explore the power of digital imagery as a communications and information tool. Hopefully it will encourage Facebook users to share more of their life experiences with their community."

MoodFX enables Facebook users to transform their Facebook pictures to match their mood and then publish those images to their Facebook profile to share with their friends. Users can transform pictures from their Facebook albums, profile photos, internet URL’s, or can upload new photos. GiveFX extends the functionality of MoodFX by enabling users to send transformed images directly to specific Facebook friends or groups of friends. To experience the power of these applications, visit the following:

• http://apps.facebook.com/moodfxapp/
• http://apps.facebook.com/givefxapp/

IntelliScience Corporation is the sole developer and marketer of IntelliScience software. The company headquarters is in Boise, ID with its lead development office in Atlanta, GA. The software has broad applicability to the medical, government, military, financial, environmental and energy markets and is available to these markets directly or via OEM relationships. The company is classified as a small business and has received security clearance by the US government. For more information, visit the IntelliScience website at www.intelliscience.com.

As any devotee of the Star Trek series can tell you, there is a test that cadets take at Starfleet Academy called the "Kobayashi Maru" scenario. Simply put, the simulated test involves the choice that needs to be made when a distress call is made by a sister Federation ship that has inadvertently crossed into enemy territory. The prospective starship commander has two choices: a) ignore the distress signal and leave the sister Federation ship and crew to an almost certain death or b) attempt a rescue which will put your command starship at severe risk.

In other words, it is a "no-win" scenario where either choice leads to ultimately a less than optimal solution.

With the opening of the movie "Star Trek" last month, I was struck by the similarities of the Kobayashi Maru/"no win" scenario and the scenario that is occurring at several of our nation's airports that are testing the full body scans using active millimeter wave (AMMW) technology. On the surface, the flying public is being forced to make a choice by either: a) deriving the benefit of the improved under garment images to potentially provide greater security to all passengers or b) giving up yet another measure of privacy by having very detailed images of private areas available to security staff and potentially for public consumption.

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So the reality is we have a real-life "no win" scenario forced upon the traveling public by TSA and its passenger scanning partners. Take the AMMW scan, put at risk your privacy. Opt out of the scan and off you go to another line; one that will be less efficient, more expensive to maintain and ultimately less secure for you and your fellow travelers.

The irony is that these scenarios don't take into account all the gyrations and additional expenses that TSA and its partners have cobbled together to reduce the privacy concerns during these AMMW tests. Examples such as having the person manning the scanning equipment placed away from the security line in an entire different location connected by some random cable and a walkie-talkie. I don't know about you, but that does not seem to be an optimal solution to me.

Of course as Star Trek fans can tell you, series hero James T. Kirk, eventually came up with a solution to the Kobayashi Maru simulation that would allow him to rescue the injured ship and significantly reduce the risk to his own ship. It Kirk's view, there was always a better solution, a philosophy that served him well over the course of time.

Providing better solutions is something we agree with at IntelliScience. In testing with the same AMMW output as used in these airport tests, we are strongly convinced that we have a solution to the TSA "no-win" scenario. Our proprietary technology can bring forward and highlight the risky materials as shown in the images but blur/obscure non-essential information that can effect privacy issues. At IntelliScience we have the technology to provide an end solution that will allow for both better security and a respect for individual privacy.

Come on TSA, don't settle for some half-baked, no win solution. Let's put together a solution that will provide the best of all worlds and give our customers, those that fly and the American tax payer, what they deserve and pay for.

If you have any interest in seeing first hand how we do this, please don't hesitate to contact us.

Live long and prosper...

Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) are the weapon du jour of the terrorist militia that has no regard for human life - planting deadly traps in the hope of eliminating the enemy with no conscience for innocent men, women and children that get caught in their game. It is a cowardly approach to war, yet effective in that it is borne out of the most effective tool in war – surprise. The IED can surprise on two fronts – where it is and what it is – and on both fronts the ability to move or change the IED keeps our military constantly chasing the challenge. Their effectiveness is reinforced to Americans every day in newspapers and news channel streams that validate the success of these weapons in the context of casualty count.

Short of complete and perfect intelligence, there is no way to accurately predict the newest explosive device that is going to be used and no way to accurately predict where it is going to be placed. While we may have the technology and ability to monitor the regions in theatre, our borders, or other areas of interest, we unfortunately lack the resources to examine the resulting data for clues and information that could prevent more IED casualties before they occur. At IntelliScience, our belief is that the key to disarming IEDs is to stop trying to find specific "explosive device" types but instead focus on automating the detection of the latest "improvised" part of the device – eliminating the element of surprise.

Using data from existing sensors and cameras – satellite, SAR, passive millimeter wave, active millimeter wave, infrared, hyperspectral, etc. – automated anomaly alerts form the first wave of defense, showing operators that there is something to be aware of – something new and not a match when compared to what is expected to be present. Using domain expertise and ground truth for identification, the key is to rapidly digitally classify the threat and distribute it to other sensors to enable automated target detection across all systems. With this rapid response process cycle in place, we can shorten the gap between threat introduction and threat elimination. Perhaps even to the point that the terrorists lose interest – and the news tickers no longer echo the blasts into our lives.

As IntelliScience sponsors an industry conference this week in Arlington, VA that addresses the growing challenge of IEDs to our defense and homeland security efforts, this is the message we will bring to the table. Our technology enables the approach outlined above and our passion to assist in this effort knows no bounds.

Joe Daltoso, CEO, IntellIScience