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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185927 | Video transmission system based on location data and methods for use therewith A video transmission system includes a transceiver module that receives location data from a remote device and that transmits a video signal to the remote device. A network module receives a video stream from a video source and that generates the video signal based ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185761 | “Subset PHY” approach for reducing power consumption during periods of low link utilization A system and method for reducing power consumption during periods of low link utilization. A single enhanced core can be defined that enables operation of subset of parent physical layer devices (PHYs). The subset and parent PHYs can have a fundamental relationship ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185757 | Method and system for safe and efficient chip power down drawing minimal current when a device is not enabled Certain embodiments of a method and system for safe and efficient power down and drawing minimal current when a device is not enabled may comprise receiving within a network adapter chip (NAC) a signal that indicates a reduced power mode. Based on this signal, the N... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185710 | Hardware memory locks Methods, systems and computer program products to implement hardware memory locks are described herein. A system to implement hardware memory locks is provided. The system comprises an off-chip memory coupled to a SOC unit that includes a controller and an on-chip m... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185600 | Programming system and method for a video network In a signal processing system, a programming system and method for a video network are provided. An event may trigger an RDMA controller to execute current instructions in a register update list. The triggering event may be a start-of-field signal from a live source... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185119 | Method and system for extended network access notification via a broadband access gateway A system and method supporting extended network access notification via a broadband access gateway is disclosed. A representative embodiment of the present invention may comprise a wireless interface and may be capable of exchanging multimedia communication between ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185099 | Service aggregator for allocating resources to a plurality of multiservice communication devices A service aggregator allocates network resources to a plurality of multiservice communication devices capable of communicating via a plurality of networks. The service aggregator includes a communication device interface for facilitating a bidirectional data communi... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185075 | System and method for channel bonding in multiple antenna communication systems Systems and methods that provide channel bonding in multiple antenna communication systems are provided. In one embodiment, a method for signal transmission over a plurality of antennas of a transmitter may include, for example, one or more of the following: demulti... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185062 | Configurable antenna assembly A configurable antenna assembly includes an antenna structure and a configurable antenna interface. The antenna structure is operable, in a first mode, to provide a first antenna structure and a second antenna structure, wherein the first antenna structure receives ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184960 | Method and system for performing reverse play of SD MPEG video One or more methods and systems to efficiently process MPEG video in order to perform a reverse play or slow rewind function are presented. The method reduces system bandwidth required to implement the reverse play function when SD MPEG video is received by the MPEG... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184732 | Method and system for codebook design for pre-coding techniques Aspects of a method and system for codebook design for pre-coding techniques may include generating one or more matrices whose matrix elements are from a constant amplitude signal constellation, wherein each of the one or more generated matrices may comprise one or ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184679 | RF transceiver having adaptive modulation A modulation control module for use in an RF transceiver, the modulation control module includes a processing module and memory. The memory is operably coupled to the processing module, wherein the memory stores operational instructions that causes the processing mo... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184652 | System and method for linking list transmit queue management A linking list transmit queue system includes a queue, packet buffer and buffer tag with one-to-one mapping between them. The packet buffer stores packet data, the buffer tag stores packet data length and the queue stores a linking list of addresses corresponding to... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184551 | Throughput-based rate adaptation for wireless transmissions A system and method of throughput-based transmission rate adaptation for wireless transmissions is provided. An adapted transmission rate is determined based on transmission feedback from previous wireless frame transmissions. The adapted transmission rate is determ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184543 | Millimeter wave probing of components via a probe device and methods for use therewith Probe data is directly communicating between a probe device and a component of an external device via a wireless millimeter wave communication path. A probe application is executed in accordance with the probe data, for diagnostics and testing, to update component s... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184539 | Method and system for controlling a clock frequency in a network device based on aggregate throughput of the device Aspects of a method and system for controlling a clock frequency in a network device based on aggregate throughput of the device are provided. In this regard, for a network device comprising one or more network ports, a limit on aggregate throughput of the device du... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184180 | Spatially synchronized audio and video capture An audio/video (A/V) capture device and method that capture audio and video in a spatially synchronized manner. In one implementation, the device and method automatically adjust the shape of a spatial directivity pattern of a microphone array used for acquiring audi... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184137 | System and method for ordering of scaling and capturing in a video system Various aspects of processing video information in a display controller may comprise calculating a decision value for a current field based on a video format of the current field and an output video format. The decision value may be compared to a threshold value. In... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184135 | Adaptive control of display characteristics of pixels of a LCD based on video content Determining pixel behavior type of a pixel or a group of pixels of a LCD and triggering adjustment in drive power of the pixel or the group of pixels based on the pixel behavior type. The pixel behavior type indicates relative motion of areas on the LCD in a video. ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184049 | Method and system for sharing clock sources to save power on a GNSS enabled mobile device A GNSS enabled mobile device selects an associated local GNSS clock or host clock as a clock source to operate a GNSS radio and one or more non-GNSS radios within the GNSS enabled mobile device. When the GNSS radio is in a GNSS active mode, the local GNSS clock is t... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183932 | Method and system for processing signals via an integrated low noise amplifier having configurable input signaling mode Aspects of a method and system for processing signals via an integrated low noise amplifier having a configurable input signaling mode are provided. In this regard, one or more circuits comprising an integrated amplifier may be configurable such that, in a first con... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183905 | Configurable clock signal generator A method to provide a low-power clock signal or a low-noise clock signal is described herein. It is determined whether a low-power mode or a low-noise mode is in use. A voltage reference input of a low-dropout voltage regulator (LDO) is switched to a low-power volta... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183885 | Circuit for digitally controlling line driver current In one embodiment, a circuit for providing a tail current for a line driver includes an adjustable current source. The adjustable current source includes a number of current source cells coupled together in a parallel configuration, where the current source cells ar... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183687 | Interposer for die stacking in semiconductor packages and the method of making the same Methods and apparatus for improved electrical, mechanical and thermal performance of stacked IC packages are described. An IC package comprises a substrate, a first die, a second die, and an interposer with an opening in a first surface of the interposer configured ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183680 | No-lead IC packages having integrated heat spreader for electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding and thermal enhancement Methods and apparatus for improved thermal performance and electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding in integrated circuit (IC) packages are described. A die-up or die-down package includes an IC die, a die attach pad, a heat spreader cap coupled to the die attac... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183661 | Semiconductor die with event detection for reduced power consumption According to one exemplary embodiment, a power managing semiconductor die with reduced power consumption includes a power island including an event detection block and an event qualification block. The event detection block is configured to activate the event qualif... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181045 | Power control bus A circuit and method utilizing a power control data bus for implementing power control. Various aspects of the present invention provide an electrical circuit that comprises a power supply circuit that outputs electrical power. The electrical circuit may also compri... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180937 | System method for I/O pads in mobile multimedia processor (MMP) that has bypass mode wherein data is passed through without being processed by MMP Methods and systems for a low noise amplifier with tolerance to large inputs are disclosed and may include generating at least one control signal that controls a plurality of directional modes of at least one contact pad on a mobile multimedia processor (MMP) in an ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180928 | Method and system for supporting read operations with CRC for iSCSI and iSCSI chimney Certain embodiments of the invention may be found in a method and system for performing SCSI read operations with a CRC via a TCP offload engine. Aspects of the method may comprise receiving an iSCSI read command from an initiator. Data may be fetched from a buffer ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180648 | Method and system for dual mode subband acoustic echo canceller with integrated noise suppression Certain aspects of a method and system for a dual mode subband acoustic echo canceller with integrated noise suppression may include splitting an input signal into a lowband component and a highband component. The subbands of each of the lowband component and the hi... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180409 | Power management of radio transceiver elements A radio receiver includes a power control module for selectively powering down and powering up radio receiver elements in between known communication periods according to one aspect of the present invention. According to a second aspect of the invention, the radio r... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180314 | Method and system for utilizing givens rotation to reduce feedback information overhead Aspects of a method and system for utilizing Givens rotation to reduce feedback information overhead are presented. Aspects of the system may include a receiver that may enable computation of a beamforming matrix for signals received from a transmitter in a multiple... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180311 | Local oscillation routing plan applicable to a multiple RF band RF MIMO transceiver Local oscillation circuitry for use in an RF transceiver Integrated Circuit (IC) includes local oscillation generation circuitry operable to produce a local oscillation and local oscillation distribution circuitry. The local oscillation distribution circuitry includ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180285 | Millimeter wave near field communication device A device includes a processing module, a millimeter wave (MMW) oscillation module, a MMW beamforming module, and a plurality of amplifiers. The processing module determines activation of the device and thereafter modulates data to produce modulated data, determines ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180001 | Adaptive equalization and interference cancellation with time-varying noise and/or interference A method and apparatus is disclosed to compensate for interference and/or distortion impressed onto a transmitted communication signal in the presence of one or more time-varying noise and/or interference conditions. A communications receiver includes a noise analyz... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179983 | Video processing system with layered video coding for fast channel change and methods for use therewith A video processing system includes a video encoder that encodes a video stream into a independent video layer stream and a first dependent video layer stream based on a motion vector data or grayscale and color data. ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179978 | MPEG field data-driven display A system and method that support display of video fields using related data encoded in data structures. Each data structure is associated with one video field and contains all the information associated with the display of the video field. The data structure is enco... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179950 | Startup protocol for high throughput communications systems A startup protocol is provided for use in a communications system having a plurality of transceivers, one transceiver acting as a master and another transceiver acting as slave, each transceiver having a noise reduction system, a timing recovery system and at least ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179911 | Extended call handling functionality using multi-network simulcasting A system for handling calls using simulcasting of multimedia information via a gateway device communicatively coupled to a wide area network, the system including at least one processor for use in an access device, the at least one processor arranged to communicate ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179910 | Method and system for an asymmetric PHY operation for ethernet A/V bridging and ethernet A/V bridging extensions A network device comprising asymmetric, multi-rate, Ethernet MAC and asymmetric, multi-rate, Ethernet PHY communicates signals via a network utilizing A/V bridging services. Higher bandwidth A/V signals are communicated and lower bandwidth signals are received or vi... | 05/15/2012 |
