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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7668673 | Data watermarks created by using an uneven sampling period Input signals are electronically watermarked using an uneven or non-uniform sampling rate. The uneven or non-uniform sampling may be pseudo-random. The uneven or non-uniform sampling meets the Nyquist criterion so that aliasing and loss of content are avoided. The r... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7289998 | Method to update a data structure disposed in an embedded device A method to update a data structure is disclosed. The method receives a write thread, and sets a data structure indicator to indicate that the data structure is unusable. The method creates (N) thread indicators, and assigns each of said (N) indicators to a differen... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7240242 | Apparatus and method to convert data payloads from a first sector format to a second sector format The method forms a plurality of DMA data payloads each comprising a plurality of first sectors, and sends to a sector format conversion device one or more of those DMA data payloads. The method then overlays the (i)th DMA data payload onto part or all of a plurality... | 07/03/2007 |
| 6877045 | Systems, methods, and computer program products to schedule I/O access to take advantage of disk parallel access volumes Systems, methods, and computer products that improve the performance of computer-implemented I/O operations issued by complex applications that are directed to high-performance disk drives, and that may operate in conjunction with the product marketed under the trad... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6847387 | Menu management mechanism that displays menu items based on multiple heuristic factors The mechanisms of the present invention provide comprehensive heuristic menu arrangement control by providing several discrete, yet complementary, features. One feature is automatic menu arrangement for both fixed and variable content menus based on a combination of... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6785752 | Method for dynamically adjusting buffer utilization ratios in a hard disk drive system A method, which may be embodied upon a computer readable medium and executed by a processor, for dynamically adjusting engine startup parameters for a hard disk drive system. The method includes determining if a drive catch-up condition or a host catch-up condition ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6766323 | System, method and computer program for application support in a data processing system A data processing system comprising an object framework, and a plurality of components for supporting an application program utilizing the plurality of components. In the object framework, each of the plurality of components registers with the object framework. Then... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6316898 | Pulse modulated capacitive retract device for a voice coil actuator A capacitor powered electronic emergency device retracts and parks an actuator into a resistive parking position with a crash stop barrier. Due to variations of the kinetic status of the actuator at the begin of the retraction, the actuator reaches the re... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6317782 | Method and apparatus for detecting actual viewing of electronic advertisements and transmitting the detected information An apparatus and method for detecting the actual viewing of advertisements contained in Web pages or the like, recording the detected information, and transmitting the recorded information when necessary. The above noted features are accomplished through ... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6223224 | Method and apparatus for multiple file download via single aggregate file serving A method and apparatus for downloading a selected file from the Internet, where the selected file has either companion files, optional files, documentation or other similarly related files. Selected file plus any related files are dynamically combined on ... | 04/24/2001 |
| 5639316 | Thin film multi-layer oxygen diffusion barrier consisting of aluminum on refractory metal The use of a bi-layer thin film structure consisting of aluminum or aluminide on a refractory metal layer as a diffusion barrier to oxygen penetration at high temperatures for preventing the electrical and mechanical degradation of the refractory metal fo... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5299319 | High performance interlock collapsing SCISM ALU apparatus Three high performance implementations for an interlock collapsing ALU are presented as alternative embodiments. The critical path delay of each embodiment provides reduction in delay. For one of the implementations the delay is shown to be an equivalent ... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5298731 | Method for printing and reading for orthogonal bar code patterns A data processing system, and method combine two alphanumeric data streams into a single bar code representation. Storing a first conversion table converts a first sequence of alphanumeric characters into a corresponding sequence of first bar code charact... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5265232 | Coherence control by data invalidation in selected processor caches without broadcasting to processor caches not having the data A coherence directory and its methods of operation are disclosed for private processor caches in a multiple processor system to control data coherence in the system. It provides cross-invalidate (XI) controls for the assignment of exclusive and public own... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5239673 | Scheduling methods for efficient frequency reuse in a multi-cell wireless network served by a wired local area network A method includes a first step of receiving a message from a wired network (1) with at least one header station (12). The message is a message type that authorizes a header station or header stations to transmit on a wireless network. A second step of the... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5153494 | Ultrafast electro-dynamic X, Y and Theta Positioning Stage The invention discloses an Ultrafast Electro-Dynamic X, Y and Theta Positioning Stage. A positioning stage made according to this invention allows light payloads to be moved with extremely high linear and angular accelerations over finite distances and an... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5071357 | Fluid pressure actuated electrical connector An electrical connector wherein fluid pressure (pneumatics or hydraulics) is used to actuate an expandable bladder located within the housing of the connector to exert force against two flexible circuit members also located substantially within the connec... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5001477 | Encoding variable length and null data while preserving sort sequence A method of encoding data records comprised of null or variable length fields of data bytes such that the sortabilty of the resulting string of data is permitted via simple byte comparisons. The first field is examined to determine if it is a null field. ... | 03/19/1991 |
