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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8176214 | Transmission of alternative content over standard device connectors Transmission of alternative content over standard device connectors. An embodiment of a method includes connecting a first device to a second device utilizing a standard connector, the connector including multiple pins, and detecting whether the second device is ope... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8160192 | Signal interleaving for serial clock and data recovery A clock and data recovery (CDR) system and method for recovering timing information and data from a serial data stream. The CDR system includes a sampling circuit that produces a recovered clock/data signal and an interleaving feedback network that provides feedback... | 04/17/2012 |
| D566704 | Media center | 04/15/2008 |
| 7277510 | Adaptation algorithm based on signal statistics for automatic gain control An adaptation process for automatic gain control is adapted to obtains the statistical characteristics of the received signal to estimate the input signal power level. The estimated input signal power level is used to adjust the gain of a variable gain amplifier for... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7233937 | Method, apparatus, and system for searching based on filter search specification According to one aspect of the present invention, a method is provided in which a search request containing search criteria is received from a first user. The search criteria include at least one search category. Filter search specification associated with the at le... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7174066 | Method and an apparatus to detect signal failure on a per wavelength basis A method and an apparatus to provide optical equipment protection have been disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes diverting a predetermined portion of each of a plurality of optical signals to a plurality of photonic detectors within a first optical netw... | 02/06/2007 |
| 6865540 | Method and apparatus for providing group calls via the internet Method and apparatus for implementing group calling are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes displaying a service provider, a service provider rate for communicating with the service provider, and a real-time indication of whether the service provider i... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6859369 | Smartuniversal flash media card adapters A multi-memory media adapter comprised of a first planar element having an upper surface and a lower surface, a second planar element having an upper surface and a lower surface, and a spacer disposed between them. The two planar elements form a port capable of rece... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6854061 | Installing and controlling trial software According to one aspect of the invention, a method of creating a trial software product on a target system is provided. The method consists of intercepting file system calls from an installation process associated with a full software product and, responsive to a wr... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6829655 | Method and system for server synchronization with a computing device via a companion device The A method and system for server synchronization with a computing device via a companion device is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises synchronizing a device and an enterprise server via a companion device, which comprises retrieving a record extrac... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6801899 | Assistance method and apparatus This invention provides for a method of (or apparatus for) facilitating the delivery of advice to consumers using a server unit which can store and display the names and characteristics of experts and then rapidly assist in connecting the expert and consumer for rea... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6778514 | Subspace combination of multisensor output signals Method and system for recognizing the presence of a reference signal having M components. A signal s(t) is received that may contain a reference signal s(t;ref). An M×M covariance matrix of the M components of the received signal is formed, and M eigenvector soluti... | 08/17/2004 |
| D491187 | Storage reader connector | 06/08/2004 |
| 6721456 | Color image data and control bit compression scheme with run length encoding A method of compressing pixel information is described. The pixel data is received in a data stream and compressed into a compressed data format by identifying a run of consecutive bytes of the data stream based on the similarity of the consecutive data bytes in the... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6704403 | Apparatus and method for ensuring a real-time connection between users and selected service provider using voice mail A method and apparatus are described for ensuring a real-time connection between users and selected service providers using voice mail. The system enables seekers of a wide array of services to select, contact, converse, and pay for a service provider usi... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6681265 | Providing command files with access to data stores that are inaccessible to command line operations According to the invention, systems and methods are disclosed for allowing command files to access information in a data store. This method consists of executing a first, original command file. A second, temporary command file is then created by a command... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6654888 | Installing and controlling trial software According to one aspect of the invention, a method of creating a trial software product on a target system is provided. The method consists of intercepting file system calls from an installation process associated with a full software product and, respons... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6615161 | Method and apparatus for adjusting an interval of polling a peripheral device in response to changes in the status and/or reliability of receiving traps The present invention provides a method and apparatus for adjusting an interval of polling a peripheral device (e.g., printer) for status information, as based on the presence of a predetermined condition. In one embodiment of the present invention, short... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6614549 | Print model that allows direct job submission to physical printer objects while preserving job defaulting, validation and scheduling A print model is provided that supports job submission to either physical or logical printer objects while preserving job defaulting, validation, and scheduling. According to one aspect of the present invention physical printers, e.g., objects representin... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6549889 | Assistance method and apparatus This invention provides for a method of (or apparatus for) facilitating the delivery of advice to consumers using a server unit which can store and display the names and characteristics of experts and then rapidly assist in connecting the expert and consu... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6549908 | Methods and apparatus for interpreting user selections in the context of a relation distributed as a set of orthogonalized sub-relations Methods and apparatus for distributing a first relation amongst a set of orthogonal sub-relations are disclosed. As a method, an orthogonal sub-relation of the set of orthogonal sub-relations is identified and then removed from the first relation. The rem... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6546372 | Assistance method and apparatus This invention provides for a method of (or apparatus for) facilitating the delivery of advice to consumers using a server unit which can store and display the names and characteristics of experts and then rapidly assist in connecting the expert and consu... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6542252 | Virtual printer A flexible and extensible virtual printer architecture is provided. According to one embodiment, a mechanism is provided for driving multiple heterogeneous presentation devices. A presentation job is received on behalf of a presentation device, the presen... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6535295 | Virtual printer with asynchronous job and device status A flexible and extensible virtual printer architecture is provided. According to one aspect of the present invention final status associated with a presentation job (e.g., a fax job or a print job) is made available to an output server. One or more host p... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6535911 | Viewing an information set originated from a distribution media and updating using a remote server Automated computerized methods, computer-readable medium containing computer-executable instructions, and apparatus are disclosed for viewing an information set originated from a distribution media and updating using remote server. Initially, an informati... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6523010 | Assistance method and apparatus This invention provides for a method of (or apparatus for) facilitating the delivery of advice to consumers using a server unit which can store and display the names and characteristics of experts and then rapidly assist in connecting the expert and consu... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6299063 | Method and apparatus for automated data entry Bar code data may be automatically inserted into an associated data field by first determining whether bar code data has been received, and, if so, matching a field code included with the bar code data to the associated data field. Subsequently, the bar c... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6300873 | Locking mechanism for use with one-time access code A request for an access code for a locking mechanism is received; and a one-time use access code for the locking mechanism is subsequently issued. The one-time use access code may be issued from a list of currently available access codes for the locking m... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6282714 | Digital wireless home computer system The present invention provides a digital wireless home computer system. One embodiment of the invention includes a computer with a first digital wireless transceiver, and a home input/output node having a second digital wireless transceiver for communicat... | 08/28/2001 |
| 5912573 | Synchronizing clock pulse generator for logic derived clock signals for a programmable device A programmable device includes means for generating an asynchronous logic derived clock signal from one or more of a number of input signals. Means for synchronizing the asynchronous logic derived clock signal to a reference clock signal are coupled to th... | 06/15/1999 |
