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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7938325 | Inbound receiving system Systems and methods of the present invention for receiving inbound shipments are provided. Bar code information may be decoded, and various types of information can be identified from the decoded bar code information. Such information may include, for example, recip... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7938315 | Integrated database for tracking shipping information Systems and methods of the present invention for using an integrated database for shipping information are provided. Information gathered or entered during shipping label generation may be stored in a database. The label information may concern shipping labels assoc... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7934686 | Reducing drag on a mobile body A vortex ring generator adapted to be associated with a body subjected to fluid flow, the vortex ring generator being adapted to produce a fluid flow in the form of a vortex ring with the fluid flow moving over the body from the vortex ring generator. ... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7934002 | Presenter client operations An improved networked computer communications system handles arbitrary streams of data, and transports at varying speeds those streams where intermediate updates can be dropped if they are obsoleted by later arriving data updates, optimizing the utilization of netwo... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7933859 | Systems and methods for predictive coding Systems and methods for analyzing documents are provided herein. A plurality of documents and user input are received via a computing device. The user input includes hard coding of a subset of the plurality of documents, based on an identified subject or category. I... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7933628 | Transmission and reception parameter control A system and method for implementing transmission parameter control at a transmitting station is described. The exemplary system and method comprises querying a transmission parameter control module for a transmission schedule. The transmission schedule comprises at... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7930345 | Method for authenticating a user in an interactive gaming environment Methods for creating an interactive gaming environment are provided. In various embodiments, methods of the present invention may include initializing an interactive game application at a game server which is then characterized as having an active status, notifying ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7929950 | Dynamically configurable IP based wireless device and wireless networks A wireless communication and control system including a wireless device. There is a central server for storing communication protocols and control protocols and communicating the communication protocols and selectively communicating the control protocols between the... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7928741 | Oil monitoring system An embodiment of the present invention provides for a sensing element comprising a non-conductive housing with three chambers for detecting oil conductivity, additive depletion and oxidation, and water contamination, respectively. Through the monitoring of an array ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7927038 | Method of sealing joints in road surfaces and subsurfaces A method of sealing and strengthening the joints in an asphalt road surface and subsurface to prolong the useful life of the road utilizes a polymer modified cationic maltene emulsion containing polymer modified maltene oils and resins, and surfactants/and wetting a... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7926020 | Methods for automatically generating assertions One embodiment of the present invention provides a method that automatically generates assertions of a hardware design. The method includes accessing a trace and a set of predicates of the hardware design. Then, the trace is projected over the set of predicates to g... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7925707 | Declassifying of suspicious messages Handling a message comprises: classifying an incoming message for a recipient, storing the classified message and providing a notification to the recipient, wherein the notification includes summary information about the classified message and an interface that allo... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7925494 | E-services translation utilizing machine translation and translation memory A system and method for translating data from a source language to a target language is provided wherein machine generated target translation of a source sentence is compared to a database of human generated target sentences. If a matching human generated target sen... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7925384 | Location-based provisioning of wireless control systems Exemplary systems and methods for provisioning wireless control of facilities systems are provided. A message is broadcast to a network that includes one or more control devices, which may be associated with one or more control points (e.g., lights in lighting syste... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7923844 | Semiconductor devices including voltage switchable materials for over-voltage protection Semiconductor devices are provided that employ voltage switchable materials for over-voltage protection. In various implementations, the voltage switchable materials are substituted for conventional die attach adhesives, underfill layers, and encapsulants. While the... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7921204 | Message testing based on a determinate message classification and minimized resource consumption A system and method are disclosed for routing a message through a plurality of test methods. The method includes: receiving a message; applying a first test method to the message; updating a state of the message based on the first test method; and determining a seco... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7920209 | Delay matching in audio/video systems An audio/video system comprises an audio signal processing path having an audio path delay and a video signal processing path having a video path delay. The audio path delay may be different from the video path delay. The audio path delay and/or the video path delay... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7918093 | Mobile unit for cryogenic treatment According to various embodiments, a portable cryogenic treatment system comprises a transportable housing. The transportable housing comprises a plurality of side walls, a front wall, a rear wall, a ceiling and a floor. The transportable housing includes a cryogenic... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7916711 | Systems and methods for saving power in a digital broadcast receiver Systems and methods for conserving power in a receiver device are provided. In exemplary embodiments, a receiver device comprises a tuner configured to receive a transmitted signal, at least one analog-to-digital converter (ADC), and a digital signal processing hard... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7912856 | Adaptive encryption A scalable access filter is used in a virtual private network to control access by users at clients in the network to information resources provided by servers in the network. Access is permitted or denied according to access policies which define access in terms of... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7908330 | Message auditing A system and method are disclosed for registering a email sender for the purpose of sending an email message to an email receiver including receiving a challenge message wherein the challenge message includes a machine answerable question; processing the challenge m... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7905475 | Aerodynamic positioning device The gathering, conveyance, and assembly of printed material utilizing one or more aerodynamic positioning devices in conjunction with binding machinery is disclosed. The aerodynamic positioning device utilizes controlled fluid flow via a series of discretely spaced ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7904394 | Documenting mail work flow Exemplary systems and methods for documenting mail work flows are provided. A mailing label is read and the label information stored in a database. Additional information about the mailing service may be added to the database. Billing and/or delivery information is ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7904101 | Network-initiated data transfer in a mobile network A method for IP [=Internet Protocol] communication to/from a mobile terminal via a network element in a mobile network. The mobile terminal uses an in-band trigger for establishing an IP connection. The network element uses an out-band trigger (3-8) fo... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7903326 | Static phase mask for high-order spectral phase control in a hybrid chirped pulse amplifier system A chirped pulse amplification (CPA) system comprises an optical pulse stretcher and an optical pulse compressor that are mismatched in that the optical pulse compressor includes a bulk optical grating while the optical pulse stretcher does not. High order dispersion... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7901285 | Automated game monitoring The present invention provides a system and method for monitoring players in a game, extracting player and game operator data, and processing the data. In one embodiment, the present invention captures the relevant actions and/or the results of relevant actions of o... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7899497 | System and method for transmission parameter control for an antenna apparatus with selectable elements A system and method for improved data transmission on a wireless link to a remote receiving node includes a communication device for converting packets to RF at a physical data rate, an antenna apparatus having a plurality of antenna configurations for transmitting ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7895229 | Conducting cross-checks on legal matters across an enterprise system Exemplary systems and methods for conducting cross-checks on legal matters across an enterprise system are provided. In exemplary embodiments, search parameters are received from a user to search for custodians across the plurality of legal matters that are affected... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7895076 | Advertisement insertion, profiling, impression, and feedback Various apparatus, methods and systems for insertion of advertisements in various environments are provided. Apparatus, methods and systems for profiling users, registering advertisement impressions and generating feedback in response to advertisement viewing are al... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7893882 | Pattern shaping of RF emission patterns A metallic shaping plate located in the interior housing of a wireless device is disclosed. The metallic shaping plate may influence a radiation pattern being generated by a horizontal antenna array. The result may be an increase in the gain of the array. ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7890658 | Dynamic address assignment for access control on DHCP networks Systems and methods of managing security on a computer network are disclosed. The computer network includes a restricted subnet and a less-restricted subnet. Access to the restricted subnet is controlled by a network filter, optionally inserted as a software shim on... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7890631 | Connection acceptance control A method of bandwidth allocation for delivery of stored digital content from at least one server device to at least one client device by way of a network. The method includes the steps of: describing a control variable which represents a target flow rate of content ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7884732 | Wireless network control for building facilities Wireless control of building facility systems via a wireless network using a wireless relay controller with a unique identifier. The wireless relay controller receives wireless control signals via a wireless communication network. The wireless relay controller deter... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7882189 | Using distinguishing properties to classify messages A system and method are disclosed for classifying a message. The method includes receiving the message, identifying in the message a distinguishing property; generating a signature using the distinguishing property; and comparing the signature to a database of signa... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7880746 | Bandwidth management through lighting control of a user environment via a display device A system and method for controlling lighting conditions in a user environment whereby bandwidth consumption may be managed is disclosed. An inner frame area and an outer frame area adjust certain lighting conditions in the user environment in response to certain lig... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7880683 | Antennas with polarization diversity A horizontally polarized antenna array allows for the efficient distribution of RF energy into a communications environment through selectable antenna elements and redirectors that create a particular radiation pattern such as a substantially omnidirectional radiati... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7880642 | GPS-generated traffic information Disclosed herein is a traveler information monitoring and dissemination system. The system disclosed herein provides real time information to a traveler, wherein the real time information may be pre-selected by the traveler. The system ensures consistent and quality... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7848300 | Method and system to interface internet protocol (IP) based wireless devices with networks A method and apparatus in which multiple Internet Protocol (IP) based wireless data transmissions are simultaneously provided between a wireless device and a server, including providing multiple antennas, multiple T/R units, multiple processors and multiple I/O port... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7878276 | Ambulatory vehicle An ambulatory vehicle having legs and configured for transporting a load is disclosed. The ambulatory vehicle includes a load that is able to shift the center of gravity of the ambulatory vehicle along a transverse axis and a longitudinal axis of a beam assembly. Ad... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7877509 | Balancing distribution of participants in a gaming environment Systems for balancing distribution of participants in a gaming environment are provided. In various embodiments, systems of the present invention may include multiple application servers each hosting a common game application, a lobby server for assigning new client... | 01/25/2011 |
