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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7930229 | Debit card billing system and method A system and method for managing a financial institution account with a transaction card used as a deferred-debit transaction card and as an automated banking card, wherein debit transactions are stored by a managing computer system for a billing cycle without being... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7925551 | Automated transaction processing system and approach Transaction processing is facilitated using an approach for automatically grouping transaction-based documents as a function of matching data in the documents. In one example embodiment of the present invention, data from selected attribute fields in transaction-bas... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7917397 | Merging private images for gifting An e-commerce method involving on-line viewing of commercial article through a linking node for virtual merging on another structure. The method includes providing a host site accessible to an on-line viewer (shopper) and web-linkable to a retailer having an apparel... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7916935 | Systems and methods for automatically determining 3-dimensional object information and for controlling a process based on automatically-determined 3-dimensional object information An image containing one or more types of objects to be located is analyzed to locate linear features within the image. The objects have edges having known spatial relationships. The linear features and identified virtual lines are analyzed to find groups of linear f... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7912774 | Transaction card system and approach A deferred-type payment approach facilitates transaction card management and processing. According to an example embodiment, a user's transaction card purchases are authorized against a purchase limit associated with a consideration-bearing (e.g., interest-bearing) ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7895792 | Stage system with connectable corner A portable platform-support system provides an external platform comer for supporting a platform surface structure; the system having a rigid comer-support apparatus having a non-integrating outer-facing portion with opposing outer edges, an inner portion, and a rec... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7890689 | Virtual appliance management Various approaches for virtual appliance management are described. In one approach a virtual appliance repository stores one or more virtual appliances and is coupled to the host computer via a network. A storage device stores a transceiver program capable when exec... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7885467 | Systems and methods for automatically determining object information and systems and methods for control based on automatically determined object information An image of high-aspect-ratio objects is analyzed to locate linear features within the image. The gradient direction for each pixel is determined, and connected pixels having similar gradient directions are grouped into line support regions. A linear feature is dete... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7875522 | Silicon compatible integrated light communicator Various methods and devices are implemented using efficient silicon compatible integrated light communicators. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a semiconductor device is implemented for communicating light, such as by detecting, modulating or em... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7873577 | Sensitive data aliasing for transaction-card and other applications Database management and security is implemented in a variety of embodiments. In one such embodiment, data sets containing retail transaction information are analyzed using aliases representing transaction card identifiers. In another embodiment, the transaction card... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7871009 | RFID label dispenser Maintaining faulty radio frequency identification (RFID) labels on a surface of a web carrier. The various embodiments of the invention provide apparatus for controlling whether RFID labels are separated from a label web. In one embodiment, a frame has first and sec... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7870614 | Sensitive data aliasing Database management and security is implemented in a variety of embodiments. In one such embodiment, data sets containing sensitive data elements are analyzed using aliases representing sensitive data elements. In another embodiment, the sensitive data elements are ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7870610 | Detection of malicious programs Various approaches for detecting unauthorized actions on a computing platform are disclosed. In one approach, a memory region is designated as tainted if data is received from an untrusted source (such as the network) and written to that region. Thereafter, destinat... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7868819 | Arrangements for satellite-based navigation and methods therefor Various systems, methods and devices are implemented for processing received signals. Consistent with one such embodiment, a method is implemented for use in a signal-communication receiver having a carrier-tracking loop and a processor for operating adaptive algori... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7867859 | Gate electrode with depletion suppression and tunable workfunction Semiconductor device performance is improved via a gate structure having a tunable effective workfunction and reduced gate depletion effects. According to an example embodiment, the design threshold voltage of a semiconductor device is adjusted in a manner that incl... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7863603 | Cross-linked organic thin-film dielectrics Cross-linked dielectric layers are facilitated. According to an example embodiment, an organic polymer is mixed with a reaction-stabilized cross-linking material. The organic polymer is cross-linked with the reaction-stabilized cross-linking material to form a diele... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7844144 | Adaptive optical signal processing with multimode waveguides Optical signals are passed in an optical medium using an approach that facilitates the mitigation of interference. According to an example embodiment, a filtering-type approach is used with an optical signal conveyed in an optical fiber, such as a multimode fiber (M... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7835343 | Calculating transmission anticipation time using dwell and blank time in spread spectrum communications for security systems A building-security method is implemented in a variety of embodiments. In one such embodiment, the building-security method is implemented for bidirectional, wireless communication between a control panel device and peripheral devices. Each of the devices includes a... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7834424 | Extendable connector and network Extendable connectors are facilitated. According to an example embodiment, an integrated electrical circuit uses a connector that has first and second connected ends. The connector is unbundled from an initial state in which the first and second connected ends are s... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7824098 | Composite mechanical transducers and approaches therefor Mechanical transducers such as pressure sensors, resonators or other frequency-reference devices are implemented under conditions characterized by different temperatures. According to an example embodiment of the present invention, a combination of materials is impl... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7822653 | Transaction accounting payment and classification system and approach Accounting data is classified to facilitate transaction processing and management. According to an example embodiment, data based rules are implemented for classifying transaction-related data into accounting categories. Accounting information is processed as a func... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7818539 | System and method for performing efficient conditional vector operations for data parallel architectures involving both input and conditional vector values A processor implements conditional vector operations in which, for example, an input vector containing multiple operands to be used in conditional operations is divided into two or more output vectors based on a condition vector. Each output vector can then be proce... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7816031 | Nanowire battery methods and arrangements A variety of methods and apparatus are implemented in connection with a battery. According to one such arrangement, an apparatus is provided for use in a battery in which ions are moved. The apparatus comprises a substrate and a plurality of growth-rooted nanowires.... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7808401 | Light emitters for optical traffic control systems Various approaches for activating a traffic control preemption system. The traffic control preemption system has a receiver with a photodetector and circuitry that produces a number of electrical pulses in response to each detected light pulse. For each detected lig... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7806586 | Composite mechanical transducers and approaches therefor Mechanical transducers such as pressure sensors, resonators or other frequency-reference devices are implemented under conditions characterized by different temperatures. According to an example embodiment of the present invention, a combination of materials is impl... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7791410 | Method and system for FET-based amplifier circuits Amplifier circuits and methods are implemented using a variety of different embodiments. According to one such embodiment, a method is implemented using a field-effect transistor (FET) having a gate node, a source node and a drain node. A first circuit state is impl... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7782237 | Semiconductor sensor circuit arrangement An error-corrected representation of an input signal, such as a bioluminescence signal, is generated. An analog representation of the input signal is oversampled and quantized to provide a first-stage digital output and a residual error. The residual error is provid... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7778296 | Optical microcavity emitter arrangements and methods therefor Optical microcavity arrangements and approaches facilitate a variety of applications. According to an example embodiment of the present invention, an optical microcavity arrangement includes a microcrystal structure having a plurality of optical cavities therein to ... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7767414 | Optical imaging of molecular characteristics of biological specimen Imaging specimen such as biological tissue is facilitated. According to an example embodiment of the present invention, a relatively thin, surface portion of a specimen is stained and imaged. The thin portion is removed, exposing a new portion of the specimen. The n... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7762142 | Integrated fastener-sensor arrangement Characteristics of a multi-layer structure are detected, such as for detecting mechanical and/or corrosive damage of the multi-layer structure. In an example embodiment, an integrated in-situ sensor device senses characteristics of a multi-layer structure during ope... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7754465 | Decontamination of biological agents This invention provides a method for killing biological agents utilizing lime sulfur in liquid or powder form. ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7749872 | Crystalline-type device and approach therefor Single-crystalline growth is realized using a liquid-phase crystallization approach involving the inhibition of defects typically associated with liquid-phase crystalline growth of lattice mismatched materials. According to one example embodiment, a semiconductor de... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7728387 | Semiconductor device with high on current and low leakage Various semiconductor devices and methods of manufacture are employed. According to an example embodiment of the present invention, a MOS-compatible semiconductor device exhibits high channel mobility and low leakage. The device includes a channel region having a hi... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7725372 | Transaction payables processing system and approach Transaction management for financial institution-based transactions is facilitated. According to an example embodiment of the present invention, a transaction management approach involves the processing of financial aspects of transactions for a plurality of buyers ... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7724562 | Electrochemical memory with heater Non-volatile resistance change memories, systems, arrangements and associated methods are implemented in a variety of embodiments. According to one embodiment, resistance-change memory devices are implemented having a pair of electrodes and an intervening electroche... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7723662 | Microscopy arrangements and approaches Light-field microscopy is facilitated using an approach to image computation. In connection with an example embodiment, a subject (e.g., 105) is imaged by passing light from the subject through a microlens array (e.g., 120) to a photosensor array (e.g.... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7712035 | Merged images viewed via a virtual storage closet An e-commerce method involves on-line viewing of a first article through a linking node for virtual merging on another structure. A particular application of the invention is directed to a method of on-line apparel shopping. The method includes providing a host-site... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7711689 | Methods and apparatus for storing, organizing, sharing and rating multimedia objects and documents The present invention provides electronic methods and apparatus for storing and organizing access to restricted multimedia objects. This is accomplished using semantic networks by interactively defining a semantic network, identifying a relationship between nodes by... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7707384 | System and method for re-ordering memory references for access to memory A memory processing approach involves implementation of memory status-driven access. According to an example embodiment, addresses received at an address buffer are processed for access to a memory relative to an active location in the memory. Addresses correspondin... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7693791 | Order-resource fulfillment and management system and approach Historical data is used to manage and authorize payment for merchant offerings for transactions among a plurality of transaction parties. According to an example embodiment of the present invention, invoiced item quantities are processed using historical fulfilled a... | 04/06/2010 |
