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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7124165 | Arrangement and method for displaying and sharing images According to an aspect of the disclosure, the present invention provides methods and arrangements for using the internet and an internet access appliance to share images, wherein the images are captured, downloaded, and sent to a server. At the server, the images ar... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7120143 | Voice-over Internet protocol processor The present invention is directed to audio processing including IP telephony audio processing. Voice-over-IP terminals used in phone terminal applications benefit from a low-power implementation suitable for the limited chassis area of these devices. According to an... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7100026 | 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... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7092379 | Internet telephony arrangement and method An arrangement which includes a telephone and an interface unit, which interfaces the telephone to both a standard switched telephone communications network and an Internet communications network, is disclosed. The interface unit includes an input coupled to the tel... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7088449 | Dimension measurement approach for metal-material Dimensional parameters of metal-containing structures such as films, interconnects, wires and stripes, and nanoparticles are detected using an approach involving plasmon-excitation and one or more metal-constituency characteristics of the metal-containing structures... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7062454 | Previewing system and method A method and system for previewing accessories prior to purchasing is disclosed. In one embodiment a first image of a portion of a person can be provided to an input device. Then, a second image including an image of an accessory is selected from an electronic datab... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7035935 | Communications service provider network The present invention is directed to a method and system for enhancing the routing of telephony data. According to an example embodiment of the present invention, a telephony private branch exchange routing arrangement is adapted to route IP telephony data. The rout... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7027537 | Iterative multi-user detection Methods and mechanisms for reducing the impact of cross talk interference in multi-carrier data transmission systems are disclosed. In one aspect, the invention relates to a method of canceling cross talk interference in a received data signal. The method includes r... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7013708 | Carbon nanotube sensors Nanotubes and nanotube-based devices are implemented in a variety of applications. According to an example embodiment of the present invention, a nanotube is doped with an impurity atom and used to detect the presence of a particular molecular species as a function ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 5021878 | Animated character system with real-time control A system includes a control station for remotely controlling an animated character. Radio frequencies are used to transfer audio, video and other control signals to the animated character to provide speech, hearing, vision and practically any movement in ... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4954948 | Microprocessor operating system for sequentially executing subtasks Disclosed is a microprocessor operating system having a program which includes a plurality of tasks requiring periodic execution by the system, and wherein each task is comprised of a plurality of associated subtasks. The system executes the tasks in a or... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4860228 | Non-volatile memory incremental counting system Disclosed is a technique for storing a count of incrementally increasing data exclusively in EEPROM using semaphores to avoid significant losses, as a result of power downs, greater than a single least significant bit in accuracy. The disclosed embodiment... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4823098 | Monolithic ceramic filter with bandstop function A ceramic filter includes a multiple zero bandstop filter function. The ceramic filter has a dielectric block with top and bottom surfaces and at least two holes, including a first hole and a second hole, extending from the top surface toward the bottom s... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4814704 | Rotor position indicator with correction for apparant acceleration and deceleration In one aspect of the present invention, an angle measuring device is described for measuring the angle of a rotating rotor having a plurality of markings spaced thereabout. The device comprises: a sensor positioned adjacent the rotor for detecting the mar... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4812677 | Power supply control with false shut down protection An circuit arrangement acts in response to an external wake signal to provide fail-safe, battery saving control to a power supply. The arrangement includes a power supply, a microcomputer which is responsive to the external wake signal for providing a shu... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4811380 | Cellular radiotelephone system with dropped call protection An improved cellular telephone communication system is described having operational steps which prevent a call from being dropped due to a radiotelephone not receiving a handoff instruction from its host base site. The system includes a switch controller ... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4809356 | Three-way power splitter using directional couplers A three way oscillator signal power splitting circuit splits power provided at the output of a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO). The circuit is implemented on a printed circuit board section having a first layer which includes a first conductor for rec... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4807130 | Servo control system for transmission shaft speed control Disclosed is an electronic shaft synchronization system. The system employs a proportional integral controller for controlling the speed offset between two shafts approaching synchronization. The speed offset is determined by calculating an error signal r... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4807261 | Automatic channel polarity detection and correction arrangement and method A circuit arrangement automatically detects and corrects received data in an FSK signalling scheme wherein FSK data symbols are represented by a grey code-like numbering system and a predetermined word sync pattern leads each data transmission. The arrang... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4804937 | Vehicle monitoring arrangement and system A vehicle monitoring system is described having an arrangement installed within a vehicle, wherein the system includes an external data terminal for communicating information to a remotely located base station. The arrangement includes a plurality of comm... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4798975 | High noise immunity input level detector with hysteresis A logic interface signal input with a high degree of electrical noise immunity, particularly suited for use in an automative environment for detecting an on/off control signal multiplexed with an information signal such as a voice audio signal. The invent... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4797929 | Word recognition in a speech recognition system using data reduced word templates Described herein, is an arrangement and method for processing speech information in a speech recognition system (300). In such a system where the speech information is depicted as words, each word representing a sequence of frames (510) and where the reco... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4797948 | Vehicle identification technique for vehicle monitoring system employing RF communication In a communication system having a communication channel for transmitting data between a base station and a plurality of mobile radio units, wherein each radio unit has a unique identification (ID) code and wherein transmissions from each radio unit to th... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4795915 | Zero crossing noise-rejecting digital filter For use with a reluctance sensor, a digital detector (200) accurately detects, in the presence of noise, a valid transition in the sensor's output signal (10, 202). A first flip-flop (216) is used for sensing a positive going edge (310, 334A) in the senso... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4764737 | Frequency synthesizer having digital phase detector with optimal steering and level-type lock indication For use in a radio synthesizer (110), a digital phase detector (118) indicates the phase error between a reference signal provided by a reference oscillator (117) and an output frequency signal (114) provided by a voltage controlled oscillator (112). The ... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4764715 | Electronic service timer for an appliance A circuit is described for timing the intermittent use of an appliance, wherein the appliance includes a usage signal for indicating that the appliance is in use. The circuit includes a battery, and a resistive network, coupled to the battery, for drainin... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4751737 | Template generation method in a speech recognition system Disclosed is a method for generating word templates for a speech recognition system. It is used where speech is represented by data in frames of equal time intervals. The method includes generating an interim template, generating a time alignment path bet... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4733403 | Digital zero IF selectivity section Disclosed is a digital zero-IF selectivity section circuit which operates on a recovered input signal, digitally clocked by a first clock at a rate of FS, in receiver device. The circuit uses a second clock operating at a lesser rate than the first clock ... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4728534 | Thick film conductor structure In one embodiment of the present invention a thick film resistor structure comprising common materials is disclosed. The structure includes a supporting carrier as a base for the thick film resistor arrangement, which comprises a resistive material printe... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4720762 | Current drive circuit Disclosed is an arrangement for controlling the current in a solenoid. A microcomputer is used to control three states of a 3-state output device (high impedance, high and low) which are designed to correspond to three current modes of the solenoid: no cu... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4718108 | Improved multiple site communication system Disclosed is a communication system of the type adapted to communicate a message substantially simultaneously between a plurality of fixed location sites having respective radio coverage areas. The system has an arrangement comprising first and second rad... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4711227 | Apparatus and method for electronic ignition control Disclosed is an ignition signal control apparatus and method for a distributorless ignition system of the type having a sensing circuit which generates at least one reference signal which may be used to periodically indicate when ignition spark plugs shou... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4709344 | Programmable multifrequency digital tone receiver A circuit arrangement for filtering input signals carried on PCM channels. The circuit arrangement includes a plurality of digital signal processors arranged in a parallel manner each having a set of filtering operations, a multiplexer for distributing th... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4700027 | Switch actuator system A switch arrangement is disclosed which may be used with an enclosed fluid resistant container. A pin-like element is inserted through a wall of the container to actuate a switch contained within the container. Thereafter, the circuit is not easily deacti... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4675623 | Adjustable cavity to microstripline transition Disclosed is a coupling arrangement which comprises an enclosed cavity with an aperture in one of its walls. An adjustable probe is positioned within the aperture to allow energy within the cavity to be coupled onto the probe. A microstripline transition ... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4671243 | Oxygen sensor fault detection and response system A fault detection and response system having particular applicability for use with oxygen sensors and closed loop control systems. The system includes a confidence measuring unit as part of a fault control unit (26) that maintains a measure of confidence ... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4660069 | Device with captivate chip capacitor devices and method of making the same A semiconductor device having a plurality of conductive leads extending therefrom is provided for reliably and repeatable positioning and holding a separate electronic device. The conductive leads are disposed apart to provide a predetermined space thereb... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4656431 | Digital frequency discriminator An incoming signal is received and processed through a discriminator function. A reference signal is generated corresponding to the incoming signal. First and second difference signals, corresponding to the frequency difference between the reference signa... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4264909 | Frequency searching and/or jamming means 1. Means for searching across a frequency band and instantly stopping at any received frequency, comprising a detector, means for heterodyning said received frequency being connected to said detector, variable oscillator means, means for periodically vary... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4099126 | Frequency converter apparatus A dual balanced mixer frequency converter is disclosed which provides a low conversion loss by reactively terminating one of the leads on a combiner circuit such that all the image frequency signal power and/or part of the reflected receiver power is retu... | 07/04/1978 |
