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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8165922 | Physical on demand testing with version support A method for testing versions for remote manufacturing of software media from a network is described. An interface to a user is provided for creation of a physical on demand product. A product version is created for the physical on demand product that includes an el... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165919 | Web based product ordering method with shopping carts actions queued Call center order system and process allows a customer service representative to make remote calls to a server to perform shopping cart actions, all on one web page. Historically, representatives would need to enter client information and product information on seve... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8160909 | Site optimizer Site optimizer is a tool that enables A/B testing of merchandising offers for your online store to help you determine which offers work best on your storefront. A/B testing compares multiple offers simultaneously to randomly selected groups of shoppers. The A/B test... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8156041 | Dynamic indicator for context sensitive real-time communications A method and apparatus in which a Spender may spend money to buy an item, spend money on a donation, etc. A Spender (sometimes called a buyer) will typically use client software to access content, where the client is typically a computing device that includes a disp... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8145537 | Integrated software network agent A model for the next generation of software network agents for downloadable software is provided. The software network agent delivers a streamlined user experience that presents the user with options to try or buy. The agent may be co-branded for merchant and affili... | 03/27/2012 |
| 7962594 | Delivering content on a network using differential caching system and method A system and method for delivering content on a network using differential caching is described. A request for information is received from a request-generating element coupled to a browser associated with a client through the network. A static portion and a dynamic... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7881972 | Electronic commerce system and method for detecting fraud An electronic commerce system and method for managing sale and distribution of products over the Internet or other type of network is disclosed. In order to prevent attempts by users to fraudulently obtain the products, the system analyzes during an electronic comme... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7836177 | Network object predictive pre-download device A network object predictive pre-download device operable on a network logically between a web client and a web server on a network is described. The pre-download device includes a prediction engine that intercepts a request from the web client to the web server for ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7811033 | Tool with remote switch A non-pneumatic system for use with a workpiece is described. A clamp assembly having a clamp pad is secured to the cabinet. An electrically operated tool is movably secured to the cabinet. The tool has a remote switch which when activated in turn activates the tool... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7765274 | Differential caching with template, sub-template, and delta information A method for transmitting a web page to a client device is described. Template information, sub-template information, and delta information are identified based on a request for information from the client device. The template information includes seldom changing el... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7720922 | Email content builder system and method An email content builder that generates email content based upon customer created rules is described. Messages to clients are edited automatically to suit a client's needs. The language in the text of a message is translated and changed depending on the country and ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7647323 | Web-site performance analysis system and method of providing a web-site performance analysis service A method of providing a web-site performance analysis service is disclosed that gathers data relative to visits to web-pages that are associated with a web-site. Traversals are identified that correspond to each visit to the web-pages. Each identified traversal has ... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7641425 | Adjustable holding systems Adjustable holding systems may include a fixed or portable base with a base opening and clamp assembly. The base opening is defined by a back surface, two side surfaces, and a partial front surface. A guide assembly may be movable within the base opening when the cl... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7641424 | Non-pneumatic clamp and drilling system A non-pneumatic clamp and drilling system with a cabinet having a work surface with a drill bit opening. A fence rests on the work surface to guide a side surface of a workpiece. A clamp is secured to the cabinet. The clamp includes clamp pad positioned above the wo... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7631035 | Path-analysis toolbar A toolbar is provided that is synchronized with a web-site browser system. The toolbar provides an interface to a path analysis system that provides path analysis data related to a select web-page. By synchronizing the toolbar to the browser, the path analysis syste... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7513352 | Hanging chute A hanging chute with a rib cage is described. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a chute constructed from flexible wear material with a rib cage to reinforce the chute. In particular, several ribs are dispersed throughout the length of the flexible ... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7487261 | Delta caching service A method and system for responding to a request from a client for a web page using delta caching is described. Building templates for the web at the server(s) is functionally separated and logically remote from the request server. One or more template-builders are l... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7273151 | Sieve bed for a sifting machine The invention pertains to a sieve bed for a sifting machine, consisting of rectangular sieve elements (10), which are attached to a support frame (1) with their edges abutting each other, the support frame being provided with mushroom-shaped mounting p... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7273221 | Attachment system for bicycle accessories A system for attaching bicycle accessories to the frame of a bicycle is herein disclosed. The system comprises at least two of an upper mount, a lower mount, and a support arm. The upper mount is generally secured to the frame of the bicycle adjacent the junction of... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7188214 | Efficient compression using differential caching A technique for increased efficiency of content delivery over a network is described. Instances of web pages are divided into (1) templates including those elements of a web page that are relatively unchanging and (2) delta information including those elements that ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185063 | Content delivery network using differential caching The invention provides a technique for serving relatively non-static content in a CDN (content delivery network). Content is pushed out from an originating server to a set of mirroring servers using differential caching. Each requestable object is separated into tem... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7092997 | Template identification with differential caching It is desirable to send documents to a user in such a way as to minimize the bandwidth and other computer resources required. To this end, a document may be categorized as (1) delta information (information that changes rapidly), (2) sub-template information (inform... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6981649 | Electronic control for heating apparatus A power control device for automatically and proportionately metering power to a heating device used to create a warm microenvironment conducive to the health and growth of an animal during a predetermined incubation period is herein disclosed. The power control dev... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6981017 | Predictive pre-download using normalized network object identifiers The invention provides a method for predicting which network objects are likely to be requested by a web user from a web server, such as that used in conjunction with an internetworking environment. A request made by a web user for a web object is parsed and dynamic... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6963874 | Web-site performance analysis system and method utilizing web-site traversal counters and histograms A data collection system collects statistics related to each visit to each web-page within a web-site. In addition to collecting path information related to traversals to and from each web-page, the system collects information regarding the particular session, such ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6522498 | Magnetic shield for flux leakage reduction from spindle motor The present invention provides a magnetic shield that would reduced the magnetic flux leakage from the base of the spindle motor to the printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) in a disc drive. The magnetic shield integrated in the disc drive as part of the ... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6279108 | Programmable microcontroller architecture for disk drive system The software system architecture supports a rotating media in the storage and retrieval of data, where the rotating media stores in data tracks of multiple sectors, through the use of a microcontroller for the execution of a control program that schedules... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6239937 | Adaptive last-track positioning scheme for hard-disk drive formatting A disk drive manufacturing system and process which includes head to disk interference equipment, servo writing equipment, formatting and controlling firmware. The system servo writes a varying number of data tracks per disk surface while sensing when the... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6236533 | Cable connector conformable to disc drive housing A cable connector includes a connector housing mounted to an edge of a circuit board so that the connector is electrically connected to circuits on the circuit board. The circuit board and cable connector are mountable to a disc drive housing. The cable c... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6233107 | Analog self-synchronization subsystem based on peak detection and post processing in a sampled channel of digital magnetic recording A magnetic recording readback channel having an equalizer and a self synchronizer is described. The equalizer equalizing an input signal to an approximation of selected waveform. The equalizer including an analog, continuous-time frequency-domain prefilte... | 05/15/2001 |
| 5353301 | Method and apparatus for combining multipath spread-spectrum signals A method and apparatus for combining multipath spread-spectrum signals are provided. The multipath combining is accomplished by detecting an envelope of an input differential phase shift keyed signal communicated over a communication channel. Subsequently... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5325394 | Method and apparatus for canceling spread-spectrum noise A spread-spectrum noise canceller (182) is provided. A received phase and a received amplitude for a first (216) and a second (236) component of a received spread-spectrum signal (200) is determined. The second component (236) is structurally similar to [... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5323391 | Multi-channel digital transmitter and receiver A method and apparatus are provided for use in a multi-channel digital transmitter and receiver. A filtering process is accomplished by conditioning portions of a digitized signal during digital signal processing by integrating, taking the difference of, ... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5319712 | Method and apparatus for providing cryptographic protection of a data stream in a communication system A method and apparatus for providing cryptographic protection of a data stream are described in accordance with the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model for a communication system. This cryptographic protection is accomplished on the transmitting side... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5311176 | Method and apparatus for generating Walsh codes A method and apparatus is provided for generating Walsh codes. A first group of address signals is generated. Subsequently, inversion control signals are generated by logically gating the first group of address signals with a second group of address signa... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5297161 | Method and apparatus for power estimation in an orthogonal coded communication system A method and apparatus is provided for estimating signal power. The estimating is accomplished by correlating (206) an input data vector (204) with a set of mutually orthogonal codes to generate a set of output values. The input data vector (204) consists... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5276907 | Method and apparatus for dynamic distribution of a communication channel load in a cellular radio communication system A method and apparatus is provided for dynamic distribution of a communication channel load in a sectorized cellular radio communication system. The channel load is distributed by narrowing a first sector antenna beamwidth of an overloaded sector of a cel... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5239294 | Method and apparatus for authenication and protection of subscribers in telecommunication systems Radio frequency based cellular telecommuication systems often require a subscriber (10) to maintain a proprietary identifier (19) or serial number (18) which is transmitted to a fixed network communication unit (20) to verify the authenticity of the subsc... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5235614 | Method and apparatus for accommodating a variable number of communication channels in a spread spectrum communication system A method and apparatus is provided for transmitting spread spectrum signals. The transmitter receives data symbols. Subsequently, the transmitter splits each particular set of two received data symbols into a first and second array of data symbols accordi... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5235612 | Method and apparatus for cancelling spread-spectrum noise A spread-spectrum noise canceller (390) is provided for cancelling user code noise from a spread-spectrum communication channel. The spread-spectrum noise canceller (390) includes a receiver for receiving a spread-spectrum signal (302) including a first a... | 08/10/1993 |
