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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8183948 | Ultra-compact PLL with wide tuning range and low noise A design for an oscillator, and a PLL incorporating such an oscillator, which takes up little physical area but maintains a large tuning range and low phase noise. Two LC-tanks are nested and switched. Through tuning the inactive tank, the range of the active tank m... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8178908 | Electrical contact structure having multiple metal interconnect levels staggering one another An electrical contact structure distributes current along a length thereof. The electrical contact structure includes a plurality of n metal rectangles on n levels of metal. The rectangle on one metal level is at least as wide in width and vertically covers in width... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8171298 | Methods and apparatus for dynamic user authentication using customizable context-dependent interaction across multiple verification objects An authentication framework is provided which enables dynamic user authentication that combines multiple authentication objects using a shared context and that permits customizable interaction design to suit varying user preferences and transaction/application requi... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8165983 | Method and apparatus for resource allocation among classifiers in classification systems Methods and apparatus for optimizing resource allocation among data analysis functions in a classification system are provided. Each of the data analysis functions is characterized as a set of operating points in accordance with at least one of resource requirements... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161058 | Performance degradation root cause prediction in a distributed computing system A method of identifying at least one resource in a distributed computing system which is a potential root cause of performance degradation of the system includes the steps of: computing operational bounds for the system and operational bounds for at least one resour... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8139722 | System and method for expedited resolution of inquiries for an automated agent An automated agent system and method includes an action classifier which scores a representation of a portion of a user inquiry based on a knowledge bank. A comparing device compares a running score of the representation to a threshold to determine if enough informa... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8139064 | Method and apparatus for aligning an infrastructure to a template An exemplary method of determining a target configuration of an infrastructure aligned with a template includes a step of representing the current configuration of the infrastructure as a graph having a plurality of vertices representing elements of the infrastructu... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8131056 | Constructing variability maps by correlating off-state leakage emission images to layout information Improved techniques are disclosed for monitoring or sensing process variations in integrated circuit designs. Such techniques provide such improvements by constructing variability maps correlating leakage emission images to layout information. By way of example, a m... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8126045 | System and method for latency reduction in speculative decision feedback equalizers A decision feedback equalizer (DFE) and method include summer circuits configured to add a dynamic feedback tap to a received input to provide a sum and to add a speculative static tap to the sum. Sense amplifiers are configured to receive outputs of the summer circ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122046 | Method and apparatus for query rewrite with auxiliary attributes in query processing operations Methods and apparatus are provided for rewriting queries during a database query processing operation to include auxiliary attributes not included in the original query, thus improving processing efficiency. For example, in one aspect of the invention, a technique f... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8115170 | Method and apparatus for creating time-resolved emission images of integrated circuits using a single-point single-photon detector and a scanning system A Scanning Time-Resolved Emission (S-TRE) microscope or system includes an optical system configured to collect light from emissions of light generated by a device under test (DUT). A scanning system is configured to permit the emissions of light to be collected fro... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8108413 | Method and apparatus for automatically discovering features in free form heterogeneous data Techniques are provided for automatically discovering one or more features in free form heterogeneous data. In one aspect of the invention, the techniques include obtaining free form heterogeneous data, wherein the data comprises one or more data items, applying a l... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8085841 | Sampled current-integrating decision feedback equalizer and method A decision feedback equalizer (DFE) and method including a branch coupled to an input and including a sample-and-hold element configured to receive and sample a received input signal from the input and a current-integrating summer. The current-integrating summer is ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8085139 | Biometric vehicular emergency management system Techniques for managing vehicular emergencies are disclosed. For example, a method of managing a vehicular emergency includes the steps of collecting biometric data regarding at least one occupant of a vehicle, collecting data regarding at least one operational char... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8027797 | Methods and apparatus for determining a switching history time constant in an integrated circuit device Techniques for inline measurement of a switching history time constant in an integrated circuit device are provided. A series of pulses is launched into a first stage of a delay chain comprising a plurality of delay stages connected in series and having a length gre... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8019591 | Rapid automatic user training with simulated bilingual user actions and responses in speech-to-speech translation A system and method for automatic user training in speech-to-speech translation includes integrating an automatic user response system configured to be responsive to a plurality of training items and selecting a training item from the plurality of training items. Fo... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8018384 | Method and apparatus for packaging an integrated chip and antenna In an illustrative embodiment, an apparatus includes at least one antenna structure located on a first surface of a first substrate; at least one pad located on the first surface of the first substrate; and at least one via traversing the first substrate and thereby... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8002477 | Devices and methods for side-coupling optical fibers to optoelectronic components Optical devices, components and methods for mounting optical fibers and for side-coupling light to/from optical fibers using a modified silicon V-groove, or silicon V-groove array, wherein V-grooves, which are designed for precisely aligning/spacing optical fibers, ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8000384 | Apparatus for stabilizing convergence of an adaptive line equalizer Illustrative embodiments provide a computer implemented method and an apparatus for data decorrelation in a line equalizer adaptive system. The apparatus comprises an input and an output, forming a data path there between, wherein the input capable of receiving data... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7953693 | Method and apparatus for ontology-based classification of media content A method and apparatus for ontology-based classification of media content are provided. With the method and apparatus, initial confidence values of classifiers in a hierarchical classification structure are modified based on relationships between classifiers. A conf... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7953590 | Using separate recording channels for speech-to-speech translation systems A system and method for speech-to-speech translation using a translation system includes designating separate input channels for each of a plurality of speakers. In response to speech from a first channel in a first language, the speech from the first channel is tra... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7952531 | Planar circularly polarized antennas A planar circularly polarized antenna comprises at least one coplanar waveguide feed line and a plurality of driven loops electrically connected to the feed line, wherein the driven loops and the feed line are substantially coplanar. At least one of the plurality of... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7925447 | Significance measure of structured clusters The exemplary embodiments provide a computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for calculating a probability. An input is received, wherein the input comprises a PQ tree. The leaf nodes of the PQ tree are counted to form a number of lea... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7904529 | Method and system for transmitting and recording synchronized data streams System for transmitting one or more presentation data streams from a presentation workstation. In response to receiving an input to open a presentation application, operating parameters are obtained for a presentation to provide presentation operating parameters for... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7885540 | Methods and apparatus for optical modulation amplitude measurement Techniques for measuring optical modulation amplitude (OMA) are disclosed. For example, a technique for measuring an OMA value associated with an input signal includes the following steps/operations. The input signal is applied to a photodetector, wherein the photod... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7881928 | Enhanced linguistic transformation Techniques for enhanced linguistic transformation are disclosed. For example, a method of linguistic transformation includes the steps of providing at least one input to a plurality of modules, wherein at least one module has a different configuration than at least ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7873642 | Method and apparatus for ontology-based classification of media content A method and apparatus for ontology-based classification of media content are provided. With the method and apparatus, initial confidence values of classifiers in a hierarchical classification structure are modified based on relationships between classifiers. A conf... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7870053 | Apparatus and methods for auctioning time and desktop space to product and service suppliers Apparatus and methods for auctioning time and desktop space to product and service suppliers are provided. The apparatus and methods obtain bids from various product and service suppliers and determine which of the bids are the highest ranking bids. The particular p... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7868606 | Process variation on-chip sensor Improved process variation sensors and techniques are disclosed, wherein both global and local variations associated with transistors on an integrated circuit can be monitored. For example, respective circuits for sensing a global process variation, a local process ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7860705 | Methods and apparatus for context adaptation of speech-to-speech translation systems A technique for context adaptation of a speech-to-speech translation system is provided. A plurality of sets of paralinguistic attribute values is obtained from a plurality of input signals. Each set of the plurality of sets of paralinguistic attribute values is ext... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7836248 | Methods and systems for managing persistent storage of small data objects Techniques are disclosed for managing storage of objects of sizes smaller than a storage transfer unit in a computer system. A plurality of storage transfer units are maintained in a first storage medium (e.g., disk storage) organized by a quantity of free space in ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7822852 | Method for adaptively modifying the observed collective behavior of individual sensor nodes based on broadcasting of parameters A method for continually controlling the collective behavior of a set of computing devices in a distributed data processing system. A gateway node disseminates a specification request comprising a set of parameters to a set of computing devices. The gateway node may... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7809734 | System and method for transcoding digital content A system and method for transcoding digital content (e.g. web content) by correctly employing one annotation for multiple digital contents. This can efficiently reduce the workloads required for the addition of annotation data during the transcoding process. A trans... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7809720 | Optimization-based data content determination Improved data content determination techniques are disclosed for use in accordance with information-seeking systems. For example, in one illustrative aspect of the invention, a technique for determining data content for a response to a query comprises obtaining a us... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7793333 | Mobile authorization using policy based access control An authorization engine is provided in a remote device for mobile authorization using policy based access control. To ensure that remote devices can enforce consistent authorization policies even when the devices are not connected to the server, the remote device do... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7792185 | Methods and apparatus for calibrating output voltage levels associated with current-integrating summing amplifier Methods and apparatus are disclosed for calibrating summing amplifiers based on current integration. For example, apparatus for calibrating output voltage levels of a current-integrating summing amplifier includes the following components. A duplicate integrator cir... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7788058 | Method and apparatus for diagnosing broken scan chain based on leakage light emission A mechanism for diagnosing broken scan chains based on leakage light emission is provided. An image capture mechanism detects light emission from leakage current in complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) devices. The diagnosis mechanism identifies devices wi... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7783633 | Display of results of cross language search An improved method, apparatus, and computer instructions displaying search results. A query is received in a first language. A snippet in the document containing the word is selected in response to identifying a document in a second language in which the document co... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7779415 | Adaptive load distribution in managing dynamic and transient data for distributed applications A method, system, and computer program for dynamically adjusting the workload of an active resource associated with at least one parent workload group. The parent workload group includes a collection of workload units, with each associated to a key identifier such t... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7769583 | Quantizing feature vectors in decision-making applications A system, method and computer program product for classification of an analog electrical signal using statistical models of training data. A technique is described to quantize the analog electrical signal in a manner which maximizes the compression of the signal whi... | 08/03/2010 |
