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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6020900 | Video capture method One aspect of the invention relates to a method for synchronizing control signals with scaled digital video data. In one version of the invention, the method includes the steps of transferring digitized video data from a digitizer to a video scaler which ... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6008814 | Method and system for providing network navigation aids A method and system are displayed in a computer network for providing a two-dimensional representation of a three-dimensional graphic representation to be displayed in association with the three-dimensional graphic representation. The computer network inc... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5943504 | System for transferring pixel data from a digitizer to a host memory using scatter/gather DMA One aspect of the invention relates to a method for synchronizing control signals with scaled digital video data. In one version of the invention, the method includes the steps of transferring digitized video data from a digitizer to a video scaler which ... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5931931 | Method for bus arbitration in a multiprocessor system One aspect of the invention relates to a method for arbitrating simultaneous bus requests in a multiprocessor system having a plurality of devices which are coupled to a shared bus. In one version of the invention, the method includes the steps of receivi... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5928334 | Hardware verification tool for multiprocessors One aspect of the invention relates to a method for detecting synchronization violations in a multiprocessor computer system having a memory location which controls access to a portion of memory shared by the processors, the memory location having at leas... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5877757 | Method and system for providing user help information in network applications A method and system are disclosed for providing help-data in association with applications launched from a network, such that the applications are displayed within a window of a graphical user interface. Initially, an application is selected from among a ... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5734806 | Method and apparatus for determining graphical object visibility An apparatus for rendering visible graphical objects on a display including apparatus for scan converting each graphical object into multiple pixels with depth, each pixel being provided an object identifier of the object, apparatus for storing in memory ... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5692191 | Address space utilization in a distributed data processing system In a distributed data processing system running multiple applications on the client system resources specific to an application which have no impact on the overall display at the server, are stored in application address space. Resources which have an eff... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5668939 | Method and apparatus for rendering a solid three dimensional model from two dimensional input information including closed region recognizing and three dimensional rendering A system and method for inputting two-dimensional drawing data and classifying that drawing data into plan view data and sectional view data. Closed regions and inclusion relations among the respective closed regions are detected from the classified plan ... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5634130 | Method and apparatus for spurious interrupt detection in a data processing system An interrupt mechanism within a data processing system where every expected interrupt has a unique interrupt signature. This interrupt signature is known by the system interrupt handler of the interrupt's particular type, such as external, timer, divide b... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5603041 | Method and system for reading from a m-byte memory utilizing a processor having a n-byte data bus A method and system are disclosed for reading data from an m-byte memory device utilizing a processor having an n-byte data bus, where m is less than or equal to n, which do not require the processor to support special bus cycles, bus select signals, or d... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5600259 | Method and apparatus for reducing interference in a pin array A multi-pin probe including a printed circuit board with multiple electrically conductive vias, multiple probes, each probe inserted into one of the electrically conductive vias, and a housing having multiple cavities inserted over the multiple probes, ea... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5566286 | Method and apparatus for verifying dimensional values of a drawing A method of the present invention includes storing in a memory first data including coordinate values of straight lines forming the drawing and first color code and second data including a dimensional value between two straight lines and two coordinate va... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5553212 | Method and apparatus for solving numerical planning problems with inequalities on a computer system It is aimed to solve numerical planning problems in a manner better reflecting planner's intention. Variables of a numerical planning problem are displayed as graphical objects on a display unit, guidance constraints are added to corresponding variables b... | 09/03/1996 |
