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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185231 | Reconfigurable garment definition and production method Computer-aided design and manufacture software and hardware automate garment and fashion definition and production. Configurable garment includes ornamental element, pattern display, and personal identifier and wireless sensor electronics. ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8180916 | System and method for identifying network applications based on packet content signatures Embodiments of the invention provide a framework for traffic classification that bridges the gap between the packet content inspection and the flow-based behavioral analysis techniques. In particular, IP packets and/or IP flows are used as an input, network nodes ar... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8160877 | Hierarchical real-time speaker recognition for biometric VoIP verification and targeting A method for real-time speaker recognition including obtaining speech data of a speaker, extracting, using a processor of a computer, a coarse feature of the speaker from the speech data, identifying the speaker as belonging to a pre-determined speaker cluster based... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8153528 | Surface characteristics of graphite and graphite foils The invention relates generally to preparation of a substrate for use in a photovoltaic device by application of a filling material and subsequent planarization of the top surface; optionally, a barrier layer is added. ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8130194 | Non-mouse devices that function via mouse-like messages Method and system for generating and processing multiple independent input data streams based on a high priority OS message framework such as an OS provided framework for processing mouse-messages. Multiple input devices generate motion that is sensed by motion sens... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8116895 | Reconfigurable garment definition and production method Computer-aided design and manufacture software and hardware automate garment and fashion definition and production. Configurable garment includes ornamental element, pattern display, and personal identifier and wireless sensor electronics. ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8110419 | Process of manufacturing photovoltaic device An inline process for manufacturing a photovoltaic device on a removable substrate is disclosed. The process discloses two semiconductor layers forming an active region; at least one of the semiconductor layers is formed by a high-purity plasma spray process; option... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8106381 | Semiconductor structures with rare-earths The present invention discloses structures to increase carrier mobility using engineered substrate technologies for a solid state device. Structures employing rare-earth compounds enable heteroepitaxy of different semiconductor materials of different orientations. | 01/31/2012 |
| 8099703 | Method and system for verifying power-optimized electronic designs using equivalency checking Embodiments of the present invention provide methods and systems for verifying functional equivalence of a power optimized design and its original, unoptimized design (referred to as the golden design) using combinational equivalency checking. Due to some inherent l... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8096675 | Performance and color consistent LED The instant invention discloses a device and method to mix and match LED die at a LED emitter or array level in an array to obtain a consistent average weighted wavelength, and/or desired flux, reducing the spread of a color range and therefore reducing the observed... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8072480 | Digital television with subscriber conference overlay Digital television system overlays subscriber two-way communication during broadcast program delivery to create virtual audience community. Individual or group billing and advertisement is personalized per DTV receiver program viewing and/or conferencing activity. S... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8071872 | Thin film semi-conductor-on-glass solar cell devices The present invention relates to semiconductor devices suitable for electronic, optoelectronic and energy conversion applications. In a particular form, the present invention relates to the fabrication of a thin film solar cells and thin film transistors through the... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8065731 | System and method for malware containment in communication networks The present invention relates to a method for containing propagation of a malware in a communication network having a plurality of communication nodes. The method steps include obtaining communication statistics from a traffic trace of the communication network, gen... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8065333 | Method for digitally labelling websites A host website, method and system for digitally labelling websites or subscribers with digital labels which represent characteristics or qualities of the website is disclosed. Digital labels are stored on host websites, each of which is directed to a specific subjec... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8065029 | Reconfigurable garment definition and production method Computer-aided design and manufacture software and hardware automate garment and fashion definition and production. Configurable garment includes ornamental element, pattern display, and personal identifier and wireless sensor electronics. ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8049100 | Multijunction rare earth solar cell Examples of device structures utilizing layers of rare earth oxides to perform the tasks of strain engineering in transitioning between semiconductor layers of different composition and/or lattice orientation and size are given. A structure comprising a plurality of... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8046496 | System and method for network data compression The present invention relates to a method of compressing data in a network, the data comprising a plurality of packets each having a header and a payload, the header comprising a plurality of header fields, the method comprising generating a classification tree base... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8045464 | SIP-based VoIP traffic behavior profiling method With the widespread adoption of SIP-based VoIP, understanding the characteristics of SIP traffic behavior is critical to problem diagnosis and security protection of VoIP services. A general methodology is provided for profiling SIP-based VoIP traffic behavior at se... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8039738 | Active rare earth tandem solar cell The use of rare-earth (RE and O, N, P) based materials to transition between two different semiconductor materials and enable up and/or down conversion of incident radiation is disclosed. Rare earth based oxides, nitrides and phosphides provide a wide range of latti... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8039737 | Passive rare earth tandem solar cell The use of rare-earth (RE+O, N, P) based materials to transition between two semiconductor materials is disclosed. Rare earth based oxides, nitrides and phosphides provide a wide range of lattice spacings enabling, compressive, tensile or stress-free lattice matchin... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8039736 | Photovoltaic up conversion and down conversion using rare earths The use of rare-earth (REO, N, P) based materials to covert long wavelength photons to shorter wavelength photons that can be absorbed in a photovoltaic device (up-conversion) and (REO, N, P) materials which can absorb a short wavelength photon and re-emit one (down... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8032915 | Digital television with subscriber conference overlay Digital television system overlays subscriber two-way communication during broadcast program delivery to create virtual audience community. Individual or group billing and advertisement is personalized per DTV receiver program viewing and/or conferencing activity. S... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8032620 | Method and system for improved in-line management of an information technology network A system and a method for leveraging human knowledge held by system administrators to support improved or optimal management of an information technology network. The present invention monitors and records the states and values key management indicators related to a... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8032324 | Interactive controller device A method and system for an interactive controller device comprising a two axis sensor in combination with one or more other sensors for hand-held devices operated in mid-air. A time sequence of measurements in three linearly independent directions is used to extract... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8019764 | System and method for internet endpoint profiling The present invention relates to a method of profiling an Internet endpoint associated with an Internet Protocol (IP) address, the method includes generating a profiling rule using an Internet search engine, obtaining a search result by inputting the IP address to t... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7987155 | Network extensible reconfigurable media appliance Extensible reconfigurable media appliance for security and entertainment captures images digitally for storage. Digital effects and filters are applied to incoming video stream on-the-fly or to video data stored in memory. Digital effects and filters are dynamically... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7987150 | Method and apparatus for automated rule-based sourcing of substrate microfabrication defects Automated defect sourcing systems identify root-causes of yield excursions due to contamination, process faults, equipment failure and/or handling. They perform this function in timely manner and provide accurate and timely feedback to address and contain the source... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7980341 | Telematic method and apparatus with integrated power source Telematic method and apparatus adaptively uses fuel cell power source in vehicle with integrated power system, electrical system, telematic system, and body/powertrain system. Telematic communications systems including internet, digital video broadcast entertainment... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7957871 | Methods and apparatuses for navigation in urban environments Embodiments disclose methods, systems, and apparatuses for providing maps and directions, including walking and mass transit directions in urban environments where users do not drive cars. Additionally, driving directions can be included. Various criteria, including... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7945668 | System and method for content-aware co-clustering algorithm based on hourglass model A method for performing a network operation is disclosed. The method includes obtaining an association matrix representing association parameters between first entities and second entities of the network, generating a reduced matrix of the association matrix by aggr... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7945658 | Method for real-time visualization of BGP analysis and trouble-shooting The present invention comprises a multi-tier system. Major goals of the system are to 1) clearly visualize BGP dynamics and alert/report important deviation of BGP dynamics to avoid overwhelming the operators with too much information and 2) analyze the root cause o... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7944822 | System and method for identifying network applications Embodiments of the invention provide a framework for traffic classification that bridges the gap between the packet content inspection and the flow-based behavioral analysis techniques. In particular, IP packets and/or IP flows are used as an input, network nodes ar... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7930424 | System and method for detecting bogus BGP route information The present invention relates to a method of detecting invalid border gateway protocol (BGP) route in a network, wherein network traffic is routed based at least on BGP announcements from one or more BGP routers, the method comprising obtaining a plurality of routin... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7930148 | Spherical calibration and reference alignment algorithms Inclinometer and directional field sensor readings can have gain, offset, and non-orthogonality errors, as well as reference alignment rotation errors. When a series of readings are taken by a three axis sensor with a variety of different orientations, the resulting... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7930056 | Reconfigurable garment definition and production method Computer-aided design and manufacture software and hardware automate garment and fashion definition and production. Configurable garment includes ornamental element, pattern display, and personal identifier and wireless sensor electronics. ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7928959 | System and method for multiple independent computer inputs using unique device and source identification systems The implementation of a unique system for creating multiple independent computer inputs is described. The system utilizes interactive mouse hooks, raw input information, and subroutines for generating tagged windows mouse messages. Such tagged windows mouse messages... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7928317 | Thin film solar cell Optimal structures for high efficiency thin film silicon solar energy conversion devices and systems are disclosed. Thin film silicon active layer photoelectron conversion structures using ion implantation are disclosed. Thin film semiconductor devices optimized for... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7917937 | Digital television with subscriber conference overlay Digital television system overlays subscriber two-way communication during broadcast program delivery to create virtual audience community. Individual or group billing and advertisement is personalized per DTV receiver program viewing and/or conferencing activity. S... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7904465 | Network-extensible reconfigurable media appliance Extensible reconfigurable media appliance for security and entertainment captures images digitally for storage. Digital effects and filters are applied to incoming video stream on-the-fly or to video data stored in memory. Digital effects and filters are dynamically... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7902546 | Rare earth-oxides, rare earth -nitrides, rare earth -phosphides and ternary alloys with silicon Atomic layer epitaxy (ALE) is applied to the fabrication of new forms of rare-earth oxides, rare-earth nitrides and rare-earth phosphides. Further, ternary compounds composed of binary (rare-earth oxides, rare-earth nitrides and rare-earth phosphides) mixed with sil... | 03/08/2011 |
