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| 8185513 | Method and apparatus for generating merged media program metadata A method, apparatus, article of manufacture for generating a media program database having a plurality of media programs is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method is comprises the steps of receiving first media program metadata from a first source, searching the I... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8166562 | Method and system for protecting information on a computer system A system and method for protecting sensitive information, for example, a user's personal information, stored on a database where the information is accessible via a communications network such as the Internet. An exemplary embodiment stores the sensitive information... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8128638 | Handheld microdermabrasion device In one embodiment, a handheld microdermabrasion device includes a treatment head and a motor for driving, e.g., oscillating or rotating, the treatment head to abrade or exfoliate the skin. The treatment head may be abrasive or non-abrasive, and includes a passage or... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8117597 | Method and system for specifying and developing application systems with dynamic behavior System for specifying dynamic application system behavior, procedures and methods about its operations, and methods about how to develop such a behavior model are provided in the present invention. A Dynamic System (DS) and its operations are provided to model compl... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8117317 | Systems and methods for integrating local systems with cloud computing resources In one embodiment the present invention includes systems and methods for integrating local systems with cloud computing resources. In one embodiment, shared security information is stored on a local system and on a cloud computer system to allow secure communication... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8115358 | Method and systems for operating magnetic bearings and bearingless drives A magnetic bearing arrangement for a rotary device includes circuitry for generating a multiphase excitation signal for energizing the phase windings of a magnetic bearing element. According to an embodiment of the present invention, circuitry for detecting the radi... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8112738 | Apparatus and method of customizable model import and export to and from XML schema formats In one embodiment the present invention includes a computer-implemented method of converting first metadata to second metadata using a mapping and custom exits. The metadata is at the M1 level and the mapping is generated based on information at the M2 level. The cu... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8112377 | Client-side rule engine for executing business rules in rich internet applications A client-side business rule engine for executing business rules, at a client, in a rich internet application is disclosed. A set of business rules and a fact base are compiled at a server in accordance with a platform definition model, such that the compiled rules a... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8112280 | Systems and methods of performing speech recognition with barge-in for use in a bluetooth system Embodiments of the present invention improve methods of performing speech recognition with barge-in. In one embodiment, the present invention includes a speech recognition method comprising starting a synthesis of recorded speech, receiving a user speech input signa... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8108234 | System and method for deriving business processes Embodiments of the present invention improve derivation of business processes. In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method of deriving business processes, the method comprising accessing a plurality of event logs, accessing predefined domain rules, as... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8092154 | Integrated fan with pump and heat exchanger cooling capability Disclosed is a compact and integrated fan, pump, and heat exchanger system where air-cooling is performed via the fan, liquid cooling is performed via a pump, and the drilled pump diffusers act as a heat exchanger. The pump has drilled diffusers through which liquid... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8080961 | Systems and methods for adjusting vehicle window position In one embodiment the present invention includes a vehicle window apparatus. The vehicle window apparatus comprises a position feature, a detector, a feature switch, and a motor. The position feature corresponds to a position of a vehicle window. The detector is cou... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8069313 | Method and system for managing cache invalidation In one embodiment the present invention includes a method and system for managing cache invalidation. In one embodiment, connection information to a database in stored in an intermediate cache management module. If changes are made to objects in the database, the ob... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8036901 | Systems and methods of performing speech recognition using sensory inputs of human position Embodiments of the present invention improve methods of performing speech recognition using sensory inputs of human position. In one embodiment, the present invention includes a speech recognition method comprising sensing a change in position of at least one part o... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8030900 | Circuits and methods for controlling power in a battery operated system Embodiments of the present invention include systems and methods of controlling power in battery operated systems. In one embodiment, the present invention includes a switching regulator for boosting voltage on a depleted battery to power up a system. The system may... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8024196 | Techniques for creating and translating voice applications Embodiments of the present invention include techniques for creating voice applications in different design environments and translating voice applications into any runtime environment. A set of rendering engines creates a translation layer that can convert a voice ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7987416 | Systems and methods for modular information extraction Embodiments of the present invention include a computer-implemented method of extracting information. In one embodiment, the present invention comprises defining a plurality of reusable operators, wherein each operator performs a predefined information extraction ta... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7984440 | Interactive audio task system with interrupt recovery and confirmations Embodiments of the present invention improve interactive audio task execution in mobile systems such as vehicles, for example. In one embodiment, task interrupt handling is provided to allow user's to resume task execution at or near the point in the task where the ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7971145 | Systems and methods for adapting service interface behaviors In one embodiment, the present invention includes a computer-implemented method of adapting software component interfaces by providing a user interface for specifying a provided interface, a required interface and interface operators. In another embodiment the prese... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7970639 | Project management systems and methods Embodiments of the present invention provide improved project management systems and methods. In one embodiment the present invention includes a project management system comprising a plurality of radial task regions displayed around a focal point and a plurality of... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7966383 | Client-server systems and methods for accessing metadata information across a network using proxies Embodiments of the present invention include a computer-implemented systems and methods for accessing metadata across a network. A metadata server receives requests to access a data source from one or more clients. The metadata server is coupled between one or more ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7932536 | Power rectifiers and method of making same In one embodiment the present invention includes a semiconductor rectifier device comprising a first, second, and third semiconductor regions and a gate. The first semiconductor region is of a first conductivity type. The second semiconductor region is adjacent to t... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7890762 | Differentiated proxy digital signatures Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for providing input to a workflow application. Source documents are received that have respective original signatures but no digital signatures. The source documents can be paper documents, or they can be s... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7887415 | Random payout while maintaining the progressive prize pool at the predetermined average pool size A method of providing a game for a gaming device using random payout from a prize pool, the game including a plurality of possible game outcomes, is provided. The method comprises: receiving, at the gaming device, a wager amount; receiving an input to initiate game ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7880445 | System and method of charging a battery using a switching regulator In one embodiment the present invention includes a system and method of charging a battery using a switching regulator. In one embodiment, a switching regulator receives an input voltage and input current. The output of the switching regulator is coupled to a batter... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7840935 | Restrictive visualization of a stereotype construct for entities in a visual modeling environment Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for stereotype constructs in a visual modeling environment. A method of generating applications includes providing a first set of modeling language entities and a predefined stereotype construct, receiving ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7797883 | Roof support apparatus for solar panels In one embodiment, the present invention includes a roof support apparatus which may be used for securing a load to a tile-covered roof. The roof support apparatus comprises a mounting plate, a first and second attachment member, an upper support member, and a load.... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7774404 | Managing software component versions within a service oriented architecture In one embodiment the present invention includes a method for managing versions of various software components in a service-oriented architecture. A software component representing a service provider includes a message dispatcher to analyze a service request message... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7770103 | Capturing data of predefined type from user Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for capturing data of a predefined type from a user. The techniques include sending a markup language page to a browser on a client; interpreting the markup language page by the browser to receive data from... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7757204 | Limiting extensibility of a visual modeling language Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for selectively supporting extensions to a modeling language. A method includes receiving a request to extend a modeling language entity and selectively providing support to define an extension of the model... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7720683 | Method and apparatus of specifying and performing speech recognition operations A speech recognition technique is described that has the dual benefits of not requiring collection of recordings for training while using computational resources that are cost-compatible with consumer electronic products. Methods are described for improving the reco... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7713784 | Thin quad flat package with no leads (QFN) fabrication methods Embodiments of the present invention include a method of packaging semiconductor devices. The method comprises the steps of molding a surface of a wafer, sawing the wafer into individual devices, attaching the individual semiconductor device to an adhesive surface, ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7650590 | Flexible code generation There are methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for a flexible generation framework. The generation framework encapsulates a variety of different code generation technologies within a common interface. This allows various types of generator cor... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7648389 | Supply side backfeed meter socket adapter A utility meter adapter plugs between a utility meter and its meter socket to provide a power pigtail suitable for a solar electric system to backfeed power to the utility. A round plastic base has several connector jaw blades underneath positioned like a meter to f... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7633341 | Wideband circuits and methods Embodiments of the present invention include circuits and methods with wide bandwidths. In one embodiment, parasitic capacitances of the output of a first stage and the input of a second stage are included in a network. The output of the first stage is coupled to th... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7528574 | Systems and methods of programming voltage and current in a battery charger In one embodiment the present invention includes a method of charging a battery comprising storing a plurality of charging parameters in one or more programmable data storage elements. The charging parameters may be used to program a variety of battery charging para... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7522898 | High frequency synthesizer circuits and methods Embodiments of the present invention include a frequency synthesizer comprising a first plurality of dividers receiving a first signal having a first frequency and generating a first plurality of divided signals and a frequency combination network including a plural... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7519602 | Systems and methods for information exchange using object warehousing Embodiments of the present invention improve information exchange, and in particular, the exchange of data objects between different software systems. In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method of exchanging information comprising receiving a first t... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7517726 | Wire bonded chip scale package fabrication methods In one embodiment the present invention includes a method of manufacturing a chip scale package. Embodiments of the present invention include sawing kerfs between semiconductor device boundaries on opposite sides of the wafer and filling the kerfs with mold compound... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7492258 | Systems and methods for RFID security An RFID system includes an RFID tag, an RFID reader, and a server. The RFID tag communicates to the server via encrypted information. The information may be encrypted with synchronized encryption keys. In this manner, the reader need not decrypt the information from... | 02/17/2009 |
