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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7489225 | Precision inductive devices and methods A low cost, low profile and high performance inductive device for use in, e.g., electronic circuits. In one exemplary embodiment, the device includes a four-legged ferrite core optimized for fitting with four or more windings, thereby providing four close-tolerance ... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7490174 | Method and apparatus for border node behavior on a full-duplex bus A method and apparatus relating to the behavior of border nodes within a high performance serial bus system is disclosed. A method for determining and communicating the existence of a hybrid bus is disclosed. A method for determining a path to a senior border... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7483769 | Method and apparatus for latent temperature control for a device under test A method and associated algorithm for controlling and optimizing the temperature of a device under test (DUT) through calculation of a moving setpoint which varies from the user-specified DUT core temperature. The method generally comprises (i) calculating a system ... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7484013 | Automatic ID allocation for AV/C entities Disclosed herein is an automatic ID allocation technique for use in AV/C device applications. The method allows ID assignment without manual user intervention. The method includes assigning an ID to an entity when called to do so upon detection of a new entity. Furt... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7472531 | Adaptive riding pad apparatus and method Riding apparatus and methods for use on animals. In one exemplary embodiment, the apparatus comprises a saddle pad system with pad elements that are resiliently mounted to a central element so as to allow relative motion therebetween in at least one dimension. The r... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7469859 | Transportation apparatus and methods Apparatus and methods for improved transportation functionality. In one aspect, the invention comprises an improved and highly integrated transportation apparatus adapted to bring a plurality of different modalities in close physical proximity for enhanced efficienc... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7457302 | Enhancement to loop healing for malconfigured bus prevention A method for safely adding nodes to a network provides safeguards to prevent adding nodes beyond a maximum number of nodes allowed in the network. In one aspect, if the node to be added exceeds the maximum number of nodes allowed, the connection between the node to ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7427024 | Chattel management apparatus and methods Apparatus and methods for tracking or otherwise accounting for chattel (e.g., personal property such as keys, pocket knives, and the like) at a point of departure such as an airport, bus station, train station, etc., or areas where people congregate (e.g., sporting ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7421507 | Transmission of AV/C transactions over multiple transports method and apparatus Disclosed is a system and method for transmitting AV/C data over one or more transports. Further disclosed is a system and method for transmitting AV/C data over non-FCP communication media. The disclosed system and method includes an AV/C transaction delivery syste... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7417973 | Method, apparatus and computer program product for ensuring node participation in a network bus A method for configuring a computer network so that no non-root node can allocate itself a Physical_ID reserved for a root node. For each node that executes the self_ID process, a check is made of the available Physical_ID value as well as the designation of the nod... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7415545 | Method and apparatus for dynamic link driver configuration A method and apparatus embodied in transaction layer software suitable for use with serial bus devices, such as IEEE standard 1394 serial bus devices for supporting multiple link device drivers. The invention acquires or otherwise ascertains the capabilities of link... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7401173 | Method and apparatus for automatic detection and healing of signal pair crossover on a high performance serial bus An automatic crossover and healing process is disclosed for the P1394b standard. In particular, a crossover process is disclosed which comprises coupling the transmitting logic of a PHY to TPA, and coupling the receive logic of a PHY to TPB. ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7400239 | Universal control apparatus and methods Apparatus and methods for control of one or more functions within a premises. In one embodiment, the control apparatus comprises a “universal” electronic switch which can be configured according to any number of different desired functional and/or aesthetic sche... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7389371 | Method and apparatus for loop breaking in a data bus A method and apparatus is disclosed for preventing loops in a full-duplex bus The method has the acts of: selecting at least two candidates to join said bus; establishing a dominant candidate from one of the candidates; testing for loops in said bus; and joining sai... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7367851 | Universal connector assembly and method of manufacturing An advanced modular plug connector assembly incorporating an insert assembly disposed in the rear portion of the connector housing. In one embodiment, the connector has a plurality of ports in multi-row configuration, and the insert assembly includes a substrate ada... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7352708 | Method and apparatus for border node behavior on a full-duplex bus A method and apparatus relating to the behavior of border nodes within a high performance serial bus system is disclosed. A method for determining and communicating the existence of a hybrid bus is disclosed. A method for determining a path to a senior border... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7353284 | Synchronized transmission of audio and video data from a computer to a client via an interface A method for controlling data transmission between a computer and a video client via an interface, the method comprising: the computer polling the interface a first time to determine the size of the buffer on the interface; receiving a first buffer size value from t... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7353322 | System and method for providing dynamic configuration ROM using double image buffers A dynamic configuration ROM which may be updated while linked to the serial bus and with little or no risk of publishing inconsistent configuration ROM information to the other nodes on the bus. The dynamic configuration ROM comprises first and second configuration ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7340463 | Caching permissions information A method for determining group membership in a computer system, the method comprising: obtaining an identifier that describes a member of a group, the member of a group having a member hash table that contains group membership information describing to what groups a... | 03/04/2008 |
| RE40020 | Impedance blocking filter circuit An impedance blocking filter circuit is provided for use in telecommunication systems for interconnecting between incoming telephone lines and customer's terminal equipment so as to unconditionally block impedances above 20 KHz due to the customer's terminal equipme... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7317409 | Apparatus and method for interfacing time-variant signals An improved apparatus and method for interfacing a time variant waveform between two hardware environments. In one aspect, the invention comprises a circuit for accurately simulating the output of one or more types of sensing device (e.g., passive bridge pressure tr... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7317694 | Method and apparatus for border node behavior on a full-duplex bus A method is disclosed for determining and communicating the existence of a hybrid bus. The method comprises the acts of determining whether the node has a connection to a Legacy link layer; if the node determines that it has a connection to a Legacy link layer, then... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7308517 | Gap count analysis for a high speed serialized bus A method of optimizing communication over a high-speed serial bus by minimizing the delay between packets transmitted over the bus is disclosed. The method comprises: calculating the round trip delay between PHYs connected on the bus by pinging; a bus manager sendin... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7302621 | High spread highly randomized generatable interleavers Methods and apparatus for generating and performing digital communications using a randomized generatable interleaver. In accordance with one exemplary embodiment of the invention, a pseudo random interleaver of size n*m with excellent randomness and spread properti... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7299970 | Method and apparatus for transferring and processing transaction data An information entry and reporting system and method for tracking data associated with retail transactions at the point of sale. Transaction data is converted into a machine readable dataform pattern and printed onto a sales receipt provided to the purchaser. Subseq... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7291112 | Method and apparatus for control of non-invasive parameter measurements Improved methods and apparatus for non-invasively assessing one or more parameters associated with fluidic systems such as the circulatory system of a living organism, when such parameters are potentially affected by other concurrent events. In one exemplary embodim... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7286793 | Method and apparatus for evaluating educational performance An improved method and apparatus for evaluating the performance of an individual. In one aspect, the invention includes a method of encoding questions used in an examination in order to accurately identify and evaluate deficiencies in an individual's knowledge. In a... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7280491 | Method and apparatus for border node behavior on a full-duplex bus A method relating to the behavior of border nodes within a high performance serial bus system is disclosed. A method is disclosed for determining a path to a senior border node comprising the acts of: determining whether a B PHY has received a Self-ID packet without... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7280490 | Method and apparatus for border node behavior on a full-duplex bus A method and apparatus relating to the behavior of border nodes within a high performance serial bus system is disclosed. A method is disclosed for determining a path to a senior border during the Self-ID process in a full-duplex communications system having at leas... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278137 | Methods and apparatus for compiling instructions for a data processor Methods and apparatus optimized for compiling instructions in a data processor are disclosed. In one aspect, a method of address calculation is disclosed, comprising operating a compiler to generate at least one instruction; canonicalizing the address calculation in... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7277636 | Optical communication apparatus and methods using pulses having modified propagation speeds An improved apparatus and method for enhancing the performance of optical transmission and network systems (such as SONET or SDH). A magnetically trapped atomic cloud chamber is provided which selectively alters the group velocity of light waves propagating through ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7266617 | Method and apparatus for border node behavior on a full-duplex bus A method for determining and communicating the existence of a hybrid bus is disclosed. The method determines whether a connected node is a border node and forwards isochronous and asynchronous requests if the node is not a border node. If the node is a border node, ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7251524 | Apparatus and method for determining cardiac output in a living subject An improved apparatus and method for determining the cardiac output of a living subject. The improved apparatus generally comprises one or more electrode assemblies or patches affixed to the skin of the subject in the vicinity of the thoracic cavity. In one embodime... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7241181 | Universal connector assembly and method of manufacturing An advanced modular plug connector assembly incorporating an insert assembly disposed in the rear portion of the connector housing. In one embodiment, the connector has a plurality of ports in multi-row configuration, and the insert assembly includes a substrate ada... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7237135 | Cyclemaster synchronization in a distributed bridge A method of synchronizing cyclemasters over a distributed bridge is disclosed. The method comprises: a local portal sending a synchronization signal to a peer portal through a bridge fabric upon occurrence of a cycle synchronization event on the local portal; the pe... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7218242 | Communication system and method including communication channel mobility A system and method for a communication apparatus to provide advanced features such as communication channel mobility, billing options for communication charges (for instance reverse billing), and definable accessibility controls. A subscriber apparatus (for instanc... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7214107 | Electrical connector apparatus and methods Electrical connector apparatus optimized for biomedical applications. In one embodiment, the connector apparatus comprises a low-cost simplified device having a unitary conductor element adapted to interface with an electrode terminal such as used in impedance cardi... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7194564 | Method and apparatus for preventing loops in a full-duplex bus A method and apparatus is disclosed for preventing loops in a full-duplex bus. One method has the acts of: selecting at least two candidates to join said bus; establishing a dominant candidate from one of said at least two candidates; testing for loops in said bus; ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7185260 | Method and apparatus for implementing a data processor adapted for turbo decoding An improved method and apparatus for performing single-cycle operations (such as for example Maximum a Posteriori, i.e. MAP decode) in digital processors is disclosed. In one exemplary configuration, a processor is fitted with a specialized instruction and extension... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7181142 | Broadband optical network apparatus and method Methods and apparatus for providing enhanced optical networking service and performance which are particularly advantageous in terms of low cost and use of existing infrastructure, access control techniques, and components. In the exemplary embodiment, current wides... | 02/20/2007 |
