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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7689869 | Unit, method and program for detecting imprecise data When data are transferred to a cache from disk drives, through a back end I/F unit, a redundant code verifier of a data path controller compares write-history information (a Destaging Counter (DC) value) embedded in a redundant code of the data with a DC value embed... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7091036 | Method and apparatus for composting organic material The present invention relates to a method for composting organic material, in which method organic material is transported to a bioreactor (1) where it is mixed and where material for regulating the oxygen content and bacteria and/or enzymes for agitation of ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7254401 | Network-based method and system for determining a location of user equipment in CDMA networks A method and system for determining a location of a user equipment using RTT measurements from a connected node B and RTT measurement of other node Bs which are not connected to the user equipment. The radio network controller of a network measures RTT of a connecte... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7237069 | Arrangement and method for update of configuration cache data An arrangement and method for update of configuration cache data in a disk storage subsystem in which a cache memory (110) is updated using two-phase (220, 250) commit technique. This provides the advantage that known changes to the subsystem do... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7223134 | Female electric contact The invention concerns a single-piece folded cut out female electric contact (1) comprising longitudinally a rear zone to be connected to an electric conductor, a protective cage comprising a floor (4), two side walls (5, 6), and, on the front, ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7206923 | Method and apparatus for eliminating the need for register assignment, allocation, spilling and re-filling A method and apparatus is provided to manage data in computer registers in a program, making more computer registers available to one or more programmers utilizing a name level instruction. The method and apparatus disclosed herein presents a way of reducing the ove... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7203161 | Method and apparatus for recovery from faults in a loop network A method and apparatus for recovery from faults in a loop network (500) is provided. The loop network (500) has a plurality of ports (520, 530, 532, 534) serially connected with means for bypassing the ports (520, 530, 532, 534) from the ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7203472 | Method and apparatus providing calibration technique for RF performance tuning A method is disclosed for operating a RF receiver of a communications equipment, as is circuitry for implementing the method. The method includes, while operating under the control of a data processor of the communications equipment, generating a calibration signal;... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7198990 | Method for making a FET channel A channel 16 of a FinFET 10 has a channel core 24 and a channel envelope 32, each made from a semiconductor material defining a different lattice structure to exploit strained silicon properties. A gate is coupled to the channel envelope ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7200174 | Video coding system A motion estimation method and system for a video coder are disclosed. The system comprises an input for a video image to be coded. It also comprises a hierarchical series of motion estimators of varying complexity, for estimating a motion vector field between the r... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7200108 | Method and apparatus for recovery from faults in a loop network A method and apparatus for recovery from faults in a loop network (400) is provided. The loop network (400) has a host means (402), a first loop and a second loop (406, 408), a plurality of ports (410) connected to each of the loop... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7191285 | Configuring memory for a RAID storage system The present invention relates to an apparatus having a memory operable with a virtualised RAID controller to determine an optimum I/O configuration by testing performance characteristics of a plurality of I/O operations. ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188156 | System, method and computer program for providing a time map of rolled-up data Disclosed are embodiments of a method, a system and a computer program product for selecting data to be presented in a report form. A selector window is displayed to a user, the selector window displaying periods of time for indicating those periods of time for whic... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7174538 | Computer storage subsystem, method, software program and data carrier A software program and an object definitions database are provided for a storage subsystem of a computer system. The subsystem has at least one physical storage medium (P), The program is arranged to generate logical resources (L, R5, D, LR, FC, FW) from a da... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7174408 | Interface for serial data communication An interface connectable as a default host to a peripheral or as a default peripheral to a host, for serial data communication between host and peripheral during a session, and comprising: automated means for periodically checking a connection by periodically starti... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7174132 | RF transceiver arrangement, terminal employing the arrangement, and method for fabricating terminal according to the arrangement The invention relates to a circuit arrangement in association with the RF unit of a wireless terminal, in which circuit arrangement the RF unit and the antenna (3) of the wireless terminal are fabricated/mounted on the same circuit board (1) and where ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7173973 | Multiple-antenna partially coherent constellations for multi-carrier systems A multi-level space time signal constellation that is optimized for use with a multi-carrier, multi-path communication scheme includes points on a first level separated from points on a mutually exclusive second level by a minimum distance that is based on a conditi... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7173961 | Frequency domain partial response signaling with high spectral efficiency and low peak to average power ratio The system includes a transmitter for generating a signal in the time domain and transforming the signal to the frequency domain, wherein the transmitter suppresses a plurality of sub-carriers of the signal, The resulting truncated signal is transmitted to the recei... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7172455 | Plug-in connector for connecting two flat strip conductors and associated plug-in connector system The invention relates to a plug-in connector for connecting two flat strip conductors, including at least one spring element which provides the required normal contact power for the connection of the two flat strip conductors. The spring element contacts the two fla... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7172454 | Electronic component assembly An electronic component assembly including an electrical connector and an electronic subassembly. The electrical connector has a housing with a receiving area, electrical contacts connected to the housing, and fusible elements. The electrical contacts include first ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7170497 | Electronic device and control element An electronic device (1) comprises a control element (6) for receiving user input, and the control element (6) comprises at least a first input means (6b), a second input means (6c) and a protective cover (2) w... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7170881 | Method and apparatus providing user programmable, personalized location-aware services A method and system is disclosed to provide a personalized, location related service to a user of a mobile terminal. The method includes: (A) generating a service specification object that comprises a user-specified location and a message to be generated when the us... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7171195 | Method and apparatus for enabling a mobile station to adapt its revision level based on network protocol revision level This invention provides a method of operating a mobile station (MS), and a MS (10), that includes in one aspect adapting a protocol revision level in a MS Classmark information element (IE) to follow a protocol revision of a wireless network, and that include... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7170350 | Gain adjusting and circuit arrangement The present invention relates to a method and circuit arrangement for adjusting a gain, wherein said circuit arrangement comprises at least a first output branch connected to a first load and a second output branch connected to a second load. The gain control functi... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168963 | Electrical power connector A printed circuit board electrical power contact for connecting a daughter printed circuit board to a mating contact on another electrical component. The power contact includes a main section; at least one daughter board electrical contact section extending from the... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7170454 | Antenna arrangement An antenna arrangement including a first matching circuit; a second matching circuit; a first antenna connected to the first matching circuit; a second antenna, moveable with respect to the first antenna, between an extended position in which it is connected to the ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7167935 | Accessory control interface Disclosed is an interface (10, 40) between a master device (30) and a slave device (20). The interface includes a bit serial bidirectional signal line (10A) for conveying commands and associated data from the master device to the slave de... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7165439 | Battery powered hydraulic tool A battery powered hydraulic tool including a frame; a battery connected to the frame; a motor connected to the frame and adapted to be powered by the battery; and a hydraulic pump connected to the motor by a gear reduction transmission. The motor and gear reduction ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7167922 | Method and apparatus for providing automatic ingress filtering Disclosed is a method for routing data packets, as is a data packet router (10) that operates in accordance with the invention. The method includes establishing an ingress filter (20) in individual ones of a plurality of line cards (14) installe... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7167571 | Automatic audio adjustment system based upon a user's auditory profile A system for adjusting audio output including a transmitter unit adapted to be carried by a user and a sound generating system. The transmitter unit includes a memory and a signal transmitter. The sound generating system includes a sound generator, a signal receiver... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7167504 | System and method for fast data rate discovery from PN codes This invention generates pseudo-noise (PN) codes that map a transmitted data rate into the PN code structure. This invention further then acquires the PN code to automatically discover the transmitted data rate. This invention is operable with communication systems ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7164733 | Method and device for compensating for digital data demodulation phase uncertainty A method and system for compensating digital data demodulation phase uncertainty is provided. The method includes the steps of identifying a phase reference quadrant, the phase reference quadrant having a phase reference axis and four quadrants, I, II, III, and IV; ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7163151 | Image handling using a voice tag A method of handling images in an image capturing device, said method including the steps of capturing an image, receiving a voice tag and matching the received voice tag with a stored voice tag, said stored voice tag having an instruction associated therewith for h... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7161091 | Interference-shielded mobile station and corresponding method and arrangement in the interference shielding of a mobile station The invention relates to an interference-shielded mobile station (10), which includes a circuit board (11), a shield (12), and electrically conductive securing members (13), separate from the shield (12), for attaching the shield (... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7162388 | Vehicle air bag electrical system A vehicle air bag electrical system including an air bag control module; electrical conductors connected to the control module; an electrical connector connected to the electrical conductors; and a filter circuit coupled to the electrical conductors. The filter circ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7158753 | Wireless communications system and method This invention discloses a method and a system for communicating with a user including wirelessly broadcasting content which is accessible to a multiplicity of users and which includes at least some non-audio enabling a user to select a portion of the content respon... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7157114 | Platinum coating process A process for depositing pure platinum on a substrate is disclosed. In accordance with one embodiment, the process comprises applying a solution consisting of Pt(acetylacetonate)2 and ethanol or acetone onto a substrate and wrapping at least a portion of ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7158207 | Film projector with high efficiency illumination A motion picture film projector including a lamp house section having a lamp bulb and a reflector; a head section located in front of the lamp house section; and an optical member located proximate a junction between the lamp house section and the head section. The ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7158176 | Prioritization of files in a memory A mobile electronic apparatus including a memory and a system for prioritizing the user stored files in the memory relative to one another. The memory includes user stored files therein. Each user stored file has more than one different prioritization parameter asso... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7156705 | Electrical connector An electrical connector for use between two devices having conductive regions between which an electrical connection is to be formed, the electrical connection comprising, a housing including a passage therethrough, a conductive element of an elongate conductive mat... | 01/02/2007 |
