Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6357020 | Method and system for low level testing of central electronics complex hardware using Test nano Kernel The method and system of the present invention provides for a test tool consisting of a Test nano Kernel and supported test programs (exercisers) which sequentially stage validity tests for central complex electronics hardware for architecture and hardwar... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6349393 | Method and apparatus for training an automated software test An automated software test is provided which includes a functional model of a system to be tested. The automated software test is utilized to operate a system under test in accordance with specified facts, goals and rules. Quasi-random actions are taken w... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6345322 | Intelligently interpreting errors in build output log files A method for identifying predefined error conditions in a build output log file to determine if software build is defective. An output log file is generated within a storage device of a data processing system during a build of a software algorithm on the ... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6336170 | Method and system in a distributed shared-memory data processing system for determining utilization of shared-memory included within nodes by a designated application A method and system in a distributed shared-memory data processing system are disclosed having a single operating system being executed simultaneously by a plurality of processors included within a plurality of coupled processing nodes for determining a u... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6023764 | Method and apparatus for providing security certificate management for Java Applets The present invention defines a means for establishing a secure connection between a Java Applet and a secure web server for protocols other than Https via the use of a Java Security Service. More specifically, the present invention uses the web browser's... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5961583 | Method and system for using the event wait list anchor as a lock for events A method and apparatus for maintaining a list for threads which are awaiting their occurrence of event. First a thread is detected that desires to perform some type of action based upon the occurrence of an event. Thereafter, the value of an event list an... | 10/05/1999 |
