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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7194047 | Receiver for robust data extension for 8VSB signaling A robust data extension, added to a standard 8VSB digital television signal, is used to improve the performance of a digital television receiver. Robust data packets are encoded at a 1/3-trellis rate as compared to normal data packets that are encoded at a 2/3-trell... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7154548 | Multiplexed and pipelined column buffer for use with an array of photo sensors An electronic imaging chip containing an array of photodiodes includes a multiplexed column buffer. The multiplexed column buffer serves a plurality of columns in the photodiode array. By multiplexing active amplifier elements, such as the differential gain amplifie... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7076809 | Stretchable nursing tank top with invisible breast support A form fitting nursing tank top/undershirt made with a stretch fabric includes an invisible built in nursing bra. The invisible nursing bra is partly internal and partly external. The external portion of the built in nursing bra is the left and right shoulder straps... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7006565 | Hybrid soft and hard decision feedback equalizer An equalizer for use in a communication receiver includes an infinite impulse response (IIR) feedback filter operated in acquisition and tracking feedback modes on a sample by sample basis to form a hybrid Decision Feedback Equalizer (DFE) architecture. In acquisiti... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6993547 | Address generator for fast fourier transform processor An address generator for use in conjunction with a fast Fourier transform processor includes an efficient architecture for computing the memory addresses of input data points, output data points and twiddle coefficients. In particular, multiplication operation in th... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6970523 | Diversity receiver with joint automatic gain control signal processing A multiple channel diversity receiver includes joint automatic gain control (AGC) signal processing wherein the first and second channels of the multiple channel diversity receiver share at least one joint AGC loop. The maximum difference between the AGC feedback si... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6950131 | Simultaneous access and reset system for an active pixel sensor A semiconductor chip for forming an electronic image in a digital camera includes an offset canceling column buffer for use with active pixel sensors having a small electrical buffer amplifier within each pixel The active pixel sensors are arranged on a semiconducto... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6937677 | Diversity receiver with joint phase locked loop filter Original RF carriers are recovered for first and second channels in a diversity receiver and used to de-rotate (demodulate) each of the first and second received signals. The pilot loop filters of each channel are cross coupled to create a joint pilot loop between b... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6886178 | Digital TV system with synchronized world wide web content In a broadcast digital video network, Internet HTML Web page data is formatted to fit within a standard MPEG-2 data packet structure, and multiplexed along with other MPEG-2 digital video signals for transport within a multiple channel digital video system. The head... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6870892 | Diversity receiver with joint baud clock recovery First and second RF signals in the respective first and second channels of a multiple channel diversity receiver are processed jointly in a joint timing loop filter for baud clock recovery. The channel with the stronger signal determines the frequency of the baud cl... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6855029 | Stretchable nursing tank top with invisible breast support A form fitting nursing tank top/undershirt made with a stretch fabric includes an invisible build in nursing bra. The invisible nursing bra is partly internal and partly external. The external portion of the build in nursing bra is the left and right shoulder straps... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6792441 | Parallel multiprocessing for the fast fourier transform with pipeline architecture The discrete Fourier transform (DFT) is computed in a plurality of parallel processors. A DFT of length N is divided into r partial DFTs of length (N/r), in which the r partial DFTs are calculated in separate parallel processors and then combined in a combination ph... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6751643 | Butterfly-processing element for efficient fast fourier transform method and apparatus A Fast Fourier Transformation (FFT) method and apparatus is implemented using a radix-r butterfly design based on a reduced single phase of calculation, termed a butterfly-processing element (BPE). Butterfly calculations are each executed in the same number of itera... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6745620 | Automatic tuning of fuel injected engines A method and apparatus for automatic tuning of fuel injected engines includes an air-fuel ratio sensor, a load device for controlling engine RPM, a digital computer and a display device. The digital computer displays a plurality of throttle positions to an operator ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6745368 | Methods, apparatus, and systems for storing, retrieving and playing multimedia data Various embodiments of the invention provide increased speed and decreased computer processing for playing and navigating multimedia content by using two types of data objects for displaying the multimedia content. The first data object type includes rendered multim... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6738482 | Noise suppression system with dual microphone echo cancellation An active noise suppression system for use in noisy environments includes a dual microphone noise suppression system in which the echo between the two microphones is substantially canceled or suppressed. Noise is cancelled by the use of first and second line echo ca... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6725421 | Methods, apparatus, and systems for storing, retrieving and playing multimedia data Various embodiments of the invention provide increased speed and decreased computer processing for playing and navigating multimedia content by using two types of data objects for displaying the multimedia content. The first data object type includes rendered multim... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6681752 | Fuel injection system method and apparatus using oxygen sensor signal conditioning to modify air/fuel ratio A method and apparatus for externally modifying the operation of a closed loop electronic fuel injection control system that is normally used with a standard oxygen sensor, which method and apparatus includes replacing the standard oxygen sensor with a wi... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6675387 | System and methods for preparing multimedia data using digital video data compression Systems and methods are described for preparing multimedia data using digital video data compression. Various embodiments of the invention use pre-rendering and encoding techniques that format the video image data into fat macroblocks. The fat macroblocks... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6675385 | HTML electronic program guide for an MPEG digital TV system An MPEG-2 digital TV headend and settop box includes a method and apparatus for enabling the presentation of electronic program guide (EPG) information. Television program guide information is downloaded from a source of television programming data to the... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6668014 | Equalizer method and apparatus using constant modulus algorithm blind equalization and partial decoding A digital communication receiver includes a blind equalizer using the Constant Modulus Algorithm (CMA) to compensate for channel transmission distortion in digital communication systems. Improved CMA performance is obtained by using a partial trellis deco... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6560299 | Diversity receiver with joint signal processing A diversity receiver is coupled to a composite antenna having first and second antennas physically configured to provide one or more forms of diversity reception. The multiple channel diversity receiver includes first and second RF channels with joint sig... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6459427 | Apparatus and method for web-casting over digital broadcast TV network A one-way broadcasting system comprises a headend system architecture adapted to receive data from the Internet and transmit the data through a digital TV network to receivers, a mapping function for mapping the Internet data to MPEG streams, a combining ... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6418164 | Adaptive equalizer with enhanced error quantization An adaptive equalizer for use in blind equalization systems to compensate for transmission channel distortion and noise in a digital communication system uses multiple quantization levels for implementation of the Constant Modulus Algorithm (CMA). Differe... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6337878 | Adaptive equalizer with decision directed constant modulus algorithm An adaptive equalizer for use in blind equalization systems to compensate for transmission channel distortion and noise in a digital communication system quantizes the input signal samples to generate a quantized implementation of the Constant Modulus Alg... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6328186 | Formable garment hanger A formable garment hanger includes a foam tube over a malleable wire. The shape of the hanger is formable by hand manipulation to adapt the hanger to clothing articles of varying size and materials. The flex characteristics of the formable hanger are cont... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6223988 | Hand-held bar code reader with laser scanning and 2D image capture A hand-held bar code reader includes a laser scanning module and a two dimensional image sensor and processing for reading a bar code. The laser scanner assists the 2D image processing by providing information on location, type, range, reflectivity, and p... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6191798 | Limb coordination system for interactive computer animation of articulated characters A method and apparatus for interactively controlling and coordinating the limb movements of computer-generated articulated characters with an arbitrary number of joints. On-line computational methods are used for animating limb movements of articulated ch... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6116744 | Method and apparatus for illuminating retroreflective and other objects An apparatus for viewing a retroreflective object positions a light source proximate a human eye, by affixing it to, for example, a pair of goggles. The light source emits light outward in substantially the direction of view of the human eye. Upon strikin... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6097855 | Method and apparatus for image rotation An image rotation system includes a method and apparatus for rotating an image by skewing the image in both the vertical and horizontal directions, and interpolating the image in both the vertical and horizontal directions. A rough vertical skew is perfor... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6088042 | Interactive motion data animation system Recorded motion data is combined with interactive control techniques to manipulate the animation of articulated figures. The methods enable computer animated characters to produce fully interactive goal-directed behaviors, such as bipedal walking, through... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6073819 | Flexible non slip garment hanger A hanger with a rigid hook and neck centered perpendicularly to a shoulder has left and right opposing arms protruding at an angle from the shoulder portion. The stationary arms are made of a sturdy rigid material to provide the support necessary to hold ... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6072645 | Method and apparatus for retroactive recording using memory of past information in a data storage buffer A retroactive recording device, having a main recording medium, temporarily stores past information in a memory. In particular, an audio tape recorder includes a solid state retroactive memory which is operated continuously to temporarily store a past tim... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6057859 | Limb coordination system for interactive computer animation of articulated characters with blended motion data A method and apparatus for interactively controlling and coordinating the limb movements of computer-generated articulated. On-line computational methods are used for animating limb movements of articulated characters by solving associated forward and inv... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5991513 | Method and apparatus for suppressing moire patterns A halftone screening method includes a method of moire suppression, in which the input image is first screened in a trial screening module. The input image is then subtracted from the trial screened image to produce an error image which contains both the ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5948061 | Method of delivery, targeting, and measuring advertising over networks Methods and apparatuses for targeting the delivery of advertisements over a network such as the Internet are disclosed. Statistics are compiled on individual users and networks and the use of the advertisements is tracked to permit targeting of the advert... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5949419 | Web browser detection and default home page modification device In a method and apparatus for use on the world wide web, a programmed digital computer detects one or more web browser programs and, responsive to the user, selectively modifies the default home page of the detected web browser program or programs. The us... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5945918 | Apparatus and method for locating a remote control unit This invention enables a user to locate a missing remote control unit for an appliance, such as a television set, by causing the missing unit to emit an alarm. The television set includes a transmitter which is controlled by a switch mounted on the televi... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5917614 | Method and apparatus for error diffusion screening of images with improved smoothness in highlight and shadow regions In an error diffusion halftone screen generation system, improved image smoothness in the highlight and shadow areas is obtained by calculating the distance to the nearest previously generated output dot. The square of the distance to the nearest previous... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5907790 | Aluminum-palladium alloy for initiation of electroless plating Thin layers of aluminum and palladium are deposited and annealed to produce aluminum-palladium alloy. The surface of the alloy is exposed and treated with an aluminum enchant to produce a catalytic surface. The catalytic surface is used for electroless pl... | 05/25/1999 |
