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Combination Beverage Container and Spittoon
A combination beverage container and spittoon includes a bottom portion including outer wall and a first inner wall defining a spittoon space.
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| 8184260 | Non-linear, digital dailies A method includes storing at least a partial parallelization of at least two of an audio data processing, a video data processing, a synchronized processing of audio and video data from the audio data processing and video data processing, and output processing of th... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8179767 | Data page for use in a holographic data storage system A data page for use in a holographic data storage system, and to a method and an apparatus for writing to holographic storage media using such a data page are described. The data page has dark zones for each boundary between phase blocks of a phase mask of the holog... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8155504 | Method of disaster recovery for re-writable disk media A method for media disaster recovery when recording data to re-writable disk media can include defining a sequence of recordable units (RUs) in the re-writable disk media wherein each RU in the sequence has a maximum data capacity. Data can be sequentially recorded ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8155091 | Broadcast router with multiple expansion capabilities There is provided a broadcast router that includes at least one chassis adapted for a first, a second, and a third configuration. The first configuration (401 A) includes a plurality of input cards and no output cards. The second configuration (401 B) ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8150206 | Method and apparatus for representing image granularity by one or more parameters To characterize film grain, a Film Grain Characterizer (23) receives an incoming information stream (12) and a filtered information stream (24) from which the film grain has been removed. From these streams, the Film Grain Characterizer (23 | 04/03/2012 |
| 8139460 | High-speed multi-layer optical disc recording An apparatus includes a recorder having at least two optical pickup heads for simultaneously recording at least two bit streams on respective layers of recordable media in one of an opposite track path and a parallel track path. ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8135041 | Multiple closed captioning flows and customer access in digital networks There are provided a customer premise equipment (CPE) device, a corresponding method, and a Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (DSLAM) for connecting to a digital network. The CPE device includes a user input device for receiving a user input specifying one ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8135035 | Video over cable modem Disclosed is a system including a plurality of modulators for receiving at least one of first data signals from a termination and for receiving at least one of second data signals from other than the termination and for combining the at least one of first data signa... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8126290 | Method, apparatus and system for color component registration A method, apparatus and system for image processing include a registration device configured to register component images for at least a block of an image to form a registered image. A quality control device is configured to receive the registered image, examine the... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8123358 | Motion picture watermarking technique Watermarking of a motion picture release print occurs by providing on at least one soundtrack at least one tone of a particular frequency on at least one location unique to the release print. Typically, placement of the particular frequency tone occurs on location(s... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8116321 | System and method for routing asynchronous signals A router, for routing at least one input signal to at least one output, comprises at least one input module and at least one output module. Each of the input and output modules includes at least one clock selector circuit for selecting from among a first and second ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8113659 | Visual film identification A method for identifying film includes locating a visual identifier proximally to perforations on a film length. Preferably, the visual identifier is located between perforations on the film proximal to an edge distal from a soundtrack on the film. ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8107512 | Method and apparatus for robust automatic frequency control in CDMA systems with constant pilot signals There is provided a method for generating an error signal for an automatic frequency control (AFC) loop in a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) system. Sign information relating to phase differences in received pilot signals is accumulated. In one embodiment, the ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8090205 | Method for edge matching in film and image processing A method for edge mapping images for use in image processing. Edge mapping includes identifying base and non-base color components. A search window in the base color component is opened and the non-base color components are compared with the base component picture. ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8090145 | System and method for analyzing and marking film A system and method for analyzing and marking a film image for providing a marked film with robust marks which have a high survival rate during, e.g., unauthorized duplication. The present invention provides the ability to facilitate the choosing of ideal locations ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8086062 | Content-adaptive filter technique Selection of a filter for filtering an image to achieve fast noise reduction while retaining picture details and edge sharpness begins by first determining the detail throughout the image. Detection of the image edges then occurs. Using the image detail and edge inf... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8085740 | Techniques for offering seamless accesses in enterprise hot spots for both guest users and local users A wireless Local Area Network (LAN 11) capable of providing “enterprise guest” hosting includes at least one an e-open wireless LAN access point (15) that provides access to both guests and local users. Upon receipt of a request for access, the acc... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8077967 | Continuous color grading technique The continuity of at least one image characteristic, such as color, is maintained through image creation, processing and distribution by correlating that characteristic to a frame of reference. During a first processing operation such as image capture, an initial im... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8077817 | Arrangement for adaptive bit recovery The present invention relates to an arrangement for adaptive bit recovery, and to an apparatus for reading from and/or writing to recording media using such arrangement. According to the invention, an arrangement for adaptive bit recovery including an adaptive equal... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8077682 | Secure roaming between wireless access points A system, method, and computer readable medium for enabling roaming of wireless client stations among wireless access points, wherein a gateway programmed to receive session data requests is provided in a network, which comprises access points that are programmed to... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8068207 | Intermediate film identifier marking A method includes impacting at least one identifier on a section of passing film for identifying the film as a source for content copied from the film. ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8064594 | Integrated cellular/PCS-POTS communication system There is provided a system for integrating at least one residential Plain Old Telephone System (POTS) phone to a cellular phone network. A Subscriber Line Interface Circuit (SLIC 120) interfaces audio from the cellular phone network to the at least one reside... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8063990 | Television production technique A television production system affords simplification over the automation of a television program such as a news program by making use of State Memory Objects (S-MEMs), each defining one or more operations for execution by one or more production devices. The S-MEMS ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8041526 | Method, apparatus and system for reducing waste in production systems A production system includes at least one production component having a production cycle which is interruptible by a detected production failure, at least one detector configured to monitor an output of the at least one production component, the detector configured ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8035746 | Time base correction for digitized video signal The present invention relates to a method for time base correction during generation of a digital video signal from an analog input video signal, and to an apparatus having means for digitizing an analog input video signal using such method. According to the ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8035673 | System and method for film watermarking A system and method for watermarking a film includes a light source array including one or more light sources having light directed toward a film to be watermarked. A control mechanism is configured to synchronize a position of the film with the light sources such t... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8029643 | Apparatus and method for removing a temporary substrate from an optical disk An apparatus and method for removing a temporary substrate from an optical disk is disclosed. A holding fixture (102) provides an optical disk supporting surface. A force imparting tool (118) imparts a force against an optical disk wherein a reaction f... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8023567 | Film grain simulation technique for use in media playback devices Simulation of a block of film grain for addition to a block of an image occurs by first establishing at least one parameter at least in part in accordance with an attribute of the image block. At least one at least one block of film grain is simulated from at least ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8019317 | Simultaneous nationwide update of database information on mobile communications devices A system and method for supporting updates of database contact information to mobile communications devices includes a system having a data entry computer for compiling database contact information for a group of mobile communications devices, a service provider com... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8014592 | Edge based CMY automatic picture registration An automatic process for performing CMY (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow) registration for film digital restoration. After three color components Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow of a picture are scanned into files, each component is divided into blocks, and edge detection is applie... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8014558 | Methods, apparatus and system for film grain simulation The present invention provides a method, apparatus and system for providing fast access to film grain patterns in a film grain simulation process including providing a first memory storing at least one film grain pattern and in response to a film grain pattern requi... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8006184 | Playlist for real time video production A video production system provides a director with-control over video production devices used in producing a show. The video production system allows the director to pre-produce a show, review the show in advance of “air time.” and then, with a touch of a button... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7991086 | System and method for improved carrier recovery A system and method for carrier recovery includes a plurality of carrier recovery modules, each processing the same input symbols, and each having a gain input and an error output. A loop gain control receives errors from the carrier recovery modules and provides ga... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7986724 | Digital audio/video broadcast on cellular systems A method for providing information to a plurality of wireless mobile communication devices. The method includes dedicating at least one channel of a plurality of spread spectrum data channels as a broadcast channel. The frequency and phase of a carrier signal and of... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7983339 | Method for coding an image sequence The method comprises the steps for the: calculation of a rate of potential use of an entity of the picture k for a backward predictive coding of the picture k−s, according to the number of vectors of the backward motion vector fi... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7982743 | Method and apparatus for reading film grain patterns in a raster order in film grain simulation The present invention provides a method and apparatus for reading film grain patterns in a raster order in film grain simulation including establishing a pseudo-random starting position, repeating the pseudo-random starting position for each line of a group of film ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7978962 | Method for controlling an optical pick-up for reading data streams for simultaneous reproduction A method for optimizing a scheduler for an optical pick-up reduces the pick-up jump frequency and the initial start-up time for reproduction. The pick-up reads data streams from different files on an optical storage medium, e.g. Blu-Ray disc, and buffers the data st... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7971220 | System, method, computer program product, and apparatus for automatically ensuring consistency between program and system information protocol tables and program specific information tables in a digital television stream A system, method, computer program product, and apparatus for automatically ensuring consistency between program and system information protocol (PSIP) tables and program specific information (PSI) tables in a digital television (DTV) stream, for example, in ATSC DT... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7957469 | Video comfort noise addition technique A decoding arrangement for decoding pictures in an incoming video stream includes a noise generator for adding a dither signal containing random noise to the pictures after video decoding, to improve the subjective video quality. The noise generator adds noise to ea... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7945106 | Method for simulating film grain by mosaicing pre-computer samples Film grain is simulated in an output image using pre-established blocks of film grain from a pool of pre-established blocks. Successive film grain blocks are selected by matching the average intensity of a block from the pool to the average intensity of a successive... | 05/17/2011 |
