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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7646962 | System and methods for recording and playing back programs having desirable recording attributes Systems and methods for recording multiple copies of a program are provided. The method may include receiving a user instruction to record a program. A determination may be made to record multiple copies of the program. In response to the determination, multiple cop... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7639993 | Power supply circuitry for data signal transceivers on integrated circuits The various components of transceiver circuitry on an integrated circuit are put together in various ways for purposes of being supplied with power to help prevent noise propagation between the groups. In the case of multi-channel transceiver circuitry there can be ... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7637809 | Systems and methods for providing a player's ticket Ticketing systems and methods are provided specifically relating to a player's ticket. A player's ticket references at least one player and allows the player's ticket holder to attend all sporting events played in by the at least one player referenced on the player'... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7628695 | Interactive wagering system with automatic runner selection An interactive wagering application is provided that automatically picks horses for a user to use when creating a wager for a race to be run. The interactive wagering application may select the numbers using a random number generation application implemented on comp... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7576570 | Signal amplitude detection circuitry without pattern dependencies for high-speed serial links Precision amplitude detection circuitry without pattern dependencies is provided that includes rectifier circuitry to output a rectified voltage signal and delay circuitry to send one or more delayed or phase-shifted versions of a differential signal input to the re... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7570870 | Systems and methods for recording programs of lesser interest when convenient Systems and methods for recording a program are provided. Alternate transmissions of a program with a “when convenient” recording priority may be recorded in whole or in portions whenever recording does not interfere with other uses of the user's equipment. When... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7552459 | Information system A system and method for displaying an electronic program schedule guide is provided. The system has areas for displaying program schedule information. In addition, the system also has areas that may be used for advertising programs, products or services. In another ... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7551938 | Command post radio A command post radio provides for more reliable radio communications between two or more locations using handie talkies by incorporating in the use of a command post radio. In one embodiment, a firefighter on a fire floor of a building can use a handie talkie to sen... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7539278 | Programmable transceivers that are able to operate over wide frequency ranges A field-programmable gate array (“FPGA”) may include data receiver and/or transmitter circuitry that is adapted to receive and/or transmit data at any frequency(ies) or data rate(s) in a wide range of possible frequencies or data rates. Phase-locked loop (PLL) c... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7523477 | Electronic program guide with blackout recording features An interactive television program guide for supporting programming blackouts is provided. In some embodiments, the interactive television program guide may unschedule the reminding and recording of blacked-out programs that have been scheduled by a user for remindin... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7493641 | Method and system for displaying advertisements in an electronic program guide A system and method for displaying an electronic program schedule guide is provided. The system has areas for displaying program schedule information. In addition, the system also has areas that may be used for advertising programs, products or services. In another ... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7480929 | Method and system for displaying advertisements in an electronic program guide A system and method for displaying an electronic program schedule guide is provided. The system has areas for displaying program schedule information. In addition, the system also has areas that may be used for advertising programs, products or services. In another ... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7467314 | Systems and methods for reducing static and total power consumption in a programmable logic device A method and system for reducing power consumption in a programmable logic device (PLD) is provided. The power consumption may be reduced by preferably continually considering power consumption as a factor in circuit design during the technology mapping, routing, an... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7431394 | Slipcover with integrated padded and decorative component Slipcovers are provided for covering a variety of seating structures. The slipcovers can include a fabric sheet, multi-layered components, extensions, anchors, relaxation mechanisms, and holders, and can be configured to cover all or a portion of a seating structure... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7391865 | Secure data parser method and system The present invention provides a method and system for securing sensitive data from unauthorized access or use. The method and system of the present invention is useful in a wide variety of settings, including commercial settings generally available to the public wh... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7385586 | Systems and methods for presenting an interactive user interface A system interactively controlled by a TV viewer remote control transmitter displays portions of a scroll program guide on the. Viewer's display screen. A tuner receives TV radio frequency or optical transmission signals in a plurality of cable channels and passes a... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7379886 | Cellular telephone interactive wagering system Systems and processes for interactive wagering are provided. A cellular telephone or handheld computing device may be used to access an interactive wagering service. Television equipment and computer equipment may be used to access the service. A user may view infor... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7377585 | Slipcover with integrated padded and decorative component Slipcovers are provided for covering a variety of seating structures. The slipcovers can include a fabric sheet, multi-layered components, extensions, anchors, relaxation mechanisms, and holders, and can be configured to cover all or a portion of a seating structure... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7370343 | Electronic program guide with blackout features An interactive television program guide for supporting programming blackouts is provided. In some embodiments, the interactive television program guide may unschedule the reminding and recording of blacked-out programs that have been scheduled by a user for remindin... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7355442 | Dedicated crossbar and barrel shifter block on programmable logic resources A dedicated hardware block is provided for implementing crossbars and/or barrel shifters in programmable logic resources. Crossbar and/or barrel shifter circuitry may replace one or more rows, one or more columns, one or more rectangles, or any combination thereof o... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7352229 | Reference clock receiver compliant with LVPECL, LVDS and PCI-Express supporting both AC coupling and DC coupling A reference clock receiver structure according to the invention is provided. The structure preferably includes an input buffer that is formed from a PMOS differentiated pair of transistors and a first supply voltage. The PMOS differential pair receives a pair of dif... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7343569 | Apparatus and method for reset distribution A skew-tolerant, glitch-free reset distribution apparatus and method are provided in an intellectual property (IP) block that supports a multi-channel input/output protocol. During reset mode, synchronizers are used to create more predictable timing, to pipeline the... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338514 | Closure devices, related delivery methods and tools, and related methods of use A device for sealing a patent foramen ovale (PFO) in the heart is provided. The device includes a left atrial anchor adapted to be placed in a left atrium of the heart, a right atrial anchor adapted to be placed in a right atrium of the heart, and an elongate member... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7328450 | Method and system for displaying targeted advertisements in an electronic program guide The present invention is an improvement over previous Electronic Programming Guides (“EPG”) in that it provides, among other things: Improved viewer interaction capabilities with the EPG; improved viewer control of video recording of future-scheduled programming... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7293276 | Interactive television program guide for recording enhanced video content Interactive television systems and methods are provided for enhancing program guide content using recording and alert features for video related to promotions, advertisements, and other selectable displays presented in an interactive television application such as a... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7292070 | Programmable PPM detector A device such as a programmable logic device (“PLD”) includes circuitry for detecting the PPM frequency difference between two input clock signals. For example, this circuitry may accept a user-programmable PPM threshold value and output a signal when this thres... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7268582 | DPRIO for embedded hard IP An I/O interface for configuring hard IP embedded in a FPGA includes a register load signal, a CSR initialization signal, and a register data signal. After programming the DPRIO registers, the register data controls the operation of the hard IP block. The interface ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264546 | Interactive wagering system with promotions An interactive wagering system is provided that promotes wagering to users at user equipment. The user equipment may be based on a set-top box and television, a personal computer, a cellular telephone with a display, or other such devices. Wagering may be promoted b... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7258399 | Slipcover with integrated padded and decorative component Slipcovers are provided for covering a variety of seating structures. The slipcovers can include a fabric sheet, multi-layered components, extensions, anchors, relaxation mechanisms, and holders, and can be configured to cover all or a portion of a seating structure... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7196557 | Multitap fractional baud period pre-emphasis for data transmission Pre-emphasis circuitry and methods for signal transmission provide multiple levels of output signal amplification over one or more baud periods after an input signal transition. The multiple, gradually decreasing levels of output signal amplification reduce power co... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7188266 | Systems and methods for reducing static and total power consumption in a programmable logic device A method and system for reducing power consumption in a programmable logic device (PLD) is provided. The power consumption may be reduced by preferably continually considering power consumption as a factor in circuit design during the technology mapping, routing, an... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7162553 | Correlating high-speed serial interface data and FIFO status signals in programmable logic devices Status signals that are generated by one or more FIFO buffers in a high-speed serial interface (“HSSI”) may be combined with transmitted data samples in order to correlate the status signals to the respective data samples. The combined data and status signals ma... | 01/09/2007 |
| 6810631 | Pool deck drain and safety fence support structure A novel pool deck structure channel located beneath a swimming pool deck surface is disclosed that incorporates both a drainage device and a pool safety fence support structure. The unique channel design eliminate the need to have separate support holes drilled in a... | 11/02/2004 |
