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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5524248 | Random access memory power management system Method and apparatus for power management of a RAM subsystem of a computer. Blocks of data stored at various addresses throughout the RAM subsystem are packed into unallocated memory space at the lowest possible physical location within the RAM subsystem ... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5477239 | Front lighting system for liquid crystal display A system is disclosed for providing a supplemental front lighting system for a liquid crystal display. Retractable light sources are provided adjacent to the LCD. The light sources may be placed in a closed position for compactness when storing the system... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5471225 | Liquid crystal display with integrated frame buffer An improved liquid crystal display (LCD) is provided having a static random access memory located within each liquid crystal control cell and between each display electrode and corresponding bit and word lines. The memory cell, or storage cell, includes a... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5469559 | Method and apparatus for refreshing a selected portion of a dynamic random access memory A system for refreshing selected portions of a dynamic access memory (DRAM) subsystem of a computer. A memory controller of the present invention includes a RAM device for storing a plurality of region descriptors used to inhibit the refresh of address ra... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5457480 | Integrated mouse and numerical keypad device A device in which functions of both a conventional mouse and a numerical data entry keypad are integrated into a single unit is disclosed. A conventional mouse ball is disposed on the bottom of the device. Pointer select buttons are disposed on a forward ... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5404546 | BIOS independent power management for portable computer Method and apparatus for effecting BIOS independent power management of a personal computer system having a processor complex connected via a system bus to at least one I/O device capable of operating in a reduced power consumption state. A power control ... | 04/04/1995 |
