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| 8184904 | Method and apparatus for dynamic and adaptive enhancement of colors in digital video images A method and apparatus for dynamically, adaptively and/or concurrently enhancing and diminishing of colors in digital video images is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes dynamically computing a saturation gain, adaptive to slow or fast moving image seque... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184535 | Flow control techniques for co-localized WLAN and bluetooth Flow control techniques for co-localized wireless local area network (WLAN) and Bluetooth (BT) allowing efficient sharing of radio medium are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes deriving an available medium time (TAV) for the WLAN device to co... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8180048 | Method and system for computational transformation The invention generally relates to computational transformation process, which has applications in cryptography, random number generation, hash code generation etc. The computational transformation module uses a keyset, which is designed using a two dimensional arra... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8151251 | e-Profiler: dynamic profiling and auditing framework A method of dynamically generating profiling data using runtime non-intrusive profiling of application transactions which are contained in containers such as web servers, application servers, portal servers and J2EE/ECM containers, includes the following steps: usin... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8145840 | Method and system for storing excess data in a redundant array of independent disk level 6 A method and system for storing excess data in a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) level 6 are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for storing excess data in a RAID 6 volume includes writing excess data to Q parity blocks of a first RAID 6 volume when a... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8132153 | Quality management framework for a software lifecycle A quality management framework (hereinafter referred as “framework”) for a software project lifecycle is provided. The framework enables generation of at least one software program while ensuring compliances with at least one standard. The plurality of items of ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8131686 | Data migration factory A method, apparatus and system for data migration is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes staging data associated with a legacy system, mapping the data, integrating a tool to facilitate migration of the data, viewing and correcting records associated w... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8082196 | Financial management system, and methods and apparatus for use therein The invention provides a financial management system wherein a real bank account is notionally sub-divided into virtual sub-accounts and transactions are effected between the virtual sub-accounts without affecting the operation of the real bank account, such a syste... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8078799 | Method and system of an adaptive input/output scheduler for storage arrays An adaptive input/output (I/O) scheduler for storage arrays is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) controller for deploying an optimal I/O scheduler type per a storage array configuration includes generating perfor... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8065995 | Method and apparatus for cutting and cleaning wafers in a wire saw A method and apparatus of cutting and cleaning wafers in a wire saw is disclosed. In one embodiment, a wire sawing apparatus includes a horizontal ingot feeding wire slicing apparatus which includes a vertical wire web, in which sawing wires of the vertical wire web... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8065334 | Warranty insight solution framework system and method A system and method of warranty insight solution are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes populating a data mart with data from a number of sources, text analyzing and mining the unstructured data of the data mart according to a uniform structure, perform... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8064683 | Vision-controlled system and method thereof A vision-controlled system and method thereof for detecting changes in a monitoring environment are disclosed. The system includes an image-capturing device for capturing an image; an image analyzer for receiving the captured image and analyzing the same to provide ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8050335 | Equal phase combining technique for a robust OFDM system A technique for an equal phase combining for a robust orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) system under high delay spread channel is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving and synchronizing transmitted OFDM symbols having cyclic prefi... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8050230 | VoWLAN roaming controller with station pre-authentication A method of triggering handoff of a mobile station to a candidate BSS, for VoWLAN communication, uses a roaming controller for monitoring link qualities of the serving and candidate BSS by selective/controlled fast scanning through RSSI screening at each packet rece... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8041856 | Skip based control logic for first in first out buffer A system and method of a skip based control logic for a first in first out (FIFO) buffer is disclosed. In one embodiment, a FIFO buffer system includes a storage for storing data, a write pointer for pointing to a write address of the storage for a write operation, ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8020031 | System and method for customizing a SCSI error response received from a SCSI target in a storage network environment A system and method for customizing a SCSI error response received from a SCSI target in a storage network environment is disclosed. In a method for customizing a SCSI error response received from a SCSI target in a storage network environment, a SCSI command is rec... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8010743 | Automatic raid volume generation and migration based on application type A method and system of automatic redundant array of independent disks (RAID) volume generation based on an application type is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for selecting a RAID level includes receiving setup data of an application type and a number of volu... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7986651 | Event-driven, power optimized, link adaptation algorithm An event-driven, power-saving method of controlling link adaptation for wireless transmission in battery powered stations through selectively controlled PHY parameters uses a PHY parameter controller for selectively changing the PHY parameters. The number of retrans... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7984212 | System and method for utilizing first-in-first-out (FIFO) resources for handling differences in data rates between peripherals via a merge module that merges FIFO channels A system and method for sharing peripheral first-in-first-out (FIFO) resources is disclosed. In one embodiment, a system for utilizing peripheral FIFO resources includes a processor, a first peripheral FIFO controller and a second peripheral FIFO controller coupled ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7975104 | Method for preserving data integrity by breaking the redundant array of independent disks level 1(RAID1) A method of breaking a redundant array of independent disks level 1 (RAID 1 ) for preservation of data integrity is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for breaking a RAID 1 to preserve data integrity of the RAID 1 includes breaking a redundancy of the RAID 1 whe... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7974185 | Three fiber line switched ring A 3 fiber line switched ring (3FLSR) provides protection for (optical) transmission networking wherein N nodes are connected via 3 lines (or optical fibers) in a ring topology. Two of the three fibers form a main transmission line and may transmit in one direction i... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7970045 | Method and device for adapting a signal A method and device for adapting a signal is provided. The signal includes a number of recurring samples of data. In one example embodiment, the method receives recurring samples of data. Each of the samples of data includes a first number of elements. A second numb... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7949907 | Method and device for data communication A programmable logic device is presented. The device comprises a plurality of logic elements and a plurality of I/O pins; a multiplexer and/or a de-multiplexer unit. The multiplexer and/or multiplexer unit is coupled between said logic elements and I/O pins. The dev... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7945733 | Hierarchical storage management (HSM) for redundant array of independent disks (RAID) Hierarchical storage management (HSM) for redundant array of independent disks (RAID) which comprise a plurality of drive trays of different types is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for hierarchically managing RAID which includes a plurality of drive trays of... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7944284 | System and circuit for a virtual power grid A system and circuit for virtual power grid is disclosed. In one embodiment, a switch system for a virtual power grid includes a first transistor for connecting a power supply to a node of a virtual power grid for an isolated region of circuitry via the first transi... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7925929 | System and method for generating an orthogonal array for software testing A system and method for generating an orthogonal array (OA) for software testing is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method for generating an OA of test cases for testing a system includes accepting a user input from a user, the user input including multiple factor... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7916219 | System and method for dynamic gamma correction in digital video A technique for improving image quality using dynamic gray scale correction, in one example embodiment, includes dynamically computing non-linear gamma curves using histogram data extracted from a current video frame. A gray scale correction is then dynamically appl... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7900010 | System and method for memory allocation management A memory manager for a system, a system that includes the memory manager and a method of using thereof are provided. The memory manager manages memory allocations in at least a memory. The memory manger comprises, a first unit configured for receiving a plurality of... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7899660 | Technique for digital circuit functionality recognition for circuit characterization A method and system of digital circuit functionality recognition for circuit characterization is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for determining the valid arcs includes receiving a truth table including state information associated with input pins and their a... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7823125 | Electronic enabler and prescriptive modular service oriented architecture A system and application design model deploys self-describing modules (e.g., COTS-component off the shelf) of code or services that can be reused on-demand and composed into multiple processes and composite solutions. Also described herein is a method of providing a... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7823110 | Method and system for processing geometrical layout design data A method and system for processing geometrical layout design data in a computation network. The method includes assigning one or more partitions of the geometrical layout design data to one or more computing devices. One or more partitions are assigned based on firs... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7821327 | High voltage input receiver using low voltage transistors A high voltage input receiver using low voltage transistors is disclosed. In one embodiment, an input receiver circuit includes a comparator circuit and an inverter circuit. The comparator circuit includes a differential input module for generating a control signal ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7818708 | Method and system for developing post-layout electronic data automation (EDA) applications A method and system for processing geometrical layout design data to manufacture an electronic circuit is provided. The method includes extracting the geometrical layout design data from one or more data-format files. The method further includes segregating the geom... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7800420 | Power detection system and circuit for high voltage supply and low voltage devices A power detect system and circuit for detecting a voltage level of an input/output supply voltage (VDDIO) in a circuit of low voltage devices is disclosed. In one embodiment, the power detect system and circuit includes a voltage divider coupled between the VDDIO an... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7797155 | System and method for measurement of perceivable quantization noise in perceptual audio coders A technique for computing perceptual noise in an audio signal that is computationally efficient. In one example embodiment, the technique includes computing perceptual noise in an input audio signal. The steps involve pre-computing NER (noise-to-excitation ratio) va... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7793258 | Software development using visual interfaces A method and system of a software development using visual action elements is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes providing a user interface with action elements, and providing a mechanism for specification and review of the action elements using the u... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7793170 | Method and apparatus for combining de-interleaving with FFT and demapping A novel technique for combining deinterleaving operation with Fast Fourier Transformer (FFT) modules and other post FFT modules in a receiver to reduce processing time. In one example embodiment, the deinterleaving operation, in the post FFT module, is combined with... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7782992 | Method and apparatus for signal synchronizing A synchronizer and a method for synchronizing a communication signal are presented. The synchronizer comprises a first unit arranged for receiving a plurality of inputs. The plurality of inputs include at least an indicative of a source clock period of a source cloc... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7782951 | Fast motion-estimation scheme A motion estimation algorithm finds the best match for a given block or macroblock so that the resulting error signal has very low energy level which is computed, for e.g., by the SAD method. The motion estimation algorithm also provides for an optional sub-pixel le... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7782752 | Pilot based sampling frequency offset estimation and correction for an OFDM system A technique for improving the performance of OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) systems addresses the Sampling Frequency Offset (SFO) estimation and correction problems of conventional techniques and provides improved performance in a wide range of op... | 08/24/2010 |
