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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8174547 | Tablet computer equipped with microphones A tablet PC capable of providing continuous utilization of a sound signal collected from a microphone without requiring any user intervention when a use mode thereof has been changed from a PC use mode to a tablet use mode is disclosed. The tablet PC includes a set ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172963 | Laminated energetic device A laminated energetic device is disclosed. The laminated energetic device includes a low-gas generating energetic mixture, a first film on which the low-gas generating energetic mixture is located, and a second film for sealing the low-gas generating energetic mixtu... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8164500 | Jitter cancellation method for continuous-time sigma-delta modulators A continuous-time delta-sigma analog-to-digital converter (ADC) is disclosed. The ADC includes a loop filter, a loop quantizer, and a clock-jitter tolerant digital-to-analog converter (DAC). The clock-jitter tolerant DAC includes a dual switched-current (SI) DAC, a ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8150561 | Heat dissipation system for computers A heat dissipation system within a housing of a computer is disclosed. The heat dissipation system includes a heat dissipating fan, a temperature sensor, a rotation speed setting portion, and a performance control portion. The rotation speed setting portion is confi... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8125190 | Battery charging system A battery charging system is disclosed. The battery charging system includes a battery cell, a voltage measurement circuit and an overvoltage protection circuit. The voltage measurement circuit measures a cell voltage of the battery cell. The overvoltage protection ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8098049 | Techniques for charging a wireless device A technique for charging a wireless device includes detecting a physical presence of a user with respect to the device. A magnetic force is provided between a charging pad and the device only when the physical presence of the user, with respect to the device, is not... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8086873 | Method for controlling file access on computer systems A method for controlling file access on computer systems is disclosed. Initially, a virtual machine manager (VMM) is provided in a computer system. In response to a write request, the VMM determines whether or not a location field is valid. If the location field is ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8076754 | Silicide-interface polysilicon resistor A silicide-interface polysilicon resistor is disclosed. The silicide-interface polysilicon resistor includes a substrate, an oxide layer located on top of the substrate, and a polysilicon layer located on top of the oxide layer. The polysilicon layer includes multip... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8055893 | Techniques for booting a stateless client A technique for booting a stateless client includes booting a virtual machine (VM) monitor on the client. The VM monitor is stored in a non-volatile memory area of a memory subsystem (of the client) and a first portion of an operating system (which does not include ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8041958 | Method for preventing malicious software from execution within a computer system A method for preventing malicious software from execution within a computer system is disclosed. A permutation is performed on a subset of instructions within an application program to yield a permuted sequence of instructions before any actual execution of the appl... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7965541 | Non-volatile single-event upset tolerant latch circuit A non-volatile single-event upset (SEU) tolerant latch is disclosed. The non-volatile SEU tolerant latch includes a first and second inverters connected to each other in a cross-coupled manner. The gates of transistors within the first inverter are connected to the ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7954142 | System and method of resolving discrepancies between diverse firewall designs A system, computer-implementable method, and computer-usable medium for resolving discrepancies between diverse firewall designs. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a firewall design manager receives at least two designs for a rule-based system and ... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7941847 | Method and apparatus for providing a secure single sign-on to a computer system A method for providing a secure single sign-on to a computer system is disclosed. Pre-boot passwords are initially stored in a secure storage area of a smart card. The operating system password, which has been encrypted to a blob, is stored in a non-secure area of t... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7937575 | Information processing system, program product, and information processing method A boot block that contains a first public key is activated and a system Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) that contains a second public key and a first digital signature is verified, the verifying being performed by confirming that the first and second public keys ma... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7929383 | Notebook optical disc drive capable of generating a pseudo eject signal A optical disc drive is disclosed. The optical disc drive includes a housing and a tray configured to accommodate a disc therein. The optical disc drive also includes an automatic return-type eject switch, a drive controller, and an eject controller. Mounted in the ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7928696 | Method for ensuring safe use of a battery pack after impact A battery pack is disclosed. The battery pack includes a battery, an impact sensor, a processor and a memory. The impact sensor is capable of generating an impact signal in response to a detection of an impact on the battery pack. The processor is capable of generat... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7916527 | Read reference circuit for a sense amplifier within a chalcogenide memory device A read reference circuit for a sense amplifier within a chalcogenide memory device is disclosed. The read reference circuit provides a reference voltage level to the sense amplifier for distinguishing between a logical “0” state and a logical “1” state withi... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7900252 | Method and apparatus for managing shared passwords on a multi-user computer A method for managing shared passwords on a multi-user computer system is disclosed. A set of shared passwords and an administrator internal key are initially generated. After the receipt of an administrator external key, the administrator internal key is encrypted ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7900073 | Apparatus for storing management information in a computer system An apparatus for providing management storage via a USB port of a computer system is disclosed. The apparatus includes a flash memory, a first and second switches, a first and second inverters, a designated port, and a controller. Coupled to the flash memory, the fi... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7820097 | Electrical, plating and catalytic uses of metal nanomaterial compositions This invention relates generally to uses of novel nanomaterial composition and the systems in which they are used, and more particularly to nanomaterial compositions generally comprising carbon and a metal, which composition can be exposed to pulsed emissions to rea... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7818793 | System and method of firewall design utilizing decision diagrams A system, method and computer-usable medium for designing a firewall to protect a data processing system. A user first specifies a firewall decision diagram. The firewall decision diagram is then reduced and marked. Finally, a firewall is generated from the marked f... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7818567 | Method for protecting security accounts manager (SAM) files within windows operating systems A method for protecting Security Accounts Manager (SAM) files within a Windows® operating system is disclosed. A SAM file encryption key is generated by encrypting a SAM file via a syskey utility provided within the Windows® operating system. The SAM file encrypti... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7818553 | Method and apparatus for preventing unauthorized modifications to rental computer systems A method for preventing unauthorized modifications to a rental computer system is disclosed. During boot up of the rental computer system, a determination is made whether or not a time-day card is bound to the rental computer system. If the time-day card is bound to... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7814532 | Data processing system and method for password protecting a boot device A data processing system and method of password protecting the boot of a data processing system are disclosed. According to the method, in response to an attempt to boot the data processing system utilizing a boot device, the boot device is interrogated for a passwo... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7811844 | Method for fabricating electronic and photonic devices on a semiconductor substrate A method for fabricating photonic and electronic devices on a substrate is disclosed. Multiple slabs are initially patterned and etched on a layer of a substrate. An electronic device is fabricated on a first one of the slabs and a photonic device is fabricated on a... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7793344 | Method and apparatus for identifying redundant rules in packet classifiers A system, method, and computer-usable medium for removing redundancy from packet classifiers. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a packet classifier is implemented as a sequence of rules. A redundancy manager marks at least one upward redundant rule... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7782201 | Techniques for preventing damage to a portable device A technique for preventing damage to a portable device includes detecting movement of a portable device and determining whether a port of the portable device is attached to an external device. When the external device is attached to the port, a notification is provi... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7765407 | Method and apparatus for providing centralized user authorization to allow secure sign-on to a computer system A method for providing centralized user authorization to allow secure sign-on to a computer system is disclosed. In response to a user attempting to boot up a computer system, a message is sent to a trusted server by a hypervisor within the computer to request a new... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7755884 | Apparatus for reducing weight and thickness of a portable computer An apparatus for reducing weight and thickness of portable computers is disclosed. The apparatus includes a lower housing, an upper housing and a cosmetic cover. The lower housing is configured to accommodate electronic elements therein. The upper housing, which has... | 07/13/2010 |
| D617790 | Portable computer | 06/15/2010 |
| 7719557 | Apparatus for providing delay signals to perform print scan line synchronization within a laser printer An apparatus for providing delay signals to perform print scan line synchronizations within a laser printer is disclosed. The apparatus includes a voltage-control oscillator, a frequency divider and multiple output control modules. The voltage-control oscillator con... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7679538 | Current-steering type digital-to-analog converter A current-steering type digital-to-analog converter (DAC) is disclosed. The DAC includes a first sub-DAC, a second sub-DAC and a controlling device. Both the first sub-DAC and the second sub-DAC are configured to receive input signals. The controlling device selecti... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7675648 | Method and apparatus for converting a color representation of an image to a grayscale representation A method and apparatus for converting a color representation of an image to a grayscale representation are disclosed. For a color image, a location of each color within a device-independent color space is initially determined. Then, a color difference of each color ... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7673134 | Backup restore in a corporate infrastructure A method and system for remotely storing a user's admin key to gain access to an intranet is presented. The user's admin key and intranet user identification (ID) are encrypted using an enterprise's public key, and together they are concatenated into a single backup... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7664167 | Method and apparatus for managing modem sample rates on a digital audio interface within a direct access arrangement circuit An apparatus for managing modem sample rates within a direct access arrangement (DAA) circuit is disclosed. The DAA circuit includes a serial audio interface for providing communications between the DAA circuit and a host computer system. The serial audio interface ... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7661085 | Method and system for performing global routing on an integrated circuit design A method for performing global routing on an integrated circuit design is disclosed. The integrated circuit design is initially divided into multiple G-cells. The G-cells are interconnected by a set of nets. The set of nets is then decomposed into corresponding wire... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7649929 | Method and apparatus for reducing modem command and status latency on a digital audio interface within a direct access arrangement circuit An apparatus for reducing modem command and status latency within a direct access arrangement (DAA) circuit is disclosed. The DAA circuit includes a serial audio interface for providing communications between the DAA circuit and the host computer system. The serial ... | 01/19/2010 |
| D607882 | Portable computer | 01/12/2010 |
| 7606850 | Method and apparatus for providing a base-2 logarithm approximation to a binary number An apparatus for providing a base-2 logarithm approximation to a binary number is disclosed. A position k of the most significant bit within a binary number is located. Then, all bits that are less significant than position k within the binary number are assigned as... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7601015 | Self-energizing electrical connection An electrical connector includes first and second conducting members that are pivotally attached to each other. A portion of the first and second conducting members distal to the pivotal attachment form an electrical contact with the electrode. The first and second ... | 10/13/2009 |
