Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7941830 | Authentication protocol for network security services In one embodiment, an authentication protocol used in a network security service is performed over non-secure connection, such as HTTP. A router subscribing to the service may send a service request for information about a URL to a server computer providing the serv... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7926108 | SMTP network security processing in a transparent relay in a computer network In one embodiment, a transparent relay receives diverted e-mail communications between an e-mail client and an e-mail server. The transparent relay may be configured to examine the e-mail communications for network security policy violations. E-mail communications t... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7920720 | Computer-implemented method for object creation by partitioning of a temporal graph One embodiment relates to a computer-implemented method for the automated extraction of objects from a video stream. The method includes an automated procedure for creating a temporal graph, and an automated procedure for cutting the graph into graph partitions. The... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7911210 | Diagnosis device, diagnosis method, and lamp ballast circuit using the same The present invention relates a diagnosis device for detecting an end of lamp life of a lamp, a diagnosis method, and a lamp ballast circuit using the same. The diagnosis device generates a reference lamp voltage by adding a predetermined reference voltage to a dist... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7908658 | System using IM screener in a client computer to monitor bad reputation web sites in outgoing messages to prevent propagation of IM attacks In one embodiment, an instant messaging screener is configured to (a) intercept an instant message destined to a user account, (b) parse the instant message to identify any universal resource locators (URLs) in the instant message, (c) check any URLs identified in t... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7899118 | Local constraints for motion matching A method and apparatus for estimating the motion of an image region (the “center” region) from a source video frame to a target video frame. The motion estimation is locally constrained in that the estimated motion of the “center region” is affected by the e... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7897867 | Solar cell and method of manufacture A solar cell that is readily manufactured using processing techniques which are less expensive than microelectronic circuit processing. In preferred embodiments, printing techniques are utilized in selectively forming masks for use in etching of silicon oxide and di... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7895340 | Web server apparatus and method for virus checking A web server computer system includes a virus checker and mechanisms for checking e-mails and their attachments, downloaded files, and web sites for possible viruses. The virus checker allows a web server to perform virus checking of different types of information r... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7892405 | Methods and apparatus for magnetron sputtering In one embodiment, a magnetron sputtering apparatus forms a closed plasma loop and an open plasma loop within the closed plasma loop. The open plasma loop allows for relatively uniform erosion on the face of a target by broadening the sputtered area of the target. T... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7883343 | Method of manufacturing solar cell A solar cell that is readily manufactured using processing techniques which are less expensive than microelectronic circuit processing. In preferred embodiments, printing techniques are utilized in selectively forming masks for use in etching of silicon oxide and di... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7849166 | Creation of secure communication connections through computer networks To protect a user computer from eavesdroppers, a secure communication connection is created through a computer network. The secure communication connection may be created even when the user computer communicates with a web server computer that does not support secur... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7848571 | Computer-implemented method for efficient image segmentation using automated saddle-point detection One embodiment relates to a computer-implemented method of image segmentation using automated saddle point detection. An edge map is created by edge detection, and a distance map is generated based on the edge map. Saddle points are detected using the distance map. ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7865456 | Methods and apparatus for outlier detection for high dimensional data sets Methods and apparatus are provided for outlier detection in databases by determining sparse low dimensional projections. These sparse projections are used for the purpose of determining which points are outliers. The methodologies of the invention are very relevant ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7863875 | Non-linear control techniques for improving transient response to load current step change A voltage regulator may be configured to detect variation in load current and control transient response when the load current has a high slew rate or varies at high repetition rates. A linear control circuit may be employed to control charging of an output capacito... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7860853 | Document matching engine using asymmetric signature generation An automated method of matching an input document to a set of documents from a document repository. A signature database is stored, the signature database including a document identifier and signatures generated by a first signature generator for each of the set of ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7851698 | Trench process and structure for backside contact solar cells with polysilicon doped regions A solar cell includes polysilicon P-type and N-type doped regions on a backside of a substrate, such as a silicon wafer. An interrupted trench structure separates the P-type doped region from the N-type doped region in some locations but allows the P-type doped regi... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7838833 | Apparatus and method for e-beam dark imaging with perspective control A method of imaging using an electron beam. An incident electron beam is focused onto the specimen surface, a scattered electron beam is extracted from the specimen surface, and a plurality of dark field signals are detected using a detection system. An interpolated... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7838832 | Electron beam apparatus and inspection method using dual illumination beams with dynamically controllable offsets An apparatus for generating a dual-energy electron beam. The apparatus includes a first electron beam source configured to generate a lower-energy electron beam, and a second electron beam source configured to generate a higher-energy electron beam. The apparatus fu... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7838062 | Array of small contacts for solar cell fabrication Fabrication of a solar cell using a printed contact mask. The contact mask may include dots formed by inkjet printing. The dots may be formed in openings between dielectric layers (e.g., polyimide). Intersections of overlapping dots may form gaps that define contact... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7826072 | Method for optimizing the configuration of a scatterometry measurement system The present application discloses a method of model-based measurement of semiconductor device features using a scatterometer system. The method includes at least the following steps. A cost function is defined depending upon a plurality of variable parameters of the... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7820475 | Back side contact solar cell structures and fabrication processes In one embodiment, active diffusion junctions of a solar cell are formed by diffusing dopants from dopant sources selectively deposited on the back side of a wafer. The dopant sources may be selectively deposited using a printing method, for example. Multiple dopant... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7816655 | Reflective electron patterning device and method of using same One embodiment disclosed relates to a reflective electron patterning device. The device includes a pattern on a surface. There is an electron reflective portion of the pattern and an electron non-reflective portion of the pattern. Another embodiment disclosed relate... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7812250 | Trench process and structure for backside contact solar cells with polysilicon doped regions A solar cell includes polysilicon P-type and N-type doped regions on a backside of a substrate, such as a silicon wafer. A trench structure separates the P-type doped region from the N-type doped region. Each of the P-type and N-type doped regions may be formed over... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7804022 | Solar cell contact fingers and solder pad arrangement for enhanced efficiency A solar cell includes negative metal contact fingers electrically connected to N-type diffusion regions of the solar cell and positive metal contact fingers electrically connected to P-type diffusion regions of the solar cell. Both the N-type and P-type diffusion re... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7802303 | Real-time in-line detection of malicious code in data streams In one embodiment, a data stream is scanned for presence of computer viruses using a stream-based protocol parser, a stream-based decoder/decompressor, and a stream-based pattern matching engine. The protocol parser may be configured to extract application layer con... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7802300 | Method and apparatus for detecting and removing kernel rootkits In one embodiment, an anti-rootkit module compares operating system kernel binary files to their loaded kernel file image in memory to find a difference between them. The difference may be scanned for telltale signs of rootkit modification. To prevent rootkits from ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7802298 | Methods and apparatus for protecting computers against phishing attacks In one embodiment, a client computer is protected from phishing attacks using a sensitive state monitor and a phishing site detector. The sensitive state monitor may detect reception of a web page displayed in a web browser of the client computer. The sensitive stat... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7792390 | Adaptive transforms In one embodiment, an image is broken up into multiple regions or segments, where each segment may be of arbitrary shape, and a transform (multi-scale or otherwise) is applied on the set of segments. In another embodiment, pattern adaptive prediction is used when pr... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7792351 | Defect review using image segmentation One embodiment pertains to a method for reviewing a potential defect on a substrate from one electron image. An image of an area containing the potential defect is obtained using a charged-particle apparatus. At least three image segments within the image are determ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7788576 | Grouping of documents that contain markup language code In one embodiment, a fingerprint is generated for each document (e.g., e-mail, web page) containing markup language (e.g., HTML) code. The fingerprint is indicative of the structure of the markup language code in the document. The fingerprint may be formed by extrac... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7786375 | Preventing harmful polarization of solar cells In one embodiment, harmful solar cell polarization is prevented or minimized by providing a conductive path that bleeds charge from a front side of a solar cell to the bulk of a wafer. The conductive path may include patterned holes in a dielectric passivation layer... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7782038 | Soft start circuit with slew rate controller for voltage regulators In one embodiment, a soft start circuit includes a slew rate controller to limit inrush current to a voltage regulator during start up. The output voltage of the regulator may be compared to a previous sampled value to determine the slew rate of the output voltage. ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7779474 | Virus detection in a network A computer system and storage medium that in an embodiment count the number of times that a file or registry entry is added, changed, or deleted at clients in a network. If the count exceeds a threshold, then a warning is sent to the clients. The warning may prompt ... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7779470 | Server denial of service shield A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for responding to a denial of service attack. The method comprising from a remote data processing system detects an occurrence of the denial of service attack in which invalid credentials are presented to the data proce... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7774998 | Ventilated photovoltaic module frame In one embodiment, a photovoltaic frame assembly comprises a photovoltaic module and a frame having a plurality of air vents. The air vents allow air to flow into the frame and thereby cool the photovoltaic module. The frame may be installed in-line with another suc... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7765589 | Method and apparatus for detecting grid intrusions A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for authorizing a user to access grid resources. A request is received from the user to access a resource on the data processing system. This request includes a certificate. An authentication process is performed using ... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7764054 | Voltage regulator with current-mode dual-edge width modulation and non-linear control A voltage regulator with current-mode, dual-edge pulse width modulation (PWM) and non-linear control. The voltage regulator may include a top switch (e.g., MOSFET) configured to couple a power supply supplying an input voltage to a load. A linear control circuit of ... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7756992 | Reliable delivery of updates for antivirus programs In one embodiment, an update file for an antivirus program is disassembled into several source packets. The source packets may be encoded using a forward error correction (FEC) algorithm to generate encoded packets. The encoded packets may include the source packets... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7756535 | Lightweight content filtering system for mobile phones In one embodiment, a content filtering system includes a feature list and a learning model. The feature list may be a subset of a dictionary that was used to train the content filtering system to identify classification (e.g., spam, phishing, porn, legitimate text m... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7755061 | Dynamic pattern generator with cup-shaped structure One embodiment relates to a dynamic pattern generator for reflection electron beam lithography which includes conductive pixel pads, an insulative border surrounding each conductive pixel pad so as to electrically isolate the conductive pixel pads from each other, a... | 07/13/2010 |
