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Mouse device with a built-in printer
A mouse device for use as an input device of a computer is provided that includes a housing in which recording paper is loadable, and a printer unit provided within the housing for printing on the recording paper print information received from the computer.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8184488 | Systems and methods for controlling integrated circuit operation with below ground pin voltage Systems and methods for controlling operation of an integrated circuit by applying below ground voltage to one or more pins of the integrated circuit, and in which the application of a below ground pin voltage may be employed as an initiator of (or condition for) a ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182183 | Systems and methods for securing components Systems and methods for securing seats and other components to a seat track that may be implemented to provide flush symmetric and asymmetric seat track fitting assemblies that accommodate variances in the height of seat track extrusions. A component may be secured ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8179111 | Methods, systems, and devices for power-on sequence for a circuit Methods, systems, and devices are described for a power-on sequence for a circuit. A sequence generator for an electronic system may control various power domains to enter known states and prevent unwanted states as other domains of the system power-up. Regulator mo... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8174825 | Apparatus and methods for managing connection cables of portable optical drives Apparatus and methods for managing a connection cable that is used for interconnecting a small form factor (SFF) portable optical disk drive (ODD) or other similarly configured ODD to an information handling system such as notebook or desktop computer. A retractable... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8154255 | Systems and methods for waking up a battery system Systems and methods for waking up a battery system (e.g., battery pack such as a smart battery pack) installed in an information handling system from a shipping mode in response to the occurrence of one of at least two detected events. The first of these of these at... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8153980 | Color correction for radiation detectors Systems and methods for color correcting radiation by alternately focusing a first radiation spectrum on a first radiation spectrum detector, and then focusing at least one additional radiation spectrum on at least one additional radiation spectrum detector. ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8138846 | Precision, temperature stable clock using a frequency-control circuit and a single oscillator A frequency-control circuit, which is configured to receive a first signal having a first untuned frequency from a first oscillator, and to alter one or more pulses of the first signal to tune an output frequency of an output clock signal to have an average frequenc... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8130128 | System and method for generating shaped noise In a particular embodiment, a circuit device is disclosed that includes a data generator adapted to output a random pulse sequence having a particular spectral shape. The data generator includes a feedback loop with a transfer function, the output of which may be al... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8129947 | Method and system for utilizing a memory control circuit for controlling data transfer to and from a memory system Methods and systems are disclosed for utilizing a memory control circuit for controlling transfer of data to and from a memory system. A memory control circuit with a back up battery and control circuits is provided. Battery health is determined through a discharge ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8129946 | Method and system for regulating current discharge during battery discharge conditioning cycle Methods and systems are disclosed for utilizing a memory control circuit for controlling transfer of data to and from a memory system. A memory control circuit with a back up battery and control circuits is provided. Battery health is determined through a discharge ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8125200 | Systems and methods for intelligently optimizing operating efficiency using variable gate drive voltage Systems and methods for intelligently optimizing voltage regulation efficiency for information handling systems by varying gate drive voltage value based on measured operating efficiency and/or other voltage regulation operating parameters. Different voltage regulat... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8121575 | Modulated IF receiver and method A modulated intermediate frequency receiver is shown having a low noise amplifier for receiving a radio frequency signal and a modulation source for generating a modulation signal. A local oscillator generates a modulated local oscillator signal in response to the m... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8121222 | Systems and methods for construction of time-frequency surfaces and detection of signals Systems and methods for detecting and/or identifying signals that employ streaming processing to generate time-frequency surfaces by sampling a datastream according to a temporal structure that may be chosen as needed. The sampled datastream may be correlated with a... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8115698 | Methods and systems for image processing and display Methods and systems for displaying or projecting images that may be implemented to provide the ability for a user of an information handling system to view a selected image on a display or projection screen privately, while allowing other images to appear on the dis... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8094550 | Methods and systems for controlling network communication parameters Methods and systems for controlling network communication parameters (e.g., data transfer rate) employed by two or more network nodes communicating over a network communications link by using the Inter-Packet Gap (IPG) length to sending network communication paramet... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8081946 | Interference cancellation for reconfigurable direct RF bandpass sampling interference cancellation Sampling may be employed to cancel an analog input radio frequency (RF) signal by using an upconverted analog cancellation RF signal to cancel the analog input RF signal at the sample instances. At least two sampling paths may be employed, a signal path and a cancel... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8078130 | Systems and methods for interference cancellation Systems and methods for interference cancellation in which a first signal having a first frequency may be cancelled with a second frequency having a second and different (e.g., lower) frequency by employing sampling to cancel the first signal with the separate signa... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8074062 | Method and system for using a server management program for an error configuration table Methods and systems are disclosed for using a server management program for an error configuration table, wherein a user loads the management program, which receives a Hardware Error Configuration Table (HECT) from baseboard management controller (BMC) firmware, the... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8061922 | Apparatus and methods for assembling separate components Apparatus and methods for assembling together separate components, such as a first substantially flat sheet metal component to a second substantially flat sheet metal component, in substantially perpendicular relationship. A first latch component body may have an el... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8050707 | Method for selecting a priority for wireless technologies via graphical representation Methods and systems are disclosed for selecting performance settings for one or more wireless technologies, presenting a graphical representation of the relative performance of the wireless technologies for each performance setting, and allowing a selection of at le... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8041227 | Apparatus and method for near-field communication A communication device is disclosed having optical and near-field communication capability. The device includes an optical transceiver circuit fabricated on an integrated circuit die and configured to transmit and receive far field signals. A near field transceiver ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8006530 | Apparatus and methods for material fabrication Apparatus and methods for fabricating materials by die-forming that may be implemented to form a joggle in a bendable workpiece by securing the workpiece to each of at least two respective adjacent working areas, and then by displacing at least one of the at least t... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8001581 | Methods and systems for embedded user authentication and/or providing computing services using an information handling system configured as a flexible computing node Methods and systems for providing embedded user authentication and/or providing computing services using an information handling system configured as flexible computing node, and which may be implemented to perform preboot authentication of users. The flexible compu... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7987859 | Adjustable multi-barrel hair waving appliance An apparatus and method for an adjustable multi-barrel hair waving appliance is disclosed herein. The appliance has a plurality of barrels, at least one of which is an adjustable barrel, wherein the barrels are heated during use. In one embodiment two outer barrels ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7982742 | System and method for an information handling system having an external graphics processor system for operating multiple monitors Methods and systems are disclosed for an information handling system comprising an internal graphics system and an external graphics system, wherein both the internal and external graphics systems may operate simultaneously to support multiple monitors. The internal... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7982550 | Highly accurate temperature stable clock based on differential frequency discrimination of oscillators An apparatus and a method for compensating for a mismatch in temperature coefficients of two oscillator frequencies to match a desired frequency ratio between the two oscillator frequencies over a temperature range. In one embodiment of a temperature sensor, first a... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7974249 | Virtual access point for configuration of a LAN A technique is disclosed for setting up and configuring a LAN. More particularly, secure communications may be configured between an access point (AP) and a client device. Virtual AP technology is utilized to assist the configuration of the network. In particular, a... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7956517 | MEMS structure having a stress inverter temperature-compensated resonator member A MEMS structure having a temperature-compensated resonator member is described. The MEMS structure comprises an asymmetric stress inverter member coupled with a substrate. A resonator member is housed in the asymmetric stress inverter member and is suspended above ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7485869 | Prism spectrometer An optical spectroscopy tool is provided. In one embodiment a highly efficient means by which moderate resolution spectroscopy may be performed in the vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) is described. In one embodiment the techniques can be used as a high throughput spectromet... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7486386 | Optical reflectance proximity sensor A method for calibrating an optical reflectance proximity sensor and then measuring proximity in a repeating cycle or on demand, the sensor including one or more wavelength transmitting diodes, one or more wavelength receiving diodes, an ambient correction circuit, ... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7471061 | Method and apparatus for extending battery life in regulated voltage applications A technique is disclosed for more fully utilizing the full voltage range of a battery driven battery output voltage when the battery output voltage is provided through voltage regulation circuitry. More particularly, when the battery output voltage drops to a level ... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7459686 | Systems and methods for integrating focal plane arrays Systems and methods for providing multi-spectral image capability using an integrated multi-band focal plane array that, in one example, may be employed to simultaneously image in the visible spectrum and infrared spectrum using an integrated dual-band focal plane a... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7444454 | Systems and methods for interconnection of multiple FPGA devices Application Specific Integrated Circuit (“ASIC”) devices, such as Field Programmable Gate Arrays (“FPGAs”), may be interconnected using serial I/O connections, such as high speed multi-gigabit serial transceiver (“MGT”) connections. For example, serial I... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7443966 | Using modems to place modem connections on hold and to maintain upper layer network connection A modem to modem communication system supports call waiting services by exchanging hold request and acknowledge signals before relinquishing the line servicing incoming calls. Thereafter, the modem to modem session is reestablished without having to redial. The hold... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7436149 | Systems and methods for interfacing a battery-powered information handling system with a battery pack of a physically separable battery-powered input or input/output device Systems and methods for interfacing a battery system of a battery-powered keyboard system with main battery components of a battery-powered information handling system to enable a battery charging system of the battery-powered information handling system to charge b... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7426599 | Systems and methods for writing data with a FIFO interface Application Specific Integrated Circuit (“ASIC”) devices, such as Field Programmable Gate Arrays (“FPGAs”), may be interconnected using serial I/O connections, such as high speed multi-gigabit serial transceiver (“MGT”) connections. For example, serial I... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7420620 | Multi-picture display with a secondary high definition picture window having an adjustable aspect ratio Systems and methods for presenting high definition display signals in secondary windows of a display are disclosed. In one embodiment, the aspect ratio of a high definition content secondary window is adjustable. The high definition content secondary window may be a... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7399975 | Method and apparatus for performing highly accurate thin film measurements A reflectometer data reduction technique is provided that utilizes a ratio of an expected reflectance spectrum of the sample being measured to the actual reflectance spectrum of the sample being measured. The technique is particularly useful in spectral regions that... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7394551 | Vacuum ultraviolet referencing reflectometer A spectroscopy system is provided which operates in the vacuum ultraviolet spectrum. More particularly, a system utilizing reflectometry techniques in the vacuum ultraviolet spectrum is provided for use in metrology applications. To ensure accurate and repeatable me... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7391184 | Systems and methods for integration of charger regulation within a battery system One or more charger regulation tasks (e.g., one or more of those tasks typically performed by charger regulator circuitry of a separate battery charging apparatus) are integrated within a battery system (e.g., a battery pack of a portable information handling system... | 06/24/2008 |
