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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7761704 | Method and apparatus for expiring encrypted data One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that can expire encrypted-data. During operation, the system receives an expiry-request that includes object-identifying information, which can be used to identify a set of database objects that contain the e... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7757076 | Method and apparatus for using a secure credential infrastructure to access vehicle components We present technology that allows layman computer users to simply create, provision, and maintain secured infrastructure—an instant PKI. This technology can be used in a wide variety of applications including enabling secure communications to components of a vehic... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7440976 | Method and apparatus for performing collaborative searches One embodiment of the present invention provides a collaborative-search system that facilitates performing collaborative searches. During operation, the collaborative-search system receives a first search request from a first user. The collaborative-search system th... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7395483 | Method and apparatus for performing error-detection and error-correction One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates detecting and correcting errors. The system operates by receiving a data packet comprised of p words on a communication pathway, wherein each bit of a word is received on a separate data line... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7386433 | Using a suggested solution to speed up a process for simulating and correcting an integrated circuit layout One embodiment of the invention provides a system for speeding up an iterative process that simulates and, if necessary, corrects a layout of a target cell within an integrated circuit so that a simulated layout of the target cell matches a desired layout for the ta... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7386053 | System and method of equalization of high speed signals In one aspect, the present invention is directed to a technique of, and system for enhancing the performance of high-speed digital communications through a communications channel, for example a backplane. In this aspect of the present invention, a transmitter includ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7343603 | System and method for performing incremental initialization of a master runtime system process A system and method for performing incremental initialization of a master runtime system process is presented. A set of one or more warmup actions is defined from a source definition provided as object-oriented program code. A master runtime system process is execut... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7216202 | Method and apparatus for supporting one or more servers on a single semiconductor chip One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates avoiding locks by speculatively executing critical sections of code. During operation, the system allows a process to speculatively execute a critical section of code within a program without... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7162712 | Method and apparatus for creating string objects in a programming language One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for implementing a string object defined in a programming language. Upon receiving characters to be embedded in the string object, the system allocates space for the string object that includes a header, whic... | 01/09/2007 |
| 6895408 | Method and apparatus to facilitate interaction management between loosely coupled applications One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates interaction management between loosely coupled applications. The system operates by first receiving one or more Data Tokens at a Databus. A Databus is a computing process, which provides pers... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6795168 | Method and apparatus for exposing a wafer using multiple masks during an integrated circuit manufacturing process One embodiment of the invention provides a system that facilitates exposing a wafer through at least two masks during an integrated circuit manufacturing process. The system includes a radiation source and two or more illuminators. Each of these illuminators receive... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6751709 | Method and apparatus for prefetching objects into an object cache One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that uses references within a first object to prefetch a second object into a cache memory. During operation, the system receives a first cache line containing at least a portion of the first object. Next, th... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6581044 | Method and apparatus for encoding license parameters within a license number for authentication purposes A system that generates a license number based upon license parameters so that the license number can be authenticated by establishing that the license number was generated using the license parameters. The system operates by receiving the license paramet... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6519698 | Method for saving system configuration information to shorten computer system initialization time by checking the state of a chassis intrusion detection circuit One embodiment of the present invention provides a method that reduces the time required to gather system configuration information during an initialization process within a computer system. The method operates by checking a chassis intrusion detection ci... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6465357 | Fabricating structures using chemo-mechanical polishing and chemically-selective endpoint detection One embodiment of the present invention provides a process that uses selective etching to form a structure on a silicon substrate. The process starts by receiving the silicon substrate with a first layer composed of a first material, which includes voids ... | 10/15/2002 |
