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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7526491 | System and method for creating and using temporary data storage in an Xforms application A system and method for enabling the use of temporary data in an XForms application without requiring the data to be included in the application's instance data. An XForms author includes an extension element in an XForms markup document. The extension element descr... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7526482 | System and method for enabling components on arbitrary networks to communicate A system for enabling components on arbitrary networks to communicate includes a plurality of arbitrary components, such as computers, servers, laptops, facsimile machines, copier machines and cellular telephones, including applications operating on those components... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7444424 | Method and apparatus for routing data across an n-dimensional grid network One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for routing data between integrated circuit devices. This system couples together an n-dimensional grid of integrated circuit devices using multiple independent communication networks, wherein each of the com... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7443860 | Method and apparatus for source authentication in a communications network One embodiment of the invention provides a method of handling an incoming packet at a node in a network. The method includes associating at least one source identifier with a link into the node. A packet is then received at the node over the link, and a source ident... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7443850 | Method and apparatus for L3-aware switching in an Ethernet passive optical network One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that performs layer 3 (L3) aware switching in an Ethernet passive optical network (EPON) which includes a central node and at least one remote node. During operation, the system maintains a set of mapping inf... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7429884 | Pulse-signaling circuits for networks on chip A pulse circuit contains an input stage configured to receive input pulses on input nodes using push-pull elements, wherein a given push-pull element is configured to receive an input pulse on a given input node and to provide a corresponding internal signal. The pu... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7421678 | Assist feature placement using a process-sensitivity model One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that determines an assist feature placement. During operation, the system receives an initial assist feature placement for a layout. Next, the system determines assist feature perturbations using the initial ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7383453 | Conserving power by reducing voltage supplied to an instruction-processing portion of a processor One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates reducing static power consumption of a processor. During operation, the system receives a signal indicating that instruction execution within the processor is to be temporarily halted. In res... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7362764 | Method and apparatus for verifying service level in a communications network One embodiment of the invention provides apparatus and a method for handling an incoming packet at a port in a network. The port belongs to one or more partitions, and at least one service level is associated with each of the partitions. When a packet is received at... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359834 | Monitoring system-calls to identify runaway processes within a computer system One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that monitors system-calls to identify runaway processes within a computer system. First, the system monitors system-calls on the computer system during runtime, to generate a trace of system-calls made. Then... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7360208 | Rolling upgrade of distributed software with automatic completion A system and method for facilitating an automatic rolling upgrade of distributed software. In a set of computing devices (e.g., a cluster), each node executes the distributed program, but different nodes may operate any number of different versions of the program. D... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7360134 | Centralized BIST engine for testing on-chip memory structures One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that uses a single built-in-self-test (BIST) engine to test multiple on-chip memory structures. During chip-test or power-on-self-test in the system, the BIST engine tests multiple on-chip memory structures w... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7316003 | System and method for developing a dynamic web page A system and method for developing a dynamic web page. An editor facilitates creation and modification of a web page created from static and dynamic web page code. The editor provides a source code view for accessing the dynamic code, static code and static content ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7308448 | Method and apparatus for implementing a lock-free skip list that supports concurrent accesses One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that supports concurrent accesses to a skip list that is lock-free, which means that the skip list can be simultaneously accessed by multiple processes without requiring the processes to perform locking opera... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7296047 | Method and apparatus for solving overdetermined systems of interval linear equations One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that solves an overdetermined system of interval linear equations. During operation, the system receives a representation of the overdetermined system of interval linear equations Ax=b, wherein A is a matrix ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7295956 | Method and apparatus for using interval techniques to solve a multi-objective optimization problem One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that uses interval techniques to solve a multi-objective optimization problem. During operation, the system receives a representation of multiple objective functions (ƒ1, . . . , ƒn) a... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7293004 | Method for tuning state-based scheduling policies One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that tunes state-based scheduling policies, wherein the system contains a number of central processing units (CPUs). During operation, the system recurrently estimates a long-term benefit to the system by fee... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7292659 | Correlating and aligning monitored signals for computer system performance parameters One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates aligning a first signal with a second signal in a manner that optimizes a correlation between the first signal and the second signal. The system starts by receiving a set of signals, includin... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7263680 | Graphical user interface for a cell router usable by both novice and advanced users One embodiment of the invention provides a graphical user interface for configuring parameters that control a cell routing process used to lay out a cell, wherein the graphical user interface is useable by both novice and advanced users. The graphical user interface... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7263122 | Receiver based decision feedback equalization circuitry and techniques In one aspect, the present invention is directed to a technique of, and circuitry and system for enhancing the performance of data communication systems using receiver based decision feedback equalization circuitry. In one embodiment, the equalization circuitry and ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7263676 | Method and apparatus for detecting and analyzing the propagation of noise through an integrated circuit One embodiment of the invention provides a system that analyzes the propagation of noise through an integrated circuit. During operation, the system obtains an input noise signal to be applied to a cell within the integrated circuit. The system then looks up paramet... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260813 | Method and apparatus for photomask image registration One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that computes translational differentials between a database-image and a scanned-image of a photomask. During operation, the system receives a noise-free database-image and a scanned-image that is generated b... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7260807 | Method and apparatus for designing an integrated circuit using a mask-programmable fabric One embodiment of the invention provides a system that facilitates designing an integrated circuit using a mask-programmable fabric, which contains both mask-programmable logic and a mask-programmable interconnect. During operation, the system receives a description... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7260800 | Method and apparatus for initial state extraction An equivalency testing system, for formally comparing an RTLM and HLM, is presented. RTLM and HLM are first converted into DFGs RTLMDFG and HLMDFG. RTLMDFG and HLMDFG are then put into timestep form and are called RTLM | 08/21/2007 |
| 7260155 | Method and apparatus for encoding and decoding digital communications data In one aspect, the present invention is a system and technique that provides for the systematic development or implementation of codes that increase the robustness of systems employing, for example, PAM-n transmission techniques. The system and technique of this asp... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7260797 | Method and apparatus for estimating parasitic capacitance One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for estimating parasitic capacitance for an integrated circuit. During operation, the system reads a technology file, which describes the composition of a vertical cross-section of the integrated circuit. Nex... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7257786 | Method and apparatus for solving constraints An approach to solving combinational constraints, comprising compile and generate phases, is presented. The compile phase constructs successive sets of constraints, each with a solution generator, according to blocks of a partition of the constraints' random variabl... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7257758 | Stumping mechanism An Infiniband device can have an input port operable to receive a packet and to forward the packet to an output port of the device for onward transmission toward an ultimate destination of the packet. The input port can also be operable to examine at least a header ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7257623 | Method and apparatus for ensuring an allowable client configuration for an application One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that ensures an allowable client configuration for an application. During operation, the client sends a request to access the application to a server hosting the application. In response the request, the serv... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7248640 | System and method for providing slicer level adaption The present invention relates in general to a method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for providing high-speed digital communications through a communications channel. In one aspect, the present invention employs an automatic slicer level adaption to enhance t... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7246361 | Supporting multiple late binding objects with the same identifier Support is provided for multiple late binding objects with a same identifier, in an operating environment that only supports registration of a single late binding object with the same identifier. Each of a plurality of processes is associated with one of a plurality... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7246347 | Method and apparatus for loading class files into non-volatile memory One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates loading classes into non-volatile memory. During the loading process, the system first loads class definitions into volatile memory, wherein the class definitions contain metadata for classes... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7246225 | Method and apparatus for implementing a sleep proxy for services on a network One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for implementing a sleep proxy. The system starts by receiving a request at the sleep proxy for information pertaining to a service provided by a device. In response to this request, the system determines if ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7246141 | Method and apparatus for skewing a bi-directional object layout to improve cache performance One embodiment of the present invention facilitates skewing a bi-directional object layout to provide good cache behavior. During operation, the system receives a request to access an object. This request includes an object identifier and an object offset that speci... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7245310 | Method and apparatus for displaying related two-dimensional windows in a three-dimensional display model One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates displaying multiple two-dimensional (2D) windows with related content within a three-dimensional (3D) display model. The system starts by receiving a command to display a first window within ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7243087 | Method and apparatus for solving bit-slice operators The following techniques for word-level networks are presented: constraints solving, case-based learning and bit-slice solving. Generation of a word-level network to model a constraints problem is presented. The networks utilized have assigned, to each node, a range... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7242736 | Data transfer A receiver for digital data is provided. The receiver comprises a ring buffer operable to store received data. The receiver also comprises a write pointer controller for the buffer, operable to control the writing of received data into the buffer, and a read pointer... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7237031 | Method and apparatus for caching protocol processing data A method and apparatus are provided for caching data for protocol processing. A protocol processing cache stores data needed for the generation of new headers, from both receive and transmit flows. Some data may be stored in the cache only after being processed (e.g... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7236965 | Method and apparatus for case-based learning The following techniques for word-level networks are presented: constraints solving, case-based learning and bit-slice solving. Generation of a word-level network to model a constraints problem is presented. The networks utilized have assigned, to each node, a range... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7236550 | Method and apparatus for tail cancellation equalization Subtraction of a signal 111 from a pulse response 110, where signal 111 provides a good approximation of the tail of pulse response 110, can provide a method for canceling the tail of pulse response 110. For continuous data... | 06/26/2007 |
