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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8149980 | System and method for implementing a phase detector to support a data transmission procedure A system and method for effectively supporting a data transmission procedure includes a phase-locked loop with a phase detector that compares a clock signal and input data to generate a phase error signal for adjusting the clock signal that is generated from a volta... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8139655 | System and method for effectively transferring electronic information An architecture for electronically transferring information includes a transmitter with an encoder that performs a parity encoding procedure. The encoder creates parity blocks for embedding in transmission packets. The parity blocks may be based upon data segments f... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8134606 | System and method for creating composite images by utilizing an imaging device A system and method for creating composite images by utilizing a camera comprises a cradle device that transports the camera across a target area during a scanning procedure that captures and stores image data. During the scanning procedure, a motion detector captur... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8131819 | System and method for effectively implementing an electronic image manager device A system and method for effectively implementing an electronic image manager device includes one or more input/output interfaces for bi-directionally communicating with various information sources to transfer content information that includes image data. The electro... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8131242 | System and method for implementing a swap function for an IQ generator A system and method for implementing an IQ generator includes a master latch that generates an I signal in response to a clock input signal, and a slave latch that generates a Q signal in response to an inverted clock input signal. A master selector is configured to... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8120662 | System and method for efficiently transferring data from an electronic camera device A system and method for efficiently transferring data from an electronic camera device includes a camera device that is configured to capture image data and temporarily store the image data into an economical limited local buffer memory. A transfer manager from the ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8086072 | System and method for capturing adjacent images by utilizing a panorama mode A system and method for capturing adjacent images includes an imaging device with a panorama manager that performs various procedures to manipulate one or more image parameters that correspond to adjacent frames of captured image data. An image-stitching software pr... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8040399 | System and method for effectively optimizing zoom settings in a digital camera A system and method for effectively optimizing zoom settings in a digital camera includes a digital zoom module that performs a digital zoom function, and an optical zoom module that controls a lens unit of the digital camera to perform an optical zoom function. A d... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7961219 | System and method for effectively implementing an electronic image hub device A system and method for effectively implementing an electronic image hub device includes a peripheral device, such as a digital camera, that may be periodically connected to the image hub device by a system user. The system user may then utilize the image hub device... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7932760 | System and method for implementing a digital phase-locked loop An apparatus for implementing a digital phase-locked loop includes a voltage-controlled oscillator that generates a primary clock signal in response to a VCO control voltage. Detection means generates counter control signals, including count up signals and count dow... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7916326 | System and method for efficient transfer of image data to a service provider A system and method for efficient transfer of image data to a service provider comprises a digital image source, an image pump, and a communication path to the service provider. The digital image source may be connected to the image pump using any appropriate commun... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7885476 | System and method for effectively performing an adaptive encoding procedure A system and method for effectively performing an adaptive encoding procedure includes a texture analyzer that initially determines texture characteristics for blocks of input image data. An image transformer converts the blocks of image data into sets of coefficien... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7882199 | System and method for effectively implementing an electronic image manager device A system and method for effectively implementing an electronic image manager device includes one or more input/output interfaces for bi-directionally communicating with various information sources to transfer content information that includes image data. The electro... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7864911 | System and method for implementing a phase detector to support a data transmission procedure A system and method for effectively supporting a data transmission procedure includes a phase-locked loop with a phase detector that compares a clock signal and input data to generate a phase error signal for adjusting the clock signal that is generated from a volta... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7817764 | System and method for utilizing a phase interpolator to support a data transmission procedure A system and method for effectively supporting a data transmission procedure includes a phase interpolator with a modular array of unit phase interpolators that each receives a respective input clock signal that is phase-shifted with respect to other input clock sig... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7817035 | System and method for effectively determining a physical location of a remote control device A system and method for effectively determining a current physical location of a remote control device includes a television device that is configured to receive television control information over an RC-TV communications link. The remote control device transmits th... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7734107 | System and method for performing wavelet-based texture feature extraction and classification A system and method are disclosed for performing wavelet-based local texture feature extraction and classification procedures. Image data is initially provided to include a query image and a series of test images. A feature detector calculates image parameters corre... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7716047 | System and method for an automatic set-up of speech recognition engines A system and method for an automatic set-up of speech recognition engines may include a speech recognizer configured to perform speech recognition procedures to identify input speech data according to one or more operating parameters. A merit manager may be utilized... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7705650 | System and method for effectively implementing an IQ generator A system and method for effectively implementing an IQ generator includes a master latch that generates an I signal and a slave latch that generates a Q signal. The master latch includes a master data circuit, a master latch circuit, and a master clock circuit. The ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7697571 | System and method for effectively performing an audio/video synchronization procedure A system and method are disclosed for effectively performing an audio/video synchronization procedure in a receiver device that is embodied in a computer that receives input data from a source device and provides output data to a destination device. The receiver dev... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7693103 | System and method for automatically performing a channel selection procedure in a wireless network A system and method for automatically performing a channel selection procedure in a wireless network includes a forward transmitter that embeds an identifier into forward data that is transmitted over a forward link. A forward receiver then receives the forward data... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7683685 | System and method for implementing a digital phase-locked loop An apparatus for implementing a digital phase-locked loop includes a voltage-controlled oscillator that generates a primary clock signal in response to a VCO control voltage. Detection means generates counter control signals, including count up signals and count dow... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7634139 | System and method for efficiently performing a pattern matching procedure A system and method for efficiently performing a pattern matching procedure includes an enrollment manager that performs an image conversion procedure for converting an initial reference image into a reference template. The image conversion procedure may include at ... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7616157 | System and method for effectively performing enhanced mobile-device location procedures A system and method for effectively performing enhanced device location procedures to determine the current physical location of a mobile device includes a plurality of satellites that wirelessly transmit satellite beacon signals, a plurality of base stations that w... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7609885 | System and method for effectively implementing a texture feature detector A system and method are disclosed for performing an image search procedure in which a histogram calculator initially performs image analysis procedures to construct horizontal and vertical texture histograms corresponding to texture characteristics of subject images... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7529668 | System and method for implementing a refined dictionary for speech recognition A system and method for implementing a refined dictionary for speech recognition includes a database analyzer that initially identifies first vocabulary words that are present in a training database and second vocabulary words that are not present in the training da... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7512653 | System and method for dynamically grouping messaging buddies in an electronic network A system and method for dynamically grouping messaging buddies in an electronic network may include a user device that communicates with a server device in the electronic network for transmitting message information to one or more selected buddy devices in the elect... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7502731 | System and method for performing speech recognition by utilizing a multi-language dictionary The present invention comprises a system and method for speech recognition utilizing a multi-language dictionary, and may include a recognizer that is configured to compare input speech data to a series of dictionary entries from the multi-language dictionary to det... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7493368 | System and method for effectively providing user information from a user device A system and method for effectively providing user information from a user device includes an event server that provides restricted access to various types of event content information and services related to a particular event or user community. A wireless portable... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7479983 | System and method for effectively implementing an electronic image hub device A system and method for effectively implementing an electronic image hub device includes a peripheral device, such as a digital camera, that may be periodically connected to the image hub device by a system user. The system user may then utilize the image hub device... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7471825 | System and method for utilizing a graphic equalizer in performing image search procedures A system and method for utilizing a graphic equalizer in performing image search procedures includes a histogram calculator for creating sets of histograms that represent corresponding images. A graphic equalizer is configured to select weighting parameters for perf... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7468744 | System and method for automatically transferring data from an electronic camera A system and method for efficiently transferring data from an electronic camera device includes a camera device that is configured to capture image data and temporarily store the image data into an economical limited local buffer memory. A transfer manager from the ... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7467086 | Methodology for generating enhanced demiphone acoustic models for speech recognition A system and method for effectively performing speech recognition procedures includes enhanced demiphone acoustic models that a speech recognition engine utilizes to perform the speech recognition procedures. The enhanced demiphone acoustic models each have three st... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7437419 | System and method for effectively performing a streamlined photo distribution procedure A source photo manager of the source device may be utilized to designate one or more message targets for receiving the photo data from the source device. A source mail program may access the photo data to automatically create a photo message that includes the photo ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7436793 | System and method for effectively performing a transmit power adjustment procedure A system and method for effectively performing a transmit power adjustment procedure in a wireless network includes a forward receiver that monitors a wireless forward link for forward data that is transmitted over the wireless forward link by a forward transmitter.... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7392186 | System and method for effectively implementing an optimized language model for speech recognition A system and method for effectively implementing an optimized language model for speech recognition includes initial language models each created by combining source models according to selectable interpolation coefficients that define proportional relationships for... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7373017 | System and method for capturing adjacent images by utilizing a panorama mode A system and method for capturing adjacent images includes an imaging device with a panorama manager that performs various procedures to manipulate one or more image parameters that correspond to adjacent frames of captured image data. An image-stitching software pr... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7353173 | System and method for Mandarin Chinese speech recognition using an optimized phone set The present invention comprises a system and method for implementing a Mandarin Chinese speech recognizer with an optimized phone set, and may include a recognizer configured to compare input speech data to phone strings from a vocabulary dictionary that is implemen... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7353174 | System and method for effectively implementing a Mandarin Chinese speech recognition dictionary The present invention comprises a system and method for effectively implementing a Mandarin Chinese speech recognition dictionary, and may include a recognizer configured to compare input speech data to phone strings from a vocabulary dictionary that is implemented ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7353172 | System and method for cantonese speech recognition using an optimized phone set The present invention comprises a system and method for implementing a Cantonese speech recognizer with an optimized phone set, and may include a recognizer configured to compare input speech data to phone strings from a vocabulary dictionary that is implemented acc... | 04/01/2008 |
