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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8180677 | System and method for compensating users for advertising data in a community of end users A computer readable medium is disclosed, containing instructions useful in performing a method for sending advertising data, the method comprising measuring user-to-user connectivity between users within a community of users; determining a plurality of highly connec... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8140390 | System and method for displaying partial advertising data during trick play A method is disclosed including but not limited to initiating a trick play command having a trick play duration at the end user device during replay of video data an end user device main display; presenting an advertising data item having an advertising duration dur... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8121178 | Method and system for sending data using a very high bit rate digital subscriber line In a particular embodiment a VDSL repeater is disclosed. The VDSL repeater includes a first interface for receiving data from an IPTV network node; a second interface for sending data to an end user client device; and an amplifier in electrical communication with th... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8104059 | System and method for serving advertising data from the internet A system and method are disclosed including a computer program, the computer program comprising instructions to receive at an IPTV system node, advertising tokens data having advertising characteristics data and address data; instructions to filter at the IPTV syste... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8042048 | System and method for home automation A home automation system and method are disclosed for configuring a device state including accessing a graphical user interface (GUI) in a database at a server, sending the GUI from the server to the client device, receiving an input from the client device at the se... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7877767 | Method and apparatus for distributing geographically restricted video data in an internet protocol television (IPTV) system A method for distributing geographical restriction data in an internet protocol television (IPTV) system is disclosed. The method includes accepting at an IPTV server, a request from an IPTV client for the geographical restriction data related to geographically rest... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7870593 | DSL video service with storage A list of video programs downloadable via a digital subscriber line, including a presently-unavailable video program and its associated date of download availability, is presented to a user. A user selection of the video program is received. Based on the user select... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7844401 | System and method for determining producibility of a formation using flexural mechanical resonator measurements The present disclosure presents illustrative embodiments of a method for estimating the producibility of a hydrocarbon bearing formation using a flexural mechanical resonator to measure the viscosity and density of a representative fluid from the formation. A system... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7830459 | System and method for parallel channel scanning A system and method are disclosed for receiving a group of video channels at a client device, selecting a display set from the group of channels, and sending a communication to a display for displaying each channel in the display set in parallel wherein each one of ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7826050 | System and method for dual path length optical analysis of fluids downhole A method is disclosed for changing an optical path length through a fluid downhole, comprising interspersing an optically transmissive member into a first optical path through the fluid, thereby creating a second shorter optical path through the fluid. In another em... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7814521 | System and method for delivering personalized advertising data A method is disclosed for distributing advertising data in an internet protocol television (IPTV) system, the method including dividing a plurality of end user devices in the IPTV system into K advertising groups; multicasting J advertising data multicast groups to ... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7804190 | Method and apparatus for resistive power distribution An electrical power distribution method and apparatus are disclosed, the apparatus comprising a first power distribution member section receiving electrical power from a power supply and a second high resistivity power distribution member section, electrically conne... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7802277 | Inserting data objects into encrypted video streams In a particular embodiment a method is disclosed for inserting data objects into a video stream. The method encrypts a first portion of the video stream at a server, suspends encryption of a second portion of the video stream, and sends the first and second portions... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7774808 | Method and apparatus for distributing geographically restricted video data in an internet protocol television (IPTV) system A method for distributing geographical restriction data in an internet protocol television (IPTV) system is disclosed. The method includes accepting at an IPTV server, a request from an IPTV client for the geographical restriction data related to geographically rest... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7739561 | Method and apparatus for monitoring an optical network signal A method is disclosed for monitoring a communication link between a first apparatus and a second apparatus, the method comprising receiving concurrently from the first apparatus (e.g., a central office) at the second apparatus (e.g., an optical demarcation point at ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7694734 | Method and apparatus for insulating a resonator downhole A method and apparatus are provided for insulating electrical connections to a resonator from fluid downhole under extreme pressure and temperature conditions downhole. The method and apparatus provide a pliable insulator that maintains electrical isolation between ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7647965 | Method and apparatus for insulating a resonator downhole A method and apparatus are provided for insulating electrical connections to a resonator from fluid downhole under extreme pressure and temperature conditions downhole. The method and apparatus provide a pliable insulator that maintains electrical isolation between ... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7640301 | System and method for distributing video conference data over an internet protocol television system A computerized system and method for distributing video conference data over an internet protocol television (IPTV) system are disclosed including structures and methods for allocating an IPTV video conference channel to groups of video conference participants' set ... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7639792 | System and method for location management and emergency support for a voice over internet protocol device In a particular embodiment a system and method for processing a call in a Voice over internet protocol (VoIP) network are disclosed. The method includes receiving the call associated with a private identifier (PRID) at a server, classifying a call location based on ... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7601950 | System and method for downhole optical analysis A method for measuring optical properties of a fluid downhole, the method comprising measuring intensity of light interacting with the fluid downhole for each of one or more wavelengths; integrating each intensity of light for each wavelength for an integration time... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7576856 | Method and apparatus for estimating a property of a fluid downhole A method and apparatus are provided for determining a property of a fluid downhole by using a tunable optical grating to collect a fluid's spectrum over a wavelength region of interest. A property of the fluid is estimated from spectra that are obtained from light t... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7511819 | Light source for a downhole spectrometer The present invention provides an apparatus and method for high resolution spectroscopy using a narrow light beam source such as a superluminescent diode (SLD) and a tunable optical filter (TOF) for analyzing a formation fluid sample downhole and at the surface to d... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7497256 | Method and apparatus for collecting fluid samples downhole In one embodiment an apparatus is disclosed that includes a tool in a wellbore. A probe is extendable from the tool to contact a wall of a formation surrounding the wellbore. A tube substantially surrounds the probe wherein the tube is extendable into the formation ... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7456958 | Method and apparatus for estimating a property of a fluid downhole A method and apparatus are provided for determining a property of a fluid downhole by using a tunable optical grating to collect a fluid's spectrum over a wavelength region of interest. A property of the fluid is estimated from spectra that are obtained from light t... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7421892 | Method and apparatus for estimating a property of a downhole fluid using a coated resonator A method and apparatus for estimating a property of a fluid downhole are disclosed. The apparatus includes a coated flexural resonator disposed in the downhole fluid. The resonator is coated to reduce effects of adhering surfactants suspended in the downhole fluid. ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7373813 | Method and apparatus for ion-selective discrimination of fluids downhole In a particular embodiment, a method is disclosed for determining a source of a fluid downhole. The method includes deploying an ion selective sensor downhole, exposing the fluid to the ion selective sensor downhole, measuring an ion concentration at different place... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7310135 | System and method for monitoring an optical fiber A system and method are disclosed for monitoring a fiber optic network between a managed location and a remote location. In a particular embodiment of the method the monitoring wavelength signal is separated from the communication wavelength signal at the remote loc... | 12/18/2007 |
| 5321807 | Accelerated graphics display method A method is presented which eliminates the extra steps by an application to call a graphics function. The method eliminates the intercepting layer or program between the application and the graphic functions. The method may call hardware and software grap... | 06/14/1994 |
