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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6438579 | Automated content and collaboration-based system and methods for determining and providing content recommendations A content and collaborative filtering system for recommending entertainment oriented content items, such as music and video, and other media content items to a user based on similarity in profile between the user and other users and between the content in... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6257774 | Application program and documentation generator system and method Automatic generation of an application program is performed by a programmed system including a guided editor for establishing program, data and field definitions from a plurality of input event elements. A sequence generator, coupled to the guided editor,... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6256723 | Signal processing system with distributed uniform memory A system is disclosed that includes a plurality of processors, which in some embodiments include DSPs and other microprocessors, and a distributed uniform memory. The distributed uniform memory is subdivided into a plurality of addressable memory spaces e... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6205522 | DSP code swapping with continuous DSP execution A system is disclosed that includes a first processor, which in some embodiments includes a DSP, and a first memory pool and a second memory pool. The second memory pool is primarily associated with the DSP and stores code that is available for execution ... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6166734 | Portable interactive graphics display tablet and communications system A portable display tablet is operated in conjunction with a base computer system including a host processor for executing an application program with a predetermined operational function that generates predetermined graphics data and operates in response ... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6160571 | Compact cable tuner/transceiver A CATV transceiver is provided within an RF shield enclosure. The transceiver circuit includes a diplexer, having fixed value inductors, that is coupleable to a CATV cable plant to receive an RF input signal and to transmit an RF output signal. The RF rec... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6160560 | Graphic request management system The invention is a method and apparatus of a graphic request management system which provides for storing in the header of bitmaps indicative of the last time a bitmap was included in a request as a destination or source bitmap. Where the system determine... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6134605 | Redefinable signal processing subsystem A system in accordance with the invention allows a signal processing system to be configured to perform almost any signal processing function. Such a system includes a redefinable signal processing subsystem and a function-specific module. The system can ... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6088785 | Method of configuring a functionally redefinable signal processing system A system in accordance with the invention allows a signal processing system to be configured to perform almost any signal processing function. Such a system includes a redefinable signal processing subsystem and a function-specific module. The system can ... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6084584 | Computer system supporting portable interactive graphics display tablet and communications systems A portable display tablet is operated in conjunction with a base computer system including a host processor for executing an application program with an operational function that generates graphics data and operates in response to input data. The computer... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6075939 | Tightly coupled, scalable module based micro-kernel operating system architecture A computer operating system that can be flexibly constructed by inclusion of any of a plurality of processing components. These processing components include (1) a core component that includes a process manager that provides for co-execution of multiple p... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6052120 | Method of operating a portable interactive graphics display tablet and communications systems A portable display tablet is operated in conjunction with a base computer system including a host processor for executing an application program with a predetermined operational function that generates predetermined graphics data and operates in response ... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6041373 | Enhanced SCSI transmitter and adapter A kit in accordance with the invention is disclosed that allows for simultaneous connectivity of a variety of SCSI devices to a SCSI card via a SCSI bus. Such SCSI devices include internal narrow, internal wide, external narrow, and external wide devices.... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6021408 | Methods for operating a log device A log device is coupled in the logical data transfer path between a storage device, which provides for the storage of file and system data within a main filesystem layout, and a computer system. The log device provides for the storage of the file and syst... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5996054 | Efficient virtualized mapping space for log device data storage system A log device based data storage subsystem provides for the efficient storage and retrieval of data with respect to an operating system executing on a computer system coupled to the data storage system. The data storage system includes a storage device pro... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5933652 | Host independent peripheral controller with on-board firmware A particular, appropriate BIOS extension image is selected from a potential set of multiple images for use in initializing a peripheral adapter. To enable proper selection, the peripheral adapter includes a firmware image of a BIOS extension that is stora... | 08/03/1999 |
| 4922371 | ESD protection circuit for MOS integrated circuits An ESD protection circuit, suitable for use as part of an integrated circuit, limits the voltage potential at the contacts of the integrated circuit to a voltage potential difference range relative to, though extending beyond the voltage source potentials... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4901251 | Apparatus and methodology for automated filling of complex polygons A graphics co-processor that is autonomously responsive to an instruction for the filling of a complex polygon, as defined by an enumeration of P vertices is described. The co-processor preferably includes a micro-engine sequencer and ALU (arithmetic logi... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4888677 | Three reservoir capacitor A charge pump circuit operates from a voltage provided on an input rail at a first potential relative to a reference potential rail and that provides second and third potentials relative to the reference potential rail on first and second output rails, re... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4703486 | Communication data encoder/decoder component system architecture A code conversion system is described for converting a stream of data between first and second data codes. The stream of data containing data packets is recognized to be subject to a data fault condition arising from the collision of data packets. The con... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4692894 | Overflow/Underflow detection for elastic buffer An elastic buffer includes a memory array for storing received data, each location within the array having an associated cell storing a flag indicative of the most-recently performed (i.e., read or write) on the associated memory location. A potential wri... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4654825 | E2 prom memory cell A five volt only E2 PROM cell including metal bit read and bit ground column lines and polysilicon word select and program row lines. An interconnected word select and stacked gate transistor serially connect the bit read and bit ground lines. ... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4591737 | Master-slave multivibrator with improved metastable response characteristic A master-slave flip-flop device wherein the master segment employs function and load isolated outputs driven in parallel with cross-coupled latch transistors is described. Signal feed forward may also be provided from a similarly isolated output of the ma... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4577294 | Redundant memory circuit and method of programming and verifying the circuit A redundant memory circuit having a memory for storing information in a matrix of interconnected rows and columns, and a row and a column address decoder to access the rows and columns. The memory has a redundant row or rows to replace a defective row or ... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4411058 | Process for fabricating CMOS devices with self-aligned channel stops An improved process is provided for fabricating CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) devices formed on a semiconductor substrate having n-channel and p-channel regions of n- and p-type conductivity, respectively. Conventional source, drain and g... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4398974 | Temperature gradient zone melting process employing a buffer layer A process is provided for fabricating a semiconductor device by thermal gradient zone melting, whereby metal-rich droplets such as aluminum migrate through a semiconductor wafer such as silicon to create conductive paths. One surface of the wafer in provi... | 08/16/1983 |
