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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7533191 | Methods and arrangements for devices to share a common address on a bus Methods and arrangements for devices to share a common address on a bus are disclosed. Embodiments may comprise a host for medium management and one or more client devices coupled with a communication medium. The host and/or one or more of the client devices may com... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7533084 | Monitoring user specific information on websites Methods for monitoring user specific information on websites by searching websites and displaying the results based at least partially on geographical region are disclosed. Embodiments may include receiving a search request including one or more keywords and searchi... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7532528 | Sense amplifier method and arrangement A memory system having a selectable configuration for sense amplifiers is included. The memory system can include bit cells and a switch module coupled to the bit cell and to a first portion of a sense amplifier. The switch module can connect, disconnect or cross co... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7529903 | Systems and methods for memory migration Systems, methods and media for performing auto-migration of data among a plurality of memory devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, memory access of application program data is monitored for each of one or more application programs. The data may be stored in one ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7529224 | Scheduler, network processor, and methods for weighted best effort scheduling Systems and methods for scheduling data packets in a network processor are disclosed. Embodiments provide a network processor that comprises a best-effort scheduler with a minimal calendar structure for addressing schedule control blocks. In one embodiment, a three-... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526590 | Systems and methods for remote pipe resource management in wireless adapters Embodiments include systems and methods for management of RPIPES in a Wireless Universal Serial Bus (WUSB) environment comprising at least one WUSB device. RPIPE management computer code is executed to perform RPIPE management functions including monitoring RPIPE me... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7526531 | Methods for detecting outbound nagling on a TCP network connection Methods for detecting outbound Nagling on a TCP network connection are disclosed. Embodiments may include creating by a sender computer one or more segments to be transmitted to a receiver computer and determining by the sender computer whether any of the one or mor... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7526419 | Methods for reconstructing data from simulation models Methods for reconstructing data from simulation models are disclosed. Embodiments may include a method for accessing an alias from an alias file. The method may generally include searching for a net name and, if the net name is not found, searching an alias index fi... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523265 | Systems and arrangements for promoting a line to exclusive in a fill buffer of a cache Systems and arrangements promoting a line from shared to exclusive in cache are contemplated. Embodiments include a cache controller adapted to determine whether a memory line for which the processor is to issue an address-only kill request resides in a fill buffer ... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7522158 | Systems, methods, and media for determining the location of a stylus for a portable electronic device Methods for determining the location of a stylus for a portable electronic device are disclosed. One embodiment provides a method for determining at a first time that a stylus was not returned to a stylus receiver of the portable electronic device and determining la... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7519681 | Systems, methods, and media for discovering remote user interface applications over a network Systems, methods, and media for a client device discovering remote user interface applications over a network are disclosed. Embodiments may include a remote user interface client of the client device receiving from a content directory service server a code fragment... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7519547 | E-commerce transaction aggregation and processing Methods, systems, and media for aggregating and processing product information are disclosed. Embodiments include hardware and/or software for receiving an electronic receipt from a merchant that describes a transaction for a product by a purchaser and gathering pro... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7517241 | Apparatus for releasing latching connectors Systems and arrangements to release a telecommunications cable connector plug from a telecommunications cable connector jack of a telecommunications device are disclosed. Embodiments may include an apparatus to release the plug from the jack. The apparatus may inclu... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7514773 | Systems and arrangements for interconnecting integrated circuit dies An integrated circuit interconnection system is disclosed. The system can include a first integrated circuit die having a first electrode configuration and a second integrated die having the same or a substantially similar electrode configuration. The system can als... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7512839 | Methods, systems, and media for generating a regression suite database Methods, systems and media for generating an improved regression suite by applying harvesting models and/or regression algorithms to tests utilized in verification of a system are disclosed. In one embodiment, a regression manager responsive to user input may be cou... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7510417 | Attenuate an electrostatic charge on a cable prior to coupling the cable with an electronic system Embodiments may include connectors with discharge elements integrated into the connectors to interconnect conductors of a cable to attenuate or discharge an electrostatic charge built up on the conductors. In some embodiments, the conductors are momentarily connecte... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7509650 | Enhance browsing of messages in a message queue Methods to enhance browsing of messages in a message queue are disclosed. Embodiments include hardware and/or software for tracking records browsed by one or more agents. The agents can be processes designed to collect, process, and/or reformat data for an upperware... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7508711 | Arrangements for operating a memory circuit In one embodiment a method for programming memory cells is disclosed. The method can include applying a programming voltage to a selected memory cell during a lower page programming procedure, the selected memory cell can be part of a string of memory cells containi... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7506071 | Methods for managing an interactive streaming image system Methods for managing an interactive streaming image system are disclosed. More particularly, hardware and/or software for generating, encoding, and transmitting image frames to an interactive client are disclosed. One embodiment provides a method for streaming image... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7496906 | Evaluation of a code segment Methods, systems, and media to test a code segment of a source file are disclosed. Various embodiments machine-render a source code skeleton in response to a selection of the code segment, incorporate the code segment into the source code skeleton to generate a temp... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7495491 | Inverter based duty cycle correction apparatuses and systems Apparatuses, circuits, and methods to reduce duty cycle errors are disclosed. Embodiments generally comprise buffer circuits coupled with error detection circuits and correction feedback circuits that sense duty cycles errors in output signals from the buffer circui... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7492171 | Systems and arrangements for sensing current with a low loss sense element One arrangement includes a sense element to convey a current from a source to a load and a compensation element located proximate to the sense element. The compensation element having a resistance that changes proportional to a change in temperature of the sense ele... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7487406 | Systems, methods, and media for managing software defects Systems, methods and media for managing software defects by aggregating potential software defect information from a plurality of user computer systems are disclosed. Embodiments may include receiving a plurality of software state logs each from an originating user ... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7486683 | Algorithm and system for selecting acknowledgments from an array of collapsed VOQ's A method for selecting packets to be switched in a collapsed virtual output queuing array (cVOQ) switch core, using a request/acknowledge mechanism. According to the method, an efficient set of virtual output queues (at most one virtual output queue per ingress adap... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7483966 | Systems, methods, and media for remote wake-up and management of systems in a network Systems, methods, and media for providing remote wake-up and management of systems in a network are disclosed. More particularly, hardware and/or software for a server to receive feedback from a client as to the status of its wake-on-LAN functionality is disclosed. ... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7483596 | Performance digital image sensing Methods to capture a digital image are disclosed. Embodiments include methods for taking multiple color data readings with a series of sensing elements in one collecting location during a single exposure, associating the collecting location with a pixel, and calcula... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7484241 | Secure single sign-on to operating system via power-on password Methods and arrangements are disclosed for secure single sign on to an operating system using only a power-on password. In many embodiments modified BIOS code prompts for, receives and verifies the power-on password. The power-on password is hashed and stored in a P... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7479796 | Functional and stress testing of LGA devices Improved methods, systems, and apparatuses are disclosed for testing LGA devices. One example embodiment include vertical routing of test nest assembly cooling lines in order to minimize the test nest footprint and increase available test sites on a single test card... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7479807 | Leakage dependent online process variation tolerant technique for internal static storage node A device is disclosed for providing compensation current continuously to compensate for leakage current at the node of an electrical circuit, such as a chip. The device includes a dummy storage cell, a single staged current mirror circuit and a non reconfigurable ke... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478027 | Systems, methods, and media for simulation of integrated hardware and software designs Systems, methods and media for simulation of integrated hardware and software designs are disclosed. More particularly, hardware and/or software for synchronizing cycle timers of an integrated hardware and software design are disclosed. One embodiment provides a sys... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7474662 | Systems and methods for rate-limited weighted best effort scheduling Systems and methods for scheduling data packets in a network processor are disclosed. Embodiments provide a network processor that comprises a best-effort scheduler with a minimal calendar structure for addressing schedule control blocks. In one embodiment, a four-e... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7471101 | Systems and methods for controlling of electro-migration Systems and methods for controlling electro-migration, and reducing the deleterious effects thereof, are disclosed. Embodiments provide for reversal of an applied voltage to an integrated circuit when a measurement indicative of an extent of electro-migration indica... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7469353 | Power sequencing Methods and arrangements to establish power rails for a computer system in accordance with a sequence requirement are disclosed. Embodiments may interconnect voltage regulators for components of a platform in accordance with a sequence requirement for establishing p... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7469332 | Systems and methods for adaptively mapping an instruction cache Systems and methods for adaptively mapping system memory address bits into an instruction tag and an index into the cache are disclosed. More particularly, hardware and software are disclosed for observing collisions that occur for a given mapping of system memory b... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7468650 | Methods and systems to improve RFID inventory polling accuracy A method to improve polling accuracy in RFID systems is disclosed. Embodiments comprise receiving information from one or more tags by a tag reader, comparing the information from the tags to other information, and adding the tag to an inventory if the tag does not ... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7466155 | Functional and stress testing of LGA devices Improved methods, systems, and apparatuses are disclosed for testing LGA devices. One example embodiment include vertical routing of test nest assembly cooling lines in order to minimize the test nest footprint and increase available test sites on a single test card... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7463017 | Functional and stress testing of LGA devices Improved methods, systems, and apparatuses are disclosed for testing LGA devices. One example embodiment include vertical routing of test nest assembly cooling lines in order to minimize the test nest footprint and increase available test sites on a single test card... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7460540 | Path controller, path control method, and program therefor To provide a path controller capable of reducing path search time. A path controller 10 creates a logical tree LT having a plurality of member trees MT1 and MT2 within a routing table 52 at the time of initial setting. Direct table... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7461364 | Methods and readable media for using relative positioning in structures with dynamic ranges Methods and readable media for using relative positioning of items or components in a structure with dynamic ranges, such as an elastic I/O bus design for an Integrated Circuit (IC), are disclosed. Embodiments may include a user-defined type module having user-defin... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7458144 | Remote connector system An apparatus for inserting and/or removing a connector with a remote connector agent are disclosed. Embodiments may include a remote connector agent apparatus having a main body forming a connector cavity and one or more insertion snap pushers each having a lower su... | 12/02/2008 |
