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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7995409 | Memory with independent access and precharge Digital memory devices and systems, as well as methods of operating digital memory devices, that include access circuitry to access a first subset of a plurality of memory cells associated with a current access address during a current access cycle and precharge cir... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7948969 | Mobile wireless internet portable radio An Internet-capable radio has a communication port for connection to a modem, a connection function for connecting to the Internet upon user initiation while connected to the modem, sound circuitry for rendering audio data packets received over the Internet as analo... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7672523 | Efficient rate allocation for multi-resolution coding of data Methods, systems, and apparatuses for defining a target bit rate and collections of coefficients of source data, as well as a global coding order of the collections of coefficients. A plurality of coding units and corresponding allowable truncation points for each o... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7167703 | Wireless mobile image messaging Non-verbal communications between users of wireless mobile devices are facilitated using image messages. An image message may e.g. convey information about the sender user, in particular, current information about the sender user. In one aspect, a user may select an... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7110263 | Reference slots for signal traces An apparatus comprises a signal layer including a first and second signal trace. The apparatus also comprises a first reference plane including a first slot substantially parallel to the first and second signal traces. Further, the apparatus includes a dielectric la... | 09/19/2006 |
| 6999804 | Interchangeable covering additions to a mobile communication device for display and key reorientation A mobile communications device including an interchangeable covering addition for display and key reorientation is provided. A body encases a first set of electronic components. A display screen with a default display orientation and a first plurality of input keys ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6971887 | Multi-portion socket and related apparatuses A multi-portion socket, related components, and systems having such socket/components are described herein. ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6698892 | Achieving color balance in image projection systems by injecting compensating light in a controlled amount The image projection system of the present invention improves either one or both of the brightness and color balance of a projected image. The system includes an auxiliary light source from which compensating light co-propagates with polychromatic light e... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6688747 | Achieving color balance in image projection systems by injecting compensating light An image projection system improves the brightness and/or color balance of a projected image. The system includes an auxiliary light source from which compensating light co-propagates with polychromatic light emitted by a primary light source along a prim... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6677786 | Multi-service processor clocking system A frequency rate multiplier to produce an output with an output frequency as a ratio of an input frequency is described. In one embodiment, the frequency rate multiplier includes an accumulator register to store, based upon a first clock signal having the... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6657647 | Controlling the order in which content is displayed in a browser A main document and referenced frame documents to be rendered by a browser for a display page are parsed by the browser to identify where text and graphics objected are to be located. The location of a cursor that is used by the user to interact with the ... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6652105 | Reflective light valve-based multimedia projector employing a patterned-silvered mirror Multimedia projectors (90, 120) include a light source (32) for propagating illumination through a color modulator (42) and a light integrating tunnel (94). Lenses (100, 106) image the integrated light through a patterned-silvered mirror (104, 126) and on... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6643371 | Method and apparatus for alphanumeric data entry On a communication device, letters A to Z are assigned to data entry keys of a data entry keypad (330), and the letters assigned to each of the data entry keys are advantageously arranged in accordance with the frequency of occurrence of the letters in us... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6640098 | System for obtaining service-related information for local interactive wireless devices Detecting local interactive wireless devices and an indication of services provided by or associated with them. A user's wireless device sends a ping signal based upon user input, a command from a server, or a command from another wireless device. The pin... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6639365 | Ultra-compact arc discharge lamp system with an additional electrode An arc discharge lamp system comprises a third electrode for igniting the arc discharge lamp in addition to first and second electrodes which provide a main discharge current path for sustaining arc discharge after the lamp has been ignited by a high-volt... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6636205 | Method and apparatus for determining a clock tracking frequency in a single vertical sync period A line parameter detection circuit (70) of this invention includes an active video detector (72) that generates an "active video" signal (102) indicative of a video signal (100) containing video data that exceeds a predetermined threshold level. The line ... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6635876 | Low-loss non-imaging optical concentrator for use in infrared remote control systems Infrared radiation receivers (40, 72) of this invention include non-imaging optical concentrators (18, 70) having light exit surfaces (52, 86); a light sensor (46) having a light entrance surface that is separated from the light exit surface by a small ai... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6629093 | Method and apparatus for simplified computer aided design (CAD) model search and retrieval The invention includes computer instructions that operate to facilitate a search for computer aided design (CAD) model information, and to determine if one or more features defining the CAD model information are received. Once one or more features are rec... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6614458 | Method and apparatus for displaying and manipulating multiple geometric constraints of a mechanical design Computer instructions that operate to view a display of geometric constraints associated with a selected piece of geometry of a mechanical design and to drag and manipulate multiple geometric constraints of multiple pieces of geometry associated with the ... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6605121 | Method, apparatus and system for improved content management and delivery An apparatus comprising a storage medium and a communicatively coupled processor are presented. The storage medium has stored therein a plurality of executable instructions which, when executed, implement an information server which, upon receiving a requ... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6580731 | Multi-stage SONET overhead processing An overhead processor processes overhead bytes in a stream of Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) frames in multiple levels. In one embodiment, the overhead processor includes three stages. A first stage provides access for external processing of a first ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6567413 | Optical networking module including protocol processing and unified software control An optical networking module is formed with an integrated module including optical, optical-electrical and protocol processing components, and complementary software. In one embodiment, the integral protocol processing component is a single ASIC and suppo... | 05/20/2003 |
