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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8116767 | Method and system for retry of packet data calls A method and system for retry of a packet data call. The method can include the steps of attempting (210) an IP registration with a mobile unit (110) to make a packet data call using a first protocol on a network (120) that employs both the firs... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8098867 | Attachable external acoustic chamber for a mobile device An external acoustic chamber (220) for attachment to a mobile device (200) is provided. The external acoustic chamber (220) optimizes the audio performance of the mobile device (200) thus reducing the need for signal equalization and/or h... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8069092 | Method system of software for publishing images on a publicly available website and for ordering of goods or services A method and computer software program for publishing images at an accessible website and for ordering goods and/or services to be provided by a fulfillment provider. A high resolution digital image is forwarded from a user to a fulfillment provider that stores the ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8059806 | Method and system for managing a communication session A method and system for managing a communication session is provided. The communication session is associated with multiple communication devices. The method includes learning (304) a set of derived acoustic features of an audio communication signal that is a... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8050686 | Method of enabling low tier location applications In a wireless communication network having remote receivers (subscriber units) communicating through base units in a service area, each of the base units servicing a cell area encompasses one or more identifiable zones which can be occupied by receivers. According t... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8035671 | Dual-use sensor assembly for a thermal printer A sensor apparatus for providing two sensing operations within a thermal printer includes a densitometer with at least one light source that discriminates color and that is positioned in a first position for sensing donor patches within the thermal printer; the dens... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8035093 | Movable media tray with position reference marks A printing system includes a movable tray for holding recording media. The movable tray includes spaced-apart reference marks for determining distance traveled by the tray. A reference-mark optical detector is positioned to provide a field of view through which the ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8029117 | Selectable fill volume for ink reservoir A method for filling an ink tank to one of several selectable ink fill volumes, by providing an ink tank including an ink reservoir having a maximum fill volume V and selecting an ink fill volume Vi to store in the ink reservoir. One subsequently determin... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7980553 | Media measurement with sensor array A method for measuring dimensions of a stack of medium in a media input location of an imaging system, includes emitting light along a direction that is at a predetermined angle with respect to the normal of the planar surface of the media input location. An array o... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7972071 | Spool adapter An adapter for a spool includes a body having a first body portion and a second body portion that are slidably joined together. The first and second body portions are slidably adjustable to each other. The first body portion includes a first contact surface and a se... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7965310 | System and camera for transferring digital images to a service provider A method and digital camera for capturing images to be provided to a service provider. The camera includes a capture device for capturing digital images; a memory for storing the captured digital images; an interface to a communications device for transmitting the s... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7924395 | Method and system for delivering digital cinema content concurrently to both a retail exhibitor and remote theater A method for delivering digital cinema concurrently to a retail exhibitor and a remote theater that includes forming a digital cinema right-to-distribute contract between a content owner and a retail exhibitor. In addition, a digital cinema movie rental contract is ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7893963 | Digital camera which estimates and corrects small camera rotations A method of detecting and correcting camera rotation in a digital camera, that includes the steps of: capturing a digital image to provide a captured digital image; and analyzing the captured digital image to detect a set of lines. The set of lines are used to deter... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7862147 | Inclined feature to protect printhead face A printhead has a substrate with a mounting surface for a printhead die. The printhead die includes a first face bonded to the mounting surface of the substrate and a second face opposite the first face. The second face including at least one array of marking elemen... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7851987 | Color electro-luminescent display with improved efficiency A full-color electroluminescent display with improved efficiency and increased color gamut that includes substantially complementary yellow and blue light-emitting elements, the chromaticity coordinates of which define the endpoints of a line that intersects a Planc... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7838889 | Solid-state area illumination system A solid-state area illumination system includes multiple LED devices, each LED device is formed on a separate substrate and each LED device emits differently colored light at different angles relative to the substrate. The peak frequencies of each color of light dif... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7828282 | Pick-arm member to detect media amount An imaging system includes a media holder configured to hold a plurality of sheets of media. A pick arm, including a pick roller, is positioned to contact an individual sheet of the plurality of sheets of media in the media holder. A member has a measurable property... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7813564 | Method for controlling the amount of compressed data A method is disclosed for compressing a set of digital images to achieve an average compressed data rate over the entire set. A subset of images are selected from the set of images. A threshold viewing distance and a desired average compressed data rate are specifie... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7783154 | Video-editing workflow methods and apparatus thereof Video-editing workflow methods and apparatus thereof are disclosed. A user drops off (or send) to a merchant that provides video-processing services the analog or digital videotape. The videotape can be processed (digitized if necessary) into both a high-resolution ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7781957 | Electro-luminescent device with improved efficiency An electro-luminescent device has an array of light-emitting elements, including a near white light-emitting element. The near white light-emitting element includes an inorganic light-emitting layer of quantum dots, spaced between a pair of electrodes. The light-emi... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7772757 | White-light electro-luminescent device with improved efficiency A white-light electroluminescent device having an adjustable color temperature substantially on a predetermined range of a Planckian locus within the 1976 Commission Internationale de l'Eclairage (CIE) uniform chromaticity scale diagram. According to one embodiment,... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7743110 | System, method and software product for ordering image products over a communication network from a plurality of different providers having various business relationships, using images stored on a digital storage device The present invention is directed to a system, method, and software product for ordering of digital photo services over a communication network among a plurality of photo service providers from an order terminal using a digital image provided on a digital storage de... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7729551 | Method for controlling the amount of compressed data A method is disclosed for controlling the amount of compressed data. One or more viewing condition parameters are specified, and a quantizer step size for each frequency subband is determined that minimizes an amount of data that must be encoded for a compressed rep... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7725398 | Method and system for selling goods and/or services over a communication network between multiple users A method and system for selling goods and/or services over a communication network. The system provides an compilation of digital images that visually represent the goods and/or services to be sold. The digital images are forwarded the compilation to a requesting us... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7724288 | Method of providing photofinishing services A method of providing photofinishing services, includes the steps of: supplying a memory device for a digital camera and a commitment by a service provider to provide goods and/or services with respect to digital images stored on the memory device to a user of the m... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7724285 | Methods and systems for managing bragbook images A device, system, method and software product for storing, maintaining, sharing and displaying of digital images in a common designated collection on at least one portable storage and display device. The device has a first memory section designated for storing image... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7675554 | Methods and systems for managing bragbook images A device, system, method and software product for storing, maintaining, sharing and displaying of digital images in a common designated collection on at least one portable storage and display device. The device has a first memory section designated for storing image... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7662663 | OLED patterning method A method of patterning a substrate according to several steps, including: a) mechanically locating a first masking film over the substrate; and b) segmenting the first masking film into a first masking portion and one or more first opening portions in first location... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7646146 | OLED display with planar contrast-enhancement element An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) device, comprising: a first electrode and a second electrode. One or more organic layers are formed there-between, including an organic light-emitting layer. The second electrode is transparent. A contrast enhancement element i... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7635853 | Analyzing reflection data for recording medium identification A method is proved for analyzing frequency distribution of a reflection from a surface of a body to determine a type of body surface. Initially, a plurality of data points from a sensor that senses the reflection of the body's surface are provided. A first series of... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7635609 | Patterning method for light-emitting devices A method of patterning a substrate that includes mechanically locating a first masking film over the substrate; segmenting the first masking film into a first masking portion and first contiguous opening portions in first locations; mechanically removing the one or ... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7633218 | OLED device having improved lifetime and resolution A light-emitting diode device includes a substrate, and numerous first electrodes formed in a pattern over the substrate in a first dimension. Numerous first shadowing pillars, having a first height, are formed in a second dimension, orthogonal to the first dimensio... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7623722 | Animated display for image manipulation and correction of digital image A method for selectively optimizing a plurality of image characteristics for captured images, that includes modifying two or more one-dimensional image characteristic controls using a single loop position controller having one-dimensional control. The single loop po... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7587337 | Leasing configured camera system A method for a customer leasing a configured camera system including a camera and services for using such configured camera system and paying for the lease of such configured camera system, includes the steps of providing an electronic database of information descri... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7583355 | Method and system for preserving the creative intent within a motion picture production chain A method for communicating and preserving creative intent within a motion picture production chain, including a production stage, and at least one of a subsequent laboratory or post production stage, including capturing an original image of a scene during the produc... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7583305 | Extended dynamic range imaging system A method for decreasing integration time of saturated paxels within an imager; wherein the method includes decreasing the integration time of the saturated paxels within an imager according to scene data from a captured image. ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7564067 | Device having spacers An electroluminescent device comprising: a substrate; one or more light-emitting elements formed over the substrate, the one or more light-emitting elements including first and second spaced-apart electrodes wherein at least one of the first and second electrodes is... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7560747 | Light-emitting device having improved light output A light-emitting LED device has one or more light-emitting LED elements, including first and second spaced-apart electrodes with one or more light-emitting layers formed there-between, wherein at least one of the electrodes is a transparent electrode. Also included ... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7542184 | System and method for selecting photographic images using index prints A method for remotely selecting and ordering photographic prints, includes the steps of: sending a photographic film bearing a plurality of latent images to a photofinisher; developing the photographic film to produce visible images and scanning the visible images t... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7522179 | Universal donor cartridge A cartridge having a donor ribbon; a supply housing having an exterior surface and futher having a supply projection extending away from the exterior surface of the supply housing, said supply projection allowing the donor ribbon to pass from the supply area to a su... | 04/21/2009 |
