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"The wireless music box has no imaginable commercial value. Who would pay for a message sent to nobody in particular?"
David Sarnoff, American radio pioneer ; 1921
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D660296 | Stylus | 05/22/2012 |
| D659178 | Camera mount | 05/08/2012 |
| 8154608 | Digital camera security An image capture device, includes a body; an image sensor in the body; a lens configured to focus a scene onto the image sensor; a communications interface in the body; an image processor coupled to receive device information from an external device; a controller co... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8144944 | Image sharing system and method An image capture device, includes a body; an image sensor in the body; a lens configured to focus a scene onto the image sensor; a communications interface in the body; an image processor coupled to receive an image from or to send an image to the communications int... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8144940 | System and method for authentication of data Systems and methods for detecting forged magnetic stripe data through relative variations in flux transition location are provided. In one embodiment, the invention provides a method for detecting forged magnetic stripe data. The method provides for reading a magnet... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8135427 | Power save system and method According to an embodiment of the invention, a system and method to provide alignment of hibernation and active cycles is provided. When one device receives a beacon from one of its neighbors it can be implemented to check for the neighboring device's global cycle s... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8131649 | Static-or-dynamic and limited-or-unlimited content rights Dynamic assignment of rights to content, such as in a closed distribution system. Noting state information generated by an item of current content, and modifying state or rights of new content in response. Pre-loading or dynamically sending new content to the owner ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8116058 | Signal distribution and surge detection and protection module and method The present invention contemplates systems and methods for distributing RF and DC signals and detecting, logging and suppressing surge energy associated with surge events such as lightning and power line surges. The detection and logging is provided in order to dete... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8111493 | Current limit detector Devices, such as mobile devices, may be exposed to short circuit and output overload events. To protect against such events, mobile devices typically include current limit circuits. Some current limit circuits may involve user programmable function. User programmabl... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8108533 | Client agents for obtaining attributes from unavailable clients Creating an agency relationship among clients of a computer system with respect to personal privileged, or otherwise sensitive permissions and/or attributes, is described. The technique enables a querying client to obtain permission and/or attributes from a queried ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8107760 | Systems and methods for image enhancement in multiple dimensions A multi-dimensional data enhancement system uses large kernel filtering, decimation, and interpolation, in multi-dimensions to enhance the multi-dimensional data in real-time. The multi-dimensional data enhancement system is capable of performing large kernel proces... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8089898 | Verifiable device assisted service policy implementation Various embodiments are disclosed for a services policy communication system and method. In some embodiments, a communications device implements a service policy for assisting control of the communications device use of a service on a network; and monitors use of th... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8077786 | Methods and systems for detecting a narrow-band interferer Various embodiments of the systems and methods described herein may be used to compute a minimum variance unbiased estimator by receiving a first OFDM signal at a pilot tone, receiving a second OFDM signal sent in the same frequency band and determining a differenti... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8064835 | Antenna assignment system and method This specification describes, in part, a technique for dynamic assignment of multiple antennas to different radio subsystems in a wireless device. The technique may include using an adaptive algorithm to allocate antennas to different radio subsystems as a function ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8063839 | Tunable antenna system A technique for tuning an antenna may include one or more of the following: working against a ground plane, utilizing the third dimension by alternating layers on a substrate, integrating an inductive short stub in the substrate to improve port matching, and making ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8063307 | Self-healing electrical communication paths Self-healing electrical garments and self-healing electrical conductors and components for use in electrical garments are provided. A communication medium of various forms is integrated into a garment seam that is used to join two or more portions of a garment. The ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8061578 | Solder preform A solder preform has gaps extending from the boundary of preform towards the preform center. During reflow soldering, the gaps close from the center towards the boundary. This allows flux and gasses to escape the interface between the solder and the substrate. Parti... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8060076 | Real-time RSL monitoring in a web-based application A system and method for monitoring an attribute of a received signal in a wireless network having plural radios wherein one of the radios includes a monitoring module operatively connected to a second network. An attribute of one radio is monitored substantially con... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8041444 | Intelligent production station and production method One aspect related to design of systems and methods for manufacturing products that include technology in skilled areas is configuring a production station for use by an operator without specialized skills. The present invention contemplates an approach to designing... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8037212 | Event notification system and method A technique for user notification involves modifying a title associated with a process to include information about an event that calls for user notification. A method according to the technique may include running a process, processing an event, generating a string... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8036290 | Methods and systems for computing a minimum variance unbiased estimator of carrier and sampling clock frequency Various embodiments of the systems and methods described herein may be used to compute a minimum variance unbiased estimator by receiving a first OFDM signal at a pilot tone, receiving a second OFDM signal sent in the same frequency band and determining a differenti... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8031789 | Methods and systems for diversity combining of synchronization statistics in OFDM systems Various embodiments of the systems and methods described herein may be used to compute a minimum variance unbiased estimator by receiving a first OFDM signal at a pilot tone, receiving a second OFDM signal sent in the same frequency band and determining a differenti... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8031101 | Spur cancellation A technique to mitigate in-band spurs introduced into a signal due to various board/SiP layout issues at a receiver is disclosed. The spurs can be approximated as sinusoids at different known frequencies with unknown amplitudes and phases. The technique is applicabl... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8027748 | Medicament container The invention relates to a method and system that utilizes one or more cassettes or trays that hold medicaments for dispensing. In one embodiment, a method for dispensing includes receiving a signal at a medicament container authorizing the medicament container to d... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8024523 | Opportunistic block transmission with time constraints A technique for determining a data window size allows a set of predicted blocks to be transmitted along with requested blocks. A stream enabled application executing in a virtual execution environment may use the blocks when needed. ... | 09/20/2011 |
| D645097 | Video game controller table tennis accessory | 09/13/2011 |
| 8004409 | Wireless personal information carrier having logic for connecting a battery only during data transfers An information carrier in a preferred embodiment is worn like a dog-tag and carries data such as medical information. The tag operates wirelessly, communicating with a nearby reader which interrogates the tag with a selected combination of RF signal frequencies. Ext... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8001970 | Positioning device for use with a patient under anesthesia and associated methods The present invention provides devices for use with a patient under anesthesia and associated methods. Various embodiments of the present invention include a device for establishing and maintaining a patient's head and/or jaw in a particular position, including the ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7996105 | Medicament dispensing authorization The invention relates to a method and system that utilizes one or more cassettes or trays that hold medicaments for dispensing. In one embodiment a medicaments container includes a housing configured to be inserted in an apparatus; a chamber coupled to the housing a... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7992545 | Piezoelectric fuel injector having a temperature compensating unit The present invention provides a fuel injector, comprising a housing having a sealable injector seat; a fuel injector pin disposed within the housing proximate) the injector seat such that the injector seat may be sealed and unsealed by displacing the fuel injector ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7991999 | Block-based media content authentication A technique for security and authentication on block-based media includes involves the use of protected keys, providing authentication and encryption primitives. A system according to the technique may include a secure device having a security kernel with protected ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7986344 | Image sample downloading camera, method and apparatus A digital camera is provided, comprising a body containing an image sensor, a lens attached to the camera body and configured to focus a scene onto the image sensor. The digital camera also includes a wireless communication unit for communicating with a service host... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7986270 | Clock phase ranging methods and systems A system and method for estimating the range between two devices performs two or more ranging estimates with subsequent estimates performed using a clock that is offset in phase with respect to a prior estimate. The subsequent estimate allows estimate uncertainties ... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7984988 | Orthokeratological contact lenses and design methods therefor The present invention provides an orthokeratological contact lens to be worn on a patient's cornea and methods for prescribing the same. The contact lens comprises a parabolic lens having an inner surface configured to face an epithelium of the patient's cornea, whe... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7980283 | System and method for using a force model to control process configurations for the encapsulation of a web The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for manufacturing a treated web. The subject methods and apparatus involve the control of numerous variables, including, without limitation, web tension (both overall web tension as well as the web tension immed... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7966990 | Injector-ignition for an internal combustion engine The present invention provides a heated catalyzed fuel injector that dispenses fuel substantially exclusively during the power stroke of an internal combustion engine, wherein ignition occurs in a fast burn zone at high fuel density such that a leading surface of th... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7962090 | Method and apparatus for satellite digital audio A method and apparatus are provided for a first controlled device, such as a wireless local transmitter that accepts a plurality of digital audio signals and corresponding program information signals converted from a controlled source, such as the encoded digital da... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7953615 | System and method of administering, tracking and managing of claims processing A system and method of administering, tracking and managing of claims processing. ... | 05/31/2011 |
| D638478 | Video game controller accessory | 05/24/2011 |
| 7945375 | Fuel injector having algorithm controlled look-ahead timing for injector-ignition operation The present invention provides an injector-ignition fuel injection system for an internal combustion engine, comprising an ECU controlling a heated catalyzed fuel injector for heating and catalyzing a next fuel charge, wherein the ECU uses a one firing cycle look-ah... | 05/17/2011 |
