Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7327406 | Methods and apparatus for implementing a receiver on a monolithic integrated circuit A monolithic integrated circuit includes a tuner and a SAW filter function. The tuner receives a radio frequency (RF) television signal that has a range of fundamental frequencies from 55 mega hertz (Mhz) to 880 Mhz. The tuner down converts the RF television signal ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7263677 | Method and apparatus for creating efficient vias between metal layers in semiconductor designs and layouts A system for creating efficient vias between metal layers in semiconductor designs that employ diagonal wiring is disclosed. The system combines advantages of both octagonal shaped vias and square shaped vias. Specifically, octagonal shaped vias are ideal for integr... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7230869 | Method and apparatus for accessing contents of memory cells The invention relates to accessing contents of memory cells. Some embodiments include a memory structure that has a first cell, a second cell, and a sense amplifier. The first cell stores a first value. The first and second cells are connected to the sense amplifier... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7224181 | Clock distribution in a configurable IC Some embodiments of the invention provide a reconfigurable IC that has several reconfigurable circuits. Each reconfigurable circuit for reconfigurably performing a set of operations and for reconfiguring at a first frequency. The reconfigurable IC also has at least ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7224182 | Hybrid configurable circuit for a configurable IC Some embodiments of the invention provide a configurable integrated circuit (“IC”). This IC includes several configurable logic circuits for receiving configuration data and configurably performing a set of operations based on the configuration data. It also inc... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7215813 | Method and apparatus for color correction A graphical user interface for performing color correction and methods for implementing the color correction are disclosed. The graphical user interface allows a user to adjust the colorspace of the pixels in the image. In one embodiment, a color adjustment pad allo... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7216308 | Method and apparatus for solving an optimization problem in an integrated circuit layout Some embodiments of the invention provide a method of solving an optimization problem. The problem includes a plurality of elements, and one or more solutions have been previously identified for each element. The method specifies a first solution set that has one id... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7215961 | Registration messaging for a mobile station in an unlicensed wireless communication system An unlicensed wireless service is adapted to generate the interface protocols of a licensed wireless service to provide transparent transition of communication sessions between a licensed wireless service and an unlicensed wireless service. In one embodiment, a mobi... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7212217 | Methods and apparatus for generating pixel data for multi-layer source images A graphics system readily activates and deactivates layers of a multi-layer source image. Image data, such as a multi-layered integrated circuit (“IC”) design, is generated for a multi-layer source image. A pyramid of image tiles defines “on” and “off” s... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7213228 | Methods and apparatus for implementing a remote application over a network A user interface, operating on a display client, for an application program, operating on a remote computer, is implemented such that the division of functionality between the application program and the user interface does not require the application program to pos... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7212819 | GPRS signaling protocol architecture for an unlicensed wireless communication system An unlicensed wireless service is adapted to generate the interface protocols of a licensed wireless service to provide transparent transition of communication sessions between a licensed wireless service and an unlicensed wireless service. In one embodiment, a mobi... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7209744 | Registration messaging for an unlicensed wireless communication system An unlicensed wireless service is adapted to generate the interface protocols of a licensed wireless service to provide transparent transition of communication sessions between a licensed wireless service and an unlicensed wireless service. In one embodiment, a mobi... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7199805 | Method and apparatus for titling Some embodiments of the invention provide a method for presenting computer-generated characters. The method defines several frames for a character and sequentially presents the frames. Each frame depicts a particular representation of the character. Also, at least t... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7200399 | Ciphering configuration procedure in an unlicensed wireless communication system An unlicensed wireless service is adapted to generate the interface protocols of a licensed wireless service to provide transparent transition of communication sessions between a licensed wireless service and an unlicensed wireless service. In one embodiment, a mobi... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7199844 | Quadratic nyquist slope filter A television demodulator circuit, for use in a television receiver, generates baseband video and audio outputs from a television signal, such as an intermediate frequency television signal. The I, Q demodulator circuit mixes the television signal with an in-phase (... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197309 | Mobile station ciphering configuration procedure in an unlicensed wireless communication system An unlicensed wireless service is adapted to generate the interface protocols of a licensed wireless service to provide transparent transition of communication sessions between a licensed wireless service and an unlicensed wireless service. In one embodiment, a mobi... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7197738 | Method and apparatus for routing Some embodiments of the invention provide a router that can define a route that has different widths along different directions on the same layer. To facilitate the creation of such a route, some embodiments adaptively define the shape of interconnect-line ends (i.e... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7193432 | VPA logic circuits Some embodiments of the invention provide a configurable integrated circuit (IC). The IC includes first and second circuits. The first circuit is a logic circuit for receiving configuration data sets and performing at least a first function when receiving a first co... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7193440 | Configurable circuits, IC's, and systems Some embodiments of the invention provide a configurable integrated circuit (IC). The configurable IC includes first and second interconnect circuits. The first interconnect circuit has a set of input terminals, a set of output terminals, and several connection sche... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7193438 | Configurable integrated circuit with offset connection Some embodiments of the invention provide an configurable integrated circuit (“IC”). This IC has at least fifty configurable nodes arranged in an array that several rows and columns. The IC also has several direct offset connections, where each particular direct... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7183880 | Discrete inductor bank and LC filter A discrete inductive-capacitive (LC) filter selects between at least two inductor banks to tune the LC filter. The filter receives an input signal that includes one or more bands of frequencies. A control signal selects a band of frequencies for processing. A first ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7184056 | Method and apparatus for user customized shading of a graphical user interface To allow users to compensate for different and dynamically changing lighting conditions, the present invention introduces a graphical user interface shading system. The graphical user interface shading system provides a very simple intuitive interface to the user. I... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7171205 | Architecture of an unlicensed wireless communication system with a generic access point An unlicensed wireless service is adapted to generate the interface protocols of a licensed wireless service to provide transparent transition of communication sessions between a licensed wireless service and an unlicensed wireless service. In one embodiment, a mobi... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7145361 | Configurable integrated circuit with different connection schemes Some embodiments provide an IC with a configurable node array that has (1) two similar nodes within the interior of the array, and (2) two different connection schemes. The first connection scheme specifies a set of connections between the first node and a set of no... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7143382 | Method and apparatus for storing routes Some embodiments of the invention provide a method of pre-computing routes for nets a region of a design layout. These routes are used by a router that uses a set of partitioning lines to partition the region into a plurality of sub-regions. For each particular set ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7138745 | Method and apparatus for an actuator system with integrated control An apparatus comprising a substrate; and a platform elevated above the substrate and supported by curved flexures. The curvature of the flexures results substantially from variations in intrinsic residual stress within the flexures. In one embodiment the apparatus i... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7136926 | Method and apparatus for high-speed network rule processing As Internet packet flow increases, the demand for high speed packet filtering has grown. The present invention introduces a high-speed rule processing method that may be used for packet filtering. The method pre-processes a set of packet filtering rules such that th... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7133289 | Housing assembly for stacking multiple computer modules The invention is directed towards assemblies of electrical or electronic circuit boards. More specifically, the present invention relates to an assembly for housing multiple computer circuit boards. The assembly include a housing that has several railing coupled to ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7126381 | VPA interconnect circuit Some embodiments of the invention provide a configurable integrated circuit (IC). The IC includes an interconnect circuit having a first set of input terminals and a set of output terminals. The interconnect circuit has several connection schemes for connecting the ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7126373 | Configurable logic circuits with commutative properties Some embodiments of the invention provide a configurable logic circuit. The logic circuits has inputs for receiving input data. It also has a first connecting circuit for receiving configuration data and at least a portion of the input data. Based at least partially... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7102465 | Frequency discrete LC filter bank An inductive (“L”)-capacitive (“C”) filter bank has application for use in a television receiver. The LC filter includes inductors configured in at least one inductive (“L”) bank, and capacitors configured in at least one capacitive (“C”) bank. The i... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7100137 | Method and apparatus for quantifying the quality of placement configurations in a partitioned region of an integrated circuit layout One embodiment of the invention is a recursive partitioning method that places circuit elements in an IC layout. This method initially defines a number of partitioning lines that divide an IC region into several sub-regions (also called slots). For a net in the regi... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7096449 | Layouts with routes with different widths in different directions on the same layer, and method and apparatus for generating such layouts Some embodiments of the invention provide a method of routing nets in a multi-layer integrated-circuit (“IC”) layout. For a particular net, the method specifies widths for routing the particular net in different directions on the same layer. It then defines a pa... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7088202 | Methods and apparatus for an improved discrete LC filter A discrete inductive-capacitive (LC) filter selects between at least two inductor banks to tune the LC filter. The filter receives an input signal that includes one or more bands of frequencies. A control signal selects a band of frequencies for processing. A first ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7088776 | Method and apparatus for variable accuracy inter-picture timing specification for digital video encoding A method and apparatus for variable accuracy inter-picture timing specification for digital video encoding is disclosed. Specifically, the present invention discloses a system that allows the relative timing of nearby video pictures to be encoded in a very efficient... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7086021 | Method and arrangement for extracting capacitance in integrated circuits having non manhattan wiring A method of extracting capacitance for a first wire segment is disclosed. The method approximates a non orthogonal first section of interconnect wiring containing the first wire segment by using an orthogonal second section of interconnect wiring. The method determi... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7080339 | Plane representation of wiring in a design layout Some embodiments of the invention provide a method of specifying routes in a design layout, where each route has a set of segments and each segment has a shape. The method receives a route, and for each segment of the received route, identifies n half planes that wh... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7080342 | Method and apparatus for computing capacity of a region for non-Manhattan routing For a router that allows routing in at least one non-Manhattan direction, some embodiments of the invention provide a method of computing a capacity for non-Manhattan routing in a region. The method identifies a polygon about the region, where the polygon has at lea... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7076502 | Method, article of manufacture, and apparatus for generating a multi-dimensional record management index A record management system is provided for generating a multi-dimensional view for different measures. A set of records is retrieved in response to a set of queries. The records include dimension values and measure values, which are associated with the measures. The... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7075363 | Tuned continuous time delay FIR equalizer An analog finite impulse response (“FIR”) filter generates a continuous time output using a chain of tunable delay elements. The tunable delay elements generate a time delay in an input signal. A calibration circuit, consisting of a control loop, tunes the delay... | 07/11/2006 |
