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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7730298 | Method and apparatus for translating information between computers having different security management A system and method for communicating information between multiple locations. A computer receives, via a network, information signed and/or encrypted at a first location in accordance with a first signing and encryption methodology. The information is decrypted and ... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7729810 | Electrical power distribution control systems and processes In one aspect, the present disclosure describes a power adjustment process. The process for power distribution regulation includes filtering data from electrical sensors to provide conditioned data representative of a portion of a power distribution grid and determi... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7099387 | Context-adaptive VLC video transform coefficients encoding/decoding methods and apparatuses Transform coefficients of sample blocks of a macroblock of a video picture are encoded by adaptively encoding in combination, the number of non-zero coefficients before the trailing one coefficients and the number of trailing one coefficients. The transform coeffici... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7054500 | Video compression and decompression system with postfilter to filter coding artifacts A video compression and decompression system has an input to receive an encoded video sequence and an output for a decoded video sequence. A video decoder is coupled to the input and decode the received encoded video sequence. A filter module is coupled to the video... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7050988 | Method and apparatus for recommending selections based on preferences in a multi-user system A system for determining selections that a user is likely to be interested in. The determination is made based on the user's prior indicated preferences. The user designates his or her preferred selections as entries in a user's preference list. Entries in the user'... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6996627 | System and method for providing update information A system and a method for providing update information. The system includes a client computer which is operably connected to a program information server. The program information server maintains one or more program information items. The system also includes a prog... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6985932 | Multimedia communications system and method for providing audio on demand to subscribers An audio-on-demand communication system provides real-time playback of audio data transferred via telephone lines or other communication links. One or more audio servers include memory banks which store compressed audio data. At the request of a user at a subscriber... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6973081 | System and method for seamlessly joining multicast session A communications system and method provide a seamless switch from a first session to a plurality of multicast sessions. A server transmits data over both a first session and alternatingly between a plurality of synchronized multicast sessions. At predetermined time ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6937814 | System and method for play while recording processing A system and method of the present invention allow the playback of recorded data as the data is being recorded. Data is read from a source location, converted into an encoded format and stored in a database. At the same time, the stored data is read from the databas... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6934837 | System and method for regulating the transmission of media data A system and method regulate the transmission of media data. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a header portion of a media file is encoded to include an access code. The access code corresponds to one or more permitted methods by which the media fi... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6857106 | Graphical user interface with moveable, mergeable elements A Graphical User Interface or “GUI” for use with a computer operating systems that operates dynamically according to the user's preferences. Each element of the GUI is surrounded by a dynamic edge which allows the user to combine two or more elements together to... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6765964 | System and method for intracoding video data A video system for coding a stream of video data that includes a stream of video frames divides each video frame into a matrix of a plurality of subblocks, wherein each subblock includes a plurality of pixels. The video system operates in accordance with nine predic... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6760721 | System and method of managing metadata data A system and method of the present invention allow users to access, manage, and edit information about content data, often referred to as metadata. Metadata is collected from various sources, added, and maintained in a metadata database. In addition, metadata is dyn... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6760378 | System and method for generating video frames and correcting motion System and method for generating video frames. The system includes a frame generator which generates one or more intermediate frames based upon one base frames. Each of the base frames are comprised of a plurality of macroblocks. Furthermore, one or more of the macr... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6735338 | System and method for generating video frames and detecting text System and method for generating video frames. The system includes a frame generator which generates one or more intermediate frames based upon one base frames. Each of the base frames are comprised of a plurality of macroblocks. Furthermore, one or more of the macr... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6731600 | System and method for determining network conditions A system and a method determine network conditions. The system includes a server computer and a client computer. The server computer is configured to transmit data packets comprising a data object from the server computer to the client computer. The client computer ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6597961 | System and method for concealing errors in an audio transmission A system and method of the present invention conceal errors caused by lost audio in an audio transmission. A frame error detector detects audio data lost in an audio data transmission. An audio decoder generates frequency and time domain data from receive... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6487663 | System and method for regulating the transmission of media data A system and method regulate the transmission of media data. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a header portion of a media file is encoded to include an access code. The access code corresponds to one or more permitted methods by which t... | 11/26/2002 |
| 5648745 | Non-interruptible tap and method A method and system for distributing multimedia signals to a subscriber from a headend unit. The multimedia signals are transmitted on a network media as an RF signal. The RF signal is fed to an input terminal of a tap which has an RF circuit that splits ... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5581801 | Apparatus for distributing RF signals and AC power to taps A method and system for distributing multimedia signals to a subscriber from a headend unit. The multimedia signals are transmitted on a network media as a composite RF and AC signal. A passive unit is upgraded by with a circuit having connectors that sep... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5559870 | Method and apparatus for providing information to a subscriber over an electronic network A method and apparatus for providing information, such as power consumption, to a subscriber over an electronic network in response to commands provided by the subscriber. The apparatus includes a remote unit which detects and stores the power consumption... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5385495 | Self adjusting water ski assembly A water ski fin extends through the rear of a water ski. Pivotally connected to a lower portion of the fin is a wing extending substantially perpendicularly from the fin. A device is connected to the wing that allows the wing to pivot and change its angle... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5300065 | Method and apparatus for simultaneously holding and sealing tissue An apparatus for sealing approximated edges of tissue with thermal energy includes a clamp having members which grasp and hold tissue. A transmissive material is supported by at least one of the members. The members pivot to pull the tissue edges in tight... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5290278 | Method and apparatus for applying thermal energy to luminal tissue A method and apparatus for sealing luminal tissue is disclosed. The apparatus is inserted into the lumen of the organ and positioned adjacent an area on the organ to be sealed. Energy sufficient to heat tissue to form a denatured proteinaceous substance i... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5286144 | Apparatus and method for cutting a hole in a pipe liner An apparatus and method for cutting a hole in a liner installed in a conduit. Included in the apparatus is a carriage and a cutting head that are rotated to cut the liner. A lateral axis extends through the carriage. A skid constrains the carriage and the... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5214265 | High speed low deposition submerged arc welding apparatus and method A method and apparatus for submerged arc welding with four electrodes positioned along a line from front to rear. The first of the electrodes is supplied with direct current, and the remaining three electrodes are supplied with alternating current. The di... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5140984 | Laser healing method and apparatus The method and apparatus of the invention use a beam of laser emitted optical energy to effect wound closure and reconstruction of biological tissue. In response to input as to tissue type and thickness, a computer determines the output power, exposure ti... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5140140 | Method and apparatus of submerged arc welding with electrodes in tandem A method and apparatus for submerged arc welding using five-electrodes having direct current (DC) connected to one electrode and alternating current (AC) connected to the other four electrodes. The electrodes are aligned in a row with predetermined angles... | 08/18/1992 |
