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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6707760 | Projectile sonar Shells fired from the gun of a ship create an underwater explosion that is used to drive a sonar system. Sonobuoys [201] and/or a ship-towed array measure acoustic signals caused by the underwater explosion. A ship processing component [306] analyzes t... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6529500 | Unified messaging notification Method and apparatus for unified messaging is described. More particularly, a visual or audible indication is provided to a served party that one or more messages are waiting on a network based centralized mail accumulation system. These messages may be v... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6381748 | Apparatus and methods for network access using a set top box and television An Internet gateway video server transmits selection information to a set top box connected to a television. The set top box displays the selection information on the television. A user views the selection information, and inputs user selection requests t... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6301661 | Enhanced security for applications employing downloadable executable content Method and computer network for enhanced security for applications using downloadable executable content is described. More particularly, a client is operatively coupled to an authentication server and a remote host through a gateway. In an initial login ... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6266577 | System for dynamically reconfigure wireless robot network Methods and systems consistent with the invention provide a robot network that can optimally reconfigure the control logic on-board each robot of the network on a real-time basis. Each robot of the network performs an assigned task according to a control ... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6243584 | System and method for increasing CDMA capacity by frequency assignment A system increases the capacity of a CDMA network having a plurality of cell sites. The system defines a pool of frequencies available for assignment, and assigns one of the available frequencies to each of the cell sites so as to minimize the number of n... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6232766 | Test station for sequential testing A test station for use with automated test equipment (ATE) in testing printed circuit boards (PCBs). The test station comprises a support frame to which are attached substantially identical test wells for sequentially performing tests on the PCBs. The tes... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6233226 | System and method for analyzing and transmitting video over a switched network A system and method are provided for analyzing and transmitting video over a switched network. According to an aspect of the invention, two phases are generally provided: an analysis phase performed before transmission of the video; and a transmission pha... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6222858 | Method of inverse multiplexing for ATM A method for flexible inverse multiplexing for ATM and for link grouping of communication links with different transmission rates and delay. The method of the present invention supports links which use a portion of the link bandwidth for one QoS objective... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6208324 | Event/switch matrix window An Event/Switch Matrix Window is disclosed allowing the graphical presentation of operational information pertinent to network operators responsible for monitoring and controlling the workings of a telecommunications environment such as the public telepho... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6208746 | Biometric watermarks A biometric watermark system and method generate a biometrically encoded bitstream from biometric data of a user and from electronic data to be transmitted to the user. The encoded bitstream has the biometric data acting as a biometric watermark. The enco... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6208647 | Multicast extension to data link layer protocols A data link layer switch includes a switching mechanism coupled to several port interface controllers. The port interface controllers include an address table, an address learner, and an address matcher. The address table stores multicast addresses for ho... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6203357 | Apparatus and method for installing non-bridged telecommunication access lines A connector for cutting and connecting an insulated cable having an insulation layer encasing at least one conductor that includes an upper member, and a lower member adapted for receiving the upper member including at least one insulation displacement co... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6201808 | Self-routing multicast network architecture A new self-routing multicast network that can realize arbitrary multicast (or one-to-many) communication without any blocking. Based on the binary radix sorting, all functional components of the network are recursively constructed reverse banyan networks ... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6198824 | System for providing secure remote command execution network A method and apparatus is disclosed for enhancing the security of a message sent through a network server from a client computer to a destination server. A secure connection for receiving and transmitting data is established between the client computer an... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6192241 | Worldwide wireless subscriber access service Wireless telephone communications are processed by first contacting a worldwide wireless access facility which interfaces between the caller and the phone systems to determine a present location of a subscriber. The facility queries the home system reques... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6188687 | Broadband switch that manages traffic and method therefor A network (10) includes a broadband customer service module (B-CSM) (20). The B-CSM (20) includes a plurality of feeder interface cards (FICs) (36) and optical line cards (OLCs) (38) which are coupled together through a midplane assembly (34) so that each... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6185583 | Parallel rule-based processing of forms System and method for verifying data in forms. Each form has a corresponding one or more rule sets each with rules that designate a structure, format, or data type for fields in the form. The rule sets are verified in parallel. Rules within a rule set may... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6185619 | Method and apparatus for balancing the process load on network servers according to network and serve based policies According to the present invention, a method and system provides the ability to assign requests for data objects made by clients among multiple network servers. The invention provides a distributed computing system and methods to assign user requests to r... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6185531 | Topic indexing method A method for improving the associating articles of information or stories with topics associated with specific subjects (subject topics) and with a general topic of words that are not associated with any subject. The inventive method is trained using Hidd... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6173803 | High amplitude sound wave generator A method and device for generating a high amplitude sound wave is provided. The device includes a housing having an open end. A piston is slidably disposed in the open end of the housing and forms a chamber for holding a pressurized liquid. The pressurize... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6169542 | Method of delivering advertising through an interactive video distribution system An interactive video distribution system includes a plurality of interactive video subscriber units (22), a head end facility (54), and a video distribution medium (56). The head end facility (54) is configured to transmit advertisements (40, 42) in conne... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6167285 | Method and apparatus for allowing cordless communication attempts in a multiple mode system In a multiple mode communication system (29), a radio communication device (22) selectively communicates, using a common pool of channels (42), through a cordless base station (30) and a cellular network having a plurality of cellular base stations (24). ... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6151510 | Module for providing wireless call communication services through wire-connected telephone equipment A multiple mode, personal, wireless communications system exists within a radiotelephone network serving general customers and provides additional services to a select group of customers. The system uses handsets (32) which automatically switch between a ... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6134435 | Cellular radiotelephone system with remotely programmed mobile stations A cellular radiotelephone system (10) includes mobile stations (28) which may be remotely programmed from a customer activation system (12) to effect activation and other programming needs. Mobile stations (28) are manufactured in a blank form that causes... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6122523 | Cellular radiotelephone system with remotely programmed mobile stations A cellular radiotelephone system (10) includes mobile stations (28) which may be remotely programmed from a customer activation system (12) to effect activation and other programming needs. Mobile stations (28) are manufactured in a blank form that causes... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6115462 | Method and apparatus for efficient call routing A method and apparatus to calculate probabilistic routing parameters to more efficiently route telephone calls from an origin to one of a plurality of call centers. In particular, the rate of calls routed to each gate of each call center is measured for a... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6108382 | Method and system for transmission of video in an asynchronous transfer mode network A method and system for transmitting a video stream in an asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) network comprises steps of encoding the video into an MPEG-2 variable bit rate video stream, shaping the encoded variable bit rate video stream to conform to the tr... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6105010 | Biometric certifying authorities A biometric certifying authority (BCA) management system and method provide and maintain a hierarchical relationship among biometric certifying authorities in the issuance of biometric certificates. Biometric certificates may be used in all electronic tra... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6104926 | Call handoff A system and method for performing call handoff in a mobile communication system. The system is employed on commercial aircraft and enables cans to be transferred between different traffic service channels in order to continue and/or improve communication... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6104708 | Wireless data communications system The data communications systems disclosed herein accommodates terminals having different throughput capabilities by flexibly allocating cyclicly rotated phases of a common pseudo-noise (P/N) code. Throughput capabilities of the terminals are expressible i... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6097699 | Method and system for monitoring broadband quality of services A method and system for monitoring a first virtual circuit in an asynchronous transmission mode (ATM) network comprises the steps of establishing in the network a second virtual circuit with the same path and QoS parameters as the first virtual circuit, a... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6094061 | Automated testing method for electronic circuitry A method for testing printed circuit boards (PCBs). The PCBs are initially transported to a reorienting apparatus that aligns the PCBs to accommodate automated test equipment (ATE). The ATE consists essentially of two stations interconnected by a conveyor... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6090635 | Method for forming a semiconductor device structure having a laser portion A heterostructure device includes a ridge-waveguide laser monolithically integrated with a ridge-waveguide rear facet monitor (RFM). An integral V-groove etched directly into the device substrate enables passive alignment of an optical fiber to the active... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6061357 | Ethernet to ADSL adapter An Ethernet ADSL adapter controls data communication between an Ethernet port and an ADSL modem connected to an ADSL channel. The adapter includes a first buffer for storing data packets received at the Ethernet port, a second buffer for storing data pack... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6059274 | Vibration reduction system using impedance regulated active mounts and method for reducing vibration A vibration reduction system including a base, a disturbance generating device, and at least one active mount connecting the base and disturbance generating device for imparting a force at a point on the base to minimize the transmission of the disturbanc... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6061331 | Method and apparatus for estimating source-destination traffic in a packet-switched communications network A real-time process estimates the source-destination traffic matrix in a packet-switched communications network. The inputs for the process are a set of aggregate link traffic measurements and a set of source node traffic measurements. The process uses a ... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6058136 | System and method for PN offset index planning in a digital CDMA cellular network A system optimally assigns pseudo-noise (PN) offsets in a cellular network that includes several sectors. The system sets parameters for the cellular network, determines potential interference between each of the sectors and mobile units in the cellular n... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6049599 | Churn amelioration system and method therefor A churn amelioration system (20) supports data feeds from mobile switching centers (32), billing systems (34), and customer service systems (36). The system (20) maintains an extensive database (42) of customer/unit data and of rules which indicate how to... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6049831 | System for transmitting network-related information where requested network information is separately transmitted as definitions and display information Web pages retrieved by a browser core are translated into user interface component definitions and page information. The definitions and page information are transmitted to a user device which recomposes the definitions and page information into a format ... | 04/11/2000 |
