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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8180862 | Arrangements for auto-merging processing components In some embodiments, a method for auto-configuring a network is disclosed. The method can include communicating with at least one node in a processing complex, receiving node connection data from the at least one node querying a node to verify at least a portion of ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180670 | Self-checkout coupon sharing The present invention is directed to a system for processing coupons by a self checkout system, where the self checkout system includes at least one self checkout station coupled to a server. In a first aspect, a self checkout system includes a server for managing t... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8164801 | Providing updated versions of printed documents from two-dimensional barcodes associated with the updated versions Providing an updated version of a printed document comprising storing data for generating an original version of a printed document, including a two-dimensional barcode that contains: data identifying the original version of the document, as well as at least a porti... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161393 | Arrangements for managing processing components using a graphical user interface In some embodiments a method for managing processing components using a graphical user interface is disclosed. The method can include determining connection data of a processing system automatically by communicating with at least one node of the processing system, d... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8153516 | Method of ball grid array package construction with raised solder ball pads The present invention provides for a BGA solder ball interconnection to an outer conductive layer of a laminated circuit assembly having an underlying circuit layer. The invention includes a raised BGA solder ball pad substantially co-planar with the outer conductiv... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8140590 | Dynamic generation of user interfaces and automated mapping of input data for service-oriented architecture-based system management applications A method and system for dynamically generating a semantically correct user interface (UI) panel for a service request and automatically mapping input data for service-oriented architecture-based system management applications. A document is received that includes se... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8139361 | Apparatus and method for attaching selected components to a printed circuit board Various embodiments of the present invention provide an anchor, circuit board assembly, and method for operably engaging an electronic component with a circuit board having a first side and a second side. Anchor embodiments include an anchor portion configured for r... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8132055 | Operating system-firmware interface update recovery Operating system (‘OS’)-firmware interface update recovery including determining, for each of a plurality of available OS-firmware interface images for booting a computer, whether each available OS-firmware interface image is corrupted or uncorrupted; setting, f... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8126195 | Graphical retail item identification with point-of-sale terminals Graphical retail item identification including receiving, from a digital camera, an image of a retail item to be identified; decoding, by an image decoding module, the image into one or more image processing tasks; assigning, by a task assignment engine, the one or ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122451 | Method and apparatus for dispatching tasks in a non-uniform memory access (NUMA) computer system A dispatcher for a non-uniform memory access computer system dispatches threads from a common ready queue not associated with any CPU, but favors the dispatching of a thread to a CPU having a shorter memory access time. Preferably, the system comprises multiple disc... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8116080 | Container-based data center having greater rack density A container includes first and second long sides parallel to the container's length. Racks are organized in rows parallel to the container's width. Each rack is receptive to installation of equipment along a height of the data rack parallel to the container's height... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8109780 | Tamper prevention and detection apparatus for an electronic device An apparatus for preventing and detecting tampering of an electronic device is provided. The apparatus may prevent and detect tampering occurring through an aperture in a casing of the electronic device where the aperture is configured for receiving a standoff that ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8094919 | Magnetic ink character recognition (‘MICR’) signal generation for a MICR Methods, systems, and apparatus are disclosed for Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (‘MICR’) signal generation for a MICR character configured on a medium that include: exposing, by an emitter, an electromagnetic signal to the MICR character, the MICR character... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8091782 | Using cameras to monitor actual inventory System and method for monitoring inventory. Inventory items are positioned between a camera and a surface having an optically identifiable and distinct characteristic. The camera obtains an image of the inventory items present, any exposed portion of the surface, or... | 01/10/2012 |
| D651995 | Vertical kiosk terminal | 01/10/2012 |
| 8087951 | Dual force single point actuation integrated load mechanism for securing a computer processor to a socket A dual force single point actuation integrated load mechanism for securing a computer processor to a socket, the dual force single point actuation integrated load mechanism including a base mounted around the socket; and a load plate rotatably coupled to the base an... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8077628 | Mobile device peer volume polling Performing local peer volume polling by a mobile device is provided. In response to determining that a polling function is enabled in a mobile device, a request is transmitted to each of the peer mobile devices using the polling function. The polling function reques... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8055931 | Method for switching between two redundant oscillator signals within an alignment element A method is provided for switching between two oscillator signals within an alignment element. In accordance with the method, one of the two oscillator signals one is selected as a first master signal in order to provide an output stepping signal at an output of the... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8055926 | Aggregate power display for multiple data processing systems The present invention provides a method for providing aggregate power consumption information for hundreds or thousands of data processing systems interconnected in a network. In one embodiment, a method is provided that receives power consumption information for ea... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8051153 | Switch apparatus for a remote boot sequence of a network device A switch apparatus for a remote boot sequence of a network device is disclosed. The network device may comprise a processor and a network control circuit. The switch apparatus may comprise a first storage element for storing a first boot code, a second storage eleme... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8040100 | Automatically determining optimal pulse duration for a stepper motor A system for calculating control pulse duration for optimal stepper motor performance. Duration of control pulses to a stepper motor is increased until stepper motor function begins. The duration of control pulses continues to be increased. It is determined whether ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8023434 | Arrangements for auto-merging and auto-partitioning processing components In some embodiments, a method for auto-partitioning a scalable processing system is disclosed. The method can include establishing connection data, identifying a primary node and automatically transmitting partitioning commands to other nodes to configure them as se... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8022685 | Temperature dependent voltage source compensation A circuit and a method for regulating a voltage supply where the method includes the steps of concurrently measuring temperature, IR drop and frequency response within the circuit, adjusting voltage supplied to the circuit in response to the measured temperature, IR... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8001245 | System and method for autonomically configurable router A system and method for autonomically configuring a router are presented. An agent is installed on a client that tracks resource authorizations for particular applications. The agent sends a configuration request to a router that requests the router to change one or... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7999185 | Transmission cable with spirally wrapped shielding Embodiments of the invention are directed to transmission cables, and particularly to twinax cables, for transmitting digital data and other information between components in a data processing environment. One embodiment of the invention is directed to an informatio... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7996703 | Method and apparatus to avoid power transients during a microprocessor test Exemplary embodiments provide a computer-implemented method and a system for a startup cycle for a cycle deterministic start. An initializing mechanism applies power to a microprocessor. The initializing mechanism initializes the configuration of the microprocessor.... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7996614 | Cache intervention on a separate data bus when on-chip bus has separate read and write data busses Computer implemented method, system and computer usable program code for processing a data request in a data processing system. A read command requesting data is received from a requesting master device. It is determined whether a cache of a processor can provide th... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7976231 | Method and apparatus for adjusting a gap in a printer The illustrative embodiments described herein provide an apparatus and method for adjusting a gap in a printer. The apparatus includes the printer that has a print head transport shaft. The print head is slidably coupled to the transport shaft. The apparatus include... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7971035 | Using temperature data for instruction thread direction A data processing system having a memory for storing instructions and several central processing units for executing instructions, each central processing unit includes an adaptive power supply which provides, among other data, temperature information. Circuitry is ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7970974 | Method and system for adding or removing a logical unit of a USB mass storage device A method and apparatus for adding or removing a logical unit of a mass storage device connected to a host computer through a universal serial bus (USB) interface are provided. The method may comprise: dynamically managing a logical unit table associated with the log... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7963789 | Dual force single point actuation integrated load mechanism for securing a computer processor to a socket A dual force single point actuation integrated load mechanism for securing a computer processor to a socket, the dual force single point actuation integrated load mechanism including a base mounted around the socket; and a load plate rotatably coupled to the base an... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7961473 | Retention module for toolless heat sink installation An integrated circuit is disposed on a circuit board. A heat sink retention module includes a bracket, members, and coil springs. The members extend through the coil springs and corresponding holes within the bracket to attach to the board. A heat sink is removably ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7957149 | Top actuated, force limiting heatsink retention system Apparatus for securing or retaining a heatsink. The heatsink retention apparatus includes a heatsink module that cooperates with first and second spring loaded latches secure to a circuit board on opposing sides of a heat-generating component. The heatsink module in... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7936153 | On-chip adaptive voltage compensation Measurement circuit components are included in an integrated circuit fabricated on a semiconductor substrate. These measurement circuits are connected to a voltage regulation circuit that provides the integrated circuit voltage source. These measurement circuits pro... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7904847 | CMOS circuit leakage current calculator This invention provides a method for determining leakage current in a CMOS circuit having several devices. It includes the steps of reading a netlist which describes the circuit and includes information on both these devices in the circuit and how these devices are ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7890952 | Autonomic peer-to-peer computer software installation Methods, systems, and products are provided for peer-to-peer computer software installation. Embodiments include receiving, by an observing install agent running on an observing host from a test install agent running on a test host, performance information describin... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7890561 | Random number generator A random number generator, a method, and a computer program product are provided for producing a random number seed. Each oscillator within an array of oscillators operates at a different frequency. The operating frequencies of each oscillator are not harmonically r... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7878838 | Dual force single point actuation integrated load mechanism for securing a computer processor to a socket A dual force single point actuation integrated load mechanism for securing a computer processor to a socket, the dual force single point actuation integrated load mechanism including a base mounted around the socket; and a load plate rotatably coupled to the base an... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7865750 | Fan speed control from adaptive voltage supply Measurement circuit components are included in an integrated circuit fabricated on a semiconductor substrate. A method is provided for controlling the speed of a cooling fan provided to cool an integrated circuit in which includes the steps of receiving a voltage fr... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7816754 | Ball grid array package construction with raised solder ball pads The present invention provides for a BGA solder ball interconnection to an outer conductive layer of a laminated circuit assembly having an underlying circuit layer. The invention includes a raised BGA solder ball pad substantially co-planar with the outer conductiv... | 10/19/2010 |
