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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7039589 | Interactive multimedia book An interactive multimedia book provides hands-on multimedia instruction to the user in response to voiced commands. The book is implemented on a computer system and includes both text and audio/video clips. The interactive multimedia book is accessed by voiced comma... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6700883 | Algorithm to bypass L4 processing in an internet protocol forwarding processor A controllable mechanism for by-passing Layer 4 (L4) classification is based on the insertion into a set of Layer 3 (L3) rules in an L3 lookup tree set of Layer 4 (L4) Classification Required Flags. The state of the L4 classification flag is set by compar... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6654372 | Algorithm to bypass L4 processing in an internet protocol forwarding processor A controllable mechanism for by-passing Layer 4 (L4) classification is based on the insertion into a set of MAC rules in SA MAC lookup means a set of Layer 4 (L4) Skip Classification Flags. Routing is accomplished by selecting which rule to apply to the p... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6639638 | LCD cover optical structure and method A large liquid crystal display optical structure can be created by providing a transparent substrate with a dark mesh pattern disposed thereon. A means for optical scattering is over, adjacent, or surrounding the dark mesh, with a polarizer laminated to a... | 10/28/2003 |
| 5202971 | System for file and record locking between nodes in a distributed data processing environment maintaining one copy of each file lock A conventional single node operating system is provided with a distributed file management system (DFS) with a plurality of nodes and a plurality of files. The DFS uses the UNIX operating system tree structure employing inodes (data structure containing a... | 04/13/1993 |
| 4838168 | Ultraviolet cured gas seal for discarding sabot projectile A method of forming a gas seal without molds is provided by the use of a chemically modified silicon rubber that is rapidly polymerized upon exposure to ultraviolet radiation. The aft end of the sabot is coated with the rubber compound using spraying or f... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4839599 | Multipiece cable testing device which functions as flashlight, continuity checker, and cable identifier A coaxial cable testing device has a modular construction wherein the several pieces may be configured in different arrangements to fulfill the separate functions of a flashlight, a continuity checker, a cable identifier, and a bandit splitter detector. T... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4821211 | Method of navigating among program menus using a graphical menu tree The menu hierarchy of one or more computer programs on one or more computer systems is visually displayed in a graphical tree structure to facilitate the navigation by a user from one menu in a hierarchical structure of menus to another. Navigation from o... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4752890 | Adaptive mechanisms for execution of sequential decisions An adaptive mechanism is presented in the context of optimization of expert system applications. Both single and multiple processor implementations are disclosed. The mechanism is used to maintain a near-optimal sequence for scanning rule lists in expert ... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4739477 | Implicit creation of a superblock data structure An application composite editor for compound documents containing not only text but also graphics and tables to facilitate the manipulation of object sets in the formatting algorithm. The editor works with a page layout philosphy wherein data objects resi... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4730252 | Document composition from parts inventory A document preparation program for use in connection with a word processing facility includes a succinct identification and listing of designated parts of a memorandum or document, each unique part having access to an associated file which contains the ba... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4727477 | Logically transportable microprocessor interface control unit permitting bus transfers with different but compatible other microprocessors A transportable bus control architecture for single-chip microprocessors consists of an interface control unit that is logically independent of the associated co-resident, common clock-driven microprocessing unit. This independence allows the interface co... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4714994 | Instruction prefetch buffer control An instruction prefetch buffer control (20) is provided for an instruction prefetch buffer array (10) which stores the code for a number of instructions that have already been executed as well as the code for a number of instructions yet to be executed. T... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4713815 | Automatic fault location system for electronic devices An electronic board testing system includes a card testing device which is designed for use with a personal computer (PC) and arranged for connection to a unit under test. Through the utilization of a test-authoring program, a test-implementing program ma... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4701752 | Mirror inverse function in an interactive graphics system A procedure for generating a mirror image of a graphic object on an interactive computer graphics display is disclosed. In the specific example described, a cursor locating device such as a mouse and an all points addressable display are assumed. The grap... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4698757 | Terminal procedure for utilizing host processor log on and log off prompts An application program automatically logs on and logs off user networks by using an internal table of prompts and responses which was constructed when the user logged onto a user-specified network and responded in the usual way to prompts sent by the host... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4698624 | Definition of line unit size A computer based word processor or text editor is provided with a technique for defining line unit spacing which is particularly useful in a multi-font environment. A pop-down panel showing a miniature vertical scale line is displayed for the user. Adjace... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4698625 | Graphic highlight adjacent a pointing cursor A technique is disclosed which facilitates the selection by a user of a graphic object on a display screen. Selection is by means of a pointing cursor which is moved about the display screen by means of a pointing device having a select button. When the p... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4697108 | Complementary input circuit with nonlinear front end and partially coupled latch A complementary input circuit with a nonlinear front end is used to transfer the state of an external input to the internal signal lines of an intetraged circuit chip such as a dynamic or static RAM. The combination of a nonlinear front end and a "partial... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4691563 | Railroad coupler mount An improved railroad coupler mount is provided for securely mounting railroad signalling and monitoring equipment (10) on the coupler of the last railroad car of a train. The railroad coupler mount includes a banana shape member (30) which extends through... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4685065 | Portable sampling spectrum analyzer A portable spectrum analyzer using frequency synthesis is used in the field to perform voltage amplitude measurements of specified channel segments in a multichannel configured coaxial cable environment. The instrument is a microprocessor (28) based syste... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4674043 | Updating business chart data by editing the chart A method of updating business chart data by editing the business chart is disclosed. The chart is displayed using predefined data. A draw graph object of the business chart is selected for editing. When the editing action is completed, a check is made to ... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4674042 | Editing business charts A method is disclosed for interactively manipulating a business chart as a group of draw graph objects. The chart is displayed using predefined data. A draw graph object of the business chart is selected for editing. When the editing action is completed, ... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4672575 | Schematic building cursor character A personal computer having an interactive all points addressable display thermal (44) and a cursor positioning device (52) is provided with apparatus for facilitating the generation of a graphics display. At least one table of selectable cursor characters... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4672539 | File compressor An adaptive method of file compression is based on the recognition that language can be thought of as a stream of alternating words and separators. Empty dictionaries are created for the words and separators. For each event in the data stream, a determina... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4665440 | Parallel processing of the output from monolithic sensor arrays A system is provided for increasing the operation speed of monolithic sensor arrays by segmenting the output circuitry to provide parallel outputs. Two approaches are described. One is an "on-chip" configuration, and the other, an "off-chip" configuration... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4663616 | Attachment of lines to objects in interactive draw graphics A technique is provided the user of an interactive computer graphics application which allows the user to attach lines to objects such that when the objects move, the lines will rubber-band to follow the object. The objects are provided with an attribute ... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4661658 | Offline PIN validation with DES A method of offline personal authentication in a multi-terminal system uses a secret user PIN, a secret key and other nonsecret data stored on a customer memory card and a nonsecret validation value stored in each terminal connected in a network. The tech... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4653020 | Display of multiple data windows in a multi-tasking system A multiple window display system is provided for displaying data from different applications in a multi-tasking environment. The display system includes plural screen buffers (12l to 12n) for storing character codes and attribute cod... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4651146 | Display of multiple data windows in a multi-tasking system A multiple window display system is provided for displaying data from different applications in a multi-tasking environment. The display system includes plural screen buffers (121 to 12n) for storing character codes and attribute cod... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4649516 | Dynamic row buffer circuit for DRAM A dynamic row buffer circuit is disclosed for a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chip which enables the DRAM chip to be used for special function applications. The dynamic row buffer comprises a row buffer master register and a row buffer slave registe... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4641262 | Personal computer attachment for host system display station A personal computer attachment is provided for a display station of the type that communicates with a host computer (48). The display station has a display unit (10) and a keyboard (12) to which a personal computer system unit (14) is attached. The person... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4638926 | Wettable spray box A wettable spray box for dispensing wettable agricultural spray powders in a tank of spray equipment so as to protect the operator from exposure to the powders is disclosed. The spray box comprises a box (10) with a lid (12) for attachment to the spray ta... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4638237 | Battery condition indicator A battery condition indicator provides an indication of both the charge used and the life remaining in a rechargeable battery. The time of use of the battery between charges is measured to provide an indirect measure of the charge remaining. The total tim... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4633436 | Real-time rub-out erase for an electronic handwriting facility An electronic handwriting facility comprises a central processing unit (10), an all points addressable display (12), and an electronic tablet (14) and stylus (16). The handwriting facility simulates writing with a pen or pencil and paper. An electronic do... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4627015 | Text placement on graphics screen A personal computer having an interactive all points addressable display terminal (44) and a cursor positioning device (52) is provided with a keyboard (28) for inputting alphanumeric character strings not exceeding a predetermined maximum length. Once th... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4623963 | Device independent data transfer UNLOAD and LOAD utility programs (24) in computer system memory (16) are used to transfer user and system data from one set of direct access storage devices (10, 12, 14) to the same or another set of direct access storage devices. The originating or sendi... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4622641 | Geometrical display generator A user-friendly procedure for the generation and display of geometric figures on a graphics screen uses a cursor placement device such as a joy stick to both define the initial position and size of the geometrical figure. Two specific examples are describ... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4611306 | Display menu/chart key A display menu/chart key is provided in a word processing system to allow a system operator to toggle back and forth between the display of a menu used to define a graphics image and the graphics image to the extent that the graphics image has been define... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4599723 | Method of encoding data for serial transmission A technique for redundantly encoding data for synchronous or asynchronous serial transmission or recording and the correlative technique for decoding the serial bit stream are disclosed. The encoding technique involves making the second data string of a d... | 07/08/1986 |
