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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8164576 | Correcting coordinates on touch panel to true display coordinates Detect four sets of first touch coordinates (A, B, C, D) on a touch panel. Divide an area delimited by the detected four sets into two areas of triangles (ABD, BCD). For each area of triangle, obtain a first correction factor. Detect a set of second touch coordinate... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8140962 | Dynamically selecting properties to display in a table based user interface Dynamically selecting which properties to display for a group of resources is provided. A selection of a group of resources is received to be viewed in a graphical user interface. A determination is made as to whether the group of resources is one of a plurality of ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8127271 | Method and system for accessing a resource implemented in a computer network The present invention relates to method and system for accessing a resource implemented in a computer network, wherein a plurality of different runtime environments exist used by either one of the resources or by a systems management application accessing one of the... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8127087 | Memory controller for improved read port selection in a memory mirrored system Read commands on a mirrored memory computer system are scheduled by utilizing information about pending memory access requests. A conflict queue is configured to track a read/write queue associated with each of a plurality of memory ports on the mirrored memory syst... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8105940 | Power distribution in a vertically integrated circuit A first through via is electrically insulated from surrounding wafer substrate material. A second through via is not electrically insulated from the surrounding wafer substrate material. This configuration is advantageous when the non-insulated via serves as the pat... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8104018 | Configuring a software product A method of configuring a software product comprises accessing a user model, the user model defining one or more user roles and one or more tasks, each task linked to a role, accessing a task to software function map, the map defining one or more software functions ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8046641 | Managing paging I/O errors during hypervisor page fault processing In response to a hypervisor page fault for memory that is not resident in a shared memory pool, an I/O paging request is sent to an external storage paging space. In response to a paging service partition encountering an I/O paging error, a paging failure indication... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8040115 | Multiple branch alternative element power regulation A power regulation circuit includes at least a first regulator connected to a second regulator in series forming a first regulator pair and a third regulator connected to a fourth regulator in series forming a second regulator pair. The first regulator pair is conne... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8014883 | Templates and style sheets for audio broadcasts An audio broadcast creation client applies the concept of style sheets to audio data intended for audio broadcasts. The creation client associates style sheet elements to sections of the audio broadcast. An audio broadcast rendering engine applies the style sheet el... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7987336 | Reducing power-on time by simulating operating system memory hot add This invention generally provides a method for speeding up system boot time, by initializing a subset of memory during the system firmware test/initialization, and allowing the system to boot an operating system with this subset of installed memory. While the system... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7957144 | Heat exchange system for blade server systems and method A heat exchange system for blade server systems is disclosed, wherein said blade server system contains a plurality of server blades arranged in a blade center, wherein the heat exchange system comprises first heat sink associated to each of said plurality of server... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7921428 | Multi-registration of software library resources Data communications, including issuing, by an application program to a high level data communications library, a request for initialization of a data communications service; issuing to a low level data communications library a request for registration of data commun... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7921403 | Controlling impedance and thickness variations for multilayer electronic structures Impedance control, and the uniformity of electrical and mechanical characteristics in electronic packaging are becoming more important as chip and bus speeds increase and manufacturing processes evolve. Current state of the art design and manufacture processes inher... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7844422 | Method and system for changing a description for a state transition function of a state machine engine The invention relates to a method of optimizing a state transition function specification for a state machine engine based on a probability distribution for the state transitions. For the preferred embodiment of the invention, a B-FSM state machine engine accesses a... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7782621 | Circuit module and manufacturing method thereof A circuit module includes: a thermally conductive board forming a part of a housing; a circuit board disposed above the thermally conductive board; a semiconductor chip connected to a plurality of electrode pads on a upper surface of the circuit board through solder... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7751191 | Technique for cooling a device A cooling system that promotes cooling of a device including a heat source therein is provided, the cooling system includes: a cooling unit that absorbs, upstream from the heat source, heat from intake air that the device takes in from an outside to cool the heat so... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7727887 | Method for improved power distribution in a three dimensional vertical integrated circuit A first through via is electrically insulated from surrounding wafer substrate material. A second through via is not electrically insulated from the surrounding wafer substrate material. This configuration is advantageous when the non-insulated via serves as the pat... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7703058 | Method and system for changing a description for a state transition function of a state machine engine The invention relates to a method and system for the design and implementation of state machine engines. A first constraints checking step checks a state transition function created by a designer against constraints imposed by the implementation technology in order ... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7701064 | Apparatus for improved power distribution in a three dimensional vertical integrated circuit A first through via is electrically insulated from surrounding wafer substrate material. A second through via is not electrically insulated from the surrounding wafer substrate material. This configuration is advantageous when the non-insulated via serves as the pat... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7682936 | Reduction in thickness of semiconductor component on substrate It is an object to reduce a thickness of a semiconductor component (chip) on a substrate to a predetermined thickness regardless of a variation in thickness of a substrate in a semiconductor product. In a semiconductor product mounted on a base plate, a surface of a... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7672185 | Method and apparatus to monitor circuit variation effects on electrically programmable fuses A monitor bank consists of test one time programmable memory that is programmed distinctively from functional one time programmable memory in order to determine whether the functional one time programmable memory has or will program successfully. In a specific embod... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7550840 | Apparatus for effecting reliable heat transfer of bare die microelectronic device and method thereof Apparatus and method include using a bare die microelectronic device; a heat sink assembly; a heat sink mounting assembly for mounting the heat sink assembly independently of the bare die microelectronic device; and, a force applying mechanism that compression loads... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7518865 | Real time adaptive active fluid flow cooling The present invention is generally directed to an apparatus providing real time adaptive active fluid flow cooling, for cooling an electronic system, an electronic system utilizing the same, and a method for providing real time adaptive active fluid flow cooling. Th... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7515951 | Assembly, system, and method for optimizing image quality An assembly, system, and method particularly adapted for a magnetic resonator apparatus in a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanning system. Provided is a restraining assembly supportable by the supporting assembly and including at least a system that is selective... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7497365 | Paste coater and PoP automatic mounting apparatus employing the same A paste coater that can apply an amount of a solder paste to small-diameter bump electrodes at a narrow pitch is described. A paste coater includes: a transfer roller, supported by a sub frame; a roller drive mechanism for rotating the transfer roller; a paste stora... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7489596 | Methods and apparatus capable of indicating elapsed time intervals A method and apparatus of defining a time interval includes providing a source of ionizing radiation that radiates emissions thereof; placing a radiation sensitive display material responsive to ionizing radiation in a close proximity relationship to the source of i... | 02/10/2009 |
| D583372 | Computer server | 12/23/2008 |
| 7408774 | Real time adaptive active fluid flow cooling The present invention is generally directed to an apparatus providing real time adaptive active fluid flow cooling, for cooling an electronic system, an electronic system utilizing the same, and a method for providing real time adaptive active fluid flow cooling. Th... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7382620 | Method and apparatus for optimizing heat transfer with electronic components A heat transfer assembly includes a printed circuit board assembly supporting an electronic component assembly including one or more semiconductor chips. A heat sink assembly is adapted to be placed in thermal engagement with the one or more semiconductor chips. Inc... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7359432 | Speed negotiation for serial transceivers An arrangement to enable automatic baud rate speed negotiation between transceivers having different operating speed characteristics is implemented. When an event indicative of a possible baud rate mismatch occurs, control signals are generated and used to trigger a... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7339266 | Apparatus for effecting reliable heat transfer of bare die microelectronic device and method thereof Apparatus and method include using a bare die microelectronic device; a heat sink assembly; a heat sink mounting assembly for mounting the heat sink assembly independently of the bare die microelectronic device; and, a force applying mechanism that compression loads... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7212589 | Speed negotiation for serial transceivers An arrangement to enable automatic baud rate speed negotiation between transceivers having different operating speed characteristics is implemented. When an event indicative of a possible baud rate mismatch occurs, control signals are generated and used to trigger a... | 05/01/2007 |
