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...that the x-ray was discovered purely by accident? When German physicist Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen was experimenting with cathode rays in 1895, he put an activated Crookes tube in a book and went out to lunch. When he returned, he discovered that a key that had also been placed in the book showed up as an image on the developed film!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8155112 | Fly-by serial bus arbitration In a first embodiment, multi-speed concatenated packet strings are transmitted by a first node on a serial bus. To accommodate multi-speed packets, a speed signal is transmitted immediately prior to the packet. In a second embodiment, ACK-concatenation is used to al... | 04/10/2012 |
| 7894424 | Content using method, content using apparatus, content recording method, content recording apparatus, content providing system, content receiving method, content receiving apparatus, and content data format A method of using contents includes the steps of setting public time information and private time information, the public time information being associated with each content and defined universally for use by a large number of unspecified users, the private time bei... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7623511 | Device and method for retrieving/storing electronic data in a system with a plurality of data processing units The invention relates to a device and a method for retrieving/storing electronic data in a system with a plurality of data processing units, which each implement a functionality of a read-write memory. The device comprises a system of a plurality of data processing ... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7551612 | Intra-station control system for connectionless communications system A switch station including an ATM switch; a memory storing control data for operations of the switch station; an intra-station device, accommodating a subscriber line, performing communication operation on subscriber ATM cell; a control processor generating control ... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7420967 | Method and system for data transfer The objective of the invention is to provide a type of data transfer system for generating plural timing signals, etc. for any device. Data transfer system A transfers plural data blocks received with one input channel to plural output channels. Each data block cont... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7343622 | Multi-level secure multi-processor computer architecture A multi-level secure multi-processor computer architecture. The inventive architecture provides an inexpensive security solution for integrated avionics and includes a plurality of nodes. The nodes are connected via a switch in a network configuration over which dat... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7339935 | ATM switch for distributing cells to avoid blocking in the ATM switch An ATM switch includes a first stage, a second stage and a third stage each of which stages includes at least one basic switch, wherein the first stage, the second stage and the third stage are connected. The basic switch includes a part which refers to time informa... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334055 | Status display for parallel activities When activities are operated in parallel, and there is only one status display, an ordered list is implemented with three methods of access: insertion at the top, removal from anywhere, and read of the top item. Items kept on this list are the status codes or words ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7292576 | ATM switch having output buffers An ATM switch includes a first stage, a second stage and a third stage each of which stages includes at least one basic switch, wherein the first stage, the second stage and the third stage are connected. The basic switch includes a part which refers to time informa... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7257099 | Control apparatus for controlling wireless communication system, communication apparatus and control method therefor A control apparatus for controlling a wireless communication system, which provide enhanced communication efficiency when a single apparatus performs a plurality of wireless communications. A timing signal generation logic circuit generates transmission and receptio... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7233590 | Switched channel-band network Rather than restricting a stream of data to a single channel within a multi-channel link between a source node and a core node, each channel is divided into time slots and the stream of data is distributed among these time slots in several channels. However, to ease... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7231469 | Disk controller A disk controller has a channel adapter having a connection interface to a host computer or a disk drive; a memory adapter for temporarily storing data to be transferred between the host computer and disk drive; a processor adapter for controlling operations of the ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7187673 | Technique for creating a machine to route non-packetized digital signals using distributed RAM A signal router routes N inputs to M outputs. All inputs signals are ultimately applied to a data buss by spreading across multiple buss lines and time multiplexing. The data are read from the buss and written in identical images to K random access memories. The mem... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7164676 | Method and apparatus for a combined bulk and transactional database synchronous scheme Methods and apparatus are disclosed for a combined bulk and transactional database synchronization scheme. A dynamically changing primary database is initially duplicated to a secondary database using bulk and transactional updates. Then, the secondary database is m... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7149772 | Media gateway appliance A method and device are disclosed which receives packets streamed over a packet network, decodes the packets received to generate a decoded signal stream and filters the decoded signal stream to generate a pulse code modulated (PCM) signal stream. The PCM signal str... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7133707 | Cover plate for a mobile device having a push-through dial keypad A dial keypad is provided for use with a mobile device having a keyboard. The keypad has a push-through, hinge-spring design that activates only one of two keyboard keys underlying a dial key and allows backlighting transmissivity. A translucent material can be used... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7123601 | Fast mobile originated call in slotted mode A method of requesting access from a mobile station (MS) 10 to a network 8 by which to conduct user-to-user communications (e.g., requesting a dedicated traffic channel) is presented. A first time is when a user input at the mobile station 10 in... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7100035 | Status display for parallel activities When activities are operated in parallel, and there is only one status display, an ordered list is implemented with three methods of access: insertion at the top, removal from anywhere, and read of the top item. Items kept on this list are the status codes or words ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7042874 | Digital switching system and method of switching data of same A digital switching system includes a multiplexer for multiplexing time slots from a plurality of circuits, a switching memory for storing and switching the multiplexed data for one frame period, switching control equipment for directing the interchange of the time ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7024199 | System and method of querying a device, checking device roaming history and/or obtaining device modem statistics when device is within a home network and/or complementary network A system and method for enabling a user to query availability, roaming history and/or modem statistics of a wireless device that can roam between at least two different wireless networks, without assistance from network service provider personnel. ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7009994 | Channel access scheme for use in network communications A full service channel access protocol that supports the integrated transport of voice, video and data communications is provided by dividing a communication channel into a plurality of frames, dividing each of the frames into a plurality of slots, and dividing some... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7000011 | Designing interconnect fabrics A method for designing an interconnect fabric for communication between a set of source nodes and a set of terminal nodes. The method partitions the flow requirements of the interconnect fabric into flow-sets and merges the flow-sets to reduce insensibilities with r... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6993042 | LAN interface apparatus and a method of controlling the transmission and reception of a frame Disclosed is a method of avoiding a collision of a frame and enabling the guarantee of the QoS in a network using the CSMA/CD system, wherein when a terminal transmits a frame onto a transmission line, timing information as to the timing of transmitting a next frame... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6980565 | Circuit and method for shaping traffic in a virtual connection network A method for controlling the data rate of a virtual connection. Data packets are received for transmission on the virtual connection. The method comprises buffering the data packets in a buffer. A counter signal is generated to indicate the beginning of timeslots in... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6973372 | Drive unit and method for using the drive unit to control a machine tool A drive unit for a machine, in particular a machine-tool, robot and the like, is described. The drive unit has several components, and each component has at least one associated component-specific function, and a uniform communication module that forms an interface ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6967920 | Smart interface for payload transfers in networking applications An apparatus and method for improving data transfers between a network and a network device is provided. The apparatus comprising a data input, a programmable counter adapted to counting the number of data packets received, an interrupt generator for signaling a mic... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6963577 | Packet Switch A packet switch includes an input buffer memory unit having a logic queue corresponding to an output line, a control module for a first pointer indicating a scheduling start input line, a control module for a second pointer indicating a scheduling start output line ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6961827 | Victim invalidation The present invention provides a method and apparatus for invalidating a victimized entry. The apparatus comprises a directory cache adapted to store one or more cache entries, and a control unit. The control unit is adapted to determine whether it is desirable to r... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6961343 | Cross-connection switch An input data (input frame) is sequentially stored in memory in time slot units. A counter counts the number of input pulses of a clock synchronous with the time slot of the input frame, outputs the count value as a write address to the memory, and outputs it as a r... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6958995 | Non-blocking high capacity fine grain switch A high capacity switch for switching communications traffic. The high capacity switch has a plurality of differing granularity switching levels, each switching level having at least one switch node capable of performing a switching operation at the granularity of th... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6956857 | Guaranteed admission and incremental bandwidth allocation in a packet network In a packet network, a feature wherein each node in the call path grants immediate admission to the network at a possibly reduced or even zero initial bandwidth. Additional bandwidth is incrementally allocated to the call as it becomes available until the maximum re... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6937706 | System and method for data recording A system and method for monitoring a telephone switching environment. In a preferred embodiment the system and method simultaneously monitor both an SMDR link and a real-time CTI link, gather information about calls from both sources, and combine gathered informatio... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6917802 | Mobile keyless telephone instruments and wireless telecommunications system having voice dialing and voice programming capabilities A telecommunication system incorporates individual station instruments simplified by wireless operation, voice dialing, prepaid and custom-programmed operating characteristics, all enabled by cooperative operation with supporting central equipment. Wireless operatio... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6904465 | Low latency inter-reference ordering in a multiple processor system employing a multiple-level inter-node switch A multiple-processor system in which a commit message is returned to a source processor that requests a memory access operation so as to indicate the apparent completion of the operation includes a multiple-level switch unit linking nodes that contain the processors... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6804227 | Trunk line bandwidth reservation system for asynchronous transfer mode switching system A trunk line bandwidth reservation system is applied to an asynchronous transfer mode switching system which is coupled to a plurality of terminals. The trunk line bandwidth reservation system includes a data storage for storing reservation data, a bandwidth reserva... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6674751 | Serialized bus communication and control architecture A serial bus communication system for communication across the backplane of a node includes a control unit having a serial bus controller. A plurality of service units each include a serial bus terminator. A serial bus includes a discrete serial channel f... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6598057 | Method and apparatus for generating configuration files using policy descriptions A method and apparatus for generating configuration files using policy descriptions is provided. The present invention provides a method of generating a binary configuration file by receiving an identification encoded filename, parsing the identification ... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6587461 | TDM switching system and ASIC device In one embodiment, in a switching system, an ASIC device on a card coupled to a backplane communicates switched data to an outgoing network interface for the card without using the backplane, and remaining ASIC devices on the card communicate switched dat... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6445701 | Channel access scheme for use in network communications A full service channel access protocol that supports the integrated transport of voice, video and data communications is provided by dividing a communication channel into a plurality of frames, dividing each of the frames into a plurality of slots, and di... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6252872 | Data packet filter using contents addressable memory (CAM) and method A method of identifying a target data packet from a series of data packets being received or transmitted by a communications device, each data packet having a series of data values. The method having the steps of establishing a condition for the target da... | 06/26/2001 |
