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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7788306 | On-demand numerical conversion An apparatus, program product and method provide on-demand numerical conversion of convertible numerical values such as measurements and monetary values. A numerical value that is displayed in a document such as a web page, and that is represented in a native unit, ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7457837 | System and method for precise calculation of alternative units of measure A system and method for product planning that require conversion among various alternative units of measure. The system receives three inputs: (1) a conversion relation between a base unit of measure and an alternative unit of measure, (2) a degree of precision for ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7395287 | Numerical value conversion using a saturation limited arithmetic logic unit supporting variable resolution operands A device for performing numerical value conversion of a digital input value in a first unit to a second, natural unit where the digital input value is a digitized value of a first measurement parameter includes a look-up table storing an array of coefficients for pe... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7370069 | Numerical value conversion using a look-up table for coefficient storage A device for performing numerical value conversion of a digital input value in a first unit to a second unit being a natural unit includes a look-up table storing an array of coefficients for performing the numerical value conversion. The look-up table is indexed us... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7356537 | Providing contextually sensitive tools and help content in computer-generated documents A method and system are provided for creation, implementation, and use of computer-generated “smart” documents to which functionality is attached for providing contextually sensitive tools, controls and help content to users of those documents. Portions of docum... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7325194 | Method, system, and apparatus for converting numbers between measurement systems based upon semantically labeled strings Number conversion between different units of measurement in a document is enabled. A string of text entered into an application program is analyzed to determine whether it includes a number having an associated unit name. Found numbers with associated unit names are... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7325020 | Input and evaluation of fractions using a calculator A method of input and evaluation of fractions using a calculator is described. The calculator receives a user-entered expression including a fraction where the fraction is entered using a division key. The user-entered expression causes the calculator to evaluate th... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7281245 | Mechanism for downloading software components from a remote source for use by a local software application A method and system are provided for downloading software components from a remote source to a software application for providing updates or additions to the application's functionality. All components and files that may be utilized to update or add to functionality... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7177933 | Method for load balancing of requests for service by devices on a network and a device and a network for carrying out such method A method for balancing the load of requests from a number of network devices for service from a selected one of a number of service providers, the devices and the service providers being interconnected by a network, and a network device and a network for carrying ou... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7176924 | Computer method and apparatus for creating visible graphics by using a graph algebra A computer method, apparatus and storage medium is provided for creating quantitative aesthetic graphics from data. The invention utilizes a graph algebra to construct graphs and visually or otherwise represents the graphs as a quantitative aesthetic graphic represe... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7178102 | Representing latent data in an extensible markup language document Methods and systems allow style and other formatting settings to remain latent until one or more particular style or formatting settings is instantiated by a user. Data representing each latent style or formatting object is persisted in a data structure apart from t... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7124933 | Agricultural converter calculator An electronic calculator apparatus converts between bushel measures of a selected crop product and weight measures of the selected crop product. The apparatus comprises a microprocessor and a keyboard comprising a numerical portion, a crop product portion, and a con... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7069055 | Mobile telephone capable of displaying world time and method for controlling the same An apparatus and method for calculating and displaying local time for a plurality of cities in the world. The apparatus includes a memory for storing Greenwich mean time (GMT) information for each of the plurality of cities. The apparatus sets a reference time and c... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6944638 | Medication dosage calculator The subject invention provides a system and method for quick and easy calculation of medication dosages to overcome problems in current methods and systems for calculating dosages. The invention can be implemented in numerous ways, including as a system, a device, a... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6636880 | Automatic conversion of units in a computer program A remedial method (200) and apparatus (100) is described, by which unit information can be documented in a computer program. A set of user-supplied precompiler directives is added to the computer program that is to be converted, in which a preferred set o... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6598186 | System and method for compile-time checking of units A system and method create and manipulate variables having both a numeric value and a units designation. The units designation is a vector of unit exponents which are operated upon consistent with operations on values. Exactly defined and underdefined qua... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6381621 | Method of constructing unit names from a nonorthogonal basis set Process for generating unit names from a nonorthogonal set of units. Given a vector of exponents describing a target unit in terms of SI units, and a table of user defined units which may be nonorthogonal, one or more result unit names equivalent to the t... | 04/30/2002 |
| 5508946 | Electronic balance displaying weights in selected units An electronic balance, capable of displaying a weight value in different units, includes a first memory device for storing a plurality of units which can be selected, a menu key for causing the contents of the first memory device to be sequentially displa... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5379239 | Waveform display device A waveform display device for shortening the working time for displaying a waveform representing physical quantity data which has been obtained by an analyzing instrument or the like, the device allowing input of data associated with different units of me... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5371694 | Scientific calculator A scientific calculator includes a conversion table memory for storing as a conversion table a combination of each kind of conversion equation and a selection number, a key board providing numeric keys and a specific key, a numeric value memory for storin... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5272653 | Multilane keyboard for inch calculators The main difficulty in working with the U.S. length units is in adding or subtracting dimensions and especially when converting them into metric, both in making and in using drawings for general construction and machine technology. These are the problems ... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5233552 | Grade averaging calculator The specification discloses a hand-held calculator of the type used by teachers in averaging grades. The calculator permits intermixed entry of letter grades and numeric grades in an averaging sequence. A weight table may be stored in the calculator for a... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5216627 | Method and apparatus for computing with terms having units A method for performing unit conversion and managing units in mathematical computations. The method employs unit objects, which each have a scalar part and a unit part that together are treated as a single entity in computation. In the process of carrying... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5101368 | Conversion calculator A small hand held calculator capable of performing the normal arithmetical calculations expected of a calculator of this general type. In addition, the calculator is capable of achieving conversions from any measurement unit to an equivalent value in anot... | 03/31/1992 |
| 4926368 | Electronic apparatus with currency conversion function Electronic currency conversion apparatus including, among other things, an input keyboard comprising a set of keys for inputting amounts of money in each of two different currencies, calculating circuitry for calculating a currency conversion exchange rat... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4881189 | Computer analytical program process A process which allows the entering or retrieval of data without the concern of the units attached to the data. This is achieved by converting the input data into an internal data format, the internal data format having a numeric value and units which are... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4689753 | Calculator for chemical stoichiometry An electronic calculator having unique utility for computation in chemical stoichiometry is described. Push-bottom input keys for stoichiometry are labeled by chemical unit, each of said keys being juxtaposed to an LED indicator light, and said keys being... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4686643 | Electronic equipment selectively storing a frequently used conversion function An electronic desk-top calculator with a unit conversion function comprises an input key for inputting a type of unit conversion, an execution unit for executing unit conversion, a first memory for storing a conversion rate for the unit conversion and a s... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4481598 | Electronic equipment having a second function keying system An electric equipment such as a desk-top calculator having a unit conversion function is disclosed. In addition to a main-display for displaying input numeric data and results of operations, a sub-display is provided on a keyboard to display functions ass... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4458325 | Calculator capable of calculating with additional externally instructed units Electronic data processing equipment such as an electronic computer is provided which is capable of specifying the radix or unit of input numerical data entered together with the radix or unit information manually keyed-in or automatically identified even... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4455607 | Programmable calculator having keys for performing angular measurement unit conversion A programmable calculator having modular read-write and read-only memory units, a central processing unit, a keyboard input unit, and an output display unit, includes keys on the keyboard input unit for performing angular measurement unit conversion.... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4379337 | Metric computer The present invention discloses a device which will automatically display the metric equivalents and their appropriate dimensional designations of any given metric measurement. In the preferred embodiments shown, the device may be either an electronic key... | 04/05/1983 |
| 4319130 | Device for the automated digital transcription and processing of quantities and units A calculator has an alphanumeric keyboard and an alphanumeric display, in order to enable entry and read out of data corresponding to specified physical quantities or the like. Internally, the calculator comprises means for transforming the input quantiti... | 03/09/1982 |
| 4290113 | Minicomputer Minicomputer including a computing unit, numeral, function and clearing inputs, a fixed-program memory and selectively freely-programmable memories, and a readout or display unit including a selector switch for calculating and converting in two systems of... | 09/15/1981 |
| 4251867 | Money exchanger apparatus There is provided a money exchanger apparatus comprising exchange rate input means adapted to enter exchange rates used when exchanging moneys or securities of a single country or plural countries other than a specific country into the currency of the spe... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4228516 | Computer for metric conversion A computer adapted for metric conversions from the English system of measurement to metric, and reciprocally back to English from metric, comprising a control panel with dual window to give a simultaneous visual reading of the input and output factors, wi... | 10/14/1980 |
| 4217653 | Electronic apparatus for time calculation An electronic time calculator is provided which includes numeral keys for receiving numerical data, region keys for receiving data of desired regions, an indicating circuit for indicating that the numerical data introduced by the numeral keys is to be pro... | 08/12/1980 |
| 4134536 | Electronic data processing equipment Disclosed is an electronic data processing equipment for specifying and identifying the radices or units of numeric data entered and converting them into numbers in predetermined radices or units so that arithmetic operations are carried out between the n... | 01/16/1979 |
| 4122526 | Calculating and postal zip code-to-postal zone converting apparatus An apparatus for performing mathematical calculations and for converting postal zip code information into postal zone information comprises a mathematical logic circuit which is programmed to perform mathematical calculations. A converter circuit, incorpo... | 10/24/1978 |
| 4100602 | Recipe conversion calculator To permit a cook to easily adapt an existing recipe, a calculator includes logic circuitry for calculating and storing the ratio of servings desired to servings stated in the recipe. The calculator also includes a keyboard for entering the quantity of eac... | 07/11/1978 |
