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Crispy Chip Sandwich and Process of Producing a Sandwich Product
A food product comprising a multilayer cookie or snack having outer layers formed from a crispy type edible food product such as a potato chip or corn chip, etc. with an intermediate marshmallow layer being in contact with the inner surface of each crispy chip and one or more filler substances.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8117354 | Automatically disabling input/output signal processing based on the required multimedia format A system and method operable to automatically disable input/output signal processing based on the required data format is provided. The need for an input/output module, such as an encoder, required to process input signal having a first data format (i.e. multimedia ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8108567 | Method and apparatus for connecting HDMI devices using a serial format An apparatus and a method for providing serialized HDMI data from an HDMI source to an HDMI sink. An HDMI transmitter may include inputs including control inputs, a deserializer, and a parser. The inputs may receive serialized HDMI data from an HDMI data source. A d... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8099526 | Method and apparatus for enabling and disabling a lock mode by squeezing or pinching the sides of a portable electronic device towards one another A portable electronic device including a processor provided in a housing, the processor for switching the portable electronic device from a normal operating mode to a device lock mode and a first input device and a second input device provided in the housing. Actuat... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8099525 | Method and apparatus for controlling access to logical units A method and apparatus are provided for controlling access to logical units, a logical unit being an addressable entity that accept commands. A plurality of logical units are accessible by one or more ports, a port being an addressable entity that sends commands. A ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8086763 | Changing class of device A class changing apparatus includes a link unit configured to be linked with a client device to transmit and receive data. The class change apparatus also includes a storage unit configured to store apparatus information including class information of the client dev... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8069277 | System and method for operating USB peripheral device in extented power mode or standard power mode wherein permission from host must be granted before extended power is provided A peripheral device is connected to a host device by a transmission path according to a predetermined interface standard to be communicable with the host device, and operates with power supply received from the host device through the transmission path. The peripher... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8055808 | Semiconductor memory device and control method for semiconductor memory device A memory card capable of connecting to a host device includes a flash memory, a host interface unit which transfers data between a host device and the memory card, and a transfer mode control unit which changes a data transfer mode based on a command from the host d... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8041845 | Method for detecting digital video interface off-line mode and associated receiver A TMDS receiver includes a plurality of data channels, a clock channel, and an off-line mode detector. Each data channel receives a video signal and the clock channel receives a clock signal. Each data channel comprises a channel decoder for decoding the signals rec... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8019906 | Dual mode displayport (DP) and high definition multimedia interface (HDMI) transmitter configured to transmit video and/or audio signals in DP or HDMI according to mode signal A system and method for dual mode DP and HDMI transmission are provided. Briefly described, one embodiment of a dual mode DP and HDMI transmitter, among others, can be implemented as follows. The dual mode DP and HDMI transmitter comprises a driver circuit controlle... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8019905 | Video/graphics port adapter and method thereof A mode of operation of an information handling system is determined based upon configuration information received at a video/graphics port of the information handling system. In response to determining the mode of operation is a first mode of operation, information ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8019907 | Memory controller including a dual-mode memory interconnect A memory controller including a dual-mode memory interconnect includes an input/output (I/O) circuit including a plurality of input buffers and a plurality of output drivers. The I/O circuit may be configured to operate in one of a first mode and a second mode depen... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8010716 | Methods and apparatus for supporting multiple configurations in a multi-processor system Methods and apparatus provide for interconnecting one or more multiprocessors and one or more external devices through one or more configurable interface circuits, which are adapted for operation in: (i) a first mode to provide a coherent symmetric interface; or (ii... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7979597 | Programming parallel I2C slave devices from a single I2C data stream Consistent with one example embodiment, communications systems, using a serial data transfer bus having a serial data line and a clock line used to implement a communications protocol, incorporate programming of parallel slave devices concurrently using an I2C seria... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7975077 | Data processing system and data processor One data processor is provided with an interface for realizing connection with the other data processor. This interface is provided with a function for connecting the other data processor as a bus master to an internal bus of the one data processor, and the relevant... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7953903 | Real time detection of changed resources for provisioning and management of fabric-backplane enterprise servers Real time provisioning and management of fabric-backplane enterprise servers includes monitoring system status and configuration, displaying monitoring results, accepting user commands, and providing hardware and software management and configuration commands to the... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7949796 | Device and file transfer system A device is connectable to a computer using a data string based on the SCSI standard. The device includes a mode switching section configured to switch the device to one of a first mode and a second mode in which an access to the storage device with a standard SCSI ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7945708 | Apparatus and method of receiving data from audio/video equipment According to one embodiment, a data receiver apparatus comprises input ports complying with a digital interface standard, wherein each input port comprises a voltage signal terminal receiving a prescribed voltage signal, a detection terminal outputting a connection ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7921231 | Discovery of electronic devices utilizing a control bus Discovery of electronic devices utilizing a control bus. An embodiment of a method includes connecting a receiving device to a cable, where the cable includes a control bus. If the receiving device is in a disconnect state and a signal from a transmitting device is ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7912994 | Reducing connection time for mass storage class peripheral by internally prefetching file data into local cache in response to connection to host Techniques for reducing mount time for a peripheral device connected to an external host device are presented. In some implementations, when a connection is detected, file system data is pre-fetched before a request for such data is sent by the external host device.... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7904609 | Device and file transfer system A device is connectable to a computer and recognized by the computer as a USB multi function device capable of functioning as a USB storage device and an additional device. The device includes a mode switching section configured to switch the device to one of a firs... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7899948 | Integrated interface apparatus and method of operating an integrated interface apparatus In an embodiment of the invention, an integrated interface apparatus for providing a serial differential data input for an integrated processor of a mobile radio terminal has a data reception apparatus having a physical layer which can be alternatively operated in a... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7895369 | Semiconductor memory device and method of controlling semiconductor memory device A USB memory includes: a USB terminal unit, a main unit which incorporates therein a NAND memory and a processor module; and a rotation portion which changes a relative position between the main unit and the USB terminal unit. The processor module switches an access... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7870304 | Device and file transfer system A device is connectable to a computer through USB interface. The device includes a mode switching section configured to switch the device to one of a first mode and a second mode in which an access from the computer to a USB storage device is permitted and prohibite... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7865630 | Single-chip multi-media card/secure digital (MMC/SD) controller reading power-on boot code from integrated flash memory for user storage A Multi-Media Card/Secure Digital (MMC/SD) single-chip flash device contains a MMC/SD flash microcontroller and flash mass storage blocks containing flash memory arrays that are block-addressable rather than randomly-addressable. MMC/SD transactions from a host MMC/... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7840721 | Devices with multiple functions, and methods for switching functions thereof Devices with multiple functions and methods for switching functions thereof are provided. The device comprises a plurality of hardware components, a plurality of functional modules, an input device, and a processing module. Each functional module corresponds to one ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7836215 | Method for providing high performance storage devices The exemplary embodiments of this invention provide in one non-limiting aspect thereof a control device operable to execute a filter layer, and includes a first interface for coupling to a first storage device and a second interface for coupling to a second storage ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7814238 | Apparatus and method for real-time packet reception Provided is an apparatus and method for real-time packet reception. In a method for data reception in a socket layer with a latest packet only (LPO) function, it is determined whether an LPO mode is set. If the LPO mode is set, whether old data are present in a sock... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7814239 | Memory devices implementing clock mirroring scheme and related memory systems and clock mirroring methods A memory device is configured to operate in first and second data input/output modes. The memory device includes a first electrode pad, a second electrode pad, a clock signal line, a first switching unit, and a second switching unit. The clock signal line is configu... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7814237 | Dual mode mobile communication terminal and method for automatically recognizing card information and selecting a drive mode A dual-mode mobile communication terminal and a method, which automatically recognize a card and select a drive mode. The dual-mode mobile communication terminal includes a first slot and a second slot into which a first card or a second card having subscriber infor... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7809862 | Dual-mode switch for multi-media card/secure digital (MMC/SD) controller reading power-on boot code from integrated flash memory for user storage A Multi-Media Card/Secure Digital (MMC/SD) single-chip flash device contains a MMC/SD flash microcontroller and flash mass storage blocks containing flash memory arrays that are block-addressable rather than randomly-addressable. MMC/SD transactions from a host MMC/... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7802024 | Content distribution system, content distribution method, control device, control method, reproduction device, reproduction method, and program The present invention relates to a content distributing system, a content distributing method, a control apparatus, a control method, a playback apparatus, a playback method, and a program that are capable of improving operability of the control apparatus. A rendere... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7802023 | Methods and apparatus for supporting multiple configurations in a multi-processor system Methods and apparatus provide for interconnecting one or more multiprocessors and one or more external devices through one or more configurable interface circuits, which are adapted for operation in: (i) a first mode to provide a coherent symmetric interface; or (ii... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7793010 | Bus system with multiple modes of operation An apparatus and a computer-implemented method for processing data in a bus system component. The bus system component is configured to operate in one of an endpoint mode and a root complex mode. Responsive to configuring the bus system component to operate in endpo... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7788420 | Address buffer mode switching for varying request sizes A plurality of modes is provided for communicating between a host system and a peripheral storage system controller. A first communication mode may be selected from the plurality of communication modes based on a bit length required to communicate a physical address... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7769916 | Semiconductor storage device, electronic apparatus, and mode setting method Disclosed herein is a semiconductor storage device operable in a plurality of operation modes each having a separate maximum current consumption. The device includes: a data communication section configured to be capable of performing data communication in a plurali... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7761615 | Information-processing system An information-processing system comprises an information-processing device including a plurality of communication interfaces, a first storing system configured to store first setting values to be configured for each of the plurality of communication interfaces and ... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7761616 | Apparatus and method to provide failover protection in an information storage and retrieval system A method is disclosed for failover protection in an information storage and retrieval system comprising two clusters, two device adapters, and a plurality of data storage devices. The method provides a first device driver for a first device adapter and a second devi... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7747790 | Integrated driver circuit for LIN bus wherein circuit is operable between an older LIN bus specification or a newer LIN bus specification An integrated driver circuit is provided for a LIN bus comprises a first input terminal, a second input terminal, and an output terminal, which is to be connected to a bus line of the LIN bus and at which an output data signal, dependent on an input data signal, is ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7725616 | Data processing system and data processor One data processor is provided with an interface for realizing connection with the other data processor. This interface is provided with a function for connecting the other data processor as a bus master to an internal bus of the one data processor, and the relevant... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7711867 | Programming parallel 12C slave devices from a single 12C data stream Consistent with one example embodiment, communications systems, using a serial data transfer bus having a serial data line and a clock line used to implement a communications protocol, incorporate programming of parallel slave devices concurrently using an I2C seria... | 05/04/2010 |
