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Combination Beverage Container and Spittoon
A combination beverage container and spittoon includes a bottom portion including outer wall and a first inner wall defining a spittoon space.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7124248 | Current media status determination for a storage device According to some embodiments, a current media status is determined for a storage device. ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7120789 | System and method for portable on-demand central processing unit A method and a system for providing a processor to a computer system through a removable CPU module. The processor on the removable CPU module may be shared by multiple computer systems by inserting the module into different computer systems at different times. Upon... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7120727 | Reconfigurable memory module and method A computer system includes a controller coupled to a plurality of memory modules each of which includes a memory hub and a plurality of memory devices divided into a plurality of ranks. The memory hub is operable to configure the memory module to simultaneously addr... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7120743 | Arbitration system and method for memory responses in a hub-based memory system A memory hub includes a local queue that stores local memory responses, a bypass path that passes downstream memory responses, and a buffered queue coupled to the bypass path that stores downstream memory responses from the bypass path. A multiplexer is coupled to t... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7120723 | System and method for memory hub-based expansion bus A system memory includes a memory hub controller, a memory module accessible by the memory hub controller, and an expansion module having a processor circuit coupled to the memory module and also having access to the memory module. The memory hub controller is coupl... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7119267 | Portable mixing recorder and method and program for controlling the same There is provided a portable mixing recorder which enables a user to readily produce music using overdubbing and/or other recording techniques while suppressing degradation of sound quality to the minimum without excessive concern for space restriction. An input ana... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7120772 | Micro-system for burn-in system program from a plug-able subsystem into main memory and method thereof This invention relates to a micro-system for burn-in system program from a backup memory of plug-able subsystem into main memory and method thereof, wherein data codes via the data bus accessed by processor from the backup memory or the main memory are determined by... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7120077 | Memory module having a plurality of integrated memory components A memory module includes a plurality of integrated memory components are arranged on a mounting substrate and a refresh control circuit arranged separately from the memory components on the mounting substrate. The output of the refresh control circuit is connected t... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7117405 | Extender card with intercepting EEPROM for testing and programming un-programmed memory modules on a PC motherboard An extender card is plugged into a memory module socket on a personal computer (PC) motherboard. The extender card has a test socket that receives a memory module under test. The extender card has an intercepting EEPROM chip that receives device-select lines from th... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7117311 | Hot plug cache coherent interface method and apparatus A computing device maintains coherency while supporting addition and removal of memory caching agents without rebooting the computing device. ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7114015 | Memory card having first modular component with host interface wherein the first modular is replaceable with a second modular component having second host interface A memory card comprising a first modular component that comprises a first host interface and a first host interface module and a device interface module configured to operate a device interface that is coupled to a storage device. The first host interface module is ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7114030 | System, apparatus and method for sharing media A digital appliance, such as a digital camera, an MP3 player or a digital voice recorder, uses a memory card to store data. The appliance and the card use USB interfaces for appliance-card communication. When the appliance is connected to a host computer directly or... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7113691 | Method of and device for recording information A method of and an apparatus for writing data on and reading data from a recording medium such as an optical disc, a magnetic disc and, particularly, a tape are described. When a block of the medium is defective, the data to be written in said block is stored in an ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7114062 | Processor which accelerates execution of binary programs intended for execution on a conventional processor core, using a reconfigurable combinational logic array, a function lookup unit, and a compatible conventional processor core, without requiring recompilation The invention uses a standard processor to execute an application program. As the instructions of the application program are executed in sequence, a program counter is incremented to contain an address indicator of the next instruction to be executed. The address i... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7110837 | Control system and method for on-line editing of user program A control system includes a programmable controller having a CPU unit that carries out cyclic operations of processes. An additional temporary user memory is provided in addition to a regular user memory. When an on-line editing of a user program is to be carried ou... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7111121 | USB storage device and program A USB storage device having the function of preventing stored software from being deleted by mistake achieved with as simple a structure as possible. In the USB storage device, the storage area is divided into an area in which execution of reading, writing and delet... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7107399 | Scalable memory A memory structure and method for handling memory requests from a processor and for returning correspondence responses to the processor from various levels of the memory structure. The memory levels of the memory structure are interconnected by a forward and return ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7107369 | Connecting storage devices to a processor-based device In processor-based systems, loss of ports may be avoided while connecting mass storage drives or devices at a host level. In one embodiment, a slave device (e.g., a cache or an accelerator) may be interposed between a host device and a master storage device (e.g., a... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7107299 | Method and apparatus for managing large numbers of objects having the same property The invention is an apparatus and method for managing large numbers of objects having the same property. In various aspects the invention includes an apparatus for use in managing objects, an apparatus for use in managing slots in a page or swap file, and a method f... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7106707 | System and method for performing code and frequency channel selection for combined CDMA/FDMA spread spectrum communication systems A system and method for maximizing channel utilization by efficiently allocating codes and frequencies based on estimated relative interference between subscriber units in a wireless communications network, such as an ad-hoc wireless communications network, in such ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7106703 | System and method for controlling pipeline delays by adjusting the power levels at which nodes in an ad-hoc network transmit data packets A system and method for calculating an optimum transmission power level in an ad-hoc network communication path having a maximum number of transmission hops. The system and method calculates an optimum transmission power level for transmission routes having a maximu... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7106611 | Wavelength division multiplexed memory module, memory system and method A computer system includes a controller linked to a plurality of memory modules each of which has an optical memory hub and several memory devices coupled to the memory hub. The controller communicates with the memory hubs by coupling optical signals to and from the... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7107415 | Posted write buffers and methods of posting write requests in memory modules A memory module includes a memory hub coupled to several memory devices. The memory hub includes a posted write buffer that stores write requests so that subsequently issued read requests can first be coupled to the memory devices. The write request addresses are al... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7107498 | System and method for identifying and maintaining reliable infrastructure links using bit error rate data in an ad-hoc communication network A system and method for determining the reliability of at least one communication link between nodes in an ad-hoc communication network. The system and method perform the operations of receiving at a first node data sent by a second node over a link from the second ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7107398 | Changing a mode of a storage subsystem in a system A system includes a storage subsystem capable of being set in at least a first mode and a second mode. When operating the storage subsystem in the first mode, redundant information is stored in a first portion of the storage subsystem in the first mode. An indicatio... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7107461 | Methods and apparatus for customizing a rewritable storage medium Methods and apparatus permit: reading a rewritable storage medium, the rewritable storage medium including digital content and a flag indicative of whether the digital content is encrypted; determining whether the digital content of the rewritable storage medium is ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7104807 | Apparatus for an improved peripheral electronic interconnect device A plug for coupling with an industry-standard EXPRESSCARD™ receptacle is described. The plug includes a plurality of plug-side metal contacts disposed on a bottom substrate. The plurality of plug-side metal contacts is configured to electrically couple with recept... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7103718 | Non-volatile memory module for use in a computer system A non-volatile memory module for use in a computer system is disclosed. The non-volatile memory module is capable of storing information indefinitely and can be inserted and removed from the computer system during operation. The non-volatile memory can serve as the ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7103172 | Managing caller profiles across multiple hold queues according to authenticated caller identifiers A method, system, and program for managing caller profiles across multiple hold queues according to authenticated caller identifiers are provided. An identity of a caller of a call received at an on hold system is authenticated. The call is then placed in a hold que... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7102907 | Wavelength division multiplexed memory module, memory system and method A computer system includes a controller linked to a plurality of memory modules each of which has an optical memory hub and several memory devices coupled to the memory hub. The controller communicates with the memory hubs by coupling optical signals to and from the... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7099980 | Data storage system having port disable mechanism A system interface having a backplane adapted to have plugged therein director boards and memory boards. Each one of such director boards includes director board transmit/receive units. Each one of the director board transmit/receive units is associated with a corre... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7099296 | Time division protocol for an ad-hoc, peer-to-peer radio network having coordinating channel access to shared parallel data channels with separate reservation channel A novel protocol for an ad-hoc, peer-to-peer radio network that provides collision-free channel access with an emphasis on improving geographic reuse of the frequency spectrum. The protocol of the invention is executed on the reservation or control channel, and prov... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7098921 | Method, system and computer program product for efficiently utilizing limited resources in a graphics device A memory management system provides microcode instructions that are divided into multiple tuned phases and stored as separate modules inside a phase code depository. A microcode manager, containing a mode detector, sequence identifier, code loader, drawing data proc... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7095617 | Portable computer peripheral apparatus with reinforced connecting ring A computer peripheral device including a USB plug connector in which a reinforced connecting ring is mounted over the front flange of a one-piece or two-part housing, and includes an opening through which the USB plug connector protrudes. The connecting ring include... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7094074 | Manufacturing methods for ultra-slim USB flash-memory card with supporting dividers or underside ribs A flash-memory-drive card has an integrated slim Universal-Serial-Bus (USB) connector that fits into a standard USB socket. The slim USB connector has 4 metal contacts on a board that is encapsulated by upper and lower plastic cases. Components are mounted onto the ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7093091 | Selectable block protection for non-volatile memory A semiconductor non-volatile memory device, particularly a flash memory array, having a chip configuration with a plurality of pins including a write protect pin, a serial in pin and an optional parallel data bus with input-output pins (I/O7-0), plus othe... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7093076 | Memory system having two-way ring topology and memory device and memory module for ring-topology memory system A memory system, memory module and memory device are described. The memory system includes a plurality of the memory modules connected in a series configuration on a first signal path. The first signal path and a second signal path carry memory control and data sign... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7093071 | Queued copy command A memory system including a programmable memory, such as a flash memory, may include a write buffer. A processor may generate and store a queue of commands to write a sequence of valid bytes in a reclaim operation. A controller in the memory system may perform the w... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7093070 | Method and system for selectively recording system information A method and apparatus for recording data concerning a system is provided. The apparatus comprises a memory card, such as a COMPACTFLASH card, and a processor unit, such as a T2CAS processor unit. The memory card includes a supplemental file that contains... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7093049 | Recording medium holder having one or more recording mediums A recording medium holder enables a user to easily find a desired recording medium from recording mediums that the user manages. The recording medium holder includes a recording medium holding unit for holding a plurality of recording mediums, a liquid crystal displ... | 08/15/2006 |
