Did You Know...
...Chester Carlson was a patent agent who tired of having to make multiple copies of patent applications using the only duplication method available at the time: carbon paper. In 1959 he came up with a new copying system and took it to IBM for evaluation. The "experts" at IBM determined potential sales to be only 5,000 units because people wouldn't want to use a bulky machine when they had carbon paper. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, the company founded on the system is Xerox.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8051452 | System and methods for enhancing the experience of spectators attending a live sporting event, with contextual information distribution capability A handheld electronic device for use at a venue hosting a live sporting event, having a receiver for receiving a wireless RF transmission conveying a plurality of video streams derived from video cameras filming the live sporting event, a display and a user interfac... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8032911 | Relay device and relay method According to one embodiment, a relay device includes an address management module which executes processing of acquiring a first physical address assigned to the relay device based on a sink device, processing of acquiring a second physical address assigned to the r... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8024760 | Video switch There is provided video switching circuitry for use in a KVM switch and similar devices. Video signal switching circuitry can supply video signals from a one of a plurality of video sources connected to the circuit to a display device connected to the circuit. The h... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7930720 | Distribution system and method A distribution system and method. The distribution system comprises a computing apparatus and a plurality of projection systems connected to the computing apparatus. The computing apparatus comprises a scheduler software tool and a plurality of audio/video data file... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7861272 | Networked subscriber television distribution A master device interactively distributes a television signal to a remote device for remote display with low latency between a user input and a television signal change. ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7853978 | Remote antenna and local receiver subsystems for receiving data signals carried over analog television Methods and apparatus for remote antenna subsystems that are physically isolated from receiver subsystems are disclosed. The communication between the two subsystems uses remote communication links. The remote communication links are either wireless, in which case t... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7849486 | Networked subscriber television distribution A master device interactively distributes a television signal to a remote device for remote display with low latency between a user input and a television signal change. ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7685622 | Television signal receiver system A television signal receiving system is operative to optimally tune to one or a plurality of television channels and provide one or plurality of optimum television channel signals to one or a plurality of television signal receivers. The television signal receivers ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7533403 | Apparatus and method for distributing audio and video content using existing network wiring An apparatus, system and method are described which allows multimedia signals received from one or more content providers (e.g., cable television providers, Internet content providers, . . . etc) to be received, processed and retransmitted by an originating node to ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7397807 | Broadband communications access device A integrated phone-based home gateway system. The integrated phone-based home gateway system is a multi-function wireless networking, wireless telephony, broadband, gateway device. It provides automatic wireless broadband initialization, configuration and service pr... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7394819 | Broadband communications access device An integrated phone-based home gateway system. The integrated phone-based home gateway system is a multi-function wireless and wired networking, wireless and wired telephony, broadband, gateway device. It provides gateway, routing and bridging functionality, automat... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7380264 | Systems for unifying heterogeneous multimedia tuners A system for unifying heterogeneous multimedia tuners. The system produces a unified channel lineup and coordinates multiple diverse tuners to perform multimedia tasks associated with the unified lineup. In one implementation, tuner allocation policy allows behind-t... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7369520 | Internet protocol address to packet identifier mapping A digital video broadcast (DVB) receiver and methods are provided for processing Internet data. The DVB receiver receives at least one announcement message mapping an Internet protocol address to a transport stream packet identifier. Using the information, the DVB r... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7370112 | Communication scheme using outside DTCP bridge for realizing copyright protection An outside DTCP bridge for relaying information between an outside communication device connected to an outside network and a home communication device connected to a home network, carries out a first authentication and key exchange processing for purpose of copyrig... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369838 | Intra-premises wireless broadband service using lumped and distributed wireless radiation from cable source input A premises, connected to receive broadband service(s) and also connected to a cable system, is provided with a broadband interface which connects to in-premises cabling which is coupled to consumer receivers such as a television sets, PDAs, laptops. Connected to the... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366129 | Communication node for enabling interworking of network using request/response based data transfer and network using non-request/response based data transfer A communication node for enabling interworking of a first network in which data transfer is based on a combination of request and response and a second network in which data transfer is not based on a combination of request and response is disclosed. In the communic... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360235 | Systems and methods for operating a peripheral record/playback device in a networked multimedia system Systems and methods are disclosed of a network including a primary device, a plurality of remote devices, and a shared peripheral device. The network allows the remote devices to operate the peripheral device, such as a DVD player, VCR, or camcorder, via the primary... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7350091 | Control apparatus for controlling a plurality of computers A control apparatus for controlling a plurality of computers is described. The control apparatus includes a memory, a clock generator, a clock switch circuit, and a main module. The clock switch circuit switches between a system clock and a corresponding clock of a ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349357 | Internet protocol address to packet identifier mapping A digital broadcast (DB) receiver and methods are provided for processing Internet data. The DB receiver receives service identification information mapping a broadcast service component to a unique transmission stream. The DB receiver also receives at least one ann... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7346918 | Intelligent device system and method for distribution of digital signals on a wideband signal distribution system A plurality of intelligent device systems for use with a wideband signal distribution network, and methods for transmitting digital information and receiving digital and non-digital information onto and off of an RF carrier through a wideband signal distribution net... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7340509 | Reconfigurable appliance control system A reconfigurable appliance control system includes a dedicated appliance control (DAC) for controlling operation of an appliance. The system further includes an appliance communication control (ACC) for communicating with at least one appliance. The system includes ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337219 | Classifying devices using a local proxy server A local proxy in a home network may identify the device class to which a particular device in the home network belongs based on the receipt of a message requesting a network address for use by the device. A device class may include a broad category to describe the d... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7324555 | Streaming while fetching broadband video objects using heterogeneous and dynamic optimized segmentation size An video data object distribution system for transfer of video data objects includes a network of digital data file servers. The network of digital data file servers communicate with a client system to transfer video data objects. A scheduling apparatus schedules th... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7321946 | Link extender having equalization circuitry An apparatus comprises a first plug to couple the apparatus to a host connection and a second plug to couple the apparatus to a display connection. The apparatus further comprises a metallic transmission medium coupled to the first plug and link extender circuitry c... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7319853 | Home system including a portable fob having a display A home wellness system includes a headless base station having a first wireless communication port, a portable fob having a second wireless communication port, a user input device and a display, and plurality of sensors. Each of the sensors senses information and in... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7315572 | Cable modem that can prevent modem signal from transferring to an HFC network when internal circuit of the cable modem operates abnormally A cable modem includes a CPU for controlling the entire cable modem, a PGC, for generating a modem signal with adjusted intensity, a transformer for isolating the PGC from a next stage, a low pass filter for filtering off a high-frequency component, and a selecting ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7310807 | System and method for local video distribution A system and method are disclosed for facilitating local video distribution. A method incorporating teachings of the present disclosure may include linking a plurality of users with associated carrier frequencies. The associated frequencies may be given approximatel... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7310355 | Apparatus and method for powering a network device A system is described comprising: a first node coupled to a second node by a communications network, the first node and second node communicating digital and/or analog signals over the communications network; the first node comprising a power output selector module ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7305357 | Method and system for providing and controlling delivery of content on-demand over a cable television network and a data network A system and method for delivering content on-demand by way of a cable network are disclosed. Provision of such content is controlled over a data network. Advantageously, a user interface at a conventional computing device may be used to order content and to control... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7293066 | Methods and apparatus supporting access to stored data A data processing device, such as a television set top box, receives user-selected content data from a remote source over a network in response to user initiated content selection information. The data processing device stores the user-selected content data (e.g., r... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7289684 | Moving picture processing apparatus A moving picture processing apparatus in which a buffer residual amount of a buffer module which buffers a plurality of image data which are inputted from the outside is monitored by a storing media control module and a decimation is performed at a decimation ratio ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7280097 | Human interface input acceleration system A human interface and input system is implemented on an input accelerator device to remotely operate hand-held host electronic devices such as cellular phones, PDA's, pocket PC's, and smart phone's. The input accelerator device can control some or all functions of t... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278154 | Host apparatus for simulating two way connectivity for one way data streams A host device is disclosed. The host device includes a processor and a control mechanism. The processor operates to receive primary and associated data, decode and separate the associated data from the primary data, and cause the associated data to be rendered on a ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7263710 | Medical diagnostic system with on-line real-time video training A central service facility is connected via a network and a uniform service interactive platform to a multiplicity of remotely located medical diagnostic systems. The interactive platform includes a video/audio plug-in application which can be used to access a libra... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7263362 | System and method for deploying multi-function access points in a data network An apparatus is described comprising: telephony circuitry electrically coupled to a telephone network, the telephony circuitry to transmit and receive telephone signals over the local telephone network; a first network controller electrically coupled to the telephon... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260654 | System and method for communicating using multiple access technologies and multiple standards A communication system and method enable the dynamic use of multiple access technologies and multiple standards using a software functionality approach. An access device configured to communicate dynamically using multiple access technologies and multiple standards ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7260825 | System for providing DBS and DSL video services to multiple television sets Each of a plurality of remote control devices receives user-initiated video selections of any of direct broadcast satellite (DBS) channels, digital subscriber line (DSL) video content, and combinations of DBS channels and DSL video content. Based on the selections, ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7257106 | Broadband communications access device An integrated phone-based home gateway system. The integrated phone-based home gateway system is a multi-function wireless and wired networking, wireless and wired telephony, broadband, gateway device. It provides automatic wireless and wired broadband initializatio... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7257830 | Mobile electronic apparatus capable of functioning as image reproduction medium and reproduction method thereof A mobile electronic apparatus functions as an image medium reproducer, and, in particular, a moving image, such as a DVD reproducer. The mobile electronic apparatus has a mobile body, and a mobile stand detachably connectable with the mobile body. While the mobile a... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7254827 | Ingress monitoring system and method A system for monitoring reverse paths of a bi-directional cable communication network such as a CATV network, to detect and analyze ingress signals entering a reverse path and ending at a network sub-headend or headend through a corresponding one of communication li... | 08/07/2007 |
