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Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) received Patent No. 121,992 for "An Improvement in Adjustable and Detachable Straps for Garments." He later received two more patents: one for a self-pasting scrapbook and one for a game to help players remember important historical dates.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8165177 | System and method for hybrid virtual machine monitor file system operations A system and method for hybrid virtual machine monitor system is provided. A first operating system uses a file system to manage data storage and retrieval within a data storage area. A second operating system, which is not compatible with the first operating system... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8094688 | Voltage supply unit for diagnosing electrical disconnection occurring in communication system and apparatus using the voltage supply unit A voltage supply unit is provided for a communication system provided with a network including a transmission path that consists of a main line and plural branch lines, which are formed as a differential two-wire type of transmission line consisting of first and sec... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8068519 | Method and system to use, share and manage digital content by assigning MAC and IP adress to each device and peripheral The invention shows a method for connecting and sharing content over a plurality of devices, and over a plurality of networks public and private while respecting the content's Digital Rights by implementing a software layer (software alternately integrated into hard... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8064487 | Virtual office presence bridge Systems and methods for providing a communication bridge between a physical location and a virtual location are provided. In particular, the presence of a visitor to a physical location is detected, and notification of the presence of a visitor is provided to a user... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7953125 | Enhanced CMTS for reliability, availability, and serviceability A Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS) is partitioned into Line Cards, I/O Cards, and a midplane to provide enhanced Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability. Each I/O Card provides a cabling interface for coupling an assigned Line Card to other portions of a ... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7899090 | Remote installation performance over management controllers in monolithic and modular systems A method and system are provided for installing software code on a remote information handling system (RIHS) comprising a management access controller (MAC). A remote management station (RMS) is implemented to manage the RIHS by communicating with its MAC over a net... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7899091 | Defect-tolerant demultiplexers based on threshold logic Embodiments of the present invention include defect-tolerant demultiplexer crossbars that employ, or that can be modeled by demultiplexer crossbars that employ, threshold logic “TL” elements. The threshold-logic elements provide for tolerance for signal variatio... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7822076 | Apparatus for multiplexing signals through I/O pins One embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus that selectively multiplexes a plurality of signal lines through an I/O pin on a semiconductor chip. This apparatus includes an I/O pin, for coupling a signal line within the semiconductor chip to a signa... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7804862 | Token ID mechanism for network data transfer A node in a network that receives data from a data source, such as another node. The receiving node sends a token identifier to the data source and receives data from the data source, along with the token identifier. A token identifier identifies a location in memor... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7769057 | High speed serial link output stage having self adaptation for various impairments A high speed serial link structure and method are provided, comprising a data driver and a replica driver structure, the replica driver structure comprising a replica driver, a calibration engine and a peak level detector. The calibration engine compares a peak leve... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7711012 | Semiconductor device The yield of a semiconductor device is improved which has a large-scale logic circuit or which has both a logic circuit and a memory. A basic circuit block is provided with an input/output circuit. A transmission line and a branch line connect the input/output circu... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7436861 | Asynchronous control circuit with symmetric forward and reverse latencies One embodiment of the present invention provides a control queue for an asynchronous circuit that includes a number of control modules coupled together linearly to form the control queue. These control modules include a prior module, a present module, and a next mod... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7394775 | Distributed system and method for the remote acquisition of data in packets with a communication protocol which optimizes the transmission speed The invention comprises several vehicle parameters transducers (1, 2, 3, 4) associated to respective slave circuits (10, 20, 30, 40) connected by a single, time-shared serial bus (60) with a master slave (50) which, when activated from a ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7370102 | Managing recovery of service components and notification of service errors and failures A method and apparatus for providing management and maintenance to a node within a data communications network and to the composite data communications network. A network management application is started on a host which may be located at a network operation center.... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7340744 | System and method for optimizing sessions and network resources in a loadbalancing environment A method for loadbalancing in a network environment is provided that includes receiving a create request from an end user for a communications link provided by a network node and communicating a response to the end user in order to establish a communication session.... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7333953 | Method and apparatus for integrated payments processing and decisioning for internet transactions A method and apparatus provides a decisioning solution for merchants accepting Internet transactions, integrated with means for processing payments electronically. The invention claimed herein provides features, such as, but not limited to, electronic transfer of fu... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7333520 | Apparatus for multiplexing signals through I/O pins One embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus that selectively multiplexes a plurality of signal lines through an I/O pin on a semiconductor chip. This apparatus includes an I/O pin, for coupling a signal line within the semiconductor chip to a signa... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7325076 | System for dynamic information exchange The communication bridge enables trading partner customers to mass customize their interactions with their affiliated trading partners by controlling workflow and data presentation. A method and system allows the integration of standard and proprietary content, such... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320024 | System and method for providing contents on a network Disclosed is a contents-providing system for receiving contents from a web server and providing the contents to a portable terminal connected via a network that comprises: a user information database for storing user ID information; an authentication server for perf... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7310307 | System and method for authenticating an element in a network environment A method for authenticating an element in a network environment is provided that includes receiving a request for one or more triplets. One or more of the triplets may be associated with an authentication communications protocol that may be executed in order to faci... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7302402 | Method, system and program products for sharing state information across domains State information is shared across domains. The state information is placed in one or more cookies that are shared across disjoint domains. An intermediary application is used, as one example, to enable the sharing of the state information (e.g., the cookies) across... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7296152 | System and method for providing access to a network in a communications environment A method for authenticating an end user in a network environment is provided that includes positioning an identification element in a first device that is operable to provide an interface for an end user. The first device is further operable to communicate with an i... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7292538 | System and method for distributing information in a network environment A method for distributing information in a network environment is provided that includes receiving one or more packets from a communication flow initiated by an end user and selectively communicating information associated with the communication flow to a network el... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7289383 | Reducing the number of power and ground pins required to drive address signals to memory modules One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that reduces the number of power and ground pins required to drive address signals to system memory. During operation, the system receives address signals associated with a memory operation from a memory cont... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7272788 | Client-server system for merging of metadata with images A method and system for merging metadata with digital images is disclosed, where the digital images are stored as image files having metadata fields associated therewith. The method and system include receiving data uploaded from a remote location, providing a web a... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7269187 | Packet detection system and method A packet detection technique is disclosed in which an average correlation signal is generated representative of the match between a repetitive sequence of symbols; an average power signal is generated representative of the average power in the sequence of symbols; a... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7269128 | System and method for proactive scheduling of system maintenance A system for planning maintenance activities in a communication network is provided. The system comprises a query execution module, an out of sync record generator module, and a network maintenance function command module. The query execution module is operative to ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7266588 | Network service system and method including a channel generator Disclosed is a network service system and method. A data server receives contents from a plurality of network web servers that provide the contents, and provides them to a portable terminal via the network. The data server comprises a contents processor for processi... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7252226 | System and method for using a prepaid card A system for using a prepaid card permits a card user to purchase a card, issued by an issuer such as a bank, through an agent at a retail establishment via a terminal, select a PIN, have the card activated at the point of purchase, use the card to purchase goods an... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7221684 | Increasing network efficiency using packet compression and decompression A communication device for compressing packets includes a first interface, a grouping module and a second interface. The first interface receives packets from a group of media streams, the grouping module generates a group packet that includes a group identifier as ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7222165 | Service provision support system A communications service provision support system supports multiple different types of services during a service session. The system when in use comprises a session manager which performs functions generic to each of the multiple different types of services during s... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7197549 | On-demand address pools A method for on-demand management of Internet Protocol (IP) address pools includes allocating an unused IP address from a local IP address pool designated for a remote domain if a request to connect to the remote domain is received and deallocating an IP address bac... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7173933 | System and method for providing source awareness in a network environment A method for communicating in a network environment is provided that includes receiving a request packet and positioning an identifier into the request packet. The identifier may be identified and correlated to a source that generated the request packet. An internet... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7165109 | Method and system to access software pertinent to an electronic peripheral device based on an address stored in a peripheral device A method and system for obtaining a network address stored in a peripheral device, and accessing a remote device at the network address to obtain information related to the peripheral device. When the peripheral device is connected to a host computer, the stored net... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7149208 | Method and apparatus for providing caller identification based responses in a computer telephony environment A utility for enabling real-time, point-to-point communications over computer networks between users having dynamically assigned Internet Protocol addresses includes the ability to identify incoming communications, and, based on the identity of the incoming communic... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7136468 | Internet-based message delivery with PSTN billing A global computer network message delivery service is disclosed. A sender enters a short message for delivery to a recipient's telephone. The sender also enters the recipient's telephone number. The sender may also enter the telephone number that he can be reached a... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7120148 | System and method for providing source awareness in a wireless application protocol network environment A method for communicating in a wireless application protocol (WAP) network environment is provided that includes receiving a request packet at a WAP gateway and positioning an identifier into the request packet. A content switch then identifies the identifier and c... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7109933 | Wearable jacket having communication function, and endoscope system employing wearable jacket A wearable jacket includes a 2D-DST substrate shaped to cover a body of a subject person. The 2D-DST substrate includes a first conductive sheet, a second conductive sheet and a plurality of communication modules. The first and second conductive sheets are overlappe... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7103659 | System and method for monitoring information in a network environment A method for monitoring information in a network environment is provided that includes receiving one or more packets from a communication flow initiated by an end user. The information associated with the communication flow is then selectively communicated to a plur... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7099308 | Router for use with a link that has a set of concurrent channels An asymmetrical network is disclosed for coupling customer-premises Internet hosts such as personal computers to the Internet. The head end of a CATV system has a high-bandwidth connection to the Internet. The CATV system supports a plurality of concurrent channels ... | 08/29/2006 |
