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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7411985 | Low-complexity packet loss concealment method for voice-over-IP speech transmission A low complexity packet loss concealment method for use in voice-over-IP speech transmission calculates a cross-correlation of previous speech data to estimate the pitch period of the previous speech when speech frames have been lost. A tap interval used to calculat... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7376209 | Method and apparatus for near-optimal scaling of log-likelihood ratio (LLR) computation in turbo decoding for hybrid automatic repeat request (ARQ) A method and an apparatus for scaling demodulated data symbols contained in a packet to generate scaled log-likelihood ratios for Turbo decoding are disclosed. A packet consists of one or more subpackets depending on the type of packet. Each subpacket is identified ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7370134 | 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... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7334071 | Expansion of cross-domain addressing for PCI-express packets passing through non-transparent bridge A PCI-Express compatible switch is provided with two or more, internal virtual buses. In one embodiment, at least one of the plural virtual buses is designated as a special bus that is limited to having no more than 16 devices on it even though the protocol allows f... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7330432 | Method and apparatus for optimizing channel bandwidth utilization by simultaneous reliable transmission of sets of multiple data transfer units (DTUs) A system and method for reliably transmitting large amounts of data over a high speed network with large latency, such as a communication satellite based network. A transmitting device transmits data transfer units (DTUs) to one or more receiving devices. The transm... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7324468 | System and method for medium access control in a power-save network A method and apparatus for accessing, controlling and utilizing a network communication medium. Various aspects of the present invention may comprise a first networked device with power-save capability. The first networked device may acquire control of a communicati... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7277416 | Network based IP address assignment for static IP subscriber In existing standards for packet data communication over enhanced cellular networks, for a subscriber having a static address, the network relies on the terminal to provide the static address. Consequently, the terminal needs to know (be programmed with) its own sta... | 10/02/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7266629 | Data transfer control device and electronic instrument generating interface signal of signal type according to interface information set in internal register A data transfer control device including: a link controller which analyzes a received packet transferred from a host-side data transfer control device through a serial bus; an interface circuit which generates interface signals and outputs the generated interface si... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7222210 | 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... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7206887 | 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... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7206881 | Arrangement and method for controlling dataflow on a data bus The present invention relates to a method and arrangement for controlling dataflow on a databus, especially for avoiding reception problems by a receiver unit. The databus connects at least one receiver unit to one or several transmitter units. The method comprises ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7174409 | 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... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7142857 | Apparatus, method and system for maintaining call control at a gateway mobile switching center utilizing a packet network The apparatus, method and system embodiments of the present invention provide for maintaining call control at a gateway mobile switching center (MSC), for roaming mobile units, utilizing a packet network or link, such as an ATM link. The preferred system embodiment ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7143187 | Packet communication control device and packet communication control method The present invention relates to a mobile packet communication apparatus for supplying a terminating service to a mobile terminal and a packet communication control method employed for the communication network. In the case of the conventional techniques, an ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7136959 | Data storage system having crossbar packet switching network A system interface having: a packet switching network; a cache memory; and a plurality of directors. One portion of such directors is adapted for coupling to a host computer/server and another portion of the directors is adapted for coupling to a bank of disk drives... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7136635 | Proxy SIP server interface for session initiation communications The present invention supports a message protocol on a wireless communication network between the access gateway and the proxy session initiation server. Upon disruption of a communication session with a mobile station, an information packet indication disruption of... | 11/14/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7111102 | Port adapter for high-bandwidth bus A port adapter for connecting zero or more network interfaces to a host system having a SPI-4 bus is disclosed. The port adapter comprises zero or more network interfaces; a SPI-4 bus coupled to a host system to provide a communication channel between the host and t... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7107413 | Write queue descriptor count instruction for high speed queuing Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for a write queue descriptor count instruction for high speed queuing. A write queue descriptor count command causes a processor to write a single word containing a queue count for each of a plurality of qu... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7093056 | Method for the compilation of bus packets for isochronous data transmission via a data bus, and apparatus for carrying out the method The format of the transmission of isochronous data packets via the IEEE 1394 bus is defined in the IEC 61883 Standard. A bus packet used to transmit the data has a header at the beginning, which header describes the format of the bus packet. This is then followed by... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086082 | Implementation of delay-critical services in a cable television system For transmitting delay-critical data in a digital, time division form in an additional channel of a cable television system, the slots of the channel are further divided into smaller mini slots, for the indication of which the same cyclic indication is used as with ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7072816 | Method and system for providing hierarchical self-checking in ASIC simulation A method and system for providing simulation of an integrated circuit during development of the integrated circuit is disclosed. The integrated circuit has an island that includes an interface. The method and system include a snooper, a checker and a generator. The ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7069375 | Stream-oriented interconnect for networked computer storage An apparatus and method for connecting a plurality of computing devices, e.g. web servers, database servers, etc., to a plurality of storage devices, such as disks, disk arrays, tapes, etc., by using a stream-oriented (circuit oriented) switch that has high throughp... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7054966 | Data processing system A data processing system in accordance with an exemplary embodiment is provided. The data processing system includes a first host device operably coupled to a first PCI communication bus wherein the first host device substantially only performs tasks associated with... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7050394 | Framer A method includes extracting packets from within a received frame, generating digests of the extracted packets, and hashing the generated digests. ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7050809 | System and method for providing concurrent data transmissions in a wireless communication network A system and method is disclosed for providing concurrent data transmissions in a wireless communication network. The invention comprises a register unit within a base transceiver station that prepares data packets to be transmitted to mobile stations within a plura... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7043583 | Method and system for improved processing of CPU intensive communications protocols A method of processing a frame of a CPU intensive communications protocol includes disabling per frame interrupts of a CPU; enabling a periodic interrupt handler to interrupt the CPU upon an interrupt period; and upon an interrupt of the periodic interrupt handler, ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7032056 | Encoding of message onto strobe signals Methods and apparatus are disclosed for use in an electronic system where data is transmitted over signaling conductors from one electronic component to another using strobe signals accompanying the data. The edge or transition of the strobe signals identifies when,... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7016360 | Gateway for processing wireless data content A wireless gateway architecture integrates support for a plurality of wireless standards and protocols. In accordance with the architecture of the invention, a wireless gateway includes a chassis with an interconnecting backplane for allowing the addition and remova... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6993613 | Methods and apparatus for reducing receive interrupts via paced ingress indication Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture for efficiently handling incoming network traffic by preventing protocol stack overruns and minimizing packet latency are disclosed herein. Embodiments of the present invention monitor the level of a protocol stack's p... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6981084 | Apparatus and method for packet ingress interrupt moderation A method and apparatus for moderating packet ingress interrupts. A network interface includes a packet timer and an absolute timer or absolute counter. The packet timer functions to minimize packet latency during periods of low packet ingress at the network interfac... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6937998 | Arrangement for and method of expediting transactions based on a customer's proximity to the transactions A portable terminal carried by a user and in wireless communication with a local area network for displaying data based on the physical location of the user. A plurality of network nodes is distributed throughout a venue, such as a shopping mall or a store, in which... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6895457 | Bus interface with a first-in-first-out memory A system includes a multithreaded processor. The multithreaded processor includes a plurality of microengines, a memory controller, a first bus interface and a second bus interface. The second bus interface includes a first-in-first-out memory with a plurality of el... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6874048 | Communication system and methodology for sending a designator for at least one of a set of time-division multiplexed channels forwarded across a locally synchronized bus A communication system, network interface and communication port is provided that includes a media local bus. The local bus is connected between a controller and one or more multimedia devices located within a node of the communication system. The controller periodi... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6868466 | Apparatus and method for packet ingress interrupt moderation A method and apparatus for moderating packet ingress interrupts. A network interface includes a packet timer and an absolute timer or absolute counter. The packet timer functions to minimize packet latency during periods of low packet ingress at the network interfac... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6829667 | Method and system for improved processing of CPU intensive communications protocols by disabling per frame interrupts for an interrupt period A method of processing a frame of a CPU intensive communications protocol includes disabling per frame interrupts of a CPU; enabling a periodic interrupt handler to interrupt the CPU upon an interrupt period; and upon an interrupt of the periodic interrupt handler, ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6738843 | Method and system for generating multiple self-ID packets on the 1394 bus using a standard PHY chip A method and system for generating multiple self-ID packets that are used for mapping a node topology is disclosed. The node topology is based on a computer system comprised of a high performance serial bus and a plurality of nodes coupled to the serial bus. Each no... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6728815 | Method and structure for supporting data streaming by a SCSI target during the data in phase of the packetized SCSI protocol A method for data streaming by a SCSI target includes transmitting a data packet information unit in a Packetized SCSI Protocol Data In phase. The SCSI target also generates a signal during the Packetized SCSI Protocol Data In phase to indicate whether a header pack... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6721836 | Bus system having an address/control bus and a data bus, and a data transfer method thereof A bus arbitration system and a data transfer arbitration method, comprising (a) receiving bus requests from two or more master devices and arbitrating access to an address/control bus according to a predetermined arbitration algorithm, (b) receiving an access comman... | 04/13/2004 |
