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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7957430 | Flexible segmentation scheme for communication systems Methods, computer program products, electronic devices and information blocks are provided that improve both efficiency of transmission and efficiency of segmentation by enabling an intelligent transport block size determination and a flexible segmentation scheme su... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7231446 | HTTP multiplexor/demultiplexor A computer networking system, method and device for multiplexing HTTP requests and demultiplexing HTTP responses. The method may include receiving HTTP requests from a plurality of clients and routing those requests to a socket on a server system. The method may als... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7143226 | Method and apparatus for multiplexing commands in a symmetric multiprocessing system interchip link The present invention, a multiprocessor chip pervasive command interface, collects different types of pervasive commands into individual queues for each command type. As permitted by various grouping rules, valid commands are grouped together into one single command... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7103690 | Communication between logical macros A connection is provided between logical macros to allow prioritization of operations in accordance with an arbitration scheme that distinguishes between operations based on such factors as priority or size of transaction. The invention allows connection of logical ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7000136 | Efficient variably-channelized SONET multiplexer and payload mapper The present invention provides a multiplexed payload system for processing data organized in any interleaved framing structure, preferably SONET. Along a receive path, the system consists of an input shift register, an input multi-stream merge network, a time-sliced... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6959398 | Universal asynchronous boundary module An application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) employs various logic blocks. The blocks may include logic circuits that operate at different clock rates. Consequently, an interface logic block may be needed to efficiently transfer signals from one frequency clock... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6828845 | Analogue selector The present invention relates to analogue selectors, also known as analogue multiplexers, for audio equipment input source selection. The present invention provides an analogue input selector for selecting one of a number of analogue source devices. The selector com... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6813667 | Bus extender and formatter apparatus and methods An apparatus and method for extending a bus to support at least one auxiliary function. A filter may intercept and route a signal issued over the bus. The filter may comprise control logic for reading the intercepted signal and for determining a destination therefor... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6526069 | Synchronization device for a synchronous digital message transmission system and process for producing a synchronous output signal A synchronization device for a synchronous digital message transmission system producing a synchronous output signal including successive transport modules synchronized to a frame clock from a digital input signal. The synchronization device includes a re... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6341148 | Method and apparatus for minimizing transient sampling fluctuations upon transition between modes of communication The present invention provides a transceiver which does not lose synchronization upon a transition from a non-precoded communication mode to a precoded communication mode and minimizes phase drift. A transceiver unit outputs a signal representing the phas... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6240274 | High-speed broadband wireless communication system architecture Techniques and architecture as well as channel multiplexing schemes to design and implement multi-megabit and gigabit transfer of data in situations requiring or optimized by wireless communication systems are presented as a method by which the high-speed... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6097721 | Method and apparatus for identifying signals for a set of communication devices in a signal stream having signals for a number of different sets of communication devices The invention provides method and apparatus for identifying signals for a set of communication devices in a signal stream having signals for a number of different sets of communication devices. Some embodiments of the invention are methods and devices for... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6005629 | System for converting digital television signals with insertion of interactive menus A system for converting digital television signals encoded according to an MPEG standard into standardized analog video signals. The system includes means for generating graphic images and for inserting corresponding image signals in a decoded digital flo... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5905731 | Synchronous telecommunications system with unique indentification of paths In a digital telecommunication system having data packages carrying identification data, the identification data is characterized in that it is unique to the package within a station and does not depend on the identity of the originating station.... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5867543 | Multi-rate transmission system A multi-rate transmission system (10) includes a receive section (12) and a transmit section (14). The receive section includes a receiver (16), a clock recovery unit (18), and a serial to parallel converter (20) all operating at a first clock rate (M). T... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5760915 | Communication system capable of carrying out communication of speech and image with a simple structure A communication system comprises a master station 21 and a plurality of slave stations 22-1 to 22-N each of which communicates with the master station through a radio channel carrying a communication signal by using time division multiple access. The slav... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5757801 | Advanced priority statistical multiplexer A data multiplexing network is described which multiplexes a plurality of asynchronous data channels with an asynchronous data stream representing compressed voice signals and/or facsimile signals onto a single synchronous data packet stream. The single s... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5691986 | Methods and apparatus for the editing and insertion of data into an encoded bitstream Methods and apparatus for inserting data into an encoded data stream are disclosed. In accordance with the disclosed methods data is inserted into an encoded data stream while maintaining MPEG-2 compliance. The disclosed methods achieve data reduction req... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5633891 | Portable integrated satellite communications unit A high speed teleconferencing apparatus and method, the apparatus including interface means for receiving a first analog signal and outputting a first digital signal, encoding means for encoding and compressing the first digital signal to produce a first ... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5329529 | Digital data arbitration apparatus A data arbitration apparatus for combining data from a plurality of data paths, wherein data from the respective data paths are clocked by respective clock signals asynchronously and at different rates includes a multiplexer to which the respective data p... | 07/12/1994 |
| 4970719 | Digital signal multiplexing apparatus A digital signal multiplexing apparatus comprising variable multiplexers each of which can alter a multiplexed channel format every call in compliance with a subscriber's request, a fixed multiplexer which has a multiplexing capacity integral times as lar... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4751699 | Multiplexing and demultiplexing equipments for a synchronous digital link with variable modulation speed and rate Multiplexing and demultiplexing equipments are provided for in end stations of a bidirectional synchronous digital link in which one of the multiplexed signals offers a variable rate at the request of either of the stations. The resultant signal transmitt... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4593390 | Pipeline multiplexer A pipelined multiplexer is provided for selecting one-of-m input signals, comprising N stages of select elements, each stage of the select elements including 2n /2 select gates, where n is the stage number. Each select gate has two input termin... | 06/03/1986 |
