Bizarre Patents
Ballistic resistant body covering
A ballistic resistant body covering for protecting the torso, groin and neck area from ballistic missiles.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6480664 | Trick mode VTR which generates trick play data from a stream of images containing intra-pictures and predictive pictures and selects specific DCT coefficients for intra-pictures Tape formatting, tracking and trick mode data generation are disclosed for providing trick modes for compressed video stored on a video tape. The tape is formatted so that trick mode data is recorded at normal speed within certain areas delineated by pred... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6219340 | Display of code power in all symbol rates in a single screen for code-division multiple access signals employing layered orthogonal codes Power levels for a code-division multiple access (CDMA) signal with layered orthogonal codes are displayed. When displaying power levels for multiple code layers, a power level for each active code channel is displayed using a bar. A width of the bar indi... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6208658 | Systems and methods for multiple mode voice and data communications using intelligently bridged TDM and packet buses and methods for performing telephony and data functions using the same Systems and methods by which voice/data communications may occur in multiple modes/protocols are disclosed. In particular, systems and methods are provided for multiple native mode/protocol voice and data transmissions and receptions with a computing syst... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6178172 | Method of topology database synchronization in an asynchronous transfer mode network A method for performing topology database synchronization between two nodes wherein one of the nodes is in an overload state. The node in the overload state looks for a neighboring node directly connected to it that is not in the overload state. After suc... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6154465 | Systems and methods for multiple mode voice and data communications using intelligenty bridged TDM and packet buses and methods for performing telephony and data functions using the same Systems and methods by which voice/data communications may occur in multiple modes/protocols are disclosed. In particular, systems and methods are provided for multiple native mode/protocol voice and data transmissions and receptions with a computing syst... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6151316 | Apparatus and method for synthesizing management packets for transmission between a network switch and a host controller Management data is supplied to a management agent by a network switch by generating management packets having at least a portion of a received data packet, and management information specifying receive status and network switch response characteristics to... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6148010 | Method and apparatus for distributing and consolidating data packets onto multiple network interfaces A method and apparatus for distributing and consolidating data packets onto multiple network interfaces includes using frame-based inverse multiplexing to parse high-speed data into frames for placement onto lower-speed E1 or T1 connections between a base... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6148001 | Multipoint-to-point system which multiplexes complete packets comprised of ATM cells on to a single virtual channel connection A method and apparatus for supporting connections on multipoint-to-point topologies is disclosed. A cell scheduler schedules packets from incoming VCCs for transmission on the order that a complete frame is available. Cells are received from a plurality o... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6141034 | Immersive imaging method and apparatus Improvements in the production means for dodecahedral imaging are described, to define a simple, flexible and efficient strategy for the creation of extremely wide images. Improvements in production technology include lenses and optical mounts that enable... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6141329 | Dual-channel real-time communication A communication circuit includes a dual-channel coder having an unencoded data communication port, a first encoded data communication port, and a second encoded data communication port. The dual-channel coder is operative to translate between unencoded da... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6138037 | Implementation of signalling in a telecommunications network The invention relates to a implementing signalling in a telecommunications network, particularly in a mobile network. In the method, one network element (BSC) serves as a master element and several other network elements serve as slave elements (BTS1 . . ... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6137953 | Video signal recording apparatus in which non-active digital video data may be recorded in an auxiliary data region According to the present invention, a video signal recording apparatus for recording a digital video signal on a plurality of tracks on a magnetic medium is provided. Each of the tracks has a video data region and an auxiliary data region. In the video si... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6134240 | Chip address allocation through a serial data ring on a stackable repeater Provided is a system which automatically determines and assigns an appropriate address for each chip in a repeater system. All the ASICs in a system are chained together on a serial data ring for address allocation purposes. A "First On" ASIC in a system ... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6134442 | Controlling operations in a cellular system using neighbor association-based cost values Operations in a cellular system are controlled based on cost values that are generated using neighbor association. In neighbor association, each cost value corresponds to a cost of assigning a candidate channel to a first cell in the cellular system, assu... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6134245 | System and method for the compression and transportation of non frame relay data over a frame relay network A system and method for the efficient compression and identification of non frame relay data packets allows the transport of non frame relay data packets over a frame relay network. Generic, non frame relay data is segmented into a plurality of data packe... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6128308 | Apparatus and method for determining a presence of a stored data frame in a random access memory independent of read and write clock domains A network interface device includes a random access memory used as a transmit and receive buffer for transmission and reception of data frames between a host computer bus and a packet switched network. The network interface device includes read and write ... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6128277 | Reliable array of distributed computing nodes A system which uses redundant storage and redundant communication to provide a robust distributed server system.... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6122272 | Call size feedback on PNNI operation The invention provides a method and system for selecting routes in a switching network with resource reservation, such as an ATM network. A set of routes are periodically precomputed, so that routes are known between any sending node and any receiving nod... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6118789 | Method of addressing messages and communications system A method of establishing wireless communications between an interrogator and individual ones of multiple wireless identification devices, the method comprising utilizing a tree search method to establish communications without collision between the interr... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6118772 | Wireline telephony on a cellular switch A telecommunications terminal is provided that is compatible with, and capable of connecting to, a cellular switch. Also provided are a protocol engine programmed to convert signals used in the terminal to a protocol required by the cellular switch and a ... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6118767 | Interference control for CDMA networks using a plurality of narrow antenna beams and an estimation of the number of users/remote signals present Systems and methods for providing mitigation of interference in a CDMA cellular network caused by excessive in band energy are disclosed. In the preferred embodiment, multiple narrow antenna beams are used to isolate the excessive energy from that of sign... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6115369 | Wireless repeating method and wireless repeating unit The object of the present invention is to provide a simple wireless repeating method and a repeater suitable for application to Time Division Multiple Access-Time Division Duplex communication methods. Transmission data transmitted from a base station and... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6112093 | Radio communication system and method for analog and digital traffic channel allocation using a second higher threshold when allocating a digital channel The establishment of digital connections is avoided if the power level compensated uplink signal strength transmitted by a dual-mode mobile station is below a threshold value. In such cases, a dual-mode mobile station is instead preferably connected to an... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6111874 | Shared address table with source and destination two-pass algorithm A network switch configured for switching data packets across multiple ports uses an address table to generate frame forwarding information. A decision-making engine receives a source address, destination address and receive port number along with a virtu... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6111875 | Apparatus and method for disabling external frame forwarding device for use with a network switch An interface device enables an external device connected to a network switch to be disabled. The interface device receives and transmits data to an external device which makes data forwarding decisions. When a disable signal is received by the network swi... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6104732 | Integrated signal routing circuit An integrated routing circuit that provides serial-to-parallel and parallel-to-serial data conversion, and data transmission over various types of media including coaxial, twisted-pair, and fiber optic media. The integrated routing circuit has two receive... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6100919 | Film image reproduction apparatus utilizing apparatus illumination characteristics for film image reproduction A film image reproducing apparatus for reproducing images recorded on successive frames of a film includes: an illuminator which illuminates the film; a detector which detects an illuminating characteristic of the illuminator; a recorder which records the... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6097877 | Digital recording and reproducing apparatus which multiplexes and records HDTV, SDTV and trick play data together on a magnetic tape A digitally recording and reproducing apparatus simultaneously records two kinds of digital signals of an identical video program, generated by high-efficiency coding, or a relatively high bit-rate signal and a relatively low bit-rate signal, onto the app... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6091713 | Method and system for estimating the ability of a subscriber loop to support broadband services A method and system use voiceband transmission characteristics to estimate the viability of deploying broadband services over a subscriber loop in the public switched telephone network. The system gives network service providers the ability to predict the... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088339 | Apparatus and method for programming a hearing aid using a serial bidirectional transmission method and varying clock pulses In a data transmission method and circuit for communication between a programming apparatus and a user apparatus to be programmed, such as a hearing aid, data as well as clock pulses are transmitted by the programming apparatus to the user apparatus for t... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6088330 | Reliable array of distributed computing nodes A system which uses redundant storage and redundant communication to provide a robust distributed server system.... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6088577 | Multiple subcarrier communication system The present invention is a digital FM voice paging system which uses digital signal processing (including D/A conversion and data compression) to transmit voice pager data over existing FM broadcast subcarriers.... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6084878 | External rules checker interface An interface located on a network switch transmits header information to an external device that makes data forwarding decisions. The interface receives and transmits header information that includes the source and destination address of the data. The ext... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6084856 | Method and apparatus for adjusting overflow buffers and flow control watermark levels A network switch having a shared memory architecture for storing data frames includes configuration registers that are programmable by a host processor to adaptively adjust overflow buffer locations and flow control watermark levels based on monitored net... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6078349 | Process and system for increasing the display resolution of a point-to-point video transmission relative to the actual amount of video data sent A process and system for improving the display resolution of a video image that is transmitted point-to-point. The process and system function by determining regions on a screen that are of high interest to a viewer and regions on the screen which are of ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6075793 | High efficiency spread spectrum system and method A multichannel-spread-spectrum system for communicating a plurality of data-sequence signals from a plurality of data channels using parallel chip-sequence signals in which fewer than all of the channels include header information. A header device concate... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6072801 | Method of addressing messages, method of establishing wireless communications, and communications system A method of establishing wireless communications between an interrogator and individual ones of multiple wireless identification devices, the method comprising utilizing a tree search method to establish communications without collision between the interr... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6069893 | Asynchronous transfer mode switching architectures having connection buffers Improved methods and apparatus to facilitate switching Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) cells through an ATM switching circuit are disclosed. The improved methods and apparatus facilitate the implementation of per virtual connection buffering, per virtual... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6067298 | ATM switching system which separates services classes and uses a code switching section and back pressure signals An asynchronous transfer mode switching system including a core switch section (CS102) in an output buffer-type configuration which has an ATM switching function between high-rate input and output ports, an input buffer module section (IXB20) which multip... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6067301 | Method and apparatus for forwarding packets from a plurality of contending queues to an output A method and apparatus for forwarding packets from contending queues of a multiport switch to an output of a finite bandwidth involve first prioritizing the contending queues into different priorities that relate to priorities of the packets that are bein... | 05/23/2000 |
