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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5241678 | Program translation based on generalized partial computation A program translation method for translating a first program including at least a conditional branch step into a second program through a partial computation. Whether or not a condition expression included in the first program is satisfied is judged depen... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5241679 | Data processor for executing data saving and restoration register and data saving stack with corresponding stack storage for each register A data processor comprises a plurality of registers 1 (registers a to d), a plurality of data saving stack memory devices 2 coupled to the registers 1 for exclusive use thereof, respectively, and an instruction decoder for decoding instructions for contro... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5241680 | Low-power, standby mode computer A method and apparatus for configuring a computer in a low-power mode are provided. In the low-power mode, dynamic random access memory is refreshed by a battery powered system in order to maintain the memory contents. Low-power mode is entered by saving ... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5241681 | Computer system having an internal cach microprocessor slowdown circuit providing an external address signal A method for slowing down a high speed microprocessor with an internal cache to maintain compatibility with applications software written for slower speed microprocessors. The internal cache of the processor is invalidated during the slowdown and the cach... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5241682 | Border node having routing and functional capability in a first network and only local address capability in a second network A method and apparatus for interconnecting multiple data processing networks, each data processing network including: multiple network nodes having routing and functional capability within a data processing network; and, multiple endpoint nodes, each incl... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5241683 | Data flow type information processor A data flow type information processor includes first and second program storing portions, a merging portion, a data pair detecting portion and first and second operation processing portions. Each of the first and the second program storing portions store... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5241684 | Data processor for processing data singly or in an array Dial data inputted from a keyboard are registered in an internal memory. When the desired dial data are retrieved from the registered dial data and a dial key is pressed, the retrieved dial data are converted to corresponding dial tone signals and supplie... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5241685 | Load sharing control for a mobile cellular radio system In a mobile cellular radio system, load balancing is achieved by moving dynamically the borders between any two cells such that an overloaded cell becomes smaller and the neighboring cell larger. This is achieved by lowering the entering signal strength t... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5241686 | Regulation of traffic load of fixed stations in a cellular radio communication network The process aims to constantly optimize the distribution of the radio-electric load on a radio communication cellular network between fixed relays. This is equivalent to increasing or reducing the surface of network cell when the traffic in the cell decre... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5241687 | Phase controlling phase of local subcarrier signal to correspond to transmitted pilot signal Apparatus for demodulating information signals frequency-modulated on an RF carrier signal carrying spectral components within the audio frequency range, a pilot carrier signal having an imparted phase shift from the phase of the transmitted pilot carrier... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5241688 | Frequency and time slot synchronizaton using adaptive filtering The synchronization process of the present invention filters the received signal with an adaptive band-pass filter (101) while buffering the received signal in memory (108). The energies of the input signal and the filtered signal are estimated (103 and 1... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5241689 | Digital signal processor audio compression in an RF base station system A radio frequency (RF) base station transmitter receiver (transceiver) system includes an audio compression arrangement that compresses a sum of multiple audio signals so that all signals within the sum are equalized to a substantially uniform audio outpu... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5241690 | Method for regulating power in a digital mobile telephony system The present invention relates to a method of regulating or adjusting the transmission power when transmitting signals between a mobile station and a base station in a digital mobile telephony system. The output power is regulated to maintain the transmiss... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5241691 | Method of optimizing the transmission of idle beacon messages and a communications system using the method A time division communications system for radio communication between primary stations and a plurality of secondary stations, having a normal idle beacon message transmitted by the primary station when it has an otherwise idle period. To reduce interferen... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5241692 | Interference reduction system for a speech recognition device An apparatus for reducing audio interference produced by a transducer (18) in response to an audio signal has a first input for receiving the audio signal and a second input (22) for receiving sound signals. The audio interference affects a speech recogni... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5241693 | Single-block filter for antenna duplexing and antenna-switched diversity A single-block ceramic filter (102) is coupled to two antennas (142 and 144) for providing both antenna duplexing and antenna-switched diversity in a duplex radio transceiver (100). One antenna (142) is coupled by the filter (102) to a transmitter (132), ... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5241694 | Circuit for forming low power levels in a transmitter of a radio telephone The present invention concerns a circuit for forming low power levels in a transmitter of a radio telephone. By a power amplifier (1) of the transmitter is formed the maximum power level and a plurality of lower power levels. As taught by the invention, v... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5241695 | Molded shield with integral key switch circuitry The molded key switch shield assembly (100) includes a molded member (104) and a key switch overlay (102). The molded member (104) includes a shield metallization pattern (136) which substantially covers major portions of both the first (138) and second m... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5241696 | Tuner with selective equalization of different program sources Tuner for receiving a plurality of receiving frequencies and audio system having a plurality of audio components, characterized by the provision of a device for generating a designation command for selectively designating a program source such as a broadc... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5241697 | FM receiver An FM receiver includes an IF unit followed by an LF unit. The receiver has circuitry for changing the signal transmission characteristic of the IF and/or LF units, including a detector module with detector circuits for detecting values characteristic of ... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5241698 | Radio receiver operational checking method and system including reactive coupling A clock-driven pulse source is used to apply repetitive short pulses to the squelch control point of the squelch circuitry of a radio receiver to deactivate momentarily the squelch circuitry at regular intervals (FIGS. 2B, and 2D). The repetitive short pu... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5241699 | Electronic surveillance device detector and method using phase angle differences between two received signals The disclosed invention detects electronic surveillance devices. Should an electronic surveillance device (a bug) be present in a room, the bug will be detecting sounds with a microphone and transmitting on some electromagnetic frequency. In the present i... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5241700 | Receiver of an electromagnetic signal with a known nominal frequency, liable to be affected by an unknown variation, in particular by the Doppler shift The invention concerns a feedback control loop comprising a mixer comprising a first input receiving an electromagnetic signal, and a second input receiving a first local signal; an intermediate frequency line mounted between the output of the mixer and t... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5241701 | Antenna selecting diversity receiving apparatus An antenna selecting diversity receiving apparatus utilizes linear modulation with information about the envelope of a modulating wave included therein and is employed in a radio communication system using TDM. An integrating circuit serves to integrate e... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5241702 | D.C. offset compensation in a radio receiver A zero-IF radio receiver eliminates DC offset without distortion or loss of the low-frequency and DC components of the received or desired signal by initially differentiating the received signal to filter out the DC offset. The signal is amplified to a su... | 08/31/1993 |
