Quotables
"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home."
Ken Olsen, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corporation ; 1977
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 |
| 5586333 | Method and control apparatus for generating power management signal of computer peripheral equipment in a computer system There is disclosed a power management signal generated from a computer for saving power of computer peripheral equipment by alternatively controlling a power supply or an operating state of the computer peripheral equipment, corresponding to a use state o... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5586334 | Apparatus and method for suspending and resuming software on a computer There is disclosed a control unit of a computer system comprising a volatile storing device for holding written data while the power is on, a non-volatile storing device for holding the written data even when the power is off, and a power-off preserving d... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5586335 | Method and apparatus for programming a programmable controller with a ladder diagram by entering multiple device names for each ladder symbol and by storing common ladder segments A programmable controller which allows the operator to input a ladder symbol followed by device names separated by logical operators in lieu of entering the redundant ladder symbol for each device name. The logical operator is identified during the conver... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5586336 | Microcomputer capable of monitoring internal resources from external A microcomputer includes an internal register previously written with an address from an external of the microcomputer. When the address becomes coincident with a register address outputted on an internal register address bus, data on an internal data bus... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5586337 | Programmable controller with timing control A programmable controller includes for controlling a system including a program memory unit for storing a group of sequence instructions including an instruction part and operand part, a data memory unit for storing a plurality of system data, a sequence ... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5586338 | System identification (SID) list for selecting operating frequencies A cellular telephone system is upgraded by modifying subscriber units for selective service provider acquisition during roaming. Priority of acquisition is given to those service providers associated with the home service provider. These preferred service... | 12/17/1996 |
