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US07765607B2	Probes and methods of making probes using folding techniques Probes and methods of making probes are provided, particularly probes or nano-tools having tip active areas of extremely small dimensions, e.g., on the order of one angstrom to a few nanometers. One method of making a nano-tool includes forming a composite including a tool layer less than 10 nm thick on a substrate layer, subtracting a region of the substrate layer at least partially through the thickness of the substrate layer, thereby exposing a well surface, and folding the composite so that portions of the tool layer surface diverge and portions of the well surface converge, wherein an outer crease of the folded tool layer is a nanotool active area. Another method of making a nano-tool includes forming a composite including a tool layer less than 10 nm thick on a substrate, subtracting a region of the substrate layer at least partially through the thickness of the substrate layer, thereby exposing a well surface, and folding the composite so that portions of the tool layer surface diverge and portions of the well surface converge, wherein an outer crease of the folded tool layer is a nanotool active area, whereby the tip may be cut mechanically or altered to expose two probe active areas. The herein probes may be very useful in systems and methods that benefit from probes having resolution capabilities less than the dimensions of the objects to be analyzed.
US07765605B2	Method for copy protecting a record carrier, copy protected record carrier and means for detecting access control information A method for copy protecting a record carrier is disclosed, in which method the copy protected record carriers are provided with a pattern of logical errors which cannot be corrected by the error correcting rules predefined for said record carrier. The pattern of logical errors represents access control information. The logical errors are generated during decoding the bit sequence read from the record carrier. Bit errors may be positioned in the bit sequence so as to counteract de-interleaving which is part of an error decoding process in a reading device and accumulate in error words which are uncorrectable. Also a method for detecting access control information and a retrieval arrangement are disclosed, which retrieval arrangement serves to detect the access control information by selecting at least one error location, but not all error locations on the record carrier, and verifying the presence of an error by reading the selected error location via the reading means.
US07765601B2	System for processing information, device for processing information, and program An information processing system including: first and second information processing devices in communication through a network. The first device has a license information-sending unit that sends license information containing utilizing-time limit information for utilizing a content in response to a request from the second device. The second device has: a license information-receiving unit that receives the license information sent by the license information-sending unit; a time information acquisition unit that acquires time information through the network; an internal clock-setting unit that refers to the time information acquired by the time information acquisition unit to set time information of a built-in internal clock; and a utilization-controlling unit that controls utilization of the content in association with the license information received by the license information-receiving unit based on the time information of the internal clock set by the internal clock-setting unit or a counter working independently of the internal clock.
US07765599B2	Multimedia transmitter, multimedia receiver, multimedia transmission system, and method for securely transmitting multimedia content over a wireless link Embodiments of multimedia transmitters, receivers and methods for communicating multimedia content in a wireless network are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. In some embodiments, a checksum is generated by decoding the multimedia content to respond to queries from a multimedia content source within a predetermined time period, a propagation delay associated with the wireless multimedia link is determined, and transmission of the multimedia content over the wireless multimedia link is inhibited when a response from the multimedia receiver exceeds a propagation delay by a predetermined time period.
US07765594B1	Dynamic security deputization Enhancing security capability of a network is described. In some embodiments, the method comprises detecting a security threat, sending a request to a networked device on the network to perform a deputized function that is not ordinarily performed by the networked device, receiving response data from the networked device and processing the response data. In some embodiments, the method comprises receiving a request from a security authority on the network to perform a deputized function that is not ordinarily performed, performing the deputized function as requested and sending response data to the security authority to be further processed.
US07765592B2	Changed file identification, software conflict resolution and unwanted file removal As computer programs grow more complex, extensible, and connected, it becomes increasingly difficult for users to understand what has changed on their machines and what impact those changes have. An embodiment of the invention is described via a software tool, called AskStrider, that answers those questions by correlating volatile process information with persistent-state context information and change history. AskStrider scans a system for active components, matches them against a change log to identify recently updated and hence more interesting state, and searches for context information to help users understand the changes. Several real-world cases are provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of using AskStrider to quickly identify the presence of unwanted software, to determine if a software patch is potentially breaking an application, and to detect lingering components left over from an unclean uninstallation.
US07765589B2	Method and apparatus for detecting grid intrusions A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for authorizing a user to access grid resources. A request is received from the user to access a resource on the data processing system. This request includes a certificate. An authentication process is performed using the certificate when the request is received. In response to successfully authenticating the user in the authentication process, a first host name for the certificate is requested from a trusted source. A reply containing the first host name is received. Access to the resource is provided if the first host name returned by the trusted source matches a second host name for the user from which the request originated.
US07765588B2	System and method for identity verification A system and method verify a user's identity in an Internet-related transaction. One system and method use a personal computer having identification information, a card reader, and a personal identification card having access information, to verify a user's identity using the access information and the identification information. Another system and method use a personal computer, a card reader, and a personal identification card having access information, wherein the card reader is included as part of a mouse coupled to the personal computer and wherein a user's identity is verified using the access information. Another system and method use a personal computer, a device coupled to the personal computer having identification information, a card reader, and a personal identification card having access information to verify a user's identity using the access information and the identification information. Another system and method use a personal computer, a fingerprint reader, a card reader, and a personal identification card having access information to verify a user's identity using the access information and the data of the fingerprint reader.
US07765587B2	Glyphword-based security Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for glyphword-based security. Embodiments include establishing a glyphword comprising a plurality of glyphs; and creating a plurality of glyphsheets wherein each glyphsheet includes one or more glyphs included in the established glyphword and one or more glyphs not included in the established glyphword; and for each glyphsheet: presenting to a user the glyphsheet; receiving from the user at least one selection of a glyph included in the glyphsheet; determining whether the glyphsheet is the last glyphsheet if the glyph selected by the user is not included in the glyphs of the glyphword; and providing access to a resource if the glyphsheet is the last glyphsheet.
US07765583B2	System and method for managing virtual user domains The present invention addresses the previous of lack of subscriber identity tracking and management for residential broadband lines and provides customized access and enhanced IP services for a subscriber's household members (virtual user domain) and his/her circle of extended families, relatives, and friends (multiple virtual user domains). Rather than treating a broadband link as a single connection with a single set of services and quality constraints, the present invention enables the subscriber to create multiple user profiles per broadband link; tailor activities such as web services to a specific user and group profile; provide restricted access to minors (e.g. allow only age appropriate content to be viewed); and facilitate connection at multiple access points on a carrier's edge network.
US07765580B2	Method and apparatus for providing user authentication using a back channel A method and apparatus provides user authentication by communicating primary authentication information, such as user identification data and/or password data to an authentication unit via a primary channel such as over the Internet. An authentication code is generated by the authentication unit on a per session basis and is sent to a destination unit via a first secondary channel during the session. The destination unit then retransmits the authentication code, on a second secondary channel, to the first unit in a way that is transparent to a user of the first unit. The first device then send the received re-transmitted authentication code back to the authentication unit via the primary channel during the session.
US07765575B2	Combining real-time and batch mode logical address links Systems and methods for displaying Internet content associated with television programming. Content associated with a program included in the television programming is automatically displayed by a set top box. Before the broadcast of a program, listing information or EPG data is stored at the set top box. The listing information includes batch mode logical addresses or links. During the program, a viewer is notified about the link, and the content may be accessed and displayed concurrently with the program. In addition, real-time logical addresses or links, which are embedded in the program, may be extracted and the viewer is notified of these links. If both the real time and batch links are available, a determination is made according to pre-defined rules regarding which link is brought to the attention of the viewer.
US07765572B2	Method for identifying extender text table of electronic program guide in digital TV A digital television (DTV) receiver and a decoding method are discussed. According to an embodiment, the DTV receiver includes: a receiving unit for receiving a digital broadcasting signal including a plurality of extended text tables (ETTs) that appear in transport stream packets having common PID values, each ETT comprising a section header and a message body, wherein the section header contains a table identification extension field that serves to establish uniqueness of each ETT, and wherein the message body includes an extended text message (ETM) which provides detailed descriptions of a virtual channel or an event associated with each ETT; and a program and system information protocol (PSIP) decoder for detecting the table identification extension field to determine uniqueness of each ETT and detecting at least one pertinent ETT from the plurality of ETTs using the determined uniqueness of each ETT.
US07765571B2	Continuous selection graphs Continuous selection graphs are described. In embodiment(s), a continuous selection graph can be displayed that includes a similarity continuum to indicate media content that is progressively similar. The continuous selection graph can also include an axis of identifying criteria for the media content by which to associate the media content along the similarity continuum. Similar media content that is associated with the identifying criteria can be determined, and selectable indicators of the similar media content can be displayed to indicate a relationship between the identifying criteria and the similar media content along the similarity continuum.
US07765568B1	Graphical tuning bar A system and method for displaying a user interface in the form of a program guide that assists users in determining and selecting television viewing options and related services is described. The guide is a viewable display constructed at receiver stations based on data periodically received via a Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite communication or other system. The guide display presentation can include still pictures, live video broadcasts, still graphics, moving graphics, webpages, graphics and “buttons” that are utilized by the viewer to perform a variety of operations, including determining program availability, selecting programming or services, and launching to related information, programming or services. A tuning bar is automatically scaled to seamlessly represent all programs that a given user subscribes to. The user moves a graphic slider along the tuning bar to quickly and intuitively select a current program.
US07765565B2	Content reproducing apparatus, and television receiving apparatus A plurality of types of rating information are easily and reliably set. A television receiver A includes a receiver main body 1 and a remote controller 15 for controlling it. The receiver main body 1 includes a tuner unit 3, a signal processing unit 5, a display control unit 7 for controlling display, a display unit 11, a remote controller photoreception unit 17, a control unit 21 for overall control, a parental control unit 23 for controlling view, and a rating information storage unit 25 in which rating information is stored. In the rating information storage unit, tables relating to rating information 25 shown in Tables 1 to 9 are stored. In the television receiver A, based on an instruction from the control unit 21, the information in the tables can be referred to as needed. Tables indicating a plurality of types of rating information are stored in the rating information storage unit 25. The rating information storage unit 25 stores a plurality of types of rating information based on different standards regarding parental control, with items capable of being commonly set among the multiple types of rating information being associated with each other. The control unit 21 can set at once the common items based the association regarding age limitation. When a block for rating information concerning a viewed program is not yet set, and if the rating of a particular program is equal to or above the level set by the user based on another rating information, a message is displayed so as to alert the user to the broadcast of programs that are not desirable for children.
US07765563B2	User interaction feedback system A viewer response method for use with an interactive telecommunications system. The viewer response method includes accumulating a user interaction history of a user of the system, the user interaction history including user interaction information associated with a plurality of user interaction events and providing user-sensible feedback, based at least in part on the user interaction history.
US07765552B2	System and method for allocating computing resources for a grid virtual system In one embodiment, a method for allocating computing resources comprises executing a plurality of applications and a grid virtual system within a shared resource domain, assigning computing resources to the plurality of applications to process application transactions, dynamically reallocating computing resources associated with the plurality of applications to the grid virtual system when the computing resources are idle, registering availability of grid services in response to the reallocating, scheduling grid jobs for execution within the grid virtual system, and modifying at least one reallocation parameter in response to the scheduling.
US07765550B2	System for controlling context switch of deferred requests using counter and flag setting of thread accessing shared resource or entering code region In an embodiment of the invention, a method for a memory-mapped lazy preemption control, the method includes: incrementing a counter value if an operating system attempts to involuntarily context switch out a thread and fails to context switch out the thread because the thread has a flag set; checking a counter value to determine a degree of abusiveness of a thread; and based upon the degree of abusiveness, determining if a voluntary contact switch out should be performed or should not be performed on the thread.
US07765541B1	Minimization methodology A method and system for developing a minimized install profile for installing a minimized operating environment. After installing an operating environment comprising a plurality of installation packages on a computer system, one or more applications are also installed. System changes are determined and used to identify components added by the installed applications. Additionally, installation packages are identified that are required by the installed applications and that correspond to elements of the operating environment referenced by the added components. A minimized installation profile is created for installing a minimized operating environment based upon a minimum profile template and including the identified installation packages.
US07765539B1	System and method for trans-compiling video games A method of porting a video game or other application from one platform to another involves decompiling the game executable to develop source code in a high level programming language such as C. The (re)generated source code is re-linked using target native libraries to handle hardware functions (e.g., video, audio, etc.) for the target platform. The resulting “trans-compiled” executable is able to efficiently run on the target platform, potentially providing orders of magnitude speed performance boost over other traditional techniques.
US07765533B2	Automatic task distribution in scalable processors A processing method and apparatus for processing an information is based on a sequence of instructions, where a repeated sub-sequence is detected in the sequence of instructions and an allocation between a processing resource and the repeated sub-sequence is determined based on an index information indicating the repetition frequency of the repeated sub-sequence. Thus, a combination of a scalable signal processor with automatic task distribution is provided, where the number of memory accesses can be reduced, as the repeated sub-sequence can be allocated to external processing units, which are correspondingly programmed or which use their embedded memory.
US07765528B2	Identifying sources of memory retention One embodiment relates to a method for identifying sources of memory retention in an executing application. A size of a set of objects is tracked over multiple periods. A period is determined to be a growth period if the size for the set of objects increases above a previous maximum size, and the number of growth periods is counted. The set of objects is flagged as having potential undesired object retention (a memory leak) if the number of growth periods is greater than a threshold number. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
US07765508B1	Method and system for generating multiple implementation views of an IC design A method and system for generating from a high-level placement specification the layout and schematic implementation data is disclosed. In addition packaging data and a software model may also be generated. In one embodiment an array of rows and columns is formed on an integrated circuit (IC) in which all elements in a row have the same height and all elements in a column have the same width. This array, which may be displayed in a textual or spreadsheet format, forms the high-level placement specification. A software program of this embodiment converts this high-level placement specification into layout and schematic files that can be used by a commercial CAD tool to produce a file for fabrication.
US07765505B2	Design rule management method, design rule management program, rule management apparatus and rule verification apparatus Disclosed is a rule management apparatus which acquires a design rule for regulating a part shape from systems such as a CAD system 401, converts the acquired deign rule into data having a hierarchical node format, calculates relationship strength which indicates strength of a relationship between the design rule converted into data having a hierarchical node format and another node, sets to the relationship strength between design rules which are substantially the same but described in different systems to be a maximum value, and stores in an integrating rule DB 300 the relationship strength and the design rules in association with one another.
US07765497B2	Circuit network analysis using algebraic multigrid approach This application describes techniques for applying an algebraic multigrid method to analysis of circuit networks with irregular and regular circuit patterns. Adaptive processing may be applied to the grid coarsening and error smoothing operations to increase the processing speed.
US07765491B1	User interface widget for selecting a point or range A technique for selecting and/or displaying an exact point or a range is provided wherein a slider widget comprising a thumb with a left edge and a right edge lying in proximity to the left and right edges of the thumb is provided such that a user may utilize the widget to display an exact point or a range.
US07765487B2	Graphical user interface for in-vivo imaging A graphical user interface is provided which allows the user to perform numerous operations suitable for analysis of in-vivo images within a single display screen or a single window. Using the in-vivo GUI, the user may create and manipulate analysis tools such as rectangle and ellipse tools to define regions of interest and perform various measurements on an in-vivo image. In addition, the GUI allows the user to store measurement results in a dated electronic notebook, display testing information, manipulate image presentation and print while maintaining view of the image.
US07765483B2	Filtering obscured data from a remote client display Present implementations include one or more applications at a sending computer system that generate data intended for display at a receiving computer system over a network connection. A mirror driver at the sending computer system renders shared data in a bitmap, which is sent to the receiving computer system. The mirror driver also renders one or more simple image files in place of unshared data that is not intended for display, and sends the replacement images to the receiving computer system. The receiving computer system, in turn, renders what it receives using its existing resources. In one implementation, a driver interface mediates at the sending computer system between the one or more applications generating data, one or more display drivers, and the mirror driver. Thus, the driver interface can pass data to a normal display driver, and also to the mirror driver, which then filters the data as appropriate.
US07765482B2	Web-based media submission tool The present invention, generally speaking, provides an improved web-based media submission tool. As with some existing tools, operation of the tool is drag and drop or the user can “click” to browse a directory to select media objects. Unlike existing tools, the tool provides the user an opportunity to confirm the submission, for example by generating a thumbnail image of an image file that has been dragged and dropped. Batch submission is provided for in which a user drags and drops a plurality of images or other media objects. Submission from a web page to a web page is also provided for. The submission tool is configurable to perform a variable amount of intelligent preprocessing on media objects prior to upload. In the case of digital images, the tool can perform sizing and formatting, for example. Information capture is performed with information being uploaded together with the media objects. In an exemplary embodiment, information capture is both user-transparent (e.g., user ID and/or password) and user-visible (e.g., the user can provide captions for media objects). The submission of information about the user and the media objects facilitates automatic integration of the media objects within existing databases.
US07765476B2	Flexible workflow tool including multi-lingual support A method of generating a flexible automated workflow system includes identifying a workflow process, creating at least one form associated with the workflow process identified for display in a base language, generating a user interface version of the at least one form, and displaying the user interface version of the at least one form in the base language for use by a user. A user selectable option to translate includes providing at least one alternate translation of the user interface version of the at least one form into at least one alternate language when the at least one alternate translation was provided by a developer when the at least one form was created and an option to translate is selected by the user. Alternatively, the at least one translation of the user interface version of the at least one form can also be displayed when the at least one alternate translation is provided by a developer subsequent to creation of the at least one form.
US07765472B2	Method and device for editing SVG type digital graphical documents in particular from a browser Method of processing at least one digital graphical document represented in a predetermined markup language in which at least one software display program of browser type is used for displaying such a document, characterized in that the method comprises the following steps: i) transforming the original document (ISVG1) displayed in read mode into an editable version in the markup language according to a set of predefined transformation rules not linked to the document, said transformation rules incorporating a set of rules for writing to the document; ii) interacting via the software display program with the said editable version (ISVG2) in order to modify said editable version according to said set of writing rules; and iii) transforming the editable version thus modified into a version in read mode (ISVG3) incorporating the modifications made during step ii).
US07765471B2	Method for enhancing text by applying sets of folding and horizontal displacement rules Reading product fabrication methods and devices are provided. Characteristic of the methods is the extraction of text specific attributes from machine readable text, and varying the text presentation in accordance with the attributes. Parts of speech and punctuation of a sentence are identified, with folding rules, which use the parts of speech to determine folding points, applied. The sentence is divided into text segments based upon the folding points, and horizontal displacement rules applied to create displayed text characterized by a cascading appearance.
US07765467B2	Undoing pending changes applied to web pages An efficient approach is provided for handling changes made to the appearance of data in a Data View within a Web page editing program. Instead of immediately modifying the data to reflect each change entered by a user, the changes are accumulated until the user pauses in interacting with the data for a predefined time interval. The one or more changes modify Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations (XSLT) code that is then employed for producing hypertext markup language (HTML) used in rendering the data within a window of a browser program. The user can cancel the update process, which is carried out in a separate thread, causing the data to be returned to its state before the update began. A user can also select different options that affect the appearance of a preview format used in the Data View.
US07765458B1	Error pattern generation for trellis-based detection and/or decoding The disclosed technology provides systems and methods for identifying potential error locations, patterns, and likelihood metrics in connection with trellis-based detection/decoding. In one aspect of the invention, the disclosed technology detects information that was previously encoded based on a trellis, and decodes the detected information based on the trellis to provide decoded information. The decoded information corresponds to a winning path through the trellis that ends at a winning state. The disclosed technology can identify one or more alternate paths through the trellis that also end at the winning state, and can generate a potential error pattern for each of the alternate paths.
US07765456B1	Optimal multi-user orthogonal variable spreading factor (OVSF) code generator A circuit to generate Orthogonal Variable Spread Factor (OVSF) codes for CDMA systems. The circuit includes a shift register to determine the OVSF code k for a given spread factor SF, wherein k ranges between 0 and (SF−1). A memory cell register stores the leftmost bit of the code that is loaded into the first bit of the shift register. An XOR gate provides an input to the shift register after the first bit is loaded from the memory cell. An address Look Up Table (LUT), or state machine, is connected to the shift register to select a tap output from one of the shift register bits to provide a first input to the XOR gate. A secondary OVSF code register connects to a second input of the XOR gate to provide code bits from lower SF values making up the code from the current SF value.
US07765454B2	Fault tolerant memory system A method and apparatus for managing X4 or larger types of memory first receives a data word to be stored in the memory, and then generates a check datum, which is a function of the data word and a set of encode data. After storing the data word in memory, the method and apparatus use the check datum and the data word to generate a syndrome. The method and apparatus then determine if the data word in the memory is correct as a function of the syndrome.
US07765448B2	Clock signal distributing circuit, information processing device and clock signal distributing method An integrated circuit includes a test pattern input unit for inputting a test pattern into cells, a clock distributing unit for distributing a clock signal to the cells, a first cell that receives the clock signal distributed by the clock distributing unit, a second cell that receives the clock signal after the clock signal is received by the first cell, a data transfer unit for transferring a data signal from the first cell to the second cell, a clock transfer unit for distributing the clock signal to the first cell and the second cell and transferring the clock signal in the same direction as the transfer direction of the data signal, and a failure detecting unit for inputting the test pattern into the cells and detecting failures of the cells on the basis of the results of the test pattern output from the cells.
US07765447B2	Selectively accessing test access ports in a multiple test access port environment A TAP linking module (21, 51) permits plural TAPs (TAPs 1-4) to be controlled and accessed from a test bus (13) via a single TAP interface (20).
US07765444B2	Failure diagnosis for logic circuits A failure diagnosing method of logic circuits includes generating failure candidate data for logic circuits based on failure diagnosis data obtained from the logic circuits by using a failure diagnosis tool; and inputting the failure candidate data for the logic circuits. A predetermined data is extracted from each of the failure candidate data for the logic circuits. Failures of the logic circuits are diagnosed by collecting a name of each of the failure candidate data from the predetermined data and the number of failure candidate data; and the collected data are outputted on a display unit.
US07765441B2	Methods and systems for detecting symbol erasures A technique for determining a symbol erasure threshold for a received communication signal containing symbol information begins by performing a first threshold calculation to produce an initial symbol erasure threshold, then performing a first margin calculation to produce an initial symbol erasure margin and then modifying the initial symbol erasure threshold using the initial symbol erasure margin to produce a modified symbol erasure threshold. By then periodically modifying the modified symbol erasure threshold adaptively via updating the symbol erasure threshold and/or symbol erasure margin based on various error quantities, the technique can compensate for time-variant considerations, such as drifting noise levels.
US07765440B2	Method and apparatus for OS independent platform recovery A system, apparatus, and method to capture recovery information of a host device, independent of the operating system of the host device, are described herein. Platform recovery management components of the host device transmit recovery information using secondary network communication channels to a remote device, such as a recovery server, independent of the operating system. In various embodiments, the remote device, such as a remote core dump repository with a diagnostics resource layer, uses ex post facto and audit diagnostic resources on the host device and/or the remote device to determine if existing repository information includes system restoration or system healing information.
US07765439B2	Traceability management apparatus, storage medium storing program, and tracing method A hardware-information acquisition part, in the case of modification or addition to hardware configurations of semiconductor manufacturing devices to be managed, obtains that update information. To check the range of influence of a failure, as a first step, a software-condition conforming device extracting part extracts devices which have installed software related to the failure. Then, a hardware-condition conforming device extracting part determines, according to the information obtained by the hardware information acquisition part, whether the extracted devices satisfy hardware conditions under which the failure occurs, and if so, extracts those devices as the ones affected by the failure. Accordingly, even in the case of modification or addition to hardware, it is possible to ensure traceability of failures or requirements and thereby to identify the range of influence of failures with efficiency and reliability.
US07765435B2	Supercomputing A method of configuring a supercomputer having a plurality of computing elements, each having an irreducible core computing capability to store and retrieve data, includes the steps of: defining an operating time interval; establishing an desired probability of successful operation over the operating time interval; having regard to the total number of computing elements, configuring each computing element so that, over the operating time interval, the probability of successful operation of the irreducible core capability of each computing elements is greater than, or equal to, the desired probability of successful operation over the operating time interval.
US07765429B2	Method and system to execute recovery in non-homogenous multi processor environments Disclosed are a method and system for parallel execution of recovery in a non-homogeneous multi-processor environment. The method defines criteria how to decide which recovery actions are to be performed, and on which processor. If multiple recovery actions are pending, the goal is to execute them in parallel on multiple processors. This is much more efficient than the traditional approach of one processor doing all the required recovery. In addition, in large, non-homogeneous systems such a single processor capable of doing the complete recovery might not be existing at all due to technical limitations. The method of this invention also defines rules and mechanisms how multiple processors executing recovery in parallel can access shared resources while avoiding deadlock situations. This includes accessing resources that are currently owned by another processor.
US07765427B2	Monitoring system and methods for a distributed and recoverable digital control system A monitoring system and methods are provided for a distributed and recoverable digital control system. The monitoring system generally comprises two independent monitoring planes within the control system. The first monitoring plane is internal to the computing units in the control system, and the second monitoring plane is external to the computing units. The internal first monitoring plane includes two in-line monitors. The first internal monitor is a self-checking, lock-step-processing monitor with integrated rapid recovery capability. The second internal monitor includes one or more reasonableness monitors, which compare actual effector position with commanded effector position. The external second monitor plane includes two monitors. The first external monitor includes a pre-recovery computing monitor, and the second external monitor includes a post recovery computing monitor. Various methods for implementing the monitoring functions are also disclosed.
US07765422B2	Method of determining a time offset estimate between a central node and a secondary node In the method of determining a time offset estimate between a central node and a secondary node, the central node receives downlink and uplink timing information from a secondary node. The downlink and uplink timing information are measured based on a periodic timing scale. The downlink timing information represents timing information for communication between the central node and the secondary node, and the uplink timing information represents timing information for communication from the secondary node to the central node. The central node compensates the timing information for time wraparound, and determines the time offset estimate based on the compensated timing information.
US07765421B2	Automatic power management of a network powered device A system delivers power to a powered device through a local area network using a power sourcing equipment to process data of an interconnected network and to receive power from a first power source coupled to the power sourcing equipment. The system may include a powered device coupled at a distance away from the power sourcing equipment through a local area network (LAN) to process the data of the interconnected network through the power sourcing equipment. The powered device may include a modular power over LAN circuit to enable power to the powered device through the LAN when the modular power over LAN circuit is coupled to the powered device.
US07765420B2	Single-wire sequencing technique Novel system and protocol for controlling a sequence of events. The sequencing system has a master circuit for providing sequencing information defining a sequence of events using a sequencing signal, and at least one slave circuit responsive to the sequencing signal for producing at least one event signal defining an event. The master and slave circuits are configured for providing a bidirectional transfer of the sequencing information via a single wire.
US07765417B2	External control of a multi-mode controller An apparatus including an electrical energy storage device arranged to provide an output voltage that decreases with time;a reference clock; and a multi-mode controller having a first mode in which the reference clock is disabled and a second mode in which the reference clock is enabled, the multi-mode controller being operable, when in the first mode, to monitor a voltage provided by the electrical energy storage device and to change the mode of the controller from the first mode to the second mode when the monitored voltage falls beneath a threshold value and being operable, when in the second mode, to enable storage of electrical energy in the electrical energy storage device.
US07765410B2	System and method of aggregating the knowledge base of antivirus software applications In accordance with this invention, a system, method, and computer-readable medium that aggregates the knowledge base of a plurality of antivirus software applications are provided. User mode applications, such as antivirus software applications, gain access to file system operations through a common information model, which obviates the need for antivirus software vendors to create kernel mode filters. When file system operations are available to antivirus software applications, the present invention may cause each antivirus software application installed on a computing device to perform a scan to determine if the data is malware.
US07765408B1	Systems and methods for online identity verification A system controlling online access to a study course verifies the identity of an individual taking a study course over a global computer network from a first computer at a node of the network. The first computer has a biometric identification program and communicates over the network with a second computer that is at a network node other than a node of the first computer. The second computer includes study program material. The first computer operates a biometric reader, which obtains a first set of biometric data from the individual and a second set of biometric data from the individual while access is granted to course material. The biometric identification program compares the first set of data with the second set of data to make a verification of the identity of the individual and communicates the verification to the second computer.
US07765407B2	Method and apparatus for providing centralized user authorization to allow secure sign-on to a computer system A method for providing centralized user authorization to allow secure sign-on to a computer system is disclosed. In response to a user attempting to boot up a computer system, a message is sent to a trusted server by a hypervisor within the computer to request a new hard drive password for the computer system. If the user is not authorized to access the computer system, a packet is sent by the trusted server to instruct the hypervisor to stop any boot process on the computer system. If the user is authorized to access the computer system, a packet containing a partial hard drive password is sent by the trusted server to the computer system. The packet is then encrypted with a system public key by the computer system to yield the partial hard drive password. The computer system subsequently combines the partial hard drive password with a user password to generate a new complete hard drive password to continue with the boot process.
US07765406B2	System, computer program and method for a crytographic system using volatile allocation of a superkey A method for protecting data of at least one password-protected account of a user in a system comprises the steps of: (a) creating, by the user, a password-protected account associated with a user identification and a password on the system; (b) hashing the password and storing the hashed password in a first password digest in a database; (c) receiving credential data from a user, including the user identification and password; (d) requesting, from the database, the first password digest based upon the received credential data; (e) receiving, into volatile memory, the first password digest from the database in response to the request; (f) hashing the received password as the credential data and creating a second password digest; (g) receiving, into volatile memory, the second password digest; (h) comparing, in volatile memory, the first password digest with the second password digest; and (i) authenticating the user based upon the comparison.
US07765405B2	Receive side scaling with cryptographically secure hashing A new method and framework for scheduling receive-side processing of data streams received from a remote requesting client by a multiprocessor system computer is disclosed. The method receives data packets from the remote requesting client via a network and, for each data packet, applies a cryptographically secure hashing function to portions of the received data packet yielding a hash value. The method further applies the hash value to a processor selection policy to identify a processor in the multiprocessor system as a selected processor to perform receive-side processing of the data packet. The method queues the received data packet for processing by the selected processor and invokes a procedure call to initiate processing of the data packet.
US07765403B2	System for controlling the distribution and use of rendered digital works through watermarking A trusted rendering system for use in a system for controlling the distribution and use of digital works. A trusted rendering system facilitates the protection of rendered digital works which have been rendered on a system which controls the distribution and use of digital works through the use of dynamically generated watermark information that is embedded in the rendered output. The watermark data typically provides information relating to the owner of the digital work, the rights associated with the rendered copy of the digital work and when and where the digital work was rendered. This information will typically aid in deterring or preventing unauthorized copying of the rendered work to be made. The system for controlling distribution and use of digital works provides for attaching persistent usage rights to a digital work. Digital works are transferred between repositories which are used to request and grant access to digital works. Such repositories are also coupled to credit servers which provide for payment of any fees incurred as a result of accessing a digital work.
US07765402B2	System and methods for the wireless delivery of a message Systems and methods for a wireless communication system used for transmitting and receiving information, the information not containing identification of the information's intended recipient. A method for transmitting payload information, the method comprising providing verification information scrambling a portion of the verification information and transmitting the payload information with the scrambled verification information portion. Also provided is a method for processing transmitted payload information incorporated into an encoded information message with scrambled verification information, the method comprising receiving the encoded information message descrambling at least a portion of the scrambled verification information and comparing said descrambled verification information with predetermined verification information processing said payload information based on said comparison.
US07765400B2	Aggregation of the knowledge base of antivirus software In accordance with this invention, a system, method, and computer-readable medium that aggregates the knowledge base of a plurality of antivirus software applications are provided. User mode applications, such as antivirus software applications, gain access to file system operations through a common information model, which obviates the need for antivirus software vendors to create kernel mode filters. When file system operations are available to antivirus software applications, the present invention may cause each antivirus software application installed on a computing device to perform a scan to determine if the data is malware.
US07765398B2	Method of promulgating a transaction tool to a recipient A method for using an update engine to promulgate a transaction tool to a recipient. The method may include the steps of: generating a transaction tool operation request signal wherein the transaction tool operation request signal includes a request for a new transaction tool and/or an updated transaction tool, transmitting the transaction tool operation request signal to a transaction tool issuer, receiving a transaction tool update signal from the transaction tool issuer wherein the transaction tool update signal includes a new transaction tool and/or an updated transaction tool, determining the recipient, and transmitting the transaction tool update signal to the recipient.
US07765397B2	Generating, migrating or exporting bound keys In accordance with certain aspects, data is received from a calling program. Ciphertext that includes the data is generated, using public key encryption, in a manner that allows only one or more target programs to be able to obtain the data from the ciphertext. In accordance with another aspect, a bit string is received from a calling program. An identifier of the calling program is checked to determine whether the calling program is allowed to access data encrypted in ciphertext of the bit string. The data is decrypted using public key decryption and returned to the calling program only if the calling program is allowed to access the data.
US07765394B2	System and method for restoring a master boot record in association with accessing a hidden partition A system and method for restoring a master boot record in association with accessing a hidden partition is disclosed. According to one aspect, a method of restoring a master boot record for a storage device is disclosed. The method can include initiating access to a hidden partition stored within a storage device. The method can also include disassociating a visible partition descriptor from a visible partition of the storage device. The method can also include associating the visible partition descriptor with the hidden partition and accessing the hidden partition using the visible partition descriptor. The method can also include reassociating the visible partition descriptor with the visible partition while accessing the hidden partition.
US07765390B2	Activation system An activation system is applied to a computer apparatus. An activation signal is received by the computer apparatus to implement a booting action. The system comprises an external power adapter and a detection unit. An external power is received by the external power adapter. The external power then is provided to the computer apparatus. Meanwhile, a power supply signal then is generated by the external power adapter. The power supply signal is detected by the detection unit. The activation signal is outputted by the detection unit after detecting the power supply signal, so as to boot the computer apparatus through the external power.
US07765389B2	Management of exceptions and hardware interruptions by an exception simulator Exception handling is simulated. An exception simulator is employed to simulate exceptions generated from routines simulating operations. The exception simulator provides an indication of the exception and invokes an interruption, when appropriate. The exception simulator includes an instruction invoked to handle the exception and any interruption.
US07765388B2	Interrupt verification support mechanism The present invention relates to a device for an interrupt verification support mechanism and the method for operating said device comprising a processor and an input for external interrupt requests or interrupt pseudo-instructions communicatively coupled to the processor. The method comprises the steps of processing at least one actual instruction in the processor in an instruction pipeline, and if an external interrupt request is received by the processor, the actual instruction is replaced with the pseudo-instruction. Pursuant to the method, instructions are concurrently processed in the processor in an instruction pipeline with several stages. In the instruction pipeline, instructions are processed by an instruction fetch stage, an instruction decode stage, an instruction issue stage, an execute stage and a result write-back stage. Thereby, interrupt requests are only processed at the fetch stage of the instruction pipeline. The device of an interrupt support mechanism and the method for operating said device provides the advantage a simplification of interrupt verification.
US07765387B2	Program counter control method and processor thereof for controlling simultaneous execution of a plurality of instructions including branch instructions using a branch prediction mechanism and a delay instruction for branching A program counter control method controls instructions by an out-of-order method using a branch prediction mechanism and controls an architecture having delay instructions for branching. The method includes the steps of simultaneously committing a plurality of instructions including a branch instruction, when a branch prediction is successful and the branch instruction branches, and simultaneously updating a program counter and a next program counter depending on a number of committed instructions.
US07765386B2	Scalable parallel pipeline floating-point unit for vector processing An embodiment of the present invention is a technique to perform floating-point operations for vector processing. An input queue captures a plurality of vector inputs. A scheduler dispatches the vector inputs. A plurality of floating-point (FP) pipelines generates FP results from operating on scalar components of the vector inputs dispatched from the scheduler. An arbiter and assembly unit arbitrates use of output section and assembles the FP results to write to the output section.
US07765385B2	Fault recovery on a parallel computer system with a torus network An apparatus and method for overcoming a torus network failure in a parallel computer system. A mesh routing mechanism in the service node of the computer system configures the nodes from a torus to a mesh network when a failure occurs in the torus network. The mesh routing mechanism takes advantage of cutoff registers in each node to route node to node data transfers around the faulty node or network connection.
US07765384B2	Universal register rename mechanism for targets of different instruction types in a microprocessor A unified register rename mechanism for targets of different instruction types is provided in a microprocessor. The universal rename mechanism renames destinations of different instruction types using a single rename structure. Thus, an instruction that is updating a floating point register (FPR) can be renamed along with an instruction that is updating a general purpose register (GPR) or vector multimedia extensions (VMX) instructions register (VR) using the same rename structure because the number of architected states for GPR is the same as the number of architected states for FPR and VR. Each destination tag (DTAG) is assigned to one destination. A floating point instruction may be assigned to a DTAG, and then a fixed point instruction may be assigned to the next DTAG and so forth. With a universal rename mechanism, significant silicon and power can be saved by having only one rename structure for all instruction types.
US07765382B2	Propagating reconfiguration command over asynchronous self-synchronous global and inter-cluster local buses coupling wrappers of clusters of processing module matrix A semiconductor device includes a plurality of processing clusters that operate synchronously internally and arranged in a M×N matrix. Each processing cluster is formed as a plurality of processing elements and clocked buses that interconnect the processing elements within each processing cluster. A self-synchronous cluster wrapper is operative with the processing elements such that each processing cluster forms a programmable module. Self-synchronous global and local buses interconnect the processing clusters for communicating externally. An input/output circuit interconnects the global and local buses.
US07765380B2	Fast data access through page manipulation A system and a method of accessing a memory are described. The system includes a memory, an interface configured to transfer data (e.g. a data packet), an aligner configured to receive the data and to generate aligned data, and a page buffer module configured to store the aligned data and, when the page buffer module is full with aligned data, transferring the aligned data to the memory. The method includes receiving data at an interface, aligning the data to generate aligned data, storing aligned data in a page buffer module configured to store aligned data for a write access and retrieved data from a read access, writing aligned data to a memory, and transferring retrieved data to the interface. Data can be transferred by the interface at a first rate and aligned data can be written to or retrieved from the memory at substantially the first rate.
US07765378B1	Utilization of memory storage A file storage system can include a file manager that adaptively partitions memory to accommodate the storage of fragmented data information. The fragments, potentially of varying size, can be stored in a volume of memory that is partitioned to include a group of storage segments. In the event that a particular fragment is not sized to efficiently fit in a free storage segment, the segment can be further subdivided to accommodate a fragment. In this way, a segment allotted for storage of data information can be adaptively subdivided into a smaller group of storage sub-segments. These sub-segments and yet potentially smaller storage partitions of the sub-segments can then be used to store additional fragments of a related stream of data. Based on this technique, portions of a logical stream of data information can be stored in the segments that vary in size. Meta data associated with the stored fragments can be used to facilitate reconstruction of a file or data stream.
US07765375B2	Memory management method, information processing apparatus, and memory management program In a computer including a processor for executing a program and a storage that includes a first storage area and a second storage area for storing objects generated by the executed program, the processor stores objects generated by executing the program in the first storage area. If an object stored in the first storage area is accessed, the processor records access information of the accessed object. The processor extracts a leak object having a high possibility of memory leak on the basis of the recorded access information, and moves the extracted leak object to the second storage area.
US07765371B2	Method and apparatus for full backups in advance An improved system and method are disclosed for the backup and restoration of data. An init image is created for a new system. Data is uploaded from a current system and a data image is generated. The resulting data image and the init image are combined to create a combined data image, which is then stored on an on-line backup host. A copy of the combined data image is transferred to the new system. The uploaded data is extracted from the copy of the combined data image and stored on the new system in the same location as the original system. Metadata describing the location of the combined data on the new system is captured and then applied to the combined data image stored on the on-line backup host. The extracted data on the new system is compared to the current data on the original system and the new system is updated. A differential backup is performed on the new system and then uploaded to the on-line backup host, where it is associated with the combined data image.
US07765369B1	Method and system for selectively deleting stored data A method and system are provided for selectively deleting data stored to storage media, such as a tape, in a network storage system. An instruction to delete selected data is received and the location of the data selected for deletion is identified. The location of the data is obtained by consulting an index of storage data. The selected data is retrieved, together with any other data on the tape that precedes the selected data. The retrieved data, excluding the selected data, is copied to a tape. The index is updated to reflect the changes in the stored data on the tape.
US07765368B2	System, method and storage medium for providing a serialized memory interface with a bus repeater A packetized cascade memory system including a plurality of memory assemblies, a memory bus including multiple segments, a bus repeater module and a segment level sparing module. The bus repeater module is in communication with two or more of the memory assemblies via the memory bus. The segment level sparing module provides segment level sparing for the communication bus upon segment failure.
US07765365B2	Method of partioning storage in systems with both single and virtual target interfaces A method of partitioning storage is provided. In an exemplary embodiment, the method includes connecting at least one initiator with at least one target device. Upon connection of the at least one initiator with the at least one target device, at least one initiator-target association object may be created. The method may also include selecting at least one storage partition with the at least one initiator-target association object.
US07765364B2	Concurrent execution of critical sections by eliding ownership of locks One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates avoiding locks by speculatively executing critical sections of code. During operation, the system allows a process to speculatively execute a critical section of code within a program without first acquiring a lock associated with the critical section. If the process subsequently completes the critical section without encountering an interfering data access from another process, the system commits changes made during the speculative execution, and resumes normal non-speculative execution of the program past the critical section. Otherwise, if an interfering data access from another process is encountered during execution of the critical section, the system discards changes made during the speculative execution, and attempts to re-execute the critical section.
US07765362B2	Efficient system bootstrap loading An efficient system for bootstrap loading scans cache lines into a cache store queue during a scan phase, and then transmits the cache lines from the cache store queue to a cache memory array during a functional phase. Scan circuitry stores a given cache line in a set of latches associated with one of a plurality of cache entries in the cache store queue, and passes the cache line from the latch set to the associated cache entry. The cache lines may be scanned from test software that is external to the computer system. Read/claim dispatch logic dispatches store instructions for the cache entries to read/claim machines which write the cache lines to the cache memory array without obtaining write permission, after the read/claim machines evaluate a mode bit which indicates that cache entries in the cache store queue are scanned cache lines. In the illustrative embodiment the cache memory is an L2 cache.
US07765357B2	PCI-express communications system To be able to transmit a response packet to the original request node after a bus ID/a device ID is replaced in the PCI-Express switch for a PCI-Express communication system, a unique node ID for indicating each node is set to the nodes. Additionally, it is confirmed whether or not the packet is transferred in the correct order in a series of packet transfers. For that purpose, a sequence code indicating the sequence number of a packet in a series of packet transfer is set in an address field of a packet of data transfer.
US07765354B2	Compressed report descriptors for USB devices A method and apparatus for creating USB peripheral device report descriptors: A short, compressed, report descriptor is stored in a peripheral device. This short report descriptor is transmitted to a USB wireless bridge and combined with templates stored in the bridge to create a USP report descriptor. Power is saved because less time is required to transmit the short report descriptor than would be required to transmit a full USB report descriptor. Hardware is also saved in the peripheral device since less memory is required to store the short report descriptors as compared to storing a full USB report descriptor.
US07765351B2	High bandwidth low-latency semaphore mapped protocol (SMP) for multi-core systems on chips A system and method for dynamically managing movement of semaphore data within the system. The system includes, but is no limited to, a plurality of functional units communicating over the network, a memory device communication with the plurality of functional units over the network, and at least one semaphore storage unit communicating with the plurality of functional unites and the memory device over the network. The plurality of functional units include a plurality of functional unit memory locations. The memory device includes a plurality of memory device memory locations. The at least one semaphore storage unit includes a plurality of semaphore storage unit memory locations. The at least one semaphore storage unit controls dynamic movement of the semaphore data among the plurality of functional unit memory locations, the plurality of memory device memory locations, the plurality of semaphore storage unit memory locations, and any combinations therof.
US07765348B2	Configurable two-wire interface module A telecommunications system and constituent two-wire interface module. The two wire interface module includes a logic component configured to communicate over the same pair of wires using different two-wire interface protocols depending on an input signal presented on a configuration input. This configurability allows the two-wire interface module to use the same two wires to communicate with a variety of other two-wire interface modules, even if those two-wire interface modules communicate using different two-wire interface protocols.
US07765347B2	Console connection A modular computer system (for example a blade server system) includes a plurality of information processing modules (e.g., server blades). Each information processing module can include a processor operable to provide information processing functions and a service controller operable to provide both management and console functions. A service processor can be connectable via a respective management connection to the service controller of each information processing module. Each management connection between the service processor and a service controller can be operable to carry both management signals and console signals. Management signals to be sent between the service processor and the service controller can be interlaced with console signals via the management connection in one or more management packets bounded by terminal escape sequences.
US07765343B2	Method and system for robust elastic FIFO (EFIFO) in a port bypass controller Certain embodiments of the invention may be found in a method and system for handling data in port bypass controllers for storage systems and may comprise receiving a data stream from a receive port bypass controller's port and buffering at least a portion of the received data stream in at least one EFIFO buffer integrated within the port bypass controller. A data rate or frequency of the received data stream may be changed by inserting at least one extended fill word in the buffered portion of the received data stream or by deleting at least one fill word from the received data stream buffered in the EFIFO buffer. The extended fill word may comprise a loop initialization primitive (LIP), a loop port bypass (LPB), a loop port enable (LPE), a not operation state (NOS), an offline state (OLS), a link reset response (LRR) and/or a link reset (LR).
US07765338B2	Methods and apparatus for providing bit-reversal and multicast functions utilizing DMA controller Techniques for providing improved data distribution to and collection from multiple memories are described. Such memories are often associated with and local to processing elements (PEs) within an array processor. Improved data transfer control within a data processing system provides support for radix 2, 4 and 8 fast Fourier transform (FFT) algorithms through data reordering or bit-reversed addressing across multiple PEs, carried out concurrently with FET computation on a digital signal processor (DSP) array by a DMA unit. Parallel data distribution and collection through forms of multicast and packet-gather operations are also supported.
US07765334B2	Electronic apparatus for use with removable storage medium, control method therefor, and program for implementing the method An electronic apparatus which makes it possible to reduce start-up time for starting the electronic apparatus, without necessitating installment of a plurality of CPUs in the electronic apparatus. A main CPU 45 controls a digital camera implementing the electronic apparatus. A storage medium for storing information can be detachably attached to a connector 97. A medium detection circuit 85 monitors a status of attachment and detachment of the storage medium to and from the digital camera, irrespective of a status of operation of the main CPU 45. The sensed status of attachment and detachment of the storage medium is stored in a register 115 of the medium detection circuit 85.
US07765332B2	Functional adapter for a consumer electronic device A modular system comprising a host, a consumer electronic device, and an adapter coupling the consumer electronic device to the host. The adapter performs a first function of supplying at least one service provided by one of the host and the consumer electronic device to the other of the host and the consumer electronic device, and a second function. The second function can be different from the first function. The second function can be unrelated to the supply of a service.
US07765331B2	Integrated RAID controller and SAS switch A blade server system includes a plurality of blade slots, a management module, and a plurality of switch modules. The switch modules provide connectivity to a plurality of communications fabrics. At least one switch module includes an integrated redundant array of independent disks (RAID) controller. A storage enclosure may be connected to the switch with the integrated RAID controller without having to include a stand-alone RAID controller, such as in one of the blade slots, and without having to include a RAID controller within the storage enclosure.
US07765316B1	Scheduling the uploading of information from a client to a server A messaging system may enable a server to assign unique identifiers to a plurality of clients. These identifiers enable a client to determine whether a message is specifically targeted to that client or, as an alternative, whether the client is a member of a group of targeted clients. A server may send messages containing an identifier to agents on one or more clients. The identifier may specify commands to manage the uploading of information from one or more clients to a server.
US07765315B2	Time synchronization of multiple time-based data streams with independent clocks Techniques are described for synchronizing multiple time-based data streams with independent clocks wherein relationships between clock rates of timing devices associated with the time-based data streams are determined, and based on these relationships, times in at least one of the time-based data streams may be translated to times in any of the other time-based data streams despite the data streams having independent clocks.
US07765313B2	Hierarchical protocol classification engine A classification engine is capable of receiving a plurality of protocol data units (PDUs) and performing a tree-based classification on the PDUs. The classification engine includes: input means for receiving the PDUs; parsing means capable of parsing the PDUs to generate an abstracted protocol structure for at least one of the PDUs; classifier capable of performing the tree-based classification, said classifier being capable of enforcing policy using the abstracted protocol structure; and output means for transmitting the PDUs.
US07765309B2	Wireless provisioning device A wireless provisioning device (WPD) is a computer data traffic management system capable of routing TCP/IP traffic using unlicensed spectrum equipment. This WPR is to be strategically placed in logical segment regions within a wireless network to facilitate data traffic management. This device acts to provide connectivity between wireless backbone access points. The device may also be located within customer local area network (LAN) while providing connectivity to a wide area network (WAN). The wireless device has seven total wireless segments. The wireless device is capable of filtering IP addresses, spam, pornographic content, steganographic decryption, controlling firewall and/or routing and/or bridging. The increases effective throughput of TCP/IP traffic over the WAN or LAN while providing for secure management and greater connectivity.
US07765308B2	Apparatus and method for authoring and maintaining a library of content and targeting content to a playback device A computer network based digital information library system employing authentication and encryption protocols for the secure transfer of digital information library programs to a client computer system and a mobile digital information playback device removably connectable to the client computer system. The present invention is a computer network based library and information delivery system for accessing and obtaining selected digital information files. The library and information delivery system comprises: 1) a library server having a plurality of digital information files; 2) a client computer system coupled to the library server over a network; and 3) a mobile device removably connectable to the client computer system, the client computer system including logic for requesting a download of a selected one or more of the digital information files from the library server, the client computer system further including logic for downloading the selected one or more of the digital information files to the mobile device.
US07765299B2	Dynamic adaptive server provisioning for blade architectures A system and method for automatically allocating computing resources of a rack-and-blade computer assembly. The method includes receiving server performance information from an application server pool disposed in a rack of a rack-and-blade computer assembly, and determining at least one QoS attribute for the application server pool. If the QoS attribute is below a standard, a blade server is allocated from a free server pool for use by the application server pool. If the QoS attribute is above a standard, at least one server is removed from the application server pool. An article of manufacture including a machine-readable medium having stored thereon instructions for automatically allocating computing resources of a rack-and-blade computer assembly.
US07765292B2	Network monitoring system To provide a network monitoring system extracting the performance measurement data while eliminating the performance measurement data that is not effective for improvement of the network performance on the basis of a predetermined extraction condition and presenting the extraction result to the operator. The network monitoring system includes extraction condition presenting means for presenting a predetermined extraction condition indicating a relationship between performance measurement data of each device configuring the network and a status of a device to be eliminated upon extracting said performance measurement data; and performance measurement data extracting means for eliminating the performance measurement data that is measured under a status of the device to be eliminated on the basis of an extraction condition indicated by said extraction condition presenting means and extracting the performance measurement data that is effective for improvement of the network performance.
US07765290B2	Methods and arrangements to detect a failure in a communication network Methods and arrangements to monitor communication components such as a network adapters for activity, and identify components that have lower than normal levels of activity are provided. An identified communication component can become suspect component and a candidate for further testing, including different forms of interrogation. Process for interrogating candidates can include generating and sending test packets having the media access control (MAC) address of the candidate to the candidate and if activity is not detected subsequent to the interrogation, the candidate can be flagged as a failed component. Correspondingly, the component can be deactivated and removed from service. In a further embodiment, a backup component can be activated and assume the role previously held by the failed component.
US07765289B2	Communication method for device in network system and system for managing network devices A communication method for a device in a network system and a system for managing network devices are disclosed. The communication method for a device in a network system includes connecting a management server that manages at least one device in an internal network, the at least one device, and a designated device with one another through a firewall, the internal network, and an external network; the designated device maintaining a connection with the management server; and if a message for requesting a connection with a target device among the at least one device is received by the designated device from the management server, the designated device forwarding the received message to the target device. According to this method, the management server can connect and communicate with managed devices, whenever necessary, by making the designated device connected to the network continuously maintain the connection with the management server.
US07765288B2	Automated management of network addresses in a broadband managed access environment Automatically managing network addresses in a managed access environment is described. A managed access environment is defined as one in which a service provider delegates responsibility for a portion of their address space to an access provider, which is responsible for distributing the addresses to devices used by subscribers of the service provider. An aspect of the invention allows rule-action associations to be defined. The method includes accessing network address utilization data and evaluating rule conditions in relation to the utilization data. When a rule condition is met, an associated address management action is executed. Different embodiments of the invention provide execution of different actions, such as allocating, reconfiguring, and reclaiming addresses from a service provider's address space.
US07765279B1	System and method for scheduling harvesting of personal information This invention is a system and method for a system and method for scheduling the harvesting of information associated with one or more end users from one or more information providers. A host computer, including a processor, is in communication with a user data store for storing data associated with users and an information provider store for storing data associated with information providers. For each end user, a profile of past access times, login times, is maintained in the user data store. For each information provider, a profile of update times and criteria are maintained in the information provider store. For a selected information provider, the host computer processor determines an update time for information stored by the selected information provider and a set of end users whose information could be modified by an update at that update time. The host computer processor generates a predicted login time for each end user in the determined set of end users and each generated login time back a predetermined time interval. The host computer processor sorts the determined set of end users according to the predicted login time or shifted login time and assigns a harvesting time for each end user based on each end user's shifted or predicted login time.
US07765278B2	Wireless deployment and execution of a graphical program to a measurement device A system and method for deploying one or more graphical programs on a personal digital assistant (PDA). One or more selected graphical programs may be programmatically converted to an executable format that can be executed by the portable computing device. For example, the graphical programs may be initially represented as a plurality of data structures that define or specify the operation of the respective graphical programs, and conversion software program may operate to access these data structures from memory and convert the data structures to an executable format suitable for the portable computing device. The executable may be transferred to the portable computing device for execution.
US07765276B2	Communication apparatus and browser switching method The communication apparatus and browser switching method are capable of carrying out automatically an input of URL. A mobile device communicates with a server arranged in a network and has a first browser that processes and displays Web data acquired from the server, and a second browser that can process Web data that can not be processed by the first browser. In this mobile device, when a switching instruction is received from an operation part, a URL being a communication destination communicated with the first browser for communication is stored in a URL storage part. An application management part controls the second browser such that the second browser performs communication connection to the URL based on the stored URL.
US07765275B2	Caching of private data for a configurable time period A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for generating cookies. A cookie value is retrieved in response to receiving the request. An expiration for the cookie value is set based on a time period in which the request is received. A set of unique identifiers, including the expiration, are added to the cookie value and a cookie name to form a cookie. A response to the request is sent to an intermediate server. The response includes data responsive to the request and the cookie. The validity of the data for the response is related to the expiration.
US07765271B1	System and method for scanning a document in client/server environment The invention includes generating a start scan signal at a user interface of a client device, transmitting the start scan signal from the client device to a scanner, receiving the start scan signal at the scanner, and scanning a document with the scanner to generate document data, in response to the start scan signal. The user interface can include a web browser and the start scan signal can be generated by activation of a control element defined in a hypertext mark-up language (HTML) document displayed on the web browser. The method can also include transmitting the document data from the scanner to the client device, receiving the document data at the client device, and generating a display including the scanned document on the user interface of the client device, based on the document data. The display can be generated from a hypertext mark-up language (HTML) document.
US07765269B2	Communications system, and information processing device and control device incorporating said communications system This invention provides communications systems that enable broadcasting while making use of the simplicity of the prior art and also provides control devices and information processing systems incorporating the communications system. In this invention, chip-select signals are provided for transmitting (TXCSi) and receiving (RXCSi) independently as well as for individual chips as in the prior art. That is, a group of signals indicating whether or not a slave node is selected as the node to transmit signals to a master node and the direction of communications are output from the master node to the slave node.
US07765268B2	System for determining user uniqueness in e-mail campaigns A method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for determining user uniqueness in e-mail campaigns. An instruction set is placed in an e-mail to form a modified e-mail. The modified e-mail is sent to a server for a distribution list, wherein the instruction set is executed in response to the modified e-mail being opened, wherein the instruction set identifies a reader of the modified e-mail based on an e-mail address of the reader and sends information to a collection device about the modified e-mail and an identification of the reader that opened the modified e-mail.
US07765267B2	Method and system for controlling the logging of session transcripts to log files in an instant messaging system A mechanism for controlling the saving of an instant messaging session transcript to a log file. The system includes a session locking feature that allows a participant (e.g. the session initiator) to lock the entire contents of a session transcript saved into a log file. The system further includes a message locking features that allows a participant to selectively lock a specified portion the contents of the session transcript saved to a log file. The locking participant is able to indicate which other participants can unlock the content in the session transcript stored in the log file that they have locked, and those specified other participants are accordingly sent the necessary key to unlock such locked content. The system further allows users to subsequently request locks to unlock content in a session transcript stored in a log file, and for the locking participant to selectively allow or disallow such requests.
US07765265B1	Identifying users sharing common characteristics Displaying electronic information in an instant-messaging application includes accessing a first electronic message providing information describing a first user that has an identifier included in a set of identifiers of users of an instant messaging application. A second electronic message providing information describing a second user that has an identifier included in the set of identifiers of users of an instant messaging application is accessed. Content contained within the first and second messages is analyzed to determine that at least a portion of content is common to the first and second electronic messages. Based upon the content analysis, an indication that the first and second messages include common content is provided to the user. Alternatively or additionally, an indication that two users are in physical proximity to a geographic location may be provided in response to detecting that the two users are within a threshold distance from the geographic location.
US07765264B2	Selection of bearer mode according to message characteristics A data processing device, such as a wireless telephone, includes logic to identify a first recipient address type for a first recipient of a message, and to identify a second recipient address type different than the first recipient address type for a second recipient of the message. A first message bearer mode is selected for the first recipient according to the first recipient address type, and a second message bearer mode different from the first message bearer mode is selected for the second recipient according to the second recipient address type.
US07765263B1	Method and apparatus for processing electronic messages Methods and apparatuses for processing electronic messages are described herein. In one aspect of the invention, for an outgoing message addressed to a mail address of a recipient, the mail client determines whether is an alternative messaging system available to the mail address of the recipient. If there is an alternative messaging system available, the mail client determines whether the recipient's alternative messaging system is online. If so, the mail client sends the mail message to the recipient via the alternative messaging system. Otherwise, the mail client sends the message via normal mail system. Other methods and apparatuses are also described.
US07765262B2	System, method and computer program for recipient controlled communications A communication system (1, 2, 5) is provided in which users associate handling data (18) identifying how messages are to be processed with contact data (20). Handling data (18) for the identified contacts in the contact data (20) then dispatched to those contacts. Subsequently when messages are dispatched from the locations identified by the contact data (20) a sender of a message selects handling data (18) to be associated with a message being dispatched. Upon receipt of a message associated with handling data (18) the message is then processed in the manner identified by the handling data (18).
US07765257B2	Methods and apparatuses for selectively providing privacy through a dynamic social network system In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses initiate a collaboration session from a presenter participant; select an available profile from a plurality of overall profiles based on a hierarchy structure of the plurality of overall profiles and a presenter profile corresponding to the presenter participant; and invite an attendee to the collaboration session by the presenter participant wherein the attendee corresponds to the available profile.
US07765253B1	Object name system An object name system (ONS) for locating one or more servers associated with an Electronic Product Code (EPC) is described. The system utilizes translation format strings to translate an EPC to an EPC domain prefix. The ONS server matches the EPC number to the address of a second server which has extensive information about the product. The second server recognizes the incoming EPC's as belonging to a particular object or service.
US07765250B2	Data processor with internal memory structure for processing stream data There is provided at least one processor block including a plurality of load store interfaces (801, 804), a plurality of memory banks (821), an input/output port having at least one of an input port (850) and an output port (860), and a crossbar switch (810), and the crossbar switch connects the load store interface, the memory bank and the input/output port to each other and the load store interface constitutes a data processor in order to control a data transfer to the memory bank. Consequently, there is implemented a data processor having a high transfer throughput and a flexibility and efficiently treating stream data.
US07765249B1	Use of hybrid interconnect/logic circuits for multiplication Some embodiments of the invention provide a configurable integrated circuit (“IC”). The configurable IC includes a set of configurable logic circuits for configurably performing a set of functions on a set of inputs. The IC also includes several input select interconnect circuits for selecting the input set supplied to each configurable logic circuit. Each input select interconnect circuit is associated with a particular configurable logic circuit. When a configurable logic circuit is used to perform a multiplication operation, at least one of its associated input select interconnect circuits performs a logic operation that implements part of the multiplication operation.
US07765247B2	System and method for removing rows from directory tables A system and method of deleting rows from a database directory table is provided. In one aspect, candidate rows to delete from a database directory table are identified. An image copy of the database directory table is created and the candidate rows are updated for deletion in the image copy. A recover module or utility recovers the database directory table from the updated image copy.
US07765244B2	Fast and efficient method for deleting very large files from a filesystem In the current invention, a method and apparatus for efficiently deleting large files is described. This is done by having a special inode for pointing to data blocks to be freed, and subsequently freeing the data blocks from the special inode in a controlled manner.
US07765234B2	Data flow management in generating different signal formats used in optical metrology To manage data flow in generating different signal formats for use in optical metrology, a project data object is created. A first option data object is created. The first option data object has a set of signal parameters. Different settings of the set of signal parameters correspond to different signal formats for diffraction signals. A version number is associated with the first option data object. The first option data object is linked with the project data object. At least a second option data object is created. The second option data object has a set of signal parameters. Different settings of the set of signal parameters correspond to different signal formats for diffraction signals. The set of signal parameters of the first option data object and the set of signal parameters of the second option data object are set differently. Another version number is associated with the second option data object. The second option data object is linked with the project data object. The project data object, the first option data object, and the second option data object are stored. The version numbers associated with the first option data object and the second option data object are stored. The link between the first option data object and the project data object is stored. The link between the second option data object and the project data object is stored.
US07765232B2	Method and system for implementing and managing an enterprise identity management for distributed security An Enterprise Identity Management system includes a registration component, an ownership component, and an audit component. The registration component is configured to associate a user ID with specific accounts that are accessible via a computer system. The ownership component is configured to verify the ownership of the accounts. The audit component is configured to perform periodic checks to ensure the validity of the association between the user ID and the ownership of the accounts.
US07765230B2	Method and system for managing data Method and system for validating data residing on different servers is provided. The method includes providing a first user interface from a first location, said first user interface providing access to data residing on a server in the first location, a substantial copy of said data made available on a server in a second location; re-directing a user to a second user interface from the second location upon an event in the first location, said second user interface providing access to the validated data on the server in the second location; and initiating a validation mode for validating the substantial copy of the data on the server at the second location upon the event in the first location. A Validator module identifies one or more data added or updated to a metadata on the server at the second location based on said validation parameters; and verifies existence of said identified data in one or more data files on the server at the second location based on said validation parameters.
US07765228B2	Method and system for data collection for alert delivery Managing data collection for one or more scheduled alert messages. A primary or backup poller manager coordinates any number of poller services to access content and generate the alert messages. At a predefined period the poller manager is informed that an existing or new poller service is available for work. The poller manager provides a query to the poller service to access content in which one or more users have expressed an interest. Querying for a large number of users can be subdivided among the poller services. The poller service can also automatically expand the query if it yields insufficient content. The poller service generates the alert messages for the interested users and informs the poller manager when done. A change in content can be used to generate or update alert messages before their scheduled delivery. The poller manager prioritizes processing with a quality of service level.
US07765227B1	Selection of search criteria order based on relevance information The present invention is directed to a method and system for refining a search to locate information about an item based on predetermined search categories. More specifically, the method and system dynamically display search categories based on relevancy information of a search result. A search category generally includes a set of category values which are used to filter the data entries into a subset of the search result. The data entries are returned after searching on data stores with a search query provided by a user and then the ranks of the returned data entries are determined based on a degree of relevancy with the search query. The data entries are displayed in order of the ranks and the set of category values for a search category are displayed to reflect the ranks of the data entries.
US07765226B2	Method of generating database transaction statements based on existing queries The present invention is generally directed providing a method, system and article of manufacture for automatically generating database transaction statements (such as queries, inserts, updates, and deletes) based on fields from existing queries and user input. By identifying fields of existing queries (or statements) and gathering attributes of those fields, a transaction generator can be configured to provide users with a selection of generated transactions that can be performed on data that corresponds to the selected fields. The selection of transactions may be provided to users via a variety of interfaces including graphic interfaces and plug-in components utilized by external applications.
US07765223B2	Data search method and apparatus for same A data search apparatus performs a data search by using a search string that has a space character included therein with a calculation of the number of target search data prior to the data search, on an assumption that at least two portions in the search string are used in an AND search. If the calculated number of the target search data exceeds a predetermined value, the space in the search string is excluded and the search string is considered as a single keyword for the data search. The data search by the above-described method yields a preferable search result in the data search apparatus having the AND search capability, because the space in the search string is excluded from an actual search string on a predetermined condition.
US07765214B2	Enhancing query performance of search engines using lexical affinities Provided are techniques for computer-based electronic Information Retrieval (IR). An extended inverted index structure by generating one or more lexical affinities (LA), wherein each of the one or more lexical affinities comprises two or more search items found in proximity in one or more documents in a pool of documents, and generating a posting list for each of the one or more lexical affinities, wherein each posting list is associated with a specific lexical affinity and contains document identifying information for each of the one or more documents in the pool that contains the specific lexical affinity and a location within the document where the specific lexical affinity occurs.
US07765208B2	Keyword analysis and arrangement Keyword analysis and arrangement are described. In an implementation, a method includes processing a plurality of items to extract a plurality of keywords contained in the items. One or more of the keywords is output for display as arranged in one or more hierarchies such that at least one of the keywords is selectable to navigate to items that are configured as emails and relate to that keyword.
US07765206B2	Meta-Web In a preferred embodiment, the invention dynamically generates content and presentation to a user by modifying conventional content, e.g. rendering, restructuring, filtering, or supplementing such content, based on information, e.g. annotations, stored in a database. The invention, referred to as the Meta-Web, allows a user at a Web browser, which may be any standard Web browser supported by a standard computing platform, to posit a query which is routed to a Meta-Web server. The Meta-Web server returns search results to the Web browser and the user may then explore the results, for example by clicking on a URL in the search results. The results returned to the user are produced after the Meta-Web server forwards the query to a search engine. The search engine then returns the results to the Meta-Web server. Unique to the invention is the provision of a registry 14 which also receives search results and/or other information from the Meta-Web server, and that accumulates knowledge, meta-knowledge that was created at a time of entry of such knowledge, and meta-knowledge in the form of one or more annotations that accumulate over time, where the annotations include any of, but are not limited to, usefulness of said knowledge, additional user opinions, certifications of veracity of said knowledge, commentary by users, and connections between the knowledge and other units of knowledge. The Meta-Web server either combines both the search results and information from the registry, or operates upon the search results in accordance with information contained in the registry. The search results are augmented or modified by the registry under control of the Meta-Web server, which then builds a results page. The results pages is then forwarded to the user's Web browser.
US07765205B2	Landmark case identification system and method A landmark case identification system and method in which the user is presented with a set of the most relevant documents on a selected topic. This set, which is dynamic and asserted to be inclusive at any point in time, is presented to the user in a Virtual Digest and initially sorted by court/date order. The user has an option to resort the answer set using a Frequently Cited sort option, which causes the system to dynamically analyze the answer set for references between the documents. Landmark cases are identified by their peers in the domain as they will be referenced and relied upon most often. The user is presented with the resorted answer set, and information detailing how many other cases in the domain referenced them is now included.
US07765203B2	Implicit context collection and processing The present invention is directed to a method and system for managing context information in a web portal or enterprise portal comprising a hierarchical structure of portal pages and portlets for accessing web content or enterprise content accessible via the portal. A method for collecting context information based on user behavior and using the collected context information within the web portal environment, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: sensing context information during navigation of a user when the user is interacting with the portal elements; automatically storing, using a context producer component, context information in a context storage device accessible to the context producer component, wherein the context information is organized according to a queryable ontological context model managed by a context service component, which context model stores the context information according to semantic features; and automatically interacting with the context service component, using a context consumer component, wherein the context service component distributes specific context information to the context consumer component based on coincidence of semantic identity or similarity between a stored semantic feature and a semantic feature processable by the context consumer component.
US07765201B2	System and method of making search for document in accordance with query of natural language A first interface accepts a user specified first question sentence. A question analysis unit analyzes the first question sentence. When the first question sentence queries a plurality of matters, the question analysis unit generates a plurality of second question sentences for individually querying each of the plurality of matters from the first question sentence. A search engine makes searches for documents which match respective matters queried by the plurality of second question sentences from a morphological index database in accordance with the plurality of second question sentences. A second interface provides a user with a search result for the first question having reflected thereon results of document searches for the plurality of second question sentences by the search engine.
US07765200B2	SQL query problem determination tool A method and system for query problem determination have been disclosed. The method includes receiving a database query; creating a query execution plan for the database query comprising a plurality of query plan operators; and executing the query execution plan, wherein a progress indicator is displayed for each query plan operator. The system includes a query progress monitor, which collects progress information for each query plan operator during the execution of the query execution plan. This progress information is then communicated to a query progress visualizer and a query progress analyzer, which graphically displays the progress information as a progress indicator for each query plan operator and performs debugger type operations, respectively. In this manner, information concerning the progress of the query execution is provided at a query operator level, such that the information may be used to more efficiently debug any problems with the query.
US07765198B2	Data processing apparatus, data processing method, and data processing system A data processing apparatus is disclosed, that has a reading section, a transmission section, a reception section, and a search information storage section. The reading section reads data from a storage medium on which a plurality of songs of song data and song identification data that identify the plurality of songs of song data have been recorded. The transmission section transmits song identification data that have been read by the reading section to an external database. The reception section receives partial song data corresponding to the song identification information from the external database. The search information storage section stores the received partial song data.
US07765193B2	Control of document disclosure according to affiliation or document type An apparatus for supplying document includes a storage unit configured to store therein a set of documents and an affiliation within an organization paired up with one of the documents, a unit configured to receive a request for accessing the one of the documents, a unit configured to check an affiliation of a person who made the request, a unit configured to evaluate a relationship between the checked affiliation and the stored affiliation paired up with the one of the documents in a tree structure representing a hierarchical structure of the organization with nodes of the tree structure representing affiliations within the organization, a unit configured to ascertain a level of disclosure with respect to the one of the documents in response to the evaluated relationship, and a unit configured to control disclosing of the one of the documents according to the ascertained level of disclosure.
US07765192B2	System and method for archiving a media collection A system and method for archiving a user's media collection are provided. In general, a central archiving system stores high-quality versions of a number of known media files and a number of known encoding algorithms. First, each media file in the user's media collection and an encoding algorithm used to encode each media file are classified as either known or unknown to the archiving server. For each known media file encoded with a known encoding algorithm, the archive includes information identifying the media file, information identifying the encoding algorithm for the media file, and optionally the one or more quality parameters such as bit rate, sampling frequency, and the like for the media file. For each unknown media file and/or media file encoded with an unknown CODEC or encoding algorithm, the archive includes the media file, which is uploaded and stored at the archiving system.
US07765190B1	Pseudosnapshot creation and implementation using continuous data protection Systems and methods for performing replication operations on a continuous data protection system. In one embodiment, a method includes identifying at least a portion of the series of transactions on the continuous data protection system to be included in the pseudosnapshot, identifying an initial time at which the pseudosnapshot begins, identifying a final time at which the pseudosnapshot ends, identifying a last transaction before the final time at which the pseudosnapshot ends, and creating an event marker identifying a particular point in time that the last transaction was saved on the continuous data protection system.
US07765189B2	Data migration apparatus, method, and program for data stored in a distributed manner When a migration object is a stub file, a data migration apparatus, which migrates data from a source HSM execution environment to a destination HSM execution environment, reads data from source secondary storage based on a data storage address in the source secondary storage. This data storage address is stored in the stub file in source primary storage. The apparatus writes the data into destination secondary storage according to a rule for storing data and reads attribute information on the stub file stored in the source primary storage. The apparatus creates, in destination primary storage, a stub file having the same name as in the source and, according to the stub file generation format in the destination primary storage, supplies the address of the data stored in the destination secondary storage and attribute information acquired from the source primary storage to the created stub file to complete the data migration.
US07765186B1	Update-anywhere replication of distributed systems Transactional database replication techniques are disclosed. The techniques can be realized in many ways, such as in a replicator module that can be instantiated at each site in a distributed system. The techniques support a variety of data storage technologies such as traditional durable transactional databases as well as in-memory data storage systems, and a variety of data types such as relational, flat file, XML, and object-oriented data. Guaranteed levels of distributed transactional data consistency for both reads and writes are enabled for database applications. The techniques also support the ability of applications distributed across a network to perform updates concurrently, and the ability to replicate many standard database systems without needing to modify their intrinsic behavior or needing them to be aware of the replicator, and the ability to tolerate network and process failures without any change to the data consistency guarantees provided to the applications.
US07765181B2	Web-based asset management The method and system of the present invention provides an improved technique for replacing, implementing and managing computer-related assets. A technician accesses the World Wide Web through a user's computer. The information resident on the computer, including information regarding the computer and the user's preferences, are downloaded to a remote storage medium through the World Wide Web. Once downloaded, all information may be removed from the user's computer. Subsequently, the technician accesses another computer such as, for example, a new computer that has been assigned to the same user. The technician accesses the World Wide Web through the new computer and downloads the information previously stored on the remote storage medium. This information can then be used to install the user's prior applications, settings and preferences on the new computer.
US07765178B1	Search ranking estimation A searcher can be configured to improve relevance ranking of search results through iterative weighting of search ranking results. A Search Auto Categorizer (SAC) operates on a base query to return a probabilistic distribution of leaf categories of a taxonomy in which relevant products may reside. A Search Logic Unit (SLU) can compute a relevance of any particular leaf category to the base query. The SLU can then determine an initial relevance of a particular product to the query based on the probabilistic distribution and the relevance of leaf category to query. The SLU weights the relevance of a product to the query to establish an updated probabilistic distribution. The SLU then repeats the relevance and weighting until convergence upon a relevance list.
US07765177B2	Method, system and program for archiving files Provided are a method, system, and program for archiving files. A hierarchical file system having directories is provided. An archival retention policy is associated with at least one of the directories in the hierarchical file system, wherein the retention policy applies to files included in the associated directory, and wherein the retention policy specifies a retention time indicating a time period during which a file is subject to the retention policy.
US07765176B2	Knowledge discovery system with user interactive analysis view for analyzing and generating relationships A knowledge model discovery system is configured to provide an interactive view having simultaneously displayed sub-views that include a relational data element view and a geophysical view. Using the interactive view, a user may perform search and analysis of information organized with a knowledge management tool in conjunction with geographic information. The relational data element view may provide a relational visualization that displays data elements provided with the knowledge management tool as narrowed by the context of a user analysis. The geophysical view may provide a geographically based depiction of the same data elements using a similar context. The relational data element view and the geophysical view may be operated in coordination to maintain cohesiveness and similar context of the information displayed in the views.
US07765172B2	Artificial intelligence for wireless network analysis This invention relates to using artificial intelligence for analyzing real-life collected data from an operation system, modeling the collected data to identify characteristics of events, analyzing the models to conclude an optimal solution for maximizing the performance of the operation system.
US07765170B2	Data segmentation algorithm using a decrementing sliding walker chunking approach A method for segmenting a data set is disclosed. The method consists of setting a maximum walker size and setting a walker size. Then, a first segment of data from the data set is obtained, wherein the first segment of data is the size of the walker. Then, a second segment of data from the data set is obtained, wherein the second segment of data is not greater than the maximum walker size.
US07765168B1	Method and apparatus for the control and distribution of value bearing items in a PC postage system A system and method for the control and distribution of expiring free postage in a PC postage system is disclosed. According to the invention, a predetermined portion of the expiring free postage is transferred to a postage meter and the remainder of the expiring free postage is stored in a free postage account that may be reset upon expiration of the free postage.
US07765167B2	Systems and methods for storage modeling and costing The present invention provides systems and methods for data storage. A hierarchical storage management architecture is presented to facilitate data management. The disclosed system provides methods for evaluating the state of stored data relative to enterprise needs by using weighted parameters that may be user defined. Also disclosed are systems and methods evaluating costing and risk management associated with stored data.
US07765160B2	System and method for backing up data A method is provided to audit license restrictions of a computer program in an enterprise computing environment. In one example, a digital fingerprint is generated of at least one file in the computer program using a substantially collision-free algorithm, and a digital fingerprint is generated for each file on each computer in the enterprise using the substantially collision-free algorithm. The digital fingerprints from the enterprise files are compared with the digital fingerprint of the computer program file, and the number of fingerprint matches is counted. Another method is provided for inventorying a computer program in an enterprise computing environment. In examples of both methods, a file may be divided into data blocks and a digital fingerprint may be generated for each data block.
US07765153B2	Method and apparatus for verifying financial account information An apparatus and method for verifying a customer's financial information is disclosed wherein a seller accepts information about the details of price and quantity of the goods to be purchased, and accepts information about customer's financial account. Payment is authorized for desired goods in two or more separate transactions, the amount of each transaction totaling the total price of the goods. Then the amount of each transaction is received from the customer and compared to the amount charged to the bank. If the two amounts match then the goods are shipped to the customer and payment is settled. In an alternative embodiment a ratio of the two amounts received from the customer is used rather than the amounts themselves to compensate for currency variations.
US07765151B1	Computerized systems and methods for facilitating the flow of capital through the housing finance industry A computer implemented data processing system comprises a pricing engine and user interface program logic. The pricing engine is configured to calculate a price for an individual mortgage loan for a sale of the individual mortgage loan from a loan originator to a secondary mortgage market purchaser. The price is calculated prior to closing of the mortgage loan based on mortgage loan application data for a borrower associated with the mortgage loan. The user interface logic is configured to generate one or more screen displays configured to present the price to the loan originator prior to closing of the loan. The one or more screen displays are also configured to receive a commitment from the loan originator for the sale of the individual mortgage loan to the secondary mortgage market purchaser.
US07765146B2	Method and system of adjusting medical cost through auction To provide a medical cost adjusting method for suppressing a medical cost to a reasonable price so that a person who suffers from a disease can receive an appropriate medical service even if the person is not insured. A medical institution presents a predicted medical cost to be demanded therefrom for a medical service given to a patient as a desired demanding amount and, on the other hand, the patient, who desires to receive the medical service, presents a payable medical cost as a desired medical treatment amount, thus, matching of the desired demanding amount to the desired medical treatment amount is carried out. Accordingly, it is possible of integrating a reverse auction and a regular auction making it possible of efficiently collect members concerned in the auction trade. In the reverse auction, a medical cost is used as an article of trade between a medical institution and a patient. That is, the integrated auction according to the present invention is an auction structure between members wherein a demand for an article of trade is attempted to meet a supply of the same, and this brings about a condition where there is a high possibility of making a successful bid and an effect of markedly reducing a medical cost as compared to a conventional medical cost.
US07765144B2	Method and system for transfer of employee stock options A plurality of option value prices are determined for employee stock options and provided to employees during a first part of a decision period. A stock price corresponding to a particular one of the plurality of option value prices is determined and provided to the employees during the second part of the decision period. A plurality of transfer periods for employee stock options are provided, with a plurality of decision periods during each transfer period. An option value determined by an option value pricing formula is provided during each decision period.
US07765142B2	Apparatus and methods for measuring multimedia demand and for maximizing broadcast channel utilization The present invention provides apparatus and methods for measuring multimedia demand and for maximizing broadcast channel utilization. A first, two way communications channel or channels, from a customer to a broadcaster are provided, as well as a second broadcast channel, which may be, in some embodiments, combined with the two way channel. A bid cycle is established for available programs, whereby one or more programs is listed as available on said two way channel, whereupon one or more customers may bid on those programs in order to view those programs. If the aggregated bids reached a threshold value, the broadcaster will then broadcast the program to the bidding customers, thus closing the bid cycle. If the threshold is not reached, the bid cycle is unsatisfied.
US07765137B1	Method and system for maintaining an order on a selected market center A posting market center and process are disclosed for maintaining a market center-restricted order on a selected market center. The market center and process disclosed aggressively maintain a market center-restricted order that would normally lock or cross an away market by initially pricing the order a tick increment away from the contra side market best bid or offer and then dynamically re-pricing the order in increasing aggressiveness as the away market best bid or offer moves its quotes further away from the order's currently displayed price. The disclosed market center-restricted order stands its ground to an updated away market best bid or offer that moves to its price or through it.
US07765135B2	Count and login management A method of controlling a machine that accepts payment media and that requires a user login operation, the method includes receiving payment media in an input receptacle of the machine, starting processing of the payment media that has been received in the input receptacle, and performing the user login operation. The step of performing the user login operation can be done before, during and after the step of processing the payment media.
US07765134B1	System and method for determining implied market information Implied prices and their quantities are computed. Markets are characterized by exhaustively computing one or more combinations of other related markets. Each combination when summed in a particular way results in the market under consideration. In a described embodiment, the number of market combinations found is an exhaustive list of market combinations such that the market under consideration can be fully and completely characterized, such that each combination provides implied market information about the market under consideration. Implied market information can include implied prices and their quantities, which are computed for each combination and used accordingly in displays or used by automated or semi-automated trading tools.
US07765129B1	Method and apparatus for obtaining images of merchandise as arranged by a customer Generic information provided by printed and online catalogs may be supplemented or replaced by information that is customized for or related to the consumer, enabling a third party to more fully understand the purchase decision and thus offer more informed feedback. A party accessing a merchant system may be provided electronic access to consumer-customized nonverbal information by, e.g., collecting an electronic version of consumer-customized nonverbal information at a merchant site, and displaying the electronic version of the consumer-customized nonverbal information for a party accessing the merchant system.
US07765128B2	Programmable ticketing system A smart-card based system and methods to control access to a plurality of attractions within a geographical area. The system may include one or more reward terminals that are located at attractions and are configured to read smart cards presented to them and, assuming the card is valid for that location, allow the card holder to access the attraction. Each smart card may be programmed with a product code that defines the attractions at which the card may be used. Product codes may be stored in a central database along with a list of the attractions associated with the each product code. The list of attractions may be updated as desired, thereby updating and changing the attractions at which any given card may be used.
US07765126B2	System and method for automatic access of a remote computer over a network A system and method for using identification codes found on ordinary articles of commerce to access remote computers on a network. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a computer is provided having a database that relates Uniform Product Code (“UPC”) numbers to Internet network addresses (or “URLs”). To access an Internet resource relating to a particular product, a user enters the product's UPC symbol manually, by swiping a bar code reader over the UPC symbol, or via other suitable input means. The database retrieves the URL corresponding to the UPC code. This location information is then used to access the desired resource.
US07765121B2	Automated service scheduling system based on customer value An automated system uses a decisioning system to schedule service attendants to service events at patron locations. The decisioning system schedules the events for servicing using various factors to establish the priority of different events. Service attendants are paged by the system to inform them of a service to be provided.
US07765119B2	System and method for predictive booking of reservations based on historical aggregation and events In one embodiment, a method that can be performed on a system, is provided for predictive booking or reservations based on historical aggregation and events. In one embodiment, the method comprises surveying prices paid for traveler purchases or reservations to identify price increases for travel purchases or reservations, wherein the price increases include a increase in a price of a travel purchase during an identified period of time; identifying a correlation between identified price increases for travel purchases or reservations and identified events; predicting of future price increases in select travel bookings based on the identified correlation between the identified price increases for travel purchases or reservations and identified events; and determining whether to purchase or reserve a set of travel bookings based on the predicting of the future price increases.
US07765118B1	Systems and methods for insurance coverage A user may use a financial card to make a purchase at a merchant. An institution system may receive and analyze transaction data associated with the purchase. The institution system may send a notice to the user asking if the user would like insurance coverage for the item(s) pertaining to the purchase. The notice may request the user send a photo of the item(s) or documentation pertaining to the item(s) to the institution system.
US07765115B1	Online system and method for processing life insurance applications A method and system for online processing of life insurance applications includes receiving information that identifies an individual to be insured and describes the insurability of the individual. A certification may be received via an electronic data communications link confirming whether an illustration of a life insurance policy was delivered to the policy applicant. Furthermore, information may be received via an electronic data communications link from a third party confirming the identity of the individual to be insured. When a commitment to purchase the policy is received, a personalized temporary insurance certificate may be issued to the applicant, preferably accompanied by a temporary insurance agreement specifying the terms of temporary life insurance coverage extended to the individual. An authorization may also be received via an electronic data communications link authorizing immediate collection of medical history information from one or more third parties concerning the individual to be insured.
US07765113B2	Method and system for health assessment and monitoring The present invention relates to an assessment technique which is conveniently practiced on a computer or over a network. The assessment technique is particularly useful in assessment of health related factors. The invention also relates to a general purpose programmable computer which is provided with instructions for operating according to the assessment technique.
US07765110B1	Method and system for delivering substitute medical therapies with restricted access A system and methods are provided for delivering to a patient a substitute medical therapy with restricted distribution or access. One example is a medical therapy provider, such as a pharmacist, receiving a prescription for a medical therapy for a patient and describing these procedures and the substitute medical therapy to the patient. The patient and patient's prescribing physician will determine whether the proposed substitute medical therapy is desired and would be indicated for this patient, including obtaining data and informed consent from the patient. The method also provides a distributor or third party reviewer the prescription and certification from a qualified patient's physician, data and consent from a qualified patient, including an authorization for the substitute medical therapy and confirming the informed consent from a qualified patient by the distributor or a third party reviewer. From this data, the distributor or third party reviewer determines the qualified patient's eligibility for access to the medical therapy and, if the qualified patient is found eligible, delivers the medical therapy to the patient.
US07765108B2	Method and apparatus for inter-pharmacy workload balancing The system distributes workload amongst a plurality of pharmacy resources that are connected by a computer network. Work orders are queued at each pharmacy resource and redistributed based on existing workload distribution, capacity of pharmacy resources, and/or product demand.
US07765107B2	Sensitive drug distribution system and method A drug distribution system and method utilizes a central pharmacy and database to track all prescriptions for a sensitive drug. Information is kept in the database regarding all physicians allowed to prescribe the sensitive drug, and all patients receiving the drug. Abuses are identified by monitoring data in the database for prescription patterns by physicians and prescriptions obtained by patients. Further verification is made that the physician is eligible to prescribe the drug by consulting a separate database, and optionally whether any actions are taken against the physician. Multiple controls beyond those for normal drugs are imposed on the distribution depending on the sensitivity of the drug.
US07765106B2	Sensitive drug distribution system and method A drug distribution system and method utilizes a central pharmacy and database to track all prescriptions for a sensitive drug. Information is kept in the database regarding all physicians allowed to prescribe the sensitive drug, and all patients receiving the drug. Abuses are identified by monitoring data in the database for prescription patterns by physicians and prescriptions obtained by patients. Further verification is made that the physician is eligible to prescribe the drug by consulting a separate database, and optionally whether any actions are taken against the physician. Multiple controls beyond those for normal drugs are imposed on the distribution depending on the sensitivity of the drug.
US07765102B2	Generic spelling mnemonics A system and method for creating a mnemonics Language Model for use with a speech recognition software application, wherein the method includes generating an n-gram Language Model containing a predefined large body of characters, wherein the n-gram Language Model includes at least one character from the predefined large body of characters, constructing a new Language Model (LM) token for each of the at least one character, extracting pronunciations for each of the at least one character responsive to a predefined pronunciation dictionary to obtain a character pronunciation representation, creating at least one alternative pronunciation for each of the at least one character responsive to the character pronunciation representation to create an alternative pronunciation dictionary and compiling the n-gram Language Model for use with the speech recognition software application, wherein compiling the Language Model is responsive to the new Language Model token and the alternative pronunciation dictionary.
US07765090B2	Apparatus and method for identification of swirling flow A swirling flow identification apparatus includes an eigenequation calculation section 3 and a swirl axis calculation section 4. The eigenequation calculation section 3, based on velocity data of a fluid at a coordinate point, calculates an eigenvalue through an eigenequation concerning the coordinate point and the velocity data. The swirl axis calculation section 4, if the eigenvalue is a complex number, defines an imaginary part of the complex number as a swirl function, calculates a coordinate point providing a local maximum value in the swirl function and defines the coordinate point providing the local maximum value as the position of a swirling axis of a swirling flow in the fluid. With this, even under the presence of another flow or a plurality of swirling flow, the swirling flow can be adequately identified by using the velocity vector at each of node points (coordinate points).
US07765089B2	Blind signal separation A method of blind signal separation of convolutively mixed signals comprises firstly processing signals to produce second order independence. In a second step, and together with ranges of signal delay and rotation parameters, the resulting processed signals are used to determine delay and rotation parameters. These parameters implement at least one elementary paraunitary matrix and transform the processed signals into output signals with improvement in independence to at least a predominant part of a maximum extent obtainable over the parameter ranges. The output signals then become the next processed signals and the second step is iterated until independence ceases to be improved significantly. The latest output signals are then unmixed signals.
US07765084B2	Position control arrangement, especially for a surveying instrument, and a surveying instrument In a position control arrangement for controlling the rotational position of a movable unit, especially for a surveying instrument, an electric motor is arranged to rotate the movable unit around an axis of rotation, and there are controllers for enabling the motor to stop the movable unit in a desired rotational position. The motor is a direct drive motor, the shaft of which forms the axis of rotation for the movable unit, and the motor is arranged to selectively operate in either a first, normal mode for rotating the movable unit to a desired position, or in a second, friction mode for providing resistance to a forced rotation of the movable unit from a predetermined position to a new position. A control unit detects the presence of a forced rotation and automatically changes the mode of operation in response thereto.
US07765082B2	System for optimal alignment of a shaft of a gas turbine A system for substantially aligning a shaft of a turbine engine with components of the turbine engine. The system includes a horizontal bed adapted to support a shaft in a horizontal orientation, at least one stand for rotatably supporting the shaft in the horizontal orientation, at least one sensor for measuring characteristics associated with the shaft, and a determination module receiving the measured characteristics and outputting alignment information of the shaft with components of the turbine engine based on the measured characteristics.
US07765074B2	Circuit, apparatus and method for capturing a representation of a waveform from a clock-data recovery (CDR) unit A circuit, apparatus and method obtains system margin at the receive circuit using phase shifted data sampling clocks while allowing the CDR to remain synchronized with the incoming data stream in embodiments. In an embodiment, a circuit includes first and second samplers to sample a data signal and output data and edge information in response to a data clock signal and an edge clock signal. A phase detector generates phase information in response to the data information and the edge information. A clock phase adjustment circuit generates the data clock signal and the edge clock signal in response to the data information during a synchronization mode. The clock phase adjustment circuit increments a phase of the data clock signal during a waveform capture mode.
US07765072B2	Building protection system and method A building protection system includes chemical sensor systems to detect chemicals in inlet and return air; radiological sensor systems to detect radioactive materials in the inlet and return air; and a control system (a) to signal a building control system to close dampers and to turn off a fan system when more than predetermined levels of a chemical or radioactive material is detected and (b) to issue reports.
US07765069B2	Systems for the detection of short and long samples Methods and systems are provided for detecting the accidental use of short and long samples in the clinical analysis of a sample, specimen, or assay. The systems can include a clinical analyzer for determining one or more values for one or more measurable characteristics of a sample. These values are used in combination with reference data stored in a data module to generate a probability that the sample tested is a short sample, a long sample, or an acceptable sample. This probability and/or the status of the sample as a short sample, a long sample, or an acceptable sample are output to a user.
US07765067B2	Geosteering in earth formations using multicomponent induction measurements A multicomponent induction logging tool is used on a MWD bottomhole assembly. Multifrequency focusing that accounts for the finite, nonzero, conductivity of the mandrel is applied. Using separation of modes, the principal components and relative dip angles in an earth formation are determined. The results are used for reservoir navigation in an earth formation.
US07765064B2	Computer programmed with GPS signal processing programs A computer is disclosed comprising a processor able to support multithreading and concurrently programmed in at least two threads with respective GPS signal processing programs which are each capable of processing GPS signal samples outputted from the same source.
US07765061B1	Flight display system with enhanced temporal depiction of navigation information In one aspect, the flight display system comprises a navigation map that includes a time window for a required time of arrival (RTA) waypoint. The time window has a proximal end indicating the aircraft's position at the RTA using a defined lowest speed and a distal end indicating the aircraft's position at the RTA using a defined highest speed. In another aspect, a pop-up time map displays flight plan waypoints mapped out along a time line adjacent to a plurality of time markers. The waypoint scrolls along the time line during flight. In another aspect, the flight display system includes a full format time map for displaying at least one flight plan waypoint mapped out along a time line adjacent to a plurality of time markers. In another broad aspect, a time/bearing map includes a plurality of concentric “range” rings corresponding to selected times in the future; a plurality of radially spaced bearing ticks positioned at selected locations about the concentric rings; and, a relative time ring presentable about a central axis of, and internal to, the concentric rings. The relative time ring represents a fixed increment in time. Selected waypoints are presentable at their relative bearing to the airplane and at their range (in time) from the airplane.
US07765058B2	Driver input analysis and feedback system A method of driver training to improve fuel economy performance of a vehicle, the method including, receiving selected vehicle and driver operating data indicative of driving conditions and operator inputs captured during previous vehicle operation, processing the received selected vehicle and driver operating data, and generating driving recommendations to improve fuel economy performance based on the processed vehicle and driver operating data.
US07765054B2	Injector calibration method for operating an internal combustion engine A method for operating an internal combustion engine has the steps: (a) during an overrun phase of the internal combustion engine, activating an injector of a first combustion chamber for a predetermined activation time τinj with a predetermined activation voltage Ui=1, (b) measuring a torque variation, (c) determining, from the torque variation, a fuel quantity mi=1 of the fuel injected by the injector during the activation time τinj, (d) varying the activation voltage to a value Ui+1 which differs from Ui, (e) repeating steps (a) to (d) with further incrementation of i until i has reached a preset value N or the internal combustion engine is no longer in the overrun phase, and (f) determining an injector characteristic value of the injector of the first combustion chamber from the fuel quantities m1, m2, . . . , mN and the activation voltages U1, U2, . . . , UN.
US07765050B2	Traction control system and method for a vehicle In one example, a traction control system for a vehicle is shown. The system adjusts a relationship between powertrain output and pedal actuation in response to at least one of road grade and direction of wheel spin.
US07765047B2	Shift control method of automatic transmission A shift control method of an automatic transmission includes the steps of: determining whether a road has a gradient; calculating road gradient in real time; filtering the gradient; controlling shifting according to the greater of calculated and filtered gradients if the calculated gradient is negative; and controlling shifting according to the calculated gradient if the calculated gradient is positive.
US07765041B2	Electronic control apparatus for vehicle and diagnosing method thereof An electronic control apparatus for a vehicle having an engine control unit 114 controlling an electronically-controlled throttle of an engine and a valve control unit 141 controlling a variable lift mechanism 112 that varies a lift amount of an intake valve are provided. Information of a target lift amount and an actual lift amount is transmitted/received between these control units. Each of the control units diagnoses a state of data transmission from the other control unit, transmits the diagnosis result to the other control unit and, when the diagnosis result of itself and/or the diagnosis result of the other control unit shows an abnormal state, moves to the mode of a fail-safe operation.
US07765039B1	Apparatus for tracking and recording vital signs and task-related information of a vehicle to identify operating patterns An apparatus is provided for diagnosing the state of health of a vehicle and for providing the operator of the vehicle with a substantially real-time indication of the efficiency of the vehicle in performing an assigned task with respect to a predetermined goal. A processor on-board the vehicle monitors sensors that provide information regarding the state of health of the vehicle and the amount of work the vehicle has done. In response to anomalies in the data from the sensors, the processor records information that describes events leading up to the occurrence of the anomaly for later analysis that can be used to diagnose the cause of the anomaly. The sensors are also used to prompt the operator of the vehicle to operate the vehicle at optimum efficiency.
US07765038B2	Mission planning system for vehicles with varying levels of autonomy A system in accordance with the present invention tasks a team of autonomous unmanned vehicles. The system includes a first team member and a second team member. The first team member has a first level of autonomy. The second team member has a second level of autonomy. The first level of autonomy is different than the first level of autonomy. The first team member is given instructions corresponding to the first level of autonomy. The second team member is given instructions corresponding to the second level of autonomy.
US07765037B2	Runway incursion detection system and method for displaying a runway incursion A method for displaying a runway incursion for an aircraft includes electronically gathering traffic information data from a traffic information system, employing a runway incursion algorithm to the traffic information data to detect a collision hazard, automatically calculating incursion data, and displaying the incursion data. A runway incursion detection system has a display unit, a computer and a software product that enables methodology herein.
US07765035B2	Systems and methods for remote power management using 802.11 wireless protocols Systems and methods are disclosed for using 802.11 based wireless protocols in various energy management applications wherein a host controller uses various types of communication networks to distribute information to an on-premise processor that in turn uses 802.11 based wireless protocols to communicate with various types of end devices, such as utility meters. Various forms of communication are defined between the end device, the on-premise processor, and the energy management host for accomplishing power load control, including determining when to activate or deactivate a load, requesting permission to activate a load, reading usage data, activating or deactivating a meter, and determining rate schedules. A flexible scheme allows control to be shifted to be resident in various entities. The architecture is applicable not only for power load control, but other control type and metering devices.
US07765034B2	Location determination of power system disturbances based on frequency responses of the system A system for detecting and locating a disturbance event within a power grid includes a series of frequency disturbance recorders (FDRs) taking measurements in the power grid at dispersed points of the power grid, an information management system, configured to receive data from the series of FDRs and analyze the received data and a communications network interconnecting the series of FDRs and the information management system. The information management system is configured to examine orders and patterns of receipt of frequency changes at the FDRs in the data caused by the disturbance event and to triangulate a location of the disturbance event based on the orders and patterns of receipt of the frequency changes. Example methods of detection and location of disturbance events are also described.
US07765029B2	Hybrid control device A brain-based device (BBD) for moving in a real-world environment has sensors that provide data about the environment, actuators to move the BBD, and a hybrid controller which includes a neural controller having a simulated nervous system being a model of selected areas of the human brain and a non-neural controller based on a computational algorithmic network. The neural controller and non-neural controller interact with one another to control movement of the BBD.
US07765016B2	Brush control system and method on a washing brush installation for cleaning vehicles The brush control system in a washing brush installation for vehicles comprises a first means (5) of control of the rotation speed and torque of a first actuation motor (2) for the rotation of at least one brush (1) of said installation, directly or indirectly connected with a second means (6) of control of the brush position in relation to the vehicle to be washed.
US07765015B2	Lead with inflatable fixation mechanism A medical electrical lead configured for use in stimulating the left side of the heart (i.e., the left ventricle). In one embodiment, the lead includes an elongate lead body including an inner surface. An inflatable member is disposed on the outer surface of the body between its proximal and distal ends, the inflatable member being adapted when inflated to impart a radial force on and frictionally engage a surface of the coronary sinus or coronary vein for fixation of the distal end of the lead therein. The lead further includes a conductive member extending from the proximal end toward the distal end, and an inner insulating layer positioned between the conductive member and the inner surface of the body. Separation between the inner insulating layer and the inner surface of the body defines an inflation lumen in fluid communication with the inflatable member.
US07765012B2	Implantable medical device including a conductive fixation element A system comprises an implantable medical device and an actively deployable clip attached to the implantable medical device to restrict movement of the implantable medical device once the clip is deployed within a body of a patient. The clip includes an electrically conductive portion. The implantable medical device may be implanted proximate to any suitable tissue site within the patient, and in one embodiment, the implantable medical device is implanted proximate to an occipital nerve or a trigeminal nerve of the patient.
US07765007B2	Apparatus and method for providing continence to a gastrointestinal ostomy An apparatus, and method, for providing continence to a gastrointestinal ostomy of a patient, the apparatus having a sealing device for retaining discharge of effluents or waste products from an ostomy, at least one pair of electrodes capable of delivering electrical stimulation to affect the smooth muscles of the patient's intestine and a stimulation generator in electrical communication with at least one pair of electrodes and capable of generating said electrical stimulation, wherein the electrical stimulation is selected to induce muscle contraction, relaxation, a tonic state or a flaccid state in the smooth muscles of the patient's intestine.
US07765002B2	Rate aberrant beat selection and template formation A cardiac rhythm management system can be used to detect episode beats associated with cardiac events in a subject's body. These events may be monitored and depolarization morphology information can be derived for candidate arrhythmic beats in an arrhythmia episode. An arrhythmic beat morphology template may be formed from selecting at least one of the candidate arrhythmic beats based upon user's labeling according to specific morphologies of one or more candidate episodes. Methods of use are also presented.
US07764993B2	Iontophoretic delivery patch A patch for iontophoretic transdermal application of a medicant, where the patch includes a border portion disposed about an aperture. The border portion can include a first polarity electrode in electrical communication with the medicant, and a second border portion including a second electrode having a second polarity opposite the first electrode polarity. One patch has a liftable cover, preferably a transparent and non-adherent cover, disposed over the patch aperture. A preferred medicant for inclusion in the present invention is a local anesthetic or analgesic. Other medicants such as anti-inflammatory agents or anti-infective agents may be used to locally reduce inflammation, contain infection, and alleviate pain. The present invention can allow performing a field block anesthetic about an epidermal target site. The present invention can allow observing a target or treatment site while leaving the patch in place. An invasive medical procedure can be performed through the patch aperture, and pre-operative and post-operative procedures can also be performed through the patch aperture.
US07764990B2	Method and device for measuring exercise level during exercise and for measuring fatigue A method for measuring exercise level during exercise and for measuring fatigue, in which method electrical signals produced by active muscles are measured with a measuring device and feedback is given from an exercise with a perceivable signal from a feedback device. A device for measuring exercise level and fatigue during exercise, which device includes sensors for measuring electrical signals from active muscles and a feedback device for giving feedback. A momentary exercise level and the level of fatigue of a person are measured or estimated by measuring besides electrical signals received from muscles also other quantities describing exercise and from measuring results one or several indexes are calculated by means of which exercises carried out at different times and under different circumstances are comparable with each other.
US07764989B2	Method and apparatus for detection of nervous system disorders Systems and methods for detecting and/or treating nervous system disorders, such as seizures, are disclosed. Certain embodiments of the invention relate generally to implantable medical devices (IMDs) adapted to detect and treat nervous system disorders in patients with an IMD. Certain embodiments of the invention include detection of seizures based upon comparisons of long-term and short-term representations of physiological signals. Other embodiments include prediction of seizure activity based upon analysis of physiological signal levels. An embodiment of the invention monitors the quality of physiological signals, and may be able to compensate for signals of low signal quality. A further embodiment of the invention includes detection of seizure activity following the delivery of therapy.
US07764981B2	System and method for managing a wireless connection to reduce power consumption of a mobile terminal A mobile terminal includes a processor capable of operating a link manager. The link manager is capable of at least partially operating a wireless connection between the terminal and an access point in an active mode, where the access point is coupled to a network. The link manager is also capable of transitioning the connection from the active mode to a standby mode or hibernate mode. In this regard, transitioning the connection includes entering the mobile terminal in a power-saving mode of a bearer of the connection, such as a Bluetooth power-saving mode, and directing the access point to reduce traffic flowing from the network across the connection to the mobile terminal when the mobile terminal is otherwise capable of receiving the traffic.
US07764980B2	Mobile communication terminal for removing noise in transmitting signal and method thereof A mobile communication terminal for removing noise in a transmitting signal and a method thereof are provided. The mobile communication terminal includes a first microphone for capturing a voice signal to be transmitted a second microphone attached to a position different from the first microphone to capture sound signals, an amplifier for amplifying the sound signals of the second microphone, a codec for separately converting the amplified sound signals of the second microphone and the voice signal of the first microphone to digital sound data, and a controller for analyzing the converted digital sound data and controlling a gain of the first microphone if a repeated pattern is detected in either of the separated digital sound data. Herein, noise generated in sound signals for transmission in a phone call is removed by using two microphones.
US07764979B2	Mobile terminal for performing call to callee by sequential calling of prioritized callee numbers and multimedia addresses A method for performing a call is disclosed. When a user attempts a call at a certain phone number of another party but ends in a call unavailable state, the user can automatically make a call at another contact of the another party's contacts stored in the phone book of the another party by using call state information provided from a mobile communication network system. The method comprises making a first call at first contact of another party desired for a call connection, receiving call state information with respect to a call unavailable state of the first call if the first call ends in the call unavailable state, analyzing the received call state information and searching a phone book of the another party, and making a second call at second contact read from the phone book of the another party based on the analysis and search.
US07764977B2	Memory card removal guard A mobile device powered by a battery is provided having a guard member for preventing a memory card from being removed from the mobile device when a battery is inserted in the device. The battery is removably received in a battery compartment and the memory card is removably received in memory card. The memory card slot has an opening in the casing of the mobile device and the guard member is movable from a first position in which it at least partly blocks the opening to a second position in which the memory card can be removed from the memory card slot. The battery compartment for the battery is arranged such that when the battery is inserted, the guard member is moved to the first position.
US07764974B2	Transmission power level regulation for high priority wireless calls A method is provided for regulating transmission power levels for wireless calls. The method includes: determining whether or not a mobile station (MS) (90) is outside a service area of a wireless telecommunications network (70); detecting whether or not a call placed by the MS (90) is a priority call; setting a transmission power level of the MS (90) in response to the MS (90) being outside the service area of the wireless network (70) and detecting that the call placed by the MS (90) is a priority call; transmitting call set-up signaling from the MS (90) at the transmission power level set for the MS (90); determining whether or not a base station (BS) (82) of the wireless network (70) receives the call set-up signaling from the MS (90); setting a transmission power level of the BS (82) in response to the BS (82) receiving the call set-up signaling from the MS (90); and, transmitting a reply to the call set-up signaling from the BS (82) at the transmission power level set for the BS (82).
US07764971B2	Control procedure for simultaneous media communications within a talk group in communication networks for public safety A method and apparatus are provided for a set of procedures that a push-to-talk (PTT) server can use to control multiple simultaneous media streams within a talk group. The present invention provides floor control messages and protocols for identifying, transmitting, and distributing the simultaneous media streams. The invention may be used with any real-time protocol (RTP) payload format as long as the encoding allows a receiver of the packets means to distinguish between the transmitting clients. Although the present invention provides server-based control of multiple transmissions, end-point-based transmission control procedures are supported.
US07764968B2	Method and system for managing delivery of communications when there is a temporary suspension of at least one type of communication Method and system for managing delivery of communications such as advertisements to mobile telephone subscribers where delivery to subscribers is temporarily prevented or blocked at the request of the subscribers. In particular, a subscriber can temporarily suspend delivery of advertisements when they are roaming.
US07764963B2	GW coupled SIP proxy In one embodiment, a method can include: (i) performing an initial authentication with a mobile device in an access gateway, the access gateway being a point of attachment; (ii) forwarding a first message from the mobile device to an edge proxy; (iii) receiving a second message from the edge proxy; and (iv) returning a modified version of the second message to the edge proxy for a final authentication of the mobile device.
US07764959B2	Analysis of arbitrary wireless network data using matched filters Analyzing an arbitrary data set to determine the presence or absence of a defined signature element, in order to understand an event or detect a root cause of an event in a wireless network. Signatures are generated and include signature elements. The signature elements in a given signature are associated with a coverage model. A data set is processed and values that correspond to each signature element are computed from the data set. The probability of detection for a given signature can then be computed based on the values computed from the data set, the coverage model and a statistical factor included in the signature. Different events typically have different signature elements in the associated signature.
US07764958B2	Wireless sensor system A network of wireless sensor nodes for wireless transmission to a base station is provided. The sensor nodes can provide real time streaming of data over separate frequency links that can all be received by the base station. The base station includes a receiver for receiving at multiple frequencies, error detection or correction, and analog outputs so sensor data can be provided to standard analysis systems that require analog signals as would be provided by wired sensors. The base station also provides an output indicating the presence of transmission error.
US07764956B2	System and method for creation of personalized applications for mobile devices There is provided a system and method for the creation of customized applications for mobile computing devices which will allow a user to incorporate selected media items into a preexisting program, thereby customizing it for execution on his or her own brand and model of device (e.g., cell phone). In one preferred embodiment, the media items will be resident on the user's phone and will be selected and transmitted to a remote computer for assembly into a customized application. The customized application will then be transmitted back to the user's phone for execution and viewing/hearing of the embedded media items. In another preferred embodiment, the media items will be resident on a remote computer where they will be selected by the user for incorporation into the customized program. The resulting program will then be transmitted to the user's designated device for execution.
US07764951B2	Techniques for tracking communication frequency across communication modalities In on embodiment, techniques for providing alerts to a user when a communication frequency pattern between a user and a contact has not occurred during a pre-determined amount of time are provided. Communication records between the contact and the user can be analyzed to determine if the communication frequency pattern with the contact during the pre-determined amount of time does not meet pre-determined criteria. For example, the criteria may be generate an alert if communications do not occur in the last month, generate an alert if less than five communications occur in the last six months, or any other communication pattern. Also, the content of a communication may be analyzed to determine if a certain topic has been discussed. If a certain topic has not been discussed during the pre-determined amount of time, an alert may also be generated reminding the user that the topic has not been discussed.
US07764948B2	System and method for authentication in a communication system An authentication system and method in a communication system are provided. The authentication system includes an authenticator for receiving from a first Foreign Agent (FA) a location change notification notifying that an Mobile Station (MS) has moved to the service area of the first FA, after the MS completes initial access to a second FA using an authentication scheme with an Authorization, Authentication and Accounting (AAA) server in the service area of the second FA; and transmitting to the first FA a first key and a second key of the MS generated during the initial access of the MS in response to the location change notification.
US07764947B2	Online charging management server An online charging management server comprising: receiving means arranged to receive at least one account request message transmitted from a network service provider; and transmitting means arranged to transmit an online account balance message to a further separate server based on the received account request.
US07764946B1	Geographic distribution of SMS alerts SMS alert messages are provided to the current geographic location of a registered SMS subscriber. When an SMS subscriber's mobile device is registered, the subscriber's profile is analyzed to determine if the subscriber wants to receive alert messages via SMS. If so, cell sites associated with the current location of the subscriber are utilized to provide alert messages. As the subscriber register's his/her mobile device in other geographic locations, the current location of the subscriber is updated.
US07764942B2	Tuning circuitry utilizing frequency translation of an impedance from a fixed-filter frequency response A circuit and method for tracking a local oscillator signal frequency in an RF tuner, for tuning input RF signals. The RF tuner includes a frequency-dependent impedance generator that generates a frequency-dependent impedance at the input by rejecting unwanted input RF signals and shunt feeding back the desired signal to the input. The desired signal frequency is centered at the local oscillator signal frequency. The frequency-dependent impedance generator is used with an amplifier circuit to generate a tracking amplifier, the frequency-dependent amplifier gain of which tracks the local oscillator signal frequency.
US07764941B2	Radio communications apparatus A bit error rate of the reception signal is detected on the reception side, such that an n optimal modulation method and LO output power are determined in accordance with this bit error rate, and an LO output changing instruction is sent to an image signal rejection mixer on the transmission side. The image signal rejection mixer changes the phase X=α+γ in response to the LO output changing instruction when power splitter (201) splits the LO into two components with equal amplitude and phase difference α, power splitter (202) splits the IF signal into two components with equal amplitude and phase difference β, and power combiner (205) combines RF signals with equal amplitude and phase difference γ. By changing the X, the LO output power is controlled and the back-off amount of a transmission amplifier is changed in accordance with an optimal modulation scheme. In this event, α−β+γ=2nπ (n is an integer) is set so as to maximize the image signal rejection amount.
US07764938B2	Signaling generation through multiplexing The proposed apparatus and is used for signal generation by multiplexing signals such that there appears no glitches in an output signal. The present apparatus utilizes the knowledge of phase difference between input oscillator signals being multiplexed in order to provide a glitchless output signal. The apparatus comprises a first selection circuit configured to synchronize its response to a first control signal to a next determined event of one of input oscillator signals and convey an input oscillator signal to its output in response to the first control signal. The apparatus comprises a similar selection circuit for each input oscillator signal being multiplexed. Outputs of the selection circuits may be connected to a combining circuit which combines the outputs, thus providing the glitchless output signal.
US07764937B2	Frequency error estimation and correction Counter-clockwise and clockwise quadrant transitions are detected and accumulated with respect to a received complex signal over a certain time period. These transitions may then be compared in order to obtain information indicative of both a magnitude and phase of a carrier frequency error for the received signal. Additionally, zero-crossings of the received complex signal over the same certain time period are detected and accumulated. The accumulated crossings provide information indicative of frequency offset magnitude. The determined magnitude and phase of the frequency error may then be used to adjust a local oscillator frequency to provide for improved receiver performance.
US07764935B2	Phase and power calibration in active antennas A switch is particularly advantageous for calibration of signal phase between transmitters, and other uses. The switch has a first data input adapted to input a transmit signal from a first transmitter, a first data output, at least one and preferably multiple bidirectional data ports, and a control input adapted to selectively couple in a first case the first data input to one of the bidirectional data ports, and in a second case one of the bidirectional data ports and the first data input to the first data output. By coupling one data port of the switch to a data port of another identical switch, a transmit signal from another transmitter can be ported to the first said switch, and both signals output to a feedback circuit that finds the phase difference and applies it to a new signal input to one of the transmitters. Beamforming and MIMO uses are also detailed.
US07764931B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting/receiving feedback information representing channel quality in a MIMO-OFDM system A method of transmitting/receiving feedback information representing channel quality in a MIMO-OFDM system, in which a receiver measures channel qualities of signals transmitted on a plurality of subbands through a plurality of transmitting antennas by a transmitter, selects a predetermined number of subbands having a highest transmission performance based on the measured channel qualities and preceding information, determines at least one subband group with a maximum rate from among the selected subbands and the preceding information associated with the at least one subband group, and transmits feedback information to the transmitter, the feedback information including channel quality information about the at least one subband group and the associated preceding information.
US07764928B2	Wireless IC device and component for wireless IC device A wireless IC device includes a wireless IC chip, a power supply circuit board upon which the wireless IC chip is mounted, and in which a power supply circuit is provided, the power supply circuit includes a resonant circuit having a predetermined resonant frequency, and a radiation pattern, which is adhered to the underside of the power supply circuit board, for radiating a transmission signal supplied from the power supply circuit, and for receiving a reception signal to supply this to the power supply circuit. The resonant circuit is an LC resonant circuit including an inductance device and capacitance devices. The power supply circuit board is a multilayer rigid board or a single-layer rigid board, and between the wireless IC chip and the radiation pattern is connected by DC connection, magnetic coupling, or capacitive coupling.
US07764926B2	Communication relaying apparatus, communication relay, and controlling method A wide area network is constructed by connecting a plurality of bases to a multipoint switching apparatus. Each base has a certain contracted communication band. If a packet is received from a first base having a higher contracted communication band and the packet is directed to a second base having a lower contracted communication band, the traffic from the first base is limited to the contracted communication band of the second base.
US07764920B2	Duplex document feeder A duplex document feeder includes a housing unit, and a switching unit. The housing unit has a document-conveying path, an inverting path, and a switchback path. The switching unit is disposed in the switchback path, and includes a first switching gate, a second switching gate connected fixedly to the first switching gate, and a guiding path disposed between the first and second switching gates. The switching unit is pivotable among first, second, and third positions so as to allow for automatic feeding, two-sided scanning, inverting, and ejecting in orderly arrangement of documents.
US07764919B2	Image forming apparatus with a waste storage container An image forming apparatus including a compact waste toner storage device in which waste toner can be evenly stored. The image forming apparatus includes a waste toner tank to store the waste toner that is collected from a cleaning member to remove the residual waste toner on an image carrying body, and a vibration unit provided inside the waste toner tank to prevent the waste toner from accumulating unevenly. Because the vibration unit is provided inside the waste toner tank, the apparatus can be manufactured compactly. Also, because a coil spring and a stopper are used in the vibration unit, the vibration unit does not take up much space in the waste toner tank. Further, much more waste toner can be stored in the waste toner tank, despite having a same size as a conventional waste toner tank.
US07764918B2	Cleaning device and image forming apparatus A cleaning device includes a first cleaning portion provided at a position where a belt transfer body is moved after transfer, and includes a second cleaning portion having a cleaning member which contacts the belt transfer body, which is located at an end of the belt transfer body in the perpendicular direction to the moving direction of the belt transfer body. There is a fixing member for pressing the belt transfer body to the cleaning member. The fixing member is located at a position opposing the cleaning member with the belt transfer body therebetween.
US07764917B2	Image forming apparatus including a photosensitive member, a cleaning blade, and a cleaning brush An image forming apparatus includes a cleaning blade for removing toner from a rotatable photosensitive member by contacting the photosensitive member at a contact position after a transfer operation of a transfer member. The cleaning blade has an end which is outside the end of a magnetic particle carrying region. A cleaning brush is disposed upstream of the contact position with respect to a rotational direction of the photosensitive member, for removing the toner from the photosensitive member by contacting the photosensitive member. The cleaning brush has an end which is outside the end of the magnetic particle carrying region.
US07764916B2	Fixing device and image forming apparatus In an image forming apparatus having a fixing rotor (22) that is driven to rotate and fixes an image by heating a recording paper while conveying the paper pressurized against the rotor, an excitation coil (24) that is provided extending in an axial direction along the fixing rotor (22) and causes induction heating by applying an alternating magnetic field to the fixing rotor (22), and a demagnetizing coil (25) that is provided superposed on an end of the excitation coil (24) and is able to partially diminish a magnetic flux generated by the excitation coil (24), by making the shape of the portion that belongs to the demagnetizing coil (25) and overlaps the excitation coil (24) has an asymmetrical shape have no axis of symmetry in the direction in which the recording paper is conveyed, a trouble due to overheating and defective fixing due to a shortage in the generation of heat can be reduced even when a plurality of kinds of recording papers of slightly different sizes are used.
US07764913B2	Fixing device and image forming apparatus A fixing device includes a heating member for heating a recording medium having a developer image; a pressing member for pressing the recording medium against the heating member; a supporting member for supporting the pressing member; a supporting shaft for supporting the supporting member to be freely rotatable; and an urging member for urging the supporting member in a specific rotational direction and urging the pressing member against the heating member.
US07764912B2	Developer amount regulation blade structure A developer amount regulation blade structure that effectively reduces assembly cost and improves image quality configured to form a layer of a developer on a developer bearer includes a regulation blade configured to regulate a thickness of the developer on the developer bearer, a first supporting member configured to support the regulation blade maintaining a gap between the regulation blade and the developer bearer, and a second supporting member configured to sandwich the regulation blade tightly with the first supporting member, wherein at least one of the first supporting member and the second supporting member is made of a plastically deformable material, and the second supporting member and the first supporting member sandwich the regulation blade by at least two plastically deformed portions separated from each other in a longitudinal direction of the first supporting member and connecting the first supporting member and the second supporting member.
US07764911B2	Developer unit, process device and image forming apparatus A developer unit according to one aspect of the invention includes: a developer accommodation member configured to accommodate a developer, the developer having charging polarity to a first polarity; a developing roller arranged at the developer accommodation member, the developing roller being configured to carry the developer; a supply roller arranged at the developer accommodation member, the supply roller being configured to supply the developer to the developing roller; and a charging member brought into sliding contact with the supply roller. The charging member at a portion brought into sliding contact with the supply roller is formed of a material which is positioned on a side of the first polarity on a triboelectric series relative to the supply roller.
US07764908B2	Developing unit and developer stirring and transporting method There are provided a developing unit and a developer stirring and transporting method in which the amount of developer in the developing unit can always be kept at a specified amount without being influenced by a use environment. A developing unit 10 includes a developing roller 12, a containing unit 16 to contain the developer and having a discharge port 14 to discharge the overflown developer in its side wall, a stirring and transporting member 20 to stir and transport the developer along a passage 18 formed in the containing unit 16, and a guide unit 22 provided in the passage 18 correspondingly to the discharge port 14 of the containing unit 16 and to guide the developer transported in the passage 18 by the stirring and transporting member 20 to the discharge port 14 side.
US07764902B2	Methods of increasing printer cartridge compatibility A method of converting a first printer cartridge to a second printer cartridge, the second printer cartridge comprising a waste hopper, the second printer cartridge comprising a plurality of positioning pins on both sides of the waste hopper, the method comprising: determining the positions of the positioning pins of the second printer cartridge; providing positioning pins for the first printer cartridge; and attaching the positioning pins to the first printer cartridge at the previously determined positions.
US07764900B2	Image forming apparatus and image forming method using patch images An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier that holds a toner-image; an intermediate transfer member onto which the toner-image that has been held on the image carrier is transferred; a transfer unit that transfers onto a recording medium the toner-image that has been transferred onto the intermediate transfer member, the transfer unit transferring thereon a color-toner-image for checking toner-image, which has been formed in a non-image forming region on the intermediate transfer member; an application unit that applies an adhesion force reducing agent to a surface of the transfer unit before the color-toner-image for checking formed on the intermediate transfer member passes through the transfer unit, the adhesion force reducing agent reducing adhesion force to the transfer unit of the color-toner-image for checking; and a cleaning unit that removes the color-toner-image for checking that has been transferred onto the transfer unit and the adhesion force reducing agent.
US07764898B2	Image forming apparatus having first and second grounding routes An image forming apparatus includes a cassette attaching section, a media cassette, a loading plate and a first and second ground conducting route. The cassette attaching section includes a media supplying roller for supplying media. The media cassette is attachably and removably installed in the cassette attaching section. The loading plate is mounted in the media cassette and loads the media stacked up in the media cassette. The first ground conducting route makes static electricity discharge from the loading plate to a grounding portion of the cassette attaching section when the media cassette is attached to the cassette attaching section. The second ground conducting route conducts with the media and makes static electricity discharge to the grounding portion when a distance between the media supplying roller and the media is shortened after the first ground conducting route is conducted.
US07764897B2	Color image forming apparatus and control method therefor A color image forming apparatus which is capable of performing color misregistration correction, and registration of images and a recording sheet while reducing the toner consumption amount. An image forming section is caused to form a first reference image having a first density for adjusting a density of an adjusting image, and a second reference image having a second density different from the first density. A sensor detects the first reference image and the second reference image. The first density is determined as a density of the adjusting image, if an output signal level of the sensor at a time of detection of the first reference image is not lower than a predetermined value, and the output signal level of the sensor at a time of detection of the second reference image is lower than the predetermined value.
US07764896B2	Method and apparatus for dynamic power management in marking devices A method and apparatus for operating a fuser in a marking device is disclosed. The method may include determining a total power available for warm-up of fuser elements in a fuser, determining power constraints of the fuser elements, selecting a power allocation to be applied to the fuser elements, calculating a fuser warm-up time based on the determined total power available, the determined power constraints, and the selected power allocation, determining whether the fuser warm-up time is reduced, wherein if the fuser warm-up time is reduced, applying the selected power allocation.
US07764895B2	Image heating apparatus with shutter control based on temperature An image heating apparatus including: an image heating member, which heats an image on a recording material in a nip portion; an air blower, which blows air toward an air blowing port to cool a predetermined area of the image heating member; and a shutter, which opens and closes the air blowing port, in which the shutter is kept at a closed position when a temperature of the predetermined area of the image heating member is equal to or lower than a predetermined temperature, whereby a temperature rise in a non-sheet passing portion can be efficiently reduced by using the small air blower without lowering the productivity when small-size recording materials are continuously passed nor reducing the lifetime of the air blower.
US07764892B2	Uniform gloss control apparatus and method In a fusing apparatus including a fuser member and pressure member fusing nip, a controller and sensors, there is provided a method of controlling fused image gloss. The method includes (a) sensing a copy sheet moving into the fusing nip; (b) sensing a temperature of a pre-fusing nip portion of a surface of the fuser member; (c) sensing a temperature of a post-fusing nip portion of the surface of the fuser member; (d) sensing an exit of each copy sheet from the fusing nip; (e) determining a start and an end of each inter-sheet gap portion on the surface of the fuser member; (f) making control calculations using sensed data; and (g) based on the control calculations, applying temperature conditioning only onto an inter-sheet gap portion on the surface of the fuser member for maintaining a near-constant uniform temperature on the surface of the fuser member.
US07764873B2	Radiant electricating element with printed heating and ceramic tracks A radiant electric heating element for use in a toast making appliance comprises a base plate (2) of stainless steel to one or each face of which there is printed a first ceramic track (3) with an electrically conductive track (5) printed on the face thereof remote from the base plate (2), and a second ceramic track (4) is printed upon and surrounds the heating track (5) thus hermetically sealing with the heating track between the two ceramic tracks. Such an element provides adequate radiant heat for efficiently toasting bread while the bread may be in direct contact with the element but is electrically insulated therefrom by the second ceramic track (4). By providing a further ceramic coating (6) on the opposed face of the base plate (2), mechanical integrity is maintained to prevent warping of the element and thus uneven toasting.
US07764870B1	Water heater support A support for a water heater is constructed of a plurality of component elements including four stacks of two elements each. The first base elements can be positioned to form an approximate cylinder with the second upper elements stackable thereupon. Diametrically opposite pairs of elements are secured in position by steel bands. An elongated trough fits between pairs of adjacent stacks of elements and has laterally extending flanges which engage and support the weight of the trough upon inwardly directed ledges on adjacent component elements. The trough is designed to fit extending laterally or transversely so that it can be extended to lie beneath the spigot on the water heater to facilitate draining, as needed.
US07764868B2	Recording medium, reproduction device, program, reproduction method, and recording method Recorded on the recording medium (BD-ROM) is an AV stream that is obtained by multiplexing a video stream and one or more audio streams. MOVIE objects are scenarios showing playback procedures of video data described using playback device-oriented commands. In addition to the MOVIE objects, enhanced-mode scenarios (Java and WebPage objects) are also recorded on the recording medium. These enhanced-mode scenarios, each of which is described in the Java language or a markup language, show control procedures with respect to playback devices. The Java and WebPage objects are capable of taking over register setting values set by MOVIE objects, and extracting parts of video data played by MOVIE objects.
US07764859B2	Universal cable management panel A cable management panel including a chassis and a drawer. The chassis defining rear and side openings for cable entry and exit. The drawer having a front panel that may include angled adapters. The drawer having an open rear that accommodates cables entering from the rear openings of the chassis, and that accommodates the addition of a rear wall. The cable management panel being adaptable to provide a variety of cable routing configurations to accommodate a user's particular cable routing needs.
US07764848B2	High resolution enabling apparatus and method An apparatus includes unit acquiring, from an image source, an image represented by pixel values indicating brightness levels, unit setting, as a reference frame, one frame, unit sequentially setting, to be target pixels, each of pixels in one or more frames, unit setting target-image regions including the target pixels, unit searching the reference frame for similar-target-image regions similar to each of the target-image regions in a change pattern of pixel values, unit selecting, from the similar-target-image regions, corresponding points corresponding to each of the target pixels, unit setting sample values concerning brightness at the corresponding points to a pixel value of a target pixel corresponding to the corresponding points, and unit computing pixel values in a high-resolution image corresponding to the reference frame, based on the sample values and the corresponding points, the high-resolution image containing a larger number of pixels than pixels in the reference frame.
US07764847B2	Image processing method, image processing apparatus and recording material An image processing apparatus which forms an image on a recording medium by alternately driving a plurality of heaters linearly arranged in a main scanning direction alternately replaces even-numbered pixels and odd-numbered pixels of first image data in the main scanning direction by pixels of data which is not recorded for respective recording lines in a sub-scanning direction, rotates second image data different from the first image data by a preset angle and alternately converts pixels of the second image data into pixels of image data arranged in odd-numbered and even-numbered locations in the main scanning direction for respective lines in the sub-scanning direction, and superimposes the second image data processed on the first image data processed.
US07764843B2	Method and device for condensed image recording and reproduction A method for decoding coded image data, and which includes determining whether a property type of an image data is a first coding type or a second coding type, in which the first coding type of the image data includes identifier information of a reference image for specifying the reference image among previous images, and the second coding type of the image data does not include the identifier information of the reference image, detecting the reference image based on the identifier information for the first coding type of the image data, obtaining moving vector information related to the reference image, and decoding the first coding type of the image data based on the detected reference image and the obtained moving vector information, and decoding the second coding type of the image data based on the image data itself.
US07764838B2	System and method for extracting an object of interest from an image using a robust active shape model A system and method for extracting an object of interest from an image using a robust active shape model are provided. A method for extracting an object of interest from an image comprises: generating an active shape model of the object; extracting feature points from the image; and determining an affine transformation and shape parameters of the active shape model to minimize an energy function of a distance between a transformed and deformed model of the object and the feature points.
US07764837B2	System, method, and apparatus for continuous character recognition A technique for continuously recognizing a character entry into a computer. In one example embodiment, this is achieved by drawing a character in a continuous stroke order using a stylus [210] on touch screen [220]. As associated data of the drawn continuous stroke order is then inputted into a continuous character recognizer [930] via the touch screen [220]. One or more hypothesis candidate characters including the continuous stroke order are then produced by the continuous character recognizer [930] upon a partial recognition. The produced one or more hypothesis candidate characters are then displayed substantially over the drawn continuous stroke order on a display device [230].
US07764835B2	Method and apparatus for recognizing code When it is determined whether the color of each cell of an image is black or white from the gradation value of each cell, the determination is made by comparison of the gradation level of the cell with a threshold if the gradation level is sufficiently close to that of black or white. In contrast, if the gradation value of the cell is within a gray zone, the color of the cell is determined from the colors of the cells adjacent to the cell of interest. That is, if the gradation value of the cell is gray and the colors of the adjacent cells are all black, the color of the cell is determined to be white; and conversely if the colors of all the adjacent cells are white, the color of the cell is determined to be black.
US07764834B2	System and method facilitating document image compression utilizing a mask A system and method facilitating document image compression utilizing a mask separating a foreground of a document image from a background is provided. The invention includes a pixel energy analyzer adapted to partition regions into a foreground and background. The invention further provides for a merge region component adapted to attempt to merge regions if the merged region would not exceed a threshold energy. Merged regions are partitioned into a new foreground and new background. Thereafter, a mask storage component stores the partitioning information in a binary mask.
US07764833B2	Method and apparatus for anti-aliasing using floating point subpixel color values and compression of same The present invention provides a method and apparatus for data compression that includes representing each sub-pixel of each pixel with a pointer corresponding to an attribute of the sub-pixel, the attribute being a floating point binary number. An overall attribute of each pixel is then determined. The determining of the overall attribute of each tile may include any one of assigning the attribute of the sub-pixels to the overall attribute of the pixel when the sub-pixels are represented by an identical pointer, and resolving the overall attribute of the tile by the attributes of the sub-pixels when the sub-pixels are represented by non-identical pointers of the pixel.
US07764829B2	System and method for discovering and categorizing attributes of a digital image With respect to photography, the present invention includes a physical target device used in conjunction with computer software to ascertain and record such attributes as lighting conditions, perspective, and scale with regard to the assembly of two-dimensional photographic imagery, consisting of background and subject images, into realistic photo composites.
US07764824B2	Method for defect detection and process monitoring based on SEM images A morphological operation is applied to an SEM image to obtain a idealized image, and the idealized image is used to detect a defect in a subject of the SEM image. The defect is detected by subtraction of the idealized image from the original image. Morphological operations are used also to entrance the visibility of defects or to check for irregularities in patterns. Other described methods comprise: growing a flow from seed points in the image, in order to define maps in which particles can be identified; checking for separation of objects in the image by growing flows from seed points located on the objects; segmenting the image into supposed identical objects and applying statistical methods to identify the defective ones.
US07764820B2	Multi-threshold peripheral equalization method and apparatus for digital mammography and breast tomosynthesis A peripheral equalization (PE) method and apparatus for compensating for thickness reduction in outer edges of the breast in a mammogram (i.e. a two-dimensional image) while keeping the central area substantially unchanged. The PE method and apparatus can also be applied to three dimensional (tomosynthesis) images of a breast. The peripheral equalization is achieved by segmenting the image of the breast into at least two regions and using a multi-threshold technique to process the data in at least one of the two regions.
US07764818B2	Surface parameter adaptive ultrasound image processing The depth buffer of a GPU is used to derive a surface normal or other surface parameter, avoiding or limiting computation of spatial gradients in 3D data sets and extra loading of data into the GPU. The surface parameter is used: to add shading with lighting to volume renderings of ultrasound data in real time, to angle correct velocity estimates, to adapt filtering or to correct for insonifying-angle dependent gain and compression. For border detection and segmentation, intersections with a volume oriented as a function of target structure, such as cylinders oriented relative to a vessel, are used for rendering. The intersections identify data for loading into the frame buffer for rendering.
US07764817B2	Method for database guided simultaneous multi slice object detection in three dimensional volumetric data The present invention is directed to a method for automatic detection and segmentation of a target anatomical structure in received three dimensional (3D) volumetric medical images using a database of a set of volumetric images with expertly delineated anatomical structures. A 3D anatomical structure detection and segmentation module is trained offline by learning anatomical structure appearance using the set of expertly delineated anatomical structures. A received volumetric image for the anatomical structure of interest is searched online using the offline learned 3D anatomical structure detection and segmentation module.
US07764815B2	Method of digital image analysis for isolating a region of interest within a tongue image and health monitoring method and apparatus using the tongue image A health monitoring method using a tongue image including constructing a database in which a tongue image obtained from a person, a template image set for the person, and a result of determining a health condition of the person with respect to at least one characteristic factor are linked together; isolating a region of interest within the tongue image, which is acquired from a person whose health condition is to be determined, using template matching; detecting at least one characteristic factor from the isolated region of interest; and determining a health condition of the person based on a change in an appearance of the tongue, which is detected by a comparison between the detected characteristic factor and a characteristic factor searched from the database with respect to the region of interest in different health conditions.
US07764813B2	Region delineation in computer tomographic angiography The semi-automatic extraction and delineation of the cardiac region of interest in computer tomographic angiography images is time consuming and requires an experienced operator. According to the present invention, a completely automatic delineation and extraction of the CROI is provided, wherein the chest wall is detected and the region where the CROI is attached to the chest wall. Then, the descending aorta is detected. After that a circular initialization of a closed contour around a part of the CROI is performed, which is optimized in a subsequent step. Then, a propagation is performed through all slices of the CTA image, where the preceding contour of the preceding slice image is used for an actual contour optimization in the actual slice image. Advantageously, a fully automatic delineation and extraction of the CROI is provided within very short time.
US07764812B2	Apparatus, methods and computer program products for biometric confirmation of location-based tracking Embodiments of the present invention provide apparatus, methods and/or systems for providing location based tracking with biometric confirmation. Some embodiments can include, a location identifier configured to determine the geographical location of the device and a biometric identifier configured to determine an identity of a proximate person who is proximate the device and generate an identity validation value corresponding to the identity.
US07764811B2	Image mapping to provide visual geographic path Provided is a computer system and method for mapping a visual path. The method includes receiving one or more images included in a predefined area; receiving one or more parameters associated with the image; and integrating the images and parameters into a map of the predefined area to enable mapping the visual path through the predefined area in response to one or more input path parameters.
US07764809B2	Surveying method and surveying instrument A surveying instrument, comprising an optical system for collimating a measuring point, a driving unit for performing scanning in a measurement range the optical system, a distance-measuring unit comprising a light wave distance measuring system, an image pickup unit for taking an image in the measurement range, an image processing unit for performing image processing to extract edges from the image picked up, and a control arithmetic operation unit for selecting a point near the edge as a measuring point on the image picked up and for controlling the distance-measuring unit to carry out surveying operation of the measuring point.
US07764804B2	Panel-typed loud speaker and an exciter therefor An exciter for a panel-type loud speaker comprises a bimorph and a bimorph holding member. The bimorph comprises a plate member and a pair of piezoelectric ceramic layers, each formed on the opposite sides of the plate member. The bimorph holding member is holds one end of the bimorph and comprises a bimorph end holding portion for holding the one end of the bimorph, which comprises a three-layer embedded section embedding the pair of piezoelectric ceramic layers and the plate member sandwiched therebetween at the one end of the bimorph, and an extension embedded section in which an extension of the plate member is embedded, and a mounting protrusion protruding from the bimorph end holding portion, wherein a distal end of the mounting protrusion is connected to the diaphragm so that the bimorph is disposed on the diaphragm with a space interposed between the bimorph and the diaphragm.
US07764801B2	Directional microphone array system A directional microphone array system generally for hearing aid applications is disclosed. The system may employ a broadside or an endfire array of microphones. In either case, the signals generated by the microphone are added using a plurality of summation points that are connected together via a single signal wire or channel. In the case of the endfire array, all but one of the signals is delayed so that the summation of the signals are in phase. The summation of the signals is then used to generate an output signal for a speaker of a hearing aid or the like.
US07764800B2	Vehicle sound synthesizer A sound synthesizer for a vehicle includes a driving operation detector that detects an operation amount of a driving operation input device by a driver. A speed calculator calculates a revolution speed of a drive unit based on the detected operation amount. A sound controller outputs a sound control signal based on an input of the operation amount and based on the revolution speed. A memory stores drive sound data in advance. A synthesized sound output generator reads out drive sound data from the memory and outputs a voltage signal corresponding to a sound pressure signal. The sound controller outputs sound control signals so that the drive sound data within a range of the operational state corresponding to the inputted operation amount and the revolution speed is repetitively played.
US07764799B2	Audio system providing for filter coefficient copying A system (1) is described which is suited for suppressing audio distortion. The system comprises echo cancelling means (g1, g2) coupled between an audio output (4) and a distorted desired audio sensing microphone array (3), and a filter arrangement (7) coupled to the echo cancelling means (g1, g2) and/or the microphone array (3). The filter arrangement (7) includes filter coefficients representing at least a part of the audio distortion, such as reverberation. The system also comprises an at least partly mirrored circuit arrangement (g′, 7′) for copying thereby simulated audio distortion representative filter coefficient values into the filter coefficients of said filter arrangement (7). Such copied values can be then used for suppressing reverberation in a distorted desired signal by the filter arrangement (7).
US07764797B2	Speaker driving device and audio output system The present invention detects whether the supply voltage applied to the power supply terminal (3) is used for the dynamic speaker or for the piezoelectric speaker by the power supply voltage detection circuit (10), switches the gain of the amplifier circuit (8) in accordance with the detection result by the gain switching circuit (11) so that the same output power is produced for the same input signal in the respective speaker driving, and amplifies the input signal from the input terminal (5) by the amplifier circuit (8) having the gain to drive a speaker (1) that is connected to the output terminals (6, 7).
US07764794B2	Location-based wireless messaging for wireless devices An apparatus and method of location-based wireless messaging wireless devices is described. The method includes the receipt of a location-based message request from a user of a wireless device desiring to receive a location-based message. Once the request is received, a spatial location of the wireless device is monitored. Once a current spatial location of the wireless device is identified, as a spatial location of a message delivery location, a location-based message is communicated. In one embodiment, a user, via a location-based message request, may request the delivery of the location-based message to a destination wireless device. In a further embodiment, a wireless device may periodically transmit the current spatial location of the wireless device to a predetermined destination wireless device. In a further embodiment, a wireless device may be notified when a selected wireless device is within a predetermined proximity. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US07764791B2	Method for secured transmission of audiovisual files A procedure for distributing audiovisual sequences according to a nominal format of a stream including a succession of frames including before transmission to destination equipment, performing an analysis of the stream to generate a first modified stream having format of the nominal stream and having images modified by substitution of selected data by data of the same nature, but calculated in a random fashion or in relation to an algorithm, and a second stream of any format, including the substituted data and the numerical information capable of allowing reconstruction of the modified stream, separately transmitting, in real time or at different times, two streams thus generated from a server to the destination equipment, and calculating on the destination equipment a synthesis of the stream of nominal format as a function of the first stream and the second stream such that transmission of the second stream is achieved by initializing communication, wherein a user provides identification at the server, which responds to the user who in turn verifies successful communication with the server, and exchanging information between the user and the server in which every message from the user is identified at the server with an identifier of the user sent by the server and every message from the user is identified at the user by an identifier of the server sent by the user.
US07764787B2	System and method for authenticating software using protected master key A processing unit includes a read-only encryption key. Software is loaded into a system memory area from a non-volatile storage device. Software code image that resides in the system storage area includes a prefix value and a suffix value. The prefix value is combined with the master key from the processing unit to create a random value that is the seed for a hashing algorithm. The hashing algorithm uses the seed value with a signature formed from the blocks of code to form a result. Finally, after the last block has been processed, a final result remains. The suffix value is combined with the master key, this hash result is compared with the result that was created using the hashing algorithm on the code. If the two results match, the code is authenticated and is executed. If the results do not match, the code is not loaded.
US07764786B2	Protection of a DES algorithm A method for protecting the execution of an algorithmic calculation taking into account at least one valid piece of data and at least one secret key by an integrated circuit, and performing several iterations of an encryption calculation, including executing the algorithm with the valid data between several executions of the same algorithm with invalid data corresponding to a combination of the valid data with predetermined masks.
US07764783B1	Acoustic echo cancellation with oversampling Techniques for performing acoustic echo cancellation are described. An ADC oversamples an analog signal from a microphone and provides a near-end signal having a wider bandwidth than the bandwidth of a communication channel. A subband filter receives and filters the near-end signal, provides an in-band signal having spectral components in a frequency band of interest, and provides an out-of-band signal having spectral components in at least one other frequency band. An adaptive filter receives a reference signal and the in-band signal, derives an echo estimate signal with the reference signal, cancels a portion of the echo in the in-band signal with the echo estimate signal, and provides an intermediate signal. A double-talk detector detects for double talk based on the out-of-band signal and the intermediate signal, e.g., by determining a power ratio based on the powers of the out-of-band and intermediate signals and detecting for double talk based on the power ratio.
US07764778B2	International origin dependent customized routing of calls to toll-free numbers A menu routing service routes calls made to a customer's toll-free number according to customized routing instructions, including instructions for routing calls originating in a non-domestic country. An international gateway receives a call to the toll-free number and populates a portion of a calling party number field with data indicating that the call originated in a non-domestic country. A network switch receives the call from the gateway based on at least an identification of a carrier associated with the toll-free number. A customized routing service platform receives the call and the non-domestic call origination data from the network switch. The platform determines a destination number based on the non-domestic call origination data and routing instructions received from a web server, accessible by the customer via a packet switched data network. The platform forwards the destination number to the network switch for routing the call to the destination number.
US07764769B2	Integrated call handler and email systems and methods Apparatuses, systems and methods are presented for handling calls. In one embodiment, an emergency call handling system capable of receiving visual information from callers and correlating the visual information to particular incidents is disclosed. To obtain visual information, a call handler may generate and send an electronic mail message to the caller. The caller may reply to the electronic mail message and attach an image captured with, for example, a camera phone. The visual information may then be correlated to the call between the caller and call handler. In addition, unsolicited visual information received by the emergency call handling system may be prioritized, triaged and delivered to the call handler. The visual information may be used to assess an emergency situation. The visual information may be forwarded to emergency service providers.
US07764768B2	Providing CALEA/legal intercept information to law enforcement agencies for internet protocol multimedia subsystems (IMS) A method and apparatus for providing useful packet data to a CALEA/Legal Intercept collection function. At an access point to a network such as the Internet, sources and destinations of data connections are examined to determine whether any of the bearer messages should also be routed to a CALEA/Legal Intercept monitoring system. If this condition is recognized, the bearer messages and corresponding signaling control messages are correlated in a call packet delivery application server and then delivered to a CALEA/Legal Intercept monitoring system. Advantageously, the monitoring receives as a bundled message set the bearer message and the control messages used to route and otherwise process these bearer messages.
US07764767B2	Device and method for adjusting a diagnostic unit A diagnosis device, in particular an x-ray device, includes a patient couch which is rotatably mounted on a carrier device as well as a diagnosis unit, which is likewise mounted on the carrier device and can be moved along a longitudinal direction in parallel to the patient couch by a motor drive and an adjustment mechanism. A measuring device for measuring a measurement signal of a measured variable correlated with the drive force is provided in order to promptly identify a collision between the diagnosis unit and a patient mounted on the patient couch. A control unit is provided to evaluate the measurement signal. The control unit is designed in order to trigger a reaction when a predetermined value in respect of the measurement signal is exceeded.
US07764766B2	X-ray apparatus An X-ray apparatus according to this invention includes an X-raying condition fixing controller for carrying out controls to cause an X-ray emission from an X-ray tube on X-raying conditions effective when an X-ray emission is stopped by the automatic exposure controller, and turning off automatic exposure control by the automatic exposure controller. Thus, the automatic exposure control is carried out only at the time of starting radiography, and a subsequent sequential shooting can be carried out in the state of X-raying conditions at that time being locked and the automatic exposure control being turned off. When X-raying a new site to be imaged after a current site to be imaged, driving of a top board is detected during the sequential shooting, and the automatic exposure control can be carried out only at the time of starting radiography for the new site to be imaged, and a subsequent sequential shooting can be carried out in the state of locking to the X-raying conditions effective at that time, with the automatic exposure control turned off. As a result, a proper automatic exposure control can be carried out without setting a radiographic collection mode.
US07764765B2	Cassette and mobile X-ray image capturing apparatus A cassette allows radiation image information stored therein to be used immediately after an X-ray radiation image is captured in a patient's room, and a mobile X-ray image capturing apparatus incorporates such a cassette. The mobile X-ray image capturing apparatus has a cradle serving as a mount for receiving the cassette which has a radiation detector. The mobile X-ray image capturing apparatus captures a radiation image of the patient (subject) in the patient's room. The cassette serves as a mobile station. While the cassette (mobile X-ray image capturing apparatus) is moving, the radiation image information stored in the cassette is transmitted to a server via a transmitting and receiving terminal, a mobile hospital communication network, and a hospital LAN.
US07764764B2	Method, a processor, and a system for identifying a substance A method, a processor, and a system for identifying a substance are described. The method includes identifying a substance based on a plurality of integrated intensities of a plurality of X-ray diffraction profiles.
US07764758B2	Apparatus and/or method for variable data rate conversion An apparatus generally comprising a first circuit, a second circuit and a third circuit is shown. The first circuit may be configured to generate a phase signal by dividing each cycle of an output clock into a plurality of phase values. The second circuit may be configured to generate an intermediate data signal by interpolating an input data signal sampled with an input clock in response to the phase signal and the output clock. The third circuit configured to generate an output data signal by sampling the intermediate data signal with the output clock.
US07764757B2	System and method for the adjustment of offset compensation applied to a signal In one embodiment of the present invention, a method for adjusting a signal includes receiving an input data signal and applying an offset compensation to the input data signal to generate an output signal. The method also includes, using a clock signal, sampling the output signal to generate a plurality of boundary values, each value comprising either a high value or a low value based on the sampling of the output signal. The method further includes, based at least on the high or low value of a boundary value, adjusting the offset compensation applied to the input data signal.
US07764753B2	Apparatus and method for adaptive wireless channel estimation An apparatus and method estimates the adaptive wireless channel for a moving vehicle. Once a packet is received, this invention analyzes a channel interference index for the moving vehicle, and computes a first recursive parameter, a second recursive parameter and an interpolation number. Based on the first recursive parameter and the interpolation number, partial channel information is calculated for further channel estimation by using an interpolation. The parameter of an equalizer is also immediately updated. Cooperating with a decision feedback scheme and based on the second recursive parameter, channel tracking is performed. In order to achieve the adaptive channel estimation for wireless access on the time-variant vehicle environment, the parameter for the algorithm for performing the channel estimation is adjusted.
US07764751B1	Fine synchronization of a signal in the presence of time shift caused by doppler estimation error A radio frequency receiver includes a receiving circuit for receiving and decoding an incoming radio frequency signal including a correlation signal. The receiver also includes a timing estimation circuit. The timing estimation circuit comprises a signal buffer receiving a plurality of correlation signal segments, and a first peak detection and Doppler estimation circuit for determining a first timing of a first segment and the associated first Doppler shift. The timing estimation circuit also comprises a memory coupled to the signal buffer, the memory receiving a plurality of segment correlation metrics, and a second peak detection and Doppler estimation circuit for determining a second timing of a second segment and the associated second Doppler shift. Further included in the timing circuit is a final correlation circuit for determining a final timing estimate based on the first Doppler shift, the second Doppler shift, and the first timing estimate and based on the correlation metrics of at least some of the plurality of correlation segments.
US07764750B2	Phase correlator for wireless receiver and method for correlating using phase-quantized signals Embodiments of a correlator, a receiver, and a method for performing correlations are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. In some embodiments, input samples are phase-quantized into phase-quantized samples of substantially equal magnitude with approximately the original phase. The phase-quantized samples of substantially equal magnitude with approximately the original phase are correlated with a reference signal.
US07764747B2	Methods and systems for transmitting and processing pilot signals A system and method of transmitting and processing pilot signals includes decorrelating a pilot tone that conveys a pilot signal, performing a channel estimation based on the decorrelated pilot tone to calculate estimated channel values and positioning the estimated channel values consistent with their order in subsequent transmission units. In one embodiment, the decorrelation comprises an interleaving operation. In another embodiment, the decorrelation occurs during a channel estimation stage. The decorrelation can be performed during a channel estimation stage by interleaving and deinterleaving pilot signals in the receiver.
US07764746B2	User terminal and base station using adapted codebook according to polarization A terminal and a base station using an adaptive codebook for a polarization are provided. The terminal includes a rotation matrix generator to generate rotation matrices corresponding to a cross polarization discrimination value (XPD) of a transmission signal and a codebook generator to generate a codebook including result matrices that are generated based on pre-stored block diagonal matrices and the rotation matrices.
US07764743B2	Methods of channel coding for communication systems A method of encoding data for transmission to one or more users selects a given number of bits of data from a transport block to be subject to hybrid ARQ functionality for channel coding. Only the selected bits are channel coded in a HARQ block for subsequent transmission using a given set of channelization codes to one or more users.
US07764742B2	Notch filtering for OFDM system with null postfix Transmission systems and methods for reducing interference by wideband communication systems with narrowband communications systems are disclosed. In some embodiments an ultrawideband system employing orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) with a null post-fix nulls symbols for sub-carriers at potentially interfering frequencies prior to transformation to the time domain and filters a time domain representation using a notch filter to further reduce spectral components at the potentially interfering frequencies. In further embodiments pre-emphasis is applied to a frequency domain representation of symbols to reduce ripples introduced by the notch filter.
US07764741B2	Modulation-type discrimination in a wireless communication network A radio frequency receiver for discriminating a modulation type to decode a signal field of an encoded signal in a wireless communication system. The radio frequency (RF) receiver receives an encoded signal having a preamble training sequence associated with a frame, the preamble training sequence including the signal field. The radio frequency receive generates at least a first log-likelihood ratio (LLR) stream and a second LLR stream for each of a plurality of sub-symbols for a predetermined portion of the received encoded signal based upon an m-bit wide modulation reference, wherein m represents the bit width of the modulation reference. The first LLR stream and the second LLR stream each include a plurality of LLR values. The plurality of LLR values of the first LLR stream are summed to produce a first cumulative LLR, and the plurality of LLR values of the second LLR stream are summed to produce a second cumulative LLR. The first cumulative LLR is discriminated with the second cumulative LLR to produce a discriminated modulation type output. The receiver decodes the signal field based on the discriminated modulation type output.
US07764739B2	Moving picture encoding device and method with time constraint A motion vector detection section detects as a reference macroblock a reference pixel block with which a sum of differences in pixel data between a target macroblock and each pixel is equal to or smaller than a predetermined threshold among macroblocks in a reference frame. An intraframe time management section measures a detection time. If an allocated predetermined detection time has elapsed before detection of such a reference macroblock, the detection processing is stopped. In this case, a macroblock with which the previously-calculated sum is minimum is selected as a reference macroblock.
US07764738B2	Adaptive motion estimation and mode decision apparatus and method for H.264 video codec Disclosed herein is an adaptive motion estimation and mode decision apparatus and method for an H.264 video codec. The apparatus includes a background image detection unit, an inter mode inspection unit, an intra mode inspection unit and a mode inspection skip unit. The background image detection unit inspects whether a fixed background or slowly and regularly moving block exists, and skips the step of dividing a first corresponding macroblock into smaller sized blocks and performing block mode inspection. The inter mode inspection unit inspects whether an irregularly or fast moving macroblock exists, and determines whether to divide a corresponding macroblock into smaller sized blocks and to perform block mode inspection on the smaller sized blocks. The intra mode inspection unit performs AZCB inspection on the macroblocks, and determines whether to divide a corresponding macroblock into smaller sized blocks block and to perform mode inspection on the smaller sized blocks. The mode inspection skip unit skips the block mode inspection for the smaller sized blocks.
US07764737B2	Error recovery for multicast of multiple description coded video using restart An embodiment of the present invention includes a receiver, and a selector. The receiver receives a default stream and N restart sub-streams from a transmitter over a transmission path, N is an integer equal to at least 1 and is selected according to a selection. The default stream is coded by a multiple description (MD) coding. The N restart sub-streams are coded by a predictive coding and sampled according to a sampling pattern. The default and N restart sub-streams correspond to a media content. The selector selects a receiving stream from the default stream and one of the N restart sub-streams according to a loss status in the default stream.
US07764736B2	Real-time video object generation for smart cameras An apparatus and method for video object generation and selective encoding is provided. The apparatus includes a detection module for detecting a first object in at least one image frame of a series of image frames; a tracking module for tracking the first object in successive image frames and segmenting the first object from a background, the background being a second object; and an encoder for encoding the first and second objects to be transmitted to a receiver, wherein the first object is compressed at a high compression rate and the second object is compressed at a low compression rate. The receiver merges the first and second object to form a composite image frame. The method provides for detecting, tracking and segmenting one or more objects, such as a face, from a background to be encoded at the same or different compression rates to conserve bandwidth.
US07764728B2	Apparatus and method for reducing complexity of matched filter An apparatus for determining multipath correlations among a search range of input data, and a method thereof. The multipath searcher comprises a pseudo noise (PN) code generator, a correlator, and a data combiner. The PN code generator generates a first PN code corresponding to a first multipath component of the input data, postpones a first period based on the search range, then generates a second PN code corresponding to a second multipath component of the input data. The correlator is coupled to the PN code generator, and correlates the input data with the first PN code and the second PN code to produce a first correlation and a second correlation. The data combiner is coupled to the correlator, receives the first and the second correlations to determine a primary multipath component with a higher correlation thereto.
US07764727B2	Selecting MCS in a MIMO system An accurate total error rate performance can be measured using a computed error vector magnitude (EVM) per stream. Using this EVM, the receiver or the transmitter can advantageously generate an optimized modulation and coding scheme (MCS) that corresponds to a specific number of streams, modulation and coding rate for the transmitter. For example, the receiver can compute an SNR from the EVM and then use an SNR vs. MCS table to determine the optimized MCS. In contrast, the transmitter can receive an EVM-to-RSSI mapping and an EVM-to-MCS mapping from the receiver. These mappings and an EVM can facilitate selecting the optimized MCS.
US07764711B2	CDMA transmission apparatus and CDMA transmission method A control section (110) recognizes the type of data included in a transmission signal and outputs a control signal (C1) to an S/P conversion section (101) and a spreading control section (107). The S/P conversion section (101) apportions a specific type of data output from the control section (110) to different transmission systems. Spreading sections (102, 103) carry out spreading processing on the specific type of data output from the S/P conversion section (101) with different spreading codes assigned thereto under the control of the spreading control section (107). The data output from the spreading sections (102, 103) is transmitted by radio through addition sections (104-1, 104-2), transmission sections (105-1, 105-2) and antennas (106-1, 106-2). In this way, it is possible to improve the reception performance on the receiving side for specific data while maintaining the transmission efficiency of an MIMO communication system.
US07764710B1	Method and apparatus for processing communication protocol frame input If an input word bit includes overhead data, the input word bit is ignored. If the input word bit includes non-overhead data and the corresponding bit position in a first buffer is empty, the non-overhead data is stored in the corresponding bit position in the first buffer, and the corresponding bit position in the first buffer is marked as full. Otherwise, the non-overhead data is stored in the corresponding bit position in a second buffer, and the corresponding bit position in the second buffer is marked as full. When all bit positions in the first buffer are marked as full, the data is shifted out of the first buffer, rotated to be in data arrival sequence, and made available for further processing. Then, the data in the second buffer is transferred to the first buffer, and the bit positions in second buffer are reset to be marked as empty.
US07764709B2	Prioritization of network traffic A plurality of packets associated with a plurality of protocols are received, wherein the plurality of packets are to be processed by a plurality of processors. Packets associated with a first protocol are sent to be processed by at least one of the plurality of processors before sending packets associated with a second protocol to be processed, in response to determining that the packets associated with the first protocol have a higher priority for processing than the packets associated with the first protocol.
US07764708B2	Data transmission system, header-information adding device, data-format converting device, and data transmission method A header-information adding unit adds a device ID for identifying a device at a sending node and a device ID for identifying a device at a receiving node to a header of a packet sent by the sending node. The packet is transmitted to a data-format converting device by a packet transmitting unit. In the data-format converting device, the packet is received by a packet receiving unit, and is sent to a unique-information detecting unit. The unique-information detecting unit detects the device IDs from the header of the packet, and sends them to a data-format converting unit with the packet data. The data-format converting unit determines the data formats used by the sending node and the receiving node based on the detected device IDs, and converts the data format of the packet sent by the sending node into the data format of by the receiving node.
US07764706B2	Time reservation using adaptive control for energy efficiency A network, such as a radio network, uses dynamic transmission scheduling and soft clustering. When nodes contend for data slots, each node that is successful continues to have its data slot reserved for it until it sets an end-of-stream bit in an information summarization packet, indicating that it will stop broadcasting. From the information summarization packets, each node determines the other nodes to which it will listen, based on proximity and information content.
US07764699B2	Method and system using shared configuration information to manage network access for network users In accordance with a particular embodiment of the present invention, a method using shared configuration information to manage network access for externally generated communications includes maintaining association information for a first end user of a private network and maintaining configuration information for a first endpoint associated with the first end user. When an externally generated communication that is addressed for delivery to a second endpoint associated with a second end user is received at an access point to the private network, the association information is used to determine an association between the first end user and the second end user. The configuration information for the first end user is used to configure the access point to allow the communication to be delivered to the second endpoint.
US07764698B2	Transceiver A transmission and/or reception unit is provided. The transmission and/or reception unit includes a module for transmitting and/or receiving data over a multiplicity of channels and at least two interfaces, the multiplicity of channels being divided between the at least two interfaces. With such a transmission and/or reception unit, for example, flexible adaptation of DSL linecards with different granularities is possible.
US07764697B2	Method for detecting and handling rogue packets in RTP protocol streams A method is described for detecting rogue packets in real-time protocol (“RTP”) data streams. Rogue packets occur due to a malfunctioning device continuing to send RTP packets after the termination of the media session, or by third party devices due to malfunction or malicious activity. The method recognizes rogue RTP packets by examining identifying fields in each packet associated with the RTP stream. The fields can be in the header of the packet or in the payload, and can include information such as destination address, destination port, protocol, sequence number, SSRC number, and others. Once rogue activity is detected the method can quarantine the associated pinhole information and/or alert a network operator.
US07764696B2	Routing control method, router, and terminal When the routing function of router becomes disabled, a routing stop message is multicast to all terminals and another router in a LAN. If another router can provide the routing function, a routing start message is multicast to all terminals and the other router in the LAN. This method allows the terminals in the LAN to switch the default router at a predetermined timing according to both messages, thus minimizing the default router switching delay time and the packet loss.
US07764693B2	Radio communication system, base station control equipment, radio terminal, and radio communication method A radio communication system which automatically selects a communication path having a higher speed is provided when a plurality of communication paths having a different speed from each other are available for data transmission between the radio terminal and the base station control equipment. The radio terminal receives a data frame and sends back an ACK signal for the data frame via the communication path through which the data frame has been received. At this time, the radio terminal acquires data of the frame with a sequence number having received at the first time, and if the frame with the same sequence number is received later, the frame is discarded. However, the ACK signal is sent back in respective cases. The base station control equipment transmits a first data frame to the radio terminal via the plurality of communication paths and transmits subsequent data frames to the radio terminal via one communication path through which the ACK signal for the first data frame has arrived the earliest.
US07764692B1	Bypass of routing protocol filtering in a multi-subnet network In one embodiment, an apparatus may replace a first address included in a source address of a first routing protocol packet with a second address. The first address may identify a source router and the second address may identify an integrated router. The source address may indicate where the first routing protocol packet originated. The apparatus may also generate a second routing protocol packet that indicates a subnet of the source router is reachable by the integrated router. The apparatus may further transmit the first routing protocol packet and the second routing protocol packet to the integrated router.
US07764690B2	Multilayer bridging system and method A multilayer bridge supports a plurality of bridge protocols for various electronic devices. In one embodiment, the multilayer bridge is implemented as a wireless multilayer bridge, configured to provide the choice of bridge functionality to network devices. The multilayer bridge can be configured to include a plurality of bridge engines, a controller communicatively coupled to the first and second bridge engines, and a data storage device communicatively coupled to the controller and configured to store a bridge selection preference for a network device. The controller can be configured to receive a communication from a device, retrieve a bridge engine choice for the device in the data store, and invoke the bridge engine identified for the device.
US07764689B2	Method and apparatus for arbitrating data packets in a network system Techniques for routing data packets in a networked system. Specifically, a network system and methods of arbitrating data packets in a network system are provided. Switching devices are configured to receive one or more data packets, wherein each of the one or more data packets includes a respective source identification. The source identifications are compared to a source identification history mechanism, and the routing order of the data packets is determined based on the comparison.
US07764685B1	Signal processing apparatus and methods A unified system of programming communication. The system encompasses the prior art (television, radio, broadcast hardcopy, computer communications, etc.) and new user specific mass media. Within the unified system, parallel processing computer systems, each having an input (e.g., 77) controlling a plurality of computers (e.g., 205), generate and output user information at receiver stations. Under broadcast control, local computers (73, 205), combine user information selectively into prior art communications to exhibit personalized mass media programming at video monitors (202), speakers (263), printers (221), etc. At intermediate transmission stations (e.g., cable television stations), signals in network broadcasts and from local inputs (74, 77, 97, 98) cause control processors (71) and computers (73) to selectively automate connection and operation of receivers (53), recorder/players (76), computers (73), generators (82), strippers (81), etc. At receiver stations, signals in received transmissions and from local inputs (225, 218, 22) cause control processors (200) and computers (205) to automate connection and operation of converters (201), tuners (215), decryptors (224), recorder/players (217), computers (205), furnaces (206), etc. Processors (71, 200) meter and monitor availability and usage of programming.
US07764677B2	Method and system for policy-based address allocation for secure unique local networks The present invention advantageously provides a method, system and apparatus for allocating addresses to secure unique local networks by providing a brokered federated policy and identity management system, the brokered federated policy and identity management system having an address domain manager that allocates network addresses, the address domain manager arranged to interoperate with a network identity management module, the network identity management module providing management of identity at an application level, receiving an authorization from the brokered federated policy and identity management system, and assigning a network address to a unique local network based on the authorization from the brokered federated policy and identity management system. The method, system and apparatus may further include authenticating a user, wherein authenticating a user includes passing an assertion token to a device of the user. The method, system and apparatus may yet further include providing user policies to a policy enforcement point in a network.
US07764676B1	Method and system for processing network information Method and system for processing packets received from a network is provided. The system includes an adapter having a processing module that separates a header of a network packet from data, forwards the header to a host system and stores data associated with the network packet in a memory device of the network adapter. The host system processes the header and determines a destination for the network packet data. The method includes determining header boundary in a network packet, wherein an adapter coupled to a host system determines the header boundary; ending header information to the host system; and storing data associated with the network packet in a memory device of the adapter.
US07764673B1	System and method for implementing a variable size codebook for compression in a communications environment A method for communicating data is provided that includes receiving a plurality of bits associated with a communications flow and applying a variable size codebook for stateful compression or for stateless compression. The method also includes determining if a match exists between the plurality of bits and a selected one of a plurality of bit patterns and communicating a payload present (PP) header bit pattern corresponding to the selected bit pattern in place of the plurality of bits associated with the communications flow.
US07764672B2	Packet communication device Disclosed is a packet communication device capable of flexibly adding a function easily without suspending the service. To the switch element (SWE), the interface element (IFE) and the controller (CTRL) are connected. The function processor (FP) can be connected to SWE in accordance with the necessary function and number. In the IFE, it is judged what kind of functional processing is required for an incoming packet, and through which output IFE, the transmission is performed to the outside, and the forwarding information when the packet is forwarded within the packet device on the basis of the judgment result will be imparted to the packet.
US07764671B2	Method and system for a multi-channel audio interconnect bus Provided is a system and method for communicating audio. A method includes transmitting audio information segments on a first signal line, each segment including a format portion representative of audio format modes, and a data portion having audio data corresponding to one or more of the format modes. The method also includes transmitting a number of synchronization markers on a second signal line. Each marker is representative of a timing of one of the audio information segments.
US07764670B2	System and method for monitoring communications in a network Methods and systems are described for monitoring communications in a packet-switched network. More specifically, the system initiates a communication between a network endpoint associated with a call mediator and at least a second network endpoint; records, at the call mediator, information associated with the communication; and upon termination of the communication, communicates, from the call mediator to an enterprise gatekeeper, the information associated with the communication.
US07764665B2	Real-time network scheduled packet routing system A system for guaranteeing bandwidth for transmitting data in a network. A path generation engine determines a data paths across a network according to preselected criteria. A scheduling engine determines schedule appointments for data packets to traverse each link in the network including compensation for transmission delays and switch latencies. Scheduling data is communicated to schedule-aware switches and endpoints so that appointment times are reserved for transmission of the scheduled data packets. Real-time transmission of data can be guaranteed in both directions along the transmission path.
US07764664B2	Modified start frame delimiter detection A modified approach to detecting the start frame delimiter (SFD) is disclosed. A receiving system scans a decoded but not yet de-scrambled received signal for a scrambled version of the SFD associated with the preamble format being used. Using this approach, it is not necessary to use any bits intended for use in synchronization to initialize a de-scrambler so as to be able to de-scramble the SFD portion of the preamble for detection. The bits that otherwise would have been dedicated to initializing the de-scrambler may then be used for synchronization, as intended. Detecting fewer than all bits comprising a start frame delimiter is described. Bits not used for SFD detection may be used for other purposes, such as synchronization.
US07764663B2	Method for minimizing interference in a cellular OFDM communications system The invention concerns a method for minimizing the interference in a cellular OFDM communication network, wherein mobile stations are divided into groups according to the radio channel quality, the interference levels of mobile stations which belong to a first group of mobile stations with a radio channel quality which is lower than that of at least one other group are combined into a common interference level, the sub-carriers of the OFDM communication network are divided into quantities according to the common interference level of the first group of mobile stations and sub-carriers which belong to a first quantity with a common interference level which is lower than that of at least one other group are selected as preferred subcarriers for transmission to the mobile stations that belong to the first group.
US07764662B2	System and method for allocating frequency resource in a multicell communication system A multicell communication system includes a plurality of cells which use a frequency band on a division basis, wherein a frequency reuse factor K is defined such that the frequency band is divided into K sub-frequency bands, the K sub-frequency bands are allocated to K cells including a serving cell among the plurality of cells, and the K sub-frequency bands are reused in some of the remaining cells other than the K cells, and the K cells use the frequency band on a division basis. The frequency band is divided into a plurality of segment bands. The plurality of segment bands is mapped such that at least one of the segment bands is allocated to each of the band groups, to divide the frequency band into the K band groups. The K band groups is mapped such that a first band group which is a particular one of the K band groups is allocated to a center band, and the K band groups are mapped such that the remaining band groups other than the first band group among the K band groups are allocated to reuse band groups.
US07764655B2	Local area network utilizing macro and micro diversity techniques in receiving signals from cell sites A communications network comprises two or more cell sites for communication with wireless terminals. At least one of the cell sites has multiple receive antennas. A central site has one or more interface controllers and a switch system through which the controllers are connected to the cell sites. For each controller in communication with a wireless terminal, a cell site is selected for reception of signals from the terminal, and for each selected cell site having more than one receive antenna, an antenna within the site is selected for reception from the terminal.
US07764654B2	System and method for balancing communication traffic loading between adjacent base stations in a mobile communications network A wireless communication device stores a traffic indicator received from an adjacent base station. The device measures a received signal strength indicator, RSSI, from the adjacent base station. An adjusted signal strength indicator, RSSI-ADJ, for the adjacent base station is calculated as a function of the adjacent base station's RSSI and the stored traffic indicator. A traffic indicator is received from a current base station. A received signal strength indicator, RSSI, is measured for the current base station. An adjusted signal strength indicator, RSSI-ADJ, for the current base station is calculated from the current base station's RSSI and the received traffic indicator. The communication device roams from the current base station to the adjacent base station based on a comparison of the adjacent base station's RSSI-ADJ to the current base station's RSSI-ADJ.
US07764651B2	Method and system for transmitting reverse data in a mobile communication system Disclosed is a method for controlling a reverse data rate by a mobile station in a mobile communication system supporting high-rate packet data transmission. The method includes receiving average loading information (FRAB) from a particular base station when the mobile station attempts an initial access to the base station; setting the received average loading information as average loading information for the base station; and upon receiving reverse activity information (RAB) from the base station, controlling a rate of reverse data using the received reverse activity information and the set average loading information.
US07764650B2	Mobile station and method for fast roaming with integrity protection and source authentication using a common protocol Embodiments of a mobile station and method for fast roaming in a wireless network using a fast-roaming protocol are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. In some embodiments, the fast-roaming protocol has a predetermined structure including an integrity check which remains independent of the route taken by messages.
US07764645B2	Radio communication scheme for providing broadcast or multicast services The present invention is related to a mobile communication system including a Radio Link Control (RLC) layer configured to receive data of a broadcast or multicast service from an upper layer, a Medium Access Control (MAC) layer configured to add a header to the data received from the RLC layer, and a physical (PHY) layer configured to receive the header added data from the MAC layer to transmit the header added data to a plurality of terminals via a first downlink physical channel, wherein a second downlink physical channel is provided to transmit control information to the plurality of terminals. Data of a service different from the transmitted data of the broadcast or multicast service is transmitted via the second downlink physical channel. The MAC layer comprises a first MAC sub-layer handling a dedicated transport channel and a second MAC sub-layer handling a common or shared transport channel.
US07764642B2	Method for distribution of wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) capability between point to point and point to multipoint services Method and apparatus for arranging wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) capability distribution between point to point (PtP) and point to multipoint (PtM) services. The method addresses PtP/PtM specific and common capabilities shared between PtM and PtP. The method utilizes procedures and different scenarios to coordinate establishment/release of PtP and PtM services and distribution of WTRU PtP/PtM capabilities within a universal mobile telecommunication system terrestrial radio access network (UTRAN).
US07764639B2	Method and device for connection of a device to a wireless network A method for connecting a device to a wireless network; at the level of a bridge device, configure to interface with the wireless network that maintains single management information. The bridge device separately registers, with respective MAC addresses, the device and itself as wireless devices on the wireless network.
US07764635B2	Cross-layer self-healing in a wireless ad-hoc network Disclosed is a method and apparatus for improved self-healing in a mobile ad-hoc wireless network in which network communication functions are divided into a plurality of functional layers. The system utilizes cross-layer self-healing techniques. Network data from at least one of the functional layers is stored, for example in a storage unit of the network node. The stored network data is then used to modify the functioning of at least one of the other layers. In one embodiment, a management module manages the storage and use of the network data. In particular embodiments, the stored network data relates to successful transmission rates and/or clear channel rates, and this stored data is used to adjust the transmission power of the network node. In another embodiment, the stored data may be used to generate a table of interchangeable network nodes, which may then be used to reroute a data packet to a network node other than an originally specified destination node. In yet another embodiment, the stored data may be used to generate a list of recent neighbor nodes, which data may be used to reroute data packets to intermediate network nodes.
US07764634B2	Suppression of acoustic feedback in voice communications Suppressing one or more frequency ranges of a signal prevents the occurrence of feedback in a voice data communications application. A system recognizes a frequency range in a signal where feedback occurs, or anticipates a frequency range where feedback is anticipated. The signal includes a signal the input system generates or that the output system renders. The system suppresses the signal in the frequency range by disregarding one or more sampling bits representing the frequency range, or by applying one or more filters to attenuate or eliminate the signal in the frequency range. The system may monitor the signal to identify feedback resulting in different or additional frequency ranges and suppress the signal in the different or additional frequency ranges to prevent feedback from occurring.
US07764631B2	Method for dynamic lossless adjustment of bandwidth of an embedded resilient packet ring network Disclosed is a method for dynamically and losslessly adjusting bandwidth of an embedded Resilient Packet Ring (RPR) ring network, in which dynamic and lossless bandwidth adjustment for an RPR ring network embedded in a Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH)/Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) can be realized through adding a Link Capacity Adjustment Scheme (LCAS) system in the SDH/SONET processing layer. When it is required to increase ring network bandwidth, the bandwidth of the link section between sites on the SDH/SONET processing layer is first increased. Then the LCAS system in the SDH/SONET processing layer is started, and the actual bandwidth of the link on the SDH/SONET processing layer is increased losslessly with the LCAS system. Finally the bandwidth of the ring network on the RPR processing layer is increased. When it is required to decrease ring network bandwidth, the bandwidth of the ring network on the RPR processing layer is first decreased. Then the LCAS system in the SDH/SONET processing layer is started, and the actual bandwidth of the link on the SDH/SONET processing layer is decreased losslessly with the LCAS system. Finally the bandwidth of the link section between sites on the SDH/SONET processing layer is decreased. With the disclosed method, dynamic and lossless bandwidth adjustment for an embedded RPR ring network in SDH/SONET can be realized.
US07764627B2	Interconnect circuit, system, and method for providing operating modes for communication channels An interconnect circuit, system, and method for providing operating modes for communication channels is disclosed. According to one aspect, a method of determining an operating mode for a communication link can include providing an operating parameter within a memory device. The operating parameter can be provided in association with a channel characteristic of a communication channel. The method can further include reading the operating parameter stored within the memory device and communicating the operating parameter to a communication interface. The method can also include comparing the operating parameter to a performance limit of the communication interface and establishing an operating mode of the communication link in response to the comparison.
US07764626B2	Role grouping of hosts in computer networks Techniques to assign nodes in a network to groups of nodes are described. The techniques include representing hosts in the network by property vectors that encode information about the hosts, identifying properties of the property vector by integers in the property vector for the host and determining proximity of hosts according to the property vectors and grouping the hosts according to the determined proximity.
US07764623B2	Automatic quality of service class management To enhance quality of service management in support of application sessions running on top of bearer services, according to the present invention it is suggested to, firstly, execute a bearer service analysis in support of automatic quality of service class management. Heretofore, a bearer service carrying packet switched service traffic in support of an application session is analyzed for identification of different types of services by the application session. Related analysis information derived at an analysis unit 10 is then forwarded to a quality of service management unit 16, which is adapted to automatic quality of service class management. In particular, the quality of service management unit 16 determines and manages a quality of service class according to the identified quality of service class as forwarded by the bearer service analysis unit 10.
US07764622B2	Interplanetary communications network, interplanetary communications network backbone and method of managing interplanetary communications network An interplanetary communications network, an interplanetary communications backbone network of Artificial Neural Network (ANN) nodes, an ANN node and a method of managing interplanetary communications. The backbone network operates as a neural network with each node identifying optimum paths, e.g., end-to-end through the backbone network from a distant planet to an earth node. Each node maintains a window matrix identifying reoccurring (e.g., periodically) communications windows between nodes and a propagation delay matrix identifying time varying propagation delays between nodes. Each node determines whether and how long to store packets locally to minimize path delays. Each node also maintains a link cost matrix indicating the cost of links to neighboring nodes and further determines whether and how long to store packets locally to minimize path delays at minimal link cost.
US07764621B1	Packet loopback methods and replacing a destination address with a source address Packet switch operating methods and packet switches receive a packet on a first port of the packet switch. The packet is addressed to a device that is in communication with a second port of forwarding circuitry of the packet switch and the packet has an Ethernet destination address field and an Ethernet source address field. The Ethernet destination address field includes a first address and the Ethernet source address field includes a second address. The methods and packet switches also forward the packet to an output queue associated with a third port of the forwarding circuitry, forward the packet from the output queue to the first port, and modify the packet so that the Ethernet destination address field comprises the second address instead of the first address.
US07764614B2	Multi-mode management of a serial communication link The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for providing data management between a serial interface and another component. A variable rate buffer manager and state machine progress data on a serial link relative to a width and clocking frequency of a parallel bus that interfaces within the serial link. Event scheduler logic is provided that controls the mode of operation of the buffer manager and state machine.
US07764613B2	Communication control method and system A transmitter device 20, in transmitting a predetermined number of data blocks out of a plurality of data blocks to a receiver device 10 via a relay device 40, divides and writes into data blocks transmitted in succession, a request code for requesting relay device 40 to relay remaining data blocks. Relay device 40, in the case of accepting the request shown in the request code that is divided and written in the data blocks transmitted from transmitter device 20, notifies the acceptance of the request to transmitter device 20. Transmitter device 20, upon receiving the notification, then transmits the remaining data blocks in succession to relay device 40.
US07764612B2	Controlling access to a host processor in a session border controller Methods and systems for controlling access to a host processor is disclosed. One exemplary method comprises the steps of receiving a plurality of signaling packets and controlling access to a host processor, via a first and a second path, for at least a portion of the packets in accordance with a bandwidth limit for the respective path. An exemplary system comprises: a host processor; and a traffic manager coupled to the host processor via a first path and a second path. The traffic manager is configured to communicate at least a portion of the packets to the host processor via a selected one of the paths. The traffic manager is further configured to regulate traffic along the first path such that the bandwidth limit of the first path is respected, and to regulate traffic along the second path such that the bandwidth limit of the second path is respected.
US07764610B2	Base station control apparatus and domain access regulating method Upon deciding to start domain access regulation, regulation controller (12) reads out a regulation pattern in accordance with a regulation level which represents a percentage of mobile terminals (24) on which regulation of domain access is to be imposed. Informative information transmission controller (14) instructs a base station (23) to transmit, to mobile terminals (24), informative information in which the regulation pattern read by regulation controller (12) is set. Call controller (11) performs processing to release a signaling connection to the CS domain and processing to switch from an individual channel to a common channel with respect to each of mobile terminals (24), whose percentage is in accordance with the regulation level, and that have transmitted a message for establishing a signaling connection to the CS domain.
US07764608B2	Managing traffic in a satellite transmission system Methods and apparatus are described for management of traffic comprising a statistical shaper having a plurality of inputs each for receiving a data stream and a plurality of outputs forming a variable rate bit streams; a multiplexer which combines the bit streams to form an output stream; a modulation stage which is operable to use one or more of a plurality of different modulation schemes to modulate the bit streams onto an output bearer; and, a controller which is operable to control the amount of data arriving at the modulation stage. The controller performs rate control of the data arriving at the modulation stage so that the rate of data output in the output stream from the modulator stage is within a predetermined limit for the transmission channel. For example if the modulation rate for any one bitstream changes, this would alter the rate of data transmission after the modulation stage except that excess data is stored in buffers. For example, by controlling the data rate arriving at the modulator stage, the controller regulates the amount of data stored in buffers at the modulation stage.
US07764605B2	Methods and systems for measurement-based call admission control in a media gateway Methods and systems for measurement-based call admission control in a media gateway are disclosed. A request for establishing a new voice-over-IP (VoIP) call for sending and receiving voice over IP packets in a media gateway is received. The request indicates a required bandwidth for the new call. Bandwidth utilization of at least one Internet protocol (IP) network interface for sending and receiving voice over IP packets in the media gateway is determined. The media gateway determines whether to admit the new VoIP call based on the determined requested bandwidth for the new call and the determined bandwidth utilization for at least one of the IP network interfaces.
US07764601B2	Switching between layer 2 switches as destination of IP packets from cards A layer 2 switch switching circuit has two layer 2 switches of a redundant configuration and a plurality of cards for sending IP packets to each other through either one of the two layer 2 switches. Each of the two layer 2 switches has a state signal delivery unit for delivering a state signal representing whether the layer 2 switch is in an active state or a standby state. Each of the cards has a card controller for monitoring states of the two layer 2 switches based on state signals sent respectively from the two layer 2 switches, and switching between the two layer 2 switches as a destination of IP packets based on the monitored states.
US07764596B2	Method for restoring a virtual path in an optical network using dynamic unicast A method for restoring a virtual path, provisioned between a source and a target node, in a mesh optical network is described. The method, in one embodiment, forwards a resource request in the network to identify an alternate route. Each node identifies and allocates resources for failed virtual path and the virtual path is provisioned using these resources. The constant update of nodal topology by each node may provide a fast identification of nodes with required bandwidth for failed virtual path.
US07764592B2	Optical recording medium, method for manufacturing the same, recording/playback method, and recording/playback apparatus An optical recording medium that allows information to be recorded and played back properly, even when a type of recording medium in which information is recorded to grooves is used along with a type of recording medium in which information is recorded to lands, as well as a method for recording and playback with this medium. Recording track information is recorded in advance, indicating whether information is to be recorded in the grooves or the lands, whichever of the grooves and lands is best suited to the recording of information is selected on the basis of the recording track information that is read out, and the recording or playback of information is performed.
US07764584B2	Reproducing apparatus, reproducing method, recording and reproducing apparatus, recording and reproducing method, recording apparatus, and recording method A reproducing apparatus, reproducing method, recording and reproducing apparatus, recording and reproducing method, recording apparatus, and recording method are provided. A reproducing apparatus reproduces data from a hologram recording medium in which data inserted with syncs at predetermined intervals is recorded in each predetermined page unit by interference fringes of reference light and signal light includes a reference-light irradiating unit that irradiates the reference light on the hologram recording medium, a signal readout unit that receives diffractive light corresponding to the data recorded on the hologram recording medium, a sync-position detecting unit that detects a position of a detection object sync on the basis of positions of plural syncs selected with the position of the detection object sync as a reference, and an amplitude-value calculating unit that specifies positions of respective recording pixels in the readout signal on the basis of the positions of the respective syncs detected by the sync-position detecting unit and calculates amplitude values of the respective pixels.
US07764577B2	Method for pre-calibrating balance gain of analog front end in optical disk drive to calibrate variation of focus balance A method for pre-calibrating a balance gain of an analog front end in an optical disk drive to calibrate a variation of a focus balance. The method includes the steps of: adjusting the balance gain of the focus balance; moving a lens and getting an S curve; and comparing a positive half cycle of the S curve with a negative half cycle of the S curve. When the positive half cycle is equal to the negative half cycle, it represents that the balance gain of the focus balance is optimized and the procedure ends; or otherwise the above-mentioned steps are repeated to adjust the balance gain of the focus balance again. Because the balance gain is pre-calibrated, the optimal power calibration, the successful disk-reading possibility, the write-in quality and the stability of the disk judging mechanism can be enhanced and the consistency and the stability of the product can be improved.
US07764576B2	Optical information recording and reproducing apparatus An optical information recording and reproducing apparatus includes a light source for emitting a light beam, a head unit, including an objective lens and a solid immersion lens, that allows a light beam from the light source to reach an optical recording medium as evanescent light, and a photodetector that detects returning light that returns from a bottom surface of the solid immersion lens for detecting a gap and a tilt between the optical recording medium and the solid immersion lens. The photodetector has a first section and a second section, along a direction in which the returning light is moved in the photodetector, when the solid immersion lens is driven in a tracking direction with respect to the optical recording medium. An area of the returning light in the first section and an area of the returning light in the second section is constant, even when the solid immersion lens is driven in the tracking direction. The photodetector is divided into two halves in the direction in which the returning light is moved when the solid immersion lens is driven in the tracking direction, and has divided sections that are parallel to the direction in which the returning light is moved. The divided sections are disposed inside the inner circumference of the returning light in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the returning light is moved. The apparatus further includes a tilt control circuit to control the tilt on the basis of a light intensity obtained by the photodetector.
US07764573B2	Method of processing seismic data and method of producing a mineral hydrocarbon fluid and a computer program product A method of processing seismic data, wherein a digital seismic trace is provided comprising at least one seismic loop. A selected discrete wavelet transform of the digital seismic trace is obtained as a function of scale sj and shifted sample time tk. From the discrete wavelet transform, a singularity spectrum is obtained for the at least one seismic loop, and a selected function is fitted to the singularity spectrum. Based on the fitted function, a reconstructed seismic trace may be calculated. The method may be embodied in the form of software code instructions in a computer program product.
US07764571B2	Vector 3-component 3-dimensional Kirchhoff prestack migration An apparatus and a method for migration of three components, 3-Dimensions seismic (3-C, 3-D) data acquired by down-hole receivers and surface seismic sources. This method utilizes full 3 components reflection wave field. It uses a dynamic, vector energy mapping method to image a reflection position and maps each time sample only to its reflected image point. Therefore, this method reduces unwanted data smearing and false mirror images. This method overcomes the weakness of using only a single component trace or pre-rotated three-component traces in the 1-C or 3-C 3-D VSP migration and produces better 3-D image.
US07764570B2	Feedback protection of pressure measurement devices Systems and methods for feedback protection of pressure measurement devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, a transmitter inside a pressure measurement device transmits a transmission signal directly or indirectly toward an ambient opening of the pressure measurement device. A reflection of the transmission signal is then received at a receiver and data associated with the transmission signal and the reflection of the transmission signal are examined to determine if an obstruction exists in the pressure measurement device.
US07764569B2	Wordline driver for DRAM and driving method thereof A wordline driver for DRAM comprises a multiplexer, an inverter and a transistor switch. One end of the multiplexer is connected to a wordline charging voltage, and the other end is connected to an external voltage, wherein the external voltage is less than the wordline charging voltage, and initially the external voltage is outputted. The output end of the inverter is connected to the select line of the multiplexer, and the input end thereof is electrically connected to the output end of the multiplexer. One end of the transistor switch is connected to the input end of the inverter, and the other end thereof is connected to the word line.
US07764568B2	Bucket brigade address decoding architecture for classical and quantum random access memories In an address signal decoder for a RAM memory, address signals are decoded in a “bucket brigade” address decoding architecture in which the address signals or bits are sequentially sent along the same address decoding path. The inventive architecture comprises a set of node switches linked into a binary tree. The address signals enter at the root node of the binary tree. As each address signal reaches a node switch at the end the path, it sets the path direction for that switch node so that subsequent address signals that follow the path will use that path direction. The decoder can be used with classical or quantum RAM memories.
US07764563B2	Adjustable voltage regulator for providing a regulated output voltage Voltage regulators, memories, and methods for providing a regulated output voltage are disclosed. For example, one such voltage regulator includes a comparator circuit, a driver circuit, an impedance circuit, and a modulation circuit. The comparator circuit generates an output voltage according to a difference between a reference voltage and a feedback voltage. The driver circuit is coupled to an output of the comparator circuit and drives the regulated output voltage at an output node according to the output voltage from the comparator circuit. The impedance circuit is coupled to the comparator circuit and provides the feedback voltage to the comparator circuit in response to a detection current from the output node. The modulation circuit is coupled to the impedance circuit and adjusts a modulation current component of the detection current to adjust the regulated output voltage.
US07764559B2	Semiconductor memory device, refresh control method thereof, and test method thereof The present invention provides a semiconductor memory device which reduces current consumption in a standby state owing to a suitable refresh-thinning-out function, and a refresh control method thereof. When the refresh-thinning-out function is added while a refresh operation and an external access operation are being executed independently of each other, a refresh address counter outputs a refresh address Add(C) and inputs predetermined high-order bits thereof to a refresh-thinning-out control as a high-order refresh address Add(C) (m), where judgment as to whether the refresh operation is performed, is made. A refresh permission signal RFEN corresponding to the result of judgment is inputted to a word driver to activate and control the word driver. The process of judgment by the refresh-thinning-out control circuit can be embedded in an access time of a row system.
US07764553B2	Semiconductor memory device and control method thereof A semiconductor memory device according to the present invention includes: a memory cell array having a normal memory cell and a redundant memory cell that is used to replace the normal memory cell when it is defective; a word driver selecting a predetermined word line within the memory cell array based on a row address supplied in synchronism with an active command, and canceling selection of the word line in response to a precharge command; and a signal control circuit resetting a repair address generated when the row address indicates the normal memory cell that is defective, without resetting a predecode signal generated by predecoding the row address, in response to issuance of the precharge command.
US07764544B2	All-bit-line erase verify and soft program verify Techniques are disclosed herein for verifying that memory cells comply with a target threshold voltage that is negative. The technique can be used for an erase verify or a soft program verify. One or more erase pulses are applied to a group of non-volatile storage elements that are associated with bit lines and word lines. One or more non-negative compare voltages (e.g., zero volts) are applied to at least a portion of the word lines after applying the erase pulses. Conditions on the bit lines are sensed while holding differences between voltages on the bit lines substantially constant and while applying the one or more compare voltages. A determination is made whether the group is sufficiently erased based on the conditions. At least one additional erase pulse is applied to the group of non-volatile storage elements if the group of non-volatile storage elements are not sufficiently erased.
US07764542B2	Method for programming a semiconductor memory device A method for programming a semiconductor memory device including such a program sequence as to program target threshold levels constituting multi-level data into multiple memory cells, which are simultaneously selected, wherein the program sequence is controlled to finish programming the multiple memory cells in order of height of the target threshold levels.
US07764540B2	Semiconductor memory device By activating a word line and a bit line in parallel with a storage transistor set to OFF, the potential conditions of the charge line, and the word line, and the bit line are controlled so that the potential of a body region is increased by a leak current flowing from a connecting node to the body region in a period until the storage transistor is turned ON.
US07764536B2	Method and system for providing a sense amplifier and drive circuit for spin transfer torque magnetic random access memory A method and system for providing a magnetic memory are described. The method and system include a plurality of magnetic storage cells, a plurality of bit lines, at least one reference line, and at least one sense amplifier. Each magnetic storage cell includes magnetic element(s) and selection device(s). The magnetic element(s) are programmable using write current(s) driven through the magnetic element. The bit and source lines correspond to the magnetic storage cells. The sense amplifier(s) are coupled with the bit lines and reference line(s), and include logic and a plurality of stages. The stages include first and second stages. The first stage converts at least current signal to at least one differential voltage signal. The second stage amplifies the at least one differential voltage signal. The logic selectively disables at least one of the first and second stages in the absence of a read operation and enabling the first and second stages during the read operation.
US07764535B2	Low power, small size SRAM architecture A memory cell for driving a complementary pair of electrodes associated with a micro-mirror of a spatial light modulator includes two PMOS transistors coupled to a voltage source providing a source voltage. The two PMOS transistors are characterized by a first size. The memory cell also includes two NMOS transistors coupled to ground. Each of the two NMOS transistors are coupled to one of the two PMOS transistors and are characterized by a second size substantially equal to the first size. The memory cell further includes two word line transistors coupled to a word line and characterized by a third size substantially equal to the first size. Power savings associated with the precharge circuit on the order of (Vdh/Vdl)2=36 are achieved in some embodiments.
US07764534B2	Two terminal nonvolatile memory using gate controlled diode elements A nonvolatile memory cell includes a gate controlled diode steering element and a resistivity switching element.
US07764533B2	Multi-level memory cell utilizing measurement time delay as the characteristic parameter for level definition A memory array and computer program product for operating a memory cell and memory array. An embodiment of the invention entails receiving a request to read a binary value stored in the memory cell. A pre-charging operation pre-charges a bit-line capacitor in an electronic circuit formed by the memory cell to a pre-charge voltage. A word-line in the electronic circuit is then activated. A discharging operation discharges the bit-line capacitor through the said memory cell in the electronic circuit to the word-line. Additionally, an electron discharge time measurement is started when the word-line is activated. The electron discharge time measurement is stopped when the voltage level in the bit-line falls below a pre-defined reference voltage. A determining operation determines the binary value from the measured electron discharge time.
US07764531B2	Implementing precise resistance measurement for 2D array efuse bit cell using differential sense amplifier, balanced bitlines, and programmable reference resistor A method and circuit for implementing precise eFuse resistance measurement, and a design structure on which the subject circuit resides are provided. An eFuse sense amplifier coupled to an eFuse array and used for current measurements includes balanced odd and even bitlines, and a plurality of programmable reference resistors connected to the balanced odd and even bitlines. First a baseline current measurement is made through one of the programmable reference resistors, and used to identify a network baseline resistance. A current measurement is made for an eFuse path including a selected eFuse and used to identify the resistance of the selected eFuse.
US07764526B1	Hysteretic mode controller for capacitor voltage divider A hysteretic mode controller for controlling a capacitor voltage divider which has a flying capacitor. In one embodiment, the hysteretic mode controller includes an amplifier, a gain circuit and a hysteretic comparator circuit. The amplifier has an input for coupling to the flying capacitor and an output providing a fly voltage. The gain circuit has an input for receiving the input voltage and an output coupled to a reference node providing a reference voltage. The hysteretic comparator circuit has a first input coupled to the output of the amplifier, a second input receiving the reference voltage, and an output for providing a PWM signal to control the capacitor voltage divider. The fly voltage is compared to voltage limits of a hysteretic voltage window for switching the PWM signal. The switching frequency is increased with higher load current to maintain high efficiency.
US07764523B2	Method of operating a converter circuit A method of operating a converter circuit is disclosed, wherein the converter circuit has a converter unit with a multiplicity of controllable power semiconductor switches and the converter unit is connected at the AC voltage end to an electrical AC voltage network. According to the method, the controllable power semiconductor switches are controlled by means of a control signal. To protect the converter circuit in the event of asymmetrical phase voltages occurring in an AC voltage network connected to the converter circuit, the phase voltages (UNa, UNb, UNc) in the AC voltage network are determined, the negative sequence amplitude of the phase voltages (UNn,A) is calculated, the Park-Clarke transformation amplitude of the phase voltages (UNdq,A) is calculated, the negative sequence amplitude of the phase voltages (UNn,A) is monitored at a settable value, the Park-Clarke transformation amplitude of the phase voltages (UNdq,A) is monitored at a settable value and the controllable power semiconductor switches are locked by means of the control signal if the negative sequence amplitude of the phase voltages (UNn,A) exceeds the settable value or if the Park-Clarke transformation amplitude of the phase voltages (UNdq,A) falls short of the settable value.
US07764521B2	Apparatus and method for providing multiple functions and protections for a power converter A power converter has a transformer including a primary winding connected between a power input and a power switch, the power switch is switched to deliver power from the power input to a power output, an auxiliary winding provides an induced voltage in such a manner that when the power switch is at a first switch state, the induced voltage reflects an input information of the power converter, and when the power switch is at a second switch state, the induced voltage reflects an output information of the power converter. Two detection signals are generated from the input and output information, respectively, to implement multiple functions and protections.
US07764518B2	High efficiency flyback converter A DC-DC flyback converter that has a controlled synchronous rectifier in its secondary circuit, which is connected to the secondary winding of a main transformer. A main switch (typically a MOSFET) in the primary circuit of the converter is controlled by a first control signal that switches ON and OFF current to the primary winding of the main transformer. To prevent cross-conduction of the main switch and the synchronous rectifier, the synchronous rectifier is turned ON in dependence upon a signal derived from a secondary winding of the main transformer and is turned OFF in dependence up a signal derived from the first control signal. In one embodiment the first control signal is inverted and delivered to a logic circuit along with the voltage across the main transformer secondary winding and the voltage across the synchronous rectifier. In a further embodiment the first control signal is differentiated and supplied to a control primary winding wound on the outer flux paths of a main transformer core that has a center flux path on which is wound the main transformer primary and secondary windings. A control secondary winding is wound on the outer flux paths in current canceling relation as to flux conducted from the center flux path into the outer flux paths. The control signal for the synchronous rectifier is taken from the output of the control secondary winding in this latter embodiment.
US07764507B2	Portable electronic device and method for assembling the same A portable electronic device (100) includes a circuit board (102) and a subassembly (10) electronically connected to the circuit board. The subassembly includes a flexible printed circuit (FPC) (13), a speaker (11), and a vibrator (12). The FPC is electronically connected to the circuit board. Both the speaker and the vibrator are fixed to the FPC and electronically connected to the FPC to form the subassembly.
US07764501B2	Electronic device An electronic device including a base and a pluggable unit is provided. The base includes a first heat sink having a first heat-transfer contacting surface. The pluggable unit includes a second heat sink and a heat source. The second heat sink has a second heat-transfer contacting surface. When the pluggable unit is plugged in the base, the first heat-transfer contacting surface gets in contact with the second heat-transfer contacting surface.
US07764499B2	Electromagnetically-actuated micropump for liquid metal alloy The present invention discloses a method of confining a liquid metal alloy within a closed-loop system; distributing a first portion of the liquid metal alloy in a cavity within the closed-loop system; turning on an electromagnet to generate a magnetic field to permeate flexible sidewalls of the cavity; attracting the liquid metal alloy in the cavity towards the electromagnet to expand the flexible sidewalls; inducing a second portion of the liquid metal alloy to enter the cavity from an inlet end of a pipe within the closed-loop system; turning off the electromagnet; repelling the liquid metal alloy in the cavity away from the electromagnet to contract the flexible sidewalls; and inducing a third portion of the liquid metal alloy to exit the cavity to an outlet end of the pipe.
US07764497B2	Temperature control assembly receivable in a container lid A transit container, such as a rack-mount style container, includes a temperature control system for maintaining a desired temperature within the container such that any cargo within the container remains operational at selected times and possibly in selected locations. The temperature control system includes support or mounting brackets, a temperature control assembly, shock isolation devices for shock attenuation of the temperature control assembly, exhaust assemblies that include exhaust fans and exhaust/intake louvers, and a mounting plate attachable to a lid of the transit container. The temperature control assembly and the aforementioned components may be arranged to have a low-height profile or envelope, which in turn permits the temperature control system to be located in a cavity or chamber of the lid.
US07764495B2	Telecommunication cabinet with airflow ducting A telecommunications cabinet in which active equipment can be mounted. The cabinet including an airflow ducting arrangement located in the interior region of the cabinet. The airflow ducting arrangement accommodating thermal cooling of active equipment having internal side-to-side air cooling arrangements.
US07764491B2	Support stand for flat-panel display monitor An exemplary support stand for a flat-panel display monitor, includes a base member, an elevating mechanism, and a rotatable mechanism. The elevating mechanism includes a support member and an elevating member. The support member is fixed on the base member. The elevating member is slidably connected to the support member. The rotatable mechanism includes a rotatable body. The rotatable body is rotatably positioned on the elevating member.
US07764490B2	Display devices and image recording apparatus comprising the same A display device includes a rotary member having an eccentric cam formed therein, and a display panel unit including a shaft which engages a surface of the eccentric cam. The shaft is configured to selectively move within the eccentric cam, and the display panel unit is configured to rotate about an axis of rotation when the shaft moves within the eccentric cam. Moreover, the shaft is offset from the axis of rotation.
US07764482B2	Vitamin ion generator An ion generator is provided which includes a discharge electrode, a ground electrode and vitamins housed in the discharge electrode which is adapted to be installed inside a discharge outlet of an air conditioner. A power supply for applying power is connected to the discharge electrode. A reservoir for storing water generated in the heat exchanger of the air conditioner supplies water to the discharge electrode. The water housed in the reservoir is transferred to the discharge electrode. The vitamins housed in the discharge electrode are dissolved in the water, exposed to the surface of the discharge electrode and discharged in the direction of the ground electrode by power applied to the discharge electrode. The discharged vitamin ions are externally discharged from the air conditioner by a ventilator of the air conditioner. The vitamin C ions are coupled with the electrons from the discharge electrode. The vitamin ion generator prevents the electrons discharged from the discharge electrode from generating a large quantity of OH− by neutralizing OH− generated by electron collision to prevent free radical operations in a human body, and transmits the vitamin C ions to the human body for anti-oxidization.
US07764478B2	Power supply control system The present invention provides a power supply control system comprising a first switch circuit configured to set a power supply line which connects a power supply unit and a power supply circuit to one of a connected state and a non-connected state, a first control unit configured to operate in one of a normal mode and a sleep mode in which a consumption current is smaller than in the normal mode, and to detect a magnitude of a current flowing into the first switch circuit and control an operation of the first switch circuit based on the detected magnitude of the current while operating in the normal mode, and a second control unit configured to control an operation of the first control unit based on the detection result of an opening-closing state detection unit configured to detect an opening-closing state of a battery lid provided to the power supply unit.
US07764475B2	Electrostatic discharge circuit and method for reducing input capacitance of semiconductor chip including same A multi-mode electrostatic discharge (ESD) circuit for a semiconductor chip comprises first and second ESD diodes. In a first mode, a body voltage greater than a power source voltage of the semiconductor chip is applied to the first ESD diode and a body voltage less than a ground voltage of the semiconductor chip is applied to the second ESD diode. In a second mode, a body voltage substantially equal to the power source voltage of the semiconductor chip is applied to the body of the first ESD diode and a body voltage substantially equal to the ground voltage of the semiconductor chip is applied to the second ESD diode.
US07764468B2	Method for removing smear and magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus with function of removing smear Provided is a smear-removing method that can remove smear of a manufactured thin-film magnetic head. The method is performed to a thin-film magnetic head including an MR effect element for reading data having two electrode layers sandwiching an MR effect multilayer as a magneto-sensitive portion therebetween. The method comprises the step of applying a stress voltage less than a breaking voltage of the MR effect element between the two electrode layers to burn off smear. In the method, it is preferable that the stress voltage is applied while an electric resistance or an output voltage of the MR effect element is measured, and the stress voltage is increased until the value of the electric resistance or the output voltage reaches an upper limit specified value specified from a value of an electric resistance or an output voltage in a normal case where smear is not present.
US07764466B2	Thin-film magnetic head with closure and manufacturing method of the head A thin-film magnetic head where the closure is bonded with sufficiently high adhesive strength by the adhesive layer thinner than conventional and that is free from the problem of fine dusts, is provided. The head comprises: a substrate having an element-formed surface and an opposed-to-medium surface; at least one magnetic head element provided on/above the element-formed surface; an overcoat layer formed on the element-formed surface; an etching pattern formed on a part of an upper surface of the overcoat layer, the whole or a part of the etching pattern being filled up by adhesive; a closure provided on the etching pattern of the overcoat layer; and an opening portion formed close to an edge on the opposite side to the opposed-to-medium surface of an adhesive surface of the closure, being a portion exposed from the closure of the etching pattern.
US07764465B2	Thin-film magnetic head with a spiral recording coil having a first part with a denser pitch closer to the medium facing surface than a second coil part and all set between a pair of magnetic layers A thin-film magnetic head is capable of securing an insulating property and minimizing the projection of a recording element section due to heat expansion. The thin-film magnetic head includes a pair of magnetic layers disposed with a predetermined gap therebetween on a surface facing a recording medium. The layers are connected to each other along an inner part in a height direction from the medium-facing surface. A spiral recording coil is disposed between the pair of magnetic layers and wound around a connecting portion of the pair of magnetic layers. The recording coil includes a dense coil portion formed with a pitch smaller than that of the inner part in the height direction so as to be closer to the medium-facing surface than the connecting portion. An organic insulating layer is locally formed to fill coil gaps of the dense coil portion, and coil gaps other than those of the dense coil portion are filled with an inorganic insulating layer.
US07764464B2	Thin film magnetic head having solenoidal coil and method of manufacturing the same A film thickness of second coil layers (second coil pieces) disposed below a main magnetic pole layer (first magnetic layer) is larger than a film thickness of first coil layers (first coil pieces). Hence, while a magnetic path length of magnetic flux flowing through the main magnetic pole layer (first magnetic layer) and a return path layer (second magnetic layer) is decreased by decreasing the film thickness of the first coil layers (first coil pieces) disposed in a space between the main magnetic pole layer (first magnetic layer) and the return path layer (second magnetic layer), series resistance of an entire coil layer can be decreased by increasing the film thickness of the second coil layers (second coil pieces).
US07764462B1	Thermal solution for drive systems such as hard disk drives and digital versatile discs A drive system comprises a printed circuit board (PCB). A first integrated circuit (IC) associated with the PCB. A drive assembly case is connected to the PCB. At least part of the first IC is in thermal contact with the drive assembly case. The drive assembly case dissipates thermal energy generated by the first IC.
US07764461B2	Cable carrying mechanism and library apparatus A cable carrying mechanism or library apparatus is configured to include a cable carrying unit (cable bearer) that is fixed at one end to a support unit (frame) supporting a movable unit (medium gripping mechanism unit) causing a positional displacement to carry a cable led by the movable unit while maintaining the cable bendable and a guide mechanism unit that is disposed in the movable unit to move the other end of the cable carrying unit within a predetermined range as well as to guide the movement thereof.
US07764460B2	Adjusting read heads based on misregistration calculated from servo patterns Provided are a method, storage controller, and tape drive for adjusting read heads based on misregistration calculated from servo patterns. A plurality of first read heads read a plurality of servo patterns on a storage medium. A determination is made from the read servo patterns a skew at which the first read heads are positioned with respect to the servo patterns written to the storage medium. A determination is made of an adjustment factor to eliminate the determined skew. A plurality of second read heads that read the storage medium are adjusted by the adjustment factor.
US07764456B2	Method for reducing occurrences of tape stick conditions in magnetic tape Disclosed is a method for reducing occurrences of tape stick conditions in magnetic tape, the method including stopping functional rotation of each of two bi-directionally rotatable reels of a reel-to-reel tape drive that includes a length of magnetic tape at least partially wound around each reel, a portion of the length of tape extending between the two moveable reels and contacting a head positioned between the two reels; wherein the stopping creates a stop condition in the tape drive, actuating a fractional rotation at least one of the two bi-directionally movable reels a fraction of a reel turn in a first direction during the stop condition, causing the portion of the length of tape to at least temporarily break contact with the head via the fractional rotation, and re-starting functional rotation of each of the reels, ending the stop condition via the re-starting.
US07764444B2	Three-unit zoom lens system and image pickup apparatus using the same A three-unit zoom lens system includes in order from an object side thereof, a first lens unit G1 having a negative refracting power, a second lens unit G2 having a positive refracting power, a third lens unit G3 having a positive refracting power or a negative refracting power, and an aperture stop which is on an image plane side of the first lens unit G1, and on an object side of a lens surface nearest to the image side, of the second lens unit G2, and which moves integrally with the second lens unit. At the time of zooming from the wide angle end to the telephoto end, a distance between the first lens unit G1 and the second lens unit G2 is narrowed, and a distance between the second lens unit G2 and the third lens unit G3 changes. The second lens unit G2 moves toward the object side at the time of zooming from the wide angle end to the telephoto end. The second lens unit includes a positive lens made of plastic, which is disposed nearest to the object. The three-unit zoom lens system satisfies predetermined conditional expressions.
US07764436B2	Device and method to realize a light processor A device for light processing includes a first housing having a reflective bottom surface and walls defining a first cavity. A first fluid or gel has a meniscus disposed within the first cavity. A control means is coupled with the first fluid or gel for adjusting the curvature of the meniscus. The bottom surface is configured to reflect an incident light beam through the first fluid or gel and toward the meniscus.
US07764435B2	Reduced-footprint illumination system using highly-efficient optical collection and reflection surface(s) and method for manufacturing optical elements used therein An improved optical collection and transmission surface includes a plastic mold injection surface including staggered multiple transmission sites each with a recessed portion in which incident light is not lost during reflection towards the propagation surface. A device implementing the surfaces is plastic-mold injected of high quality acrylic at in a preferred embodiment and can be economically optionally polished or finished to achieve desired quality surfaces.
US07764433B2	Method and system for correcting optical aberrations, including widefield imaging applications A system and method for correcting optical aberrations in optical devices, such as wide-field microscopes, optical tweezers and optical media devices, such as DVD drives. The system uses adaptive optics to correct optical aberrations, such as spherical and space-variant aberrations. Spherical aberrations can be corrected using one adaptive optical elements and space-variant aberrations can be corrected using numerous adaptive optical elements in tandem. The adaptive optical elements may be of several types, such as a liquid lenses, deformable membrane mirrors or various liquid crystal phase and amplitude modulators. Adaptive optics can also be used to simultaneously shift the focus of the optical device and correct optical aberrations.
US07764430B2	Display device for vehicle and supporting method for adjusting display position thereof A display device for a vehicle is provided, by which a driver of the vehicle is free from a trouble of adjusting a display position of the virtual image without cost-up of the device. When the support start detecting means detects a support start timing of adjusting a reflection angle, for example, a timing of an operation of an operation switch or a start of an operation, the rotation control means controls the rotating means so that the reflecting member having a reflection angle indicated by the reflection angle data stored in the reflection angle data storing means is (a) rotated within an adjustment supporting range on a condition that the reflecting member is reflecting the display light from the display source and (b) returned to a reflection angle indicated by the reflection angle data.
US07764429B2	Lens array, A line head and an image forming apparatus using the line head A lens array, includes: a plurality of lens substrates which include a plurality of lenses arranged in a first direction; and a support member which supports the plurality of lens substrates arranged in the first direction.
US07764421B2	Wavelength-converted light generating apparatus and generating method A wavelength-converted light generating apparatus 1A includes: an excitation light source 10 supplying excitation light L0 of a predetermined wavelength; and a wavelength conversion element 20, in which an aggregate 22 of crystals of a dye molecule is held by a holding substrate 21 and which, by incidence of the excitation light L0, generates converted light L1 that has been wavelength-converted. The excitation light source 10 supplies the excitation light L0 of a wavelength longer than an absorption edge of the dye molecule to the wavelength conversion element 20. The wavelength conversion element 20, by incidence of the excitation light L0 on the crystal aggregate 22, generates and outputs the converted light (for example, visible light) L1 that has been wavelength-converted to a shorter wavelength than the excitation light (for example, near-infrared light) L0. A wavelength-converted light generating apparatus and generating method capable of favorably generating light of a shorter wavelength than incident light of a predetermined wavelength by wavelength conversion is thus realized.
US07764419B2	Preservation method of microcapsules for electrophoretic display devices and its applications The preservation method of microcapsules for electrophoretic display devices according to the present invention includes preserving microcapsules for electrophoretic display devices in a water-based medium having an electric conductivity of 500 μS/cm or lower. The preservation under such conditions makes it possible to preserve microcapsules for electrophoretic display devices over a long period of time without deteriorating their electrophoretic properties. The microcapsules for electrophoretic display devices, which have been preserved by the preservation method of the present invention, can be used, as its applications, for sheets for electrophoretic display devices and electrophoretic display devices using the sheets.
US07764417B1	Adaptive optics systems using pixilated microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) An adaptive optics system is provided, comprising a spatial light modulator configured to modulate an incoming beam with an aberrated wavefront, a beamsplitter configured to receive the modulated beam from the spatial light modulator and to divide the modulated beam into a measurement beam and a reference beam, a spatial filter configured to spatially filter the reference beam, and to interfere the spatially filtered reference beam with the measurement beam to form an interferogram, an imaging device configured to capture an image of the interferogram, and a processor configured to determine the aberrated wavefront and to provide control signals to the spatial light modulator to mitigate aberrations in the aberrated wavefront.
US07764415B2	High retardation-amplitude photoelastic modulator A photoelastic modulator excited by a plurality of piezoelectric transducers affixed to the surface of a photoelastic bar for generating elastic waves in a plurality of cells each bounded by piezoelectric node drivers between which an antinode driver is disposed, is described. The standing elastic wave in each cell can be made independent of those in the neighboring cells by controlling the phase and amplitude of the drivers. The resulting elastic waves generate birefringence along the optical axis of the bar such that a linearly polarized optical wave propagating along the axis and having an initial phase, experiences a retardation of the phase as it passes through each cell. The cells may be controlled such that the phase of each standing wave does not change between cells and the phase retardation of the optical wave increases monotonically as the optical wave propagates through the bar, thereby, in theory, permitting an arbitrarily large retardation to be generated.
US07764414B2	Illumination apparatus and illumination method According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an illumination apparatus 110 including a laser source 11, a two dimensional diffraction optics 13 on which laser beam from the laser source is made incident, a rectangular rod 14 on which diffraction beams from the two dimensional diffraction optics 13 are made incident and through which incident beams travel while repeating total reflection, and a galvano mirror 12 changing an incident position of the diffraction beams from the two dimensional diffraction optics 13 in an incident end surface of the rectangular rod 14.
US07764411B2	Color processing apparatus and method, and storage medium storing color processing program A color processing apparatus determines, based on output color gamut information, the color gamut conversion condition for converting the image data so that the color gamut of image data on the predetermined color space may fall within the output color gamut, converts the color gamut of input image data according to the set color gamut conversion condition, determines the limiting condition of the color gamut conversion, changes the color value of the specified color so that the color value of the specified color out of the input image data may be converted into the color corresponding to the output satisfying the limiting condition, and pre-processes so as to change the color value other than the color value of the specified color out of the input image data according to the relation between the color value before change of the specified color and the color value after change.
US07764410B2	Image scanner and copying apparatus An image scanner including a plurality of light receiving units, a signal processing device, a connector and a determination device is provided. The plurality of light receiving units receive reflected light from an object to be scanned per each pre-divided area. The signal processing device processes output signals from each of the light receiving units to generate image data. The connector is connected to a plurality of output signal lines from the light receiving units so that the output signal lines are collectively connected to the signal processing device via the connector. The determination device receives the output signals from each of the light receiving units to the signal processing device via the connector, and determines whether the output signals from the light receiving units to the signal processing device are normal based on a signal level of the output signals.
US07764403B2	Watermarking Extended colorant sets are used to hide data or provide a watermark in printed images. Extended set colorants are colorants other than, and in addition to, the standard or common subtractive primary colorants: cyan, magenta, yellow and/or black. Where the extended colorant set supports a plurality of colorant recipes for rendering a given color, watermark data is used to select a colorant recipe from the plurality. As the watermark data to be encoded in the image changes state with image position, alternate colorant recipes or colorant selection functions are selected. The image is rendered based on the alternate colorant recipe selections. Watermark information is encoded in the colorant recipe or colorant selection function selection. Use of the extended colorant sets allows information to be encoded even in portions of an image having colors that do not include a neutral component.
US07764396B2	CMOS image sensor having hybrid pixel arrays Embodiments of the present invention relate to systems and methods for high speed, high resolution imaging, which includes a micropixel array that includes, at least one macropixel, and a macropixel selector module; a micropixel array which is coupled to the macropixel array and includes at least one micropixel, a micropixel selector module, and an analog-to-digital converter; and a global bunch counter.
US07764395B2	Method and apparatus for bleed-printing and method and apparatus for decorating a paper object A method of bleed printing, for example, social stationery, including the steps of attaching a sheet of paper to be printed to a carrier, printing on the sheet of paper so that the printed matter extends beyond at least one edge of a die cut portion of the sheet of paper, and removing the sheet of paper from the carrier. The adhesive chosen is such that the sheet of paper is substantially free of adhesive after it is removed from the carrier. A method of decorating a napkin, including the steps of printing printed material on a label comprising directory paper, and attaching the label to a napkin using an adhesive.
US07764393B2	Print system, image supply device, print apparatus, and control method thereof There is provided a print system for transmitting and receiving a data object by a PTP between a camera-equipped mobile phone (CP) and a PD printer and printing an image by the PD printer according to image data supplied from the CP. First information indicating presence/absence of the direct print function capable of printing by transmitting image data from the CP directly to the PD printer and second information indicating presence/absence of the cooperated processing function with the CP and the PD printer are embedded in a data object which is transmitted and received. When it is judged that the received object contains the first and the second information, the CP and the printer are set to the direct print function and the cooperated processing function mode.
US07764391B2	Facsimile apparatus allowing easy management through email A facsimile apparatus configured to exchange email data via a network includes a system control unit which controls an operation of the facsimile apparatus, a communication management unit which stores communication management information in response to occurrence of a facsimile communication, an address registration unit which registers an email address to which email is transmitted, and a data-format conversion unit which converts the communication management information stored in the communication management unit into data in a text format, wherein the system control unit sends the communication management information in the text format to the email address registered in the address registration unit by email.
US07764390B2	Image forming device An image forming device includes four operation modes: a copy mode, a fax mode, an e-mail mode and a scanner mode. The image forming device can set a processing content of each operation mode for each prescribed setting item. The image forming device includes a favorite keys group to which setting items selected from all setting items of all operation modes can be assigned. Setting items selected from all setting items of a particular operational mode can be assigned to a standby screen keys group included in a standby screen for that operational mode. A setting item not assigned to the standby screen keys group for a particular operational mode is assigned to a menu screen keys group for that operational mode. When detecting an operation performed on a key included in the favorite keys group, the standby screen keys group and the menu screen keys group, the image forming device performs a setting operation for the setting item assigned to the operated key.
US07764387B2	Apparatus and method for measuring suspension and head assemblies in a stack An optical measurement device for determining at least two parameters of a measurement location of a surface of at least one workpiece positioned in a known coordinate system is described. The device comprises a first light source providing a first measurement beam. The first measurement beam is directed at a first surface of a workpiece. The device also comprises a second light source providing a second measurement beam. The second measurement beam is directed at a second surface of a workpiece facing opposite the first surface. Further, the device comprises a first system of receiving optics. The first system of receiving optics detects the incoming position of the first measurement beam. The first system of receiving optics is positioned on an opposite side of a workpiece from the first light source. Further still, the device comprises a second imaging system. The second system of receiving optics detects the incoming position of the second measurement beam. The second system of receiving optics is positioned on an opposite side of a workpiece from the second light source.
US07764381B2	Lighting device and optical apparatus A lighting device includes a light source unit which emits laser beam, an optical element which receives the laser beam and releases at least a part of the entering laser beam in a direction different from the entering direction of the laser beam as illumination light, and an illumination optical path unit which is bendable and transmits the laser beam emitted from the light source unit to the optical element.
US07764380B2	Hair detection device A hair-detection device with a source of electromagnetic radiation, an imaging sensor and a radiation selection means. The selection means improves a ratio between a part of emitted radiation that is coupled into a skin which reaches the sensor and thus provides an image of the skin, and the part that reaches the sensor via other ways, such as reflection at the skin surface. The radiation may have a wavelength between about 700 nm and 1100 nm. The radiation selection means may for example include a separate wall around at least one of the source and the sensor, such as crossed polarizers. By means of this selection, the contrast of the image may be improved, and may be made less dependent on skin color and skin artifacts, thus enabling easier detection of for example, white hairs on a fair skin.
US07764378B2	Methods for improving the performance of a detector A system and method for allowing adjustments of various parameters associated with the operation of charge-coupled devices adapted for use in biological analysis devices. Gate voltage signal applied to the CCDs can be adjusted to advantageously affect the manner in which charge is transferred from pixels. The manner in which transferred charges from the pixels are processed in a readout process can also be adjusted to advantageously change the speed of the CCD based detector. Various methods of performing such adjustments are disclosed.
US07764375B2	Imaging device for imaging microscopic or macroscopic objects The present invention relates to an imaging device (1) for imaging microscopic or macroscopic objects (5). The imaging device (1) comprises a light source (2), an illumination beam path (6), an imaging beam path (7) and an imaging optical means (4), in particular in the form of an objective. The illumination beam path (6) extends from the light source (2) to the object (5). The imaging beam path (7) extends from the object (5) to a detector or a tube (3). At least one polarization means (9) is provided in the illumination beam path (6), which polarization means (9) can be used to convert the light of the light source to a prescribable polarization state. An analyzer means (10) is provided in the imaging beam path (7), with the analyzer means (10) and the polarization means (9) being able to be adjusted in relation to one another in such a manner that the light entering the imaging beam path (7) cannot pass through the analyzer means (10). An adjustable optical component (11) is provided in the beam path between the polarization means (9) and the analyzer means (10) for largely suppressing undesired reflections at optical components (4) in the beam path of the imaging device (1), which optical component can be used to either largely depolarize the polarized light serving for the object illumination or to split it into partial beams, depending on its adjustment.
US07764367B2	Surface inspection method and surface inspection apparatus A surface inspection method and a surface inspection apparatus in which a plurality of photodetectors are arranged in a plurality of directions so that light scattered, diffracted or reflected on a surface of an object to be inspected or in the vicinity of the surface is detected and a plurality of signals obtained by this are subjected to weighted addition processing or weighted averaging processing by linear combination.
US07764366B2	Robotic die sorter with optical inspection system A robotic die sorter having pick and place arm assemblies and a multi-camera optical inspection system is disclosed. A pick arm of the pick arm assembly picks a die from a semiconductor wafer, and a place arm of the place arm assembly receives the die from the pick arm and places same in a reel of pocketed tape. After picking, the pick arm and the place arm are rotated into facing arrangement, whereupon the die is transferred to the place head of the place arm and a camera of the optical inspection system to detect defects in the die. After inspection, the place arm rotates toward the pocketed tape and places the die into the pocketed tape. Additional cameras of the optical inspection system allow for calibration of the pick and place arms, as well as monitoring of the die transfer process.
US07764364B2	Lens meter for measuring optical characteristics of a lens A lens meter having a measurement-optical system including a light source which projects and a light-receiving sensor which receives a light beam having passed through the lens; an arithmetic part which obtains optical characteristics of the lens from results received by the light-receiving sensor; mode selecting device which selects between a single-focal-lens-measurement mode and a progressive-lens-measurement mode; detecting device which detects directions and degrees of displacement of measurement positions from a near-vision portion of a progressive lens based on optical characteristics obtained when the progressive-lens-measurement mode is selected and alignment is made to bring the measurement position into the near-vision portion; a display which displays an alignment screen; and a display-control part which causes the display, based on detection results by the detection device, to display a guide mark indicating a direction and an amount that the lens must be moved to bring the measurement position into the near-vision portion.
US07764363B2	Method and apparatus for acoustic sensing using multiple optical pulses An improved technique for acoustic sensing involves, in one embodiment, launching into a medium, a plurality of groups of pulse-modulated electromagnetic-waves. The frequency of electromagnetic waves in a pulse within a group differs from the frequency of the electromagnetic waves in another pulse within the group. The energy scattered by the medium is detected and, in one embodiment, may be used to determine a characteristic of the environment of the medium. For example, if the medium is a buried optical fiber into which light pulses have been launched in accordance with the invention, the presence of acoustic waves within the region of the buried fiber can be detected.
US07764358B2	Distance measuring system A distance measuring system includes a light source, an image capture apparatus, a light absorption member and a signal processing circuit. The image capture apparatus includes a first lens module, a second lens module and an image sensor. The lens modules respectively have a focus. The image sensor detects light from the light source at two optical spots of the two lens modules, respectively. The light absorption member is disposed generally between the two lens modules for absorbing light reflected from the lens modules and thereby reducing optical interference. The signal processing circuit is configured for calculating the ratios of the two distances to the focal lengths of the respective focuses. A perpendicular distance between the light source and a line passing through the centers of the first and second lens modules is obtained.
US07764357B2	Exposure apparatus and device manufacturing method An exposure apparatus, that exposes each shot according to shot arrangement on a substrate, includes a detector configured to detect a mark; and a processor configured to determine a coefficient of an expression that represents the shot arrangement by coordinate transformation of reference shot arrangement based on the positions of marks of a plurality of shots on the substrate detected by the detector, the processor being configured to calculate, from a relationship between a feature value of a signal of a mark detected by the detector and an offset value for the coefficient, and a feature value of a signal of a mark detected by the detector, an offset value for the coefficient, and to offset the coefficient with the calculated offset value, wherein the processor is further configured to learn the relationship based on a coefficient that represents an error of the offset coefficient obtained through an overlay inspection apparatus, the offset value, and the feature value.
US07764355B2	Substrate stage and heat treatment apparatus A stage body has a holding surface for placing a substrate thereon. A predetermined embossed configuration is formed by embossing on the holding surface, and thereafter an alumina film in an amorphous state is formed by an anodic oxidation process on the holding surface. The alumina film having an amorphous structure is dense and strong to provide high wear resistance and to substantially prevent separation electrification. This provides a substrate stage having high wear resistance and capable of preventing separation electrification.
US07764353B2	Transfer system A transfer system includes first and second shafts arranged in a constant ratio, non-conductive rollers affixed to each of the first shafts for transferring a substrate, and conductive rollers affixed to each of second shafts for transferring the substrate.
US07764350B2	Liquid crystal display A liquid crystal display includes a plurality of pixels including pixel electrodes and switching devices connected to the pixel electrodes and arrayed in a matrix, a plurality of pairs of first and second gate lines connected to the switching devices and separated from each other, and a plurality of data lines connected to the switching devices and intersecting the first and second gate lines, wherein the plurality of data lines are connected so that end portions of two data lines in each pair of the data lines are connected to each other.
US07764348B2	Array substrate for liquid crystal panel and liquid crystal panel An array substrate for a liquid crystal panel includes a plurality of pixel electrodes corresponding to a plurality of pixels, and a common electrode provided common to the plurality of pixel electrodes. An alignment of liquid crystal is controlled by each electric field between each of the plurality of the pixel electrodes and the common electrode. The array substrate further includes a pixel selecting circuit, a line group for pixel selecting circuit, a potential applying circuit, a line group for potential applying circuit, and a common electrode line. The pixel selecting circuit sequentially selects pixels among the plurality of pixels. The line group for pixel selecting circuit is connected to input terminals of the pixel selecting circuit. The potential applying circuit applies a potential to the pixel electrode of a selected pixel. The line group for potential applying circuit is connected to input terminals of the potential applying circuit. The common electrode line is connected to the common electrode. The common electrode line extends in a region between the pixel selecting circuit and the potential applying circuit and in a region between the line group for pixel selecting circuit and the line group for potential applying circuit.
US07764344B2	Ruggedized and high-brightness liquid crystal display and method of manufacture A ruggedized, high brightness, liquid crystal display (LCD) unit having a thin display panel, a front cover glass faceplate and an improved backlight assembly is disclosed. The faceplate is bonded to the panel using an improved process to minimize panel deformation and the backlight assembly is configured with an array of selectively spaced light emitting diodes (LED's) adapted to provide a uniform high brightness display with a minimal quantity of LED's.
US07764342B2	Liquid crystal display apparatus A liquid crystal display apparatus includes pixel electrodes each supplied with a video signal from a drain bus line through a thin-film transistor driven by a scanning signal from a gate bus line. The pixel includes at least a light reflection film within its area, the light reflection film is flush with the drain bus line, having its surface formed with concave and convex ruggedness segments, the pixel electrode is formed on the top of an insulator film formed to cover the light reflection film and having its surface flattened or leveled and an electrode overlapping the light reflection film and insulated from the pixel electrode is intervened in the insulator film.
US07764340B2	Optical interference filter that performs excellent color separation, and liquid crystal display, electroluminescence display and projection display apparatus having the optical interference filter An optical interference filter whose major component is a film member. The film member includes a plurality of window regions arranged discretely in a surface direction selectively transmit, using an effect of optical interference, light having a waveband that substantially belongs to a visible spectrum, the plurality of window regions being arranged discretely in the surface direction, and one or more boundary regions selectively transmit, using the effect of the optical interference, light having a waveband that substantially belongs to an invisible spectrum excluding the visible spectrum, the one or more the boundary regions being located between adjacent window regions.
US07764330B2	Liquid crystal display device having spare transistor with normal transistor separable from data signal line and pixel electrode A normal transistor CTFT connected to a data signal line DL and a pixel electrode PX and a spare transistor FTFT in a floating state are formed on a gate line GL. When an operational abnormality occurs in the normal transistor CTFT, the normal transistor CTFT is cut off from the data signal line DL and is cut off from the pixel electrode PX connected via a through hole TH by cutting lines CL. Thereafter, the spare transistor FTFT is connected to the data signal line DL and the pixel electrode PX by repair lines RL.
US07764327B2	Display device A display device includes a first switching transistor, a first driving transistor connected to the first switching transistor, a second switching transistor including an input terminal connected to an output terminal of the first switching transistor, a second driving transistor connected to the second switching transistor, and a pixel unit comprising a sub-pixel electrode connected to the first driving transistor and a main pixel electrode separated from the sub-pixel electrode and connected to the second driving transistor.
US07764325B2	Electro-optical device, method of producing the same, and electronic apparatus An electro-optical device includes a substrate; a plurality of data lines and a plurality of scanning lines arranged in a pixel region on the substrate; transistors disposed in associated pixel portions in the pixel region on the substrate, the transistors being electrically connected to the data lines and the scanning lines, and the transistors each having a semiconductor layer subjected to hydrogenation performed from an upper layer; storage capacitors disposed below the transistors in the associated pixel portions on the substrate, the storage capacitors being electrically connected to the transistors; and pixel electrodes disposed in the associated pixel portions on the substrate, the pixel electrodes being electrically connected to the transistors and the storage capacitors.
US07764322B2	Liquid crystal testing apparatus and method for image capture devices A testing apparatus (100) for an image capture device (401) includes a liquid crystal device (101). The liquid crystal device (101) includes an array of pixels (102), which may actively or passively be changed from a transparent state to an opaque or semi-opaque state. The array of pixels are capable of segmentation into a plurality of predefined regions (107), which may be columns (108) or rows (208). A liquid crystal device driver (105) is configured to actuate the predefined regions (107), individually and sequentially, in a sweep pattern across the liquid crystal device. The testing apparatus (100) may be used to measure a variety of parameters associated with image capture devices, including exposure duration, continuous shutter frequency, and flash-shutter lag. The testing apparatus (100) is capable of operation in a variety of ambient lighting conditions.
US07764321B2	Distance measuring apparatus and method A distance measuring apparatus and method in which a target subject is detected from image data obtained through imaging, the distance to the object is calculated based on the size of the target subject, and the distance to the target subject is further measured using a distance measuring sensor. Then, a subject distance is determined according to the size of the detected target subject, and based on the distance to the target subject calculated based on the size of the target subject and/or the distance to the target subject obtained by the distance measuring sensor.
US07764318B2	Photographing apparatus having a white balance adjustment function A photographing apparatus comprises an imaging sensor, a memory, and a display unit. The imaging sensor obtains image data. The memory stores the image data. The display unit indicates a still picture based on the image data and a white balance setting picture on the still picture. The white balance setting picture is used for setting a white balance gain in a white balance adjustment.
US07764313B2	Image capturing device for displaying an oranamental image as semi-transparent and with opacity An image capturing apparatus is provided having an auto-focusing device and an image displaying device. The auto-focusing device focuses a lens on a photographing object automatically. The image displaying device displays an input image which corresponds to the photographing object and is updated periodically in a display, and displays an ornament image which covers all or part of the circumference of the input image in the display. The image displaying device displays the parts of the input image superimposed by the ornament image before said auto-focusing device finishes focusing the lens on a photographing object due to the ornament image semi-transparency, and displays the ornament image superimposed with opaque on parts of the input image after said auto-focusing device has focused the lens on a photographing object.
US07764311B2	Personalizing content based on mood In order to increase the efficacy of a mood-based playlisting system, a mood sensor such as a camera may be used to provide mood information to the mood model. When the mood sensor includes a camera, a camera may be used to capture an image of the user. The image is analyzed to determine a mood for the user so that content may be selected responsive to the mood of the user.
US07764303B2	Imaging apparatus and methods for capturing and analyzing digital images of the skin An imaging station for taking a plurality of digital images of a subject under a plurality of illuminating conditions and storing and analyzing the digital images, includes a housing, containing the digital image capturing apparatus, like a camera or video recorder, a computer for processing the image data and one or more displays for displaying images of the person. The imaging station aids in controlling lighting during image capture and may be used to optimally position the subject for imaging. The computer may be programmed to conduct various image processing functions and may be networked to allow image sharing. A display which may be provided on the exterior of the housing allows an operator to visualize the subject and to control the imaging process. The imaging station may be used for teaching purposes.
US07764302B2	Electrooptic device An electrooptic device having a simple structure that can efficiently increase deflection of a beam is provided. The device includes: an electrooptic crystal (11) having an electrooptic effect; an electrode pair of a positive electrode (12) and a negative electrode (13) for generating an electric field inside the electrooptic crystal; and a power source for applying a voltage between the electrode pair so as to generate a space charge inside the electrooptic crystal. With this arrangement, by using a simple structure, a change in a deflection angle is temporally rapid, and a large deflection angle that can not be obtained by a conventional electrooptic crystal prism can be acquired at a low applied voltage.
US07764301B2	Optical scanning device and image forming apparatus An optical scanning device includes a deflecting unit, a first sensor, and a modulating system. The deflecting unit deflects a plurality of beams in a main scanning direction to a writing area of a surface to be scanned for scanning the writing area. The first sensor detects a beam to be incident on a point on a first side of the writing area, and outputs a signal in response to detected beam. The modulating system modulates the beams in synchronization with the signal output from the first sensor.
US07764297B2	Image forming apparatus There is provided a photoreceptor cleanerless image forming apparatus capable of decreasing color mixture or an exposure error due to reverse transfer toner or untransferred toner.An image forming apparatus 100 according to the present invention comprises four image forming units 100a, 100b, 100c, and 100d configured to be photoreceptor cleanerless in a 4-drum tandem manner. Each image forming unit includes a photoreceptor 103a, 103b, 103c, or 103d, a charger 105a, 105b, 105c, or 105d, an exposure apparatus 106a, 106b, 106c, or 106d, and a developing apparatus 109a, 109b, 109c, or 109d. When exposure intensities Iy, Ic, Im, and Ik are assumed for exposure sources of the exposure apparatuses in the image forming units which form yellow, magenta, cyan, and black images, respectively, the exposure intensities are configured to satisfy conditions of Ik≧Ic≧Im≧Iy and Ik >Iy. This decreases an exposure error (image hysteresis) in an image formed on paper.
US07764295B2	Real size display system Disclosed is a real size display system comprising a real size display system comprising a photographing unit for photographing an image of a subject, and outputting first image information that includes measurement information of the subject; a flat panel display unit for displaying image and providing information on installed dot size; and an image converter for receiving the first image information, converting the first image information based on the dot size information received from the flat panel display unit, and outputting second image information, to the flat panel display unit.
US07764293B2	Image processing apparatus, control method thereof, and program An acquired real image undergoes conversion based on a first parameter to generate an image corresponding to a designated characteristic. A virtual image is generated on the basis of a second parameter to generate an image corresponding to a designated characteristic. The converted real image is composited with the generated virtual image. The composite image is displayed.
US07764292B2	Three dimensional graphics processing apparatus, image display apparatus, three dimensional graphics processing method, control program and computer-readable recording medium The present invention provides a three dimensional graphics processing apparatus for performing an anti-aliasing processing in an sufficient manner, without using the conventional area DDA, by using a line buffer as an area for storing display image data to reduce the required memory area, while the increase of the calculation time is restricted by performing calculation suitable for the polygon edge without degrading the precision of the calculation. In the three dimensional graphics processing apparatus, the coordinates of the intersection points between the polygon edge and the scanning lines are calculated from information on the starting vertex and the ending vertex of the polygon edge and information on the scanning lines. The calculation method is changed in accordance with the characteristics of the polygon edge. Further, a blending coefficient for the anti-aliasing process is obtained by calculating an area ratio of an internal region of the polygon occupied within a pixel.
US07764291B1	Identification of common visible regions in purposing media for targeted use When purposing content for one or more targeted formats, a user selects a first mask from a plurality of masks in an integrated development environment (IDE). Each of the plurality of masks represent various target formats that the user desires to purpose the content to. Each mask has a transparent region representing a visible area of the target formats and a translucent region surrounding the transparent region. The first mask is placed in a separate layer from the content in the IDE display. The user then selects one or more additional masks that are also placed in separate layers than the content and the first mask. The region where each of the transparent regions of the selected masks intersect identifies a common viewable region of the target formats that have been represented.
US07764282B2	Visualizing system, visualizing method, and visualizing program A vector field (70) including its local three-dimensional attribute is substantially visualized on a two-dimensional field of view in an intuitionally visible way (p5, p8). For the visualization, the vector field (70) is mapped onto a three-dimensional coordinate space (80) to produce corresponding coordinate point sequences (p1), the degree of elevation (A) in a local area of a plane in which the coordinate point sequences are connected (p2) is determined, the degree of depression (C) in the local area is determined (p3), the degree of elevation/depression (B) in the local area is determined by weight-combining the degree of elevation (A) and the degree of depression (C) (p4), the coordinate space (80) is mapped onto a two-dimensional plane (90), and gray-scale display (F) corresponding to the degree of elevation/depression is conducted on the area of the two-dimensional plane (90) corresponding to the local area (p5).
US07764277B2	System and method for user interface generation Systems and methods for use in displaying user interface components upon user interfaces of computing devices. A system and method could be configured to receive an image to be displayed upon a user interface of the device. One or more indicators can be used to specify how the image is to be divided into multiple regions. The regions of the divided image are displayed with a user interface component upon the user interface of the device.
US07764274B2	Capacitive sensing arrangement Apparatus and methods are disclosed for simultaneously tracking multiple finger and palm contacts as hands approach, touch, and slide across a proximity-sensing, multi-touch surface. Identification and classification of intuitive hand configurations and motions enables unprecedented integration of typing, resting, pointing, scrolling, 3D manipulation, and handwriting into a versatile, ergonomic computer input device.
US07764266B2	Method and system for controlling an active matrix display device In the liquid crystal display device having a back-light source for illumination, image data is provided to the panel in successive frames such that the optical response of the liquid crystal in each pixel within a frame period has an impulse-like shape. The back-light source is controlled to illuminate the liquid crystal display panel such that the illumination is provided to the pixels for only part of the frame period. The optical response curve has a rising portion followed by a falling portion, and the back-light source is controlled by a timing control module such that the back-light is turned off at least when the optical response curve is in the falling portion. It is also possible to remove the image data from the pixels, or to control the charging and discharging of the electrodes to produce the impulse-like shape.
US07764264B2	Display device with bidirectional shift register and set-reset flip flops with capacitors that use scanning direction control signals as setting and resetting potentials The present invention provides a display device that has a driving circuit including a single channel bidirectional shift register with which the circuit scale can be reduced without increasing the number of elements.The driving circuit includes a single channel bidirectional shift register. This single channel bidirectional shift register has an RS flip-flop circuit. The RS flip-flop circuit includes a first transistor having a first electrode connected to an output terminal and having a second electrode to which a second scanning direction control signal is applied and a second transistor having a first electrode connected to an output terminal and having a second electrode to which a first scanning direction control signal is applied. In this circuit configuration, a resetting signal is applied to a control electrode of the first transistor in a first scanning direction, a setting signal is applied to the control electrode of the first transistor in a second scanning direction which is a direction opposite to the first scanning direction. The setting signal is also applied to a control electrode of the second transistor in the first scanning direction, and the resetting signal is also applied to the control electrode of the second transistor in the second scanning direction.
US07764263B2	Display apparatus and driver circuit of display apparatus having precharged and written simultaneously without collision A driver circuit of a display apparatus is provided with a nor circuit in each output line of a timing pulse. To the nor circuit, inputted are a timing pulse to be supplied to the output line and a pre-charge pulse for pre-charging a data signal line SL to which a write signal is being inputted based on the timing pulse. With this structure, it is possible to realize a driver circuit storing a pre-charge circuit of a display apparatus, which can surely prevent a collision between a pre-charge potential and a potential of a video signal in a signal supply line when pre-charging the signal supply line from a pre-charge power supply of a small driving performance, while maintaining the number of stages in the shift register to be the required minimum number.
US07764262B2	Liquid crystal display device and method of driving the same A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel; a mth gate line, a (m+1)th gate line, a (m+2)th gate line and a (m+3)th gate line in the liquid crystal panel, wherein m is a natural number; at least one data line crossing the mth gate line, the (m+1)th gate line, the (m+2)th gate line and the (m+3)th gate line; a timing controller generating a data signal, a control signal, a first flicker signal and a second flicker signal; a gate driver generating a mth gate signal and a (m+2)th gate signal using the first flicker signal and generating a (m+1)th gate signal and a (m+3)th gate signal using the second flicker signal, the mth gate signal and the (m+2)th gate signal being supplied to the mth gate line and the (m+2)th gate line, respectively, the (m+1)th gate signal and the (m+3)th gate signal being supplied to the (m+1)th gate line and the (m+3)th gate line, respectively.
US07764260B2	Liquid crystal panel driving device A switching-controlling section turns ON one of a transfer gate for high voltages or a transfer gate for low voltages and subsequently turns ON the other one of the transfer gates according to the outputs from the data latches only when the outputs from data latches are different from each other. Source lines are sequentially connected to a capacitor element for high voltages or a capacitor element for low voltages. For those source lines in which applied voltages change in a previous period and a subsequent period, an electric charge is stored and supplied effectively and power consumption is reduced, whereas for those source lines in which the applied voltages do not change, retained voltages do not vary so power is not consumed when subsequent voltages are applied. Power consumption in a liquid crystal panel driving device is reduced, and the time required for storing and supplying an electric charge is shortened. The circuit scale is also reduced.
US07764258B2	Liquid crystal display apparatus and alternating current driving method therefore A liquid crystal display apparatus includes synchronization signal extracting means for extracting a vertical synchronization signal from a noninterlace signal, first reversal signal generating means for generating a first polarity reversal signal that causes reversal of polarity of a signal voltage every frame for a switching device associated with each of pixels according to the vertical synchronization signal, reversal control signal generating means for generating a reversal control signal according to a result of comparison between frames of the noninterlace signal, second reversal signal generating means for generating a second polarity reversal signal by reversing polarity of the first polarity reversal signal according to the reversal control signal, and switching device driving means for driving each of switching devices according to the second polarity reversal signal.
US07764255B2	Liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) display driving system and the method thereof The present invention relates to a LCOS display driving system. The driving sequential control block generates a control code representing a loading sequence of the R, G, and B data for pixels in one of scan lines. The multiplexer multiplexes the R, G, and B data from latches according the control code. The shared level shifter shifts the level of the R, G, and B data from the multiplexer. The digital analog converts converting the R, G, and B data to a corresponding analog R, G, and B data voltage. The shared unity-gain buffer stores the analog R, G, and B data voltage from the shared digital analog converter. The demultiplexer demultiplexes the analog R, G, and B data voltage according the control code.
US07764254B2	Electro-optical device and electronic apparatus An electro-optical device includes a first sub pixel and a second sub pixel. A pixel is configured by the first sub pixel and the second sub pixel only, and the first sub pixel and the second sub pixel emit light of different colors.
US07764250B2	Plasma display device A plasma display device which comprises a magnesium oxide layer formed on a plane in contact with the discharge space in each display cell of a plasma display panel, having magnesium oxide crystals that perform cathode luminescence light emission with a peak in a wavelength band of 200 to 300 nm as a result of excitation caused by electron-beam irradiation. Each of the display cells is set in a lit cell state or an unlit cell state by selectively inducing an address discharge, and only the display cells set in the lit cell state are caused to perform a sustain discharge by applying a sustain pulse after the selective scanning has ended.
US07764249B2	Method and apparatus for driving plasma display panel A method and apparatus for driving a plasma display panel for preventing and a spot misfire and a miswriting is disclosed. In the method, wall charges are formed at a discharge cell in an initial period. The discharge cell selects discharge cells in an address period. A wall charge control period is arranged between said initialization period and said address period. A wall charge distribution at the discharge cell is controlled in the wall charge control period. A sustain discharge is caused at discharge cells selected in said address period in the sustain period.
US07764245B2	Multi-band antenna A multi-band antenna for use in a wireless communications network provides frequency support for different wireless technologies in a single structure. This substantially reduces installation costs and can be the only solution in limited space installation sites. In one instance, the multi-band antenna has two serial feedlines carrying respective anode and cathode components of RF signals. Each, comprising serial feedline is coupled to two or more different length dipole elements. Each dipole element of a given length attached to the first serial feedline has a corresponding dipole element of approximately equal length attached to the second serial feedline and oriented, with respect to the first dipole element so as to form a dipole. Thus, at least two dipoles of differing lengths are formed, enabling performance in two different bands by the antenna. The gain of the antenna for any particular band is determined by the number of dipoles corresponding to that band contained within the antenna.
US07764242B2	Broadband antenna system A broadband antenna system includes a ground plane, a metal plate parallel to the ground plane, and constituting a capacitance load against the ground plane, and a radiation structure connected perpendicularly to the ground plane and the metal plate. The radiation structure includes a feed conductor to supply an electric signal, a short-circuit stub to transfer the supplied electric signal to the ground plane, a conducting bridge to interconnect the feed conductor and the short-circuit stub, which is separated from the metal plate, and a radiating conductor connected to the ground plane the metal plate, and coupled to the supplied electric signal to thereby radiate electromagnetic waves.
US07764241B2	Electromagnetic reactive edge treatment An electromagnetic reactive edge treatment including an array of capacitively-loaded loops is disposed at or near an edge of a conductive wedge. The axes of the loops are oriented parallel to the edge of the wedge. This edge treatment may enhance or suppress the hard diffraction coefficient, depending on the resonant frequency fo of the array of loaded loops. Diffraction of incident waves that are lower (higher) in frequency than fo may be enhanced (suppressed) due to the increase (decrease) in effective permeability of the volume occupied by the array of loops. Applications include controlling antenna patterns, side lobe levels, and backlobe levels for antennas mounted on conductive surfaces near edges or corners.
US07764236B2	Broadband antenna for handheld devices Broadband antennas and handheld electronic devices with broadband antennas are provided. A handheld electronic device has integrated circuits, a display, and a battery mounted within a housing. The housing has a planar inner surface. A broadband antenna for the handheld electronic device has a ground element and a resonating element. The ground element and resonating element may have the same shape and may have the same size. The ground element and resonating element may lie in a common plane and be separated by a gap that lies in the common plane. The plane in which the ground element and resonating element lie may be parallel to the planar inner surface of the housing. Electronic components such as the integrated circuits, display, and battery can be mounted in the handheld device so that they do not overlap the gap between the ground element and the resonating element.
US07764234B2	Antenna structure An antenna structure is disposed on a substrate. The antenna structure includes a -shaped radiation body and a first radiation body, and both share a feeding end and a grounding end. The feeding end and the grounding end are disposed to a side edge of the -shaped radiation body. The positions of the feeding end and the grounding end allow the -shaped radiation body to form the operation of two frequency bands. Moreover, the first radiation body is vertically extended from the side edge near the feeding end disposed to the -shaped radiation body, and continuously extended from an end to keep a spacing between periphery of the -shaped radiation body and the first radiation body, and extended to a front of an opening of the -shaped radiation body, thereby vertically extending toward the opening. Therefore, the first radiation body could provide the operation of another frequency band.
US07764228B2	Portable position determining device A system for locating an animate object beyond a designated area is disclosed comprising a wireless bidirectional communication system, a first transceiver, a locating device, a controller, a satellite navigator system receiver, a second transceiver, and a data entry device associated with a base station, wherein the controller is automatically activated, in response to a received control signal to locate an animate object and transmit location information to a first transceiver when the animate object exceeds a designated area.
US07764225B2	Providing and using messages including time related information For enhancing the transmission of time related information, a message is received or assembled, which includes a reference time identifier. The received or assembled message is provided for transmission. At a receiving end, the reference time identifier and additional information are extracted from a received message, and the additional information is processed taking account of the reference time identifier. Alternatively or in addition, the message may include a reference time, which is indicated in units of seconds.
US07764220B1	Synthetic aperture radar incorporating height filtering for use with land-based vehicles According to one embodiment, a synthetic aperture radar includes an image former coupled to a pair of antennas that are oriented at differing elevational angles relative to one another. The antennas are configured in a land-based vehicle that moves horizontally relative to a target having one or more internal features. The image former receives signals from the antennas that are indicative of electro-magnetic radiation reflected from a target and generates images according to the signals. The image former then generates a final image by filtering the amplitude component of the imagery from a first antenna against the amplitude component of the imagery from a second antenna.
US07764213B2	Current-time digital-to-analog converter A high resolution digital-to-analog converter comprises a programmable n-bit current digital-to-analog converter (IDAC), an m-bit programmable counter/timer, an integrator that converts the IDAC constant current charging a capacitor over time into an a precision (high resolution) analog voltage, and a sample and hold circuit for storing the precision analog voltage. The constant current from the IDAC is applied to the integrator for a time period determined by the programmable counter/timer, then the sample and hold circuit will sample the final voltage on the capacitor and store it as an analog voltage. The analog voltage resolution of this high resolution digital-to-analog converter is n+m bits or binary 2n+m. In addition, a plurality of sample and hold circuits may be utilized for maintaining a plurality of analog output voltages.
US07764212B2	Driving apparatus for display A driving apparatus for a display is provided. The driving apparatus for a display comprises a reference voltage generator, a digital-to-analog converter, and an output unit. The reference voltage generator generates a plurality of reference voltages, and receives a difference value between two adjacent reference voltages and generates a plurality of sub reference voltages. The digital-to-analog converter selects one of the reference voltages and outputs the selected reference voltage as a first analog signal. The digital-to-analog converter selects one of the sub reference voltages and outputs the selected reference voltage as a second analog signal. The output unit processes, by addition or subtraction, the first and second analog signals for output.
US07764210B2	System and method for converting an input signal A video driver includes a current-to-voltage converter circuit that converts an analog input current to a corresponding analog voltage. Active termination circuitry is configured to synthesize an output impedance at an output thereof that substantially matches a load impedance to which the output is coupled, the active termination circuitry buffering the analog voltage to the output.
US07764208B2	Clock dithering process for reducing electromagnetic interference in D/A converters and apparatus for carrying out such process A process and apparatus for generating an output signal whose frequency varies according to a modulation scheme, the process including the steps of providing a dither generator for receiving a first input signal representative of a clock frequency and for generating, according to the modulation scheme, a dithered output signal representative of the first signal at a dithered frequency; providing a DSP for receiving the following input signals: the signal at the dithered frequency and a second signal representative of a clock frequency, the DSP adapted to generate a processed output signal representative of the maximum frequency of the second signal; wherein the modulation scheme has a periodic ultrasonic modulating wave.
US07764196B2	Method and apparatus for documenting the condition of a vehicle A method and apparatus that includes cameras encased in vandalism and weather resistant housings, which attach to the outside or inside of a tunnel. The cameras provide for overhead, side, front, and rear views of a vehicle as the vehicle approaches and enters the tunnel and as the vehicle exits and leaves the tunnel. In order to provide the views, the camera devices are strategically located at the entrance of the tunnel, at the exit of the tunnel, and within the tunnel. The cameras are attached directly to the structure of the tunnel or are attached to a frame that can be installed inside the tunnel or attached to the tunnel.
US07764195B2	Three-arrow LED traffic signal system A traffic signal system has a main housing unit that encloses three nested arrow signals pointed towards the top, namely, a red arrow signal, a yellow arrow signal nested within the red arrow signal, and a green arrow signal nested within the yellow arrow signal. Each arrow signal is made with a plurality of LEDs. A smaller satellite housing unit, preferably one-third to two-thirds the height, is attachable to the main housing unit to provide a left or right turn signal also comprised of three nested arrow signals. Arrow signals are preferably removably installed. A removable cover provides access to the back of the three arrow signals. Both housing units are preferably waterproof and have hinged closures. An electrical terminal block provides for electrical connections. Removable visors shade the light from the LEDs. Water drain knockouts to the visor and housing units facilitate water removal.
US07764194B2	Vehicle-use communication apparatus for receiving information transmitted by modulated light from signal lamp of traffic signal apparatus A communication apparatus of a first vehicle receives information conveyed by modulated light emitted by a signal lamp of a traffic light apparatus or by the tail lamp of a preceding vehicle, and can relay the information to a second (following) vehicle, by modulated light emitted from a tail lamp of the first vehicle. If the first vehicle is concurrently receiving modulated light from both a signal lamp of a traffic light apparatus and a tail lamp of a preceding vehicle, only the information transmitted from the signal lamp is relayed to the second vehicle.
US07764193B2	Traffic regulation system A traffic regulation system (100) includes a first traffic light (110) for controlling traffic in a first direction, a second traffic light (120) for controlling traffic in a second direction intersecting the first direction, an infrared light detector (130) for receiving an infrared light signal transmitted from a pedestrian proceeding in the second direction on a pedestrian crossing and producing a corresponding feedback signal associated with the infrared light signal, and a control unit (160) for receiving the feedback signal from the infrared light detector and instructing the first traffic light and the second traffic light to signal the pedestrian to proceed in the second direction.
US07764181B2	Inductively coupled loop antenna for a radio frequency identification reader Systems and methods are described for reading EID tags in difficult to reach locations using a portable RFID reader. In many embodiments, the system includes a portable RFID reader and one or more stationary antenna assemblies. The stationary antenna assemblies typically include a loop antenna in a first location and a ferrite antenna in a second location. EID tags in the reading zone of the loop antenna can be read using the portable RFID reader via an inductive coupling between the resonant antenna in the portable RFID reader and the ferrite antenna in the stationary antenna assembly. One embodiment of the invention includes a portable reader having reader circuitry configured to generate an activation signal, a first resonant antenna, where the first resonant antenna is electrically connected to the reader circuitry, a reader housing containing the reader circuitry and the first resonant antenna, and a stationary antenna assembly having a resonant antenna unit including a housing and a second resonant antenna, a loop antenna unit including a housing and a loop antenna and an electrical connection between the resonant antenna unit and the loop antenna unit. In addition, the first resonant antenna in the portable reader is inductively coupled to the second resonant antenna in the stationary antenna assembly.
US07764180B2	Environment controlling system and method thereof This invention provides an environment controlling system and method thereof. The present system integrates and analyzes an individual's physiological and health information as well as environment information on a real-time basis to control environmental conditions and determine a living space beneficial to personal health. A healthy living space suitable for home care and disease management can be established by controlling environmental factors such as temperature, humidity, light, sound, etc.
US07764176B2	Entry and exit confirmation system and method A method for confirming entry and/or exit state of a mobile object relative to all entrance of an underground passageway by utilizing Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology. At least one RFID tag is physically attached to the mobile object. At least a first RFID reader and a second RFID reader, each having a monitoring range and being in communication with the RFID tag, are disposed at the entrance and a relatively inner position of the passageway respectively. The method comprises generating a first entering-state data if the RFID tag enters the monitoring range of the first RFID reader and a first exiting-state data if the RFID tag exits the monitoring range of the first RFID reader, generating a second entering-state data if the RFID tag enters the monitoring range of the second RFID reader and a second exiting-state data if the RFID tag exits the monitoring range of the second RFID reader, and processing the first entering-state and exiting-state data and the second entering-state and exiting-state data to generate an output data indicating the entry and/or exit state of the mobile object relative to the entrance of the passageway.
US07764174B2	Collectable cop/spot chip A system and method for tracing the authenticity of and tracking their location of collectibles and reusables such as packaging and containers and pallets. This invention proposes the use, of a polymer or wet paper based planchette containing an RFID fully integrated system on a chip transponder which can be attached to a collectible or reusable through the use of a substrate friendly adhesive. As a collectable tracing and tracking system it is called “Collectable Cop”. As a reusable on the supply chain which reusable(s) requires tracking or tracing, it is referred to as the “Spot Chip” system. A planchette is defined herein as a small, oval or round shaped, wet paper or polymer based disk, smaller than a piece of dust, which can be randomly distributed on both sides of a collectible.
US07764171B2	Adjusting a communications channel between control unit and remote sensor The present invention provides apparatuses and systems for adjusting a communication channel between a control unit and a remote sensor. A system may include a control unit that controls an environmental unit and a remote sensor that provides data about an environmental factor as measured at the remote sensor. The remote sensor transmits a radio frequency (RF) signal that conveys the data to control unit through a directional antenna. The RF signal is received by the control unit through an omnidirectional antenna, and a signal strength parameter is determined from the received RF signal. A signal strength indication unit provides an indication from the signal strength parameter as a user adjusts the position of the directional antenna. With embodiments of the invention, a signal strength module generates an audio signal in accordance with an audio characteristic, which is indicative of the signal strength of the received RF signal.
US07764170B2	System and method for emergency alarm An emergency alarm system is provided, including: a mobile communication terminal to measure and transmit a user's bio signal and to output sound data with a bell sound when an emergency alarm signal is received from a health care server; and a health care server to determine from the bio signal whether or not the user is in an emergency, and to transmit an emergency alarm signal to the mobile communication terminal when the user is determined to be in an emergency.
US07764169B2	System for monitoring a plurality of sensors A monitoring system for detecting faults in an apparatus, such as a ski lift, employs a communication network onto which a sensor bus controller periodically transmits a safety message and receives a echo of each safety message. Different sensors are coupled to sensor adapter modules that in turn are connected in a series to the communication network. After the last sensor adapter module in the series, each safety message is echoed back along the communication network. Each sensor adapter module, upon receiving a safety message, increments a count in that message and transmits the resultant safety message to another module. When a sensor indicates a fault condition, the associated sensor adapter module blocks propagation of safety messages along the communication network. The sensor bus controller determines, in response to a failure to receive the echo and to the count in the echo, whether a fault occurred.
US07764165B2	Locatable information sound device and method A device is described to provide a localisable information signal. The device is adapted to emit sequentially a locating sound signal comprising broad band sound and an information sound signal comprising at least verbal information. A signal generated by such a device, a system incorporating a plurality of such devices, and a method of enabling an individual to orientate in an environment using such a system or signal are also described.
US07764163B2	Modular radio frequency identification unit A radiofrequency identification (RFID) transceiver and microcontroller packaged into a host controllable module for interfacing with a legacy or new host device. The module includes an interface for easy adaptation into a host device and the module microcontroller is programmed to interpret commands sent by the host device and operate the RFID transceiver accordingly. The module may further include a speaker or light emitting diode (LED) for alerting a user as to whether a RFID tag presented to the module has been successfully interrogated.
US07764162B2	Handheld programmer for lighting control system The invention regards a system and method for using a handheld programming device to configure a lighting control system wirelessly. In one embodiment, at least one device configured with a processing section is installed in the lighting control system. A communications receiver that is operable to receive a signal from the handheld programming device is also installed in the lighting control system, wherein the signal includes an instruction for configuring the lighting control system. Further, the signal is wirelessly sent from the handheld programming device to the communications receiver, and the instruction is transmitted from the communications receiver to a device in the system. The instruction functions to configure the lighting control system.
US07764160B2	Variable-resistance element The invention provides a variable-resistance element having a multilayer structure. The variable-resistance element includes, for example, a first electrode, a second electrode, and an oxygen ion migration layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. In the oxygen ion migration layer, oxygen vacancy can be produced owing to oxygen ion migration, thereby forming a low resistance path. The variable-resistance element also includes an oxygen ion generation promoting layer disposed between the oxygen ion migration layer and the first electrode and held in contact with the oxygen ion migration layer.
US07764157B2	Transformer The present invention relates to a transformer with a coil body accommodating at least one primary coil and one secondary coil. It is the object of the present invention to provide a transformer which, using the smallest possible amount of high-grade insulation material, ensures good insulation while remaining compact and easily assembled. The object is achieved by a transformer of the above type which is characterized in that the coil body comprises at least one primary part, accommodating the primary coil, and one secondary part, accommodating the secondary coil, and wherein at least one section of the primary part can be covered by at least one section of the secondary part. This section of the secondary part performs the function of the fire-protection housing for the primary part of the transformer.
US07764154B2	Electronically actuated apparatus using solenoid actuator with integrated sensor An electromagnetic actuator having an annular pole piece and an annular armature with surfaces formed thereon through which a magnetic flux passes. The armature is axially movable relative to the pole piece between a first position and a second position. Magnetic flux is efficiently transmitted between the pole piece and the armature and the pole piece can be employed to guide the armature for movement thereon.
US07764152B2	Contactor, contact structure provided with contactors, probe card, test apparatus, method of production of contact structure, and production apparatus of contact structure A probe card having a plurality of silicon finger contactors contacting pads provided on a tested semiconductor wafer and a probe board mounting the plurality of silicon finger contactors on its surface, wherein each silicon finger contactor has a base part on which a step difference is formed, a support part with a rear end side provided at the base part and with a front end side sticking out from the base part, and a conductive part formed on the surface of the support part, each silicon finger contactor mounted on the probe board so that an angle part of the step difference formed on the base part contacts the surface of the probe board.
US07764142B2	Series connected bit phase shifter having first and second impedance adjusting circuits A bit phase shifter includes a plurality of phase shifters having phase shift amounts and connected in series through connection paths; and a first adjusting circuit provided in the connection path between every adjacent two of the plurality of phase shifters. The first adjusting circuit includes a first inductance which attains impedance matching to each of capacitances provided by the adjacent two phase shifters.
US07764141B2	Interleaved non-linear transmission lines for simultaneous rise and fall time compression A non-linear waveguide comprises a transmission line including a first conductive line and a second conductive line; a first bias voltage supply connected with the transmission line; and one or more pairs of diodes connected between the first conductive line and the second conductive line, the one or more pairs of diodes including: a first diode having an anode connected with the first conductive line and a cathode connected with the second conductive line; a second diode having a cathode connected with the first conductive line and an anode connected with the second conductive line; and a second bias voltage supply connected between the anode of the second diode and the second conductive line.
US07764139B1	Polar modulation with extended AM Apparatus and methods for adjusting spectral characteristics of a polar modulation signal in a polar modulator are described. A detection circuit is configured to determine when an FM signal component of the modulation signal exceeds a threshold value. The output of the detection circuit is coupled with FM and AM mapping circuits to selectively map the FM signal component and an AM signal component of the modulation signal to mapped signals, thereby reducing FM deviation.
US07764136B2	Microwave transmission line integrated microwave generating element and microwave transmission line integrated microwave detecting element A strip line integrated microwave generating element and a microwave detecting element comprises a signal electrode and a ground electrode. The element has a magnetic tunnel junction structure which includes a magnetization fixed layer, a MgO tunnel barrier layer, and a magnetization free layer. The magnetization free layer is 200 nm square or smaller in a cross-sectional area. The magnetization fixed layer is in contact with either one of the signal electrode and the ground electrode while the magnetization free layer of the element being in contact with the other. The element is smaller than the electrodes and mounted on a part of the signal electrode or the ground electrode. A MR ratio of the element is of 100% or more. A resistance value of the element is from 50Ω to 300Ω. The resistance of the element is matched with an impedance of the microwave transmission line.
US07764135B2	Pulse shaping circuit for crystal oscillator A circuit arrangement and method utilize a variable threshold, multi-stage pulse shaping circuit to pulse shape a signal output by a crystal oscillator circuit. Each stage of the pulse shaping circuit includes a Schmitt trigger that drives an input of a latch, and that has a programmable trip point controlled to reject distorted pulses generated by the crystal oscillator circuit. A variable threshold, multi-stage pulse shaping circuit may be used, for example, to generate a clock signal for an electronic circuit that is more resistant to noise and other environmental effects, thereby reducing the likelihood of clock-related errors in the electronic circuit.
US07764134B2	Fractional divider A divider control circuit includes a first and a second delta sigma modulator configured to generate a divider control signal for a fractional-N divider and a fractional signal indicative of a phase error in the divider output. The fractional signal is supplied for control of an interpolator circuit. The divider control circuit may be implemented as a look-ahead circuit where two or more divider control signals and fractional signals are generated during a single cycle to allow the divider control circuit to be run at a reduced clock rate.
US07764120B2	Integrated circuit with parallel sets of transistor amplifiers having different turn on power levels A power amplifier circuit includes a power splitter that splits an input signal into a plurality of component input signals. At least two sets of transistor amplifiers are each coupled in parallel to the power splitter to receive and amplify different ones of the component input signals to generate amplified component output signals. The two transistor amplifiers of each set of transistor amplifiers are configured to turn on at different power levels of the input signal relative to each other. A combiner is configured to receive and combine the amplified component output signals from the at least two sets of transistor amplifiers into an output signal. An integrated circuit package encloses the power splitter, the at least two sets of transistor amplifiers, and the combiner.
US07764116B2	Cutoff frequency adjusting method, GmC filter circuit and semiconductor device A cutoff frequency adjusting method adjusts a cutoff frequency of a GmC filter circuit which has a capacitor and an Operational Transconductance Amplifier (OTA) circuit with a controllable Gm value. A Gm value of the OTA circuit is detected based on a voltage of the capacitor which is charged by an output of the OTA circuit, and a cutoff frequency of the GmC circuit is set to a desired value by controlling the Gm value of the OTA circuit constant based on the detected Gm value.
US07764114B2	Voltage divider and internal supply voltage generation circuit including the same In a voltage divider and an internal supply voltage generation circuit, the voltage divider includes a first transistor having a resistance value that varies in proportion to a change in temperature; and a second transistor having a resistance value that varies in inverse proportion to the change in temperature.
US07764113B2	Output circuit A reference voltage is applied from a reference voltage generating circuit to the non-inverting input terminal of an amplifier for supplying a drive voltage to the gate terminal of an NMOS transistor, and the output voltage appearing at the source terminal of the NMOS transistor is divided by a resistor pair and applied to the inverting input terminal of the amplifier. The voltage obtained by adding a voltage equal to or higher than the voltage for sufficiently driving the NMOS transistor to the output voltage appearing at the source terminal of the NMOS transistor is generated by a charge pump circuit and supplied to the amplifier as a power supply voltage. With this configuration, the drive voltage for the NMOS transistor is suppressed to the required minimum voltage while the drive voltage is obtained securely. The power consumption in the amplifier can thus be suppressed.
US07764108B2	Electrical fuse circuit A gate of a MOS transistor connected to a fuse device in series is controlled by an AND circuit connected to the same power source as the fuse device is connected, thereby pulling down one input of the AND circuit to a ground. Thus, misprogramming of the fuse device when an LSI power source is turned ON/OFF can be prevented.
US07764106B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device is capable of stably maintaining a voltage level of a shield line, even when a voltage level of an adjacent line is varied. The semiconductor device includes normal lines arranged for transfer of signals, a shield line arranged adjacently to the normal lines, a level shifting circuit for receiving an input signal swinging between a power supply voltage level and a ground voltage level, and shifting the input signal to an output signal swing between the power supply voltage level and a low voltage level lower than the ground voltage level by a predetermined level to output a shifted signal via the shield line, and a signal input unit for transferring the signal provided via the shield line to an output node.
US07764097B2	Duty detector and duty cycle corrector including the same A duty detector includes a clock converter, a hold pulse generator, a first logic operator, and an up/down counter. The clock converter receives a clock signal to generate an up clock signal and a down clock signal having phases opposite to each other. The hold pulse generator generates a hold pulse signal that is deactivated during a counting interval corresponding to first through (N−1)-th period intervals of the clock signal and is activated during a holding interval corresponding to an N-th period interval. The first logic operator outputs a counting clock signal by performing a first logic operation on the hold pulse signal and a sampling clock signal. The up/down counter determines a logic level of the up clock signal and a logic level of the down clock signal at an edge timing of the counting clock signal, increases or decreases a counting value in response to the determination result, and outputs duty information of the clock signal, based on a final counting value.
US07764093B2	Voltage shift control circuit for PLL A PLL comprises a PFD, a loop filter and a VCO, as well as a voltage shift capacitor coupling the PFD and the VCO. A voltage shift control circuit is placed in parallel with the voltage shift capacitor. This circuit comprises controlled charging means, which are designed to charge the voltage shift capacitor according to a channel control signal. It also comprises controlled pre-charging means which are designed to accelerate the charging of the voltage shift capacitor by the controlled charging means. It further comprises controlled biasing means, designed to ensure the bias of the input during the pre-charging of the voltage shift capacitor.
US07764092B2	Phase locked loop and phase locking method A phase locked loop includes a charge pump, a voltage-current converter, and a current controlled oscillator. The charge pump generates a pump current based on a bias voltage and a phase difference detection signal, in which the pump current is for adjusting a control voltage. The voltage-current converter is self-biased, generates the bias voltage, and converts the control voltage to a converter current. The current controlled oscillator generates an oscillator current based on the bias voltage, and generates an output signal that has a frequency corresponding to the oscillator current. The phase locked loop is insensitive to a division ratio and PVT variations.
US07764091B2	Square to pseudo-sinusoidal clock conversion circuit and method A square wave to pseudo-sinusoidal clock conversion circuit comprises first and second stages. The first stage includes a cross-coupled differential pairs input gain stage having positive and negative input sides. Responsive to a differential square wave clock input, the first stage provides a first pass balanced differential clock with pull-up and pull-down symmetry. The second stage comprises positive and negative output side push-pull with low pass filter circuits, wherein the positive and negative output side push-pull with low pass filter circuits are responsive to the first pass balanced differential clock from the first stage for producing an output pseudo-sinusoidal clock that comprises a nearly sinusoidal output with slew rate controlled and clock waveform pull-up and pull-down symmetry for each of a respective one of the positive and negative output sides.
US07764089B2	Device for driving switching elements A device for driving switching elements is provided with a potential detector 29 which provides drive circuit 30 with signals in response to differences among potentials at junctions 17 to 20 of first and third resistors 13, 15, third resistor 15 and first control MOS-FET 8, second and fourth resistors 14, 16 and fourth resistor 16 and second control MOS-FET 9 so that drive circuit 30 supplies drive signals to a gate terminal of a first MOS-FET 1 based on potentials in first and second series circuits 11 and 12. When appropriate resistance values are selected for first to fourth resistors 13 to 16, potential detector 29 precisely detects the potential at each junction 17 to 20 to produce detection signals and prevent malfunction of drive circuit 30 even upon occurrence of abnormal signals or noises resulted from abrupt potential rise.
US07764086B2	Buffer circuit A buffer circuit having an input terminal and an output terminal comprises a first inverter having an input node coupled to the input terminal and an output node coupled to the output terminal, a second inverter having an input node coupled to a reference voltage and an output node, a third inverter having an input node coupled to the output terminal and an output node coupled to the output node of the second inverter, a fourth inverter having an input node coupled to the output node of the second inverter and an output node coupled to the output terminal, a fifth inverter having an input node and an output node coupled to the output terminal, a sixth inverter having an input node and an output node coupled to the output node of the second inverter, a first resistive element is coupled between the output terminal and the input node of the fifth inverter, and a second resistive element is coupled between the output node of the second inverter and the input node of the sixth inverter.
US07764082B2	On-die termination circuit Methods and apparatuses to terminate transmission lines using voltage limiters. In one aspect, a termination circuit is integrated on a substrate to terminate a transmission line connected from outside the substrate. The termination circuit includes: a port to interface with the transmission line; a first resistive path including a first voltage limiter coupled between the port and a first power supply voltage provided on the substrate resistive path; and a second resistive path including a second voltage limiter coupled between the port and a second power supply voltage provided on the substrate.
US07764078B2	Test structure for monitoring leakage currents in a metallization layer By providing a plurality of resistors and a plurality of test patterns within a leakage current test structure, the number of probe pads required for estimating the plurality of test patterns may be significantly reduced, wherein, in some illustrative embodiments, several test patterns may be simultaneously assessed on the basis of two probe pads. Consequently, process parameters and/or design parameters for manufacturing metallization structures of semiconductor devices may be efficiently monitored and controlled.
US07764076B2	Method and apparatus for aligning and/or leveling a test head One embodiment of the present invention is an alignment apparatus useful to align a test head that includes: (a) two or more fluid chambers disposed in fixed relation to each other, the chambers having a movable wall and one or more apertures for admitting or releasing fluid; (b) fluid channels coupled to the one or more apertures that enable fluid to flow between at least two of the fluid chambers; and (c) one or more valves disposed to enable or to stop the flow of fluid through one or more of the one or more fluid channels.
US07764065B2	Arrangement for transmission of magnetic resonance signals An arrangement to transmit magnetic resonance signals has a local coil composed of a number of individual antennas for acquisition of radio-frequency signals of a magnetic resonance examination. Preamplifiers amplify the radio-frequency signals, and a transmission device transmits the radio-frequency signals from the local coil to the preamplifiers. The transmission device is fashioned as a readout coil and has a number of individual antennas. The individual antennas of the readout coil are magnetically coupled with the individual antennas of the local coil, with the individual antennas of the local coil and the individual antennas of the readout coil forming a linear MIMO transmission system describable by a transmission matrix.
US07764063B2	Brushless resolver and method of constructing the same A brushless resolver (10) comprises exciting signal transmitting means for transmitting a resolver exciting signal from the stator (3) side to the rotor (4) side in a noncontact way and a resolver part (7) for modulating the resolver exciting signal according to the angle of rotation to be detected. The resolver part (7) also serves as exciting signal transmitting means. The resolver part (7) is constituted of a pair of a rotor (4) composed of a rotor iron core (43) having slots and wrapped with a rotor winding (44) and a stator (3) composed of a stator iron core (33) having slots and wrapped with a stator winding (34). The manufacturing cost can be lowered, and an arbitrary shaft multiple angle such as a shift multiple angle 1 can be set up.
US07764059B2	Voltage reference circuit and method therefor In one embodiment, a voltage reference circuit is configured to use two differentially coupled transistors to form a delta Vbe for the voltage reference circuit.
US07764056B2	Voltage control circuit Provided is a voltage control circuit which suppresses a calorific value that generates when short-circuit fault occurs even if a voltage value of an input voltage is large. At the time of short-circuit fault, an additional control voltage Va whose voltage value becomes larger when the voltage value of the input voltage Vin is larger is input to the voltage control p-channel MOS transistor (110) from a transistor control MOS transistor (160), to thereby increase resistance of the voltage control p-channel MOS transistor (110) to suppress a short-circuit current. As a result, when the input voltage Vin is larger, the current value of a holding current or a calorific value after the short-circuit protecting operation has been conducted can be suppressed.
US07764054B1	Voltage regulator with current-mode dual-edge width modulation and non-linear control A voltage regulator with current-mode, dual-edge pulse width modulation (PWM) and non-linear control. The voltage regulator may include a top switch (e.g., MOSFET) configured to couple a power supply supplying an input voltage to a load. A linear control circuit of the regulator may use a first ramp signal to control turning ON of the top switch and a second ramp signal to control turning OFF of the top switch. A non-linear control circuit may turn ON the top switch upon detection of a load current step-up change to maintain an output voltage of the regulator within its regulation band. The non-linear control circuit may turn OFF the top switch upon a load current step-down change to prevent output voltage overshoot.

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