| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7616810 |
Systems and methods for illuminant estimation |
November 10, 2009 |
| Aspects of the present invention comprise systems and methods for image illuminant estimation. Some aspects relate to computing an image histogram comprising data relating the frequency of image element color values to color values found under said candidate illuminants, determining |
| 7612757 |
Liquid crystal display with modulated black point |
November 3, 2009 |
| A backlit display with improved dynamic range. The disclosed display illuminates a pixel of the display at respective non-zero illumination levels during each of a first frame and a second frame and decreases the illumination level of the pixel during the interval between the first f |
| 7609837 |
System and method for automatic setup of a network device with secure network transmission of se |
October 27, 2009 |
| A system and method for use with local area networks (LANs) automatically configures a new device on a LAN by secure encrypted transmission of setup parameters. A remote control (RC) with an infrared (IR) transmitter contains a stored setup command and a security number that is used only |
| 7608874 |
Fully isolated photodiode stack |
October 27, 2009 |
| An array of fully isolated multi-junction complimentary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) filterless color imager cells is provided, together with an associated fabrication method. The method provides a bulk silicon (Si) substrate. A plurality of color imager cells are formed, either |
| 7608514 |
MSM binary switch memory |
October 27, 2009 |
| A metal/semiconductor/metal (MSM) binary switch memory device and fabrication process are provided. The device includes a memory resistor bottom electrode, a memory resistor material over the memory resistor bottom electrode, and a memory resistor top electrode over the memory resist |
| 7608144 |
Pulse sequencing lateral growth method |
October 27, 2009 |
| A process of lateral crystallization is provided for increasing the lateral growth length (LGL). A localized region of the substrate is heated for a short period of time. While the localized region of the substrate is still heated, a silicon film overlying the substrate is irradiated |
| 7606199 |
Central coordinator selection, handover, backup and failure recovery |
October 20, 2009 |
| The embodiments of the present invention provide methods, systems, and devices for improving network management in a centralized network, which typically includes a central coordinator (CCO) that manages and schedules activities within the network. The embodiments of the invention provid |
| 7602697 |
Systems and methods for reducing the peak-to-average-power ratio in an OFDM-based system |
October 13, 2009 |
| In an exemplary embodiment, an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) system includes an OFDM transmitter and an OFDM receiver that is configured to receive OFDM signals from the OFDM transmitter over a communication channel. The OFDM signals comprise a plurality of tones |
| 7602514 |
Estimating the time to print a document |
October 13, 2009 |
| A system for estimating the time to print a document on a printer. |
| 7602369 |
Liquid crystal display with colored backlight |
October 13, 2009 |
| A method of backlighting a liquid crystal display so as to improve the quality of the image displayed by the liquid crystal display. The method may vary the luminance of a light source illuminating a plurality of displayed pixels and vary the transmittance of a light valve of the dis |
| 7598128 |
Thin silicon-on-insulator double-diffused metal oxide semiconductor transistor |
October 6, 2009 |
| A method is provided for fabricating a silicon (Si)-on-insulator (SOI) double-diffused metal oxide semiconductor transistor (DMOST) with a stepped channel thickness. The method provides a SOI substrate with a Si top layer having a surface. A thinned area of the Si top layer is formed, |
| 7598108 |
Gallium nitride-on-silicon interface using multiple aluminum compound buffer layers |
October 6, 2009 |
| A thermal expansion interface between silicon (Si) and gallium nitride (GaN) films using multiple buffer layers of aluminum compounds has been provided, along with an associated fabrication method. The method provides a (111) Si substrate and deposits a first layer of AlN overlying t |
| 7597757 |
ZnO film with C-axis orientation |
October 6, 2009 |
| A ZnO film with a C-axis preference is provided with a corresponding fabrication method. The method includes: forming a substrate; forming an amorphous Al.sub.2O.sub.3 film overlying the substrate; and, forming a ZnO film overlying the Al.sub.2O.sub.3 film at a substrate temperature of |
| 7595911 |
Methods and systems for descreening a digital image |
September 29, 2009 |
| Embodiments of the present invention comprise methods and systems for descreening a digital image. |
| 7594245 |
Networked video devices |
September 22, 2009 |
| A collaborative information system. |
| 7590998 |
Television system having internet web browsing capability |
September 15, 2009 |
| A television system for providing standard television programming and Internet browsing includes a television set for viewing digital and/or analog programming and includes a memory storage device and an integral embedded web browser for displaying data received from an Internet port |
| 7590979 |
Systems and methods for reducing memory usage in an embedded system by loading individual softwa |
September 15, 2009 |
| An embedded system configured to reduce volatile memory usage by loading individual software components includes a processor, volatile memory in electronic communication with the processor and non-volatile memory in electronic communication with the processor. The non-volatile memory |
| 7589464 |
Nanotip electrode electroluminescence device with contoured phosphor layer |
September 15, 2009 |
| A device and a fabrication method are provided for an EL device with a nanotip-contoured phosphor layer. The method comprises: forming a bottom electrode with nanotips; forming a phosphor layer overlying the bottom electrode, having irregularly-shaped top and bottom surfaces; and, fo |
| 7585788 |
Rare earth element-doped oxide precursor with silicon nanocrystals |
September 8, 2009 |
| A method is provided for forming a rare earth element-doped silicon oxide (SiO.sub.2) precursor with nanocrystalline (nc) Si particles. In one aspect the method comprises: mixing Si particles into a first organic solvent, forming a first solution with a first boiling point; filtering |
| 7583951 |
Virtual batteries for wireless communication device |
September 1, 2009 |
| The present invention provides virtual batteries for a wireless communication device. Generally speaking, a virtual battery is a logical construct on a wireless communication device that powers a defined set of wireless communication device applications and has a defined power budget |
| 7574514 |
Systems and methods for identifying original streams of media content |
August 11, 2009 |
| Systems and methods for identifying original streams of media content are disclosed. An exemplary method involves identifying at least one media content identifier in a media content directory. The media content identifier identifies media content. A plurality of stream access identi |
| 7573605 |
Method and system for displaying for selection format-independent and format-specific imaging op |
August 11, 2009 |
| A method and system for displaying for selection format-independent and format-specific imaging options for direct imaging. The method and system determines the type of imaging device that is to image an object file. It then determines and displays the format-independent imaging options |
| 7573596 |
Systems and methods for facilitating user adjustment of print settings |
August 11, 2009 |
| In an exemplary method, a driver for a printing device receives a print job that comprises a document. The driver generates multiple samples that simulate the appearance of at least a portion of the document with different values for at least one print setting. The driver provides a |
| 7573594 |
Methods and systems for document reproduction management |
August 11, 2009 |
| Embodiments of the present invention comprise methods and systems for associating a hard-copy document with computer-readable information and for accessing that information. |
| 7573457 |
Liquid crystal display backlight with scaling |
August 11, 2009 |
| A display is backlit by a source having spatially modulated luminance to attenuate illumination of dark areas of images and increase the dynamic range of the display. |
| 7571429 |
System and method for error reporting |
August 4, 2009 |
| A system and method are provided for reporting errors in an object-oriented software architecture environment. The method comprises: an application calling an initial method; in response to the initial method call, at least one object encountering an error in response to a subsequent |
| 7570834 |
Image de-ringing filter |
August 4, 2009 |
| An image de-ringing filter system and method are provided. The method comprises: accepting image pixels; collecting data from a first group of pixels neighboring a test pixel; in response to the first group data, deciding if the test pixel includes image ringing artifacts; collecting |
| 7569410 |
Method for integrated MEMS packaging |
August 4, 2009 |
| An integrated MEMS package and associated packaging method are provided. The method includes: forming an electrical circuit, electrically connected to the first substrate; integrating a MEMS device on a first substrate region, electrically connected to the first substrate; providing |
| 7564267 |
Thermal electric logic circuit |
July 21, 2009 |
| A thermal electric binary logic circuit is provided along with a method for switching a thermal electric binary logic circuit. The method accepts an input voltage representing an input logic state and generates a thermal electric (TE) temperature value in response to the input voltage. |
| 7557937 |
System and method for printing a digital camera image with time stamp |
July 7, 2009 |
| A system and method are provided for interpreting time stamp information from a digital camera. The method comprises: opening a first format interpreter; receiving image information from a digital camera in a first format selected from the group including joint photographic experts group |
| 7555640 |
Mobile electronic device with fragmented device settings |
June 30, 2009 |
| A mobile electronic device with fragmented device settings enables preservation of user-defined settings during over-air software updates. Such a device in one aspect comprises a memory adapted to store at least one device setting including a default setting determined independent of |
| 7555171 |
Systems and methods for down scaling a bitmap |
June 30, 2009 |
| A method for scaling a first bitmap from a first size to a second size is disclosed. A first bitmap is accessed. The first bitmap is iterated through and the following are performed until no more size reductions are needed to scale the first bitmap to the second size. A group of pixels i |
| 7554698 |
Robust document boundary determination |
June 30, 2009 |
| The present application discloses a system for determining document boundaries inc1uding an image sensor, a backing opposed to the sensor, and an image processor. The image processor analyzes candidate edges imaged from a document between the sensor and the backing. The image process |
| 7554696 |
Dot-gain reduction method for multi-level halftoning |
June 30, 2009 |
| A method for minimizing color-image halftone dot-gain in the output of a multi-level halftone color-imaging output device. The method includes characterizing that device's halftone output, on a per-color basis, regarding pixel-pattern-specific dot gain which can be related to device |
| 7554555 |
Methods and systems for adaptive dither pattern processing |
June 30, 2009 |
| Embodiments of the present invention comprise methods and systems for adaptive dither pattern array generation and application. |
| 7551299 |
Method and apparatus for handling different print data formats |
June 23, 2009 |
| A printing system operates multiple different printing pipeline stages that together convert raster formatted print data or image formatted print data into a printer swath. The raster formatted print data or image formatted print data is received at the different printing pipeline st |
| 7548331 |
Methods and systems for print system component-based remote printing |
June 16, 2009 |
| Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems and methods for printing at one or more remote printing devices. |
| 7545541 |
Systems and methods for embedding metadata in a color measurement target |
June 9, 2009 |
| Systems and methods for utilizing metadata embedded in a color measurement target to uniquely identify the target through color measurement. A color measurement target is used for color calibration, color characterization, color adjustment and/or color correction of a color output device |
| 7544625 |
Silicon oxide thin-films with embedded nanocrystalline silicon |
June 9, 2009 |
| A method is provided for forming a silicon oxide (SiOx) thin-film with embedded nanocrystalline silicon (Si). The method deposits SiOx, where x is in the range of 1 to 2, overlying a substrate, using a high-density (HD) plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) process. As a |
| 7543157 |
Segmented, encrypted PDL for post-rendering analysis |
June 2, 2009 |
| A method for segmentedly encrypting the data in a document print job in a manner which preserves options for post-rendering analysis/processing of selected non-content components, and a print job which comes into existence as a consequence of implementation of this method. The method |
| 7543049 |
Systems and methods for efficient discovery of a computing device on a network |
June 2, 2009 |
| Systems and methods for discovering a device on a computer network are disclosed. An exemplary method involves providing key data to be sent with an initiation message. The initiation message is sent by an origination device on a computer network to an undiscovered destination device |
| 7543034 |
Instant messenger reflector |
June 2, 2009 |
| A system and method are provided for establishing an Instant Messenger (IM) reflector service. The method comprises: establishing an interface between an IM network server and an IM master client identified with a first username; establishing a reflector service between the IM master |
| 7542452 |
Systems and methods for implementing an enhanced multi-channel direct link protocol between stat |
June 2, 2009 |
| Systems and methods for implementing an enhanced multi-channel direct link protocol between wireless stations in a wireless LAN environment are disclosed. An exemplary method is implemented in a first wireless station that is part of an infrastructure basic service set network. The i |
| 7536706 |
Information enhanced audio video encoding system |
May 19, 2009 |
| A system includes additional information together with a video stream, where the additional information is related to at least one of the frames. Preferably the additional information is related to an object within the frame. A receiver receives the video and additional information a |
| 7535383 |
Methods and systems for signaling multi-layer bitstream data |
May 19, 2009 |
| Aspects of the present invention relate to systems, methods and devices for signaling layer characteristics of multi-layer video sequences and for employing these signals in encoding, decoding and translation operations. Some aspects relate to methods and systems for creating an enha |
| 7532835 |
Methods and systems for remote configuration-based imaging device accounting |
May 12, 2009 |
| Aspects of the present invention relate to systems, methods and devices for configuration-based imaging device accounting wherein costs are calculated based on detailed job parameters derived from job configuration data. |
| 7532192 |
Liquid crystal display with filtered black point |
May 12, 2009 |
| A backlit display that displays an image having a luminance that is separated into a transmission component driving liquid crystal material and an illumination component driving a backlight, where the transmission component comprises at least 60% of the image luminance and the illumi |
| 7532187 |
Dual-gate transistor display |
May 12, 2009 |
| A dual-gate thin-film transistor (DG-TFT) voltage storage circuit is provided. The circuit includes a voltage storage element, a DG-TFT having a first source/drain (S/D) connected to a data line, a top gate connected to a first gate line, a second S/D region connected to the voltage |
| 7531466 |
Metal organic deposition precursor solution synthesis and terbium-doped SiO.sub.2 thin film depo |
May 12, 2009 |
| A method of making a doped silicon oxide thin film using a doped silicon oxide precursor solution includes mixing a silicon source in an organic acid and adding 2-methoxyethyl ether to the silicon source and organic acid to from a preliminary precursor solution. The resultant solution is |
| 7531207 |
MOCVD PGO thin films deposited on indium oxide for feram applications |
May 12, 2009 |
| Methods of forming depositing a ferroelectric thin film, such as PGO, by preparing a substrate with an upper surface of silicon, silicon oxide, or a high-k material, such as hafnium oxide, zirconium oxide, aluminum oxide, and lanthanum oxide, depositing an indium oxide film over the |
