| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| RE39949 |
Sound intermediate frequency amplifier for a broadcast receiver |
December 25, 2007 |
| In a broadcast receiver, a dc voltage operating source is coupled to an operating voltage terminal of a sound IF integrated circuit via a collector/emitter path of a transistor, and a second source of operating voltage is connected via an RC integrating network to the base of the tra |
| RE39568 |
Method for tracking control |
April 17, 2007 |
| A method for tracking control of a head unit with respect to data tracks on a magnetic tape determines a first tracking signal and a second tracking signal from control tracks recorded on the tape. The data tracks are divided into successive data sections, each of which is subdivided |
| D532324 |
Vibratory element for an inertial device |
November 21, 2006 |
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| D527660 |
Vibratory element for an inertial device |
September 5, 2006 |
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| D527659 |
Vibratory element for an inertial device |
September 5, 2006 |
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| 7461156 |
Method for determining a timeout delay in a network |
December 2, 2008 |
| A method for determining a remote timeout parameter in a network comprising a link between a first bus and a third bus. The link is implemented through a first and a second bridge portal connected respectively to the first and the third bus, and is modelized as a second bus connected |
| 7460678 |
Digital audio processor |
December 2, 2008 |
| The present invention is related to a method for adjusting the frequency characteristic of a digital audio processor having adjustable parameters including at least low frequency gain, high frequency gain and volume gain. The invention is also related to an audio device executing the |
| 7460488 |
Method and apparatus for router port configuration |
December 2, 2008 |
| A method and apparatus for selectively configuring, in a router, physical ports to either a Wide Area Network (WAN) or a Local Area Network (LAN). Method steps include receiving a message to configure a physical port for use with either the LAN or WAN; associating, in response to receivi |
| 7459939 |
Active pull up apparatus for a data bus |
December 2, 2008 |
| An active pull up configuration for data bus lines unaffected by integral pull up resistors within subsystems. The present application generally relates to digital systems comprising a plurality of power supply levels and data buses. More particularly, this invention relates to digital |
| 7458035 |
System and method for selecting an item in a list of items and associated products |
November 25, 2008 |
| The present invention concerns a system and a method for selecting an item in a list of items and associated products. The selecting system comprises means for repeatedly and simultaneously providing at least two sub-lists of items of the list for displaying on a screen, means for co |
| 7457851 |
Apparatus and methods for information transfer using a cached server |
November 25, 2008 |
| Apparatus and methods for information transfer using a cache server are disclosed. A user requests a file via a file requesting device, over a network, from a host. The host transfers the file to a cache server over a connection at a first scheduled time. The cache server then transfers |
| 7456907 |
Method and apparatus for sharing control signals in a television apparatus supporting multi-wind |
November 25, 2008 |
| A television apparatus according to the principles of the invention supports two or more display windows but accepts channel changing control signals for changing channels in all windows only from one set of keys from a remote control. The television apparatus includes at least two t |
| 7454773 |
Television signal receiver capable of receiving emergency alert signals |
November 18, 2008 |
| A television signal processing apparatus is capable of receiving emergency alert signals and providing alert outputs to notify individuals of emergency events. According to one exemplary embodiment, the television signal processing apparatus includes a tuner operative to tune a frequ |
| 7450819 |
Method for addressing a bitstream recording |
November 11, 2008 |
| In bitstream recording presentation data is organized into Video Object Units. These have a variable size but have also a variable duration. To allow access to any Video Object Unit in the bitstream a housekeeping address table is used which is based on pieces of the bitstream of con |
| 7448059 |
Process for transmitting and processing an evolutive abstract in a television system, receiver a |
November 4, 2008 |
| The invention relates to a process for transmitting service information in a television system. The invention relates more particularly to the providing of an upgradeable summary tied to the broadcasting of an event. Versions of the summary are transmitted at certain moments in the servi |
| 7447815 |
Architecture for optimizing audio and video operating modes for multimedia devices based on pred |
November 4, 2008 |
| An architecture for automatically optimizing audio and video modes available from interconnected multimedia devices. When one multimedia device is connected with another multimedia device, the devices communicate with each other to determine the modes available from both devices. The |
| 7444657 |
Event masking for television signal receiver having an emergency alert function |
October 28, 2008 |
| A television signal receiver having an emergency alert function provides a masked list of emergency events during a user setup process for the emergency alert function which makes the setup process easier for users, and also ensures that the emergency alert function will be activated whe |
| 7444020 |
Reduction of rounding errors during the processing of digital image data |
October 28, 2008 |
| In order to avoid rounding errors as a result of restricted accuracy of the processing unit in a video processing arrangement, a comparison is carried out between processed image data and unprocessed image data. For this purpose, the unprocessed image data is buffer-stored in a memory an |
| 7443213 |
Staged locking of two phase locked loops |
October 28, 2008 |
| Data synchronization is achieved in devices which transmit and/or receive audio and/or video data through the staged locking of phase locked loops. According to an exemplary embodiment, a transmitter includes a serial data source. An encoder provides encoded data and includes a first PLL |
| 7440681 |
Method and apparatus for determining main parameter values of a storage medium that are required |
October 21, 2008 |
| A DVD disc contains a lead-in area that contains sync sectors, control data including the number of recording surfaces, disc keys and other information, and contains a Data Area occupying the main part of the available disc surface or surfaces. In order to handle the content of the d |
| 7440152 |
Holographic disk medium with servo marks |
October 21, 2008 |
| The present invention relates to a holographic disk medium (1) with servo marks (7), and more specifically to a holographic disk medium (1) having a common reflective layer (3) for reflecting a servo beam (9) and object and reference beams (8). According to the invention, a holographic d |
| 7440149 |
Arrangement and method for correcting different transfer characteristic curves for segmented ima |
October 21, 2008 |
| The invention provides an arrangement and a method for generating electrical image signals from an image original. The arrangement is, for example, a film scanner which illuminates or transilluminates a photographic image on a film using an illumination device. Optical signals genera |
| 7439673 |
Image display panel having a matrix of electroluminescent cells with shunted memory effect |
October 21, 2008 |
| An image display panel formed from a matrix of electroluminescent cells is described. The display panel has a front array of electrodes and a rear array of electrodes, an electroluminescent element, a photoconductive element and an element that provides optical coupling between the e |
| 7439664 |
Low consumption cathode structure for cathode ray tubes |
October 21, 2008 |
| Cathode structure for cathode ray tube comprising an eyelet in two separate parts positioned such that one of the parts covers, in the longitudinal direction and at least partially, the second part. The two parts are linked to each other at the shouldered ends.This structure reduces |
| 7436740 |
Wobble detection for playback of optical recording media |
October 14, 2008 |
| The present invention relates to a method and a device for detecting the type of wobble on an optical recording medium. According to the invention, a programmable digitally tuned oscillator is provided for detecting the wobble at different frequencies and the wobble signal is convert |
| 7436456 |
Video device and method for synchronising time bases of video devices |
October 14, 2008 |
| A video system comprises a first video device which transmits a video signal comprising image information and synchronisation information and a second video device which receives the composite video signal. The second device has a time base. For synchronising the two devices synchronisat |
| 7436250 |
Highly selective filtering device and corresponding filtering method |
October 14, 2008 |
| The invention proposes a filtering device having a frequency response which is symmetrical, using asymmetrical filters coupled by transposition means. The advantageous characteristics of the asymmetrical filters are retained and the faults associated with the asymmetry are eliminated. Th |
| 7433341 |
Method for connecting an IEEE1394 remote device to a cluster of IEEE1394 devices through a wirel |
October 7, 2008 |
| Method for connecting an IEEE1394 remote device to a cluster of IEEE1394 devices through a wireless link comprising a first wireless device connected to the cluster and a second wireless device connected to the remote device, wherein the remote device and the first wireless device fo |
| 7433210 |
Switched-mode power supply comprising an adjustable oscillator |
October 7, 2008 |
| The switched-mode power supply has a transformer which contains a primary winding and at least one secondary winding, a switching transistor in series with the primary winding, a driver stage for controlling the switching transistor, and a control circuit for controlling an output vo |
| 7431460 |
Two-stage projector architecture |
October 7, 2008 |
| A light projection system projects an image comprising a matrix of light pixels having modulated luminance. The projection system includes a first imager configured to modulate a light band on a pixel-by-pixel basis proportional to gray scale values provided for each pixel of the image t |
| 7430429 |
Diversity system for measuring reception quality |
September 30, 2008 |
| To assist an operator to position a wireless camera so that a base station receives with good quality a radiofrequency signal transmitted from a transmitter linked to the camera, several measurers linked to diversity receivers of the signal each determine whether a characteristic of the |
| 7429979 |
Remote control with programmable button labeling and labeling display upon button actuation |
September 30, 2008 |
| A universal remote control includes a display that is partitioned into a button touch-screen portion and a message area. The button touch-screen portion includes pre-determined or etched areas defining a plurality of buttons and a given number of pre-determined labels for each button. Th |
| 7428403 |
Bi-directional communication apparatus |
September 23, 2008 |
| An apparatus includes a first signal receiving module, a second signal receiving module, and a signal transmitting module. The first signal receiving module is coupled between a first signal point and a third signal point for receiving a first RF signal from the first signal point. T |
| 7428113 |
Device for reading from and/or writing to optical recording media |
September 23, 2008 |
| The present invention relates to a device for reading from and/or writing to optical recording media, having a light source for producing a scanning beam for scanning the optical recording medium, detection means for detecting the beam influenced by the optical recording medium, and an |
| 7427934 |
Method and circuit for recovering a clock |
September 23, 2008 |
| The present invention relates to a method for recovering a clock from a run-length-coded data stream, said method making it possible for a phase-locked loop to lock in a rapid manner, and also to a circuit for implementing the method. An inventive method for recovering a clock from a |
| 7426558 |
Method and system for controlling and auditing content/service systems |
September 16, 2008 |
| An improved interactive network system is provided that allows the Network Operator to control the transfer of information to and from the network end users, the system preferably using triggers or markers embedded within the programming broadcast to users via the network. As a conse |
| 7423947 |
Method and apparatus for CD format decision |
September 9, 2008 |
| A method for determining the format of an optical recording medium (1) comprising one or more data or audio tracks or both types of tracks is proposed, the method being robust against partially corrupted data on the recording medium.The method comprises the steps of: reading (101) the |
| 7423893 |
Power supply having two switch-mode power supply units |
September 9, 2008 |
| A power supply has first and a second switch-mode power supply (SMPS) units, which both contain a transformer having a primary winding and at least one secondary winding, and a driver stage. The power supply furthermore has a normal operating mode, in which both SMPS units are in ope |
| 7423563 |
Serial data transfer in a numerically controlled control system to update an output value of the |
September 9, 2008 |
| The invention relates to a serial data transfer in a numerically controlled control system to update an output value of the control system. A variable write depth shift register is used to update an output value of the control system in such a way that only a number of bits of a data |
| 7423549 |
Digital control circuit for serial UART transmissions |
September 9, 2008 |
| A digital control circuit enables/disables the feedback of serial transmissions of an UART receive signal when the G-LINK output port is short circuited in a particular operational mode. In a conventional operational mode, the digital control circuit monitors the state of the UART's |
| 7421042 |
Carrier tracking loop lock detector |
September 2, 2008 |
| An ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee) VSB (Vestigial Sideband) receiver includes a carrier tracking loop (CTL) for processing a received ATSC VSB signal and a CTL lock detector. The CTL lock detector includes an averaging filter for averaging the down-converted received ATSC VS |
| 7420649 |
Theater identification system utilizing identifiers projected through a screen |
September 2, 2008 |
| A method and a system for identifying a copy of an image sequence which is presented on a screen. At least one identifier distinct from the image sequence can be projected through the screen such that the identifier is displayed using visible light along with the image sequence. The |
| 7420518 |
Planar antenna with matched impedance and/or polarization |
September 2, 2008 |
| The present invention relates to a planar antenna carried by a substrate comprising a slot in the form of a closed curve dimensioned to operate at a given frequency, supplied by a feeder line intersecting the slot at a point known as an excitation point, characterized in that at least tw |
| 7420482 |
Method of encoding and playing back audiovisual or audio documents and device for implementing t |
September 2, 2008 |
| The invention can be used to play back an audiovisual or audio document received in a first encoding format within a local area network. A first device plays back the document in the received format, then a user decides to play back the document on a device having a second encoding f |
| 7418776 |
Method of manufacturing an antenna |
September 2, 2008 |
| The present invention relates to a method for producing an antenna comprising a conductive wire, formed by a wire, made of a conductive material, whose path has a helical shape. In accordance with the invention, such a method is characterized in that a print is formed in relief on on |
| 7418610 |
Optical disk drive with power save mode |
August 26, 2008 |
| The present invention relates to a portable optical disk drive having a power save mode for reducing the energy consumption. It is an object of the invention to propose an improved solution for a power save mode. This object is achieved by a method for driving an optical disk drive in a |
| 7418527 |
Method and device for identifying devices connected to a communication network |
August 26, 2008 |
| The invention concerns a device in a communication network, the device comprising a component for obtaining a permanent identifier of the devices connected to the network and a component for establishing an association table between the permanent identifier of a device and a temporar |
| 7415068 |
Process for the format conversion of an image sequence |
August 19, 2008 |
| A process for converting the format of an image sequence wherein, for a coded pixel group to be converted, if the mode of coding used is of the inter type with no residue, the conversion is performed by a copy of a converted pixel group of a preceding image linked by the motion vector |
| 7411573 |
LCOS column memory effect reduction |
August 12, 2008 |
| The invention concerns a method for reducing the effect of column memory. The method includes the steps of activating one of a plurality of row electrodes, selectively applying a video input signal to a plurality of column electrodes, and setting at least one of the plurality of column |
| 7411515 |
Remote control with low battery indication |
August 12, 2008 |
| The invention is a method and remote control apparatus for controlling an electronic device that is capable of indicating a low battery state without the need for cooperation with the electronic device. In one aspect, the invention is a remote control apparatus for controlling an ele |
