| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| RE33461 |
Generation and diagnostic verification of complex timing cycles |
November 27, 1990 |
| A timing generator and verifier is provided in which a PROM stores the timing constants that are employed by the generator. An address counter, which is driven by a clock timer, cycles through an associated portion of the PROM to provide a sequence of output signals which represent timin |
| H2187 |
System and method for gender identification in a speech application environment |
April 3, 2007 |
| An automatic speech recognizer (ASR) is used in conjunction with a gender-neutral grammar to recognize words uttered by a user of a speech application at a given state of the dialogue implemented by the speech application. An identification of the gender (i.e., male or female) of the |
| D490436 |
Front panel for a computer system enclosure |
May 25, 2004 |
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| D459358 |
Front panel for a computer system enclosure |
June 25, 2002 |
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| D433418 |
Front panel for a computer system enclosure |
November 7, 2000 |
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| D367856 |
Parallel processor display panel |
March 12, 1996 |
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| D324453 |
Computer carrying case |
March 10, 1992 |
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| D323743 |
Computer carrying case |
February 11, 1992 |
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| D297845 |
Equipment housing module with dual displays |
September 27, 1988 |
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| D296879 |
Electro-mechanical equipment housing for scales or the like |
July 26, 1988 |
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| 7415702 |
Method for zero overhead switching of alternate algorithms in a computer program |
August 19, 2008 |
| A system wherein a Caller Application is enabled to reduce latency after a First Call to a Data Link Library after which a stub function provides direct access to a selected algorithm's work function for execution by a processor. A Hardware Abstraction Layer receives information from |
| 7415632 |
Detection and repair of corrupted critical data structures without operational interruption |
August 19, 2008 |
| An embodiment of the invention is a technique to detect data corruption of critical data structures and to repair the corrupted critical data structures. Information data of critical data structures used by a managing module are captured upon initialization of the managing module. Th |
| 7409380 |
Facilitated reuse of K locations in a knowledge store |
August 5, 2008 |
| In learning for an interlocking trees datastore or KStore, the process is made more efficient by noting the (n-level) address within the KStore during the learning of each particle. In a pre-particle stream of data, which may be organized within or before the Learn Engine prior to this, |
| 7406617 |
Universal multi-path driver for storage systems including an external boot device with failover |
July 29, 2008 |
| An embodiment of the invention is a technique for monitoring via a universal multipath driver (UMD) a first path to one of a plurality of virtual device objects. The virtual device objects are created by the UMD and correspond to a plurality of functional device objects. The function |
| 7406467 |
Network-based management of airline customer data |
July 29, 2008 |
| A management system for a transportation carrier such as an airline is described that provides network-based management of customer data by allowing a user to form a list comprising multiple customers associated with different sets of criteria and to process customer data correspondi |
| 7404177 |
Automated web interface generation for software coded applications |
July 22, 2008 |
| A method is disclosed for adapting a legacy software application developed for an environment comprising a centralized computing resource interconnected to a series of computer terminal devices applications to a network environment wherein the network environment can comprise a system |
| 7401261 |
Automatic analysis of memory operations using panel dump file |
July 15, 2008 |
| An embodiment of the present invention is a technique to provide a graphical user interface (GUI) to analyze memory operations in a computer system. A job summary window shows state information of jobs in at least a unit panel. The unit panel represents at least a functional unit in the |
| 7401011 |
Method for selective application of enterprise application integration practices |
July 15, 2008 |
| A method for selective application of enterprise application integration (EAI) for a project under consideration involves a computer implemented model. The method includes defining a plurality of sets of EAI practices including a full EAI approach, a partial EAI approach, and a minimal E |
| 7395206 |
Systems and methods for managing and building directed dialogue portal applications |
July 1, 2008 |
| A directed dialogue portal system management scheme is disclosed, providing a manager application layer over portal system managed applications. The manager application layer may include a global grammar (e.g., the grammar of each managed application) and each managed application may |
| 7394652 |
Peripheral card adapter |
July 1, 2008 |
| Card adapter modules and methods for connecting peripheral cards to computing systems are disclosed. The card adapter modules each include a card connector, a peripheral connector, and a housing that supports the card connector and peripheral connector. A peripheral card is connected |
| 7394275 |
Systems and methods for generating and evaluating high frequency, low voltage swing signals at i |
July 1, 2008 |
| Systems and methods for testing components of printed circuit assemblies (PCA) that generate high frequency, low voltage swing signals or that operate using such signals are disclosed. High frequency, low voltage swing signals from the PCA are divided and translated to low frequency |
| 7392232 |
Method for knowledge management |
June 24, 2008 |
| A method of enabling a knowledge management community. A community is originated based on a vision of values and benefits that can be realized from the organized sharing of knowledge within a common group of people. The group is defined based on subject matter, interest, geography, or an |
| 7389506 |
Selecting processor configuration based on thread usage in a multiprocessor system |
June 17, 2008 |
| An embodiment of the invention is a technique to affinitize a thread in a multiprocessor system having N clusters of processors. A usage status of an active thread in the multiprocessor system is determined. The active thread utilize one of first and second local memories associated with |
| 7389407 |
Central control system and method for using state information to model inflight pipelined instru |
June 17, 2008 |
| A method and apparatus to control logic sections of a pipeline instruction processor is disclosed. A state machine is provided that models the flow of instructions through the pipeline. The state machine is capable of modeling execution for all combinations of instruction types that may |
| 7389301 |
Data aggregation user interface and analytic adapted for a KStore |
June 17, 2008 |
| Aggregation of data in an interlocking trees datastore, especially when the interlocking datastore is a KStore is described. It details consolidating data into a summary or aggregation so that some particular desired analytic type of operation may easily be performed on the data. It |
| 7389213 |
Dialogue flow interpreter development tool |
June 17, 2008 |
| A computer software product is used to create applications for enabling a dialogue between a human and a computer. The software product provides a programming tool that insulates software developers from time-consuming, technically-challenging programming tasks by enabling the developer |
| 7386563 |
Method for using deferred column retrieval to improve row retrieval and query performance of OLE |
June 10, 2008 |
| The present invention is a method for facilitating the use of deferred column retrieval in order to improve row retrieval and query performance of OLE DB objects. The method enables OLE DB applications to access columns present in index structures without accessing the base table, en |
| 7386551 |
Method and apparatus for providing an availability message to a remote user |
June 10, 2008 |
| An apparatus for and method of utilizing an internet terminal coupled to the world wide web to access an existing proprietary data base management system having a dialog-based request format. The user request is received by a web server from the world wide web and converted into one or m |
| 7386434 |
Method and apparatus for creating integrated circuit simulator test source files |
June 10, 2008 |
| An apparatus and method for generating test files for design verification of a simulated integrated circuit design such as a cache memory circuit, that involve steps of creating a series of functions, updating a data integrity buffer after each function is created, creating a series of |
| 7383565 |
Directing process for use in sending trick-mode video streams with a high performance |
June 3, 2008 |
| A high-performance directing process has use in sending a trick-mode video stream, of a particular video, from a video server to a viewer network. This directing process--1) receives a series of spaced apart requests from an external circuit with each request being for directions on how |
| 7383546 |
Global management of jobs in a heterogeneous system |
June 3, 2008 |
| An embodiment of the present invention is a technique to manage tasks in a database system. Task information is sent to a host database program. The task information includes at least a command to perform a task requested by a user. The task information is parsed by the host database pro |
| 7383535 |
System and method for implementing code hooks in a web-based environment |
June 3, 2008 |
| A system and method for creating and supporting multiple customized versions of a software application within a web-based environment is disclosed. Customized code is created for a user of the software application. This code is invoked by inserting code hooks such as subroutine calls |
| 7383285 |
Method for exposing hierarchical table structures and relationships to OLE DB applications |
June 3, 2008 |
| A method and system is provided that enables OLE DB (Object Linking and Embedded Database) applications to access embedded table-structured relationships in hierarchical databases as Normalized relational tables. |
| 7380259 |
System and method for integrating weather data into television broadcasts |
May 27, 2008 |
| A system and method are provided for integrating data representing at least one weather parameter prevailing at at least a first geographic location into a television broadcast related to the first geographic location. An icon signal representing a weather parameter icon is generated |
| 7376958 |
Method and apparatus for honoring CORBA transaction requests by a legacy data base management sy |
May 20, 2008 |
| An apparatus for and method of permitting a CORBA user terminal to request services from an enterprise server having XATMI applications. The service request is generated and transmitted in accordance with CORBA protocol as an IIOP message. A CORBA adapter makes the data format conversion |
| 7376571 |
Logistics management system having task-oriented user interface |
May 20, 2008 |
| A logistics management system is described that includes a host computer that performs logistics management tasks for shipment items, and a user interface module that presents a user interface for the host computer. The user interface module generates a user interface having windows for |
| 7376381 |
Method and apparatus for printing image replacement documents |
May 20, 2008 |
| A high performance printing system includes a paper tray for holding the blank paper prior to printing. The printer engine demands that the paper size be selected from a limited set of allowable paper sizes. A paper guide mechanism installed in the paper tray has a configuration that |
| 7376258 |
Image quality assurance system and methodologies in a post-image capture document processing env |
May 20, 2008 |
| An image quality assurance method for identifying image defects in a plurality of previously-imaged documents, where each previously-imaged document includes at least one image rendition stored in at least one image rendition file according to type of image rendition. The image rendi |
| 7373557 |
Performance monitor for data processing systems |
May 13, 2008 |
| A portable scalable performance monitoring system is provided for monitoring the performance of one or more data processing systems in real time. The portable scalable performance monitoring system may include data capture and control mechanisms such as data sampling, data selection, |
| 7366765 |
Outboard clustered computer systems manager utilizing commodity components |
April 29, 2008 |
| An apparatus for and method of implementing a cluster lock processing system using highly scalable, off-the-shelf commodity processors. The cluster lock processing system is the central component of a clustered computer system, providing locking and coordination between multiple host |
| 7363647 |
Mapping process for use in sending trick-mode video streams with a high performance |
April 22, 2008 |
| A high-performance mapping process has use in sending a trick-mode video stream, of a particular video, from a video server to a viewer network. This mapping process generates a trick-mode control map which--1) identifies segments of the normal video stream that include selected pict |
| 7363631 |
Interface for accessing an open distributed transaction processing system log file |
April 22, 2008 |
| Method and apparatus for providing access to an event log file. An open distributed transaction processing system writes information to a current logical portion of the event log file in processing transactions. A first service is callable by a client to instruct the open distributed |
| 7363440 |
System and method for dynamically accessing memory while under normal functional operating condi |
April 22, 2008 |
| A system and method for dynamically accessing memory under normal operating conditions without interrupting computer system clocks that are otherwise executing. At least a memory access mode and a memory address(es) are scanned into a control scan chain from a maintenance system. Whe |
| 7363377 |
Method for protecting the program environment of a microsoft component object model (COM) client |
April 22, 2008 |
| An apparatus for and method of creating a standardized interface between Microsoft Component Object Model environment and a non-compatible legacy environment. The technique is equally effective for both object oriented and non-object oriented scripting protocols. The interface is scripte |
| 7363284 |
System and method for building a balanced B-tree |
April 22, 2008 |
| A system and method for building a hierarchical table is described. According to one embodiment, sorted data is stored within, or otherwise associated with, a newly created leaf node. The leaf node is then added to the table in a manner that ensures that after the addition is complet |
| 7360659 |
Space-saving mounting fixture for use with an equipment rack |
April 22, 2008 |
| Components can be received within regions of limited access present in an equipment-supporting rack using an installation fixture including a pair of mounting plates which are pivotally connected to each other by a hinge positioned along lateral edges of the respective mounting plates. O |
| 7356652 |
System and method for selectively storing bus information associated with memory coherency opera |
April 8, 2008 |
| A manner for judiciously snooping or otherwise monitoring bus operations associated with maintaining cache or other memory coherency in a computing system. A bus snoop information storage mode is established that identifies information pertaining to the bus snoop operations used to m |
| 7356650 |
Cache apparatus and method for accesses lacking locality |
April 8, 2008 |
| Systems and methods are provided for a data processing system and a cache arrangement. The data processing system includes at least one processor, a first-level cache, a second-level cache, and a memory arrangement. The first-level cache bypasses storing data for a memory request when a |
| 7356647 |
Cache with integrated capability to write out entire cache |
April 8, 2008 |
| A cache arrangement of a data processing system provides a cache flush operation initiated by a command from a maintenance processor. The cache arrangement includes a cache memory, a mode register, and a controller. The mode register is settable by the maintenance processor to one of |
| 7356549 |
System and method for cross-reference linking of local partitioned B-trees |
April 8, 2008 |
| A system and method for managing multiple partitions of a database are disclosed. According to one embodiment, each partition contains a subset of all records of the database, and is respectively associated with a secondary index B-tree, and a primary key B-tree. To retrieve a data r |
