Patents 5548561 - 5548813

 

 

Patent 5548561: Ultrasound image enhancement using beam-nulling
(COMMUNICATIONS, ELECTRICAL: ACOUSTIC WAVE SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : ACOUSTIC IMAGE CONVERSION : With plurality of transponders)

Patent 5548562: Method for synchronization of systems for seismic surveys, together with applications of the method
(COMMUNICATIONS, ELECTRICAL: ACOUSTIC WAVE SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : SEISMIC PROSPECTING : With memory means)

Patent 5548563: Well test imaging
(COMMUNICATIONS, ELECTRICAL: ACOUSTIC WAVE SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : SEISMIC PROSPECTING : Well logging : Signal processing)

Patent 5548564: Multi-layer composite ultrasonic transducer arrays
(COMMUNICATIONS, ELECTRICAL: ACOUSTIC WAVE SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : SIGNAL TRANSDUCERS : Animal control)

Patent 5548565: Timepiece device
(HOROLOGY: TIME MEASURING SYSTEMS OR DEVICES : DISPLAYS OR DISPLAY DEVICE DETAILS : With auxiliary illumination for display : By motion or position)

Patent 5548566: Dictation recording device having means for rapidly transmitting recorded dictation to a receiving device
(DYNAMIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : INFORMATION LOCATION OR REMOTE OPERATOR ACTUATED CONTROL : Dictation or transcribing : Portable device : By stored additional signal (e.g., tone))

Patent 5548567: Automatic disk player with stackable disk storage boxes
(DYNAMIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : INFORMATION LOCATION OR REMOTE OPERATOR ACTUATED CONTROL : Selective addressing of storage medium (e.g., programmed access) : Of optical storage medium : Plural optical storage media in library system : Modular library system : For relative positioning between storage medium elements)

Patent 5548568: Optical-information-recording apparatus having fine and rough driving control
(DYNAMIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : WITH SERVO POSITIONING OF TRANSDUCER ASSEMBLY OVER TRACK COMBINED WITH INFORMATION SIGNAL PROCESSING : Optical servo system : Optical head servo system structure : Scanning turntable)

Patent 5548569: Tracking traverse control circuit for head unit of disc player
(DYNAMIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : WITH SERVO POSITIONING OF TRANSDUCER ASSEMBLY OVER TRACK COMBINED WITH INFORMATION SIGNAL PROCESSING : Optical servo system : Initialization/start-up or changing modes of system : While track jumping or crossing : Means to mask or shield a portion of the beam)

Patent 5548570: Optical reproducing circuit having, a binarized signal pulse compensation circuit
(DYNAMIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : BINARY PULSE TRAIN INFORMATION SIGNAL : Binary signal gain processing : Within a frequency band : Signal error correcting or detecting)

Patent 5548571: Method and apparatus for identifying data storage disks
(DYNAMIC OPTICAL INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : PARTICULAR CABINET STRUCTURE FOR OPTICAL MEDIA : Detecting physical characteristics and location of optical medium : Unprotected media inserted protected)

Patent 5548572: Spare and calibration sector management for optical WORM media
(DYNAMIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : CONTROL OF STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL OPERATION BY A CONTROL SIGNAL TO BE RECORDED OR REPRODUCED : Mechanism control by the control signal : Control of transducer assembly mechanism : Power control for energy producing device : For storage : During multiple system modes : One tray for single disc)

Patent 5548573: Optical information reproducing apparatus provided with laser power control means for detecting reflected light from data region
(DYNAMIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : SPECIFIC DETAIL OF INFORMATION HANDLING PORTION OF SYSTEM : Radiation beam modification of or by storage medium : Light intensity adjustment or maintenance : With driving or stabilizing mechanism)

Patent 5548574: Apparatus for high-speed recording compressed digital audio data with two dimensional blocks and its compressing parameters
(DYNAMIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : SPECIFIC DETAIL OF INFORMATION HANDLING PORTION OF SYSTEM : Radiation beam modification of or by storage medium : With details of electrical signal processing : Multiplexing or demultiplexing : Sectioned element)

Patent 5548575: Transverse control device for optical head having a pulse-driven coarse positioning actuator and a precision actuator
(DYNAMIC OPTICAL INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : DYNAMIC MECHANISM OPTICAL SUBSYSTEM : Having power driven optical transducer assembly : Vibration suppression)

Patent 5548576: Optical recording medium and data reproducing apparatus for reproducing data from such optical recording medium
(DYNAMIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : STORAGE MEDIUM STRUCTURE : Optical track structure (e.g., phase or diffracting structure, etc.) : Track data format/layout : Disc holding or locating (e.g., spindle structure))

Patent 5548577: Disc cartridge
(DYNAMIC OPTICAL INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : OPTICAL STORAGE MEDIUM STRUCTURE : Disk cartridge : Disc cartridge case or jacket : Movable cartridge case or jacket piece : In a linear direction : Having groove or channel)

Patent 5548578: LAN-to-LAN communication method, and LAN-to-LAN connecting unit
(MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATIONS : DIAGNOSTIC TESTING (OTHER THAN SYNCHRONIZATION) : Path check : Having a dedicated test line or channel)

Patent 5548579: System for effective allocation of network-wide bandwidth
(MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATIONS : CHANNEL ASSIGNMENT TECHNIQUES : FDM switching)

Patent 5548580: Method and aparatus for recovering a variable bit rate service clock
(MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATIONS : DIAGNOSTIC TESTING (OTHER THAN SYNCHRONIZATION) : Determination of communication parameters : Measurement of flow rate of messages having an address header : ATM least cost routing)

Patent 5548581: System and method for making connection acceptance/rejection decisions in a communication system
(MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATIONS : DATA FLOW CONGESTION PREVENTION OR CONTROL : Control of data admission to the network : Based on data flow rate measurement : Using a spare channel)

Patent 5548582: Multicarrier frequency hopping communications system
(MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATIONS : GENERALIZED ORTHOGONAL OR SPECIAL MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES : Quadrature carriers : Pulse width and pulse position modulation)

Patent 5548583: Wireless telephone user location capability for enhanced 911 application
(MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATIONS : COMMUNICATION OVER FREE SPACE : Having a plurality of contiguous regions served by respective fixed stations : Channel assignment : Combining or distributing information via code word channels using multiple access techniques (e.g., CDMA) : Based upon a particular signal quality measurement)

Patent 5548584: Telephone switching system with switched line circuits
(MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATIONS : PATHFINDING OR ROUTING : Through a circuit switch : Input or output circuit, per se (i.e., line interface) : Channel reservation scheme)

Patent 5548585: Inter-terminal telecommunications network for the transmisson of data by packets
(MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATIONS : COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUES FOR INFORMATION CARRIED IN PLURAL CHANNELS : Adaptive : Processing multiple layer protocols : Conversion between signaling protocols)

Patent 5548586: Mobile packet communication system and a method of mobile packet communication
(MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATIONS : COMMUNICATION OVER FREE SPACE : Combining or distributing information via time channels : Using messages having an address field as header : Channel reservation scheme)

Patent 5548587: Asynchronous transfer mode adapter for desktop applications
(MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATIONS : PATHFINDING OR ROUTING : Switching a message which includes an address header : Message transmitted using fixed length packets (e.g., ATM cells) : Having detail of switch memory reading/writing : Adapting connectionless variable bit rate (VBR) data (e.g., adapting 802.X, or using AAL5))

Patent 5548588: Method and apparatus for switching, multicasting multiplexing and demultiplexing an ATM cell
(MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATIONS : PATHFINDING OR ROUTING : Switching a message which includes an address header : Message transmitted using fixed length packets (e.g., ATM cells) : Having detail of switch memory reading/writing : Adapting connectionless variable bit rate (VBR) data (e.g., adapting 802.X, or using AAL5))

Patent 5548589: Connectionless communication system and method of connectionless communication
(MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATIONS : PATHFINDING OR ROUTING : Switching a message which includes an address header : Message transmitted using fixed length packets (e.g., ATM cells) : Centralized switching : Employing logical addressing for routing (e.g., VP or VC) : Data memory addressing)

Patent 5548590: High performance frame time monitoring system and method for a fiber optic switch for a fiber optic network
(MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATIONS : PATHFINDING OR ROUTING : Store and forward : Particular storing and queuing arrangement : Having a signaling feature)

Patent 5548591: Multi-point communication system and communication terminal station apparatus
(MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATIONS : SPECIAL SERVICES : Conferencing : In a ring system)

Patent 5548592: Home and small business phone system for operation on a single internal twisted pair line and methodology for operating the same
(MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATIONS : SPECIAL SERVICES : Special feature of multiplex telephone terminal : Conferee signals combined or distributed via time channels)

Patent 5548593: Resequencing method and resequencing device realizing such a method
(MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATIONS : PATHFINDING OR ROUTING : Switching a message which includes an address header : Sequencing or resequencing of packets to insure proper output sequence order : Address concatenation)

Patent 5548594: Compact AGC circuit with stable characteristics
(MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATIONS : COMMUNICATION OVER FREE SPACE : Combining or distributing information via time channels : Multiple access (e.g., TDMA) : Combining or distributing information via time channels)

Patent 5548595: Signal receiver
(ERROR DETECTION/CORRECTION AND FAULT DETECTION/RECOVERY : PULSE OR DATA ERROR HANDLING : Error count or rate : Shutdown or establishing system parameter (e.g., transmission rate) : Error forwarding and presentation (e.g., operator console, error display))

Patent 5548596: Semiconductor memory device with read out data transmission bus for simultaneously testing a plurality of memory cells and testing method
(ERROR DETECTION/CORRECTION AND FAULT DETECTION/RECOVERY : PULSE OR DATA ERROR HANDLING : Memory testing : Read-in with read-out and compare : Loop-back)

Patent 5548597: Failure diagnosis apparatus and a method thereof
(ERROR DETECTION/CORRECTION AND FAULT DETECTION/RECOVERY : PULSE OR DATA ERROR HANDLING : Digital logic testing : Device response compared to expected fault-free response : Clock or synchronization)

Patent 5548598: In a data communications systems a method of forward error correction
(ERROR DETECTION/CORRECTION AND FAULT DETECTION/RECOVERY : PULSE OR DATA ERROR HANDLING : Digital data error correction : Request for retransmission : Including forward error correction capability : Bus or I/O channel device fault)

Patent 5548599: Method and apparatus for processing information data
(ERROR DETECTION/CORRECTION AND FAULT DETECTION/RECOVERY : PULSE OR DATA ERROR HANDLING : Digital data error correction : Forward correction by block code : Memory access : Dynamic data storage : Error checking code)

Patent 5548600: Method and means for generating and detecting spectrally constrained coded partial response waveforms using a time varying trellis modified
(ERROR DETECTION/CORRECTION AND FAULT DETECTION/RECOVERY : PULSE OR DATA ERROR HANDLING : Digital data error correction : Forward error correction by tree code (e.g., convolutional) : Trellis code : Syndrome computed)

Patent 5548601: Apparatus and method for diagnosing failures in control system
(ERROR DETECTION/CORRECTION AND FAULT DETECTION/RECOVERY : PULSE OR DATA ERROR HANDLING : Error/fault detection technique : Comparison of data : Plural parallel devices of channels : Syndrome computed)

Patent 5548602: Method and structure for reflecting 633 nm radiation while eliminating 650 nm radiation in ring laser gyro mirrors
(COHERENT LIGHT GENERATORS : PARTICULAR BEAM CONTROL DEVICE : Mode discrimination : Plural Q-switches)

Patent 5548603: Method for the generation of ultra-short optical pulses
(COHERENT LIGHT GENERATORS : PARTICULAR BEAM CONTROL DEVICE : Control of pulse characteristics : Frequency multiplying (e.g., harmonic generator))

Patent 5548604: Compact hand held medical device laser
(COHERENT LIGHT GENERATORS : PARTICULAR TEMPERATURE CONTROL : Liquid coolant : Frequency)

Patent 5548605: Monolithic microchannel heatsink
(COHERENT LIGHT GENERATORS : PARTICULAR TEMPERATURE CONTROL : Heat sink : Frequency)

Patent 5548606: Multiform crystal and apparatus for fabrication
(COHERENT LIGHT GENERATORS : PARTICULAR ACTIVE MEDIA : Having fault protection circuitry)

Patent 5548607: Article comprising an integrated laser/modulator combination
(COHERENT LIGHT GENERATORS : PARTICULAR ACTIVE MEDIA : Semiconductor : Injection : Monolithic integrated : With diffraction grating (Bragg reflector) :)

Patent 5548608: Laser head and telescopic cavity for diode-pumped solid-state lasers
(COHERENT LIGHT GENERATORS : PARTICULAR PUMPING MEANS : Pumping with optical or radiant energy : Semiconductor : Electron beam)

Patent 5548609: External resonator type wavelength-variable semiconductor laser light source
(COHERENT LIGHT GENERATORS : PARTICULAR RESONANT CAVITY : With depopulation of lower states)

Patent 5548610: Surface-emitting power laser and process for fabricating this laser
(COHERENT LIGHT GENERATORS : PARTICULAR RESONANT CAVITY : Specified cavity component : Reflector : Hollow electrode)

Patent 5548611: Method for the melting, combustion or incineration of materials and apparatus therefor
(INDUSTRIAL ELECTRIC HEATING FURNACES : PLASMA FURNACE DEVICE : Zone melting)

Patent 5548612: Furnace cover with a spray cooling system
(INDUSTRIAL ELECTRIC HEATING FURNACES : ARC FURNACE DEVICE : Furnace body detail : Roof : With arc deflection means)

Patent 5548613: DS/CDMA receiver using moving-averaged pilot signals for weighting and phase rotation of orthogonal data symbol vectors
(PULSE OR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS : SPREAD SPECTRUM : Direct sequence : Receiver : Correlation-type receiver :)

Patent 5548614: Method and apparatus for interfacing between a twisted pair and an intelligent cell
(PULSE OR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS : REPEATERS : Direct sequence)

Patent 5548615: Methods and apparatus for rotationally invariant multilevel coding
(PULSE OR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS : SYSTEMS USING ALTERNATING OR PULSATING CURRENT : Angle modulation : Phase shift keying : More than two phases : Quaternary :)

Patent 5548616: Spread spectrum radiotelephone having adaptive transmitter gain control
(PULSE OR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS : TRANSMITTERS : Synchronized)

Patent 5548617: Digital VSB detector with bandpass phase tracker using rader filters, as for use in an HDTV receiver
(PULSE OR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS : RECEIVERS : Keying circuits)

Patent 5548618: Device for detecting BPSK modulated singular words suitable for a TDMA analog modem and detection method used therein
(PULSE OR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS : RECEIVERS : Particular pulse demodulator or detector : Correlative or matched filter : Separate mark and space channels)

Patent 5548619: Radio receiver apparatus of orthogonal detection type comprising local oscillator means with improved automatic frequency control arrangement
(PULSE OR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS : RECEIVERS : Automatic frequency control : Correlative or matched filter)

Patent 5548620: Zero latency synchronized method and apparatus for system having at least two clock domains
(PULSE OR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS : SYNCHRONIZERS : With electromagnetic relay or solenoid)

Patent 5548621: Data instrumentation system having circuitry for resolving multiple asynchronous state inputs
(PULSE OR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS : SYNCHRONIZERS : With electromagnetic relay or solenoid)

Patent 5548622: Method and structure for synchronization of asynchronous signals
(PULSE OR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS : SYNCHRONIZERS : With electromagnetic relay or solenoid)

Patent 5548623: Null words for pacing serial links to driver and receiver speeds
(PULSE OR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS : SYNCHRONIZERS : Feedback, receiver to transmitter : Gating, blanking, etc.)

Patent 5548624: Destuff circuit for asynchronous digital signals
(PULSE OR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS : SYNCHRONIZERS : Phase displacement, slip or jitter correction : Elastic buffer : With asynchronous data)

Patent 5548625: Method for parallel multiple field processing in X-ray lithography
(X-RAY OR GAMMA RAY SYSTEMS OR DEVICES : SPECIFIC APPLICATION : Lithography : With gap fluid handling)

Patent 5548626: Apparatus for and method of establishing a density profile through the thickness of a panel
(X-RAY OR GAMMA RAY SYSTEMS OR DEVICES : SPECIFIC APPLICATION : Absorption : Thickness or density analysis : With spatially dispersive energy analysis)

Patent 5548627: Radiation therapy system with constrained rotational freedom
(X-RAY OR GAMMA RAY SYSTEMS OR DEVICES : SPECIFIC APPLICATION : Computerized tomography :)

Patent 5548628: Target/rotor connection for use in x-ray tube rotating anode assemblies
(X-RAY OR GAMMA RAY SYSTEMS OR DEVICES : SOURCE : Electron tube : With movable target : Tube overload)

Patent 5548629: Rotary cathode x-ray tube equipment
(X-RAY OR GAMMA RAY SYSTEMS OR DEVICES : SOURCE : Electron tube : With plural cathodes or heaters : With specific bearing means)

Patent 5548630: X-ray radiator having an electron source for sending a beam of electrons along an elongated anode
(X-RAY OR GAMMA RAY SYSTEMS OR DEVICES : SOURCE : Electron tube : With electron scanning or deflecting means : With specific bearing means)

Patent 5548631: Method and apparatus for supporting at least two communication services in a communication system
(TELECOMMUNICATIONS : RADIOTELEPHONE SYSTEM : Zoned or cellular telephone system : Including other radio communication system (e.g., cordless telephone, paging, trunking, etc.) : Subscriber equipment)

Patent 5548632: Safe alert emergency alerting system for remotely located sites
(TELECOMMUNICATIONS : TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER AT SEPARATE STATIONS : Plural transmitters or receivers (i.e., more than two stations) : Central station (e.g., master, etc.) : To or from mobile station : Emergency dispatch or response : On-site or multi-site trunking)

Patent 5548633: Data collection network apparatus and method
(TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATIONS : TELEPHONE LINE OR SYSTEM COMBINED WITH DIVERSE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OR SIGNALLING (E.G., COMPOSITE) : Having transmission of a digital message signal over a telephone line : Switching between different terminal types (e.g., voice/data switch) : Among at least three terminal types : Recording voice message from non subscriber caller)

Patent 5548634: Alphanumeric registration method and device of a system with alphanumeric entry keys
(TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATIONS : TELEPHONE LINE OR SYSTEM COMBINED WITH DIVERSE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OR SIGNALLING (E.G., COMPOSITE) : Having transmission of a digital message signal over a telephone line : By voice frequency signal (e.g., tone code) : Alphanumeric : Recording voice message from non subscriber caller)

Patent 5548635: System for controlling equipment within a telephone subscriber's premises using DTMF telephone tones
(TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATIONS : TELEPHONE LINE OR SYSTEM COMBINED WITH DIVERSE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OR SIGNALLING (E.G., COMPOSITE) : Remote control : Communication device : Entertainmemt appliance (e.g., TV, VCR, radio, etc.) : Line powered)

Patent 5548636: Method and apparatus for providing user controlled call management services
(TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATIONS : SUBSTATION OR TERMINAL CIRCUITRY : For loudspeaking terminal : Amplification or attenuation level control : Controlling acoustic feedback)

Patent 5548637: Method and apparatus for locating personnel and objects in response to telephone inquiries
(TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATIONS : SPECIAL SERVICES : Locating using diverse technology (e.g., using infrared badge, sensor, card reader) : Called party : Of specific equipment)

Patent 5548638: Audio teleconferencing apparatus
(TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATIONS : SPECIAL SERVICES : Conferencing : Detecting presence or absence of party or object)

Patent 5548639: Distributed control of telecommunication network for setting up an alternative communication path
(TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATIONS : PLURAL EXCHANGE NETWORK OR INTERCONNECTION : With interexchange network routing : Alternate routing : Failure (e.g., disaster, overload, blockage) : Restoration (e.g., backup, recovery) : Having line identification associated with call billing (e.g., automatic number identification (ANI))

Patent 5548640: Method for updating a system program in a switching equipment
(TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATIONS : CENTRALIZED SWITCHING SYSTEM : Interexchange signalling)

Patent 5548641: Protected telephone network termination module
(TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATIONS : SUBSCRIBER LINE OR TRANSMISSION LINE INTERFACE : Network interface device (NLD) : Connection block or module : Automatic adjustment)

Patent 5548642: Optimization of adaptive filter tap settings for subband acoustic echo cancelers in teleconferencing
(TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATIONS : ECHO CANCELLATION OR SUPPRESSION : Using digital signal processing : Frequency domain analysis : Sub-band analysis : Coordinate system (e.g., X-Y))

Patent 5548643: Wireless base station-having cooling passages
(TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATIONS : TERMINAL : Housing or housing component : Having distinct circuitry support structure (e.g., circuit board) : Having plunger and lever linkage)

Patent 5548644: Handset for a telephone station
(TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATIONS : TERMINAL : Housing or housing component : Handset structure : Microphone mounting : Directing incoming call to local appliance)

Patent 5548645: Secure software rental system using distributed software
(DATA PROCESSING: FINANCIAL, BUSINESS PRACTICE, MANAGEMENT, OR COST/PRICE DETERMINATION : BUSINESS PROCESSING USING CRYPTOGRAPHY : Usage protection of distributed data files : Usage or charge determination :)

Patent 5548646: System for signatureless transmission and reception of data packets between computer networks
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: SUPPORT : MULTIPLE COMPUTER COMMUNICATION USING CRYPTOGRAPHY : Particular node (e.g., gateway, bridge, router, etc.) for directing data and applying cryptography : Application layer security)

Patent 5548647: Fixed text speaker verification method and apparatus
(DATA PROCESSING: SPEECH SIGNAL PROCESSING, LINGUISTICS, LANGUAGE TRANSLATION, AND AUDIO COMPRESSION/DECOMPRESSION : SPEECH SIGNAL PROCESSING : Dictionary building, modification, or prioritization)

Patent 5548648: Encryption method and system
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: SUPPORT : DATA PROCESSING PROTECTION USING CRYPTOGRAPHY : By stored data protection : Biometric acquisition)

Patent 5548649: Network security bridge and associated method
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: SUPPORT : MULTIPLE COMPUTER COMMUNICATION USING CRYPTOGRAPHY : Particular node (e.g., gateway, bridge, router, etc.) for directing data and applying cryptography : Application layer security)

Patent 5548650: Speaker excursion control system
(ELECTRICAL AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : AUDIO TRANSDUCER PROTECTION CIRCUITRY : Amplifier)

Patent 5548651: Stereophonic stethoscope
(ELECTRICAL AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : STETHOSCOPES, ELECTRICAL : Reverberators)

Patent 5548652: Silencing apparatus
(ELECTRICAL AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : ACOUSTICAL NOISE OR SOUND CANCELLATION : Adjacent ear : Inductive pickup)

Patent 5548653: Active control of noise and vibrations in magnetic resonance imaging systems using vibrational inputs
(ELECTRICAL AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : ACOUSTICAL NOISE OR SOUND CANCELLATION : Acoustic, nonairborne vibration sensing or counterwave emission : Inductive pickup)

Patent 5548654: Infrared audio transmitter system
(ELECTRICAL AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : ONE-WAY AUDIO SIGNAL PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION : Counterwave generation control path)

Patent 5548655: Sound processing apparatus
(ELECTRICAL AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : INCLUDING AMPLITUDE OR VOLUME CONTROL : Having automatic equalizer circuit)

Patent 5548656: Remote method and apparatus for listening to birds
(ELECTRICAL AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : HAVING MICROPHONE : Feedback)

Patent 5548657: Compound loudspeaker drive unit
(ELECTRICAL AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC AUDIO TRANSDUCER : Plural or compound reproducers : Resistive)

Patent 5548658: Acoustic Transducer
(ELECTRICAL AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC AUDIO TRANSDUCER : Having electrostatic element (e.g., electret, vibrating plate) : Mechanical detail)

Patent 5548659: Method and apparatus for detecting changes in dynamic images
(IMAGE ANALYSIS : APPLICATIONS : Motion or velocity measuring : License plate)

Patent 5548660: Machine security systems
(IMAGE ANALYSIS : APPLICATIONS : Personnel identification (e.g., biometrics) : Using a combination of features (e.g., signature and fingerprint) :)

Patent 5548661: Operator independent image cytometer
(IMAGE ANALYSIS : APPLICATIONS : Biomedical applications : Cell analysis, classification, or counting : With a prism)

Patent 5548662: Edge extracting method and apparatus using diffusion neural network
(IMAGE ANALYSIS : LEARNING SYSTEMS : Neural networks : Network structures : Alignment, registration, or position determination)

Patent 5548663: Multi-color marker editing system
(IMAGE ANALYSIS : COLOR IMAGE PROCESSING : Image segmentation using color : Alphanumerics)

Patent 5548664: Automatic determination of blank pages and binary images' bounding boxes
(IMAGE ANALYSIS : IMAGE SEGMENTATION : Using projections (i.e., shadow or profile of characters) : Alphanumerics)

Patent 5548665: Vector correlation detecting circuit
(IMAGE ANALYSIS : IMAGE TRANSFORMATION OR PREPROCESSING : Artifact removal or suppression (e.g., distortion correction))

Patent 5548666: Image forming apparatus with filing function which can store image data and can efficiently perform document filing
(IMAGE ANALYSIS : IMAGE TRANSFORMATION OR PREPROCESSING : Artifact removal or suppression (e.g., distortion correction))

Patent 5548667: Image processing system and method thereof in which three dimensional shape is reproduced from two dimensional image data
(IMAGE ANALYSIS : IMAGE TRANSFORMATION OR PREPROCESSING : Mapping 2-D image onto a 3-D surface : Using a mask)

Patent 5548668: Velocity-matched electrodes for electro-optic travelling-wave modulators and method for forming the same
(OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES : TEMPORAL OPTICAL MODULATION WITHIN AN OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE :)

Patent 5548669: Optical fiber light cone switch
(OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES : WITH OPTICAL COUPLER : Switch (i.e., switching from one terminal to another, not modulation) : Stationary waveguides with movable opaque element :)

Patent 5548670: Light-scattering light-guiding device
(OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES : WITH OPTICAL COUPLER : Particular coupling function : Slip ring)

Patent 5548671: Programmable, differential wavelength discriminator
(OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES : WITH OPTICAL COUPLER : Input/output coupler : Grating : Spherical)

Patent 5548672: Reinforced multicore optical fiber coupler
(OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES : WITH OPTICAL COUPLER : Particular coupling structure : Tapered coupler : Directional coupler)

Patent 5548673: Optical coupling device
(OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES : WITH OPTICAL COUPLER : Particular coupling structure : Fiber to thin film devices : Directional coupler)

Patent 5548674: High precision fiberoptic alignment spring receptacle and fiberoptic probe
(OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES : WITH DISENGAGABLE MECHANICAL CONNECTOR : Structure surrounding optical fiber-to-fiber connection : With additional structure at or immediately surrounding each optical fiber end face : Fiber end held in ferrule : Fiber end held in ferrule)

Patent 5548675: Multifiber connector, a method of manufacturing the same, and a construction for connecting the multifiber connector to an optical
(OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES : WITH DISENGAGABLE MECHANICAL CONNECTOR : Optical fiber/optical fiber cable termination structure : At or immediately surrounding an optical fiber end face : Fiber end held in ferrule : Adhesively fixed : Tube-type holding structure)

Patent 5548676: Light pipe optical coupling between led and fiber optics cable
(OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES : WITH DISENGAGABLE MECHANICAL CONNECTOR : Optical fiber to a nonfiber optical device connector : With housing : Fiber permanently fixed after adjustment)

Patent 5548677: Housing structure for coupling and releasing optical modules
(OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES : WITH DISENGAGABLE MECHANICAL CONNECTOR : Optical fiber to a nonfiber optical device connector : With housing : Fiber permanently fixed after adjustment)

Patent 5548678: Optical fibre management system
(OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES : ACCESSORIES : Splice box and surplus fiber storage/trays/organizers/ carriers : Channel waveguide)

Patent 5548679: Digital PLL system
(ELECTRICITY: MOTOR CONTROL SYSTEMS : CLOSED LOOP SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM FOR DC MOTOR WITH COMMUTATOR : Armature control by digital or combined analog and digital circuitry : By pulse width or duty cycle modification : With variable impedance)

Patent 5548680: Method and device for speech signal pitch period estimation and classification in digital speech coders
(DATA PROCESSING: SPEECH SIGNAL PROCESSING, LINGUISTICS, LANGUAGE TRANSLATION, AND AUDIO COMPRESSION/DECOMPRESSION : SPEECH SIGNAL PROCESSING : For storage or transmission : Linear prediction : Correlation function)

Patent 5548681: Speech dialogue system for realizing improved communication between user and system
(DATA PROCESSING: SPEECH SIGNAL PROCESSING, LINGUISTICS, LANGUAGE TRANSLATION, AND AUDIO COMPRESSION/DECOMPRESSION : SPEECH SIGNAL PROCESSING : Recognition : Detect speech in noise : Post-transmission)

Patent 5548682: Method of automatically creating control sequence software and apparatus therefor
(DATA PROCESSING: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE : MISCELLANEOUS : Creation or modification)

Patent 5548683: Data fusion neural network
(DATA PROCESSING: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE : NEURAL NETWORK : Learning task : Classification or recognition :)

Patent 5548684: Artificial neural network viterbi decoding system and method
(DATA PROCESSING: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE : NEURAL NETWORK : Learning task : By neural network)

Patent 5548685: Artificial neuron using adder circuit and method of using same
(DATA PROCESSING: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE : NEURAL NETWORK : Structure : Digital neural network : Digital neuron processor :)

Patent 5548686: Neural comprising means for calculating a norm or a distance
(DATA PROCESSING: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE : NEURAL NETWORK : Structure : Digital neural network : Modifiable weight)

Patent 5548687: Method and apparatus for controlling a printer using the N/2.sup.r format
(FACSIMILE AND STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING : STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING (E.G., PROCESSING DATA FOR PRINTER, ETC.) :)

Patent 5548688: Method of data handling and activating thermal print elements in a thermal printhead
(FACSIMILE AND STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING : STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING (E.G., PROCESSING DATA FOR PRINTER, ETC.) : Dot matrix array (e.g., printheads, etc.) :)

Patent 5548689: Method to convert bitmaps to monochrome data
(FACSIMILE AND STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING : STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING (E.G., PROCESSING DATA FOR PRINTER, ETC.) : Attribute control :)

Patent 5548690: Printing apparatus
(FACSIMILE AND STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING : STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING (E.G., PROCESSING DATA FOR PRINTER, ETC.) : Emulation or plural modes : Engraving or perforating material to form a printing surface (e.g., printing plate, cylinder, or stencil))

Patent 5548691: Printing and print inspection apparatus
(FACSIMILE AND STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING : STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING (E.G., PROCESSING DATA FOR PRINTER, ETC.) : Data corruption, power interruption, or print prevention : Engraving or perforating material to form a printing surface (e.g., printing plate, cylinder, or stencil))

Patent 5548692: Method for layout of arbitrarily sized and shaped icons in a display
(DATA PROCESSING: PRESENTATION PROCESSING OF DOCUMENT, OPERATOR INTERFACE PROCESSING, AND SCREEN SAVER DISPLAY PROCESSING : OPERATOR INTERFACE (E.G., GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE) : On-screen workspace or object : Menu or selectable iconic array (e.g., palette) : Sizing modification (e.g., scaling) : Default selection item)

Patent 5548693: Anti-aliasing method for animation
(COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING AND SELECTIVE VISUAL DISPLAY SYSTEMS : COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING : Animation : Calligraphic)

Patent 5548694: Collision avoidance system for voxel-based object representation
(COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING AND SELECTIVE VISUAL DISPLAY SYSTEMS : COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING : Three-dimension : Voxel : Z buffer (depth buffer))

Patent 5548695: Image figure editing system for manipulating figure elements given in terms of image data
(COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING AND SELECTIVE VISUAL DISPLAY SYSTEMS : COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING : Graphic manipulation (object processing or display attributes) : Image with abnormal condition)

Patent 5548696: Image processing apparatus
(COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING AND SELECTIVE VISUAL DISPLAY SYSTEMS : COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING : Graphic manipulation (object processing or display attributes) : Merge or overlay : Image based : Weighted : Plural look up tables)

Patent 5548697: Non-linear color corrector having a neural network and using fuzzy membership values to correct color and a method thereof
(DATA PROCESSING: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE : FUZZY LOGIC HARDWARE : Fuzzy neural network :)

Patent 5548698: Rule based parametric design apparatus and method
(COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING AND SELECTIVE VISUAL DISPLAY SYSTEMS : COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING : Graphic manipulation (object processing or display attributes) : Scaling : Image based (addressing))

Patent 5548699: Apparatus for presenting information according to evaluations of units of the information
(COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING AND SELECTIVE VISUAL DISPLAY SYSTEMS : COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING : Graph generating : Textual entry or display of manipulation information (e.g., enter or display degree of rotation))

Patent 5548700: Editing text in an image
(DATA PROCESSING: PRESENTATION PROCESSING OF DOCUMENT, OPERATOR INTERFACE PROCESSING, AND SCREEN SAVER DISPLAY PROCESSING : PRESENTATION PROCESSING OF DOCUMENT : Edit, composition, or storage control : Replacement of element : Equation or formula processing)

Patent 5548701: Character processing method and apparatus
(COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING AND SELECTIVE VISUAL DISPLAY SYSTEMS : DISPLAY PERIPHERAL INTERFACE INPUT DEVICE : Including keyboard : Light source associated with each key : Optical detector)

Patent 5548702: Scrolling a target window during a drag and drop operation
(DATA PROCESSING: PRESENTATION PROCESSING OF DOCUMENT, OPERATOR INTERFACE PROCESSING, AND SCREEN SAVER DISPLAY PROCESSING : OPERATOR INTERFACE (E.G., GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE) : On-screen workspace or object : Data transfer operation between objects (e.g., drag and drop) : Chat room)

Patent 5548703: Navigation within a compound graphical object in a graphical user interface
(DATA PROCESSING: PRESENTATION PROCESSING OF DOCUMENT, OPERATOR INTERFACE PROCESSING, AND SCREEN SAVER DISPLAY PROCESSING : OPERATOR INTERFACE (E.G., GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE) : On-screen workspace or object : Hierarchy or network structure : Picking 3D objects)

Patent 5548704: Method for windowing using mainframe hosted CICS
(DATA PROCESSING: PRESENTATION PROCESSING OF DOCUMENT, OPERATOR INTERFACE PROCESSING, AND SCREEN SAVER DISPLAY PROCESSING : OPERATOR INTERFACE (E.G., GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE) : On-screen workspace or object : Window or viewpoint : Window memory structure : Stored priority attribute : Contained object scale change)

Patent 5548705: Wiping metaphor as a user interface for operating on graphical objects on an interactive graphical display
(DATA PROCESSING: PRESENTATION PROCESSING OF DOCUMENT, OPERATOR INTERFACE PROCESSING, AND SCREEN SAVER DISPLAY PROCESSING : OPERATOR INTERFACE (E.G., GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE) : Gesture-based : Cursor)

Patent 5548706: CAD system with parallel dimension-line editing function
(DATA PROCESSING: PRESENTATION PROCESSING OF DOCUMENT, OPERATOR INTERFACE PROCESSING, AND SCREEN SAVER DISPLAY PROCESSING : PRESENTATION PROCESSING OF DOCUMENT : Drawing :)

Patent 5548707: Method and system for design and drafting
(DATA PROCESSING: PRESENTATION PROCESSING OF DOCUMENT, OPERATOR INTERFACE PROCESSING, AND SCREEN SAVER DISPLAY PROCESSING : PRESENTATION PROCESSING OF DOCUMENT : Drawing :)

Patent 5548708: Image editing using hierarchical coding to enhance processing speed
(COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING AND SELECTIVE VISUAL DISPLAY SYSTEMS : COMPUTER GRAPHIC PROCESSING SYSTEM : Mechanical control (e.g., rotatable knob, slider))

Patent 5548709: Apparatus and method for integrating texture memory and interpolation logic in a computer system
(COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING AND SELECTIVE VISUAL DISPLAY SYSTEMS : COMPUTER GRAPHICS DISPLAY MEMORY SYSTEM : Texture memory : Character memory)

Patent 5548710: Method and apparatus for an ISDN communication system using active and stand-by ISDN communication adaptors to maintain operation when trouble
(ERROR DETECTION/CORRECTION AND FAULT DETECTION/RECOVERY : DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM ERROR OR FAULT HANDLING : Reliability and availability : Fault recovery :)

Patent 5548711: Method and apparatus for fault tolerant fast writes through buffer dumping
(ERROR DETECTION/CORRECTION AND FAULT DETECTION/RECOVERY : DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM ERROR OR FAULT HANDLING : Reliability and availability : Fault recovery : By masking or reconfiguration : Of memory or peripheral subsystem :)

Patent 5548712: Data storage system and method for managing asynchronous attachment and detachment of storage disks
(ERROR DETECTION/CORRECTION AND FAULT DETECTION/RECOVERY : DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM ERROR OR FAULT HANDLING : Reliability and availability : Fault recovery : By masking or reconfiguration : Of memory or peripheral subsystem : Redundant stored data accessed (e.g., duplicated data, error correction coded data, or other parity-type data) : Reconfiguration (e.g., adding a replacement storage component) :)

Patent 5548713: On-board diagnostic testing
(ERROR DETECTION/CORRECTION AND FAULT DETECTION/RECOVERY : DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM ERROR OR FAULT HANDLING : Reliability and availability : Fault locating (i.e., diagnosis or testing) : Safe shutdown)

Patent 5548714: Means for structuring technical information in establishing a knowledge base and troubleshooting in technical equipment
(ERROR DETECTION/CORRECTION AND FAULT DETECTION/RECOVERY : DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM ERROR OR FAULT HANDLING : Reliability and availability : Fault locating (i.e., diagnosis or testing) : Artificial intelligence (e.g., diagnostic expert system) : With power supply status monitoring)

Patent 5548715: Analysis of untestable faults using discrete node sets
(ERROR DETECTION/CORRECTION AND FAULT DETECTION/RECOVERY : DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM ERROR OR FAULT HANDLING : Reliability and availability : Fault locating (i.e., diagnosis or testing) : Particular access structure : Substituted emulative component (e.g., emulator microprocessor) : Reexecuting single instruction or bus cycle)

Patent 5548716: Recording medium dualizing system
(ERROR DETECTION/CORRECTION AND FAULT DETECTION/RECOVERY : DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM ERROR OR FAULT HANDLING : Reliability and availability : Fault locating (i.e., diagnosis or testing) : Particular stimulus creation : Test sequence at power-up or initialization : Memory emulator feature)

Patent 5548717: Software debugging system and method especially adapted for code debugging within a multi-architecture environment
(DATA PROCESSING: SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT, INSTALLATION, AND MANAGEMENT : SOFTWARE PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT TOOL (E.G., INTEGRATED CASE TOOL OR STAND-ALONE DEVELOPMENT TOOL) : Testing or debugging : Design documentation)

Patent 5548718: Method and system for determining software reliability
(ERROR DETECTION/CORRECTION AND FAULT DETECTION/RECOVERY : DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM ERROR OR FAULT HANDLING : Reliability and availability : Fault locating (i.e., diagnosis or testing) : Analysis (e.g., of output, state, or design) : Of computer software : Memory emulator feature)

Patent 5548719: System and method for analyzing large logic trace array
(ERROR DETECTION/CORRECTION AND FAULT DETECTION/RECOVERY : DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM ERROR OR FAULT HANDLING : Reliability and availability : Fault locating (i.e., diagnosis or testing) : Analysis (e.g., of output, state, or design) : Monitor recognizes sequence of events (e.g., protocol or logic state analyzer) : Memory emulator feature)

Patent 5548720: Fault supervision method for transmission apparatus
(ERROR DETECTION/CORRECTION AND FAULT DETECTION/RECOVERY : DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM ERROR OR FAULT HANDLING : Reliability and availability : Performance monitoring for fault avoidance : Operator interface for diagnosing or testing)

Patent 5548721: Method of conducting secure operations on an uncontrolled network
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: SUPPORT : SECURITY : Computer network : Biometric acquisition)

Patent 5548722: User-centric system for choosing networked services
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MULTICOMPUTER DATA TRANSFERRING : NETWORK COMPUTER CONFIGURING : Accessing a remote server)

Patent 5548723: Object-oriented network protocol configuration system utilizing a dynamically configurable protocol stack
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MULTICOMPUTER DATA TRANSFERRING : COMPUTER-TO-COMPUTER SESSION/CONNECTION ESTABLISHING : Session/connection parameter setting :)

Patent 5548724: File server system and file access control method of the same
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MULTICOMPUTER DATA TRANSFERRING : DISTRIBUTED DATA PROCESSING : Client/server :)

Patent 5548725: System for transmitting command and/or data in a single packet and automatically reporting status a predetermined time after receiving a
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MULTICOMPUTER DATA TRANSFERRING : MASTER/SLAVE COMPUTER CONTROLLING : Priority based messaging)

Patent 5548726: System for activating new service in client server network by reconfiguring the multilayer network protocol stack dynamically within
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MULTICOMPUTER DATA TRANSFERRING : NETWORK COMPUTER CONFIGURING : Reconfiguring :)

Patent 5548727: System for selectively using default protocol without negotiation for first regular communication and appropriate protocol after receiving
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MULTICOMPUTER DATA TRANSFERRING : NETWORK COMPUTER CONFIGURING : Reconfiguring :)

Patent 5548728: System for reducing bus contention using counter of outstanding acknowledgement in sending processor and issuing of acknowledgement
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MULTICOMPUTER DATA TRANSFERRING : MULTICOMPUTER DATA TRANSFERRING VIA SHARED MEMORY : Master accessing slave storage)

Patent 5548729: System for automatically generating and saving control information in a server if requested by a client at system initialization for operating
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MULTICOMPUTER DATA TRANSFERRING : NETWORK COMPUTER CONFIGURING : Initializing :)

Patent 5548730: Intelligent bus bridge for input/output subsystems in a computer system
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INTRASYSTEM CONNECTION (E.G., BUS AND BUS TRANSACTION PROCESSING) : Peripheral adapting)

Patent 5548731: System for forwarding data packets with different formats to different software entitles respectively based upon match between portion of data
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INTRASYSTEM CONNECTION (E.G., BUS AND BUS TRANSACTION PROCESSING) : Peripheral adapting)

Patent 5548732: Bus adapter for transferring signals between a master unit and a slave unit, and system including the bus adapter
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INTRASYSTEM CONNECTION (E.G., BUS AND BUS TRANSACTION PROCESSING) : Protocol : Docking station)

Patent 5548733: Method and apparatus for dynamically controlling the current maximum depth of a pipe lined computer bus system
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INTRASYSTEM CONNECTION (E.G., BUS AND BUS TRANSACTION PROCESSING) : Protocol : Using transmitter and receiver : Hot docking)

Patent 5548734: Equal length symmetric computer bus topology
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INTRASYSTEM CONNECTION (E.G., BUS AND BUS TRANSACTION PROCESSING) : Bus interface architecture : Decentralized bus arbitration)

Patent 5548735: System and method for asynchronously processing store instructions to I/O space
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INPUT/OUTPUT DATA PROCESSING : Input/Output command process : Concurrently performing Input/Output operation and other operation unrelated to Input/Output :)

Patent 5548736: Method and apparatus overcoming delay introduced by instruction interlocking in pipelined instruction execution
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: PROCESSING ARCHITECTURES AND INSTRUCTION PROCESSING (E.G., PROCESSORS) : PROCESSING CONTROL : Branching (e.g., delayed branch, loop control, branch predict, interrupt) : Exeception processing (e.g., interrupts and traps) : Branch prediction)

Patent 5548737: Dynamic load balancing for a multiprocessor pipeline by sorting instructions based on predetermined execution time
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: PROCESSING ARCHITECTURES AND INSTRUCTION PROCESSING (E.G., PROCESSORS) : ARCHITECTURE BASED INSTRUCTION PROCESSING : Microprocessor or multichip or multimodule processor having sequential program control)

Patent 5548738: System and method for processing an instruction in a processing system
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: PROCESSING ARCHITECTURES AND INSTRUCTION PROCESSING (E.G., PROCESSORS) : INSTRUCTION ISSUING : Simultaneous issuance of multiple instructions : Operation)

Patent 5548739: Method and apparatus for rapidly retrieving data from a physically addressed data storage structure using address page crossing predictive
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MEMORY : ADDRESS FORMATION : Address mapping (e.g., conversion, translation) : Virtual addressing : Predicting, look-ahead : Snooping)

Patent 5548740: Information processor efficiently using a plurality of storage devices having different access speeds and a method of operation thereof
(COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING AND SELECTIVE VISUAL DISPLAY SYSTEMS : COMPUTER GRAPHICS DISPLAY MEMORY SYSTEM : Memory allocation : Unified memory architecture (e.g., UMA))

Patent 5548741: IC memory card system having a host processor selectively operable with an IC memory card including either an SRAM or an EEPROM
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MEMORY : STORAGE ACCESSING AND CONTROL : Specific memory composition : Detachable memory : Direct access storage device (DASD))

Patent 5548742: Method and apparatus for combining a direct-mapped cache and a multiple-way cache in a cache memory
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MEMORY : STORAGE ACCESSING AND CONTROL : Hierarchical memories : Caching : Associative : Cross-interrogating)

Patent 5548743: Data processing system with duplex common memory having physical and logical path disconnection upon failure
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MEMORY : STORAGE ACCESSING AND CONTROL : Shared memory area : Memory access blocking : Coherency)

Patent 5548744: Memory circuit and method for setting an operation mode
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MEMORY : STORAGE ACCESSING AND CONTROL : Access timing : Resetting)

Patent 5548745: Method and apparatus for designating context in a windowing environment
(DATA PROCESSING: STRUCTURAL DESIGN, MODELING, SIMULATION, AND EMULATION : EMULATION : Compatibility emulation : I/O adapter (e.g., port, controller))

Patent 5548746: Non-contiguous mapping of I/O addresses to use page protection of a process
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INPUT/OUTPUT DATA PROCESSING : Input/Output addressing :)

Patent 5548747: Bit stack wiring channel optimization with fixed macro placement and variable pin placement
(DATA PROCESSING: DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF CIRCUIT OR SEMICONDUCTOR MASK : CIRCUIT DESIGN : Routing (e.g., routing map, netlisting) : Layout editor (e.g., updating))

Patent 5548748: One-chip semiconductor integrated circuit device having a digital signal processing circuit and an analog signal processing circuit
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: SUPPORT : SYNCHRONIZATION OF CLOCK OR TIMING SIGNALS, DATA, OR PULSES : Using delay : By shutdown of only part of system)

Patent 5548749: Semantic orbject modeling system for creating relational database schemas
(DATA PROCESSING: DATABASE AND FILE MANAGEMENT OR DATA STRUCTURES : DATABASE SCHEMA OR DATA STRUCTURE : Generating database or data structure (e.g., via user interface) : Pattern matching access)

Patent 5548750: System for taking backup in a data base
(DATA PROCESSING: DATABASE AND FILE MANAGEMENT OR DATA STRUCTURES : FILE OR DATABASE MAINTENANCE : Coherency (e.g., same view to multiple users) : Archiving or backup :)

Patent 5548751: Dynamic data storage system allowing variable size records and fields by using linked record segments
(DATA PROCESSING: DATABASE AND FILE MANAGEMENT OR DATA STRUCTURES : DATABASE SCHEMA OR DATA STRUCTURE : Generating database or data structure (e.g., via user interface) : Pattern matching access)

Patent 5548752: Method and system for storing data in a memory device
(DATA PROCESSING: DATABASE AND FILE MANAGEMENT OR DATA STRUCTURES : DATABASE SCHEMA OR DATA STRUCTURE : Distributed or remote access)

Patent 5548753: Automatic electronic mail notification of database events
(DATA PROCESSING: DATABASE AND FILE MANAGEMENT OR DATA STRUCTURES : DATABASE OR FILE ACCESSING :)

Patent 5548754: Optimization of SQL queries using early-out join transformations
(DATA PROCESSING: DATABASE AND FILE MANAGEMENT OR DATA STRUCTURES : DATABASE OR FILE ACCESSING : Access augmentation or optimizing :)

Patent 5548755: System for optimizing correlated SQL queries in a relational database using magic decorrelation
(DATA PROCESSING: DATABASE AND FILE MANAGEMENT OR DATA STRUCTURES : DATABASE OR FILE ACCESSING : Access augmentation or optimizing :)

Patent 5548756: Object-oriented architecture for factory floor management
(DATA PROCESSING: DATABASE AND FILE MANAGEMENT OR DATA STRUCTURES : DATABASE OR FILE ACCESSING : Distributed or remote access : Pattern matching access)

Patent 5548757: Method and apparatus for appending information to data files, ensuring proper end-of-file indication
(DATA PROCESSING: DATABASE AND FILE MANAGEMENT OR DATA STRUCTURES : FILE OR DATABASE MAINTENANCE : Application of database or data structure (e.g., distributed, multimedia, image))

Patent 5548758: Optimization of SQL queries using early-out join transformations of column-bound relational tables
(DATA PROCESSING: DATABASE AND FILE MANAGEMENT OR DATA STRUCTURES : DATABASE OR FILE ACCESSING : Access augmentation or optimizing :)

Patent 5548759: System for storing executable code within a resource data section of an executable file
(DATA PROCESSING: DATABASE AND FILE MANAGEMENT OR DATA STRUCTURES : DATABASE SCHEMA OR DATA STRUCTURE : Distributed or remote access)

Patent 5548760: Message handler
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INTERPROGRAM COMMUNICATION OR INTERPROCESS COMMUNICATION (IPC) : INTERPROGRAM COMMUNICATION USING MESSAGE : Message using queue :)

Patent 5548761: Compiler for target machine independent optimization of data movement, ownership transfer and device control
(DATA PROCESSING: SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT, INSTALLATION, AND MANAGEMENT : SOFTWARE PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT TOOL (E.G., INTEGRATED CASE TOOL OR STAND-ALONE DEVELOPMENT TOOL) : Translation of code : Compiling code : Optimization : Code restructuring : Including instrumentation and profiling)

Patent 5548762: Implementation efficient interrupt select mechanism
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INTERRUPT PROCESSING : Access prioritizing)

Patent 5548763: Desk top computer system having multi-level power management
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: SUPPORT : COMPUTER POWER CONTROL : Power conservation : Active/idle mode processing : Including generation of associated coded record)

Patent 5548764: Power interrupt device with remote activity detector
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: SUPPORT : COMPUTER POWER CONTROL : By external command : Biometric acquisition)

Patent 5548765: Power saving display subsystem for portable computers
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: SUPPORT : COMPUTER POWER CONTROL : Power conservation : By clock speed control (e.g., clock on/off) : Including generation of associated coded record)

Patent 5548766: Microprocessor for selecting data bus terminal width regardless of data transfer mode
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INTRASYSTEM CONNECTION (E.G., BUS AND BUS TRANSACTION PROCESSING) : Bus interface architecture : Bus bridge : Variable or multiple bus width : Physical position bus prioritization)

Patent 5548767: Method and apparatus for streamlined handshaking between state machines
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MULTICOMPUTER DATA TRANSFERRING : COMPUTER-TO-COMPUTER SESSION/CONNECTION ESTABLISHING : Network resource allocating)

Patent 5548768: Data processing system and method thereof
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: PROCESSING ARCHITECTURES AND INSTRUCTION PROCESSING (E.G., PROCESSORS) : ARCHITECTURE BASED INSTRUCTION PROCESSING : Microprocessor or multichip or multimodule processor having sequential program control)

Patent 5548769: Database engine
(DATA PROCESSING: DATABASE AND FILE MANAGEMENT OR DATA STRUCTURES : DATABASE OR FILE ACCESSING :)

Patent 5548770: Method and apparatus for improving retrieval of data from a database
(DATA PROCESSING: DATABASE AND FILE MANAGEMENT OR DATA STRUCTURES : DATABASE OR FILE ACCESSING : Access augmentation or optimizing :)

Patent 5548771: Multi-processor data processing system having multiple ports coupled to multiple interface circuits
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: PROCESSING ARCHITECTURES AND INSTRUCTION PROCESSING (E.G., PROCESSORS) : PROCESSING ARCHITECTURE : Array processor : Array processor element interconnection : Concurrent)

Patent 5548772: Parallel processing system with programmable optical interconnects
(OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS : TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER SYSTEM : Including optical circuit board : Using delay)

Patent 5548773: Digital parallel processor array for optimum path planning
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: PROCESSING ARCHITECTURES AND INSTRUCTION PROCESSING (E.G., PROCESSORS) : PROCESSING ARCHITECTURE : Array processor : Array processor element interconnection : Concurrent)

Patent 5548774: Microcomputer system providing time management enabling control and acquisition of data indicative of condition changes occurring at high
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INTERRUPT PROCESSING : Interrupt prioritizing : Variable : Crossbar)

Patent 5548775: System and method for adaptive active monitoring of high speed data streams using finite state machines
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MEMORY : STORAGE ACCESSING AND CONTROL : Specific memory composition : Shift register memory : Dynamic random access memory)

Patent 5548776: N-wide bypass for data dependencies within register alias table
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: PROCESSING ARCHITECTURES AND INSTRUCTION PROCESSING (E.G., PROCESSORS) : DYNAMIC INSTRUCTION DEPENDENCY CHECKING, MONITORING OR CONFLICT RESOLUTION : Scoreboarding, reservation station, or aliasing : Operation)

Patent 5548777: Interface control system for a CD-ROM driver by memory mapped I/O method having a predetermined base address using an ISA BUS standard
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INPUT/OUTPUT DATA PROCESSING :)

Patent 5548778: System for assigning device to be connected to computer when address from computer is effective by comparing address for entire memory space
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INPUT/OUTPUT DATA PROCESSING : Input/Output addressing :)

Patent 5548779: System for providing system services for a device to a client using stack definition and stack description of a stack having top,
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MULTICOMPUTER DATA TRANSFERRING : DISTRIBUTED DATA PROCESSING : Client/server :)

Patent 5548780: Method for semaphore communication between incompatible bus locking architectures
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INPUT/OUTPUT DATA PROCESSING : Input/Output command process : Address data transfer)

Patent 5548781: Data communication apparatus and method for switching from g3 and compatible mode to ecm mode by inverting protocol message signal
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INPUT/OUTPUT DATA PROCESSING : Peripheral configuration : Protocol selection :)

Patent 5548782: Apparatus for preventing transferring of data with peripheral device for period of time in response to connection or disconnection of the device
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INPUT/OUTPUT DATA PROCESSING : Peripheral monitoring : Mode selection)

Patent 5548783: Composite drive controller including composite disk driver for supporting composite drive accesses and a pass-through driver for
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INPUT/OUTPUT DATA PROCESSING : Peripheral monitoring : Characteristic discrimination :)

Patent 5548784: Automatic disk change detection without causing head movement by step pulses
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INPUT/OUTPUT DATA PROCESSING : Peripheral monitoring : Activity monitoring :)

Patent 5548785: Interface for logic simulation using parallel bus for concurrent transfers and having fifo buffers for sending data to receiving units
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INPUT/OUTPUT DATA PROCESSING : Concurrent Input/Output processing and data transfer : Concurrent data transferring :)

Patent 5548786: Dynamic bus sizing of DMA transfers
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INPUT/OUTPUT DATA PROCESSING : Direct Memory Accessing (DMA) : Concurrent data transferring)

Patent 5548787: Bus cycle timing control circuit having bus cycle enable/disable signal dictated by count means using comparison of predetermined and
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INPUT/OUTPUT DATA PROCESSING : Direct Memory Accessing (DMA) : Timing :)

Patent 5548788: Disk controller having host processor controls the time for transferring data to disk drive by modifying contents of the memory to indicate data
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INPUT/OUTPUT DATA PROCESSING : Transfer direction selection : With access regulating)

Patent 5548789: Message communication processing apparatus for selectively converting storing and transmitting messages of different lengths
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MULTICOMPUTER DATA TRANSFERRING : COMPUTER CONFERENCING : Demand based messaging :)

Patent 5548790: High speed IEEE 488 bus data transfer system
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INPUT/OUTPUT DATA PROCESSING : Data transfer specifying : Burst data transfer :)

Patent 5548791: Input/output control system with plural channel paths to I/O devices
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INPUT/OUTPUT DATA PROCESSING : Input/Output access regulation : Path selection :)

Patent 5548792: Multi-user information retrieval system with transfer delay and high bit rate
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INPUT/OUTPUT DATA PROCESSING : Input/Output access regulation : Access request queuing :)

Patent 5548793: System for controlling arbitration using the memory request signal types generated by the plurality of datapaths
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INPUT/OUTPUT DATA PROCESSING : Input/Output access regulation : Access prioritization :)

Patent 5548794: Data processor and method for providing show cycles on a fast multiplexed bus
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INPUT/OUTPUT DATA PROCESSING : Input/Output access regulation : Accessing via a multiplexer : Vectored)

Patent 5548795: Method for determining command execution dependencies within command queue reordering process
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INPUT/OUTPUT DATA PROCESSING : Input/Output data buffering : Accessing via a multiplexer)

Patent 5548796: Method of automatic retransmission of frames in a local area network
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INPUT/OUTPUT DATA PROCESSING : Input/Output data buffering : Accessing via a multiplexer)

Patent 5548797: Digital clock pulse positioning circuit for delaying a signal input by a fist time duration and a second time duration to provide a positioned
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INPUT/OUTPUT DATA PROCESSING : Input/Output process timing : Transfer rate regulation : Vectored)

Patent 5548798: Method and apparatus for solving dense systems of linear equations with an iterative method that employs partial multiplications using rank
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INPUT/OUTPUT DATA PROCESSING : Peripheral adapting : Input/Output data modification : Data compression and expansion :)

Patent 5548799: Mobile communication system having a control for limiting the number of carriers based on the level of intermodulation distortion
(TELECOMMUNICATIONS : CARRIER WAVE REPEATER OR RELAY SYSTEM (I.E., RETRANSMISSION OF SAME INFORMATION) : Failure compensation (e.g., spare channel) : Channel selection or allocation)

Patent 5548800: Satellite telecommunication system with apparatus for protecting radio astronomy and method of using same
(TELECOMMUNICATIONS : CARRIER WAVE REPEATER OR RELAY SYSTEM (I.E., RETRANSMISSION OF SAME INFORMATION) : Portable or mobile repeater : Space satellite : Auto-dialing)

Patent 5548801: System for determining and registering location of mobile terminal for communication system with non-geosynchronous satellites
(TELECOMMUNICATIONS : CARRIER WAVE REPEATER OR RELAY SYSTEM (I.E., RETRANSMISSION OF SAME INFORMATION) : Portable or mobile repeater : Space satellite : With plural repeater or relay systems : Based on service quality (e.g., bandwidth, etc.))

Patent 5548802: Method and apparatus for a remote network switch for a land mobile transmission trunked communication system
(TELECOMMUNICATIONS : CARRIER WAVE REPEATER OR RELAY SYSTEM (I.E., RETRANSMISSION OF SAME INFORMATION) : Two separate way transmission : Space satellite)

Patent 5548803: Dual-mode booster system
(TELECOMMUNICATIONS : CARRIER WAVE REPEATER OR RELAY SYSTEM (I.E., RETRANSMISSION OF SAME INFORMATION) : Two separate way transmission : Simultaneous using plural repeaters at each location : Power control)

Patent 5548804: Method and arrangement for increasing the capacity in a mobile telephone system
(TELECOMMUNICATIONS : RADIOTELEPHONE SYSTEM : Zoned or cellular telephone system : Roaming : Home location registration (HLR) or visitor location registration (VLR) detail :)

Patent 5548805: Data communication system using spectral overlay
(TELECOMMUNICATIONS : RADIOTELEPHONE SYSTEM : Zoned or cellular telephone system : Channel allocation : Spectrum sharing for different type of system (e.g., point-to-point microwave, television, etc.) : Based on service quality (e.g., bandwidth, etc.))

Patent 5548806: Mobile communication system having a cell structure constituted by integrating macro cells and micro cells
(TELECOMMUNICATIONS : RADIOTELEPHONE SYSTEM : Zoned or cellular telephone system : Handoff : Based upon unit velocity : Based on priority)

Patent 5548807: Mobile communication system comprising base stations each having omnidirectional antenna for reception of interference wave
(MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATIONS : COMMUNICATION OVER FREE SPACE : Having a plurality of contiguous regions served by respective fixed stations : Channel assignment : Hand-off control : Based upon a particular signal quality measurement : Using multiple antennas at a station :)

Patent 5548808: Method for performing a handoff in a communication system
(TELECOMMUNICATIONS : RADIOTELEPHONE SYSTEM : Zoned or cellular telephone system : Handoff : Soft handoff : Based on priority)

Patent 5548809: Spectrum sharing communications system and system for monitoring available spectrum
(TELECOMMUNICATIONS : RADIOTELEPHONE SYSTEM : Zoned or cellular telephone system : Channel allocation : Spectrum sharing for different type of system (e.g., point-to-point microwave, television, etc.) : Based on service quality (e.g., bandwidth, etc.))

Patent 5548810: Hands-free two-way radio communication system
(TELECOMMUNICATIONS : TRANSMITTER : Mobile or portable : With vehicle : In vehicle)

Patent 5548811: Automatic frequency control circuit selectively using frequency-divided local oscillator signal or pilot signal
(TELECOMMUNICATIONS : RECEIVER OR ANALOG MODULATED SIGNAL FREQUENCY CONVERTER : Signal selection based on frequency (e.g., tuning) : With frequency control : Automatic (AFC) : With switching between stages)

Patent 5548812: Method and apparatus for balancing the forward link handoff boundary to the reverse link handoff boundary in a cellular communication system
(TELECOMMUNICATIONS : RADIOTELEPHONE SYSTEM : Zoned or cellular telephone system : Handoff : Soft handoff : Based on priority)

Patent 5548813: Phased array cellular base station and associated methods for enhanced power efficiency
(TELECOMMUNICATIONS : TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER AT SAME STATION (E.G., TRANSCEIVER) : Radiotelephone equipment detail : Base station detail : Having specific antenna arrangement : Waveguide)

 

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