Patents 6169789 - 6170044

 

 

Patent 6169789: Intelligent keyboard system
(TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATIONS : COMPOSITE SUBSTATION OR TERMINAL (E.G., HAVING CALCULATOR, RADIO) : Telegraphy)

Patent 6169790: Method of restricting the duration of telephone calls and telephone implementing such a method
(TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATIONS : WITH USAGE MEASUREMENT (E.G., CALL OR TRAFFIC REGISTER) : Call traffic recording by computer or control processor : Over telephone line)

Patent 6169791: System and method for least cost call routing
(TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATIONS : WITH USAGE MEASUREMENT (E.G., CALL OR TRAFFIC REGISTER) : Call charge metering or monitoring : Least cost : Traffic rate for overload)

Patent 6169792: Method and apparatus for implementing automatic number identification system for DAA
(TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATIONS : SUBSCRIBER LINE OR TRANSMISSION LINE INTERFACE : Wire distribution)

Patent 6169793: Systems and methods for providing order and service mediation for telecommunications systems
(TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATIONS : PLURAL EXCHANGE NETWORK OR INTERCONNECTION : With interexchange network routing : Local number portability (LNP) : Service switching point (SSP))

Patent 6169794: Method and apparatus for synchronizing databases within intelligent network
(TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATIONS : PLURAL EXCHANGE NETWORK OR INTERCONNECTION : With interexchange network routing : Advanced intelligent network (AIN) : Service control point (SCP, ISCP, external database) : Restoration (e.g., backup, recovery))

Patent 6169795: Internet telephony callback system and method of operation
(TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATIONS : SPECIAL SERVICES : Repetitive call attempts (e.g., camp-on-busy, retry) : Ringing signal (e.g. having a predetermined cadence or distinctive ring))

Patent 6169796: Call rerouter method and apparatus
(TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATIONS : SPECIAL SERVICES : Call Waiting : Secretarial or answering service)

Patent 6169797: Method for setting up telecommunication connections
(TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATIONS : PLURAL EXCHANGE NETWORK OR INTERCONNECTION : Interexchange signalling : Central office-to-PBX signalling : Direct inward dialing : Restoration (e.g., backup, recovery))

Patent 6169798: System and method for automatic call
(TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATIONS : CENTRALIZED SWITCHING SYSTEM : Call distribution to operator : Automatic call distributor (ACD) system : With interrupter)

Patent 6169799: Method and apparatus for automatic telephone area-code dialing
(TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATIONS : SUPERVISORY OR CONTROL LINE SIGNALING : Substation originated : Repertory or abbreviated call signal generation : Sub-band analysis)

Patent 6169800: Integrated circuit amplifier and method of adaptive offset
(TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATIONS : SUPERVISORY OR CONTROL LINE SIGNALING : Signal reception at substation : Incoming call alerting : In handset)

Patent 6169801: Digital isolation apparatus and method
(TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATIONS : SUBSCRIBER LINE OR TRANSMISSION LINE INTERFACE : Power supply (e.g., battery feed) : Electronic noninductive)

Patent 6169802: Dynamic private key security system for personal messaging devices
(CRYPTOGRAPHY : KEY MANAGEMENT : Having particular key generator : User-to-user key distributed over data link (i.e., no center))

Patent 6169803: Encryption key processing system to be incorporated into data recovery system or key setting system for generating encryption key
(CRYPTOGRAPHY : KEY MANAGEMENT : Having particular key generator : User-to-user key distributed over data link (i.e., no center))

Patent 6169804: Method for verifying the expected postage security device and its status
(CRYPTOGRAPHY : ELECTRIC SIGNAL MODIFICATION : Having production of printed copy (e.g., printer, typewriter) : By perforated record)

Patent 6169805: System and method of operation for providing user's security on-demand over insecure networks
(CRYPTOGRAPHY : KEY MANAGEMENT : Speech scrambler detail)

Patent 6169806: Computer, computer system and desk-top theater system
(ELECTRICAL AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : BINAURAL AND STEREOPHONIC : Pseudo stereophonic : AM or both AM and angle final modulation)

Patent 6169807: Remote automatic audio level control device
(ELECTRICAL AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : MONITORING OF SOUND : Amplification control responsive to ambient sound : Stereo earphone)

Patent 6169808: Signal compressing circuit
(ELECTRICAL AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : INCLUDING AMPLITUDE OR VOLUME CONTROL : Automatic : With amplitude control)

Patent 6169809: Visual display means incorporating loudspeakers
(ELECTRICAL AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC AUDIO TRANSDUCER : Driven diverse static structure (e.g., wall, sounding board) : Including feedback)

Patent 6169810: Electroacoustic transducer
(ELECTRICAL AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC AUDIO TRANSDUCER : Microphone capsule only : Capacitive : On shock absorbing support)

Patent 6169811: Bandpass loudspeaker system
(ELECTRICAL AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC AUDIO TRANSDUCER : Plural or compound reproducers : Plural diaphragms : Electrical hardware feature)

Patent 6169812: Point source speaker system
(ELECTRICAL AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : BINAURAL AND STEREOPHONIC : Stereo speaker arrangement : Matrix)

Patent 6169813: Frequency transpositional hearing aid with single sideband modulation
(ELECTRICAL AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : HEARING AIDS, ELECTRICAL : Reverberators)

Patent 6169814: Fetal communication device
(ELECTRICAL AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : HAVING NON-ELECTRICAL FEATURE (E.G., MOUNTING) : And loudspeaker : With furniture, clothing, or image presentation means : Device for manipulation)

Patent 6169815: Method for retouching photograph and material used for the same
(IMAGE ANALYSIS : APPLICATIONS :)

Patent 6169816: Identification of objects of interest using multiple illumination schemes and finding overlap of features in corresponding multiple images
(IMAGE ANALYSIS : APPLICATIONS : Biomedical applications : Using a fingerprint)

Patent 6169817: System and method for 4D reconstruction and visualization
(IMAGE ANALYSIS : APPLICATIONS : Biomedical applications : Tomography (e.g., CAT scanner) : With a prism)

Patent 6169819: High performance surface normal compression
(IMAGE ANALYSIS : IMAGE COMPRESSION OR CODING : Context analysis or word recognition (e.g., character string))

Patent 6169820: Data compression process and system for compressing data
(IMAGE ANALYSIS : IMAGE COMPRESSION OR CODING : Adaptive coding (i.e., changes based upon history, activity, busyness, etc.) : Checking spelling for recognition)

Patent 6169821: Picture coder, picture decoder, and picture transmission system
(IMAGE ANALYSIS : IMAGE COMPRESSION OR CODING : Adaptive coding (i.e., changes based upon history, activity, busyness, etc.) : Checking spelling for recognition)

Patent 6169822: Method for correcting direction of document image
(IMAGE ANALYSIS : IMAGE TRANSFORMATION OR PREPROCESSING : Changing the image coordinates : To rotate an image : Where the object is a character, word, or text)

Patent 6169823: Image processing method and apparatus
(IMAGE ANALYSIS : IMAGE TRANSFORMATION OR PREPROCESSING : General purpose image processor : Morphological operations (i.e., local neighborhood operations) : Where the image is an alphanumeric character)

Patent 6169824: Non-linear optical device for processing an optical signal, comprising an interferometer with multiple arms
(OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES : TEMPORAL OPTICAL MODULATION WITHIN AN OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE : Electro-optic : Phase modulation type :)

Patent 6169825: Integrated optical polarizer
(OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES : POLARIZATION WITHOUT MODULATION : Electro-optic)

Patent 6169826: Optical switch
(OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES : WITH OPTICAL COUPLER : Switch (i.e., switching from one terminal to another, not modulation) : Single pole multiple throw (relay switch) : Double pole multiple throw)

Patent 6169827: Micro-optic switch with lithographically fabricated polymer alignment features for the positioning of switch components and optical fibers
(OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES : WITH OPTICAL COUPLER : Switch (i.e., switching from one terminal to another, not modulation) : Single pole multiple throw (relay switch) : Double pole multiple throw)

Patent 6169828: Fiber optic dense wavelength division multiplexer with a phase differential method of wavelength separation utilizing a polarization beam splitter and
(OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES : WITH OPTICAL COUPLER : Input/output coupler : Evanescent wave coupling)

Patent 6169829: Chirped optical fibre grating
(OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES : WITH OPTICAL COUPLER : Input/output coupler : Grating : Spherical)

Patent 6169830: Methods of fabricating grating assisted coupler devices
(OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES : WITH OPTICAL COUPLER : Input/output coupler : Grating : Spherical)

Patent 6169831: Method of making optical chirped grating with an intrinsically chirped grating and external gradient
(OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES : WITH OPTICAL COUPLER : Input/output coupler : Grating : Spherical)

Patent 6169832: System for generating a wavelength stabilized output from a superluminescent diode
(OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES : WITH OPTICAL COUPLER : Particular coupling structure : Tapered coupler : Directional coupler)

Patent 6169833: CMOS-compatible optical bench
(OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES : WITH OPTICAL COUPLER : Particular coupling structure : Fiber to thin film devices : Directional coupler)

Patent 6169834: Slotted composite cable having a cable housing with a tubular opening for copper pairs and a slot for an optical fiber
(OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES : OPTICAL TRANSMISSION CABLE : With electrical conductor in the same cable : End-to-end (butt) coupling)

Patent 6169835: Optical fiber cable with lateral light diffusion
(OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES : OPTICAL TRANSMISSION CABLE : Tightly confined (i.e., fiber tightly held inside the outer sheath) : Particular fiber orientation (e.g., helically wound, etc.) : Sealed from environment)

Patent 6169836: Optical transmission tube and method for making the same
(OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES : OPTICAL FIBER WAVEGUIDE WITH CLADDING : Transition between geometric shapes)

Patent 6169837: Dispersion-flattened optical fiber
(OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES : OPTICAL FIBER WAVEGUIDE WITH CLADDING : Utilizing multiple core or cladding : Concentric : With manipulator)

Patent 6169838: Athermal waveguide grating based device having a temperature compensator in the slab waveguide region
(OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES : PLANAR OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE : Utilizing multiple core or cladding)

Patent 6169839: Light distribution systems and illumination devices
(OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES : NONCYCLINDRICAL OR NONPLANAR SHAPED WAVEGUIDE : Of waveguide cladding)

Patent 6169840: Image-modification methods
(TELEVISION SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR DYNAMIC RECORDING OR REPRODUCING : PROCESSING OF TELEVISION SIGNAL FOR DYNAMIC RECORDING OR REPRODUCING : Using disc)

Patent 6169841: Data bank apparatus and method of a video recording and reproducing system
(TELEVISION SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR DYNAMIC RECORDING OR REPRODUCING : PROCESSING OF TELEVISION SIGNAL FOR DYNAMIC RECORDING OR REPRODUCING : Using disc)

Patent 6169842: Recording and reproducing system for simultaneous recording and reproduction via an information carrier
(TELEVISION SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR DYNAMIC RECORDING OR REPRODUCING : PROCESSING OF TELEVISION SIGNAL FOR DYNAMIC RECORDING OR REPRODUCING : Using disc)

Patent 6169843: Recording and playback of audio-video transport streams
(TELEVISION SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR DYNAMIC RECORDING OR REPRODUCING : PROCESSING OF TELEVISION SIGNAL FOR DYNAMIC RECORDING OR REPRODUCING : Using disc)

Patent 6169844: Program recording methods and apparatus
(TELEVISION SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR DYNAMIC RECORDING OR REPRODUCING : PROCESSING OF TELEVISION SIGNAL FOR DYNAMIC RECORDING OR REPRODUCING : Including programmable apparatus : Disc)

Patent 6169845: Moving-image data recording/reproducing apparatus for simultaneously recording/reproducing a plurality of moving image data items using a
(TELEVISION SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR DYNAMIC RECORDING OR REPRODUCING : PROCESSING OF TELEVISION SIGNAL FOR DYNAMIC RECORDING OR REPRODUCING : Simultaneously recording of a plurality of television signals : Digital technique)

Patent 6169846: Compressed video data recording method and recording apparatus providing improved performance during variable-speed playback
(TELEVISION SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR DYNAMIC RECORDING OR REPRODUCING : PROCESSING OF TELEVISION SIGNAL FOR DYNAMIC RECORDING OR REPRODUCING : Compressing in recording or decompressing in reproducing : Television signal)

Patent 6169847: Portable DVD player
(TELEVISION SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR DYNAMIC RECORDING OR REPRODUCING : PROCESSING OF TELEVISION SIGNAL FOR DYNAMIC RECORDING OR REPRODUCING : Compressing in recording or decompressing in reproducing : Intraframe or interframe : Including television camera)

Patent 6169848: Cross-direction dryer for a machine producing sheet material moving in a machine direction having both gas powered and electric heating portions
(ELECTRIC RESISTANCE HEATING DEVICES : : Combined with nonelectric heating means (e.g., gas, etc.) : Plural separate heating devices)

Patent 6169849: Ventilation--heating apparatus
(ELECTRIC RESISTANCE HEATING DEVICES : : With heat storage means : For subsequent heating by convection : Manually filled tank or container)

Patent 6169850: Air heating device
(ELECTRIC RESISTANCE HEATING DEVICES : : Convection space heater : Central heating type : With air delivery duct : Separate electrode compartment)

Patent 6169851: Space heaters
(ELECTRIC RESISTANCE HEATING DEVICES : : Convection space heater : Combined with radiation : With heat exchange fluid : In plural sections : Counterflow)

Patent 6169852: Rapid vapor generator
(ELECTRIC RESISTANCE HEATING DEVICES : : Vaporizer : Liquid evaporant (e.g., water, etc.) : With wick : Pistol-grip type)

Patent 6169853: Zooming optical system
(PHOTOGRAPHY : CAMERA SHAKE SENSING : Having stabilization system : And means to move film)

Patent 6169854: Display device connectable to a camera
(PHOTOGRAPHY : HAVING WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROL CIRCUIT : Having stabilization system)

Patent 6169855: Distance measuring apparatus
(PHOTOGRAPHY : WITH EXPOSURE OBJECTIVE FOCUSING MEANS, FOCUSING AID, OR RANGEFINDING MEANS : Reliability of focus/distance signal : With mechanical rangefinder)

Patent 6169856: Camera
(PHOTOGRAPHY : WITH EXPOSURE OBJECTIVE FOCUSING MEANS, FOCUSING AID, OR RANGEFINDING MEANS : Optical detail with photoelement system : Scanning emitter)

Patent 6169857: Connection structure for camera and accessory
(PHOTOGRAPHY : WITH POWER SUPPLY DETAIL : Manual data entry using peripheral device)

Patent 6169858: Panoramic image capture aid
(PHOTOGRAPHY : PLURAL IMAGE RECORDING : Removable semiconductor memory)

Patent 6169859: Viewfinder
(PHOTOGRAPHY : WITH VIEWFINDER : Rear plates replaceable)

Patent 6169860: Toner cartridge having encoded wheel
(ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY : DIAGNOSTICS : Unit or part identification : Electrostatic)

Patent 6169861: Feedback toner concentration control for an imaging system
(ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY : CONTROL OF ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY PROCESS : Control of developing : Concentration control : In response to potential of latent image)

Patent 6169862: Image forming apparatus with nip time changing device
(ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY : CONTROL OF ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY PROCESS : Control of transfer : Concentration control)

Patent 6169863: Image formation apparatus capable of receiving plural jobs
(ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY : MACHINE OPERATION : Job mode : User access)

Patent 6169864: Toner container including a movably mounted sealing member
(ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY : INTERNAL MACHINE ENVIRONMENT : Particle or contaminant control : Seal : Developer seal : Toner cartridge : Optical detector)

Patent 6169865: Developing device frame process cartridge and electrophotographic image forming apparatus
(ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY : HAVING PARTICULAR STRUCTURE : Modular or displaceable : Process cartridge unit : Developer seal)

Patent 6169866: Process cartridge and electrophotographic image forming apparatus
(ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY : HAVING PARTICULAR STRUCTURE : Modular or displaceable : Process cartridge unit : Developer seal)

Patent 6169867: Toner-guiding sheet, cleaning apparatus, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus
(ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY : HAVING PARTICULAR STRUCTURE : Modular or displaceable : Cleaning unit : New and waste toner container)

Patent 6169868: Electrophotographic apparatus
(ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY : IMAGE FORMATION : Photoconductive member : To produce outline image)

Patent 6169869: Image forming apparatus and process cartridge
(ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY : IMAGE FORMATION : Photoconductive member : To produce outline image)

Patent 6169870: Color image forming apparatus and belt unit and image forming unit thereof
(ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY : IMAGE FORMATION : Transfer : Dry development)

Patent 6169871: Fixing apparatus with improved fixing efficiency
(ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY : IMAGE FORMATION : Fixing (e.g., fusing) : By heat and pressure : Heated roller : Cleaning member)

Patent 6169872: Electrostatic cleaning belt brush
(ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY : CLEANING OF IMAGING SURFACE : Fibrous brush : Having applied voltage : Lamination)

Patent 6169873: Automated face up and down detection of image information
(ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY : DOCUMENT HANDLING : Original : Duplex)

Patent 6169874: Anti-wrinkle fuser baffle
(ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY : DOCUMENT HANDLING : Copy : Delivering from transfer position : To fixing (e.g., fuser) : Claw)

Patent 6169875: Envelope transport structure
(ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY : DOCUMENT HANDLING : Copy : Delivering from transfer position : To fixing (e.g., fuser) : Claw)

Patent 6169876: Vehicle seat mounted educational book
(EDUCATION AND DEMONSTRATION : AUDIO RECORDING AND VISUAL MEANS : Common carrier for visual means and audio recording : Optics)

Patent 6169877: High density TV motion picture distribution network
(INTERACTIVE VIDEO DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS : SATELLITE VIDEO DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM : Interactive program selection)

Patent 6169878: Apparatus and method for transmitting terrestrial signals on a common frequency with satellite transmissions
(INTERACTIVE VIDEO DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS : SATELLITE VIDEO DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM : Interactive program selection)

Patent 6169879: System and method of interconnecting and using components of home entertainment system
(INTERACTIVE VIDEO DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS : VIDEO DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM WITH UPSTREAM COMMUNICATION : Transmission network : Having significant intermediate network unit (e.g., hub, substation, etc.) : Conveyed in video image)

Patent 6169880: Method and system of load sharing and prioritization of radio repeaters
(TELECOMMUNICATIONS : CARRIER WAVE REPEATER OR RELAY SYSTEM (I.E., RETRANSMISSION OF SAME INFORMATION) : Portable or mobile repeater : Fading compensation)

Patent 6169881: Method and apparatus for predicting impending service outages for ground-to-satellite terminal in a satellite communication system
(TELECOMMUNICATIONS : CARRIER WAVE REPEATER OR RELAY SYSTEM (I.E., RETRANSMISSION OF SAME INFORMATION) : Portable or mobile repeater : Space satellite : Auto-dialing)

Patent 6169882: Radio display pager with controller for prioritized message management
(COMMUNICATIONS: ELECTRICAL : SELECTIVE : Having indication or alarm (e.g., location indication) : Code responsive (i.e., paging) : Message presentation : Storing or retrieving message (e.g., received message database handling) : News information provider (e.g., sports, weather, etc.))

Patent 6169883: Remote test of a subscriber connection in a system implementing a wireless subscriber connection
(TELECOMMUNICATIONS : TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER AT SEPARATE STATIONS : Having measuring, testing, or monitoring of system or part : Anti-multipath)

Patent 6169884: Method and apparatus for reducing power in radio transmitters
(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 : Transmission power control technique : On-site or multi-site trunking)

Patent 6169885: Radio devices including power amplifier control circuits with hardware lockouts
(TELECOMMUNICATIONS : TRANSMITTER : With feedback of modulated output signal : Automatic adjustment of tuning)

Patent 6169886: Power amplifier control according to a delayed waveform suitable for use in a communication device
(TELECOMMUNICATIONS : TRANSMITTER : Power control, power supply, or bias voltage supply : Gain control : Automatically controlled)

Patent 6169887: Range extension within a communication system
(TELECOMMUNICATIONS : RECEIVER OR ANALOG MODULATED SIGNAL FREQUENCY CONVERTER : Local control of receiver operation : Gain control : Automatic : Nonlinear automatic gain control : Delayed : Different delay for different signal stages or thresholds :)

Patent 6169888: Receiving antenna scanning diversity system with controllable switching
(TELECOMMUNICATIONS : RECEIVER OR ANALOG MODULATED SIGNAL FREQUENCY CONVERTER : With wave collector (e.g., antenna) : Plural separate collectors : Selectively or alternately connected to receiver : By signal quality (e.g., noise) : Voltage control of oscillator)

Patent 6169889: Method and electronic device using random pulse characteristics in digital signals
(TELECOMMUNICATIONS : RECEIVER OR ANALOG MODULATED SIGNAL FREQUENCY CONVERTER : Noise or interference elimination : With coupling to a stage of the receiver)

Patent 6169890: Mobile telephone system and method for carrying out financial transactions using a mobile telephone system
(TELECOMMUNICATIONS : RADIOTELEPHONE SYSTEM : Usage measurement : Billing :)

Patent 6169891: Method and apparatus for billing of wireless telephone calls
(TELECOMMUNICATIONS : RADIOTELEPHONE SYSTEM : Usage measurement : Billing : At remote station :)

Patent 6169892: Flow control of authentication triplet request for reducing usage time of a central processor
(TELECOMMUNICATIONS : RADIOTELEPHONE SYSTEM : Security or fraud prevention : Privacy, lock-out, or authentication : At remote station)

Patent 6169893: Wireless communication system that supports multiple standards, multiple protocol revisions, multiple extended services and multiple extended
(TELECOMMUNICATIONS : RADIOTELEPHONE SYSTEM : Special service : Voice mail)

Patent 6169894: Apparatus, method and system for mobile broadcast of information specific to a geographic region
(TELECOMMUNICATIONS : RADIOTELEPHONE SYSTEM : Special service : Voice mail)

Patent 6169895: Landline-supported private base station for collecting data and switchable into a cellular network
(TELECOMMUNICATIONS : RADIOTELEPHONE SYSTEM : Zoned or cellular telephone system : Diagnostic testing, malfunction indication, or electrical condition measurement : Control of another apparatus)

Patent 6169896: System for evaluating communication network services
(TELECOMMUNICATIONS : RADIOTELEPHONE SYSTEM : Zoned or cellular telephone system : Diagnostic testing, malfunction indication, or electrical condition measurement : System equipment :)

Patent 6169897: Mobile communications system and mobile terminal therefor with capabilities to access local information resources
(TELECOMMUNICATIONS : RADIOTELEPHONE SYSTEM : Zoned or cellular telephone system : Location monitoring : Position based personal service : Based on service quality (e.g., bandwidth, etc.))

Patent 6169898: Apparatus, and associated method, for maintaining a selected quality of service level in a radio communication system
(TELECOMMUNICATIONS : RADIOTELEPHONE SYSTEM : Zoned or cellular telephone system : Roaming : Service profile :)

Patent 6169899: System and method for providing historical data for location services
(TELECOMMUNICATIONS : RADIOTELEPHONE SYSTEM : Zoned or cellular telephone system : Roaming : Home location registration (HLR) or visitor location registration (VLR) detail :)

Patent 6169900: Reverse inter-MSC handover
(TELECOMMUNICATIONS : RADIOTELEPHONE SYSTEM : Zoned or cellular telephone system : Handoff : Handoff initiated by another source (e.g., target, user initiated, mobile switching center (MSC), or mobile telephone switching office (MTSO), etc.) : Based on priority)

Patent 6169901: Mobile telephone with interial identifier in location messages
(TELECOMMUNICATIONS : RADIOTELEPHONE SYSTEM : Zoned or cellular telephone system : Location monitoring : Quiet or transmission prevention mode : Based on service quality (e.g., bandwidth, etc.))

Patent 6169902: Information terminal, processing method by information terminal, information providing apparatus and information network system
(TELECOMMUNICATIONS : RADIOTELEPHONE SYSTEM : Zoned or cellular telephone system : Location monitoring : Quiet or transmission prevention mode : Based on service quality (e.g., bandwidth, etc.))

Patent 6169903: Method and apparatus in a wireless communication system for determining a location at which a subscriber unit is positioned
(TELECOMMUNICATIONS : RADIOTELEPHONE SYSTEM : Zoned or cellular telephone system : Specific paging technique : Location display)

Patent 6169904: System and method for automatically distributing communications to selected locations
(TELECOMMUNICATIONS : RADIOTELEPHONE SYSTEM : Including personal numbering system (i.e., intelligent network for subscriber tracking or follow-me subscriber feature) : Specific paging technique)

Patent 6169905: Digital cordless telephone apparatus
(TELECOMMUNICATIONS : RADIOTELEPHONE SYSTEM : Including private cordless extension system : Specific paging technique)

Patent 6169906: Method of transmitting messages in a dispatch call
(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 : Having talk group :)

Patent 6169907: Power control of remote communication devices
(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 : Transmission power control technique : On-site or multi-site trunking)

Patent 6169908: Telecommunication system
(TELECOMMUNICATIONS : TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER AT SAME STATION (E.G., TRANSCEIVER) : Radiotelephone equipment detail : Interface attached device (e.g., interface with modem, facsimile, computer, etc.) : Personal digitial assistant)

Patent 6169909: Mobile communication system with re-connect function for non-speech data communications
(TELECOMMUNICATIONS : TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER AT SAME STATION (E.G., TRANSCEIVER) : Radiotelephone equipment detail : Interface attached device (e.g., interface with modem, facsimile, computer, etc.) : Personal digitial assistant)

Patent 6169910: Focused narrow beam communication system
(TELECOMMUNICATIONS : TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER AT SAME STATION (E.G., TRANSCEIVER) : Radiotelephone equipment detail : Base station detail : Having specific antenna arrangement : Waveguide)

Patent 6169911: Graphical user interface for a portable telephone
(TELECOMMUNICATIONS : TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER AT SAME STATION (E.G., TRANSCEIVER) : Radiotelephone equipment detail : Having display : Having specific antenna arrangement)

Patent 6169912: RF front-end with signal cancellation using receiver signal to eliminate duplexer for a cordless phone
(TELECOMMUNICATIONS : TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER AT SAME STATION (E.G., TRANSCEIVER) : Radiotelephone equipment detail : Hands-free or loudspeaking arrangement : Noise suppression or echo cancellation : Waveguide)

Patent 6169913: Non-invasive uterine activity sensor
(SURGERY : DIAGNOSTIC TESTING : Measuring or detecting nonradioactive constituent of body liquid by means placed against or in body throughout test : Infrared, visible light, or ultraviolet radiation directed on or through body or constituent released therefrom :)

Patent 6169914: Devices and methods for monitoring female arousal
(SURGERY : DIAGNOSTIC TESTING : Measuring or detecting nonradioactive constituent of body liquid by means placed against or in body throughout test : Infrared, visible light, or ultraviolet radiation directed on or through body or constituent released therefrom : Determining blood constituent : Oxygen saturation, e.g., oximeter : Measured at specified areas of body portions : Inserted in body)

Patent 6169915: Device for fastening of sensors to the surface of the skin and a method for detecting the removal of sensors from the surface of the skin
(SURGERY : DIAGNOSTIC TESTING : Structure of body-contacting electrode or electrode inserted in body : Coagulation)

Patent 6169916: Electrophysiology catheter with multifunctional wire and method for making
(SURGERY : DIAGNOSTIC TESTING : Structure of body-contacting electrode or electrode inserted in body : Electrode placed in body : Determining ion concentration/partial pressure)

Patent 6169917: Method and device for reconstructing three-dimensional images of blood vessels, particularly coronary arteries, or other three-dimensional
(SURGERY : DIAGNOSTIC TESTING : Detecting nuclear, electromagnetic, or ultrasonic radiation : Measuring force required to produce standard or measured eye flattening (applanation))

Patent 6169918: Cardiac rhythm management system with cross-chamber soft blanking
(SURGERY : DIAGNOSTIC TESTING : Cardiovascular : Heart : Detecting heartbeat electric signal : Entire testing assembly supported on wrist)

Patent 6169919: System and method for quantifying alternation in an electrocardiogram signal
(SURGERY : DIAGNOSTIC TESTING : Cardiovascular : Heart : Detecting heartbeat electric signal : Detecting arrhythmia : Tachycardia or fibrillation detected : Repeating pressurization cycle)

Patent 6169920: Iontophoretic drug delivery apparatus
(SURGERY : MEANS FOR INTRODUCING OR REMOVING MATERIAL FROM BODY FOR THERAPEUTIC PURPOSES (E.G., MEDICATING, IRRIGATING, ASPIRATING, ETC.) : Infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, X-ray or electrical energy applied to body (e.g., iontophoresis, etc.) : Tubular inserting means releasably interlocked with ejector)

Patent 6169921: Autocapture determination for an implantable cardioverter defibrillator
(SURGERY: LIGHT, THERMAL, AND ELECTRICAL APPLICATION : LIGHT, THERMAL, AND ELECTRICAL APPLICATION : Electrical therapeutic systems : Combined cardioverting/defibrillating and pacing :)

Patent 6169922: Defibrillating cardiac jacket with interwoven electrode grids
(SURGERY: LIGHT, THERMAL, AND ELECTRICAL APPLICATION : LIGHT, THERMAL, AND ELECTRICAL APPLICATION : Electrical therapeutic systems : Cardioverting/defibrillating :)

Patent 6169923: Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator with automatic arrhythmia detection criteria adjustment
(SURGERY: LIGHT, THERMAL, AND ELECTRICAL APPLICATION : LIGHT, THERMAL, AND ELECTRICAL APPLICATION : Electrical therapeutic systems : Cardioverting/defibrillating :)

Patent 6169924: Spinal cord stimulation
(SURGERY: LIGHT, THERMAL, AND ELECTRICAL APPLICATION : LIGHT, THERMAL, AND ELECTRICAL APPLICATION : Electrical therapeutic systems : Stimulating reproductive organ : Feature of generator-applicator connection)

Patent 6169925: Telemetry system for implantable medical devices
(SURGERY: LIGHT, THERMAL, AND ELECTRICAL APPLICATION : LIGHT, THERMAL, AND ELECTRICAL APPLICATION : Electrical therapeutic systems : Telemetry or communications circuits : Producing aural effects by stimulation)

Patent 6169926: RF electrode array for low-rate collagen shrinkage in capsular shift procedures and methods of use
(SURGERY: LIGHT, THERMAL, AND ELECTRICAL APPLICATION : LIGHT, THERMAL, AND ELECTRICAL APPLICATION : Thermal applicators : Electric current : Localized application : By partially or wholly implanted device)

Patent 6169927: Control system for an industrial installation
(DATA PROCESSING: GENERIC CONTROL SYSTEMS OR SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS : GENERIC CONTROL SYSTEM, APPARATUS OR PROCESS :)

Patent 6169928: Apparatus and method for sharing data among a plurality of control devices on a communications network
(DATA PROCESSING: GENERIC CONTROL SYSTEMS OR SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS : GENERIC CONTROL SYSTEM, APPARATUS OR PROCESS : Plural processors : Including sequence or logic processor : Shared memory)

Patent 6169929: Automatic polling for user interrupts in a programmable controller using relay ladder logic
(DATA PROCESSING: GENERIC CONTROL SYSTEMS OR SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS : GENERIC CONTROL SYSTEM, APPARATUS OR PROCESS : Sequential or selective : Operator interface (e.g., display with control) : Specific programming (e.g., relay or ladder logic) : Clock-calendar (e.g., time of day))

Patent 6169930: Method and apparatus for preventing cold temperature induced damage in a disk drive
(DATA PROCESSING: GENERIC CONTROL SYSTEMS OR SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS : GENERIC CONTROL SYSTEM, APPARATUS OR PROCESS : Having protection or reliability feature : Fine/coarse)

Patent 6169931: Method and system for modeling, predicting and optimizing chemical mechanical polishing pad wear and extending pad life
(DATA PROCESSING: GENERIC CONTROL SYSTEMS OR SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS : SPECIFIC APPLICATION, APPARATUS OR PROCESS : Product assembly or manufacturing : Design or planning : Positional with nonpositional)

Patent 6169932: Automated production of instrument faces and instruments
(DATA PROCESSING: GENERIC CONTROL SYSTEMS OR SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS : SPECIFIC APPLICATION, APPARATUS OR PROCESS : Product assembly or manufacturing : Particular manufactured product or operation : Having identification controlled manufacturing operation)

Patent 6169933: Method and apparatus for monitoring plasma processing operations
(DATA PROCESSING: GENERIC CONTROL SYSTEMS OR SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS : SPECIFIC APPLICATION, APPARATUS OR PROCESS : Product assembly or manufacturing : Particular manufactured product or operation : Integrated circuit production or semiconductor fabrication : Rapid prototyping (e.g., layer-by-layer, material deposition))

Patent 6169934: Wire harness manufacturing system
(DATA PROCESSING: GENERIC CONTROL SYSTEMS OR SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS : SPECIFIC APPLICATION, APPARATUS OR PROCESS : Article handling : Particular manufactured product or operation)

Patent 6169935: Control method of stocker entry task and stocker exit task in semiconductor wafer cassette transportation apparatus
(DATA PROCESSING: GENERIC CONTROL SYSTEMS OR SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS : SPECIFIC APPLICATION, APPARATUS OR PROCESS : Article handling : Article storing, retrieval, or arrangement (e.g., warehousing, automated library) : Heating)

Patent 6169936: Method of controlling the input station in a letter-sorting installation
(DATA PROCESSING: GENERIC CONTROL SYSTEMS OR SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS : SPECIFIC APPLICATION, APPARATUS OR PROCESS : Article handling : Associating or disassociating plural articles : Collating or sorting : Having an identification code : Monitoring or inspection (e.g., incomplete assembly))

Patent 6169937: Subbase programmable control system
(DATA PROCESSING: GENERIC CONTROL SYSTEMS OR SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS : SPECIFIC APPLICATION, APPARATUS OR PROCESS : Mechanical control system : HVAC control : Of fuel)

Patent 6169938: Transponder communication of ORVR presence
(DATA PROCESSING: GENERIC CONTROL SYSTEMS OR SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS : SPECIFIC APPLICATION, APPARATUS OR PROCESS : Specific application of positional responsive control system : For heating or cooling)

Patent 6169939: Method of generating a vehicle lateral acceleration signal for use in an active tilt control system
(DATA PROCESSING: VEHICLES, NAVIGATION, AND RELATIVE LOCATION : VEHICLE CONTROL, GUIDANCE, OPERATION, OR INDICATION :)

Patent 6169940: Automatic driving system
(DATA PROCESSING: VEHICLES, NAVIGATION, AND RELATIVE LOCATION : VEHICLE CONTROL, GUIDANCE, OPERATION, OR INDICATION : Automatic route guidance vehicle : Railway vehicle speed control)

Patent 6169942: Process for determining the time elapsed between stopping a motor vehicle engine and restarting the engine.
(DATA PROCESSING: VEHICLES, NAVIGATION, AND RELATIVE LOCATION : VEHICLE CONTROL, GUIDANCE, OPERATION, OR INDICATION : Vehicle diagnosis or maintenance indication : Having image processing)

Patent 6169943: Motor vehicle diagnostic system using hand-held remote control
(DATA PROCESSING: VEHICLES, NAVIGATION, AND RELATIVE LOCATION : VEHICLE CONTROL, GUIDANCE, OPERATION, OR INDICATION : Vehicle diagnosis or maintenance indication : Having image processing)

Patent 6169944: Microcomputer-built-in, on-vehicle electric unit
(DATA PROCESSING: VEHICLES, NAVIGATION, AND RELATIVE LOCATION : VEHICLE CONTROL, GUIDANCE, OPERATION, OR INDICATION : Vehicle subsystem or accessory control : With data recording device)

Patent 6169945: Process for controlling occupant safety devices corresponding to the requirements
(DATA PROCESSING: VEHICLES, NAVIGATION, AND RELATIVE LOCATION : VEHICLE CONTROL, GUIDANCE, OPERATION, OR INDICATION : Vehicle subsystem or accessory control : Control of vehicle safety devices (e.g., airbag, seat-belt, etc.) : Artificial intelligence (e.g., fuzzy logic))

Patent 6169946: Device and method for controlling accident protection triggering devices in motor vehicles
(DATA PROCESSING: VEHICLES, NAVIGATION, AND RELATIVE LOCATION : VEHICLE CONTROL, GUIDANCE, OPERATION, OR INDICATION : Vehicle subsystem or accessory control : Control of vehicle safety devices (e.g., airbag, seat-belt, etc.) : Artificial intelligence (e.g., fuzzy logic))

Patent 6169947: Vehicle occupant protection system
(DATA PROCESSING: VEHICLES, NAVIGATION, AND RELATIVE LOCATION : VEHICLE CONTROL, GUIDANCE, OPERATION, OR INDICATION : Vehicle subsystem or accessory control : Control of vehicle safety devices (e.g., airbag, seat-belt, etc.) : Artificial intelligence (e.g., fuzzy logic))

Patent 6169948: Front control system, area setting method and control panel for construction machine
(DATA PROCESSING: VEHICLES, NAVIGATION, AND RELATIVE LOCATION : VEHICLE CONTROL, GUIDANCE, OPERATION, OR INDICATION : Construction or agricultural-type vehicle (e.g., crane, forklift) : Vehicle equipment position control (e.g., seat, mirror, door, window, headrest, or headlamp))

Patent 6169949: Control apparatus of automatic transmission for vehicle and control method of automatic transmission for vehicle
(DATA PROCESSING: VEHICLES, NAVIGATION, AND RELATIVE LOCATION : VEHICLE CONTROL, GUIDANCE, OPERATION, OR INDICATION : Transmission control : Vehicle equipment position control (e.g., seat, mirror, door, window, headrest, or headlamp))

Patent 6169950: Method for controlling a vehicle drive unit having a continuously variable transmission
(DATA PROCESSING: VEHICLES, NAVIGATION, AND RELATIVE LOCATION : VEHICLE CONTROL, GUIDANCE, OPERATION, OR INDICATION : Transmission control : And other vehicle control : By frequency or waveform analysis)

Patent 6169951: Active brake control having yaw rate estimation
(DATA PROCESSING: VEHICLES, NAVIGATION, AND RELATIVE LOCATION : VEHICLE CONTROL, GUIDANCE, OPERATION, OR INDICATION : Indication or control of braking, acceleration, or deceleration : Adaptive control)

Patent 6169952: System for determining passability of vehicle
(DATA PROCESSING: VEHICLES, NAVIGATION, AND RELATIVE LOCATION : VEHICLE CONTROL, GUIDANCE, OPERATION, OR INDICATION : Indication or control of braking, acceleration, or deceleration : Antiskid, antilock, or brake slip control : During cornering or turning of vehicle : Using a transmission ratio as feedback control)

Patent 6169953: Method and apparatus for protecting an engine from overheating
(DATA PROCESSING: VEHICLES, NAVIGATION, AND RELATIVE LOCATION : VEHICLE CONTROL, GUIDANCE, OPERATION, OR INDICATION : With indicator or control of power plant (e.g., performance) : Vehicle speed control (e.g., cruise control))

Patent 6169954: Intelligent public transit system using dual-mode vehicles
(DATA PROCESSING: VEHICLES, NAVIGATION, AND RELATIVE LOCATION : VEHICLE CONTROL, GUIDANCE, OPERATION, OR INDICATION : Traffic analysis or control of surface vehicle : Internal-combustion engine)

Patent 6169955: Communication and navigation system incorporating position determination
(DATA PROCESSING: VEHICLES, NAVIGATION, AND RELATIVE LOCATION : NAVIGATION : Determining balance or center of gravity (e.g., load distribution of vehicle))

Patent 6169956: Vehicle navigation system providing for determination of a point on the border of a map stored in memory on the basis of a destination remote from
(DATA PROCESSING: VEHICLES, NAVIGATION, AND RELATIVE LOCATION : NAVIGATION : Employing position determining equipment : For use in a map data base system : Including route searching or determining device : Specific memory or interfacing device)

Patent 6169957: Satellite signal receiver with speed computing integrity control
(DATA PROCESSING: VEHICLES, NAVIGATION, AND RELATIVE LOCATION : NAVIGATION : Employing position determining equipment : Using Global Positioning System (GPS) : Having variable map scale)

Patent 6169958: Ionospheric correction for single frequency GPS receivers using three satellites
(DATA PROCESSING: VEHICLES, NAVIGATION, AND RELATIVE LOCATION : NAVIGATION : Employing position determining equipment : Using Global Positioning System (GPS) : Having variable map scale)

Patent 6169959: Method of predicting kinematics for surface multiples
(DATA PROCESSING: MEASURING, CALIBRATING, OR TESTING : MEASUREMENT SYSTEM IN A SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENT : Earth science : Seismology : Filtering or noise reduction/removal : Fluid flow investigation)

Patent 6169960: Method for determining the damage potential of the different types of wafer defects
(DATA PROCESSING: MEASURING, CALIBRATING, OR TESTING : MEASUREMENT SYSTEM IN A SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENT : Mechanical measurement system : Flaw or defect detection : Location : Fluid flow investigation)

Patent 6169961: Method and apparatus for producing an insulation displacement terminal and the same
(DATA PROCESSING: MEASURING, CALIBRATING, OR TESTING : MEASUREMENT SYSTEM IN A SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENT : Mechanical measurement system : Force or torque measurement : Radiant energy (e.g., X-ray, infrared, laser))

Patent 6169962: Systems and methods for controlling gas flow from landfills
(DATA PROCESSING: MEASURING, CALIBRATING, OR TESTING : MEASUREMENT SYSTEM IN A SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENT : Mechanical measurement system : Flow metering : Pressure, resistive, or capacitive sensor : Torsional, shear, tensile, or compression)

Patent 6169963: Magnetic field strength mapping system
(DATA PROCESSING: MEASURING, CALIBRATING, OR TESTING : MEASUREMENT SYSTEM IN A SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENT : Electrical signal parameter measurement system : Vibration detection)

Patent 6169964: Apparatus for controlling consumption by a household appliance
(DATA PROCESSING: MEASURING, CALIBRATING, OR TESTING : MEASUREMENT SYSTEM : Temperature measuring system : Thermal related property : Infrared)

Patent 6169965: Fluid property and flow sensing via a common frequency generator and FFT
(DATA PROCESSING: MEASURING, CALIBRATING, OR TESTING : MEASUREMENT SYSTEM : Temperature measuring system : Thermal related property : Infrared)

Patent 6169966: Apparatus for detecting a moving state of an object
(DATA PROCESSING: MEASURING, CALIBRATING, OR TESTING : MEASUREMENT SYSTEM : Speed : Within an enclosure)

Patent 6169967: Cascade method and apparatus for providing engineered solutions for a well programming process
(DATA PROCESSING: STRUCTURAL DESIGN, MODELING, SIMULATION, AND EMULATION : SIMULATING NONELECTRICAL DEVICE OR SYSTEM : Fluid : Well or reservoir :)

Patent 6169968: Apparatus and method for estimating performance integrated circuit
(DATA PROCESSING: STRUCTURAL DESIGN, MODELING, SIMULATION, AND EMULATION : SIMULATING ELECTRONIC DEVICE OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM : Circuit simulation : Well or reservoir)

Patent 6169969: Device and method for full-text large-dictionary string matching using n-gram hashing
(DATA PROCESSING: SPEECH SIGNAL PROCESSING, LINGUISTICS, LANGUAGE TRANSLATION, AND AUDIO COMPRESSION/DECOMPRESSION : LINGUISTICS : Dictionary building, modification, or prioritization : Storage or retrieval of data)

Patent 6169970: Generalized analysis-by-synthesis speech coding method and apparatus
(DATA PROCESSING: SPEECH SIGNAL PROCESSING, LINGUISTICS, LANGUAGE TRANSLATION, AND AUDIO COMPRESSION/DECOMPRESSION : SPEECH SIGNAL PROCESSING : For storage or transmission : Linear prediction : Correlation function)

Patent 6169971: Method to suppress noise in digital voice processing
(DATA PROCESSING: SPEECH SIGNAL PROCESSING, LINGUISTICS, LANGUAGE TRANSLATION, AND AUDIO COMPRESSION/DECOMPRESSION : SPEECH SIGNAL PROCESSING : For storage or transmission : Gain control : Excitation patterns)

Patent 6169972: Information analysis and method
(DATA PROCESSING: SPEECH SIGNAL PROCESSING, LINGUISTICS, LANGUAGE TRANSLATION, AND AUDIO COMPRESSION/DECOMPRESSION : SPEECH SIGNAL PROCESSING : Recognition : Word recognition : Specialized models : Natural language : Hidden Markov Model (HMM) (EPO))

Patent 6169973: Encoding method and apparatus, decoding method and apparatus and recording medium
(DATA PROCESSING: SPEECH SIGNAL PROCESSING, LINGUISTICS, LANGUAGE TRANSLATION, AND AUDIO COMPRESSION/DECOMPRESSION : AUDIO SIGNAL BANDWIDTH COMPRESSION OR EXPANSION : Application)

Patent 6169974: Method for closed loop processing of transactions utilizing bank card association
(DATA PROCESSING: FINANCIAL, BUSINESS PRACTICE, MANAGEMENT, OR COST/PRICE DETERMINATION : AUTOMATED ELECTRICAL FINANCIAL OR BUSINESS PRACTICE OR MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENT : Finance (e.g., banking, investment or credit) : Including funds transfer or credit transaction : Tax strategies)

Patent 6169975: Point-of-distribution pre-paid card vending system
(DATA PROCESSING: FINANCIAL, BUSINESS PRACTICE, MANAGEMENT, OR COST/PRICE DETERMINATION : AUTOMATED ELECTRICAL FINANCIAL OR BUSINESS PRACTICE OR MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENT : Finance (e.g., banking, investment or credit) : Including funds transfer or credit transaction : Requiring authorization or authentication : Including Automatic Teller Machine (i.e., ATM))

Patent 6169976: Method and apparatus for regulating the use of licensed products
(DATA PROCESSING: FINANCIAL, BUSINESS PRACTICE, MANAGEMENT, OR COST/PRICE DETERMINATION : BUSINESS PROCESSING USING CRYPTOGRAPHY : Usage protection of distributed data files : Licensing : Having origin or program ID)

Patent 6169977: Method and system of assigning rates based on class service and discount level
(DATA PROCESSING: FINANCIAL, BUSINESS PRACTICE, MANAGEMENT, OR COST/PRICE DETERMINATION : FOR COST/PRICE : Postage meter system : Special service or fee (e.g., discount, surcharge, adjustment, etc.) : With paper check handling)

Patent 6169978: Mail handling process and device
(DATA PROCESSING: FINANCIAL, BUSINESS PRACTICE, MANAGEMENT, OR COST/PRICE DETERMINATION : FOR COST/PRICE : Postage meter system : With specific mail handling means : With paper check handling)

Patent 6169979: Computer-assisted sales system for utilities
(DATA PROCESSING: FINANCIAL, BUSINESS PRACTICE, MANAGEMENT, OR COST/PRICE DETERMINATION : FOR COST/PRICE : Utility usage : Specialized function performed)

Patent 6169980: Method for operating a neural network with missing and/or incomplete data
(DATA PROCESSING: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE : NEURAL NETWORK : Learning task : Prediction :)

Patent 6169981: 3-brain architecture for an intelligent decision and control system
(DATA PROCESSING: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE : NEURAL NETWORK : Learning task : Control :)

Patent 6169982: Parallel data base record distribution method and parallel data base management system
(DATA PROCESSING: DATABASE AND FILE MANAGEMENT OR DATA STRUCTURES : DATABASE OR FILE ACCESSING :)

Patent 6169983: Index merging for database systems
(DATA PROCESSING: DATABASE AND FILE MANAGEMENT OR DATA STRUCTURES : DATABASE OR FILE ACCESSING : Access augmentation or optimizing :)

Patent 6169984: Global incremental type search navigation directly from printable keyboard character input
(DATA PROCESSING: DATABASE AND FILE MANAGEMENT OR DATA STRUCTURES : DATABASE OR FILE ACCESSING : Query processing (i.e., searching) :)

Patent 6169985: Method and apparatus for determining a set of database entries
(DATA PROCESSING: DATABASE AND FILE MANAGEMENT OR DATA STRUCTURES : DATABASE OR FILE ACCESSING : Query processing (i.e., searching) : Query formulation, input preparation, or translation :)

Patent 6169986: System and method for refining search queries
(DATA PROCESSING: DATABASE AND FILE MANAGEMENT OR DATA STRUCTURES : DATABASE OR FILE ACCESSING : Query processing (i.e., searching) : Query augmenting and refining (e.g., inexact access) :)

Patent 6169987: System and method to automate equipment placement at remote sites
(DATA PROCESSING: DATABASE AND FILE MANAGEMENT OR DATA STRUCTURES : DATABASE OR FILE ACCESSING : Distributed or remote access : Pattern matching access)

Patent 6169988: Data sharing system for efficiently transferring data on network
(DATA PROCESSING: DATABASE AND FILE MANAGEMENT OR DATA STRUCTURES : DATABASE OR FILE ACCESSING : Distributed or remote access : Pattern matching access)

Patent 6169989: Method and apparatus for parallel profile matching in a large scale webcasting system
(DATA PROCESSING: DATABASE AND FILE MANAGEMENT OR DATA STRUCTURES : DATABASE SCHEMA OR DATA STRUCTURE : Distributed or remote access)

Patent 6169990: Databases
(DATA PROCESSING: DATABASE AND FILE MANAGEMENT OR DATA STRUCTURES : DATABASE SCHEMA OR DATA STRUCTURE : Manipulating data structure (e.g., compression, compaction, compilation) : Pattern matching access)

Patent 6169991: Client server system and control method thereof
(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 6169992: Search engine for remote access to database management systems
(DATA PROCESSING: DATABASE AND FILE MANAGEMENT OR DATA STRUCTURES : DATABASE SCHEMA OR DATA STRUCTURE : Object-oriented database structure : Pattern matching access)

Patent 6169993: Method, data structure, and computer program product for object state storage
(DATA PROCESSING: DATABASE AND FILE MANAGEMENT OR DATA STRUCTURES : DATABASE SCHEMA OR DATA STRUCTURE : Object-oriented database structure : Pattern matching access)

Patent 6169994: Method for creating and modifying similar and dissimilar databases for use in hardware equipment configurations for telecommunication systems
(DATA PROCESSING: DATABASE AND FILE MANAGEMENT OR DATA STRUCTURES : DATABASE SCHEMA OR DATA STRUCTURE : Application of database or data structure (e.g., distributed, multimedia, image) : Object-oriented database structure reference)

Patent 6169995: Link information maintenance management method
(DATA PROCESSING: PRESENTATION PROCESSING OF DOCUMENT, OPERATOR INTERFACE PROCESSING, AND SCREEN SAVER DISPLAY PROCESSING : PRESENTATION PROCESSING OF DOCUMENT : Hypermedia :)

Patent 6169996: Remote observation system having transmission line for isolating local area network at data gathering site from remote monitoring site, and having
(DATA PROCESSING: PRESENTATION PROCESSING OF DOCUMENT, OPERATOR INTERFACE PROCESSING, AND SCREEN SAVER DISPLAY PROCESSING : PRESENTATION PROCESSING OF DOCUMENT : Hypermedia :)

Patent 6169997: Method and apparatus for forming subject (context) map and presenting Internet data according to the subject map
(DATA PROCESSING: PRESENTATION PROCESSING OF DOCUMENT, OPERATOR INTERFACE PROCESSING, AND SCREEN SAVER DISPLAY PROCESSING : PRESENTATION PROCESSING OF DOCUMENT : Hypermedia :)

Patent 6169998: Method of and a system for generating multiple-degreed database for images
(DATA PROCESSING: PRESENTATION PROCESSING OF DOCUMENT, OPERATOR INTERFACE PROCESSING, AND SCREEN SAVER DISPLAY PROCESSING : PRESENTATION PROCESSING OF DOCUMENT : Edit, composition, or storage control : Text attribute)

Patent 6169999: Dictionary and index creating system and document retrieval system
(DATA PROCESSING: PRESENTATION PROCESSING OF DOCUMENT, OPERATOR INTERFACE PROCESSING, AND SCREEN SAVER DISPLAY PROCESSING : PRESENTATION PROCESSING OF DOCUMENT : Edit, composition, or storage control : Text : Dictionary :)

Patent 6170000: User interface, and associated method, permitting entry of Hangul sound symbols
(DATA PROCESSING: PRESENTATION PROCESSING OF DOCUMENT, OPERATOR INTERFACE PROCESSING, AND SCREEN SAVER DISPLAY PROCESSING : PRESENTATION PROCESSING OF DOCUMENT : Edit, composition, or storage control : Text : Ideographic generator :)

Patent 6170001: System for transfering format data from format register to memory wherein format data indicating the distribution of single or double precision data
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS: ARITHMETIC PROCESSING AND CALCULATING : ELECTRICAL DIGITAL CALCULATING COMPUTER : Particular function performed : Arithmetical operation : Floating point : Butterfly circuit)

Patent 6170002: Workflow systems and methods
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MULTICOMPUTER DATA TRANSFERRING : COMPUTER CONFERENCING : Demand based messaging :)

Patent 6170003: Apparatus and method for communicating messages between data processing nodes using remote reading of message queues
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MULTICOMPUTER DATA TRANSFERRING : MULTICOMPUTER DATA TRANSFERRING VIA SHARED MEMORY : Plural shared memories :)

Patent 6170005: Synchronization and information exchange between communication components using a network management operations and control paradigm
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MULTICOMPUTER DATA TRANSFERRING : REMOTE DATA ACCESSING : Accessing another computer's memory)

Patent 6170006: Video on demand service system for performing automatic expanding processing of data and title information
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MULTICOMPUTER DATA TRANSFERRING : REMOTE DATA ACCESSING : Accessing another computer's memory)

Patent 6170007: Embedding web access functionality into a device for user interface functions
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MULTICOMPUTER DATA TRANSFERRING : REMOTE DATA ACCESSING : Using interconnected networks :)

Patent 6170008: On-the-fly trivial file transfer protocol
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MULTICOMPUTER DATA TRANSFERRING : NETWORK COMPUTER CONFIGURING : Accessing a remote server)

Patent 6170009: Controlling devices on a network through policies
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MULTICOMPUTER DATA TRANSFERRING : COMPUTER NETWORK MANAGING : Initializing)

Patent 6170010: Computer operation management system
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MULTICOMPUTER DATA TRANSFERRING : COMPUTER NETWORK MANAGING : Initializing)

Patent 6170011: Method and apparatus for determining and initiating interaction directionality within a multimedia communication center
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MULTICOMPUTER DATA TRANSFERRING : COMPUTER NETWORK MANAGING : Computer network monitoring :)

Patent 6170012: Methods and apparatus for a computer network firewall with cache query processing
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MULTICOMPUTER DATA TRANSFERRING : COMPUTER-TO-COMPUTER SESSION/CONNECTION ESTABLISHING : Network resources access controlling :)

Patent 6170013: Method and apparatus for controlling access to network information sources
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MULTICOMPUTER DATA TRANSFERRING : COMPUTER-TO-COMPUTER SESSION/CONNECTION ESTABLISHING : Network resources access controlling :)

Patent 6170014: Computer architecture for managing courseware in a shared use operating environment
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MULTICOMPUTER DATA TRANSFERRING : COMPUTER-TO-COMPUTER SESSION/CONNECTION ESTABLISHING : Network resources access controlling :)

Patent 6170015: Network apparatus with Java co-processor
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MULTICOMPUTER DATA TRANSFERRING : COMPUTER-TO-COMPUTER PROTOCOL IMPLEMENTING : Computer-to-computer data transfer regulating :)

Patent 6170016: System for selectively requesting data from a server based on prior accepted requests, transmission rate, and transmission capacity
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MULTICOMPUTER DATA TRANSFERRING : COMPUTER-TO-COMPUTER PROTOCOL IMPLEMENTING : Computer-to-computer data transfer regulating :)

Patent 6170017: Method and system coordinating actions among a group of servers
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MULTICOMPUTER DATA TRANSFERRING : COMPUTER-TO-COMPUTER PROTOCOL IMPLEMENTING : Computer-to-computer data transfer regulating : Congestion avoiding :)

Patent 6170018: Remote procedure calling using an existing descriptor mechanism
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INTERPROGRAM COMMUNICATION OR INTERPROCESS COMMUNICATION (IPC) : REMOTE PROCEDURE CALL (RPC) : Data transfer between application windows)

Patent 6170019: Means system and method for operating an apparatus
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INTERPROGRAM COMMUNICATION OR INTERPROCESS COMMUNICATION (IPC) : REMOTE PROCEDURE CALL (RPC) : Data transfer between application windows)

Patent 6170020: Reservation and dynamic allocation of resources for sole use of docking peripheral device
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INPUT/OUTPUT DATA PROCESSING : Peripheral configuration : Configuration initialization :)

Patent 6170021: Server computer I/O redirection tool
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INPUT/OUTPUT DATA PROCESSING : Peripheral monitoring : Mode selection)

Patent 6170022: Method and system for monitoring and controlling data flow in a network congestion state by changing each calculated pause time by a random amount
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INPUT/OUTPUT DATA PROCESSING : Flow controlling : With access regulating)

Patent 6170023: System for accessing an input/output device using multiple addresses
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INPUT/OUTPUT DATA PROCESSING : Input/Output access regulation : Burst data transfer)

Patent 6170024: Adjusting the volume by a keyboard via an independent control circuit, independent of a host computer
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INPUT/OUTPUT DATA PROCESSING : Input/Output access regulation : Path selection :)

Patent 6170025: Distributed computer system supporting remote interrupts and lock mechanism
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INPUT/OUTPUT DATA PROCESSING : Input/Output access regulation : Input/Output interrupting : Polled interrupt)

Patent 6170026: Mobile computing systems which automatically reconfigure to operate any devices attached to a docking module upon connection to the docking
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INPUT/OUTPUT DATA PROCESSING : Peripheral adapting : Synchronous data transfer)

Patent 6170027: LPC/ISA bridge and its bridging method
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INPUT/OUTPUT DATA PROCESSING : Peripheral adapting : Input/Output data modification : Vectored)

Patent 6170028: Method for hot swapping a programmable network adapter by using a programmable processor to selectively disabling and enabling power thereto
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INTRASYSTEM CONNECTION (E.G., BUS AND BUS TRANSACTION PROCESSING) : Bus expansion or extension : Card insertion : Hot insertion :)

Patent 6170029: Voltage overshoot control in hot plug system
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INTRASYSTEM CONNECTION (E.G., BUS AND BUS TRANSACTION PROCESSING) : Bus expansion or extension : Card insertion : Hot insertion :)

Patent 6170030: Method and apparatus for restreaming data that has been queued in a bus bridging device
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INTRASYSTEM CONNECTION (E.G., BUS AND BUS TRANSACTION PROCESSING) : Bus interface architecture : Bus bridge : Buffer or que control : Physical position bus prioritization)

Patent 6170031: Read/write state machines for transferring data to/from host interface in a digital data storage system
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INTRASYSTEM CONNECTION (E.G., BUS AND BUS TRANSACTION PROCESSING) : Bus interface architecture : Bus bridge : Buffer or que control : Physical position bus prioritization)

Patent 6170032: Priority encoder circuit
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : ACCESS ARBITRATING : Access prioritizing : Path selecting switch)

Patent 6170033: Forwarding causes of non-maskable interrupts to the interrupt handler
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INTERRUPT PROCESSING : Access prioritizing)

Patent 6170034: Hardware assisted mask read/write
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MEMORY : ADDRESSING COMBINED WITH SPECIFIC MEMORY CONFIGURATION OR SYSTEM : Dynamic-type storage device (e.g., disk, tape, drum) :)

Patent 6170035: Dynamic random access memory (DRAM) having variable configuration for data processing system and corresponding expansion support for the
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MEMORY : ADDRESSING COMBINED WITH SPECIFIC MEMORY CONFIGURATION OR SYSTEM : For multiple memory modules (e.g., banks, interleaved memory) :)

Patent 6170036: Semiconductor memory device and data transfer circuit for transferring data between a DRAM and a SRAM
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Patent 6170037: Method and apparatus for storing information among a plurality of disk drives
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MEMORY : STORAGE ACCESSING AND CONTROL : Specific memory composition : Accessing dynamic storage device : Direct access storage device (DASD) : Arrayed (e.g., RAIDs) :)

Patent 6170038: Trace based instruction caching
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Patent 6170039: Memory controller for interchanging memory against memory error in interleave memory system
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Patent 6170040: Superscalar processor employing a high performance write back buffer controlled by a state machine to reduce write cycles
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MEMORY : STORAGE ACCESSING AND CONTROL : Hierarchical memories : Caching : Coherency : Write-back :)

Patent 6170041: Integrated circuit memory with a bus transceiver
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Patent 6170042: Disc drive data storage system and method for dynamically scheduling queued commands
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Patent 6170043: Method for controlling an optic disk
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Patent 6170044: Systems and methods for synchronizing redundant controllers with minimal control disruption
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