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US07689806B2	Method and system to indicate an exception-triggering page within a microprocessor A method and system to indicate which page within a software-managed page table triggers an exception within a microprocessor, such as, for example, a digital signal processor, wherein a software-managed translation lookaside buffer (TLB) module receives a virtual address produced by an instruction within a Very Long Instruction Word (VLIW) packet, such as, for example, a fetch instruction, and further compares the virtual address to each stored TLB entry. If a match exists, then the TLB module outputs a corresponding mapped physical address for the instruction. Otherwise, if the VLIW packet spans two pages, where a first page is present as a TLB entry within the TLB module and the second page is missing from the stored TLB entries, an indication bit within a data field of a control register is set to identify the TLB miss exception to a software management unit. The software management unit retrieves the indication bit information from the register and further performs a page table look-up within the software-managed page table using the indication bit information in order to retrieve the missing page information. Subsequently, the missing page information is written into a new TLB entry within the TLB module for subsequent virtual address translation and execution of the packet of instructions.
US07689803B2	System and method for communication using emulated LUN blocks in storage virtualization environments A system for communication using emulated LUN blocks in storage virtualization environments includes a first host and an off-host virtualizer. The off-host virtualizer may be configured to generate operating system metadata for a virtual storage device, and to make the operating system metadata accessible to the first host. A first layer of a storage software stack at the host may use the operating system metadata to detect the existence of the virtual storage device as an addressable storage device. The off-host virtualizer may also be configured to provide configuration information at a designated set of block addresses within the virtual storage device. A second layer of the storage software stack may be configured to read the configuration information from the designated set of blocks.
US07689793B1	Buffer management architecture A network switch may include a buffer management module to manage buffers in a buffer memory. The buffer management module may include an Allocation SRAM and a Reclaim SRAM. Each buffer in the buffer memory may be associated with a corresponding bit in the Allocation SRAM and Reclaim SRAM. A line including bits indicating available buffers in the Allocation SRAM may be written to the allocation register, and the buffer management module may allocate buffers from the allocation register. A reclaim module may age bits in the Reclaim SRAM. The reclaim module may reclaim buffers by searching corresponding lines in the Allocation SRAM and Reclaim SRAM and comparing the values of bits in the two lines.
US07689791B2	Protection of content stored on portable memory from unauthorized usage A device for securely recording protected content to a portable memory, and for reading the protected content therefrom. The device includes a feature that makes it adapted to read or write specially-configured portable memories that are incompatible with standard read/write devices. For example, the device may be designed to work with memories having an unusual shape or size, or may manipulate the data in a non-standard way before storing it on the memory. The read/write devices are trusted components that will only handle the protected content in accordance with rules governing the content. The feature included in the device is preferably a proprietary and/or hardware feature, so that counterfeit devices incorporating the feature cannot be built without overcoming economic and/or legal hurdles. Because of the hurdles to building devices compatible with the specially-configured portable memory, protected content can be transferred to such a memory with reasonable assurance that the content will not be widely copied.
US07689789B2	Read-copy update grace period detection without atomic instructions that gracefully handles large numbers of processors A method, system and computer program product for avoiding unnecessary grace period token processing while detecting a grace period without atomic instructions in a read-copy update subsystem or other processing environment that requires deferring removal of a shared data element until pre-existing references to the data element are removed. Detection of the grace period includes establishing a token to be circulated between processing entities sharing access to the data element. A grace period elapses whenever the token makes a round trip through the processing entities. A distributed indicator associated with each processing entity indicates whether there is a need to perform removal processing on any shared data element. The distributed indicator is processed at each processing entity before the latter engages in token processing. Token processing is performed only when warranted by the distributed indicator. In this way, unnecessary token processing can be avoided when the distributed indicator does not warrant such processing.
US07689788B2	System and method for executing transactions A method for executing transactions including obtaining a memory location required by a first transaction, where the first transaction is identified using a first transaction identification and a first transaction version; determining a second transaction with ownership of a memory group including the memory location, where the second transaction is identified using a second transaction identification and a second transaction version; copying an intermediate value associated with the memory group from the second transaction into transactional metadata associated with the first transaction; changing ownership of the memory group to the first transaction; and committing the first transaction.
US07689782B1	Processor instruction used to determine whether to perform a memory-related trap An instruction used by a processor in a determination of whether to perform a trap is disclosed. The instruction includes a first set of one or more bits identifying the instruction, and a second set of one or more bits associated with a first address value used in the determination. The determination does not include performing a memory access that uses the first address value to determine a memory location of the memory access. The determination is based at least in part on more than one of the following: a group of one or more marker bits included in the first address value, a matrix entry located at least in part using one or more bits of the first address value, a Translation Look-aside Buffer entry associated with the first address value, whether the first address value is associated with stack allocated memory, and whether the first address value includes a null value.
US07689776B2	Method and system for efficient cache locking mechanism Systems and methods for the implementation of more efficient cache locking mechanisms are disclosed. These systems and methods may alleviate the need to present both a virtual address (VA) and a physical address (PA) to a cache mechanism. A translation table is utilized to store both the address and the locking information associated with a virtual address, and this locking information is passed to the cache along with the address of the data. The cache can then lock data based on this information. Additionally, this locking information may be used to override the replacement mechanism used with the cache, thus keeping locked data in the cache. The translation table may also store translation table lock information such that entries in the translation table are locked as well.
US07689775B2	System using stream prefetching history to improve data prefetching performance Computer implemented method, system and computer program product for prefetching data in a data processing system. A computer implemented method for prefetching data in a data processing system includes generating attribute information of prior data streams by associating attributes of each prior data stream with a storage access instruction which caused allocation of the data stream, and then recording the generated attribute information. The recorded attribute information is accessed, and a behavior of a new data stream is modified using the accessed recorded attribute information.
US07689770B2	Method and system for selectively permitting cache memory access during a cache miss request A cache memory control circuit allowing an MIB to have information concerning an upper address section of a replace address corresponding to a move-in request and information indicating whether a replace destination is valid or not includes: a first determination section (step S41) that determines whether an index and upper address section of the request address related to the move-in request and those of the request address that is related to a preceding move-in request and has been registered in the MIB do not correspond respectively to each other, a third determination section (step S42) that determines whether an index and upper address section in the address related to the move-in request and those in the replace address that is related to the preceding move-in request and has been registered in the MIB do not correspond respectively to each other; and a tag search section (step S43) that continues the processing for the move-in request in the case where an affirmative result has been obtained both in the first and third determination sections and the replace destination is valid.
US07689766B1	Method, system, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for integrating a caching module into a storage system architecture A method, system, apparatus, and computer-readable medium are provided for integrating a caching module into a data storage system architecture. According to one method, a request to perform an I/O operation is received at the caching module from an initiator. In response to the request, the caching module provides a notification to a storage driver that the request will be delivered to the storage driver in the future. In response to receiving the notification, the storage driver determines whether the request can be satisfied. If the storage driver determines that it will be unable to satisfy the forthcoming I/O request, the storage driver may provide an error message to the caching module. If the storage driver determines that it will be able to satisfy the I/O request, the storage driver can optimize the allocation and placement of the I/O request prior to receiving the actual I/O request. When the caching module subsequently sends the actual I/O request to the storage driver, the storage driver utilizes the previously allocated space and optimized placement to perform the requested I/O operation.
US07689762B2	Storage device wear leveling A reference memory location can be designated in a memory device. A memory location can be designated in response to storing data in the memory device. If the identified memory location is associated with the reference memory location then an allocated memory location can be designated relative to the reference memory location, and the allocated memory location can be leveled.
US07689760B2	System and method for programming non-volatile memory Systems and methods that may program a non-volatile memory for use in configuring features of a device, such as a set top box, for example, are disclosed. One method may include the steps of beginning a programming cycle; programming mode control bits of the non-volatile memory that correspond to configurations of features of the device; if an interruption occurs during the programming cycle, then rendering the non-volatile memory invalid; and if no interruption occurs during the programming cycle, then rendering the non-volatile memory operational.
US07689749B2	Interrupt control function adapted to control the execution of interrupt requests of differing criticality An interrupt controller (1) is adapted to control the execution of interrupt requests (11, 12) of differing criticality by a processor (7) which is required to execute tasks (3, 17) of differing criticality under the control of a computer operating system (5); the interrupt controller being adapted to recognize critical (11) and non-critical (12) interrupt requests originating from different interrupt sources, and to recognize when the processor (7) is required to execute each of critical (3) and non-critical tasks (17); the interrupt controller being further adapted to pass critical interrupt requests (11) to the processor (7) for execution in preference to non-critical interrupt requests (12), to block non-critical interrupt requests (12) to the processor when they coexist with critical interrupt requests (11) or the processor (7) is required to execute critical tasks (3), and to pass non-critical interrupt requests (12) to the processor (7) when they do not coexist with any critical interrupt requests (11) and the processor (7) has no critical tasks (3) to be executed. The interrupt controller (1) is preferably implemented in hardware and its operation is transparent to the processor (7).
US07689739B2	Spread spectrum receiver, apparatus and method of a circular buffer for multirate data An apparatus, spread spectrum receiver, and method of controlling a circular buffer, comprising a circular buffer and a controller coupled thereto. The circular buffer receives first data at a first data rate and second data at a second data rate. The controller determines a first range in the circular buffer based on the first data rate and a first time difference between the first write and first read speed, accesses the first data in the first range, estimates a second range in the circular buffer based on the second data rate and a second time difference between the first write and first read speed, and accesses the second data in the second range, where the second range is larger than and partially covered by the first range.
US07689732B2	Method for improving flexibility of arbitration of direct memory access (DMA) engines requesting access to shared DMA channels The invention provides a method improving flexibility of at least one direct memory access (DMA) channel. The at least one DMA channel is used by a plurality of DMA engines of a first device to direct data transmission between the plurality of DMA engines of the first device and a second device. An explanatory embodiment of the method comprises: allowing any of a plurality of DMA engines to use any of the at least one DMA channels, and enabling some of the plurality of DMA engines to share a target channel if some of the plurality of DMA engines simultaneously compete for the target channel, one of the at least one DMA channel.
US07689725B2	Peripheral control device and method for controlling peripheral device The invention provides a peripheral control device for allowing the user to select preferentially a setting of a peripheral device through a wired port. A setup utility searches a port of a printer installed onto a computer to search a pertinent printer. If the pertinent printer is found during the above searching, the peripheral control device acquires MAC address information through that port. When as a result of the searching, the pertinent printer having the same MAC address is found through a different port, the peripheral control device presents a wired port of the above-mentioned pertinent printer as a candidate in a settable port list. When changing a setting of a wireless LAN printer, the utility communicates wit the printer through each printer port installed at the time of activating the setup utility, not via wireless LAN.
US07689719B2	Messaging protocol for processing messages with attachments A message that is to be processed according to an electronic messaging protocol is associated with a sender of the message. The message also includes an attachment from an attaching entity. The attachment is associated with a unique property of the attaching entity. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
US07689718B2	Channel subsystem server time protocol commands and system therefor A protocol for communicating with the timing facility used in a data processing network to provide synchronization is provided via the execution of a machine instruction that accepts a plurality of commands. The interaction is provided through the use of message request blocks and their associated message response blocks. In this way timing parameters may be determined, modified and communicated. This makes it much easier for multiple servers or nodes in a data processing network to exist as a coordinated timing network and to thus more cooperatively operate on the larger yet identical data files.
US07689717B1	Method and system for digital rendering over a network A method, system, computer program product, and protocol for digital rendering over a network is described. Rendering resources associated with a project are stored in a project resource pool at a rendering service site, and for each rendering request received from a client site the project resource pool is compared to current rendering resources at the client site. A given rendering resource is uploaded from the client site to the rendering service only if the project resource pool does not contain the current version, thereby conserving bandwidth. In accordance with a preferred embodiment, redundant generation of raw rendering resource files is avoided by only generating those raw rendering resource files not mated with generated rendering resource files. Methods for reducing redundant generation of raw resources are also described, as well as methods for statistically reducing the number of raw resource files required to be uploaded to the rendering service for multi-frame sessions. The preferred embodiments are particularly advantageous for remote rendering services at a different site from the client and connected across the Internet or a Wide Area Network, but may also be applied where the rendering service is co-located with the client site and connected thereto by a Local Area Network (LAN).
US07689713B2	System operator independent server alerted synchronization system and methods A system for enabling server alerted synchronization between a client device and a synchronization server where the network address of the client device is subject to arbitrary reassignment by the network operator without communication with the synchronization server. The client device actively responds to dynamic assignments of a network address to the client device by a network operator by establishing a network connection with and transmitting the network address to a synchronization server operated independent of the network operator. The identification of the synchronization server is determined from configuration data maintained by the client device. The client device then provides for the establishment of a network connection with the synchronization server to support immediate receipt of server alerted synchronization notification messages.
US07689712B2	Techniques for integrating note-taking and multimedia information Techniques to improve a user's note-taking experience. While taking notes for a presentation, a user can request one or more portions of information recorded during the presentation to be inserted into the user's notes document. User interfaces are provided that enable a user to specify which portions of the recorded information are to be inserted into the user's notes document. User information requests that cannot be immediately processed are stored or cached in the notes document for later processing. These cached requests are processed and the requested information inserted into the user's notes document at a later time.
US07689711B2	System and method for routing messages between applications A system and method for enabling the interchange of enterprise data through an open platform is disclosed. This open platform can be based on a standardized interface that enables parties to easily connect to and use the network. Services operating as senders, recipients, and in-transit parties can therefore leverage a framework that overlays a public network.
US07689710B2	Method and system for a front-end modular transmission control protocol (TCP) handoff design in a streams based transmission control protocol/internet protocol (TCP/IP) implementation A method and system for handing-off TCP states in a communication network. Specifically, the present invention discloses allows for transferring TCP states between front-end node and a plurality of back-end web servers. The handoff occurs between dynamically loadable modules that wrap around the TCP/IP stack located at a front-end node and a selected back-end web server. A handoff protocol implemented by the loadable modules works within the kernel level of the existing TCP/IP code. As such, no changes to the existing TCP/IP code is necessary. The loadable modules at the front-end are able to select a back-end web server depending on the HTTP request, coordinate handing off TCP states, and forward packets to the back-end web server. Loadable modules at the selected back-end modify response packets going out to reflect the proper TCP state of the front-end node.
US07689705B1	Interactive delivery of media using dynamic playlist generation subject to restrictive criteria A media delivery scheme distributes a stream of media files to a group of users while allowing individual users to request specific media files. In one embodiment, a media server maintains a playlist of media files to broadcast, and requests for media must satisfy certain restrictive criteria to be added to the playlist. In another aspect of a preferred embodiment, the media server schedules requested media so as to comply with provisions of the DMCA.
US07689703B2	Systems and methods of utilizing and expanding standard protocol The subject invention relates to systems and methods that extend the network data access capabilities of mark-up language protocols. In one aspect, a network data transfer system is provided. The system includes a protocol component that employs a computerized mark-up language to facilitate data interactions between network components, whereby the data interactions were previously limited or based on a statement command associated with the markup language. An extension component operates with the protocol component to support the data transactions, where the extension component supplies at least one other command from the statement command to facilitate the data interactions.
US07689702B1	Methods and apparatus for coordinating processing of network connections between two network protocol stacks Methods and apparatus for processing a network connection are disclosed. The network connection is established by a first network protocol stack. A determination is made whether to offload the network connection from the first network protocol stack to the second network protocol stack. The network connection is then transferred from the first network protocol stack to the second network protocol stack when a determination has been made to offload the network connection from the first network protocol stack to the second network protocol stack. The network connection is handled by second network protocol stack until a determination has been made to offload the network connection back to the first network protocol stack. When an indicator is received indicating a request to transfer the network connection back to the first network protocol stack, the network connection is transferred back to the first network protocol stack. State information associated with the network connection is shared by the two network protocol stacks, thereby enabling the network connection to be transferred seamlessly and without loss of data.
US07689699B2	Method and apparatus for executing web services through a high assurance guard In accordance with an embodiment, a method of executing web services through a high assurance guard includes transmitting a target service request having routing information from the source security domain to a source one-way high assurance guard (HAG) service, inspecting the target service request in the source one-way HAG service to determine if the target service request violates at least one rule governing communications transmitted from the first security domain, transmitting the target service request to a destination one-way HAG service in the destination security domain via a one-way HAG according to the routing information if the target service request does not violate the at least one rule and discarding the second target service request if the target service request violates the at least one rule, and providing the target service request to the target service.
US07689696B2	System and method for re-directing requests from browsers for communications over non-IP based networks A method and system for deploying content to client applications is provided. Inbound messages are accepted from a client application running on a client device via a proxy IP/port. The inbound messages are packaged into an internal message format with an HTTP redirector. The packaged message is forwarded to a back-end server via a message router. A response is received form from a web server. The response is packaged into the internal message format with the back-end server. The response is then forwarded to the HTTP redirector via a message router. The response can then be transferred to the client application running on the client device, via the proxy IP/port.
US07689695B2	System and method for distributed utility optimization in a messaging infrastructure A system and method which integrates a greedy allocation for consumer admission control with a Lagrangian allocation to compute flow rates and which links the results of the two approaches to allow a tradeoff between consumer admission control and flow rates. The Lagrangian Rates, Greedy Populations (hereinafter, “LRGP”) solution is a scalable and efficient distributed solution for maximizing the total utility in an event-driven distributed infrastructure. The greedy population, consumer portion generates prices used in the LaGrangian rate flow approach. The method is iterative including a regular exchange of information for ongoing optimization, dynamically adjusting producer rates in response to changes to consumer service and dynamically adjusting the service to consumer populations in response to changes in the producer rates.
US07689693B2	Primary/restoration path calculation in mesh networks based on multiple-cost criteria A method for determining primary and restoration paths for a new service in a mesh network involves (1) for each of a plurality of candidate primary/restoration path pairs for the new service, generating a path cost for each candidate pair, where the path cost for each restoration path is a function of the sum of the cost of links within the restoration path, and (2) selecting the primary and restoration paths for the new service from the plurality of candidate path pairs based on the path cost. If no sharing is possible, for low utilization links, the cost of links is a function of the administrative weight of the link, whereas for high utilization links, the link cost is a function of the inverse of the available capacity on the link. If sharing is possible, the cost is a function of the inverse of a sharing degree for the link.
US07689692B2	Method of arranging dialogue type service through interactive service system A computer system executes a procedure by which a service broker accepts registration of interactive service; executes a procedure by which the service broker accepts a request from a client terminal to provide the interactive service; executes a procedure by which the service broker selects servers allowed to provide resources requested by the interactive service as candidates for the destination of arrangement of the interactive service; executes a procedure by which the service broker specifies a server as the destination of arrangement of the interactive service from the candidates for the destination of arrangement on the basis of the provision quality of the interactive service between each server and the client terminal; and executes a procedure by which the service broker arranges the interactive service stored in a memory, in the specified server.
US07689691B2	Method and system for remote diagnostic, control and information collection based on various communication modes for sending messages to users A method, system, and program product for communicating with machines and end users connected to a network. Information sent to or from the machines is transmitted using electronic mail or a via a direct connection. The electronic mail may be transmitted over the Internet to a service center or from a service center to a resource administrator, but also may remain within a local or wide area network for transmission between a machine and an end user or a resource administrator. E-mail messages may be transmitted from a computer which is attached to a device which is being monitored or controlled and include information regarding the status, usage or capabilities of the attached device. The device may send status messages and usage information of the device by an end user to either a resource administrator or to a service center on the Internet through a firewall. The message may be sent directly to the resource administrator station if an urgent need of the end user is indicated, so that a communication may be sent either directly to the end user or to a device driver so that the device driver may communicate the message to the end user. For example, an end user may have exceeded a predetermined limit of resource usage, and needs to be informed. For routine information, the service center may manage all the resources on an intranet and may send predetermined types of information such as summary information regarding usage of network resources to the end user using e-mail.
US07689675B2	System and method for communicating with console ports In a console server having a user interface and one or more ports, a system and method of accessing devices connected to the ports. A device connected to one of the ports is recognized, wherein recognizing includes recording in a port log information received through a port on a console server from a device that is communicatively coupled to the port and executing instructions that read the information in the port log and determine an operating system that is running on the device from the information in the port log. An application for communicating with the recognized device is selected and the console server communicates with the device using the selected application.
US07689670B2	Method and arrangement for providing customized audio characteristics to cellular terminals A method is provided for downloading audio characteristics to terminal equipment. A score information part is provided describing the presentation instructions of an audible signal. An instrument information part is also provided describing the parameters for synthesizing an audible signal the presentation instructions of which is described by the score information part. Additionally some compatibility information is provided describing the compatibility of the score information part and the instrument information part with certain processing and storing capacity. As a response to a selection command the score information part and the instrument information part are downloaded to terminal equipment through a communication network.
US07689663B2	Embedded web-based management method Methods and systems for embedded web-based management are disclosed. In some embodiments, an index web page is provided with a link to an uncacheable version control file, and with a script to cause redirection to a uniform resource locator (URL) having a version indicator determined from the version control file. The version indicator allows web caching of current files while ensuring that the cache be updated when the software on the target device is updated. The target device may have an embedded web server configured to enforce caching policies through expiration dates in HTTP response headers. The embedded web server may also be configured to remove version information from the URLs in requests before servicing the requests.
US07689657B2	Forwarding IM messages to E-mail Systems for forwarding an E-mail message to a user when instant messages from a sender cannot be forwarded to a secondary IM processing device comprise a primary IM processing device configured to send and receive E-mail messages and a router configured to route E-mail messages between the primary IM processing device and a sender's processing device. An E-mail user agent is coupled to the router and configured to provide access to E-mail information including an address of the sender such that an E-mail message can be sent to the sender's processing device. The router is further configured to receive notification at the primary IM processing device of a reply from the sender's processing device. Other systems and methods are also provided.
US07689642B1	Efficient accuracy check for Newton-Raphson divide and square-root operations One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that efficiently performs an accuracy-check computation for Newton-Raphson divide and square-root operations. During operation, the system performs Newton-Raphson iterations followed by a multiply for the divide or square-root operation. This result is then rounded to produce a proposed result. Next, the system performs an accuracy-check computation to determine whether rounding the result to a desired precision produces the correct result. This accuracy-check computation involves performing a single pass through a multiply-add pipeline to perform a multiply-add operation. During this single pass, a Booth encoding of an operand in a multiply portion of the multiply-add pipeline is modified, if necessary, to cause an additional term for the accuracy-check computation to be added to the result of the multiply-add operation. In this way, the accuracy-check computation can be completed without requiring an additional pass through the multiply-add pipeline and without an additional partial-product row in the multiply-add pipeline.
US07689641B2	SIMD integer multiply high with round and shift Method, apparatus, and program means for performing a packed multiply high with round and shift operation. The method of one embodiment comprises receiving a first operand having a first set of L data elements. A second operand having a second set of L data elements is received. L pairs of data elements are multiplied together to generate a set of L products. Each of the L pairs includes a first data element from the first set of L data element and a second data element from a corresponding data element position of the second set of L data elements. Each of the L products are rounded to generate L rounded values. Each of said L rounded values are scaled to generate L scaled values. Each of the L scaled values are truncated for storage at a destination. Each truncated value is to be stored at a data element position corresponding to its pair of data elements.
US07689636B2	Generation of a normalized random bit flow A method and a circuit for normalizing a noise source providing an initial bit flow, including conditioning the state of an output bit to the respective states of the bits of the initial flow examined by words of identical lengths and, upon occurrence of a word of bits of identical states, conditioning the state of the current output bit to the state of at least one previous output bit.
US07689633B1	Network file system-based data storage system A network file system-based data storage system that converts random I/O requests into a piecewise sequential data structure to facilitate variable length data segment redundancy identification and elimination. For one embodiment of the invention a stateless network file system is employed. For one such embodiment, that provides multiple-client access to stored data, multiple Writes are buffered and then broken into variable length data segments. Redundant segment elimination is then effected. One embodiment of the invention allows sharing of the variable length data segments among files.
US07689621B1	Multi-dimensional spatial index for a geographic database A multi-dimensional spatial index includes at least two dimensions that define physical boundaries of the features represented by the indexed data. In addition, the multi-dimensional spatial index includes at least one additional dimension that represents another property. The other property is an orthogonal, non-spatial property. The other property may be a property of the features represented by the indexed data or the other property may be a property of the data. The other property represented by the additional dimension may include: granularity, distance, altitude, scale bounds within which each spatial entity is significant, or other property. The multi-dimensional spatial index is applicable to the storage, retrieval, visualization and traversal of spatial data sets.
US07689612B2	Handling of queries of transient and persistent data A query of a meta-object facility repository that includes transient data being modified or processed in memory and persisted data can be received. Thereafter, portions of the received query can be executed on partitions associated with the persisted data and other portions of the received query can be executed on partitions of the repository associated with the transient data to generate a combined correct query result set. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.
US07689610B2	Automated grouping of messages provided to an application using string similarity analysis Messages which are provided to an application are monitored. Similarities between the messages are determined based on a distance algorithm, in one approach, and messages which are similar are assigned to a common group. For example, the messages may be HTTP messages which include a URL, HTTP header parameters and/or HTTP post parameters. The messages are parsed to derive a string which is used in the distance calculations. Additionally, application runtime data such as response times is obtained and aggregated for the group. Further, a representative message can be determined for each group for comparison to subsequent messages. Results can be reported which include a group identifier, representative message, count and aggregated runtime data.
US07689607B2	Database page mirroring Systems and methods are presented that facilitate automatic database backup and restore for databases resident in personal computing devices, and which are transparent to a user, utilizing database page mirroring. Modifications to a data page in a data file can be validated and written to a backup, or mirror, database and then subsequently written to an original database after a predetermined time. An I/O latch on a mirrored data page can be limited to a duration of a single I/O write operation to facilitate sequential data page writing to each of the databases while mitigating potential for both databases to be written simultaneously, which can detrimentally affect data quality during a recovery operation.
US07689604B2	Complex datastore with bitmap checking A datastore, such as a registry or file system having a defined data structure with a logical layer, may be analyzed using a bitmap corresponding to equally sized blocks of data in the datastore. The bitmap is created by traversing the datastore and setting a bit at the beginning of each cell of data, where one cell may have multiple blocks. The datastore is traversed again at a logical layer to verify that each cell is used only one time. The second traverse may unset the beginning bit of each cell as the cell is used. An inconsistency is detected in the datastore when a bit is already unset during the second traverse and when set bits exist after the second traverse.
US07689601B2	Achieving web documents using unique document locators A repository server that makes stored copies of Web-accessible documents available at times when the documents themselves are inaccessible via the Web, because the server the document is located on is unavailable, because the server has removed or renamed the document, or because the server has replaced the version of which the stored copy is a copy with a different version. A client of the repository server may register a document in the repository server. The repository server makes a copy of the registered document and returns a repository URL for the copy to the client. The repository URL may be used to fetch the copy from the repository URL. Registration further relates the stored copy to its document URL, to an identifier for the stored copy, to a fingerprint that is a condensed representation of the stored copy's content and to a set of stored copies having similar content.
US07689597B1	Mirrored storage architecture using continuous data protection techniques Systems and methods for performing replication operations on a continuous data protection system. Exemplary systems include a continuous data protection system configured to save a series of transactions of a production application, the continuous data protection system configured to allow a point in time view of the series of transactions, a replication application communicating with the continuous data protection system, the replication application configured to initiate generation of at least one pseudosnapshot of the series of transactions saved on the continuous data protection system and initiate surfacing of a copy of at least a portion of the series of transactions that were saved before the generation of the at least one pseudosnapshot, and a storage device communicating with the continuous data protection system, the storage device configured to read the surfaced copy and save a first copy of the surfaced copy.
US07689593B2	Systems and methods for accessing a shared space in a provider-tenant environment The present invention discloses methods and systems for hosting tenants in a computer-based environment in which a provider stores a shared data structure. Each of the tenants may store shared-metadata referencing the shared data structure, while a first tenant may store a tenant-specific data structure specific to the first tenant for access by the first tenant. Based on the shared-metadata and in response to a data request from the first tenant, the system may the query the provider or the first tenant for requested data and provide the requested data based on the querying.
US07689585B2	Reinforced clustering of multi-type data objects for search term suggestion Systems and methods for related term suggestion are described. In one aspect, relationships among respective ones of two or more multi-type data objects are identified. The respective ones of the multi-type data objects include at least one object of a first type and at least one object of a second type that is different from the first type. The multi-type data objects are iteratively clustered in view of respective ones of the relationships to generate reinforced clusters.
US07689577B2	Rearranging data sections within a page file Data sections are rearranged within a page file associated with an operating system such that one or more non-contiguous data sections are made to be contiguous. The technology initially accesses a page file which comprises a plurality of data sections. The plurality of data sections within the page file are analyzed. Then, the plurality of data sections are rearranged such that at least one or more non-contiguous data sections are contiguous within the page file.
US07689576B2	Dilation of sub-flow operators in a data flow A method for dilating a sub-flow operator in a data flow is provided. The data flow is traversed to locate sub-flow operators. The data flow bound to a sub-flow operator is retrieved. The sub-flow operators are then injected into the data flow.
US07689572B2	Model repository A model repository is provided for storing selected data models generated by a data mining application. Associated with the model repository is a model repository facility that is preferably integrated into the data mining application and enables operations, such as the exportation of useful models to the model repository. The model repository may also include one or more searchable index data structures for storing attributes of the models within the model repository. These indexes may include a main index that contains attributes of all the models stored in the model repository, and one or more special indexes, such as a tree-type index and mini-index, that contain the attributes of a particular sub-set of the models stored in the model repository.
US07689565B1	Methods and apparatus for synchronizing network management data A system receives a dataset for storing in a staging database. The dataset contains network management data collected from a managed resource. The system stores the dataset in the staging database, and maintains a changeset identifying changes made to the staging database during the step of storing the dataset. The system synchronizes the staging database and the production database with each other using the changeset.
US07689559B2	Document similarity scoring and ranking method, device and computer program product A device, computer program product and a method for searching, navigating or retrieving documents in a set of electronic documents, including performing a link analysis of the set of electronic documents. The link analysis includes one of analyzing at least two of the set of documents with at least a portion of a similarity graph constructed among the set of documents and analyzing the at least two of the set of documents with the at least a portion of the similarity graph and at least a portion of a hyperlink graph constructed from hyperlinks between the set of documents. Also described is a method for building a similarity matrix.
US07689556B2	Content navigation service A system, method, and computer program product for presenting items within a list of items based on an individual user profile, a social network of friends of the user or a mood of the user. The system generates the individual profile of the user, determines passive friends of the user from the social network of the user and also determines the mood of the user. The user has a choice to receive an ordered list of items based on the individual user profile, the social network or the mood of the user.
US07689555B2	Context insensitive model entity searching Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for context insensitive model entity searching are provided. A model entity is used to identify to a central entity or concept modeled by a database abstraction model. Instances of a model entity may be defined in reference to an identifier in an underlying database. Model entity relationships specify relationships between the model entity and other datasets in the database (e.g., tables of a relational database). A database abstraction model provides an interface to both the model entity and the data in the underlying database. Rather than creating a query of the database using a series of restrictive conditions, or selecting individual the tables or datasets to search, a user may specify search term(s). Instances of the model entity containing the search term(s), regardless of where the search term(s) occur in the underlying database, are returned for the search. Thereafter, a user may select individual instances of the model entity to view in greater detail.
US07689551B2	Iterative data analysis enabled through query result abstraction The present invention is generally directed to a system, method and article of manufacture for accessing data represented abstractly through an abstraction model. In one embodiment, a data repository abstraction layer provides a logical view of an underlying data repository that is independent of the particular manner of data representation. For each successive query, the data repository abstraction layer is replaced or redefined to provide a restricted logical view of the underlying data repository.
US07689550B2	Adaptive cursor sharing Techniques for sharing cursors are provided. When a new query is issued, a database server determines whether the new query is semantically equivalent to a previous query. If so, then database server computes statistics associated with the new query. Based on the statistics, the database server determines whether compiling the new query would produce an execution plan that satisfies certain criteria. If so, then the cursor is used to execute the new query. In another approach, one cursor sharing technique (CST) is used to determine which cursor to use to execute a first set of semantically-equivalent queries. Statistics are gathered during execution of the first set of queries. The database server determines, based on the statistics, when to switch from using the first CST to a different CST. The different CST is used to determine which cursor to use to execute a second set of queries that are semantically-equivalent to the first set.
US07689547B2	Encrypted data search An indexing value may be determined, transparently with respect to a requester, based on a desired plaintext item of data and a cryptographic key. The indexing value may be used to access an entry in an indexing structure to obtain a corresponding database entry which includes a non-deterministically encrypted ciphertext item. In another embodiment, an indexing structure for a database may be accessed. Positions of items of the indexing structure may be based on corresponding plaintext items. References related to the corresponding plaintext items in the indexing structure may be encrypted and other information in the indexing structure may be unencrypted. A portion of the indexing structure may be loaded into a memory and at least one of the encrypted references related to one of the plaintext items may be decrypted. The decrypted reference may be used to access a corresponding non-deterministically encrypted data item from the database.
US07689541B1	Reordering data using a series of offsets One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for efficiently performing a radix sort operation on a graphics processing unit (GPU). The radix sort operation is conducted on an input list of data using one or more passes of a series of three processing phases. In each processing phase, thread groups are each associated with one segment of input data. In the first phase, occurrences of each radix symbol are counted and stored in a list of counters. In the second phase, the list of counters is processed by a parallel prefix sum operation to generate a list of offsets. In the third phase, the list of offsets is used to perform re-ordering on the list of data, according to the current radix symbol. To maintain sort stability, the one or more passes proceed from least significant data to most significant data in the sort key.
US07689538B2	Autonomic recommendation and placement of materialized query tables for load distribution A system and method of evaluating queries in distributed databases with MQTs comprises deriving MQTs; replicating the derived MQTs from a local server to at least one remote server; and distributing data and replicated derived MQTs to a plurality of other remote servers, wherein the distributing increases overall query execution efficiency. The databases may comprise heterogeneous databases. The query execution efficiency comprises observed response time at a frontend database and associated costs comprising computational central processing unit costs, input/output costs, and network communication costs. All of the associated costs comprise statistically estimated costs. The method further comprises running a MQT advisor at a frontend database, and considering the costs of at least one MQT placed at the frontend database. The method further comprises running a MQT advisor at a non-frontend database. Additionally, the increased overall query execution efficiency may consider all dependencies of all involved database instances and associated costs.
US07689517B2	Cost management of software application portfolio An apparatus for managing a cost of ownership of a portfolio of N software applications (N≧2). A regression function is identified for each application. Each regression function expresses an approximate cost of ownership of the applications in terms of parameters and coefficients. J applications A1, A2, . . . , AJ are selected from the N applications such that a remaining N-J applications are unselected (J0). Σj represents a summation over j from j=1 to j=J. Wj are predetermined weights.
US07689516B2	Computerized dispute resolution system and method An automated method capable of multiple rounds for settling a dispute among adverse parties which dispute involves monetary values is described together with an automated system for carrying out such method.
US07689502B2	System and method for providing extra lines of credit A system and method for upgrading existing credit cards with additional lines of credit is disclosed. Credit information associated with customers holding credit cards issued by a credit card issuer are analyzed to determine a level of risk associated with each customer. One or more extra line of credit may be established for selected customers based on the determined level of risk associated with each customer. Each extra credit line may be exclusively associated with a selected set of vendors that have a partnership agreement with the credit card issuer. The credit card issuer may allow customers to select vendors to be associated with the extra credit line or may automatically choose vendors for selected customers. Customers with established extra credit lines may purchase goods and/or service directly from vendor sites or at the credit card issuer's web sites. Purchases at selected vendor sites may be automatically applied to a customer's newly established extra credit line. Additionally, a customer may choose to apply purchases to their extra credit lines or their primary line of credit.
US07689491B2	Systems and methods for portable alpha-plus fixed income products A financial product. The financial product includes a fixed income component and an alpha engine component. The fixed income component is structured to provide asset-liability matching and/or spending rule benefits. The alpha engine component includes an investment in an alpha-generating portfolio. The investment includes a cash investment and/or a derivative investment in the alpha-generating portfolio.
US07689487B1	Computer-assisted funds transfer system A funds transfer system is disclosed that is responsive to a receipt of a payment request by performing a risk management assessment of an associated payer and payee. If the risk management assessment produces an adverse indication, the payment request is declined. Otherwise, the payment request may be processed by causing funds to be transferred between the payer and payee. The risk management assessment may be performed on the basis of credit and/or authentication information derived from customer information received with or prior to the payment request. Such customer information may, for example, include credit card account information and/or bank account information.
US07689481B2	Light weight, strong, fire retardant dunnage platform bag and system of loading, dispensing and using bag The present invention provides a dunnage platform bag that is light weight, strong, made of a fire retardant material and which forms an ultra violet light, weather and dust particle barrier to protect the integrity of the dunnage platforms when not in use. A system and method for supplying, dispensing, positioning, tracking, transporting, forwarding and storing dunnage platforms based on the dunnage platforms bag is disclosed. In an embodiment of the invention, a modified dunnage platform made up of a dunnage platform base and attached legs can be stored in the dunnage platform bag.
US07689479B2	Product information protecting method and system A method and system for protecting product information stored in a wireless tag. The product information relates to a product and includes a unique identifier that is unique to the product. The product information is received from the tag. A local identifier is generated according to a predetermined rule such that the received product information corresponds to the local identifier. The local identifier is not unique to the product. The received product information is sent to a product information recording medium physically separated from the tag in order to store the received product information in the product information recording medium. The local identifier is sent to the tag and replaces the product information stored in the tag.
US07689478B2	Inventory management system and method An inventory management system preferably including a supply crib configured to store a plurality of supply items. The supply crib has a controlled entryway to selectively permit access to the supply crib. A database contains inventory information relating to a quantity of each of the plurality of supply items allocated to the supply crib. A user terminal is capable of communicating with the database and is accessible from external the supply crib. The user terminal is configured to permit a user of the system to select a quantity of a desired item from the plurality of supply items within the crib. The system is configured to update the inventory information to reflect the addition or removal of the quantity of the desired item in response to the user initiating a door transaction, which preferably is either or both of an access request to the supply crib or entry into the supply crib by the user.
US07689477B2	Apparatus and program product for generating an allocation table in a computerized procurement system A method, apparatus and program product are provided for generating an allocation table in a computerized procurement system. The method comprises creating an allocation table listing a plurality of articles to be allocated and a plurality of stores to receive the articles, and determining an allocation quantity of each article for each store based on a fixed quantity of the article and a variable quantity of the article. The fixed quantity of the article is the same for each store, and the variable quantity of the article is individually computed for each store. The method further comprises computing the variable quantity of the article for each store by applying predefined rules to historical data.
US07689475B2	Distribution control system and method, and server apparatus and its control method A manufacturer and retailer, which supply and sell articles such as business expendables or the like, stock articles in considerable quantities in their warehouses. However, such stocks are not always appropriate due to diversity of articles and difficulty in demand prediction, and articles cannot be delivered in a short term. A main server controls stock reserve of a branch warehouse on the basis of the check result of the urgency level of received order information, which is received from a user's information processing apparatus via a communication line, and the comparison result between the order quantity indicated by the received order information, and a non-reserved stock quantity.
US07689474B2	Group quoting system for housing components A quoting system for housing components, especially cabinets, includes a product database storing a plurality of product identifiers for different cabinet components, each having an associated cabinet style. The system further includes a quote database storing a plurality of quotes, each quote relating each of a plurality of pricing groups with each of a plurality of floorplans. A user interface permits a user to associate each of the plurality of styles with one of the plurality of pricing groups. One style within each pricing group may be selected as the primary, so that pricing of all of the styles in the pricing group will be based upon the pricing of the primary style and the pricing of all of the other styles in that pricing group will be overridden automatically.
US07689471B2	Medium and method providing the ability to display or hide a wood load from buyer view A method implementable in an electronic system coupled to an electronic device, the electronic device being coupled to a display device. A description of a load to display is received from the seller. At least one term governing the sale of the load is received from the seller. A definition of product items that will appear on the load is received from the seller. A web page displayable on the display device is served to the electronic device. The displayed web page includes a description of the load. A purchase order for the load is received from the electronic device.
US07689467B1	Arrangement for guiding user design of comprehensive product solution using on-the-fly data validation A computer-implemented method guides a user in designing a product defined by data. The method involves examining (420) items of the data to detect whether each item conforms to rules (106) or violates the rules; performing (431 . . . ) at least one action in response to a detection of a rule violation; displaying (450) the data to the user in a manner emphasizing at least one particular data item that caused the rule violation; receiving (460) any new data input from the user; and repeating the examining, action performing, and displaying steps using the new data. The displaying step may involve displaying data defining a current state of the product in a tabular (spreadsheet) format, including displaying data detected to have caused the rule violation in a first manner that is visibly distinct from displaying other data that is not detected to have caused the rule violation.
US07689462B1	Computer system and method for providing an on-line mall An on-line mall system is provided. The on-line mall includes a community allocation system that receives community data, such as “sporting goods” or “apparel,” and associates the community data with one or more items offered by a merchant. A shop allocation system receives shop data, such as “Store X” or “Store Y,” and associates the shop data with the one or more items.
US07689460B2	Store management system and store management method A store management system has a merchandise information management apparatus which transmits merchandise information, a merchandise tag which is provided with a first display, and receives the merchandise information which is transmitted from the merchandise information management apparatus to the merchandise tag itself and displays the merchandise information, and a display apparatus for display rack which is provided with a second display, and has a function of receiving the merchandise information which is transmitted from the merchandise information management apparatus to the display apparatus itself and displaying the merchandise information, and checking the merchandise information which is displayed on the display apparatus itself and the merchandise information which is displayed on the merchandise tag by communicating with the merchandise tag.
US07689453B2	Capturing marketing events and data models A database system and method applying data models to candidate(s) with respect to marketing event(s). The database system comprises a first database structure storing a first list of candidates, a second database structure storing a plurality of data models, a third database structure storing a second list identifying marketing events, and a database manager software application stored on a computer readable medium. The database manager software application comprises a retrieving tool and an application tool. The retrieving tool is for retrieving at least one data model from the data models in said second database structure. The application tool is for applying the at least one data model to the at least one candidate from the first list of candidates with respect to a first marketing event from the second list.
US07689448B2	System and methods for scheduling and tracking events across multiple time zones An electronic Personal Information Manager (PIM) including a calendar/scheduling system with an EarthTime™ module is described. In operation, the system tracks different types of times: “local” time, “home” time, and “remote” time. Home time is the time zone of where the user typically spends most of his or her time; this is usually the time zone for the user's home office. Local time is the time for the locality where the user is located physically at any particular instance in time. “Remote” time represents the time zones of the other individuals (i.e., other than the user). The system may show events and appointments in the user's own “local” time (or other user-selected type of time), regardless of where the user is presently located. Using these three types of time (i.e., “local” time, “home” time, and “remote” time), the system provides improved interface and methods for scheduling and managing activities, such a phone conference, across multiple time zones.
US07689447B1	Worklist integration of logical and physical tasks A method and system of managing work flow in provisioning service orders is provided, particularly telecommunications service delivery orders, where each service order may include of tasks from different worklists from different sources. The method includes merging the worklists and prioritizing tasks in accordance with work-when-ready work flow. The merged worklist provides an end-to-end view on a graphical user interface of all tasks pending to provision each service order. A change of status of a task results in automatically updating both the native and merged worklists. When a task is completed on the native system, the task is automatically deleted from both worklists. Selected search criteria and sorting fields may be used to narrow the displayed results. New tasks created by exceptions are inserted appropriately into the active worklist. The method eliminates the need for a user to log onto different systems to manually prioritize tasks.
US07689442B2	Method of generating a graphical display of a business rule with a translation Methods, systems and carrier media for viewing business rules are disclosed. Components of the business rules may be stored as entries in one or more database tables. A rule editor may access business rule components and assemble the components to form a graphical display of a business rule. The graphical display may allow the user to view, edit and/or create business rules. In some embodiments, one or more human language translations of one or more business rule components may be provided. A human language translation may be substituted for a business rule component in the graphical display.
US07689439B2	System and method for managing medical data According to various embodiments of the present invention, a data management process is provided that manages ECG data collection, review, and reporting in an efficient and secure manner by utilizing biometric checks, quality control measures, and workflow control systems that route data based on a variety of factors to efficiently complete the measurement and analysis process.
US07689433B2	Active relationship management Methods and apparatus for active relationship management. A computer implemented method for relationship management includes receiving a list of one or more enterprises. The method includes identifying one or more individuals associated with at least one of the enterprises. The method includes receiving information related to a topic of interest. The method includes parsing the received topic information into units of data. The method includes searching the units of data for one or more quotes. The method includes determining whether a found quote is related to any of the identified individuals. The method includes associating, if the found quote is determined to be related to one or more of the identified individuals, the quote found with the one or more individuals. The method includes storing the quote in a database.
US07689432B2	System and method for influencing recommender system & advertising based on programmed policies A system and method for influencing a recommender system and advertising uses a controlled, programmed policy. The recommender system uses the policy to adjust recommendations made to users for particular items, so that a policy holder receives some measure of preference in recommendations. The preference may be implemented in the form of a filter, or a presentation of items. The policy can be applied selectively, and be based on pay for placement type consideration, demographics, time, and other related parameters. Advertising for the users can be similarly adjusted in coordination with the policy.
US07689425B2	Quality of service call routing system using counselor and speech recognition engine and method thereof A QoS call routing system using a counselor and a speech recognition engine comprises a speech recognition engine for recognizing speech and outputting characters and speech recognition results; a first counselor group terminal for reproducing the client's speech file to a counselor of a first counselor group so that the counselor may recognize the speech when the speech recognition result by the speech recognition engine is less than a reference value; a second counselor group terminal for allowing a counselor of a second counselor group to hear the client's speech so that the counselor may recognize the speech when the recognition by the counselor of the first counselor group has failed; and an IVR server for controlling the engine and terminals to provide information to the client.
US07689413B2	Speech detection and enhancement using audio/video fusion A system and method facilitating speech detection and/or enhancement utilizing audio/video fusion is provided. The present invention fuses audio and video in a probabilistic generative model that implements cross-model, self-supervised learning, enabling rapid adaptation to audio visual data. The system can learn to detect and enhance speech in noise given only a short (e.g., 30 second) sequence of audio-visual data. In addition, it automatically learns to track the lips as they move around in the video.
US07689405B2	Statistical method for building a translation memory A statistical translation memory (TMEM) may be generated by training a translation model with a naturally generated TMEM. A number of tuples may be extracted from each translation pair in the TMEM. The tuples may include a phrase in a source language and a corresponding phrase in a target language. The tuples may also include probability information relating to the phrases generated by the translation model.
US07689396B2	Targeted geophysical survey In one embodiment the invention comprises a system for planning a seismic survey based on a model of a subsurface formation in which a computer simulation is generated having sources and receivers positioned in selected locations with respect to the model. Ray tracing is performed from the sources to estimate a propagation ray path of seismic signals emanating from the source locations, and emergent points are determined at which ray paths reach the earth's surface following reflection from a subsurface area of interest. A survey may then be designed and performed in which receiver positions are concentrated at the areas where the emergent points are concentrated.
US07689394B2	System and method for remotely analyzing machine performance Certain exemplary embodiments can comprise obtaining and analyzing data from at least one discrete machine, automatically determining relationships related to the data, taking corrective action to improve machine operation and/or maintenance, automatically and heuristically predicting a failure associated with the machine and/or recommending preventative maintenance in advance of the failure, and/or automating and analyzing mining shovels, etc.
US07689380B2	Device and method for sensing a position of a drive unit The invention relates to a device and a method for sensing a position of a drive unit, in which the position can be sensed by an incremental signal transmitter having a first degree of accuracy which is described by a first travel increment or angle increment, and can be fed to a converter by which the first degree of accuracy of the sensing of the position can be reduced to a second degree of accuracy which is described by a second travel increment or angle increment.
US07689377B2	Technique for aging induced performance drift compensation in an integrated circuit An improved compensation circuit that compensates for lifetime performance drifts due to aging of integrated circuits to improve the circuit performance. In one example embodiment, this is achieved by applying a body bias voltage VBB to the integrated circuit to compensate for the lifetime performance drift due to hot carrier and NBTI induced aging.
US07689375B2	Position detecting system and method for electronic device A position detecting system and method for an electronic device used an audio signal input module of the electronic device and a signal receiver to connect to the audio signal input module convert an external position signal into an audio signal. A position detecting software running on the electronic device analyzes the audio signal. Accordingly, the current position of the electronic device is obtained. The audio signal input module of the electronic device is employed as an input port for the external position signal, thus saving the construction cost of the system. Besides, the current position of the electronic device with an ever-changing position can be obtained during a test process, such that the electronic device can start or stop a test item accordingly.
US07689365B2	Apparatus, method, and computer program product for determining gene function and functional groups using chromosomal distribution patterns A method, apparatus, and computer program product for analyzing gene expressions is presented. An operation is performed for determining a gene expression pattern for a condition, wherein the gene expression pattern comprises a gene expression. Next, a spatial-expression pattern is formed by selecting a chromosomal region having an exon; and associating the gene expression within the gene expression pattern with its corresponding exon. A further operation may be performed, where in the forming of the spatial-expression pattern, a spatial-expression pattern signal is created as a representation of the spatial-expression pattern. The magnitude of the spatial-expression pattern signal at any point is determined by an expression level of the corresponding exon. Spatial patterns may be identified in the signal by means of various signal processing techniques such as Fourier or Wavelet transforms. Also, multiple regions and/or conditions may be tested and their reaction patterns compared to determine related genetic regions.
US07689356B2	Method and apparatus for creating curved swath patterns for farm machinery A method for defining, using, and adjusting curved swath patterns and a swath generation apparatus implementing said method for use in an automated vehicle guidance system.
US07689345B2	Systems and methods for estimating residual gas fraction for internal combustion engines using altitude compensation An engine control system comprises a first factor calculating module that calculates a first factor based on intake cam position (ICAM), exhaust cam position (ECAM), engine speed (RPM) and first calibration factors. A second factor calculating module calculates a second factor based on ICAM, ECAM, RPM and second calibration factors. A residual gas fraction (RGF) estimating module estimates a RGF value based on the first factor adjusted for altitude and said second factor. A method comprises calculating a first factor based on intake cam position (ICAM), exhaust cam position (ECAM), engine speed (RPM) and first calibration factors; calculating a second factor based on ICAM, ECAM, RPM and second calibration factors; and estimating a residual gas fraction (RGF) value based on the first factor adjusted for altitude and said second factor. At least one engine operating parameter is adjusted based on the RGF value.
US07689344B2	Method and apparatus for controlling transitions in an engine having multi-step valve lift There is provided a method for controlling engine valves of an internal combustion engine adapted to selectively operate at one of a first open position and a second open position, including controlling engine operation during a transition from a first to a second combustion mode. The method comprises determining a desired engine airflow based upon an operator torque request. A cylinder intake volume is determined for the desired engine airflow when operating at the first open position. A control scheme is determined to control the engine valves to attain the cylinder intake volume for the desired engine airflow when operating at the second open position. The control scheme is executed and the engine valve is transitioned to the second open position when the cylinder intake volume to operate at the second open position is within a range of authority of the engine valves.
US07689342B2	Compaction vehicle The compaction vehicle having a speed adjustment member, a displacement detector, and a drive source controller further includes a calculation device between the displacement detector and the drive source controller, receiving the displacement S, and outputting a signal I calculated to the controller; a running speed setting switch for the operator operating ON at a desired running speed; a control signal memory device provided inside the calculation device and memorizing a signal I1 to the controller, wherein in a normal operation the calculation device outputs the signal I to the controller so that a running speed increases or decreases according to the displacement S, and wherein when the switch is operated to ON, the calculation device maintains the ON state, and the displacement S is not less than a predetermined value, the calculation device outputs the signal I1 memorized in the memory device so as to run the vehicle at a constant speed.
US07689336B2	Vehicle and a method for controlling steering thereof A vehicle comprises a regulation device for ordering of movements of the vehicle (1) in a horizontal plane and a control device with a calculation unit arranged to produce signals to control the control and drive means of the vehicle's wheels (3) by information from the regulation device to achieve movement as instructed by the regulation device. The regulation device is designated with the capability to, on request of a change of the vehicle's direction in the horizontal plane, order a location for a turning point (B) for the vehicle located anywhere in the horizontal plane. The control device's calculation unit is designed to calculate the instantaneous desired value of the respective wheel's angular alignment relative to a lengthwise axis of the vehicle corresponding to the location of said turning point as ordered by the regulation device and send signals to the control means so as to achieve that alignment.
US07689334B2	Engine diagnostic method A method is provided for diagnosing an engine system. The method may include receiving a request for diagnosing an engine system, delivering a diagnostic module to the requester from a location remote from the engine system, and having the diagnostic module coupled to the engine system. The method may further include diagnosing the engine system based on information received by the diagnostic module, and providing repair assistance based on the diagnosing of the engine system.
US07689333B2	Diagnostic fault clearing system A vehicle diagnostics clearing system that detects a clear diagnostic faults flag and clears diagnostic faults from a control module includes a clear diagnostic faults flag monitoring module and a clear diagnostic faults module. The clear diagnostic faults flag monitoring module periodically monitors the clear diagnostic faults flag in the control module. When the clear diagnostic faults flag monitoring module detects that the clear diagnostic faults flag is set, the clear diagnostic faults module clears the diagnostic faults from the control module for a predetermined period.
US07689331B2	Method of controlling engine stop-start operation for heavy-duty hybrid-electric and hybrid-hydraulic vehicles A start-stop or idle-stop method for a heavy-duty hybrid vehicle that turns off the fuel supply while maintaining the crankshaft rotation of the internal combustion engine when the vehicle stops or, optionally, when the vehicle travels downhill, travels in a noise sensitive location, travels in an exhaust emissions sensitive location, or operates in an emergency situation. The stop-start or idle-stop method automatically turns on the engine fuel supply to restart combustion when the vehicle starts accelerating, is no longer traveling downhill, is no longer traveling in a noise sensitive or exhaust sensitive location, is no longer in an emergency situation, or has dropped below the minimum energy storage restart level.
US07689330B2	Method of controlling engine stop-start operation for heavy-duty hybrid-electric and hybrid-hydraulic vehicles This invention relates to a Start-Stop method for a heavy-duty hybrid vehicle that turns off the internal combustion engine when the vehicle stops or, optionally, when the vehicle travels downhill. The Stop-Start method automatically restarts the internal combustion engine when the vehicle starts accelerating or is no longer traveling downhill. The software instructions for the Stop-Start method reside within the programming of the hybrid vehicle control computer as a subset of the hybrid vehicle control strategy in hybrid-electric or hybrid-hydraulic heavy-duty vehicle. During the time the internal combustion engine is turned off the necessary vehicle accessories operate from the available power of the hybrid high power energy storage.
US07689329B2	Integrated maintenance and materials services for fleet aircraft using aircraft data to improve quality of materials Turnkey maintenance of a customer's aircraft fleet is managed by a single management service provider (MSP) controlling integrated maintenance and materials services from a central operations site. The MSP converts data received directly from on-board aircraft systems into information it uses to manage maintenance service providers and parts suppliers. The MSP contracts with and manages maintenance, repair and overhaul organizations (MROs) who perform the maintenance on the customers' aircraft at line and base stations. The MSP either remotely manages part inventories at the customer's site, or manages suppliers who deliver the parts to the MROs. Maintenance planning, scheduling and execution information is exchanged between the MSP, MROs, part suppliers and the customers through a shared data communication network controlled by the MSP. The MSP charges the customer for the maintenance services based on a flat rate per unit of aircraft flying time.
US07689321B2	Robust sensor fusion for mapping and localization in a simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) system This invention is generally related to methods and apparatus that permit the measurements from a plurality of sensors to be combined or fused in a robust manner. For example, the sensors can correspond to sensors used by a mobile device, such as a robot, for localization and/or mapping. The measurements can be fused for estimation of a measurement, such as an estimation of a pose of a robot.
US07689318B2	Inventory control and prescription dispensing system An inventory control and prescription management and dispensing system including a dispensing vault for storing and dispensing prescriptions in communication with a central computer system which communicates with prescription providers, insurance companies and other third parties. The vault includes robotic means for dispensing pre-filled prescriptions with the aid of RFIDs, barcodes or other means for verifying the medication to be dispensed. The vault uses patient biometrics, a patient registration system, insurance information and doctor information to process the transaction and dispense a specifically labeled pre-filled prescription to the patient.
US07689303B2	Data transfer in audio codec controllers An audio codec control technique is provided with improved multichannel data ordering capabilities. An audio codec controller comprises a first interface unit for performing data transfer to and from an audio codec, a second interface unit for performing data transfer from an external memory, and a data buffer for buffering data received from the external memory via the second interface unit. The controller further comprises a capture register for receiving from the data buffer data requested by the audio codec, and temporarily storing the received data. The first interface unit is connected to receive temporarily stored data from the capture register. The operation of the audio codec controller may be done in several operational modes including 2, 4, and 6-channel full-rate and half-rate modes.
US07689302B2	Server based gaming system and method for selectively providing one or more different tournaments A gaming system includes a central server or controller operable to communicate a plurality of different commands to a plurality of gaming machines to provide non-tournament game play and to provide tournament game play on the same gaming machines.
US07689299B2	Rotary work lifter and working machine The invention is provided with means for detecting a situation of rotating a rotary work lifter at any time, and a determining portion for determining whether operation of the rotary work lifter is to be stopped by a state of rotating the rotary work lifter detected by the means, thereby, operation of the rotary work lifter can be stopped when rotation of the rotary work lifter is interrupted by pinching a work piece or the like between the rotary work lifter and a working table or the like, or when the rotation is interrupted by some other influence. Therefore, the rotary work lifter, the working table or the like can be prevented from being finally destructed by continuing to generate a torque by a drive source even after interrupting rotation of the rotary work lifter as in a background art.
US07689298B2	Methods to support process quality and maintenance during control of an industrial process such as welding A number of methods to support process quality and maintenance during control of an industrial process such as welding are provided. The methods provide, among other things: automatic process limit programming based on runtime data; user-initiated process limit programming based on upcoming data; correlate equipment deterioration based on capability measurement; correlate tip dressers/formers to new; detect electrical deterioration; integrate process data with programmed data for a visual aid; and quantify process variation in welding tools (pareto of stddev of the c-factor).
US07689289B2	Technique for adjusting the locus of excitation of electrically excitable tissue with paired pulses The locus of electrically excitable tissue where action potentials are induced can be controlled using the physiological principle of electrotonus. Substantially non-simultaneous first and second pulses are applied to first and second electrodes, respectively, to generate both first and second action potentials and first and second subthreshold potential areas, within the tissue. The locus within the tissue where additional action potentials are induced may be determined by a superposition of the first and second subthreshold areas according to the physiological principle of electrotonus. Superposition of the first and second subthreshold areas provides deep tissue suprathreshold potential areas of adjustable locus wherein additional action potentials are induced.
US07689285B2	Multi-layer combination of an electric stimulation electrode and a wound dressing In order to make available a wound dressing (100) with at least one energy transfer agent (11, 12) and a wound dressing (13), namely a combination of wound dressing and electrode for the stimulation treatment, with which an uniform electrostimulation of the wound can be achieved so that the wound healing process is considerably improved, it is proposed that the energy transfer agent has at least two layers and that the energy transfer agent (11, 12) has at least two adjacent layers (11, 12), a first layer (11)—energy supply—and a second energy—distribution of energy—(12), whereby the first layer (11) has a lower electric resistance and the second layer (12) a higher electric resistance.
US07689282B2	Method and apparatus for detecting non-sustaining ventricular tachyarrhythmia An implantable medical device controls an anti-tachyarrhythmia therapy by detecting a tachyarrhythmia episode from a cardiac signal and analyzing the detected tachyarrhythmia episode in a tachyarrhythmia detection and analysis process to determine whether the anti-tachyarrhythmia therapy needs to be delivered. The tachyarrhythmia detection and classification process includes detection of inhibitory events each indicating that the tachyarrhythmia episode is of a type not to be treated by the anti-tachyarrhythmia therapy or that the tachyarrhythmia episode is not sustaining. The detection of each of the inhibitory events causes the tachyarrhythmia detection and classification process to be restarted or extended, or the delivery of the anti-tachyarrhythmia therapy to be withheld.
US07689279B2	Pacing device for minimizing ventricular pauses after delivery of atrial anti-tachycardia pacing therapy A pacing control is used in a multiple-chamber cardiac pacing system, which, upon detecting an atrial arrhythmia, automatically switches to a special therapy mode and administers a selected anti-tachycardia pacing (ATP) therapy in the atrium, and which switches to a standard pacing mode following delivery of the ATP therapy. The pacing control adjusts the timing of pacing pulses to be delivered to the atrium and/or the ventricle to minimize any potential ventricular pauses that may result from the switch from the therapy mode to the standard pacing mode.
US07689263B1	Method and apparatus for acquiring free-breathing MR images using navigator echo with saturation RF pulse A system and method of free-breathing MR imaging saturates an entire navigator profile at the end of an imaging segment of physiological motion cycle, e.g., heart cycle, thereby providing a uniform recovery of longitudinal magnetization for the next imaging cycle. Through use of at least one dephaser gradient following the image acquisition segment and a navigator RF saturation pulse, residual transverse magnetization is dephased and spins within a navigator tracker are saturated to ensure a uniform recovery of longitudinal magnetization for the next imaging period.
US07689262B2	Method and magnetic resonance tomography apparatus for correcting changes in the basic magnetic field In the examination of a subject with a magnetic resonance tomography apparatus, data for a slice of the subject to be examined are obtained with a sequence of a fast MRT imaging method that includes at least three phase correction scans and measurement signals of the respective phase correction scans as well as of the slice are obtained. The phase difference of corresponding data points of two phase correction scans are calculated point-by-point, the average phase difference between the phase correction scans is evaluated, and the frequency offset between the actual resonance frequency relative to the adjusted resonance frequency is calculated based on the average phase difference and the echo time difference between the phase correction scans used. A B0 field map is calculated dependent on the frequency offset and, the measurement data for the slice are corrected using the calculated B0 field map.
US07689255B2	In-vehicle apparatus An in-vehicle apparatus including: an apparatus body; a front surface of the apparatus body; and a lid configured to open and close the front surface. A microphone directed to the front side of the front surface in the condition where the lid is opened is provided at the front surface of the apparatus body. A gap for communication between the location, where the microphone is provided, of the front surface and the outside is secured between the front surface and the lid in the condition where the front surface of the apparatus body is closed with the lid.
US07689238B2	Architecture and implementation of closed user groups and limiting mobility in wireless networks A system for providing advanced voice services (AVS) in wireless communications systems includes a Real-Time Exchange (RTX) that interfaces to a wireless communications network to provide the AVS therein, wherein the AVS comprise Closed User Groups and Limiting Mobility. The Closed User Groups allow a group of users to make and receive calls only to other members of a group, and calls outside of the group are disallowed. The Limiting Mobility uses location information to restrict a mobile unit to service within one or more specified systems, cells or location areas.
US07689233B2	Remote switching for handset handsfree speakerphone A remote switching for handset handsfree speakerphone operation in a telephone system including an “off of shelf” analog half duplex switching speakerphone IC on a base unit and routs handset handsfree signals via a RF link to and from a microphone and a speakerphone of at least one cordless handset. The remote switching provides a handset handsfree feature on any analog and digital platform that is not equipped with DSPs or other digital means for embedded speakerphone algorithms.
US07689232B1	Method of providing call forward of voice and messages and remote phone activation A method, a combined cellular, PDA communication device and system having specialized software applications for allowing a plurality of combined cellular phone/PDA device users to monitor each others' locations and status, to initiate cellular phone calls by touching a symbol on the touch screen display with a stylus which can also include point to call conferencing calling. Each participant's cellular phone/PDA device includes a GPS navigation receiver with application software for point to call cellular phone initiation to participants and geographical entities including vehicles, persons or events, conference calls and video transfers. The method, device and system also includes several features that allow each individual cell phone/PDA device user to: a) forward calls and data by touching the symbols associated with other participants; b) cause another phone to accept a phone call even though the remote phone is busy and put the remote call on hold; c) cause a remote phone speaker and microphone to turn on and receive voice message from the calling phone; and d) cause a voice recording to be heard when the a symbol that has an associated voice recording is hooked.
US07689231B2	Territorial enforcement of device functionality The present invention discloses an enforcement system for controlling security in a territory including: (a) a multifunctional device having a plurality of device functionalities; (b) a disabling mechanism for reversibly disabling at least one device functionality; and (c) a gate controller, for enforcing security in the territory, having a restricting mechanism for activating the disabling mechanism. A method for controlling device functionalities of a device in a territory including the steps of: (a) sending a disable instruction to the device to disable at least one device functionality upon entry of the device into the territory; and (b) disabling at least one device functionality, by the device, upon receipt by the device of the disable instruction.
US07689226B2	Method and system for signaling in broadcast communication system A method and a system for providing signaling in cellular telephone system providing broadcast services to fully integrate broadcast services with the services provided by the cellular telephone systems. The signaling method coordinate interaction between an access network and the subscriber station to allowing the subscriber station to decode the broadcast service, to receive paging messages while receiving the broadcast service, to properly transition between operation states, and other functions known to one of ordinary skill in the art.
US07689225B2	Method and apparatus for dormant mode support with paging Apparatuses and methods are disclosed herein for implementing dormant mode with paging in a WLAN. Power savings in the computing device and reduction in traffic across the network are achieved by requiring a computing device to inform the WLAN of its location only when it crosses a paging area boundary or is to receive IP traffic. Dormant mode with paging is implemented in a protocol that supports dormant functionality and paging functionality but does not itself provide methods or standards for implementing such functionality, such as the IEEE 802.11. The methods and apparatuses disclosed herein provide the methods needed to implement dormant mode with paging in such a protocol. Generally, the methods and apparatuses for implementing dormant mode with paging basically include (1) establishing paging areas; (2) communicating access group information to a computing device; and (3) locating a computing device.
US07689223B1	Method and system for delaying retransmission of data traffic to a wireless terminal A method and system for delaying retransmission of data to a wireless terminal in response to a determination that a communication path to the wireless terminal does not currently exist. For instance, when a server, e.g., a proxy server or an application server, sends data to a cellular base station for transmission to a wireless terminal, the base station could determine that a radio link to the wireless terminal is not currently available. In order to prevent the server from continuously retransmitting the data to the base station due to the absence of an acknowledgement from the wireless terminal, the base station can notify the server to delay retransmission. A benefit of this arrangement is that the base station will not have to receive and buffer many copies of the same data while the base station waits for a communication path to the wireless terminal to become available.
US07689214B2	Efficient sharing of mobile equipment identifiers In a mobile communication network, the base station is configured to query the mobile station for its mobile equipment identifier if not provided by the mobile switching center before traffic channel setup. The base station may send the mobile equipment identifier to the mobile switching center during call setup.
US07689213B2	Method for testing embedded wireless transceiver with minimal interaction between wireless transceiver and host processor during testing A method for testing a wireless transceiver embedded within a wireless data communication system that also includes a host processor with minimal interaction between the wireless transceiver and the host processor during such testing. The wireless signal interface between the wireless data communication system and external test equipment is used to convey test initiation or data signals from the external test equipment to the wireless data communication system, and responsive data or acknowledgement signals from the wireless data communication system to the external test equipment.
US07689212B2	Mobile communication system exchanging state information and operation method thereof A system and method for managing calls in a mobile communication system transmits information indicative of an operational state of a first mobile terminal to a second mobile terminal for display. The first terminal may be a called terminal and the second terminal a calling terminal. A user of the second terminal can therefore recognize a reason for a communication blockage if a call between the first and second terminals is lost.
US07689210B1	Plug-n-playable wireless communication system A method and apparatus for communicating between devices is described. In one embodiment, the method comprises detecting, at a switch, a presence of a first repeater coupled to the switch at a location, and automatically configuring the first repeater to enable the first repeater to communicate with a mobile station and the switch without using information resulting from a site survey of the location.
US07689199B2	System and method for controlling a wireless device notification alert Wireless device audible alert control signal generating systems and methods are presented. The control signal may be used to either enable or disable the audible alert of a wireless device. The signal may be generated as a function of the motion of an object entering or exiting a quiet zone. An embodiment for a system in accordance with the invention includes a transmitter to transmit a control signal to either disable or enable an audible alert of a wireless device. An antenna may be operatively coupled to the transmitter. A motion sensor to detect objects passing through a field of detection may be used to trigger the emission of the control signal. A controller operatively coupled to both the motion sensor and transmitter may command the transmitter to transmit the control signal as a function of a direction of motion detected by the motion sensor. An embodiment for a method in accordance with the invention includes detecting an object in an object detection area. A direction of motion of the object with respect to a reference point may be determined. A wireless device audible alert control signal may then be generated as a function of the direction of motion of the object.
US07689186B2	Frequency band allocation device and method A frequency band allocation device is disclosed. The frequency band allocation device comprises a frequency band selection unit for selecting usable frequency bands from a dedicated frequency band, a registered frequency band and an unlicensed frequency band; and a frequency band allocation unit for allocating a frequency band out of the selected usable frequency bands to a user, so as to satisfy user required QoS and maximize system frequency utilization factor.
US07689182B1	Temperature compensated bias for AM/PM improvement A system and method are provided for maintaining a consistent operating condition of a power amplifier power amplifier across a range of operating temperatures. The power amplifier is provided with an input bias voltage (Vbias) that adjusts with temperature to compensate for the temperature dependent change of the power amplifier's base-emitter voltage drop Vbe. This maintains a consistent operating condition in the power amplifier, which reduces temperature-dependent changes in the amplifier's gain.
US07689180B2	Method and apparatus for a cartesian error feedback circuit to correct distortion within a power amplifier A method of reducing distortion in the output of an amplifier is provided. The method comprises subtractively combining baseband error signals with the appropriate phase shift with baseband input signals, the baseband error signals generated by subtractively combining delayed fed-forward portions of the baseband input signals with baseband converted portions of a fed-back amplified output signal, the amplified output signal being a distorted replica of combined up-converted baseband input signals. The baseband error signals being filtered prior to the combining function, and also providing inputs to a controller which adjusts active elements of the amplification and fed-back paths in order to minimize the distortion within the output of the amplifier.
US07689176B2	Telemetry system employing DC balanced encoding A telemetry system including a first device having a processor that employs a DC balanced encoding scheme to generate a DC balanced encoded data signal, a modulator for modulating an RF carrier wave by the DC balanced encoded data signal and generating a DC balanced encoded RF modulated data signal including DC balanced RF energy. The DC balanced encoded RF modulated data signal transmitted by the first device is received by a second device. Since the RF energy received is DC balanced, drift in baseline voltage is eliminated irrespective of data transmission thereby improving the robustness of recovery of data by the second device. The second device may include a converter for converting the DC balanced RF energy extracted from the received DC balanced encoded RF modulated data signal to a substantially constant average induced voltage, irrespective of data being transmitted, for powering at least one component of the second device.
US07689173B2	Method and system for controlling reverse link rate in CDMA 1xEV-DO mobile communication system A method and a system for controlling a reverse link rate by using the number of active users who are carrying out communication in a CDMA 1xEV-DO mobile communication system is disclosed. A value of rise-over-thermal (ROT) at each antenna end of a wireless base station is measured and compared with a threshold ROT which defines an allowable limit of the ROT. A reverse activation control bit is set as 0 if the measured ROT value is smaller than or equal to the threshold ROT. The number of the active users is compared with a threshold user number which defines an allowable limit of the active users if the measured ROT value is greater than the threshold ROT. The reverse activation control bit is set as 0 if the number of the active users is smaller than or equal to the threshold user number. The reverse activation control bit is set as 1 if the number of the active users is greater than the threshold user number.
US07689171B2	Reducing interference in a wireless network via antenna selection Apparatus and method for reducing or avoiding at least in part one or more interferences in a wireless communication device are described herein. The method may include initially sensing by the device an interference from an interference source received by one or more of a plurality of sector antennas of the device. The device may then select, based at least in part on the sensing, a subset of the plurality of sector antennas for communicating with other devices in the wireless network.
US07689168B2	Remote user interface for Bluetooth™ device A system and method of displaying data pertaining to an accessory on a mobile device is disclosed. The accessory and the mobile device are communicable with one another using the Bluetooth™ protocol. A set of pre-defined Bluetooth queries using an extended list of AT commands that can be used by the Bluetooth protocol are designed to perform functions that request data pertaining to the accessory. A Bluetooth connection is established between the accessory and the mobile device. A Bluetooth query is selected by a user of the mobile device and sent to the accessory. The accessory receives and executes the Bluetooth query from the mobile device to obtain the requested data pertaining to the accessory. The requested data is sent back to the mobile device where it is displayed on the mobile device display.
US07689150B2	Image forming apparatus using trapezoidal shaped electric field and method for forming image An object of the present invention is to provide an image forming apparatus and a method for forming an image that are capable of controlling the consumption of opposite polarity particles and suppressing the reduction of toner charge amount due to the carrier deterioration and can form high quality images over a long period of time even in the case where large quantities of images with small image area ratio are printed. The image forming device includes a developer further including the opposite polarity particles, a developer carrying member, a toner carrying member, and a voltage applying section for applying bias voltage overlapped with alternating current between the toner carrying member and the image carrying member, wherein the bias voltage overlapped with alternating current is a vibrating waveform including a trapezoidal wave, or a vibrating waveform in which a blank is inserted during application of a reverse development side voltage component.
US07689147B2	Developing apparatus and developer collecting method There are provided a developing apparatus and a developer collecting method, in which a collection unit to collect a developer discharged from a developing unit by overflow is disposed not to largely protrude to the outside of an installation space of the developing unit. There are included a developing unit 12 including a discharge port 30 to discharge a developer by overflow, and a developer collecting unit 34 that is disposed so that at least a part overlaps with the developing unit 12 when the developing unit 12 is viewed from above, and contains the developer discharged from the discharge port 30 of the developing unit 12.
US07689144B2	Systems and methods for remanufacturing imaging components Techniques for attaching a replacement chip to an imaging cartridge are described. a method of replacing a component of an imaging cartridge includes: providing the imaging cartridge including a chip and a chip holding structure holding the chip, the chip holding structure including a left upper flange, a right upper flange, a rear retaining member, bottom supporting rails, a left forward retaining element extending from the left upper flange, and a right forward retaining element extending from the right upper flange; removing at least a portion of the left forward retaining element and the right forward retaining element to form a modified chip holding structure; removing the chip from the cartridge; installing a replacement chip in the modified chip holding structure; and attaching the replacement chip to the imaging cartridge.
US07689139B2	Electrical contact to process cartridge, developer cartridge or image forming apparatus The pressed area mounted on the developer cartridge case is pressed towards a developer cartridge pressing direction. The developer roller and the photosensitive drum are in contact at a contact position. Electric potential is supplied to the developer cartridge when the electrical connection protrusion connected electrically to the developer roller rotation drive axis and the electrical connection part mounted on the outside of the developer cartridge are pushed together in the electrical connection pressing direction. Here, the electrical connection pressing direction is semi-orthogonal to the pressing action line that connects the pressing position and the contact position. Furthermore, the electrical connection protrusion crosses the pressing action line.
US07689135B2	Image forming apparatus with a drive motor that can rotate a rotary developing unit An image forming apparatus, having: a rotary developing unit, to and from which a plurality of developing cartridges storing developers are attached and detached and which moves one of the attached developing cartridges to a developing position by being rotated around a rotation axis; a drive motor that rotates the rotary developing unit; and a controller that controls a torque of the drive motor in response to a condition of the developing cartridges to be attached to the rotary developing unit or a condition of the rotary developing unit.
US07689131B2	WDM system A WDM system includes a plurality of P to P WDM systems connected for wavelength-multiplexing optical signals of a plurality of wavelengths, transmitting them to a transmission path, transmitting wavelength-division multiplexed light while performing amplification by using optical AMP in the transmission path, and subjecting the wavelength-division multiplexed light to wavelength isolation at the reception side. An OSC which is a monitoring control signal such as a normal optical signal is used closely within one P to P WDM system. However, by transmitting and receiving the OSC between a plurality of P to P WDM systems, it is possible to solve a problem at the system rise. Moreover, since accumulative OSNR data is transmitted up to the P to P WDM system of the final stage, it is possible to detect an accurate OSNR value and a leak ASE light quantity at the end side.
US07689130B2	Method and apparatus for illumination and communication The present invention provides a method and apparatus of using light-emitting elements for illumination as well as communication of data, wherein potential flicker due to sub-fusion frequency data correlations can be reduced compared to prior art techniques, while reducing redundancy in the data transmission. The intensity of the illumination from the light-emitting elements is controlled by a dimming signal such as a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal or a pulse code modulation (PCM) signal, for example. An amplitude-modulated data signal is then superimposed on the dimming signal for communication of data. The dimming signal thus acts as a carrier signal for the data signal. A sensing means is then used to receive the data signal by detecting all or part of the illumination from the light-emitting elements. The data signal can subsequently be extracted from the detected illumination.
US07689127B1	Deformable mirrors for multi-access laser communications terminal A multi-access laser communications terminal is disclosed. The communications terminal includes a deformable mirror whose surface contour is deformable by one or more actuators. The communications terminal further includes a closed-loop tracking system which controls the one or more actuators to change the surface contour of the deformable mirror in accordance with detected movement of an optical beam in order to keep the optical beam optimally locked on a receiver.
US07689120B2	Source based scheme to establish communication paths in an optical network A source based scheme to establish communication paths in an optical network. According to one embodiment of the invention, a number of wavelength division multiplexing access nodes of an optical network employ a source based scheme to establish communication paths. Each of these access nodes stores a set of one or more network topology databases based on a set of one or more connectivity constraints.
US07689115B2	Camera A camera includes a display device capable of displaying on a single screen a plurality of images, each of which can be observed from one of a plurality of directions; a selection device that selects any one of a plurality of operating modes; and a display control device that displays at the display device the plurality of images each correlated to the operating mode selected via the selection device.
US07689112B2	Lens system having a function of displaying an operating direction of a focus operation member for setting a focus in a lens A lens system according to an aspect of the present invention includes a focus operation member for manual operation of a focus of a taking lens, a focusing direction detecting device which detects a moving direction of the focus for setting a focused state with respect to a present position of the focus, as a focusing direction, an operating direction display device which displays an operating direction of the focus operation member for moving the focus to the focusing direction on the basis of the focusing direction detected by the focusing direction detecting device, and a reversing device which reverses the operating direction displayed by the operating direction display device.
US07689106B2	Video or audio recording and reproducing apparatus The same contents having different recording rates are recorded on a multi-layer disk. A plurality of contents or the same contents having different recording rates are independently recorded respectively in different layers of an optical disk having a plurality of recording layers. In order to record a plurality of contents or the same contents having different recording rates in parallel at that time, recording on the multi-layer optical disk is conducted by repeating an operation of dividing each content into recording units, recording a recording unit of one kind of information in a recording layer, and recording a recording unit of the other kind of information in a different recording layer.
US07689103B2	Pipeline processing system and information processing apparatus A pipeline processing system capable of high speed operation and capable of realizing a reduction of power consumption and an information processing apparatus to which this is applied, wherein a decoder/encoder circuit accesses a first memory and a second memory in parallel in accordance with status information at decoding processing to perform decoding processing, stores the data after processing in a tracking memory, then transfers the data stored in the tracking memory to a host apparatus according to a request from the host apparatus, while writes the user data transferred in unit of blocks from the host apparatus in a third memory serving as a tracking buffer to start the encoder processing in the case of the encoding processing, accesses a plurality of memories in parallel in accordance with the status information to perform the encoding processing, and outputs the same to a clock generation circuit.
US07689101B2	Video audio recording system A video audio recording system includes an inputting means for inputting video audio information, a video audio coding means for converting the input video audio information into digital information to write into a buffer means once and reading the written video audio information sequentially to output, a signal processing means for converting the video audio information output from the video audio coding means into a recording-medium writable format to write on a recording medium, and a controlling means for controlling respective means to control a recording of information on the recording medium. The controlling means monitors a write address and a read address of the buffer means, and then brings only a writing of information into the buffer means into a stop condition if a difference between both addresses is smaller than a predetermined threshold.
US07689093B2	Fluorine-doped optical fiber A single mode optical transmission fiber comprises a depressed core having at least 0.41 weight percent fluorine and an index difference (\|Δn1\|) with pure silica greater than 1.5×10−3, a depressed cladding having at least 1.2 weight percent fluorine and an index difference (\|Δn2\|) with pure silica greater than 4.5×10−3 and an index difference (\|Δn2\|−\|Δn1\|) with the depressed core greater than or equal to 3×10−3.
US07689088B2	Wall mount chassis A wall mount chassis includes circuitry for telecommunications signals. The chassis includes a rear wall mountable to a vertical wall, and first and second sides. Each side includes a hinged cover. Each cover includes an access window for viewing an opposite side of the cover. On one side of the chassis is positioned signal converter cards for converting between optical and electrical signals. On an opposite side of the chassis are positioned one or more electrical power cards providing an access location for power to the circuitry. A CPU card can also be provided on the same side as the power card. An interior of the chassis includes a back plane positioned between the converter cards and the power and CPU cards wherein the back plane is perpendicular to the converter cards and power and CPU cards. A cable spool is positioned adjacent one of the sides for cable management. Cable clips are provided for securably retaining one or more cables adjacent each of the first and second sides.
US07689087B2	Method of changing the birefringence of an optical waveguide by laser modification of the cladding A method of inducing birefringence in an optical waveguide is disclosed wherein the waveguide cladding is irradiated with energy of a sufficient intensity so as to induce a stress in the optical waveguide so as to cause a multitude of spaced stress induced regions within the cladding of the optical waveguide such that there are 10 to 5000 spaced regions per mm and wherein the stress induced regions are proximate the core greater than 2 microns distance from the core-cladding interface. This waveguide has numerous uses, for example a fiber sensor.
US07689079B2	Optical fiber interconnection devices and systems using same Optical fiber interconnection devices, which can take the form of a module, are disclosed that include an array of optical fibers and multi-fiber optical-fiber connectors, for example, two twelve-port connectors or multiples thereof, and three eight-port connectors or multiples thereof. The array of optical fibers is color-coded and is configured to optically interconnect the ports of the two twelve-port connectors to the three eight-port connectors in a manner that preserves transmit and receive polarization. In one embodiment, the interconnection devices provide optical interconnections between twelve-fiber optical connector configurations to eight-fiber optical connector configurations, such as from twelve-fiber line cards to eight-fiber line cards, without having to make structural changes to cabling infrastructure. In one aspect, the optical fiber interconnection devices provide a migration path from duplex optics to parallel optics.
US07689074B2	Optical reception apparatus compatible with DQPSK polarization multiplexing format In the optical reception apparatus, a DQPSK polarization multiplexed signal light (S) input thereto is split into horizontally/vertically polarized signal lights (SH, SV) by a polarization beam splitter (3), and the signal lights (SH, SV) each is branched into two by each of optical couplers (4H, 4V). Then, one branched lights (SH1, SV1) by each of the optical couplers (4H, 4V) are supplied to a delay interferometer (5I) on the I branch via optical circulators (10I1, 10I2) to be propagated in bidirectional, and the other branched lights (SHQ, SVQ) by each of the optical couplers (4H, 4V) are supplied to a delay interferometer (5Q) on the Q branch side via optical circulators (10Q1, 10Q2) to be propagated in bidirectional, so that a set of delay interferometers (5I, 5Q) is commonly used for horizontally polarized waves and vertically polarized waves.
US07689067B2	Nested modulator A nested modulator is provided where the circuit arrangement of modifying electrodes including signal electrodes is simplified, and at the same time, the drive voltage can be lowered.A nested modulator, including: a substrate 20 made of a material having electro-optic effects; an optical waveguide formed on the substrate; and a modulating electrode for modulating light waves which are guided through the optical waveguide, wherein the optical waveguide has a main Mach-Zehnder waveguide 1 and sub-Mach-Zehnder waveguides 2 and 3 provided on two branching waveguides of the main Mach-Zehnder waveguide, and the modulating electrode is provided in a sub-branching waveguide of the sub-Mach-Zehnder waveguides, is characterized in that a polarization reversal region 46 or 47 is formed in a portion of a sub-branching waveguide of each of the sub-Mach-Zehnder waveguides, the modulating electrode is formed of signal electrodes including introduced signal electrodes 40 or 43, branching single electrodes 41 or 44 and lead signal electrodes 42 or 45 as well as ground electrodes for each of sub-Mach-Zehnder waveguides, and the branching signal electrodes which branch from the introduced signal electrode are placed so as to work on two sub-branching waveguides for each of the sub-Mach-Zehnder waveguides.
US07689057B2	Method of bandlimiting data for computer graphics Function spaces defined by scaling functions are used to generate bandlimited noise octaves and other attribute data sets. Scaling functions are basis functions that admit multiresolution analysis and include piecewise constant scaling functions, piecewise polynomial scaling functions, bandlimited scaling functions, Daubeschies scaling functions, as well as other multiresolution analysis scaling basis functions known to those of skill in the art. Scaling basis functions can be locally supported or have infinite support. The properties of the scaling basis functions used to construct bandlimited noise octaves may ensure that any bandlimited noise octave at resolution level N is orthogonal to bandlimited noise octaves and their associated scaling basis functions at all resolution levels less than N. Bandlimited noise octaves can be scaled to any resolution level and guaranteed to have no effect on images at any lower resolution level.
US07689055B2	Method and apparatus for enhancing image acquired by radiographic system A method of image information enhancement in radiography relates to image information processing techniques in radiography. The method comprising steps of: normalizing an acquired image A(x,y) to form a normalized image B(x,y); filtering the normalized image B(x,y) by a low-pass filter to obtain an filtered image C(x,y); calculating a relative standard deviation for each pixel in the image A(x,y), three times the relative standard deviation being an edge threshold for each pixel; thresholding a difference image obtained by subtracting the filtered image C(x,y) from the normalized image B(x,y) by using the edge threshold for each pixel to form a threshold-processed image D(x,y); enhancing a contrast of the threshold-processed image D(x,y) by using a non-linear function to form a contrast-enhanced image E(x,y); determining a enhancement coefficient a(x,y); obtaining a edge-enhanced image F(x,y) by multiplying the enhancement coefficient a(x,y), the contrast-enhanced image E(x,y) and the filtered image C(x,y); and generating a resulting image by multiplying a sum of the edge-enhanced image F(x,y) and the filtered image C(x,y) with the maximum value Amax As compared with the prior arts, the inventive method has a fast processing speed for image information enhancement and a simple algorithm, images clearly, eliminates noises in the images, and satisfies the requirements of relatively more enhancement to the contrast of the dark regions in the scanned images.
US07689052B2	Multimedia signal processing using fixed-point approximations of linear transforms Close approximations of ideal linear transforms, such as the forward and inverse discrete cosine transformation (DCT), are formed with minimum complexity using fixed-point arithmetic. The transformation is decomposed into a smaller set of transformations (e.g., the LLM decomposition of the DCT). The multiplication factors of the decomposition are then approximated by a fixed-point representation. However, instead of simply applying scaling and rounding operations to produce fixed-point approximations closest to the multiplication factors themselves, fixed-point multiplication factors are chosen that have the effect (after the cascaded operations of the various stages of decomposition) of being the closest feasible approximations of the entries in the resulting complete ideal transformation matrix.
US07689049B2	Matching pursuits coding of data Briefly, in accordance with one embodiment, an approach to employing Matching Pursuits coding of data is described.
US07689040B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing method and program An image processing apparatus can improve the image quality of images. The image processing apparatus includes a parameter extracting unit that extracts a parameter for expressing the degree of sharpness of each image when a plurality of images are obtained with different degrees of sharpness by decomposing an original image, using input image data, a parameter adjusting unit that adjusts the parameters of the images extracted by the parameter extracting unit so as to make the original image sharp and a generating unit that generates the original image on the basis of the parameters of the images adjusted by the parameter adjusting unit.
US07689038B2	Method for improved image segmentation An improved image segmentation algorithm is provided that identifies each object in an image. Pixels of the image are sorted based on a range of attribute values of the image. These pixels are then added to a labeling image one by one starting with an extreme point in the range of attribute values. Features are calculated for each object located and these features are matched with pre-defined acceptance criteria. If there is a match, the object is output to an output image. The steps of adding pixels to the image, evaluating the features of the resulting objects and outputting the objects are repeated until a stopping point is reached.
US07689037B2	System and method for identifying and labeling fields of text associated with scanned business documents A system for electronically distilling information from a business document uses a network scanner to electronically scan a platen area, having a business document thereon, to create a bitmap. A network server carries out a segmentation process to segment the scan generated bitmap into a bitmap object, the bitmap object corresponding to the scanned business document; a bitmap to text conversion process to convert the bitmap object into a block of text; a semantic recognition process to generate a structured representation of semantic entities corresponding to the scanned business document; and a document generation process to convert the structured representation into a structure text file. The semantic recognition process includes the processes of generating, for each line of text having a keyword therein, a terminal symbol corresponding to the keyword therein; generating, for each line of text not having a keyword therein and absent of numeric characters, an alphabetic terminal symbol; generating, for each line of text not having a keyword therein and having a numeric character therein, an alphanumeric terminal symbol; generating a string of terminal symbols from the generated terminal symbols; determining a probable parsing of the generated string of terminal symbols; labeling each text line, according to a determined function, with non-terminal symbols; and parsing the business document information text into fields of business document information text based upon the non-terminal symbol of each text line and the determined probable parsing of the generated string of terminal symbols.
US07689036B2	Correction of blotches in component images Blotches may be identified and processed to reduce or eliminate the blotch. The blotch may be in just one of several separations and multiple separations may be used, for example, to identify the blotch. An implementation (i) compares a first component image of an image with a first component image of a reference image, (ii) compares a second component image of the image with a second component image of the reference image, and (iii) determines based on these comparisons whether the first component image of the image includes a blotch. Multiple image separations also, or alternatively, may be used, for example, to modify the blotch, as well as to evaluate whether a modification is beneficial.
US07689035B2	Methods for identifying, separating and editing reflection components in multi-channel images and videos The present invention presents a framework for separating specular and diffuse reflection components in images and videos. Each pixel of the an M-channel input image illuminated by N light sources is linearly transformed into a new color space having (M−N) channels. For an RGB image with one light source, the new color space has two color channels (U,V) that are free of specularities and a third channel (S) that contains both specular and diffuse components. When used with multiple light sources, the transformation may be used to produce a specular invariant image. A diffuse RGB image can be obtained by applying a non-linear partial differential equation to an RGB image to iteratively erode the specular component at each pixel. An optional third dimension of time may be added for processing video images. After the specular and diffuse components are separated, dichromatic editing may be used to independently process the diffuse and the specular components to add or suppress visual effects. The (U,V) channels of images can be used as input to 3-D shape estimation algorithms including shape-from-shading, photometric stereo, binocular and multinocular stereopsis, and structure-from-motion.
US07689022B2	System, method, and product for scanning of biological materials An embodiment of a scanning system is described including optical elements that direct an excitation beam at a probe array, detectors that receive reflected intensity data responsive to the excitation beam, where the reflected intensity data is responsive to a focusing distance between an optical element and the probe array, a transport frame that adjusts the focusing distance in a direction with respect to the probe array, an auto-focuser that determines a best plane of focus based upon characteristics of the reflected intensity data of at least two focusing distances where the detectors further receive pixel intensity values based upon detected emissions from a plurality of probe features disposed on the probe array at the best plane of focus, and an image generator that associates each of the pixel intensity values with at least one image pixel position of a probe array based upon one or more position correction values.
US07689020B2	Method for examining defect in prestressed tendon and apparatus therefor A penetrating radiation is used to examine a prestressed tendon in a prestressed concrete. A comparing object is used, whose position and size are known in advance. A magnifying rate of an image size of the comparing object projected on an imaging device is calculated. By using the magnifying rate and by comparing the image sizes of the prestressed tendon and the comparing object projected on the imaging device, the defect size of the prestressed tendon can be figured out.
US07689019B2	Method and device for registering 2D projection images relative to a 3D image data record The invention relates to a method and a device for registering 2D projection images of an object relative to a 3D image data record of the same object, in which, from just a few 2D projection images, a 3D feature contained in an object, which is also identifiable in the 3D images, is symbolically reconstructed. The 3D feature obtained in this way is then registered by 3D-3D registration with the 3D image data record.
US07689018B2	Anomaly detection in volume data structure information Failure part is detected using calculated structure information. In one embodiment, the failure part is detected by comparing path node positions, numbers of node positions, branch lengths, and branch positions. That is, it is detected that although nodes a2 and a3 exist in structure information N in phase N, corresponding nodes do not exist in the preceding phase N−1 or the subsequent phase N+1. Moreover, it is detected that a node a1 existing in the preceding phase N−1 and a node a5 existing in the subsequent phase N+1 do not exist in a corresponding part a4 in the structure information N in the phase N.
US07689017B2	Medical image processing In one aspect, the invention is a method to reduce a blooming effect of a bright object in a medical image generated from a low-dose imaging system. The method includes characterizing an ideal image as a composition of a first component and a second component. The first component is characterized by a first function and the second component is characterized by a second function. The method also includes minimizing the first function and the second function using a smoothing process and generating the medical image based on the minimizing.
US07689006B2	Biometric convolution using multiple biometrics Method and apparatus for securing biometric data using multiple biometrics. The method includes the steps of: a) converting a first biometric to an irreversibly altered biometric using a parameterized transform function and b) prior to said conversion parameterizing a non-invertible transform function using at least one additional biometric. The apparatus is an apparatus for converting a first biometric to an irreversibly altered biometric using a parameterized non-invertible transform function comprising a computer containing a program for calculating the irreversibly altered biometric based upon input of a first biometric into the parameterized non-invertible transform function.
US07689004B2	Method and apparatus for evaluating the quality of document images A method of evaluating the quality of an image of a document comprises examining the image to determine if the image satisfies at least one parameter-based image metric and examining the image to determine if the image satisfies a plurality of order-dependent image metrics.
US07689000B2	Image storage device and method An image storage device according to an example of the invention comprising a first storage unit which stores first image, a second storage unit which stores second image to be determined whether the second image includes detection target data which is the similar to data included in the first image, parallel comparison units which perform a process of comparing pixel values between a frame of the first image and a frame of the second image, and determining, based on a comparison result between the frame of the first image and the frame of the second image, whether the detection target data is included in the second image in parallel, and a third storage unit which stores, when it is determined that the detection target data is included in the second image, the detection target data.
US07688999B2	Target detecting system and method A target detecting system and method for detecting a target from an input image is provided. According to the target detecting system and method, when a target is detected from an input image and there are moving areas in the input image, camera movement parameters are obtained, image frames are transformed, and movement candidate areas are extracted from the image frame and the previous input image frame. In addition, image feature information is extracted from the input image, and based on the movement candidate areas and the image feature information a shape of the target is extracted. Therefore, the target can be exactly and rapidly extracted and tracked.
US07688997B2	Non-motion detection An image sequence derived from area surveillance is considered as a collection of independent time series, each of which describes an image feature that summarizes a small neighborhood of the image. These time series are regarded as samples from some underlying distribution, and statistical techniques are used to identify the density function of this distribution. The background can then be identified as a feature of this distribution, moreover the distribution of features in subsequent image frames can be monitored to see if it deviates sufficiently from the current distributions to indicate a change in the background.
US07688994B2	Digital watermarking CMOS sensor A complementary metal oxide substrate (CMOS) active pixel sensor (APS) imaging chip includes a combination circuit, an active pixel sensor array and a watermark generating circuit. Also disclosed are methods of using the CMOS APS imager for watermarking images.
US07688988B2	Particular image area partitioning apparatus and method, and program for causing computer to perform particular image area partitioning processing It is detected whether or not a face image is included in an image represented by applied image data. When the face image is detected, an image area including the detected face image is cut out. A plurality of rectangular projection information creating windows are set radially from the center of the cut image. With respect to each of image portions within the plurality of projection information creating windows, projection information is created and the projection information is converted into data representing the distance from an ideal skin color. With respect to each of the image portions within the plurality of projection information creating windows, a boundary position between a skin color image and an image other than the skin color image is determined on the basis of the distance data for each unit pixel position.
US07688987B2	Electret microphone buffer circuit with significantly enhanced power supply rejection A microphone buffer circuit being adaptable for connection to a power source is disclosed. The microphone buffer circuit includes an input transistor operably connected between an input and an output for buffering an input signal. The microphone buffer circuit includes a means for reducing power supply noise capable of being coupled to the input transistor wherein the means being operably connected to the input transistor and the power source.
US07688979B2	MIMO air interface utilizing dirty paper coding A transceiver comprising a data processing module, a security processing module, a medium access control (MAC) module, a dirty-paper-coding (DPC) module, and a smart antenna processor. The data processing module provides user data streams to the MAC module and channel state information to the smart antenna processor. The security processing module generates security data and provides the security data to the MAC module. The security module also provides security policy data to the smart antenna processor. The MAC module determines data transmission rates for the user data streams and the security data. In addition, the MAC module allocates the data streams and security data to transmission channels for transmission. The DPC module encodes the security data onto the user data streams. The smart antenna processor generates pre-coding coefficients used by the DPC module and transmits the security encoded data streams.
US07688978B2	Scene change detection In certain embodiments, a method of detecting a scene change in a digital video signal involves examining a slice of the digital video signal; determining if the slice contains a greater amount of data than a threshold amount of data; and if the slice contains a greater amount of data than the threshold, determining that the slice forms a part of a scene change. This abstract should not be considered limiting since embodiments consistent with the present invention may involve more, different or fewer elements.
US07688977B2	Method for encrypting video data A method for encrypting video data in which the encryption achieves a high standard of security and is carried out at a reduced computation cost. The encryption comprises disordering a set of video data to be encrypted and obscuring the disordered video data.
US07688972B2	Method and system for implementing FO function in KASUMI algorithm for accelerating cryptography in GSM (global system for mobile communication)GPRS (general packet radio service)edge(enhanced data rate for GSM evolution) compliant handsets In a wireless communication system, a method and system for implementing an FO function in a KASUMI algorithm for accelerating cryptography in GSM/GPRS/EDGE compliant handsets are provided. An efficient implementation of the FO function may comprise circuitry provided for a pipeline state machine, an FI function, a controller, a pipe register, and an XOR operation. Signals may be generated to control each round of FI processing and to indicate when each round is complete. The pipeline state machine may provide data input and subkey to the FI function for processing. A first and a second round FI processing outputs may be transferred to the pipe register. The second round output may be clocked from the pipe register to generate a portion of the FO function output and may also be XORed with a third round output of FI processing to generate the remaining portion of the FO function output.
US07688964B2	Communications module for controlling the operation of a private branch exchange A communications module for communicating between a computer network (1, 2, 3, 4) and a private branch exchange (5), where the communications module is arranged and adapted so as: a. to receive commands from the computer network (1, 2, 3, 4) (computer network commands 13)); b. if necessary to translate the computer network commands (13) into a form suitable for input into the private branch exchange (5) (private branch exchange commands (14)); and c. to send the private branch exchange commands (14) to the private branch exchange (5); to effect programming of the private branch exchange (5).
US07688962B1	Method and system for preserving service node resources and reducing clipping effect The present invention provides telephone line subscribers the benefits of simultaneous ringing service without wasting telephone network resources. When a simultaneous ringing service subscriber's wireline telephone (the primary telephone) receives an incoming call, a service switching point connected to the primary telephone sends a query to a service control point. The service control point then checks the busy/idle status of the primary telephone as well as the subscriber's wireless telephone (the secondary telephone). If the primary and the secondary telephones are idle and can receive the call, the service control point instructs the service switching point to forward the call to a service node. Otherwise, the service switching point is authorized to terminate the call. When the service node receives the call from the service switching point, it generates two calls simultaneously: one to the primary telephone and one to the secondary telephone. As soon as one of the primary and the secondary telephones is picked up, the service node immediately cancels the call to the telephone that has not answered and connects the caller to the telephone that has answered. The service node then remains on the communication link for several seconds before withdrawing from the communication to minimize a “clipping effect” associated with the use of the service node.
US07688955B2	Method of transmitting one text message to many receivers A method of transmitting one text message to a plurality of receivers is disclosed. The method includes inputting numbers of the receivers and a text message to be transmitted, determining a type of a transmission speed of the inputted text message, and transmitting the inputted text message of the determined type to numbers of the respective receivers. If the text message transmission succeeds, the method further includes confirming whether any further receivers of the text message exist and, if so, inputting new numbers of the further receivers and re-transmitting the corresponding text message to the new numbers of the further receivers. In inputting the phone numbers of the receivers, the sender can transmit the text message more rapidly and conveniently using the phonebook function and one-touch dial function.
US07688954B2	System and method for identifying caller A method of providing telecommunication service includes receiving caller identification information associated with a call to a communication device and determining whether the caller identification information corresponds to any of a plurality of stored identifiers, each stored identifier associated with audio data. The method further includes transmitting, in response to determining that the caller identification information corresponds to a stored identifier, audio data associated with the corresponding stored identifier to the communication device.
US07688949B2	X-ray tube cooling system X-ray tube cooling systems. In one example embodiment, an x-ray tube includes a housing, a window frame attached to the housing, and a window attached to the window frame. The housing defines an aperture through which electrons can pass from a cathode to an anode. The housing also defines an inlet port and an outlet port. The window frame defines an opening through which x-rays can pass. The window covers the opening defined by the window frame. The housing and the window frame are configured such that a liquid can flow from the inlet port to the outlet port through either a first liquid path at least partially defined by the housing or a second liquid path cooperatively defined by the housing and the window frame. The second liquid path is disposed about at least a portion of the opening in the window frame.
US07688946B2	Method and device for measuring bond energy The adhesion between two layers, in particular two thin layers of a microelectronic device, is a data item of importance. It was found that the closure ratio of the interface could be used, in non-destructive manner, to determine a measurement of bond energy. A method and a device using a magnitude characteristic of this length are described, in particular using low incidence X-ray reflection and electronic density at the interface.
US07688945B2	System for image inspection of movable object and dodging method The present invention discloses a system for imaging inspection of a movable object is provided, comprising: a first detecting unit configured to inspect whether a moving object to be inspected moves into a passage or not; a second detecting unit for inspecting whether a part to be shielded of the moving object passes into the passage or not and generating a passing signal after the first detecting unit inspects that the moving object to be inspected moves into the passage; a scan imaging device for emitting radiating beams for scan inspecting the moving object to be inspected; and a control system for generating a control signal for controlling the emitted radiating beams from the scan imaging device according to the passing signal from the second detecting unit. With the above system thereof, the imaging inspection of the moving object with rapid speed can be undertaken safely and reliably.
US07688944B2	System and method for time-of-flight imaging A system and method for imaging a subject includes a clock that generates a clock signal and a radiation source that directs photons through the subject in response to the clock signal. A detector system is included that detects the photons and a memory module records a time of detection of the photons by the detector system with respect to the clock signal. The system includes a processor that calculates a time of flight (TOF) of the photons from the radiation source to the detector system and compares the TOF to a reference TOF to determine a delay in the TOF attributable to the photons passing trough the subject.
US07688939B2	Object rotation for CT data acquisition A computed tomography (CT) scanning system including a source operable to emit a cone beam of radiation toward an object, a detector operable to detect radiation emitted by the source and to produce detector values related to projections of an object attenuation, a turntable operable to rotate the object about a rotational axis, and a source mover operable to move the source so as to vary an angle between the cone beam and the rotational axis.
US07688935B2	Method and apparatus of multi-energy imaging The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus of multi-energy data acquisition. An imaging system is also provided and includes a number of HF electromagnetic energy filters. The filters include at least a first and a second filter wherein the first filter is positioned in a path of HF electromagnetic energy when an HF electromagnetic energy source is energized to a first voltage and the second filter is positioned in the path of HF electromagnetic energy when the HF electromagnetic energy source is energized to a second voltage.
US07688932B2	Detection of a digital counter malfunction A method and a circuit for detecting a malfunction of at least one first counter controlled by a first signal, in which a second counter, controlled by a second signal identical to the first signal or to its inverse, and counting in the reverse direction with respect to the first counter, is set with a value complementary to a setting value of the first counter; the respective current values of the first and second counters are added up; and the current sum is compared with at least one value representing the greatest one of the setting values or this greatest value plus one.
US07688927B2	Method and apparatus for clock recovery A clock recovery system includes a rough clock generator, which yields a rough clock signal, based upon logic level transitions exhibited by a data signal. The rough clock signal is supplied to a phase locked loop having an adjustable order of frequency response, an adjustable corner frequency, an adjustable natural frequency, and/or an adjustable damping factor. The clock recovery system includes control parameters that, when properly adjusted, suppress non-ideal effects of components within the clock recovery system, and also permit the frequency response of the phase locked loop to be returned to a desired response.
US07688923B2	Enhanced data rate receiver A receiver having circuitry for generating first digitized samples from a received analog signal at a first sampling rate, e.g. an ADC. An interpolating filter is used to generate second digitized samples which are estimates of samples obtainable by sampling the received analog signal at a second sample rate lower than the first sampling rate, second digitized samples being output at the first sampling rate and including at least one unusable sample. A circuit is provided for generating a signal for controlling components of the receive path downstream of the interpolation filter to prevent processing of the unusable second digitized samples.
US07688919B1	Parallel samples, parallel coefficients, time division multiplexing correlator architecture A method for managing a code sequence is disclosed. First intermediate correlation values for a first plurality of sample sequences are determined during a first clock cycle. Second intermediate correlation values for the first plurality of sample sequences are determined during a second clock cycle. Correlation outputs for the first plurality of sample sequences are determined from the first and second intermediate correlation values.
US07688916B2	Method and apparatus for initialization in digital broadcasting receiver An apparatus for initializing a digital broadcasting receiver and method thereof are disclosed, by which the digital broadcasting receiver provided with virtual machine to process additionally provided services can be quickly initialized. The present invention includes generating a first task required for initializing the digital broadcasting receiver in order to perform an A/V broadcasting service, generating a second task required for initializing a virtual machine installed in the digital broadcasting receiver to perform a data broadcasting service, initializing the digital broadcasting receiver included in the digital broadcasting receiver by executing the first task and initializing the virtual machine by executing the second task after the digital broadcasting receiver is initialized.
US07688915B2	Method and system for blindly detecting a discontinuously transmitted shared channel, in particular blind high speed shared control channels detection A method for detecting an eventual channel intended to a designated user equipment among n channels received by the designated user equipment during a given duration, each channel received during the duration carrying encoded data masked with an identifier associated to a user equipment. The method includes a selecting phase having a demasking step demasking the received masked encoded data of each channel with the identifier of the designated user equipment, a decoding step decoding the demasked encoded data of each channel to obtain a set of digital decoded data for each channel, a calculating step calculating, from each set of digital decoded data, a global information representative of a confidence in digital data received on the physical channel, and a detecting step detecting the channel from all the global information.
US07688907B2	Method for channel estimation in orthogonal frequency division multiplexing system and device thereof A method for channel estimation in an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) system, including: a transmitter determining a distribution density of pilot OFDM symbols according to the maximum Doppler frequency shift supported by the system, and transmitting pilot OFDM symbols and data OFDM symbols based on the distribution density of the pilot OFDM symbols; a receiver estimating frequency-domain channel information of the data OFDM symbols according to the received pilot OFDM symbols. The invention solves the problem of a large performance loss at a high-delay channel and a system with rapidly varying channel. The invention offers a better performance of channel estimation while the channel environment is varying rapidly, enhances the performance of a high-delay channel, makes a data communication system more suitable to a changing environment and makes better performance to the practical channel estimation, so that the data transmission efficiency of the system is increased.
US07688905B1	Noise plus interference power estimation method for OFDM systems In accordance with the present invention, a method and apparatus for estimating the noise and interference over the transmission band for OFDM systems are provided. Noise variance and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) are important parameters for adaptive orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) systems since they serve as a standard measure of signal quality. Conventional algorithms assume that the noise statistics remain constant over the OFDM frequency band, and thereby average the instantaneous noise samples to get a single estimate. In reality, noise is often made up of white Gaussian noise along with correlated colored noise that affects the OFDM spectrum unevenly. Provided is an adaptive windowing technique to estimate the noise power that takes into account the variation of the noise statistics across the OFDM sub-carrier index as well as across OFDM symbols. The proposed method provides many local estimates, allowing tracking of the variation of the noise statistics in frequency and time. A mean-squared-error (MSE) expression in order to choose the optimal window dimensions for averaging in time and frequency is derived.
US07688897B2	Method and apparatus for decoding video signal using reference pictures In the method for decoding a video signal, at least a portion of a current image in a current layer is predicted based on at least a portion of a reference image, offset information and dimension information. The offset information may indicate a position offset between at least one boundary pixel of the reference image and at least one boundary pixel of the current image, and the dimension information may indicate at least one dimension of the current image.
US07688889B2	Methods, apparatus, and systems for insertion of overlay content into a video signal with transrating capabilities Methods, apparatus, and systems for inserting overlay content into a video signal are provided. An overlay content signal containing overlay content is received. In addition, a compressed video signal is received from a video source and decoded. An insertion window portion of the decoded video signal is identified. The overlay content signal and the insertion window portion of the decoded video signal are processed to produce a modified insertion window portion of the video signal. The video signal and the modified insertion window portion are then processed to produce a modified video signal. The data rate of the video signal may be modified during the overlay content insertion process.
US07688885B1	Efficient blind equalization for quadrature amplitude modulation Methods and apparatus are provided for receiving a signal transmitted with a quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) constellation. In an embodiment of the invention, a blind equalization algorithm can be performed to equalize the signal, and a constellation recovery algorithm can be performed to identify a constellation index corresponding to the QAM constellation. The blind equalization algorithm can be altered based on the identified constellation index. The invention advantageously allows for relatively efficient and relatively reliable equalization of signals transmitted with an unknown QAM constellation.
US07688878B2	Method and device of peak detection in preamble synchronization for direct sequence spread spectrum communication A spread-spectrum preamble synchronization peak detection system performs multiple statistical tests based on instant and time-averaged channel condition measurements to identify the synchronization peak. In a normalized peak-to-average test, a peak-to-average ratio measurement is normalized by a signal-to-noise ratio measurement to form a new statistical measure which effectively eliminates the impact of the wide dynamic range of the signal-to-noise ratio of the received samples. A transition SNR test is used to eliminate potential false alarms caused by spurious PARN peaks during the transition period at the onset of preamble arrival. Code-phase aligned time-averaging is used to estimate the signal and noise levels over a sliding window. The code-phase alignment of samples effectively separates signal and noise samples in the averaging process, and resulting in more accurate signal and noise measurements. In estimating noise levels, the system takes multi-path interference into account by excluding both the peak signal and the side-lobe signals caused by multi-path wireless channels, resulting in more accurate estimation of noise level.
US07688875B2	Vertical cavity surface emitting laser array and method for manufacturing, and image forming apparatus using vertical cavity surface emitting laser array A vertical cavity surface emitting laser array is disclosed which allows wires for individually driving devices arrayed at a small pitch to be provided on the laser array with ease and with a high degree of freedom is provided. The vertical cavity surface emitting laser array includes a first substrate including a plurality of vertical cavity surface emitting laser devices each having an active layer disposed between reflection mirrors constituting a resonator, and a second substrate including wires for providing electrical contact with the surface emitting laser devices and having a configuration which permits transmission of light emitted from the surface emitting laser devices. In the vertical cavity surface emitting laser array, the second substrate is bonded to the first substrate on the laser emitting side of the first substrate.
US07688874B2	Semiconductor laser driving device, optical head, optical disk device, and semiconductor laser driving method A semiconductor laser driving device includes a current supply unit supplying current to a semiconductor laser; a first control unit controlling the current supply unit to supply a first current which is half or less of a lasing threshold of the semiconductor laser; and a second control unit controlling the current supply unit to supply a second current which is larger than the lasing threshold after a first time is passed from an edge of a clock signal.
US07688873B2	Laser chips and vertical external cavity surface emitting lasers using the same Example embodiments may provide an increased efficiency laser chip and/or a vertical external cavity surface emitting laser (VECSEL) using the same. Example embodiment laser chips may include a substrate; a DBR (distributed Bragg reflector) layer on the substrate, an active layer on the DBR layer having multiple quantum wells excited by a pump beam to generate light, and/or an upper coating layer on the active layer by alternately stacking first and second layers each having different refractive indexes. Thicknesses of the first and second layers may be substantially equal to a quarter of a wavelength of light generated by the active layer.
US07688868B2	Information transmitting apparatus and method, information receiving apparatus and method, information transmitting and receiving system and method, recording medium and program An original blanking period of a video signal is shortened to a set blanking period, and audio data is multiplexed into a resulting superimposing period. Table distinguishing data indicating the length of the superimposing period is inserted into the period as a blanking signal. With this configuration, it is possible to enable transmission and reception of an audio signal in a system capable of transmitting and receiving a video signal.
US07688864B2	Dynamic preamble detection A system and method are disclosed for dynamic preamble detection. A subset of the bits comprising the synchronization portion of the preamble are decoded, de-scrambled, and analyzed to determine dynamically which preamble format is being used. The source data values for the synchronization bits for a first preamble format are different than the source data values for the synchronization bits for a second preamble format and the receiving system uses the difference to determine which preamble format has been used. The information concerning which format has been used may be used to extend a synchronization operation.
US07688854B2	Generalized spare extension field usage in frame protocol data frame A protocol (and corresponding equipment) for use in communicating between a sending node (11) and a receiving node (12) a frame (10) including a Spare Extension (SE) section conveying values for one or more information element (IE) fields, and also including a New IE Flags IE or other device for indicating to the receiving node (12) whether the SE section includes valid data for each IE in the SE section. A flag indicating whether valid data is provided in the SE section can be used, and also an IE indicating the length of the SE section. The protocol is such that the receiving node (12) treats an IE field value occurring in the SE section as spare bits if the IE field was introduced for a version of a later release of a specification than that according to which the receiving node (12) was implemented.
US07688849B2	Method and system for quality of service support for Ethernet multiservice interworking over multiprotocol lable switching A method and system for maintaining quality of service parameters for transmissions as a native Ethernet service between a first network having a first communication protocol and a second network having a second communication protocol that is different from the first communication protocol. The interworking device includes a first network interface operable to communicate with the first communication network using the first communication protocol, a second network interface operable to communicate with the second communication network using second communication protocol and a processing unit in communication with the first network interface and the second network interface. The processing unit receives a frame from the first network in the first communication protocol, maps parameters corresponding to quality of service parameters in the first communication protocol to quality of service parameters in the second communication protocol and assembles a data packet in the second communication protocol. The assembled data packet includes mapped quality of service parameters.
US07688843B2	Operations method in an ethernet passive optical network that includes a network unit with multiple entities A method for registration of multiple entities belonging to a specific optical networks unit (ONU). In one embodiment, the multiple entity registration method comprises checking by an optical line terminal (OLT) if a registration request message received from the specific ONU belongs to a certain grant, and based on the check result, registering an entity as either a first or as an additional entity of the specific ONU. In another embodiment, the method comprises checking by an OLT of a reserved value of a flags field inside a registration request message, and based on the check result, registering an entity as either a first or as an additional entity of the specific ONU. The knowledge by an OLT that multiple entities belong to a specific ONU is used for grant optimization and packet data flow optimization.
US07688840B2	Method for incorporating new device in information processing apparatus, information processing apparatus and computer readable information recording medium In order to incorporate a new device in an information processing apparatus, a) dividing a control system of the information processing apparatus into a plurality of control system; one control system of the plurality of control systems carrying out processing for controlling the new device by directly accessing the same; c) another control system of the plurality of control system controlling the one control system directly accessing the new device and carrying out processing for controlling the same, are carried out.
US07688836B1	Method and system for establishing a cross-carrier, multilayer communications path A method and system is provided for establishing a secure intercarrier, interlayer communications path that can allocate bandwidth on demand. Using the present invention, one network carrier uses the resources of another carrier to communicate with an otherwise unreachable target component. As bandwidth capacity is reached, the intercarrier connection can be dynamically migrated to a lower network layer. Transmissions of the upper layer are mapped into the lower layer to satisfy the additional bandwidth requested by the connection.
US07688833B2	Synchronous transmission network node In order to enable nodes with a single protocol switch core to be used in a synchronous transmission network carrying both SDH and SONET traffic then one option is to convert traffic between protocols at the various network nodes. For example, if the network node has a switch core arranged for SONET, then when SDH traffic arrives at that node it can first be converted to SONET before being processed by the switch core and then converted back to SDH again if required. Known methods of converting between SONET and SDH are not suited for use at egress points of network nodes where pointer alignment processes do not occur. A new method of converting between SONET and SDH is described which overcomes these problems by reordering the position of stuff columns.
US07688832B2	MPLS cookie label A method and system for preventing misforwarding of packets from an MPLS network to a virtual private network are disclosed. The method includes receiving a packet at an ingress edge node of the MPLS network, associating a cookie with a label bound to a route by an egress edge node of the MPLS network, and inserting the cookie on an MPLS label stack at the ingress edge node. The packet is transmitted over the MPLS network to an egress edge node. The cookie allows the egress edge node to detect if the transmitted packet is misforwarded by comparing the cookie in the label stack of the transmitted packet with a stored cookie label at the egress edge node.
US07688828B2	Downstream remote physical interface for modular cable modem termination system A modular Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS) includes a packet shelf operating a Data Over Cable Service Interface Specifications (DOCSIS) Media Access Control (MAC) framer. One or more downstream Physical Interface (PHY) shelves receive DOCSIS data from the packet shelf over a packet switched network and modulate the DOCSIS data for sending on a downstream path of a cable plant. One or more upstream PHY shelves send DOCSIS data received from an upstream path of the cable plant over the packet switched network to the packet shelf. By separating the PHY components from the MAC and from the system software, the PHY components for a Hybrid Fiber Coax (HFC) plant may be replaced with different PHY components for other access technologies such as wireless, Digital Subscriber Lines (DSL), Ethernet-to-the-Home, Fiber-to-the-Home, or fiber Passive Optical Networks (PONs).
US07688826B2	Methods to suppress and expand packet header information in a wireless communication system Data packets transmitted over a wireless network are suppressed by hardware at the transmitting end and expanded on the receiving end. This conserves bandwidth as well as reduces the processing resource requirements in both the subscriber station and the base station. An extended header element is added to a data packet that is to be transmitted over the wireless network. The extended header element contains an index that is used along with an identifier to access a rule. The rule is used to determine which bytes are to be suppressed at the transmitter and expanded at the receiver.
US07688817B2	Real time transport protocol (RTP) processing component A communication method can include the step of establishing a communication session between two endpoints based upon the real-time transport protocol (RTP). During the communication session, discrete packets containing digitally encoded audio can be exchanged between the two endpoints resulting in a continuous audio flow being established in real-time between the two endpoints. During the communication session, one or more of the two endpoints can convey RTP data to a remotely located RTP audio processor. The RTP data can include information necessary for the RTP audio processor to establish an audio stream with the one of the two endpoints that did not convey the RTP data to the RTP audio processor. The RTP audio processor can establish the audio stream without terminating the communication session between the two endpoints.
US07688816B2	Maintaining packet sequence using cell flow control Packets out-of-sequence problem can be solved by using a window flow control scheme that can dispatch traffic at the cell level, in a round robin fashion, as evenly as possible. Each VOQ at the input port has a sequence head pointer that is used to assign sequence numbers (SN) to the cells. Also a sequence tail pointer is available at each VOQ that is used to acknowledge and limit the amount of cells that can be sent to the output ports based on the window size of the scheme. Each VIQ at the output port has a sequence pointer or sequence number (SN) pointer that indicates to the VIQ which cell to wait for. Once the VIQ receives the cell that the SN pointer indicated, the output port sends an ACK packet back to the input port. By using sequence numbers and the relevant pointers, the packet out-of-sequence problem is solved.
US07688812B1	Ethernet automatic media selection logic with preferred medium selector A physical layer device comprises an interface that communicates with a media access control (MAC) device. A first circuit attempts to establish a first link using a first transceiver over a first medium. A second circuit attempts to establish a second link using a second transceiver over a second medium that is different than the first medium. A media selector communicates with the interface and the first and second circuits and that enables data flow from the first medium to the MAC device using the interface when the first link is established first. A preferred medium selector communicates with the media selector and is configurable in one of a plurality of medium preference states.
US07688806B2	Method and system for a gigabit ethernet IP telephone chip Methods and systems for processing Ethernet data are disclosed and may comprise receiving packetized data by an Ethernet switch integrated within a single gigabit Ethernet IP phone chip. A first portion of the received packetized data may be switched within the single gigabit Ethernet IP phone chip, between a first on-chip port that routes data internally for processing within the single gigabit Ethernet IP phone chip and a second on-chip port that routes data externally for off-chip processing. The packetized data may be received by a 10/100Base Ethernet physical interface transceiver (PHY) integrated within the single gigabit Ethernet IP phone chip. The packetized data may be received by a gigabit Ethernet PHY. The received packetized data may be communicated from the gigabit Ethernet PHY to the Ethernet switch integrated within the single gigabit Ethernet IP phone chip for switching.
US07688805B2	Webserver with telephony hosting function A telephony application host has a web service environment and a telephony application proxy. The web service environment is adapted to host one or more instances of a telephony application. The telephony application proxy is adapted to receive telephony messages associated with the one or more instances of the telephony application and to proxy each received telephony message into a web request. The telephony application is adapted to process the web request within the web service environment.
US07688799B2	Mobile terminal, wireless relay apparatus, and mobile communication system In a case of being judged that a compressed mode is applied in a mobile terminal, if it is judged that reception quality during data communication is favorable, gap intervals are not created by passing through a processing of gap interval creation. Further, if the data communication over the HS-DSCH is performed, the data communication over the HS-DSCH is continued. This prevents degradation of data transmission rate over a channel for high speed data transmission service, in the presence of a mobile terminal in a favorable reception quality area.
US07688785B2	Context transfer in a communication network comprising plural heterogeneous access networks The present invention relates to a method for a context transfer in a communication network comprising a plurality of heterogeneous access networks, (220, 221, 222) wherein a mobile terminal is attached to one of the access networks. Further, the present invention relates to a context transfer manager performing the method (220, 600). Moreover, the present invention relates to a mobile terminal specially adapted to perform the provided method for a context transfer. To facilitate a context transfer between heterogeneous access networks, the present invention introduces a context transfer manager generating at least one context based on capabilities and parameters associated to the mobile terminal and capabilities and parameters of the neighboring access networks taking into account the respective access technology (FIG. 5). Further the context transfer manager is common to the heterogeneous access networks in the communication network and performs the context transfers related to a particular mobile terminal.
US07688772B2	Control of a short-range wireless terminal The invention relates to a method for controlling the operation of a short-range wireless terminal capable of operating in a first beacon-based network and in a second beacon-based network, and having an active state and a power save state in the first beacon-based network. For seamless operation in the two networks, the terminal moves to a power save state with respect to the first beacon-based network if operation in the second beacon-based network is required. However, the first beacon-based network is only informed that the terminal moves to a power save state and instead of powering down, the terminal becomes active in the second beacon-based network.
US07688771B2	Method for transmitting messages related to a broadcast or multicast service in a cellular communications system A method of providing a point-to-multipoint multicast service in a communications system, wherein the multicast service provides for the transmission of data from a network element to a plurality of mobile terminals, the method comprising the steps of: transmitting a first and a second message from a network element to the plurality of terminals, wherein the first message includes a plurality of configurations for transmitting the data to the plurality of terminals, and wherein the second message includes a pointer to one of the configurations to be used for a particular multicast service, transmitting data for the particular multicast service using the one configuration.
US07688770B2	Method for allocating transmission period in a wireless communication system A method is provided for allocating a transmission period in a wireless network system. An access point (AP) transmits a PSMP frame indicating a downlink period and an uplink period allocated to each station (STA), and at least one sub PSMP frame indicating an allocated downlink period for at least one of a retransmission of downlink data and a transmission of an ACK indicating successful receipt of uplink data. After exchanging data with the AP in the downlink and uplink periods indicated by the PSMP frame, an STA receives the each sub PSMP frame, and performs at least one of a reception of the retransmitted downlink data and a reception of the ACK in the downlink period indicated by the each sub MAP frame.
US07688761B2	Method and system for classifying packets in a network based on meta rules In one embodiment, a packet in a network is classified. A header of the packet includes various fields. Single-dimensional lookups are performed for each header field, based on a plurality of packet-classification rules. The results obtained from the single-dimensional lookups are merged to obtain a Resultant Bit Vector (RBV). Thereafter, the RBV is processed using a Finite State Machine (FSM), based on the plurality of packet-classification rules.
US07688759B2	Asynchronous digital subscriber line (ADSL) resource planning Example methods and apparatus to assign permanent virtual circuits (PVC) to subscribers are disclosed. A disclosed example method to assign a PVC to a subscriber comprises obtaining a parameter representative of a port associated with the subscriber, computing a virtual circuit identifier (VCI) for the PVC from the parameter, and storing the virtual circuit identifier in association with the PVC.
US07688757B2	Method and apparatus for assessing sourced elements The invention includes a method and apparatus for assessing an available version of a sourced element. The method includes obtaining a description of an available version of the sourced element, identifying a plurality of evaluation items for the sourced element by evaluating the description using at least one evaluation category including a plurality of evaluation parameters, and determining an overall assessment of the available version of the sourced element using the identified evaluation items for the sourced element. The overall assessment is indicative of a value associated with the available version of the sourced element. The method may further include generating overall assessments of other available versions of a sourced element or generating overall assessments of available versions of other sourced elements, and prioritizing the available versions of the sourced elements using the overall assessments of the available versions of the sourced elements.
US07688756B2	Provider link state bridging Provider Link State Bridging (PLSB) expands static configuration of Ethernet MAC forwarding tables by the control plane and utilizes direct manipulation of Ethernet forwarding by a link state routing system. At least one media-access-control (MAC) address for unicast forwarding to the bridge and at least one MAC address for multicast forwarding from the bridge are assigned. Bridges exchange state information by a link state bridging protocol so that a synchronized configured view of the network is shared between nodes. Each node can calculate shortest path connective between peer bridging nodes and populated the appropriate forwarding tables. A reverse path forwarding check is performed on incoming packets to provide loop suppression. During times of network instability the loop suppression can be disabled for unicast packets as identified by the destination MAC address to buffer packets and minimize the impact on traffic flow.
US07688755B2	Method and apparatus for group leader selection in wireless multicast service In a telecommunication system comprising a multicast group (110) and a base station (200), a signal performance value (304) is received from at least two members of the multicast group (110) to generate a set of signal performance values (306). A group leader (310) of the multicast group (110) is selected as a function of the set of signal performance values (306) to acknowledge multicast transmissions from the base station (200) to the multicast group (110).
US07688754B2	Triple play services tester A portable tester for testing mutual effects of multiple services received via a shared network access link includes service signaling means for simulating user premises devices. In one embodiment, the tester is a triple play services tester supporting three IP addresses at the same time.
US07688753B1	Selection of a data path based on one or more performance characteristics of a computer system Embodiments of the present invention are directed to techniques for selecting a data path over which to exchange information between a client device and a storage system by making a selection between a file system server (NAS) data path type (a first data path type) and a direct (SAN) data path type (a second data path type) based on one or more adjustable path selection factors and/or information regarding components of the computer system. For example, a data path may be selected based on one or more performance characteristics of a computer system in which a path selection module is acting and/or any other suitable path selection factor.
US07688747B2	Sub-frame synchronized residual ranging A method of ranging between nodes is provided. The method includes synchronizing two or more nodes with a frame preamble. Exchanging data and ranging schedule between the nodes without an additional frame preamble. Starting a schedule clock in each node in response to a switch point and exchanging one or more range signals between nodes based on the ranging schedule.
US07688746B2	Method and system for dynamic resource allocation Embodiments of the present invention provide a dynamic resource allocator to allocate resources performance optimization in, for example, a computer system. The dynamic resource allocator to allocate a resource to one or more threads associated with an application based on a performance rate. Embodiments of the present invention may further include a performance monitor to monitor the performance rate of the one or more threads. The dynamic resource allocator to allocate an additional resource to the one or more threads, if the thread is performing above a performance threshold. In embodiments of the present invention, the dynamic resource allocation strategy may be decided based on, for example, optimizing the overall system throughput, minimizing power consumption, meeting system performance goals (e.g., real time requirements), user specified performance priorities and/or application specified performance priorities.
US07688740B1	System and method for identifying cost metrics for a network A system and method identifies the costs to be assigned to each link in a network that can more evenly balance the utilization of links in the network.
US07688739B2	Method and apparatus for maximizing data transmission capacity of a mesh network A mesh network routing protocol for optimizing network data transmission capacity using a cost analysis based upon a links proximity to the gateway or other bandwidth constrained node. Specifically, the protocol computes a plurality of routing costs associated with each data path, compares the routing costs, and then selects the data path associated with the lowest routing cost for the transmission of data. Each link in each of the paths is weighted in view of its proximity to an ingress/egress point to the mesh network or other bandwidth constrained node or link of the network.
US07688737B2	Latency hiding message passing protocol A method, system, and article of manufacture that provide latency hiding, high bandwidth message passing protocols used for data communication between nodes of a parallel computer system are disclosed. A source node transmits a request to send message to a receiving node. Prior to receiving a clear to send message, the sending node continues to send deterministically routed (or fully described) data packets to the receiving node, thereby hiding the latency inherent in the request to send—clear to send message exchange. Once the sending node receives the clear to send message, any remaining portion of the message may be sent using partially described packets which may be routed dynamically, thereby maximizing bandwidth.
US07688736B1	Network switch with quality of service flow control A network switching device, and corresponding method and computer program, comprising an ingress module adapted to receive frames of data from a channel, wherein each frame of data has one of a plurality of classes of service, and to store the data in one or more buffers; and an egress module adapted to exercise flow control on the channel for each of the classes of service when the number of the buffers storing frames of data received from the channel and having the class of service but not yet transmitted from the network switching device exceeds a predetermined threshold for the class of service.
US07688735B1	Fibre channel switching system The Fiber Channel standard was created by the American National Standard for Information Systems (ANSI) X3T11 task group to define a serial I/O channel for interconnecting a number of heterogeneous peripheral devices to computer systems as well as interconnecting the computer systems themselves through optical fiber and copper media at gigabit speeds (i.e., one billion bits per second). Multiple protocols such as SCSI (Small Computer Serial Interface), IP (Internet Protocol), HIPPI, ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) among others can concurrently utilize the same media when mapped over Fiber Channel. A Fiber Channel Fabric is an entity which transmits Fiber Channel frames between connected Node Ports. The Fiber Channel fabric routes the frames based on the destination address as well as other information embedded in the Fiber Channel frame header. Node Ports are attached to the Fiber Channel Fabric through links.
US07688732B2	System and method for the automatic setup of switched circuits based on traffic prediction in a telecommunications network An optical network is configured so as to dedicate a first portion of lightpaths to high priority traffic and leave a second portion of lightpaths available for low priority traffic. The high priority traffic entering the high priority lightpaths is monitored. In case of detection of a burst in high priority traffic, at least one of the low priority lightpaths is torn down, so as to make available network resources within the network. Then, a new temporary lightpath is set up using the available network resources, and high priority traffic is routed on the temporary lightpath.
US07688724B2	Call admission control for mobility-capable telecommunications terminals As is reflected in the disclosed method and apparatus, the present invention is a technique to account for the variation in channel occupancy of a particular terminal or terminals during the call admission process. Instead, a channel utilization manager accounts for the probabilistic nature of the call admission decision by using a pre-determined, statistically justified value to represent the channel occupancy. The “per-call” channel occupancy value is determined by a number of factors, including the shared-communications channel data rate. Channel occupancy is incorporated into one or more cumulative distribution functions (CDF), which are evaluated by the channel utilization manager as part of the call admission process. In turn, each channel-occupancy CDF of a shared-communications channel can be generated from a CDF of the terminals' data rates on that channel, which data rates can be determined analytically or empirically.
US07688717B2	Transport network restoration method supporting extra traffic To restore a failed working path (WP) in a transport network, a restoration request is relayed between adjacent network elements (NE1, NE2) and the path set up hop by hop over spare resources by establishing local crossconnections (CC1, CC2) conforming to the request according to routing information locally stored within the network elements. During failure free operation, a low priority path (LPP A) for extra traffic with different signal structure is allowed on the spare resources and pre-empted in the case of a failure. The restoration request is forwarded using the old signal structure of the extra traffic path. Only after reception of a confirmation sent back by the peering node (NE2) using the new signal structure, the I/O port (211) is also reconfigured to the new signal structure.
US07688701B2	Objective optical system and optical pickup apparatus An objective optical system according to the present invention is provided for use in an optical pickup apparatus for recording or reproducing information on an information recording surface of a first optical information recording medium using a first light flux emitted from a first light source. The objective optical system is provided with: a first lens with a positive refractive power including plastic; a second lens with a positive refractive power including plastic; and a first phase structure. A wavefront aberration change amount of the objective optical system when a wavelength of the first light flux changes, and a wavefront aberration change amount of the objective optical system when an ambient temperature of the objective optical system satisfy the predefined condition.
US07688698B2	Holographic recording method and apparatus When recording on a holographic recording medium by using a recording beam, the time required for an asking servo control to recover is reduced to increase the data transfer rate. In the holographic recording apparatus 10, a laser beam from a laser light source 16 is formed into a collimated beam having an expanded beam diameter and then is divided into an object beam and a reference beam. The divided object beam is modulated according to information to be recorded, and these object and reference beams are made incident on the reflective surface of a rotating polygon mirror 18, while maintaining collimated beam shapes and being adjacent to each other, through a condenser lens 24 having a focal point behind the reflective surface of the polygon mirror 18. The object and reference beams are made incident on the holographic recording medium 12 moving in the same direction as their scanning direction with angles different from each other so as to interfere with each other within the holographic recording medium 12.
US07688697B2	High-density optical disc and recording/reproducing method thereof A high-density optical disc such as BD-RE (Blu-ray Disc Rewritable) or BD-ROM, and a recording/reproducing method thereof are disclosed. Diverse additional information such as disc reflectivity information, disc layer information or disc type information is efficiently recorded in a particular information field included in a data unit recorded on the burst cutting area of a high-density optical disc or a particular 1-byte address field included in an address unit recorded on the high-density optical disc so that it can be read when the high-density optical disc is loaded in an optical disc apparatus or when a data recording or reproducing operation for the high-density optical disc is carried out. Accordingly, it is possible to achieve optimal optical power control and automatic gain control or identification of a current position, while enabling a normal data recording or reproducing operation corresponding to the type of the optical disc.
US07688676B2	Sonar scanner Detecting an object using sound waves includes outputting a sound wave from a transducer, receiving an echo after outputting the sound wave, obtaining a threshold value based on the echo and plural other echoes that are within a predetermined range of the echo, and determining if the echo is a result of the sound wave based on the threshold value.
US07688675B2	Underwater biomass assessment device and method A system for assessing underwater biomass that comprises a frame that can float and hold the system on a body of water; a transducer that emits and receives wave signals; a motor box, that positions the transducer below a water line; a control unit to allow a user to operate the system and view results obtained from the system; an electronics housing that receives a CPU board that communicates with and relays information to and from, the control unit; and a communication device to facilitate communication between the control unit and the CPU board.
US07688669B2	Programmable SRAM source bias scheme for use with switchable SRAM power supply sets of voltages A memory circuit has a high voltage and low voltage supply nodes. One of a first and second sets of voltages is selectively applied to the supply nodes of the memory circuit in dependence upon memory operational mode. If in active read/write mode, then the first set of voltages is selectively applied. Conversely, if in standby no-read/no-write mode, then the second set of voltages is selectively applied. A low voltage in the second set of voltages is greater than a low voltage in the first set of voltages by a selected one of a plurality of low offset voltages, and a high voltage in the second set of voltages is less than a high voltage in the first set of voltages by a selected one of a plurality of high offset voltages. The offset voltages are provided by diode-based circuits that are selectively active. Selective activation is provided by either selectably blowable fuse elements or selectively activated switching elements.
US07688663B2	Anti-fuse repair control circuit and semiconductor device including DRAM having the same In an anti-fuse repair control circuit, a semiconductor memory device is integrated into a multi-chip package to perform an anti-fuse repair. An anti-fuse repair control circuit includes a data mask signal input circuit, a cell address enable unit a repair enable unit, and a repair unit. The data mask signal input circuit receives and outputs a data mask signal upon receiving a test control signal for an anti-fuse repair. The cell address enable unit receives an anti-fuse repair address to enable a cell address of an anti-fuse cell to be repaired upon receiving the data mask signal outputted from the data mask signal input circuit. The repair enable unit codes the cell address and output a repair enable signal and a drive signal according to whether or not an anti-fuse cell corresponding to the cell address is enabled. The repair unit supplies a repair voltage to the anti-fuse cell when the repair enable signal, the address, and the drive signal are enabled.
US07688654B2	Structure for differential eFUSE sensing without reference fuses A design structure comprising a differential fuse sensing system, which includes a fuse leg configured for introducing a sense current through an electrically programmable fuse (eFUSE) to be sensed, and a differential sense amplifier having a first input node coupled to the fuse leg and a second node coupled to a reference voltage. The fuse leg further includes a current supply device controlled by a variable reference current generator configured to generate an output signal therefrom such that the voltage on the first input node of the sense amplifier is equal to the voltage on the second input node of the sense amplifier whenever the resistance value of the eFUSE is equal to the resistance value of a programmable variable resistance device included within the variable reference current generator.
US07688648B2	High speed flash memory For realizing high speed flash memory, bit line is multi-divided for reducing parasitic capacitance, so that local bit line is quickly discharged when reading a memory cell and multi-stage sense amps are used, wherein the multi-stage sense amps are composed of a first dynamic circuit serving as a local sense amp connecting to the local bit line through a read transistor, a second dynamic circuit serving as a segment sense amp for reading the local sense amp, and a tri-state inverter serving as an amplify circuit of a global sense amp for reading the segment sense amp. When reading data, a cell current difference is converted to a time difference for differentiating low threshold data and high threshold data by the multi-stage sense amps. And a buffered data path is connected to the global sense amp for achieving fast data transfer. Additionally, alternative circuits and memory cell structures are described.
US07688636B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device comprises a first memory cell comprising more than seven transistors and storing data in a latch circuit; and a second memory cell storing data in a capacitor; a sense amplifier having about the same circuit configuration of the first memory cell and detecting data stored in the second memory cell.
US07688633B2	Method for programming a memory device suitable to minimize floating gate coupling and memory device Embodiment of a method for programming a memory device of the type comprising a matrix of memory cells divided in buffers of cells capacitively uncoupled from each other, the method comprising: first programming of said cells belonging to a buffer; second programming of said cells belonging to said buffer; said step of first programming occurs with a ramp gate voltage having first pitch and programs said cells of said buffer with higher threshold distribution and said step of second programming occurs with a ramp gate voltage having pitch lower than the pitch.
US07688627B2	Flash memory array of floating gate-based non-volatile memory cells A flash memory array comprises a plurality of memory cells organized in a matrix of rows and columns. Each of the memory cells includes a floating gate memory transistor having a source region and a drain region, and a coupling capacitor electrically connected to the memory transistor. A plurality of word lines are each electrically connected to the capacitor in each of the memory cells in a respective row. A first set of bit lines are each electrically connected to the drain region of the memory transistor in each of the memory cells in a respective column. A plurality of high voltage access transistors are each electrically connected to a bit line in the first set of bit lines. A second set of bit lines are each electrically connected to the source region of the memory transistor in each of the memory cells in a respective column. Various combinations of voltages can be applied to the word lines and the first and second sets of bit lines in operations to erase, program, inhibit, or read the logic state stored by the memory transistor in one or more of the memory cells.
US07688626B2	Depletion mode bandgap engineered memory Memory cells comprising: a semiconductor substrate having a source region and a drain region disposed below a surface of the substrate and separated by a channel region; a tunnel dielectric structure disposed above the channel region, the tunnel dielectric structure comprising at least one layer having a hole-tunneling barrier height; a charge storage layer disposed above the tunnel dielectric structure; an insulating layer disposed above the charge storage layer; and a gate electrode disposed above the insulating layer are described along with arrays and methods of operation.
US07688623B2	Magnetic memory cell and magnetic memory device The present invention aims to reduce heat fluctuations of a memory cell and thereby provide a stable writing operation when a magnetization reversal process not involving a reversal magnetic field is used for writing into the memory cell. The magnetic memory cell has a structure where first and second magnetization pinned terminals are connected, with a space therebetween, to one surface of a non-magnetic region, and a magnetization free terminal is connected to the other surface. Magnetization directions of the first and second magnetization pinned terminals are anti-parallel to each other. Writing is performed by controlling a polarity of a current flowing between the first and second magnetization pinned terminals through the non-magnetic region and thus reversing magnetization of the magnetization free terminal. Reading is performed by detecting a magnetic resistance attributable to a change in relative magnetization direction between the first magnetization pinned terminal and the magnetization free terminal.
US07688622B2	Phase change memory device with dummy cell array A phase change memory device includes a cell array having a phase change resistance cell arranged at an intersection of a word line and a bit line and a dummy cell configured to discharge the bit line in response to a first bit line discharge signal. A column switching unit selectively controls a connection between the bit line and a global bit line in response to a column selecting signal. The dummy cell disconnects a discharging path in response to the first bit line discharge signal in a precharge mode, and discharges the bit line in response to the first bit line discharge signal in an active mode.
US07688619B2	Phase change memory cell and manufacturing method A phase change memory cell includes first and second electrodes electrically coupled by a phase change element. At least a section of the phase change element comprises a higher reset transition temperature portion and a lower reset transition temperature portion. The lower reset transition temperature portion comprises a phase change region which can be transitioned, by the passage of electrical current therethrough, from generally crystalline to generally amorphous states at a lower temperature than the higher reset transition temperature portion. The phase change element may comprise an outer, generally tubular, higher reset transition temperature portion surrounding an inner, lower reset transition temperature portion.
US07688618B2	Integrated circuit having memory having a step-like programming characteristic A memory cell includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and phase-change material between the first electrode and the second electrode. The phase-change material has a step-like programming characteristic.
US07688616B2	Device and method of programming a magnetic memory element Thus, the present disclosure provides a method of programming a memory array. At least one memory cell including a magnetic element is provided. At least one current source coupled to the magnetic element is provided. A unipolar current is supplied from the at least one current source to the magnetic element at a plurality of non-zero current levels.
US07688613B2	Method and system for controlling multiple electrical fuses with one program device A fuse circuit comprising one or more one-time programmable electrical fuses; one or more unidirectional conductive devices each coupled to one of the fuses; a programming device coupled to the unidirectional conductive devices; and a selection module coupled to the electrical fuses for selecting a predetermined electrical fuse, wherein upon a selection by the selection module, a programming current is introduced through at least one selected electrical fuse, wherein the selection module is an N-to-one multiplexer selecting one of the N number of electrical fuses to be programmed, and the unidirectional conductive devices not coupled to the selected electrical fuse to prevent the programming current from interfering with the remaining electrical fuses.
US07688611B2	CAM asynchronous search-line switching This patent describes a method for switching search-lines in a Content Addressable Memory (CAM) asynchronously to improve CAM speed and reduce CAM noise without affecting its power performance. This is accomplished by resetting the match-lines prior to initiating a search and then applying a search word to the search-lines. A reference match-line is provided to generate the timing for the search operation and provide the timing for the asynchronous application of the search data on the SLs. Additional noise reduction is achieved through the staggering of the search data application on the SLs through programmable delay elements.
US07688609B1	Content addressable memory having dynamic match resolution A content addressable memory (CAM) architecture. For one embodiment, the CAM architecture includes a plurality of rows of CAM cells, each row configured to generate match results on a corresponding match line, a number of comparand lines, each coupled to a corresponding CAM cell in each of the plurality of rows of CAM cells, a plurality of timed storage circuits, each having a data input coupled to a corresponding match line and having an enable input coupled to an enable signal line, a timing generator configured to generate an enable signal on the enable signal line, and a plurality of load elements.
US07688608B2	Reference voltage change in a digital power supply An example disclosed method to handle a reference voltage change in a digital power supply includes receiving a first value associated with a first reference voltage having a first voltage magnitude at a digital signal processor of a digital power supply, comparing the first reference voltage to an output voltage of the digital power supply, controlling the digital power supply based on the comparison between the first reference voltage and the output voltage, receiving a second value associated with a second reference voltage having a second voltage magnitude, determining that the first voltage magnitude is different than the second voltage magnitude, in response to determining that the second voltage magnitude is different than the first voltage magnitude, determining a voltage profile, and controlling the digital power supply based on the voltage profile.
US07688599B2	Lead frame module for manufacturing light emitting diodes A lead frame module integrally formed from a single thin metal sheet includes: parallel first and second rails extending in a first direction; and first and second lead frame sets connected to the first and second rails, respectively. The first and second lead frame sets respectively include a plurality of lead frames extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. Each of the lead frames of the first and second lead frame sets has a pair of connecting leads and a pair of packaging leads. Each of the packaging leads is connected to a respective one of the connecting leads. The connecting leads of the lead frames of the first lead frame set are interdigitated with and are connected to the connecting leads of the lead frames of the second lead frame set.
US07688592B2	Cooling system for devices having power semiconductors and method for cooling the device A cooling system for devices having power semiconductors and a method for cooling the device is disclosed. In one embodiment, the cooling system has printed circuit boards arranged on a circuit carrier in plug-in contact strips. The cooling system itself has a cooling plate, which is mounted in a pivotable manner on one of the plug-in contact strips in the region of the power semiconductor component. The cooling plate can be pivoted about an axis in such a way that it assumes a first position, which is pivoted away from the printed circuit board, and a second position, in which the cooling plate bears on the power semiconductor component.
US07688591B2	Electronic-component-mounting board The electronic-component-mounting board according to the present invention includes: a high-heat-dissipation substrate including a metal plate and a circuit pattern formed on a upper surface of the metal plate; an electronic component which is mounted on the high-heat-dissipation substrate and is electrically connected to the circuit pattern; and one external connection terminal which is disposed on the high-heat-dissipation substrate and provides electrical connection between the electronic-component-mounting board and an external device. The external-connection terminal is formed of a material having a thermal conductivity less than that of the metal plate and has at least one external electrode to which a lead wire is soldered. Therefore, the lead wire can be connected by soldering even on the high-heat-dissipation substrate. Accordingly, the reliability of the electrical connection is improved, and reduction in size and thickness of the electronic-component-mounting board can be achieved. In addition, the cost of the electronic-component-mounting board can be reduced.
US07688588B2	Heat dissipation module and fan thereof A heat dissipation module is disclosed. The heat dissipation module includes fan and at least a heat sink. The fan includes a frame and an impeller. The frame includes a body and at least an extension. The extension protrudes from at least a side of the body. The extension or the body is connected with the circuit board. The impeller is disposed in the body. The heat sink is connected with the extension for dissipating heat produced from the electronic element.
US07688581B1	Enclosure system for a portable electronic device A mechanism for protecting a portable electronic device, e.g., a handheld computer system. In one embodiment, the present invention is comprised of an encasing structure having an opening and configured to receive and have disposed therewithin the handheld computer system. The present invention is further comprised of a lifting device coupled to the encasing structure. The lifting device is adapted to raise the handheld computer system above the confines of the encasing structure and further adapted to lower the handheld computer system to a disposition therewithin the encasing structure. The encasing structure can be used to protect input/output ports or slots, I/Os externally disposed on side surfaces of the handheld computer system when the handheld computer system is disposed within the encasing structure, and the lifting device enables raising the handheld computer system above the confines of the encasing structure to provide access to the I/Os. In one embodiment, a push-push hinge can be utilized as the lifting device.
US07688576B2	Disk drive mounting system A disk drive holder for removably receiving a disk drive to removably mount the drive on a drive mounting cage, comprising a first structure configured to engage a first corner edge of the disk drive housing that is located at a juncture of the front end and the first side of the drive housing. The holder may also include a second structure configured to engage a second corner edge of the disk drive housing that is located at a juncture of the rear end and the second side such that opposite corner edges of the drive housing are engaged when the drive housing is positioned in the holder. The holder further includes a connecting structure connecting the first structure and the second structure together. A mounting cage may receive the holder, and may have an aperture engaged by an engaging tab on the holder to resist removal from the cage.
US07688574B2	Cold worked metal housing for a portable electronic device A cold worked stainless steel bezel for a portable electronic device is provided. The bezel is secured flush to a housing to form part of the case of the portable electronic device. A brace that includes a slot for receiving a wall extending from the bezel is fixed to the housing. When the bezel engages the housing, the wall of the bezel is inserted in the slot of the brace and releasably held by a spring that engages both the brace and the wall. The bezel can be released by disengaging the spring, (e.g., using a special tool or a magnetic field). Because the bezel is manufactured from cold worked stainless steel, it is hard and resistant to impacts. Cold worked steel also facilitates manufacturing within design constraints and tolerances, and requires very little machining after manufacturing to comply with those constraints. The portable electronic device may include a personal media device, a mobile telephone, or any other suitable device or combination thereof.
US07688570B2	Capacitor with nanotubes and method for fabricating the same A capacitor with nanotubes and a method for fabricating the same are provided. The capacitor includes: a lower electrode including a patterned conductive layer and a plurality of nanotubes formed on the patterned conductive layer in the shape of whiskers without using a catalytic layer; a dielectric layer formed on the lower electrode; and an upper electrode formed on the dielectric layer. The method includes the steps of: forming a conductive layer for forming a lower electrode; forming a nanotube array including a plurality of nanotubes formed on the conductive layer without using a catalytic layer; forming a dielectric layer on the nanotube array; and forming an upper electrode on the dielectric layer.
US07688569B2	Thick-film dielectric and conductive compositions Dielectric powder and thick-film paste compositions are formed having high dielectric constants, low loss tangents, and other desirable electrical and physical properties. Conductive powder and paste compositions are formed having desirable electrical and physical properties. The dielectric powder and thick-film paste compositions can be used in combination with the conductive powder and paste compositions to form capacitors and other fired-on-foil passive circuit components.
US07688568B1	Multilayer chip capacitor A multilayer chip capacitor includes: a capacitor body having a plurality of dielectric layers laminated therein and comprising first and second capacitor units; and first to fourth external electrodes formed on an outer surface of the capacitor body, wherein the first capacitor unit comprises first and second internal electrodes facing each other with the dielectric layer interposed therebetween, connected to the first and second external electrodes, and having different polarities, each pair of first and second internal electrodes being laminated one or more times to discriminate a plurality of capacitors with a certain capacitance, the second capacitor unit comprises third and fourth internal electrodes facing each other with the dielectric layer interposed therebetween, connected to the third and fourth external electrodes, and having the same polarities as those of the first and second internal electrodes, each pair of third and fourth internal electrodes being laminated one or more times to discriminate one or more capacitors each with a certain capacitance, and at least three capacitors included in the first and second capacitor units have different capacitances or resonance frequencies.
US07688559B2	Electrostatic discharge protective circuit and semiconductor integrated circuit using the same An electrostatic discharge protective circuit including an ESD protective circuit which has a trigger terminal and forms a discharge path from a first node to a second node when trigger signals are supplied to the trigger terminal, a trigger circuit included in a circuit to be protected which is connected between the first and second nodes, the trigger circuit having a first MOS device, and which functions as a part of the circuit to be protected at the time of normal operation when ESD voltage is not applied, and forms a conductive path between a drain and source of the MOS device when ESD voltage of a predetermined value or more is applied to the first node during a normal operation, and supplying the trigger signals to the trigger terminal of the ESD protective circuit when the first MOS device becomes conductive.
US07688551B2	Head suspension assembly and storage device A hinge plate is bonded to a base plate and a load beam in a head suspension assembly. The load beam includes a wide section and a narrow section extending forward from the front end of the wide section. The head suspension assembly allows the load beam to have a narrower width based on the narrow section. The load beam is thus allowed to enjoy a reduced weight. The mass is reduced at a position distanced from the centerline of the load beam. This results in a reduction in the inertial force around the centerline in the load beam. The inventors have demonstrated that the resonance frequency of the first torsion mode is allowed to fall in a higher frequency range. The resonance of the head suspension assembly can be reduced.
US07688549B2	Head suspension A head suspension for a hard disk drive is thin from an arm to a head and involves a minimum step between the arm and a load beam. The head suspension includes a load beam that includes a rigid part and a resilient part. The load beam applies load onto a head that is arranged at a front end of the load beam to write and read data to and from a disk arranged in the hard disk drive. The head is connected to read/write wiring patterns of a flexure. The flexure supports the head and is attached to a disk-facing surface of the rigid part. An arm is attached to a carriage of the hard disk drive and is turned around a spindle. The arm supports the resilient part that is attached to a base end of the rigid part. A disk-facing surface of the arm is arranged within the total of thicknesses of the rigid part and head.
US07688540B1	Disk drive selecting TPI profile by estimating head geometry A disk drive is disclosed comprising a disk and a head actuated radially over the disk. The head is positioned over a first radial location, and a first data tracks per inch (TPI—1) is selected for data tracks recorded near the first radial location. The head is positioned over a second radial location, and a second data tracks per inch (TPI—2) is selected for data tracks recorded near the second radial location. The head is positioned over a third radial location, and a third data tracks per inch (TPI—3) is selected for data tracks recorded near the third radial location. A geometry of the head is estimated in response to TPI—1, TPI—2 and TPI—3.
US07688538B1	Disk drive comprising a disk surface having track addresses of varying width A disk drive is disclosed comprising a disk surface having a plurality of servo sectors for defining a plurality of servo tracks, and a head actuated radially over the disk surface. A first servo sector defines a first servo track comprising a first track address having a first width, and a second servo sector defines a second servo track comprising a second track address having a second width substantially less than the first width. In one embodiment the servo sectors are written using an external servo writer or media writer, and in another embodiment the servo sectors are self-servo written by the disk drive.
US07688535B2	Extracting position information using user data A method is disclosed for determining position information of a transducer. At least a first code and a second code are chosen. The first code has different characteristics than the second code. User data written to a first sub-track is encoded with the first code and user data written to a second sub-track is encoded with the second code. The first code read from the first sub-track is obtained and the second code read from the second sub-track is obtained. Position information of the transducer is extracted from the obtained characteristics of the first code and the obtained characteristics of the second code.
US07688533B2	Drive apparatus and lens drive apparatus A drive apparatus having: a shape memory alloy having a property such that a temperature transformation sensitivity in a temperature range from a starting point of austenite transformation (As) at a predetermined stress to an end point of austenite (Af) is higher than a temperature transformation sensitivity in other temperature range, and a temperature transformation sensitivity in a temperature range from a starting point of martensite transformation (Ms) at a predetermined stress to an end point of martensite transformation (Mf) is higher than a temperature transformation sensitivity in other temperature range; and a driven member which is moved by a transformation of the shape memory alloy; wherein the driven member is moved in a temperature range of higher temperature transformation sensitivity.
US07688526B2	Light-emitting devices and lens therefor A light-emitting assembly comprising a lens, a first optical source, a second optical source and a third optical source, wherein the lens is disposed forward of said first, second and third optical sources; the third optical source is intermediate the first and second optical sources; and the lens and the first, second and third optical sources are arranged so that light emitted from the first and second optical sources merges at the third optical source after undergoing internal reflection at the lens.
US07688521B2	Lens actuator A lens actuator includes a lens barrel for accommodating the lens, a coil wrapped around the lens barrel, at least one magnet, a bracket, and a resilient plate. The bracket is configured for mounting the magnets thereon and accommodating the lens barrel therein. The resilient plate is connected between the bracket and the lens barrel to hold the lens barrel on the bracket. The bracket includes an outer wall and an inner wall. At least one slit is defined between the outer wall and the inner wall. At least one opening is defined in the inner wall spatially corresponding to the at least one slit. The at least one magnet received in the at least one slit and exposed to an inside of the bracket through the at least one opening.
US07688519B2	Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus including the same A zoom lens includes, from object to image side, a first unit having positive refractive power, a second unit having negative refractive power, including a negative lens member and prism from the object to image side, and being stationary during zooming, a third unit including an aperture, and fourth and fifth units having positive refractive powers. The zoom lens satisfies the following conditions: 0.20<\|f2\|/√{square root over ((fW·fT))}<0.45 0.80<\|fN/fW\|<1.90 2.70
US07688504B2	Optical scanning microscope Microscope, in particular an optical scanning microscope with illumination of a specimen via a beam splitter, which is arranged in an objective pupil and includes at least a reflecting first portion and at least a transmitting second portion, whereby the reflecting portion serves to couple in the illumination light and the transmitting portion serves to pass the detection light in the detection direction or the transmitting portion serves to couple in the illumination light and the reflecting portion serves to couple out the detection light, with a first scanning arrangement. Means are provided in the detection light path for the overlay of at least one further scanning arrangement for illumination and detection.
US07688502B2	Three-terminal optical signal amplifying device In the three-terminal optical signal amplifying device 10, a portion of the neighboring light LS at other wavelength than that of the first wavelength λ1 that is selected from the output light from the element 14 by the optical add drop filter 16, and the control light Lc at the second wavelength λ2 input from the external are together input to the second semiconductor optical amplifying element 18. The output light including the output signal light LOUT at the second wavelength λ2 and the neighboring light at the neighboring wavelength to the second wavelength λ2 that is modulated and controlled by the control light LC in the cross gain modulation is output from the second semiconductor optical amplifying element 18. And the output signal light LOUT at the second wavelength λ2 passes through the wavelength selecting filter 20.
US07688492B2	Laser processing apparatus Disclosed is a laser processing apparatus for minimizing generation of sludge and enhancing the processing efficiency while processing an object. The laser processing apparatus includes a beam irradiator for emitting a laser beam from a laser light source, a beam scanner for operating the laser beam emitted from the beam scanner, to be irradiated on a predetermined interval of a processing position of the object repeatedly on the straight, and a condensing lens for regulating a focus of the laser beam emitted from the beam irradiator. The object is movable at least once along a processing direction during processing the object. According to the present invention, it is able to improve the processing efficiency and to work an object with a uniform morphology by using a mask filtering a laser beam irradiated at a rotation turning point of a beam scanning mirror, capable of continuously irradiating a laser beam by deforming the laser beam into an elliptical pattern.
US07688490B2	Actuator, optical scanner, and image forming device An actuator includes: a first oscillatory system including a frame-shaped driving member and a pair of first axial members holding the driving member from both ends so as to allow the driving member to rotate around an X-axis; a second oscillatory system including a movable plate provided inside the driving member and a pair of second axial members holding the movable plate to the driving member from both ends so as to allow the movable plate to rotate around a Y-axis perpendicular to the X axis; and a driving unit including a permanent magnet provided on the driving member, a coil provided so as to face the permanent magnet, and a voltage applying unit applying a voltage to the coil. The permanent magnet is provided such that a line segment connecting both poles is slanted with respect to each of the X-axis and the Y-axis, in a plan view of the movable plate. The voltage applying unit includes a voltage generating section that generates a first alternating voltage and a second alternating voltage each of which having a frequency different from each other, and a voltage superimposing section that superimposes the first voltage and the second voltage, and the movable plate is rotated around the Y-axis at a frequency of the second voltage while being rotated around the X axis at a frequency of the first voltage by applying the voltage superimposed by the voltage superimposing section to the coil.
US07688484B2	Image-forming device having both an image-reading unit and an image-forming unit being made compact An image-reading portion switches between a storage state in which a conveying path extends substantially vertically along a front surface of a main unit and a usage state in which the conveying path extends diagonally downward. In the storage state, the entire device can be made suitably compact, whereas in the usage state, the operability of the image-reading portion is enhanced.
US07688481B2	Scanning apparatus with different resolutions The present invention relates to a scanning apparatus with different resolutions. The scanning apparatus includes a casing, a scanning module, a reflective module, a first lens, a second lens, a first sensing element, a second sensing element and a main reflective mirror. The first lens and the first sensing element have a first resolution and are used for scanning a first-sized document. The second lens and the second sensing element have a second resolution and are used for scanning a second-sized document. The main reflective mirror arranged between the first sensing element and the second sensing element for preventing interference of the first sensing element with the second sensing element.
US07688479B2	Compensation apparatus for image scan A compensation apparatus for image scan, applied to an optical scanner with a platform, on which an object to be scanned is disposed. The optical scanner has a photosensitive apparatus with a set of scan photosensitive devices and a storage apparatus. When the object is scanned by the set of scan photosensitive devices, a scanned image is obtained and saved in the storage apparatus temporarily. The compensation apparatus has a set of calibration boards, a set of calibration photosensitive devices and an image processor. The set of calibration boards has two calibration boards located at two sides of the platform. The set of calibration photosensitive devices is located at two sides of the set of scan photosensitive device. The image processor is used to extract and compare the calibrated image, so as to adjust the scanned image.
US07688475B2	Scanning apparatus and method of identifying group of papers constituting single scan job and apparatus and method of detecting dog-ears of papers A scanning apparatus to scan and process one or more papers provided on a paper feeder, the scanning apparatus including a scan job identifier to identify one or more separate scan jobs within the papers provided on the paper feeder; and an image information processor to process image information to be stored in one or more separate respective files according to the one or more separate scan jobs.
US07688459B2	Document processing method The object of the present invention is to create a template for print settings used for printing a document based on an existing document. To achieve the object, the present invention is capable of registering the print settings for a document being currently edited as template information and reading the registered template information as print settings for the document being currently edited or a new document. Thus, in the present invention, the print settings for an existing document can be utilized as print settings for printing a document. More preferably, the contents of a registered template can be edited. More preferably, a document in the present invention has a tree structure with pages as leaves; print settings can be made for each i; and, when a template is registered, the print settings made for the entire tree structure are registered as the template. More preferably, the document has a tree structure with pages as leaves; print settings can be made for each subtree; settings made at a lower hierarchy are preferentially applied to overlapped setting items; and when a template is registered, the print settings applied to a selected subtree is registered as a template. More preferably, the print settings can be modified by editing the document.
US07688457B2	Inkjet printer having coded tag generator An inkjet printer is provided which has a coded tag generator configured to generate first coded tags using first identity data of a first interface received from a computer system so that each tag contains first data on an identity of a region and a position of that tag on the first interface, an inkjet printhead configured to substantially simultaneously print the first coded tags and graphic information onto a surface to generate the first interface, and an ink channel dedicated for printing the first coded tags.
US07688454B1	Scatterometry metrology using inelastic scattering A system for characterizing material properties in miniature semiconductor structures performs a scatterometry analysis on inelastically scattered light. The system can include a narrowband probe beam generator and a detector. A single wavelength probe beam from the narrowband probe beam generator produces scattered light from a measurement pattern on a test sample. The scattered light is measured by the detector, and the measurement data (e.g., Raman spectrum) is used in a scatterometry analysis to determine material properties for the measurement pattern. The detector can measure either incoherent inelastically scattered light (e.g., using a spectrometer) or coherent inelastically scattered light (e.g., using an array detector). If the measurement pattern dimensions are substantially similar to actual device dimensions, the material property distributions determined for the measurement pattern can be applied to the actual devices on the test sample.
US07688453B2	Interferometry testing of lenses, and systems and devices for same Modified MZ (Mach-Zender) interferometers preferably are utilized to analyze the transmitted, aspherical wavefront of an ophthalmic lens by mounting the lens in a cuvette having a rotatable carousel that can hold multiple lenses. Fresh, temperature controlled, saline solution is circulated about the lenses, and the cuvette is positioned in a vertical test arm of the interferometer configuration. Reverse raytracing preferably is utilized to remove aberrations induced into the wavefront as it is imaged from immediately behind the lens to the detector of the interferometer.
US07688439B2	Optical measuring system An optical measuring system includes a carrying tray for carrying a specimen, a first light source module, a second light source module and an optical measuring module. The first light source module is disposed at the first side of the carrying tray and the specimen is disposed on the optical path of the first light source module. The second light source module is disposed at the second side of the carrying tray and the specimen is disposed on the optical path of the second light source module. The optical measuring module is disposed at the first side or the second side of the carrying tray, and the specimen is located within the probing range of the optical measuring module.
US07688432B1	Rotary position detector and associated methods A rotary position detector includes a housing and a light source positioned to emit light rays onto a light detector assembly having a first number of toroidal-sector-shaped light sensors, which are disposed in “A,B” pairs about a motor shaft axis so that each “A” detector is circumferentially positioned between two “B” detectors. A light blocker is affixed for rotation with a motor shaft between the light detector assembly and light source and has a second number of opaque, pie-shaped elements arrayed about the shaft, the second number equal to one-half of the first number. An angular subtense of the light blocker elements is greater than that of a detector element. A signal connection between the light detector elements and a circuit measures a signal from the “A” and “B” detectors relating to an amount of light falling thereon, a difference therebetween related to an angular position of the shaft.
US07688421B2	Fluid pressure compensation for immersion lithography lens An immersion lithography system that compensating for any displacement of the optical caused by the immersion fluid. The system includes an optical assembly (14) to project an image defined by the reticle (12) onto the wafer (20). The optical assembly includes a final optical element (16) spaced from the wafer by a gap (24). An immersion element (22) is provided to supply an immersion fluid into the gap and to recover any immersion fluid that escapes the gap. A fluid compensation system is provided for the force on the final optical element of the optical assembly caused by pressure variations of the immersion fluid. The resulting force created by the varying pressure may cause final optical element to become displaced. The fluid compensation system is configured to provide a substantially equal, but opposite force on the optical assembly, to prevent the displacement of the final optical element.
US07688420B2	Apparatus and method for fabricating liquid crystal display device An apparatus for fabricating a liquid crystal display device includes a controller for providing nitrogen (N2) gas at a constant pressure, a plurality of dispensers receiving the nitrogen gas from the controller, each of the dispensers dotting a silver paste at two or more regions of a first substrate, and a plurality of flow control valves each introducing the nitrogen gas into each of the plurality of dispensers at the same pressure.
US07688414B2	Method for fabricating a liquid crystal display device and an LCD device thereby A method for fabricating a LCD having enhanced aperture ratio and brightness includes: forming a gate line, a gate electrode, a common electrode and a common line in a first mask process; depositing a gate insulating layer covering the gate line, the gate electrode and the common electrode; forming an active layer on the gate insulating layer, and an ohmic contact layer on the active layer in a second mask process; forming a data line, a source electrode, and a drain electrode facing the source electrode in a third mask process; depositing a protective layer over the data line, the source electrode and the drain electrode; forming a pixel contact hole in a fourth mask process; and forming a pixel electrode, wherein the pixel electrode is connected to the drain electrode through the pixel contact hole in a fifth mask process using a reverse tapered photo-resist pattern.
US07688413B2	Active matrix liquid crystal display device In a region where data wirings are formed on a TFT substrate, convex parts, each having a trapezoidal cross section or the like, are formed. A pixel electrode is formed on one of side faces of the convex part, and a common electrode is formed on the other side face. Furthermore, the pixel electrodes and the common electrodes are set to face each other between the convex parts adjacent to each other.
US07688410B2	Substrate for a display apparatus A display panel according to one aspect of the present invention includes a lower substrate, an upper substrate and a liquid crystal layer. The lower substrate includes a plate, a switching element, an insulating layer, a transmission electrode and a protrusion. The plate has a transmission region through which a light may pass. The switching element is formed on the plate. The insulating layer is formed on the plate to cover the switching element. The transmission electrode is electrically connected to the switching element. The transmission electrode is formed in the transmission region. The protrusion divides the transmission region into a plurality of transmission portions. The upper substrate faces the lower substrate. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the lower substrate and the upper substrate. Advantageously, an image display quality of the display apparatus is improved, and manufacturing cost is decreased.
US07688409B2	Transflective LCD using multilayer dielectric film transflector A novel transflective liquid crystal display (LCD) is provided with a multilayer dielectric film transflector. The dielectric transflector is composed of alternating high and low refractive index dielectric material layers deposited directly on the inner side of the LCD substrate to avoid parallax. The transmittance of the dielectric transflector can vary from approximately 5% to approximately 95% by simply adjusting the individual dielectric layer thickness and the arrangement of layers. The thickness of the 10-layer film is approximately 700 nm, which does not affect the voltage drop on the LC. Two structures of the dielectric film using different positions of the materials of construction are provided and demonstrated. Such a transflective LCD exhibits outstanding features, such as, robust dielectric film, single cell gap, no parallax, and a simple fabrication process.
US07688407B2	Liquid crystal display with transmissive and reflective regions comprising a first alignment film having different alignments in the transmissive and reflective regions and a second alignment film with a single alignment A liquid crystal display with transmissive region and reflective region is provided. The display comprises an upper substrate and a lower substrate, which is settled in parallel with the upper substrate. A reflective layer is located on the reflective region of the lower substrate and an insulation layer covers the reflective layer and the lower substrate. Positive and negative driving electrodes are chiastically settled on the insulation layer. A first alignment film is positioned on the inner surface of the upper substrate, and the alignments of the first alignment film on the transmissive region and reflective region are different. A second alignment film covers the insulation layer, the positive and negative electrodes. A liquid crystal layer is located between the first alignment film and the second alignment film.
US07688406B2	Liquid crystal display apparatus A liquid crystal display of a transflective IPS system in which a lateral electric field is applied to a liquid crystal layer. Polarization films are arranged on the entire surface of a transmissive display unit and a reflective display unit in a manner similar to a transmissive IPS system. An inner retardation layer whose retardation is equal to a half wave is formed in the reflective display unit. A retardation of the liquid crystal layer of the reflective display unit is set to a quarter wave. Thus, a reflective display can be performed in a wide range of environment from a light place to a dark place and a transmissive display of a wide viewing angle and high picture quality can be performed.
US07688392B2	Pixel structure including a gate having an opening and an extension line between the data line and the source A pixel structure is provided. The pixel structure includes a scan line, a gate, a first dielectric layer, a channel layer, a source, a drain, a data line, a second dielectric layer, and a pixel electrode. The gate is electrically connected to the scan line and has a first notch. The first dielectric layer covers the scan line and the gate. The channel layer is disposed on the first dielectric layer over the gate and exposed by the first notch. The source and the drain are disposed on the channel layer. Part of the drain is located over the first notch. The data line is disposed on the first dielectric layer and electrically connected to the source. The second dielectric layer covers the source, the drain and the data line. The pixel electrode is disposed on the second dielectric layer and electrically connected to the drain.
US07688391B2	Controller for remotely controlling two or more external devices A control system includes a remote control apparatus and a controlled apparatus controlled by the remote control apparatus. The controlled apparatus is connected to first and second external apparatuses. The controlled apparatus includes a receiving unit and a control unit. The receiving unit receives a remote control signal from the remote control apparatus. The control unit (a) selects one of the first and second external apparatuses according to the remote control signal, (b) checks an operating state of the selected external apparatus before the controlled apparatus transmits a control command corresponding to the remote control signal to the selected external apparatus, and (c) controls the controlled apparatus to transmit the control command to the selected external apparatus if it is determined from the checked operating state that the control command can be transmitted to the selected external apparatus.
US07688389B2	Receiving apparatus and image receiving apparatus directed to a user viewing analog broadcasts preferentially A receiving apparatus improving manipulability for a user who watches analog broadcasts exclusively is provided. The receiving apparatus includes a NIM, an input portion that accepts channel numbers of both of the type used for analog broadcasting and the type used for digital broadcasting, a CPU that determines whether the NIM has extracted a broadcast signal of the digital broadcasting, sets the frequency of the radio waves from which the NIM will extract the broadcast signal so as to extract the broadcast signal of the broadcasting corresponding to the channel number, and controls the input portion to accept the channel number of the type different from that for the digital broadcasting until the CPU itself determines that the NIM has extracted the broadcast signal of the digital broadcasting, and a MPEG decoder that outputs the broadcast signal extracted by the NIM.
US07688388B2	Image processing method and device thereof An image processing method and device thereof are provided. The device includes a capture device and a processor. The capture device is adopted for receiving a plurality of frames and comparing at least two adjacent frames to obtain an area selection signal according to a differential value there-between. The processor is connected to the capture device for receiving the area selection signal and to separate each of the adjacent frames into at least two areas. Each of the areas of the adjacent frames is performed by an image processing step respectively, and then the images of the areas are combined to obtain a resulted frame.
US07688385B2	Video signal processing apparatus and method According to one embodiment, an embodiment of the invention is applicable to various input video signals, prevents image quality degradation in a signal conversion process, and maintains image quality. A front stage unit has a first video signal processing circuit, which reduces noise and performs IP conversion in response to a first image processing control signal from a first control circuit. A rear stage unit has a second video signal processing circuit, which executes frame rate conversion in response to a second image processing control signal from a second control circuit. An arithmetic circuit functions so that the contents of the first image processing control signal exerts an influence upon the second image processing control signal.
US07688380B2	Imaging device It is an object of the present invention to provide an imaging device which can enhance an image in comparison with the conventional imaging device, even if the image shows high and low brightness objects in one frame, by improving each of image sections corresponding to the high and low brightness objects. The imaging device (10) comprises an imaging element (11) for outputting at least two image signals including long and short exposure signals different in light exposure from each other, knee process unit (12) for performing knee process on the long exposure signal, signal synthesizing unit (15) for performing the synthesis of the short exposure signal and the long exposure signal processed and received from the knee process unit (12), and knee level changing unit (18) for changing, on the basis of the signal level of the short exposure signal, a knee level defined at a knee point in each frame.
US07688367B2	Image signal processing apparatus and image signal processing method An image processing device has an image sensing device, an optical black (OB) level detection unit that measures an OB level from an OB area in an image signal output by the image sensing device, an OB correction unit that corrects an OB level of an image signal output after the OB area, and a mode changeover unit that controls switching between a first mode that outputs an image signal of predetermined pixels and a second mode that outputs an image signal from fewer pixels than the predetermined pixels. The OB level detection unit measures the OB level from an image signal output during the second mode, and the OB level correction unit calculates an optical black level for the first mode from the measured optical black level, based on image sensing conditions to be used in the first mode, and corrects the optical black level during the first mode.
US07688366B2	Method and apparatus for suppressing noise in image sensor devices An analog sampling circuit comprising a plurality of capacitors is used to sample the reset and video sampling levels at different instants in time to obtain a plurality of respective reset sampling values and a plurality of respective video sampling values. The reset sampling values are then averaged to obtain an average reset sampling value. Likewise, the video sampling values are averaged to obtain an average video sampling value. By averaging the reset sampling values and the video sampling values over time in this manner, random telegraph noise in the reset and video sampling values is eliminated or at least substantially reduced.
US07688358B2	Image capturing apparatus and white balance processing apparatus There is provided a technique of preventing occurrence of a shift in white balance even when the ratio of a dark area is greater than the ratio of a bright area as in the case of a night view. A white balance gain calculator calculates white balance gains for an image from color of pixels whose luminance levels are at equal to or greater than a reference luminance level among all pixels of an image. When the ratio of dark pixels whose luminance satisfies a predetermined condition, among all pixels of the image, is equal to or greater than a reference ratio, a correction coefficient calculating section determines a correction coefficient from at least one of factors; namely, image-capturing sensitivity corresponding to an image, the ratio of dark pixels, and firing/non-firing of flash light; and instructs the white balance gain calculator to make a correction to the white balance gain in accordance with the correction coefficient.
US07688354B2	Image stabilizer An image stabilizer for counteracting image shake of an object image formed on an image pickup device includes an image-pickup-device holding member; a guide device which guides the image-pickup-device holding member so as to be allowed to move linearly in a plane orthogonal to an optical axis; a driving device which moves the image-pickup-device holding member in a guide direction of the guide device to a force receiving portion on the image-pickup-device holding member; and a flexible printed wiring board, extending from the image pickup device, a part of which being fixed to the image-pickup-device holding member at a fixing position thereon. A distance between the fixing position and the force receiving portion is smaller than a distance between the guide device and the force receiving portion in a direction orthogonal to both the optical axis direction and the guide direction.
US07688349B2	Method of detecting and tracking groups of people A computer-interfaced camera system identifies and tracks groups of socially interrelated people. The system can be used, for example, to track people as they wait in a checkout line or at a service counter. In a preferred implementation, each recorded camera frame is segmented into foreground regions containing several people. The foreground regions are further segmented into individuals using temporal segmentation analysis. Once an individual person is detected, an appearance model based on color and edge density in conjunction with a mean-shift tracker is used to recover the person's trajectory. Groups of people are determined by analyzing inter-person distances over time.
US07688341B2	Laser jet bow/tilt correction A method for printing with a laser printer includes obtaining data representative of the bow and tilt characteristics of the printer. Data representing an image to be printed is loaded and analyzed. A control signal is determined from the image data and modified based on the known bow and tilt characteristics of this printer, such that the printed image is free of bow and tilt.
US07688336B2	Method of recording a plurality of graphic objects and processing apparatus thereof A method for recording a plurality of graphic objects is disclosed. Each graphic object includes at least one common parameter and at least one object data. The method includes recording the at least one common parameter corresponding to the plurality of graphic objects in a common parameter section; and respectively recording the at least one object data of the plurality of graphic objects in corresponding object sections; wherein the at least one common parameter and the at least one object data are utilized to describe characteristics of the graphic objects.
US07688334B2	Method and system for video format transformation in a mobile terminal having a video display Methods and systems for video format transformation in a mobile terminal having a video display may include converting interleaved YUV 4:2:2 color space video data to YUV 4:2:0 color space video data as the interleaved YUV 4:2:2 color space video data is received. The conversion may use Y, U, and V components in the interleaved YUV 4:2:2 color space video data for a horizontal line of video data. The conversion may also use only a Y component in the interleaved YUV 4:2:2 color space video data for a previous horizontal line or a successive horizontal line of video data. The converted 4:2:0 color space video data may be transferred to memory via, for example, direct memory access. The YUV 4:2:0 color space video data may be transferred to the memory as, for example, 32-bit words.
US07688332B2	Image processing method, image processing apparatus, storage medium and program An image processing parameter is determined by moving an image displayed on a map representing a color space to an arbitrary position on the map, and an image process corresponding to the arbitrary position is performed to the image at the position after the movement. Besides, the map representing the color space is displayed, and an image processing parameter is determined by relatively moving on the map an image in regard to the map. By such constitutions, operability and sensuous usability in color adjustment are improved.
US07688315B1	Proximity input detection system for an electronic device A proximity input detection system for an electronic device. In one embodiment, the present invention utilizes an inductive field sensor to detect a change in a magnetic field when an input device with a coil is within a threshold distance. In another embodiment, the present invention utilizes a capacitive sensor which can locate the position of an electrically conductive object which is within a threshold distance. The capacitive sensor can also be used, for example, as a switch to activate the device if a user picks it up. The present invention allows user inputs to be detected without actually touching the electronic device. The present invention can also be used to detect inputs through intervening non-metallic layers such as a protective cover or another display of the device without using additional input sensors.
US07688311B2	Mobile device with rotatable keyboard A mobile device is provided having a rotatable keyboard. The keyboard is attached to the mobile device and is rotatable in a single plane with respect to the device's housing between a first and second position. A plurality of keys are provided having first indicia in a first orientation relating to key functions in the first position and second indicia in a second orientation relating to key functions in the second position. The indicia are properly oriented with respect to the user in the first and second positions to display a telephone keypad and an alternate keyboard. The arrangement provides greater ergonomic comfort to a user when entering text. The mobile device can assign functions to each key based on a determined keyboard position and can include a weighted end piece to protect the rotatable keyboard from potential damage due to impact.
US07688309B2	Optical displacement module and method to reduce the size of an optical pointing device thereof An optical displacement system for an input device of a host device includes a substrate; an aperture; a light source and a sensor chip attached to the substrate, an illumination optics to direct the light emitted by the light source to a surface of an object. The sensor chip is configured to receive at least part of the light emitted by the light source after the light has been scattered/reflected on the surface of the object.
US07688301B2	Apparatus and method for driving liquid crystal display device A driving apparatus of a liquid crystal display device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a liquid crystal display panel having a liquid crystal cell of a matrix shape to display a video signal; N (where N is a positive integer) number of data drive circuits that generate a polarity pattern of the video signal and supply it to the liquid crystal cell through a plurality of output channels; and a polarity controller that controls the polarity signal and supplies it to the N number of the data drive circuits on the basis of a first selection signal corresponding to the number of the output channels and a second selection signal corresponding to a repetition period of the polarity pattern.
US07688286B2	Method for reducing dynamic false contour on plasma display A method for reducing dynamic false contour on a plasma display is provided. The steps of the method are as follows. Firstly, determine a grayscale phase of a current pixel. And then change the grayscale phase of the current pixel if any one of the N pixels before the current pixel has the same grayscale value and the same grayscale phase as those of the current pixel, wherein N is an integer equal to or greater than 2. Finally, output the current pixel.
US07688285B2	Driving method of plasma display apparatus The present invention discloses a method for driving a plasma display apparatus, wherein a scan signal, of which at least one of the voltage rising time or the voltage falling time is from 20 ns to 150 ns, is supplied to a scan electrode.
US07688283B2	Multi-angle mirror Multi-angle mirror methods and related systems.
US07688279B2	Fractal structure, super structure of fractal structures, method for manufacturing the same and applications A three-dimensional fractal-structure body partially or entirely comprises a three-dimensional fractal structure, the fractal structure body having a local minimum value at a particular wavelength determined by structural and material factors of the fractal structure in a transmissivity for electromagnetic waves and/or a local minimum value at a particular wavelength determined by structural and material factors of the fractal structure in the reflectivity for electromagnetic waves.
US07688278B2	Ballistic protective radome A ballistic protective radome (10) consisting of substantially longitudinal layer members (14) firmly and densely packed in a uniform array, forming a main protective layer (12). The layer members (14) are mutually spaced apart and electrically isolated such that a continuous gap (18) is formed in the main protective layer (12). The layer members (14) are made of mechanical energy absorbing and high tensile strength materials such as ceramics, metallic alloys nanoparticulate ceramics and nanoparticulate metallic alloys. The surface of the layer members is electrically conducting, optionally by plating with a layer of highly electrically conducting materials having a width of a few skin depths. Optionally a dielectric layer (16) is attached to at least one surface border of the main protective layer for promoting the ballistic features of the radome and providing for impedance matching. A method for tuning the operational frequency of the radome is provided by grouping the layer members in pairs (12A-12C) of layer members having collinear main axes. Optionally discs (26D-26F) having electrically conducting surface are inserted into the gaps between the paired layer members.
US07688272B2	Semiconductor device An object is to provide a semiconductor device having an antenna structure which is advantageous for miniaturization, without changing the number of steps and communication distance. One feature to achieve the above object is a semiconductor device including a substrate, a tag portion including a thin film element formed over the substrate, a first antenna, and a second antenna, in which the first antenna and the second antenna are formed in different layers separated by an insulating film, the first antenna and the second antenna are partially electrically connected to each other, the first antenna is formed of a same material and in a same layer as a source or drain wiring connected to the thin film element, and the second antenna is formed in a different layer from the source or drain wiring connected to the thin film element.
US07688259B2	Positioning device, method of controlling positioning device, and recording medium A positioning device, which locates a position based on satellite signals which are signals from positioning satellites, includes a position holding section which holds a reference position P, a stationary condition determination section which determines whether or not the reference position P satisfies stationary conditions B, an average position calculation section which averages the reference position P satisfying the stationary conditions B and a present located position Pg calculated by positioning to calculate an average position Pav, a position output section which outputs the average position Pav, and a position storage section which stores the average position Pav in the position holding section as the reference position P.
US07688257B1	Marine radar systems and methods Marine radar systems and methods for producing low power, high resolution range profile estimates. Non-linear Frequency Modulation (NLFM) pulse compression pulses are frequency stepped to form a low power, wide-bandwidth waveform. Periodically, calibration filters are determined and applied to return signals for correcting non-ideal effects in the radar transmitter and receiver.
US07688250B2	Method for pre-detecting responses in a secondary radar or application to the detection of mode S responses The invention relates to a method for pre-detecting responses in a secondary radar. It applies in particular to the detection of mode S responses. An aim of the invention is to process the signals received before decoding the responses so as to allow the detection of mixed responses, and avoid the detection of ghost responses. For this purpose, the invention has in particular as subject a method for pre-detecting responses in a secondary radar, the responses to be pre-detected comprising a message coded by a modulated signal, characterized in that the presence of a signal exhibiting modulation characteristics in accordance with those of a message of a response to be pre-detected is identified; the duration of the signal identified is measured; this duration is compared with a minimum duration, this minimum duration being determined on the basis of the duration of the messages of the responses to be pre-detected.
US07688245B2	Method for quantizing of signal values and quantizer A method for quantizing signal values of a signal received or to be transmitted via a radio interface including quantizing signal values that lie within a first value range according to a first quantization having a multiplicity of quantization steps wherein the quantization step width between two quantization steps differs from a linear quantization with the same number of quantization steps at most by the step width of the linear quantization with the same number of quantization steps; and quantizing signal values that lie within a second value range according to a second quantization having a multiplicity of quantization steps wherein the quantization step width between two quantization steps is larger than the quantization step width between two quantization steps of the first quantization.
US07688243B2	Method and system for receiving distance measurement equipment channels in an undersampled broadband receiver A method to receive channels in an undersampled broadband receiver is provided. The method includes converting received radio frequency signals to downshifted-sampled-digital signals at an analog-to-digital converter in a sampling system, outputting the downshifted-sampled-digital signals to a digital system for digital processing, and determining if the unique identifying code associated with a desired channel is detectable. Each channel in the radio frequency signal has an assigned unique identifying code. When the unique identifying code is detectable, the method includes detecting the unique identifying code associated with the desired channel. When the unique identifying code is undetectable, the method includes outputting control signals from the digital system to tune an adjustable sample clock in the sampling system and tuning the adjustable sample clock based on the output control signals.
US07688242B2	Analog-to-digital (AD) converter and analog-to-digital conversion method An AD converter that operates at high speed and precision of which is disclosed. The AD converter includes an analog-to-digital (AD) conversion part that samples an analog signal according to a sampling clock and converts it into a digital signal, a jitter measuring circuit that measures the jitter of the sampling clock, and a correction circuit that corrects a digital signal output from the AD conversion part. The AD converter further comprises a clock source and a sampling generating circuit that generates a sampling clock by dividing the clock generated by the clock source, wherein the jitter measuring circuit measures the jitter of the sampling clock with respect to the click on the basis of a clock CK.
US07688241B2	Method and apparatus for detecting an analogue signal using a selection circuit A selection circuit is used for detecting analogue signals from different inputs. For the detection of a signal switched through by means of the selection circuit, a delay time during the detection of the switched-through signal is set depending on the occurrence of a setting operation in the selection circuit. The selection circuit can have a plurality of switches each having an assigned delay time and the detection can be controlled in such a way that it does not take place until after the elapsing of the delay times of all the involved in switching through the analogue signal to be detected.
US07688236B2	Integrated circuit comprising a plurality of digital-to-analog converters, sigma-delta modulator circuit, and method of calibrating a plurality of multibit digital-to-analog converters In an integrated circuit including a first multibit digital-to-analog converter and a second multibit digital-to-analog converter, a calibration circuit is provided which is shared between the first and second digital-to-analog converters.
US07688235B2	Composite analog to digital receiver with adaptive self-linearization A distortion correcting analog to digital converter (ADC) system includes a plurality of ADCs configured to convert an analog signal to a plurality of digital ADC outputs, wherein the plurality of ADCs are configured to generate a composite signal based on the plurality of ADC outputs, there is an offset between a first one of the plurality of ADC outputs and a second one of the plurality of ADC outputs, the offset causing distortion in the composite signal. The system further includes an adaptive self-linearizer configured to receive the composite signal, and to perform self-linearization based on the composite signal to correct for the distortion in the composite signal.Generating a distortion corrected digital signal includes converting an analog signal to a plurality of digital signals; generating a composite signal based on the plurality of digital signals; wherein there is an offset between a first one of the plurality of ADC outputs and a second one of the plurality of ADC outputs, the offset causing distortion in the composite signal. The method further includes sending the composite signal to an adaptive self-linearizer and performing self-linearization based on the composite signal to correct for distortion in the composite signal.
US07688234B2	Coding apparatus, coding method, program for executing the method, and recording medium storing the program A coding apparatus that codes video data using an arithmetic coding scheme such as the AVC standard includes an orthogonal transformation unit, a quantizer, an arithmetic coder, and a controller. The arithmetic coder includes a binarization unit, a binary arithmetic coder, and a code length predictor. The code length predictor outputs a predicted number of bits by evaluating a predictive function using, as the argument of the function, the bin size of the binary symbols generated from input data during coding. The controller controls the coding bit rate by changing the quantization scale of the quantizer on the basis of the predicted number of bits. The predictive function is defined such that the predicted number of bits increases as the bin size increases, and furthermore such that the polynomial degree of the function changes when the bin size exceeds a predefined threshold value.
US07688230B2	Switching device with critical switch detection A system is provided comprising a switching device and a response module. The switching device has a critical switch and a plurality of non-critical switches. The switching device generates an analog output voltage based on a switching state of the critical switch and each of the non-critical switches. The response module monitors the analog output voltage. The response module detects when the critical switch is closed, regardless of whether any non-critical switch is closed or any non-critical switch is open.
US07688217B2	System and method for detecting and monitoring shell cracks on freight containers A device system and method for detecting shell cracks on a container. The device has a plurality of sensing units, an interface circuit, a receiver module, a CPU and alarm unit. A signal is generated from the sensing unit and transmitted to the CPU via an interface circuit and receiver module. An output signal from the CPU is transmitted to the alarm unit. The plurality of sensing units is distributed in an internal surface of the container. In addition, each sensing unit corresponds to an identification code. The present invention incorporates mechanical and electron information technology together. It can perform a real-time monitoring and rapid detection for container security.
US07688216B2	Wireless sensor system and wheel support bearing assembly utilizing the same To provide a wireless sensor system, in which an abnormal power supply in the power supply section can be ascertained, for avoiding a malfunction of the system and accomplishing a stable power supply with reduction of the consumption of a power being transmitted, the wireless sensor system includes wireless sensor units and a sensor signal receiving unit. The wireless sensor units include a sensor section for detecting a detection object, a sensor signal transmitting section for transmitting by wireless a sensor signal from the sensor section, and a power supply section having a power receiving section for receiving a driving power transmitted by wireless. In this system, a power supply monitoring section is provided for monitoring the voltage of the power supply section. The sensor signal receiving unit includes a monitor dependent power control section for regulating the power to be transmitted, depending on a monitored result of the power monitoring section.
US07688214B1	Weather warning system and method A device for detecting a weather condition, particularly a tornado. The device includes a receiver module configured to receive electromagnetic signal from an atmosphere, particularly electromagnetic signal in the range of 1 MHz to 100 MHz. The device also includes a processing module coupled to the receiver module and configured to generate frequency spectrum data corresponding to the received electromagnetic signal, such as by performing a Fast Fourier Transform operation. Frequency spectrum data corresponding to the weather condition desired to be detected is stored in a stored data module. The device also includes a comparison module for comparing, such as by performing a cross-correlation operation, the generated frequency spectrum data and the stored frequency spectrum data in order to determine whether the weather condition is present in the atmosphere. An alarm module coupled to the comparison module generates an alarm condition when the comparison module determines that the weather condition is present in the atmosphere.
US07688207B2	System for tracking vessels in automated laboratory analyzers by radio frequency identification A system for automation of laboratory analyzers that utilizes radio frequency identification (RFID) tags and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers to identify containers and vessels, and the contents thereof, that are employed in the system. Radio frequency identification tags, conforming to the guidelines of ISO 14443 or ISO 15693 or ISO 18000, are positioned on the items of interest, such as, for example, reagent containers, sample containers, and microplates. These tags can be read by and written to by either a moving antenna of a RFID reader or a stationary antenna of a RFID reader. Reading of RFID tags and writing to RFID tags are controlled by software.
US07688203B2	Surveillance device by use of digital cameras linked to a cellular or wireless telephone This invention satisfies a need for surveillance of any fixed or mobile location from a 4G wireless terminal or cellular telephone equipped to view video. The surveillance device consists of digital video cameras, microphones and alarms interfacing a control unit which has the ability to time stamp and store all camera outputs on a storage device, recognize alarms, send alarm status to a remote wireless user, receive wireless calls from the remote user and act on remote commands to transmit any camera output occurring during a time period selected by the remote user. The latter will enable the remote user to document video and sound for a time interval of interest. Video and sound of this time interval may be placed in permanent storage for transfer to a portable video medium. This invention will employ the new 4G wireless network to allow a wireless terminal or telephone equipped with a video display to select the proper bandwidth needed to receive streaming video and sound from the remote surveillance device.
US07688201B2	Detection device for vehicles A removable cap for fuel tanks of vehicles includes a gripping portion and a locking portion, operatively set between which is a key-operated locking device. In the closing condition of the device, a rotation movement imparted manually upon the gripping portion is not transferred to the locking portion, while in the opening condition of the device a rotation movement imparted manually upon the first part is transferred to the clamping portion. In the closing condition at least one component of the locking device is rotatable together with the gripping portion, and switching with the key of the locking device between the conditions of closing and opening causes an angular movement of the component with respect to the gripping portion, between a first pre-defined angular position and a second pre-defined angular position. The cap further includes a circuit arrangement that includes at least one sensor configured for detecting the relative angular movement between the component of the locking device and the gripping portion.
US07688196B2	Intrinsically safe communication and tracking system An intrinsically safe communication and tracking system comprising an overlapping series of intrinsically safe WIFI units wherein said WIFI units contain one or more radio cards and one or more antennae, and said system further comprises communication devices, TAGs, and a CPU unit to monitor the system. Alternatively, intrinsically safe communication and tracking system may be used peer-to-peer. The system may contain client devices at least one client device chosen from the following: tracking software, voice recording, audio recording, signal strength testers, Ethernet capability, gas detector, digital camera, thermal imaging camera, temperature sensing equipment, and text messaging. The CPU may also have additional capabilities at least one additional capability chosen from the following: ability to patch into external communication systems, housing of records, monitoring of employees as they enter or leave an area, encryption of communications, and sending a signal to a satellite. Also the intrinsically safe communication and tracking system may be used as an emergency rescue communications system comprising creating a system of overlapping mobile intrinsically safe WIFI units wherein a rescue team member adds another WIFI unit to the system as a mobile strength testing box reaches a predetermined level wherein said WIFI units contain one or more radio cards, one or more antennae, an internal power source, and tracking and communication ability said system further comprises a CPU to monitor all communications and track the rescuers, and said mobile strength testing box.
US07688194B2	Secondary electric circuit system and method A secondary brake light illumination circuit useful for storing excess power applied to a primary vehicle brake light illumination circuit during activation thereof and subsequently selectively discharging stored power to secondary illumination devices to provide a temporary decorative or informational display.
US07688193B2	Oil level detection device for internal combustion engine An oil level detection device for an internal combustion engine, which comprises: a housing permitting entry therein of oil; a float provided within the housing and vertically movable with the oil entered in the housing; a switch for performing switching operation in response to the vertical movement of the float within the housing; protrusions provided, on the upper surface of the float, for preventing the float from sticking to the ceiling of the housing due to viscosity of the oil; and protrusions provided, on the bottom of the housing, for preventing the float from sticking to the bottom of the housing due to viscosity of the oil.
US07688192B2	Programming wireless sensors Programmable wireless sensors are provided. Particular programmable wireless sensors comprise a power supply, a sensing component, a transmitting component adapted to transmit information obtained by the sensing device or information derived from information obtained by the sensing component, a receiving component adapted to receive software, a memory component adapted to store received software, and control logic. The control logic includes logic operable to execute stored software. The stored software, when executed, is operable to program at least one operating characteristic of the programmable wireless sensor. Also provided are systems useful in selecting software to program or reprogram programmable wireless sensors. The programmable wireless sensors may be programmed or reprogrammed to emulate conventional wireless sensors, such as conventional TPMS sensors.
US07688191B2	Wheel lifted and grounded identification for an automotive vehicle A control system (18) for an automotive vehicle (10) has a first roll condition detector (64A), a second roll condition detector (64B), a third roll condition detector (64C), and a controller (26) that uses the roll condition generated by the roll condition detectors (64A-C) to determine a wheel lift condition. Other roll condition detectors may also be used in the wheel lift determination. The wheel lift conditions may be active or passive or both.
US07688190B2	Device for displaying a selected gear The invention relates to a device for displaying the selected gear in manual gearboxes of motor vehicles. The device comprises a display (6) and at least one acceleration sensor (7), which is situated on a gear lever (1), the inclination of the gear lever being measured.
US07688187B2	Early detection system and method for exterior vehicle cargo A method and device for attaching directly to a high-profile and/or elongated item of cargo (10, 110) transported on the exterior payload area of a vehicle (16) prevents collisions with obstructions (36, 136). A detector (38, 138) remotely detects a distant obstruction (36, 136) in the path of the cargo (10, 110) using ultrasonic, infra red, or other sensing techniques. The detector (38, 138) is mounted directly to the cargo (10, 110) by a mounting member (42, 142) which releasably surrounds at least a portion of the cargo (10, 110) and provides an enveloping, frictionally constricting engagement so as to maintain the detector (38, 138) in a preferred operating orientation. The mounting member (42, 142) preferably includes a bracket (44, 144) configured to attach at multiple, spaced points on the cargo (10, 110). In one alternative configuration, the mounting member (42, 142) comprises a flexible membrane (190) which wraps around a portion of the cargo (110) and is securely held in position thereto using tension straps (192). Alarm features include a light source (80, 180) and speaker (82, 182) contained in a passenger compartment and activated whenever the detector (38, 138) senses an obstruction (36, 136) in the path of the cargo (10, 110). The detector (38, 138) and alarm components (80, 82, 180, 182) can communicate via an electrical cable (88, 188), or using wireless transmission (194, 196).
US07688181B2	Method and apparatus for avoiding overpolling A tag can switch between first and second modes of operation, and consumes less power in the first mode. In the second mode, the tag can receive wireless signals having successive first and second portions. If the tag identifies a repetitive pattern of the wireless signals, the tag ignores the second portions of the signals. Otherwise the tag receives the second portions. In another embodiment, while in the second mode, the tag can receive wireless signals having successive first, second and third portions. The tag switches between the first and second modes at one rate until it detects the first portion, and then switches at a higher rate until it detects the second portion, and then stays in the second mode and receives the third portion.
US07688174B2	Overload protection switch An overload protection switch includes a main body and a press button. Several terminals, a conductive plate and other components are arranged in the main body. By means of switching the press button, the switch is switchable between an on state and an off state. In case of overload, the conductive plate will separate from one of the terminals to switch off the switch. The components arranged in the main body will not hinder the conductive plate from separating from the terminal. When switching on the switch, the conductive plate resiliently contacts the terminal. In case of overload, the conductive plate separates from the terminal to switch off the switch so as to provide overload protection effect.
US07688165B2	Galvanic isolation mechanism for a planar circuit A mechanism is provided for coupling a coaxial cable to a planar circuit to provide galvanic isolation between the coaxial cable and the planar circuit while providing low transmission loss and reflections between the coaxial cable and the circuit. The mechanism comprises a co-planar waveguide coupled to the coaxial cable, a microstrip line connected to the circuit, a galvanic isolation component and a ground plane. The co-planar waveguide, the microstrip line and the galvanic isolation component are formed on one side of a two-sided substrate. The ground plane is formed on the other side of the substrate and underlies at least a portion of the co-planar waveguide to form a grounded co-planar waveguide. The ground plane includes a notch underlying a portion of the co-planar waveguide to provide a transition region from the co-planar waveguide to the grounded co-planar waveguide.
US07688164B2	High frequency circuit board converting a transmission mode of high frequency signals A microstrip line includes a signal strip conductor and a ground conductor. A coplanar line includes two regions. A first region includes a signal strip conductor which is connected to the signal strip conductor of the microstrip line via a wire or the like and a ground strip conductor which continues to the ground conductor. A second region is formed with a ground strip conductor formed above the ground strip conductor via a through hole. A transmission mode changes itself in the microstrip line, the first region of the coplanar line, and the second region of the coplanar line in the sequence as described. This enables converting the transmission mode efficiently from the microstrip line to the coplanar line.
US07688161B2	Acoustic wave device and filter using the same An acoustic wave device includes a piezoelectric substrate, a resonator having comb electrodes that are provided above the piezoelectric substrate and excite an acoustic wave, and a capacitor that is provided above the piezoelectric substrate and is connected in series or parallel with the resonator, the capacitor including electrodes that horizontally face each other above the piezoelectric substrate. The electrodes of the capacitor are further from the piezoelectric substrate than the comb electrodes of the resonator.
US07688158B2	Digitally tuned, integrated baluns with enhanced linearity for multi-band radio applications An integrated balun includes a low pass filter and a high pass filter that are formed on a semiconductor chip using tunable reactive elements. The outputs of the low pass filter and the high pass filter are tied together to form the single ended output of the balun. The inputs of the low pass filter and the high pass filter form the differential inputs of the balun. The low pass filter and the high pass filter each include a number of tunable networks for achieving the tunable reactive elements. Each tunable network includes at least one switching transistor and at least one fixed value reactive elements. In at least one embodiment, dynamic biasing circuitry may be provided to improve the linearity and reduce the insertion loss of the balun.
US07688152B2	High frequency stabilization network for microwave devices and monolithic integrated circuits A high-frequency stabilization network for microwave devices and monolithic integrated circuits. The stabilization network may comprise one or more monolithic RL parallel networks, configured to reduce in-band high-frequency oscillation, such as Gunn effect oscillation and IMPATT oscillation.
US07688148B2	Implementing layout of integrated circuit containing operational amplifier A method for implementing a layout of an integrated circuit containing an OP (operational amplifier) is disclosed. The method includes constructing an output path connecting an output terminal of the OP to an output pad of the OP; and constructing a feedback path connecting an input terminal of the OP to an element of the OP, the element lying in an area covering the output pad, in which a minimum distance between the element and the output pad is less than a tenth of length of the feedback path. The present invention also provides an integrated circuit device produced through the method.
US07688142B2	High performance variable gain amplifier, method of use and design structure A circuit of high performance variable gain amplifier, method of use and design structure on which the subject circuit resides is provided. The circuit comprises a plurality of differential stages having a common input, and output, a common control level input CM and respective individual control level inputs Cx. The circuit also includes a fixed stage that always is biased to an “on” state from the common input.
US07688135B2	N-way Doherty distributed power amplifier A power amplifier using N-way Doherty structure for extending the efficiency region over the high peak-to-average power ratio of the multiplexing modulated signals such as wideband code division multiple access and orthogonal frequency division multiplexing is disclosed. In an embodiment, the present invention uses a dual-feed distributed structure to an N-way Doherty amplifier to improve the isolation between at least one main amplifier and at least one peaking amplifier and, and also to improve both gain and efficiency performance at high output back-off power. Hybrid couplers can be used at either or both of the input and output. In at least some implementations, circuit space is also conserved due to the integration of amplification, power splitting and combining.
US07688132B2	Method and apparatus for RF input coupling for inductive output tubes and other emission gated devices An input circuit of a microwave amplification tube achieves improved instantaneous bandwidth. By directly coupling the transmission line carrying a modulating radio frequency signal to a control grid, a low-Q input circuit is created that increases the fractional bandwidth of the system. A resonant cavity may be used to generate a voltage across the gap between the cathode and the control grid. Alternative geometries are presented whereby the electron beam is emitted from a cathode connected either to the center conductor of the transmission line or to the outer conductor of the transmission line. Alternatively, the electric field of the radio-frequency signal propagating through the transmission line may be used to create a voltage across the gap between the cathode and the control grid without using a resonant cavity. Likewise, alternative geometries are presented by which the electron beam is emitted from a cathode connected either to the center conductor or to the outer conductor of the transmission line.
US07688128B2	Digital imaging chip using an analog clock signal as a provisional clock signal A method of operating an imaging system, the imaging system including a plurality of subsets of imaging elements, such as photosensors, light emitters, or ink-jet ejectors. The imaging elements use a regular clock signal for operation. A provisional clock signal, such as an analog sinusoidal signal, is generated. A subset of imaging elements is selected for operation at a particular time. The provisional clock signal is converted to a regular clock signal for use by the selected subset of imaging elements, incidental to an operational period of the selected subset of imaging elements.
US07688109B2	Semiconductor memory device The object of the present invention is to appropriately constitute such a semiconductor integrated circuit that mounts a plurality of semiconductor chips thereon so as to increase storage capacity. A semiconductor chip, including: a chip enable buffer circuit which outputs a chip enable signal in response to an output command of the chip enable signal; a standard chip enable pad which receives the output command; a first extension pad which supplies a first extension chip enable signal to the chip enable buffer circuit; a second extension pad which supplies a second extension chip enable signal to the chip enable buffer circuit; a first option pad which receives a first option signal; and a second option pad which receives a second option signal, is constituted.
US07688106B1	High-speed serial interface circuitry for programmable logic device integrated circuits High-speed serial interface (“HSSI”) transceiver circuitry (e.g., on a programmable logic device (“PLD”) integrated circuit) includes input buffer circuitry with adaptive equalization capability. The transceiver circuitry also includes an output driver, which may include pre-emphasis capability (preferably controllably settable). Selectively usable loop-back circuitry is provided for allowing the output signal of the input buffer to be applied substantially directly to the output driver. The loop-back circuitry may include a loop-back driver, which may be turned on substantially only when needed for loop-back operations.
US07688103B2	Cell with fixed output voltage for integrated circuit The invention relates to a testable integrated circuit. In order to replace ground and VDD in certain points of such a circuit, the circuit comprises a cell (34) which comprises a flipflop (11) and means (31) able to set the output voltage of the cell when the circuit is in the operation mode. These means for setting the output voltage are controlled by a control signal (15) which depends on the mode signal that indicates whether the signal is in the test mode or in the operation mode.
US07688098B2	Power supply noise measuring circuit and power supply noise measuring method A power supply noise measuring circuit and measuring method are provided which are capable of evaluating a frequency component of power supply noise that affects performance and functions in a circuit by using a cross-correlation function. The power supply noise measuring circuit includes a SIN wave generating circuit which generates a sine wave signal having a variable frequency in a constant amplitude, a cross-correlation processing circuit which calculates and output a cross-correlation function between power supply noise and a sine wave signal fed from the SIN wave generating circuit, a comparator which compares a cross-correlation function output with a specified threshold voltage and which generates an output when the cross-correlation function output exceeds the threshold voltage, and a counter which counts the number of occurrences of the output from the comparator within a specified time of period.
US07688077B2	Test system and daughter unit Provided is a test system that tests a device under test, the test system including: a test head that includes a test module that generates a test signal to be supplied to the device under test; a performance board that is mounted above the test head and conveys the test signal generated by the test module; and a daughter unit that is detachably mounted to the performance board, and conveys the test signal from the performance board to the device under test, where the daughter unit includes: a socket to which the device under test is mounted; a daughter board to which the socket is mounted; and an enclosure that accommodates therein the socket and the daughter board, and includes a daughter-unit shield that cuts off noise from outside with respect to the socket and the daughter board.
US07688075B2	Lithium sulfur rechargeable battery fuel gauge systems and methods Systems and methods for accurately determining the state of charge and the relative age of lithium sulfur batteries are provided. The cell resistance and taper input charge of a particular type of lithium sulfur battery are respectively measured to determine the state of charge and age of the battery.
US07688061B2	Apparatus for electronically measuring electrical energy An integral electronic revenue meter system diagnostics package including a microprocessor, storage memory, preselect series of system diagnostic tests, and recording any results which exceed predefined programmable thresholds, and display means for displaying error and/or diagnostic messages identifying selected diagnostic data and/or errors discovered in the meter tests during a predefined period is included as part of an electricity revenue meter of the type used for collecting metering data for a utility which uses such data for billing purposes. The system automatically senses the type of electrical service in which the revenue meter is installed when the revenue meter is installed in a socket at the customer's premises.
US07688060B2	Electronic revenue meter with automatic service sensing An integral electronic revenue meter system diagnostics package including a microprocessor, storage memory, preselect series of system diagnostic tests, and recording any results which exceed predefined programmable thresholds, and display means for displaying error and/or diagnostic messages identifying selected diagnostic data and/or errors discovered in the meter tests during a predefined period is included as part of an electricity revenue meter of the type used for collecting metering data for a utility which uses such data for billing purposes. The system automatically senses the type of electrical service in which the revenue meter is installed when the revenue meter is installed in a socket at the customer's premises.
US07688057B2	Noise diagnosis of operating conditions for an electromagnetic flowmeter An analysis circuit in an electromagnetic flowmeter provides diagnostic operating conditions and identifies one or more of the diagnostic operating conditions for which the coil current is stable during a sample interval. A diagnostic operating condition is selected as a measurement operating condition as a function of a noise floor measurements of the electrode voltage.
US07688054B2	Bandgap circuit with temperature correction A temperature corrected voltage bandgap circuit is provided. The circuit includes first and second diode connected transistors. A first switched current source is coupled to the one transistor to inject or remove a first current into or from the emitter of that transistor. The first current is selected to correct for curvature in the output voltage of the bandgap circuit at one of hotter or colder temperatures.
US07688048B2	3-phase high power UPS A 3-phase uninterruptible power supply (UPS) including first, second, and third AC/DC converters, a DC/DC converter, and at least one DC/AC converter coupled to multiple electrical buses. The first, second, and third AC/DC converters each being configured to receive AC power and to provide multiple DC signals to the multiple electrical buses. The DC/DC converter being configured to convert DC voltages present on the multiple electrical buses to a DC voltage that can be used to charge a battery. The DC/AC converter being configured to receive DC power from the multiple electrical buses and to provide an AC output. The 3-phase UPS being configured such that when suitable AC power is provided to the AC/DC converters, the DC/DC converter is configured to charge a battery, and when suitable AC power is not provided to the AC/DC converters, the DC/DC converter is configured to provide DC power to the multiple electrical buses using power provided by the battery.
US07688047B2	Power circuit and method of rising output voltage of power circuit The power circuit includes a switching regulator part, a series regulator part and a control circuit part for controlling operation of the switching regulator and controlling the second predetermined voltage of the series regulator part.
US07688044B2	Device for transforming and stabilizing a primary AC voltage for supplying an electric load A device coupled to a primary AC voltage and a load includes an input, an inductive element coupled thereto, and a generator of a PWM control signal. A capacitor is coupled in parallel to the load. A first bidirectional switch couples the load and primary AC voltage during conduction phases. A second bidirectional switch discharges energy from the load during off phases of the first bidirectional switch. A first driving circuit for the second bidirectional switch, input with the PWM control signal, generates a first PWM signal applied between control and conduction terminals of the second bidirectional switch. A second driving circuit for the first bidirectional switch, input with the PWM control signal, generates a second PWM signal, in phase opposition with the first PWM signal, applied between control and conduction terminals of the first bidirectional switch. An electric decoupling circuit is between the generator and the second driving circuit.
US07688032B2	Battery remaining capacity detecting apparatus and battery remaining capacity detecting method A battery remaining capacity detecting apparatus includes a remaining capacity calculating section, first and second target remaining capacity calculating sections and a remaining capacity revising section. The first and second target remaining capacity calculating sections are configured to calculate first and second target remaining capacities using first and second calculation processes when first and second prescribed battery related conditions are satisfied, respectively. The second calculating process has a lower accuracy than the first calculation process, and the second prescribed battery related condition is satisfied with a higher frequency than the first prescribed battery related condition. The remaining capacity revising section is configured to revise the remaining capacity toward the first and second target remaining capacities using revision amounts equal to or smaller than first and second revision amount upper limit values, respectively with the second revision amount upper limit value being smaller than the first revision amount upper limit value.
US07688018B2	Inverter An inverter contains the following structure: an inverter circuit having upper-arm switching elements connected on the positive side of a DC power source and lower-arm switching elements connected on the negative side of the DC power source; a current sensor that detects current flowing between the DC power source and the inverter circuit; and a control circuit that not only effects control of the inverter circuit so that AC is fed to a motor from the inverter circuit according to an ON-period controlled by a PWM system, but also makes a correction to the ON-period so as to allow the current sensor to detect phase current. The control circuit determines an amount of the correction by judging a direction of current of a phase having an intermediate length of the ON-period.
US07687998B2	Plasma display panel There is explained a plasma display panel that is adaptive for improving brightness uniformity of an entire panel. A plasma display panel according to an embodiment of the present invention has a width, a thickness and a gap of a driving electrode, barrier ribs, a black matrix and a dielectric layer etc. in a central area set differently from those in a peripheral area of the plasma display panel.
US07687994B2	Plasma display panel (PDP) A Plasma Display Panel (PDP) capable of reducing an address discharge voltage between address electrodes and Y electrodes, suppressing an address discharge delay, and improving brightness includes: a first substrate, a second substrate spaced apart from the first substrate and facing the first substrate, barrier ribs arranged between the first and second substrates and defining discharge cells where a discharge occurs, discharge electrode pairs including X electrodes and Y electrodes extending across the discharge cells, floating electrodes arranged closer to the Y electrodes than to the X electrodes, address electrodes extending across the discharge cells and intersecting the discharge electrode pairs within the discharge cells, and phosphor layers arranged within the discharge cells. Portions of the address electrodes facing the Y electrodes are wider than portions of the address electrodes facing the X electrodes, or distances between the Y electrodes and the portions of the address electrodes facing the Y electrodes are shorter than distances between the X electrodes and the portions of the address electrodes facing the X electrodes.
US07687985B2	Double-sided organic electro-luminescent device A double-sided organic electro-luminescent device. The device comprises a substrate having a first pixel region and a second pixel region adjacent thereto. First and second organic light-emitting diodes are disposed in the first and second pixel regions, respectively, in which the light-emitting direction of the first organic light-emitting diode is opposite that of the second organic light-emitting diode. First and second thin film transistors are disposed in the second pixel region, in which the first thin film transistor is electrically connected to the first organic light-emitting diode and the second thin film transistor is electrically connected to the second organic light-emitting diode.
US07687983B2	Organic light emitting display and method of fabricating the same An organic light emitting display (OLED) and a method of fabricating the same are provided. The method includes forming the OLED having upper and lower substrates that emit different colors from each other, and coupling the upper and lower substrates together.
US07687974B2	Vibration type driving apparatus A vibration type driving apparatus includes a vibrating member configured to simultaneously generate a plurality of standing wave vibrations to cause an elliptic motion on surfaces located at nodes of the standing wave vibration, a driving unit formed on the surface located at the node to perform the elliptic motion, and a moving member configured to contact the driving unit and to be driven by the elliptic motion. The driving unit protrudes from a surface of the vibrating member, and includes a first driving unit and a second driving unit that are formed to sandwich the moving member in a perpendicular direction to the surface. The first driving unit and the second driving unit are located at the nodes that are separated by odd-number times a half-wave length of the standing wave vibration, and located where the directions of the elliptic motions are opposite to each other.
US07687971B2	Electric field control of surface acoustic wave velocity An apparatus in one example comprises a piezoelectric layer, a first electrode along a first side of the piezoelectric layer, and a second electrode along a second side of the piezoelectric layer. The first and second electrodes are adapted to receive a voltage bias to create an electric field in the piezoelectric layer that controls an acoustic velocity of a surface acoustic wave.
US07687964B2	Electric motor having a field assembly with slot insulation An electric motor has a field assembly, such as a stator, for a dynamoelectric machine has field coils that are wound to a net shape. Lead wires are brought out from the ends of each field coil. The field coils are insulated with insulating sleeves or insulating slot liners. The field coils are assembled with stator core pieces, such as pole pieces and return path pieces, into the stator. The stator core pieces are formed prior to being assembled with the field coils. In an aspect of the invention, the pole pieces and return path pieces are separately formed and then assembled together with the field coils, which have also been separately formed.
US07687961B2	Stator, motor, and method of manufacturing such stator A stator includes mutually independent annular coils and of two phases and teeth and of three phases.
US07687955B2	Braking device for a camshaft adjuster In a braking device for a camshaft adjuster of an internal combustion engine wherein the camshaft adjuster includes at least two adjustment inputs, a respective braking element is provided for each adjustment input to brake the respective adjustment input, the braking elements being operable by an excitation coil arrangement, which, depending on the direction of energization of an excitation coil arrangement, subjects either the one or the other braking element to magnetic flux for initiating braking of the respective adjustment input.
US07687953B2	Totally integrated engine cooling module for D.C. motors employing fan hub and shroud hub as motor covers An engine cooling module includes a shroud structure 12 having a shroud hub 46 constructed and arranged to receive a portion of a motor 16. A DC electric motor 16 has first and second ends and a rotatable shaft 40. The second end of the motor is received by the shroud hub. A fan 70 is provided that has a fan hub 72. The fan is coupled with the shaft for rotation therewith. The shroud hub 46 defines a protective cover covering the second end of the motor, and the fan hub 70 defines a protective cover covering the first end of the motor. Thus, no motor housing is required.
US07687952B2	Brushless alternator with stationary shaft Disclosed herein is a rotor assembly for an electric machine including a stationary shaft, a first bearing, a second bearing, a first pole segment, a second pole segment, a first internal fan, and a second internal. The first bearing is positioned at a first end of the shaft. The second bearing is positioned at a second end of the shaft. The first pole segment is supported by the first bearing and is rotatable about the shaft. The second pole segment is supported by the second bearing and is rotatable about the shaft. The first internal fan is attached to the first pole segment. And, the second internal fan is attached to the second pole segment.
US07687950B2	Drillstring alternator A downhole source of electrical power for drilling tools is driven by the rotation of a drillstring or, if the drillstring is not rotating, by the rotation of a drilling sub. The source consists of an alternator having a rotor made up of a series of coils that are mounted on, and spaced around the circumference of, a rotating drilling sub, and a stator made up of a multiplicity of permanent magnets also spaced around the circumference of the drilling sub. The stator is mounted on the drilling sub by means of bearings and incorporates a counterweight that holds the rotor relatively stationary with respect to the sub and with respect to the coils, so that rotation of the sub, either by rotation of the drillstring or by rotation of a drill motor in the drilling sub, produces relative rotation of the rotor and stator to generate an AC electrical output. The rotor and stator surround an axial fluid passage through the center of the alternator so that they do not impede the flow of the drilling fluid, and the motor is totally sealed to prevent damage to the bearings. The alternator stator is an annular permanent magnet structure which surrounds the drilling axis, and which may include two sets of rare earth disc magnets spaced axially to form an axial gap, with the counterweight holding the magnets stationary with respect to the alternator coils. The coil structure is also annular and also surrounds the drilling axis, with the coil structure preferably including two sets of offset coils positioned to rotate in the gap between the permanent magnets. The two sets of coils make up a two-phase system; if desired, a single set of coils may be used to provide a single-phase system.
US07687948B2	Magnetic bearing Certain exemplary embodiments comprise a system, which can comprise a radial magnetic bearing static portion. The radial magnetic bearing static portion can comprise a plurality of electromagnets. The radial magnetic bearing static portion can comprise a plurality of pulse width modulated amplifiers, each of which can be adapted to provide electrical energy to a corresponding electromagnet of the plurality of electromagnets.
US07687942B2	Iron core linear motor having low detent force with high power density In a linear motor (1), the detent force is reduced by the height of the iron poles (522) being selected differently in the two outer regions of the coil set, preferably by a gradual reduction of the height of the iron poles (522) towards the ends of the stator (2). In combination with a slight inclination of the magnets, the detent forces are further minimized, with negligible losses of the propulsive force.The exact dimensioning of the iron poles (522) is dependent inter alia on the dimensioning of the coils (51) and other characteristics of the linear motor (1) as a whole, and can be found and optimized by simulations. Here, an optimum is sought between as great a reduction as possible of the detent force amplitude and as high a propulsive force as possible. A linear motor (1) according to the invention has substantially the same manufacturing costs as a conventional linear motor without measures against the detent forces, because no costly active devices are necessary and the production of the stator does not become more complicated. As no additional space is necessary for active or passive devices for detent force reduction, such a linear motor is of more compact construction and therefore has a higher power density.
US07687940B2	Dimmer switch for use with lighting circuits having three-way switches A smart dimmer switch for control of a lighting load from an AC voltage source can replace any switch in a three-way or four-way lighting control system. The smart dimmer switch can be connected on the line-side or the load-side of a three-way system with a standard three-way switch in the other location. Further, the dimmer switch can replace a four-way switch in a four-way system and is operable to be coupled to two standard three-way switches. The dimmer switch includes either one or two semiconductor switches to control the intensity of the connected lighting load. The dimmer switch preferably includes a sensing circuit for detecting an electrical characteristic (i.e., either a voltage or a current) at a terminal of the dimmer to determine the state of the connected three-way switch(s) or four-way switch. The dimmer switch preferably controls the state of the semiconductor switch in response to either a toggle of any of the other switches in the system or an actuation of a toggle button of the dimmer switch.
US07687936B2	Audio and video back-up power block An uninterruptible power supply having an input connector for receiving AC power from a centralized source of electric power such as a power grid of an electric utility company, a first electric outlet, and a second electric outlet for delivering AC power, a first switch for selectively allowing AC power therethrough to the first outlet, a second switch for selectively allowing AC power therethrough to the second outlet: and a controller operable to control the second switch so that AC power is delivered to the second outlet a predetermined amount of time after AC power is delivered to the first outlet (i.e., after a time delay).
US07687935B2	Electrical power control system An electrical power control system for use with a recreational vehicle or similar load to selectively control power thereto from either a utility power source or a generator power source comprising a power control stage coupled to the utility power source and the generator power source by a power supply stage to operate the electrical power control system and a utility/generator switch arrangement to selectively direct the power from either the utility power source or the generator power source to the recreational vehicle and wherein the power control stage monitors polarity, phase and voltage levels and controls the utility/generator switch arrangement to selectively feed power from either the utility power source or the generator power source to the recreational vehicle under a predetermined plurality of operating parameters or conditions and fault conditions.
US07687931B2	Wave energy megawatts harvester A wave energy megawatts harvester that enables the average size ocean waves to rotate the flywheel and power generators to 1800 rpm using the unlimited ratios, combinations and automatic transmissions of the rpm multipliers including the ratchet bearings of the drive pulleys that prevent interference to the smooth operation of the flywheel for the production of large amounts of electric current that are supplied to the towns, cities and municipalities including an option of charging the unlimited number of power battery units of the hybrid motor vehicles and electric motor vehicles.
US07687909B2	Metal / metal nitride barrier layer for semiconductor device applications A metal/metal nitride barrier layer for semiconductor device applications. The barrier layer is particularly useful in contact vias where high conductivity of the via is important, and a lower resistivity barrier layer provides improved overall via conductivity.
US07687906B2	Connecting structure, method for forming bump, and method for producing device-mounting substrate A connecting terminal provided on a substrate and a connector provided on an electronic device are connected via a bump formed of a first member, which is formed of an anisotropic conductive paste including particles of a conductive material, and a second member which is different in conductivity from the first member. According to such a structure, since the anisotropic conductive paste which is softer as compared to a solder bump is used, stress applied to an interface between the bump and the connecting terminal is relaxed. Accordingly, reliability of connection can be assured even when using a substrate with large surface irregularities and/or bending, in which stress occurs relatively easily in a connection part of the bump and the connecting terminal.
US07687901B2	Heat dissipating fins opposite semiconductor elements Electrode plates acting as a heat sink are arranged to sandwich a power transistor and a diode. Electrode plates at their surfaces opposite cooling elements at a portion opposite power transistor and diode are formed to be smaller in thickness at a portion adjacent to power transistor and diode substantially at the center than at a periphery. Cooling elements are disposed geometrically along electrode plates to sandwich electrode plates.
US07687900B2	Semiconductor integrated circuit device and fabrication method for the same The semiconductor integrated circuit device includes: an active element, an interlayer insulting film, first and second metal patterns made of a first metal layer formed right above the active element, first and second buses made of a second metal layer formed right above the first metal layer, and contact pads provided on the first and second buses. The contact pad has a probe testing region and a bonding region.
US07687897B2	Mountable integrated circuit package-in-package system with adhesive spacing structures A mountable integrated circuit package-in-package system is provided including mounting an adhesion spacer over an integrated circuit die and a package substrate, mounting an integrated circuit package system having an inner adhesion structure with the inner adhesion structure on the adhesion spacer, and forming a package encapsulation for covering the integrated circuit package system over the adhesion spacer.
US07687890B2	Controlling substrate surface properties via colloidal coatings Methods and apparatus to control surface properties via colloidal coatings are described. In one embodiment, colloidal coating may be used on a surface to enhance flow control. Other embodiments are also described.
US07687887B1	Method of forming a self-aligned bipolar transistor structure using a selectively grown emitter A method for forming a self-aligned bipolar transistor structure uses the selective growth of a doped silicon emitter in a sloped oxide emitter window to form the self-aligned structure. In an alternate process flow, the top emitter layer is SiGe with a high Ge content that is etched off selectively after deposition of the extrinsic base layer. In another alternate flow, a nitride plug formed on top of the emitter blocks the extrinsic base implant from the emitter region.
US07687884B2	Manufacture of solid state capacitors Manufacturing multiple solid state capacitors includes providing a metal substrate layer; forming on an upper surface of the substrate layer a plurality of upstanding bodies consisting of porous sintered valve-action metal; forming a dielectric layer on the bodies; forming a cathode layer on the dielectric layer; coating a top end of each upstanding body with at least one conducting intermediary layer by liquid or vapor phase deposition or by application of an immobilized flowable composition such as a solidifiable paste; forming an intimate physical contact between the cathode layer and the intermediate layer; encapsulating side walls of each body with an electrically insulating material; and dividing the processed substrate into a plurality of individual capacitor bodies each having a sleeve of encapsulating material, an anode terminal surface portion at one end consisting of exposed substrate and a cathode terminal surface portion at the other end consisting of exposed intermediary layer.
US07687882B2	Methods and apparatus for integrated circuit having multiple dies with at least one on chip capacitor An integrated circuit comprises a plurality of layers including a first substrate with an on chip capacitor and a second substrate. In one embodiment, the second substrate has an on chip capacitor. The first and/or second substrate can include a sensor element, such as a magnetic sensor element.
US07687881B2	Small electrode for phase change memories A semiconductor device is disclosed. In one embodiment, the semiconductor device includes a memory cell, which in turn includes an electrode and a phase change material. The electrode may be disposed on a substrate and include a sublithographic lateral dimension parallel to the substrate. The phase change material may be coupled to the electrode and include a lateral dimension parallel to the substrate and greater than the sublithographic lateral dimension of the electrode. Various semiconductor devices and manufacturing methods are also provided.
US07687874B2	Surface illuminated photodiode and optical receiver module In a mesa type PIN-PD formed using a heavily doped semiconductor material, a high frequency response is degraded as slow carriers occur in a heavily doped layer when light incident into a light receiving section transmits through an absorbing layer and reaches the heavily doped layer on a side near the substrate. In a p-i-n multilayer structure, a portion corresponding to a light receiving section of a heavily doped layer on a side near a substrate is previously made thinner than the periphery of the light receiving section by an etching or selective growth technique, over which an absorbing layer and another heavily doped layer are grown to form the light receiving section of mesa structure. This makes it possible to form a good ohmic contact and to realize a PIN-PD with excellent high frequency response characteristics.
US07687858B2	System and method for ESD protection An integrated receiver with channel selection and image rejection substantially implemented on a single CMOS integrated circuit is described. A receiver front end provides programmable attenuation and a programmable gain low noise amplifier. Frequency conversion circuitry advantageously uses LC filters integrated onto the substrate in conjunction with image reject mixers to provide sufficient image frequency rejection. Filter tuning and inductor Q compensation over temperature are performed on chip. The filters utilize multi track spiral inductors. The filters are tuned using local oscillators to tune a substitute filter, and frequency scaling during filter component values to those of the filter being tuned. In conjunction with filtering, frequency planning provides additional image rejection. The advantageous choice of local oscillator signal generation methods on chip is by PLL out of band local oscillation and by direct synthesis for in band local oscillator. The VCOs in the PLLs are centered using a control circuit to center the tuning capacitance range. A differential crystal oscillator is advantageously used as a frequency reference. Differential signal transmission is advantageously used throughout the receiver. ESD protection is provided by a pad ring and ESD clamping structure that maintains signal integrity. Also provided are shunts at each pin to discharge ESD build up. The shunts utilize a gate boosting structure to provide sufficient small signal RF performance, and minimal parasitic loading.
US07687850B2	Semiconductor device This invention is to improve data retention properties of a nonvolatile memory cell having an ONO film. A first cavity is disposed, in a position between the nitride film serving as a charge storage film and a memory gate and below an end portion of the memory gate, adjacent to the upper oxide film. A second cavity is disposed, in a position between the nitride film and a substrate and below an end portion of the memory gate, adjacent to the bottom oxide film. These cavities are closed with sidewall spacers formed over the substrate along the sidewalls of the memory gate.
US07687844B2	Semiconductor constructions The invention includes a method of depositing a noble metal. A substrate is provided. The substrate has a first region and a second region. The first and second regions are exposed to a mixture comprising a precursor of a noble metal and an oxidant. During the exposure, a layer containing the noble metal is selectively deposited onto the first region relative to the second region. In particular applications, the first region can comprise borophosphosilicate glass, and the second region can comprise either aluminum oxide or doped non-oxidized silicon. The invention also includes capacitor constructions and methods of forming capacitor constructions.
US07687837B2	Image sensor and fabrication method thereof An image sensor includes a substrate having an active pixel sensor region defined therein, a plurality of first conductivity type photodiodes formed in the active pixel sensor region and a first conductivity-type first deep well formed in the active pixel sensor region in a location which does not include the plurality of the first conductivity-type photodiodes. Moreover, the first deep well is electrically connected to a positive voltage.
US07687830B2	Phase change memory with ovonic threshold switch A phase change memory includes a memory element and a selection element. The memory element is embedded in a dielectric and includes a resistive element having at least one sublithographic dimension and a storage region in contact with the resistive element. The selection element includes a chalcogenic material embedded in a dielectric. The chalcogenic material and the storage region are part of a stack having a common etched edge.
US07687829B2	Stressed field effect transistors on hybrid orientation substrate A semiconductor structure having improved carrier mobility is provided. The semiconductor structures includes a hybrid oriented semiconductor substrate having at least two planar surfaces of different crystallographic orientation, and at least one CMOS device located on each of the planar surfaces of different crystallographic orientation, wherein each CMOS device has a stressed channel. The present invention also provides methods of fabricating the same. In general terms, the inventive method includes providing a hybrid oriented substrate having at least two planar surfaces of different crystallographic orientation, and forming at least one CMOS device on each of the planar surfaces of different crystallographic orientation, wherein each CMOS device has a stressed channel.
US07687826B2	Thyristor with recovery protection A main thyristor (1) has a recovery protection which is integrated into a drive thyristor (2) whose n-doped emitter (25) is electrically connected to a main thyristor control terminal (140). Moreover, the p-doped emitter (28) of the drive thyristor (2) is electrically connected to the p-doped emitter (18) of the main thyristor (1). Various optional measures for realizing a recovery protection are provided in this case. A method for producing a thyristor system having a main thyristor and a drive thyristor, the drive thyristor (2) having anode short circuits (211) involves introducing particles (230) into a target region (225) of the semiconductor body (200) of the drive thyristor (2), the distance between the target region (225) and a front side (201) of the semiconductor body (200) opposite to the rear side (202) being less than or equal to the distance between the p-doped emitter (28) and the front side (201).
US07687825B2	Insulated gate bipolar conduction transistors (IBCTS) and related methods of fabrication Insulated gate bipolar conduction transistors (IBCTs) are provided. The IBCT includes a drift layer having a first conductivity type. An emitter well region is provided in the drift layer and has a second conductivity type opposite the first conductivity type. A well region is provided in the drift layer and has the second conductivity type. The well region is spaced apart from the emitter well region. A space between the emitter well region and the well region defines a JFET region of the IBCT. An emitter region is provided in the well region and has the first conductivity type and a buried channel layer is provided on the emitter well region, the well region and the JFET region and has the first conductivity type. Related methods of fabrication are also provided.
US07687823B2	Light-emitting apparatus and method of producing the same A light-emitting apparatus includes a package including a support having a central section and a peripheral section around the central section. The central section is raised upwardly from the peripheral section, providing a pedestal for supporting a light-emitting device. A light-emitting device secured on an upper surface of the pedestal and has electrodes. Electrically conductive members are provided on a peripheral region of the package and electrically connected to the electrodes of the light-emitting device. A color conversion layer covers the light-emitting device. A light-transmitting member is formed in the package, sealing at least the light-emitting device together with the color conversion layer. The pedestal has its side surface at least partially exposed from the color conversion layer.
US07687821B2	Gallium nitride based light emitting diode A GaN-based LED comprises a substrate; an an-type GaN layer formed on the substrate; an active layer formed on a predetermined region of the n-type GaN layer; a p-type GaN layer formed on the active layer; a transparent electrode formed on the p-type GaN layer; a p-electrode formed on the transparent electrode; an n-type electrode formed on the n-type GaN layer on which the active layer is not formed; and a protective film formed on a resulting structure between the transparent electrode and the n-type electrode, the protective film being composed of a plasma-oxidized transparent layer.
US07687811B2	Vertical light emitting device having a photonic crystal structure A light emitting device having a vertical structure and a method for manufacturing the same, which are capable of increasing light extraction efficiency, are disclosed. The method includes forming a light extraction layer on a substrate, forming a plurality of semiconductor layers on the light extraction layer, forming a first electrode on the semiconductor layers, forming a support layer on the first electrode, removing the substrate, and forming a second electrode on a surface from which the substrate is removed.
US07687807B2	Inverter Provided are a structure and fabricating method of a new inverter for controlling a threshold voltage of each location when an inverter circuit is manufactured using an organic semiconductor on a plastic substrate.In general, p-type organic semiconductor is stable. Accordingly, when the inverter is formed of only the p-type semiconductor, a D-inverter composed of a depletion load and an enhancement driver has large gains, wide swing width and low power consumption, which is more preferable than an E-inverter composed of an enhancement load and an enhancement driver. However, it is impossible to form a depletion transistor and an enhancement transistor on the same substrate while controlling them by locations.To overcome such a difficulty, the structure of the inverter in which a bottom gate organic semiconductor transistor showing enhancement type characteristics is used as a driver transistor, and a top gate organic semiconductor transistor showing depletion type characteristics is used as a load transistor, and a manufacturing method thereof are proposed. According to this structure, a passivation effect of an organic semiconductor may be additionally obtained by a second insulating layer and a second gate electrode material which are on top of the organic semiconductor, and a high degree of integration may also be improved.
US07687806B2	E-ink display and method for repairing the same An E-ink display and method for repairing the same is provided. The method is for repairing a thin film transistor array substrate of the E-ink display. The thin film transistor array substrate having a plurality of pixel units is provided initially. Each of the pixel unit includes a thin film transistor and a pixel electrode. The thin film transistor has a gate electrode, a source electrode and a drain electrode. The gate electrode, the source electrode and the drain electrode are connected electrically to a scan line, a data line and the pixel electrode respectively. A portion of the pixel electrode is located above the scan line. Next, a repairing portion is formed at the space between the scan line and the pixel electrode. The repairing portion is utilized to electrically connect the pixel electrode and the scan line.
US07687805B2	Metal wiring, method of forming the metal wiring, display substrate having the metal wiring and method of manufacturing the display substrate In a metal wiring, a method of forming the metal wiring, a display substrate having the metal wiring and a method of manufacturing the display substrate, the metal wiring includes a metal film and a first amorphous carbon film. The metal film is formed on a base substrate using a copper-containing material, and the first amorphous carbon film is formed beneath the metal film. A process for forming the metal wiring including the amorphous carbon film may be greatly simplified, and generation of defects in the metal wiring may be prevented or reduced.
US07687802B2	Organic thin film transistor and organic light emitting display device including the same An organic thin film transistor (OTFT) having a patterned organic semiconductor layer on top of an electrode wiring layer. In order to avoid damage to the underlying electrode wiring layer, the organic semiconductor layer is patterned so that none of the organic semiconductor layer is removed off the electrode wiring layer. The patterned organic semiconductor layer completely covers all of the underlying electrode wiring layer. The OTFT includes a gate electrode, source and drain electrodes insulated from the gate electrode and an organic semiconductor layer which is insulated from the gate electrode and is in contact with the source and drain electrodes, wherein the organic semiconductor layer completely covers the source and drain electrodes. In addition, an organic light emitting display device includes more than one OTFT as well as an organic light-emitting element electrically connected to the electrical conductor.
US07687796B2	Method and apparatus for forming an integrated circuit electrode having a reduced contact area A method and an apparatus for manufacturing a memory cell having a non-volatile resistive memory element with a limited size active area. The method comprises a first step of providing a dielectric volume and forming a plug opening within the dielectric volume. A recessed plug of a conductive material is then formed within a lower portion of the opening and a dielectric spacer is formed along the sidewalls of an upper portion of the opening. The spacer is cylindrical and has a central hole. A contact plug is subsequently formed within the central hole, the contact plug electrically coupled to the recessed plug. The contact plug can include a memory element or an additional memory element can be applied over the contact plug.
US07687794B2	Method and structure for uniform contact area between heater and phase change material in PCRAM device A PCM (phase change memory) cell in a PCRAM (phase change random access memory) semiconductor device includes a phase change material subjacently contacted by a heater film. The phase change material is formed over a surface that is a generally planar surface with at least a downwardly extending recess. The phase change material fills the recess and contacts the upper edge of the heater film that forms the bottom of the recess. After a planar surface is initially formed, a selective etching process is used to recede the top edge of the heater film below the planar surface using a selective and isotropic etching process.
US07687793B2	Resistance variable memory cells An inverted PCRAM cell is formed by plating the bottom electrode, made of copper for example, with a conductive material, such as silver. Chalcogenide material is disposed over the plated electrode and subjected to a conversion process so that ions from the plated material diffuse into the chalcogenide material.
US07687787B2	Profile adjustment in plasma ion implanter A method to provide a dopant profile adjustment solution in plasma doping systems for meeting both concentration and junction depth requirements. Bias ramping and bias ramp rate adjusting may be performed to achieve a desired dopant profile so that surface peak dopant profiles and retrograde dopant profiles are realized. The method may include an amorphization step in one embodiment.
US07687782B2	Electrostatic beam deflection scanner and beam deflection scanning method A beam deflection scanner performs reciprocating deflection scanning with an ion beam or a charged particle beam to thereby periodically change a beam trajectory and comprises a pair of scanning electrodes installed so as to be opposed to each other with the beam trajectory interposed therebetween and a pair of correction electrodes installed in a direction perpendicular to an opposing direction of the pair of scanning electrodes, with the beam trajectory interposed therebetween, and extending along a beam traveling axis. Positive and negative potentials are alternately applied to the pair of scanning electrodes, while a correction voltage is constantly applied to the pair of correction electrodes. A correction electric field produced by the pair of correction electrodes is exerted on the ion beam or the charged particle beam passing between the pair of scanning electrodes at the time of switching between the positive and negative potentials.
US07687780B2	Semiconductor radiation detector A semiconductor detector for ionizing electromagnetic radiation, neutrons, and energetic charged particles. The detecting element is comprised of a compound having the composition I-III-VI2 or II-IV-V2 where the “I” component is from column 1A or 1B of the periodic table, the “II” component is from column 2B, the “III” component is from column 3A, the “IV” component is from column 4A, the “V” component is from column 5A, and the “VI” component is from column 6A. The detecting element detects ionizing radiation by generating a signal proportional to the energy deposited in the element, and detects neutrons by virtue of the ionizing radiation emitted by one or more of the constituent materials subsequent to capture. The detector may contain more than one neutron-sensitive component.
US07687754B2	Scanning device for carrying out a 3D scan of a dental model, sliding panel therefore, and method therefor The invention relates to a scanning system for carrying out a 3D scan of a tooth model, comprising an imaging device and a positioning system in the form of a sliding panel which can be positioned and has first locking means. On the locking panel there are provided second locking means which interact with the first locking means such that the sliding panel can assume one of several specified positions relative to the locking panel and locks in the selected position.The invention also relates to a sliding panel for scanning dental models which has means for mounting the dental model and stands on projections disposed on its underside.The invention also relates to a method of producing a 3D scan of a tooth model by the following steps: creating a first image of said object to be scanned at a precisely defined locked position, moving said sliding panel to at least one further precisely defined locked position and creating another image at each such position, and creating a 3D data set by evaluating the images produced at said at least two different, precisely defined positions.
US07687753B2	Control system for an illumination device incorporating discrete light sources The present invention provides an illumination system enabling dynamic color control of the illumination produced by the system. The illumination system comprises light-emitting elements for producing illumination, and at least one detecting device which collects information relating to the illumination, which is inherently non-linear. The illumination system also integrates a computing system which receives, the information from the at least one detecting device and linearises this information using a multivariate function having a solution defining a hyperplane representing constant chromaticity for a given luminous intensity, and then determines a number of control parameters based on the information. The illumination system also integrates a controller for receiving the control parameters from the computing system and determining the control signals to be sent to the light-emitting elements in order to dynamically alter the characteristics of the illumination based on the collected information and the desired illumination result.
US07687751B2	Enhancement of aimpoint in simulated training systems Embodiments of the invention, therefore, provide improved systems and methods for tracking targets in a simulation environment. Merely by way of example, an exemplary embodiment provides a reflected laser target tracking system that tracks a target with a video camera and associated computational logic. In certain embodiments, a closed loop algorithm may be used to predict future positions of targets based on formulas derived from prior tracking points. Hence, the target's next position may be predicted. In some cases, targets may be filtered and/or sorted based on predicted positions. In certain embodiments, equations (including without limitation, first order equations and second order equations) may be derived from one or more video frames. Such equations may also be applied to one or more successive frames of video received and/or produced by the system. In certain embodiments, these formulas also may be used to compute predicted positions for targets; this prediction may, in some cases, compensate for inherent delays in the processing pipeline.
US07687749B2	Magnetron for microwave oven It is an object to provide a magnetron for a small-sized microwave oven which takes safety standards and a noise into consideration, in a magnetron 10 for a microwave oven, a pair of choke coils 16 and 17 are provided in a filter case 11, and a height H1 of the internal surface of the filter case 11 is set to be 35 to 45 mm, an outside diameter d3 of an air-core type inductance 25 is set to be 5.5 to 7.5 mm and a sectional area S of a high frequency absorbing member 27 is set to be 5 to 16 mm2. In the magnetron 10 for a microwave oven, an electrostatic capacity between capacitor terminals 15A and 15B and the filter case 11 is increased to be 500 to 700 pF.
US07687748B2	Induction cook top system with integrated ventilator An indoor or outdoor induction cook top system with integrated downdraft or telescoping ventilator uses cross flow or centrifugal blower technology. The system is controlled by an electronic or mechanical controller through a touch device, a slide, or knob. These provide precise control and an efficient way of removal of gases/fumes. A smooth glass cook top incorporates the induction hobs and a downdraft. The ventilator's blower assembly has a fan and a filter. The system uses sensors to detect temperature, fire, effluent, filter change requirements, fan speed, power, and voltage. The system has programmable operations and numerous set points.
US07687743B2	Apparatus and method for heating and melting solid lubricants in the delivery drum An apparatus for heating and melting solid lubricants in a delivery drum, including a heating element composed of armored resistors shaped as concentric rings and junction spokes. A hoist lowers and raises the heating element into and out of the drum via vertical rods that are not heated. A first thermal sensor is connected with the heating element, and a second thermal sensor is mounted on the vertical rods. A transfer pump withdraws melted lubricant from the drum via a suction tube having a bottom valve at its foot. A lubricant delivery tube is connected to the output side of the pump.
US07687740B2	Semiconductor structure processing using multiple laterally spaced laser beam spots delivering multiple blows Methods and systems process a semiconductor substrate having a plurality of structures to be selectively irradiated with multiple laser beams. The structures are arranged in a plurality of substantially parallel rows extending in a generally lengthwise direction. The method generates a first laser beam that propagates along a first laser beam axis that intersects a first target location on or within the semiconductor substrate. The method also generates a second laser beam that propagates along a second laser beam axis that intersects a second target location on or within the semiconductor substrate. The second target location is offset from the first target location in a direction perpendicular to the lengthwise direction of the rows by some amount such that, when the first target location is a structure on a first row of structures, the second target location is a structure or between two adjacent structures on a second row distinct from the first row. The method moves the semiconductor substrate relative to the first and second laser axes in a direction approximately parallel to the rows of structures, so as to pass the first target location along the first row to irradiate for a first time selected structures in the first row, and so as to simultaneously pass the second target location along the second row to irradiate for a second time structures previously irradiated by the first laser beam during a previous pass of the first target location along the second row.
US07687726B2	Electromagnetic containment module for electronic components The present invention relates to an electromagnetic containment module. The module includes a metal casing sealed by a metal cover. The module contains a printed circuit arranged flat in the bottom of the casing, and an input/output line leaving the printed circuit via one of its edges to pass perpendicularly through a wall of the casing. A cylinder of hollow axis is arranged on the internal face of this wall, the axis of the cylinder being substantially perpendicular to the wall and the input/output line passing through the cylinder substantially along its axis. The cover includes a notch, the bottom of which has the form of a half-cylinder of the same diameter as the cylinder, the cylinder fitting substantially without play in the notch when the cover is closed, so as to electromagnetically contain the portion of the input/output line situated in the module between the edge of the printed circuit and the wall of the casing.
US07687725B2	Corrosion resistant faraday cage electronic enclosure assembly A corrosion resistant Faraday cage assembly includes an electrically conductive cover and a coated die cast housing having a ledge extending around the perimeter of the housing. A fence is positioned adjacent to the ledge and a track is positioned between the ledge and the fence. A plurality of serrated contact points are positioned on the fence and are used for making electrical contact with the electrically conductive cover extending over the track. The contact points are either masked prior to the protective coating process or they are mechanically or chemically modified afterward to expose a plurality of electrically-conductive surfaces to be in contact with the electrically-conductive cover.
US07687718B2	Coaxial cable including tubular bimetallic outer layer with bevelled edge joint and associated methods A coaxial cable may include an inner conductor, an outer conductor, and a dielectric material layer therebetween. The outer conductor may include a tubular bimetallic layer having a pair of opposing longitudinal edges at a longitudinal seam. The tubular bimetallic layer may include an inner metal layer and an outer metal layer bonded thereto with the outer metal layer having a lower melting point than the inner layer. At least one of the opposing longitudinal edges of the tubular bimetallic layer may be at least partially beveled. In addition, the longitudinal seam may include a welded joint between at least portions of the opposing longitudinal edges.
US07687708B2	Photovoltaic cell having a coating film provided on a photovoltaic element and manufacturing method thereof In a photovoltaic cell composed of a photovoltaic element and a coating film provided thereon, the photovoltaic element has an electrode portion or portions having a thickness larger than the average thickness of the coating film, and in addition, the thickness of the coating film which is in contact with the electrode portion or portions is equal to or smaller than the average thickness described above.
US07687705B2	Efficient thermoelectric device A high efficiency thermo electric device comprising a multi nanolayer structure of alternating insulator and insulator/metal material that is irradiated across the plane of the layer structure with ionizing radiation. The ionizing radiation produces nanocrystals in the layered structure that increase the electrical conductivity and decrease the thermal conductivity thereby increasing the thermoelectric figure of merit. Figures of merit as high as 2.5 have been achieved using layers of co-deposited gold and silicon dioxide interspersed with layers of silicon dioxide. The gold to silicon dioxide ratio was 0.04. 5 MeV silicon ions were used to irradiate the structure. Other metals and insulators may be substituted. Other ionizing radiation sources may be used. The structure tolerates a wide range of metal to insulator ratio.
US07687703B2	Method and device for generating triangular waves This disclosure describes techniques for generating a set of data points that form a triangular wave having a desired gain and a desired frequency. In one example, the method includes the step of (a) determining an increment value based on the desired frequency and the desired gain of the triangular wave. The method further includes the step of (b) adding the increment value to a current data point to generate a next data point, the current data point and the next data point forming a subset of the set of data points. The method further includes the step of iteratively performing (a) and (b) to generate the set of data points that form the triangular wave.
US07687701B1	Cases for the protection of stringed musical instruments Cases for the protection of stringed musical instruments having a bottom, a sidewall of a predetermined height extending from the bottom and a cover which is hingedly connected to the sidewall and which can be closed and secured with an appropriate fastener are described herein. The cases include a semi-rigid neck-brace having a height approximately the same as the inner height of the sidewall and being affixed to the bottom. The cases further include at least one retaining band that may be used to releasably secure the instrument neck to the neck-brace. Instrument damage may be prevented in the event of a sideways or backward fall, in at least part, because the neck-brace suspends the headstock between the bottom, sidewall and cover of the case and thereby prevents it from making contact.
US07687689B2	Plants and seeds of corn variety CV580523 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV580523. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV580523, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV580523 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV580523 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV580523.
US07687678B2	Electronic bandage with flexible electronic controller An electronic bandage includes (i) bandage material, (ii) a treatment portion supported by the bandage material, the treatment portion being constructed and arranged to provide a treatment, and (iii) a flexible electronic controller supported by the bandage material. The flexible electronic controller combines with the bandage material and the treatment portion to form a conformable bandage which conforms to a treatment surface. The flexible electronic controller is constructed and arranged to dynamically control application of the treatment to the treatment surface while the conformable bandage conforms to the treatment surface. Such a bandage is capable of being packaged as a unitary body which is small, inexpensive and/or disposable.
US07687673B2	Process for reacting over two catalyst beds A process for reacting feed in and an apparatus comprising a radial flow reactor including a first catalyst bed disposed between an outer wall and a centerpipe of the vessel and a second catalyst bed disposed within a centerpipe. Also disclosed is a method of loading catalyst into the radial flow reactor.
US07687668B2	Process for preparing 4,4′ difluorobenzophenone Process for preparing 4,4′-difluorobenzophenone, characterized in that, in a first step, fluorobenzene is reacted with formaldehyde under catalysis by organic sulphonic acids to give difluorodiphenylmethane, the product obtained is isolated, and, in a second step, oxidized with nitric acid to give 4,4′-difluorobenzophenone. 4,4′-Difluorobenzophenone (4,4′-DFBP) is the central starting material for the preparation of aromatic polyether ketones.
US07687659B2	Process for the separation of probucol derivatives Provided are methods for the separation of mono-substituted probucol derivatives from a mixture of both mono- and di-substituted probucol derivatives. In particular, methods are provided for the separation of mono-carboxy substituted probucol derivatives from a mixture of mono- and di-carboxy substituted probucol derivatives.
US07687645B2	Intermediates for the preparation of citalopram and escitalopram Methods for manufacture of 5-alkoxycarbonylphthtalides are disclosed. The 5-alkoxycarbonylphthtalides are useful in syntheses of the well-known antidepresssants citalopram and escitalopram.
US07687641B2	Chemicals, compositions, and methods for treatment and prevention of orthopoxvirus infections and associated diseases Methods of using di, tri, and tetracyclic acylhydrazide derivatives and analogs, as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing the same, for the treatment or prophylaxis of viral infections and diseases associated therewith, particularly those viral infections and associated diseases cased by the orthopoxvirus.
US07687637B2	5-phenylthiazole derivatives and use as Pi3 kinase inhibitors Compounds of formula I in free or salt form, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 have the meanings as indicated in the specification, are useful for treating diseases mediated by phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase. Pharmaceutical compositions that contain the compounds and processes for preparing the compounds are also described.
US07687635B2	Metal complexes useful in metathesis and other reactions This invention provides metal complexes being useful as catalyst components in metathesis reactions and in reactions involving the transfer of an atom or group to an ethylenically or acetylenically unsaturated compound or another reactive substrate and, with respect to a sub-class thereof, for the polymerisation of α-olefins and optionally conjugated dienes, with high activity at moderate tempera-tures. It also provides methods for obtaining polymers with very narrow molecular weight distribution by means of a living reaction. It also provides methods for making said metal complexes and novel intermediates involved in such methods. It further provides derivatives of said metal complexes which are suitable for covalent bonding to a carrier, the product of such covalent bonding being useful as a supported catalyst for heterogeneous catalytic reactions. It also provides a direct one-step synthesis of pyrrole, furan and thiophene compounds from diallyl compounds.
US07687624B2	Process for the production of N-arylmorpholinones The invention relates to a method for production of compounds of formula (I), where X has the meaning given in claim 1 and precursors for the same.
US07687617B2	Oligonucleotides with alternating segments of locked and non-locked nucleotides The present invention is directed to novel oligonucleotides with improved antisense properties. The novel oligonucleotides comprise at least one Locked Nucleic Acid (LNA) selected from beta-D-thio/amino-LNA or alpha-L-oxy/thio/amino-LNA. The oligonucleotides comprising LNA may also include DNA and/or RNA nucleotides. The present invention also provides a new class of pharmaceuticals which comprise antisense oligonucleotides and are useful in antisense therapy.
US07687603B2	Guanidinium delivery carriers Disclosed herein are transmembrane transporter compounds containing guanidinium groups. Also disclosed herein are methods for transporting a biologically active moiety across a biological membrane using the transmembrane transporter compounds. Particularly, this invention provides a method for the delivery of a biologically active moiety across the biological membranes of such membranes as endothelial tissues.
US07687602B2	Deproteinized natural rubber, its composition and use thereof There are provided natural rubber free from substances which cause Type I allergy, a rubber compositions having good processability and physical properties which comprises the natural rubber and other rubber, and a tire product comprising the natural rubber.The natural rubber of the present invention exhibits the above properties by containing substantially no proteins specified by the bands of 14, 31 and 45 kDa by SDS-PAGE.
US07687588B2	Process for the gas-phase polymerization of olefins A process for the gas-phase polymerization of α-olefÊns CH2═CHR, where R is hydrogen or a hydrocarbon radical having 1-12 carbon atoms, carried out in a first and a second interconnected polymerization zones, wherein the growing polymer particles flow through the first of said polymerization zones (riser) under fast fluidization conditions, leave said riser and enter the second of said polymerization zones (downcomer) through which they flow downward in a densified form, leave said downcomer and are reintroduced into said riser, in which process: (a) the gas mixture present in the riser is totally or partially prevented from entering the downcomer, and (b) the gaseous composition inside a portion of the downcomer is maintained substantially similar to the gaseous composition reacting in the riser.
US07687587B2	Silicone composition and cured silicone resin A silicone composition according to the present invention comprises (A) an organopolysiloxane resin having an average of at least two silicon-bonded alkenyl groups per molecule, (B) an organohydrogensilane in an amount sufficient to cure the composition, (C) an effective amount of a reactive diluent comprising (i) an organosiloxane having an average of at least two alkenyl groups per molecule and a viscosity of from 0.001 to 2 Pa·s at 25° C., wherein the viscosity of (C)(i) is not greater than 20% of the viscosity of component (A), and (ii) an organohydrogensiloxane having an average of at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule and a viscosity of from 0.001 to 2 Pa·s at 25° C., in an amount sufficient to provide from 0.5 to 3 moles of silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms in (C)(ii) to moles of alkenyl groups in (C)(i), and (D) a catalytic amount of a hydrosilylation catalyst; and a cured silicone resin prepared by curing the silicone composition.
US07687584B2	Miscible transparent blends of aromatic polycarbonates with polycarbonate polymers containing high-aspect ratio monomers The present invention relates to a miscible transparent polymer blend, specifically, a polycarbonate blend which comprises homopolycarbonates and/or copolycarbonates. In particular, high aspect ratio monomers confer unique miscibility properties on polycarbonates. Miscible, transparent blends have been found to form from polycarbonate mixtures containing as components of the mixture (1) polycarbonates of bisphenol A monomers copolymerized with a variety of bisphenols, and (2) polycarbonates containing high aspect ratio monomers.
US07687582B1	Methods of production, purification, and processing of poly(heteroaromatic) block copolymers with improved solubility or dispersability This invention relates to improved methods for the preparation, purification, and processing of poly(heteroaromatic) block copolymers, as well as compositions prepared by these methods. Methods relate to preparation of multiblock and triblock copolymers of intrinsically conducting polymers (ICPs) containing at least one block of a poly(heteroaromatic) polymer and at least two blocks of a non-conducting polymer. This invention provides polymer solutions or dispersions of improved stability and better film-forming properties. The poly(heteroaromatic) block copolymers are obtained in their conducting or doped form, and are retained in a solvated, wet form throughout the production and purification processes. Stable solutions or dispersions of the purified copolymers in organic solvents, water, or mixtures thereof are provided. Stable solutions or dispersions of ICPs are useful in the preparation of semiconducting and conducting films, blends, and coatings on a variety of substrates using standard processing and coating techniques.
US07687577B2	Thermoformable polycarbonate/polyester compositions and uses The melt strength and hence the processing window of blends of polycarbonate and PBT can be enhanced without degradation in the surface appearance of the article produced when relatively minor amounts of certain selected polymers are added to the blend. For example, a composition that has a thermoforming processing window of at least 15° C. for an article having a weight that is more than 100 grams, may contain 15 to 80% by weight of a polycarbonate resin; 10 to 80% by weight of polybutylene terephthalate, and 1 to 15% by weight of a semicrystalline melt strength enhancer. The melt strength enhancer is polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polycyclohexane-dimethyl terephthalate (PCT), polycyclohexanedimethyl terephthalate glycol (PCT-G), and (poly)ethylene co 1,4 cyclohexanedimethylene terephthlate (PET-G), or a combination thereof.
US07687576B2	Thermally hardening, transparent coating substance, method for the production thereof and its use A thermosetting transparent coating material, its preparation and use. The coating includes (meth)acrylate (co)polymer having a number-average molecular weight of from 1,000 to 6,000 daltons, a glass transition temperature of −15 to +70° C., and a hydroxyl number of from 80 to 200 mg KOH/g; polyester having a number-average molecular weight of from 800 to 6,000 daltons, a hydroxyl number of from 80 to 200 mg KOH/g and an acid number of from 1 to 50 mg KOH/g, comprising, based on the polyester, from 30 to 70% by weight of cycloaliphatic structural units; a blocked polyisocyanate in which the blocked polyisocyanate groups are attached to flexibilizing structural units which, as part of a three-dimensional network, lower its glass transition temperature; and blocked polyisocyanate in which the blocked polyisocyanate groups are attached to hardening structural units which, as part of a three-dimensional network, raise its glass transition temperature.
US07687575B2	Propylene elastomer-containing adhesive blends Adhesive blends suitable for use as tie-layer adhesives for a variety of substrates used in multi-layer film and sheet constructions are provided. The adhesive blends contain a polyolefin base resin, a functionalized polyolefin and a propylene elastomer containing isotactic propylene crystallinity.
US07687574B2	Acrylate cross linked silicone copolymer networks The compositions of the present invention comprise silicone copolymers, terpolymers and higher order polymers that comprise 1) polyether substituted structural units and 2) epoxy or oxirane structural units that are reacted with acrylate species to produce cross linked silicones comprising polyether substituted structural units and acrylate cross links. The cross linked polymers of the present invention are self-emulsifying and may be either water swellable or oil swellable.
US07687569B2	Radiation curable composition consisting of unsaturated amorphous polyesters and reactive dilutant agents The invention provides a radiation-curable adhesion-promoting composition comprising unsaturated amorphous polyesters and reactive diluents and a process for preparing it and also provides for the use of unsaturated amorphous polyesters in reactive diluents as adhesion-promoting additives.
US07687568B2	Polyester colorant concentrate Polyester colorant concentrates containing; 1) a polyester supporting material; b) a colorant selected from the group of dyes and/or pigments; c) 0.1 to 2 parts by weight per part by weight of the colorant of copolyester comprising the reaction product from (A) of at least one aliphatic primary dihydric alcohol with 2 to 6 C atoms, and; (b) dicarboxylic acids selected from the group consisting of phthalic acid, terephthalic acid, isophthalic acid and/or sebacic acid. The copolyester is characterized by having i) a melting range between 120 and 160° C., ii) a melting viscosity SV ranging from 12 to 126 Pas, measured at 190° C. and 2.16 kg in accordance with ISO 1133, and iii) a melting viscosity factor SF ranging from −2.3 to −0.3 Pas/deg determined at a temperature increase ranging from 160° C. to 240° C. with a shear rate of 109 s−1. The inventive polyester colorant concentrates are particularly suited for spin dyeing polyester fibers and filaments.
US07687567B2	Glass fiber reinforced polycarbonate resin composition having excellent impact strength and flowability and method for preparing the same The present invention provides a glass fiber reinforced polycarbonate resin composition having good flowability and excellent impact resistance. The resin composition comprises (A) 100 parts by weight of a glass fiber reinforced polycarbonate resin; and (B) about 0.1 to about 10 parts by weight of a polyolefin modified with at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of methacrylate groups, acrylate groups, modified ester groups, C6-C12 arylate groups, acrylonitrile groups, and combinations thereof.
US07687559B2	Roller rubber forming composition, rubber roller including the same, and imaging apparatus including the rubber roller A composition forming a rubber roller and an imaging apparatus including the rubber roller are provided by the invention. A small amount of a nitrogen-containing compound is formed during the process of preparing the rubber roller without deterioration of image quality of images produced by an imaging apparatus. The roller rubber forming composition includes a base rubber; a vulcanizing agent; a vulcanizing accelerator; a conducting agent; and one of an acid anhydride, a zeolite, and a blend thereof.
US07687558B2	Silated cyclic core polysulfides, their preparation and use in filled elastomer compositions This invention relates to novel sulfur-containing silane coupling agents, and organic polymers containing carbon-carbon double bonds. These novel silanes can be carried on organic and inorganic fillers. The invention also relates to articles of manufacture, particularly tires, made from the elastomer compositions described herein.
US07687549B2	Carboxylic acid compounds and polyester oligomers and polymers made therefrom The invention relates to di- and tri-carboxylic acid compounds and polyester oligomers and polymers made therefrom. Curable compositions comprising the polyester oligomers and polymers are also described.
US07687548B2	Process for preparing a moulded polyurethane material Process for preparing a moulded elastomeric polyurethane material having an overall density of 200-1000 kg/m3, preferably of 200-500 kg/m3, and a compression load at 40% deflection of at least 25 kPa by reacting in a closed mould an isocyanate terminated prepolymer, having an NCO-value of 5-15% by weight and which is the reaction product of a polyisocyanate and a polyether polyol having an average nominal functionality of 2-6, an average equivalent weight of 500-5000 and an oxyethylene content of 50-90% by weight, and water. The elastomer obtained is claimed as well.
US07687545B2	N-deacetylthiocolchicine derivatives, their use and pharmaceutical formulations containing them Disclosed is a series of N-deacetylthiocolchicine derivatives of formula I in which: the linker is a bivalent straight or branched C1-C8 alkyl residue, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, a phenylene or heterocyclic C4-C6 ring; the G1 and G2 junctions, which can be the same or different, are —CO—, —CONH—, —CR2— groups in which R2 is hydrogen or a straight C1-C4 alkyl residue, or the G1-linker-G2 group is the —CO— group. The compounds of formula I have antiproliferative, antinflammatory, antiarthritic and antiviral activity.
US07687541B2	Prodrugs of diaryl-2-(5H)-furanone cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors The invention encompasses the novel compounds of Formula (I) and Formula (II), which are prodrugs that convert in vivo to diaryl-2-(5H)-furanones useful in the treatment of cyclooxygenase-2 mediated diseases. These prodrugs are far more soluble in aqueous media than the active agents into which they convert, in vivo. As such compounds of Formula (I) and (II) are advantageous for, among other things intravenous administration. The invention also encompasses certain pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treatment of cyclooxygenase-2 mediated diseases comprising the use of compounds of Formula (I) and Formula (II).
US07687540B2	Substituted propane phosphinic acid esters The present invention relates to certain esters of substituted 3-aminopropane phosphinic acid derivatives of formula I: wherein R, R1 and R2 are as defined herein. The compounds of this invention are useful in treating a variety of diseases including but not limited to depression, anxiety, certain psychiatric symptoms, cognitive impairment and schizophrenia.
US07687536B2	Aminocycloalkyl cinnamide compounds for arrhythmia and as analgesics and anesthetics Aminocycloalkyl cinnamide compounds are disclosed. The compounds of the present invention may be incorporated in compositions and kits. The present invention also discloses a variety of in vitro and in vivo uses for the compounds and compositions, including the treatment of arrhythmia and the production of local analgesia and anesthesia.
US07687533B2	N-(1-arylpyrazol-4l) sulfonamides and their use as parasiticides The invention relates to a sulfonamide compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically, veterinarily or agriculturally acceptable salt or solvate thereof, where the groups R1-R5 are described in the description, to compositions comprising such compounds, processes for their synthesis and their use as parasiticides.
US07687530B2	Inhibition of chronic tissue transplant rejection Disclosed is a method of inhibiting acute and chronic tissue transplant rejection in a subject with a tissue transplant. The method comprises the step of administering to the subject an effective amount of a compound represented by Formula (I): The values of the variables in Formula (I) are described herein.
US07687524B2	Cathepsin cysteine protease inhibitors This invention relates to a novel class of compounds which are cysteine protease inhibitors, including but not limited to, inhibitors of cathepsins K, L, S and B. These compounds are useful for treating diseases in which inhibition of bone resorption is indicated, such as osteoporosis.
US07687522B2	Substituted pyridines and pyrimidines and their use in treatment of cancer Selected pyridine and pyrimidine compounds of Formula I are effective for prophylaxis and treatment of diseases, such as c-met mediated diseases and/or HGF mediated diseases. The invention encompasses novel compounds, analogs, prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, pharmaceutical compositions and methods for prophylaxis and treatment of diseases and other maladies or conditions involving, cancer and the like. The subject invention also relates to processes for making such compounds as well as to intermediates useful in such processes.
US07687510B2	Pyrimidinone derivatives as therapeutic agents against acute and chronic inflammatory, ischaemic and remodelling processes The invention relates to novel heterocyclic derivatives, processes for their preparation, and their use in medicaments, especially for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases.
US07687508B2	Cyclic derivatives as modulators of chemokine receptor activity This invention relates generally to modulators of chemokine receptor activity having unexpected combination of desirable pharmacological properties. Pharmaceutical compositions containing the same, and methods of using the same as agents for treatment and prevention of inflammatory, allergic, autoimmune, metabolic, cancer and/or cardiovascular diseases, particularly diabetes, Crohn's disease, atherosclerosis, and multiple sclerosis, along with methods of preparing compounds and intermediates therefor. Metabolites of active compounds are also provided herein, pharmaceutical compositions and use thereof are also provided.
US07687504B2	Pyrrolidine compounds A compound of the following formula: wherein R1 R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, W, X, Y, Z, m, n, and p are as defined herein. This invention also covers methods for inhibiting dipeptidyl peptidase IV or VIII, or treating Type II diabetes with such a compound.
US07687488B2	2-substituted methyl penam derivatives Novel 2-substituted methyl penam derivatives include the formula (I), their analogs, their tautomeric forms, their stereoisomers, their polymorphs, their solvates, their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, and pharmaceutical compositions containing them; wherein A=C or N; Het is a three- to seven-membered heterocyclic ring; R1 represents carboxylate anion, or —COOR4 where R4 represents hydrogen, carboxylic acid protecting group or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt; R2 and R3 may be same or different and independently represent hydrogen, halogen, amino, alkyl, protected amino, optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl and the like; R represents substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, aralkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl or heterocyclylalkyl.
US07687478B2	Disialoundecasaccharide chain asparagine/fatty acid amide and medical drug containing the same An asparagine-linked disialoundecaoligosaccharide-fatty acid amide, a drug containing the same, and a drug containing an asparagine-linked disialoundecaoligosaccharide.
US07687475B2	RNA interference in respiratory epithelial cells The present invention is directed to small interfering RNA molecules targeted against a gene of interest in respiratory epithelial cells, and methods of using these RNA molecules.
US07687466B2	Abuse-resistant amphetamine prodrugs The invention describes compounds, compositions, and methods of using the same comprising a chemical moiety covalently attached to amphetamine. These compounds and compositions are useful for reducing or preventing abuse and overdose of amphetamine. These compounds and compositions find particular use in providing an abuse-resistant alternative treatment for certain disorders, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), ADD, narcolepsy, and obesity. Oral bioavailability of amphetamine is maintained at therapeutically useful doses. At higher doses bioavailability is substantially reduced, thereby providing a method of reducing oral abuse liability. Further, compounds and compositions of the invention decrease the bioavailability of amphetamine by parenteral routes, such as intravenous or intranasal administration, further limiting their abuse liability.
US07687465B2	Therapeutic cancer vaccine The present invention relates to polypeptides capable of raising a specific T-cell response, wherein the polypeptide comprises a peptide consisting of at least 9 consecutive amino acid residues of ML-IAP, as well as to the use of such polypeptides as medicaments. The invention furthermore relates to use of such polypeptides for treatment of a clinical condition, such as cancer. The invention also relates to methods of selecting a peptide comprising a peptide fragment of ML-IAP for use in a vaccine compositions as well as to vaccine compositions comprising isolated ML-IAP (SEQ ID NO:1) and/or one or more polypeptide fragments thereof.
US07687464B2	Method for activating T cell protein tyrosine phosphatase for therapeutic applications This invention relates to methods for activation of T cell protein tyrosine phosphatase (TCPTP) and for inhibiting tyrosine kinase signalling in an individual. The invention concerns a method for preventing or treating a disease or disorder in an individual, wherein said disease or disorder is curable by inhibiting tyrosine kinase signalling, and a method for preventing cancer, or preventing or inhibiting cancer growth, invasion or metastasis in an individual, based on activating T cell protein tyrosine phosphatase (TCPTP). The invention also concerns pharmaceutical compositions useful in the methods.
US07687463B2	Treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis The present invention relates to the treatment of motoneuron diseases. More particularly the invention relates to the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). It is found that the intracerebroventricular delivery of low amounts of vascular endothelial growth factor into a preclinical ALS animal model induces a significant motor performance and prolongation of survival time of said animals.
US07687458B2	Pharmaceutical compositions of hydrophobic compounds This invention concerns novel methods of enhancing the solubility of a compound. Compositions prepared using such methods are also disclosed. Compositions prepared using the methods have various advantages over conventionally known compositions.
US07687457B2	Cyclic molecular framework and derivatives thereof The present invention relates generally to a molecular framework having a cyclic structure. More particularly, the present invention provides cyclic proteins and derivatives thereof in which particular turns and other elements of the molecular structure are held in defined orientations with respect to each other. The cyclic proteins of the present invention provide a molecular framework for the introduction of particular amino acids or heterologous amino acid sequences to facilitate the presentation of biological activities associated with these heterologous amino acid sequences. The molecular framework of the present invention may be naturally cyclic or may be a cyclized derivative of a linear molecular or may be a linear derivative of a cyclized molecule. The present invention contemplates the use of the molecular framework with or without particular amino acids inserted or substituted thereon for the treatment of or prophylaxis of disease conditions in animals, mammals (including humans) and plants.
US07687452B2	Organic compounds Alicyclic carboxylic acid oxycarbonylmethyl ester of formula (I) wherein R1 and R2 are independently hydrogen or CH3, n is 0 or 1 and m is 0 or 1, and their use as odorants.
US07687451B2	Aqueous polymer formulations This invention relates to thickened aqueous formulations containing cross-linked cationic polymers, novel homo- and copolymers, their production and their use as thickeners for household formulations.
US07687448B2	Composition for removing a photoresist, method of preparing the composition, method of removing a photoresist and method of manufacturing a semiconductor device using the composition A composition for removing a photoresist includes about 5 to about 20 percent by weight of an alcoholamide compound, about 15 to about 60 percent by weight of a polar aprotic solvent, about 0.1 to about 6 percent by weight of an additive, and pure water. The alcoholamide compound is chemically structured as follows: where R1 is a hydroxyl group or a hydroxyalkyl group, and R2 is a hydrogen atom or a hydroxyalkyl group.
US07687443B2	Method of lubrication of conduits for cementitious slurries A method of lubrication of the passage of a cementitious composition through a conduit, comprising the addition to the conduit prior to addition thereto of the cementitious composition of an aqueous solution of a solid lubricating composition consisting essentially of (i) an alkali metal carbonate or bicarbonate, (ii) poly(ethylene oxide), and (iii) anionic sulphate surfactant. The use of this composition allows the convenient achievement of flow, without the necessity to mix sometimes substantial quantities of cement slurry in situ.

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