Information processing apparatus having detecting means for operand overlaps
According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided an information transfer apparatus for executing a data transfer instruction to transfer memory operand data beginning with a source address ... Read More
Inventors: Shibuya, Toshiteru;, Assignee: NEC Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
Interface device for controlling computer peripherals
It is therefore a primary objective of the present invention to provide an interface device for controlling computer peripherals providing a hardware implemented user interface for controlling compute... Read More
Inventors: Liu, Johny;, Assignee: Primax Electronics, Ltd. (Taipei Hsien, TW) |
Electrical parameter analyzer
What is claimed is: 1. Apparatus for analyzing an electrical power system comprising: (a) Data acquisition means for sampling electrical power being supplied by said electrical power system and genera... Read More
Inventors: Bingham, Richard P.; Ignall, Ross M.; Bernard, Paul J.;, Assignee: Dranetz Technologies, Inc. (Edison, NJ) |
Conditional motion compensated interpolation of digital motion video
Given a specified transmission rate in the communications channel, frame interpolation needs to be resorted to only when the FIFO is at, or near overflow. When that is the selected approach, the enco... Read More
Inventors: Haskell, Barin G.; Puri, Atul;, Assignee: AT&T Bell Laboratories (Murray Hill, NJ) |
Method for converting a bit map of an image to a run length or run end representation
What is claimed is: 1. A computerized method for converting an image stored as a bit map in binary form to a run representation form, said bit map having a plurality of lines, said method comprising t... Read More
Inventors: Anderson, Karen L.; Mitchell, Joan L.; Pennebaker, William B.; Goertzel, Gerald;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Image recording system
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an image transfer system wherein a photosensitive medium is image-wise exposed, with a light source device which has a reduced capacity an... Read More
Inventors: Sakakibara, Kenji; Hayashi, Shigeyuki; Akao, Michitoshi; Sakai, Jun;, Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (JP) |
Computation of sticky-bit in parallel with partial products in a floating point multiplier unit
Briefly, the above object is accomplished in accordance with the invention by a multiply logic in which a sticky bit is computed in parallel with partial product generation and reduction for three dif... Read More
Inventors: Palaniswami, Krishnan J.;, Assignee: Intel Corporation (Santa Clara, CA) |
Method and apparatus for detection of insoluble sinking pollutants
In accordance with the present invention, one or more ultrasonic transducers are used to scan a body of water in search of a pool of pollutant. The transducers are periodically pulsed to project pulse... Read More
Inventors: Meyer, Raymond A.; Marx, Larry F.; Brugger, John E.;, Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of (Washington, DC) |
Pager terminal device connectable to a host apparatus
The primary object of the present invention is to provide a pager terminal device which has superior operability and which is readily connectable to a host apparatus without requiring any special equi... Read More
Inventors: Takada, Yuji;, Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Osaka, JP) |
Technique for representing sampled images
In brief summary, we develop an analytic model of an image by operating directly upon the pixel map representation output from an image sampling device, such as a scanner. The analytic model is encode... Read More
Inventors: Deutsch, Keith R.; Bjorge, Per H.; Blannin, Alan;, Assignee: Graphic Edge, Inc. (Amherst, NH) |
Memory address mapping mechanism
It is an object of the present invention to provide a memory address mapping mechanism for reducing programmer work load by adding a small number of hardware elements. In order to achieve the above ob... Read More
Inventors: Suga, Masao;, Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Kawasaki, JP) |
Process for automatically migrating a subset of updated files from the boot disk to the replicated disks
In accordance with the present invention there is provided a process for a printing machine having plural disks providing permanent memory for storing system software. A first one of the disks serves ... Read More
Inventors: Sathi, Kitty; Ippolito, Ronald A.; Enzien, Colleen R.; Comparetta, Christopher; Menard, Lyssa E.;, Assignee: Xerox Corporation (Stamford, CT) |
Communication system for maintaining data consistency among replicated shared objects
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT The present invention will now be described, by way of example. The standard implementation of a client-server approach is to employ small pieces of code (sometimes termed... Read More
Inventors: Atkins, Steve John; Froggatt, Jeffrey Norman; Parker, Leonard William;, Assignee: GPT Limited (GB) |
Electrical circuit module with sequentially actuated contact apparatus
We claim: 1. Plug-in circuit module for insertion into a building frame, said module comprising first movable contact device connected to a plurality of first low voltage and low current circuits, a s... Read More
Inventors: Engberg, Kjell; Ericson, Bjorn;, Assignee: ASEA Aktiebolag (Vasteras, SE) |
Spring engagement mechanism for mating electrical and fiber optic connectors independently
What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus for operatively coupling signal-transmitting elements, said apparatus comprising: (a) first and second support members; (b) first and second connector pairs adapted... Read More
Inventors: Noll, Gregory B.;, Assignee: Hughes Aircraft Company (Los Angeles, CA) |
Cache controller and method for dumping contents of a cache directory and cache data random access memory (RAM)
In accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention, a method is presented for dumping the contents of a cache directory and cache data RAM. In order to dump the cache directory, acce... Read More
Inventors: Michelsen, Jeff M.; Murray, Joseph;, Assignee: VLSI Technology, Inc. (San Jose, CA) |
Optical system for projection display
OF THE INVENTION FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of my invention. Thus, there is shown a prism 10, which includes exterior side surfaces 12 and 14 which are parallel to each other. The prism 10 is further... Read More
Inventors: Magarill, Simon;, Assignee: Corning Incorporated (Corning, NY) |
Computer docking system with means for allowing a microprocessor in a docking station to talk to a central processing unit in a docked portable computer
OF THE INVENTION Referring to FIG. 1 there is illustrated the docking station in accordance with the present invention. Docking station 10 includes a slot 11 for receiving a portable computer 13 show... Read More
Inventors: Watts, Jr., LaVaughn F.; Tonsing, Robert E.;, Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated (Dallas, TX) |
Portable computer docking base with ducted interior cooling air passsage
In carrying out principles of the present invention, in accordance with a preferred embodiment thereof, a docking base is provided which is adapted for use with a portable computer, such as a notebook... Read More
Inventors: Cheng, Chun-Che;, Assignee: Compaq Computer Corporation (Houston, TX) |
Circuit and method for controlling power and performance based on operating environment
The present invention relates to a circuit and method altering performance of an electronic device implemented within the hardware product. With respect to the method, at least two operational steps a... Read More
Inventors: Jackson, Robert T.; Nachtsheim, Stephen P.; Ma, Taufik T.;, Assignee: Intel Corporation (Santa Clara, CA) |
Computer and computer/docking assembly with improved internal cooling
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Referring to FIG. 1 of the drawings, the reference numeral 10 refers, in general, to a portable computer according to an embodiment of the present invention, which can be ... Read More
Inventors: Hood, III, Charles D.; Utz, James;, Assignee: Dell U.S.A., L.P. (Round Rock, TX) |
Docking station with auxiliary heat dissipation system for a docked portable computer
In carrying out principles of the present invention, in accordance with a preferred embodiment thereof, a specially designed docking base is utilized to provide auxiliary operating heat dissipation fo... Read More
Inventors: Moore, David A.; Progl, Curtis L.; Tracy, Mark S.;, Assignee: Compaq Computer Corporation (Houston, TX) |
Information processing system and true/false determining method used therefor
One example of an information processing system using two kinds of storage media is disclosed in the Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 4-303488 filed by the present applicant. The conventional art store... Read More
Inventors: Nishiumi, Satoshi; Watanabe, Atsushi; Hashida, Takayuki;, Assignee: Nintendo Co, Ltd. (Kyoto, JP) |
Optical fiber assembly and optically coupled device package including same
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In FIG. 1 an optically coupled device package 10 comprises a housing 12 with an aperture 13 extending through one of its walls. Optionally, a neck 14 can extend through t... Read More
Inventors: Clark, David W.; Freedman, Morton;, Assignee: RCA Corporation (DE) |
Surface-mountable opto-component
An object of the present invention is to specify a surface-mountable opto-component of the type initially cited that can be flexibly utilized. This object is achieved by a surface-mountable opto-compo... Read More
Inventors: Waitl, Guenter; Schellhorn, Franz;, Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft (Munich, DE) |
Integrated optics chips and laser ablation methods for attachment of optical fibers thereto for LiNbO.sub.3 substrates
This invention is an integrated optics device formed on a substrate of optically active material, or electro optic material. The substrate has at least one slot formed therein to intercept a correspon... Read More
Inventors: Chang, Chin L.; Chen, Ching F.;, Assignee: Litton Systems, Inc. (Woodland Hills, CA) |
Method for making a liquid crystal alignment layer
OF THE INVENTION The disclosure of commonly assigned U.S. Pat. No. 5,770,826 to Chaudhari et al. is incorporated by reference in its entirety. FIG. 1 of U.S. Pat. No. 5,770,826 provides a schematic d... Read More
Inventors: Chaudhari, Praveen; Galligan, Eileen Ann; Doyle, James Patrick; Lacey, James Andrew; Lien, Shui-Chih Alan; Nakano, Hiroki; Lu, Minhua;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Light communication apparatus
OF THE PRESENTLY PREFERRED EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENT FIGS. 1(a) and 1(b) illustrate the configuration of an embodiment of the light communication apparatus according to the present invention with FIGS. 1(... Read More
Inventors: Okuno, Jun; Mizue, Toshio;, Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. (Osaka, JP) |
Method of coupling an electrical signal to an optical fiber
Briefly stated, the present invention provides a method of coupling an electrical signal to an optical fiber. The method includes encapsulating an electrical connector, an optical semiconductor device... Read More
Inventors: Cumberledge, William S.; Morgan, Damon L.; Vowles, David L.;, Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Schaumburg, IL) |
Intelligent opto-bus with display
The above problems and others are substantially reduced or eliminated and the above purposes and others are realized in an intelligent opto-bus including a first optical/electrical connector with a di... Read More
Inventors: Lebby, Michael S.; Jachimowicz, Karen E.;, Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Schaumburg, IL) |
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