Pointing devices for a portable computer
A pointing device according to the present invention permits the user to operate an intuitively simple pointing device comfortably, with the device being integrated with the computer and yet not enlar... Read More
Inventors: Crooks, Cynthia A.; Ambrose, Michael W.; Mato, Jr., Stephan A.; Bhagat, Gopal C.;, Assignee: Compaq Computer Corporation (Houston, TX) |
Icon transformation system
Accordingly, it is a primary object of the present invention to provide a method in which icon transformers can be used in an object-oriented, graphical environment to change the contents of an icon f... Read More
Inventors: Shrader, Theodore Jack London; Scully, Keith James;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
CATV system in which message reception can be confirmed by a viewer
The present invention has been made in consideration of the above problems in the art, and has an object of providing a CATV system in which all of the contents of a message transmitted from a center ... Read More
Inventors: Kawasaki, Masahiko;, Assignee: Pioneer Electronic Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
Method and apparatus for reformatting auxiliary information included in a television signal
FIG. 2 depicts a multi-image display produced by an exemplary picture-in-picture (PIP) system. The display shown in FIG. 2 includes a PIP image region 202 produced in response to an auxiliary video s... Read More
Inventors: Rumreich, Mark Francis; Zukas, Mark Robert;, Assignee: Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc. (Indianapolis, IN) |
Shipboard stabilized radio antenna mount system
Accordingly, it is an object of this invention to provide a fully mechanical antenna stabilization system for modes of transportation that has no need for a gyroscope or for electronic peripheral equi... Read More
Inventors: Shakun, Wallace; Levy, Richard A.;, Assignee: Crescomm Telecommunications Services, Inc. (Miami, FL) |
Electronically simulated rotary-type cardfile
In accordance with the principles of the present invention, there is provided a lightweight electronic name and address directory device, optionally including memo, alarm, calendar and calculator func... Read More
Inventors: Roca, Robert John; Cranford, Ronald Dixon;, Assignee: |
Image quality correction circuit and method based on color density
An object of the present inventioii is to provide an image quality correction circuit that is capable of minimizing color dropout (saturation drop) and S/N degradation due to the positive high-frequen... Read More
Inventors: Hanai, Masaaki;, Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Scheme to allow two computers on a network to upgrade from a non-secured to a secured session
A scheme is proposed where an encrypting host will allow packets to initially flow in the clear, while simultaneously attempting to complete a certificate exchange with one or more target hosts. If an... Read More
Inventors: Caronni, Germano; Skrenta, Rich; Markson, Tom; Aziz, Ashar;, Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Mountain View, CA) |
Method and apparatus for communicating between a network workstation and an internet
The subject invention is directed to a method and apparatus for connecting a plurality of LAN workstations to the internet via an on-line server/interface that does not require a PC operating system d... Read More
Inventors: Schmidt, Jonathan; Donzis, Lewis; Donzis, Henry; Murphy, John; Baron, Peter;, Assignee: Bay Networks, Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) |
Pager enhanced keyboard and system
What is claimed is: 1. A method for delivering e-mail and attachments to a subscriber's computer comprising steps of: a) storing a subscriber list on a server adapted to receive and store e-mail for s... Read More
Inventors: Kikinis, Dan;, Assignee: DataLink Systems, Corp. (San Jose, CA) |
Packet authentication and packet encryption/decryption scheme for security gateway
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a packet authentication scheme for a security gateway which is capable of protecting each network safely, even in a case where networks to... Read More
Inventors: Shimbo, Atsushi; Inoue, Atsushi; Ishiyama, Masahiro; Okamoto, Toshio;, Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Kawasaki, JP) |
Methods and apparatus for interfacing a computer or small network to a wide area network such as the internet
In view of the foregoing, it is an object of the present invention to provide methods and apparatus for connecting multiple computers to the Internet through a shared connection. It is also an object ... Read More
Inventors: Krishnan, Kalyan;, Assignee: Encanto Networks, Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) |
Method for two-stage data transmission
A method is disclosed for sequential transmission of at least two sub-packages of a data package from an electronic communication transmitter to an electronic communication receiver is disclosed. A fi... Read More
Inventors: Gayton, Donald W.; Godoroja, Andrei; Tkatch, Randy T.;, Assignee: Glenayre Electronics, Inc. (Charlotte, NC) |
Method and system for management of message attachments
A method and system provide increased user management of electronic message transmissions between servers and client devices, particularly transmissions of files attached to electronic messages. The m... Read More
Inventors: Beyda, William J.; Shaffer, Shmuel; Bonomo, Paul;, Assignee: Siemens Information and Communication Networks, Inc. (Boca Raton, FL) |
E-mail processing method
To solve the above problem, it is an object of the present invention to provide an e-mail processing method which can offer active e-mail services by sending activities and an activity-performing appl... Read More
Inventors: Cho, Won-bong; Lee, Sang-youl; Hwang, Ho-woong;, Assignee: Samsung Electronic Co., Ltd. (Kyungki-Do, KR) |
Automated system and method for delivery of messages and processing of message responses
One object of the present invention is to create messages using a universal format that is independent of the type of messaging devices used for delivering the messages, with attachments and response ... Read More
Inventors: Smith, Charles M.; St. Clair, Harold D.;, Assignee: Dialogic Communications Corporation (Franklin, TN) |
Integrated television processor
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT FIG. 2 is a diagram of the television system 30 of the present invention showing the integrated circuit 32 with the television controller 34 and the video processor 36. Fo... Read More
Inventors: Tsyrganovich, Anatoliy V.;, Assignee: Zilog, Inc. (Campbell, CA) |
Liquid crystal driving power supply circuit
It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to provide a liquid crystal driving power supply circuit which can further reduce the current consumption. According to the present invention, ther... Read More
Inventors: Suyama, Takeshi; Iwamoto, Shoichi;, Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Kawasaki, JP) |
Video on demand DVD system
The present invention concerns an apparatus comprising a drive server, a control server and one or more decoder devices. The drive server may be configured to present one or more compressed data strea... Read More
Inventors: Watkins, Daniel;, Assignee: LSI Logic Corporation (Milpitas, CA) |
Computer-telephony integration employing an intelligent keyboard and method for same
It is an object of the present invention to provide a computer-telephony integrated system which includes an improved user console. It is another object of the present invention to provide a computer-... Read More
Inventors: Pabon, Reinaldo; Mauro, Richard;, Assignee: G & R Associates Incorporated (Berkeley Heights, NY) |
Method and apparatus for selecting a destination in a vehicle navigation system
The present invention provides a solution to the above-described problems. Specifically, the present invention provides a means by which a list is maintained of the most recently selected destinations... Read More
Inventors: Tamai, Haruhisa; Nonaka, Hiroshi; Sekine, Masayuki;, Assignee: Zexel Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
Vehicle operation and position recording system incorporating GPS
The vehicle operation and position recording system according to the present invention records positional and operational data of the vehicle. The recording device includes a GPS receiver, a control u... Read More
Inventors: Wong, Carlos C. H.; Tsoi, Leo S. C.;, Assignee: Satellite Devices Ltd. (Hong Kong, CN) |
Method and device for analogue to digital conversion
The invention will now be described by way of a embodiments, which are a non-exclusive example thereof, with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein identical reference characters designate i... Read More
Inventors: Gustavsson, Mikael; Tan, Nianxiong;, Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Stockholm, SE) |
Photonic parallel analog-to-digital converter
An object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for using optical sampling to provide for analog-to-digital conversion of an analog signal. An additional object of the present ... Read More
Inventors: Yap, Daniel; Walden, Robert H.;, Assignee: HRL Laboratories, LLC (Malibu, CA) |
Radio station memory presets with stored audio effects
The present invention provides improved convenience of use over prior radio receivers by providing memory storage of a desired audio effect corresponding to each broadcast channel corresponding to a m... Read More
Inventors: Miller, Kenneth C.;, Assignee: Ford Motor Company (Dearborn, MI) |
Television signal receiver and broadcast channel selecting method
The present invention has been accomplished in view of the circumstances mentioned above. And it is an object of the invention to realize an improvement which enables a user to confirm, while watching... Read More
Inventors: Ohkura, Yukiko; Otani, Takashi; Kotabe, Noriko; Hanaya, Hiroyuki; Okumura, Kazumasa; Yamazaki, Akira; Shudo, Tomoko;, Assignee: Sony Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
Control information generating apparatus for broadcast system
It is therefore a principal object of the present invention to avoid the disadvantages of the prior art. It is another object of the present invention to provide a control information generating appar... Read More
Inventors: Kaneko, Shigeki; Takeuchi, Yoshiyasu; Nagao, Takeshi; Ishibashi, Hiroyoshi; Yoshikawa, Masaaki; Tsukidate, Ryota; Kawaguchi, Toru; Nakagawa, Aki; Shigesawa, Tsutomu;, Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (Osaka, JP) |
Magnetically secured display apparatus
A primary object of the invention is the provision of an apparatus for magnetic securement to a surface which is highly laterally adherent to said surface, a related object being the provision of such... Read More
Inventors: Weinhaus, Robert S.;, Assignee: |
Tape duplicating apparatus
Accordingly, it is an object of this invention to provide a tape duplicating apparatus which avoids the above mentioned problems associated with the prior art. More specifically, it is an object of th... Read More
Inventors: Kawaguchi, Yuki; Hirai, Yohji; Inoue, Satoru; Kita, Kazuhiro; Sekiguchi, Fumio;, Assignee: Sony Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
Operation of a system using a remote control
What is claimed is: 1. A method of operating a system by a remote control, wherein control of the system is in a two-way mode with a bidirectional data transmission between the remote control and the ... Read More
Inventors: Seebeck, Carsten; Zirngibl, Michael; Canesi, Fabrizio; Colombo, Guglielmo;, Assignee: Temic Telefunken microelectronic GmbH (Heilbronn, DE); Delchi Carrier SpA (Milan, IT) |
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