Chronological identification of hyper text links during back tracking
An object of this invention is the provision of a browser method which shows the user the sequence in which hyperlinked items on a web page are selected. A further object of the invention is the provi... Read More
Inventors: Ryan, Robert;, Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) |
Arbitrary zoom "on -the -fly
The present invention is a system and method of performing zoom functions on an "on-the-fly" basis (i.e., while the video display is in-motion). In addition, infinite value scaling is provided to give... Read More
Inventors: Miller, II, Edward J.; Rygh, Mark P.;, Assignee: Luxsonor Semiconductors, Inc. (Fremont, CA) |
Self keyer with background gap fill
What is claimed is: 1. A self keyer comprising: means for deriving a key signal from a fill video signal; means for generating a control signal from the key signal according to a transfer function and... Read More
Inventors: Chaplin, Daniel J.;, Assignee: The Grass Valley Group, Inc. (Nevada City, CA) |
Device and method for processing a signal with a subject moving against a colored background
Accordingly, one object of this invention is to provide a novel device and method for overlaying a clipped subject from a first colored background onto a new colored background that overcomes the abov... Read More
Inventors: Demay, Alain; Lan, Michel Le;, Assignee: Thomson Broadcast Systems (Cergy Pontoise Cedex, FR) |
Fast segmentation of cardiac images
The present invention receives a plurality of slice images of a desired volume which are acquired over a plurality of phases of a period cycle. This may be magnetic resonance (MR) angiography images o... Read More
Inventors: Hartley, Richard Ian; Curwen, Rupert William Meldrum; Cline, Harvey Ellis;, Assignee: General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY) |
Method and apparatus using image subtraction and dynamic thresholding
The present invention is illustratively implemented in the context of an in-line solder paste inspection system. Such a solder paste inspection system incorporating a vision system, is generally illu... Read More
Inventors: Nichani, Sanjay;, Assignee: Cognex Corporation (Natick, MA) |
Method and apparatus for image-based object detection and tracking
The invention is a method and apparatus for detecting objects from a sequence of images of a scene containing an object by using two distinct methods for object detection. One is suited for well-lit s... Read More
Inventors: Wixson, Lambert Ernest;, Assignee: Sarnoff Corporation (Princeton, NJ) |
Genetic segmentation method for data, such as image data streams
The present method utilizes teachings in the biological arts, and in particular, genetic methods for segmenting data streams. There are several advantages of genetic methods over current segmenting m... Read More
Inventors: Chiu, Patrick; Girgensohn, Andreas; Polak, Wolf; Rieffel, Eleanor; Wilcox, Lynn; Bennett, III, Forrest H.;, Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Method and device for detecting and correcting errors in memory modules
I claim: 1. A method of detecting and correcting errors in memory modules wherein each memory module is divided into segments, wherein before data is written in to a memory module, any accumulation of... Read More
Inventors: Kopp, Dieter;, Assignee: Alcatel NV (NL) |
Up-link access apparatus in direct sequence code division multiple access system
OF THE PRESENT INVENTION Referring to FIG. 1, a direct sequence spread spectrum-code division multiple access system (hereinafter referred to as DS/SS-CDMA) is shown. In FIG. 1, a plurality of mobile... Read More
Inventors: Kim, Je-Woo; Park, Jong-Hyeon;, Assignee: SamSung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Suwon, KR) |
Intelligent concentrator for multiple speed data communications systems
An intelligent multistation access unit is provided having a transmission speed detection circuit for determining the data transmission speed of an attached device attempting to gain access to a node ... Read More
Inventors: Boggs, Andrew K.; Hoang, Quy N.; Jacobs, Joe; Mullen, John M.; Purrington, Challis; Weaver, Laura A.;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Method of detecting positional dislocation of camera
We claim: 1. A method of detecting a positional dislocation of a camera in a robot system, comprising the steps of: (a) obtaining photographing data by photographing a fixed point for confirmation by ... Read More
Inventors: Watanabe, Atsushi; Arimatsu, Taro;, Assignee: Fanuc Ltd. (Minamitsuru, JP) |
Asynchronous switching node distributing cells dynamically to outputs constituting an irregular group
The invention consists in an asynchronous switching node distributing cells dynamically to outputs constituting an irregular group, the addresses of the outputs of an irregular group not being mathema... Read More
Inventors: Henrion, Michel;, Assignee: Alcatel N.V. (Amsterdam, NL) |
Dynamic alarm presentation in a nuclear plant control room
It is thus an object of the present invention to provide apparatus and method for nuclear power plant control and monitoring operations having the characteristics of concise information processing and... Read More
Inventors: Kenneth, Scarola; Jamison, David S.; Manazir, Richard M.; Rescorl, Robert L.; Harmon, Daryl L.;, Assignee: Combustion Engineering, Inc. (Windsor, CT) |
System and method for broadband capacity tracking
Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for employing telecommunications capacity information. One system according to the present invention includes a variety of elements in... Read More
Inventors: Jones, Marvin Thomas; Horton, Lynn Bainbridge; Sutton, Jason Lamar;, Assignee: BellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation (Wilmington, DE) |
Memory device having circuitry for initializing and reprogramming a control operation feature
The invention is a memory device having a master control circuit for accepting a first command and a second command and having an initialization and reprogramming circuit. The master control circuit g... Read More
Inventors: Williams, Brett; Schaefer, Scott;, Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc. (Boise, ID) |
Method for initializing and reprogramming a control operation feature of a memory device
The invention is a method for initially programming a memory device to have a first control operating option in response to a first command and for reprogramming the memory device to have a second con... Read More
Inventors: Williams, Brett; Schaefer, Scott;, Assignee: Micron Technology Inc. (Boise, ID) |
Apparatus and method for providing a transparent disk drive back-up
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Having summarized various aspects of the present invention, reference will now be made in detail to the description of the invention as illustrated in the drawings. While ... Read More
Inventors: Gunderson, Dick;, Assignee: DuoCor, Inc. (Nevada City, CA) |
Method and apparatus for loosely ganging sliders on a user interface of a data processing system
It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for displaying such partial dependencies among parameters. It is a further object of the present invention to provide a metho... Read More
Inventors: King, Chen D.; Lee, Raymond E.; Scannell, Peter; Torres, Robert J.;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Invalid instruction scan unit for detecting invalid predecode data corresponding to instructions being fetched
The problems outlined above are in large part solved by a microprocessor employing an instruction scanning unit in accordance with the present invention. The microprocessor employs predecoding, in whi... Read More
Inventors: Narayan, Rammohan; Southard, Shane A.; Tran, Thang M.;, Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) |
System architecture for configuring input and output devices of a computer
These and other objectives are achieved in accordance with the present invention by means of a component-based architecture which provides a comprehensive structure to all input and output devices tha... Read More
Inventors: Davis, Lisa Louise; Mullins, Gregory K.;, Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc. (Cupertino, CA) |
Processor system comprising a processor and a memory field for containing a computer interface
It is an object of the invention, inter alia, to provide a flexible processor system. Thereto, the processor system according to the invention is characterized in that the processor system is adapted ... Read More
Inventors: Anstotz, Karin Helene Maria; Coolegem, Karel Gerard;, Assignee: Koninklijke PTT Nederland N.V. (NL) |
Dynamic control of panning operation in computer graphics
These and other objects, features and advantages are accomplished by apparatus for displaying a graphical space. The inventive apparatus includes a display screen for displaying a portion of the graph... Read More
Inventors: Sciammarella, Eduardo; Grauman, Tom; Doan, Nghi;, Assignee: Sony Corporation (Tokyo, JP); Sony Electronics Inc. (Park Ridge, NJ) |
Method for sharing a random-access memory between two asynchronous processors and electronic circuit for the implementation of this method
We claim: 1. A method for sharing a random-access memory between first and second asynchronous processors, each of the processors being connected respectively to the memory via a data bus, via an addr... Read More
Inventors: Picco, Andre; Menut, Patrick;, Assignee: SGS-Thomson Microelectronics S.A. (Saint Genis, FR) |
Single chip controller for optical data disk drives
What is claimed: 1. An integrated optical data disk controller for an optical data disk having tracks with data arranged in sectors, comprising on a common semiconductor substrate: optical encoder/dec... Read More
Inventors: Masood, Shakeel;, Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) |
Spare memory arrangement
In accordance with the present invention, a semiconduotor spare memory arrangement is provided. In particular, one or multiple outputs of a defective semiconductor chip can be electronically switched ... Read More
Inventors: Mauritz, Karl H.; Voshell, Thomas W.; Shaffer, James M.;, Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc. (Boise, ID) |
Circuitry and method for sharing internal microcontroller memory with an external processor
FIG. 2 illustrates in block diagram form a circuit 30 for exchanging information between a microcontroller 32 and an external processor 34 As will be described in detail below, microcontroller 32 inc... Read More
Inventors: Ghori, Amar; Lambert, Herve R.; McIntyre, Steven M.;, Assignee: Intel Corporation (Santa Clara, CA) |
Distributed data cache for cached multiprocessor system with cache control for file-by-file cache states
The present invention provides a more reliable cache by having the cache distributed among the processors with no shared memory to maintain the cached data. In one embodiment, each processor of a mult... Read More
Inventors: Putzolu, Franco;, Assignee: Tandem Computers Incorporated (Menlo Park, CA) |
ID protected memory with a readable/writable ID template
OF THE INVENTION Remotely Disposed Memories FIG. 1 shows a system diagram of a plurality of remotely disposed random access memories 12. Each of the memories 12 is interfaced through a system bus 17 ... Read More
Inventors: Lee, Robert D.; Kurkowski, Hal;, Assignee: Dallas Semiconductor Corporation (Dallas, TX) |
Laser bar code reader measuring phase of the pulse laser to determine the distance
The aim of the present invention is to provide a scanner for reading characters with different reflectance values, such as for example bar codes, which can activate, automatically and in real time, th... Read More
Inventors: Marchi, Paolo;, Assignee: Datalogic S.p.A. (Lippo Di Calderara Di Reno, IT) |
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