Semiconductor integrated circuit device
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a semiconductor integrated circuit device which optimizes the circuit and signal configuration of a memory device with logic function or t... Read More
Inventors: Miyaoka, Shuuichi; Miyamoto, Kazuhisa; Odaka, Masanori; Sawamoto, Hideo; Nakayama, Michiaki; Kusunoki, Mitsugu; Ikeda, Masato; Ogata, Takashi; Kobayashi, Kouji; Kato, Masao; Sumimoto, Tsutomu;, Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd. (Tokyo, JP); Hitachi Microcomputer System, Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Data protection system for electronic postage meters having multiple non-volatile multiple memories
It is an object of the present invention to provide a data protection system for an electronic postage meter having multiple NVMs. It is a further object of the present invention to provide a data pro... Read More
Inventors: Kirschner, Wallace; Nambudiri, Easwaran C. N.; Patterson, Douglas H.;, Assignee: Pitney Bowes Inc. (Stamford, CT) |
Read only memory and decode circuit
Accordingly, it is an object of this invention to provide an improved form of data path multiplexing and busing structure. It is a further object of the invention to provide an I.sup.2 L integrated ci... Read More
Inventors: Pang, Richard; Hingarh, Hemraj K.;, Assignee: Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation (Cupertino, CA) |
Two stage run and string data compressor providing doubly compressed output
It is a principle object of the present invention to provide a high speed real time double data compression system employing novel expanded run length pre-encoding and subsequent adaptive character st... Read More
Inventors: Hoffman, Philip M.;, Assignee: Unisys Corp. (Blue Bell, PA) |
Spatial bandwidth testing for digital data-compressed video systems
What is claimed is: 1. A method of spatial bandwidth testing for a digital data-compressed video system comprising the steps of: generating a complex test signal having a range of frequencies in each ... Read More
Inventors: Stevens, Douglas C.;, Assignee: Tektronix, Inc. (Wilsonville, OR) |
Multiple input processor for cable television head end controller
It is therefore a general object of the present invention to provide a multiple input processor for a cable television network communications system. Another object of the present invention is to prov... Read More
Inventors: Callahan, Martin E.;, Assignee: Hollyanne Corp. (Greeley, NE) |
Method and apparatus for generating a video display from signals produced by borehole scanning
The instant invention comprises a method and apparatus for creating video display signals from information generated by acoustically scanning a reflecting boundary circumferential of a borehole. Such ... Read More
Inventors: Mount, II, Houston B.; Morris, Steven A.;, Assignee: Amoco Corporation (Chicago, IL) |
Endoscope-image processing apparatus for performing image processing of emphasis in endoscope image by pigment concentration distribution
It is an object of the invention to provide an endoscope-image processing apparatus capable of producing an endoscope image provided with characteristics suitable for diagnosis, on the basis of organi... Read More
Inventors: Takasugi, Kei; Nakamura, Kazunari;, Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Frame register switching for a video processor
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of the video frame register interface 201 of the current invention and how it is connected to other circuitry in a typical environment. The mi... Read More
Inventors: Niederer, Theron P.; Lee, William R.; Frank, David C.;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Renaming of virtual communication port for IR devices
FIG. 1 shows a computer system 20 having a host computer 22 connected to communicate with an infrared (IR) device 24 via a wireless IR connection 26. The host computer 22 may be embodied in many ways... Read More
Inventors: Cedola, Kent D.;, Assignee: Microsoft Corporation (Redmond, WA) |
Frame-to-frame compression of vector quantized signals and other post-processing
The present inventional comprises a technique for post-quantization processing. A quantizer is disclosed which organizes frames of data into frames of input vectors. For each input vector, the quantiz... Read More
Inventors: Israelsen, Paul D.; Harris, Richard W.;, Assignee: Utah State University Foundation (Logan, UT) |
Vector quantization method employing mirrored input vectors to search codebook
Briefly stated, the present invention is directed to a vector quantization method that employs mirrored input vectors to increase the reproduction quality of transmitted vector quantized data. In the ... Read More
Inventors: Israelsen, Paul D.; Lucas, Keith;, Assignee: Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. (Atlanta, GA) |
Image compression method and apparatus employing distortion adaptive tree search vector quantization with avoidance of transmission of redundant image data
OF THE DRAWINGS Before proceeding to the description of the drawings, it should be understood that, although the invention is described herein in the context of broadcasting television signals, such ... Read More
Inventors: Israelsen, Paul D.;, Assignee: Scientific Atlanta, Inc. (Atlanta, GA) |
Method and apparatus for coding image information, and method of creating code books
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an image information coding apparatus which utilizes the correlativity of image data to perform vector quantization of high image quality ... Read More
Inventors: Maeda, Mitsuru; Yoshida, Tadashi;, Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Method and apparatus for video data compression using temporally adaptive motion interpolation
One object of the invention is to provide an improved method and apparatus for video compression. Another object of the invention is to provide an improved method and apparatus for motion compensated ... Read More
Inventors: Lee, Jungwoo; Dickinson, Bradley W.;, Assignee: BTG USA Inc. (Gulph Mills, PA) |
Thermosetting resin composition
We claim: 1. A thermosetting resin composition comprising: (a) a film-forming polyol resin having a plurality of alcoholic hydroxyl groups corresponding to a hydroxyl number from 5 to 300 and a number... Read More
Inventors: Mizutani, Keita; Yoshimatsu, Saori; Yamakawa, Kinya;, Assignee: Nippon Paint Co., Ltd. (Osaka, JP) |
Missile fire-control system and method
A successful defense of a country depends preponderantly upon an efficient defense against enemy tanks. It is therefore very valuable to the defense of a country to be able to accurately combat tanks,... Read More
Inventors: Eichweber, Kurt;, Assignee: |
Eye contact video telephony
One embodiment of the invention comprises means for projecting onto a flat display screen images that can be seen by a viewer or subscriber of the system. The screen comprises a first array of first d... Read More
Inventors: Mersereau, Keith Owen;, Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc. (Murray Hill, NJ) |
Moving vector extractor
A disadvantage to the above method is that the extraction of a moving vector is greatly influenced from noises in the successive frames when the input image is low in brightness or density gradient as... Read More
Inventors: Takahama, Kengo; Yamane, Yasukuni;, Assignee: Sharp Corporation (Osaka, JP); Ezel Inc. (Tokyo, JP) |
Fuel grain for spherical boost-sustain rocket motor
OF THE INVENTION Reference is now made to FIG. 1 of the drawing which shows a substantially spherical shaped rocket motor 10, having a casing including an outer shell 11 and an insulation liner 12, a... Read More
Inventors: Brooks, William T.;, Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air (Washington, DC) |
Bridge lifter circuit
Referring to FIG. 1, there is shown a bridge lifter and tip party indicator circuit embodying the present invention. Tip conductor 11 and ring conductor 13 of a shared line connect the central office... Read More
Inventors: Brolin, Stephen J.;, Assignee: Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated (Murray Hill, NJ) |
Device for modulating a musical tone signal to produce a rotating sound effect
OF THE INVENTION As seen in FIG. 2, the circuit system according to this invention receives a musical tone signal at the input terminal 1 and divides into two musical tone signals G.sub.1 and G.sub.2... Read More
Inventors: Takada, Akira; Sakai, Tadao;, Assignee: Roland Corporation (Osaka, JA) |
Bipolar memory cell
OF THE INVENTION Referring to FIG. 1, a memory cell in accordance with the present invention is shown which is suitable to be fabricated in monolithic integrated circuit form. Emitter 11 of multi-emi... Read More
Inventors: Birrittella, Mark S.;, Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Schaumburg, IL) |
Priority selector
It is an object of the present invention to provide a priority selector which eliminates the above problems of the conventional technique, prevents reductions in processing capacities of processors du... Read More
Inventors: Uehara, Izushi;, Assignee: NEC Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
Load-commutated inverter and synchronous motor drive embodying the same
In a load-commutated inverter system, the outgoing switch recovery time is extended by applying an auxiliary commutation voltage in series with the associated phase line in response to the gating of t... Read More
Inventors: Abbondanti, Alberto;, Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp. (Pittsburgh, PA) |
Plumbing test and trap fitting
OF THE INVENTION Reference is first made to FIGS. 1 and 2, wherein the test and trap fitting of the present invention is generally indicated at 1. The fitting 1 has a tubular body 2 with an open end ... Read More
Inventors: Fell, Sr., Donnie R.;, Assignee: |
Binomial microscope
What is to be claimed: 1. A binomial microscope comprising an auxiliary objective lens and a pair of optical systems having substantially parallel optical axes and being arranged in the rear of said a... Read More
Inventors: Abe, Kuniomi; Maekawa, Yuji;, Assignee: Konan Camera Research Institute (Nishinomiya, JA) |
Image derotation device for relaying optical paths off or across gimbals
The present invention achieves these objects by providing means to rotatably mount the gimballed portion of the system for rotation about a gimbal axis which is centrally located in the housing of the... Read More
Inventors: Chapman, Arthur S.;, Assignee: Hughes Aircraft Company (Culver City, CA) |
Single optical fiber directional coupler
An object of the present invention is to provide an optical fiber directional coupler that overcomes the disadvantages of previous Tee couplers and star couplers as discussed above. Another object of ... Read More
Inventors: Pan, Jing-Jong;, Assignee: Harris Communications (Cleveland, OH) |
Compression/decompress with ECC data flow architecture
The compression/decompression and ECC architecture of the present invention is set forth in FIG. 3. Again, where like components correspond to like components in FIGS. 1 and 2, the same reference num... Read More
Inventors: Monroe, Kerry Jon; Godwin, Kurt Evan;, Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company (Palo Alto, CA) |
I/O Systems 
