Memory array having a plurality of address partitions
OF THE INVENTION Reference is now made to FIG. 3 which shows a one-bit-wide memory circuit 2 having a main memory array generally designated by reference numeral 4. Main array 4 comprises a plurality... Read More
Inventors: Yu, Shih-Chiang;, Assignee: |
Super scalar computer architecture using remand and recycled general purpose register to manage out-of-order execution of instructions
The present invention defines a super scalar computer architecture suitable to execute multiple instructions concurrently and out-of-order. A plurality of independently operable execution units comple... Read More
Inventors: Karim, Faraydon;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Very high speed duplicator with limitless finishing function
We claim: 1. In a reproduction system for producing copies from a set of document sheets of a multi-page document including an image processor for producing copy sheets and a finishing apparatus where... Read More
Inventors: Kukucka, William P.; Hynes, Frank R.; Jones, Hugh L.; Thompson, David M.;, Assignee: Xerox Corporation (Stamford, CT) |
Coin handling device
The present invention is concerned with providing a gate for separating coins according to denomination which is of simple construction, can be adapted as a 4 (or more) -way gate, and, when adapted as... Read More
Inventors: Chittleborough, Michael;, Assignee: Mars Incorporated (McLean, VA) |
Wide band automatic gain control with limiting amplifiers
Accordingly it is an object of this invention to provide a high speed communication system having improved information retention capabilities. Another object of the invention is to provide a high spee... Read More
Inventors: Lange, Thomas R.;, Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated (Dallas, TX) |
Television receiver having an automatic radiofrequency resonant circuit adjustment circuit
The invention has for its object to provide an adjustment circuit which is insensitive to the mutual amplitude ratio of the two carriers. According to the invention, a television receiver of the type ... Read More
Inventors: Hendriks, Johannes H.; Brekelmans, Johannes H. A.; Bos, Johannes J.;, Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation (New York, NY) |
Transfer device for use in retention type electrophotographic copying machine
The present invention has for its object to provide a novel and useful transfer device for use in a copying machine of retention type, which device can overcome the various drawbacks of the known tran... Read More
Inventors: Suzuki, Yoshiro; Yasuda, Tadahiro; Nishikawa, Masaji; Sato, Eiichi; Aoki, Tadashi;, Assignee: Olympus Optical Company Limited (Tokyo, JP) |
Electronic alignment for a paper processing machine
In one aspect of this invention, method and means are provided for causing an image receiving sheet to mate with an image produced by an electrophotographic machine or the like without tedious, time-c... Read More
Inventors: Ashbee, William H.; Janssen, Donovan M.; Martin, Ronald J.; Seaward, William S.;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Switching network having improved turn-on capability
A communication switching system in accordance with the invention includes improved biasing current arrangements for providing sufficient biasing current to the controlled latching semiconductor devic... Read More
Inventors: Ashley, Albert H.;, Assignee: GTE Sylvania Incorporated (Stamford, CT) |
Thermal recording head
It is therefore, an object of the present invention to overcome the above-described drawbacks, and to provide a thermal recording head wherein energy required for energizing heat resistors is reduced.... Read More
Inventors: Mitani, Masao;, Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Method of color enhancing a monochrome image using multiple base colors for selected regions of the monochrome image
There is shown in FIG. 1 a flow chart illustrating the method of the present invention. In block 12, a region is selected for application of color. This is similar to the selection of a region as des... Read More
Inventors: Sandrew, Barry B.;, Assignee: American Film Technologies, Inc. (San Diego, CA) |
Adaptive graphics video standards format converter user-interface
What is claimed is: 1. An adaptive video standards format converter interface for use with a video standards converter having means for receiving video signals in one format and converting them to sig... Read More
Inventors: Oakley, David; Hellmer, Michael J.;, Assignee: Megatek Corporation (San Diego, CA) |
Perception-based video quality measurement system
It is accordingly an object of the present invention to provide an improved method and system for measuring the video quality of transmission channels. Here, the transmission .channels may include, bu... Read More
Inventors: Wolf, Stephen; Voran, Stephen D.; Webster, III, Arthur A.;, Assignee: |
Focus detecting device
One aspect of the invention is to provide a focus detecting device or a distance detecting device which is based on the above-described detection of the amount of image deviation and which discriminat... Read More
Inventors: Suzuki, Kenji; Ishizaki, Akira; Akashi, Akira; Aoyama, Keisuke; Kadohara, Terutake;, Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Focus detecting apparatus having a plurality of focus detecting areas
The present invention intends to enable detection to be accomplished with good focus detection accuracy not only at a position near to the optic axis of the objective lens but also at a position far f... Read More
Inventors: Suda, Yasuo; Ohtaka, Keiji; Suzuki, Kenji; Ishizaki, Akira; Aoyama, Keisuke;, Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Camera having zoom lens system
An object of the present invention is to provide a camera having a power zoom mechanism, which effectively prevents objects from being photographed in excessively large sizes or, conversely, in excess... Read More
Inventors: Tsukamoto, Takeya; Itoh, Masatoshi;, Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha (Osaka, JP) |
Focus detecting device for detecting focus to a plurality of different areas
One aspect of the application is to provide an indicating device which is provided with indicating means for indicating which of a plurality of distance measurement areas has been designated and in wh... Read More
Inventors: Aoyama, Keisuke;, Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Automobile speed control method and system
One object of the present invention is to obtain a negative feedback signal to stabilize the speed control of the automobile without connecting the transducer to the throttle drive system. Another obj... Read More
Inventors: Sakakibara, Naoji;, Assignee: Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. (JP) |
Valve operating mechanism of internal combustion engine
What is claimed is: 1. A valve operating mechanism of an internal combustion engine having engine operating valve, comprising: pressure regulator means for regulating the pressure of oil delivered fro... Read More
Inventors: Aoyama, Syuniti; Hayashi, Yoshimasa; Nakajima, Yasuo;, Assignee: Nissan Motor Company, Limited (JP) |
Oleodynamic distribution system, with separate control of the suction and exhaust valves, with continuous timing setting with running engine, for all four-stroke cycle engines
OF THE INVENTION In detail: The oleodynamic control is made up of casing 1, containing the core 2, laterally closed by a closing cover 3 and a setting cover 4. Casing 1 is internally shaped, all alon... Read More
Inventors: Sauro, Gastone;, Assignee: |
System and method for increasing cache efficiency through optimized data allocation
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS This invention is described in a preferred embodiment in the following drawing figures. In these figures, a like number shown in various figures represent the same or sim... Read More
Inventors: Denton, James L.; Eickemeyer, Richard James; Griffin, Kevin Curtis; Johnson, Ross Evan; Kunkel, Steven Raymond; Lipasti, Mikko Herman; Ryan, Sandra Kay;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Storage control system using plural buffer address arrays
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a storage control system which avoids an invalid operation due to a temporary data inconsistency between the buffer storage and the shared... Read More
Inventors: Shiozaki, Kenichi; Kubo, Kanji;, Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Multiported cache and systems
The present invention provides a cache memory having a plurality of address ports and a corresponding plurality of tag ports. One of the address ports is dedicated to snooping and the remaining addres... Read More
Inventors: Grochowski, Edward T.; Choudhury, Mustafiz R.;, Assignee: Intel Corporation (Santa Clara, CA) |
Block specific status information in a memory device
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a computer system 300. The computer system 300 is comprised of a central processing unit (CPU) 302, a main memory subsystem 304, and a set of flash memory devices 310-314... Read More
Inventors: Fandrich, Mickey L.; Yarlagadda, Chakravarthy; Rozman, Rodney R.; Gould, Geoffrey A.;, Assignee: Intel Corporation (Santa Clara, CA) |
Tabulation of multi-bit vector history
The invention disclosed herein comprises a method and apparatus for utilizing multi-bit vector history for page aging in a tabulated format which substantially eliminates or reduces the problems of us... Read More
Inventors: Parikh, Shrikant N.;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Method and apparatus for performing cache snoop testing using DMA cycles in a computer system
The present invention comprises an improved method and apparatus for performing cache snoop testing in personal computers using software initiated DMA cycles. The present invention provides much more ... Read More
Inventors: Finch, Rick; Savage, Jeff;, Assignee: Dell USA, L.P. (Austin, TX) |
Data processor for detecting identical data coexisting in a plurality of data sections of data transmission paths
An object of the present invention is to provide a small-sized and low-cost data processor having excellent speed performance. Another object of the present invention is to provide a data processor pa... Read More
Inventors: Komatsu, Koji; Yoshida, Shinichi; Miyata, Souichi; Azuma, Daisuke;, Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Osaka, JP) |
System for effective allocation of network-wide bandwidth
The present invention solves a problem which might otherwise result from a failure of the 3PR agent on a FDDI segment. The concept of master and slave 3PR agents is employed to assure high availabilit... Read More
Inventors: Lebrun, Eric; Francois, Pascal; Raimbault, Frederic; Warren, Jeff;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Method and system for non-disruptively assigning link bandwidth to a user in a high speed digital network
We claim: 1. A method for assigning link bandwidth to a requesting user in a high speed digital network which interconnects network users through paths including high speed links which interconnect ne... Read More
Inventors: Chevalier, Denis; Bertin, Olivier; Galand, Claude; Ouvry, Yves; Villaflor, Marcel;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Method and apparatus for a flexible access rate common-memory packet switch
It is an object of the invention to provide a method of controlling asymmetrical port access in a common-memory multi-port data packet switch. It is a further object of the invention to provide a meth... Read More
Inventors: Beshai, Maged E.;, Assignee: Nortel Networks Corporation (Montreal, CA) |
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