Method and system for long-term digital data storage
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In describing a preferred embodiment of the invention illustrated in the figures, specific terminology will be resorted to for the sake of clarity. However, the invention... Read More
Inventors: Morris, Alan;, Assignee: |
Apparatus for synthesizing phase-modulated carrier wave
The digital modulator of the invention will be described mainly in terms of an embodiment for generating a phase-modulated carrier wave whose phase shifts of 45.degree., 135.degree., 225.degree., and... Read More
Inventors: Glasson, Jerry Marshall; Kabb, Harold Louis;, Assignee: Teletype Corporation (Skokie, IL) |
Strobe driving device for use in camera having zoon lens
In view of the above-described problems of the prior art, it is a primary object of the present invention to provide a strobe driving device which is designed so that the photographing lens and the st... Read More
Inventors: Mogamiya, Makoto; Morisawa, Tahei;, Assignee: Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Security document using optical fibers and authentication method
It is the object of the present invention to provide a new security means, using optical fibers, without any of the aforesaid disadvantages. This object is obtained according to the invention due to t... Read More
Inventors: Camus, Michel;, Assignee: Arjomari-Prioux (Paris, FR) |
Glow plug energization apparatus
It is therefore an object of this invention to provide an auxiliary device for starting an engine which properly functions even when the source voltage falls below a predetermined normal level. The ab... Read More
Inventors: Demizu, Akira; Higashibata, Katsuhiro;, Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Method for identifying X-ray film with patient information displayed outside a cassette
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Disregarding the special type and arrangement of the associated data carrier, an X-ray film cassette 1 is designed generally in the way typical of such cassettes. It has ... Read More
Inventors: Ort, Wolfgang;, Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company (Rochester, NY) |
Method and apparatus for identification of objects
In contrast, it is an object of the invention to provide a method and an apparatus of the above described type which make possible a rapid and reliable identification of contrasting line patterns whil... Read More
Inventors: Wevelsiep, Klaus; Kastner, Anton;, Assignee: Scantron GmbH & Co. (Frankfurt-Hoechst, DE) |
Interface circuit for coupling an automated maintenance system to a CPU
In brief, the disclosed system is an interface circuit to couple a general purpose microprocessor based automated maintenance system having a single 8-bit output data port to the buses and control pat... Read More
Inventors: Lange, Ronald E.; Koegel, Robert J.;, Assignee: Honeywell Information Systems Inc. (Phoenix, AZ) |
Subscriber interface for a fiber optic communications terminal
This and additional objects are accomplished by the present invention wherein, briefly and generally, a communications terminal adapted to be connected with a trunk having a wide bandwidth for accommo... Read More
Inventors: Eames, Thomas R.;, Assignee: Alcatel USA, Inc. (Plano, TX) |
Method and apparatus for connecting a client node to a server node based on load levels
The invention relates to a network including at least one server node, a network information server node and a client node in communication with each other. The network information server node include... Read More
Inventors: Pedersen, Bradley J.;, Assignee: Citrix Systems, Inc. (Fort Lauderdale, FL) |
Precise synchronization mechanism for SMP system buses using tagged snoop operations to avoid retries
It is therefore one object of the present invention to provide an improved method of synchronizing operations of different processors in a multi-processor computer system. It is another object of the ... Read More
Inventors: Arimilli, Ravi Kumar; Dodson, John Steven; Lewis, Jerry Don; Williams, Derek Edward;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Digital serial loop filter for high speed control systems
The present invention provides a serial digital programmable loop filter for high frequency control system applications. The filter utilizes a pulse density modulation technique in a serial processing... Read More
Inventors: Wong, Hee; Chin, Tsun-Kit;, Assignee: National Semiconductor Corporation (Santa Clara, CA) |
Coordinating remote copy status changes across multiple logical sessions to maintain consistency
Broadly, the present invention concerns a multi-session data storage facility that coordinates similar status changes across all sessions at appropriate times. The data storage facility includes multi... Read More
Inventors: Kern, Ronald Maynard; McBride, Gregory Edward; Shackelford, David Michael;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Graphic pattern storage device using FIFO with feedback between storage stages
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a graphic pattern storage device in view of the aforementioned problems of the prior art, which is capable of handling graphic patterns in... Read More
Inventors: Katayama, Hiroshi;, Assignee: NEC Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
Hardware mechanism for optimizing instruction and data prefetching by forming augmented prefetch instructions
This invention includes a hardware configuration for minimizing thrashing. In addition to a computer having a main memory, a processor and a cache, in accordance with this invention, the computer also... Read More
Inventors: Emberson, David R.;, Assignee: |
Synchronous semiconductor memory having read data mask controlled output circuit
An object of the present invention is to provide a synchronous dynamic random access memory capable of activating/inactivating an output enable signal at the same timing with respect to a clock signal... Read More
Inventors: Sawada, Seiji; Konishi, Yasuhiro;, Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Method and apparatus for optimized processing of sparse matrices
It is a general object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for optimized processing of sparse matrices. It is a more particular object of the present invention to provide a new ... Read More
Inventors: Taylor, Valerie E.;, Assignee: Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA) |
Method of prefetching data for references with multiple stride directions
It is, therefore, an object of the invention to provide a compiler for efficiently and effectively prefetching data references in cases with multiple stride directions. The invention accomplishes this... Read More
Inventors: Gornish, Edward H.; Holler, Anne M.; Hsu, Wei Chung;, Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company (Palo Alto, CA) |
Non-instruction base register addressing in a data processing apparatus
According to the present invention, there is provided a data processing apparatus comprising: (i) a plurality of registers for storing data items to be processed; (ii) a processor for processing instr... Read More
Inventors: York, Richard; Frances, Hedley James; Symes, Dominic; Biles, Stuart;, Assignee: Arm Limited (Cambridge, GB) |
Executing debug instructions
Viewed from one aspect the present invention provides an apparatus for processing data, said apparatus comprising: a main processor driven by a main processor clock signal at a main processor clock fr... Read More
Inventors: Jaggar, David Vivian; Hohl, William Adam;, Assignee: Arm Limited (Cambridge, GB) |
Vehicle for delivering large cylindrical shaped loads and the like
OF THE INVENTION FIG. 5 shows a perspective view of the vehicle 10 which comprises a first side wall 12, front wall 14, a second side wall 16 and rear wall 18. Front and rear bumpers 20 and 22 are mo... Read More
Inventors: Greene, H. Jack; Royer, Russell J.; Smidl, Jr., Robert L.; Renkes, Scott D.;, Assignee: EDS Technologies Inc. (Hialeah, FL) |
Method for fast establishing a co-processor to memory linkage by main processor
An object of this invention is to provide a co-processor control method which enables fast linkage between co-processor and memory when the main processor activates the co-processor. The present inven... Read More
Inventors: Takaya, Soichi; Miyazaki, Yoshihiro;, Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Method and apparatus for handling dynamic structural hazards and exceptions by using post-ready latency
In one aspect of the present invention, an apparatus is provided for scheduling instructions for execution. The apparatus includes an instruction fetch unit and an instruction decode and rename unit o... Read More
Inventors: Zaidi, Nazar A.; Morrison, Michael J.; Ganesan, Elango;, Assignee: Intel Corporation (Santa Clara, CA) |
Apparatus and method for managing memory allocation
In accordance with the present invention, a dynamic file buffer cache is provided which substantially eliminates or reduces disadvantages and problems associated with prior buffer cache systems. In on... Read More
Inventors: Courts, Howard R.; Capps, Don C.;, Assignee: |
Method for maintaining memory coherency in a computer system having a cache utilizing snoop address injection during a read transaction by a dual memory bus controller
It is therefore one object of the present invention to provide data storage systems. It is another object of the present invention to provide data storage systems having a cache unit either within or ... Read More
Inventors: Bucher, Timothy; Hester, Douglas Christopher; Sell, John Victor; Tran, Cang N.;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Microwave landing system
An object of the present invention is to provide an MLS system capable of verification operation of the monitor function without interrupting the monitor function. Another object of the present invent... Read More
Inventors: Ishita, Toru;, Assignee: NEC Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
Method and apparatus for configuring storage devices
One aspect of the present invention is seen in a method for configuring storage devices. The method includes detecting an existing storage device configuration. The existence of a new storage device i... Read More
Inventors: Cagle, John M.; Noren, Gregory T.;, Assignee: Compaq Computer Corporation (Houston, TX) |
Disconnect policy for distributed computing systems
The foregoing needs, and other needs and objects that will become apparent from the following description, are achieved in the present invention, which comprises, in one aspect, a method for dealing w... Read More
Inventors: Roden, Thomas Anthony; Knight, John; Cates, David;, Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (San Jose, CA) |
Real-time wide-band compressive-receiver system
The foregoing and related objects are achieved in an apparatus that introduces several differently-delayed versions of a received signal into an imaging two-dimensional compressive receiver that compr... Read More
Inventors: Stromswold, Chester E.; Apostolos, John T.;, Assignee: Lockheed Sanders, Inc. (Nashua, NH) |
Directory-based coherence protocol allowing efficient dropping of clean-exclusive data
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A minimal conventional snoopy coherence protocol in FIG. 1. This protocol only allows one cache to have a read-write copy of a cache line (for this example) at any given ... Read More
Inventors: Laudon, James P.;, Assignee: Silicon Graphics, Inc. (Mountain View, CA) |
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