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  • Special phone book entries
    Patent number: 7983663
    Abstract: When an incoming call is received or an outgoing call is placed, a phone number associated with the call is identified. The phone number is compared to a set of phone book entries corresponding to subscriber-designated phone entries and special phone book entries. If the phone number is identified as corresponding to a special phone book entry, call processing continues according to a field type designated by the selected phone book entry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventor: Ta-yan Siu
  • Fixture for automatically positioning workpiece
    Patent number: 7980539
    Abstract: An exemplary fixture includes a holder, a moving transfer unit, a clamping arm, and a driving unit. The moving transfer unit is located on the holder, and includes a pushing block. The pushing block has a urging element on an upper surface thereof. The clamping arm includes a pivot axis and a slanted surface. The urging element of the pushing block interacts with the slanted surface to rotate the clamping arm along the pivot axis. The driving unit is connected to the pushing block for moving the pushing block of the moving transfer unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hua Li, Xi-Song Shuai, Zhuang Xiong, Dong Li, Zhao-Meng Xia
  • System and method for storing and accessing data files at wireless devices
    Patent number: 7984109
    Abstract: A method of providing access to data files within a wireless device is provided and includes detecting a selection of a first user interface component. The first user interface component can be linked to a private portion of the wireless device. Further, the method includes detecting a selection of a second user interface component. The second user interface component can be linked to a public portion of the wireless device. The wireless device includes a keypad and the first user interface component or the second user interface component can be selected using a press and hold keypress sequence on the keypad. When the first user interface component is selected, access is provided to the private portion of the wireless device. Conversely, when the second user interface component is selected, access is provided to the public portion of the wireless device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventor: Jason B. Kenagy
  • Separation of polymer slurries
    Patent number: 7981991
    Abstract: Methods for producing elastomers or elastomeric compositions are provided. One or more C4 to C7 isoolefins and one or more comonomers can be polymerized in the presence of a diluent comprising one or more hydrofluorocarbons to provide a slurry comprising polymer product, unreacted monomer and the diluent. The slurry can be extruded to separate at least a portion of the diluent from the polymer product. The separated diluent can be recycled for polymerizing the one or more C4 to C7 isoolefins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Michael F. McDonald, Scott T. Milner, Timothy D. Shaffer, Robert N. Webb
  • Two-pass method for implementing a flexible testbench
    Patent number: 7984402
    Abstract: A multi-pass method of implementing a testbench can include, during a pre-processing pass, randomly selecting a configuration of the testbench and generating configuration data specifying the randomly selected configuration of the testbench. During a subsequent processing pass, the method can include compiling the testbench in accordance with the configuration data. Simulation can be performed using the testbench.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Xilinx, Inc.
    Inventor: Stacey Secatch
  • Plastic conveyor belts and modules with lateral channels
    Patent number: 7980385
    Abstract: An easy-to-clean conveyor belt constructed of a series of rows of belt modules having lateral depressions forming channels across the width of the belt along which water can be sprayed to flush debris off the side edge of the belt. Lateral ridges between the depressions and hinge eyes at the ends of each module serve as levees that prevent debris being flushed through the channels from draining into hinge joints between consecutive belt rows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Laitram, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Kevin W. Guernsey
  • Selective barrier metal polishing method
    Patent number: 7981316
    Abstract: The polishing method uses a polishing solution for removing barrier materials in the presence of interconnect metals and dielectrics. The polishing solution comprises, by weight percent, 0.1 to 10 hydrogen peroxide, at least one pH adjusting agent selected from the group consisting of nitric acid, sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid and phosphoric acid for adjusting a pH level of the polishing solution to less than 3, at least 0.0025 benzotriazole inhibitor for reducing removal rate of the interconnect metals, 0 to 10 surfactant, 0.01 to 10 colloidal silica having an average particle size of less than 50 nm and balance water and incidental impurities. The polishing solution has a tantalum nitride material to copper selectivity of at least 3 to 1 and a tantalum nitride to TEOS selectivity of at least 3 to 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials CMP Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhendong Liu, Ross E. Barker, II
  • Predicting timing degradations for data signals in an integrated circuit
    Patent number: 7979834
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of predicting timing characteristics within a semiconductor device can include determining configuration information for the semiconductor device and determining a measure of timing degradation for data signals of the semiconductor device according to the configuration information. The measure of timing degradation for the data signals can be output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Xilinx, Inc.
    Inventor: Anthony T. Duong
  • Method and apparatus for a mesochronous transmission system
    Patent number: 7978802
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for a multiple lane transmission system that provides both a low latency mode of operation, while at the same time, provides reduced lane-lane skew. The overall transmission system operates as a mesochronous system, whereby each clock domain of the transmission system is synchronized to the leaf nodes of a global clock tree. A phase aligner is then used to align the phase of both the bit and byte clocks of each transmission lane to the clock signal generated at the leaf nodes of the global clock tree.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignees: Xilinx, Inc., NetLogic Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Prasun K. Raha, Donald Stark, Dean Liu, Pak Shing Chau
  • Semiconductor memory device and driving method thereof
    Patent number: 7978537
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a source signal generator configured to generate a source signal having a predetermined pulse width in response to a command signal, and a column selection signal generator configured to generate a column selection signal by controlling a pulse width of the source signal according to a voltage level of an external supply voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventor: Ju-Young Seo
  • Business ratings determined from non-rating information
    Patent number: 7979300
    Abstract: Address books, activity logs, or similar data that are normally prepared by people for purposes other than rating businesses can be parsed and processed to rate businesses without requiring users to complete reviews. As a result, a large amount of rating data is available and may provide business ratings and rankings that are more complete and statistically accurate. A local search site can provide users with lists of businesses with rankings or ratings based on community preferences as reflected in user data and activity logs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Inventor: Bobby A. Chandra
  • Content delivery and global traffic management network system
    Patent number: 7979580
    Abstract: A content delivery and global traffic management network system provides a plurality of caching servers connected to a network. The caching servers host customer content that can be cached and stored, and respond to requests for Web content from clients. If the requested content does not exist in memory or on disk, it generates a request to an origin site to obtain the content. A DNS Server load balances network requests among customer Web servers and directs client requests for hosted customer content to the appropriate caching server. The customer pays a service that provides the content delivery and global traffic management network system a fee for usage of the content delivery and global traffic management network system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Akamai Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Sven-Johan Swildens, Richard David Day, Ajit K. Gupta
  • Semiconductor device having delay locked loop and method for driving the same
    Patent number: 7977986
    Abstract: A delay locked loop includes: a control voltage generator configured to generate a voltage control signal having a voltage level corresponding to a phase difference between an external clock and a feedback clock; a voltage controlled delay line configured to generate a plurality of output signals by reflecting a different delay time on the external clock in response to the voltage control signal; an internal clock multiplexer configured to output one of the plurality of output signals as an internal clock in response to a skew information signal; a delay replica model configured to output the feedback clock by reflecting a delay of an actual clock/data path on the internal clock; and a skew information signal generator configured to generate the skew information signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventor: Ki-Won Lee
  • Interactive data mining system
    Patent number: 7979362
    Abstract: An interactive data mining system (100, 3000) that is suitable for data mining large high dimensional (e.g., 200 dimension) data sets is provided. The system graphically presents rules in a context allowing users to readily gain an intuitive appreciation of the significance of important attributes (data fields) in the data. The system (100, 3000) uses metrics to quantify the importance of the various data attributes, data values, attribute/value pairs, ranks them according to the metrics and displays histograms and lists of attributes and values in order according to the metric, thereby allowing the user to rapidly find the most interesting aspects of the data. The system explores the impact of user defined constraints and presents histograms and rule cubes including superposed and interleaved rule cubes showing the effect of the constraints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Motorola Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Kaidi Zhao, Jeffrey G. Benkler, Weimin Xiao, Bing Liu
  • Method and apparatus for motion vector prediction in temporal video compression
    Patent number: 7978770
    Abstract: A method for motion vector prediction for a current block, the current block having a set of neighboring blocks that includes blocks that do not have an associated motion vector, is disclosed. The method including deriving a candidate motion vector for each block in the set of neighboring blocks that does not have an associated motion vector; and using the candidate motion vector for each block in the set of neighboring blocks that does not have the associated motion vector to predict a current motion vector for the current block. An apparatus for performing the method is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: QUALCOMM, Incorporated
    Inventors: Dexiang (Edward) Luo, Fang Shi, Seyfullah Halit Oguz, Vijayalakshmi R. Raveendran
  • Cosmetic container
    Patent number: D641245
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Yamilca Del Carmen Rodriguez, Jacqueline Ann Daniels, Norman Henry Tiilikka, Brian Joseph Sullivan
  • Dispensing bottle
    Patent number: D641250
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jacqueline Ann Daniels, Yamilca Del Carmen Rodriguez, Norman Henry Tiilikka, Brian Joseph Sullivan
  • Broken heart mourning ring
    Patent number: D641277
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Inventor: Patricia Diane Sapp
  • Overcap
    Patent number: D641624
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Inventors: Murphy Greene Mongeon, Ian Andrew Carnduff, Akina Kurihara
  • Sanitary napkin
    Patent number: D641867
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Lisa June Hood, Signe Christina Larson