Abstract: A method and apparatus for secure distribution of digital content is provided. In accordance with at least one embodiment, an intermediate device maintains an authorized content sink list which it uses to allow reauthorization of a first content sink for access to first content from a first content source when the first content sink has a first content sink entry on the authorized content sink list. In accordance with at least one embodiment, reauthorization is conditioned upon a first content sink entry currency status having not yet expired. In accordance with at least one embodiment, the intermediate device allows authentication of the first content sink by the first content source when no first content sink entry exists on the authorized content sink list or when the first content sink entry currency status has expired.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for secure distribution of digital content is provided. In accordance with at least one embodiment, an intermediate device maintains an authorized content sink list which it uses to allow reauthorization of a first content sink for access to first content from a first content source when the first content sink has a first content sink entry on the authorized content sink list. In accordance with at least one embodiment, reauthorization is conditioned upon a first content sink entry currency status having not yet expired. In accordance with at least one embodiment, the intermediate device allows authentication of the first content sink by the first content source when no first content sink entry exists on the authorized content sink list or when the first content sink entry currency status has expired.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for secure distribution of digital content is provided. In accordance with at least one embodiment, an intermediate device maintains an authorized content sink list which it uses to allow reauthorization of a first content sink for access to first content from a first content source when the first content sink has a first content sink entry on the authorized content sink list. In accordance with at least one embodiment, reauthorization is conditioned upon a first content sink entry currency status having not yet expired. In accordance with at least one embodiment, the intermediate device allows authentication of the first content sink by the first content source when no first content sink entry exists on the authorized content sink list or when the first content sink entry currency status has expired.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for implementing a video test generator having an overlay cursor and an associated scope trigger are presented. A user interface permits a user to move a cursor across a displayed image, and to select a scope trigger point in the analog video stream based on the location of the cursor in the displayed image. Video waveforms associated with particular image pixels of interest or groups of pixels are observed on an oscilloscope by placing the cursor over the subject pixels or pixels on the video display and using the derived scope trigger to time the capture of the video waveform on the oscilloscope. The cursor is generated by tracking the horizontal and vertical position of the cursor, and altering or substituting out the video signal where the pattern of the cursor should appear.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for implementing a video test generator having an overlay cursor and an associated scope trigger are presented. A user interface permits a user to move a cursor across a displayed image, and to select a scope trigger point in the analog video stream based on the location of the cursor in the displayed image. Video waveforms associated with particular image pixels of interest or groups of pixels are observed on an oscilloscope by placing the cursor over the subject pixels or pixels on the video display and using the derived scope trigger to time the capture of the video waveform on the oscilloscope. The cursor is generated by tracking the horizontal and vertical position of the cursor, and altering or substituting out the video signal where the pattern of the cursor should appear.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for implementing a video test generator having an overlay cursor and an associated scope trigger are presented. A user interface permits a user to move a cursor across a displayed image, and to select a scope trigger point in the analog video stream based on the location of the cursor in the displayed image. Video waveforms associated with particular image pixels of interest or groups of pixels are observed on an oscilloscope by placing the cursor over the subject pixels or pixels on the video display and using the derived scope trigger to time the capture of the video waveform on the oscilloscope. The cursor is generated by tracking the horizontal and vertical position of the cursor, and altering or substituting out the video signal where the pattern of the cursor should appear.

Abstract: A flexible electronic asset management system using Ethernet connectivity for electronic devices is presented. The invention enables multiple electronic devices to be controlled, monitored, and accessed from any browser connected to a computer network. A contention manager enables multiple services to share common communication ports in real time, on an as-needed basis. A pass-through condition may be created whereby the management system may be inserted into a pre-existing communication path for implementation of access, monitoring and/or control, without disrupting the pre-existing communication.

Abstract: The present invention is used with single devices mounted on a ceramic substrate. The devices are broken out of the sheet, after all testing, electrical conditioning, and screening, as small surface mount devices. Conductive strips are formed on the ceramic substrate and are spaced to match a standard circuit board edge connector. These strips are electrically connected to the devices to allow testing and burn-in in sheet form rather than testing each device individually. The design reduces handling of the individual devices. The invention allows all of the testing and assembly to be done in a "batch" fashion. The board that is used to test the devices is separated to create the package for the individual components. The technique of the invention reduces cost and handling damage.

Abstract: The present invention is used with single devices mounted on a ceramic substrate. The devices are broken out of the sheet, after all testing, electrical conditioning, and screening, as small surface mount devices. Conductive strips are formed on the ceramic substrate and are spaced to match a standard circuit board edge connector. These strips are electrically connected to the devices to allow testing and burn-in in sheet form rather than testing each device individually. The design reduces handling of the individual devices. The invention allows all of the testing and assembly to be done in a "batch" fashion. The board that is used to test the devices is separated to create the package for the individual components. The technique of the invention reduces cost and handling damage.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for maintaining an electrically operating device at a desired temperature during burn-in testing of the device includes immersing the device in a bath of an inert liquid having a boiling point less than the desired case temperature. The device generates heat during electrical operation which is transferred to the bath by nucleate boiling of the liquid. The device temperature is monitored until it stabilizes at a temperature between the boiling point of the liquid and the desired device temperature. An inert liquid having a boiling point greater than the desired devise temperature is slowly added to the bath to modify the rate of nucleate boiling of the lower-boiling liquid, while the device temperature is simultaneously monitored, until the case temperature reaches the desired device temperature.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for maintaining an electrically operating device at a desired temperature includes immersing the device in a bath of an inert liquid having a boiling point less than the desired device temperature. The device generates heat during electrical operation which is transferred to the bath by nucleate boiling of the liquid. The device temperature is monitored until it stabilizes at a temperature between the boiling point of the liquid and the desired device temperature. An inert liquid having a boiling point greater than the desired device temperature is slowly added to the bath to modify the rate of nucleate boiling of the lower-boiling liquid, while the device temperature is simultaneously monitored, until the case temperature reaches the desired device temperature.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for maintaining an electrically operating device at a desired temperature during burn-in testing of the device includes immersing the device in a bath of an inert liquid having a boiling point less than the desired case temperature. The device generates heat during electrical operation which is transferred to the bath by nucleate boiling of the liquid. The device temperature is monitored until it stabilizes at a temperature between the boiling point of the liquid and the desired device temperature. An inert liquid having a boiling point greater than the desired device temperature is slowly added to the bath to modify the rate of nucleate boiling of the lower-boiling liquid, while the device temperature is simultaneously monitored, until the case temperature reaches the desired device temperature.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for maintaining an electrically operating device at a desired temperature includes immersing the device in a bath of an inert liquid having a boiling point less than the desired device temperature. The device generates heat during electrical operation which is transferred to the bath by nucleate boiling of the liquid. The device temperature is monitored until it stabilizes at a temperature between the boiling point of the liquid and the desired device temperature. An inert liquid having a boiling point greater than the desired device temperature is slowly added to the bath to modify the rate of nucleate boiling of the lower-boiling liquid, while the device temperature is simultaneously monitored, until it reaches the desired device temperature.