Abstract: Method and systems for establishing a collaboration among individuals and an imaginary character in a virtual world are disclosed. An exemplary method may include establishing an internet protocol channel between a first individual and a program represented by the imaginary character. The exemplary method may also include establishing a non-internet protocol channel between a second individual and the program represented by the imaginary character.

Abstract: A method of operation within an integrated-circuit processing device having an enhanced combined-arithmetic capability. In response to an instruction indicating a combined arithmetic operation, the processor generates a dot-product of first and second operands, adds the dot-product to an accumulated value, and then outputs the sum of the accumulated value and the dot-product.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems for dynamically determining data-transfer paths. The data-transfer pats are determined in response to an instruction that facilitates data transfer among execution lanes in an integrated-circuit processing device operable to execute operations in parallel.

Abstract: A system for multiple task management between processors includes a first processing device for executing tasks. A respective storage element is provided for storing one or more commands from each of the tasks. A command dispatcher is provided for selectively transferring a command from one of the storage elements to a command queue provided within a second processing device.

Abstract: Within a data processing system, a user-entered data declaration within a program source file is inspected to determine whether a first qualifier is provided with or omitted from the user-entered data declaration. If the first qualifier is provided, an unreserved data storage location disposed within a data-processing integrated-circuit (IC) device is identified and allocated for storage of data associated with the user-entered data declaration.

Abstract: A method of operation within an integrated-circuit processing device having a plurality of execution lanes. Upon receiving an instruction to exchange data between the execution lanes, respective requests from the execution lanes are examined to determine a set of the execution lanes that may send data to one or more others of the execution lanes during a first interval. Each execution lane within the set of the execution lanes is signaled to indicate that the execution lane may send data to the one or others of the execution lanes.

Abstract: A method for managing tax audit (TA) information for a business entity using a server system is provided. The server system is coupled to a centralized database and at least one client system. The method includes receiving at the server system TA information from the client system, storing TA information received at the server system in the centralized database, tracking TA information stored in the centralized database, updating the centralized database periodically with newly received TA information to maintain TA information, and providing TA information in response to an inquiry.

Abstract: Method and systems for establishing a collaboration among individuals and an imaginary character in a virtual world are disclosed. An exemplary method may include establishing an internet protocol channel between a first individual and a program represented by the imaginary character. The exemplary method may also include establishing a non-internet protocol channel between a second individual and the program represented by the imaginary character.

Abstract: Overlay buffering scheme for multi-channel data in which one memory buffer content is overlayed over another as memory locations of an input buffer are freed when data is output from the input buffer. By overlaying the buffer content, only one input buffer is used, reducing the needed memory by half.

Abstract: Digital tone controls 500 include a first path 502 including a digital filter 504 and a scaler 505 for controlling a level of a low frequency component of a received digital audio signal. A second 502 includes a digital filter 504 and a scaler 505 for controlling a level of a high frequency component of the received digital audio signal. A third path 503 includes a scaler 506 for controlling a level of an unfiltered component of the received audio signal. A summer 507 adds a contribution from each of the paths to generate a composite signal having a selected gain-frequency response.

Abstract: A chemical free two-stage process and the products for the extraction of lutein diester from marigold meal comprises dissolving lutein diester and lipophilic material from marigold meal in supercritical fluid carbon dioxide at certain temperatures and pressures, and separating out a high quality lutein diester extract(FIG. 2). The lutein diester extracted is utilized for human nutraceutical and food supplement applications.

Abstract: A method for transferring data bursts via a synchronous data link includes the step of receiving a burst of packets, each packet including a header and a frame of data compressed at a selected sampling rate and transmitted at a selected bit rate. At least one of the packets of the stream of packets is embedded into a carrier frame including a carrier frame header. The carrier frame is then transmitted via the synchronous link. The data frame is extracted from the carrier frame and decompressed at the sample rate.

Abstract: A method for managing tax audit (TA) information for a business entity using a server system is provided. The server system is coupled to a centralized database and at least one client system. Th method includes receiving at the server system TA information from the client system, storing TA information received at the server system in the centralized database, tracking TA information stored in the centralized database, updating the centralized database periodically with newly received TA information to maintain TA information, and providing TA information in response to an inquiry.

Abstract: A method for transferring data bursts via a synchronous data link includes the step of receiving a burst of packets, each packet including a header and a frame of data compressed at a selected sampling rate and transmitted at a selected bit rate. At least one of the packets of the stream of packets is embedded into a carrier frame including a carrier frame header. The carrier frame is then transmitted via the synchronous link. The data frame is extracted from the carrier frame and decompressed at the sample rate.

Abstract: A method of calculating xM/N, x having a range and M and N integers. The range of x is partitioned into a selected number of intervals and a determination is made as to the interval into which x falls. x is normalized with a normalization factor calculated for the interval into which x falls to obtain a normalized value x′ within a normalized range. A value of x′M/N is calculated over the normalized range and a value for xM/N is calculated by multiplying the calculated value of x′M/N by a renormalization factor calculated for the interval in which x falls.

Abstract: A method of operating shared memory in a multiple processor system. A token is by default maintained with a first processor, the token enabling access to shared memory. A determination is made that a second processor requires access to shared memory. A determination is also made as to whether the first processor is accessing to the shared memory. The token is transferred the second processor if the first processor is not accessing the shared memory. The second processor accesses the shared memory with the token.

Abstract: A method of managing multiple channels of audio data in an audio system having multiple speakers. A first channel signal is selectively passed through a software high-pass filter to selectively drive a first one of the speakers. A plurality of channel signals are selectively summed in software to generate a composite signal and the composite signal passed through a software low-pass filter to selectively drive a second one of the speakers.

Abstract: A method of processing a stream of audio information received by a multiple processor audio decoder. Processing operations are performed by a first processor on the stream of audio information to produce at set of results. The first processor writes the set of results into a shared memory and a flag is set indicating that the results are ready. In response to the flag, a second processor reads the results from shared memory. When the results have been read from shared memory, the second processor sends a command to the first processor. The first processor then clears the flag.

Abstract: A method of automatically detecting a data format type of a stream of data. A determination is made as to whether a current word and a previously received words comprise a set of identifiers associated with a selected type of data. When a preselected number of detections of the set of identifiers has been reached within a predefined time period, the input stream is declared to be the selected type of data. Simultaneously, when the selected type of data is not detected, other data types are sequentially selected for similar checking. This successive selection of different data types allows the method to classify the input data into one out of multiple data types.

Abstract: A method of exchanging messages between first and second processors. A pending flag in a first register is polled by the first processor and if the flag is in a first selected logic state, a message is written into a second register with the first processor. The pending flag is set to a second selected logic state with the first processor and an interrupt to the second processor is generated. The message is read from the second register with the second processor when the pending flag is in the second logic state. The pending flag set to the first logic state with the second processor.