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  • Enhanced hyperlink feature for web pages
    Patent number: 8355949
    Abstract: The invention in some embodiments features a contextual content delivery system (CCDS) for enhancing conventional web content with pop-up bubbles that display information when a cursor hovers over a word, link, or icon. The CCDS is configured to identify words or links in a document, determine their context, select the appropriate bubble from a plural of bubble types for each of the words or links, select content for each bubble based, in part, on the context in which the words and hyperlinks are used. The context can be determined from various sources including the resource in which the word or link appears and the target resource to which the link points. Thereafter, the CCDS enhances the words or links so that bubbles are automatically invoked in response to the appropriate trigger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Ubermedia, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael N. Agostino, Jason P. Fields, Joseph Chen, Yovav Meydad, Jason Levine, Michael Radford, David E. Benson, Christopher Starace, Eric J. Kim
  • Irrigation nozzle assembly and method
    Patent number: 9776195
    Abstract: A long throw Pop-Up Irrigation Nozzle assembly has no oscillating or rotating parts and includes a cylindrical body having a fluid inlet and a sidewall defining at least one fluidic circuit configured to generate a selected spray pattern when irrigation fluid flows through the body. In order to throw long distance, droplet velocity, droplet size and droplet initial aim angle determine the throw to provide a low precipitation rate (“PR”) for fluidic sprays. The nozzle assembly and method of the present invention achieve a PR of 1 in/hr or less and good spray distribution with a scheduling coefficient (“SC”) of about 1.5 without utilizing any moving components to provide a significantly more cost effective nozzle assembly, as compared to prior art rotator nozzles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: dlhBowles Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Russell, Shridar Gopalan, Chris South, Russell Hester, Eric Koehler, Kerrie Allen, Srinivasaiah Sridhara
  • Presentation of link information as an aid to hypermedia navigation
    Patent number: 6560605
    Abstract: A system for presenting hypermedia link information. A computer-implemented method for presenting hypermedia link information is described which relates to the user the characteristics of a data file pointed to by the hypermedia link. The computer system waits for an event to occur. This event is the user or system selecting one or more hypermedia links. The hypermedia link in this scenario points to a data file about which information is to be gathered. The computer system then requests information about the data file. In one embodiment, a cue is generated to communicate information about said data file to a user. This information may be conveyed to the user by auditory or visual means, such as a pop-up information box on the user's display. A powerful and convenient system for browsing hypermedia information is thus provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael C. Albers, Eric D. Bergman
  • Method and apparatus for combined wired/wireless pop-out speakerphone microphone
    Publication number: 20050037782
    Abstract: The present invention is a desktop speakerphone having a base-station and a detachable microphone pod. The base-station includes standard telephone components, as well as a wireless receiver and a housing for a detachable microphone pod. The detachable pod contains at least one microphone and a wireless transmitter. When the pod is attached to the base-station, and the conference mode of operation is activated, the pod microphone's audio signal goes directly to base-station audio circuitry via a wired connection. When the pod is detached and the conference mode activated, the pod microphone's audio signal now goes via the pod's wireless transmitter to the base-station's wireless receiver. This detached, wireless mode allows the microphone to be positioned anywhere in the room, thereby improving the quality of transmitted speech by increasing the speech-signal-to-room-noise ratio, and lessening the potential for room echo by reducing the acoustic coupling between base-station loudspeaker and pod microphone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2003
    Publication date: February 17, 2005
    Inventors: Eric Diethorn, Gary Elko, Biing-Hwang Juang, James West
  • High pressure quick connector
    Patent number: 6412826
    Abstract: A quick connector for connecting fluid lines includes a first connector having a housing for receiving a tube carrying spool. The spool sealingly engages an endform on the tube to form a metal-to-metal seal. A retainer in the form of ring having a plurality of angularly and radially extending, resilient legs extending therefrom and terminating in end pads is mountable in the housing in engagement with the spool with the end pads disposed in an annular, inward facing channel in the housing. A pop top is slidable along the tube to bias the retainer legs radially inward to allow insertion of the retainer into the bore in the housing and then is removed to allow the legs to snap radially outward bringing the end pads into engagement with housing channel. An assurance clip is mountable interiorly between the legs of the retainer and the spool to maintain the retainer legs in a radially outward position in engagement with the channel in the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Assignee: ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Kulevsky, George Szabo, Timothy Jackson
  • Enhanced hyperlink feature for web pages
    Patent number: 8135617
    Abstract: The invention in some embodiments features a contextual content delivery system (CCDS) for enhancing conventional web content with pop-up bubbles that display information when a cursor hovers over a word, link, or icon. The CCDS is configured to identify words or links in a document, determine their context, select the appropriate bubble from a plural of bubble types for each of the words or links, select content for each bubble based, in part, on the context in which the words and hyperlinks are used. The context can be determined from various sources including the resource in which the word or link appears and the target resource to which the link points. Thereafter, the CCDS enhances the words or links so that bubbles are automatically invoked in response to the appropriate trigger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Snap Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael N. Agostino, Jason P. Fields, Joseph Chen, Yovav Meydad, Jason Levine, Michael Radford, David E. Benson, Christopher Starace, Eric J. Kim
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ONLINE PROFILE MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20090055404
    Abstract: An online profile management system and method is disclosed that provides users with management and control over the presentation and distribution of their online profiles. The system can enable a user to create a professional profile for purposes such as job seeking, career management and/or professional networking, for example. The online profile can cut out time and expense for both an applicant and employer by combining an applicant's resume, interview audio and video, and a digital career portfolio into a compelling package hosted on a single, easy-to-use Web page. The Internet-based profile can also enable professionals to build and manage an online career portfolio that comes alive with informational keyword pop-ups, video, pictures, and social networking. The system can enable secure sharing of the online profile and interaction with others for purposes of networking, discussing best practices, career progression and business development, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2008
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicant: VisualCV, Inc.
    Inventors: Clint F. Heiden, Phillip Merrick, Eric C. Dean, Douglas E. Meadows, Karle L. Durante, Scott Herman
  • Method and apparatus for combined wired/wireless pop-out speakerphone microphone
    Patent number: 8064969
    Abstract: The present invention is a desktop speakerphone having a base-station and a detachable microphone pod. The base-station includes standard telephone components, as well as a wireless receiver and a housing for a detachable microphone pod. The detachable pod contains at least one microphone and a wireless transmitter. When the pod is attached to the base-station, and the conference mode of operation is activated, the pod microphone's audio signal goes directly to base-station audio circuitry via a wired connection. When the pod is detached and the conference mode activated, the pod microphone's audio signal now goes via the pod's wireless transmitter to the base-station's wireless receiver. This detached, wireless mode allows the microphone to be positioned anywhere in the room, thereby improving the quality of transmitted speech by increasing the speech-signal-to-room-noise ratio, and lessening the potential for room echo by reducing the acoustic coupling between base-station loudspeaker and pod microphone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Avaya Inc.
    Inventors: Eric J. Diethorn, Gary W. Elko, Biing-Hwang Juang, James E. West
  • Pop off insertion indicator for metal quick connectors
    Patent number: 5779278
    Abstract: An insertion indicator for a metal quick connector assembly includes an annular base adapted to be releasably received within the mouth of a female connector component's axial bore, such that the male end form of the connector assembly's male component, including an external flange thereon, is insertable through the indicator's base into the axial bore. The indicator further includes two legs projecting both axially and radially-inwardly from its base so as to extend deeper within the female component's axial bore than the "locking" abutment surfaces of a retainer, also disposed within the bore, when the indicator is releasably received therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1998
    Assignees: ITT Automotive, Inc., ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Eugene Grooters, George Szabo
  • Viewing entity relationship diagrams using hyperlinks
    Patent number: 5933831
    Abstract: An entity relationship diagram for a relational database is generated from introspection of the relational database to determine which entities should be included within a specific table to be displayed. Tables within the entity relationship diagram are displayed with icons hyperlinked to other portions or displays of the entity relationship diagram. A trigger icon links the displayed table to a display of the trigger information for the displayed table. A primary key icon indicates which column of the displayed table is utilized as the primary key for the displayed table, while a foreign key icon links the displayed table to a display of another table in the entity relationship diagram containing the foreign key. Dashed or dotted lines and dot or diamond terminators associated with the foreign key icon described the relationship between the displayed table and the linked table. A constraint icon links the displayed table to a display of the constraint information for an entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1999
    Assignee: LSI Logic Corporation
    Inventor: Eric R. Jorgensen
  • Thematic character pillow with recreational sleep enhancing accessories
    Patent number: 6434769
    Abstract: A dual purpose plush, toy characters is used as both a sleep enhancer toy and headrest pillow. The combined plush character headrest pillow includes a pouch with manually movable recreational members, such as storybooks or puppets, inserted therein to help a young child fall asleep comfortably. The plush character toy may also be an elongate amphibian type of animal, such as a lizard or worm, wherein a concave spinal portion of the animal is an orthopedically correct pillow headrest. Puppets may be provided within a hollow portion within the plush character toy, so that after the pillow portion is pivoted down, a further puppet stage set with a pop up type landscape or fantasy scene is erected by spring action upon a base portion of the puppet stage set. Thereafter, the child can insert his or her hand within an open proximal end of an attached sleeve portion, wherein at a distal end thereof there are provided the puppet portion, such as a plurality of finger puppets or a single hand puppet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Inventor: Eric Koenig
  • Map unit having rapid misprediction recovery
    Patent number: 6119223
    Abstract: A processor employing a map unit including register renaming hardware is shown. The map unit may assign virtual register numbers to source registers by scanning instruction operations to detect intraline dependencies. Subsequently, physical register numbers are mapped to the source register numbers responsive to the virtual register numbers. The map unit may stores (e.g. in a map silo) a current lookahead state corresponding to each line of instruction operations which are processed by the map unit. Additionally, the map unit stores an indication of which instruction operations within the line update logical registers, which logical registers are updated, and the physical register numbers assigned to the instruction operations. Upon detection of an exception condition for an instruction operation with a line, the current lookahead state corresponding to the line is restored from the map silo.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventor: David B. Witt
  • Packaging machine and method
    Patent number: 4928455
    Abstract: A tabletop machine for automatically loading and sealing flexible containers such as plastic bags forming part of a chain of bags. The apparatus includes structure for supporting a supply of preformed, interconnected bags which are sequentially fed to a loading station. At the loading station, the bag is inflated by a blower having a shutter controlled outlet so that the flow of inflation air is reduced or terminated during feeding and which provides a blast or surge of air to "pop" the bag open when the bag arrives at a loading station. A residual air stream maintains inflation of the bag. After loading, a clamping mechanism is activated which applies a substantially increasing clamping force as a clamp bar nears a heat sealing unit so that should an obstruction or other obstacle be encountered as the clamping bar moves towards the bag, motion in the clamping bar can be resisted by the obstacle without damage to the obstacle or clamping mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 29, 1990
    Assignee: Automated Packaging Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: John L. Gereby, Eric P. Gifford, Rick S. Wehrmann, William M. Easter
  • Processor configured to map logical register numbers to physical register numbers using virtual register numbers
    Patent number: 6247106
    Abstract: A processor employing a map unit including register renaming hardware is shown. The map unit may assign virtual register numbers to source registers by scanning instruction operations to detect intraline dependencies. Subsequently, physical register numbers are mapped to the source register numbers responsive to the virtual register numbers. The map unit may stores (e.g. in a map silo) a current lookahead state corresponding to each line of instruction operations which are processed by the map unit Additionally, the map unit stores an indication of which instruction operations within the line update logical registers, which logical registers are updated, and the physical register numbers assigned to the instruction operations. Upon detection of an exception condition for an instruction operation with a line, the current lookahead state corresponding to the line is restored from the map silo.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2001
    Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventor: David B. Witt
  • Packaging machine and method
    Patent number: 5041148
    Abstract: A tabletop machine for automatically loading and sealing flexible containers such as plastic bags forming part of a chain of bags. The apparatus includes structure for supporting a supply of preformed, interconnected bags which are sequentially fed to a loading station. At the loading station, the bag is inflated by a blower having a shutter controlled outlet so that the flow of inflation air is reduced or terminated during feeding and which provides a blast or surge of air to "pop" the bag open when the bag arrives at a loading station. A residual air stream maintains inflation of the bag. After loading, a clamping mechanism is activated which applies a substantially increasing clamping force as a clamp bar nears a heat sealing unit so that should an obstruction or other obstacle be encountered as the clamping bar moves towards the bag, motion in the clamping bar can be resisted by the obstacle without damage to the obstacle or clamping mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1991
    Assignee: Automated Packaging Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: John L. Gereby, Eric P. Gifford, Rick S. Wehrmann, William M. Easter
  • Processor configured to map logical register numbers to physical register numbers using virtual register numbers
    Patent number: 6122656
    Abstract: A processor employing a map unit including register renaming hardware is shown. The map unit may assign virtual register numbers to source registers by scanning instruction operations to detect intraline dependencies. Subsequently, physical register numbers are mapped to the source register numbers responsive to the virtual register numbers. The map unit may stores (e.g. in a map silo) a current lookahead state corresponding to each line of instruction operations which are processed by the map unit. Additionally, the map unit stores an indication of which instruction operations within the line update logical registers, which logical registers are updated, and the physical register numbers assigned to the instruction operations. Upon detection of an exception condition for an instruction operation with a line, the current lookahead state corresponding to the line is restored from the map silo.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventor: David B. Witt
  • Method and circuitry for performing multiple stack operations in succession in a pipelined digital computer
    Patent number: 5142635
    Abstract: A method for performing consecutive instructions to push data onto a stack in memory in a digital computer is described. During a first clock cycle, an instruction is decoded requiring a stack push operation. A control indicator is also generated calling for a stack push operation. During a phase one of a second clock cycle, (a) a stack pointer value stored in a selected stack pointer register is written onto a first bus, the selected stack pointer register being one of either the first stack pointer register or the second stack point register, and (b) the stack pointer value stored in the selected stack pointer register is written into an input latch of a stack pointer adder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1992
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Avtar Saini
  • User interface methodology supporting light data entry for microprocessor device having limited user input
    Patent number: 6141011
    Abstract: A portable computing device or "information appliance" having terse user input (e.g., limit set of keys) is provided with an improved user interface. A six-key embodiment is described that provides a "super-key" light entry and editing input system for ultra-portable devices, thus making it well suited for use with credit card-sized devices. In a preferred six-button embodiment, a credit card-sized device is modified to include an additional input button, an EDIT key. In user operation, pressing the EDIT key brings up a context sensitive pop-up menu, thus invoking the super-key feature. Customized user input controls, such as a Text Input Control (e.g., letter and number strips), are provided at appropriate times, for facilitating input. Underlying the super-key input is a heuristic sub-system that remembers and anticipates user input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Starfish Software, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric O. Bodnar, Jennifer J. Lee, Philippe R. Kahn, Roy W. Feague, David E. Jorgensen, Gwoho H. Liu
  • User interface methodology supporting light data entry for microprocessor device having limited user input
    Patent number: 6232970
    Abstract: A portable computing device or “information appliance” having terse user input (e.g., limit set of keys) is provided with an improved user interface. A six-key embodiment is described that provides a “super-key” light entry and editing input system for ultra-portable devices, thus making it well suited for use with credit card-sized devices. In a preferred six-button embodiment, a credit card-sized device is modified to include an additional input button, an EDIT key. In user operation, pressing the EDIT key brings up a context sensitive pop-up menu, thus invoking the super-key feature. Customized user input controls, such as a Text Input Control (e.g., letter and number strips), are provided at appropriate times, for facilitating input. Underlying the super-key input is a heuristic sub-system that remembers and anticipates user input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Assignee: Starfish Software, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric O. Bodnar, Jennifer J. Lee, Philippe R. Kahn, Roy W. Feague, David E. Jorgensen, Gwoho H. Liu
  • User interface methodology supporting light data entry for microprocessor device having limited user input
    Patent number: 6310634
    Abstract: A portable computing device or “information appliance” having terse user input (e.g., limit set of keys) is provided with an improved user interface. A six-key embodiment is described that provides a “super-key” light entry and editing input system for ultra-portable devices, thus making it well suited for use with credit card-sized devices. In a preferred six-button embodiment, a credit card-sized device is modified to include an additional input button, an EDIT key. In user operation, pressing the EDIT key brings up a context sensitive pop-up menu, thus invoking the super-key feature. Customized user input controls, such as a Text Input Control (e.g., letter and number strips), are provided at appropriate times, for facilitating input. Underlying the super-key input is a heuristic sub-system that remembers and anticipates user input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2001
    Assignee: Starfish Software, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric O. Bodnar, Jennifer J. Lee, Philippe R. Kahn, Roy W. Feague, David E. Jorgensen, Gwoho H. Liu
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