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| 20090303180 | COMPUTER DISPLAY CONTROL USING MULTIPLE INPUT DEVICES WITH DIFFERENT COMBINATIONS OF INPUT FUNCTIONS - In one embodiment, a computing device for providing navigation on a display is provided. The computing device includes a first input device that provides navigation on the display screen in two dimensions. For example, the first input device may be a trackstick or track ball that can be mechanically actuated by a user. When actuated, the first input device may cause a pointing device to move in two dimensions, such as in the X-Y directions. Also, a second input device is provided that is configured to provide navigation on the display screen in one dimension. For example, the second input device may be a scrollwheel that provides movement in the vertical or horizontal direction. The second input device is situated around the first input device and is configured to be physically turned around the first input device. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100198931 | CHECKING ELECTRONIC MESSAGES FOR COMPLIANCE WITH USER INTENT - Intention data is used to determine an intent of a sender of a message, or other participant, in an electronic communication system such as an email system. For example, a message that is designated for sending can be compared to the sender's intention data and if a discrepancy or deficiency is detected between the sender's determined intent and the actual message then an action is taken such as providing an alert to the sender or to another person, process or device; requiring an action by the sender such as confirming the message, making an edit, checking information, etc. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100318709 | DOCKING STATION FOR MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE - A docking station is disclosed for use with a mobile computing device. The form factor of the docking station may be similar to that of a conventional computer, such as a laptop computer or tablet computer. A mobile computing device, which may have the form factor of a personal digital assistant, may be docked in the docking station by connecting connectors on the docking station and the mobile computing device. The combined docking station and mobile computing device may form a computer which has a form factor and provide functionality similar to that of a conventional computer, such as a laptop computer or tablet computer. The docking station may, for example, include a cavity into which the mobile computing device may be inserted to dock the mobile computing device in the docking station. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20110022747 | MODULAR COMPUTING SYSTEM - A computing system is provided that includes a plurality of interconnected components. The components include a processing subsystem, an input subsystem, an output subsystem, a storage subsystem, and a power subsystem. Subsets of the plurality of components may be rearranged and interconnected in various configurations to form different computing systems. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110057841 | COMPACT ANTENNA - An antenna | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110087818 | SINGLE LINE DOCK STATUS AUTOIDENTIFICATION - A single line docking station characteristic identifier is disclosed. In one embodiment, a portable computing device can include a dock detector circuit having an interface pin configured to be coupled to a docking station via a single line dock connection, where the dock detector circuit is configured to determine a characteristic of the docking station using a passive component in the docking station when the portable computing device is connected to the docking station via the single line dock connection. The dock detector circuit can include a resistor and a Schmitt trigger, while the passive component in the docking station can include a capacitor, for example. | 04-14-2011 |
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| 20080211780 | Component for use as a portable computing device and pointing device in a modular computing system - A core component is disclosed which includes a processing module and a touch screen. The core component may operate by itself in a first mode to perform functions similar to that of a conventional personal digital assistant (PDA). In particular, the touch screen may both provide visual output and receive input from a user's finger when the core component operates in the first mode. When the core component is connected to another component including a display screen, the core component may operate in a second mode in which input received through the touch screen is provided to the other component. For example, the movement of a user's finger may control the position of a cursor displayed on a screen of the other component so that the core component exhibits the behavior of a trackpad when operating in the second mode. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20090150690 | PERSONAL COMPUTING DEVICE HAVING SINGLE-CELL BATTERY - The present invention features a personal computing device that may be powered by a single battery having a single lithium-ion cell or by a plurality of lithium-ion cells connected in parallel. The personal computing device may provide computing power comparable to that of conventional laptop computers and execute an operating system and application software comparable to that executed by conventional laptop computers. Furthermore, the battery's time between charging, when used to power the personal computing device, may be similar to the time between charging of a multi-cell battery when used to power a conventional laptop computer. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20110003511 | CONNECTOR INCLUDING ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A electronic device is disclosed in which substantially all of the electronic components of the device reside within a connector suitable for coupling to a port on a computing device. The device, referred to as a “dongle,” may therefore have an overall volume that is less than that of other devices for performing the same function. The dongle may, for example, perform the function of an encryption key to protect the computing device against unauthorized use. The dongle may be mated with the computing device port, thereby enveloping substantially all of the dongle within the port. The dongle does not extend appreciably from the port to which it is mated, thereby not adding appreciably to the volume of the computing device, and thereby making it easier to transport the computing device while the dongle is coupled to it. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110217874 | CONNECTOR INCLUDING ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A electronic device is disclosed in which substantially all of the electronic components of the device reside within a connector suitable for coupling to a port on a computing device. The device, referred to as a “dongle,” may therefore have an overall volume that is less than that of other devices for performing the same function. The dongle may, for example, perform the function of an encryption key to protect the computing device against unauthorized use. The dongle may be mated with the computing device port, thereby enveloping substantially all of the dongle within the port. The dongle does not extend appreciably from the port to which it is mated, thereby not adding appreciably to the volume of the computing device, and thereby making it easier to transport the computing device while the dongle is coupled to it. | 09-08-2011 |
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| 20100141360 | MULTILAYER COMPACT ANTENNA - An antenna is provided. The antenna includes a dielectric material including a plurality of layers defined a first set of electrodes of a first polarity and a second set of electrodes of a second polarity, wherein the first set of electrodes and second set of electrodes alternate in position to form the plurality of layers; a first interconnect coupled to the first set of electrodes, the first interconnect coupled to a ground; a second interconnect coupled to the second set of electrodes, the second interconnect coupled to a voltage source, wherein a voltage is applied to the second interconnect to generate an electric field. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100149103 | TOUCH-TYPING KEYBOARD FOR TOUCH SCREENS - Embodiments of the invention provide methods and apparatuses for updating the physical coordinates of logical keys of a virtual keyboard on a touch input system as a result of detecting and determining the drift of the user's fingers that make touch contact with a touch-sensitive member of the touch input system to operate the logical keys. The logical keys are given coordinates at the moment fingers are placed on the virtual keyboard in a home-row position. As the user types on the virtual keyboard, the device detects any drift of the fingers from the home-row position and determines the distance and direction of the drift. The device recalibrates the touch-sensitive member by updating the physical coordinates of some or all of the other logical keys to reflect the drift of the fingers. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100149163 | USE OF SPATIAL HIGH-PASS FILTERING OF IMAGES TO INCREASE PERCEIVED BRIGHTNESS OF EMISSIVE DISPLAY - A method enables power savings in an OLED display by shortening the duty cycle of selected OLEDs of the OLED display. The selected OLEDs may include, for example, OLEDs used to generate particular objects that appear to be inactive such as inactive windows. Shortening the duty cycles of the selected OLEDs results in overall power savings when operating the OLED display. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100149218 | PIXEL-LEVEL POWER OPTIMIZATION FOR OLED DISPLAYS - A method enables power savings in an OLED display by reducing the size of the screen in an OLED display when the screen is not in use. For example, if the OLED display receives no input from the user for a predefined time period, the size of the screen is reduced in order to decrease the power consumption of the OLED display. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100149223 | SELECTIVE DIMMING OF OLED DISPLAYS - A method enables power savings in an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display by dimming selected areas of the OLED display pixel by pixel. The selected areas may include, for example, particular displayed objects such as an active window, particular colors, etc. Dimming selected areas of the OLED display results in overall power savings when operating the OLED display. | 06-17-2010 |
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| 20090303073 | USER CONFIGURATION FOR MULTI-USE LIGHT INDICATORS - An approach involving light use for multiple purposes in a portable computing device is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method can include: accessing a user interface in a portable computing device; programming a visual state information indicator via the user interface; programming a monitoring signal that conveys a real-time state of a parameter associated with a device module; and linking the visual state information indicator to a light source and the parameter via the user interface, where the visual state information indicator is adjusted using the light source in response to a comparison of the monitoring signal against the programmed visual state information indicator. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090327495 | COMPUTING WITH LOCAL AND REMOTE RESOURCES USING AUTOMATED OPTIMIZATION - A method for automatically selecting resources to be used by a given computing process. The method includes determining resources that will be required for execution of the process and then ascertaining availability at and capabilities of local and remote resources at a desired processing time. An appropriate combination of resources is then selected from local and remote resources that will satisfy one or more predetermined criteria. A second method represents a method for allocating local and/or remote computing resources. Local computing resources include local processing power and local storage. Remote computing resources include remote processing power and remote storage. The method includes receiving an indication of a function to be performed at a future time; then determining a local resource limitation of performing the function at the future time; and then automatically allocating one or more of the remote computing resources for performance of the function. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20090327962 | COMPUTING WITH LOCAL AND REMOTE RESOURCES INCLUDING USER MODE CONTROL - A method for selectively controlling allocation of one or more computing resources for a process. The method includes providing a user option to execute a process using local or remote computing resources and then executing the process using a selected option. A more specific method includes predetermining two or more allocation options; displaying a plurality of the predetermined allocation options, wherein each option indicates a different allocation of resources between at least one resource on a local computing system and at least one resource on a remote computing system, wherein the resources; determining, by using the local computing system, a function to be performed; accepting a signal from a user-input device to select one of the plurality of options in association with performing the function; allocating the resources in accordance with the selected option; and then using the selected resource allocation to accomplish a task. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20090328036 | SELECTION OF VIRTUAL COMPUTING RESOURCES USING HARDWARE MODEL PRESENTATIONS - A user can configure and purchase virtual computing resources in much the same way buyers now configure and purchase physical computers. One embodiment allows a user to select various performance parameters that are commonly known and used by the average user of a personal computer. For example, a baseline computer system can be selected and then customized by choosing performance parameter such as a processor brand name, processor clock speed, random-access memory (RAM) capacity, hard disk drive capacity, etc. The performance parameters can then be used to configure virtual computing resources to achieve a virtual computer that substantially meets the performance parameters. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20130223047 | GLASS LED LIGHT BULBS - A glass LED bulb, which includes a body of glass, the body having at least one hollow portion, and at least one LED contained within the at least one hollow portion. A thermally conductive material is preferably included within the at least one hollow portion. The body of glass can be bulb-shaped or alternatively shaped like an incandescent bulb. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20140333193 | GLASS LED LIGHT BULBS - A glass LED bulb, which includes a body of glass, the body having at least one hollow portion, and at least one LED contained within the at least one hollow portion. A thermally conductive material is preferably included within the at least one hollow portion. The body of glass can be bulb-shaped or alternatively shaped like an incandescent bulb. | 11-13-2014 |
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| 20130278440 | ANTI-COLLISION SYSTEM AND METHOD USING MESSAGE FORMATS CONTAINING DISTANCES - Device, system and method of implementing a wireless vehicle-to-vehicle anti-collision system. Details of message formats are described, particularly efficient formats using flags and compressed data, expressing distances, both in the horizontal and vertical directions. Details of protocols are described. Details of encoding locations, headings and speed are described. In one embodiment messages are free of IP addresses and MAC addresses. Roadway elevation is included in some embodiments. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130278441 | VEHICLE PROXYING - Device, system and method, in a vehicle communication system, to transmit wirelessly the position, heading and speed of a vehicle or other moving object. In a key embodiment the vehicle is other than the transmitting vehicle. Some embodiment use local sensors on a first vehicle, such as cameras, sonar, radar or LIDAR to identify the relative position, heading and speed of a second vehicle relative to the first, transmitting, vehicle. An embodiment uses the location of the vehicle whose information is being transmitted as the identification of the same vehicle. Embodiments also receive these messages. Embodiments use this information as warning and safety information to avoid or minimize vehicle collisions. A unique feature of some embodiments is that the messages are free of IP and MAC addresses. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130279392 | VEHICLE-TO-VEHICLE SAFETY TRANSCEIVER FREE OF IP ADDRESSES - A transceiver in a vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication and safety system that regularly broadcasts safety messages, comprising location, heading and speed, of a subject vehicle, that are free of MAC and IP addresses. The V2V system uses the location of the subject vehicle for vehicle identification, in place of a pre-assigned vehicle ID. Some embodiments broadcast safety message in self-assigned time slots in a synchronized TDMA broadcast architecture, with unusually short inter-message gaps and unusually short messages. The TDMA frame is partitioned into three prioritized time interval classes with differing priorities and dynamically changing sizes based on demand of higher-priority messages. Time slot selection uses weighted algorithms. Selected time slots are held until either a message collision or a timeout occurs. A transceiver equipped vehicle may proxy a different subject vehicle. Embodiments include optimized traffic flow and signal timing. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130279393 | DEVICE FOR SYNCHRONIZING A TIME BASE FOR V2V COMMUNICATION - A device and vehicle for use in, and system for, a vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication and safety system that uses TDMA communication architecture with a self-synchronized TDMA time base. The time base starts with a GPS and internal clock, then fine-tunes by averaging the time bases of all vehicles within radio range. In the described algorithms, all vehicles within a communication range rapidly converge on a common time base to high precision. The regularly broadcast safety messages themselves are used for time base synchronizing, eliminating the need for separate time stamps or transmissions. A range group of vehicles, first converges itself, then converges the group on a UTC time via GPS. Embodiments include use of vehicle distances in time computations. Applications anti-collision systems, optimized traffic flow and signal timing. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130279491 | HYBRID PROTOCOL TRANSCEIVER FOR V2V COMMUNICATION - A device for use in, and system for, a vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication and safety system that uses a hybrid combination of TDMA and CSMA protocols. The synchronized TDMA frame is partitioned into three prioritized time interval classes with differing priorities and dynamically changing sizes based on demand of higher-priority messages. The TDMA portions of a repeating time interval uses self-assigned dense time slots for high-priority safety messages, with one portion for emergency vehicles and road-side units. The CSMA protocol uses remaining available time for lower-priority and overflow messages. The higher-priority time interval classes change size dynamically based on the number of current transmissions. Modulation schemes, but not data link formats, use existing Standards. Embodiments include optimized traffic flow and signal timing. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130282357 | OPTIMIZATION METHOD IN A VEHICLE-TO-VEHICLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method of optimizing a vehicle-to-vehicle communication system is described. One embodiment uses a set of desired and defined metrics of success, combined with pre-recorded operating histories, combined with a series of simulations to optimize certain specific parameters in the vehicle-to-vehicle communication protocol. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130293394 | OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY IN A VEHICLE-TO-VEHICLE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - A vehicle communication system providing, in one embodiment, wirelessly transmitting and receiving messages regarding the status of parking spaces, such as empty or occupied. Only vehicles belonging to a predetermined set are able to decrypt such messages, in one embodiment. Message formats to comprise a group of parking spaces are described. An embodiment includes a communication mode specific for vehicles in a parking lot. An embodiment includes messages describing the shape and size of vehicle entering or leaving a parking space. Efficient methods of coding vehicle type are described. Methods of improving the operational efficiency of a vehicle communication system, including passive RF reflectors, audio and video messages, safety, courtesy and social messages, and compliance with vehicle restrictions are in some embodiments. | 11-07-2013 |
