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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in California (July 14)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in California. *** Mitek Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 13 -- Mitek Systems, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (7,978,900) developed by Grigori Nepomniachtchi, San Diego, and James DeBello, San Diego, for "systems for mobile image capture and processing of checks." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention relates to automated document processing and more particularly, to methods and systems for document image capture and processing using mobile devices. In accordance with various embodiments, methods and systems for document image capture on a mobile communication device are provided such that the image is optimized and enhanced for data extraction from the document as depicted. These methods and systems may comprise capturing an image of a document using a mobile communication device; submitting the image to a server; and processing the image to create a bi-tonal image of the document for data extraction. Additionally, these methods and systems may comprise capturing a first image of a document using the mobile communication device; automatically detecting the document within the image; geometrically correcting the image; binarizing the image; correcting the orientation of the image; correcting the size of the image; and outputting the resulting image of the document." The patent application was filed on Dec. 30, 2008 (12/346,026). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7,978,900.PN.&OS=PN/7,978,900&RS=PN/7,978,900 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Yahoo Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 13 -- Yahoo, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,979,067) developed by Rahul Nair, Oakland, Calif., for a context avatar. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods and systems for generating information about a physical context of a user are provided. These methods and systems provide the capability to render a context avatar associated with the user as a composite image that can be broadcast in virtual environments to provide information about the physical context of the user. The composite image can be automatically updated without user intervention to include, among other things, a virtual person image of the user and a background image defined by encoded image data associated with the current geographic location of the user." The patent application was filed on Feb. 15, 2007 (11/707,789). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=79,79,067.PN.&OS=PN/79,79,067&RS=PN/79,79,067 Written by Ankita Das; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Cummins-Allison Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 13 -- Cummins-Allison, Mt. Prospect, Ill., has been assigned a patent (7,978,899) developed by nine co-inventors for a "currency processing system with fitness detection." The co-inventors are Charles P. Jenrick, Chicago, Douglas U. Mennie, Barrington, Ill., John R. Blake, St. Charles, Ill., Matthew L. Anderson, Salem, Wis., Gary P. Watts, Buffalo Grove, Ill., Curtis W. Hallowell, Palatine, Ill., Robert J. Klein, Chicago, Jeffrey G. Knoll, Carol Stream, Ill., and Tomasz M. Jagielinski, Carlsbad, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In one aspect, a method of processing currency in a currency processing machine includes the act of retrieving, from a plurality of input currency bills, characteristic information from each of the bills, the characteristic information itself including at least a first characteristic information relating to fitness. The method also includes the act of assigning to each currency bill one of a plurality of fitness types and fitness levels relating to the first characteristic information of the bill, at least one of the fitness types and the fitness levels being defined by a user. The method also includes the act of outputting each currency bill along one of a plurality of output paths designated by the user to receive currency bills, the output path having a fitness type and/or fitness level assigned to the currency bill." The patent application was filed on Oct. 5, 2006 (11/544,228). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7,978,899.PN.&OS=PN/7,978,899&RS=PN/7,978,899 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Avago Technologies Fiber Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 13 -- Avago Technologies Fiber, Singapore, has been assigned a patent (7,978,981) developed by Lisa A. Buckman, San Francisco, Frank H. Peters, San Jose, Calif., and Brian E. Lemoff, Union City, Calif., for a "structure and apparatus for a very short haul, free space, and fiber optic interconnect and data link." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A low cost, high speed, short haul, optic interconnect and data link which employs an array of vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) arrays through which several optical signals are simultaneously transmitted through collimating optics that generate multiple, multiple-wavelength optical signals. Each combined optical signal is transmitted to a receiver array comprising a plurality of optical filters and photodetector arrangements that have a number of sections, each having an optical filter to pass a specific optical wavelength, and a mating photodetector element to convert the specific optical signal to an electrical signal. The signals may be coupled between the transmitter array and the receiver array through free space or through optical fibers." The patent application was filed on Feb. 22, 2002 10/080,944). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=79,78,981&OS=79,78,981&RS=79,78,981 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Finisar Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 13 -- Finisar, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,978,982) developed by Lucy G. Hosking, Santa Cruz, Calif., for "electronic dispersion compensation systems and methods." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An electronic dispersion compensation (EDC) system may comprise one or more EDC solution application modules. The EDC system may include a solution transition module. The solution transition module may be configured to determine a path between a first EDC solution performed by a first EDC solution application module and a second EDC solution performed by a second EDC solution application module. The solution transition module may be configured to provide transition instructions to an EDC solution application module. The transition instructions may include one or more intermediate EDC solutions disposed along a path between a first EDC solution and a second EDC solution." The patent application was filed on Sept. 25, 2007 (11/860,926). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=79,78,982&OS=79,78,982&RS=79,78,982 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Aperio Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 13 -- Aperio Technologies, Vista, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,978,894) developed by Dirk G. Soenksen, Carlsbad, Calif., for a "fully automatic rapid microscope slide scanner." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Apparatus for and method of fully automatic rapid scanning and digitizing of an entire microscope sample, or a substantially large portion of a microscope sample, using a linear array detector synchronized with a positioning stage that is part of a computer controlled microscope slide scanner. The invention provides a method for composing the image strips obtained from successive scans of the sample into a single contiguous digital image. The invention also provides a method for statically displaying sub-regions of this large digital image at different magnifications, together with a reduced magnification macro-image of the entire sample. The invention further provides a method for dynamically displaying, with or without operator interaction, portions of the contiguous digital image. In one preferred embodiment of the invention, all elements of the scanner are part of a single-enclosure that has a primary connection to the Internet or to a local intranet. In this embodiment, the preferred sample type is a microscope slide and the illumination and imaging optics are consistent with transmission mode optics optimized for diffraction-limited digital imaging." The patent application was filed on Oct. 22, 2010 (12/910,696). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7,978,894.PN.&OS=PN/7,978,894&RS=PN/7,978,894 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Finisar Assigned Patent for Insertable EMI Shield Clip for use in Optical Transceiver Modules ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 13 -- Finisar, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,978,974) developed by Chris K. Togami, San Jose, Calif., Ramesh Sundaram, Fremont, Calif., and Hermando Esguerra, San Jose, Calif., for an "insertable EMI shield clip for use in optical transceiver modules." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The embodiments disclosed herein relate an insertable shield clip for use in controlling electromagnetic interference in an optical transceiver module. The optical transceiver module may include a shell that houses first and second optical subassemblies and an enclosure that cooperates with the shell in defining a covering for the optical transceiver module. The shield clip may comprise a body composed of conductive material. The body may include first and second vertical side members. The body may also include first and second shield members that are each configured to receive a corresponding nosepiece of one of the first and second optical subassemblies. The body may further include a bottom member that interconnects the first and second vertical side members and the first and second shield members." The patent application was filed on Sept. 24, 2007 (11/860,195). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=79,78,974&OS=79,78,974&RS=79,78,974 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** California Inventor Develops Patent for Collapsible Softbox for Photography Lighting ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 13 -- David Honl, Burbank, Calif., has developed a patent (7,978,971) for a "collapsible softbox for photography lighting." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A collapsible softbox for use with a photographic flash. The softbox includes a collapsible body made of connected, moveable first and second side panels. The body includes a distal opening and a proximal opening. The softbox also includes a front panel which is detachably engageable to the distal end of the body." The patent application was filed on March 26, 2010 (12/661,954). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=79,78,971&OS=79,78,971&RS=79,78,971 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Oraya Therapeutics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 13 -- Oraya Therapeutics, Newark, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,978,819) developed by Michael Gertner, Menlo Park, Calif., Steven D. Hansen, Concord, Calif., and Erik Chell, Oakland, Calif., for an orthovoltage radiotherapy. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A radiosurgery system is described that is configured to deliver a therapeutic dose of radiation to a target structure in a patient. In some embodiments, inflammatory ocular disorders are treated, specifically macular degeneration. In some embodiments, other disorders or tissues of a body are treated with the dose of radiation. In some embodiments, the target tissues are placed in a global coordinate system based on ocular imaging. In some embodiments, the target tissues inside the global coordinate system lead to direction of an automated positioning system that is directed based on the target tissues within the coordinate system. In some embodiments, a treatment plan is utilized in which beam energy and direction and duration of time for treatment is determined for a specific disease to be treated and/or structures to be avoided. In some embodiments, a fiducial marker is used to identify the location of the target tissues. In some embodiments, radiodynamic therapy is described in which radiosurgery is used in combination with other treatments and can be delivered concomitant with, prior to, or following other treatments." The patent application was filed on Aug. 5, 2009 (12/536,445). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=79,78,819.PN.&OS=PN/79,78,819&RS=PN/79,78,819 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Oraya Therapeutics Assigned Patent for Orthovoltage Radiotherapy ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 13 -- Oraya Therapeutics, Newark, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,978,818) developed by five co-inventors for an orthovoltage radiotherapy. The co-inventors are Michael Gertner, Menlo Park, Calif., Steven D. Hansen, Concord, Calif., Erik Chell, Oakland, Calif., Mark Arnoldussen, San Carlos, Calif., and Matt Herron, Redwood City, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A radiosurgery system is described that is configured to deliver a therapeutic dose of radiation to a target structure in a patient. In some embodiments, inflammatory ocular disorders are treated, specifically macular degeneration. In some embodiments, other disorders or tissues of a body are treated with the dose of radiation. In some embodiments, the target tissues are placed in a global coordinate system based on ocular imaging. In some embodiments, the target tissues inside the global coordinate system lead to direction of an automated positioning system that is directed based on the target tissues within the coordinate system. In some embodiments, a treatment plan is utilised in which beam energy and direction and duration of time for treatment is determined for a specific disease to be treated and/or structures to be avoided. In some embodiments, a fiducial marker is used to identify the location of the target tissues. In some embodiments, radiodynamic therapy is described in which radiosurgery is used in combination with other treatments and can be delivered concomitant with, prior to, or following other treatments." The patent application was filed on June 26, 2009 (12/493,136). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=79,78,818.PN.&OS=PN/79,78,818&RS=PN/79,78,818 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Marvell International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 13 -- Marvell International, Hamilton, Bermuda, has been assigned a patent (7,978,784) developed by Hongyuan Zhang, Sunnyvale, Calif., and Rohit U. Nabar, Sunnyvale, Calif., for an "antenna selection and training using a spatial spreading matrix for use in a wireless MIMO communication system." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A wireless communication system and method uses a spatial spreading matrix to distribute the encoded spatial data streams to a number of transmit chains and further uses the spatial spreading matrix for antenna selection computation in a transmitter. The spatial spreading matrix is designed such that a receiver is able to know and utilize the spatial spreading matrix for computing transmission antenna selection, receiver antenna selection and joint transmission/receiving antenna selection. The use of this spatial spreading matrix for antenna selection computation provides increased accuracy in antenna selection for transmission of spatial data streams, where the number of spatial data streams is less than the number of transmit or receive chains between the transmitter and receiver, and the number of transmit or receive chains is less than the corresponding transmission or receiving antennas." The patent application was filed on April 18, 2008 (12/105,750). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=79,78,784.PN.&OS=PN/79,78,784&RS=PN/79,78,784 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Broadcom Assigned Patent for RF Polar Transmitter With Controlled Amplitude Modulation and Methods for Use ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 13 -- Broadcom, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,978,783) developed by Ahmadreza Rofougaran (Reza), Newport Coast, Calif., for an "RF polar transmitter with controlled amplitude modulation and methods for use therewith." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A radio frequency (RF) transmitter includes a transmitter processing module that generates a phase signal that is phase modulated based on outbound data and that generates a amplitude signal that is amplitude modulated based on the outbound data, wherein the amplitude signal is generated in accordance with an amplitude transition rule that restricts an amplitude transition between consecutive amplitudes of the amplitude signal. An up-conversion module phase modulates an oscillation based on the phase signal to generate an up-converted signal. A radio transmitter front-end includes a polar amplifier that amplifies and amplitude modulates the up-converted signal based on the amplitude signal to generate a transmit signal." The patent application was filed on Feb. 13, 2008 (12/030,490). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=79,78,783.PN.&OS=PN/79,78,783&RS=PN/79,78,783 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Finisar Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 13 -- Finisar, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,978,800) developed by Darin J. Douma, Monrovia, Calif., Rudolf J. Hofmeister, Sunnyvale, Calif., and Stephen Nelson, Cupertino, Calif., for a "circuit for converting a transponder controller chip output into an appropriate input signal for a host device." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A translation circuit for mediating between a fiber-optic controller chip and a host device. The translation circuit may be on a fiber-optic transponder. The controller chip includes a phase locked loop that outputs a short synchronization signal when a hunting frequency passes through a target data signal frequency while hunting for a data signal and outputs a synchronization signal when the phase locked loop is locked onto a data signal. The translation circuit distinguishes between the synchronization signals and generates a lock signal when the phase locked loop is locked onto a data signal, but does not when the hunting frequency passes through the target data signal frequency. The lock signal may be used by a host device into which the fiber-optic transponder has been in installed. Errors from misinterpreted signals can thus be mitigated." The patent application was filed on Oct. 3, 2003 (10/678,685). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=79,78,800.PN.&OS=PN/79,78,800&RS=PN/79,78,800 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Intel Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 13 -- Intel, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,978,780) developed by Shahmaz Azizi, Portland, Ore., and Raymond Blackham, Penn Valley, Calif., for an "adaptive cyclic delay diversity for mobile devices." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Embodiments of the present invention provide for adaptive cyclic delay diversity to be used in wireless transmissions to mobile devices. The cyclic delay diversity may be adapted through cyclic delay parameters determined based at least in part on a determined speed of the mobile device. Other embodiments may be described and claimed." The patent application was filed on Sept. 24, 2007 (11/860,321). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=79,78,780.PN.&OS=PN/79,78,780&RS=PN/79,78,780 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Xilinx, NetLogic Microsystems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 13 -- Xilinx, San Jose, Calif., and NetLogic Microsystems, Santa Clara, Calif., have been assigned a patent (7,978,802) developed by four co-inventors for a "method and apparatus for a mesochronous transmission system." The co-inventors are Prasun K. Raha, Redwood City, Calif., Donald Stark, Palo Alto, Calif., Dean Liu, Sunnyvale, Calif., and Pak Shing Chau, San Jose, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "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." The patent application was filed on Oct. 12, 2007 (11/974,362). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=79,78,802.PN.&OS=PN/79,78,802&RS=PN/79,78,802 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** California Inventor Develops Patent for Internet GSM, CDMA, OFDM, Wi-Fi Wireless and Wired Multimode Systems ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 13 -- Kamilo Feher, El Macero, Calif., has developed a patent (7,978,774) for an "internet GSM, CDMA, OFDM, Wi-Fi wireless and wired multimode systems." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Internet, wireless and wired multimode systems. Processing, modulating, transmitting and receiving internet provided and location finder signals. Cross-correlator, transmit baseband filter and modulator for cross-correlating, filtering and modulating in-phase and quadrature-phase signal, and providing modulated signal to a transmitter. Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex (OFDM) or Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA), Wi-Fi, spread spectrum, Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), time division multiplexed (TDM), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) and Global Mobile System (GSM) processors and baseband filters for providing OFDM, OFDMA, TDM, TDMA, Bluetooth, spread spectrum CDMA and GSM system signals to transmitter and diversity receiver. Diversity receiver systems. Demodulator for demodulating, filtering and processing diversity system received signal. Receive baseband filter is intentionally mismatched to the transmit baseband filter. Receiver and demodulator baseband filter provides received baseband mis-match filtered cross-correlated in-phase and quadrature-phase signal." The patent application was filed on Oct. 21, 2007 (11/875,925). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=79,78,774.PN.&OS=PN/79,78,774&RS=PN/79,78,774 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Marvell World Trade Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 13 -- Marvell World Trade, St. Michael, Barbados, has been assigned a patent (7,978,781) developed by four co-inventors for a "calibration correction for implicit beamforming in a wireless MIMO communication system." The co-inventors are Hongyuan Zhang, Fremont, Calif., Rohit U. Nabar, Sunnyvale, Calif., Kedar Shirali, San Jose, Calif., and Peter Loc, Cupertino, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A first packet is transmitted via a forward channel corresponding to a signal direction from a first transceiver device to a second transceiver device, wherein the first packet includes a request to initiate calibration. A partial dimensional description of a reverse channel is determined based on the reception of a second packet received from the second transceiver device, wherein the second packet includes training information of spatial dimensions used for the transmission of the second packet but does not include training information for all available spatial dimensions of a reverse channel. A correction matrix is developed from the partial dimensional description of the reverse channel and a description of the forward channel, and the correction matrix and a steering matrix is used to process signals to be transmitted via the forward channel." The patent application was filed on May 21, 2010 (12/785,234). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=79,78,781.PN.&OS=PN/79,78,781&RS=PN/79,78,781 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Constellation Designs Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 13 -- Constellation Designs, Pacific Palisades, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,978,777) developed by Maged F. Barsoum, Irvine, Calif., and Christopher R. Jones, Pacific Palisades, Calif., for a "methodology and method and apparatus for signaling with capacity optimized constellations." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Communication systems having transmitter, includes a coder configured to receive user bits and output encoded bits at an expanded output encoded bit rate, a mapper configured to map encoded bits to symbols in a symbol constellation, a modulator configured to generate a signal for transmission via the communication channel using symbols generated by the mapper. In addition, the receiver includes a demodulator configured to demodulate the received signal via the communication channel, a demapper configured to estimate likelihoods from the demodulated signal, a decoder that is configured to estimate decoded bits from the likelihoods generated by the demapper. Furthermore, the symbol constellation is a capacity optimized geometrically spaced symbol constellation that provides a given capacity at a reduced signal-to-noise ratio compared to a signal constellation that maximizes d.sub.min." The patent application was filed on June 5, 2008 (12/156,989). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=79,78,777.PN.&OS=PN/79,78,777&RS=PN/79,78,777 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Broadcom Assigned Patent for Method and System for Polar Modulation Using a Direct Digital Frequency Synthesizer ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 13 -- Broadcom, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,978,782) developed by Ahmadreza Rofougaran, Newport Coast, Calif., for a "method and system for polar modulation using a direct digital frequency synthesizer." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods and systems for polar modulation using a digital direct frequency synthesizer (DDFS) are disclosed and may comprise generating a phase modulated signal in a DDFS, amplitude modulating the generated phase modulated signal in a non-linear device and transmitting the signal via a wireless medium. A processor may control the generation of the phase and amplitude modulated signals. The non-linear device may comprise a non-linear power amplifier or a mixer. The method may also comprise generating a first phase modulated signal in a first DDFS and generating a second phase modulated signal in a second DDFS, or in a single DDFS with two integrated digital-to-analog converters, and upconverting and combining the first and second phase modulated signals and amplitude modulating the combined upconverted signals in a non-linear device. A processor may be enabled to control the generation of the first and second phase modulated signals." The patent application was filed on Feb. 28, 2007 (11/680,044). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=79,78,782.PN.&OS=PN/79,78,782&RS=PN/79,78,782 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** University of California Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 13 -- The University of California, Oakland, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,978,797) developed by Marcus Marrow, Santa Clara, Calif., for a "method and system for near optimal iterative detection of the 2-dimensional ISI channel." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and system for decoding data received from a channel experiencing two-dimensional inter-symbol interference, as well as systems implementing such a decoding method and system, are disclosed. The method includes an iterative multi-strip equalization method that receives a plurality of channel values associated with a plurality of locations in a plurality of rows of a matrix, computes initial probability values based upon those channel values, applies a BCJR algorithm to symbol probability values based upon bands of rows of the initial probability values, and resolves the results of applying the BCJR algorithm to arrive at a plurality of bands of rows of revised probability values, which are subsequently combined/substituted with one another. The process iteratively repeats until the revised probability values attain a sufficient degree of convergence. By utilizing data from overlapping bands to perform the BCJR algorithm, ISI in both dimensions is addressed." The patent application was filed on June 4, 2009 (12/478,179). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=79,78,797.PN.&OS=PN/79,78,797&RS=PN/79,78,797 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Broadcom Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 13 -- Broadcom, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,978,795) developed by Bruce Currivan, Dove Canyon, Calif., Loke Tan, Newport Coast, Calif., and Thomas Kolze, Phoenix, for a "fast automatic gain control." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus comprising a slicer configured to produce a symbol decision value and a symbol error value utilizing, at least in part, a slicer input signal; and an automatic gain controller configured to facilitate the automatic control of a gain applied to the slicer input signal by producing a gain control signal, the automatic gain controller comprising a decision-directed amplitude error detector configured to utilize, at least in part, the symbol decision value and the symbol error value to produce an amplitude error signal, and a loop filter configured to utilize the amplitude error signal to produce the gain control signal." The patent application was filed on Nov. 27, 2007 (11/945,288). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=79,78,795.PN.&OS=PN/79,78,795&RS=PN/79,78,795 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** NTT Docomo Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 13 -- NTT Docomo, Tokyo, has been assigned a patent (7,978,769) developed by Frank Jan Bossen, San Jose, Calif., for a "method and apparatus for coding motion information." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Video compression algorithms typically represent visual information by a combination of motion and texture data. Motion data describes the temporal relationship between the content of a frame and that of a previous frame. This invention describes a method and apparatus for efficiently encoding motion data, particularly in the presence of horizontal and/or vertical motion boundaries." The patent application was filed on June 28, 2004 (10/880,316). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=79,78,769.PN.&OS=PN/79,78,769&RS=PN/79,78,769 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** California Inventor Develops Patent for Seafloor Power Station ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 13 -- W.Z. Hayman III (Zack), La Jolla, Calif., has developed a patent (7,978,806) for a seafloor power station. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The Seafloor Power Station is one or more unmanned electric power generating Units (2) sending power to and operated from existing coastal sites by a manned facility (1) by connecting lines and hoses (3) delivering power to a grid by lines (4). Each Unit's hull (11) maintained in a vacuum, contains both nuclear steam and electricity generating systems. The hull functions as overpressure containment and as condenser in the event of a loss of coolant accident or other steam release. The Units operate submerged in very cold water, with depth set by remotely controlled vertical mooring systems, mounted on gravity mats (27). A Unit must be surfaced by its mooring system to refuel the reactor, an action both conspicuous and public, enabling international oversight of the fuel disposition." The patent application was filed on Sept. 23, 2005 (11/234,460). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=79,78,806.PN.&OS=PN/79,78,806&RS=PN/79,78,806 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Broadcom Assigned Patent for Frequency Shift Keying Modulator and Applications ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 13 -- Broadcom, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,978,789) developed by Tom Baker, Los Angeles, and Henrik T. Jenson, Long Beach, Calif., for a "frequency shift keying modulator and applications thereof." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An FSK modulator and applications thereof are disclosed. The FSK modulator comprises a phase-locked loop, a frequency divider module, an image rejection mixer and a summing module. The phase-locked loop is operably coupled to generate a first oscillation from a reference oscillation. The frequency divider module is operably coupled to divide the first oscillation to produce a second oscillation. The image-rejection mixer is operably coupled to mix the second oscillation with a low intermediate oscillation to produce a mixed data signal, and the summing module is operably coupled to sum the mixed data signal with the first oscillation to produce an FSK modulated signal." The patent application was filed on June 18, 2008 (12/141,472). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=79,78,789.PN.&OS=PN/79,78,789&RS=PN/79,78,789 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** QUALCOMM Assigned Patent for Method and Apparatus for Motion Vector Prediction in Temporal Video Compression ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 13 -- QUALCOMM, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (7,978,770) developed by four co-inventors for a "method and apparatus for motion vector prediction in temporal video compression." The co-inventors are Dexiang Luo (Edward), San Diego, Fang Shi, San Diego, Seyfullah Halit Oguz, San Diego, and Vijayalakshmi R. Raveendran, San Diego. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "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." The patent application was filed on July 20, 2005 (11/186,126). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=79,78,770.PN.&OS=PN/79,78,770&RS=PN/79,78,770 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Fortinet Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- Fortinet, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,979,543) developed by Michael Xie, Palo Alto, Calif., for "systems and methods for categorizing network traffic content." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for categorizing network traffic content includes determining a first characterization of the network traffic content determining a first probability of accuracy associated with the first characterization, and categorizing the network traffic content based at least in part on the first characterization and the first probability of accuracy. A method for use in a process to categorize network traffic content includes obtaining a plurality of data, each of the plurality of data representing a probability of accuracy of a characterization of network traffic content, and associating each of the plurality of data with a technique for characterizing network traffic content. A method for categorizing network traffic content includes determining a characterization of the network traffic content, determining a weight value associated with the characterization, and categorizing network traffic content based at least in part on the characterization of the network traffic content and the weight value." The patent application was filed on March 13, 2009 (12/403,996). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7,979,543&OS=7,979,543&RS=7,979,543 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Cisco Technology Assigned Patent for Method and Apparatus for Measuring Health and Performance of a Messaging System ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- Cisco Technology, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,979,496) developed by Jagannathan Shiva Shankar, Bangalore, India, Aruna K. Muvvala, San Jose, Calif., and Stephen Schleimer, San Jose, Calif., for a "method and apparatus for measuring health and performance of a messaging system." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Software agents perform a process to monitor the availability and/or performance of various functions of a messaging system. A call is initiated to an endpoint, where the endpoint is registered with a messaging system and is configured to forward incoming messages to the messaging system. A first agent transmits a message to the endpoint for forwarding to the messaging system. A second agent determines whether the endpoint receives a message notification. In an embodiment, the time that elapses between arrival of the message at the endpoint and reception of a message notification is determined. In an embodiment, if the second agent is able to retrieve the transmitted message, then the retrieved message is compared with the version of the original message that was received at the endpoint. Whether the retrieved message suffered any degradation from its path through the messaging system is determined based on the comparison." The patent application was filed on April 29, 2008 (12/111,869). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7,979,496&OS=7,979,496&RS=7,979,496 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Motion Picture Laboratories Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- Motion Picture Laboratories, Palo Alto, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,979,464) developed by Craig H. Seidel, Palo Alto, Calif., for "associating rights to multimedia content." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and software to implement a method comprising receiving digital content such as multimedia content, and either ascertaining whether at least a part of the digital content has previously been associated with one or more matched referenced works or searching a store of fingerprint data of referenced works for a match. The searching includes determining a fingerprint of at least part of the digital content, e.g., multimedia content; and searching the store of fingerprint data of referenced works for a match. In the case that is has been ascertained that the work has previously been associated, or the searching has produced a match to one or more matched referenced works, associating association data to the one or more matched referenced works. Ownership data to the matched referenced works is included in the association such that use of the digital content can take into account such ownership rights. The associating of the association data is carried out in a secure manner." The patent application was filed on April 11, 2007 (11/734,015). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7,979,464&OS=7,979,464&RS=7,979,464 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Juniper Networks Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- Juniper Networks, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,979,530) developed by Roy K. Lee, Palo Alto, Calif., for an "inventory life cycle management for a computer network." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An inventory management system (IMS) is described herein that captures historical data for network elements of a computer network. The IMS maintains the historical data to provide a life cycle view of the elements as utilized within the computer network. For example, the IMS may include a network scan module that receives current inventory information from at least one of the network devices, wherein the current inventory information lists elements currently deployed within network device. An event generator compares the current inventory information with the stored inventory information. A database manager updates the database to store historical data for the network devices based on the comparison." The patent application was filed on April 27, 2005 (11/115,622). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7,979,530&OS=7,979,530&RS=7,979,530 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Intertrust Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- Intertrust Technologies, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,979,542) developed by Marc E. Strohwig, Danville, Calif., John M. McGinty, Fremont, Calif., W. Olin Sibert, Lexington, Mass., for "methods and systems for transaction record delivery using thresholds and multi-stage protocol." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: " The present invention provides systems and methods for conducting electronic transactions in a distributed computing environment. A communications protocol is provided that enables reliable transactional state synchronization for peers participating in a distributed transaction. A transaction processing application is deployed on a local computer system to manage transactions thereon. The local computer system contacts a remote computer system to obtain authorization to execute a transaction. The local computer system initiates a failure-recovery job that is operable to automatically resend status signals and other information to the remote system if the communication with the remote system exhibits certain predefined fault conditions. The remote system is able to dynamically adjust the definition of the predefined fault conditions. If the transaction concludes without triggering the predefined fault conditions, the failure-recovery job is cancelled. The transaction processing application may also allow deferred transactions between remote parties. The transaction processing application maintains a record of the transactions performed by the consumer on the consumer's local system. Upon the occurrence of predefined conditions, transactional records are sent to a remote vendor or clearinghouse. The vendor or clearinghouse can manage the risk it bears by setting the predefined conditions appropriately. " The patent application was filed on March 12, 2009 (12/403,319). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7,979,542&OS=7,979,542&RS=7,979,542 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Ricoh Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- Ricoh, Tokyo, has been assigned a patent (7,979,536) developed by Tetsuro Motoyama, Cupertino, Calif., and Avery Fong, Castro Valley, Calif., for a "method and system of remote diagnostic, control and information collection using a dynamic linked library for multiple formats and multiple protocols with sharing the resource." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system, method and program product for diagnosing, controlling and collecting information from devices. Information regarding events of a target application executing in an application unit is collected and formatted into one of multiple data formats for transmission through one of multiple communication protocols using at least one shared system resource. The formatted data is transmitted through, e.g., e-mail or FTP to a predetermined destination or may be saved to local storage, e.g., a local disk. By sharing resources, code duplication is reduced or eliminated." The patent application was filed on March 26, 2008 (12/056,014). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7,979,536&OS=7,979,536&RS=7,979,536 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** SynchSource Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- SynchSource, Berkeley, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,979,463) developed by Gary Durbin, Oakland, Calif., for a "database system and method for access control and workflow routing." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for use with a database management system to produce a data structure encoded in computer readable memory that indicates a role associated with a transaction comprising: obtaining page context information that includes userid, subjectid, page name and a transaction identifier; providing a plurality of role views that associate userids and subjectids with role names; using the page name from the page context information to access a page definition relation that provides an association between the page name and at least one subject name; using the at least one subject name from the page definition relation to access a access a role view list that lists one or more of the role views; using the userid and the subjectid from the page context and at least one role view name from the role view list to access at least one role view that includes a matching userid and a matching subjectid; and producing a log roles structure that associates a role name from the at least one accessed role view and a transaction identifier from the page context." The patent application was filed on Sept. 5, 2006 (11/516,685). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7,979,463&OS=7,979,463&RS=7,979,463 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Apple Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- Apple, Cupertino, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,979,462) developed by four co-inventors for a head-to-head comparisons. The co-inventors are Kenneth N. Chang, San Jose, Calif., David A. Koski, Cupertino, Calif., Pedraum R. Pardehpoosh, Palo Alto, Calif., and Ralph E. Zazula, Mountain View, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Providing a comparison of a set of similar items is disclosed. In some embodiments, a selection of a set of similar items to be included in a comparison is received from a first member of an online community, and the comparison is stored so that the comparison can be presented to a second member of the online community when an indication is received that the comparison is of interest to the second member." The patent application was filed on Sept. 29, 2006 (11/529,871). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7,979,462&OS=7,979,462&RS=7,979,462 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Network Resonance Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- Network Resonance, Palo Alto, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,979,533) developed by Kevin Stewart Dick, Palo Alto, Calif., and Eric Kenneth Rescorla, Mountain View, Calif., for a "system, method and computer program product for auditing XML messages in a network-based message stream." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system, method and computer program product for auditing a message in a message stream are disclosed. Messages in a message stream are captured including at least one message in an extensible markup language (XML) format. Each message in the XML format is then extracted from the captured messages and has a timestamp applied thereto. Each timestamped message in the XML format is then stored in a memory." The patent application was filed on Oct. 16, 2006 (11/549,880). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7,979,533&OS=7,979,533&RS=7,979,533 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Intel Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- Intel, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,979,486) developed by John R. Harrison, Beaverton, Ore., and Ping T. Tang, Hayward, Calif., for "methods and apparatus for extracting integer remainders." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods and apparatus to determine a remainder value are disclosed. A disclosed example method involves, during a compilation phase, causing a processor to multiply a dividend value by a first value to generate a second value associated with a product. The first value is associated with a scaled approximate reciprocal of a divisor value, and the scaled approximate reciprocal of the divisor value is determined using a compound exponent value. During a runtime phase, the processor is caused to multiply a third value from the second value. The third value is generated using at least a subset bitfield of the second value. During the runtime phase, the processor is caused to determine a remainder value based on the third value. The processor is caused to store the remainder value in a memory." The patent application was filed on Nov. 28, 2007 (11/946,593). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7,979,486&OS=7,979,486&RS=7,979,486 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Method, System, and Program Product for Sequential Coordination of External Database Application Events with Asynchronous Internal Database Events ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,979,546) developed by Elizabeth B. Hamel, Morgan Hill, Calif., and Bruce G. Lindsay, San Jose, Calif., for a "method, system, and program product for sequential coordination of external database application events with asynchronous internal database events." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Database management systems, methods, and program products that exploit time dependent sequential database management system processes to ensure presentation of the same data or view to one or a plurality of users through sequencing asynchronous database management operations such as recovery and replication. Sequencing is accomplished through the use of entries in sequential logs, including transaction logs, recovery logs, and other data recovery tools and applications. Uses include managing data migration and data replication." The patent application was filed on April 15, 2008 (12/103,548). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7,979,546&OS=7,979,546&RS=7,979,546 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Network Resonance Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- Network Resonance, Palo Alto, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,979,539) developed by Kevin Stewart Dick, Palo Alto, Calif., and Eric Kenneth Rescorla, Palo Alto, Calif., for a "system, method and computer program product for analyzing data from network-based structured message stream." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system, method and computer program product for analyzing data from a message stream, are disclosed. Data in a structured format is captured from a message stream. The captured data is processed to conform to a data model format so that one or more events can be identified from an analysis of the processed data. Once an event has been identified, the message stream is monitored to detect the identified event. When detected, the event is exported via a network." The patent application was filed on Oct. 29, 2008 (12/260,821). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7,979,539&OS=7,979,539&RS=7,979,539 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** eBay Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- eBay, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,979,321) developed by Sunil Mohan, Los Gatos, Calif., for "merchandising items of topical interest." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Various embodiments are described herein that provide one or more of a systems, methods, software, and data structures within an Internet marketp lace context that are useful to promote products that may be associated with an event occurrence. Some embodiments further utilize collaborative filtering to augment event-based product recommendations." The patent application was filed on July 25, 2007 (11/828,086). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7979321.PN.&OS=PN/7979321&RS=PN/7979321 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Google Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- Google, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,979,322) developed by Michael Stoppelman, Palo Alto, Calif., for a "product recommendations based on collaborative filtering of seller products." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system gathers user behavior data from a group of web retailers and/or non-web retailers, analyzes the user behavior data to identify product recommendations for products offered by the web retailers, and provides one of the identified product recommendations in connection with a product page associated with one of the web retailers." The patent application was filed on Dec. 27, 2010 (12/979,062). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7979322.PN.&OS=PN/7979322&RS=PN/7979322 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Sennheiser electronic Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- Sennheiser electronic, Wedemark, Germany, has been assigned a patent (7,979,487) developed by Jens M. Meyer, Fairfax, Vt., Gary W. Elko, Summit, N.J., and Steven L. Backer, Palo Alto, Calif., for a microphone device. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A microphone device is provided which comprises a main microphone (MM), at least one control microphone (CM) and a digital signal processing unit (DSP) coupled to the main microphone (MM) and the at least one control microphone (CM). The digital signal processing unit (DSP) receives the output of the main microphone (MM) and the output of the at least one control microphone (CM). Based on the output signals, the digital signal processing unit (DSP) is adapted to perform a noise suppression of pop noise in the output signal of the main microphone (MM)." The patent application was filed on Oct. 17, 2008 (12/253,455). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7,979,487&OS=7,979,487&RS=7,979,487 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Network Resonance Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- Network Resonance, Palo Alto, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,979,343) developed by Kevin Stewart Dick, Palo Alto, Calif., and Eric Kenneth Rescorla, Palo Alto, Calif., for a "system, method and computer program product for providing an efficient trading market." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system, method and computer program product for providing a trading exchange are disclosed. A request for conducting trade of a security is received from a user. The security associated with requested trade is evaluated to generate a derivative security. A trade is then executed for the user using the derivative security. Information relating to the executed trade is captured utilizing a network so that the captured information can be utilized to adjust an account of the user in accordance with the executed trade." The patent application was filed on Nov. 3, 2008 (12/264,005). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7979343.PN.&OS=PN/7979343&RS=PN/7979343 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Oracle International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- Oracle International, Redwood Shores, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,979,474) developed by four co-inventors for a "search center dynamic configuration using field mappings." The co-inventors are Hari K. Gutlapalli, Hercules, Calif., Shirish K. Kothari, Fremont, Calif., Suhas R. Mehta, San Jose, Calif., and Wai Pak, Hercules, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A mechanism for dynamically configuring searchable fields of interest within a search center is provided. A field mappings file is used to define relationships between searchable fields of interest in searchable objects and fields within a search index accessible to an enterprise-wide search center. The field mappings file can provide the defined relationships between searchable object fields and search index fields at runtime of a user session, thus avoiding a rigid configuration at the time of search center initialization." The patent application was filed on Oct. 19, 2007 (11/875,373). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7,979,474&OS=7,979,474&RS=7,979,474 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** National Semiconductor Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- National Semiconductor, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,979,483) developed by Hee Wong, San Jose, Calif., for a "multiplexed proportional-integral-derivative filter architecture (Mux-PID) for control-loop applications." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A multiplexed digital proportional-integral-derivative filter receives error signal samples and operates in different states during sub-cycles of a single system cycle. A single multiplier and a single adder within the filter calculate at least portions of a proportional control signal, an integral control signal and a derivative control signal for one error signal sample during successive sub-cycles. The calculated control signal portions are aggregated to produce a filtered error signal for the respective error signal sample. The original resolution at lower cost, or increased resolution at the original cost, are achieved, as well as full programmability of loop gain with only negligible increase in loop latency." The patent application was filed on Aug. 16, 2006 (11/506,189). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7,979,483&OS=7,979,483&RS=7,979,483 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Time Decayed Dynamic E-mail Address ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,979,492) developed by Gregory M. Plow, Gilroy, Calif., and Farrokh E. Pourmirzaie, San Jose, Calif., for a "time decayed dynamic e-mail address." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Various embodiments of a method, system and computer program product provide e-mail from a user with a primary e-mail address. 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