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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Texas (Sept. 1)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Texas. *** Nokia Siemens Networks Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 31 -- Nokia Siemens Networks, Espoo, Finland, has been assigned a patent (8,009,620) developed by Haihong Zheng, Coppell, Texas, Shashikant Maheshwari, Irving, Texas, and Adrian Boariu, Irving, Texas, for a "variable header types for persistent resource allocation in a wireless network." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Various example embodiments are disclosed herein. According to an example embodiment, an apparatus may include a wireless receiver configured to receive a persistent resource allocation, the persistent resource allocation providing a periodically recurring resource, and a wireless transmitter configured to transmit a persistent data burst in a first frame via the persistent resource allocation, the persistent data burst including a compressed MAC (media access control) header that excludes (or omits) a connection identifier (CID) field, wherein the compressed MAC header of the persistent data burst includes a field that indicates that the MAC header of the persistent data burst is compressed." The patent application was filed on May 9, 2008 (12/118,476). 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=80,09,620.PN.&OS=PN/80,09,620&RS=PN/80,09,620 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Nokia Assigned Patent for Apparatus, Method and Computer Program Product Providing Neighbor Discovery, Handover Procedure and Relay Zone Configuration ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 31 -- Nokia, Espoo, Finland, has been assigned a patent (8,009,630) developed by Adrian Boariu, Irving, Texas, Shashikant Maheshwari, Irving, Texas, and Shu-Shaw Wang, Arlington, Texas, for an "apparatus, method and computer program product providing neighbor discovery, handover procedure and relay zone configuration for relay stations in a multi-hop network." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods for use in multi-hop relay networks are described. One method includes receiving a first message from a first relay station requesting a temporary suspension of communication between the first relay station and one or more user equipment. In response to receiving the first message, a second message is transmitted to the one or more user equipment. The second message includes instructions to the user equipment to temporarily suspend communication with the first relay station at a specific time. A third message is transmitted to the first relay station. A scanning operation is performed at the specified time in response to receiving the third message. A second method for use in multi-hop relay networks is also described. The second method includes transmitting a neighbor information message. The neighbor information message includes a relay zone offset indicating the start of a station in a frame structure. Several apparatus are also described." The patent application was filed on March 5, 2008 (12/074,728). 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=80,09,630.PN.&OS=PN/80,09,630&RS=PN/80,09,630 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 31 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,009,594) developed by Oliver K. Ban, Austin, Texas, for a "method and apparatus for automatic power saving mode insertion when an unknown or an offensive receiver detected in a wireless access system." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Embodiments of the invention provide a method, system, etc. for automatic power saving mode insertion when an unknown or an offensive receiver detected in a wireless access system. A method comprises generating a look-up-table from AGWN payloads in a plurality of AGWN packets. The look-up-table is then transmitted from a transmitter to a receiver. Next, the method generates a coded packet from an AGWN packet in a data packet using the look-up-table, wherein a code from the look-up-table is substituted in place of the AGWN packet. Specifically, the substituting of the code from the look-up-table comprises substituting coded symbols representing AGWN payloads in the AGWN packets. Further, the generating of the look-up-table comprises generating the code to represent size and strength information regarding an AGWN, wherein the coded packet is generated with a size that is less than the data packet." The patent application was filed on April 2, 2008 (12/060,918). 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=8,009,594.PN.&OS=PN/8,009,594&RS=PN/8,009,594 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Subnet Management in Virtual Host Channel Adapter Topologies ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 31 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,009,589) developed by Stephen R. Burrow, Austin, Texas, and Richard K. Errickson, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., for a "subnet management in virtual host channel adapter topologies." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A computer program product for subnet management in virtual host channel adapter topologies includes a tangible storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method. The method includes receiving a request to add a new logical host channel adapter (HCA) to the subnet, updating a logical switch port topology control block to reflect a pointer to the new logical HCA, and updating a port topology control block of the logical HCA to reflect a pointer to the logical switch port." The patent application was filed on Feb. 25, 2008 (12/037,046). 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=80,09,589.PN.&OS=PN/80,09,589&RS=PN/80,09,589 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Damaka Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 31 -- Damaka, Richardson, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,009,586) developed by Sivakumar Chaturvedi, Allen, Texas, and Satish Gundabathula, Irving, Texas, for a "system and method for data transfer in a peer-to peer hybrid communication network." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An improved system and method are disclosed for peer-to-peer communications. In one example, the method enables an endpoint to transfer data directly to another endpoint." The patent application was filed on Jan. 27, 2006 (11/341,028). 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=80,09,586.PN.&OS=PN/80,09,586&RS=PN/80,09,586 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** WesternGeco Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- WesternGeco, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,010,293) developed by Chengbin Peng, Sugar Land, Texas, Ying Hu, Sugar Land, Texas, and Jianming Sheng, Sugar Land, Texas, for a "localized seismic imaging using diplets." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods, systems, and software for determining a seismic image of a target area are disclosed. The target area is defined by a volume of interest (VOI). The method includes receiving an unmigrated set of spatial wavelets, wherein the unmigrated set of spatial wavelets include unmigrated spatial wavelets in the time domain. The method includes receiving a first migrated set of spatial wavelets, wherein the first migrated set of spatial wavelets includes migrated spatial wavelets in the depth domain. Each spatial wavelet comprises information about spatial location, orientation, amplitude, wavelet, acquisition configuration, and coherency. Each spatial wavelet in the unmigrated set of spatial wavelets is linked to a spatial wavelet in the first migrated set of spatial wavelets. The method includes selecting spatial wavelets from the first migrated set of spatial wavelets that are within or slightly outside the VOI; selecting a target set of spatial wavelets, the target set of spatial wavelets including spatial wavelets from the unmigrated set of spatial wavelets that are linked to the selected spatial wavelets from the first migrated set of spatial wavelets; migrating the target set of spatial wavelets using one or more of a new velocity model to create a second migrated set of spatial wavelets; and synthesizing the second migrated set of spatial wavelets into a new seismic volume and synthesizing the second migrated set of spatial wavelets into one or more new seismic gathers." The patent application was filed on Feb. 12, 2008 (12/029,842). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-adv.htm&r=1161&f=G&l=50&d=PTXT&s1=20110830.PD.&p=24&OS=ISD/08/30/2011&RS=ISD/08/30/2011 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Smith International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- Smith International, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,010,290) developed by Herbert M. J. Illfelder, Houston, for a "method of optimizing a well path during drilling." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for determining a list of survey points for a drilling well includes a feedback loop in which one or more measured parameters are compared with computed or derived parameters. The computed parameters are typically obtained from other/additional measurements. For example, in one exemplary embodiment of the invention, a magnetic least distance vector determined via magnetic ranging is compared with a geometric least distance vector computed from conventional borehole surveying measurements. Estimates of the drilling well azimuth and/or inclination may be adjusted to yield a good agreement between the magnetic and geometric least distance vectors. Exemplary embodiments of the present invention advantageously provide for a substantially real-time determination of a definitive well path for a drilling well as well as a substantially real-time relative placement of the drilling well with respect to a target well." The patent application was filed on May 2, 2008 (12/150,997). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-adv.htm&r=1164&f=G&l=50&d=PTXT&s1=20110830.PD.&p=24&OS=ISD/08/30/2011&RS=ISD/08/30/2011 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Advanced Micro Devices Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- Advanced Micro Devices, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,010,310) developed by four co-inventors for a "method and apparatus for identifying outliers following burn-in testing." The co-inventors are Rajesh Vijayaraghavan, Austin, Texas, Benjamin Ertle, Austin, Texas, James E. Routh, Austin, Texas, and Paul A. Ferno, Dripping Springs, Texas. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method includes performing burn-in testing of a device in a tester to generate post burn-in data. Pre-burn-in data associated with the device is compared to the post burn-in data. The device is identified as an outlier device based on the comparison." The patent application was filed on July 27, 2007 (11/829,203). 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=8010310.PN.&OS=PN/8010310&RS=PN/8010310 Written by Ankresh Ranjan; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Motorola Solutions Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- Motorola Solutions, Schaumburg, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,010,142) developed by Johanna A. Wild, Munich, Germany, and Dwight R. Smith, Grapevine, Texas, for a "method and apparatus for including a recording device in a push-to-talk over cellular communication session." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A communication system provides for an informing of participants in a Push-to-Talk over Cellular (PoC) communication session that the session is being recorded by a recording device, for a storage, by the recording device, of media that conveyed during the session, and for a subsequent retrieval of the stored media from the recording device. In various embodiments of the invention, a host of the communication session is permitted to determine whether or not the recording device is permitted access to the communication session, and the other participants in the session are able to determine whether to remain in the session when the recording device is permitted access. A user of an MS on behalf of whom the recording device is participating is then able to retrieve the stored media along with information identifying a source of the media and a time associated with the storage of the media." The patent application was filed on Jan. 24, 2006 (11/338,016). 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=8,010,142&OS=8,010,142&RS=8,010,142 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Research In Motion Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- Research In Motion, Waterloo, Canada, has been assigned a patent (8,010,105) developed by Adrian Buckley, Tracy, Calif., and Michael J. Crowley, Haslet, Texas, for a "system and method for facilitating accelerated network selection using a weighted network list." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A scheme for facilitating accelerated network selection by a wireless user equipment (UE) device. In one exemplary embodiment, prior to performing a full band scan, the wireless UE device is operable to interrogate a list of networks with which the wireless UE device has registered at least once in a given period of time, wherein a network availability likelihood score may be associated with each of the list of networks. A particular network is selected from the list of networks based on its network availability likelihood score." The patent application was filed on May 18, 2007 (11/750,417). 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=8,010,105.PN.&OS=PN/8,010,105&RS=PN/8,010,105 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** California Inventor Develops Patent for Loudspeaker ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- Jason Myles Cobb, Odessa, Texas, has developed a patent (8,009,858) for a loudspeaker. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A loudspeaker including a frame and a toroidal magnet that is affixed to the rear of the frame. The toroidal magnet has a central passageway that opens into the frame. A cap is affixed to the rear of the magnet and closes the central passageway. A guide rod is affixed to the cap and projects forwardly from the cap into the central passageway. A tubular former is slidably positioned upon the guide rod. A voice coil is wound about, and is affixed to, the tubular former. A driver plate is affixed to the front of the tubular former. A resilient surround connects the periphery of the driver plate to the front of the frame. A suspension assembly resiliently connects the tubular former to the frame and has a pair of conical diaphragms that are secured together so as to form a bellows. A spider connects the bellows to the frame and another spider connects the bellows to the tubular former." The patent application was filed on Nov. 28, 2007 (11/987,362). 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=80,09,858.PN.&OS=PN/80,09,858&RS=PN/80,09,858 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** HomeTelos Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- HomeTelos, Addison, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,010,430) developed by Lydia Chase, Dallas, Doug Bland, Frisco, Texas, and Lisa Barrentine, Allen, Texas, for a "facilitating submission and processing of requests to perform services on real property." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems and techniques for submitting requests for approval relating to management of real property include presenting, on a user interface, a form for receiving data from a first user. An indication of one or more requests to be approved is received as a result of a user interaction with the form. For each request, types of data items to be provided by the first user are identified. The types of data items identified for each service are based on a type associated with the request. An indication of the identified types of data items for each request is displayed on the form. After a submission of the form, an approval of at least one, but fewer than all, of the requests can be received from a second user. In response, the first user can be notified of the approval and of requests not approved." The patent application was filed on Sept. 17, 2009 (12/561,574). 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=8,010,430.PN.&OS=PN/8,010,430&RS=PN/8,010,430 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent for Dynamic Optical Signal Tracking on a Detector Array in a Free Space Optical Communication System ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,009,991) developed by six co-inventors for a "dynamic optical signal tracking on a detector array in a free space optical communication system." The co-inventors are Terrel Morris, Garland, Texas, Michael Renne Ty Tan, Menlo Park, Calif., Shih-Yuan Wang, Palo Alto, Calif., R. Stanley Williams, Portola Valley, Calif., Duncan Stewart, Menlo Park, Calif., and Marco Fiorentino, Mountain View, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A free-space optical communication system includes a detector array having a plurality of detector elements and a transmitting source. Dynamic movement of the optical signal on the detector array is caused by changes in orientation of the transmitting source. A tracker tracks the movement of the optical signal in real-time on the detector array. An output signal is derived from at least one of the detector elements illuminated by the optical signal." The patent application was filed on Oct. 24, 2007 (11/977,501). 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=8,009,991.PN.&OS=PN/8,009,991&RS=PN/8,009,991 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Anticipatory Mobile System Service Brokering and Resource Planning from Multiple Providers ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,010,423) developed by eight co-inventors for an "anticipatory mobile system service brokering and resource planning from multiple providers." The co-inventors are William Kress Bodin, Austin, Texas, Bryan William Clark, Londonberry, N.J., Albert Chung-Chee Kwok, Fremont, Calif., John Richard Del Pizzo Jr., Cranberry Township, Pa., Wojciech T. Stryjewski, Baton Rouge, La., David Patrick Huff, Cary, N.C., Derral Charles Thorson, Austin, Texas, and Michael Karasick, Austin, Texas. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An opportunity server searches for potential vehicle repair transaction providers by receiving a signal from a mobile system indicating a need for a transaction with a business entity responsive to an on-board diagnostic detection of a real-time fault condition resulting in recording of a Diagnostic Trouble Code; automatically issuing requests for bids for the transaction to provider parties located in a first potential geographic point for repair service indicating estimated times of arrival at each geographic point; receiving offers from the provider parties; automatically coalescing the offers by screening to meet user preferences, and modifying and organizing into a format for uniform presentation to a user; presenting the coalesced offers to an operator of the mobile system; and automatically performing enterprise resource planning for a user-selected business transaction." The patent application was filed on Aug. 29, 2002 (10/232,246). 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=8,010,423.PN.&OS=PN/8,010,423&RS=PN/8,010,423 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Operational Risk Control Apparatus and Method for Data Processing ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,010,447) developed by Steven Michael Hurley, Plano, Texas, and Barry Douglas Whyte, Eastleigh, United Kingdom, for an "operational risk control apparatus and method for data processing." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus for controlling operational risk in a data processing system comprises a risk domain segmenter for segmenting the data processing system into a plurality of risk domains, a domain risk threshold selector for selecting a domain risk threshold for at least one of the plurality of risk domains, a system element monitor operable to query the data processing system for an indication of presence of system elements, a risk quantizer for evaluating a system element for element risk and for computing the potential contribution of the element risk to a domain risk total, a risk threshold comparator for comparing the domain risk total with the domain risk threshold, and a domain assignor operable to assign the system element to a risk domain in dependency upon an output of the risk threshold comparator." The patent application was filed on March 7, 2008 (12/044,900). 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=8,010,447.PN.&OS=PN/8,010,447&RS=PN/8,010,447 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Bytemobile Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- Bytemobile, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,009,694) developed by David Thompson, Austin, Texas, and Edward Acosta, Austin, Texas, for a "wireless services provider network system and method." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An application service provider provides wireless access to a packetized data network, such as the Internet. The application service provider includes a server computer. The server computer is connected to the network, which is at least in part a wired network. The wired network is connected to a cellular wireless communications system. Data is communicated over the network, both wired and wireless, via OSI models, for example, according to TCP/IP protocols or specialized variants. A wireless device, such as a modern-equipped laptop computer or personal digital assistant, a web-enabled telephone, or the like, is communicatively connected to the cellular wireless communications system. The application service provider can maintain a website, including targeted content, on the server computer for access by the wireless device." The patent application was filed on March 15, 2007 (11/686,677). 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=8,009,694.PN.&OS=PN/8,009,694&RS=PN/8,009,694 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Heritage Interactive Services Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- Heritage Interactive Services, Indianapolis, has been assigned a patent (8,010,455) developed by eight co-inventors for a "waste processing system and method." The co-inventors are Kenneth S. Price, Zionsville, Ind., William J. McDaniel, Zionsville, Ind., Roger D. Bowser, Cassopolis, Mich., Steven E. Pettit, Shelbyville, Ind., Brian L. Walker, Greenwood, Ind., Maria R. Swift, Edinburg, Ind., David S. Buckner, The Woodlands, Texas, and Henry L. Phillips, Tuscaloosa, Ala. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A waste processing system (10) evaluates the waste processing requirements of a waste producing entity (20, 30) and evaluates the waste processing capabilities of vendors (40, 60, 80), and manages the waste processing of waste components produced by a waste producing entity (20, 30) by selecting vendors (40, 60, 80) to service the waste producing entity (20, 30)." The patent application was filed on July 9, 2001 (09/900,989). 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=8,010,455.PN.&OS=PN/8,010,455&RS=PN/8,010,455 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Silicon Laboratories Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- Silicon Laboratories, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,009,776) developed by Li Gao, Austin, Texas, and Saroj Rout, Nashua, N.H., for a "television reciever with automatic gain control (AGC)." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A radio frequency (RF) signal is attenuated using first (220) and second (241) attenuation elements. In one embodiment an initial overall attenuation of the RF signal is set using both the first (220) and second (241) attenuation elements during a calibration period. The initial overall attenuation of the RF signal is adjusted using only the first attenuation element during a normal operation period. In another embodiment the initial overall attenuation is determined and is provided using either, only the first attenuation element (220) or both the first attenuation element (220) and the second attenuation element (241) based on a value of the initial overall attenuation." The patent application was filed on Sept. 28, 2006 (11/528,943). 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=8,009,776.PN.&OS=PN/8,009,776&RS=PN/8,009,776 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Providence Engineering and Environmental Group Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- Providence Engineering and Environmental Group, Baton Rouge, La., has been assigned a patent (8,009,932) developed by Liming Zhou, Baton Rouge, La., and Yousheng Zeng, Plano, Texas, for an "automatic alignment of video frames for image processing." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The provided is a method that can automatically align image frames in recorded video clips. Individual frames in video may shift and rotate due to shaking or vibration of a video camera. Unaligned frames make some imaging processing techniques difficult or infeasible. One example of image processing techniques is to isolate, recognize, and/or quantitatively analyze vapor plume images captured by an Infrared (IR) camera. Such techniques have a great potential to be used to automatically detect volatile organic compounds (VOC) leaked from process equipment at refineries and chemical plants. This invention is a technique for various subsequent image processing techniques. The invention uses spatially based Fast Fourier Transforms (FFT) to determine amount of shift, rotation, and scaling to align image frames, and uses a digital filtering technique to improve the alignment." The patent application was filed on Sept. 10, 2007 (11/898,219). 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=8,009,932.PN.&OS=PN/8,009,932&RS=PN/8,009,932 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Digital Transmission Circuit and Interface Providing Selectable Power Consumption Via Multiple Weighted Driver Slices ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,010,066) developed by four co-inventors for a "digital transmission circuit and interface providing selectable power consumption via multiple weighted driver slices." The co-inventors are Juan-Antonio Carballo, San Jose, Calif., Kevin John Nowka, Georgetown, Texas, Ivan Vo, Austin, Texas, and Seung-moon Yoo, Santa Clara, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A digital transmission circuit and interface provide selectable power consumption via multiple weighted driver slices, improving the flexibility of an interface while reducing transmitter power consumption, area and complexity when possible. A cascaded series of driver stages is provided by a set of parallel slices and a control logic that activates one or more of the slices, which combine to produce a cascaded active driver circuit. The power consumption/drive level selectability of the slice combination provides a driver that can be fine-tuned to particular applications to provide the required performance at a minimum power consumption level." The patent application was filed on Feb. 1, 2008 (12/024,448). 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=8,010,066.PN.&OS=PN/8,010,066&RS=PN/8,010,066 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Turner Enterprises & Associates Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- Turner Enterprises & Associates, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,010,084) developed by Terry R. Turner, Austin, Texas, for an "RF power delivery diagnostic system." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An RF power delivery diagnostic system is provided herein. The system comprises an RF power source (303), an impedance matching network (305), a plasma reactor (307) in electrical contact with the RF power source by way of the impedance matching network, a first RF sensor (309) adapted to measure at least one attribute of the RF power input to the impedance matching network, and a second RF sensor (311) adapted to measure at least one attribute of the RF power output by the impedance matching network." The patent application was filed on June 17, 2008 (12/140,503). 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=8,010,084.PN.&OS=PN/8,010,084&RS=PN/8,010,084 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Stockholm, Sweden, has been assigned a patent (8,010,089) developed by Solomon Israel, Dallas, and Emmett Long, Dallas, for a "system and method of providing identity correlation for an over the top service in a telecommunications network." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system, method and node of providing identity correlation for an Over The Top (OTT) service in a telecommunications network. The method includes the steps of providing user information to a database associated with the OTT service and sending an identification cookie to a User Equipment (UE) of the user. The UE may then request access to a web site. The identification cookie within the UE is read and correlated with the user information stored in the database. Data from the web site is then presented to the UE based on the user information." The patent application was filed on June 18, 2009 (12/487,452). 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=8,010,089.PN.&OS=PN/8,010,089&RS=PN/8,010,089 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Texas, Massachusetts Inventors Develop Patent for System, Program Product, and Related Methods for Managing Child Activities ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- Kevin J. Bannwolf, San Antonio, and Edmund G. Regina, Hyde Park, Mass., have developed a patent (8,010,037) for a "system, program product, and related methods for managing child activities." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system, program product, and method for managing activities of a child over a communication network are provided. The system can include a communication network, a plurality of user computers in communication with the network, a database server, and an educational enhancement web server in communication with the network and the database server, and including memory storing educational enhancement program product to facilitate managing activities of a child over the communication network. The educational enhancement program product can include instructions, that when executed, cause the educational enhancement web server to perform the operations of providing data to direct an agent resident on a respective child client user computer to interrupt or prevent usage of the computer for a computer-based leisure activity, and to provide data to the child client user computer to display an educational task which must be completed as a prerequisite to receiving control of the computer needed to initiate or resume the computer-based leisure activity." The patent application was filed on Jan. 29, 2008 (12/021,992). 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=8,010,037.PN.&OS=PN/8,010,037&RS=PN/8,010,037 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** LG Electronics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- LG Electronics, Seoul, South Korea, has been assigned a patent (8,010,039) developed by Jin-Young Park, Gunpo, South Korea, for a "selective service method in multicast system." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A multicast service of a 3GPP Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) is disclosed. A multicast service stream identifier is provided so that each multicast area can receive different information for one service or one multicast service can be provided with different QoSs to areas. In addition, the multicast service stream identifier is provided which can selectively receive diverse menus or channels for one multicast service provided in the same area. Thus, by providing the multicast service stream identifier, users' desires for various services can be satisfied." The patent application was filed on Dec. 17, 2008 (12/337,372). 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=8,010,039.PN.&OS=PN/8,010,039&RS=PN/8,010,039 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson Assigned Patent for System and Method for Covertly Disabling Improvised Explosive Devices ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Stockholm, Sweden, has been assigned a patent (8,010,038) developed by Eric Lee Valentine, Plano, Texas, Walter Lee Davidson, McKinney, Texas, and Michael Coyne, Dallas, for a "system and method for covertly disabling improvised explosive devices." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and system of disabling a remote improvised explosive device (IED) that is triggered by a cell phone. A portable wideband network system, installed in a vehicle, is used to determine operator frequency or frequencies active on a route along which the vehicle will travel. The vehicle includes a wideband transmitter for raising a radio frequency noise floor across all of the active cellular frequencies in a limited area surrounding the portable wideband network system during passage along the route. A notch filter is used by the system for filtering a particular frequency from the noise floor. The power level of the portable wideband network system is increased so that the strongest signal at the particular frequency in the limited area is provided by the portable system's base station. All mobile terminals in the limited area around the vehicle are connected to the portable system and the portable system prevents call completion of any of the connected mobile terminals." The patent application was filed on Sept. 17, 2008 (12/212,363). 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=8,010,038.PN.&OS=PN/8,010,038&RS=PN/8,010,038 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Andrew Assigned Patent for Repeaters for Wireless Communication Systems ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- Andrew, Hickory, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,010,042) developed by eight co-inventors for a "repeaters for wireless communication systems." The co-inventors are Mano D. Judd, Rockwall, Texas, Breck W. Lovinggood, Garland, Texas, David T. Tennant, Flossmoor, Ill., Gregory A. Maca, Annandale, N.J., William P. Kuiper, Lucas, Texas, James L. Alford, Somerset, N.J., Michael D. Thomas, Hermosa Beach, Calif., and Jonathon C. Veihl, McKinney, Texas. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A repeater and associated method of use includes at least one antenna element for communicating in one direction and at least one antenna element for communicating in another direction. A radio frequency uplink path and a radio frequency downlink path are coupled between the antennas. At least one of the radio frequency uplink path or the radio frequency downlink path includes an adaptive cancellation circuit. The adaptive cancellation circuit is configured to generate a cancellation signal without requiring an injected signal. The cancellation signal, when added to a radio frequency signal in the respective uplink and downlink paths, substantially reduces feedback signals present in the radio frequency signal." The patent application was filed on Aug. 10, 2009 (12/538,508). 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=8,010,042.PN.&OS=PN/8,010,042&RS=PN/8,010,042 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** NTT DoCoMo Assigned Patent for Method and System for a Reliable Relay-associated and Opportunistic Cooperative Transmission Schemes ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- NTT DoCoMo, Tokyo, has been assigned a patent (8,010,041) developed by four co-inventors for "method and system for a reliable relay-associated and opportunistic cooperative transmission schemes." The co-inventors are Dandan Wang, Richardson, Texas, Chia-Chin Chong, Santa Clara, Calif., Ismail Guvenc, Santa Clara, Calif., and Fujio Watanabe, Union City, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A base station (BS) communicates with a mobile station (MS) through relay stations (RSs). In one exemplary reliable relay-associated transmission scheme, the BS transmits data to the RSs using multicast or unicast. From the received packets, each RS calculates its reliability value according to a reliability function, which it informs the MS. The BS then generates a reliability metric to identify the RSs that are considered reliable. The reliable RSs transmit their information to the MS under a cooperative multicast transmission mode. Meanwhile, the unreliable RSs overhear the transmissions between the reliable RSs and the target MS. If the MS is unable to receive information from reliable RSs, the unreliable RSs can join the cooperative transmission to provide a higher cooperative diversity gain to the target MS." The patent application was filed on May 30, 2008 (12/130,807). 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=8,010,041.PN.&OS=PN/8,010,041&RS=PN/8,010,041 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. For more information about Targeted News Service products and services, please contact: Myron Struck, editor, Targeted News Service LLC, Springfield, Va., 703/304-1897; [email protected]; http://targetednews.com. -1059573 (c) 2011 Targeted News Service |