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US-5,689,575 Method and apparatus for processing images of facial expressions
A real time output containing data relating to states of facial parts is generated. A facial area detection unit (11) has monitoring (51-57) and determining...
US-5,689,574 Integral sound module for a modular monitor
An integral sound module provides a novel isolation system between the display unit and the audio unit. The display unit preferably includes a cathoderay tube...
US-5,689,573 Frequency-dependent amplitude modification devices for acoustic sources
Apparatus for and method of correcting multiple distortions in the form of amplitude variations in and extending the output response of acoustic devices are...
US-5,689,572 Method of actively controlling noise, and apparatus thereof
In an active noise-reduction controlling apparatus, there are provided a reference sensor for outputting a reference signal corresponding to information about a...
US-5,689,571 Device for producing reverberation sound
Early reflection sounds and subsequent reverberation sounds are processed in different modes by separate processing devices in order to obtain reverberation...
US-5,689,570 Sound reproducing array processor system
A method and apparatus for dynamic, adaptive mapping of three-dimensional aural phenomenon to a two-dimensional sound reproducing surface. The surface is...
US-5,689,569 Method and device for the utilization of electrical signals
An interface is made for a device for the exploitation of electrical signals between a receiver of this device and a device for the exploitation of these...
US-5,689,568 Medium access control for a mobile satellite system
The present invention provides a medium access control (MAC) layer in a mobile satellite system. The MAC transfers data across the physical channels in the air...
US-5,689,567 Electronic signature method and apparatus
Electronic signature apparatus and method provide an electronic signature that can be created only by a signer, but cannot be used for other than the signature...
US-5,689,566 Network with secure communications sessions
A system which uses three way password authentication, encrypting different portions of a logon packet with different keys based on the nature of the ...
US-5,689,565 Cryptography system and method for providing cryptographic services for a computer application
A cryptography system architecture provides cryptographic functionality to support an application requiring encryption, decryption, signing, and verification of...
US-5,689,564 Personal access management system
A multi-component system for linking a user to a product or service provider includes a user processing device, a storage device, and a provider device. The...
US-5,689,563 Method and apparatus for efficient real-time authentication and encryption in a communication system
Radio frequency based cellular telecommunication systems often require both subscriber units and communication units of a fixed network communication system to...
US-5,689,562 Method for transmitting superimposed image data in a radio frequency communication system
The present invention relates to a method for transmitting image data for superimposed images via wireless devices in a radio frequency communication system. The...
US-5,689,561 Computer-based trading card system and method
A collection system using a CD ROM computer system wherein the collection items (or more specifically their unlocking keys) are contained in various floppy...
US-5,689,560 Method and apparatus for enabling trial period use of software products: method and apparatus for allowing a...
A method and apparatus is provided for distributing software objects from a producer to a potential user. The software object is reversibly functionally limited,...
US-5,689,559 Copy prevention method and apparatus of a digital magnetic recording/reproducing system
A copy prevention method and apparatus of a digital magnetic recording/reproducing system performs the copy prevention function by encoding to insert a marker...
US-5,689,558 Telephone handset holder
A telephone handset holder that mounts to the user's head or headgear. The handset holder, with handset attached, allows hands-free use of handset. The handset...
US-5,689,557 Redial apparatus and methods for processing symbols input by a user before and during a telephone call
A telephone number redial function is provided wherein only digits corresponding to a completed telephone number are stored within a redial buffer. Any digits...
US-5,689,556 Method of detecting narrow-band signals in an echo canceller
A method of detecting narrow-band signals in an echo canceller to control the coefficient update process, echo suppression process, and the disablement of the...
US-5,689,555 Method for transferring a subscriber to a new local service provider
A method for enabling a plurality of Local Service Providers within a common Numbering Plan Area (NPA) to serve Subscribers of the plurality of Local Service...
US-5,689,554 Internetwork communication system for managing subscriber switches between networks
A communication system in which a subscriber terminal moves between networks having different number plans. The moved subscriber terminal can receive the same...
US-5,689,553 Multimedia telecommunications network and service
A multimedia telecommunications network provides telephone service which may involve one or more of audio, video, and data communications. In one example of the...
US-5,689,552 Telephone calling with automatic billing
AN automatic calling service is provided wherein a subscriber predefines one or more destination telephone numbers, and calls to such number or numbers are...
US-5,689,551 Caller ID system with prescaler
A caller ID system is disclosed in which a prescaler is coupled between a source of a caller ID signal and a caller ID receiver, and a processor is coupled to...
US-5,689,550 Interface enabling voice messaging systems to interact with communications networks
Methods and apparatus for interfacing a plurality of voice messaging systems with a communications network are disclosed. Voice messages from voice message...
US-5,689,549 Cordless telephone base unit arranged for operating with multiple portable units
A cordless telephone system includes an arrangement wherein multiple portable units operate with a common base unit using the same security code without conflict...
US-5,689,548 Emergency call back using MSC numbers
When establishing an emergency call connection towards a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) terminal for a mobile subscriber, instead of transmitting the...
US-5,689,547 Network directory methods and systems for a cellular radiotelephone
In a method of storing directory information in a cellular radiotelephone, the cellular radiotelephone system is provided with a network directory database...
US-5,689,546 Performance monitoring system for T1 telephone lines
A system for monitoring the performance of T1 digital transmission lines by incorporating a common unit interconnected to a plurality of network interface units...
US-5,689,545 Laser line projecting tool for leveling and alignment of X-ray equipment, and method of use
A portable battery powered tool for aligning equipment in an X-ray room includes two spaced apart channel engaging connectors carried by a reference surface of...
US-5,689,544 X-ray examination apparatus comprising a beam diaphragm
An X-ray examination apparatus includes a beam diaphragm (3) with an X-ray absorbing shutter (4, 31, 32) which is arranged between the X-ray source (1) and the...
US-5,689,543 Method for balancing rotatable anodes for X-ray tubes
A method of balancing X-ray anodes wherein the anode rotor is dynamically balanced separately from the anode target, the anode target is then attached to the...
US-5,689,542 X-ray generating apparatus with a heat transfer device
The present invention provides an X-ray generating apparatus with a shield structure having an electron beam collimating aperture and heat transfer device. The...
US-5,689,541 X-ray tube wherein damage to the radiation exit window due to back-scattered electrons is avoided
An X-ray tube has a vacuum housing that contains a cathode and an anode, the housing having a radiation exit window. The radiation exit window is electrically...
US-5,689,540 X-ray water fraction meter
An x-ray generator provides a continuous bremsstrahlung photon spectrum for determining the water to liquid ratio in a mixture of oil/water/gas flowing through a...
US-5,689,539 Time interval measurement system and a method applied therein
In order to measure an individual time interval with accuracy beyond frequency limit of semiconductors, a time measurement system of the invention generates a...
US-5,689,538 Device and method for recovering and cooling the molten core of a nuclear reactor
The device includes a corium collector arranged below the vessel of the reactor, with circulation channels for cooling the collector and the corium. These...
US-5,689,537 Jet pump beam tensioner
An apparatus for tensioning a hold down beam of a nuclear reactor jet pump inlet mixer is configured to be inserted in a confined annulus between a core shroud...
US-5,689,536 Clock supply apparatus indicating and transmitting preciseness of generated clock signal
A clock supply apparatus contains: a clock generating unit for generating a clock signal; a phase comparing unit for inputting a reference clock signal, and...
US-5,689,535 Method and apparatus for processing multiple facility datalinks
A method and apparatus for processing a plurality of facility datalinks is provided. In particular, synchronizers (14 and 16) receive multiple facility datalinks...
US-5,689,534 Audio functional unit and system and method for configuring the same
The audio system having a master clock, a serial port clocked according to a serial clock from the audio system, a programmable audio functional circuitry...
US-5,689,533 Refined timing recovery circuit
Briefly, in accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a refined timing recovery circuit for retiming a recovered data signal comprises a data pulse edge...
US-5,689,532 Reduced complexity EPR4 post-processor for sampled data detection
An EPR4 detector comprises a PR4 Viterbi detector and an EPR4 post-processor for improving estimated output sequence at an output of the PR4 Viterbi. The PR4...
US-5,689,531 Receiver for a digital communication system which eliminates cumulative jitter
An electronic receiver for a digital communication system which eliminates cumulative jitter is comprised of an input circuit which receives a continuous series...
US-5,689,530 Data recovery circuit with large retime margin
A circuit for recovering a clock signal from incoming data and for retiming the incoming data comprises circuitry for generating a plurality of phased clock...
US-5,689,529 Communications method and apparatus for digital information
A method and apparatus for single signal, multiple channel digital information transfer through pulses with time slot allocation. The apparatus consists of one...
US-5,689,528 Decision feedback equalizer with adaptive filter array operating as feedforward filter of the equalizer
In a decision feedback equalizer, symbols from an array of antennas are fed to a first filter where they are respectively multiplied with first weight ...
US-5,689,527 Communications system using open architecture bus lines
A communications system programmable to operate at a selected one of multiple frequency ranges and any one of a plurality of modulations schemes and data rights...
US-5,689,526 Method and apparatus for synchronizing a plurality of code division multiple access signals to enable...
A method and apparatus at a transmitter (800) initializes (904) pseudonoise (PN) sequence generators (302, 306, 320) to predetermined initial states and...
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