A communication controller (111) for handling and processing data packets received from a large number of communication channels (181-188). The communication controller (111) comprising of: a processor (160) for processing data; a serial interface (28), coupled to the communication channels (181-188). A multi channel controller (100, 100') coupled to the serial interface (28) and the processor (16...

Digital content is extracted from single and multiple-program transport streams for subsequent non-real-time (background) transmission in a bandwidth-efficient manner. At an encoder, several null and/or nonessential (N/N) packets (e.g., packets of unused programs) in a transport stream are replaced by an annotation packet (AP) to obtain non-real-time packets. The non-real time packets are inserted...

An audio/visual server is described that can be used to store and play audio/visual data. A removable hard disk (or other media) is connected to a dock that is in communication with a computer. While the removable hard disk is connected to the dock, audio/visual data can be transferred from the computer to the hard disk. After the hard disk is removed from the dock and connected to the audio/visua...

There is disclosed a bypass control method in which data can be set on a source register of an instruction to be executed on an instruction bus in a short time. A bypass control apparatus of the present invention includes a plurality of comparators for comparing the outputs of flip-flops for transferring a register number of a destination register on the instruction bus with each other. By utilizi...

Systems and methods for network security including a firewall. One firewall includes a firewall engine. The firewall engine includes a first engine including a first set of rules for sorting incoming IP packets into initially allowed packets and initially denied packets. The firewall engine also includes a filter including a second set of rules for receiving and further sorting the initially denie...

There is disclosed a data processor having a clustered architecture that comprises a plurality of clusters, an instruction cache and a power-down controller. Each of the clusters comprises an instruction execution pipeline having N processing stages. Each of the N processing stages is capable of performing at least one of a plurality of execution steps associated with instructions being executed b...

Transmission synchronization and bandwidth adjustment in a broadcast system are described. At least one service tool in the broadcast system supplies service information useful for selecting, from a series of broadcast events, broadcast events to be viewed by subscribers of the broadcast system. A conditional access (CA) unit in the broadcast system applies conditional access attributes to the ser...

A system enabling television viewers to participate in an audio conference from audio-enabled remote control devices that are equipped with microphones and speakers without requiring the viewer to "dial in" as in a conventional conference call. The system determines the TV channel being watched by the viewer and collects the viewer information that is coming from the remote control device. The use...

Cable modems are provided for measuring a noise signal power level on the upstream side of the cable network. The cable modem may be configured to make the signal power measurements at a variety of frequencies and at a selected bandwidth during a specified test time period responsive to a request received from the cable network. Methods and systems are provided for identifying a noise signal sourc...

A broadcast signal is received that includes a data identifier that identifies data associated with the broadcast signal. The broadcast signal also includes the data associated with the broadcast signal encoded in the broadcast signal. The data associated with the broadcast signal includes an indicator to ignore the data identifier contained in the broadcast signal. The system decodes the data enc...

Apparatus in a receiver, for processing transmitted entitlement control info rmation, includes a packet transport processor (13-15, 19) for selecting signal packets having payloads containing a conditional ac cess payload header and a remaining payload of entitleme nt data. Respective payload headers include groups of bytes which are coded in a manner to allow or disallow the respective receiver f...

"HOMOPOLìMEROS OU COPOLìMEROS DE BUTENO-1 E PROCESSO PARA A SUA PREPARAçãO". O presente invento se refere a homopolímeros ou copolímeros de buteno-1 contendo até 20% em peso de <244>-olefinas tendo de 2 a 10 átomos de carbono, diferentes de buteno-1, contendo as seguintes propriedades: (i) uma distribuição de pesos moleculares (MWD) em termos de Mw/Mn, medida por análise de cromatografia em fase g...

An antifoulant composition comprising (meth)acrylic acid and one or more (meth)acrylate or (meth)acrylamide antifoulant polymers and a method of preventing fouling in (meth)acrylic acid processes comprising adding the (meth)acrylate or (meth)acrylamide antifoulant polymers to the (meth)acrylic acid process stream.

Probe sets for the multiplexed detection of the binding of, or interaction between, one or more ligands and target antiligands are provided. Detection involves the release of identifying tags as a consequence of target recognition. The probe sets include electrophoretic tag probes or e-tag probes, comprising a detection region and a mobility-defining region called the mobility modifier, both linke...

A hybrid insulation material comprises of porous ceramic substrate material impregnated with nanoporous material and method of making the same is the topic of this invention. The porous substrate material has bulk density ranging from 6 to 20 lb/ft<3 >and is composed of about 60 to 80 wt % silica (SiO2) 20 to 40 wt % alumina (Al2O3) fibers, and with about 0.1 to 1.0 wt % boron-containing constitue...

A presently-preferred magnetic bearing comprises a rotor disk having a first plurality of concentric teeth extending from a surface thereof, and a stator disk having a second plurality of concentric teeth extending from a surface thereof. The first and the second plurality of concentric teeth are spaced apart by a gap that permits a primary magnetic flux to flow between the first and the second pl...

A tire pressure monitoring system (12) for a vehicle (10) has a plurality of tires (14a-d) in respective rolling locations having a respective plurality of tire transmitters (16a-d) that generate a respective plurality of transmitter identification signals. A respective plurality of initiators (20a-d) are fixedly attached to the vehicle at a respective plurality of locations. A controller (22) act...

The mobile station includes a system for using open channel time not needed during access to the wireless web. The mobile station monitors the use of the channel, and determines when the user is no longer transmitting or receiving information. Until the current network session terminates, the mobile station may operate in the background to either send or receive information with the network. Any a...

A system and method is provided for non-invasively determining electrical activity of the heart of a human being. Electrical potentials are measured on the body surface via an electrode vest (12), and a body surface potential map is generated. A matrix of transformation based on the geometry of the torso, the heart, locations of electrodes, and position of the heart within the torso is also determ...

A window retention system includes a door frame having an exterior panel, an interior panel, an opening therethrough defining an inner peripheral channel, the exterior panel includes an upright portion extending along the channel so as to be directed toward the interior panel; and a resiliently flexible window retainer strip yieldably interlocked with and thereby detachably mounted on the door fra...