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20110078111 | METHOD FOR STORING MEDIA CAPTURED USING A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method for updating data in a media storage location includes: storing an identity on a portable electronic device, the identity allowing access to the media storage location; storing a file in a device memory of the portable electronic device, the file being captured by a media capturing component of the portable electronic device; and performing a synchronization operation using a media manager, the media manager being in communication with the device memory and the media storage location; the synchronization operation synchronizing data between the device memory and the media storage location. | 03-31-2011 |
20110153048 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING VISUAL INDICATORS IN A MEDIA APPLICATION - A method is provided for providing a visual indicator of content existing in a play list while displaying available media items for adding to the play list. The method comprises the steps of: retrieving information related to the available media items; retrieving information related to the content existing in the play list; comparing the available media item information with the play list content information to determine items from the available media that are already included in the play list; displaying a menu showing the available media items; and displaying visual indicators next to the items in the menu of the available media that are already included in the play list. | 06-23-2011 |
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20150143311 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DESIGNING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method of designing a semiconductor device is performed by at least one processor. In the method, a first environment temperature for a first substrate is determined based on an operational temperature of a second substrate, the first and second substrates stacked one upon another in the semiconductor device. An operation of at least one first circuit element in the first substrate is simulated based on the first environment temperature. | 05-21-2015 |
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20150254389 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DESIGN SYSTEM WITH COLOR-CODED COMPONENT LOADING ESTIMATE DISPLAY - A method comprises generating a schematic of an integrated circuit (IC), the IC having a circuit component. The method also comprises searching a database having one or more configurations of the circuit component, each of the one or more configurations of the circuit component having a corresponding estimated resistance capacitance (RC) value and an assigned color scheme based on the estimated RC value. The method further comprises displaying the circuit component in the schematic as a symbol representing the circuit component, the symbol representing the circuit component being displayed having the assigned color scheme of a selected circuit component configuration. The method additionally comprises displaying a layout of the IC based on a determination that the schematic passed a design rule check, the displayed layout of the IC including the selected configuration of the circuit component, the selected configuration being displayed in the layout having the assigned color scheme. | 09-10-2015 |