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20110022696 | Methods, Systems, And Computer Program Products For Managing Electronic Subscriptions - Methods, systems, and computer program products for managing electronic subscriptions are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method includes monitoring, at an electronic subscription client, receipt of one or more subscription messages associated with an electronic subscription. Interaction with the electronic subscription client by a client may be monitored to determine a viewing frequency of the one or more received subscription messages. Further, a prompt with a control configured for unsubscribing the user from receiving a future subscription message associated with the electronic subscription may be presented based on the determined viewing frequency. | 01-27-2011 |
20110078308 | Methods, Systems, And Computer Program Products For Managing Electronic Subscriptions - Methods, systems, and computer program products for managing electronic subscriptions are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method includes monitoring, at an electronic subscription client, receipt of one or more subscription messages associated with an electronic subscription. Interaction with the electronic subscription client by a client may be monitored to determine a viewing frequency of the one or more received subscription messages. Further, a prompt with a control configured for unsubscribing the user from receiving a future subscription message associated with the electronic subscription may be presented based on the determined viewing frequency. | 03-31-2011 |
20120005289 | Methods, Systems, And Computer Program Products For Managing Electronic Subscriptions - Managing electronic subscriptions includes receiving user input for modifying an electronic subscription of a user to prevent receiving a redundant subscription message for the electronic subscription. Whether a future subscription message is redundant is determined based on at least one of an identifier for the subscription message and content included in the subscription message. Redundant future subscription messages associated with the electronic subscription is excluded from presentation to the user based on the redundancy determination and the user input. | 01-05-2012 |
20120259933 | Methods, Systems, And Computer Program Products For Managing Electronic Subscriptions - Managing electronic subscriptions includes receiving user input for modifying an electronic subscription of a user to prevent receiving a redundant subscription message for the electronic subscription. Whether a future subscription message is redundant is determined based on at least one of an identifier for the subscription message and content included in the subscription message. Redundant future subscription messages associated with the electronic subscription is excluded from presentation to the user based on the redundancy determination and the user input. | 10-11-2012 |
20130226964 | Methods, Systems, And Computer Program Products For Determining Availability Of Presentable Content - Methods, systems, and computer program products for determining availability of presentable content are disclosed. According to one aspect, an identification of first presentable content is received during presentation of the first presentable content in a first content format. Further, a request for second presentable content corresponding to the first presentable content is transmitted, the request including information identifying the first presentable content. Further, in response to the request, results from a search are received. The results including an identification of second presentable content available in a second content format, wherein the search is based on the information associated with the first presentable content included in the request. Further, an indication is presented that the second presentable content is available in the second content format. | 08-29-2013 |
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20100121920 | Associating Presence Information With A Digital Image - Presence information for an object in a digital image is determined. An identifier associated with at least one object depicted in the image is allowed to be stored as image metadata. The identifier is sufficient to determine presence information from at least one of a presence application and a presence roster list. Presence information for the at least one object is determined based on the identifier from the at least one of a presence application and a presence roster list. An action related to the object is performed using the determined presence information. | 05-13-2010 |
20110119376 | Methods, Systems, And Computer Program Products For Determining An Originator Of A Network Packet Using Biometric Information - Methods, systems, and computer program products for determining an originator of a network packet using biometric information are disclosed. A network packet is received from a network device. A header or a trailer of the network packet is analyzed to determine whether the header or trailer includes an identifier of biometric identification information of a network user. The network packet is identified as having originated from the network user if the header or trailer includes the identifier of biometric identification information of the network user. Identifying the network packet as having originated from the network user does not require reading a payload of the packet. | 05-19-2011 |
20110119496 | Methods, Systems, And Computer Program Products For Entering Sensitive And Padding Data Using User-Defined Criteria - Disclosed are methods, systems, and computer program products for identifying sensitive data from a user-entered input sequence based on user-defined criteria. According to one method, user-defined criteria for identifying sensitive data within user-entered input sequences that include sensitive data and padding data are received. A request for sensitive data from a requesting agent is presented. A user-entered input sequence that includes sensitive data and padding data is received in response to the request for sensitive data. Sensitive data is identified within the user-entered input sequence using the user-defined criteria. The identified sensitive data is provided to the requesting agent in response to the request for sensitive data. | 05-19-2011 |
20110213760 | Methods, Systems, And Computer Program Products For Determining Availability Of Presentable Content Via A Subscription Service - Methods, systems, and computer program products for determining availability of presentable content via a subscription service are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method includes receiving an indication of first presentable content associated with a first subscription service. Metadata associated with the selected first presentable content is received. Based on the received metadata, it is determined whether second presentable content corresponding to the first presentable content is available from a second subscription service. Further, and indication is provided that the second presentable content is available. | 09-01-2011 |
20120027312 | Associating Presence Information With A Digital Image - Presence information for an object in a digital image is determined. An identifier associated with at least one object depicted in the image is sufficient to determine presence information from at least one of a presence application and a presence roster list is used to subscribe to presence information associated with the at least one object via a presence service. Presence information for the at least one object is determined based on the identifier from the at least one of a presence application and a presence roster list. An action related to the object is performed using the determined presence information. | 02-02-2012 |
20120151218 | Methods, Systems, And Computer Program Products For Entering Sensitive And Padding Data Using User-Defined Criteria - Disclosed are methods, systems, and computer program products for identifying sensitive data from a user-entered input sequence based on user-defined criteria. According to one method, user-defined criteria for identifying sensitive data within user-entered input sequences that include sensitive data and padding data are received. A request for sensitive data from a requesting agent is presented. A user-entered input sequence that includes sensitive data and padding data is received in response to the request for sensitive data. Sensitive data is identified within the user-entered input sequence using the user-defined criteria. The identified sensitive data is provided to the requesting agent in response to the request for sensitive data. | 06-14-2012 |
20120216262 | Methods, Systems, And Computer Program Products For Determining An Originator Of A Network Packet Using Biometric Information - Associating a network packet with biometric information for a user includes identifying biometric identification information for a user of a network device, including an identifier of the biometric identification information in at least one of a header and a trailer of a network packet without including biometric identification information in a payload of the network packet, and sending the packet via a network, wherein the identifier identifies the network packet as having originated from the user. | 08-23-2012 |
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20120274497 | PIPELINED ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER - An analog-to-digital converter includes a plurality of sequentially cascaded stages, each stage including an amplifier and four copies of a circuit block including a flash and capacitors, in which the four copies of the circuit block operate interleavingly in a respective sample mode, pre-gain mode, gain mode, and reset mode of the circuit block, the copies of the circuit block in the sample mode, pre-gain mode, and reset mode are decoupled from the amplifier, and the copy of the circuit block in the gain mode is coupled to the amplifier to produce an output for a next following stage. | 11-01-2012 |
20130120173 | PIPELINED ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER - An analog-to-digital converter includes a plurality of sequentially cascaded stages, each stage including an amplifier and four copies of a circuit block including a flash and capacitors, in which the four copies of the circuit block operate interleavingly in a respective sample mode, pre-gain mode, gain mode, and reset mode of the circuit block, the copies of the circuit block in the sample mode, pre-gain mode, and reset mode are decoupled from the amplifier, and the copy of the circuit block in the gain mode is coupled to the amplifier to produce an output for a next following stage. | 05-16-2013 |
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20110084860 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PIPELINED ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERSION - Apparatus and methods for pipelined analog-to-digital conversion are disclosed. In some embodiments, a pipelined analog-to-digital converter includes a control and correction circuit; and a plurality of MDAC stages. At least one of the MDAC stages includes: an MDAC input to receive an analog input voltage; and a dual latch flash ADC comprising one or more dual latch comparators. At least one of the dual latch comparators includes: a pre-amplifier having an input coupled to the MDAC input, and an output; a demultiplexer having an input coupled to the output of the pre-amplifier, a first output, and a second output; a first latch having an input coupled to the first output of the demultiplexer, wherein the first latch may generate a first digital signal; and a second latch having an input coupled to the second output of the demultiplexer, wherein the second latch may generate a second digital signal. | 04-14-2011 |
20110084861 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PIPELINED ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERSION - Apparatus and methods for pipelined analog-to-digital conversion are disclosed. In some embodiments, a pipeline analog-to-digital converter includes a plurality of multiplying digital-to-analog converter (MDAC) stages coupled in cascade. At least one of the MDAC stages includes two or more flash ADCs connected in parallel, operating alternately to generate digital signals from an analog input voltage. In one embodiment, the flash ADCs provide the digital signals in an alternating manner to a capacitor block that receives a delayed analog input voltage. In another embodiment, the at least one MDAC may include two or more capacitor blocks, each of which is associated with a respective one of the flash ADCs, forming two or more sets of a flash ADC and a capacitor block. In yet another embodiment, the at least one MDAC also include three or more capacitor blocks, each of which can be randomly selected for one of the flash ADCs. | 04-14-2011 |
20130229220 | SYSTEM FOR A CLOCK SHIFTER CIRCUIT - A clock shifter circuit may receive a input clock in a first voltage domain and may generate a level-shifted output clock in a second voltage domain. The circuit may include a cross-coupled pair of transistor switches and a pair of capacitors. Each switch may have a drain coupled to one of the capacitors, a source coupled to a circuit supply voltage, and a gate coupled to the other capacitor. One capacitor may receive a true input clock version, while the other may receive a complement version. Each capacitor, in an alternating manner, may activate an opposing transistor switch to charge its capacitor during an active phase of its respective input clock. The circuit may generate the output clock from an output node connected between one of the transistor switches and its capacitor. The output clock may drive a load directly coupled to the output node. | 09-05-2013 |
20140232460 | DIFFERENTIAL CHARGE REDUCTION - One embodiment relates to an apparatus configured to cancel charge injected on a node of a differential pair of nodes. A dummy circuit element can inject charge on an inverted node to cancel charge injected on a non-inverted node by a switch when the switch is switched off. In addition, another dummy circuit element can inject charge on the non-inverted node to cancel charge injected on the inverted node by another switch when the other switch is switched off. These dummy circuits elements can be cross-coupled. | 08-21-2014 |