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Philips Electronics patent applications published on 20 November 2008

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70 US patent applications published on 20 November 2008 and assigned to Philips Electronics

1	20080289002	Method and a System for Communication Between a User and a System
2	20080288985	Optimally Selecting Partial Tv Programs
3	20080288982	Method and Apparatus for Generating a Recommendation for at Least One Content Item
4	20080288970	Method for Determining Whether a Same Disc is Loaded in an Optical Drive
5	20080288895	Touch-Down Feed-Forward in 30D Touch Interaction
6	20080288844	Data Communication Module Providing Fault Tolerance and Increased Stability
7	20080288837	Testing of a Circuit That has an Asynchronous Timing Circuit
8	20080288740	Method and Device for Generating an Identification Data Block for a Data Carrier
9	20080288551	Method and System for Updating User Profiles
10	20080288284	Remote Diagnostics for In-Home Audio Video Gear
11	20080288249	Method and System for Dynamic Creation of Contexts
12	20080288218	Using Tissue Acceleration to Create Better Dti Waveforms (Doppler Tissue Imaging) for Crt (Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy)
13	20080288026	Electro-Mechanical Connector for Thin Medical Monitoring Patch
14	20080288011	Method and Article for Storing an Automatic External Defibrillator for Use Without a Prescription
15	20080287773	Mri Thermometry Involving Phase Mapping and Reference Medium Used as Phase Reference
16	20080287749	Method and Apparatus for Remote Patient Monitoring
17	20080287081	Receiver for Receiving Multiple Standards
18	20080286826	Luminescent Particle and Method of Detecting a Biological Entity Using a Luminescent Particle
19	20080285880	Method of Filtering Bending Features
20	20080285828	Method and System for Pet Image Reconstruction Using Portion of Event Data
21	20080285823	Device for Imaging an Interior of a Turbid Medium
22	20080285822	Automated Stool Removal Method For Medical Imaging
23	20080285821	Method, a System and a Computer Program for Image Segmentation
24	20080285812	Personal Identification Method and Apparatus
25	20080285781	Signal Processing System, for Example Sound Signal Processing System or a Hearing Aid Device
26	20080285780	Method to Adjust a Hearing Aid Device, Hearing Aid System and Hearing Aid Device
27	20080285723	X-Ray Equipment and Method for Controlling It
28	20080285708	Short Scan Cardiac Ct on a Quasi Axial Trajectory
29	20080285706	Coherent-Scatter Computer Tomograph
30	20080285675	Multiple Antenna Transmission with Variable Diversity Gain
31	20080285434	System, Apparatus, and Method for Spatial Multiplexing with Symbol Spreading
32	20080285429	Side-Channel for Record Carriers with Spiral Tracks
33	20080285416	Method for Multilevel Recording Information on a Record Carrier a Record Carrier and a Recording Device
34	20080285414	2D Storage with Guard Band Storing Non-Content Information
35	20080285407	Apparatus for and Method for Recording Data on a Rewritable Optical Record Carrier
36	20080285400	Recording Apparatus and Recording Method
37	20080285398	Tracking Error Signal Calibration Method, and Disc Drive Implementing Such Method
38	20080285333	Electric Device Comprising Phase Change Material
39	20080285295	Led Collimator Element for a Vehicle Headlight with a Low-Beam Function
40	20080285282	Directional Light Output Devices Such as Multi-View Displays
41	20080285280	Lighting Module
42	20080285275	Lighting Device
43	20080285124	In-Plane Manipulator
44	20080285113	Electrophoretic Display Panel
45	20080284936	Lcd-Backlighting Unit with Improved Cooling Facilities
46	20080284924	Optical System
47	20080284911	Customized Advertising with Mhp Application
48	20080284877	Camera Color Noise Reduction Method and Circuit
49	20080284799	Discontinous Zoom
50	20080284716	Display Devices With Ambient Light Sensing
51	20080284706	Driving Liquid Crystal Display with a Polarity Inversion Pattern
52	20080284564	Time-of-Flight Ranging Systems
53	20080284436	Imaging Region-Specific Radio Frequency Coils for Mri
54	20080284435	Magnetic Resonance Coil Element With Embedded Electronics Module
55	20080284428	Pet/Mr Scanner with Time-of-Flight Capability
56	20080284355	Method and Driving Circuit for Operating a Hid Lamp
57	20080284351	Ignition Module for Gas Discharge Lamp
58	20080284348	Lighting Device with User Interface for Light Control
59	20080284337	Ceramic Metal Halide Discharge Lamp
60	20080284329	Led with Improve Light Emittance Profile
61	20080284311	Assembling Lighting Elements Onto a Substrate
62	20080284306	Low-Pressure Mercury Vapor Discharge Lamp and Compact Fluorescent Lamp
63	20080283943	Electronic Device Comprising a Mems Element
64	20080283903	Transistor With Quantum Dots in Its Tunnelling Layer
65	20080283874	Field-Effect Transistors
66	20080283731	Position Detection of an Electromagnetic Beam Projection
67	20080283489	Method of Manufacturing a Structure
68	20080283400	Separation Medium for Use in Chromatography
69	20080283136	PNEUMATIC AND/OR FLUIDIC MODULE, PNEUMATIC AND/OR FLUIDIC SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A PNEUMATIC AND/OR FLUIDIC MODULE
70	20080282995	Assembly of a Housing and a Steam Generator Device

Philips Electronics patents granted on 18 November 2008

Administrator — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:20:15 +0000

24 US patents granted on 18 November 2008 and assigned to Philips Electronics

1	D581,106	Washing machine for shaver
2	7,454,775	Method and apparatus for generating television program recommendations based on similarity metric
3	7,454,770	Apparatus for reading information, supporting means for use in the apparatus and method for rotating a data carrier
4	7,454,688	Information recording disc, recording and/or reproducing device and method
5	7,454,621	Processing copy protection signals
6	7,454,620	Method, device and arrangement for inserting extra information
7	7,454,241	Method for cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
8	7,454,170	Unidirectional power and bi-directional data transfer over a single inductive coupling
9	7,454,044	Volume visualization using tissue mix
10	7,454,043	Image processing unit and method of associating stored images with current images
11	7,454,023	Audio processing arrangement with multiple sources
12	7,453,974	Beam-hardening and attenuation correction for coherent-scatter CT
13	7,453,857	Measuring medium activity patterns in wireless networks and deriving information from the activity patterns
14	7,453,581	Method of and apparatus for determining focus of an imaging system
15	7,453,564	Method of determining a property of a fluid and spectroscopic system
16	7,453,424	Matrix display device with photosensitive element
17	7,453,394	Method of position determination
18	7,453,354	Device arranged for carrying out a bioelectrical interaction with an individual and a method for on-demand lead-off detection
19	7,453,228	Method for controlling a positioning device, positioning device, and lithographic apparatus provided with a positioning device
20	7,453,205	High-pressure gas discharge lamp
21	7,453,190	Electric lamp with absorbing and interference media
22	7,453,066	Method and apparatus to recover a dead pixel in digital imaging systems
23	7,451,871	Housing for storing multiple information discs
24	7,451,559	Iron with cartridge

Philips Electronics patent applications published on 13 November 2008

Administrator — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:15:54 +0000

74 US patent applications published on 13 November 2008 and assigned to Philips Electronics

1	20080282353	Securely Linked Media Carrying Different Versions of the Same Computer Code
2	20080282343	Digital Rights Management Using Biometric Data
3	20080282319	System for Managing Access Control
4	20080282284	Method and Apparatus For Utilizing a Broadcast Flag
5	20080282038	Data Processing Apparatus that Provides Parallel Access to Multi-Dimensional Array of Data Values
6	20080281895	Method and Device for Calculating a Similarity Metric Between a First Feature Vector and a Second Feature Vector
7	20080281811	Method of Obtaining a Representation of a Text
8	20080281602	Coding Reverberant Sound Signals
9	20080281590	Method of Deriving a Set of Features for an Audio Input Signal
10	20080281569	Method For Creating a Model of a Structure
11	20080281234	Detection and Compensation Method for Monitoring the Place of Activity on the Body
12	20080281202	Transducer Cuff for Guidance and Application of High Intensity Focused Ultrasound for Control of Bleeding Due to Severed Limbs
13	20080281170	Method for Detecting Critical Trends in Multi-Parameter Patient Monitoring and Clinical Data Using Clustering
14	20080281169	Ear-Thermometer With Ear Identification
15	20080280687	Method and System to Authenticate Interactive Children’s Toys
16	20080280621	Method and System For Signaling Available Channels in a Wireless Network
17	20080280586	Remote Control with Rf Protocol
18	20080280435	Producing a Covered Through Substrate Via Using a Temporary Cap Layer
19	20080280112	Method fo Manufacturing a Microsystem, Such a Microsystem, a Stack of Foils Comprising Such a Microsystem, an Electronic Device Comprising Such a Microsystem and Use of the Electronic Device
20	20080280105	Etch Method
21	20080279524	Method and Apparatus for Editing a Program on an Optical Disc
22	20080279476	METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN IMAGE AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING AN IMAGE
23	20080279470	Motion Blur Reduction for Lcd Video/Graphics Processors
24	20080279430	System and Method for Enabling Selection of an Image Registration Transformation
25	20080279429	Method For Delineation of Predetermined Structures in 3D Images
26	20080279406	Portable Speaker Device
27	20080279328	Systems and Methods Using X-Ray Tube Spectra For Computed Tomography Applications
28	20080279293	Coded Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing Method and Apparatus
29	20080279285	Video Processing
30	20080279224	Alignment and Deskew For Multiple Lanes of Serical Interconnect
31	20080279169	Methods and Apparatuses for Intrasystem and Intersystem Sliding Intermediate Frequency Transception
32	20080279088	Record Carrier and Method of Recording an Image
33	20080279086	Record Carrier Comprising a Rom Mark and a Playback Device For Retrieving the Rom Mark
34	20080279078	Split Disc Optical Storage Medium and Device
35	20080279070	Optical Data Storage System and Method of Optical Recording and/or Reading
36	20080279067	Optical Record Carrier Comprising An Indiction Area for Indicating Whether A Recordable Area Is Fully Recorded, And Devices For Use With Such Record Carrier
37	20080279064	Optical Data Storage System and Method of Optical Recording and/or Reading
38	20080279059	Method and System For Correction of Errors
39	20080279055	Communication Optical Write Strategies Via Central Databases
40	20080279025	Electronic Circuit with Memory for Which a Threshold Level is Selected
41	20080278962	Light System For a Vehicle Headlight Unit
42	20080278943	Luminaire Comprising Leds
43	20080278809	Optical System For 3-Dimensional Display
44	20080278808	Optical System for 3 Dimensional Display
45	20080278796	Reflective Display Having Improved Brightness and Contrast
46	20080278791	Display System With Variable Diffuser
47	20080278768	Apparatus, Method and Software for Printing Diagnostic Images
48	20080278727	Device For Imaging an Interior of a Turbid Medium
49	20080278692	Method Liquefaction of Starchcontaining Material
50	20080278691	Color Mixing Rod Integrator in a Laser-Based Projector
51	20080278640	2D/3D Image Display
52	20080278564	Record Carrier and Method of Recording an Image
53	20080278492	Silhouette Blend Rendering of Anatomical Structures
54	20080278489	Image Processing System and Method for Silhouette Rendering and Display of Images During Interventional Procedures
55	20080278472	Display Unit
56	20080278450	Method and Device for Preventing Staining of a Display Device
57	20080278434	Driving Means for Electrowetting Displays
58	20080278168	Transmission Line for Use in Rf Fields
59	20080278156	Sensor Device With Generator and Sensor Current Sources
60	20080278141	Rf Power Sensing Circuit
61	20080278096	Configurable Ballast
62	20080278094	Method for Driving a Lamp in a Lighting System and a Control Apparatus for Driving Such Lamp
63	20080278091	Method and Circuit for Driving Back a Light Emitter of a Display Apparatus
64	20080278083	Circuit Arrangement
65	20080278077	Metal Halide Lamp
66	20080278061	Light Emitting Diode Module
67	20080278050	Electric Lamp and Method For Mounting a Lamp Vessel in an Outer Bulb
68	20080277680	Led With Improved Light Emittance Profile
69	20080277588	X-Ray Detector with In-Pixel Processing Circuits
70	20080277564	System and Method of Controlling the Power of a Radiation Source
71	20080276493	Dynamically Adustable Impact-Buffering Sports Shoe
72	20080276459	Shaving Apparatus
73	20080276454	Method of Manufacturing a Package Carrier For Enclosing at Least One Microelectronic Element and Method and Method of Manufacturing a Diagnostic Device
74	20080276370	Trolley For Transporting a Patient and a Patient Handling System

Philips Electronics patents granted on 11 November 2008

Administrator — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:51:08 +0000

7 US patents granted on 11 November 2008 and assigned to Philips Electronics

1	D580,173	Toothbrush
2	7,451,470	TV program profiling technique and interface
3	7,450,720	Linear transformation for symmetric-key ciphers
4	7,450,485	Additional data channel in between marks
5	7,449,887	Storage space for elements which are used in a medical activity
6	7,449,835	Contaminant getter on UV reflective base coat in fluorescent lamps
7	7,448,998	Synthetically focused ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system for tissue and flow imaging

Philips Electronics patent applications published on 06 November 2008

Administrator — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:43:12 +0000

56 US patent applications published on 06 November 2008 and assigned to Philips Electronics

1	20080276324	Encoding With Watermarking Prior to Phase Modulation
2	20080276197	Visualisation of Buddylist with Localisation Information
3	20080276122	RESTORING THE FIRMWARE AND ALL PROGRAMMABLE CONTENT OF AN OPTICAL DRIVE
4	20080276023	Slave Bus Subscriber for a Serial Data Bus
5	20080276000	System and Method for Distributing Content via a Shared Network
6	20080275904	Method of Generating and Methods of Filtering a User Profile
7	20080275867	System and Method for Presenting Content to a User
8	20080275710	Scale Searching for Watermark Detection
9	20080275709	Audio Encoding and Decoding
10	20080275704	Method for a System of Performing a Dialogue Communication with a User
11	20080275700	Method of and System for Modifying Messages
12	20080275696	Method of Audio Encoding
13	20080275630	Venue Guiding Assistance System, Apparatus and Method
14	20080275575	Determining States of a Physical System by an Observer
15	20080275396	Cannula Inserting System
16	20080275345	Ultrasonic Diagnostic Contrast Imaging at Moderate Mi Levels
17	20080275338	Nonlinear Ultrasonic Diagnostic Imaging Using Intermodulation Product Signals
18	20080275319	Non-Invasive System and Method for Measuring Skin Hydration of a Subject
19	20080275307	Telemetry System With out of Range Notification Features
20	20080274763	Transmit Power Control in a Radio Station
21	20080274057	Staudinger Reaction in Imaging and Therapy and Kits for Use in Imaging and Therapy
22	20080273859	Marking Program Boundaries in a Personal Video Recording Device
23	20080273779	Elastic Image Registration Functionality
24	20080273764	Personal Gesture Signature
25	20080273698	Device for and a Method of Processing a Data Stream Having a Sequence of Packets and Timing Information Related to the Packets
26	20080273656	Advanced Convergence for Multiple Iterative Algorithm
27	20080273655	Imaging Method with Back Projection
28	20080273611	Equalization for Zero Prefix Ofdm Systems
29	20080273606	Method For Signaling the Status of a Subcarrier in a Mc Network and a Method For Adaptively Allocating the Subcarrieres in a Mc Network
30	20080273592	Video Encoding and Decoding
31	20080273570	Optically Pumped Waveguide Laser With a Tapered Waveguide Section
32	20080273549	Method of Operating a Network Node of a Network, a Network Node, a Network System, a Computer-Readable Medium, and a Program Element
33	20080273478	Method for Fairly Distribution of Spectrum in Contention-Based Protocols
34	20080273442	Method and Apparatus for Recording Information on a Multi-Layered Optical Disc
35	20080273441	Optical Data Storage Medium and Combi-Foil Cover for the Production Thereof
36	20080273437	Device for and Method of Recording Information on a Record Carrier
37	20080273434	Defect Management on File Level
38	20080273334	Electric Lamp/Reflector Unit with a Moulded Reflector
39	20080273332	Light Device
40	20080273331	Led Lighting Fixtures
41	20080273237	Robust Multi Particle System For Color Electrophoretic Displays With Very Low Driving Voltages Comprising a Low Amount of Electrolytes
42	20080273179	Projection System and Method for Operating a Projection System
43	20080272797	Intergrated Circuit Self-Test Architecture
44	20080272786	Integrated Power Supply for Surface Coils
45	20080272784	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Device and Method for Operating a Magnetic Resonance Imaging Device
46	20080272780	Method for Accounting for Shifted Metabolic Volumes in Spectroscopic Imaging
47	20080272779	Determination of Distribution Information of a Contrast Agent by Mr Molecular Imaging
48	20080272743	Driver Circuit Arrangement
49	20080272712	Variable Color Light Emitting Device and Method for Controlling the Same
50	20080272711	Apparatus and Method for Eliminating Electric Arc
51	20080272702	Device for Determining Characteristics a Lighting Unit
52	20080272313	Luminescence Sensor Operating in Reflection Mode
53	20080272309	X-Ray Detector With Correction for Scattered Radiation
54	20080272296	Data Processing Device, Tomography Apparatus for Examination of an Object of Interest, Method of Examining an Object of Interest, Computer-Readable Medium and Program Element
55	20080271856	Daylight Shielding Device
56	20080271799	Microfluidic Regulating Device

Philips Electronics patents granted on 04 November 2008

Administrator — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:15:55 +0000

12 US patents granted on 04 November 2008 and assigned to Philips Electronics

1	D579,913	Parent unit for babyphone
2	D579,912	Parent unit for babyphone
3	7,448,027	Extendible instruction system
4	7,447,792	Method for distributing a video split up in spatial pieces
5	7,447,629	Audio coding
6	7,447,535	Mapping the coronary arteries on a sphere
7	7,447,296	Medical imaging device having means for rendering the detector orientation and the display orientation essentially equal
8	7,446,945	Electrowetting device
9	7,446,744	Display device with pre-charging arrangement
10	7,446,671	Method of configuration a wireless-controlled lighting system
11	7,446,383	Electronic device mountable onto a substrate using surface mount techniques, and method
12	7,446,343	Phosphor converted light emitting device