Intel Corporation

Christoph E Scheurich

Oleg B Rashkovskiy

Sriram Visvanathan

A security device restricting access to various machines, places or data, using a security device that is kept in close proximity to a portion of the body of a person and is activated to provide access to those machines, places or data to that person only when that person is confirmed to be a designated person, and which is automatically deactivated when it ceases to be in close proximity to that person's body.

Personal authentication method and apparatus sensing user vicinity

A method and apparatus that provides a high resolution still image. The method includes receiving a plurality of images in which high resolution image are interspersed with low resolution images. When a still image command is received, a high resolution image is retrieved from the plurality of images to be displayed.

Multi-resolution support for video images

A method provides for the signaling of a still image capture during video capture, the method including a step of receiving a still image frame capture command in a push model mechanism. The method also includes a step for capturing an image frame; and, modifying a set of bits in an image plane in the image frame; wherein the set of bits in the image plane indicates that the image frame is a still image frame. An apparatus for performing the method is also provided.

Method and apparatus for signaling a still image capture during video capture

A method and apparatus for adaptively transferring a time varying signal over a bus. According to the method, data representing the time varying signal by a specified digital representation is requested. A first number of data elements are transferred during a first time period, and an allocated bandwidth value representing a data transfer rate achieved in the transfer is then determined. The requested digital representation is subsequently adjusted according to the allocated bandwidth value. An apparatus of the present invention includes a processor and a host controller coupled to a processor bus. A source of digital values representing a time varying signal is coupled to the host controller. A memory coupled to the processor bus contains a data request routine for requesting digital values representing the time varying signal at a selected quality level. The memory also contains a data receipt routine, a plurality of data items received by the data receipt routine, a data item count, and an adjustment routine for comparing the value to an expected value determined by the selected quality level and for adjusting the selected quality level.

Dynamic data rate adjustment to maintain throughput of a time varying

An intelligent power strip circuit for providing automatic computer system power down features and for providing automatic restoration of power for the computer system. The intelligent power strip circuit may be used by conventional computer systems that do not have internal power management features to retrofit them to provide power conservation modes. The circuit is responsive to an incoming phone call and will provide automatic power on and system initialization to enable the computer system to respond to a call. The circuit is responsive to the keyboard, mouse, and other user interface devices (for automatic power up and conditional timed power off) because these devices are routed through the external circuit to the computer system. Peripherals and the CPU chassis of the computer system receive their AC power via the circuit and therefore may be automatically powered down under control of the CPU when appropriate. Programming logic operable on the computer system controls aspects of the power strip circuit. The circuit provides automatic power up features. The intelligent power strip is advantageously suited to provide power management features to conventional computer systems that were implemented before such features were widely available and internally installed. The circuit therefore provides power savings to a large number of computer systems.

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Santa Cruz, CA, United States of America

Christoph E Scheurich