Motorola Corporation

Jeffrey G Toler

William L Reber

Shay-Ping T Wang

Cary D Perttunen

ShaoWei Wei Pan

Stephen Chih-Hung Ma

John E Heng

Bernard Eugene Sigmon

Kevin M Laird

Nicholas M Labun

Matthew H Klapman

Michael Karel Lindsey

In accordance with a first embodiment, a processing apparatus is provided. The processing apparatus (,) includes a register (,) including a first and a second programming instruction, a first processing unit (,) responsive to the first programming instruction, and a second processing unit (,) responsive to the second programming instruction. The second processing unit (,) includes a logarithm based processor having at least one digital logarithm converter (,), a digital logic device (,), and a digital inverse logarithm converter (,). In other embodiments, the processing apparatus (,) is incorporated into a communication device (,) and a video system (,).

Apparatus using a multiple instruction register logarithm based processor

A network navigation method includes steps of reading a first code (24) from an object (12), communicating a portion of the first code (24) to a first database (54), receiving translation information from the first database (54) to associate a plurality of electronic addresses with a plurality of codes (24, 26, 30) including the first code (24), and translating the first code (24) to a first electronic address using the translation information. A network navigation system is provided to perform the aforementioned steps.

Network navigation method for printed articles by using embedded codes

An apparatus comprises a disk-shaped support member (20) supporting a first sample-processing device (28) and a second sample-processing device (30). The first sample-processing device (28) has an elongate portion oriented along a first radial axis (32) of the support member (20). The second sample-processing device (30) has an elongate portion oriented along a second radial axis (34) transverse to the first radial axis (32). A sample-processing device can comprise a plurality of conduits (150) interconnected in a tree topology to couple an inlet (152) with a plurality of outlets (154). The inlet (152) is located at a root vertex and each of the outlets (154) is located at a corresponding leaf vertex of the tree topology. Each of a plurality of molecular detection chambers (156) is coupled to a respective one of the outlets (154). A method of using the apparatus is disclosed.

Molecular detection apparatus and method

An electronic apparatus that includes a digital processor (12), a first digital pulse width modulator (304), a second digital pulse width modulator (306), a combining circuit (308), and a load (310). The digital processor (12) produces a first digital signal (314) and a second digital signal (316). The first digital pulse width modulator (304) is responsive to the first digital signal (314), and the second digital pulse width modulator (306) is responsive to the second digital signal (316). The combining circuit (308) is responsive to the first digital pulse width modulator (304) and the second digital pulse width modulator (306). The load (310) is responsive to the combining circuit (308).

Apparatus for amplifying a signal using digital pulse width modulators

Molecular detection apparatus

In accordance with a first aspect, a noninvasive apparatus comprises a card-shaped housing which supports the transdermal delivery device (10). In accordance with a second aspect, a retaining member (18) retains a removable member (16) proximate to at least a portion of the transdermal delivery device (10). In accordance with a third aspect, a transdermal delivery apparatus comprises a processor (24) to receive delivery data via an interface (28) and to direct a transdermal delivery device (10) based upon the delivery data.

Transdermal delivery apparatus

An apparatus that includes a logarithm based processor (216) having at least one digital logarithm converter (202) and a power amplifier (208) responsive to the logarithm based processor (216).

Apparatus using a logarithm based processor

In accordance with a first aspect, a noninvasive apparatus comprises a housing (42) having a grasping region (44), and a noninvasive extraction device (10) to noninvasively extract a sample from a hand of an end user at the grasping region (44). In accordance with a second aspect, a noninvasive apparatus comprises a card-shaped housing which supports the noninvasive extraction device 10. In accordance with a third aspect, a retaining member (22) retains a removable biosensor (16) proximate to at least a portion of the noninvasive extraction device (10).

Noninvasive apparatus having a retaining member to retain a removable

An apparatus that includes a logarithm based processor (216) having at least one digital logarithm converter (202) and an audio amplifier (208) responsive to the logarithm based processor (216).

Apparatus using a logarithm based processor and an audio amplifier

In a video processing system (14), a method of detecting and compensating for motion of an image which includes the steps of: detecting a first pixel value, a second pixel value, and a third pixel value, the first pixel value of a first scan line in a first field, the second pixel value of a second scan line in the first field, and the third pixel value in a second field; providing a motion indicator based on the first, second, and third pixel values; selecting a plurality of interpolation coefficients from a memory based on the motion indicator signal; and providing an interpolated color space pixel based on a first color space pixel associated with the first pixel value, a second color space pixel associated with the second pixel value, and based on the plurality of interpolation coefficients.

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Algonquin, IL, United States of America

Jeffrey G Toler