Electrical pulse counters, pulse dividers, or shift registers: circuits and systems inventions 02/09

20090052608 - Method for dynamically adjusting hardware event counting time-slice windows: A method for dynamically adjusting a hardware event counting lime-slice window includes initializing a time-slice weight corresponding to a hardware event, initializing the hardware event counting time-slice window based on the time-slice weight and setting a performance monitoring unit (PMU) to monitor the hardware event with a value extracted from... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - IBM Rochester Division

20090052609 - Method and apparatus for self identification of circuitry: A system that includes a controller for enabling an enumeration operation. The enumeration operation is performed by a controller (110) and logic elements (120) in a system, such that each logic element in the system assigns itself a unique identifier. Each logic element can then be controlled by another source... Agent: W. Riyon Harding International Business Machines Corporation

20090046827 - Time interval measurement for capacitive detection: Capacitive detection systems, modules, and methods. In one embodiment, time interval measurement(s) are generated that are monotonic functions of the capacitance(s) of capacitive sensor(s) in a capacitive sensing area. In one embodiment, the generated time interval measurement(s), or any other monotonic function(s) of capacitance(s) of capacitive sensor(s) in a capacitive... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090041177 - Shift register arrays: A shift register array is provided. The shift register array includes a plurality of shift registers connected in serial. The shift register includes a first transistor coupled between a first input terminal and a first node, a second transistor coupled between a first clock input terminal and an output terminal... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20090034677 - Deactivatable measurement apparatus: Measurement apparatus is described that comprises a measurement portion for acquiring object measurements and an output portion (for outputting measurement data relating to the acquired object measurements. A deactivation portion is provided for inhibiting normal operation of the measurement apparatus such that output of the measurement data is prevented. The... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC