DR. BAO C TRAN, DDS
Dentist at Bellfort St, Houston, TX

6054990, Apr 25, 2000

Jul 5, 1996

8/684842

Bao Q. Tran - Houston TX

G06F 300, G03B 2900

345358

The present invention provides a graphical data entry system for accepting and processing hand sketches and writings such that the user can quickly specify graphical objects in a drawing on a hand-held, mobile computer with a relatively compact screen. A viewing glass is provided by the graphical data entry system which enables the user to pan and zoom into a specific display region of the drawing. An object classification and recognition capability is provided to allow the present invention to recognize objects being sketched by the user and to convert the hand sketches into computer aided design (CAD)-like drawings. Further, the present invention integrates speech recognition and keyboard data entry to provide a user friendly computer system. Additionally, the graphical data entry system of the present invention can be used in conjunction with a camera to annotate pictures taken with the camera. The present invention can operate with digital cameras, APS-compatible cameras and conventional cameras which work with silver halide type films.

4654849, Mar 31, 1987

Aug 31, 1984

6/646656

Lionel S. White - Houston TX
Joseph H. Neal - Missouri City TX
Bao G. Tran - Houston TX

Texas Instruments Incorporated - Dallas TX

G06F 1122, G11C 2900

371 21

A semiconductor read/write memory device has a normal mode of operation and a test mode. The test mode allows concurrent writing to a number of cells in the cell array so that test patterns may be rapidly loaded. The cell array is split into subarrays and the column addressing circuitry is arranged to provide a maximum of spacing between the cells that are concurrently written. In this manner, pattern sensitivity tests may be run at higher speed because a number of bits at widely spaced positions in the array can be tested simultaneously.

4618947, Oct 21, 1986

Jul 26, 1984

6/634901

Bao G. Tran - Houston TX
Joseph H. Neal - Missouri City TX
Lionel S. White - Houston TX

Texas Instruments Incorporated - Dallas TX

G11C 800

365230

A semiconductor dynamic read/write memory device has serial data input/output modes, such as the so-called nibble, byte or extended nibble modes. This device employs improved address counter circuitry to access data from a selected row. An initial column address is latched when a serial mode is initiated, and the counter steps through the programmed number of bits, starting at the initial address. The number of bits used in the serial mode may be selected by metal-mask programming. To avoid a speed penalty, look-ahead circuitry initiates the set up for serial mode before the controls for this mode are detected.

6202060, Mar 13, 2001

Oct 29, 1996

8/741377

Bao Q. Tran - Houston TX

G06F 900

707 3

A portable computer system manages data conveniently for a user. The system has a processor, a program storage device coupled to the processor, an input recognizer adapted to receive non-cursive handwritings from the user and to convert the handwriting to data, and a computer readable code embodied in the program storage device for storing and processing the data.

6070140, May 30, 2000

Nov 12, 1998

9/190691

Bao Q. Tran - Houston TX

G10L 2106

704275

A computer system has a power-down mode to conserve energy. The computer system includes a speech transducer for capturing speech; a low-energy consuming power-up indicator coupled to said speech transducer, said power-up indicator detecting speech directed at said speech transducer and asserting a wake-up signal to a powered-down processor; and a voice recognizer coupled to said speech transducer and said wake-up signal, said voice recognizer waking up from the power-down mode when said wake-up signal is asserted.