APPLE 1052
`Apple Inc. v. Resonant Systems, Inc.
`IPR2024-00697
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`This edition published 2007 by
`Collins, an imprintof
`HarperCollins Publishers
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`First published 1988
`Second edition published 2004
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`© Ian Sinclair 1998, 2004
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`Reprint 10987654321
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`ISBN 13 978 0-00-780083-4
`ISBN 10 0-00-780083-5
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`AC GENERATOR
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`a device that senses or
`accelerometer
`required to start reading from or writing
`measures the ACCELERATION appliedto it,
`to a selected TRACK on a PLATTER.
`usually with an electrical output.
`AC circuit analysis
`a description of a
`circuit in terms of impedance and
`acceptable quality level (AQL)afigure
`derived from a graph of probability of
`frequency for a continuous waveinput.
`batch acceptance plotted against actual
`AC coupling any methodof transferring
`percentage defects in a batch. This allows
`a signal between stages that blocks DC,
`a producerto calculate the risk that a
`such as a capacitor or a transformer.
`batch will be rejected; the risk fraction
`accumulator
`1. the main REGISTER of a
`(usually expressed as a percentage) is
`microprocessor. Each of the operations
`1/AQL.
`of addition, subtraction, AND, OR and XOR
`the maximum angle,
`acceptance angle
`will affect a byte in the accumulator and
`measuredrelative to the optical axis of
`a byte taken from memory.The result of
`a PHOTOCELL,at which light can strike
`the action is then stored back in the
`the cell and still cause a useful output.
`accumulator. 2. see LEAD-ACID CELL.
`acceptance testing a schemefor checking
`accuracy, meter
`the percentage figure
`that an electronics system will perform
`of error for a METER on a given range.
`AC/DC (ofelectric motors and electronic
`as intended. A large and elaborate
`system, whose cost may amountto
`equipment) being able to operate on
`many millions of pounds, cannot simply
`either ALTERNATING CURRENT Or DIRECT
`CURRENT supply. The term originally
`be putin place and switched on.It is
`extensively tested with the type of inputs
`denoted radios and TV receivers that
`could be connected direct to the supply
`that will eventually be used with it.
`During the timeof this testing, the
`mains and which used no transformers.
`operators of the system will also undergo
`Nowadaysthe term usually denotes
`equipmentthat can be operated either
`training in its use.
`from mains AC, using a transformer,
`acceptor
`a P-TYPE material for DOPING a
`or from low-voltage DC, such as a car
`pure semiconductor that accepts electrons
`into its structure, thus releasing positive
`battery.
`ACEhead the audio andcontrol signal
`charges (HOLEs) in the semiconductor.
`head of a VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER.
`Contrast DONOR.
`During fast search actions, the tape is
`atoms that possess three
`acceptor atoms
`lifted away from the rotating head into
`electrons in their outer shell, and can
`a loop that makes contact with the ACE
`accept anotherelectron, creating a HOLE.
`headso that signals such as those
`Chemically, acceptor atomsare of
`indicating the start of a recording can
`TRIVALENT ELEMENTS.
`access control
`(in a security system) the
`be found.
`AC erase the useof a high-frequency sine
`method of ensuring that only authorized
`wavesignal to supply the erase head of
`personnel can have access to a building,
`a tape recorderin order to demagnetize
`but providing easy exit in case of
`the tape.
`emergency.
`a volatile liquid used for cleaning
`acetone
`access delay for a PACKET SWITCHED
`NETWORK,this is the time for which a DATA
`or as a solvent. Acetoneis a fire and
`toxicity hazard.
`PACKET maybe delayed before a suitable
`AC feedback connection of an output
`time gap appears.
`terminal to an input terminal through
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`access protocols forasatellite data
`a path that blocks DC.Either Positive
`system, the factors of acceptable
`transmission delay, data rate, acceptable
`FEEDBACK Or NEGATIVE FEEDBACK may be
`messagefailure rate and message format.
`used.
`any deviceor circuit that
`AC generator
`access time
`|. see MEMORY ACCESS TIME.
`2. for a computer HARD DRIVE, the time
`generates ALTERNATING CURRENT. The term
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