US08083065B2
A tray for organizing various objects, e.g., medications, their receptacles and medical implements, that are needed in a typical nursing task is provided. The tray is advantageously constructed to balance all the objects during transport and during use such that its contents are prevented from toppling over in motion or in station.
US08083052B2
Movable conveyor slats (12) have side parts (42, 44) which rest on top parts (32) of bearings (30). The bearings (30) have a generally U-shaped cross section and they fit on wings (16, 18) which extend outwardly and slope upwardly from the sides of a fixed conveyor slat (10). The movable slats (12) have web (48, 50) and lower flange portions (52, 54) which with the side parts (42, 44) form laterally outwardly opening channels. The wings (16, 18) and the bearings (30) are received within the channels (56, 58).
US08083045B2
An engine with a centrifugal clutch which can efficiently cool and lubricate the centrifugal clutch. The engine supports a pair of journal portions of a crankshaft by a bearing such as a ball bearing, a roller bearing, or the like, as well as a bearing metal. There is provided first oil supplying means formed in the crankshaft. The first oil supplying means has an oil passage for the first oil supplying means which is communicated with a main oil passage through an oil hole formed in the bearing metal and extends through a fitting portion of a crankpin to reach the centrifugal clutch.
US08083042B2
A selectable one-way clutch (SOWC) is provided for use with a vehicle transmission, and has a first race with a plurality of strut pockets, a moveable selector plate, symmetrical torque-holding elements or struts, and a second race that is rotatably engageable with a torque input device. The selector plate has a plurality of windows, and the struts selectively prevent rotation of the second race in either rotational direction depending on the position of the selector plate. The struts have a cylindrical portion and a pair of strut wings each having a free end. The strut wings connect to the cylindrical portion, and a different one of the free ends engages a strut pocket when an opposite strut wing is depressed in order to prevent rotation of the second race.
US08083033B2
An elevator system and a method are provided for controlling an elevator group. The elevator system includes an elevator group, which includes at least two elevator cars, which elevator cars are fitted to be moved in the elevator hoistway according to the calls allocated by the control of the elevator group. The elevator system includes a power supply arrangement, for adjusting the power needed to move the elevator cars. An energy storage is connected to the power supply arrangement. The energy storage is fitted in the first operating situation to yield energy for use in moving the elevator car, and in the second operating situation to receive energy released by movement of the elevator car. The elevator system includes a determination of the charging status of the energy storage, and the control of the elevator group is fitted to determine the change in energy that would be caused by the movement according to an allocated call of the elevator cars belonging to the elevator group. The control of the elevator group is fitted to allocate a call by favoring in the allocation an elevator car, the determined change in energy caused by the movement of which best meets the allocation criterion.
US08083032B2
There is provided a power source device capable of obtaining power not only when springs or the like return but also when a handle for winding up the springs or the like are operated. The power source device comprises a main shaft connected to both the handle and a main power generation device, an auxiliary shaft connected to an auxiliary power generation device arranged side by side in parallel with the main shaft, the main spring and the auxiliary spring requiring less load to wind up than the main spring being installed between the main shaft and the auxiliary shaft via drums such that accumulation and release of elastic force of the springs are alternated on both shafts, wherein when the main shaft is normally rotated by the handle, elastic force accumulated in the auxiliary spring is applied in the direction of rotation of the main shaft as releasing force.
US08083024B1
A speaker enclosure having a substantially seamless rigid outer skin, a middle sound absorbing layer, and a substantially seamless inner skin results in a lightweight speaker having sound absorbing characteristics. The speaker enclosure is comprised of two basic parts, a box section and a baffle section where each of these sections include a rigid outer skin, the middle sound absorbing layer and a seamless inner skin and are made according to the same method. The outer skin is formed from a layer of sheet molding compound, the middle sound absorbing layer includes pieces of honeycomb material, and the inner skin is formed from a layer of sheet molding compound. The layers of material are placed into a mold and then cured through vacuum bagging and heating thereby producing a strong, lightweight speaker enclosure made of materials which attenuate the transmission and retransmission of errant sound waves in the enclosure thereby reducing distortion of the sound signal produced by the speaker.
US08083020B2
A ride-on, self-propelled vehicle having front caster wheels, such as a zero-turn mower, includes a front brake system. The actuating power for the front brake pass through a spindle supporting the front caster wheel. In a preferred embodiment, a center shaft of each spindle or a concentric outer ring of a sleeve of each spindle passes a force from a brake actuator to a brake for the respective caster wheel. Actuation of the brake actuator moves a member into frictional contact with a portion of the front wheel or an object attached to the front wheel to applying a braking force.
US08083019B2
An upper assembly structure of a work machine comprising a driver's seat mounted on a vehicle body, an engine compartment for housing an engine, a tank compartment for housing a tank, a hood, a tank cover member, a first partition for partitioning between the engine compartment and the driver's seat, a second partition for partitioning between the tank compartment and the driver's seat, and a support frame mounted on the engine compartment including an arm member protruding from the support frame toward the tank compartment, wherein the engine compartment and the tank compartment are arranged to form an L-shape as viewed from the top, wherein the engine compartment is covered by the first partition and the hood, wherein the tank compartment is covered by the second compartment and the tank cover member, and wherein the arm member supports internal equipment arranged inside the tank compartment.
US08083016B2
A hybrid vehicle is provided with an engine, as well as a transmission having a motor/generator, a stationary member, and a planetary gear set. The engine and the motor/generator are separately selectively connectable to one of the drive axle assemblies by engagement of different ones of the torque-transmitting mechanism to transfer torque to that drive axle assembly. One or both of the engine and the motor/generator is also selectively connectable to the other drive axle assembly by engagement of another one of the torque-transmitting mechanisms to transfer torque to the other of drive axle assembly.
US08083004B2
A control system for a machine having a power source, a traction device, and a ripping tool is disclosed. The control system may have a slip sensor configured to generate at least one signal indicative of machine slippage, and at least one actuator operable to position the ripping tool. The control system may also have a controller in communication with the slip sensor, the at least one actuator, and the power source. The controller may be configured to receive at least one operator input indicative of an acceptable slip value, and determine actual machine slippage based on the at least one signal. The controller may also be configured to directly and separately regulate a speed of the machine and a position of the ripping tool during an excavation process based on the acceptable slip value and actual machine slippage.
US08082995B2
A method for developing hydrocarbons from a subsurface formation. The subsurface formation may include oil shale. The method may include conductively heating portions of an organic-rich rock formation located in a development area, thereby pyrolyzing at least a portion of formation hydrocarbons located in a heated zone in the organic-rich rock formation into hydrocarbon fluids. The heat may be generated from one or more wellbores completed within the formation, such as by means of a resistive heating element. At least one unheated zone is preserved within the organic-rich rock formation. This leaves a portion of the development area substantially unpyrolyzed. The at least one unheated zone is sized or configured in order to substantially optimize that portion of the development area in which the organic-rich rock is pyrolyzed while controlling subsidence above the organic-rich rock formation.
US08082979B2
A method for environmental management of a vehicle includes the steps of determining certain environmental conditions for the vehicle, and determining when it is desirable to defog the window based on the determined environmental conditions. A status of manual overrides is determined, and at least some automatically controllable functions of an HVAC system are implemented to effect defogging of a vehicle window when it is determined that none of the manual overrides has been selected.
US08082977B2
A mounting apparatus includes a surface plate; a temperature control unit integrated with the surface plate; and a bottom plate integrated with the temperature control unit via a heat insulation ring, wherein a temperature of a target object held on the surface plate is capable of being controlled and the surface plate is formed of ceramic. The surface plate and the temperature control unit are coupled to each other by a first coupling member at each portion thereof except for each peripheral portion thereof such that the peripheral portion of the surface plate being not coupled thereto. The peripheral portion of the temperature control unit is coupled to the heat insulation ring by a second coupling member.
US08082975B2
To provide a casting mold manufacturing apparatus using steam heating. The apparatus includes a forming die having a cavity, a resin-coated sand supply section for supplying a resin-coated sand into the cavity, a steam supply section for supplying steam into the cavity, and a steam discharge section for discharging the steam from the cavity. At least a portion of the forming die is composed of a porous material having pores with an average diameter smaller than an average particle diameter of the resin-coated sand. At least a portion of the steam is supplied into the cavity through the porous material. Since it is possible to uniformly supply the steam into the cavity, a homogeneous casting mold can be manufactured.
US08082971B1
A portable partition system for dividing spaces and which can easily be changed in appearance, function and size has at least one frame that includes interior grooves suitable for receiving rigid or flaccid panels. More frames may be connected with lift-off or removable pin hinge sections, which allows a user to add to or remove rigid rectangular frames from the system by simply inserting or removing hinge pins. Dowels may suspend fabric panels, or rigid flat panels may be slid down through an opening at the top of and into each frame along with removable bars to create a structure notably different in appearance or purpose. All of the components, including dowels, fabric panels, flat panels, and horizontal bars, are insertable into the rigid rectangular frames and are removable, reversible and replaceable at will and without tools to achieve many different visual effects using the same set of frames.
US08082970B2
A flexible hurricane shutter or barrier to protect buildings from over pressure has inflatable cushions held in place by a fabric material capable of withstanding winds in excess of 100 mph. The barrier can be stored on site in a rolled fashion. Retainers are mounted on a building to guide and secure the longitudinal edges of the fabric to permit ease of deployment. The retainers may be spaced apart over one side of a building and the barrier may be deployed over an entire surface of a multi-story building by raising and lowering the fabric. Inflatable cushions are held between the fabric and the building. The inflated cushions reinforce the material and distribute the force of impact throughout the surface of the cushions and act as spacers to both hold the fabric off the structure and focus the forces onto stranger portions of the structure.
US08082969B2
A shrinkable and extensible screen is mounted between a pair of screen-mounting frame portions arranged bilaterally to confront each other and at least one being slidably movable. A tension member extending through the screen for supporting it in shrinking and extending directions is routed in the screen-mounting frame portions. The tension member is extracted at the portion close to the central portion from the upper end portion of the slidably movable screen-mounting frame portions, to the outside on the side opposite to the screen mounting side.
US08082967B2
The invention deals with the field of labelling machines with tubular labels made of heat-shrinking film that are directly formed on the machine starting from coiled film. More precisely, the invention refers to a device (1) or (10) for positioning a tubular label (8) at a pre-established height from a bottle bottom and to means (21) for keeping the label position during the label transfer to an outlet conveyor where a first partial heat-shrinkage occurs. The positioning device is supported by the drum, on which the label is formed, and must allow sliding the bottle inside the formed label.
US08082966B2
An ultrasonic welding assembly, comprising: a sonotrode having a single welding region and two nodal regions formed on either side of the welding region; a mounting plate for supporting the sonotrode having a force application region on the upper surface thereof; at least one ultrasonic transducer connected to the sonotrode; at least one diaphragm spring disposed between the ultrasonic transducer and the sonotrode; at least one roller bearing connected to the diaphragm spring; at least two linear guides connected to the roller bearing, wherein the at least two linear guides are connected to the mounting plate and support the roller bearing and the sonotrode in a flexible manner; and first and second low-friction linear bearings in contact with nodal regions for the application of downward force to the sonotrode, wherein the first and second linear bearings are connected to the mounting plate.
US08082962B2
A sealing ring for a vehicle wheel having a tubeless tire with two tire beads that are embodied on the radially inward side thereof. The tubeless tire is mounted on the radially outer side of the multipart rim by the tire beads. The vehicle wheel further comprising a sealing ring which seals the tire radially inward towards the ring, is positioned on the radially outer side of the rim, extends in a peripheral direction along the circumference of the rim and runs between the two tire beads in an axial direction. The sealing ring is configured with a central ring member which is provided with a cylindrical inner surface that is to rest on the outer surface of the rim while being embodied with one respective concentric flexible annular leg which is located on both axial sides of the central ring member and extends diagonally and radially outward in an axial direction from the central ring member. Deformable sealing elements extend along the circumference of the annular leg on the radially inward facing surface and are configured on the end of the leg that faces away from the central ring member.
US08082945B1
A top operating telescoping adjustable valve box and valve stem assembly that incorporates a telescoping valve stem actuating system which, when coupled to a service valve, allows for the operation from ground level without the removal of a plug or lid. The system has a large range of vertical adjustability. The upper and lower sections of the assembly are in frictional connection with each other, which allows no transmittal of force to the lower section when any upward force to the upper section is applied, thus reducing damage to the buried valve and pipeline. The assembly provides a tracing block terminal, located on the top base, to allow for the connection of tracing wire from the valve top to the service pipe for service line location. The assembly also incorporates the placement of a tamper proof cap for the prevention of unauthorized operation of valve stem system.
US08082942B2
The present invention discloses an oil pipe connector including a connector cylinder (abbr. cylinder), and having an oil inlet at front and an oil outlet at rear end of the cylinder; a switch base with a pivot hole interconnected with the interior of the cylinder; a control device, including a connector cap which being a hollow conical shape, the front end having positioning shaft hole interconnected with the interior; a control mechanism including a connecting portion, a positioning shaft and a piston disc coupled together; the positioning shaft being disposed in a positioning shaft hole of the connector cap; a switch device, including a push rod which being a curved lever, a transmission shaft and a switch handle; an end of the push rod linking the control mechanism; the transmission shaft being pivotally coupled to the pivot hole of the switch base of the cylinder; the switch handle being coupled to the connecting shaft lever.
US08082941B2
A flow activated valve includes an outer body and a piston disposed in an inner cavity of the outer body. The flow activated valve also includes one or more fluid passage exits in the outer body and one or more piston fluid passages in the piston. The one or more fluid passage exits and the one or more piston fluid passages allow fluid flow out of the valve. The flow activated valve also includes a flow restriction member disposed in a piston inner cavity. In addition, the flow activated valve includes a shear member disposed in the outer body, and a bias member disposed in an inner cavity of the outer body. The flow activated valve further includes a position control member disposed in the piston and a sealing member.
US08082940B2
The present invention provides a cooling water reservoir for a fuel cell vehicle, in which a drain valve operated by traveling wind is mounted in a reservoir housing of the reservoir such that unnecessary water in an amount corresponding to the amount of product water, generated in the fuel cell stack during operation of a fuel cell system and flowing in the reservoir housing, can be discharged through the drain valve automatically in real-time, thus preventing the water in the reservoir housing from overflowing due to the inflow of the product water generated in the fuel cell stack during operation of the fuel cell system.
US08082936B2
The present invention includes a walking cane having a handle assembly, a support assembly and foot member. The handle assembly includes first and second generally upright rigid posts. A shaft adaptable for grasping by a user's hand connects to each end of the posts. Pliable mounts dispose between the terminal ends of the shaft and each post. The mounts, biased against the shaft, permit omni-directional movement of the shaft relative to each post. The support assembly connects to the handle assembly and includes three parallel elongated rods spaced apart from one another in a triangular formation. The handle assembly can be adjusted relative to the support assembly by means of two cooperating shims. The foot member connects to the support assembly and contacts the ground. The cane provides a light-weight shaft and a shock absorbing handle assembly to assist in relieving hand, wrist and arm strains.
US08082930B2
A hair ornament includes a body having an enveloping section for enveloping a portion of hair of a user. The enveloping section includes upper and lower ends spaced in a direction. The portion of the hair of the user extends through the upper and lower ends of the enveloping section. A styling section is mounted to the body. The styling section includes a plurality of tines extending in the direction. The tines of the styling section initially not extend through the hair of the user when the body is worn on the hair of the user. The body is movable relative to the hair of the user so that the tines of the styling section extend through another portion of the hair not enveloped by the enveloping section to position the body on the hair of the user.
US08082928B2
A device for applying a product to keratinous fibers may comprise a stem having two opposite ends and a brush portion connected to one end portion of the stem. The one end portion of the stem may have a longitudinal axis and the brush portion may have a free end that is not aligned with the longitudinal axis of the one end portion of the stem. The brush portion may comprise a core and at least part of the core may be curved such that a line tangent to the core at any axial position along the core is not perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the one end portion of the stem. The brush portion may further comprise bristles connected to the core. The bristles may comprise ends defining an envelope surface having a varying cross-section along at least a part of its length. The envelope surface may be asymmetrical about a midplane of the envelope surface, the midplane being oriented perpendicular to the core.
US08082926B2
A lip categorizing method uses the size and shape of the lips as viewed from the front of the face as a first categorization index and the three-dimensional form of the lips as a second categorization index. The lip categorizing map is composed of a first coordinate axis showing the degree of the first categorization index and a second coordinate axis showing the degree of the second categorization index and has a coordinate system in which the first and second coordinate axes are orthogonal. It also generates makeup information for two-dimensionally correcting the lips of a subject based on preset reference by setting a plurality of points for determining the form features of lips on an image that depicts the lips, and judges the form features of the lips of the subject based on analytical values of the two-dimensional features of the lips measured from the set points.
US08082925B2
A method of performing a laparoscopic hysterectomy treatment or other laparoscopic treatment on a patient, utilizes a transvaginal surgical device that includes a tube having a diameter greater than the patient's cervix, and an annular edge which lies substantially in a plane non-normal to its tubular axis, and a sealing structure capable of sealing the tube during surgery to maintain the pneumoperitoneum. The method includes introducing the device into the patient's vagina so that the annular edge defines a cervico-vaginal junction, and separating the cervix from the vagina at the defined cervico-vaginal junction.
US08082918B2
A breath-actuated inhaler for delivery of a medicament by inhalation from a canister (2) which is compressible to deliver a dose of medicament. The inhaler comprises a housing (1) for holding a canister (2) and including a mouthpiece (5) for delivery of a dose of medicament from a canister (2) held in the housing; and an actuation mechanism (6) for compressing a canister (2) held in the housing (1) in response to inhalation at the mouthpiece (5). The housing includes two separable portions (19, 20). The first housing portion (19) mounts the actuation mechanism (6). The second housing portion (20) houses the mouthpiece (5) and a duct (24) shaped to direct an inhalation flow from the mouthpeice (5) to the first housing portion (19) for triggering the actuation mechanism (6). The duct (24) and the mouthpiece (5) are integrally formed and separable from the second housing portion (20).
US08082913B2
A paint ball gun includes a body, a valve unit and a striking unit. The valve unit is disposed in the body. The striking unit is disposed in the body, and includes a striker and a collar. The striker is made of metal and formed with a striking tip at an end for hitting the valve unit. The collar is made of plastics and provided on the striking tip.
US08082907B2
An improved air/oil separating PCV apparatus is disclosed that provides for integration of an air duct, cross-over duct, one way drain valve, PCV valve, cyclonic oil mist separator assembly, cyclone bypass valve, oil reservoir and oil fill cap into a single injection molded apparatus. The improved air/oil separating PCV apparatus is configured to permit it to be tooled in a vertical direction for injection molding.
US08082904B2
One embodiment is a fuel system for an internal combustion engine including a fuel pump having a fuel pump gear operable to drive the fuel pump to pressurize fuel. The fuel pump gear is offset relative to engine top dead center by a predetermined angle to reduce a sound or noise. The offset can be determined by selecting the minimum sound produced over a range of offsets or operating conditions.
US08082900B2
A method for producing a support plate (1) for valve bodies includes: i) providing a base armature (22) including an even number of portions of pipes (4, 4′); ii) arranging a valve body (5) on portions (19) of the base armature (22) forming temporary reception zones for a valve body (5); iii) mounting the control axis through bearings (7 and 9) and the transverse groove of each valve body (5); iv) molding onto the control axis a bearing support for each valve body (5) and a mounting insert in the corresponding guide bearing (7); v) mounting each valve body (5) on the corresponding bearing support by sliding on the control axis, and vi) inserting mounting inserts in the corresponding guide bearings (7).
US08082895B2
In a variable valve system for an internal combustion engine and its driving mechanism, the variable valve system comprises: a variable mechanism that revolves a control axle to change an operation characteristic of an engine valve; a projection section projected at an outer peripheral predetermined position in an axial direction of the control axle and on a tip of which a fixture section is formed; a fixture member fixed in a grasped state for the projection member via an engagement member engaged on the fixture section; a driving mechanism configured to provide a rotating force for the control axle via the fixture member; and control means (a control section) for controlling the driving mechanism in accordance with a driving state of the engine.
US08082894B2
The invention relates to a cylinder head (1) for a liquid-cooled internal combustion engine with several cylinders, comprising at least one intake port (5) and at least two exhaust ports (4) per cylinder (1), at least one first cooling chamber (2) adjacent to a fire deck and at least one second cooling chamber (3) adjacent to the first cooling chamber (2), with the second cooling chamber (3) extending over several cylinders. In order to improve cooling in the areas subjected to great thermal stress it is provided that at least one first cooling chamber (2) is provided per cylinder and the first cooling chambers (2) of two adjacent cylinders are separated from one another, with each first cooling chamber (2) comprising at least one first opening (7) and at least one transfer opening (8) to the second cooling chamber (3), and the first cooling chamber (2) is flowed through between the first opening (7) and the transfer opening (8) substantially in the longitudinal direction of the cylinder head (1).
US08082889B2
A system is provided that draws heat from an open-loop engine cycle into a closed-loop working fluid circulatory system that utilizes computer-aided feedback mechanisms. The closed-loop working fluid draws engine heat from multiple sources: exhaust stack gases, the engine block, the engine transmission, and the engine headers and exhaust manifold near the valves. Heat exchangers are arranged in an ascending pattern according to the temperature of the heat at each heat generating location of the open-loop engine cycle. A wankel or similar type engine receives the heated working fluid and rotates a shaft connected to a generator to generate electricity. An electrolysis unit is powered by the generated electricity and separates water into hydrogen and oxygen. A reformation unit receives fuel such as diesel and the generated hydrogen to reform the fuel prior to injection into the engine for combustion. Oxygen from hydrolysis is combined with ambient air to increase combustion efficiency and reduce harmful emissions.
US08082881B2
A dog feeder and dog waterer is provided wherein the dog feeder and dog waterer may be moved individually from operative positions to stored positions and which may be detachably secured together when in their stored or transport positions to enable the feeder and waterer to be carried as a unit and to add stability of the same during transport or storage.
US08082877B2
A heating device is provided wherein coating material can be transferred into the gas phase, particularly for use in a coating installation. The heating device preferably includes at least one heating unit with hollow spaces and an inner surface, wherein the hollow spaces of the heating unit are loadable with a coating material, and with a plurality of heating elements located in a distributed arrangement in the volume of the heating unit. A coating installation and a method for the transfer of coating material into the gas phase are also described.
US08082875B2
The present invention provides a doctor device for metering and/or equalizing a liquid-to-pasty medium applied to a running surface, wherein in the case of direct application the surface is a running paper web, paperboard web or other fibrous web and in the case of indirect application a transfer element which transfers the application medium to the fibrous web. The doctor device has a holder arranged on a support beam for accommodating a doctor element used for the metering and/or equalizing. The holder has a first fixed support face bar and a second moving support face bar, wherein to open and close the holder the second support face bar is displaceable respectively away from the first support face bar or toward it such that in the closed state of the holder the doctor element is fixed from the outside and in the open state of the holder it is released.
US08082874B2
An embodiment of the invention relates to a method for managing the display of a rotary indicator on a digital screen, the method making it possible to permanently display in a window at least one value of the indicator in the form of characters, the values scrolling vertically in the window, a distance d defining a spacing between two characters of two successive values. The distance d varies between a value dmini when two successive values are visible in the window and a value dmaxi when a single value is visible in the window.
US08082869B2
Apparatus and system are disclosed for anchoring a kayak to the bottom of a body of shallow water. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a tube for attachment to the kayak proximate the upper portion of the kayak between the bow and the stern of the kayak, and a shaft which is disposed in the tube. A gear box is provided proximate the seat which comprises a gearing mechanism for operative engagement with the shaft, and a rotatable handle which is external to the gear box for operative connection to the gearing mechanism. The rotatable handle, when rotated in a first direction, deploys the shaft from a position inside the tube to a position outside the tube and into engagement with the bottom of the body of water. An anchoring system according to this embodiment permits the operator of the kayak to anchor the kayak at the bow or stern.
US08082866B2
A sewing machine capable of sewing a manually moved workpiece cloth in free motion includes a carrier that carries the workpiece cloth and being manually moved to move the workpiece cloth; a support element that movably supports the carrier; a movement amount detector that detects an amount of carrier movement; a specifier that specifies a stitch pitch; a comparator that produces a comparison of the amount of carrier movement with the stitch pitch; a regulator provided at the support element and that regulates carrier movement; and a controller that controls the regulator such that the amount of carrier movement does not exceed the stitch pitch based on the comparison produced by the comparator.
US08082856B1
A lid assembly for an outlet unit built into an article having a work surface, the power and communication outlet is positioned below an opening or cut-out in the work surface, the opening has an inner side that extends about the opening. The lid assembly has a lid structure that has a pair of lid support members that are joined to the lid at a corresponding side of the lid. The lid assembly further includes a pair of pivot support members that are configured to be joined to the inner side of the opening in the article. Each pivot support member has an inner side and a pivot pin member joined to the inner side. The lid structure is attached to the pivot pin members and pivotal between a closed portion and an opened portion. The lid structure pivots in a first direction to attain the closed position and in an opposite, second direction to attain an opened position. At least one stop member is joined to a corresponding pivot support member to prevent the lid structure from pivoting beyond a first predetermined distance. The lid structure rests upon the stop member when the lid structure is in the closed position. At least one interfering member is joined to one of the pivot support members so as to prevent the lid structure from pivoting in the second direction for a distance that is greater than a second predetermined distance.
US08082849B2
An electrical power disruption device including a projectile configured to be propelled upwardly from a hand-held launcher and receiving a plurality of electrically conductive streamers.
US08082845B2
The present invention provides a self destruction impact fuse for fail-proof detonating a projectile, preferably a low velocity projectile. The present invention further provides a projectile that can be detonated reliably even at low velocity.
US08082834B1
An ammunition magazine box is provided for receiving a vertically serpentined length of belted ammunition for selective outfeed from the box to a machine gun. A specially designed support bracket structure, representatively of a length adjustable construction, is provided and suitably secured within the interior of the magazine box. At least a portion of the belted ammunition loops rest on a top side surface of the installed support bracket structure. The top support bracket structure side surface is (1) laterally sloped, in a direction transverse to the lengths of the belt loops, to inhibit a tilting-created intermeshing of vertically adjacent projectile ends of the ammunition rounds which could cause a feed jam, and/or (2) longitudinally sloped, in a direction parallel to the lengths of the belt loops, to desirably lessen the ammunition outfeed force that must be exerted by the machine gun.
US08082811B2
Provided is a testing apparatus capable of testing locomotive performance of a robot while harmonizing motions of the apparatus with that of the robot. According to the locomotive performance testing apparatus (1), a motor working plan is made on the basis of a robot motion plan, and a motor (12) is driven according to the motor working plan. As a result, an alteration pattern of a driving velocity of an endless belt (11) can be controlled according to an alteration pattern of a moving velocity of a robot (2) whose locomotive performance is being tested on the endless belt (11). Moreover, a motion tempo of the endless belt (11) and a motion tempo of the robot (2) are so harmonized that the former tempo may approach the latter tempo, and the locomotive performance of the robot (2) can be stably tested in that state.
US08082803B2
Provided is an electromagnetic flow meter configured to measure a flow rate of a measurement target fluid. The electromagnetic flow meter includes: a measurement pipe having a hollow cylindrical shape and allowing the measurement target fluid to flow inside; flanges provided on both ends of the measurement pipe, respectively; and a lining portion. Each of the flanges includes a cut groove formed in a circumferential direction of the measurement pipe. The cut groove has a curved inner surface. The lining portion is formed so as to cover an inner surface of the measurement pipe and the cut grooves.
US08082801B2
A gyratory compactor apparatus adapted to interact with a mold that defines a mold axis is provided. The gyratory compactor apparatus includes a frame defining a frame axis and having a first mounting plate and a pivoted support carried by the frame and capable of rotation in at least a first and a second rotational degree of freedom. A mold-engaging device is carried by the pivoted support and includes a first carriage plate proximal the pivoted support and a spaced-apart second carriage plate that defines a space therebetween for receiving the mold. The second carriage plate has at least one clamping rod in communication with an actuator for translating the second carriage plate about the mold axis to thereby secure the mold in the space between the first and second carriage plates. An associated method is also provided.
US08082792B2
A sensor system for determining the position of at least two edges of at least one web material traveling along a predetermined path. In one embodiment, the sensor system has at least one transmitter block having a plurality of transmitters capable of selectively transmitting ultrasonic signals and at least one receiver block having a plurality of receivers capable of generating receiver output signals in response to the receivers receiving at least a portion of the ultrasonic signals transmitted by the at least one transmitter block. The receiver block is spaced a distance from the transmitter block so as to define a continuous sensor field of view therebetween whereby at least a portion of the at least one web material traveling along a predetermined travel path interferes with at least a portion of the ultrasonic signals transmitted by the at least one transmitter block. The receiver output signals generated by the at least one receiver block is indicative of the position of the web of material as the same is moved along the travel path between the transmitter block and the receiver block. In an alternative embodiment, the functions of the at least one transmitter block and the at least one receiver block are performed essentially equivalently by at least one transceiver block and at least one reflector.
US08082781B1
An apparatus for the testing of downhole an injection assembly prior to installation of the injection assembly in the completion string is disclosed. The apparatus is comprised an injection tubing, an injection sub, an injection valve, an injection sub test block, a pressure foot, a pressure foot test block, and means for introducing pressure at a desired level. The injection sub test block, pressure foot, pressure foot test block are interchangeably engageable with the injection sub for testing in a sequence to allow the pre-testing of the connections of components of the injection assembly at the surface of the well.
US08082766B1
A pin tumbler lock releasing system includes keyway insertible and universally configured lift, key and shim devices that are cooperatively used to raise the pin stacks within a pin tumbler lock to just above the pin tumbler lock's shear line so that the lock's plug element may be rotated within its outer casing in order to disengage its locking mechanism.
US08082764B2
A system and method is disclosed for indicating satisfactory times for titrating a chemical solution, e.g., cleaning product, used by a utility device to clean and/or sanitize various types of articles. The utility device is described in an exemplary embodiment as being a warewashing machine that applies the chemical solution to articles provided to the machine on racks. The chemical solution is formed in a solution tank from a combination of at least one chemical product and at least one rinse agent. Whereas the chemical product is described as a detergent, the rinse agent is described as water. Over a time period including multiple wash cycles, the chemical product and the rinse agent are added to the solution tank, thereby changing conductivity of the chemical solution. The present invention senses various types of information associated with the formation of the chemical solution and applies one or more test conditions to the sensed information to determine satisfactory time periods for measuring concentration of the chemical product relative to the chemical solution. Indications of the occurrence of these satisfactory times are presented on a display module in a manner visible to field persons responsible for titrating the chemical solution.
US08082749B2
An air conditioner having a heat-source side unit including a compressor and a heat-source side heat exchanger, plural use-side units each having a use-side heat exchanger and an inter-unit pipe for connecting the heat-source side unit to the plural use-side units, including an auxiliary heat source unit having a water-refrigerant heat exchanger for heat-exchanging refrigerant with water, a refrigerant side of the water-refrigerant heat exchanger being selectively connectable to one of the high-pressure gas pipe and the low-pressure gas pile through one of a first change-over valve and a second change-over valve, and also connected to a liquid pipe through an expansion valve, and a controller for controlling the auxiliary heat source unit so that the water-refrigerant heat exchanger of the auxiliary heat source unit functions as an evaporator with a water side thereof serving as a heat source when some of the user-side units are under heating operation.
US08082728B2
A continuous detonation system, including: a rotatable member including a forward end, an aft end, a circumferential wall and a longitudinal centerline axis extending therethrough; an outer circumferential wall, wherein the rotatable member is positioned therein so that the circumferential wall of the rotatable member is spaced radially inwardly from the outer circumferential wall; at least one helical channel formed by a plurality of helical sidewalls extending between the circumferential wall of the rotatable member and the outer circumferential wall, each helical channel being open at the forward end and the aft end of the rotatable member so as to provide flow communication therethrough; an air supply for providing air to each helical channel; and, a fuel supply for providing fuel to each helical channel. In this way, a mixture of the fuel and air is continuously detonated within each helical channel in a manner such that combustion gases exit therefrom with an increased pressure and temperature.
US08082726B2
A turbofan flow delivery system includes a fan case housing a fan. Flow exit guide vanes are arranged downstream from the fan and extend radially inwardly from the fan case toward a bypass flow path. A supply passage includes an opening provided in the fan case between the fan and flow exit guide vanes configured to selectively provide pressurized air to a component using air from the bypass flow path. Swirling air from the bypass flow path enters the supply passage and is converted to a static pressure.
US08082723B2
A draping system designed for the treatment of a horse tail or mane having drapes shaped to expose a horse tail and a horse mane, while protecting underlying and adjacent areas of the horse's coat from unwanted treatment solutions. The draping system is especially useful in cosmetic treatments of the horse tail or mane, as for example when applying coloring or permanent treatments or when applying a medicament in liquid or powder form.
US08082721B2
A packaging group that packages products at a high speed when the products are fed in succession in accordance with a predefined and variable pitch is provided. The packaging group includes a conveyor of the products, at least one roll of at least one plastic film, a feed mechanism that feeds the at least one plastic film from the at least one roll respectively atop and underneath the products substantially upon exiting the conveyor, a counter-welder belt downstream of the conveyor which receives the products covered on their upper and lower parts with the at least one plastic film, and a transverse welder device at the counter-welder belt. The transverse welder device includes a rotating star-like structure equipped with at least three spokes provided at their tips with welder mechanisms cooperating one after the other in succession with the counter-welder belt, in order to weld together portions of the at least one plastic film between the products advancing on the counter-welder belt.
US08082697B2
A mounting bracket assembly is included that is capable of securing an associated rigid sunscreen on an associated building structure. The mounting bracket assembly can include a first bracket that is adapted for securement on the associated building structure and a second bracket that is adapted for securement on the associated rigid sunscreen. The first bracket can include a first interengaging feature, and the second bracket can include a second interengaging feature that is cooperative with the first interengaging feature of the first bracket. A sunscreen and mounting bracket assembly, a sunscreen and mounting bracket kit, and a method of assembly are also included.
US08082692B2
An improvement in a method of propagating, and an article useful in association with, or produced by, the method of propagating. Plants are produced in mats by steps including: providing a bottom net made of a material that is pervious to moisture, positioning a sheet of a fabric, depositing a layer of planting medium on said fabric, spreading viable wildflower seed over said medium, moistening said medium and said seeds, germinating seeds in the medium, such that roots of seedlings from said seeds intermesh with the fabric forming a sod mat; wherein the bottom net is sufficiently pervious to permit essentially unimpeded root contact with earth below the bottom net.
US08082688B2
An optical sight is provided and may include an optical element, a reticle selectively displayed on the optical element, and a housing. The housing may include a base, a first post extending from the base, a second post extending from the base, and a cross member extending between the first post and the second post to define an opening receiving the optical element therein. The cross member may include a first surface opposing the optical element and a second surface disposed on an opposite side of the cross member than the first surface, whereby the second surface has a substantially concave shape.
US08082684B2
A sole unit for a shoe having at least one decoupling track between regions of sole unit allowing for the decoupling of the regions in response to forces from foot-ground contact; a plurality of bridge elements connecting opposite sides of the track so that when forces from foot-ground contact are alleviated, there is a recouping of the decoupled regions. The bridge elements may extend from a tendon element disposed on one side of a decoupling track to the other side of the track.
US08082676B2
A brake mechanism for a wheeled distance measuring device includes a first brake rod and a second brake rod, both of which are located in a pole unit of the distance measuring device. The first brake rod is connected with a brake key and the second brake rod is connected with a contact section which has a brake pad connected thereto. The brake key includes first and second protrusions and a control rod is connected with the first brake rod, the control rod includes third and fourth protrusions. A locking recess is defined between the third and fourth protrusions. The first and second brake rods are lowered to brake the wheel by the brake pad when the first protrusion presses the third protrusion. The second protrusion is locked in the locking recess and presses the third protrusion to keep the wheel to be braked.
US08082662B2
An installation device for a gradient coil module in a magnetic resonance tomography apparatus has a loading cart that moves the gradient coil module away from and to the magnetic resonance tomography apparatus. A bearing girder having a track is fastened to the loading cart. Track rollers can be installed on the gradient coil module such that the gradient coil module can be moved relative to the loading cart by means of the track rollers resting on the track.
US08082660B2
Xerographic micro-assembler systems and methods are disclosed. The systems and methods involve manipulating charge-encoded micro-objects. The charge encoding identifies each micro-object and specifies its orientation for sorting. The micro-objects are sorted in a sorting unit so that they have defined positions and orientations. The sorting unit has the capability of electrostatically and magnetically manipulating the micro-objects based on their select charge encoding. The sorted micro-objects are provided to an image transfer unit. The image transfer unit is adapted to receive the sorted micro-objects, maintain them in their sorted order and orientation, and deliver them to a substrate. Maintaining the sorted order as the micro-objects are delivered to the substrate may be accomplished through the use of an electrostatic image, as is done in xerography. The substrate with the micro-objects is further processed to interconnect the micro-objects—through electrical wiring, for example—to form the final micro-assembly.
US08082654B2
In a method for manufacturing a lamination for a motor or generator where a plurality of the laminations are used to form a core of the motor or generator, a material strip of electrical steel is provided having a width substantially corresponding to half of an outer diameter of the lamination to be created. Slant cuts are made along the material strip to form trapezoids of substantially a same area. Two of the trapezoids are joined together along a side edge of each to form a hexagon. The lamination is then stamped from the hexagon.
US08082649B2
An apparatus for the seaming of roof assemblies for a building structure, wherein the apparatus includes an adjustable panel guide for the initial alignment of panel edges to a position uniform to that necessary for engagement of horizontal rollers to perform the seaming procedure is provided. Such an apparatus thus permits the utilization of virtually any type of metal paneling to create the desired roof assembly, with the capability of providing a secure, reliable seal within the seam to increase the waterproofing and uplift protection potential thereof as well as to best ensure the seaming apparatus does not jam or otherwise fail during the seaming process itself. The versatility permitted with such an apparatus allows for utilization of imperfectly shaped and/or configured panels for elevated seamed roof assembly purposes. The method of seaming with such an apparatus is also encompassed within this invention.
US08082647B2
Force data is monitored by a strain gauge during a preparatory setup operation of an insertion process during which a sample fastener is installed into a host material by a fastener press. Mathematical algorithms are utilized to determine an optimal insertion force, while a predetermined insertion velocity is maintained throughout the installation process regardless of the force required. With the ram velocity held constant, the insertion force is measured during the installation process and compared to the elapsed time to obtain a force slope. A data point on the force slope which corresponds to the point at which the force slope abruptly increases is captured and recorded as the optimal insertion force. This optimal force is then used by the press for all fasteners/host-material installations of the sample type.
US08082643B2
A machining apparatus has a vertical support frame defining two machining stations spaced apart in a direction, holders in the stations for rotating respective workpieces each about a respective station axis, and a transfer device for loading rough workpieces into the holders and for taking finished workpieces out of the holders. A single machining tool can be shifted in the direction between one position engaging the workpiece in one of the stations and out of engagement with the workpiece in the other of the stations and another position engaging the workpiece in the other station and out of engagement with the workpiece in the one station.
US08082642B1
An articulating head that includes a linear movement assembly. There is a pivot plate that includes a first connection point. There is a pivot arm rotatably attached to the pivot plate. The pivot arm has a second connection point. There is a linear movement assembly mounted to and between the first connection point of the pivot plate and the second connection point of the pivot arm to cause rotation of the pivot arm about the pivot plate. The linear movement assembly comprises a threaded rod mounted as a screw, a nut which threads onto the screw and a motor interconnected to one of the screw and nut to cause motion between the screw and the nut. The screw and the nut are mounted between the pivot plate and the pivot arm, whereby the motion induced between the screw and nut causes the pivot arm to rotate about the pivot plate.
US08082635B2
A slider for a zip fastener includes a lower part, an upper part and a puller. The lower part and upper part are interconnected by a hinge, whereby the slider can be set in an open and a closed condition, respectively. The puller, which is made of a resilient material and constitutes the part that the user holds when using the slider, includes locking pins for locking the lower part and upper part in the closed condition, and also dividing shoulders. The lower part includes a hole which can receive the locking pins of the puller in order to lock the lower part and the upper part in the closed condition. The upper part includes a cradle for the locking pins of the puller and also a slanted dividing body, which is capable of separating the dividing shoulders and therewith the locking pins of the puller. Further, the upper part includes two hinge taps and the lower part includes an area for cooperation with the hinge taps.
US08082627B2
A hinge is mounted in an electronic device with a cover and a base. The hinge has a first pivoting assembly, a second pivoting assembly and a resilient unit. The first pivoting assembly has a resilient plug. The resilient plug is mounted between the second pivoting assembly and the resilient unit to provide friction and to keep the second pivoting assembly from departing from the first pivoting assembly. The friction is adjusted by changing the resilience of the resilient plug or the resilient unit, or by changing the thickness of the resilient plug. Therefore, preciseness of the size of other component is less required to reduce the manufacturing cost.
US08082624B2
A steerable vacuum cleaner and a method to steer the vacuum is described. The vacuum cleaner include: a base; a handle having a longitudinal axis and including a conduit; and a rotatable coupling pivotally attached between the base and the handle, with the coupling defining an air channel for providing a flow of air from the base to the conduit in the handle. The base of the vacuum rotates about the longitudinal axis while pushing the vacuum by twisting the handle. The rotatable coupling of the vacuum cleaner includes: an inner conduit having an outer surface; a compressible strip disposed on the outer surface of the inner conduit, wherein the strip is disposed the outer surface of the inner conduit; an outer conduit adapted to snugly fit over the strip and the first conduit; and a non-reactive high-viscosity lubricant disposed on the outer surface of the inner conduit adjacent the strip. The outer conduit of the coupling is rotatable about the inner conduit and an interference fit is formed between the inner conduit and the outer conduit.
US08082618B2
A cloth-type vehicle laundering implement includes a support mechanism consisting of a rotatable drive shaft and a plurality of generally parallel, adjacently arranged spacers mounted on the support mechanism. Each of the plurality of spacers includes a first face and a second face. The implement includes a plurality of individual circular fabric disk elements disposed between the first face of one of the plurality of spacers and the second face of another of the plurality of spacers. Each of the plurality of individual circular fabric disk elements extends outwardly beyond the spacers. Each of the individual circular fabric disk elements consists of a single piece of non-woven material having an inner diameter and an outer diameter. The inner diameter is retained in a single plane by a securing mechanism such that more material is located adjacent the inner diameter than the outer diameter to provide a more rigid element. The outer diameter and the inner diameter consist of substantially the same linear length of material.
US08082609B2
A walk-in bathtub having a flip-up seat portion over a rearward foot well recess provides a bather with improved access to an interior bathing cavity of the bathtub by giving the bather when the bather is within the bathtub more usable floor space in the bathtub in which to stand while closing or opening a hinged door in a side wall of the bathtub. The invention further aids a bather in standing up from a sitting position in the bathtub in that the bather can place a foot or feet more directly below the bather in a rearward foot well recess under the flip-up seat portion preferably located near or at knee height and then can lift up the flip-up seat portion while the bather is rising from a sitting to a standing position.
US08082604B2
A mechanism (100) for lifting and lowering a toilet seat (102) is activated by foot pressure pushing down on a pedal (104). The mechanism includes an off-floor pivot fixed in space for converting the pressure into a torque applied to hinge (113, 114) supporting the seat. The mechanism does not touch the floor. Instead a reaction arm which is one support for the fixed pivot presses against a wall (120) behind the toilet bowl. An element for retarding the speed of the seat as it falls is optionally included.
US08082603B2
A toilet including a toilet bowl having a bowl flange with apertures, a toilet seat, a toilet seat cover and mounting apparatus. The seat comprises a seat ring configured to rest on the bowl flange and seat mounting means and the seat cover comprises a cover and cover mounting means. The mounting apparatus includes the seat mounting means, the cover mounting means, post holders which overlie the bowl flange apertures, and connecting means joining said seat and cover mounting means and the post holders to permit rotation of the seat ring and cover between a generally horizontal use position and an over center storage position. An elongate post is secured to and extends downwardly from each of the post holders. A post receptacle is positively secured in each of the bowl flange apertures and extends there beyond. A cylindrical receptacle retainer surrounds and engages each receptacle over most of its length and engages the underside of the bowl to positively secure the receptacle in the bowl flange aperture. The elongate posts extend downwardly from each of the post holders and pass through and beyond the aligned receptacles. The posts have sufficient length to permit the seat to be elevated above the bowl flange to the over center maintenance position to provide adequate space for easy maintenance. Each post has distal means configured to engage the respective receptacle and to releasably support the post in the maintenance position for cleaning and maintenance.
US08082602B2
An upper body protective garment having a lower portion including flexibly interconnected protective abdominal and lower back members, an upper portion including protective thoracic and upper back members with a neck hole defined therebetween, a flexible front connection allowing at least limited movement of a bottom end of the thoracic member with respect to the abdominal member, and a flexible rear connection between the lower back member and the upper back member provided by a protective spinal member including flexibly interconnected rigid members for overlaying a spine of the wearer, the front and rear connections allowing the upper portion to remain at least substantially fixed with respect to shoulders of the wearer and the lower portion to remain at least substantially fixed with respect to a waist of the wearer while the shoulders and waist are moved relative to one another.
US08082595B2
An article of swimwear includes a swimsuit body having at least one aperture configured to encircle a portion of a swimmer's body when the swimsuit is worn by a user, and a resilient seal secured about the at least one aperture.
US08087093B2
Provided is a mechanically-coupled tuning fork-scanning probe vibrating system, the system including: a tuning fork vibrating due to an AC voltage applied thereto; a scanning probe attached to a side of the tuning fork and vibrating due to the tuning fork; and a contact member contacting a side surface of the scanning probe and adjusting a position of a contact point at which the contact member contacts with the scanning probe, to vary a natural frequency of a combination body in which the tuning fork and the scanning probe are combined with each other. A natural frequency of the mechanically-coupled tuning fork-scanning probe vibrating system is closer to a natural frequency of the tuning fork itself by using a dynamic vibration control method using a contact member so that a energy loss of the mechanically-coupled tuning fork-scanning probe vibrating system can be minimized, a quality factor of the mechanically-coupled tuning fork-scanning probe vibrating system can be maximized, the quality factor can be actively controlled regardless of an environment of a specimen to be detected and both a specimen in air and a specimen in a liquid medium with high viscosity can be detected with high resolution.
US08087090B2
An access control system and method includes a risk index module which computes a risk index for a dimension contributing to risk. A boundary range defined for a parameter representing each risk index such that the parameter above the range is unacceptable, below the range is acceptable and in the range is acceptable with mitigation measures. A mitigation module determines the mitigation measures which reduce the parameter within the range by mapping the effectiveness of performing the mitigation measures to determine a residual risk after a mitigation measure has been implemented.
US08087089B2
A method and system for a digital content distributing service, wherein the system comprises a central broadcast station, an audit trails unit, and a distributing control unit. The central broadcasting station includes at least one unicast streaming server, at least one multicast streaming server, and a digital content storage unit, wherein the digital content storage unit provides a plurality of digital contents to be displayed for consumers connected to the central broadcasting station via a transmission media. The audit trails unit receives and records the individual expenditure information of consumers. The distributing control unit controls the distribution of the digital contents in accordance with the individual expenditure information of consumers, wherein when consumers watch one identical digital content, the distributing control unit will determine to distribute the identical digital content to the consumers by the at least one unicast streaming server or the at least one multicast streaming server.
US08087088B1
A system provides for fuzzy classification in comparisons of scanner responses. A web application test suite performs tests against a web application by sending client requests from a testing computer to the server running the web application and checking how the web application responds. A thorough web application security scan might involve thousands of checks and responses. As a result, some sort of programmatic analysis is needed. One such evaluation involves comparing one response against another. Response matching that compares two HTTP responses might use fuzzy classification processes.
US08087086B1
A method for mitigating false-positives as detected by antivirus software comprising accessing an operating system file that has been identified as malware; creating a signature for the operating system file; comparing the created signature to a signature database; and, if the created signature is not found in the signature database, defining the operating system file as malware. An operating system file, as used herein, is any file included as a part of the operating system binary executable file set, as well as any files added from third party vendors that integrate with or plug into the operating system.
US08087067B2
The present invention is directed toward a secure platform which enables mobile devices, such as a cell phones, smartphones, or PDAs, to have relationships with services or service providers that are controlled by the state of security on each device. In an embodiment, the platform is comprised of a server that receives data from security software on a mobile device regarding the device's security state. The platform enables access to a service to be granted, denied, or limited based on the security state of the mobile device. The platform may provide two-way communications between a mobile device and a service so that the platform can enforce access security both from the client to the service and from the service to the client. Furthermore, the platform allows services or service providers to evaluate the security state of a device independently of using the platform to communicate with the device.
US08087066B2
A method for securing a commercial grid network involves receiving a lease request from a client to lease a computing resource selected from multiple computing resources in the commercial grid network, mapping a unique identifier of the client to a security label selected from multiple unmapped security labels to obtain a client-label mapping based on the lease request, mapping a unique identifier of the computing resource to the security label to obtain a resource-label mapping based on the lease request, storing the client-label mapping and the resource-label mapping in a security label repository to obtain stored security label mappings, and authenticating, by the commercial grid network, an access request from the client to the computing resource using the stored security label mappings.
US08087056B2
A method of effectively operating a Content-On-Demand (COD) system is disclosed. Requests for content are received from COD clients. If the requested content exists in a COD server and the content is content for one-to-one transmission, a session is set up between the COD server and one of the COD clients by providing access information for one-to-one transmission. Thereafter, the requested content is transmitted to the corresponding COD client in a one-to-one transmission manner, and then the session is terminated when the transmission is completed. If the requested content is content for one-to-N transmission, sessions are set up between the COD server and the respective COD clients by providing access information for one-to-N transmission. Thereafter, the requested content is transmitted to the corresponding COD clients in a one-to-N transmission manner when a one-to-N transmission requirement is met, and then the sessions are terminated when the transmission is completed.
US08087047B2
Methods and systems for remotely accessing user equipment implementing an interactive media guidance application are provided. In particular, a method includes the steps of receiving user equipment identification information and receiving a user request from a user device indicating instructions for the user equipment. The user request is cross-referenced with an action request in a user equipment format selected from a plurality of formats to be compatible with the user equipment. The action request is transmitted for receipt by the user equipment for enabling execution of the indicated instructions.
US08087044B2
Methods, apparatus, and systems for managing the insertion of overlay content into a video signal are provided. A video signal is received from a video source. In addition, overlay content is provided in one or more overlay content signals. A tag is appended to the video signal and/or the overlay content signals. The tag contains identifying information. Overlay content selected from one of the overlay content signals may then be inserted into the video signal in accordance with the identifying information to produce a modified video content. The identifying information may comprises various types of information identifying the source or subject matter of the overlay content or video signal, the destination of the overlay content or video signal, information identifying the geographic region where the overlay content is to be inserted, or key words or other information to enable matching of the overlay content with an appropriate video signal.
US08087041B2
Estimating the reach and device frequency of a proposed advertising campaign based on the probability that advertising content delivery devices (e.g., a television set top box, radio) were used to deliver advertising content (e.g. television ad, radio ad) during specific time periods on specific delivery device channels.
US08087031B2
An approach for making an object owned by a first application that executes in a first isolated execution context accessible to a second application that executes in a second isolated execution context is described herein. According to this approach the object is associated with the first isolated execution context. A request is received to render the object accessible to the second application. Ownership of the object is transferred to the second application by changing the isolated execution context that is associated with the object to the second isolated execution context, thereby rendering the object accessible to the second application.
US08087027B2
A computer program product and system are disclosed for deferring the deletion of resource control blocks from a resource queue within an information management system that includes a plurality of short-term processes and a plurality of long-term processes when each of the long term processes has unset a ‘resource in use’ control flag for that long term process, a ‘request deletion’ flag has been set by the information management system, and a predetermined amount of time has elapsed.
US08087020B2
An information processing system performs a real-time operation periodically at specific time intervals. The system includes a unit for performing a scheduling operation of assigning the real-time operation to a processor to perform the real-time operation periodically at the specific time intervals by the processor, a unit for computing a ratio of an execution time of the real-time operation to be performed by the processor at a first operating speed, based on the specific time intervals and cost information concerning a time required to perform the real-time operation by the processor at the first operating speed, and a unit for performing an operating speed control operation to operate the processor at a second operating speed that is lower than the first operating speed, the second operating speed being determined based on the computed ratio.
US08087017B1
The disclosed implementations related to prefetching of virtual machines. Some embodiments can receive a virtual disk including a first page table block corresponding to one or more other page table blocks or one or more data blocks. Next, the embodiments can generate a representation of the first page table block, the representation of the first page table block including presence information with respect to the one or more other page table blocks or the one or more data blocks in the virtual disk that are pointed to by the first page table block. The embodiments can then sign the representation of the first page table block. Next, the embodiments can use the signature and the generated position independent representation to verify the integrity of the first page table block, and/or change the offset of the one or more other page table blocks or the one or more data blocks.
US08087014B1
A method and apparatus for configuration management for a computing device. The apparatus comprises an interface for providing available software to the computing device to be loaded onto the computing device. A processor executes a set of computer instructions to determine whether or not software resident in the computing device is authenticated or not. If the resident software is not authenticated, the processor loads the available software onto the computing device. If the resident software is authenticated, the processor loads the available software only if the available software is also authenticated.
US08087011B2
Mechanisms for domain stretching for an advanced dual-representation polyhedral loop transformation framework are provided. The mechanisms of the illustrative embodiments address the weaknesses of the known polyhedral loop transformation based approaches by providing mechanisms for performing code generation transformations on individual statement instances in an intermediate representation generated by the polyhedral loop transformation optimization of the source code. These code generation transformations have the important property that they do not change program order of the statements in the intermediate representation. This property allows the result of the code generation transformations to be provided back to the polyhedral loop transformation mechanisms in a program statement view, via a new re-entrance path of the illustrative embodiments, for additional optimization. In addition, mechanisms are provided for stretching the domains of statements in a program loop view of the source code to thereby normalize the domains.
US08087006B2
Technologies for estimating deviations in the performance characteristics of a newer version of software relative to an older version. Such performance characteristics include cache misses, pages faults, and the like. Estimations are typically made by instrumenting and profiling an older version binary, determining differences in code blocks between the older and a newer version, propagating profile data from the older version to the newer version based on a simulation heuristic, and estimating performance deviations based on the older version, the profile data, configuration parameters, and the changes in the newer version without actually executing the newer version of the binary.
US08087005B2
A testing tool allowing convenient testing of programs and also classes in general. The tool automatically divides each program into many groups such that if one line (or statement) is executed it may reasonably be assumed that all the lines in the group are also executed. A tester is provided the ability to provide desired arguments (including class instances) and cause all groups to be executed such that all lines of code in the programs of a class are executed at least once. The groups are conveniently further logically combined into hierarchical blocks, with each block at a higher level corresponding to a logical structure such as if structure, for structure, while structure, etc. The blocks at the lowest level may contain a single group. Due to such hierarchy, a tester may visually easily identify the unexecuted blocks/groups. The tester may further define and execute small pieces of code (macros) in the middle of testing.
US08087004B2
Methods and systems of validating the application of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (“GD&T”) in a drawing. In one embodiment, a method of validating the application of GD&T in a drawing includes creating a drawing having at least one drawing element. Next, a geometric dimensioning and tolerancing rule is applied to the at least one drawing element of the drawing. The legality of the applied geometric dimensioning and tolerancing rule is then verified with a software validation tool. Each illegal application of the geometric dimensioning and tolerancing rule is indicated with the software validation tool. Finally, a report is generated with the software validation tool, which contains each illegal application of the geometric dimensioning and tolerancing rule.
US08086994B2
The present invention provides a standardized way to incorporate any new or legacy application into a templatable solution by using Reusable Asset Specification (RAS) profile features. A method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: providing a default RAS profile for a templatable RAS asset corresponding to the application; and adding at least one extension to the default RAS profile, the at least one extension including a templatable implementation extension for implementing a templatable interface.
US08086988B2
Disclosed is a computer-implemented method for designing a chip to optimize yielding parts in different bins as a function of multiple diverse metrics and further to maximize the profit potential of the resulting chip bins. The method separately calculates joint probability distributions (JPD), each JPD being a function of a different metric (e.g., performance, power consumption, etc.). Based on the JPDs, corresponding yield curves are generated. A profit function then reduces the values of all of these metrics (e.g., performance values, power consumption values, etc.) to a common profit denominator (e.g., to monetary values indicating profit that may be associated with a given metric value). The profit function and, more particularly, the monetary values can be used to combine the various yield curves into a combined profit-based yield curve from which a profit model can be generated. Based on this profit model, changes to the chip design can be made in order to optimize yield as a function of all of the diverse metrics (e.g., performance, power consumption, etc.) and further to maximize the profit potential of the resulting chips.
US08086985B2
In a particular embodiment, a method is disclosed that includes detecting a first pitch between at least two lines (e.g. a power line and a ground line) of a first reference macro. The method also includes generating a virtual grid based on the first pitch and aligning at least a second macro to the virtual grid.
US08086978B2
A method, system, and computer program product are disclosed for performing statistical leakage power characterization to estimate yield of a circuit in terms of leakage power. According to some approaches, this is performed with consideration of state correlation.
US08086977B2
A system and method for switching digital circuit clock net driver without losing clock pulses is presented. A device uses glitchless clock selection logic, which includes an edge detector, to select a clock signal to provide to device circuitry based upon the device circuitry's performance requirements. When the rising edges of a first clock signal and a second clock signal align, the edge detector momentarily pulses a clock switch signal, which is used to clock in a clock selection signal to a multiplexer. As a result, when the clock selection signal is high, the device waits until the clock edges are aligned before switching clock signals.
US08086975B2
Techniques are described for converting netlists for synchronous circuits such as combinational modules, flip flops (or latches), and clock gating modules, to netlist of asynchronous modules. Processes including algorithms are described that bundle multiple modules in an enable domain, so that they are activated only if the incoming enable token to the enable domain has the UPDATE value. The modules can be clustered inside an enable domain, so that each cluster has a separate controller. The objective function of bundling and clustering can minimize power consumption with respect to a given cycle time. Exemplary embodiments can include a gated multilevel domino template.
US08086974B2
In one general embodiment, a hardware description language (HDL) design structure is encoded on a machine-readable data storage medium, said HDL design structure comprising elements that when processed in a computer-aided design system generates a machine-executable representation of a fractional-N phased-lock-loop (PLL) structure. The fractional-N PLL structure comprises a first circuit located on an integrated circuit, where the first circuit includes a voltage controlled oscillator for generating a periodic output signal, a phase detector for controlling the voltage controlled oscillator, a charge pump for modifying an input to the voltage controlled oscillator, a frequency divider in a feedback path for modifying a frequency of the output signal, a first multiplexer, and a first random number generator. The fractional-N phased-lock-loop (PLL) structure further comprises a second circuit including a second multiplexer and a second random number generator, wherein the second circuit is a programmable circuit located off the integrated circuit and coupled to the first circuit. A method in a computer-aided design system for generating a functional design model of a fractional-N phased-lock-loop (PLL) structure is provided in one embodiment. A design structure embodied in a machine readable medium for designing, manufacturing, or testing an integrated circuit is presented in another embodiment.
US08086970B2
The exemplary embodiments provide a computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for a graphical user interface for managing a plurality of internet protocol ranges. A plurality of internet protocol ranges are displayed in a control area. A user selects either a one-dimensional or a two-dimensional graphical representation of a portion of the plurality of internet protocol ranges. A visual representation of the internet address space of the plurality of internet protocol ranges is generated in a view manipulation component. A graphic display component displays the selected graphical representation of the portion of the plurality of internet protocol range.
US08086969B2
The present invention provides a system and method (60) for providing a graphical user interface. The proposed method (60) for graphical user interface includes generating an application window (10) containing a plurality of controls (12-34). A first user input (64-72) is received for selecting an area (36) within the application window (10). A group of controls (18-34) are then identified, among the plurality of controls (12-34), which are included within the selected area (36). A second user input (76) is received to enter a value in one of the controls (18) in the identified group of controls (18-34). The same value is then updated in the remaining controls (20-34) in the identified group of controls.
US08086964B2
According to exemplary embodiments, a method and system are provided for discovering and acting on action tags within an artifact. Upon a determination that an artifact is attached to a document in a host application, an action tag processor is invoked. The action tag processor analyzes the artifact to discover action tags and properties associated with the action tags present in the artifact. Host application APIs are invoked to perform actions on the tags. The host applications processes the action tags according to a context of an application running on the host application.
US08086961B2
A preview creating unit creates a plurality of previews of an image corresponding to a plurality of preset values each indicating processing to be applied to the image. A display unit displays the previews in a selectable manner, and, upon receiving a signal indicating a preview selected from the previews displayed thereon, displays the selected preview. The preview creating unit updates, upon receiving input of setting for the selected preview, the selected preview based on the setting to create a new preview. The display unit displays the new preview.
US08086954B2
Programmable object models for bibliographies and citations enable manipulation of bibliographic information. For example, a programmable object model for one or more bibliographic sources in a document may include a manipulation module programmed to manipulate the one or more bibliographic sources in the document. The bibliographic information may be manipulated via at least one object-oriented message call. The programmable object model may also enable manipulation of bibliographic information in the context of a master list of bibliographic sources. By way of example only, bibliographic sources may be copied from a master list to a document, and vice versa, in accordance with a programmable object model.
US08086951B2
A system that may be used to generate documents, where the system is accessible from and integratable with remote systems is provided. A document generation system that may be provided as a service, in the sense that the system may be accessed via, e.g., the Internet, from remote systems such as credit aggregators. The system takes in information regarding the requirements (e.g., type of transaction, number of parties, amount of loan, price, governing law, etc.) of the document needed (e.g., a loan application, construction contract, etc.) and produces an appropriate form based on the input information. It should be noted that access to the document generation system is effectuated by an Internet/network connection via, e.g., a partner provider system such as a DMS, a traditional credit aggregator, a credit aggregator portal, etc. Electronic signature and secure archiving may be provided for generated documents.
US08086946B2
A system detects a requirement to obtain a first document by the computer system, the first document having a predefined format. The system identifies a sequence of portions of the first document to obtain based on analysis of the predefined format of the first document, and analysis of current operational parameters of the computer system. The system obtains a first portion of the document from the identified sequence, and then obtains successive portions of the first document in accordance with the identified sequence.
US08086940B2
A technique for iterative decoding between turbo and Reed Solomon (RS) decoders for improving bit error rate (BER) and packet error rate (PER) in a receiver in a wireless communication system comprises receiving data samples comprising turbo encoded packets and RS code words at the receiver; decoding turbo encoded packets of the received data samples using a turbo decoder; decoding RS code words of the received data samples using a RS decoder; feeding the RS decoded data to turbo decoder to perform a plurality of iterations; and correcting data errors present in the received data samples.
US08086931B2
Data bits to be encoded are split into a plurality of subgroups. Each subgroup is encoded separately to generate a corresponding codeword. Selected subsets are removed from the corresponding codewords, leaving behind shortened codewords, and are many-to-one transformed to condensed bits. The final codeword is a combination of the shortened codewords and the condensed bits. A representation of the final codeword is decoded by being partitioned to a selected subset and a plurality of remaining subsets. Each remaining subset is decoded separately. If one of the decodings fails, the remaining subset whose decoding failed is decoded at least in part according to the selected subset. If the encoding and decoding are systematic then the selected subsets are of parity bits.
US08086929B2
A low density parity check (LDPC) coding method, and more particularly, a method of executing LDPC coding using a parity check matrix is disclosed. The present invention comprises providing an information bit stream for channel encoding, and encoding the information bit stream by using a first parity check matrix including at least one row generated by combining at least two rows of a second parity check matrix.
US08086919B2
A flash memory controller having a flash memory testing functions is provided, in which the flash memory controller includes a microprocessor unit, a flash memory interface unit, a host interface unit and a memory cell testing unit. The flash memory interface unit is configured for connecting a plurality of flash memory chips, where each flash memory chip has a plurality of flash memory dies and each flash memory die has a plurality of physical blocks. The host interface unit is configured for connecting a host system. The memory cell testing unit is configured for determining whether the physical blocks can be normally written, read and erased. Accordingly, the flash memory controller can perform a flash memory testing under a command of the host system and all the physical blocks of the flash memory chip can be tested during the flash memory testing.
US08086910B1
The invention is directed to monitoring execution of software threads, particularly by detecting a lockup or stall in execution of a software thread and initiating a remedial action in response. Advantageously, some embodiments of the invention automatically detect a lockup or stall in execution of a software thread by periodically sampling information corresponding to the thread, and, in accordance with a determination made using the information, initiate an attempt to recover from such a condition in execution without the need for manual intervention.
US08086901B2
A timer circuit and a timer method are provided for a BIOS of an electronic device. The timer circuit includes a processing module, a setting module, and a display module. The processing module includes a microprocessor unit (MCU), a clock circuit 20, and a reset circuit. The timer circuit electronically connects with a debug card to measure a running time of a procedure of the BIOS of the electronic device. A timer result of the measurement is displayed on the display module.
US08086895B2
A management system, which manages a host computer and a storage system, holds cluster information, specifies an active-state host computer and an inactive-state host computer based on a backup instruction specifying a virtual host identifier, determines the need for executing a replication for disaster recovery use, and when necessary, executes this replication for disaster recovery use in combination with a replication for backup use.
US08086887B2
An apparatus which communicates with another apparatus includes a control unit which monitors a power consumption of the apparatus, supplies a power to the another apparatus when the power consumption includes a surplus, and requests the another apparatus to supply the power when the power consumption includes a shortage, and an adjusting unit which adjusts the power consumption of the apparatus according to an operation of the control unit.
US08086881B2
A second storage system comprises a restore control unit for controlling restoration processing, in which a data element in a journal stored in a journal storage area is written into a secondary logical volume, and a storage device control unit for controlling a storage device in the second storage system. The restore control unit is provided with a function for suspending the restoration processing. A first value indicating the usage condition of the journal storage area in the second storage system is obtained, and the restore control unit suspends the restoration processing in accordance with the obtained first value. The storage device control unit then executes power saving on a storage device relating to the secondary logical volume.
US08086876B2
In one embodiment, an information handling system may include a processor, a power supply coupled to the processor, a memory device communicatively coupled to the processor, where the memory device may include (1) a plurality of memory modules, and (2) a memory extender configured to extend a communication bandwidth of the plurality of memory, and a controller coupled to the memory device. The controller may be configured to determine a status of the power supply and/or one or more of the memory modules, and based at least on the determined status, disable the memory extender.
US08086875B2
A starting device includes a first transform device that restores a first transfer signal, which is converted from an input signal supplied from an input device, to the input signal, and outputs the input signal to a computer, and a power connecting device that starts the computer when the input signal restored by the first transform device includes a starting signal.
US08086874B2
A power control system comprises at least one POL regulator, at least one auxiliary device, a serial data bus operatively connecting the POL regulator and the auxiliary device, and a system controller adapted to exchange digital data with the POL regulator and auxiliary device via the serial data bus. The auxiliary device may include a power regulation device, a switching device, a motor control device, a temperature control device, and/or a peripheral device. At least one auxiliary device controller may be operatively coupled between the auxiliary device and the serial data bus. The auxiliary device controller may be integrated with the system controller, or may be external to the system controller. The auxiliary device controller may further comprise at least one register adapted to store the programming data, with the programming data including at least one of turn-on delay, turn-off delay, polarity of input/output signals, fault configuration, and group membership. The auxiliary device controller may be further adapted to receive monitoring data from the auxiliary device, with the auxiliary device controller communicating the monitoring data to the system controller via the serial data bus.
US08086864B2
There are provided a low power SHA-1 hash algorithm apparatus having a low power structure and optimized to a trusted platform module (TPM) applied to a mobile trusted computing environment and a low power keyed-hash message authentication code (HMAC) encryption apparatus using the low power SHA-1 hash algorithm apparatus, the HMAC encryption apparatus including: a key padder padding key data for HMAC algorithm; an XOR operator XOR operating the padded key data and a padding constant; a data connector connecting a text to be encrypted, to data obtained by the XOR operating; a data padder padding the connected data; an SHA-1 hash algorithm part performing an SHA-1 hash algorithm on the padded data; a data selector selecting and applying one of a result of the SHA-1 hash algorithm and the text to be encrypted, to the data connector; and a controller controlling operations of the key padder, data connector, and data padder, a sequence of performing a hash algorithm of the SHA-1 hash algorithm part, and storing an operation result to read data required for performing an encryption operation and store data with memory.
US08086860B2
A means for avoiding hash collisions by means of message pre-processing function to increase randomness and reduce redundancy of an input message whereby hash collisions are avoided when it is applied before hashing any message and the message pre-processing function comprises 4 steps like shuffling of bits, compression T-function and LFSR which steps increase the entropy of the input message at the end of 4 rounds, the output becomes more random.
US08086856B2
Apparatus and article of manufacture for disabling on-demand access to computerized resources on a computerized apparatus are disclosed. The method comprises receiving a disablement code; validating the disablement code; and disabling an on-demand resource if the validating is successful, thereby rendering the disabled on-demand resource unavailable for use by users of the computerized apparatus, wherein the disabled on-demand resource is a hardware resource of the computerized apparatus. Another embodiment includes receiving a disablement code comprising encrypted data, validating the disablement code, disabling at least one on-demand resource if the validating is successful. The validating includes generating a first key using system information unique to the computerized apparatus; decrypting the encrypted data using a second key to produce decrypted data; encrypting a value to produce an encrypted value; decrypting the encrypted value to produce a decrypted value; and comparing the value to the decrypted value.
US08086855B2
Interface device for interfacing between a PLMN network and a non-PLMN network, the PLMN network being configured to recognize cellular base stations as nodes thereof through which to mediate connections to cellular mobile devices, the non-PLMN networks each comprising a plurality of access points for mediating connections to network compatible mobile devices, and for which the network compatible mobile devices are not required to be cellular devices. The interface device is configured as a node of the PLMN network to appear to the PLMN network as a standard cellular base station, and comprises functionality to make non-cellular devices connecting to the non-PLMN network and attempting to access the PLMN network through the non-PLMN network appear as cellular devices to the PLMN network.
US08086833B2
A BIOS includes a core and multiple modules. The modules include both those that are platform specific and those that are not platform specific. Each module has a standard interface that allows the core (or other module) to call the module. A platform vendor constructs a BIOS by selecting modules from one or more vendors, which when executed can select modules that are suitable for the platform the BIOS resides in.
US08086832B2
A design structure embodied in a machine readable, non-transitory storage medium used in a design process includes a system for dynamically varying the pipeline depth of a computing device. The system includes a state machine that determines an optimum length of a pipeline architecture based on a processing function to be performed. A pipeline sequence controller, responsive to the state machine, varies the depth of the pipeline based on the optimum length. A plurality of clock splitter elements, each associated with a corresponding plurality of latch stages in the pipeline architecture, are coupled to the pipeline sequence controller and adapted to operate in a functional mode, one or more clock gating modes, and a pass-through flush mode. For each of the clock splitter elements operating in the pass-through flush mode, data is passed through the associated latch stage without oscillation of clock signals associated therewith.
US08086825B2
One or more processor cores of a multiple-core processing device each can utilize a processing pipeline having a plurality of execution units (e.g., integer execution units or floating point units) that together share a pre-execution front-end having instruction fetch, decode and dispatch resources. Further, one or more of the processor cores each can implement dispatch resources configured to dispatch multiple instructions in parallel to multiple corresponding execution units via separate dispatch buses. The dispatch resources further can opportunistically decode and dispatch instruction operations from multiple threads in parallel so as to increase the dispatch bandwidth. Moreover, some or all of the stages of the processing pipelines of one or more of the processor cores can be configured to implement independent thread selection for the corresponding stage.
US08086822B2
In a computing system having virtualization software including a guest operating system (OS), a method for providing page tables that includes: providing a guest page table used by the guest OS and a shadow page table used by the virtualization software wherein at least a portion of the guest page table and the shadow page table share computer memory.
US08086820B2
Apparatus and method for highly efficient data queries. In accordance with various embodiments, a data structure is provided in a memory space with a first portion characterized as a virtual data space storing non-sequential entries and a second portion characterized as a first data array of sequential entries. At least a first sequential entry of the data array points to a skip list, at least a second sequential entry of the data array points to a second data array, and at least a third sequential entry points to a selected non-sequential entry in the first portion.
US08086819B2
A method for optimizing a solid state drive is described. The method involves determining whether a free space fragment on the SSD is smaller than the threshold fragment size. If the free space fragment on the SSD is smaller than the threshold fragment size, eliminating the free space fragment. If the free space fragment on the SSD is not smaller than the threshold fragment size, retaining the free space fragment for storing data. Elimination of the free space fragments smaller than the threshold fragment size results in a fewer number of free space fragments being used when writing to the SSD, allowing for improved SSD performance.
US08086817B2
A method and system for efficient allocation of memory in database retrieval employs a technique which allocates a memory portion of a first size which may or may not be smaller than a data item to be retrieved from the database (such as a column which may be of indeterminate length). In that circumstance, a first FETCH, for example, an SQL FETCH, is followed by a new syntactical instruction, a FETCH CONTINUE, until all of the data item is retrieved. The FETCH CONTINUE may involve allocating memory portions of similar or different sizes to accommodate additional fetched portions, and may involve varying numbers of fetches.
US08086816B2
A method for improving the performance of a computerized data storage and access system includes the steps (a) providing a virtual representation of an existing data storage controller accessible to a computing system, (b) providing a configuration interface executable by an operator of the computing system, (c) using the configuration interface, reserving an amount available memory for dedicated use as a data cache and or additional storage space for storing data written to one or more disk drives representing data storage disks of the data storage and access system, (d) intercepting read and write requests to the data storage controller from the central processing unit of the computing system via the virtual representation of the controller, and (e) writing data into the reserved memory or serving data from the reserved memory in lieu of accessing a data storage disk represented by the one or more disk drives.
US08086812B2
In a transceiver system a first interface receives data from a first channel using a first clock signal and transmits data to the first channel using a second clock signal. A second interface receives data from a second channel using a third clock signal and transmits data to the second channel using a fourth clock signal. A re-timer re-times data received from the first channel using the first clock signal and retransmits the data to the second channel using the fourth clock signal.
US08086807B2
Provided is a computer system, comprising a storage system and a management computer. The management computer manages differential copy start times, differential data amounts of first pairs, and a data amount that can be copied in differential copy per unit time; identifies one of the first pairs for which the differential copy is to be started and a start time of the differential copy; subtracts the data amount of differential copy per unit time that is allocated to the identified one of the first pairs from a differential data amount of the identified first pairs; add the unit time to the identified start time; judges that the differential copy has been finished at a time when the subtracted differential data amount reaches zero or less; and calculates time zones in which the first pairs execute differential copy based on the time at which differential copy has been finished.
US08086802B2
An instruction cache system includes an instruction-cache data storage unit that stores cache data per index, and an instruction cache controller that compresses and writes the cache data in the instruction-cache data storage unit, and controls a compression ratio of the written cache data. The instruction cache controller calculates a memory capacity of a redundant area generated due to compression in a memory area belonging to an index, in which n pieces of cache data are written based on the controlled compression ratio, to compress and write new cache data in the redundant area based on the calculated memory capacity.
US08086800B2
An integrated circuit includes a plurality of processing modules coupled by a network. A first processing module communicates with a second processing module based on transactions. A first wrapper means associated to the second processing module buffers data from the second processing module to be transferred over the network until a first amount of data is buffered and then transfers the first amount of buffered data to the first processing module.
US08086791B2
A system interface controller for enabling a computing appliance to read and write data to a fixed or removable non-volatile memory device includes a peripheral component interface having one or more disk and or bus controller registers, a flash memory controller, a random access memory controller, and a random access memory chip having one or more flash address management tables connected to the random access memory controller. In one embodiment, the system interface controller is modular and is installable to a card form factor supporting the non-volatile memory.
US08086790B2
Memory devices and methods disclosed such as a memory device having a plurality of memory dies where each die includes a network identification that uniquely identifies the memory die on a bus. Access for each memory die to the bus can be scheduled by a bus controller.
US08086780B2
Methods for the transfer/transmission of field bus data between at least two members of a field bus communication system, each member including at least one field bus interface and a memory device. At least one common memory device is provided for the at least two members, wherein field bus data is written onto the at least one common memory device by the first member, and the field bus data is read out of the at least one common memory device by the second member. A field bus communication system includes at least one member, where each member includes a field bus interface and a memory device. The field bus communication system further includes at least one common memory device writeable from and readable to the members of the field bus communication system.
US08086778B2
Described herein is a filter driver in a smartcardreader class that recognizes the presence of a smartcard in a smartcard reader and creates a device node (devnode).
US08086774B2
A networking apparatus electrically connectable with a removable device and an external device through a network is provided. The networking apparatus includes a removal instruction receiving unit to receive a disconnection instruction to electrically disconnect the removable device from the networking apparatus, an approval inquiry transmission unit to transmit an inquiry for approval for the removal of the removable device to the external terminal device, an approval receiver unit to receive the approval for removal from the external terminal device, a connection control unit to control electrical connection and disconnection between the removable device and the networking apparatus, and a disconnection unit to electrically disconnect the removable device from the networking apparatus based on the control of the connection control unit.
US08086768B2
The storage system includes a first storage subsystem having a first logical volume to be accessed by a host computer, and a second storage subsystem connected to the first storage subsystem and having a second logical volume to be mapped to the first logical volume. The first storage subsystem includes a memory having definition information for defining a plurality of logical paths that transfer, to the second logical volume, I/O from the host computer to the first logical volume, and a transfer mode of the I/O to the plurality of logical paths. At least two or more logical paths among the plurality of logical paths are defined as active, and the controller transfers the I/O to the at least two or more logical paths set as active.
US08086763B2
A class changing apparatus includes a link unit configured to be linked with a client device to transmit and receive data. The class change apparatus also includes a storage unit configured to store apparatus information including class information of the client device. The class changing apparatus further includes a control unit coupled to the link unit and the storage unit and controlling operations of the class changing apparatus including a class changing operation, wherein the class change operation includes transmitting at least one command including a command for rebranching into the selected class to the client device through the link unit and registering class information as changed class information in the storage unit in response to detecting a class change request.
US08086758B1
Systems and methods are provided to integrate disparate media services and applications across an organization. The media services are connected to an interoperable media services bus by creating a connector API for each service, thereby enabling the media services to exchange messages in a standardized format related to transactions to be performed involving media assets and/or metadata associated with media assets. Also connected to the interoperable media services bus are one or more centralized services that can be used to improve uniformity of behavior across the media services. Examples of centralized services include searching of media asset metadata, management of access rights to media services and/or media assets, accounting functions related to use of the media services, transformations (such as encoding or digital-rights management wrapping) of media assets, and the like.
US08086756B2
In a client, a system receives a set of transformation functions for use in transforming a first content, requests the first content from a gateway, and receives the first content from the gateway, including an invocation of at least one transformation function maintained on the client. The system invokes the at least one transformation function to transform the first content to access a second content on the server.In a gateway communicating with a server, a system transmits a set of transformation functions to at least one client for use in transforming a first content, receives a request from at least one client for the first content residing on the server, rewrites the first content to include the invocation of at least one transformation function maintained on the client, and transmits the first content including the invocation of at the least one transformation function maintained on the client.
US08086747B2
A system enabled for reliable and ordered data communication between two sets of nodes with atomic multi-point delivery and multi-point transmission, for example, extending TCP/IP is described hereon. The transmission control protocol (TCP/IP) is intended for reliable host-to-host communication [RFC 793]. The invention extends TCP's notion of host-to-host communication to symmetric group-to-group communication maintaining TCP specifications for data traffic between the groups. The current definition of, two endpoints of a TCP connection is extended to two groups of endpoints, communicating over the connection. End-points of a connection terminate at group nodes. When multiple nodes must be delivered with data, the delivery is performed atomically. Of data originating multiple nodes, optionally, a single data instance is transmitted. Each endpoint is comprised of a receiveHead and a sendHead operating independently. The receiveHead controls delivery of incoming data to application socket and sendHead controls transmission.
US08086739B2
In general, the invention relates to a method for monitoring virtual wires. The method includes selecting a first virtual wire to monitor, wherein the first virtual wire connects a first virtual network interface card (VNIC) located on a first computer to a second VNIC located on a second computer, where the first computer and the second computer are connected to a chassis, and where the first virtual wire is implemented by the chassis. The method further includes collecting usage statistics associated with the first virtual wire, and performing a first action using the collected usage statistics associated with the first virtual wire.
US08086723B2
Apparatus and methods for managing communication system resources are disclosed. Based on status information received from a resource itself or from other sources, an operational status of a maintenance resource to perform a predetermined maintenance operation on a target communication system resource, for example, may be determined. Access to use resources in performing operations may also be controlled. Resource access is granted or denied based on an availability status of a resource. Other parameters such as relative priorities of a new request to use a resource and a current operation for which access to use the resource was previously granted may also be used in determining whether to grant access to use a resource. A resource may be reclaimed for a higher priority operation for instance. Redundant or alternate resources may also be identified where a resource is not operational or otherwise not available.
US08086719B2
In embodiments of bypassing uploading of data from a wireless device using outbound attachment caching, synchronization logic is implemented to determine whether an attachment of an electronic message to be sent from a wireless device is stored in a first memory of the wireless device or a second memory of the wireless device. The first memory can be configured to automatically replicate data stored in the first memory to a wireless data service. The electronic message can then be initiated for communication to the wireless data service without the attachment responsive to determining that the attachment is stored in the first memory. Alternately, the electronic message can be initiated for communication to the wireless data service without the attachment responsive to determining that the attachment is stored in the second memory and that the attachment was previously communicated to the wireless data service.
US08086699B2
A strategy for developing an internet-based network of directory-style websites, where each site operates independently as a fully-developed portal for its local online community and concurrently functions as a portal for the network as a whole, providing access to the other directory-style websites on the network. Various potential configurations are presented. The method eliminates the need for a central portal website, while transforming each URL on the network into a directory-style website with high value content and links. One configuration combines locality with profession to establish a network of locally-based, directory-style websites, each with its own community of local professional therapists: effectively establishing an online network community-based therapists using interconnected but functionally separate URLs. In this networked example of directory-style websites, the therapists utilize the public's access of each URL as a means to communicate with and educate their local geographic community about relevant counseling and therapeutic concerns. The result is that each website benefits from the content, links, and the various types of interactions the therapists provide to their potential users. Their work maintains the growth of the website, potentially enhancing the search rankings for each website in the network. Concurrently, since each URL operates separately but is part of the network of therapist websites, each site can benefit from sharing content, establishing two-way links, and referrals. This synergy should enhance the search engine rankings for each website in the network. Other configurations are discussed and presented. The concept of a link and referral management system for this specific online environment is explored.
US08086693B2
A system and method for controlling access to first and second applications in a shared storage. A first server requests from a first local storage a copy of an application identified by a first hierarchical directory. The first server request is redirected from the first local storage to the first application in the shared storage. The first application in the shared storage has a second, extended hierarchical directory comprising the first hierarchical directory plus a lower level qualifier. Subsequently, a second server requests from a second local storage a copy of an application identified by the first hierarchical directory. The second server request is redirected from the second local storage to the second application in the shared storage. The second application in the shared storage has a third, extended hierarchical directory comprising the first hierarchical directory plus a lower level qualifier different than the lower level qualifier of the second, extended hierarchical directory. The second application can be a more recent version of the first application. Also, there can be a proxy server which routed the request for the application identified by the first hierarchical directory to the first server, and further comprising the step of reconfiguring the proxy server to route subsequent requests for the application identified by the first hierarchical directory to the second server instead of the first server.
US08086691B2
In order to share digital data in a peer to peer communication network, a partial version of the data is firstly transmitted to destination stations, and: a collection of data is created in which an identifier is associated with each data item and to each data identifier there is allocated a label indicating whether the complete version of the data item is available on the network; the existence of the collection is notified to at least one destination station; and, on the reception of information on availability on the network of the complete versions of the data of the collection: the collection is updated; and the updating of the shared collection is notified to the destination station or stations.
US08086685B2
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a video terminal device having a processor adapted to submit a query to a mobile device to determine whether to redirect one or more mobile messages destined for the mobile device to the video terminal device, receive from the mobile device an affirmative response to the query, transmit a request to a wireless carrier system to redirect transmission of the one or more mobile messages to the video terminal device, receive from the wireless carrier system the one or more mobile messages while the mobile device remains communicatively coupled to the video terminal device. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US08086667B1
Providing access to managed content in rich client application environments is disclosed. A request is received from within a first application environment for access to managed content not managed primarily by a first application with which the first application environment is associated. Access is provided to managed content based at least in part on a context data associated with the first application environment.
US08086666B2
A method and system for generating programming code and/or configuration data for programmable controller and the networks on which they operate is disclosed. In one embodiment, programming code is generated on a centralized server having a web-enabled engineering tool. The engineering tool operates on client devices that are in communication with the server over a network, such as the Internet. Preferably, the engineering tool runs in a browser application (or other network-interfacing-application) on the client device and a user generates the programming code on the server with the aid of the client device. By centralizing the engineering tool, which may contain a configuration editor and a configuration management tool having version management functionality, a new business paradigm for providing engineering tool services to customers having programmable controllers. In addition, new methods and tools for collaborative engineering of programming code are enabled.
US08086658B2
A method of discovering at least one service being advertised in a communication system using at least one service ontology describing service characteristics with service attributes supports user-centered and personalized discovery of services. A discovery statement is formulated as a function of the query term and services with service attributes matching the discovery statement are discovered using the structure implied by the service ontology.
US08086651B2
Apparatus and methods to manage media files using metadata injection provide a mechanism to enhance user interaction with multimedia devices. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.
US08086650B1
An event log translator for reading and translating, when necessary, the event log records from two distinct event log file formats (e.g. EVT and EVTX formats). Moreover, it is a system for consolidating the log records contained in either of the above formats into a common set of fields, which can be displayed to the user of a computer, exported into different formats (e.g. text files, database tables, etc) or consumed by an event log management system.
US08086648B2
An exemplary MMIC (“Multi-Mode Interviewing Capability”) survey program is a computerized tool that supports various traditional modes of collecting interview data, including telephone interviewing, written interviewing, and personal interviewing, and can be used to manage the whole interview process from questionnaire design, sample management, and fieldwork monitoring to final dataset production. The collected data may also include non-textual data from survey participants such as medical measurements of blood pressure and heart rate. Self-interviewing using the Internet is also possible which permits real time availability of results and the participation of respondents from virtually anywhere in the world, using devices such as PDA's, Smart phones and Web TV's. The MMIC survey structure is non-linear and object oriented, which permits a connection between all the building blocks of the survey to be defined on any level. The compiled survey includes sufficient metadata to facilitate decompilation and the production of equivalent source code in any supported programming language, whether or not it was originally programmed in that language. This stored metadata not only allows researchers to later trace back the exact conditions under which this particular answer was given, but also permits results from multiple iterations of the related surveys to be combined in a rigorous manner that will be transparent to subsequent analysis and research.
US08086645B2
Techniques are provided for executing query statements, or portions thereof, in parallel without using slave SQL to communicate to each slave the operations to be performed by the slave. Instead of generating one cursor for the query coordinator (QC) based on the original statement, and separate cursors for each DFO based on the slave SQL, the techniques involve sharing the cursor that is generated from the original statement among the various participants involved in the parallel execution of the operations specified in the original statement.
US08086642B2
An apparatus, system, and method is disclosed for receiving a hierarchical data structure, analyzing the hierarchical data structure to determine what actions are needed to correctly process the hierarchical data structure in a data repository, generating a hierarchical command structure comprising a series of repository-specific commands needed to interface with the data repository, and executing the repository-specific commands to process the hierarchical data structure with respect to the data repository. In selected embodiments, the hierarchical command structure is represented as a series of nodes including a parent node and at least one child node.
US08086635B1
A managed service may include a device configured to receive a request for access information and to send the access information to a reviewer based on the request. The managed service may receive input information from the reviewer, where the input information reflects changes to the access information and may update the access information based on the input information. The managed service may produce a report related to the updated access information, where the report is configured to reflect actions performed by the reviewer with respect to the access information and where the reviewer's actions are related to a compliance policy.
US08086632B2
A method, system and program product for managing, distributing and authenticating custom credentials such as diplomas, licenses and certifications awarded to target individuals and organizations by academic institutions, governmental authorities and professional and trade organizations. The custom credentials are authentic but prejudicial information not needed by a recipient has been removed by the target party to whom the credential applies without destroying the integrity of the credential. The custom credential is efficiently provided to an interested party along with other application forms and data without the need for the interested party to request credentials from the issuing credential source authority. Accordingly the issuing credential source authority need not respond to random requests for credentials and an interested party need not negotiate the different formats provided by the various issuing credential source authorities.
US08086626B2
A rare pattern that may be difficult to extract is extracted by extracting data where a rare pattern is likely to exist, and then generating the rare pattern using a degree of influence.
US08086625B2
A machine-implemented method encourages a job seeker to revisit a job search site by (a) automatically submitting the seeker's search query to a job history database to selectively retrieve responsive job history information corresponding to the seeker's search query; (b) automatically forwarding the selectively retrieved job history information for a prediction of future job prospects; and (c) automatically generating from the future job prospects results which indicate future time points at which more or better job search results are expected to be available.
US08086624B1
The present disclosure includes a system and method for determining proximity to topics of content items (e.g., an advertisement or “ad”). In some implementations, a method includes identifying search criteria associated with keywords of a content item. The keywords used in determining whether or not to embed the content item in Web pages including search results. Numerical scores for the search criteria is determined based, at least in part, on a topic of the content item, the numerical score indicative of proximity to the topic of the content item.
US08086618B2
A system for performing configuration rule translation mapping. One or more feature inputs are received by a configuration rule translation mapper according to requirements for a specific machine type. The one or more feature inputs are translation source data. A selection of one or more translation types is received by the configuration rule translation mapper. Configuration rule translation mapping is performed by the configuration rule translation mapper based on the one or more translation types selected to translate translation source data into a desired format. The translation source data, which is translated into the desired format, is transferred by the configuration rule translation mapper to a configurable transformation macro. Then, a final transformation output is output by the configurable transformation macro using a transformation macro script and one or more transformation templates.
US08086614B2
A method and apparatus for generating collation keys that can be used by sorting methods so as to arrange a sequence of data objects in order of their semantic relevance to the user or their relevance to an operating context. The constituent data values of each data object are “weighted” according to semantic relevance and a composite collation key is generated that reflects the data object's overall relevance.
US08086613B2
Disclosed herein is a reproducing apparatus including, a content storage block configured to store content and attribute information thereof by relating with each other, an input block configured to enter a command, a reproducing block configured to reproduce content, and a control block configured to control the reproducing block such that, when a content switching command is entered from the input block during reproduction of a first piece of content by the reproducing block, the first piece of content is switched to another piece of content that belongs to related list information to which at least one piece of content related with the first piece of content belongs, the another piece of content having been generated on the basis of attribute information of the first piece of content, and then the another piece of content is reproduced.
US08086608B2
Method, system, and computer program product for managing resource identifiers are provided. The method provides for creating a hierarchical taxonomy for a plurality of resource identifiers, the hierarchical taxonomy being based on a plurality of tags and one or more hierarchical relationships among the plurality of tags, categorizing the plurality of resource identifiers in accordance with the hierarchical taxonomy, building a hierarchical view of the plurality of resource identifiers based on categorization of the plurality of resource identifiers in accordance with the hierarchical taxonomy, and displaying the hierarchical view of the plurality of resource identifiers.
US08086604B2
The present invention provides convenient access to items of information that are related to various descriptors input by a user, by means of a unitary interface which is capable of accessing information in a variety of locations, through a number of different techniques. Using a plurality of heuristic algorithms to operate upon information descriptors input by the user, the present invention locates and displays candidate items of information for selection and/or retrieval. Thus, the advantages of a search engine can be exploited, while listing only relevant object candidate items of information.
US08086596B2
Checking health of information technology infrastructure based on log data, in one aspect, may collect log data non-intrusively from a production system, said log data at least associated with transactions occurring in the production system and resource utilization of the production system, may normalize said log data into a plurality of log data types, may perform data regression analysis using said plurality of log data types to estimate resources consumed by each of said transactions and throughput of each of said transactions, and may use a queuing model to predict performance of the information technology infrastructure under various workloads.
US08086592B2
A computer readable storage medium includes executable instructions to receive a semantic abstraction describing at least one underlying data source. The semantic abstraction includes at least one dimension with at least one dimension value. Unstructured text is parsed into parsed text units. A dimension value is matched to a parsed text unit to form matched content. An indication of the matched content is stored.
US08086591B2
The claimed subject matter provides systems and/or techniques that effectuate combining domain-tuned search systems. The system can include mechanisms that obtain queries, written descriptions, or illustrative web-pages regarding a particular area of interest, and generate a definition related to the area of interest. The definition contains a list of paths with associated weights employed to identify an pre-established first domain-tuned search system related to the area of interest. The first domain-tuned search system thereafter can be combined with a second domain-tuned search system related to another area of interest and presented to a user for utilization in re-ranking generic search results to be specific to the first and second domains of interest if combined, or to only the first domain if weights for the second domain are logically subtracted.
US08086589B2
A communication apparatus transmits information to a search apparatus that stores related information associated with broadcast content. The search apparatus searches for the related information of the broadcast content based on a broadcast time. The communication apparatus includes an operation unit that executes an operation. The communication apparatus also includes a counter that initiates a count operation for counting a count value in response to the operation of the operation unit, and that resets the count value in response to a transmission of the count value to the search apparatus. The counter is kept stopped between a time of the transmission and a time the operation unit is next operated. The communication apparatus additionally includes a communication unit that transmits the transmission of the count value to the search apparatus for a derivation of the broadcast time using the count value and a current time.
US08086587B2
An information processing apparatus searches search target frame images in video data to find a frame image matching a search query frame image. An extractor extracts characteristic quantities expressing the characteristics of respective images. A reliability judge judges the reliability of the values of each characteristic quantity in a characteristic quantity group extracted from the search query frame. If certain characteristic quantity values in the search query frame are judged to be of low reliability, the converter converts those values into predetermined values. Values are similarly converted for all search target frames. A comparer compares the converted characteristic quantities in the search query frame to the converted characteristic quantities in all search target frames. On the basis of the comparisons, a decision unit then chooses a search solution frame that matches the search query frame. In so doing, search processing robustness with respect to data variance is improved.
US08086581B2
A method and a distributed locking system for the management of lock resources in a distributed files system having several lock managers, each managing lock resources in its respective domain. Each lock manager maintains a registry lock file that comprises of a list of all locked files and a list of lock requests. The registry lock files of all lock managers in the distributed locking system are saved in a central database. Furthermore, the system enables concurrent locking operations of different file sharing protocols on the same file system resources.
US08086580B2
Provided are a method, system, and program for handling access requests to a page while copying an updated page of data to storage. An update to a page in a memory is received and indication is made that the page has an exclusive lock. The update is applied to the page and an operation is initiated to copy the updated page to a physical log in a storage in response to applying the update to the page. Reads and writes are allowed to proceed against the page while the operation to copy the updated page to the physical log in the storage is occurring.
US08086572B2
Provided is a method, system and program for backing up the contents of a source storage device as an object in a data storage subsystem wherein the object contains image data representing the contents of the source storage device, and restoring the contents of the source storage device from the object to a file such as a flat file. The contents of the file may be copied to a target storage device to restore the contents of the source storage device from the file to the target storage device which may be the source storage device or another target storage device.
US08086571B2
A table lookup indexing system for the transmission of data packets in a network switch. Data is received in an input port and is divided into two parts, an index portion and a bucket portion. The index portion selects a particular bucket and the combination of the index portion and bucket portion selects a specific entry in the table.
US08086564B2
A method and system that annotates a redo log to provide information concerning the execution of a procedure at a primary database. The annotations include entry and exit markers that indicate the beginning and the end of the execution along with any arguments passed to the procedure, and whether the execution of the procedure was successful. At the standby database, these markers are used to create a logical transaction associated with the procedure. The operations performed by the procedure are grouped into individual transactions, and these individual transactions are grouped as belonging to the logical transaction. If the execution of the procedure was successful at the primary database, then the individual transactions are discarded, and the logical transaction is applied by executing the procedure at the standby database. If the execution of the procedure failed at the primary database, then the individual transactions and the logical transaction are discarded.
US08086561B2
In a document searching system, a first storing apparatus, a second storing apparatus, and a document managing apparatus are connected to one another. The document managing apparatus stores structure information that shows a hierarchical structure regarding hierarchy positional relationships among the elements in the structured documents stored in the first and the second storing apparatuses. The document managing apparatus extracts an identical element that is a predetermined element in the structured documents stored in the second storing apparatus that matches the element in the structured documents stored in the first storing apparatus. The first storing apparatus stores the structured documents and conducts a search in the stored structured documents for one of the structured documents that contains the received identical element. The second storing apparatus conducts a search for one of the structured documents containing the identical element that matches the received text information.
US08086545B2
A method and a system for determining a charge for a communication in a communications network is provided. A message is received from a user equipment. The message comprises a payload and is addressed to a plurality of destinations. A first message is sent towards a destination of the plurality of destinations. The first message comprises the payload, a first charging identifier, and a second charging identifier. The first charging identifier is associated with the message and the second charging identifier is generated for the destination. A charging message is sent to a network node to charge an account of the user equipment. The charging message comprises the first charging identifier and the second charging identifier.
US08086544B2
The selection of an optimal data center location for running a computational workload is based on multiple energy criteria. The location is chosen based on multivariate and predictive analysis of total direct and indirect energy costs, and other user-defined factors. Among the direct and indirect costs are power costs and cooling costs as well as structural and other details of a given data center. Among the other factors to be considered that can have an impact on present and future costs are weather patterns, data and forecasts, availability of energy providers, and energy attributes. A forecaster factors these direct and indirect costs along with extrinsic information such as historical trends and predictive sources into a forecast which is then input to a decision engine along with user defined criteria and with anticipated compute tasks and requirements to select a final location or locations for handling the workload.
US08086538B2
A solution for metering usage of services—for example, in a SOA Framework—is proposed. For this purpose, the submission of any invocation of a provider service by a consumer service is intercepted by a license manager; a corresponding request is then submitted to a dedicated licensing service, which returns an entitlement code when the consumer service is entitled to submit the service invocation. The service invocation is decorated with this entitlement code and actually submitted to the provider service. The (decorated) service invocation addressed to the provider service is likewise intercepted by another license manager; a request is then submitted to the licensing service for verifying the received entitlement code. The running of the provider service is then enabled only if the entitlement code is correct.
US08086537B2
A server apparatus operates a content sale site for selling a digital content and connects communicably via a communication network to a client apparatus which may purchase a digital content for use in an electronic music apparatus. In the server apparatus, a communicating section communicates with the client apparatus for receiving therefrom order information specifying a digital content to be purchased, and machine ID information designating machine IDs of electronic music apparatuses which are intended to use the specified digital content. A licensing section embeds the received machine ID information in the digital content specified by the client apparatus so as to license the specified digital content to the electronic music apparatuses designated by the client apparatus. A providing section provides the digital content embedded with the machine ID information to the client apparatus such that the provided digital content is made available exclusively by the designated electronic musical apparatuses according to the embedded machine ID information.
US08086526B2
A system, according to one embodiment, includes a hybrid account provided by an issuer to a user, the hybrid account having a balance, the balance being either positive, zero, or negative; and a financial instrument including a hybrid card, the hybrid card providing access to the hybrid account, in which transactions using the hybrid card provide interchange income to the issuer, the issuer charges interest to the hybrid account when the balance is negative, and the issuer pays interest to the hybrid account when the balance is positive.
US08086521B2
A data feed from an electronic exchange carries certain pieces of market information. Software at the trading station receives the data feed and computes an effective bid price and/or an effective ask price based on a particular quantity to trade. Then, the effective bid price and/or effective ask price are indicated to the user. An effective bid price is an average price at which a certain quantity could be sold based on current market conditions. An effective ask price is an average price at which a certain quantity could be bought based on current market conditions. Depending on the available quantities in the market, the effective prices may represent spreads different from the actual spread of the inside market. This information may be used to, among other things, make more accurate trades at prices. Additionally, a derivative of price, such as yield, may be used to compute other types of effective bid and/or ask information.
US08086519B2
A method for executing a wireless trade is provided that includes communicating with a handheld device via a wireless network and sending and receiving financial information to and from the handheld device. The financial information is associated with a trade that can be initiated by the handheld device. The method also includes authorizing the handheld device through location data, which is associated with a location of the handheld device, before executing the trade.
US08086516B2
In one aspect, the invention comprises a computer-implemented method for predicting interest rates, comprising the steps of: electronically receiving data describing one or more Fed fund futures rates; electronically adjusting the data describing the one or more Fed fund futures rates to obtain adjusted data regarding the one or more Fed fund futures rates; and electronically determining data regarding one or more expected Fed fund target rates. In another aspect, the invention comprises a system for predicting interest rates, comprising: one or more processors operable to determine probability distribution data for one or more Eurodollar rates based on Eurodollar futures option data; one or more processors operable to link said probability distribution data for one or more Eurodollar rates to overnight forward Fed funds rate data; and one or more processors operable to link said forward Fed funds rate data to expected Fed funds rate data.
US08086509B2
Commercial size of spending wallet (“SoSW”) is the total business spend of a business including cash but excluding bartered items. Commercial share of wallet (“SoW”) is the portion of the spending wallet that is captured by a particular financial company. Commercial SoW is a modeling approach that utilizes various data sources to provide outputs that describe a company's spend capacity. These outputs can be appended to data profiles of customers and prospects and can be utilized to support decisions involving prospecting, new account evaluation, and customer management across the lifecycle. Company financial statements are utilized to identify and calculate total business spend of a company that could be transacted using a commercial credit card. A spend-like regression model may then be developed to estimate annual commercial SoSW value for customers and prospects within a credit network.
US08086496B2
Aggregation of product data provided from external sources for presentation on an E-commerce website
Aggregation of product data provided from external sources of product data for presentation on an e-commerce website. A set of product data related to a product that is offered for sale in e-commerce is accessed and subjected to an aggregation process. The set of product data is mapped for aggregation with other sets of product data based on an existing mapping or on an absence of an existing mapping. Access is provided to an aggregated set of product data that includes the set of product data that is mapped for aggregation with other sets of product data, for presentation on an e-commerce website.
US08086494B2
A system and method for a physically-based gift key enabling a purchaser to deliver a single, fully-integrated gift item to a recipient and including an electronic greeting card and store credits redeemable online is presented. The method includes the steps of activating a gift key, customizing an electronic greeting card associated with the gift key at a host site via physical or wireless linkage of a gift key to a first local computer, accessing the greeting card at the host site via linkage of the gift key to a second local computer, and redeeming a store credit associated with the gift key at a retail website accessible from the host site. The system includes a gift key and a host computer system directly or indirectly controlling a host site. The gift key has a housing, an integrated circuit within the housing, and a connector or wireless interface extending from the housing so as to allow linkage of the gift key with a computer remotely located with respect to the host and retailer sites. The local computer automatically launches a website at the host or retailer levels when the gift key is linked to the local computer.
US08086492B2
Advertising is displayed in conjunction with web pages and other HTML-rendered information by splitting a display area into frames, so that requested content appears in one frame and one or more advertisements appear in other frames, respectively. By displaying advertisements in frames that are at the same logical layer as the web pages that induced the advertising, the functionality of the presentation resides in native HTML code, making it much more difficult to block the advertisement. An exchange server provides frame generation data to the HTML-rendering device. The device can directly obtain requested content and associated advertisements from respective domains, or the data can be indirectly provided through the exchange server.
US08086490B2
The present solution described herein provides systems and methods to coordinate and control the lighting of areas of a display unit in manner desired based on the type, brand and other characteristics of the product presented for display via the display unit. A lighting control system may control the characteristics of light emanating from one or more light sources to cause a reaction or visual effect from light reactive material of the product or display unit. In some cases, the lighting control system may control the characteristics of light emanating from one or more light sources based on signals from detectors, such as sensing any state or condition of the ambient environment.
US08086487B2
A method of providing an incentive award to a user for visiting a participating web site includes registering a user with the information gathering system which maintains an award point account associated with the user and where award points are specific to the information gathering system, making award points available for purchase to a web site proprietor which operates the participating web site, awarding a predetermined amount of award points by the web site proprietor to the registered user for a visit conforming to a predefined rule to the participating web site, updating the award point account associated with the registered user, and exchanging award points associated with the registered user for a good or a service.
US08086474B1
A method for managing insurance claim data involves identifying a first insurance claim data and a second insurance claim data using pattern recognition on multiple insurance claim data associated with an insured party, where the first insurance claim data and the second insurance claim data are associated with a single insurance claim associated with the insured party, where the second insurance claim data is later in time than the first insurance claim data, and where the second insurance claim data includes a modification of the single insurance claim relative to the first insurance claim data. The method further involves determining a financial responsibility of the insured party for the single insurance claim based on the second insurance claim data, and presenting the first insurance claim data, the second insurance claim data, and the financial responsibility in a graphical user interface (GUI).
US08086467B2
There is provided a process management support system and the like which supports searching continuously a business process appropriate to a change of the external environments.The system defines an action of a CLIENT 103 as a mode of progress of client operations (COPs), and correlates each COP to each SERVICE 104 of a service provider 101. In a simulation, the COP to be executed is specified based on the defined mode of progress of COPs, and a request for the SERVICE 104 is made occur from the specified COP under a predetermined condition. Then, each time the request occurs, the SERVICE 104 correlated to the specified COP is provided to the CLIENT 103 from which the request occurred.
US08086461B2
Disclosed are systems, methods, and computer readable media for tracking a person of interest. The method embodiment comprises identifying a person of interest, capturing a voiceprint of the person of interest, comparing a received voiceprint of a caller with the voiceprint of the person of interest, and tracking the caller if the voiceprint of the caller is a substantial match to the voiceprint of the person of interest.
US08086450B2
A code excited linear prediction type speech coder, which includes a seed storage that stores seeds used as an initial state of oscillation, and an oscillator that generates different vector sequences in accordance with values of the seeds stored in the seed storage and outputs the vector sequences as excitation vectors. The speech coder also includes a linear predictive coding synthesis filter that receives, as input, the excitation vectors, which are the vector sequences generated in accordance with the values of the seeds, that synthesizes the excitation vectors, and that outputs a synthesized speech.
US08086441B1
Some embodiments of an efficient string search have been presented. In one embodiment, a string of bytes representing content written in a non-delimited language is received, wherein the content has been classified into a predetermined category. In a single pass through the string of bytes, a set of N-grams is searched for simultaneously. Statistical information on occurrences of the N-grams, if any, in the string of bytes is collected. In some embodiments, a model is generated based on the statistical information, where the model is usable by a content filter to classify content.
US08086435B1
A method for the prediction of simultaneous switching output (SSO) noise that may be generated by one or more signal conduction paths within an electrical system. Electrical disturbance waveforms are first recorded for each signal conduction path that may be affected by the electrical disturbances. Next, principles of superposition are utilized to coherently combine each of the electrical disturbance waveforms in the time domain to generate the predicted SSO noise waveform that is imposed upon the affected signal conduction path. The electrical disturbance waveforms may be produced either by using bench measurements performed on an actual integrated circuit, by simulation, or by a combination of simulation and bench measurements.
US08086418B2
An imperfect combustion detecting device includes a destructive current supplying means which supplies, under a condition that it is determined by a useful life determining means that a deterioration status corresponding value matches a use limit value, destructive current to a sensor in order to melt down a part of a circuit that configures the sensor. When it is determined that the sensor is no longer capable of performing a normal CO level detecting function, the sensor is destroyed to the extent rendering the CO level detecting function of the sensor lost to an unrecoverable level.
US08086417B2
An embodiment of the present invention is directed to a method for processing a position signal. The method includes receiving a first position signal from a capacitive sensor and determining a proximity of the capacitive sensor to a connection of an array of capacitive sensors. The sensitivity of the capacitive sensor is then adjusted and a second position signal is received from the capacitive sensor. The second position signal may then be reported. The present invention facilitates more accurate readings from an array of capacitive sensors.
US08086413B2
A method, computer system, and computer program product for determining N disulphide bond connections in a protein having 2N bonded sulphur atoms. Each sulphur atom is available for forming the N disulphide bond connections through use of an undirected graph having the 2N sulphur atoms as nodes and having an edge connecting each pair of nodes. Each sulphur atom is comprised by a cysteine of the protein. The cysteines are sequenced along a chain in the protein as ordered list of position indexes. A weight W of each edge between cysteine position indexes I1 and I2 is calculated as decreasing with increasing separation d between I1 and I2, wherein d is |I1−I2|/100. The N disulphide bond connections are determined by optimizing an objective function formed from the calculated weights W.
US08086402B2
A map displaying device for displaying an accessible range in an arbitrary display form determined in accordance with the scale of a displayed map and/or with the running state of a vehicle is provided. The map displaying device includes: a display unit for displaying map information stored in a map database; a search unit for calculating travel time information regarding a travel time to an arbitrary point accessible from a reference point; and a time information drawing unit for displaying the travel time information in a superimposed manner on the display unit by varying a display form in accordance with the scale of a map and/or with the running state of a user's vehicle.
US08086401B2
A method of transmitting position information of a digital map capable of transmitting a position on a digital map efficiently and accurately in which a transmitting side transmits position information including coordinate series information for specifying a vector shape on a digital map and a receiving side execute map matching by the coordinate series information to thereby identify the vector shape on the digital map, the coordinate series information is transmitted by adding azimuth information of a coordinate point included in the coordinate series information thereto. By transmitting shape data by adding the azimuth information thereto, accuracy of matching can be promoted and necessary time for matching can be shortened.
US08086397B2
A mobile computing device, including a main body, a processor and associated memory housed within the main body, a display screen housed within the main body and responsive to signals from the processor, an optical sensor fixed to the main body for capturing successive images and providing image signals representative of the captured images to the processor, and a navigation module associated with the processor for determining, based on the image signals, a relative movement between the main body and a reference surface and moving a pointer on the display screen based on the determined relative movement.
US08086396B1
A method is provided for automatically controlling a first vehicle (follower vehicle) that is to follow a second vehicle (leader vehicle) in a desired manner with respect to movement of the second vehicle. In the follower vehicle, bearing and acceleration control inputs are generated based on data representing bearing and acceleration control inputs made at the leader vehicle and a position of the follower vehicle relative to the leader vehicle so as to mimic in the follower vehicle the bearing and acceleration control inputs made in the leader vehicle. Adjustments may be made to the control inputs applied in the follower vehicle based on deviation between the velocity of the follower vehicle and velocity of the leader velocity, and on deviation between estimated (actual) follow distance and lateral offset and target follow distance and lateral offset between the follower vehicle and the leader vehicle.
US08086394B2
A method for processing traffic information includes receiving traffic information including a composite identifier enabling a determination of whether the received traffic information includes composite link information, a composite traffic status indicator revealing traffic status information corresponding to a composite link that includes at least first and second links, and at least first and second link identifiers respectively corresponding to the first and second links that are included within the composite link. The method also includes determining, based on the composite identifier, whether the received traffic information includes composite link information. The method further includes dependent upon whether the composite identifier enables a determination that the received traffic information includes composite link information, identifying the composite link among the received traffic data based on at least the first and second link identifiers, identifying the received composite traffic status indicator as composite traffic status information for the composite link, and enabling perception of an association between the received traffic status information and the composite link.
US08086390B2
An engine control system comprises a base air per cylinder (APC) module, a catalyst temperature adjustment module, an ambient temperature adjustment module, and an APC adjustment module. The base APC module determines a base APC to reduce first engine pumping losses during a first deceleration fuel cutoff (DFCO) event relative to second engine pumping losses during a second DFCO event. The catalyst temperature adjustment module determines a catalyst temperature adjustment based on a catalyst temperature during the first DFCO event. The ambient temperature adjustment module determines an ambient temperature adjustment based on an ambient air temperature during the first DFCO event. The APC adjustment module selectively adjusts the base APC based on the catalyst temperature adjustment and the ambient temperature adjustment and controls at least one of the engine airflow actuators based on the adjusted base APC during the first DFCO event.
US08086383B2
A control input for operating an actual vehicle actuator and a control input for operating a vehicle model are determined by an FB distribution law based on a difference between a reference state amount determined by a vehicle model and an actual state amount of an actual vehicle such that the state amount error is approximated to zero, and then an actuator device of the actual vehicle and the model vehicle are operated based on the control inputs. The FB distribution law determines a control input for operating the model such that a state amount error is approximated to zero while restraining a predetermined restriction object amount from deviating from a permissible range. A vehicle control device capable of enhancing robustness against disturbance factors or their changes while performing operation control of actuators that is as suited to behaviors of an actual vehicle as possible is provided.
US08086381B2
A method for emergency actuation of an automated dual-clutch transmission of a vehicle with electrohydraulic control via a transmission control device. The method includes disengaging one clutch of the dual-clutch transmission, in order to realize emergency operation of the transmission and applying pressure on the other clutch after an error signal is transmitted indicating a malfunction of the transmission and/or the transmission control device. In order to keep the complexity of the hardware of the hydraulic system low, both clutches are disengaged, when an error signal occurs, and adjusted to a safe initial state, and an actuating pressure is only re-applied to one of the two clutches after the initial state is reached. In addition to the already existing elements of the hydraulic system, only one device or software is required which detects and selects the clutch that is more advantageous for continued driving operation.
US08086369B2
A brake hold control device includes a brake actuator having an electromagnetic valve for holding braking force of a vehicle, two accelerator opening degree sensors for control and for defect detection that detect an accelerator opening degree, and a brake ECU that receives detection signals from the two accelerator opening degree sensors as input. The brake ECU releases braking force when predetermined held-brake release conditions, including accelerator opening degree conditions, for releasing a held brake are satisfied. The accelerator opening degree conditions for releasing a held brake are set such that both of the accelerator opening degrees corresponding to the detection signals from both of the two accelerator opening degree sensors are greater than a predetermined opening degree.
US08086357B2
In accordance with the invention a configurable electrical distribution system is provided for selectively connecting an electrical power source to load devices. The system comprises a panel and a plurality of switching devices mounted in the panel, each switching device for connection in a branch circuit to a load device for selectively delivering electrical power to the load device. A panel controller is mounted in the panel and is operatively connected to each of the switching devices. The panel controller comprises a programmed controller for controlling operation of the switching devices and a panel memory connected to the programmed controller storing configuration data relating to operation of the switching devices. A port is provided for operatively connecting an external memory device to the programmed controller. A user interface is operatively associated with the programmed controller to transfer configuration data between the external memory device and the panel memory.
US08086353B2
A control system and method for controlling an indoor heating system for an indoor environment of a building in accordance with a desired indoor temperature, comprising a sensor (18) for detecting an outdoor temperature, a sensor (17) for detecting a in return temperature T.sub.return of a heat carrying medium circulated in a heat distribution system with a flow rate, and a controller (13). The controller is adapted to determine a required heating power P.sub.req to be delivered by the heat distribution system to maintain a heating power balance according to P.sub.req=P.sub.loss-P.sub.source, where P.sub.loss is an approximation of heating power losses from the building, and includes a dynamic approximation of heating power transfer through walls of the building, based on at least the desired indoor temperature, the detected outdoor temperature, a heat transfer coefficient of the wall, and a heat capacity of the wall, and P.sub.source is an approximation of heating power sources external to the heating system, and, based on the detected return temperature, control a combination of forward flow temperature and flow rate so as to ensure that the distribution system delivers the required heating power. According to the present invention, a dynamic model of the heating power balance of the building is used to control the heating power delivered by the heating system. This results in improved control compared a control scheme based only on flow temperature control based on outdoor temperature.
US08086351B2
Disclosed are methods and systems that include a method for controlling movement of a first unmanned vehicle (UV) to search an area, where the method includes generating a first trace associated with prior positions in which the first UV has been located, determining a direction in which the first UV is to move using the first generated trace, and causing the first UV to move in the determined direction. The trace may be a numerical value that decreases as a function of the time that has elapsed since the first trace was generated. The methods and systems may also include receiving data relating to a second trace, and using that second trace to determine the direction. The second trace may be generated by a second UV. The second trace may be associated with a position within a predetermined radius from a position associated with the first UV.
US08086341B2
A control system for a manufacturing chain having a plurality of modular manufacturing stations positioned in series includes a memory for storing a plurality of unique operation patterns thereon. The control system also includes at least one communications conduit for receiving a first position signal from a first position tracking device of each modular manufacturing station. A processor is configured to independently transmit at least one operation signal corresponding to one of the unique operation patterns to an article transportation device of each modular manufacturing station via the communications conduit based, at least in part, on the first position signal from each modular manufacturing station. The communications conduit further receives a second position signal from a second position tracking device of each modular manufacturing station. The processor is further configured to transmit an index signal to the article transportation device of each modular manufacturing station via the communications conduit based, at least in part, on the second position signal from each modular manufacturing station.
US08086333B2
A reproducing apparatus has: an accumulating unit in which a plurality of content data are accumulated; a storing unit for storing the data; a reproducing unit for reproducing the data read out of the storing unit; and a control unit for reading out predetermined portions of the content data accumulated in the accumulating unit from the accumulating unit on the basis of attribute information corresponding to the content data and allowing the read-out predetermined portions to be stored into the storing unit.
US08086332B2
Methods and systems for improved interaction between media devices and accessory devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, the improved interaction can operate to configure a user interface of a media device dependent on the type or condition of an accessory device. In the same or another embodiment, the improved interaction can exchange status information between a media device and an accessory device that can influence operation of either or both of the devices.
US08086322B2
Electrode plate comprising a stiff or flexible electrically non-conductive plate element having a front face and a rear face and a pattern of needle-like (NL) electrodes for electrical stimulation of cutaneous thin Aδ/C fibers and conductive plate (CP) electrodes for electrical stimulation cutaneous large Aβ fibers disposed on the front face.
US08086320B2
A handheld wireless communication device having a defibrillator integrated therein to be employed in an emergency situation to supply electrical therapy to a victim who is experiencing cardiac distress. The defibrillator being powered by at least one thermally powered battery contained within the wireless communications device. The wireless communication device may also include a cardiac module which will determine whether the victim's heart beat has become irregular and whether defibrillation is necessary. The wireless communication device will guide the user through the use of the defibrillator/cardiac modules. The wireless device may also include a tracking unit that will provide the user's location and wireless two-way voice communication with emergency personnel upon activation of the defibrillator.
US08086319B2
A method for fitting a cochlear prosthesis to a cochlea having residual acoustic hearing capability, in order to exploit the residual acoustic hearing capability to the extent possible. A portion of the cochlea having residual acoustic hearing capability is determined by measuring the neural response to acoustic and/or electrical stimulations. Electrical stimulations are applied only to the portions of the cochlea lacking acoustic hearing capability, or possessing only partial acoustic hearing capability. Surgical implantation depth may be optimised by the method, and/or a patient map may be suitably defined to implement the method.
US08086318B2
Neurostimulation assemblies, systems, and methods make possible the providing of short-term therapy or diagnostic testing by providing electrical connections between muscles or nerves inside the body and stimulus generators or recording instruments mounted on the surface of the skin or carried outside the body. Neurostimulation assemblies, systems, and methods may include a carrier and a removable electronics pod, the electronics pod including stimulation generation circuitry, a power input bay to hold a disposable power source, and user interface components. The assemblies, systems, and methods are adapted to provide coordinated neurostimulation to multiple regions of the body.
US08086309B2
Embodiments of the invention are related to monitoring devices and methods with osmometric sensors, amongst other things. In an embodiment, an implantable heart failure monitoring system includes an implantable osmometric sensor configured to generate a signal corresponding to osmotic strength of a bodily fluid. The osmometric sensor includes a rigid wall member defining an enclosed volume resisting deformation, the rigid wall member comprising a semi-permeable membrane. The sensor also includes a signaling element comprising a first side, a second side, and a plurality of dimples configured to resist deformation until a threshold differential exists between the first and second sides. Other aspects and embodiments are provided herein.
US08086307B2
This disclosure is directed to techniques for treating tachyarrhythmias, such as atrial or ventricular fibrillation, in which a number of electrodes are employed to deliver electrical stimulation to a patient's heart in a manner designed to terminate the tachyarrhythmia episode.
US08086306B2
An automatic external defibrillator is shipped from the manufacturer with the battery installed in the battery compartment of the AED. During shipment a removable tab is located between a battery terminal and an electrical contact inside the battery compartment. Upon receipt of the AED the user pulls the tab to remove it from the battery compartment. This completes the circuit between the AED and its battery and the AED begins a self-test. A packaging panel covers the controls of the AED to prevent actuation of controls during the self-test. The packaging panel includes instructions for setup of the AED including indication of a control to actuate during or at the conclusion of the self-test.
US08086304B2
In a method for determining a cardiac condition, a sensed physiologic signal for a period of time including multiple cardiac cycles is received. Using the received physiologic data, a heart beat frequency to be used as a reference frequency is determined. A plurality of harmonics of the received physiologic signal is extracted based on the reference frequency, wherein the harmonics correspond to a plurality of alternans frequencies. Amplitudes of at least some of the extracted harmonics are determined, and are used to determine an alternans indicator value.
US08086298B2
An EMT system for use in ultrasound and other imaging modality guided medical procedures. The system includes a tool set of various components to which EM sensors can be releasably secured. Thus, the sensors can be reused, notwithstanding the disposal of other components of the tool set. Various components of the tool set include keying elements to facilitate their registration to the anatomy of the patient undergoing the procedure via the EM sensors.
US08086289B2
A communications system may include at least one mobile wireless communications device, and a wireless communications network for sending text messages thereto. More particularly, the at least one mobile wireless communications device may include a wireless transceiver and a controller for cooperating therewith for receiving text messages from the wireless communications network. It may further include a headset output connected to the controller. The controller may be for switching between a normal message mode and an audio message mode based upon a connection between the headset output and a headset. Moreover, when in the audio message mode, the controller may output at least one audio message including speech generated from at least one of the received text messages via the headset output.
US08086286B2
A telephone to be connected to a wireline having reduced sensitivity to RF interference over a predetermined frequency range from an adjacent mobile wireless communications device may include a transmit amplifier, a receive amplifier, an audio input transducer connected to the transmit amplifier, and an audio output transducer connected to the receive amplifier. The telephone may further include an RF shield(s) surrounding the audio input transducer and the audio output transducer for reducing RF interference over the predetermined frequency range from the adjacent mobile wireless communications device. Moreover, the telephone may also include at least one RF audio input filter element connected to the audio input transducer and at least one RF audio output filter element connected to the audio output transducer, both of which are also for reducing RF interference over the predetermined frequency range from the adjacent mobile wireless communications device.
US08086285B2
Carrying cases are disclosed for portable communication devices such as iPhones and cell phones. There is a case housing for receiving a portable communication device therein, and a sound reflector linked to the housing so as to be movable between an extended position and a recessed position. The carrying case enables the device to be used as a speaker phone with enhanced sound quality, while still in the case.
US08086280B2
A wireless communication system for use in an explosive environment includes at least a pair of explosion-proof communication relay modules which relay communication to mobile communication devices in locations beyond the reach of normal wireless communications with base station antennas. The explosion-proof communication relay modules include features to preclude the generation of a spark or heat source which could ignite any explosive gas or vapor. Similarly, explosion-proof mobile devices include design features which also preclude the generation of a spark or heat source.
US08086279B2
Handover of call serviced by modular ear-piece/microphone between servicing base portions is presented. A wireless headset includes wireless interface(s), earpiece, a microphone, processing module, and a user interface. The wireless interface(s) wirelessly couples the wireless headset to a base unit via a wireless personal area network (WPAN). The earpiece renders inbound portions of the service calls audible while the microphone is operable to produce the outbound portion of the call. Both the earpiece and microphone are communicatively coupled to the wireless interface(s). The processing module also coupled to the wireless interface(s) allows the wireless headset to initiate call functions between the wireless headset and a servicing network made available through the base unit, service a call and call control functions, and anchor the call to the wireless headset. The user interface in conjunction with the processing module allows the wireless headset to initiate commands and/or call control functions based upon user input.
US08086275B2
In an implementation, a mobile communications device includes a display device having touchscreen functionality, a keyboard having a plurality of physical keys that include a dedicated key and letter keys arranged according to a QWERTY layout, and one or more modules. The one or more modules are configured to output a user interface on the display device responsive to selection of the dedicated key, the user interface having a plurality of portions that are selectable via the touchscreen functionality to cause input of a respective one of a plurality of emoticons.
US08086260B2
The invention relates to a method for transferring data between a mobile component and a controller of an automation system with a link for linking the component to the controller. The component is assigned a memory area in the memory of the controller, in which data to be transferred to the component is stored and copied into memory areas assigned to all links, so that all links provided for communication with the component have the current data available to them, and into which current data is copied by the component out of the memory area of the link in the radio cell of which the component is currently located. For a user application running on the controller of the automation system a handover of the component between different radio cells is transparent, since the application merely accesses the always up-to-date component data in the memory area assigned to the component.
US08086258B2
A disclosed base station is used in a first wireless communication system using a first frequency band that is the same as or adjacent to a second frequency band used by a second wireless communication system, and includes a propagation loss estimation unit configured to estimate propagation loss of a signal in the first frequency band when the signal arrives at a receiving device of the second wireless communication system; a frequency difference calculation unit configured to calculate a frequency difference between the first frequency band and the second frequency band; a maximum transmission power determining unit configured to determine maximum transmission power based on the estimated propagation loss and the calculated frequency difference; and a transmission control unit configured to transmit a signal with transmission power less than or equal to the maximum transmission power determined by the maximum transmission power determining unit.
US08086253B1
A method for providing messaging-related information to a mobile device is discussed. The method includes receiving from the mobile device a request for messaging-related information, using the request to identify a device-type indication for the mobile device, identifying one or more presentation parameters for presenting the messaging-related content properly on the mobile device, and transmitting the messaging-related content to the mobile device in a format corresponding to the one or more parameters.
US08086252B2
A method and system for locating a mobile terminal in a multicell radio system are provided. A plurality of radio base stations detect the field strength of a data transmission of the mobile terminal and the location of the mobile terminal is determined the values are provided. The mobile terminal is switched into an active state, then a plurality of the radio base stations are set to the radio channel used by the mobile terminal to be located, and the mobile terminal is prompted to emit a response message as a result of the communication of a test data transmission. The received field strength of the received response message is measured by the radio base stations and communicated to a central device, after which the location of the mobile terminal is determined by the central device on the basis of the measured values.
US08086237B2
A method of constructing a neighbor list for a plurality of sectors in a cellular communication environment sorts reference neighbor pairs in the network by number of occurrences based on data derived from one or more PSMM transmissions, analyzes pairs in the sorted list and determines for each pair whether a percentage of occurrence exceeds a first threshold and whether a measure of direct transition statistics exceeds a second threshold. If the percentage of occurrence exceeds a first threshold and the measure of direct transition statistics exceeds a second threshold, then if the reference's neighbor list and reciprocal neighbor list have fewer than a predetermined number of neighbors, the process adds neighbors to the reference's NL and reciprocal NL in order of occurrence percentage to create a final neighbor list.
US08086221B2
A network system for authorizing an endpoint node for a communication service includes an operator network and an organization network. The operator network operates to perform a device authorization operation to authorize the endpoint node for a communication session. The organization network operates to facilitate a service authorization operation to authorize the endpoint node for the communication service of the communication session.
US08086214B2
An electric field communication apparatus includes: a plurality of electric field communication antennas for carrying out electric field communication; a detecting unit that detects the electric field communication antenna in connected state where at least electric field communication may be carried out with an electric field communication antenna of another electric field communication apparatus, from among the plurality of electric field communication antennas; and a control unit that controls an operation of the host electric field communication apparatus in response to the result detected by the detecting unit.
US08086210B2
A method for handing-off a mobile node (MN) from one network interface to another network interface, the network interfaces being connected to a same level 2 (L2) network. The method includes detecting at least two network interface cards (NICs) of the MN that are connected to the same L2 network by at least one of an external device and the MN. A handover decision is made to hand-off a data flow of the MN from a first of the at least two NICs to a second of the at least two NICs. L2 information about the MN in one or more related network entities connected to the same L2 network is updated so as to perform seamless handover without changing an address on level 3 (L3) or higher levels.
US08086204B2
The radio receiving apparatus includes an adaptive receive filter capable of detecting an interference wave and an out-of-band noise level correctly and improving reception performance. The radio receiving apparatus has a plurality of filters, a received signal power meter that measures the overall received signal power, a calculator that performs calculation that associates the measured received signal power with an output of AGC, an interference power meter that measures signal power in a frequency band outside a necessary band of the received signal, a comparator that compares the calculation result by the calculator with a specific threshold, and switches that select a filter to be adopted from the plurality of filters based on the outputs of comparators. The radio receiving apparatus detects adjacent interference based on signal power in the frequency band outside the signal band and detects the noise level based on the power level at an antenna end.
US08086203B2
Aspects of a method and system for wireless local area network (WLAN) phase shifter training are presented. Aspect of the system may enable a receiving station, at which is located a plurality of receiving antennas, to estimate the relative phase at which each of the receiving antennas receives signals from a transmitting station. This process may be referred to as phase shifter training. After determining the relative phase for each of the receiving antennas, the receiving station may process received signals by phase shifting the signals received via each of the receiving antennas in accordance with the relative phase shifts determined during the phase shifter training process. Signals received via a selected one of the receiving antennas may be unshifted. The processed signals may be combined to generate a diversity reception signal.
US08086196B2
The primitives between an upper management layer and the MAC layer within a mobile station and a base station are defined in order to specify and clarify the operations within the protocol stack layers in a broadband wireless access system to allow a mobile station to perform scanning procedures. Media Independent Handover (MIH) procedures can be achieved because the NCMS and MIH layer can communicate through use of these primitives.
US08086193B2
A method and apparatus are provided for configuring a multi-network telecommunications terminal, which communicates with a number of telecommunications networks offering a plurality of telecommunications services. The terminal includes a plurality of interfaces for accessing the services offered. When the terminal accesses one of the services offered, via one of the networks, the following steps are performed: a) determining the type of network with which the terminal is in the process of connecting, b) activating the access interface associated with the service which the terminal is intended to access, c) requesting, at the level of the activated access interface, configuration parameters which are dependent on the activated access interface and the network in the process of connection, d) extracting, at the level of a module for centralizing configuration parameters, the requested configuration parameters, e) obtaining, at level of the activated access interface, the extracted configuration parameters.
US08086186B2
A cognitive radio communication apparatus and method which adaptably controls a sensing reference level based on a transmission power of a transmitter is provided. A cognitive radio communication apparatus includes a sensing reference level control unit to adaptably control a sensing reference level based on a transmission power of a secondary transmitter included in a secondary network, and a fast sensing unit to determine whether a signal received for a predetermined time period exists based on the controlled sensing reference level.
US08086182B2
A wireless transceiver includes a programmable antenna, that is configurable to a selected one of a plurality of antenna configurations, based on a control signal. An antenna interface is coupled to the programmable antenna. An RF transceiver section can include at least one power amplifier having a output section that includes a first plurality of tunable inductors that impedance match the output section to the antenna interface. The RF transceiver section can further include at least one low noise amplifier having an input section that includes a first plurality of tunable inductors that impedance match the input section to the antenna interface.
US08086175B2
The field device search system is composed of a plurality of field devices having a wireless transmitting/receiving capability and an information terminal having a receiving capability to receive radio waves from a field device, wherein the information terminal includes a radio wave receiver, a CPU (arithmetic means), a display part, a memory, and member for identifying one of the plurality of field devices.
US08086170B2
An outdoor satellite receiving unit (ODU) receives several independent satellite signals, selects two signals with a switch matrix, downconverts the two signals to a bandstacked signal with a high and a low band signal, and outputs the bandstacked signal on the same cable to receiver units. Several satellite signals can be selected in groups of two or more and output to independent receiver units. Signal selecting is performed at the received radio frequency (RF) and bandstacking is performed with a single downconversion step to an intermediate frequency (IF). Channel stacking on the same cable of more than two channels from several satellites can be achieved by using frequency agile downconverters and bandpass filters prior to combining at the IF output. A slow transitioning switch minimizes signal disturbances when switching and maintains input impedance at a constant value.
US08086166B2
The methodology of the present invention is implemented by a system which defines concepts about which a respondent is required to demonstrate knowledge of a relationship. The concepts are represented by respondent-manipulable devices that are uniquely associated with the concepts, and the respondent is able to manipulate attributes of the devices to create an arrangement of the devices representative of the respondent's understanding of the relationship of the concepts with which the devices are associated. The attributes of the manipulated devices are recorded and converted into a response pattern based on the cognitive relationships of the devices as manipulated by the respondent. One or more predefined rubric patterns are associated with the constructed response item and define possible cognitive patterns of the concepts as represented by the devices. The response pattern is compared to the rubric pattern to identify matches between the response pattern and the rubric pattern. Implications, or outcomes, are associated with each rubric pattern defined, and a scoring result is created based on the implications of the rubric patterns that match the response patterns.
US08086155B2
A transfer device, which transfers an image onto a recording medium directly or indirectly and is included in an image forming apparatus, includes an endless belt member extended between a drive roller rotated and a driven roller and configured to receive the image from the image carrier part onto either a surface thereof or the recording medium carried on the surface thereof while moving according to rotations of the drive roller, and a rotation speed detector configured to detect a rotation speed of the driven roller. An image detector is provided either to the transfer device or to the image forming apparatus to detect the image formed on the endless belt member directly or the recording medium carried on the endless belt member, and disposed facing the driven roller in a circumferential direction of the endless belt member.
US08086154B2
In accordance with the invention, there are printing apparatuses and methods of forming an image. An exemplary printing apparatus can include a fuser subsystem including one or more light induced heating elements, each of the one or more light induced heating elements including plurality of nanomaterials, wherein the nanomaterials are selected from the group consisting of carbon nanotubes and metal nanoshells. The exemplary printing apparatus can also include one or more light sources disposed in close proximity to the one or more light induced heating elements, each of the one or more light sources having an emission in the absorption range of the plurality of nanomaterials and disposed to produce heat in the fuser subsystem by light absorption by the plurality of nanomaterials.
US08086147B2
An intermediate transfer unit of an image forming apparatus is provided between a plurality of developer containers for containing developer and a plurality of developing devices. The intermediate transfer unit includes an intermediate transfer unit for secondarily transferring primarily transferred developed images from the plurality of image carriers onto a paper, an intermediate transfer unit driving mechanism for driving the intermediate transfer unit, and a housing for supporting the intermediate transfer unit driving mechanism. One end of the housing includes a plurality of developer inlet ports positionally corresponding to the developer supply ports of the developer containers respectively, a plurality of developer outlet ports positionally corresponding to the developer receiving ports of the developing devices respectively, and a plurality of developer supply paths connecting between the developer inlet ports and the developer outlet ports respectively.
US08086138B2
An image forming apparatus is provided. The image forming apparatus includes a housing which comprises a housing side opening through which waste toner passes; a plurality of developing units; a plurality of toner cartridges which correspond to the plurality of developing units comprising a first containing unit for containing the toner to be supplied to the toner carrier; wherein at least one of the toner cartridges comprises a second containing unit for containing the waste toner, the second containing unit comprises a cartridge side opening for receiving the waste toner having passed through the housing side opening, and wherein the housing side opening and the cartridge side opening are disposed to be opposite to each other along the substantially horizontal direction.
US08086135B2
A process cartridge is detachably mountable to a main assembly of the electrophotographic image forming apparatus. The main assembly includes first and second transmitters, a cartridge positioner, a movable member, and a lock. The cartridge includes a photosensitive drum, a developing roller, a drum coupler transmitting a first driving force to the drum of the mounted cartridge and a shaft coupler, transmitting a second driving force from the second transmitter with a deviation permitted between axes of the second transmitter and the roller. The shaft coupler includes an engager engaging the second transmitter and receiving the second driving force for the mounted cartridge. When the cartridge is moved by the movable member, the engager is positioned to the lock and the distance between the engager and roller axes is smaller when the cartridge is positioned to the positioner than when the engager is positioned by a cartridge holding portion.
US08086130B2
An image forming apparatus includes an image formation unit such as a process section for forming an image on a recording sheet. The apparatus may include a fixing unit for fixing the image formed by the image formation unit on the recording sheet, a reversible roller configured to receive the sheet from the fixing unit along a sheet transport path and reverse a transport direction of the sheet, and an air blower, positioned between the fixing unit and the reversible roller along the sheet transport path, configured to blow air in a sheet feeding direction onto the recording sheet on which the image is fixed by the fixing unit.
US08086128B2
An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming device; an intermediate transfer member; a secondary transferring device; a first cleaning member; a second cleaning member; a contacting/separating device; a release-agent applying device; and a controlling unit.
US08086122B2
A technique that can stably realize highly accurate image adjustment processing even when unexpected toner density unevenness occurs on an identical sheet because of fluctuation in an image formation characteristic and the like is provided.An image forming apparatus that forms, on a sheet, a test pattern formed by a color obtained by mixing colors of toners of plural colors, reads a test pattern image formed on the sheet with a color sensor, and performs predetermined image adjustment processing on the basis of information read includes a halftone-image forming unit configured to form, on the sheet, at least one of a first halftone image extending over a predetermined range in a main scanning direction and a second halftone image extending over a predetermined range in a sub-scanning direction, an image reading unit configured to read the halftone image formed on the sheet by the halftone-image forming unit, a density-unevenness determining unit configured to determine, on the basis of information read by the image reading unit, toner density unevenness in an image formed by the image forming apparatus, an image-adjustment processing unit configured to perform the predetermined image adjustment processing on the basis of the density unevenness determined, and a color sensor that is arranged on a downstream side of a fixing device in a sheet conveyance direction and reads the test pattern formed on the sheet.
US08086118B2
In accordance with an embodiment of the embodiment of the invention, an image forming apparatus includes: an electrostatic image-bearing member; and a developing device. The developing device includes a developer-carrying member disposed to face the electrostatic image-bearing member, and a developer carried on the developer-carrying member. The developer includes a carrier having a volume-average particle size dc (μm) and a toner having a volume-average particle size dt (μm) of at most 5 μm and contained at a weight ratio C with respect to the carrier of from 5 to 10% and is controlled so as to provide a surface coverage F of the carrier with the toner of from 30 to 80% as calculated according to Formula (I): F=(¼)×(dc/dt)×(pc/pt)×C, wherein pc denotes a true specific gravity (−) of the carrier, pt denotes a toner absolute specific gravity (−), and C denotes a weight ratio (−) of the toner to the carrier.
US08086116B2
An image forming apparatus has: an image forming unit which is configured to scan a laser beam in a main scanning direction to expose a photosensitive member, and which forms an electrostatic latent image on the photosensitive member to form an image; a process cartridge that is detachably mounted within the image forming apparatus, the process cartridge holding the photosensitive member on which the electrostatic latent image is formed, and configured to develop the electrostatic latent image by supplying toner to the electrostatic image; and an origin detection unit that is provided on the process cartridge in a position lying within a range of an optical path of the laser beam and out of a range of an optical path of the laser beam for forming the electrostatic latent image, the origin detection unit configured to detect an origin of the laser beam for scanning and exposing.
US08086103B2
Dynamic optical wavebands are disclosed that allow a plurality of user streams having a common destination node to be positioned in a substantially adjacent non-overlapping manner on a spectrum for treatment as a routable entity. Each waveband has an associated center wavelength and spectral extent. The plurality of user streams can optionally be encrypted using a corresponding cipher. Wavebands that are received by a network node are filtered so that individual wavebands can be isolated, if necessary. For example, individual wavebands can be switched to an appropriate output node for forwarding in the optical network. In addition, the center wavelength and spectral extent of a waveband can be converted, if necessary, to position the waveband substantially spectrally adjacent to another waveband sharing a common path portion. In this manner, the substantially spectrally adjacent wavebands can be treated as an aggregated waveband for the common portion of a path. The disclosed wavebands can be processed only as an optical signal. The center wavelength, spectral extent and routing information associated with each waveband can optionally be processed as out-of-band signals.
US08086102B2
Provided is a passive optical network (PON) based on a reflective semiconductor optical amplifier (RSOA). In the PON, seed-light-injection RSOAs are used in an optical line terminal (OLT) to achieve the color-less management of the wavelengths of OLT optic sources, and wavelength reuse RSOAs are used to achieve the color-less management of the wavelengths of ONTs. Therefore, problems related to ONT wavelength management can be eliminated by the wavelength reuse RSOAs, and problems related to OLT wavelength management can be eliminated by the seed-light-injection RSOAs.
US08086095B2
An audio and video (AV) apparatus includes a player module for playing audio and video files, generating audio and video signals, and an internal display and an internal speaker. The AV apparatus further includes: a first switch for generating first instructions; an output module for being externally connected to output the audio and video signals; and a control module connected to the first switch. The control module being configured for disabling the internal display and internal speaker at receiving the first instructions at a situation that the output module is externally connected to output the audio and video signals, and disabling the internal display while keeping the internal speaker enabled at receiving the first instruction at a situation that the output module is not externally connected. A method for controlling the audio and video apparatus is provided as well.
US08086092B2
A video image recording apparatus includes a network interface configured to receive video image data transmitted from an external device; a recording unit configured to record the video image data in a file; a determining unit configured to determine whether or not the external device can record the video image data on a recording medium of the external device; and a discontinuity detection unit configured to detect discontinuity of the video image data. If a record start instruction is detected and it is detected that the external device cannot record the video image data on the recording medium thereof, the recording unit starts a process of recording the video image data in the file.
US08086089B2
A recording apparatus includes a recording unit recording moving image data on a recording medium, a management information generation unit generating management information for first moving image data in response to recording the first moving image data on the recording medium, a consecutive reproduction information generation unit configured to generate first consecutive reproduction information indicating second moving image data to be reproduced consecutively after the first moving image data in response to recording the second moving image data on the recording medium, and a control unit, in response to recording the second moving image data on the recording medium, controlling the recording unit to add the first consecutive reproduction information to the management information for the first moving image data and to record the management information added with the first consecutive reproduction information on the recording medium.
US08086087B2
A player model (1) includes an output section (10) that reads out a source packet having a transport packet and arrival time stamp from TS1 and TS2 connected seamlessly to each other and outputs the transport packet according to the arrival time stamp, and a decoder (20) that decodes the transport packet. The output section (10) inputs the transport packet according to the arrival time stamp of the source packet to the decoder (20). The decoder (20) includes an audio buffer TBn having a capacity capable of buffering the audio data corresponding to the time required for inputting I picture, which is the first picture of TS2, to a video buffer TB1.
US08086085B2
A splitter assembly may include an adapter housing configured to support an adapter to receive an optical signal from an incoming optical fiber. The splitter assembly may include a splitter module configured to couple to the adapter via a connector to receive the optical signal associated with the incoming fiber, and to make the optical signal available to an output fiber via an optical splitter.
US08086083B2
A fluid conduit comprises an inner conduit configured for conducting a fluid, and an outer conduit circumferentially enclosing the inner conduit. The outer conduit's inner diameter is larger than the inner conduit's outer diameter, with an interspace being formed between the inner conduit's outer surface and the outer conduit's inner surface. The interspace between the inner conduit's outer surface and the outer conduit's inner surface contains an interspace liquid. The inner conduit is configured for guiding light coupled into the inner conduit, and dependent on the light's angle of incidence, total reflection occurs at a boundary between the inner conduit's outer surface and the interspace between the inner conduit and the outer conduit.
US08086071B2
Disclosed are a system and method for identifying objects in an image dataset that occlude other objects and for transforming the image dataset to reveal the occluded objects. In some cases, occluding objects are identified by processing the image dataset to determine the relative positions of visual objects. Occluded objects are then revealed by removing the occluding objects from the image dataset or by otherwise de-emphasizing the occluding objects so that the occluded objects are seen behind it. A visual object may be removed simply because it occludes another object, because of privacy concerns, or because it is transient. When an object is removed or de-emphasized, the objects that were behind it may need to be “cleaned up” so that they show up well. To do this, information from multiple images can be processed using interpolation techniques. The image dataset can be further transformed by adding objects to the images.
US08086066B2
A method of improving the lighting conditions of a real scene or video sequence. Digitally generated light is added to a scene for video conferencing over telecommunication networks. A virtual illumination equation takes into account light attenuation, lambertian and specular reflection. An image of an object is captured, a virtual light source illuminates the object within the image. In addition, the object can be the head of the user. The position of the head of the user is dynamically tracked so that an three-dimensional model is generated which is representative of the head of the user. Synthetic light is applied to a position on the model to form an illuminated model.
US08086065B2
Apparatus and method for contrast enhancement are disclosed. An adjustable blending unit is utilized for adjustably blending a linear contrast function with a nonlinear contrast function, thereby resulting in an adjustable contrast curve. The nonlinear contrast function is adjustable by a blending parameter such that distance of the contrast curve to linear contrast curve may be changed.
US08086061B2
An image-data reading unit reads image data stored after radiation irradiation is performed from a radiation detector. An offset-data reading unit reads offset data in a case in which no radiation irradiation is performed from the radiation detector. After radiation irradiation is performed, a drive control section drives the image-data reading unit so that the image-data reading unit reads image data. Then, the drive control section drives the offset-data reading unit so that the offset-data reading unit reads offset data before the next irradiation is performed. In a period in which radiation irradiation is not performed, the image data and the offset data that have been read are sent to an image-handling section. The image data and the offset data that have been received by a data sending/receiving unit are subjected to subtraction processes by an image processing unit.
US08086060B1
Systems and methods for three-dimensional enhancement of two dimensional images are disclosed. One method includes the steps of selecting a first selection and a second selection within an image, the image including a plurality of pixels; calculating a scaling factor for each pixel in a set of pixels in the image based at least in part on the first and second selections, the scaling factor indicating a relative depth of a pixel; applying a filter to the set of pixels, the filter including at least one filter difference for each pixel in the set of pixels; generating a modified image at least by modifying a pixel attribute for each pixel in the set of pixels based at least in part on the scaling factor and the filter difference; and outputting the modified image.
US08086056B2
Described herein are methods and devices for encoding and decoding data. An encoding device can be configured to encode video by performing intra-frame encoding using wavelet transformation. The encoding device can include a generation unit configured to generate a composite image for every n temporally consecutive frames, and an encoding unit configured to perform the encoding for the composite image. The decoding device can be configured to decode data encoded by such an encoding device.
US08086049B2
An exemplary method includes receiving an image data set that comprises a multidimensional property space and data classifiable into data classes, determining a projection vector for data of the data set wherein the projection vector maximizes a ratio of between-class scatter to within-class scatter, selecting a reference for the vector, projecting at least some of the data onto the vector, measuring distances from the reference to at least some of the data, classifying at least some of the data into data classes based on a nesting analysis of the distances, eliminating the classified data from the image data set to produce a modified image data set and deciding whether to determine another projection vector for the modified image data set. Various other exemplary methods, devices, systems, etc, are also disclosed.
US08086043B2
A method and apparatus that augments the traditional Phase Plane Correlation (PPC) approach incorporates image structure into the correlation process. In so doing, the energy in spurious peaks that can occur in the phase plane correlation surface are dramatically reduced.
US08086039B2
A method and system generates fine-grained fingerprints for identifying content in a rendered document. It includes applying image-based techniques to identify patterns in a document rendered by an electronic document rendering system, irrespective of a file format in which the rendered document was electronically created. The applying of the image-based technique includes identifying candidate keypoints at locations in a local image neighborhood of the document, and combining the locations of the candidate keypoints to form a fine-grained fingerprint identifying patterns representing content in the document.
US08086038B2
The present invention uses invisible junctions which are a set of local features unique to every page of the electronic document to match the captured image to a part of an electronic document. The present invention includes: an image capture device, a feature extraction and recognition system and database. When an electronic document is printed, the feature extraction and recognition system captures an image of the document page. The features in the captured image are then extracted, indexed and stored in the database. Given a query image, usually a small patch of some document page captured by a low resolution image capture device, the features in the query image are extracted and compared against those stored in the database to identify the query image. The present invention also includes methods for feature extraction, feature indexing, feature retrieval and geometric estimation.
US08086036B2
A solution for resolving an occlusion in a video image which provides an environment in which portions of a video image in which occlusions have occurred may be determined and analyzed to determine the type of occlusion. Furthermore, regions of the video image may be analyzed to determine which object in the occlusion the region belongs to. The determinations and analysis may use such factors as pre-determined attributes of an object, such as color or texture of the object and/or a temporal association of the object, among others.
US08086032B2
An illumination component extractor is operable to extract an illumination component from input image data by: performing a smoothing process a certain number of times to generate a plurality of smooth image data having resolutions different from one another from the input image data, the smoothing process including an operation of filtering the input image data with use of a low-pass filter having a predetermined size and an operation of downsampling the filtered input image data; and performing an inverse-smoothing process a certain number of times, the inverse-smoothing process including an operation of replacing an edge portion of a smooth image data having a lower resolution with a smooth image data having a higher resolution, and an operation of upsampling the replaced smooth image data. The input image data is color image data which has been obtained by an image sensor including a number of pixels having different spectral sensitivities.
US08086029B1
Automatic image adjustment is described, including performing a principal component analysis (PCA) for a plurality of values to determine a principal component, normalizing the principal component to obtain a normalized principal component, and generating an image by mapping the plurality of values using the normalized principal component.
US08086027B2
An image processing apparatus includes an image input unit, a feature point extraction unit which extracts a plurality of feature points from an input image, a three-dimensional model storage unit which stores a three-dimensional model and reference feature point coordinates on the three-dimensional model, a target area setting unit which sets target areas from the three-dimensional model, a correspondence relationship calculation unit which, using the extracted feature points and reference feature points belonging to the target areas, estimates a correspondence relationship between the input image and the target areas, and a three-dimensional model integration unit which integrates target areas related to the image.
US08086023B2
There are provided a defect detection apparatus, a defect detection method, and a computer program, which are capable of setting an appropriate reference line with respect to a plurality of edge points, to accurately detect a defect based upon a difference of each edge point, and in which a plurality of edge points are detected from an image including an edge of the object, a representative edge point representing the edge points present within a reference range having a prescribed width is calculated in each shifted position of the reference range while the reference range is sequentially shifted, residuals between a plurality of calculated representative edge points and corresponding edge points are calculated, a position and a size of the defect are specified based upon the calculated residuals, and the residuals are weighted and a representative edge point is repeatedly calculated, to obtain an apparent approximate curve (representative-edge-point sequence).
US08086019B2
An image of respective figures is cut out by selecting a figure from tire CAD drawings, and an arranging position of the figure is set in accordance with a distance in a radial direction form a tire center and a deformed angle in a circumferential direction of the tire from a designated location, so that a height of respective regions of the cut-out image is set. Then, the cut-out image is transformed into an image having a gray scale in accordance with the height by using the height information of respective regions, and, at an arranging position of the figure, the image having a gray scale is sampled by a predetermined interval in a radial direction from a tire center and is sampled by a predetermined angle interval in a circumferential direction of the tire, so that master data are created by the image and a distance between intersecting points becomes equal.
US08086007B2
A method and system for image quality assessment is disclosed. The image quality assessment method is a no-reference method for objectively assessing the quality of medical images. This method is guided by the human vision model in order to accurately reflect human perception. A region of interest (ROI) of medical image is divided into non-overlapping blocks of equal size. Each of the blocks is categorized as a smooth block, a texture block, or an edge block. A perceptual sharpness measure, which is weighted by local contrast, is calculated for each of the edge blocks. A perceptual noise level measure, which is weighted by background luminance, is calculated for each of the smooth blocks. A sharpness quality index is determined based on the perceptual sharpness measures of all of the edge blocks, and a noise level quality index is determined based on the perceptual noise level measures of all of the smooth blocks. An overall image quality index can be determined by using task specific machine learning of samples of annotated images. The image quality assessment method can be used in applications, such as video/image compression and storage in healthcare and homeland security, and band-width limited wireless communication.
US08086003B2
In a method and magnetic resonance apparatus for acquisition and processing of a series of temporally successive image data sets of the series of temporally successive image data sets is acquired by magnetic resonance technology, wherein k-space image data corresponding to each image data set are acquired, and for each image data set in the series, a determination is made, in at least one first part of that image data set, of a measure that characterizes a global image intensity value of that image data set. At least one second part of the image data sets is corrected using the determined measures and/or the determined measures are used in an evaluation of at least one third part of the image data sets. A temporal change of the global image intensity value in the series of temporally successive image data sets is compensated or taken into account in this manner.
US08085998B2
A finger sensor may include a finger sensing integrated circuit (IC) having a finger sensing area and at least one bond pad adjacent thereto, and a flexible circuit coupled to the IC finger sensor. More particularly, the flexible circuit may include a flexible layer, and at least one conductive trace carried thereby and coupled to the at least one bond pad. The sensor may also include at least one Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) electrode carried by the flexible layer. The ESD electrode may be positioned adjacent a beveled edge, for example, of an IC carrier and thereby exposed through a small gap between an adjacent portion of a frame.
US08085996B2
An image processing apparatus includes the following elements. An evaluation information storage section stores a plurality of evaluation information sets for determinations as to whether an image subjected to determination is a target image. An image input section inputs an image. A face detection section detects a face included in the input image. A normalization section normalizes a face image that is an image segment including the detected face so that the face image has a predetermined resolution. A feature extraction section extracts a feature amount of the normalized face image. An attribute information generation section makes a determination on the basis of the extracted feature amount and each evaluation information set as to whether the face image is the target image associated with the evaluation information set, and generating an attribute information block related to the face included in the face image as the result of determination.
US08085994B2
The present invention relates to a face recognition and/or iris recognition system and method using a mobile device equipped with a stereo camera, which acquire a stereo image of a user's face using at least two cameras or a method corresponding thereto and, even when the size of the stereo image is varied according to distance, correct the size of the stereo image. The stereo camera uses a single-focus lens with a long depth of focus to acquire a focused iris image over a wider range. When the user is not located at a position suitable for iris recognition, a message is sent to the user such that an iris image suitable for recognition is acquired. Furthermore, an iris image correction process according to distance is performed to prevent recognition rate from decreasing even when the size of the iris image is changed.
US08085980B2
An attribute-based system and method for mail piece identification includes generating and storing, during a first mail sorting operation, a first set of attribute information that can include an image fingerprint derived from a portion of an image of the mail piece. Then, in a subsequent mail sorting operation, a second image of the mail piece can be obtained and used, in part, to generate a second set of attribute information that may be compared to records in a mail piece database in order to identify the mail piece.
US08085954B2
A microphone amplifier arrangement comprises at least one microphone input connected to a dual output microphone pre-amplifier having an input resistance comprising a first resistance and a second resistance in a first voltage-to-voltage mode of operation, and only the second resistance in a second current-to-voltage mode of operation. A first output is operably coupled to a first feedback path comprising a V2V feedback resistor; and a second output is operably coupled to a second feedback path comprising an I2V feedback resistor. In this manner, the microphone amplifier arrangement is arranged to support both a V2V microphone amplifier and a low-noise I2V microphone amplifier.
US08085948B2
A system comprises a plurality of storage drives coupled to logic. The logic implements a noise-reducing feature selected from a group consisting of a first feature that limits system performance based on a level of ambient noise, a second feature that staggers access transactions among said storage drives, a third feature that staggers spin up among the storage drives, a fourth feature that at least partially cancels noise generated by the system, a fifth feature that limits fan speed, and combinations thereof.
US08085945B2
In a communication machine room wideband noise suppression system, a sensing unit detects a noise source produced by a fan during the operation thereof and generates a noise input signal and a feedback signal, which are sent to a signal amplifying unit for signal amplification. The amplified signals are then sent to a signal converting unit and converted into digital signals. A multi-channel hybrid controller receives the digital signals and makes corrections and conduct rapid convergence algorithm to derive a reverse digital signal, which is sent to the signal converting unit and converted into a reverse analog signal. The reverse analog signal is sent to the signal amplifying unit for power amplification to generate a control signal for driving a loudspeaker unit to produce interfering acoustic wave, so as to cancel out the noise source and achieve the purpose of eliminating wideband noise.
US08085928B2
Apparatus and methods provide for the isolation of an inactive cable pair from a bridged active cable pair. According to various embodiments, a bridge lifting block is installed in-line between control equipment and a cable connected to the bridged cable pairs. The bridge lifting block includes a first set of post pairs for connection to the control equipment and a second set of post pairs for connection to the cable block. Mini-bridge lifters are installed in the bridge lifting block between the sets of post pairs. The bridge lifting block may include two cable blocks linked together, with mini-bridge lifters installed in one and corresponding pass-through coils installed in the other. Alternatively, the bridge lifting block may include a single block body having two opposing sets of post pairs with intervening mini-bridge lifters. Additional control equipment may be installed between the bridge lifting block and cable block.
US08085927B2
The present invention enables service agents in a call center to monitor portions of calls that are especially error-prone (e.g., automated speech recognition of an address, etc.), while portions of calls that are not error-prone occur without any human monitoring. An interactive voice response (IVR) system script (e.g., a VXML script, etc.) is divided into a plurality of independent dialog sequences, each of which is assigned a human-monitoring requirement that indicates whether (and optionally, to what degree) the dialog sequence requires monitoring by a service agent. In addition, instances of the dialog sequences in calls are prioritized based on an indication of caller intelligibility during (i) prior dialog sequences in the current call, and (ii) prior calls involving the same caller and/or the same contact identifier (e.g., telephone number, email address, Internet Protocol address, etc.).
US08085918B2
A communication terminal includes an alerting unit, a capturing unit, an identifying unit and a phone answering unit. The alerting unit is configured for generating an alert signal when the communication terminal has an incoming call. The capturing unit is configured for capturing consecutive images according to the alert signal from the alerting unit. The identifying unit is configured for identifying the captured consecutive images from the capturing unit, and determining whether the last captured image shows an image of an ear. The phone answering unit is configured for answering the incoming call according to a determination result of the identifying unit that the last captured image shows the image of the ear.
US08085917B2
A system for removing a protection associated with an account of a customer that prevents a change of a service provider of the customer includes a database server configured to receive a request from a prospective service provider of the customer to remove the protection associated with the customer's account when authorization of the customer is required to effect the change of the service provider. The request includes an electronic address of an audio file including a customer's authorization to remove the protection. The system also includes a computer configured to access the audio file based on the electronic address and to indicate whether to remove the protection based on the audio file, and a customer care ordering system configured to remove the protection when the computer indicates that the protection is to be removed.
US08085916B2
A tangible storage medium stores code which permits handling of unwanted calls from callers such as telemarketers, when caller identification is provided. In one embodiment, the called party adds the caller identification information for the telemarketer to a personal list after receiving the unwanted call. Subsequent calls from the telemarketer are intercepted. In a second embodiment, the called party identifies the telemarketer by detecting the caller identification information before answering the call. By providing a screen listing indication, the caller identification information is added to the called party's personal list before the call is completed, permitting the call to be intercepted and while future calls from the telemarketer to be intercepted.
US08085908B2
A network method for using a network telephone voice-mail service, by which a caller may leave a voice-message that includes the identification of an attachment, which may include, as examples only, audio, video, text, programs, spreadsheets and graphic attachments. A video, text, spreadsheet or graphic attachment may be converted to an audible attachment to the voice-mail at the caller's or the voice-mail subscriber's request. Such entries may be made, after receiving an automated prompt for leaving an attachment identifier or conversion request, audibly or by using a keypad entry. A network method is also provided for using a network telephone voice-mail service, by which the voice-mail service may detect an attachment to a voice-mail message and provide access to the attachment to the voice-mail message.
US08085907B2
A user of a conversational biometrics based voice mail system sets a user profile of the user that defines one or more biometric parameters of received voice mail intended for the user. A conversational biometrics device analyzes the voice mail in accordance with the one or more biometric parameters of the user profile set by the user and generates a biometric analysis result of the voice mail. The conversational biometrics device assigns a priority for delivery of the voice mail compared with a plurality of voice mails received by the conversational biometrics based voice mail system in accordance with the biometric analysis result and places the voice mail in a sequence in a delivery queue determined by the assigned priority. The delivery queue of the conversational biometrics based voice mail system delivers the voice mail to the user in the sequence determined by the assigned priority.
US08085896B2
A rotor for a gantry of a computed tomography apparatus, as well as a manufacturing method for such a rotor. The rotor according to the invention is produced at least in segments from a composite material with polymer matrix that is reinforced with fibers. The rotor thus has a high strength and rigidity, such that the deformation limits to achieve a sufficiently good image quality with simultaneously low structural volume and low weight are not exceeded, even at high rotation speeds.
US08085889B1
An interference cancelling receiver combines data from multiple paths after aligning to transmitter timing, and uses either an equalizer or a Rake receiver to compute symbol estimates. Interference estimates are generated from the symbol estimates, and multiple interference estimates are combined after re-aligning the interference estimates to receiver timing. At least two segments of symbol estimates are computed for each segment of interference cancelled data.Various techniques may be employed for controlling the latency and sequencing of these operations, and the subsystems within the canceller may use different processing clock speeds.
US08085885B2
A signal processing system which discriminates between voice signals and data signals modulated by a voiceband carrier. The signal processing system includes a voice exchange, a data exchange and a call discriminator. The voice exchange is capable of exchanging voice signals between a switched circuit network and a packet based network. The signal processing system also includes a data exchange capable of exchanging data signals modulated by a voiceband carrier on the switched circuit network with unmodulated data signal packets on the packet based network. The data exchange is performed by demodulating data signals from the switched circuit network for transmission on the packet based network, and modulating data signal packets from the packet based network for transmission on the switched circuit network. The call discriminator is used to selectively enable the voice exchange and data exchange.
US08085883B2
A high-speed maximum likelihood sequence estimation method and device. The method includes identifying candidate paths through a state trellis based on a group of observed data, where each candidate path corresponds to a best path through a trellis beginning at one of a possible prior states (and corresponding prior data bit or bits), and then selecting one of the paths based on candidate sequence selection information, typically prior state decisions (e.g., data symbols in the form of one or more bits). The path selection, in turn, provides decoding of symbols and data bit information for use in selecting one of the candidate paths in a subsequent stage.
US08085880B2
A serial communication system includes a receiver that incorporates an amplitude monitor, which may be used to set and maintain appropriate termination-resistance values and transmit pre-emphasis and receive equalization settings. The amplitude monitor can note the presence or absence of input signals, as is required by some communication standards, such as those that require support for “out-of-band” (OOB) signaling for e.g. rate negotiation. The amplitude monitor compares the input signal with a reference level in response to a sample clock. The sample clock is periodically phase shifted with respect to the incoming data so the amplitude monitor is sure to sample an incoming data eye at or near the peak amplitude over a selected sample period. The amplitude detector notes the detection of an input signal if the input signal surpasses the reference level for any sample phase. The amplitude monitor experiments with different sample-clock phases over a number of data symbols, but is capable of measuring amplitude fast enough to resolve amplitude-based signals used for rate negotiation.
US08085877B2
Methods and systems for a quadrature local oscillator generator utilizing a DDFS for extremely high frequencies. Aspects of one method may include utilizing the DDFS to generate a first signal that may comprise an in-phase (I) component and a quadrature phase (Q) component. A base signal may be divided to generate a second signal with an in-phase (I) component and a quadrature phase (Q) component. The I and Q components of the first and second signals may be mixed by a plurality of mixers, and the outputs of the mixers may be combined to generate an in-phase component of a local oscillator signal and a quadrature phase component of the local oscillator signal. The frequency of the local oscillator signal may be controlled by inverting or not inverting outputs of one or more of the mixers.
US08085875B2
Dynamic resource allocation systems, apparatus, and methods are disclosed for selectively improving the ability of a receiver to determine a channel estimate in an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) system. A wireless communication system can use a common pilot channel configuration to aid channel estimation in one or more receivers in communication with the system. A receiver in communication with the system may be unable to demodulate received data due to an inaccurate channel estimate. The receiver can communicate to a transmitter in the system a request for additional channel estimation resources. The wireless communication system can provide additional channel estimation resources by inserting dedicated pilot channels into one or more of the frequencies allocated to symbols for the receiver. If the receiver is still unable to demodulate received data, the wireless communication system can incrementally insert additional pilot channels in the symbol associated with the receiver.
US08085874B2
A mixed waveform configuration for wireless communications including a first portion that is modulated according to a single-carrier modulation scheme and a second portion that is modulated according to a multi-carrier modulation scheme. The waveform is specified so that a channel impulse response (CIR) estimate obtainable from the first portion is reusable for acquisition of the second portion. The first portion includes a preamble and header and the second portion typically incorporates the payload.
US08085871B2
A transmitting MIMO wireless device transmits a training sequence to a receiving MIMO wireless device. The receiving MIMO wireless device estimates a channel response based upon the training sequence, determines an estimated transmitter beamforming unitary matrix and a transmit path quality matrix, and then transmits some/all of these parameters to the transmitting MIMO wireless device. The transmitting MIMO wireless device receives these components and determines a modulation to be employed for each of a plurality of data streams. The transmitting MIMO wireless device transmits a data frame to the receiving MIMO wireless device that includes a short training sequence, a long training sequence, a signal field with demodulation control signals, and a data payload for each of multiple data streams. According to one embodiment of the signal field, the signal field indicates a number of data streams of the data frame and a modulation employed for each data stream. The signal field may include additional information, such as whether beamforming is employed for the data frame.
US08085870B2
A transmitter suppresses peak power occurring in a transmission signal. The transmitter generates peak suppression signals for suppressing the peak power in the transmission signal respectively, synthesizes the peak suppression signals generated, and subtracts a signal as a synthesis result from the transmission signal.
US08085867B2
A preamble design method of generating a preamble for a plurality of symbols using time waveform data of a specific symbol in an OFDM communication system includes a dividing step of dividing the time waveform data of the specific symbol into a plurality of blocks equivalent to number of symbols in the preamble, a symbol-unit-block selecting step of selecting a separate block from among divided blocks in units of symbols in the preamble, and a symbol-unit time-waveform-data generating step of generating time waveform data having a different pattern for each of the symbols by generating time waveform data for a single symbol in which a selected block is set as a leading block and data are cyclically arranged from leading data in the selected block.
US08085863B2
A radio receiver includes an in-phase channel and a quadrature channel, the channels being provided in parallel at a respective input with quadrature modulated radio frequency signals; and an error correction loop for detecting and correcting an imbalance in gain between at least part of the in-phase channel and a corresponding part of the quadrature channel, wherein the error correction loop comprises: a detector adapted to calculate Error_detnew=|I′|−|Q′|, where I′ and Q′ are the in-phase and quadrature channels respectively; a loop filter arranged to receive Error_detnew from the detector and calculate loop_filter_outnew+=Ki * Error_detnew, where Ki is the loop filter constant and loop_filter_outnew has an initial value of 1; and a multiplier arranged to receive loop_filter_outnew from the loop filter and adjust the signal of the quadrature channel by multiplying the signal by loop_filter_outnew.
US08085861B2
An apparatus and method for estimating a Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio (SINR) in a wireless communication system are provided. The method includes processing a received signal by Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) demodulation to convert the received signal into frequency-domain data, selecting ranging data from the frequency-domain data, multiplying the selected ranging data by a ranging code to perform code demodulation, calculating at least one norm value and at least one coherent norm value by bundle for the code-demodulated data and estimating an SINR using the calculated at least one norm value and at least one coherent norm value.
US08085856B2
A moving picture coding apparatus includes an inter-pixel filter having filters for filtering decoded image data so as to remove block distortion which is high frequency noise around block boundaries. The inter-pixel filter includes filters having different filtering strengths. The coding apparatus also includes a filter processing control unit for determining a filtering strength of the inter-pixel filter.
US08085844B2
Techniques and tools for signaling reference frame distances are described. For example, a video encoder signals a code for a reference frame distance for a current field-coded interlaced video frame. The code indicates a count of frames (e.g., bi-directionally predicted frames) between the current frame and a preceding reference frame. The code may be a variable length code signaled in the frame header for the current frame. The encoder may selectively signal the use of a default value for reference frame distances rather than signal a reference frame distance per frame. A video decoder performs corresponding parsing and decoding.
US08085843B2
Provided are an MP4 demultiplexer and a method of operating the same, enabling an MP4 file to be played in a fast-play mode input by a user, wherein the MP4 demultiplexer extracts all intra-frames (I-frames) among video frames in a sample track of an MP4 file, and the MP4 demultiplexer extracts predicted-frames (P-frames) by skipping, according to a fast-play speed input by a user, at least one P-frame in a succession of P-frames present between the I-frames.
US08085838B2
A receiver comprises an adaptive filter having an input for a digitized input signal, means for storing a pre-designed filter characteristic, means for analyzing a digital representation of the input signal to determine a desired position of the filter characteristic to match the system requirements, and means for adapting the stored pre-designed filter characteristic in the frequency domain and/or the time domain to match the system requirements and for transforming the adapted filter characteristic to the time domain to update coefficients for the adaptive filter and for loading updated coefficients into adaptive filter. The updating of the coefficients may be done periodically. The adaptation may be one or more of adjusting bandwidth, frequency shift and, in the case of a bandpass characteristic, superimposing characteristics.
US08085830B2
An ultra-wideband (UWB) system and method provide a local area network (LAN) and/or LAN access. LAN access versions of the UWB system includes an emulator layer and bridge that allow data to be transmitted between a LAN-UWB hybrid device and a LAN network switch, such as an IEEE 802 network switch, through in part a UWB node of a UWB WPAN that can receive UWB super-frames from the LAN-UWB hybrid device. In some implementations the LAN-UWB hybrid device uses Wi-Fi protocol layers above the emulator layer and a WiNet Peer IP PAL layer below the emulator layer.
US08085828B2
A portable laser source includes a flash lamp assembly defining a hollow central channel, an elongate laser rod extending within the hollow channel for receiving a flash of light emitted by the surrounding flash lamp assembly, and a hermetically-sealed enclosure housing both the flash lamp assembly and the laser rod and including at least one optical transmission window for transmitting a laser beam emitted by the laser rod. Preferably, the flash lamp assembly is hermetically-sealed from the laser rod within the enclosure to maintain physical and electrical isolation of the laser rod from combustible and electrically conductive components of the flash lamp assembly. The combustible component of the flash lamp assembly can include Zr wool and an accelerant, or like materials for emitting a flash of light. The laser source can include a second window used to test the condition of the laser rod via application of an external test light to activate the laser rod within the sealed enclosure.
US08085827B2
A Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser capable of decreasing the lowering of the yield due to displacement and separation of a pedestal without enormous increase of the threshold value and more difficult manufacturing process is provided. A base of a mesa spreads over the top face of a lower DBR layer. The base is a non-flat face in which end faces of a plurality of layers are exposed. The non-flat face is generated due to etching unevenness in forming the mesa, and is in a state of a step in which end faces of a low-refractive index layer and a high-refractive index layer included in the lower DBR layer are alternatively exposed. At least one of the layers exposed in the non-flat face in the plurality of low-refractive index layers included in the lower DBR layer is an oxidation inhibition layer.
US08085826B2
A nitride semiconductor laser device includes an n-type AlGaN clad layer, a GaN layer, a first InGaN light guide layer, a light-emitting layer, a second InGaN light guide layer, a nitride semiconductor intermediate layer, a p-type AlGaN layer, and a p-type AlGaN clad layer stacked in this order on a nitride semiconductor substrate, wherein the n-type AlGaN clad layer has an Al composition ratio of 3-5% and a thickness of 1.8-2.5 μm; the first and second InGaN light guide layers have an In composition ratio of 3-6%; the first light guide layer has a thickness of 120-160 nm and greater than that of the second light guide layer; and the p-type AlGaN layer is in contact with the p-type clad layer and has an Al composition ratio of 10-35% and greater than that of the p-type clad layer.
US08085818B2
Provided is a method for detecting frame sync and frame structure in a satellite broadcasting system. The method for detecting frame sync and frame structure includes the steps of: calculating differential correlation values of reception symbols; generating index sequences of reception symbols whose differential correlation values calculated above exceed a threshold value; calculating positions estimated as frame start points which correspond to a total frame number based on the number of symbols per frame for each frame structure; and detecting frame sync and frame structure based on the umber of positions where the above-calculated frame start point estimated positions and the above-generated index sequences are matched.
US08085817B1
A clock synchronization buffer for a counter clock flow pipelined circuit including a cascade of processing modules that receive data from a previous module and provide output results to a following module. The clock synchronization buffer receives a clock input signal and provides clock signals to a local processing module and to the next pipeline stage. The clock synchronization buffer includes a selectable delay stage that receives a clock input signal and a delay select signal and outputs a clock signal having a selected delay. An amplifier connected to the selectable delay stage provides the delayed clock signal to a local processing module that corresponds to the clock synchronization buffer circuit. An inverting amplifier connected to the selectable delay stage provides the delayed clock signal to the next pipeline stage. A clock synchronization controller synchronizes the phases of reference clock input and synchronized clock input signals.
US08085813B2
Method of routing data over a network in which contact is made with a home network to determine the reported geo-position, using this geo-position to transmit data to the device over a path through a node in which the node reads the geo-position, accesses a list of possible recipients and their geo-positions, compares its location to the positions, selects a recipient based at least in part on the proximity of the recipient to the device, and transmits the data over the best path. Eventually, the device becomes the recipient. A geo-position may be transmitted as part of an IP address, or as geo-position data or XML tagged geo-position information contained in a data packet or IP addressed message or IP addressed voice calls (VoIP). The geo-position information can be generated from a GPS receiver. This method and/or IP address may be used in a method of doing business in which the geo-position is used to identify the source and location for delivery. This information may be incorporated into a purchase order or confirmation receipt.
US08085808B2
Systems and methods for facilitating automatic configuration of network devices for network services are disclosed. In one of many possible embodiments, a request for information for configuring a network device is received from a requesting device. The request is in a first protocol format. The information is retrieved from a directory subsystem in a second protocol format. The retrieved information is converted from the second protocol format to the first protocol format. The converted information is transmitted in the first protocol format to the requesting device in response to the request.
US08085795B2
A unicast-use tunnel is added between the Note-C and GW-B (i.e., a unicast optimization). Then, the Note-C transmits, to a GW-C, a second IP packet encapsulating a first IP packet, to which an inter-GW header is added, by an IP header to which a multicast address is set. The multicast-use second IP packet is transferred to a CE by way of a tunnel. The CE copies the received second IP packet and transfers it to a GW-A and the GW-B by way of the tunnel (i.e., a multicast optimization).
US08085794B1
Described are techniques for determining a set of routing information for a plurality of components performing routing in a network. Destinations that are directly connected to each of the plurality of components are determined. Each of the plurality of components is associated with one of a plurality of routing tables. Each of the plurality of routing tables stores routing information in accordance with destinations in the network. Cost information is stored in the plurality of routing tables for each destination directly connected to one of the plurality of components. For each of the plurality of components, a set of neighboring components is determined. For each neighboring component, routing information for a destination is adopted from the routing table of said each neighboring component in accordance with an adoption rule. Processing is repeatedly performed until the routing tables have not been modified.
US08085791B1
The invention is directed towards techniques for forwarding subscriber frames through a Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) aggregation network using MPLS labels. Layer two (L2) network devices, such as access nodes, of a service provider (SP) network implement MPLS functionality in the data plane, but do not implement an MPLS signaling protocol in the control plane. The L2 network devices include a pool of labels applied in the data plane of the L2 network device to output MPLS communications to the MPLS network, and a protocol that allows a layer three (L3) device to control provision of L2 functionality by the L2 device. The pool of labels is dynamically configured by the L3 device via the protocol. The access nodes distribute the subscriber labels and MPLS labels as upstream assigned labels.
US08085789B2
A method for selecting packets to be switched in a collapsed virtual output queuing array (cVOQ) switch core, using a request/acknowledge mechanism is disclosed. An egress location for an ingress port is selected based on degrees of freedom for the selection mechanism. The degree of freedom can be derived from the collapsed virtual output queuing array by determining a number of egress locations to which an ingress port may send packets and determining a number of ingress ports from which an egress location can receive packets. Analyzing all the queued packets for assignment to an egress location, starting with a lesser degree of freedom and ending with a greater degree of freedom provides efficient switching allocations and acknowledgements.
US08085787B1
In an ATM network having ATM endpoints connected to a central server over respective virtual circuits, ATM endpoints are configured for Internet Protocol (IP) over ATM communications by transmitting an unsolicited message from the server to the selected ATM endpoint at a first transmission interval over the associated virtual circuit, the unsolicited message including a server IP address and an ATM endpoint IP address; and receiving the unsolicited message at the selected ATM endpoint, including extracting the server IP address and the ATM endpoint IP address from the unsolicited message and transmitting an SNMP TRAP message to the server.
US08085785B2
There is disclosed a mobile station performing packet communications with a base station, including: a reservation control signal generating unit configured to generate a reservation control signal, based on control information transmitted in advance of a data packet; and a reservation control signal transmission control unit configured to transmit the reservation control signal at a predetermined timing.
US08085780B1
A packet header processing engine includes a level 2 (L2) header generation unit and a level 3 (L3) header generation unit. The L2 and L3 header generation units are implemented in parallel with one another. The L2 generation unit writes L2 header information to a first buffer and the L3 generation unit writes L3 header information to a second buffer. When the L2 and L3 header generation units finish processing a packet, the packet may be unloaded from the first and second buffer while a new packet is simultaneously loaded to the packet header processing engine.
US08085778B1
A network device includes a plurality of ports configured to transmit and receive packets of data. A memory is configured to store a routing table. A forwarding engine is configured to transfer the packets of data between the plurality of ports based on the routing table. A processor is configured to define a routing interface. The routing interface comprises a group of the plurality of ports. The processor is configured to assign a media access control (MAC) address to the routing interface. The processor is configured to modify the routing table to direct each packet of data having the media access control (MAC) address as a destination address to a port in the routing interface.
US08085776B2
Methods and Systems are provided for a distributed Provider Edge (PE). A single Virtual Routing and Forwarding device (VRF) is associated with a single customer site. The VRF includes a single routing table (RIB) and a single forwarding table (FIB). The VRF also includes a plurality of Virtual Private Network (VPN) Protocol Instance Modules (VRP), where each VRP is associated with a different VPN from the customer site. Each VRP accesses the RIB directly and the FIB indirectly to acquiring addressing/routing information for a received data packet. Moreover, each VRP uses a data plane of the VRP to communicate the data packets to a PE backbone device. In turn, the PE backbone device uses the data plane to communicate with each of the VRPs, and the PE backbone device communicates with one or more tunnels.
US08085774B2
A packet containing a request for content is initially received at a content filtering router. The packet comprises a destination Internet Protocol (IP) address of a content server that stores the content and a bogus IP address. It is ascertained that the destination IP address is on a list of approved destination IP address. Alternatively, it is ascertained that the destination IP address is on a list of probably unapproved destination IP addresses and the packet is routed in accordance with an alternative IP address to a content filtering server. In this alternative, at the content filtering server the bogus IP address is used to determine a content filtering category and it is ascertained whether the destination IP address with the content filtering category should be filtered based upon a list of IP addresses and associated content filtering categories.
US08085770B2
Within the framework of a wireless local area network, the reliability of the transporting of the multicast streams is not enhanced by an acknowledgement of receipt mechanism. To improve this reliability the invention proposes a method of transporting packets transmitted in multicast mode by a device for connection between a first network and a second network, the multicast packets originating from the second network destined for clients of the first network, characterized in that it comprises a step of reception of multicast packets and the despatching according to a unicast transmission mode of at least certain packets transmitted in multicast mode to at least one of the clients of the first network that are subscribers to the transmission group.
US08085767B2
Systems and methods reliably transmit a message from a sender to a receiver via a network. A reliability module is configured to determine a probability of delivering a packet from the sender to the recipient via the network. Mode selection logic determines transmission mode from a number of options based upon the probability of delivering the packet from the sender to the recipient. A formatting module is configured to provide a first push that includes the message and, in at least one of the operating modes, a number of redundancy packets formulated as a function of the contents of the message. The receiver acknowledges the packets received so that any dropped packets can be re-transmitted. The redundancy packets can be created using Reed-Solomon or other forward error-correcting codes to further increase the reliability of the message transmission when network conditions warrant.
US08085764B1
A method and an apparatus for reducing power consumption and digital logic noise in a time division multiplexed memory switch. The method is embodied in an egress selection switch (ESS) block architecture. The ESS block includes a data disable block which prevents the propagation of data, in particular ingress grains, to a given group of egress ports if the data is not selected by any of the egress ports in a given group. While the ingress data disable method partitions ports into groups and saves power by disabling the fanout tree from the root on a port group basis, the egress data disable method saves power on a port group basis by disabling the fanout tree from the tail end in addition to applying the ingress data disable method. The ESS block also includes an grain select block for selecting and storing a given ingress grain for eventual output to an egress port.
US08085761B2
The present invention describes a system and method for communicating voice and data over a packet-switched network that is adapted to coexist and communicate with a legacy PSTN. The system permits packet switching of voice calls and data calls through a data network from and to any of a LEC, a customer facility or a direct IP connection on the data network. The system includes soft switch sites, gateway sites, a data network, a provisioning component, a network event component and a network management component. The system interfaces with customer facilities (e.g., a PBX), carrier facilities (e.g., a LEC) and legacy signaling networks (e.g., SS7) to handle calls between any combination of on-network and off-network callers.The soft switch sites provide the core call processing for the voice network architecture. The soft switch sites manage the gateway sites in a preferred embodiment, using a protocol such as the Internet Protocol Device Control (IPDC) protocol to request the set-up and tear-down of calls. The gateway sites originate and terminate calls between calling parties and called parties through the data network. The gateway sites include network access devices to provide access to network resources. The data network connects one or more of the soft switch sites to one or more of the gateway sites. The provisioning and network event component collects call events recorded at the soft switch sites. The network management component includes a network operations center (NOC) for centralized network management.
US08085756B2
Rich contact information is provided coincident to a telephone call on a mobile device in an alternate communication. When a telephone call is received on the phone, rich content such as rich personal contact data is provided to the receiver of the call. The rich contact data corresponds to the sender of the call. The rich contact data is sent as an alternate communication directly between the device initiating the call and the device receiving the call.
US08085754B1
The present invention relates to synchronization circuitry that is used to synchronize an asynchronous received RF message with a transmitted RF message. In one embodiment of the present invention, the synchronization circuitry includes at least one counter, which is used to associate timing of the asynchronous received RF message with a receive count value, and associate timing of the transmitted RF message with a transmit count value. A time delay between occurrence of the receive count value and the transmit count value provides accurate timing for the start of the transmitted RF message.
US08085751B2
A digital broadcasting system which is robust against an error when mobile service data is transmitted and a method of processing data are disclosed. The mobile service data is subjected to an additional coding process and the coded mobile service data is transmitted. Accordingly, it is possible to cope with a serious channel variation while applying robustness to the mobile service data.
US08085741B2
A system is provided for pushing content to a terminal located within a mobile network or a private network. The system includes a network node, such as a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) proxy, located across a public network from the network including the terminal. The network node is capable of subscribing to a push service on behalf of the terminal such that the network node is also capable of receiving push content in accordance with the push service. Thereafter, the network node is capable of establishing a network-initiated data session with the terminal. In response to the network-initiated data session, the network node is further capable of registering the terminal such that the terminal is capable of receiving the push content based upon the registration.
US08085738B2
A preamble retransmission method in an Evolved Mobile Telecommunications System (E-UMTS) system is provided by which a terminal transmits a Radio Access Channel (RACH) preamble to a base station, the base station compares the received RACH preamble with preset specific criteria and requests retransmission for the RACH preamble to the terminal according to the comparison in order to reduce the probability of data transmission failure due to inaccuracy of time synchronization and to decrease interference with transmissions by other terminals.
US08085729B2
A reordering buffer of a medium access controller-high speed (MAC-hs) is flushed, in response to a high speed-downlink shared channel (HS-DSCH) cell change. A status report is generated of at least one radio link control (RLC) instance mapped to the HS-DSCH. The status report indicates missing HS-DSCH packet data units (PDUs), in response to the HS-DSCH cell change.
US08085724B2
Disclosed are a sequence report method and a sequence report device for reducing a signaling amount for reporting a Zadoff-Chu sequence or a GCL sequence allocated for a cell. Indexes starting at 1 are correlated to different ZC sequences and are allocated for cells so that the indexes are continuous. When such ZC sequences are reported from BS to UE, a start index indicating the start of the continuous indexes is combined with the number of allocated sequences and they are reported as allocation sequence information by a report channel. The UE and the BS share the correlation between the ZC sequences and the indexes and the UE identifies a usable sequence number according to the correlation and the allocation sequence information reported from the BS.
US08085716B2
A method for determining, in a wireless cellular telecommunication network, if a base station can handle a half-duplex terminal. The base station transfers signals in a cell of the base station, and the half-duplex terminal, when being handled by the base station, does not transfer or receive signals during a period of time, called idle period of the cell of the base station. If a characteristic of the terminal is not compatible with the idle period of the cell of the base station, it is determined that the base station cannot handle the terminal.
US08085715B2
A mobile telecommunications network includes a radio access network comprising base stations and one or more additional access points. An access point is connected to a network core by an IP transport broadband connection. The access point is configured to appear to the mobile terminal as a conventional base station—that is, for example, it communicates with the mobile terminal using GSM or UMTS transport protocols and does not require any modification to a standard GSM or UMTS mobile terminal. Access Points may not be under the direct control of the network provider, and so are more susceptible to security threats. The described system allows the network provider to verify that the access point through which a mobile terminal is about to communicate is a legitimate and trusted base station and/or is at a particular location. Differential charging may be performed in dependence upon a subscriber's location.
US08085710B2
A packet loss reduction system. In particular implementations, a method includes responsive to indications of roaming intent of a wireless client relative to currently associated wireless access point, determining if a traffic stream associated with the wireless client is to be proactively buffered by one or more potential wireless access points; conditionally transmitting a command to the one or more potential wireless access points to cause the potential wireless access points to set up resources to proactively buffer packets of the traffic stream; duplicating received packets of the traffic stream destined for the wireless client; and transmitting the duplicate packets to the potential wireless access points for storage in a proactive stream buffer.
US08085701B2
A translating bi-directional packet repeater includes a first antenna and a second antenna for receiving a wireless signal, amplifying it, and retransmitting it on a different channel. The channel associated with each of the antennas is separated in frequency sufficiently to ensure good isolation between the wireless signals that are received and then retransmitted. The wireless signal is down converted to an intermediate frequency (IF) that is passed through a band pass filter, and the filtered signal is then up converted and retransmitted on the different channel. A controller responds to a wireless signal on one of the antennas in selecting a path through the bi-directional amplifier and the antennas used to receive and retransmit the signal. The isolation between the received wireless signal and the retransmitted wireless signal is sufficient to avoid interference, and the retransmission takes place almost instantaneously to minimize the delay incurred.
US08085697B2
An object of the present invention is to provide an improved real-time application performance for user equipments. The object is achieved by a method for bi-casting real time data packets in a mobile system node. The node is comprised in a mobile system, which mobile system comprises an old Node-B and a new Node-B. The old Node-B and the new Node-B are adapted to be connected to the node. The mobile system further comprising a user equipment 130 adapted for switching the receipt of real time data packets from the old Node-B to the new Node-B. The method comprises the steps of associating a first sequence number with a first real time data packet adapted to be sent to the old Node-B, and associating a second sequence number with the same first real time data packet adapted to be sent to the new Node-B. The second sequence number is different from the first sequence number.
US08085694B2
A method for avoiding unnecessary excessive stay of short cycle in discontinuous reception mechanism begins by using the short cycle while the short cycle timer is running. Then, it determines whether the inactivity timer expires or not and whether the short cycle timer expires or not. If the inactivity timer expires but the short cycle timer does not expire, the short cycle is used. If the short cycle timer expires but the inactivity timer does not expire, the long cycle is used. If the inactivity timer and the short cycle timer expire at the same time, either the short cycle or the long cycle is selected for use.
US08085691B2
A communication terminal under the control of a wireless base station recursively has wireless base station capabilities in a parent network, constructs a daughter network within a scope of resources of the own apparatus assigned by the wireless base station, and assigns the resources to an other communication terminal under the control of the communication terminal having base station capabilities. This novel constitution allows to configure two or more networks guaranteed not to interfere each other, thereby allowing the coexistence of a plurality of personal area networks on a same frequency channel. At the same time, the novel constitution allows expanding a network area without increasing the scale of equipment.
US08085689B2
A method for optimizing a network configuration of network resources includes receiving service attribute data associated with network resources and the traffic demand, based at least in part on the service attribute data, determining one or more network resources for providing communication between end user devices and a carrier network, i.e., one or more metro and/or backbone networks, and determining an optimal configuration of the one or more network resources within the network, wherein the optimal configuration optimizes one or more predetermined criteria. A system for optimizing a configuration of network resources includes a computer-readable medium including service attribute data descriptive of a plurality of network resources, a preprocessing module operable to receive the one or more service attributes and determine a set of one or more resources and transmission modes between the end user devices and the carrier network, and an optimization module operable to determine an optimum configuration of the resources and transmission modes within the network.
US08085688B2
Methods and systems for path determining a network data path are described. In one embodiment, equal cost multiple paths (ECMPs) for a proposed TE tunnel on a network may be determined. The proposed TE tunnel may extend between a head-end tunneling capable router and a tail-end tunneling capable router. The network may further comprise inter router links extending between tunneling capable routers. For each inter router link of at least a portion of the inter router links, a usage count may be established for that inter router link. The usage count may be the number of ECMPs for the proposed TE tunnel that use that inter router link. A tunnel path may be selected from the ECMPs for the proposed TE tunnel that has the lowest usage count of the inter router links. The selected tunnel path may be added to a model of the network. Additional methods and systems are disclosed.
US08085662B2
One or more logical network connection points are provided within an electronic communications network. The logical network connections are provided via an interface between one or more connectivity plane devices and a network connected application, service, or control plane function in the electronic communication network. The network connected application, service, or control plane function registers itself as a logical network resident (NR) with a function in the connectivity plane that provides a logical network connection between the network resident and another logical network connection point.
US08085659B2
The invention falls within the technology of multistage interconnection network such as fat-trees, comprising at least one switch located at a stage (s) and configured to send, through an output port from a number (k) of output ports forming an ordered list, at least a data packet containing a destination address identified by a n-tuple with a plurality (n) of components (pn−1, . . . , p1, p0), and sε{0 . . . (n−1)}. The invention has application for both source and distributed routing, as deterministic and as adaptive routing, selecting an output port to be the unique or the default option to forward the packets at the switch which is the output port that has a position in the ordered list of output ports corresponding to the component (ps) of the destination address at the position given by the stage (s) of the switch.
US08085653B2
Beamforming with nulling techniques for wireless communications networks are disclosed. For example, an apparatus may include a beamforming module and a weight determination module. The beamforming module applies beamforming weights to a downlink user channel with a first mobile station. The weight determination module determines the beamforming weights based on user channel information and interfering channel information. This user channel information is received from the first mobile station and includes characteristics of the downlink user channel. However, the interfering channel information includes characteristics of one or more downlink interfering channels received by one or more further mobile stations. These downlink interfering channels are associated with transmissions across the downlink user channel with the first mobile station.
US08085648B2
The servo master includes a membrane having a first surface and a second surface; a plurality of stamp areas which are disposed on the first surface, each of the plurality of stamp areas including a magnetic layer patterned with servo patterns to be magnetically transferred to a magnetic recording medium; and a pressing members which are disposed on the second surface, each of the plurality of pressing members being operable to apply pressure to a corresponding stamp area of the plurality of stamp areas.
US08085646B2
An optical pickup lens includes a first surface to focus laser light for recording/playback on an optical disc, a second surface formed outside the first surface and radiated with laser light for lens tilt detection, and an antireflection coating to transmit the laser light for recording/playback, the antireflection coating being continuously formed on the first surface and a second surface.
US08085645B2
An optical pickup device includes a first laser element that emits first laser light, a second laser element that emits second laser light of which the wavelength is longer than that of the first laser light, an optical path composition element that composes the first laser light and the second laser light to one optical path, a wavelength selective element that acts on the composed first or second laser light; and an objective lens that condenses the first laser light and the second laser light on an optical disk. The magnitude of the power of the wavelength selective element as a lens with respect to the second laser light is larger than the magnitude of the power of the wavelength selective element as a lens with respect to the first laser light. Accordingly, it may be possible to reduce the optical pickup device and the optical disk apparatus in size.
US08085640B2
A method for evaluating reproduced signal wherein when Euclidean distance is calculated by judging the coincidence between a binary bit array and a predetermined evaluation bit array in the evaluation of the quality of reproduced signal, the assumption is made that a continuous 2T count included in a predetermined evaluation bit array is denoted by i and that each evaluation bit array is composed of a main bit array having a bit length of (5+2i); and judgment on whether binary bit arrays include the predetermined evaluation bit array, is concentrated on the coincidence judgment of the main bit arrays.
US08085638B2
A test-write method for accurately and quickly determining recording conditions, and an apparatus suitable therefor. In a 2T-based strategy, recording pulse conditions are determined by separately test-writing an even-number length mark and an odd-number length mark, and then the relative positions of the even-number length mark and the odd-number length mark at the recording pulse start time are adjusted.
US08085633B2
When a multilayered optical disc is used, the signal-to-noise ratio of a read signal is decreased as effective reflectance is extremely low due to the influence of reflection and absorption by front recording layers. Further, when a high-frequency modulation technology is used to suppress returned light noise of a laser, the erasure of recorded information is likely to occur on certain types of discs, making it difficult to simultaneously achieve the suppression of returned light noise of a laser and the prevention of the erasure of recorded information. To address the above problems, the present invention includes a section that performs a read by executing a multi-tone demodulation. The present invention also includes a section that controls the position and shape of a read light pulse to be radiated on a recording layer.
US08085625B2
A burner system capable of inverting an optical disc has a control module, a burning module, a mechanical arm and an inverter. The control module controls the mechanical arm to grab the optical disc from a burner in the burning module and release the optical disc into the inverter. The optical disc passes through the inverter due to gravity, one side of the optical disc is tilted by the inverter so the optical disc is inverted. Therefore, the burner system automatically inverts the optical disc for double-sided data processing.
US08085623B2
Two or more wirelessly networked devices for control or data acquisition functions for real-time application are provided with a error corrected synchronization and data collection process. A single start device transmits a start message, followed by each stop device acknowledging that start message. If one or more stop devices fails to acknowledge the initial start message, one or more start messages are transmitted including an elapsed time since the initial start message. Each stop device receives the initial start message and any subsequent start messages, using the elapsed time in the start message to synchronize a local timer. Upon stop event detection, each stop device records its local timer value and subsequently transmits that value to a collection device or console.
US08085618B2
A sonar system includes at least one transmitter and one flexible antenna including a plurality of sections articulated one after the other, each section being provided with at least one acoustic receiver. The system is equipped with positioning elements making it possible to determine the instantaneous position of each of the receivers, and calculation elements making it possible to reconstruct an image of the seabed by taking account of the instantaneous micromovements of each of the receivers.
US08085609B2
There is provided a nonvolatile semiconductor memory wherein a normal mode voltage is provided to a selected word line when a normal mode is selected, and a test mode voltage lower than the normal mode voltage is provided to the selected word line when a test mode is selected, thus leakage current is detected by selecting the test mode.
US08085606B2
An input-output line sense amplifier configured to drive input data signals over an input-output signal line to an output driver circuit, the input-output line sense amplifier having an output driver stage having a plurality of different programmable output drive capacities to tailor the output drive of the sense amplifier.
US08085604B2
A method and a circuit for preventing snap-back current in NMOS transistors of MOS integrated circuits are provided. Example embodiments may include preventing snap-back current in a circuit including a first NMOS transistor having an associated parasitic bipolar transistor. A second NMOS transistor may be connected in series with the first NMOS transistor. A gate node of the second NMOS transistor may be coupled to a bias node, such that the second NMOS transistor in conductive (ON) state. An auxiliary circuit coupled to a source node of the first NMOS transistor may be configured to provide a bias potential at the source node of the first NMOS transistor, when the first NMOS transistor is in a non-conducting state (OFF).
US08085592B2
Operation methods of charge-trap flash memory devices having an unused memory cell for data storage and a normal memory cell used for data storage are discussed. The operation method may include selecting the unused memory cell, and programming the unused memory cell to have a predetermined threshold voltage. The charge-trap flash memory device may thus be provided with improved reliability by interrupting erasure stress to unused memory cells.
US08085588B2
Systems and methods for programming data to a memory device (MD). The methods involve receiving the data at MD (100) from an external data source. MD includes a memory cell array (MCA) for storing the data including numbers in data blocks (DB) or memory cell array planes (MCAP). Each DB (122a, 122b, 122c, 122d) and MCAP (1020a, 1020b, 1020c, 1020d) includes memory addresses (Ads) corresponding to locations of respective transistor circuits (2021, 2022, . . . , 202n, . . . , 202m) within the MCA (120, 1020a, 1020b, 1020c, 1020d). Two or more of the transistor circuits have different threshold voltages (TVs) with respect to each other. The methods further involve programming the data to each DB or MCAP in accordance with a first mode. In the first mode, each number is programmed to a different MA of each DB or MCAP based at least in part on the different TVs.
US08085586B2
A method for operating a memory includes applying at least one pulse to a group of analog memory cells, so as to cause the memory cells in the group to assume respective storage values. After applying the pulse, the respective storage values are read from the memory cells in the group. One or more statistical properties of the read storage values are computed. A wear level of the group of the memory cells is estimated responsively to the statistical properties.
US08085576B2
A semiconductor memory device comprises: a memory cell array having memory cells disposed at a crossing-point of a plurality of first lines and a plurality of second lines and a control circuit configured to apply a first voltage to selected one or more of the first lines, and to apply a second voltage having a value smaller than the first voltage to selected one of the second lines, such that a certain potential difference is applied to selected one or more of the memory cells. The control circuit adjusts the second voltage based on a position of the selected one or more of the memory cells within the memory cell array and a number of the selected one or more of the memory cells on which an operation is simultaneously executed, during application of the potential difference to the selected one or more of the memory cells.
US08085570B2
A memory includes conductive layers provided to extend along the word lines, memory cells each including a diode having a cathode connected to the conductive layer and a source line reading data stored in the memory cells, wherein either the conductive layers or the bit lines are in floating states in a standby time.
US08085569B2
Multi-chip package devices and related data programming methods are disclosed. A multi-chip package device includes one or more memory chips and a controller. The one or more memory chips include a single level cell section and a multi level cell section. The controller is configured to control a first data storing operation for storing an input data to the single level cell section and control a second data storing operation for storing the input data stored in the single level section to the multi level cell section during an idle time.
US08085568B1
A method of placing a content addressable memory (CAM) into a low current state is disclosed. The CAM can include at least one storage location that does not store valid data for a compare operation and includes a plurality of CAM cells, each CAM cell having at least two data controllable impedance paths arranged in parallel with one another. The method can include configuring the majority of the CAM cells to store data values that maintain the corresponding at least two data controllable impedance paths in high impedance states.
US08085559B1
A current mode resonant converter integrates current information from a first drive transistor to generate an integration signal. The integration signal is added to a sawtooth signal to generate a quasi-sawtooth signal. The quasi-sawtooth signal is compared to an error signal indicative of an output voltage of the resonant converter. The first drive transistor is switched OFF when the quasi-sawtooth signal reaches the level of the error signal. Once the first drive transistor is turned off, a second drive transistor is turned on for the same time duration same as the first drive transistor.
US08085558B2
A resonant converter includes a square wave generator including a first switch and a second switch, and generating a first square wave corresponding to an input voltage by alternately turning on/off the first and second switches; a resonator including a first coil of a primary coil of a transformer, and generating a resonance waveform corresponding to the first square wave; and an output unit including a second coil of a secondary coil of the transformer, and outputting a voltage corresponding to a current generated in the second coil corresponding to the resonance waveform. The square wave generator includes a pulse frequency modulation controller for turning on/off the first and second switches, comparing a first voltage linearly increased while the second switch maintains the turn-on state and a second voltage corresponding to an integration value on the time of the current flowing to the second switch when the second switch is turned off, and changing on/off drive frequencies of the first and second switches according to a comparison result. Therefore, a resonant converter driven with safety is realized.
US08085556B2
Methods and apparatus of dynamic topology power converters are provided. One method includes monitoring at least one variable of the power converter and based on the at least one monitored variable, using a converter topology selected between at least a full-bridge converter topology and a half-bridge converter topology to achieve an efficient operation at a then current operational load.
US08085551B2
The present invention is to provide an electronic component where positional accuracy for arranging members constituting a circuit element such as a resistor element and the like is mitigated and corrosion of a terminal electrode caused by sulfur in the atmosphere is reduced. The four chips connected resistor device 1 as an electronic component comprises: an insulating substrate 2 including a front surface 2a, a back surface 2b and a side surface 2c connecting the front surface 2a with the back surface 2b; a pair of terminal electrodes placed on the front and back surfaces 2a and 2b and the side surface 2c; a resistor element 5 including a resistor member 4 connected to the pair of terminal electrodes, and a protective layer (a glass film 6 and an overcoating film 7) for protecting the resistor member 4: the auxiliary electrode 9 placed with covering the interface 8 between the overcoating film 7 and the terminal electrode 3; and a nickel plated layer 10 and a solder plated layer 11 placed on the surfaces of the terminal electrode 3 and the auxiliary electrode 9. The interface 8 is placed at the end portion 2c of the insulating substrate 2.
US08085550B2
A method and a surface mount technology (SMT) pad structure are provided for implementing enhanced solder joint robustness. The SMT pad structure includes a base SMT pad. The base SMT pad receives a connector for soldering to the SMT pad structure. A standoff structure having a selected geometry is defined on the base SMT pad to increase thickness of the solder joint for the connector.
US08085549B2
The circuit device includes a first transmitting inductor, a first insulating layer, a first receiving inductor, and a second receiving inductor. The first transmitting inductor is constituted of a helical conductive pattern and receives a transmitted signal. The first receiving inductor is located in a region overlapping the first transmitting inductor through the first insulating layer. The first receiving inductor is constituted of a helical conductive pattern, and generates a received signal corresponding to the transmitted signal input to the first transmitting inductor. The second receiving inductor is connected in series to the first receiving inductor, and constituted of a helical conductive pattern. The second receiving inductor generates a voltage in an opposite direction to that generated by the first receiving inductor, in response to a magnetic field of the same direction.
US08085543B2
A functional unit of a consumer electronic device and an adapter. performing a first primary function and mountable to an appliance host performing a second primary function. The adapter includes a main body, a first support component capable of supporting the consumer electronic device, a second support component capable of removably coupling the functional unit to the host, and a third support component capable of alternatively supporting the functional unit on a horizontal surface when the adapter main body is removed from the host. The adapter provides an electromagnetic service to the consumer electronic device selected from a power service and a data service supplied by the adapter.
US08085537B2
A cellular cooling part includes a number at least one movable part, that can be the removable flap or movable cover for a fan. The fan, for example, can be moved or opened to expose it. A flap can also be opened. In addition, different covering structures can be used.
US08085528B2
The present disclosure describes an apparatus for enclosing electrical equipment. A shutter panel with at least one shutter aperture, at least one guide piece configured to align the shutter panel with a stab-on bore of a unit area, an operator member and a mounting member interconnected with a bus bar assembly is presented. A method for accessing electrical equipment in a motor control unit is also presented.
US08085527B2
A plug-in housing module for forming an-explosion-proof switchgear/distribution panel including a number of plug-in points, where when the plug-in housing module is in a plugged-in position at a corresponding plug-in point of the number of plug-in points, the plug-in housing module is brought into contact with electrical connection devices and is detachably fixed to carrier rails of a frame of the switchgear/distribution panel, the plug-in housing module including at least one switching device for switching between a locking position and a release position, and when the at least one switching device is in the release position, the plug-in housing module can be moved out of the plugged-in position into a separation position, where in the separation position, the contact with the electrical connection devices is interrupted, while maintaining a flameproof mechanical connection.
US08085522B2
The present invention has a configuration which allows manufacturing a capacitor including a first electrode layer, conductive first convex sections layered on a surface of the first electrode layer, a first dielectric layer formed on a surface of the first convex sections and a surface of the first electrode layer, and a second electrode layer formed so as to be superimposed on the first convex sections and the first electrode layer via the first dielectric layer.
US08085516B1
A ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) includes a GFCI controller configured to detect for ground faults and to periodically perform a self test. The self test may be performed during a positive half cycle of an AC line voltage coupled to a load by the GFCI. The self test may include testing of a critical component of the GFCI without opening load contacts coupling the AC line voltage to the load. The self test may further include testing of monitoring coils in the GFCI.
US08085514B2
A modular control assembly is provided for on-machine control of a desired machine. One embodiment has a machine mountable base and a replaceable control unit, wherein the machine mountable base has a machine protection device. In various embodiments of the machine mountable base, the machine protection device may have a short-circuit protective device and a disconnect device. In addition, various embodiments of the replaceable control unit may have a variable frequency drive, a soft start device, or an adjustable overload protection device.
US08085503B2
A suspension for a head gimbal assembly comprises a flexure having a suspension tongue with a trailing portion. The trailing portion has a plurality of trailing pads formed thereon adapted for bonding to a trailing edge of a slider. The trailing portion is isolated from other portions of the flexure by a first slot surrounding the trailing portion. The isolated trailing portion is not affected due to the temperature change, the thermal crown change of the slider is reduced and, in turn, the variation of flying height of the slider is reduce so as to improve read/write performance of the slider. The invention also discloses a head gimbal assembly and a disk drive unit with the same.
US08085502B2
A method and apparatus for writing magnetization states in magnetic islands of a multi-level patterned magnetic recording medium with more than two recording levels and a method and apparatus for reading readback waveforms representing written magnetization states of the magnetic islands in the multi-level patterned magnetic recording medium. Writing each magnetization state includes selecting the magnetization state, determining a write current sufficient to write the magnetization state, and applying the write current to a magnetic write head to write the magnetization state, including simultaneously writing associated magnetic states in each magnetic island of at least one pair of magnetic islands. Reading the readback waveform representing a written magnetization state is implemented through use of a magnetic read head and includes: identifying the written magnetization state by decoding the readback waveform; and displaying and/or recording the written magnetization state.
US08085496B2
Provided is a thin-film magnetic head for reading data from a magnetic recording medium and/or writing data to a magnetic recording medium, in which the magnetic spacing can be controlled appropriately by stably adjusting the pressure working between the thin-film magnetic head and the magnetic recording medium according to the change of conditions such as the change over time. This thin-film magnetic head comprises at least one through hole reaching a surface opposed to the magnetic recording medium of the thin-film magnetic head, for adjusting a pressure working between the thin-film magnetic head and the magnetic recording medium. Preferably, the head further comprises at least one flow-amount control means for controlling the flow amount of gas that flows via the at least one through hole.
US08085494B2
An airflow diverter in a hard disk drive system. A top portion configured to couple with a top housing of the disk drive system. A thickness configured to create a top clearance between the diverter and a top actuator arm of the disk drive system wherein the top clearance approximates a bottom clearance between a bottom housing of the disk drive system and a bottom actuator arm of the disk drive system. At least one surface configured to divert the airflow in the disk drive system during the operation of the disk drive system.
US08085488B2
A method and apparatus for determining the likelihood that a hard-disk drive (HDD) will experience an imminent error in operation is provided. The HDD comprises a differential pressure sensor capable of measuring the difference in the pressure between the interior and the exterior of the enclosure. The differential pressure sensor may reside in a breather filter covering an air passage within the enclosure. The HDD also comprises a risk assessment component capable of (a) determining an expression of how likely it is that the HDD will experience an imminent error in operation based, at least in part, upon the difference in pressure measured by the pressure sensor, and (b) communicating the expression to a user of the HDD. The HDD may optionally comprise one or more of an atmospheric pressure sensor, a particle counter, and a chemical vapor sensor which may be used by the risk assessment component.
US08085487B1
A method is disclosed for selecting a format for a disk surface of a disk drive, the disk drive comprising the disk surface, and a head actuated over the disk surface. A first TPI is selected for the disk surface, and then evaluated to determine whether it is compatible with a first target capacity. If the first TPI is not compatible with the first target capacity, then a second TPI is selected for the disk surface wherein the second TPI is less than the first TPI.
US08085482B2
An optical element mount has an inner member suspended within an outer member by a number of flexures. A first translational actuator is movable within the outer member and coupled to the inner member by a first shaft and is actuable to translate the inner member along a first substantially linear travel path within a translation plane that is orthogonal to an optical axis. A second translational actuator is movable within the outer member and coupled to the inner member by a second shaft and is actuable to translate the inner member along a second substantially linear travel path within the translation plane. A rotational actuator is movable within the outer member and coupled to the inner member by a third shaft and actuable to rotate the inner member about an instant point of rotation that is defined at the intersection of the first and second linear travel paths.
US08085481B2
An iris rod clamp, and lens drive motor mount using the clamp, is employed for attaching equipment such as lens motors to various movie/video cameras via the different sized iris rods used by these movie/video cameras. The clamp includes jaws with clamping surfaces that have multiple, parallel concave cylindrical profiles matching the different sizes of iris rods. The lens drive motor mount uses clamps and support arms with flat sides to keep alignment perpendicular to the lens. A D-clamp slides along a support arm to adjust location of the lens drive motor and a rosette rotates relative to the D-clamp to adjust angular position of the lens drive motor.
US08085465B2
An infrared lens 1a includes first to third lenses L1 to L3 which are made of zinc sulfide and arranged in this order from an object side. Each of the first to third lenses L1 to L3 is configured as a positive meniscus lens of which convex surface is opposed to the object. The lenses L1 to L3 are formed by heat-press molding raw powder of zinc sulfide using a lens-shaped mold. In addition, a concave surface (the surface opposed to the image side) of the first lens L1 is formed as a diffractive surface.
US08085464B2
An optical amplifier for amplifying an optical signal (1002), the optical amplifier comprising: an optical fibre, the optical fibre including a doped core, an inner cladding extending substantially radially outwardly from the doped core and an outer cladding extending substantially radially outwardly from the inner cladding; a signal coupler for receiving the optical signal and guiding the optical signal into the doped core; a first pump light source for producing a first pump light having a first power, the first pump light source being optically coupled to the optical fibre at a first location therealong for guiding the first pump light into the inner cladding at the first location; and a second pump light source for producing a second pump light having a second power, the second power being larger than the first power, the second pump light source being optically coupled to the optical fibre at a second location therealong for guiding the second pump light into the inner cladding at the second location; wherein the first location is located between the signal coupler and the second location.
US08085458B2
Described herein is the use of a diffusion barrier layer between metallic layers in MEMS devices. The diffusion barrier layer prevents mixing of the two metals, which can alter desired physical characteristics and complicate processing. In one example, the diffusion barrier layer may be used as part of a movable reflective structure in interferometric modulators.
US08085437B2
An image forming apparatus includes an expansion unit to expand image data to first matrix data including a plurality of rows and columns, a first mask unit to mask the first matrix data by performing a logical operation on the first matrix data and a mask pattern, a second mask unit to select any one of first processing to thoroughly mask a unit area of the first matrix data and second processing to mask a unit area of the first matrix data by using the first mask unit, with respect to each mask unit area by using third matrix data including a plurality of mask unit areas that is formed of the same number of rows and columns as the mask pattern, and an image formation unit to form an image by modulating the first matrix data that is masked by the second mask unit into an optical writing signal.
US08085433B2
Disclosed herein is a method wherein each pixel is tagged with a special VI (Variable Information) flag, which indicates the color of the pixel is variable or fixed. When the document gets created during raster image processing (“ripping”), the output CMYK of the VI and non-VI pixels are constrained to be odd and even numbers, respectively. In the meantime, a special TRC is created, and the VI colors are obtained through this special TRC at the odd indices, while the non-VI colors are obtained through the even indices. To enable the variable colorization printing, the job needs to be ripped once and saved. The saved job then can be reprinted multiple times with different TRCs that have the same values at the even indices, but different values at the odd indices.
US08085431B2
An image processing apparatus for performing image reduction correction on target image data corresponding to pixels, includes a deletion position specifying unit configured to specify, as deletion positions of deletion pixels in the target image data, predetermined positions in image regions including the pixels having gradation values that are more than or equal to a predetermined density; and a pixel deleting unit configured to delete the deletion pixels at the deletion positions specified by the deletion position specifying unit, and to shift the pixels subsequent to the deletion pixels in a reduction direction as the deletion pixels are deleted.
US08085426B2
An improved printer controller system includes bitmap buffers for storing bitmaps as uncompressed data and a buffer manager for managing an allocation of the bitmap buffers to the bitmaps. The buffer manager is configured to recap one of the bitmap buffers according to a bitmap identifier associated with a requested bitmap. A method for managing buffer allocation in a printer apparatus includes allocating one or more buffers to a bitmap, assigning a bitmap identifier to the one or more buffers, and printing the stored bitmap. The method further includes releasing the one or more buffers, receiving a request including the bitmap identifier, and reallocating the one or more buffers to the stored bitmap.
US08085422B2
A printing system capable of properly selecting a printer driver without putting load on the user, and generating print data using the selected printer driver even when the operating apparatus cannot communicate directly with an information processing apparatus having a print data-generating function. The printing apparatus generates a list of printer drives notified from information processing apparatuses, and sends the list to the operating apparatus when requested. The operating system selects a printer driver from the list and sends information of the selection and image data to the printing apparatus. The printing apparatus sends the image data to an information processing apparatus provided with the selected printer driver. The information processing apparatus generates print data from the image data and sends the print data to the printing apparatus.
US08085420B2
When a user logs in and inputs document data into a box, a usage history of the box as used by the user is determined by referring to a user information management table. If there is a record, process attributes are set, and a process associated with the box is executed. If there is no record, a message indicating that there is no record is displayed. If execution is selected in response to this display, the process is executed. Once the process has ended, the usage record of the box as used by the user is updated to “used”.
US08085412B2
A sheet conveying apparatus includes a skew amount detecting unit configured to detect an amount of skew of a sheet, two rollers configured to convey the sheet in a predetermined conveyance direction when rotating in a same direction and to rotate the sheet around a predetermined point when rotating in mutually different directions, and a control unit configured to control the two rollers such that the two rollers convey the sheet to a position where a distance from the predetermined point to a specific edge of the sheet becomes a predetermined value and then rotate the sheet based on the amount of skew detected by the skew amount detecting unit to change an orientation of the sheet.
US08085409B2
A surface profile measuring apparatus of the invention has a changing section for changing the cross section of a flux of light to be projected onto a sample by a light projecting section in measuring a surface profile of the sample. The surface profile measuring apparatus having the above arrangement enables to measure the surface profile of the sample easily and precisely, without using different kinds of measuring apparatuses.
US08085404B2
A gas analyzer capable of measuring a concentration of a gas component in gas at sensor units provided at a plurality of positions in real time by decreasing the number of signals input from the sensor units to an analyzer so as to reduce a data amount input to the analyzer and a gas analyzing method. The gas analyzing method includes the steps of: demultiplexing laser light by a demultiplexer into measurement laser light and reference laser light; letting the measurement laser light pass through gas to be received by a photoreceiver; finding an absorption spectrum absorbed by a gas component in the gas based on a light intensity of the received measurement laser light and of the reference laser light; and analyzing the absorption spectrum to measure a concentration of the gas component.
US08085386B2
A method for determining an exposure condition for use in projecting an image of a pattern of an original on a substrate includes a setting step of setting an exposure condition, an image calculating step of calculating a dimension of an image to be projected on the substrate under the set exposure condition, an electrical characteristic calculating step of calculating an electrical characteristic of at least one of a portion for use as an interconnection and a portion for use as a transistor in a pattern to be formed on the substrate in accordance with a result calculated in the image calculating step, a determining step of determining whether the electrical characteristic calculated in the electrical characteristic calculating step satisfies a requirement, and an adjusting step of adjusting the set exposure condition when the electrical characteristic is determined not to satisfy the requirement in the determining step.
US08085385B2
A first positional information of a wafer stage is measured using an interferometer system such as, for example, a Z interferometer. At the same time, a second positional information of the wafer stage is measured using a surface position measurement system such as, for example, two Z heads. Moving average is applied to a difference between the first positional information and the second positional information for a predetermined measurement time to set a coordinate offset, and the coordinate offset is used to inspect the reliability of output signals of the surface position measurement system. When the output signals are confirmed to be normal, servo control of the wafer stage is performed using a sum of the first positional information and the coordinate offset. According to the servo control by this hybrid method, drive control of the wafer stage which has the stability of the interferometer and the precision of the Z heads becomes possible.
US08085382B2
Optics, such as, for example, microlithographic projection exposure apparatus illumination optics, as well as related systems, methods, components and devices are disclosed.
US08085380B2
A spacer includes a spacer main body and a coating layer. The coating layer encompasses the spacer main body and comprises a dendrimer.
US08085351B2
A display device includes: a first substrate; a gate line formed on the first substrate; a first switching device connected to the gate line; a pixel electrode connected to the first switching device; a light-receiving device formed on the first substrate and which senses infrared light; and a light-shielding pattern disposed between the first substrate and the light receiving device. The light-shielding pattern overlaps the light-receiving device and blocks light.
US08085336B2
An optical apparatus includes a rectangular optical member provided on an optical axis, and a rectangular vibrating device stuck to the optical member close to and in parallel with one of four sides of the optical member and configured to vibrate the optical member in a wave fashion to have a plurality of nodes parallel with the one side. The vibrating device is configured to operate in two or more vibration modes differing from one another at least in number or positions of the plurality of nodes.
US08085334B2
An imaging apparatus includes: a lens; a solid-state imaging device having, on its top surface, an imaging area in which pixels for converting incident light to a signal are arranged in rows and columns, a vertical scanning circuit located adjacent to the imaging area in a row direction, a peripheral circuit for processing the signal read from the imaging area, and a plurality of terminals; and a prism placed directly on the imaging area for leading the incident light to the imaging area. Light exposure is adjusted by varying brightness of light output from a processor according to a magnitude of the signal output from the solid-state imaging device.
US08085328B2
An image pickup apparatus which is capable of providing optimal image quality according to a scene to be shot, and is improved in user-friendliness. A determination unit comprising a comparator, a comparison potential, and an OR element determines an output level of each pixel or each area formed by a plurality of pixels in the image pickup device with reference to a predetermined output level. A system controller changes a charge transfer period in a horizontal blanking period for a line including a pixel or an area of with the output level is not lower than the predetermined output level, according to a result of determination by the determination unit.
US08085323B2
There are provided an image processing apparatus and method capable of providing a good image whose overexposure and underexposure are suppressed by holding information about saturation and contrast at the time of performing a dynamic range compression. In the image processing apparatus, a level information calculating circuit calculates the level information of each pixel from R, G and B image signals for each pixel, a gain calculating circuit refers to a gain table based on the level information of each pixel calculated by the level information calculating circuit and calculates a gain by which the R, G and B signals of each pixel are multiplied, and a multiplying circuits multiply the R, G and B signals by the gain.
US08085313B2
The present invention relates to a method, apparatus and program for processing an image, capable of producing a sharp image. A digital camera 1 includes an imaging device 4 formed of a single-plane sensor that provides one color signal for each pixel. A plurality of images are captured at a high shutter speed by the imaging device 4 and stored in a frame memory 22 of a signal processor 7. The signal processor 7 detects a positional relationship among the plurality of images stored in the frame memory 22 and estimates a correct image with three color signals at each pixel, based on the detected positional relationship. The present invention is applicable, for example, to a digital camera.
US08085310B2
An image capturing apparatus is separably connected to a display device. The display device has a remote power supply control function of activating or deactivating the image capturing apparatus via a circuit. The image capturing apparatus activates the image capturing apparatus when a power supply button arranged on the image capturing apparatus is operated by the user, causes the display device to activate the power supply by remote control, causes the display device to deactivate the image capturing apparatus by remote control, and switches between inhibiting power supply deactivation and permitting power supply deactivation depending on whether the power supply is activated by a direct power supply activation unit or by a remote power supply activation unit.
US08085305B2
An image processing apparatus comprises: a feature detection circuit adapted to detect a feature portion of an object from a sensed image; a blur amount detection circuit adapted to detect a blur amount, during image sensing, of a device adapted to obtain the sensed image; a display unit adapted to display the sensed image, and display a frame surrounding the feature portion of the object in the displayed sensed image; and a calculation circuit adapted to set a position, in the sensed image, of the frame surrounding the feature portion of the object, wherein the calculation circuit calculates, on the basis of the blur amount, a moving amount of the frame whose position in the sensed image is set on the basis of the feature portion detected by the feature detection circuit.
US08085303B2
A method for adjusting properties of a display includes displaying a first pluge image on the display to a user, wherein the display includes a plurality of locations, wherein the first pluge image comprises a first plurality of output values associated with the plurality of locations, thereafter displaying a second pluge image on the display to the user, wherein the second pluge image comprises a second plurality of output values associated with the plurality of locations, wherein the first plurality of output values are different from the second plurality of output values, and receiving a display adjustment input from the user, wherein the display adjustment input from the user is in response to the user viewing the first pluge image on the display and in response to the second pluge image on the display.
US08085301B2
Techniques are disclosed relating to gas leak detection. The techniques can be deployed, for example, in compact, handheld portable devices usable for detecting leaks in space-confined applications. The devices generally include an unstablized laser and thermal imaging camera that allow for detection of gas that absorbs at least some of the wavelength of operation of the unstablized laser. The devices can be operated at a low-power density for safety and/or may be configured to mitigate wavelength hopping associated with unstablized laser light sources.
US08085298B2
A camera control device capable of easily performing control even if more than one camera is provided. A common operation section performs a map operation and a camera operation with the same operation device. An operation management section switches between the map operation and the camera operation depending on the scale (display magnification) of a map and the imaging magnification of a camera to be operated. To perform the map operation, the operation management section sends an operation signal to a map control section, and to perform the camera operation, it sends an operation signal to a camera control section.
US08085293B2
A stereo camera system including: a stereo imaging system such as two or more cameras or a camera and a set of angled mirrors, for outputting at least one stereo image; a recognition system for locating an object of interest in the field of view of the stereo imaging system and at least one of a distance of the object of interest from the stereo imaging system and the size of the object of interest; and an adjustor for automatically changing at least one system parameter which affects the spatial resolution of the object of interest based on at least one of the located distance of the object of interest from the stereo imaging system and the size of the object of interest.
US08085291B2
A portable terminal device for communicating other terminal device includes: a display configured to display an image data; a transmitting unit configured to transmit the image data to the other terminal device; a receiving unit configured to receive a reception image data from the other terminal device; a display control unit configured to allow an application image data to be displayed by a predetermined application program to be displayed on the display and either one of the image data and the reception image data; a selecting unit configured to select either one of the image data and the application image data displayed on the display; and a transmission control unit configured to allow the transmitting unit to transmit the image data or the application image data selected by the selecting unit to the other terminal device.
US08085287B2
A laser scanning assembly generates a laser beam and scans the laser beam through a plurality of scan lines to form desired dots. Each scan line is positioned to overlap an adjacent scan line and each dot includes a plurality of segments. The scanning assembly scans the laser beam through multiple scan lines to fully discharge each segment of each dot. The laser scanner assembly would typically be part of a laser printer.
US08085286B2
A method of printing an image onto a substrate including the steps of providing a substrate, a print head, and a carrier between the print head and the substrate; providing a backing roller; urging the print head towards the roller so as to urge the print head against the carrier, the carrier against the substrate, and the substrate against the roller; then selectively energizing print head heating elements while moving the print head in a first direction so as to move the print head along the substrate and transfer print medium from the carrier to the substrate to print a portion of the image on a respective area of the substrate; and after printing image portion, if there is at least one further image portion to be printed, moving the head, substrate, and carrier in a second direction, opposite to the first, in preparation for printing the next portion in a series of portions.
US08085285B2
One or more arrays of heating elements are configured with insulating regions to prevent the dissipation of heat to unintended regions of a thermochromic substrate. Methods include printing and arranging impressions on a two-sided substrate avoiding bleeding and other problems more-commonly associated with traditional two-sided thermal printing techniques. A simple and reliable thermal printing system is provided for use in ballot marking, including several mechanisms for receiving and detecting the orientation of a substrate within a thermal printing apparatus.
US08085284B2
A display screen comprises many pixel lamps arrayed uniformly and in a regular pattern. Pixel lamps come in three types (first- to third-color lamps), and image data to be displayed on the screen consist of bit-map type multi-colored data in which one pixel is represented by a set of three-type color data (first- to third-color data). Each color data plane on a bit-map image data plane is divided into many groups each consisting of a plurality of contiguous pixels, each group is correlated to each first color lamp on the display screen, an operation of selecting in a preset sequence first-color data of a plurality of pixels belonging to one group is repeated, and a first-color lamp correlating to each group is emission-driven according to a selected first-color data. (The same steps are followed for second- and third-color lamps).
US08085282B2
There is provided an image display apparatus including: a first correction unit for outputting data to determine a lighting time of a first pixel on the basis of data to indicate luminance of the first pixel, wherein the first correction unit carries out first correction to compensate a loss of the luminance of the first pixel; and a second correction unit for outputting data to determine a lighting time of a second pixel on the basis of data to indicate luminance of the second pixel, wherein the second correction unit carries out second correction to compensate a loss of the luminance of the second pixel by predicting a lighting state of the first pixel that is corrected by the first correction.
US08085277B2
A system and method that detects when pixels from one color space would exceed the range of a second color space, and restrict the range of the pixels without distorting their brightness, while preserving their color. The method may provide the ability to restrict the range of pixels in the first color space that may ordinarily transform to “illegal” values with erroneous brightness in the second color space, to a sub-space containing the entire second color space, while preserving the brightness of the pixels. The parameters used to define the sub-space may be programmable. The first color space may be YCrCb and the second color space may be RGB.
US08085265B2
One embodiment of the application provides a method of generating a 3D user interface (UI) in a controller for an appliance in a physical environment. The method includes: abstracting the appliance to obtain to a appliance functionality description having variables of the appliance, operations of the state variables, and relationship among the state variables; converting the state variables into corresponding 3D widgets in the controller, wherein the state variable are mapped respectively into the 3D widgets; laying out the 3D widgets to form the 3D UI in the controller; constructing communication objects in the controller from the state variables, the state variables being mapped into the communication objects; and providing interaction between the 3D UI and the appliance by a communication protocol integrated with the appliance.
US08085263B2
A power supply circuit which outputs a common electrode voltage to a common electrode of an electro-optical device provided opposite to pixel electrodes through an electro-optical material includes a voltage booster circuit which generates a boost voltage boosted by a charge-pump operation in synchronization with a charge clock signal, and a common electrode voltage generation circuit which outputs a high-potential-side voltage or a low-potential-side voltage generated based on the boost voltage to the common electrode as the common electrode voltage. The charge clock signal has a rising edge and a falling edge in a period in which a sign of voltages between the pixel electrode and the common electrode are either positive or negative.
US08085261B2
An LCD includes a PWB, a FPC, and a display panel. The PWB includes a level shift circuit and a power-off discharge circuit. The display panel includes a gate driving circuit and a TFT array. The power-off discharge circuit can electrically connects a gate high voltage end to a gate low voltage end so as to drive the gate driving circuit to turn on all TFTs of the TFT array.
US08085257B2
In a negative step-up charge pump circuit according to the present invention, of a plurality of stages of charge transfer transistors and an output transistor, the former-stage transistors are P channel type field effect transistors, and the later-stage transistors are N channel type field effect transistors. With such configuration, it is possible to avoid start-up failure and current driving performance deterioration resulting from an increase in the number of stages of step-up units without complicating processes and increasing the chip size.
US08085250B2
A touch sensor device is provided that uses a flexible circuit substrate to provide an improved input device. Specifically, the present invention uses a touch sensor controller affixed to the flexible circuit substrate, which is coupled to a sensor component to provide a flexible, reliable and cost effective touch sensor suitable for a wide variety of applications. In one embodiment the touch sensor uses a flexible circuit substrate that provides relatively high temperature resistance. This allows the touch sensor controller to be affixed using reliable techniques, such as various types of soldering. The sensor component can comprise a relatively low-temperature-resistant substrate that can provide a cost effective solution. Taken together, this embodiment of the touch sensor provides reliability and flexibility at relatively low cost.
US08085247B2
An oscillating signal of relatively precise frequency is generated by tuning an oscillator using an external stable oscillating source as a reference. Calibration logic is included to compare a signal from the local oscillator to the reference signal and vary the local signal to a desired frequency. In one embodiment, a binary search algorithm is used to tune the local oscillator. The local oscillating signal can be sent to one or more circuits including at least one sensor of a touch sensitive panel for detecting touch events.
US08085241B2
An electrophoretic display device includes M×N numbers (M, and N are integers more than two) of pixels. The M×N numbers of pixels include M numbers of pixel groups having N numbers of pixels. Further, an image on the electrophoretic display device is displayed by making some of the M×N numbers of pixels switched at least from a bright display to a dark display, and vice versa. A period for displaying one piece of an image on the electrophoretic display is defined as period for forming an image and a period for introducing an image signal to each of the M×N numbers of pixels with sequentially selecting each of the pixels is defined as a frame period. Then, the time for forming an image includes a plurality of frame periods (a numbers of L: L is integers more than two.)
US08085240B2
A display apparatus includes a DSD for outputting a digital video signal and a wiring board. The wiring board includes a first wiring portion in which signal lines used to transmit the digital video signal output from the DSD are disposed, a signal generation circuit for generating drive voltage signals, and a second wiring portion in which signal lines used to transmit the drive voltage signals to a panel substrate are disposed. In the first wiring portion, a detection signal line used to transmit the drive voltage signals to the DSD is disposed. In the signal generation circuit, an output wiring portion including output lines used to transmit the drive voltage signals to the signal lines in the second wiring portion and a detection line having one end connected to the detection signal line and the other end connected to the output lines via switches are disposed.
US08085235B2
A liquid crystal display apparatus including a gate driving circuit disposed on a liquid crystal display is provided. The apparatus further includes a data driving chip, disposed on the liquid crystal display panel, to apply data driving signals to data lines. The gate driving circuit includes a plurality of stages connected to one another in parallel. The odd-numbered stages of the stages each apply gate driving signals to odd-numbered gate lines of the gate lines, in response to a first clock signal and the even-numbered stages of the stages each apply the gate driving signals to even-numbered gate lines of the gate lines, in response to a second clock signal having an opposite phase from a phase of the first clock signal.
US08085228B2
A display apparatus includes a display panel, a light generator disposed under the display panel to generate light, a light sensor disposed between the display panel and the light generator and which senses a first portion of the light generated by the light generator and reflected by an object disposed above the display panel, a light diffuser disposed between the display panel and the light sensor, and an image processor which provides image data corresponding to the first portion of the light sensed by the light sensor to the display panel.
US08085226B2
A semiconductor device with a transistor for supplying a current to a pixel comprising an EL element, that can supply an accurate current without the influence of variations even when a small signal current, is provided. A precharge voltage is supplied in advance for the current supply to a pixel and subsequently, the signal writing is completed quickly. The precharge voltage is outputted from a circuit for supplying voltage and current that supplies a current to a current source circuit for supplying a current to the pixel. As the precharge voltage, a gate voltage of a transistor for supplying a current to the current source circuit is supplied to the pixel. Optimum precharge voltage can be supplied in the case where W/L of a transistor in the pixel and W/L of a transistor for supplying current in the circuit for supplying voltage and current are approximately equivalent to each other.
US08085225B2
In organic EL display apparatuses, when the reset operating time required for compensating variations in the OLED drive TFT voltage threshold is too short then fluctuations in the threshold voltage Vth cannot be corrected and an accurate gray scale is impossible. A precharge voltage is supplied from the precharge TFT switch prior to the reset TFT switch and the light TFT switch resetting the Vth of the OLED driver TFT, in order to apply a specified voltage value to the gate voltage of the OLED driver TFT prior to reset. The voltage potential on the gate of the OLED driver TFT prior to reset is therefore no longer an undetermined voltage potential so variations in the gate voltage after reset are suppressed and variations in the gray scale are suppressed.
US08085224B2
An image display apparatus of this invention includes a neighborhood data integration section 20 which integrates image data on respective colors corresponding to electron emitting devices proximate to an electron emitting device to be driven, and corresponding to a phosphor contributing to a halation, an adder 6 adds the integrated image data R22, G22, and B22 on the respective colors, a coefficient operation section 7 which multiplies an addition result by a predetermined coefficient according to a luminous intensity of the halation, an adder 8 which adds outputs R23, G23, and B23 obtained by inverting a sign of multiplication results to image data R14, G14, and B14 corresponding to the electron emitting device to be driven, respectively, and a comparator 11 which compares an addition result with zero in magnitude, and which outputs a driving signal R25 for the respective colors.
US08085216B2
The present invention relates to an image warping software algorithm for a real time alteration of a display scene running under the Microsoft Windows Operating System. The image warping software algorithm alters the display scene and allows an observer to view the display scene as a single unbroken image when the display scene is distributed across multiple display screens. The purpose of the image warping software algorithm is to significantly reduce the distortion observed at the abutting edges of the joined display screens.
US08085215B2
The present invention discloses a base station antenna protection system and the method thereof. The base station antenna protection system receives a wind moving in a direction, and comprises a base station antenna, a sensor, a protective surface and a rotatory device. The sensor is coupled to the base station antenna to detect a deviation of the base station antenna on the direction of the wind. A side of the protective surface is opposite to the base station antenna. The rotatory device is coupled to the protective surface. When the deviation exceeds a predetermined value, the rotatory device rotates the protective surface to cause another side of the protective surface to be opposite to the wind.
US08085213B2
A low noise block converter feedhorn (LNBF) is disclosed. The LNBF comprises a PCB, a dielectric resonator oscillator (DRO), a chamber, a tuning screw, and a cover. The DRO is placed on the PCB. The chamber has a first partition, and the first partition is used to cover up the DRO. The chamber further comprises a round hole. The tuning screw passes through the round hole and is then used to adjust the oscillating frequency of the DRO. The cover is used to cover up the tuning screw in order to restrain the DRO from power leakage through the gap in between the round hole and the tuning screw.
US08085206B2
A metallic shaping plate located in the interior housing of a wireless device is disclosed. The metallic shaping plate may influence a radiation pattern being generated by a horizontal antenna array. The result may be an increase in the gain of the array.
US08085194B2
A GNSS enabled mobile device receives GNSS assistance data in a determined format from a central processing station communicatively coupled to a wide area reference network (WARN). The WARN comprises a first plurality of GNSS tracking stations from which usable signals are received by the central processing station, and a second plurality of GNSS tracking stations from which unusable or no signals are received by the central processing station. The central processing station generates the GNSS assistance data using a complete set of GNSS reference feeds of the WARN. The complete set of GNSS reference feeds comprises actual GNSS reference feeds from the first plurality of GNSS tracking stations and virtual GNSS reference feeds derived for the second plurality of GNSS tracking stations from processed actual GNSS reference feeds. The generated GNSS assistance data is reformatted into a determined format and is communicated to the GNSS enabled mobile device, accordingly.
US08085186B1
A computer-implemented method for probabilistically classifying an occurrence of an event, a change in the state of a target, includes measuring feature data of the target simultaneously processing the measured feature data through first and second filters. The first filter is suited for a situation in which the target is in a first state and generates a first residual and a first residual covariance for the measured feature data. The second filter is suited for a situation in which the target is in a second state and generates a second residual and a second residual covariance for the feature data. By determining a probability of the occurrence of the event and the probability of the non-occurrence of the event and comparing the two probabilities with at least one threshold value the occurrence or non-occurrence of the event is determined.
US08085183B2
In an antenna radar system including a short-range function and a long-range function which is situated separately from the short-range function, the short-range function and the long-range function having different antenna apertures, means are provided for mutual cross-polarization of the signals emitted and received using the short-range function and the long-range function, through which the most efficient possible signal-technology decoupling between the short-range function and the long-range function is achieved.
US08085182B2
Weather information recording systems and methods are operable to record information detected by airborne aircraft. An exemplary embodiment generates a trigger event corresponding to the presence of weather of interest, stores weather information collected by an aviation electronics system in a memory in response to generating the trigger event, and downloads the stored weather information to a remote memory.
US08085181B2
Polarization modulated transmitter, in particular for a weather radar, with at least two signal paths (3, 4) to which a radio frequency signal can be fed, and which are connected to a coupler (8), and with a phase modulation of the signal to be emitted via the antenna (1), it being possible to feed the same radio frequency signal to the at least two signal paths (3, 4) respectively having at least one transmit amplifier (5, 6), and a polarization modulator (7) is arranged for the phase modulation in one of the at least two signal paths (3, 4) in such a way that a radio frequency signal can first be phase modulated and then amplified.
US08085167B2
A view in front of a vehicle (1) is captured, and the captured imaged is displayed on a display section. At a predetermined stop position (S1), a target parking position (S4) of the vehicle (1) is set based on the captured image. Then, a reverse guidance route (C2) is calculated. The reverse guidance route (C2) is a route located forward of the vehicle (1), in front of the stop position (S1), and lies from a reverse start position (S2), at which the vehicle (1) starts to reverse for parking, up to the target parking position (S4). Based on the captured image, the reverse start position (S2) is set within a predetermined setting area by an instruction of an occupant of the vehicle (1). A forward travel guidance route (C1) from the stop position (S1) to the reverse start position (S2) is calculated, and conditions of movement of the vehicle (1) are detected. The vehicle (1) is guided from the stop position (S1) up to the reverse start position (S2) based on the forward travel guidance route (C1) and on the movement conditions.
US08085164B2
An apparatus is disclosed for attachment to a resource consumption meter emitting and detecting a signal having a first frequency relative to the rate of metered resource consumption. The apparatus comprises at least one signal detection means adapted to detect said signal from said resource consumption meter; and, a circuit operatively connected to the signal detection means and adapted for interpreting the signal for a human. A method for multi-mode operation of the apparatus is disclosed so that it is possible for the apparatus to automatically detect the type of resource consumption meter it is attached to and operate accordingly.
US08085158B2
An electronic apparatus that enables a remaining battery capacity to be checked without requiring the battery to be loaded into the electronic apparatus. In this electronic apparatus, a battery lid closes a battery chamber that accommodates a battery. An opening/closing detection device detects opening/closing of the battery lid. An acquisition device acquires battery information of the battery when the opening/closing detection device detects that the battery lid opens. A storing device stores the battery information acquired by the acquisition device. A display device displays the battery information that is stored in the storing device, and displays the battery information of a battery that is not accommodated in the battery chamber.
US08085153B2
A device for monitoring the activity of a user to prevent deep vein thrombosis when working. The device comprises a carrier (20) for positioning on or adjacent a user, a motion sensor (10) mounted on the carrier (20) and adapted to detect the user performing a predefined motion, processor adapted to filter the motion detected to remove background motion not attributable to the desired exercise and to reset a timer (12) when the predefined motion is detected. An alarm (14) is operated by the processor should the time period elapse without the exercise pattern being detected. The components are all contained in the carrier (20) which is preferably a small container that can be attached to a user's trousers or around the limb of a wearer. Failure to undertake the required motion will cause the alarm (14) to be activated, thus notifying the wearer of the omission.
US08085151B2
A monitoring apparatus is disclosed which includes a receiver unit for receiving data and outputting a first alert signal based on the received data; and a docking unit comprising a converter unit which converts the first alert signal when the receiver unit is connected to the docking unit.
US08085137B2
The invention relates to a brake disk lock having a receiving gap for the receiving of a brake disk, comprising: a securing section for the closing of the receiving gap, an alarm device for the output of an alarm signal, a movable brake disk recognition device, a pressure switch having a contact element which is movable against the spring force of a first spring means by the brake disk recognition device to activate the alarm device, and an actuation section which is movable out of a release position into a securing position to close the receiving gap by means of the securing section. A second spring means is provided via which the actuation section is prestressed into the release position, with the switch body being coupled to the actuation section via the second spring means, and with the two spring means being matched to one another such that, on the movement of the actuation section into the securing position and on the presence of a brake disk in the receiving gap, the pressure switch is actuated against the spring force of the first spring means and a remaining relative movement between the brake disk recognition device and the actuation section is compensated by the second spring means.
US08085136B2
A highly portable, vertically-standing RFID tag reader, referred to as a “bollard,” is presented. The bollard includes a vertical element supporting an internal RFID tuner component above the surface on which the bollard rests. Additionally, each bollard includes a base element that provides vertical stability to the vertical element and a plurality of internal components. The internal components include the following: a power system, a processor, a tuner component, and a wireless interface. The power system provides power to the powered components of the bollard. The processor directs and/or executes the functions of the bollard with regard to an event in which the bollard is configured to participate. The tuner component is configured to read RFID tags that come within RFID communication range of the bollard. The wireless interface component is configured to provide wireless communications between the bollard and an operator console.
US08085131B2
The present application discloses a system and a method for tag estimation and anti-collision in an RFID system, which can estimate an exact number of tags within an RF area and can rapidly identify tags by using the estimated number of tags in an RFID system. The system includes an RFID reader and RFID tags. The RFID reader includes an identification means, a collision management means, a tag number estimation means, and a reader control means. The RFID tag includes a tag communication means, a message reading means, a counter management means, an information storage means, and a tag control means. The disclosed system and method can prevent occurrence of too many idle times slots in the DFSA and too many initial collisions in the binary tree scheme, and thus can identify a large number of tags at a high speed with a small number of time slots.
US08085130B2
A battery-assisted radio frequency identification (RFID) tag having a battery-assisted circuit and a filter is provided. The battery-assisted circuit generates a radio frequency signal whose frequency is outside an operating frequency band of the RFID tag to supply additional power to the RFID tag. The filter filters the radio frequency signal output from the battery-assisted circuit before the RFID tag demodulates a reader command, so that a modulation depth of the read command is less affected by multi-carrier. By using the battery-assisted circuit and the filter, the RFID tag has a longer read range and is less affected by multipath fading effects.
US08085102B2
The low-power relaxation oscillator comprises a first module (21) having a ramp generator formed by a reference current source (31) and a storage capacitor (32) defining a ramp voltage (Vramp1), and a voltage comparator (m1, m2) for comparing the ramp voltage with a reference voltage, a second module (22, 41, 42, Vramp2, m3, m4) similar to the first module and an asynchronous flip-flop (23) receiving the output signal of the comparator of the first module at a first input (s) and the output signal of the comparator of the second module at a second input (r). For each module a generator of said reference voltage is configured by adding a reference resistance (33, 43) between the reference current source and the storage capacitor. Thus, the generation of the reference voltage and the ramp voltage is conducted on the very same current branch. This enables the electrical power consumption of the oscillator to be reduced.
US08085094B2
A high frequency amplifier includes a package substrate, an amplifying active device disposed on a top surface of the package substrate, a transmission line connected to the amplifying active device and transmitting a high frequency signal, a surface mounted device (SMD) component shunt-connected at a first end to the transmission line, a SMD component terminal connected to a second end of the SMD component and partially exposed at a back surface of the package substrate, and an external terminal partially exposed at the back surface of the package substrate and connected to a first end of the transmission line, opposite a second end of the transmission line that is connected to the amplifying active device.
US08085086B1
A charge pump apparatus comprises a plurality of charge pump stages, including a first stage, and one or more succeeding stages. The charge pump stages each include a respective output node. Each output node is connected to charge boosting circuitry and to precharge circuitry. The charge boosting circuit receives one or more clock signals. The precharge circuits have a first state allowing the respective pump-stage output node to fluctuate at a level above a standby wordline voltage, and a second state coupling the respective pump-stage output node to the standby wordline voltage.
US08085082B2
According to one embodiment, a high speed multiplexer includes a number of data inputs, a number of hot code select inputs, and a final data output. In one embodiment, the high speed multiplexer utilizes a number of intermediate multiplexers, each receiving respective hot code select inputs and providing an intermediate data output. In one embodiment, each intermediate multiplexer has a critical delay path comprising a first NAND gate and a second NAND gate. In one implementation a four-to-one intermediate multiplexer comprises a first two-input NAND gate and a second four-input NAND gate. In one embodiment, a 32-to-1 high speed multiplexer comprises four four-to-one intermediate multiplexers. According to one implementation of this embodiment, the 32-to-1 multiplexer has a critical delay path from any of the data inputs to the final data output comprising a first NAND gate, a second NAND gate, a NOR gate, and a third NAND gate.
US08085073B2
A phase synchronization apparatus includes a bias control unit configured to sequentially delay an input clock signal to generate bias control signals having multiple bits, a bias generation unit configured to generate a pull-up bias voltage having a level that corresponds to logical values of the bias control signals, and to generate a pull-down bias voltage in response to a control signal; and a voltage controlled oscillator configured to include a plurality of delay cells respectively having a pull-up terminal and a pull-down terminal to generate an output clock signal in response to the control voltage, wherein the pull-up bias voltage is supplied to the pull-up terminals of the respective delay cells and the pull-down bias voltage is supplied to the pull-down terminals of the respective delay cells.
US08085069B2
A starting apparatus includes: a storage unit storing an identifier; a rectifying unit rectifying a reception signal; a generating unit comparing the reception signal rectified in the rectifying unit to a reference signal and generating a digital signal from the reception signal; a judging unit judging whether or not the digital signal contains information of the identifier; a reference changing unit changing the reference signal when the judging unit judges that the reception signal does not contain information of the identifier; and a start instructing unit instructing start of an electric appliance when the judging unit judges that the reception signal contains information of the identifier.
US08085067B1
A differential-to-single ended converter circuit can include a latching circuit having first and second latch field effect transistors (FETs) with drains and gates cross-coupled between a first latch node and a second latch node. The source-drain paths of the first and second latch FETs are coupled to a first reference potential node via separate current paths. A sense circuit can include a first sense FET having a source-drain path coupled between the first sense node and the first reference potential node, and a gate coupled to a first input node. A second sense FET has a source-drain path coupled between the second sense node and the first reference potential node, and a gate coupled to a second input node. An output circuit can have a first output FET with a source-drain path coupled between a first output supply node and an output signal node, and a gate coupled to the first latch node, and a second output FET with a source-drain path coupled between the output signal node and a second output supply node.
US08085062B2
A multi-core/multi-package bus termination apparatus includes a configuration array and a plurality of drivers. The configuration array generates location/protocol signals that each direct one of the plurality of drivers on the bus to employ location-based bus termination or protocol-based bus termination. The plurality of drivers is coupled to the plurality of location/protocol signals, a plurality of location signals, a bus ownership signal, and a multi-package signal. Each of the plurality of drivers controls how one of a plurality of nodes is driven responsive to a first state of one of the plurality of location/protocol signals. Each has configurable multi-core/multi-package logic controls pull-up logic, first pull-down logic, and second pull-down logic according to location-based termination rules if the first state indicates the location-based termination, and controls the pull-up logic, the first pull-down logic, and the second pull-down logic according to protocol-based termination rules if the first state indicates the protocol-based termination.
US08085060B2
A device is configured to evaluate electromagnetic characteristics of an integrated circuit. The device includes a fluid chamber, a first impeller, a second impeller, and a radio frequency measurement antenna. The fluid chamber is configured to receive the integrated circuit and to cool the integrated circuit. The first impeller is disposed within the fluid chamber and configured to distribute a first electromagnetic field produced by the integrated circuit within the fluid chamber along a first axis. The second impeller is within the fluid chamber and configured to distribute the first electromagnetic field produced by the integrated circuit within the fluid chamber along a second axis. The radio frequency measurement antenna is disposed proximate the fluid chamber and configured to measure an electric field and a magnetic field of the first electromagnetic field.
US08085058B2
An apparatus for adjusting a differential probe includes a regulator arranged therein capable of adjusting a distance between two tips of the probe. The probe is supported on the apparatus. The apparatus includes a rotatable shaft and a rotatable disk. The rotatable shaft engages with the regulator of the probe. The rotatable disk is mounted surrounding the rotatable shaft and rotatable together with the rotatable shaft. An angular ruler or a radian ruler is described on an outer surface of the rotatable disk to indicate a rotation angle or a rotation radian of the rotatable shaft, therefore the distance between the two tips of the probe are accurately adjusted.
US08085056B2
An internal voltage test circuit of a semiconductor memory apparatus includes a comparing unit for comparing a level of internal voltage with a level of external voltage to output a comparison result as an output signal during a test mode, and an output selecting unit for outputting the output signal to a data output pad during the test mode, and outputting a data signal to the data output pad during a normal operation mode.
US08085054B2
To detect arc discharges occurring in a plasma, a parameter of the plasma process is determined, and after a first period of time following the detection of an arc discharge the parameter is again determined. In the event that after the first period of time no arc discharge is detected, a first arc suppression countermeasure for suppression of arc discharges is executed.
US08085052B2
A charge eliminating apparatus eliminates, when an electrical characteristics test of a target object is performed by moving a mounting table mounting the target object thereon and a probe card relative to each other to bring the target object into electrical contact with the probe card, static electricity of the target object via the mounting table. The charge eliminating apparatus includes a grounding wiring for grounding the mounting table; a relay switch disposed on the grounding wiring; and a switch controller that controls the relay switch to be opened or closed.
US08085048B2
An arrangement to detune a reception antenna in a local coil of a magnetic resonance system, with at least one reception antenna that is fashioned as a loop antenna and that has at least one first capacitance. Radio-frequency signals of a magnetic resonance examination are received via the reception antenna. A switchable detuning circuit contains the first capacitance connected to an oscillating circuit and a first inductance. A reception device to receive a control signal is coupled with the oscillating circuit. The reception device switches the oscillating circuit into a high-resistance state given a received control signal so that a receipt of a radio-frequency signal via the reception antenna is prevented. The reception device is fashioned to receive a wirelessly transmitted radio-frequency control signal. The radio-frequency control signal has a frequency that lies outside of the bandwidth of the radio-frequency signal used for magnetic resonance examination.
US08085047B2
A system and method for a magnetic resonance (MR) imaging system includes a coil form, at least one magnet positioned about the coil form and configured to generate a magnetic field, at least one gradient coil for manipulating the magnetic field generated by the at least one magnet by way of a gradient field, and a heat pipe thermally connected to the coil form and having a cryogen therein. The MR imaging system also includes a cryocooler connected to the heat pipe to cool the heat pipe and the cryogen, wherein the coil form is comprised of a thermally conductive material in which eddy currents are substantially reduced during operation of the at least one gradient coil. The present invention has been described in terms of the preferred embodiment, and it is recognized that equivalents, alternatives, and modifications, aside from those expressly stated, are possible and within the scope of the appending claims.
US08085045B2
In a method and magnetic resonance apparatus to acquire and present calibration images of a periodically moving organ with the use of magnetic resonance technology, calibration images are acquired by acquiring measurement data for multiple calibration images during one continuous period of the organ movement, the multiple calibration images differing in their offset frequency and/or in their spatial position in the organ to be examined, and the calibration images in a presentation manner that, from the visual quality of the respective images, allows the user to select (identify) the image acquired with the offset frequency that should then be used to acquire the diagnostic image are displayed to a user.
US08085043B2
In a method for image data acquisition of a region of interest in a subject with a magnetic resonance device, wherein, to establish the field of view, a minimal geometric shape encompassing the subject to be acquired and/or the surface of the subject is determined automatically from previously acquired localizer exposures as aliasing information for each exposure, at least one slice plane is determined for the acquisition of the region, and the phase coding direction and/or the extent of the field of view in the phase coding direction is determined for every slice plane using the aliasing information.
US08085037B2
A method for measuring the pole position of a magnetic levitation vehicle in a magnetic levitation railway, wherein a supporting magnetic field is generated on the maglev vehicle as a result of a supporting magnetic current on the vehicle side being fed to at least one supporting magnet. The voltage in the stator on the track is measured and the pole position angle between a reference axis of the stator and a reference axis of the maglev vehicle is determined. The magnitude of the supporting magnetic current on the vehicle side and thus the supporting magnetic field is temporally modified and a voltage induced in the stator by the temporal modification of the magnitude of the supporting magnetic field is detected. The pole position angle is formed using the measured values for the induced voltage.
US08085031B2
The invention relates to a device for supplying power to measuring sensors and transmitting a synchronous clock signal thereto, in particular, for a low-voltage switchgear, with a power supply unit (10) whose output signals are transmitted to the measuring sensors via transformers providing the isolation. A quartz-controlled oscillation circuit arrangement (quartz-controlled clock generator) is provided whose output signals are supplied to the power supply unit (10) so that the clock frequency of the power supply unit output signals is the same for the primary sides of the transformers (11, 12, 13), the frequency lying within the operating range of the transformers (11, 12, 13).
US08085015B2
A multi-phase power converter and a method for balancing a plurality of currents in the multi-phase power converter. The multi-phase power converter has a pulse width modulation circuit, a current ordering circuit, and a plurality of currents, wherein each current of the plurality of currents has an associated phase. The converter determines the phase associated with one or more currents of a plurality of currents and whether a phase associated with one or more currents of the plurality of currents is active. The current levels of the plurality of currents are determined and a phase associated with a current having one of a lowest current level or a highest current level is activated.
US08085013B2
A DC converter and a mode-switching method used in an electronic apparatus are included. The electronic apparatus includes a subsystem circuit. The DC power converter comprises a first voltage converting circuit electrically connected to the subsystem circuit, receiving a system voltage and a first reference voltage, and converting the system voltage to a first output voltage based on the first reference voltage; and a second voltage converting circuit electrically connected to the subsystem circuit and receiving the system voltage and a second reference voltage, and converting the system voltage to a second output voltage to the same output end of the first voltage converting circuit based on the second reference voltage; wherein the second voltage converting circuit outputs the second output voltage to the subsystem circuit when the first output voltage at the output end is smaller than a threshold.
US08085010B2
A TRIAC/SCR-based energy savings device, system and method (1) wherein a predetermined amount of voltage below a nominal line voltage and/or below a nominal appliance voltage is saved, thereby conserving energy. Phase input connections (2) are provided for inputting analog signals into the device and system (1). A magnetic flux concentrator (3) senses the incoming analog signal (20) and a volts zero crossing point detector (5) determines the zero volts crossing point (21) of the signal (20). The positive half cycle (22) and negative half cycle (23) of the signal (20) are identified and routed to a digital signal processor (10) for processing the signal (20). The signal (20) is reduced by pulse width modulation and the reduced amount of energy is outputted, thereby yielding an energy savings for an end user.
US08085007B2
A switching power supply circuit, which includes: a switch; a coil serving as an energy transmitting element; and a capacitor serving as an output generation circuit that outputs, as an output voltage, the energy transmitted from the coil. The switching power supply circuit also includes an output voltage detection circuit that generates a detection signal according to the output voltage; a PNP transistor serving as a transmission circuit that outputs a transmission signal according to a value of the detection signal; and a controller that controls the switch according to the transmission signal. The switching power supply circuit further includes a diode serving as a rectifying element connected between the transmission circuit (PNP transistor) and the controller.
US08084996B2
An embodiment contemplates a method for estimating a capacity of a battery. A state of charge is determined at a first instant of time and at a second instant of time. A difference in the state of charge is determined between the first instant of time and the second instant of time. A net coulomb flow is calculated between the first instant of time and the second instant of time. The battery capacity is determined as a function of the change in the state of charge and the net coulomb flow.
US08084986B2
A dead-time compensation method is applied to a PWM inverter, which is provided to drive an induction motor using a constant V/f control. The method first calculates a root-mean-square current of the output instantaneous current of the inverter. Afterward, a lookup table of the root-mean-square current is used to obtain a dead-time compensation base voltage and a dead-time compensation per-unit voltage. Finally, the dead-time compensation base voltage is multiplied by the dead-time compensation per-unit voltage to produce a dead-time compensation voltage of the PWM inverter. Accordingly, the method reduces complexity of converting the current to the voltage to reach a faster real-time response. Furthermore, a more accurate dead-time compensation voltage is obtained without increasing hardware costs and the efficiency of operating the induction motor is improved at low speed and light load condition.
US08084983B2
There are provided a laundry treatment machine and a method of controlling the same. A temperature around a motor is sensed and the range of current input to the motor in accordance with the sensed temperature is limited in stages. Therefore, the surrounding of the motor can be prevented from being overheated. In addition, since the range of the current input to the motor is limited in stages, when the current applied to the motor is limited, abnormal noise is not generated and the torque of the motor can be maximized.
US08084979B2
A method for testing an electric motor which is connected to a valve element by at least one component comprises starting the motor, measuring a movement parameter of at least one of the motor and the component without moving the valve element, and stopping the motor when the measured movement parameter indicates that the valve element is about to move.
