US08276211B1
The invention provides methods of using positionally controlled molecular tools in an inert environment (such as ultra high vacuum) to fabricate complex atomically precise structures, including diamond, graphite, nanotubes, fullerenes, additional sets of the selfsame molecular tools, and others. Molecular tools have atomically precise tooltips which interact directly with a workpiece to add, remove, and modify specific atoms and groups of atoms, and have handles by which they can be held and positioned; tools can be recharged after use. Specific tooltips are brought into contact with and bond to specific feedstock molecules distributed on a presentation surface, and then transfer said feedstock molecules to specific atomic sites on a workpiece using mechanosynthetic chemical reactions. Specific sites on a workpiece can be made chemically reactive, facilitating the transfer of specific groups to them. Repeated applications of molecular tools at different locations on a workpiece can build a desired atomically precise structure.
US08276205B2
A method of updating a content detection module includes obtaining content detection data, and transmitting the content detection data to a content detection module, wherein the transmitting is performed not in response to a request from the content detection module. A method of sending content detection data includes obtaining content detection data, selecting an update station from a plurality of update stations, and sending the, content detection data to the selected update station. A method of building a content detection system includes establishing a first communication link between a central station and an update station, the central station configured to transmit content detection data to the update station, and establishing a second communication link between the update station and a content detection module.
US08276199B2
A device includes a first test port coupled to a first test device, a second test port coupled to a second test device, a resource, and a security controller coupled to the first and second test ports. The security controller is operable to authenticate the first test device prior to authenticating the second test device, and, in response to authenticating the first test device, permit the first and second test devices to access the first resource.
US08276191B2
A method and system for generating authorization settings that indicate whether host administrators using a host-based storage-management application are authorized to perform provisioning operations on data storage entities residing on a data storage system are disclosed. Accordingly, a storage-management application receives from an administrator an authorization setting indicating on a per-user basis a set of provisioning operations which can be performed with a data storage entity via the storage-management application. The authorization settings are then communicated from the host-based storage-management application to the storage system where the data storage entity resides, and the authorization settings are stored. A storage-management application executing on any host can then utilize the authorization settings to control which users are allowed to interact with certain data storage entities, and what specific interactions (e.g., provisioning operations) are allowed.
US08276184B2
Some embodiments include a computer-implemented method for controlling access to resources of a platform in a computer system. The method can comprise detecting a request to access a resource, wherein the resource resides in the computer system, and wherein the resource is associated with an owner; requesting a first resource access decision from a first policy decision unit associated with the owner; receiving, from the first policy decision unit, the first resource access decision and first trust information, wherein the first trust information indicates trust of a second policy decision unit; requesting a second resource access decision from the second policy decision unit associated with the virtual universe platform; receiving, from the second policy decision unit, a second resource access decision; and returning the second resource access decision.
US08276178B2
A digital broadcast receiver and a control method thereof are disclosed. The digital broadcast receiver includes a reception unit for receiving a broadcast signal which mobile service data and main service data are multiplexed, an extractor for extracting transmission parameter channel signaling information and fast information channel signaling information from a data group in the received mobile service data, an acquirer for acquiring a program table describing virtual channel information and a service of an ensemble by using the extracted fast information channel signaling information, the ensemble being a virtual channel group of the received mobile service data, a detector for detecting a descriptor defining a telephone number system corresponding to the mobile service data by using the acquired program table, and a controller for controlling such that a telephone number of the telephone number system of the detected descriptor and the mobile service data are displayed.
US08276177B2
A data transmission system for minimizing the number of errors during Tx/Rx times of digital data under mobile environments, and a data processing method for the same are disclosed. The system additionally codes digital data, and transmits the resultant coded data. As a result, the program information has a strong resistance to noise and channel variation, and can quickly cope with the rapid channel variation.
US08276176B2
A method and system for electronically providing a television listing guide. The listing guide includes a number of channels intersecting with a number of time-slots to display an array of cells which can be selected to view a program corresponding with the cell. The guide allows a viewer to easily associate a selected cell with its program information.
US08276171B2
In an optical pickup device 3, a supporting base 18 that has a main-shaft bearing 6a with two concentric round holes to pass a main shaft 7 through is formed out of a synthetic resin. On the other hand, an optical base 19, which has a sub-shaft bearing 6b to pass a sub-shaft 8 through and which supports a light emitter 11, a beam splitter 12, a collimator lens 13 and a photodetector 17, is formed by metal die casting process. And a pickup frame 6 is formed by bonding the supporting base 18 and the optical base 19 together with an adhesive.
US08276169B2
A medium processing device is provided. A processor processes a plate-shaped medium. A tray has a storage for storing the medium and is movable between a first position where the medium is processed by the processor and a second position where the medium is mounted and removed from the storage. A moving mechanism moves the tray between the first position and the second position. A transporting mechanism mounts the medium in the storage and removing the medium from the storage. A restraining member restrains an upward movement of a front end of the tray that is moved to the second position by the moving mechanism.
US08276159B2
A service may be provided that reads sensors, and that communicates information based on the sensor readings to applications. In one example, an operating system provides a sensor interface that allows programs that run on a machine to read the values of sensors (such as an accelerometer, light meter, etc.). A service may use the interface to read the value of sensors, and may receive subscriptions to sensor values from other programs. The service may then generate messages that contain the sensor value, and may provide these messages to programs that have subscribed to the messages. The messages may contain raw sensor data. Or, the messages may contain information that is derived from the sensor data and/or from other data.
US08276151B2
A method is provided for a first logical processor to determine a running status of a target logical processor of an information processing system. In such method, an instruction is issued by the first logical processor running on the information processing system for determining whether the target logical processor is running. In response to issuing the instruction, a state descriptor belonging to the target logical processor is queried to determine whether the target logical processor is currently running. A result is then returned to the first logical processor, the result indicating whether or not the target logical processor is currently running.
US08276145B2
The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for protected mode scheduling of operations. Protected mode (e.g., user mode) scheduling can facilitate the development of programming frameworks that better reflect the requirements of the workloads through the use of workload-specific execution abstractions. In addition, the ability to define scheduling policies tuned to the characteristics of the hardware resources available and the workload requirements has the potential of better system scaling characteristics. Further, protected mode scheduling decentralizes the scheduling responsibility by moving significant portions of scheduling functionality from supervisor mode (e.g., kernel mode) to an application.
US08276140B1
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, relating to managing resources. In one aspect, a method includes the actions of receiving configuration information, the configuration information specifying a plurality of parameter values including values for a size and input/output performance parameters, where the size and performance parameters are independently specified by a user; determining one or more physical resources that satisfy the received configuration information; and generating one or more virtual disk instances having the specified size and performance parameters.
US08276132B1
One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for representing and managing a multi-architecture co-processor application program. Source code for co-processor functions is compiled in two stages. The first stage incorporates a majority of the computationally intensive processing steps associated with co-processor code compilation. The first stage generates virtual assembly code from the source code. The second stage generates co-processor machine code from the virtual assembly. Both the virtual assembly and co-processor machine code may be included within the co-processor enabled application program. A co-processor driver uses a description of the currently available co-processor to select between virtual assembly and co-processor machine code. If the virtual assembly code is selected, then the co-processor driver compiles the virtual assembly into machine code for the current co-processor.
US08276124B2
Various technologies and techniques are disclosed for using Petri Nets for diagnostics of concurrent programs. One or more initial traces are obtained from a concurrent program that executed properly. The initial trace is used to create a Petri Net. To generate the Petri Net, unique task identifiers and places of interest are generated, and transitions are added. The resulting Petri Net is stored for later use in differential debugging. A trace is obtained from a later execution of the concurrent program that did not execute properly. The later trace is run against the Petri Net to identify at least one difference. A Petri Net can also be used for model checking of concurrent programs. A model checking process is performed to analyze possible executions in the Petri Net to look for one or more problems. A result of the model checking process is output.
US08276122B2
A system and method for quickly and efficiently developing JUnit test cases by enabling automated creation of test environment objects that are needed by the JUnit test cases. The system and method maps and captures program code execution paths or “blueprints” such that the blueprints can be utilized to automatically “drive” the program along an execution path to any point in the program. These points can then be used to “harvest” the environment objects needed for JUnit test cases.
US08276117B2
Embodiments of the invention provide techniques for displaying and refactoring of programs, including database statements. In one embodiment, database statements embedded in the program source are evaluated to identify statements of the source code affected by, or affecting, the changed element of the database. An indication of the statements of source code affected by or affecting the changed element of the database may be presented to a user.
US08276114B2
There are provided systems and methods for integrating requirements driven security code into an application system. The security code is integrated into an application system in such a way as to make the integrated security code maintainable and traceable as the application system evolves over time.
US08276112B2
A performance analysis model may be determined based on a development model associated with development of a software process, the development model defining an execution of the software process, and the performance analysis model being annotated with performance data characterizing the execution. At least one user-specified performance profile characterizing performance parameters associated with an improved execution of the software process according to the development model may be determined. An assessment computation model may be determined, using the performance analysis model and the at least one user-specified performance profile. At least one performance-based characteristic associated with the improved execution of the software process according to the development model may be determined. A performance assessment model may be determined using the assessment computation model and the performance-based characteristic, for use in modifying the development model based on the performance assessment model to obtain the improved execution of the software process.
US08276110B2
A method of designing an integrated circuit includes providing an integrated circuit design including a power network. A voltage drop mitigation system is provided, which includes a power strap enhancer configured to automatically find a source node and a terminal node in the power network. A redundant strap for the power network using the voltage drop mitigation system is added, wherein the redundant strap interconnects the source node and the terminal node. After the step of adding the redundant strap, dummy patterns may be added.
US08276105B2
An automated method and apparatus for positioning gate array circuits in an integrated circuit design. An initial integrated circuit design includes logic cells and gate array fill circuits positioned thereon. The gate array fill circuits are positioned in available space between the adjacent logic cells so as to fill the available space with the maximum gate array fill circuits. A gate array logic element to be positioned in the integrated circuit design, such as may be required by an engineering change to the circuit design, is automatically positioned between adjacent logic cells so as to allow for full utilization of any space remaining between the adjacent logic cells by gate array fill circuits.
US08276093B2
An icon line is displayed on a screen. A display order for the icon line can be changed by using a switch input unit enabling a direction input. When an input in a first direction is made, objects are scrolled so as to sequentially display each object at a specific position or the objects are scrolled across the specific position. When an input in the second direction is made, an object positioned at the specific position is saved at a saving position or an object positioned at the saving position is positioned at the specific position. Thus, a user is allowed to easily change the display order in which a plurality of objects are displayed on a screen.
US08276091B2
An apparatus and method for assessing a hazard associated with an object are disclosed. The apparatus includes a haptic input/output device coupled to a computer with haptic modeling software and a display device. A virtual object and a virtual passageway are displayed on the display device. The virtual passageway includes a haptic layer along a surface thereof. Force applied by a user to the haptic input/output device causes a cursor on the display device to move the virtual object into the virtual passageway. An interaction of the virtual object with the haptic layer generates a virtual contact force which may be determined by the user sensing a corresponding tactile feedback force generated by the haptic input/output device and/or by the computer processor. The magnitude of the virtual contact force may be used to assess a hazard associated with the virtual object.
US08276089B1
A system and method creates an output document file that describes the appearance of a source document from a print stream of commands received from an application, and allows the output document file to be printed or displayed via a lightweight application, such as a plug-in to a browser. User interface controls are merged into the document at the time of creation, allowing those controls to be customized to viewer's needs.
US08276086B2
Systems, methods, and computer program products provide a utility to an administrator computer used by an administrator for visually configuring an optimization experiment on a landing page. The landing page selected by the administrator is read. The landing page is processed to allow the administrator to configure the optimization experiment without writing code.
US08276079B2
An apparatus and method of providing a user with a web-browser supplement is disclosed. One method includes providing access to a focal group, wherein the focal group includes at least one member having at least one association with the user. Access is provided to information associated with the at least one member having relevance to the focal group. Web browsing by the user is supplemented by the information of the members of the focal group.
US08276078B2
An image display apparatus includes an image input unit which inputs an image from an image capturing device, a display control unit which displays an identification for identifying the input image or its input destination, and keeps the identification without canceling even when an operation is performed for another image after inputting the image, and a canceling unit which cancels the identification when a predetermined operation other than the operation for another image is performed.
US08276073B2
The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program that enable easy information acquisition.A television receiver accesses an application server to acquire an application list. The television receiver accesses the application server again to acquire an application selected from the application list. While a processing based on the acquired application is being executed, the television receiver accesses a contents server to acquire contents data as needed. The acquired application or contents data is deleted from a storage section when an instruction to end the processing based on the application is made. The invention can be applied to a television receiver that acquires data through a network.
US08276072B2
An information processing apparatus having an input configured to receive a first operation and a second operation input by a user, a playback unit configured to obtain predetermined data and play back the data based on the operation input by the user from the input; and a display control unit configured to control, in correspondence with a virtual hierarchical structure for classifying the predetermined data, a display of a display screen indicating each hierarchy level, and for controlling a display of a predetermined mark in the display screen. The display control unit also controls the display of the predetermined mark corresponding to the predetermined data which is played back by the playback unit in a manner different from other non-selected marks while the predetermined mark is being selected.
US08276060B2
Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture therefor, are disclosed for annotating documents in a viewer. In one embodiment, the method includes: associating the document with a user; identifying one or more sub-document elements in the document; augmenting the document by making words within the document selectable; displaying the augmented document in the viewer; and responsive to each user input selecting a word in the document displayed in the viewer, further augmenting the document displayed in the viewer by inserting the selected word following the sub-document element from which the word was selected.
US08276054B2
A wireless communication system includes a first communication station configured to operate according to a first communication protocol, and a second communication station capable of operating according to both the first communication protocol and a second communication protocol. When the second communication station transmits a packet according to the second communication protocol, at least a first signal field compliant with the first communication protocol and a second signal field compliant with the second communication protocol are attached to a header of the packet, and the first signal field includes a parity bit. When the second communication station receives a packet from another communication station, the second communication station performs a parity check on the first signal field of the packet, and when no parity error is detected, the second communication station further checks whether content of the first signal field is compliant with the first communication protocol.
US08276051B2
Chien search apparatus operative to evaluate an error locator polynomial having a known rank and including a sequence of terms for each element in a finite field whose elements correspond respectively to bits in each of a stream of data blocks to be decoded, the apparatus comprising a sequence of functional units each operative to compute a corresponding term in the sequence of terms included in the error locator polynomial, each term having a degree; and a power saving unit operative to de-activate at least one individual functional unit from among the sequence of functional units, the individual functional unit being operative, when active, to compute a term whose degree exceeds the rank.
US08276048B2
A system allocates shared memory by transmitting/receiving a message specifying a maximum number of bytes of memory that are available to be allocated to an interleaver. The system determines an amount of memory required by the interleaver to interleave a first plurality of RS coded data bytes within a shared memory and allocates a first number of bytes of the shared memory to the interleaver to interleave the first plurality of RS coded data bytes for transmission at a first data rate. The system also allocates a second number of bytes of the shared memory to a deinterleaver to deinterleave a second plurality of RS coded data bytes received at a second data rate and interleaves the first plurality of RS coded data bytes within the shared memory allocated to the interleaver and deinterleaves the second plurality of RS coded data bytes within the shared memory allocated to the deinterleaver.
US08276046B2
Example embodiments relate to an apparatus which may determine a length of data to be stored in a memory cell, and may store the data in a memory based on the determined length. A memory data storage apparatus according to example embodiments may, include: a determination unit that may determine a number of bits of data and a number of bits of data detection information to be stored in a memory cell; a data receiving unit that may receive data corresponding to the determined number of bits; an error correction coding unit that may perform an error correction coding with respect to the received data and generate data detection information corresponding to the number of bits of the data detection information; and a data storage unit that may store the received data and generated data detection information in the memory cell.
US08276035B1
There is a class of applications that favor expediency of the communications over reliability. Counter-intuitively, the reliability aspect of a protocol may cause sub-optimal performance when considering this special class of applications in some environments. To resolve this performance issue, the exemplary illustrative non-limiting protocol implementation favors timeliness over reliability by allowing for loss of data, thus providing a non-guaranteed, order sensitive level of service. Such features can be combined in the same system and data stream/channel with a guaranteed-reliable protocol to provide a roamable VPN simultaneously providing both guaranteed-reliable and real-time, dynamically adaptable performance.
US08276032B2
A microprocessor includes a first plurality of fuses, a predetermined number of which are selectively blown. Control values are provided from the first plurality of fuses to circuits of the microprocessor to control operation of the microprocessor. The microprocessor also includes a second plurality of fuses, blown with the predetermined number of the first plurality of fuses that are blown. In response to being reset, the microprocessor is configured to: read the first plurality of fuses and count a number of them that are blown; read the predetermined number from the second plurality of fuses; compare the counted number with the predetermined number read from the second plurality of fuses; and prevent itself from fetching and executing user program instructions if the number counted from reading the first plurality of fuses does not equal the predetermined number read from the second plurality of fuses.
US08276031B1
A non-fighting fully clocked scan latch is described that is dynamically configurable to support both logic data latching and scan data latching. The described scan latch circuit design reduces a load placed on a logic data latch portion of the described circuit by a scan latch portion of the described circuit, and thereby increases the speed of the described scan latch to that of an output latch without scan capability. Power required to drive the described scan latch is reduced by clocking the circuit to avoid fighting and by reducing the number of transistors included in transistor stacks internal to the scan latch. By reducing drive power requirements, eliminating internal latch fighting, and increasing latch response, a versatile scan latch is achieved that may be successfully implemented in a wide range of circuits despite the use of different supply drive voltage, threshold voltage, source-to-drain voltage, and transistor technology combinations.
US08276022B2
Disclosed are methods and apparatus for error handling within jobs that utilize a plurality of tasks for data transfer of individual data records to a storage destination. For each task, one or more failed records may be logged to a file for later insertion. If a high percentage of a task's output (e.g., writes to another data storage system) is determined to be failing, the task short-circuits itself. Each task is also configured to perform checkpoint logging as the task completes work. If the entire job later short-circuits and is to be restarted, the restarted job only repeats a minimal amount of previously completed work for the tasks which have not already completed their data insertions. Together, these techniques can ensure that in the face of periodic failures, the job completes long-running job in a minimal time with minimal effects.
US08276021B2
One embodiment described herein is directed to a method practiced in a computing environment. The method includes acts for determining test suite effectiveness for testing for concurrency problems and/or product faults. The method includes identifying a plurality of synchronization primitives in a section of implementation source code. One or more of the synchronization primitives are iteratively modified and a same test suite is run for each iteration. For each iteration, a determination is made whether or not the test suite returns an error as a result of modifying one or more synchronization primitives. When the test suite does not return an error, the method includes providing to a user an indication which indicates at least one of a test adequacy hole for the test suite; an implementation source code fault; or an equivalent mutant of the implementation source code.
US08276019B2
A computer for the stream data processing system includes a query recovery point management table. A recovery point management section determines a recovery point for the stream data processing system by identifying an oldest one of input tuples used for generating output tuples, which are managed, or an earlier tuple through the use of a query recovery point stored in the query recovery point management table, and transmits the determined recovery point for the stream data processing system to an additional computer. The additional computer stores the last-received recovery point for the stream data processing system in a checkpoint file. When the computer for the stream data processing system recovers from a fault, the additional computer transmits the data succeeding the stored recovery point to the computer for the stream data processing system.
US08276004B2
Methods and systems to balance the load among a set of processing units, such as servers, in a manner that allows the servers periods of low power consumption. This allows energy efficient operation of the set of processing units. Moreover, the process is adaptable to variations in systemic response times, so that systemic response times may be improved when operational conditions so dictate.
US08275996B1
A method and apparatus are utilized to incrementally encrypt stored information, and can be applied to an existing medium storing unencrypted information. Information can be conditionally encrypted and/or decrypted as necessary and a separate storage area can be used to record whether a given block of information is stored encrypted or unencrypted. An embodiment of the present invention can be used as a retrofit device in a mechanism to encrypt information without causing undue interruption of normal operations. A variety of mechanisms and policies can also be used to manage, set and eliminate encryption keys.
US08275995B2
Security tokens contain data that is each uniquely encrypted based on a unique biometric identifier of an authorized user of that token. Decoders receive the token and the user's biometric identifier, convert the biometric identifier to a biometric key, and apply the biometric key to decrypt the token. In this way, the decoders authenticate the users without performing a biometric identifier comparison. In some embodiments pieces or sets of the data are stored in designated data compartments, which are individually encrypted based on authority keys, and all of the encrypted data compartments are collectively encrypted based on the biometric key to create the token. The decoders store only the authority keys corresponding to the data compartments which they have authorization to open. In addition, in some embodiments the token and the biometric identifier are encrypted and sent to a remote authentication server for decryption of the token.
US08275992B2
An information processing apparatus not having an input device for receiving biometric information can access another information processing apparatus requiring the specific biometric information. A control method for controlling the information processing apparatus includes authenticating a user using biometric information, receiving an access request from an external apparatus, and requesting the external apparatus to send the biometric information in response to reception of the access request from the information processing apparatus. When the information processing apparatus does not have an inputting unit for inputting the requested biometric information, the requesting step includes requesting a predetermined substitute apparatus having the inputting unit to send the biometric information. The authenticating step includes authenticating the user based on the biometric information sent from the predetermined substitute apparatus in response to the request made at the requesting step.
US08275991B2
A system and method of providing on-line verification of various credentials without requiring second site authentication utilizes protocols and cryptography to assure customers (generally referred to hereinafter as “users”) that they are dealing with a person (or organization) that can present multiple, non-repudiable proof of their identification. The system is launched directly from the user's browser such that certificate verification is performed “locally”, without needing to go out and obtain information from a second web site. The system is based upon the creation of a new MIME (i.e. Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) type that is employed by the user's browser and utilizes public keys associated with the credentialing organizations in combination with a public key of the verification organization.
US08275988B2
The present invention relates to a method for communicating between a network and a mobile terminal. The method comprises possessing at least one configuration parameter, and transmitting a message to the network, wherein the message includes information for verifying the authenticity of the at least one configuration parameter to the network, and wherein the information for verifying the authenticity of the at least one configuration parameter is calculated using an integrity key.
US08275983B2
A method for storing files in a storage device includes the following steps. The storage device is divided into an original partition and a system partition. A plurality of original files is installed in the original partition. A shortcut is established in the system partition pointing to a first original file of the original files. The first original file can be executed by activating the shortcut.
US08275980B2
A server computer which determines the configuration of a file for configuring a plurality of virtual computers respectively is configured to comprise: an OS/AP file evaluation criteria table which stores evaluation criteria for judging whether to split and manage a file required for the configuration of the virtual computers; a user data evaluation criteria TBL; and a verification and splitting unit which judges whether the file conforms to the evaluation criteria, and determines a part of a file judged to conform to the evaluation criteria as a first file stored as an entity and determines the remaining part of the file as a second file for referencing an entity of a predetermined destination storage.
US08275970B2
The write optimizer described in this disclosure optimizes write traffic to a disk. The write optimization technique writes small data sets to be written to a disk drive to a log file in write optimized order and rewrites the small data sets to disk drive in read optimized order when the disk drive is idle. The write optimizer reserves a portion of a disk to be used for write performance improvement, and then takes all small writes to the disk and writes them to the reserved area rather than to their intended destination. When the disk becomes idle (or the reserved area full), the write optimizer takes the data that has been written to the reserved area and that has not been subsequently overwritten and copies it to its final location.
US08275955B2
A system and method are disclosed for providing efficient data storage. A plurality of data segments is received in a data stream. The system determines whether a data segment has been stored previously in a low latency memory. In the event that the data segment is determined to have been stored previously, an identifier for the previously stored data segment is returned.
US08275952B2
In a data recording device which records a plurality of data items of different kinds, one or plurality of nodes set the plurality of data items to data frames with frame IDs uniquely assigned for respective kinds of the data items, and transmit the data frames to a multiplex communication line. A recording unit assorts the data items contained in the data frames sent from the multiplex communication line, in accordance with the frame IDs of the data frames, and stores the assorted data items in a storage unit.
US08275949B2
A Common System Storage Repository replaces all the different system support storages distributed across a server system topology transparent to various subsystems by providing a central non-volatile repository for all the different system data. Each of the various subsystems communicate with the Common System Storage Repository via the individual system support storage interfaces.
US08275948B2
A memory-use-information memory area stores therein a program ID, a request-source memory address, a request memory size which configure information for uniquely identifying a program file loaded into a storage area for virtual machine-A or storage area for virtual machine-B in association with a physical memory address. A memory reservation section uses, as the retrieval key, the program ID, request-source memory address, and request memory size of a program file corresponding to a memory reservation request to retrieval the memory-use-information memory area. When a entry that matches said retrieval key exists, the memory reservation section allows sharing of the memory area between a plurality of virtual machines.
US08275943B2
To provide a cache system that can dynamically change a cache capacity by memory areas divided into plural. The cache system includes a line counter that counts the number of effective lines for each memory area. The effective line is a cache line in which effective cache data is stored. Cache data to be invalidated at the time of changing the cache capacity is selected based on the number of effective lines counted by the line counter.
US08275942B2
According to one embodiment of the invention, a method is disclosed for selecting a first subset of a plurality of cache ways in a cache for storing hardware threads identified as high priority hardware threads for processing by a multi-threaded processor in communication with the cache; assigning high priority hardware threads to the selected first subset; monitoring a cache usage of a high priority hardware thread assigned to the selected first subset of plurality of cache ways; and reassigning the assigned high priority hardware thread to any cache way of the plurality of cache ways if the cache usage of the high priority hardware thread exceeds a predetermined inactive cache usage threshold value based on the monitoring.
US08275938B2
The computer system of the present invention has a plurality of SAS target devices, an SAS initiator device, and a service delivery subsystem that is connected to each SAS target device by means of a physical link that is physical wiring and connected to the SAS initiator device by means of a wide link constituted by a plurality of physical links. The SAS initiator device controls how many physical links in the wide link are allocated to a particular SAS target device, whereby access from the SAS initiator device to the SAS target device is made via a physical link that is allocated to the SAS target device and is not made via a physical link that is not allocated to the SAS target device.
US08275927B2
Methods and apparatus are provided for a solid state non-volatile storage sub-system of a computer. The storage sub-system includes a write-once storage sub-system memory device and a write-many storage sub-system memory device. The write-once storage sub-system memory device includes a recoverable system configuration. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US08275926B2
In various embodiments, apparatus and systems, as well as methods, may include an enhanced register to provide actuator signals to a memory array, the enhanced register including a first memory device including an first enable input, a first data input coupled to a register data input, and first memory device output, the first memory device output to couple to the memory array, and the enhances register to include a second memory device including a second enable input, a second data input coupled to the register data input, and a second memory device output, wherein the second memory device output provides a first output signal indicating when one or more of the actuator signals from the first memory device output are to be coupled to the register data input.
US08275921B2
A method of accessing data in a device comprising: a first integrated circuit having a processor, a memory connected to the processor and a direct memory access engine operatively coupled to the memory and to the microprocessor; a second integrated circuit comprising storage means for holding data values in respective locations, the second integrated circuit being connected to the first integrated circuit via a serial link, the method comprising: the processor generating a plurality of memory access requests independent from one another and supplying a bundle of said independent memory access requests to the direct memory access engine, each memory access request comprising an address of a storage location in the storage means; the direct memory access engine sequentially supplying the memory access requests via the serial link to the second integrated circuit; the second integrated circuit returning a data value responsive to each memory access request and appending to the data value said address of the location where the data value was stored in the storage means; and storing in the memory of the first integrated circuit the returned data value and its appended address.
US08275913B2
Methods and systems for detecting a state of a field asset using a packet capture agent is disclosed. A method may include capturing one or more packets transmitted on a shared bus in a field asset and determining the occurrence of a door event based at least one the one or more captured packets.
US08275909B1
A method, system, and apparatus are directed towards compression of content. A portion of content may be compressed using a compression mode. One or more criteria may be evaluated. Based on the evaluated criteria, a decision is made as to whether to select a different compression mode. If selected, the different compression mode may be used to compress another portion of the content. Additional compression modes may be selected and used to compress the content.
US08275904B2
When an object file is to be transferred, a wireless communication device which supports a plurality of different protocols shortens a transfer time. The wireless communication device according to this invention includes a unit which receives object data, a unit which stores the received object data, and a unit which, when a predetermined amount of object data is stored, divides the object data into blocks, and transmits the object data to a wireless controller. The wireless communication device is characterized in that upon reception of the object data, the wireless controller monitors a reply interval of ACK to be replied, and changes, based on the reply interval, the amount of the object data to be stored.
US08275898B2
In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a content receiver, a concurrent streamer coupled to the content receiver, and a protocol engine coupled to the concurrent streamer. The content receiver receives an ingest stream of media content from a media source in response to a request for the media content from a local host. The concurrent streamer sends at least a portion of a local stream of the media content to the local host concurrent with the reception of the ingest stream of the media content by the content receiver. The protocol engine sends a protocol element from the network media server to the local host. The protocol element indicates an ingest status of the ingest stream at the content receiver.
US08275895B1
A method for establishing trusted communication between a client and a server is described. The method is implemented by a computer system. A response is received from a first server. An internet protocol address of the first server is compared with at least one internet protocol address within a list. The response is validated if the internet protocol address of the first server is included within the list. Trusted communication is established between the client and the first server. The trusted communication includes assigning an internet protocol address provided by the response to the client.
US08275889B2
A clone managed session affinity system, method and apparatus. A clone-managed session affinity method includes receiving a request from a client. The request includes a reference to a selected clone with which the client has a session affinity relationship. The clone determines whether a session affinity cancellation condition has arisen. If the clone determines that a session affinity termination condition has arisen, the session affinity relationship is cancelled.
US08275888B2
Resources are typically stored in homogenous data structures by shredding resource data into database tables destroying a native format of the resources. Typical approaches to indexing the resources rely on users indicating properties that should be indexed, using full text searches to create resource index documents, and other such labor and computation intensive processes. Functionality can be implemented to dynamically generate the resource index documents based on resource properties with minimal user input. The resource index documents can be in a common format to facilitate access to resources stored in heterogeneous native resource formats.
US08275878B2
A device may receive a first message that indicates whether an application layer gateway is hosted on the router, send a second message to test whether a firewall on the router incorrectly blocks the second message from reaching a client, send a set of messages to detect a pinhole in the firewall, and generate a report that provides results of receiving the first message, sending the second message, and sending the set of messages.
US08275877B2
A method for making statistics of media flow information may include: sending a request for making statistics of media flow information to a BGF; and receiving statistic information of the media flow from the BGF, wherein the statistic information of the media flow is metered by the BGF after receiving the request for making statistics of media flow information A system and a BGF are also disclosed in embodiments of the present invention. In the present invention, the accurate metering ability of the BGF is employed to acquire accurate statistic information of the media flow, thereby accurate service charging may be implemented and service charging based on used network resources amount and QoS may be supported. Furthermore, the statistic information of the media flow, such as start time, end time, flow count information and statistic information of actual QoS, may help operation and maintenance of the network.
US08275876B2
An apparatus for collecting attribute information of an information processing apparatus to be monitored in a system for monitoring the information processing apparatus via a network includes an attribute-information obtaining unit that regularly obtains first attribute information from the information processing apparatus to be monitored, and when obtaining the first attribute-information, collectively obtains second attribute information that was obtained subsequent to the first attribute information in past times.
US08275864B1
A first node in the network may broadcast a recovery request via one or more links to one or more other nodes. The recovery request may specify a first address, where the first address is associated with one or more nodes in the network. Nodes may receive and forward the recovery request until every node with which the first address is associated receives the recovery request and returns a recovery response. The recovery responses may be used to create route information for routing a message to each node with which the first address is associated.
US08275863B2
The present invention comprises a method of and apparatus for simplifying the process of access to a network for a roaming computer user, divides the responsibility of servicing a given user wanting to access the network between multiple parties and minimizes the possibility of improper dissemination of email header data as well as improper use of network resources (including server systems) by non-clients.
US08275851B1
Some embodiments provide different frameworks for seamlessly issuing and executing commands across servers of different federation participants. Each framework facilitates issuance and execution of a command that originates from a first federation participant and that is intended for execution at servers of a second federation participant. In some embodiments, a framework implements a method for enabling command interoperability between distributed platforms that each operate a set of servers on behalf of content providers. The method involves receiving a command targeting a particular configuration that a first distributed platform deploys to a server that is operated by a second distributed platform. The method identifies the server of the second distributed platform that is deployed with the particular configuration. The method communicably couples to a command invocation system of the second distributed platform and issues the command to the command invocation system for issuance of the command to the identified server.
US08275844B2
A system and method for an extendable software interface includes a software architecture for use in a mobile device having a processor and a memory device. The software architecture includes a set of first-order controller software instructions configured to interface the application program with a first-order data model, and a first-order data object stored in the memory device in the form of the first-order data model. The first-order data object includes a second-order data object. A second-order set of controller software instructions configured to interact with the second-order data object is also included in the software architecture.
US08275830B2
Device assisted CDR creation, aggregation, mediation and billing is provided. In some embodiments, device assisted CDR creation, aggregation, mediation and billing for a wireless network includes collecting device generated service usage information for one or more devices in wireless communication on the wireless network; and providing the device generated service usage information in a syntax (e.g., a device assisted charging data record (CDR)) and a communication protocol (e.g., 3GPP, 3GPP2, or other communication protocols) that can be used by other network devices to augment or replace network generated service usage information for the one or more devices in wireless communication on the wireless network.
US08275816B1
Techniques disclosed herein include systems and methods for indexing data events from a stream of data for seeking through recorded data streams. Techniques disclosed herein can enable a faster and more efficient process by which a processor can seek from one point of time in a data stream to another point of time in that data stream to bring a played-back application to a desired point in time. A playback manager analyzes data events within a series of data events, which are recorded in a linear data structure. The playback manager creates a hierarchical data structure for storing the data events to provide logically grouped storage of data events in addition to the linear data structure. The playback manager stores the data events in the hierarchical data structure based on type of data event and based on timestamps associated with each respective data event. The playback manager then traverses the linear data structure and consolidates data events to produce a hierarchical state representation of the recorded data stream at the given seek point for rendering in a playback application.
US08275815B2
Systems and methods for transactional processing within a clustered file system wherein user defined transactions operate on data segments of the file system data. The users are provided within an interface for using a transactional mechanism, namely services for opening, writing and rolling-back transactions. A distributed shared memory technology is utilized to facilitate efficient and coherent cache management within the clustered file system based on the granularity of data segments (rather than files).
US08275808B2
An attribute is received for storage. Whether the attribute is searchable or non-searchable in storage is determined. Storing the attribute as a searchable attribute comprises storing the attribute in a database table corresponding to a hierarchical class-based object. Storing the attribute as a non-searchable attribute comprises storing the attribute together with one or more other non-searchable attributes as a set of attributes. The set of attributes is stored in a database location outside the database table corresponding to the hierarchical class-based object, and the database location is accessed before the database table. A unique attribute identifier is associated with the attribute to distinguish between a name of the attribute and a name of one of the one or more other non-searchable attributes in the event that the name of the attribute and the name of the one of the one or more other non-searchable attributes are assigned the same name.
US08275802B2
A method, computer program product, and a data processing system for maintaining objects in a lookup cache is provided. A primary list is populated with a first plurality of objects. The primary list is an unordered list of the first plurality of objects. A secondary list is populated with a second plurality of objects. The secondary list is an ordered list of the second plurality of objects. Periodically, at least one object of the first plurality of objects is demoted to the secondary list, and at least one object of the second plurality of objects is promoted to the primary list.
US08275800B1
A spatial feature is considered for storage in a database system running on a computer. The spatial feature includes a polygon, P. The polygon includes an outer ring, OR, and the area within the outer ring. The polygon includes an interior ring contained within the polygon. The computer removes the interior ring from the polygon. The computer determines a line along which to split the polygon without regard for the location of the inner ring within the polygon. The computer splits the polygon into two polygons, SP1 and SP2, along the line. The computer applies the interior ring to the two split polygons by invoking a point set difference between the interior ring and the two split polygons. The computer stores the split polygons in the database system on the computer.
US08275797B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system, computer program product, or a combination of the foregoing for creating a knowledge management system including an academy system for training and tracking training results of employees in a standardized and centralized location across the channels and sub-channels in an organization. The academy system stores a plurality of training modules, associated with one or more certification programs. The academy system further provides a user training selection interface configured to provide for user selection of one or more of the plurality of training modules. The academy system further provides the user access to the selected training module through an interactive display module interface. The academy system further provides for a user training results interface configured to provide a display of the user training results and stores the user training results of the selected training module in a user training database.
US08275788B2
A system for accessing a webpage through natural language communication with a computer comprises a registry database configured to store at least one table the table configured to store associations between a concept in a text string and all natural language variations of the text string and associated concept identifiers, the concept in the text string an variations thereof relating to an object; and a parser interfaced with the database and configured to receive the text string or a variation thereof, the parser further configured to identify the concept represented by the text string or variation thereof and associate the identified concept with the object.
US08275784B2
A computer-implemented system and method for translating a SPARQL query. The system includes: a parser/lexer for parsing the SPARQL query; a hidden negative pattern detector for detecting a hidden negative pattern in the parsed SPARQL query; a hidden negative pattern translator for translating the detected hidden negative pattern into an explicit negative pattern; a separator for separating the explicit negative pattern from a positive pattern in the parsed SPARQL query; a negative pattern translator for translating the explicit negative pattern into a negative portion of an SQL statement; a positive pattern translator for translating the positive pattern into a positive portion of the SQL statement; and an SQL statement combiner for combining the negative portion of the SQL statement with the positive portion of the SQL statement.
US08275779B2
Embodiments of the invention allow structured data to be transferred between a source application and a target application that process structured data in different formats. For example, structured data may have a set of associated rules which transform the structured data based on a set of variables. The source application may register variable definitions for each of the variables in a registry. The target application may read the registry and register values for each of the rule variables. Once values are registered for the variables, the source application may transfer the structured data to a transformation engine that applies the rules, using the registered values for the variables, to transform the structured data into a format compatible with the target application. In doing so, the transformation engine can generate a document in any format compatible with the target application and subsequently transfer the generated document to the target application.
US08275773B2
A method of locating relevant documents wherein documents are given a fingerprint comprising weights associated with particular topic categories of a classification system, each weight representing a degree to which the document relates to the particular topic category. Documents whose fingerprints have a predetermined degree of mathematical overlap with the fingerprint may be considered relevant. A user is alerted to new relevant documents. Advertisers can offer advertisements near search results that achieve a predefined amount of relevance to text submitted by the advertiser rather than bidding on keywords. Unwanted content may be blocked from the search and filters to further refine the search may be used. E-mail spam may be blocked using textual relevance rather than keywords. Visual cues linked to a hierarchy of relevance help display the relevant documents. The methods may be used in combination with keyword searching.
US08275763B2
More efficient querying of a multi-tenant database using dynamic tuning of database indices. A layer of meta-data associates data items with tenants, e.g., via tags, and the meta-data is used to optimize searches by channeling processing resources during a query to only those pieces of data bearing the relevant tenant's unique tag.
US08275752B2
Distributed network-based data backup, recovery and deletion methods and a distributed network system thereof are provided. The methods include respectively establishing peer-to-peer connections between a host storage server and a plurality of peer storage servers, dividing original data into a plurality of data segments, generating a plurality of data segment copies corresponding to the data segments according to a minimum survival rate and the number of peer storage servers. The methods also include transmitting the data segment copies to the peer storage servers, wherein the number of data segment copies for each of the data segments is equal to a redundancy, and the redundancy is smaller than the number of the peer storage servers, and the data segment copies distributed to any one of the peer storage servers correspond to a portion of all the data segments. Accordingly, the methods can effectively and safely backup the original data.
US08275751B2
Methods, systems, and computer program products for database table aggregation are provided. A method includes encoding first and second components via a waveform definition, the first and second components specifying first and second criteria, respectively, for aggregating data. The method includes generating a complex periodic aggregation waveform (CPAW) having variable-sized square waves representing the components in a repeating pattern corresponding to the definition and the criteria, and which spans a first axis. The method includes providing a maximum byte count for aggregated data stored in a table defined by the first and/or second criteria, aggregating the data in accordance with the criteria, and creating a new table for overflow of data determined for the table when the maximum byte count is exceeded. The method includes updating the CPAW with results of the aggregation and generating a waveform representing the new table along a second axis.
US08275746B2
Digital media content-on-demand hosting/delivery system for using an n-tier, multi dimension dynamic data technology to distribute digital content and manage information and comprising separate delivery and end-user systems with separate but compatible software, the hosting/delivery system being sub-divided into distributed hosting clusters serving small groups of users, ensuring local balance and overcoming diversity of connection/streaming speeds of end users.
US08275742B2
A system is disclosed that allows users of computing devices to control the copying of business information between computing systems and various computing environments. The system includes a method for accessing at least one data element from a source database of a source system. The at least one data element may represent a delta change in data existing in a first collection of data stored in the source database. The method includes copying the at least one data element to an export data file and transporting the export data file to a target system. Once transported, the method further includes displaying a user interface on the target system that identifies ones of the at least one data elements that exist in a second collection of data stored in the target database, prompting user selection of desired ones of the at least one data element to be copied in the target database, and copying selected one of the at least one data element to the target database in response to the prompt.
US08275732B2
According to one embodiment, a system including a decoder and a high definition multimedia interface (HDMI) whose copy protection protocol has been modified to allow the received uncompressed digital audio-video content from the decoder to be re-encoded and recorded.
US08275720B2
When creating exhaustive, affected lists within a request scope, any legal risk due to failure to identify or leverage existing knowledge of a company about custody of evidence related to a legal matter is minimized. Accurate affected lists are constructed for an ongoing or impending litigation. Affected people, systems, or record types are included at first, and the list is modified over time once their exact association to the litigation context is clarified (new ones are added, not required are removed). Automation of data capture eliminates the risk of human error during data entry. Conflict resolution is applied when the same person, system, or record type is identified in the request scope, as part of multiple affiliations and associations. Overlapping lists are automatically merged to enable simple and efficient processing, without having to cull different lists. Affected elements in the request scope that could otherwise be missed are tracked and added. A relevant list of all affected elements based on multiple likely inconsistent sources of knowledge dispersed throughout a company is created, with a high degree of confidence in the context of an ongoing litigation or an impending litigation.
US08275719B1
In one embodiment, a system can include a centralized storage module, for example a database, that stores data relating to petroleum, natural gas and other related products taken from several different sources and entities. The entity storing and maintaining this data can be an entity independent from the operators, producers and/or other working interests. This system can use automated techniques to reconcile distributions to all entities associated with a well due to the removal of a mineral, for example, petroleum, natural gas and/or other related products, from that well, on a periodic basis. These automated techniques include, for example, reconciling all agreements associated with the well, reconciling the amount of mineral removed at the well, reconciling the spot market price associated with the well at the time of removal, automating approval by the removing entity, automating payment and the like.
US08275716B2
A system and method for managing use of items having usage rights associated therewith. The system includes an activation device adapted to issue a software package having a public and private key pair, the public key being associated with a user, a license device adapted to issue a license, a usage device adapted to receive the software package, receive the license and allow the user to access the item in accordance with the license, and a subscription managing device adapted to maintain a subscription list including the public key associated with the user. License's is issued by the license device upon verifying presence of the public key in the subscription list corresponding to requested content.
US08275713B2
Reloadable or non-reloadable prepaid transaction card activation systems are disclosed. More specifically, the system provides a platform for activation of prepaid or stored value transaction cards and capture of customer demographic information, and verification of that information, after the customer has obtained or has been issued a prepaid transaction card. The data capture is performed at activation rather than at point of sale.
US08275698B2
An automated system and method for budgeting technology expenses for an individual based on an objective standard, wherein the system comprises a database comprising a list of technologies used by the individual; a controller connected to the database, the controller being adapted to establish a monetary budget allotment for the individual corresponding to use of the technologies by the individual; at least one data component connected to the controller, the data component comprising specifications attributed to the individual, wherein the specifications comprise rules for defining the monetary budget allotment for the individual; and at least one monitor connected to the controller, the monitor being adapted to track dynamic parameters affecting the monetary budget allotment for the individual, wherein the individual comprises a mobile employee performing work-related duties for an organization.
US08275692B2
A method for automatic trading of foreign exchange currencies including the steps of: receiving first signals at an order receiver based on one or more orders for foreign exchange currency trades; sending second signals from an order configuration tool that provides for selection of a preferred execution method for each of the foreign exchange trades using an algorithm; and executing each of the foreign exchange trades based on received third signals relating to a respective determined preferred execution method.
US08275686B2
Systems and methods for measuring value-at-risk and profitability of hedging in relation to BMA debt obligations are provided using rigorous statistical solutions that address problems associated with municipalities involved in swap hedging face. Various embodiments permit users to quantify POL hedging basis risk through a VAR-style loss measurement and statistics measuring the profitability of a hedge, those statistics including gain durability and gain/loss ratio. Various aspects introduce significant innovation to risk management practices, particularly for tax-exempt issuers of debt. Certain embodiments of this disclosure facilitate better management of hedging risk, analysis of hedges using POL vs. BMA and provide guidance for analyzing the risk existing in an existing portfolio of POL swap hedges to better inform decision-making regarding use of hedging risk for profit or to lay off risk.
US08275680B2
The claimed subject matter provides a controller that facilitates implementing a transaction between a controller and a business system within an industrial automation environment. An interface component can facilitate receipt of data associated with a business system at the programmable logic controller. The controller can incorporate a transaction component that executes a transaction related to the business system.
US08275673B1
A method and an apparatus for communicating a recommended item to a user of a network-based transaction facility are described. The method comprises determining that the user has been unsuccessful in concluding a transaction pertaining to an item offered for sale via the network-based transaction facility, and, in response to this determination, communicating information concerning a recommended item to the user over a network. The recommended item is available for purchase via the network-based transaction facility.
US08275667B1
A method of dynamically formulating value options that maximize customer satisfaction and company profitability includes identifying a set of demand segments for a company, each demand segment having a satisfaction value. The method further includes identifying a set of demand options falling under each of the demand segments for each product offered by the company, each demand option having a preference value. Whenever a customer demands a product, the method further includes interacting with the customer in a structured manner to determine advanced and ongoing preferences of the customer for the product. The method further includes setting the preference value of each demand option based on the advanced and ongoing preferences of the customer for the product demanded by the customer. The method further includes formulating a set of value options that satisfy the customer demand. Each value option has a set of demand options and a customer satisfaction value based on an aggregate of individual satisfaction values for the demand segments and the company profitability in satisfying the demand options in the value option. The satisfaction value of each demand segment is based on the preference values of the demand options satisfied within the demand segment.
US08275664B2
The present invention generally relates to cashless transactions. In particular, the present invention relates to methods (100) for conducting cashless transactions and systems (400, 500) for implementing said methods. In a first aspect there is provided a method (100) of processing a cashless transaction. The method includes, determining (102) a first identification from a first identification device (426); pre-authorising (104) the cashless transaction on the basis of first identification; determining (106) a second identification from a second identification device (420A); and in the event that the first identification and the second identification are associated, authorising (110) the cashless transaction.
US08275658B2
A method for distribution of advertising that includes combining an audio data file that produces an advertising message when processed with a data file that produces a performance of a musical composition when processed. Alternatively the invention may be viewed as a method for distribution of music which includes providing a server connected to a computer network, permitting message data files to be provided for a fee paid by the party providing the message, purchasing rights to multimedia data files from owners of such rights and making available to end users data files comprising a message and a licensed multimedia file by a connection to the network server. Preferably the method provides a multimedia file that comprises a musical composition. An especially preferred embodiment provides a multimedia data file that is an MP3 file comprising a musical composition.
US08275654B2
A method for scoring changes of components of a concept by a group of evaluators in a collective decision process is presented. First, the level of disagreement with the components is collected together with comments indicating desired changes. The expected incremental decrease of the overall disagreement level achievable by a component change is computed for a given probability that a formulation can be found that is acceptable by both agreeing and disagreeing evaluators. Performing this computation for different values of the compromise probability yields a score indicating the expected incremental decrease in overall disagreement achievable by a component change. Additionally, the minimum compromise probability where an improvement is possible and the expected relative improvements are provided. Next, alternative formulations for the selected components are drafted and subjected to a second round of voting. For each component the alternative yielding the maximum incremental improvement of overall consent is selected, where the sequence in which the components are scrutinized is determined by the score computed in the first step. In this way, an optimal new version of the concept is produced.
US08275650B1
Systems and methods are disclosed for determining when installation of additional self-service financial transaction devices (SSFTDs) may be desired at a site to improve end-to-end user experience. The system may collect and store transaction-level data, session-level data, user wait time data, and/or other data, and use an enhanced SSFTD user wait time model to identify recommendations and other statistical outputs. The SSFTD may include hardware and software to assist in measuring and collecting various useful readings.
US08275647B2
A system for assembling a business process or a portion thereof includes a rules base containing executable rules and defined business process elements, a workflow orchestration engine, and at least one interface available to a process beneficiary. Information known about and or provided by a process beneficiary interacting with the at least one interface is used to execute one or more of the rules causing assembly of a new business process or a portion thereof according to workflow orchestration rules the new or modified process directing servicing of the process beneficiary accordingly.
US08275632B2
An information management system for restricting access to personal data in compliance with law or regulation includes a database having restricted records stored therein, at least one of the records including an identification of a client or group of clients about whom said record concerns. A computer system under the control of a trusted information broker is configured to receive via a communication medium a request initiated by a requester for access to at least one of the restricted records in the database, the request including an identification of the requester. The computer system is further configured to transmit a request for consent to the client and receive an indication from the client that the client consents or does not consent to access to the restricted record by the requestor. The computer system grants or denies access to the restricted records based upon the indication from the client.
US08275631B2
A clinical practice guideline can be implemented using a guideline execution engine. The engine can interpret the clinical practice guideline, obtain medical data stored in a clinical information system (CIS), and implement an action in response to execution of the clinical practice guideline based on medical data for a patient obtained from the CIS. The use of the CIS medical data in guideline execution beneficially allows the guideline to be tightly integrated into the real-time workflow of a clinician in a clinical setting and to provide patient-specific guideline recommendations. A VMR/actions interface facilitates communications between a guideline execution system and a CIS by processing a request for medical data from the guideline execution engine and implementing actions on the CIS requested by the guideline execution engine.
US08275630B2
A method includes obtaining performance information from sources, where the performance information relates to products and/or services, enabling the performance information to be reviewed to thereby produce vetted and categorized performance information, receiving the vetted and categorized performance information, where the vetted and categorized performance information includes the performance information that has been vetted for reliability and that has been categorized according to reliability, and using the vetted and categorized performance information to generate reports, where the reports indicate a performance impact of the products and/or services.
US08275629B2
A computationally implemented method includes, but is not limited to: providing a plurality of relevant reported aspects associated with a plurality of source users that are relevant to achieving one or more target outcomes, the providing of the plurality of relevant reported aspects being based, at least in part, on relevancy of the plurality of relevant reported aspects with respect to the one or more target outcomes; and developing a template designed to facilitate one or more end users to achieve the one or more target outcomes when one or more emulatable aspects included in the template are emulated, the development of the template being based, at least in part, on the providing of the plurality of relevant reported aspects associated with the plurality of source users In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.
US08275618B2
A method of speech recognition is described for use with mobile devices. A portion of an initial speech recognition result is presented on the mobile device including a set of general alternate recognition hypotheses associated with the portion of the speech recognition result. A key input representative of one or more associated letters is received from the user. The user is provided with a set of restricted alternate recognition hypotheses starting with the one or more letters associated with the key input. Then a user selection is accepted of one of the restricted alternate recognition hypotheses to represent a corrected speech recognition result.
US08275603B2
A speech translating apparatus includes a input unit, a speech recognizing unit, a translating unit, a first dividing unit, a second dividing unit, an associating unit, and an outputting unit. The input unit inputs a speech in a first language. The speech recognizing unit generates a first text from the speech. The translating unit translates the first text into a second language and generates a second text. The first dividing unit divides the first text and generates first phrases. The second dividing unit divides the second text and generates second phrases. The associating unit associates semantically equivalent phrases within each group of phrases. The outputting unit sequentially outputs the associated phrases in a phrase order within the second text.
US08275592B2
To perform inversion based on electromagnetic (EM) data acquired in a subterranean survey, time domain controlled source EM (TD-CSEM) data is acquired by at least one EM receiver in response to EM signals from a controlled EM source. Further data is received, where the further data is selected from among magnetotelluric (MT) data and DC data acquired by the at least one receiver. A probabilistic joint inversion is applied on the TD-CSEM data and the further data to produce a model representing a subterranean structure that is a target of the subterranean survey.
US08275590B2
A user may simulate wearing real-wearable items, such as virtual garments and accessories. A virtual-outfitting interface may be provided for presentation to the user. An item-search/selection portion within the virtual-outfitting interface may be provided. The item-search/selection portion may depict one or more virtual-wearable items corresponding to one or more real-wearable items. The user may be allowed to select at least one virtual-wearable item from the item-search/selection portion. A main display portion within the virtual-outfitting interface may be provided. The main display portion may include a composite video feed that incorporates a video feed of the user and the selected at least one virtual-wearable item such that the user appears to be wearing the selected at least one virtual-wearable item in the main display portion.
US08275580B2
A method for an output of maintenance information of an automation component in an automation arrangement is provided. The automation arrangement includes the automation component, an automation controller and a local control unit which is functionally associated with the automation component. In a first step status information relating to the automation component is formed in the automation controller, in a second step the status information is used by the automation controller to generate or change the maintenance information, and in a third step the maintenance information is transmitted from the automation controller to the control unit and is output there.
US08275576B2
Certain exemplary embodiments can include obtaining and analyzing data from at least one discrete machine, automatically determining relationships related to the data, taking corrective action to improve machine operation and/or maintenance, automatically and heuristically predicting a failure associated with the machine and/or recommending preventative maintenance in advance of the failure, and/or automating and analyzing mining shovels, etc.
US08275571B2
An exemplary embodiment, the present invention sets forth a method for correlating at least one weapon firing event to at least one scoring event. The method comprising: receiving information relating to a first scoring event; receiving information relating to a first weapon firing event; calculating an angle between a reference line, extending from location of the first weapon event to the location of the first scoring event, and the reference direction at the first computing device; comparing the time of the first scoring event to the time of the weapon firing event at the first computing device; comparing the angle of incidence for the projectile to the calculated angle at the first computing device; and identifying whether the weapon firing event and the scoring event are an unambiguous, one-to-one pairings at the first computing device.
US08275567B2
A method of correcting a measure of radioactive material within a body of material includes measuring a characteristic of the radioactive material to provide a measure, such as gamma emissions; detecting muons and/or electrons generated by muons which have not passed through the body of material to give a first value; detecting muons and/or electrons generated by muons which have passed through the body of material to give a second value; processing the first value and second value to give a factor, for instance indicative of the density of the body of material; and correcting the measure using the factor to obtain a corrected measure of the radioactive material with the body of material, for instance to correct for the density of the body of material and attendant issues such as attenuation and shielding.
US08275555B2
A method and system for representing a similarity between at least two genomes that includes detecting gene clusters which are common to the at least two genomes and representing the common gene clusters in a PQ tree. The PQ tree includes a first internal node (P node), that allows permutation of the children thereof, and a second internal node (Q node), that maintains unidirectional order of the children thereof.
US08275549B2
The online measurement system of radioactive tracers in oil wells head, object of this invention, is characterized by the use of new technology to measure concentrations of tracer activity in real time, using a radiation detector NaI (TI), with features that make it possible to detect up to three different tracers and be able to operate in temperature conditions up to 150° C., which allows to be immersed in a container with fluid coming from the flow stream, achieving with this to increase the sensitivity of the measurements. This system of measurement in the head of production wells will allow having much more data of the tracer activity, avoiding having to transport the operational staff to production wells to carry out sampling test, with all the advantages that this represents.
US08275548B2
Described are methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for detecting lightning activity. Waveform data indicative of lightning activity is received by a waveform sensor from one or more signal converters. The waveform data comprises a group of electromagnetic waveforms. The waveform data is filtered by a processor to remove noise frequencies. One or more uncompressed portions of the waveform data are transmitted to a processing server. Digital filter data based on the one or more uncompressed portions of waveform data are received from the processing server. One or more frequencies are removed from the waveform data based on the digital filter data. The waveform data is compressed. The compressing includes selecting one or more points on a waveform, wherein the one or more points are above a predetermined threshold. The compressing includes determining an inflection of the selected points based on a predefined algorithm.
US08275540B2
Techniques are described for generating predictions of future traffic conditions at multiple future times, such as by using probabilistic techniques to assess various input data while repeatedly producing future time series predictions for each of numerous road segments (e.g., in a real-time manner based on changing current conditions for a network of roads in a given geographic area). In some situations, one or more predictive Bayesian models and corresponding decision trees are automatically created for use in generating the future traffic condition predictions for each geographic area of interest, such as based on observed historical traffic conditions for those geographic areas. Predicted future traffic condition information may then be used in a variety of ways to assist in travel and for other purposes, such as to plan optimal routes through a network of roads based on predictions about traffic conditions for the roads at multiple future times.
US08275539B2
A control system for an internal combustion engine, which is capable of preventing a variable valve-operating mechanism from suffering problems due to insufficiency of lubrication oil immediately after starting the engine. The ECU of the engine determines an amount of lubrication oil lubricating the variable valve-operating mechanism which is capable of continuously changing an intake lift, holds the intake lift at a predetermined lift if it is determined that the oil amount is less than a predetermined amount, and controls the amount of intake air by changing the opening of a throttle valve capable of adjusting the amount of intake air, when the operation of the variable valve-operating mechanism is inhibited.
US08275538B2
Various example approaches are described, one of which includes a method for controlling injection of gaseous and liquid fuel to a cylinder during engine starting. Specifically, gaseous fuel is injected during or before an intake stroke of the cycle to form a well-mixed overall lean air-fuel mixture, and then liquid fuel is directly injected to the cylinder at least during one of a compression and expansion stroke of the engine cycle to form a rich air-fuel cloud near the spark plug, where a spark initiates combustion of the injected fuels. In one example, the rich cloud enables additional spark retard, and thus faster catalyst light-off, while maintain acceptable combustion stability of the gaseous fuel.
US08275534B2
A method makes it possible to measure and evaluate the efficiency of a start-stop system of a vehicle having an internal combustion engine, and on the basis of the measurement, to optimize the efficiency in a vehicle-specific fashion or with regard to the driving behavior of the driver.
US08275533B2
A gas turbine engine is provided and includes a combustor having a first interior in which a first fuel is combustible, a turbine into which products of at least the combustion of the first fuel are receivable, a transition zone, including a second interior in which a second fuel and the products of the combustion of the first fuel are combustible, a plurality of fuel injectors which are configured to supply the second fuel to the second interior in any one of a single axial stage, multiple axial stages, a single axial circumferential stage and multiple axial circumferential stages, a compressor, by which air is supplied to the first and second interiors for the combustion therein, and a control system configured to control relative amounts of the air to the first and second interiors and relative amounts of the first and second fuels supplied to the first and second interiors.
US08275532B2
An anti-skid device for the driving wheels (10) of a vehicle, in particular an automotive vehicle, includes an active braking device (16) of the torque to be transmitted to the driving wheels; a torque regulator (12) providing a control signal (Cb) to the active braking device (16) according to information on the regulation deviations (Δv) relative to a set predetermined regulation; a control unit (20) providing the regulator (12) with regulation initialization information (In). The control unit (20) obtains the regulation initialization information (In) from evolution parameters of the vehicle on all terrains, such as the adhesion and the speed of the driving wheels, the slope and/or slant of the terrain. Application: anti-skid device for the wheels of an automotive vehicle.
US08275531B2
A target turn vehicle speed setting device for setting a target turn vehicle speed according to the corner radii obtained from external information. A reference radius used for setting the target turn vehicle speed is set to a minimum value of the corner radii of points included in a corner successively obtained from the external information. When the values of the corner radii of the points decrease, the update of the reference radii is started. When the values of the corner radii increase, the update of the reference radii is ended. The target turn vehicle speed can be more appropriately determined.
US08275530B2
A transmission system that includes a transmission, a pressure sensor, a pressure booster, and a controller. The pressure booster being capable of raising the pressure of transmission fluid inside a closed-loop transmission by lowering the sensed pressure coming from the pressures sensor and being sent to the controller, thereby initiating a response from the controller that results in higher fluid pressures. The pressure booster does not lower the sensed pressure when the vehicle, and therefore, the transmission, is not in operation. Additionally, the pressure booster also does not increase the electric current through the electrical components of the fluid control system. The result is a transmission with a “firmer” feel between shifts and the correction of weak shifting problems such as gear slip.
US08275527B2
A transmission modeling system includes an in-gear module that determines an in-gear acceleration when a vehicle is in gear. A shift module determines a shift acceleration based on a clutch torque when the vehicle is shifting between gears. A shaft acceleration determination module determines a shaft acceleration based on at least one of the in-gear acceleration and the shift acceleration.
US08275513B2
A vehicle communication interface (VCI) that allows for a single communications protocol to be used between a software application and a plurality of software drivers that are connected to physical interfaces of the VCI. Also, a method of communicating with a vehicle using a host system such as a personal computer. The method also makes use of a single communications protocol between a software application that processes information received from a vehicle and a plurality of software drivers.
US08275492B2
The present disclosure relates to a method and a set of means for piloting an aircraft used, first of all, for detecting emergency situations and for removing the consequences thereof, which make it possible perform all possible control modes for piloting the same aircraft in the form of an aircraft hand-flown by a pilot with the aid of flight control means, an aircraft remotely flown by instructions of a control station technical means and an independent automated aircraft flown by instructions of the aircraft equipment. In order to carry out the remote, automatic and independent control of the aircraft, the power drive units of control equipment, a system for the switch-on and off thereof and technical supporting means are provided on the aircraft board and on the control station.
US08275485B2
A system for controlling and automating an electric power delivery system by executing time coordinated instruction sets to achieve a desired result. A communication master may implement the execution of time coordinated instruction sets in a variety of circumstances. The communication may be embodied as an automation controller in communication with intelligent electronic devices (IEDs). The communication master may also be embodied as an IED that is configured to coordinate the actions of other IEDs. The time coordinated instruction sets may include steps for checking status of power system equipment before executing. The time coordinated instruction sets may include reactionary steps to execute if one of the steps fails. The time coordinated instruction sets may also be implemented based on a condition detected in the electric power delivery system, or may be implemented through high level systems, such as a SCADA system or a wide area control and situational awareness system.
US08275482B2
A robot obstacle detection system including a robot housing which navigates with respect to a surface and a sensor subsystem aimed at the surface for detecting the surface. The sensor subsystem includes an emitter which emits a signal having a field of emission and a photon detector having a field of view which intersects the field of emission at a region. The subsystem detects the presence of an object proximate the mobile robot and determines a value of a signal corresponding to the object. It compares the value to a predetermined value, moves the mobile robot in response to the comparison, and updates the predetermined value upon the occurrence of an event.
US08275481B2
Computer assisted systems, methods and mediums for filling one or more orders. One embodiment of the present invention is a system that includes an order consolidation station configured to receive at least one bottle containing pills individually counted and/or at least one package containing pharmaceutical products without having been designated for any of the orders when the package was created and/or at least one literature pack optionally including patient specific information. The order consolidation station is further configured to combine automatically the received bottle and/or package and/or literature pack into a container to be sent to a recipient including, for example, mail order pharmacies, wholesalers and/or central fill dealers for subsequent distribution or sale including retailer distribution or sale. The bottle is specifically designated for the order, and the order generally includes at least one prescription for the package.
US08275479B1
A method and apparatus for performing an operation on a workpiece. Image information may be received from a camera system at a controller in which the camera system and the controller may be associated with a housing. The workpiece with a number of inconsistencies and a tool system may be moved relative to each other under a control of the controller in which the tool system may be associated with the housing. A number of operations may be performed on the number of inconsistencies on the workpiece holes using the image information under the control of the controller.
US08275478B2
A method includes designating a plurality of wafers as members of a group. A first subset of the wafers is housed in a first wafer pod and a second subset of the wafers is housed in a second wafer pod. The first wafer pod is routed to a first tool, and at least a first operation is performed on the wafers in the first subset using the first tool. The second wafer pod is routed to a second tool, and the first operation is performed on the wafers in the second subset using the second tool. The wafers in the first and second subsets are consolidated following the performing of the first operation.
US08275473B2
A data recording and reproducing apparatus is adapted to receive audio data created by encoding an original sound signal and to decode the audio data into the original sound signal to thereby reproduce the original sound signal. The data recording and reproducing apparatus includes a data storage unit operable to store the audio data; a feature point information creation unit operable to create information about feature points by extracting information about characteristics of sound indicated by the original sound signal from the stored audio data and to create feature point information based on the extracted information; and an altered-speed reproduction unit operable to reproduce the original sound signal at an altered speed by decoding the audio data and thinning out the decoded audio data based on the feature point information.
US08275461B2
A system and method for treating pain are disclosed. A voltage source provides an electric current, and a switching waveform controller receives the electric current and provides a first signal having a first waveform of a first frequency. A switching high frequency generator receives the electric current and provides a second signal having a waveform of a second frequency that is higher than the first frequency. A microprocessor controls the switching waveform controller and the switching high frequency generator. The second signal is superimposed on the first signal, providing a modified first signal. Alternatively, the switching waveform controller and the switching high frequency generator use one or more passive components and the second signal is superimposed on the first signal. At least one electrode receives the modified first signal, and the at least one electrode transmits a third signal associated with the modified first signal to a patient's skin.
US08275454B2
An iontophoresis device activated in use, which is capable of supplying a dissolution liquid in an amount that depends on the amount of a drug when it is used, is provided.This iontophoresis device activated in use comprises: an absorber 11 formed of a material containing a dry drug 10 and capable of absorbing a liquid; a wall material 13 disposed around the absorber 11, having an adhesive layer 12 on the undersurface thereof; a support 15 disposed on the absorber 11 and the wall material 13, having an opening 14 in the central portion thereof; an electrode 25 disposed on the undersurface of the support 15; a diaphragm 20 disposed on the support 15; and a dissolution liquid reservoir 18 disposed on the diaphragm 20, retaining a dissolution liquid for dissolving the drug between the diaphragm 20 and itself, and having a protruding portion 17 for destroying the diaphragm 20 by pressing force. The protruding portion 17 has a linear apical portion, for example, and it is disposed so that it is allowed to come into contact with or is close to the diaphragm 20. A liner 19 is removably attached on the undersurface of both the absorber 11 and the adhesive layer 12.
US08275452B2
An electrophysiology (EP) system includes an interface for operator-interaction with the results of code executing therein. A template model can have channels positioned or repositioned thereupon by the user to define a set-up useful in rapid catheter positioning. Mapping operations can be performed without the requirement for precise catheter location determinations. A map module coordinates EP data associated with each selected channel and its associated position on the template model to provide this result, and can update the resulting map in the event that the channel or location is changed. Messaging and other dynamic features enable synchronized presentation of a myriad of EP data. Additional systems and methods are disclosed herein.
US08275440B2
The invention is directed to a mapping catheter useful for mapping tubular regions in and around the heart. The catheter comprises an elongated tubular catheter body. A mapping assembly is provided at the distal end of the catheter body. The mapping assembly comprises a tubular structure comprising a pre-formed generally circular main region generally transverse and distal to the catheter body and having an outer circumference. The tubular structure comprises a non-conductive cover over at least the main region of the mapping assembly. A plurality of electrodes are carried by the generally circular main region of the mapping assembly. A control handle is mounted at the proximal end of the catheter body. A contraction wire extends through the catheter body and non-conductive cover of the mapping assembly for contracting the generally circular main region of the mapping assembly. The contraction wire has a distal end anchored in the non-conductive cover and a proximal end anchored to a mechanism in the control handle that facilitates longitudinal movement of the contraction wire relative to the catheter body. The portion of the contraction wire extending through the non-conductive cover is positioned on the side of the generally circular main region closer to the center of the generally circular region.
US08275432B2
An implantable optical sensor and associated manufacturing method include a sensor housing having an inner surface and an outer surface and a window formed in the housing extending between the housing inner surface and the housing outer surface. An opto-electronic device enclosed within the housing and having a photonic surface is operatively positioned proximate the window for emitting light through the window or detecting light through the window. An optical coupling member is positioned between the opto-electronic device and the window for reducing light reflection at a surface within the implantable optical sensor.
US08275430B2
An arrangement for an electrically conducting connection of a superconductive electric cable with a cable having normal conductivity at room temperature is provided, which includes a passage with an electric conductor surrounded by a thermal insulation. The conductor of the superconductive cable is connected to an end of the conductor of the passage, at whose other end a cable having normal conductivity can be connected. On the end of the superconductive cable intended to connect to the conductor of the passage an electrode is mounted serving the electric field control. At least in the area of the electrode a cryostat is present which surrounds it, which is constructed as a circumferentially closed sheath of electrically insulating material with a vacuum free, thermal insulation. The end of the sheath facing the passage is placed during the state of operation of the arrangement at high voltage potential, while the other end is connected to ground potential.
US08275422B2
The invention provides a system and method for controlling use of handset communication device for communication by driver. A system in accordance with an embodiment includes: an obtaining component for obtaining driving state information of the vehicle; a directional antenna for capturing a wireless communication signal of the handset communication device around the driver; a judging component for judging whether a driving state of the vehicle is in an unstable state based on predefined criteria and the driving state information of the vehicle; and a control component for transmitting a remote control signal, based on a judging result of the judging component, to intervene in a communication of the handset communication device during a call.
US08275421B2
With respect to a mobile wireless device in which a first housing 101 and a second housing 102 are foldably connected via a hinge 104, and in which a third housing 103 comprising a substantially rectangular display portion 106 is connected to the second housing 102 with a rotation mechanism portion 105 that rotates in a plane that is parallel with respect to a surface of the second housing 102, an antenna 107 is placed at an end portion of the first housing 101 on the side of the hinge, and a passive element 108 is placed at an end portion of the third housing 103. As a user rotates the third housing 103 by 90° to view visual data in horizontally long display, the antenna 107 and the passive element 108 are electro-magnetically coupled with each other, and the antenna characteristics of the antenna 107 improve. Thus, it becomes possible to provide an antenna that is more efficient when viewing visual data with a mobile wireless device, which is capable of receiving terrestrial digital TV and other visual data, on a screen that displays in a horizontally long manner.
US08275410B2
A radio communication terminal 100 includes: a first storage unit, 1171 configured to store a PRL list L1 used for connection to a communication provider—provided WLAN provided by a communication provider, a content of the first storage unit 1171 being rewritable by the communication provider; and a second storage unit 1172 configured to store a user registration list L2 used for connection to a user-registered WLAN registered by a user of the radio communication terminal, the second storage unit 1172 being rewritable by the user. The radio communication terminal 100 selects any one of the communication provider-provided WLAN and the user-registered WLAN, based on the PRL list L1 and the user registration list L2.
US08275404B2
A system for monitoring and managing emergency services sector resources includes a wireless communications device configured to establish a wireless network, a plurality of wireless nodes wirelessly connected to the wireless network, a user application, a message management and routing system configured to facilitate communications between the wireless communication device and the user application, and a user device configured to display information from the user application. Each wireless node of the plurality of wireless nodes is associated with an emergency services sector resource, and is configured to communicate information regarding the emergency services sector resource to the user application via the wireless communications device. The user device is configured to display information regarding the emergency services sector resource from the user application.
US08275403B2
When a mobile terminal (10), having a basic identity module (12) operative according to a first security standard, initiates a service access, the home network (30) determines whether the mobile terminal has an executable program (14) configured to interact with the basic identity module for emulating an identity module according to the second security standard. If it is concluded that the mobile terminal has such an executable program, a security algorithm is executed at the home network (30) to provide security data according to the second security standard. At least part of these security data are then transferred, transparently to a visited network (20), to the mobile terminal (10). On the mobile terminal side, the executable program (14) is executed for emulating an identity module according to the second security standard using at least part of the transferred security data as input. Preferably, the first security standard corresponds to a 2G standard, basically the GSM standard and the second security standard at least in part corresponds to a 3G standard such as the UMTS standard, and/or the IP Multimedia Sub-system (IMS) standard.
US08275390B1
The present invention provides systems and methods are provided to allow a network device to simultaneously monitor multiple adjacent wireless physical layer channels. If network communications are discovered on an adjacent channel, the network device may move to this adjacent channel. Accordingly, the network device is able to discover other devices or services existing on the adjacent channel, and is able to avoid interference caused by adjacent channels coexisting on the same frequency bands. After moving to the adjacent channel, a standard MAC protocol is able to regulate channel excess amongst all the network devices coexisting on the new channel.
US08275373B2
An apparatus and method for wireless communications supports a periodic scan for wireless devices. The periodic scan includes a plurality of scans spaced apart in time. The phase of the periodic scan is changed in response to one of the wireless devices being detected in one of the scans.
US08275358B1
A system for receiving user consent to obtaining location information of a mobile device includes a communications interface configured for communication with a mobile device, a validation logic configured to identify the mobile device at least in part by obtaining an identifier associated with the mobile device, and a notification logic configured to communicate a signal including data representing an automated voice message. The automated voice message provides a notice or the location of a notice including information indicating to the user of the mobile device that consenting to the obtaining of the location information of the mobile device would result in the location information of the mobile device being disclosed. The communications interface is configured to transmit the automated voice message to the mobile device, and to receive from the mobile device data indicating the user consent for obtaining the location information of the mobile device.
US08275356B2
A system and method are provided for managing mobile user access to enterprise network resources from a wireless mobile device, such as a smart phone or mobile computer, with improved security and access control. Access rules determining accessible resources and associated permitted operations are determined based on membership of an authenticated user to each of one or more groups, each group being associated with a set of permitted accessible resources and operations. For each user, based on membership of a group, or a Boolean evaluation of memberships of two or more groups, a list of accessible resources and permitted operations is generated, and the list is made available for subsequent processes, e.g. presentation to the user on an interface of the mobile device. Access rules may also be defined dependent on other information received from the system, or from the mobile device, such as time or location. Requests for an operation such as read access or write access to a network resource, such as a file, lists, shared calendars et al., may thus be readily controlled by an IT manager for multiple users of an enterprise network. Since the application resides in an application layer between the mobile device and existing security infrastructure, mobile access may be set without overriding internal access policies.
US08275354B2
A rollover management system (RMS) receives and stores rollover data that includes subscriber identification and a balance of the rollover usage units that may be “rolled-over” to offset overage units used by a subscriber in excess of package plan usage units in a subsequent billing cycle. In response to receiving requests, the RMS presents rollover data elements to the requesting entities. The balance of the rollover usage units may be rolled over and measured in at least one of a plurality of billable units and may be shared by the subscriber's multiple communication services. The rollover usage units expire after a predetermined number of billing cycles where the predetermined number may vary between package plans. The RMS receives post-billing data elements to update the rollover data elements. The RMS is further operative to account for and present for review unbilled communication service usage to subscribers.
US08275348B2
A method for managing an ongoing telephone call in a vehicle includes the steps of monitoring signals provided by vehicle systems and monitoring conversational cognitive load indicators for a driver during the telephone call. A current driving situation is assessed by evaluating the signals provided by the vehicle systems and by evaluating the conversational cognitive load indicators. A semantic cue is provided during the telephone call, wherein the semantic cue is indicative of the current driving situation and wherein the semantic cue is audible at least for a caller calling the driver. Methods for managing incoming telephone calls and assisting the driver with outgoing telephone calls are also provided.
US08275336B2
An oscillator circuit having a source of an oscillating signal, a tank circuit including an inductor and a capacitor, and a discretely switchable capacitance module configured to control an amount of capacitance in the oscillator circuit. The discretely switchable capacitance module includes, in one embodiment, a capacitor coupled between a first node and a second node, a switch, having a control node, coupled between the second node and a third node; and a DC feed circuit, having a first end coupled to the second node and a second end configured to receive a first or second control signal. The control node of the switch is tied to a predetermined bias voltage. When the first control signal is applied, the capacitor is coupled between the first node and the third node via the switch such that the capacitor is coupled in parallel with the capacitor of the tank circuit, and when the second control signal is applied the capacitor is decoupled from the tank circuit.
US08275333B2
An apparatus and a method for switching to a channel including good receiving sensitivity among a plurality of channels for the same broadcast service are provided. The apparatus includes a radio broadcast receiving unit for receiving a radio broadcast, a display unit for indicating an existence of another frequency channel, through which it is possible to listen to a current broadcast, and a control unit for notifying a user of the existence of the other frequency channel if the other frequency channel exists for listening to the current broadcast service, and for switching a current channel to the other frequency channel to listen to the broadcast service through the other frequency channel if the other frequency channel is selected.
US08275327B2
The present invention relates to a wrist watch type mobile terminal, and may include a conductive metal housing connected with a band or strap to be worn on a human body, and formed to be operable as an antenna at a specific bandwidth, a wireless communication module configured to process a signal transmitted and/or received by the housing, and a feeding portion configured to electrically connect the metal housing with the wireless communication module. The metal housing thereof may function as an antenna transmitting and/or receiving a specific bandwidth, and thus has an advantage of facilitating the implementation of the wireless performance and improving the appearance thereof, compared to a case in which an antenna is disposed within the housing having a small and limited size.
US08275324B2
A method, apparatus and computer program product for predicting received signal strength in a wireless mobile receiver. The invention bounds the range of allowed values for a next predicted signal. The bounded prediction compensates for erroneous values from multipath fading. The predicted signal strength is used to set the mobile receiver amplifier gain to the desired level.
US08275315B2
The present invention relates to a system and method that allows a user to transfer digital data to and from a mobile device between two or more communication devices, in cases where the communication between the devices is restricted or otherwise limited to audio or audio tone transmissions. Transmitting digital data over such an audio communication link may include establishing a wireless, short-range communication link, converting a digital data set to an audio tone sequence, converting the audio tone sequence to a digitized audio signal, transmitting the digitized audio signal from a first device to a second device over the communication link, converting the digitized audio signal back to the audio tone sequence, and converting the audio tone sequence back to the digital data set.
US08275314B1
Different scan modes are provided for Bluetooth devices. In at least some embodiments, a narrowband scanning mode looks for signal energy on individual transmission frequencies at a time. By looking for signal energy rather than decoding transmitted packets, at least some of the components in a Bluetooth device can remain in an idle or rest state. A midband scanning mode looks for signal energy across multiple different frequencies at a time. Again, by looking for signal energy across multiple different frequencies rather than decoding transmitted packets, at least some of the components in a Bluetooth device can remain in an idle or rest state. A wideband scanning mode looks for signal energies across all relevant frequencies at a time. At least some embodiments enable a Bluetooth device to switch between scanning modes.
US08275305B2
A computer-implemented method of overseeing and adjusting the instruction and evaluation of a student with respect to one or more topics of study within a classroom. The subject matter of an academic course is studied and broken down into a plurality of discretely defined behavioral performances designed to be readily and objectively recognized as being mastered or not by a student. One or more of the discretely defined behavioral performances are then selected, with the aid of a first computerized database system, as learning objectives for the week. At the end of the week, a student is subsequently evaluated on these objectives. Results of the evaluation are then transferred to a second computerized database system, which organizes the collected data into an interactive learning management report that can be configured by a reviewer in real time to display a variety of levels of detail.
US08275302B2
A blade for an electro-photographic device includes an elastic rubber member constituted by an edge portion and a base portion which are in contact with each other and are constituted by different materials, wherein the edge portion includes an edge subject to frictional wear in use and is made of ester polyurethane, and the base portion is adapted to be bonded to a support and is made of ether polyurethane. The blade undergoes minimal permanent deformation and offers excellent mechanical strength, wear resistance and compliance to the use environment.
US08275300B2
A method of forming a variable finish on a receiver by fusing toner to a receiver in an electrophotographic printer includes providing a rotatable member, a fusing system disposed with respect to the rotatable member to form a fusing nip, and a glossing system having a glossing belt and disposed with respect to the rotatable member to form a glossing nip. The fusing system and glossing system are adapted to fuse toner to a receiver to produce respective ranges of finish of the fused toner. A finish within one of the respective ranges, and is selected, as is one of the nips, so the finish range of the system corresponding to the selected nip includes the selected finish. The rotatable member is rotated to feed the receiver through the selected nip to fuse the toner to the receiver and form the selected finish on the receiver.
US08275298B2
A developer supply device, comprising: a developer holding body having a circumferential surface and a rotation axis extending in a main scanning direction and being placed to face a supply target at a developer supply position; a carrying substrate that has a plurality of electrodes arranged along a direction intersecting with the main scanning direction and that carries a developer in a developer transport direction through a traveling electric field generated by application of a multiphase alternating voltage to the plurality of electrodes, the carrying substrate being located such that an end of the carrying substrate in the developer transport direction is positioned to face the developer holding body; and a voltage application unit configured to apply, to the plurality of electrodes and the developer holding body, the multiphase alternating voltage having alternating components synchronizing with each other.
US08275291B2
A driving-force transmitter and a process cartridge. The process cartridge has a photosensitive drum and the driving-force transmitter mounted on the end of the photosensitive drum. The driving-force transmitter having a fitting part and multiple protrusions protruding from an end surface of the fitting part. The multiple protrusions are distributed equiangularly on a circle which is in the end surface of the fitting part. The center of the circle is on the axis of the fitting part. There is an engaging-part on the farthest end of each protrusion from the axis of the fitting part. An anti-separating groove is provided on the engaging-part.
US08275289B2
A fixing unit is provided with a heat roller having a plurality of heaters provided therein for applying heat to a toner image formed on a sheet of paper, an upper-side casing for holding the heat roller, a holding member detachably fitted to the upper-side casing, and a plurality of fitting portions that are provided in the holding member and to which first to third terminal portions of the plurality of heaters can be detachably fitted from a same direction.
US08275287B2
A developing device and image forming apparatus are provided. The developing device includes a chassis; a developer carrying member; a thickness regulating member; a supply member; and a conveying member. In a state in which the developing device is attached to a main body an opening of the chassis faces upward; the thickness regulating member pressure-contacts the developer carrying member from below the developer carrying member; the conveying member is disposed below the developer carrying member; the supply member overlaps a portion of the conveying member in a horizontal direction; and a portion of the conveying member is disposed within a vertical projection plane between a pressure-contact position of the thickness regulating member to the developer carrying member, and a contact position of the supply member to the developer carrying member. The image forming apparatus includes a main body; a plurality of photosensitive members; and a plurality of developing devices.
US08275283B2
A cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus includes a developer carrying member for developing an electrostatic latent image formed on an image bearing member, and an electroconductive developer layer thickness regulating member for regulating a layer thickness of a developer deposited on the developer carrying member. A part of the developer layer thickness regulating member is directly contactable to the main assembly electrical contact.
US08275280B2
A print terminal unit includes a storage unit to store a lookup table on which information regarding an image forming apparatus corresponding to at least one type of a document is recorded, a user interface through which at least one type of at least one document to be printed is selected, and a controller to control an image forming apparatus that corresponds to the selected type of the document among the plurality of image forming apparatuses according to the lookup table to print the document. Accordingly, the user easily performs printing operation using an image forming apparatus separately depending on the type of the document.
US08275278B2
A fixing control device includes a power distribution controller that adjusts a power distribution time period when the power is distributed to plural heater elements per control cycle, a turn on time determining member that determines a time when each of the plural heater elements is turned on based on a duty ratio between the power distribution time period and the control cycle, and a soft operation controller that either gradually starts or stops heating each of the plural heater elements during a soft start or stop period, respectively. One of the soft start and stop periods for one of the plural heater elements is decreased not to overlap with another one of the plural heater elements.
US08275274B2
Example embodiments reduce the number of data input/output lines by carrying on a single signal line input signals to the image forming control means from a plurality of detection means and drive signals output to a plurality of drive means from the image forming control means, provide versatility for coping with cases where configuration of the image forming apparatus is changed without increasing the number of signal lines, and control the drive means that require a drive pulse and simultaneous drive of a plurality of drive means. Identification control means determines whether a drive signal is output to drive means of a plurality of input/output means, or whether a detection signal from detection means is input, identifies any one input/output means of the plurality of input/output means from an identification signal, and specifies the data to be transferred to a data line as data of the identified input/output means.
US08275266B2
An optical interconnect system includes components such as circuit boards, server blades, or a backplane with respective light pipes for an optical signal. The light pipe in a component transmitting the optical signal receives a collimated beam and directs the collimated beam for transmission. The light pipe in a receiving component is nominally aligned with the light pipe pf the transmitting component and separated from the first light pipe by free space. The light pipe on the receiving side is larger than the light pipe on the transmitting side and can therefore accommodate an expected alignment error.
US08275258B2
An optical communication base station which receives an upstream optical signal having an upstream bit rate specific to each one of a plurality of lower order communication units from a corresponding one of the plurality of lower order communication units, and which transmits a downstream optical signal having a downstream bit rate specific to each one of the plurality of lower order communication units to a designated one of the plurality of lower order communication units, includes; a first optical signal conversion unit which changes the bit rate of the upstream optical signal and thereby converts the upstream optical signal into a fixed bit-rate inter-station optical signal; and a second optical signal conversion unit which converts the inter-station optical signal into the downstream optical signal by changing the bit rate of the inter-station optical signal according to the designated one of the plurality of lower order communication units.
US08275256B2
An optical communication serial interface is employed to power up a device from a powered down state to a powered on state. An optical receiver element receives serial optical signals transmitted by at least one optical fiber and converts the received serial optical signals to electrical signals. A low level reception converter detects and decodes the electrical signals to provide data and control words from detected and decoded normal electrical signals for a high level command processor. A power supply maintains low level power to at least the optical receiver element and the low level reception converter of the optical communication serial interface while the device is in the powered down state. The low level reception converter detects a particular abnormal sequence of electrical signals; and in response to detecting the particular abnormal sequence of electrical signals, asserts a control signal to power up the device controllable power supply.
US08275244B2
A recording apparatus includes an input unit to which moving picture data is input, a memory, a management-information processing unit configured to generate management information related to a position of a predetermined picture in the moving picture data and to store the information in the memory, a recording unit configured to create a moving picture file and a clip information file on a recording medium, to record the moving picture data on the medium by storing the data in the moving picture file, and to record the management information on the medium by storing the information in the clip information file, and a control unit configured to control the recording unit so that, when a size of the stored information reaches a predetermined size during recording of the moving picture file, the recording unit stops recording and records the data by storing the data in a new moving picture file.
US08275238B2
On an optical disk, video object sets (VTST_VOBS) to be reproduced and video title set information (VTSI) serving as management information on the video object sets have been stored. In each video object set (VTST_VOBS), many data cells, each containing video, audio, and sub-picture data, are arranged. Management information on programs chains, which are combinations of programs to be reproduced one after another, has been written in a video title set PGC table (VTS_PGCIT). By referring to the program chain table (VTS_PGCIT) according to the user's input, the playback order of program chains can be changed, enabling the program chains to be reproduced one after another in various modes.
US08275234B2
A plurality of video streams and STN_table are recorded in the local storage 200. Each of the plurality of video streams is a secondary video stream to be played together with a primary video stream, and includes picture data representing a child image to be displayed in Picture in Picture that is composed of a parent image and the child image. In the STN_table, entries of secondary video streams that are permitted to be played are described in the order of priority.
US08275233B2
The present invention relates to a method at a receiver for playing a stream comprising a set of video samples and a set of audio samples, said audio samples and said video samples being adapted to be rendered at a standard rendering speed in a synchronized manner, comprising at the receiver the steps of starting the reception of the stream, starting the rendering of the video samples at a speed slower than the standard rendering speed and accelerating the rendering speed up to the standard rendering speed. The invention also concerns methods for an early rendering of audio samples, when the stream comprises a set of audio samples, wherein the audio and video samples are adapted to be rendered at a standard rendering speed in a synchronized manner.
US08275227B2
A method for use in connection with installing a fiber unit into a conduit having a first end and a second end, the method being suitable to detect when the fiber unit introduced into the first end arrives at the second end. The fiber unit is introduced into the conduit from the first end and installed towards the second end; introducing a light with a light source into the fiber unit at the first end; detecting reflected light in the fiber unit with a light detector at the first end, and detecting changes in the reflected light, whereby an operator may determine that the fiber unit has arrived at the second end.
US08275222B2
A handwriting detection sheet includes a handwriting layer, a code layer and an optical layer. The handwriting layer can display handwriting. The code layer is placed on a rear-face side of the handwriting layer. The code layer includes plural code images arranged in a matrix manner. In the code images, position codes are encoded with a light absorption material that absorbs infrared light. The optical layer is placed on a rear-face side of the code layer. The optical layer reflects infrared light and allows visible light to pass through.
US08275217B2
An apparatus provides an image on the basis of a plurality of input images. The apparatus includes a first stage having at least a first and a second combiner, each of the combiners including a first storer for storing image data of the input images, a first processor for processing the image data of the input images into an intermediate image, and a second storer for storing image data of the intermediate image. The apparatus further includes a second stage having at least one further combiner, the further combiner including a third storer for storing image data of those intermediate images which are stored in the second storer of the first stage, a second processor for processing the image data from the third storer, so as to combine the image data of the intermediate images into the image, and a fourth storer for storing image data of the image.
US08275214B2
A method for texture characterization is provided. Multi-dimensional spectrum data are determined by transforming multi-dimensional image data into Fourier domain. The multi-dimensional spectrum data are partitioned into a plurality of partitions, wherein each partition is associated with a predetermined set of orthogonal voice frequencies. The partitioned multi-dimensional spectrum data are then transformed into Stockwell domain resulting in discrete orthonormal Stockwell transform data. The discrete orthonormal Stockwell transform data are then processed to determine data associated with image texture, which are indicative of a feature of the object.
US08275208B2
Provided are method and apparatus for encoding and decoding an image by using a bit plane-based image encoding method and a block-based image encoding method respectively on bit planes based on the n-m most significant bits of an input image including n-bit pixel values and an image based on the m least significant bits of the input image.
US08275191B2
The invention provides an image processing apparatus for generating coordination calibration points. The image processing apparatus includes a subtracting module, an edge detection module and an intersection point generation module. The subtracting module subtracts a first image from a second image to generate a first subtracted image, and subtracts the first image from a third image to generate a second subtracted image. The edge detection module performs an edge detection process for the first subtracted image to generate a first edge image, and performs the edge detection process for the second subtracted image to generate a second edge image, wherein the first edge image includes a first edge and the second edge image includes a second edge. The intersection point generation module generates, according to the first and second edges, an intersection point pixel, serving as the coordination calibration point corresponding to the first edge and the second edge.
US08275190B2
An apparatus for inspecting pattern defects, the apparatus including: an image acquisition unit which acquires an image of a specimen and stores the acquired image in an image memory; a defect candidate extraction unit which performs a defect candidate extraction process by using the acquired image, which is read from the image memory; and a defect detection unit which performs a defect detection process based on a partial image containing a defect candidate that is extracted by the defect candidate extraction unit, wherein the defect detection process performed by the defect detection unit is performed asynchronously with an image acquisition process that is performed by the image acquisition unit.
US08275186B2
An intuitive user interface is provided that allows for selection of an abnormality level in features in a medical image on the basis of graphical depictions of the abnormalities themselves. In one embodiment, the user interface displays realistic images of actual abnormalities in a series ranging from least severe to most severe and the medical practitioner selects the abnormality level by mouse-clicking on one of the images. The user interface then displays an annotated map of suspected abnormalities with annotations only on those suspected abnormalities that are at least as severe as the selected abnormality. In alternative embodiments, the user interface displays stylized images of the abnormalities plotted by the display using mathematical functions. In yet another alternative, the images are hand-drawn images.
US08275185B2
An image processing system extracts parts or characteristics of interest from prepared biological samples One suitable use of the image processing system is to find biomarkers. But many other suitable uses are possible. Some components of the system include image preprocessing (data interpolation, retention time alignment, image noise filtering, background estimation, and formation of a composite image); image feature extraction (peaks, isotope groups, and charge groups); and computation of feature characteristics and expression statistics, differential expression, and non-differential expression. Outputs of the system include a candidate list of parts or characteristic of interest for aiding further discovery.
US08275180B2
Embodiments are provided for accurately characterizing a tooth's movement. One method embodiment includes associating an abnormal tooth shape with a model tooth shape from a reference library of model tooth shapes, mapping a predefined dental reference from the model tooth shape onto at least a portion of the abnormal tooth shape, and adding a location of the predefined dental reference to the abnormal tooth shape based on the mapped predefined dental reference from the model tooth shape.
US08275178B2
A finger sensor may include a finger sensing area and a controller cooperating with the finger sensing area for storing enrollment data including finger feature locations. The controller may be for generating authentication data including finger feature locations based upon positioning of an object adjacent the finger sensing area. The controller may also be for performing aligning the authentication data and the enrollment data, matching between the aligned enrollment and authentication data, and spoof attempt detecting based upon corresponding pairs of finger features and their spatial locations in the aligned enrollment and authentication data. The controller may further be for performing an authentication decision based upon the matching and spoof detecting.
US08275160B2
A delay time calculation apparatus that enables all of speaker units constituting a speaker array to contribute to the formation of a combined wavefront directed to an area specified by a user. The delay time calculation apparatus includes a delay time calculation unit that calculates delay times of delayed audio signals supplied to the speaker units such that a ratio at which an evaluation object area is occupied by an area to which an acoustic wave output from each speaker unit reaches earlier than acoustic waves output from the other speaker units falls within a predetermined range. The evaluation object area is a target area to which a combined wavefront of acoustic waves output from the speaker units is directed, or is a perspective projection image of the target area onto a predetermined evaluation plane.
US08275155B2
A method for fabricating a micro speaker is provided, including forming a package wafer and a device wafer by batch processing, bonding the package wafer and the device wafer to each other, and forming a diaphragm by isotropic-etching a back surface of the device wafer using a xenon difluoride (XeF2). As a result, a micro-electronic-mechanic system (MEMS) technology-based piezoelectric micro speaker having a wide frequency response range is realized, by batch processing, thereby providing simplified structure and processing and reducing fabricating cost.
US08275154B2
An apparatus for processing an audio signal and method thereof are disclosed, by which a local dynamic range of an audio signal can be adaptively normalized as well as a maximum dynamic range of the audio signal. The present invention includes receiving, by an audio processing apparatus, a signal, and feedback information estimated based on a normalizing gain; generating a noise estimation based on the signal; computing a gain filter for noise canceling, based on the noise estimation and the signal; and, obtaining a restricted gain filter by applying the feedback information to the gain filter.
US08275148B2
An audio processing apparatus is provided, comprising: a main microphone for receiving sounds from a source and noises from non-source sources and generating a main input; a reference microphone for receiving the sounds and the noises and generating a reference input; a short-time Fourier transformation (STFT) unit for applying short time Fourier transformation to convert the main input of a time domain signals into a main signal of a frequency domain and convert the reference input of the time domain signals into a reference signal of the frequency domain; a sensitivity calibrating unit for performing sensitivity calibration on the main signal and the reference signal and generating a main calibrated signal and a reference calibrated signal; and a voice active detector (VAD) for generating a voice active signal according to the main calibrated signal, the reference calibrated signal and a direction of arrival (DOA) signal.
US08275146B2
A trim panel assembly for retaining an acoustical device, the trim panel assembly comprising a trim panel, and a voice coil, wherein at least a portion of the voice coil is partially embedded within a surface of the trim panel.
US08275132B2
The present invention is suitable for use in a multi-encrypted system that dynamically allocates stream identifiers in a second stream depending upon the identifiers in a first stream. The first stream is monitored and counters are incremented with the presence of an identifier. The count for each of the counters is then received. Using the count, a control processor then assigns or revises identifiers in the second stream.
US08275127B2
The invention realizes a high-security cryptographic processing apparatus that increases difficulty in analyzing its key and a method therefor. In Feistel-type common-key-block cryptographic processing that repeatedly executes an SPN-type F-function having the nonlinear conversion section and the linear conversion section over a plurality of rounds, Linear conversion processing of an F-function corresponding to each of the plurality of rounds is carried out by linear conversion processing that applies square MDS (Maximum Distance Separable) matrices. The invention uses a setting that arbitrary m column vectors included in inverse matrices of square MDS matrices being set up at least in consecutive even-numbered rounds and in consecutive odd-numbered rounds, respectively, constitute a square MDS matrix. This structure realizes cryptographic processing whereby resistance to linear cryptanalysis attacks in the common-key-block cipher is improved.
US08275118B2
A method for controlling establishment of a communication channel between a service provider terminal of a contact center and a service request terminal is disclosed. The method comprises responding to receipt of a request to establish the communication channel by:a) determining whether a license for a media type associated with the communication channel is allocated to the service provider terminal;b) if a license is determined to be allocated to the service provider terminal, allowing establishment of the communication channel;c) if a license is determined not to be allocated to the service provider terminal, determining availability of a license from a pool of licenses;d) if a license is determined not to be available, refusing establishment of the communication channel; ande) if a license is determined to be available, allocating the license to the service provider terminal and allowing establishment of the communication channel.
US08275112B1
Systems and methods for providing multi-homed tandem access in a communication system are disclosed. The disclosure may include a private packet network backbone exchange (PPNBE) in connection with a set of access tandems and with a call destination such as an end-user or a communications service. A set of LRNs may be homed across the set of access tandems, with each of the set of LRNs mapped to one or more TNs corresponding to the call destination. An originating party may use any of the TNs to reach the call destination. A plurality of originating calls each including one of the TNs may be received at the PPNBE from any of the access tandems and routed to the call destination. Thus, the present disclosure provides greater call capacity than available access tandem architectures as well as optimizes a maximum number of call paths to a particular call destination.
US08275110B2
An examples of active call filtering, screening and dispatching is described, including receiving data representing a call from a first communication endpoint; presenting at a second communication endpoint, prior to connecting to the call, a subset of prompts that specify dispatching actions for the call, at least one of the dispatching actions including transmitting a response via a communications network, detecting selection of a prompt that specifies a dispatching action for the call, and transmitting an instruction from the second communication endpoint to a call messaging system to perform the dispatching action. In some embodiments, a determination is made as to whether a bypass condition exists, the bypass condition specifying that one or more customized screening rules are to be bypassed. If the bypass condition exists, then a call messaging system can bypass the use of a subset of prompts.
US08275107B2
Techniques include managing a multimedia conference call. An apparatus may comprise a wireless device having at least one wireless transceiver and a conference call manager module. The conference call manager module may establish a voice connection and a data connection for a multimedia conference call using the wireless transceiver, the voice connection to communicate media information and the data connection to communicate conference call event information during the multimedia conference call.
US08275102B2
Called parties in an enhanced communication system are provided location information associated with a calling party to help them determine whether they should accept the call. Alternatively, automatic call routing may be performed based on location context information associated with the calling party such as whether the caller is calling from a regular location association with him/her or an extra-ordinary location.
US08275096B2
A system and method of security monitoring and response delivery for a user having a user's device by a monitoring service whose services include monitoring the user upon request. The method includes maintaining a user profile for each user in a user database, maintaining response provider information in a response provider database in which response providers are predetermined and include providers of at least one of assistance and emergency services which are selected from among public, private, commercial and non-commercial providers; receiving a transmission of a request for monitoring from a user sent via the user's device over the communication system; and commencing monitoring of the user via the user's device using advanced decision making and analysis tools employing higher logic.
US08275087B2
An endpoint or other communication device of a communication system includes a clock recovery module. The communication device is operative as a slave device relative to another communication device that is operative as a master device. The clock recovery module comprises a clock recovery loop configured to control a slave clock frequency of the slave device so as to synchronize the slave clock frequency with a master clock frequency of the master device. The clock recovery loop comprises a primary loop having a first frequency error estimator for generating a first estimate of error between the master and slave clock frequencies, a second frequency error estimator outside of the primary loop for generating a second estimate of error between the master and slave clock frequencies, and an accumulator coupled between the second frequency error estimator and the primary loop. The second estimate is controllably injected into the primary loop via the accumulator.
US08275085B2
An apparatus for recovering data and a method thereof are provided. The apparatus includes a reference clock generator which generates a reference clock, and a data recovering unit which detects an edge of received data and recovers the data using a time difference between a reference point of the reference clock and the detected edge.
US08275080B2
Existing message fields and/or message parameters are configured to facilitate the packet and message synchronization and decoding tasks that conventionally rely upon a known bit sequence in each packet, thereby eliminating the need for a predefined message preamble in each packet. In example embodiments, the unique identifier of each transmitter is structured to facilitate determination of bit polarity and the start of each packet; packet sequence numbers use an unconventional counting sequence to assure synchronizing bit transitions; and so on. Other techniques, such as the use of run-length limited (RLL) message encoding, or 8b/10b encoding, to assure within-packet bit transitions, are also used to enhance clock synchronization and proper header location determination.
US08275075B2
A system and method implement low complexity maximum likelihood sequence detection. A decision feedback algorithm computes x(M+D+L−1). Optimality examination is performed for x(M), and state values and values of Markov states along paths from states in x(M) to xl(M+L) are computed.
US08275071B2
A radio frequency receiver comprising a receiver module, an intermediate frequency (“IF”) module, a synthesizer module and a controller module. The receiver module receives a radio frequency signal and provides a baseband in-phase signal and a baseband quadrature signal, eliminates a sideband of the in-phase and quadrature signals to create a first and a second signal, downconverts the first and second signal to a first and a second IF signal, and selects one of the first or second IF signals. The IF module receives the first or second IF signal, performs analog-to-digital conversion on the first or second IF signal, and demodulates the digitally converted IF signal. The synthesizer module receives a programmable reference signal, downconverts the reference signal to an IF feedback signal, downconverts the reference signal to a baseband feedback signal, provides the IF feedback signal to the IF module, and provides the baseband feedback signal to the receiver module. The controller module samples the digitally converted IF signal and provides the programmable reference signal to the synthesizer module to thereby provide a demodulated output signal.
US08275070B2
An apparatus for and method of transmitting and/or receiving a signal by using signaling point rotation in mutually cooperative relaying are provided. The apparatus for transmitting a signal includes: a rotated I-channel generation unit rotating a symbol containing data of a first user, by a predetermined angle, and then, obtaining the I-channel (in-phase) component of the rotated symbol; a rotated Q-channel generation unit receiving a symbol rotated by a predetermined angle, of a previous time slot from a node of a second user performing mutually cooperative relaying with the node of the first user, detecting the I-channel component, and obtaining the Q-channel (quadrature-phase) component of a symbol containing data of the second user from the detected I-channel component; and a combining unit combining the I-channel component of the first user generated in the rotated I-channel generation unit and the Q-channel component of the second user generated in the rotated Q-channel generation unit, thereby generating one symbol.
US08275063B2
A method for transmitting and receiving a precoded signal in a Multi-Input Multi-Output (MIMO) communication system is provided. In the method, a preceding matrix is selected from a codebook including one or more preceding matrices of each rank, each of the preceding matrices including a unitary matrix modified by an antenna selection element. A signal for transmission is then precoded by applying the selected preceding matrix to the signal for transmission and the precoded signal is transmitted through a selected antenna.
US08275060B2
Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure propose multiple codebook searching methods for a receiver in a communication system, wherein the communication system uses a codebook having L pre-coding matrices. First, L matrices are calculated according to the L pre-coding matrices, and the L matrices are inversed mean square error matrices of the L pre-encoding matrices. Then, diagonal cofactors or determinants of at least S matrices of the L matrices are calculated, and a pre-coding matrix used by the receiver is found according to the maximum cofactors of the diagonal of the at least S matrices or ratios between the maximum cofactors of the diagonals and the determinants of the at least S matrices.
US08275052B2
There is being disclosed an OFDM signal receiver for detecting carrier frequency offset. When FFT transform of the signal is processed in the receiver, an estimator applies the spectrum shape of the FFT transform for estimating the carrier frequency offset.
US08275048B2
A video encoding method for assigning a plurality of images to a plurality of GOPs and encoding images belonging to the GOPs as a video image. The method includes determining whether each image belonging to each GOP is to be encoded; encoding GOP encoding/non-encoding data for indicating whether encoded data of the image belonging to the relevant GOP is output; and encoding the image belonging to the relevant GOP when the encoded data of the image is output. Typically, it is determined whether an image generated by using one or more other GOPs without decoding the encoded data of the relevant GOP is closer to an original image of the relevant image in comparison with an image obtained by decoding the encoded data, so as to determine whether the image belonging to the relevant GOP is to be encoded.
US08275044B2
A video frame arithmetical context adaptive encoding and decoding scheme is presented which is based on the finding, that, for sake of a better definition of neighborhood between blocks of picture samples, i.e. the neighboring block which the syntax element to be coded or decoded relates to and the current block based on the attribute of which the assignment of a context model is conducted, and when the neighboring block lies beyond the borders or circumference of the current macroblock containing the current block, it is important to make the determination of the macroblock containing the neighboring block dependent upon as to whether the current macroblock pair region containing the current block is of a first or a second distribution type, i.e., frame or field coded.
US08275042B2
Disclosed is an apparatus (500) for generating a second compressed video stream (550) having a second resolution, from a first compressed video stream (540) having a first resolution. The apparatus comprises means (513) for extracting transform domain luma data and spatial domain chroma data from the first compressed video stream (540), means (514-516) for applying a transform domain operation to the luma data to form reconstructed transform domain luma data, means (518, 519, 560) for applying a spatial domain operation to the chroma data to form reconstructed spatial domain chroma data, and means for scaling the reconstructed transform domain luma data and reconstructed spatial domain chroma data to generate the second compressed video stream.
US08275039B2
Provided is a method of and apparatus for video encoding and decoding based on motion estimation. The method includes generating a motion vector by searching a reference picture using pixels of a current block, generating a prediction motion vector that is a prediction value of the motion vector by searching the reference picture using previously encoded pixels located adjacent to the current block, and encoding the current block based on the motion vector and the prediction motion vector. By accurately predicting the motion vector of the current block, the number of bits required for encoding the motion vector can be reduced, thereby improving the compression rate of video data.
US08275038B2
A motion detecting method and a motion detector are provided. The motion detecting method includes the following steps. When the type of the current macro block (MB) is intra-type (I-type) or predictively-coded type (P-type), a first procedure or a second procedure is performed. The first procedure includes setting the active flag of the currentMB according to the type of the previous MB. The second procedure includes setting the active flag of the current MB according to the motion vectors of the previous MB and the current MB. The present invention is capable of reducing the probability of erroneous motion judgments.
US08275037B2
Methods for determining for high layer macroblocks that use inter-layer prediction, a partitioning of the macroblock. The methods include dividing the high layer macroblock in non-overlapping high layer blocks of a predefined size; determining a corresponding base layer pixel for one pixel, called reference pixel, of each high layer block; identifying, for each reference pixel, a base layer macroblock to which the corresponding base layer pixel belongs, a base layer partition to which the corresponding base layer pixel belongs in the identified base layer macroblock, a base layer sub-partition to which the corresponding base layer pixel belongs in the identified base layer partition if the sub-partition exists; deriving, for each of the high layer block, a single value, called Partlnfo value; and determining a partitioning of the high layer macroblock in macroblock partitions by comparing between them the Partlnfo values associated with each of the high layer blocks.
US08275035B2
One embodiment of the invention provides a video coding apparatus including an intraprediction section that generates prediction signals by plural intraprediction modes, an interprediction section that generates prediction signals by plural interprediction modes, and a first determination section that selects a first prediction mode to select a prediction signal by the first prediction mode from among the prediction signals by the plural intraprediction modes and the plural interprediction modes. The first determination section includes a second determination section that selects a second prediction mode from among the plural interprediction modes, a candidate limiting section that selects at least one of the plural intraprediction modes based on the second prediction mode, a third determination section that selects a third prediction mode from among the at least one of the plural intraprediction modes and a fourth determination section that selects the first prediction mode from among the second and third prediction modes.
US08275030B2
An integrated circuit having a receiver that selectively inhibits incoming data from being used to update adaptively generated controls. Sampling circuitry generates a plurality of samples of an incoming signal. Control circuitry generates an inhibit signal in either a first state or a second state according to whether the plurality of samples meets a randomness criterion. Tap weight update circuitry receives the inhibit signal from the control circuitry and updates a plurality of equalizer tap weights based on the plurality of samples if the inhibit signal is in the first state. The tap weight update circuitry refrains from updating the plurality of equalizer tap weights based on the plurality of samples if the inhibit signal is in the second state.
US08275025B2
Methods and apparatus are provided for pseudo asynchronous testing of receive paths in serializer/deserializer (SerDes) devices. A SerDes device is tested by applying a source of serial data to a receive path of the SerDes device during a test mode. The receive path substantially aligns to incoming data using a bit clock. A phase is adjusted during the test mode of the bit clock relative to the source of serial data to evaluate the SerDes device. The source of serial data may be, for example, a reference clock used by a phase locked loop to generate the bit clock. The phase of the bit clock can be directly controlled during the test mode, for example, by a test phase control signal, such as a plurality of interpolation codes that are applied to an interpolator that alters a phase of the bit clock.
US08275024B2
A cable modem includes an amplifier, a power module, a switch circuit, a monitor signal, a duplexer and a RF matching circuit. The switch includes a PMOS transistor and a first electronic switch. The RF matching circuit included a second electronic switch and an electronic matching device. The monitoring signal source is configured for outputting a control signal. When the monitoring signal source stops outputting the control signal, both the first electronic switch and the PMOS transistor are turned off to cut off the power to the amplifier, the second electronic switch is turned on, and conducts the RF signal received by the signal receiving/transmitting circuit to the duplexer which further conducts the RF signal to the radio frequency matching circuit.
US08275022B2
A CDMA communications system includes a primary station and at least one secondary station. The secondary station includes a receiver for receiving CDMA signals transmitted on the downlink. The receiver includes a plurality of Rake finger receivers having inputs for receiving signals and outputs coupled to a combining stage for combining their output signals constructively, a finger assignment stage for assigning the finger receivers to respective received signals, a processing stage for estimating the speed of the CDMA receiver from the signals received and for varying the time required to make a finger replacement decision in response to the estimated speed so that the time required decreases as the speed of the receiver increases and vice versa.
US08275021B2
Provided is a radio communication device which can suppress inter-code interference between an ACK/NACK signal and a CQI signal which are code-multiplexed. A diffusion unit (214) diffuses the ACK/NACK signal inputted from a judgment unit (208) by using a ZC sequence. A diffusion unit (219) diffuses the CQI signal by using a cyclic shift ZC sequence. By using a Walsh sequence, a diffusion unit (216) further diffuses the ACK/NACK signal which has been diffused by using the ZC sequence. A control unit (209) controls the diffusion unit (214), the diffusion unit (216), and the diffusion unit (219) so that the minimum value of the difference between the CQI signals from a plurality of mobile stations and a cyclic shift amount of the ACK/NACK signal is not smaller than the minimum value of the difference between the cyclic shift amounts of the ACK/NACK signals from the plurality of mobile stations.
US08275019B2
Examples are disclosed for transmitting and receiving schemes for multiuser single-carrier space time spreading (STS) with frequency domain equalization.
US08275012B2
A first transistor produces a first voltage in response to a first current signal. A first resistor is coupled between the first transistor and a low voltage supply. A transconductor has a first input receiving the first voltage and producing a second current signal in response to differences between signals received on the first input and a second input. A second transistor is coupled to the second input and produces a third current signal in response to the second current signal. A third transistor, coupled to the second transistor and the second input, produces an output current signal in response to the third current signal. The first transistor is scaled to the third transistor by the inverse of a gain factor. A second resistor is coupled between the third transistor and a low voltage supply. The first resistor is scaled to the second resistor by the gain factor.
US08275011B2
To detect a wavelength drift of laser light with no error, an optical transmission module (10) includes: a laser diode (20); a laser temperature calculation section (52) for detecting the temperature of the laser diode (20) that monotonously increases with respect to a wavelength of the laser light; a wavelength calculation section (44) for detecting a transmittance of the laser light incident on an etalon filter (36) whose transmittance periodically varies with respect to the wavelength of the incident light, and a laser wavelength corresponding to the transmittance; and a wavelength error obtaining section (54) for detecting a wavelength error (wavelength drift), from a target wavelength, of the laser light output from the laser diode (20), based on the temperature detected by the laser temperature calculation section (52) and the laser wavelength detected by the wavelength calculation section (44).
US08275007B2
A high power pulsed laser system is configured with at least two gain blocks and with at least one saturable absorber (SA) coupled to the output and input of the respective gain blocks. The SA is configured so that Qsat_sa
US08275003B2
An aspect of the invention relates to a method and apparatus for multiplexing content. In one example, a first transport stream is received. The first transport stream includes a sequence of burst cycles, each of the burst cycles having a plurality of packet bursts respectively associated with a plurality of primary services. In one example, a primary service is a national service. A packet burst stream is received that is associated with a secondary service. In one example, a secondary service is a regional service. The first transport stream is multiplexed with the packet burst stream to produce a second transport stream. The second transport stream includes a deterministic relationship between the plurality of packet bursts in each of the burst cycles and packet bursts of the packet burst stream. Additional packet burst streams associated with additional secondary services may be received and multiplexed in a similar manner.
US08275000B2
A wireless communication system includes a base station and a terminal station. The base station extracts paths that have a power level that exceeds a predetermined threshold value from delay profiles of the terminal station as available paths, selects a path having a maximum power or a first path from the available paths as a reference path, calculates a time difference between an arrival time of the reference path and a predetermined maximum arrival time, and transmits a result to the terminal station as a transmission timing control signal. The terminal station adjusts the transmission timing to the base station according to the time difference. The base station transmits the transmission timing control signal only when the base station detects the reference path.
US08274988B2
Examples are disclosed for forwarding data partitioned into one or more cells through at least a portion of a three-stage memory-memory-memory (MMM) input-queued Clos-network (IQC) packet switch. In some examples, each module of the three-stage MMM IQC packet switch includes a virtual queue and a manager that are configured in cooperation with one another to forward cells through at least a portion of the switch. The cells may have been partitioned and stored at an input port for the switch and destined for an output port for the switch.
US08274985B2
The present invention provides methods and apparatus for controlling cellular access to data services from a mobile device such as a cellular telephone or PDA. The wireless network monitors IP traffic to and from the mobile device. Attempts to access an data service are checked to determine whether the requested access is authorized. Access to the data service is granted subject to the authorization. Access to the mobile device from external sources is also restricted.
US08274979B2
A method for secure communication between a local area network and a wide area network includes integrating a NAT functionality in a firewall associated with the local area network, wherein the NAT functionality is suitable to translate the source port of outgoing data packets with a NAT port value obtained by adding to a NAT offset value the value of the session ED used in a session database. When reply data packets coming from the wide area network are received by the firewall, the session ID is extracted from the NAT port value and is used for directly pointing to the session database, thus reducing the time required to recognize the session.
US08274959B2
A method for allowing a mobile station to detect a Location Based Service-Reference Signal (LBS-RS) in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method includes receiving LBS-RS setup information of at least one target cell participating in location measurement from a serving cell, acquiring a frequency offset value of the target cell using the LBS-RS setup information, and detecting the LBS-RS transmitted from the target cell using the LBS-RS setup information and the frequency offset value. In addition, the method further includes measuring a reception delay time of the detected LBS-RS, and transmitting a reception delay time to the serving cell.
US08274943B2
An access node wirelessly coupled to a plurality of access terminals, having a subband scheduler, a plurality of orthogonal frequency division multiplex elements, and a plurality of antennas. The subband scheduler receives precoded data, and schedules transmission of a preamble signal and a plurality of data streams. The plurality of orthogonal frequency division multiplex elements converts the preamble signal and the plurality of data streams into a corresponding preamble tone and a corresponding plurality of data tones. The preamble tone indicates a mapping of the plurality of data tones to one or more of the plurality of access terminals. The plurality of antennas transmits the corresponding preamble tone and the corresponding plurality of data tones in timely fashion for receipt by the plurality of access terminals. The corresponding preamble tone and the corresponding data tones are transmitted over subbands of a code division multiple access (CDMA)-based carrier frequency.
US08274940B2
A base station apparatus is disclosed that includes a selection unit selecting user equipment terminals to which radio resources are allocated based on priority levels indicating a priority order of allocating the radio resources for a shared channel and a resource determination unit determining a transmission power level of a control channel and resources for the control channel, the control channel indicating communications of the shared channel to the selected user equipment terminals. In the base station apparatus, when the sum of the transmission power of the control channel related to the selected user equipment terminals exceeds a predetermined first threshold value or when a sum of control resources for the control channel related to the selected user equipment terminals exceeds a predetermined second threshold value, the resource determination unit transmits the control channel to some user equipment terminals among the selected user equipment terminals.
US08274925B2
A traffic channel is assigned for use by a terminal to transmit data traffic to a satellite for relay to a satellite base station. The traffic channel assignment is retained for use by the terminal while the terminal is idle between data traffic transmissions to the satellite in response to a type of service designation that is associated with the terminal.
US08274924B2
A method is provided for communication in a wireless telecommunications system. The method comprises an access node acting as a master control but not acting as a serving node in a coordinated multi-point (CoMP) transmission with a relay node toward a user equipment. The method further comprises the access node retaining a copy of data packets that the access node sends to the relay node for the CoMP transmission.
US08274923B2
The present invention provides a wireless access control method, relay station and base station. The wireless access control method according to the present invention is characterized in that under the control of said base station, information of said subscriber station and said base station is received and forwarded via a wireless channel by using the relay station. Said method further comprises the steps of: uplink bearer data and control information from said subscriber station being first received by said relay station and then forwarded to said base station; downlink bearer data from said base station being first received by said relay station and then forwarded to said subscriber station. Said base station sends control information directly to the subscriber station. The present invention further comprises a relay station for implementing the above method and an improved base station. In the method and devices provided by the present invention, with the introduction of relaying access technique, subscriber stations located with the long distance to the base station or in shadowing areas may be connected by relaying.
US08274917B1
Recognition of users by assigned source port blocks identifies a specific network-attached device using date, time, WAN IP, and source port information associated with a user session. The method includes the steps of: receiving a date, time, WAN IP address, and source port associated with a user session; a computer searching a list of user sessions for one or more LAN IP addresses associated with the received WAN IP address that were in use at the received date and time; responsive to finding one or more matching IP addresses, a computer searching a list of assigned source ports for a match between a set of source ports assigned with the found LAN IP addresses and the received source port; and responsive to finding a matching source port, a computer identifying a source host device that is assigned the matching LAN IP address.
US08274916B2
A terminal location measuring device includes a database for storing registration information of a plurality of access points (AP's) forming a first infrastructure system for wireless LAN-based indoor location determination. The terminal location measuring device sets a search range of a database by using location information of the terminal acquired through a second infrastructure system that is different from the first infrastructure system, an identifier of at least one of a plurality of AP's, and a signal measurement value. The terminal location measuring device extracts registration information of an AP having the same identifier as at least one AP within the search range of the database, and measures a location of the terminal by using registration information of the AP.
US08274914B2
A first of a plurality of intermediate routing devices is operable to advertise to and/or receive status information from remaining one(s) of the intermediate routing devices. The intermediate routing devices may store and/or analyze the advertised and/or received status information and may make routing decisions based on it. The first routing device may advertise status information for itself and/or for one or more other intermediate routing devices. Data may be routed based on type of data, service level and/or priority associated with the data. The advertised and/or received status information comprises current status information, predicted status information and/or past status information which may be based on one or more of port status, CPU utilization, memory utilization, quality of service (QoS), bandwidth utilization, bandwidth availability, traffic load, congestion, number of connections handled and capability to provide a particular level of service.
US08274913B2
A method and system for configuring wireless communication of survey sensors and controllers is recited. In one embodiment, a survey device controller is configured to receive a first wireless communication comprising a sequence indicating that a survey device is configured to participate in an automatic configuration process with the survey device controller. The system further comprises the survey device which is configured to generate a second wireless communication indicating the reception of a selection event to communicatively couple the survey device with the survey device controller. The survey device controller is further configured to automatically initiate a wireless communication connection comprising the survey device controller and the survey device in response to receiving the second wireless signal contemporaneous with receiving a signal which is generated by the survey device controller to communicatively couple the survey device controller with the survey device.
US08274908B2
Apparatuses, methods, systems, and computer program products to process QoS packets of wireless traffic without explicit control negotiations are disclosed. An embodiment may comprise a mobile computing device with wireless communications capabilities. The mobile computing device may be a client that associates or connects with an access point or communicates another client device, such as a peripheral device with wireless capabilities. The mobile computing device may monitor wireless packet traffic being transmitted from the mobile computing device. For example, the mobile computing device may monitor the packets being transmitted from a video streaming application to the peripheral device, which may comprise an LCD monitor that has wireless communications capabilities. The mobile computing device may mark the packets of the video stream as QoS packets even though the video streaming application may not do so, and place the marked packets in a QoS queue for priority processing.
US08274903B2
A method for switching between channels on different bands is described. Communication with a wireless device occurs on a base channel. A channel switch request is sent to the wireless device. An acknowledgment is received from the wireless device. Communication with the wireless device switches to a 60 GHz channel.
US08274901B1
A system and method allocates dropped packets from a call detail record in a voice over Internet Protocol to links or nodes the call traversed, and to events that occurred during the call and prefixes corresponding to the phones used in the call, along with a report in decreasing order of the dropped packets for the nodes, links, events and prefixes, to allow a system administrator to help identify the source of the dropped packets.
US08274898B2
A method includes: identifying a test source address (SA) in a second network and a test destination address (DA) in a third network, wherein a packet is presumed to be transmitted from the second network to the third network through plural communication routes in a first network; causing an output edge router connected to the third network to change settings of an ARP table in the output edge router so as not to transfer the packet addressed to the test DA to the third network; obtaining the first number of input packets from each counting router on each route; transmitting a test packet including the test SA and DA, plural times; obtaining the second number of input packets from each counting router; calculating a difference between the first and second numbers for each route; and identifying a route through which the test packets passed, based on the differences.
US08274897B1
A method of providing location based service information in a situational network includes establishing the situational network linking a plurality of individuals in response to an indication of an occurrence of a situation. Information related to availability of a service at a plurality of service locations affected by the situation is received, where the service is provided by one or more of a plurality of service providers An individual location associated with each of the plurality of individuals is determined. The available service locations that are in closest proximity to the individual location of the respective individuals is transmitting to each of the individuals based on the availability of the service.
US08274893B2
A computer may be capable of communicating with devices via network through multiple interfaces. When a new connection is to be established, the computer may select an interface to use for the connection. In some embodiments, the interface may be selected based on historical connection information representing the performance of previous network connections that the computer has established through the interfaces.
US08274884B1
A user of a communications network is prevented from consuming an excessive amount of channel bandwidth by restricting use of the channel in accordance with the type of data being downloaded to the user. The user is provided an initial number of credits. As the user consumes the credits, the data being downloaded is checked to determine if is permissible or non-permissible. Non-permissible data includes file-sharing files and movie downloads if user subscription does not permit such activity. If the data is permissible, the user is provided another allotment of credits equal to the initial allotment. If the data is non-permissible, the user is provided an allotment of credits less than the initial allotment. Various restriction policies also can be applied, such as levying additional fees and/or terminating the user's access to the channel. Also, incentives can be provided to entice the user curb the misuse.
US08274881B2
A mechanism is provided for altering access to a network. A virtual I/O server controller in a virtual I/O server operating system receives an indication that an identified communications adapter requires attention. The virtual I/O server controller issues a set of calls to a set of N_port identification virtualization server adapters coupled to the identified communications adapter. Each of the set of calls indicates to each of the set of N_port identification virtualization server adapters a request to move a set of clients from their assigned port on the identified communications adapter to an available port on a failover communications adapter. The set of N_port identification virtualization server adapters moves the set of clients from the identified communications adapter to the failover communications adapter.
US08274875B2
Disclosed is an optical disc device that is able to increase accuracy in reproducing information from an optical disc. The optical disc device 10 calculates a focus error signal SFE2 and a sum signal SS1 while reciprocating an objective lens 21 in a focus direction until a distance between a focal point FS and a focal point FM1 becomes close to the depth d of a target position PG at the time of a pull-in operation, and when a trigger signal ST1 generated on the basis of the sum signal SS1 is at low level, starts focus control on the basis of the focus error signal SFE2. Therefore, focus control can start in a state where the focus error signal SFE2 curves in an S shape with sufficient amplitude.
US08274868B2
A recording/reproducing apparatus includes a writing/reading unit writing data to or reading data from an information recording medium having an access control area in which access control data is recorded, the access control data having common information set to allow the recording/reproducing apparatus that cannot recognize a predetermined function adapted to the information recording medium to control access to the information recording medium; and a control unit controlling the writing/reading unit to record access control data regarding a function recognizable by the recording/reproducing apparatus in the access control area when the information recording medium is initialized or reinitialized.
US08274866B2
An optical recording head includes: a light source; a slider comprising a wave guide which irradiates light from the light source to a recording medium, wherein a grating coupler is formed on an end portion at an opposite side of the waveguide relative to the light source; and an optical element which comprises a diffraction grating and introduces the light from the light source to the grating coupler through the diffraction grating. The optical element deflects the light from the light source so that the light is incident into the grating coupler with a deflection angle larger than 90 degrees with respect to a direction in which the light proceeds when the light is incident into the optical element.
US08274864B2
Disclosed is a slip gear structure which is easy to handle at the time of dismantling/assembly and which does not easily suffer breakage even if dismantling/assembly is repeated, and a timepiece equipped with the same. A slip gear structure for a timepiece includes: a gear main body portion in the form of an annular plate having in the outer periphery thereof tooth portions, there being provided spring portions extending across an inner opening; and a positioning member equipped with a small diameter plate-like portion having a central hole with which a shaft is rotatably fit-engaged and a pair of support wall portions arranged on both sides of the central hole and protruding from one surface. When the slip gear structure is in a non-fit-engaged state with respect to the shaft, the spring portions of the gear main body are elastically pressed against side edge portions of the support wall portions, with central spring portions thereof situated between the side edge portions protruding into the central hole; and when the slip gear structure is in a fit-engaged state with respect to the shaft at the central hole, the central spring portions of the spring portions of the gear main body portion are elastically pressed against the shaft for slip engagement with the shaft.
US08274863B2
Disclosed is a chronograph timepiece in which it is possible to prevent the battery reliability service life time from being exceeded even when the period of time that the chronograph function is used is short, making it possible to prevent failure generation in the chronograph timepiece due to liquid leakage. A 24-hour counter down-counts a period of time that has elapsed starting from 24 hours, and a chronograph counter down-counts the period of time that chronograph measurement operation is performed from a predetermined time; when the count values of the 24-hour counter and the chronograph counter become equal to each other, a processing unit consumes a battery for the residual period of time of the two counters by a battery power consuming unit.
US08274862B2
A sweep generator is employed to generate a sweep to be used by a seismic vibrator device for generating a desired target output spectrum, wherein the frequency sweep is designed so as to comply with one or more constraints imposed by the seismic vibrator device and/or imposed by the environment in which the device is to be used. In one embodiment, a sweep generator determines a sweep for achieving a desired target output spectrum by a given seismic vibrator device in compliance with at least a pump flow constraint imposed by the seismic vibrator device. In another embodiment, a sweep generator determines a sweep for achieving a desired target output spectrum by a given seismic vibrator device in compliance with all of multiple operational constraints of the seismic vibrator device, such as both mass displacement and pump flow constraints. Environmental constraints may also be accounted for in certain embodiments.
US08274861B1
An underwater wireless network can include plurality of nodes, each node having a cylindrical housing, a repeater, a transducer and a buoy. The housing defines a void and encloses the repeater. The transducer can be tethered to the housing and a buoy can be tethered to said transducer. Each node also includes at least two hemi-cylindrical flukes that can be pivotably attached to the housing. The housing can further be formed with at least two flood ports, and corresponding plugs are inserted into a respective fill port. Lanyards interconnect each flukes with a respective plug. During transport, the flukes can surround the transducer and the void is empty, which renders the node neutrally buoyant for ease of transport. For deployment, the flukes are pivoted away from each other to tighten the lanyards, which pull the plugs out of the flood ports, to further flood the void and deploy the node.
US08274860B2
A distance measurement apparatus arranged to measure the distance to an object (106) comprising a first sonic transmitter (100) arranged at a first distance (h1) from that object and a second sonic transmitter (102) arranged at a second distance (h2) from that object (100), wherein the first and second distances are different, the first (100) and second (102) transmitters being controlled by processing circuitry (108) and the first and second transmitters being arranged such that sonic pulses emitted, in use, thereby are incident upon that object (106) and the apparatus further comprising at least one sonic receiver (100) arranged to receive a plurality of reflected sonic pulses and generate an output therefrom and the processing circuitry (108) being arranged to receive the output, determine the times since the first and second pulses were emitted and generate a distance to that object from the determined times.
US08274858B2
Seismic data recorded in a marine streamer are obtained, with the seismic data being representative of characteristics of subsurface earth formations and acquired by deployment of a plurality of seismic receivers overlying an area of the subsurface earth formations to be evaluated, the seismic receivers generating at least one of an electrical and optical signal in response to seismic energy. A complex Laplace frequency parameter is used to transform the seismic data from a space-time domain to a spectral domain. An iterative conjugate gradient scheme, using a physically-based preconditioner, is applied to the transformed seismic data, to provide a least squares solution to a normal set of equations for a deghosting system of equations. The solution is inverse-transformed back to a space-time domain to provide deghosted seismic data, which is useful for imaging the earth's subsurface.
US08274849B2
An integrated circuit device (e.g., a logic device or a memory device) having a memory cell array which includes (i) a plurality of memory cells, wherein each memory cell is programmable to store one of a plurality of data states, and (ii) a bit line, having a plurality of memory cells coupled thereto. Memory cell control circuitry applies one or more read control signals to perform a read operation wherein, in response to the read control signals, a selected memory cell conducts a current which is representative of the data state stored therein. Sense amplifier circuitry senses the data state stored in the selected memory cell using a signal which is responsive to the current conducted by the selected memory cell. Current regulation circuitry is responsively and electrically coupled to the bit line during a portion of the read operation to sink or source at least a portion of the current provided on the bit line. Sensing circuitry responsively couples the current regulation circuitry to the bit line during the portion of the read operation.
US08274847B2
To provide a semiconductor system including a plurality of core chips and an interface chip that controls the core chips. Each of the core chips includes an internal voltage generating circuit. The interface chip includes an unused chip information holding circuit that stores therein unused chip information of the core chips. The core chips respectively receive the unused chip information from the unused chip information holding circuit. When the unused chip information indicates an unused state, the internal voltage generating circuits are inactivated, and when the unused chip information indicates a used state, the internal voltage generating circuits are activated. With this configuration, unnecessary power consumption by the unused chips is reduced.
US08274845B2
A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device is provided, which includes an input buffer provided with a first inverter that can electrically adjust circuit threshold values, a circuit: threshold value monitor provided with a second inverter having the same circuit configuration as the first inverter to detect the circuit threshold values of the first inverter when the input and output of the second inverter are short-circuited, respectively, a memory storing parameter values that correspond to the circuit threshold values detected by the circuit threshold value monitor, and a data-reader circuit reading the parameter values given to the first inverter from the memory.
US08274843B2
Semiconductor device having nonvolatile memory element and data processing system including the same
A semiconductor device includes a fuse element, a read-out circuit that reads out a memory content of the fuse element in response to a first internal reset signal that is activated in response to transition of an external reset signal, and a latch circuit that holds therein the memory content read out by the read-out circuit and is reset by a second internal reset signal that is activated based on an activation period of the external reset signal. With this configuration, even when the activation period of the external reset signal is long, the time for which a current flows through the fuse element can be shortened, thereby making it possible to reduce a current consumption at the time of a reset operation.
US08274835B2
Methods for mitigating runaway programming in a memory device, methods for program verifying a memory device, a memory device, and a memory system are provided. In one such method, a ramp voltage signal is generated by a digital count signal. A memory cell being program verified is turned on by a particular verify voltage of the ramp voltage signal in response to a digital count of the digital count signal. The memory cell turning on generates a bit line indication that causes the digital count to be compared to a representation of the target data to be programmed in the memory cell. The comparator circuit generates an indication when the digital count is greater than or equal to the target data.
US08274832B2
Subject matter disclosed herein relates to non-volatile flash memory, and more particularly to a method of reducing stress induced leakage current.
US08274831B2
A process for programming non-volatile storage is able to achieve faster programming speeds and/or more accurate programming through synchronized coupling of neighboring word lines. The process for programming includes raising voltages for a set of word lines connected a group of connected non-volatile storage elements. The set of word lines include a selected word line, unselected word lines that are adjacent to the selected word line and other unselected word lines. After raising voltages for the set of word lines, the process includes raising the selected word line to a program voltage and raising the unselected word lines that are adjacent to the selected word line to one or more voltage levels concurrently with the raising the selected word line to the program voltage. The program voltage causes at least one of the non-volatile storage elements to experience programming.
US08274820B2
In order to obtain a memory cell of size 4 F2 to realize cross-point type memory, a magnetic memory element is used having a spin valve structure including a free layer 5, nonmagnetic layer 4, and layer 3. The layer or the free layer includes an N-type ferrimagnetic material, and the magnetic compensation point of the N-type ferrimagnetic material is lower than the temperature reached by the layer when a certain write pulse is applied to control the combination of magnetizations of the free layer and layer, and higher than the temperature reached by the layer when another write pulse is applied. These write pulses can have the same polarity.
US08274808B2
A pair of operator cells each having a series-coupled circuit of first and second transistors is used as a storage unit. To-be-retrieved data and retrieval data are respectively stored in the first and second transistors, and mutually complementary data items are stored in the operator cells of the storage unit. The operator cells supply currents according to the result of an AND operation between the stored data items to corresponding bit lines, and the read data from the storage unit corresponds to the result of an EXOR operation between the retrieval data and the to-be-retrieved data. The currents flowing in the corresponding bit lines are amplified with sense amplifier circuits to drive local match lines. In the individual sub-blocks of an operator cell array, data items having different pattern lengths can be stored. The potentials of the local match lines are selected according to the data pattern lengths, and match retrieval is performed for the data items having the different pattern lengths.
US08274806B1
The systems and methods presented herein provide for readily configurable high voltage electrical energy generation. For example, a high voltage electrical energy generation system may include an AC power supply configured with an inductor to transfer AC electrical energy. In this regard, the system may also include a first receptor stage that includes an inductor for inductively coupling to the inductor of the AC power supply to receive the AC electrical energy. Similarly, a second receptor stage may inductively couple to the inductor of the AC power supply as well as to the inductor of the first receptor stage to receive the AC electrical energy, with each receptor being configured as a stackable plate. Each receptor stage may include a rectifier that converts the AC electrical energy to DC electrical energy. The rectifiers may be coupled together via a DC to DC connection provide a DC bias.
US08274791B2
Provided is a resin-sealed electronic control device reduced in size, which includes a double-sided mounting board as at least one of a plurality of electronic boards obtained by division so that a large mounting surface with a small plane area is ensured. Each of a first electronic board (30A) and a second electronic board (40A) bonded onto an upper surface and a lower surface of each of a pair of separate beam members (20A) includes two surfaces on which outer circuit components (31, 32, 41, 42) and an inner circuit component (33, 43) are respectively mounted. A height of each of the inner circuit components is equal to or less than a thickness of each of the separate beam members (20A). Heat-generating components (32, 42) in the outer circuit components are provided to be adjacent to and opposed to the separate beam members (20A).
US08274785B2
An electronic apparatus includes a first drive bracket and a second drive bracket. The first drive bracket includes a bottom plate. The bottom plate defines a receiving groove and an arc-shaped sliding groove. The second drive bracket includes a top wall. The top wall includes a knob and at least one sliding member formed thereon. The knob is received in the receiving groove to work as an axis. The at least one sliding member is received in the sliding groove, and capable of sliding in the sliding groove to a mounted position. In the mounted position, the top wall of the second drive bracket is aligned with the bottom plate of the first drive bracket.
US08274776B2
One system described herein provides electrical energy by means of a Tesla coil that generates a strong electric field in the vicinity of an electrical target. An energy booster provides additional electrical energy to increase the probability of disabling and/or disrupting the electrical target. For example, an electrode may be configured with the Tesla coil to from the electric field of the electrical target. The electric field may cause a breakdown in the air about the Tesla coil that allows electric current to conduct to the electrical target. The Tesla coil may repetitively burst the electric field such that pulses of electric current are conducted to the electrical target.
US08274769B2
The cooling system for a power transformer is activated by sensing and processing the frequency characteristic including the harmonic contents, of the inrush current into the transformer, when the transformer is first energized. The cooling system may include motors operating devices such as oil circulating pumps and fans causing a coolant to flow about the power transformer. The cooling system is deactivated by sensing when the transformer is de-energized and when its temperature is below a predetermined level.
US08274768B2
The inverter device includes an IGBT bridge circuit, a drive block which has an upper arm photocoupler and a lower arm photocoupler, and a control block including a CPU which generates gate signals and supplies them to the photocouplers. The control block includes an upper arm shutdown circuit and lower arm shutdown circuit which individually shutdown the gate signals of the upper arm and lower arm IGBTs in accordance with shutdown signals input from the exterior, and the shutdown circuits carry out a shutdown operation in accordance with the shutdown signals, which have mutually inverted logics.
US08274760B1
Disclosed herein are embodiments directed to a head gimbal assembly including a novel suspension assembly that includes a flexure tail with a first plurality of apertures in its structural layer. Each of the first plurality of apertures underlies a first trace but not a second trace. Each of a second plurality of apertures in the structural layer underlies a second trace but not the first trace. Each of the first plurality of apertures includes a corresponding region of maximum width, and each of the second plurality of apertures includes a corresponding region of maximum width, as measured in the width direction. None of the corresponding regions of maximum width of the first plurality of apertures is disposed in an overlapping position along the long axis as any of the corresponding regions of maximum width of the second plurality of apertures.
US08274736B2
A transmission-type screen includes an entering-side Fresnel lens that inflects image light from a light emitter toward a display side using a prism formed on a rear-surface side, which is a light-entering-surface side of the image light; a first light diffusing unit that is provided on the display side with respect to the entering-side Fresnel lens and diffuses the image light from the entering-side Fresnel lens; a second light diffusing unit provided on the display side with respect to the first light diffusing unit, diffuses the image light from the first light diffusing unit, causes the diffused image light to exit toward the display side, and configured to change a relative position thereof to the first light diffusing unit; and a second substrate that holds the second light diffusing unit while being provided on the display side with respect to the second light diffusing unit.
US08274735B2
The present invention facilitates improvements in laser ablation of solid samples to be analyzed by an external inductively coupled plasma (ICP) emission spectrometer, ICP/mass-spectrometer (ICP-MS), or flowing afterglow (FAG) mass spectrometer (FAG-MS) for elemental analysis (ICP and ICP-MS) or molecular analysis (FAG-MS). A novel invention mirror-with-hole beam combiner eliminates chromatic aberration in the invention sample view and allows rad-hardening the laser ablation invention for use in a radiation hot cell for analysis of high activity nuclear waste. Many other novel invention rad-hardening attributes facilitate a comprehensive rad-hardened laser ablation system (the world's first). In other embodiments, invention novelties include unusually large homogeneous focused laser spot diameters, unusually long laser objective lens focal length, wide range operationally variable laser path length with built-in re-alignment, operationally variable demagnification ratio and diameter of the focused laser spot, the use of significantly higher powered SMR lasers in a large spot diameter to facilitate high sensitivity bulk analysis of solid samples, a demountable and gravitationally self-sealing stack assembly laser ablation cell, and the world's first auto-samplers (mechanized sample changers) for analytical laser ablation.
US08274733B2
A semiconductor optical amplification module that can suppress ringing without increasing power consumption or circuit size or inhibiting high-speed operation. A semiconductor optical amplifier outputs an optical signal inputted according to driving current outputted from a drive circuit. A diode is connected in parallel with the semiconductor optical amplifier. As a result, it becomes possible to suppress ringing without connecting a large resistor to the drive circuit.
US08274727B1
The present invention is a programmable and latching retro-reflective construct suitable for use as an optical label in an optical labeling system. The invention contains retro-reflective structures such as lens beads, corner cubes or other retro-reflecting type structures. The retro-reflective construct further comprises a wavelength selective, programmable and latching reflecting structure located at the reflecting surfaces of the retro-reflective structures. The optical construct can optionally contain additional optical filtering structures. Methods for fabricating the invention are also described.
US08274726B2
Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for simulating propagation of an electromagnetic field, performing phase retrieval, or sampling a band-limited function. A system practicing the method generates transformed data using a discrete Fourier transform which samples a band-limited function f(x) without interpolating or modifying received data associated with the function f(x), wherein an interval between repeated copies in a periodic extension of the function f(x) obtained from the discrete Fourier transform is associated with a sampling ratio Q, defined as a ratio of a sampling frequency to a band-limited frequency, and wherein Q is assigned a value between 1 and 2 such that substantially no aliasing occurs in the transformed data, and retrieves a phase in the received data based on the transformed data, wherein the phase is used as feedback to an optical system.
US08274723B2
In a piezoelectric transducer element, on a base body having a fixing part and a movable part which are connected with each other, a piezoelectric body which is sandwiched between a lower electrode and an upper electrode is formed in a state where the piezoelectric body extends between and over the fixing part and the movable part of the base body. The piezoelectric body converts a change in potential between the lower electrode and the upper electrode into mechanical displacement of the movable part relative to the fixing part or the mechanical displacement into the change in potential. The upper electrode includes a pad electrode for connection which is formed above the fixing part, and the lower electrode is not formed in a region above the fixing part and below the pad electrode.
US08274715B2
A method for forming a final digital color image includes capturing an image using an image sensor having panchromatic pixels and color pixels corresponding to at least two color photoresponses; providing from the captured image a digital panchromatic image and an intermediate digital color image; and using the digital panchromatic image and the intermediate digital color image to provide the final digital color image.
US08274701B2
High speed printing system for printing magnetic ink systems and associated methods are disclosed. A color of the magnetic ink may be designed to resemble one of the non-magnetic inks so that instead of ejecting the one non-magnetic ink, the printing system ejects the magnetic ink. Nozzles in a printhead may also be arranged to be adjacent to each other and may be appropriately spaced without causing the inks to be mixed in the printhead. Additionally, a color transform system may be provided to transform a sheet image in accordance with ejecting at least the magnetic and the non-magnetic ink from the printhead.
US08274699B2
A color image forming apparatus is provided that forms an image by correcting registration shifts during an image forming process by using image data and which prevents toner from being blown away and scattered during a fixing process by thinning pixels without making an erroneous decision. When multivalued color image is binarized, the threshold is corrected by using information on grayscale level correction. Further, when trailing phenomenon prevention operation is performed on the binarized image data, the patterns to be used for pattern matching are changed and selected according to whether the subscan direction line shifting point lies within the reference window.
US08274697B2
A multifunction system is provided that is capable of preventing unauthorized copying and the like of an image printed on a print material against the will of a user who has created the print material. The multifunction system includes: a printing apparatus having a printing unit printing on a prescribed recording medium a combined image formed by combining an image based on image information with an output-restriction image relating to restriction on output of the print material; and a reading apparatus having an image reading unit reading, responsive to a reading instruction, the combined image printed on the prescribed recording medium, an image analyzer unit analyzing the output-restriction image included in the combined image read out by the image reading unit, and an output determination unit determining, on the basis of an analyzed result generated by the image analyzer unit, as to whether the image based on the image information can be output.
US08274695B2
An image processing apparatus has a determining unit that determines based on a print job whether an image is to be recorded by ejecting a treatment liquid, a generating unit that based on image data generates print data by converting portions of each of the color data that are capable of being replaced by using black ink droplets into black data at a predetermined ratio, and a ratio setting unit that sets the ratio of the generating unit when the determining unit determines that the image is to be recorded by ejecting the treatment liquid so that the ratio is higher than that in other cases.
US08274694B2
A method for accessing content from a computer network, the method comprising the steps of: (a) capturing an image of a substrate with a mobile phone having an optical image sensor; (b) forming on the mobile phone, a request based on the captured image; (c) transmitting, from the mobile phone via an associated mobile phone network, the request to a server on the computer network, the computer network being interoperable with the mobile phone network; (d) identifying content associated with the first identifier; and (e) receiving the content in the mobile phone.
US08274690B2
Apparatus, and an associated method, for a communication device operable pursuant to a push content communication scheme. An instruction detector detects a message containing a instruction by which to operate upon push content. The message is, for instance, generated by a mobile station at which an application associated with the content is resident. Once detected by the instruction detector, a content operator operates upon the content in a manner corresponding to the instruction contained in the detected message. Once operated upon, the content is stored at a storage element, available when an application of which the content is associated, becomes active.
US08274686B2
A print setting processing apparatus includes a functional information acquisition unit configured to acquire functional information which is set for each of a plurality of printer drivers, a classification unit configured to classify the functional information into a common item applicable to the plurality of printer drivers and a specified item applicable to at least a part of the printer drivers and display the classified functional information, a generation unit configured to generate integrated functional information including the common item and the specified item, and a transfer unit configured to transfer the integrated functional information to the printer drivers.
US08274675B2
This invention has as its object to allow an authentication process that avoids unnecessary information from being stored in a digital camera irrespective of whether or not a digital camera connected to the printer has a direct print function. To this end, in this invention, in an early stage of connection between a digital camera DSC and PD printer, the PD printer side requests an object which contains a keyword as authentication information of those which are stored and held by the DSC (S29). As a result, after it is determined the returned information contains authentication information, the printer notifies the DSC of its own authentication information (S33).
US08274674B2
A data processing apparatus allocates a page number in a record to each of a plurality of records of a variable data print job and performs a preflight check every page number. After that, the data processing apparatus extracts the records in which the same kind of (or same) problem has occurred in a page of the same page number from the records included in the variable data print job. The data processing apparatus calculates a ratio of the extracted records to all records having the page of the page number and presumes whether the problem relates to a master object or relates to a variable object according to the ratio. The data processing apparatus displays whether the problem in the page relates to the master object or relates to the variable object every page having the problem.
US08274672B2
In a printing system, in response to a request for duplex printing of print object data, the control portion of an information processing apparatus executes a first printing process according to a first printer driver, to generate first printing data and print information based on the print object data. The first printing data is used by a first printing apparatus for printing on the first surface of a recording medium. The control portion further executes a second printing process according to a second printer driver, to generate second printing data based on the print information. The second printing data is used by a second printing apparatus for printing on the second surface of the recording medium.
US08274662B2
An optical, such as a laser, triangulation sensor is disclosed in which a configuration of an output light beam is controlled using a mask in front of a light source. The configuration may include a plurality of coplanar spatially separated planar light beams. The mask may be movable to provide different light beam configurations. Masking parts of the light beam enables unwanted features on the measurement surface to be omitted. Also disclosed is a guide element for an optical sensor for facilitating hole diameter measurement. The guide element has contact surfaces lying on a virtual conical surface which abut the hole edge to enable consistent placement of the light beam with respect to the hole centre. Also disclosed is a guide element for an optical sensor having an aperture for framing surface features, such as a rivert to permit accurate location of the light beam therewith.
US08274660B2
Provided is an optical tomographic imaging apparatus that is capable of shortening a period of time of focusing at multiple focus positions when images split in a depth direction are obtained by zone focusing. The optical tomographic imaging apparatus includes: a focus position setting device for splitting a zone within a predetermined imaging depth range into multiple focus zones so as to set multiple focus positions; a reference position setting device for setting at least two reference positions in an imaging depth direction within the predetermined imaging depth range; and a focus controlling device for performing focusing at the multiple focus positions sequentially based on focus position information generated by the focus position setting device and a focus condition of an in-focus state for the at least two reference positions set in advance by the reference position setting device.
US08274659B2
A resonator fiber optic gyroscope (RFOG) is disclosed that reduces rotation rate error instability. In one embodiment, the RFOG comprises a resonator optical ring cavity, a first light source in optical communication with the ring cavity and configured to generate a clockwise optical signal, and a second light source in optical communication with the ring cavity and configured to generate a counter-clockwise optical signal. The RFOG also includes a first optical component in optical communication with the first light source and the ring cavity. The first optical component is configured to prevent the clockwise optical signal from being back-reflected to the first light source. A second optical component is in optical communication with the second light source and the ring cavity. The second optical component is configured to prevent the counter-clockwise optical signal from being back-reflected to the second light source. In addition, a first optical detector and a second optical detector are optically coupled to the ring cavity.
US08274656B2
An apparatus, system, and method for increasing measurement accuracy in imaging cytometry. The system may include a light detector configured to measure light emitted by a first particle and light emitted by a second particle, where the measured light from the second particle at least partially overlaps the measured light from the first particle in an overlap region. Additionally, the system may include a processor coupled to the light detector, where the processor is configured to determine a contribution of light from the first particle in the overlap region and determine a contribution of light from the second particle in the overlap region. The processor may also be configured to subtract the contribution of light from the second particle from the contribution of light from the first particle and determine the intensity of light emitted by the first particle.
US08274649B2
A method and apparatus for continuous monitoring of a light bulb or group of light bulbs. The light emission of a light bulb is compared with known emission failure values for similar types of light bulbs, and a determination of a near failure status for the bulb is made.
US08274648B2
A device and a method for checking an attitude of a vehicle (100), comprising at least a measuring instrument (3) for measuring at least one characteristic attitude parameter, in which the measuring instrument (3) is installed on board a self-propelled unit (2) which moves autonomously on the ground, in such a way as to follow variable trajectories.
US08274646B2
This invention is directed to extract the scattering characteristic of a measurement target together when measuring the surface shape in a measurement system, which measures the surface shape of a measurement target, by the pattern projection method. To accomplish this, the measurement system includes an illumination unit which irradiates a measurement target with dot pattern light, a reflected light measurement unit which receives the reflected light at a reflection angle almost equal to a incident angle, and a reflected light extraction unit which extracts the inclination of the surface of the measurement target, based on the shift amount between the light receiving position of the received reflected light and a predetermined reference position, and extracts the luminance value of the reflected light and the dot diameter of the dot pattern light as information about the scattering characteristic.
US08274643B2
A method for simultaneously detecting and separating a target analyte such as a protein or other macromolecule that includes providing a porous silicon matrix on the silicon substrate, exposing the porous silicon matrix to an environment suspect of containing the target analyte, observing optical reflectivity of the porous silicon matrix; and correlating the changes in the silicon substrate to the target analyte.
US08274639B2
A stage device is equipped with: a wafer stage that has a coarse movement stage that moves along an XY plane and a table that is finely movable in at least a direction parallel to the XY plane; and an encoder system. A plurality of encoder heads are arranged on the coarse movement stage. Each of the heads irradiates a first grating section placed parallel to the XY plane and a second grating section arranged on the table with measurement beams, respectively, and receives diffracted lights from each of the first and second grating sections. The encoder system measures positional information of the table (wafer stage) within the XY plane based on an output of at least one encoder head that faces the first and second grating sections.
US08274638B2
A scanning exposure apparatus of the present invention is one for transferring a pattern of a first object onto a second object while projecting an image of the first object placed on a first plane, onto the second object placed on a second plane and changing a positional relation between the image of the first object and the second object in a scanning direction. The scanning exposure apparatus has a first projection optical system having a first field of view on the first plane and adapted to project an enlargement image of a portion of the first object in a first projection region on the second plane, based on light from the first field of view, and a second projection optical system having a second field of view on the first plane and adapted to project an enlargement image of a portion of the first object in a second projection region on the second plane, based on light from the second field of view. The scanning exposure apparatus satisfies the relation of Dp=β×Dm, where Dm is a first interval being an interval along the scanning direction on the first plane between the first field of view and the second field of view, Dp is a second interval being an interval along the scanning direction on the second plane between the first projection region and the second projection region, and β is a magnification of the first and second projection optical systems.
US08274636B2
A method of forming a spacer for a liquid crystal display (LCD) device is disclosed. To form the spacer, an ink jet injection nozzle is aligned over a substrate on which unit pixels are arranged in a matrix. After aligning the nozzle, first dispensing spacers are dispensed from the injection nozzle with a certain gap so that at least one unit pixels is interposed between the spacers. Subsequently, the nozzle is moved and second dispensing spacers are dispensed by the nozzle at each of the unit pixels formed between the first spacers. This is repeated until the spacer is formed at all unit pixels. The spacer contains a ball spacer and a volatile liquid, which is vaporized during dispensing. The ink jet injection method prevents adjacent spacers from interfering with each other during formation.
US08274635B2
A display device which can ensure a sufficient adhesive strength on an adhering surface between each of a pair of substrates of a liquid crystal display panel and a sealing material is provided. A display device includes: a first substrate on which a predetermined integrated circuit is formed; a second substrate which is arranged on one surface of the first substrate in an overlapping manner; and an adhesive material which is arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate and has an annular planar shape as viewed from the surface of the first substrate, the adhesive material being provided for adhering the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein an outer periphery of the adhesive material as viewed from the surface of the first substrate includes a zone which is constituted of a plurality of first portions passing substantially the same position as an outer periphery of the surface of the first substrate and a plurality of second portions each of which is connected with the two neighboring first portions and has a center portion thereof in a peripheral direction retracted toward an inner peripheral side of the adhesive material as viewed from the surface of the first substrate.
US08274633B2
Disclosed herein is a display device including: a first substrate with a pixel switch and drivers mounted thereon; a second substrate disposed in facing relation to the first substrate; a material layer held between the first substrate and the second substrate and having peripheral edges sealed by a seal member, the material layer having an electrooptical effect; and a semiconductor chip mounted as a COG component on the first substrate, the semiconductor chip having a control system configured to control the drivers; wherein the semiconductor chip having a thickness equal to the total thickness of the seal member and the second substrate or larger than the thickness of the seal member and smaller than the total thickness.
US08274629B2
A liquid crystal display device has first and second substrates. A first electrode on the first substrate is alignment-treated and a second electrode on the second substrate is alignment-treated. A liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. Alignment-treating includes forming an alignment direction. The alignment direction of the first and second substrates is formed by irradiating an ion beam onto the first and second electrodes using an ion beam irradiation apparatus.
US08274624B2
The present invention provides a liquid crystal panel that can provide a neutral display that is free from coloring in every direction. The liquid crystal panel includes a first polarizer 14a, a second polarizer 14b, and a liquid crystal cell 13. The first polarizer 14a is arranged on the visible side of the liquid crystal cell 13 and the second polarizer 14b is arranged on the backlight side of the liquid crystal cell 13. The liquid crystal panel further includes a first retardation layer 11 and a second retardation layer 12. A refractive index ellipsoid of the first retardation layer 11 has a relationship of nx=ny>nz, and a refractive index ellipsoid of the second retardation layer 12 has a relationship of nx>ny≧nz. The first retardation layer 11 and the second retardation layer 12 are arranged between the liquid crystal cell 13 and the second polarizer 14b.
US08274613B2
Methods having corresponding apparatus and computer-readable media comprise: capturing an image of a shape projected upon a display surface; and determining a first rectangle that is the largest inscribed rectangle for the shape, comprising generating a rectangular bounding box containing the shape, dividing the rectangular bounding box vertically into first and second sections, determining a second rectangle that is the largest inscribed rectangle for the shape in the first section of the bounding box, determining a third rectangle that is the largest inscribed rectangle for the shape in the second section of the bounding box, dividing the rectangular bounding box horizontally into third and fourth sections, determining a fourth rectangle that is the largest inscribed rectangle for the shape in a third section of the bounding box, and determining a fifth rectangle that is the largest inscribed rectangle for the shape in the fourth section of the bounding box.
US08274605B2
Methods and systems for processing video information are disclosed herein and may comprise calculating a first two-field difference between a first plurality of pixels from a current field and a second plurality of corresponding pixels from an alternate field adjacent to the current field. At least one pixel from the current field may be deinterlaced based at least in part on the calculated first two-field difference. The first plurality of pixels and the second plurality of pixels may be aligned by adjusting a phase of at least one of the first plurality of pixels and the second plurality of pixels prior to the calculation of the first two-field difference. The first plurality of pixels may include a plurality of vertically adjacent pixels. The first plurality of pixels may comprise at least one luminance component. The alternate field may include a previous field and/or a next field. The first plurality of pixels and the second plurality of pixels may be filtered prior to the calculation of the first two-field difference.
US08274602B2
According to one embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes a motion estimation module, a redundant frame determination module and an interpolation frame generation module. The motion estimation module calculates motion vectors for respective pixel blocks in each frame in moving image data by estimating motion between frames in the moving image data. The redundant frame determination module determines whether a target frame is a redundant frame based on the motion vectors corresponding to the target frame and the motion vectors corresponding to a frame preceding the target frame. The interpolation frame generation module discards the target frame if the target frame is a redundant frame, and generates an interpolation frame between the target frame and the preceding frame by motion compensation using the motion vectors corresponding to the target frame and outputs the interpolation frame and the target frame, if the target frame is a non-redundant frame.
US08274599B2
Digital miniature cameras and methods to manufacture thereof have been achieved. Said miniature cameras having an adjustable focusing device are intended to be used as a built-in modules in hand-held consumer electronic devices, such as e.g. mobile phones and PDAs. The cameras invented have a very small size and produce high-quality pictures. Glue is used to hold different parts together and to seal the joints. The lens is glued in the final stage of the manufacturing line, thus providing the focus setting and the sealing of the cavity that covers the image sensor. A glob top is used to cover and seal the image processor. Said glob top serves two different purposes, first, to distribute the heat away from the sensor and, second, to lock the frame, together with the lens house, into a printed circuit board. In one embodiment a cavity PCB is used to “bury” the sensor of the camera, thus reducing the overall height required. In another embodiment the image processor is mounted on a flexistrip directly underneath the image sensor die, thus reducing the total height of the camera module.
US08274596B2
A method (300) and image capture device (100) are provided for determining whether an image incident upon an image sensor (101) is sufficiently stable prior to executing an auto-focus process. An image stability mechanism (104) compares attribute data—such as luminance or frequency spectrum—from successive images to determine whether a change between the attribute data from image to image is within a predetermined range (710). The image stability mechanism (104) can also be configured to determine whether a scene incident upon the image sensor (101) has changed. Where the image is sufficiently stable, an indicator module (107) provides an image stability indication to a control circuit (102). The control circuit (102) can then be configured to execute the auto-focus operation when the image is sufficiently stable, or when both the scene has changed and the image is sufficiently stable.
US08274591B2
The present invention provides an electromagnetic wave detection element that can raise the speed of image read-out. Scan lines are each disposed to plural pixel lines for each of the pixel lines in a row direction of plural pixels disposed in a matrix array, and switches each TFT switch provided to respective pixels in the plural pixel lines by the respective scan lines. Plural signal lines are each disposed to each of the pixel lines in the column direction of the matrix array. In each of the pixel lines in the column direction, the respective signal line is connected to a different TFT switch from the TFT switches that are connected to the same respective scan line, and the charge accumulated in storage capacitors is read out through each of the signal lines according to the state of the TFT switches.
US08274585B2
An imaging device comprises: an imaging element that comprises (i) at least three types of color detection photoelectric conversion elements that detect different color components of light and (ii) brightness detection photoelectric conversion elements that detect brightness components of light; a level adjustment section that adjust levels of color signals acquired respectively from at least said three types of color detection photoelectric conversion elements and levels of brightness signals acquired from the brightness detection photoelectric conversion elements; a composite signal generation section that generates, from ones of the color signals undergone level adjustment, at least three different color signals in correspondence with each of the color detection photoelectric conversion elements and subjects at least said three color signals to weighting and addition, so as to generate composite signals respectively corresponding to the color detection photoelectric conversion elements; and a brightness signal correction section that corrects one of the brightness signals having undergone level adjustment, through use of corresponding one(s) of the composite signals.
US08274568B2
An electronic camera includes a zoom changing unit that changes a focal length of a zoom lens, an image-capturing unit that executes photoelectric conversion for a subject image projected by the zoom lens onto an image-capturing area, a range finding unit that detects a distance to a subject, a photographic range setting unit that sets a size of a photographic range at a subject position, and a zoom control unit that controls the zoom changing unit based upon the photographic range that has been set and the subject distance so that the subject within the photographic range is projected almost over the entirety of the image-capturing area.
US08274560B2
A flame detector is disclosed for monitoring a flame during a combustion process, comprising a camera and a carrier tube, wherein the camera is arranged at a front end of the carrier tube such that an optical access of the camera is directed toward the flame when the front end of the carrier tube is mounted in the vicinity of a burner nozzle aperture.
US08274558B2
An electronic endoscope system is provided that includes an RGB transformer, an R-signal amplifier, and a GB-signal amplifier. The RGB transformer transforms image signals to RGB signals. The R-signal amplifier changes the amplitude of the R signals of the RGB signals to a predetermined gain value. The GB-signal amplifier nonlinearly changes the amplitude of the G signals and B signals of the RGB signals.
US08274557B2
An image display device including: an image formation unit which forms images for the left and right eyes; a projecting section which emits light beams representing the images for the left and right eyes via optical filters having different properties to display an image in a superimposed manner; first and second converting sections respectively convert signals representing images for the left eye and for the right eye into image signals of different color spaces by using first and second color conversion coefficients determined so that the images for the left and right eyes displayed on the basis of the light beams passing through the optical filters may have desired properties; and a driving section which drives the image formation unit on the basis of the converted signals representing the images of the left and right eyes to form the images for the left and right eyes.
US08274549B2
Provided is a dual view display panel including: a first vertical cell line, a second vertical cell line, a third vertical cell line, and a fourth vertical cell line. Each of the first and fourth vertical cell lines have a red cell, a blue cell and a green cell that are formed vertically in this order, and each of the second and third vertical cell lines have a green cell, a red cell and a blue cell that are formed vertically in this order. An upper edge of the green cell of the second vertical cell line is arranged around a vertical position of the center of the red cell of the first vertical cell line, and a lower edge of the green cell of the second vertical cell line is arranged around a vertical position of the center of the blue cell of the first vertical cell line. The cells of the first and fourth vertical cell lines are arranged in substantially identical positions, and the cells of the second and third vertical cell lines are arranged in substantially identical positions.
US08274547B2
System that includes a web server (2) enabling the user to access, from a remote computer (5), several nodes (1) that include a primary node server (11), which is connected to: —a management database (12); —at least one PABX (13), —at least one video server (14); —and a number of representative rooms (15), where there is a telephone terminal (16) connected to one of the PABXs (13) and a webcam (17) or video camera connected to one of the video servers (14), enabling two-way voice transmission between the representative and the user, by means of telephone communication through the telephone terminal (16) and the telephone (4), and one-way transmission of video images from the webcam (17) to the user's remote computer (5).
US08274542B2
The exposure device is provided with: an exposure unit that has one end and a different end, that includes plural light-emitting elements arranged in a first direction along a direction of a rotational axis of a rotating image carrier, and that exposes the image carrier; a one-end-side holding portion that holds a one end part, on the one end side, of the exposure unit; a first reference part that is formed in the one-end-side holding portion, and that serves as a reference for aligning the exposure unit in the first direction by bringing the one end part of the exposure unit into contact with the first reference part; and an application portion that applies, to the one end part of the exposure unit, force with which the one end part of the exposure unit is pressed against the first reference part.
US08274524B1
A graphics or image rendering system, such as a map image rendering system, may receive map data associated with a set of zoom levels, where the map data includes style attribute data corresponding to various features of a map surface at corresponding zoom levels. The system may interpolate at least some of the style parameter values from the received map data to provide style parameter values over a range of zoom levels.
US08274523B2
A method for creating an artistically coordinated image display. A digital template is provided for said image display and it includes of openings for placing images each having at least one required attribute for an image. A programmed computer system automatically searches a database of images for images to be placed in the openings and each of the images satisfy the openings required image attributes. One or more vertical and horizontal lines are demarcated in the so that subjects in the image can be placed on the lines or their intersecting points by modifying and shifting the image appropriately. A subject of the image can also be measured and its size can be set as a reference measurement unit to assist in aesthetically placing subjects proportionally within the image.
US08274521B2
A method involving receiving an indication of a requirement to allocate at least one page for a process, where pages are associated with cache colors; generating a selection bitmap by performing a logical operation of a system available colors bitmap and a process bitmap, where the system available colors bitmap and the process bitmap each include one bit corresponding to each cache color, where each bit of the system available colors bitmap indicates whether a number of pages associated with a corresponding cache color that are available to be allocated is above a minimum threshold, and where each bit of the process bitmap indicates whether any pages associated with the corresponding cache color have been recently allocated for the process. The method also includes selecting, using the selection bitmap, a cache color; and allocating a page for the process, wherein the allocated page is associated with the selected cache color.
US08274514B1
A computer method and apparatus for selecting and manipulating curvilinear shapes entered by a user is shown. The curvilinear shapes are represented within the computer using parameterized equations. The representation is reduced to maximal elements. The maximal elements are extended. Registration points of the extended maximal elements are then identified. Once the registration points and maximal elements are known, curvilinear shapes can be matched using those maximal elements and registration points. Therefore a user can create a sketch that looks like part of a drawing and the computer can find the corresponding section for the user and transform it.
US08274511B2
The present invention provides an apparatus which displays a plan wiring diagram and three-dimensional layout diagram by associating them with each other so that they can be viewed easily. A apparatus for displaying wiring includes a first storage for storing an image of a plan wiring diagram which shows parts and wirings and a second storage for storing a three-dimensional layout of an apparatus which incorporates the parts and the wirings, and a third storage for storing intermediate images transitional between a starting image in the plan wiring diagram and an ending image of a shape of the corresponding wiring in the three-dimensional layout. A processor displays the plan wiring diagram on the display device by retrieving the plan wiring diagram from the first storage based on a user's selection, and retrieves the intermediate images of a wiring from the third storage when the wiring is selected from the plan wiring diagram and displays transitions to the shape shown in the three-dimensional layout.
US08274499B2
There is provided a method for driving a pixel circuit including a light-emitting element that emits light whose amount corresponds to a driving current, a driver transistor that supplies the driving current to the light-emitting element, a first transistor provided between a gate of the driver transistor and a drain of the driver transistor, a second transistor provided between the drain of the driver transistor and a node used to supply an initialization potential, and a capacitive element one terminal of which is connected to the gate of the driver transistor. In an initialization period in which the first transistor is turned on, the method for driving a pixel circuit includes supplying a fixed potential to the other terminal of the capacitive element and supplying a predetermined potential allowing the second transistor to be operated in a saturation region thereof to a gate of the second transistor. In a writing period after the initialization period is finished, the method for driving a pixel circuit includes supplying a potential corresponding to a gradation to be displayed to the other terminal of the capacitive element.
US08274498B2
An exemplary display system (2) includes a display device (23), an image sensor (20), and a microprocessor unit (21). The image sensor includes an image sensor unit (24) and a digital signal processor unit (22) integrated therein. The image sensor unit is configured for generating a current. The digital signal processor includes a size regulator (221) configured for receiving the current, generating an analog image signal according to the current, and providing the analog image signal to the display device. The microprocessor unit is configured for initializing the image sensor unit.
US08274496B2
An apparatus for detecting a pointer includes a waveguide and a touch surface over the waveguide on which pointer contacts are to be made. At least one reflecting device extends along a first side of the waveguide and touch surface. The reflecting device defines an optical path between the interior of the waveguide and the region of interest above the touch surface. At least one imaging device looks across the touch surface and into the waveguide. The imaging device captures images of the region of interest and within the waveguide including reflections from the reflecting device.
US08274494B2
A touch screen sensor includes a visible light transparent substrate and an electrically conductive micropattern disposed on or in the visible light transparent substrate. The micropattern includes a first region micropattern within a touch sensing area and a second region micropattern. The first region micropattern has a first sheet resistance value in a first direction, is visible light transparent, and has at least 90% open area. The second region micropattern has a second sheet resistance value in the first direction. The first sheet resistance value is different from the second sheet resistance value.
US08274492B2
This relates to adding multi-touch functionality to a display without the need of a separate multi-touch panel or layer overlaying the display. Instead, embodiments of the invention can advantageously utilize existing display circuitry to provide multi-touch functionality while adding relatively little circuitry that is specific to the multi-touch functionality. Thus, by sharing circuitry for the display and the multi-touch functionalities, embodiments of the invention can be implemented at a lower cost than the alternative of superimposing additional multi-touch related layers onto an existing display panel. Furthermore, since the display and multi-touch functionality can be implemented on the same circuit, they can be synchronized so that noise resulting from the display functionality does not detrimentally affect the multi-touch functionality and vice versa.
US08274490B2
A touch panel includes a touch layer, a first Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) electrode layer, a second ITO layer, and a microcapsule layer. The first ITO electrode layer includes a plurality of first ITO electrode. The second ITO electrode layer includes a plurality of second ITO electrodes. Each of the first ITO electrodes and one corresponding second ITO electrode forms an electrode unit. The microcapsule layer includes a plurality of microcapsules. Each microcapsule is connected to the first ITO electrode and the corresponding second ITO electrode. Each microcapsule comprises a plurality of positively charged particles and negatively charged particles. When the touch panel is touched, the distribution of the positively and negatively charged particles in the microcapsule corresponding to the touch portion of the touch layer is placed in a polarization state. An electronic device using the touch panel is also provided.
US08274489B2
A readout apparatus and a multi-channel readout apparatus for a touch panel are provided to integrate different types of readout circuit. The readout apparatus set to a first mode reads the touch panel with a small amount of charges through an integrator. The readout apparatus set to a second mode reads a sensing current of a current type touch panel through a current to voltage converting unit and an inverting amplifier, so as to save a chip area. The multi-channel readout apparatus set to a third mode applies multiple channels to alternatively share an integrator to read the touch panel with a large amount of charges, so that an amount of feedback capacitors (integral capacitors) having a great area can be greatly reduced. Therefore, readout apparatus of the present invention can not only reduce a chip area, but can also be applied to various types of the touch panel.
US08274485B2
Disclosed is a touch position detection method for a touch control device, which employs a preset scan detection mode to carry out driving and scan detection on first and second conductive layers through a control circuit. When touch on a touch panel is detected, the type of the touch is determined, which may include a single-point touch, a continuous trace, and a multiple-point touch, and first and second operation modes are selectively used to perform driving and scan detection on the first and second conductive layers of the touch panel to thereby detect coordinates of the touch points or the continuous trace.
US08274484B2
In an example embodiment, a method is adapted to tracking input with a device. The method includes an act of monitoring and acts of activating and displaying if a touch input is detected. The device has a first side and a second side, with the second side opposite the first side. The device has a display screen disposed on the first side, and a screen-reflective interface disposed on the second side. Respective positions on the screen-reflective interface correspond to respective locations of the display screen. The screen-reflective interface of the device is monitored. If a touch input is detected on the screen-reflective interface, the device performs acts of activating and displaying. Specifically, a tracking state is activated for the screen-reflective interface responsive to the detected touch input on the screen-reflective interface. The interface icon is displayed on the display screen to indicate that the tracking state has been activated.
US08274483B2
The present invention utilizes a remote control signal for transmitting commands respectively from a remote controller and a touch panel. A signal generator generates a second remote control signal from a two-dimensional coordinate value signal (touch panel output). The second remote control signal does not overlap a first remote control signal (remote controller output). The remote control signal includes first one-byte data and second one-byte data. The first remote control signal exists on first portion that is defined as a group of points. These points exist on a diagonal of two-dimensional coordinate. The second remote control signal is transmitted via a cable. Processor performs remote control processing upon being the first remote control signal and performs a touch panel processing upon being the second remote control signal.
US08274471B2
A liquid crystal display (LCD) device and a method for driving the same, which are capable of achieving an enhancement in display quality, are disclosed. The LCD device includes a display panel for displaying an image, a backlight unit comprising a plurality red light sources, a plurality of green light sources, and a plurality of blue light sources, a backlight driver for controlling a duty rate of a first drive signal to drive the red light sources, a duty rate of a second drive signal to drive the green light sources, and a duty rate of a third drive signal to drive the blue light sources, in accordance with a control signal including color coordinate information and luminance information, a luminance corrector for varying the luminance information of the control signal when the duty rate of one of the first to third drive signal is 100%, and a light sensor for sensing light beams from the light sources, generating light sensing signals based on the sensed light beams, and supplying the light sensing signals to the backlight driver and to the luminance corrector.
US08274456B2
The brightness of a light emitting element varies when changes in ambient temperature or changes with time occur. In view of this, the invention provides a display device where the influence of variations in the current value of the light emitting element due to changes in ambient temperature and changes with time can be suppressed. The display device of the invention includes a monitoring element that is driven with a constant current, and a voltage applied to the monitoring element is detected and inputted to a light emitting element. In other words, the monitoring element is driven with a low current, and a voltage applied to the monitoring element is inputted to the light emitting element such that the light emitting element is driven with a constant current.
US08274449B2
A data access method for a timing controller of a flat panel display includes forming a line buffer including a plurality of memory cells in the timing controller, dividing the plurality of memory cells into a first section and a second section, wherein the number of memory cells in the first section is greater than the number of memory cells in the second section, writing a first number of pixel data into the first section, wherein the first number of pixel data is included in a plurality of pixel data corresponding to a row of a frame, writing a second number of pixel data into the second section, wherein the second number of pixel data is included in the plurality of pixel data, and the first number is equal to the second number, and reading the plurality of pixel data from the plurality of memory cells according to an order.
US08274448B1
A stereoscopic display system, method and computer program product are provided. In use, display content intended for a first eye is displayed utilizing a first portion of a display. Further, display content intended for a second eye is displayed utilizing a second portion of the display that is different from the first portion of the display.
US08274446B2
The present invention relates to lightweight antenna arrays and more particularly to an attachment mechanism for attaching a lightweight antenna array to a structure. In one embodiment, an antenna structure includes a platform having a first coefficient of thermal expansion; an antenna panel having a second coefficient of thermal expansion different from the first coefficient, and having first and second opposite ends; and a support structure mounting the panel to the platform. The support structure includes a first spacer element with a first height at the first end of the panel, and a second spacer element with a second height less than the first height between the first and second ends of the panel; a first adhesive layer adhering each spacer element to the platform; and a second adhesive layer adhering each spacer element to the antenna panel. A yield strength of the adhesive layers is less than a yield strength of the spacer elements.
US08274440B2
An antenna system may include a first antenna having a helical shaped portion, and configured to receive signals over a first frequency range. A second antenna may be positioned in proximate distance from the first antenna, and be configured to receive signals over a second frequency range. A splitter may be configured for separating signals received from radio and remote keyless entry antennas and may include a first branch including a first filter to filter AM band signals from communications signals received from an antenna, a second branch including a second filter to filter FM band signals from communications signals received from the antenna, a third branch including a third filter to filter remote keyless entry signals from communications signals received from the antenna, and an amplifier to amplify the remote keyless entry signals. The filters may be passive filters. The antenna maybe a whip antenna or roof antenna.
US08274436B2
A multi-band antenna is provided. The multi-band antenna includes a grounding element, a connecting element, a first radiating element and a second radiating element. The connecting element is connected to the grounding element and extends along a second direction. The first radiating element is connected to the connecting element and extends along the first direction, wherein the first radiating element, the grounding element and the connecting element are disposed on a first plane and have a resonating slot thereamong. The second radiating element is connected to the first radiating element and extends along a second plane to reach a specific distance, and then turns to be extended on a third plane parallel to the first plane, wherein the first plane and the third plane have a resonating region therebetween.
US08274429B2
Computer-implemented systems and methods are provided for source-localization and self-calibration for an array of antenna elements. In one implementation, a method is provided that includes estimating directions of arrival of a plurality of signals received by a plurality of antenna elements of the array of antenna elements and identifying a target signal from among the plurality of received signals. The method may also include estimating complex gain of each of the plurality of antenna elements in a direction of arrival of the identified target signal, wherein the estimation of the complex gain of each the plurality of antenna elements is performed after estimating the directions of arrival of signals received by the plurality of antenna elements.
US08274423B2
Sensitivity is a critical aspect of weather radar systems. Such systems not only detect atmospheric patterns but often need to precisely measure weak precipitation echoes. Embodiments of the invention use pulse compression techniques to increase the sensitivity of weather radar systems. These techniques can include sending two waveforms into a region of interest, where the second waveform is designed based on knowledge about the first waveform. Such systems can enhance the sensitivity of weather radars about 10 dB.
US08274418B2
An analogue to digital converter uses charge sampling in combination with a successive approximation conversion technique in order to combine anti-alias filtering and quadrature downconversion functions into the data converter. The conversion method is an energy-efficient realization for wide-band radio systems with moderate resolution specifications such as 4G or ultra-wideband radio (UWB). The converter uses two capacitor matrices, one to perform charge sampling, and one to be used simultaneously in the successive approximation technique, so that full use of an input signal is made and efficiency is maximized.
US08274412B1
In certain embodiments of the invention, a serializer has (a) an initial, transfer stage that transfers incoming parallel data from a relatively slow timing domain to a relatively fast timing domain and (b) a final, serializing stage that converts the parallel data into serialized data. Between the transfer stage and the serializing stage is an update stage that (i) buffers data between the initial and final stages and (ii) can be used to toggle the serializer between an N−1 operating mode (that serializes (N−1) bits of parallel data) and an N+1 operating mode (that serializes (N+1) bits of parallel data) to achieve a net N:1 gearing ratio where N is an odd integer. The serializer can be configurable to support other gearing ratios as well.
US08274409B2
A light-emitting keyboard is disclosed, which comprises: a light guide plate, configured with a light entrance surface, a light emitting surface and a via hole; a light source, disposed next to the light entrance surface of the light guide plate; a frame, disposed on the light emitting surface of the light guide plate; an opaque material disposed on the via hole. With the aforesaid structure, light from the light source can be prevented from being emitting out from the via hole and thus can be evenly emitted out of the light guide plate.
US08274408B2
A USB keyboard arrangement having N-keys rollover and the method thereof mainly make use of rearranging a keycode of a firmware program of the USB keyboard through sets of bit maps to control each key thereon. After modifying a matrix, each key within a certain key-area can favorably avert from key ghosting existed in the matrix circuit. Therefore, when all keys in the key-area are concurrently pressed, isolated signals of the keys can be simultaneously sensed. While alternatively adjusting the firmware program through the above methods and adapting the methods to the prior art to split the keys in the key-area of the matrix from the crosspoints of key ghosting, the key-area of the USB keyboard can be provided with concomitantly sending isolated signals.
US08274403B2
The system described is an integrated parking management system which makes use of patented vehicle detectors to collect and transmit data, essentially in near real time, as to all events happening as to single or multiple parking spaces (e.g. current and historic use, length of time of occupancy of current occupant) to a central clearing device for which patent application has been made which serves as a logic core and repository, making use of proprietary software, analyzing, displaying and distributing the data so developed as to a parking plant and all of its components to allow all parties (including prospective users) who are concerned with the various aspects of a parking plant and its components (e.g. determination as to availability of spaces, maintenance and repair of meters, collection of revenues and enforcement of parking regulations) not only to access and make passive use of the information developed, in near real time, to permit them to identify what's happening to the plant and its components as to their own particular interest in such plant and so maximize the efficient use both of the resources of the plant and their own resources directed to the particular aspect of their interface with the plant and its components but also to access and make active use of such information for whatever purpose and in whatever fashion using whatever means of access they may wish. While others have made claim to certain of the individual functions described, e.g. vehicle detection, nobody has identified or patented.
US08274402B1
Method for collecting video files of one or more Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR) components, including receiving information pertaining to the one or more LDAR components within a specified area, recording a video of the LDAR components for a predetermined amount of time using a camera, associating the video with the information, and storing the video along with the information to a memory located in a computer.
US08274397B2
Programmable light assemblies that may function in various operating modes, such as to function as marker lights and/or emergency lights, or have other functions, are disclosed. The protocol and architecture of the light assemblies enables the associated light fixtures to provide a constant current output despite the presence of substantially large voltage ranges, and even when submerged in water. Alternative embodiments of the programmable light assemblies of the invention provide many other features as described herein.
US08274384B2
An information device capable of performing wireless communication with a reader/writer device, a method, and a computer-readable medium are provided. The device includes a reception section that detects an information request signal transmitted from a reader/writer device and a transmission section that transmits a signal to the reader/writer device in response to the detection of an information request signal. The device also includes a detection data acquisition section that acquires detection data corresponding to a physical quantity or state from a sensor and a detection data storage section that stores the detection data. The device includes a control section that activates the detection data acquisition section at time intervals and inputs the acquired detection data into the detection data storage section and another control section that activates the reception section at other time intervals.
US08274381B2
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a gateway comprising a controller to transmit a first RF signal to a remote control device, wherein the first radio-frequency signal is received by a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag associated with the remote control device, receive at each of a plurality of receivers operably coupled to the gateway a second RF signal from the RFID tag of the remote control device in response to the first RF signal, determine an approximate location of the remote control device based on at least a portion of the second RF signals received by the plurality of receivers, and transmit a signal to a set-top-box, wherein the signal comprises the approximate location of the remote control device, and wherein the set-top-box displays the approximate location of the remote control device. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US08274379B2
A remote climate control system is for an electric vehicle without a combustion engine and having a rechargeable electrical power source and an electrical AC unit selectively powered thereby, a sensor associated with the rechargeable electrical power source, and a data communications bus extending throughout the hybrid vehicle. At least one of the electrical AC unit and the sensor is coupled to the data communications bus. The remote climate control system includes a remote transmitter and a receiver to be positioned at the hybrid vehicle for receiving signals from said remote transmitter. A vehicle remote climate controller cooperates with said receiver and to be coupled to the data communications bus extending within the hybrid vehicle for communication thereover to selectively operate the electrical AC unit responsive to the sensor and said remote transmitter.
US08274367B2
In an RFID system comprising a detection unit for detecting an RFID tag and a control unit for exercising the control concerning the RFID tag, a determination unit determines whether to access a second area of an RFID tag comprising storage area, comprising of a first area for storing ID information and the second area for storing command information. An extraction unit extracts command information from the second area when it is determined to access the second area. An execution unit performs a process corresponding to the command information extracted by the extraction unit.
US08274358B2
A multidirectional input member according to the present invention includes a base plate on which a looped sensor that includes a plurality of groups of non-contacting electrodes configured in a loop is formed and an operation plate locating opposite to the base plate. The operation plate has a first loop-shaped protrusion that is located at a plane opposite to the base plate, that is protruded toward the base plate side, that is opposite to the looped sensor, and that is configured with a resistant rubber member. The first protrusion has a configuration in which its sectional area of a plane parallel to the base plate is tapered in the direction from the operation plate side toward the base plate side.
US08274354B2
The disclosure relates to a transformer having a yoke which has a crosspiece and at least two limbs, over which limbs a coil is placed in each case, and having at least one carrier on which the crosspiece is fixed and which has bearing faces for the coils. At least two supporting blocks for each coil are mounted on each bearing surface. The supporting blocks are fitted with elastic compensation elements on the coil-side carrying face and have, on their longitudinal side faces, which run perpendicular to a carrying surface, at least one strip which extends the creepage path and runs in the longitudinal direction and parallel to the carrying surface of the supporting block.
US08274334B2
The detection circuit comprises a photodiode connected to an input of a capacitive transimpedance amplifier. The circuit comprises an anti-blooming circuit connected between the input and an output of the capacitive transimpedance amplifier. The anti-blooming circuit comprises a field effect transistor connected between the input and output of the capacitive transimpedance amplifier. The transistor is of pMOS type when the input of the capacitive transimpedance amplifier is connected to a cathode of the photodiode. The transistor is of nMOS type when the input of the capacitive transimpedance amplifier is connected to an anode of the photodiode.
US08274325B2
A loop filter for receiving an input signal indicative of a phase-difference between a reference signal and a signal output by a signal generator and forming a control signal for controlling the signal generator in dependence thereon, the loop filter comprising a plurality of filter components that determine the frequency response of the filter, said filter components being arranged so that a first set of said components determines one or more zeros of the filter's frequency response and a second set of said components determines one or more poles of the filter's frequency response, each of said first and second sets of filter components being independent of the other such that the zero(s) and pole(s) of the filter's frequency response may be selected independently.
US08274322B2
The present invention discloses a charge pump system with low noise and high output current and voltage, comprising: a four phase clock generator used to generate a first signals group; a serial of delay circuits coupled to said four phase clock generator, wherein each of said delay circuits is coupled to a previous delay circuit relative to each of said delay circuits for delaying a signals group received from said previous delay circuit; a first charge pump circuit coupled to the four phase clock generator and the delay circuits; and an output terminal coupled to the first charge pump circuit; wherein high level of said first signal overlaps two sections of high level of said third signal to generate a first overlapping time and a second overlapping time, and said first overlapping time is not equal to said second overlapping time.
US08274309B2
A programmable semiconductor device includes a user programmable switch comprising a configurable element is positioned above a transistor material layer deposited on a substrate layer.
US08274307B1
The present disclosure provides for a circuit package that can include a signal input port that receives an electronic signal that includes multiple frequency components and a signal output port that outputs the electronic signal. The circuit package can include a trace having multiple portions that have a portion-dependent impedance. The trace can transfer the electronic signal from the signal input port to the signal output port. The present disclosure provides an apparatus to compensate a package trace parasitics, such as parasitic capacitance, to improve signal fidelity over a predetermined frequency range. The apparatus can provide a broadband impedance matching structure that matches the impedance of an I/O cell to the impedance of a printed circuit board and can compensate for the parasitic effects of both the I/O cell, terminals, and other discontinuities that may be present within the package.
US08274303B2
A Schmitt trigger circuit having a test circuit and method for testing are provided. The Schmitt trigger test circuit includes switches for reconfiguring the Schmitt trigger for testing by shorting the input and output terminals of an inverter and by opening a feedback path to allow the application of test voltages to the gates of feedback transistors coupled to the inverter. The method includes: directly connecting an input terminal of the inverter to an output terminal of the inverter; providing a first power supply voltage to the feedback transistors coupled to the inverter; measuring a first voltage at the input terminal; removing the first power supply voltage from the feedback transistors; providing a second power supply voltage to the feedback transistors. The test circuit and method reduce the test time by eliminating the need to ramp an input voltage while monitoring the output.
US08274302B2
A wafer and a test method thereof are provided. The invention utilizes a first group of probes to perform a high voltage stress (HVS) test on a first chip, and utilizes a second group of probes to perform a function test on a second chip, where a period of the high voltage stress test overlaps a period of the function test, thereby greatly decreasing the test time of the wafer.
US08274298B2
A calibration structure (10) for calibrating a flex fuel sensor (12) for a vehicle is provided. The flex fuel sensor has a first sensor electrode (14) and a second sensor electrode (16). The calibration structure includes a first electrode (30), a second electrode (36) spaced from and electrically insulated from the first electrode, and at least one capacitor (40), or at least one resistor (42), or at least one combination of a capacitor with a resistor, of a certain value electrically connected with the first and second electrodes. The first electrode (30) is constructed and arranged to contact the first sensor electrode (16) and the second electrode (36) is constructed and arranged to contact the second sensor electrode (14) to provide a known input value to the flex fuel sensor for calibration of the flex fuel sensor without the use of test liquids.
US08274289B2
Disclosed herein are electromagnetic resistivity logging systems and methods that employ an antenna configuration having at most two transmitter or receiver antenna orientations that rotate relative to the borehole. The measurements made by this reduced-complexity antenna configuration enable the determination of at least seven components of a coupling matrix, which may be determined using a linear system of equations that express the azimuthal dependence of the measurements. For increased reliability, measurement averaging may be performed in azimuthally spaced bins. The coupling matrix components can then be used as the basis for determining logs of various formation parameters, including vertical resistivity and anisotropy.
US08274288B2
A method for measuring resistivity variations in the earth comprising passing a transient current between two source electrodes; measuring the transient current at the source electrodes; measuring the resultant transient voltage between at least one pair of receiver electrodes; estimating one or more processing functions for applying to the measured input current to provide a step current profile, and applying the same one or more processing functions to the measured voltage to provide an estimate of the step response voltage between the receivers, using both the step current and the estimated step response voltage to determine the resulting apparent earth resistance, and using the apparent earth resistance to determine the resistivity of the earth.
US08274231B2
The present invention is through the power control unit, which is connected with the voltage-dividing load in parallel, to perform shunt regulation for the current passing through the voltage-dividing load, the shunt regulation means of the power control unit is that the power control unit increases or decreases the current passing through the voltage-dividing load.
US08274225B2
An image display apparatus according to the present invention comprises a plurality of electron emitting devices having an electron emitting portion provided between a cathode electrode and a gate electrode; a cathode wiring connected to the cathode electrode; and a gate wiring connected to the gate electrode and having a resistance higher than the resistance of the cathode wiring, wherein an impedance element having a resistance value of Ry and an electrostatic capacitance of Cy is connected to between the cathode wiring and the cathode electrode, a resistive element having a resistance value of Rx is connected to between the gate wiring and the gate electrode, and |Ry/(1+jωRyCy)|
US08274224B2
A metal halide lamp includes a ceramic discharge vessel and two electrodes. The discharge vessel encloses a discharge volume containing an ionizable gas filling including at least a metal halide, two current lead-through conductors connected to the respective electrodes, and a seal of a sealing material through which at least one of the respective current lead-through conductors issues to the exterior of the discharge vessel. The sealing material of the seal includes a ceramic sealing material including cerium oxide, aluminum oxide and silicon dioxide as a mixture of oxides and/or one or more mixed oxides.
US08274220B2
A light source, includes an LED emitter and a meniscus lens having a hollow cavity in which the LED emitter is disposed. The meniscus lens is in exemplary embodiments hyperhemispheric, and it produces a high quality optical image of the LED emitter. The cavity of the lens is filled with air, such as terrestrial atmosphere, inert gas, or vacuum.
US08274213B2
Disclosed herein are novel electrochromic materials. The electrochromic materials produce various colors and have bistability to achieve red-green-blue full colors. Therefore, the electrochromic materials can be used in a variety of electrochromic devices. Also disclosed herein are electrochromic devices fabricated using the electrochromic materials.
US08274208B2
A light-emitting device comprising a light source which emits excitation light and a fluorescent substance which absorbs the excitation light to emit light in combination, wherein a fluorescent substance comprising an α type SiAlON represented by the general formula: (Caα,Euβ)(Si,Al)12(O,N)16 (1.5<α+β<2.2, 0<β<0.2, O/N≦0.04) as a main component and having a specific surface area of 0.1 to 0.35 m2/g is used as the fluorescent substance. This light-emitting device shows little color change due to temperature change and efficiently emits light, even when it is used in a high temperature environment, and it is especially suitable for lighting apparatuses for vehicles such as headlamps.
US08274205B2
The system and method provided herein for limiting the effects of arcing in field-type electron emitter arrays improves the robustness of such arrays. Field-type electron emitter arrays generally have a substrate, an insulator, and a gating electrode. By including a resistive substance in the gate of the emitter array, arcing events may be isolated to a single emitter such that the remaining emitters of an array can continue electron emission and/or the short circuit current of the arc can be limited.
US08274192B2
An electric machine and a stator assembly include a segmented stator having stator portions. Each stator portion includes end plates arranged axially on opposing sides of the stator portion, support plates arranged interior to the end plates, stator laminations arranged between the support plates, and stabilizing elements coupling the end plates and the support plates together. Each of the stabilizing elements has a dovetail portion coupled to the end plates and to the support plates. Connectors are provided to connect the stator portions of the segmented stator together.
US08274184B2
A torus motor system includes a hollow stator and a rotor which is driven along a rotor path formed within the hollow stator by a magnet system. The rotor operates as a piston within the rotor path to intake and discharge fluid therefrom. The forces on the rotor all tend to center the rotor within the rotor path. The rotor is accelerated away from the inlet port on the magnet system and decelerated as the rotor approaches the discharge port.
US08274183B2
A stator for a linear motor is described. The stator has a stator member with a coil arrangement, a connecting member with external terminals, a sensor arrangement having at least one Hall sensor, and terminals for the sensor arrangement, as well as a holding member. The holding member is subdivided into a connecting member insertion portion and a stator member insertion portion and has holding devices for disposing the stator member and the connecting member stationarily, releasably and in an accurate position with regard to each other.
US08274181B2
A structure for transmission in a power supply, particularly to a power structure for transmission for bearing large DC current, wherein the power supply includes a power input port for connecting to DC input power and a DC/DC conversion circuit for converting the DC input power into DC output power. The architecture including at least one power transmission board for disposing the power input port, wherein the power transmission board is electrically connected to the power process board with the DC/DC conversion circuit mounted thereon by at least one power conduction element. Therefore, through the power conduction elements replacing the conventional connecting wires with large diameter to connect the power input port and the power process board without disobeying the safety regulation, not only the space occupied by the bent connection wires can be reduced, but the collisions and damage to other components caused therefrom also can be avoided.
US08274178B2
A resonant array for the transmission of multiple frequency wireless energy in multiple configurations at a useful distance for grid-coordinate power and information delivery on small aperture and mobile scales where alternatives such as battery, solar, infrared, microwave, or other power-independent means are inappropriate or inaccessible.
US08274176B2
In a provided power supply unit, a plurality of circuit elements are integrated into a chip, wherein the circuit elements generate one or more output voltages by using an input voltage. Thus, although the number of voltages, which can be generated by the power supply apparatus, is remarkably large, the power supply apparatus can be miniaturized. In addition, an apparatus, in which the power supply apparatus is installed, can be miniaturized.
US08274170B2
A wind power turbine for producing electric energy has a pylon extending from a bottom end to a top end; a nacelle fitted to the top end of the pylon to rotate about a first axis; an electric generator fitted to the nacelle to produce electric energy; a blade assembly, which rotates with respect to the nacelle about a second axis; an electric cable bundle extending from the electric generator to a point inside the pylon, such as at the bottom end of the pylon; and a guide device for guiding the cable bundle, and configured to divert the cable bundle radially from a point close to the first axis, to a point substantially away from the first axis.
US08274162B2
An apparatus and method for reducing delamination of an integrated circuit module is disclosed. The integrated circuit module includes a laminate substrate. The integrated circuit module further includes an integrated circuit die operably coupled with the laminate substrate and a plastic semiconductor package overmolded with the laminate substrate. The laminate substrate includes a die attach pad including a plurality of metal oxide regions and non-oxidized metal regions disposed on the die attach pads.
US08274160B2
A method of forming a semiconductor structure is provided. One method comprises forming a device region between a substrate and a bond pad. Patterning a conductor between the bond pad and the device region with gaps. Filling the gaps with insulation material that is harder than the conductor to form pillars of relatively hard material that extend through the conductor and forming an insulation layer of the insulation material between the conductor and the bond pad.
US08274159B2
A circuit substrate has one or more active components and a plurality of passive circuit elements on a first surface. An active semiconductor device has a substrate with layers of material and a plurality of terminals. The active semiconductor device is flip-chip mounted on the circuit substrate and at least one of the terminals of the device is electrically connected to an active component on the circuit substrate. The active components on the substrate and the flip-chip mounted active semiconductor device, in combination with passive circuit elements, form preamplifiers and an output amplifier respectively. In a power switching configuration, the circuit substrate has logic control circuits on a first surface. A semiconductor transistor flip-chip mounted on the circuit substrate is electrically connected to the control circuits on the first surface to thereby control the on and off switching of the flip-chip mounted device.
US08274154B2
A semiconductor device which is capable of preventing interface peeling and a crack from occurring in the vicinity of the edge part of a rewiring layer is provided. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, an electrode pad formed on the semiconductor substrate, a first insulation film formed on the semiconductor substrate having a first aperture which exposes the electrode pad, a first conductor film formed on the electrode pad and the first insulation film, an external electrode electrically connected to the first conductor film, and a sealing resin which covers the first conductor film and the first insulation film. The first conductor film includes a plurality of copper layers which are stacked so that an outer edge portion of the first conductor film has a stepped portion.
US08274147B2
Methods and systems for intra-printed circuit board communication via waveguides are disclosed and may include communicating one or more signals between or among a plurality of integrated circuits via one or more waveguides integrated on a printed circuit board. The integrated circuits may be bonded to the printed circuit board. The waveguides may be configured via switches integrated within each of the plurality of integrated circuits. The one or more signals may include microwave signals. The one or more waveguides may be configured for communicating microwave signals with a frequency of 60 GHz or greater. The communication of the one or more signals may be configured via a low frequency control signal, which may include a digital signal. The one or more waveguides may include metal and/or semiconductor layers deposited on and/or embedded within the printed circuit board.
US08274144B2
A first semiconductor package includes a first substrate, a first semiconductor chip attached to the first substrate, an encapsulant which covers the first semiconductor chip, and conductive elastic members which are embedded in the encapsulant but with parts thereof exposed. A package on package (POP) includes the first semiconductor package and a second semiconductor package stacked in the first semiconductor package. The second semiconductor package includes a second substrate and a second semiconductor chip attached to the second substrate. The exposed parts of the elastic members are electrically connected to the second substrate. The encapsulant of the first package is formed by a molding process while the conductive elastic members are compressed within their elastic limit by the mold.
US08274143B2
A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a stack of semiconductor chips, and a first sealing material. The substrate may include, but is not limited to, a chip mounting area and a higher-level portion. The higher level portion surrounds the chip mounting area. The higher-level portion is higher in level than the chip mounting area. The stack of semiconductor chips is disposed over the chip mounting area. A first sealing material seals the stack of semiconductor chips. The first sealing material is confined by the higher-level portion.
US08274141B2
A semiconductor memory card includes a wiring board having an outer shape where a cut-out portion is provided at a first long-edge. A second surface of the wiring board includes connection pads disposed along a portion except the cut-out portion of the first long-edge. A memory device is mounted on the second surface of the wiring board. The memory device includes electrode pads arranged along a long-edge positioning in a vicinity of the first long-edge of the wiring board, and one-sidedly disposed so as to correspond to disposed positions of the connection pads. A controller device is stacked on the memory device.
US08274137B2
A plurality of cell structures of a vertical power device are formed at a semiconductor substrate. One cell structure included in the plurality of cell structures and located in a central portion CR of the main surface has a lower current carrying ability than the other cell structure included in the plurality of cell structures and located in an outer peripheral portion PR of the main surface. This provides a power semiconductor device having a long power cycle life.
US08274133B2
The present invention relates to a semiconductor package and a method for making the same. The semiconductor package comprises a substrate, a first metal layer, a first dielectric layer, a first upper electrode, a first protective layer, a second metal layer and a second protective layer. The substrate has at least one via structure. The first metal layer is disposed on a first surface of the substrate, and comprises a first lower electrode. The first dielectric layer is disposed on the first lower electrode. The first upper electrode is disposed on the first dielectric layer, and the first upper electrode, the first dielectric layer and the first lower electrode form a first capacitor. The first protective layer encapsulates the first capacitor. The second metal layer is disposed on the first protective layer, and comprises a first inductor. The second protective layer encapsulates the first inductor. Whereby, the first inductor, the first capacitor and the via structure are integrated into the semiconductor package, so that the size of the product is reduced.
US08274129B2
A method includes forming a transistor device on a first side of a semiconductor-on-insulator structure. The semiconductor-on-insulator structure includes a substrate, a dielectric layer, and a buried layer between the substrate and the dielectric layer. The method also includes forming a conductive plug through the semiconductor-on-insulator structure. The conductive plug is in electrical connection with the transistor device. The method further includes forming a field plate on a second side of the semiconductor-on-insulator structure, where the field plate is in electrical connection with the conductive plug. The transistor device could have a breakdown voltage of at least 600V, and the field plate could extend along at least 40% of a length of the transistor device.
US08274111B2
A method for fabricating a semiconductor apparatus including a buried gate removes factors deteriorating the operational reliability of the semiconductor device such as the electrical connection between a contact and a word line, and increases a processing margin when forming the contact disposed on a source/drain region. The method includes forming a recess in a semiconductor substrate, forming a gate in a lower portion of the recess, forming a first insulation layer over the gate, growing silicon over the first insulation layer in the recess, and depositing a second insulation layer over the semiconductor substrate and in the remaining portion of the recess.
US08274105B2
An object is to provide a solid state image pickup device and a camera which do not worsen a sensor performance in terms of an optical property, a saturated charge amount and the like. A solid state image sensor including a pixel region having a plurality of pixels includes at least a photodiode and an amplifying portion amplifying photocharges outputted from the photodiode in the pixel region, and further includes a well electrode for taking well potential of a well region in which the amplifying portion is arranged. Between the well electrode and the photodiode, no element isolation regions by an insulation film are arranged. Moreover, on the surface of a first semiconductor region in which the photodiode stores the charges, a second semiconductor layer of a conductivity type reverse to that of the first semiconductor region is arranged.
US08274104B2
A repair structure including a substrate, at least one first conducting line, a first insulating layer, at least one second conducting line and a repair connecting layer is provided. The at least one first conducting line is disposed on the substrate. The first insulating layer is disposed over the substrate to cover the first conducting line. The second conducting line is disposed over the first insulating layer. The second insulating layer covers the second conducting line and the first insulating layer. The repair connecting layer is disposed on the second insulating layer. In particular, the repair connecting layer is electrically connected to the first conducting line. The repair connecting layer overlaps the second conducting line but is electrically insulated from the second conducting line.
US08274099B2
A semiconductor device includes conductive features that are each defined within any one gate level channel that is uniquely associated with and defined along one of a number of parallel gate electrode tracks. The conductive features form gate electrodes of first and second PMOS transistor devices, and first and second NMOS transistor devices. The gate electrodes of the first PMOS and first NMOS transistor devices extend along a first gate electrode track. The gate electrodes of the second PMOS and second NMOS transistor devices extend along a second gate electrode track. A first set of interconnected conductors electrically connect the gate electrodes of the first PMOS and second NMOS transistor devices. A second set of interconnected conductors electrically connect the gate electrodes of the second PMOS and first NMOS transistor devices. The first and second sets of interconnected conductors traverse across each other within different levels of the semiconductor device.
US08274094B2
The present invention relates to a gallium nitride (GaN) compound semiconductor light emitting element (LED) and a method of manufacturing the same. The present invention provides a vertical GaN LED capable of improving the characteristics of a horizontal LED by means of a metallic protective film layer and a metallic support layer. According to the present invention, a metallic protective film layer with a thickness of at least 10 microns may be formed on the lateral and/or bottom sides of the vertical GaN LED. Further, a metallic substrate may be used instead of a sapphire substrate. A metallic support layer may be formed to protect the element from being distorted or damaged. Furthermore, a P-type electrode may be partially formed on a P—GaN layer in a mesh form.
US08274093B2
Provided are a semiconductor light emitting device and a method of fabricating the same. The semiconductor light emitting device comprises a multireflection layer comprising at least one of reflection layers of different refractive indices, a first conductive semiconductor layer on the multireflection layers, an active layer on the first conductive type semiconductor layer, and a second conductive type semiconductor layer on the active layer.
US08274092B2
This invention provides an optoelectronic semiconductor device having a rough surface and the manufacturing method thereof. The optoelectronic semiconductor device comprises a semiconductor stack having a rough surface and an electrode layer overlaying the semiconductor stack. The rough surface comprises a first region having a first topography and a second region having a second topography. The method comprises the steps of forming a semiconductor stack on a substrate, forming an electrode layer on the semiconductor stack, thermal treating the semiconductor stack, and wet etching the surface of the semiconductor stack to form a rough surface.
US08274085B2
The present invention discloses pixel structures and fabrication methods thereof. The pixel includes a thin film transistor forming at a thin film transistor region and a storage capacitor forming at a pixel electrode region. The method includes: forming a gate conduction layer on a substrate; forming a gate insulation layer on the gate conduction layer; forming a source conduction layer and a drain conduction layer on the gate insulation layer, in which the drain conduction layer has an extension section extending to the pixel electrode region; forming a channel layer on the source conduction layer and the drain conduction layer; and forming a protection layer on the channel layer. The extension section and an electrode layer serve as the upper and lower electrode of the storage capacitor, respectively. Wherein the gate conduction layer, the source conduction layer, the drain conduction layer, and the channel layer are made of metallic oxides.
US08274078B2
Provided is an oxynitride semiconductor comprising a metal oxynitride. The metal oxynitride contains Zn and In and at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ga, Sn, Mg, Si, Ge, Y, Ti, Mo, W, and Al. The metal oxynitride has an atomic composition ratio of N, N/(N+O), of 7 atomic percent or more to 80 atomic percent or less.
US08274072B2
A carbon-based field effect transistor (FET) includes a substrate; a carbon layer located on the substrate, the carbon layer comprising a channel region, and source and drain regions located on either side of the channel region; a gate electrode located on the channel region in the carbon layer, the gate electrode comprising a first dielectric layer, a gate metal layer located on the first dielectric layer, and a nitride layer located on the gate metal layer; and a spacer comprising a second dielectric layer located adjacent to the gate electrode, wherein the spacer is not located on the carbon layer.
US08274062B2
A method of determining the radiation type and energy distribution of a radiation source that outputs radiation. The method including providing a plurality of detector materials and exposing the plurality of detector materials to the radiation. Each of the plurality of detector materials stores a signal in response to being exposed to the radiation. The signals are representative of the radiation. The plurality of detector materials is stimulated to output the signals as measured signals. These measured signals are used to determine the radiation type and energy distribution of the radiation.
US08274055B2
A radiation signal-processing unit including a position identifying device for identifying an incident radiation position in a radiation detector; a count data-memory device for storing positional information outputted from the position identifying device, a count ratio-calculation device for calculating a count ratio based on the positional information stored in the count data-memory device, a reference count ratio-memory device for memorizing a reference count ratio as the count ratio calculated under a state where fluorescence to be detected does not overlap each other temporally, and a correction instruction device for reading the reference count ratio from the reference count ratio-memory device and comparing the ratio with the count ratio, thereby instructing execution of correction of a radiation generating position to the position identifying device.
US08274047B2
A substrate surface inspection method inspects for a defect on a substrate including a plurality of materials on a surface thereof. The inspection method comprises: irradiating the surface of the substrate with an electron beam, a landing energy of the electron beam set such that a contrast between at least two types of materials of the plurality of materials is within a predetermined range; detecting electrons generated by the substrate to acquire a surface image of the substrate, with a pattern formed thereon from the at least two types of materials eliminated or weakened; and detecting the defect from the acquired surface image by detecting as the defect an object image having a contrast by which the object image can be distinguished from a background image in the surface image. Defects present on the substrate surface can be detected easily and precisely by using a cell inspection.
US08274043B2
The present invention comprises a method and system for accurate estimation of the ion cyclotron resonance (ICR) parameters in Fourier-transform mass spectrometry (FTMS/FT-ICR MS). The parameters are essential to estimating the mass to charge ratio of an ion from FT-ICR MS data, the intended purpose of the instrument. Achieving greater accuracy in the parameters assists in greater accuracy of the mass to charge ratio of an ion, and obtaining an accurate estimation of the mass to charge ratio of an ion further aides in detecting mass with sub-ppm accuracy. Estimating mass in this manner enhances identification and characterization of large molecules. The inventive method and system thereby enhances the data obtained by conventional FTMS by accurately estimating ICR parameters. Ultimately, accurate estimates of the masses of molecules and detection and characterization of molecules from FT-ICR MS data are obtained.
US08274035B2
A photosensor circuit including a first node, a level shifting circuit, a phototransistor and an inverter is provided. The first node has an operation voltage signal. The level shifting circuit is coupled to the first node for biasing the first node, so that the operation voltage signal is biased to an operation biasing level. The phototransistor is coupled to the first node for receiving an optical signal and accordingly generates a first electrical signal by means of controlling the level of the operation voltage signal. The inverter receives the first electrical signal and accordingly generates and outputs a second electrical signal, which indicates the intensity of the optical signal.
US08274021B2
The invention is an integrated temperature regulator that can be fabricated using conventional semiconductor processing technology. The integrated temperature regulator can include a reaction chamber, for example fabricated from PDMS, in which chemical or biochemical reactions of interest can be carried out. The temperature regular can also be used to regulate the temperature of some circuits, e.g. an effective-inductance-change based magnetic particle sensor, to achieve a stable operation performance, such as an improved sensitivity. The integrated temperature regulator includes as subcomponents a temperature sensing circuit that receives a thermal signal from the vicinity of the reaction chamber, a temperature reference circuit, and a temperature control circuit that controls a heater based at least in part on the difference between the sensed temperature and the reference temperature. The various subcomponents can be programmable.
US08274015B2
A heater rolling pin having a roller body, stainless steel axles, hollow roller interior, roller outer surface, a handle mounted to each axle, electrical tactile switch secured to one end of the roller, a heater secured inside the roller interior, batteries and a battery holder at the opposite end of the roller. The internal heater makes the outer surface of the roller hot. The roller is manufactured from food grade aluminum alloy and is hard anodized and dyed to make the surface very hard and scratch resistant. The roller has two food quality, high density polyethylene (HDPE) plastic handles with stainless steel axles.
US08274014B2
A wire (10) for use in a brazing or soldering operation has an elongated body (12) of a metallic material. The elongated body (12) has an outer surface (18). A channel (14) is formed along a length of the body. The channel (14) has an opening (A1). A flux solution (22) is deposited within the channel (14) and along the length of the body. The flux solution (22) covers a portion of the outer surface (18). A portion of the flux solution (22) is exposed through the opening (A1) in the channel (14).
US08274008B2
An EDM spindle assembly is provided comprising a pull stud, an electrode holder, a fluid seal, and a seal holder. A threaded outside diameter of the seal holder is threadedly engaged with a threaded inside diameter of a counter bore formed in the tail end of the electrode holder. A threaded outside diameter of the pull stud is threadedly engaged with the threaded inside diameter of the counter bore. The threaded inside diameter of the counter bore in the electrode holder comprises a longitudinal threading dimension that is sufficient to accommodate the entire longitudinal threaded outside diameter of the seal holder and a portion of the longitudinal threaded outside diameter of the pull stud sufficient to create threaded engagement, with the fluid seal positioned in the seal accommodating space.
US08274001B2
Weighing apparatus for weighing and conveying items of various shape and size. The weighing apparatus apparatus includes at least two oppositely rotating wheels that engage an item to be weighed. A force measurement element, such as a load cell, is provided to weigh the item to be weighed while the item is conveyed by the wheels in a suspended position. More than one pair of wheels may be employed.
US08273997B2
An apparatus having a reduced reflection from its surface includes a dielectric material and a capacitive circuit analog sheet buried within the dielectric material and configured to produce a reflection that adds out of phase with a reflection from an incident side of the dielectric material. The capacitive circuit analog sheet comprises conductive patches configured to have high impedance for transverse magnetic (TM) polarization.
US08273996B2
A Z-directed connector component for insertion into a printed circuit board and providing electrical connections to internal conductive planes contained with the PCB and/or to external conductive traces on the surface of the PCB. In one embodiment the Z-directed component is housed within the thickness of the PCB allowing other components to be mounted over it. The body of the Z-directed connector component may contain one or more conductors and may include one or more surface channels or wells extending along at least a portion of the length of the body. Methods for mounting Z-directed components are also provided.
US08273985B2
A junction box includes a base, a cover snap-fitted into the base and a ventilation valve on the cover. The ventilation valve includes a first hollow cylinder that has a first inner bore having a first thread and a bottom having an open area that includes an annular flange; a second hollow cylinder; and a waterproof air-permeable membrane. The second hollow cylinder has a second thread on an outer surface thereof, a first end, a second end and a second inner bore. The first end has an annular groove. The waterproof air-permeable membrane is disposed between the first end of the second hollow cylinder and the bottom of the first hollow cylinder. A specific distance, smaller than an axial feeding amount of the first thread when being threaded by one turn, is formed between the top of the annular flange and the top of the annular groove.
US08273980B2
A photovoltaic roofing system and a method of installing the photovoltaic ridge cap structure have been provided. The photovoltaic roofing system includes a ridge cap adapted to cover a ridge of a roof structure. The system also includes at least one photovoltaic cell disposed within the ridge cap. The method of installing a photovoltaic ridge cap structure includes mounting the ridge cap over multiple photovoltaic cells along a ridge of a roof structure. The method further includes routing electrical leads from each photovoltaic cell through one or more openings along the ridge of the roof structure.
US08273979B2
DC-DC converters are described that employ a time-averaged modulated bypass diode to facilitate the efficient harvest of power in photovoltaic systems.
US08273975B2
A flute has a pipe. The pipe has a linear body tube and a linear mouthpiece tube. The body tube has multiple keys for changing the pitch of the flute. The mouthpiece tube is connected to the body tube and has a mouthpiece plate. A curved tube is mounted on one end of the mouthpiece tube facing the body tube. The curved tube, mouthpiece tube and body tube are aligned with one another.
US08273971B1
A novel maize variety designated X7R421 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X7R421 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X7R421 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X7R421, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X7R421. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X7R421.
US08273968B2
The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 09R303B2R2. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 09R303B2R2. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the cotton variety 09R303B2R2 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 09R303B2R2 with itself or another cotton variety and plants produced by such methods.
US08273956B2
The invention relates to modified restriction enzymes capable of being used for promoting homologous recombination in organisms, in particular plants, making it possible to either target gene integration or excise unwanted DNA sequences in the genome of said organisms.
US08273955B2
Formation of nitrogen fixing root nodules in legumes is induced by perception of lipochitin-oligosaccharide signal molecules secreted by compatible Rhizobium bacteria, which triggers a common symbiotic pathway. The present invention provides a spontaneous nodule formation (snf1-5g) mutant, in which the formation of symbiotic nodules is deregulated, leading to nodule development in the absence as well as in the presence of Rhizobium bacteria and/or exogenous rhizobial signals. The invention further provides an isolated DNA sequence encoding a mutant chimeric Ca2+/calmodulin dependent protein kinase whose activity results in this `gain of function′ phenotype of spontaneous nodule formation. Furthermore the snf1-5g gene is shown to confer a spontaneous nodule formation phenotype to plants having a nodulation deficient genetic background. A gene of the invention, that confers a spontaneous nodulation phenotype, has utility for the transfer and establishment of nitrogen fixing capability in non-nodulating plants, and thereby reducing the nitrogen fertilizer dependence of non-nodulating crop plants.
US08273953B2
Disclosed herein are antisense DNA of a sweetpotato expansin (IbExpansin) cDNA, a plant transformation vector carrying the same, and a method for increasing storage root production using the same. The transgenic sweetpotatoes prepared using the antisense DNA of IbExpansin cDNA have storage root production increased by up to one and half times. Thus, the gene is useful in the generation of highly productive transgenic storage roots for the increase of bioethanol production.
US08273952B2
The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for improving plant growth characteristics. More specifically, the present invention concerns a method for improving plant growth characteristics by modulating expression in a plant of a plant nucleic acid encoding a cyclin dependent kinase (CDK) and/or by modulating activity in a plant of a plant CDK protein, which CDK protein comprises different motifs or which CDK nucleic acid encodes such protein. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a plant CDK nucleic acid and/or modulated activity of a plant CDK protein, which CDK protein comprises different sequence motifs or which nucleic acid encodes such protein and which plants have improved growth characteristics relative to corresponding wild type plants. The invention additionally relates to specific nucleic acid sequences encoding for the aforementioned proteins having the aforementioned plant growth improving activity, nucleic acid constructs, vectors and plants containing said nucleic acid sequences.
US08273951B2
Isolated nucleic acid fragments comprising precursor miRNA, and artificial miRNAs and their use in down-regulating gene expression are described.
US08273944B2
The present invention relates to the field of plant breeding. More specifically, the present invention includes a method of using haploid plants for genetic mapping of traits of interest such as disease resistance. Further, the invention includes a method for breeding corn plants containing quantitative trait loci (QTL) that are associated with resistance to Gray Leaf Spot, a fungal disease associated with Cercospora spp.
US08273942B2
A disposable absorbent article, such as a disposable diaper. The disposable absorbent article has a topsheet with apertures large enough for low-viscosity fecal material to pass through to a fecal material storage element. The fecal material storage element immobilizes the fecal material in position for dewatering, so that the solid components of the fecal material are separated from the liquid components of the fecal material and the liquid components can be absorbed by an absorbent core. This arrangement provides for easier cleaning of the wearer when the soiled disposable absorbent article is removed. The fecal material storage element may extend beyond one or more edges of the absorbent core.
US08273940B2
A wearable article useful for facilitating toilet training. The wearable article includes a temperature change element providing a cool/wet signal when wetted which causes discomfort to the wearer. The temperature change element comprises a temperature change substance disposed on an impermeable material in order to maximize the thermal signal provided to the skin of the wearer.
US08273938B2
A process is presented for the selective separation and recovery of large normal paraffins from a heavy kerosene boiling point fraction. The process includes passing the heavy kerosene fraction through an adsorption separation system for separating the normal paraffins from the paraffin mixture. The recovered extract and raffinate streams are mixed with a diluent made up of a lighter hydrocarbon. The subsequent diluted extract and raffinate streams are passed through first fractionation columns to separate the desorbent from the diluent and the heavier paraffins. The mixture of the diluent and heavier paraffins is passed through a second set of fractionation columns to separate the diluent and the heavier paraffins.
US08273931B2
The present invention is for a catalyst, a process for making the catalyst and a process for using the catalyst in aromatization of alkanes having three to five carbon atoms per molecule, such as propane, to aromatics, such as benzene, toluene and xylene. The catalyst is an aluminum-silicon zeolite having a silicon to aluminum atomic ratio (Si:Al) greater than 15:1, such as MFI or ZSM-5, on which germanium, aluminum and a noble metal, such as platinum, have been deposited. The catalyst may be bound with magnesia, alumina, titania, zirconia, thoria, silica, boria or mixtures thereof. The aluminum and germanium may be deposited simultaneously on the zeolite.
US08273928B2
The present disclosure relates to a process for separating a fluoroolefin from a mixture comprising hydrogen fluoride and fluoroolefin, comprising azeotropic distillation both with and without an entrainer. In particular are disclosed processes for separating any of HFC-1225ye, HFC-1234ze, HFC-1234yf or HFC-1243zf from HF.
US08273926B2
A method of preparing an olefin comprising: reacting a polyol in the presence of a carboxylic acid, such that an olefin is produced by the deoxygenation of the polyol. The reacting step can comprise (a) providing a composition comprising the polyol, (b) heating the composition, and (c) introducing the carboxylic acid to the composition wherein the introducing step occurs prior to, at the same time as, or subsequent to the heating step. In one embodiment, the polyol is glycerol, the carboxylic acid is formic acid, and the olefin is allyl alcohol, which is produced at a yield of about 80% or greater.
US08273923B2
A process for manufacturing a chlorohydrin by reacting a polyhydroxylated-aliphatic hydrocarbon, an ester of a polyhydroxylated-aliphatic hydrocarbon, or a mixture thereof with a chlorinating agent in a reactor containing a liquid reaction medium wherein the chlorinating agent is used at least partially in the gaseous form, and wherein said reactor is stirred by means of a stirring system comprising at least one radial-flow impeller and at least one axial-flow impeller.
US08273913B2
This invention describes an amidation process whereby amino acids of the Formulae IIA or IIB can be activated and treated with an amine in the presence of a base to yield amides of the Formula (I), without loss of optical purity.
US08273909B2
The present invention relates to a process for preparing palladium complexes. In particular, the present invention relates to a process in which ammoniacal complexes of palladium (hydrogen)carbonate are converted into complexes with oligoamine ligands.
US08273908B2
Process for the preparation of a compound of general formula (II) wherein R1 and R2 independently are hydrogen or a hydroxy- or hydrocarbyl group; or wherein R1 and R2 together are a double bonded oxygen; R3 is hydrogen; R′4 is a nitrobenzophenone group; and R5 and R6 independently are hydrogen or a hydroxy- or hydrocarbyl group; from a compound of general formula (I) wherein, R1, R2 R3, R5 and R6 are as defined above and R4 is hydrogen; wherein the compound of formula (I) is reacted under alkaline conditions with 2-chloro-5-nitrobenzophenone in the presence of an alkanolic solvent and the compound of formula (II) is directly crystallized from this alkanolic solvent. Complex of an alkanol and a compound of general formula (II) obtainable from the above process and processes wherein the above process or complex are used.
US08273907B2
A process for more efficiently producing propylene oxide from propylene, oxygen, and hydrogen with catalysts which comprise a noble metal and a titanosilicate having pores not smaller than a 12-membered oxygen ring. The process for propylene oxide production is characterized by reacting propylene, oxygen, and hydrogen in a solution comprising water, a nitrite compound, and an ammonium salt in the presence of a noble metal catalyst and a titanosilicate catalyst having pores not smaller than a 12-membered oxygen ring.
US08273889B2
The invention provides a method for producing 2-azaadamantanes represented by formula (1) in good yields. The method includes cyclizing a compound represented by formula (2) in the presence of an acid.
US08273876B2
The invention relates to a method for producing medicaments that contain vardenafil hydrochloride, essentially as trihydrate in solid form, and to medicaments that can be obtained according to this method.
US08273875B2
Embodiments relate to the field of chemistry and biochemistry, and, more specifically, to novel near-infrared dyes that are photostable and resistant to quenching. The dyes belong to a novel family of squaraine rotaxanes, and they are particularly well-suited for use in biological applications. Also disclosed are methods of synthesizing the dyes and methods of using the dyes.
US08273872B2
Ionic liquids and cellulose ester compositions and processes for producing ionic liquids and cellulose esters. Cellulose esters can be produced by esterifying cellulose in a reaction medium comprising one or more halide ionic liquids and at least one binary component. Cellulose esters prepared via the methods of the present invention can have a degree of substitution (“DS”) of at least 1.5 and can comprise a plurality of ester substituents, where at least 50 percent of the ester substituents comprise alkyl esters having a carbon chain length of at least 6 carbons.
US08273870B2
The present invention relates to a double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) for inhibiting the expression of a mutant gene, comprising a first strand that has a complementary region that is complementary to at least a portion of an RNA transcript of at least part of the mutant target gene and a second strand of the dsRNA complementary or substantially complementary to the first strand. The invention further relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising the dsRNA and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The pharmaceutical compositions are useful for inhibiting the expression of a target mutant gene, as well as for treating diseases caused by expression of the target gene. The invention also relates to methods for inhibiting the expression of a target mutant gene, as well as methods for treating diseases caused by the expression of the target gene.
US08273869B2
This invention relates to composition and methods using lipid formulated siRNA targeted to a PCSK9 gene.
US08273855B2
The application provides materials and methods for promoting myelination of neuronal axons in the CNS. These derive from the findings first that the molecules Nogo and Caspr interact with one another during establishment and maintenance of the axoglial junction, and secondly that the molecules F3 and NB-3 are capable of promoting oligodendrocyte maturation via interaction with Notch. The materials and methods provided may be used in the treatment of CNS damage, in particular the treatment of spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy and stroke.
US08273850B2
Polyester compositions based on 1,3-propanediol and aromatic and aliphatic diacids that can contain a large fraction of biologically derived content are disclosed. Transesterification between polyesters in blends of such compositions is greatly reduced using phosphorous-containing additives. The blends have properties similar to poly(ethylene terephthalate).
US08273845B2
The present invention relates to a soft, semicrystalline, thermoplastic elastomer composition which is comprised of (I) a hydrophobic thermoplastic block copolymer which is comprised of (I) the reaction product of (1) a hydrophobic polyol or polyamine, (2) a polyisocyanate or an aromatic dicarboxylic acid, and (3) a chain extender containing 2 to 20 carbon atoms, or the reaction product of (1) a hydrophobic polyol or polyamine, and (2) a carboxyl terminated telechelic polyamide sequence; wherein the hydrophobic polyol or polyamine has a number average molecular weight in the range of from 1,000 to 4,000 Daltons; wherein the hydrophobic thermoplastic block copolymer has a weight average molecular weight in the range of 50,000 to 1,000,000 Daltons; and (II) from 1 to 80 weight percent of a mineral oil, wherein the soft, semicrystalline, thermoplastic elastomer composition has a Shore A hardness which is within the range of 20 to 80.
US08273843B2
An organosilicon compound which is obtained by subjecting a compound (A), a compound (B) and a compound (C) to hydrosilylation reaction: (A) silicone and/or silsesquioxane that has two or more Si—H groups per one molecule and has a molecular weight of 100 to 500,000; (B) silicone and/or silsesquioxane that has two or more alkenyl groups per one molecule and has a molecular weight of 100 to 500,000; and (C) a compound that has one or more epoxy or oxetanyl group and an alkenyl group having 2 to 18 carbon atoms per one molecule.
US08273840B2
Gel compositions are disclosed containing a silicone polyether elastomer from the reaction of an organohydrogensiloxane having at least two SiH containing cyclosiloxane rings in its molecule, a compound or mixture of compounds having at least two aliphatic unsaturated groups in its molecule, and a hydrosilylation catalyst. The silicone polyether elastomer reaction product may itself be a gelled composition, or optionally may be contained in a carrier fluid to form a gel. The gel compositions may further contain a personal or healthcare active.
US08273816B2
An object of the invention is to provide an alumina fiber aggregate which, when used as a filler in various materials such as, e.g., resins, coating materials, metals, and ceramics, enables the mixtures to have reduced viscosity and thereby heightens the productivity of products containing alumina fibers, and which enables cured thermosetting resins to have a sufficiently heightened thermal conductivity.This alumina fiber aggregate, when examined by the electron microscope method, gives a frequency distribution regarding number of fibers, wherein the number of fibers having a fiber length of 50-200 μm is 70% or more (including 100%), the number of fibers having a fiber length smaller than 50 μm is 30% or less (including 0), the number of fibers of 50-100 μm is 30-50%, the number of fibers longer than 100 μm but not longer than 200 μm is 30-50%, and the number of fibers longer than 200 μm is 20% or less (including 0). The fibrous mass comprises 70-100% by mass of Al2O3 and 0-30% by mass of SiO2.
US08273815B2
A curable silicone composition comprising at least the following components: (A) an epoxy-containing organopolysiloxane; (B) a curing agent for an epoxy resin; (C) a thermally conductive metal powder; and (D) a thermally conductive nonmetal powder; exhibits low viscosity, excellent handleability and curability and, when cured, forms a cured body of flexibility, low specific gravity, and excellent thermal conductivity. An electronic component sealed or adhesively bonded with use of a cured body obtained by curing the aforementioned composition provides high reliability.
US08273814B2
The present invention relates to emulsifying polymers, in particular to the use of these polymers for the stable emulsification of hydrophobic additives in aqueous concrete plasticizers.
US08273804B2
An object of the present invention is to provide a rubber composition for a tire, which can achieve well-balanced improvement in fuel economy, abrasion resistance, and performance on ice and snow, and a studless tire for a passenger vehicle using the rubber composition. The present invention relates to a rubber composition for a tire, including a rubber component and silica, wherein the rubber component contains a modified natural rubber with a phosphorus content of 200 ppm or less, and butadiene rubber, and the silica has a CTAB specific surface area of 180 m2/g or more and a BET specific surface area of 185 m2/g or more.
US08273792B2
(Neuro)protectin D1 (1OR,17S-dihydroxy-docosa-4Z,7Z,11E,13E,15Z,19Z-hexaenoic acid) and 15,16-dehydro-PD1 and their derivatives are useful in the treatment of airway inflammation, especially asthma.
US08273774B2
The present invention provides a compound of a formula (I): wherein the variables are defined herein; to a process for preparing such a compound; and to the use of such a compound in the treatment of a PDE4 mediated disease state.
US08273771B2
The invention relates to the use of at least on inhibitor selected from the group consisting of raf-, protein kinase C (PKC)-, MEK1/2-, or ERK1/2-inhibitors, for the manufacturing of a medicament to be administrated from 1 up to 12 hours after initiation of an ischemic disease.
US08273770B2
5-pyridinone substituted indazoles of the formula and methods of their use are presented.
US08273768B2
The invention relates to a compound of the formula (I) in which: R1, R2 and R3 are independently a methoxy group optionally substituted by one or more fluorine atoms; R4 is a hydrogen atom; R5 and R6 are identical and each represent a hydrogen or fluorine atom; A is a cycle selected from the group including aryl and heteroaryl groups, wherein said groups can be substituted.
US08273766B2
The present invention relates a specific tetrahydroisoquinoline compound which is useful as a chemokine receptor type 3 (CCR3) antagonist, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same as an active ingredient. The tetrahydroisoquinoline compound of the present invention is useful for the treatment or prevention of a disease in which CCR3 participates.
US08273764B2
A fused heterocyclic compound of formula (1): wherein, A1 and A2 represent a nitrogen atom or the like, R1, R2, R3 and R4 represent a halogen atom or the like, R2 and R3 represent a halogen atom or the like, R5 represents a C1-C6 chain hydrocarbon group optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms, or the like, R6 and R7 represent a C1-C4 chain hydrocarbon group substituted with one or more halogen atoms, or the like, and n represents 0 or 1, has an excellent noxious arthropod controlling effect.
US08273756B2
This invention provides cells and methods for stimulating proliferation and migration of endogenous and exogenous mammalian stem cells in vivo and in vitro. The invention provides reagents and methods for efficiently proliferating mammalian stem cells in an animal in need thereof and producing stem cells that can be re-introduced into an animal in need thereof to alleviate neurological and corporal disorders.
US08273745B2
The present invention relates to a novel compound or a salt thereof, which is useful as a CRTH2 antagonist, especially as a medicament for disorder that participates eosinophil, for example, allergic disorder such as asthma, allergic rhinitis, allergic dermatitis, conjunctival inflammation, hives, eosinophilic bronchitis, food allergy, inflammation of the nasal sinuses, multiple sclerosis, angiitis, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and the like.
US08273742B2
The present invention provides novel 1,4-disubstituted phthalazine hedgehog pathway antagonists useful in the treatment of cancer.
US08273727B2
The present invention relates to novel phosphoric triesters which comprise apolar lipid structures.
US08273723B2
The present invention provides compositions and methods for the production of glycoproteins with enhanced sialylation. In particular, the invention provides cell lines comprising disrupted sialidase expression and methods of using the cell lines to produce glycoproteins with enhanced sialylation.
US08273715B2
Subjects having fragile X syndrome are treated with a composition that includes gamma-aminobutyric acid agonists. The gamma-aminobutyric acid agonist (GABA) can be a GABA(B) agonist, such as baclofen, including racemic and R-baclofen.
US08273714B2
The present invention relates to a disintegrin and metalloproteinase containing thrombospondin 1-like domains (ADAMTS) and in particular to a novel ADAMTS13 protease and to nucleic acids encoding ADAMTS13 proteases. The present invention encompasses both native and recombinant wild-type forms of ADAMTS13, as well as mutant and variant forms including fragments, some of which posses altered characteristics relative to the wild-type ADAMTS13. The present invention also relates to methods of using ADAMTS13, including for treatment of TTP. The present invention also relates to methods for screening for the presence of TTP. The present invention further relates to methods for developing anticoagulant drugs based upon ADAMTS13.
US08273709B2
The present invention discloses compounds of formula I, II and III or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, or prodrugs thereof: which inhibit serine protease activity, particularly the activity of hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS3-NS4A protease. Consequently, the compounds of the present invention interfere with the life cycle of the hepatitis C virus and are also useful as antiviral agents. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the aforementioned compounds for administration to a subject suffering from HCV infection. The invention also relates to methods of treating an HCV infection in a subject by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compounds of the present invention.
US08273708B2
The invention concerns compositions and methods for treating and/or preventing ocular pathologies. The invention also concerns compositions and methods enabling the regulation of paracellular permeability of the ocular epithelium. The compositions and methods of the invention are based in particular on the use of agents or conditions modulating the opening of tight junctions of the ocular epithelium. The invention can be used for preventive or curative treatment of various pathologies, such as pathologies of the ocular surface in mammals, particularly in human beings.
US08273695B2
Improved lubricant and surface conditioner forming composition containing oxa acids and their methyl esters corresponding to general formula (I): H3C—(CH2)n—CH═CH—(CH2)m—O—(CH2CH2O)x—CH2—C(═O)—OR (I) where each of m, n and x, which may be the same or different, is a positive integer and R represents H or CH3, when dissolved and/or dispersed in water is effective in reducing COF values on substrates that have been contacted with such a lubricant and surface conditioner forming composition and subsequently dried, even when the substrates have been conversion coated and rinsed before any contact with the lubricant and surface conditioner forming composition. Materials according to general formula (I) may be used together with other surfactants, including some constituents of previously known lubricant and surface conditioner forming compositions to provide improvements in COF, waterbreak performance, water drainage and resistance to dry-off of the conditioner.
US08273694B2
The application provides a base stock or a lubricant composition comprising the substances derived from algae by chemical modification of algal oil, including compositions comprising estomers. Methods for obtaining the same are also provided, including chemically modifying the algal oil with a saturated fatty acid under conditions favorable to the formation of a poly-estomer.
US08273688B2
The present invention is directed to the preparation and use of a collection of antibody heavy chain complementarity determining region 3 (HCDR3) members, where diversity of the collection is a function of the length of the HCDR3 members. The diversity of the collection of HCDR3 regions substantially represents the natural amino acid distribution of HCDR3 in the human repertoire. This natural amino acid distribution can be represented by biasing the complete random distribution of amino acids, accordingly, in the HCDR3 encoding DNA sequence by using trinucleotide mutagenesis (TRIM) technology. A collection of HCDR3 members of the invention each can be comprised within a variable region of an antibody (or fragment thereof) to form a library of synthetic antibodies or antibody fragments. The invention also provides nucleic acid molecules encoding such diverse collection and methods of making and using the same.
US08273679B2
A porous catalyst includes at least one noble nano-metal particle, an oxide for forming porous structures, and a carrier material for supporting the oxide and the at least one noble nano-metal particle. The porous catalyst shows a large electrochemical surface area and a highly conductive ability. Further, the noble nano-metal particles are separated on the oxides uniformly, and the oxide of the catalyst forms a porous structure to provide a large electrochemical surface area. The porous catalyst provides excellent proton/electron transfer ability and increases the reaction rate.
US08273676B2
An animal litter such as a clay material is treated to reduce the bulk density thereof by contacting the clay material with an aqueous electrolyte solution and then heating at an elevated temperature. Substantial reductions in bulk density have been achieved without reducing the absorption capacity of the clay granule.
US08273671B2
A glass material for producing insulation layers is provided. The glass material can improve the radio-frequency properties of radio-frequency substrates or radio-frequency conductor arrangements. In one embodiment, the glass material for producing insulation layers for radio-frequency substrates or radio-frequency conductor arrangements is an applied layer with a layer thickness in the range between 0.05 μm and 5″mm and has a loss factor tan δ of less than or equal to 70*10−4 in at least a frequency range above 1 GHz.
US08273668B2
Methods of forming a pattern and methods of fabricating a semiconductor device having a pattern are provided, the methods include forming a self-assembly induction layer including a first region and a second region on a semiconductor substrate. A block copolymer layer is coated on the self-assembly induction layer. A first pattern, a second pattern and a third pattern are formed by phase separating the block copolymer. At least one of the first, second and third patterns may be removed to form a preliminary pattern. An etching process may be performed using the preliminary pattern as an etching mask. The first pattern contains the same material as that of the second pattern, and the third pattern contains a material different from that of the first pattern.
US08273663B2
A method is provided for anisotropically etching semiconductor materials such as II-VI and III-V semiconductors. The method involves repeated cycles of plasma sputter etching of semiconductor material with a non-reactive gas through an etch mask, followed by passivation of the side walls by plasma polymerization using a polymer former. Using this procedure small pixels in down-converted light-emitting diode devices can be fabricated.
US08273644B2
A soldering method of soldering first and second members includes shooting a laser light to at least one part of an outer peripheral portion surrounding a soldering-target region of the first member thereby to form an oxide film, and bonding the second member with the soldering-target region through a solder. According to the method, the solder resist is never exfoliated even after cleaning with chemicals for removing flux residues contained in solder.
US08273642B2
A SiC region and a source/drain region are formed such that the SiC region includes a first portion overlapping the source/drain region and a second portion protruding from the source/drain region to a position beneath the LDD region. The concentration of crystalline SiC in the second portion is higher than the concentration of crystalline SiC in the first portion. The SiC region may be formed through a normal implantation before the second spacer is formed, or the SiC region may be formed through a tilt implantation or deposition epitaxially in a recess having a sigma-shape like sidewall after the second spacer is formed.
US08273641B2
Apparatus and method for plasma deposition of thin film photovoltaic materials at microwave frequencies. The apparatus avoids unintended deposition on windows or other microwave transmission elements that couple microwave energy to deposition species. The apparatus includes a microwave applicator with one or more conduits passing therethrough that carry deposition species. The applicator transfers microwave energy to the deposition species to activate or energize them to a reactive state. The conduits physically isolate deposition species that would react or otherwise combine to form a thin film material at the point of microwave power transfer and deliver the microwave-excited species to a deposition chamber. One or more supplemental material streams may be delivered directly to the deposition chamber without passing through the microwave applicator and may combine with deposition species exiting the one or more conduits to form a thin film material. Precursors for the microwave-excited deposition species include fluorinated forms of silicon. Precursors delivered as supplemental material streams include hydrogenated forms of silicon. The invention allows for the ultrafast formation of silicon-containing amorphous semiconductors that exhibit high mobility, low porosity, little or no Staebler-Wronski degradation, and low defect concentration.
US08273635B2
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes attaching a carrier to a substrate including a via to form a pressurized sealed cavity between the carrier and the substrate. The method may also include thinning the substrate attached to the carrier and forming a redistribution layer on the thinned substrate in electrical communication with the via, the redistribution layer including a conductive layer formed through atmospheric pressure chemical vapor deposition. Additional methods, devices, and systems are devices, systems, and methods are also disclosed.
US08273622B2
A semiconductor device with a dynamic gate drain capacitance. One embodiment provides a semiconductor device. The device includes a semiconductor substrate, a field effect transistor structure including a source region, a first body region, a drain region, a gate electrode structure and a gate insulating layer. The gate insulating layer is arranged between the gate electrode structure and the body region. The gate electrode structure and the drain region partially form a capacitor structure including a gate-drain capacitance configured to dynamically change with varying reverse voltages applied between the source and drain regions. The gate-drain capacitance includes at least one local maximum at a given threshold or a plateau-like course at given reverse voltage.
US08273610B2
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, the method including, providing a first monocrystalline layer including semiconductor regions, overlaying the first monocrystalline layer with an isolation layer, transferring a second monocrystalline layer comprising semiconductor regions to overlay the isolation layer, wherein the first monocrystalline layer and the second monocrystalline layer are formed from substantially different crystal materials; and subsequently etching the second monocrystalline layer as part of forming at least one transistor in the second monocrystalline layer.
US08273605B2
There is provided an electronic device manufacturing method capable of manufacturing a device having a preferable communication characteristic at a low cost with a high productivity. The manufacturing method is for manufacturing an electronic device including a plurality of IC chips 100, each having external electrodes formed on a pair of opposing surfaces. One 102 of the electrodes is arranged on an antenna circuit 201 in a transmission/reception antenna having a slit. Furthermore, a bridging plate 300 is arranged for separately and electrically connecting the other external electrode 103 to a predetermined position of the corresponding antenna circuit 301. The method is characterized in that by positioning at least one of the IC chips 100 with the predetermined position on the corresponding antenna circuit 201 to be mounted, it is possible to arrange the retraining IC chips 100 at the predetermined positions on the antenna circuit 201 all at once.
US08273587B2
An underfill technique for LEDs uses compression molding to simultaneously encapsulate an array of flip-chip LED dies mounted on a submount wafer. The molding process causes liquid underfill material (or a softened underfill material) to fill the gap between the LED dies and the submount wafer. The underfill material is then hardened, such as by curing. The cured underfill material over the top and sides of the LED dies is removed using microbead blasting. The exposed growth substrate is then removed from all the LED dies by laser lift-off, and the underfill supports the brittle epitaxial layers of each LED die during the lift-off process. The submount wafer is then singulated. This wafer-level processing of many LEDs simultaneously greatly reduces fabrication time, and a wide variety of materials may be used for the underfill since a wide range of viscosities is tolerable.
US08273578B2
Use of Morpholinos, a class of uncharged DNA analogues, for surface-hybridization applications. Monolayers of Morpholino probes on gold supports are fabricated with methods similar to those employed with DNA, and are used to hybridize efficiently and sequence-specifically with target strands. Hybridization-induced changes in the interfacial charge organization are analyzed with electrochemical methods and compared for Morpholino and DNA probe monolayers. Molecular mechanisms connecting surface hybridization state to the interfacial capacitance are identified and interpreted through comparison to numerical Poisson-Boltzmann calculations. Positive as well as negative capacitive responses (contrast inversion) to hybridization are possible, depending on surface populations of mobile ions as controlled by the applied potential. Quantitative comparison of surface capacitance with target coverage (targets/area) reveals a near-linear relationship, and demonstrates sensitivities (limits of quantification) in the pg mm−2 range.
US08273574B2
The present invention provides microfluidic devices and methods for using the same. In particular, microfluidic devices of the present invention are useful in conducting a variety of assays and high throughput screening. Microfluidic devices of the present invention include elastomeric components and comprise a main flow channel; a plurality of branch flow channels; a plurality of control channels; and a plurality of valves. Preferably, each of the valves comprises one of the control channels and an elastomeric segment that is deflectable into or retractable from the main or branch flow channel upon which the valve operates in response to an actuation force applied to the control channel.
US08273572B2
A multilayered cell culture apparatus for the culturing of cells is disclosed. The cell culture apparatus is defined as an integral structure having a plurality of cell culture chambers in combination with tracheal space(s). The body of the apparatus has imparted therein gas permeable membranes in combination with tracheal spaces that will allow the free flow of gases between the cell culture chambers and the external environment. The flask body also includes an aperture that will allow access to the cell growth chambers by means of a needle or cannula. The size of the apparatus, and location of an optional neck and cap section, allows for its manipulation by standard automated assay equipment, further making the apparatus ideal for high throughput applications.
US08273569B2
A purified preparation of primate embryonic stem cells is disclosed. This preparation is characterized by the following cell surface markers: SSEA-1 (−); SSEA-4 (+); TRA-1-60 (+); TRA-1-81 (+); and alkaline phosphatase (+). In a particularly advantageous embodiment, the cells of the preparation are human embryonic stem cells, have normal karyotypes, and continue to proliferate in an undifferentiated state after continuous culture for eleven months. The embryonic stem cell lines also retain the ability, throughout the culture, to form trophoblast and to differentiate into all tissues derived from all three embryonic germ layers (endoderm, mesoderm and ectoderm). A method for isolating a primate embryonic stem cell line is also disclosed.
US08273567B2
There is provided a portable measuring system having a biophotonic sensor. The portable measuring system also includes a tunable light source, an output intensity detector and an output wavelength detector, which are mounted therein. The portable measuring system can precisely measure a variation in the reflectivity spectrum and/or the transmittance spectrum of the biophotonic sensor before and after an antigen-antibody reaction by varying the wavelength of the tunable light source. Thus, the concentration of the antigen is precisely measured.
US08273566B2
Disclosed are methods for conducting assays of samples, such as whole blood, that may contain cells or other particulate matter. Also disclosed are systems, devices, equipment, kits and reagents for use in such methods. One advantage of certain disclosed methods and systems is the ability to rapidly measure the concentration of an analyte of interest in blood plasma from a whole blood sample without blood separation and hematocrit correction.
US08273565B2
The present invention is directed to recombinant microorganisms comprising one or more dihydroxyacid dehydratase (DHAD)-requiring biosynthetic pathways and methods of using said recombinant microorganisms to produce beneficial metabolites derived from said DHAD-requiring biosynthetic pathways. In various aspects of the invention, the recombinant microorganisms may be engineered to overexpress one or more polynucleotides encoding one or more Aft proteins or homologs thereof. In some embodiments, the recombinant microorganisms may comprise a cytosolically localized DHAD enzyme. In additional embodiments, the recombinant microorganisms may comprise a mitochondrially localized DHAD enzyme. In various embodiments described herein, the recombinant microorganisms may be microorganisms of the Saccharomyces clade, Crabtree-negative yeast microorganisms, Crabtree-positive yeast microorganisms, post-WGD (whole genome duplication) yeast microorganisms, pre-WGD (whole genome duplication) yeast microorganisms, and non-fermenting yeast microorganisms.
US08273554B2
The present disclosure provides engineered ketoreductase enzymes having improved properties as compared to a naturally occurring wild-type ketoreductase enzyme including the capability of reducing 5-((4S)-2-oxo-4-phenyl(1,3-oxazolidin-3-yl))-1-(4-fluorophenyl)pentane-1,5-dione to (4S)-3-[(5S)-5-(4-fluorophenyl)-5-hydroxypentanoyl]-4-phenyl-1,3-oxazolidin-2-one. Also provided are polynucleotides encoding the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, host cells capable of expressing the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, and methods of using the engineered ketoreductase enzymes to synthesize the intermediate (4S)-3-[(5S)-5-(4-fluorophenyl)-5-hydroxypentanoyl]-4-phenyl-1,3-oxazolidin-2-one in a process for making Ezetimibe.
US08273545B2
The present invention relates to the ubiquitination and/or degradation-related activity of a SIVA polypeptide and to agents capable of modulating said activity.
US08273542B2
The present invention relates to the discovery that specific human taste receptors in the T2R taste receptor family respond to particular bitter ligands, i.e., acetaminophen, ranitidine, strychnine and denatonium. The present invention further relates to the use of these receptors in assays for identifying ligands that modulate the activation of these taste receptors and which may be used as additives in foods, beverages and medicinals for modifying (blocking) T2R-associated bitter taste.
US08273537B2
A method of predicting clinical outcome in a subject diagnosed with colorectal cancer comprising determining evidence of the expression of one or more predictive RNA transcripts or their expression products in a biological sample of cancer cells obtained from the subject.
US08273530B2
It is an object of the preset invention to provide an activity measurement molecule necessary for measuring biological reactions or changes in in vivo conditions, and a method for measuring activity using the above activity measurement molecule. It is intended to provide an activity measurement molecule used for simultaneously analyzing multiple biological reactions and/or changes in in vivo conditions, which is characterized in that one or more fluorescent molecule-labeled and/or —unlabeled biomolecules used as targets of the biological reactions or changes in in vivo conditions bind onto a quantum dot, and a method for simultaneously analyzing multiple biological reactions and/or changes in in vivo conditions using the above activity measurement molecule.
US08273515B2
A toner containing a lignin resin, a carbon-neutral biomass polymer having a low environmental load and taking global environmental protection into account, as a constitutional component of a binder resin, and having a wide fixing non-offset range and an excellent fixing property, is provided. The toner contains at least a binder resin, a colorant, and a release agent. Furthermore, in the toner, the binder resin includes a resin A that is a lignin resin and a resin B that is another resin component, and the resin B has a peak top molecular weight of 103 to 104 and an acid number of 20 or less.
US08273512B2
The presently disclosed embodiments relate generally to layers that are useful in imaging apparatus members and components, for use in electrostatographic, including digital, apparatuses. Embodiments pertain to an improved electrostatographic imaging member comprising an interfacial layer further comprising an opaque semi-crystalline polyester resin that is also a hot-melt adhesive to prevent light transmission to the substrate and thus significantly reduce “plywood effect,” a print quality defect.
